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The fourth annual reNew and reDux Fashion Show, benefiting the Women's Home, was held for the first time in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Center. Volunteers modeled fab fall looks comprised of donated designer items, including those from Chanel, Marc Jacobs and others, and perused the pop-up boutique featuring fashions from high-end labels. ... Meanwhile, designer Nicole Miller made a personal appearance at Tootsies during Women of Wardrobe's 10th annual Sizzling Summer Soiree. Stylish guests fawned over Miller's fall collection and mingled with jewelry maven Claudia Lobao and local designer Annsley Popov while noshing bites from Armando's and Eddie V's. Photography by Anthony A. Hynes and Daniel Ortiz


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There's a certain feeling on campus this time of the year—a distinct combination of stress, exhaustion, hunger, and a dismal hope it will all be over soon. Many students are inclined to put their lives on hold to prepare for finals and during finals week, but the thing is, continuing normal habits (while studying like crazy) is the best way to get through the rest of the semester. Here are five steps to help you get through the hardest week of your college career.
Eat healthy
Food is your mind's fuel, and there's no time more important than finals to give it the right kind of fuel. Many students swear by coffee and energy drinks during finals; these are okay in moderation, but they shouldn't be your main source of energy. By using fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and protein as your fuel, you will feel and perform your best.
It's important to eat healthy during finals because no one wants to start winter break sick. – Jeremy Gelman, senior
Take breaks
When you're studying for finals, it seems like every minute counts. That's exactly why you have to use your time wisely and take breaks when studying. Every hour, take a 15-minute break to eat a snack, stretch, go outside, or do a little Facebooking. Any activity that allows you to relax will do. Giving your mind time to reenergize will get you back to studying with a fresh mind and renewed drive to get through the next hour.
Facebook is a good break, however, make sure you set a time limit or else you'll quickly get wrapped up in the latest and greatest gossip. – Kimi Mirabal, junior
Stay active
As soon as finals roll around, the first thing most students sacrifice is working out. But as hard as it sounds, keeping active is important for many reasons. Working out relieves stress, clears your head, and forces you to put down the books. Hours of studying is exhausting, and a work out will definitely get your energy back up. We can all spare at least a half hour out of our busy lives to hit the rec center—and good news; it's only a few minutes from the library.
It's important to stay active in order to reduce your stress. So take a break, pick your favorite activity, and go enjoy yourself for a while. – Julia Ratcliff, junior
Sleep enough
And no, two hours is not enough sleep to function for finals. No matter how much you study, getting inadequate sleep will keep you from retaining the information and end up wasting your time. Use that time to maintain the amount of sleep you need each night, even if it means cutting the studying short. Some people need five or six hours; others need eight or nine. Figure out how much sleep you need to stay focused, and make it a priority.
Some students believe that depriving themselves of sleep and cramming the night before will lead to better grades. This is not true. It's actually a fact that after a certain point of sleep deprivation your mind can no longer retain information. Take it from me… you need to sleep during finals! – Sean Planchard, junior
Time management
It might seem like common sense, but managing your time so that you're not slamming before a huge final or 20-page paper is due will make a huge difference. We've all pulled the all-nighter—but the thing is, most of those nights don't end well. Either the five chapters you read at 3:00 a.m. just didn't sink in, or those last five pages of your paper don't make any sense. So try to study a little bit every day, and finish the semester off right.
It's really easy to just shut down when you feel tasks stacking up, but it's really important to just sit down, take a breath, and prioritize. – Jocelyn Durocher, junior
To be honest, even after two years of college, it really is hard to follow these tips. The most important thing about finals is to treat yourself well, which is a little different for everyone. But following these five steps is a great foundation to start from. Also, using finals as an excuse to take any kind of illegal drugs or drugs not prescribed for you is lame—just don't do it. Not to mention, it could be incredibly dangerous to your mind and body, and no final is worth that. It's a hard week; but remember, it is only one week in your life. Work hard so you can play hard later. —Maggie Schoonmaker, Junior, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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La Vitreenne FC - 2012/13 Season
Preseason Update:
Overview: At a glance
Transfers: Not too much activity
Finances: General starting view
Squad: (Highest rated at start of campaign)
Jalliti: Good mental and physical stats
Bourillon: May partner Jalliti, may strengthen midfield. Time will tell.
Pivaty: Physicals in all the right areas, will be looking for him to do damage down the left.
Peralta: Probably favourite player at the moment, hopefully will be the heart of the team for now.
Nkoum: Will be providing width and hopefully lots of assists for the strikers.
Haquin: Main guy upfront, not the best stats, but well rounded and experienced.
Thats a general view of the club just before the first game.. (Which took me ages to take screenshots, set up photobucket, sort out links and stuff)
Will probably do a January update depending on how fast/slow i go through the season.
Here we go then.
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I'm hearing about the new HTML 5 features which allow graphics to be rendered, audio to be played, etc. My question is, does that mean Javascript is ready for a graphics intensive game, or is the better option still to use Flash or Java?
What are the graphics capabilities of Javascript, can it only render simple 2d graphics (like a tetris or pacman game), or can it be used for a fast shooting game or a car racing game as well? Do the graphics run smoothly or are they laggy? And what about 3d graphics?
Same question with the audio capabilities, are they laggy, smooth? Can you smoothly play music in the background and also play sounds in response to user actions (like when he shoots a gun)?


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LThe Mont Cervin Palace is situated at the very heart of this charming, automobile-free Alpine village. The hotel is distinguished, not only for its comfort, but also for its friendly and hospitable atmosphere. The Mont Cervin Palace has a restaurant with dine around option, enlarged swimming and Wellness area and Beauty Spa. The rooms are elegantly furnished, yet retain a cozy and intimate feeling. Most have a view of the Matterhorn and all come with the amenities you would expect of a 5* hotel including Satellite TV and wireless LAN.
