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CES 2011 Coverage
The first day of CES for OverclockersClub actually occurred before the first day of the convention. This year, the crew includes:
One of the first stops made by OCC was the Corsair Press Event where the team from Corsair showed off a few new products that will be seeing the light of day here shortly. The first thing we were shown was an expansion of the Obsidian case lineup that now will include the 650. Features include a SATA 6GB/s hot swap dock, room for a 2x120mm radiator, if you choose to go the water cooling route and a brushed aluminum finish. Externally, it looks like a mid tower, but internally it has the space to fit even the largest video cards. Not to let that case steal the show, a white special edition 600T case was on display loaded with the latest parts from Corsair. This is built on the popular 600T case and comes with a removable side window that can be replaced with a furnished mesh panel. I'm guessing after seeing so many white case mods in forums, Corsair went with this look, which most certainly will be dubbed the "Storm Trooper Edition" by some.
Everyone has seen or heard of the HS1 headset that Corsair released last year that used a USB connection. Now it has released the HS1A that uses analog connectivity and features an in-line volume and microphone mute control. This set is expected to retail at a slightly lower $79 and should be available sometime in January.
The Corsair Dominator memory lineup is well known in the enthusiast market as modules that not only look good, but perform well. The Vengeance series of modules that were being shown come in most of the popular configurations including a set designed for Intel's 6 Series platforms. The modules feature an all new heat spreader design that is functional and uses an interesting look. You can find kits from 4GB to 16GB to suit your needs.
On the cooling front, Corsair has partnered with renowned, self-contained water cooling experts CoolIT to design the new H60 self-contained water cooling thermal solution. This piece fits in-between the H70 and H50 in terms of performance and uses an all new pump and cold plate design. This design uses micro-channels cut into the solid copper cold plate. The fin density is up to 85 fins per inch. The flow path was re-engineered from a flow-through design into a design that drives the liquid through the center or hottest part of the CPU first. This design necessitated a new higher pressure, low profile pump to push the cooling medium through these fins. The radiator is the same unit used on the popular H50, but with a newer fan. This design is said to perform between the H50 and H70. When asked if we could see this design on a higher-end cooling solution above the H70, we were greeted with a smile and no direct confirmation, so that's up in the air, but the H60 looks promising. This should be available around March of this year with a suggested retail of $79.
The last thing of note is the two gaming 2.1 speaker systems that Corsair has designed for the PC enthusiast. The first is the Gaming Audio Series SP2200. This system is for the $99 retail market and should be available this month. The SP2200 puts out 46 watts of RMS power and uses 2" drivers in the satellites with a 6" ported sub. The right-hand satellite features volume and sub controls with aux in and headphone output jacks. The SP2500 is the big system and will shake the floor with the 8" sub in a fourth-order bandpass enclosure. This system puts out 232 watts RMS total power. This design uses dual 60W Class D amplifiers, which means each of the drivers are amplified, so you can enjoy both the high-end crescendos and gunshots, as well as the deep bass while gaming without starving any of the drivers for power. This comes in handy when watching movies as well to eliminate the annoying rise in volume after a quiet scene. The engineers at Corsair use a digital signal processor to "shape and balance" the audio signal. A small wired controller is included with a 1.8" TFT screen that can control volume, EQ settings, has a 3.5mm input and headphone jack and has a USB input to allow for future firmware upgrades, if needed. When cranked up, this system sounded great. Pricing on the SP2500 is between $249 to $259.
That's it for Corsair, so let's move on to what Sapphire had to offer.


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The University of North Florida is among the nation's Top 75 "Best Value" public colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review, one of America's best-known education services companies. UNF was also named a "Best Value" public college by the Princeton Review last year as well as in 2009 and in 2007.
"UNF has been recognized by some very elite organizations and is showing up on nearly every national college ranking," said UNF President John Delaney. "In addition to the University's strong academic programs, UNF just makes financial sense and has one of the lowest tuition rates in the country."
UNF was the only Northeast Florida institution of higher learning to make the list and is among only five universities in the entire state to be featured on the annual list, including the University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and the New College of Florida.
The Princeton Review teamed with USA TODAY to present its list, "The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2012." The list, which salutes 150 undergraduate schools in all—75 public and 75 private colleges and universities—is posted today on the websites of The Princeton Review http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx and USA TODAY http://bestvaluescolleges.usatoday.com.
In the profile of the University, Princeton Review editors say students can get bang for their buck at UNF, citing that the University "
ewards academically talented high school students with
merit-based scholarships" and in addition to merit-based scholarships, "UNF also provides many awards on the basis of demonstrated financial need." The 2011 incoming class was awarded $3.3 million in scholarships, including a $10,000 Presidential Scholarship, which is given to freshmen who meet minimum test score and GPA requirements. Also, a $20,000 Academic Scholarship is given to freshmen who are National Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic Finalists.
"We commend UNF and all of the extraordinary colleges on our 2012 'Best Value Colleges' list for all they are doing to keep costs down and/or offering generous aid to applicants with financial need—all while maintaining excellent academic programs," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president/publisher and lead author of its "Best Value Colleges" book.
The Princeton Review chose the 150 schools on its Best Value Colleges for 2012 list based on institutional data and student opinion surveys collected from fall 2010 through fall 2011 at 650 colleges and universities the company regards as the nation's academically best undergraduate institutions. Broadly speaking, the selection process took into account a wide range of data that included more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, cost of attendance and financial aid.
Academic factors included the quality of students the schools attract as measured by admissions credentials as well as how students rated their academic experiences. Cost of attendance factors included tuition, room and board and required fees. Financial aid factors included the average gift aid (grants and scholarships, or free money) awarded to students, the percentage of graduating students who took out loans to pay for school and the average debt of those students. Also included was survey data on how satisfied students were with the financial aid packages they received.
This latest recognition comes on the heels of UNF receiving 10 other national designations, including the following:
The Princeton Review has been a pioneer and leader in helping students achieve their higher education goals for more than 28 years through college and graduate school test preparation and private tutoring. With more than 165 print and digital publications and a free website,
, the company provides students and their parents with the resources to research, apply to, prepare for and learn how to pay for higher education.

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Double Digit Negative Temps in Minnesota, Wisconsin
UNDATED (AP) - Dangerously cold temperatures have settled into northern areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Readings plummeted to 33 below zero in Big Fork, Minn., Friday morning. Longville, Minn., isn't far behind with 29 below. That's without factoring in the wind chill.
Hurley schools closed Friday in far northern Wisconsin because of the deep freeze. The temperature hovered around 15 below in Hayward and Siren. Daytime highs weren't expected to crack zero.
Some school districts delayed the start of classes by two hours.
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Posted 25 June 2012. PMN Crop News.
Disease Control Practices Imperative for High Corn Yields
Growers are looking to maximize profits in record-setting corn planting year
Source: BASF Crop Protection Press Release. www.agproducts.basf.com
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (June 6, 2012)--A mild winter followed by optimal early-spring planting weather throughout most of the Corn Belt means corn farmers may see disease pressure earlier than normal this year. A well-timed fungicide treatment will help curb disease pressure, providing the protection needed for a successful growing season.
The 2012 growing season is off to a big start. A 75-year high of planted corn acres is reflective of growers' expectations of high returns in 2012.
With current corn prices and profit potential in sight, farmers have an additional opportunity to push higher yields to capitalize on corn acres.
But to achieve maximum profit - especially with so many planting corn - growers will need to plan ahead and be vigilant protecting their crop from disease.
"With the increase in corn acres this year, combined with the mild winter, corn crops are at risk for damaging disease pressure," said Nick Fassler, Technical Market Manager, BASF. "Timely fungicide applications are essential to control disease early to help achieve yield potential and produce healthier crops."
Disease inoculum is able to survive in the soil or residue during a warm winter. As the season progresses, corn becomes even more susceptible Stressed crops are prone to troublesome diseases such as anthracnose, gray leaf spot, Northern corn leaf blight and common rust.
Preparing for a well-timed application of Headline AMP™ fungicide is a key component to controlling disease in order to maximize yield.
"The stakes are high for growers to produce a record or near-record corn crop this year," Fassler said. "An important part of corn production is controlling disease with an application of Headline AMP from full tassel to early blister to protect corn during grain fill and maximize yield potential."
Headline AMP is a combination fungicide containing F500® - the active ingredient in Headline® fungicide - and a unique, best-in-class triazole. On-farm research shows Headline AMP provides more corn per acre than any other fungicide on the market.
For more information on BASF Crop Protection products, visit www.agproducts.basf.us.


