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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Michael Andretti smiles like a kid when you ask what's different in 2013.
He's not giving away the trade secrets that have turned his team from competitive in 2012 to dominant so far in 2013. He just wants to savor the moment and keep chugging along.
"I just think we're getting more experience, more confidence all the time,'' Andretti said after another successful practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "When you get more experience and get more confidence, you get better results.''
Andretti's team wasn't exactly a pushover before.
Last year, Ryan Hunter-Reay won four times and dethroned three-time defending series champion Dario Franchitti, James Hinchcliffe had five top-five finishes in 15 starts in Dania Patrick's old car and Marco, Michael's son, closed out the season with three top-10s in the last seven races.
Andretti Autosport saw those results as a good start.
This season, those same drivers have combined to win three of the first four IndyCar races and take three of the top six spots in the points standings, and they have simply dominated the early practice rounds at Indy. On Sunday, the five Andretti Autosport drivers hoping to qualify for the May 26 race posted fast laps that ranked among the six fastest. On Tuesday, during the busiest practice session yet, Hinchcliffe grabbed the top spot early in the day with a fast lap of 224. 210 mph.
What exactly changed during the offseason?
Michael made some personnel moves that he declined to talk about, Hinchcliffe had a full offseason to work with his team and Marco went to work with a driving coach to shore up his skills on road and street courses. The payoff has been nothing short of remarkable for a team with two 500 titles and three points championships under Michael's stewardship.
Marco said his coach told him he was relying primarily on his natural talent - and it was causing him problems he could have avoided.
"I learned how to fight and I learned some fundamental things about how to drive on streets. The biggest thing was I learned how to fight,'' Marco said.
Hinchcliffe has earned the first two wins of his career and will be one of the favorites for the May 26 Indianapolis 500. Heavyweight owners Roger Penske and Chip Gansassi are still looking for their first wins of the season.
The 26-year-old Andretti appears to have mastered those street and road course demons with two third-place finishes and two sevenths in four races -- none on ovals -- and is off to the best start of his career. Marco trails Japanese driver Takuma Sato by only 13 points at the top of the standings.
Hunter-Reay is back in the title hunt, newcomer E.J. Viso is driving well and even the newest member of the team -- Colombia's Carlos Munoz -- has excelled at Indy. The Firestone Indy Lights leader needed less than 12 hours of time on the Brickyard to go from untested rookie to the top speed of Sunday's speed chart.
"I still need to prove myself,'' Munoz said. "We have to continue to work on our practice checklist and figure out what is going to work best for the team.''
That's not all.
After Kurt Busch took Hunter-Reay's car out for a test last week and turned laps at more than 219 mph, speculation swirled about the possibility of the 2004 Cup champion attempting "The Double'' in one of Andretti's cars. It will have to wait till next year because Busch wants to run a couple of other IndyCar ovals before giving this tricky 2.5-mile track a whirl.
The future looks bright, too, as Andretti grooms 18-year-old American Zach Veach for an IndyCar career. The budding star is eighth in points in the Lights series this season.
With things going so well, the obvious question is what's next? The end of the Andretti Curse?
At Andretti headquarters, there are always reasons for caution.
"A lot can happen throughout the month,'' said Marco Andretti, who was the 500 runner-up in 2006 and still hasn't been to Victory Lane at the 2.5-mile Brickyard. "It's a very humbling business. As soon as you think things are going really well, you can roll out the next day and everything's different.''


