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Loyola pumps $160.4 million into local and state economies
Loyola press release - December 10, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans continues as a major economic engine for New Orleans, leaving a $160.4 million economic footprint over the region during its 2011-2012 academic year. The majority of those dollars went directly into the Greater New Orleans and Louisiana economies, according to a report prepared by the university's College of Business.
"Throughout its 100-year history, Loyola University has been an economic driver for the New Orleans region. And now, as the entire nation faces an unsecure economy, this fact remains: Loyola provides significant economic value to New Orleans by employing its residents, attracting talent to the city, preparing students to enter its work force, and directly pumping money into its markets," said Loyola President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.
The university is a major job creator in New Orleans, directly employing a full- and part-time work force of 1,203, and indirectly employing more than 200 contracted workers. Loyola contributed $65.2 million to the economy in employment, including $51.8 million in after-tax payroll, $12.7 million in fringe benefit disbursements and $730,000 in state income tax revenue.
Last year, the university's operations and expenditures contributed $70.5 million to the economy, including $28.4 million on utilities, insurance, debt service and miscellaneous costs, and $17.9 million on similar expenses from grants and restricted funds. The remaining $24.2 million was spent on construction projects, such as renovations to Monroe Hall, the university's largest and most diverse teaching and research facility, and Cabra Hall, a five-story residence hall on the Broadway campus.
Loyola also brings a significant economic boon to the city by attracting out-of-state students and campus visitors on an annual basis. The 2011-2012 student body hit record levels with 5,178 total students, and of the $24.6 million spent by out-of-state students, approximately $6.3 million went to off-campus housing.
Some aspects of Loyola's economic impact are harder to pinpoint, such as student, faculty and staff involvement in countless programs that benefit the Greater New Orleans community. In 2011-2012, a record 754 students completed 920 service learning experiences, clocking in an astounding 23,253 hours of service which benefitted 56 different community partners for an in-kind value of $443,202.
"The work of our students and university community exemplifies what St. Ignatius taught us – to be men and women with and for others. This is integral to our culture here at Loyola and our commitment to that mission greatly benefits our community and beyond," said Wildes. "We are proud to serve New Orleans and its people and seek to help shape their social, spiritual and intellectual lives through our works."
For more information, please contact Meredith Hartley, director of Loyola's Office of Public Affairs, at 504-861-5883.
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Onarheim, Balder; Gabrielsen, Gorm; Christensen, Bo T. (Frederiksberg, 2015)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The presented study utilizes data collected from an extensive real world concept selection process in new product development (NPD), to investigate whether department specific dominant logics and competences influence the selections made by a marketing department, and what might be driving this logic. The study specifically investigates the impact of the departmental viewpoint onto idea selection in the innovation process, by comparing the selections made by the marketing department (n=31) with those of R&D (n=25) and company executives (n=8). In the NPD project seven concepts were screened for continuation through an individual pairwise comparison, to test eight hypotheses all based on h0: There is no difference between the innovations selected by marketing, R&D, and executive groups. Through an analysis of the between-department variance h0 was rejected (F(12, 366)= 2.312, p<.001), and the results from the eight following hypotheses lend support to extending the concept of dominant logics to the department level, providing some explanations for the large variance found in the evaluation of the three groups. The reported findings have important managerial implications, as they point to which type of logic, and thereby screening of ideas, can be achieved based on which departments are involved in the critical selection of ideas and concepts for continuation in NPD. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9201
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Drivers for influenceBeckmann, Suzanne C.; Jalving, Michala; Rohde Olsen, Sarah (Frederiksberg, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The role of marketing within companies and organisations has been discussed for a long time, as well as its opportunities for influence – not least in times of financial constraints and difficult economic contexts. Through in-depth interviews we investigated how nine Danish top executives see the marketing department's potential for influence within companies in general and in their specific organisations. The objective was to gain deep insight into the informants' experiences with marketing and its position within Danish companies and to relate this insight to the level of market orientation. We found strong similarities with other research into the antecedents of marketing's influence and established another key factor, namely employee competencies and thereby the responsibility of human resource management as well as a cultural moderator, namely creativity bias of marketing employees. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8760
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An Empirical Analysis in the Hotel IndustryGrønholdt, Lars; Martensen, Anne (Frederiksberg, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper examines the links between employee attitudes, customer loyalty and company profitability. From a conceptual point of view, this employee-customer-profit chain, also known as the service-profit chain, is well founded and generally accepted. But for many companies, it seems difficult to demonstrate such links, and several issues must be addressed to uncover the links. To investigate these links empirically, a hotel chain provided data matching employee and customer measures with measures of profitability. We have successfully employed a modeling approach, and the paper reports empirical evidence of the employee-customer-profit chain. As it is possible to estimate the links, we have demonstrated their effect on company profitability. The research findings provide a better understanding of the service-profit chain and may help practitioners in improving company financial performance. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9274
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A Discussion of In-Vivo Evidence in and Beyond Existing Creativity FrameworksWiltschnig, Stefan; Onarheim, Balder; Christensen, Bo Thomas (Frederiksberg, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper presents evidence for shared insight moments in real world design processes in the context of product development for a large international medical appliance manufacturer. The findings are discussed related to the existing literature of insight in creative processes and regarding possible explanations from analoguous fields of interest, like brainstorming and multiple discovery. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8278
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Business Relationship Resroration After Severe Norm Violation Episodes.Houman Andersen, Poul; Ellegaard, Chris (Frederiksberg, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Relational norms provide behavioural guidelines for individual actors interacting in business relationships. Frequently, norms are violated and the involved actors initiate a normalization process to restore exchange order. However, in rare instances violations occur with a severity where the exchange cannot be normalized by the means available in the interpersonal relationship. Furthermore, dissolution is not an option due to high perceived dependence. In this paper, we report on an investigation of three such severe norm violation episodes. We identify the violated norm sets and violating behaviours of core actors along with emotional reactions and effects on the business exchange. In addition, we map the processes of violation and normalization. We find evidence of serial norm violations, causing the interpersonal relationship to enter a state of suspension. Furthermore, cross case analysis shows that exchange was normalised through an organizational level process of alternative actor channel activation and executive intervention. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8228
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Lyck, Lise (Frederiksberg, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: In the past decades tourism has grown rapidly in connection with globalization. Business tourism especially has increased heavily and represents one of the largest and fastest growing sectors within the tourism sphere (Lyck 2012:2). Alongside, the growing globalization and consumption have created a need for an increased awareness of the threats posed by an overuse of non-renewable resources. Subsequently, the concept of sustainability has come into focus. A commonly accepted definition of sustainability was made by the Brundtland Commission in 1987: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (WCED 1987:43). The concept of sustainability is often associated with the three pillars: Environment, society and economy (Lyck 2012:1, Weaver & Lawton 2006). In relation to the industry of tourism, sustainability can be described as: Sustainability principles refer to the environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these three dimensions to guarantee long-term sustainability. (UNWTO, Lyck 2012:1). The focus in this article will be on how to 2 establish social and environmental sustainability in a way that is compatible with economical sustainability within the meetings industry. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8782