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AMCAP is a leading national parts distributor in Australia servicing the automotive, commercial and industrial sectors. Established in 1968, AMCAP provides a personalised warehouse of parts and accessories delivering tailored warehousing and distribution solutions throughout Australia. AMCAP is a proven performer in third party and fourth party logistics, which includes the promotion and marketing of client products. AMCAP's modern purpose-built storage and distribution facilities cover an area of more than 23,000sq metres, on a site spanning 42,000sq metres. The facility has room to expand to cater for a larger range of products, and to incorporate additional purpose-built client facilities. AMCAP is equipped with the latest materials handling, storage and retrieval systems, designed to AMCAP specifications. AMCAP offers a two-to-three hour time advantage over Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne providing freight rate benefits to its partners, ensuring time and cost efficiencies.
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Wiz Khalifa Announces New Single 'Work Hard' + Album Release Date
After dropping a hot mixtape 'Taylor Allerdice,' Wiz Khalifa is set to premiere his new single 'Work Hard' on 96.1 KISS on April 23. The song was produced by Stargate and Benny Blanco, the same team who bought us the infectious anthem 'Black and Yellow.'
In addition, the newly-engaged rapper's album 'O.N.I.F.C.' is tentatively due on Aug. 28, but that may change at any time. As we previously reported, 'O.N.I.F.C.' is an acronym for 'Only N—a in First Class.' For those who are sensitive about the N-word, there is a cleaner version of the LP called 'One Night in First Class.'
Wizzy says the title represents his newfound life as a young, black and rich artist. Despite living a glamorous lifestyle, the rapper has also witnessed some mortifying experiences of racism, especially on first-class airplane flights.
"It looks crazy to them when I walk up to them and show them my ticket or I'm going in priority seating, They're like 'You're sure?'" he explains. "It's a good feeling and then it's like a bad feeling because it's like, 'Damn, why do you feel like that about me.'"
In the meantime, Wiz can be heard on Chris Brown's new single 'Til I Die,' which also features Big Sean.


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Quebec's "Parti nul" promotes spoiled ballots
Quebec Liberal Party Leader Jean Charest speaks at a press briefing at the Manoir Montmorency restaurant in Quebec City Friday, August 17, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Francis Vachon)
The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:43AM EDT
MONTREAL -- Mathieu Marcil gets a lot of puzzled looks and smiles when he tells people he's running in the Quebec election for an outfit called the Parti nul -- which translates loosely as the "nothing," or "void," party.
"I always get a sort of a smile because they first think it's a joke," Marcil says.
"In a way, the name is kind of funny but as soon as they hear what we're about, they say it's very appropriate. What the people tell me is it seems to be filling a void."
The party says it's trying to make a serious point about voter disengagement in an era of plummeting turnout rates.
It argues that rejected ballots -- some of which are spoiled to express dissatisfaction with the choices offered -- should be counted to reflect how cheesed off the electorate really is.
"Right now, people who are displeased either have their votes cast away and not accounted for or they simply don't go and vote," Marcil says.
That's something that's been happening more often in recent decades as voters have opted to stay on the sidelines instead of marking a ballot.
Turnout reached an historic low in the last provincial election, with only 57.4 per cent of Quebec's eligible voters bothering to cast a ballot in 2008. It has been steadily dropping since the 1994 provincial election, when voter turnout stood at 81.6 per cent.
The historical trend is similar in Canadian politics. The turnout in the 1979 federal election was 75.7 per cent and it decreased in subsequent votes, bottoming out at 58.8 per cent in 2008 before inching up slightly to 61.1 per cent last year.
Evidence of public cynicism was also on display this week during the Quebec leaders' debates. Some Twitter users commenting on them snickered that the real winners of the televised debates were the people who didn't tune in.
There idea of protest voting is not without symbolism in this election which, after all, came in the aftermath of street demonstrations.
Premier Jean Charest didn't have to call an election until December 2013. Instead, he pulled the plug on his current mandate after several months of student protests -- some of them violent -- against tuition increases. The premier said the election would give people a chance to pick the kind of society they wanted to live in.
Parti nul is all in favour of voting. It just wants a place on the ballot where people can indicate they're making a protest vote.
A spokeswoman for Quebec's chief returning officer said that any protest vote is simply listed among the total number of spoiled ballots. There is no specific breakdown provided.
"We have no way of knowing why the ballot was spoiled," Caroline Paquin said.
But by ignoring the protest vote, Marcil says, the public is left with an inflated impression of support for political candidates.
Acknowledging protest votes is not a new idea.
A number of jurisdictions and organizations in the world do it, including France and Nevada in the United States.
In 1998, Democrat Harry Reid beat his Republican challenger in Nevada by about 400 votes while the "none" option, indicating support for no candidate, got 8,000 votes.
In France earlier this year, two million protest votes -- about 5.8 per cent of the electorate -- were cast in the first round of presidential elections, one of the highest levels in French history.
Parti nul was formed in 2009 by Renaud Blais, the party leader, and it doesn't have a platform other than pushing for the recognition of the protest vote.
It has 10 candidates running in the election.
Marcil, who's a lighting designer in his 40s, says most of the candidates are young and are relying on word-of-mouth and social media for the campaign.
"We have no budget."
Marcil said many people mention the satirical Rhinoceros party when they meet him. It has fielded candidates both federally and provincially since the 1970s although it isn't among the parties registered for the 2012 Quebec election.
"What we're trying to achieve differs from the Rhinoceros party because we're not trying to make a joke out of the process or use the process to be funny," he said.
"We're trying to make it more representative of the people's voice."
Andre Blais, a political scientist at Universite de Montreal who studies participation in elections, is skeptical about the value of indicating a protest vote on the ballot.
"It's a judgment call," he said. "I personally think that we have a lot of options. There are 20 parties running. This is a lot of different options on the table."
He hadn't heard about Parti nul's proposal but acknowledged some countries allowed the registering of protest votes by casting a special ballot. He wasn't sure such a system was needed in Quebec, saying there are already a lot of ways to protest, such as spoiling the ballot.
Parti nul is one of about a dozen smaller parties looking for support. Most could be considered single-issue parties such as the environmentalist Green Party or the Bloc pot, which seeks the decriminalization of marijuana.
Others focus on Quebec sovereignty like the Option nationale, which was created amid dissatisfaction with the Parti Quebecois. The remainder address a variety of concerns such as a better shake for the middle class. There's also the Coalition pour la constituante, which shuns political parties and wants to elect independent citizens to sit in a constituent assembly.
Bruce Hicks, a political scientist with Ottawa's Carleton University, says Quebec has a history of small parties but isn't sure how much of an impact they really have.
"I don't know how much they siphon away in that their numbers tend to be low," he said, citing the Marxist-Leninists as an example.
"It ends up being supporters of that very narrow ideology or supporters of the candidate who happen to be friends and family."
He said voter disenchantment, especially with the Charest government, is a prime election issue but no single party has managed to tap into that deep well of discontent.
The student movement, which has battled the Charest government over tuition fee increases, has urged its followers to vote but hasn't endorsed any other party.
Hicks wonders if that lack of direction, as well as the student cause being lumped in with demands stemming from a larger social agenda, might not muddle things for their supporters.
"It's much simpler if they'd kept their message as, 'We're upset about student fees, there's only one party that's going to freeze student fees, vote for that party.' It's not really obvious who the friends of the students are in terms of platforms but it's equally not clear how the students are going to organize people to do anything."
He noted that the students had been most successful at organizing people for events such as demonstrations. But he said years of union politics shows that rank-and-file members don't always vote for those supported by their unions.
Marcil says the Parti nul might be a welcome alternative for frustrated voters -- many of whom he met as he went door-to-door in his Outremont riding to collect the 100 signatures needed to make him a valid candidate.
"I encountered a fair amount of people that were really at a loss," he said.
"They didn't know where to cast their votes."


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Dell Chief Financial Officer to Address Investors at Credit Suisse Technology Conference
Date : 2010/11/22
Round Rock, Texas
Dell Chief Financial Officer, Brian Gladden, will address investors at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, November 30.
Mr. Gladden will discuss Dell's recent quarterly results and the company's strategic initiatives with Kulbinder Garcha, Credit Suisse, Global Telecom Equipment and IT Hardware Analyst, and then take questions from the audience. Mr. Gladden's remarks will be Webcast live at 10:30 am CT, and be accessible via replay online at www.dell.com/investor.
About DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. For more information, visit www.dell.com.


