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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Receives Updates, 585-HP S Model
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class received a face-lift for 2015, and now details on the more potent CLS63 AMG have emerged. The AMG version, available in five models for Europe (including the not-for-U.S. shooting brake), gets interior and exterior updates similar to the standard 2015 CLS, along with subtly revised equipment.
Mercedes has said that all U.S. AMG models will be higher-performance S Models, so that means the CLS63 for our market gets a power bump by default -- from 550 hp and 531 lb-ft of torque to 585 hp and 590 lb-ft. The standard-tune twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8 will still be available in Europe, available with 4Matic all-wheel drive. Being an S Model, the U.S. version will come standard with all-wheel drive. Mercedes estimates the CLS63 S Model will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds, which is three tenths faster than the last 2012 CLS63 we tested. However, a 2014 E63 AMG S Model wagon clocked a 3.4-second result in our testing, so expect the Affalterbach-tuned CLS to be around there as well. The seven-speed AMG Speedshift automatic has been revised for faster response.
As for looks, the 2015 CLS63 gets AMG's new "twin-blade" grille, along with its A-Wing front valance design theme finished in high-gloss black. The car's side skirts are finished in silver chrome, while the brake calipers are painted red and stamped with the AMG logo. That logo also graces the trunk, joined by a black "S" badge on S models. A set of 19-inch triple-spoke AMG wheels comes standard on the CLS63 in Europe, with exclusive 10-spoke matte titanium gray-finished wheels standard on S models. Additionally, three appearance packages are available. The AMG Night package adds gloss black-painted side skirts, window frames, exterior mirrors, and front A-Wing, while two levels of AMG Carbon Fiber package add accents made of the composite material in varying amounts.
Inside, the CLS63 benefits from the same interior updates made to the standard 2015 CLS with a few added touches, including a new AMG performance steering wheel with shift paddles and free-standing 8.0-inch central display. S models receive gray contrast stitching on the AMG sport seats, door panels, and armrests, which complements the silver seat belts.
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Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitUnusedPrivateSubroutines − Prevent unused private subroutines.
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
By convention Perl authors (like authors in many other languages) indicate private methods and variables by inserting a leading underscore before the identifier. This policy catches such subroutines which are not used in the file which declares them.
This module defines a 'use' of a subroutine as a subroutine or method call to it (other than from inside the subroutine itself), a reference to it (i.e. "my $foo = \&_foo"), a "goto" to it outside the subroutine itself (i.e. "goto &_foo"), or the use of the subroutine's name as an even-numbered argument to "use overload".
You can define what a private subroutine name looks like by specifying a regular expression for the "private_name_regex" option in your .perlcriticrc:
[Subroutines::ProhibitUnusedPrivateSubroutines] private_name_regex = _(?!_)\w+
The above example is a way of saying that subroutines that start with a double underscore are not considered to be private. (Perl::Critic, in its implementation, uses leading double underscores to indicate a distribution-private subroutine -- one that is allowed to be invoked by other Perl::Critic modules, but not by anything outside of Perl::Critic.)
You can configure additional subroutines to accept by specifying them in a space-delimited list to the "allow" option:
[Subroutines::ProhibitUnusedPrivateSubroutines] allow = _bar _baz
These are added to the default list of exemptions from this policy. So the above allows "sub _bar {}" and "sub _baz {}", even if they are not referred to in the module that defines them.
This policy is derived from Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProtectPrivateSubs, which looks at the other side of the problem.
Does not forbid "sub Foo::_foo{}" because it does not know (and can not assume) what is in the "Foo" package.
Chris Dolan <cdolan AT cpan DOT org>
Copyright (c) 2009−2011 Thomas R. Wyant, III .
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"Nothing Like the Holidays" is a Puerto Rican Christmas movie, with emphasis on the PUERTO RICAN. A flavorful banquet of yuletide neuroses, a purchase of the "Nothing" disc should come with a seat belt to best endure the roller coaster of melodrama that makes up the majority of this dramedy. It just wouldn't be Christmas if there wasn't a group of actors pushed into a room together with thin characterization, forced to fight for limited screentime.
The holidays are in full swing at the Rodriguez household, with parents Eduardo (Alfred Molina) and Anna (Elizabeth Pena) welcoming their children back to the family's Chicago dwelling for the festivities. For Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez), it's his first visit home after three years serving in Iraq, reuniting with an ex-girlfriend (Melonie Diaz) who's moved on; Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito) is a struggling actress afraid to reveal her failures to the family; and Mauricio (John Leguizamo) is still coming to terms with his career-minded wife (Debra Messing), and wanting to start a family at the behest of his mother. Brought together out of obligation, the weekend provides a fruitful psychological scrubbing for the family, with every guest holding a secret just aching to be revealed.
