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Fuel: Petrol
Body: Estate
Trans: Manual
Tinted rear and side windows, ABS/EBFD/EBA, Bluetooth system, Cruise control + speed limiter, Electrically assisted power steering, Aviation style handbrake, Electrically operated heated door mirrors with electric folding operation...
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Combined - 57 mpg EC Extra Urban - 63 mpg EC Urban - 49.
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The total number of seats in the vehicle.
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Road Tax is based upon the CO2 emissions of the vehicle and is split into 13 bands from A to M. The higher the letter the greater the cost of tax paid to drive the vehicle on public roads. In addition to the road tax detailed below, any vehicle that had a manufacturers retail price in excess of �40,000 when first sold, attracts a road tax supplement of an additional �320 per year. This is charged until the vehicle is 6 years old.
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Ten Second Review
The rejuvenated Peugeot 2008 faces some tough opposition in the compact Crossover market. Still, with some very economical engines and subtle but handsome styling, it may well be in with a decent shout.
Fashion can take many forms, especially when it comes to cars. Here's one of them, the compact crossover, epitomised in this case by Peugeot's 2008. It goes up against cars like Nissan's Juke and Ford's EcoSport in one of the market's fastest growing and trendiest segments. This 2008 is one of the more affordable takes on this trend, there to enable a small, fashionable family to get a foothold in this growing market niche. Based heavily on Peugeot's 208 supermini but with extra space and flexibility, a higher-set driving position, more individual looks and the option of mild off road ability, this car seems to offer plenty more for your money - without too much of a price premium. Now it's been improved with a smarter front end and a range of class-leadingly frugal engines. Let's try it.
Driving Experience
Despite its beefy looks, the 2008 is still front-wheel drive only, but some off-road ability is delivered on pokier petrol and diesel variants via a clever 'Grip Control' traction system. This comprises an intelligent traction control set-up and special Mud & Snow 'All Weather' tyres, a compromise between full winter tyres and usual summer rubber. Grip Control automatically improves the vehicle's traction on difficult surfaces such as snow, mud, dirt tracks and wet grass, working with the vehicle's Electronic Stability Programme to maintain the best possible traction from both front wheels. It has five selectable operating modes which can be chosen by the driver from a dedicated control mounted on the centre console, not unlike a Land Rover 'Terrain Response' system. The engine line up will be familiar fare if you're familiar with the 208 supermini. Base versions get a choice of either an 82hp 1.2 PureTech petrol or a 100hp 1.5-litre BlueHDi diesel. Moving up the range, there are 110 and 130hp versions of the turbocharged PureTech petrol unit, the 110bhp variant coming with EAT6 automatic transmission.
Design and Build
This improved 2008 gets a smoother, more stylish look courtesy of a restyled vertical front grille flanked by sleeker headlamps that give the car a bit more streetside presence. The LED rear lamps are restyled too, featuring a 3D 'claw-style' illuminated effect. Otherwise, it's much as you were. The 2008 features a higher driving position than the 208 it's based upon - and it's longer too. At 4.16m, it's fully 20cm longer than its supermini cousin and there's a good deal more road presence to it as well with its pronounced wheel arches. With 17-inch alloy wheels and Mud & Snow tyres, it looks quite purposeful, but the ground clearance is decidedly modest, so serious off road excursions are out. Still, it's probably got more than enough about it to shrug off most British weather conditions. The black bumpers and body sills serve to protect it from abrasions with the addition of front and rear body protection and side mouldings in stainless steel. Inside, as before, you get the distinctive 'i-Cockpit' design borrowed from the 208 where you view the instrument panel over the rim of the compact little steering wheel, rather than through it. As for practicality, well the size of the boot can vary from 410 to 1,400-litres in an instant due to the 1/3 - 2/3 modular seat backs. Pressing the button at the top of the backrest is enough to tilt the seat backwards, allowing the seats to collapse automatically. The boot is equipped with hooks for attaching items and two storage areas on each side, one with a retaining strap and the other with a storage net. Finally, there is an additional 22 litre storage area under the boot lid.
Market and Model
Pricing sits in the £18,000 to £25,000 bracket and the 2008 range consists of four trim levels: Active, Allure, Allure Premium and GT Line. All variants get LED daytime running lights, colour-coded door mirrors and handles, power windows and mirrors, cruise control, driver's seat height adjustment, a decent quality CD stereo with a 3.5mm Jack for an external audio device and steering wheel-mounted controls, air conditioning that also cools the glovebox, six airbags and ESP stability control. Further up the range, the patented Grip Control system is fitted, optimising traction in poor conditions with the help of beefier 'Mud & Snow' tyres. Justifying a 5 star Euro NCAP rating, safety kit runs to twin front, side and curtain airbags, plus all the usual electronic assistance for braking, traction and stability control. There are also Isofix childseat fastenings and the option of Peugeot's clever 'Connect SOS' and 'Connect Assistance' services. If you've specified these and have an accident, the car can automatically inform the emergency services, giving them your precise location. Could be a life-saver.
Cost of Ownership
The engines available in the 2008 range are some of the most economical units that Peugeot make, so running one of these vehicles shouldn't break the bank. The 1.5-litre BlueHDi diesel variant manages to eke 67 miles from a gallon of derv while around 97g/km of CO2. The petrol variants don't do too badly either. The 1.2-litre PureTech 82 manages 46.8mpg on the combined cycle and 93g/km of CO2. The turbocharged 110bhp 1.2-litre PureTech unit returns up to 44.8mpg and 129g/km in EAT6 auto form. The PureTech 130 manual variant manages up to 49.9mpg and 131g/km. Anything else? Well, servicing intervals are every 12,500 miles. Plus there's a three year/60,000 mile warranty with Peugeot roadside assistance.
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Key Standard Features*
- Solid - Hurricane grey
- Solid paint
- Premium part leather upholstery
- Rear Parking Aid
- Carpet mats
- Premium cloth/leather - Oxford black
- Premium cloth/leather - Adamantium grey
|Body Glass
|Electric front windows
|Electric rear windows
|Tinted rear windows
|One touch electric front/rear windows
|Tinted rear and side windows
|Electric front/rear windows with one touch/anti pinch
|Rear wash/wipe
|ESP with Hill Assist
|Bluetooth system
|Apple car play/Android Auto
|Driver Aids
|Cruise control + speed limiter
|Driver Convenience
|Electrically assisted power steering
|Driver Information
|Touch screen display
|Aviation style handbrake
|Multifunction 7" touchscreen with steering wheel mounted control
|Trip computer
|Service interval indicator
|External temperature gauge
|Mirror link
|Driving Mirrors
|Electric folding door mirrors
|Electrochrome rear view mirror
|Electric operated/heated door mirrors
|Electrically operated heated door mirrors with electric folding operation
|Colour coded door mirrors
|Embellishment Trims
|LED blue instrument dial surround
|Steering wheel mounted remote controls
|Auxiliary socket for external device
|4 speakers + 2 tweeters
|2 front and 2 rear speakers + 2 tweeters
|DAB Digital radio
|USB interface
|Exterior Body Features
|Radiator grille with bright chrome surround and bright chrome bars
|Front and rear scuff plates
|Bright chrome radiator grille with embossed pendant design and bright chrome surround
|Roof bars
|Body colour bumpers
|Rear sports spoiler
|Wheel arch extensions
|Colour coded door handles
|Exterior Lights
|Automatic lights and wipers
|LED rear lights
|Chrome front fog light surround
|Rear fog lights
|Rear LED Peugeot signature 'Claw Effect' lights
|Bright chrome fog lamps surround
|Automatic activation of hazard warning lights
|Follow me home headlights
|Cornering front fog lights
|LED daytime running lights
|Dual Zone automatic air conditioning
|Interior Features
|Refrigerated glovebox
|Scuff plates
|Leather steering wheel
|Height/reach adjust steering wheel
|Leather and chrome gear knob
|Auxilliary 12V power socket
|Gear shift indicator
|Interior Lights
|LED interior light in headlining
|LED track - Laser cut headlining with ambient backlighting
|Visibility pack - 2008
|Driver and passenger airbags
|Passenger airbag deactivation system
|Driver and passenger airbags with passenger airbag deactivation switch
|Front side airbags
|Tyre pressure sensor
|Front and rear curtain airbags
|3 rear 3 point seatbelts
|Seatbelt warning lamp and buzzer
|Child safety lock
|1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear seats
|Isofix on outer rear seats
|1/3 to 2/3 rear bench seats with one touch fold
|3 point rear seat isofix location mount X 2
|Driver seat height adjust
|Front head restraints
|3 rear head restraints
|Seatbelt alarm (Driver & Passenger)
|Remote central locking + deadlocks
|Ultrasonic alarm
|Remote central locking
|Thatcham Cat 2 engine immobiliser
|Vanity Mirrors
|Driver/passenger sunvisors and vanity mirrors
|Vanity mirrors
|Driver/passenger sunvisors
|Wheels - Alloy
|16" Aquila alloy wheels
|Wheels - Spare
|15" steel spare wheel
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|0 to 62 mph (secs)
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|Engine Power - KW
|Engine Power - PS
|Engine Power - RPM
|Engine Torque - LBS.FT
|Engine Torque - MKG
|Engine Torque - NM
|Engine Torque - RPM
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FEMGEN 134: The Marriage Plot (ENGLISH 134)
The centrality of the marriage plot in the development of the British novel beginning in the 18th century with Samuel Richardson's Pamela and ending with Woolf's modernist novel Mrs. Dalloway. The relationship between novelistic plotting and the development of female characters into marriageable women. What is the relationship between the novel and feminine subjectivity? What aspects of marriage make it work as a plotting device? What kinds of marriages do marriage plots allow? Is the development of women's political agency related to their prominence in the novel form?
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 134D: Sex, Courtship, and Marriage in America (SOC 134D)
How people meet, who they date, and when they settle down have all changed dramatically in recent decades. This course will provide students with a thorough overview of demographic, sociological, and historical perspectives on sex, relationships, and family in the United States. Students will become familiar with the empirical patterns and trends, political and cultural debates, and policy issues concerning historical and modern romantic and sexual relationships, as well as the major theories and research methods used in the sociological study of relationships. Throughout the course, we will explore how changes in modern relationships may affect broader patterns of social inequality and family structure. Additionally, we will examine how the mate selection process intersects with various aspects of gender, sexuality, class, race, and technology.
Last offered: Spring 2019 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
FEMGEN 136: Transnational Sexualities
This course considers the impact of globalization on sexual identities and cultures from a transnational perspective. We will consider how shifting geographical discourses and practices have redefined gender and sexuality across cultures, across borders. With a dual goal of destabilizing the assumptions in liberal human rights agendas and the heterosexual/homosexual binary, we will examine the politics of migration and diaspora; queer nationalisms and homonationalisms; queer transnational labor flows; urban-rural divides and difference; neoliberalism and queer gentrification, among other current debates across postcolonial, feminist, queer, legal, and transnational sexuality studies.
Last offered: Autumn 2018 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 138: Men's Violence Against Women in Literature: A Critical and Social Analysis (FEMGEN 238)
Literature, as a social and cultural product of its time, can inform and deepen our understanding of oppression. Using literature as a vehicle, this course will explore the impact of and responses to men's violence against women. Students will critically assess how the author has portrayed the topic of sexual assault and relationship abuse, how the characters and/or author exhibits victim blaming, and, if the characters were living today, would current policies adequately hold the perpetrator responsible, provide safety and justice for the survivor, and challenge rape culture. In dialogue with theoretical texts, we will analyze the literary representations of patriarchy that inform societal acceptance of gender-based violence, identify the historical prevalence of victim blaming and impunity in these works, and assess the implications on policy making at the individual, community and political level. Students will critically examine literature including Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Ubervilles, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Louise Erdrich's The Round House and Joyce Carol Oates' We Were the Mulvaneys. There is an optional service-learning component.
Last offered: Autumn 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 140D: LGBTQ History of the United States (FEMGEN 240D, HISTORY 257C)
An introductory course that explores LGBT/Queer social, cultural, and political history in the United States. By analyzing primary documents that range from personal accounts (private letters, autobiography, early LGBT magazines, and oral history interviews) to popular culture (postcards, art, political posters, lesbian pulp fiction, and film) to medical, military, and legal papers, students will understand how the categories of gender and sexuality have changed over the past 150 years. This class investigates the relationship among queer, straight and transgender identities. Seminar discussions will question how the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality influenced the construction of these categories.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Davies, A. (PI)