The Sunstar Style Hotel is conveniently located in the heart of the Matterhorn village. Warm and welcoming the hotel offers a restaurant, bar, and lounge area. Guests can relax in the indoor swimming pool and sauna.Rooms are comfortable and modern. Some offer balconies and views of the Matterhorn.
The Hotel Albana Real in Zermatt welcomes you to a refined yet familiar atmosphere. The luxurious cozy rooms, expressing a touch of Art-Deco, invite you to enjoy tranquility and relaxation. Our stylish smoking lounge as well as our cozy bar boasts a superb collection of whiskies, wines, cocktails and cigars. Depending upon your mood, dine in an exotic atmosphere in one of our authentic Asian restaurants, Rua Thai or Fuji of Zermatt. To complete your stay, visit our spa and wellness area, the ideal place to unwind and revive yourself.
The Hotel Ambassador is a traditional yet modern hotel. Located in the center of Zermatt the hotel is the ideal place for sport enthusiasts and families. The hotel offers a restaurant and bar, indoor swimming pool, hot tub, and sauna.Rooms and apartments are spacious. The hotel offers a ski storage area.
The Hotel Gornergrat Dorf is a traditional hotel with a comfortable and homey atmosphere. The hotel is located centrally in the heart of Zermatt, right opposite the main railway station and close to the Gornergrat and Sunnegga mountain railways. Guests can enjoy the hotels restaurant, bar and lounge area. The Hotel Gornergrat Dorf has a sauna and steam room available. Some rooms offer a balcony.
Located centrally the recently renovated Hotel Holiday is 8 minutes from the center of town. The property offers a modern decor with a rustic style restaurant featuring a lounge and bar with an open fireplace. The rooms have balconies, flat screen T.v., mini-bar, a safe and hairdryer. North facing rooms have Mischabel Mountain views.
Located in the center of the resort, the Hotel Monte Rosa provides a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Here you can enjoy the Hotel's restaurant Montrosebar, Edward's Bar-Café and lounge with fireplace. With privileges at the Hotel Mont Cervin utilize the Pool, Daniela Steiner Beauty Spa and Wellness center and ski service. Rooms are cozy and intimate and elegantly furnished and all provide the standard amenities you would expect of a Seiler hotel.
The Hotel Schweizerhof is situated on Zermatt's main street, the Bahnhofstrasse, right in the heart of the picturesque village. It is in close proximity to the main train station and within walking distance to all other major public transportation systems. The hotel has 4 restaurants with dine around option, piano bar, lounge with fireplace, Pool and Wellness area, ski service, sun terrace and Nico Kids Club kindergarten all available for your enjoyment.At the Hotel Schweizerhof there are 114 rooms and suites all equipped with a shower or bath, minibar, radio, cable television, direct-dial telephone, safe, hair-dryer and W-LAN. Additional features include a sitting area and a writing desk with some rooms having a balcony with a magnificent view of the mountains.
Whether the Matterhorn is there or not, the mountain alone does not make the holiday: the right hotel is the decisive factor for a really relaxing holiday so choose the Perren. We offer you an informal but traditional atmosphere and an interplay of spaciousness and perfection in every detail. Whether early in the evening or late at night, at a gala diner or at the bar, the atmosphere is always exciting.


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Salinas marks first homicide of 2014UPDATED 6:39 PM PST Jan 11, 2014
A 37-year-old father of three was gunned down outside his apartment Saturday morning, police say.Video Transcript
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A SHOOTING IN SALINAS... WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIOLENCE, THE BLOODSHED AND ANOTHER LIFE LOST: BLAMED ON GANG ACTIVITY. TODAY THE CITY SAW ITS FIRST MURDER OF THE YEAR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN STARTLING MANY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO WERE JUST STARTING THEIR DAY. WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THE VICTIM'S FAMILY IS COPING-- HERE'S ACTION NEWS REPORTER TOM MILLER LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY. AT 7:30 THIS MORNING A HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THREE WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF HIS APARTMENT TO GET IN HIS CAR WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED BY A GUNMAN AND SHOT DEAD. POLICE SAY IT WAS GANG MOTIVED AND THE VICTIM'S FAMILY ADMITS HE WAS AN ACTIVE GANG MEMBER. BUT THAT ISN'T MAKING THINGS ANY EASIER AS THEY MOURN THEIR LOSS. GUNSHOTS AND PIERCING CRIES FOR HELP.... AN UNSETTLING WAKE UP FOR THIS NORTH SALINAS APPARTMENT COMPLEX. 14:18 All of a sudden you hear about five six rapid gunfires, gunshots and then you hear people screaming 14:23 25:30 I kind of felt sick to my stomach, really uneasy because it's only a few houses down you know 25:35 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FLOOD THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WORKING TO RESUSCITATE THE VICTIM WITHOUT ANY LUCK. HIS FAMILY TELLS US HE'S 37 YEAR OLD JOSE GONZALEZ, A FATHER OF THREE WHO GREW UP IN SALINAS. 6:05 He was a good brother, the only thing that he was doing was he likes to work and and be with his kids. I don't know what happened 6:15 HOWEVER OFF CAMERA OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THEY DO... REVEALING GONZALEZ WAS IN A GANG SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER. 22:38 Gang violence can be very random, and there's no specific trend as to the time of the year, time of the day, it's Saturday morning at 7:30 22:47 IT ALSO COMES ON JUST THE 11TH DAY OF THE YEAR... THE FIRST OF 20-14 IN THE CITY AFTER 27 SALINAS MURDERS IN 20-13. 23:03 We did have homicides last year in January, so there's nothing to specifically say that the trend of violence starts or stops at a specific time of the year 23:13 6:30 I don't know, I don't live here, I don't know what happened 6:38 I donno 6:41 POLICE DO HAVE SOME SUSPECT INFORMATION BUT NOT MUCH... THE SUSPECT WAS SEEN FLEEING ON FOOT WEARING A GRAY SWEATSHIRT AND BLUE JEANS... NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND POLICE SAY IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE WITNESS INFORMATION TO CATCH WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE. THOUGH WE ARE JUST 11 DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR.... THE ACTIVITY STARTED EVEN EARLIER LAST YEAR WITH TWO SHOOTINGS LESS THAN AN HOUR APART ON JANUARY 7TH. ### IN SANTA CRUZ, A
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Advanced payment due March 12 for students returning to CSB & SJU next year
If your son or daughter will be returning to Saint Ben's and Saint John's next year, their advanced payment is due by Thursday, March 12. A separate billing is not mailed for this advanced payment. You will find more information as well as payment options on the CSB Student Accounts Web site if your student attends Saint Ben's or the SJU Student Accounts Web site if your student attends Saint John's.
