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All-new sedan harkens to performance heritage.
Fullsize Cars
Editor: Tom Lankard
$22,320 Base Price MSRP
$28,305 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: Dodge Charger SE ($22,320); Charger SXT ($25,320); Charger R/T ($29,320); Charger Daytona R/T ($31,820)
Standard Engine: 3.5-liter V6
Engine Options: 3.5-liter single overhead cam 24-valve V6; 5.7-liter 16v V8
Standard Transmission: 5-speed automatic AutoStick
Transmission Options: 5-speed AutoStick automatic
Basic Warranty: 3 years/36,000 miles
Assembled In: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Model Tested MSRP: Dodge Charger SXT ($25,320)
Standard Equipment: air conditioning; cruise control; power outside mirrors, windows and central locking; AM/FM/CD, 6-speaker, 276-watt Boston Acoustics stereo; 8-way power driver's seat with manual lumbar on driver and front passenger seat; leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob; tilt and telescope steering wheel; cargo net; carpeted floor mats
Options As Tested: Comfort Seating Group ($1395) includes heated front seats, leather-trimmed seats, power adjustable pedals, 8-way power front passenger seat; Protection Group ($590) includes front and rear side-curtain air bags, air filtration system; 18-inch alloy wheels ($325)
Standard Safety Equipment: dual, multi-stage front airbags; antilock brakes with brake assist; electronic stability program; traction control; child safety seat anchors (LATCH); inside emergency trunk release
Optional Safety Equipment: front- and rear-passenger side-curtain airbags (for head protection); self-sealing tiresDestination Charge: $675
While its namesake was a two-door hardtop, and commonly, if not completely accurately, referred to as a coupe, the all-new Charger is a four-door sedan, albeit styled somewhat deceptively to diminish that fact. Further, it's as heavy as and actually larger in a couple measures than the Dodge Magnum, which is like a station wagon, and the Chrysler 300, a full-on, unapologetic, family-size sedan.
So is the new Charger intended to reflect what the original would have become had it stayed around and matured over the four decades since the model was launched in '66? Sort of like the latest reincarnation of the Ford Mustang? Or is it simply an opportunistic attempt to capitalize on a tradition-rich name, regardless of how it may diminish that name's legacy? Sort of like the current Pontiac GTO? The market will provide the answers, or for that matter, determine whether answers are needed.
As for the car itself, no doubt it doesn't really care. It's a bold design statement, however it's viewed, a blend of throwback cues and modern form architecture. Whether it pleases matters less than whether it draws attention. Its retro graphics assure the latter.
The new Charger illustrates just how multi-talented and accomplished today's high performance cars are compared to the uni-dimensional hot rods of yesteryear. The Charger has all the pavement-ripping, gut-thumping power of the old muscle cars, but is packaged with modern creature comforts and tempered by startling levels of handling competency. Put another way, it rides, turns and stops as well as it goes.
The 2006 Dodge Charger may cost a pretty penny, and it may not get the best mileage, but what it lacks in those measures, it more than makes up in grins.
The 2006 Dodge Charger comes in one body style, a four-door, five-passenger sedan. Three engines are available, a 250-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6; a 340-hp, 5.7-liter V8; and a 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8. All come with a five-speed, AutoStick automatic.
The entry-level Charger is the SE, fitted with the V6 ($22,320). Cloth upholstery is standard, but the SE isn't lacking in creature and driver comforts. Among them: air conditioning; cruise control; tilt-and-telescope steering wheel; soft-finish urethane-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob; floor mats; power door locks, outside mirrors, windows and remote trunk release; two power points; driver and passenger lumbar adjustment; and AM/FM/CD stereo with auxiliary input jack. Steel wheels with bolt on covers wear black sidewall, all-season, P215/65R17 tires. The Protection Group ($590) adds front and rear side-curtain airbags, cabin air filtration and self-sealing tires. Also available: an engine block heater ($40); a Smoker's Group ($30) that adds a lighter and ash tray. SE option packages: The SE Convenience Group 1 adds an eight-way power driver's seat and adjustable pedals ($505).
The Charger SXT ($25,320) comes with the V6 and upgraded features: An eight-way power driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, 60/40 split folding rear seat with fold-down center armrest, Boston Acoustics stereo with six speakers and 276-watt amplifier, fog lamps, trunk cargo net and cast aluminum wheels. Options include leather-trimmed seats ($640), a power sunroof ($950), power adjustable pedals ($125), six-disc CD changer and MP3 capability ($400), satellite radio with one-year subscription ($195), rear-seat entertainment system ($1150), Bluetooth capability ($360). Also available: 18-inch polished aluminum wheels with P225/60R all-season tires coupled with a sportier suspension ($325). In addition to the Protection Group and Smokers Group, there's a Comfort Seating Group with heated front seats, leather-trimmed bucket seats, power adjustable pedals and 8-way power front passenger seat ($1395).
