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UK TIPOFF LUNCHEON | Mitchell jabs Calipari, hopes for the Pope's help to have a great season
LOUISVILLE — The offseason has come and gone, and UK Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell admitted during the 2015 UK Basketball Tipoff Luncheon on Wednesday afternoon he can't believe another season is already about to begin.
"It's incredible that another year has gone by, and it's time for basketball once again in Kentucky," Mitchell said to the more than 700 guests in attendance at the Galt House in downtown Louisville. "There's no greater place in the world to be coaching basketball than at the University of Kentucky, and I'm awfully grateful to be doing that."
The Wildcats qualified for the NCAA tournament for a school record six consecutive season in 2015, earning a No. 2 seed and hosting their opening two game before dropping a 99-94 upset to No. 7 Dayton in the second round. The surprise loss snapped a seven-year streak of 57 straight wins over non-conference opponents for UK Hoops at Memorial Coliseum.
In order to advance further in the tournament this season, Mitchell jabbed Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari during speech for the recent trip Calipari took to Washington D.C. to attend Pope Francis' meeting with the U.S. Congress.
"I was hoping I was going to meet the Pope, but I was not able to," Mitchell said. "I think when you are 38-1, you don't need to meet the Pope as much as you do when you're 24-10. I needed the Pope! I needed a blessing, big time! I've already gotten close to [Calipari] over here, and hopefully some of it has rubbed off on me."
But Pope blessing or not, Mitchell is excited for his team in 2015-16 and looking forward to another successful season on the court.
"We're looking forward to a great season," Mitchell said. "We have a great team — as long as the coach doesn't mess them up."
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Has anyone noticed that Maxine's sex thing is getting out of hand? She wants to spend her life having as much sex as possible, fine. She wants to make ninety percent of her dialogue to be sexual innuendo, fine. But when she decides she is incapable of PRETENDING, for the sake of a GAME, to be a person who is not obsessed with sex, even when it becomes seriously clear that she is reducing the enjoyment of the other players, especially the DM, I think it's starting to be a problem.
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Why Crapsack World? I mean, Jamie has been quite unlucky (as has Bruce, actually), but there's no sign that the world any more crappy than ... well, Real Life.
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No matter where you go on vacation this summer, no matter how good being out of school or off work may seem, Kyle Seager has you beat.
Consider the last two weeks or so for the Seattle Mariners prospect.
"I played in the Class AA All-Star game for Jacksonville, and was sent to Class AAA Tacoma the next day," Seager said. "I just got moved in to Tacoma last week and got called to the big leagues last night.
"That was a pretty good two weeks."
Drafted in June, 2009, the 23-year-old Seager has played everywhere in the infield and done one thing consistently throughout his professional career – hit.
"Our offense is struggling, and he can hit," veteran Adam Kennedy said.
Sitting in an airport last night waiting to fly to Orange County for the Mariners-Angels series, Seager found a place that was showing the Angels game live. As he watched, Los Angeles outfielder Torii Hunter whistled a ball down the third base line.
"I thought, man, that's going to be me playing over there tomorrow!" Seager said.
Seager isn't a power hitter, but a hitter with power. Last year he batted .345 with 14 home runs and 71 RBI in 135 High Class A games. This season, he became a Class AA All-Star by batting .312 with four home runs and 37 RBI in 66 games.
Tacoma? He demolished Pacific Coast League pitching dozen games, batting .455 with 2 home runs and 12 RBI.
"I'm sure I'm going to be nervous that first at-bat," Seager said. "My fiance is here. My mom, dad and two younger brothers flew in from Chapel Hill (N.C.) today. This is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me. I've seen the locker with my name on it, but I haven't seen a jersey with it, yet. That's going to be awesome."
Manager Eric Wedge welcomed another rookie aboard.
"He told me to relax and soak it all up," Seager said.


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Markin confirmed the transition to work in the "RusHydro"
Earlier it became known that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the decree about dismissal of the official representative of the RCDS Vladimir Markin.
Read the material: Markin mysteriously commented on his dismissal: "you're Wrong and those and others"
A law enforcement source told RIA Novosti that the plane goes "RusHydro". Markin confirmed the information. "Yes, I confirm," he told reporters.


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|A typical stone wall in Beverly, MA
The stone walls that are found throughout New England are some of the most important and beautiful walls ever built. These walls were used for anything from animal pounds, to boundary lines to animal fencing. In the nineteenth century, when a stone wall was finished it needed to be inspected by a fence viewer. A fence viewer was a municipal worker that would inspect fences to make sure that they are structurally sound.
If a stone wall was deemed sound, then the owner was not liable for damage done to his crops by other farmer's animals.
As farming grew more popular in New England, the need for adequate fencing also increased. Before stone walls were widely used, wooden rail and zig-zag fences were the practical solution for fencing in a farm. This quickly became a problem because once the land was cleared for a farm, few trees were left to build the wooden fences. The wooden rail fences would also rot over time and need to be replaced. Farmers soon switched to using rock in their fences to replace the old rail and zig-zag fences and to make use of stone found in their farm. By 1871 approximately one-third of the 61,515 miles of fencing in Connecticut were stone. [1]
Once the act of making fencing out of stone became the standard in New England, farmers were faced with the problem of obtaining the stone. Some farmers could build a wall with stone that was found on their farmland. Most farmers however, had to steal or buy the stone. Farmers could also hire stonemasons to build the wall. "Some experienced stonemasons were paid as much as $3.50 for 10 hours of work, while un-experienced stone masons were paid up to 1.25 an hour". [2]
The period from 1775 – 1825 was known as the golden age of stone wall building. During this time period, more stone walls were built than any other period of time. This period of time was also when more and better designed stone walls started to take the place of older stone walls. The increase of stone wall building during this period of time is due to a few factors. The main reason for the increase was directly linked to an increased interest in farming in New England. The increase in stone wall building from 1775-1825 is also the direct result of population increase. New advances in travel and farming allowed stone walls to be built faster.
The type of rocks that masons used to build stone walls in New England varied. Most of the time the rocks that were used in a wall were granite, limestone or gneiss. These rocks were the most popular to use because they were found in abundance across New England. These are also the few types of rocks found in New England. When a mason or a farmer requested rocks, they usually had to be drilled or mined out of caves. A substantial amount of rocks used in stone walls were also those found in farms and in woods.
The reason why so many stones were found throughout farms and woods is because of glaciers. When the glaciers were formed, they trapped many rocks within them. When the glaciers melted across New England, they would dump millions of tons of rocks in random places such as woods or land that would be used as farm later on. The only types of rocks that could survive a glacier are the really hard ones, such as granite and gneiss. [3] Glaciers also left many fieldstones and other rocks rather smooth because a glacier would tumble and tend to smooth out many rocks. Because of the round shape of these rocks, they were not very useful in building walls. The rocks that were not rounded however, were very hard and durable once put in a wall.
