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4 x 16 Inch MAK Venti Anthracite Polished Alloy Wheels
- Brand : MAK
- Model : Venti
- Width : 7J
- Diameter : 16 Inch
- Bolt Pattern : Most 4 & 5 Stud Fitments
- Offset : 35 to 50
- Colour : Anthracite Polished
- Style : Multispoke
A Full Set of Alloy Wheels OR A Complete Alloy Wheels and Tyre Package
All Wheels Include...
4X 16" MAK Venti Ice Titan + Fitting Kit
All sets of wheels include four MAK Alloy Wheels and a free fitting kit. Every order is fitment checked and supplied with the correct fitting kit. When you receive your wheels, all you need to do is fit your tyres to the wheels then fix them to your vehicle with the fitting kit supplied.
All Packages Include...
4X 16" MAK Venti Ice Titan + Fitted Tyres + Fitting Kit
All packages include four 16" MAK Venti Ice Titan, 4 tyres and a free fitting kit. They are fully fitted and balanced to the highest standards. Every order is fitment checked and supplied with the correct fitting kit. When you receive your package, all you need to do is fix them to your vehicle with the fitting kit supplied.
- All Tyres professionally fitted to the Alloy Wheels.
- All Alloy Wheels & Tyres are professionally inflated to the correct pressure.
- All Wheels & Tyres are fully balanced with the latest balancing equipment.
- All Wheels & Tyres are balanced with top quality Trax weights.
- All Wheels & Tyres are packaged to the highest standards.
- All Alloy Wheels & Tyres are fully insured during shipping.
16" MAK Venti Ice Titan Alloy Wheels - Delivery Informationback to Wheel & Tyre Packages
We can deliver alloy wheels to you anywhere in the world.
We deliver to all countries around the world using several different couriers to help keep our delivery prices as low as possible for our customers. Our international delivery is an express service, with most orders reaching their destination in matter of days, making our service the best and most reliable in the country. Select your country below to get a quote and estimated delivery time.
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Ordering 16" MAK Venti Ice Titanback to Wheel & Tyre Packages
1 Online checkout via credit or debit card
You can order online via credit or debit card 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
All online orders are fitment checked and verified before they are sent.
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wheelbasealloys.com easy because you don't need to re-enter your debit or credit card details when you buy.
PayPal lets you pay in a few easy clicks. No hassle of getting out your wallet or typing your card details.
All you need is your email address for quick, easy payment.
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Our highly trained sales advisors are here to help. Available 6 days a week they can advise and help you find
wheels and tyres you want. Once you are ready to purchase our sales advisors can take all of your details
securely process your order.
Simply call us now on 0845 500 4001
Our dedicated sales team will double check the alloy wheels are right for your car.
You can also visit our alloy wheels showroom in Manchester. We can delivery to anywhere in the world, but please check our delivery information page.
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Money back guarantee will only be accepted within 14 days of delivery.
Refund will be less the transport costs both ways.
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16" MAK Venti Ice Titan Alloy Wheel FAQ'sback to Wheel & Tyre Packages
Are these alloy wheels in stock?
Answer: Yes, these alloy wheels are in stock. We offer fast dispatch times with a fast delivery service to make sure you receive your wheels as soon as possible.
Will the wheels be supplied in the correct fitment?
Answer: Yes, before we dispatch your wheels, we will ensure the offset, bolt pattern and rim width are fully compatible for your vehicle.
The alloy wheel picture displays the wrong amount of stud holes for my vehicle?
Answer: Don\'t worry, the reason for this is that the image is provided by the manufacturer, and they very rarely provide one of each amount of stud holes. We promise that we will supply the wheels to you with the correct amount of stud holes for your vehicle, fully fitment checked and supplied with a free \"brand new\" compatible fitting kit.
Is it ok fit different size wheels & tyres than standard?
Answer: Yes, most people who buy alloy wheels and tyres do this. We will ensure that your new wheels and tyres are the same overall rolling radius as your current wheels and tyres, so that your handling and speedometer will not be affected.
Will I need to use my current nuts/bolts with the new wheels?
Answer: No, we highly recommend that you use the free fitting kit that we supply. This way we know that they are 100% compatible with your new wheels. The ones that we supply will be brand new, so they will look great with your brand new wheels.
Do you sell locking wheel nuts/bolts for these wheels?
Answer: Yes, for an additional £10.00 we can supply a locking wheel nut/bolt for each wheel. When you add your wheels to cart, you will be presented with a pop up where you can add additional accessories to your order, including locking wheel bolts.
Do you sell any other tyres than what is listed on your site?
Answer: Yes, we are able to supply any tyre you like. For a quotation please contact us online or call our dedicated sales team on 0845 500 4001.
Are the tyres in stock?
Answer: Yes, all of the tyres listed on our website are in stock.
If I buy a wheel and tyre package, are they fully fitted, inflated and balanced?
Answer: Yes, all packages are supplied fully fitted, inflated and balanced. All you need to do upon receiving them is bolt them straight on the vehicle with the fitting kit supplied. You could do this yourself or take them round to your local garage and have them fitted for a small charge.
Is the tyre size shown on your site correct for my vehicle?
Answer: In the large majority of cases, yes. We check our tyre size data against several leading providers to ensure that we display the correct size for your vehicle. If you would like to change the tyre size at all, you can do this by selecting a new tyre size to the left of the wheels & tyre packages.
Do you sell Winter tyres?
Answer: Yes we do. We highly recommend winter tyres as they provide far superior grip in temperatures below 7C. To find winter tyres all you need to do is click on the Wheel & Tyres Packages tab and scroll through the tyres until you see the blue winter packages.
Do you ship to my country?
Answer: Yes, we can ship anywhere in the world. You can find out more deliver information about your country by selecting the delivery tab.
Will I receive a tracking number for my order?
Answer: Yes, as soon as your order is shipped, we will email you a tracking number with an online tracking link. You can track your order online or by ringing the delivery company on the phone number we provide. Also if you like, you can call us, and we can track your order for you.
How long does delivery take?
Answer: For your delivery estimate please view the delivery tab.
What time should I expect delivery?
Answer: Delivery\'s are normally made between the hours of 8am and 6pm. If you require a specific delivery time please contact us.
Which courier companies do you use?
Answer: To keep the cost down and level of service up, we use a few delivery companies. Our main delivery companies are TNT, DPD, UK Mail & UPS.
Is my delivery insured against damage and loss?
Answer: Yes, all deliveries are fully insured. In the very rare event of a damaged or lost delivery, we will replace the item(s) for you straight away, and claim from the courier company ourselves, ensuring that you receive your goods in 100% condition ASAP.
Can you deliver to my work address?
Answer: Yes, we can deliver to your place of work no problem. When you check out please enter your work address as the delivery address. Note: we may need to verify your work address with a change of address form via fax.
Can you deliver to my local garage?
Answer: Yes, we can deliver to your local garage no problem. When you check out please enter the garage address as the delivery address.
What happens if nobody is in to receive the delivery?
Answer: One of two things will happen. The delivery driver may attempt to leave the goods with a neighbour or the goods will be returned to the local depot overnight for collection or re-delivery the next day.
If my delivery does not arrived in time, what do I do?
Answer: Don\'t worry. Please contact our customer services on 0845 500 4001. We will find out the status of your delivery and sort out any issues on your behalf.
Who are Wheelbase?