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Value Creation and Strategic PositioningVedel, Mette; Geersbro, Jens (, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8192
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Understanding the Influence From Web-shop Design on Consumers' Visual Attention and Product EvaluationClement, Jesper; Kokkoli, Maria (Frederiksberg, 2014)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Buying behaviour theory goes back to the start of the 50's and over the years different models have been developed influenced by different sociological views and trends. In the age of digitalization and e-commerce these theories seem to be less useful and need revision. In the early days of the Web, research argues for a broader view on the complex decision process (Bettman et al., 1998; Hansen, 2005) and regards consumers having constructive decision processes. In the light of on-line sale additional perspectives on decision-models are still needed and recent research emphasizes the important in studying relations between human visual attention and intention to purchase (Clement, 2013). Several companies have found an additional market place on-line, whereas the appearance of the products is often very similar to the physical shop. This goes especially for pharmaceutical products, where pictures of the product package together with pictures of the pills are used as eye-catcher on-line. The market for e-health is increasing (Usher and Skinner, 2010) and distribution of consumers purchasing on-line health products looks similar to the distribution in average populations. As the on-line drug store goes across culture and national borders it also challenges marketer to make the right set-up for a web-shop. In this paper customers' visual attention during search for drugs on-line is investigated, relating visual attention and evaluation to a particular web-design. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9109
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Competitive paper, IMP ASIA Conference, December 6-10, 2009 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEllegaard, Chris; Geersbro, Jens; Medlin, Christopher J. (Frederiksberg, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper explores the interplay between value creation and appropriation of value by firms within a business network context. These two value processes are inter-linked. Collectively firms create a product of value to an end consumer and a part of that value is appropriated by each firm in the network. Value appropriation is composed of a number of different negotiation processes, value and cost moving between exchange parties and price making and taking spread across time. Value appropriation is a process. Value appropriation is important to a firm's survival. Firms that appropriate a greater proportion of the value captured by the network, relative to their resource base and costs, will be more profitable. These firms are able to invest in new technologies, resources and business relationships to continually develop their network positions. Value creation in a business network is a result of individual firm efforts, either independently or in relationships. Equally, firms work alone and in groups to appropriate value. Understanding the dynamics and linkages between value creation and appropriation allows a better understanding of how value is created by business firms and by value nets. In the final sections of the paper we present propositions for further research and make recommendations for managers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8231
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Multiple Level Brand Meanings in Retail BrandsGyrd-Jones, Richard; Jonas, Louise Rygaard (Frederiksberg, 2014)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The alignment of employees around the corporate brand has emerged as a major area of study in corporate branding literature generally and in the service branding literature in particular. Simultaneously, corporate brand scholars are focused on achieving coherence in brand expressions. Traditionally focus has been on using corporate communication to align employees around the corporate brand to achieve this. Through in - depth, longitudinal, ethnographic research this paper suggests that coherence can only be achieved by und erstanding the complex interplay of identities between occupational groups and management levels in the organisation. It is argued that responsibility for brand expressions should be more decentralise URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9129
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How do Management Consultants Contribute to Innovation Processes?Houman Andersen, Poul; Ellegaard, Chris; Kragh, Hanne (Frederiksberg, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: In step with an increasingly knowledge-based competition firms increases their innovation activities. For this purpose integration, of external inputs from management consultants increasingly comes fore. However, the value of management consultants in general and to innovation processes in particular has been challenged. From some perspectives, management consultants are being criticized as dressing up mundane truths in fancy concepts and doing nothing but telling customers what they already know. The purpose of this paper is to try to understand the value of management consultancy from a sensemaking perspective, using a case study of concept development processes in a leading European Kitchen manufacturer. As will be showed, redressing what customers already know may in fact comprise a valuable input for their clients' ability to identify a conception of reality which entails an actionable conception of reality. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8226
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Different Perceptions of a Place Brand by Diverse Target GroupsZenker, Sebastian; Knubben, Evelyn; Bechmann, Suzanne C. (Frederiksberg, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: compete strongly with each other for attracting tourists, investors, companies, or talents. Place marketers therefore focus more and more on establishing the city as a brand and to promote their city to its different target groups. But the perception of a city (brand) can differ dramatically between those groups. Thus, place branding research should emphasize much more the city brand perceptions of the different target groups and develop strategies for cities on how to build an advantageous place brand architecture vis-à-vis its stakeholders. In this regards, we show in two empirical studies – 40 qualitative in-depth-interviews (Study 1) and an online qualitative open-ended-question survey with 334 participants (Study 2) – using network analysis the important discrepancies between the city brand perceptions in the mental representation of different target groups for the example of the city of Hamburg. Furthermore, practical implications for place marketers are discussed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8266
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Lyck, Lise (Frederiksberg, 2011)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: I vort forskningsprojekt "Økonomisk vækst på landet" stod i indledningen til ansøgningen: "I 2007 forventes verdens bybefolkning for første gang i verdenshistorien at blive større end landbefolkningen (UN-HABITAT, juli 2006). Også i Danmark har der i de sidste 10-15 år været en betydelig tilflyt-ning til landets største byer og til områder inden for pendlingsafstand af disse byer, mens folketal-let i mange landkommuner er stagneret eller gået ned." Denne udvikling er fortsat, men hvad betyder det for den økonomiske vækst på landet? URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8313
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LNG industry shows need for non-engineering roles
Clean-burning natural gas is used to heat and cool approximately 65 million American homes and power 23 percent of the nation's electricity, according to the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG).
And although the United States has an abundance of natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is essential to providing the United States with the ability to import or export natural gas depending on market conditions.
As the demand for LNG continues to rise, the industry will rely on a developing infrastructure to support it. While engineers design the structures that will accommodate LNG, it's those in non-engineering roles who bring the designs to life.
"We hire everyone to support our LNG service offering in the areas of safety, conceptual design, detail engineering, material procurement, fabrication, construction, project management, compliance support, commissioning and start-up, and operator training - we don't just hire engineers. You could spend all day listing the non-engineering jobs available. There are a significant amount of positions that are required for projects of this size," said Tom Anderson, president of Lutech Resources, the recruiting arm of CB&I.
"As part of our concept-to-completion range of capabilities, CB&I offers construction and construction-management services. People in this field are a big part of what CB&I does."
More financially efficient transportation, a quickly growing infrastructure, newly discovered gas basins and better technological developments mean that the LNG industry is better able to meet a swelling demand for cleaner fuel.
With this mounting demand comes a rising need for a qualified workforce. Due to the range of jobs and projects non-engineering employees work, the LNG industry relies heavily on this workforce to not only keep production going, but to keep it going safely.
"These employees are everything to us because they have to build high quality products - safe products. As important as engineering teams are in designing these structures, someone still has to put it all together. These employees have a difficult job ... and are the foundation of the LNG industry."
Anderson said both the engineering and non-engineering sides of LNG are integral to the industry.
