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In 2009, the trucking freight rates depressed drastically. Trucking freight rates have gone down by over 10% in 2009. Estimates, though, have stated that trucking freight rates will have an upswing by 10% of current costs in 2010 and 2011. This is because the current trucking freight rates has allowed demand to exceed current capacity. It is unfortunate, though, that the rising trucking freight rates have also led to many jobs being lost.
Companies have had to downsize, or go bankrupt, because of the rising trucking freight rates. Fuel, for example, counts for about 55% of trucking freight rates. Also, another added pitfall, concerning trucking freight rates, is that in late summer, 2010, the US government will deregulate fuel prices, which will drive up the trucking freight rates even further.
Fuel accounts for up to 60% of the trucking freight rates bottom line cost of freight hauling. Trucking freight rates usually are quoted to the customer well in advance and if fuel prices rise after the quote is given, the extra trucking freight rates will have to be eaten by the carrier. On the other hand, if the fuel prices go down, the decrease in trucking freight rates will be a boon for the carrier. Either way, trucking freight rates will become so variable that carriers will have to be cautious in quoting their trucking freight rates so there will be an invariable rise in total trucking freight rates to balance out those possible pitfalls.
It is in the consumer's best interest to do his or her homework on various companies' trucking freight rates. It is wise to consider the idea of hiring a consultant to advise the consumer on trucking freight rates. This is because there are so many details that can affect trucking freight rates. A few details that can affect trucking freight rates includes understanding the value of shipping, contract pricing, which is directly integral to trucking freight rates, the numerous accessorial charges, available trucking freight rates technology, rebates concerning trucking freight rates, service level guarantees and available value-added services that affect the trucking freight rates.
Another thing to understand is that trucking freight rates are dependent on market rates for merchandise, trucking freight rates also factor in fuel charges and surcharges, miles and costs per lane can easily identify revenue and margin of the consumer companies' trucking freight rates. The ton-per-mile tax, which affects the trucking freight rates, is calculated by the weight of each truck for each trip, another consideration.
There are basics to think about when trying to negotiate trucking freight rates between consumers and carriers. It would be wise for the carrier to determine some trucking freight rates by determining the loading and unloading environments. Trucking freight rates is also contingent upon identifying packaging and weight of the load. Then, define the trucking freight rates class. Usually, classes in conjunction with trucking freight rates are associated with a pound-per-cubic-foot density, which is directly a part of trucking freight rates. How to determine an estimate on density of the cargo to be shipped will go a long way in determining fair trucking freight rates. Density, and therefore trucking freight rates, is the cargo's total pounds divided by the cubic feet of the cargo holder in question.
A freight broker can drastically improve the trucking freight rates on the cargo being transported. Freight brokers usually affect the bottom line of trucking freight rates by usually saving the consumer about 25% in trucking freight rates. This is because freight brokers know the costs associated with the trucking freight rates and therefore, can be a stringent advocate to the consumer and the carrier's trucking freight rates, ultimately lowering the trucking freight rates. Freight brokers work to determine the needs of a consumer in lowering their trucking freight rates and they will connect the consumer to the appropriate carrier to reduce the trucking freight rates as much as possible.
Among freight broker's services are sorting bulk goods into customized lots, which affect the total trucking freight rates. Some of these services, such as maintaining the age, and quantity of goods concerning trucking freight rates, have helped to improve the efficiency of relationships between manufacturers and customers and this includes trucking freight rates.
The bottom line is that trucking freight rates are determined by everything from beginning to end of the shipment. However, tracking and implementing fair trucking freight rates can also be a humungous undertaking that will ultimately drive up trucking freight rates if the consumer and the carrier are not careful with the trucking freight rates games out there. The global economy relies on the trucking industry and, therefore, the trucking freight rates of those involved.
When demand for products increase, the trucking freight rates will increase meaning that prices will go sky high. If a consumer have less limited options for comparable trucking freight rates for the types of carriers that can be used, the higher the trucking freight rates can be because the limited number of carriers can charge higher trucking freight rates just about as much as they want to. Being in a semi-monopoly service can drive up value-added accessories associated with trucking freight rates and, therefore, trucking freight rates will rise exponentially.

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House to consider cuts to food stamps
WASHINGTON A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.
Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill could depend on the level of cuts to the $80 billion-a-year program. Many House conservatives have said the cuts don't go far enough, while liberals have argued against any cuts, saying the House farm bill could take as many as 2 million recipients off the rolls. The cuts are about 3 percent of the food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
The chamber is expected to begin voting on 103 amendments to the farm legislation, including bids to reduce or expand the food stamp cuts, on Wednesday.
Farm-state lawmakers have been scrambling to win bipartisan votes for the measure, facing defections from both parties over the SNAP cuts. It was unclear whether Republican leaders will be able to gather the votes they need to pass the bill, which would also expand some agriculture subsidies and set policy for rural development programs.
Conservative groups have lobbied aggressively against the legislation, arguing for greater cuts to farm subsidies and food stamps. The White House has threatened to veto the bill, saying the food stamp cuts are too high.
In an effort to push the legislation through, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said last week that he will vote for it, while making it clear that he doesn't really like it. He said he wants to get the bill to House-Senate conference and passing the bill is better than doing nothing. The legislation would cut around $4 billion a year in overall spending on farm and nutrition programs.
Democratic leaders have said they will wait to see how the chamber votes on amendments, but have so far signaled opposition to the measure. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is a "likely no" on the bill, according to a spokesperson, and No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland called the food stamp cuts "irresponsible" on Tuesday.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., pleaded for votes on the House floor Tuesday, saying a robust farm policy is necessary to avoid farm crises like those in the 1930s and 1980s.
"I will work with all of you to improve this draft," he said. "I ask you to work with me."
The House legislation would achieve some of the food stamp cuts by partially eliminating what is called categorical eligibility, or giving people automatic food stamp benefits when they sign up for certain other programs. The bill would also end a practice in some states of giving low-income people as little as $1 a year in home heating assistance, even when they don't have heating bills, in order to make them eligible for increased food stamp benefits.
Lucas called his bill as the "most reform-minded bill in decades," saying it would make needed cuts to food stamps and eliminate $5 billion a year in direct payments, subsidies that are paid to farmers whether they grow or not. The bill also expands crop insurance and makes it easier for rice and peanut farmers to collect subsidies.
It was uncertain how amendment votes could affect the vote on final passage, which could happen this week or next. Any alterations to the delicate balance of farm subsidy support included in the bill could cause members who represent the regions or crops affected to turn on it. Amendments targeting rice, peanut, sugar and dairy subsidies, among other crops, are expected to have contentious votes. The chamber will also vote on a Democratic amendment to eliminate the food stamp cuts.


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| 19 October 2012 | Issue 584
› Contents: news; people; Lancaster in the news; notices; training and courses; what's on; ads
Security Lancaster
A new centre dedicated to security and protection science called Security Lancaster has been opened by the former Minister for State Security and Counter Terrorism The Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG. Over the last decade Lancaster University has made significant contributions in security research, from tackling online crime to the impact of domestic violence and abuse in vulnerable groups and helping eye witnesses in interview settings. Our multi-disciplinary approach to the research area of cyber security has led to the award of an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research by the EPSRC and GCHQ, one of only eight such centres in the UK. Full story.
Lancaster student wins The MBA Student of the Year Award
Husameldin Elnasri from Lancaster University Management School has won the MBA Student of the Year award, announced by The Association of MBAs (AMBA) at their Gala Dinner in London. The first Sudanese student to join the Lancaster University MBA, he has also added to the MBA programme by teaching part of the course on Global Society and Responsible Management, discussing the difficulties of doing business in a conflict zone. Full Story.