Answer: Wheelbase are one of the UK\'s largest suppliers of alloy wheels and performance tyres, we have been selling alloy wheels and tyres for over 25 years. We pride ourselves on our customer service and excellent reputation within the industry.
How long have you been around?
Answer: Wheelbase have been providing the public with top quality products for over 25 years. We have been located the same place throughout and expanded our warehouse space massively.
Why should I buy from Wheelbase?
Answer: With over 25 years experience in supplying alloy wheels and tyre to the public we can say we know what we are talking about and we also pride ourselves in having a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. If for any reason you\'re not happy with any area of your buying experience with us, we will bend over backwards to help in any way we can. We stock all the Items we advertise, so we can dispatch them straight away.
Do you have a showroom?
Answer: Yes we do where you can come and have a look at all the alloy wheels we sell on display. We have stands available which you can put against your car to see which wheels will look best. We can also fit your new wheels and tyres for FREE whilst you wait.
What is your address?
Answer: Wheelbase , Stockfield Road, Chadderton, Oldham , OL9 9LU.
What are your opening hours?
Answer: 9am - 6pm (Mon - Fri) & 9am - 5:30pm (Saturday)
How can I contact you?
Answer: Phone: 0845 500 4001 Fax - 0161 628 0101 Email - firstname.lastname@example.com
What methods of payment do you accept?
Answer: We accept Credit/Debit Cards, PayPal, Cheque, Postal Order & Bank Transfer. We also accept cash in our showroom.
What is your preferred method of payment?
Answer: The fastest and easiest way to pay is Credit/Debit Card or PayPal. Both are instant payment methods and very secure methods of payment.
How do I pay by credit or debit card?
Answer: You can checkout online or call our dedicated sales team on 0845 500 4001. We also accept credit/debit card payments in store.
Paypal won\'t let me pay for my order?
Answer: In most cases you need to upgrade your paypal account by verifying your bank and address etc. This process takes a few days, we recommend paying by credit or debit card if this happens. Call us on 0845 500 4001 for more assistance.
How long does a cheque take to clear?
Answer: Cheques normally take 4-5 working days to clear upon receipt. Call us any time for an update on the progress.
Where should I post my cheque or postal order?
Answer: Wheelbase , Stockfield Road , Chadderton , Oldham , OL9 9LU.
How do I return an Item?
Answer: Please call us on 0845 500 4001 and we will arrange collection. All you need to do is package the wheels up the best you can so they don\'t get damaged in transit.
What do I do if I receive an item that is damaged?
Answer: Please sign for the item as damaged. Then contact us on 0845 500 4001. We will arrange for a replacement to be sent ASAP. We will also collect the damaged item free of charge.
What if my order is incompatible?
Answer: In the rare event that your items are incompatible. please contact us on 0845 500 4001 and we will arrange the best solution for you.
How long do I have to report a damaged or incompatible item?
Answer: Please contact us straight away on 0845 500 4001.
What happens if my item develops a fault?
Answer: All products come with different warranty periods. Please report all faults to us and we will help you in any way we can.
How long does it take to receive a refund or replacement?
Answer: Refunds normally take 1-2 days upon receipt. Replacements depend on stock levels.
Latest Wheelbase Alloys Reviewsback to Wheel & Tyre Packages
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Very good service and communication
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Victoria MacKenzie
Easy to us website. Great wheels, great service. Thank you.
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Alan Hodgson
All good, very fast delivery. Well pleased A1
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Gavin Sugrue
Kerry, Ireland
Alloys i wanted were out of stock and your team was more than happy to get me a similar set of alloys at the same price. Everything came delivered really fast, second time ordering alloys from Wheelbasealloys and it wont be my last. Thanks a mill A+++
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Roseline McGowan
Ordered my wheels on the Friday and got them on Tuesday, very fast delivery. They are on my car which is a white Ford fiesta and they look amazing. If I ever buy new alloys in the future I will definitely buy from here again. I was also kept informed about the delivery and I was informed when they would arrive.
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John Edwards
Really pleased with my new alloys, they have totally transformed my Infinity G35 coupe. Great service, I was kept updated throughout the transaction. Great service and amazing wheels, well pleased.
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My wheels came real quick and they looked great, the service was great also, defo would use again in the future.
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Nadia Syed
Had a great experience from start to finish. Great product and quick delivery. Prices are very reasonable. Would recommend to anyone who are looking for quality rims.
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James Davison
Great service with speedy delivery. Wheels look mint and great selection to choose from.
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David Penfound
great! though one wheel was not in a box? but it was undamged so all good.
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Scott Currie
Recently bought wheels for my wife and the wheels look amazing on her MX5
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Jimmy Balogun
Great service, products and fast delivery
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Great prompt service . Thank you
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Jason carr
A* excellent service, fast delivery
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Peter Bradbury
Excellent service. Wheels and tyres delivered in a timely manner - goods as description. Very pleased with purchase. Well done
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Marie wood
Excellent service would highly recommend
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Clive Richard thomas
Very pleased with wheels and service would buy again of wheelbase
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Philip rose
Brilliant wheels and tyres, car drives better and looks amazing.highly recommended
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Mr. Philip McGregor
Shoreham By Sea
Full marks to Wheelbase for an excellent and efficient service. Ordered my Dezent alloy wheels with the tyre package offer. Order went smoothly and quickly and the Dezent alloy wheels look amazing on my Volvo C70 T5. I fully recommend Wheelbase if you want to get a fast friendly service.
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Karolis GUSTAINIS
Bought set of 4 alloy wheels few months ago. Hit man hole cover with one got it badly demaged. It didn't crack or shater it just got sent. So I've called back to see if I can get one and there was no problem. Received it in two days. After payment. Good warm service. In fact the only one company to have 16 inch alloys for transit jumbo.
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Mike Edwards
Great service. Great delivery. Great wheels and tyres. My 2nd order.
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Christopher Lunn
I am very happy with the alloys I chose and after I brought them I was kept up to date with delivery via email and text. The delivery service was excellent as I received them within 2 days
Written: 2018-09-19 21:32:36
Colin Pamplin
My 3 rd set of wheels and tyres from these guys. Excellent price and fantastic service. Thanks again guys I will be back
Written: 2018-09-19 18:45:06
Ries Watton
Great fast service, huge selection, and helpful staff
Written: 2018-09-19 17:15:10
Andy Woodrow
South Shields
Excellent service well pleased with the whole experience.
Written: 2018-09-19 16:48:39
Richard Oxborrow
Mildenhall, Suffolk
Very prompt delivery, look really good on the car the only niggle was a slightly bent rim on one wheel,
Written: 2018-09-19 16:07:42
Darren martin
Outstanding company best deal on the planet
Written: 2018-09-19 12:04:13
Helen Gosney
Very helpful service, and lovely looking wheels. Great after sales assistance when I needed deeper centre caps on the wheels.
Written: 2018-09-19 11:41:19
Keith Poulton
Luton Bedfordshire
Excellent service well done
Written: 2018-09-19 11:37:50
David Lingurar
Hemel Hempstead
5 star product , helpful staff
Written: 2018-09-19 07:15:43
Gheorghe Andrei
I'm really glad to find WheelBase. With them I managed to buy my desired wheels by finance. I recommended and recommend to all my friends and not only. Thank you very much.
Written: 2018-09-18 23:49:47
Kris Gill
Melksham Wiltshire
Fast delivery, quick, polite and efficient service, will be using wheelbase again for future cars!
