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It's Wednesday night. You want to go out to meet people but you don't enjoy bars. You stopped smoking and can't stand the smell anymore, you're in the middle of a tough workout program, you don't like the taste of alcohol and you have to work tomorrow. Where do you go?
You stay at home! What a pitty!
We strive for a better nightlife. A healthy lifestyle will no longer exclude partying per se. Our guests will be able to combine their busy lives with ecstatic after-work events. We will be at the base of the latest trends while letting our guests experience the newest innovation in drink & food.
We believe in the power of natural highs. This sounds funky but let us explain: The essence of a great event is its social energy. During our long experience in organizing raves for Berlin's underground scene (which were sometimes quite consumption-intense), we realized that the freshest, most energetic and most socially active guests were always sober. This is exactly the spirit that we aim for on Sober Sensation events.
State-of-the-art event techniques will ensure a unique five-sense experience for our guests. Therefore we gathered a team of the best scent-artists, DJs, dancers and artists around us who know how to stir up the crowd. Action areas will get the guests involved with trendsports like yoga, zumba and more, giving them the possibility and space to connect.
What's to serve on an event without alcohol? Sure, we cut out one element of traditional bartending. But that doesn't mean we're not offering our guests a vast variety of high quality drinks.
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Next to non-alcoholic beer and smoothies our bar will serve local nitro-coffee and kombucha along with the newest independent drinks and hippest lemonades. We want to give young and innovative beverage brands a platform on which they can reach out to the heart of Berlin's creative scene. Why? Because they're cool.
Party takes off when the music starts. Rolling beats touch something buried deep inside us, back from the days when we were beating drums and dancing around a campfire in a dark cave, connecting to something greater.
Music will be in the center of our events while all other sensations will be carefully architectured around it. We will not settle on one specific genre but rather take our guests on a journey through the world of sound. We will give the most skilled underground DJs and live acts a stage to transport their craft to the people while only using the best hardware on the market.
Gideon is a naturally born party host. At the age of 6 he was already eager to host the best birthday parties and some time later he became a DJ stirring up the nightlife scene of his hometown Frankfurt. Now he looks back onto some 4 years of professional work in events and nightlife. Not only has he organized several parties with up to 2000 guests, worked in renowned event agencies like Kontrapunkt and was a project manager for Festival of Lights . He also founded a project for Techno raves in Berlin, building up strong ties to the city's underground scene.
Baron is a young DJ and producer raised in Berlin and currently studying in Hamburg. He was raised with music and has played a hand full of instruments since his childhood. This experience with acoustic Instruments inspire the young Berliner in his own music. Baron combines elements from Jazz, Soul and mainly Pop with typical house beats, creating his own certain sound in his sets. After a couple of years in the rough berlin Techno-Scene he is part of Sober Sensation since 2017 and is mainly responsible for the Booking Management. Together with Gideon he also brought Sober Sensation to the beautiful city of Hamburg.
Emma is our new Team member and responsible for PR and eventmanagement. She also grew up in Frankfurt and started early to work as a professional manager in Frankfurt's night scene. Emma studied media in Hamburg and wants to live her passion in Berlin, hosting and organizing parties. Playing in the german national hockey team helped her develop skills, such as discipline and time management. It was always hard to balance the rigor of sport with the demands of working at night. "But anyway, being an allrounder is the most exciting thing."
Oliver is a sober expert with experience. Growing up in the 80s, alternative music with all of its facets greatly influenced him although he studied business. Today, musically, he feels much more at home with singers and song writers. The past few years, Oliver has nurtured a sober lifestyle as he no longer wants to miss out. Today, as a sober ambassador, Oliver supports people, who want to climb out of the alcohol and drug mire. "With SoberSensation and his sobriety, I feel good and understood. In this state, I can celebrate with great people, who also live a dry lifestyle or at least want to try."
Steffen lives for loving. "No, I'm no hippie". He doesn't want to sound soppy, but he thinks love is the one thing we often miss the most. Viewed from the right perspective, benefit lies in abdication. Appreciating his health, nature, people in the developing world and animals he abstains from the consumption of any animalistic products. Five years ago, Steffen couldn't even imagine anything like this. For 4 years now he has been practising this lifestyle as a labour of love and realized it as a profit. Sober doesn't only mean to party without alcohol, but above all it means the things you get instead. Our mainspring is love and we sustainably want to make the world a bit better!
Simone works as osteopath and has experienced a lot with people in her job. Our body is the temple of our soul and this is just why we should treat it carefully. Everybody has already felt the hangover after having partied restlessly for three days. Unfortunately this doesn't feel healthy, quite the contrary. There is no one who hasn't felt this horrible feelings once in their lives. That's just why Simone supports the concept of this party. You can live it up, follow the thythms of the music happily and the next day will nevertheless start without hangover. Celebrating simply makes you happy and having your friends around is even perfect. Since Simone's move to Berlin she's been celebrating sober. Thus she's experienced the nightlife more intensively and now she stays on longer than before. Simone has been partying sober since the very first hour of Sober Sensation. Become a part of us and give you a chance for testing it how you can dance till ectasy without any booze. I can just recommend it to everybody.
"Sober Sensation is brilliant in all aspects. The name, the idea and the execution are exceptional and something that has been missing in Germany."
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Melted butter is used in both the filling and the dough, and to grease the pan — its easiest to melt the total amount (8 tablespoons) all at once in a heatproof measuring cup and then measure it as needed. The cream cheese makes the glaze thicker and less grainy, but it can be omitted.–Editors of Cook's Illustrated
Fastest Cinnamon Buns
- Quick Glance
- Makes 8 buns
- For the cinnamon buns
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces) dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon plus 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (either low-fat or full-fat)
- For the glaze
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 cup (4 ounces) confectioners' sugar
- Make the buns
- 1. Adjust an oven rack to the upper-middle position and heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Brush a round 9-inch nonstick cake pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Spray a wire cooling rack with nonstick cooking spray.
- 2. Combine the brown sugar, 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon melted butter and stir with a fork or fingers until the mixture resembles wet sand; set the filling mixture aside.
- 3. Whisk together the flour, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the buttermilk and 2 tablespoons butter in a measuring cup. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until the liquid is absorbed (the dough will look shaggy), about 30 seconds. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until just smooth and no longer shaggy about 30 seconds.
- 4. Pat the dough with your hands into a 12 by 9-inch rectangle. Brush the dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle the dough evenly with the brown sugar filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Press the filling firmly into the dough. Using a bench scraper or metal spatula, loosen the dough from the work surface. Starting at a long side, roll the dough, pressing lightly, to form a tight log. Pinch the seam to seal. Roll the log seam-side down and cut it evenly into 8 pieces. Turn the pieces over on their flat sides, and with your hand, slightly flatten each piece of dough to seal the open edges and keep the filling in place. Place 1 roll in the center of the prepared pan and then place the remaining 7 rolls around the perimeter of the pan. Brush the rolls with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- 5. Bake until the edges are golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes. Use an offset metal spatula to loosen the buns from the pan. Wearing oven mitts, place a large plate over the pan and invert the buns onto the plate. Place the greased cooling rack over the plate and invert the buns onto the rack. Cool about 5 minutes before glazing.
- Make the glaze and finish the buns
- 6. While the buns are cooling, line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (for easy cleanup); set the rack with the buns on the baking sheet. Whisk the cream cheese and buttermilk in a large bowl until thick and smooth (the mixture will look like cottage cheese at first). Sift the confectioners' sugar over the mixture and whisk until a smooth glaze forms' about 30 seconds. Spoon the glaze evenly over the buns; serve immediately.
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- Two skins to choose from, both light and dark.
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IRVINE — It was little less than a month ago when sophomore Evan Schwartz said he was just having fun and playing on the junior varsity team.
But these days, soccer is much more competitive and intense on the Corona del Mar High varsity team. At first that made Schwartz nervous. But the new team didn't appear to totally intimidate him.
He was excited for his opportunity. Schwartz stepped up with his first varsity goal in his second game to help the Sea Kings beat Northwood, 2-0, in a Pacific Coast League game at Meadowood Park on Friday.
So just how does Schwartz top his performance against the Timberwolves?
"Score two more next game," he said.
He just might. He led the junior varsity team with six goals before league play began and he was called up to the varsity team. He's been one of several CdM players who have stepped up as the Sea Kings (6-5-3, 1-0-1 in league) have dealt with injuries throughout the season.
CdM senior Conor Roche, last season's PCL Offensive MVP who led the Sea Kings with 17 goals, has been out with a hip flexor. Because of hip problems and illness, he's only played "three or four games," CdM Coach George Larsen said.
