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FLOR Opens SoHo Flagship and Plans US Expansion
Modular carpet company FLOR opened its first-ever New York store in SoHo today. This is the third brick-and-mortar location for FLOR, which already has stores in Chicago and Santa Monica. More openings are planned — Greg Colando, president and creator of the FLOR brand, gave the press some specifics on where and when…
FLOR's fourth store is planned to open in Atlanta on April 28, and Colando spoke of future stores in Houston, Dallas, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, and other US cities. Within the next year or so, the company hopes to open up to 10 new locations.
FLOR's story is one that could only happen in the 21st century. Founded by architectural flooring company Interface, FLOR started as a catalog and web-based business. Their target was the retail consumer looking for an affordable, adaptable rug, and they lent their brand green cred by offering a Return & Recycle Program, in which customers could send their old carpet tiles back to the manufacturer, avoiding the landfill.
As a previously online-only company, they've been able to collect data on where sales are strong, then invest in opening stores where they know they have a consumer base. Colando said that New York is their largest market, and the two-floor Soho showroom is their biggest yet.
The SoHo opening coincides with the launch of the Floresse Signature Collection, a series of carpet tiles made from 100 percent wool. The tiles are softer and denser than previous collections, and the pile is a plusher cut. Full rugs range from $260 to $1,536.
FLOR's SoHo store will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 am to 7 pm and Sundays from noon to 6 pm.
Photos: Sarah Coffey, FLOR


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how does something come from nothing they are still left with that problem in the claims of the beginning.
But how do you say that these morals are from culture and society when every culture has their morals based on some form of religion?
Morals is another thing that makes us different then the rest of the animals
No it's not rude of that's what it is to you that's that. Could you give me a few lines which you think lack logic or intellect I would like to see.
The trademark of this new brand of atheism is its vitriolic attack on religion.
A good example of a claim against religion that does not sit well with the facts of reality is issued in the form of a challenge to the believer to ...
Without God, morality is reduced to whatever mode of behavior human beings happen to favor either because of their genetic makeup or conventional accords.
No other animal has come to rule over nature as we have and as now we attempt to stab deadly knives into nature. This is relevant to me because the bible is very clear from the beginning that God intended for us to be over all the animals.
QuoteHandicap people were put here to glorify God...Wow. Just... wow. So these people worship a god that needs to deliberately mutilate its own creation in order to make itself more glorious?That kind of thinking is so perversely bat-shit insane and inhuman that the word "wrong" can't do it justice.
Handicap people were put here to glorify God...
Alright so first off if you were to start with the problem of evil, which is basically the backbone of the amputee argument, at least it seems. To say that you believe in evil, you are assuming a moral law to know what is good or evil, and to have a moral law means that there must be a moral law giver.
We see this exemplified in the Bible, when Yahweh gives Moses a "Commandment" forbidding killing (which was supposedly given much earlier, to Noah), yet the moment Moses comes down from the mountain, he and his Levite stormtroopers kill 3,000 people for having a pagan religious celebration in his absence. This "Great Lawgiver" goes on to order his people to exterminate entire societies and take their land, presumably relaying the orders from Yahweh himself. Also, according to Biblical situation ethics, it can be OK to rape little girls after murdering their families in front of their eyes (Numbers 31:17-18).
Threats of burning in Hell, or ambiguously ordinary natural events (Yahweh sent Katrina because he doesn't like buttsex!) don't count even if true precisely because the existence of the MLG, the "laws," and the connection between them is...wait for it...subjective. A preacher can interpret Katrina as punishment for buttsex, and a Druid can interpret it as punishment for too many people driving cars. Who is right? Can't tell from any observation of the hurricane. It might also be just a bad storm.
Bonus Question: what if you found out that there was no Moral Law handed down from the heavens, that nothing is forbidden and everything is permissible. Would you act differently?
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
Kcrady, as I recall, you bailed out of the argument where I was opposing the double-speak you're currently engaged in. 'There are things that objectively do what we think of as harming humans' - "harm is what we don't want to happen to humans'.Yeah, totally subjective. And you know it. But hey, it's politically useful to deny that, so...EDIT: The abandoned argument lies here.
OK, so you believe there's no objective difference between "harm" and "well being." Fine. Don't ever become a doctor.
Yet somehow I get the sneaking suspicion that when it comes to how you live your life, you don't actually act on that belief.
Your moral subjectivism is a hothouse plant that can live within the ivory tower of purely philosophical debate, but not out in the real world.
If we were to encounter a neo-Nazi, or a Muslim fundamentalist proclaiming the virtues of female genital mutilation, I would be very surprised if you responded to them by saying, "Well, OK, whatever floats your boat. It's not as if there are any objective facts that make my moral values any better than yours.
At the time, you had a signature quote condemning gay bashing (I don't remember what it was, and you've got a different sig now). But to condemn gay bashing as wrong, and not just something you don't like or wouldn't want to participate in, is to act as if that's a moral fact that the other person ought to agree with, instead of having their own, different-but-equal subjective morality.
I do not think that moral subjectivism is the sort of thing that can pay rent in anticipated experiences, e.g., in the behaviors I anticipate that you will manifest when confronted with moral disagreement.
In other words you act (and I anticipate that you will continue to act) as if there are genuine moral facts, even though you profess otherwise in philosophical debates.
It's the same thing we observe in a believer who claims to believe that they've got an omnimax superbeing as their best buddy (a.k.a. a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ") and that their Bible is infallibly true, but when they feel a gut pain they think might be appendicitis, rush to the hospital instead of to the elders of their church (James 5:14-15).
If you aren't persuaded that moral subjectivism is the valid position "all the way down" (i.e., outside of the realm of ivory tower philosophy), then I will tend to find your arguments for it unpersuasive.
For example, in the previous thread, you brought up the question of whether it was OK to exterminate Neandertals as if that represented a genuine quandary for my position.
We are talking about principles of human behavior, after all. Every other species has a set of behaviors adapted to maximize its well-being, why should humans be any different?
Conveniently, Neandertals no longer exist, so there is no actual or plausible life-situation in which a moral decision needs to be made. When I inserted a class of entities that actually exists [Jews--people with Down's syndrome, blacks, or any other class of people once treated as sub-human could have been used with equal effect], suddenly the "quandary" disappeared for you.
You did not try to argue that the species boundary or horizon of moral concern was impossible, or even difficult to place anymore. You didn't try to argue that "Jews should be exterminated" is a subjective opinion that's just as valid as your opinion that they shouldn't.
Or to put it another way: I think you know a moral fact when you see one, even if you intellectually profess that such things don't exist.
P.S.: I owe you an apology for leaving that thread the way I did. I'd explain why, but that would be saying "I'm sorry, but..." which isn't a real apology. So, I'm sorry, no "buts."
Quote from: kcrady on July 30, 2012, 09:08:33 PMOK, so you believe there's no objective difference between "harm" and "well being." Fine. Don't ever become a doctor.Why not?[1] No, seriously, why not? I can't for the life of me figure out what difference it makes in practice, unless my subjective idea of "harm" diverges wildly from that of society at large. 1. Not that this is an accurate representation of what I said, but I'll roll with it.
Further, this is a fallacious appeal on your part, and you know it. Casting aspersions on another's character in lieu of a reasoned argument is old hat.
Quote from: kcrady on July 30, 2012, 09:08:33 PMYet somehow I get the sneaking suspicion that when it comes to how you live your life, you don't actually act on that belief.And those atheists who rescinded their Christian beliefs weren't really Christians to begin with. 2. Of course a doctor's knowledge of the human body is limited and fallible. They can arrive at the wrong diagnosis, or prescribe the wrong treatment, or just plain not know what the illness is or how to treat it. Not knowing all of the facts about the human body doesn't mean there are no facts, and the doctor should call for a popular vote.
>snip<It doesn't make much of a difference to my actions in the real world. It's just a different understanding of my own values, and of what justifies action from a personal perspective. It doesn't end up being different, in most respects, from the logically incoherent "objective morality" meta-ethical viewpoint, except that it doesn't inhibit understanding of others' values in the same way.>snip<I never said I was a normative relativist. In fact, I distinctly recall denouncing normative relativism, either in that thread or in one of our PMs at the time. It is a self-contradictory meta-ethical position. I would denounce such a person [like a Nazi or a fundamentalist Muslim --KC]on my own social authority. Which is all I can speak from. Hopefully others would do the same. Otherwise, objective morality or not, I would have no influence.
Unless I could show that their values contradict each other, which is quite likely.
>snip<Your claim is wrong because under a coherent subjective-morality meta-ethic, personal values - from the perspective of the person in question - justify judgment and action in a very similar way to the way in which the incoherent-on-closer-inspection "objective value" concept works for you. Moral judgments only contradict a subjective-morality meta-ethic when one adopts the premises of an objective-morality meta-ethic. Which is entirely unsurprising.
Your anticipations are based in a flawed understanding about how a subjective-morality paradigm can work, as you've demonstrated above. Of course you'll fail to accurately anticipate my responses based on it.
Quote from: kcrady on July 30, 2012, 09:08:33 PMFor example, in the previous thread, you brought up the question of whether it was OK to exterminate Neandertals as if that represented a genuine quandary for my position.No. I did not. I brought it up as a means to question the importance of species-boundaries that you'd cited:Quote from: Kcrady on the other threadWe are talking about principles of human behavior, after all. Every other species has a set of behaviors adapted to maximize its well-being, why should humans be any different?Apparently, the ability to breed and produce reproductively viable offspring is a critical moral divide for you. My point in bringing up neanderthals was to probe this concept, to see if it holds up. Instead of addressing this, you went all Godwin on my ass. 3. This is an argument (in response to conflicting Christian doctrines) that I heard apologist Hank Hanegraaf use on his "Bible Answer Man" radio show back in ancient times when I was a Christian. The pillars-and-roof thing, that is.
When you do it to a Zulu, it's righteous. When you do it to a Christian, it's murder.I read that in a book about the Zulus. Forget what book. I have the movie Zulu Dawn, I always cheer for the Zulus. Same with movies against Native americans.-Name

