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Researchers develop novel 3-D culture system for inflammatory breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a very rare and aggressive disease that progresses rapidly and is associated with a very low survival rate. To understand how this type of cancer spreads, it's crucial to characterize the interactions between cancer cells and their 3D environment. Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have developed a novel, 3D culture system that mimics the environment surrounding these cancer cells. This model could be used to test new anticancer drugs capable of inhibiting the spread of IBC tumors.
"The tumor microenvironment plays a pivotal role in tumor development and progression, and it also plays a big role in restricting tumorigenesis," says senior study co-investigator Edna Cukierman, PhD, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology at Fox Chase. "So understanding the interactions between the tumor and the environment will help us to come up with new ways to target the tumor."
For the study, Cukierman, a tumor microenvironment expert, and her colleagues in the lab of Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, Professor at Fox Chase and a leading expert in inflammatory breast cancer, used tumor-associated stromal cells from patients with advanced IBC to build a 3D structure consisting of cell-derived extracellular matrix—scaffold that provides structural and biochemical support to cells.
After culturing a plethora of established and patient-derived cancer cells in the stromal 3D system, the researchers categorized them into two groups. While some cells showed a significant increase in proliferation and resembled those seen in aggressive tumors, others were more similar to cells in less-aggressive tumors. These two types of cells modified the extracellular matrix in distinct ways, indicating that there is a dynamic interplay between cancer cells and the microenvironment.
Moreover, exposure to the matrix caused all of the cancer cells to increase their expression of the protein epithelial cadherin (i.e., E-Cadherin), whose levels are often elevated in IBC tumors. These findings suggest that the microenvironment may promote the proliferation, growth and invasion of IBC tumors.
"Our system could be used to predict the in vivo behavior of cells and to study the signaling mechanisms that are responsible for tumor-microenvironment interactions in IBC cancer," Cukierman says. "We have some gene candidates that we believe are responsible for the degree of aggressiveness we observe in the 3D model, so we would like to manipulate these genetically using mutants or pharmacologically using inhibitors to block the proteins that we believe are responsible. If that reverses the aggressiveness, it could give us a good hint of what types of targets we could perhaps try to develop and bring to the clinic in the future."


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What: Shares of Chinese travel-service provider Ctrip.com (NASDAQ:CTRP) were flying higher today, gaining as much 13%, on a better-than-expected earnings report.
So what: Ctrip trounced earnings estimates, delivering a $0.22 per-share profit on expectations of $0.11. Revenue was also better than expected, growing 19%, to $187 million. CEO Min Fan called the results "solid," and said, "Ctrip is well positioned to capture the fast growing opportunity in the China travel market." The travel specialist also won on upgrade from Brean Capital, which raised its rating to buy from hold, saying Ctrip is taking advantage of opportunities in the online and leisure-oriented markets.
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In my last installment, I went over some of the technical aspects of flat pedals and shoe combinations and what to look for (and what to look out for) when riding said pedals and shoes. I also talked about some of the advantages that flat pedals offer the rider. In this installment, we'll talk "clip-in" pedals (otherwise called "clipless" pedals).
My plan, initially, was to discuss the technical elements of clipless pedals and how to get the most out of a set-up. But, as I wrote, I realized that there is a lot of information regarding technique – good and bad, and "flat vs clipped" – that is still confusing to some riders, and therefore, I felt I should elaborate on it.
(Next installment, I'll go over the technical aspects and what to look for in clipless pedals and a few tricks and tips with …)
As I said last time, if you want to get the most out of your riding – become the most competent rider possible AND have the most fun – I highly suggest you learn to ride both types of pedals. Both have advantages and disadvantages and each one will teach you to really develop certain aspects of your riding that may not occur if you simply stick with one type of system. Neither is better or worse – especially when it comes to technically challenging (i.e.: FUN!!) riding.
So, clipless pedals … and my take on some of the advantages and disadvantages:
Clipless pedals have been the only way to go, so to speak, in road riding and cross-country racing for a long time. And this makes a lot of sense: road riders ride on pavement, and often cross-country races are held (sadly enough, in my opinion) on tracks that resemble dirt roads more then they do "trails".
It is often considered that the best way to ride a road bike – the most efficient way to pedal – is to "spin" very fast circles with the pedals, in a quite easy gear, and in theory, apply force throughout the entire pedal stroke (this was popularized by Lance Armstrong, among others), rather then "mash" the pedals, only applying force on the down-stroke (think standing up, pedaling, in a very hard gear). Its very possible to pedal like this (spin) on smooth surfaces, and I'm not going to argue that this isn't the best way to pedal a road bike or race a technically-easy cross-country race (although, there have been some very successful "mashers" on both the road and the dirt). Andy won't argue but the study linked to in this post does say that "spinning" is not as efficient as "mashing": http://betterride.net/?p=437
However, at BetterRide, we specialize in teaching "mountain bike skills". People come to us to learn how to ride their bikes on technically challenging (i.e.: FUN!!) terrain. The speeds are usually slower in this type of riding, the terrain is quite varied and unpredictable (not paved or smooth) … because of these variables you stand a better chance of crashing than you do riding down the road. What I tell our students in our camps is, when the trail is flat and easy, I pretty much don't care how you ride the bike. That's not my area of expertise. When you're riding the easy stuff you can eat a sandwich if you want to … juggle … I don't really care … and, my students probably don't need me to help them how to ride down a flat road or road-like trail.
But, when the terrain gets difficult and challenging, that's when skills count and when we have to do things right on the mountain bike! When this occurs, we have to do things that road riders do not: we may have to drastically accelerate the bike in order to get up an extremely steep section of trail. We will often need to accelerate the bike in order to wheelie over an obstacle – and then maybe do it immediately again! (Proper wheelie technique happens with the legs, pedaling, and weight shifts – not merely yanking up on the bars) We may have to stand up, pedal, and charge up a steep rocky section. None of these things can happen effectively if we are already pedaling at 120 rpm (a fast pedal "spin"). When the trail gets tough, we need to slow down our pedal cadence so that we can execute the above maneuvers.
Because we will be pedaling at a slow cadence, we will be applying our power almost exclusively on the downstroke – even with clipless pedals – therefore, possibly (depending on who you talk to) negating any power advantage that clips may have over flats.
I personally feel that on extremely difficult, steep climbs, clipess pedals not only do not help the rider (because of the necessary slower pedal cadence) but also hinder the rider.
Hinder the rider? How? Well, if you ride clip pedals then you've stalled out on a nasty climb and started to topple over, tried to put your foot down to catch yourself, but were unable to unclip!! Man, those rocks hurt, huh? Especially if you tumble down thirty feet of them and into a creek bed like I've done on a few occasions!
