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|Street address
|315 G Street
|Mailing address
|PO Box 1470
|Davis, CA 95617-1470
|Mon-Thurs 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
|Friday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
|Main Office: (530)756-0800
|Circulation: (530)756-0826
|Fax: (530)756-7504
|Circulation Help: [email protected]
|Advertising Help: [email protected]
|Classified Help: [email protected]
|Newsroom Help: [email protected]
|Obituary Help: [email protected]
|Arts\Entertainment Help: [email protected]
|Sports Help: [email protected]
|Graphics Dept. Help: [email protected]
|Legal Notices Help: [email protected]
|8,200 (2013 average, now distributed 3 days a week)
20,000 (2013 average)
|1897, by L. A. Eichler
The Davis Enterprise is the general-circulation newspaper of Davis, published on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, excluding "major" holidays. It is also the official legal newspaper for the City of Davis and of Yolo County. The Enterprise has a larger circulation base than The California Aggie, even though The Aggie is free whereas the Enterprise is not. Of course the Aggie targets UCD students, whereas the Enterprise is for the general public. The Davis Enterprise is a member of the California Newspaper Publishers Association. The Enterprise was established in 1897 by L. A. Eichler, with the first paper being printed on Jan. 1st, 1898. The Davis Enterprise is property of McNaughton Newspapers, which also owns several other papers in the area.
Carriers are independent contractors and are paid per newspaper delivered- actual payment per paper may vary based on where the route is located, how large the route is and carrier performance. Routes are available to persons 12 years and older. If you wish to become a carrier, call (530)756-0826. Unlike the public perception of "newspaper boys," many carriers are adults with cars. I was a paper carrier for 3 years as a teenager and delivering papers on Sunday mornings in the rain was very beautiful and amazing. I was usually still late though. If you are unhappy with your carrier or have delivery problems, contact (530) 756-0826.
Some people call it the "Empty-prise" because of the filler articles from services like Cox News Service about "home improvement" and other topics complementary to their advertisements. They also run many more real news articles from the Associated Press that have nothing to do with Davis but might be of interest to someone who only takes the Enterprise. Maybe there isn't really enough news in Davis to support 6 or 7 issues weekly, but too much for just weekly or even thrice weekly so some filler is necessary just for that. The elimination of Mary Worth also contributes to the feeling of emptiness. Some believe they run stories which suggest an anti-student bias (especially concerning parties) and the Enterprise is sometimes accused of failing to balance these anti-student pieces with student perspectives. It would be interesting if such critics could cite any examples of this purported bias. The Enterprise emphasizes coverage of local news, sports, features and entertainment.
Its coverage of community and high school sports is unmatched. In 2008, the Davis Enterprise was awarded 2nd place in the General Excellence Category for Best Newspapers in California with a circulation of 10,000 to 25,000 presented by the California Newspapers Publisher's Association. The award for first place was won by another McNaughton Newspaper, The Daily Republic, in Fairfield, CA. In 2010, the Enterprise won first place in the General Excellence category, plus 18 awards in categories such as editorial pages, writing, and feature stories — the most of any newspaper in California. In 2011, The Enterprise was once again chosen for first place in General Excellence, and now known as California's Best Small Newspaper. Enterprise submissions for the 2012 awards have been submitted.
They also publish Davis Direct, a TMC (total market coverage) all-advertising publication delivered weekly to non-subscribers. This publication includes the weekly entertainment pages and classifieds as well as insert advertising as scheduled. At least it's free.
Layout and format: Two standard sections; the main section and the sports section, which includes the classifieds. Friday includes an automotive section.
The Davis Enterprise website has a complete ban on all search engines accessing any part of their site (see their exclusion file here), (as of 16 Nov 2011, only one bot is specifically banned, all others (including Google and Yahoo) are allowed) so you can't even use http://archive.org to find older articles.
All daily stories appear online on, or often before, the date they publish in print. All classified ads and special sections are viewable to any reader, anytime- no subscription or login needed.
The current physical address of the Davis Enterprise was formerly held by the post office.
Accessing the Enterprise
Other than actually subscribing to the paper or buying one at a newsstand, there are several cheaper and equally legitimate options.
They are working on a paywall, but right now they provide unlimited access to current articles and archives over the last year at their website, http://www.davisenterprise.com/.
The Enterprise is also archived on Newsbank. Many libraries and institutions have paid Newsbank accounts and the Yolo County Library has a link from their online database page allowing access to the Enterprise and the Sacramento Bee, among other sources. Only a library card number is necessary to login outside of the library, and inside the library login is not necessary at all. UC Davis also has a Newsbank account and similar access is available from most UC Davis computers.
Both Shields Library and the Davis Branch Library have microfiche of the Enterprise going back to the beginning.
The mobile version of their site allows full access without having to pay or subscribe. You also do not have to subscribe to access any story posted on their Facebook Page.
In February 2011, the Davis Enterprise unveiled new improvements to their website. The site was opened up to non-subscribers with archives dating back a year for free.
Prior to this, web access to the paper was limited only to subscribers. Non-subscribers were allowed free access only on Mondays. Links to the online articles were also not possible, eliminating facebook links to articles or citations on Daviswiki, etc.
Insert advertisers:
- Ace Hardware
- Best Buy
- Big 5 Sporting Goods
- Cost Plus World Market
- Davis Food Co-op
- The Home Depot
- JCPenney
- Longs Drugs
- McMahan's
- Mervyns
- Nugget
- OfficeMax
- Petco
- Rite Aid
- Safeway
- SmartSource (coupon booklet)
- Sport Chalet
- Staples
- Target
- Valassis (coupon booklet)
Printing Press
The building that houses the Enterprise business offices was once the downtown post office before the post office moved to Fifth and Pole Line.
The Davis Enterprise maintains its own printing press in Fairfield, which prints several other papers, including Winters Express and the Placerville Mountain Democrat, the oldest newspaper in California. Various student publications are also printed, including The California Aggie, King Hall Advocate, Davis Senior High School's The HUB, and virtually all AS PAPERs.
- President and CEO: Foy S. McNaughton
- Publisher: Richard Burt McNaughton
- Editor: Sebastian Onate
- Sports editor/Photo editor: Wayne Tilcock
- Associate editors: Linda DuBois, Fred Gladdis
- Production manager: Shawn Collins
- Advertising: Nancy Hannell
- Circulation: Bob Franks
Regular Columns and Features
- Bob Dunning
- Wendy Weitzel (former managing editor) writes Comings and Goings, about businesses
- Derrick Bang writes movie reviews
- John Mott-Smith writes about climate change issues
- Rich Rifkin writes an opinion column
- Tanya Perez
- Marion Franck
- Debra De-Angelo, current columnist at the Enterprise and editor of the Winters Express, co-edits iPinion Syndicate (until June 2018)
- Former columnist David Lacy now co-edits iPinion Syndicate
- Kim Orendor is now a columnist and social media director for iPinion Syndicate
- DonShor writes a garden column
- Evan Ream
- Maya Sinha writes a humor column
List your favorite Enterprise articles here:
- April Fools Day was no laughing matter for a visiting UC Davis scientist who was hospitalized Saturday morning with a stab wound to his neck.
