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New Car Review
2014 Scion iQ: New Car Review
Compared to the Aston Martin Cygnet, the 2014 Scion iQ is an incredible bargain. Relative to the economy cars available on our shores, however, Scion's microcar doesn't fare quite as well.
Allow us to explain. The iconic British sports-car manufacturer Aston Martin needed a fuel-efficient car to comply with European regulations, so it borrowed the iQ from Toyota/Scion, slapped on some fancy winged badges and more or less doubled the price.
Good trivia, right? But it can't change the fact that the iQ's stateside starting price of about $16,000 brings numerous larger economy cars into play. These cars feature more space, have better driving dynamics and also feel a bit more secure when you're surrounded by SUVs. In fact, the only category the iQ would win outright is city fuel economy, where it boasts an impressive 36 miles per gallon.
Now, if your urban lifestyle absolutely demands a tiny set of wheels, please forget most of what we just said, because the iQ is the best microcar we've driven. Don't even think about a smart fortwo; the Scion is superior in every way.
But do you really need something this tiny, or could you live with a larger economy car that's still pretty small? It might be fun to say that your car is a budget-priced Aston Martin, but we suspect there will be better options elsewhere for the typical small-car shopper.
What's New for 2014?
The iQ receives a standard 6.1-inch touchscreen display and a limited-edition 10 Series trim level.
What We Like
Tiny footprint; surprisingly entertaining handling; impressive combined fuel economy
What We Don't
Costs as much as some regular cars; performance-sapping CVT
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The 2014 Scion iQ is powered by a 1.3-liter inline-4 rated at 94 horsepower and 89 lb-ft of torque. The only transmission for the U.S. market is a continuously variable automatic (CVT).
Fuel economy for city driving is an excellent 36 mpg, but highway efficiency is just 37 mpg -- that's less than many larger, faster cars can manage. Still, at 37 mpg overall, the iQ is one of the most fuel-efficient cars you can buy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Scion iQ is offered in two trim levels -- base and 10 Series -- with a range of optional accessories.
Standard features on the base iQ ($16,420) include 16-in steel wheels with plastic covers, air conditioning, power accessories, a tilt-only leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a 4-speaker audio system with a 6.1-in touchscreen display, Bluetooth and iPod/USB connectivity.
The iQ 10 Series ($18,605) adds 16-in alloy wheels, special silver paint, a jackknife-style key, illuminated exterior front and rear Scion badges, premium Pioneer audio, a solar-powered illuminated shift knob, 10 Series badging and silver seat belts.
Scions are all about accessorizing, so the iQ has a long list of add-ons, notably 16-in alloy wheels and premium Pioneer audio (both standard on the 10 Series), a 7-color interior lighting system and performance-oriented upgrades such as lowering springs.
In terms of versatility features, we think it's likely that most iQ owners will keep the rear seats folded flat, because otherwise there's basically no cargo capacity. Scion claims 3.5 cu ft of space behind the rear seat backs, but in truth, you could barely fit a child's knapsack back there. The seat backs are almost flush against the back wall of the car. Flip the rear seats into the floor, however, and you have a flat loading area with 16.7 cu ft to play with. Considering that measurement's bigger than most sedan trunks, it's pretty impressive for a microcar.
The 2014 Scion iQ comes with standard stability control, anti-lock brakes (front discs, rear drums) and a dizzying 11 airbags (front, front-side, front seat-cushion, front-knee, full-length side curtain and rear window).
In government crash tests, the iQ received four stars out of five overall, including four stars for frontal impacts and three stars for side impacts. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety was more impressed, giving the iQ its top score of Good in every crash-test category except rear impacts, where the iQ received the second-best Acceptable rating.
Driving Impressions
In our interior evaluation, we found that the iQ's front seats offer just the basics in terms of support, but we like their style. The seat-bottom fabric has an interesting pattern, and the stylish seat backs with their fixed headrests look like something out of "Star Trek." The small, chunky steering wheel is nice to grip but doesn't telescope, an omission that tall drivers will lament.
Glancing around the cabin, we think Toyota has done a good job of giving the iQ the character of a real car. From the respectable materials quality to the sensible gauges and vertically stacked climate-control knobs, everything just seems familiar. It's only when you glance over your shoulder that you're confronted by the iQ's smallness. Stem to stern, a MINI Cooper is about two feet longer.
Not surprisingly, this has consequences for rear passengers. The iQ is technically a 4-seater, but you can more or less forget about putting anyone behind the driver -- there's just no legroom. If the front passenger's in an agreeable mood, he or she can slide the seat forward enough to accommodate one rear occupant.
On the road, the biggest surprise is undoubtedly the way the iQ takes a corner. Not only does it handle like a normal car, it also handles better than some normal cars. The steering is quick and accurate, while the short wheelbase and firm suspension keep body motion to a minimum.
It's a great setup for zooming around the city -- unless you hit a pothole, that is, as the iQ's ride compliance is minimal. On the highway, the iQ is less compelling. That firm ride plus ample road noise combine to make high-speed runs rather unpleasant.
Under the hood, the CVT isn't very smooth, and it seems to be better at generating noise than meaningful acceleration. Despite the racket, though, the little inline-4 manages to yank the iQ around with acceptable authority for urban use. It's only when you're merging or passing on the highway that the iQ's modest power becomes obvious.
Other Cars to Consider
FIAT 500 -- The 500 can't match the iQ's overall fuel economy, but it does have a more usable back seat and a healthy dollop of Italian style.
Hyundai Elantra-- Here's an example of a larger car that can be had for iQ-level money. The Elantra is basically better at everything besides parking.
Kia Rio -- The Rio hatchback is a tempting alternative to the iQ, as it's packed with space and features while remaining within shouting distance of the Scion's compact dimensions.
AutoTrader's Advice
The base iQ is already pushing it on price, so we couldn't justify spending more to get the 10 Series. The entry-level specification would be the one we'd choose, and with minimal accessories at that.\


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Scott Brown's modeling career
Scott Brown's modeling career
In a contest in which personal biography has figured large, Brown's roughly seven years' work as a model have received scant attention from the two Democratic women he has squared off against.
For one sweater shoot, Scott Brown stared at breaking surf on a Fire Island beach with model Julianne Phillips.
Brown appeared on the cover of the Bernat catalog in 1984.
Here, Scott Brown modeled for Maggie Inc. Photographers and stylists said they liked working with Brown partly because he was reserved and got the job done without much talk.
Photographers and stylists also said they liked working with Brown because of his appearance.
A bare-chested Brown posed for Cosmopolitan in June 1982, when he won the magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" contest.

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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – GC Baseball (17-18, 16-5 SLIAC) stretched their consecutive games won to nine on Tuesday while clinching the number three spot in the SLIAC standings and claiming the number two seed in next weeks conference tournament. The Panthers routed MacMurray convincingly 10-2, 16-2 in the double header.
On the mound in game one freshman Clint Lustig (2-0) picked up the win, tossing three innings with no earned and one hit to suffocate the Highlander's offense and help pace the Black & Orange to the 10-2 victory.
Kyle Hobar led the club at the plate, batting 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore catcher Adam Wallace also turned in an impressive performance at the dish in the opener, going 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI.
In the capper Greenville exploded offensively in the early innings notching 12 runs through the second. GC eventually reached 16 runs in the seven-inning affair while only allowing two runs on two hits to MacMurray.
Freshman lefty Tyler Mitchell earned the win in game two, dealing three innings and surrendering only one hit while striking out four.
Belleville product Alex Quirin was the clubs offensive headliner in the win, batting 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored.