Written: 2018-09-18 21:08:46
Roy Peacey
Great advice from wheel base alloys and next day delivery
Written: 2018-09-18 19:53:25
Geoffrey Page
I am very pleased with the alloy wheels. Delivered in 48hrs great service thank you Geoff P
Written: 2018-09-18 16:51:17
Michael Fisher
Burnham on Sea
Excellent quality, great price and insane delivery time! Would definitely recommend and use again!
Written: 2018-09-18 10:56:57
Simon curl
Top service all the way through, helpful and polite, plus went over and above to get the wheels to me early, would recommend to anyone
Written: 2018-09-18 07:45:16
mick cotterill
Perfect service and speedy shipment .really helpful staff couldn't ask for more thanks
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great service would .buy again
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Lee elvins
Ordered some alloys and tyres which came on time really happy with them will use this company again 5 stars staff helpful once again thanks for a great service
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Andy pollock
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Fantastic company first class wheels and service would definitely recommend these guys.
Written: 2018-09-17 18:41:03
Shaun Mawby
Grantham, Lincolnshire
A* in service. Kept informed when wheels come in stock. Used this company twice now and they are just brilliant, wheels packaged up with any fault. Well recommend.
Written: 2018-09-17 18:14:07
Richard Poole
Woking, Surrey
A totally great service. Ordering was very easy and delivery was quick. Great value for money too. When I had some questions about fitting Michael was very helpful and clear with what I needed to do. I will definitely recommend Wheelbase and use them in future.
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Anthony davey
Already sent a review many thanks apdavey
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Niall booth
Very helpful, wheels fit and were delivered in excellent time.
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Shaun Mayhew
Bath UK
Great Service. Very helpful and speedy. My wheels had to come from Germany, I ordered on them on Thursday and they were with me at my address by the following Tues.
Written: 2018-09-16 18:07:51
Malachi timmins-brownsword
Really fast delivery. Very happy with the actually product !!! Just no locking wheel nuts supplied so now having to find some from another company. Alloys and wheels are also supplied with out tyre pressure senser should the tyre pressure light atomic fail on an mot!!! Cheap alloy good product. Paint is easy to scratch No locking wheel nuts Not tyre pressure senser. Cheap product . But there will be addition cost
Written: 2018-09-15 16:44:42
Pembrokeshire Remapping
This is my one stop shop for Alloy wheels.
Written: 2018-09-15 12:16:49
Elaine Charlton
Northumberland, United Kingdom
Thank you for your prompt delivery of wheels, valves and locking nuts. They are now on the car and looking fabulous. Absolutely delighted.
Written: 2018-09-15 05:17:56
Mark Rodger
Excellent service, delivered earlier than expected and very happy with the wheels I would recommend them
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When the body of Susan Bartlett, wife of local farmer Simon Bartlett, is discovered in Setwale Wood, local villagers readily assume she committed suicide due to her inability to have a child. But when Barnaby discovers the timestamp on her suicide is from seven hours after her death, the search for a suicide motive morphs into the hunt for a killer. Barnaby & Troy quickly find themselves thrust into a whirlwind of witchcraft, ancient potions, infidelity and land feuds that expose a chilling example of the consequences that can follow when parents believe they always know best.
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- 自治区: Aragón
The traditional technique of individually bagging the fruit on the tree as a means of protection against plagues and falls, an idea put into practice in 1950, is an essential part of obtaining the Peaches from Calanda.
Production dates from the Medieval period. The fruit has become famous for its quality, sweetness, size and its characteristic cream - straw yellow colour, with spots of red, but without green or red streaks. Since 1999 they have been protected by the 'Melocotón de Calanda' Denomination of Origin (only category 'Extra' and 'I' peaches. It is produced primarily for fresh consumption, they are also made into dried peach strips, jellies, jams, pulp juices, creams, sweets, and so on.
- 产品类型:: Fruit
- 时期: They are available on the market from late September through late October. It is the latest of all varieties grown.
- 起源: Cultivation of this crop is located in the Lower Aragon region, between the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza. There are 45 towns that produce peaches under the 'Melocotón de Calanda' Denomination of Origin, including Alcañiz, Caspe, Calanda, Hijar and Oliete.
- 推荐饮料: Both fresh and as a main ingredient in desserts, peaches from Calanda are excellent with sparkling wines, dessert wines and, if prepared 'al vino', with young red wines.
- 菜谱: Peach in wine
- 菜式: The so-called 'Autochthonous Variety: Late Yellow', with its clones, Jesca, Evaisa and Calante, are notable. Depending on the clone and the location of the orchard, the peaches are classified in three ripeness groups:
- Early or San Miguel: They are ripe between 20 September and 5 October.
- 'Del Pilar': They are ripe between 5 and 15 October.
- Late: They are ripe between 15 October and the end of the season.
- Energy: Low
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Carr announces new sanctions on Iran
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Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced the new sanctions on the trade, financial, energy and transport sectors on Thursday.
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Under the new measure, financial transactions between Australian and Iranian banks and various import and exports between the two nations will be prohibited.
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Daniel Pigott homered to open the 10th inning, an opposite-field shot that barely cleared the fence, and Florida held on to beat North Carolina State 9-8 yesterday in Gainesville, Fla., and advance to the College World Series for the third consecutive season.
Pigott's eighth homer of the season was key in a wild, back-and-forth game that included 26 hits, 12 pitchers, a lengthy weather delay, a little controversy and some unlikely heroes.
Top-seeded Florida (47-18) improved to 10-0 against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, including consecutive sweeps of Georgia Tech and North Carolina State (43-20).
Florida State 18, Stanford 7
In Tallahassee, Fla., Sherman Johnson homered and drove in five runs to lead Florida State past Stanford to earn its 21st trip to the College World Series.
Johnson's three-run home run capped a four-run second inning that gave the Seminoles (48-15) a 6-0 lead. Jayce Boyd hit a two-run homer in the first.
Gage Smith (5-0) picked up the win in relief.
Stephen Piscotty had four of Stanford's 18 hits. Stanford (41-18) was outscored 35-8 in the two games.
Arkansas 5, Baylor 4
In Waco, Texas, Arkansas scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on hit batters with the bases loaded and the Razorbacks beat Baylor to force a decisive third game in the super regional.
Baylor (49-16) will host the Razorbacks (43-20) today, with the winner advancing to the College World Series.
Oregon 3, Kent State 2
In Eugene, Ore., freshman right-hander Jake Reed allowed two runs and five hits to steady Oregon as the Ducks rallied to snap Kent State's 21-game winning streak and push the NCAA super regional to a deciding third game.


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Eboo Patel on Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of AmericaVIEW EVENT DETAILS
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America's promise is to guarantee equal rights for all identities … That is America's genius.
— Eboo Patel
In his latest book, Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America, interfaith activist Eboo Patel asks us to share in his vision of a better America—a robustly pluralistic country in which our commonalities are more important than our differences. Patel posits that Americans from George Washington to Martin Luther King, Jr. have been "interfaith leaders," and illustrates how the forces of pluralism have time and again defeated the forces of prejudice. Pluralism, Patel boldly argues, is at the heart of the American project. His prescient voice carries particular weight and wisdom for a city recently crowned America's most diverse.
Presented in partnership with His Highness the Aga Khan Council
for the Southwestern United States
Reception with Book Signing: 6:00 pm
Program: 7:00 pm
About the Author
The son of Ismaili immigrants from Mumbai, Ebrahim "Eboo" Patel was raised on Chicago's Far North Side. He holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. Patel is Founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Core. IFYC is at the forefront of a global movement to bring young people from diverse faith communities together to work on social action projects, fostering cooperation instead of conflict.