Lancaster University's Wind Turbine arrives on site
Following months of preparation, Lancaster University's wind turbine has arrived and work is now underway to erect the 100 metre turbine on its Hazelrigg site to the east of the M6. Full story.
Chancellor attends Sunway University graduation
The Chancellor Sir Christian Bonington has attended the graduation ceremony at Sunway University in Malaysia. The ceremony was also attended by the Chancellor of Sunway Y.Bhg Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah and Lancaster's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Steve Bradley. This graduation comes in the 25th anniversary year of Sunway University, which marked the event with the Sunway Education Expo 2012. Full story.
Coffeemat Challenge
The Lancaster University business ideas competition, the Coffeemat Challenge, is launching on Friday the 19th October. By entering a short (140 characters or less) idea you could win an iPad, XBox 360, Kindle or Laptop. The competition is in its third year and is open to students, staff and alumni. 2011 saw over 500 entries and 50,000 votes on the website. The aim of the competition is to encourage people to be creative and innovative in spotting opportunities all around them. Support will then be available to research and develop the ideas with access to proof of concept and social entrepreneurship funding to make the ideas a reality. Enter today here.
Nicola Owen has been appointed to the role of Chief Administrative Officer from January 2013. Nicola is currently Deputy Registrar of the University of Warwick whose current responsibilities include constitutional governance, integrating strategy, planning, process and policy development and strategic partnerships. As Deputy Registrar Nicola was also the administrative lead, for campus affairs and student services, on Warwick's strategic goal for the student experience. Full story.
Professor Stuart Kirby (Applied Social Science) will attend the international Problem Oriented Policing Conference being held on 21 - 24 October in Providence, Rhode Island. The annual conference comprises practitioners and police academics from all over the world. The conference culminates with the Goldstein award for the best crime reduction initiative, with Professor Kirby as the only UK judge. He has also co-authored, with US academic Michael Scott, a good practice guide for the US Department of Justice called 'Implementing POP: Leading, Structuring, and Managing a Problem-Oriented Police Agency'.
The film director Danny Boyle is quoted in the Manchester Evening News saying that Professor Paul Farley's (English and Creative Writing) poem 'The Queen' from his latest book 'The Dark Film' inspired the famous James Bond sequence of the Olympic opening ceremony.
Professor Claudio Paoloni (Engineering) was invited to give a lecture on "Vacuum tube amplifier in terahertz frequency range" at Vestfold University College in Třnsberg, Norway, 12 October.
Lancaster in the news
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Temporary closure of Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) entrance from the spine
The entrance into LEC from the spine will be temporarily closed for the day on Wednesday 24 October to enable the contractor to complete the limestone paving directly outside the LEC entrance onto the spine. The entrance will still be useable in the event of an emergency. Students with lectures in the Biology Lecture Theatre will only be able to enter and leave using the entrance to the side of the lecture theatre, on the throughway to Library Avenue and not via the LEC entrance foyer. All other entrance doors to the LEC building will be open as normal. Facilities appreciate your co-operation while this work is completed. If you have any queries please contact the Facilities Helpdesk 01524 593333 or email.
New grant schemes
The University Research Committee is pleased to announce two new small grant schemes which are open for applications. Further details on the calls are available on the Research Support Office website.
Lancaster pathways to Impact Awards – 2012/13 Closing date: 30 November 2012
Applications are invited to the Lancaster Pathways to Impact Awards for a grant up to a maximum of Ł5,000 in support of knowledge exchange and/or impact relevant activities which capitalise on the knowledge generated from research grants at Lancaster. Any member of research active staff may apply to the scheme.
Public engagement with research small grant scheme – 2012/13. Closing date: Friday 7 December 2012
Applications are invited to the Public Engagement with Research small grant scheme for a grant up to a maximum of Ł2,000 in support of innovative approaches to engagement with the public, government and business. Any member of research active staff and/or research students at the University may apply to the scheme.
Friends Programme funding available in December
See details and application form here. Please ensure that applications have been submitted for authorisation by 5pm Friday 16 November 2012. Deadline for all applications to be submitted to the Alumni & Development Office: 5pm Friday 23 November 2012. Enquiries to Rachel Newbury in the Alumni and Development Office on ext 92904.
Student Portal availability
The new Student Portal is available to staff as well as students and is intended to provide an easy route for staff to access their learning spaces (in both Moodle and Sakai) as well as their teaching timetable. Staff who previously used MyModules (LUVLE) to email groups of students or to generate student list/photo reports can now do this via the Student Portal – please see the Lancaster Answers solutions How to: Email students enrolled on a course module or event through the Student Portal and How to: Run reports using the Student Portal.
The Lounge Restaurant – County South
The Lounge Restaurant in County South has a new menu, prepared by the University's new Executive Chef Julian Ankers, you can view the menu here. The Lounge also serves Atkinson's Coffee, tea, cold drinks and light refreshments Monday – Friday from 9.30-4pm.
Improvements have also being made to the access and layout of the restaurant and new furniture will be arriving in the next few weeks. You can now enter The Lounge through the signed door from the corner of County Quad. The Private Dining Rooms (PDR) in County South are now being used for bookable functions which can be catered. It can take numbers of 32 and can be booked by calling 93260.
LUSU's Annual Report and Accounts
The annual report and accounts for LUSU are now available to download here. LUSU welcome comments or feedback on the report to the President, Ste Smith.
Training and courses
Staff IT training
Next week's free IT training sessions run by ISS, in the Library Training suites are listed here. All training sessions require booking, unless otherwise stated, please book online.
- Word and Excel 2010 hourly sessions – follow the link for details
- Using Common Office Tools to mark and give feedback online (E-Assessment) – Wednesday 24 October, 10.00am – 11.00am
- Podcasting made simple! – Wednesday 24 October, 11.30am – 12.30pm
- Windows 7 and Office 2010: General User Tips 'n' Tricks – Thursday 25 October, 2.00pm – 2.30pm
- MOS Pre-assessment Workshops – follow the link for details
- Introduction to Web Authoring with XHTML & CSS – four sessions; Thursday 25, Friday 26 October & Thursday 1, Friday 2 November, 10.00am – 12.30pm
- Online Information Security Training – follow the link for details
More information is available on the ISS Staff IT Training pages.
Etienne Wenger Teaching and Learning Forum
To view a recording of this forum by Professor Etienne Wenger please click here. Please note that at the request of the presenters the materials and recording of this session will only be available to those with a Lancaster University login.
Organisation and Educational Development
- Planning and Managing a Project – 29/10/12 – 09.00-13.00
- Survival Skills – 26/10/12 – 9.15-16.00
- Presentation Skills – 02/11/12 – 09.00-17.00
- Development Programme for PI's
- Computer Workstation Assessment – 29/10/12 – 13.30-16.30
- CPD Sessions with Jude Carroll 7/11/12 – 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-14.30
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Bars and restaurants on campus
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Regeneration Week 2012
In conjunction with LUSU's Regeneration Week, the Sports Centre is hosting a number of free workshops relating to Mental Health and Wellbeing for all staff and students.
- Monday 22nd October - Healthy Lifestyle: Nutritional Advice Session, 12.15pm – 1.00pm, Sports Centre Meeting Room with Laura Daglish.
- Tuesday 23rd October – Stress: Yoga & Pilates Mix Class*, 10.30am – 11.25am, Studio with Laura Daglish.
- Wednesday 24th October: Positive Body Image, Strength & Resistance Class*, 2.30pm – 3.25pm, Studio with Kate Bartrop.
- Friday 26th October: Mental Health awareness, Zumba – Feel Good Factor*, 3.30pm – 4.25pm, Studio with Jade Taylor.
*Booking at reception required. For further information or to make a booking, please contact the Sports Centre reception on 10600.
