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Technivorm Moccamaster 10-Cup Coffee Maker with Thermal CarafeCertified by the SCAA, the updated version of our old favorite (the KBT 741, now also $299) meets time and temperature guidelines with utter consistency. As a result, it produces a smooth, velvety brew.BEST BUYBonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker with Thermal CarafeSimple to use and SCAA-certified, this brewer spends most of the cycle in the ideal temperature range. Its coffee had bright, full flavor that was a bit more acidic than the Technivorms.
Why don't you simply buy a jar of Nescafé?;-)Rob C
Thanks everyone but I have to be honest and say that I'm still stuck. I guess I want something that's not yet on the market.
Thanks everyone but I have to be honest and say that I'm still stuck. I guess I want something that's not yet on the market. None of the above choices grinds the coffee and sends it to brew.
Why don't you simply buy a jar of Nescafé?...
To stay within the usual stereotypes, shouldn't Brits (and Scots?) refrain from giving advice on coffee or food? Any tea advice would be, however, highly appreciated.
Hiya Andrew, it seems like it's taken quite a price drop sine I got mine a couple of years back!
... Poor old Maggie went today; a great lady..
I wish to nominate the Bialetti Moka Crystal.http://compare.ebay.com.au/like/261132528565?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes
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In order to make the Developer Regatta more interesting it should have a prize pool.
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Kotaku - Let's say you're new to a series. Or are in a position where you're recommending a series to a friend who's never played it. Or just feel like debating the finer points of a franchise with a friend, and deciding which of a big gaming franchise is the best.
I wanted to give Halo a try see what all the fuzz was about so i bought reach and it turned me off the franchise for good. The multiplayer was pretty good but the singleplayer campaign was a trainwreck probably 1 of the worst i have ever played it was boring and repetitive on par with the trainwreck resistance 2.
Yeah now i just need to say that Metroid prime 2 was crap j/k, and i have the trifecta of fanboy hate. Im already at 1 bubble so dont really care.
Resistance 3 on the other hand had a really good single player campaign.
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DURHAM — After the way last season ended for the University of New Hampshire football team, the defense knows it must get better.
The numbers are hard to ignore.
The Wildcats allowed 1,139 total yards in their final two games. They gave up 869 yards rushing, including 454 in a 23-7 loss to Wofford in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
With the CAA title on the line two weeks earlier, UNH dropped a 64-35 decision at home to Towson, snapping a six-game win streak. The Tigers piled up 660 yards, including 415 on the ground.
"We have a great offense, one of the best in the nation," said senior defensive lineman Jimmy Vailas, who sat out the scrimmage with a neck injury. "In order for us to get to the next level we need to bring the defense along."
The first steps toward improvement on the field took place over the past month during spring drills, which ended Saturday with the Blue/White intrasquad scrimmage at Cowell Stadium.
"I thought the defense, especially the first defense, flew around and did a nice job," said coach Sean McDonnell. "They've wanted to be better after last year at the end of the season. They got beat a couple times in the spring and they want to carry the load."
The offense scored 20 points in four quarters of running time, including a pair of 11-yard touchdown runs by redshirt freshman Dalton Crossan, who finished with 61 yards on a game-high 15 carries."I wanted to show the coaches what I could do being a young guy," Crossan said. "This is my first time playing in a live situation since my senior year in high school because I was hurt last camp. I loved getting back at it. It was fun."
Sophomore Mike Kelly scored the other TD on a 24-yard pass from Chris McCormick. Kelly finished with two catches for 69 yards.Junior Jimmy Owens gained 87 yards on six attempts and also had a long touchdown run called back because of a penalty.Junior Nico Steriti, the team's leading rusher last year, ran for 19 yards on six carries Saturday. Senior back and co-captain Chris Setian didn't play because of an injury.
"I thought Jimmy Owens ran terrific," McDonnell said, "(and) really did a nice job hitting holes and breaking tackles and making some things happen. I thought Crossan did some nice things. We've got four kids there that are pretty good football players."
The offense turned the ball over five times on interceptions by Nick Cefalo, Hayden Knudson and Shane McNeely and fumble recoveries by Rashid Armand and Robbie Zauck."Defensively I thought we flew around," Vailas said. "We ran to the ball extremely hard. We were physically tackling today."Knudson and McNeely are among the linebackers being counted on to fill the productive shoes of departed seniors Matt Evans, the program's all-time leading tackler, and Alan Buzbee.Julian Turner and Sean McCann each had a pair of sacks. The Wildcats lose three of their top five tacklers from a year ago.They also lose defensive tackle Jared Smith, who was taken in the seventh round of the NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks."I wanted to see how some of these young kids on the defensive side of the ball played," McDonnell said. "I wanted to see them out here today with no coaches on the field and how they were going to respond."
Quarterbacks Andy Vailas of Bedford and Sean Goldrich continue to compete for the starting job.
"It's never going to stop," said Vailas, who threw 18 touchdown passes last season with only three interceptions and was the Wildcats' third leading rusher.
They were a combined 9 of 18 for 60 yards. Both are coming off shoulder injuries. "They weren't very clean," McDonnell said of Saturday's performance. "The whole spring I thought both those guys were terrific. It's very close. The good thing is we've got two quarterbacks who I think can win in this conference." ■■■Before the scrimmage Jimmy Vailas received the Todd Walker Teammate Award. Vailas and Walker were best friends.The former wide receiver was killed in March of 2011 while trying prevent a robbery. As a tribute, Vailas wore Walker's No. 80 Saturday even though Vailas didn't play in the game.
