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Electric Motors Corp. a leader in the emerging electric vehicle industry, continues to move forward with its plans to establish a strategic manufacturing center in northern Indiana. As part of this initiative, the company has announced an agreement with Livernois Vehicle Development, one of the largest automotive engineering firms in Detroit, according to a news release.
An industrial automation and assembly expert, Livernois will provide the engineering services to ensure that EMC's electric drive train systems are fully compliant with the chassis and body parameters of light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including the Ford F-150 pickup, which will be retrofitted with EMC's electric drive train systems. Livernois will be launching an electric vehicle engineering division as a direct result of its joint venture with EMC.
"Livernois is very excited about partnering with EMC on this exciting new project," said Norma Wallis, president of Livernois Vehicle Development. "It's a real boost for the economies of both Indiana and Michigan. We're creating new products as well as a new future by bringing the automotive market here in Michigan, together with the expertise of the recreational vehicle industry in Indiana."
In addition to its new partnership with Livernois, EMC has entered into agreements with several other automotive manufacturing companies in Indiana and Michigan, including recreational vehicle manufacturer Gulf Stream Coach Inc. "Our partnership with Livernois, as well as with other leading companies, represents the beginning of a much larger network of suppliers, manufacturers, and other vendors to the electric vehicle industry," said Wil Cashen, EMC's CEO. "Incorporating electric drive systems into existing vehicles is fast becoming a significant part of the automotive industry's future. Livernois' superb engineering skills will help us achieve that goal faster and more efficiently."
Part of EMC's grand design is to establish Elkhart County, Ind., as the center of the electric vehicle industry in the United States. Elkhart, known as the capital of the recreational vehicle industry, has been hit especially hard by the recession, with unemployment topping 18%. EMC's Elkhart County facilities are expected to drive a significant number of jobs to the area.
"There are three factors coming together to make the 'perfect storm' for the electric vehicle industry," said Cashen. "The availability of federal loans will stimulate even more innovation in this area, and tougher CAFE standards means the auto industry as a whole is taking EV technology very seriously. But beyond government programs, the biggest factor driving this fledgling industry is the renewed entrepreneurial spirit we're seeing once again throughout the automotive community, as established auto manufacturers and new innovators alike create a whole new class of automotive technology. We're proud to be a leader of that movement."


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High-Value Care Increasingly Becoming Core Part of Med School Curriculum
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
High-value care has been added to curricula for many aspiring physicians
Health system executives struggling to improve the value of health care delivery can take encouragement from this: Many of today's medical students are learning about high-value care as part of their training.
That wasn't the case when Brandon Combs, M.D., an internist at UC Health in Denver, and his friend Tanner Caverly, M.D., an internist at the VA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Healthcare System, were in medical school.
"We noticed that patients often received well-intended medical care that was probably unnecessary, but there wasn't a place in our training curriculum to help identify and limit such occurrences," says Combs, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
In 2012, they co-founded the Do No Harm project, in which medical students and residents are invited to write a short narrative describing an experience in which medical overuse resulted in — or posed the threat of — harm to a patient. Participants must cite evidence from the medical literature that supports their argument about the specific overuse and evidence about how performance could be improved. The project inspired JAMA Internal Medicine to launch its Teachable Moment series. By publishing many of the Do No Harm case studies, the series allows medical trainees — and all other readers — around the world to learn from the authors' reflections on low-value care.
Meanwhile, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Arizona State University included high-value care as one of six domains in their new Science of Health Care Delivery curriculum that launched in 2015. Other domains include team-based care, population-based care and person-centered care.Read Full Article
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In the good old days, it was pretty easy to figure out who was who in most IT departments. You had some folks who did servers, some who ran the network, some who focused on storage, and generally a much larger group dedicated to applications and development.
This siloed arrangement has functioned pretty well. Employees assigned to their respective pieces of the IT infrastructure puzzle were as skilled and experienced in their responsibility as possible. If a new piece of storage or server tech came out, the network guy didn't need to know much about it, just as long as he was aware of how many and what kind of ports the server folks were going to request.
The downside of such compartmentalization is that it tends to breed inefficiencies and the occasional battle of wills. I have worked in environments where a server admin tasked with rolling out a new machine had to file a work order and wait two days to get a pair of network ports configured -- only to file a separate work order to provision a few SAN volumes.
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International Budget Hostel
Our hostel is set in a 17th-century former warehouse located in the heart of Amsterdam on one of the most beautiful canals in the city.
It's just a few minutes' walk from the Leidseplein to here and very close to the museums.
Our hostel overlooks the canal and is ideal for backpackers, students and young people.
We have four single beds in the four-person mixed rooms with shared facilities, with backpack-sized lockers for each bed. Showers and toilets can be found on each floor.
Breakfast is served in our canteen from 9am till noon. An Internet station is available at the reception area. We also have Wi-Fi. The lounge has vending machines, TV and a pay phone.
We also offer bicycles for rent.
Please note that we do not accept guests under 5 years of age.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Bicycle hire
- Board Games
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- No Curfew
- Taxes not included
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check in: 1pm
Smoking Lounge inside our hostel.
If you don't smoke we have a non smoking place also.
*free Amsterdam city map
*free wifi also in the rooms.
*free hot water
*linnen included
Reception is open 24 hrs there is no curfew.
Please consider the neighbours and other guests sleeping in the hostel when you return late at night !
Payment is due upon arrival.
City tax of 7% is not included and will be added to your balance upon arrival.
There is a 5% surcharge when paying with Visa or Mastercard. We do not accept American Express cards.
We have a 72hr cancellation period during the week. Cancellations made less than 72hrs in advance shall be charge for the first night accommodation.
We have a 96hr cancellation period for weekend reservations (Fri, Sat, Sun). Cancellations made less than 96hrs in advance shall be charge for the first night accommodation.
Cancellations made at arrival shall be charge for the first night accommodation plus 50% of the remaining nights.
Cancellation during your stay and your reservation is prepaid you will be charge for the rest of your booking (100%).
For all holidays, ALL CANCELLATIONS, regardless of arrival date, are required to be emailed to the International Budget Hostel 3 x weeks prior to arrival date (not arrival time) failure to do so will incur a 100% charge.
We will pre authorize your credit card before arrival according to the cancellation policy. Authorization means that we ask the credit card company to block an amount on your credit card as a guarantee for the hostel (normally equal to the cancellation fee). This amount is valid for 4 weeks, thereafter it is automatically released back into your account (depending on the credit card company and the country). We have no control over the release process The reservation will be terminated if the hostel does not get authorization on the credit card.
A prepayment of 10% of the total amount of the reservation is required for guests staying 7 nights or longer. This prepayment is non-refundable.
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To arrive at the hostel from Schiphol, you need to take a train to Amsterdam Central Station (about 15 minutes). From there, take tram #1, #2 or #5 and get off at the sixth stop ('Prinsengracht'). Turn right and follow the canal (also called 'Prinsengracht'). Cross the first bridge and turn left. This is Leidsegracht; we're located at number 76.