"Both engineers and non-engineers are important to the project because it is a integrated team effort. Engineering is a key component, and the actual construction and work in the field is just as important," Anderson said.
Many non-engineering jobs require responsibilities and skills that are applicable to a separate non-engineering role, providing a unique employment opportunity to cross-train in another subfield and change trades.
"You may have someone working on a project somewhere else in the energy sector whose skills and experience are applicable to an LNG project. You also have others who are able to perform tasks unique to that sector, but are able to get training and then do another type of job in another sector such as LNG," Anderson said.
Regardless of previous experience, LNG employers ensure their staff is properly trained before any job or change in responsibility.
"We provide training, and it all depends on the needs of the job. For welders, for example, we might provide training or help with their certifications. As employees move their way up, the additional or continued training will depend on what the needs are."
In addition to a competitive salary, benefits packages and insurance, LNG employers take great pride in taking care of their own, offering a productive and enthusiastic work culture.
Promoting from within
"We like to review people so we can promote from within," said Tim Lowrey, vice president of Applied Cryo Technologies. "What we hear most is that, because of the work culture, our employees are motivated. Everything is so well-planned, and there are processes in place for them so there's no struggle to do their job."
As the need for LNG continues to rise, Lowrey said he sees the demand for a qualified workforce to support the industry also continuing to rise.
"I would certainly encourage anyone interested in LNG to join the industry. Whether you're an engineer or a non-engineer, I think working for the industry is a real opportunity. People on every level can get into it. The country has a real chance to rewriting our energy future - I really, really believe that," Lowrey said.


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Fire head coach Frank Klopas returned from a busy offseason that took him on scouting and observation trips on three continents as the Fire technical staff looks to build off the 2012 MLS campaign.
Spending the first leg in Europe, Klopas along with assistant coach Mike Matkovich as well as Soccer Operations executives Javier Leon and Guillermo Petrei visited Holland, Belgium and Spain in late November and early December.
"We took the opportunity to look at some games and take in some training sessions but also to see some players we have identified as potential targets," Klopas told Chicago-Fire.com. "I spent some time with coaches, especially at PSV with Dick Advocaat who I'd known through his time back here with the Sting."
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The group then took in training with the club's "Team for the World" alliance partner Atletico Madrid, where they watched as Fire players Austin Berry and Jalil Anibaba trained against the club's first team in preparation for their derby match against Real Madrid on December 2.
"I thought they did very well," Klopas said of his young defenders performances. "It was a good opportunity for them in a different environment. I think those chances are good and coming off very strong seasons, it's great to continue and get additional experience.
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"The trip to Costa Rica was a chance to see Gonzalo on his special day but also served as an opportunity to see the two best teams play in the final match and look at some players there."
With the team 13 days away from opening up training camp in Ave Maria, Fla., Klopas admitted that there will be less roster turnover heading into 2013 compared to previous season, but moves will be made and competition will be open.
The club's two offseason acquisitions Maicon Santos and Joel Lindpere are expected to be part of that competition as well as adding attacking depth to the team.
"We have a lot more continuity going into this season and I think that does help. You also want to bring players in that are going to be challenging for spots everyday.
"We feel we have a good base going in but it's still a fresh start and new guys coming are going to be push to be starters every day. It's nice when you have that kind of quality and depth in the team."
In Part Two on Tuesday, I talk to Frank about defensive depth, his thoughts on Maicon Santos and Joel Lindpere as well as squad rotation heading into 2013.


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I have quoted this several times in various different threads:retrofuturist wrote:. . . However if nama-rupa is name-and-form . . . .
This is from a detailed, scholarly discussion of the Mahasi Sayadaw practice and of its movement to the West.Recall that from the perspective of the Buddha's teachings in the Pali, the 'All' {SN IV 15} is composed entirely of phassa, contact between sense base and sense object. We can only directly know phenomena within this 'world of experience', so from the Theravadin perspective, we cannot know whether there really exists a 'brain' or a 'body' apart from moments of intellectual consciousness, of seeing (the image of a brain), and so on. The discourses of the Pali describe an individual world of experience as composed of various mental and physical factors, nama and rupa. These two are not the separate, independent worlds that Rene Descartes envisioned.
"…the Buddha spoke of the human person as a psychophysical personality (namarupa). Yet the psychic and the physical were never discussed in isolation, nor were they viewed as self-subsistent entities. For him, there was neither a 'material-stuff' nor a 'mental-stuff', because both are results of reductive analyses that go beyond experience."53
The physical and mental aspects of human experience are continually arising together, intimately dependent on one another.
53 Kalupahana 1976: 73, refers to D.15{II,62}, where the Buddha speaks of both
physicality and mentality mutually dependent forms of contact (phassa).
Physicality is described as contact with resistance (pat.ighasamphassa),
mentality as contact with concepts (adhivacanasamphassa).
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As for how nama-rupa gets translated, that has been a struggle for Western students of Buddhism over the years. I talk about "the mind/body process," though I am not sure I would to commit to this as a formal expression or as a formal translation of nama-rupa, but it is, in a conventional sense, what we have to work with; it is all we have to work with. I do not see the mind as separate thing from the body, thus mind/body, and it is an ongoing conditioned and conditioning process that we "can only directly know phenomena within this 'world of experience'" – that is, viññāṇa.
Your comment is reasonable (and insightful, thanks) and appropriate to the Mahasi Sayadaw teachings:
Let me add this text, which I have referenced several times in this (or one of these threads) that is to the point:The Mahasi method of labelling helps to differentiate between name and form and consciousness. The labelling constitutes the name (concept) applied to the sensory form. It is useful to samma samadhi (hence the relationship of this to the overall topic) in the sense of curtailing conceptual proliferation by stopping at the label (name). By inhibiting papanca via labelling, samadhi is strengthened and in time, the act of labelling itself is dropped because it involves comparatively more papanca than the concentrated mind would naturally possess. With the cultivation of samma samadhi and the dismantling of name-and-form, consciousness will be seen as such, without the nama-rupa overlay.
Kalaka Sutta
At Kalaka's Park
Translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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On one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Saketa at Kalaka's park. There he addressed the monks: "Monks!"
"Yes, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said: "Monks, whatever in the cosmos — with its devas, Maras, & Brahmas, its generations with their contemplatives & priests royalty & common people — is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought after, pondered by the intellect: That do I know. Whatever in the cosmos — with its devas, Maras, & Brahmas, its generations with their contemplatives & priests, their royalty & common people — is seen, heard, sensed, cognized, attained, sought after, pondered by the intellect: That I directly know. That has been realized by the Tathagata, but in the Tathagata1 it has not been established.2
"If I were to say, 'I don't know whatever in the cosmos... is seen, heard, sensed, cognized... pondered by the intellect,' that would be a falsehood in me. If I were to say, 'I both know and don't know whatever in the cosmos... is seen, heard, sensed, cognized... pondered by the intellect,' that would be just the same. If I were to say, 'I neither know nor don't know whatever in the cosmos... is seen, heard, sensed, cognized... pondered by the intellect,' that would be a fault in me.