Patel was a member of President Obama's inaugural Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is a regular contributor to the Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, NPR, and CNN. An Ashoka Fellow, he is also the recipient of the prestigious Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his first book Religion Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, The Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. Recently, Patel was awarded the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, which is given to those who enhance awareness of the crucial role of religious dialogue in the pursuit of peace.
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Emma Roberts: Darker Hair for My Next Movie!
Emma Roberts dons a hat while exiting Salon Benjamin on Tuesday (November 6) in West Hollywood, Calif.
On the way back to her car, the 21-year-old actress was hit with a parking ticket.
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Earlier in the day, Emma posted a picture to her Instagram, saying "Dark hair is happening again for my next movie! @spagettyos @mastergia #paloaltostories." Check out the picture below!
Last week, Emma was dressed as a cat while attending the 2012 Maroon 5 Halloween Party.
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I am not about to get into a theoretical discussion of whether certifications will benefit you in your career. I am a firm believer that this follows the rule of "it depends". However if you're a professional in a field, whether plumbing or technology, certification is a good way to ensure a rounding or your skills. You may be a 400 level guru in SSIS, but you've never had to monitor a cube for performance issues or deploy Kerberos in SSRS. I tested and received my MCDBA some years ago and I really enjoyed the experience. The tests covered aspects of windows environment management that were not part of my daily routine and I learned so much.
I recently decided to sit for the two new SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence exams (70-448, 70-452). I really enjoyed the experience. I worked through some practice tests for a couple of days and reviewed some material that I was not as versed on and went in. I decided to share my thoughts on the tests (that I'm allowed to share within the confines of the NDA:) ).
This test was the more difficult of the two for me as it is very function oriented. It reviews the foundations for why you do things and then how (very specifically) in the MS BI Stack. I had questions from every section in the outline MS has published on their website. I was a little light in the reposting services advanced configuration areas, but my SSAS chops carried me through with a strong score. This is test has a host of very specific questions and will test your knowledge on these subjects for real!
This test is more architecture, performance, and end to end solution based. I found this test to be more analogous to my daily activities so it was easier for me than the 70-448 test. I took it late at night at a late night Prometric in San Francisco and was still able to pull a strong score. I really enjoyed this test since I learned some more advanced monitoring, audit and configuration functionality for SSRS in order to do well on that portion of the test.
All in all the tests are a good representation of knowledge of the MS BI Stack and I think MS has done a great job of providing a continual plan to help pros stay up to date and certified. Email me if you have questions and I'm happy to help. (Within the NDA of course… )


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Wow! The crazy weather has returned. It was in the upper 50s the last two days, which meant lots of fog and melting snow. Oh, yeah, and tons of puppy pooh. These guys must poop 15 times a day! I have spent the last few days cleaning up the yard, and let me tell you, it has not been pleasant! Where does it all come from! They don't even eat that much! Hopefully you enjoyed the warm weather (if you had it), doing something more exciting than yard maintenance and avoiding the flu, which is going around the office like crazy.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities say all three women found dead inside an overturned car that went off a Newport Harbor pier in Rhode Island drowned.
A state Department of Health spokeswoman said Tuesday that autopsies showed that Louise Owen of Wales in the United Kingdom and Femmetje Staring of the Netherlands drowned. Health officials said previously that Jennifer Way of North Kingstown drowned.
The car was discovered on its roof in about four feet of water Friday morning. The bodies of the women, each 39 years-old, were found inside. It is not clear what happened. Police have ruled out foul play and speculate the women missed a turn in heavy fog that blanketed the city early that morning.


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Swiss scientists are building a "janitor satellite" to help clean up the burgeoning problem of space junk, but unless the project catches on and attracts a lot of customers, it might not make much of a dent in the problem.
A team at the Swiss Space Center at EPFL in Lausanne are developing CleanSpace One, the first of what they plan to be a family of space junk-cleaning satellites that will capture debris orbiting the Earth and bring it back to burn up in the atmosphere.
The $11 million project is dealing with a real concern. Inoperable satellites, broken pieces of spacecraft and other debris has been gathering in the upper atmosphere for 50 years. NASA tracks more than 16,000 pieces larger than 10 centimeters in diameter and estimates there are 500,000 pieces smaller than that.
Related stories:
DARPA seeks ways to rebuild space junk
Space-junk problem: Is a solar sail ship the answer?
At orbiting speeds near 17,500 mph, even small pieces can cause damage. In February, 2009, an U.S. Iridium satellite was destroyed when it collided with a defunct Russian satellite. Crews in the International Space Station frequently must adjust their orbit to avoid incoming junk and in June 2011 had to take shelter in inside two Soyuz capsules when debris got a little too close. In September 2011, a railroad car-sized UARS satellite fell to Earth, though it landed safely in the ocean.
That same month, the U.S. National Research Council of the National Academies issued a report saying that the space junk problem had reached a "tipping point" at which low-Earth orbit was becoming too risky. Even though spacecraft can maneuver to avoid large pieces of debris, orbital paths are becoming dangerously cluttered with debris of all sizes, the report states.
In trying to tackle the problem, scientists at the Swiss Space Center are starting small, although they have some technical challenges to work out.
CleanSpace One, which in EPFL illustrations looks like a storage trunk, will be 30-by-10-by-10 centimeters (a foot long and about four inches on each other side), according to EPFL's announcement of the project. EPFL hopes to launch it within three to five years, and its first target will be one of two out-of-service Swisscube picosatellites launched in 2009 and 2010.
After its launch, CleanSpace One will have a tricky job. It will have to adjust its trajectory, using a new type of ultra-compact motor designed for use in space, to match its target's orbital plane while at orbiting speed, EPFL said. It will then reach out with a gripping claw, grab the target and pull it back in. Then CleanSpace One will "de-orbit" the target by returning to the Earth's atmosphere, where they will both burn up.
One down, 499,999 to go — or so might seem at first.
But although the maiden voyage might seem like cleaning up after Mardi Gras by taking trash to the landfill one piece at a time, EPFL is using the first flight to develop the prototype for a fleet of space janitors it expects to be "designed as sustainably as possible [and] able to de-orbit several different kinds of satellites," Swiss Space Center Director Volker Gass said in the center's announcement.
The center is hoping to sell such satellites once they get into larger scale production and, if customers find the price is right, it could mark a step toward cleaning up the orbital paths.
The Swiss aren't the only ones looking to solve the problem, though. NASA is researching a couple of ideas: using solar sails to power orbiting cleanup crafts, and using lasers to slow down debris enough that it would re-enter the atmosphere and burn up. And the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on the possibility of using space-borne robots that would salvage parts from old satellites to build new ones while in orbit.
In the meantime, NASA and the Air Force have been working on improving their ability to track debris, in order to better avoid space traffic accidents.
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How about developing collection robotic satellites that would park in high orbit while waiting for the development and deployment of an orbiting large, comprehensive materials recycling and reuse facility capable of smelting, forging, manufacturing, etc. all in space. Make new satellites from the old ones without coming back to earth. Much more affordable and sustainable once the infrastructure is in place. We will still need a cheap way to lift and return humans for checking on, repairing, and upgrading the system(s). [It probably should be built in space, rather than launched. Or at least assemble the subsytems/modules in space so that the subsystem/module size stays within the lifting parameters of current rocket systems.]