When we come to a dead stop – such as when we stall out on a steep climb (or stop at a stop light! he he) – we need to immediately get our foot to the ground. Often, even the time it takes to execute the slight twisting motion to unclip our foot from the pedal takes too long (especially if you screw it up because you're panicking!), and, BAM! You're on the ground.
… if you ride clip-in pedals and this hasn't happened to you yet, don't worry … it will!!
Once this happens to you as a rider, you get a bit timid on those nasty climbs and bail-out a little early, not staying with it and attacking as long as you probably could have because, like I said, those rocks sure do hurt when you fall on them!
With flat pedals I can stick with it and climb 'til the last second. I can jump off the bike with both feet instantly if I need to. There is no doubt in my mind that I can (or will try to) climb gnarlier stuff with flat pedals then with clips.
Some riders complain that on climbs, with flats, their foot pops off of the pedal on the up-stroke. This happens to me, too, especially if I have been riding clipped-in for a while, previously. But, once I'm conscious of this, it goes away after the first climb, and, the amount of power that could be provided on that up-stroke, if I were clipped, in is so miniscule – its like a lone duck helping to push the Queen Mary through the ocean!
Advantages of clip-in pedals? First, the shoes are extremely stiff – stiffer then the shoes one would use for flats. This transfers more power to the pedal. Next, right under your foot and your super stiff shoe is a metal cleat which is engaged in a metal pedal. There isn't really any "give" in this system and the shoe doesn't "smush" down under your foot. I can usually feel this when I ride flat pedals and this is one of the only places where I can buy the argument that flats aren't as efficient as clips. Also, you can get your Lance Armstrong-spin going on flat, smooth sections of trail – but you can also do this pretty effectively with flats (?).
In my opinion – and applicable to aggressive technical riding, and kinda counter-intuitive – probably the biggest advantage of clips over flats: they force you to SLOW DOWN and ride smart! Most people will ride a bit more cautiously when their feet are locked into their bicycle. In the end, you do go faster if you ride smart, and "go slow to go fast", rather then flail out of control down the trail, riding way over your head – like I was always prone to do with flat pedals because I had the confidence I could instantly put a foot down or "abandon ship" if things got really bad! This is a huge reason why I now clip in when I ride downhill rather then ride flats (like I used to in do my "glory-days" of racing). BetterRide founder Gene and World Champ Greg Minnaar like to clip in for a different reason, please see this post: http://betterride.net/?p=328
I learned some majorly significant things about vision (the most important thing in riding the bike) after I hung up racing and was no longer distracted with going as fast as I possibly could all the time, while I was clipped in – riding XC, not DH – and thus riding more cautiously.
And one more advantage of clip-in pedals: just as flats force you to maintain excellent position on the bike in order to keep your feet on the pedals (and, thus, you're better able to control the bike), clips allow you get a little sloppy, and still, your feet are right where you left them, perfectly positioned on the pedals! This can lead to some bad habits if you start to rely on it, but it is nice at times!
So there's a little more info on the "Flats vs Clips" non-debate. Next time: what to do to maximize the performance of your clipless pedal set-up.


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New Grant magazine hits hard and prospers:
Controversial stories yield national prize for publication
The Portland Tribune, May 24, 2012
David Austin, Challenge Program instructor and faculty advisor teaches News Writing at Grant High School. Austin is a Portland State University adjunct professor and the Grant Magazine volunteer coordinator.
Austin brings his expertise as a former Oregonian reporter and member of the news team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the Oregonian in 2007.
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Senate bill would overhaul NSA surveillance
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced a bill Tuesday to halt the federal government's bulk collection of American's telephone and Internet information.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said that, if enacted, the bill "would represent the most significant reform of government surveillance authorities since Congress passed the USA Patriot Act 13 years ago."
Leahy's USA Freedom Act 2014 would halt bulk data collection authorized by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, a law enacted during George W. Bush's presidency after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, by requiring the government to narrowly limit the scope of its search.
Broad searches _ either through a particular service provider or by a broad geographic region or zip code _ would be stopped, Leahy said in an outline of the bill. The government wouldn't be able to collect all information relating to a particular service provider or broad geographic region.
The measure requires the government to report on the number of individuals whose information has been collected, provide a count of how many of those individuals are American, and give the number of searches run on Americans in certain databases.
"This is a debate about Americans' fundamental relationship with their government, about whether our government would have the power to create massive databases of information about its citizens or whether we are in control of our own government, not the other way around," Leahy said Tuesday on the Senate floor. "I believe we have to impose stronger limits on government surveillance powers."
But some of Leahy's Democratic colleagues in the Senate don't think his bill is strong enough. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mark Udall of Colorado said in a joint statement that the bill doesn't do enough to "end the backdoor and warrantless searches" under certain sections of the law.
"Congress needs to close this loophole, and we look forward to working with Chairman Leahy and our colleagues to address this issue when the bill comes before the full Senate," Wyden and Udall said.
On the other end of the spectrum, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, suggested to The Hill newspaper earlier this week that the differences between Leahy's bill and one passed by the House of Representatives in May might make it difficult to get an intelligence overhaul measure through both chambers.
Leahy's proposed overhaul of the nation's surveillance system follows revelations of the National Security Agency's activities unveiled through leaks last year by former agency contractor Edward Snowden.
The White House and Congress called for changes in the system. But some lawmakers and privacy groups said the House bill was too weak and still allowed agents to conduct broad record searches. Leahy's bill was lauded Tuesday by several civil liberties organizations.
"While this bill is not perfect, it is the beginning of the real NSA reform that the public has been craving since the Patriot Act became law in 2001," Laura Murphy, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington legislative office, said in a statement. "The Senate bill is an improvement over the version passed by the House, but problems remain. It is important that the public understand there is much more work to be done to narrow the government's overbroad surveillance authorities to bring them in line with our Constitution and values."
Tech companies also lined up in support of Leahy's measure. The Reform Government Surveillance coalition, which includes tech giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, said the "bill will help restore trust in the Internet by ending the government's bulk Internet metadata collection and increasing transparency around U.S. surveillance practices."


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Plant a climbing vine like clematis near a shrub for built-in support.
Finding a home for a new plant in the garden sometimes presents a problem.
With a climbing plant like a clematis, you can always plant it below a shrub. Thus the shrub becomes the support for the vine.
Several years ago, I planted a hydrangea quercifolia, or oakleaf, called Semmes Beauty near a perennial garden. This shrub was right in front of a stone wall. Along the wall I had installed a wooden trellis.
