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Like many of the world's well-known automotive companies, Saturn has an interesting and unique history. In 1982, the VP of GM's advanced engineering staff called a meeting of some of his most skilled engineers. The purpose was to work on a new and innovative compact-car project. Within a month, the project was named ""Saturn"" in honor of the Saturn spacecraft. The hope was the new Saturn from GM could compete in the small car race with top Japanese automakers.
In 1985, Saturn became a subsidiary of GM and was named the Saturn Corporation. While still working closely with GM, especially until its first plant was completed, Saturn finally started creating the concepts that would lead to the company's first line of cars for the American public.
Saturn quickly became known for changing the way automakers made and sold cars. From its beginning, the Saturn Corporation appealed to the American consumer in a way few companies have. The automaker continued to offer popular cars and vehicles to the consumer until 2008. Among the many popular options, the Outlook SUV line has done well.
Like most of Saturn's vehicles, the Outlook was well known for its dependable construction, good looks, and reliable performance. These SUVs provided everything most consumers need in this type of vehicle. The Outlook offered standard seating for eight, as well as plenty of cargo space. The Outlook is known as a crossover vehicle that drives and handles more like a car or minivan than a truck.
The interior of the Outlook certainly helped to get the series some initial attention. In order to appeal to families and consumers that needed the capabilities of an SUV for their activities and travel, Saturn had to make the Outlook comfortable. Depending on the trim level, interested buyers had several options available in terms of the interior of the Outlook. Saturn offered options in the seats, such as split-bench choices, as well as options for color schemes. In addition to the attractive design, the Outlook could be customized to meet the needs of the individual buyer relatively easily.
The 2009 model year was the last for the Saturn Outlook, as was the case with all of Saturn's automobiles. Production on all Saturn cars and vehicles stopped due to the decision GM made to close its Saturn division in the wake of the financial recession of 2008. The final year for the Outlook noted a number of changes to the SUV, including a more powerful engine and torque capacity.
Under the hood, the Outlook is more impressive than it was in past years thanks to the larger 3.6-liter V-6 engine. The motor is rated at 281 hp with 266 ft-lb of torque. On both trim levels, a six-speed automatic transmission is available standard. The Outlook was available with front-wheel- and all-wheel-drive options. In addition to the power under the hood, the Outlook was made to be able to tow up to 4,500 pounds.
Like most SUVs, the Outlook was designed to provide as much comfort as possible. The eight available seats are all made to be cushy and comfortable. Industry leaders noted that most of the materials used in the interior are of more than adequate quality and produce an attractive look. The third-row seat wasn't as large as those in comparable minivans, but is sufficient for most families.
The Outlook was one of the last new types of vehicles Saturn produced before its end in 2008. It was introduced in the 2007 model year and was well received for its car-like handling, spacious interior and cargo areas, and stylish appearance. In the 2007 model year, the Outlook was offered in two distinct trim levels: the base XE and the luxurious XR trim level. Both options were equipped with 3.6-liter V-6 engine and plenty of power to keep the Outlook moving smoothly on highways and in the city.
The Saturn Outlook also made an appearance in the 2008 model year as well. This model wasn't much different from its earlier incarnation except for a few features added to the list of options, including satellite radio as a standard feature. Buyers could also choose to add a rear-view back-up camera and console, and a 115-volt power outlet. Most industry experts suggest the Outlook as a used car purchase for buyers looking for a reliable SUV.
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Hubble Observes Infant Stars in Nearby Galaxy
This new image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope depicts bright, blue, newly formed stars that are blowing a cavity in the center of a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
At the heart of the star-forming region, lies star cluster NGC 602. The high-energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars is sculpting the inner edge of the outer portions of the nebula, slowly eroding it away and eating into the material beyond. The diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster.
Ridges of dust and gaseous filaments are seen towards the northwest (in the upper-left part of the image) and towards the southeast (in the lower right-hand corner). Elephant trunk-like dust pillars point towards the hot blue stars and are tell-tale signs of their eroding effect. In this region it is possible with Hubble to trace how the star formation started at the center of the cluster and propagated outward, with the youngest stars still forming today along the dust ridges.
The Small Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation Tucana, is roughly 200,000 light-years from the Earth. Its proximity to us makes it an exceptional laboratory to perform in-depth studies of star formation processes and their evolution in an environment slightly different from our own Milky Way.
Dwarf galaxies such as the Small Magellanic Cloud, with significantly fewer stars compared to our own galaxy, are considered to be the primitive building blocks of larger galaxies. The study of star formation within this dwarf galaxy is particularly interesting to astronomers because its primitive nature means that it lacks a large percentage of the heavier elements that are forged in successive generations of stars through nuclear fusion.
These observations were taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys in July 2004.
Filters that isolate visible and infrared light were combined with a filter that samples the hydrogen and nitrogen emission from the glowing clouds.
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The company Director is an experienced Dragon Boater and has traveled the world and participated in many championship regattas at all levels. He believes strongly that learnt teamwork can bring people together to perform better as a whole.
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Murray Hill & New Providence, N.J., U.S., January 28, 2013 – "Meat and poultry processors are looking for ways to reduce labor, improve product quality, plant safety and productivity, and automating combo-bin chilling is proving to be a quick way to capitalize on all those goals," says Mark DiMaggio, head of food and beverage, Linde North America.
Demand for Linde's Accu-Chill® Combo Chiller has grown significantly during the past 12-18 months, especially in poultry plants, DiMaggio says, and he is optimistic about 2013. The patented Combo Chiller automates handling and chilling with precision for high-volume productivity. It can process about 10,000-12,000 lbs. at a time, with a typical equipment payback of 6-12 months. "That makes this solution 'low hanging fruit' for even mid-size processors," he says.
In many current operations, bulk meat or deboned parts are being loaded into combo bins a layer at a time, and then a worker shovels dry ice or directs snow or ice pellets between each layer. "This is not only labor intensive, but it produces uneven product temperatures, and requires longer equilibration times in cold storage," DiMaggio says.
On display at IPPE Expo in Atlanta, Jan. 29-31 (booth #5844, Hall B), the Combo Chiller is designed to deliver more consistent temperatures from bin to bin, with a slight variation of 2-3 degrees F or less. More rapid and accurate cryogenic chilling may also reduce bacterial growth which can compromise food quality.
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The Accu-Chill® Combo Chiller features an automated loading system. After the high-capacity combo bin is rolled into the chiller, bulk or deboned meat or poultry enters the top of the system and is placed on a slotted turntable. Wiper arms push pieces through the slot to evenly distribute them throughout the bin as snow is sprayed through snow horns. The CO2 snow mixes thoroughly with the meat and provides more complete contact than pellets for more rapid and efficient chilling. Carbon dioxide consumption is much lower than dry ice methods – averaging only 0.10 to 0.15 lbs. of liquid per pound of product for a 10-15OF drop in temperature.
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Former US Secretary of Education: Is College Worth It?
With the cost of higher education skyrocketing, student loan debt growing, and youth unemployment persistently high, a former United States Secretary of Education asks "Is College Worth It?"
In Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education, William J. Bennett and David Wilezol examine the costs and benefits of American higher education. The book explains the tough jobs market, a potentially repressive academic culture, and the benefits of alternative options.
Wilezol, an associate producer of the Bill Bennett's Morning in America show, discussed the economic benefits of a college degree. He intends the bookto be for "parents who think about not only the ROI [Return On Investment] for their kids in terms of jobs, but also what is being taught in the classroom in terms of what they want their kids exposed to," he told The Christian Post.
"They have to take an honest assessment of whether their kid is college material or not," he added, chillingly.
"I don't know that people are aware of the wastefulness in higher education," he said, explaining that "almost 50% of people who enroll don't graduate within six years." This leads students, parents, and the government to "waste a terrific amount of money."
But the money is not the only concern. "We know that the academy has been dominated by a lot of intellectuals who reject traditional values and sources of learning in the Western tradition," Wilezol said. He urged parents to examine the prevalent viewpoint "that sees Western Civilization or America as racist, sexist, violent, classist."
On the issue of homosexuality, in particular, Wilezol noted "unofficial speech codes." "People are very afraid to take the opposite of a stance like gay marriage," he explained.
He praised the National Association of Scholars' recent report "What Does Bowdoin Teach? How a Contemporary Liberal Arts College Shapes Students" as "the most detailed outline there's ever been of a single college." In the report, the authors mark several occasions where students and visiting speakers have been ridiculed and denied funding due to opposition to homosexuality.
Wilezol also praised the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). "Their job is to come up with legal defenses for people who say politically incorrect things on campus," he explained, promoting their website www.thefire.org.
Home schooling provides another solution to higher education problems, the authors said. "The home school movement has proved itself and if you looked at the data you could argue, maybe everybody should be home schooled, if their parents are up to it," Bennett, former Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988, told The Christian Post.
When asked if it can help solve the higher education crisis, Bennett said "yes," because "it exercises upward leverage in performance." Parents care for their children better than teachers do for students, so the personalized help enables children to succeed.
Bennett also mentioned "places that are catering to home school kids, like Patrick Henry College, Hillsdale College, and Grove City College," which "do very well."
Wilezol tempered his praise: "I think home schooling is great for equipping people for college, but home schoolers need to be held to the same academic standards."
When asked if Congress should push education reform as well as immigration reform, the author suggested more personal alternatives. "It's more on the individual level where most reform can happen," he explained.
"You're starting to see that now with school choice, with home schooling, people choosing to take up alternative education models." This bottom-up reform, rather than top-down legislation, may prove the solution to ballooning costs and declining returns.


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A San Francisco Giants fan made the catch of a lifetime on Father's Day when he snatched a two-run home run ball out of the air… while holding a babv. The man appeared to be walking out of a tunnel to return to his seat, baby in hand, when Troy Tulowitzki launched a home run in to the outfield bleachers. The man reached up nonchalantly and caught the ball barehanded, then proceeded up the stairs to his seat.
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Jessica Simpson criticised over baby bikini shot
Singer/actress JESSICA SIMPSON has sparked outrage among children's campaigners after dressing her four-month-old daughter Maxwell in an "inappropriate" yellow bikini.
The Dukes of Hazzard star proudly showed off a photograph of her bikini-clad baby during an interview with U.S. TV host Katie Couric, attracting criticism from child welfare charity Kidscape.
Simpson, who became a first-time mother in May (12), was slammed by the charity's director Claude Knights for dressing the child in a "totally inappropriate" outfit.
Knights tells the Daily Mail, "It is very disturbing to see a young baby presented to the world wearing a bikini. Celebrity choices carry great influence, as can be seen by the manner in which their accessories and manners are copied widely.
"It is hoped that parents will understand that 'baby bikinis' are totally inappropriate and that they contribute to the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood.
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Department of the Interior and Arizona Bureau of Land Management Announce Decision for Renewable Energy Development
TUCSON, Ariz. (January 18, 2013) – The Department of the Interior and the Arizona Bureau of Land Management jointly announced guidelines for renewable energy development in Arizona. The decision comes as part of the Arizona Restoration Design Energy Project (RDEP), an initiative which has sought to minimize the impact of renewable energy development in Arizona on wildlife and water resources.
The following is a statement from Matt Clark, Defenders of Wildlife Southwest representative:
"Large-scale energy development is all about location, and this project is an effective first step to incentivize renewable energy development in areas where impacts to wildlife and water resources can be minimized. We are encouraged to see the Arizona Bureau of Land Management (BLM) take this approach to future renewable energy siting.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" on CNBC last night: Alltel ( AT): "I need a Dominion Resources ( D) or a Duke Energy ( DUK)." Apple ( AAPL): "I think you're fine with Apple." Antares Pharma ( ATRS): "We have no had good luck with these stocks. I'm not recommending it." Linn Energy ( LINE): "I think it's terrific. I really like LinnCo ( LNCO) for IRAs." American Eagle Outfitters ( AEO): "Take the money and run. The apparel business is tough." Knight Capital Group ( KCG): "I think it has limited upside." Frontier Communications ( FTR): "Nothing but pain ahead with that one." SandRidge Mississippian Trust ( SDT): "I like this one. It will be good even if the dividend gets cut." To read a full recap of "Mad Money" on CNBC, click here. To sign up for Jim Cramer's free Booyah! newsletter with all of his latest articles and videos please click here. To watch replays of Cramer's video segments, visit the Mad Money page on CNBC. -- Written by Scott Rutt in Washington, D.C. To email Scott about this article, click here: Scott Rutt Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottRutt or get updates on Facebook, ScottRuttDC


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CONCORD — A man attending a funeral service at Ouimet Bros. Concord Funeral Chapel suffered a broken leg when a vehicle crashed into the building on Sunday afternoon.
Police said in a news release that two cars, both driven by 16-year-old males, were involved in the incident and based on statements, "may have been involved in an exhibition of speed."
The cars had been traveling westbound on Clayton Road when one, a 1974 Chevrolet Nova, swerved off the road and into the funeral home at 4125 Clayton Road, hitting the building's foyer and injuring a 66-year-old man.
Both the driver and the passenger in the Nova were taken to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, while the man who was struck was taken to Highland Hospital.
Officers were dispatched about 1:35 p.m. to the funeral chapel, a fire dispatcher said.
The chapel was full at the time of the crash.
A viewing for Claycord.com photographer Mike "Radar" Dunn had been scheduled to be held Sunday evening at the chapel. Because of the damage, a nearby Salvation Army church offered use of its facilities, authorities said.
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Students celebrate the season at dining hall's fall festival
As the brisk autumn air falls on Liberty Mountain and the leaves begin changing colors, students celebrated the new season with excitement at the Fall Harvest Festival at Reber-Thomas Dining Hall Wednesday night.
During normal dining hours, Sodexo, Liberty's dining services provider, offered students fall-themed foods and various activities, including a make-your-own caramel apple station, a pumpkin carving contest, a photo booth with complimentary flip books, and a scavenger hunt, all to the fun beats of the live band The Ruckus.
Local farmers offered samples of hot apple cider, fresh picked apples, and milk from a creamery, giving students a chance to interact with them to learn about environmental sustainability.