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RICHLANDS � In a Coastal 3-A Conference game pitting two teams seeking their first conference win, White Oak emerged victorious Friday night with a 20-14 win over Onslow County rival Richlands.
RICHLANDS � In a Coastal 3-A Conference game pitting two teams seeking their first conference win, White Oak emerged victorious Friday night with a 20-14 win over Onslow County rival Richlands.
The win left White Oak 4-5 and 1-3 in coach Chad Ashley�s second season while Richlands fell to 3-6, 0-3 after their fourth loss by a total of 13 points in coach Justin Snider�s inaugural season with the Wildcats.
The Vikings took advantage of Richlands� inability to capitalize inside the red zone and used a tough rushing attack lead by Elijah Harris�s 123 total yards to beat the Wildcats on a cold night.
�Our guys have practiced with a lot of passion the last two weeks,� Ashley said.
Richlands mounted a bit of a comeback in the waning minutes with a 2-yard run by quarterback Ben Jackson with 50.6 seconds left. Jackson ran for the two-point conversion to pull the pull the Wildcats with 20-14.
But the Vikings recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win.
�Our guys played with lots of heart, despite many injuries to key players. I�m proud of our young men� Snider said. �Give credit to Chad. He had them prepared.�
Richlands was without two of its top players, Jamar Harrington and Quentin Fenn, who have been dismissed from the team for violations of team rules. Also, Ethan Horne remained sidelined with a knee injury while Jalen Dickerson injured his shoulder during the game.
The Wildcats looked good on their opening drive, starting on the WOHS 43-yard line and marching inside the 15. But on fourth down, a high snap from center turned the ball over to the Vikings.
After a short punt gave the Wildcats good field position, their next drive stopped short and the Viking defense stopped a fake punt attempt. The Wildcats' next possession proved to be more of the same as again they were stopped in the red zone at the 6 but lost the ball after a fumble.
�We played really good defense,� Ashley said.
The Vikings then went on a long, time-consuming drive capped by a 9-yard run by Bobby Smith for a 7-0 lead at halftime. Richlands got into the scoring column early in the third quarter when a bad pitch by White Oak on its first possession of the second half resulted in a touchdown recovery in the end zone by Devon Council with 10:36 left in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter again the �red zone blues� again got the Wildcats as a long drive resulted in a fumble in the end zone, costing them a scoring opportunity. And on the next play Kendall White broke loose on an 80-yard run to put the Vikings up 13-6 with 10:19 left in the game.
�I got a good pitch from our quarterback and good blocking,� White said.
White Oak finished off their night scoring on a 62 yard run by Harris with 2:49 left and a 20-6 lead.
White Oak looks to even its record next week when it entertains West Carteret (5-5, 1-4) while Richlands travels to Jacksonville (6-3, 3-3).
White Oak 0 7 0 13 � 20
Richlands 0 0 6 8 � 14
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WO � Smith 9 run (Graham kick), 10:40
Third Quarter
R � Council fumble recovery in end zone (kick block), 10:36
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WO � White 80 run (kick blocked), 10:19
WO � Harris 62 run (Graham kick), 2:49
R � Jackson 2 run (Jackson run), 50.6
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Could this be the end?
Having promised to come back to Ponnuru's further replies, I decided to reflect on the whole episode for a couple of days before writing again. I was tempted to run through his posts sentence by sentence, but will satisfy myself with just three points. (Control your sorrow, both of you.)
First, Ponnuru complained pretty bitterly that my post on SCOTUSblog – which said that Ponnuru's article was silly because it tried to make a mountain out of a molehill – refused to address the substance of his allegation that Tribe had engaged in scholarly misconduct. So I tried to answer Ponnuru's complaint by looking seriously at that allegation. Since then, Ponnuru has not defended either the substance of the claims or his view that they demonstrate academic misconduct. Until his most recent posts, all he had was invective (plus the occasional [welcome] grammar lesson). I think that's telling. Ponnuru has said repeatedly that he disagrees and any inference of any concession by him is wrong.
Second, as I've said before, I do think that in this exchange, Ponnuru has not just resorted to invective as a substitute for substance but has used too many rhetorical slights of hand that deprive his readers of context. In addition to the examples in my previous posts, Ponnuru now seemingly wants readers to believe I'm belittling him personally rather than dealing with substance. (This is pretty ironic.) Ponnuru writes that I have announced that "[t]here have to be 'consequences' for [Ponnuru's] 'reputation' and 'credibility' after the terrible things [he's] supposedly done," when in fact I wrote that Ponnuru had written his article in the hope that there would be consequences for Tribe's reputation, and further that there might be consequences from my far more meager reputation or Ponnuru's reputation. Ponnuru also writes that I "commented that he had never heard of me before my article. I'm a nothing! A nobody!," when in fact I wrote that "I've never heard of Ponnuru, just as I assume he's never heard of me."
Third, I've taken very much to heart all the internet commentary and emails on the subject – except those from the lunatic fringe on both sides of the political spectrum that don't come with any substance – and here are my three conclusions for what they're worth.
A. Here are my thoughts on the substance of Ponnuru's article. (The point of this paragraph isn't to repeat my views on the subject, but just to tell you where I came out in the end; Ponnuru obviously disagrees, and no one should expect him to respond to this.)
I think it was an advocacy piece that made a very serious allegation that was false. I haven't focused previously on the "advocacy" part of it, which some may think explains some of Ponnuru's rhetoric – this wasn't, after all, an article in the Wall Street Journal. But by the same token, Tribe's article was in the Green Bag, not the Harvard Law Review, and it was about how his father's death affected his first Supreme Court argument. I'm not sure why one should be held to some greater level of scrutiny than the other. To the contrary, as I've said, if you want to attack someone's personal integrity, you should hold yourself to a high standard.
As for the rest, I think the falsity of Ponnuru's claim stems principally from the fact that Ponnuru (who isn't a lawyer) simply didn't understand that the section of Tribe's brief on the Ninth Amendment – which is where Tribe's Green Bag article says the argument was made – actually was about the Ninth Amendment. Just to preempt his next post, let me make clear that my point isn't that Ponnuru lacked the intellect to understand it. (The comment by "Steve" to my second post on this blog has it right in looking at Tribe's brief. "Eric" responds here (http://www.rasmusen.org/x/archives/000474.html) pretty thoughtfully but I think incorrectly because counting references to "Ninth Amendment" – which is what Ponnuru did as well – doesn't accurately capture the brief.) Ponnuru's remaining claims in his article – about, e.g., the jurisdictional statement, the reply brief and the oral argument by Tribe – are to my mind misleading for the reasons I described in my analysis (including in misquoting the argument and misrepresenting its conclusion) but they in all events amount to Ponnuru's elaboration on a false premise: that Tribe misstated the contents of his opening brief in Richmond Newspapers. And I also stand by my view that, even if you agree with Ponnuru on the substance, Ponnuru's article blows the whole thing far out of proportion; a snarky blog post would have been about right.
B. It is incredibly difficult to have a serious discussion on the internet. A number of people have characterized this as a "flame war" when I seriously tried not to respond in kind to Ponnuru's calling me silly, dishonest, and stupid.
Relatedly, on the net, views are generally deeply entrenched; any acknowledgment that someone who seriously disagrees with you has any kind of point is taken as a sign of weakness to be avoided. In the course of this discussion, I tried to listen carefully to the many genuine comments I received, and on the basis of them (a) acknowledged that I couldn't substantiate my view that Ponnuru was gunning for Tribe in advance of a confirmation when it was equally plausible that the piece reflected enmity and doubt for liberal scholars, (b) acknowledged that I was too engaged in this debate to necessarily trust my own sense that I wasn't being a Tribe partisan, and (c) acknowledged that I had crossed a line in buying the Ponnuru web-links. I don't doubt that some people took those three instances to reflect – and others will say incorrectly that this post admits – some deeper flaw in my analysis of Ponnuru's article. In fact, I take very seriously thoughtful commentary and think it's important to recognize when I'm wrong. I hope that characteristic means that readers will take me seriously when I say that, so far as I can tell, it seems clear that Ponnuru's article was flawed and silly from the get go.
C. If you take on someone in a charged atmosphere on with respect to an issue (here, judicial confirmations, with the further backdrop of Tribe's role in the Bork confirmation fight), you have to be prepared to be the target of unbelievable hostility and ignorance. I got a bunch of singularly nasty emails. (FYI, for those of you who wrote that my partner should flee the practice, she's kind of stuck with me.) Someone set up a fake web-site and sent out emails claiming to be from me. (This is apparently the same person who previously set up a fake Tribe web-site and sent out fake emails to, among others, Judge Kozinski.) Some other person on Greedy Clerks announced that I generally lose Supreme Court cases. (FWIW, I'm 8-8, including 4-4 against the SG, in cases I briefed, which isn't so bad for private counsel; and I don't think I've either won or lost a case at the argument.) If Ponnuru received some of the same raw hostility, I think that's deeply regrettable.
On the other hand, you will get moral support, some very private and some very public, including from some people that you don't know. But in general, you have to be prepared to be slammed by a fair number of people who don't know what they're talking about, and you have to trust that others won't take unsubstantiated anonymous claims too seriously. By the same token, when people who do know what they're talking about think you're wrong, you need to be prepared to acknowledge that fact.
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I said in an earlier post that what I'd written comes across as more "holier than thou" than I really am about all this. That seems to bear repeating. I don't have any unique expertise on the things I wrote about, but I do think that these debates are worth having.
UPDATE: I should have made one other point. In all my email correspondence, and all the comments I saw here, on SCOTUSblog, and on other blogs, I never saw anyone express anything other than respect for Ponnuru for his writing in the past -- including a number of people who believed he was wrong on this one question. I personally found that meaningful.