Theology professor heads to inauguration
Miguel Diaz, professor of theology for CSB/SJU and Saint John's School of Theology, attended the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington, DC. He received the invitation because he is a member of President-elect Obama's Catholic Advisory Council. His wife, Marian Diaz, director of the Corad (theological exploration of vocation) at SJU and Companions on a Journey at CSB, accompanied Miguel on the trip. In addition to the inauguration, Miguel and Marian will attend the traditional inauguration prayer service on Jan. 21 at Washington National Cathedral, in which the new president and vice president are expected to participate.
SJU President Emeritus Dietrich Reinhart passes away
Br. Dietrich Reinhart, OSB, president emeritus of Saint John's University, passed away peacefully in St. Raphael Hall, the retirement center at Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, early on Monday, Dec. 29.
Senior Parents: Grad Finale sponsored by the Bookstores
The CSB and SJU Bookstores will host "Grad Finale" from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed., March 18, in the Great Hall for SJU seniors and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thurs., March 19, in Alumnae Hall for CSB seniors. This is a one day, one location event where seniors pick up their cap and gown, as well as finalize all their graduation needs with campus departments. You will receive a letter in February explaining the Grad Finale details. You can also visit our Bookstore Web site for additional information.
Annual Father-Son Luncheon for SJU students, fathers and/or mentors scheduled
The Center for Men's Leadership and Service announces the Annual Father-Son Luncheon at Saint John's on Saturday, Feb. 14. This event will be held in association with the 6th Annual Conference on the College Male. This years' theme is "Best Practices for Involving College Men." Fathers/mentors and their sons are invited to participate in the entire conference which runs Feb. 13-14. To register for the father-son luncheon and/or the conference, please complete an online registration form. Questions can be emailed to the Men's Center at [email protected] or you may contact them via phone at 320-363-3995.
Second SJU Red Tie Gala set for Jan. 30
More than 200 Saint John's University alumni, spouses, parents and friends are expected to join Johnnie coaches at the second annual SJU J-Club Red Tie Gala on Friday, January 30, in Brooklyn Park. The evening features a dinner, dance and silent auction with proceeds going to the Saint John's Athletic Department. Excited about the response last year, the J-Club Board of Directors is eager to see the Red Tie Gala become established as a mid-winter tradition for the University. "You don't have to be a sports fan," says Thom Woodward '70, J-Club secretary, "to enjoy a great evening filled with music, fun and members of the extended Saint John's family." Woodward adds that the silent auction will be exciting, too, with a wide array of items up for grab, ranging from a Johnnie championship golf bag to a John Gagliardi-signed football to a day on Mille Lacs Lake with a professional walleye fishing guide. Visit the Alumni Web site for more information or to register.
Tips for helping your student pick a major
"What is your major?" The majority of students will struggle with this question at some point during their college careers. Even the student who appears to have it all figured out at high school graduation typically goes through moments of self-doubt, if not a full-blown change of college major. As a parent you can help your student select the major that best suits him or her.
Several job and internship fairs coming up
Internship and job search season is in full swing. Your students have access to E-Link (our online posting site) 24/7 and can schedule a one-on-one meeting with a career counselor at a time that is convenient for them. Additionally, many annual job and internship fairs are coming up in the next month or two.
One world, two wheels: Five CSB/SJU grads bike the world
Start with five CSB and SJU graduates. Add in some bikes, tour 16 countries covering 10,500 miles in 13 months, and throw in some musical instruments for good measure. What do you get? Fueled by Rice; an experience that will never be forgotten. Read the story of these five amazing alumnae/i.
Warm up with a good book from the college bookstores
We have over ten thousand trade books on our Web sites; everything from the latest bestsellers, books about our wonderful campuses as well as a selection of recommended titles by several people on our campuses, including the recommended reading list from the late Brother Dietrich. The entire list can be found under the Readers Corner link on the left side of our Bookstore Homepage. And between now and the end of Feb. you pay no shipping charges on orders over $50 placed on our Web sites, just use the coupon code BRR2009 when you order.
Send a valentine to your son or daughter this year
The CSB/SJU Bookstores are offering Valentine's Day packages available for pre-order Jan. 26-Feb. 6. We are selling red roses and assorted carnations. You can purchase the roses in groups of 1, 3, 6, or 12 and the carnations in groups of 3 or 6. We will also have a Valentine's Day balloon available to purchase. All orders will be ready to be picked up at the selected bookstore location on either Friday, Feb. 13 or Saturday, Feb. 14. Please visit our Bookstore Web site to view the contents of each package and place your order. Or call the bookstore at 800-420-4509 for more information.


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Christine's Closet, Part 9: An Extraordinary Find!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Remember Christine Burton, the thrify fashionista regularly featured on the Western Territory's Expect Change blog?
She's back for the first time in 2012 with another great piece she found at her Salvation Army Family Store! And this time, she proves that you might find something at The Salvation Army not found at regular ol' department stores.


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'Ya estas alli' means 'you are already there' But: 'Ya estas alli?' means 'Are you there yet?