GC Baseball will next hit the diamond on Friday, May 6, as they prepare for SLIAC powerhouse Spalding, hosting the Golden Eagles in the first of the seasons three game set.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Speaking to the media Friday, Northern Illinois linebacker Victor Jacques showed off one of his newest prized possessions.
The Miami native lifted his sleeve and showed off his new tattoo on his left arm, which is a collage of the city he grew up in. Depicted is the downtown skyline, and a marlin jumping out of the ocean. At the top, there's the orange with the crown that symbolizes the Orange Bowl.
Jacques got the tattoo a couple of weeks ago, and said it took him about four hours. He had planned on getting the Miami collage, honoring the city where he grew up, but had a small change of plans when it was announced the Huskies were headed to Miami.
"Having to come to the Orange Bowl is a dream," Jacques said. "It was a dream come true. I decided to get a little touch of the Orange Bowl in there."
Growing up in south Florida, Jacques watched his share of University of Miami games at the old Orange Bowl Stadium, and went to Miami Dolphins games at Sun Life Stadium, where the Huskies will play Florida State at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
He recalled one Hurricanes game where fans started throwing oranges on the field, but he couldn't figure out why. Now he knows the reason, and he realizes how important the game is to the area.
On New Year's Day, Jacques will take the field as a Huskie for the final time. He certainly is not taking any of it for granted.
"It's definitely an experience I will never forget. As a kid going to Hurricane games, having no idea why people were throwing oranges on the field. Now, it's happening to me," he said. "So it's quite an experience. Being able to play in front of all my friends and family is quite an experience that I'll hold forever. It just symbolizes all the hard work I put in just paying off."
Jacques is one of five NIU players from the Miami area, along with safety Demetrius Stone (Miami), linebacker Jamaal Bass (Miramar), defensive tackle Ken Bishop (Sunrise) and receiver Angelo Sebastiano (Coconut Creek).
Bass is another player who remembers watching the Hurricanes at the old Orange Bowl, which since has been torn down. In its place is the new Marlins Park. Both Stone and Bass also have been to Dolphins games at Sun Life.
Playing in the Orange Bowl, at a stadium five miles from the city he grew up in, is something to cherish for Bass.
"It's a dream come true, basically," he said. "I never imagined us going to the Orange Bowl."
The only problem the south Florida players have is ticket requests. Players are allotted six tickets each, but players like Stone obviously have gotten a lot more ticket requests.
"I'm still trying to get as much people as I can to come here and support me," Stone said.
Playing in the Orange Bowl is a different experience for anyone on NIU's roster, but even more so for players who grew up in the area and aren't able to have family members watch them every week in DeKalb.
Jacques came to NIU because he wanted to see something different. He said being so far away from home helps a lot when there are other south Florida natives on the roster.
"It was very comforting. It's a different type of bond," Jacques said. "You bond with the teammates, of course. Being able to come back home, still interact with those teammates, it's quite an experience and it's quite special."


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New York Atty. Gen. Eric T. Schneiderman is launching an investigation into price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Sandy after receiving hundreds of recent complaints from consumers paying exorbitant amounts for gasoline, food, batteries and other necessities.
Reports of long lines at gas stations, pumped-up prices for hotel rooms and $10 bottled water have run rampant in the aftermath of the super storm.
Schneiderman also said that the costs of generators, food and even taxi rides have surged.
Quiz: Test your knowledge of business news
The price of a regular gallon of gas is up four cents statewide to $3.97 from last week, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. In New York City, it's up 12 cents to $4.10 a gallon.
New York law prohibits "unconscionably excessive price" during an "abnormal disruption of the market," according to Schneiderman.
Before Sandy made landfall, the attorney general had issued an open letter to vendors across the state warning them that price inflation of necessary goods and services during a crisis is illegal.


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A funny thing to mention is: Nobody had any objections to this.
Most responses were apologies for not doing it sooner. When I started this, I expected to have some resistance, but so far there was none.
This is a good thing! It seems the community wants things to change too.
How can you help?If you know somebody developing applications in their own repository, try to convince them to move their packages into Extras(-devel). Please edit the wiki page to reflect the status of each repository.
With the help of a few people, I think we can get number of repositories in the list down quickly!


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Inn & Around the Wick September 2013
It's all about the wine!
Wine expert: Congratulations to Ike Seaman, the Inn's Director of Food & Beverage, who just received his International Sommelier Guild Sommelier Diploma. This intensive and demanding program is the only professional body that accredits sommeliers by direct instruction. Earning his diploma is the culmination of many years of training and study for Ike, who began his career at the Inn as an evening server at The Pointe restaurant. Expect exciting new things from an already impressive wine program.
Wine award: Raise a glass – make that two glasses – to The Pointe restaurant, which has just brought home the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The prestigious magazine's Wine Spectator's Restaurant Wine List Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. The Best of Award of Excellence, symbolized by two wine glasses, gives special recognition to restaurants whose wine lists typically offer 400 or more selections of excellent breath or depth across vintages or wine regions. We'll drink to that!
Wine for a cause: Well...more like bubbles! With the help of Okanagan Falls BC's Blue Mountain Vineyards, we're thrilled to offer the Blue Mountain Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation promotion and Tofino accommodation package in celebration of those affected by breast cancer. For every glass or bottle of Blue Mountain Rosé sold at the Inn in the month of October, partial proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Region. Cheers to your health!


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Mixing Toms
To the Editor:
Steve Grogan of Lynbrook seems to have his Toms mixed up ("Democrat too young to know?" Feb. 7-13).
In criticizing former County Executive Tom Suozzi, he forgets that Suozzi inherited from his predecessor, Tom Gulotta, "the worst run county in the nation," according to Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Suozzi fixed a county that was on the precipice of bankruptcy by cutting waste, reducing the county's payroll and winning concessions from labor. Within his first year as county executive, Nassau went from a $428 million deficit to a balanced budget, and the county went on to receive seven consecutive bond-rating increases.
Suozzi's successor, Ed Mangano, will be remembered for losing the Lighthouse project and the Islanders, the fiasco at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and mysterious budget surpluses that appear to be accounting party tricks.
While Suozzi may have had his faults, I'm sure most Nassau residents who have been paying attention will agree that things were better when he was in charge in Mineola.
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Ellen D.S. Lopez, MPH, Ph.D.
Department Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology
Fall 2018 Office Hours
Mondays 930 - 12pm & by appointment
Office: 705C Gruening Building
Phone: 474-7318
Email: email@example.com
If unable to reach Dr. Lopez, you can call the Department of Psychology direct.
Education and Training:
2002 – 2004 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
· Post-doctoral Fellowship: W. K. Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program
1996 - 2002 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC
· Doctoral Program of Public Health: Health Behavior Health Education
1994 - 1996 University of Washington - Seattle, WA
· Masters in Public Health: Social Behavioral Sciences
1984 - 1988 University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
· Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Social Welfare
Courses taught:
· Qualitative Analysis (Psychology 658)
· Psychological, Behavioral and Social Issues in Public Health
· Theoretical Foundations of Social Behavioral Science Research and Practice
· Assessment and Surveillance
· Community Competence, Capacity and Empowerment (Co-instructor)
· Research Methods in Health Behavior and Health Education (Co-instructor)
· Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar (TA)
· Core Course in Social and Behavioral Sciences (TA)
Research Interests:
· With my training and experience in public health and community-based participatory research, I am interested in developing strong and mutually beneficial collaborative research partnerships with Alaska Native organizations and communities.
· The focus of my research program is to identify and begin to address the factors that impact cancer prevention, early detection, control, and survivorship among Alaska Native individuals, their families, and their communities.
