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What are heatmaps?
Heatmaps show the tracks frequently used by the Suunto Movescount community all over the globe, based on millions of Moves. You can find rich, topographical maps showing where your new favourite route lies.
Finding heatmaps is straighforward. Log into movescount.com, and you will come to your profile page. At the top there are three tabs: Me, Map, and Community. Click on Map. As a default, you will be brought to a heatmap of your geographical location and shown the heatmap of your default activity in Movescount. It will look something like this (on the dark map setting):
You can search other cities or regions by typing the name of the place into the "search location" box on the top-right corner of the screen. You can change the activity (i.e. running to trail running) at the top left, and this will bring up the associated heatmap in that area.
Creating a new route
You can create a new route straight from a heatmap, as well as from a public move, or a public route in Movescount. We'll start with creating a new route directly from a heatmap.
Firstly you'll want to zoom into the map close enough so that you can see that you're tracking the right street or trail. When you have found the location where you would like to start your route, go to the bottom left corner of your screen and tap on the blue circle with the + sign. Click 'Create New —> Route.' From here you can click on the map to mark your starting point.
Some tips on drawing a route
If you are making a route that travels generally via roadways or trails, use 'follow roads walking' for the best representation of the track. You can find this function at the bottom of the map page, along with the editing tools; undo, clear, and simplify (which reduces the nuances in the route). Zoom in and out of the view via the +/- buttons at the bottom-right corner.
When you are completed, give the route a name that will be easy for you to distinguish from others you may create. You can add a description and tags, as well as mark the route private or public.
How to sync the route with your watch
The easiest way to sync your newly made route is to use the toggle at the bottom of your list of routes and indicate you'd like to use the route on your Suunto watch. Then connect your watch and the route will sync automatically.
You can also manage all your routes from the 'My routes' option under the Map tab. Click on 'My library' to the left of the map and modify routes as you like.
Using existing routes
One of the best ways to discover new places to run is via existing routes, This streamlines the process of building go-to tracks and trails. To do this, search the location that you are interested in, and then choose the activity you want the route for (i.e. running or trail running) from the menu on the top-left. Initially you'll see the heatmap only. Then navigate to the tabs below the activity type, and click on "routes," and this will bring up all the saved, public routes that have been made by the Suunto community. You will see icons indicating these routes.
You can hover over the route to see the distance, and then click on the icon and the route will be highlighted. If it looks like something you'd like to try, click the '+' icon at the bottom right of the route dialogue box and it will be saved to your routes. Then you simply sync the route to your Suunto watch as described above.
If you don't have a Suunto GPS watch but use some other GPS device, you can still enjoy the benefits of Movescount's heatmaps and routes; once you have found a route you like, you can export it as a kml or gpx file on your computer and use it as you like.
Routes inspiration
We live for discovery and have been putting together a detailed list of some of the best running routes in cities around the world, including our hometown of Helsinki, find them here.
We have running route tips for Barcelona, London, New York City, Paris, Stockholm and more. You can find them here.
For each city, we've tapped the local runners who've run these routes, lived these routes and want to share their city with you!


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I have been an Atheist for year... as you probably would've guessed that the rest of my family are Christians (Ministers, Reverends, ect.) What I find really frustrating is the fact that when religious conversation strikes up and I hear the mose appalling and outrageous statements and claims that could easily be combated with reason and knowledge. However, I am unable to do that without my mother trying to silence me and label me as being "disrespectful". On the other hand she and her christian comrades can comment on any other culture or religion and call it EVIL and DEMONIC, yet have the audacity to feel threatened by my comments.
I have told my mother that I am an Atheist, but regaredless she makes attempts of trying to get me back on her side, to "Give God a Chance". When I want absolutely nothing to do with and deities at all. She also labeled me as being a rebel and always having to "go against the grain"; But is that not how progression is? To leave what is considered to be the norm and set off for better things?
Eleanor Roosevelt said, " Do something everyday that scares you." (if memory serves me correctly.)Last night I took one of my plain black shirts and ironed on the word "ATHEIST" in bold white letters, and walked out in public... If I couldn't say what i wanted, then damn if I will show some kind of outward expression. I WILL NOT BE SILENCED.
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Marrying Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation
If the global financial crisis -- and the events that led up to it -- have taught us anything, it is,"No complacency with asset price booms". We know first hand the dire consequences of bubbles, so it is clear monetary policy makers can no longer passively observe the evolution of asset prices. If an economy is to pursue macroeconomic and financial stability, they should coordinate with financial supervisors – in an economic marriage of convenience – to ensure financial regulation and monetary policies are complementary, and implemented in an articulated way.


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Port Arthur McDonald's on Gulfway "Closed Permanently"
The McDonald's that sits at the corner of Savannah and Gulfway in Port Arthur has closed its doors for good and there is rampant speculation as to what caused the closure.
According to the McDonald's regional office in Houston, the restaurant has been "closed permanently," putting to rest any notion that the 26-year-old building that was originally opened in March of 1985 was being torn down in order to build a new McDonald's that matches the fresher look and feel that the fast food titan has adopted in recent years.