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We're near Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Vondel Park, the Torture Museum, the Red Light District, Dam Square, Rembrandt square, Leidse square, the Flower Market, Waterlooplein, Rembrandhouse, the history museum, the Heineken Experience, Madame Tussauds, and a wide range of the best coffee shops.


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The Winston White Complete Futon Sofa Full Size
The Winston White Complete Futon Sofa Full Size
Scroll Down Page For Information On The Futon Mattresses Choices.
Cover availability changes rapidly. The cover shown in the photograph is not included in the price. To choose a cover head over to our cover category after you have placed your sofa in the cart.
Product Information
The Winston futon sofa comes with a choice of 7 mattresses. Each of these mattresses has been chosen for its comfort and suitability for the sofas operating mechanism. Keep in mind the comfort of the mattress also affects seating comfort. Scroll down for information on the futon mattresses choices.
The Winston with its handy pop-up side trays has always been one of our most popular futon sofas. Now available in white, this has to be the perfect futon for Florida Coastal style. Match with one of our beachy futon covers and every day is a beach day.
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The Regal 6"
Our introductory priced mattresses for wooden frames is the Regal 6". This plush generously filled futon is a step up from our basic futon, ensuring you will not feel the wooden slats when sleeping. Six layers of polyester and cotton batting encase a 1 1/2 inch piece of foam. This American made futon mattress is infinitely superior to the 4" thick imported futon offered by many online retailers.
The Regency 8" Plush (+$50)
With 2 layers of 1.5" high-density foam and 6 layers of polyester and cotton batting, this lively futon offers a durable sleeping and seating surface.
The Royal 8" firm (+ $65)
For those who like an extremely firm mattress, this thick foam and cotton futon fits the bill. Two layers of high-density foam are surrounded by 6 layers of pre-compressed cotton batting.
The Legend 9" (+$115)
Utilising 2 layers of orthopedic finger foam and a luxurious blend of poly-cotton batting this soft futon is like sleeping on a cloud.
The Comfy Coil 9" (+$125)
When it comes to resilience you can not beat the durability of an innerspring. Unfortunately, many of us have experienced the dreaded sleeper sofa mattress with popping springs. The Comfy Coil futon mattress avoids this issue by using a flexible low-profile spring enclosed in foam. This unit is then wrapped in natural cotton batting ensuring the cool comfort of natural fiber
This futon truly combines the best of East and West mattress technology.
The Imperial 9" (+$200)
For those who wish the ultimate futon experience, the Imperial is the way to go. Fabricated from high-performance foam with built-in air pockets this futon flexes to fill your curves. The result is exceptional back support and sleeping comfort, without the weight of an innerspring.
Visco Coil 9" (+$225)
The Goldbond Visco Coil Futon Mattress is truly the gold standard in futon mattresses. A heavy duty spring inner-core is wrapped in premium cotton batting with a high-density foam top. This creates a firm support for your back and a mattress guaranteed to hold its shape for 10 years. Topped with three layers of memory foam and a top layer of cool cotton batting this futon has it all.


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Yo-Yo Ma was the cello's foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings. Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1978. A Harvard graduate, Ma made his initial impact performing J.S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, which he also recorded early on in his career; years later, he returned to Bach's work alongside artists from a variety of disciplines, reinterpreting each suite for a series of films, dubbed Inspired by Bach (made in conjunction with the likes of Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Francois Giraud along with choreographer Mark Morris). In addition to the standard concerto repertoire, Ma also recorded albums such as Hush (with vocalist Bobby McFerrin) and 1996's Appalachia Waltz, an album of original Nashville music featuring country fiddler Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer. He also performed the music of Astor Piazzolla for the soundtrack of the Sally Potter film The Tango Lesson, and explored native Chinese music as well as the music of the Kalahari bush people of Africa.


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Crayfish festival in Kalvsund / Sweden
JUST Food!
I'm Toby B. from Zurich, Switzerland.
My food is "just"! Just meaning honest, no bullshit! It is also easy to prepare, you don't need to be a pro to cook my recipes - and most important: its all about taste - they are delicious.
For the past twenty years, I have been travelling across Asia, Africa and the Americas, collecting amazing impressions on the local foods of so many different cultures. In my recipes, you will find those influences and flavors which I collected during all those years.
Barbieri? That was my great grandmother - she was a star in the kitchen. Why I named this blog after her? Well, her name just sounds better.
As I am travelling a lot, you will find suggestions of restaurants on this blog as well.
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A ThoroSpec home inspection includes in-depth analysis and on-the-spot report detailing the condition of your new home. You'll not only get the facts you need to feel confident about your purchase decision, but you'll also receive useful and practical information about how to care for your new home and protect your investment. Your professional ThoroSpec inspector performs a thorough inspection of your home's structure, major systems, interior, exterior, roofing and grounds. Services available from ThoroSpec include general home inspection and radon testing.
ThoroSpec means experience. Hollis Brown, ACI, long-time Member of the Amerian Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and Northern Virginia resident, has performed over 6,000 home inspections since 1997. He is licensed by the State of Virginia, and the state of Maryland. Hollis teaches Maryland and Virginia home inspector license classes at the Home Inspector Training Academy in Arlington, Virginia.


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Department of Revenue News Release
July 30, 2012Aug. 24 is Deadline to Submit Proposals to Manage New London License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - Interested groups or individuals will have until Aug. 24 to bid to operate the New London License Office.
The Office of Administration issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Friday asking for bids to manage the license office. The office is located at 112 E. Fourth St. in New London. Prospective agents can submit a bid that uses the same office space or propose a new location within New London.
People interested in submitting a bid to operate the license office may take a tour of the current facility from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
During Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011), the New London License Office conducted 17,414 transactions and generated $63,245 in agent processing fees.
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
Copies of the RFPs that bidders will use to develop their bids can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To review an RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Open Bids By Agency," then scroll through the list of bids until the appropriate bid is located. (The bid number for the New London office is B3Z13027.) Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling the Office of Administration at (573) 751-2387.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/#!/MoRevenue.


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Man jailed for toddler murder
Daniel Rigby, 23, of no fixed abode, has been jailed for life for the murder of two-year old Rio Smedley, the child of his then partner Kirsty Smedley. Ms Smedley was found guilty of allowing his death. She will be sentenced at a later date.


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Associated Press
Tom Brady = Chris Jericho
There was a time when Jericho was the true underdog story, a guy who rose from seemingly nowhere to become a champion. In fact, he was the first undisputed champion in WWE history. But he's gone a long time since he won a title and now seems more as an elite guy who is just there to put over the other talent. Sound familiar? To show you how magnanimous I can be, I won't even make a "Did Jericho tape The Rock and Steve Austin's walk-through to win the undisputed titles" joke. You can do that in the comment section. Not until you've sifted through all of these slides. Trust me, we're just getting started.
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Haloti Ngata = Mark Henry
If you know the words to Henry's entrance music, I think of that every time I see Ngata play. It would be really cool to have Ngata and Henry compete in a bench press contest. Shoot, you should center your Pro Bowl festivities on this. Oh, don't bother going to look it up. Ngata did 37 reps on the bench press during the 2006 NFL Scouting Combine.
