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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Tuesday, September 5, 1911: Started to school this morning. Jimmie started also. The teacher we have at present is a substitute, so that will be something like starting in twice when our real teacher comes back.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
Both Grandma and her little brother Jimmie attended the school at McEwensville. Grades 1 through 8 were on the first floor of the building. Jimmie was starting first grade. There was no kindergarten, so this was Jimmie's very first day ever as a student.
The high school was on the second floor of the building. It was a 3-year high school and Grandma was starting the 2nd year of high school.
Maybe Jimmie's teacher had the students play some games. According to a book published in 1911 called Social Plays: Games, Marches, Old Folk Dances and Rhythmic Movements:
Games and plays have an important educational value. The sense perceptions are quickened, the motor powers are strengthened, powers of volition, inhibition, and accuracy are gained through them. By their agency is acquired a balanced power of will, the love of fair play, and a sense of true moral . . .
Here are the directions in the 1911 book about how to play The King of France:
The King of France
The King of France with forty thousand men
Marched up the hill and then marched down again.
The players stand in two rows facing each other, each row having a leader, which is the king leading his army. The players imitate the motion given by the kings, who take turns at singing the verse, at the same time marching forward at the first line of the verse and back to t their places during the second line, imitating the motion that is to be taken by all. The verse is then sung by both groups, advancing toward each other and retreating.
Social Plays: Games, Marches, Old Folk Dances and Rhythmic Movements (1911)


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Agenda: October 18, 2012 for the Community Involvement PEG
Community Involvement Policy Expert Group
Meeting No. 4
Date: October 18, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Avenue,Portland, Pettygrove Room
Meeting objectives
- Hear perspectives from PEG members on how the PEG meetings are going, if members are getting everything they need to be successful in the group, concerns or issues that need to be addressed.
- Collaboratively refine the goals and policies in the Discussion Draft -Community Involvement Chapter of the updated Comprehensive Plan (current draft dated 10.11.12). Input gathered prior to October 19 will be used by Bureau staff to finalize the staff-authored discussion draft; the discussion draft will be published in December for public review followed by citywide outreach events and activities in early 2013.
Welcome, Meeting Overview and Introductions (6:00 p.m. / 5 minutes)
Presenter:Deb Meihoff, facilitator
Updates and Announcements (6:05 p.m. / 10 minutes)
Presenters: Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement and MartyStockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability / PEG Co-leads
- Work and progress from the PIAC Comprehensive Plan Work Group from October meeting
- CI-PEG outreach update
PEG Check-in (6:15 p.m. / 15 minutes)
- Are you getting the information and support needed to be effective in your role as a CI-PEG member?
- How could the CI-PEG meetings be more efficient and effective?
- Other questions or concerns for BPS and ONI staff or the Community Involvement Committee overseeing the public process used to update the Comprehensive Plan?
- Please complete PEG process and CI PEG Evaluation Forms
Group Discussion: Draft of Community Involvement Goals and Policies (6:30 p.m. / 75 minutes)
Presenter:Deb Meihoff, facilitator
Description: Following the September CI-PEG meeting, the PIAC Comprehensive Plan work group October meeting, and initial review by editorial staff, a fresh draft of the goals and policies have been prepared for PEG review, discussion, and recommended changes. PEG members will focus their discussion on goals and policies they believe to be most critical for changes prior to finalizing and publishing the discussion draft.
Related Materials:
Public Comment (7:45 p.m. / 10 minutes)
Next Steps (7:55 p.m. / 5 minutes)
Presenter:Deb Meihoff, facilitator
- Topic for next meeting: Equity and the Comprehensive Plan
- PIAC - Comprehensive Plan Work Group
- Community Outreach
- PEG Co-leads
For more information, please contact either Marty Stockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-2041 or email@example.com; Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement at 503-823-5284 or email@example.com; or Deb Meihoff, Facilitator at 503-358-3404 or email@example.com.

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What's the point of being "included" in a process where "inclusion" has no price or meaning?
I've written in this space before about the hollowness of our industry's Request-for-Proposal (RFP) process (see "The Fiesta Nobody Loves") and how damaging it can be to sales teams and publisher organizations. Yet across thousands of sellers I meet during workshops and industry events, the human-powered agency RFP is still the cornerstone on which they build their sales strategies. "I just started here two months ago," one young seller told me. "So my goal is to get on as many RFPs as I can so that I can get a toehold with some of my accounts."
Unfortunately, this rep (and thousands of others) equates "inclusion" in the RFP process as a step-victory. Because unlike the TV marketplace (with its fixed number of sellers and limited inventory) or the historical print buying process (submit your RFP and we'll meet), digital RFPs carry no "cost of inclusion" for the buyer: to add another publisher or network to an RFP means nothing more than "Control V" – pasting another e-mail into the distribution field. As one buyer told me recently, "Sometimes you just put someone on an RFP to get them off your back." This behavior, along with the need to show the client how broadly the agency has searched for the best deal, has wrought a ten-to-one ratio of losers to winners in many RFPs. All that effort, all that time, all those resources and all those "special one of kind ideas" for what? A 90% fail rate.
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Nature abhors a vacuum and so do salespeople. So it's not enough to simply say "stop chasing bad RFPs." We've got to help sellers "triage" their RFPs. Then we've got to set a new bar; give them something concrete to shoot for in its place. First, triage.
Go all out on an RFP if… (a) you knew it was coming in advance, (b) the deal size and CPM are both desirable and (c) if it speaks to the strengths of your property.
Send a cursory response and pricing (no big ideas, nothing custom) if… (a) you have limited visibility or timing, (b) the deal size and CPM are "acceptable but not great and (c) there are at least some parts of the RFP that play to your strengths.
Politely turn away the RFP if… (a) you had no idea it was coming, (b) it's for too little, (c) it doesn't relate to your strengths and (d) if the issuing agency has a bad history with you.