2019-2020 Spring
4-5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
03/30/2020 - 06/03/2020 Thu 5:30 PM - 7:20 PM with Davies, A. (PI)
Instructors: Davies, A. (PI)
FEMGEN 142: Sociology of Gender (FEMGEN 242, SOC 142, SOC 242)
The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the sociological conceptualization of gender. Through the sociological lens, gender is not an individual attribute or a role, but rather a system of social practices that constructs two different categories of people men and women and organizes social interaction and inequality around this difference. First we will explore what ¿gender¿ is according to sociologists and the current state of gender inequality in the labor market, at home, and at school. We will then investigate how gender structures our everyday lives through the individual, interactional, and institutional levels. Finally, we will discuss avenues for reducing gender inequality. Throughout the course, we will prioritize reading, evaluating, and questioning sociological theory and research on gender."
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
FEMGEN 143: One in Five: The Law, Politics, and Policy of Campus Sexual Assault (SOC 188)
TRIGGER WARNING: Over the past three years, the issue of campus sexual assault has exploded into the public discourse. While definitive figures are difficult to obtain due to the necessarily private nature of these events, several recent studies estimate that between 20-25% of college women (and a potentially higher proportion of students identifying as transgender and gender-nonconforming, as well as around 5-10% of male students) experience sexual assault. People of color, LGBT students, disabled individuals and other vulnerable groups are at increased risk. This is also a significant problem in k12 education. Survivors have come forward across the country with harrowing stories of assault followed by what they describe as an insensitive or indifferent response from college administrators. These survivors have launched one of the most successful, and surprising, social movements in recent memory. As a result, the federal government under President Obama stepped up its civil rights en more »
TRIGGER WARNING: Over the past three years, the issue of campus sexual assault has exploded into the public discourse. While definitive figures are difficult to obtain due to the necessarily private nature of these events, several recent studies estimate that between 20-25% of college women (and a potentially higher proportion of students identifying as transgender and gender-nonconforming, as well as around 5-10% of male students) experience sexual assault. People of color, LGBT students, disabled individuals and other vulnerable groups are at increased risk. This is also a significant problem in k12 education. Survivors have come forward across the country with harrowing stories of assault followed by what they describe as an insensitive or indifferent response from college administrators. These survivors have launched one of the most successful, and surprising, social movements in recent memory. As a result, the federal government under President Obama stepped up its civil rights enforcement in this area, with over 300 colleges and universities under investigation for allegedly mishandling student sexual assault complaints as of July 2017. At the same time, this heightened response has led to a series of high-profile lawsuits by accused students who assert that they were falsely accused or subjected to mishandled investigations that lacked sufficient due process protections. The one thing that survivors and accused students appear to agree on is that colleges are not handling these matters appropriately. Colleges have meanwhile complained of being whipsawed between survivors, accused students, interest groups, and enforcement authorities. The election of President Trump has now created significant uncertainty about how this issue will be handled by the Department of Education going forward. The Trump Administration took the extraordinary step this September of rolling back all of the Obama Administration guidance on this subject. Meanwhile Congress has been unable to pass legislation addressing the issue, though there are several bipartisan bills under consideration. This course focuses on the legal, policy, and political issues surrounding sexual assault on college campuses. We will learn background about sexual violence and the efforts to implement legal protections for survivors in the educational context. We will also study the basic legal frameworks governing campus assault, focusing on the relevant federal laws such as Title IX and the Clery Act. We will hear from guest speakers who are actively involved in shaping policy and advocating in this area, including lawyers, lobbyists, filmmakers, journalists, and policymakers. The subject matter of this course is sensitive and students are expected to treat the material with sensitivity. Much of the reading and subject matter may be upsetting and/or triggering for students who identify as survivors. There is no therapeutic component for this course, although supportive campus resources and Title IX staff are available for those who need them. This course was previously a Sophomore College Class that is now being offered as a regular quarter-length course. Elements used in grading: Grades will be based on class attendance, class participation, and either several short reflection papers (section 01) or an independent research paper (section 02). After the term begins, students accepted into the course can transfer from section 01 into section 02, which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Enrollment is by INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION. Access the consent form here feminist.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/forms or email email@example.com to request a form via email. Cross-listed with the Law School ( LAW 7065).
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Dauber, M. (PI)
2019-2020 Spring
3-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
Class #
Section 01 |
Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) |
03/30/2020 - 05/28/2020 Mon, Wed 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM with Dauber, M. (PI)
Instructors: Dauber, M. (PI)
FEMGEN 144: Women and Gender in Science, Medicine and Engineering (HISTORY 144)
(Same as HISTORY 44. Majors and others taking 5 units, enroll in HISTORY 144.) Men's and women's roles in science, medicine, and engineering over the past 200 years with a focus on the present. What efforts are underway globally to transform research institutions so that both men's and women's careers can flourish? How have science and medicine studied and defined males and females? How can we harness the creative power of gender analysis to enhance knowledge and spark innovation?
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
Instructors: Schiebinger, L. (PI)
2019-2020 Winter
5 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at 200-034 with Schiebinger, L. (PI)
Instructors: Schiebinger, L. (PI)
UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-ED, WAY-SI |
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Section 02 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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FEMGEN 146: The Politics of Epidemics (PUBLPOL 166)
When it comes to healthcare, whose bodies matter, who deserves care? How do scholars, activists, and patients confront and combat widespread healthcare disparities? This course explores prevailing epidemics of our moment (including HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, opioid addiction, and Lyme disease) in order to consider how infectious disease, moral panic, and national identity interplay across public health platforms, scientific research, and popular rhetoric. We will utilize intersectional frameworks to consider the histories, politics, and broader context of current epidemiological data and larger questions about doctor bias, the gender gap in pain, and cultural fears related to illness and the body. How do treatment, media coverage, policy, and access to care change according to population, location, and technology?
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER, WAY-SI
2019-2020 Winter
4-5 units |
UG Reqs: WAY-ER, WAY-SI |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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Notes: This class section has been cancelled!
FEMGEN 155: The Changing American Family (FEMGEN 255, SOC 155, SOC 255)
Family change from historical, social, demographic, and legal perspectives. Extramarital cohabitation, divorce, later marriage, interracial marriage, and same-sex cohabitation. The emergence of same-sex marriage as a political issue. Are recent changes in the American family really as dramatic as they seem? Theories about what causes family systems to change.
Last offered: Spring 2018 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Trophy Description 100% Clear (Platinum) This is the platinum trophy and is unlocked automatically when all trophies have been unlocked. A Good Start (Bronze) Strike out 15 batters in a single game in any mode versus the CPU. Around the World (Bronze) Play a game in every Major League stadium. Back-To-Back (Bronze) Hit back-to-back home runs in any mode (Excludes HRD and Practice). Basket Case (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run into the basket that lines the wall at Wrigley Field. Bobbying For Apples (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run that hits the center-field apple at Citi-Field. Call It (Bronze) Call a 'Quality Start' as a catcher in any RTTS game. Caught Lookin' (Bronze) Strike out a CPU player looking on All-Star or higher difficulty. Choker (Bronze) In any mode, lose the game after inserting your closer with a two or more run lead in the 9th. (Must be a save opportunity). Contender (Bronze) Make the postseason in Franchise or Season Mode (without simulating more than 82 games.) Crazy Eights (Silver) In the Knockout Pitch Training or Practice Mode, knock out all eight sections in eight pitches. Customizer (Bronze) Customize any team's audio in Sounds of the Show. Director (Bronze) Create and save a highlight movie using the Movie Maker feature. Hamilwho? (Gold) In HRD, hit 29 or more home runs with any player in a single round. HRD (Silver) Hit 30 or more home runs with any single player in HRD. King Of The Hill (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run to dead center in Minute Maid Park. Make The Call... Again (Bronze) Get called up to a Major League team before the end of your second year in RTTS. Monster Killer (Bronze) Hit two home runs over the Green Monster in any single game played in Boston (Excludes HRD and Practice). Mr. October (Silver) Achieve the following stats with any RTTS player: .350 AVG, .450 OBP, .755 SLG. Much Cooler This Year... (Gold) Join and complete an online league. (Must play 60% of the games). On the Rocks (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run into the rocks in left-center in Anaheim. Online Fame (Silver) Reach 500 MLB Points. Online Gamer (Bronze) Reach 100 MLB Points. Out Pitch (Silver) In any one-player mode, with any pitcher, strike out the side using the same pitch for each 'out' pitch. Pennant Race (Silver) Capture a division title. (Simulating any games in the postseason will negate the trophy. Cant simulate more than 82 games prior to making the postsea Pop Out (Bronze) With the bases loaded in the 9th, get an infield pop-up to end the game. Professional Trainer (Silver) Complete a RTTS batting session without receiving a single attribute penalty. Road Warrior (Silver) Have a 10-game road winning streak. (Simulating or fast-forwarding will restart the streak.) RTTS Back-To-Back (Bronze) Hit consecutive home runs in one game with your RTTS Player. RTTS Derby (Silver) Get invited to the HRD with any RTTS player. RTTS Road Warrior (Bronze) Win 8 out of 10 starts on the road in RTTS on All-Star or higher difficulty. RTTS: The Future (Bronze) Get invited to the All-Star Week Futures Game at any position in RTTS. Sawed Off (Bronze) In any mode, break the hitter's bat. Scrap Metal (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run into the Western Metal Supply Company building in San Diego. Sight Seeing (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run off of the glass in center field at Rogers Centre. Sim Game (Bronze) Do not allow a run in any RTTS simulated game training. Splish Splash (Bronze) In any mode, hit a home run over the RF wall into the water of the San Francisco bay. Stolen Thunder (Bronze) Throw out two runners attempting to steal a base in any RTTS game. Take It back (Bronze) Rob a home run in any game mode. Timing Is Everything (Bronze) Call a pitchout on a steal attempt in any RTTS game. Tres Bien (Bronze) In any mode, have a three-pitch inning with any pitcher versus the CPU. Triple Play (Silver) Turn a triple play in any mode versus the CPU. Unassisted (Silver) Turn an unassisted double play in RTTS. Victory Is MINE! (Gold) Win the World Series. (Simulating any games in the postseason will negate the trophy. Cant simulate more than 82 games prior to making the postseason.
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Fort Wayne-based Ruoff Home Mortgage has announced plans to build a $43 million corporate headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne. Plans call for a 110-thousand square foot, nine-story structure, at the corner of Ewing Street and Jefferson Boulevard. The building would include leasable office and retail space, as well as a parking garage. It would overlook Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne Tin Caps minor league baseball team. The company is currently located on...
Irish Tech Company Coming to Westfield
An Ireland-based technology company has announced plans to set up operations in Westfield. The city says Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) will invest more than $9 million to open an engineering lab in the Westfield Business Centre and bring in 50 jobs.