The Charger R/T ($29,320) is a V8-powered, high-performance model. Like the SXT, the R/T builds on what has come before in standard features and offers abundant options, covering the gambit from functional to entertaining to fun. Outside mirrors now fold and are heated, too. A speedometer reading to 160 miles per hour replaces the 140-mph unit on the SXT and SE. Front brake rotors add an inch in diameter to the SXT's and SE's 12.6 inches and spin between twin-piston calipers, and rear discs are vented. A tire pressure monitoring system appears, and the 18-inch, polished aluminum wheels become regular issue. The fuel tank gains capacity, to 19 gallons. And a dual exhaust debuts, with bright metal tips. Stand-alone options originating on the R/T consist of a DVD-based navigation system integrated into the stereo control head ($1895) and a seven-speaker Boston Acoustic setup with a 322-watt amplifier and subwoofer ($535). Convenience Group II includes dual-zone, automatic climate control; heated front seats; power adjustable pedals; 8-way power front passenger seat; and one-touch, automatic up and down power windows with anti-pinch auto-reverse ($955). The Electronics Convenience Group adds a security alarm, programmable universal garage door opener, trip computer, selectable vehicle information display, compass and a set of steering wheel-mounted, redundant audio controls ($630). Behind the fun tab of the option book is the Road/Track Performance Group, what some who remember the ultimate stealth muscle car of the 1960s might call the Road Runner Edition, as in, more go, less show: unique aluminum wheels with black accents, sportier steering, self-leveling shocks, sport seats, performance suspension and, the kicker piece, a tweaked V8 making 350 horsepower ($1600).
Safety features that come standard on all Charger models include antilock brakes, all-speed
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In many ways, the newest Charger isn't much sleeker, or more aerodynamic than the original. Knocked off from the 1966 Dodge Coronet, and despite its fastback, two-door hardtop styling, that Charger was somewhat blocky, with squared-off front end, superficially sculpted slab sides and equally vertical backside. There was the barest hint of a so-called Coke bottle look, with the body sides slightly pinched in about where there would have been a B-pillar. Not until the 1968 model year was any attention paid to moving the car rapidly through the air with minimal disturbance. The 2006 Charger starts at much the same place on the automotive styling evolutionary curve.
And for good reason. The same design team that parented the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum birthed this new Charger. The Charger is built on the same platform as those two, but is three inches longer overall. The Charger reportedly was planned all along to be a sedan version of the Magnum.
With this legacy, it's no surprise that there's an uprightness to the Charger's silhouette, regardless of viewing angle. The front end, in fact, tilts forward, as if it's leaning into the wind, specifically to recall the brutish, pre-aero-age styling of its muscle car era namesake. The trademark Dodge crosshairs, chromed on the SXT and R/T, body-color in the SE and SRT8 and flat black on the Daytona, dominate the front end. Compound halogen headlights peer out under hooded, almost scowling brows. A thin, trifurcated air intake slices across the lower portion of the front bumper, beneath which the Daytona and SRT8 wear a trim, flat-black chip spoiler. Fog lamps on the SXT and higher models fill small, sculpted insets at the lower corners.
From the side, the demi-fastback roofline and glasshouse look more grafted onto the somewhat fulsome body than a natural extension of the overall styling theme, very much as if the designer were trying to make a sedan look like a coupe. Hmmm. Oh, well. The beltline arcs softly back from a slight droop over the headlights to about midway in the rear side window, then kicks up over the rear quarter panel, visually bulking up the car's already hefty haunches. Flip-up, top-hinged door handles are flush mounted but operate sufficiently friendly to pose no major threats to fingernails.
The rear perspective shows a tall, almost vertical backside, with large taillights draped over the upper corners. A modest, Kamm-like lip stretches across the trailing edge of an expansive trunk lid, atop which sits a lift-suppressing spoiler on the Daytona and SRT8. A recess in the bumper holds the license plate. On the SE and SXT a single exhaust tip exits beneath the right-hand side, while the V8-powered models sport chrome-tipped, muscle car-idiom, dual exhausts.
The Charger's styling is loosely reflected on NASCAR's Nextel Cup cars, primarily seen in the crosshair grille and the painted-on taillights.
Much of what holds about the Charger's exterior carries over to its interior, only more so. Where the outside only suggests other Chrysler and Dodge cars, the inside looks as if it's been lifted, locks, steering column and bucket seats from the Magnum, with a fixture and feature here and there brought over from a Dakota or a Durango.
The dash and instrument cluster is identical to the Magnum's, with the minor exception of surface trims on the center stack and center console, and when ordered on the R/T, the navigation display. This isn't to complain, but to compliment, as the arrangement is pleasantly informative. From the driver's seat, easily scanned, large, round speedometer and tachometer share the top half of the steering wheel opening, with fuel and coolant temperature gauges down in the left and right corners, respectively. The steering wheel, too, comes directly from the Magnum. Air conditioning registers fill the top of the center stack, above the stereo/navigation display, with the climate control panel properly positioned beneath that, all intuitively arrayed and outfitted and within easy reach of the driver and front seat passenger. Ex-navigation display center stacks have a small, horizontal cubby below the air conditioning knobs and buttons.