Not to be confused with the frighteningly similar "This Christmas" from 2007, "Nothing" waves its cultural heritage like a badge, spending plenty of screentime reminding the audience this is a PUERTO RICAN Christmas movie, preferably for PUERTO RICANS. The cultural divide is a little off-putting at first (along with a horde of obnoxious product plugs), but the film eventually warms to universal themes of familial distress that director Alfredo De Villa mines for adequate emotional release.
Truthfully, "Nothing" is a big red-and-green felt bag of clichés that De Villa doesn't have control over, wrestling an uneven screenplay that lurches back and forth between slapstick and sobering drama. The film is in constant tonal distress, making the viewing experience irritating at times, especially when subplots of worth are shortchanged to keep feeding bizarre strains of melodrama that emerge from out of nowhere, typically sold with uncharacteristic motivations. There's no reason for the feature to stick to a single tone for safety's sake, but the revolving door of trouble for the Rodriguez clan is exhausting, removing necessary narrative patience from the final product to offer up a plethora of trauma so the cast won't be bored. In De Villa's hands, "Nothing" is in a spectacular hurry to go nowhere.
If the filmmaking fails to a certain degree, the charisma of the performers picks up the slack. The ensemble is flat-out wonderful, embodying a semi-believable (Leguizamo is only three years younger than "mom" Pena) clan of troublemakers who use the holiday in a classic Festivus "airing of grievances" manner. Pena and Molina are the real stars here, lending the feature some needed gravitas with a manipulative divorce/hidden illness subplot that is kept in check by their extensive gifts. The "kids" are fun with the little they're allowed to do, and the group interplay is enjoyable to watch.
With an AVC encoded (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation, the BD of "Holidays" comes the closest to a film-like image suitable for home exhibition. The oversaturation that plagues the DVD is less of an issue on the Blu-ray, inching more toward a warm holiday lighting scheme. Shadow detail is a problem, with finer details lost to low-light situations. Chicago locations look superb here, as do the wintry vistas, giving off a convincingly frigid vibe. Facial detail is good with minimal digital reworking.
The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio mix is excellent with the film's little nuances of sound. Crammed with pleasing snow crunching and indoor holiday festivity, the atmosphere is juicy enough to feel like an honorary family member. The crisscrossing bickering and emotional exchanges are preserved well and remain easy to understand even during the most heated of moments. Soundtrack selections fill the surrounds pleasantly, along with bar and dinner table environments. A 2.0 Spanish track is also available.
English SDH and Spanish subtitles are included.
It's a lively community of happy dudes in the feature-length audio commentary, featuring actor/producer Freddy Rodriguez, director Alfredo De Villa, producer Robert Teitel, and even Luis Guzman, who shows up on a cell phone for a brief period of time. Expect lots of cheerful praise for cast and crew, since everyone has nothing but love for everything about this picture. Better is a discussion of location shooting in Chicago (including frigid weather, landmarks, and local eats), illuminating the personal touch that occasionally shines in the feature. It's personable, and possibly educational if there's no expectation of dirt. Disappointingly, De Villa references deleted scenes that are not on the BD.
"Picture-in-Picture Insider" runs during the film presentation, popping in interviews with cast and crew who chat about the creation of the film.
"Nothing Like a Family: Cast Reunion" (11:44) brings together Freddy Rodriguez, Debra Messing, Luis Guzman, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito, and Jay Hernandez for a discussion of filming hijinks and cast relationships. The atmosphere is loving and jovial, with each actor recalling the special time they had making the movie, along with cracking a few good-natured jokes during the featurette.
"Bloopers" (15:03) is an extraordinarily elongated assembly of cast mix-em-ups, taking a large amount of time to spotlight fumbles and giggles from everyone in the cast. As expected, John Leguizamo and Luis Guzman are responsible for the most troublemaking.
A Theatrical Trailer has been included.
"Nothing Like the Holidays" has a personality and a rowdy bunch of actors. If only the production trusted their natural charisma over plodding shovelfuls of melodrama.


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Students rally in favor of same-sex marriage
Dozens gather at University of Maryland, College Park
Same-sex marriage supporters rallied at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, less than one month before voters will decide whether to approve same-sex marriage in Maryland.
The rally drew a crowd of several dozen supporters.
A handful of Maryland legislators talked about the importance of getting registered to vote and the effect that young voters can make in the election.
Young voters tipped the numbers in President Barack Obama's favor in 2008, and supporters said they hope they can do the same for same-sex marriage in Maryland.
"We've registered over 2,000 students over the past couple of weeks, and polls show that an overwhelming majority of students support marriage equality. So, the first step is getting them registered, and the second step is making sure they know which way to vote on the issue," said student government spokesman Matt Arnstine.
"We know that young voters overwhelmingly support marriage equality because Question 6 is really about equality and fairness," said Sultan Shakir of the group Maryland for Marriage Equality.
Same-sex marriage is one of seven ballot questions Marylanders will get to vote on in November.