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Yesterday's Circus; a New Day?
There's this notion that due to the economic crisis we've suddenly changed as a nation and that we're going to be more wholesome as a result.
One of the biggest lessons yesterday's three-ring circus of collapsing Cabinet picks is supposed to be that we will not stand for brazen assumptions of self-worth or self-importance.
What most doomed Tom Daschle wasn't that he didn't pay all his taxes; it was that he didn't pay taxes on a limousine and driver because he just assumed he deserved the perk – and that he assumed he deserved the perk because he was making millions doing little more than cashing in on the entrée his former-senator status gave him to power brokers.
We don't like that anymore, as in: REALLY DON'T LIKE IT, don't like it. Thus the zeal in which Obama's supporters – and probably plenty of his critics – gloat over the salary caps going to the executives of banks and firms we're bailing out.
I concede that my industry often thinks it is on to a new trend only to find that it's not. But I've come across this argument from enough different quarters now that I'm just as intrigued as I can be.
I think the most succinct version of the argument comes from The Washington Post's Steven Perlstein, who argues today that the public is sick to death of those who are blinded by a sense of entitlement.
"For the American public, Daschle became the latest symbol of everything that is wrong with Washington — the influence-peddling and corner-cutting and sacrifice of the public good to private interest," Perlstein writes. "Now that this system has let them down, and left them poorer and anxious about the future, people are angry about it and no longer willing to accept the corruption of the public process and the whole notion of public service.
"The irony, of course, is that Barack Obama understood all this and tapped into Americans' frustration as the central message of his 'change' campaign. But even he, with only four years in Washington, failed to see the depth of the problem or anticipate the ferocity of the backlash," Perlstein writes.
David Brooks expressed earlier in the week in The New York Times a similar argument.
Tongue in cheek, Brooks writes, "I'm afraid there are rich people all around the country who are about to suffer similar self-immolation because they don't understand that the rules of privileged society have undergone a radical transformation."
And who can't help but laugh at Maureen Dowd's skewering of Tom Thain and his wacko explanations for his million-dollar office makeover?
After quoting Thain's halting blather: "It really would've been – very difficult – for – me to use it in the form it was in," she quips:
"Did it have a desk and a phone?"
Meanwhile, at less exalted levels, reports that the middle-class is finally saving money again, paying down its debt and living more frugally suggests we're becoming more down to earth and less enamored by extravagance.
Now, I have to admit I get nervous around overly wholesome people. But I'd get violently ill if I had to hang around a guy like Thain.
So I'll skip the Martini tonight and drink a beer. Then I'll toast this brighter side of the recession.
"To acting like common mortals again," I'll say.