Students also entered to win prizes, including Scaremare tickets, 50 meal points and a $50 Visa Gift Card.
"I love that they put on events like this for us, with all the themed food and decorations everywhere," said senior Patrice Kearney. "The harvest is my favorite time of year with so many fun activities. This was a perfect way to celebrate."
Liberty students will get another chance to celebrate the season, but this time outdoors at the upcoming Fall Festival sponsored by Liberty's Student Activities office on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Liberty's Equestrian Center. The event will feature hay rides, horseback riding, pumpkin painting, face painting, cornhole, horseshoes, hot apple cider, and live music.


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text: Latest News Vladimir Putin calls for 'common sense' to prevail after Donald Trump's fiery threats In an annual event greeting new ambassadors to Russia, Vladimir Putin spoke to the rising tensions between the West and Russia. Published 12 months ago on April 11, 2018 By Vladimir Rodzianko 1,995 Views Share Tweet Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the escalating tensions between the US and Russia over Syria, hoping "common sense" will eventually prevail in the modern world amid the current situation. As the eloquent statesman that he is, Vladimir Putin articulated that cooler heads must triumph, and diplomacy must be allowed to work effectively in these troubling times. According to RT, which reported from the ceremony to welcome new ambassadors to Russia, Putin said: "The state of world affairs invokes nothing but concerns, the situation in the world is becoming more chaotic." "Nevertheless, we still hope that common sense will eventually prevail and international relations will enter a constructive course, the entire world system will become more stable and predictable." Putin added that Moscow will continue to advocate strengthening "global and regional" security, and will fully adhere to its "international responsibilities and develop cooperation with our partners on a constructive and respectful basis." "We will pursue a positive, future-oriented agenda for the world; and work to ensure stable development, prosperity and the flourishing of mankind," Putin concluded. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:RussiaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinSyriaUS Up Next Syrian Girl reveals Saudi Arabia appears to be behind Syria chemical weapons false flag (Video) Don't Miss Israel jumps into WW3 fray, threatens to "wipe Assad off the map" Advertisement You may like Why did Trump recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory? 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Published 16 hours ago on March 25, 2019 By Alex Christoforou The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine a recent interview with the Financial Times given by Wolfgang Schäuble, where the former German Finance Minister, who was charged with finding a workable and sustainable solution to the Greek debt crisis, reveals that his plan for Greece to take a 10-year "timeout" from the eurozone (in order to devalue its currency and save its economy) was met with fierce resistance from Brussels hard liners, and Angela Merkel herself. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. Via FT… "Look where we're sitting!" says Wolfgang Schäuble, gesturing at the Berlin panorama stretching out beneath us. It is his crisp retort to those who say that Europe is a failure, condemned to a slow demise by its own internal contradictions. "Walk through the Reichstag, the graffiti left by the Red Army soldiers, the images of a destroyed Berlin. Until 1990 the Berlin Wall ran just below where we are now!" We are in Käfer, a restaurant on the rooftop of the Reichstag. The views are indeed stupendous: Berlin Cathedral and the TV Tower on Alexanderplatz loom through the mist. Both were once in communist East Berlin, cut off from where we are now by the wall. Now they're landmarks of a single, undivided city. "Without European integration, without this incredible story, we wouldn't have come close to this point," he says. "That's the crazy thing." As Angela Merkel's finance minister from 2009 to 2017, Schäuble was at the heart of efforts to steer the eurozone through a period of unprecedented turbulence. But at home he is most associated with Germany's postwar political journey, having not only negotiated the 1990 treaty unifying East and West Germany but also campaigned successfully for the capital to move from Bonn. For a man who has done so much to put Berlin — and the Reichstag — back on the world-historical map, it is hard to imagine a more fitting lunch venue. With its open-plan kitchen and grey formica tables edged in chrome, Käfer has a cool, functional aesthetic that is typical of the city. On the wall hangs a sketch by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who famously wrapped the Reichstag in silver fabric in 1995. The restaurant has one other big advantage: it is easy to reach from Schäuble's office. Now 76, he has been confined to a wheelchair since he was shot in an assassination attempt in 1990, and mobility is an issue. Aides say he tends to avoid restaurants if he can, especially at lunchtime. As we take our places, we talk about Schäuble's old dream — that German reunification would be a harbinger of European unity, a step on the road to a United States of Europe. That seems hopelessly out of reach in these days of Brexit, the gilets jaunes in France, Lega and the Five Star Movement in Italy. Some blame Schäuble himself for that. He was, after all, the architect of austerity, a fiscal hawk whose policy prescriptions during the euro crisis caused untold hardship for millions of ordinary people, or so his critics say. He became a hate figure, especially in Greece. Posters in Athens in 2015 depicted him with a Hitler moustache below the words: "Wanted — for mass poverty and devastation". Schäuble rejects the criticism that austerity caused the rise of populism. "Higher spending doesn't lead to greater contentment," he says. The root cause lies in mass immigration, and the insecurities it has unleashed. "What European country doesn't have this problem?" he asks. "Even Sweden. The poster child of openness and the willingness to help." But what of the accusation that he didn't care enough about the suffering of the southern Europeans? Austerity divided the EU and spawned a real animus against Schäuble. I ask him how that makes him feel now. "Well I'm sad, because I played a part in all of that," he says, wistfully. "And I think about how we could have done it differently." I glance at the menu — simple German classics with a contemporary twist. I'm drawn to the starters, such as Oldenburg duck pâté and the Müritz smoked trout. But true to his somewhat abstemious reputation, Schäuble has no interest in these and zeroes in on the entrées. He chooses Käfer's signature veal meatballs, a Berlin classic. I go for the Arctic char and pumpkin. Schäuble switches seamlessly back to the eurozone crisis. The original mistake was in trying to create a common currency without a "common economic, employment and social policy" for all eurozone member states. The fathers of the euro had decided that if they waited for political union to happen first they'd wait forever, he says. Yet the prospects for greater political union are now worse than they have been in years. "The construction of the EU has proven to be questionable," he says. "We should have taken the bigger steps towards integration earlier on, and now, because we can't convince the member states to take them, they are unachievable." Greece was a particularly thorny problem. It should never have been admitted to the euro club in the first place, Schäuble says. But when its debt crisis first blew up, it should have taken a 10-year "timeout" from the eurozone — an idea he first floated with Giorgos Papakonstantinou, his Greek counterpart between 2009 and 2011. "I told him you need to be able to devalue your currency, you're not competitive," he says. The reforms required to repair the Greek economy were going to be "hard to achieve in a democracy". "That's why you need to leave the euro for a certain period. But everyone said there was no chance of that." The idea didn't go away, though. Schäuble pushed for a temporary "Grexit" in 2015, during another round of the debt crisis. But Merkel and the other EU heads of government nixed the idea. He now reveals he thought about resigning over the issue. "On the morning the decision was made, [Merkel] said to me: 'You'll carry on?' . . . But that was one of the instances where we were very close [to my stepping down]." It is an extraordinary revelation, one that highlights just how rocky his relationship with Merkel has been over the years. Schäuble has been at her side from the start, an éminence grise who has helped to resolve many of the periodic crises of her 13 years as chancellor. But it was never plain sailing. "There were a few really bad conflicts where she knew too that we were on the edge and I would have gone," he says. "I always had to weigh up whether to go along with things, even though I knew it was the wrong thing to do, as was the case with Greece, or whether I should go." But his sense of duty prevailed. "We didn't always agree — but I was always loyal." That might have been the case when he was a serving minister, but since becoming speaker of parliament in late 2017 he has increasingly distanced himself from Merkel. Last year, when she announced she would not seek re-election as leader of the Christian Democratic Union, the party that has governed Germany for 50 of the past 70 years, Schäuble openly backed a candidate described by the Berlin press as the "anti-Merkel". Friedrich Merz, a millionaire corporate lawyer who is the chairman of BlackRock Germany, had once led the CDU's parliamentary group but lost out to Merkel in a power struggle in 2002, quitting politics a few years later. He has long been seen as one of the chancellor's fiercest conservative critics — and is a good friend of Schäuble's. Ultimately, in a nail-biting election last December, Merkel's favoured candidate, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, narrowly beat Merz. The woman universally known as "AKK" is in pole position to succeed Merkel as chancellor when her fourth and final term ends in 2021. I ask Schäuble if it's true that he had once again waged a battle against Merkel and once again lost. "I never went to war against Ms Merkel," he says. "Everybody says that if I'm for Merz then I'm against Merkel. Why is that so? That's nonsense." Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest The conclusion of Russiagate, Part I – cold, hard reality The full text of Attorney General William P Barr's summary is here offered, with emphases on points for further analysis. Published 17 hours ago on March 25, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch The conclusion of the Russiagate investigation, led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was a pivotal media watershed moment. Even at the time of this writing there is a great deal of what might be called "journalistic froth" as opinion makers and analysts jostle to make their takes on this known to the world. Passions are running very high in both the Democrat / anti-Trump camps, where the reactions range from despondency to determined rage to not swallow the gigantic red pill that the "no collusion with Russia" determination offers. In the pro-Trump camp, the mood is deserved relief, but many who support the President are also realists, and they know this conflict is not over. Where the pivot will go and what all this means is something that will unfold, probably relatively quickly, over the next week or two. But we want to offer a starting point here from which to base further analysis. At this time, of course, there are few hard facts other than the fact that Robert Mueller III submitted his report to the US Attorney General, William Barr, who then wrote and released his own report to the public Sunday evening. We reproduce that report here in full, with some emphases added to points that we think will be relevant to forthcoming pieces on this topic. The end of the Mueller investigation brings concerns, hopes and fears to many people, on topics such as: Will President Trump now begin to normalize relations with President Putin at full speed? In what direction will the Democrats pivot to continue their attacks against the President? What does this finding to to the 2020 race? What does this finding do to the credibility of the United States' leadership establishment, both at home and abroad? What can we learn about our nation and culture from this investigation? How does a false narrative get maintained so easily for so long, and What do we do, or what CAN we do to prevent this being repeated? These questions and more will be addressed in forthcoming pieces. But for now, here is the full text of the letter written by Attorney General William Barr concerning the Russia collusion investigation. Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins: As a supplement to the notification provided on Friday, March 22, 2019, I am writing today to advise you of the principal conclusions reached by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller and to inform you about the status of my initial review of the report he has prepared. The Special Counsel's Report On Friday, the Special Counsel submitted to me a "confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions" he has reached, as required by 28 C.F.R. § 600.8(c). This report is entitled "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." Although my review is ongoing, I believe that it is in the public interest to describe the report and to summarize the principal conclusions reached by the Special Counsel and the results of his investigation. The report explains that the Special Counsel and his staff thoroughly investigated allegations that members of the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump, and others associated with it, conspired with the Russian government in its efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, or sought to obstruct the related federal investigations. In the report, the Special Counsel noted that, in completing his investigation, he employed 19 lawyers who were assisted by a team of approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence forensic accountants, and other professional staff. The Special Counsel issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, executed nearly 500 search warrants, obtained more than 230 orders for communication records, issued almost 50 orders authorizing use of pen registers, made 13 requests to foreign governments for evidence, and interviewed approximately 500 witnesses. The Special Counsel obtained a number of indictments and convictions of individuals and entities in connection with his investigation, all of which have been publicly disclosed. During the course of his investigation, the Special Counsel also referred several matters to other offices for further action. The report does not recommend any further indictments, nor did the Special Counsel obtain any sealed indictments that have yet to be made public. Below, I summarize the principal conclusions set out in the Special Counsel's report. Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. The Special Counsel's report is divided into two parts. The first describes the results of the Special Counsel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The report outlines the Russian effort to influence the election and documents crimes committed by persons associated with the Russian government in connection with those efforts. The report further explains that a primary consideration for the Special Counsel's investigation was whether any Americans including individuals associated with the Trump campaign joined the Russian conspiracies to influence the election, which would be a federal crime. The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As the report states: "[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." The Special Counsel's investigation determined that there were two main Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. The first involved attempts by a Russian organization, the Internet Research Agency (IRA), to conduct disinformation and social media operations in the United States designed to sow social discord, eventually with the aim of interfering with the election. As noted above, the Special Counsel did not find that any U.S. person or Trump campaign official or associate conspired or knowingly coordinated with the IRA in its efforts, although the Special Counsel brought criminal charges against a number of Russian nationals and entities in connection with these activities. The second element involved the Russian government's efforts to conduct computer hacking operations designed to gather and disseminate information to influence the election. The Special Counsel found that Russian government actors successfully hacked into computers and obtained emails from persons affiliated with the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party organizations, and publicly disseminated those materials through various intermediaries, including WikiLeaks. Based on these activities, the Special Counsel brought criminal charges against a number of Russian military officers for conspiring to hack into computers in the United States for purposes of influencing the election. But as noted above, the Special Counsel did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts, despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign. Obstruction of Justice. The report's second part addresses a number of actions by the President most of which have been the subject of public reporting that the Special Counsel investigated as potentially raising obstruction-of-justice concerns. After making a "thorough factual investigation" into these matters, the Special Counsel considered whether to evaluate the conduct under Department standards governing prosecution and declination decisions but ultimately determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment. The Special Counsel therefore did not draw a conclusion one way or the other as to whether the examined conduct constituted obstruction. Instead, for each of the relevant actions investigated, the report sets out evidence on both sides of the question and leaves unresolved what the Special Counsel views as "difficult issues" of law and fact concerning whether the President's actions and intent could be viewed as obstruction. The Special Counsel states that "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." The Special Counsel's decision to describe the facts of his obstruction investigation without reaching any legal conclusions leaves it to the Attorney General to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime. Over the course of the investigation, the Special Counsel's office engaged in discussions with certain Department officials regarding many of the legal and factual matters at issue in the Special Counsel's obstruction investigation. After reviewing the Special Counsel's