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Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips and Wonton Strips 3.5 oz. bag, 2 for $3 Spatula Up Saimi Bergmann: Naked salad? Why? The variety of salad toppings on the market is staggering, from glazed nuts to sesame sticks. The latest in the parade is crispy strips. I wasn't impressed with the tortilla strips, which lacked presence. I'd rather crumble my favorite tortilla chip on top of a Mexican salad. But the Garlic Ginger Wonton Strips were wonderful, with a firm yet crisp texture and a nice hit of ginger, garlic and soy sauce. They also work well as topping for stir-fry and wonton soup. Spatula Up Jennifer Mastroianni: You can keep your boring garden-variety salad. Give me a chef, Caesar, Southwestern, Asian or BLT salad any day of the week. Now it's even easier to make a delicious theme salad, thanks to these tasty and convenient Fresh Gourmet strips. They have just the right amount of flavor -- not too mild, not too intense -- and the crispy crunch is just right. These two are terrific, and I can't wait to get my taste buds on the Wasabi Ranch Wonton flavor. Canton Repository


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Europe opens an Arctic eye on Galileo
Today saw the opening of a remote, northerly site in the worldwide network of Galileo ground stations. The Kiruna Galileo Station in the Swedish Arctic will play a vital role communicating with the satellites of Europe's global navigation system, which are due to start launching next year.
The inauguration began with a candlelit procession to pierce the winter gloom: the ceremony was scheduled to coincide with the feast day of St. Lucy, a popular Swedish celebration. As is traditional, the parade was led by one young woman representing 'Lucia', wearing a crown of lights.
Perched near the top of the European landmass, Kiruna will be one of two Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Galileo stations during the In Orbit Validation (IOV) Phase – the other is in Kourou, French Guiana near the equator – to monitor the satellites and relay new commands as required from Galileo's ground controllers at Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany and Fucino in Italy.
The Kiruna facility was formally inaugurated by René Oosterlinck, ESA's Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation-related Activities and Javier Benedicto, ESA's Galileo Project Manager, together with Paul Verhoef, Programme Manager of EU Satellite Navigation Programmes at the European Commission, and Lars Persson, President and CEO of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).
"I am glad to inaugurate this station today", commented Director Oosterlinck. "The ground segment of Galileo is getting ready in line with the space segment, the operations, and much more. I have worked on Galileo since its very beginning, and I am happy it is now taking shape".
The Kiruna Galileo Station
With Galileo soon to become a reality – the first Galileo satellites are scheduled to be launched in 2011 – bringing ground stations online is just as essential as getting the satellites ready to fly.
The high-precision Galileo service requires a global network of ground stations to oversee the Galileo satellites in space – comprising a final total of 30 satellites in medium orbits, including three spares.
The Kiruna station is hosted at Esrange Space Center of the Swedish Space Corporation. It serves as a satellite ground station for control and tracking and launch site for sounding rockets and long duration stratospheric balloons.
Kiruna's extreme northerly latitude – 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in the forests of Swedish Lapland – gives it good visibility of medium- orbit satellites, ensuring continuous coverage for exchanging data between the ground and Galileo satellites. The remote location avoids any signal interference from built-up areas.
The satellite station at Esrange Space Center performs control and tracking duties for a variety of satellites, and was previously used for the launch and early operations of the second Galileo testbed satellite, GIOVE-B, in 2008.
Today, the facility's 13 m-diameter high-speed antenna and all the Galileo TTC equipment have been commissioned and are ready to support the initial operations of the first Galileo satellites.
The Kiruna Galileo Station contains baseband and RF equipment, monitoring, control and network connections. In order to meet the stringent availability requirements for the Galileo system, all equipment is configured to include internal and external redundancy.
The TTC station provides the space-ground interface for telemetry acquisition and telecommand uplink and two-way ranging.
The telecommand and telemetry data, together with the TTC monitoring and control data, are exchanged between the TTC stations and the Galileo Control Centres. In normal operation, the TTC station is autonomous. Technicians are needed for the purposes of maintenance and anomaly investigation.
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Haunted House Cake
WHEN this eerie abode appears at Halloween parties, guests will surely move right in...to get a piece of the treat! Our kitchen staff prepared the ghostly home with handy packaged cake mixes, plus common baking pans you likely already have in your kitchen. To complete the frightfully delightful scene, they decorated it with edible details including cookie tombstones, cereal shingles and a chocolate door.
Total TimePrep: 45 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling
Makes12-15 servings
- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
- 1 package white cake mix (regular size)
- 2 Nutter Butter cookies
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 milk chocolate candy bar (1.55 ounces)
- 1 orange M&M miniature baking bit
- Orange liquid or paste food coloring
- 1 Cup Golden Grahams cereal
- Stick of Orange-striped fruit gum
- Chocolate sprinkles
- 1/4 cup gold rock candy
- 14- x 10-inch serving board or platter
- Purple gift wrap
- Clear cellophane
- Prepare chocolate cake batter according to package directions. Spoon 3 cups into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Set remaining batter aside.