"Thus, monks, the Tathagata, when seeing what is to be seen, doesn't construe an [object as] seen. He doesn't construe an unseen. He doesn't construe an [object] to-be-seen. He doesn't construe a seer.
"When hearing...
"When sensing...
"When cognizing what is to be cognized, he doesn't construe an [object as] cognized. He doesn't construe an uncognized. He doesn't construe an [object] to-be-cognized. He doesn't construe a cognizer.
Thus, monks, the Tathagata — being the same with regard to all phenomena that can be seen, heard, sensed, & cognized — is 'Such.' And I tell you: There's no other 'Such' higher or more sublime.
"Whatever is seen or heard or sensed
and fastened onto as true by others,
One who is Such — among the self-fettered —
wouldn't further claim to be true or even false.
"Having seen well in advance that arrow
where generations are fastened & hung
— 'I know, I see, that's just how it is!' —
there's nothing of the Tathagata fastened."


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Emcee Rob "C-Rock" Cintron is a proud father who can't wait to show off his new baby: a precious mix-tape named "Dope Daze."
Emcee Rob "C-Rock" Cintron is a proud father who can't wait to show off his new baby: a precious mix-tape named "Dope Daze."
The release party for "Dope Daze" will be held at Circles Restaurant Bar & Grill on Wednesday, the same day the project debuts. Aside from the release party, the mix tape will only be available at grind24seven.com.
In addition to C-Rock headlining, the release party will feature performances by 15 of his fellow rappers/singers: Hpnotiq, Chris Skillz, Michael Jamal, LSU, FlowCity, Mike Shaine, Kingpin, J-Lex, R-Dub, Forsaken, Meta-Morphus, JL, Sean Justice, Face and Pauly Dinero.
"I'll be able to give my state what they deserve," C-Rock, of Dover, said about releasing "Dope Daze" this Wednesday. "This is a well-deserved project that has a little of everything." Though "Dope Daze" is technically a mix tape, C-Rock says he's approached it as if it wer e an album.
For starters, "Dope Daze" is comprised of only original beats throughout the 18-track project. And unlike many current rap mix tapes, "Dope Daze" has mostly avoided using synth-heavy production and booming 808 drum kits in favor of tighter snare drums, rigid kick drums, pianos and horns. The result is a mix tape that feels more hip-hop conscious than something that was solely intended to get radio play and please clubbers.
'Dope' beginnings
The inspiration behind C-Rock's new mix tape, and its title, is it's about him "enjoying the greatest [years] of my life," the 29-year-old rapper said. Over the last three years he's had the opportunity to open up for several notable emcees such as the freestyle-battle phenomenon Iron Solomon and the legendary tongue-twisting Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Both shows were held at Mojo Main in Newark.
In 2012, C-Rock released his song "Paranoid" featuring Madd Illz, the founder of Grind Time Now: the largest hip-hop battle league in the world. Another of C-Rock's "dope" accomplishments has been becoming a full-time videographer, in which he's been his own boss since January.
Romeo of rap
Quintin "Hpnotiq" Bournes isn't an R&B singer, but you'd think so the way the rapper isn't afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve.
One of the songs he'll perform at Circles during the "Dope Daze" release party will be his fresh single and smooth love song, "Ms. Dimples."
"That song came to me in a dream," the 23-year-old Hpnotiq said with a smile. "It's kind of weird how it happened. I was just dreaming, walking down the street, and I saw a girl walk by and I could see the dimples in her cheeks. At that very point, I felt that love connection with her and she was feeling the same way about me. When I woke up I said, 'I'm going to write a song about that.'"
"Ms. Dimples" will appear on Hpnotique's upcoming mix tape, "Hpnotiq The Lyrical: #Twoface," which is slated to drop on Datpiff.com in mid-August.
Meanwhile, the music video for "Ms. Dimples," which was filmed by C-Rock, debuts July 26 on YouTube. "Twoface" is intended to bring more positivity to the rap game.
"I'm trying to give [rap] some new flavor because the music that's out now is about sex, violence and drugs," said Hpnotiq, of Camden. "I don't want to put that in my music."
WHAT 'Dope Daze' mix tape release party featuring C-Rock (headliner), Hpnotiq, Chris Skillz, LSU, Flow City, Michael Jamal, Kingpin, J-Lex, R-Dub, Mike Shaine, Forsaken, Meta-Morphus, JL, Sean Justice, Face and Pauly Dinero in concert
WHEN 9:30 p.m., Wednesday
WHERE Circles Restaurant Bar & Grill, 975 N. Dupont Highway, Milford
COST $6 in advance; $10 at the door.
INFO For advance tickets, email C-Rock at firstname.lastname@example.com; for additional information on the mix tape release party, visit Circles or call 424-7823


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i back and update on pets.
well i thought i say i back been away mostly do to not having a computer. My sister got us to agree to letting her friend live with us for a while and ya he did something to my computer so i no longer really have it.
now on to the pet topic (yes i will upload pictures when i find my camera)
this past month has been crazy, a stray male tom cat has been hanging around our place since Christmas time. Tomorrow he is going to get fixed and shots done, found some help to get him fixed and then we will be re-homing him. He a great cat just my females don't really like him. He gotten used to my dogs finally but only really likes them if they leave him alone.
My mother also agree to watch a lady 5month old Manx kitten for 2 months. So instead of my usual 3 i have 5 cats. The kitten plays with both dogs. but loves Karma and when she not home he goes and tries to pick on the other cats.We have figured out Karma and the kitten(rascal) will both miss each other when he finally goes home. As they play daily and at night they sleep together.
Tried to feed my turtles live goldfish well long story short one died do to the water temp shock, and the other no my turtles pet fish..we did lose all our mice and one of our hamster. i plan on getting more mice when my sister friend leaves.
also this spring/summer we will be finishing off all the fencing so that we don't have to tie the dogs out front when we are sitting outside.
will hunt down my camera tonight hopefully..
Also anything i should be careful with when bring home the male stray from the vets never had a fixed male cat. or is it mostly like the females when they get fixed.
Good for you for helping out a stray cat. Sometimes they have the best personality and seem so grateful. Amazing he took to the dogs!
Ya. It surprised us also...
Right now he just got back from the vets from getting fixed, and he wants In but out... I didn't realize that they don't put stitches ..... i know he to be in for 5 days but come on and outdoor stray won't stay inside.
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(PRWEB) December 29, 2013
Chocolate's (Cocao) reputation as an Aphrodisiac originated in South America thousands of years ago. Cocao thought to have magical and aphrodisiac like qualities, was sought after by both the Aztec and Mayan cultures.
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Phenylethylamine, is also found in chocolate. When chocolate is eaten, it also releases PEA into the system, producing those same euphoric effects. Scientifically observed, it is not unreasonable to assume that it's probably these effects, which gave a rise to the chocolates reputation as an aphrodisiac.
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The 'ACT244 devices are organized as two 4-bit buffers/drivers with separate output-enable OE inputs. When OE is low, the device passes noninverted data from the A inputs to the Y outputs. When OE is high, the outputs are in the high-impedance state.