Granite is the most common rock found throughout New England. Granite is extremely hard and did not smooth out easily, which made it the optimum rock of choice with which to build walls. There are three categories out of which a rock could fall under: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Granite falls under the both the igneous and metamorphic class of rocks. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and hardening of magma found within the earth. As the magma cools, most rocks will already be hardened or crystallized. The last rocks to crystallize are potassium feldspar, muscovite mica, and quartz, which are the major components of granite. [4]
Rocks also fall under the categories of acidic, intermediate or basic. Metamorphic rocks are formed under particular temperature, pressure, and chemical conditions that produce rocks with different textures and minerals. These rocks are formed under the earth's surface by great stress and high temperatures. [5]
Granites show evidence of both the igneous and metamorphic processes. Some granite has a crystallized melt form, which is found only in the igneous process. Other granites however, show evidence that they were formed through the metamorphic process. The metamorphism of a granite rock is called granizitation. [6]
Gneiss is another important rock used in building stone walls. Gneiss is similar to granite in that it is formed through the metamorphic process, and that it can survive a glacier. Gneiss is different in other ways. Gneiss is formed by the magma in the earth heating up as opposed to granite, where it is formed by magma cooling down. [7] Gneiss is a coarse rock and is usually not very smooth. Gneiss is also a rock with very distinct banding, usually of light and dark layers, and forms when the atoms of minerals break down chemically, segregating into different layers, each of which with its own distinct mineralogy. [8]
Limestone is another metamorphic rock found in the building of stone walls. Limestone is an extremely basic type of rock that is found in few stone walls. Most limestone found in a stone wall is used as mortar or is put in accidentally after being mistakenly identified as granite or gneiss. It is rather brittle and is not very useful. "Limestone consists of consolidated carbonate muds precipitated from seawater or of carbonate skeletal remains of marine organisms". [9]
The third type of rocks are sedimentary. Sedimentary rocks tend to be created by weathering from the elements. Sedimentary rocks are formed by the heating of magma in the earth, weathering from wind and water, and breakdown caused by intense pressure from the earth. Sedimentary rocks tend to be rather brittle because of all the weathering they have endured. [10] Because of this, most sedimentary rocks are not very helpful when building a stone wall. Gravel is one of the few sedimentary rocks that are helpful in building a stone wall. Gravel can be placed under a stone wall in a trench to prevent the wall from easily moving or sinking. [11]
Once the materials necessary to build a stone wall are in place, the building of the wall can begin. Rocks are placed usually with the largest ones at the bottom and using the method of "one on two and two on one". This method means putting two smaller rocks in between two larger rocks and vice-versa to stabilize the wall.
Throughout the farming centuries in New England, many farmers would find that their farmland would have many stones on it that weren't there previously. Before a farmer plowed a farm, there were probably few rocks scattered throughout the farm. When a farm is plowed however, it causes layers of soil beneath the surface to push up their rocks from different soil layers to another. [12] Eventually, the soil would run out and the rocks would be forced out of the soil and into the farmland. This problem was especially evident in New England because of its rocky and stone filled soil. Many farmers would have to remove the rocks on their farm if they wanted to plow it again, only to find that they would have to repeat the process of removing stones. Many farmers either sold this stone found on their farm or put it into their own stone walls.
Throughout the centuries of farming in New England, stone walls played an important role. Stone walls were more than just the mere decoration that they serve today. Stone walls were used as fencing, property lines, and animal pounds. Most stone walls today are unnecessary as fencing and have become a sign of wealth. Stone walls are an important part of history that should not be overlooked.
[1] Allport, Susan. Sermons in Stone. (New York: Norton, 19xx) 17.
[2] Ibid. 165.
[3] Ibid. 66.
[4] Sorell, Charles A. Rocks and Minerals. (New York: Golden Press, 1973) 6.
[5] Ibid. 7
[6] Ibid. 8
[7] Ibid. 10
[8] Robert M. Thorson. Stone by Stone. (New York: Walker and Company, 2002) 31.
[9] Chet Raymo, and Mareen E. Raymo Written in Stone. (Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press, 1989) 26.
[10] Sorell, Charles A. Rocks and minerals (New York: Golden Press, 1973) 12
[11] Kevin Gardner. The Granite Kiss. (New York: Country Man Press, 2003) 169.
[12] Thorson, Robert. Stone by Stone. (New York: Walker and Company, 2002) 45.


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installing now. real excited
I dont know what i will do when i get to 80, but taking at least two chars to 80 (which i will do) will give me more than enough content for what i paid.
I dont like much PVP, but that's just me, i still like the game more than enough to justify its price.
I think i will give this game a whirl, its seems to be worthy of the price tag and any more is a bonus, probably wont replace wow for me but who knows, i was kinda hoping to play one or the other, but they i guess that wont happen at least for now.
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I always laugh about the "no sub, no updates" argument.
Going by GW1, our updates will consist of new expansions every 6-12 months for $60, instead of every 2 years for $180 for very little content + the $60 for the actual expansion.
Also considering how much content there actually is in every zone, most casuals wont be hitting 80 for months.
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I'll post it again, apart from the already great things in the game itself, is it just me or this game is just too damn beautiful O.o
2- I'm not much a PVP lover but it didnt seem sklow to me, but you would do well getting other points of view.
3- Overflow system had HUGE flaws the first couple of days, but day after day they are fixing it. There are still some problems with grouping, some maps since they have several layers make your team mates dissapear from the mini map even if they are not that far away and you are all in the same overflow. They need to fix the system a little more, but i'm confident they will.
4- Again, not very fond of PVP so i wouldnt know exactly.
5- Rewards for competitive players are there, but they are cosmetic, top of the line players wont have a huge difference in power from very casuals, actually they would have less power difference than someone raiding normal to someone doing LFR in WoW.
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side from that incredible hot fudge sundae you had last night, you try to eat healthy and exercise regularly. You know that it's important to keep your heart in top shape so you can stay fit and young. But did you know that if you are over 40 years old and have a poorly functioning thyroid gland - a condition that can sneak up on you so subtly that you're barely aware of it - there's more that you could be doing to decrease your risk for heart disease?
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid, a small endocrine gland located in the front of the neck, fails to make enough thyroid hormones, of which there are four. These hormones are vital in controlling many aspects of metabolism - the myriad processes necessary for sustaining life, including the conversion of food into energy and heat.
The two most important thyroid hormones are thyroxine (also known as T4) and triiodothyronine (also known as T3); T4 is produced in the highest quantities, and some of it is converted in the body to T3, the most physiologically active of these compounds. The roles of the other two thyroid hormones, called T2 and T1, are not well understood, but we can assume that they must be important for our health - otherwise why would they be produced? There's a reason for everything, even if we don't know exactly what it is.
What Is Subclinical Hypothyroidism?
Overt hypothyroidism, as the name implies, is easily diagnosed, because the lab results are unequivocal: the thyroid hormone levels are below the range considered normal. But what if the thyroid is functioning poorly enough to cause symptoms, yet just well enough that the lab results are still within the normal range? This condition - often overlooked by doctors who place too much faith in lab tests alone - is a mild form of thyroid failure called subclinical hypothyroidism, or "low thyroid." It is an age-related condition that becomes apparent in the 40s, when all the functions of our endocrine glands begin to slow down.
There are three problems with subclinical hypothyroidism: (1) it can be hard to diagnose; (2) it's bad for you; and (3) if left untreated, it can progress to overt hypothyroidism, which is really bad for you. Every year, in fact, up to 20% of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism graduate to the real thing, which carries the potential for shortening their lives. The good news, though, is that hypothyroidism, whether subclinical or overt, is easy to treat: one takes thyroid hormones (often for life) to correct the deficiency.