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Andy Dalton = Sheamus
Red heads! Look, it was Red Dalton or Carson Palmer. For the record, if you based Sheamus on "good guy I can't believe people are rooting for," I might have opted for Peyton Manning. But we will cover the Broncos quarterback in greater detail in a moment.
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Ryback = Rob Gronkowski
Anytime I see Ryback doing that ridiculous shoulder pop and the "feed me more" thing, I can't help but think of Gronkowski doing this. If you saw Gronkowski try to land a wrestling maneuver on one of his buddies in the middle of a Las Vegas dance floor earlier this year, he can botch a move just like Ryback.
Associated Press
Jay Cutler = The Miz
Both have roots in reality TV shows. The Miz got his big break when he appeared on MTV's "The Real World." Cutler has a well-publicized romance with "The Hills" star Kristin Cavallari. While neither are cheered by the masses (well, not until recently for The Miz), I'm kind of drawn to both of them.
Associated Press
Tony Romo = Dolph Ziggler
Both seem poised to be champions, but there's just something missing. Probably because both guys are more entertaining through losing than winning. But would this make Tyron Smith the Big E Langston of the Cowboys?
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Larry Fitzgerald = Heath Slater
Slater is one of the best workers in the WWE and he makes those he works with look better than they should. Much like Fitzgerald and some of the quarterbacks he's had. Slater would be one of the best in the game if he had a better team around him. Much like Fitzgerald would be.
Associated Press/WWE
Blaine Gabbert = Zack Ryder
Jobbers. That's all.
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Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas are The Shield
The "hounds of justice" have pretty much run roughshod over the WWE for the past year, similarly to the way the Seahawks defensive backfield did in 2013. Man, what I wouldn't give for the defensive backs to enter the stadium in battle fatigues with "Sierra, Echo, Alfa, Hotel, Alfa, Whisky, Kilo, Sierra, The Seahawks!" blaring over the speakers.
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Jared Allen is Bray Wyatt
Wyatt is one of the top villains in professional wrestling right now. And the newest Monster of the Midway made himself into one of the league's top heels when he jumped ship for the rival Chicago Bears. And to be honest, I love the both of them, so there is that.
Peyton Manning is John Cena
You could easily reason Manning and Cena are at the top of their respective companies right now. Though, Manning might not be the polarizing figure in the NFL universe as Cena is in the WWE universe, but Peyton's fan boys are just as fervent. Because both Manning and Cena fans take it way too seriously when you poke fun at them. And further, both could lose in the Super Bowl and WrestleMania and the fan boys will still feel the same way. Ask Dan Hanzus.
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Luke Kuechly is Cesaro
Kuechly is on his way to becoming the best defensive player in the NFL. But only the smartest of NFL Fans would even recognize him. Cesaro is easily one of the most proficient performers not named Daniel Bryan currently on the WWE roster.
Chris Kluwe is CM Punk
This goes beyond the doppelganger looks. Kluwe is out-spoken, and his words have probably kept him from getting back into the NFL. Punk, or Phil Brooks as you might know him now, is in a similar situation with his company. Both are two of my favorites and I long for their return.
Mathews Brothers are Cody Rhodes and Goldust
I'm just trying to figure out which one is Goldust. It's got to be Clay, right? But in any event, all four of these athletes have legacies that have followed their fathers into their respective professions.
Associated Press/WWE
Brandon Mebane is Fandango
Mebane was the winner of NFL AM's annual "Dancing with the Starters" contest. And, well, do I really have to explain this any further? Because dancing! One of our editors Tyler Pistoia reasoned Pat McAfee would be a better choice here. You know what, I'll let you decide. Or come up with a better one.
Philip Rivers is Randy Orton
Both Orton and Rivers are much better, and I would say at the top of their game when they are playing the bad guy.
Ray Lewis is The Rock
The Rock stuck around for one last title run, though he might have been way past his prime while he did it. Oh wait, I'm talking about The Rock, right? Because the same could very well be said of Lewis who won a Super Bowl title in his final season. Am I right?
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Ndamukong Suh is Batista
Both look the part. One looks like he should be the best player in the game, and the other looks like he should be the best in the ring. But in the end, both are huffing around the field/ring, taking cheap shots and drawing the ire of fans everywhere. Suhtista!
Roger Goodell is Triple H
Both might catch heat from the fans, but they always smartly do what's best for business.
Troy Polamalu is The Undertaker
Both performers have lived off their mystique for quite some time now, but the fans still mark out like no other when either of them appears. Although, the two now have distinctly different contrasts in hair, they are very similar.
Russell Wilson is Daniel Bryan
Wilson was a third-round draft pick who didn't look the part of an NFL quarterback. Some said he was too small to succeed with the current giants of the league. Bryan has fought the same stereotypes since he walked into the WWE as a contestant on NXT, despite years of success as an independent wrestler. Wilson, of course, proved the skeptics wrong with a victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. Bryan looks to do the same at WrestleMania XXX.
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Charles Woodson is Christian
Both are highly regarded superstars who might be past their championship prime, but they have stuck around for one more game/match. The biggest question is, will they ever get the chance to hold the gold once again?
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Two Rail Shear Fixture (Compression) to ASTM D4255A
S4695A | Two Rail Shear Fixture (Compression) to ASTM D4255A
Stainless steel construction.
Supplied with a two clamping rail set, two loading plates, two loading yokes and one specimen template.
Max. Static Load: 100 kN (10,000 kgf, 22,000 lbf)
Upper and Lower fittings: Type Dm (1.25 in connection with 1/2 in clevis pin).
Temperature range : -70 to +250 °C (-94 to +482 °F)
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Composite Test Fixtures Two Rail Shear ASTMD4255
ASTM D 4255 describes both 2 Rail and 3 rail methods of determining the in-plane shear strength of a composite laminate panel. In the 2 Rail test (Method A) a laminate panel specimen is clamped between loading plates and yokes and then subject to shear loading. Measurement of shear strain requires the use of strain gauges on the specimen.
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Obama's campaign no-fly zone
In an election that Republicans want to make all about President Barack Obama, the White House is determined to make him all but disappear in the battleground states that matter.
The White House is putting the finishing touches on a post-Labor Day schedule that will send the president to states where he's still popular, such as: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California, Obama officials and Democratic operatives said this week.
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But in the red states that will determine control of the Senate, Obama will remain scarce. That means no personal campaign visits to states like Arkansas, Alaska, Louisiana and North Carolina. He may do some targeted outreach through robocalls, digital ads and conference calls, but the campaign plan is clear: Stay away from candidates he's already hurting.
Obama's no-fly zone for certain Senate campaigns reflects the deep concern among Democrats about his drag on the national ticket. Obama can't seem to get his poll numbers out of the low 40s, he's struggled through an endless stream of foreign policy crises, and he's the last person that many candidates want to be forced to defend on the campaign trail.
( Also on POLITICO: 'We don't have a strategy yet')
Six years ago, Obama's massive campaign organization helped to sweep several Senate Democrats, now the most endangered, into office with his appeal to unite political factions.