Peer Reviewed Articles:
Burg, MA, López, EDS., Dailey, A, Keller, ME, Prendergast, B. Minority Breast Cancer Survivors Reactions to a Survivorship Care Plan. Journal of General Internal Medicine (Accepted, 29 April 2009).
López, EDS., Khoury, AJ, Dailey, AB, Hall, AG, Chisholm, LR (2009). Screening mammography: Characteristics of current, overdue, and never screeners. Women's Health Issues, 19(6), 434-445.
Classen, S, Winter, S., López, EDS. (2009). Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on older driver safety and mobility. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health , 29 (1), 24-31.
López, EDS., Fesperman, SF, Graff, SH, Schropp, S, Catalanotto, ST, Robinson, A, Major, ZI (2009). A study of bus stop accessibility: Public Health students working in partnership with the Center for Independent Living. Florida Public Health Review, 6:50-57. http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/fphr/index.htm .
Hall A, Khoury AJ, Lopez, EDS., Lisovicz N, Avis-Williams A, Mitra A. (2008). Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Fatalism. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 19:1328-1342.
Nelson, A, Ricardo, F, Forges, B, López, EDS. (2008). Creando Nuestra Salud (Creating Our Health) – Results and findings from a breast cancer education program with rural Hispanic women. Florida Public Health Review, 5:99-103.
Dodge, B., Zachry, K., Reece, M., López, EDS., Herbenick, D., Gant, K., Tanner, A., and Martinez, O. (2008). Sexuality education in Florida: Content, context, and controversy. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 3(2), 67-93.
López, EDS , Lichtenstein, R, Lewis, AT, Allen, R. Johnson, P, Baum, N.(2007). Increasing Enrollment of Uninsured Children on Detroit's Eastside: Drawing from Freirian Empowerment Methods to Develop and Use Innovative Learning Maps." Health Promotion Practice, 8(2):181-191.
Lichtenstein, R.,Banaszak-Holl, J, Calloway, J, Ross, R, Allen, R, López, EDS., Johnson, P. (2006). Training welfare caseworkers in service excellence: Increasing children's Medicaid coverage. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 17(3), 486-492.
López, EDS., Parker, E, Edgren, K, Brakefield-Caldwell, W. (2005). Planning and conducting community forums to disseminate research findings using a CBPR approach: A case study from Community Action Against Asthma. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 16(1): 57-76.
López EDS., Eng, E, Robinson, N.(2005) Quality of life concerns of African American Breast Cancer Survivors within Rural North Carolina: Blending the Techniques of Photovoice and Grounded Theory. Qualitative Health Research, 15(1): 99-115
Ellen D.S. López, Barbara Curbow. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health. In Andresen E, Defries, E (Eds.) Public Health Concepts: An Undergraduate Textbook and Toolkit. Jossey-Bass Publishers. (in press)
Ellen D.S. López, Eugenia Eng, Naomi Robinson, Caroline C. Wang (2005) Photovoice as a Community-Based Participatory Research Method: A Case Study with African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Rural Eastern North Carolina. In Barbara A. Israel, Eugenia Eng, Amy J. Schulz, Edith A. Parker (Eds.) Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health


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So i know alot of my friends are playing SWTOR these days and I admit I have copy of it laying on my computer desk. I just haven't had the courage to install it lol. It took me a couple years to get to the point where i played WoW only casually. I guess it is like a drug. So i stick with the drug i know.
It's funny however. because on my shelf, beside the Star Wars on my desk, i see a copy of Conan Online, Rift, Aion. All unregistered and not installed. It was same when i first went


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 25, 2012)—Willa B Awesome, the upset winner of the Santa Anita Oaks last month, will take on six other California bred 3-year-old fillies in the $300,000 Melair Stakes Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Along with the $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes for 3-year-olds, the Melair is the richest event of the 13th California Gold Rush program.
The eight stakes – including a pair of $60,000 maiden races – are restricted to horses bred or sired in the state. The Gold Rush purses total $1.11 million.
The Melair is the sixth of 10 races. Post time is 1 p.m. Track gates open at 9:55 a.m. There will be a Fans' Choice giveaway (one per paid admission while supplies last) featuring a variety of past giveaway items.
Owned by Phil Daniels, Patsy London, John Winters and breeder Terry Lovingier and trained by Walther Solis, Willa B Awesome was 13-1 when she surprised Reneesgotzip by a nose in the Grade I Oaks March 31.
The victory was the fourth in 12 starts for the daughter of Awesome Gambler and the Nineeleven mare Cause I'm Tricky. Earlier in the year, she had wired four opponents at 11-1 in the Grade III Santa Ysabel. She has earned $428,896.
A first out winner versus maidens over Cushion Track April 21, 2011, Willa B Awesome has yet to be off the board in three local starts. After her debut victory, she was third in the Cinderella Stakes last June 11 and third in the Sharp Cat last Nov. 13.
Starlight Magic will stretch out in her second start of 2012 for owner Cory Wagner and trainer Mark Glatt. The Marino Marini filly out of the General Meeting mare Star's Millennium has won two of five and banked $134,780. Her biggest win came in the California Cup Juvenile Fillies last Oct. 28 at Santa Anita.
Sidelined for five months after her Cal Cup victory, Starlight Magic returned with a second place finish as the 17-10 favorite in the Evening Jewel Stakes March 31 at Santa Anita. She wound up three-quarters of a length behind Warren's Amber in the 6 ½ furlong race.
Starry Skies will switch Cushion Track after beginning her career with consecutive sprint victories on turf. Owned by a partnership that includes breeders John Harris, Per Antonsen and Don Valpredo and trained by Marty Jones, Starry Skies has earned $68,400. She's by Sky Mesa out of the Saint Ballado mare Cosmah Star.
Warren's Amber, who has never run beyond seven furlongs on dirt or synthetic, will try for her third lifetime victory. Owned by breeder Benjamin Warren and trained by Jorge Gutierrez, the daughter of Broadway Moon and the Mud Route mare I'm a Cat's Meow has started seven times and earned $155,550.
Vicki Victoria, who broke her maiden over Cushion Track last Dec. 17, will be making her two turn debut for owner Heinz Steinmann and trainer Mike Harrington.
The Swiss Yodeler filly out of the Sharp Victor mare Mable Kent is 2-for-11 with a bankroll of $129,860.
John Sadler, who won the race named after the brilliant female he trained more than 25 years ago with She's an Eleven in 2006, will be represented by Unusual Hottie.
A daughter of Unusual Heat and the Ski Champ mare Branca Como Neve owned by Seyyed Nilforushan, Unusual Hottie has won twice in four starts while earning $48,800. She defeated $40,000 maidens by 2 ½ lengths in her career bow over Cushion Track last Nov. 17.
Named for the popular local track camera woman Anna James, Anna You're Up will be seeking her third win in five starts in the Melair.
Claimed for $25,000 by Ceasar Dominguez for Divas N Dudes out of a one mile turf victory March 29, Anna You're Up has banked $34,950. She's by Terrell out of the Coronado's Quest filly Feed the Kitty. Ann You're Up has never raced at Betfair Hollywood Park.
From inside out, the field for the Melair: Warren's Amber, Eswan Flores rides, 120 pounds; Starry Skies, Joel Rosario, 116; Unusual Hottie, Kevin Krigger, 116; Willa B Awesome, Martin Pedroza, 124; Starlight Magic, Rafael Bejarano, 122; Vicki Victoria, Russell Baze, 116 and Anna You're Up, Joe Talamo, 116.
Stoney Fleece, who won the Grade III Generous Stakes over the Betfair Hollywood Park turf last Nov. 27, will make his first synthetic appearance since Del Mar in the Snow Chief.