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Michael V. Cormier, 60, of Hubbardston, got his first model train on Christmas from his parents. Since then, he has been fascinated with model trains and spends more than 20 hours a week and thousands of dollars building sets to scale, working on tracks and putting together layouts.
Michael V. Cormier, 60, of Hubbardston, got his first model train on Christmas from his parents.
Since then, he has been fascinated with model trains and spends more than 20 hours a week and thousands of dollars building sets to scale, working on tracks and putting together layouts.
As treasurer of the 11-member Ashburnham Modular Railroad Club that was established in January and a 25-year member of the Amherst Railway Society, he said he hopes to spark the interest of young children and inspire a love for model trains.
The group meets next door to the Shepaug Railroad Co. hobby shop on Westminster Street in Ashburnham from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to noon the first Sunday of every month. Those interested can also view the club's display any time the hobby shop is open. Admission is free and the club is open to all ages.
When did you get your first model train?
"I got my first train set for Christmas when I was 6 — a Lionel set from my parents. Every Christmas I would get another train set and add on to it. It ended up in my parents' cellar on a couple of 4-by-8-foot tables. I did it all myself. In high school years, the girls come in and the trains come back after college."
What fascinated you about it?
"I was amazed at looking at trains when I was a little kid. I was never interested in the big ones. Just fascinated with the fact that there were toy trains at the time."
Are the trains built to scale?
"In railroading there are six scales. The ones we are using are HO and are probably the most true to scale. They are 1/87. For every 87 inches of a real-life thing, these are 1 inch. It is pretty accurate. If you were to measure a real-life car, it would come out to be almost exactly. All the buildings and trees are all to scale, too."
How accurate are the details?
"The details, depending on the manufacture, are unreal. Like this Athrean Genesis engine — there are a lot of things on the model that are on the real-life engine. Auto configurations of all the windows, doors, step railings, even the number on that engine; the number is a real-life engine number. The numbers all coincide with numbers on a real-life train."
Where do you buy your trains?
"I just buy them if I like the looks of them. I seldom buy online. I'll buy them at train shows or right here at Shepaug Railroad."
How expensive and time-consuming is it?
"It's very time-consuming. You can turn around and take five minutes on it or make it last four or five hours. If you don't want your wife to know, it is very cheap, but it can be costly. I'm divorced. That is why I have all this. The train that is running right now, the engine is one of the lower engines and it goes for 300 bucks. Engines on this layout are a lot more than that and some are a lot less."
What is a modular layout?
"A modular layout is a little different than a permanent layout. Usually a permanent layout goes from one scene to another scene. A modular does not. You own real estate in 4-foot sections. Then, when your real estate ends, you can have a totally different scene. And, you can transport modular. Most of the stuff you see here is all part of another layout that we have somewhere else. When we do shows we take them apart. They all bolt together and you can put them together in different configurations."
How fast do they go?
"You can make them fly. Generally, when you're running 1/87, one of the rules of thumb is we like to run them at scale speed. We're running it at about what it would be running at on a real-life railroad."
What is your favorite scene?
"This scene right here happens to be a movie set. This right here happens to be the Bates Mansion and the Bates Motel. This is the only section I have here. Most of my stuff is in a trailer to take to shows. I have a sawmill, heavy equipment and a truck dealership. The sawmill is the one I first built, and I've got four or five versions of it."
Why do you go to shows?
"I do shows for the kids. It is for the smile on the kids' faces. And we do it for the fun of it. It is a fun hobby. You do what you want. It can be as big as you want or as small as you want. It is endless as to what you can do."
How often do you go to shows?
"We do six shows a year. We just did one in Laconia, New Hampshire, and we do one every year at the Big E with the Amherst club. The Amherst Railway Society Show is held the last week in January every year at the Big E. It is probably the biggest one this side of the Mississippi and one of the biggest in the country. When we go to Springfield it takes us about 20 hours to set up and about two to three hours to break down. We take up four buildings."
Contact Paula Owen at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @PaulaOwenTG.


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PatrickG needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We are a startup company founded by two young engineers. We are currently developing an application for iPhone and iPad, which let users to download and read eBooks. The purpose of the project is also to allow people to communicate about the books through the application and so create a community. In the future, our application will also be released on other platforms so we are not only iPhone developers.
The market that we are targeting is the eBook market, including the persons who read them and companies that sell them.
We are looking for 9 icons that will be visible in the main screen of our application. The icons must be well designed with a fresh style so feel free to express your creativity.
If you want you can design only 2 or 3 icons for evalutation. A 4 or 5 stars rating means that we like it so you can design the rest to continue the contest.
Icons description :
#1 Reading : opens the reader to read an ebook.
#2 Library : where you access you own library of downloaded ebooks.
#3 Catalog : access to the online catalog of ebooks.
#4 Friends : where your can find your friends list and communicate with them.
#5 Forum : access to the forum of the app.
#6 Settings : application settings.
#7 Help : where you can find explanations about the app.
#8 Account : connection to the online service and account set up.
#9 MailBox : read and send messages to other people.
If you need more explanations about some icons don't hesitate to ask.
Please note that this is a work in progress version so design/colors may change.
Adobe illustrator (.ai) or Photoshop (.psd).
Icons suitable for three sizes : 57x57px, 72x72px, 256x256px.
A background for the icons screen (can be one color).


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Sheryl Lee Ralph Throws Down the Gauntlet
Actress and Long-Time Activist Dares All to Join Her at Lincoln Memorial to Stand Against Those Who "Don't Do a Damn Thing" About HIV Among African Americans
August 4, 2008
On Aug. 4, a panel of African-American HIV community leaders held an emotional press conference in which they expressed frustration and anger about the lack of attention being paid to the HIV epidemic among U.S. blacks. After the press conference, we caught up with Sheryl Lee Ralph, an actress and long-time HIV activist who was one of the speakers at the press conference. (You can also click here to read or hear Ralph's passionate speech during the press conference.)
I think they don't know that sometimes, when people talk about sex and the way they are having it, some people do lie. There are a lot of men who will tell you that they are using condoms. As a minister told me yesterday, a lot of men lie about the sex that they are having.
How do you have the energy to continue HIV activism after all these years?
It has been almost 27 years, talking about this. And in 27 years in talking about this disease -- where I thought it might end up next -- I have been right on target each time. I know I'm the voice that makes people uncomfortable. But guess what? If we don't wake up right now -- as in, yesterday -- we are going to be hit with something that is so major, we are going to shake in our boots. They are going to start digging plots, because that many people will die in advance, and they've got to be ready for those people to be buried. That's if we don't wake up.
So I have to ask people: Are we ready to bury our children in America? Are we ready to bury our children? Like we think about education: We don't care about education. We certainly don't care about our health -- until we don't have it.
So, if you're like me, Saturday, September 27, 10:00 a.m., I'm going to put on my red jacket. I'm going to sit on the steps of the Lincoln Monument [in Washington, D.C.]. And anybody who thinks their health matters, I want you to join me. Do I think anybody's going to show up? Oh, hell, no. But I'm going to sit right there at Lincoln's foot, and I'm going to beg for freedom from the tyranny of people who talk about health, talk a good game, and don't do a damn thing about it.
Your health matters? Meet me at 10:00 on the steps of the Lincoln Monument, Washington, D.C. I'll be sitting there. I'll be waiting for you. Show up. I dare you.
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For chewers, crates work really well too.
I was surprised to learn yesterday that a regular premier "sure-fit" harness is safe for the car (as well as for walking, tracking, etc), if you buy the harness extender (scroll 1/3 down the page): http://www.premier.com/View.aspx?page=d ... lars/other
We seem to accumulate equipment, but the basic harness remains a useful tool: if you clip the leash to the front of the harness (on the chest of the dog), it acts like a sensible front-attachment harness, discouraging pulling by using the dog's weight to leverage her around to face you if she pulls. If you clip the leash to the back of the harness, then the dog gets to pull comfortably (good for tracking, light scootering, etc), and now it turns out you can use it for cars as well.