The Davis Enterprise masthead above is © 2004 by The Davis Enterprise. All rights reserved.
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2004-11-29 02:44:17 I think there is generally a great divide between Davis students and the population of Davis. A lot of this is reflected in the apathy of UCD students, even as regards campus issues, let alone local issues. If students all registered to vote in Davis, they could literally dominate the city counsel and make the city awesome for students. But apathy reigns supreme. Any thoughts? - JaimeRaba
2004-11-29 05:33:58 I think that students should participate more in local politics. However, nearly all of the undergraduates in Davis will flee upon graduation. Local politics affect them for only so long, whereas residents have to see the long-term affects of city matters. I think that sometimes folks forget that Davis would be nothing without the Campus and the students in it. . - PhilipNeustrom
2004-12-11 18:51:32 Quite a few in Davis proper refer to this as the "Emptyprize." Locals usually get their regular news from the Sac Bee, and merely check the Enterprise for local politics, obituaries, and wedding announcements. Now, as to the discussion so far: without UCD Davis would be what it is fast becoming anyway: a bedroom community for Sac and the Bay Area, and highly unaffordable for most people, including recent graduates. - CentralDavisite
2004-12-11 23:27:25 Yeah, but the theatre reviews are terrific. (in my purely unbiased opinion, of course) - BevSykes
2005-03-19 21:15:33 I'm just going to say that they should have stuck with their old masthead because the new one makes their website look completly unofficial and all around bad. and as matty said, "it's all lowercase!" I was going to change it on here but I'm not even sure the one on the website is the same as the one on the paper (besides the obvious '.com').—KristenBirdsall
2005-04-20 02:51:15 To Central Davisite: Dixon was favored over Davis originally for the new UC campus, but Dixon locals were shortsighted and opposed it, and now they pretend like they don't regret it. But if the "D" in UCD stood for Dixon, Davis would be like Dixon, and maybe you would be a Central Dixonite instead. But it's the way that it is, and every Davisite that hates young people and their buzzy modded Honda Civics can thank those youngsters that the CBD in Davis is actually vibrant. Which would you rather have? Downtown Dixon boasts six restaurants; ours has over 50. —RickEle
Dixon was never favored over Davis in the competition to host the University Farm. I don't know what your source is for that myth. The history of how UC came to Davis is well told in John Lofland's book, "Davis: Radical Changes, Deep Constants." —RichRifkin
2005-04-20 12:44:00 Quite a few towns competed for the honor of hosting the University Farm. That still isn't my main point. As it is, Dixon is rapidly becoming a bedroom community too. There are quite a few places in the Sacto metro area that don't have a university, yet they are becoming bedroom communities, and increasingly unaffordable— which was my central point. Another local town that was a strong favorite for the ag division of Cal was Woodland, although you probably already knew that. As for comparing Dixon and Davis, I beg to disagree— I think without the university, Davis would have ended up a bit more like Winters or Woodland. The rail line made a big difference compared with towns that didn't have rail access. —CentralDavisite
I recommend that the newspaper have more than one movie reviewer. The current reporter has a limited scope of genres he tolerates. The newspaper needs another reporter who can cover all the other kinds of movies. The current movie reviewer is also the arts editor, though he seems to have limited knowledge, interest, and experience as an audience member in our local art, theater, and music scene. —NoelBruening
2005-11-10 00:03:35 Is the Newsbank link kosher? I thought you had to be on campus or in the library to access it. —AndrewChen
2006-02-23 17:34:22 apparently they print my high school's newspaper. why them and not vacaville's own newspaper, we may never know... —MichelleAccurso
2006-09-23 12:15:02 The Enterprise's editorial content is controlled by Davis' real estate interests—property managers and real estate brokers. The paper doesn't print stories about the recent decline in Davis' housing market. Home prices and rents are falling. They're ignoring the biggest local news story in town. For local high school sports scores I read the Enterprise. For objective reporting about what's really happening in Davis I read the Sacramento Bee. —SteveGreen
2006-10-24 17:51:44 I used the think the enterprise was awesome and then my dad rocked my world and pointed out the inherent bias as touched upon in the comment above. Ever since then I have viewed it in a new light —StevenDaubert
2006-12-11 12:01:33 The Enterprise represents a narrowly provincial clique of business interests and political coffee clubs. —TomFrendl
2007-05-01 18:29:00 Anyone know how to keep these guys from delivering to your house? The pile of papers sitting in my driveway doesn't seem to make an impression on them that I'm not interested in getting it... Seems to me there's a lot of the same feeling by neighbors of mine whose driveways are littered with numerous papers of theirs... —HollywoOd
- If they're delivering the paid edition, just call them and they'll stop. More likely, you're seeing the free Davis Direct rag. I see them pile up and then turn to mush if/when it rains. So sorry: I believe that, as a consumer, you're going to get this whether you use it or not. DougWalter
2007-07-31 19:39:48 This paper has the most boring and least entertaining film reviews I've ever read. —JoshFernandez
2008-02-20 11:22:17 The Enterprise now requires a paid subscription for full online access to its content (which was free until a week ago). Non-subscribers can only view content as a bulky .pdf document.
There was little reason to read the Enterprise in the first place, since their local news coverage is so thin — and the rest of the content is AP stories. Now there's no reason at all. Total bummer and bad move. They've alienated what little readership they had left. —MupDup
Yes, the Enterprise website is now more broken than it has ever been. Being able to read a story by clicking on the headline on the homepage is really basic, get with it Emptyprise. —NickSchmalenberger
2008-04-08 20:44:10 We used to like this local paper but decided to boycott it after constant solicitations by their sales people, and especially after one of their sales people claimed to be a gang member and threatened a lady in our neighborhood after he was asked to leave her yard. We won't support any business that employs that kind of trash in this community. Any company that cares about their standing in a community will be selective when hiring its representatives. I have learned that this paper could not care less, they need to clean it up in a hurry. —J.P.
