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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The soundtrack for the animated tale "Frozen" burned the competition at this year's Grammy Awards.
The top-selling recording won two awards, including best compilation soundtrack for visual media. Idina Menzel's "Let It Go," which also won songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez an Academy Award, took the Grammy for best song written for visual media.
"Thanks to everyone on YouTube," Lopez said onstage. "This is also for both sets of our parents who had rough years this year."
The "Frozen" soundtrack has sold close to 4 million units.
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It's me in 60 years. I love this woman. She's hilarious! And understands the beauty of the sentence fragment. (Somewhere on the "Maverick my ass" post is my little comment -- basically it's what I just said. Hey, they can't all be brilliant.)
Earlier today, I was having an idle moment (I must have been peeing -- those are the only idle moments I get to have at work. Perhaps that and not the arid conditions of our office is what makes me drink nonstop throughout my entire shift) and wondered how much I'll change as time goes on. Is it true? Does your mind narrow and your waistline expand? That's a terrifying thought. I mean, my waist is already expanded. I'll be composed of shapes not found in nature if that happens. But will I lose my sense of humor? Will I suddenly become conservative?
I kind of doubt it. My mother calls people "abortion survivors." This could be the screaming child interrupting our conversation or McCain slowly dying in one of his campaign ads. My grandmother tells penis jokes. I'm pretty sure it's in our DNA.
But it gives me a strange sense of calm hope to know that we are not alone in our delightfully profane ways. Plus, it's just funny to read an 82-year-old woman calling John McCain an asswipe. You know, 60 years before I'm the one doing it.
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This information is collated by OOFRAS Inc as we hear about opportunities from our networks. . .
Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, offers three-year PhD scholarships, worth approximately A$49,000 per annum (including a A$23,728 p/a stipend, and a tuition fee scholarship). We are particularly interested in students with a training in history, anthropology or related disciplines in the humanities or social sciences, who would like to work on projects in the following areas:
- refugee resettlement
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Successful applicants would be located at the Swinburne Institute for Social Research, and supervised by Professor Sandy Gifford and/or Professor Klaus Neumann. Pending the granting of an Australian visa, successful applicants could enrol as early as January 2013.
Non-native English speakers will need to provide evidence of their language skills at the time of application (TOEFL or IELTS test, or 24 months of full-time study in English).
Please send expressions of interest, accompanied by a CV, academic transcripts, two unpublished writing samples and a research proposal, to Professor Sandy Gifford,email@example.com, no later than 1 August 2012.


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In most cities, adding a second house to a single-family lot would be illegal or would set off an epic battle with the neighbors that could drag on for years. But not in
There, this kind of housing — referred to officially as "accessory dwelling units," but better known as granny flats, garage apartments or alley houses — is being welcomed and even encouraged, thanks to friendly zoning laws. And additional living spaces are springing up everywhere, providing affordable housing without changing the feeling or texture of established neighborhoods the way high-rise developments can.
In the southeastern part of town, Jen Wantland, 40, and Bryan Scott, 37, converted their two-car garage into a 480-square-foot home using mostly salvaged materials, for about $60,000. Then they moved in and rented out their four-bedroom house, which more than covers their living expenses. They're delighted to talk about how fabulous downsizing feels and how it allows them to work less and play more.
Stephanie and Sam Dyer, who are both 34 and live in the coveted
Lenore Prato, 45, worried that she would be the first member of her large Italian family unable to provide a home for her parents as they got older. So Ms. Prato and her husband, Ken Finney, 44, built a 660-square-foot cottage that sits behind their own house on a corner lot in the Sunnyside neighborhood.Continue reading the main story
"I like that we're setting an example for our kids," Ms. Prato said. "This is how you treat your parents."
They are also setting a good fiscal example. Eric Engstrom, a principal city planner, has seen these small structures become increasingly popular during his 16 years working for the city. And as he put it, "Given the low vacancy rate, when they're done, you can rent them out in about an hour." Which means that adding an accessory dwelling unit, or A.D.U., increases the value of a piece of property.
Since the 1990s, Mr. Engstrom said, zoning laws in Portland have been slowly changing to accommodate the buildings. "There's been a lot of pressure on us to allow them," he said.
But it was in 2010 when the biggest changes took place. That was when the city relaxed the limitations on size and began offering the equivalent of a cash incentive by waiving the hefty fees usually levied on new development. Other cities in the Northwest have been moving in this direction, but Portland is the first to offer a significant financial benefit and one of the few that does not require owners to live on the site, provide additional off-street parking or secure the approval of their neighbors — all of which have proved to be obstacles elsewhere. Apart from
Eli Spevak, a local alternative-housing developer who is among those who lobbied for A.D.U.-friendly policies, said, "The city changed two rules, and all of a sudden it went from 30 a year being built to 200 last year" — an impressive figure, considering the total number of applications approved for single-family houses in 2013 was 800.
"That's amazing," he said. "The environmental benefit of building small is huge, and this is such a wonderfully flexible housing type."
Over on the corner of 29th and Going, in the Alberta Arts neighborhood, Kyra Routon-Michelinie and James Michelinie spent what felt like an endless series of weekends last year constructing a small house behind their three-bedroom bungalow.
Ms. Routon-Michelinie, a 29-year-old speech pathologist, and Mr. Michelinie, a 30-year-old biomedical engineer, are renting out the big house for now and living in the little one, which was designed by her father, Steven Routon, an architect. It has such an animated street presence, they say, that passers-by often stop to chat about it.
The 700-square-foot house cost about $100,000 to build, not counting the labor supplied by the couple and her parents.
The city also pitched in by waiving development fees. That alone saved them $14,000 — money they didn't have. Mr. Michelinie said, "Without that, we may never have started the project."
Still, securing financing was a problem, as most lending institutions are not up on this trend.
"The only reason there aren't 10,000 A.D.U.s being built is that nobody can find the money," Mr. Michelinie said.
Their 2,000-square-foot home, which they bought for $312,000 in 2012, didn't offer sufficient equity, he said, so they borrowed from relatives.
Once the two houses were standing side by side on the 40-by-100-foot lot, everyone was worried about the appraisal, but it came in at $500,000 — substantially more than they had spent — so they were able to refinance their existing
When they have children, the couple plan to move back into the main house, and Ms. Routon-Michelinie's parents, who live outside the city, will use the smaller house as a pied-à-terre.
"I can't wait to live there," Mr. Routon said.
Of course, the challenge with houses this small, said Jack Barnes, a local architect with A.D.U. experience, is "figuring out how to fit everything." It's a little like designing the inside of a boat, he said.
The maximum allowable size is 800 square feet, or 75 percent of the overall square footage of a lot's primary house, whichever is smaller.
Despite the size limitation, costs can easily run to as much as $250,000, depending on the design and the finishes, although the average accessory unit, according to a survey sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Quality of 860 built in Portland,
A library of case studies detailing design choices and the attendant costs can be found on accessorydwellings.org, a site developed by three passionate advocates: Mr. Spevak, the developer, who is spending this year as a Harvard Loeb fellow, working on new ways to finance the units; Martin Brown, an environmental researcher who built a purple A.D.U. that now houses his mother-in-law; and Kol Peterson, a web manager for the Forest Service, who shares an 800-square-foot unit with his wife and teaches an introductory A.D.U. course. (The $125 class, "Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit on Your Property in Portland, Oregon," which is held every month or so, is nearly always sold out, he said.)