At the bottom of the trellis I planted clematis Josephine, which blooms with large lilac base petals of 5 inches with a pom-pom like center of pink lilac.
Because the trellis area had a bit too much shade, this clematis found support in the branches of the near-by Semmes Beauty hydrangea. Thus I see the blooms of the flower in the shrub as well as on the trellis.
In another spot in my garden I planted the short white/pink hydrangea called Let's Dance, which grows 3 feet high with large, mophead flowers in summer.
Near this hydrangea I planted the clematis Rebecca with its magenta blooms that come in early summer. I attached this vine to a short green metal obelisk, which gives some support.
Along the gray cinder block wall of the corner of the house I planted euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety many years ago. That spot has proved to be just right for this evergreen shrub, which likes to climb the wall.
In the ground near the base of a shrub I planted the clematis Prince Charles, a large, light-blue, single flower that blooms in early summer. Over the years this clematis grew into the shrub so it seems as if the shrub itself were blooming.
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Cankers are localized dead areas, which may appear on the branches, twigs, or trunk of a tree. They can be caused by mechanical damage (especially weed whips and lawn mowers), environmental conditions (frost cracks, sunscald etc.), chemical injury, insects, or microorganisms (fungi and bacteria). Cankers may appear sunken on young and thin- barked trees or hidden on older thick-barked trees. On young or smooth-barked trees, the surface of the canker may appear discolored. Callus tissue formed around the canker may cause excessive enlargement of the stem, while some perennial cankers form a target-shaped lesion. The size of the canker can range from small inconspicuous lesions on branches to massive dead areas on the trunk.
Small, cushion-like reproductive structures can often be seen on the surface or along the margins of the fungal canker. Spores released from these structures during wet weather infect trees through natural openings or wounds. Trees under stress are especially prone to infection and canker development.
Cankers caused by environmental conditions or physical injury are often invaded by saprophytic fungi, which grow on dead tissue. These fungi may form reproductive structures on dead wood, complicating the diagnosis.
Cankers on young trees and fruit trees can cause serious damage and may kill the tree. Cankers seldom kill established shade trees but can deform and weaken them, making them more susceptible to wind-throw and invasion by wood decaying fungi. However, few fungi are capable of invading healthy trees and killing them. One example is chestnut blight. The fungus responsible, Endothia parasitica, decimated American chestnut trees earlier this century.
However, few fungi are capable of invading healthy trees and killing them. Most healthy trees respond to injuries quickly and form a defense barrier that halts further expansion of the canker. Stressed trees may not be able to form this defense, so cankers spread rapidly. Some fungi, halted by defense mechanisms of the tree, are able to break through the host's defenses the next year and reinfect healthy tissue. The production of callus tissue followed by the reinfection of the healthy tissue results in the formation of perennial cankers.
Most canker-causing fungi attack stressed or injured trees. Therefore, the best treatment for cankers is PREVENTION. Keep trees healthy and prevent wounding. In winter, wrap thin- barked trees, such as maples and apples, to help prevent sunscald and frost cracks. In periods of low rainfall, water trees thoroughly. Do not plant trees too close together, since overcrowding causes stress in trees competing for water and nutrients. Proper fertilization and removal of dead wood is also beneficial.
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The two-time defending small-school state voke champs will play to their strengths this season.
CANTON – Since the start of the 2010 EMass high school football season, the Blue Hills Warriors have gone 40-9 with two Super Bowl appearances.
Over that span, they have also graduated 62 starters.
The stat doesn't make much sense – teams with such large roster turnover tend to struggle.
But not Ed Catabia's squad. At Blue Hills, the players feed off adversity and the coaches live to adapt.
This season, with only four returning starters from the 2013 roster, the Warriors find themselves, once again, inexperienced.
But they're fast, so that's how they'll play.
"We don't have a lot of playing experience or much power," said Catabia, who is entering his seventh year as head coach. "But the kids are coachable and they're working hard. And we have good team speed. We'll outrun some teams."
Adapting to his club's strengths once again, Catabia plans to heavily feature the rushing attack this fall.
"Hopefully, we can utilize our speed in the offensive backfield," he said. "Our speed should help the run game. Offensively, that will carry us. We won't pass a lot; we'll run a lot."
Senior captain Orane Gordan, who rushed for 221 yards in a win over Upper Cape last year, will receive the lion's share of the carries. A four-year veteran and one of Blue Hills' only returning players, Gordan is used to adapting.
"We work with everything we have," said the 5-11, 165-pounder from Randolph who hopes to follow in the footsteps of former stars Vincent Burton (the program's all-time rushing champ) and Dimitri Revolus, who succeeded Burton last season. "Everyone uses their own skills to their advantage ... If we can't beat you throwing, we'll outrun you. (This season), we're gonna go as hard as we can and as fast as we can."
The Warriors will also use their speed on the other side of the ball.
"Defensively, we have a good group of guys with a lot of athletic ability who are in position to be very successful," remarked Catabia. "If one or two of those guys can come out and contribute in a big way, (by creating) opportunities for ourselves ... that can jell a defense. Then we'll be successful."
After three consecutive double-digit-win seasons from 2010-2012, the Warriors finished with an 8-4 record last year, going just 3-3 in the Mayflower Large. They did manage to upend Bristol-Plymouth, 24-14, in the first round of the Division 6 South playoffs, but lost in the semifinals, 42-28, to eventual sectional champion Cohasset.
Blue Hills went out on a high note by winning its second straight Small-School State Vocational Bowl (23-22 over North Shore), but this year's team wants even more. These Warriors remember the glory days of 2010-11 when Blue Hills won back-to-back division titles and made EMass Super Bowls both times, losing the Div. 4 title game in '10 and claiming the Div. 4A crown in '11.
Senior captains Matt Dempsey (Canton) and Adam Cytrynowski (Randolph) won't be satisfied with anything less than a Mayflower Large title and another playoff run. And they're willing to work to achieve it.
"If we work hard, going 110 percent the whole time, and we keep pushing ourselves to the limit, we'll get to where we want to be," said Cytrynowski.
Added Dempsey: "We're a young team, but we don't rebuild here. We reload ... And we want to win the league."
With such attitude, work ethic, and discipline, Blue Hills is able to ignore adversity.
The players don't care that they're young, or inexperienced, or small. They don't care that they won't be able to play on their home field until October, because a new turf one is under construction. (The Warriors will use Braintree High's stadium in the interim.)
They'll work hard, fight, and play to their strengths until the final whistle blows.
"You can't ask for anything more with this group," said Catabia. "They're coachable kids and they work really hard for us. They all want to play and win ... we're doing what we need to do to be successful."
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Jon "Swede" Selin is the VP of Design at Pocket Gems, a mobile games company in San Francisco.