- I wonder if this person was actually associated with the Enterprise. It's a pretty common scam to be claiming to sell subscriptions to a newspaper, only to pocket the money. —CovertProfessor
2009-01-02 20:13:26 I don't know if it's more sad than maddening that more honest, in-depth local Davis news is reported by the Sac Bee than the Enterprise. —condemned2bfree
2009-02-14 17:10:13 Wow, everybody dog-piling the small town newspaper! It seems pretty unfair to compare the Enterprise, with a circulation of probably a few thousand, to a paper like the SacBee, which probably has a circulation of a few hundred thousand, and more resources available to it. —DukeMcAdow
2009-02-16 21:51:35 If you want to know what's going on in Davis — everything from local politics to sports to local events to UCD to the downtown — you read the Enterprise. I don't think there's any other way to get that much information about Davis, and honestly, I don't think I'd feel comfortable living in a place without knowing what's going on around me. Some people think the Sac Bee's coverage of Davis is more extensive, but I don't see it. If you want an alternate perspective, there's always the The People's Vanguard of Davis, which doesn't hesitate to criticize (or, occasionally, have positive words for) the Enterprise. Some downsides to the paper — when there's not much (of interest) going on, it's a rather quick read; I've been known to read three or four in a sitting when I get behind. They seem to have an overly generous "Letters to the Editor" policy; they will print letter after letter from the same person, or let an extended "he said, she said" dialogue go on between two people, and often, the letters are just really crappy (as compared to, e.g., the letters in the SF Chronicle). I wish there were more Debra Lo Guercio and less Bob Dunning. Sometimes the stories are just so small town I have to laugh — someone stole my bicycle, a duck fell down a sewer drain... All in all, it's an OK paper. It could be better, but so could a lot of things. —CovertProfessor
If you want to read more Debra, then try the Winters Express, she is the editor. I also think she is a much better one than Debbie Davis who tends to be just a business booster and not want to offend. Debra, on the other hand is not afraid to have a strong editorial position on politics that don't directly affect the paper, and I think that plus the fewer editions make it much better quality. Hopefully the Enterprise will improve with fewer editions now also. If you want to subscribe to the Express in Davis, the Enterprise will deliver it to you. —NickSchmalenberger
Ack, more to read! Ok, thanks for the suggestion. Their website was down when I checked, but I'll try it again later. —CovertProfessor
2009-04-13 18:28:23 horrible delivery man, lets his three year old throw the papers and he pays no attention to whether he missed one or not —Churro615
2009-09-23 09:03:07 Davis Enterprise had an article titled "If you want more in-depth knowledge of the city, UC Davis or the surrounding areas, you might want to check out the following resources: " on the 21st of September, 2009 (see Newsbank). Can anyone guess what incredible resource was curiously missing? —RyanMikulovsky
2009-11-09 13:51:38 I really have to wonder if loss of ad revenue is really worth closing down the site so much. I can think of many times I needed something on the ER but instead had to resort to newspaper databases and not give them any impressions or click throughs. Granted the odds I'll click on an ad are astronomical unless I happen to be in the market for whatever popped up. Anyway, their loss, not mine save for a sliver of time. —RyanMikulovsky
2010-01-20 21:57:59 Yes I wish the site doesn't charge for access - I personally don't mind a little more ads just so we could access the daily paper for free like the other online paper. Luckily the Yolo County Library online offers free access to newspapers in CA, but it's not as updated as the main Enterprise site of course. —LeeY
2011-01-25 19:04:39 I have been dissapointed that I only get a newspaper 80% of the time, and when we do get it the newspaper is out of sight, has food or drink spilled on it, and it is usually in the street. A few times the delivery man let his three year old daughter throw the newpapers (I have seen it). I wish the delivery guy was better.... —Churro615
2011-04-18 15:47:37 If you are unhappy with your carrier, contact Iris, Circulation Manager, at the Davis Enterprise so you're issues can be addressed. —musicamyl
2011-05-25 14:22:36 Did the Enterprise just switch over to a paywall in the last 30 minutes or so? I opened an article less than an hour ago. Now when I go back and click the same link to visit it, I hit a paywall. —TomGarberson
Yes. DonShor
- Search me, Tom. Perhaps you could give 'em a call and ask? —BrianOrr
- I don't get it. They made a big to-do about the new, open site. And they've barely given it a chance. Of course, not a peep about *this* change in today's paper, at least not that I can see. —CovertProfessor
2012-03-20 20:54:31 This afternoon a deliverywoman for what I'm assuming was the Enterprise (are there any other afternoon delivery smallish local newspapers?) pulled some interesting shenanigans in the parking lot of Saratoga West. She drove through, slowly, thankfully, with her son (I'm assuming) sitting on the hood of her car, handing newspapers out the driver's window so her son could try to throw them halfway across the parking lot, over the covered parking roofs, onto the balconies of subscribers. At least, I hope they were subscribers. In his defense, the kid had a great arm. Still, that kinda crazy stuff. When I was in high school a kid in the class behind me fell off the hood of a car, her head, and died. If you want to do that kind of stuff on your own time, I guess that's your call. But on the company's time, in a place where you're more or less constantly passing by either current or potential customers? Probably not the best call. —TomGarberson
2012-06-09 10:02:39 There are many great artists around Davis. However, I noticed that Enterprise is still using mainstream cartoons, like Garfield and Peanuts. Maybe we can allow a chance for local artists, especially students, to display their witty and colorful ideas.I particullarly know a young high schooler who has never been in an art class, but plans to take a few in the future, and has an excellent idea for a cartoon. —AnnieWills
2012-08-05 14:42:13 Do they still have free wooden pallets behind their downtown offices? —elizabeth2014
2013-01-16 16:46:10 "The elimination of Mary Worth also contributes to the feeling of emptiness." I might be too young to understand the value of this Mary Worth comics strip, but is there actually a decent number of people who really care that it no longer runs in the Davis Enterprise? I am genuinely asking? —AaronWedra
2013-01-25 06:55:41 Does anyone have information about some junior-highesh aged boys working for them? My husband and I have had some boys who look about 12 or 13 banging on our door late at night literally begging us to subscribe. Saying they were pushy would be an understatement. I had a funny feeling about them so I called the Davis police. They said just to ask for their sellers permit. Anyone else have this happen? —jenb
- The Davis Municipal Code (28.01.120 (b)) prohibits soliciting between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
They have also come to my door and they are really pushy. I even had one look into the house behind me and ask me questions about my pets. Next time I will ask for their sellers permit, but honestly I don't think the Enterprise should be sending solicitors door to door at all. It makes me even less inclined to pay for website access. -Megan
- My guess is that this is a scam and that these "sellers" are not associated with the Enterprise in any way. —CovertProfessor
2013-01-25 17:30:32 "Newsbank access is free to anyone with a Yolo Library Card."
As far as I know, Newsbank access is no longer free through Yolo Co. Library. —HiramJackson
2014-09-21 13:38:18 I hope The Enterprise is still publishing Marion Franck's column. I don't see one in today's issue, and no comment about why. —SueHjerpe
- In last week's Sunday paper, it was mentioned that she would be traveling and visiting with family more, and so publishing her column less often. —cp Thanks, I'm glad she'll be back. Sue
2015-10-16 21:44:57 Has anyone encountered a kid who looks to be in junior high trying to sell davis enterprise newspaper subscriptions? He told me if he was able to get a certain amount of subscriptions he would be able to go to Six Flags. I gave money to the kid, before realizing it might be a scam. —kkcc


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Re: Sightings.