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source: Search Engine Journal
When we think about business urls, the first item that comes to mind is that it is an extension of your branding presence. The fact is that, choosing the right website url will have a big impact on your search presents, especially search engine optimization (SEO).
When starting a new website, one of the first and most important decisions you have to make is choosing a domain name. That choice will impact the website's success in nearly every area, included search engine optimization (SEO) and social media marketing (SMM). Let's examine how a domain name impacts SEO and SMM and then analyze the factors that make a good domain name.
Should I Choose A Keyword Domain?
For years SEOs and Search marketers have often purchased domains that contained their targeted keywords in order to increase CTRs and to help gain higher rankings on Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Let's examine this strategy to determine if it is still effective.
Many SEO strategists would purchase exact match domains (EMDs), which are domains that exactly match the keyword phrase they are targeting. For example, if they want to rank for "buy green widgets" the person might purchase BuyGreenWidgets.com. EMDs offered two advantages.
The presence of the keyword phrase in the domain was itself a ranking factor.
The presence of the keyword phrase in the domain encouraged other webmasters to include
The keyword phrase in the anchor text when linking to the site.
However, in light of recent Google updates (especially the "EMD update"), EMDs are no longer as helpful as they once were.
High Position's study indicated that the "average EMD ranking went from #13.4 down to #26.6," and the "average top 10 EMD went from #3.2 down to #11.9."
SEOmoz data shows that EMD correlation with ranking has dropped from 0.34 in 2010 to 0.18 in 2012. In light of the trend since 2010, many SEOs feel that EMDs and other keyword domains may become even less beneficial in the future. This does not mean that you should necessarily avoid or abandon keyword domains, but it does mean that keywords shouldn't be the primary factor you consider when choosing a domain.
Keyword Domains For Increased CTR
In some cases, owning a premium keyword domain can increase click-through rates on ads and SERP listings:
A study published by Memorable Domains found that "ads featuring a generic domain name with an exact match to the product (ElectricBicycles.co.uk) performed significantly better than identical ads featuring an alternative generic (YourBikes.co.uk) or non-generic (InAHurry.co.uk) domain." It is worth noting that YourBikes.co.uk looks very generic, and InAHurry.co.uk doesn't appear to be relevant to the query. Sorry does this support the EMD or premium domain?
A study titled "How generic domain names impact SEM campaigns" shows that ads with the display URL DivorceLawyer.com achieved a 298% higher CTR than ads with the display URL VladimirLaw.com. However, this study was only based on 34 clicks, which is not enough data to accurately measure the performance difference.Sorry does this support premium domain or EMD? Does the CTR advantage make buying a premium keyword domain a smart choice?
Consider these factors:
What is the search volume? Use Google's keyword tool to find the exact match search volume for the keyword phrase the domain matches.
What is the cost? Most premium keyword domains are already registered and are difficult to obtain (read very expensive).
Is it a .com? For example, a keyword.info domain will be far less valuable than a keyword.com domain.
What Is More Important Than Keywords? Choosing A Brandable Domain
Having a domain name that matches your target keyword(s) does offer some benefits, but there is a bigger factor you should consider: the brandability of the domain.
Your brand is important, and your domain name is the foundation upon which your online brand will be built. Your domain name is how users will find, remember, share and identify your company online. In both social media and search engines, the domain name is the primary way by which users can identify to "whom" the link will lead.
While some marketers think that SEO is only about keywords and links, the reality is that Google likes brands. Google CEO Eric Schmidt once said that "brands are the solution, not the problem. Brands are how you sort out the cesspool. Brand affinity is clearly hard wired. It is so fundamental to human existence that it's not going away." The first step to building a brand is choosing a brandable domain.
7 Tips for Choosing A Brandable Domain
What is a brandable domain name? Start with these 7 factors to consider when choosing a brandable domain name.
Pick a .com extension. In most cases, .com is the best choice. This is because .com is the standard, the norm. Most users assume that a company's website will end with .com; after all, 75% of all websites have a .com extension.
Be memorable. Users must be able to easily remember your domain name/brand. As Ashley Friedlein, CEO and Co-founder of Econsultancy, said, "Brand is the sum total of how someone perceives a particular organization." You can only have a lasting influence on how people perceive you if they actually remember you.
Be relevant. Words have implicit meanings and connotations; do a little research to ensure that your domain name communicates your desired message. Here is a quick and easy way to test a domain name: go to Amazon Mechanical Turk and run a survey with at least 100 people. Just provide your domain name (nothing else) and ask users to guess the purpose of the company. The responses you receive should provide valuable insight into any implicit meanings your domain may connote.
Easy to spell. Your domain name must be easy to spell. Avoid commonly misspelled words, intentional misspellings and hyphens. If you purchase a domain name with numerals (eg 1widget.com), also purchase the domain name with the number spelled out (eg onewidget.com). Popular bookmarking site Delicious actually had to change its domain name because so many users had difficulties remembering how to spell it.
Sound authoritative. Your domain name should sound like a trustworthy authority. As this research brief puts it, users "demonstrate a clear preference now for credibility and trustworthiness in a domain name." Remember Margaret Thatcher's advice: "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." Avoid choosing a domain such as bestwidget.com.
Shorter is better. Keep your domain name short; 1 or 2 words is best. The top 100,000 websites, on average, have 9 characters in their domain names.
Be unique. One of your marketing goals should be to build a distinct brand that stands out from your competitors. Start by choosing a unique and distinctive domain name. Names like YourDiscountInsuranceStore.com sound generic and unremarkable compared to names such as Google.com, Yahoo.com and Zazzle.com which sound unique.
How To Find A Great Domain Name
Choosing a domain name can be hard. In many cases the most obvious brandable domain names are already registered and would be expensive to purchase. Set up a brainstorm session with your team to develop a few ideas. If it helps, use these three formulas to brainstorm possible domain names.
Use existing words. Amazon.com and VitaminShoppe.com are good examples of domain names that were created using existing words. Use a thesaurus to find words that may not readily come to mind.
Create new words. Many famous websites are based on new words (or words that were so obscure that few people knew them). Examples include Google.com, Bing.com or Quora.com.
Create portmanteaus. A portmanteau is a combination of two (or more) words or morphemes and their definitions to create one new word, like Groupon or Pinterest.


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2014 Kia Optima vs. 2014 Hyundai Sonata: What's the Difference?
If you've been shopping around for a midsize sedan, you've probably heard that the 2014 Kia Optima and the 2014 Hyundai Sonata are mechanical twins. This means that they share nearly everything under the skin, from a platform and engines to drivetrains, transmissions and suspension components. What makes the two cars different, and why should you choose one over the other? To help you understand the differences, we'll explain all the key changes that separate the Kia Optima and the Hyundai Sonata.
The easiest way to tell the Optima and the Sonata apart is simply to look at the two cars. You'll quickly be able to spot the differences: While the Sonata uses swoopy, luxury-car-like lines, the Optima looks sportier and more aggressive with sharper edges. In fact, despite riding on the same platform, the Optima and Sonata look very different from one another -- more than most midsize sedans. That may be intentional; the Sonata is aimed at shoppers interested in a smoother, more luxurious sedan, while the Optima is designed for buyers interested in getting a little extra sport from their midsize sedan.
Inside, the Sonata and Optima are a lot more similar than their exterior styling would suggest. On the surface, the two cars still have distinctive looks: The Optima's stylized center stack is tilted toward the driver, for instance, in keeping with its sporty demeanor. The Sonata's controls are more easily accessible to both the driver and the front passenger. The cars offer a similar array of buttons, however, and if you look closely, you'll find that they even share a few switches. In terms of functionality, both interior room and trunk space are about the same, and the cars feature roughly the same array of features and options.
Under the hood, the Sonata and Optima are highly similar. Both cars come standard with standard front-wheel drive. They both use the same base engine: a 190-horsepower 2.4-liter 4-cylinder. Drivers interested in more power can get an optional 274-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder in either car, and both the Sonata and Optima also offer a hybrid version with a 199-hp hybrid 4-cylinder that returns 35 miles per gallon in the city and 39 mpg on the highway. Additionally, both cars use a standard 6-speed automatic transmission for all versions. In essence, when it comes to the mechanicals, the Optima and Sonata are largely the same vehicle.
As you might expect given their similarities under the skin, the Sonata and Optima are highly alike when it comes to equipment. The main difference is the names of the infotainment systems (UVO for the Optima and Blue Link for the Sonata), but much of the available equipment is the same.
In both the Optima and the Sonata, base models (LX for the Optima and GLS for the Sonata) feature only the basics, such as keyless entry, power accessories, alloy wheels, an iPod/USB interface and Bluetooth. Add the most popular option package (dubbed the LX Convenience package in the Optima and the Popular Equipment package in the Sonata), and you'll get a backup camera and a power driver's seat.
Go for the sporty model (SE for the Sonata and SX for the Optima), and you'll get 18-inch alloy wheels, a sport suspension, dual exhaust tips and other items. Interestingly, the Optima SX and Sonata SE appear to receive the same upgraded sport suspension, even though the Optima is pitched as a slightly sportier model.
When it comes to options, the Sonata and Optima are, once again, remarkably close. Both have a panoramic sunroof, xenon headlights, 17-in alloy wheels, keyless and push-button ignition, a power passenger's seat and heated rear seats. While both models offer the features in different packages available at different prices, neither one stands out for any unique content, whether standard or optional.
Considering that the Optima and Sonata use the same basic designs that date back to 2011, each vehicle does a surprisingly good job of incorporating some of the latest gadgets into the standard and optional equipment lists. For example, both the Sonata and Optima offer rear cross-traffic alert, a blind spot monitoring system, HD Radio and a panoramic sunroof. They also both tout available infotainment systems (UVO in the Optima and Blue Link in the Sonata) with large 8-in touchscreen displays. Yet again, neither car offers any major features not available in the other.
The Optima and Sonata incorporate a wide range of modern safety features such as xenon headlights, rear cross-traffic alert (which monitors oncoming traffic to help you back out of parking spaces) and a blind spot monitoring system. A few features are notably absent, however, including forward-collision alert, adaptive cruise control and automatic wipers. Both the Sonata and the Optima feature a standard telematics system that boasts features such as remote door unlocking and emergency crash notification in case of an accident.
Although the 2014 Kia Optima and the 2014 Hyundai Sonata look wildly different, closer examination reveals that they're more similar than you might think. They share standard and optional features, and neither model offers any major equipment advantages over the other. They share engines, a suspension, a platform and a chassis, and they have surprisingly similar interiors. In conclusion, should you find yourself considering the Kia Optima or Hyundai Sonata when searching for a midsize sedan, we suggest buying the one that you think looks the best or the one that's offering the best deal.