Another example:
It would be wrong to say 'Ya no' when trying to mean 'Not yet; The translation of 'Not yet' is 'Todavia no' However, 'Ya no' is a very popular phrase used to say 'Not anymore'
So the word 'Ya' means sometimes 'yet', sometimes 'already', and sometimes 'anymore' ?


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6 Things You Won't Believe Were Built by a Single Person
As we've mentioned once before, humanity has been blessed with a staggering capacity for creativity matched only by our collective dislike of doin' stuff on a weeknight. But sometimes that unlimited imagination is paired with both inspiration and obsession, and this sexy three-way of abstract concepts gives us some truly awesome feats -- monumental actions that would impress us if they came from the collective efforts of entire towns, but that we actually owe to one single overachiever who's out there making the rest of us look bad.
#6. An Entire Mountain Highway
Swapan Nayak via Outlook India
Dashrath Manhji led a quiet life in the Gehlour hills of India, tending to his goats and looking after his wife, until one day she fell down a slope and injured herself. Since the nearest hospital was 45 miles away and Manhji didn't own a vehicle, we'll skip the sad details and just say that 14 puppies are born every second.
Not wanting anyone else to experience his loss, Manhji sold his goats, bought a hammer and chisel, and got to work ... single-handedly carving a freaking road into the mountain.
City of Warangal
"I mean, not all once. I took breaks for sex."
For the next 22 years, Manjhi hammered away at the rock and dirt that would eventually come to be known as Dashrath Manjhi Road, a 30-foot-high, 25-foot-wide, and 360-foot-long passage that connected his mountain village to the nearby town of Wazirganj, reducing the previous distance of 45 miles to a mere 4.
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What did you make today that can be seen from space?
That's right: One man punched right through that immense rock formation, and he did it all with hand tools and gumption. We gave up on washing the car one time because our rag fell all the way into the bucket. Some people just operate on a different plane.
Although Manjhi would go on to achieve minor stardom among his fellow citizens of India, his dream of paving the road would go tragically unfulfilled in his lifetime -- the government initially refused to assist him in this noble task because they're an uncaring bureaucracy enslaved by budget constraints, or maybe they just assumed he'd get the project done faster by himself.
#5. A Robot Army
Reuters/Guang Niu via The Atlantic
Wu Yulu is a Chinese man who lives in a small farming village on the outskirts of Beijing. His daily routine is not unlike what you would expect in this bucolic settlement, with the minor exception that he sometimes rides a giant robot rickshaw to work.
Getting human-robot relations off to a great start by relegating them to demeaning jobs.
Wu first tried his hand at robotics when he was only 11 years old, but after dropping out of primary school because his parents were unable to pay his tuition, Wu's passion for creepy mannequin heads on crude metal frames holding worrying looking bundles was put on hold. But you can't keep a dream down forever.
Reuters via The Daily Mail
But sometimes, kids, you should. You really should.
Years later, Wu got his first job at a real factory, and once he laid eyes on all that beautiful machinery, he knew his life's mission was to give all of that equipment googly eyes and sex doll mouths.
Jing Daily
If you name it, it will be that much harder to crush it in a hydraulic press when the uprising begins.
Over the next 26 years, Wu would forge 25 different automatons (although he rather unsettlingly calls his robots his "sons") that possess a variety of skills, like lighting cigarettes and serving tea.
Reuters via Dogo News
"Here we have a robot sketching out military strategy."
Aw, it's like one big disconcerting biomechanical family! But much like everybody who visited Disneyland's Country Bear Jamboree, Wu was very nearly butchered by heartless automatons. One of his robots caught fire, burning down his home and everything in it. Another had a rechargeable battery explode, engulfing Wu's hands and arms in flames. But severe burns across much of your body is no reason not to embrace ... your dreams.
It's just going to hurt a lot when you do it.
Having every single one of his possessions burned to a crisp turned out to be exactly what the murderous robot doctor ordered, however: Wu was forced to sell one of his creations to fund a new home, and word of his inventions spread. After selling just one of his robots to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he was offered a job as a prop maker for China Central Television's science department, and was even invited to show off his inventions at the Shanghai 2010 Expo.
Lin Yi/Cai Studio via Art in America
"No, I wouldn't call it an army. This is a platoon, at best."
There were no survivors.
Oh, sorry: injuries. There were no injuries.
#4. A Miniature World
Joseph Zoettl immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 19th century. He settled in Alabama. He spent the rest of his days trying to forget it.
Zoettl spent his free time gathering discarded materials like toilet bowl floats and plastic animals, which he mixed with nearby stones and turned said disgusting garbage into wondrous recreations of international monuments. While some were fictional locales, most of Zoettl's sculptures were of real places he would one day like to visit, like St. Peter's Square and Jerusalem and seriously anywhere that wasn't Alabama.
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He could just use a literal shit hole for that.
Because Zoettl had only old photographs and his imagination to work from, some of the buildings look nothing like the real thing (also not helping his accuracy were the toilet and garbage building materials). But still, he did some amazing stuff with what he had: Zoettl turned 4 acres of land into a sprawling little world, encompassing 125 astoundingly ornate sculptures.
Walter Bibikow / JAI / Corbis
Some people get really into model railroads.
Squint your eyes a little, and that's an actual town. Pretty crazy, right? And he finished it using only discarded materials and whatever rocks he found nearby. Oh, and did we mention he did all of this with a hunchback?
(Not, like, a captive one or anything -- his own back was painfully hunched.)