Postby GregLR » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:28 pm
No doubt you've learnt a lot already about cycletouring and touring bikes from posts to this thread and by talking to cycletourists you've seen on the road (my partner & I have also toured through your area on a trip up the east coast, a couple of years ago). Anyway, I thought I'd post this link from the site of the UK Cyclists' Touring Club that gives a brief sketch of what they consider constitutes a 'touring bike' with links to separate pieces on 'trekking bike' and 'expedition tourer'. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3510 There's also a 12-page CTC information sheet in Word entitled "Get into Cycletouring" but it's only available to CTC members (i've been a member for 20 years). PM me if you'd like me to forward you a copy of that. Needless to say, there's plenty of other material on the internet on this subject.master6 wrote:...The purpose of this thread is simply to pander to my intrigue about touring...
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Re: Sightings.
Postby Saro28 » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:57 pm
thread hijack
I'll be arriving in Hobart later tomorrow for a sojurne up the east coast and departing from Devo' on 17th March. I'm riding an old and rusty Shogun with black ortilebs and my mate is on the shiny Trek with Yellow Ortilebs. Give a shout out or a toot as ya go by or stop me for a chat if the opportunities there.
Anyone from Launceston, Invermay? Twas born there and haven't been back for 30 yrs or so. Kindergarten and 1st year at Invermay PS ( 1967- 68?). I'm really excited to be going home after so long. As a kid I'd go out with relo's on the weekend following the road riders on their races and the Velodrome was another place to play.
Anyway, hope to say gidday to some locals and family too.
041seven 678four11, I'll off this forum for much of the trip.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby J Quinton » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:27 pm
As we headed in to midland on the great northern hwy we passed a old man fully loaded on a touring bike doing about 10km an hour. I thought I might catch up to him as I was being dropped off in Herne Hill. Just before Reid Hwy I did catch up to him.
He was 71. Blind in one eye. Riding a $400 hybrid. Wearing safety glasses from a road house. Leather skinned from a life time of sailing and this trip too, which took him from Darwin to Perth. It was his second attempt after going the opposite direction the year before and pulling up stumps in Port Hedland. He modified his bike to harness a 8 litre poly pipe long the top tube.
Happened to catch him on his final day and he was contemplating catching the train to Perth from Midland after a bad experience on Great Eastern Hwy 20 years earlier. Fear not, I said, I'll pilot you in to the city along the quiet roads and along the river. So through Guildford, Bassendean, Maylands and East Perth we rode. He was so happy to have a pilot, because he could switch off and not think. Was probably the busiest day in his entire trip, which took him 4 months to the day.
I have ridden from Perth to Melbourne, via Port Lincoln. And last year did 4000km around the UK. In late June I'll ride from Darwin to Perth, thanks to the inspiration of a young 71 yr old I ran in to one day.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby WarrenH » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:33 pm
J Quinton wrote: ... an old man fully loaded on a touring bike doing about 10km an hour ... He was 71.
I'm sure he saw more of the country than those who tour with black line syndrome ... and is 71 considered to be old nowadays? I'd better not ask if 10kph is considered slow ... I though that 10kph was quick.
If you've been thinking 71 is old, try adding a few decades to that 71 ... http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11175 ... group.aspx
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Re: Sightings.
Postby WarrenH » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:17 pm
J Quinton wrote:Settle down.
Me settle down? I didn't submit the patronizing post about the elderly chap? Or it is you who is 7? ... otherwise, what you have just written in your last post is word salad ... and how did the 50 years old get involved? That one has come from way out of left field. Now you are making assumptions about 50 year olds being past it?
I think it is well past your bed time, sonny.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby master6 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:34 pm
J Quinton wrote:Settle down. 71 is older than 7.
Correct. The importance of this fact has escaped me.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby il padrone » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:47 pm
(I thought J Quinton was admiring of the 71 year old guy and envious, not patronising)
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Postby Aushiker » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:37 pm
il padrone wrote:I'm over 50. I take no offence
(I thought J Quinton was admiring of the 71 year old guy and envious, not patronising)
Same here and a nice story J Quinton. Thanks for sharing.
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Postby Aushiker » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:37 pm
(1) A guy from Holland. He is riding a Schwinn World Traveller from Tasmania back to Holland. He had taken a break from riding at Cairns and was crewing on a sailing boat through to Darwin then on to Indonesia and Singapore where he intended to get back to riding, hoping to make it home around May next year. He had a few days off in Darwin so was riding Litchfield National Park.
(2) Meet two Italians and one Spanish guy from the same club at Adelaide River. They are riding road bikes pulling BOB style type of trailers (two of them) from Darwin to Adelaide. One of the bikes had 23 or 25 mm tyres on it ... didn't check the others out that closely. Had to communicate as my Italian/Spanish is non-existence and their English is much the same Moving quickly I suspect.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby Meditator » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:43 pm
master6 wrote:I am happy to have sightings anywhere. If I could arrange it, I would keep a watch on all cycle tourists from a satelite
How many cycle tourists are on the roads of Australia on this very day?
We tried to have a discussion along these lines some time ago on another websites. It seems impossible to even make a half way decent estimate. We are just spread too thin. But no one knows how thin.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby John Lewis » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:37 pm
Saw one this morning. He was heading out of town, north on Albany Highway, fully loaded with front and rear panniers, handlebar bag and a load on the rack.
I was headed into town for an appointment so didn't get a chance to find out any details.
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Re: Sightings.
Postby Mike Ayling » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:40 am
A bloke boarded at Flinders Street Railway (not "train") Station ( I dislike these Americanisms creeping into our language!) with a tourer with four panniers and a load on the rear rack. I said g'day and established that he was riding from wherever the train currently terminates through the hills to Canberra and on to Brisbane. had had some tourist maps but was undecided about his actual route.
He lives in Cairns.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fans of the New York Jets might have been rooting for a loss Sunday to improve their team's chances of claiming the top overall pick in April's NFL Draft.
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Hollywood heart-throb Richard Gere has joined the cast for the follow-up to the hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
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Blueprint Pictures' Graham Broadbent said: " What are the odds of being able to re-assemble this extraordinary group of actors and film makers, let alone to add to their number?
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State Rep. Dan Raulerson is a numbers geek from Plant City, but the freshman legislator and accountant also sees himself as a bit of a Blake or a Yeats.
TALLAHASSEE | State Rep. Dan Raulerson is a numbers geek from Plant City, but the freshman legislator and accountant also sees himself as a bit of a Blake or a Yeats.
Using verse, Raulerson introduced a bill on Wednesday to establish a permanent poet laureate position for Florida.
"To be or not to be, that is the question for this bill," Raulerson told the House Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee. "Its very fortune and destiny is subject to your will."
The poet laureate position, an honorary post first established in 1928, has been vacant since August, when Edmund Skellings of West Melbourne died. He was Florida's third poet laureate. With no process to replace him, Raulerson's bill leaves the task in the hands of the Florida Council on Arts.
The bill will have the arts council nominate five poets to the secretary of state, who will submit three to the governor. The governor then will choose one to serve a four-year term.
"We have a state bird and a state everything else, so a poet laureate is a great position to have to promote the arts, poetry and writing and literature," Raulerson said after the meeting.