Subclinical hypothyroidism manifests itself in so many ways that it can be hard to diagnose, especially as many of the symptoms are associated with the aging process and are thus easily written off. Following are most of the symptoms, only a few of which are likely to appear in any given case of the disease:
How Is Low Thyroid Diagnosed?
With thyroid hormones, the trick lies in knowing when to start taking them - i.e., when does the condition of low thyroid actually exist? This can be difficult to determine, because there are many different symptoms (see the sidebar), and many of them are more annoying than threatening, so they can be easily dismissed as relatively inconsequential. Physicians and patients alike often chalk them up to "normal aging" and resign themselves to being unable to do anything about them.
A sensitive physician - one who is attuned to the patient's whole person, not just one part of his or her body - will likely pick up on the symptoms and recognize what they mean. Count yourself lucky if you have such a physician. And if you happen to have low thyroid, you are probably a woman, because this disorder is more common in women than in men (life is unfair). According to some estimates, as many as 15-20% of women over the age of 60 may be affected. People with a family history or personal history of thyroid disease are more prone to develop low thyroid, and smoking may worsen it (as it worsens just about everything).
Low Thyroid Increases the Risk for Heart Disease
In the large-scale Rotterdam chronic disease study in the Netherlands, researchers found that 11% of a randomly selected group of 1149 postmenopausal women (average age 69 years) had subclinical hypothyroidism.1 Interestingly - and ominously - it was found that these same women were almost twice as likely as those without the thyroid condition to have blockages in their aorta (the major artery from the heart), and they were twice as likely to have had a heart attack.
Clearly, thyroid hormones are important for protecting the cardiovascular system, whose proper functioning is vital for delivering enough oxygen and other nutrients to the body. We know that the thyroid hormones help control heart rate and blood pressure. With low thyroid, the heart rate can slow down, and arrhythmias (abnormal or irregular heart beats) can develop. Also, blood pressure may fall, and cardiac output (the volume of blood pumped by the heart with each stroke) declines.
Thyroid Therapy Improves Heart Function
Hypothyroidism can cause changes in heart function during diastole, the period between beats, when the heart fills with blood. The problem is that the heart does not fill with enough blood, and this can lead to heart failure - an inability of the heart to pump blood efficiently enough to serve the body's needs for life-sustaining nutrients.
In hypothyroid patients, however, diastolic dysfunction in the heart's left ventricle - the chamber that pumps blood into the aorta - may be reversible with thyroid hormone treatment. In a controlled clinical trial, researchers tested the effect of thyroid hormone therapy on heart function in 12 hypothyroid women.2 The women (average age 47) received thyroxine (T4) injections at an average dose of 136 micrograms per day for 1-2 months. Filling of the heart's left ventricle during diastole was measured by a reliable, noninvasive technique called Doppler echocardiography, in which ultrasonic radiation is used to create an image of the heart, similar to the way in which bats "see" objects in total darkness by sensing reflected ultrasound waves.
T3 increased the heart's stroke volume (it also increased the heart rate slightly), and it caused the blood vessels to dilate, allowing blood to flow more freely.
The results showed a clear improvement in heart function when the patients' thyroxine levels returned to normal, and their average heart rate improved from 61 to 68 beats per minute.
Thyroid Hormones Improve Cardiac Output and Vascular Resistance
Hypothyroidism decreases cardiac output and increases systemic vascular resistance (resistance to blood flow throughout the circulatory system), both of which result in reduced delivery of blood to the tissues. Since it is known that triiodothyronine (T3) is important in cardiovascular function, researchers wanted to see if it could improve cardiac output and vascular resistance, even in healthy individuals.
In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, 18 healthy men (average age 26) were injected with 100 micrograms of T3 or placebo.3 Cardiac output and vascular resistance were repeatedly measured for 45 minutes after the injection. The researchers found that T3 caused a statistically significant increase in cardiac output and a statistically significant decrease in vascular resistance, both within 3 minutes. Thus, T3 increased the heart's stroke volume (it also increased the heart rate slightly), and it caused the blood vessels to dilate, allowing blood to flow more freely.
The hormone injections in this study produced blood levels of T3 that were in the pharmacological, not physiological range, meaning that they exceeded the levels found in normal, healthy individuals. This, of course, is not the goal of conventional thyroid therapy, which aims to restore normal levels of the hormones in those who are deficient. Nonetheless, the results suggest that thyroid therapy may provide similar cardiovascular benefits - increased cardiac output and decreased vascular resistance - in people with low thyroid.
Low Thyroid May Mean Elevated Lipid Levels
The number one cause of high cholesterol is a poor diet: low in fiber and high in the wrong kinds of fat (the primary source of cholesterol). The second leading cause is hypothyroidism. When thyroid hormone levels drop, the liver no longer functions properly, and it produces excess cholesterol, fatty acids, and triglycerides (fats). These increase the risk for atherosclerosis, and thus heart disease.
There is a well-established relationship between overt hypothyroidism and serum lipid levels - elevated LDL - cholesterol ("bad cholesterol"), reduced HDL-cholesterol ("good cholesterol"), and elevated triglycerides. The relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and serum lipid levels, however, is controversial. Some studies have reported correlations similar to those in overt hypothyroidism, whereas other studies have found no such correlations. This may be explained by all of the studies having different patient profiles with respect to such factors as age, smoking status, and range of serum T4 levels, as well as the inclusion (or not) of patients with an unstable form of the disorder.
Thyroid Hormones Reduce Cholesterol Levels
An Italian research group sought to resolve the controversy by rigorously selecting patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (of at least 6 months duration) and then verifying the potential benefit of T4 therapy.4 Forty-nine patients (7 men and 42 women, average age 35) and 33 normal individuals (sex- and age-matched) participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled study, i.e., they were randomly assigned to receive either T4 tablets or placebo. The T4 dosage was 25 micrograms per day initially, and it was then gradually increased to an average of 68 micrograms per day (the individual doses varied because each patient required a different amount of T4 to regain normal, stable levels). Lipid levels were evaluated at baseline (before treatment) and after 6 months of having had stable, normal thyroid hormone levels.
The results showed that at baseline, the patients with subclinical hypothyroidism had statistically higher serum total cholesterol and LDL levels than the controls. After 6 months of stable, normal T4 levels, the patients treated with T4 had a statistically significant decrease in serum total cholesterol and LDL levels, whereas the patients on placebo had not improved. Thus, by decreasing the levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol), T4 therapy may reduce the risk for atherosclerosis and heart disease.
As a side note, another study has found that smoking cigarettes increases serum concentrations of total and LDL cholesterol in women with subclinical hypothyroidism.5 Thus, smoking exacerbates the cardiovascular consequences of this disease.
Thyroid Hormones Offer Many Benefits
Treating subclinical hypothyroidism with thyroid hormones prevents the progression to overt hypothyroidism. Proper treatment alleviates the annoying symptoms of thyroid deficiency, which appear to be reversible in at least 25% of patients. Since many of the symptoms are associated with the aging process, alleviating them may make you feel younger and livelier, not to mention that it helps protect your heart.