Prior to joining Pocket Gems Jon did army service, had a slew of odd jobs, got a BA in game design and was part of a video game startup in his native Sweden. He later moved to the US for a long stint as Design Director at CCP Games.


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The decision to form Crytek USA from former Vigil Entertainment employees was made in a single day, reveals Crytek CEO, Cevat Yerli.
I don't see why they would let the franchise die,with the Cryengine the game could become so great.
This is why..
They will make them make a shooter..
Well we got 2 nice games out of it. But it's too bad there won't be any more...
I was surprised when they announced darksiders 2....first game sales werent any good as well.


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Trying to decided to take the plunge on a 76mm On3 turbo for my LT1/T56 swapped third gen F body.
I'm shooting for a low-boost 5-7psi for a fun street car. Motor is stock lower end, ported heads, 224/224 cam.
I have the unique to '93 LT1 ECM, and have tuned it myself with TunerPro RT and the Moates setup. I'm currently running dedicated open loop, and feel pretty solid with that.
What I'm wondering is, can I install a 2 bar Map sensor and make the stock ECM work for this turbo application? Is there another GM ECM that would work better for this?
Is there a way to make TunerPro show 0-200kPa like the sensor will be reading, or do I just need to do the conversion by hand (50kPA on screen = 100kPa real life)?
I'm assuming I would need to "truncate" the VE and timing tables from 0-100kPa, then be very cautious going from 100-200kPa and sneak up on a safe tune little by little.
Do any of these assumptions ring true, or am I asking for trouble doing this?
I know that's a lot of questions in one post, sure would appreciate any feedback out there. Thank you!


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Egypt is a significant oil producer and a rapidly growing gas producer. The Suez Canal and Sumed Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil shipments, making Egypt a focal point in world energy markets.
Note: Information contained in this report is the best available as of November 2000 and can change.
The Egyptian economy made remarkable progress in the 1990's, as the government implemented reforms under an IMF stabilization program begun in 1991, accelerated the privatization of state-owned enterprises, whose losses were a major drain on the state treasury, and liberalized rules for foreign investment, resulting in greatly increased foreign business interest in Egypt.
Egypt's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a 5.0 percent pace in 1999, and growth for 2000 is projected at 4.5 percent. The slight slowdown in economic growth is in part attributable to the government's tight monetary policy to support the value of the Egyptian pound against the dollar, and real GDP growth is projected to climb back to 5.9 percent in 2001.
Tourism revenues account for about 5 percent of Egypt's GDP, and are among the country's five main sources of hard currency inflows (the others being remittances from Egyptian workers abroad, oil exports, Suez Canal tolls, and foreign aid).
Overall, Egypt's long-term macroeconomic prospects look favorable, with progress set to accelerate on such structural issues as privatization, trade liberalization, and deregulation. Egypt's main challenge is matching employment growth to the estimated 500,000 new job seekers coming into the labor market each year.
Unofficial estimates put Egypt's unemployment rate at 17 percent -19 percent, twice the official figure. To lower unemployment, Egypt needs to maintain a high rate of GDP growth and to bring in more foreign investment.
Egypt's government plans to accelerate its program for the privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOE's). The privatization program moved slowly in the early to mid-1990's due to the large debts of SOE's and severe overstaffing (layoffs were largely prevented by regulations).
In recent years, the private sector percentage of overall GDP has been growing by around 1.5 percent per year. The government plans to target "strategic" areas for privatization, including telecommunications and other utilities, including the Egyptian Electricity Authority (although the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation - EGPC - remains off limits).
Energy will continue to play an important role in Egypt's economy. While oil exports have been declining as production has fallen at mature oilfields and domestic consumption has risen, gas exports are expected to become a major source of hard currency revenues over the next decade.
Egypt produced an average of 852,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil in 1999. This is a decline from a high point of 922,000 bbl/d in 1996. Meanwhile, domestic consumption of petroleum products increased from 501,000 bbl/d in 1996 to an estimated 573,000 bbl/d in 1999, in response to strong economic growth.
There are fears that the country could become a net oil importer by 2010. Egypt is hoping that exploration activity, particularly in new areas, will discover sufficient oil in coming years to maintain crude oil production comfortably above 800,000 bbl/d. Egyptian oil production comes from 4 main areas: the Gulf of Suez (about 70 percent), the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, and the Sinai Peninsula.
The Egyptian government released a revised estimate of probable crude oil reserves in early 2000, raising the figure to 8.2 billion barrels based on new finds and increased recovery ratios.
Oil from the Gulf of Suez basin is produced mainly by Gupco (Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company) a joint venture between BP-Amoco and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC). Production in the Gupco fields, with most wells in operation since the 1960s and 1970s, is falling rapidly.
Gupco is attempting to slow the natural decline in its fields through significant investments in enhanced oil production as well as increased exploration.
BP Amoco is undertaking a program to invest $450 million over six years in technology to prolong the production life of Gulf of Suez fields. Egypt's second largest oil producer is Petrobel, which is a joint venture between EGPC and Agip of Italy.
Petrobel operates the Belayim fields near the Gulf of Suez, and also is undertaking an upgrade program to stem declining production. Other major companies in the Egyptian oil industry include Badr el-Din Petroleum Company (EGPC and Shell); Suez Oil Company (EGPC and Deminex); and El Zaafarana Oil Company (EGPC and British Gas -- BG).
Egypt's overall oil production has declined more slowly than the Gulf of Suez fields due to new output from independent producers like Apache and Seagull Energy at smaller fields, especially in the Western Desert and Upper Egypt. Crude production in the Qarun block, for instance, reached around 60,000 bbl/d by early 2000.
Apache and Seagull have developed the Beni Suef IX field in the East Beni Suef concession in Upper Egypt, which produces over 5,000 bbl/d. The field is said to contain around 100 million barrels of crude oil. A joint venture between EGPC and Agip also is producing about 48,000 bbl/d from an area in the Qattara Depression in the Western Desert, in the Meleiha and West Razzaq blocks.
Spain's Repsol currently is expanding its oil output in Egypt's Western Desert to 60,000 bbl/d (from 32,000 bbl/d in early 1997). A joint venture of Repsol (50 percent), along with Apache (40 percent), and Australia's Novus (10 percent), operates the Khalda concession, currently producing 35,300 bbl/d of oil. The partners have announced a number of successful wells over the last year.
Offshore production possibilities in the Mediterranean are beginning to be explored. The largest concession awarded from the most recent bidding round went to Shell in February 1999, for a large deepwater area off Egypt's Mediterranean coast.