Rep. Heather Dawes Fitzenhagen, R-Fort Myers, who joined Raulerson in a tag-team poetic bill summary, introduced the measure as a bemused committee smirked in approval.
"Our poet laureate, alas, has passed," Fitzenhagen said. "A new one must be selected to fill the void at last."
"And now the new poet being the chosen one will promote poetry n' writing for love and for fun," Raulerson continued. "But before the word spreads throughout the lands, the decision is now in your capable hands."
The committee asked Raulerson if he engaged in poetry with his drinking buddies. Raulerson, a former mayor of Plant City, acknowledged that he had but reserved most of his talent for his wife.
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The Chvrches Synth Setup - NEW UPDATE! 08/15
Chvrches are one of the hottest electronic bands to come out of Britain in recent years, so naturally there's been great interest in what equipment they use. Our Chvrches gear guide will take you through all the info we could find! For the most recent update, go to the bottom of our article, for Chvrches studio setup in 2015.
Our article from 2009 picked up on Little Boots, La Roux and Passion Pit all coming to prominence.
Want to find out more about Little Daylight's gear.
If you prefer your synth acts a little more indie...
Or with more aggression.
We can see a Novation Remote MIDI Controller (discontinued so now try the Impulse range) being used with a Native Instruments Maschine for sample triggering and synth key sounds. The Ableton integration on the Impulse is top drawer and back lit pads help in those more moodily lit venues.
The live musicians choice is frequently Live, no surprise there. Flexible, stable and inspirding. Seems to be quite a minimal set of clips, more likely used for sync and routing rather than arranging.
Analogue synth loveliness, a Moog Voyager, Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08 and vintage Roland 106 (try the Gaia for bigger range of analogue modeled sounds).
Chvrches Album 'The Bones of What You Believe'
"At the moment we have three analogue synths on the stage: Moog Voyager, DSI Prophet 08 and a Juno 106. They are all set up in one bank which I play but there's a midi controller keyboard across the other side of the stage thatMartin and Lauren plays. We use Ableton Live to control our in-ear monitor mixes, for routing midi and processing synth effects. Martin also plays a Native Instruments Machine for triggering vocal and drum samples. I also play a bit o fbass guitar and guitar which all go through Ableton Live."
While they work mainly in the box for mixing Universal Audio plugins help bring some analogue character to proceedings. Iain says that time ran out for them to complete mixing duties on the album and so superstar mixer Rich Costey was drafted in. Having recently worked with Vampire Weekend and The Shins it's fair to say Rich knows how to make a mix pop, Sound On Sound interviewed him about his mix for 'The Pretender' by the Foo Fighters. Working within Pro Tools but using a traditional mixing desk and analogue outboard from Neve, API and Lexicon, a perfect compliment for Chvrches largely analogue synth sound.
Chvrches On Tour
Here's Martin and Iain geeking out about their live setup with Future Music. They've developed their own setup relying on Ableton Live for sequencing, processing, monitor mix setup and running their impressive array of analogue synths. No need to have a monitor enginer either, with complex IEM send automation possible within Ableton. Other bits of gear they couldn't live without are the Maschine for triggering vocal and percussion samples and the Dave Smith Instruments Tempest (which Iain feels might well be the best drum machine ever made).
The Glaswegians' new album is considered one of the most hotly anticipated releases of 2015, so all eyes are turned to what they'll come up with in the studio! A recent article on the DIY Mag website offers a glimpse of what's to come!
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The Kanati Trail Hog tire is an affordable all terrain tire designed for excellent performance highway & off road, smooth, quiet ride & excellent traction. The Trail Hog is optimized for superior traction, reliability, stability & control in all kinds of terrain and weather conditions. Its unique design is suitable for everyday use in some of the harshest winter weather, dry desert roads and trails, or in rain soaked highways. The tire styling provides the aggressive look you want. Don't let the price throw you, this is a quality tire at a discount price.
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Can't beat the price of these tires! Perform exellent. A little road noise but not too bad. Turn the radio on and you can't hear the road noise. Work great in mud and clean out well. Not sure on wear yet only had them for 2k miles.
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So far they exceed my expectations on dry, wet and muddy terrain. They do have a hum to them but that's what you get with such deep tread depth. I've got roughly 4K on them and they still look great! Can't beat the price either!! I would recommend!
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These tires fit the bill for what I needed perfectly and they don't break the bank. They balance fine and have a great tread for summer and winter driving
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These tires, so far, have exceeded my expectations.
Have about 1200 miles on these and so far so good. Haven't been in the snow yet, that'll be the last test. So far they have been all that I had hoped for.
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Excellent Tires - ride nice, great off road and on road
I skipped the big name brands, Kelly, Goodyear and decided to try these out... No Downside here... Use them for Off Road at Deer Camp, Chores on the Farm, and driving to and from the charter boat early in the morning, excellent all purpose tire. Will not be putting on snow tires this year, as I am planning on running the Trail Hogs all year long
Theses tires are great for hauling my 16Ft racing trailer
Great tires for a great price
Good tire
The tires are smooth. Quiet for a big tire. Wearing really good. Have 7,000 miles on them already and can't tell
Decent, cheap '11 GMC 1500 4x4
Good price, cheap tire. Have around 5k on them now. Mounted & balanced, alignment performed at professional auto shop. Great traction but slightly noisy @ highway speeds. Have already rotated them and will continue to do so at each service interval (5000 miles)
Great tire, great website
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Road and mud tires handle great
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Great tires!
Aggressive enough for plowing but good on dry roads too. Look good. Little bit of noise on the highway.
Great tire so far!!
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Only put 2000 miles on so far but good tire. Balanced well surprisingly not much tire noise. 2006 ram 3500 megacab cummins
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This tread pattern is one of the best compromise designs to combine good on-road manners with good mud and off-road trail performance. I'm running them on a 2016 4x4 Silverado crewcab.
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When broke in, these tires perform well at highway speed with minimal noise. Great off road too, good grip in all conditions. Will buy again.
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These tires have to be the best all around tire I have owned. Excellent on dry road, yes light road noise if a/c and radio off, great in rain, awesome in mud, rock and dirt. Drive Texas caliche roads and highways everyday and couldn't be happier so far. About 4500 on them so far. Show no wear and I have been rough on them. On a 2012 Dodge 2500 4x4. The whole experience with tires-easy was great as well. I will be buying from them for my other vehicles when needed.
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The University of Pennsylvania's Online Computing Magazine
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April 1997 - Volume 13:8
Forcasting the Future: Gartner intraWeb
By Noam Arzt and Peggy Yetter
Macro viruses unmasked
By Caroline Ferguson and William Couture
By John Mulhern III
Last week, James J. O'Donnell, professor of classical studies and Interim Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing (ISC) since February 1996 was appointed to the permanent position in a joint announcement by Provost Stanley Chodorow and Executive Vice President John A. Fry.