Now that you've saved half the time you'd have spent blindly flailing the RFP piñata, you can reinvest it in pursuit of a new principle: economic loyalty. Pick five accounts that will serve as the foundation of your business. Go deeper and wider with each: collect new names and titles, learn more about the business concerns of the brands, develop a point of view on what will make those brands successful. Now you are prepared to pursue share growth and economic loyalty with these accounts over time. I've seen this kind of segmentation strategy work well for many organizations and individuals, but in order to pursue it you've first got to free yourself from the false hope of chasing RFPs.
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Having a two wheeler insurance is essential as it is made mandatory if the vehicle is to be ridden on roads in India. It is also important as insurance provides cover against unwanted and unfortunate situations. One of the most important factors to compare insurance plans is the claim process and settlement ratio. Claims settlement ratio is the ratio of money earned by the insurance company in settling claims to money earned by the company through premium.
How is claims support in Bajaj Allianz Two Wheeler Insurance? All insurers provide 24 x 7 claims support that means one can initiate the claims process at any time during the day. One can do so by simply contacting the insurance provider via their toll free number/ claims support number. Some insurance providers also support online tracking of claims. Bajaj Allianz Two Wheeler Insurance does not provide status of claims online. Similarly, online tracking of claim status is not supported by Universal Sompo Two Wheeler Insurance.
Bajaj Allianz and Universal Sompo claims support may also include garage facilities like cashless network garage repairs and garage cash. In cashless garages, one can simply take his vehicle to a network garage and get it repaired without paying any cash. Bill of the repairs is directly settled by the insurance provider. Cashless garage network support is provided in Bajaj Allianz Two Wheeler Insurance. Also insurance provider of 2nd plan provides this facility. One other feature that may be provided is Garage Cash. If this feature is available, the insurer provides compensation for the money lost in commutation if your vehicle stays in the garage for a specified period of time.
Documents required for claims depend on the type of claim. Theft claims usually require a copy of police report, copy of driving license, RC copy of vehicle, etc. Third party claims also require similar documents. Accidental claim usually require claim form, original repair invoice, payment receipt, police report, etc. Documents are to submitted in the office of the insurance company.
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An attorney for the one-time University of Virginia lacrosse player who was convicted last year of killing his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love of Cockeysville, argued Wednesday that he should get a new trial.
Attorney Paul Clement told the Virginia Court of Appeals in Richmond that George Huguely V, now 26, was effectively denied the right to counsel during his trial because one of his lawyers became ill and could not appear in court to question witnesses.
Despite the illness, the trial judge allowed the trial to proceed. Huguely, of Chevy Chase, was convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing Love, who like him was a varsity lacrosse player at the university.
The three-judge appeals panel heard arguments for 50 minutes. It was unclear when they might rule.
Love's mother, Sharon, told The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday that she thinks the verdict and sentence should stand. "I felt like they did everything by the book," Sharon Love said. "It didn't seem like there was anything that would warrant a new trial."
Yeardley Love, an alumna of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, was weeks away from graduation at the University of Virginia in May 2010 when she was found dead in her off-campus apartment. Huguely, who admitted to police that he broke into Love's bedroom and fought with her, was found guilty of second-degree murder.
Since Love's death, her family has been outspoken about the dangers of relationship violence. Sharon Love, who last year retired as a tutor and interpreter for deaf students in Baltimore City public schools, has devoted much of her time to the One Love Foundation that she and her elder daughter, Lexie, started.
The foundation, which takes its name from Yeardley Love's uniform number, "has been growing by leaps and bounds," Sharon Love said.
The foundation has developed a smartphone and online app that assesses a user's risk for becoming victimized and can connect her or him to a hotline for help.
On Wednesday, Sharon Love said, she was interviewed by a Canadian broadcaster because police in that country have begun using the app as part of their efforts in combating domestic violence.
In Richmond, Huguely's attorney argued that his client's Sixth Amendment right to the counsel of his choice was violated during the 2012 trial in Charlottesville.
Huguely objected at the time to his trial's going forward after one of his attorneys, Rhonda Quagliana, stayed home with a stomach ailment.
The judge allowed the trial to proceed with Huguely's other attorney, Francis McQ. Lawrence, continuing the questioning of witnesses until Quagliana returned.
Leah Darron, a senior Virginia assistant attorney general, told the appeals judges that Lawrence never mentioned during the trial that his client's right to choose his own attorney was being violated but said he was prepared to take over the questioning.
Clement told the court that Huguely retained the right to raise the Sixth Amendment issues.
"It was not the right of the retained attorney to give it away," Clement said.
Reuters contributed to this article.


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CHICAGO, Ill.- Good relief is hard to come by no matter what sport it is, just ask the Indianapolis Colts.
Well, the Chicago Cubs seemed to have found a gem in former VCU standout Sean Marshall, who has been a consistent force out of the bullpen over the past two seasons.
This season has been even more special for the Richmond, Va. native, who will be wrapping up a record-breaking year when the Cubs travel to San Diego to conclude their 2011 campaign.
Earlier this month, Marshall broke the franchise record for holds (30 by Carlos Marmol in 2008) and has extended that mark to 33 after racking up two holds in the club's three-game weekend series in St. Louis.
On the year, the 6-7 left-hander is 6-6 with a 2.28 ERA in 75 innings pitched over the course of a team-leading 77 appearances. He has piled up 77 strikeouts, while allowing just 17 walks and notching a career-high five saves. The former Ram has become one of the National League's premier setup men.
"He's becoming way more than just a situational lefty," Cubs manager Mike Quade said. "He's a great eighth-inning guy, he's got great numbers against even some of the toughest right-handed hitters. He's been outstanding for us."