He played a few minutes in CdM's 1-1 tie with University on Wednesday. Roche's shot hit off the post and Jack Nowak was there to put it away. It was Nowak's 10th goal of the season.
"We don't have a team with the big-name stars like we've had in the past, but we do have a lot of good players and we have depth," Larsen said. "We have been able to sustain a good level with a lot of good players out."
Larsen said he had six players out on Friday. That might make it hard for most coaches to smile, but Larsen had a big grin when he talked about players like Schwartz, Nowak, Davis Case, Chris Von Der Ahe and Reed Wolonsky after Friday's win.
Von Der Ahe marked Northwood's Chase Walmsley throughout the first half. Walmsley is a speedy forward who can punish you if he's set up on a one-on-one situation, Timberwolves Coach Josh Brooks said.
Wolonsky marked Walmsley in the second half of a physical and intense game that included five yellow cards, four for Northwood (0-10-2, 0-2-0). Larsen said Von Der Ahe and Wolonsky both played great defensively.
Case scored CdM's first goal 10 minutes into the game. He connected on a free kick from about 20 yards out. The Northwood goalie got a hand on it, but Case's shot still found its way into the net. The free kick came after a foul on Max Premer, who had missed time with an ankle injury earlier this season.
Northwood nearly tied the game with less than a minute left in the first half. Sean Yoon thought he had scored off a rebound, but the referee called offside.
Schwartz, who wears jersey No. 01, scored 13 minutes into the second half. Jake Kim provided the assist, a nice pass from the corner that landed in front of the net, where Schwartz put it away with a header.
Marshall Fern was injured on the play for Northwood with several of his teammates complaining to officials for a call. It appeared Fern was pushed into the post at the goal during the scoring play. Schwartz's goal was more than enough to ensure the win.
"The way the game was going, there were a lot of fouls so it just would take one set piece or a call by the ref that could've swung the game," Larsen said. "We behaved a little bit different when that second goal came. I thought we finished well."
Goalies Gavin Allen (first half) and Stonor Boyse (second half) helped CdM earn the shutout. They had two saves each. They've had to step up too. Hagen Truninger had been the starting goalie, but he's been out with a fractured rib, Larsen said.
Larsen expects Roche and Truninger to return in the coming weeks, but no date is certain.
"If we get [Roche] healthy down the stretch it will be a big plus," Larsen said.
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The Guide of the Perplexed is what the Jewish sage Maimonides titled his esoteric masterpiece. The State Department's "Press Guidance" of this past Tuesday regarding former former Iran President Khatami's visit to the United States anticipates perplexity, but it displays more perplexity than enlightenment:
Q: Why have you issued a visa to Khatami and what are your views about his trip?
Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami has requested a visa to come to the United States, where he plans to attend the Alliance of Civilizations meetings at the UN, as well as other U.S.-based speaking events during the first two weeks of September.
Former President Khatami has been invited by private organizations in the United States.
We are an open society, tolerant of diverse viewpoints.
Q: Why are other Iranian Government officials not allowed to travel beyond the 25-mile ban?
Khatami is a former Iranian official. He is not part of the current Iranian regime.
Q: Why let the former head of a terrorist regime into the country at a time when his successor stands in total defiance of the international community on Iran's nuclear program, support for terror, etc.? What are we hoping to accomplish?
We recognize that former President Khatami headed a regime that is a leading sponsor of terrorism, human rights abuses, and, presided over Iran's secret nuclear program which is now the focus of possible UN action.
After careful deliberation, however, we determined that issuing Mr. Khatami a limited visa, and allowing Mr. Khatami to present his views directly to the American people, will demonstrate to Iran that the United States upholds its commitment to freedom and democracy.
We expect that Khatami will face tough questions from his audiences in the United States about the past and present behavior of the Iranian regime.
Q: Has the Administration's view of the Iranian Government changed?
No. Khatami's visit does not signal a change in U.S. policy toward Iran. Should we grant this visa, it would not alter our concerns about the regime that Mr. Khatami led. Should Mr. Khatami visit the United States, we trust this occasion would send a message to all Iranians that the United States is an open society, tolerant of diverse viewpoints.
As we have said repeatedly, the United States remains gravely concerned about the regime's violent rhetoric and its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Iran continues to flout international norms and its responsibilities to the international community. We remain deeply concerned about the regime's violent rhetoric and its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons. Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
As the President and Secretary Rice have made clear, America stands with those who are striving to expand democracy and build a better future.
Q: Will Khatami meet with Administration officials during his visit?
There are no plans for Mr. Khatami to meet with any Administration officials during his visit.
Q: Who will provide security for Khatami during his visit?
Per diplomatic protocol, the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security will oversee security arrangements for Mr. Khatami during his visit.
Q: What kind of visa will Mr. Khatami receive?
A G-4. We are obligated to issue Mr. Khatami a visa under the U.N Headquarters Agreement. The U.N. has invited him to come to the U.N. to attend a meeting of the "Alliance of Civilizations", a high level panel set up by U.N. Secretary General Annan, who appointed Khatami as a member.
The State Department "guidance" confuses the boundary between what is obligatory and what is discretionary in the visa it has issued Khatami. The State Department defends Khatami's appearances beyond official UN business outside New York, and Khatami will appear to speak at a CAIR dinner in Arlington, at the National Cathedral in Washington and at the Kennedy School in Cambridge. Today's New York Sun carries an editorial condemning Khatami's Kennedy School appearance. Although the editorial doesn't directly address the doubletalk and confusion in the State Department "guidance," it speaks to the abomination at issue and touches on related themes we have previously explored here:
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, fresh from having established itself as a headwater of anti-Israel agitation, is choosing to mark the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in an astounding way — by hosting Mohammed Khatemi, a former president of Iran, an enemy state levying a terrorist war against America. Mr. Khatemi has been invited to speak on, of all things, "Ethics of Tolerance in the Age of Violence." The title insults the intelligence of all those who would attend. What in the world is a man who presided over the July 9, 1999, crackdown on Tehran University, where hundreds of students were arrested and tortured, doing speaking about "tolerance" at a university?
What a disgusting way for Harvard to mark the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of a war that has claimed thousands of American lives and is still in full tilt. Not that Mr. Khatemi won't feel right at home at the Kennedy School. A professor there who had served as its academic dean, Stephen Walt, co-wrote a paper earlier this year that sounds pretty much like what Mr. Khatemi says. Here's a side-by-side comparison:
• Mr. Khatemi told CNN in January 1998, "The impression of the people of the Middle East and Muslims in general is that certain foreign policy decisions of the United States are in fact made in Tel Aviv, and not in Washington." Mr. Walt wrote, "The bottom line is that AIPAC, which is a de facto agent for a foreign government, has a stranglehold on the U.S. Congress."
• Mr. Khatemi told CNN, "I regret to say that the improper American policy of unbridled support for the aggression of a racist, terrorist regime does not serve the United States interest, nor does it even serve those of the Jewish people." Mr. Walt wrote, "This extraordinary generosity might be understandable if Israel were a vital strategic asset or if there were a compelling moral case for sustained U.S. backing. But neither rationale is convincing."
• Mr. Khatemi told CNN, "Israeli intransigence and the course of the current peace process and its failure to honor its own undertakings has enraged even the United States' allies in the region." Mr. Walt wrote of "the obvious need to rebuild America's image in the Arab and Islamic world."
• Mr. Khatemi has spoken of "the criminal Zionist regime." Mr. Walt said: "the creation of Israel entailed a moral crime against the Palestinian people," and earlier this week, Mr. Walt appeared at the National Press Club in Washington at a forum sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and cited Human Rights Watch's reports accusing Israel of war crimes in Lebanon. Mr. Walt also cited a review praising his paper that appeared in Foreign Affairs, a journal edited by the vice chairman of Human Rights Watch, James F. Hoge Jr.
• In April 2001, the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Mr. Khatemi as saying, "As a parasite, Zionism is founded on the fallacious concepts of superiority and the transgression of human rights." Mr. Walt wrote, "Israel was explicitly founded as a Jewish state and citizenship is based on the principle of blood kinship."
• Mr. Khatemi, in Japan last week, said the West had nothing to fear from Iran's nuclear program. "We are seeking a peaceful kind of use of nuclear technology," Mr. Khatemi said, according to AFP. Mr. Walt has also written, "Iran's nuclear ambitions do not pose an existential threat to the United States. If Washington could live with a nuclear Soviet Union, a nuclear China, or even a nuclear North Korea, then it can live with a nuclear Iran."