Now, he's an attack line.
Across the country, from Alaska and Colorado, to Louisiana and North Carolina, Republicans are citing how often the Democratic incumbent sided with the White House on votes in Congress. It's a tactic Democrats used to great effect in 2006 when they wrestled back control of the Senate by linking every incumbent to President George W. Bush, who was even more unpopular than Obama.
"He's going to be an anchor on each one of these Democrats all the way through," said Guy Harrison, a media consultant for the Republican Senate nominees in Arkansas, Colorado and North Carolina. "They're trying to grasp every life preserver they can, but the anchor of Obama is still going to pull them down."
( Also on POLITICO: Earnest clarifies Obama's ISIL answer)
White House officials argue that Obama never would have been deployed to assist red state Democrats, even at the height of his popularity. The better, more effective use of his time is to assist in states with key House races, such as Illinois, Pennsylvania and California, a senior administration official said. Obama still retains strong support in the Democratic base, and he can motivate African-Americans and Latinos like few others can.
"It will ramp up as time goes on," the official said.
Party operatives also expect Obama to help Democrat Charlie Crist in his bid for Florida governor, and perhaps Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who is trailing Republican Bruce Rauner, and Michigan Democrat Mark Schauer, who is trying to unseat Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
The White House hasn't made any final decisions on the schedule since the needs around Labor Day could shift by October, the official said.
( Also on POLTICO: Obama's 'strategy' misfire)
"We'll take him anywhere, anyhow, any way," Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Wherever he thinks he can be helpful, we would love to have him."
Israel and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) briefed Obama on the state of play in House races before the president left for his Martha's Vineyard vacation. Their requests aren't as politically challenging. They have asked him to visit New York, California and Illinois, where there are a cluster of races in each state. Obama also has made fundraising appeals through emails, and headlined nine events so far for the DCCC.
The president remains the top draw on the fundraising circuit. He and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to headline a mid-September event for the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum.
Obama's message to donors: Liberal voters tend not to show up in midterm elections, as witnessed in 2010, and Washington gridlock is the fault of GOP lawmakers.
( Also on POLITICO: DOD: Iraq effort cost more than $560M)
"The problem is not that we're too mean or we're too partisan," Obama said at a fundraiser in May. "The problem is that I don't have enough votes. Full stop."
But for Democratic incumbents in top-tier Senate races, the Obama association is like a dead weight. His recent trips to states with competitive contests have been fraught with clumsy choreography between the candidates and the White House.
When Obama arrived in North Carolina on Tuesday to speak at the American Legion's annual meeting, Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan — along with Republican Sen. Richard Burr — greeted him on the tarmac and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
But by the time Air Force One touched down in Charlotte, she had already pulled up the welcome mat, attacking his management of the Department of Veterans Affairs as a means of differentiate herself from the president. In prepared remarks for her own speech to the convention released ahead of the president's visit — though she didn't speak until after him — she added that the administration "has a long road ahead to restore the faith and trust of our veterans."


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World Cup final sets U.S. TV record
Even without the home team involved, the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina set a television viewership record in the United States, capping a tournament that exceeded expectations for interest on both ESPN and Univision.
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An estimated 26.5 million people in the U.S. watched Germany's extra-time win on Sunday afternoon, the Nielsen company said. The game had 17.3 million viewers on ABC and another 9.2 million on the Spanish-language Univision. In addition, just over 750,000 people were watching the game during a typical minute online through services provided by each network.
In Germany, a record 34.65 million people watched Sunday's World Cup triumph -- the highest-ever viewing figures for German television.
The 2010 finale between Spain and the Netherlands, along with the U.S. team's 2-2 draw against Portugal earlier in this year's tournament, both had 24.7 million viewers.
The monthlong World Cup also was responsible for more than 3 billion interactions on Facebook and 672 million messages on Twitter, the social media companies said on Monday.
Given the growing interest in the tournament as it went along, the size of the audience for the final game wasn't that big a surprise, said Scott Guglielmino, ESPN senior vice president of programming. The tournament as a whole exceeded expectations for ESPN and surprised Guglielmino in the way it permeated U.S. culture as no World Cup has before.
The average viewership for all 64 World Cup matches was up 39 percent over 2010 on ESPN and its sister station ABC and 34 percent on Univision, Nielsen said.
"We all knew that everything was in place to be well-delivered to the audience and we needed a good performance by the teams, and that happened," said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Univision sports president.
At least until some cautious games in the knockout round, play was more wide-open with increased scoring, which was appealing to viewers, the executives said. The event also had stories that transcended the games, with Uruguay's Luis Suarez suspended for biting another player and host Brazil's historic meltdown against Germany.
On ESPN, tournament games averaged 4.56 million television viewers, compared to the 1.04 million viewers for games in the 2002 World Cup that were in Korea and Japan.
World Cup organizer FIFA said more than a billion fans worldwide accessed information about the tournament through its digital platforms.
"This has been the first truly mobile and social World Cup," said FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Facebook said 88 million people made a total of 280 million posts or "likes" about the final game. The most social moment of the tournament on Facebook was right after Germany scored four goals in seven minutes during its semifinal victory against Brazil.
On Twitter, the Brazil-Germany match exceeded the final game for most tweets.
Both ESPN and Univision invested heavily to make the tournament an immersive experience, signing up former players for hours of discussion between matches.
Univision went high-tech, with virtual reality displays that pitted famed players from different eras against one another. The company also worked with an Israeli company to invest in technology that allowed its feed of games to appear on the network some five or six seconds before its English-speaking rival.
"We're the real home of soccer in America, regardless of language," Rodriguez said, predicting that ratings for the Copa America Centenario tournament in 2016, which will match the best teams in North and South America, will exceed this year's World Cup on his network.
The ratings performance was a little bittersweet for ESPN and Univision, however. Both networks were outbid for the rights to broadcast the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
So there was a little gamesmanship involved. Guglielmino said the intention was to create a "high bar" for Fox when it broadcasts the 2018 tournament. Given that the games in Russia will take place at inconvenient times in the U.S. market, Fox may be hard-pressed to beat these ratings.
"At the end of the day, a lot of us are just as competitive as some of the people we cover," Guglielmino said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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The former operator of a Bordentown, N.J., car and recreational vehicle dealership was arrested Tuesday (Aug. 11) on a federal Indictment in connection with his check-kiting scheme that resulted in losses of more than $7 million to banks, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr., announced.
Denis Kelliher, 39, who resides in both Toms River and Monroe Township, was arrested at his home in Toms River by special agents with the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation early this morning. Kelliher made his first appearance in federal court and was arraigned on the 11-count indictment Tuesday before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. in the federal courthouse in Trenton, according to newjerseynewsroom.com.
On Aug. 6, a federal grand jury returned the indictment which charges Kelliher with two counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud and eight counts of money laundering.
According to the Indictment, Kelliher was the principal operator of Cartec Motors LLC, located in Bordentown, which was in the business of buying and selling both new and used motor vehicles, including RVs.