final report on these issues; consulting with Department officials, including the Office of Legal Counsel; and applying the principles of federal prosecution that guide our charging decisions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and I have concluded that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense. Our determination was made without regard to, and is not based on, the constitutional considerations that surround the indictment and criminal prosecution of a sitting president. In making this determination, we noted that the Special Counsel recognized that "the evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference," and that, while not determinative, the absence of such evidence bears upon the President's intent with respect to obstruction. Generally speaking, to obtain and sustain an obstruction conviction, the government would need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person, acting with corrupt intent, engaged in obstructive conduct with a sufficient nexus to a pending or contemplated proceeding. In cataloguing the President's actions, many of which took place in public view, the report identifies no actions that, in our judgment, constitute obstructive conduct, had a nexus to a pending or contemplated proceeding, and were done with corrupt intent, each of which, under the Department's principles of federal prosecution guiding charging decisions, would need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to establish an obstruction-of-justice offense. Status of the Department's Review The relevant regulations contemplate that the Special Counsel's report will be a "confidential report" to the Attorney General. See Office of Special Counsel, 64 Fed. Reg. 37,038, 37,040-41 (July 9, 1999). As I have previously stated, however, I am mindful of the public interest in this matter. For that reason, my goal and intent is to release as much of the Special Counsel's report as I can consistent with applicable law, regulations, and Departmental policies. Based on my discussions with the Special Counsel and my initial review, it is apparent that the report contains material that is or could be subject to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure which imposes restrictions on the use and disclosure of information relating to "matter[s] occurring before grand jury." Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)(2)(B) Rule 6(e) generally limits disclosure of certain grand jury information in a criminal investigation and prosecution. Id. Disclosure of 6(e) material beyond the strict limits set forth in the rule is a crime in certain circumstances. See, e.g. 18 U.S.C. 401(3). This restriction protects the integrity of grand jury proceedings and ensures that the unique and invaluable investigative powers of a grand jury are used strictly for their intended criminal justice function. Given these restrictions, the schedule for processing the report depends in part on how quickly the Department can identify the 6(e) material that by law cannot be made public. I have requested the assistance of the Special Counsel in identifying all 6(e) information contained in the report as quickly as possible. Separately, I also must identify any information that could impact other ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred to other offices. As soon as that process is complete, I will be in a position to move forward expeditiously in determining what can be released in light of applicable law, regulations, and Departmental policies. * * * As I observed in my initial notification, the Special Counsel regulations provide that "the Attorney General may determine that public release of" notifications to your respective Committees "would be in the public interest." 28 C.F.R. § 600.9(c). I have so determined, and I will disclose this letter to the public after delivering it to you. Sincerely, William P. Barr Attorney General Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. Together we can expose fake news lies and deliver truth. Amount to donate in USD$: 5 100 Validating payment information... Waiting for PayPal...Validating payment information...Waiting for PayPal... 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Will Miley Cyrus Be the Next 'X Factor' Host?
While Simon Cowell toils to fill the open judge's panel slots on 'X Factor,' he also has another opening, which is that of the hosting gig. Word is teen queen Miley Cyrus is up for the coveted gig.
Cyrus would replace the thickly accented Steve Jones, who was oft criticized for cutting off the judges during eliminations in order to keep time, which, was, you know, his JOB!
With Britney Spears and Demi Lovato reportedly about to ink their contracts after agreeing to terms of their separate (and likely not equal) deals, Cowell would get another boost of youth and an A-list name if he managed to recruit Cyrus to the show.
Hollywood Life exclusively reported that a source shared some key details about this possible hiring, saying, "She may not be the fourth judge but she may be the host. The new Steve Jones may be Miley Cyrus. Simon Cowell likes Demi and Miley and wants them both and she is considering it."
It would certainly be a huge coup for 'X Factor' to have Cyrus and Lovato, alongside Spears. The onetime Disney stars have young fanbases who would certainly tune in religiously to follow their antics and their outfits on the show.
However, we're not so sure Miss Miley needs the gig. Sure, she'd be in the living rooms of millions of viewers on a twice-weekly basis, but she's already such a huge star. Also, the show's grueling scheduling commitments might cause her to miss other opportunities.
Whatever the case, we'd certainly welcome Miley Cyrus on our TVs as we cover the show!
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Softball with Larry King
As expected, CNN has confirmed that Larry King sat down with Chris Brown for an interview that will air on September 2nd.
E! reports that "it was a no-holds-barred chat during which Brown answered every question put to him."
Sure. Because these are the kinds of questions that Larry King asks:
How many karats are those diamonds in your ears?
Did you cry yourself to sleep at night?
What did you give your mom for her birthday?
Please. Of course he answered every question put to him. Anyone can answer a softball question.
You do remember Larry's interview with Ebola after it was released from prison, don't you?
He asked it what it ate behind bars. He asked it about using drugs. When it denied using drugs, he let it slide, even though it's been photographed with drugs repeatedly. Any hardhitting news producer would have screamed in Larry's earpiece to follow up and push the issue. Larry probably tuned out his earpiece.
Larry was too busy trying to stay awake to bother.
20 years ago?
Especially since Brown's mother and attorney were with him.
Let's put Chris Brown on national tv with his mamma. A boy with a mamma who loves him so much couldn't possibly be so bad, right?
As I said before, forgiveness is important. Forgiveness is certainly possible. But where is the contrition? Can the contrition be found at Diddy's party? Is the contrition sitting under a courtside seat at a basketball game? Does contrition reveal itself while jetskiing in Miami? Or shopping for luxury vehicles?
On the off chance Larry decides to Benjamin Button back his balls, contrition is the issue that should be addressed. Contrition in the form of action.
But this appearance is self serving. It has nothing to do with public service, it has nothing to do with social outreach, it has nothing to with anything other than image building to bolster Chris Brown.
A selfish endeavour for a selfish individual supported by a geriatric newsman who refuses to retire and who has forgotten what it means to be a journalist, watched by millions of f-cking idiots who will stupidly swallow it and then go out and download his new record.
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What's rich? And at what level of rich should the top tax rate kick in? Today, the top federal tax rate of 35% begins at taxable income of just $379,150 for couples filing jointly. An ongoing attempt by Senate Democrats to impose a surtax on income over $1 million stands little chance of overcoming Republican opposition and Warren Buffett's proposal for an even higher rate on income above $10 million is, in today's Congress, just a fantasy.
The states, by contrast, have been pushing upward the definition of rich for tax purposes. Indeed, a deal announced Tuesday by Democratic New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would lift the income level at which the state's highest tax kicks in from the current $500,000 per couple to $2 million per couple, while providing a significant rate cut to those below the $2 million level.
Cuomo had promised to let a temporary 2009 rate hike from 6.85% to 8.97% on income over $500,000 expire, as scheduled, at the end of 2011. The new deal does allow the 2012 rate to drop all the way back to 6.85% on income below $2 million. But for income above $2 million, the rate will be shaved by just fractions, to 8.82%. The new top rate, assuming the deal goes through, would be in effect for 2012, 2013 and 2014.
The New York pact was announced just a day after California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown filed a ballot initiative (text here and a letter from Brown here) that would create new, higher income tax brackets for couples earning more than $500,000 to fund education. Currently, California's top rate of 9.3% kicks in at taxable income of just $96,058 per couple and half that for singles.