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Mary Virginia "Gini" Heck, 80, of Winfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.
Mary Virginia "Gini" Heck, 80, of Winfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Miles Funeral Service, Winfield. A private family inurnment will take place at Riverview Cemetery, Arkansas City.
Gini worked as a drafting engineer for Beech, Boeing, Cessna, and Learjet.
Her husband James Webster Heck preceded her in death .
Survivors include: sons, Jimmy Heck II of Dallas, Texas, and Jeff (Linda) Heck of Andover; daughter, Cheryl Heck of Winfield; brother, Larrie Ford of Benbrook, Texas; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces.
A memorial has been established for the Kansas Veterans Home. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralservice.com.


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So did everyone make resolutions for 2013? I want to share a few of mine, some personal, some Jewish related. Hope you all had a wonderful break! Christmas, Hanukkah, Western New Years, etc.
Some personal ones:
- Climb higher mountains. I mean from an exercise perspective
- Eat healthier. I mean less sugar, red meat, etc.
- Lose my belly fat! Seriously, 2013 is the year to get rid of it!
- Increase my self-discipline. more motivation for me.
Some Jewish ones:
- Increase my knowledge of Jewish culture and history
- Do independent learning of the History of the Middle East (such a complex and deep topic.)
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One of my goals for 2011 is to digitize all of my paper records. I'll probably still keep the originals of things like our mortgage documents and of course birth certificates and social security cards, but I'll be able to free up space in my office by getting them out of my tightly packed file cabinet and onto my computer. Not only will this eliminate the paper clutter around me, but it will make it easier for me to access the documents I need whenever I need them and wherever I am!
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China's Online Petition Site Crashes
The new Chinese web-petitioning system suffered launch failure, crashing on the very day it went live. WSJ Reporter Josh Chin tells us why the website drew widespread criticism from Chinese netizens.
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this is truly AMAZING. for all the talk about who won the election for President Obama, the one demographic that might have made the biggest difference is....us! ok, not Atheists per se, but that growing part of the US population generally referred to as "the nones". consider this:
In the swing states, where the president lost the Catholic and Protestant vote, Obama won a huge margin of "the nones." Nationally, he lost Protestants by 15 points and barely won Catholics by 2 points. 70 percent of the "nones" voted to re-elect the president.
70% of those unaffiliated with religion went for Obama. yet from what i can gather almost no one is mentioning this. the "nones" make up about 20% of the US population, which is greater than Hispanics or Blacks (although there is certainly some overlap). many in the non-believer communities have ventured that we are an untapped voter block that could wield tremendous electoral influence. well, the data is in, and we are in fact a force to be reckoned with.
the question is, will we ever be courted? typically electoral sway has resulted in political power. Hispanics are a desired voting block so Hispanic outreach is mandatory, as well as offering political office to such a demographic. who will reach out to the "nones"? where is the solicitation of public office from this group? all i hear are crickets.
to me, this is the next logical step to take Atheism, secularism, non-belief, humanism, whatever you want to call it, to the next level. if we ever want to be considered on par with the religious we need public voices. we need politicians to come to us and ask us what's important. we have power - we just need to figure out how to use it.
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here's a link reporting on this:
one more really good discussion about this:
Rev. Dr. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, did get it: "It's not that our message—we think abortion is wrong, we think same-sex marriage is wrong—didn't get out. It did get out... It's that the entire moral landscape has changed. An increasingly secularized America understands our positions, and has rejected them."
Interesting that there was more mention of the influence of women and minorities on the result of the election just past than of the "nones," and that it has taken this long for this facet of the election to come out. That NPR has noticed it is encouraging, but I wonder if that notice can be sustained in the absence of an active political campaign.
It may be that part of the problem is the relative insularity of atheists, our tendency to be disdainful of positions less utterly committed than our own, like the old "spiritual but not religious." In opening our field of vision to such people, we not only increase our power base but possibly allow them to consider OUR position, with an eye toward eventually adopting it. I know I was utterly indifferent about religion for a long time before I finally committed to being an atheist.
So how about something of an ad campaign, or bumper stickers. Something like:
i think i like it!
Matthew, thanks for the links. Really interesting and uplifting reading.
agreed. you're welcome.
The problem is, to paraphrase the late Madelyn Murray O'Haire, organizing atheists is like herding cats. By our very nature, I submit, we tend to reject "group think" in favoring of making individual decisions on our own. Hell, just take a look at A|N as a prime example. We have liberal, conservative, and libertarian atheists on here who all have different political opinions ranging from fiscal to foreign policy to social issues. Vegetarians and meat eaters who argue about what is and is not a moral/ethical stance on the consumption of animals in one's diet.
I do think our current President has at least reached out (thrown a bone) to the "nones" when he speaks of this nation being made up of christians, jews, hindus, muslims, and non-believers. Obviously, a far cry better than George H.W. Bush who said we're not even citizens. Hey, at least being recognized as citizens who are not the spawn of Satan or baby cannibals, in this current climate, is at least something I suppose.
I think part of the reason 70% (myself included) went with President Obama is similar to the reason the Hispanic voting block went the same way. When people of hispanic origin hear Newt Gingrich talk about the Spanish language as the language of the ghetto, and Mitt Romney talking about making life so miserable on them that they will self deport, it's pretty much a no-brainer. Same with us. When one side rails against the godlessness of a secular America, touts the phony "Christian nation" agenda, says we're not citizens, while the other says we're actually members of society, Helen Keller can see where that one's going.