- Bake loaf cake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare white cake batter and pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Drop reserved chocolate batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto white batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To assemble, place the marbled cake on a large platter or covered board (about 14x10 in.). Level top of chocolate cake. Cut chocolate cake in half widthwise. Referring to photo above for position, place one half on the corner of the marbled cake for the house.
- For the roof, cut remaining half of chocolate cake in half diagonally. Position the two halves together so they form a triangular shape on top of house. Cut each cookie in half widthwise and set aside.
- In a bowl, cream shortening and butter. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Frost house, roof, sides of marble cake and cookie halves.
- Break candy bar into rectangles. Place one on front of house for door (save remaining pieces for another use). Place a small dot of frosting on left side of door and attach M&M baking bits for doorknob. Tint remaining frosting orange; frost top of marble cake.
- Place cereal on roof of house for shingles. Cut gum in half widthwise and then lengthwise. Place two pieces above the door for shutters. Use sprinkles to outline the window.
- For tombstones, attach sprinkles to the cookies to read "R.I.P." and "BOO". Place cookies on the cake, lightly pushing them into frosting.
- Place rock candy in front of door for a walkway.
Crafter thought: Don't have the same decorations our cooks used? Try any goodies you have in the cupboard, such as candy corns for the roof shingles, M&M's for the stone walkway and candy pumpkins for a patch. Finished size: Cake measures about 13 inches long x 9 inches wide x 7 inches high.
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Even in the 147th year, there is room for firsts. It was 30 minutes before Hope College's Commencement on Sunday, May 6, was scheduled to begin at Holland Municipal Stadium. Family and friends were in the stands, the graduates were lining up and making ready to process to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance," and… the skies rumbled. Change of plan. read more
Approximately 690 graduating seniors participated in this year's ceremony, the college's
147th. The class consisted of students from throughout the United States as well
as from overseas, including from Armenia, Brazil, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Palestine,
Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Enjoy photos from the 2012 Baccalaureate Services and Commencement.
In addition to celebrating the Class of 2012, the college presented honorary degrees
during the ceremony to Joel Bouwens and Martie Bultman. Bouwens, of Holland, chaired
the college's Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2011. Bultman, who didn't know in advance
that she was receiving the recognition, has been an active member of the campus community
as the wife of President James Bultman. read about Joel Bouwens / read about Martie Bultman
Also, the graduating class presented the 48th "Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award to Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown, associate professor of psychology. The award, first given in 1965, is presented to the professor class feels epitomizes the best qualities of the Hope College educator. read more
The commencement address was delivered by Dr. Heather Sellers, professor of English,
who presented "And your homework is…" She asked the graduates as they commenced their
post-Hope lives to complete the same assignment with which she noted that she ends
every class: "Stay up late. Keep the music loud. Make interesting choices." read more
During the college's Baccalaureate services in Dimnent Memorial Chapel earlier in the day, the Rev. Dr. Trygve Johnson, who is the Hinga-Boersma Dean of the Chapel at Hope, delivered the sermon "So… now what?" It was a natural question, he noted, at a time of transition such as graduation. read more


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We've inherited a desire to strive, to pursue success, to improve our external conditions, because this striving helped our ancestors survive and reproduce. Find food, guard against threats, impress potential mates. Contentment doesn't motivate, doesn't compel action; anxiety does. Vigilant ancestors had more offspring than blissful ones, and so we are the children of restlessness. Our emotional circuitry was designed… Expand this article »
Authenticity is the development and expression of your essential self, uncensored, undiluted, unimpeded by external forces. The real you, not a circumstantial, conditional, contingent version of you. Step one is inner authenticity: Being true to yourself, having what you think and feel follow from your beliefs, values, and purposes. Step two is outer authenticity: being true to others, having what… Expand this article »
We are creatures of desire. Wanting sets the world in motion. This doesn't trouble us, because we assume what we want is what we like, and indeed that we want it because we'll like it – it'll provide happiness, pleasure, meaning or other benefits. The words wanting and liking are often used interchangeably. That liking creates wanting is so obvious… Expand this article »
When was the last time you flowed? When you were immersed in the present, guiding each moment to the next through the unimpeded action of mind and body at the outer edge of your abilities? How beautiful, how exhilarating, how vibrantly alive was the moment? Flow is a tremendously beneficial state of being. It contributes to the best kind of… Expand this article »
In theory, striving for perfection should foster success and happiness. In reality, it rarely does. Perfectionism takes many forms: Needing to be perfect. Needing to become perfect. Needing to appear perfect. Perfect career, perfect relationship, perfect life. For some, perfectionism arises from a mistaken belief that achievement is the best or only route to a good life, that happiness is… Expand this article »
The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born. Let today be your discovery day. Purpose pervades life, gives breath to life, like air. Every action is in service of some goal. But not all purposes are meaningful; simply working toward a goal doesn't endow the… Expand this article »
It seems like the best way to reach a desired result would be to focus on that result, try to move toward it, and judge each attempt by how closely you approximate it. But actually that approach is far from optimal. If you focus your attention and effort less on the results you're hoping for and more on the processes… Expand this article »
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What are you grateful for? Gratitude is a feeling of ongoing thankfulness for what you have and an expression of your dependence upon the contributions and conditions that make those blessings possible. We have so much to be thankful for, but often take it all for granted. In many ways, we're hardwired for thanklessness. We focus our mental energy on… Expand this article »


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Working for Pivotal Labs is different than any other software shop I know. A big part of this is that it is easy to feel good about the product you're delivering to your client. Another reason is that we constantly challenge our own practices, ensuring that we continue to do the right things for the right reasons.