Under Brown's initiative, the income tax rate would rise by 1 percentage point on income between $500,000 and $600,000 per couple, by 1.5 percentage points on income between $600,000 and $1 million and by 2 percentage points on income above $1 million. (For singles, Brown's new rates would kick in at $250,000, $300,000 and $500,000.) Since there's also a 1% surcharge on income over $1 million---a levy that voters approved in 2004 to fund mental health care-- the new top state rate on millionaires would be 12.3%. The higher rates, if approved by voters, would be in effect for 2012 through 2016, as would a temporary one half a cent increase in the sales tax rate.
The prospects for Brown's initiative are unclear. His proposal is just one of several tax initiatives being pushed for next November's ballot. The California Federation of Teachers filed an initiative the same day as Brown; the teachers' proposal would raise tax rates on income over $1 million by 3 percentage points and income over $2 million by 5 percentage points. Just yesterday, California anti-tax groups filed their own initiative to curb spending. As the Mercury News observed, all those initiatives could make for a "wild and confusing" election, but "Democrats in Sacramento believe they have the public on their side after having cut $56 billion in the past several years, and polls are showing voters may have had enough retrenchment."
One other thing national polls do show: Voters generally approve of tax hikes on the rich and are even more approving when the definition of rich is $1 million or more, rather than just $250,000. Maybe in pricey New York, $2 million is the new $1 million.
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In the harsh winters we've recently had, areas of the Fen wetlands have been wet and cold enough to freeze over again, creating natural ice rinks. One of the most popular locations is at Welney, and there's another fen which is often skatable near Whittlesey. The Fenland Skating Centre allows people to hire skates for free at Welney, and keeps a website where the conditions at the various sites are updated daily during the winter. Maybe this winter we will make it out there and have a go!
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The tragedy of our times is that access to quality education is limited. Whether in the US, internationally, education remains a privilege that only select few are entitled to, whereas a majority of this without financial resources are forced to compromise on the quality of education or go without. This perpetuates a cycle of poverty and illiteracy which condemns the poor to stay poor. In the past few years technology has emerged as the single biggest game changer in the field of education. As computing has become cheaper and more powerful, access to technology has increased proportionately. Another trend has been led by those who question traditional education methods and structure. For example many feel that teachers unions lead to a shift in focus away from the child to the pecuniary interests of the teachers. Others argue that the traditional classroom lecture where teachers talk and students listen is no longer effective. These trends have led to some interesting developments. Of these one is the focus of nonprofit organizations on supplying cheap tablets for free in the developing world. Another is the interesting possibility of eliminating school systems and teachers via innovative use of technology.
Organizations like Worldreader, which has wirelessly distributed more than 75,000 African and international e-books to children in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, are contributing to the cause of universal digital access for children. Worldreader is a non-profit organization based in Spain and the US. They have been working on developing partnerships that have resulted in putting e-readers, such as Amazon's Kindle, and e-books into the hands of people throughout the developing world. Worldreader manage such education projects, develops partnerships and assesses the outcome that e-books have on reading habits and literacy levels. They also collect best practices for their work. Worldreader says that they now see children spending up to 50% more time reading than before, with some reading up to 90 books in a single year as a result of their work.
However universal access to technology only goes so far towards achieving universal education. The remaining challenge of making the education process both more cost-effective and intuitive has been tackled by Nicholas Negroponte (of the One Laptop Per Child fame), Maryanne Wolf of Tufts University Center for Reading and Language Research, and the MIT Media Lab. Negroponte has come up with a hypothesis that may be shocking to many. Negroponte believes that children can learn to read without either a teacher or a traditional classroom environment. He believes that children by their very nature are built to learn. All we need for this learning to take place is to encourage this learning process using technology. Once we have established ways of doing so effectively, we will be able to minimize the cost of learning, maximize impact and increase the number of children who can be educated.
This is not an empty promise. The team has come up with a two year project that has already started, with tablet devices being offered to two villages in Ethiopia. According to ITPortal.com, no instructions on how to use the tablets were included. The tablets are equipped with solar panels, and are pre-installed with a number of educational applications that are built to appeal to a child's natural curiosity. Software logs record how the devices are used. Without any external contact with the researchers, the children fended for themselves. The children got the tablets out of the boxes and switched on the tablets in minutes. The article goes on to report that by the end of the first week, an average of 57 apps were being utilised per day and by the end of week two children were already learning to recite the alphabet. True, the tracking software may raise hackles among privacy advocates, however poverty and education are arguably more important than privacy concerns at this stage.
What do these developments mean in terms of making quality education available to all children, in the US, Africa and elsewhere? One, we need affordable tablets filled with apps that appeal to a child's natural sense of curiosity, delivered to kids around the world. Aid organizations can help make this affordable. Two, we need for this innovative project to be replicated around the world and the outcomes assessed for success. Three we need to build an app developer community around this project as building the right apps is key to success. Lastly and perhaps most importantly, in education, as with any other sector, we need to get comfortable with the idea that the systems and institutions many of us have grown up with may need to be abandoned as we continue the search for maximizing human good through the use of technology.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is holding a town hall meeting with employees right now, Jordan Kahn at 9 To 5 Mac reports.
He's not doing it because the stock price has been mauled, though we're sure he'll talk about that. This is standard procedure at Apple. It did the same thing last year after it had triumphant earnings.
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First Mate II HM provides go-anywhere thermal imaging for clear vision in total darkness, and through smoke and light fog. Since it's not permanently mounted to your vessel, you can take it anywhere.
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Marshall Norton, Jr.
After working for two years in Chestertown, Marshall settled back in Richmond, VA, where he's now a technical editor and web developer for Capital One.
When not at the office, you can usually find him on stage (and sometimes on a boat) playing piano and organ with one of his many bands. Micah Berry & The Industry Standard play original music in the alt. country vein. The Hard Promises perform classics by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Finally, Three Sheets to the Wind is known as "America's #1 Tribute to Yacht Rock."


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February 16, 2006
Jeremy Burton '08 wasn't dissuaded by last year's fifth place finish in the Baldwin Oratorical contest. He found a topic more near and dear to his heart, wrote about it, and delivered it Thursday night to become the winner of the 132nd competition.
Five finalists competed after a round of preliminary competitions earlier in the week. The speakers were challenged to reflect on a new Wabash College President and construct a speech, "Dear Mr. President ... "
Burton's "A Balancing Act" edged Jim Stephen's "Wabash is Dead" speech for top honors.
"This year I had been experiencing what I wanted to say in the weeks before I wrote the speech," Burton said. "Things that happened to me on campus made me think of three points. I talked about tradition, dialogue, and morals. The difference between last year and this year is it was more personal this year."
Third place went to Josh Paul '07. His speech was titled "A Change of Definition."
Before announcing the winners Rhetoric Professor David Timmerman praised the finalists and those who competed earlier for their efforts. He said this year's topic was clearly one the men had given great thought to and hit close to their hearts.
"The most important thing from my speech is I want to tell Wabash students to stop grouping themselves up and start talking to more than just the people directly around them," said Burton, a Nashville, Indiana native. "Students should start going to the other side of campus they never go to and meet people they never thought they'd meet."