However, in talking with the regional office, an employee there was unable to provide any information as to why the restaurant closed. Additional messages were left with McDonald's regional employees.
Several attempts were made to contact Angela Majors, the owner of the McDonalds at 1149 Gulfway, but she did not respond. Majors purchased the restaurant in May of 2008 from R.E.E. Incorporated, which is located in Beaumont and run by Brian Ellis, who has been in the McDonald's business since 1969.
A source in the Port Arthur City Hall said the restaurant's closure had to do with the McDonald's corporate office pulling the franchise tag due to the business not making enough money and a bevy of health code violations. The source also indicated that a demolition company had requested a permit to tear the building down, however that was two weeks ago and no demolition has begun.
Ellis strongly disputes that McDonald's would come in and take the franchise from Majors, citing the idea that the company would just come in and close the restaurant down rather than just taking it over "doesn't make sense."
"I don't buy that, and that's the problems with rumors," Ellis said. "(McDonald's) doesn't close stores for the sake of closing them."
"If I was a betting man, I'd say it was a business decision, it happens all the time," said Ellis, whose company owns 19 McDonalds in Southeast Texas. Ellis said to downsize his own company, he sold Majors the Gulfway location as well as the McDonalds in Winnie that sits right off of Interstate 10.
"She still has the Winnie location," Ellis said.
Calls were placed to the Winnie location for three straight days, and in a spirited exchange with a Winnie McDonald's employee over the phone, the employee said it was "opinion" that the Port Arthur location was closed for financial and health code violation reasons.
The Examiner obtained the Gulfway McDonald's last 12 health department inspection reports dating back to 2006, and according to Wayne Doyle, a health code inspector for the city of Port Arthur who's worked there 22 years, he said "we closed them at least once, if not more than once" for a couple days because of health code violations.
During the three-year period that Majors operated the McDonalds, the restaurant was inspected five times and came within two demerit points from failing twice. In fact, one of those near-fails came last July, the most recent inspection, when inspectors were called in because of a complaint and the restaurant came within one point of failing the inspection, two months after the restaurant had undergone a routine inspection and scored fairly well.
"Most of the time we'd go out there, we'd catch them with their pants down," Doyle said, adding that he wouldn't be surprised if McDonald's pulled the plug on Majors. "They've got strict standards and McDonalds requires them to meet certain quotas, so they'll pull the plug on you real quick."
In the July inspection, the restaurant was cited for – among other infractions – a five point demerit for storing food in a broken freezer, improper hand washing, improper hair restraints, containers or lids for open food items were found not to be in sound condition. The restaurant was also cited in the July inspection for showing evidence of insect contamination, citing gnats, roaches and house flies. The restaurant was actually cited for no evidence of insect contamination in all five inspections during the time Majors oversaw operations. And in three other inspections, the restaurant was cited for evidence of "rodent droppings."
Doyle said his office received "constant" complaints about the restaurant. He added that it appeared she didn't keep a close enough eye on her staff, and that played a part in the demise of the Mickey Ds on Gulfway and Savannah.
"She never revamped her staff," he said.
Ellis defends Majors and said that a lot of work goes into running a McDonalds and that it's not as simple as just opening the restaurant and selling burgers and fries.
"There's a set of checks of balances that McDonald's has and that's the reason McDonald's stands out above the rest," Ellis said, adding that money has to be spent on renovations, as well as money that's spent on equipment when a new product is introduced, like the popular coffee drinks for instance.
Ellis adds that sometimes the fiscal sense doesn't make cents for business, and thus, even McDonald's, is not immune to a closure. Ellis pointed out that another Port Arthur McDonald's on Gulfway was closed in 1993; the recent closing of a Wal-Mart McDonald's in Orange and another Mickey D's that was shuttered in Groves back in 2009.
He said Majors closing the Gulfway location could be a part of her overall business plan.
"You sell a few, you pick up a few, that's what you do in this business," Ellis said, "It's got nothing to do with Angela."


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Moulson gives Isles shootout win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Matt Moulson scored the only goal of the shootout in the sixth round and the New York Islanders opened the season with a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves and stopped all six Devils shots in the shootout as the Islanders won a season opener for the first time since 2007.
Michael Grabner scored two goals and set up another by Frans Nielsen for the Islanders.
Recently signed free agent Damien Brunner scored twice for the Devils, while fellow newcomer Michael Ryder had the other.
Martin Brodeur, whose father, Denis, died last week, had 23 saves in his first game of the season. Cory Schneider was in goal in the Devils' 3-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Brodeur stopped the Islanders first five shootout attempts before Moulson put a shot just under the crossbar.
Josh Bailey almost won the shootout in the fourth round, but his shot hit off the post.
Brunner tied the game at 3-all at 7:34 of the third period with his second goal of the game. It came shortly after a Devils power play expired. Defenseman Anton Volchenkov came off the bench and shot the puck toward the net. It deflected to Brunner and he slid it into an open net.
The Islanders took their first lead of the game early in the third period when Nielsen worked a give and go with Grabner and lifted a backhand between Brodeur's pads as the goaltender tried to poke check the puck off his stick.