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What, if any, punishment should NFL give Broncos executive Matt Russell?
Matt Russell has made football in Colorado great, from his days as a decorated linebacker for the CU Buffs to his role building the Broncos into a Super Bowl contender as an executive with the local NFL team. In the mountain town of Breckenridge over the Fourth of July weekend, Russell was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI and careless driving, after his truck collided with a police SUV.
So how does the NFL respond? Commissioner Roger Goodell is often applauded for protecting the league shield, when he suspends players for off-field trouble. Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall was fined more than $50,000 and missed a game in 2008 due to suspension. Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand was suspended for 30 days and fined $100,000 after he pleaded guilty to driving while impaired in 2010. While Russell has apologized, punishment from the league seems likely. What should it be? Listen to Peter Burns of Mile High Sports Radio and I discuss it here:
Tailgating and alcohol are almost as much a part of the NFL's game day experience as stadium video boards and cheerleaders. So do you view Russell with compassion, or anger?
Kick it with Kiz and Peter Burns by joining the discussion on Mile High Sports Radio Monday through Friday from 7-9 a.m. At 93.7 FM and 1510 AM.
Find Kiz on Twitter @MarkKiszla. And Peter Burns @PeterBurnsRadio.


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The most wine-friendly restaurants in all of San Diego? Just two cellars grabbed the Wine Spectator's palate.
Addison and WineSellar & Brasserie joined the magazine's international honor roll of 75 Grand Award winners. Given annually to extraordinary wine programs around the world, the highest concentration of Grand Award recipients were in New York City, with 8 restaurants, followed by Las Vegas (6) and Paris (5).
Addison's selection, curated by wine director Jesse Rodriguez, was singled out for its 36,000-bottle inventory, particularly for those representing Burgundy, Bordeaux, California, Piedmont and Spain. The resort restaurant was first given a Grand Award in 2009. (Addison is owned by U-T San Diego's publisher, Doug Manchester.)
WineSellar & Brasserie's program is overseen by owner Gary Parker. Open since 1988, and a Grand Award-winner since 1989, its 13,000-plus bottle brigade is strong in wines from California and Bordeaux, the magazine said.
Both restaurants offer contemporary French menus.
Wine Spectator's Restaurant Wine List Awards, recognizing restaurants in more than 65 countries, can be found in the August 31, 2012 issue.


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Dunbar Golf Club, formed in 1856 is a Classic Championship Links on the East of the town. All visiting golfers are very welcome to come and play a course that is regularly voted among the best in the country.
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Before the hearing began, Paul Seelig, owner/operator of Great Specialty Products asked the court for a continuance due to his poor health and lack of time to prepare. His legal counsel resigned from the case late last week and Mr. Seelig claims to be very ill at this time. Judge Titus denied that request and the hearing began as scheduled.
NC Department of Agriculture Summary
The lawyers representing the NCDA&CS started off the hearing seeking a Preliminary Injunction against Great Specialty Products by sharing a large amount of information as to the investigation conducted and the number of complaints received by the state. There were a total of 25 complaints received to date against GSP where consumers reported getting sick from the supposed Gluten Free products being sold. Nine signed affidavits were presented to the court as evidence in the case and 2 live witnesses were heard. One of the affidavits was submitted by Dr. Anant B. Soni, a internal medicine and Gastroenterology expert who assisted the State with information on Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free diet. The State told the court of Paul Seelig's past troubles with the law and some of the other shady things he has been a part of. For example, in 2001/2002, Mr. Seelig was indicted in Montana with various counts of crimes ranging from wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, making false claims and making false statements. He was convicted via plea bargain on several of the charges and served several months in jail. Evidence was submitted where Mr. Seelig sent extortionary letters to a company involved in this case (Tribecca Oven) asking for money to be paid to him or legal action would be taken. Mr. Seelig was also shown to have acted under an alias of Jeff or Andrew Gleason and to have claimed various sicknesses in order to delay working with the State's investigation (things like H1N1, quarantined due to staph infection, cancer treatment and even heart attack). Mr. Seelig did not deny any of this information shared with the court. He also presented another fictitious letter from a Millersburg, Ohio Amish bakery called Rise'n Bakeries. This fake bakery was claimed to have been providing Great Specialty Products with Gluten Free baked goods since 1996. The State's investigation found no record of such company ever existing in Ohio.
The State called two witnesses, one a local consumer who was sickened by the bread and a representative from the NC Department of Agriculture. Both provided damning evidence against Great Specialty Products which were not refuted by cross-examination by Mr. Seelig. The details of the thorough and lenghty investigation by the Dept. of Ag were also shared with the court. The Dept. of Ag. was more than fair in their investigation and attempt to work with GSP. Constant stall tactics, lies and the uncooperativeness of Mr. Seelig was also shared with the court. Details about the products being tested by a lab at the University of Nebraska (FDA facility) were also submitted to the court. All tests showed that Great Speciality Products supposed Gluten Free bread actually contained >5,000 PPM. The investigation revealed that GSP was buying regular bread products from a company in NJ called Tribecca Oven and repackaging the products as GF.
Great Specialty Products Defense Summary
Paul Seelig had more than a fair opportunity to present evidence is his defense but was unable to do so. He had numerous chances to cross examine both witnesses and even called his own witness. His lone witness was a GSP employee who worked at the "repackaging facility". Paul Seelig asked the witness a few questions and then abruptly stopped after she gave her honest and condemning answers. Two questions in particular were crucial to the hearing - Mr. Seelig asked his "employee" whether she ever noticed Tribecca Oven products at their facility (a.k.a Paul's house in Durham) when she was preparing Gluten Free bread orders to which she replied "I never really paid attention." Mr. Seelig also asked her if Great Specialty Products indeed ordered their Gluten Free bread products from a company called Rise'n Bakeries in Millersburg, Ohio to which she replied "I don't know". Not even his own employee would defend him. The State's lawyers quickly cross-examined the employee and asked her to read an invoice which details where Great Specialty Products purchased bread from Tribecca Oven. Case closed basically at that point.
Preliminary Injunction Granted - Great Specialty Products is Toast (pun intended)
The story was shown by NBC17 during it's evening news tonight. Click here for the link and video. During the story, they said that Mr. Seelig collapsed while being taken into custody and was taken to WakeMed for treatment. From this WRAL story, he was later brought back to the magistrate's office and charged with six
Click here to read a recap from the News & Observer. Huge thanks to Andrea Weigl from the N&O for helping me shed light on this important story for our community! I've also uploaded his mug shot as well. Beware if you ever see this man.
I spoke with someone at the Wake County Courthouse a few minutes ago and they said this hearing has been moved to 2/24/2010 @ 9am. No courtroom has yet been assigned.
As ordered by the Court, the Web site address for Great Specialty Products has been removed.
Story picked up by Celiac.com, one of the most read Web sites dealing with Celiac or Gluten Free living.


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Waiting For Bilbo status update
Hello all! I know some of you have been wondering at the lack of updates recently, considering the launch of the first Hobbit movie! After a lot of discussion, Shane and I have decided we need to put Waiting For Bilbo on indefinite hiatus. Both of us have way too much workstuff going on these days, and I'm having to cut down on the number of webcomics I create.
I was going to shut down Waiting For Bilbo completely, but Shane has convinced me to leave the possibility of the occasional future strip open, just in case.
For the record, I did see The Hobbit on opening day, but found the 48 fps way distracting. I intend to go back and see it in regular format in a regular theater so I can properly appreciate it.
Thanks for your support, all.