Owned by Gary and Cecil Barber and trained by Sadler, Stoney Fleece has won four of 10 – three of nine since being claimed for $40,000 by his current connections – and earned $189,860.
A son of Decarchy and the Deputed Testamony mare Gold Fleece, Stoney Fleece was fifth in the I'm Smokin over Del Mar's Polytrack Sept. 5, 2011 in his last start over a synthetic track.
The other Sadler entrant is Corner Office. Owned by breeders Pam and Marty Wygod, the Betrando colt out of the Deputed Testamony mare No Trouble Tweenus has won once in five outings and earned $57,828. The Wygods won the 1995 Snow Chief with Pumpkin House.
Trainer Alexis Barba, who won the 2010 Snow Chief with Alphie's Bet, will saddle that one's half-brother in 2012.
Unusual Heatwave, who is by Unusual Heat out of the Candi's Gold mare Miss Alphie, has won once in eight starts and has a bankroll of $100,262. This will be only his second race on something other than turf. He was second in his career debut last Aug. 7 over the Del Mar Polytrack.
Owned by Peter O. and Ellen Johnson and Teresa McWilliams, who also campaigned Alphie's Bet, Unusual Heatwave comes off a fourth place finish in the Pasadena Stakes March 23 at Santa Anita.
A three-time winner over the Tapeta surface at Golden Gate Fields, Bench Light will be aiming for his first victory in Southern California. Brian Koriner trains the gelding, who has started eight times and earned $39,201, for E-Racing.Com and Neil Haymes. Bench Light is a son of Benchmark and the Habitony mare Lightly Go Lightly.
Third in the Echo Eddie Stakes March 31 at Santa Anita, Real Conundrum will be trying two turns for the first time in the Snow Chief. The Tale of the Cat colt out of the Desert King mare La Maitresse is 1-for-4 with earnings of $62,160 for owner Judi Partridge and trainer Dan Hendricks.
Another participant trying more ground for the first time is Suances Candy. The Suances gelding out of the Alpino Fitz mare Sweet Fitz has a win and a second in two sprints on turf for owner-breeder Red Baron's Barn LLC and trainer Darrell Vienna. Suances Candy has banked $44,800.
Teraad, a Bertrando colt out of the Mr. Prospector mare Patria, has one win in five races and earnings of $49,088 for owner-breeder Nizar A. Abuljadayel and trainer Jeff Bonde.
Trained by Solis for a partnership that includes Daniels and Winters, Oh Righty has won twice in five outings and earned $49,150. The Rio Verde gelding out of the West by West mare Right Direction has yet to race beyond 6 ½ furlongs.
Rounding out the lineup are two maidens – D'Obsession and Dylan Donnelly.
Owned by breeder B.J. Wright and trained by Mike Pender, D'Obsession was a fast-closing fourth in his sprint debut April 1 at Santa Anita. The son of Decarchy and the Moscow Ballet mare Easy Obsession earned $3,360 for his performance.
Mike Mitchell trains Dylan Donnelly for owner-breeder Nick Alexander. The gray Tribal Rule gelding has been second in three of four. Out of the Rubiano mare Hazen, he has earned $33,950.
From inside out, the field for the Snow Chief: Corner Office, Alonso Quinonez rides, 116 pounds; Teraad, Russell Baze, 116; Unusual Heatwave, Rafael Bejarano, 116; D'Obsession, Patrick Valenzuela, 116; Real Conundrum, Martin Pedroza, 116; Oh Righty, Kevin Krigger, 116; Bench Light, Jose Valdivia, Jr., 116; Dylan Donnelly, Joe Talamo, 116; Suances Candy, David Flores, 116 and Stoney Fleece, Joel Rosario, 122.
The track record holder for five furlongs over Cushion Track, M One Rifle will try to stretch his speed to 7 ½ furlongs in the $125,000 Tiznow Stakes.
Owned by a partnership that includes breeders Ed Bernstein, Brian Greenspun, Irwin Molasky and trainer Bruce Headley, M One Rifle has won five of 20 and earned $528,142.
The 6-year-old One Man Army gelding out of the Bertrando mare Leanessa set the record of 55.98 in the Cool Frenchy Stakes May 7, 2011.
The Barbers and Sadler will try for a Tiznow victory with Italian Rules, a son of Tribal Rule and the Half a Year mare Golden Harmony they claimed for $40,000 March 6, 2011.
The chestnut is 3-for-4 since the purchase and was second in his defeat. He's won seven of 23 overall and banked $325, 830.
He hasn't been in a race restricted to California breds since he lost by a nose to Red Defense, another Tiznow entrant, in an optional claimer Nov. 27, 2010 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
A 5-year-old gelded son of Redattore and the Flying Continental mare Air Defense, Red Defense has won half of his 10 races for owner-breeder Harris and Carla Gaines. The chestnut has earned $168,582. Gaines and Harris combined to win the 2006 Tiznow with Lucky J.H.
A winner twice in his last three races around two turns, Joy Boy will shorten up a bit for a partnership that includes E-Racing.Com and Dr. William Gray and trainer Brian Koriner. The 4-year-old Tribal Rule colt out of the Half Term mare Joyously has won four of 12 and earned $151,830.
Kingpin Ryno, who was defeated by a head in the first division of the NTRA Stakes on Gold Rush Day a year ago, will make his first start over Cushion Track since for trainer Joshua Litt.
Owned by J B K Stable and Joshua Litt, the gelded son of In Excess and the Personal Flag mare Live Free Or Die has won twice in 10 races and banked $143,608.
Leaving New York has won three of 12 and earned $128,275 for owner Sheehy LLC and trainer Carl O'Callaghan. He's a 5-year-old Tribal Rule gelding out of the Woodman mare Shady Lady Dancer.
An upset winner over the Santa Anita turf March 30, Mobilized returns to the scene of one of his five victories for Double JH Stables, Inc. and the Estate of breeder Robert Reseigne.
The 6-year-old Soul of the Matter horse and the Red Ransom mare Valleyofthebells has started 21 times and earned $288,830 for trainer Gary Mandella.
Sammy's a Runnin', who has been second or third in six of seven races over Cushion Track, has won three of 20 and banked $155,624 for a partnership that includes breeders Block-Forman Stables, Art Gugliemi and Samuel Wenguer. Trained by Art Sherman, Sammy's a Runnin' is a 5-year-old son of Swiss Yodeler and the Runaway Groom mare Runaway Susie.
Spud Spivens is back to his favorite surface for owners Vincent and Audrey Marchionno and trainer Henry Moreno. The 4-year-old Tizbud gelding out of the Cutlass Reality mare has won three – all at Betfair Hollywood Park – of 21 and earned $187,084.
From inside out, the field for the Tiznow: Mobilized, Rafael Bejarano rides, 120 pounds; Sammy's a Runnin', Alonso Quinonez, 118; Spud Spivens, Eswan Flores, 120; Kingpin Ryno, Jose Valdivia, Jr., 118; Italian Rules, Joel Rosario, 120; M One Rifle, Joe Talamo, 120; Joy Boy, Antonio Castanon, 120; Leaving New York, Edwin Maldonado, 120 and Red Defense, Russell Baze, 120.
Camille C and Going for a Spin, a pair of past Gold Rush winners, are among the eight entrants in the $125,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes, which goes at 7 ½ furlongs over Cushion Track.
Trained by Marcelo Polanco for owner Carlos Polanco, Camille C won the 2010 Melair, but is winless in 14 subsequent starts. The 5-year-old daughter of Roman Ruler and the Rahy mare Paris Operetta has won three of 27 and banked $367,495.