Let's assume Pivotal Labs emphasizes these things in this order:
- Code Quality
- Product Quality
- Speed of Features Released
Whereas a typical client may want this ordering:
- Speed of Features Released
- Product Quality
- Code Quality
It made me raise my eyebrow. First, this is a totally expected response to making code quality #1. I've been in those fights where devs want to refactor, and management wants a feature. It also could get under my skin that someone thinks that delivering features was "low on our list". Then I thought about "why".
We do deliver features quickly. Faster than any other place I know. This is true across all three projects I've worked on, and I assume all projects at Pivotal Labs. But the reason we can do that is largely due to code quality and concerns for product quality.
If my code was crappy, and patched, and buggy, and untested, each feature I'd add on would make the problem worse. And while it is true I could deliver the first few features this way with great speed, I can't sustain it for long at all. Delivery speed drops off exponentially as time progresses that way. But if I refactor, write tests, and do my best to write good code up front, I can sustain that, even make incremental improvements as I go and deliver more features in the same amount of time.
Product quality focus also helps speed in a less direct way. If sheer number of features was indeed my focus, then my team may crank out features X, Y , and Z this week. When X,Y, and Z go public though, we may find that no one wanted Y, and Z, and so we wasted our time doing them when we could have been adding the killer feature that people did want if we had only "slowed down" and asked those questions of our product owners. In this way we don't deliver "more" features, we deliver higher value features, meaning that the client gets a lot more bang for his buck.
Code quality is what we do. It enables us to deliver more features over time. Product quality lets us deliver better value. Together, they take care of the "speed" request that every client has.
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Large Pewter Risen Christ laid upon a Chiseled Stone Cross.
Our large wall crucifixes and hanging wall crosses stand 7.5" high. They are carved from actual Jerusalem Stone quarried in the Holy Land and handcrafted in the USA. All of our crucifixes and crosses come in a gift box with a certificate of authenticity/giftcard.
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Jerusalem Stone is a limestone material found in the areas between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, and between Galilee and Haifa. This stone was excavated by the Israelites as early as 1000 to 2000 B.C, and used to construct such historical, religious sites as the "City of Jerusalem" and "King Solomon's Temple". Today this treasured stone is used in all modern construction within the city of Jerusalem.


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Never run out of styling options with the 18k gold-plated Comet Line Multipack hoops. Here's the exciting bit – you can mix and match the three hoops by hanging any of the pendants on a hoop of your choice.
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I didn't know where to put this, but, what locations/venues in europe has been known for great bootlegs?
This one! The 05 and 08 bootlegs are arguably the best from their eras. They always play great in the UK though I'm a little biased
has anyone seen this guy and a girl who were in front of the busses before and after the show? they seemed to know the band. somehow they seemed familiar to me. have you seen/noticed them? anyone knows who they are/what they're doing?
I think the girl was the one who got her Raiders Jacket signed earlier in the year, she was also side stage at Somerset House. She's on here but can't remember her username. I also saw Henry chatting to her for awhile at the barrier before the show.
Thanks for all the nice comments!


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A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
One day at a time
Or run 28 days in a row when you're almost 47 years old
(I know, I know, a lot of people way older than I am run more than that, so I have nothing to complain about!)
Oh yeah, too much Oberon last night too...although, strangely, my 7.25 miler today was amazing!! Maybe drinking too much beer is the answer for me?!
I suggest more beer and less sleep and repeat the run again. My first run was great!......


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The October/November/December 2012 issue of our flagship magazine is a special edition honoring Hindu temples and those who build them. With all the other fascinating articles and features you are used to.
Our Hindu of the Year
Since 1990 we have given our coveted Hindu Renaissance Award to the man or woman spiritual leader who that year most impacted the faith globally. This year, we took another tack. Our Hindu of the Year for 2012 is a remarkable group, the clan of builders, architects and sculptors who have created thousands of temples around the world. This group, known as the Shilpa Parampara, are an unheralded force in the Hindu world. They build sacred spaces and murthis from stone and wood, plaster and metal. Their skills border on the phenomenal, and yet their names never appear on their creations. Read the story of their craft in this issue. Their contribution to the pride and presence of Hinduism around the world is perhaps unprecedented and with this award we honor them and simultaneously honor the ancient lineages that they represent which have preserved this remarkable craft down through the ages.