By decreasing the levels of LDL (the bad cholesterol), T4 therapy may reduce the risk for atherosclerosis and heart disease in people with low thyroid.
If you have some of the symptoms of low thyroid but it hasn't occurred to you (or your doctor) that you may have low thyroid, you owe it to yourself to check out that possibility. And if you do have it, you may find that thyroid supplements can make you a healthier, happier person. Isn't that what we all want?
Dr. Oliff is a pharmacologist and toxicologist with a specialty in neuroscience. She has experience as a research scientist and educator, and has been writing about nutritional supplements since 1998.


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The young, muscular man had stopped to check out the 2010 Mustang GT test car, painted Sunset Gold and optioned with the panorama glass roof. It was still about three months before the 2010 would be on sale and few had been seen on streets, but much has been written about it in magazines.
I introduced myself and volunteered some observations about the 2010 model, comparing it with the new Camaro. A logical association, I thought, because both cars will go on sale at about the same time this spring. April 17 marks the Mustang's debut in 1964.
Among my bullet points:
Mustang has a solid rear axle. The Camaro has an independent, multilink rear suspension.
Mustang has a five-speed manual or a five-speed automatic transmission. The Camaro has a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic with sport mode and steering wheel paddle shifters.
The Mustang V-6 has 210 horsepower. The Camaro V-6 will have 300-plus, or about the same as or more than the Mustang GT V-8.
I didn't intend for my words to come off as Nyah, nyah, nyah, but they may have.
You're an auto writer? said the young man in loud tones. You are the DEVIL!
Then he caught a breath, jammed a full clip in the chamber and pulled the trigger on a barrage that went something like: You go ahead and tach up that Camaro to 4,500 rpm and when you dump the clutch and splatter the rear end all over the blacktop, don't come crying to me.
His words didn't stumble or stray, each one a shiny hollow-point bullet aimed at the heart.
But I winged him on the horsepower.
That's why mine has a supercharger, he said, and our conversation was over.
The 2010 Mustang looks like a complete redesign, but it is a significant freshening of exterior design and interior improvements.
By making such cost-effective changes to the 2010 Mustang, Ford also will hold the line on pricing. While the entry-level Camaro starts at about $23,000, a comparable Mustang will start at $21,845. The Mustang GT (V-8) starts at $28,845. The GT Premium test car was almost $40,000 with nearly all available options.
The Premium package, $3,000 and available for V-6 or V-8, adds such extras as Sirius satellite radio, ambient lighting (foot wells, door sills and more), satin aluminum instrument panel trim, upgraded interior trim and Shaker 500 audio system. If this Mustang is your dream car, you will want this package.
The V-6 is a fit package with 210 hp and 240 foot-pounds of torque. Four wheel disc brakes 11.8-inch at the rear are very capable. But ABS is optional on both models.
Horsepower for the GT is up by five, but curb weight is also up a few pounds, so it's probably a wash in feel of acceleration force.
The 315-horsepower at 5,750 rpm isn't as important as the 325 foot-pounds of torque at 4,500 rpm. Put your foot down and this pony car pulls at the reins. It wants to run.
The five-speed automatic transmission works smoothly enough, but it doesn't offer a manual-shift mode or steering wheel shift buttons. I use this shift function, but not everyone does.
Ford was still sweating the fuel-economy numbers at the end of January, but it expects the Mustang V-6 to beat the Challenger V-6, which is rated 17/25. The Camaro V-6 was hoping to be certified for 27 mpg highway.
Solid rear what?
The improved ride quality between an '09 and the 2010 Mustang is instantly noted in a test drive.
But, OK, if you are going to drag-race your Mustang, you may not want an independent rear suspension. An independent rear end costs more and weighs more, but if you drive your Mustang the way most people do, the IRS can be smoother riding. The Mustang's solid rear axle still gives an occasional clunk over bumps, but there is a minimum of head toss over speed bumps or when pulling into driveways.
The 33.4-foot turning circle of the V-6 is a proud accomplishment, and the GT is no Bigfoot at 37.7 feet. The Honda S2000 roadster is almost 26 inches shorter, but it has a turning circle of 35.4 feet.
Inside, there is noticeable refinement in good-looking dashboard plastic and other soft-touch materials. Assembly and alignment of panels and trim pieces are accurate to within fractions of millimeters, Ford says.
The dashboard design still has some influence from the 1960s. Lighted gauges are a modern adaptation, but the half arc of the 140-mph speedometer is packed with hash marks for speeds. It's a guess to find 25 mph.
Ford's Sync system for voice-activated phone and audio controls continues to get easier to use.
The ride height is comfortable for old guys and the cabin has less wind noise at speed than before. But it's still not quiet there's plenty of good sound to be heard from the V-8 and the ring of the pipes.
Sightlines are good over the powerdome hood and over the shoulder, aided by little corner windows.
The panoramic glass roof, $1,995, is unique and not available on Camaro. The tinted, reflective glass keeps the cabin cooler on hot days than a steel roof; air-conditioning energy is 20 percent more efficient. A manually operated roller blind controls the amount of light in the cabin, and a layer of sound-absorbent vinyl is sandwiched in the special glass to trim noise, vibration and harshness.
The roof is a pricey option and one that has to be seen to be appreciated or rejected.
For everything Mustang isn't, it does the important things very well. It is comfortable, easy to live with and it gets the blood pumping. Ford has tended to this enduring piece of history and continues to make it better.
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Rapper Gucci Mane has been on his best behavior lately – in more ways than one.
On Sunday, Mane (real name Radric Davis) was released early from Fulton County jail in Atlanta for good conduct. He served three months of his six-month sentence, which was handed down in September for pushing a woman out of a moving vehicle (which equated to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct).
This stint was Mane's third time in jail and, as he said yesterday, it would not be repeated: "This is the last time I think I'll ever be in jail," Gucci told XXL Magazine. "I really feel that way."
This week, TMZ also unearthed legal documents showing that Mane has settled a custody dispute with Sheena Evans, mother of his four-year-old son. He will provide $2,026 each month – approximately 8 percent of his monthly income, according to the forms – and receive visitation rights.
Perhaps the positive karma will pay off: Mane's joint album with V-Nasty, BAYTL, was released today.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun. ~ Pablo Picasso
Contemporary Painting Workshops at the South Bay Art Department embrace the notion of exploration and experimentation, encouraging a risk-taking attitude. We do not focus on the accuracy of the representation, but rather we strive to elicit a powerful expression.
All painting students work with water-based mediums — exploring the visual challenges of color, scale and space. And in an effort to break away from preconceptions, the tools and materials we use are often varied and experimental.
Interspersed throughout painting studio experiences are references to historical and contemporary issues. Whether working with still life or figuration, these encounters with paint will help build a sense of confidence and accomplishment.


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Preview of Saturday's LA Street Food Festival
In this report, Bryan — our Street Food expert — gives an advance look at what's on deck for the LA Street Food Festival, taking place Saturday, July 21. The line up of vendors includes some of your LA favorites (Kogi BBQ) and also a few debuts including Rice and Roll Onigiri and the Peking Duck Food Trucks. Read on for details!