The Kennedy name that sits on Harvard's Kennedy School was tarnished by Ambassador Joseph Kennedy's appeasement of the Nazis, but redeemed by the sacrifice of Kennedy's oldest son, Joseph, and by John F. Kennedy's heroism in the combat of World War II. In that war against fascism, Harvard itself was slow to realize the threat but eventually mobilized. In this war, the danger is the opposite: Harvard's president at the start of the war, Lawrence Summers, recognized the threat, but now that the war is under way, Mr. Summers has been ousted and Harvard is wavering and even inviting an enemy representative to speak on campus.
This tragedy couldn't come at a worse time, for we are at a moment when American needs, above all else, clarity of understanding. The comprehension that America is at war with Islamic fascists is not new. As far back as 1979, Michael Ledeen wrote about the fascistic nature of the clerics bidding for power in Iran; in the adjacent columns, we reprint, from the Wall Street Journal, one of his early, prophetic warnings. [The column is accessible here.] President Bush has recently been more consistent in using precise language in naming the enemy for what it is. It may be that Mr. Khatemi will surprise us all and defect while he is at Harvard. If he doesn't, he will have achieved a victory for enemy propagandists.
Our friend Hugh Hewitt comments (with links) here and here. The State Department's action as well as the defense of its action are profoundly demoralizing and frankly disgusting.


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Bioenergy (Biofuels and Biomass)
Biomass can be used to produce renewable electricity, thermal energy, or transportation fuels (biofuels). Biomass is defined as living or recently dead organisms and any byproducts of those organisms, plant or animal. The term is generally understood to exclude coal, oil, and other fossilized remnants of organisms, as well as soils. In this strict sense, biomass encompasses all living things. In the context of biomass energy, however, the term refers to those crops, residues, and other biological materials that can be used as a substitute for fossil fuels in the production of energy and other products. Living biomass takes in carbon as it grows and releases this carbon when used for energy, resulting in a carbon-neutral cycle that does not increase the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases.
Biomass Energy
The energy stored in biomass can be released to produce renewable electricity or heat. Biopower can be generated through combustion or gasification of dry biomass or biogas (methane) captured through controlled anaerobic digestion. Cofiring of biomass and fossil fuels (usually coal) is a low-cost means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving cost-effectiveness, and reducing air pollutants in existing power plants. Thermal energy (heating and cooling) is often produced at the scale of the individual building, through direct combustion of wood pellets, wood chips, and other sources of dry biomass.
Combined heat and power (CHP) operations often represent the most efficient use of biomass (utilizing around 80 percent of potential energy). These facilities capture the waste heat and/or steam from biopower production and pipe it to nearby buildings to provide heat or to chillers for cooling.
A number of transportation fuels can be produced from biomass, helping to alleviate demand for petroleum products and improve the greenhouse gas emissions profile of the transportation sector. Ethanol from corn and sugarcane, and biodiesel from soy, rapeseed, and oil palm dominate the current market for biofuels, but a number of companies are moving forward aggressively to develop and market a number of advanced second-generation biofuels made from non-food feedstocks, such as municipal waste, algae, perennial grasses, and wood chips. These fuels include cellulosic ethanol, bio-butanol, methanol and a number of synthetic gasoline/diesel equivalents. Until we are able to produce a significant amount of electric vehicles that run on renewably-produced electricity, biofuels remain the only widely available source of clean, renewable transportation energy.
Biobased Products
Just as biomass can substitute for fossil fuels in the production of energy, it can also provide a renewable substitute for the many industrial products and materials made from petroleum or natural gas – biobased foams, plastics, fertilizers, lubricants, and industrial chemicals are a few of the possibilities.
Biomass Feedstocks
Every region has its own locally generated biomass feedstocks from agriculture, forest, and urban sources.
A wide variety of biomass feedstocks are available and biomass can be produced anywhere that plants or animals can live. Furthermore, most feedstocks can be made into liquid fuels, heat, electric power, and/or biobased products. This makes biomass a flexible and widespread resource that can be adapted locally to meet local needs and objectives.
Some of the most common (and/or most promising) biomass feedstocks are:
- Grains and starch crops – sugar cane, corn, wheat, sugar beets, industrial sweet potatoes, etc.
- Agricultural residues – Corn stover, wheat straw, rice straw, orchard prunings, etc.
- Food waste – waste produce, food processing waste, etc.
- Forestry materials – Logging residues, forest thinnings, etc.
- Animal byproducts – Tallow, fish oil, manure, etc.
- Energy crops – Switchgrass, miscanthus, hybrid poplar, willow, algae, etc.
- Urban and suburban wastes – municipal solid wastes (MSW), lawn wastes, wastewater treatment sludge, urban wood wastes, disaster debris, trap grease, yellow grease, waste cooking oil, etc.
Biomass and Land Use
Like wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources, biomass can make a positive impact on our atmosphere by lessening our dependence on climate change-inducing fossil fuels. Biomass energy differs from other renewables, however, in the extent to which its use is directly tied to the farms, forests, and other ecosystems from which biomass feedstocks are obtained. Because of this close association, the use of biomass has the potential to result in a wide range of environmental and social impacts, both positive and negative, above and beyond its use as a substitute for fossil fuels. Impacts on soils, water resources, biodiversity, ecosystem function, and local communities will differ depending on what choices are made regarding what types of biomass are used, as well as where and how they are produced. This is why biomass needs to be produced and harvested as sustainably as possible. In this sense, sustainability refers to choosing management practices that minimize adverse impacts and complement local land-management objectives, such as farm preservation, forest stewardship, food production, and wildlife management.
One land use issue that often arises is the perceived conflict between food production and bioenergy (the so-called 'food-vs.-fuel' debate). Many traditional food crops, such as corn, sugar and vegetable oils, are also some of the most commonly used energy feedstocks. Furthermore, agricultural land may be shifted from producing food to the production of dedicated energy crops. The use of agricultural crops and lands has undoubtedly contributed in part to increased prices for many of these commodities. Many other factors, however, have contributed much more substantially to this increase, including inflation of the dollar and especially the rapid rise in price of fossil fuels. Oil and natural gas, in the form of fuel and synthetic fertilizers, are two of the biggest economic inputs in food production and distribution. There are many opportunities to further reduce the conflict between food and fuel production, including an increased use of agricultural wastes, logging residues, food scraps, municipal solid waste, and marginal lands.
Another issue heavily associated with biomass production is greenhouse gas emissions from land management and land use change. These refer to emissions of greenhouse gases (especially CO2, CH4, and N2O) resulting from agricultural inputs, management practices, and land use changes associated with production of biomass. These emissions can be divided into direct and indirect sources. Direct emissions refer to those resulting from land clearing, agricultural inputs (such as fertilizers), or management practices undertaken in the process of growing or harvesting a biomass crop. Indirect emissions are associated with market-driven land use change. These are the emissions that occur when forests, grasslands, or other ecosystems are cleared to produce crops or other commodities to compensate for land that has been diverted to energy production. The effects are difficult to quantify or attribute, making indirect emissions from land use change (ILUC) a very controversial subject.
Finally, it is important to remember that biomass markets will add value to biomass products, residues, and productive lands. This value will help improve the economic viability of working lands and act as a positive incentive to help preserve farms and forests from the accelerating threat of urban and suburban sprawl – the greatest land use impact.
Learn more about Bioenergy:
- Debate over Biomass' Role Enters "Green New Deal" Fray
- Bioenergy Will Play Critical Role in Decarbonizing Transport, Heating & Cooling – Report
- November 9-13 Design Competition to Showcase Wood Stove Advancements
- Home Grown Bioenergy Contributes to Forest Health and Rural Jobs Across America
- Biogas as a Waste Management Solution
- Growing Jobs and Rural Economies: The Farm Bill's Energy Title
- Ramping Up Sustainable Biomass Use – Bioenergy's Role in a Low-Carbon Future
- Republican Tax Package Leaves Out "Orphaned" Renewables, Biodiesel
- Fact Sheet - Biogas: Converting Waste to Energy
- The Reality Behind the Renewable Fuel Standard, the Economy, and the Environment


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Press release: Mirchi collects 24 crores in 2 weeks
The success of Telugu action-drama Mirchi, which has reaped gold at the box-office, is a team effort and no single person from the unit can claim the success, says actor Prabhas Raju.
Im extremely happy with the success of the movie. All of us worked together for one common goal and we have finally achieved it. No single person from the team can claim the success of the film. It was a team effort, Prabhas told IANS.
I was confident that the movie will do well right from the beginning because I saw the confidence in my director. The passion with which he brought this story, floored me, and I couldnt decline the offer, he added.
Mirchi, directed by debutant Koratala Siva, collected approximately Rs 24 crore in two weeks worldwide. It released all over on February 8.
Prabhas is paired opposite Anushka Shetty and Richa Gangopadhyay in the film. The movie narrates how the protagonist wins peoples hearts with love and helps in reuniting two rival families.