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St. Augustine FL Real Estate
St. Augustine is the oldest city in America and was
founded by the Spanish in 1565. The city of St. Augustine was founded by the
Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on September 8, 1565. Menéndez first
sighted land on August 28, the feast day of Augustine of Hippo, and consequently
named the settlement San Agustín.
In 1586 St. Augustine was attacked
and burned by Sir Francis Drake. In 1668 it was plundered by pirates and most of
the inhabitants were killed. In 1702 and 1740 it was unsuccessfully attacked by
British forces from their new colonies in the Carolinas and Georgia.
In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended
the French and Indian War and gave Florida and St. Augustine to the British, an
acquisition the British had been unable to take by force and keep due to the
strong fort there. St. Augustine came under British rule and served as a
Loyalist colony during the American Revolutionary War.
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 gave
the American colonies north of Florida their independence, and ceded Florida to
Spain in recognition of Spanish efforts on behalf of the American colonies
during the war. Florida was under Spanish control again from 1784 to 1821.
The expanding United States,
however, regarded Florida as vital to its interests. In 1821, the Adams-Onís
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Augustine, over to the United States. Florida was a United States territory
until 1845 when it became a U.S. state.
Spanish Colonial era buildings,
still existing in the city, include the fortress Castillo de San Marcos. The
fortress successfully repelled the British attacks of the 18th century, served
as a prison for the Native American leader Osceola in 1837, and was occupied by
Union troops during the American Civil War. It was removed from the Army's
active duty rolls in 1900 after 205 years of service under five different flags.
It is now the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.
In the late 19th century, the
railroad came to town, and led by northeastern industrialist Henry Flagler, St.
Augustine became a winter resort for the very wealthy. A number of mansions and
palatial grand hotels of this era still exist, some converted to other use, such
as housing parts of Flagler College and museums.
The city is a popular tourist
attraction, for the rich Spanish Colonial Revival Style architectural heritage
as well as elite 19th century architecture. The city is also one terminus of the
Old Spanish Trail, which in the 1920's linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San
Diego, California with 3000 miles of roadways.
People come from all the over the
world to vacation at Saint Augustine's beachfront, as well as visit the renowned
St. Augustine Lighthouse, famous St. George Street (St. Augustine's historic
pedestrian shopping mall), where you will find the oldest home and oldest school
house in America. There is sea kayaking, deep sea fishing, and diving for
outdoors types, as well as kite surfing at Anastasia Island State Park.
Golfers will find links designed by
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer at the nearby World Golf Village resort, and
additional locally famous courses at Palencia and Marsh Creek Country Clubs
pleasant and challenging diversions.
Lastly, any discussion of the St.
Augustine experience would be incomplete without mentioning its myriad dining
possibilities. Many fine restaurants grace the city, most notably the luxurious
food offerings at 95 Cordova, the elegant bistro dining at Cortessi's, and
Cap's, located on the water and known for its fresh-from-the-ocean seafood.
Yearly events, which draw people from all over the
world, include the Players Championship TPC at Sawgrass in May, the Lighthouse
Festival, which takes place in March every year, the Colonial Folk Arts and
Crafts Festival in October, and in November and December the Old City is
decorated for the Nights of Lights Festival.
There are many wonderful homes in this area, but you need a local market expert
to help you. Watson Realty Corp is a locally owned company with nearly 50 years
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Even when we're elbows-deep in the latest bit of technology, we've never been able to resist the call of the wild. Setting out into the wilderness and leaving the hum of modern technology behind you, cleanses the soul and refreshes the spirit.
But there is always plenty of fun to be had tracking yourself and recording your outdoors exploits that brings your favourite gadget to the fore. In our never-ending quest to discover great apps and bag Munros we were taken by this simple app about hills.
When it comes to mountains, the United Kingdom doesn't compare well to many of our European neighbours, even if we can claim some of the quaintest rolling countryside the planet has to offer.
British Hills
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- Android (Honeycomb tested)
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- free
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- Android Market
British Hills is packed with information on, you guessed it, British Hills, and as soon as you dive into the details, you can't help thinking there is a lot more on offer on our little island than you'd give it credit for.
The landing page presents the option for hills in different countries - England, Wales, Scotland and "Other" - as well as the ever-favourite "Nearby Hills", which returns a surprising range of options for Surrey, easily viewable on a preview map.
Generally speaking navigation is by lists, the best known will probably be the Scotish Munros - topped by Ben Nevis - but then you get a complete run down of Murdos, Corbetts, Donalds, Grahams, Marilyns, as well as the option of looking at all the Scottish hills included.
The same applies to England and Wales (with crossover in the lists in some cases). There is a good deal of information on each hill, including the essential data of height and position, but also detailing which OS map numbers (1:50k, 1:25k) cover it.
But this being an Android app, it doesn't just stop at lists and numbers. No, you can link through to a Google Map natively, with additional links to view OS maps of the hill, as well as images.
OS maps as well as hill forecasts are via external sites, which perhaps takes the shine off the completeness of this app (to have both integrated would make it much cleaner), but there is one critical element that we really like.
A checkbox. Yes, once you've climbed a listed hill you get to tick the box to mark it as climbed, with the option of adding notes to the entry.
The search could do with some refining to make it more useful - being able to search an area or range rather than by hill names would make it more dynamic, although you can view an "All" option and call up a map of the whole country, which you can then zoom you an area of interest.
British Hills is a clean and simple app and we don't expect it to have a huge userbase, but if you have any interest in heading into the hills or recording the hills you've walked, then it's certainly worth playing with.


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R.I.P. "Friends"
30 Days Until I'm Famous (VH1 7 p.m.) In this made-for-TV flick, a record company exec (Sean Patrick Flanery) bets he can turn a random plain Jane (Camille Guary, "American Family") into a pop sensation in just 30 days. The network calls it a musical romantic comedy; I think of it as a frightening true-life story.
"Live by Request: Blondie" (A&E 7 p.m.) Long-time pop rockers Blondie show up at John Jay College to school some youngsters how pop music is done. This live, intereactive show will feature call-in requests from viewers.
"Museum of Moving Image Awards" (USA 8 p.m.) The Museum of the Moving Image salutes actor and humanitarian Richard Gere. Which is all fine and dandy, but in my book it's gonna take a lot more than that to live down First Night.
"Survivor: All-Stars" (KRQE-13 7 p.m.) The final episode of this season, pitting past "Survivor" players against one another, comes to us live from Madison Square Garden, which—despite the word "Garden" in the title—hardly seems appropriate.
A Wrinkle in Time (KOAT-7 7 p.m.) Coming as it does between the release of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and the next Harry Potter movie, this three-hour adaptation of Madeline L'Engle's junior sci-fi/fantasy classic may just land itself some big ratings among hungry viewers. Alfre Woodard, Kate Nelligan and Kyle Secor are among the TV-friendly cast. Like the book, the story concerns three kids who warp their way across the galaxy with the help of three magical women to rescue their father, an astrophysicist who has disappeared during a cosmic experiment.
"The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited" (KRQE-13 8 p.m.) Astonishingly, the original cast and the original writing/producing team have reunited to bring together what is being described as "the 159th episode" of the long-gone "Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-66). Creator Carl Reiner returns as Alan Brady, host of the fictional "Alan Brady Show," who wants his eulogy penned in advance so he can have script approval on it. Naturally, long-suffering writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) is on the receiving end of Brady's ego-driven paranoia. Look for cast regulars Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Ann Morgan Guilbert and Jerry Van Dyke to appear as well.
"America's Next Top Model: The Runway Ahead" (UPN 8 p.m.) So what awaits willowy Yoanna House now that she's won "America's Next Top Model?" This one-hour special will give us all the gory details. I'm thinking it involves putting on clothes, walking and getting photographed.
"The Mentalist" (KOB-4 7 p.m.) Gerry McCambridge has made a name for himself as the "Mentalist to the Stars." Having wowed the Hollywood elite with his mind-reading act, McCambridge is stepping up to the big time with a prime time TV special. McCambridge is an entertainer, not some money-grubbing hoaxer (John Edwards, I'm looking your way). His act is pretty jaw-dropping nonetheless.