Printout-Almanac Digest
Network AdvisoryPCs attempting to connect to Novell Netware servers may be unable to connect or appear to connect and then freeze because improperly configured Windows 95 machines can interfere with attempts to connect to legitimate Netware servers. In addition, there is a potential security problem for Netware clients.
Network Advisory: Win95 Systems 'Grabbing' IPX Workstation Connections is a detailed description of the problem with recommendations for Netware file server administrators, DOS/Win3.1/Win95 Netware clients, and Windows 95 users.
In summary, the recommendations advise Netware client users to contact their network administrators if they are unable to connect to Novell Netware servers, that Netware administrators turn on "Get Nearest Server" capability in their autoexec.ncf file, and that Windows 95 users always use TCP/IP instead of IPX for peer-to-peer networking services.
A related document, PennNet Netware Configuration Recommendations, describes the recommended network configuration for Netware v3.x and 4.x servers, as well as DOS/Win3.1/Win95 clients.
Summer cleanupFaculty and students who will not be using their e-mail accounts over the summer are reminded to sign off from listserv discussion groups; otherwise your inbox could overflow, causing e-mail to be lost. Many campus e-mail hosts also provide easy access to "vacation" messages, which can be edited to automatically inform your correspondents that you will not be reading e-mail for an extended period of time. However, make sure you have unsubscribed from lists if you use a vacation message or your vacation message may be automatically sent whenever someone posts mail to the list.
Search updateThe Penn Web Team has begun the process of selecting a package for use as the principal indexing/search tool on the Penn Web. Three products emerged from a preliminary screening based on industry reviews, market position, and informal benchmarking:
- Excite for Web Servers
- Alta Vista, and
- Webinator from Thuderstone
Excite was eliminated because it did not meet the team's requirement that it be able to search across multiple servers (Penn now has more than 200). See the table comparing the capabilities of the three products and the complete listing of evaluation criteria.
Forty-two members of the Penn community, including students, faculty, and staff, are performing a comparative evaluation of the Webinator and Alta Vista during the week of April 18-25. The results of this evaluation, along with technical criteria, cost projections, and consultation with peer institutions currently using these products, will be used to develop a recommendation to the Penn Web Steering Committee in late spring. After some customizing of the interface and development of additional online documentation, the selected product will be deployed on the Penn Web.
Penn Printout OnlineThe last edition of the Penn Printout Online for the current academic year will be available on the computing web this afternoon.
In addition to the Printout-Almanac Digest, you'll find an article describing macro viruses and the campuswide effort to recommend and obtain a Macintosh macro-virus product for site license at Penn (Vi-Spy 15.0, available from the Computing Resource Center at 3732 Locust Walk, will detect macro viruses on PCs).
Want to save time when you compute? Check out the article about timesaving shortcuts for Macintosh and Windows 95 computer users. And, if you are interested in technology, read the overview of the Gartner IntraWeb. Gartner IntraWeb is a database of advisories available on the computing web provided by the leading advisor on information technology, Gartner Group.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the second national team rankings of the season that were released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) yesterday, the MIT men's tennis team was ranked 20th in the country. Bates College, who fell to the Engineers, 6-3, on March 6, is 21st. The next ranking will be released on March 28, allowing MIT to play two more matches before then.
The undefeated Engineers currently have a record of 8-0, which is the longest they have remained unbeaten in the past few seasons. MIT blanked four of the opponents, preventing them from scoring at all throughout the match.
A staple in the top spot for singles, junior Edwin Zhang (Falls Church, Va.) holds a record of 5-2 at No.1. Senior Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) holds a perfect 5-0 record, playing the majority of his matches at the No.4 position. Freshman Kevin Wang (Havertown, Pa.), too, remains undefeated with his 4-0 record, winning two matches at No.3, and one at both No.2 and No.1.
In doubles play, powerhouse duo Zhang and fellow junior Curtis Wu (Yorba Linda, Calif.) hold a record of 5-1, all of which were played at No.1. Freshmen Jeffrey Bu (Arcadia, Cali.) and Dennis A Garcia (Corpus Christi, Texas) have a 3-0 record at the No.3 position.
MIT will return to the courts on Thursday, March 21 when it hosts Salem State University at 4:00 p.m. and will return two days later to host Stevens Institute of Technology at 1:00 p.m. The first away match of the season, after having hosted ten different teams in a row, will take place on Saturday, March 30 when the Engineers head to Norton, Mass. to face NEWMAC rival Wheaton College at 1:00 p.m.


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This Open Group event is a gathering of stakeholders in Curitiba to show the current status of Enterprise Architecture in Brazil and its importance to the Brazilian market. We are going to present The Open Group and its Certification Programs, EA and TOGAF® and Open Platform 3.0™
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We released a new report today that shows that shifting from coal power to alternative energy sources could save utilities – and indirectly their customers – several billion dollars in capital and annual operating expenses. The switch also would save the Texas public as much as $2.5 billion in pollution-related health care costs and economic […]
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Back in November 2014, America and China joined hands to fight global climate change, including a plan to decrease China's greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Although there has been a lot of doubt about their plan, China has shown results. According to the China Coal Industry Association, China's coal production decreased by 2.5% last year, […]
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) released a report yesterday titled "ERCOT Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan" regarding the costs, benefits, and concerns of Texas' compliance with Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, put forth by the EPA on June 2, 2014, would set […]
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A coal plant outside of Buffalo, NY was issued one of the largest fines ever imposed criminally on a company for violating the Clean Air Act. On Wednesday, March 19th, Tonawanda Coke Corp. was fined $12.5 million for knowingly and illegally releasing hundreds of tons of the carcinogen benzene into the air for five years […]
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While we've all grown accustomed to seeing the words "natural", "healthy" and "environmentally-friendly" thrown around in advertisements for a variety of consumer goods, it's important to remember that household items are not the only things capable of being greenwashed – case in point, natural gas. The word "natural" has been used to connote things such […]
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Federal efforts to resuscitate a nuclear industry that was DOA come with a cost: your tax dollars (over $13 billion) are being spent to support the companies that want to build new nukes, transferring the considerable financial risk from corporations to taxpayers. Public Citizen, through its Energy Program, is actively debunking nuclear industry propaganda and challenging new reactors at the state and federal level while vigorously working to promote viable energy solutions.
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Energy companies already are pursuing permits to build and operate 34 new reactors throughout the country. Despite the prohibitive cost and fatal flaws of nuclear power, 17 applications to build new nuclear reactors have been submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Four of these have been submitted within the state of Texas. Public Citizen Texas opposes all of these plants and has joined the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition as a legal intervener in the Comanche Peak and South Texas Project (STP) licensing process. The legal cases made against Comanche Peak and STP are some of the most successful of their kind nationwide. STP has more contentions accepted by the administrative court than in any other case. Comanche Peak is unique because the administrative court admitted a contention that the license application did not adequately consider energy alternatives and advances in energy storage technology.