How typically short-sighted........ we now have a whole new industry to address an issue that should have never materialized (sorry for the pun). It's clear that the scope of the "problem" is so far beyond any cost-reasonable solution. At least someone is thinking about it and giving it a try.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harvey is hosting next month's NAACP Image Awards.
The organization said Tuesday that presenters will include "Django Unchained" nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx. Queen Latifah and Tony Goldwyn also will be among the presenters. Dennis Haysbert will be the announcer for the live broadcast.
Comedian-TV talk show host Harvey said he's honored to host the ceremony and promised "great things in store for the night."
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards honor diversity in the arts. Contenders for the top movie prize are "Flight," ''Django Unchained," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Red Tails" and "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds."
The 44th annual ceremony is scheduled to air Feb. 1 on NBC.


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Slutsky: Dzagoev red card changed the game
CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky claims Alan Dzagoev's dismissal put the UEFA Champions League clash with Viktoria Plzen beyond their reach.
The Russian Premier League side were beaten 2-1 in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, having been ahead after 65 minutes through Ahmed Musa.
Ultimately, they were denied a spot in the UEFA Europa League thanks to goals in the last 14 minutes from Daniel Kolar and Tomas Wagner, with Dzagoev's dismissal after tangling with Vaclav Prochazka off the ball two minutes after the CSKA goal proving crucial according to Slutsky.
"The match took on a different character when we went down to 10 men," he said.
"We didn't have the strength and concentration to overcome the resistance of our opponent. A key factor was the removal of Dzagoev."
Slutsky also revealed that Keisuke Honda, who supplied the cross for Musa to score the opener, was held back from starting the game due to a knee injury.
The Japan international was brought on seven minutes after the break, with Slutsky adding: "He had a sore knee, and we decided that he was unlikely to survive a full game."


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Americans react to historic health care decision
CHICAGO (AP) -- The mother of two disabled teens called Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on the health care law wonderful because it bars insurance companies from setting lifetime limits for medical expenses - a big help to her family.
But a retiree on Medicare called it a "sad day" and worries that the law's new rules coming in 2015 will interfere with treatments doctors can provide.
Across the country, some Americans haven't been dramatically affected yet by the law, which will take a few years to reach full force. But many others say they have felt its effects already and have strong opinions about it.
Name: Becky Morefield
Home: Mahomet, Ill.
Age: 51
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom of two disabled teenagers
Insurance coverage: Private insurance through husband's employer
As Morefield sees it, the health law allowed her son Tucker to die peacefully at home with private health insurance covering his care.
Tucker, one of three triplets with cerebral palsy, was always the most fragile of the siblings, Morefield said. Five years ago, he maxed out the $1 million lifetime limit in his family's policy when he went into respiratory failure and was hospitalized for 12 weeks.
Hitting the lifetime limit meant the insurance company would no longer pay Tucker's medical bills. The state of Illinois picked up the slack through a program for children with special health care needs. But the program put strict limits on certain medical supplies, leading the family to wash and reuse equipment meant for single use.
Tucker's coverage was reinstated in 2011 because the health care law barred lifetime dollar limits on coverage. He lived another 15 months covered by private insurance. At the end, he had doctor visits at home, oxygen and enough pain medication - all care that Morefield said would have been restricted under the state program.
"It was a blessing for us," Morefield said. "People who've not had the ongoing medical things we've had don't understand."
Morefield reacted to the Supreme Court decision on Thursday, her birthday, with joy. She called it a great gift that will grant her and her husband peace of mind.
"It's wonderful," she said.
Name: Margo Criscuola
Home: Chicago
Age: 66
Occupation: Education consultant
Insurance coverage: Medicare
Criscuola is worried that a controversial board created by President Barack Obama's health overhaul will ration health care and also dictate treatments to doctors. She has family members with a rare genetic condition that she said requires experimental therapies.
"I was listening to the radio this morning and heard the news. I think it's a very sad day for this country, for our medical industry and for our health in this country," Criscuola said.
"If you have a law that requires doctors' treatments to be approved on the basis of their general effectiveness and doctors are not permitted to experiment with other kinds of approaches, that makes it very difficult for special diseases like these to be treated."
The board, called the Independent Payment Advisory Board, is meant to hold down Medicare costs, beginning in 2015. Republicans are targeting the provision for repeal. Criscuola fears the board's influence will go beyond Medicare and permeate the health care system. The White House has said the board is crucial to holding down costs and is barred by the law from rationing care.
The law also encourages a payment model for hospitals, insurers and doctors called "accountable care organizations," which Criscuola believes also will limit doctors' choices in treating patients.
Criscuola has benefited from a provision in the health care law that provides free annual wellness exams to people with Medicare.
"Do I use it? Yeah. Is the benefit I receive from it more than if I had kept the money I paid into Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes and invested it myself? No. It's considerably less," she said. "Will it be around in 15, 20 years? Probably not."
Name: Bev Veals
Home: Near Wilmington, N.C.
Age: 48
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom of a 17-year-old and a 20-year-old
Insurance coverage: Coverage under the new law for people with pre-existing conditions
On Thursday morning, waiting for the news, Veals was watching CNN, which initially reported incorrectly that the law had been overturned. She was tense with worry that she would lose her coverage.
"I'm totally, absolutely right now dazed because they first, initially said it had been overturned," Veals said. "I'm sitting here gasping for breath. ... Now they're saying it's being upheld." She added: "It's a relief."
The expense of her breast cancer treatments led to bankruptcy and foreclosure for her family over a horrific 10-year period. Finally, it cost so much that she could no longer afford health insurance. She and her self-employed husband decided to drop her from the family's insurance plan four years ago to reduce their monthly premiums from $1,700 to $400 a month.
She spent the next 27 months uninsured. Then in 2011 she signed up for insurance made possible by the new law. The program helps people who have been turned away by insurance companies because of pre-existing medical conditions. She now pays $377 a month for her insurance with a $1,000 deductible, meaning she pays that much out of pocket before the coverage starts.
"It has only been a little over a year for me, but I can't tell you the dignity being covered brings," Veals said. "My biggest fear was I would have to beg for help to cover medical bills. Panhandling to pay a doctor's bill ... not my idea of the American Dream."
Though raised as a Republican, Veals said her politics are changing.
"As a conservative, I believed if you can't make your way, you don't get your way. Now I've cost more medically than I will ever be able to make. I've changed my political stance because of this," she said. "It doesn't do our economy any good when we have so many people having to file for medical bankruptcy."
Name: Carlton Grimmett
Home: Atlanta
Age: 43
Employment: Night security guard at upscale apartment complex
Coverage: Uninsured
Two years ago, Grimmett had a job with good insurance and a wife with diabetes and other health problems. But then his job, doing plumbing and HVAC work at an Atlanta university, was outsourced and he no longer could cover his wife's medical bills.
His wife had to stop going to the private doctors she was seeing, and her husband tried to get her into care elsewhere. But at other facilities, they encountered paperwork, delays and foot dragging, he said. Her health deteriorated.
"When you don't have insurance, they treat you different," he said.
In January 2011, Mary Grimmett started struggling to breathe and was rushed to Grady Memorial, Atlanta's safety net hospital. She qualified for a program that provides discounted and even free care to uninsured people who qualify. But by that time she had pneumonia as well as a broken ankle that needed surgery and was very sick.
She spent two weeks in the hospital and then died of congestive heart failure - a complication of her other illnesses. She was 39.