Climbing Wall Line closures
On Thursday 25 October, lines 13-5 of the Climbing Wall will be closed off for route setting from 7am – 5pm. All other lines will remain open throughout the day.
The bouldering cave will be closed on Saturday 27th October from 12pm, and closed all day on Sunday 28th October for route setting. The bouldering cave will also be closed for University team trials Monday 29 October from 7pm - 10pm.
Confucius Institute Open Day at Lancaster Library
The Institute will hold an Open Day at Lancaster Library on Saturday 27 October from 11-2pm. Events will include calligraphy, Chinese music, food and Tai Chi as well as learning Chinese. You can also join the Institute's forthcoming language classes or buy tickets for a mini film festival in November. For further information see the website, or email, telephone 510738.
Library talks
The Library is continuing its programme of talks for staff and postgraduate students. The next talk is on Wednesday 24 October at 4pm and covers Library support for your teaching, including key texts and resource lists. For more information, and to book, see the Library website.
Capitalism is in crisis - so where are the sociologists? A public debate with Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian
Date: 23 October Time: 4.15 - 6.00pm, Tea and biscuits from 3 30pm onwards in the FASS Building foyer. Please come for tea and to meet Aditya Chakrabortty beforehand. Venue: FASS meeting room 2 & 3.
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Rialto Pictures' redue "Classe Tous Risques" sashayed atop the indieWIRE box office table, opening at a single location attracting heavy audience traffic over the weekend, which saw huge studio offerings, including the latest "Harry Potter" installment. Sony Pictures Classics' "Breakfast on Pluto" had its theatrical debut at limited sites, grabbing the second position on the iW BOT as ranked on a per screen basis. Last week's number one film "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic" remained strong at fourth place in its second weekend out, following an expansion. Newcomers "The Syrian Bride" and "Zizek!" from Koch Lorber and Zeitgeist respectively opened moderately on one screen each, while other weekend debuts averaged more modestly. Focus Features' "Pride & Prejudice" was again the chart's single largest grosser, with a half-dozen screens added.
[View the indieWIRE:BOT Box Office Table for this week's films here.]
Claude Sautet's 1960 crime thriller "Classe Tous Risques" had a new roll out over the weekend. The film had its initial re-release at a single location, grossing a magnifique $11,945, capturing the iW BOT's premiere spot.
Neil Jordan's drama "Breakfast on Pluto" debuted on three screens, grossing $33,279 for a solid $11,093 average. The film placed second on the chart. "We're very pleased and we're looking forward to a great holiday weekend," said Sony Classics' co-president Michael Barker to indieWIRE Monday afternoon. Barker credited actor Cillian Murphy and Jordan for spiking interest in the film. "Cillian Murphy did a spectacular performance, and Neil Jordan has co-written and directed a [fantastic] film." The film traveled the festival circuit over the year creating buzz for the film ahead of its release, according to Barker. "The film played Telluride, Toronto and the New York film festivals and the word-of-mouth [at those events] helped with the release. The film was quite triumphant in all three places." Sony Pictures Classics will open "Breakfast on Pluto" in Los Angeles on December 2nd and will open further toward Christmas. "We will be opening the film in many cities on December 23rd," said Barker.
Last week's number one film on a screen basis, "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic" by Liam Lynch placed fourth on the chart in its second weekend in theaters after adding 11 sites. The comedy took in $130,915 on 18 screens, averaging $7,273 or about 59% lower than its opening $17,782 average, while its two-week total is $307,379.
Eran Riklis' "The Syrian Bride" was among the weekend's openers. The film grossed $7,235 on one screen, while fellow roll out "Zizek!" by Astra Taylor took in $7,026 also at one location. Picture This! Entertainment's "Blackmail Boy," meanwhile also opened on one screen, taking in $5,335.
Joe Wright's "Pride & Prejudice" scored the weekend's biggest gross with a $2.14 million take. The film averaged $9,690 or 27% lower than last week's $13,326 average. George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" was the weekend's second biggest moneymaker, taking in almost $1.7 million on 803 screens. Last week, the film grossed $2.5 million on 668 screens, averaging $3,745 or 45% higher than this week's $2,078. Bennett Miller's "Capote" was the specialty chart's third highest grosser, taking in 846,450 on 317 screens ($2,670 average, 41% lower than last week).
The combined totals of "Pride & Prejudice," "Good Night, and Good Luck," and "Capote" represented almost 75% of the iW BOT's nearly $6.26 million weekend take. All 70 films that reported grosses averaged $2,460 with 2,544 screens devoted to specialty content. Last week, 75 films grossed $9.01 million on 2,710 screens, averaging 26% greater then the current iW BOT average at $3,325.
Minus the top three films, the remaining 65 films on the chart took in almost $1.6 million on 1,189 screens, averaging just $1,337 or 46% lower then the overall iW BOT average.
Laemmle/Zeller Films' "Down to the Bone," and Miramax Films/The Weinstein Company's "The Libertine" are among the specialty offerings over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Also debuting are Lions Gate Films' "Streets of Legend," and "39 Pounds of Love" from Balcony Releasing.


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U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Maddox is a 22-year-old native of Wallace, Calif., who is serving in eastern Afghanistan with Headquarters and Headquarters Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Maddox enlisted as a Fire Support specialist in 2007 and is on his second deployment with the 173rd to Afghanistan. Badly wounded in an accident in 2009, he has made a full recovery and continues to serve in the military.
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Push, the etnies Girl Jam Hits Rome Oct. 2!
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Get ready for the fourth Push, the etnies Girl Jam this Sunday, Oct. 2, at one of Europe's best outdoor parks, The Spot, in Lido de Ostia, Rome! etnies Girl European riders who will be competing include Belgium's Evelien Bouilliart and Holland's Louisa Menke.
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Miami Muslims stand trial for funding Taliban
A Florida jury may soon decide the fate of an elderly Muslim cleric and his son, who are charged with funneling at least $50,000 to the Pakistani Taliban. The terrorist organization has targeted U.S. interests with violence in this country and internationally.
As jury selection began Wednesday, prospective jurors were handed detailed four-page questionnaires to fill out in the case of Hafiz Khan, 77, and his 26-year-old son, Izhar Khan, both of whom served as imams in the Miami area.
Khan and his son have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and material support to terrorism. If found guilty, each man could serve up to 15 years in prison. Last year, prosecutors dismissed charges against another son, Irfan Khan, after failing to produce enough hard evidence against him.
U.S. District Judge Robert Scola told prospective jurors the trial could last up to nine weeks, and asked them to pay special attention to the written questions concerning their ability to be fair in a terrorism case.
"If you really have strong feelings that will prevent you from being fair, let us know," Scola said Wednesday. "The issue is not whether you're in favor of terrorism. The issue is, knowing that is the charge, can you be a fair juror?"
The Pakistani Taliban is linked to al-Qaeda and has had a role in several attacks on the U.S., including a December 2009 suicide bombing at a military base in Khost, Afghanistan, that killed seven U.S. citizens, according to prosecutors. The group also had connections with the attempt in May 2010 by Faisal Shahzad to set off a bomb in New York's Time Square.
Central to the prosecution's case against the Khans are more than 1,000 phone calls and other communications intercepted by the FBI between 2008 and 2010, which included anti-American rhetoric and strong support for the Taliban.
In July 2009, for example, the FBI said Khan "cursed the leaders and army of Pakistan, and called for the death of Pakistan's president and for blood to be shed in violent revolution."
While in a September 2010 call, according to the FBI, Khan learned that Muslim fighters in Afghanistan had killed U.S. soldiers and "declared his wish that God bring death to 50,000 more." The defense describes the conversation as little more than a heated political discussion.
Based largely on those calls, prosecutors estimate the Khans wired at least $50,000 to help finance the Pakistani Taliban, monies defense attorneys claim went to family in Pakistan.