The winner of the 2011 Warren's Thoroughbred, Going for a Spin is back with trainer Mike Mitchell after being re-claimed for $32,000 April 6. The 4-year-old Ministers Wild Cat filly out of the Mr. Greeley mare Gender Motors is 4-for-19 with a bankroll of $178,352. She's owned by a partnership that includes Little Red Feather Racing.
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, who has won the B. Thoughtful a record three times, is scheduled to run Halo Dolly and Sister Kate.
Owned by a partnership that includes Hollendorfer and George Todaro, Halo Dolly has won nine of 16. The Popular filly out of the Comic Strip mare Spanish Halo has earned $313,730.
A 4-year-old full sister to multiple graded stakes winner Brother Derek, Sister Kate is 3-for-5 for owner-breeder Mary Caldwell. The 4-year-old gray daughter of Benchmark and the Siyah Kalem mare Miss Soft Sell has earned $76,050. This will her first race away from Golden Gate Fields.
Second in her only Cushion Track start in her career debut July 19, 2009, A Jealous Woman goes turf to synthetic for Three Cent Stable and trainer Francis Meza.
The 6-year-old Muqtarib mare and the Fly So Free mare Miss Free Bird has won five of 12 and earned $236,516.
Miss Becca, who has been worse than second only once in seven starts, will be seeking her fourth win for owners Dennis Conner and Wade Jacobsen and trainer Peter Eurton. She is a 5-year-old Marino Marini mare out of the In Excess mare Excessiveability.
Warren's Jitterbug is also switching from turf to Cushion for owner-breeder Warren and Gutierrez. The 5-year-old daughter of Affirmative and the Peaks and Valleys mare Jitterbug Jan has won three of 23 and banked $284,744.
Completing the field is Bench Glory, a 5-year-olld Benchmark mare out of the Skywalker mare Image of Glory has won three of nine for owner-breeder Harris and trainer Sean McCarthy. She's earned $149,272.
From inside out, the lineup for the B. Thoughtful: Camille C, Joel Rosario rides, 120 pounds; Going for a Spin, David Flores, 120; Bench Glory, Chantal Sutherland, 120; Warren's Jitterbug, Rafael Bejarano, 120; Sister Kate, Kevin Krigger, 120; Miss Becca, Joe Talamo, 118; Halo Dolly, Russell Baze, 122 and A Jealous Woman, Brice Blanc, 120.
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The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) has voted unanimously to recommend a new, more inclusive definition of Rape in the UCR Report. The recommendation will be considered at a public meeting of the CJIS Advisory Policy Board in December. If approved, it will be forwarded to FBI Director Robert Mueller who will make the final decision
The vote came after years of urging by feminist organizations, spearheaded for more than a decade by the Pennsylvania-based Women's Law Project and reinforced by the Feminist Majority Foundation, the National Center for Women and Policing and Ms. magazine.
This past year, the Rape is Rape campaign, launched by the Feminist Majority Foundation and Ms. Magazine and picked up by petition website Change.org resulted in nearly 140,000 emails to the FBI and the Department of Justice urging the change. FBI officials noted that they had received emails from around the United States and even the world on the issue.
The current definition from the 1920s, which has been criticized for underreporting rape and omitting a significant number of rape cases, defined "forcible rape" only as "the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will." The proposed UCR definition of what constitutes rape will be more consistent with public understanding and state criminal statutes and will include previously excluded rape cases.
"Although long overdue, we are pleased that the FBI has vetted this extensively with their local and national law enforcement advisors and a clear consensus is emerging that a more accurate definition will better inform the public about the prevalence of serious sex crimes and will ultimately drive more resources to apprehend sexual offenders," said Carol Tracy, Executive Director of the Women's Law Project.
"The new definition would be a major change to the FBI's UCR Report and a major victory for advocates," said Kim Gandy, General Counsel of the Feminist Majority Foundation. "This is a watershed moment in the fight to end violence against women."
Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation, stated, "This will ensure the crime of rape is measured in a way that it includes all rape, and it will become a crime to which more resources are allocated. It's intolerable the amount of violence against women, and we feel this will have a significant impact."
In response to a recent survey by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), eighty percent of responding police departments agreed that the definition should be changed.
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Musician Bob Dylan hadn't spoken publicly about his being awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, prompting one Nobel academy member to call the songwriter "impolite and arrogant."
But as NBC News reports, this week Dylan told Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, that he "appreciate[s] the honor so much."
Dylan, 75, is currently touring in the U.S. He'd kept quiet for about two weeks since his win was announced. But as he explained in this week's call with Danius, "the news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless."
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Imagine Disney pulling a George Lucas
Not that I think this will ever happen, but I think it would be a fun idea for Disney to release remastered versions of the original and SP that included little added details to have them better fit together with TLG, as well as with each other. If you know about the Star Wars special editions, you know what I mean.
Some ideas I have for possible edits are:
- Including Zira and her lionesses in shots of the pride in the original, maybe even showing them standing with the hyenas in the climactic battle.
- Editing the cub at the end of the original movie to look more like baby Kiara.
- Subsequently editing He Lives in You so that it's actually baby Kion's presentation, meaning Timon and Pumbaa's dialogue has to be changed, but I think Nathan and Ernie would be fine with re-recording. Either that or the presentation from the end of the original is edited to look like Kiara's, and then we're introduced to Kion in SP some other way.
- Cub Kion gets retconned into Kiara's childhood in a hopefully not awkward way. He does not go with Kiara into the Outlands.
- The rest depends on how they want to resolve things with Kion.
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I think everyone who graduates high school instantly reverts back to how they were as a little kid. That's probably why I'm back here after all this time. Not a Powerkat anymore, just a humble community college student having feelings and thoughts about my favorite story. Guess there's really something to the circle of life.
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Earlier this week I was looking at this great hanger from Skagerak designed by Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm and tried without much success to source one for myself. And it occured to me I could make something similar (albeit not as nice) for the baby's corner. Here's what I came up with, I thought you might enjoy this little spin off.
I used 1 1/4" dowel, though something a bit thinner would be ideal, and cut them to about 9" wide. I drilled a hole big enough to fit rope through the middle. The I thread about 60" of parachute rope though, knotting the ends to keep the dowels up. I used one continuous piece of rope and knotted it at the top, you can stagger or hang it any way you want.
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Teena Marie, known as 'Ivory Queen of Soul,' dies
Teena Marie, the "Ivory Queen of Soul" who developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.world Updated: Dec 27, 2010 10:24 IST
Teena Marie, the "Ivory Queen of Soul" who developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.
The confirmation came from a publicist, Jasmine Vega, who worked with Teena Marie on her last album, 2009's "Congo Square." Her manager, Mike Gardner, also confirmed her death to CNN. The singer continued performing in recent years after overcoming an addiction to prescription drugs. It was unclear late Sunday where and how she died.
Marie certainly wasn't the first white act to sing soul music, but she was arguably among the most gifted and respected, and was thoroughly embraced by the black audience.
Even before she started her musical career, she had a strong bond with the black community, which she credited to her godmother. She gravitated to soul music and in her youth decided to make it her career.
Marie made her debut on the legendary Motown label back in 1979, becoming one of the very few white acts to break the race barrier of the groundbreaking black-owned record label that had been a haven for black artists like Stevie Wonder, the Jackson Five, the Supremes and Marvin Gaye.
Marie was the protege of the masterful funk wizard James, with whom she would have long, turbulent but musically magical relationship.
The cover of her debut album, "Wild and Peaceful," did not feature her image, with Motown apparently fearing black audiences might not buy it if they found out the songstress with the dynamic, gospel-inflected voice was white.