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24 June 2011
Race Car Fabricators APD had a goal in mind when building their Acura TSX, to build a car that would be competitive in MotoIQ's Pacific Coast Tuner Challenge in the TU class. Currently most of the cars competing in the series were built to be competitive under the rule sets for different classes such as NASA and SCCA. APD's car is the first car built specifically for our series so we just had to take a closer look at it.
The build started as a clean sheet of paper with a lot of thought, product research, math and time going towards producing the first iteration of the car with specific performance goals within a limited time frame and budget. The car started life as a 99,000 mile 2004 Acura TSX, 6 speed MT. Of note: All TSXs are built in Sayama, Saitama, Japan.
The TSX model has had tremendous success over the years in Speed World Challenge and Grand AM at mildly to highly modified levels and starts out as an extremely well engineered platform from the factory. With that in mid, APD set a goal to build a competitive car under the MotoIQ Tuner Under rule-set, at the most economical cost possible, highlighting the Honda Racing Line parts and support program from Honda Performance Development Inc.


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Portrait Of An Artist's Studio
I've lived with this same treatment for about five years now, but it struck me coming in over the weekend what a typically New York tableau this is—the bold pattern on the wall, my clodhoppers, a glimpse of my portrait gallery and then a dirty old bike in front of it all. And I'm not changing a thing on this wall as long as I live here.
Just so you know—this is the teensiest studio in prognostication. One enters the scenario from camera left. The wall is one of my earlier "retro patterns." Oh, all right, I stole it directly form Ornamenta, and I've since decided it's better to design my own creations rather than expropriate things outright, though I did come up with the border on top. But i just had to have that experience. The paintings are by my great grandfather ca. 1900. The bike was manufactured for British mailmen in the 1960s, and a very interesting subset of people stop me on the street and say, "That thing is smokin'."
What I liked about the pattern in the first place when I discovered it in a magazine was that it, I thought, was redolent of Italian design in the 1950s, but what do I know. Colors were Ralph Lauren Galvanized, with pearly Liquid Mercury over it. Goodness, I was young then. I close with a shot of all the blossoms in my garden, including a Tiepolo ceiling, plus my Monet bathroom.
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GREENVILLE, Ill.--Greenville College's Todd Albertson was awarded the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors for December 3-9 after coming off the bench with three impressive performances last week.
Albertson, a forward from Pekin, Ind. (Eastern), has been named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 3-9.
Albertson, a sophomore, averaged 9.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals last week, while averaging just 20.3 minutes per game. He went 3-of-4 (.750) from the field, had four rebounds, and grabbed two steals in GC's 111-40 victory over St. Louis Christian College. In the games that followed, Albertson recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 11 points and 16 rebounds in the Panthers' 15-80 loss to Mid-Continent, and 11 points and 11 rebounds against Missouri Baptist University, in which GC lost 80-76.
Albertson's 16 rebounds against Mid-Continent tied the school record for rebounds in a single game, impressive accomplishment, especially in only 25 minutes on the court. He added four steals in each game and had two assists as well.


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Strongest non-destructive magnetic field: world record set at 100-tesla level
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World-record set at Magnetic Field Laboratory for non-destructive magnetic pulse
Researchers at LANL's biggest magnet facility set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field ever delivered by a nondestructive magnet in March 2012.
Working at LANL's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), the scientists achieved a whopping 100.75 tesla—a magnetic field nearly 100 times more powerful than a junkyard magnet, and some 30 times stronger than the field delivered during a medical MRI scan.
The ability to create pulses of extremely high magnetic fields nondestructively (high-power magnets routinely rip themselves to pieces due to the large forces involved) provides researchers with an unprecedented tool for studying fundamental properties of materials, from metals and superconductors to semiconductors and insulators.
The 100-tesla level is roughly equivalent to 2 million times Earth's magnetic field.
"This is our moon shot"
"This is our moon shot, we've worked toward this for a decade and a half," said Chuck Mielke, director of the Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos. It was a scientific quest that has been pursued for years by scientists at competing magnet labs around the world, including Germany, France, China, and Japan.
The team used the 100-tesla pulsed, multi-shot magnet, a combination of seven coils sets weighing nearly 18,000 pounds and powered by a massive 1,200-megajoule motor generator. There are higher magnetic fields produced elsewhere, but the magnets that create such fields blow themselves to bits in the process.
The system at Los Alamos is instead designed to work nondestructively, in the intense 100-tesla realm, on a regular basis. The Los Alamos facility is one of three campuses forming the NHMFL.
Record magnetic field attracts new scientific questions
The ability to create pulses of extremely high magnetic fields nondestructively provides researchers with an unprecedented tool for studying a range of scientific questions: from how materials behave under the influence of very high magnetic fields, to research into the quantum behavior of phase transitions in solids.
Researchers can explore extremes of low temperature and high magnetic field, which will contribute to our understanding of superconductivity, magnetic-field-induced phase transitions, and so-called quantum critical points, in which small changes in materials properties at very low temperature have dramatic effects on physical behavior. The magnet could also be used as a nanoscale microscope.
The sound of the magnet
The sound that the 100 T multi-shot magnet makes is due to the electrical current modulation from the three-phase power converters (known as 12 pulse converters) and the harmonics associated with the chopping of the sinusoidal input power. The magnet vibrates at the electrical current frequencies multiplied by 12 (i.e. ~ 55 Hz x 12 = 660 Hz) hence making an audible sound. The generator is not run at full speed (1650 RPM instead of 1800 RPM) so the frequency is slightly lower than US Line frequency (i.e. 55 Hz instead of 60 Hz). A spectrograph of the sound from the magnet pulse shows the multiple harmonics as reddish horizontal bands as a function of time (attached).
NHMFL facilities, campuses, and sponsors
The Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos is one of three campuses of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the other two being at Florida State University, Tallahassee (continuous fields, magnetic resonance, and general headquarters) and the University of Florida Gainesville (ultra-low temperatures at high magnetic fields). The NHMFL is sponsored primarily by the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research, with additional support from the State of Florida and the U.S. Department of Energy.


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Hannah Montana tops sales
In its fourth week on the Billboard 200, the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack (Walt Disney) reached No. 1 for the first time, vaulting to the top of the chart with 133,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. The "Hannah Montana" film bowed atop the U.S. and Canada box office over the April 10-12 weekend with $32.3 million and slipped to No. 4 over the most recent weekend with $12.7 million.
"Hannah Montana: the Movie" is the first soundtrack to top the US Billboard 200 chart this year. Last year, three did the trick: "Juno," "Mamma Mia!" and "Twilight." "Hannah Montana: the Movie" is also the third soundtrack from the "Hannah" franchise to reach the top of the chart, after the first and second volumes of the TV show's soundtracks hit No. 1 in 2006 and 2007, respectively.
It seems Hannah Montana will keep inspiring kids to play some music for a while still...check the Hannah Montana guitars at Dolphin


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Daumier: Visions of Paris (Royal Academy of Arts)
Since its founding in 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts intended to create a venue to promote the exhibition and education of visual art. The Academy continues to teach the public with their new exhibition, Daumier (1808-1879): Visions of Paris.
Honoré Daumier is displayed as a documenter of everyday life in nineteenth century Paris. He observed the people on the streets and the changing reception of art around him. Amidst the political and social climate, Daumier picked up his pen and created comical caricatures of the bourgeoisie for newspapers. Censorship was particularly adamant at this point, and while his images were continually published, it was not without consequence. His depiction of King Louis Philippe as Gargantua (1831) placed him in jail for six months. This dedication to art, despite public or authoritative opinion reflects Daumier's pursuit for artistic expression. Visions of Paris enables the viewer to explore Daumier's Paris in various media.
Even though Daumier didn't create pictures from direct observation, his keen attention to human expression and behavior is readily apparent in his oeuvre. Each line, whether painted or etched is filled with such emotion that it begs the viewer for a second glance. At close range, the lithographs' lines overlap and crisscross to create realistic, but also expressive, subjects. The technique used to shade every dip and curve transform a subject into an expressive gesture, like a string of letters that are linked to create a descriptive word. Each mark has its purpose, and even in his paintings, Daumier's attention to line is clear.
In The Miller, His Son and the Ass (1849), Daumier's brush strokes are deliberate. The use of pigments starts to parallel the cross-hatching of lines in Daumier's lithographs. This is especially seen in figures' flesh, which creates a landscape of shapes on the forearms. The flesh of the laborers begins to shimmer and become more than just a record of everyday life. As the exhibition notes in its pamphlets, Daumier makes memorable pictures of ordinary moments.
The lithographs are show-stoppers in the gallery despite the fact that they might be the reason why Daumier wasn't considered a fine artist during his life time. A particular lithograph, Salon of 1857…Sad Expression, printed in Le Charivari, 1857, can serve as a metaphor for Daumier's place among his contemporaries. In the image, the crowds at the Paris Salon are so overwhelmed with the paintings on display that they ignore the sculpture even though that it is coming to life. Sculpture, was placed lower on art's totem pole, like Daumier's caricatures. At last, Daumier receives the attention his caricatures in the Royal Academy.
Daumier's wide-ranging talent is recognized in the display of 130 works. Two hundred years later, Daumier's caricatures still seem relevant to contemporary viewers (I continually found myself silencing a few chuckles throughout the exhibition). The opportunity to see this didactic survey that emphasizes the artist Daumier as a painter, draughtsman and caricaturist for the first time in more than fifty years is not to be delayed.
Aimee Rubensteen is an MA student at the Courtauld.
Daumier: Visions of Paris is at the Royal Academy of Arts until 26th January 2014.