He says it may have been a commercial film, yet it managed to touch hearts with a message.
Films nowadays are bound to have commercial elements to draw the attention of masses. Mirchi too has high commercial values, but at the same time weaves a good message, which was unanimously accepted by the audience, he said.
Meanwhile, Prabhas is currently busy filming for Telugu period-drama Baahubali.
After Chatrapathi, I wanted to work with Rajamouli again but somehow it didnt happen until now. This is an exciting project where I get to ride horses and wield swords. I cant wait for it to come out, said Prabhas.


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Lightfoot Paper, 1865
Source: Guide to the Lightfoot Paper, 1865, Manuscript Collection #12
Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo
At left and right are two pages from a 6-page letter (28 May 1865) handwritten by an anonymous Pro-Union woman living in Gainesville, Georgia to her sister in the North shortly after the end of the civil war. In the segment of the letter shown she describes the murder of 12 of 24 Union prisoners of war, captured by Southern Home Guard troops in November 1864, during General William Tecumseh Sherman's march to Atlanta and then to Savannah; in other portions of the letter she describes the arrival of hordes of starving soldiers demanding food, the wartime suffering of the people in the South due to the blockade; the financial losses of southerners who invested in Confederate bonds; and the efforts of ladies to prepare clothes for soldiers. She also recounts her refusal to support secession or participate in pro-war activities; plans of neighbors to move to Mexico following the defeat of the Confederacy; the lack of new clothes as a result of the war; five years worth of family news; and the fears of her neighbors for the future including whether slaves would actually be freed and Southern land confiscated. Photocopied. 6 p. 2 copies. Loaned for copying my Miss Jean Lightfoot, 9/25/1967. To view the entire letter and a transcript please visit the Special Collections Department of Joyner Library.


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IEEE 802.11 WLAN - Beacon Frame
This model shows transmission and reception of beacon frames in an 802.11 based wireless local area network (WLAN) as described in [ 1 ]. The beacon frame is a type of management frame. It identifies a service set formed by a number of 802.11 devices. The access point (AP) of a service set periodically transmits the beacon frame to establish and maintain the network. In an ad hoc network, the stations transmit the beacon frame.
Structure of the Example
The model has three main parts:
- Model Parameters, where you can select the information sent within the beacon frame and the channel parameters,
- 802.11 System, which is formed of the transmitter, channel, and the receiver,
- Results, where you can view the most important received information, such as CRC flags, packet type, and received SSID.
The following section describes the transmitter and receiver in more detail.
The transmitter implements a lightweight MAC sublayer and physical layer that constructs the PHY layer frame. It transmits each PHY frame using several consecutive channel frames.
The MAC sublayer constructs the beacon frame, which is a type of a management frame. The following figure [ 1 ] shows the management frame format. This frame is also called a MAC protocol data unit (MPDU).
This example implements a beacon frame with a frame body that contains the following fields:
- Timestamp
- Beacon interval
- Capability
- SSID elements
- Supported rates element
- Direct sequence (DS) parameter set element
- Contention Free (CF) parameter set element (optional)
You can set some of the parameters contained in these fields using the model parameters GUI. For example, the channel number parameter, which is sent in the DS parameter set element.
The transmitter turns on periodically to transmit a beacon frame. The beacon interval parameter determines the transmission period.
The PHY Framer and Modulator creates the PLCP protocol data unit (PPDU) by adding the physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) preamble and header to the MPDU. The PLCP preamble contains 128 bits of ones (SYNC), which are later scrambled. The receiver determines the presence of a PPDU frame using this SYNC signal. The LENGTH field of the PLCP header determines the MPDU frame length. PLCP header also contains a 16-bit CRC.
The transmitter scrambles the PPDU frame, modulates using differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) at a rate of 1 Mbps, and applies spreading using a length 11 Barker code. This subsystem also pads extra chips to the spread symbols to reach a 1024-bit maximum PPDU length. This way, the system forces the MAC layer to work at a period of 1024 microseconds, which is a time unit (TU).
The transmitter emits 128 modulated symbols (1408 chips), which is a channel frame, at a time. Modulated symbols pass through a square root raised cosine pulse shaping filter. Pulse shaped symbols are sent through an AWGN channel that also applies a frequency offset and delay.
The receiver consists of down-conversion and matched filtering, a receiver controller, and a detector.
The receiver controller searches for the scrambled SYNC signal using the Preamble Detector block. Once the SYNC signal is detected, the controller delays the received signal to align at a channel frame boundary, down samples, and turns on the detector. The controller also provides indices to the detector to aid parsing the received frame.
The detector despreads, demodulates, and descrambles the received signal. The packet parser creates a PLCP buffer and an MPDU buffer. Once the PLCP buffer fills, the PLCP decoder turns on and decodes the PLCP frame. If the PLCP CRC checks, i.e. the CRC check flag is 0, then the PLCP decoder supplies the length of the MPDU to the MPDU decoder. Otherwise, the detector is turned off by the receiver controller.
When the MPDU buffer receives the number of bits that the LENGTH field of the PLCP specifies, the MPDU decoder is activated. If the MPDU CRC checks, i.e. MPDU CRC flag is 0, then the MPDU contents are parsed.
Results and Displays
When you run the simulation, it displays these textual results:
- PLCP CRC flag (0 for no error, 1 for error or no frame)
- MPDU CRC flag (0 for no error, 1 for error or no frame)
- Frame type (0 for management frame)
- Frame subtype (8 for beacon frame)
- Selected MPDU information, such as beacon interval and SSID
You can see all the PLCP and MPDU information if you open the PLCP and MPDU display subsystems.
The simulation also displays the scatter plots of transmitted and received chips, and the despread symbols. You can see the rotating scatter plot due to the frequency offset. The differential demodulator is able to track the phase change and correctly demodulate the symbols.
Exploring the Example
This example allows you to modify beacon frame parameters such as beacon interval, SSID, supported rates, etc. You can also include or exclude the CF parameter set element from the generated beacon frame. You can also set the noise level (Es/No), delay, and frequency offset introduced by the channel.
Selected Bibliography
- IEEE Std 802.11-2007: IEEE Standard for Information technology - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks - Specific requirements, Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, IEEE, New York, NY, USA, 1999-2007.


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The hubs and I went on a very quick getaway to Denver to see our favorite singer live. We have been dying to see Amanda Shires for years but she never seems comes to our state. However, she does go to places like Denver, CO. Since we had just celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary, we figured, why the heck not. Let's go to Denver! It was the perfect excuse. So, we booked our little 2 1/2 day getaway to Denver to see Amanda at Opelia's Electric Soapbox (amazing little venue) and to do a bit of sightseeing (my fave). Unfortunately, I had altitude sickness the entire trip but was determined to push through. It was by far the most fun I have ever had all while feeling dizzy and nauseous.
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Colorado :: Day Four
This was the fourth day and the last day of our fun adventure in Colorado. I booked the red eye so we could spend the entire day playing.
After packing up and leaving our little apartment in Boulder, I went across the street to a local coffee shop. Since Boulder was full of local spots all offering gluten-free options, I don't know why I was so surprised that this local coffee spot had gluten-free coffee cake. I have been gluten-free for six years now. So, I literally haven't had a coffee cake in over six years.
My face lit up like a kid on Christmas morning when I saw that gluten-free caramel coffee cake looking at me through the glass counter. I immediately told the barista that I'd like one coffee cake to go. I grabbed my cake and latte and headed for the apartment to have one last meal on the patio. I ate that coffee cake savoring each bite like it was the last one on earth while enjoying the cool Colorado morning.
On our last day in Colorado, Steve wanted to go white water rafting most of all but we missed the season for it. So, instead he decided we would rent an ATV and ride trails in the Rockies. We drove though big trails, small trails, dirt trails and very rocky trails all while taking in the beauty of the changing leaves and wildlife. It was a blast even when the temperature dropped to 40 degrees and it started raining. Well, maybe it wasn't a blast at that point but still fun. We did turn the ATV in early at the point that our hands were completely numb.
Colorado you were awesome! Your beauty amazed me at every turn. It was a great celebration. Happy 40th once again to my wonderful husband. I can't wait to spend many more celebrations with you.
Colorado :: Day Three
This was by far the best picture day of all. The views we saw were epic.
We went to Eldorado Canyon right outside of Boulder. After we got there, I realized that I didn't do enough research (which is very unlike me). I assumed that we would drive through the sightseeing area just as we'd done the day before in the Rocky Mountain National Park. That was definitely not the case. Steve was wearing flip flops and I was wearing sandals, but we didn't let that stop us. We figured that we could bring a little Florida to Colorado. We hiked the trail and climbed the rocks all without losing our shoes.