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Metalhit.com is out with their latest free compilation - this time a folk metal comp. U.S. residents can download it for free on Amazon.com. Others can check it out on Metalhit.com.
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
I know, It's Been a While...
I started a new job about 2 months ago. It's very business-y and therefore, I can't wear any sort of thing I wore to my previous job like jeans or t-shirts. Because of this, I'm pretty regulated to black pants and dresses.
Side note, dresses are amazing and I encourage you all to go online to Target plus size and buy some. And yes, I'm wearing one right now. And double yes, I have bike shorts under so I don't cause my thighs to rub together and start a forest fire.
I've been wearing dresses pretty much all the time. They're easier than pants in the morning because I don't have to find a top and they're more comfortable. I learned this lesson the hard way.
Yesterday I put on my only black pair of pants and one of the only tops I have and went to work. The pants were a little snug, but they're my normal size 24 Old Navy pants and I didn't think much of it. That was, until I got to work. OMG you guys, pain ensued. What was my first hour of work felt like 5. These pants were going to be the death of me. They felt as if a python had attached itself to my waist and was showing me no mercy. There was nothing I could do. I tried going to the bathroom several times to relieve the pain but that didn't do much. At one point the inside button (and I seriously want to know who fastens the inside button!?) dug itself so far into my skin that I started to bleed. I was starting to look tie died and wondered how any blood flow was getting to the lower half of my body.
I'm proud to say I made it through the day, blood and all.
What had happened to my size 24 pants? Could I have gained that much weight in such a short period of time? It hadn't been that long since I wore them? Anyway, my conclusion is this: I want a pair of pants with an elastic band.
Is this giving up? Is there a separation between fat girls who wear zippers and buttons and those who wear elastic bands? I don't know, but I need your opinion.
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- vesta44 said...
I used to wear pants with waist bands, zippers, and buttons, but no more. Now I wear elastic-waist pants and won't go back to the other kind. I found out that when you have a job where you have to sit down most of the time, it doesn't matter how well the pants fit, when you sit down, the waist band cuts into you unless it's elastic. And given that I'm so short from crotch to waist, the waist band always hits me above my waist anyway. With an elastic waist, that's not a problem, the waist band will stay put if I pull it up under my bra band and it doesn't cut into my waist at all. Since I never wear my blouses tucked in, it's not a problem.
- Fatso said...
I have to wear shorts or leggings under dressers or skirts too. Drives me nuts!
- bloomie said...
YAY you're back!!!
Wear what makes you comfortable. Maybe jeggings are your comfortable solution.
You're back!!!! Very exciting : )
I wear leggings with dresses every day....very comfortable.
- Myer Monster said...
I continue to find this blog HILARIOUS! Just the way you write about things always makes me laugh. Glad you're back :)
- Linka72 said...
Well, in my opinion, Old Navy pants are sized for children and skinny heffas..why is everything "low rise"?? I try not to buy their pants because even the jeans are thin and flimsy.
I'm SO glad you're back! I wear both elastic and zip-and-button pants, and I have to say that I prefer elastic hands down. There's also the option of zip-and-button with elastic in the back. That's a great solution. So I say wear whatever feels good to you.
Also, like you, I have recently discovered how awesome I can look in a dress... so I think there will be more of those in my future.
I thought weight loss is easy when I hit the gym. I started losing weight well but everytime I sop it keeps coming back. I don't know what to do. Do you know any tablet that helps reduce weight without exercise? Am I asking too much here? What the hell are all pharmacy companies doing?
Maybe I am an a-hole, but I feel like going to all-elastic all the time is totally giving up. And trust me, I know what it's like to be sportin' a proper spare tire cut in half by a vicious, unforgiving waist-band. Elastic is for children and those carrying them in their womb. Just sayin'.
- Haystacks said...
Elastic is the way to go, the key is to find a pair that look like slacks, not mom sweats.
Life is hard enough without pain and random pants falling down each time your weight fluctuates.
Give yourself a break and get pants that don't cause bleeding.


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Range of area elk herd expanding
Pennsylvania's elk herd currently numbers over 700 animals spread out across a 3,750 square mile range; however, many people base what they know about the elk on the small percentage of the herd that inhabits the area immediately around Benezette. Given how used to people the elk around Benezette appear, it is difficult for some people to understand how the concept of an elk hunt can be challenging. Tony Ross, Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Management Supervisor for the North Central Region, credits part of the misconception on the fact that the elk herd used to be concentrated around more populated areas, such as Benezette. "[The elk] were never hunted before, so back then they were a little more used to people. They weren't domesticated. I don't use that word because our dogs are domesticated. They aren't dogs, but they were used to people and they weren't afraid of them because we never had any reason to scare them," Ross said. Ross explained that over the years, the elk population has begun to expand its range into a bigger area away from areas heavily populated by people. "We have a lot of people hunting several miles back in [the elk range away from Benezette] and they're getting them way, way back in. So the population is moving way far away from populated areas," Ross said. He also noted that, while elk and deer may be similar in appearance, their behaviors toward people, while cautious, are completely different. "An elk by itself is a big animal. It's not going to act just like a deer because as soon as a deer sees you, it can move because it's so quick and so small. An elk, they've got to stand there and they will still turn, but they don't have that ability to run away as fast as a deer," Ross said. In addition to there being specific zones designated for elk hunting, the area immediately around Benezette and Winslow Hill is designated as a protected area where elk hunting is forbidden."[The elk that are more used to people are] in a protected area and that's the reason why we do that. They stay there and we don't want people shooting them. They have a tendency to stay in that area. They're not going beyond that area into the additional hunt zones," Ross said. Still, Ross remarked that it is these elk in the protected zone in Benezette that people are more familiar with and influence the opinion of what all elk are like in Pennsylvania. "They're laying in people's backyards and it's like, 'Well, wait a minute.' But if you drive beyond [Benezette], how many elk do you see? [People] are going to tell you, 'Well, none.' That's because they're not as used to people out there," Ross said. Ross also noted that out of the 50 elk licenses available for this year's hunting season, only 25 elk had been harvested as of midday Wednesday. "That's only half. It's still a high percentage, but it's only half. So again, the conception is they're easy to kill, but no, we've only killed 25 out of 50 so far," Ross said.Many hunters who are drawn for an elk license also hire a guide who is familiar with the area and goes into the hunting zone weeks before the start of the hunting season to get a general idea of where the elk are. Hunters who do not hire a guide still typically arrive in the area a few days before the start of hunting season to scout the area within their hunting zone. "It's not easy to walk right out and all of a sudden sit somewhere and just shoot an animal," Ross said. "It's not that easy. There's still a lot that do their homework."According to Ross, one of the main motivations behind the annual elk hunt is population control. "Right now, we have different studies that have been going on to try and determine actually how many elk we can have biologically based upon the habitat. So again, we're trying to keep our numbers controlled and obviously hunting is one way of doing it," Ross said. For more on this story, see the Nov. 4 edition of The Daily Press.