In addition to providing financial support, prosecutors also say Hafiz Khan founded a religious school in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The Taliban used the facility to train and indoctrinate children to fight Americans. The Pakistani army closed the school, known as a madrassa, in 2009.
In an unusual move, the judge agreed to allow five witnesses to be questioned under oath in Pakistan. Defense lawyers will travel there in February to take depositions from the five, which include three others indicted in the U.S. case: Hafiz Khan's daughter, Amina Khan; her son, Alam Zaleb; and Ali Rehman.
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Maryland Naval Air Station: Flights caused sonic boom
The Naval Air Station Patuxent River in St. Mary's County, Md., has confirmed that flight training conducted off the Atlantic Coast caused the sonic boom heard Feb. 6 over eastern Sussex County and Maryland's Eastern Shore, according to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency.
Earlier that day, Joseph Thomas of the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center said he contacted the Geological Survey in Delaware after people called in to report the boom around 1 p.m.
"The Geological Survey has no reading to show it was an earthquake," he said. "They said it was most likely an atmospheric or surface-based event such as a sonic boom."
The cause of the boom is unknown at the time, but fighter jets have been known to fly over the area, he said.
Thomas said his office received calls from people in Ocean City and Berlin, Md.; Millsboro and Bethany Beach with concerns about the boom.
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Following the Flint, MI, lead contamination crisis, more than a half-dozen school districts on Long Island, NY, have tested positive for elevated lead levels in water from drinking fountains and sinks.
Firefighters in a Colorado town faced a water infrastructure challenge during a kitchen fire this month that had fatal consequences.
Water utilities in the recently drought-ravaged state of Texas need to do a lot more to save water, according to a new report on conservation in the Lone Star State from the Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, and Galveston Bay Foundation.
Ensuring the quality and safety of drinking water across the U.S. EPA-monitored 155,000 public water systems has become a national issue.
Fire Rescue TV produced a video Mueller Co. that provides a rare look inside the company's fire hydrant plant in Albertville, Alabama.
More than 1 million gallons of raw sewage went into a canal that leads to Central Florida's Banana River, after an old sewer pipe broke last week near the border of Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour Beach.
State regulators say that water bills in Flint, MI, are on track to double in the next five years.
London is growing, and so are its sewage and water problems.
In an effort to merge the roles of innovator and end user, DC Water launched an "open innovation" program that encourages employees to identify emerging technologies and upcoming regulatory changes, undertake scientific research, and ultimately make recommendations for new technologies or practices to be implemented.
Located on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) treats and distributes water to over 1.3 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. As one of the largest utility districts in California, EBMUD is a leader in the water industry's water quality, conservation, and sustainability efforts.
Recently, Dr. Mark LeChevallier, vice president and chief environmental officer for American Water, participated in a webinar hosted by the WateReuse Pacific Northwest and the WateReuse Research Foundation. He presented findings on the prevalence of Legionella in recycled water.
Pronal, a recycled paper plant, produces craft paper. The plant produces an average flow of 14,000 m3/day (3.7 MGD) of wastewater with high contents of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS).
After reviewing multiple methods, engineers and operators at a Pennsylvania water reclamation facility discover a winning pretreatment formula for reverse osmosis biofouling control.
Spearheaded by three strong "ladies" and plenty of vision, DC Water's Clean Rivers Project creates massive tunnels to rid the city of combined sewer overflows.
The U.S. EPA released updated drinking water guidelines for PFOA and PFOS as the contaminants began to emerge regularly in regional water supplies.
In a major policy shift, California is ending its sweeping, historical water restrictions amid signs the drought is easing in what analysts are calling a positive development for water utilities.
The sewer system is not where the mail goes. But letters, bills, and checks wound up there this month when a postal worker in Washington, D.C., decided to throw a load of mail into the underbelly of the city's infrastructure.
Donald Trump has had a lot to say about the Mexican border, but he has yet to speak at length on what is arguably one of the trickiest and most important border issues: water.
A celebrity water activist may be muddying the waters when it comes to spreading clear information about the safety of water in Flint, MI.
It's difficult to imagine California's Hidden Valley Wildlife area deprived of the many birds that had once inhabited it. Sadly, the 70 acres of wetlands just south of the Santa Ana River dried up in 2010 after a severe storm wrecked the channel
As a country, we've come a long way toward providing clean air, water, and land — essential resources that support healthy, productive lives. But we have more work to do to make sure that every American has access to safe drinking water.
The South Coast Steam Power Plant, Puerto Rico, decided to replace an old, antiquated ion exchange-based demineralization plant with a membrane-based demineralization system.
Radar technology is often viewed as the "best" method of level measurement, but this isn't necessarily true in the water industry.
A new approach to treating coal ash pond water is making it possible to dump the treated supply back into the environment.
Petrogas LLP, one of the world's largest oil rehabilitation companies, required demineralized water for a new boiler component to its Turkmenistan refinery.
The Inner Harbor and tidal Patapsco River posted failing grades in a water quality report card for a third consecutive year.
Researchers have a new tool for attacking the problem of heavy metal contamination: tiny robots.
Town of Greenburgh Consolidated Water District No. 1, serving Greenburgh in Westchester County, west of New York, serves approximately 39,993 people via 11,500 service connections, pumping seven million gallons per day on average.
Anshan Steel, one of China's largest steel producers, required demineralized water for its boiler application as the plant planned to expand its capacity.
In its latest effort towards advancing resource recovery, The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) has assembled a network and directory of water resource recovery test beds: 46 facilities across the country that are willing and able to run pilots for researchers and technology providers.
Officials in Anamosa, IA issued a bottled water advisory after discovering that a mislabeled chemical was mistakenly added to the water supply.
The computer system for the Edwards Aquifer Authority holds a treasure trove of unused information. Now, business leaders and officials are trying to tap that through a so-called "big data code-a-thon."
Las Vegas is trying to become the Silicon Valley of water and that's in large part thanks to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, one of the most forward-thinking water utilities out west.
California's inland communities have been hit hard by four years of drought, lower groundwater levels, and reduced allocations from the State Water Project.
Technologies which could transform the shape of the water industry of the future will be on show at the fifth BlueTech Forum, to be held in San Francisco.
Expected to launch sometime this month, Dubai is scheduled to have its first solar-powered desalination plant according to Utilities-Me.
Tap water in an Ohio town appears to be killing appliances and leaving a filmy residue on dishes.
In Texas, state-funded homes for people with disabilities are serving up tap water steeped in lead.
New tools are being developed for worst-case drinking water scenarios: chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN)-related contamination.
The tap water needs of a small city in Wisconsin are putting a major agreement about Great Lakes policy, signed into federal law in 2008, to its first major test.
A research breakthrough in the study of membranes may improve reverse osmosis (RO) processes and improve water filtration and purification.
Setting the bar for water stewardship and recovery for reuse, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) in partnership with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies recently officially opened the world's largest nutrient recovery facility at their Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero, IL.
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply decanters to a waste water treatment plant in the US. The order, booked in the Water & Waste Treatment segment, has a value of approximately SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled for 2017.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has formed a new partnership with an urban gardening organization that will foster sustainable farming practices that will soon lead to a bountiful harvest.
DeZURIK/APCO/Hilton is introducing a new high pressure combination air valve, the ASU-CAV.
Anaergia Inc. announced recently that it is part of a team led by W.S. Nicholls Construction Inc. and including the Ontario Clean Water Agency ("OCWA") and exp Services Inc. ("exp") that was selected by the City of Toronto, Ontario, to design, build, and operate the upgraded and expanded Dufferin Organics Processing Facility ("DOPF").