But Marie notched her first hit, "I'm A Sucker for Your Love," and was on her way to becoming one of R&B's most revered queens. During her tenure with Motown, the singer-songwriter and musician produced passionate love songs and funk jam songs like "Need Your Lovin'," "Behind the Groove" and "Ooh La La La." Marie's voice was the main draw of her music: Pitch-perfect, piercing in its clarity and wrought with emotion, whether it was drawing from the highs of romance or the mournful moments of a love lost. But her songs, most of which she had a hand in writing, were the other major component of her success.
Tunes like "Cassanova Brown" "Portuguese Love" and "Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before)" featured more than typical platitudes on love and life, but complex thoughts with rich lyricism. And "Fire and Desire," a duet with Rick James that featured the former couple musing about their past love, was considered a musical masterpiece and a staple of the romance block on radio stations across the country.
Marie left Motown in 1982 and her split became historic: She sued the label and the legal battle led to a law preventing record labels from holding an artist without releasing any of their music. She went to Epic in the 1980s and had hits like "Lovergirl" but her lasting musical legacy would be her Motown years. Still, she continued to record music and perform. In 2004 and 2006 she put out two well-received albums on the traditional rap label Cash Money Records, "La Dona" and "Sapphire." In 2008, she talked about her excitement of being honored by the R&B Foundation.
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TUNIS, Tunisia The funeral of a slain Tunisian opposition leader was marred Friday by clashes between police and gangs of young men destroying nearby cars, as black smoke spiraled from burning vehicles into the sky and clouds of tear gas floated over the nearby cemetery.
Hundreds of thousands of Tunisians chanting anti-government slogans converged on the Jellaz cemetery for the funeral of Chokri Belaid, a left-wing politician whose assassination Wednesday outside his home has exacerbated Tunisia's political crisis and escalated tensions in the North African nation that helped kick off the Arab Spring.
The murder of Belaid, a harsh critic of the Islamist government, sparked days of rioting by his supporters, who hold the ruling Ennahda party complicit in his death. The nation was largely shut down Friday due to a general strike called by the labor unions in solidarity, and the national carrier Tunis Air canceled all its flights.
Belaid's funeral procession passed into the cemetery amid a scene of chaos caught live on television.
Family members and associates wept as he was lowered into the earth and his colleague Hamma Hammami of the Tunisian Workers' Party gave the eulogy.
"Sleep well, Chokri, we will continue the fight," he said, even as the acrid stench of the tear gas fired outside hung in the air.
Hundreds of young men threw rocks at police trying to stop them from destroying cars in a nearby municipal lot, and police responded with tear gas. TV images showed the youths pushing cars into the street, and the cars bursting into flame.
Witnesses described the young men in tracksuits -- many armed with clubs and machetes -- as hooligans seeking to take advantage of the turmoil surrounding the funeral.
"These kids are uncontrollable and don't follow any political ideology," said Moncef Chebbi, 68, a retired computer programmer attending the funeral. He said they came from nearby low-income neighborhood. "This is very disappointing, it's a shame."
Khaled Tarrouch, the Interior Ministry spokesman, said 132 people were arrested and around a dozen cars set on fire. He said they were being questioned to see if someone was behind the violence.
There were demonstrations and symbolic funerals held for Belaid in several cities around the country.
Once the standard bearer in the region for its political consensus, the Tunisia's transition to democracy since the 2011 ouster of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been shaken by a sour economy and political turmoil pitting the country's governing Islamists against secular parties, sometimes violently.
Efforts to stem the country's worst crisis since the revolution have so far failed and the anti-government sentiment at the cemetery was palpable. Before the body arrived, there was a brief scuffle when officials identified as being with the governing coalition were stopped by the crowd from entering.
The army, one of the few state institutions still holding people's respect, provided security for the funeral march and could play the role of a stabilizing force in the coming weeks.
Belaid had accused the Ennahda party of resorting to thugs to attack opposition rallies. His family and allies accuse the party of complicity in his murder. Although they have offered no proof, the allegations have fanned popular dissatisfaction with the government.
"We can't accept that they assassinate freedom, that they assassinate democracy -- that's what they are doing -- we are burying a martyr," said Mohammed Souissi, a 63-year-old veterinarian who showed up at the cemetery, where the crowd seemed unfazed by the intermittent rain and sang the national anthem and chanted "Ghannouchi assassin," a reference to Rachid Ghannouchi, the head of Ennahda.
- Tunisia opposition leader, Chokri Belaid, a critic of the Islamist-led, post-Arab Spring gov't, shot dead
- Benghazi suspect Ali Harzi released by Tunisia for lack of evidence, lawyer says
Near Belaid's parental home where the funeral procession began, opposition politicians, lawyers in black robes and white collars gathered with thousands of other mourners, chanting "stop the violence" and "we are all Chokri Belaid."
More than a dozen headquarters of the Ennahda party were attacked overnight in towns around the country, Tunisian media reported. Schools, shops, banks and other institutions were all shuttered following the general strike.
Tunisia's prime minister offered to replace the government after Belaid's killing in response to long standing opposition demands, but that attempt may have backfired as Ennahda rejected his decision -- exposing divisions within the party itself between moderates and hardliners.
The Ministry of the Interior put out a statement Friday urging calm, but the police force has been a major target of protesters over the past few days. The ministry building itself on Friday morning was ringed by several lawyers of iron barriers and barbed wire extending across the city's signature Bourguiba Avenue. The area was also heavily patrolled by armored police vehicles in anticipation of any violence.
Belaid's death came as relations between the government and the opposition had deteriorated. Ennahda was long repressed under the secular rule of Ben Ali, but after his overthrow, the well-organized movement won subsequent elections. Overall, Ennahda is considered a moderate grouping. Hardline Islamists known as Salafis have come out against it.
Friday's strike was called by the country's largest labor union, the General Union of Tunisian Workers, in a clear expression of their opposition to the Ennahda government. A threat to call a general strike in December was defused by negotiations.
As one of the most organized groups in society and with a left-wing leadership, the UGTT, as it is known, has long been a counterbalance to Ennahda. The last time it called a general strike, in 1978, riots erupted around the country.


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I was wondering if anyone might be able to advise me on my little hiccup today... I forgot to put the strobe cap on the housing, for where the cord screws onto the housing body of my Ikelite 7D setup. I only noticed I had not put the cap on at 20m
Are there any methods for ensuring the port is completely clean and salt free? I would be so upset if the strobe port contacts corroded from my error.
Thanks, Alex.
The port I am talking about looks like the one of the left (on the housing).


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Hello! Sorry to disappoint but I'm no longer a freelance web developer.
This site was created in 2009 and served me very well. I've left it here as a bit of a homage.
You've found yourself at the online home of Oli Gosling, a Web Developer & Internet Specialist based in Bristol. Here you'll find a selection of my latest work, stats about my skills and a link to my cv (pdf).
If you have a project or need some extra help, please drop me an email at -----, alternatively you can fill out my contact form in the Get In Touch section.
An all round web aficionado with 6 years of commercial experience who is always looking to work on exciting projects with exciting clients. Full of energy, experience, hard work and enthusiasm.
Sees technology as a way of facilitating and improving communication between users, understanding that people come before technology.
A whizz at XHTML, CSS, JS, PHP, MySQL, SEO, and more... Currently
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Take a look at these facts: between 1930 and 2000 global production of man-made chemicals increased from 1 million to 400 million tonnes each year. The amount of pesticide sprayed on crops has increased 26 times in the last 50 years.
The impacts are enormous and widespread (and this is an understatement).
Not too scared to find out more on this incredible own-goal? Here's some interesting reading.