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MARTIN PEDROZA, WILLA B AWESOME, Winner: "I've been riding for years and if I have something broken and if I can ride, you know me, I do it. I could have ridden if I had two broken ribs, but I had four. It doesn't bother me, you've seen me ride. The doctor said 'Two weeks and then it's up to you. There's nothing anybody can do about it, they're going to heal on their own. If it was anything else, collar bone, finger, then I can't ride. I've got a flak jacket on and a bandage underneath. The first one I rode back, I had the bandage too tight and I couldn't breath. Thank goodness I found out (about it being too tight), before I rode the other one. The doctor said to try to keep the ribs so they don't move. The first horse I worked when I came back, I actually felt my ribs move. That's when I adjusted the bandage a littler higher. I wasn't going to let that other horse get away, because I believe in my filly. I figured that other filly (Starry Skies), she's two for two and I can't let her get away because she might hang in there tough and beat me at the end. I got side by side with her to make her do a little something. The other filly hung in pretty tough, I'll give her credit."
JOEL ROSARIO, STARRY SKIES, Second: "She put in a good race for her first time going long. Even though she got beat like that, really close, she ran great. She'll be better the next time she goes long.''
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WALTHER SOLIS, WILLA B AWESOME, Winner: "I thought she was going to win easy on the turn, but you have to think about it, we were giving eight pounds (124-116) to the other filly (Starry Skies). I know that was the first time the other filly was stretching out. I was concerned right after the race because I didn't know if she won or not. Now we have to get together with the partnership to see where we're going from this point. We'll either give her the break that we had planned or we'll try for the (Grade II, $150,000) Hollywood Oaks (June 23)."
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ArtSpace to Host a Black History Month Event
A Black History Month event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Student-athletes from Herndon HS will present readings on the document, its history and importance. The event is free and open to the public, at ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street, Herndon. Go to www.artspaceherndon.org for more information.
Hutchison Elementary Receives Donation From Time Warner Cable
Students and teachers at Hutchison Elementary School will be able to purchase and use additional supplies for their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) initiatives as a result of a $70,000 donation from Time Warner Cable. The company donated the proceeds from its third annual Time Warner Cable Charity Golf Classic to the school.
Now in its third year as Hutchison's partner, Time Warner Cable has donated a total of $102,000 to the school to support instruction. The company is an active partner at Hutchison, where nearly 70 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced price meals. Students participate in career experiences through Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds initiative, and employees hold monthly career day lunches to expose students to possible careers. Time Warner Cable also supports the school by initiating an after-school robotics club, distributing books on Read Across America Day, supporting the Collect for Kids school supply drive, and sponsoring a Math Literacy Night, which attracted 350 families who learned math strategies and support they could provide at home.
Time Warner Cable employees serve as mentors to Hutchison students; in the first two years, mentors have donated 700 service hours to the school and students.


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It is now widely (if not universally) accepted that the two extant species in the mammalian order Dermoptera, along with the Scandentia (tree shrews), are the closest living relatives of the Primates, although the precise relationships among these three groups remain a matter of some debate (Janečka et al. 2007; Arnason et al. 2008; Nie et al. 2008; Asher et al. 2009). These three groups together are sometimes referred to as the Archonta (or Euarchonta) (Asher et al. 2009; Asher and Helgen 2010).
Dermopterans are commonly known as flying lemurs or colugos. Just two species of colugos are currently recognized, the Philippine Colugo (Cynocephalus volans), found only in the southern Philippines, and the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegates). The Sunda Colugo is endemic to Indochina and Sundaland, an area of the Asian continental shelf that includes the Malay Peninsula and the large islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, as well many smaller islands. Janečka et al. (2008) investigated genetic variation in this broadly distributed species. Based on results from both mitochondrial and nuclear genetic loci, in combination with morphological analyses, they argue that mainland, Javan, and Bornean colugo subspecies may be better recognized as distinct species rather than as subspecies within a single species. (Janečka et al. 2008)
Colugos have a large gliding membrane attached to the neck and sides of the body. This membrane, which extends along the limbs to the tips of the fingers, toes, and tail, is more extensive than in other gliding mammals, whose gliding surface is only stretched between the limbs, with fingers, toes, and tail left free. Colugos are completely arboreal, being nearly helpless on the ground, and are able to travel over 100 meters forward in a single glide, with relatively little loss in elevation. They are generally nocturnal and feed on leaves, buds, flowers, and fruit. (Nowak 1991)
Lim and Ng (2010) estimated the population density of Sunda Colugos in the protected forests of Singapore at around one animal per two hectares, yielding an estimate of roughly 1000 individuals across Singapore's 2000 hectares of protected forest. Lim and Ng note that although colugos have been known to science for two centuries, they have been the subject of remarkably few formal studies. The investigation by Lim and Ng of appropriate methods for estimating population size of these animals is intended in part to facilitate further studies of the biology of these animals.