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It was all about the autos for those who filled Eurocar's Costa Mesa showroom for the dealer's annual fundraiser, an evening that revved the engines of all 400 attendees. Paula and Tilo Steurer—the stylish duo behind Eurocar—chatted with guests Julie Schmitz, Pam Pharris, and Joyce and Mark Simon as they enjoyed libations and delightful nibbles—and admired all of that car-inspired eye candy. (Think luxury brands like Rolls-Royce, Porsche and Bentley. There was even a chance to get behind the wheel, thanks to Virtual GT's race car driving demos.) Adding a bit more fuel to the fun: The night benefited Childhelp, a local nonprofit that focuses on the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse. Now that's auto magic! Photography by Ann Chatillon and Xuong Do of Happy Photos


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Suppose you are given two isomorphic graphs $G$ and $H$. Is there an efficient way of defining an isomorphism $\phi:V(G) \to V(H)$ if we already know they are isomorphic? Or is it just a guess and check process?
A meta-answer: knowing that the answer is yes, for any NP search problem (regardless of completeness), does not help much in finding the answer. The reason is that, if you had an algorithm A that found answers within some small known time bound T(n) for yes-instances of size n, but took much longer on no-instances, you could instead run a modified version of algorithm A that runs either until it finds the answer or until time T(n) has elapsed, and then gives up. The modified version is just as fast on yes-instances, but runs correctly within the same time bound on no-instances.
So the "if we already know they are isomorphic" part of your question is close to meaningless.
That said, there are a lot of things one can do other than naive guessing and checking. The known time bounds for arbitrary graphs are exponential in the square root of the number of vertices, much faster than the factorial time you would get for guessing all possible permutations, and there are many classes of graphs for which graph isomorphisms can be found in polynomial time — see Wikipedia on the graph isomorphism problem.
For practical graph isomorphism checking, Victor's suggestion of just downloading and running nauty is a good one.
The other answers have treated the case of finite graphs, but there is something interesting to say about infinite graphs as well.
For example, we might consider the case of computable graphs. A graph is computable if it has a computable edge relation on the vertex set of natural numbers. It is quite natural to inquire of isomorphic computable graphs, whether they have a computable isomorphism.
Question. If $G$ and $H$ are computable graphs and isomorphic, must there be a computable isomorphism?
I hope you will find it interesting to learn that the answer is No. To see this, let me describe two isomorphic graphs, which will both be trees of height 2, having infinitely many leaves on level $1$ and infinitely many leaves on level $2$, but no splitting except at the root. On the one hand, we can easily build a computable such graph $G$, by using $0$ as the root, the remaining even numbers as the level $1$ nodes, and giving exactly the multiples of $4$ a successor on level $2$, using the odd numbers. Next, let me describe another computable presentation $H$ of this graph. We again use $0$ as the root and the remaining even numbers $2n$ as the level one nodes. But this time, we give $2n$ a successor, using the $k^{\rm th}$ odd number in the construction, only if program $n$ halts on input $0$ in less than time $k$. The graphs $G$ and $H$ are certainly isomorphic, because of their trivial form, but there can be no computable isomorphism between them, since any isomorphism would have to send the node $2n$ in $H$ either to a multiple of $4$ or not, and this would reveal whether it gets a successor in $G$, which would in turn tells us whether the program $n$ halts or not, solving the halting problem. So there can be no such computable isomorphism. QED
The argument generalizes to oracles. That is, for any Turing degree $d$, there are isomorphic graphs that are computable from oracle $d$, but no isomorphism between them is computable from $d$. Thus, in the infinite case, one answer to your question is that you cannot compute the isomorphism of isomorphic graphs $G$ and $H$ just knowing $G$ and $H$. The isomorphism may simply have a greater Turing degree.
More generally, this article by Csima, Khoussainov and Liu investigates the class of computably categorical graphs, the graphs $G$ that have the property that any two computable presentations of $G$ should be computably isomorphic.
I discuss the issues of computable categoricity in this MO answer, which asked whether there could be equivalence without us being able to calculate it, a question for which the subject of computable model theory provides numerous answers.
And there is more to say when one moves to uncountable graphs...
It's still an open problem whether or not graph isomorphism is NP complete, though most cognoscenti in the computational complexity believe it is not. You might look at nauty, Brendan McKay's program which can do this (and more) fairly efficiently for even quite large graphs -- http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/nauty/
As David points out, just knowing that the two graphs are isomorphic can't help you produce an isomorphism, as you could have just assumed this in the first place for any input, and then checked whether your algorithm really produces an isomorphism.
However, if you have an algorithm that always solves the decision problem "is G isomorphic to H?" then it can be used to produce an isomorphism between any two graphs that are isomorphic. This is similar to the fact that if you have some method of answering whether a given 3SAT instance is satisfiable, you can use that method to produce a certificate (an assignment of variables that makes the formula true). This property is known as self-reducibility, and is explained in these lecture notes.


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FOLLANSBEE - Summer and Jim Dodd, owners of Strings & Things at 1008 Main St. can truly say their new business is a dream come true.
Summer said she had been selling wreaths, handbags and other handmade items at area festivals when she gently chided her husband about the many guitars he kept around their home.
Over the years Jim has enjoyed creating custom-made guitars for area musicians and also had accumulated an array of used electric and acoustic guitars.
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COMBINED INTERESTS — Jim and Summer Dodd have combined their interests in guitars and crafts for a new business, Strings & Things, at 1008 Main St., Follansbee. For a ribbon cutting conducted by the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce, Summer did the honors while accompanied by Jim to her left and Chamber President Tony Paesano to Jim's left and flanked by chamber members and family and friends.
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Summer said that night she dreamed she opened a craft store and Jim and his close friend and fellow musician, Tim Elson, started bringing in guitars.
Thus the idea for Strings & Things was born.
"We took our two hobbies and made one store," said Summer.
In addition to offering guitars designed to meet the needs and styles of a variety of musicians, the store sells various used guitars, straps, strings, cables and other guitar accessories.
Meanwhile, Summer has filled much of the store with hand-made scarves, hair bows, scented candles, Avon products and various decorative items.
Summer said with Christmas approaching soon, Strings & Things offers many unique gift choices.