The indictment describes a scheme in which Kelliher attempted to create artificial balances in checking accounts that he controlled, including Cartec accounts at KeyBank, Commerce Bank (now known as TD Bank), 1st Constitution Bank and Roma Bank, and his personal account at 1st Constitution, by transferring monies between these accounts.
Kelliher allegedly wrote checks on accounts that he controlled and deposited these checks into other accounts that he controlled, while knowing there were insufficient funds in the accounts against which the checks were drawn – a scheme commonly known as "check kiting." The indictment charges that as a result of the defendant's check kiting activity, Cartec's account at KeyBank was overdrawn by more than $6.9 million, and that its account at Commerce was overdrawn by more than $200,000.
In addition, the wire fraud count charges Kelliher in connection with a separate scheme in which he approached a prior Cartec customer for a $410,000 loan purportedly to be used to purchase recreational vehicles for resale. The Indictment alleges that Kelliher provided the former customer, identified only as "Victim-1" in the Indictment, with a personal financial statement which claimed that as of Dec. 31, 2008, Kelliher's net worth exceeded $6.2 million. The indictment alleges this financial statement was false and that it failed to disclose that, in September 2008, KeyBank obtained a judgment for approximately $27 million against Cartec and Kelliher individually.
Counts one and two of the indictment, charging Kelliher with bank fraud, each carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Count three, which charges wire fraud, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the aggregate loss to the victims or gain to the defendant. Counts four through 11, charging money laundering, each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the aggregate loss to the victims or gain to the defendants.


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California may speed up the release of some inmates while allowing other inmates with a violent history to become firefighters, under a proposal to cut crowding in state prisons Gov. Jerry Brown filed late Thursday night.
Brown filed the plan "under protest," said Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard. Brown warned that the options he presented to the court would undermine public safety, and Beard reiterated that the state plans to appeal in an attempt to avoid going through with the measures.
The governor's plan calls for increasing early release credits for inmates and paroling elderly and incapacitated prisoners, while slowing the return of thousands of inmates who are being held in private prisons in other states.
Federal courts required the state to outline by midnight Thursday how it intends to meet a court-ordered population cap by the end of the year. A panel of federal judges threatened last month to hold the Democratic governor personally accountable if they decide he is not complying with their long-standing order, which already has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The state already is sentencing thousands of lower-level offenders to county jails instead of prison. But the judges ruled that it must reduce its prison population by an additional 9,300 inmates to improve medical and mental health care for inmates.
The state's plan includes:
-- Expanding the number of inmate firefighters by allowing participation by some offenders convicted of serious and violent crimes.
-- Granting more early release or "good time" credits to inmates, including second-strike inmates who have serious prior convictions.
-- Paroling elderly and medically incapacitated inmates.
-- Increasing the use of drug treatment centers.
-- Paying to house more inmates at county jails with extra space, and possibly at private prisons within California.
-- Slowing the return of the 8,400 inmates who are being housed in private prisons in three other states at an annual cost of about $300 million.
Two other existing measures already will help reduce crowding.
The state will add space for 1,700 sick and mentally ill inmates when a new $840 million treatment facility opens in Stockton this summer. And the state projects that about 900 inmates will be freed because voters in November softened the state's tough three-strikes lifetime sentencing law for career criminals. Third-strikers with lesser offenses can apply for shorter sentences.
The administration argued against many of the proposals even as it presented the options to the court in a series of legal filings.
Most would require legislative approval, but the administration argued that Brown cannot be expected to "advocate for the Legislature to pass measures that would jeopardize public safety." However, the court has said it could waive state laws if lawmakers don't agree.
"It's still pretty defiant," said Michael Bien, one of the attorneys who filed the lawsuit over prison crowding. "They're saying we're not going to comply willingly, you're going to have to force us in some way, shape or form."
Brown said in a one-sentence tweet that "the state's filing speaks for itself."
Under the court order, the state must reduce the population in its 33 adult prisons to about 110,000 inmates by year's end.
The population already has been reduced by about 25,000 inmates under a two-year-old law that is sending felons
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Brown argued that most of the less serious offenders already have been removed from the state prison system, and that the state can no longer afford to provide expensive care in prisons at the expense of schools and other social services.


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Travel Update: Honduras + Nicaragua
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Dan, our Coffee Director, just returned from a coffee buying trip where he visited some old friend and made new coffee friends; sniffed, swirled and spit coffee; crossed borders and made the newspaper in Honduras…
Here are a few lines from his travel diary:
First stop, Capucas:
I wanted to drop a line about Las Capucas. Everything was amazing when we got here. Our hosts had built cabanas for us to stay in, which was real fun. This year the co-op had 40 new members join and I got to meet some of them. Great news, they all replaced their milling equipment with brand new milling equipment! Best of all, the coffee is improving. This year they had 44 lots in the competition (last year we had 30) and there were only 2 lots that we scored as "non-specialty". This is an impressive achievement and I'm excited about how things continue to develop here.
On Saturday after the festival, I visited Jose Francisco Villeda (aka Pancho) and his family. He is a farmer whose coffee we currently buy. It was really awesome to sit down with him and learn more about his farm and family. Pancho and his wife Patricia have 4 daughters and 1 son. This year Pancho is processing much more of his own coffee, instead of selling it to the mill. This is largely because of our commitment to continue buying from him and the prospect of us buying more coffee.
Two days in San Vicente:
Now we are in Santa Barbara and working with the San Vicente Dry Mill. Santa Barbara is the most famous part of Honduras to source coffee from right now. Mostly because many of the "Cup of Excellence" winners come from here. For example the El Sauce coffee we had from CoE in 2010, which I visited today. We cupped 30 coffees in the Mill today, did a few farm visits and tomorrow are doing more farm visits from the coffees that we liked. I found one lot that I like a LOT which wasn't spoken for and we are going to visit tomorrow. It is all Bourbon, which is uncommon here with mostly Pacas and Catuai being grown.
Two days in Marcala:
We took a side trip to Marcala on the way to Nicaragua. Marcala is probably the best known of Honduras' growing regions. It is a controlled Denomination of Origin by the Honduran Government, which means the coffees must be from the region of Marcala, and meet the quality specs. This year however was the first year the mill here has separated "micro-lots". We cupped 30 coffees and saw some promise. We also met an amazing young lady named Nancy Contreras, who has been cupping since she was 14 and now owns a coffee shop, roasts and cups at the mill.
Last stop, Nicaragua:
Yesterday we crossed the border from Honduras to Nicaragua. This morning we are getting up early to head out to visit some farms. We toured around Ocotal (the city where we are) in two coffee growing regions, Dipilto and Mozonte. The last day we cupped 30 coffees at Beneficio Las Segovias, before heading to the Managua. Dipilto and Mozonte also showed tons of promise and some amazing producers with very distinct points of view.
After two weeks on the road I am exhausted but amazed at the great coffees and people I have been introduced to. Looking forward to returning home to NYC.