The site offers a calculator for estimating how long it will take to break even on your investment. In his case, Mr. Peterson said, it was about two and a half years.
But affordability is only part of the appeal of accessory dwelling units.
The A.D.U. offers a way to avoid much of that waste, he said.
"There are very few people who don't like this approach," he added. "This is such a wonderful little package."
An article last Thursday about new zoning laws in Portland, Ore., meant to encourage small backyard houses misstated the name of a course on building such houses. It is "Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit on Your Property in Portland, Oregon" — not "This Is the Little Life," which is a website on small backyard house. The article also misstated the surname of a woman who converted a a garage into a home. She is Jen Wantland, not Wetland.


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What's your preference? A make-up wearing emo who paints his fingernails but still fucks like a demon, or a skater dude whose lean body is testament to his board (and fucking) skills? Emos have a reputation for being shy, sensitive and introvert, not these fuck sluts and these skateboarders want to show off their skills in the bedroom. Whichever you choose, these boys are willing bottom boys who can't wait to feel you sliding up their tight tunnels!
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Business Events leaders have convened as the Advisory Committee behind the Australian Business Events Expo 2012. They will meet regularly to provide top industry guidance and insights to ensure relevance and continuous improvement for the tradeshow.
Initiated by Exhibitions and Trade Fairs (ETF), the owners of the show, the Advisory Committee's role is to advise how the event can better serve the industry and enhance its must-attend status on the business event industry's calendar.
Established just before the 2011 Expo, the Advisory Committee returns due to the support and impact the inaugural committee last year says Jodie Richmond, CEO and General Manager, Exhibition & Trade Fairs.
"The Advisory Committee brought a fresh perspective, experience and first-hand knowledge of the industry which we sought to make the experience of the Expo more valuable for both exhibitors and visitors alike.
"Our first meeting of the season had an infectious energy which raised interesting opportunities and ideas we are developing for the 2012 Expo," said Ms Richmond.
The Advisory Committee will be a crucial component to the Expo delivering highly relevant content for all involved. They will meet regularly to provide consultation on seminar session topics, networking opportunities and visitor promotion strategies.
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- Amanda Anker, Director of Marketing and Sales, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Anthea Somerville, Relationship Executive, Qantas Airways
- Gary Daly, General Manager Sales, Luna Park Sydney
- Dr Caroline Hong, CEO, SME Association
- Felicity Zadro, Managing Director, Zadro Communications
- Jakki Temple, Director of Sales and Marketing, The Star
- Delwin Kriel, Event Manager, Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
- Jodie Richmond, CEO and Managing Director, Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
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The best guess is that some mineral in the corn is at greater than usual concentrations and the heat processing and possibly some pH interaction are leading to a pigment change. This is more likely to occur when the corn is grown under stress conditions (like drought). It may be iron, sulfur or some other mineral. The product is safe to eat but probably won't be used because the discoloration is not very appetizing. Several cases in Missouri were reported when using the variety, Royal Delight; so it may be varietally related also. PREPARED BY: Angela M. Fraser, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Food Safety Specialist, and Carolyn J. Lackey, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N., Professor/Food and Nutrition Specialist, North Carolina State University (August 2004)


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Admissions to the Nottingham Girls' Academy
Pupils are admitted at the start of, and during, two main stages:
- Secondary year 7 (age 11)
- Secondary post-16 (age 16)
Admission numbers:
a) 150 full time places - year 7
d) 150 full time places - post 16 (including all year 11 pupils at the Academy who choose to stay on for their post-16 education)
For admission to secondary year 7, in the year preceding admission, parents should apply using Nottingham City Council's Admission process.
For admission in September 2019, these forms can be accessed on-line from September 2018 and all forms should be returned to Nottingham City Council by midday on 31 October 2018.
To apply on-line visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
For all other admissions 8-11, please contact the Academy on 0115 748 3410 or fill in the Admissions Application Form towards the bottom of this page and return it to the Academy.
For Post-16 admissions, please contact the Sixth Form at the Academy or complete the Post-16 application form on our Sixth Form page.
There will be a right of appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel for unsuccessful applicants relating to admissions at age 5 (statutory school age) or above. Appeals should be made within twenty (20) school days of the date of refusal.
If refused admission, you should contact the Academy, in writing, to lodge an appeal. Please mark your envelope 'Admissions Appeals'.
2017-18 Timetable for Hearing Admission Appeals
As an Own Admission Authority, and in accordance with the provisions of the School Admission Appeals Code, the Nottingham Girls' Academy is required to set a timetable for hearing any appeals that are lodged.
If you wish to lodge an appeal for a place at the Nottingham Girls' Academy during 2018/19 then you need to have regard to the following dates and timescales:-
- National Offer Date (for year 7, September 2018) – 1 March 2018
- Deadline for lodging an appeal – 28 March 2018
- Deadline for hearing on-time appeals – 15 June 2018
NOTE: Appeals lodged after 28 March 2018 will, where possible, be heard by 15 June 2018. Where it is not possible to hear the appeal by 15 June 2018 it will be heard within 30 school days of the date of receipt.
- Appeals for late applications – for applications made after 31 October 2017 (the closing date for the receipt of applications for transfer to secondary school) appeals will, where possible, be heard by 15 June 2018. Where it is not possible to hear the appeal by 15 June 2018 it will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.


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10 Fun Kids Toys
Posted on July 6 2014
A different take on kids toys, which your spoilt kid may or may not enjoy...but they are unusual.
A review of some of the coolest, most technologically able with great designs. Note: All toys selections are available from Amazon.com
S.H.Figuarts Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter has been crafted with meticulous attention to detail helmet area employs a shiny metallic finish and clear parts for enhanced realism.
May the Force be with you. The Force Trainer by Uncle Milton actually allows you to control a Jedi Training Remote with your mind.
Kids are now able to blast off to outer space and beyond with the Jr. Astronaut Space Helmet by Aeromax.
Committing to body modification of the minigun variety is a tough decision, but one that had to be made.
Air Swimmers swim through the air with incredibly smooth and life-like swimming motion.
Leading the line was the first packaged action figure customizing kit ever, the Make Your Own Zombie kit.
Now you can transform your living room into a life-size game of Pac-Man with this remote control Pac-Man and Ghost.
The classic game from 1966 in which the battling robots try to knock each other's blocks off.
When you put on these intense green power-fists, you'll feel just like the Hulk.
A great toy for the office or home, safe and non-toxic, it comes with a water based fog liquid that you pour into the gun and blast away.


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Broward County`s next jail expansion is two months behind schedule before construction has even begun. Meanwhile, many inmates are sleeping on cots or on the floor.
About 250 of the 450 beds being added to the North Broward Detention Center in Pompano Beach are not expected to be finished until February 1990. Originally, those beds were to be ready at the end of this year. The other 200 beds are to be completed by August 1990.
Any delay is a major setback because of the chronic jail crisis -- 3,235 inmates were in jails with a capacity of 2,650 on Monday night -- and officials pledged they would try to get back on schedule.
``We`re not going to meet the original date we set,`` said Pete Corwin, who coordinates the jail-building program. ``As it looks now, our target date is February of 1990. Obviously, we`ll try to beat that.``
The delay was caused by complicated changes in the design of the $16 million addition, which will include a large infirmary for inmates. The construction cost breaks down to $35,550 a bed, Corwin said.