BP Amoco and Elf Aquitaine also have been awarded a large offshore block. A smaller offshore concession was awarded to Italy's ENI-Agip.
While most discoveries offshore from the Nile Delta have been gas, it is believed that there may also be large quantities of oil in the area. Shell reportedly is very optimistic about the prospects for its North East Mediterranean Deepwater concession, based on initial seismic survey data.
Suez Canal / Sumed Pipeline:
In addition to its role as an oil exporter, Egypt has strategic importance because of its operation of the Suez Canal and Sumed (Suez-Mediterranean) Pipeline, two routes for export of Persian Gulf oil.
Tanker traffic and revenues have declined over the last decade as a result of competition from oil pipelines and the alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
The decline seems to have stopped recently, with revenues rising slightly in 1999, in part due to new pricing offered by the Suez Canal Authority. The SCA offers a 35 percent discount to liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, with even deeper discounts for the largest LNG tankers, as well as other discounts for oil tankers.
The SCA is continuing enhancement and enlargement projects on the canal. The canal has been deepened so that it can accept the world's largest bulk carriers, but it will need to be deepened further to 68 or 70 feet, from the current 58 feet, to accommodate fully laden very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
The SCA has attempted to reach an agreement with its main competition for northbound crude traffic, the Sumed pipeline. Such an agreement could bar any tanker small enough to traverse the canal from transporting oil through the pipeline.
The SCA offers incentives for tankers to off-load a portion of its cargo through the Sumed, allowing for passage through the canal, and reloading at the other end of the pipeline.
The Sumed pipeline is an alternative to the Suez Canal for transporting oil from the Persian Gulf region to the Mediterranean. The 200-mile pipeline runs from Ain Sukhna on the Gulf of Suez to Sidi Kerir on the Mediterranean.
The Sumed's original capacity was 1.6 million bbl/d, but with completion of the Dashour pumping station, located south of Cairo, capacity has increased to 2.5 million bbl/d. The pipeline is owned by the Arab Petroleum Pipeline Company (APP), a joint venture between Egypt (50 percent), Saudi Arabia (15 percent), Kuwait (15 percent, the U.A.E. (15 percent), and Qatar (5 percent). The APP also has been increasing storage capacity at the Ain Sukhna and Sidi Kerir terminals.
Refining and Petrochemicals:
Egypt's eight refineries are able to process more than 577,000 bbl/d of crude, with the largest refinery being the 145,000-bbl/d Mostorod refinery outside of Cairo.
The government has plans to increase production of lighter products, petrochemicals, and higher octane gasoline by expanding and upgrading existing facilities.
In addition, Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum plans to build five new refineries and petrochemical plants valued at $2.5 billion.
A contract for construction of the 100,000-bbl/d, Egyptian-Israeli joint venture MIDOR (Middle East Oil Refinery Ltd.) refinery in Alexandria entered into effect in July 1997.
The ultra-modern, environmentally-advanced facility is expected to cost about $1.3 billion and will include a 25,000-bbl/d hydrocracker. The original plan was for the facility to be mainly export oriented, with only 20 percent of production sold in Egypt, but recent reports indicate plans for 50 percent or more of the products to be sold locally, due to increasing domestic demand.
The project represents the largest Arab-Israeli joint venture to date. In January 1997, EGPC acquired an additional 20 percent equity from Israel's Merhav and from the local Hussein K. Salem Group to push its share in the venture to 60 percent. Each of the private investors retains a 20 percent share in the project.
Recent reports indicate that EGPC may intend to sell off some of its holding to foreign investors. Spain's Repsol is set to manage the plant when it comes online in 2001.
Expansions also are being planned for Egypt's petrochemical sector. The Oriental Petrochemicals Company, a local private venture, is planning to build a polypropylene plant in Alexandria that will utilize natural gas from Western Desert fields as feedstock. The plant is expected to cost about $80 million and to produce more than 120,000 metric tons of polypropylene annually.
The Egyptian Petrochemicals Company (EPC), a subsidiary of EGPC, has announced plans for two new petrochemical plants. The first is for an ethylene plant with the capacity to produce 331,000 tons annually.
A polyethylene plant with capacity of 220,000 tons also is planned, with the license for the plant having been awarded to BP Amoco Chemicals. Another polypropylene project is planned for Suez, with a 400,000 tons-per-year capacity. It will be a joint venture between EGPC, Oriental Weavers, and Persian Gulf investors.
Source:United States Energy Information Administration.
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Silas Peterson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Santa Fe Labor Company / Santa Fe Labor Co.
Santa Fe Labor Company is the new name of a skilled & general labor temporary staffing company, formerly called Buffalo Builders. The labor company has long been the sadly neglected little brother to our clerical staffing business, Santa Fe Staffing. Visit santafestaffing.com to get an idea about our design tastes and how your design for SFLC might complement the SFS brand, even as it allows room for SFLC to grow up and establish an identity in its own right.
Our primary audience includes representatives of the construction businesses that pay for our services, with specific personnel titles like: owner, contractor, project manager, site superintendent, foreman, etc. Many of them work on site, but some of them wear a shirt & tie to work.
Our secondary audience is candidates for employment by SFLC: skilled laborers, including carpenters, framers, heavy equipment operators; and general laborers, whose work includes site clean-up, landscaping, janitorial work, and other largely unskilled labor positions.
Open to image-based or text-based logos, but NO CLIP ART, and stay away from Santa Fe cliches (no full-pastel color palettes; no kokopellis, no zias, no adobe buildings, please). Any ideas for a tag line to accompany the name will be appreciated. (Compare our big sister company's name & tag line, "Santa Fe Staffing, The Good People People".) Logo will be used on all collateral print & web-based materials, and should be strong to assist with identity & expansion within our market.
Be as creative as you want to be--liberal feedback will be provided. However, do have a look at the sister company's website, santafestaffing.com, as the brands should complement each other.
For additional research on how we have tried to communicate our services to prospective clients (businesses), you can have a look at a chintzy website we threw up a few years ago when we first began to think about creating a separate identity for the labor side of our business: http://www.buffalobuilders.net. Outside of the copy, however, we're not fond of any of the identity stuff here.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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I get the following error:
Could not initialize the package information
An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message: E:Malformed line 56 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse), E:The list of sources could not be read., E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I know that the problem is the line 56 in source list, but I did all that says in "How do I remove a malformed line from my sources.list?" because it's a '[duplicate]' of my first question, but the problem remains even with each proposed solution, what else can I do?
When I type in the Terminal
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list I get:
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release i386 (20121017.2)]/ quantal main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main
deb-src socio http://archive.canonical.com/ precisa
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main
Obviously I must say that I'm new on this, so I will appreciate your help.