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Earlier today, Southern California Edison (SCE) announced that they will retire Units 2 and 3 of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), essentially closing the troubled nuclear power plant which is located between San Diego and Los Angeles. SONGS, which has been in operation for 45 years, may be a harbinger for the future […]
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NRC Says NINA Doesn't Meet Their Requirements On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told judges overseeing the licensing case for two proposed South Texas Project reactors that the applicant (NINA) is subject to foreign ownership control or domination requirements and does not meet the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act in this regard. This will […]
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Update: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said an alert at the Oyster Creek plant in Forked River, N.J., ended early Wednesday, October 31. According to an NRC press release, three reactors (Nine Mile Point 1 in Scriba, N.Y., Indian Point 3 in Buchanan, N.Y.; and Salem Unit 1 in Hancocks Bridge, N.J.) experienced shutdowns as […]
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reported that a reactor at Three Mile Island, the site of the nation's worst nuclear accident, shut down unexpectedly on this afternoon when a coolant pump tripped and steam was released. Right now they are saying the plant is stable with no impact on public health or safety. Still, this is […]
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According to the Huffington Post, not one, but two, whistleblower engineers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have accused regulators of deliberately covering up information relating to the vulnerability of U.S. nuclear power facilities that sit downstream from large dams and reservoirs and failing to act to despite being aware of the risks for years. One […]
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September Tactical Challenge COF
2011 BRRC Tactical Challenge III
Precision Rifle Match
Location: Burbank Rifle and Revolver Club, Castaic Range
Date: 24 September 2011
Sign ups: 0730
Entry fee: $20
This is an individual event limited to 20 shooters
Course of fire: (sighter shots not permitted)
Stage 1: Cold bore call out 300 yards
Shooter will have 30 seconds to move to the firing point, locate and identify a number designated target and engage it with one round.
Round count 1
Stage 2: Barricades
Shooters will engage KD and UKD targets from 200 to 1000 yards from various improvised and barricade positions with two rounds each.
Round count 10
Stage 3: Positions 100 yards
Shooters will have 10 minutes to engage a target with three rounds from the standing, sitting or kneeling and prone positions, sling only may be used for support.
Round count 9
Stage 4: Find your balls 100 yards
Shooters will engage a concealed target of numbered balls from a reference target,
numbers will be randomly drawn, shooter will have 1 minute to determine the target location and fire each shot.
Round count 10
Stage 5: 5-4-3-2-1 200 yards
Shooters will engage an 8x8 target in decreasing exposure times of 5-4-3-2-1 seconds
Round count 5
Stage 6: Chaos
Shooter will fire 12 rounds alternating from a 600 yard moving target to a 300 yard static target in a 2 minute time limit. If the shooter fails to alternately engage the targets a cease fire will be called and all saved rounds will be scored as misses
Round count 12
Note: only misses will be scored, lowest score (fewest misses) wins, saved rounds will be scored as misses. Ties will be settled by a dot drill shoot off. No switching rifles
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The car debuted in several versions at once: globally hybrid performance, modifications to the China and North America markets.
The Japanese brand is testing the Mazda3 hatch third generation. Carscoops first spotted the car inside.
Volkswagen vehicle owners can now open/close cars at the expense of the iPhone.
BMW M340i xDrive Sedan of the new generation G20 will debut on November, 28, in Los Angeles.
The management of the Japanese company analyzed model range, realizing that it was necessary to remove several of their cars.
Volkswagen is actively engaged in tests of the T-Roc heavy-duty version at the Nurburgring.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution today waived Kenny Mansally.
"We want to wish Kenny all the best as he moves into the next stage of his career," General Manager Michael Burns said. "Kenny was always a professional in his time with us and we wish him well."
Mansally, 23, made 89 regular-season appearances for the Revolution, including 47 starts since signing with the club as a then youth international player on Sept. 6, 2007, following the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada. The Gambia international scored six goals and added five assists in regular-season action. He also made four postseason starts in his career. He also has 10 caps with The Gambia National Team.
For up-to-the-minute information on the Revolution, visit the team's official web site at revolutionsoccer.net, or follow the team on Twitter at @NERevolution, or on Facebook at facebook.com/NERevolution. For more information about Revolution tickets, special packages and individual game tickets, call 1-877-GET-REVS or visit revolutionsoccer.net.
TRANSACTION: New England Revolution (MLS) – Waived M Kenny Mansally.


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A nicotine patch sticks to your skin and slowly releases nicotine
into your bloodstream. Many kits come with different-sized patches that vary in
nicotine strength. For the first few weeks, use a large patch. Then use
medium-sized patches for the next few weeks, and use the smallest patches—which
contain the least nicotine—during the last few weeks. Replace the patch daily.
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2009 Faculty Awards Banquet (presented at 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Awards)
|Friday October 2nd, 2009 Dr. Ragu Balakrishnan and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering celebrated the individual and collective success of ECE Faculty and Alumni by recognizing them with awards for their outstanding accomplishments over the past year. Awards were presented from the school along with other awards our faculty have received from the College of Engineering, Purdue University, and prestigious external organizations.
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Chicago Alumni New Faculty Award
Eaton Award in Design Excellence
Caleb Fulton, alumnus
William J. Chappell
Hesselberth Award for Teaching Excellence
Michael R. Melloch
|2009 College and University Awards
College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Awards
University Seed for Success Award
Teaching for Tomorrow Award
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NSF Career Awards
Young Researcher Award in Advanced Optical Tech.
Signal Processing Society Award
First Place in Phase Two of the 2007-2008
IEEE Power Engineering Society
American Physical Society Fellow
Optical Society of America Fellow
National Security Science and
Military Communications Conference Award


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Two cyclists passed through the High Peak recently on their mammoth quest to visit all 100 Olympic gold post boxes.
Lucas Meagor and Chris Britton pedalled 2,800 miles around the UK in 27 days, calling at Chapel-en-le-Frith and Disley to celebrate the borough's three gold medallists Anthony Kappes and Sarah and Barney Storey.
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How Georgia Tech and Mississippi Met in the 1953 Sugar Bowl
While the recommendations of the 10 university presidents on the American Council of Education committee were being studied, the NCAA ordered member institutions not to make bowl commitments beyond January 2, 1953. The Southern Conference made its antibowl position official, and punished Maryland and Clemson for their appearances by barring them from participating in Southern Conference regular season games for a year. The Big Seven Conference took an antibowl posture, apparently putting Oklahoma out of the holiday picture. One of the maddest bowl scrambles of all time was the result.
Most observers thought Georgia Tech was heading to the Orange Bowl for a return engagement. However, Fred Digby made a trip to Atlanta and on November 4, an unusually early signing date, Tech surprisingly committed to the Sugar Bowl. Bobby Dodd's Engineers were ranked third in the United Press poll at the time, 6-0-0 with four games remaining.
Dodd, it seems, grabbed the Sugar because of an offer of 14,000 tickets (1,500 more than SEC requirement) for Tech supporters. That story was printed and denied by both parties. Before the denial, however, Dodd was quoted as saying, "I wanted as many tickets as I could get because I don't want Tech fans saying we let them down. We want as many fans as can go with us."