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The feature article is a fascinating tour of temples in North America, and reveals how they are adjusting, adapting and evolving in ways that set them apart from temples in India. Nowadays, temples are becoming community centers and educational facilities. They are engaging in counseling couples, arranging funeral rites, organizing blood drives, looking after senior citizens and holding Sunday school for the kids. There are even special initiatives to deal with crisis response, such as with hurricanes or medical needs. Join us for a full-throated discussion of a sometimes controversial subject.
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When first-time visitors enter a Hindu temple, they can go through cultural shock. It's all so new to them, so foreign. Their many questions often remain unanswered and they know little of the dos and don'ts of temple protocol. To help, the Hinduism Today team in Hawaii got together to write and design a simple manual for first-time visitors. We titled it "Visiting a Hindu Temple, A Beginner's Guide." It's a 16-page illustrated handbook in simple English that answers most of the Frequently Asked Questions. It opens with a Quick Start guide for those who want only the minimum, followed by a discussion of the several different kinds of Hindu temples. There is a section about the the basics of puja and a six-part overview of the Hindu deities. A two-page poster shows graphically the many activities that can take place in a temple and it all ends with a question and answer spread. It's everything a newbie needs to know, and veterans will find it useful to share with associates or with the local Rotary Club when it visits. This is definitely news you can use.
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IT professional Padma Kuppa writes about her disturbing encounter in India with Christians trying to gain converts by questionable means. She defends a Hindu's right to keep her religion as a fundamental human right, and offers solid counsel on how to counter the never-ending unethical efforts to turn Hindus away from their heritage and their faith. Padma takes a dark and difficult subject and fills it with light.
Hindu Clergy in the US and Canada
When our editors visited Pittsburgh last April for a first-ever priests' conference, we were impressed with the ways Hindu pandits and pujaris are changing and expanding their duties in North America. One held up his iPad and proudly proclaimed he had on it all of the Vedic chants, all of the puja instructions he used to carry in multiple books. We flew back to our little island to report on their challenges and opportunities, including the disconnect that can happen between the priests' idea of what they do and the management's expectations.
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When Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore met in Germany in 1930, the two discussed philosophy and science in what has been called "one of the most stimulating, intellectually riviting conversations in history." Tagore wrote it all down, and we share it, word for word, with our readers on page 53.
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Inhofe Floor Speech on Democrats' Oil and Gas Tax Increase Bill
"Democrats Have No Answer to Higher Gas Prices"
Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, we are going to be voting on a bill this afternoon to dramatically increase taxes on America's oil and gas companies. I only suggest that it is not going to pass. I can recall when the Senator from Vermont, just a few months ago, had a bill that would have done essentially the same thing--pass tax increases on these oil and gas companies. I remember coming to the floor at that time and giving my argument against it. It ended up that we voted on it, and we had 61 votes against it, so it worked out that about 30 were for it.
Afterward--and I have to say this about Senator Sanders--Senator Sanders said that was probably one of the healthiest and honest debates he had seen during the years he has been in the Senate. I agreed with that. The idea that we can somehow tax these people and accomplish something--let me just say that the Congressional Research Service--and when I talk about
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We in the United States have the largest recoverable reserves of oil, gas, and coal of any country in the world. There is no reason we cannot be completely independent of the Middle East. All we have to do is explore our own resources--oil, gas, and coal.
This same Congressional Research Service has looked at the issues and told us that raising taxes on energy companies will do two things--decrease supply and increase our dependence on foreign countries. In other words, this vote we are going to have this afternoon, if it were successful, would decrease the supply and increase our dependence upon the Middle East.
In addition to the CRS, let's go back to the 1970s, under the Carter administration, when we had the windfall profits tax. The same exact thing happened. It decreased supply and increased our dependence on foreign competition. The interesting point is--and my wife is not the only one complaining about the price of gas, but she is certainly loud and clear in that position--nobody is saying that by increasing the taxes, with the vote we are going to have on oil and gas companies this afternoon, somehow that will have the effect of lowering prices at the pump. It will raise them. In fact, I think several Members have come down--Senator Menendez, the sponsor of the legislation, said:
Nobody has made the claim that this bill is about reducing gas prices.
If it is not about reducing gas prices, then what is it for? The answer to that is, they say--as the Senator from Connecticut just stated, this is going to be something that is going to be reducing the deficit. Our problem is, President Obama and his Democratic support in the House and Senate--in the first 2 years, they had a large majority in the House and the Senate--in his 3 years of the budget, they have increased the deficit and budget by over $5 trillion. I can remember coming to the floor of the Senate during the Clinton years, in 1995, saying this is outrageous. This was a $1.5 trillion budget. That was to run the entire United States. This last budget by President Obama was an increase of $1.65 trillion--just the deficit. Let's do our math. That is 365 days a year, and it works out to be $4 billion a day.