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|The Champion By NHMS Numbers
|The Championship Four Preview
|Phoenix: Three To Watch
|Martinsville: Three To Watch
|Kansas: Three To Watch
|Charlotte: Three To Watch
Shining with SYLVANIA's Sponsorship
Today's announcement that OSRAM SYLVANIA has renewed its sponsorship of the September Cup race at NHMS continues a partnership that has become synonymous with racing in New England. The partner first signed on to sponsor the then-Winston Cup Series race in 2003.
Since that first race on Sept. 14, 2003, a lot has changed:
- New Hampshire International Speedway was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc. in January 2008 and renamed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. With it, came changes to the facility, a video board and scoring pylon, a more usable infield and a state-of-the-art bath house were a few noticeable improvements to NHMS.
- NEXTEL took over sponsorship of the series in 2004 and implemented the Chase, in which the SYLVANIA 300 served as the opener until 2011, when it assumed the second race in NASCAR's defacto playoff system. The series changed names again in 2008, when a merger between Sprint and NEXTEL dissolved the latter and rebranded the Sprint Cup Series.
- On the track, the Car of Tomorrow, which arrived in 2007 as NASCAR's fifth generation of Cup car, is now a car of yesterday, giving way to the "Gen-6."
Yet, one thing has remained the same, the SYLVANIA 300 still races every September as the last celebration of a New England summer. The extension through 2017 is slated to make it the third-longest running sponsorship in the Sprint/NEXTEL/Winston Cup Series.
On second thought, SYLVANIA is one of two things to remain constant through the changes of the last decade. Does the inaugural race winner look familiar?


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Google Penalizing Its Own Google Chrome Search Results For Violating Google Paid Link Rules
from the left-hand,-right-hand dept
In response, Google has basically said that it never signed up for such a campaign, and appears to suggest that the advertising firm it hired was part of the problem. That firm, Essence Digital, more or less took the blame. However, Sullivan also notes that the actual campaign appears to have been run by a video company called Unruly. The whole thing seems like a mess, with Google not closely monitoring the companies it hired for the marketing campaign.
Either way, Google actually does appear to be taking this seriously -- as its anti-spam team is saying that it's going to reduce the Google PageRank for the Chrome team. That's actually fairly surprising -- as you basically have a company agreeing to punish itself for breaking its own rules, whereas most companies caught in this kind of situation would likely try to brush it off as not important...


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Rihanna Serves Intimate Dinner Before Invading 40/40 Club On NYE
Rihanna flooded photo maps on Instagram to end 2013 on a delicious note. The "Diamonds" singer showed off her culinary skills as she whipped up a gourmet meal in her own kitchen for her closest, including partners in crime, including model Cara Delevingne and bestie Melissa Forde, before turning up at the 40/40 Club in New York. Check out the bad gal's extravaganza above.
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Container ship sinks off China's eastern coast, killing at least 11 crew members; 2 missing
BEIJING – A container ship has sunk off the east coast of China, killing at least 11 crew members and leaving two missing. One man has been rescued by helicopter.
Rescue officials in the city of Yantai in Shangdong province say the ship, named Guangyangxingang, capsized Monday evening amid strong winds, northeast of Longkou in Shandong. They say two rescue vessels and a helicopter were searching for the missing crew members Tuesday.
The ship was travelling from the northern coastal city of Tianjin to the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province.


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Being a Briercrest Clipper involves more than just playing your sport and going to school. We as Briercrest Athletics want to make sure that every athlete who comes through this program has the skills and tools necessary to exhibit the truth of God's Word through their lives in everything they do. The vehicle of athletics is only a means to an end. Society has put athletes on a pedestal … we want to use that pedestal to glorify God and serve him in all we think, say, and do.
As a Briercrest College and Seminary athlete, you will be challenged to make your first priority your relationship with the Lord, followed by your relationship with family and friends, a dedication to your education, and a servant-like attitude to your team and your sport. While travelling in and around Saskatchewan and Alberta, you will have unique opportunities to share Christ's love with those around you by participating in team outreach events and accountability groups.
We want to challenge you to use the athletic gifts God has given you to fully serve him and to develop new life skills that will enable you to follow Christ throughout your life.


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ECS A970M-A Deluxe Motherboard Review
By formerstaff -
ECS A970M-A Testing:
HD Tune measures disk performance to make comparisons between drives or disk controllers.
AIDA64 Extreme Edition is a software utility designed to be used for hardware diagnosis and benchmarking. I will be using the Queen and FPU Mandel benchmark tool to measure memory performance.
The three boards trade spots at the top with little in the way of performance separating them.


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Style # 224434
AVAILABILITY: Unavailable for immediate shipment.
Shine time. Mesh inset and sequin peplum tank from the moment you try it on. Featuring a tight fit and no closures. This sleeveless masterpiece screams party-perfect when paired with our Wet-Look Leggings.
- 88% Nylon, 12% spandex
- Hand wash
- Made in USA
- Model is 5'9" and wearing a US size S
Mesh & Sequin Peplum Tank is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by jaxx1213 from Great top for the holidays This is a great top for evening party during the holidays. I love that it has sequin in just the right spots, and fits true to size. I vary from XS to S and with this specific top the XS fit best and was most flattering. It is form fitting and shows just enough skin. The sizes were going fast so I am glad I got mine when it was available. I can't wait to wear it!
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Higgins seeks to retain Squaw Island public access
Rep. Brian Higgins on Tuesday called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reverse its decision to fence off a popular fishing spot, saying the move will impact "less wealthy" anglers.
In a letter to the corps' Buffalo commander, Higgins says fencing off the northern end of Squaw Island near the Black Rock Channel would restrict public access to the waterfront and raise environmental justice considerations.
"Generally speaking, wealthier people fish on boats, and less wealthy people fish on land," he writes, adding that the decision is "eliminating access and recreational opportunities for less wealthy anglers in order to facilitate and favor more wealthy anglers."


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Apostle Rufus of the Seventy and those with him
Saint Rufus was one of the Seventy Apostles chosen by Christ and sent out by Him to preach.
St Rufus, whom the holy Apostle Paul mentions in the Epistle to the Romans (Romans 16:11-15), was bishop of the Greek city of Thebes.
St Rufus is also commemorated on January 4 (The Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles).


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NEWS ALERT: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
In a decision announced today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional.
A federal law passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act establishes new standards for insurance coverage. It includes provisions that take effect between March 23, 2010, and 2018.
As a result of the Court's ruling, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma will continue to implement the law and help our members understand their coverage and benefits. We remain committed to providing exceptional customer service and health care coverage.
We will update you as key Affordable Care Act implementation efforts occur and milestones are reached. In the meantime, please contact your provider representative if you have questions or require additional information.


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Known for featuring pro athletes as animated kids, Backyard Baseball 2009 has expanded its roster to include at least one ballplayer from each of the 30 Major League ball clubs, including Ichiro, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr., and cover athlete David "Big Papi" Ortiz. Other new features include Tournament, MLB All Star, and auto-play play modes along with enhanced player options.
Backyard Baseball 2009 includes all current MLB teams and uniforms along with a variety of Backyard Sports players and teams. The game offers single pick-up games or season play (with all the stats), a Home Run Derby mini-game, and varying levels of difficulty to make it appropriate for kids of different ages and skill levels. In addition, the game's kid-friendly, non-violent format makes it especially popular with parents.
Humongous Inc., announced today that Backyard Baseball 2009 for the Wii, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC is now available at retail outlets nationwide. (A Nintendo DS version hit store shelves in March.) The seventh iteration of the best selling youth baseball video game, Backyard Baseball 2009 introduces a full line up of new features including a current player from every MLB team. Read More »
Also known as: Backyard Baseball 2009, Backyard Sports Baseball 2009
Release Region: United States
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Publisher: Atari
Also available on: Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2
Backyard Baseball '09 at IGN
Backyard Baseball '09 Cheats at IGN
Backyard Baseball '09 at GameSpy
Backyard Baseball '09 at GameStats


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Buying a new home is not easy. It's one of the most emotional and biggest financial decisions you will ever have to make. This entire process is rated as one of the most exciting yet stressful times in one's life.
There's plenty to consider: location, affordability, mortgage term and rates. There are also quite a few people to deal with: agents, lawyers, lender, seller, etc. Fortunately, there are tools to help you make buying a home an easier and enjoyable process. Complete the form below for more information.
If the time for you has come to "Find Your Dream Home", we would love to help you.
An accurate value estimate for your home is just one aspect of selling a property.