We'd also planned to go see the Flatirons, which are massive rock formations that look like slanted slabs. We followed the directions but wound up winding up a tiny road to the top of a mountain. When we stopped, we were completely amazed. I felt like we were on top of the world and at that location, I guess we were; on top of all the other surrounding mountains at least (check out the first pic). The views were breathtaking. I certainly had never experienced anything like it before. We walked out onto the overlook rock formation and just looked at the views for the longest time. I simply could not get enough. Honestly, I really wanted to stay longer. I could have easily stayed until the sun went down. Looking back, Steve and I both regretted not staying to watch the sunset. Oh, well. It will be on our list for next time. After winding back down the mountain, we realized that we had driven right past the Flatirons. We stopped to take one quick pic. After seeing the spectacular views from the top of the mountain, the Flatirons just didn't look all that fascinating. Plus, we were exhausted.
Whew, what a day! Colorado, you are amazing!
Colorado :: Day Two
Day two was spent exploring Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park. In the national park we were wowed and amazed by the beautiful views at every turn. I took picture after picture but just kept saying to Steve, "there's no way we will be able to capture the vastness of these mountains in a picture." Now looking back at my pictures I can say that I was right. These pictures are beautiful but do the Rocky Mountains no justice. Taking turn after turn being surrounded by huge mountains, I couldn't help but feel like an ant. With the mountains all around; so big and so vast, I felt extremely tiny.
We traveled up to nearly 12,000 feet. Since I had been sick the day before due to the change in altitude, I was a bit nervous about going up to the peak. I felt pressure on my head and could definitely feel the lack of oxygen, but thank goodness there was no sickness involved.
We ended the day at Estes Park. Estes Park is a little town right at the edge of the Rocky Mountain National Park. It's a small and quaint little mountain town perfect for walking and sightseeing. One of the coolest stops we made in Estes Park was to see the Stanley Hotel. If you're not familiar with the name you'll know it from the movie The Shining. It's the isolated hotel where Jack Nicholson goes to write. It was a little but creepy but very cool.
Colorado :: Day One
The first day of the trip was spent getting settled into our Airbnb rental apartment in Boulder. We chose a cozy little place on the west end of Pearl Street. Since biking is huge in Boulder, and most all of Colorado, we decided to rent a couple of bikes and tour around town. We biked down Pearl Street, went through the college area of town and did Boulder Creek Path.
The one thing that I noticed right away was the great selection of gluten-free food options. It is very rare for me to go to a sandwich shop and eat a sandwich much less going to a coffee shop and being able to eat a coffee cake. I was able to do both of these things and as silly as that sounds, it was extremely exciting. I had a coffee cake for the first time in over six years. I guess it really is all about the little things right?
You hear so much about how difficult it is to adjust to the Colorado altitude especially when doing activities. I found out really quick what that was like especially when biking through the hills in Boulder. In no time, I was gasping for air with a massive headache settling in and feeling exhausted and dizzy. Of course Steve was totally fine. I pushed through and went to bed early hoping that I would feel much better the next day because we had big plans of going to Estes Park and into the Rocky Mountain National Park up to the peak at over 12,000 feet.
Vacation Location
When I think of vacation spots, usually two types come to mind; beach and mountains. At the core, I am a beach person. I have lived near the water almost my entire life and grew up on boats. It was our Sunday family tradition to go to church then pack up the boat and head out on the water the rest of the day. I love the water especially the beach. I have always considered the beach my one true happy place. Nothing else can melt away the stress for me like the beach does.
On the flip side, I am a nature and scenery addict. I would live outside if I could. I simply cannot get enough beautiful landscape views in my life. I like the mountains but really haven't spent much time in any mountain locations. My parents lived in the Tennessee Smokey Mountains for many years after I moved away from home so most of my mountain experiences have come from there.
Steve and I will be leaving in a couple of days to celebrate his 40th birthday in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. I've been told that the Rocky Mountains is the Smokies on steroids. I cannot wait! As I sit on this side of our adventure, I wonder if this mountain experience will change my one true love of the beach. I really do believe that I will always love the beach. It is simply who I am, but the older I get the more I see that pendulum swing further to the other side of the spectrum. Age certainly changes your likes, dislikes and tastes. Don't you just love that? It enables you to try new things and have great new life experiences. I cannot wait to see how this mountain experience changes me.
Let's be honest the only real issue with the mountains is the cold weather.
The Big 4-0 Surprise
Steve turns the big 4-0 this coming Saturday. I couldn't let this monumental birthday pass without doing something. Let's just say I went big for this one. I began planning a couple of months ago and it was intended to be a complete surprise until this week. Well, it didn't turn out exactly as planned. Ever since putting this big surprise together, I meticulously went directly home everyday before the hubs and checked the mail. I didn't want to take any chances that he would see anything pertaining to the big gift. Then there was the one day that I couldn't go directly home. We had visitors in at work and went out to dinner. As I'm sitting at my work dinner, I get a text that says, "please tell me that you didn't buy two plane tickets and an Airbnb reservation for my birthday". Yep, the one day I didn't go directly home, he checked the mail and the entire bill was there. What else could I say but, "SURPRISE! I'm taking you to Colorado!"
After getting over the shock, he was very excited. He has wanted to go back to Colorado ever since he was a teenager. So this Friday, this hot weather Florida beach couple is off to the chilly Rocky Mountains sans kids. Let the big celebration begin. Be sure to check back for pics!
P.S. I've never been to Colorado and am crazy excited!


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We have had an overwhelming demand for our nation rebuilding workshops and are currently fully booked. We will launch our new Centre for First Nations Governance in early June along with exciting new services that are all about governing beyond the reserve and beyond the Indian Act.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track to close positive for the 10th consecutive Friday. Will the winning streak continue?
So far this year, the Dow industrial average rose 600 points in the last 10 Fridays. That accounts for about half of this year's point gains — the index is up 1,274 points.
The unusual streak is the longest since the first half of 2007, when the Dow industrials rose for 12 consecutive Fridays. If the market closes higher today, it will be tied for the third longest ever.
Within the Dow, seven out of thirty stocks are responsible for adding more than 50 percent of this year's point gains: International Business Machines, 3M, McDonald's, United Technologies, Chevron, Travelers, and Home Depot.


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GPUs Under $70 - HD 4550, HD 4350, Galaxy 9500 GT, S3 Chrome 440 GTX
A busy segment, Radeon HD 4550 Card
Welcome to the world of budget graphics
The economic downturn doesn't seem to be effecting the graphics card industry's desire to produce new products though it might be responsible for the sheer amount of budget cards we are seeing today. In the last month or so, AMD has released or will release no less than 5 video cards priced under $100 - the first of which was the AMD Radeon HD 4670 we reviewed just last week.
This time around we have a pair of AMD cards, the Radeon HD 4550 and HD 4350, to look as well as a couple of new competitors. While the Galaxy GeForce 9500 GT card isn't exactly a new GPU the price has been lowered such a dramatic amount in the last 30 days that it deserves another look and is the main competitor to the HD 4550. We also have been testing the S3 Chrome 440 GTX - a budget GPU solution from S3 Graphics on the surface seems to rival with the HD 4350.
In this review we'll evaluate all four cards and see how they stack up to each other with a little budget gaming benchmarking.
The AMD Radeon HD 4550 Card
The Radeon HD 4550 is based on the wildly successful RV770 GPU design that was first unveiled as the Radeon HD 4870 back in June. Since then we have seen the GPU doubled up into the HD 4870 X2 card and cut down slightly for the Radeon HD 4670 mid-range card mentioned above.
The core clock rate on the HD 4550 is set at 600 MHz while the memory clock will run at 800 MHz/1600 MHz of either 512MB or 256MB of DDR3 memory. The card's TPD is listed at just 20 watts by AMD - an impressive power envelope for the performance we'll see later in the review. The transistor could is impressively small as well coming it at just about 242 million and it is of course still built on the same 55nm technology that the RV770 was built on.
You might notice that there is no CrossFire connector on the card and while at first this left me a bit disappointed that AMD had left the feature off their low end cards, I was told that they in fact support CrossFire, and Hybrid CrossFire, without a need for over-the-card connectors and instead utilize only the PCI Express bus for communication.
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Qucik question about AIT 4350.
Can I incorporate one to a DELL 780 SFF (Small form factor)?
Im not sure if the size of the computer matters?
I have a PCI-E slot free but dont know if the card would fit in the case?