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Another early morning workout greeted the Auburn Tigers Monday, as Coach Gus Malzahn's squad went through a two-hour practice under clearing skies at the Auburn Athletics Complex practice fields. This was Auburn's fourth practice of the spring, and its second in pads.
"Today's practice set-up was very similar to Saturday, except we did not tackle at the end. We did go offense against defense in some situational work," Malzahn said after practice. "We felt like our guys were trying to do what we asked.
"It's just a matter of fighting through fatigue and being more disciplined with their assignments. Big picture, it looked like we improved. It was a similar practice set-up and the guys know what to expect, so they should be better about execution of their drills and assignments. It takes a little bit of time."
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Help to choose a 4 GB Memory compatible with Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DBrickricardo Dec 29, 2011 6:57 PM
Hi everybody,
I am in process of building a new PC and decided to buy Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB due to the 3-year limited Warraty given by Intel ( I already purchased this Motherboard over 4 months ago and my intent was to buy all my Hardware / Components over Time so I could build my New PC in Jan/ 2012 )
While googling around trying to know more about this Motherboard, I found the following Memory System Issue on Intel Support Website :
Troubleshooting system memory issues >>> Compatibility with low-profile DIMMs :
=> http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-031783.htm
Never did I think that there was any kind of Compatibility issue between Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB, that also applies to ALL Intel® Desktop Motheboards, and low-profile Memories .
After reading a great deal of positive Reviews on New Egg about Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G, I must confess that I was really inclined to pick such RAMs for my new PC Build; but, by taking into acccount the aforementioned Incompatibility Issue with low-profile Memories, I decided to ask Kingston for Support:
'' " [...] Could you please tell me if there is any compatibility issue between Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB and Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G, including low-profile ones ?
Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB Memory Specs :
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
• Dual Channel DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz support
• Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 32 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 4 Gb memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for 1.35 V low voltage JEDEC memory
More on Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB • System Memory Features :
=> http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dz68db/sb/CS-032375.htm [...] " "
Much to my regret, they got back to me saying that Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G was Not Compatible and gave a list of supposedly compatible Modules :
=> http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=71888&mfr=Intel&
The fact is the only Difference between Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G & Kingston KVR1333D3N9H/4G is the Price, the latter costs here 3 X more, and the PCB Height :
=> http://www.scribd.com/doc/75707805/Kingston-%E2%80%A2-KVR1333D3N9-4G
=> http://www.scribd.com/doc/75707875/Kingston-%E2%80%A2-KVR1333D3N9H-4G
Also, Kingston KVR1333D3N9H/4G is quite impossible to find here where I live... and, unfortunately, I don´t have much leeway available before starting building my new PC.
One of these days, I happened to find an Intel ´s Stand at a Computer Shopping here and decided to ask two (2) Intel reps about such a Incompatibility Issue between Intel Motherboards & low-profile Memories.
Oh well, they both told me to forget about it as that´s not a unique and universal Truth. They assured me that I could install Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G, even the low-profile ones, on Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB that they will be fully compatible.
They took me to some Intel Resellers ( Stores ) and all of them told me that they´ve been building Machines with Intel Deskboards and low-profile Memories as that of Kingston, KVR1333D3N9/4G, without any Problem.
I can´t deny that I am all confused with with all such Infos and don´t really know what Memory to buy for my Intel DZ68DB!!!!! I was also thinking of a Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 ( 4GB ) or a G-SIKLL Value 4GB F3-10666CL9S-4GBNT as an replacement for Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G, but I still dunno if Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G is indeed compatible or not with Intel DZ68DB___ OMG!!!
As to Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 ( 4GB ), I wrote to Corsair Support asking if they know about any Incompatibility issue between this RAM and Intel DZ68DB and I´ve just received the following answer :
'' " [...] I am unaware of any compatibility issues between that ram , CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 ( 4GB ), and your motherboard, it should work fine. However if you wanted to have 8GB or 16GB total its recommended to get a matched kit instead of 2 or 4 individual modules [...] " "
Is it really necessary to install dual-channel Modules ( 2x4 GB ) instead of single-channel ones??? Unless I am mistaken Memories can be installed one at a Time, but installing matched pair of RAM ( dual-channel Choice ) is likely to boost Performance someways, isn´t it ???
Oh well, if that´s the case, I would have to think of something like a Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 ( 2x4 GB ), but they´re not cheaper here, not really!!! Therefore, if I could... if I could opt for single-channel Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 ( 2 X4 GB ) that´ll be Great for me. Is it possible or dual-channel RAM is a must-have option ?
Please, Is there a chance for you to help address this Prob and finally choose 4 GB Memories compatible with Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB??? I am kinda giving up Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G as I am starting thinking that they´re not really compatible with this Intel Motherboard, am I wrong??? Any Help will be fully appreciated ;-) Thank you very much indeed and I wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!!
P.S.: I am not looking for any kind of Memory with Heat Spreaders as I will also install Thermaltake Frio on my System and am afraid of Fitting and Clearance Probs. I bought Thermaltake Frio because I was thinking of a future Overclock, and of course, I must have bought high-end Mobos like ASUS P8Z68-V Pro, Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 - (B3) etc; but, I preferred Warranty over Performance. Please, again, help me clear up all such doubts as to 4GB compatible RAMs with Intel DZ68DB, thank you lots!!!


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This section describes the use of the CUE PI service for various configuration operations. The operations are grouped together into functional components (for example, user and group management, mailbox configuration, system configuration, and so on). Schema level details, resource URI, and supported operations are described for each functional component.
Some important conventions followed in this section:
- The MIME type for all calls (set through HTTP headers "Accept" and "Content-type") must be set as "application/xml". Exceptions to this rule are noted explicitly wherever required.
- Examples use "curl" command line utility in Linux environment. In the examples, ellipses (...) are used to indicate the truncation of long command outputs. All examples use the following data: CUE host IP address as "172.27.104.144", authorization string "Y2lzY286Y2lzY28=". For trying these examples, the reader must replace these values specific to their setup.
- In this section, the terms "class" and "XML complex type" are used interchangeably. Similarly, XML instance documents of a given XML complex type are referred as "objects".
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Fashion or not, as I simply refuse to freeze my feet off on days like today and I'm not a fan of UGG's, these are hereby added on my wish list for Christmas. Topaz is a Norwegian shoe producer specializing in arctic footwear and I bet these are one of the most solid boots you can find, made of seal, in fact I used to have a pair when I was like 3, so no more laughing at me tripping in heels when I go home, mum, dad, did you hear this? You'll find them here.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Yara Breezes; Ships to Kentucky Sunday
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 20, 2012) – Peras International's Yara, winner of the Grade 2 Davona Dale and an aspiring Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks participant, was on the Calder Casino & Race Course main track Friday morning putting in her final piece of local morning work in advance of her upcoming journey to Louisville.
"She breezed this morning," Garoffalo said from his office in barn 62 of the Calder stable area. "I got her in 1:02, and she had a good gallop-out. She'll fly up to Churchill on Sunday."
"We'll just jog her a few days, and then I plan on giving her one good strong gallop over the track next Friday (April 27)," Garoffalo said. "That will be her final 'work.' Then we'll just jog and light-gallop her up to the race. She's the kind of horse that you don't have to do too much with."
A longtime conditioner on the south Florida circuit, training horses at Calder on a regular basis since 1999, Garoffalo will be making his first Churchill Downs start when Yara heads to the gate for this year's running of the Oaks.
"It's exciting; it's a big deal," Garoffalo said. "It will be my first time ever running a horse at Churchill Downs, and what a race to do it in. I was there yesterday setting up the stall for her. Everything is ready, and now we're just waiting for the race."
Garoffalo plans to fly to Kentucky on Tuesday to join his filly.
On a day when just one favorite found the winner's circle at Calder, trainer Charlie Fontana unleashed the biggest Thursday surprise when winning the third race with Honor's Gold, who returned $41.20 for his unexpected 5 ½-length triumph.
"He couldn't take the shipping," Fontana said, in regards to the colt's four failed starts at Gulfstream Park this year. "He was just a horrible shipper. Each time it just knocked him out. And after his last start, I said 'that's it, enough' and decided I wasn't going to run him again until we got here. It paid off."
In the past, Fontana had split time between south Florida and Boston, but the trainer plans on remaining at Calder for the duration of the summer.
"I'll send some to Suffolk, but I'm going to stay down here."
Apprentice jockey Hugo Sanchez won the first race of his young riding career on Thursday when guiding Alejandro through the wire first for trainer Bisnath Parboo. Three races later, the 20-year-old Peruvian native was back in the winner's circle again, getting his picture taken for the second time after Trump Card prevailed, also for Parboo.
"He's young and he's still learning, but I think he's going to do pretty good," agent Jose Sanchez said. "His dad (Marcos) used to ride horses, and so did his brother (Oscar), so it's in his blood."
Sanchez the agent would know a thing or two about detecting talent in Sanchez the jockey. At the 2010-11 Tropical Meet, Sanchez handled the riding assignments for then five-pound apprentice Jose Alvarez, who won that meet's riding title with 43 wins while besting longtime leading rider Manoel Cruz and the up-and-coming Luis Saez in the process.
"I had success working with (Jose) Alvarez as an apprentice, and I just hope to have success again with Hugo," Sanchez said. "If we can get lucky and get hot for the right barn, I think his career can take off."


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In this paper, the analysis of one approach for the regularization of pure Neumann problems for second order elliptical equations, e.g., Poisson's equation and linear elasticity equations, is presented. The main topic under consideration is the behavior of the condition number of the regularized problem. A general framework for the analysis is presented. This allows to determine a form of regularization term which leads to the "natural" asymptotic of the condition number of the regularized problem with respect to mesh parameter. Some numerical results, which support theoretical analysis are presented as well. The main motivation for the presented research is to develop theoretical background for an efficient and robust implementation of the solver for pure Neumann problems for the linear elasticity equations. Such solvers usually are needed in a number of domain decomposition methods, e.g. FETI. Developed approaches are planed to be used in software, developing in ITWM, e.g. KneeMech simulation software.
A Graph-Laplacian approach for calculating the effective thermal conductivity of complicated fiber geometries (2008)
Abstract. An efficient approach to the numerical upscaling of thermal conductivities of fibrous media, e.g. insulation materials, is considered. First, standard cell problems for a second order elliptic equation are formulated for a proper piece of random fibrous structure, following homogenization theory. Next, a graph formed by the fibers is considered, and a second order elliptic equation with suitable boundary conditions is solved on this graph only. Replacing the boundary value problem for the full cell with an auxiliary problem with special boundary conditions on a connected subdomain of highly conductive material is justified in a previous work of the authors. A discretization on the graph is presented here, and error estimates are provided. The efficient implementation of the algorithm is discussed. A number of numerical experiments is presented in order to illustrate the performance of the proposed method.