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I Took Money From Them
Fund: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Posted by fearless on 2010-11-12
My first time around the block and coming out of the dot bust, these guys (and gal) believed in me when few would. They know software and invested in my SaaS play even though everyone else had written off SaaS (remember when it was ASP?).
There's good and bad in every VC deal, and as founders you better execute like a mofo or expect the hammer of God to fall (as it should).
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Lives in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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My name is Nico and I am the sales manager for an Asian based company called 'See Asia Differently'. I am originally from the UK however for the last year I have been based in Siem Reap and now specialise in bespoke tours of Cambodia as well as Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Indonesia and Borneo. Due to my position out here in Siem Reap, I am delighted to be able to offer my expertise towards helping people to craft a holiday that is tailored perfectly to their needs. I have written guides to help you on your journey to Siem Reap. - 3 Days In Siem Reap - Museum Guide For Siem Reap - Romantic Guide To Siem Reap.
If you have three days in Siem Reap, get ready for an action-packed adventure! One day is not enough for the Angkor temples alone, and there are many other wonderful experiences. For three days, this guide will give you a good mix of temples, countryside and culture.
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No trip to Siem Reap is complete without a visit to Angkor Wat, and rightly so. This iconic temple complex is officially the largest religious structure in the world, and one cannot help but absorb its spiritual flare upon gazing at its beauty. There is no end to the depth of Angkor Wat, so spend enough time immersing yourself within its history, bas reliefs, impressive architecture and mysteries.
Known more commonly as the 'Tomb Raider Temple,' this spot has become a favorite among tourists. The fact that Ta Prohm, untouched by archaeologists, has been almost entirely taken over by nature is part of its charm. It serves as a powerful reminder that while empires rise and fall, the riotous power of nature marches on, oblivious to the dramas of human history.
'The Temple of Many Faces' is an interesting one to include in your day. Built in dedication to the Buddha in the 12th century, it has withstood time very well. It's only a short distance from Angkor Wat and a little less crowded.
Made from red sandstone and covered in intricate carvings, Banteay Srei is a masterpiece you'll want to behold. An easy visit during your day of temples.
Head to the rooftop of this elegant restaurant located close to the Siem Reap River. Enjoy happy hour discounts (two-for-one cocktails and complimentary tapas) daily. This is an idyllic place to rest your feet and enjoy Siem Reap after a full day of exploring the temples.
The West Baray Lake is Cambodia's largest Baray, formerly used as a water reservoir during the Angkor period. Nowadays, it offers a tranquil environment for tourists and locals to lie in hammocks or enjoy a picnic and attempt to understand how man managed to create such an impressive lake. You can spend the day exploring the area and even take a swim in its fresh water, rent a boat or take a walk around the edge of the Baray. Either way, the West Baray is the closest thing to a beach that you will find in Siem Reap, and is well worth the trip.
The King's Road restaurant complex has a great variety of cuisines and a pleasant atmosphere that is a breath of fresh air amidst the hustle and bustle of town. With many easy options with delicious food at reasonable prices, it's a great place for an early dinner.
Students of the Phare Ponleu Selpak Association's performing arts school have created a series of exhilarating shows that have wowed audiences not just in Cambodia, but all over the world. You can expect to see just about any combination of acrobatics, dance, music and theater. Each performance is unique in its own right, and touching representations of Cambodian history and culture are embedded within each of the seven shows. With its mission to offer a platform for the Cambodian children to develop their skills, Phare has truly set an example to the world in more ways than one. By going to one of their shows, you can witness something spectacular and contribute to a project that is making a real positive impact on the world.
If you still have energy after the circus, wander through the infinite stalls of the night market. There is a vast selection of clothing, souvenirs and jewelry, as well as massage parlors and bars.
Start the day with a hearty breakfast at this socially oriented cafe. The staff are friendly and will have a laugh with you, and the servings are generous and tasty! Upstairs is a small shop of locally produced clothing, skincare products, and other goods. The large table at the front is an excellent spot for people-watching along the Pokambour Street.
Phnom Kulen National Park is the ideal day out for anyone who is looking to explore the wildlife of Cambodia. It is situated roughly 45 kilometers outside Siem Reap, so it offers a refreshing change of scenery. Expect to see pagodas, monks, spectacular waterfalls and mountains on this cultural pilgrimage into one of Cambodia's most sacred sites.
One of the first training restaurants in Siem Reap, Haven has an excellent selection of Khmer and Western dishes, served in an outdoor setting that is pleasant and secluded from the street. The staff are in training and aim to please!


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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Must-Read Verizon Post Demolishes More Myths
I find it fascinating that no matter where in the world you go, what type of company you talk to, public or private sector, you find two very common beliefs:
1. All data stolen in security breach is a result of lost assets, not systems-related intrusions.
2. I don't handle payment cards (credit or debit) - so this stuff does not apply to me.
If you could only understand how outrageous these sound from the standpoint of the computer forensic investigator. Both thought processes couldn't be more wrong.
I hear these refrains as well, or at least I see the effects of devoting resources to other projects. Bryan continues:
Pretty much everyone I speak to firmly believes that in the real world, companies do not get hacked into and data is never compromised as the result of a systems-based intrusion. The prevailing wisdom, if you can call it that, suggests that almost all lost records leading to fraud are the product of backup tapes that don't make it from point A to point B, blackberries left in taxi cabs, and company-issued laptops left at train stations. This is the prevailing wisdom UNTIL a company is hacked.
In reality, hackers and fraudsters target data of value. Companies are targeted, either directly or indirectly, because they are perceived to be data rich, and data that is stolen tends to lead to some measurable form of fraud, whether it is counterfeit, identity fraud, etc...
Online data, including digital repositories of information like databases, transaction logs, and other aggregation and storage points, account for an overwhelming 94 percent of casework and 99.9 percent of all verifiable records compromised.
This is confirmation of my focus on external threats. Bryan turns to his second point:
"But my company doesn't handle credit cards, so this doesn't apply to me..." [I]t doesn't matter whether you store payment card data or not. The threats affecting companies in a particular industry or sector care more about the ability to sidestep security controls reliably, than about what type of data they'll find once inside. Every company has something of value to a hacker.
If you don't have something of value to an intruder, you probably don't do anything worth keeping you in operation.
The following excerpt is really crucial:
There is no question that our case load is biased toward payment cards. Payment card data is a premium cybercrime target because when applied in a certain manner, stolen records of sufficient content can lead to fraudulent purchases...
[B]based on our figures, I would estimate that payment cards represent as little as 1.2 – 1.5 percent of all data thefts. The remaining 98.x percent being occupied primarily by personally identifiable data (PII), then account credentials, company-proprietary data, and a few other categories in a distant fourth and fifth by incidence. Payment cards are in fact a distinct minority in data theft cases, albeit an extremely noisy minority.
The ensuing fraud is detectable and fraud analysis and detection tools have made it almost elementary to identify the likely source of a suspected payment card breach for almost 10 years.
Did you catch that? A stolen payment card intrusion is detectable. The hacked parties (online vendors, offline vendors, anyone using and storing payment card data) don't detect the actual theft of the data. Fraudulent use of the payment card data is detected by consumers and payment card providers. What about other data?
In simple terms, when payment card data is stolen – someone always finds out about it. The same cannot be said for PII and the other categories of compromised data we see...
Fraud is a direct, easily observable and easily trackable consequence of an intrusion. When an intruder steals payment card data, and the payment card data is used to commit fraud, the hacked party can be identified and notified using external means (bank or law enforcement calling).
However, the consequences of other data theft intrusions are not so easily observed nor tracked. If a competitor steals your company's intellectual property, sales plans, and other sensitive information, it may not be obvious how that competitor beat you to a deal that quarter. This is why I spoke of long-term competitiveness, because you can't tie non-payment card intrusions back to an obvious consequence or impact.
Thanks to Bryan Sartin for such a great post.
Richard Bejtlich is teaching new classes in Las Vegas in 2009. Late Las Vegas registration ends 22 July.
2 comments:
- Keydet89 said...
Would it be accurate to say, then, that even however unknowingly, intruders/attackers are taking advantage of this mindset? After all, denial isn't just a river in Egypt, and if the C-level suite of folks are in that river about network-based intrusions, then isn't that the best route into an organization?
- Matthew Wollenweber said...
I think the key is "the consequences of other data theft intrusions are not so easily observed nor tracked" tied with a reported compromise immediately tarnishes the company name and costs money.
Having done several incident responses, I've never seen a company purposely task a consultant or employee with finding evidence of PII compromise. I have seen them halt analysis and have legal parse findings to get out of any legally required reporting.
There are innate problems in the system that need to be addressed if we want companies to make more efforts to protect customer data.