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"Let's pick some pomegranates," commanded Phil Scott, owner of Ag Right Enterprises in Madera, Calif., as the world's first mechanical pomegranate harvester roared to life in a turn-row at Loquaci Ranch.
Dave Loquaci, fourth generation Madera County farmer, smiled as the massive, straddle row harvester he commissioned maneuvered to line up with a 7-foot-tall hedgerow of young pomegranates.
Jerry Pantaleo of Stiebs Pomegranate Products, also in Madera, watched as the huge, softball-size pomegranates were conveyed over another hedgerow of trees into a gondola used normally to harvest wine grapes. More than 90 percent of the fruit was removed by the harvester.
It was unveiling day for Loquaci, Scott and Pantaleo who have invested several years in developing not only the mechanical harvester, but the farming system to match it.
"We have always had pomegranates on the farm, mostly for our own use," said Loquaci. That is true of most valley farms. There have been commercial orchards for years. Pantaleo says there were about 25,000 acres in California a decade ago.
That has increased to 40,000 acres and acreage is growing rapidly thanks to the marketing and promotion efforts of Los Angeles billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick, owners of Kern County-based Paramount Farming Companies, the largest farming operation of tree crops in the world with 70,000 acres of almonds, pistachios and pomegranates in production.
About six years ago, Lynda Resnick founded Pom Wonderful and started marketing pomegranate juice. The Resnicks spent more than $23 million funding research on the health properties of pomegranate juice. The money earned Pom Wonderful glowing reports from many reputable scientific sources about how pomegranate juice was effective against just about any malady — from heart disease to erectile dysfunction.
And the Resnicks spent millions telling health conscious America about those benefits. Their sales of Pom Wonderful jumped from $12 million five years ago to $91 million in three years. Other major juice makers jumped into the Resnick parade. There are close to 1,000 pomegranate products now on the market.
Pantaleo says pomegranate juice is the No. 4 juice in the U.K. "They are a little bit ahead of us in per capita consumption; we are catching up. Pomegranate juice and blends are moving into the main juice category," says Pantaleo. Most of the major juice producers have pomegranate products.
Prices for pomegranate juice followed the upward consumption trend and went through the roof with the headlines about the healthy products. Many San Joaquin Valley growers planted pomegranate orchards, often as an alternative to grapes or almonds.
Although pomegranates date back to 1,000 B.C., and have been in the Valley for years, growers trying to catch the latest crop boom have planted the trees in a wide range of configurations. In the early part of the boom, most plantings were like orchards and adaptable only to hand harvesting.
Prices for pomegranates reached $350 to $400 per ton last season. However, Pantaleo said 90 percent of the pomegranate juice sold in the U.S. is imported. "To sell California pomegranates into the market we have to compete with imports, so I tell people they need to think in terms of $250 to $275 per ton long term if they are considering planting pomegranates."
"Pomegranates are planted every way under the sun," says Loquaci. Paramount, which farms 18,500 acres of the fruit, has most of its pomegranates planted like trees, according Loquaci.
"Guys also have them growing like bushes. Some are 14-by-8, other stuff is 10-by-18. My early plantings were hedgerow with 18–foot rows," said the veteran farmer, whose father, Bob, was a pioneer in mechanical grape harvesting in the middle 1970s.
"What I am thinking now is that you don't want to go much wider than 14-foot wide rows — maybe only 12 feet — with 6 or 7 feet between trees in a hedgerow. Put a metal grape stake every fourth or fifth tree and a small training stake on every tree," he says.
"You want a wire at the top on the windy side and a wire for the drip hose. You don't need a fancy trellis like a vineyard," he said.
The trees grow rapidly and quickly develop a sturdy trunk for hedgerow.
Pantaleo says 75 percent of the new plantings are in some sort of high density configuration — the configuration and density Loquaci is convinced will work. The new plantings for olives for oil production in California are high density.
"High density and mechanical harvesting are the only way to go," Loquaci says. "I want to skirt the trees at about 24 to 36 inches and have them fruit up to 10 feet, but I don't want to get on ladders. That is why the mechanical harvester Phil and I worked on for a year is so important."
When Loquaci developed a budget for high density pomegranates, he figured he would get 12 to 15 tons per acre at maturity. "Now I am thinking that may be too low. It may be more like 15 to 16 tons per acre."
He can mechanically hedge the trees, but they also require hand pruning for fruit wood selection.
Pomegranates yield about 80 gallons of juice per ton — about half the juice yield of grapes. Pomegranate juice is selling to bottlers for about $30 per gallon for finished concentrate.
What makes pomegranates particularly attractive is that they require only an acre foot of water to produce a crop. "You give them more than that and you get a lot of foliage and little fruit," he said. Bees help improve the fruit set. Loquaci uses about three-fourths of a hive per acre.
That water requirement is about a third of that for grapes and almonds.
Pomegranates also thrive in less than ideal soils, according to Pantaleo.
"I tell growers not to rip out all of their trees and vines to plant pomegranates. If a grower is looking to diversify and has some tough ground, maybe put 20 percent of the farm in pomegranates.
"You have to be a low cost producer to compete with imports," he added.
Loquaci says he has seen few diseases. The main insect problem is aphid and whitefly. They can cause stickiness and chew up shoots.
Pomegranates take little fertilizer.
"Actually, pomegranates lend themselves to organic production," he says.
"However, the big thing for us in California is they use less water and with our growing water crisis, pomegranates look pretty good."
Most growers who farm for juice go through their groves early and hand-pick bright red premium pomegranates for the fresh market before the fruit starts to split. Split fruit does not adversely affect the mechanical harvesting.
Loquaci and Pantaleo say about 20 percent of the fruit comes off for the fresh market, and it has been profitable.
The harvester Ag Right developed for Loquaci is a modified olive harvester. It uses long fingers to take the fruit of the trees.
Ag Wright has its olive harvesters running now in Argentina and Australia.
"You can always use the baseball bat theory ... if you hit something hard enough with a big enough club it will come off the tree or vine, but you do a lot of damage that comes back to bite you," says Scott.
"The head we developed for the pomegranates is very gentle on the tree and actually can go around the tree to avoid damage," said Scott. The finger mechanism strips the fruit from the trees.
"Grab one of those and pull it off," Loquaci invited. It was difficult to break away, at least by pulling and twisting. "What you have to do to get it off by hand is pull it down away from the tree and bend the fruit up a little bit. It comes off pretty easy that way. You cannot pull it off. You cannot mechanically shake pomegranate trees and get the fruit off. You will ruin the tree if you try it.
"I am tickled to death about the way this machine harvested pomegranates," say Loquaci. "We took it to Sanger to harvest olives and it worked beautifully there as well. It is ironic that the same machine can pick little tiny olives and big pomegranates."
The development of the mechanical harvester could represent the final piece of the puzzle to make pomegranates a long-term crop for the Valley. However, Loquaci, Pantaleo and Scott admit it took a lot of hard work and frustration to reach the point where they were ready to demonstrate the harvester to other pomegranate growers.
"Dave and I, as grower and processor, have worked closely for three years to realize that we had to get more tonnage per acre through high density plantings and harvest the fruit mechanically to make this work for both the grower and processor," said Pantaleo.
"It was important that we recognize the marketplace for the product, as well as how to best grow the product to return a profit to the grower. I think we have done that."
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Heidi Montag's Mom, Darlene Egelhoff, is horrified by her daughter's 10 plastic surgery procedures. The aspiring pop singer visited her hometown in Colorado for the first time since going under the knife and was shocked by her mother's reaction.
"I never thought in my wildest dreams she was going to react the way she did," Montag told People. "She was looking at me almost like a zoo animal. It wasn't like I was her daughter anymore. She was looking at me like I was a circus freak."
The reunion was filmed for the starlet's reality show, The Hills.
Montag kept her plastic surgery plans a secret from her family and friends and her mother was reportedly furious when she found out. Despite this, Montag told Nightline she wants to give Egelhoff a "mommy makeover" for Mother's Day.
Montag got breast implants, a brow lift, Botox in her forehead, a nose job revision, fat injections in her cheeks, a chin reduction, neck liposuction and her ears pinned back, People reports. The star is already looking to go up another breast size but the doctor who performed her previous surgeries said he won't go any bigger.


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Dart, Gareth
Tending our SHEEP - a holistic, broad based assessment model suitable for use by teachers with pupils with special needs in mainstream schools in Botswana.
In: The 22nd Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA), 13th to 17th September 2004, Gaborone Botswana.
Dart, Gareth and Anderson, D.P.
A Diagnostic Test to Help Junior Secondary Teachers Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction.
In: 22nd Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, 13-17 September 2004, Gaborone Botswana.
Dart, Gareth and Malatsi, N.M.
Many Rivers to Cross – Assessment as a Bridge to Effective Learning for Children with More Severe Learning Problems; the Botswana Experience.
In: Southern African Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties (SAALED) Conference, September 2004, Pretoria RSA.
Howarth, Sue
Question Genie For Biology. (Resource Review) Birchfield Interactive pic, Cardiff, UK. 2002.
Journal of Biological Education, 38 (3).
p. 149.
ISSN Print: 0021-9266 Online: 2157-6009
Howarth, Sue
Recommendations For Reading – By Students Themselves.
Journal of Biological Education, 38 (3).
pp. 145-146.
ISSN Print: 0021-9266 Online: 2157-6009
Howarth, Sue
Snail Shells and Acid Rain – an Alternative to Marble Chips and Acid.
School Science Review, 85 (312).
pp. 47-56.
Howarth, Sue
Specimens: The Spirit of Zoology (Book Review) Roger Lincoln and Phil Rainbow. 2003. London: The Natural History Museum.
64 pages. £5.95. ISBN 0-565-09178-6.
Journal of Biological Education, 39 (1).
p. 45.
ISSN Print: 0021-9266 Online: 2157-6009
North, A.C. and McKenzie, L.C. and Law, Ruth and Hargreaves, D.J.
The Effects of Musical and Voice "Fit" on Responses to Advertisements.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34 (8).
pp. 1675-1708.
ISSN Online 1559-1816