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how'd you do the labels?
Quote from: alcaponejunior on May 22, 2012, 01:28:24 PMhow'd you do the labels?Super easy. Just bought some Neato labels from http://www.neato.com/labels/bottle/100-high-gloss-beer-labels. Then, just printed them out on my crappy ink jet.
Love this! I almost thought about brewing for my own wedding and giving them out as favors, but I wouldn't have had the time to do it.
Also, here's a shot of me (far right, white shirt) rocking out with the wedding band.


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Adstar wrote:Got home to find two spokes have popped out. Rest day tomorrow now - disappointed but mildly happy now
excuse for second set of wheels.
can't beat pro-lite como's for commuting
EDIT: have to remember that this commuting thing is 5 days and not to burn myself out on Monday. nice commute home with a headwind anyway


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Bare Minerals
bare Minerals uses only the finest ingredients in their formulas. Their commitment to quality led to the creation of their award-winning makeup line, bareMinerals. Free of preservatives, fillers, or binders, bareMinerals represents the ideal mix of makeup and skincare—problem-solving cosmetics that perfect and pamper. Thanks to their zero-irritability factor, the gentle formulas are a dream come true for millions of women of all ages and skin types, especially those with sensitive skin, scars, rosacea, and acne. The proven clinical studies and customer testimonials speak for themselves. It's makeup that works with your skin, not against it.
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Part of working out what your Angel Number or repetitive number sequence messages may mean has to do with your own intuition and higher wisdom. If a meaning and/or message resonates with your soul you will instinctively KNOW it. If it definitely does not, you will know that also.
Index of ANGEL NUMBERS and their meanings and messages
Angel Numbers can appear in any sequence and often present as mixed numbers such as 4284, 1063, 5839, 1386 etc. The combinations are endless. These numbers can be looked at in a few different ways. Often the total of the number sequence is the key to your message/s. For example, a sequence of 1210 can be viewed as 1+2+1+0 = 4. In this instance the number 4 is the vibration of your angels' message.
The numbers can also be looked at as individual entities, each carrying it's own unique vibration, message and meaning. In the above example, the numbers 1, 2, and 0 can be looked at individually with each separate number denoting a particular message or direction. (When a 0 appears it amplifies and magnifies the energies and vibrations of the number/s it appears with)
This is also most common with numbers that run in sequence, for example 1234. You can view the combination as 1+2+3+4 = 10 / 1 … with your main messages being conducive to the energies of the number 1, or you can look at the numbers as individual entities, with each one representing it's own individual traits and attributes. This combination can also be viewed as 'steps' as the numbers run concurrently, indicating the progression or phases you have worked through (or with) throughout your life to date. In theory, you will have completed 1,2, 3 and 4, and are currently heading towards the number 5, which is to do with freedom and personal expression. When numbers run concurrently it is often an indicator of a person's life path or phases.
When deciphering your Angel Number messages and meanings, look to all the numbers individually as well as as a total. And trust your own intuition – always.
When you see the numbers of your date of birth repeating to you, it is often an indication that you are to concentrate and focus upon your true life purpose ... your reason for being ... your soul mission. Seeing your own birthday is a reminder of why you were born and your reason for being on the Earthplane at this time.
The main thing about seeing and acknowledging the repeating number sequences or Angel Numbers is the fact that you are consciously seeing them. At this time, your angels are communicating directly with YOU. The messages are for YOU and they are about YOU and YOUR life ... It is up to YOU to take the time to go within, listen to your intuition and true self, and figure out what the message/s are telling YOU and what they mean to YOU. Only you know what lies within you ...
Your highest guidance is unique for you and you have all of your own answers within you.
Love and Light
Joanne Walmsley
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NUMEROLOGY - The Vibration and Energy of Numbers


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Take your passion for crunching numbers, add multiple field experience and practicum opportunities in real-life classrooms, personal attention from experienced education professors and in-depth study of mathematics procedures and principles, and you've got a degree in mathematics education from LeTourneau University.
From their very first year, our students work in classrooms under veteran teachers observing instruction, participating in teaching and learning what it really takes to manage a classroom. With the current local and national shortage of middle and high school math teachers, you'll be on your way to a fulfilling career in no time.
Before graduating all students must successfully pass the appropriate content area Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) exam and 8-12 Professional Practices and Responsibilities TExES exam.
Over the past five years, our LETU math students exhibited a 95% pass rate on the TExES exam.
LeTourneau University teacher education student Christian Driver was named 2013 Student Teacher of the Year by the Texas Director of Field Experiences.
He is the fourth student teacher of the year from LETU's since 1997 to win this distinction. Driver now teaches algebra in Manvel High School in the Alvin Independent School District near Houston.
To learn more about course requirements, view the course catalog.
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Lipscomb Academy dedicates new Griffith Family Soccer Field and Complex
Lipscomb Academy students have a new home for the middle and high school soccer programs thanks to the generosity of Jim and Pam Griffith of Canton, Ohio.
On Friday, April 26, the Griffith Family Soccer Field and Complex — known to students as The Griff — was officially dedicated and opened for use by the boys' and girls' soccer programs at the academy. The complex includes a competition soccer field with lighting, a practice field, home and visitor locker rooms, public restrooms and a concession stand. It is located on the west side of Franklin Road just past the intersection with Caldwell Lane.
"A lot of vision and planning and work has taken place to bring this to fruition today," said Mike Hammond, Lipscomb Academy headmaster and vice president. "We are humbled by the gift that the Griffiths have given. We celebrate this new era in soccer at Lipscomb Academy."
The field was officially dedicated with a ceremony held between junior varsity and high school varsity boys' soccer matchups against Nashville's Christ Presbyterian Academy.
"This soccer facility is one of the finest middle and high school complexes in Middle Tennessee," said Mike Roller, Lipscomb Academy associate head master for athletics and student life. "All of our soccer student athletes will benefit from the generosity of the Griffiths for generations to come."
At the ceremony, Lipscomb University president L. Randolph Lowry thanked the Griffiths for helping make the dream for a new soccer facility a reality.
"One of my favorite sayings is that 'nothing ever rose to touch the sky unless someone dreamed that it could, still others believed that it should and others willed that it would,'" he said. "We are here today because some dream and some believe and some willed. Now, we are opening this wonderful new facility. We thank Jim and Pam and their whole family for dreaming with us, believing in us and contributing in a generous way so this could happen."
"A lot will happen on this field," Lowry continued. "There will be great games that are played here. But, there will also be relationships that begin here and will last a lifetime. There will be lessons that are taught on this field – some having to do with winning and some having to do with losing. There will be leadership that is developed on this field that will last a lifetime in these young people."
The Griffiths have a strong connection with Lipscomb. Their grandchildren — Reid, Eli and Emma Weber—attend the academy. Daughter Jennifer Weber is a clinical adjunct in Lipscomb University's School of Nursing, and son-in-law Josh Weber is a member of the academy's sixth-grade faculty and assistant high school football coach.
"The Lipscomb culture and values have enveloped our family. Lipscomb is a very big part of our lives," said Jim Griffith. "This gift was given out of a desire to say thank you to the Lipscomb community for the values and the training they have given to our children. Thank you for what you have created here at Lipscomb, for what it means to our family and to everyone who is involved in taking the dream of creating a soccer field and making it a reality."
Soccer coach Nathan Proffitt concluded the ceremony with a word of thanks to the Griffiths. "Thank you for enriching our lives and our work in addition to countless lives in the future," he said.
A reception of hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones among other concession stand-style refreshments followed the ceremony.
For more information about the Lipscomb Academy soccer program, visit lipscombacademy.org.