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2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is a new model intended for younger buyers and smaller families. It's built on the existing Outlander chassis with the same wheelbase, but it's 14.6 inches shorter overall. Most of that is lost cargo space plus a few inches to rear seat legroom.
The 2011 Outlander Sport uses the Mitsubishi 2.0-liter engine that's in the base Lancer, and suffers somewhat because of it. Acceleration is okay, but there's little room to relax at the throttle. The excellent and efficient 2.4-liter engine that's in the Outlander and most Lancers (as well as the Jeep Patriot) was left on the shelf, mostly because the 2.0-liter gets about 2 more miles per gallon. Mitsubishi wanted to hit that magic number of 30 mpg, and in fact it achieved an EPA-estimated 25/31 mpg City/Highway.
We got 27.2 mpg averaging 46 mph during a one-hour run on a two-lane highway in Mexico in the front-wheel-drive Outlander Sport with manual transmission, and 19.7 mpg on the return, driving an all-wheel-drive Sport with CVT and flooring the throttle a few times to pass trucks.
There's a choice of two transmissions, either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 6-step CVT with paddle shifting, and both are excellent. If you like a manual you'll be happy with this one, or if you prefer an automatic the continuously variable transmission works well, although in many situations you have to shift it yourself or, as with most CVTs in low-powered cars, it feels lame, like it's dragging the car down.
The Outlander Sport doesn't merely reflect the latest Mitsubishi design, it cookie-cuts it. It's a Lancer front half with a downsized Outlander SUV back half. It's a good-looking vehicle, and very clean. The fish face snout takes some getting used to, but that's easy. It rears its snout with particular zeal in the darker colors. Some will never like it, but it is bold and distinctive. Those who like it will call it a shark nose. Others may compare it to a largemouth bass.
It's priced attractively, though options such as all-wheel-drive, super-premium sound system with doors designed around the speakers, and navigation will drive the price up. It offers a full complement of safety equipment.
From an aesthetic standpoint the interior is not exceptional, but it has everything, including a standard hands-free system that links phone, USB attachment, iPod and optional navigation. Leather is not available, but the fabric seats are good, and supportive. The rear 60/40 seat folds flat, and includes a center folding armrest with cupholders and a pass-through to the cargo space behind the rear seats. There's adequate rear seat legroom for a compact crossover, and excellent cargo space when the rear seat is folded flat.
The ride is okay for a compact crossover. You can feel the suspension keeping those undulating bumps away from your butt, however speed bumps break through. Around corners, especially at casual speeds, the steering wheel seems to have a sly little mind of its own, and the shark nose of the Sport wants to inch off in places you don't want it to. When you drive faster, it listens better.
Model LineupMitsubishi Outlander Sport ES ($18,495); SE ($22,995)
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Addressing the styling, Mitsubishi press materials say the Outlander Sport adds a dash of spice to an otherwise very humdrum segment. We can smile at the cheek of the statement, but we can't argue with it. If you want a small crossover SUV that doesn't get lost in the sea of sameness, the Outlander Sport might be your baby.
It's almost all in the nose. It looks like the hotrod Mitsubishi Evolution, as does the Lancer. The front styling is inspired by jet fighter air intakes, according to Mitsubishi.
But it's not just about looks. The Outlander Sport spent hours in the wind tunnel, to achieve a low coefficient of drag of 0.33. It's not just the front end, but also things under and over the car, for example the muffler and the roof rails, that have been tweaked to improve aerodynamics.
Almost all of the exterior is body colored, which enhances the clean design. A thin shiny ring around the black screen grille is about the only chrome. The headlamps are a sleek trapezoid. The rocker panels are discreet, not slapped-on cladding like so many cars with an uncaring design. A character line sweeps back and up from front wheels to taillights, creating a wedge.
The window outline is graceful, with tinted glass and black pillars enhancing the shape, tapered at the back. This shape follows the roofline, which slopes away to the modest spoiler over the rear glass. The combination LED taillamps again show styling effort, horizontal angles moving from the fenders into the liftgate that bears a tidy shiny Mitsubishi tri-diamond badge.
The wheelcovers on the stock steel 16-inch wheels on the ES aren't ugly, which is about all you can say about any steel wheels, while the 18-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels are beautiful, and add a lot. They're optional on the ES, standard on the SE.
One nice original feature is the plastic front fenders. You can't tell they're not sheetmetal, but go ahead and punch them; they flex in and pop right back out. So forget about parking-lot fender benders, that's a relief. The fenders still scratch, and who can say yet about matching touch-ups or fading, but we think they must be the non-sheetmetal of the future. They're 6.5 pounds lighter than sheetmetal, and nowadays carmakers are looking everywhere to save weight to improve fuel economy.
If the exterior is distinctive, the interior is about as average as they come, from an aesthetic standpoint. We don't want to sell the interior short, because there's a lot of excellent standard stuff, but scanning our notes, we find no highs or lows. It's just there. To put a positive spin on it, you might say there's nothing that will bug you. That's saying something, given the annoying technology on so many cars nowadays.
At least we didn't find any inconveniences, in about four hours of driving the Outlander Sport and trying things out. You might find it, when you try to fit your mega milkshake into a cupholder, or your Great Dane into the cargo space behind the back seat, or when you want an electronic capability that doesn't exist. Although the standard handsfree link system, called FUSE, does plenty, with voice command of phone, USB attachment, iPod, and optional navigation.
These other basic things are there for you: a soft plastic pebble-texture dashboard; an instrument panel with your standard chrome-ringed (SE) or better-looking silver-ringed (ES) tach and speedo that are easy enough to read; a color display with useful information located between the tach and speedo with a scroll button on the dash that you have to reach for but at least it's easy; supportive and reasonably sporty if not cool-looking fabric seats (leather not available), with a higher quality fabric in the SE; tilt/telescopic steering wheel with cruise and audio controls; an attractive center stack with the usual buttons and dials that are easy to operate; doors with decent pockets and good grab handles; two cupholders conveniently located behind a good gated shift lever (CVT) and great shift lever (manual), and a dial that selects FWD, AWD and low range (SE); a deep small console under your left elbow between the front seats (sliding in the SE); an AM/FM/CD/MP3 with a thin digital display (SE).
Come to think of it, trying to read that display with the Mexican sun shining through the optional panoramic glass roof might bug you. The roof, by the way, has LED lighting around it, which we weren't able to view but it might have looked great, framing the Mexican stars. And, while we're talking after-dark equipment, Mitsubishi says that their Super-HID headlamps are 35 percent brighter than most HID lights, and cast a beam 12 degrees wider than the luxury Lexus LS460. They're standard on the SE.
If you're a fan of pushbutton starters (and chrome rings around the instruments), the SE is the model for you. Or if you want the desirable SE equipment (Super-HID headlamps, beautiful 18-inch alloy wheels) but pushbutton starters bug you, that's life. Pushbutton starters have advantages but we think they have distinct disadvantages that often rear their heads at distinctly inconvenient real life moments. So we prefer traditional key starters.