Since 2008, when Marshall started to find steady time in the bullpen, he has compiled a 16-14 record, seven saves and a 2.76 ERA in 212 innings of work.
The last two seasons have been even more impressive for the left-hander, who creates his steady role as a huge reason for his success.
"It's been really nice," Marshall said. "I think everyone realizes that I've had some success in this role and I'm pretty comfortable now. Part of the reason is because I wasn't changing roles like I was in previous seasons. When I was able to settle in and keep a routine and know what I'd have to do, I can keep my arm fresh."
In the past two years, Marshall has made 157 appearances for the Cubs, working a total of 149.2 innings. He has racked up a 13-11 record with six saves and a 2.47 ERA. Even more impressive is his 167 strikeouts compared to just 42 walks, that's nearly a 4-to-1 ratio.
While Cubs fans have had trouble putting faith in anything over the years, Marshall seems to be giving them something they truly can rely on.


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Learn why Dormont Deputy Fire Chief Mathew Davis chose Point Park's public administration program.
Student Profiles
Public administration 2015 graduate Michael Volpe is promoted to shift commander of Swissvale Fire Dept.
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Flight paramedic Peter Frenchak talks about his experiences as a public administration student.
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Do you aspire to be manager of a government agency, director of a nonprofit organization or district chief of an EMS department?
Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh offers public administration degrees and certificate programs that will prepare you for a career managing government, nonprofit and public service organizations as well as businesses in the health care, environment and energy industries, just to name a few.
Whether you enroll as a full-time, part-time or transfer student, the public administration major at Point Park is offered in flexible formats geared for working adults with busy schedules. Consider this programs as a way to expand your education and pave the way for a promotion.
Note for non-Pennsylvania residents: Point Park University is required to have authorizations to operate in states outside of Pennsylvania. Once you have applied for admission to Point Park, the University will determine our status for the state where you reside, and an admissions counselor will follow up with you directly on the admissions process.
Public Administration Degree Requirements
The public administration program offers a variety of concentrations and minors, many of which have fully online learning options.
B.S. Degree and Concentrations
- Bachelor of Science in public administration - 120 credits, with the following concentrations available:
- Public administration (general concentration) - Fully online or in a hybrid format (a combination of online and on-campus classes)
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Point Park's public administration program is the first institution in Pennsylvania — and one of only 13 colleges and universities nationwide — to be recognized by the U.S. Fire Administration for its concentrations in fire service administration and emergency medical services administration. Learn more.
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Some of the courses in the public administration major include:
- Public Budget and Finance
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- Principles of Management
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- Disaster and Emergency Management
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- Planning and Change in Public Organizations
- Special Employee Relations
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For a comprehensive list of program requirements and course descriptions, see the links to the program guides at the top of the page and the School of Business course descriptions.
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With a degree or certificate in public administration, you will have the option to pursue various career opportunities, such as:
- City Manager
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Graduates of Point Park's public administration program have gone on to work in:
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Program Director and Faculty
The director of the public administration program is Associate Professor Robert Skertich, Ph.D.
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Bill Hader Stars in VW's Sophisticated Touareg Commercial
In this new VW spot we attempt to find out who is more sophisticated, the new Touareg or Bill Hader? The Toureg might have great power steering but Bill Hader apparently owns Shakespeare's bones. Prepare for a battle of wits.
If this is the future of advertising then we're in for a treat.


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Professor Marco Tedesco balances at the edge of a supraglacial lake. (Copyright M. Tedesco/WWF)
CCNY scientist constructs fine-scale projections of how warming will alter the island
Global climate models abound. What is harder to pin down, however, is how a warmer global temperature might affect any specific region on Earth.
Dr. Marco Tedesco, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at The City College of New York, and a colleague have made the global local. Using a regional climate model and the output of three global climate models, they can predict how different greenhouse gas scenarios would change the face of Greenland over the next century and how this would impact sea level rise.
The resulting fine-scale model gives a high-resolution picture of the island's future. "We put Greenland under a microscope to see what accounts for melting and for ice mass changes in different regions," said Professor Tedesco.
He and his colleague, Xavier Fettweis of the University of Liege, Belgium, reported their results online November 8 in "Environmental Research Letters."
They compared two possible future CO2 scenarios: a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere projected for the end of the century of 850 parts per million (ppm) versus a more aggressive projection of 1370 ppm. The first approximates the current rate of increase.
The Greenland ice sheet would lose more ice and snow to melting than it would accumulate in both scenarios. Basins on the southwest and north coasts would suffer the greatest losses. Temperatures would only have to increase by 0.6 to 2.16 degrees Celsius (1.8-3.9 ° F) to tip the balance into more loss than gain.
The new model shows how a melting would alter the topography of "one of the world's refrigerators," potentially affecting adjacent ocean circulation and salinity, and speeding further melting.
Though dramatic, Professor Tedesco said the predictions he reported might be too conservative. "They don't take into account progressive effects of the changing elevations and topography and the acceleration of ice sheet movement." These results, however, represent a step forward toward understanding the potential repercussions of warming temperatures; an improvement on models that give a much coarser view into the future, he added.
"Some areas will be 400 meters below the current elevation just because of melting. This might very well impact the speed and amount of ice that is flowing to the ocean. It would increase the rate of melting, because conditions get warmer at lower elevations" he noted. "Imagine an ice cream that is melting much faster in one area. This will change the shape of the ice mass over Greenland."
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation.
Professor Tedesco will be attending the European Space Agency's conference on Earth Observation and Cryosphere Science, November 13-16 in Frascati (Rome), Italy. http://congrexprojects.com/12c20
On the Internet:
- M. Tedesco and X. Fettweis, 21st century projections of surface mass balance changes for major drainage systems of the Greenland ice sheet, Environ. Res. Lett. 7 045405 Issue 4 (December 2012) Published online 8 November 2012.