Telamon Corporation's Energy Solutions (TES) division is excited to announce that it has signed a contract with the City of Carmel, Indiana to develop a solar power system at two separate locations within the city.
Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, recently announced that Thames Water, UK, has purchased multiple licenses of InfoWorks ICM Suite, the industry's leading integrated catchment modeling solution.
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I have been lurking on A.net for almost a year now; I really enjoy reading all the trip reports on this forum and have made countless airline, itinerary and aircraft type choices based on the reviews and feedback I have read about on this forum. I finally decided to contribute to the community by writing my very own trip report!
I do want to apologize beforehand for the quality of the pictures, I recently bought a little digital camera and used it for the first time on this trip, when I downloaded the pictures I was disappointed at the quality of the pictures, will make it a point to carry a better camera on future trips.
1 ) Background :
I have been flying pretty regularly over the last year or so from SFO to RDU and back. I typically take the red-eye flight on American: Flight 18 from SFO to JFK and connect from there on and American Eagle flight to RDU.
I thought this would be the right candidate for my first trip report since I have experienced some of American's best service on this particular route. Unfortunately having taken this route numerous times before I knew that our 767 would more likely than not be equipped with the older business class seats. Also, since it is a red-eye flight and most people choose to sleep though most of the flight the service is curtailed to a small snack service.
2) At the airport:
I got to the airport about 2 hours before the flight and headed straight for the first class check-in counter to check my bags. There were absolutely no lines at this time of the day and check-in and security was a breeze.
After clearing security, I headed straight to the Admirals Club. The SFO Admirals Club is just average, it gets pretty crowded during the late evenings since there are flights departing to MIA, JFK, BOS, ORD, LAX and DFW, all within the matter of a few hours.
The snack selection as in all other Admirals Club is very minimal, generally consisting of pretzels, nacho chips and fruit. There's also the regular tea and coffee and a bar with free sodas and paid alcoholic drinks. I do prefer this admirals club to the one in RDU which is way more crowded and where one is lucky to even find a seat in the evenings.
I was surprised though to be only one of four people in the club that night, although the club got progressively more crowded as departure time for AA 18 got closer. I did manage to get a few pictures of the club before I boarded my flight.
Pretty deserted looking club :
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Q&A on Collecting: Vintage dinnerware made in occupied Japan
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Dinnerware made in occupied Japan
Q: This is a photo of a set of porcelain dinnerware that belonged to my mother. The set has 10 place settings, and each dish is marked "Occupied Japan — Royal Embassy — Atlanta." There are no cups and saucers, and there are no salt or pepper shakers. The borders are decorated with blue designs and gold. I have heard that "modern people" do not use them because gold trimmed dishes cannot be placed in the microwave. I am planning to place the set for sale on the Internet and would like to know if $99 is a fair price. I appreciate "you're being there" to solve these kinds of questions.
A: Anything marked "Occupied Japan" was made during the Allied occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952 after World War II. "Royal Embassy" is the maker, and "Atlanta" is the name of the pattern. Gold trimmed dishes should not be used in microwaves. The care and maintenance required for vintage porcelain dinnerware trimmed with gold does not appeal to many younger people today, and as a result, the demand on the secondary market is limited. FYI: Missing pieces can usually be found at china matching firms on the Internet. $99 is a fair price.
Q: What can you tell me about this mark? It is on the back of seven dinner plates, all with different buildings at Harvard University campus. The designs are blue against a white background. Also included with the mark are the words "Harvard University — 1941 — Veritas — James McDuffee and Stratton Co. — Boston." Any information will be appreciated.
A: Your commemorative plates were made by Wedgwood in England at their Barlaston pottery. James McDuffee and Stratton Company, located in Boston, imported historical plates from Wedgwood for the American market. The importing firm started in 1810 and became McDuffee and Stratton in 1871. By 1910, they were thought to be the largest wholesaler and retailer of china and glass. The historical plates were decorated with American scenes of buildings, monuments, events, universities, ships, personalities and landmarks. There were 48 Harvard views, and they could be purchased in a series of plates or individual plates. By 1950, they no longer made historical plates and the firm closed in 1960. Your circa 1941 plates would probably be worth $50 to $75 each.
Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters.


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Korea's the country known for its pink women-only parking spaces (though China now also has them), so it's no surprise that the next evolution in female specific amenities now include the so-called makeup hotel.
First, some background.
When you're visiting Seoul, and it's cosmetics and skincare that you want, you devote a day to shopping in Myeongdong. Located in a historic section of Seoul, Myeongdong is a makeup lover's paradise, with store after store of Korean cosmetics brands from the mainstream (Missha, Etude, Skinfood) to perhaps the lesser known (Baviphat, Tonymoly) to the cool (Too Cool For School). It's almost always crowded with women in groups of threes or fours, loaded down with shopping bags, rabidly speaking in Chinese or Japanese. Add to the cacophony saleswomen in front of every store, calling out in (bad) Chinese or Japanese (and the occasional English), waving a free sample sheet mask, and you've got a perfect picture of Myeongdong.
One hotel has taken advantage of its location in the bustling shopping district and one-upped everyone else: The Hotel Skypark Myeongdong's new women-only floors. Not only are these floors exclusive to female guests, they're decorated either in a dollhouse theme or like a log cabin in the woods. In the dollhouse floor, the rooms are Malibu Barbie-pink and filled to the brim with chandeliers, tufted pink furniture and flowery wall decals that say "Princess" or "Play House."
And it's not just the decor. Instead of the usual cheap-y, travel size shampoo and shower gel, you can avail yourself of an array of full-size lotions and creams from well-known Korean brands. And you don't get a mint on your pillow at turn down; instead you are greeted with best-selling sheet masks and palettes of eyeshadow.
Oh, but the pink madness doesn't stop there. Sure, the log cabin women-only floor, designed in collaboration with Korean brand The Face Shop, offers a more nature-inspired experience, with pale green and brown tones, eco-friendly furnishings and organic fabrics. But the rest of the public spaces in the hotel are littered with too-cute little vanities filled with makeup by Etude House, one of Korea's top-selling makeup brands (and known for their over-the-top princess design). Just think of it as a Sephora-meets-Holiday Inn.
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Vintage Christmas NATIVITY CRÈCHE MADE IN FRANCE
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Vintage Christmas NATIVITY CRÈCHE MADE IN FRANCECharming vintage Christmas Nativity Crèche - figures stamped Made In France as shown. Joseph and Mary measure just shy of 3" each, sheep are a bit smaller. Nice unusual one and still in extremely good condition as photos reveal. Please email any questions. BEFORE BIDDING ... MY POLICIES we urge you to carefully read the description, examine all of the photos, and to email any questions or concerns you may still have before you bid. Antique items naturally have some signs of age and prior use. We describe and provide photographs of damage or flaws beyond the realm of normal wear so unless we have inaccurately represented something NO RETURNS - ALL SALES FINAL. PAYMENT ... in U.S. dollars via personal check / cashiers check, money order must be received within 14 days of auction's end to avoid receiving negative feedback and negating the transaction We DO NOT ACCEPT PAY PAL SHIPPING ... CHECK OUR FEEDBACK we pack to ensure protection to the best of our ability. Buyer pays ONLY shipping and insurance charges according to destination and selling price - NO HANDLING or other fees. Buyer agrees to insure and Seller will assist with but BUYER is responsible for any claims filed against the U.S.P.S. or UPS for loss or damage during shipment. **PLEASE NOTE that in the event of damage all original packaging materials MUST be saved and presented to the shipper for claim to be eligible for processing. Buyer must inform seller of problem with item within 48 hours of confirmed delivery or transaction will be deemed satisfactorily completed.