And thanks to -Eliah Kagan- to teach me how to put the 'sources.list' it was exactly what I wanted to do in first place but I didn't know how to do it, Thanks a lot.


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The Costa Concordia cruiseliner sank more than a year and a half ago, and to this day it sits off the coast of the Italian island of Giglio, becoming more and more decrepit. The first step of getting it off the rocks its stuck on came earlier this week, when engineers finally righted the ship. Here's how they did it.
Moving the beached ship definitely wasn't easy, with a number of complications right from the start. Not only is it massive and onerous and ships are meant to float, not to be lifted, but it has a massive gash full of rocks and boulders in its side, its full of standing water, and, perhaps most tragically, the bodies of two of 32 people killed are thought to be still inside.
Oh, and it was lying on a slope, so if they tried to just roll it over all they'd end up doing was flipping it onto its other side, or, even worse. They'd see the entire thing slip below the waves.
Luckily, none of that happened, and this week we've got an upright ship, a relieved crew, and some awesome gifs of the whole thing.
Building A Platform
Before the ship could be lifted by company Titan Salvage, it needed to be rolled over into an upright position, in a procedure known as parbuckling. Unfortunately the ship didn't come down over a level seabed, otherwise the whole operation would've been a lot easier. First a steel-and-concrete platform needed to be constructed and anchored underwater, into the seabed itself, for the Costa Concordia to sit on before it could be floated once more. It was built in six sections, and supported by pillars over five feet in diameter that were anchored more than 30 feet into the granite face of the island.
Once the platform was in place, the parbuckling could begin.
Image via Wikicommons
Righting The Ship
Before the ship could be floated and towed away, it needed to be rolled into an upright position. Parbuckling ships that are close to the shore has historically relied on attaching winches on land to the ship and then essentially pulling it upright, like this:
That's the USS Oklahoma, which capsized after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Concordia, however, rolled the wrong way for winches to be easily attached to the shore. That meant that the operation would rely on a system of pulleys and sponsons either floating on barges, or attached directly to the ship.
First massive jacks were used to get the process going, and once the ship was freed off the rocks it was dug into, the cables, attached to cranes and pulleys on barges, took over. The most fascinating part happened when enormous gray boxes, known as sponsons, that were attached to the dry side of the ship began to touch the water.
The sponsons themselves were filled with water to act as a counterweight to the ship itself, kind of like when you pull someone out of the water when you're on a boat. The general advice is not to pull upwards, but to pull backwards, and your weight will eventually lift the person without too much exertion. That was the idea here, to let gravity do most of the work. With the sponsons filled with water, the cables went slack and the ship finally went level.
Crowley Maritime, the parent company of Titan Salvage, made this video to show what the whole thing looked like in action:
Images via Getty
Floating the Beast
Even though the ship was upright, the salvage operation isn't finished yet. The ship now has to be floated, if not entirely to where it was before the incident, at least to a point where it could be towed away. Unsurprisingly, ships aren't very hydrodynamic when they're half-sunk in the water and trying to drag that around would be a bit, shall we say, difficult.
Using more giant tanks attached to the side of the ship, compressed air will be pumped into the sponsons. As air is lighter than water, the ship should then float to a point at which the whole thing can be towed to a port to be scrapped. And you'd want to scrap it, considering the side of the ship that came out of the water looks like this:
The cost of the salvage so far? Only about $800 million.
Images via Getty


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Malaga sign Miguel Torres
Malaga have agreed a deal to sign former Real Madrid defender Miguel Torres on an initial one-year deal.
Torres, 28, came up through the youth ranks at home-town club Madrid and played over 50 matches for the first team, winning two Primera Division titles, before joining Getafe in 2009.
After four years at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, Spain under-21 international Torres moved to Olympiakos where he made 10 appearances last season as they won the Greek title.
A Malaga statement read: "Malaga and Miguel Torres have reached an agreement for the incorporation of the Madrid-born defender for next season, with the option to extend the agreement by two more seasons. The new Malaga player will be presented next Monday at 1200 (Spanish time) at La Rosaleda stadium.''
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Alexander Ovechkin is like most wealthy Russians. He loves Mercedes automobiles and spirited driving. His two loves combine in the rare and powerful Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series he owns, wrapped in matte black and lovingly photographed by photographer/filmmaker Douglas Sonders.
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Green Products Brighten Multifamily Rehab
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2000 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
November 01, 2000
An abandoned inner-city building gets a second life as a ten-unit affordable cohousing project. What's more, the makeover used green products and materials and energy-efficient building practices and appliances.
In Chicago's south side Woodlawn neighborhood, new home construction, condo conversions,and multifamily rehab are becoming common sights in an area long marked by vacant lots and abandoned buildings. Despite such growth, the need for affordable housing in this neighborhood remains great,as poverty continues to challenge the community, and longtime residents fight displacement from gentrification.To meet this need, an innovative project has grown from a partnership between a nonprofit housing developer and a state agency. The Woodlawn Development Associates (WDA), a nonprofit neighborhood housing group, completed the rehab of an abandoned 11,694 ft2 three-story masonry building this past February.The building had been abandoned for six years and was in need of major, or gut, rehab. WDA planned the rebirth of this abandoned building as a ten-unit affordable cohousing project, but it also wanted energy efficiency to be an integral part of the rehab.In addition,green materials and products were substituted for their conventional counterparts. The project was literally topped off with a 2.4 kW photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof.The goal of the project was to plant a green ...
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The "Wandelhalle" in "Bad Kissingen" is 90 meters long and with a floor area of 3,240 square meters, the largest "Trinkkurhalle" in the world. After World War II the hall was used as a repair workshop for American tanks. In addition, the construction caused major problems. The concrete broke up under the foundation rings to gravel. In 1999, a complete renovation of the hall was needed.
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Gardner is back on the map — and not just for being the furniture capital of New England. A near state-record bass was recently caught there, highlighting the great fishing possibilities of Central Mass.
Just minutes before 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, one of the greatest bass ever taken in Massachusetts was landed by retired Army Sgt. Bryan Tuliano. The extraordinary accomplishment was most improbable and totally unexpected.
Fishing close to home in four feet of water that had warmed to the low 80s, Tuliano methodically cast his favorite lure on the surface of Lake Wampanoag in Gardner.
A regular in regional bass tournaments and a former president of the Mohawk Bass Masters, an elated Tuliano generously shared with me this week his secret strategies that fooled a monster largemouth.
The Fitchburg native and current Gardner resident had caught only two other bass that morning — small ones. Slowly and patiently working his way around the lake with his son, Adam, he steered his Nitro-175 into a most unlikely area. He would have expected huge bass to be in deeper water this late in the season. He suspects his giant may have just come off her spawning bed. If so, she would have been even heavier had he caught her a bit earlier.