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Iâll never forget when ADW Launcher was first released. Discovering the power that a replacement launcher could have on Android was exciting. From themes and gestures, to action icons and in-depth widget customization, using a custom launcher like ADW felt like using a totally different OS at times. It seemed like every week, home screen replacement type apps were coming out with bigger and better features. And then things hit a wall.
For the longest time, real innovation, in practically any area with replacement launchers, was virtually nonexistent. Sure, apps like Nova Launcher and Apex are incredible, and have improved on the legacy developers like Ander Webbs have built, but I donât feel like a whole lot has changed in terms of features and functionality.
If you want real innovation, with real productivity tweaks and adjustments, look no further than Chris Lacyâs Action Launcher. My new home screen replacement.
Action Launcher does away with themes and gaudy transition animations, and instead focuses on a few dramatic changes that change the way you use your device. The three main focal points of Action Launcher fall in the quick search bar, quick drawer and folders.
The quick search bar is essentially the Google search bar on steroids. While the Google search bar does allow you to search for things like apps and contacts, the quick search bar on Action Launcher has improved upon this ten fold. The first thing youâll notice is that no longer does Google Now need to open to look for things. Simply touch the quick search bar, and start typing. Google Now results will always be your first option, but access to apps, contacts and shortcuts are readily available in a scrollable list with immediate access. It ends up being much faster than the default Google search, and just as reliable.
The quick search bar also includes other default shortcuts, like a voice search icon, quick access to the Play Store, a quick drawer button and a menu key. Recent apps will also appear in the quick search bar before any text is inputed.
The quick drawer is the second focus point of Action Launcher, and itâs amazing. Accessible by either tapping the quick drawer icon in the quick search bar, pressing the home button from the default home screen or with a swiping gesture from the left to right side of your display, the Action Launcher is a vertical alphabetized list of all your apps.
I love that with the quick drawer, you can easily touch a letter on the side of the list to skip to that letter, which is insanely fast. I have experienced zero lag or stutter anywhere throughout Action Launcher, but the quick drawer really exemplifies this. It makes the default app drawer on Android 4.2 feel clunky and slow. It doesnât feature immediate access to widgets, but those are available by either choosing âcustomizeâ in the main menu, or long pressing on any home screen.
The last feature that totally changed how I access apps and information on my phone are the new folders, and covers. Traditionally, folders simply house apps. Action Launcher allows you to not only create folders, but use a specific app as a cover icon that allows you to access that app, without opening the folder.
For example, You can create a folder for messaging, with the stock messaging app, Facebook Messenger and a few 1Ã1 sms shortcuts. You can then set the stock messaging app as the cover, so that if you click on the folder, the messaging app automatically opens. If you want to use something else inside the folder, either swipe up on the folder, or double tap. Folders and cover icons are absolutely genius. I was skeptical of their use at first, and they took a minute to get used to, but now I canât live without them.
At $ 3.99, I highly recommend Action Launcher for anyone who is looking for more productivity out of their home screen. Right now, Action Launcher is actually on sale for fifty percent off, only $ 1.99, for Google Playâs birthday. So if you were or are on the fence about it, donât miss out.


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27 Aug Jake Steinfeld
Show Summary
Adam opens the show talking about his weekend performances in Tampa and Orlando. He complains about his first class experience and goes on an epic rant against goat cheese. Later he reviews the latest Zac Effron film, 'The Lucky One,' and talks about the incredibly narcissistic lady sitting behind him on his flight.
Jake Steinfeld enters the studio next, and talks with Adam and the gang about co-founding Major League Lacrosse. Jake also talks about his experiences body building and writing his book 'Take a Shot.' Alison then reads news stories about Neil Armstrong's death and a sing-along banned at Penn State. The show wraps up with some talk of disgusting public bathroom etiquette.
Grab a copy of Take a Shot by clicking through our Amazon link.
Visit http://BodyByJake.com, and follow Jake on Twitter @BodyByJake.
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Adults and children are commonly exposed to loud music. Between ear buds connected to iPods or MP3 players and music concerts, loud music can cause hearing loss.
The Inner Part of the Ear Contains Tiny Hair Cells (Nerve Endings).
- The hair cells change sound into electric signals.
- Then nerves carry these signals to the brain, which recognizes sound.
- These tiny hair cells are easily damaged by loud sounds.
The human ear is like any other body part — too much use and it may become damaged.
Over time, repeated exposure to loud noise and music can cause hearing loss.
Decibels of Sound and Hearing Loss
The Decibel is a Unit to Measure the Level of Sound.
- The softest sound that you can hear is 0 dB.
- Normal talking is 40 dB to 60 dB.
- A rock concert is between 110 dB and 120 dB, and can be as high as 140 dB in front of the speakers.
- Headphones are 110 dB.
The Risk of Damage to your Hearing When Listening to Music Depends on:
- How loud the music is
- How close you may be to speakers
- How long and how often you are exposed to loud music
- Headphone use
- Familyhistory of hearing loss
Jobs or Activities that Increase Your Chance of Hearing Loss Music are:
- Being a musician, sound crew member, or recording engineer
- Working at a night club
- Attending concerts
- Using portable music devices with headphones
Children who play in school bands can be exposed to high decibel sounds, depending on which instruments they sit around.
When at a Concert
Rolled-up Napkins or Tissues do Almost Nothing to Protect Your Ears at Concerts.
Two types of earplugs are available to wear:
- Foam earplugs, offered at stores, help reduce noise. They will muffle sound and voices but can fit poorly.
- Custom-fit musician earplugs improve fit and do not change the sound quality.
Other Tips While in Music Venues are:
- Sit at least 10 feet away from speakers, and it is best to sit even farther away
- Takebreaks in quieter areas. Limit your time around noise.
- Move around venues to find a quieter spot.
- Avoid having others shout in your ear to be heard. This can cause further harm to your ears.
- Avoid too much alcohol, which can make you unaware of the pain louder sounds can cause.
Rest your ears for 24 hours after noise exposure to give them a chance to recover.
How to Listen to Music on Your iPod or MP3 Player
The small ear bud style headphones (inserted into the ears) do not block outside sounds. Users tend to turn up the volume over other noise.
If you wear headphones, the volume is too loud if a person standing near you can hear the music coming through the headphones.
Other tips about headphones are:
- Decrease the amount of time you use headphones.
- Turn down the volume. Listening to music at level 5 or above for just 15 minutes per day may cause long-term hearing damage.
When to Call the Doctor
If you have ringing or "muffling" in your ears for more than 24 hours after exposure to loud music, get a hearing check-up.Have your hearing checked by an audiologist.
See your health care provider for signs of hearing loss if:
- Some sounds seem too loud
- It is easier to hear men's voices than women's voices
- You have trouble telling high-pitched sounds (such as "s" or "th") from one another
- Other people's voices sound mumbled or slurred
- You need to turn the television or radio up or down
- You have ringing or a full feeling in your ears
Alternate Names
Noise induced hearing loss – music; Sensory hearing loss – music
Arts HA. Sensorineural hearing loss in adults. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds.Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2010:chap 149.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. NIH Pub. No. 97-4233. Updated: October 2008.
Update Date: 5/13/2012
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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Much to my stunned dismay, Clear is apparently now considered a non-profit organization! This is according to Stitzel on that forum he writes on. Since when do chiropractors or anyone else running their own chain of businesses not have to pay taxes? Surely that means everyone running a business shouldn't have to pay taxes...including doctors.
The U.S. is surely falling into third world territory rapidly. This is ridiculous. Our government is a joke.....it does whatever any business wants it to...that's why we had the financial system collapse worldwide last year. Time to vote all of them out of office.


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I had decided on these cookies the day before the NFC Championship game. I adapted them from Hugs & Cookies but added Milky Way Caramels and am re-naming them Black Gold Cookies in honor of the NFC Champs, the San Francisco 49ers.
I've been a 49er fan since the 1982 NFC Championship game, 49ers vs the Cowboys, when Joe Montana threw the winning touchdown to Dwight Clark, aka The Catch. I've hung in there with the Niners over the years through thick (Montana, Clark, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Coach Bill Walsh) and thin.... and thin and emaciation (we won't name names for these periods). We're getting back into "thick" territory again with a trip to the Super Bowl this weekend! So cookies in their honor seem apropos.
Why black gold? Because that's what chocolate is, of course. At least to me. But to make it more color literal, I added the Milky Way caramels and you can just see liquid gold peeking out from this cookie. This is a pretty rich cookie – we're talking 5-mile-run-afterward kind of cookie. As with most chocolate cookies, I actually prefer these at room temperature when the chocolate has a chance to set.
Try to cover the caramels with the cookie dough as much as feasible so the caramel doesn't leak out too much during baking. A little peeking out looks pretty, a lot makes for overly chewy caramel once it's baked. The dough is rather soft but does become more firm as the melted chocolate chips cool in the batter. You want to scoop these out fairly soon after mixing the dough so it doesn't become too difficult to portion them out into dough balls.
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1 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Milky Way caramels, chopped
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Melt the 8 ounces of chocolate chips in the microwave or in a double boiler over hot water until smooth. Let cool slightly.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla. Set aside. With an electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, about one minute. Beat in the sugars.
4. Mix in the beaten egg and vanilla until incorporated. Add the melted chocolate and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients on slow speed. Fold in the chocolate chips and Milky Way caramels.
5. Scoop into dough balls and chill for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
6. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies have just begun to set with the centers still appearing very soft. They will firm up as they cool. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least five minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.