So long as the GOP loudly and publicly shows its disdain for us, the Democrats will be able to take us for granted. As a veteran and former elected official, I have no desire to throw my support behind a political organization that questions my very loyalty. Which is too bad. If they divorced themselves from the god-botherers and homophobes, accepted science as a rational way to find solutions to real problems, and then really meant it, I'd consider them as a viable option to the things I don't like about the Democrats. In the meantime, I'm left with the conclusion, by their public pronouncements, that they really don't want my vote.
you hit the nail on the head. of course we won't (largely) vote for the party of religion, aka the Republican Party. and i guess it makes sense that the Democrats would take us for granted, as opposed to embracing us which might be politically damaging.
maybe that will change now though. data crunchers are sure to take note, and wonder how they can better tap into us as an electorate, without hurting them in the process.
I think we're working this through in the right direction but something is missing. We may be a demographic block, but we're not aligned as a voting block. There are plenty of left handed people, who if they voted together could surely swing many an election. They aren't courted by politicians however because they do not coalesce - their demographic is irrelevant.
As I see it, there are several possibilities here:
1)We continue to be the cats that can't be herded, in which case we will continue to be ignored until we naturally reach critical mass and candidates try to manipulate us into being a demographic they can utilize for their own political gain.
2)A political situation arises naturally which binds none's together as a voting block. This could take a long time to occur naturally because of our culture. This country "wants" to ignore us.
3)The nones stir the pot, creating the situation that binds us together as a voting block. I think the most likely scenario is one where we insist our government grow up and start acting like rational adults. The only way I see that happening is if the various groups begin dialogues where a plan is hashed out. Because we're still unorganized, we have too little signal/noise right now.
One more point...I think the goal of the nones must be clear, concise and limited. To bite off too much would guarantee failure. Not that I agreed with the OWS movement but as an observer, I saw that as being their biggest failure. They allowed anybody the opportunity to make demands and it demolished their credibility. I would suggest we take a principled stand, advocating a religiously neutral government, as an advocate for all citizens.
Greg, your last point has a great deal of merit. Possibly something like the NRA is to the 2nd Amendment, we should be with respect to the 1st Amendment. Loud, vocal, and make it known we won't vote for anyone who mixes government and religion.
Oh, and maybe a chicken in every pot ;-)
I think a hardnosed position is going to be the only way we get anywhere. It has to be the high road though or we'd never get outside supporters. We're going to have to beat down a lot of accusations about atheism being a religion, slippery slope towards eugenics, satanism and other rubbish. Personally, I don't know if some of these people have the capacity to think outside their miserable self imposed box.
Or, in the State of Washington, some pot for every chicken.
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Because I am of the opinion that most people take sports way too seriously, I am happy there are the Washington Generals, and that on their official website there is a photo of a chalkboard depicting the times they have lost to the Harlem Globetrotters. All you can see on the left side are endless rows of four perpendicular slashes and a fifth slash drawn at a diagonal, the way a guy marooned on an uncharted island marks time.
On the right side of the chalkboard, under the heading Washington Generals Wins, there is a single vertical slash.
I am also happy there is a Globetrotters draft, for the same reason.
The Globetrotters, who will play one of two renamed Generals squads — either International Elite or Global Select, as if it matters — at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas &Mack Center, have held a player draft since 2007. A lot of people probably weren't aware of that, because it wasn't shown on ESPN. Not even on The Ocho.
The first player picked in the inaugural Globetrotters draft was Anthony "Ant" Atkinson of tiny Barton College. The Ant went on to become a Globetrotters star. On March 29, 2013, Ant Atkinson made 22 shots from 4-point distance — under Globetrotter rules, any made shot from beyond 35 feet counts four points — and scored 93 points.
A lot of people believe the Globetrotters' draft is a publicity stunt, but then a lot of people thought it was a publicity stunt when the Cavaliers selected UNLV's Anthony Bennett first overall in last year's NBA Draft, too.
Bennett has struggled as a pro although he has been playing more minutes recently. His career high is 14 points, which isn't anywhere close to Ant Atkinson's 93.
The first couple of years, the Globetrotters mostly drafted guys from little colleges, or guys from bigger colleges with mad dribbling or dunking skills, or freaks of nature, such as Sun Ming Ming of China, billed as the world's tallest basketball player at 7 feet 9 inches, 390 pounds.
In 2008, I watched Sun Ming Ming try out for one of the Japanese leagues at the Tarkanian Basketball Academy. I wrote that he was a walking solar eclipse, and that he made the Great Wall of China look like a picket fence. The noted basketball writer Alexander Wolff said Sun changed directions with the suddenness of a cruise ship.
But I also saw Sun dunk the ball with his left hand while standing flat-footed. So you could understand why the 'Trotters would burn a draft pick on somebody like that.
Starting with the third Globetrotters draft in 2009, the Harlem club began to get more creative with their late-round selections. That was the year they picked Tim Howard, the goalie for the U.S. men's soccer team. In 2011, the Globetrotters drafted another soccer player, the world-renowned Lionel Messi, because he was a great dribbler in soccer, so why not basketball?
The next year, the 'Trotters selected Usain Bolt, perhaps figuring his speed would come in handy if International Elite or Global Select put on a press. Last year, Harlem drafted Brittney Griner (but lost out when the Baylor star signed with the WNBA) and Mariano Rivera.
Rivera is from the same hometown as Globetrotters star Special K Daley — Panama City, Panama — and his cutter would fit in perfectly with the 'Trotters famous baseball routine, provided he could learn how to throw it with a basketball.