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Eric Church Serenades 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' Viewers With 'Springsteen'
It seems as though Eric Church has started a new country music fashion trend, with many of the CMA Music Festival concert-goers wearing a pair of the singer's signature aviator glasses during his set. Decked out in a pair of shades of his own, Church gave his legion of loyal fans a performance of 'Springsteen' during tonight's 'Country's Night to Rock' prime time special.
"If you've got a cell phone, take it out and light it up on this part right here," Church instructed as he launched into the anthem's final chorus. "I will remember you, LP Field.'
'Springsteen' reached No. 1 earlier this year, giving the singer his second consecutive chart-topper and propelling his already established career into superstar status. The tune recently snagged CMA Song and Single of the Year nominations, with the accompanying album, 'Chief,' honored with a nomination in the Album of the Year category.
Fans unable to catch a show on Church's Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour can look forward to live recordings of all country hits with his upcoming live album, which is expected to be released in early 2013.
Watch Eric Church Perform 'Springsteen' at 2012 CMA Music Festival


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Excel doesn't have a MAXIF function, but we're able to create our own version, by combining the MAX and IF functions. But how about a bigger dream - MAX IF with multiple criteria? Could we create our own MAXIFS function too, with multiple IFs?
Using MAX and IF
Last week, we used MAX and IF in an array-entered formula, to find the latest date that a product price was changed. Remember to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter after typing this formula, instead of just pressing Enter.
Note: For more information on array formulas, I recommend Mike Girvin's book, Ctrl+Shift+Enter: Mastering Excel Array Formulas.
Customers and Products
This week, our sample data has another column included – the customer name.
We'd like to revise that MAX and IF formula, to check for the latest date that a product price was changed, for a specific customer.
Select a Customer and Product
The product name, Paper, is entered in cell A12, and the customer name, ABC, is in B2. By manually checking the list, we can see that the latest price change was on June 1st.
Modify the MAX and IF formula
The original formula just checked the product name, and then returned the latest date, from column B.
Now, we want the formula to check both the product name (column A), and the customer name (column B), and return the latest date (column C).
Entered in cell C12, the formula will start the same, by checking the product name:
Then we'll add a second IF function, to check the customer name:
Finally, we'll get the date from column C:
IMPORTANT: After typing the formula, array-enter it, by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
The formula is copied down to cell C13, and both cells show the correct result – June 1st.
Get the Latest Price
Finally, the Latest price is calculated using SUMIFS (Excel 2007 or later):
or SUMPRODUCT:
Download the Sample File
You can download the sample file from the MIN and MAX Functions page on my website.


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Tax credits will help 121,000 in Western New York buy insurance
Nearly 64,000 Erie County residents will be eligible for premium tax credits to help them pay for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released by Families USA.
The report from the advocacy group breaks down county by county in the nation how many families in different income brackets will receive financial support for buying health insurance.
Under the health care reform law, premium tax credits take effect next January after an enrollment process that begins this October. The tax credits to help pay premiums will be based on income, with the lowest incomes receiving the largest tax credits.
Individuals can use the tax credits to buy insurance on health exchanges, marketplaces with websites being established by states, similar to Travelocity, in which consumers can compare and purchase health plans as they do plane tickets.
The report estimated that more than 57,000 additional people in Western New York also would receive a tax credit of varying amounts, depending on income: 18,120 in Niagara County, 11,800 in Chautauqua County, 11,680 in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties, 7,710 in Wyoming and Livingston counties, and 8,080 in Genesee and Orleans counties.
"This is a historic opportunity to expand health care coverage for a huge number of people who were cut out because they couldn't afford it," said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA.
The organization reported that, generally, tax credits will be available to uninsured individuals and families who have incomes between 138 and 400 percent of the poverty level. That works out to between $15,860 and $45,960 for an individual and between $32,500 and $94,200 for a family of four in 2013.
Overall, about 1.5 million New Yorkers will be eligible for premium tax credits, which individuals will be able to apply directly to the cost of a health insurance plan when they buy it. The report also found that in Erie County, about 74 percent of the eligible residents will be white, 14 percent will be African-American, and 7 percent will be Hispanic.
The report also found that a majority of the people who will be eligible for tax credits will be in working families.
"For many people, [tax credits] will be the difference between being able to afford health insurance and not being able to afford it," said Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY, who joined Pollack in a conference call.
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After experiencing volatile swings for four years, China's car market is geared toward stable growth in 2013. And Volkswagen Group is poised to dominate it.
Even before anti-Japanese protests erupted in China in September 2012, VW was starting to lure Chinese consumers away from Toyota, Honda and Nissan in the midsize-car market.
VW has done it with advanced powertrain technology such as turbocharged direct injection engines and dual-clutch gearboxes.
While sales of Toyota, Honda and Nissan slumped about 30% in November, Volkswagen-brand sales in China jumped 31%. The Japanese automakers will recover gradually as anti-Japan sentiment in China subsides, but Volkswagen isn't going to back away from its bid for dominance.
The company is spending heavily to introduce new models, build new assembly lines and open new dealerships. In November 2012, VW's group sales in China were estimated at 270,000 units, just ahead of market leader General Motors, which sold 260,000 units.
In the first 11 months, GM's joint ventures sold 2.59 million units in China, while VW Group sold 2.53 million units. So General Motors clings to a slender lead for the year to date, but more than a million of its sales have been low-margin Wuling microvans. So it looks like Volkswagen has the momentum.
But what kind of sales environment will Volkswagen, GM and the other automakers encounter in China next year?
Normally, China's car market grows faster than its economy. That pattern was disrupted in 2008 when global economic woes made Chinese consumers hold tight to their wallets.
After a series of ups and downs -- fed by the government's on-again, off-again sales incentives -- China's car market appeared ready to stabilize this year. From April to August, passenger vehicle sales grew more than 10%, but the market was disrupted when a territorial dispute over some islands in the East China Sea caused Chinese car buyers to boycott Japanese cars.
Once again, the market has bounced back; in November 2012, passenger-vehicle sales rose 9% year-on-year.
So what can we expect in 2013? The economy is expected to grow 8% next year and China's car market is likely to outperform the economy. With no quick solution seen to the continuing territorial dispute between China and Japan, sales of Japanese brands in China will remain subdued.
That will leave Volkswagen and General Motors free to continue their battle for market dominance. It should be an entertaining free-for-all.


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Recently, I flew into the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, north of Panama City Beach
Recently, I flew into the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, north of Panama City Beach. I was there to serve as the Grand Marshal of the Vernon, Florida Christmas Parade. It was an honor and experience that I will always cherish.
I�m a wanderer, as in I love driving, looking at interesting things and talking to people. After getting a fantastic rate on a rental car through one of those online bidding sites, I let two pretty girls behind the rental car counter talk me into paying a little extra for an orange convertible.
I�m so happy I did.
December in Florida is glorious � at least it was for the three or four days I was there. The temperature was in the mid to upper 70�s and that was warm enough for me to justify exploring the Florida Panhandle with the top down in a mid-life crisis car.
It was just for four days. Honestly, I became very attached to driving with the top down. I�m sure a lot of folks got a kick out of seeing a 50 year-old fellow with a gray beard and glasses from the NASA Apollo Era driving around in an orange convertible Chevrolet Camaro playing old Christmas music really loud.
What did you expect me to be listening to?
Christmas comes to Florida, doesn�t it? Of course it does! As I see it, Florida would be a glorious place to spend Christmas. No shoveling snow, no driving on ice and no opportunity to forget about the damper and smoke up the house.
Having a connection to Port St. Joe, I decided to drive that way. It was a beautiful afternoon and I always run into the nicest people there.