Coba Aguas Frescas opened the event and introduced us to Mexican aguas frescas sweetened with 100% organic agave nectar. Coba features all natural ingredients and no artificial sweeteners.
Secret Squirrel served cold pressed coffee. Steeped 18 hours and 100% organic, it was very smooth and delish!
Peking Duck Truck – Executive Chef Michael Brown exhibited his passion for making the perfect Peking Duck. All of the ingredients are organic and the duck is sourced from Mary's Free Range Duck. I'll have to agree with him that the duck was crispy, tasty and paired nicely with the bao (Chinese bun), slaw and slivered cucumbers.
Dog Haus Biergarten served burger sliders and the "So Cal Dog". Reminiscent of the bun on a Maine lobster roll, it was topped with an all beef hot dog, mixed greens, diced tomato, tempura fried onions, basil aioli and avocado.
Gravy Train Poutinerie introduced us to the Canadian national comfort food of poutine. Gravy Train Poutinerie uses quality ingredients including Wisconsin cheese curds as well as Idaho russet potatoes.
Hansik Food Truck provided flavorful kalbi beef as well as pigs feet, scallions and fermented bean paste.
The Market on Holly – Owner Mary Pat Brandmeyer served brownies, rice crispy squares and decadent smores.
Mother Moo Creamery – Owner Karen Klemens served her signature salty chocolate ice cream – three types of chocolate offset with sea salt. If you like dark chocolate like I do, it's absolutely incredible.
Co-owners Lawrence Tai and George Wu from the Waffles de Liege food truck finished off the evening and served us their signature Speculoos Special Waffle. Lawrence explained that this is a biscuit spread that is often served with waffles in Liege Belgium. In addition, they use Belgian pearl sugar which when cooked, caramelizes into the batter.
My favorite dish was Mama Leah's Coconut Beef from The Park's Finest. Co-owner Johneric Concordia passionately described his upbringing during the Rodney King riots and how they served barbeque to unite family and friends. Their Coconut Beef is a 16 hour smoked chuck steak, sliced into cubes, pan roasted with garlic, stewed for 2 hours in a coconut cream, vinegar, and yellow chilis. To finish it off, it is then reintroduced into the smoker to hold and absorb smoke flavor in the coconut gravy. The sauce is complex and incredibly delicious.
Also, you should not miss the opportunity to try some of Baja's finest cuisine. Included are:
Aquai es Texcoco (as seen on Bizarre Foods)
Benito Molina
Javier Plascencia
Mariscos el Mazateno
Mariscoa "La Guerrense"
Tacos Kokopelli (US debut)
This was just a preview of some of the items being served at the event. To get the big picture, take a look at the full list of participants including food trucks street carts, restaurants, beverage vendors (including wine, beer, and tequila), desserts and so much more. The best part is, the price you pay for your ticket gets you in the event and tastes from all the vendors with no additional cash out of pocket. Bonus!
Website: http://lastreetfoodfest.com/
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Top 5 Free Multi-Purpose Online Conversion Tools
Installing different softwares to convert files into different formats can be a bit of a hassle. One of the main problems by installing different types of software is that it can use a lot of your system resources making it slower.
We have gathered list of useful online tools and services that can solve this problem. The following list of websites will allow users to convert most common file formats easily without installing any software on your PC.
Free Lifetime Backup for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter
We have always looked for the best backup tools and services as none of us would like to lose our data. Social networks and other websites don't offer any kind of backup tools to save our data – but that's where Backupify comes in!
Backupify is an online backup service that backs up all your online accounts in one place i.e Amazon Cloud Service. You can use Backupify's free Amazon account or store your data in your own S3.
Check Websites For Downtime with Uptime Robot
Are you a webmaster? Then I'm sure you are very well aware of website downtimes. Reason could be anything, a server issue or a traffic spike. Since you can stay on your website 24/7, you need an automatic monitoring to check for downtimes.
Uptime Robot is an online service that montiors your website every 5 minutes and get alerts by email and SMS. And this is all totally free.
Find eBooks, PDF Files with OpenPDF
by Haris on January 16, 2010
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Finding PDF files using Google is not a new trick and many people use that to look for PDF files they want. But a search engine specifically for this job is always better.
OpenPDF is a search engine for finding/searching PDF files available publicly online. There is nothing much to explain in as you just have to type in your query in the search box and hit Enter.
Cut MP3 Files Online with MP3Cut
by Haris on January 15, 2010
in Tips and Tricks, Web 2.0
I've once again started with sharing the cool web services and useful online tools I come across. A while ago I shared an online service to identify unknown music details.
Just for simple trimming/cutting of a MP3 file, I would certainly never go for a freeware or any install any application in my PC when I can easily find an online service to do the job for me.
Identify Unknown Music with AudioTag.info
by Haris on January 15, 2010
in Tips and Tricks, Web 2.0
Ever come across a nice song that you're listening to but don't the any details of the song like the song title, artist or the album name?
AudioTag.info is a free music-recognition online service that allows you to identify almost any unknown piece of music quickly and easily without you going through the trouble of finding it out.
Backup and Share: Mobile Backup Solution
Not many services offer free backup solutions, and that too for mobile phones. Here's one service that looks promising and worth trying.
BackupandShare Mobile Solution is a backup and restore service that safeguards all data of your mobile phone including Contacts, Documents, Photos, Videos and Music. Read more..
Find Icons Easily with IconFinder.net
by Hammad on December 10, 2009
in Tips and Tricks, Web 2.0
Recently, I came across a great website, Icon Finder, which allows you to search for icon for almost every application. IconFinder.com allows you to search through a huge database of  almost 124,176 icons.
All you need to do is type the name of the application or a web service and it will show you all the available icons available in there database.
Backup SMS to Gmail on Android
by Haris on November 26, 2009
in Android, Mobile Apps, Web 2.0
There are many applications available for Android devices in the Android Market, but not all are useful. One useful app that I found in the Market was SMS Backup.
SMS Backup is a free Android app that automatically backs up SMS messages from your Android phone to your Gmail account.


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I hurt it while trying to catch a cricket last night lol I'm deathly afraid of anything that looks like a roach so crickets freak me out.. i tried being the good person and tried catching it with a cup and paper so i could set it free outside but i freaked out when it jumped and thats when i sprained my thumb.. the little f*cker was dead about a minute after lol
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PS3 To Launch At $300?
They cite a Japanese website, Impress PC Watch which states the SCE has told it's business partners that the price point will be at or below 40,000 yen, which is where the PS2 launched in Japan.
Of course, all of this is largely dependent on how much the Xbox 360 will cost, but no announcement has been made yet. Most people expect Microsoft to announce a price point for the system no later than August.
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AMPH) has been downgraded to Hold in a statement by Zacks Investment Research earlier today.
- Updated: October 10, 2016
Boasting a price of $19.69, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AMPH) traded 1.03% higher on the day. With the last stock price close up 21.88% from the two hundred day average, compared with the S&P 500 Index which has decreased -0.01% over the date range. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc has recorded a 50-day average of $19.31 and a two hundred day average of $16.16. Volume of trade was down over the average, with 311,932 shares of AMPH changing hands under the typical 587,646
Zacks Investment Research has downgraded Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AMPH) to Hold in a statement released on 10/10/2016.