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Bicycle hub
- is a resource of practical information about fixing up older bicycles, especially renovating Moulton bicycles. It is aimed at anybody who may never have done much mechanical work: young people, women, people interested in cycling and recycling, people of limited means. You can do your bit to preserve a link to a golden age of British engineering.
Why restore old bicycles?
If you are anything like I was at the age of fourteen, you may well have tried to fix a loose pedal by banging in the cotter pin with half a brick. Except that you have probably never heard of a cotter pin because it is old technology. Old bicycles are very longlasting. There are still plenty of them left for restoring at low, low prices. They tend to hide away in sheds and at the back of garages with scatched paint and stiff chains, old-fashioned and unloved. If you visit your local household waste recycling centre, chances are high that there will be a classic Royal Enfield like the one shown just waiting to be saved from the scrap metal skip. You could probably have it for a tenner, do maybe 20 hours work and own a very collectable bicycle that rides in a vintage way.
Moulton bicyclesMoulton of the 1960's and early 1970's. These cycles have a different frame design and smaller wheel size to ordinary diamond frame bikes, but respond to the same techniques of refurbishment. Moultons are quite exotic bikes though, elegant and sophisticated, with the added challenge of full suspension.
The Moulton Mk3 on the right was renovated using some new parts and some recycled parts. That's the great thing about working on old bicycles. You can buy bits that you like from all kinds of different sources and bolt them all together. There are not many other machines these days that can be stripped and rebuilt like a Meccano set. Furthermore, there's never been a better time to become a bicycle restorer. EbaY makes the gathering of quality components easy and cost effective. There are pages on this site that give you a photo-illustrated re-build of the Moulton suspension units, with several techniques to make the job much easier.
Hub Gears
Bicycle hub, as the name suggests, is enthusiastic about internal hub gearing. Over a century ago, manufacturers in the British cycle industry were racing to introduce the first three-speed hub. Competition to refine the little machines was intense, the prize being millions of hub sales. Sturmey Archer made the best three-speed gear. When first introduced it would have cost you a month's wages. Now, you can pick up a Sturmey three-speed for a few quid, and it will almost certainly work without fault. Fichtel & Sachs were a German firm creating several desirable hub gears, automatic and "Duomatic" two-speeds, hybrid hub/derailleur gears and Torpedo three-speeds of bombproof durability. Nevertheless, all hubs love to be serviced. The site will show you how to take apart, repair and reassemble many different kinds of hubs, with every step photographed.
The literal meaning of nostalgia is "to look back with pain". Many people feel sadness when looking at brochures, photos, advertisements etc. from a bygone era. But pain? If so, it is pain in a good way, judging by the bittersweet delight of seeing a 1970 Raleigh Chopper in first-class condition. Bicycles are powerfully evocative of childhood adventure, a good reason for re-visiting their enduring charm. And they are practical, clean and great aerobic exercise. Watch out though. The original Chopper was responsible for many a childhood visit to the dentist.
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Here's a sampling of of books to help your kids (and you!) get a good night's rest.
"Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition" (Touchstone $16.99) by Dr. Richard Ferber is the update to the advice classic. First published 20 years ago, Ferber's method maintains that children need to calm themselves to sleep, often by crying first.
"Take Charge of Your Child's Sleep: The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens" (Da Capo, $15.95) by Judith Owens and Jodi Mindell focuses on problems experienced by older children, from falling asleep to sleepwalking.
"Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" (Random House, $16) By Dr. Marc Weissbluth also advocates allowing a child to cry him or herself to sleep under certain circumstances but advocates for more sleep.
"The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child's Sleep" (McGraw-Hill, $16.95) by Elizabeth Pantley offers punishment-free advice for children who won't go to sleep, don't want to nap, are having a problem with snoring or face other sleep issues.
"The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years" (HarperCollins, $15.99) by Dr. Harvey Karp has been used by celebrities like Madonna to help their kids sleep. In it, Dr. Karp tries to dispell common sleeping myths.


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Reviewed By joseph t (SUGAR LAND, TX) Reviewed for a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta —9/22/2014 4:18 AM
Too early to give a long term review but my first reaction, I'm impressed with the initial brightness. Hopefully they last longer than HID. For a 2012 VW jetta GLI, a retrofit will be needed, no ballast needed. The igniter fits in the headlamp. I definitely would rate it good for now.


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New Car Review
2014 Audi A4: New Car Review
The 2014 Audi A4 may look a little different with its recently updated styling, but underneath it's essentially the same A4 that went on sale back in 2009. Well, there's one notable difference: Audi discontinued the optional V6 engine shortly after the current A4 debuted, so the 2014 A4 continues to offer just one engine, a turbocharged 4-cylinder.
Until recently, the 4-cylinder A4 was doing just fine, thank you very much. But now other luxury brands have hopped on the turbo 4-cylinder bandwagon, and the A4's engine may be outgunned. Even with an extra 9 horsepower for 2014, Audi's 2.0T motor trails rival turbo 4-cylinders from BMW and Cadillac, and its fuel economy isn't great, either. Also, Volkswagen's CC features a similar 2.0T engine at a steep discount.
Still, the A4 has a lot to offer. The optional quattro all-wheel-drive system makes the most of those 220 hp, and the A4 does outperform the 201-hp Mercedes C250. Moreover, Audi has worked wonders with the A4's handling, now close to class-leading in our estimation. And from its beautifully trimmed interior to its unusually spacious back seat, the A4 is an exceptionally pleasant car.
So despite the power shortage, we think the 2014 A4 is well worth a test drive. Between the A4's refreshed styling and impressive all-around talents, there's more than enough here to set it apart from the crowd.
What's New for 2014?
The A4 gets an extra 9 hp and standard iPod/Bluetooth connectivity. Also, keyless entry with push-button start is now standard on the Premium Plus trim level.
What We Like
Athletic handling; upscale interior; cool technology features; surprisingly roomy back seat
What We Don't
Mediocre engine, undesirable continuously variable automatic (CVT) in base model, standard front seats lack support
How Much?
Fuel Economy
Every A4 is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder rated at 220 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Front-wheel drive and a CVT are standard, while the optional quattro all-wheel-drive system brings a choice of a 6-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic.
Fuel economy is 24 miles per gallon city/32 mpg hwy with the CVT, 22 mpg city/32 mpg hwy with the manual transmission and 20 mpg city/29 mpg hwy with the automatic.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Audi A4 sedan is offered in three trim levels: Premium, Premium Plus and Prestige.
The Premium ($34,695) comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, a sunroof, leather upholstery (an unusual standard luxury in this class), 12-way power front seats, a tilt-telescopic steering wheel, single-zone automatic climate control, the Multi-Media Interface system with a dash-mounted control knob, Bluetooth connectivity and a 10-speaker audio system with an auxiliary input, an SD card reader, satellite radio and iPod integration.
The Premium Plus ($38,195) adds 18-in alloy wheels, xenon headlamps, LED taillights, auto-dimming mirrors, keyless entry with push-button ignition, driver memory functions, heated seats and tri-zone automatic climate control -- meaning the rear passengers get their own separate climate controls (another unusual feature).
The Prestige ($43,495) goes to town with adaptive xenon headlamps that include LED running lights, a blind spot warning system, rear parking sensors, MMI Plus with navigation and a console-mounted joystick knob, and a 14-speaker, 505-watt Bang & Olufsen audio system.
Many of the higher trims' features are available on lower trims as options. Among the other niceties, depending on the trim level, are adaptive cruise control and the Sport package, which adds sport front seats, a sport-tuned suspension, a 3-spoke steering wheel and shift paddles for automatic-transmission cars. Also included with the Sport package is the Drive Select system, which allows the driver to adjust settings for steering, transmission (automatic models only) and throttle response.
Standard with MMI Plus is Audi connect, which employs a 3G data connection to integrate Google Maps into MMI Plus. Additional Audi connect features include Google search with voice-command functionality, real-time weather and travel information and mobile Wi-Fi connectivity for up to eight devices.
The 2014 Audi A4 comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes and six airbags (front, front side, full-length side curtain). Rear side airbags are optional on Premium Plus and Prestige.
In government crash-testing, the A4 received a perfect five stars overall, including five stars for both frontal and side impacts. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the A4 its highest rating of Good in every category except the new "small overlap front" test, which has been a struggle for most cars thus far.
Behind the Wheel
The A4 has a sprightlier character than the rival 3 Series -- the steering wheel rims have thinner diameters, and the car generally feels lighter on its feet, even though the scales say otherwise. The base suspension calibration is fairly conservative by sport-sedan standards, however, so we advise enthusiastic drivers to step up to the Sport package, which elevates the A4's handling to near class-leading status (and adds those superior sport seats) without compromising ride quality too much. On the highway, the A4 is a champ, tracking straight and true with nary a vibration at any speed. Particularly with the softening of the latest 3 Series, the A4 has emerged as one of the top driver's cars in this segment, though the Audi's power deficit holds it back.
The front-wheel-drive-only CVT is kind of the A4's dirty secret. We've found this transmission neither responsive nor particularly refined, and it seems to sap some of the engine's power. Although quattro will cost you another $1,000 to $3,000, it's well worth the upgrade, as both of the quattro models' transmissions are satisfying devices.
Other Cars to Consider
BMW 3 Series -- The recently redesigned 3 Series sedan boasts amazingly strong and efficient turbocharged engines, including both gas and diesel options.
Cadillac ATS-- Is there a new champion athlete in this segment? Cadillac thinks so with its Nurburgring-tuned ATS, but as an all-around package the A4 still gives the Caddy a run for its money.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class -- The C250 sedan's turbocharged 1.8-liter inline 4-cylinder actually makes the A4's engine feel powerful, but the Mercedes also offers muscular V6 power if you want more urge.
AutoTrader's Advice
We suggest avoiding the front-wheel-drive A4 with the CVT and targeting the Premium Plus quattro with the Sport package. It's the best mix of luxury, performance and value.