She said when possible she will continue to frequent craft shows and other special events, including Weirton Medical Center's Holiday Market on Nov.8, to help spread the word about the store.
Noting Elson also is a partner in the business, she said the three owe much to family members who have helped them in getting the business open.
Many were on hand for a ribbon cutting conducted by the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce.
The store is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe - Pretty Swede CoupeWritten by on May 31, 2007 Contributors: Anders Odeholm A Perfect Combo
At first sight, Anders "Nisse" Nilsson's '40 Ford DeLuxe coupe may appear to be nothing special. The coupe is a straightforward street rod with steel wheels, solid axles at both ends, a Chevy 350 under the hood, and a tuck 'n' roll interior. It's a classic recipe for a nostalgic rod. The superbly thought-out details-along with its flawless look thanks to the perfectly polished paint-distinguish Nisse's creation from many similar rods.
Although his grandfather's '58 Anglia DeLuxe is what got Anders interested in cars, the '40 is his first Ford. For a long time, he was a "Bow Tie boy," and built three Camaro drag cars-one of which was a black '69 Camaro SS 396 (and yes, the paint was just as well polished as the '40). After building a couple of '57 Chevrolet Nomads, Anders tried to track down his grandfather's Anglia, but that search-and-rescue attempt ended at a junkyard in Denmark.
Anders, together with his parents, runs a Statoil gas station in Lomma, Sweden. Although the company takes up a lot of time, he still manages to squeeze in some of his car projects. He had thought of building a nostalgia street rod based on a '39-40 or '46-48 Ford for quite a while. In fact, he thought about it for so long that he knew exactly how the rod would look if he made the plans a reality.
"I caught the hot rod bug from Christer 'The Bubble Gum King' Persson and his buddy/mechanic, Uffe Larsson," recalls Anders. "Christer's yellow '40 Ford coupe is real eye candy. After I'd checked it out a few times, I decided to get one myself and finally discovered my '40 in the classifieds of Wheels Magazine here in Sweden."
A young man from northern Sweden originally imported the coupe from California, where he had discovered it in a plumber's backyard in Los Angeles. The car previously had a series of other owners before Anders ran across the car, but the '40 was in good running condition with decent paintwork when he bought it ... at least most of us would have thought so.
After driving the coupe for a short while, Anders couldn't bear the sight of the black paint any longer and stripped it down to the bare metal. "The paint had lots of little bumps that I suspected were rust in the pores," he says. "In the end, I took the whole body off and had all the parts sandblasted and zinc sprayed. There is no way the body will start to rust again."
His friend, Richard Berngard, replaced a few small rust spots with new sheetmetal. The chassis looked OK, but it too was torn apart and sandblasted. Finally, Mats and Erold at Aktuell Billack in Malm painted all the parts individually in Sikkens' blackest black.
While the body and chassis were being sprayed, Anders made good use of the time by overhauling the engine, which is from a '69 Camaro. The mill is now bored to 355 ci and has a few more ponies. A '55 Cadillac air cleaner and Offenhauser valve covers may fool most guys, but the engine is meaner than it looks.
As is so often the case, this project only worked out with the help of some really good, and sometimes enthusiastic, buddies. Uffe Larsson helped with the chassis and lowered the hood; Richard Berngard, Sonny Nylen, and Anders' father, Kjell, helped him assemble the body. Luckily they all knew the words "good enough" were not part of Anders' vocabulary, so they knew it had to be perfect-otherwise Nisse would do it all over again.
Anders also received a helping hand with the paint finish. "At first we sanded the body with 1,200-grit paper to remove the inequalities after the paint job. For the polish, I used a Festo machine and 3M professional products," he says. "I achieved this result after four goes. I sealed it with a special wax mixture from the USA."
You'd think that would be enough for the moment-but you'd be wrong. Anders has already moved on to another project, a lowered '57 Nomad painted black, of course!
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Anders "Nisse" Nilsson
Lomma, Sweden
1940 Ford DeLuxe coupe
The '69 Camaro 350 was bored .030 over and filled with TRW 11.0:1 pistons and a COMP Cams Magnum series camshaft. The GM high-performance 2.02 heads are ported and port-matched. The engine breathes in through a Holley 650-cfm carburetor on a GM intake manifold and out through Hooker 1 5/8-inch high-performance headers and a dual-exhaust system with Flowmaster 2 1/2-inch mufflers. A GM Turbo 350 trans with a B&M converter provides reliable shifting duties.
The stock frame was cleaned up and partially boxed for a little added strength. The stock front wishbone was split and the spring eyes were reversed. Volvo Amazon disc brakes were modified to fit the straight-axle. The rear suspension consists of a Total Cost Involved leaf spring kit and lowering blocks with a GM 10-bolt rearend.
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The 15x5.5 and 15x8 solids painted red and wrapped with Firestone wide whites (5.60s and 8.20s) are the perfect combo for a black '40 Ford.
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A '40 Ford doesn't need much in the way of custom mods to look perfect. The only thing done here was lowering the hood slightly and getting it arrow-straight before the black paint was laid down.
Continuing on with the perfect-combo theme, the interior was done in a red leather tuck 'n' roll with black Mercedes carpet. The original dash, gauges, and steering wheel were restored, and a Moon tach was added for a touch of hot rod flavor.


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The very elegant classicthesis template by André Miede has been ported to LyX by Nick Mariette. It's available here:
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I'm somewhat informed on gendered speech in Japanese, however, I have also heard that age may play a part in which pronouns and sentence ending particles you use and can get away with. For instance, a teenage boy is more likely to get away with using slightly effeminate language than a grown man would be. What sort of pronouns (私, 俺, 僕, est.) and sentence ending particles (の, か, かしら, わ, よ, ぞ) would a typical elderly male use (In the standard Tokyo dialect)?
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This is not really an answer, but I would like to draw the attention to the distinction between speech in fictional work and speech in the real world.