"In the fourth quarter, when the Globetrotters need to close out a game, who better than the best closer of all time?" 'Trotters CEO Kurt Schneider told MLB.com, presumably with the closest thing to a straight face he could muster.
When Rivera learned he had been drafted by the Globetrotters, he told MLB.com it was time he started to practice his jump shot. If only he had one. "I just got the ball and tried to get it in that basket," he said.
The Yankees closer went on to say that he likes to watch basketball on TV, especially the playoffs, if that's any consolation.
So as cool as it would be to watch Usain Bolt chase Mariano Rivera around the Thomas &Mack Center court with a water pail filled with confetti Wednesday night, it won't be happening, because not all draft choices pan out. Just ask the Cavaliers. Or the Kansas City Royals, who once selected Clint Hurdle in the first round.
This reminds me of 2011, when the Generals "traded" Too Tall Hall to the Globetrotters. Washington did not receive a player in return. Which might explain the single perpendicular slash in its win column.
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Have an office w 4 computers. Need to have act installed on each machine, where each machine is a unique user. Is there a product that would allow for that?
Which product would that be? Also needs to run on windows 2000.
There's a few more questions that need to be answered, primarily, what kind of, if any, sharing are you planning/wanting to do with this data. Also somewhat important is are these desktops/laptops - meaning are the laptops going to be taken from the office. Another one that came up is if these are Windows 2000 machines, what is the CPU/Memory amount.
Post a bit more info, and we'll try to help you out.
Sorry for the sketchy info in original post.
4 desktop units. They don't move. 4 users need access to a master database simultaneously. (4 would be ideal; in reality it's mainly 2 users logged in to the database at any given time.
Machines are older. P3/512K ish.
Act 6.0 is working just great with the exception of our newly acquired excel export problem. Our company is moving into the current decade by using a spreadsheet to record sales calls, and I need to make the space shuttle look like an Edsel.
It may well be that ActPak (recommended by someone at actaddons.com) is the best solution to this.
Essentially, the new format involves qualifying prospects on Sheet1, and if we deem them worthy of follow up, we flag them with an identifier in column B, and then copy all accounts with that identifier to another sheet, to separate them for further call activity.
My hope is that I can build a simple report that looks like excel on paper (without the cell borders) and that way it will translate well into excel.
I'm going to petition for our continued use of ACT, but the corporate flexibility factor when it comes to people using thier own solutions isn't great...even if they are worlds better.
Thanks for any input, list.
Well, I think ACT fits the bill to a "T"; however, there are some concerns I have.
It is clear that your hardware seems to be a little antiquated compared to today's standards. After reading your description, it seems that the company will be spending more on trying to keep the spreadsheets up to date than it would be to bring the systems up today's standards with ACT 2010. If you are only keeping up with a small number of prospects then maybe a spreadsheet is fine, but I suspect you need to track more than 50 or so. The user's computers do not need to be power systems, in fact they can be systems based on the Atom processor or a netbook / nettop. One computer holding the "master" database should have a little more power, but for a small office it doesn't have to be an enterprise class server.
In my opinion, the way to make it look like an Edsel is to keep the screens very simple ... maybe even remove some of the more advanced tabs like "web info" and show how to use pre-populated drop downs when completing a call or meeting. No real typing.
The value will be the reports that you are able to produce from their daily use.
Well, a little rambeling, but hope this thoughts helped you think this through.
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Ok, last question for now. ....
If I need Act running on four separate desktop systems (to support four different users), do I need four unique copies of ACT or will one do it all?
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Rita's repose: Getting catty with fiction
SOUR PUSS (A Mrs. Murphy Mystery )
By Rita Mae Brown
272 pages
Bantam Books
While writers of fiction have often deferred to an otherworldly muse for guidance and inspiration, Rita Mae Brown looks to her pets.
"My goal is to think like a cat," she told a rapt local audience Saturday, March 4, describing her approach to the craft. This from an author whose new book cover states, with more good humor than wry wit or irony, that "It Takes a Cat to Write the Purr-fect Mystery."
Brown was at Barracks Road's Barnes & Noble to sign copies of her new book, Sour Puss, the 13th installment of the popular Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series.
The follow-up to last year's Cat's Eyewitness, the story is set in nearby Crozet, a murder mystery spiced with local intrigue and the pomp and politics of the wine industry in the Virginia Piedmont. Here, though, the politics have devolved into violence, and Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen must solve a new riddle: who is responsible for the murder of two wine enthusiasts, and who has poisoned her own wine crop?
A resident of Afton, Brown is a farmer herself, although she readily admits she had to learn about the particulars of farming wine grapes, and that she has a general distaste for alcohol. As much of her loyal local readership also knows, Brown is an animal aficionado. But there's an added dimension to that interest, an uncommon admiration for animal life.
"We [humans] are crazy to them– stark, crazy, mad," she declared to the group with characteristic verve. "We are scared of everything. We watch flat screens with flickering images and think it's real."
This sort of offhand social commentary and comic misanthropy color her writing as much as her public persona. Included alongside a brief "cast of characters" section at the front of the book is a section introducing "the really important characters," a list comprising three cats, a dog, an owl, a possum, a snake, a donkey, and a blue jay.
Indeed, animals figure heavily in Sour Puss, not only as "really important characters," but as key elements in her narrative approach. The cats' charm is the book's easy appeal, their exploits its comic relief, and their dialogue the device that adds expository depth. The animals know things that the humans don't; it's their tenacity that ultimately helps solve the mystery, and their observations on human behavior that offer substance.