Today, Grimmett has a job, making $25,000 a year, but still has no insurance. Under the new health care law, he will be eligible for a government tax credit to help with the cost of buying private health insurance.
That would reduce his estimated annual premiums for health coverage from $5,054 to $1,726.
He is healthy, but the loss of his wife was a tragic lesson in the importance of coverage, he said. When he heard about the Supreme Court ruling from others at a nonprofit where he was volunteering, he said he felt grateful to Obama for helping the poor.
"He's listening to the voice of Jehovah God," he said. He added: "I'm grateful for the hope and opportunity to have health insurance, not just myself but all people who can't afford health insurance. It's a great thing that has taken place today."
Name: Jim Schreiber
Home: New York City
Age: 26
Occupation: Works for small beverage business
Insurance coverage: Private insurance through his employer
Schreiber's young and healthy, but still had reason to worry about the Supreme Court decision. He works for a small business and is responsible for switching the company to a new health insurance plan. He has found a plan at a reasonable price, but that price won't be locked in until August.
Early Thursday, he was concerned that the price would jump with a confusing decision on the health care law, or if the court overturned it. Like many other Americans, he saw contradictory news reports about the ruling and "my heart dropped."
He repeatedly refreshed the Web pages on his computer screen and, finally, when the ruling became clear, "it was a relief."
The company is among the 30 percent of businesses with fewer than 10 employees that offer health coverage. Small businesses often pay more for insurance than large companies.
Schreiber is hoping his company can qualify for a tax credit made available by the health care law for small businesses that provide health insurance. The tax credit is one of the most popular ideas in the health law, according to polls.
Name: Samantha Ames
Home: Washington, D.C.
Age: 25
Occupation: Recent law school graduate
Insurance coverage: Got back on parents' insurance, thanks to the health care law
When Ames woke up from ankle surgery, her doctor said her ligament had been in worse shape than he previously thought from previous sports injuries.
"He told me if I had injured it once more, it would likely have torn apart entirely," Ames said. "I may never have fully regained my ability to walk. It's only because I was able to get the operation when I did that I was spared a much more severe, painful and lasting injury."
Ames was able to have the $30,000 surgery because she was covered by her parents' insurance, thanks to a provision in the health care law that lets young adults keep that coverage until they turn 26. Nationally, an additional 3.1 million young people are covered as a result.
She is uncertain whether she will have a job that provides insurance when she turns 26 in October.
But "I'm so relieved I did not just lose my health insurance today," she said.


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Pasta for Picky Eaters: 8 Recipes Kids Can Easily Pick Apart
There is a middle ground between, "My kids eat the exact same meals we do! Pâté for all!" and "Plain pasta with butter, please." We have found that pasta dishes like the ones listed below—with chunks of healthy, delicious ingredients that can also be separated out, if necessary—are most successful in our house. Everyone eats, and we aren't cooking two meals.
Some kids will pick out the green vegetables or beans and just eat the pasta. Mine does that occasionally, but I've also found that she's more likely to eat the broccoli or chickpeas or what have you if it's in a separate pile. She's not into mixed-up foods.
What I like about these pastas is that most have some sort of sauce or pesto coating the noodles, so if your kid will only eat the pasta, she's getting a little something added in, even if it's just tomatoes. And they all represent a nice, well-balanced meal for her parents.
• 1. Pasta with Cauliflower, Sausage, and Breadcrumbs. Chunks of cauliflower and sausage are super simple to pick out of pasta. And both are usually agreeable to a toddler.
• 2. Pasta with Mint Pesto, Peas, and Ricotta Salata. A beautiful, fresh pesto to introduce a new flavor on a familiar turf.
• 3. Orecchiette with Sausage and Kale. Kale can be a tough one, but I find it's more palatable than spinach (weird, I know, but spinach can get slimy or stringy and be hard to swallow for really young kids).
• 4. Rapini with Orecchiette and White Beans. Beans are a great addition to pasta—almost like meat—and are easy for little fingers to grab.
• 5. Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles. The sauce is hearty and the chicken already comes on top, not mixed in.
• 6. Edamame & Cauliflower Pasta Salad with Feta. Three good-for-you ingredients that go well together or separately.
• 7. Squash, Bacon, and Goat Cheese Pasta. If goat cheese is a little strong, try cubes of mozzarella. I'd leave the raw basil off of my kid's plate.
• 8. How to Make Meatballs. Meatballs: the easiest thing to pull off a bowl of pasta. And delicious on their own.
Related: 10 Easy Pasta Dishes with Bacon
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by Ben Sobieck, online editor
F&W Media designer Dusty Reid took to the D&DH staff food plot yesterday
as part of its inaugural hunt. Amongst the Big
'n' Beasty Brassica, he counted 20 deer from his stand 26 feet up on the side
of a hill.
"I mostly saw young ones. One had a nice rack," Reid said.
Reid reported several young bucks fighting in the plot. He said he held out in hopes
the noise would attract a more mature buck. That did not happen. Although he came
back back empty-handed, Reid said he did not feel disappointed.
"It was really satisfying to see that many deer on a food plot we worked hard on all
summer," he said.
Reid snapped several images of the deer with his cell phone. The resolution was not
high enough to post here.
"Take my word for it," Reid said. "It's going to be a great season."
Look for more reports about hunts at the D&DH staff food plot in the future.
Post your hunting stories on the forum.


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WASHINGTON — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.
Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love" is joining the Grateful Dead's famous 1977 Barton Hall concert as sounds of cultural significance, among 25 additions that are being announced Wednesday by the Library of Congress as part of its registry.
The world's largest library has chosen a diverse array of songs and sounds from history to retain for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry. Among the new choices this year are Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors," Prince's "Purple Rain" and more.
Some selections are truly historic and rarely heard. They include the only known audio of former American slaves who were interviewed in the 1930s, including one participant who had worked for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. There's also a cylinder from a talking doll created by Thomas Edison in 1888 that is the earliest known commercial sound recording. It was considered unplayable until last year, after new digital mapping tools were used to reveal its sound of a woman singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
The library also is saving Leonard Bernstein's conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1943 and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from 1970, which introduced millions of people to jazz through the TV soundtrack.
"America's sound heritage is an important part of the nation's history and culture, and this year's selections reflect the diversity and creativity of the American experience," said Librarian of Congress James Billington, in announcing his final selections.
Though Summer died last week of cancer, her hit single was selected for the sound registry weeks ago, said Matt Barton, the library's curator of recorded sound. Summer had many hits, but "I Feel Love" rose to the top because it was a breakthrough that would change club music for years to come, according to the library's citation.
"From the first time you heard it, it was just, 'Wow, this is very different,'" Barton said. "We hadn't heard this before. It was enormously influential."
The registry includes early sounds from hip-hop with Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" from 1979 that is credited with launching a genre and inspiring future artists.
Funk will have its place in the sound history collection with Parliament's "Mothership Connection" from 1975 with George Clinton's "Ain't nothin' but a party, y'all" on the title track.
Blues singer Bo Diddley is being inducted to the sound registry, too, with "Bo Diddley" and "I'm a Man."
For Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Diddley's sound was some of the first beats he learned as a little boy, he told The Associated Press. So he was thrilled that sounds of the Dead were being preserved at the same time.
Hart had a hand in helping create the sound registry, pushing for a law in Congress in 2000. He said he didn't lobby for his own music to be included this year, though he was letting other "lads" in the band know about the honor.
Their music will be represented with the 1977 Barton Hall concert at Cornell University, which has been cited as one of their best performances ever. The recording was hailed for its sound quality.