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DAGGETT – Two Newberry Springs women died hours apart from each other following a single-vehicle rollover Friday afternoon, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
Frances Abbott, 73, and Belinda Santana-Tadic, 68, were traveling west on the 40 Freeway around 2 p.m. when Abbott lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over, authorities said.
Paramedics declared Abbott dead at 3:04 p.m. Santana-Tadic was airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton where she died at 6:51 p.m., authorities said.


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The tweet went as follows:
"Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane Wallis is kind of a (expletive), right?"
The missing word is a bit of verbal sewage sometimes used to disparage women. Begins with "c," rhymes with "hunt." Its target here, however, was not a woman. Quvenzhane Wallis is the actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Hushpuppy in the celebrated film "Beasts of the Southern Wild." She was all of 6 when the movie was filmed. She is 9 now.


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Rediscovering Houston
By Lori Moffatt
Sharing the spotlight of such international travel destinations as Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, and Singapore, Houston ranked #7 in a January New York Times list of "46 Places To Go in 2013." Echoing a July Forbes magazine story that called Houston "the coolest place to live in America," the NY Times editors praised the city's numerous museums and other cultural attractions, and also noted its lively and diverse restaurant scene.
The city's growing appeal to vacation travelers comes as no surprise to me, as Houston is one of my favorite go-to cities whenever I crave a weekend of museum-hopping, shopping, and intriguing dining options. Another plus: It's easy to find hotel deals on the weekend. Since Houston is still better known as an industry-and-energy player than as a destination for leisure travel, room rates often drop after the CEOs wrap up Friday meetings.
Intrigued by rave reviews of the Houston Museum of Natural Science's new state-of-the-art paleontology wing, I cleared my calendar for a weekend adventure.
Thanks to a girlfriends' getaway earlier in the year, I knew that the Hotel Derek—a modern, 4-star hotel at the bustling corner of Loop 610 and Westheimer—made a good home base for exploration. Armed with a list of places we wanted to see and restaurants we hoped to try, my husband and I rolled into town and quickly realized we'd need more than a few days simply to accommodate the new culinary experiences we dreamed of having.
And fittingly, our first stop was lunch. Surrounded by rustic barn wood and red- brick walls at Sparrow Bar+Cookshop, chef and reluctant celebrity Monica Pope's new restaurant in the Midtown neighborhood, we snacked on chickpea fries and earthy mushroom dumplings while a Houston friend regaled us with more things to see and do. Overhead, chandeliers made of perforated pizza pans cast pinpoints of light onto the table as I tried to keep up. "Have you been to Boheme?" he asked. "They have a wine bar and great burgers! Or Lucille's? That's upscale Southern comfort food in the Museum District. And what about 13 Celsius, right around the corner? It's a fun wine bar in a former dry cleaner!"
Across the table, my spouse's satisfied expression suggested he had never eaten a scallop quite so delicious. I sampled a nibble and agreed: Simply prepared with a tasty flourish of vanilla-bean aioli, the scallops evoked the sea with each bite.
That afternoon, we had plans to tour the nearby Saint Arnold Brewery, which helped ignite Texas' passion for craft beer when it opened in Houston in 1994. A few years ago, the brewery moved from its original digs in northwest Houston to a spacious building that once housed the Houston Independent School District's food-storage facility. Downstairs, 25 enormous, stainless-steel fermenting tanks (the largest holds more than 7,000 gallons) brew the company's year-round and specialty beers. And upstairs, where giant freezers once held vast aluminum trays of soy meatloaf and chicken nuggets, the space somehow resembles a Munich biergarten during Oktoberfest, with hundreds of Saint Arnold fans seated at long tables quaffing beer from six-ounce glasses, playing backgammon, and enjoying happy-hour picnics. "The regulars know to bring camp chairs in case all the tables fill up," says Lennie Ambrose, the brewery's special-events coordinator. "And we make our own root beer, so there's even something here for the kids."
Since I was not the designated driver, I can reveal that the extra-hoppy Elissa IPA (named for Galveston's three-masted 1877 Tall Ship) hits the spot on a warm afternoon, but if you'd like to keep your wits about you, it's perhaps best not to follow it with the double IPA called Saint Arnold Endeavor. I spent the evening exploring the Heights neighborhood with friends, resisting the urge to dance on tables.
The next morning, breakfast found us at a fast-casual restaurant called Pondicheri Cafe, the second Houston restaurant concept by James Beard-nominated chef Anita Jaisinghani, who turns Indian food on its ear at her popular upscale restaurant Indika. "I had always wanted to open a restaurant where the food was more casual and affordable," says Anita. "I'm not trying to make it super-traditional, but it is authentic. We have ingredients here in Houston that you'd never find in India; why would we not want to use them?"
After mugs of stout Indian coffee sweetened with jaggery syrup (an unrefined sugar that tastes a bit like molasses), my husband tucked into an omelet made with spinach, mustard greens, and the Indian fresh cheese called paneer while I made my way through a "Morning Thali." This picture-perfect sampler platter comes with fresh fruit, house-made yogurt, a carrot flatbread called a paratha topped with a fried egg, and half-cup servings of potato curry, beef keema, and stoneground grits dressed up with peas, mustard seeds, cauliflower, and peanuts.
Saffron-colored curtains both divide the space and temper noise, and vibrant tangerine walls imbue a lively energy. By the time we finished our meal and took a stroll through the world of high fashion at the adjacent Tootsie's flagship store, we were ready to explore the world of dinosaurs at the nearby Museum of Natural Science.
Surrounded by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, it's easy to feel small and to ponder your place in the universe
In the summer of 2012, the museum unveiled its new football-field-size Morian Hall of Paleontology, which features more than 30 dinosaur specimens, including an all-bone T. Rex skeleton said to have the best-preserved hands and feet of any T. Rex skeleton ever found. A Quetzalcoatlus soars on 35-foot-wide wings, a Stegosaurus balances on its tiny feet like a Jurassic ballerina, and Deinonychus (the carnivorous "kickboxing dinosaur") inspires chills. But the museum's timeline delves much earlier than the Jurassic period, when the first dinosaurs emerged. The hall begins with a series of beautiful fossils from the pre-Cambrian age, then quickly immerses visitors in the world of trilobites, sea scorpions, the "tentacle terrors" related to today's squid and octopi known as nautiloids, and delicate Devonian-era seed-fern fossils.
There's more of a Texas focus than I expected; an entire section of the hall is devoted to findings at the Craddock Ranch near Seymour, where paleontologists have found some of the finest intact Dimetrodon fossils in the world. (The reptile resembled a crocodile with a curved sail on its back.)
Surrounded by all manner of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures—many posed as if engaged in battle or courtship—it's easy to feel small and to ponder your place in the universe.
Curator and paleontologist Robert Bakker, who served as a consultant for the first few Jurassic Park movies, made a special effort to illustrate the vagaries of science. "We wanted to show people that science is not all known," says Bakker's colleague, Associate Curator David Temple. "For example, what was the purpose of the proportionately tiny arms of the T. Rex? There are at least five theories, ranging from grooming and clutching prey to courtship. Science is based on an attempt to isolate a single variable, but the truth is that the arms probably had many different functions. The beauty of science is that knowledge is never constant. There is always something new to discover."
The same could be said of Houston.