In the opening wedding scene, Mrs. Murphy (the most discerning of the three cats), offers some thoughts on matrimony: "Marriage establishes paternity so a man isn't putting a nickel in another man's meter... The whole marriage thing is so ingrained in society that they can't really do without it. Doesn't even matter if they have children. It's something you've got to do."
Brown's voice is evident here as elsewhere. "Who wants to be human?" another of the cats asks. "If there is reincarnation, I'm coming back as myself."
Here, perhaps, is the crux of both Brown's appeal as an author and her efficacy as a social activist: her affable blend of homegrown wisdom and droll world-weariness. Brown's talk had that comfortable, living-room appeal. She could pique the audience's interest, stun them with a touch of controversy, and– before anyone could take offense– answer her own taunt with a humorous riposte.
As is often the case with writers who are also public figures, Brown's reputation precedes her work. A champion of women's issues and an outspoken lesbian, Brown was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from New York University.
Her resume is a primer in civic participation. At NYU, she founded the Student Homophile League. She has been involved with the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the more liberal Redstockings, and she helped to organize the Furies Collective in Washington, DC. She also attended the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, receiving her Ph.D. in Political Science in 1976.
Here in Albemarle she is, among other things, the founding mother of the Piedmont Women's Polo Club.
Since the publication in 1973 of her first novel, the semi-autobiographical Rubyfruit Jungle, Brown has seduced and sustained a national audience, and she has used her success to advance a number of lesbian and feminist causes. Sour Puss is benign entertainment, but the figure of the activist author still looms large in the background. Brown's popularity reveals that– with or without the feline muse present– a good speaker draws a good crowd.
Brown at a 2003 reading at B&N


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EPA Announced Redesigned Ford Escape's MPG
- The EPA says the Escape's most efficient engine can achieve up to 33 miles per gallon
- Mazda's new CX-5 barely edges out the Escape's combined fuel economy numbers
- The EPA also announced MPG ratings for the Escape's other powerplants
The freshly redesigned 2013 Ford Escape will be among the greenest SUVs on the market when it arrives in dealerships later this month. That's the latest from the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency, which recently announced official fuel economy ratings for each of the Escape's three upcoming variants ahead of their upcoming debuts.
The most efficient engine in the recently redesigned Escape's lineup is the all-new 173-horsepower 1.6-liter "EcoBoost" four-cylinder. Available on the mid-level Escape SE and SEL, the motor uses turbocharging to increase power without sacrificing fuel economy and can only be had with the automaker's six-speed automatic transmission. According to the EPA, front-wheel drive Escape models equipped with the 1.6-liter engine are capable of achieving 23 miles per gallon in city driving and a whopping 33 mpg on the highway for a combined total of 26 mpg.
While those fuel economy figures are certainly impressive, they fall just short of EPA fuel economy ratings for the Mazda CX-5, which is officially the most fuel efficient SUV available today. Equipped with a 155-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a 6-speed manual transmission, the CX-5 achieves a thirstier 32 mpg on the highway but maintains a miserly 26 mpg in city driving for a combined total of 29 miles per gallon. The figures also fall behind the outgoing Escape Hybrid's fuel economy numbers, which topped 32 miles per gallon in combined driving.
Base-level Escape S models will offer a 168-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder that's also available in the SUV's current generation. In the 2013 model, that engine is rated at 22 miles per gallon in the city and 31 mpg in highway driving for a combined total of 25 mpg - an increase in two miles per gallon compared to the old Escape. According to Ford, the fuel economy boost comes from minor updates to the engine's internals combined with an overall improvement in the SUV's aerodynamics.
While the 2013 Escape will no longer offer a V6 like its predecessor, a powerful EcoBoost four-cylinder will take its place as the flagship powerplant in the model's lineup. According to the EPA, that engine - a 240-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter - will achieve 22 miles per gallon in the city and 30 mpg on the highway with front-wheel drive or 21 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway with all-wheel drive.
With its redesign for 2013, the all-new Escape will mark the beginning of its third generation as one of the most popular vehicles in the compact SUV segment. According to Ford, base-level models will be priced from $22,470 before destination when they begin arriving at dealers later this spring.
What it means to you: With its new EPA fuel economy ratings, the 2013 Escape joins a growing list of SUVs perfect for buyers concerned about fuel efficiency.


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|2012-06-14, 15:46
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Oh well, still have Hirasaka Yomi's voodoo doll just in case he wants to troll fans again.
|2012-06-17, 09:28
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Kodaka: "Thank you! I will always be grateful to you that you brought Sena and me together!"
Yozora: "Errr......"
Kodaka: "You will always be my best friend!"
Yozora: "Friend...?"
Kodaka: "Of course! Without your club I would have never gained happiness in my life. But now I found the love of my life thanks to you..."
Something breaks in Yozora's mind.
Yozora: "He, he, he...."
Kodaka: "Yozora? Aren't you feeling well...? What, what... are you holding in your hand...? No... don't do it! Don't!!!!"
The End.
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|2012-06-17, 23:17
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Carefree Dragon
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Canada
Age: 27
I honestly think Yozora could turn into a dangerous yandere, before i read the v7 summary Yozora was my personal pick from the girls, but after the things she said, Sena overtook her, i dislike yandere's, they usually scare me (only 2 yandere's i've found do not) and if Yozora becomes a yandere, she'd drop way behind all the other girls for me.
|2012-06-18, 11:46
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Did you remember the dream Kodaka had at the end of Volume 5 (Time Machine)? He ran away from Yozora who was hunting him and at the end she'll shoot him and shouts "You belong to me!". This could be interpreted as an instinctive warning from his inner conscience that he might be in danger if he rejects Yozoras feelings.