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A new law that took effect last week in New York State could mean significant financial penalties and/or jail for companies that knowingly misclassify employee-drivers as contractors.
According to the text, the law is designed to ensure drivers, particularly those who work for companies such as FedEx and UPS and port truckers, are properly classified as employees of the company where appropriate.
The bill, passed last summer, adds article 25-C, the New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act, to existing state labor law. A "commercial goods transportation contractor," (i.e. company) reference repeatedly in the law, means "any sole proprietor, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal entity permitted by law to do business within the state who compensates commercial vehicle drivers who possess a state-issued commercial driver's license to transport goods in the state of New York."
According to the law firm of Tully Rinckey, the law "creates a presumption of employment in the commercial goods transportation industry," under which people "performing commercial goods transportation services for a commercial goods transportation contractor shall be classified as an employee."
The law creates exemptions, the law firm notes, from this presumption for independent contractors and "separate business entities."
Penalties for violating the law include a $2,500 civil penalty per misclassified employee and/or up to 30 days in prison or up to a $25,000 criminal fine for a first offense and a $5,000 civil penalty per misclassified employee and/or up to 60 days in prison or up to a $50,000 criminal fine for all subsequent offenses.
So what is a contractor under the provisions of the law? According to the text (the full version of which can be found here), the driver would be considered an employee of any company unless the individual driver is a "separate business entity," is "free from control and direction in performing the job, both under his or her contract and in fact," the "service is performed outside the usual course of business for which the service is performance," and the "individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business that is similar to the service at issue."
The basis for the law, according to the bill, is a Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations study that found nearly 40,000 employers misrepresented the statuses of more than 700,000 workers in New York between 2002 and 2005.
"Misclassification rates are disproportionately high in the trucking industry," the bill states. "Port truck drivers and delivery truck drivers (e.g. FedEx and UPS drivers) are often improperly classified as independent contractors.
"Unlike real independent contractors, these workers are subject to stringent behavioral controls and are financially dependent on the company. Such drivers who functionally operate as employees are classified as independent contractors and therefore deprived of proper social security benefits, healthcare, workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, minimum wage protections, rights to join a union, and the right to a safe and healthful workplace," the bill notes.
The bill also points out that ports, in particular, are requiring truckers to operate more environmentally friendly vehicles but many port truckers simply can't afford the investment.
"By correctly classifying truck drivers as employees, the burden of purchasing new trucks would be put on the companies; employees would enjoy their proper rights as intended by the law, and environmental conditions at ports would improve," the bill concludes.
Trucking firms that use contractors in the state of New York, particularly those operating in the ports, need to review their operations and contracts if they haven't already done so to avoid paying penalties which can add up quite quickly. For drivers, of course, this could a boon to wages and working conditions, but it is a double-edged sword. Companies may alter contracts to comply with the law or stop doing business with independent contracted drivers altogether.
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We noticed the Nokia Bike Dashboard last year and it was in David's presentation at the (un)Wired Future of Bicycles. Today Nokia announced a charger aimed at developing countries with limited access to electricity. They're hoping the idea could catch on in Europe where cycling for work, shopping and errands is a common lifestyle. Or in the US!
"To begin charging, a cyclist needs to travel around six kilometers per hour (four miles per hour), and while charging times will vary depending on battery model, a 10-minute journey at 10 kilometers per hour (six miles per hour) produces around 28 minutes of talk time or 37 hours of standby time. The faster you ride, the more battery life you generate.
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The kit comes with two small brackets, in addition to the charger and generator. One bracket attaches to the bicycle's handlebars to secure the charger and a cell phone holder. The other secures the small electric generator to the bike's fork.
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If Nokia makes that small enough, it could slip inside a top tube to recharge batteries for secret bike motors and to further the Cancellara Conspiracy
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Nominations are due January 15 for the 32nd annual Mayor's Arts Awards. The awards will be presented by the Lincoln Arts Council (LAC) Monday, June 7 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The Mayor's Arts Awards program formally recognizes artistic contributions and achievements in the Lincoln area.
Nomination forms are available by calling the LAC at 434-2787or printing a form from the LAC Web site: www.artscene.org. A list of previous winners also is available at that Web site.
Winner in the following categories will be selected by a panel of arts professionals:
Three other awards also are presented at the event::
Nominations from the previous year are automatically resubmitted, and updates to the 2009 nominations will be accepted.
The public also is encouraged to submit names of members of the Lincoln arts community who have died since the last awards ceremony in June 2009 for memorial recognition at the event.


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Octuplets: On the Record
You've followed the story of Nadya Suleman and her newborn octuplets. Now, Dr. Phil updates the octuplets' situation, including the homecoming of the first four babies, and the recent developments in the partnership between Nadya and the organization Angels in Waiting USA.
A Broken Partnership
A few weeks into the agreement between Nadya Suleman and the organization Angels in Waiting USA, big changes have been made. Dr. Phil gives an update and expresses his disappointment. He is joined by attorney Gloria Allred and Nadya's attorney, Jeff Czech. Plus, Nadya joins the show via telephone.
"I felt like a stranger in my own home."
Concerns from the Inside
Linda West-Conforti from Angels in Waiting USA speaks out about what she observed in Nadya's home and why she made three complaints to Child Protective Services. And, Jeff gives his take on why the arrangement with Angels in Waiting USA didn't work out.
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Dr. Phil states his intentions going forward and highlights the changes that Nadya must implement to ensure the safety of her children. Plus, statements from Kaiser Permanente and the California Department of Social Services.
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When you dress together, you stay together. Sometimes.
We always enjoy a good celebrity twin moment—from unintentional matching dresses à la Felicity Jones and Emilia Clarke to super cute mother-daughter outfits courtesy of Beyoncé and Blue Ivy—but there's something extra special about seeing famous couples do the look-alike thing. Here, some of the best matching twosomes (and former twosomes)—including a few repeat offenders.