"The Grateful Dead just touched a nerve, and it's still relevant in many ways today," Hart told the AP. "It's American-based music, but the combination of it, I guess, was the chemical that ignited, the energy that ignited the spirit of the people for many generations."
One key choice they made was to allow fans to record their concerts live, rather than hiring guards to take away recorders. That helped build an army of "Dead heads," Hart said, because they could all take the experience they had paid for with them. And every concert was always different.
Hart said he is impressed with his fellow inductees in the library collection.
"These are not just songs," he said. "These are talking books — thousands of years of evolutions of cultures are in this music. It represents something even greater, the hopes, the dreams … the joy, everything it takes to make up a people are embedded in this music."
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A suspicious package found at the Batavia post office Thursday morning turned out to be weightlifting weights being mailed to someone in West Virginia.
Police and the Kane County bomb investigation squad were called at 5:19 a.m. to the post office at Mill Street and Randall Road, Batavia Police Deputy Chief Dan Eul said. Employees had already evacuated the building and put the package outside.
They were let back in at 8:11 a.m.
A postal worker taking packages out of the automated postal center in the office's lobby thought they heard the package ticking, said Beverly Howard, customer relations coordinator for the postal service's Central Illinois District. The package had been placed in the bin Wednesday evening.
Authorities were able to contact the sender, X-rayed the package and others that had been in the bin, then opened the package.
"We're sorry about the scare and the uproar," Howard said.
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Including bulk doping when simulating QM accumulation capacitance in Schred V1
Through examination of the source code I have figured out that I need to use the "accumula=yes" flag in the "calc" section of the input file to get Schred V1 to include quantum mechanical effects when calculating the capacitance in accumulation (it is my understanding that Schred V2 does not support this feature). Inclusion of this flag results in a lower capacitance in accumulation compared to the semiclassical case, as expected. However, it also appears to result in the neglect of the bulk doping, with the capacitance minimum in depletion sitting close to zero. Is there any way around this, short of modifying the source code?


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"Star Wars Rebels" has its premiere date. The new show set in the galaxy far, far away will arrive via a one-hour animated movie on Oct. 3.
"Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" will premiere that day on Disney Channel, with the "Rebels" series launching 10 days later on Oct. 13 on Disney XD, the studio announced Tuesday.
Set about five years before the beginning of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope," the new animated series follows the adventures of a group of heroes desperately trying to combat the all-consuming might of the Empire, the fascistic government risen from the ashes of the Old Republic in "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."
Although the story will recount the formation of the Rebel Alliance, the group that Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo would eventually lead to defeat the evil Empire, at the outset of the show the organization is little more than a ragtag band of aliens and a Jedi Knight in hiding, Kanan (voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.), who engage in minor skirmishes with Imperial agents.
"It's the origin story of the Rebel Alliance," executive producer Simon Kinberg told fans at San Diego's Comic-Con International last month, comparing "Star Wars Rebels" to a story of the American Revolution. "They're rebels who don't imagine they'll be part of a larger organization one day."
The series is overseen by supervising director and executive producer Dave Filoni, whose work on "The Clone Wars" has made him well known in "Star Wars" fan circles.
In addition to Prinze, the "Star Wars Rebels" voice cast includes Steve Blum, Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall and David Oyelowo, who will play Agent Kallus, the so-called Rebel hunter, who works for the Imperial Security Bureau and is the right-hand man to the lead bad guy, the imposing, villainous Inquisitor.
Verified users will be able to view "Spark of Rebellion" at WATCHDisneyXD.com and with the WATCH Disney XD app beginning Sept. 29; the special will arrive on DVD on Oct. 14 with special features including four "Star Wars Rebels" shorts.
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How Will Wavefront Cross the Chasm? Part 2
Pyrhic victories are common in the technology world. It is not uncommon for the originator of an invention miss out on the profitable mass adoption phase. Deals made during hard times can cap the upside, dilute ownership or simply warehouse the technology as part of a large corporation's inventory. Crossing the chasm isn't for the faint of heart.
For a company with new technology to cross the chasm it needs persistence and staying power.
Wavefront's persistence comes from President and CEO, Brett Davidson. He has been relentlessly championing Wavefront's Powerwave technology for over a decade (from theory to lab tests to field tests to commercialization.) This map shows the global footprint of Wavefront's efforts to date.
Wavefront's staying power comes from its strong cash position (as of August 31, 2012 Wavefront still had $15.1 million in cash and $1.7 million in receivables) in combination with a growing revenue stream. This gives them a comfortable buffer.
Documentation of Powerwave's effectiveness in EOR applications was a critical component of Wavefront's commercialization strategy. Technology buyers want to minimize their risk and one of the best ways to win them over is through the use of case studies. Powerwave implementation typically results not only in increased oil production but higher oil percentages (oil cut) in the produced fluid (which is a combination of oil and water).
A recent independent evaluation of Powerwave results was undertaken by Gaffney-Cline and Associates, a subsidiary of Baker Hughes. The study analysed 5 fields involving 77 Powerwave-driven water injector installations. The objective of the study was to evaluate the production response at the surrounding producers that comprised the well pattern supported by water injection utilizing Powerwave. The decline trend was estimated before and after the Powerwave installations, and the difference in EUR was quantified.
The figure below compares the decline curves of pre-and post-Powerwave application. As noted, the post Powerwave application increased EUR by 38% extending economic well life by approximately 8 years.
Powerwave can't make an old oil field last forever. Most of the data from the first few years of Powerwave show stable trends that eventually must decline. Not many reservoir engineers can fit a decline curve to increasing production rates. The yellow "Post tool installation decline line" takes the increased production trend, reverses it at the last data point and then assumes a steeper decline curve. I'll spare you the philosophical discussion of the merits of optimistic vs. pessimistic reserve reports. My take is that in another year, if Powerwave is still applied in a consistent manner, that an updated report just might show even better numbers.
Wavefront's MD&A states In certain cases evaluated for the study EUR may be conservative because the decline has been applied, but the production trend is still flat or even increasing.
The most important point is that Powerwave consistently makes money for its clients on assets that are on life support. This type of verification will help Wavefront cross the chasm.
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I. In Focus This Week
Director's Note
Bad news and good news in 'The Silly Season'
Way back in July I wrote a commentary here at electionlineWeekly that pleaded with everyone involved in the field of elections to stay cool in the face of rising political temperatures across the country:
We must always remember that the American election system has always been the mechanism through which we enable the peaceful transfer of power between groups with different views. Those of us in the field of elections cannot preserve that role if we are contributing to the storm instead of standing strong – and together – against it, even when we disagree about the best way to do so.
Three months later, it's pretty clear most people weren't listening.
Indeed, we are now in what the old electionline crew used to call the "silly season" — that period when Election Day gets close enough for people to start saying and doing things that simply boggle the mind.
The bad news, of course, is that most of these "silly" things end up on the front page.
Take, for example, Ohio's battle over early voting. After Ohio Secretary of Jon Husted issued a directive eliminating weekend early voting, Franklin County (Columbus) GOP chair and election board member Doug Preisse sent an email(!) to the Columbus Dispatch in which he said "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine … Let's be fair and reasonable." That just confirmed the worst fears of Democrats, who cited Preisse's remarks – at full volume - as proof that the GOP sought to return the nation to Jim Crow days.
Take remarks like those – and the controversy they create – and it's easy to see why observers like Rick Hasen say the nation's election system is in the hands of the "partisan and incompetent".