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Hey everyone!
So, without giving out too much info about CR Office life...
We have these meetings every few weeks where folks present what is going on.
And it's my turn to present!!!
I'm hoping for some feedback.
Good, Bad, Ugly. What you want to see Feature-wise? What you hate? What you want to improve?
Just lay it on me and I'll work it into my presentation.
(Try to refrain from swearing too much, you can be cross and eloquently well spoken!)
The shop needs some serious work. I can get access to it from the UK, it displays prices in UKP yet none of the DVDs are even the right region, yet nowhere does it say this.
Other than that videos can be a bit stuttery on release day, occasionally you get halfway through and it randomly decides to skip to the end? Only so often but still happens.
Timing is another thing, piracy is mostly a service problem, you have to compete vs the pirates to make your paid product better than their free one. So why is it that us paying customers get our anime after its available for free on the internet? If you actually had it out before the pirates you might see a better customer base. That and fairer pricing, In the UK I cant get access to so much of the back catalogue and current anime yet I pay the same as a US resident, doesnt seem that fair to me
Maths is hard
The in-app tickets in apple app, was the only way for me to watch those just-released episodes.
Also lost 4 of them with the removal of it.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
To improve the quantity in the CR library, would it be possible to get some OLDER anime?
There is a lot of good older anime out there that many people haven't seen.
This would increase your product at a very cheap price (as the older anime's wouldn't command as high a price)
Macross is the best!
Here is my feedback:
The past is the past, don't let it cloud who you are now.
Also more general communication, this thread is great but it doesnt help the community much if we dont know what you've taken from it. Maybe even just a monthly post/podcast/video of whats going on inside CR would do the trick
Maths is hard
eightcar wrote:
To improve the quantity in the CR library, would it be possible to get some OLDER anime?
There is a lot of good older anime out there that many people haven't seen.
This would increase your product at a very cheap price (as the older anime's wouldn't command as high a price)
They get older anime sometimes.
But I'd like to know about it...I usually find them by looking at the whole anime list on CR...could you advertise when you release an serie
When you really want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen.
Your site breaks all my softcore porn/lesbian avatar gifs, this is unacceptable.
Being able to track certain threads would be useful if I want to keep an eye on it without checking back every couple minutes.
I don't know if there's a way to see what threads i've previously posted in but if there is I haven't found it. It'd be nice to be able to check my profile and easily find threads I posted in recently because sometimes I post something, go to bed, and then I want to see if anyone responded to said post but can't find it because the thread in question has moved off the front page by the time I wake up.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Isn't this similar to the suggestion thread in the Help section?
1mirg wrote:
Here is my feedback:
The shop does need work, specifically filters and categories. One thing I notice when I browse the forums is I often forget if I posted on a topic already or if i need to go back and edit a post, a go to post or at least notification that you already posted in a topic would be nice. Maybe expand the catalogue with some older titles because as mentioned above they should be cheaper and would add to the client base if they knew some of their old favorites were on here. Other than that I love what youre doing and am glad to pay for it.
I heard there was a chat system. That sounded nice.
And also, a group notification addition? Such as sending out notifications to members of a group, just in case for updates. Nobody wants to go through and send EVERY SINGLE member a PM.
This thread couldn't come at a better time, I sent a message to a mod the other day requesting support for allowing anime convention threads to be posted and or pinned in either the general or anime discussion sections. I'll paste the message here.
Ah didn't know there was a convention section. I had never noticed it.
> I just find it a bit odd. CR is a sponsor for Sakura-Con 2013. When I went today, CR had influence at a lot of places there. This being primarily an anime site, It seems strange that the 'convention' forum is the primary use for any event, including this one. Seeing as events only occur so many times per year, it's natural that the convention section is so barren because the thought of conventions is not relevant enough except during short periods when the conventions occur. This is supported by the previous truth that the convention section is indeed inactive. Seems sort of inappropriate to waste such a massive event co-sponsored by CR when CR itself just touted to having 200,000+ premium members.
> As you enjoy anime like the rest of us, I hope you will help out the community and talk with some other mods and perhaps get a petition to amend the rules on where convention topics can be posted. Honestly in my opinion, the convention section is utterly pointless. It's just used to say 'hey, I'm going to x convention, see you there'. There is no content or discussion about the event as it happens. None of the hype that makes conventions so exciting. That sections very existence is contradictory to the purpose of conventions, to bring like minded people together in large numbers. CR has the numbers, so why not truly represent the convention on this site? Let's delete the convention section and start pinning official convention threads to a popular section as they occur.
Inserting chapters into the videos -- perhaps skipping the opening or closing credits. (I watch most of them, but when I want to just get to the show it takes usually around 2-15 seconds to get skip to where I want to be.) I don't think I've seen a streaming service that does this, but it'd be cool.
The only other thing I can think of is so ridiculous, costly, and obviously already denied by CR that I should probably not even mention it, but will anyway. Physical dvd/blu-ray licensing. I would pay way too much money to have all of Gintama on dvd/blu-ray with english subs. I would pay only slightly less for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that I'm considering learning Japanese solely to watch those two shows on dvd/blu-ray. (Being able to watch other shows is more of a bonus) I feel like this is kind of an obvious thing to consider for a site like this, so I assume it's already been considered and denied for probably good reasons, but these two things are probably the only things I want from CR at the moment, so I thought I'd mention it for the sake of completeness.
Other than that, CR is doing a great job. I rarely have problems with videos, the translations are some of my favorites, and the catalog and simulcasts are both excellent if you live in North America.
Well, everything about the forums seem fine to me. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but i can never add music to my profile. All I ever get is 'this playlist is empty' and I'm like 'No it's not crunchyroll!!!!' But yeah it doesn't work for me. That's the only thing. Oh, and I love the anime library but like everyone says older titles would be awesome. Like not 1990s stuff but early 2000s or something? That would be cool!


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There's nothing like seeing your dashing Groom waiting for you at the end of the aisle. And while we love, love, love when the Mr.'s really let their personality shine through in their wedding uniform, there are certainly a few trends that we can't wait to bid adieu. Sorry super hero undershirts and man buns, we're looking at you.
Wild socks
While we love a good pattern moment, those technicolor sock situations have got to go.
Baggy suits
There is nothing like a great tailored suit. Its ill-fitted cousin on the other hand, we'd gladly archive.
Superman shirts tucked under your collared shirt
While funny and quirky, this trend is best left to the 12 and under crowd.
Flip flops for a destination wedding
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Messy Facial Hair
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This summer will see the release of G-Force, a live-action feature film from Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. In it, talking guinea pigs become government secret agents (see what they did there?) and are deployed by the government to stop a madman from turning ordinary household appliances against humanity. If you're still reading, then that must either sound so ridiculous to you that you can't wait to see what happens next in this preview, or you're genuinely intrigued by the concept. Either way, welcome.
The film will be released on July 24, and the game will precede it on July 21 on multiple platforms. If it plays games, it'll probably play G-Force. We're talking Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, PC and DS. Developer Keen is making the handheld versions, and EuroCom is handling the rest.
The game will closely follow the storyline of the film, although there will be some variations. You play as Darwin, a guinea pig special agent with access to a wide array of gadgets and weapons. You'll have a jet pack to help you reach high spots, an electro-whip that adds much-needed range to your stubby arms, infrared goggles to spot enemies and an array of other toys to help you on your quest.
The game is set up like a typical 3D action platformer – find your way through each level by jumping, climbing and dispatching any nasty bot that gets in your way. Your main goal is to defeat the evil madman Leonard Saber, the mind behind those weaponized appliances. To help, you'll have the assistance of critters like Mooch, a standard housefly that can be used as a remote drone to scout ahead.
As you defeat enemies and clear locations, you'll be rewarded with disks that unlock new weapons and upgrades, which you can buy with microchips that drop from your fallen foes. The level I saw had some cute puzzles and nice character designs, many of which will also appear in the film. And although Disney hasn't nailed down the exact list just yet, we're told some of the voice actors from the film will be reprising their roles for the game. Our votes are for Will Arnett and Tracy Morgan.