Both teams had scoring chances after Brunner tied the game at 3-all. Kyle Okposo of the Islanders hit the post about a minute after Brunner's second goal and Brodeur came up with close-in stops on Grabner and Pierre-Marc Bouchard on breakaways.
Nabokov stopped a short-handed shot by Stephen Gionta and a close-in attempt by Steve Bernier.
The Devils twice took the lead in their home opener and Grabner responded for the Islanders each time.
Grabner's second of the game came on a shot from the right circle that beat Brodeur on the short side at 13:43 of the middle period. Bailey had forced a turnover at center ice and made a pass that sent the speedy right wing into the Devils' zone.
Ryder, who is wearing the No. 17 jersey that Ilya Kovalchuk had before returning to Russia after last season, rekindled memories of the Russian superstar by snapping a shot past Nabokov a little less than five minutes into the second period. It was his first goal with the Devils.
Brunner, who had a team-high eight shots in Pittsburgh, gave the Devils the lead 2:59 after the opening faceoff. Nabokov couldn't control a shot by Dainius Zubrus from the slot and Brunner tapped the loose puck into an open net for his first goal as a Devil.
Grabner, who was stopped on an early breakaway by Brodeur before the Brunner goal, didn't miss his second one-on-one. He took a pass from defenseman Travis Hamonic in stride and slid the puck under Brodeur to tie the game at 8:07.
NOTES: Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who head the group that bought the Devils this summer, dropped pucks at the ceremonial opening faceoff. ...This was the first of five regular-season games between teams. Islanders won last year's season series 3-2. ...Brock Nelson, the Islanders' first-round draft pick in 2010, made his NHL regular-season debut. He appeared in a playoff game last year. ... Other than Brodeur in goal, the Devils used the same lineup they did in Pittsburgh on Thursday.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
A small note: The ASUS EEE Box is VESA mountable.rgdsOliver
nite_man,I doubt a lot of products can hold the stand against Apple when it comes to cool factor. But my point is: There are other manufacturers out there producing VESA mountable boxes, not using VIA chipsets. And giving the positive experience totallymaxed has with the eee boxes, I think they are quite nice (and very quiet as well).rgdsOliver
Big waste of time. There is nothing cool about it either.
I second this - the only "cool" factor about Apple TV is the software, which you are seeking to eliminate! AppleTV the software can be quiet nice, but as is usual for Apple its all about interface, not functionality. As an MD, you just have a small box that is white, no different or any cooler than any other small piece of hardware
I can show you one slightly larger for less money! The MSI Wind PC. Its about a 1/4 as big again in each dimension. NewEgg in the US sell it for US$130. just add RAM
Quote from: colinjones on January 15, 2009, 08:58:30 amI can show you one slightly larger for less money! The MSI Wind PC. Its about a 1/4 as big again in each dimension. NewEgg in the US sell it for US$130. just add RAMI don't think that it's compatible with AppleTV. It misses HDMI, nVidia (for transparent UI2), digital audio, remote control. Not sure that its can be VESA mounted.
Maybe I was not so accurate when told requirements Let's obtain more accurate credentials: the same form factor, nice design, HDMI, nVidia, support HD (1080p, MPEG4), nearest price.In any case if I'd customer I'd choose ASUS EEE box for MD but definitely not MSI Wind PC! Even it's extremely cheap.
But why "definitely not MSI Wind PC"?!?
...If we're talking about budget solution for MD which 100% compatible with LMCE I suggest ASUS P2-M2A690G. It's also very cheap but it provides digital video and audio....


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
Hint: Rest in peace
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Our three winners this month were: Jorge Ramos, a journeyman electrician from El Paso, Texas; Jeff Nelson, owner of Nelson Electric in South Hampden, Maine; and Drew Howard, P.E., a senior electrical engineer with Emprise Corp. in Kennesaw, Ga. They all correctly identified the key violation associated with this window display.
Chain supported luminaires used in show windows shall be permitted to be externally wired in accordance with Exception No. 2 of Sec. 400.11. However, the cord-connected arrangement of boxes and lampholders shown in this photo is not designed or listed to be used in this manner. As such, this particular installation violates NEC requirements.
The rules for the permitted use of flexible cords and cables can be found in 400.7(A), items (1) through (10):
- Pendants
- Wiring of luminaires
- Connection of portable luminaires, portable and mobile signs, or appliances
- Elevator cables
- Wiring of cranes and hoists
- Connection of utilization equipment to facilitate frequent interchange
- Prevention of the transmission of noise or vibration
- Appliances where the fastening means and mechanical connections are specifically designed to permit ready removal for maintenance and repair, and the appliance is intended or identified for flexible cord connection
- Connection of moving parts
- Where specifically permitted elsewhere in this Code.