Yozora also says to Sena in a very serious quarrel that she wishes that she never existed and she seems to be convinced that she and Kodaka could be already a ... (she is not completing the sentence so the word "couple" is left out) if Sena never joined the club (later in Volume 7).
Anything could happen if Yozora's selfish world breaks apart.
|2012-06-18, 17:12
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Join Date: Dec 2011
The author let all evil deeds backfire on her. So she never get the things done her way. And she does not learn, does not reflect and shows no signs of empathy. She is only thinking about herself and her bad luck, pitying herself constantly, also blames others for being responsible that she is unlucky (in her case she blames Sena).
Yozora makes an giant afford and thinks about how to get Kodakas attention and friendship. She founded the club with the intention to refresh the old friendship with him - and only with him. To launch the club she even blackmails, slaps and hits little innocent and defenseless children so she can be alone with her beloved Kodaka. She is betraying him from the beginning, the whole existence and the intention of the club was just a big lie because off selfish reasons. Yozora is indeed someone you can call a "false friend".
So... who is more selfish than her?
And how selfish is Sena? In her quarrel with Yozora in Vol. 7 she indirectly requested her to confess her love to Kodaka and not to constantly cling to the past. You should do what you gotta do! Sena cares for Yozora even though they are love rivals. Sena is not hitting on Kodaka within the club and is focussing on club activities. Sena did not join the club because she wanted to be Kodakas girlfriend (unlike Yozora and Rika). Sena qualifies herself as being a "true friend".
And Rika was honest from the beginning that she wants Kodaka for herself.
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|2012-06-18, 18:14
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
If all the characters in this story were transparent, honest, and free of issues, there would be no need for the club in the first place. They all act under false pretences some of the time, but so does everyone. The way you phrase things above, you make it sound like Yozora is cold, calculating, and vicious in her attempts to control and ensnare Kodaka. That could perhaps have been the case if she weren't so comically incompetent at it. I don't necessarily feel sympathy towards her all the time, but I think her actions stem more out of being something of a social misfit than a truly "bad person". (The whole "little innocent and defenseless children" line is a bit of a laugh too -- there are no such characters in this story. You're turning everyone else into angels so you can frame one character as a devil.)
I think you've really missed a large portion of this story if you can paint Yozora and Sena in such extreme black-and-white terms. Neither of them are either totally good or totally evil, and they each have issues that cause them problems socially. That's why they need the club, and each other. I think that's really the heart of this story.
|2012-06-18, 19:50
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Join Date: May 2007
Ah..The holy crusade against Yozora begins, this time of the month?
This novel is self-styled zennen love comedy...The characters are all supposed to be zennen (yes gasp Sena included). Great you love Sena as a character and she's an inspiration for some and all, though everything you described about Yozora, might, gasp, be a moe point for other people? There's no such thing as good or evil in a love comedy, perhaps eventual winners and loser. Kodaka is not destined for any particular girl by design (and he sure doesn't quite deserve anyone right now). Sena sure qualifies herself as many things, whether that viewpoint is shared by other people (and other characters included) is debatable. Hey, that's her zennen aspect.
I just want to CUDDLE Yozora's awkwardness! I maintain Sena is too much of a 'bro' character for me (perhaps because her boobies didn't quite have as much an impact on me) , just not girly enough. As Rika aptly puts it, "female power rating of 5, what trash" :P
Actually the thing that probably annoys most Sena shipper is, there are hints that Sena cares more about Yozora than Kodaka. That all this time you are dreaming about how Kodaka's perfect with Sena blah blah, is irrelevant! Though it is one bonus point for Sena being the closet M, through and through
Btw that dream was about Kodaka's own guilt. Just like how he asked Yozora in the holiday house ghost story whether he'll be punished for betraying a friend. Had Yozora played it straight, and told him how shitty he made her felt during the relevation scene, Kodaka will probably be eager to make amends. Alas she's too much of a tsundere so it's the 'think nothing of it, past is the past', exactly the opposite of how she felt to avoid the embrassment of admitting - which made Kodaka uncertain about how much Yozora cared.
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|2012-06-20, 08:31
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Just think about it: If Sena succeeds in conquering Yozora (friendship) and Kobato (accepting her), there is no obstacle any more for the Kodaka route, which is the end of the game.
|2012-06-20, 10:15
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Also what actually makes Yozora sad is that she wants to go back to the Sora and Taka relationship they had in the past and it ain't happening...
|2012-06-20, 11:31
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|2012-06-21, 11:49
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 28
Also, WTF! that feels like asspull, really really, I demand to see the whole volume or its last chapter, seriously, I was wondering that if this series could the cousin fetish and voila! Oh Japan, realky?
*goes to stab Yomi's doll agaun*
|2012-06-21, 12:15
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Chile
What the kids think, well, that's another matter entirely
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Most recent performance
There are currently no scheduled performances of Quartett. It was last on stage 18–28 June 2014 as part of the Summer 2013/14 season.
Two characters from Les Liaisons dangereuses are trapped in a bitter game of seduction and deception, from which the only escape is death.
Based on Heiner Müller's iconic play, Luca Francesconi's Quartett brings together all the ingredients of great opera – love, hatred and death. It's impossible not to be moved by this darkly comic and deeply disturbing work from one of the world's leading opera composers. John Fulljames creates a new production for the Linbury Studio Theatre with designer Soutra Gilmour (a regular designer for the National Theatre, Old Vic and Donmar Warehouse, among others).