While we're contradicting ourselves about highs and lows, the paddles that shift the CVT rate both a high and a low. High because they're magnesium alloy, so they don't get hot to the touch of your fingers (for example in that Mexican sun); and low because they're all over the place behind your hands, being bigger than necessary.
The Outlander Sport is 2 decibels quieter than the Outlander at cruising speeds, with different tires and sound deadening material added to the floor and headliner.
In the back seat there's 36.3 inches of legroom, which Mitsubishi, showing wild optimism, declares is ample for all passengers. That's only a half-inch less than the full-size Outlander with the optional third row, but more than 3 inches less than the five-seat Outlander. We'd say 36 inches is about what you might expect from a vehicle this size, but not exactly ample. At least not here in the American West.
The rear seat is a 60/40 that folds flat, and has a fold-down armrest with cupholders when a third passenger isn't in the middle. The armrest contains a pass-through hole to carry long thin things like javelins. There are adjustable headrests for all passengers.
There's 21.7 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seat, and 49.5 cubic feet with the rear seat folded flat. That's great space for most needs, although a family with two kids on a weekend to the beach might not have enough room for all their stuff. The premium package of options includes roofrails, but actual crossbars that make the rails useful will have to come from the aftermarket.
The cargo floormat is reversible, either carpeted or rubber, and the temporary spare is conveniently stored under the cargo floor.
Driving Impressions
The 5-speed manual transmission with the Outlander Sport ES is really good, and makes the car fun to drive. If you don't mind doing the work yourself, you'll get a bit more performance. Mitsubishi expects no more than 5 percent of their buyers to choose the ES with a 5-speed.
But you can't get all-wheel drive with the ES, and you can't get a 5-speed with the SE, so there's no Outlander Sport that can feel like a little rugged zippy 4×4 with a stick. When Mitsubishi calls it a crossover, they mean it. The Outlander Sport lives in between.
The acceleration with the 2.0-liter engine is decent. But with just 148 horsepower and 143 foot-pounds of torque, there's no room to spare. If you want to pass on a two-lane, you have to pay attention and be ready, and a running start will sure help to keep you safe by minimizing time in the oncoming lane.
When you couple that engine with the CVT, you've got the convenience of not having to work a gearbox, but you've also got something that feels like it's dragging you down, in Drive mode. In Manual mode there are 6 steps to the CVT, and it responds quickly, so you can work the paddles and get some snap back. But there's that word work again. Still, it's only your brain and your fingers working, not your arm and leg.
The 2.4-liter engine would go a long way toward solving this shortcoming, with only about 2 mpg as a price to pay. But besides wanting to crack the 30-mpg highway barrier, Mitsubishi feared that if the Outlander Sport had the 2.4-liter, it would steal sales from the larger Outlander, rather than from compact competitors.
Fuel economy is an EPA-estimated 25/31 mpg City/Highway for Outlander Sport 2WD, 24/29 mpg for 4WD. On our runs in the city and on two-lanes we got 27.2 mpg in the 2WD ES, and 19.7 mpg in the AWD SE. Because of the way the all-wheel-drive system works, the actual power to the wheels, on dry pavement, should have been no different. So we can't explain such a wide margin, because it was over the same route in the opposite direction, and we only drove slightly harder in the SE, which corners a bit better. According to the federal government, the difference on the highway should have been about 2 mpg not 7.
The ride is satisfactory while not quite feeling smooth on bumpy surfaces, especially speed bumps that are everywhere in Mexico and catch you by surprise, and which jolt you in the Outlander Sport. Over the undulations, you can feel the suspension taking you up and down, without being harsh. Relative to other compact crossovers, the ride should be good because the Sport is the same wheelbase as the midsize Outlander, although it's also about 400 pounds lighter, so the Outlander is a bit smoother.
The steering feels like there are dead spots all over. We had to make frequent corrections to keep the car pointed totally precise. The faster we drove the less of an issue it was; which sounds ironic but, from a dynamics sense, isn't really. Drivers who are less sensitive to these things or who aren't watching for them may never notice, but their hands and the shark-nose of the car will. The Sport uses electric power steering, and that's something new for Mitsubishi. Many manufacturers are switching from hydraulic power steering to electric power steering to reduce engine drag and save fuel, and we often have issues with the feel of electric steering.
The all-wheel-drive system is electrical, not hydraulic, and moves the torque from front to rear but not left to right. A dial on the console sets either FWD, AWD, or Lock. AWD goes from 80 front and 20 rear on dry pavement to as much as 30 front and 70 rear when the tires start slipping.
We drove our AWD SE over some Mexican dirt roads and it handled well, and we had no worries about getting stuck when we ventured onto the beach to watch the kiteboarders.
The all-new Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is a worthy contender in the compact crossover segment and has an attractive base price. Its styling is clean and distinctive and the cabin is quiet and has full utility, with sturdy fabric seats. The ride is good and handling fine around town. The 2.0-liter engine with 6-step CVT with manual mode gets good mileage, but it could use some more oomph.
Sam Moses filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com following his test drives of Outlander Sport models near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.


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Israel, Germany disagree over Iran nuclear talks
The leaders of Israel and Germany acknowledged Tuesday they don't see eye to eye on how to deal with Iran's nuclear program as negotiations between Tehran and world powers proceed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes dismantling the program is the best way to prevent Iran from developing an atomic bomb. The six world powers negotiating with Tehran, including Germany, have demanded significant cuts in its nuclear program.
When asked at a press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel if Germany, a key Israeli ally, and the other world powers would accept Netanyahu's position, he replied "probably not."
"They talked about the possibility of some enrichment and I think it's a mistake," Netanyahu said, seated next to Merkel. "If the world is serious about having Iran with civilian nuclear energy and not having Iran with military nuclear capability, then they don't need any enrichment, and they don't need any centrifuges."
Germany, along with the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France, have been pursuing talks meant to roll back Iran's nuclear program. They ended their last session with a plan to meet again next month.
Merkel said the current situation was not ideal, but that it was preferred over allowing Iran to continue to charge forward with its program unchecked.
"Clearly, there is a different way of looking at this, whether these negotiations should be conducted. We have decided to take this path, that enrichment is only taking place at a low level, but enrichment is taking place," she said.
The talks are designed to build on a first-step deal that commits Iran to initial nuclear curbs in return for some easing of sanctions. The deal can be extended by mutual consent after six months.
Netanyahu has been an outspoken critic of the international negotiations, saying that Iran has been given significant relief while making few concessions of its own.
Israel views Iran's nuclear program as an existential threat, citing Iran's repeated calls for Israel's destruction, its long-range missile program and its support for violent anti-Israel groups like the Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran says its program is for peaceful purposes.
Merkel and most of her ministers are on a two-day trip to Israel. Germany is Israel's closest European ally and holds an annual joint Cabinet session with its Israeli counterparts. The meetings highlight the strong bond between Israel and Germany seven decades after the Holocaust, when Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews. Germany is also a key Israeli trade partner.