A 432-bed expansion of the minimum-security stockade in Fort Lauderdale is supposed to open on schedule next week, officials said.
Meanwhile, County Administrator Lex Hester on Monday made a plea for cooperation among the judicial system, police, School Board and county to help keep people out of jail in the first place.
``Just locking people up isn`t going to solve the problems that we have,`` Hester said. ``What we`re trying to do is have a criminal justice system that works, and I put the emphasis on the word `system.```
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A teenage boy will face no criminal charges in the stabbing death of a man in Palatine on Thursday because the man attacked the boy first, police said.
Police said Eduardo Garcia of the 4700 block of Arbor Drive in Rolling Meadows was stabbed by a 15-year-old defending himself during a fight in which Garcia was the aggressor, said Deputy Chief Al Stokel. They were fighting over a girl, police said.
The 15-year-old suffered head injuries from a beating.
Garcia was stabbed about 6:15 p.m. in the 1900 block of Green Lane in the Baldwin Greens housing complex, according to police. Friends drove him about three blocks south to a business parking lot in the 1600 block of Baldwin Road where one of the friends in the vehicle called police, authorities said.
Garcia died around 7 p.m. at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
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Never push a crazy b*tch
While I hate being referred to as crazy, and enjoy being described as bitch about as much; nevermind the combination of the two - as someone with Bipolar 1 Disorder and PTSD there are times I am triggered/pushed/tested to the point I can not control my emotions. Included in the encompassing term emotions is anger. Sometimes it is like it is not me. And at times I black out. This is why the quote below hit home for me. I have an inner Hulk that can come out.
Do you have an inner Hulk?
How do you cope with triggers?
I try to walk away ;-)
Many times going through the Acknowledge, Accept - it is what it is, process works. But there are times a little more is needed; especially while going through the acceptance process.
Concentrating on even breathing has helped me. And now, my new therapist has me working on Belly Breathing (while you breathe in & out, breathe into your tummy. Do this by sticking out your tummy as you breathe in AND out), which is working wonderfully right now - especially coping with my anxiety.
Making sure I keep up with taking care of my mental & physical health helps also. One of the things I do to help my overall health is take Vitamin D, Omega 3's, Magnesium, Co-Q-10, and Whole Food Nutrition from Juice Plus+.
Restive sleep, and enough of it, is very important! Tired me equals an easily triggered me.
Journaling is helpful. My version of journaling is this blog. Myself and many others enjoy journaling & it's benefits, and science backs it's effectiveness.
Yoga is amazing for both mental & physical health. I like to describe it as meditative exercise, and love it! Yoga is shown to help "re-wire" the brain and improve mental health, among other health benefits. Yoga can be done by almost anybody. You don't have to be able to do the splits and stand on your head ;-)
Scent is powerful! Find high quality, organic (and preferably non gmo), calming essential oils. Lavender is a favorite of many. (We recommend Essential Oils from Pure Haven Essentials.)
Accupuncture is a very effective tool for relieving stress. Make sure to research anyone you consider using. You do not want to have a bad accupuncture experience!
Stimulants and (poor) diet can cause me to be more easily triggered as they can negatively affect my mood.
Hunger can make me easily triggered; me get hangry ;-)
Avoiding alcohol and drugs helps keep the Hulk at bay haha funny, but true.
Hormones. Enough said. Not much you can do... Mindfulness can be extremely helpful all the time, and especially during times when we are easily set off - like during a menstrual cycle. Acceptance of what is also saves the day a lot; Try your best to not REact. Reaction equals being emotional.
...welp, I am exhausted and have just drawn a blank ;-)
Hope you will share your coping techniques with us!
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Students, faculty, and staff must present a Wake Tech photo ID to use library services. Your photo ID also serves as your library card. (I need a new/replacement ID). Wake County residents and Workforce Continuing Education students may also use Wake Tech libraries by presenting a valid ID. They can obtain a library card by completing a community borrower's application form at any library location.
It is the mission of the Wake Technical Community College Libraries to seek, evaluate, obtain and facilitate the use of resources and information that support the college's curricula, student and faculty resource needs and overall community information expectations. These activities include providing instruction in multiple formats to stimulate and support information literacy.
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2008 Kawasaki KLX110
With the KLX110, Kawasaki is set to deliver the most compact, quick-turning off-road motorcycle destined to beginners. It exploits a user-friendly four-stroke air-cooled engine and a reliable chassis in order to complete with its goal.
2008 Kawasaki KLX110
Engine:Four-stroke, SOHC, two-valve single
Transmission:Three-speed with automatic clutch
Energy:Keihin PB18
Displacement:111cc L
Top Speed:45 mph
Kawasaki has its special way of introducing a kid to the off-road terrain and it is most likely you've already heard about it or even started riding on it. The KLX110 is equipped with a user-friendly 111cc air-cooled, two-valve, four-stroke engine which delivers enough power to properly make the chassis stand out, and your little kid smile.
Versatility is the key as the bike is suitable for children of all ages and manages to be a complete satisfaction for each one of them.
Kawasaki first sold and manufactured the KLX110 in the year 2002. The bike quickly became known as the most fun and exciting first off-road motorcycle because it featured a solid and yet easy chassis hosting an 111cc engine delivering the enjoyable rush.
Perfect for initiating children to trail riding, the Kawasaki KLX110 was ideal for father-son incursions into the deeps of the forests. You could actually confuse it with the vegetation as the only color available was Lime Green. Combined with racing styling, the Kawasaki KLX110 blended perfectly in with the environment and managed to satisfy the rider's every single need.
The only difference concerning color came with the 2008 model year. The bike can now be painted Lime Green or Bright White.
In every single aspect the Kawasaki KLX110 and Yamaha TT-R110E are much alike. Displacement is the first feature that stands out and makes the TT-R the worst nightmare of this KLX, but when you read about the class-exclusive four-speed automatic gearbox, you know that this one is going to be tough. The Yamaha TT-R110E inspires its exterior design on those famous YZ machines so that the package would be complete and the competition ferocious.
Another motorcycle ready to fight with the trails and against the KLX110 is the Honda CRF100. This bike is equally versatile but seems to enjoy more popularity thanks to its bulletproof four-stroke engine mated to a smooth five-speed transmission. The advantage is easily noticeable when it comes to speed but how does the Honda manage to teach the children this very important lesson? Simply, it offers smaller bikes for starters.
The Suzuki DR-Z125 attempts to attract riders with impressive new styling and a user-friendly behavior. If riders would buy with their hearts, the Suzuki will definitely be their option, and when it comes to handling and power delivery, the Suzuki also seems to manage pretty good so that the Kawasaki would have a strong competitor.
A motorcycle's potential would have never been exploited to a maximum if that bike would have a face only a mother could love. It's good that we are not facing that situation with the 2008 Kawasaki KLX110 as the bike is carefully designed so that it will look good on the showroom and at home on the trails.
The KLX110 dedicates this result to its race-inspired styling and decals. Either Bright White or Lime Green painted the Kawasaki KLX110 looks aggressive and for the untrained eye, it could easily pass as a motocross machine. In fact, don't be surprised if you'll see it on a mini-motocross race track.
No matter the bike's color, the front and side number plates are white and have the purpose of reminding us of the Kawasaki KX65.
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I would define the KLX110 as being a fun bike for an adult and a real blast for the young rider on its first off-road adventure. The bike's versatility comes from combining sufficient power with easy handling, and that is what you'll most appreciate at it.