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November 27, 2012 04:08 ET
ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - Nov 27, 2012) - MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's "Retail Clinics 2012: Growth of Stores, Consumer Opinion Surveys, Winning Competitors, Supplier Sales of Products to Clinics, Clinic Sales Forecasts and Trends," to their collection of market research reports.
Retail health clinics have grown from concept to a functioning part of the U.S. healthcare marketplace. Retail clinics, also called convenience clinics, are mostly located in drug stores but also in retailers such as Walmart and Target stores, grocery stores and even malls. The basic premise is that they take advantage of the retailers' traffic and provide defined services generally though a nurse practitioner or a physician's assistant. Especially attractive to customers, they offer walk-in service, better hours and in some cases, lower costs. The concept survived the recession, the opposition of medical associations and state legislatures. But market developments have not always unfolded in line with forecasts made in the first launch of the concept. With the development of healthcare reform in the United States, many are evaluating these small healthcare venues inside a heavily trafficked retail setting as a one of many possible answers to an expected increase in insured patients.
Kalorama has been watching the retail clinic industry for several years and in 2012, there are some changes and noticeable data that have challenged some of the assumptions previously made about these clinics. This report Retail Clinics 2012 looks at retail clinics' impact and growth over the next five years. The report forecasts the growth of stores with clinics, the sales of the clinics and takes a look at changing consumer opinion of clinics. It also looks at the sales that pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies may make through retail clinics.
Although different operators employ slightly different approaches, the overall business model for retail clinics is quite consistent. It involves the provision of basic healthcare services at a low cost, in a facility conveniently located in a busy retail outlet, with broad hours of operation. Locations such as drug stores, food stores and other popular retail outlets with pharmacies enable patient accessibility and make it easy for patients to get their prescriptions filled nearby. They can also encourage customers to stay longer at the store and make more purchases, providing indirect income to the retail outlet.
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GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The Greenville College men's basketball team encountered defeat for the first time this season, falling to Webster University 91-61. Greenville was led by MarQuel Jones who scored 21 points. Daniel Anderson led the Panthers in rebounding with seven.
GC went 9-9 from the free throw line, but only 6-31 from three-point territory. MarQuel accounted for 5 rebounds and 3 assist in addition to his impressive 21 points.
Webster outscored the Panthers 51-22 in the second half, to put the game away.
Leading the way for Webster was Cody Bradfisch who scored 19 points. Both Roman Robinson and Aaron Griffin posted double doubles. Robinson scored 17 points and added 12 rebounds, while Griffin contributed 17 points and 14 rebounds of his own.
With the win, Webster improved to 4-2 (2-0 SLIAC), and Greenville fell to 5-1 (1-1 SLIAC). The Panthers will take on St. Louis Christian at 7:00pm on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in hopes of rebounding from this tough SLIAC loss.


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MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry University softball team added two players in the early signing period last week.
Lake Region High right-hander and Polkpreps.com Pitcher of the Year Haley Wiseman signed a National Letter of Intent and college softball scholarship with Barry University at Lake Region.
"Haley is an outstanding pitcher, one of the best in the state," Barry head coach Danielle Penner said. "She's also a great student and person and we're very excited to have her join the team."
Wiseman was astounding from the circle, posting a 16-5 record last season with rock-bottom 0.91 ERA, fanning 215 hitters through 138 innings. She also sports a 4.4 GPA – fourth in her class – and is planning to study nursing.
"Once I met the coach and visited the school I knew it was very good. They have five-year accelerated (physician assistant) program," Wiseman said. "Since I was eight, I wanted to play college softball."
Outfielder Alayna Gallagher continued the pipeline from Palm Harbor University High. A two-time honorable mention All-Pinellas County selection, she led the Lady Canes to back-to-back Pinellas County Athletic Conference titles in 2012 and 2013 as a starting outfielder. Former Buccaneer Sarah Broeseker and current Bucs Taylor Sabol and Megan Copeland also matriculated at PHUHS.
Gallagher also starred for the Mizuno Krusherz, batting leadoff with a .450 average and .511 on-base percentage.
"Alyana is a hard working outfielder with a lot of potential," Penner said. "She is a strong, quick and intelligent student-athlete with the ability to provide an immediate impact early in her career."
The Bucs graduate just three players off the 2014 roster. They went 34-20 in 2013 and reached the finals of the South Region II Tournament.
"Haley and Alayna exemplify the type of student and athlete we strive to recruit each year at Barry University," Penner said. "They are hard-workers, great teammates and excel on the field and in the classroom. They are quality additions to both Barry University and the softball program."


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Does any one have any information or reviews of the Roadies Formula 1 tyres.
In the UK we are using GRP and get good life and grip, except for the wet conditions where the GRP "E" is a little too slow.
As with all tyres once there are more compounds to choose from it gets a little confusing which to use as buying the whole range can be expensive.