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State of Homelessness in America 2011
The National Alliance to End Homeless has released a new report which "reveals national and state level homeless counts, but also delves into economic indicators and demographic drivers." Selected key findings include:
- The nation's homeless population increased by approximately 20,000 people from 2008 to 2009 (3 percent increase).
- A majority – 31 of 50 states (including Hawaii) and the District of Columbia - had increases in their homeless counts.
- The largest percentage increase was in the number of family households.
- Nearly 4 in 10 {homeless} were living on the street, in a car, or in another place not intended for human habitation.
State of Homelessness in America (available as PDF, 48 pp, 5 MB) by M William Sermons and Peter Witte
Labels: demographics, homeless, states


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The Way It Iz lyrics - Guru, Kai:Bee and Lil' Dap
The Way It Iz Song Lyrics
Yeah (New York, New York)
Time to get up in that hit-ass (Brooklyn)
Uh, the rap savior (representin' kid)
Ill behavior (let's break it down)
This one is for the thugs, hustlers, big willie mobsters
I kill rappers on a reg 'cause it's my job to
Seperate the real from the fake
So I reveal the truth and break it down on a wax plate
Your raps get bombarded
Allow our ?? don't disregard it
Wanna be slick, chicks why you act so retarded?
All you pseudo-tough guys end up dearly departed
As a young juvenille I started
Learnin' from some older dudes
From the pimps to stick-up men
And back then you had to know the rules
The peer pressure it can get you
Knocked and locked-up
Or laid the f**k out upon a stretcher
Peep the melody
Brooklyn is deeper than a felony
Raps are full of violence
Who wanna challenge
'Cause Kai rep
Whatever Kai choose to kick
A man's child from the Nile
Look at my style ain't it raw?
But too mature to be labeled wild
Ain't nothing fake I create
I don't tolerate static
My brain'll cause drama like an automatic
So bang, I'm living large like a king
The ??
I'm drinking pure mathematics
With the power ??
I ?? my knowledge as a ??
Plus I'm invisible
And I apply by using my third Eye
Stimulation and high off the lie
And better yet, I'm a vet
As I manifest, wise words from my breath
And my wisdom'll flow until my dyin' day of death
With topics and subjects to every aspect
I bless the mic with intellect
Don't pay attention you'll get stuck
You're straight outta luck
'Cause niggas been beamin' you
And they schemin' for fast bucks
While chickenheads be awe-struck
By the thugs with ill mugs who act bugged and don't give a f**k
It's systematic when flippin' dough like acrobatics
Fiends and addicts gettin' served by green fanatics
It's savage, Jake's more corrupt than we are
In the alley behind the bar
Bringin' product from Panama and Bogota
Rulin' the game superior
The crime biz: the way it is in America
I'm killin' rappers like I've gone mad
My heat is righteous
Too many brothers have gone bad
At times I lay in my bed holdin' my head smokin' weed
Like a dred drinkin' liquor for dough
Askin' myself one question (Yo, what's that, huh?)
Why adolescents gotta get murdered to learn a lesson?
Stay on point with the joint in my ??
'Cause ain't no tellin' us when slugs might touch my chest
Feelin' like I'm blessed
Livin' life by the day, Monday through Sunday
Involved in gunplay, it's like a warzone
That's why I think with the chrome
And hold my own, but never walkin' these streets alone
It's like I'm walkin' on top of high heat
With no shoes on my feet
Watchin' the flames get higher as the gun shots fire
I'm supposed to give up guns 'til my probation is done
Still I'm waitin' for son to bring the three-eight long one
They try to deny what's happenin' to us
But nowadays it pays to be strapped ready to bust
Let's discuss what would you do
If you're confronted with jealousy you at least get a twenty-two
Plenty of us go through this syndrome
It's better to fight than die poor and alone
The mob guys be gettin' loot for protection
They live and die for their profession
Yeah, we doin' it low budget environment style
It's like walkin' through the ghetto when they feelin' is fine
Everybody know the time, uh, East New York Style, uh
Yeah, East New York Style
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The Ultimate Fighter
Season Three - Episode Descriptions
Episode 5 - "Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - The Reflection of Perfection" (Airs February 19, 9:00 pm e/p) - Actor Mickey Rourke visits Team Sonnen to share insights from his days as a boxer. Coach Jones wonders if Josh Samman is ready to fight. Then the competition's youngest fighter, Kelvin Gastelum of Team Sonnen, takes on Coach Jones' highly experienced training partner, Bubba McDaniel, in the fourth preliminary fight.


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500 Foot Hearing - Albany
09/20/2017 - 10:30
By law, these hearings are held when the Authority is presented with an application for an "on-premises" liquor license in a municipality of 20-thousand (20,000) or more people where there are already three or more "on-premises" liquor licenses within 500 feet of the premises to which an application is being sought.
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Persons with relevant information may speak at the Hearing. Please call our offices at (518) 474-3114 for further information.
Location: ALBANY
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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Fusion the process that powers the sun and the stars. In one type of this reaction, two atoms of hydrogen combine together, or , to form an atom of helium. In the process some of the mass of the hydrogen is converted into energy. The easiest fusion reaction to make happen combines (or "heavy hydrogen") with (or "heavy-heavy hydrogen") to make and a . Deuterium is plentifully available in ordinary water. Tritium can be produced by combining the fusion neutron with the abundant light metal . Thus fusion has the potential to be an inexhaustible source of energy.
Hydrogen gas is typically heated to very high temperatures (100 million degrees or more) to give the atoms sufficient energy to fuse. In the process the gas becomes ionized, forming a plasma. If this plasma is held together (i.e. confined) long enough, then the sheer number of fusion reactions may produce more energy than what's required to heat the gas, generating excess energy that can be used for other applications. The sun and stars do this with gravity. More practical approaches on earth are magnetic confinement, where a strong magnetic field holds the ionized atoms together while they are heated by microwaves or other energy sources, and inertial confinement, where a tiny pellet of frozen hydrogen is compressed and heated by intense radiation, such as a laser beam, so quickly that fusion occurs before the atoms can fly apart.
Who cares? Scientists have sought to make fusion work on earth for over 50 years. If we are successful, we will have an energy source that is inexhaustible. One out of every 6500 atoms of hydrogen in ordinary water is deuterium, giving a gallon of water the energy content of 300 gallons of gasoline. In addition, fusion would be environmentally friendly, producing no combustion products or greenhouse gases. While fusion is a nuclear process, the products of the fusion reaction (helium and a neutron) are not intrinsically radioactive. Short-lived radioactivity may result from interactions of the fusion products with the reactor walls, but with proper design a fusion power plant would be passively safe, and would produce no long-lived radioactive waste. Design studies show that electricity from fusion should eventually be about the same cost as present day sources.
We're getting close! While fusion sounds simple, the details are difficult and exacting. Heating, compressing and confining hydrogen plasmas at 100 million degrees is a significant challenge. A lot of science and engineering had to be learned to get fusion to where we are today. Both magnetic and inertial fusion programs expect to build their next experiments which will produce more energy than they consume within the next 15 years. If all goes well, commercial application should be possible by the middle of the 21st century, providing humankind a safe, clean, inexhaustible energy source for the future.
The Office of Science (SC) is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States.


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New Car Review
2012 BMW 328i: Long-Term Wrap-Up
Our long-term 2012 BMW 328i racked up miles fairly quickly, but shortly after visiting our local dealership for servicing, BMW called to get its baby back. So, with just under 10,000 miles on our German sedan, we took it for one last drive and reflected on the roughly 6,000 miles we spent behind the wheel.
The Good
Over time, every car ownership experience invariably becomes peppered with high and low points. Let's start by reflecting on the positive aspects of our nearly 5-month span with the BMW 328i.
Perhaps the most immediately identifiable aspect we enjoyed about the 328i was its clear sense of purpose and identity. Climb inside its black and silver-trimmed interior and this Bimmer clearly conveys its decades-old lineage alongside contemporary design cues. While its signature white-on-black analog gauges continue a thread from the past, techy details such as the wide multimedia screen and BMW Apps remind you that this familiar 4-door is fully and completely wired.
We also appreciated the 328i's driving dynamics, thanks in part to its accurate steering, communicative handling and steady flow of power. Our car's manual transmission proved to be surprisingly easy to live with, and though 3-pedal setups are a dying breed aimed at the most dedicated driving enthusiasts, the 3-series' light clutch and smooth shifter made a surprisingly strong case for itself. Though our tester didn't quite offer the intuitive handling we experienced at the car's press drive, we attribute that to its being a preproduction version bound for the crusher -- a theory confirmed by how nicely our service loaner drove in comparison.
Though the primary focus of our long-term tests is evaluating how a car functions, there's no escaping the intangible aspects of how a car makes you feel. In that regard, the BMW delivered on every stereotype about its brand cachet and image. Especially in cities like Los Angeles, where 3-Series BMWs have dime-a-dozen ubiquity, driving the 328i never seemed snobby. Rather, our white-on-black BMW gave off a purposeful vibe, conveying an image that seemed harmonious with everything positive we've come to associate with the German manufacturer. Even better was its fuel economy, which tended to range between 23 miles per gallon and 29 mpg during fairly aggressive driving, lending credence to its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate of 33 mpg on the highway. Those fuel economy figures are impressive, considering this car claims a 0-to-60 miles per hour time of 5.9 seconds.
The Bad
Unless you're wealthy enough not to care about how you spend your dough, price is crucial in how you perceive a car's merits day to day. We might have felt comfortable with the 2012 BMW 328i's $46,420 sticker price had it been lavishly appointed, but our loaner fell short on the value scale -- especially when weighing its equipment list against its MSRP. Sure, we enjoyed goodies such as the leather, keyless entry and moonroof (part of the $3,600 Premium Package), as well as the head-up display and navigation system (part and parcel of the $2,550 Technology Package). More notable, however, were the items conspicuously absent from this somewhat heavily optioned sedan -- such as a backup camera, which was replaced with a simplified sonar-like depiction of obstacles. Without one of BMW's Modern, Sport or Luxury trim finishes, our tester's interior felt stark and devoid of personality, while its cheap-feeling plastic trim didn't do it any favors, either.
Driving the 328i was generally a fun and fulfilling experience, though a few of the turbocharged 2.0-liter engine's traits irked us. For starters (pun intended), the car's auto stop/start functionality isn't quite ready for prime time, as it shakes the car strongly when it comes to life at stoplights. Low-end torque is also rather anemic; it demands heavy throttle if you're trying to get somewhere in a hurry. And finally, if you're accustomed to the robust-sounding idle of a red-blooded sports sedan, the diesel-like clatter of the 328i's direct injection system might make you pine for the days of low-tech hot rods.
The Bottom Line
Following our long-term test, did the BMW 328i's merits warrant its nearly $47,000 price tag? In short, that depends on your priorities.
Years ago, when BMW 3-series cars unequivocally ruled the sports sedan roost, they were the only choice for buyers seeking a driver-focused 4-door. Nowadays, because of heightened competition from the Audi A4 and Lexus IS, the choice isn't necessarily easy. Mix in new kids on the block such as the Cadillac ATS and Mercedes-Benz CLA, and the good ol' reliable Bimmer is suddenly facing an uphill battle. If you crave a rewarding driving dynamic, it's hard to beat the 328i -- especially for brand loyalists who appreciate how BMW tunes its chassis and handling parameters. If you lean toward luxury, creature comforts and value, you may want to look elsewhere. In short, the BMW 328i stays focused on its roots as a practical and driver-focused sedan, while its pricing makes this a purchase that's easier to justify to brand loyalists than to open-minded shoppers.