Steering column stalks are imported from the Mercedes-Benz parts bin, including their awkward positioning. The more frequently used, heavily end-weighted turn-signal stalk/washer lever droops down somewhere around the 8 o'clock position, while the set-it-and-forget-it cruise control sits up around 10 o'clock. Headlight switch and dash light rheostat are located in the dash next to the driver's door, with the remote trunk release below. Outside mirrors are adjusted with a joystick in the door armrest. Thankfully, Dodge has not adopted the Mercedes-Benz practice of parking the power seat adjustments high up in the door panel but has placed them, much more intuitively, on the outboard side of the seat bottom. Large, six-way adjustable, rectangular ventilation registers fill in each end of the dash.
The standard, fabric-covered seats are comfortable, with adequate thigh support and side bolstering. Stepping up to the performance seats in the option packages gets more pronounced bolsters, which is good for those rare times when a twisty two-lane beckons, but not as good for climbing in and out of the car every day. And, of course, the top grade, suede-trimmed and embroidered seats in the Daytona nicely complement the boy-racer graphics of the exterior. Thanks to the sedan-spec wheelbase, there's plenty of rear seat room, too, even with front seats at their rearmost positions. No head restraint for the rear center seat is provided, however, making this car better for four adults than five.
Visibility from the driver's seat is good, but suffers a bit from safety measures and styling dictates. A-pillars designed to meet roll-over standards are thick, which makes checking for pedestrians and crossing traffic becomes more difficult. The view through the inside rearview mirror quickly puts to rest any lingering illusions about the Charger being a coupe; the rear window is a long ways back. And the C-pillars are also fat, and require careful checking during lane changes; coincidentally, they also provide great hiding places for pacing patrol cars. (The A-pillars are the posts between the windshield and front side windows: the C-pillars are the posts between the rear windscreen and rear side windows.)
The entertainment system installation takes a novel, but extremely well-integrated approach. The screen hides beneath a cover on the front center console when not in use, then pivots up between the front seats for viewing. The interface, for DVD and input and output jacks, is incorporated into the rear of the console beneath the screen and above the rear seat ventilation registers. Without the entertainment system, the center console fun
Driving Impressions
The 2006 Dodge Charger is a fun drive, especially considering its size. Make no mistake, at more than 16 feet in length and tipping the scales near two tons, this is no sporty, svelte coupe. It's a big, heavy, full-size sedan.
All three engines deliver power smoothly. However, the V6 breathes a bit harder and requires a bit more planning ahead in heavy traffic or on crowded two-lanes. The V8s' most advanced and socially responsible feature, a multi-displacement system that conserves fuel by shutting down four cylinders when they're not needed to maintain the car's momentum, is invisible; we knew it was there and were looking for it, and we never felt the slightest trace.
Our biggest concern while testing Chargers on North Carolina interstates was how readily we settled into an 80-mph cruise. The Charger is quiet at that speed, with very little wind or road noise. We were thankful cruise control comes standard or we'd surely have gotten to meet a state trooper exercising his writing hand. Steering in the SE and SXT seemed a bit over-assisted, and could have used more on-center feel. The re-geared setup that comes with the Road/Track Performance Group delivers better feel across the speed range. We're not sure how tiring the rumbling exhaust might be over long distances at constant speeds, however.
The Charger handled well along the winding, two-lane back roads around Virginia International Raceway in southern Virginia even when carrying speeds substantially in excess of the posted limits. Indeed, we were grateful for a properly placed dead pedal to brace ourselves while exploring those roads. The Charger is moderately nose-heavy and will plow, or understeer, momentarily before the electronic stability program steps in; this means the program's threshold is set high enough that better drivers can alter their line through a corner with deft throttle application; and lesser pilots will become aware that they are pushing the envelope.
The Performance Group comes with fatter, stickier tires (P235/55R18 Michelin MXM4s) and suspension tweaks that combine to reduce body lean in corners and quicken turn-in response. A price is paid, however, as the sportier suspension and tire combination resonates more over broken pavement, not harshly, but noticeably. There's a less fat and less sticky set available as an option on the SXT, which comes standard on the R/T; a self-sealing version is included in the Protection Group.
The AutoStick transmission works equally well in either Automatic or Manual mode. In Automatic mode, full throttle upshifts wait until redline and downshifts for passing are executed with minimal delay. In Manual mode, the transmission holds a gear to red line before shifting up a gear (unless you shift sooner, of course), which then becomes the selected gear. Only by tromping the gas in manual mode can you force a downshift, and then only for as long as the pedal is held to the floor; ease up ever so slightly, and the higher gear takes back over, and somewhat abruptly.