My mother was a history teacher for over 40 years in an Alabama public school and my grandfather was a wanderer just like me. The combination of the two made for a lot of inexpensive trips to look at historical markers, battlefields and Southern landmarks.
I called my grandfather, �Papa.� Papa and I invested a lot of time in meandering around the Florida Panhandle. I�m not sure if he would have appreciated the orange convertible or not, his dog might have jumped out. Papa always traveled with a small dog of some sort, usually a Chihuahua.
Heading toward Port St. Joe, I had it in my mind to see what I could find related to �Florida�s Lost City.� If you get away from the Panhandle, most folks don�t realize what a big deal it was or even where it was. I know. Papa told me and I�ve researched it.
St. Joseph, as most of you know was once the largest city in Florida. Now Port St. Joe has taken her place. The history books and researchers say that yellow fever and a hurricane destroyed the old city of St. Joseph, forcing the folks that were left to move on. This is by all accounts is the true story, however as my Papa always said, �There�s more to the story.�
When I got to Port St. Joe, I stopped to get a cold drink. The orange convertible and the loud Christmas music were making me thirsty. I got it in my mind that I needed a big Nehi orange soda water as Papa used to call them. I had to settle for a Fanta orange in a plastic bottle, it worked just fine.
My exploring would end in the parking lot on this day because I got tied up. Sometimes I find that talking to people is just as interesting as seeing places, this holds true when you learn something or teach someone something.
There was a young man in the parking lot who was interested in my orange convertible and we started talking. First we talked about the car, which he knew a lot more about than I did. He explained to me what some of the levers and knobs were. Technically, I am a rocket scientist, but I drive an older vehicle that doesn�t have all the bells and whistles on it.
After talking about the car for a while, we started talking about Port St. Joe and the old city of St. Joseph. The young man, probably still in high school, knew the history of St. Joseph as I am sure it is taught in local schools. He noted that he enjoyed growing up in the area and like me, thought the folks were very nice.
On a whim, I decided to add to the story of St. Joseph. As I told the young man about my idea, I started believing it myself.
This is what I told him.
I explained to him that the yellow fever and the hurricane were a little of the reason why folks in St. Joseph moved on, but not the whole reason.
I continued my story, �From what I can tell, you had this large city with a lot good hard working folks who knew they had a good thing here in Florida with the weather and the nice people. These folks all got together after they had the bout with the yellow fever and the hurricane and they had a big meeting. They decided that these bad events were a sign that they were supposed to leave the area and travel the world and tell folks how nice it was here in Florida.�
I drug the story out for about half an hour. The young fellow listened.
When he thought I was finished, the young man smiled and gave me a �you�re pulling my leg� look.
I looked over my Apollo Era glasses at him and asked, �It seems to have worked didn�t it?�
He laughed and said, �Yes, it sure seems to have.�
I�ll be back to Port St. Joe soon, but getting to talk to a young fellow who appreciates how good he�s got it (and knows about levers and knobs on new cars) was well worth my time.
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Hi Everyone!
I just want to let you know that our guest speaker for tonight's genealogy program, will NOT be able to make it to the program due to an illness.
He has indicated that perhaps we can still do the program via a Conference Call on his end to our library and for me to present the slides of his presentation while he speaks on the phone.
I do not know if this will work or if we will be able to successfully set the room up for it to work. I am also concerned about the speakerphone volume being sufficient by itself to work because I do not think I can put the microphone by the speakerphone without getting loud feedback.
But I will give it a try on my end. If it does not work because of whatever unknown problems arise, then I will have to the end the program and we will make the best of our time.
I do want you to know in advance that Mike will not be here and our alternative attempt to make this work may not work.
Tony Kierna
Genealogy Program
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This is a lamp with single dual filament bulb (later models have dual single filament bulbs.)
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1994 850 models without a sunroof were supposedly equipped with these later style lamps.
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A history of the Sikhs, Volume 1
Princeton University Press, 1963 - Punjab (India) - 525 pages
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General Sardar Gurmukh Singh LambaIzazi-i-Sardari,Nirmal Bud, Ujjal Didar was wounded fifteen times,thrice by swords cuts,thrice by spear thrusts,eight times by market balls and once by an arrow.Sir Lepel Griffen writes in his book Chief of Punjab"The detailed account of military services of sardar would be the history of all wars of sikh empire".Sardar General Gurmukh Singh Lamba sketch po trait painting is displayed at Central Museum of Lahore with caption at serial D-40........Sardar one time Jagir was over 3.5 lac per annum which gave arise to enemity,Dogra Rajas Main brother Raja Gulab and Dhain Singh was against him,as he defeated their father Mai Kishora Singh.Having influence over maharaja succeeded to cut his power and wealth,but the sardar refused to toe in their line..On death bed Maharaja Ranjit Singh realised his mistake and felt sorry for his act and commissioned his son Kharak Singh to restore sardar wealth and power who was loyal and fought for Khalsa Raj
2.Sardar captured the fort of Moranda Kasur 1809.,commanded a divsion in capture of fort of Attackin 1813. Captured fort of Rothas from the ghakhar chief Nur Kha father of Father of Fazal Dad Khan in 1825 He was commander of Fauj-i-Khas. When Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa died defending Ford of Jamrud Kyber Pas .He was nominated by wazir Jawahar Singh to safe guard the fort and the gains of Khalsa Raj. In Aug 1847 he along sardar Bur Singh took charge of Rani Jindan and she was confined in the fort of Shekho pura till out break of Multan disturbances
The Sikh Homeland
Birth of Sikhism
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The Infinite Loop Of Algorithmic Pricing On Amazon... Or How A Book On Flies Cost $23,698,655.93
from the do-they-have-a-kindle-version? dept
Amazingly, when I reloaded the page the next day, both priced had gone UP! Each was now nearly $2.8 million. And whereas previously the prices were $400,000 apart, they were now within $5,000 of each other. Now I was intrigued, and I started to follow the page incessantly. By the end of the day the higher priced copy had gone up again. This time to $3,536,675.57. And now a pattern was emerging.In other words, by basing the price on a specific multiple of each other's price, they created something of an infinite loop of automated pricing. Of course, since it only seemed to check once a day, the loop didn't spiral totally out of control (well, depending on your opinion of the value of a book on flies). Apparently, the escalation in price went on for another week and a half or so before someone finally noticed... but not before the book got all the way up to $23,698,655.93:
On the day we discovered the million dollar prices, the copy offered by bordeebook was1.270589 times the price of the copy offered by profnath. And now the bordeebook copy was 1.270589 times profnath again. So clearly at least one of the sellers was setting their price algorithmically in response to changes in the other's price. I continued to watch carefully and the full pattern emerged.
Once a day profnath set their price to be 0.9983 times bordeebook's price. The prices would remain close for several hours, until bordeebook "noticed" profnath's change and elevated their price to 1.270589 times profnath's higher price. The pattern continued perfectly for the next week.


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Wow! What a great show we had in Houston, TX last week. The show kicked off with a preview night on November 3 and ran through the afternoon on Nov 7. There were lots of people and lots of excitement!
Thank you to all the Chef's that contribute to the website and provide our readers with some great inspiration on how to use our wide range of Moda precut fabrics.
Here are some of the wonderful projects that adorned our booth at Quilt Festival.
Go stir up some ideas and bake something with fabric!
Oda May
Pre-cut Guru at Moda Fabrics/United Notions
The Moda Bake Shop is a division of Moda Fabrics that provides online recipes which you can use with the wide range of Moda Pre-cuts. All sizes and types of projects will be featured from various designers and shops. Tutorials for various Moda projects sheets will be illustrated with step by step pictures. Some techniques and products will also be featured throughout, so check back often for what is "baking" here at Moda Fabrics.
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