The simple engine design makes it reliable and compact so you can enjoy riding strong for a pretty long time and with the same levels of satisfaction. Featuring an 111cc, four-stroke, SOHC, two-valve single-cylinder engine, the KLX is perfect for kids seeking the perfect balance between user-friendliness and a strong-pulling thumper. Parents can adjust the speed for their youngsters with the help of a throttle limiter.
What properly values the small engine is the three-speed transmission which features an automatic clutch so you or your kid won't be needed to pull a clutch lever and shift gears. This makes it ideal for beginners and more fun for the adults.
Kawasaki proves to have taken this bike in serious by implementing a seat situated only 25.6 inches from the ground. It allows youngsters to safely position their feet on the ground when they jump on it or come to a complete stop. And if the situation requires, they can also flatfoot the ground with ease. The seat height determines adults to practically drag their feet on the ground but we also tend to ride these bikes without caution so that is a good thing also when it comes to redirecting the bike fast.
The suspensions are comfortable thanks to 4.3 inches of travel up front and 4.2 at the rear. Because this bike is addressed to youngsters, anyone weighing more than 130 pounds is advised to go look for the much needed suspension upgrades. For its target, the KLX represents the perfect choice.
Thanks to its compact design and low center of gravity, the Kawasaki KLX110 is very easy to handle, behavior noticed by every single kid that expressed its impressions while I was trying to find more personal impressions fresh from the trails. Because the bike doesn't require shifting, the kids can concentrate more on getting familiar with it, and enjoy it more and more every day.
I'm a bit heavy for it and I still managed to ride with no more or less than 40 mph, so an enthusiastic rider which gained confidence can easily take it up to 45-50 mph. This speed is truly satisfying for the given category and really makes the bike sell.
When it needs to come to a stop, the rider can rely on the front and rear drum brakes which provide all of the needed stopping power and are proof of the fact that what comes "fast", must stop fast also. There is no need for disc brakes as long as the kids are satisfied and the parents stay off of them.
Everyone will feel nice on the 2008 Kawasaki KLX110 as this motorcycle is tough enough for the fully grown person and perfect for the anxious young rider.
Marketed with an MSRP of $1,749, this KLX teaches a lesson about affordability to the other bikes in its class. More than once, I had the pleasure of seeing both father and son riding the exact bike and having lots of fun together so who knows, maybe it will be your case too.
The Kawasaki KLX110 seems to have carefully followed the recipe that always delivers successful beginners motorcycles: position the seat low in the lightweight frame, get yourself a small torquer and get it limited for the eventuality in which a speed junkie tries to push it above its capabilities.
In other words, the KLX110 is not just a good off-road motorcycle, it is the best decision you've ever made concerning an off-road motorcycle.
Engine and Transmission
Displacement: 111cc
Type: Four-stroke, SOHC, two-valve single
Bore x stroke: 53.0 x 50.6mm
Compression ratio: 9.5:1
Cooling: Air
Carburetion: Keihin PB18
Ignition: CDI
Transmission: Three-speed with automatic clutch
Final drive: Chain
Chassis and Dimensions
Frame: Backbone frame, high-tensile steel
Rake / trail: 25.5 degrees / 2.1 in.
Front suspension / wheel travel: 30mm hydraulic telescopic fork / 4.3 in.
Rear suspension / wheel travel: Swingarm with single hydraulic shock / 4.2 in.
Front tire: 2.50x14
Rear tire: 3.00x12
Front brake: Mechanical Drum
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Overall length: 61.2 in.
Overall width: 26.0 in.
Overall height: 37.6
Ground clearance: 7.5 in.
Seat height: 25.6 in.
Dry weight: 141.1 lbs.
Wheelbase: 41.9 in.
Fuel capacity: 1.0 gal.
Color: Lime Green / Bright White
Good Times™ Protection Plan: 12, 24 or 36 months
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My dreams are getting weirder and weirder.
Just the other day, I dreamt of bumping into Nicholas Teo.
Where? In college.
Yesterday night, I dreamt of Avril Lavigne.
I guessed I'm a little too excited about her concert. The weirdest thing of all was that she was the daughter of my Eurasian neighbour who lives just a few doors away from my home.
I'm crossing my fingers (and toes) that her concert will go on as scheduled at 29th August and not being cancelled or delayed 'cuz finals are around that time as well.
Who's next on my dream list?
Tonight, I think I'm gonna work hard to dream that Raymond Lam and I are getting married.
*Wedding bells ringing*
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Orion makes splashdown after successful maiden voyage
December 6 , 2014
Nasa's spaceship Orion completed its unmanned voyage, making a splashdown in the Pacific.
Support vessels of the navy recovered the floating spaceship.
Orion has been designed to eventually undertake manned missions to Mars and other destinations, though some experts believe that such a trip to the red planet could take at least two decades to become a reality.
The Orion's maiden four-and-a-half hour flight, after its launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, was meant to tests its key technologies such as the heat shield.
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If you have a big family, enjoy camping with lots of friends, or just enjoy your space then take a look at this Impression fifth wheel 28BHS that will sleep 9-10. You will find a bunkhouse in the rear, triple slide outs for more interior floor space, a front master bedroom to retreat to after entertaining everyone, and an outside kitchen.
Step inside to your right up the steps to a side aisle bath and front bedroom. The bath includes a shower with a seat, linen storage, a toilet, and sink. The front bedroom features one of the three slides. This slide provides a wardrobe for your traveling clothes. You will find a king bed, dual nightstands, and overhead cabinets.
Head towards the center of the fifth wheel to find the combined kitchen and living area with dual opposing slide outs. The curbside slide features a booth dinette. Adjacent you can enjoy the angled entertainment center from anywhere in this area. On the opposite side the opposing slide includes a hide-a-bed sofa with overhead storage, a refrigerator, and a three burner range with microwave above.
There is a kitchen island with a large double sink and extra counter space. You will also find a hutch with additional storage along the interior wall making this a dream kitchen on wheels.
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It Happened So Fast, But It's So Good! | Summer 2007
By the time you get this I will be only a few short weeks away from being married for the second, and last time.
I say last time confidently because I know I've finally found my soulmate. She's shy and would rather remain anonymous, so I'll simply refer to her as my Sweetie.
I'm madly in love with her and if she feels one-tenth about me the way I feel about her, then I'm a lucky guy.
Forgive me the schmaltz, but it's taken a long time to find my wonderful Sweetie. I've dated, been in relationships, even been married, but no one has captured my heart the way she has.
We met on a dating website. I've heard–and I'm sure you have as well–both positive stories about Internet dating, and horror stories. Ultimately, I believe success from online dating depends on the two people involved. Just as it always has in the non-online dating world.
In our case, it helped that the particular website we met on was based mostly on members' values.
Values are the type of thing you don't normally get to learn about someone until you've been together awhile, and by then you may find a deal-breaker –sometimes only after you've fallen for the person, when it's too late to end things without hurt feelings.
The website I met my Sweetie on has a comprehensive questionnaire on values and interests and members' answers are visible to anyone.
Ironically, I was looking for women elsewhere, as I had been hoping to leave Miami. Then I found my Sweetie's profile and saw we were a perfect match and that she lived here. We also both wanted to get married. And her interests were the same as mine, too: she's a big fan of the rock band U2 (as I am) and she loves reading, books and bookstores, like I do.