In fictional work, there is a set of words (most notably personal pronouns and function words) which are considered to be typical to a certain group of people, regardless of whether the people in the same group in the real world actually use them. It is called a role language (役割語). As dainichi explained, first-person pronoun わし and copula じゃ are part of the role language for old male speakers. So are second-person pronoun お[主]{ぬし} and the use of ~しておる instead of ~している. However, I am pretty sure that few old male people actually say any of these.
My guess is that old male speakers do not have particularly different words from other adult male speakers, but I am not very sure about this part.
That depends on age, dialect, personal preferences etc. But a very stereotypical way would be to use わし as first person singular personal pronoun and じゃ as copula.
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What electronic piano/keyboard brands and models would you reccommend?
Im looking for a good entry level electronic piano/keyboard. I dont want to break the bank, but I'd still like to see some features such as weighted keys, and midi out. Any suggestions on where to start, or how much I should expect to spend? What brands/models would you reccommend?
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I purchased a Casio-WK1630 about 8 years ago, I spent roughly $500 on it. It did everything I wanted it to do and more. Not sure what is on the market today, but you should be able to find something like that used for around $100.
Roland. Not up on the current models, but I've always preferred Roland's digital piano touch to Yamaha. And Casio - it's basically a "toy".
the casio privia models are not bad as a starting point. they have weighted keys/midi out and most of them have SD-card capability.
the only thing with buying a digital piano is that you'll probably spend a pretty penny on a new one. as @lichme mentioned before, it might be beneficial to find a used one, especially if you're just starting out.


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Dead as a doornail is one of the many idiomatic similes used for emphasis (to intensify the adjective). Thus, it simply means dead, very dead, quite dead, certainly dead, etc. It can be used figuratively or literally in any context.
Another simile that comes to mind is poor as a church mouse, which simply means dirt poor, very poor, flat broke, etc.
I'm sure Cambridge and Longman still publish compendiums of English similes, proverbs and idioms. They're fun to peruse.
It would not be right to discuss this idiom without reference to this quote from the opening of Dickens's A Christmas Carol:
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Note that it is "doornail" with no space.
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21 Feb 2012 8:38 AM #21
ST2 - Android 4.03 - Phonegap 1.2 through 1.41
I am having the same problem with Developing for Android 4.0. Loader is not finding the dependency files and throwing an unknown chromium error. While I agree that there may be a work around for this ... it is not viable for us because we are in our final development stages and need to troubleshoot problems on the actual device itself. These workarounds do not address this. As far as using the SDK builder, our development machines are Windows based machines, thus the Sencha builder is currently of no use to us.
It is hard to believe that ST2 has made it this far and is about to hit a frozen API Release candidate version with such a significant bug in it. I understand that ice cream sandwich is only about 1% of the market right now, but with its anticipated full release and upgrade to hit all eligible devices in April, you would think that this bug would be a higher priority and would have been resolved by now.
Even if it turns out to be a phonegap issue, I think it would be smart for the ST team to find a packaging resolution that works well with phonegap.
29 Feb 2012 9:08 PM #22
Planned fix for ST2?
Given we're at RC2 now, what is the likelihood this is resolved as part of ST2?
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As far as I can tell it's all because of this Android 3+ bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17535
In short, ajax fails on file:// requests when the url includes parameters.
After taking a closer look at Ext.Ajax I found that it includes by default a "cache busting" parameter, therefore the quick solution is to disable it at the top of my app.js with: Ext.Loader.setConfig({ disableCaching: false; }) and Ext.Ajax.setDisableCaching(false); This will at least solve the dynamic loading and most normal ajax calls.
Next, ajax proxies also insert url params, so I've had to include the following configs when defining them: { noCache: false, enablePagingParams: false }
Lastly, I noticed that the TreeStore that I was using injects a parameter into the ajax proxy, so I've had to create my own proxy that extends Ext.data.proxy.Ajax and removes params in doRequest().
This won't fix the bug, it's only a workaround, but it seems to be working fine for me at the moment.
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16 Mar 2012 7:28 AM #26
Not sure this isn't a sencha touch issue
I too was running into a similar problem with phonegap and sencha touch and android 2.3 and 3.1, so I created a simple hello world app without phonegap and tried it -- it failed on 3.1, but not with the error I expected. I had beforehand received a "Viewport.js not found error", but this time I got an "Ext" not found error on 3.x only.
Here is my sample "helloworld" app that works on 2.x and not on 3.x.
Since I am a newbie, the one factor that I am not sure of is the following: My current java project is really based on android 2.3.3, and I deployed it to my 3.1 target machine. Maybe I really do need to make a new java project with 3.x so that I can deploy to the 3.1 target machine -- although I was under the impression that sencha tools do not require this step. Correct me if I am wrong, please.
Opps, somehow I missed the previous post which explains that this is an android issue. Sorry for the rant. I will try the suggested fix.
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okay, my example was off
The reason that I was getting a can't find "Ext" error was that the tablet was not connected to the internet -- I know, newbie mistake . In any case, I added these fixes to my index.html file and my program worked on android 3.1.
<script> // Fix for problem with android 3.x and 4.x which is // the browser has a problem with urls with ? and this // bug has not been fixed by google. See: // http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17535 or // http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?162322-Sencha-Touch-2-PhoneGap-are-not-working-on-Android-4/page3&highlight=Loader // Ext.Loader.setConfig({ disableCaching: false }); Ext.Ajax.setDisableCaching(false); </script>
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25 Apr 2012 3:48 PM #29
Any chance to get this fix included into the core?
2 May 2012 5:25 PM #30
Yes please! I spent way too long trying to solve this issue.
Even after applying the above fix, I'm still seeing arguments being adding to requests to store files: ?_dc=1336009801123
Is this ok?
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What could be a good word for "a group of intellectuals" or "a group of smart learners"? Any suggestions of related terms also invited.