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The Ultimate Wipes Warmer1183
Diapering your baby just became more pleasant and a whole lot easier with The Ultimate Wipes Warmer. The warmer features the Ever-Fresh System that keeps wipes moist and fresh with a patent-pending system that works 3 ways, so wipes will not dry out. Wipes retain moisture, are non-browning and anti-microbial. The quick push-button action, automatic-lid pop-up dispenser and main lid provide easy access to both regular and pop-up wipes. Warmer has cushioned pads on the bottom to protect furniture. Also includes power indicator and nightlight. Large tub holds all standard refill packs. Safe and efficient low voltage system with AC/DC adapter. Measures 10.5"L x 6.5"W x 4.25"H. Weighs 2.6 lbs.
Additional Ever-Fresh Replacement Pillows sold separately.
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Virginia Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education - Brokers
The CE Shop is an approved school Virginia:
Code/Approval Number: 0211000328 (four digit code: 0328)
VA Continuing Education and License Renewal Date:
Every two years, on the last day of the initial license month
Hours Required By The State:
24 hours
- Six (6) hours in Broker Management
- Two (2) Hours in Broker Supervision
- Three (3) hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct;
- Two (2) hours in Fair Housing;
- One (1) hour in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
- One (1) hour in Real Estate Agency
- One (1) hour in Real Estate Contracts; and
- Eight (8) elective hours
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The state requires that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.
Reporting for VA Real Estate Courses:
Real estate course completions are reported to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR). The state requires schools to report course completions within three to five days from the course completion date. Course completions will be reported within this time frame.
Expiration Date of Course:
Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally one year after order date. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account.
Final Exams for Virginia Continuing Education:
Final exams must be passed with at least a 75% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.
Immediately upon course completion, The CE Shop will provide you with an electronic copy of the course Certificate of Completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your renewal application to determine if you need to submit your Certificate(s) of Completion with your renewal. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your Certificates of Completion will reflect this.
License Renewal Process:
The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew. https://www.dporlicensehome.dpor.virginia.gov/datamart/vadporMainMenu.do;jsessionid=DCHBKOHPEJCJ
Student Affidavit:
In addition to the electronic signature you will complete in our system, every licensee must complete, notarize, and file a Student Affidavit form as a condition to receive CE/PLE credit for each online course. Once you have completed this step, please retain the form in your own personal student records in the event that you are audited by the state.
Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation Real Estate Board
Street Address: Virginia DPOR Real Estate Board, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 102, Richmond, VA 23233-1463
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Cable crimpers are a crimping tool allowing wires to be easily terminated to screw terminals. A reliable connection is required in electronic circuitry, cable crimpers provide a precise connection between wires and connectors. Standard crimp tools can work around different sizes, whereas specialised versions are linked to their corresponding connectors, such as BNC connectors, to coaxial cable.
Hand crimp tool
Hydraulic versions
Plier type
Ratchet tool
A well-engineered and well-executed crimp is designed to be gas-tight, which prevents oxygen and moisture from reaching the metals
Used by Engineers, mechanics and electricians


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There are enough apples, mushrooms and berries for everyone, but the food is scattered far and wide and must be collected first. Watch out, be careful of the trees! Who keeps putting them in the way? Do not be put off; with a little bit of skill, you will manage to overcome all the obstacles. The player who is back with his or her family first and brings sufficient provisions for everyone is the winner. Let's get going!
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A study is being conducted to define and measure a creationist worldview while determining factors that influence the beliefs and attitudes about origins in a Christian college student population.
This paper examines the influence of a YEC apologetics course on creation and evolution worldview attitudes of Liberty University students.
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This was supposed to be Katie Uhlaender's season of Olympic redemption. And it still might end up that way.
For now, though, it's looking like the former world skeleton champion's path to the Sochi Games will be accompanied by physical, mental and emotional struggle, just like her trek to the Vancouver Games was four years ago.
While most of the world's elite skeleton athletes have been training in Lake Placid to prepare for this weekend's World Cup stop at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Uhlaender has spent the first part of the week in Dallas, meeting with doctors about her ongoing recovery from a concussion that she's been dealing with for more than a month. Doctors have cleared her multiple times to race, and her average finish in two World Cup races so far is a disappointing-for-her 13th.
"I went from being in the best shape of my life, ready to dominate, to not even on the radar and just going down the hill for points to keep my Olympic spot," Uhlaender said.
Uhlaender's road to Vancouver was filled with pratfalls, from coping with the death of her father to dealing with a twice-broken left kneecap that required multiple operations. Her Olympics were teary, and she was determined that this season would be different. So she entered this season healthy and happy, eager for the Sochi Games, with coaches saying she was as fit and strong as ever.
And then, Turn 7 happened.
It was in a training run in Lake Placid this fall when Uhlaender somehow smacked her head midway through what they call the Devil's Highway portion of the Mt. Van Hoevenberg track. For the next six weeks, she pretty much did nothing — no training, no sliding, no competing.
"We're trying to make sure we're doing the right thing," U.S. skeleton coach Tuffy Latour said. "We sat her out for a long, long time. She hasn't slid. She hasn't had a lot of runs down the track. She's not feeling 100 percent confident. She's on a brand-new sled. We're trying to make sure that she's feeling 100 percent. Calgary was frustrating for her, Park City was frustrating for her, the two races in Lake Placid will probably be frustrating for her."