So I sent her an e-mail. I was pleasantly surprised when she responded. We went back and forth a few times, and then the moment of truth arrived: I asked her out.
She gave me her phone number. I remember the first time I called her: it was Halloween. I kept getting interrupted by trick-or-treaters knocking on my door, followed by my two "vicious" attack dogs barking. And I loved the sound of her voice so much I jokingly asked her to read War and Peace to me over the phone.
We lived across town from each other–she in Kendall, I in Hialeah–so we talked on the phone a few evenings before our first date actually took place, on a Saturday night, the day of my niece's birthday. We were to meet at an Italian restaurant roughly halfway between where each of us lived.
I already knew she was special. I knew instinctively that she was a good catch. I really liked the way she talked and the sound of her voice. And based on her picture, I thought she was attractive–not gorgeous, but attractive. And I thought that was great.
But when we met in person at the Italian restaurant… my jaw just dropped. She was more beautiful than I could ever have imagined.
Now, I LOVE to eat. That's why I've always struggled with my weight and began the Body for Life program I've been talking about. So our first date came on one of the program's cheat days, a once-a-week opportunity built into the diet-and-exercise program to eat whatever you want.
But regardless, I could barely eat. That night was probably the first time ever as an adult I couldn't eat, outside of the times I've been ill. I was giddy like a child that this beautiful woman was here to see ME. She had me from that moment, and every second we've been together has only confirmed for me that she truly is the woman of my dreams.
Looking back at what I've written so far in this column, I'll admit I'm a little embarrassed. We live in a cynical world where the word love, when used in a romantic context, is usually laughed at. Yet, almost universally, this is what we want. So many of the "laughers" also lament that it's "impossible" to find a good man or woman.
My Sweetie and I were at dinner sometime before we were engaged to be married. The waitress asked if we were married or had been dating a long time. We told her we had only been together a few months at that point.
"Oh," she said, "I knew it, that's why you're all 'lovey-dovey." She was referring to how we were holding hands, kissing each other and gazing into each other's eyes (yes, I know, I already apologized for the schmaltz earlier ). "Couples that have been together a long time aren't like that," she added.
I turned to my Sweetie and said to her I'd still be behaving this way with her years from now. I told her what the waitress said was really only true for people who were–I used a sound to describe this, not a word–ugh towards each other.
She laughed and I added, "which of course, begs the question, why would people who are 'ugh' towards each other get married?"
My silly rhetorical question addresses, I think, the reason why so many of us are cynical about romantic love. People who really shouldn't be together are together either because of impatience or because they allow themselves to be manipulated by pressure from others.
Unlike my previous relationships (and I include my first marriage here), I feel no doubts, no reservations, no impatience, no pressure and only one regret about my Sweetie: that we did not meet sooner in life.
But I won't look back. I feel extraordinarily lucky to have found her at all and I'm amazed at how the littlest thing–one small action or lack thereof on the part of either one of us–could have kept us from ever having met.
And I'll be eternally grateful that she came into my life.
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A young Kuwaiti man has sparked an online controversy after he vowed not to return 57,000 dinars (Dh742,423) that a bank error in his favour netted him.
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His decision prompted a heated online debate, with supporters encouraging him to use the money, even if he considers it a loan to be returned on easy terms. However, those who opposed his stance insisted that he was doing something that Islam did not condone and that he was putting the career of the bank clerk who made the mistake at risk.
"You have to make the right decision and return the money that does not belong to you," one blogger posted. "You must not in any way cause the bank clerk to be sacked or sent to prison because of a genuine mistake."
According to sources, the young man had deposited a cheque for 57 dinars in his account, but the bank clerk added three zeros, turning the amount into 57,000 dinars.
The account owner reportedly saw the mistake, waited for some time and then went to another branch of the bank and withdrew the full amount.
He posted a picture of the money on his Twitter account and commented: "I want to use the money to go to Morocco. Look at how beautiful they are," referring to the notes.
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One thing that you must remember when designing a room in their house is to create a mood.Think about that specific mood and stick with it when choosing items should be placed in the room. For instance, cool colors and pastels are good for creating a relaxing, then you should select soft and warm colors.
A good tip is to use a variety of patterns and textures into whatever room you are designing. These patterns can help to draw the eye and detail of your living space.
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Your ceiling should be brighter than the walls of a positive color flow. If you do not do this, the room will feel constricting. A lighter-colored ceiling will make your room feel brighter and inviting.
White tiles in your bathroom blend excellently with vibrant wall colors. To make the tiles pop, think about painting blues, or bright green. It also allows you to change in the future if your taste should change.
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To avoid this, and then select the tone on your own. You can then allow them to select a color and paint the furniture with that color. Rather than painting the room bright red, paint them a lighter color and use the red on dressers or bedside tables.
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Hiles, D.R. & Čermák, I. "Narrative oriented inquiry." Paper presented to 8th Annual Narrative and Memory Conference, Huddersfield, 2008.
Hiles, D.R. "Unusual narrative ability in savant syndrome." Paper presented to 8th Annual Narrative and Memory Conference, Huddersfield, 2008.
Hiles, D.R. "Putting Heidegger Polanyi Popper in the same frame." Paper presented at "Personal Knowledge at Fifty" Conference,Loyola University, Chicago, 2008.
Hiles, D.R. "Heidegger and the participatory paradigm for psychological research." Paper presented at International Conference in Critical Psychology, Cardiff, UK, 2008.
Hiles, D.R. "Participatory perspectives on counselling research." Invited address presented to Newport Centre for Counselling Research Conference, Newport, S. Wales, 22nd November, 2008.
Hiles, D.R., Čermák, I. & Chrz, V. "Narrative identity positioning: First steps in NOI." Paper presented to 9th Annual Narrative and Memory Conference, Huddersfield, 2009.
Hiles, D.R. "Things that went bump in the night: Tacit knowing, narrative circumspection and ordinary life." Paper presented to 9th Annual Narrative and Memory Conference, Huddersfield, 2009.
Hamilton, N. & Hiles, D.R. "Symmetry in dreams and its relation to psycho-spiritual awakening." Paper presented at 26th Annual Dream Conference, International Association for the study of Dreams, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2009.
Hiles, D.R. "Familiar and unfamiliar places: explorations in tacit knowing." Paper presented to 8th International Qualitative Research Conference, Bournemouth, September, 2009.
Hiles, D.R., Čermák I., Chrz, V. & Urbánek, T. "Human Narrative Intelligence: The storied nature of human experience." Paper presented to International Conference on Narrative, St.Louis, Missouri, April, 2011.
Hiles, D.R., Čermák, I., Chrz, V. & Urbánek, T. "Human Narrative Intelligence: From the embodied to the Aeolian mode." Paper presented to IHSRC, at St Catherine's College, Oxford University, July 27-30, 2011.
Hiles, D.R. "Black Swan – Sensuality of the waking dream in the Self-Body-World." Paper presented to IHSRC, at St Catherine's College, Oxford University, July 27-30, 2011.
Hiles, D.R. "Narrative Oriented Inquiry (NOI), narrative intelligence and psychology." Paper presented to Annual BPS Conference, London, April 18-20, 2012.
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A Sage most downloaded article 2010:Yates, S. & Hiles, D.R. "Towards a 'Critical Ontology of Ourselves'? Foucault, subjectivity and discourse analysis." Theory and Psychology, 2010,20(1), 52-75.