Francesconi's score calls for The Royal Opera's biggest ever sound design, and demands two distinct orchestras – one of which is pre-recorded and electronically treated, the sound sent flying over the heads of the audiences. The result is a fully immersive experience in which the audience are chillingly implicated as voyeurs of this desperate drama.
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Sometimes during the long winter season, we tend to look for things to add excitement to what might otherwise be a gloomy day.
Such was the case last Sunday when I allowed myself to be talked into going on a 3-mile-plus hike on one of our many trails through the woods of Point Washington State Forest.
For those who know me, you might have noticed that I am pretty adventurous � but, hiking through a forest where there have been bear sightings would not be my cup of tea. In fact, I had been asked, encouraged and needled to take such a hike several times before, but always staunchly refused.
But, who wants to be thought of as a wimp?
"Ok," I finally said, agreeing to the trek. Surely I can do a 3-mile hike, right?
So, I donned a pair of jeans and sneakers and with great trepidation got in the car. When we arrived at the entrance to the Eastern Lake Trail Head, to my delight, I saw other cars in the parking area.
"Maybe we can walk with others?" I asked.
"No," I was told, "we will walk alone as a couple."
Gingerly, I followed my confident companion to the trail's entrance, where there was a nice-looking couple studying the map on the board.
Not able to contain myself, I blurted out "Are you going to walk the trail also?"
The nice couple said "Yes" they were thinking of taking a hike.
"Great!" I said, "Would you like to walk with us?"
I glanced at my companion who was leveling a steady gaze in my direction. But, hey, I was here, out of the car, and going on the hike, so a little humoring might be in order.
"Sure," the couple said.
And as my new friends moved away from the board, I saw for the first time a sheet of paper taped to the glass that said "Caution Bear Sighted."
"Are we going anyway?" I asked.
Sure, I was told. Black bears run from humans.
And that is a documented fact true of all bears? So, why the need for a warning to take caution? And how would one be cautious if we do encounter a black bear on our walk? Would a stick help?
The questions would have to wait as my group was setting out, and there was nothing to do but follow since the car had been locked.
"Should we sing loudly to warn the bear that we are approaching?" I asked.
"Sure," said my wise-guy companion, we should sing "Teddy Bear's Picnic."
But no one began singing, and my new female friend informed me that if we did encounter a bear, it would take me first because they sense fear.
Since I was obviously going to get no comfort from this group of jokers, I resorted to praying as I walked from my chosen spot behind the others, scanning the horizon for patches of black fur.
As the time past, I eventually began to settle down.
Three miles proved to be longer than I had anticipated. I do that distance on the gym's bike pretty easily, but somehow, the 3 miles in rough terrain was a different story.
Toward the end of the walk and as the trail widened, we did see several animal prints and some large scat. The guys said the prints were of several deer, maybe a coyote or two, and indeed a nice-sized bear. At this point though, I was joking that I would welcome the bear appearing and showing me the way out!
During the hike, I made new friends in Mary and Joe, who are staying on 30A for the first time. They are from Traverse City, Mich., have two sons and five grandchildren. A delightful and intelligent couple, and I am glad we met up.
Mary celebrated her birthday last week on 30A. I hope it was a good one!
Deborah Wheeler is a staff writer for The Walton Sun. She may be reached at 654-8443, 687-1239, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @WaltonSunDeb. Her column Personally Yours appears as often as the spirit moves.


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The chemistry program stresses the art of scientific thought and the role of chemistry in society. Chemistry students benefit from a close working relationship with faculty members in an atmosphere that encourages research. Majors can gain preparation suitable for graduate study in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical and materials engineering, environmental sciences, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, clinical chemistry, or molecular biology. Other professional schools open to chemistry graduates include the following: human, dental, or veterinary medicine; business administration; or patent or environmental law. Majors will also have a background appropriate for becoming a professional research or process chemist in industrial, pharmaceutical, or government laboratories; teaching high school or community college chemistry; doing environmental monitoring or remediation; working in sales, product development, or in laboratory safety; becoming a writer on science topics, working in science libraries or other information services, doing conservation work in art museums; or performing forensic analyses for law enforcement agencies.
Requirements for the Major in Chemistry
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A minimum of eight units from credited courses, excluding courses designed for non-chemistry majors. Also does not include the SIP.
Advanced Placement
With a chemistry advanced placement score of 4 or 5or IB score of 5, 6, or 7, one unit of AP credit will be awarded towards the minimum of eight units required for the major in chemistry provided a student begins the chemistry sequence at CHEM 120 or higher.
Required Courses
CHEM 110 Chemical Composition and Structure with Lab (exempted if student begins in CHEM 120 or CHEM 125)
CHEM 120 Chemical Reactivity with Lab or CHEM 125 Chemical Composition, Structure, and Reactivity with Lab
CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I with Lab
CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry II with Lab
CHEM 240 Analytical Chemistry with Lab
CHEM 310 Physical Chemistry I with Lab
CHEM 490 Senior Seminar (minimum of 0.7 units required)
Two additional 300- or 400- level credited courses with lab
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MATH 112 Calculus I
MATH 113 Calculus II (Additional work in mathematics is encouraged.)
PHYS 150 Introductory Physics I with Lab
PHYS 152 Introductory Physics II with Lab
In accordance with College policy, chemistry majors must pass eight units of chemistry and the mathematics and physics cognates with a C- or better.
Kalamazoo College appears on the American Chemical Society's list of schools that offer approved pre-professional undergraduate programs in chemistry. This program includes: CHEM 210, 240, 310, 352, 430, a chemistry research-based SIP, and three additional chemistry courses above the 100-level. In addition MATH 112 and 113 and PHYS 150 and 152 are required and Math 214 and 240 are recommended. This curriculum, which provides thorough preparation in chemistry, mathematics, and physics, is recommended for students contemplating graduate study in chemistry.