Jake Koeneman '06 and Robert Bloss '09 were fourth and fifth.
Judges were Anthony Gigli '01, Pastor John Van Nuys from the Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Schroeder Career Center Director Scott Crawford.
Each of the finalists received a bound copy of William Shakespeare's works. That tradition began in the contest's first year in 1873. The contest was endowed by gifts from Judge Daniel Pratt Baldwin, a Wabash College trustee and lecturer. Each finalist also receives a cash award.
Burton's name will be engraved on the Baldwin plaque that is mounted in the Ball Theater Lobby.
In photo: Jeremy Burton delivers his speech.


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Levrier is French (I think) for greyhound (je pense) so I'm pretty sure these courier bags will make you go like the clappers on your bike (possiblement).
Based in Bristol, they are made by Dan Burbridge 'for cyclists who want their kit to stay safe and dry in the rain' which is a pretty good thing to focus on because it is always bloody raining in this country. Dan got into making bags after taking voluntary redundancy from his job in IT and having a bit of time on his hands and a bit of skill with a sewing machine set about making a courrier bag for himself. After making one for himself, all his friends wanted one and Dan found himself making a business out of it as the demand grew and Levrier bags, the company, was formed.
Our bag is an early model of the largest capacity model in the range, the Greyhound, with a 35 litre approx main compartment and a 5 litre approx front pocket makes it a bit bigger than a standard back pack. Built from super tough 1000 denier nylon and lined with a waterproof tarpaulin the bag is designed for the daily grind a messenger will put it through, come rain or come shine, week in, week out. A bike messenger doesn't chose to stay indoors if the sky darkens and nimbus clouds obscure the sun so a bag like this needs to perform in the worst of it.
When you order your bag to be made, you need to specify which shoulder you wear you bag over or the buckles will be upside down. Your second choice is what colour you would like it in, navy blue, black or red for the outer and white or bright orange for the liner. Then there are further choices that will affect the price like non-stock outer colours, non-stock liner colours, twin outer pockets, scotchlite reflective strips, X-Strap (useful fo carry REALLY heavy loads), main strap extenders (another set of straps that clip onto the main strap to secure the flap when the bag is overloaded). And some changes that can save money like no back padding, no rib and stabiliser strap padding or no suspension straps.
It is a good sign when we see new cottage industries popping up in the UK, in a country that once upon a time used to be at the sharp end of textiles and manufacturing. This bag is well made, with a good level of detail producing a fairly traditional messenger bag with no bells or whistles just an honest hard worker that is built to last. The long body of the bag sits nicely across your back and with the padded stabilising strap is kept in its place well when riding and while full of kit. There is a padded panel on the back to stop awkward shaped contents prodding into your spine. Fully laden the bag can feel like you are giving someone a fireman's lift and does get a bit sweaty but it also feels like you are being given a big hug and that keeps you warm too. The supplementary X-strap was designed for Dan's young, whippet like frame and not for our more sturdy physiques in the Road.cc office because using it almost certainly would stop circulation to our heads. Remember, this bag is made for you (but this one was made for him) and this is how far Levrier go to getting the right bag for you. Alterations to the design now allow adjustment of all the straps so sharing the bag between friends of different physiques is now a possibility without disfigurement.
A good, honest, hard working messenger bag with no bells or whistles although they could be mounted to it if you wanted.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Levrier Courier bag
Size tested: Blue
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The product is aimed at people who require bike luggage to perform in the worst of the British weather, day in, day out. This does.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
This is the medium/large size courier/messenger bag, with 1000d Cordura outer, fully floating PVC tarp liner, full padded straps, compression straps, suspension straps, front pocket and light loop. All webbing is either nylon (main strap) or polyester (everything else, including the edge binding!) - no cheap nasty polyprolylene stuff. Approximately 35L volume for the main compartment.
Stock outer colours: Navy Blue, Black, Red
Stock liner colours: Orange, White
Custom options:
* Non-stock outer colours: Burgundy, Forest Green, Olive Green +£18
* Non-stock liner colours: Red, Yellow, Blue +£10
* Twin outer pockets +£20
* Right shouldered + £free
* Scotchlite reflective strip +£10
* X-Strap (useful fo carry REALLY heavy loads) +£15
* main strap extenders (another set of straps that clip onto the main strap to secure the flap when the bag is overloaded - £5
* No back padding -£15
* no rib and stabiliser strap padding - £15
* no suspension straps - £5
Quality, tough materials. Good attention to detail and finish
It was water resistant and it was easy to clean. The cross strap didn't fit because it wasn't made for us but the long body of the bag sits well on your back and is very stable.
These sort of bags last for years and in the months that we have been testing it the bag still looks untarnished.
The tough, thick nylon and tarpouline aren't the lightest of materials but they are reassuringly weighty.
The padding was on the thin side but the weight of the contents is distributed along its length, spreading the pressure.
The value of the bag is made apparent after years of use and this should serve you well.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
You can stuff a fair amount of kit into this and carry it about in safe knowledge that it is going to be kept dry. A good messenger bag.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
It is handmade. No frills.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
That the straps lacked adjustment which has been changed for the new models.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, to the hardy all weather bikers
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 179 Weight: 79
I usually ride: Bike that I am testing at the time My best bike is: Giant CFR pro, old school carbon converted to fixed. Kinesis Convert 2 fixed. Shorter cafe racer
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, club rides, sportives, fixed/singlespeed, bare back


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Nassau Community College's adjunct faculty — non-tenured, part-time staff who teach no more than two classes each semester — were on strike last week after the NCC Board of Trustees rejected their demands for a new contract and pay raises. The adjunct faculty's union, the Adjunct Faculty Association, went on strike in the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 9, and called off the strike on Friday, Sept. 13.
A post on the AFA's website stated that the strike was off "pending a super-conciliation meeting" between the union and NCC administration at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday this week, after press time, and it instructed AFA members to return to teaching classes.
The union called off the strike one day after Dr. Kenneth Saunders, NCC's acting president, issued a letter to the striking AFA members stating "that if you do not return to your regularly scheduled classroom assignment effective Monday, Sept. 16, you may be discharged from your employment with the college."
Saunders's letter also stated that AFA members would be docked two days' pay for every one day they were on strike.
The same day that he warned the striking adjuncts to return to work or face dismissal, Saunders announced NCC was looking to replace the union members with new hires. "We have begun solicitations for qualified substitutes for those adjuncts who are currently participating in the illegal strike," Saunders wrote on Sept. 12. "If we are successful in this effort, there will be no impact of the illegal strike on a students' financial aid, on state aid and there will not be any need to consider refunding tuition."
NCC had on Sept. 10 obtained from Margaret Reilly, a judge at the state Supreme Court in Mineola, a temporary restraining order and injunction enjoining the union from striking. (In New York, Supreme Court is a lower-level trial court, not an appellate court.) The injunction cited New York's Taylor Law, which prohibits public employees in the state from striking.
The Taylor Law, passed in 1967, establishes a state Public Employees Relations Board that can, at the request of either a public employer or union, assign a conciliator to work toward a resolution of a labor dispute.