Unfortunately, that pattern has been repeated again and again across the country as battles over voter ID, voter list maintenance, early voting and other policies rage on and on: hard feelings lead to hard words, which generate big headlines leading to more hard feelings etc. It's a vicious and – if you read the headlines every day like we do at electionline — depressing cycle.
But here's the good news: Virtually none of those headlines involve remarks by people who can truly be called election officials. Indeed, most of the cringe-worthy comments you see or hear are by people whose job it is to be partisan: candidates, party officials and advocates. Sometimes, like Preisse, they have a nominal role in elections – but really, they're just part of the noise with which the real election officials must cope as Election Day approaches.
Now, I'm under no illusion that election administrators don't have problems of their own (occasionally self-inflicted) but contributing to the "silly season" isn't usually one of them.
Real election officials — the ones printing ballots, staffing/equipping polling places and getting ready to run Election Day — are simply too busy to pop off in the press. These women and men catch far too many grenades in the run-up to Election Day to even think about throwing any of their own.
Keep that in mind the next time somebody contributes another doozy to the silly season.
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BUTLER, Pa. - January 3, 2014 --The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is experimenting with beet juice as a way to treat icy roads in especially cold weather.
PennDOT officials tell KDKA-TV that chemicals in the juice are supposed to help road salt melt ice at lower temperatures. Typically, salt loses much of its effectiveness below 20 degrees, but when mixed with beet juice, the salt reportedly melts ice down to zero or even below-zero temperatures.
PennDOT experimented with beet juice a few years ago but officials say a new and improved version is being tested as part of a pilot program in Butler County, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
The new beet juice has more sugar in it, which is supposed to improve its performance.


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Brass band
A Brass Band is, typically, a wind ensemble consisting entirely of brass instruments, though usually with the addition of percussion. There are usually up to about 24 players and the instruments used consist of cornets, horns of various registers, tenor and bass trombones, variously sized tubas - ranging from tenor (euphoniums) to bass - and the percussion – usually bass and snare drums and cymbals.
The form became popular in the early to mid 19th century in Northern England, nearly always attached to a factory, colliery or foundry, and spread throughout the English speaking world. In 1900 there were an estimated 5000 bands in England and Wales alone competing in the various competitions. The form, with small variations and usually with fewer personnel, spread to the Salvation Army.
At first there was a paucity of quality band music, however, in the early 20th century, serious composers such as Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst and John Ireland began writing or arranging music for brass band.
Military bands are usually "augmented" brass bands. Added to a core of brass instruments can be saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoons and others that, whilst blown, are not brass. Such are "authentic" renditions of George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" and "Music for the Royal Fireworks". That enormous army of instruments led by "Seventy Six Trombones" and "Professor" Harold Hill down the main street of River City in "The Music Man" was a brass band augmented to within an inch of its life.
Brass Bands contests are still extremely popular and are the staple of the genre. These days, elite ensembles such as the "Grimesthorpe Colliery Band" and the "Black Dyke Mills Band" with their roots deeply imbedded in the grim soil of working class northern England tour the world, playing in classical concert halls and outdoor venues and enjoy multimillion-dollar recording contracts.
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Illinois offense comes back to life
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- If any part of the Illinois football team has a right to enjoy the 2-0 start, it's the offense.
As 2012 dragged on and losses piled up, the offense's futility grew. Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase watched his yardage, passing and running, drop sharply. He wound up with just four touchdown passes -- all season.
In Saturday's win over Cincinnati, Illinois got the ball to 11 receivers, and seven people ran the ball. The result was an offensive explosion -- 522 yards and 27 first downs -- in which no ball carrier had more than Donovonn Young's 64 yards and no receiver more than Martize Barr's 72.
"I don't think I've ever been around (anything like that)," offensive coordinator Bill Cubit said. "That's a lot of different guys. It's not like some guy's catching 14."
Most important of all was the result: a 45-17 win over the Bearcats. Illinois faces a potentially stiffer test Saturday, taking on No. 19 Washington at Soldier Field in Chicago.
It shouldn't be a surprise that Cubit, the architect of the offensive turnaround now in the works at Illinois, would admit to a little wonder at his creation so far. Cubit was hired in the off season to improve that faltering offense and beef up head coach Tim Beckman's staff.
While gloom and blame became part of the culture of last season's 2-10 Illinois team, the upbeat Cubit says his players are having fun so far this season, and should be.
"I think they need to enjoy this stuff -- this game is so hard," he said.
He points to two pieces of his offense as keys to the success Illinois has had so far -- Scheelhaase and his receivers, those 11 guys he threw to Saturday who mostly made due with a catch or two apiece. Scheelhaase already has six touchdown passes this season against just one interception.
"He's so intelligent. For me, it's just a pleasure to watch him go out there and have fun," Cubit said. "For a guy who's been a little bit maligned around here, you know, right now I think he's leading the Big Ten in passing."
It's early, but he's right. Scheelhaase's 364 yards a game and 74 percent completion percentage are both best in the conference so far. And it's clear the quarterback is enjoying their partnership.
Cubit coaches from the sideline rather than a box high in the stadium, which means the two talk face to face and do it quickly, Scheelhaase says.
"I mean, even mid-play sometimes," Scheelhaase said. "One time he thought I should have checked something. I pointed up to the (play) clock and said we're about to run out of time. He shook his head and knew exactly what I was talking about. Being able to have that kind of quick communication, that does help."
The receivers, Cubit said, have made Scheelhaase better.
He calls them a selfless group. Even leading receiver Martize Barr only has nine catches in two games, but he and eight other Illini players have caught at least three each. Converted quarterback Miles Osei has eight catches for 54 yards and is always where he's supposed to be.
"It's experience, it's leadership, it's dependability," Cubit said. "He's not fast, he just does everything right."
Notes: Beckman said the return of starting guard Ted Karras, who missed the first game with an injury, was welcome. "There's not a bunch of vocal guys on the offensive line. Well, Teddy is," Beckman said. "Teddy will let you know how he feels about it." ... The Cincinnati win is the biggest of Beckman's stay in Champaign, but he insisted he didn't celebrate. "Nah. I tell ya', I spent time with my mom and dad and we had a recruit over." ... Running back Josh Ferguson's 47 yards on nine carries earned him a shot at seeing a little more of the ball, Beckman said. "I think Ferguson will definitely be a guy that we can try to get the ball to, along with Donovonn Young." ... Linebacker Jonathan Brown leads the Big Ten with 23 tackles, 11 of them solo.


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Departmental Website
Students who satisfactorily complete the two-year Pre-Engineering program or the three-year B.S. in Engineering program are well prepared to transfer to an engineering school where they may complete their engineering studies in approximately two more years. The B.S. in Engineering program is a cooperative degree program between Eastern Illinois University and either the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Students who complete this program earn two degrees, one from EIU and one from UIUC or SIUC.
Four Year Degree Plan
Graduate Degree Opportunities After Graduation
M.S. and Ph.D. programs in related engineering field.
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The Kansas City Royals acquired OF Gorkys Hernandez from the Miami Marlins Monday, July 22, in exchange for SS Alex McClure. Hernandez was assigned to Triple-A Omaha.
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Seven Kansas City Royals players were named to compete for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. Selected were P's Edwin Carl, Jon Keck and Justin Marks; INF's Alex McClure and Orlando Calixte; IF/OF Whit Merrifield and OF Brian Fletcher.
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