The Charger's brake hardware is shared with Mercedes-Benz, but the software code for the stability program, brake assist and traction control systems is written by and for Dodge. Mercedes engineers could learn something from Dodge. Pedal feel is firm, braking is reassuringly linear and there's no perceived interference from the electronic watchdogs, yielding smooth, controlled stops at will, for which a couple Virginia squirrels are immensely thankful. We haven't always been able to say the same the same thing about the braking characteristics on some of the Mercedes models.
The 2006 Dodge Charger is the latest in a remarkably long line of certain hits from the Chrysler Group. The new Charger has all the necessary ingredients, from an impressive line of engines to state-of-the-art electronic technology to the right mix of suspension and wheel-and-tire componentry to stand-out styling. So what if it isn't a two-door coupe? We like it and think Dodge will sell every one it can build.
(New Car Test Drive correspondent Tom Lankard filed this report from North Carolina and southern Virginia.)
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The weeks following February 22nd were the lemoniest weeks of my life. On that Friday, a box of two dozen child-picked Meyer lemons landed on my doorstep. (Thanks Jo!).
And just over a month later, I used up the last of these thin-skinned, almost sweet lemons. It was Passover and I zested the final five into macaroons.
I was actually relieved to be done with all of those lemons. Which is strange. Or at least strange for me.
See, lemons and I have a funny relationship. There's always at least one rolling around in my fridge or perched in a bowl on my counter. But instead of reaching for one when a recipe calls for its juice, I pause.
What if there's another recipe just around the corner that really needs a lemon or two. Chicken skewers tomorrow? Joanne Chang's lemon poppy seed cake over the weekend?
So, I pause.
And then today's salad gets dressed with a mild vinegar. One made from rice or maybe apple cider.
The first week I had the Meyers, I meted them out. I made some scones with fresh cranberries and another batch with blueberries and then hoarded the rest.
Soon the irrational fear that I wouldn't have a lemon when I needed it was replaced with a slightly more rational one.
What if those lemons go bad?
So there I was, struggling to use up all the lemons.
I scoured cookbook index after cookbook index for recipes that needed lemons.
I found recipes that feature lemons.
I added lemons to recipes that don't call for them. And that's how I came up with Meyer lemon coconut macaroons.
Lucky for me, last week when I was in San Francisco, Jo and I met for coffee. I now have another twenty lemons in my fridge.
Before we get to the recipe, here are a few links I've been meaning to share.
Gabrielle Hamilton's article about a road trip to cook and eat with five home chefs in the South.
And while you're at it, listen to the Tedx talk from Penny de los Santos, the photographer who accompanied Gabrielle down South: "Yeah, I photograph food. I'm a a food photographer. But really what I do is capture human moments."
Saveur senior editor Gabriella Gershenson's writes about a trip to the Galilee (don't forget the photos).
Jonathan Safran Foer's opinion piece in the New York Times about the negative impact technology is having on our ability to provide undivided attention. "Being attentive to the needs of others might not be the point of life, but it is the work of life."
The Huffington Post on Sushi Yasusa's recent decision to not accept tips.
Meyer lemon coconut macaroons
Adapted from Jess at Sweet Amandine who adapted it from Molly at Orangette who adapted it from Bon Appetit. The genius in Jess's recipe is that it uses unsweetened coconut so you can control the level of sugar. Next time I'll use even less sugar.
Makes 40 small macaroons
– 3 C (9 ounces) lightly packed unsweetened shredded coconut
– 1 1/2 C granulated sugar
– 3/4 C egg whites (about 5 or 6 large)
– 1-2 pinches kosher salt
– 5 Meyer lemons (or 3 regular lemons) for zest
Preheat oven to 300ºF.
Heat. In a medium heavy-bottom pan, mix the coconut, sugar, egg whites, and kosher salt. Stir in zest. Cook over medium-low heat stirring frequently, for 10-12 minutes. It will start out looking sticky and creamy. As the mix heats, it will become drier and pastier. It's ready when the mixture is still somewhat moist and still very sticky. Refrigerate the mix until cold, approximately 30 minutes.
Scoop. Line two cookie sheets with parchment. Once the mixture is cooled, scoop level tablespoons of it onto the parchment, leaving about an inch between (they won't spread). If you want your macaroons to be smooth, you can roll the spoonfuls into balls, but I prefer to leave them a little shaggy.
Bake. Bake for 30 minutes until the coconut toasts and browns slightly. They should still be a little soft. As they cool, they'll harden a bit.
Store. Keep the macaroons in an airtight container. They'll soften a bit by the next day.

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Combining patches, meds effective in quitting smoking
Sometimes it takes more than a nicotine patch to quit smoking.
Researchers found in a study released Tuesday that combining nicotine patches and the prescription medicine varenicline was more effectivein helping participants quit smoking than using varenicline by itself. The study, published in the medical research journal JAMA, found that participants who received active nicotine replacement therapy — or nicotine patches — and varenicline were more likely to abstain from smoking for up to six months.