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Electoral Dysfunction
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|Genre: Documentary, Political, Satire
Mo Rocca
Dee Dee Benkie
Mike Marshall
Todd Oldham
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Summary:The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to vote. Mo Rocco sets out to learn why the Founding Fathers deliberately omitted the right to vote from the Constitution-and to understand the consequences of this decision. His quest leads him to Indiana, which has some of the strictest voting laws in the country. He meets two impassioned local activists-Republican Dee Dee Benkie of Versailles and Democrat Mike Marshall of North Vernon-who take him inside their efforts to turn out every vote. Dee Dee, a member of the Republican National Committee who worked in Karl Rove's office at the White House, has met her match in Mike, a veteran political consultant and former State Representative. T... Full Summary >>


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Just a short post to say thanks for fixing what is my #1 most irksome bug: the inconsistencies in the rep system about timing of votes, accepted answers and bounties. Wasn't expecting it; at least I didn't see anything about it in the recent post about question upvote reweighting but maybe I missed it.
This made about ~7k difference to me (93k => 100k).
Does this affect the Epic/Legendary badges in some way?
Edit: Let me clarify that by saying that I expect that badges won't be retroactively removed from those that already have them. What I think would be helpful would be a clarification on what hitting the rep cap means in the context of these badges.


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Modern Family
Is Modern Family New Tonight, January 4, 2012?
Yes! Modern Family continues Season 3 tonight on ABC at 9pm ET/PT.
We've always been partial to any and all Modern Family episodes focused on Jay (Ed O'Neill). And tonight, Wednesday, January 4, we get a brand new episode with tons of Jay-related hysteria: Season 3, Episode 11: "Lifetime Supply."
Read the episode synopsis here, and check out this gallery of photos from tonight's episode. We're already looking forward to more Benjamin Bratt, reprising his role as Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) father Javier.
Of course, one of the best aspects of a Jay storyline is all the Gloria (Sofia Vergara) that goes with it. We'll be watching!
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Flag-burning ceremony to be held
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A flag-burning ceremony will be held on May 27 at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery as part of the cemetery's Memorial Day ceremonies.
If anyone or any organization has any American flags that need to be burned, send them to the Donel C. Kinnard Honor Guard Association in the care of the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery at 130 Academy Drive, Dunbar, WV 25064.
People with flags can also drop them off at the cemetery, beside the State Police Academy in Institute. For questions call 304-546-2675 or 304-746-0026.


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Dec. 1, 2012
Portland at Washington State - Dec. 1, 2012 - Beasley Coliseum (Pullman, Wash.)
Final Score: WSU 72, PORTLAND 60
Washington State Notes:
· Royce Woolridge scored a career-high 20 points...his previous high was 14 set against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 24).
· Woolridge was 6-for-11 from the field and had a career-high 7 rebounds.
· Woolridge also had career highs for free throws and attempts as he went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe.
· Brock Motum scored 29 points, reaching the 20-point plateau for the second-straight game and third time this season...he scored a season high and was 5 points shy of his career-high of 34 from last season.
· Motum now has 1,084 points, moving into 21st place in the WSU career record books...he passed six Cougars, moving from 27th to 21st.
· Mike Ladd tied his career high and had a WSU high with 5 assists.
· The Cougars have now won six-straight over Portland.
· WSU was 2 rebounds shy of its season high with 45...had a +18 rebound margin.
· Thirty-two of WSU's 72 points came in the paint.
· Sophomore guard DaVonté Lacy did not play after injuring his left knee against Kansas, Nov. 19...he missed his fourth-straight game.


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Alright I have been trying to get a couple SA things figured out with Zimbra over the last month when I have had time. First I found out that Zimbra was not set to automatically update the SA definitions each night and I seemed to have correct that. But now the files are going into /opt/zimbra/conf/spamassassin/updates_spamassassin_org directory. After some testing, and looking at config files for sa-update Zimbra uses the /opt/zimbra/conf/spamassassin directory to load the .cf files. Is there something I need to change in Zimbra's config to either read the update directory or do I need to have a script move those files for me each night and restart the zmamavisdctl service? I have read through the improving anti-spam wiki browsed through a number of thread on this forum but did not see a resolution to this issue. I didn't want to start modifying Zimbra's script to update Spam Assassin until I was sure what needs to happen.
I am running Zimbra 8.0.7 Network edition on Ubuntu 12.04.
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California dreamin' - the Ferrari way - FERRARI CALIFORNIA Car Review
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EVEN in the supercar stakes the name Ferrari stands out as something special.
For those who spend a lifetime aspiring to own a dream car there's probably a 90 per cent chance it'll be one displaying the Prancing Horse on its bonnet.
Ferrari's combination of Italian style and chic with a heritage that runs in tandem with the very history of motorsport makes for a combination that is pretty much irresistible.
My Ferrari foray was a keenly awaited prospect but dulled somewhat by a weather forecast which promised 'rain, rain and more rain'.
If there's one car you wouldn't want to be driving in the wet then this has to be it, though I consoled myself with the thought that if Michael Schumacher could manage it in an F1 car in Monaco I could cope with a California in the lanes of the UK.
In the event the gods were smiling on me and by the time I got behind the wheel the previously persistent rain had mercifully ceased.
The California has been billed as something of a departure for Ferrari - a step back almost from the raw power and aggression the marque is renowned for - but any accusations it's a 'soft' Ferrari would be wide of the mark.
It certainly has a multi-purpose character - its folding metal roof and rear seats mean it can be all things to all men, a convertible or a coupe and even a grand tourer.
Arguably its versatility means its design lines don't make it instantly recognisable as a Ferrari but despite this you have to say they've done a good job and the California looks equally good with the roof up or down.
Its emergence as Ferrari's fourth model series certainly signifies the company's intent to reach out to a wider audience and clearly it's not targeting not your regular Ferrari buyer.
The California represents several firsts for Ferrari, among them being the first front-engined V8, the first direct injection engine and the first to feature a dual clutch sequential transmission.
That 4.3-litre V8 is an all-new engine and the first thing that grabs you is its deep throaty roar when you fire it up - a note that is 100 per cent Ferrari.
My vision of a Ferrari interior is dominated by the image of a gearstick that combines engineering excellence with impeccable style but the first thing I noticed in the California was that it had no gear lever whatsoever - just buttons and paddles.
It was launched initially as an automatic and this was the model I drove. There is now a six-speed manual available but the majority turned out feature the seven-speed automatic gearbox made by Gertrag.
The fact it's an auto might lead one to presume it is a softer car but this gearbox is one of the car's great strengths, ensuring the California is an agile and able performer and a worthy wearer of that legendary badge.
The 435bhp it delivers sounds awesome but this falls short of the F430 by around 30bhp and the California is also heavier than the 599 GTB.
Nevertheless it still manages a 0-62mph time of under four seconds and a top speed of 193mph, its pace assisted in part by a launch control but also by that sequential transmission which offers seamless gear changes to ensure amazingly swift progress.
If driving an automatic is not your idea of being behind the wheel of a Ferrari then the perfectly placed paddles allow for manual gear-changing. Some paddles are awkward but these feel like they've been designed around your hands and are wonderfully easy to use.
In either mode the power is breathtaking and the sequential transmission, far from the lazy option, seems to take on a mind of its own when engaged, changing up and down with a speed that is hard to take in.
What's amazing is how quickly you adjust to the power at your disposal. Despite the car's aggression the throttle is deceptively smooth and easy to acclimatise too. I imagined a Ferrari would have something of an uncontrolled quality but here the experience is measured but no less thrilling.
What was a revelation was the California's chassis and suspension. I was expecting it to be stiff to the point of uncomfortable, particularly on some B-roads that were not the smoothest after taking a severe winter pounding.