Uhlaender is planning to train in Lake Placid on Thursday, her first runs down that track since getting hurt. There are two World Cup women's skeleton races this weekend, one Friday and one Sunday, and her plan is to race both of those. The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation is planning for Uhlaender to take one race off when the series shifts to Europe, just out of an abundance of caution.
"The long-range plan for her is to be 100 percent at the Games," Latour said. "She's got to be process-oriented."
Uhlaender spent time this week at the Carrick Brain Center, and some of the exercises they suggested at first left her more than a bit skeptical.
"I was like, 'OK, so I stare at a dot and my vision's going to come back to where it was? Sure, buddy,'" Uhlaender said Wednesday before flying from Texas to upstate New York. "And then today I woke up, and for the first time in a long time, things were really crisp. I'm doing better than I was. I'm not quite 100 percent yet but the goal is to be there before the second half of the tour."
She's still dealing with some vision issues, along with some neck pain, though things are greatly improved from where they were a few weeks ago. Her sliding right now isn't aggressive. It's mostly based on her memory of how to get down the track. For someone like Uhlaender, who thrives off competition, it's tough to accept that right now she simply cannot be anywhere near her best.
There's still plenty of time to get there before Sochi.
"I'm going to bust my (butt) to get back," Uhlaender said. "I'm just being real. My confidence is I'm going to bust my (butt) every day to get back and I'm going pray that it's enough."


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Donna Haraway recently brought the notion of "intra-action" from the realm of physics to the domains of ecology, ethology, and multispecies ethnography. In San Francisco an invited panel of multispecies ethnographers will enter into discussion with Karen Barad, the theorist who originally coined the term "intra-action" to get beyond the metaphysics of individualism underpinning conventional understandings of "interactions." This special off-site event will be held in SomArts a gallery hosting the Audible Observatories exhibit
curated by Ethnographic Terminalia. Karin Bolender, an artist who founded the Rural Alchemy Workshop, will interrupt our discussions with "Gut Sounds Lullaby", a performance piece involving a live party pony. Audience members are invited to join the conversation, to intra-act with the pony and invited panelists.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
10:45 AM to 12:30 PM (PST)
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
For more information: http://tinyurl.com/intra-act


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The 360 Spider is Ferrari's 20th road-going convertible and is a record breaker in two quite different ways. It was also the best spider ever built at Maranello pre-2000 in terms of its technical content, styling and performance.
In fact, this was the most technologically advanced spider in the world at the time of its launch thanks to the exclusive transfer of features derived directly from Ferrari's experiences on the Formula 1 track.Read more
Despite its 400-hp V8 engine's mid-position (five valves per cylinder), the Ferrari technicians still managed to design a hood that folded away automatically inside the engine bay and guaranteed its superb purity of line. This was further underscored by two fairings in the bodywork to the rear of the seats which evoke memories of Ferrari's classic sports cars and the roll-bars that guaranteed a safe ride for driver and passenger.
The work done on the chassis focused on delivering maximum static and dynamic rigidity. The sills were reinforced too, the front part of the floor pan was stiffened, and the windshield structure redesigned. The rear bulkhead too was stiffened to dampen engine noise. The 360 Spider's structural prowess and dynamic response set a whole new chassis-bodywork benchmark for drop-top cars, in fact. The 360 Spider's lucky occupants were enclosed in a very strong protective crash cage completed by two tubular steel roll bars which were an actually part of the drop-top system. Together with the strengthened windscreen frame, these guaranteed significant protection in case of a roll-over. The 360 Spider had the same suspension as the coupé (double wishbone suspension front and rear) with the same antidive and antisquat geometries. Rolling and pitching were reduced to an absolute minimum and the 360 Spider proved extraordinarily precise entering corners.
The 360 Spider's running gear was exactly the same as the berlinetta's: a mid-rear 3586 cc V8 that punched out 400 hp at 8,500 rpm with a longitudinal gearbox in unit with the differential. The result was that both on the track and on the road the 360 Spider delivered almost identical speeds to the Modena. When the top was up or down, it could exceed 290 km/h, in fact. It was barely 60 kg heavier than its berlinetta counterpart but had the same boot space and cabin space.
Retaining the aerodynamic efficiency of the berlinetta was just one of engineers' goals with the 360 Spider. This was achieved by using twin radiators and an undertray to channel air beneath the car to extractors under its tail. Long hours spent in the wind tunnel also meant that even though it didn't have a spoiler or wings, it still delivered downforce of over 170 Kg at maximum speed, just 10 less than the berlinetta. This downforce figure was achieved by adding a Formula 1-derived nolder on the leading edge of the tail. The Cd went the berlinetta's 0.33 to 0.36 in the Spider, well within normal range for a drop-top car.
Careful selection of the best shots of the 360 Spider in high definition. The photo gallery shows the distinctive features of this model Ferrari in 2000, focusing on the details and the most important parts.
Careful selection of the best shots of the 360 Spider in high definition. The photo gallery shows the distinctive features of this model Ferrari in 2000, focusing on the details and the most important parts.