Thank you for your help
Eduardo Vila
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Notice Regarding Compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 2016(B)
Counsel for debtors are reminded that Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b) requires the filing of a supplemental disclosure of compensation paid or agreed to be paid, and the source of such
compensation, if not previously disclosed. This disclosure must be filed and served on the United
States Trustee within 15 days after any such payment or agreement
Specifically, this requirement applies to attorney fees for services provided by the debtor's
attorney in connection with a redemption agreement if not previously disclosed. Moreover, if the
debtor incurs a debt to finance the payment of such compensation, whether to the entity financing
the redemption or otherwise, the details of that financing must also be disclosed.
Finally, counsel are reminded that under 11 U.S.C. §329(b), the Court retains the authority
to review the reasonableness of any compensation for services provided in connection with a
redemption agreement.


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Let's face reality -- no one can satisfy all the people all the time. In business, this means an entrepreneur who never says no to any customer is doomed to a hard life and some expensive mistakes. Many people will argue that total customer satisfaction is paramount, but I'm a pragmatist who believes that treating everyone the same really means treating all of them poorly.For example, I have known several sincere technology entrepreneurs who were so busy adding and updating features for their product to satisfy early adopter requests, that they ended up with a bloated, hard to use, late to market and expensive solution which really satisfied no one in their primary market demographic. That's not a happy situation for real customers or the business.Thus, I have developed some guidelines that I believe will help you know when it's appropriate to go all-out for a customer, and know when it's better to say no with conviction and finality.
The key to success in saying no is to recognize the wrong customers for your business before their expectations absorb more of your limited resources than they contribute. In the worst case, you can lose the right customers by redirecting your strategy and resources in an attempt to satisfy the needs of the wrong ones.Successful businesses focus on satisfying and delighting the right customers and redirecting the wrong ones to the right place before they get hurt or hurt your business. Both of these objectives require that you understand the strengths and goals of your business, and your entire team is trained and motivated to achieve the same objectives.Success is being able to say no to a customer -- and still have both of you walk away happy.


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Miranda Lambert Announces 2012 Tour
Miranda Lambert has been burning up the country music scene with her red-hot career, so when it came time for her to put together her new tour for 2012, it was only fitting to call it the On Fire Tour.
The tour is set to kick off on January 12 in Rockford, Ill., and will feature two of country's hottest stars on the rise as her opening acts: Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann. The new trek will come just two months following the release of her fourth studio album, 'Four the Record.'
"I'm looking forward to the tour and playing some new music from 'Four the Record,' and kicking some attitude," says Lambert in a press release about the tour. "Chris and Jerrod have great shows, and we're gonna have a lot of fun out there this year. It will be a great year with our fans. See you out there!"
Next month, Lambert is nominated in two categories at the 45th Annual CMA Awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year. Young is also nominated this year for the New Artist of the Year award. The CMAs will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 8:00PM ET on ABC.
Miranda Lambert 2012 Tour Stops (Dates TBA):
Rockford, Ill.
Lacrosse, Wis.
Fargo, N.D.
Charlotte, N.C.
Lexington, Ky.
Greensboro, N.C.
Baltimore, Md.
Charlottesville, Va.
East Rutherford, N.J.
Huntsville, Ala.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Amherst, Mass.
Hershey, Pa.
Youngstown, Ohio
Macon, Ga.
North Charleston, S.C.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Sale Lake City, Utah
Broomfield, Colo.
Kearney, Neb.
Toledo, Ohio.
Saginaw, Mich.
Louisville, Ky.
Charleston, W.V.
Tulsa, Okla.
Little Rock, Ark.
Wichita, Ks.
Columbia, Mo.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Min.
Green Bay, Wis.
Fresno, Calif.
Mountain View, Calif.


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Innovative Tools Help Food and Beverage Processors with Product Development Ideation
Crowdsourcing, open innovation and consultants can bring fresh perspectives to your product development process.
For a creativity exercise, a Hershey Co. product development team was asked to go on an imaginary vacation to the Alps. Looking at a travel poster, the team remarked that the snow-covered mountains with skiing "shoosh" marks spiraling downward looked a little like a Hershey's Kiss – but a white chocolate one with brown chocolate stripes. The result a few months later was Hershey's Hugs.
Ideation can come in strange ways and in strange places; and in many instances, the stranger the better. Food and beverage companies have used meetings, retreats and trusted vendors for years. More recently, most have open up a bit, allowing in more outside experts and innovation facilitators; some have even looked to the faceless "crowd." Now the ubiquity and connectedness of the Internet make ideation an activity that even your customers/consumers can participate in.
Like the stuffing that accompanied your turkey dinner last Thanksgiving, everyone seems to have their own tried and true recipe, which has afforded them a reliable measure of success in the past. But is it time to try a new recipe?
Ideation is more art than science. But the artist's paintbox has some interesting new colors in it, including crowd-sourcing, open innovation and social media.
"Most of the folklore on new product development is about the glamorous moment when the light bulb goes on. However, the best ideas bounce like ping-pong balls, they don't flash on like lights," says Christopher Miller, CEO and founder of Innovation Focus Inc., Lancaster, Pa.
He should know. In a career of more than 25 years, Miller thinks he and his company have presided over some 3,000 ideation or new product development sessions, with the resulting products including that variation of Hershey's Kisses.
Before we get into all the logic of looking outside your four walls and even connecting with consumers, one counterintuitive thing Miller and two other consultants told us was "don't blindly follow what the consumer tells you." Why? "Because people only know what they know," says Jackie Beckley, president and one of the founders of The Understanding & Insight Group. Adds Miller: "Innovation is a dialogue [among] the consumer, the customer (retailer), marketing, operations, technology and strategy. An idea developed in a vacuum by any one of these teams is likely to be found lacking by the other teams."
Crowdsourcing is a hot topic at the moment. It's trendy, sounds exciting and can go directly to your consumers for ideas – or to experts that you don't even know exist. That also makes it unstructured, unpredictable and possibly unwieldy. It takes careful planning to make the process both free-form and conforming to what your company can and wants to do.
Wikipedia nicely defines crowdsourcing as "a process that involves outsourcing tasks to a distributed group of people. This process can occur both online and offline.
Crowdsourcing is different from an ordinary outsourcing since it is a task or problem that is outsourced to an undefined public rather than a specific body."
We did a fair amount of research and networking on this subject and – perhaps true to the very nature of crowdsourcing – found very few consulting companies that specialized in both it and product development, much less food & beverage-specific work. But there is a fair amount of material on the Internet.
For example, www.crowdsource.com, which nailed the URL, specializes in "labor-intensive tasks" and claims the ability to deliver "500,000 workers on demand." Perhaps the most relevant example of its work is "Sentiment Analysis": "Gain insight into customers' attitudes about your brand by analyzing the variables of context, tone and emotion expressed through various social media platforms," according to its online description.
And www.crowdsourcing.org is so broad, open and freewheeling that it looks unstructured and unspecialized – although it does contain an interview with Mark van Iterson, head of global design for Heineken, discussing the brewer's decision to crowdsource a design for a new Heineken bottle for the company's 140th anniversary.
Despite being an acquisition of Unilever, Ben & Jerry's has maintained its historic close association with its consumers. "Social media has provided Ben & Jerry's a platform to personally engage with their passionate fans, giving ice cream lovers new ways to connect with the company," says Kelly Mohr, "assistant manager of PR Shenanigans."
The company claims flavors Chubby Hubby, Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, among others, were suggested by fans. That's one form of crowdsourcing, according to the company.
"How fortunate are we to have supporters who share their love, their names and their ideas for our flavor combinations," says Dave Stever, the company's chief marketing officer, who has worked for the progressive ice cream maker for almost a quarter of a century. "We're always thankful for having the most passionate, intense and crazy fans in the world. They make all the difference."
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GoPro Battery BacPac for HERO2 / HERO3 / HERO3+
The GoPro Battery BacPac for GoPro HERO2, HERO3, and HERO3+ extends GoPro HERO battery life and attaches flush to the back of your GoPro action camera. An LCD screen tells you the remaining capacity and status of the charge. An LED light indicates when the camera is recording. This BacPac is ideal as a backup battery when out in the field with your GoPro.
Camera Battery-Life chart for reference when shooting in various video modes.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Canberra Tour wrap-up
Now I've got a couple of days in Canberra with Andy before I head back to Melbourne on Wed. There's a fair bit to organise before I head o/s on Monday (including the small matter of a bike), but I am really going to enjoy a relax tomorrow. And I really can't wait to head to Europe! The tour didn't quite go to plan but I'm happy with where my form is at.
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Ooohhhh I recognise that horizon / carpark.ReplyDelete
Hey well done, Lisa. Your form is definitely on the up, riding consistently.