We have a President and his majority giving us a $4 billion-a-day deficit, and this says it is going to cut the deficit by $2 billion. So we can tax all these oil companies to come up with enough money to reduce the deficit just by $2 billion. That is worth one-half day's deficit of this administration. I know the majority of people understand that, and they will not be duped into doing that.
By the way, I have to say that fortifying me was this morning's editorial in USA Today. They talk about how ludicrous this idea is that we can increase taxes on oil and gas companies. They say it is an example of the sort of political gamesmanship that substitutes for serious deficit reduction. It says:
But the initiative is also government at its arbitrary worst, further complicating the tax code by singling out five companies--ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell, and BP--for special taxes not paid by smaller energy concerns. .....
So we have a little class warfare going along with it. Only yesterday, the same USA Today was criticizing me in their editorial policy because I don't want to pass a cap and trade--a tax increase. The same paper that yesterday was critical of a position I have taken is now strongly in favor of the position I have taken in avoiding any additional taxes on the energy companies or anybody else.
The last thing I will say--because I will stay within my timeframe is that people say if we want to do something about the deficit--and that is what they are saying they are doing--this is one-half day's deficit if they pass these tax increases, which they will not--they say there are only two ways to handle the debt; one is to decrease spending and another is to increase taxes.
I suggest there is a third way. That way is to go after all these regulations we currently are operating under as a result of this administration. We are talking about cap-and-trade regulations, greenhouse gas regulations, boiler MACT regulations, ozone, which could create over 600 nonattainment areas, and the cost of that is $90 billion. If we add all the costs of all these different regulations--greenhouse gas, $300 billion to $400 billion; ozone, $60 billion to $90 billion; boiler MACT, $1 billion; and utility MACT, $184 billion--when we add that, it is $1 trillion. If we take the $1 trillion, that is 7 percent of the $14 trillion that we would say the GDP would amount to.
CRS says that for every 1 percent increase in economic activity or increase in GDP, that translates into revenue of $50 billion. This is 7 percent, so that would be $350 billion. If we want to go after the deficit, deficit spending, and the debt, go after the regulations too. But to think we can tax oil and gas companies and somehow come up with $2 billion to reduce the deficit, that is just one day's deficit under the Obama administration. This body is not going to pass that.
With that, I yield the floor.


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Location: Bay area California
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 9:52 pm
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I have read all of the previous posts dealing with this topic and am still a little unsure...
I have a Crown Graphic with a Kodak Ektar 127mm lens in a Graphic supermatic(x)shutter.
I also have a Vivitar 283 flash purchased for use with this camera.
Do I just need to get a Bipost to vivitar cord from Paramount, hook it up and go? Or is it a bit more involved?
Off the topic a little, what is the function of the small domelike like object on the top of my lens? It sits between the bipost and the shutter cock.
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 11:04 pm
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a new bipost cord will make it function. but remember when you were using that flash on 35mm it worked well at something like f2.4 or f4 .
Now you'll be shooting wide open (f4.7) and hope you can get 8 feet.
that little dome shaped thing is a press button. This allows you to open the lens and ground glass view something without moving the shutter to B or T.
Cock the shutter, hold the button down and trip the shutter, it'll "hang" open. to close, cock the shutter again.
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:22 am
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Les, you have lost me. What would be the difference between F4.7 on the Graflex and Say F4 on a 35MM? My Vivitar 3900 at full power shows 3.3 feet to 30 feet on Auto mode at F4 ASA 100. Thanks Russ
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 10:58 pm
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The 283 should work fine, I used one for a long time with a Speed Graphic. The lens I was using had a regular synch plug--not a bi-pole, but I've used a Paramount Bi-pole to household sync with Ektar lenses & strobe too...When I used the 283, I just set the auto dials like I was shooting any other format....the only problem might be with coverage of the film and certain lenses, since the 283 was made mostly for 35mm format, but I never had too many problems.
Oh yeah, if all you're doing is shooting on a tripod or trying to do some studio work or something, you don't really need a pc cord or anything....just fire the shutter on B or T and pop off the flash yourself....I've even done this on a slow shutter speed...press the shutter with one finger, fire the strobe with the other hand...if you're working in a dark area, you can build exposures with multiple flashes as well....
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2002 3:52 am
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Thanks for the info, The tip about the "dome" will be especially helpful. I decided to get a flash after attempting to photograph a 91 year old woman with mild alzheimers, using just flood and spot lamps. Of course posing (her) was out of the question, and sitting still was another short lived adventure. She was fascinated by the wrapper of the butterscotch candy I dropped on the floor though. I figured a small flash unit would help next time. I am a "low budget" shooter and studio strobes are a "somewhere down the road"item.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2002 6:01 pm
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If you want to shoot handheld with the 283...I made a flash bracket for my Graphics (speed & pacemaker) out of an old battery tube for a flashgun. The part that has the clips on it that mate with the side of the camera. I used a small Bogen mini-clamp--the tiny clamp used in the superclamp system, it has a 1/4 20 screw on top. I clamped this to the flashgun handle and screwed an accesory shoe (from a Stroboframe bracket) to it & slid the 283 onto that. I aimed it ever so slightly towards the center of the frame...works great, but it's ugly. If you're close enough you can bounce flash with it or use diffusers. I made another better looking one from a short piece of PVC pipe as well, and shimmed up the "handle" to fit those clamps. Hope you understand these descriptions, anyways good luck.