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n the high desert of California, flesh-colored boulders rise up out of the stark landscape and embrace a small valley where Keys Ranch stands. Strangely shaped trees cast long shadows on the sides of the simple wooden ranch structures. Animal tracks in the sand tell of the previous night's adventures when scorpions, kangaroo rats, snakes, and bobcats battled for survival. This seemingly hostile desert environment was settled much later than other more productive areas of the West. Yet it was here, in 1917, that Bill Keys chose to establish a ranch and raise a family. Keys and other 20th-century homesteaders lived much as earlier pioneers in the West had, working hard to make their marginal land holdings successful. Today, Keys Ranch is preserved as part of Joshua Tree National Park.
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Getting Started: Inquiry Question
Setting the Stage: Historical Context
Locating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
Visual Evidence: Images
Putting It All Together: Activities
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This lesson is based on Keys' Desert Queen Ranch, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Enterprise software maker Qlik Technology (QLIK) this afternoon reportedQ2 revenue that topped analysts' estimates for revenue but missed the profit consensus and forecast this quarter's revenue a tad lower than analysts' have been modeling, and forecast the full-year just a bit lower as well.
Revenue in the three months ended in June rose 26%, year over year, to $108 million, yielding a net loss of 2 cents a share.
Analysts had been modeling $106 million and a 1-cent loss.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue of $105 million to $109 million, below the consensus for $109 million.
For the full year, the company sees revenue in a range of $473 million to $481 million, just below the consensus for $478 million.
Qlik management will host a conference call with analysts at 5 pm, Eastern time, and you can catch the webcast of it on the company's investor relations Web site.
Shares of Qlik are down $1.72, or 5%, at $29.90.
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94 points - Beverage Testing Institute 2017
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Real THOROUGHBRED with 100% of grapes used from estate parcels of GRANDE CHAMPAGNE 1er CRU, Cognac's most prestigious growth area, yielding rich and intensely flavored grapes.
SINGLE ESTATE "DNA:" grapes estate grown and harvested, estate distilled in SMALL BATCHES (240l) by Patrick Drouet, estate bottled MOSTLY BY HAND.
5-10 years vs. the required minimum for VSOP of 5 years, contributing to the top-notch quality of this Cognac.
About 20 years, 6 x 750ml 40.3% abv
COLOUR: Golden amber.
NOSE: Complex aromas of hazelnut, coffee cake, mocha and dried orange peel, with underlying spices including ginger.
PALATE: Wonderful silkiness, showing exceptional balance with lovely cedar, nutmeg, sweet brown spice and slight mineral notes.
FINISH: Sweet and shamelessly long, yet again showing fantastic balance.
The perfect representation of what an XO should taste like with every drop loaded with flavour, yet so well integrated and seamless. Presented in a carafe that honours the work of ULYSSE DUMARGUE, the great grandfather of PATRICK DROUET.
Double Distillation is obligatory for Cognac, giving it its unique taste.
The first distillation takes place traditionally in copper stills. The wine used is low in alcohol favoring aromas concentration. Heated and distilled into a first cloudy distillate of 30% abv.
The second distillation creates a bright spirit of about 70% abv. Only the best "cut" is kept containing delicate aromas, which is then filled into barrels for ageing. This will be Cognac, as we know it.
Owner Patrick Drouet is an exceptionally talented distiller and craftsman. Passionate about all he does, his true labour of love is distilling. You might find him during the height of the distilling season (Nov-Jan) tending his stills during ungodly hours, resting occasionally on an appointed cot nearby...
Drouet purchases its barrels from different barrel makers in Cognac. Specifically, their own suppliers are Doreau, Marchive, and Allary, the latter for which they seem to have a preference given they are smaller sized.
Content size:
Their own barrels range from 225 to 550 litres, keeping in mind that the typical range in Cognac is from 350 to 400 litres.
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Almost every year, Drouet purchases new barrels. The barrels from Allary are made with oak trees from the Limousin region. The (wood) grain is rather on the larger side with a darker toasting, which gives spicy, and roasted flavours/aromas. Larger wood grain is rather typical for Cognac, which is different than for the wine industry that requires finer grain. Larger grain wood typically comes from faster growing oak trees.
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A barrel can be used up to a maximum of 60 years, assuming that it is regularly looked after and kept in good shape.
One should remember that when an Eau de Vie (EDV) or spirit comes out of the alembic, it goes straight into new barrels, for colouring and tannin acquisition.
If the barrel is new, the EDV stays for 6 months in the barrel. Then it is transferred (via pump) to an older barrel. If the barrel has already once contained EDV, the new EDV will be kept therein for 8-10 months.
Then the EDV will be transferred to older used barrels. It is up to Patrick via frequent barrel tastings and monitoring, who will decide of the barrel change.
For VSOP, one uses a barrel that has been utilized for at least more than 3 years. More a Cognac ages, more it is transferred into older barrels to round it off, and minimize taking on new wood characteristics. In this regard, a XO and Paradis Hors d'Age will be aged in barrels that are 30-40 years old.
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In the hands of 4th generation PATRICK DROUET, this artisan distillery is nestled close to the town of Cognac. Its vineyards situated in GRANDE CHAMPAGNE 1er CRU, the top growth area or «cru» of Cognac, yield elegant eaux de vie that receive long ageing in French oak barrels to reach optimal maturity. Accomplished master distiller, Patrick Drouet, is a true "modern style old schooler" blending the best of traditional methods and new thinking. Between tending the vines, harvesting, vinification, distilling, ageing, and bottling, all taking place on the estate, Drouet is the essence of a SINGLE ESTATE Cognac. Produced in small quantities and distilled with great precision and passion, Drouet Cognacs are benchmarks, pure, and stunningly smooth. Drouet is quickly establishing itself as one of Cognac's top family owned estates, attested by its impressive accolades in recent years.