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What's going on in music, movies and more.
Justin Thigpen competes in steer wrestling in the 2011 Ocala Shrine Rodeo. The annual professional competition saddles up this weekend. A fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children, the rodeo will feature barrel racing, bronc riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping and calf roping events.
Ocala Shrine Rodeo: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, $5 to $30. (402-8808)
The house band at the Orange Blossom Opry in Weirsdale will perform Friday and Saturday nights. The opry also hosts open jams on Thursday nights. They are open to all musicians.
Opry Cast Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 25, Weirsdale. $10.
Opry Open Jam: 7 p.m. Thursday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 25, Weirsdale. (821-1201)
The Harlem Legends Basketball Show benefitting Dunnellon's Christian in Action Ministry runs Saturday at Dunnellon High School. The show features former members of the Harlem Globetrotters, as well as former players in the NBA and NFL.
Harlem Legends Basketball Show: 5 p.m. Saturday, Dunnellon High School, 10055 SW 180th Ave. Road, Dunnellon. $10. (489-6332 or 465-8660)
The exhibit "In Another Life," showcasing the art of repurposing, runs through Sept. 6 at the Webber Center Gallery at the College of the Central Florida. An artist reception runs Thursday night.
"In Another Life" exhibit reception: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Webber Center Gallery, CF campus, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala, free. (873-5809)
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The Appleton Museum of Art's current exhibits include "Edge to Edge: Vintage Panoramic Photography in Florida" through Sept. 8, "Art of the Robot" through Sept. 22 and "New World Treasures: Artifacts from Hernando De Soto's Florida Expedition" through Dec. 31.
Appleton Museum of Art: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $3-$6, free for ages 9 and younger. (291-4455 or www.appletonmuseum.org)
Ryan James, Eric Bushhousen and Belkys Garcia star in the Sam Shepard comedy/drama "True West," closing this weekend at Insomniac Theatre in downtown Ocala. The play centers on two rival brothers who struggle to get along while visiting their mother's house.
"True West": 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Insomniac Theatre, 1 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, $12. (897-0477 or Insomniactheatre.com)
"Getaway": Thriller
"One Direction: This is Us": Music, documentary
"The Racketeer": John Grisham
"The Fall of Five": Pittacus Lore
"How the Light Gets In": Louise Penny
"Bones of the Lost": Kathy Reichs
"Winter of the World: Book Two": Ken Follett
"Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10": Bob Dylan
"Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action": Franz Ferdinand
"Alabama & Friends": Alabama
"Overcomer": Mandisa
"Inland": Jars of Clay
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"The Great Gatsby": Drama
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Hey John,
I've been enjoying reading your blog. All your notes about story, and storyboarding are right on. The animation "business" has been overrun by those who don't understand visual storytelling/entertainment….
How the hell can I get you to come by the studio for lunch, or a drink? Should I send a car to pick you up?…..
It'd be interesting to discuss some way of doing some cartoony animation, having fun with the medium. ...
Take it easy,
Ken D.
Audiences identify with getting their butts stuck to flypaper
Did typewriters exist in the classic period of cartoons? Sure. Did they use them to write up notes from story meetings? Or dialogue scripts? Outlines and treatments? Of course. We all do that. Even artists use words on occasion.
Did a non artist ever write a script from beginning to end? Possibly, but no classic cartoon directors or storyman goes out of his way to admit it. Just the opposite; they stress over and over again that cartoon stories differ from live action and must be written with drawings, not scripts. Maybe an exception or two may show up one day after some serious archaeological digs and cross-checking. After all, there are 2 egg-laying mammals out of 4600 or so. But you'd have to be dishonest or crazy to suggest that mammals are egg-layers based on 2 exceptions out of thousands of mammal species.
Performance tells better stories than words
When I pitch it to other people, I refine the dialogue and gags further as I see the reactions of my live audiences. All this story procedure happened naturally by trial and error, and it turned out to be the same procedure used at the classic cartoon studios. Because it works well.
Drawings and live performances are the most natural and efficient tools of a cartoon "writer". You don't write a performance. You can act or draw one, though.


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Camdenton, Mo. – With another year under the belt, I find myself already thinking about what 2014 may bring. I've heard a number of people say how bad 2013 was for them, and others hoping 2014 is half as good as 2013 was.
As for me, I believe 2013 was the first real year of my adult life.
In my first full year on the job, I gained plenty of experience and have plenty of stories to tell.
But, as I stated earlier, I can't help but look forward. So here are my predictions for 2014.
2013 saw the Kansas City Chiefs make one of the greatest comebacks of all time, and I have to believe that the franchise is on their way up. This current staff has found a way to win, and I think a solid draft this season will make this an even tougher opponent.
In short, Kansas City will make the playoffs once again in 2014, most likely as a wild card, unless Peyton Manning is somehow forced from the field.
Jamaal Charles? Easily another 1,000 rushing yards next season, well over 2,000 offensive yards total. Tamba Hali and Justin Houston will combine to help the Chiefs lead the NFL in sacks-as a team.
I've really grown to enjoy watching the Rams in these last few years.
Any of my friends will tell you that I am not a Steven Jackson fan, and that I always said he was going to be replaced. The Rams' first season without Jackson as the starter began rocky, but I'll go ahead and say it: I believe Zac Stacy is the future of St. Louis' rushing attack.
I have no idea what this team will accomplish next season, but I believe we are in for a more balanced offensive attack and a dominating defense. That last part of my statement should be read with one name in mind: Robert Quinn. My predictions: Quinn leads the NFL in sacks next year, cornerback Cortland Finnegan is replaced. Rams draft heavily on offensive line.
Let's just say the Rams have been building that defense from the ground up, and it is paying off.
Oh, you want to know about the St. Louis Blues? Well, I figure they'll one of the two final teams competing for the Stanley Cup in 2014.
Baseball...well, let's make this easy. The Cardinals are going to be stacked for next season with a pitching crew that could make you cry. Some off-season moves are already looking to make some splashes on the team, so I expect some growing pains.
They will not make the World Series this year, though.
For you Royals fans, it'll be another year where they start off really well, then start playing badly. But this time, they make the postseason.
I personally hope for another I-70 World Series every year, but the chances of that are very slim.
Let's talk college sports: For the rest of the current season, Mizzou's basketball program will be one of highs and lows. They'll never be ranked extremely high, but they will be ranked. This team has talent, but needs more time to develop it. But maybe this March they can do something that they haven't been able to do in the past two seasons, when they were extremely hyped: win a game in the NCAA Tournament.
I admit that Mizzou football surprised me this year. Before the season began, I projected them as a 6-6 team. I was wrong.
That being said, this team will not be performing at this same level next year. I expect some loss in production with the loss of some key seniors, and no, I'm not talking about James Franklin. I believe that Maty Mauk will exceed Franklin in time, if given the right tools and experience, so I expect no turnover at that position. No, saying farewell to Josey and Sam will be things that worry me for the Tigers.
So I'll say they win 7 games at the most next season.
As for local teams, I'll be a little more vague. Each of the lake area teams will be more competitive next year.
In football, I expect Camdenton and Eldon to continue playing at a high level, and I predict that Osage and Versailles will both finish with more wins than last season.
One of the lake area softball teams will win a district title next year, and the boys' soccer teams will have better seasons overall. Two lake area basketball programs will play for their district titles, and one of them will be Macks Creek.
In baseball, two teams from the lake will compete in the district title games in 2014, while one, if not both, of the girls' soccer teams will win their district.
The lake area teams will see more kids through wrestling districts this season, and have a solid number of state-level competitors.
This year, rain won't be an issue at the Lake Race, and the record at the Shootout will stand for another year-sorry, guys, but I've spotted a trend here. Every two years, the old record is beaten since the Shootout began.
In short, 2014 will be good for the lake sports.