For an opponent, the Sugar waited for either Maryland or Oklahoma to indicate an interest, despite their respective conference stands. Another possibility was Mississippi, tied twice in early season games but undefeated since then.
Ole Miss took matters into its hands and forced the bowl to make a decision. Coach Johnny Vaught's Rebels pulled off what was acknowledged to be 1952's college upset of the year by beating Maryland, 21-14. The victory, probably the most important in Ole Miss history, jumped the Rebs to No. 7 in the national polls. It was the school's first Top 10 ranking, and it earned them a Sugar Bowl berth. This was Ole Miss' first major bowl invitation since a 1936 Orange Bowl appearance.
"Bowl fever killed us," said Coach Jim Tatum of Maryland. "We wanted to go to the Sugar badly."
So did Ole Miss, who after its ticket allotment was gone was left with 65,000 supporters still trying to get in. It wouldn't be quite as trying for these fans as it was for those who didn't get tickets in past years, though. For the first time, the Sugar, Cotton, and Orange Bowls would be telecast nationally. The Rose Bowl, in populous southern California, a media center, had already gone national the year before.
Television depended then on coaxial cable, but it didn't yet reach New Orleans. Sugar Bowl President Irwin Poche had a friend, Basil O'Connor, who was president of the national March of Dimes. Poche suggested to O'Connor early in 1952 that a large portion of the proceeds be donated to the March of Dimes when the Sugar Bowl was carried on national TV. O'Connor hit on the idea of asking AT&T to extend the coaxial cable to New Orleans as its donation to the March of Dimes. It may have been a coincidence, but the cable was in place for the 1953 Sugar Bowl.
The Sugar Bowl had received $50,000 for its 1952 telecast, which was carried locally on WDSU-TV and then sent to other cities. On December 10, 1952, the Sugar Bowl and ABC completed arrangements for its national coverage. "That made us nationwide," said Charles Zatarain. "That was the difference between national television and the radio." The network paid $100,000 ($25,000 of which was earmarked for the March of Dimes for the length of the contract) for a combined TV-radio package.
It was a huge step forward, but it was not without additional headaches. ABC was the new network and, because of limited outlets in comparison to NBC and CBS, its largest sponsor withdrew. ABC had to depend on local sponsorship in the cities where the Sugar Bowl was piped. But it was a start.
Coach Bobby Dodd seemed to have a lot more to worry about than mundane things like television, despite his Yellow Jackets being a 7-point favorite. Tech finished the season as undefeated SEC champion, ranked No. 2 nationally. In the last few games, however, his team had incurred numerous injuries, including those of running backs Leon Hardeman (ankle) and Bill Teas (collarbone). This threatened to curtail their playing time, if indeed, they could play it all.
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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The Tardigrada are microscopic animals that look superficially like miniature eight-legged teddy bears. They live in habitats with at least intermittent moisture and can form resistant resting stages enabling them to endure extreme environmental conditions, including intense heat and cold, radiation, desiccation, even the vacuum of space. As of 2002, about 900 species had been described, but it's likely that many more are still to be discovered.
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GENEVA, N.Y. – For the second year in a row, nationally-ranked No. 18 MIT saw its season end at the hands of No. 6 Bowdoin College as the Engineers fell to the Polar Bears, 3-1, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinal and Gray finished the year with a record of 17-3 following their third NEWMAC title and third NCAA tournament appearance in four years.
Bowdoin struck first as it converted on its second penalty corner attempt in the 12th minute. Senior Brooke Phinney (Dedham, Mass.) unleashed a shot from the top of the circle which fellow classmate Cathleen Smith (Larchmont, N.Y.) redirected through a crowd. Junior Molly Duffy (New Providence, N.J.) produced the equalizer almost six minutes later as she corralled a long pass that made its way untouched through the midfield. Bowdoin goalie Kayla Lessard (Enfield, Conn.) met her at the top of the circle, but Duffy was able to slip the ball past her for the score.
The Polar Bears controlled play during the next 12 minutes as they almost broke the deadlock on a penalty stroke but senior Kassey Matoin's (Springvale, Maine) shot was off the mark. The defensive battle ended when Bowdoin scored twice during the final 5:28 of the half to establish a 3-1 advantage. Matoin found Phinney for the go-ahead goal following a penalty corner while sophomore Colleen Finnerty (Hopkinton, Mass.) connected on a feed from junior Katie Riley (Hingham, Mass.).
Despite the deficit, MIT continued to attack as strikes by seniors Kimberly Barker (Camden, N.Y.) and Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.) caused Lessard to make a diving stop along with a pad save early in the second stanza. Bowdoin responded by thwarting the Engineers' attempts towards their offensive zone while generating 15 shots and 12 penalty corners. MIT's defense was up to the task as senior Michelle Dion (Lunenberg, Mass.) earned a defensive save, sophomore goalie Jenna Klein (Parma, Ohio) turned away five shots, and four shots were blocked in the circle.
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ESPN has reached a new multiyear agreement for media rights to the early-season Battle 4 Atlantis men's college basketball tournament starting in 2014. The tournament – played at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort on Paradise Island, in the Bahamas – will be held in late November on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week each year. The new rights pact will begin with the fourth annual event in 2014 and conclude with the 2016 tournament.
As part of the deal, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to offer exclusive telecasts of six Battle 4 Atlantis matchups annually, including two quarterfinals, the semifinals, the third place game and championship. Battle for Atlantis features eight teams playing in a 12-game tournament format in a temporary stadium with state-of-the-art regulation facilities.
The field for past events is highlighted by UConn (2011), Duke (2012), Florida State (2011), Louisville (2012), Memphis (2012), Minnesota (2012), Missouri (2012), Stanford (2012) and Virginia Commonwealth (2012). The 2013 tournament includes Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, USC, UTEP, Villanova, Wake Forest and Xavier. The field for the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis will be announced in the coming months.
"Battle 4 Atlantis has quickly become one of the premier early-season tournaments in college basketball," said Nick Dawson, senior director, ESPN programming and acquisitions. "We're thrilled to bring it to the ESPN networks and know it will be a must watch for fans."
George Markantonis, president & managing director, Atlantis, Paradise Island, added, "We are excited about our new relationship with ESPN to televise the 2014-2016 Battle 4 Atlantis tournaments, allowing us to share this sports experience with millions of fans."
Battle 4 Atlantis joins and strengthens an already unmatched schedule of elite non-conference events on ESPN networks including the State Farm Champions Classic, Armed Forces Classic, Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Big 12/SEC Challenge, Jimmy V Classic, EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, CBE Hall of Fame Classic, Puerto Rico Tip-Off, NIT Season Tip-Off, Charleston Classic, Old Spice Classic, Wooden Legacy, Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, 2K Sports Classic, Legends Classic, Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off, MGM Grand Showcase, Barclays Center Classic and Las Vegas Invitational.