But it seemed to soak up the lumps and bumps with ease and at the same time offered a drive that was as exhilarating and engaging as one could imagine. Even an excess of surface water failed to put this Prancing Horse off its stride.
Despite the driving thrills offered it also displayed a reassuringly forgiving character, with balance and poise that maintain comfort and composure, even when you are exploring its handling capabilities to the full.
There aren't too many downsides to the California, other than a combined fuel economy figure of 21.6mpg, the two rear seats which have limited use and a centre console sat nav screen that looks strangely out of place.
As with any Ferrari ownership doesn't come cheap.
They are seen by many lottery winners as one of the classic 'must haves'.
To be singing "California here I come!" on the way to the nearest dealer will involve and an investment of £143,325 but for the experience and the prestige it's worth every penny.
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Senior right-hander Brandon Gomes helped the Green Wave post their fourth straight shutout by fanning seven in a 6.0-inning start Sunday against Siena.
March 18, 2007
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METAIRIE, La. - Senior right-hander Brandon Gomes fanned seven in a 6.0-inning start and the Green Wave offense pounded out a season-best 24 hits as the Tulane University baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Siena with a 19-0 decision Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field.
The shutout was the fourth in a row for the Green Wave, marking the first time in program history that Tulane has held an opponent scoreless in four consecutive ballgames. All nine of Tulane's positional starters tallied at least one hit, and 14 of the 16 players to draw an at-bat got a hit as the Green Wave improved to 16-6. Siena, meanwhile, fell to 0-15.
"You can't over emphasize how special that is - to go an entire week and not give up a run," Tulane head coach Rick Jones said of his pitching staff's performance over the last four contests. "That's a credit to our pitching staff, the coaching they got and the defense. I've been doing this for a while, and I've never seen that before."
With the pitchers were on top of their games once again, the Tulane offense did its part as the squad posted as many hits on Sunday as it had in the previous three games combined. The 24 hits were the most by a Tulane team since March 5, 2005 when the Green Wave tallied 25 in a 24-2 decision over Marist at Turchin Stadium.
Sophomore catcher Jared Dyer, junior second baseman Brad Emaus and sophomore third baseman Seth Henry all hit home runs on Sunday, and Emaus led all players with four hits in six at-bats. Henry and junior shortstop Cat Everett tallied three hits each, and Henry led all players with career-best five RBI.
The Tulane offense got off to a bit of a slow start as the Green Wave had just four hits and stranded eight on base over the first four innings. Sophomore designated hitter Warren McFadden got things going in the fifth with a leadoff double off the top of the wall just to the left of center and before the inning was over, the Green Wave plated nine runs on the strength of seven hits and four walks to take control of the contest.
Dyer hit a homer in the sixth, Henry drove in three with his bomb in the seventh and the Green Wave plated six runs on five hits in the eighth - including Emaus' fourth round-tripper of the season.
"Eventually, if you have good enough hitters, you figure something good is going to happen for you," Jones said. "I thought the baseball gods challenged us a little bit early again today, but we finally got the big blow. Mac hitting the ball off the wall with the wind blowing out got some things going for us and we had some good RBI hits. Once that started, you could see it. You start getting on a roll and guys start relaxing a little bit (at the plate)."
The story of the ballgame, however, was the pitching performance of the Green Wave. Like Tulane's offense, Gomes (2-2) did not get off to the best start, allowing a single and a double in the first, but he was able to get out of the jam by striking out the side. Gomes allowed leadoff singles in four of the first five innings he was on the mound, but only one runner got as far as third after the first inning.
"I had pretty good command of my fastball, but the biggest thing today was I had my split-finger going for the first time all year," Gomes said. "We worked on it all week, and it's something I need to be effective."
Rookie southpaw Aaron Loup replaced Gomes to start the seventh and responded by fanning the first two he faced in a perfect seventh, and freshman right-hander Drew Zizinia faced the minimum in the eight courtesy of a one-out, double-play ground ball.
True freshman Taylor Rogers allowed a leadoff single to pinch hitter Gary DerHargopian in the ninth, but that would be the final safety allowed by Tulane as the Green Wave ran its scoreless streak to 36.1 innings.
"That's huge for the pitching staff and I'm sure they have a lot of confidence now," Everett said. "And we have confidence in them. It makes it easy to play defense. They throw a lot of strikes so it keeps you on your toes and makes it easy on us."
Siena used four pitchers on the day, but none of them could keep the Green Wave from lighting up the scoreboard. Starter Andy Wells (0-4) pitched well over the first four innings, but was tagged with the loss after allowing two runs on five hits and four walks before being relieved with nobody out in the fifth.
Ryan King was roughed up for four runs in one-third of an inning, J.J. Potrikus allowed seven runs in 12 hits in 2.2 frames, and Dan Miklas gave up six runs on five hits in the final stanza.
The Green Wave return to action on Tuesday, March 20, when they travel to Maestri Field to take on cross-town foe UNO in game two of the 2007 WOW Café & Wingery Cup. The game against the Privateers is the first of a four-game road swing as the Green Wave will open Conference USA play next weekend with a three-game slate against Marshall in Charleston, W.Va.


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Gwyneth Encourages Beyoncé to Release a Cookbook
Of course the GOOPster would be involved in this.
The latest celebrity who might release a cookbook is Beyoncé, as an unnamed source told the Daily Mirror. Allegedly, Bey would put her mom's soul-food recipes in the book; evidently a past admission that she's "not the greatest cook" isn't stopping the singer. Why not? Must be because she has that irrepressible force, her "good friend" and recently minted foodster Gwyneth Paltrow, encouraging her! And as we know, what Gwyneth wants, Gwyneth usually gets. Now, it's not exactly soul food, but maybe Beyoncé can sneak in a recipe for "Single Ladies" roast chicken. [TV NZ via Daily Mirror UK]


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A pair of opposing editorials appear on the USA Today website, delivering two distinct takes on Schwarzenegger vs EMA.
Common Sense Media CEO James Steyer penned a piece opposing the game industry, stating that the showdown "pits the profits of a multibillion dollar video game industry against the best interests of kids."
Steyer, whose organization backed California with an amicus brief of its own (PDF), went on to cite American Academy of Pediatrics research to back his choice of sides, research which "declared the connection between game violence and aggression nearly as strong as the medical association between cigarettes and lung cancer."
Steyer appears to be referencing an old study (PDF) by the University of Michigan's Brad Bushman and Iowa State's Craig Anderson, a study that Texas A&M International researcher Christopher Ferguson subsequently picked apart (PDF).
Saying that Common Sense Media preaches "sanity, not censorship," Steyer stated, "We simply believe that parents, not retailers, should decide which games are appropriate for their kids to purchase and play. That's exactly what the California law would ensure."
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If parents decide a violent game is OK for their kids, that's one thing. But kids can't judge the impact of violence on their lives. This law is a common sense solution that puts a parent or adult in charge of the decision-making process, instead of an industry just protecting its profits.
On the flip side, USA Today itself chose to back the game industry, citing constitutional concerns, subjective language in the law and scant, perhaps even non-existent, research that establishes a link between violent games and juvenile problems.
USA Today summed up its position:
Guarding the First Amendment often means protecting the right of people to say or do things that most Americans find repulsive, such as Nazis marching in a Jewish neighborhood in Skokie, Ill. But the alternative is to arbitrarily pick and choose who's entitled to free expression and who isn't. In that world, anyone might be deprived of rights reserved for individuals since the nation's founding.
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January 2014
Butler and Crow distribute food at St. James Place
Royals designated hitter Billy Butler and his wife Katie have been involved in work at St. James Place Food Pantry and the Bishop Sullivan Center since 2008. On Thursday, pitcher Aaron Crow joined Billy and Katie at St. James Place, where they packaged and distributed food, including Billy's barbecue sauce. Billy and Katie's "Hit-It-A-Ton" program has raised over a quarter of a million dollars to help local families.