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2013 Ford Raptor: Real World Review
A Real World Review of the Ford Raptor must start with this caveat: The real world is about as appropriate an environment for an oversized pickup like this as the autobahn is for the Nissan Leaf or a Home Depot for a Lamborghini. But the real world -- well, Los Angeles, specifically -- is where I just spent a week driving the raucous Raptor. Despite being so wide it requires clearance lights and Baja-grade shocks that give it one of the shakiest ride qualities I've ever experienced, I absolutely love it.
Apparently, so do other people. Very few cars -- old muscle cars and vintage Beetles, perhaps -- garner so many thumbs up, especially in the Raptor's new-for-'13 gloss beige paint, which Ford calls Terrain. We would skip the silly side-bed graphics (a $1,075 option!), but the black fascia (with widely spaced "FORD" script spanning the grille), iron step rails and flared fenders (barely able to contain the wide-set knobby tires) contribute to an overall look that is both wildly badass and wonderfully authentic.
The interior has been intensified, as well, but not to the extent that heavy metal Mickey Thompson Supercross commercials strike up in your head upon entering. The supportive seats could feel equally at home in a Mustang, and the MyFord Touch system offers way more functionality and sophistication than most Baja racers would ever require. The Raptor comes in SuperCab and SuperCrew cab styles. Our tester was the extended cab, which features a 3-across bench seat with split, fold-up rear seat cushions to create in-cab storage when the seats aren't occupied.
Some 411 horses reside under the Raptor's ventilated hood, and one stab of the go-pedal is all it takes to realize that they are very, um, vocal. And potent: For a 3-ton pickup, the Raptor is impressively quick. Between the omnipresent power, lofty driver's perch and I-can-run-over-anything sense of confidence behind the wheel, it's easy to forget about the real world.
Inevitably, though, the real world re-enters the picture. Finding a parking spot wide enough for the Raptor is a chore, though navigating into it is less so, thanks to back-up sensors and a $525 front and rear camera system. Negotiating narrow roads is likewise a challenge, but the square hood lines are helpful in freeway lane-keeping. Finally, there's the projected fuel cost: In our hands, we averaged under 12 miles per gallon. And, of course, $48,100 (plus options and $995 delivery fee) isn't exactly cheap. Sigh.
While I never got to take it off-road (this time), the Ford Raptor clearly has charm to match its size and capability to match its looks. If only the real world was paved in sand dunes.


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Actress Amanda Bynes ran into more trouble with traffic police in Los
Angeles on Sunday night (09Sep12) when she was stopped for driving without her
headlights on. It is not known why the Hairspray star wasn't taken into custody
for driving on a suspended license - a ruling handed down to her last week
(ends07Sep12) following the young star's alleged recent double hit-and-run
dramas. Law enforcement officials tell TMZ.com Bynes was given a verbal warning
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This is part of a letter you receive from your English penfriend.
I guess you'll get this when you've just come back from your holiday .I'd like to hear about it. Where did you go? What did you do there? What sort of place did you stay in?
·Write 100 words on your answer sheet.
Now write a letter to this penfriend.
Dear maryam,
How are you? I hope you well. I have just received your letter and you would like know about my holiday?
[b]Where did you go?[/b]
Actually, I went to museum with my family and saw a traditional thing. Then , I went to restaurant to eat delicious food . I was going to cinema but unfortunately I had an accident and could not go.
[b] What did you do there?[/b]
Besides, I was playing tennis with a red team to improve my skill sports and I was watching theater about poetry. I also read a book in the library in a long time.
[b]What sort of place did you stay in?[/b]
Fortunately, I went to stay in 5 star hotel with my family but hotel was more expensive than other but I'm interesting there.
I 'm looking forward to writing as soon as possible.
Best wishes,
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Inspiration: Dress Up Your Walls?
I thought hanging a dress on a wall was just a stylist's trick but now starting to see more instances of clothes becoming wall hangings.
Sports jerseys are often seen framed in sports bars or in game rooms. I've also seen beautiful kimonos nicely hung on bamboo rods. There is no reason other clothes couldn't be on display as well. Especially if there is sentimental value to them. I'm not completely sold on the idea though. What do you think?
(Images: 1 via Home Sweet Home, 2 via Wild & Free, 3 via Desire to Inspire, 4 Living Etc, 5 via Desire to Inspire)


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Are you here proving your IQ descends by the minute?
August 3, 2009
The Knicks' tango with Ramon Sessions could wrap up tomorrow, according to his agent.
Chubby Wells, agent for the young Bucks point guard, told The Post yesterday Sessions could accept a Knicks offer either today or tomorrow.
"We've been playing footsie with the Knicks the last two weeks," Wells said. "I'm sure we'll clarify something in the next couple days with the Knicks or another team and figure out what's going on."
The Clippers, who waived guard Mike Taylor, are the other team
involved, but the Knicks appear to be the frontrunners because they are able to offer Sessions a starting role.
In a nutshell, Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is lobbying to sign
Sessions, 23, but team president Donnie Walsh is concerned a long-term deal starting at the mid-level exception of $5.8 million will compromise the Knicks' 2010 salary cap space, even though free-agent forward David Lee could be headed for a one-year pact.
According to a source, Walsh wants to sign Sessions to a long-term deal starting at less than $5.8 million so that his 2010-2011 cap number will be less than $6 million. The source said a number of proposals have been discussed, including a one-year contract.
The Bucks, tapped out financially because of luxury-tax concerns and content with rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, are not expected to match an offer for Sessions, a former second-round pick.
The Knicks' interest in un-retired point guard Jason Williams, whom they will work out this week, has no effect on the Sessions pursuit. Williams is a cheaper alternative if they can't re-sign Nate Robinson for one year.
Are you here proving your IQ descends by the minute?
Hope they sign Sessions and Williams.
If BigCock can be healthy, and Chandler busts out, maybe they can get into the playoffs. IMO, Knicks need to get into the playoffs to land one or two of those 2010 big three FAs.
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Game high in points last year was 44 or 42, -his line along with that went to the tune of 15 assists and at least 5 boards -in that same game. And at 23, shows the ability and enormous upside this player has.
Also has that ability to be a GREAT on the ball defender -which is huge for NYK- as long as he's consistent with that effort that is;
not a knicks fan, but sessions would be a nice pick up..he can play..and would help to keep duhon fresh as well as he really wore down..
JJ, thanks for posting this...not sure what AGAW's problem was -- solid update thanks. This story has lasted about 3 solid weeks now.
Sessions not only is a fantastic fit for the offense but at 23 he is our PG of the future and with a solid point, Danilo, Wilson, and the likes of yet to be seen Hill and Douglas the team is not that bad in terms of attracting a big time FA.
Very good pickup for the Knicks if this happens. Sessions is talented, young cheap and could very well be a solid starting pg for us for several years to come.
I am all for this deal. This kid can play and in turn makes Duhon much more valuable. We saw how Duhon wore down last year. He would be much better in a back-up role. Looks like we can get him relatively cheap as well, so I'll commend Walsh if this deal gets done.
Tough situation for Sessions. Apparently his agent is playing hardball and is holding out for the full mid-level exception contracct of $33 mil. Luckily it seems the only other team interested is the Clippers who already have Baron Davis, Eric Gordon and Telfair so if Sessions goes there he'll be burried on the bench.


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Event: Bipasha Basu, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Dutt, Prachi Desai and many other B-town celebs sashayed down the ramp at Gitanjali's 'Ticket to Bollywood', a mega starry event.
Guest List: Bipasha Basu, Fardeen Khan, Neha Dhupia, Prachi Desai, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mahakshay Chakraborty, Preeti Jhangiani, Shazahn Padamsee, Riya Sen, Sanjay Dutt, Manyata Dutt, Raima Sen, Roshni Chopra, Vikram Phadnis, Raageshwari, Nitin Mukesh
Venue: Hotel Leela, Mumbai
Date: 05-Aug-2011
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Proclamation issued at Council meeting.
Moberly Fire Chief Robert Creed met with Mayor Bob Riley to proclaim October 7-13 as Fire Prevention Week. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925.Your home could be engulfed in smoke and flames in just a few minutes when fire strikes. Prepare a home fire escape plan and practice that plan! What if your first escape route is blocked by smoke or flames? Have two ways out. This year's theme, "Have 2 Ways Out!" focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice.


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Step 5: Drop one drop of Zoya Fast Drops to the base of your nail bed
Following these 5 steps guarantees up to 14 days of wear on natural nails.
This is the perfect red with a infusion of orange: bright and classic. It is a great alternative to true red.
I`d been looking for a great red-orange creme and definitely found it in Tamsen! It`s the exact color of real cinnabar jewelry and a perfect year-round shade. It took about 3 thin coats to get full coverage. I took it off after about 3 or 4 days and had only minor tip-wear up to that point; no chips. Highly recommend!