All along, Tuliano was hoping for what he calls a reaction strike — an immediate, reflexive response from a hungry fish that has little time to closely examine his imitation lure. Using a 7-foot medium-heavy action graphite rod that allows him to feel the subtlest bite, even on a slack line, he cast his favorite lure — a soft, plastic smoky-shad 3XZToo57 minnow bait. He described his enticing retrieve as "walking the dog."
After pinpoint casting his minnow to a likely spot, he waits a moment for the ripples to die down.
"Don't wait too long," Tuliano said. "You need to pause only briefly so the fish won't recognize the imitation."
His retrieve is erratically methodical — three or four spasmodic twitches, then a pause. Then, one or two twitches and another brief pause. His technique is meant to imitate a crippled minnow in vulnerable distress — an easy meal for an always-hungry bass.
Tuliano is very particular in his choice of equipment. He prefers a Viper spinning reel because it helps him cast more accurately. He uses 12-pound test Yozuru or P-line that's fluorocarbon coated for strength to pull big fish out of weeds and brush. These lines are very important for fishing soft plastics, which need to be fished very slowly. Their invisibility under water makes them much less likely to spook fish.
He always buys size 4/0 Matzuo or Gamagatzu hooks from Japan. They're very strong and red. The latter factor, he believes, makes them more attractive. His choices proved their worth on one cast he'll never forget.
"I knew it was big, but thought at first that it was in the 5- to 6-pound range," Tuliano said.
It fought only moderately hard until it got close to the boat. Then, upon seeing the hull, it got into an entirely different gear.
"As soon as it saw the boat, it headed for the bottom and I could barely turn it. The fight lasted at least 10 to 15 minutes under the boat until I got it to the surface. My son Adam saw it first and couldn't believe its enormity."
"Holy (expletive)!" were Tuliano's first words upon seeing the huge bass himself. "I've caught other bass over 8 pounds but they were nothing like this fish."
Adam netted the giant for his dad, who shook his head in disbelief, noting that the 28-inch length with a 30.25-inch girth was too big to fit in his live well. On his Berkley digital scale, it weighed 14.2 pounds — just under the state record of the 15.8-pound goliath caught at Sampson Pond in Carver in 1975.
Central Mass., with its shorter growing season, doesn't normally produce bass anywhere near this size. Tuliano's accomplishment puts into question the notion that southeast Massachusetts is the only part of the state capable of producing the next state record.
From the experience, Tuliano learned that Sunday is a tough day to get into the record books. Many official weigh-in stations with certified scales, including the MassWildlife headquarters, are closed. He tried calling Rick's Bait & Tackle in Leominster, but got no answer.
Tuliano catches and releases all his fish, and knew he couldn't keep it alive if he drove all the way to Flagg's Bait & Tackle in Orange. So he respectfully released it back in Lake Wampanoag, where it swims today. Had his live well been bigger and a weighing center been open, he'd have definitely given it a shot. At least he has photos and his son as a witness.
Uncommonly unselfish, Tuliano isn't worried about revealing where the great fish still swims. He's very amenable to someone else having the unforgettable experience of hooking it in the future, when it will be even bigger and a greater threat to break the state record.
He already had the thrill of landing it, holding it, and marveling at its magnificence. He'll soon have a taxidermist create a fiberglass replica of it for his wall and memory, based on his photos and measurements. And you know he'll fish there once again after another growing season.
Tuliano recollected how he owes the joy and success he has had fishing to his grandfather and father, who teamed up to get him started. He especially remembers one day as a child being taken to a perch pond where he "caught them hands over fist. Catching so many, even though they were small, was so exciting, the experience hooked me forever."
I was struck by Tuliano's extraordinary ethics and sportsmanship. His goliath bass won't ever be listed in the official record book because of his failure to get it weighed officially. But he and his one-in-a-million fish need to be recognized, each for their greatness. Tuliano is a true fishing champion in every sense of the word.
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Industrial enzyme which refers to the enzyme preparation used for industrial purposes can be applied to detergent, animal feed, bread, brewing (beer, wine, etc.), papermaking, textile, bio-ethanol and so forth; especially, food & brewing, feed and detergent are the most commonly application fields, and they consume about 75% of industrial enzyme together.
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Just to let you know, there are three different articles for the World Conservation Award which are transcluded together into one main article. That's where I moved some of your text to. Scouterdennis 21:54, March 22, 2008 (EDT)
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Three things immediately stand out when you pull up to the Davis' home: a purple mailbox, a painted teal awning, and a red-haired young boy sitting at a table on the front lawn.
"Pictures for sale $1. Designed by Haden," the table's hand-written sign reads.
Haden Edwards, 10, sits at the table intently drawing. The desk is a young artist's version of a lemonade stand. Sketches of dragons, snakes, monsters and Pokemon cover the table. Haden's artwork is intricate, impressive and symbolic, for another piece of the drawing's beauty lies within the $1 price.
Max is Haden's little brother. The 7-year-old has been battling a handful of difficult medical conditions including a genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis. The defect has caused tumors to grow on Max's brain, forcing him to undergo an unsuccessful brain surgery. Max's family and friends nervously anticipate April, the month doctors say will determine if Max has other treatment options.
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Haden is autistic. His mother says drawing is a coping mechanism for him and that he carries his paper and pencils wherever they go.
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"No matter where we're at, he's drawing something," Cynthia says. "We've had several people ask for a drawing or be like, 'Oh, you should sell that!'
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The drawings were a hit. On his first day selling his artwork, Haden raked in $23.
"People just started coming around, we get messages or phone calls or people just stop by the house and want to know if Haden's drawing anything recently," Cynthia says.
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The 10-year-old has become known in the community for his various acts of kindness. Haden often uses his savings to pay for part of another diners' meal at a restaurant or the following car at the drive-thru, he volunteers at a local nursing home, and delivers meals on wheels. Even his signature red hair is being put to use as Haden's growing it out to donate to cancer research.
"He makes me proud. Very, very proud," Cynthia says. "It makes me excited that that's the next generation that's taking over our country."
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Here is a link to a decoder that will identify the installed options on your VW.
Actually I believe it is supposed to work on all VAG product lines.
The codes are three digit alpha numeric and can be found on a sticker located in the trunk of the vehicle or in your owners manual. (Like the one below.)
Enter each code seperated by a semicolon, and click decode to generate a list of installed options. (eg. 1G9;1XX
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Exit Poll: Auburn's chances vs. Alabama; Michigan has 'no shot' vs. Ohio State
It's rivalry week in college football.