"We found that in relatively healthy smokers, the odds of achieving successful smoking cessation after 12 and 24 weeks were significantly increased by using a combination of varenicline and nicotine patches compared to varenicline alone," said Coenraad Koegelenberg, the author of the study and a professor at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa.
Varenicline is a smoking cessation medication that blocks the pleasant effects of nicotine from the brain — which include feelings of relaxation, sharpness and calm. Varenicline and bupropion are common medications to help people quit smoking that are licensed for use in the USA, Koegelenberg said.
Varenicline was used in the study because it is the most effective prescription medicine for quitting smoking, Koegelenberg said. Compared with using nicotine replacement therapy by itself, varenicline has helped 50% more people quit, according to Koegelenberg.
The researchers randomly assigned 446 smokers in South Africa either a nicotine patch and varenicline treatment or a placebo patch and varenicline. Treatments were continued for 12 weeks after the target quit date, and the researchers checked in with the participants at 24 weeks and six months. The study found that 65.1% of the varenicline-and-nicotine group abstained from smoking after six months compared with 46.7% in the placebo group.
The study was the "largest study to date examining the efficacy and safety of supplementing varenicline treatment with (nicotine replacement therapy)," Koegelenberg said.
The study used only nicotine patches, but Koegelenberg said future research could focus on combining other forms of nicotine replacement therapy such as gum or lozenges. Koegelenberg said he has seen patients frequently combine nicotine patches and gums but is unsure of any negative side effects of combining different drugs.
"The combination (of varenicline and nicotine patches) appears to be safe, although further studies are needed to confirm this," Koegelenberg said.
The two treatment groups experienced a variety of side effects, none of them adverse, Koegelenberg said. In the combined treatment group, more nausea, sleep disturbance, skin reactions, constipation and depression were reported; the varenicline-only group experienced more abnormal dreams and headaches.
Koegelenberg suggested that future research include a broader range of smokers and "assess the tolerability and cost-benefit comparisons with alternatives."


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To learn more about working at our FedEx Office Centers, follow the link below for an inside look at a career with us.
The Center Consultant consistently delivers a positive customer experience to all customers, utilizing consultative skills to anticipate customer needs, suggest alternatives and provide solutions. This customer service focused team member is knowledgeable in all areas of the Center's business, including print, signs & graphics, and shipping. They will be responsible for taking orders, coordinating activities in the Center, providing pricing and product information, and recommending appropriate FedEx Office products and services. The Center Consultant will operate and maintain a wide variety of equipment, move boxes and equipment, stock materials, manage the production queue and output, manage complex projects, manage retail supply, and complete assigned tasks based on priority.
(This is a representative list of the general duties the position may be asked to perform, and is not intended to be all-inclusive)
Follows instructions of supervisors and assists other team members in performing center functions
- Assists in the training of center team members
- Demonstrates consultative behaviors in a retail environment to understand each customer's individualized need
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- Takes complex customer orders using order systems and provides accurate pricing information
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Ensures confidentiality of customer data and careful handling of documents, media, and packages
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RDM Infrastructure ResourcesCopyright: Stefan Hense
Whether data storage, publication, archiving, documentation, or collaborations involving joint use of data, you will find a selection of tools for everyday and long-term use below. We are happy to help you with your questions or advise on individual solutions with our expertise.
Saving Data
Memory structures at RWTH range from simple file servers to new object memories. The IT Center offers a free backup/restore service to all members of the university. This enables you to back up local computer systems and servers in your institutes and, if necessary, restore data within a set period of time.
Publishing Data
The decisions on the further handling of research data are up to you:
Should your data be publicly accessible?
You can find a first overview of appropriate repositories at re3data.org. This registry offers an overview for many disciplines and you can filter according to important criteria. Could not find the right one for you? Contact us.
Our institutional repository RWTH Publications is available for free to all RWTH members.
Archiving Data
Will your data be relevant for more than ten years and are you willing to invest time in a detailed description of the data?
Together with the Hochschulbibliothekszentrum, University of Cologne Library, we ensure the long-term archiving of your unpublished data, which also includes preparations for format conversions that are required in the future. Please contact us.
Data that are neither published nor archived for the long term are securely stored in RWTH's archive system in accordance with good academic practice:
- For non-personal data smaller than 2 GB, use simpleArchive and automatically receive an ePIC to create links to publications. Please note: citable data must be published!
- For all other applications, use the RWTH IT Center's archiving service. Here, too, you can assign an ePIC Persistent Identifier and thus link to publications and internal processes and documentation.
Documenting Data
Entering Metadata
The Metadata Manager allows you to define a specific metadata schema for your institution and discipline and thus manage the descriptions of your data with metadata.
Data Management Plan – DMP
Online tools help you create a DMP:
The RDMO tool is funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG for short, and contains the customized RWTH template and can be adapted specifically for your DMP template. The data remain at the University.