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The design by Dutch company 2-B uses two blades rather than the standard three, an innovation it says could dramatically reduce the time required for turbine installation and cut the long-term cost of generating power.
The firm's's two-bladed machine has been in development since 2006 and has already been heralded as potentially revolutionising the design of offshore turbines (Windpower Monthly, September 2008).
Chief executive Mikael Jakobsson said that the design has a number of advantages over standard three-blade models, not least the fact that it is quick to install. "When you go offshore you always have an issue with the installation of the third blade," he says. "Everyone's trying to figure out ways of managing this process."
Each blade of a three-bladed model has to be attached individually to the turbine rotor. This results in installation times of seven to eight metres per second. But a two-bladed turbine can be transported in one piece and installed in a single lift, allowing installation times of 12-13 m/s, Jakobsson explains.
"If you are further offshore and installing hundreds of machines, this process dramatically reduces the weather window and the cost of expensive equipment that will be sitting offshore and, therefore, the total project time," he says.
The use of two blades is only one element of the 2-B design. Jakobsson says the proposed machine is also upwind rather than downwind, meaning the blades bend away from the tower and eliminate tower clearance issues. The overall design of the turbine aims to minimise operations and maintenance, which reduces the whole-life cost of the machine and, therefore, the cost of the energy it generates.
The design is now poised for trials following an announcement in August by the Crown Estate, which owns and manages the UK seabed, that it has given permission for the development of four test sites aimed at demonstrating the viability and effectiveness of new offshore technologies.
Two of the sites will be in English waters, with the Crown Estate awarding leases to the New and Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Northumberland and to a UK-based subsidiary of Dong Energy to develop facilities.
Narec, which has also received an ú18 million grant from the UK government to develop a test facility, has been given the green light to press ahead with its Blyth offshore demonstration site. This will offer a 100MW grid-connected site to test up to 20 pre-commercial offshore turbines.
The organisation says it has already received a number of inquiries from manufacturers looking to occupy the limited spaces. It plans to have the first turbines installed by 2013.
Meanwhile, Dong Energy will test up to two next-generation turbines in an extension of its Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm, the first phase of which is already operational.
The other two sites will be developed in Scottish waters. Two of 2-B's turbines will be tested at the Methil wind farm off the coast of Fife in Scotland. The European Offshore Wind Employment Centre off the coast of Aberdeen will be used to test up to 11 next-generation wind turbines and other technologies. The facility will be operated by Aberdeen Offshore Wind, a company 75% owned by Danish manufacturer Vestas.
According to the Crown Estate, the awarding of leases to the offshore test sites will help companies develop the necessary technologies to support the planned growth of offshore wind energy in the UK.
"Technical innovation is essential to cutting offshore wind costs," says Rob Hastings, the organisation's director of marine estate. "Awarding the four sites supports the growing UK offshore wind industry's efforts to demonstrate new offshore wind turbines and other technologies in the marine environment."


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BROCKTON, Mass. – A three-run homer by Jose Pena (Boston, Mass.) and Kyle Thebado (Marlborough, Mass.) sparked what would become an 11-run seventh and eighth innings as baseball (9-8) bounced back from a dismal start to defeat the Monks of St. Joseph's College of Maine (14-7) by the final of 11-5 Sunday afternoon at Campanelli Stadium.
The Beacons, who trailed 5-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, got a huge lift off of what would become a career day for Pena. The junior infielder recorded his first four hit day for the Beacons as he went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored. Three of his four hits were for extra bases as he recorded a pair of doubles to go along with his long ball in the seventh.
Thebado, who entered the game as a pinch runner in the seventh, stepped to the plate in the eighth and on the first pitch crushed a towering home run over the left field wall. The bomb marked the first of Thebado's college career. It would also account for three of the Beacons game-clinching five runs in the bottom of the eighth.
On the hill Matt Dziok (Southampton, Mass.) got it done in the final 2.1 as he allowed just one hit, while striking out two to earn his first win of the year. Senior Michael Boughton (New Britain, Conn.) got the start in Sunday's contest and pitched extremely as he struck out four through 6.2 innings. Of the five runs that the senior allowed, only three were earned, as the Beacons defense struggled to back up the righty.
The inability to make the plays when it mattered cost the Beacons early and often as the Monks got on the scoreboard in the first on an unearned run. They would than tack on another one run in the fifth and sixth innings. A two-run seventh seemed to take all the wind out of the Beacons sails, however with gusts reaching near 20 M.P.H.; the Beacons knew that they were not done yet.
In the six-run seventh inning, freshman Tyler Kirwan got things started with a single through the left side with only one out on the scoreboard. A hit by pitch would then put runners on first and second, and that's all Pena need as he ripped a line shot over the left field wall cutting the Monks lead to two with just one swing of the bat (5-3).
After a pitching change, Jamill Moquette (Boston, Mass.) was walked, bringing senior Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.) to the plate. Looking to cap off a solid weekend, Consiglio ripped a double to left field, which plated Moquette making it just a one run game, still with one out on the board.
The Monks would get record the second out of the inning, but that would do little to slow the Beacons red hot streak. Gerard Florentino (West Roxbury, Mass.) would plate Consiglio on his RBI single up the middle. After the freshman designated hitter reached first, Thebado stepped in as a pinch runner and wasted no time stealing second base on a very close play.
|Kyle Thebado crushed a three-run homer in the 8th to cap-off the Beacons late rally
Thebado would then represent the Beacons go-ahead run when Charles LaPaglia (Marshfield, Mass.) drove his teammate in on his RBI single down the left field line. Down by one, St. Joseph's would get the final out of the inning in the form of a strikeout.