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|Total displacement
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|Compression ratio
|11 : 1
|Maximum power
|294 kW (400 hp) at 8500 rpm
|Power per litre
|112 hp/l
|Maximum torque
|373 Nm (38 kgm) at 4750 rpm
|Valve actuation
|twin overhead camshafts per bank, five valves per cylinder
|Fuel feed
|Bosch Motronic ME7.3 electronic injection
|Bosch Motronic ME7.3 static electronic, single spark plug per cylinder
|dry sump
|aluminium spaceframe
|Front suspension
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Australia is offering moral support for a U.S. military strike in Syria while New Zealand said Monday it needs more information after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry personally called each country's foreign minister.
Kerry has been trying to secure at least some international support for a potential U.S. strike after accusing the Syrian government of launching a chemical weapons attack.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr's spokesman Patrick Low said Monday that Kerry called last week and that Australia supports the U.S. taking action. He said Kerry didn't ask for military assistance and Australia didn't offer it.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Kerry called Foreign Minister Murray McCully over the weekend and that New Zealand wants to assess all steps taken ahead of a strike before stating its position.
The U.S. doesn't have widespread support internationally for military action. So far, only France has indicated it would join a U.S. strike. The Parliament of key ally Britain last week rejected a vote endorsing military action.
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Lifestyle Factors of Belly Fat Accumulation
Several lifestyle factors are contributing to this country's ever-growing weights and waistlines. Schedules are getting busier, stress levels are getting higher, and folks aren't taking the time to properly care for their bodies and minds.
Societal pressures affect belly fat accumulation
When the economy takes a dive, stress levels skyrocket. Those who are out of work suffer the stresses of trying to make ends meet, pay the bills with limited funds, and search for new employment. Those lucky enough to have work may be putting in longer hours with company cutbacks or struggling with long commutes, tight deadlines, and difficult bosses.
These daily work and financial stressors lead to the release of the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline over and over, mobilizing more and more fat into the abdomen.
No matter what the economy is like, however, modern-day living is fast-paced. If you look around at your friends, family, or even your kids, you may notice that they're always rushing to get from one place to the next because they're constantly scheduled for the next work or social event, meeting, or sporting practice. It may feel as though you can never just sit and relax for a minute.
This overscheduling not only increases your stress levels, but it also leaves little time to properly care for yourself. You may find you have so much on your to-do list that you struggle to find the time to fit in any exercise or prepare nutritious food. These factors lead to a mostly sedentary lifestyle filled with quick convenience foods that may include belly-busting choices like fast food, frozen meals, or takeout.
Worst of all, these stress-inducing behaviors can start to impact your sleep schedule. Inadequate sleep not only causes an increased production of the stress hormones, but it can also start to slow your metabolism and even cause you to feel hungrier. These are all behaviors that can make attaining a flat belly quite difficult.
Poor food choices can increase belly fat
The food choices you make can either help or hurt your efforts to attain a flat stomach. By transitioning away from belly-bloating foods and instead consuming the majority of your meals and snacks from belly-flattening foods, you can get on track to a smaller waistline and a healthier life. Consider the following eating practices that are poor choices for your midsection:
Consuming refined carbohydrates: Grains, breads, pastas, and cereals are a common component to many meals, and depending on the variety you choose, you could be sabotaging your efforts to flatten your belly. Refined carbohydrates, such as white pasta and white bread, are quickly converted into glucose in your body, spiking insulin levels and setting off the insulin response that stores abdominal fat.
Opting for unhealthy fats: People often have a misconception that eating fats translates to getting fat. Luckily, the opposite is true! You just have to choose the right fats. Certain fats — especially monounsaturated fats (found in olive oil, nuts, and seeds) and omega-3 fatty acids (found in walnuts and fish) — have actually been shown to help reduce abdominal fat.
However, less healthy choices, such as the saturated fat found in high-fat animal products, have been found to store themselves as fat deposits more than other forms of fat.
Downing too many fluid calories: Sure they may seem harmless, but fluid calories may have a serious impact on your belly. These calories come from drinks mainly made up of sugar (sodas or juices) or saturated fats (creamers in coffee and full-fat milk in specialty coffee drinks).
Not only can these drinks trigger an increased insulin response, leading to increased fat storage, but they also leave you feeling unsatisfied. They don't keep you full in the same way calories from solid foods do.
Skipping meals: Many people have the misconception that if they skip a meal, they consume fewer calories, and therefore lose weight. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Skipping a meal causes the following to happen:
You become increasingly hungry so when you finally do get the opportunity to eat, you end up eating too fast and too much. And you probably make the wrong choices because hunger leads to food cravings for sweets and fats.
Your body becomes confused. It doesn't know when the next meal is coming, so instead of burning fat stores for energy, it begins storing more and more fat to stock up on energy in case the next meal never comes. In times of famine, you would be appreciative of your body for doing this, but when you're trying to lose weight, this physiological override can be quite frustrating.
As a result, the best strategy to lose weight and your belly is to eat small, frequent meals every three to four hours to help keep hunger and cravings at bay and your metabolism functioning at its peak.