On 8/09/2016, Needham released a statement for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AMPH) bumped up the target price from $20.00 to $22.00 that suggested an upside of 0.37%.
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With a total market value of $0, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc has PE ratio of 63.93 with a one year low of $10.50 and a one year high of $21.53 .
A total of 5 analysts have released a report on Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. zero analysts rating the company a strong buy, zero brokers rating the stock a buy, 0 brokers rating the stock a hold, 0 brokers rating the stock a underperform, and finally 0 brokers rating the stock a sell with a average stock price target of $17.80.
General Information About Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AMPH)
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company focuses primarily on developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling generic and injectable and inhalation products. The Company has two segments: finished pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) products. The finished pharmaceutical products segment manufactures, markets and distributes enoxaparin, Cortrosyn, Amphadase, naloxone, lidocaine jelly, as well as various other critical and non-critical care drugs. The API segment manufactures and distributes recombinant human insulin and porcine insulin. The Company manufactures and sells approximately 20 products. Additionally, the Company is developing a portfolio of approximately 10 generic abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA), over three generic biosimilar and over six injectable and inhalation product candidates.
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Coming out of denial mode after three decades, the Uttar Pradesh government has got its act together to deal with brain fever that results in the death of hundreds of children and disables a large number annually, particularly in the Poorvanchal region. When implemented fully, the measures can ensure that children enjoy their basic right to live and live a healthy life.
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CURRENT: Death Valley was a pioneer venue in the early 1980s, when it was one of the first in the country - and the first in the Atlantic Coast Conference - to add luxury boxes and upper-deck seating. Its current capacity of 81,473, still near the top of the league, was set more than a decade ago.
With the Hill and Howard's Rock, it still is aesthetically pleasing for the most part. The only area some consider an eyesore is the west end zone, and that notion is about to be remedied.
FUTURE: School officials admit they got complacent with the stadium during the 1980s and most of the '90s. Status quo is out, though, with the upcoming $56 million WestZone Club project.
The first phase of construction, which most notably relates to the addition of nearly 2,000 club seats, is scheduled to begin just after the Nov. 20 South Carolina game. It is due for completion prior to the 2005 season.
Athletic department members are hopeful that the second phase, which pertains more to the day-to-day football operations facilities, is done by the beginning of the '06 season.
CURRENT: For now, Clemson's athletic trophies are currently housed in the Jervey Athletics Center's Hall of Champions, located just inside the Perimeter Road entrance of the building.
A few - including the 2004 Peach Bowl and 1981 national championship trophies - are kept in a new case in the McFadden Building's main foyer. The athletics department spent more than $100,000 last summer to upgrade McFadden by adding murals of things like the Hill, Death Valley and Tillman Hall, as well as people like Tommy Bowden and John Heisman.
FUTURE: The symbols of tradition and success will all be united when the second phase of the WestZone Club is completed. A part of the project is One Clemson Center, a museum highlighting all of the things that have brought in and kept Clemson's legion of dedicated fans.
It will feature large murals of some of the program's achievements (like the 1981 title) and tradition (like Heisman's coaching of the team in the early 1900s).
CURRENT: The state of Clemson's practice field affairs wasn't bad with three full-length and two half natural grass fields. Things were improved dramatically this summer, however. One of the three full fields was dug up and replaced with a full-length synthetic field, made of the same turf that's being used in many professional domed stadiums and some college venues. The surface, made of the same rubberized substance that's in tires, is far safer than earlier forms of artificial turf. The athletics department estimates it spent nearly $300,000 on the new field.
Addtionally, the Tigers will also have the option of practicing in the indoor track facility, which was completed in 2003. About 60 yards of synthetic turf was also installed inside, in case adverse weather conditions threaten outdoor practice.
FUTURE: The future came early for the practice fields. Their recent renovation catches Clemson up with the rest of the conference. The use of the indoor facility makes the school one of few in the ACC to do so.
CURRENT: Tigers athletes have been working out in the basement of the Jervey Athletics Center for years. Only now, it doesn't feel so much like a dungeon, but rather much more like a palace. Clemson pumped more than $300,000 into the remodeling of the old weight facility this summer. Only a few cosmetic items remain until the makeover is complete. The additions to the weight room include a new high-quality sound system, six flat-screen plasma TVs and new rubber flooring throughout the 15,000-square foot room.
FUTURE: Despite all the work and dollars thrust into the revamped weight room, the football team will get its own strength-training facility once the second phase of the WestZone Club project is complete. That doesn't mean the remodeled facility will go to waste. It will still be home to the rest of the school's strength training.
CURRENT: Immediately following the Tigers' Peach Bowl win over Tennessee, their locker room was torn out of the Jervey Athletics Center and completely reconstructed. Completed in July, the new locker room is divided into eight sections, with each section marked by a mural from a bowl game that Clemson has played in. Each player has a mahogany locker, and the room itself is outlined in steel.
The players' lounge area, in the entryway to the locker room, has seven plasma TVs - two equipped with an Xbox - four computers, and various murals commemorating moments in Tigers football history. The complete overhaul of the players' area cost an estimated $500,000.
FUTURE: Like the weight room, the new locker room and lounge will change hands once the WestZone Club is completed. Then, football will move to the stadium, and leave the remodeled locker room for other teams. Robert Ricketts, Clemson's athletic director for facilities, said the area was constructed in such a manner that it would be feasible to build walls to divide the sections of the existing locker room into several smaller dressing facilities.
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St. Pat's parade taking new turn
March will end on State Street, avoiding potential trouble on North Pearl
Updated 8:30 am, Thursday, February 2, 2012
ALBANY — After years of ending with a swing down North Pearl Street, the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will avoid the bar-heavy strip altogether this year.
Mayor Jerry Jennings made the decision for the parade to conclude on State Street because of misbehavior and large drunken crowds on North Pearl in 2011, according to Bob Van Amburgh, Jennings' executive assistant.
"We witnessed some things that were disturbing last year," Van Amburgh said Wednesday afternoon. He did not offer examples. In another change, the parade's reviewing stand will be moved from North Pearl to near City Hall, he said.
In 1999, when the route was redirected onto North Pearl instead of finishing at the foot of State Street as in previous decades, Jennings denied the switch was directly related to the grand opening on parade day of Jillian's sports bar and arcade. Instead, he told the Times Union at the time, overall increased activity on North Pearl prompted the change.
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Van Amburgh said the new decision was unrelated to the infamous "kegs and eggs" melee uptown on the morning of the 2011 parade that resulted in property and vehicle damage and the arrests of college students as well as a public-relations debacle for the parade. However, because North Pearl is lined with bars and marked the end of the route, it typically thronged with carousing young people on the afternoon of the parade, many of whom had migrated downtown after morning parties.
Bar owners along North Pearl are furious at a decision made without consulting them or any formal notification. They expect it will significantly lessen their income on what traditionally was one of their busiest days of the year.
"It's definitely going to hurt us a lot," said Chris Pratt, co-owner of Pearl Street Pub on North Pearl. He said several other North Pearl owners agree with him and are working on a joint statement protesting the route change.