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Dear Conductor, Musician, Music Student, Friend...
STORMWORKS is an interrelated system of compositions and teaching tools by Stephen Melillo.
The STORMWORKS Story, itself, is the stuff of Romance and Adventure, the bigger-than-life, yet real-to-life story of an out-of-the-loop David.
It is a story about Love and a Passion for Music and Music Education.
In 1990, I was teaching, if you can imagine the ironic coincidence... (henceforth known as a SYNC) "The Internet" at NYU. This course for New York City School Teachers was offered in conjunction with the implementation of the MIDI-Music-Science-Math Curriculum: Ways of Knowing. (You can check that out under Teaching Tools at the STORMSite later. It is also at iTunes Bookstore.)
In 1990, after already having spent 11 years seeking publication, I set out to validate my instincts about what directors wanted and needed. After all, I myself was in the trenches. (I still have letters from publishers telling me "no-one would play this piece" now played by over 5000 conductors around the world.)
In 1992-1993, I began an experiment in the American Dream. STORMWORKS was born.
I sent one piece to one band. That piece mentioned above.
By means of pre-internet word-of-mouth and with only 4 ads placed in 7 years, STORMWORKS, evolving from handwritten Music to PDF when Adobe invented it, has now enjoyed thousands of worldwide renderings, and is now in 28 countries! By that, I mean, there are STORMWORKS Representatives selling Music in those countries. (Not that the pieces are simply played there.)
STORMWORKS Music is rendered by the world's finest ensembles, and by professional and educational musical groups that are led by thousands of international conductors who were, and who still are in search of Music motivated by something other than a "market."
Since 1992, STORMWORKS has brought Music and Teaching strategies DIRECTLY to Conductors, Music Educators and Aficionados, without the need for 3rd party intervention; an innovation that foreshadowed today's rapidly changing technologies. Utilizing the most recent technological systems available, it was and remains a model for the pioneering spirit, which is also the essence of all STORMWORKS Music and Teaching Tools.
In 1992, "Rise of the Robots" played at NAMM, changed forever the nature of "game-scoring." But that is another, though quite connected story for the 2057 STORMNovel™
In 1994, an unofficial website was launched by an individual inspired by a concert of Stormworks Music. He called the site STORMWorld, a most prophetic choice.
The most important thing about STORMWORKS, the reason for its success, and the reason it continues to thrive in a swiftly changing world, resides in simple things:
You can HEAR the Music. You can SEE the music. We can talk. (I mean literally... not just in social media.) We can face the adventure of Music-making together. I'm here for you - to work with you and support you as You strive to create the Musical world of the Future.
STORMWORKS, is represented world-wide and has enjoyed much success in Japan, Germany, Italia, Europe, China, Taiwan, Singapore and many other countries and yet, it is only just beginning! It's ground-breaking use of Orchestration in support of Music and Music Education is still in the stages of discovery and imitation.
For these reasons, and much more, this Music is here for us to unveil and explore together. It is baked fresh daily. Always in print, (full orchestrations can be yours in minutes!) and always being created, it pushes the boundaries of our expectations for Musical Ensembles of the 3rd Millennium™.
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"With over 34 hours of internationally championed commissions, Stephen's groundbreaking Music for Ensembles of the 3rd Millennium™ offers inspiring new choices from beginners to pros. "Melillo is one of the truly few creative, pioneering composers of Music for our ensembles. Over the past 22 years, his Music and methods have been regularly imitated, his many tangible influences on the publishing world significant, and all while working 'outside' the system. As a modern, musical David, he has not defeated any Goliath, but Goliath is singing a different tune! And these Musical journeys are enhanced by effective Teaching Tools with Stephen's direct support." Jochen Lorenz, Musikschulleiter, Dirigent, Diplom Musiklehrer
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Jean-Philippe Sarda's Micro Miners and Its Long, Strange Path to the App Store
Jean-Philippe Sarda's Micro Miners, releasing on Thursday November 15th, is a game with an interesting origin and history on its way to the App Store.
The game has its inspirations in a Java game called Miners4K made by Markus Persson, better known as Notch of Minecraft fame, back in 2006. Notch and Sarda have been in touch before: after the game was created for the Java4K competition, Sarda says he "contacted Notch to get authorization to modify Miners4K with [the] pepere.org scores system...this game has made more than 1.3M plays on pepere.org until today."
So how did Sarda's take on the concept come about? He says "when I started developing iOS games in 2009, I still had this game/concept in a corner of my mind as I knew it was really special and so suited for touch devices." However, this is not a case of unauthorized cloning: he got in touch with Notch to receive his blessing to build out the game. Sarda says "From the beginning I tried to contact Notch by email to get his authorization...Notch was busy with Minecraft and he ignored my 3 emails among thousands of emails he receives every week. Until I sent a link to the gameplay video, he replied 'Haha, that looks cool! :D' and tweeted the video. Don't need to say how happy I was to receive this email." The project, almost two years after its initial prototype, finally had its official blessing.
However, the game might not have ever made it to the App Store. As Sarda explains: "After 10 days [of] waiting, the game was rejected for low res graphics...I had 3 choices: 1) do another game as Micro Miners' engine and art is entirely based on pixels 2) Resubmit the game hoping it's reviewed [by] a smarter guy 3) Request a second review by the appeal board." The game does have a lo-fi pixel art style, but we've all seen one too many crude fart apps for such an excuse to hold water. Also, see the Pokemon Yellow fiasco.
So what did Sarda do? He says "I selected 3) and I waited another 15 days, before I received their response 'This app version has been approved. All communication regarding your previously-rejected binary is now closed.' This is short but that was enough to make me happy." The game's fate was saved from seeming oblivion, and the release was scheduled for November 15th.
This game is not meant to be just a port of Miners4K, though. Sarda says "Yes it's inspired by Miners4K for the "Lemmings+Dig" idea, but the gameplay is totally different and new, and it took me forever (and 5 beta tests) to tweak/adjust it." And he has questions about how players will take to it: "...my games are usually really hard to play and appeal most to harcord players. I made a huge effort trying not to discourage casual players...the whole game is guided by contextual help."
Micro Miners releases on November 15th and we'll have a review of the game. For Sarda, however, the long journey will finally come to an end, as the world will finally get to check Micro Miners out for themselves.


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Still in the glow of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Russell is embarking on a new way to get to know visitors and friends of the Library, using a widget called CrowdSound.
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Topic: Oil Change to a 2002 KTM 520 EXC
Author: Kikin_Cabo
Posted: 07/06/2007 2:04:47 PM
Hi, I just purchased this KTM but they are not so popular here in Baja, so I tried yesterday to make an Oil change, but I am not sure if I did it correctly. I removed 2 big Bolts in the left side area, Changed 2 oil filters, and the old oil was approximately 1.4 Litters, so when I pour the new Oil, only accepted like 1.4 Litters. Its that the correct way? 1.4 Ltrs? I hope some one could help me on this.
Reply by 250f canuck on 07/07/2007 12:04:01 PM
I don't own a KTM with an RFS engine, but that sounds right. They hold the oil in the cases, so 1.4L sounds about right. My 250 takes 1.7L, but it holds the oil in the frame so it can take more. Do you have a manual for the bike?
Reply by Admin on 07/07/2007 9:33:17 PM
I think it's 1.2 liters to be exact. Last I knew, you could download an owners manual for free on KTM's Website: http://www.ktm.com/
Reply by Kikin_Cabo on 07/10/2007 01:31:07 AM
Thank you, i don't have owners manual, but will try to download it. Thanks again
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Walter Gramatté
German, 1897–1929
Die Beichte (The Confession), 1920
oil on canvas
218 x 157.5 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of the Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation
Walter Gramatté was part of the second generation of German Expressionists working in the 1920s and 1930s. One of the movement's guiding philosophies was the desire to illustrate or embody elements of the human condition in art. The Confession is one of Gramatté's most ambitious works in size and subject, measuring over two metres in height. The highly stylized figures and distorted compositional forms are defined by contrasting light and shadow within a deep blue ground. While he achieved acclaim in Berlin's artistic circles, Gramatté's international success came only after his untimely death in 1929. With the help of the artist's widow Sonia Gramatté, the Austrian art historian Ferdinand Eckhardt organized a retrospective exhibition of Walter Gramatté's work in 1934. In the same year, Eckhardt and Sonia Gramatté married. The couple moved to Winnipeg in 1953, when Eckhardt was appointed Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
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Omalluk was adopted and raised by the artists Etidlooie Etidlooie and Kingmeata Etidlooie. She has been working at both sculpture and drawings for many years, and has exhibited widely. Her work is often smaller in scale, with a fluid curvaceous style.
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Johannes Brahms (1830–1897) was a German composer who wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, voice and chorus. While Strauss would later dedicate his career to opera, during his youth he pored over the music of the Austro-Germanic symphonic tradition, particularly that of Brahms, its then greatest living exponent.
While Strauss was Hofmusikdirektor in Meiningen from 1885 to 1886, he had the great fortune to meet Brahms, who had a strong working relationship with the city's orchestra. Brahms was critical of Strauss's musical style, but the younger composer nonetheless maintained what he called his Brahmsschwärmerei ('Brahms adoration'), until his friend Alexander Ritter, the husband of Wagner's niece, placed him on a very different path.
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2014 sees the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss's birth. The composer will be celebrated at the ROH with stagings of Die Frau ohne Schatten (14 March-2 April) and Ariadne auf Naxos (25 June-13 July). Tickets for both are still available.