The role exercise plays in belly fat
As you can probably imagine, exercise plays a large role in helping reduce belly fat. But the reasons may be different than you think. Exercise helps to burn calories, which in turn can help promote weight loss. However, exercise also does the following:
Plays a large role in stress reduction: Stress reduction impacts belly fat control by helping to reduce the stress response. Exercise also releases endorphins in the brain that help improve mood and decrease overall stress levels.
Helps reduce insulin resistance: By reducing insulin resistance, your body can better handle sugar, perhaps allowing your pancreas to produce less insulin to keep blood sugar levels in check.
Boosts your metabolism: Physical activity not only boosts metabolism while you're moving, but it also affects your metabolism the rest of the day. When you strengthen and build muscle during exercise, especially during resistance exercise, you can rev up your metabolism all day long — even when you're sleeping.


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kale, pea and ricotta fritters
- 1 cup (120g) frozen peas, thawed and crushed
- 3 cups (150g) finely shredded kale leaves
- 1 cup (240g) fresh ricotta
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup (50g) chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- baba ghanoush, watercress sprigs and lemon wedges, to serve
- Place the peas, kale, ricotta, eggs, chia seeds, lemon rind, mint, salt and pepper in a bowl, mix to combine and allow to stand for 20 minutes. Shape the mixture into 2-tablespoon patties and flatten slightly.
- Heat a little of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook, in batches, for 2–3 minutes each side or until golden, adding more oil as necessary.
- Divide between serving plates and top with baba ghanoush. Serve with watercress and lemon wedges. Makes 16.
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Because the fritters have ricotta in them the texture will change slightly after freezing. But you can keep them cooked in the refrigerator for up to 4 days - enjoy them cold or heat them before eating. The DH team
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This sounds sooo delicious…can a batch be made and then frozen…far too much for a meal for two!


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Wilton's Music Hall
Wilton's is the world's last surviving Grand Music Hall and London's best kept secret. This stunning and atmospheric building is led by Frances Mayhew and produces an exciting programme of imaginative, diverse and distinct entertainment including exhibitions, theatre, music, comedy, cinema and cabaret.
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Opening Hours * Monday - Friday: 12pm - 11pm
Saturday: 5pm - 11pm
Sunday: Closed
Current exhibition and bar are free (other performances vary)
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The main auditorium is currently being repaired (due to finish in February 2013) but the bar and front of house areas are still open with a variety of entertainment. We regret to say that the upstairs of the bar, where some events take place, is not wheelchair accessible.
Animals and children are welcome.
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GMs say Super Two didn't impact prospect decisions
Minor League assignments of top young players based on performance, readiness
Aaron Hicks was in center field, batting leadoff for the Minnesota Twins on Opening Day. Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was in the starting lineup against the Yankees. Jose Fernandez was a late addition to the Marlins' Opening Day roster and the Mariners' Brandon Maurer broke camp as the club's No. 4 starter.
The flip side of the coin has Rays outfielder Wil Myers, ranked No. 4 on MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects rankings, the Mets' Travis d'Arnaud (No. 6) and the Pirates' Gerrit Cole (No. 9) all waiting for the Triple-A season to get under way on Thursday.
Were these roster decisions based on Major League readiness? If spots were there for the taking, were the decisions to keep or send down these top prospects based only how they performed during Spring Training? Or did finances -- namely, getting these prospects past Super Two arbitration status -- come into play?
First, an explanation of the salary arbitration rule is in order:
Players who have at least three years but fewer than six years of Major League service time are eligible to file for salary arbitration. In addition, there are the so-called Super Two players. These are the top 22 percent of players, based on service time, with at least two but fewer than three years of service. The rule states that a player must have at least 86 days of service in the immediately preceding season to qualify for this status. Typically, the cutoff for the top 17 percent has been around two years, 130 days of total service, though the number of days fluctuates from year to year.
Though it's not an insignificant amount, it's not just about the money that can end up being spent on players who become eligible for arbitration earlier. It's also about service time and contractual control of a player. A prospect who isn't called up this season until after that Super Two cutoff will be under the team's control for nearly an additional year -- 6 3/4 years, compared to six for those who are up on Opening Day.
But what of the above prospects? Were those sent to Triple-A held back because of money and control? The answer from one general manager was an emphatic no.
"Everybody is going to speculate why he is being sent out -- and they're wrong," Pirates GM Neal Huntington said when Cole was assigned to Minor League camp. "He's being sent out because in our minds, he's not ready to compete, to be successful at the Major League level, to be one of those top-of-the-rotation starters, [which is] our goal for him."
Before any doubts about the rationale are raised, scouts contacted by MLB.com couldn't find fault with the Pirates' decision. And their siding with Pittsburgh had nothing to do with monetary concerns, but rather came from the fact that Cole has just one pro season, and one Triple-A start, under his belt.
A similar response came from the Rays regarding Myers. Some wondered about him not being called up by the Royals last September and the fact that the talented outfielder was not on the 40-man roster, and there undoubtedly were those who thought he'd be in Tampa Bay's outfield to start the year. But Andrew Friedman, executive vice president of baseball operations, said all personnel decisions are based on the Rays competing in the uber-tough American League East.