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Project DescriptionThe WMO/WWRP?s THORPEX Global Research Programme involves nations from North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. THORPEX intends to conduct research that will accelerate improvements in the prediction and understanding of high-impact weather on the 1 to 14-day time-scale for the benefit of society, the environment and the economy.
The aims of this cluster proposal are to improve numerical weather prediction model systems and climate models by utilizing remotely sensed and in situ observations taken during the IPY and to study and advance our knowledge of meteorological, surface and ocean phenomena typical for the region. The investigations will also improve our understanding and modelling of polar-global interactions. The scope ranges from high-resolution numerical weather prediction to climate and regional ocean modelling. The motivation comes from several applications: 1) Regional weather forecasting: In polar areas there are strong needs for accurate weather forecasts. Further model-based ocean, ice and wave forecasting need accurate forcing fields. 2) Medium range (global) weather forecasting: Improved model quality in polar areas influences forecasts at mid and high latitudes. 3) Climate studies.
The project has four objectives:
The first is on forecasting and to what degree an improved use of satellite data and an optimized observational network, including targeted observations, will improve forecasts of high impact weather events (IPY project numbers 294; 394; 638; 600; 798; 811; 113; 146; 206, 410, 92, 888, contribution related to meteorology). These studies will not be limited to forecasting conditions over the poles, but will also address polar-global interactions. These investigations will provide insight into the design of the global observing system and into the potential impact of any IPY legacy measurement sites. New satellite technologies will be used to develop products that can potentially improve weather forecasts.
The second objective is to better understand physical and dynamic processes in the polar regions, in general, with a specific emphasis on aerosols, the microphysical properties of clouds and the possibility of improving parameterisation schemes of clouds and radiation for use in numerical weather prediction and climate models (294; 638; 600; 798; 70; 116; 158; 206; 410; 113, 297). The spatial variations in surface characteristics, stable lapse rates and extreme seasonal variations in solar radiation make the polar environment unique and a challenge for parameterizations.
The third objective is a deeper understanding of the polar regions through a focus on small scale weather phenomena and the impacts of topography and surface variations (394; 638; 618; 811; 113; 134; 146; 167; 297; 888, contribution related to meteorology). Such research will also provide valuable insight on the limitations of coarse-grid models, since recent research has provided evidence for a wide variety of circulations (terrain-induced vortices, downslope winds, flow channelling, thermodynamic impacts of open water etc) that are often sub-grid-scale in climate and many forecast models. This work includes investigations of the flow distortion over Greenland and how it impacts the mesoscale thermohaline circulation. In some cases the higher resolution modelling capability will remain in place as a legacy of THORPEX-IPY activities.
Taken together the research results from first three objectives the potential to improve future predictions of the weather and climate over the polar regions. Improvement in the initial state means an improved time series of operational and research analyses for climate change research.
The final objective is to utilize improved forecast systems to benefit society, economy and environment. High-impact weather events in polar regions include spring thaws, sea ice movement, and severe winter cyclones resulting in strong winds, high seas, and heavy precipitation as defined by their impact on public safety, fisheries and fishery management, activities of the indigenous arctic populations, wildlife, energy production and transportation. These problems are not local to the poles as the intrusion of polar air masses into higher latitudes also has dramatic impacts and many of the polar events are linked to wave trains that are initiated at lower latitudes. During IPY, the major operational forecast centers of the world will co-operate to form a THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) that will form the basis for research on ensemble prediction and on improving society?s ability to utilize forecast information. TIGGE will also be made available for IPY field operations.
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Murderer du Pont's rare stamp could fetch $20 million
When it is auctioned Tuesday, a smudged scrap of paper that began its journey 141 years ago in the hands of a 12-year-old boy and wound up in the collection of millionaire murderer John E. du Pont will become, by size, the priciest man-made object ever sold.
So says Sotheby's, which that evening will offer for sale the British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta, the sole surviving specimen from an 1856 issue printed on a newspaper press while the colony's postmaster awaited a stamp shipment from Great Britain.
The roughly one square inch of paper, with its corners trimmed off, is expected to fetch $10 million to $20 million.
"It stands alone. When you're the only one in the world, you really have nothing to compare it to," said Thomas Lera, chair of research at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. He examined the object for Sotheby's to record its characteristics for posterity.
The storied scrap is the only British colonial stamp missing from the Royal Philatelic Collection, said Selby Kiffer, Sotheby's senior vice president and senior specialist in the special projects department, who wrote the catalog copy for the stamp.
Paul Skinner, head curator for philatelic collections at the British Library, confirmed that in an email, saying, "The One Cent that Sotheby's has for auction is the only known example."
David Redden, director of special projects and worldwide chairman of the books department for Sotheby's, arrived at the Smithsonian museum in April, carrying the framed stamp in a briefcase and accompanied by an armed guard, Lera said.
"It was very, very interesting. You always want to see for yourself. You look at the stamp and you say to yourself, 'I actually thought you were bigger,' and you realize you were looking at enlarged pictures," Lera said with a laugh.
Lera was not permitted to touch the stamp, which Redden removed from its custom-made case using stamp tongs and placed under special lights in the museum's non-destructive philatelic forensics lab.
"What struck me was all the markings on the back," Lera said of the various owners' imprints, which start with Philipp de la Rénotière von Ferrary's purple trefoil and end with "JEdp," written in pencil.
"Provenance in art is very important," Lera said. "A stamp is a piece of art because it's a collectible. On this stamp, you're able to follow the provenance."
Pillow protects his prize
Its most recent owner was the eccentric du Pont heir who died in prison at age 72 in 2010 after being convicted in 1997 of murdering Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz, who was training and living at du Pont's 800-acre Foxcatcher Farm in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Du Pont was arrested after a two-day standoff with police.
Du Pont's life and interests were so varied and bizarre that they are the subject of a forthcoming movie, Foxcatcher, starring Steve Carell as du Pont.
In typically dramatic fashion, du Pont acquired the stamp at a Siegel auction in 1980 as an anonymous buyer, pre-arranging the bidding instructions so he could watch the auction from within the room while not drawing attention to himself, according to Sotheby's.
In 1986, du Pont displayed the stamp at the Ameripex '86 International Stamp Show in Chicago under the pseudonym Rae Mader, which was figured to be an anagram for Demerara, the county of British Guiana where the stamp was printed. In Chicago, his British Guiana collection won du Pont the Grand Prix International honor.
That collection, minus the One Cent, will be auctioned June 27 in Switzerland by David Feldman.
Du Pont exhibited the stamp for the last time in Perth, Australia, in conjunction with the 1987 America's Cup. Kiffer said the One Cent was returned to du Pont on a Sunday, when he could not access a bank vault. So du Pont slept with the treasure under his pillow.
On Thursday, Taras Wochok, longtime du Pont friend and attorney, recalled him as an avid stamp collector, noting that even on the morning of the shooting at Foxcatcher, du Pont had been at a stamp dealer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, buying supplies for his collection.
Until this month, as Sotheby's began drumming up publicity for the auction with showings in London and Hong Kong, du Pont's exhibit was the last time the stamp had been shown publicly.