Butler, Crow visit KU Med
2014 Royals Caravan: Visiting GordoNation (a.k.a. Nebraska)
Prior to today, this blogger had visited Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri over the last three years on Royals Caravan. Today was my first trek to Nebraska while on Caravan – and what an experience it was! Alex Gordon is the pride of Lincoln Southeast High School and the University of Nebraska. Many fans today knew him personally and many more call him their favorite Royal. Today's Caravan with Gordon, Dennis Leonard and FSKC's Joel Goldberg featured a stop at a middle school in Blair, Nebraska. The kids made special posters for Alex, Leo and Joel. They also learned the importance of hard work in the classroom from Gordon and Leonard. The Royals donated seats from Kauffman Stadium to the school (the seats go in the school library as part of a reading promotion). Four lucky students had their picture taken next to the seats with Gordon and later with Leonard.
2014 Royals Caravan: Emporia, Topeka and Lawrence
Billy Butler, Aaron Crow, Brian McRae, Steve Physioc and Sluggerrr toured Kansas on Wednesday. It was a homecoming in Topeka, where Physioc worked at WIBW and where Crow was born.
Aaron Crow signs for a young fan in Emporia.
Billy Butler in Topeka
Sluggerrr made new friends in the kitchen at our Lawrence stop!
Billy and Aaron on the radio in Lawrence.
We are currently on Caravan and posting during our bus trip. We will add more Caravan and FanFest pictures over the weekend!
2014 Royals Caravan ready to roll
The 2014 Royals Caravan, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will kick off this Wednesday and Thursday, January 29 and 30.
Please check the link below for Caravan stops and participants. Around the Horn will be traveling north on the Blue Caravan. We hope to see you and we plan to post reports from the various Caravans.
Lane Adams and Yordano Ventura earn organizational awards
The Royals today named their Player and Pitcher of the Year awards for 2013. Outfielder Lane Adams was tabbed the George Brett Hitter of the Year, while right-handed pitcher Yordano Ventura was named the Paul Splittorff Pitcher of the Year. Both award winners will be recognized during spring training.
Adams, 24, was previously named the Wilmington (A-Advanced) Player of the Year. He played at three levels during the 2013 season, seeing time at Wilmington, Northwest Arkansas (AA) and with Omaha (AAA) during the postseason. He hit .276 in 87 games for the Blue Rocks, collecting 23 doubles, seven homers and 39 RBI. He ranked ninth in the Carolina League with 23 stolen bases. The 6-foot-4 outfielder tied Naturals' club records in an August 13 game against Corpus Christi, slugging three homers and collecting seven RBI.
Ventura, 22, made his Major League debut with the Royals on September 17 of this year, but split most of the season between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha. He opened the year with the Naturals before being promoted to Triple-A on his 22nd birthday, June 3. The right-handed pitcher recorded 155 strikeouts in 132.2 innings between the two levels, while he was 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA for the Storm Chasers after the All-Star break. He made three starts with Kansas City in September, going 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA. His debut against Cleveland made national headlines when he clocked a pitch at 102.8 mph, the fastest recorded by an MLB starting pitcher in 2013. Ventura was recently named the second-best prospect in the Royals' organization by Baseball America.
Royals and 610 Sports Radio announce 2014 Spring Training broadcast schedule
The Royals and 610 Sports Radio today announced the first 18 broadcasts of the 2014 Royals Spring Training Radio schedule that will air on KCSP-AM. All Spring Training contests will be webcast on royals.com, including the games not on 610 Sports Radio. Two more broadcasts will be finalized once the NCAA Tournament schedule is released due to 610's commitment to University of Kansas basketball.
The 2014 spring radio broadcast schedule is as follows:
Thursday February 27 vs. Texas 2:05 p.m.
Friday February 28 @ Texas 2:05 p.m.
Saturday March 1 vs. San Diego 2:05 p.m.
Sunday March 2 @ Chicago Cubs 2:05 p.m.
Monday March 3 @ Chicago White Sox 2:05 p.m.
Tuesday March 4 vs. Cincinnati 2:05 p.m.
Thursday March 6 vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) 2:05 p.m.
Friday March 7 vs. San Francisco 2:05 p.m.
Sunday March 9 vs. Colorado 3:05 p.m.
Monday March 10 @ Seattle (ss) 3:05 p.m.
Tuesday March 11 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3:05 p.m.
Wednesday March 12 @ Oakland 3:05 p.m.
Sunday March 16 @ San Diego 3:05 p.m.
Monday March 17 vs. Texas 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday March 19 vs. Cincinnati 8:05 p.m.
Saturday or March 22 or vs. Texas* 3:05 p.m.
Sunday March 23 @ San Francisco* 3:05 p.m.
Monday March 24 @ Colorado 3:05 p.m.
Tuesday March 25 vs. Seattle 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday March 26 @ San Diego 2:05 p.m.
Friday or March 28 or @ Milwaukee** 7:10 p.m.
Saturday March 29 @ Milwaukee** 1:10 p.m.
*Either the March 22 or 23 game will air, to be determined by NCAA Tournament schedule
**Either the March 28 or 29 game will air, to be determined by NCAA Tournament schedule
All Times Central – Game Times Subject to Change
For the 46th year, Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews will call Spring Training play-by-play action. Matthews will be joined by Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc and Steve Stewart. The exhibition webcasts will be anchored by Stewart.
Royals sign pitcher Jon Rauch to minor league contract with invite to Major League Spring Training
The Royals announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with right-handed reliever Jon Rauch for the 2014 season. Rauch has been invited to Major League Spring Training.
The 35-year old began 2013 with the Miami Marlins, going 1-2 with a 7.56 ERA over 15 games. He also made 10 appearances with Triple-A Norfolk in the Orioles organization, compiling a 2.89 ERA. Rauch is 43-40 with 62 saves over 556 career Major League appearances since debuting in 2002.
Royals agree to terms with Bonifacio, Hochevar and Hosmer
It has been a busy 24 hours for the Royals…last night, lefty reliever Tim Collins agreed to terms on a 2014 contract, avoiding arbitration.
Today, infielder Emilio Bonifacio, right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar and first baseman Eric Hosmer all agreed to terms, leaving just three unsigned arbitration-eligible players: right-handed pitchers Aaron Crow and Greg Holland and outfielder Justin Maxwell.
Royals add Guillermo Mota on minor league deal
The Royals followed the Brad Penny signing by inking pitcher Guillermo Mota to a minor league contract for the 2014 season. Mota will receive an invite to Major League Spring Training.
Mota, 40, last pitched in the Majors in 2012, when he was Penny's teammate in San Francisco. Mota made 26 relief appearances for the Giants that season, going 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA, recording 24 strikeouts in 20.2 innings. The right-handed reliever began his career in 1999 with the Montreal Expos and has pitched for six other organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-04, 2009), Florida (2004-05), Cleveland (2006) New York Mets (2006-07), Milwaukee (2008) and San Francisco (2010-12). He is 39-45 in 743 appearances (all in relief) with a 3.94 ERA. Since 1999, only five other pitchers have made more relief appearances than Mota.
Mota and Penny were actually involved in the same trade in 2004 – a six-player deal that sent Penny, Hee Seop Choi and Bill Murphy to the Dodgers, with Mota joining Paul LoDuca and Juan Encarnacion in Florida.


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Sorry, tried searching for a better term, but couldn't find one. I mean the kind of suspension front fork that supports the wheel from one side only. So instead of "fork" you have just one blade going down to one end of the front wheel axle.
With terminology out of the way, my actual question is, are there specifically designed hubs that one should use when axle is supported from one end only? Or will normal hubs do just fine?