DMPonline is hosted by the University of Edinburgh. It offers templates according to research funding organizations such as the EU.
The DMPTool is offered by the California Digital Library. The website offers a few examples of data management plans.
Collaborative Work
sciebo: an "ownCloud"-based cloud solution for universities in North-Rhine-Westphalia
Documentation and help for using sciebo
GigaMove: a simple tool for exchanging files
Documentation and help for using GigaMove
BSCW: a tool for file collaboration and storage
Documentation and help for using BSCW
SharePoint: a server-based solution for collaborative work using Microsoft. This is an offer for institutes and facilities at RWTH that is subject to fees
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Homeland and Other Poems
Kraft Books, 1998 - Poetry - 69 pages
Ifowodo was a frontline student leader in the early eighties and is a lawyer and civil rights activist. In 1996 he was a writer-in-residence at the Heinrich Boell Foundation. He was imprisoned between 1997 and 1998 and was subsequently adopted by PEN. This is his first collection of poetry which won the 1993 Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize. Many of the poems are responses to politics; or spring from the tensions between writing political poetry, or art for art's sake, and other competing subjects of poetry, such as romantic love. The poet, quoting Neruda, first asks the reader expecting a poetic celebration of his natural world to 'come see the blood in the streets'. In the section section he writes tributes to Tracey Chapman, Winnie and Nelson Mandela and Margeret Thatcher ('the butcher'). The subject of the third section is the rediscovery of romantic love, amidst and beyond turmoil and oppression.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 26, 2013 – Christopher Ray Moody, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of multiple drug trafficking and firearms offenses, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Moody's crimes were committed from 2008 – 2011 and many were committed in and around specially protected areas around schools and public housing.
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According to the proof at trial, Moody was a street gang member and repeatedly cooked multiple ounces of crack cocaine for distribution at a residence near Jones Paideia Elementary School, in Nashville. Moody kept firearms at this location, including a compact semi-automatic style firearm which he had previously obtained in a drug transaction.
Moody was arrested on unrelated state charges in April 2009. While he was incarcerated on these charges, investigators determined that Moody had instructed his girlfriend to hold his drugs and a gun for him so that he could start drug trafficking again when he completed his state sentence. Moody was released from custody in May 2010 and the evidence showed he went back to drug trafficking at the same residence.
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Teachers at Iftin Charter School Reach First Contract!
On July 12, the Iftin Charter School Board voted to ratify the tentative agreement that represents the first union contract for employees at Iftin Charter Schools and officially brings them in as members of San Diego Education Association (SDEA), CTA, and NEA. This represents a long and hard fight that began nearly two years ago. The bargaining team had been at the table for more than a year and were able to win significant gains for the educators at this school that includes raises, a salary schedule, lower dependent healthcare costs, and core rights - like dismissal for cause and binding arbitration.
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Jonathan Raul Almonte Moncion, now 21 and a student of languages in Compassion's Leadership Development Program, entered our Child Sponsorship Program when he was 7 years old. At that young age, he traveled from his community of Villa Maria to the gang-infested slum of Capotillo, near the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to attend the program meetings and activities.
His single mother has looked after him since he was born. He saw his biological father only from time to time when the man brought his support, and then his father would disappear again to be with his own wife and three daughters, whom Jonathan didn't know.
When Jonathan's stepfather and stepsister, Esmirna, came into his life, he felt happy to see that his family was growing. But when Jonathan was 13, his stepfather went abroad for work. He always sends his support for the family, but he hasn't returned to the country since.
When Jonathan was 14, his uncle took him to meet his older sisters. He remembers that the girls were so happy to know that they had a little brother, and he was happy to get to know them at last. But his biological father wasn't so excited.
It's impossible for Jonathan to understand why his father later complained that Jonathan didn't have the right to go and meet the girls at their home without his permission.
"He asked me who I thought I was. Then he asked me a series of very offensive questions. That was very painful and made a lasting impression. I began to feel remorse and hatred. He called me, but I didn't take his phone calls. I was 14 then. It was not my fault. I never learned why he hid me from them."
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"I am in love twice, first with missions and second with diplomacy and politics."
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In late 2011, a taxi driver who was taking Jonathan home told him, "I know who caused the difficulties in this country; it's the Christians' fault."
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Jobless rate drops to 7.2 per cent – lowest since March
The economy added 59,300 net new jobs in the month, mostly full-time positions and in the private sector, Statistics Canada said in its Labour Force Survey.
The jobless rate fell to 7.2 per cent, the lowest level since March, from 7.4 per cent.
Market operators surveyed by Reuters had forecast, on average, 10,000 new jobs in November and a steady 7.4 per cent jobless rate amid signs the economy was struggling to gain momentum.
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The November hiring was concentrated in the services sector, which created 65,700 new positions and was led by accommodation and food services, retail and wholesale trade, and professional, scientific and technical services.