"It's going to be a real kick in the teeth," said Mike Ripley, co-owner of Blue 82 lounge. "Parade day is what we all depend on to be able to pay our (quarterly) sales tax," due in March, Ripley said.
Tess Collins, a partner in McGeary's, an Irish pub at the very end of the parade route, said the day of the St. Patrick's parade is financially the most lucrative annual event for McGeary's.
"I'm disappointed, obviously, " she said, "and I'm worried it's going to badly affect bars that have been struggling on North Pearl Street."
Georgette Steffens, executive director of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District, provided this statement:
"Downtown Albany remains the destination of choice for St. Patrick's Day. We believe that the change will have minimal impact on the North Pearl Street bar owners, having built a loyal customer base that returns year after year to celebrate. It will also allow for the incorporation of other downtown venues like the new Irish American Heritage Museum. This route change will bring more families to watch the parade against our historic backdrop."
The goal in ending the parade on State Street is to send a signal to the community at large that the parade is a friendly, safe, all-ages celebration, Van Amburgh said.
"We wanted to reassure families that the parade is for everybody," he said. "We don't want to inhibit anyone from having a good time and enjoying the parade, but the behavior of some people when it went down North Pearl was not something we like to see."
When the new Irish American Heritage Museum opened in mid-January at 370 Broadway, about a block from the foot of State Street, Jennings said he was considering ending the parade at State and Broadway as a way of bringing it closer to the new museum.
The parade, typically held on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, this year will be on the holiday itself, March 17, because it falls on a Saturday. It is scheduled to step off at 2 p.m. on Central Avenue at Quail Street, continue east to Washington Avenue, past City Hall and down State Street.
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Parking Permit Agreement – You must have a signed parking permit agreement on file at the office.
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Where To Put Permit In Your Car – Your University Manors parking sticker should be placed on the front windshield, passenger side (near the dashboard). This is where Shamrock Towing Service will look for your permit. If it is in the wrong spot, you may be towed at your own expense as a result.
Where To Park – Vehicles are to be parked within designated parking lanes only, and not blocking in another resident. University Manors, Ltd. does not guarantee parking spaces at all locations. Parking is on a first-come, first-serve basis at some locations, and is clearly assigned at others. NEVER BLOCK DUMPSTERS! We are on an "AUTOMATIC TOW" with Shamrock Towing Service (Fumble Recovery at 31 Chittenden), which means that you do not get a warning; if you do not have a valid UML parking sticker, are parked illegally, are parked in someone else's assigned spot (where applicable), or blocking a dumpster you will be towed immediately at your expense. If you are unsure about parking at one of our locations – ask first!
When – We do not issue parking permits on move in day (August 17th). However, we do temporarily suspend towing so you and anyone helping you move will not be towed. We will be issuing and reinstating automatic towing within 1 week of move in. The actual day and time they will be available for pick up will be announced shortly.
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Cost – All of our permits are FREE! However there is a fee for replacing a lost, stolen, or damaged permit (see below).
Replacements – If your permit is lost, stolen, or damaged there is a $100 fee to replace it. All lost, stolen, or damaged permit numbers will be placed on automatic tow with Shamrock Towing Service.
Got a New Vehicle? – At any time should you change vehicles, you must first contact the office and provide the new vehicle registration before transferring the permit to the new vehicle.
Visitor Permits – Visitor permits are only issued at buildings where there is assigned parking available. Visitor permits are only allowed to be used for that tenant's own assigned parking space. A limit of 3 FREE visitor permits, per tenant, per semester will be issued. Additional guest permits will be $10/each. Guest permits are available for a maximum of 7 days.
If You Are Towed – If your car has been towed, you may call Shamrock Towing Service at (614) 882-3555. They take digital pictures of every car towed, so you may address any questions or complaints about your towing directly to them. If you've been towed from 31 Chittenden you may call Fumble Recovery at (614) 449-6445
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Sugar players upbeat after talks with PM
Following a meeting convened today at Government Headquarters by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, sugar industry players say they are more optimistic about the future of the sector.
The meeting had been called for by the Barbados Workers' Union (BWU) and the Barbados Sugar Industry Limited following recent warnings from Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick that the industry was on the verge of collapse and that thousands of workers could go home.
This followed a pullout of all the major financiers of the US$250 million Sugar Industry Restructuring Programme (SIRP), as well as growing unease over Cabinet's delay in approving an alternative funding proposal for the industry.
"The Workers' Union called for the meeting because we were really seeking to have clarification regarding what was going on with the sugar cane industry, and agriculture more broadly, and I think that our expectations have largely been met from the discussions this morning," BWU General Secretary Toni Moore told Barbados TODAY immediately following the talks.
The union boss said the main purpose of today's meeting was not merely to address threats to workers' jobs, but to specifically ascertain what were some of the future plans.
Chairman of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) Dr Don Marshall also said the country could now be optimistic about the future of sugar cane, even though there were some financial challenges.
He said a commitment was made at the meeting, which was attended by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler, as well as Dr Estwick, to pursue a sugar cane industry, adding that the days of a sugar industry were over.
"We have been doing this since 1992/93 – the BAMC running a sugar industry at a loss. I think all the parties, including the independent farmers, have well accepted that we have to do something about this by way of moving towards a sugar cane industry. I think that was the major point," the BAMC chairman added.
He said there were some issues to do with transitioning to a cane sugar industry and financing that process and the scale of operation required.
"How we would make a co-generation plant work, how we would make the other sugar by-products work. Those are details that would follow the securing of financing and investment but we need investor confidence locally and internationally."
But even with international investor interest, he cautioned that Barbados had to examine how borrowing would impact the country's debt repayments going forward.
Dr Marshall said the country was closer to getting investment with a proposal on the table.
"The Minister of Finance has indicated a reason to be optimistic for the immediate future. We are talking about the 2015 crop. After that the Government would continue to support the industry transition," the BAMC head assured.
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This is all so Alice-in-Wonderland…again. How in God's name, could you expect any "financier", (from Abu Dhabi, World Bank, CDB, IMF, or even the NIS) to agree to loan you several hundred millions, and you are yet to figure-out the "little details" of HOW to make "co-generation and other sugar by-products" actually "work"…and also be assured that we all shall see see black-ink on the bottom line? What, rabbit, exactly, did the PM pull out of the hat, to lend a shred of credibility that we can avoid the fate of all our former sugar/rum producing CARICOM siblings?
Upbeat? Hmmmm-they better wait and see if that is not another tactic to stall the inevitable, as it is proven that nothing that come from Dem lips have proven to be true.
Ho Ho Ho!!
Buss mah Guts!!
Chairman of the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) Dr Don Marshall also said the country could now be optimistic about the future of sugar cane,*** even though there were some financial challenges.***
I at a burial recently and a lady say "Man,BUT he look real good"
I tell her "yeah but he still dead "
*** even though there were some financial challenges.***
Man Marshall ; gimmee a brek!!!
Do yuh JOB and shut up wid de "Jobee"
What is it going to take for these fools to understand that SUGAR IS DEAD PERIOD. Sugar production in B'dos should be restricted to local consumption and rum production ONLY. Any funds earmarked for the industry should be put into revitalizing all those unproductive plantations (CLICO) to reduce the food import bill.