This week, the big one is Alabama at Auburn. It's the top-ranked Crimson Tide, undefeated and pursuing its third consecutive BCS championship, against upstart Auburn, ranked No. 4 with just one loss. Do the Tigers have a chance against big, bad Bama?
Our Exit Poll panelists discuss what Auburn has to do to pull off the upset as well as other rivalry games around the country.
But first, what do they think is going on in Gainesville?
MORE: Top rivalries | Best moments of BCS era | Biggest late-season BCS upsets
Q: Florida is 4-7 with a game against FSU next week. By all accounts, Will Muschamp will return as head coach in 2014. Do you think he should?
Jake Plummer: It takes time to build a championship team -- bad decision if they decide to fire Will Muschamp. But in today's win-now environment, college coaches don't get to stick around when expectations are high. Florida wants to compete and watching FSU play in the national title game will only put more pressure on Coach Muschamp. He is 22-15 at Florida, one more year of subpar performances and the clamps will come down.
Butch Woolfolk: Muschamp is a "Defensive Guy", has always been on that side of the ball -- at LSU, Auburn and even while coaching in the NFL. Florida's inability to move the ball on offense can be fixed in the offseason with Muschamp hiring a new offensive coordinator. Far too many schools eager for change end up throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Jared Zabransky: Florida has fallen too far from grace. When that happens, change is mandatory at the coaching positions. When you have that big of a fall from grace there are more problems in that locker room than just the X's and O's.
PHOTOS: Best of the SEC, Week 13
Q: If you could attend one rivalry game for the rest of your life — just one — which game would it be and why?
Plummer: I have to go with my alma mater's rival game versus the University of Arizona. It's the oldest rivalry cup trophy and it splits up plenty of families in Arizona. I'm going to the game this year because it's usually a great game with lots of emotions. This is the one rivalry game I go to although there are many great ones out there -- hard to pick just one.
Woolfolk: Michigan vs Ohio State. I played in four of those contests. There is nothing like it. Michigan, the winningest program in college football history, versus OSU and their legendary program. Yes, today there are better rivalry contests, but none more significant historically.
Zabransky: Rivalries in this day and age are dying in college football. With teams jumping conferences so much and not playing their rivals year in and year out it makes this a tough question. I think the Army vs. Navy game has stood against time as well as any and still carries has the aura that great rivalry games should.
MORE: Rivalries: The Game vs. The Iron Bowl
Q: Alabama is two wins from playing for its third consecutive BCS title. What does Auburn need to do this week to upset the top-ranked Crimson Tide?
Plummer: You have to force AJ Mccarron out of the pocket with a solid pass rush mixed with blitz and hope he forces it. On offense, Auburn must continue to run and control the ball and most importantly finish drives in the red zone, especially early in the game. LSU failed to do this and the game got out of hand. If Auburn can finish those drives with TDs and put some pressure on Alabama's offense, then they may have a chance.
Woolfolk: Alabama is stout everywhere. It will not be easy picking a weakness, however, Auburn should attack them where they have shown trouble defending in the past, which is with a mobile QB. QB draws, short screens and roll-out passes may have some success as a nickel-and-dime approach. Defensively, Auburn should commit to stopping the run with eight in the box, forcing the passing game to gain yards.
Zabransky: You have to make Bama one dimensional. I would force them to throw the ball to beat me. You have to mix up the looks on defense with new wrinkles in the blitz scheme and try to force them out of run downs. On offense you have to strike early and take shots down the field with double moves and play action. Auburn has to be able to throw the ball to win.
HAYES: On Iron Bowl matchup | The Prayer at Jordan-Hare | BCS standings
Q: In another big one this weekend, do you think Michigan can knock off No. 3 Ohio State?
Plummer: Michigan will have to find a way to run the ball vs OSU and that won't be easy. Rivalry games seem to always even out; Vegas can't control the emotions involved and the pride that is on the line during heated rivalries such as this one. I believe that OSU is beatable, but only if Michigan gets physical and finds its running game.
Woolfolk: Absolutely NOT. Michigan is just flat out bad this year. They cannot run the ball and their passing game is even worse. The only chance Michigan has of scoring is with an OSU turnover, a pick-6 or a fumble recovery.
Zabransky: Michigan has no shot. Ohio State is the class of the Big 10 and Michigan isn't even the class of Michigan this year.
Q: Give me your predictions on the following games: Florida State at Florida?
Plummer: FSU 38-14
Woolfolk: FSU 50-14
Zabransky: FSU 35-14
MORE: Bowl picks | Top college football jobs
Q: UCLA at USC?
Plummer: USC 28-27
Woolfolk: UCLA 24-21
Zabransky: USC 28-24
Q: Clemson at South Carolina?
Plummer: Clemson 35-31
Woolfolk: Clemson 24-21
Zabransky: Clemson 38-27
Our Exit Poll panelists:
Jake Plummer
Arizona State's third all-time leading passer with 8,626 yards and 65 TDs, Plummer was the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 1996. He went on to a 10-year NFL career and reached the Pro Bowl in 2005 with Denver. You can find him working in studio for the Pac-12 Network when he's not offering one-on-one QB instruction to college and high school players or spending time with his wife and two sons.
Butch Woolfolk
Woolfolk led Michigan in rushing in 1979, '80 and '81. He's sixth on the Wolverines all-time list with 3,850 rushing yards and scored 29 times. He was the 1981 Rose Bowl MVP. He also was a multiple Big Ten champion in track and field and still holds the outdoor 200-meter record at Michigan (20.59 seconds) and is fourth in the 100 (10.36). A first-round NFL pick in 1982, he played seven seasons in the NFL and is now semi-retired.
Jared Zabransky
Boise State's second all-time leading passer with 8,256 yards and 58 TD passes, Zabransky was right in the middle of Sporting News' No. 2 play on our list of Defining BCS Moments. In the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, Zabransky perfectly executed the Statue of Liberty play on a 2-point conversion in overtime for the Broncos' stunning victory over Oklahoma that gave non-BCS teams a new level of respect. He works for National Oilwell Varco and works with young quarterbacks on weekends in the Houston area.


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Here, Priscilla and Ashley discuss, or at least make reference to, the Mavericks/Thunder series, manners, personal space(s), sweat flavor, stalking Awful Joey Crawford and whether inking prevents pregnancy, while Priscilla or Ashley gets "Thunder Up!" and "Rise Together" tattoos added to her inner-thigh canvass.
WTF - Thunder Thighs 2 [YouTube] (H/T Bryan)
Previously: Here's Video Of A Kevin Durant Fan Getting "Thunder" Tattooed On Her Thigh [Deadspin]