The goods-producing sector lost 6,200 jobs, with the number of workers in manufacturing declining by 19,600.
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Participating in social activities helps you to improve your spoken English fluency and increase your vocabulary. Some activities are arranged and accompanied by IH Manchester staff, some are suggested independent activities.
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Marathon 2 was the very first PC game I ever played and god I've got some great memories, although vague memories! I'm just wondering exactly what this forum is for? Am I able to download this game for PC and play through the story? And I'm also wondering if it's possible to Coop the story mode with a friend of mine?
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Woman asked to take down Christmas lights to avoid offending neighbors
A housing association employee in the UK has asked a British woman to remove her outside Christmas lights because, hold on to your hats, they might be "offensive to the community" !
Dorothy Glenn goes through great trouble every year to make her house as festive as possible.
Apart from Christmas lights the outside decorations include a wonderful Christmas tree as well as a 4 feet Santa Claus.
"I put the lights up in the first week of November and then recently a uniformed housing worker was outside, and it looked like he was counting my decorations.
When I went outside he said that the lights were 'offensive to the community'. If I was offending anyone I could understand why he was telling me, but nobody has complained.
My neighbours are Bengali and Chinese and I know that they love the lights, the children will always point them out when they walk past.
I told him that I am far from a racist and that I wouldn't be taking the lights down. I'm shocked, annoyed and upset. At the end of the day, it's the festive season and they're staying."
Faced with the onslaught of international press coverage of the faux pas both the town and the association have made their apologies and stress that there's no applicable policy even.
"Every year this woman puts her Christmas lights up and I know how popular they are. It's great when people make an effort to decorate their houses.
It's this kind of nonsense that sets race relations back 20 years. That woman did nothing more than decorate her house to celebrate Christmas.
We would like to make it clear that South Tyneside Homes is happy for residents to put up Christmas lights to decorate their homes.
Christmas lights bring a bit of festive cheer to everybody and we are delighted to see examples of tenants and leaseholders across the borough taking so much pride in the appearance of their homes."
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You have a business operated as a sole proprietorship and you want to now set up an LLC to run your business. Here's how you do it!
You and Small Biz Are One
Keep in mind this fact: your business and you are the same, because you personally own the assets that comprise your business. You may have an EIN for the business operations, but you were the applicant of your EIN. In other words, the EIN is yours to operate the business, but there is no separation between you and your business.
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Still not sure how this works? Think of it this way, when you create a new LLC, it's like having a brother. You and your brother are close but you are two different people. If you sell your brother your business and he now owns and runs the business and the business assets, if someone gets injured from the business, who are they going to sue; you or your brother? Obviously, your brother!
This is same concept when it comes to an LLC. Because the LLC is a separate person and the LLC will be the owner and operator of the business, you will no longer own the business, the LLC will. Consequently, if the business causes injury, the owner of the business is the one who is liable and that would be the LLC.
Even if you take action and set up an LLC and transfer your business to an LLC, you may still be personally liable for the LLC's actions. Be sure you take the proper steps to make your LLC "bullet proof" to lawsuits, and keep your LLC compliant with its state's rules.
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George S. Patton
"I once spent forteen hours stuck in a bunker with Patton, 2 packets of French cigarettes, half a bottle of wine and a small tub of vasaline...but that's another tale..."
George Smith Patton, Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was an American general during World War II and Chairman of the American Serviceman's Road Safety Campaign. He served in France and Germany during Operation Collateral Damage, the Invasion of France. He was the most highly decorated General of the war, having been awarded three sets of new curtains and a re-wallpapering for his meritorious valour. This Bad ass was the origional psycopath that modernized jackass tank stratagies.
Birth and Childhood[edit]
Patton followed the traditional pattern of American Hero's births and decided to be born into abject poverty, to rise into the lofty ranks of the American Military. His interest in the military was apparent from an early age, where he organised his school friends into a company and led them into battle against the neighbouring town's middle school. Despite horrific casualties and extensive collateral death and maiming to innocent bystanders and cute farm animals, the Head teacher ruled that the young Patton's mission objectives had been fulfilled and he was consequently retained on the San Marino Elementary School's high command and promoted to colonel. Upon turning 18 he was found to be too tall for the Chief of Staff to hang any more medals round his neck and was sent off to the real army.
Training and early career[edit]
Patton's initial attempts to enroll at VMI were unsuccessful. Only after conquering a small third world country (Iceland) was he able to be appointed there. Although he demonstrated good aptitude, to the horror of his fellow cadets, he deemed himself unworthy to carry the VMI mantel and demoted himself to West Point.
First Command and Action[edit]
Patton first saw service in France in the First World War, where he commanded the 19th Redneck Fusiliers. Their first action was in sneaking into the Company Quartermaster's Stores to steal liquor in which he and his men served with great gallantry. He gave the company commander half a bottle of Maple Leaf Rum and was consequently awarded a big shiny medal several times.