I just don't get it why these supposed agri guys don't understand this basic business case. GOD HELP US.


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The Turkish Ministry of Interior issued an order today which exempts Turkish Jews of Greek nationality from the Government's directive of last March, ordering the expulsion of all Greek nationals living in Istanbul. The exemption, which applies to all "Greek nationals who are not of Greek origin, " was announced just a few days before the expulsion deadline, which had been extended to October 16.
The expulsion order of last March, issued in the wake of growing tension between Greece and Turkey over the Cyprus dispute, abrogated a 1930 agreement between the two countries, giving residence and working rights to Greek citizens living in Turkey.
Today's directive, which exempts Jews from the expulsion order, has met with widespread satisfaction among leaders of the Istanbul Jewish community. It is now expected that applications for Turkish citizen ship by the Jews affected by the order will now be accepted by the authorities, and that financial restrictive measures imposed on them along with other Greek nationals will be lifted in the near future.


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Could You Benefit From This Deficiency?
Often times when we think of low testosterone levels we often associate it with how it negatively effects our bodies. However, there could be an upside to low testosterone levels that many don't know about. Although, the cons probably outweigh the pros in this situation it's always a good idea to cover all grounds. In this article, you'll learn how low testosterone is caused, and besides talking about the negative effects, we'll discuss the positive effects that you can get from having low testosterone levels!
Having low levels of testosterone affects 4 to 5 million men in the US. This is an important hormone in the human body, that decreases each year after the age of 30. Between 19 and 39 percent of older men may have low levels of testosterone. Causes may include autoimmune diseases, chronic liver or kidney diseases, genetic causes, infections, metabolic disorders, obesity and so much more. However, as the whole point of this article is that there is an upside to low testosterone levels. You probably wouldn't think that any good could come from this sort of condition. Keep reading on to find out the benefit of having this condition!
What Is The Upside To Low Testosterone?
Now you're probably extremely curious as to what this one benefit may be! Because testosterone is known as a masculine hormone, it is often associated with turning the features in men more masculine. Such as increasing their sex drive, or muscle mass. However, the upside to low testosterone in men is that it helps them to be more nurturing especially when raising children with a significant other. This idea was the cause for a new study done by the University of Notre Dame where they wanted to find out if testosterone varies when guys have other types of support relationships, outside of the ones hes with his wife and kids.
They found that when older men have emotionally supportive relationship with their siblings, friends, neighbors, and coworkers, they have lower testosterone levels. They also mentioned that there are benefits to that outside the sheer fact that you'll have more friends and those will like you more.
It is important to know that as you do get older, your testosterone levels naturally decrease and although you're experiencing some not so masculine side effects you will get a boost in your social life. And if that does not seem all that exciting for you, make sure to keep exercising, which is a sure way to keep levels in check and consider talking to your doctor about new testosterone replacement methods that won't mess with your fertility.


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French Laundry Veal Stock!
Blame my broken television set, or the holiday weekend with all immediate family out of town, but whatever the reason I finally made Thomas Keller's veal stock from "The French Laundry Cookbook." It's nearly 9:00 p.m. Sunday night, and that sucker is done! I am so excited, it's pathetic. It took most of the weekend, and hey, my new gym regimen suffered (how could I work out when I had to constantly skim, reduce, strain, and repeat?), but what's left in the pot is gorgeous, flavorful mahogany-colored culinary gold.
Now, having patted myself on the back, I have to confess that I did not use Chef Keller's full complement of 10 pounds veal bones because I didn't have that many in the freezer, but I cut back other ingredients accordingly. And believe me, fewer veal bones does not translate into shorter cook times, except possibly at the very, very end. Overall, we're talking about 24 hours of dedicated stove time.
Anyway, tomorrow I freeze the stock, probably in ice cube trays, and would welcome suggestions from Serious Eats contributors about what to use it for first. Thanks in advance, from someone who feels glued to her kitchen floor.


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Dai Yoshihara showed up to the Hoonigan Daily Transmission and put on one of the smallest drift displays you'll see this week (I'm sure there's someone in a smaller yard or inside a warehouse drifting to set the record for smallest drift ever, so if you know of one, feel free to add it in the comments, we always want to see more drifting).
But this BRZ tiny drifting (Has there been a cover of Tiny Dancer with the words changed to Tiny Drifter? There should be) is pretty brave, he's drifting on a loading dock that's about as wide as the BRZ is long, so those drifts and U turns have the added bonus of being pretty dangerous. He won't die from slipping off the dock, but he'll do a lot of damage to the car if he does.
There were a couple times I was convinced he was going to crash, either off the loading dock or into the building.
Spoiler alert: he doesn't.
The beginning of the video has a rundown of the car's build, including the crazy 1,000 horsepower engine (imagine opening up 1,000 hp with a wall right in front of you). Since you're wondering, no it isn't a FA20, it's a 7 liter GM LS motor swapped in.


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Blood doesn't just make her who she is... it also makes her what she is.
Like being a 16-year-old vampire isn't hard enough, Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast among her relatives. But try as she might, she can't get a handle on the vampire lifestyle and all the... blood.
Turning her back on the vamp world, she embraces the human teenage lifestyle - high school, peer pressure, and finding a boyfriend. Jared manages to stir something in her blood. He's smart and fun and oh, so cute. But Tessa's dream of a having the perfect boyfriend turns into a nightmare when vampires attack the movie theater and kidnap her date.
Once again, Tessa finds herself torn between the human world and the vampire one. Will blood own out? Can she make peace with who she is - as well as what?
Warning: this book contains some swearing.
©2011 Dale Mayer (P)2013 The Killion Group
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"awful narrator. couldn't get past the poor reading"
Narrator was awful. I listen to a lot of audible books and this narrator is the worst one I have run across. Had to quit at chapter 4.
This book is not as good as I thought it would be. I really like Vampires so I thought this book would keep me interested but it didn't. I think the book took some getting used to. I wasn't sure I liked the story line either. This book just wasn't for me.
"Bad, bad narrator"
The plot line of this story is actually pretty good, as is the character development--at least for some characters. The problems lie in two directions: the narrator sounds as though she was pulled from doing voice overs for real estate listings, and the writer, while imaginative, has difficulty writing smoothly. Lowe's narrative and dialogue are clunky and poorly thought out. This book could have done with a good editor and a far better narrator.
I liked it enough--even with the deadpan narration--to purchase the second in the series, but it's literally painful to listen to, and I can't imagine ever listening to them again. If there is another in the series, I will be buying it on Kindle.
The other problem I had with the books is a lack of general background. It seemed as though this series really needed a detailed prologue.
"Hmm... not real impressed"
This story had some entertainment value. I enjoyed Tessa's character but think it lacked overall in plot and character development. Overall it was like eating dry toast. Tessa is half human and vampire - a genetic anomaly. Because of this quirk of nature she has human qualities that set her apart from her vampire family. I liked that part and relating it to a teen as they tend to be insecure anyways and find all kinds of things wrong with themselves.
The narrator was good but for me her voice sounded too adult for a teenager. I wasn't taken in by the book and won't be reading or listening to more of this series but may try this author out again with a different genre.
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