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Intelligentsia. A word of Russian origin (интеллигенция,intelligyentsia), imported into English in 1905, according to the Online Etymology Dictionary . It might be a little outmoded now.
Of course you might invent words like punditorat ...
In England I would probably use the word boffins.
I can suggest nerds or eggheads (some might consider this impolite though).
@Georges Elencwajg has given a good choice in intelligentsia which has the synonyms clerisy and literati.
You might be interested in the word "salon", which was used to refer to a gathering of intellectuals in 17th and 18th century France.
A collective noun is the phrase. Here are some from Wikipedia and another site.
My favourite is a busyness of ferrets or a charm of finches. Their suggestion is a pretension of intellectuals, not keen on this. What about a consideration or meeting, as that is where you will mainly find them?
Maybe circle, as in Vienna Circle. Depending on the specific nature of those groups, you can call them "philosophical circles", "scientific circles" etc or, more generally, "intellectual circles". But, in general, the historically relevant groups were named after the name of the city in which they were held (eg. Vienna, Bloomsbury) or after their leading figures, as in Kraft Circle.
If I'm correctly understanding your question, I'd think that "forum" would work nicely.
This doesn't quite convey the part "...on topics of their specializations/interests.", at least not to me. You could prepend "interest" for the added meaning.
Of course, the fact that forum has predominantly come to refer to an internet forum may be a stumbling block to understanding its meaning, although the concept is the same.
'Gifted Geeks'
Concise flattery with alliteration.
A group of people who socialize with one another is a society.
If the site is specifically about academia, the word school might work, as it can denote people who study together (as in "boarding school"), study the same subject ("Duke University School of Nursing"), or are like-minded (school of thought).
What about brains trust (depending on where you are). It's exactly what you say—a group or team or crew of brainiacs, perhaps tasked with achieving some goal, developing a new strategy, or whatever the case may be.
It's not really negative, or rude; it's more grudgingly admiring. And I think it's probably USA enough to get you through.
Note: IMO the only other suggestion here that works and actually describes a tasked group, as the OP asks, is Fumble's think-tank.
You might look for material related to the Algonquin Round Table, perhaps the most famous American intellectual/witty group, from the 1920s in New York City.
They referred to themselves as the Vicious Circle, but a Round Table might be allusive enough for your purposes, depending on the context and your audience.
One of the problems here is that OP is trying to force an association between "intellectuals" and "smart learners".
Many individuals and groups have one of those attributes but not the other; they're not therefore a natural pairing. For example, intelligensia correlates strongly with "intellectuals", but hardly at all with "smart learners"; in most usages, the intelligensia are an elite class wrapped up in their own artistic/social/political prejudices, uninterested in learning about anything beyond that microcosm.
Possibilities, depending on various other attributes of the group/attitudes of the speaker, might be...
coterie, clique, elite, intelligentsia, think-tank
There are of course a whole host of more or less derogatory terms for people and groups of people who are intellectually-minded and/or intellectually sharp, but I'm assuming OP doesn't want that (coterie and clique above steer well into that territory - as do all the others, depending on your stance).
For a primarily UK audience, you could use colleges.
I can think of scholars, Academy, or researchers.
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This the inside of Ridgid's new 18-volt Hyper Lithium battery. The type of cells that were used determine the amp-hour rating - this is a 4.0 Ah pack. Among other things, the electronics provide short-circuit protection, over-discharge protection, and over-current protection. There is nothing unusual about the amount of electronics in this pack; nowadays, most packs contain some kind of circuit board. This one just happens to be big.
These are both high capacity packs, but how do you tell their Ah rating? Well, you could...
... look on the other side where the rating might be printed, but that number is only shown on one of the batteries. The other way is to do some simple math based on the label...
The one thing I remember from high school physics (maybe the only thing) is that Volts x Amps = Watts. That means Volts x Amp-hours - Watt-hours. The Watt-hour (Wh) ratings are printed on these packs so you can work backwards to the Ah ratings. The pack on the left is the older 3.0 Ah pack and the one on the right the newer 4.0 Ah pack
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This is the new compact Hyper Lithium battery. it has half the number of cells of the high capacity battery, which is why it's 2.0 rather than 4.0 Ah. Still, it's better than the older compact pack, which was 1.5 Ah. This size pack is what normally comes with Ridgid tools. There may be a few that come with the larger, high capacity pack, but usually they come bare or with compact packs.
This should be familar to anyone who uses sub-compact tools. It's a compact (three-cell) 12-volt (10.8-volt nominal) pack. It's the newest model and if you look at the label you'll see that it's rated for 2.0 Ah.
This is the high capacity 12V (10.8-volt nominal) pack. It contains six cells to the standard pack's three, which is why it is rated at 4.0 rather than 2.0 Ah.
If the core of any cordless system is the battery (and it is), then Ridgid's system just got better.
Ridgid recently upgraded the cell chemistry and electronics in the Hyper Lithium-Ion packs for their 12- and 18-volt tools. The new batteries are the same size and shape as previous models but the colors and graphics are slightly different.
Available in both 2.0 and 4.0 Ah sizes, the batteries are said by their maker to operate in extreme temperatures, from 29F (-20C) to 158F (70C). The improved electronics perform a number of functions, including providing protection against short-circuiting, over-discharge, over-current (too rapid draw that can overheat the pack). The company also released a new charger that it claims fills the 18-volt batteries 50% faster than earlier models.
The 18-volt batteries were released in July and the 12-volt batteries in August of 2013. All packs have a limited 3-year limited warranty. Prices are listed below.
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For such a small and light tool, this 12V max barrel grip model has a surprising number...
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And so your story begins.
No matter where a Crystal cruise might take you, the stories you will create are the kind you will want to share. And with the The Storyteller by Crystal Cruises app available on iPhone,® storytelling just got a whole lot easier.
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