A research-based SIP work in chemistry is typically done in the summer following the junior year, worked on during fall of senior year, and defended during either the winter or spring departmental symposia.
All students enrolling in the beginning Chemistry courses (CHEM 110, 120, or 125) must complete the placement examination prior to enrolling in either of these courses. Results from the placement examination may permit exemption for one or both beginning courses (with exemption from CHEM 120 also requiring proof of extensive laboratory preparation). Students entering Kalamazoo College with Advanced Placement or IB scores of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry examination are automatically exempt from CHEM 110.
3/2 Pre-Engineering in Chemical Engineering
Students intending to follow the 3/2 Pre-Engineering Program in chemical engineering should follow the course sequence for the chemistry major through the third year and meet the requirements for admission to chemical engineering schools after the third year. Each student pursuing this program must successfully complete the following courses while in residence at Kalamazoo College: CHEM 110, 120, 210, 220, 240, 310; MATH 112, 113, 214, 240, 280; PHYS 150, 152, 220.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Concentration
Students interested in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology should refer to the full program description for the concentration.
All courses offered by the chemistry department may be used as a Natural Sciences (NS) Area of Study (AOS) courses.
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An official catalog is produced each summer for the following academic year and stored in the Archives section of this site. These versions are used for degree audits. Throughout the year, approved changes are incorporated immediately. Updates that have been submitted and approved by early summer will be included in the archival catalog for the next academic year in mid-summer.


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City to expand Cool Roofs program to include nonprofit organizations
Applications for Cool Roofs, the newest servePGH initiative, are now available to nonprofit organizations.
Cool Roofs coats the roofs of city buildings with reflective white paint, making them more energy efficient. In an effort to expand the program's impact, organizations that have been incorporated as a nonprofit through the Pennsylvania Department of State may apply for materials and resources to coat their rooftops at no cost. Applications are available here and will be accepted on a rolling basis until September 16. Special priority will be given to applications submitted by August 16.
"I am excited to expand Cool Roofs to Pittsburgh's nonprofits, and provide the benefits of this sustainable and environmentally-friendly technology to more organizations throughout the city," Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said. "This program expands Pittsburgh's 'green revolution,' and provides support to our vital nonprofit community. Cool Roofs are also proven to reduce the urban heat island effect, an important sustainability goal for the City of Pittsburgh."
To be eligible for Cool Roofs, nonprofit organizations must commit to both providing volunteers to carry out the coating process and reporting utility information, in exchange for in-kind materials and technical assistance. Nonprofits must also demonstrate that their roof meets the appropriate guidelines for coating, which can be found in the Cool Roofs application. An eligible roof will receive: reflective paint/primer, rollers and other paint supplies, technical assistance from the Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, and supplies for volunteers such as sunglasses and safety guides. Benefits of coating a roof include: cooler and more comfortable building temperatures, an increase in the efficiency of roof-mounted air conditioning equipment, and protection against thermal expansion and UV radiation on the roofs, making them more durable and longer-lasting.
Funded by a $56,000 grant allocated from a Cities of Service Impact Volunteering Fund Grant and $25,000 from the City's Green Trust Fund, Cool Roofs was first implemented in Pittsburgh in June 2013 through collaboration between the Mayor's Office of Service and Civic Engagement (servePGH), the Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, and the Department of Public Works. $35,000 of this funding will be allocated to the nonprofit mini-grant portion of the program. In its first year, Cool Roofs will coat approximately 50,000 square feet of City rooftops with reflective white paint, lowering the City's CO2 emissions by an estimated 50 tons and engaging 200 volunteers.
For more information about Cool Roofs, please visit pittsburghpa.gov/servepgh/cool-roofs.


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BEIJING, April 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) (the "ChinaNet" or "Company"), a leading B2B (business to business) Internet technology company focusing on providing online-to-offline ("O2O") sales channel expansion services for small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs") and entrepreneurial management and networking services for entrepreneurs in the People's Republic of China, today announced that on April 16, 2014, it received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") advising the Company that, due to its inability to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 on a timely basis, the Company no longer complies with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) for continued listing, and that the Company has 60 calendar days (or until June 16, 2014) to submit a plan explaining how it expects to regain compliance. If NASDAQ approves the Company's plan, it can grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K (or until October 13, 2014) to regain compliance.
The Company anticipates that it will be able to file the Form 10-K substantially prior to the expiration of such 60-day period and regain compliance with the NASDAQ Listing Rules. If the Company is unable to file its Form 10-K within the 60-day period, it intends to file with the NASDAQ a plan to regain compliance within the Listing Rules of the NASDAQ. Acceptance of such plan is discretionary with the NASDAQ. This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the listing requirement discussed above or otherwise satisfy the other NASDAQ listing criteria.
About ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
The Company, a parent company of ChinaNet Online Media Group Ltd., incorporated in the BVI ("ChinaNet"), is a leading B2B (business to business) Internet technology company focusing on providing O2O (online to offline) sales channel expansion service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurial management and networking service for entrepreneurs in China. The Company, through certain contractual arrangements with operating companies in the PRC, provides Internet advertising and other services for Chinese SMEs via its portal websites, 28.com, Liansuo.com and Chuangye.com, TV commercials and program production via China-Net TV, and in-house LCD advertising on banking kiosks targeting Chinese banking patrons. Website: http://www.chinanet-online.com.
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