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Liberty students learn about short-term missions opportunities
The new Towns Lecture Hall at the B.R. Lakin School of Religion was filled beyond capacity Monday night as 925 students showed up to learn about the 14 short-term missions campaigns being offered this year by Liberty University's Center for Global Ministries.Over Christmas, spring, and summer breaks LU students will be on the front lines of the Great Commission in some of the world's least reached places. Liberty students will distribute Christian literature in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains, work in orphanages in East Asia, float down the Amazon River, and share Christ in war-torn nations like Bosnia and Cambodia.
Campus pastor Johnnie Moore, who led part of the meeting, said missions remains a major focus at Liberty.
"At Liberty, we actually believe we can change the world in our generation, and we do everything in our power to inspire this vision among our students," he said. "Missions puts feet to faith. It is spiritual growth on steroids."
Dr. Don Fanning, director of The Center for Global Ministries, spoke on the need for young people in the mission field and for the right reasons. He asked the students if they believed they could be the generation to reach the whole world for Christ.
The short-term trips being offered this year are:
- Christmas Break: Pre-Christmas, East Asia; Post-Christmas, Cambodia and East Asia
- Spring Break: Bosnia; High Atlas Mountains, North Africa; South East Asia
- May: Amazon, Brazil; Andes Mountains, Peru; Central Europe; France/North Africa; New Delhi, India; Nepal; Puebla, Mexico; and Senegal, Africa
Information on these trips can be found at Light Ministries' website.
Click here for more information on The Center for Global Ministries at LU.
The Center for Global Ministries also offers "Next Step" weekend retreats for students interested in career missions, "LU Abroad" (a missions-oriented study abroad program), and short-term trips for high school students through the Xtreme Impact ministry.


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"And the beat goes on!"
The Jefferson County real estate market continues to show improvement over 2012 as we begin our annual trek through the dog days of summer. Single family home sales are up 32.31% through May/2013 compared to through May/2012. Attached unit sales are up 22.78% and the combined market is up 30.69% for the same time periods.
Mortgage interest rates, those little devils that often play havoc with our economic lives, continue to reside near historic lows. That old bastion, the thirty-year fixed rate loan, which many home buyers have relied on through the years, is hovering around 3.75% to 4.0% for a conventional loan, and slightly less for a government insured loan (FHA/VA). Rates have trickled up recently as the economic climate has experienced times of continued improvement.
Available inventory of single family homes in Jefferson County showed a noticeable gain in May/2013 compared to April/2013 increasing by 31.30% (474 vs. 361). Improving home values have provided sellers, who have been sitting on the sidelines to do something these past few years, an opportunity to make the move to a larger home or downsize as their needs change.
With lower mortgage interest rates and reduced inventory, rental properties have become less available. Scarcity creates demand and rental rates have increased over the course of the past year. Once again real estate is a wise investment, providing investors with tax benefits and appreciation.
Real estate is characteristically a bottom-up phenomenon. Homes on the less expensive end of the scale have a tendency to start selling first in an improving real estate market. If the market sustains itself, then pricier homes begin to sell. The Front Range real estate market is following suit with more expensive homes showing marked improvement in sales activity this spring. Expect this pattern to persist through the balance of the summer.
Late spring and early summer are the times when the Jefferson County real estate market bell curve has a tendency to peak. Available inventory reaches its highest point and buyer activity rises. With low mortgage interest rates and a shortage of inventory (compared to previous years), expect the Jefferson County real estate market to be quite active through late summer.
As we shift from spring into summer there doesn't appear to be anything perched on the economic horizon waiting to create chaos with the Jefferson County real estate market. Bank foreclosures and short sales still rear their ugly heads on occasion, but not at the levels that existed between 2007 and 2011. New home construction has become a greater part of the economic landscape with starter homes flourishing across the Front Range and even custom homes beginning to sprout in subdivisions that were stagnant for the past few years. Seller motivation has increased and buyer confidence has improved; two elements that are vital to a healthy real estate market.
Real estate markets are normally slow moving entities when they are going through a period of recovery. This current shift was accomplished quite quickly, which bodes well for both buyers (low mortgage interest rates) and sellers (appreciation and lack of competition).


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Champions salutes Ronaldo's irresistible progress
Tuesday 27 March 2012
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Having just completed a quick-fire century of Spanish Liga goals, Real Madrid CF's Cristiano Ronaldo is a worthy cover star for the latest edition of Champions magazine.
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As the UEFA Champions League prepares for mouthwatering quarter-final action, the official competition magazine Champions presents a ten-minute guide to the strikers, defenders and returning heroes to look out for.
Cover star Cristiano Ronaldo has been an undisputed protagonist of this season's campaign for Real Madrid CF, having just scored his 100th Spanish top-flight goal for the Liga leaders, and we examine how he is maturing and developing as a player under Madrid coach José Mourinho. Ronaldo's brilliant form has also brought him 19 goals in 24 UEFA Champions League starts – including six in six, with two assists, this term – and the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year forward is putting his considerable individual skills at the service of the Merengues.
Staying with goalscorers, Champions meets Kevin-Prince Boateng, the moonwalking AC Milan midfielder, who talks about finding his feet at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Meanwhile, FC Bayern München's Arjen Robben says that when it comes to the future, he is a dreamer rather than a planner.
We recall the career of Sir Bobby Robson, who influenced a host of managers including Mourinho and Josep Guardiola, and is regarded by many as the greatest English coach ever. Also in the dugout, Champions goes face to face with Luciano Spalletti and Leonid Slutskiy on the rise of Russian football and their clubs' success in Europe.
Elsewhere, Champions remembers the genius of George Weah, whose incredible story – beginning as a teenager in Liberia – blazed a trail for African footballers in Europe. We report on the state of the game in Hungary, where the prime minister is an ex centre-forward, and pause over seminal semi-final images.
Champions investigates the rising trend for young goalkeepers as well as the history of the passing game, and is taken on a tour of Cyprus by APOEL FC striker Esteban Solari whose team have performed wonders to reach the last eight.
The Champions dossier analyses the role of luck in football, how runs of form can be explained – plus the coin toss, volcanoes and phobias.
There is nothing lucky about style and looking good, however, as Champions reveals its best-dressed men in European football. Find out who has what it takes on and off the pitch in the latest issue, on sale now.


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You can select from a few built-in options, upload your own image to use, or just disable the Favicon entirely, For more information about each of these favicon options, just hover over the question mark on the right.
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Moses Williams (1919-1988) was born February 15 in Itta Bena, Mississippi. He spent much of his life traveling, either in show business or working as an itinerant farm worker, which eventually brought him to Florida.
At the age of 11, he learned the harmonica, but it was his one-string zither, or "diddley bow," that made him unique. The instrument was comprised of a broom wire tensioned upside a door with a tin can resonator and played with glass bottle slide. It earned him nicknames like "Broom Wire Slim" and "Doorman."
Moses was discovered by folklorist Dwight DeVane in the late 1970s, and he appeared on the Florida Folklife Program's 1981 double LP, Drop on Down in Florida, which was reissued by Dust-to-Digital. In addition to these recordings, Moses made several appearances at the Florida Folk Festival, schools, and other folk arts forums around the state.
His distinctive repertoire for the diddley bow consisted of standards, such as "Sitting on Top of the World" and "Rollin' and Tumblin'," and original tunes, most notably "Which Way Did My Baby Go" and "Apple Farm Blues." Both of these songs have been included on the Florida Folklife Collection sampler CDs Music from the Florida Folklife Collection and Where the Palm Trees Shake at Night: Blues Music from the Florida Folklife Collection. Enjoy.
"Which Way Did My Baby Go"
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"Apple Farm Blues"
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