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How long does old debt stay on credit reports?
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If a debt is reported as a charge-off on one's credit report and then later passes the statute of limitations in the state of California, can it be removed from the credit report in its entirety? -- Lindsey
Dear Lindsey,
The statute of limitations and the length of time items remain on your credit report are two completely separate issues. The length of your statute of limitations -- the number of years before a debt is "time barred" from collection -- is based on state law. That state may be where you live (or lived when you opened the account), or it may be the card issuer's state, such as Delaware (a state that changed its laws to attract banks).
Credit reporting, on the other hand, is done by the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion). The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) determines the maximum amount of time an item can stay on a credit report.
Statute of
In California, the statute of limitations on credit card debt is four years. If the state of Delaware applies, the statute of limitations is only three years. The good news is that they can no longer collect from you if you show the courts that the debt is time barred.
Be careful, however, as many people mistakenly think that if a debt is past the statute of limitations, they can throw notices about them in the recycle bin and forget it. If you receive a court summons over an old debt, you must respond in order to prove to the courts that the debt is time barred. If you ignore a debt or a court summons, you may find a chunk missing out of your paycheck one day after the creditor sues you and wins when you don't show up!
Time limits on credit
After the statute of limitations has passed and the creditor has written off the debt, your credit history slate is not wiped clean. Potential creditors, and anyone else who looks at your credit report, can see the debt and the fact that it was never paid. It takes seven years (five years for New York state residents) from on the original delinquency date on the account before the debt drops off your report.
Even one old, unpaid and uncollectible debt can drag down a score, making it difficult for a person to get more credit at a decent interest rate, rent an apartment or sometimes even get a job. Potential creditors are understandably leery of lending money to someone who didn't pay back creditors in the past.
What you can do now
Don't try to hire someone to get a legitimate mark taken off your report. They can't do it -- at least not permanently. At best, they may be able to wrongly challenge accurate reports and have them temporarily removed from your report during an investigation.
You can do something about the negative consequences of the mark, however. Write to the credit bureaus and attach a short 100-word statement to your credit report explaining what happened. For example, you may have lost your job or been in the hospital. If you keep a clean record for a few years after you had problems, creditors are more likely to look past prior problems, especially if you had a legitimate reason for them.
Consider paying the debt if you can. That's still the best way to get rid of a debt and a debt collector. Old debts can still cause problems and stress, even when they are past the date of being collectible. Nothing's stopping creditors from attempting to contact you, as long as they stay within the rules. If you pay off the debt, it will be marked as paid on your credit report.
If you don't pay off the debt, the best you can do is to keep your credit report clean from now on and wait for the seven years to pass. Keep a close eye on your credit from now on, and soon you can have a credit history to be proud of.
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The key to insect control in cotton production is often staying one step ahead of resistance, according to Roger Leonard, an entomologist at the LSU AgCenter in Winnsboro, La.
Leonard, speaking at the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans, La., noted, "About every 20 years, the cotton industry comes close to a near disaster in insect pest management in regard to the development of insecticide resistance."
Leonard cited pyrethroids as the most recent example. "The value of the insecticide was high when it was introduced in 1977. But since 1990, we have seen a dramatic and consistent increase in the survivorship of the tobacco budworm. At that point in time, we surpassed the critical level when we began to see field control failures occur."
Leonard noted that prior to Bt cotton, Louisiana cotton producers "were averaging about five insecticide applications per season targeted at the Heliothine complex (which include cotton bollworm and tobacco budworm). However, the high number of applications could have exceeded 10 to 12 in a given year."
"Fortunately, after 20 years of discovery and development, in 1996, we had the first commercial Bt cotton plants in the field. The success of Bt cotton could not be questioned at that point in time. We were at a level where cotton producers were leaving the industry because of the lack of effective control tools for these insects."
Bt technology, and cotton producers, subsequently enjoyed a period from the late 1990s to early 2000s of "very low inputs for control of bollworm and tobacco budworm. Over the last five years, we've averaged less than 1.5 percent yield loss to these pests. For many years, Heliothines have been the most destructive pest in cotton. In the last two years in Louisiana, the Heliothines have been surpassed by plant bug.
"I don't think anyone can argue with the success of the Bt technology based on grower adoption, not only in Louisiana, but across the entire Cotton Belt," Leonard said. "Louisiana has hit near saturation in planted acres of Bollgard, Bollgard II and WideStrike for the last three or four years, planting over 90 percent of the cotton acreage to these traits."
Few technologies are bulletproof, however. It didn't take very long before weaknesses of single trait Bt cotton to appear including its limited control of beet armyworm and fall armyworm.
Technology companies responded to this with additional traits and/or stacked insecticidal traits, noted Leonard. "In 2005, WideStrike traits were brought on line, and we're going to see additional traits in 2010 and 2012. Coming on line are the VipCot and TwinLink technologies. All of these were put in place to broaden the spectrum of control and add value by reducing insecticide applications for more target pests."
Leonard noted that a direct comparison of the number of sprays on Bt-traited cotton versus non-Bt cotton indicates a difference of only one application over the period from 1999 to 2008.
Larger differences in the number of sprays occurred in the earlier years of the study period, but Leonard stressed that this doesn't mean the value of Bt cotton has decreased in recent years.
"It's just that we have saturated our acres with Bollgard, Bollgard II and WideStrike cotton varieties. So it's harder to find those areas that are non-Bt, and average sprays are decreasing as we continue to see that saturation."
Leonard says that in general, the registration of Bollgard "decreased insecticide applications for bollworm by about 50 percent. The stacked proteins are going to decrease that by another 50 percent. We will not see an elimination of applications in the future, but we will continue to see this decrease occur."
Leonard says that despite their high level of control by Bt cotton, "Heliothines will always remain as pests. In areas where we have planted a high percentage of non-Bt cotton across the Mid-South, it won't take very long for tobacco budworm to re-emerge as a primary pest and cause significant yield loss."
Leonard noted that today, most of the foliar insecticide applications and costs in cotton are coming from control of non-target pest management. This is to be expected, but Leonard says the pest spectrum will improve as more pests are incorporated into trans gene technologies.
"It's important to remember that although these technologies have high upfront costs, they do provide a predictable level of crop protection. It's not reactive anymore, and it's a wonderful risk management tool to reduce the possibility of severe yield losses from those target pests.
"But I do have some concerns. Competition within the industry is critical to manage upfront costs. More traits, or companies that are involved, will greatly benefit cotton producers in trying to determine which of these technologies best fit their needs."
Leonard added that he has concern "about value-added components such as seed treatments being placed on traited cotton seed by the basic manufacturers. Are they really value-added to the producer, or to the industry?"
Leonard says germplasm development is crucial to producer profits as Bt technology tries to stay a step ahead of resistance. "This season is a transition year, where we will be moving from the single-traited cottons into the stacked-gene cottons. It will be the last year we will be allowed to plant varieties like DP 555 BG/RR. Presently, seed companies are searching diligently trying to find replacement varieties for that cultivar, and hopefully we'll see some of these in the near future."
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