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2002 8:26 pm
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I haven't shot anything handheld with it yet. I am pondering removing the side kalart RF because I haven't used it, and it needs to be calibrated.
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2002 4:26 pm
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I don't usually use the rangefinders on mine...I either rough focus on the ground glass & handhold it (cross my fingers, hope depth of field carries the focus) or i prefocus on a spot, and then guesstimate my framing...I use the peep finders or the sportsfinder to help. I usually try about ten feet or so and will sometimes tie a string at the right distance to the front standard....If I can, I have the subject hold the string & I back up until taught, have them drop it--get it out of the shot--and shoot...after a while, you can eyeball ten feet easily. If you shoot with enough flash, and get enough d-o-f, this works...there was alot of press photography done this way in the old days...if you can find a used strobe like a Lumidyne or an old Norman 200B...the 200 watts of power is great for shooting this way. The round reflector & sometimes bare tube lighting makes a really great image quality on a Graflex....I print old press negs from the 30's on in my job, and am amazed at the tack sharp images shot with direct flash from the side...on 4x5 the tonality of the skin etc., on a news photo is incredible...it's totally different than direct flash on a smaller camera.....
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in support of increased appropriations for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for fiscal year (FY) 2011. AIBS requests that Congress provide the USGS with $1.3 billion in FY 2011, with at least $240 million for the Biological Resources Discipline. We further request that Congress provide the EPA's Office of Research and Development with at least $646.5 million, with at least $273 million for human health and ecosystem research.
As a broker of unbiased, independent research, data, and assessments, the USGS provides needed information to public and private sector decision-makers. Data generated by the USGS save taxpayers money by reducing economic losses from natural disasters, allowing more effective management of water and natural resources, assisting the necessary preparation for climate impacts, and providing essential geospatial data that are needed for commercial activity and resource management. Much of these data are collected only by the USGS. Our nation cannot afford to sacrifice this information; rather, we should increase our investments in this work. Increased funding for the USGS is a wise investment that will bear real returns and benefits for the country.
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The National Streamflow Information Program within the Water Resources Discipline of the USGS also provides needed information for resource managers. Its national network of stream-gages records changes in streamflow due to alterations in land use, water use, rainfall, drought, and climate change. This information is vital to resource managers who make decisions about water use, for scientists charged with protecting and restoring aquatic species and habitats, and ultimately for farmers making decisions about crop management.
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As EPA's scientific division, the Office of Research and Development (ORD) supports valuable extramural and intramural research that is used to understand, prevent, and mitigate environmental problems facing our nation. ORD research informs decisions made by public health and safety managers, natural resource managers, businesses, and other stakeholders concerned about climate change, air and water pollution, and land management and restoration. In short, ORD provides the scientific basis upon which EPA monitoring and enforcement programs are built. Funding, however, for ORD has declined since FY 2004, when it peaked at $646.5 million. At $605 million, the budget request for FY 2011 falls far short of addressing past budget deficits. We ask that Congress restore funding for ORD to at least the FY 2004 level.
The Ecosystem Services Research (ESR) program is one important area within ORD that would benefit from increased funding. The ESR is responsible for enhancing, protecting, and restoring ecosystem services, such as clean air and water, rich soil for food and crop production, pollination, and flood control. "EPA's Ecosystem Services Research Program is bold, innovative, and necessary," wrote Dr. Judith Meyer, chair of the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee of the EPA's Science Advisory Board in a 2009 Committee consultation. She also wrote that "[t]he considerable potential of the program is unlikely to be achieved with its current level of funding and staff." The President's budget request would do little to solve the problem, with a proposed $1.5 million cut in funding for the program. More troubling is potential elimination of FTEs that could accompany this budget cut. We ask that Congress fully fund the program.
The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship is another program that has been chronically underfunded. The fellowship contributes to the training of the next generation of scientists by supporting graduate students pursuing an advanced degree in environmental science. The President's request of $17.3 million represents the first real increase for the program since FY 2006 and would provide 240 new fellowships. Since its inception in 1995, this successful program has supported the education and training of approximately 1,500 STAR Fellows who have gone on to pursue careers as scientists and educators.
In conclusion, we urge Congress to restore funding for the ORD to historic levels and to proportionally increase funding for human health and ecosystem research within the program. These appropriation levels would allow ORD to address a backlog of research needs.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request.
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