With all the momentum now in the Beacons corner, St. Joseph's stepped to the plate to try and build some type of rally. However, they were quickly dispatched by the solid pitching of Dziok, setting up would become the deciding inning.
Moving into the bottom half of the eighth, the Monks would once again retire the leadoff batter, but just like the seventh freshman Nick Brothers (Fort Myers, Fla.) would reach first on his second hit by pitch of the afternoon. The outfielder would then move all the way to third after Pena ripped his second double to left center. Moquette would then be intentionally walked to load the bases with only one out.
Looking to get the out at home, the Monks went right after Consiglio. Showing complete poise, the senior waited for the perfect pitch to line the ball through the left side scoring a pair of Beacons runs to make it now a three-run ball game (8-5). St. Joseph's did manage to get another out with runners at second and third, but that did not last long as Thebado kindly cleared the bases with his three run monster making it 11-5 in favor of UMB.
The ninth would be the fastest inning of the entire game as the Beacons got two Monks to groundout, while the other struck out swinging on a wicked Dziok curve ball.
For St. Joseph's Nic Lops went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a two runs scored. On the mound Jimmy Kennedy went 6.1 and allowed just one Beacon run on four hits, while also striking out four. However once, he left the game the Monks bullpen failed to keep the Beacons off the board with Corey McNamara getting the loss after surrendering three runs on two hits in a 0.1 inning of work. The Monks entered Sunday's contest ranked 21st and 30th on the most recent D3Baseball.com Top-25 and ABCA Top-30 National Polls respectively.
Baseball returns to action tomorrow when they travel to Framingham State University for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game.


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10 key passages in Clinton's book
Hillary Clinton's eagerly awaited memoir of her four years as secretary of state, "Hard Choices," hits bookstores on Tuesday. And the hard choices Clinton recounts extended to what she chose to focus on in the 635-page tome: She writes in detail about the election of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, which happened after she left State, but pays only fleeting attention to the Edward Snowden leaks and NSA spying controversy, which also came a few months after her departure.
But the book unquestionably covers a lot of ground. Here's a look at some of the key passages in the book, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO:
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The Iraq War vote
Clinton writes that she was "wrong" to vote to authorize the war — she has said as much in the past, but the book offers her most definitive statement on the matter.
( PHOTOS: Hillary Clinton's life, career)
"… I should have stated my regret sooner and in the plainest, most direct language possible. … I held out against using the word mistake. It wasn't because of political expediency. … [I]n our culture, saying you made a mistake is often taken as weakness when in fact it can be a sign of strength and growth for people and nations."
With these two concise sentences — "I got it wrong. Plain and simple." — Clinton closes unfinished business from the 2008 primary, even though the raw emotion around the issue has faded. Clinton acknowledges the connection between admitting mistakes and being perceived as weak — something that she and her aides were wary of expressing in the past.
Saying it now is certain to strike some of her critics as coming too late. But it tables the issue for good, and gives her something to refer to in the future if she's asked about it in a campaign.
Mending fences with Obama
Clinton writes early in the book about meeting with Barack Obama to start the healing process after their primary battle. According to the book, they aired grievances, including Clinton's letting Obama know that "the preposterous charge of racism against Bill was particularly painful. Barack made clear that neither he nor his team believed that accusation."
( PHOTOS: Who's talking about Hillary Clinton 2016?)
She adds, "As to the sexism that surfaced during the campaign, I knew that it arose from cultural and psychological attitudes about women's roles in society, but that didn't make it any easier for me and my supporters."
The accusations of racism have long rankled the Clintons and their allies, and it's not without risk that Hillary Clinton raises that in the book. The raw feelings that emerged after the bloody primary have mostly passed, but it's a reminder of just how antagonistic the Obama-Clinton relationship once was — and how far it has come.
The sexism passage reveals how Clinton — who was jeered at on the campaign trail by young men shouting "Iron my shirt!" — felt about some of the treatment she received. People close to her at the time said she perceived sexism in some of the ways she was treated by the media and others, but she rarely expressed it publicly back then.
The Russian 'reset'
Clinton writes about the memo she sent Obama in her final days at State on how to handle Russia going forward. "The reset had allowed us to pick off the low-hanging fruit in terms of bilateral cooperation. And there was no need to blow up our collaboration on Iran or Afghanistan. But we should hit the pause button on new efforts. Don't appear too eager to work together. Don't flatter [Russian President Vladimir] Putin with high-level attention. Decline his invitation for a presidential-level summit in Moscow in September."
( Also on POLITICO: Clinton: Bergdahl actions irrelevant)
This was months before Obama ultimately turned away from meeting with Putin, as Russia harbored National Security Agency leaker Snowden. But by including this memo, she reminds readers that Clinton — who became the face of the Russian reset as the top spokesperson for the Obama administration — was more hawkish on Putin than others in the administration.
It's helpful to her at a time when Republicans have been lambasting her over Russian's aggression against Ukraine.
The bin Laden raid
"Contrary to some news reports and what you see in the movies, we had no means to see what was happening inside the building itself," Clinton writes of the operation that took out the Al Qaeda mastermind. "All we could do was wait for an update from the team on the ground. I looked at the President. He was calm. Rarely have I been prouder to serve by his side as I was that day."
This particular chapter in both Clinton's book and in the nation's history remains deeply engaging to people who lived through the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Clinton makes clear not only Obama's cool-headed decision making — but also that she was among those who helped convince him it was the right move.
Writing with deference about serving alongside him highlights her role as a key player while respecting his authority. She also treads lightly on the fact that Vice President Joe Biden, as she has said in public speeches over the past 15 months, was not in favor of the raid. She describes him simply as "skeptical" before describing the case she made.
Defending Holbrooke
Clinton writes candidly about something that's been reported before: the White House's dislike for her senior adviser, Richard Holbrooke.