The countries are signing six agreements, including a deal whereby German embassies will offer consular assistance to Israelis in countries where Israel has no embassy of its own and an agreement allowing young Israelis to work in Germany.


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers said Sunday, Feb. 10, as even some of the president's allies suggested an uneasiness about the program.
Obama's stance toward the terrorist threats facing the United States has left some Democrats and Republicans alike nervous about the unmanned drones targeting the nation's enemies from the skies. Questions about the deadly program dogged Obama's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency last week and prompted lawmakers to consider tighter oversight. All killings carried out under the drone program have ballooned under the president's watch.
"We are in a different kind of war. We're not sending troops. We're not sending manned bombers. We're dealing with the enemy where we find them to keep America safe. We have to strike a new constitutional balance with the challenges we face today," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
"The policy is really unfolding. Most of this has not been disclosed," the second-ranking Senate Democrat added.
Before John Brennan's confirmation hearing to lead the CIA on Thursday, Obama directed the Justice Department to give the congressional intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government's rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad. That 2012 memo outlined the Obama administration's decision to kill al-Qaida suspects without evidence that specific and imminent plots were being planned against the United States.
The nomination of Brennan, Obama's counterterrorism adviser who oversaw many of the drone strikes from his office in the West Wing basement, kick-started the discussion about how the United States prosecutes its fight against the terrorist group.
Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, said he prefers a review before the remote-operated aircraft fire on someone.
"It just makes me uncomfortable that the president — whoever it is — is the prosecutor, the judge, the jury and the executioner, all rolled into one," King said. "So I'm not suggesting something that would slow down response, but where there is time to go in and submit it to a third party that is a court, in confidence, and get a judgment that, yes there, is sufficient evidence here."
Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates, himself a former CIA chief, suggested "some check" on a president's ability to order drone strikes against American al-Qaida operatives would be appropriate and lent support to creating a special court to review the requests.
"I think that the rules and the practices that the Obama administration has followed are quite stringent and are not being abused. But who is to say about a future president?" said Gates, Pentagon chief for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama.
The potential model that some lawmakers are considering for overseeing such drone attacks is a secret court of federal judges that now reviews requests for government surveillance in espionage and terrorism cases. In those proceedings, 11 federal judges review wiretap applications that enable the FBI and other agencies to gather evidence to build cases. Suspects have no lawyers present, as they would in other U.S. courts, and the proceedings are secret.
The Democratic leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, said she intends to review proposals for "legislation to ensure that drone strikes are carried out in a manner consistent with our values."
Republicans seemed to oppose such an oversight proposal.
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"There is plenty of oversight here," said Rep Mike Rogers, R-Mich. "There is not an American list somewhere overseas for targeting, that does not exist."
Durbin appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press." King, Gates spoke with CNN's "State of the Union." Rogers was interviewed on CBS' "Face the Nation."


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How about having glimpsed nibbana and living a life of pure sila?IanAnd wrote: Yes, I think doubt is definitely one of the factors a sotapanna has to overcome along with the acknowledgment about the delusion of selfhood. Having these two in place helps to bring about a rational ending to clinging to rituals (the adherence to rules and observances) as this was, after all, Gotama's response to the emptiness of Brahminism's ritualistic practice of his day as it would have, in his opinion, little effect on the empirical practice that he was endeavoring to teach and make known. When a person understands all these factors and has made a personal inner commitment to the practice, not just because it "sounds nice," but because it makes sense and has made an indelible impression on his mind, then I think we give him (or her) a break and let him acknowledge to himself, at least, this achievement. No need to make a big deal about this by announcing it all over the place. The people who know this person will see it reflected in the way he lives his life
What you seem to be advocating above looks to me like the definition of the cula-sotapanna.
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A rising global demand for cashmere is putting the snow leopard and other native wildlife in Central Asia under threat, according to a new study.
Domestic cashmere goats are raised in many parts of Central Asia for their luxurious fur coats. Although cashmere production is not new, the global demand for this product has increased dramatically, and goat numbers have almost tripled in some areas in the last 20 years.
The new study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, reports that the increasing goat population is encroaching on the habitat of the snow leopard and its prey. Nearly all the forage across the Tibetan plateau, Mongolia and northern India is now being consumed by goats, sheep and other livestock, leaving only tiny amounts for native herbivores such as the Tibetan antelope, saiga, wild yak and Przewalski's horse.
A decline in these native prey species can lead snow leopards to hunt goats, so leading to increased conflict with humans as people seek to protect their herds. Other threats to native species include disease transfer from livestock and the killing of wild animals by herders' dogs.
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Cashmere production is an important source of income for many local communities in Central Asia.
According to Dr Charudutt Mishra of the Snow Leopard Trust, "Cashmere production is a complicated human issue. Understandably, indigenous herders are trying to improve their livelihoods, but the short-term economic gain is harming the local ecosystem."
Dr Mishra suggests that 'green labelling' of cashmere clothes could help increase awareness of the issue among consumers. "One of the intentions is to bring together some of the local communities who produce cashmere and the buyers from the international market. We want to address everyone's concerns and develop a programme where we can make grazing more sustainable, and that allows for wild and domestic animals to co-exist," he said.
According to Dr Mishra and the other authors of the study, the iconic species of the region's mountains and steppes will become victims of fashion unless action is taken on both a global and a local scale.
Read more on this story at BBC News – Cashmere trade threat to snow leopards and The Guardian – Snow leopards and wild yaks becoming 'fashion victims'.
View more images and videos of the snow leopard on ARKive.
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- Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria appears to be a copy of: http://st-takla.org/Pope-1.html —[[User:ASDamick|—Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!)]] 14:30, 7 Jul 2005 (EDT)
It doesn't belong to St Takla's Church site (which is also a Coptic Orthodox Church in the city of Alexandria under our Pope's full rule). Our Coptic Church releases and updates English/Arabic/French/German biographies of our Pope like this one on different occasions (e.g., HH Silver Jubilee in 1996) and these are free to use/distribute, and already in use, abridged or in full, in many sites, not just the site of St Takla Haymanot's Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, Egypt, e.g.,: http://icopts.com/new_site/content/view/70/230/ http://icopts.com/new_site/content/view/71/230/
I also wanted to add (under Ecumenical Relations): Report About Relations With the Russian Orthodox Church (http://www.coptic.net/public/news/2001-04-06.txt)
P.S. Coptic literally means Egyptian/of Egypt.
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Here's your update- As I continued to do research, receive e-mails, and take comments, I decided to make a couple revisions. I removed "the Glenns" (Glenn Beck and Glenn Reynolds) and the Birch Society, replacing them with more thorough-going libertarian bloggers like Megan McArdle and Will Wilkinson of the Cato Institute. Thanks for all your feedback.
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With his team well within striking distance at halftime, Gregg Popovich made a strategic decision.
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker was experiencing soreness in his left ankle, so his coach opted to keep the team's leading scorer in the playoffs on the bench for the second half.
Popovich realized no matter how things went during the rest of Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, his team held the ultimate trump card: Game 7 at home.
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