UK & International invitations:Hiles, D.R. (2008) "Heuristic Inquiry: Researching personal significance." Invited address, University of Keele, UK.Hiles, D.R. (2008) "Participatory perspectives on counselling research." Keynote address, presented to Newport Centre for Counselling Research Conference, Newport, S. Wales, November.Hiles, D.R. (2011) Invited to present "Master Class in Narrative Inquiry Methods" to PhD students and Staff, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, April.Hiles, D.R. (2011) Invited to present "Master Class in Qualitative Inquiry Methods." Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, GDR, November.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Rachel Goldstein was bored. For two whole months she had stared at the bleak, dull, stark white ceiling of Royal North Shore Hospital. She stared at the small TV again, not really paying attention to the daytime soap that aired at the same time every boring day. She looked around the ward again, taking in the same bed, the same walls, and the same patients, Nancy to the right with increased intracranial pressure, Rachel had talked to her for the past 2 days until Nancy's condition had taken the better of her and she lapsed into unconsciousness. The more Rachel looked at her, the more disillusioned she became, her mind wondering to thoughts of her own life at that stage, only 10 years ago. The Same nightmare... god she wished the nightmares would stop. Rachel's eyes drifted closed once more to relive the horror of the night that nearly cost her life. It was dark when they entered the warehouse after Axe Grevile, their devious and now hunted informant. He had split after receiving a phone call from his supplier, leading them to an abandoned warehouse. Dark and almost smelling of evil and decay. The smell of decay assaulted her nostrils as she leapt from the car, not bothering to turn the headlights off or close the door. As silently as she could she ran into the warehouse, gun drawn, breath ragged with anticipation. She noticed her hands were sweaty, as though her body knew something was wrong. Footsteps were silent until a piece of tin attached itself to her shoe. It rattled loudly, startling Jack and even herself. Mentally cursing herself she moved forward, each step another closer to the masked assailant that was to come up behind her. Mounting the stairs she looked ahead of her, searching for a sign of the villain they were after. Nothing. Silence. Not a breath, not a sound. Jack's face popped up the stairs and said something about the 'dogs' doing something. There was a sound behind her, like the rushing of a freight train. Turning towards the sound she saw a figure, clad in black, but there was light reflecting from something, was it glasses? Recognition clicked in her mind, it was the bloke from the Federal Passport office in Canberra. 'What the hell is he doing here' she wondered. She saw the recognition in his eyes, and his hand as it darted towards something on the railing. Still staring in disbelief, unable to comprehend what he was doing, she stood as he lunged towards her, forcing whatever he had picked up into her stomach... she heard a voice.... did her attacker try and say something to her?
"Rachel? Rachel?!? Rach.. you okay?"
The voice talked to her... her attacker... why was he worried about her... oh god the PAIN... it assaulted her body, ripping her apart from the insides. She convulsed and staggered...falling to the catwalk beneath her.. feeling its hard metal against her warm skin.
"RACHEL! Rach.. wake up! Its a dream.. come on girl.. wake up!"
She was shaking... suddenly cold and hot at the same time...the pain intensified.. causing her to convulse again with sheer agony.. someone was calling her...
Her eyes were closed... squeezed shut in mortal agony, vaguely she realized if she lived through this she'd have to identify the man, forcing her eyes open she tried to look into the rimmed eyes of her attacker and saw.....
"Helen?" Blinking something... was it sweat... out of her eyes she looked up at Helen's face again... wondering why Helen was there, still trying to comprehend what was happening.. "There was a man... and he was wearing glasses... and... he.. I..." Rachel blabbled.. still working out in her mind what was going on around her. White walls? where was she? Where was the warehouse? Where was the man who attacked her? She bolted upright... knocking over Helen and vaguely wondering why she was on the floor. "Rach! Its okay.... you were dreaming... having a nightmare.. its okay.. you're still in hospital." Helen soothed. If rattled the socks of Helen to see Rachel like this, so vulnerable and helpless. Rachel seemed unaware of her surroundings, and had curled up into a tight ball, shaking with the intensity of her dream. Concerned Helen wrapped her arms around the shaking woman, trying to protect her from whatever her mind was throwing at her. In the back of her mind Helen wondered if Rachel would ever recover from her experience, or would she be the victim of flashbacks and nightmares for the rest of her life, pushing her closer and closer to the brink of insanity. She tried to look into Rachel's eyes, tried to judge what was happening inside her mind, a vacant frightened gaze was all she got in return. She heard another sound.. was it footsteps.. or the beating of her pounding heart and she clutched her abdomen, the glass in her hand cutting her flash deeper and deeper, the pain nothing compared to the feeling of fire burning from her stomach towards her limbs. Jack's voice appeared again.. it seemed to drift into her already full mind, he was yelling something about ambulances... and hanging on... and something else... Helen was beginning to get worried, this was the longest episode Rachel had experienced. Usually they only lasted a few minutes, and comprised of vacant stares and a rigid posture, Rachel returning to normal as if nothing had happened only minutes after. This one was different though, something was wrong. Glancing up quickly Helen grabbed the buzzer lying on Rachel's pillow and pressed the bright red button 3 times before turning back to the curled up, shaking shell of her friend. Moments later a team of nurses rushed into the room, all asking questions and taking readings from devices. "What happened.. what did she do.. did she take anything...." the questions became more urgent as their patient began to convulse, her slender body thrashing without her control. Jack was doing something... something to her stomach.. god it hurt.. Jack.. don't... hurts.. Jack.. JACK!... David... what was gonna happen to David... oh god don't let him be hurt by this... don't let him see me like this...David!!!!! Frank.. where was Frank when you needed him.... Frank.. you should be here.... I need you Frank.... oh god it hurts... breathe.. just breathe... come on girl.. just breathe...in.. out.. in .. out... breath.. god it hurts! somebody stop the hurt! please! Helen was pushed out of the way as the nurses took control of the situation, functioning as well oiled machine, obviously knowing what to do in such circumstances. They rolled her onto her side...and held her head back as limbs went flying, knocking furniture flying as Helen watched on in horror. 'This can't be happening' she thought to herself. She'd dealt with seizures before, but never someone so close to her, someone who meant so much. "Call code blue!" one of the nurses shouted, sending someone scurrying to the big red emergency button situated on the wall... this was not looking good to Helen, not looking good at all. The room suddenly filled with a large number of people, moving furniture, wheeling in trolleys and drawing the curtains. "What's happening?!?" Helen called out to someone who looked official. The person turned to her, a worried expression on his face. "She's having a seizure.. we don't know what from...it could be she's rejecting the blood transfusions we've been giving her.. we don't know.. now if you'll kindly step outside.." The doctor started. "No! I wanna know what's happening to her.. none of this 'could be' crap.... we need some ANSWERS!" Helen shouted at the poor man. As soon as she'd said it she regretted yelling at the poor man, he was only trying to help Rachel... but still, uncertainty was not something Helen Blakemore was comfortable with. The doctor turned his attention back to his patient, getting several nurses to hold her arm still while he inserted a cannula into Rachel's left arm. Jack.... JACK..... I can't see you... I can hear you.. but I cant see you.... oh Jack stop the pain.... please.. just stop the pain... FRANK.. can you... stop it please.... don't let it hurt so much.. protect me.... let it stop.... Rachel gazed up at the black sky.. it was closing in...... the pain was fading....darkness fell upon her... forcing her to be still, controlling her mind against her will.... forcing her to sleep. The doctor withdrew the syringe...using his other hand to wipe the sweat from his brow. Rachel had been heavily sedated.. for now. What the cause of her seizures were, he didn't know. But one thing he did know...they would be fatal if they weren't stopped. He turned back to the woman behind him, looking her directly in the eye. "I've sedated her, how long she'll be out I'm not sure. We'll transfer to the High Dependency Unit until we figure out what's causing this... if you'll excuse me..." He pushed past the woman in the uniform to organise a new room for his patient. While the nursing staff were reorganising the now unconscious form of her best friend, Helen stepped out to make some phone calls. Soon afterwards the voice of a worried friend echoed throughout the empty hospital corridors. "Yeah yeah I know... but look... she's taken a turn for the worse, some kinda seizure that she had, and they've moved her back up to High Dependency...yeah yeah.. I'll see ya soon.. thanks.. bye" Helen looked around as she hung up the receiver. As much as she hated to disturb Jeff when he was working.. she had to let him know what had happened.. and why she hadn't returned from her lunch break. Jeff would also break the news to Jack and Mick and Rachel's other friends back at the station. Black, blessed nothingness, nothing could hurt, nothing could hurt her. Nothingness, blessed black.