"At the White House some saw his efforts to coordinate among various government agencies as encroaching on their turf. Younger White House aides rolled their eyes when he invoked lessons learned in Vietnam. … I defended him whenever I could, including from several attempts to force him out of his job. At one point White House aides told me point-blank to get rid of Richard. 'If the President wants to fire Richard Holbrooke, he needs to tell me himself,' I replied."
It's one of the few times Clinton delves into interpersonal battles within the administration throughout the book. The anecdote lets her demonstrate loyalty and a lack of fear of reproach over certain decisions.
But the line about "younger White House aides" is also a reminder that Clinton worked in an administration that prided itself in the first term on having "new blood" and seems to reflect some level of irritation on her part at more experienced government hands being brushed off.


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Final Home Game
Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss
Werth, rf
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Victorino, cf
Feliz, 3b
Ruiz, c
Hamels, p
Batting 10th: passionate fans will fill Citizens Bank Park with electricity. The emotion will start when Cole walks out of the dugout for the bullpen to start his warmups.
Unfortunately, it is so busy today that I'm unable to provide more than the starting lineup. I know you understand.
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who is responceable for these 830 starts people have to go to work the next day kids have to go to schoolold people dont stay up all night i would just like to stranggle the critter . this is all about money.they dont give a crap about the fans
I know what you mean about the 8:30 starts…I have to give my kids a recap in the morning because they can't be up that late and as for me, I am exhausted after staying up until wee hours of the morning and having to go to work a few hours later. I believe it is up to the TV station & MLB to decide…Fox does not want their programing interrupted, I assume. I wish ESPN would buy the rights!
And I just have to vent about Bud Selig…if he was going to continue this Game 5 regardless of score, then why was the game not stopped after the 5th inning, giving each side a fair start in the 6th once the game restarted? So Cole had to pitch in a downpour, but the Rays get a nice, clean, dry mound to start their half of the 6th. For all the supposed "effort" he put in to make this a "fair" contest, this was certainly a suspect move. But I believe the Phillies will come together, like they have all season, and get the job done. Go Phillies!


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30. Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Epic, 1998)
Peak Position: Number 1 (2 weeks)
Weeks on chart: 20
Sales: 1.48m
Did you know? My Heart Will Go On was the theme tune to the film Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. It was the biggest selling single in the world in 1998.
Statistics and facts taken from The Million Sellers: The UK's Greatest Hits, the Official Charts Company's compendium of million selling singles in the UK, out now on Omnibus Press.


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A Simple Breakdown
The basic job of an exhaust is to break down, muffle the sound of the engine, and allow exhaust gases to escape efficiently.
The less gas there is, the less pressure there is in the exhaust system and, in turn, the higher the horsepower produced by the engine and the more power delivered.
The key to producing a great Vauxhall Astra performance exhaust is balancing the size of the exhaust itself with air intake and engine capacity. Balancing these elements properly will deliver the best gas flow rate without causing exhaust gases to build up – known as 'backpressure'.
As wider exhausts generally slow the flow of gases but also deliver the best induction roar, many performance manufacturers have to use clever design and construction features to still deliver quick, efficient gas flow.
For those that want performance but prefer a quitter exhaust, silencers are often the answer. Whereas most OE exhausts use S-shaped travel routes to quieten noise, exhaust silencers are usually straight with many small holes. This helps the silencer disperse sound and give quiet exhaust tone, whilst still moving gas quickly out of engine and exhaust and so maintaining top performance.
Talented exhaust designers and engineers have come up with dozens of ingenious ways to deliver different types of exhaust, delivering performance and great induction roar, or the performance without the house, if you prefer.
All you have to do is decide which system is right for you and then use Europerformance to find it.
Jetex Exhausts
Hailing from Sweden and working in the performance market for decades, Jetex provides some of the best exhausts you will find anywhere. Jetex exhausts use either aluminised or stainless steel in their exhaust systems and components, which all come ready to install for a huge range of vehicle makes and models.
Jetex specialises in making exhausts that deliver amazing performance with minimal noise. Jetex is all about sleek, powerful, quiet performance.
The Jetex Cat Back System, for example, uses mandrel bends and bored pipework for fast, smooth gas flow. This means boosted horsepower for your vehicle, as well as improved throttle feel, torque and general performance improvements.
If you want your ride to reveal its true potential, but do not want a loud, roaring exhaust, then Jetex Exhausts are perfect.
Remus Performance Exhausts
Because Europerformance only deal with the very best, we were quick to form a partnership selling Remus Performance Exhausts.
Formed in Austria in 1990, Remus quickly climbed to the top of the performance exhaust market and today sells their exhausts in more than 60 countries worldwide.
For those searching for ultimate, sporty performance, there can be no better exhaust system than Remus' Sports Label backboxes. Stainless steel from the ground up, Sports Label backboxes are all about delivering improved performance and boosting sporty exhaust tones at the same time.
The Wild Label does exactly what it says on the tin – giving you a monstrous, aggressive exhaust tone without skimping on the performance angle. The Wild Label gives you a monster sound and, at the same time, improves horsepower and low-down torque, turning your ride into the beast it always wanted to be.
Scorpion Exhausts
Designed and built in the UK, Scorpion Exhausts come as a direct product of Scorpion's involvement in motorsport racing.
Working with high profile race teams, such as British Touring Car Team, for two decades gave Scorpion amazing insight in how to deliver performance, safety and comfort in one amazing package.
Using aerospace-grade steel, titanium and carbon fibre to build their amazing components and set ups, Scorpion ensures that every nut and bolt is perfect before leaving the factory floor. This means you always get the very best.
The Scorpion Full/Cat Back System, for example, has a wide-set exhaust with chromed interior. This delivers both amazing exhaust tone, but also enables exhaust gases to leave the engine quickly, meaning that you get amazing, sporty sound and much-improved acceleration, torque and horsepower.


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