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Visual Effects Industry Does a Disappearing Act
The Oscar for best visual effects on Sunday is widely expected to go to Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," which uses a digitally created tiger so realistic that it serves as the main character's sole companion for most of a journey across the Pacific.
But there may not be much celebrating at the El Segundo, Calif., offices of Rhythm & Hues Studios Inc., the 26-year-old company that served as lead effects producer for the film. On Feb. 13, just eight days after "Pi" won four prizes at the annual Visual Effects Society Awards, Rhythm & Hues filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The same week it laid off 254 of its 718 employees in the Los Angeles area, according to court documents.


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Several levels are already at 100%. For example, downtown has required about 200 additional fixes to solve and now is very difficult to find new problems XD When I loaded the original map to make comparative screenshots I've taken some screenshots of common bugs.
I have 3 new round manholes (I love them), I bring a showcase of manhole covers. All original first and then all of mine. The one with stones around is for stone roads.
I also tweaked a bit the green metal container (3.0 version only has hires signs). Created bumb and displacement for burnt asphalt decal. Tombstones in the catacombs and some other things.
I have a new giant graffiti I'm thinking where to put. It took a lot compose pictures and cut all the pieces. So far I've stuck on the first wall of downtown. On that wall I've tested a new bricks texture that I like, I use a purple tinted specular layer. This bricks texture is the first candidate for common bricks in all levels. But VRAM is my enemy now.
I have a little graffiti tag, I need help to decide which (if there is one that is not horrible) is better. Last shot.
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The 6 six original manholes
The new darling
A few of very common glitches
Purple tinted specular


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2012 was a slow year for the Polk County economy, but as usual, there were plenty of interesting headlines when it came to business news.
2012 was a slow year for the Polk County economy, but as usual, there were plenty of interesting headlines when it came to business news.
Before 2013 gets going, have a look at some of last year's most notable business stories.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration roiled the international orange juice market on Jan. 9, when it announced it would begin testing all OJ imports for carbendazim and banning any products containing the illegal fungicide.
The announcement sent U.S. retail OJ sales plummeting by double-digit percentages until May, when the FDA announced the end of the testing program. The testing also reduced OJ imports from Brazil, the world's largest citrus juice processor, to a trickle until the fall.
The latter benefited Florida orange growers by sending farm prices to near record levels because Florida juice processors, who supply most of the North American market, worried about fruit supply shortages.
The FDA testing began after the two largest domestic OJ brands, Tropicana and Minute Maid, reported finding traces of carbendazim in some OJ products containing juice from Florida and Brazilian sources. Carbendazim was legal in Brazil and widely used until the FDA testing program.
The FDA ruled the Tropicana and Minute Maid products could be sold in the U.S. because carbendazim levels were safe, but it barred any imports with a detectable trace of the fungicide, which also included products from Canada and other countries made with Brazilian OJ.
After expanding to Lakeland in 2011 — bringing the area's first regular passenger flight service in more than 20 years — Direct Air hit major turbulence in March when the firm canceled all flights and filed for bankruptcy. Officials with the South Carolina-based discount airline blamed "rising fuel costs and other operating expenses (that) pushed the charter company into a severe operating loss position." Direct Air had operated in 17 cities, including Lakeland. The company was approved for a Chapter 7 liquidation in April.
Among those impacted by the fallout was Sky King Airlines, a charter-jet service that operates in Lakeland and provided planes and crew to Direct Air. Sky King filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in September.
Following its grand debut in October 2011, Legoland Florida cooled off in May when the Winter Haven attraction opened a water park. The event was marked with a successful Guinness World Record attempt for the most beach balls thrown into the air at one time (1,355).
There were a few new business developments in 2012 that should bode well for the local job market.
In May, Tampa-based Sykes Enterprises officially announced plans to open a 92,000-square-foot call center at the former FedEx National LTL facility on Griffin Road in Lakeland. Sykes expects to hire an estimated 600 workers at the facility, which could begin operating sometime in the second half of 2013.
Other promising job news came from Missouri-based O'Reilly Auto Parts. In September, The Ledger reported that O'Reilly had submitted plans to build a new facility on County Line Road in Lakeland. Construction on the 380,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to begin by January and finish in 2014, when O'Reilly is projected to hire more than 300 people.
News broke in June that the St. Petersburg-based Lifestyle Family Fitness chain would no longer exist after selling its 32 Florida locations to L.A. Fitness. Lifestyle only had two remaining Polk locations (in Lakeland and Winter Haven) after shutting down a North Lakeland gym in December 2011, but there was another local connection to the story.
Lifestyle was created here in 1982 at the East Lemon Street location near downtown Lakeland, which is still operating today under the L.A. Fitness name. "Lakeland was a perfect starting point for us," Lifestyle founder Geoff Dyer said in a 2007 Ledger inter-view.
Reached by phone in June, Dyer said he still had "a special place in my heart" for the small Lemon Street gym.
Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. continued its expansion throughout the Southeastern United States when the company announced in September that it will be entering North Carolina.
The first Publix there, located in the community of Ballantyne in the greater Charlotte area, is tentatively scheduled to open in early 2014. It will give Publix a presence in a sixth state in the Southeast.
Publix spokeswoman Shannon Patten described the North Carolina expansion as "a natural extension for us," noting the grocer already had two stores just across the state line in the South Carolina towns of Indian Land and Fort Mill.
Publix currently operates a total of 1,070 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The University of Florida is investigating Jackie Burns, one of the most powerful research officials in Florida citrus, on charges of intellectual property theft.
UF announced the investigation on Oct. 10 in response to a Ledger story detailing the allegations from Allan Burrage, former head of information technology at UF's Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, whom Burns fired in March. As director of the Lake Alfred Center and its sister, the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, Burns oversees all the university's citrus-related research.
Burrage claims the firing came after he blew the whistle on Burns to UF officials from Gainesville, accusing her of improperly using another researcher's data. Burns maintains she acted because of Burrage's poor performance in switching the Lake Alfred center's computer network to the main UF system.
Burrage filed a whistleblower complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Rights, which found reasonable cause to believe Burns fired him in retaliation. Burrage settled that complaint after a Dec. 17 mediation conducted by the human rights agency.
The university has not yet released results of its investigation.
The Central Florida Development Council went through a major transformation in 2012.
Using recommendations from an outside consultant, the public-private economic development group reorganized itself with the aim of increasing financial contributions from the private sector, and more importantly, giving local business leaders a more active role in the county's economic development initiatives.
The CFDC is largely dependent on public funding, but going forward, the organization will require board members to make annual "investments" ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.
[ Kyle Kennedy can be reached at email@example.com or 863-802-7584. ]


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One of the most annoying things artists have to go through, is to spend alot of time on something, and then a random person saying " That looks like a ______ " when it clearly doesn't. It's not like our drawings look like this one.
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Wow I love the stark whiteness of this one. It really adds to the whole horrifying feel to this piece. I don't know what more you could do to this; it's fantastic as it is :)
*LOL* im not even going to say what i think it looks like...
It would be a long description i suppose
great job !
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Escheresque...The worst I heard was "That's your sister? You must not like her..." This is kinda cool thugh...