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Budapest Civil Hostel Informations
Welcome to Budapest! The property is located in the Palace quarter, in the heart of the city centre surrounded by historic buildings and historical monuments.
The many sights (varied architectural styled palaces, churches, museums, spas etc...) are within walking distance.
The area (and our Mi
From the main railway Station Keleti Palyaudvar
/Eastern Railway Station/
take the red metro line in the direction of Deli Palyaudvar and get off at the second stop called Astoria. Take the exit to Muzeum korut, on the left, and walk along Muzeum korut on the side of East-West Business Center. Then go past National Museum (it's on your left) and turn left at the corner right after the bank called OTP (it's in a new building). It is Baross utca. Then, after a few buildings keep on walking on the left, along Reviczky utca. At the end of Revicky utca you will find Mikszath ter and at the back of it, opposite you, there is a big redbrick building. This is Mikszath Kalman ter No. 4, where you will find Budapest Civil Hostel. Please press the bell (number 3) continuously and we will open the gate and welcome you on the first floor, second door to the right.
From Nyugati Palyaudvar (Western Reailway Station)
Take the blue metro (subway) line to Kobanya-Kispest and get off at the 4th stop Kavin ter and take the left exit Baross utca, then follow the instructions as above.
From the International Bus Terminal 'Nepliget'
Take the blue metro line (No.3) in direction of Ujpest-Kozpont and get off at the 4th stop Kalvin ter. Then follow the instructions as indicated above.
Note: The METRO service runs from 4.30 - to 23.10 hours every day.
By Airport Minibus: You can take the Airport Minibus -which is cheaper than a taxi if you are alone. The fee is 3.000 Forint per passenger.
WARNING! In Budapest you need to punch a new ticket every time you change metro lines, buses or trams, so risk of getting a fine. On the lines M2 and M3 the ticket is valid half hour if you travel in the same direction. On the M1 line the ticket is valid 30 minutes. A ticket cost 320,- Forint (approx. 1.20 euros).
If you`re arriving by car, by train, by airplane, - or got to
Kalvin ter / Kalvin square/ by the blue metro line- please be prepared to meet some hustlers . They work for a few big hostels; usually they assure you, that small properties like ours are very bad, or do not even exist.
Please be tough and try us first. You won't be disappointed!
Informations about Budapest Civil Hostel
Welcome to Budapest! The property is located in the Palace quarter, in the heart of the city centre surrounded by historic buildings and historical monuments.
The many sights (varied architectural styled palaces, churches, museums, spas etc...) are within walking distance.
The area (and our Mikszath Square) is a pedestrian zone, with lots of outdoor cafes and restaurants .
The property is situated in a safe neighbourhood.
Helpful and informative , German and Hungarian speaking staff are ready to provide the guests with all the
necessary information about Budapest and its
We kindly inform all our prospective guest that German and Hungarian communication is available at the property 24/7 while English is only available when our English speaking receptionist is in duty. Besides, all the important tourist information is available in English all the time - several of our previous reviews mention this fact.
Guests can enjoy a relaxed and friendly atmosphere
in bright, spacious, clean, loft type rooms with 2,3, 4, 6, beds.
If you prefer party properties we are probably
not the best choire for you.
This is NOT A PARTY HOSTEL. No noise after 10 P.M..
Please respect it.
We offer
Free Budapest map and brochures
Free Travel Guides / in all languages/ and full advices
Free Internet acces
- WiFi in Rooms
- WiFi in Lobby
Clean facilities and a kitchen are also at the guests disposal.
Breakfast NOT included
Free 24-hour hot and cold running water
Free bed linen -no sleeping-bag needed!
Wake up service
Free bike parking in the courtyard of the house.
Towels, irons, hairdryers (from 2 euro), washing machine (from 5 €) are available for rent as well.
Supermarkets, non-stop food stores nearby.
PETS ACCEPT, you can bring your pets (dog, cat)
( from 5 €). You can either keep them in their boxes or please book a private room so that they do not disturb other guests. Thank you.
It is an ideal place for singles, couples, small groups, budget backpackers, families.
The property is clean, comfortable, safe and cheap place !
It is a non-smoking property.
Please note that we are NOT a party hostel!
Since, the property is children friendly, and there isn't any age restriction.
No curfew - No lock-out !!!
Parking is on street and in a nearby
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(100 meters away) at the Pollach Mihaly square, which is only 3 minutes walk.
The check- out time is at 10:00 A.M. o'clock and
the check-in time from 13:00 to 22:00 P.M.
Sorry, we do not accept credit cards, you will pay with CASH on arrival and
it is given in euros due to the frequent fluctuation of the Hungarian Forint.
Please, note that if you arrive 2 hours later, than your original reservation time and you do not inform the property about it, you may risk that you lose your reservation with the deposit not being refunded!!!
On arrival the guests are obliged to check in immediately. In order to confirm their identity, they are required to present a document with a photograph of them.
DEPOSIT (10%) - will not be returned to the customers in case of cancellation of booking or if they are leaving the property for another.


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* Phillips 66's 238,000-bpd plant has flooding, power out
* Philadelphia's 330,000-bpd refinery restarting
* Hess 70,000-bpd NJ refinery, Imperial plant suffer outages
* Gulf Coast's Colonial Pipeline without power at NJ pump
* Gasoline futures pare losses as power glitches surface
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The second-largest refinery on the U.S. East Coast suffered some flooding and a power outage from Hurricane Sandy, and two smaller plants also lost power, as glitches threatened to slow the recovery in fuel supplies disrupted by the massive storm.
While the region's biggest plant, in Philadelphia, and several others were ramping up operations after escaping damage, other facilities, pipelines and terminals were struggling to restore the flow of supplies that had slowed to a trickle.
Phillips 66 said there was ``some flooding in low-lying areas'' of its 238,000 barrel-per-day Bayway, New Jersey, plant, which was shut on Monday as a precaution. The plant remains closed, the company said, and utility PSE&G said power was likely to be restored no sooner than in 24 to 48 hours.
News of trouble at Bayway, nicknamed the ``gasoline machine'' for its key role in supplying motor fuel to the New York City area, pared losses in gasoline futures which had fallen more than 2 percent as output recovered elsewhere and traders bet that fuel consumption would be hit.
RBOB futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), which was due to reopen its trading floor on Wednesday, closed down 1 percent, their first loss in three days. By late afternoon they had erased losses and turned higher.
Other power-related glitches also surfaced after the storm, which left more than 8 million customers without electricity, shut seven major regional airports and all but halted traffic on the nation's most heavily traveled roads.
As the storm moved north, a power outage shut Imperial Oil's 121,000-bpd Sarnia, Ontario, refinery, but the company said it expected to restart units later in the day.
Hess Corp's 70,000-bpd Port Reading, New Jersey, refinery, which had also shut ahead of Sandy, lost power and had no time frame for restarting.
The northern Line 3 segment of the Colonial Pipeline, a conduit that supplies as much as 15 percent of the East Coast's 5.2 million bpd of gasoline, diesel and fuel demand, was still idle, but the company said it had not suffered any operational damage. Portable generators were being brought in to restore power to the Linden tank farm and resume shipments.
The company asked customers to divert fuel shipments bound for the New Jersey area to southern markets.
The flooding at Bayway, which had been seen by experts as the refinery most vulnerable to Sandy's record 13-foot (4-meter) storm surge and subsequent power outages, is a potential second nightmare for Phillips 66, which had struggled to restore its Alliance, Louisiana, refinery after Hurricane Isaac in August. That storm pushed more than 2 feet of floodwater into the plant.
Operations in the Philadelphia area appeared set to resume quickly. Philadelphia Energy Solutions' 330,000-bpd refinery, the biggest in the region, escaped damage and was restoring operations at the Point Breeze half of the plant that was shut, the company said, confirming a Reuters report.
Industry group Genscape said its infrared cameras detected the restart of key crude and vacuum distillation units.
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Monroe Energy's 185,000-bpd Trainer, Pennsylvania, plant operated through the storm, and was expected to reach full rates next week after a maintenance overhaul, a source with knowledge of operations said.
PBF Energy was ramping up its Delaware City refinery after minimal run-cuts, another such source said. A company spokesman confirmed reports that the plant had flared briefly, but said the incident had not affected operations.
Delaware City and PBF's 180,000-bpd Paulsboro plant in southern New Jersey, which had throttled back to reduced rates ahead of Sandy, ``ran well through the storm'', spokesman Michael Karlovich said.
He said personnel had completed a ``thorough assessment'' of the facilities, and that PBF would not provide further updates on logistics or operations.
The precautionary refinery closures were more widespread than during Hurricane Irene in August 2011, when only the Bayway plant shut completely.
John Auers, senior vice president and refining specialist at Turner, Mason & Co in Dallas, said East Coast plants, even those near the water, are better protected from potential flood damage than those that suffered weeks-long outages on the Gulf Coast following hurricanes Katrina and Rita seven years ago.
Still, even minor flooding can be a concern and plants without sufficient on-site generators may have to wait for utilities to restore outside power. The largest risk may simply lie in restarting vast, intense equipment.
``You're talking about heating up oil to fairly high temperatures, putting it through processing units at high pressure,'' Auers said. ``Anytime you interrupt that steady-state there is always the potential for issues.''
The vast network of terminals and smaller pipelines that serves the region - seen as a potentially greater danger than refinery outages - was also being assessed.
NuStar Energy said it could not access its Linden, New Jersey, terminal, while Magellan Midstream Partners said it would resume loading at two truck racks in Delaware and Connecticut later in the day. Motiva was reopening terminals apart from those in New Jersey and New York which were flooded and those in Connecticut which had lost power.
Major ports that supply the area with some 1 million bpd of imported fuel were starting to reopen. The Port of Boston opened without restrictions and was expected to unload a gasoline cargo later on Tuesday, an official said.
Barring major damage, most experts expected the region's fuel supplies could bounce back quickly, while demand was likely to take a much deeper knock. Some 170,000 bpd of jet fuel demand alone was shut for a third day as all three major New York area airports remained shut, with no date for resuming flights.
Benchmark New York gasoline futures prices, which rallied more than 6 percent before the storm as traders feared a disruption in supplies, were still down 1 percent or 3 cents on Tuesday as the focus shifted to the likely cut in fuel consumption due to grounded flights and empty roads. U.S. crude oil futures rose slightly, reversing Monday's dip.
One trader offering to sell physical cargoes in the New York Harbor market found no buyers on Monday.
``For the moment you have a big black hole where there used to be oil demand,'' said Credit Suisse oil analyst Jan Stuart. He said 80 percent of demand in the New York metropolitan area had been affected somehow.
``In the end, the demand deficit outweighs the supply deficit.''
Airlines had canceled more than 15,770 flights in the past four days, flight-tracking service FlightAware said.


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