'He'd be in his glory'
Doug Gaul, an appraiser at Dutch Country Auctions on Concord Pike north of Wilmington, said whoever purchases the stamp will be buying a story rather than an object of intrinsic value.
"As far as stamps go, it's not a particularly attractive stamp," he said. "What you use today on your mail is more attractive.
"But it's such an aura, such a story, it's like a pot of gold," Gaul said. "And the person who wins that gets to be part of that story, and gets to add his name to that story. ... If you own that, you own the touchstone of philately."
Kiffer believes the stamp will go to a collector. But, he said, "It won't be someone who is solely a stamp collector. Increasingly, we see people who want to get the best of the best, regardless of the category."
Per du Pont's will – amended a month before his death and unsuccessfully contested by several parties – 80 percent of the proceeds will go to the family of Bulgarian wrestler Valentin Jordanov Dimitrov and 20 percent to the Eurasian Pacific Wildlife Foundation, based in Paoli, Pennsylvania, which du Pont founded to support wildlife preservation in the Pacific.
Du Pont, as dictated in his will, was buried in a red wrestling singlet with awards and championship rings in a grave at Christ Church in New Castle, Delaware.
Wochok said that if du Pont could witness the heralded auction of his prized stamp, he'd get a kick out of it.
"He'd be in his glory that it's getting this kind of attention, and he would have loved to have been not the focus of it – that wasn't his style," Wochok said. "But privately, he would have been very, very pleased."
There is no online bidding for Tuesday's 7 p.m. auction, but it will be broadcast online.


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A hearse is the vehicle that's used to carry a coffin from the family or funeral home, to the funeral service, and then onto either the cemetery or crematorium.
Our Promise is to make sure that every aspect of your loved one's funeral is personally tailored to them, and that includes their final journey.
Whether they preferred discreet and minimalistic, or loud and flamboyant – we understand that everybody is unique and requires a personalised service.
Traditional hearses
We have a beautiful fleet of traditional black and silver hearses and in some regions we have two-toned hearses in a mix of silver and black.
Our traditional hearses are smart yet modest, and we take great pride in making sure they're maintained to a very high standard.
We have a variety of makes available including Jaguar, Mercedes, Ford, Volvo and Vauxhall.
The standard hearse varies across the country but if there's a specific make that you'd like, just let your Funeral Director know and they'll do their best to accommodate you.
Alternative hearses
Increasingly more and more families are choosing to personalise their funeral by creating a unique tribute reflecting the life of their loved one, through their choice of hearse. It could reflect a hobby, an interest, or even a favourite tv show!
In our recent funeral trends survey it was revealed requests for alternative hearses have increased by a fifth in the past three years, and as a result, we've added an extra 2 hearses to our fleet, a multi-coloured rainbow hearse and a poppy hearse.
We'll always try to accommodate any requests for alternative hearses – you'd be surprised about what we can arrange for you.
48% of our funeral directors have been asked to source an alternative hearse for a funeral service, here are the top 10 most unique ones:
- Only Fools & Horses hearse
- Canal boat
- Milk float
- Converted steam train
- Lorry
- Tractor and trailer
- Quad bike
- Motorcycle hearse
- Tandem bicycle
- Horse and carriage
See our full funeral trends report
Funeral procession
The traditional funeral procession is still popular but is becoming more personalised as families are choosing the route the funeral procession takes.
If you're driving behind the hearse as part of the funeral procession, turn on your headlights and keep a close but safe distance to the car in front, allowing adequate braking distance.
To help keep the procession together, we can provide cortege markers and flags for the vehicles following the procession to alert other motorists.
If you're using satellite navigation, please note that the route we use may not be exactly the same one as shown on the satellite navigation system.
Speak to your local Funeral Director about what we can do for you. Find their contact details here.
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If you have any questions please don't hesitate to give us a call, we are here to help and support you.
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Clinical services provided by Boling Center professional staff strive to be community-based, family-centered and culturally sensitive to achieve the mission of improving the health of persons with, or at risk for, neurodevelopmental and related disabilities. Clinical and demonstration services are provided by professionals from eleven disciplines through interdisciplinary teams in a variety of settings including: in-house clinics, community-based programs, hospital settings and in-patient care, and ongoing therapy.
Clinical services include diagnostic evaluations, therapy and socialization groups, genetic counseling and nutrition consultations and referral recommendations.
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|A psycho Brooklyn hood goes on a murder spree, and homeboy turned lone-wolf cop Seagal races other police and the mob to get at him. Bloodthirsty and profane, it does try to depict N.Y.C.'s Italian-American community--but 90 percent of them are dead by the end so what's the point? Better yet, why does it open with a quote from Arthur Miller? Better still, what's Daffy Duck doing on this tape peddling Warner Bros. T-shirts to kid viewers?!
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We all know how it feels when we can't seem to move ahead with something challenging — like getting to the next level in a game or finishing a difficult math problem.
Kids are trying to master their world, too, and they get frustrated or impatient just like we do. But, because kids don't have the skills to understand or control their emotions, their feelings may come out as a temper tantrum.
How should you react if the kid you're babysitting has a tantrum?
Tantrums can't always be avoided, but these tactics might help:
In time, you will come to know the kids you are looking after. You'll realize when a tantrum is a ploy to get more attention, when it's a reaction to frustration or tiredness, and when it's simple anger at a sibling or friend — and you'll be able to react accordingly.
If you're looking after kids with special needs, tantrums might have other meanings. For example, kids with autism can have meltdowns when faced with new situations or too much stimulation. You may not be able to reason with a special needs child in the same way you can with other kids. So ask parents for advice.
The top thing to remember about tantrums is that teaching by example is your most powerful tool. So stay cool and in charge.
Just as kids learn from us, we can learn from them. When an angry child tests your own temper, it can feel really good to resolve the situation in a cool, calm, and collected way. Next time you feel your own temper rising (and it happens to all of us at times), you can think back and remember how you helped the kids calm theirs!
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Date reviewed: April 2015
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How to Create a Custom Header or Footer in Excel 2007
Although Excel 2007 provides standard header and footer text that you can select from drop-down menus, you also can create a custom header or footer. In addition to typical header or footer items such as the page number, file name, and date or time, you can insert and format a picture. In addition, you can format the text in a header or footer just as you would any cell data.
To create a custom header or footer in Excel 2007, follow these steps:
Click the Page Layout button on the View tab of the Ribbon (or click the Page Layout View button on the Status bar).
Position the mouse pointer over the Click to Add Header section at the top or the Click to Add Footer section at the bottom.
Click to position the insertion point in the left, center, or right section of the header or footer area.
Excel adds a Header & Footer Tools contextual tab with its own Design tab.
Click the Design tab if it isn't already selected, and then click any option in the Header & Footer Elements group:
Page Number: Insert a code that indicates the page number.
Number of Pages: Insert a code that indicates the total number of pages.
Current Date or Current Time: Insert the print date or time of day.
File Path, File Name, or Sheet Tab Name: Include file information.
Picture: Insert a graphic image, such as a company logo.
Format Picture: Resize, rotate, or crop a header or footer graphic image.Use the buttons in the Header & Footer Elements group to create custom headers and footers.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 as needed, and also type any additional text you want for the header or footer.