An hour later the small hospital room slowly filled with her colleagues, all stopping in as soon as they finished their shifts. Tayler was sobbing into Helen's arms.. Mick and Jack were silent.. still as statues, as if the slightest move would set off another attack. Jeff stood beside Helen, his arm around her shoulder in a gesture of support. It wasn't conceivable to any of them that they could lose their closest colleague, so soon after getting her back. Tommy and Gavin stood outside the door, almost guarding against any evils that might dare to injure their friend again. A routine developed amongst the tightly woven fabric of friends. Every day one of them would spend time with Rachel, so that she was never alone, and every day Rachel remained still and silent. She seemed so peaceful, so untouchable... so distant. The doctors said she was in a deep coma.. and that drugs... nor therapy.. would be of any benefit. Rachel had to choose to come back, she was at the crossroads. A month down the track a shadowy figure swaggered down the corridor of the Royal North Shore Hospital. The figure stopped at the nurses station, before following the directions to the room he wanted. Tommy looked up as a shadow fell across Goldie's bed, casting eerie shadows across her pale features. "Frank? How... what.. who... How'd you know?" he stuttered... a million questions flooding his mind. "well you know.. I had the scanner set to the Police Channel, and I heard about what happened 3 months ago.. and you know.. I turned around and came home." He looked over at the frail figure in the stark white hospital bed. " How is she" he added, wondering why...after 3 months.. his expartner was still unconscious. "She took a turn for the worse about a month ago. She had some kind of seizure and ended up like this. The doctors can't do anything for her" Gavin sniffed as he filled Frank in. He still wondered why Frank had automatically come to the hospital and not to the station first. 'must be that bloody ESP thing those two have' he thought. Seeing the way Frank was looking at Rachel, Gavin took his cue to leave, vacating the chair he'd pulled up by Rachel's bedside. Frank watched Gav leave, seeing him walk down the corridor to the phone before turning to settle in the chair beside the bed. He picked up the pale hand, careful not to touch the tubes running into her veins, keeping her alive. "G'day Rachy. Gez, how'd ya get yourself into this mess? I go and leave and the next thing I bloody know, you get yourself stabbed by some bastard. I dunno what they've told ya.. or what they think.. but I KNOW you can pull through this...please Rach.. ya gotta, for David, for your Dad, hell even for Jack, but most of all, for me. I'd be lost without ya Rach, I know that, cos I've already lost ya once.. and I'll be bloody well damned if I lose you again." whoa.... not quite so black... nothing to hurt still, hang on... a voice.. who's that voice... a presence...I know who it is... I need to think. think girl THINK.. you're Rachel Goldstein... you can do this.. who is it? She gingerly broadened her perceptions, feeling cool air against her skin, although her hand was in something warm, something soft. What was it? a mitten? a glove? and hand? hang on.. hand.. now that sounds about right... Frank studied Rachel's face.... something was different... something subtle like the creasing of her forehead, like she was concentrating on something. He squeezed her hand again in encouragement. According to Gav, she'd been comatose for just over a month, so anything at this point would be considered at plus. "Come on Rach.. you can do this.. face the nightmare... face it and put it behind you. Its gonna hurt, but once you've done it.. everything will get better. But Rachy.. you gotta face it.. I'll help ya through it.. I'm here.... but you've gotta face the demon again" It made sense to Frank that Rachel was hiding in her own mind from the nightmares she was obviously getting. He'd had them himself, when Kiwi Dave had pulled a gun to his head. He knew what it was like to get the flashback, the nightmares, the horrors. But he also knew that once you faced them, they could no longer hurt you. Rachel had to see that.. she HAD too. Frank! I can hear you! I can hear you! okay.. the movement thing... nope. kay.. that's not working.... blackness lifting.. yes.. good thing.. yess.. keep going..... warehouse?? oh god not again.. please no not again.. FRANKKKKK please.. don't let this happen again. I cant.. I cant go through it again.. it hurts.. it hurts too much.. FRANNNNKKKKKK!!! "Come on Rachy... you can do this.. face it.. face it and win it over... you can do it.. come on girl.. please? I need you Rach, but you gotta face this demon... or it'll rule over you forever. Come on girl.. you can do it..." Frank.. no.. I can't.... It hurts too much... Frank.. please don't make me.....PLEASE! I don't wanna go through the hurt again... its too much... I cant.... but I don't wanna be in here any more.. its lonely.. but out there is hurt.... oh please.. help me Frank.. if you help me.. I'll try.. please.. Frank.. be there... Frank noticed another small change in Rachel's face.. like her mind was tossing up the pros and cons of what he was asking her to do. He pressed onward, squeezing her hand and urging her on with encouragement. The warehouse... it was cold... dark, rank. Decay... you could smell it. She pulled her gun...god hands weren't sposed to be this sweaty....silent footsteps... SHIT tin.. sokay.. calm down girl.. it was just a bit of tin.... the bastards still out there.. you've gotta get him...a soft click click as she mounted the stairs, gun still drawn.. only to find Jack waiting for her.... Jack?? where are you going?? what about the 'dogs'? oh god.. its coming Frank.. FRANK.. I don't wanna do this.. its gonna hurt.. I know it...Frank. please don't make me.... please.... please.... "Goldie.. come on.. I know you can do it.. we could do ANYTHING you and I... who would annoy Jeff all the time if we weren't there? Come on Rach.. face it... you can do it girl..." a sound.. like the sound of wind...footsteps... who was behind her? was it Jack? turning... SHIT! not Jack.. who?? who are you?? hang on.. I know.. you're.. you're ..passports.. something to do with passports... shit.. here he comes.. gotta face him.. face... him.. god.. he's coming.. fire! pain! agony! FRAAAAAANNNKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!! gotta.. face.. him... face... demon.. face... face...... whoa... brightness........ Frank looked in astonishment at the blue eyes he thought he'd never see again. She blinked at him and smiled, a weak, pitiful, hurtful smile... but a smile nonetheless. "Hey Rach.. I knew you could do it" "Frank..... thanks.... I owe you one" she whispered. A smile lit up Frank's face. She'd chosen life, chosen life because of him.


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We are excited to see all the new skier and snowboarders that have come out of the program on the slopes for the rest of the season.