Inter-war Years[edit]
Between the wars Patton sat in his attic waiting for a new war. He only broke the monotony by making obscene phonecalls to Hermann Goering while pretending to be the President, which eventually led to the declaration of war in 1939.
Also quoted, "The worst battle implement ever divised".
It was during this point in Patton's career that he coached the West Point Basketball team to a record 879 victories. This record was eventually broken by some hick from Indiana named Bob Knight.
World War II[edit]
Patton described World War II as his 'finest hour'. Unfortunately, he was really drunk at the time and Winston Churchill stole the idea and used it in a speech.
He was given command of the American Third Army, having mistakenly ordered the First Army to assault The Bay of Biscay due to an administrative error, and having given the Second Army as a birthday present to General Bradley's wife. (It spent the rest of the war in a shoebox underneath her bed, only being brought out and put on the mantlepeice whenever the Pattons came for tea.)
Having landed in France, his troops advanced quickly by not fighting the Germans and by sending troops to steal fuel earmarked for Bradley and Eisinhower's troops.
Angry at not being allowed to advance on Berlin and kill people, he resigned himself to spam e-mailing General Zhukov's Staff HQ and making obscene phonecalls to Eva Braun, driving her to suicide on April 20, 1945.
On December 21st 1945, General Patton was giving a lecture as part of his duties as Chairman of the American Serviceman's Road Saftey Campaign. After the lecture, he'd had so many shots that he staggered outside and was creamed by a lorry. A memorial statue stands at the point where he fell; just outside the building, across the road, on a nearby window, and on the bumper of the lorry that he didn't see coming.


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The Rockingham County Employee's Wellness Program is a voluntary program to promote activities that will provide incentive to county employees to improve their health by developing behavior patterns that support healthier lifestyles.
Incentive awards are given to encourage employees to participate in regular physical fitness activities and proper diet. Earned points are recorded on a calendar record and given to the departmental Contact Person who reports the points.
Several other initiatives are scheduled during the year including in part:
Free Annual Health Risk Assessments
Group Walking
Bowling Leagues
Weight Watchers Lunch & Learn Classes
Holiday Challenge
Employee Wellness Program


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Mahesh Chaturvedi, 63, reads a copy of the Bhagavad-Gita, one of Hinduism's most holy books, on a metro train in New Delhi on October 2, 2012.
63-year-old Mahesh Chaturvedi says that the soul of Mahatma Gandhi resides in him and he has been sent to continue the work of the man known by many Indians as the Father of the Nation, Reuters reports.
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Since his self-proclaimed transformation into Gandhi in 2002, Chaturvedi has traveled extensively, playing up to his resemblance to Gandhi at protests and demonstrations.
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Mahesh Chaturvedi poses for a photo in front of a statue of Gandhi in the old quarters of New Delhi on October 25, 2012.
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Mahesh Chaturvedi (front center) talks on the phone on September 28, 2012.
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A man takes a photo as Mahesh Chaturvedi (back to camera), walks on the streets of New Delhi on September 28, 2012.
Editor's note: Images taken in September and October 2012 but made available to NBC News today.


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This lovely young lady is my grandmother Maryellen Harris Skillman. Maryellen is the only child of Hillary T. Harris and Hazel Bertha Berry. Born 29 September 1916 in Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas. The little Harris family moved to Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas around 1930 where Maryellen attended Garnett High School. After graduation in June 1934, Maryellen and a girlfriend packed a suitcase and went to Topeka where they found a job as "Harvey Girls".
Darrell Kenneth Skillman was a year behind Maryellen at Garnett High School. When he graduated in June 1935, he left immediately for Topeka, found Maryellen, married her and brought her back home to Garnett where they all lived happily ever after!
In 1876, a young Englishman, Fred Harvey, got tired of eating poorly cooked and indifferently served food while traveling, so he negotiated with the Santa Fe Railway to manage their restaurants and hotels, a handshake deal that lasted over 80 years.
The Fred Harvey Company would recruit women via newspaper ads from towns and cities across the United States. The women had to be of good moral character, have at least an eighth grade education, display good manners and be neat and articulate to work in his restaurants
He hired young ladies between the ages of 18 to 30 who were of good character, and who radiated an image of wholesomeness. The girls dressed in a simple black dress with a white neck collar, a black bow and starched white apron with no jewelry or make-up.
The stipulation that girls be of high moral character indicated explicitly the conduct that Harvey required of his female employees. Harvey Girls were paid a salary of $17.50 per month plus room and board and gratuities. They lived in dormitories that were always near their work and were chaperoned by a matron who enforced their ten o'clock curfew. They were required to sign a contract promising not to marry for a year or until their contract expired.
The Harvey Girl Historical Society is located at The Orange Empire Railway Museum. Both are located at 2201 South "A" Street, Perris, California 92570 which is about 50 miles west of Los Angeles.