Looking forward to some race reports from the real thing (tm) in Euro. Plenty of pics of croissant + nutella and real coffee and and training on Euro roads at Euro training o'clock. MMmmm *jealous* :-D
Heard the race details from DC. Top work!ReplyDelete
hey if you need a bike, there is an old malvern star things chained up on brunswick st...
see you wednesday :)
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Shab e Qadr 2015
Shab e Qadr 2015 will be observed on July 14th night. Shab-e-Qadar, also known as Laylat al-Qadr (Arabic: لیلة القدر), meaning in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is in Islamic belief the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad(SAW). Shab e Qadr is one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan and is better than 1000 months of worship. Muslims believe that on Shan e Qadar night, the blessings and mercy of Allah is abundant, sins are forgiven, supplications are accepted, and that the annual decree is revealed to the angels who also descend to earth.
Shab e Qadr 2015 SMS Messages
|Allah Se Iltija Hay
Woh Aap Ko Apni Nigah-E-Kareem Aur
Hifazat Mein Rakhay Or
Shab-E-Qadr Ki Naimaton Se Mala Maal Karay
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Shab-e-Qadr 2015
Mubarak ho. Remembr me in ur prayerz.
|Shab e Qadr
What A Night !!
Wake One Another !!
No Night Could Be Better,
And No Gift Could Be Better Than A Guide,
For The Journey Of Life !!
It Is Recommended To Spend,
A Part Of The Nights In Prayers..
"Seekers, Winners, Sleepers, Losers"
Shab e Qadr Mubarak 2015..!!
|Hawa ko khushbu MUBARAK Fiza ko Mausam MUBARAK Chaman ko Gul MUBARAK Aapko or aap k ghar walon ko hamari traf se SHaB-E-QADR ki raat MUBARAK 2015.
|Aksar Sham Ko Aati Ha Falak Se Awaz, Sajda Karti Ha Sehr Jis Ko, Wo Ha Aaj Ki Raat Happy SHAB_E_QADAR 2015
|Sirf Ehsas-E-Nadamat Aur Ek Sajda Chashm-E-Namm … Ae ALLAH Tujh Ko Manana Tou Bohat Aasan Hy … Have A Blessed Shab-E-Qadar 2015
Shab e Qadr Quotes 2015
|Shab e qadar is the night
Night of blessing
Which is hidden goes and search
|Night of blessing is hidden
Hidden between many nights
|Night which has all in it
Is night of shab e qadar
This is hidden
Between 5 nights
|Night of blessing night of noor
Welcome the odd nights
One of which is shab e qadar
|The night which hides
for getting revealed
so be ready for searching
|Work of world should be stopped
night of Noor is here
Search and pray from god
|God make life scared
So utilize your life
In way of Allah
For making him agree
|God who is one
Make us choice to live
And give us opportunities to survive
Through these nights
|Ray of hope is standing
Don't miss the chance
Avail it and ask what you want
God will definitely provide
|Works can't be stop ever
But Allah is calling us
For our benefits so please
Took a great stance for making it beneficial
Shab e Qadr Duas
Shab e Qadr Dua In English
O Allah!
"You are the Forgiver and You like forgiving so forgive me"
Shab e Qadr Dua In Urdu
Ya Allah Tu Karne Wala Mehrbaan Hai or Maafi Ko Pasand Karta Hai
is Lye Ae Allah Mujhe Maaf Kar Day.
Shab e Qadr Dua In Bangla
হে আল্লাহ! নিশ্চয়ই আপনি ক্ষমাশীল, আপনি ক্ষমা করে দিতে ভালোবাসেন—অতএব, আমাকে ক্ষমা করুন।
Shab e Qadr Namaz/Prayers


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Knicks 2010 Summer League Roster
: Uncategorized : Written by Mike Kurylo : 07-09-2010
Due to the Knicks involvement with NBA free agency, it's unclear how many roster spots are open. Chandler, Curry, Douglas, Gallo, Walker and Stoudemire along with recently acquired Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike make 9. If you add their draft picks Fields, Rautins, and Jordan that makes 12. Potentially the team might sign a few more free agents and could still bring back Barron, Bender, Giddens, or House. That doesn't make for a lot of roster spots open. But enough that a few guys could make the team. Already On the Roster Toney Douglas, PG – Last year …continue reading


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Ok So I'm going to do a list of bugs in alpha 4 for Mac, I've ran into many already in the first 30 minutes of play.
Holograms NEVER disappear
Crew members randomly disappear when shot
Crew Members disappear when being teleported to or back from an enemy ship
Crew members on either side die and then re-appear in space or upon clicking a notification about them dying the ship disappears and leaves a 4x4 area where the body is
Tutorial screens never go away during some plays
on rare occasions the enemy ship randomly explodes
additionally there seems to be no way to go to planets, and every time I travel to star systems, it never actually takes me there according to the map.
Macbook Pro: Intel i5 2.5 Ghz, 8Gb RAM, Intel Iris GPU, OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks
Alpha 4 Mac Bugs
Mac and Linux related issues or bugs.
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The "After School Program" for ages five and older meets every Thursday from 4 to 4:45 in the Shepherdstown Library's Children's Department. Scary stories and a Halloween craft are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 31.
Trick-or-treaters are welcome to stop by the Shepherdstown Library from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.
The F.O.S.L. Book Group will meet at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 in the Library. Affrilachia: Poems by Frank X. Walker and the novel Strange as This Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake will be discussed.
Join Children's Librarian Lilly Bauer for a Halloween costume parade and story time on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 10:30 a.m. Children who are infants through age five, home schooled kids, plus their families and friends are all welcome to meet outside the Shepherdstown Library at 100 East German Street. If it rains, the parade will be cancelled but the story time will still be held. For details, please call (304) 876-2783 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Children registered for Miss Pam's programs are invited to wear their Halloween costumes during her "Threes, Fours, and Fives" programs on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Trick-or-treaters are welcome to stop by the Shepherdstown Library from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.
Nov. 4 and 11: Children (infants through early grade school) are invited to visit the Shepherdstown Library's Children's Department to hear stories and songs performed by students from Shepherd University's Language Department. These full immersion story times will be held twice a month: programs on the first Monday of each month at 4 p.m. will be in French: November 4. Those held at 4 on the second Monday of each month will be in Spanish: November 11. Parents are asked to register their children for these free story times by calling the Library at (304) 876-2783, emailing email@example.com, or visiting the Library at 100 East German Street. Picture dictionaries, bilingual books, CDs, DVDs, and other foreign language materials for children and adults may be borrowed. Anyone with a Shepherdstown Library card can learn 80 languages for free using the link to "Pronunciator" on the Library's homepage: www.lib.shepherdstown.w.us/.
Fall is a great time to get the cat or dog spayed or neutered! Contact Spay Today, our area's non-profit, reduced-fee spay and neuter program. Many vets over a wide area -- new vets added! Contact Spay Today: www.baacs.org or 304-728-8330.
Intermediate Bridge players are invited to join an informal group meeting every Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Chapel. All are welcome and walk-ins are encouraged. For more information, contact 304-876-6244.
The Shepherdstown Museum, at the corner of German and Princess streets, is open on weekends from April through October and during Christmas in Shepherdstown. Hours are: Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Inquiries should go to 304-876-0910, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Shepherdstown Community Club presents The Vampire's Ball, a costume ball featuring Chelsea McBee and The Random Assortment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Club's War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St. $15 for singles, $25 for couples. Beer and wine bar, Tarot card reading and much more.
Shepherdstown Film Society will show "Shall We Dance" at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Hall. Admission is free. For more info go to www.shepherdstownfilmsociety.org.
Ghosts, Goblins, Princesses and Pumpkins await you with fun and thrills at the annual Halloween Happenings at Jefferson County Parks and Recreation's Community Center at Sam Michael's Park. Enjoy games, costume contests, prizes, hayrides and much more at this family friendly event. Concessions will be made available for additional cost. Event hours are 6:30-9 p.m. $5 per person.
Oct. 26
A yard sale with scrumptious baked goods and children's games will be held by the Pack Horse Ford Chapter, NSDAR, of Shepherdstown. The location is Dominos Pizza, 8309 Shepherdstown Pike beginning at 8 am. Sale proceeds and donations will benefit a West Virginia disabled veteran by purchasing a special "all terrain wheel chair" for which there is a great need.
Shop for antiques and collectibles at the Station in Shepherdstown on Audrey Egle Drive in historic downtown Shepherdstown, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find Vintage and antique furniture, decorative smalls, linens, garden accessories, jewelry, vintage hats and handbags and other fun one-of-a-kind items.
For directions, go to www.stationatshepherdstown.com. Off-street parking is available.