You can format the header and footer text just as you would any cell data.
Click in the worksheet area and then click the Normal button on the View tab to return to Normal view.With Excel 2007, you can create a custom header or footer in the worksheet.


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His childhood was one of privation, his father worked on his feet 16 hours every day with no breaks for meals. Ernst, however, won scholarships and was helped through his studies by his father's employer.Abbe studied at the University of Jena and the University of Göttingen, receiving his doctorate from Göttingen in 1861 with a dissertation on thermodynamics. In 1863 he joined the teaching staff at the University of Jena and he presented the paper Über die Gesetzmässigkeit in der Vertheilung bei Beobachtungsreihen Ⓣ for his teaching qualification.
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O B Sheynin has recently called attention to a most remarkable paper by Ernst Abbe, presented in 1863, in which Abbe derives not only the c2 distribution, but R L Anderson's (1942) distribution of the serial correlation coefficient. ... The paper is a superbly competent piece of work and perhaps the most remarkable anticipation of later studies of distribution theory that have yet come to light.Abbe was appointed professor of physics and mathematics at Jena in 1870 and, in 1878, he was appointed director of the astronomical observatory at Jena and of the meteorological observatory at Jena.
However, Abbe had been approached by Carl Zeiss in 1866 with various optical problems. This turned his attention towards optics and astronomy. In addition to his university posts, Abbe was made research director of the Zeiss optical works in 1866.
In 1868 he invented the apochromatic lens system for the microscope. This important breakthrough eliminates both the primary and secondary colour distortion of microscopes.
Other optical advances which Abbe made include a clearer theoretical understanding of limits to magnification and the discovery the Abbe sine condition, as it is called today, which gives conditions on a lens for it to form a sharp image, without the defects of coma and spherical aberration.
He also made practical improvements in microscope design including, in 1870, the use of a condenser to give a high-powered even illumination of the field of view. The Carl Zeiss Foundation describes Abbe's work at this time as follows:-
One year after beginning the manufacture of the Carl Zeiss compound microscope, in 1873, Herr Abbe released a scientific paper describing the mathematics leading to the perfection of this wonderful invention. For the first time in optical design, aberration, diffraction and coma were described and understood. Abbe described the optical process so well that this paper has become the foundation upon which much of our understanding of optical science rests today. As a reward for his efforts Carl Zeiss made Abbe a partner in his burgeoning business in 1876.Becoming wealthy through his optical work and a partnership with Zeiss, Abbe set up and endowed the Carl Zeiss Foundation for research in science and social improvement in 1891. The Carl Zeiss Foundation describes its setting up as follows:-
This foundation established a new group as the owners of Carl Zeiss. The greater portion of the assets were deeded to the University of Jena, whose Department of Education managed the universities interests. This authority was bound by a set of statutes drawn up by Abbe himself, after studying sociology and law for two years. The balance of the estate was donated to the employees of Carl Zeiss.Abbe introduced industrial relations changes into the Zeiss optical works in 1896 which today sound commonplace but were many years ahead of their time. These included an 8 hour working day, holiday pay, sick pay and pensions.
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Severe vomiting can mean that:
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Vomiting that comes and goes
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CIC is a service learning program which provides academic credit, training, supervision, and support for students who perform community service in a non-profit agency listed with CIC. The program is based on reciprocal learning, sharing, and teaching and offers the opportunity for personal growth and career skills development.
A student may receive four (4) units of upper division English credit for successfully completing all the course requirements. Courses currently offered are ENG 394, 395, 695, and 696 (ENG 696 fulfills the early field experience requirement for credential candidates).
The educational philosophy is designed to give students an opportunity to supplement their classroom learning by actually applying what they learn to the community, from large classes into small reflective seminars, and from being supervised and taught to supervising and teaching others.
In addition, work experience is available for exceptionally mature students who are capable of administering the program through CIC's Professional and Leadership Development Program (CIC staff).
For further information, visit Building T-A in front of the gym or contact CIC at e-mail address: email@example.com.
The Cooperative Education Program offers students an opportunity to receive credit for academically relevant field assignments in which theoretical course work can be applied to real world problems. Students may receive either six units for part-time work or twelve units for full-time work. Accumulated units count toward a Certificate in Cooperative Education. Units are not intended to replace general education or major curricular course work. Limited free elective units may be substituted upon approval of advising faculty, or the cooperative education faculty coordinator within the student's major field of study. This program is open to all university majors. For further information, go to TH 215 or call 338-1050.
CEEL is designed to meet the needs of students whose university-level prior learning experiences can be evaluated for credit towards certain general education, major, or elective requirements of the university. Credit is offered only after a comprehensive and searching evaluation by a faculty member in the area for which credit is sought and approved by a team of assigned faculty members. Two types of credit can be earned through CEEL.
Residence Units. Students who work closely with an SFSU faculty member and develop an extensive portfolio regarding prior learning can earn a maximum of six residence units under CEEL 300.
Non-Residence Units. Through the portfolio process a student can earn a maximum of 30 units beyond the six (6) CEEL course credits above. These 30 units will be recorded on the SFSU transcript as "Advanced Standing" and are considered transfer credits. These units will not meet SFSU residence requirements toward the baccalaureate degree.
For further information, contact the Advising Center.
Amount of Credit. Credit for prior "Advanced Standing" will not exceed 30 units including any units for experiential learning which may be accepted as a result of California State University policy from other institutions. The faculty in any academic program may set additional limits on the number of experiential learning units accepted, or required, for majors or minors in that program.
There are internship programs offered in the academic curricula of San Francisco State University. Internships have become the major factor in gaining employment after graduation. Check the departments for details or contact the Career Center for a list, 338-1761.
The Intensive Learning Program (ILP) was designed specifically to improve the retention and graduation of those students who, based on ELM and EPT scores, are the most seriously underprepared in the critical skills of written communication and mathematics. The target population are those first-time freshmen who have scored 370 and below on the Entry Level Mathematics test and/or 141 and below on the English Placement Test. A goal of this program is to increase the retention and graduation rates of underrepresented minorities.
Students are invited to an orientation meeting to enroll in special ILP classes. These classes are smaller in size (approximately twenty students per class) along with special curriculum designed specifically to prepare students to succeed in first year composition (ENG 114) and/or with their quantitative reasoning requirement. The progress of each ILP student is carefully monitored by the ILP staff.
San Francisco State University has a contractual arrangement with The Washington Center in Washington, D.C., to provide matriculated students with internship experiences in the nation's capital. Internship placements are made in a variety of executive, legislative, and judicial offices of the government. Students are also placed in other sites such as trade and professional associations, lobbying groups, national media corporations, non-profit agencies, educational institutions, environmental offices, and political parties.
Registration for The Washington Center credit involves the same registration procedures and fees as courses taught on campus. Credit (usually 9-12 units) is awarded through regular course offerings. The Washington Center has scholarships available to assist with housing, transportation, and other expenses. For additional information, contact the Career Center, (415) 338-1761.