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Infant John Rashadd Roberson died Tuesday, July 18, 2000. He was born July 16 at Norfolk General Hospital.
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Peter Jan van Leeuwen, University of Reading
Non-degenerate particle filters for high-dimensional systems
Mengbin Zhu and Javier Amezcua
With ever increasing model resolution and ever more complex observation operators the data-assimilation problem is becoming highly nonlinear. Particle Filters are fully nonlinear data assimilation methods, but until recently were not efficient in high-dimensional systems. However, the so-called proposal density allows enormous freedom in particle filters, and does provide the potential for efficient particle filters in high dimensional systems.
Recent advances have been made exploring localisation, a standard technique from Ensemble Kalman Filtering, in which the high-dimensional problem is broken up in small dimensional filtering problems in subdomains, allowing for efficiency again. Unfortunately, stitching these subdomains together again can lead to unphysical behaviour in systems that exhibit complex nonlinear spatial balances between model variables, such as geophysical systems.
In this talk a new class of proposal densities is studied in which the proposal of each particle is dependent on not only the past of that particle but on the past of all particles. This strongly enhances the proposal freedom, and indeed new schemes can be generated that are non-degenerate for very high dimensional systems. We present one example of this class, in which the number of particles is independent of the dimension of the system, curing the curse of dimensionality. The new scheme is also of interest for high-dimensional parameter estimation problems. Results on applying filters of this kind to very high-dimensional geophysical systems will be discussed.


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Donny "Hollywood" Urban
"My relationship with American Race Cars got started by all the compliments Danny Waters, Jr. was giving in general conversation while we towed to Pittsburgh last year. There, he introduced me to Travis Colangelo who during the entire weekend never mentioned swaying me from any other brand he just sold himself as a great guy, easy to get along with and fun to hang out with. The following week I got a call from Mark Horton who just went into general conversation and it all went from that point forward. They sold themselves to me with their character, in addition to all of the positive remarks about the company and the people from racers like Danny and Luke Bogacki. I also spoke to Steve Furr who had nothing but great things to say.
Once I made the decision to purchase an American car, the entire deal has been so exciting and easily worked thru. When I went to pick up the new cars the entire staff at American treated me like we had been great friends for many years. They did anything they could to help in any way as well as worked three 16 hr days (At least) in a row to get the cars finished up and make sure I was happy with every detail. I enjoyed the entire time I spent with them and can't speak highly enough about them all. From our first conversation to the phone calls the next morning to make sure we made it home safe the staff at American Race Cars has been amazing. I've been in and around the racing business many years and only purchased 3 brands of cars in 20 years (and I have nothing at all negative to say about the others). I feel I have a home for the rest of my racing with AMERICAN RACE CARS and have gained some great friendships in each member of the ARC team."
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"Over the years, I have driven just about every "major brand name" dragster you could drive. As most any racer knows, they all build good cars. I went with American Race Cars for many reasons. They were willing to add special options to my car at my request, even though they had never done so on any others prior to mine, and in some cases had to design the "add ons" just to fit my car.
Secondly, I was kept well informed as to the progress of my car as it was being built. Mark Horton is not only a business man, he is a racer as well. He knows what we want and expect out of a chassis builder, and he is as straight and honest of a guy as you will meet. Travis is an awesome fabricator and welder. He sent me pictures as my car was being built. That kept me excited, as you can imagine.
Also, "service after the sell". What more can I say. Travis comes over (when he is at the same race we are at), and looks over the entire car. He checks nuts, bolts, himes, welds....everything! That makes you feel good, to know they care, even after the car has been picked up from the shop and well raced. I can't thank them enough for all that they do and have done for me. The quality and workmanship of an American car are un-surpassed
Lastly, the car and it's performance are second to none! When I'm in a slump driving the finish line, I know I can put a number in/on the car, and it will produce winning consistency ALL DAY LONG! It doesn't matter if track temps are dead hot in the middle of summer of on the brink of freezing in the winter, my American Race Cars Patriot swing-arm dragster goes down the track EVERY TIME! I race alot, and it helps to know I can depend on my car. I could not be more satisfied with my choice! Thank you Mark, Travis, and the staff at American Race Cars!"
John Parkes
"As a dealer for American Racecars it has been a pleasure to work with Mark Horton and Travis Colangelo. American Dragsters have become the hot ticket in the dragster world. Not only do they build world class cars, they provide world class service as well."
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"I have driven almost every brand of dragster out there and I have to say this American dragster is a good piece. I currently own a 2007 American swing arm 235" dragster. It has been deadly consistent at 60 foot and performed well with my small motor setup going around 4.60-4.70 in the 1/8th mile. I have also made a few passes with my big motor stuff and had .99 sixty foot times. I am sure it will go fast with no problems, but to date I have only gone 6.70's at around 195 miles per hour. The car handles great and the swing arm setup is fast, light, and most important safe. No wishbone.
For the first time in my life, I had a dragster built turn key and picked it up on the way to Canada to race. I stopped at American Race Cars and put transmission fluid in it, cranked it up and set the ignition system, and loaded it in the trailer. It went 7.28 on the first pass down the track on motor. No issues at all.
American Race Cars is owned by my good friend Mark Horton and another great guy Travis Colangelo. These guys are racers and really understand what racers want and need in a dragster. I have seen them stand behind their work and bend over backwards to make things right. You will not find a better bunch of people in the dragster business. I will be a repeat customer."
Luke Bogacki
"In my racing career, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to drive just about every major dragster chassis builders car at some point or another. You won't hear me say that one specific chassis builders design is hands down better than another. If you've got a swing-arm dragster built by a reputable fabricator, odds are you can make it work. With that being said, I've had three American Race Cars dragsters of my own, and I've driven a handful of others. I've had combinations that ran anywhere from 7.0's to 8.10's, and with minor suspension adjustments all have been extremely consistent and dependable.
What sets American Race Cars apart from the rest, for me, isn't the quality of their work or the craftsmanship and consistency of their cars (although both are phenomenal). What sets them apart is customer service and general business sense. As I said, I've had the opportunity to purchase three American Cars for my personal use to date. My first was only about the tenth car to come off of the American jig. Mark Horton and Travis Colangelo have, since day one, been completely forward and honest with me. They have done everything they've said they'd do and more. They have constantly made small changes from their normal design (additional brackets, moving components to fit my needs, etc.) to meet my personal needs.
If you're considering purchasing a new dragster, and you're shopping around the major chassis builders, I can say this much. The quote that American extends to you will be the final price when you pick up your car. The date that American tells you your car will be ready will be the date you can pick it up. If you have any issues or questions at any point with your American car, you can call Mark Horton or Travis Colangelo any day of the week and get immediate assistance. In my experience, those attributes are unmatched, and you can't put a price tag on that type of service or peace of mind. When you combine those factors with one of the nicest, cleanest, and best working cars on the market, the decision is a no-brainer for me. I will be an American customer for years to come."
Ray Wilkins
"I just wanted to give a special thanks out to Mark Horton,Travis Colangelo and all the crew at American Race Cars. They may be the most courteous and professional business in the racing industry. Thanks for all the little extras you did on the car that some companys would not do because of cost factor, but you guys do it for all your customers. Money is not the most important thing with you guys quality and building relationships is. You told me on the way home I could stop and race the car anywhere with no adjustments. And you were right. Car ran perfect right out of the gate. Thanks again guys you deserve it."
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