Oct. 30
Dr. Stacey Kendig will be presenting a talk entitled "Administrator & Faculty Perceptions of Incivility in the Workplace: A Higher Education Study". The presentation will take place at 12 p.m. in the Center for Legislative Studies (CLS), Auditorium.
Oct. 31
The annual Haunted Hallway is back for another scary adventure. Located at the Shepherdstown Community Club's War Memorial Building, the 'Hallway' is a Halloween favorite! In addition to Halloween Night, the Hallway will be open in conjunction with Boo! Fest on Sat., Oct. 26.
Canterbury Center, 80 Maddex Drive, will be having their annual Trick or Treat night from 7-8 p.m.
Nov. 7
Local Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Donald Kress, is celebrating the publication of his book "Trust Me I'm A Plastic Surgeon" with a book Launch party. The party will be at his office at 1560 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick from 6 8 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy an evening of music, wine, giveaways, gifts, book signing, photo ops and more. Come to meet Dr. Kress, ask questions, and get a signed copy of the book or just to drink the wine. RSVP Appreciated 301-698-2400 or on the web site.
Nov. 8
The Friends of Shepherdstown Library (FOSL) is hosting a fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. at the Shepherdstown Community Club. "OLD FOSL'S ROCK" will recognize and honor those who have been pioneers, founders, supporters and advocates of the library since the late 1990's and beyond. For those interested in making a contribution in the name of an honoree, FOSL will accept donations and publish the names of those making donations in the evening's program. Donation forms are available at the library.
Nov. 8-10
Ricco Gallery will host "Interpreting Nature: Works from a Sculptor and a Painter," an exhibit of art by sculptor Gil Narro Garcia and painter James Shumate, both of Harper's Ferry. Garcia creates sculptures that integrate natural objects-including birds' nests, shells and seeds-with collected objects such as antique dolls and marbles. The natural themes explored in Shumates' paintings include animals, storms and waterfalls. Located at 125 West German St., Shepherdstown (next door to the Press Room restaurant), the gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call the gallery at 304-876-2243 or email: email@example.com .
Nov. 11
The Department of Contemporary Art and Theater at Shepherd University presents Network, an exhibition of two artists pushing the audience to question their dependence and consumption of daily digital connection. The dichotomy of digitalism and organic nature is expressed in the aesthetics of the exhibition. Utilizing the skills of a fine artist and a designer, Network will have four connected, but distinct components, combining hand-made and digital artistry.
Opening reception will be in Phaze 2 Gallery located on the first floor of the new Center for Contemporary Art and Theater from 5 7 p.m Exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information contact email@example.com.
Nov. 16
3rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Chili Cook Off from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Jefferson County Community Center. The chili cook off contest is open to the general public. Both amateurs and restaurants are allowed to enter the contest. All chili entries will need to provide a minimum of 2 gallons of chili. Awards will be given for Best Overall Chili. Cost to enter the chili contest is FREE per entry (Must register in person, space is limited). Holiday Craft vendors must pay a $30 fee for their space. For additional information please call the JCPRC main office at 304-728-3207 or download the applications for rules and registration information.


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Protests against Nuclear Waste Transport
Unrest in Lüchow-Dannenberg. Thousands of people demonstrate against a transport of 11 Castor containers filled with high radioactive waste to Gorleben, Lower Saxony, Germany. The protest takes place shortly after the governments unpopular decision to extend the period of operation for german nuclear power plants for an additional decade.
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The 100 individuals pictured and described in Volume I as having taken an active part in the shaping of American history are not all Americans. Cotton Mather, the 17th century American cleric is there, as is George Washington, the first American president. But also included are Lt.Gen. John Burgoyne, who led British troops against the Colonies in the American Revolution and the Marquis de Lafayette, the Frenchman who came to the aid of the colonists in the 18th century and became a close friend of General Washington.
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On Our Radar: In Praise of the Micromanager
You won't come across this very often: A piece in praise of micromanagers, as Bloomberg Businessweek published this week. Such managers might get a bad rap, but they can actually be very effective, the article notes. Since Apple's Steve Jobs died, for example, the company's "executions are no longer flawless." –Leslie Kwoh
Liberal arts colleges are dwindling, according to a new report featured in Inside Higher Ed. One reason is that the institutions are tweaking their identities to appeal more to students seeking practical, vocational skills, rather than a degree in Classics. –Melissa Korn
Harvard Business Review highlights 11 books that "every young leader must read," ranging from the classics (The Emperor's Handbook) to the modern (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People). –Leslie Kwoh
And finally….
Forbes argues that you'll work harder if you know how much your colleagues are getting paid. Agree? Let us know in the comments section. –Leslie Kwoh


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I think some of the first words out of my son's mouth were "fruit snacks!" My son easily goes through a box of fruit snacks a week…. or more (don't worry, I brush his teeth religiously). He can't get enough of them! I decided to give homemade fruit snacks a whirl and he loved them! I found a recipe using gelatin and thought they would come out a little bit like jello jigglers, but they are the texture of fruit snacks and don't need to be refrigerated! I used ice trays from the dollar store for my mold, but you can find jello molds at many dollar stores or WalMart.
Serves: 2-4
Homemade Jello Fruit Snacks Recipe
30 minPrep Time
30 minTotal Time
- 1 (3 oz) package gelatin, any flavor
- 2 (.25 oz) envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 1/3 c. water
- Sprinkle the gelatin over the water in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Pour into molds and allow to set at least 20 minutes.
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Wait… Kate Hudson is getting married? We haven't seen that movie before! Heh. In June of last year, we read the script of Something Borrowed, a cliché-laden screenplay based on the novel by Emily Giffin. Kate Hudson, the blond, is bubbly and confident, as blonds are mandated to be in romcoms; Ginnifer Goodwin, the brunette, is brainy and awkward. And though this is ostensibly a story about friendship, it revolves around a man. Of course. The twist is, without giving too much away, that the goody-two-shoes brunette girl-next-door is the Other Woman, and not the blonde. Quelle scandale. In any case, the trailer looks just like the script. They even kept the line, "You're thirty, you can't afford to be picky." It doesn't look like the worst movie ever made, but it doesn't exactly seem fresh and original, either. But, you know, audiences love tried and true, so it will most likely do very well in theaters. Enjoy. I'll be waiting in line for Hanna 2: Teenage Mutant Boogaloo.
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Heidi Isern needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 209 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
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We are creating a media aggregator that amplifies women's voices by providing a one-stop shop for smart news and connections for women. Using a Huffington Post model we plan to collect existing quality content that is currently fragmented across cyberspace (feminist blogs, not for profit organizations, campus dailies, female news writers, etc) and package them in an appealing format. We will also produce unique content such as video interviews of high profile women, contributions from female thought leaders, and partnerships with intl women's groups. We will feature women owned businesses and link to their sites. Lastly, we will create a powerful community and robust advertising vehicle that will direct a portion of profits back to organizations that promote girls education and women in untraditional careers.
Target Market:
Educated professional women from 25-45. The women is sophisticated, independent, and sassy. She is at least a manager level in her company. She drives an Audi sedan, lives in an urban loft and is regularly plugged in to current events. She is turned off by: girly girl sites as well, angry feminist blogs and overly masculine sites. She likes smart news and inspiring content. She also considers herself a creative and goes to art galleries. She is well dressed with designer attire.
Top adjectives for site and logo:
1. High caliber
2. Intriguing
3. Inspiring (call to action)
4. Supportive
5. Engaging
6. Unique
7. Fresh
Ideas to convey: Bringing together (unity)
Emotion: Inspiration
Colors: Simple color scheme with 1-2 bold colors. Anything NOT girly (i.e. no pink or purple!)
Other: Logo must be able to stand apart from name and be a distinct graphical elements. Although it shouldn't be pink, it also should not be overly masculine and angular. It should represent women….but as a new feminist—the sexy, powerful feminist.
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Big toys green country polaris sytle UTV 4x4. Want to convert to 24v while keeping stock electronics
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I bought a Big toys green country polaris sytle UTV 4x4 for my 2yr old son for his bday. I decided on this vehicle because it had great reviews, rubber tires, 4x4, upgraded motors, remote kill switch, adjustable seat with harness, room for 2, nice ground clearance, and it looks cool. However, this thing is very slow and despite being 4x4 can only handle a climb of 21 inches in 10 feet. To the point of my daughters dune racer literally does circles around it and it is also only 12v. I do like many things about this vehicle but was expecting much more for $540. I want to convert it to 24v while keeping stock electronics as he is a bit young and it is nice to have the remote control feature. I looked at east coast power up but think that would be more than is needed(for now) and worst of all would eliminate the factory electronics. I may end up getting this for my daughters dune racer but need to get his running better first. Any thoughts?