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Kim Kardashian was blasted yesterday after tweeting about the conflict between Israel and Palestine. She drew backlash for posting, "Praying for everyone in Israel." Perhaps to balance things out, she later added, "Praying for everyone in Palestine and across the world!" We're told her second tweet did nothing to calm anger against her on Twitter and Facebook, so she deleted both tweets. She later explained in a message which sounds like it was written by her publicist, "I want to own up to and explain that earlier today I sent out two tweets about saying prayers for the people in Palestine and Israel and after hearing from my followers, I decided to take down the tweets because I realized that some people were offended and hurt by what I said, and for that I apologize."
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The Mall at Steamtown could be sold at a Lackawanna County sheriff's sale in three months.
A complaint filed Friday in Lackawanna County Court says the owner of the Lackawanna Avenue shopping complex, Steamtown Mall Partners LP, defaulted on a lump-sum payment of more than $37.1 million in principal balance due when a $41 million mortgage the mall secured in 2003 reached its maturity date on July 11, 2013.
The complaint was filed by LBUBS 2003-CV Lackawanna Retail GP, a Delaware corporation with the same address as LNR Partners, a Miami Beach real estate finance company identified in county property records as the mall's mortgage servicer. LNR managed the mall's account for the mortgage holder.
The mall consented to the foreclosure, which was approved by Lackawanna County Judge Vito Geroulo. The property could be sold at a sheriff's sale June 10, according to paperwork filed with the case.
If it cannot be included in the June 10 sale, the mortgage holder could request a special date for the auction.
"The filing was expected and we were pushing for it," Al Boscov, a partner in the mall ownership group and chairman and chief executive of Boscov's department store, said by phone Friday. "What this foreclosure does is it allows it to go to auction as fast as we can get it there."
Boscov's is the sole anchor tenant at the mall following the January departure of Bon-Ton, which had occupied the other anchor position for 13 years. Occupancy at the mall is about 65 percent, Boscov said Wednesday.
The total amount owed on the mall mortgage, including interest, tops $40.5 million, according to the foreclosure complaint. The amount to be sought at the auction, including interest, exceeds $43.7 million.
Although the mall is foreclosed, normal operations will continue.
Boscov met with managers of the mall's tenants on Friday morning.
"Most of the tenants at the mall are very happy," he said.
The mall and the mortgage holder agreed that Zamias Services Inc., a Johnstown property management firm, could become the receiver to oversee the property's operations. But the lender did not seek formal appointment of a receiver.
"As of today, there will not be a receiver," said Scott Esterbrook, a Philadelphia lawyer who is advising Boscov in the foreclosure. "We are continuing to operate the mall and it is our expectation that we will continue to operate the mall."
Boscov disclosed during a meeting Wednesday with the editorial board of The Times-Tribune, a Times-Shamrock newspaper, that the mall would go into foreclosure this week. It was burdened by crushing debt and rents were not meeting expenses, he said at the time.
By Friday, he sounded relieved.
"It gets rid of this whole weight and dilemma of waiting to see what is going to happen," Boscov said. "We've got to get it over with."
Usually, defendants in foreclosure cannot bid to reacquire the property. Boscov said his department store chain will bid for the property and Steamtown Mall Partners no longer will figure in the ownership.
Even if another buyer emerges, Boscov's will remain a tenant, Boscov said.
The chain pays $660,000 annually for its mall lease, he said.
"We are very happy with that because we are doing a lot of business," he said. "We know that we can make this mall again the darling of the area. Our goal is to fill it up."
Frequently at a property auction, a mortgage holder establishes a base bid preventing others from making the acquisition at an artificially low price. Nevertheless, auctioned properties often sell for a fraction of the asking price.
The actual holder of the mall's debt remains a mystery.
The $41 million mortgage the mall acquired in 2003 was issued by UBS, a Swiss banking conglomerate. The debt traced a circuitous route through several more banks, according to the foreclosure complaint.
It may have been divided and bundled into multiple investments, Esterbrook said.
"We don't know who actually was holding the debt at the time" of the default, he said.
The foreclosure addresses only the mall's mortgage debt, not secondary liens that may be filed by other creditors.
Scranton Mall Partners, for example, has at least $3.6 million in outstanding federal loans through the city.


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Scanning the Horizon
Same-day delivery. On-demand delivery. Customer control. Dynamic routing. These are just a few features that have made package delivery a booming and competitive industry. Some might even argue it's a downright sexy one.
To get to the bells and whistles, however, you need a solid foundation. All of those innovations depend on accurate tracking. And tracking starts with scanning. Customers expect to be able to track their orders as soon as they have checked out online. So complete tracking and tracing is essential.


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Vickers Set to Defend CWRV301 Title
Vickers Targets July Repeat
With more than 100 wins in his racing career - from go-karts to stock cars - Brian Vickers is very familiar with victory lane. So, when he pulled his No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine into New Hampshire Motor Speedway's victory lane last July, it was familiar territory for the native of Thomasville, N.C.
But the feeling was unlike anything he's ever experienced before.
Less than three years after being diagnosed with blood clots in his legs and lungs, Vickers battled through medications, blood thinners and rehabilitation before watching it all culminate with a win at the Magic Mile in the July 14, 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301.
"Obviously the win was huge. I think a win any time in the Sprint Cup Series is a huge accomplishment," said Vickers, following a long day of testing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Tuesday. "I think that win was very special (because) it was my first win with the team and with Aaron's Dream Machine and the 55. But it was also special because of everything I kind of went through personally - health wise, in and out of the Series, in and out of a car. I didn't know if I would ever race again and to be into victory lane was great."
A win again on July 13 in the Camping World RV Sales 301 would have serious implications in a wide variety of facets. Not only would it end the Magic Mile's streak of 12 consecutive different winners, but it would be Vickers' first of the season. That would give him the inside track at clinching a spot in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, which has put an emphasis on winning races this season.
Of course, Vickers knows that another win at the 1.058-mile oval is no guarantee just because he raced it well last year.
"You obviously always feel good about coming to a track that you've won at to an extent, but everything changes so much," said Vickers. "Because of all the new rule changes to the new car and the no-ride heights, none of the setup is the same. It's not like we can throw in last year's setup and go fast. We have to adapt and change and find a new package to win just like everyone else."
Vickers will likely be a fan favorite when the field speeds to green on July 13. His out-of-car high-five fest with fans on the frontstretch went a long way in showing his appreciation to the fans for everything he's been through.
"It's a great racetrack and the fans here are awesome," he said, "… we love it."


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Assemblyman John Ceretto helped pass legislation that protects newborns with heart defects. The legislation, which Ceretto sponsors, requires hospitals and other birthing facilities to perform pulse oximetry screening on newborns to screen for critical congenital heart defects. This will help doctors catch and treat heart defects in newborns as soon as possible.
"My Assembly colleagues and I took an important step toward protecting and enhancing the life of newborns with heart defects through pulse oximetry screening, a preventative measure that is harmless to the child," Ceretto said. "I am proud to have been a sponsor of this legislation and to have helped pass it. This simple test can save the lives of newborns and give parents peace of mind knowing that hospitals will be protecting their children by performing this simple test."
Pulse oximetry screening involves taping a small sensor to a newborn's foot while the sensor beams red light through the foot to measure how much oxygen is in the blood. The test takes approximately one minute and is both painless and harmless for the newborn.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, congenital heart diseases are the leading cause of infant death from birth defects. Current screening methods only diagnose about half of the cases of congenital heart disease.
The legislation is currently waiting for a vote in the State Senate.


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Campus Pride has ranked Portland State University among the "Top 25 LGBT-Friendly Colleges and Universities" for leading the way in making campuses safer and more inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
The annual listing, announced Aug. 20 in "The Huffington Post," is created using data from the Campus Pride Index, an assessment of campus climate based on policies, support, academics, student life, housing, campus safety, counseling and health, and recruitment and retention efforts.
"Campus Pride's Index is the only one of its kind," Campus Pride Executive Director Shane Windmeyer tells "The Huffington Post." "Unlike other commercially-driven rankings, our ratings are done for and by LGBT people and set in a foundation of solid research practice."
Campus Pride is a national non-profit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to make campuses safer for LGBT students.
Go here for a slideshow of the 25 colleges and universities on this year's list.
"The Huffington Post" writes:
As part of the branding process of "LGBT-friendly" undergone by the universities taking part in Campus Pride's Index, universities have the opportunity to "come out" and claim that label within the index itself. "By doing so [coming 'out'] these campuses are taking active responsibility for their LGBT campus community," said Windmeyer. "The Campus Pride Index grew for the seventh consecutive year, but there are still many, many other colleges and universities who have yet to 'come out' for their LGBT students and then take adequate steps to protect and ensure a safe, welcoming learning environment." Windmeyer also noted that in 2011, only 290 colleges were listed as "out" on the index, while as of Aug. 14, 2013, the group now includes almost 400.
The efforts of Campus Pride over the past several years have, in turn, encouraged and aided colleges and universities to make policy changes and take steps toward ensuring that their campuses cater to LGBT individuals and a diverse range of experiences. In a statement to The Huffington Post, Windmeyer stated that in the five years since Campus Pride began implementing their index as an assessment tool, the organization has learned and translated an immense amount of information to university officials in regards to LGBT campus life, specifically transgender issues, health and well-being, and recruitment/retention efforts. Campus Pride intends for the index questionnaire to be more than just a ranking system, but also a guide for universities and colleges that want to make institutional changes in order to make their campuses safer spaces for LGBT students.