"With any potential move there are a lot of factors to consider -- the fit on our roster, what it means for our depth, and so on," Friedman said. "We also have to be really mindful that our goal is to compete year in and year out in the toughest division in baseball with almost no margin for error.
"The AL East will expose very quickly any weaknesses that you have. So when we bring someone here, we need to feel that he's ready to step in and help us win right away. As [manager Joe Maddon] has touched on already this spring, if we add someone who's not ready, not only will it hurt the team, but it can really set the player back as well."
The teams who had prospects make the Opening Day roster would tend to agree with those assessments. Bradley simply played his way into a roster spot. In Minnesota and Seattle, it was 100 percent about the competition in Spring Training. And for both Hicks and Maurer, their teams believe they took the best man for the job.
"The guy has earned it," Twins GM Terry Ryan said last week. "I find it almost humorous that guys are talking service time and starting the clock. The guy has earned it."
"We've always gone into Spring Training, philosophically, if a guy deserves to be on the club, I don't see how you can look a player in the eye and tell him he can't be," Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said. "We stay true to that.
"We went in with our eyes wide open and it was hard to deny Maurer. He had such a great spring, it was the right thing to do. We never discussed anything else other than if he deserved to be on the club."
Both teams have had instances in the past when they had to make roster decisions to start the year with prospects. The Twins, typically, have given jobs to prospects when they were deemed ready. Denard Span didn't make the Opening Day roster in 2008, but Minnesota didn't wait until he was past Super Two status, calling him up in the first week of the season.
"I don't know in the last 20 years or however long Bill [Smith] and I have been in the general manager's job that we have put a guy back because of service time," Ryan said. "Who have we done that to? I don't recall it.
"Can you imagine if we sent somebody out who did what [Hicks] did? And I had to look at [Josh] Willingham, [Justin] Morneau, [Glen] Perkins, [Joe] Mauer and those guys who are trying to win, and I'm going to stop that guy? I just don't believe in that."
Neither does Zduriencik. Michael Pineda won a job out of Spring Training in 2011. Dustin Ackley was held back that same year, getting called up in June. But that had more to do with his transitioning to second base than anything else.
"Every club has their own reasons why they make their decisions," Zduriencik said. "I can't speak for anybody else. [With Ackley], we didn't think he was ready to play second [base] every day in the big leagues. He did very well in Triple-A. At the right time, we brought him up."


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The Ferrari California T and the Apple CarPlay equipped FF debut tomorrow at Geneva
Geneva, 3 march
The Geneva International Motor Show 2014 provides the venue for tomorrow's debut of the California T, the new Prancing Horse V8 which looks set to be the queen of the event. Flanking it on the Ferrari stand will be Maranello's revolutionary four-seater four-wheel-drive FF sporting the new Apple CarPlay system.
This means that from tomorrow, Ferrari clients will enjoy the smarter, safer and more fun way to use iPhone in the car. CarPlay provides iPhone users with an incredibly intuitive way to make calls, use maps, listen to music and access messages with just a word or a touch. Users can easily control CarPlay from the car's native interface or just push-and-hold the voice control button on the steering wheel to activate Siri without distraction.


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Office 365 (Outlook 2016 | Outlook 2013) - Change the default font or text color for email messages
In Outlook, the default font is 11-point Calibri in black. It's used when you compose new email messages. You can change the default font and its color, size, and style - such as bold or italic.
Outlook allows you to change the font, color, size, and style for new messages and replies and forwards independently.
Change the default font, color, style, and size for messages
On the File tab, choose Options > Mail.
NOTE: If you have Outlook 2007, choose the Tools menu, then choose Options > Mail Format.
Under Compose messages, choose Stationery and Fonts.
On the Personal Stationery tab, under New mail messages or Replying or forwarding messages, choose Font.
In the Font box, choose the font, style, size, and color that you want to use. You can see a preview of your changes as you make them.
Choose OK three times to return to Outlook.
Your new settings will take effect immediately.
NOTES: You have to set your font preferences independently for both new messages and replies and forwards.
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Two of America's most polarizing moms are teaming up on television.
Reality star Kate Gosselin will appear on TLC's new series "Sarah Palin's Alaska," starring the former GOP vice presidential candidate, the network has confirmed.
"The Palins graciously shared their Alaska with the Gosselin family and that camping trip will be part of an upcoming episode," said TLC president and general manager Eileen O'Neill, ETOnline reported.
The network was mum on details of how much time the "Kate Plus 8" star spent in the woods with Mama Grizzly, as Palin has taken to calling herself on on the stump for other conservative candidates.
The ex-Alaska gov's new show is "about Alaska seen through Palin's eyes and shot in the style of Discovery's Planet Earth," TLC execs announced last week.
The eight-episode program by Emmy-winning "Survivor" and "Apprentice" producer Mark Burnett will reportedly feature Palin leading guided tours of her home state, visiting a gold mine and fishing boats. It is set to premiere Nov. 14 at 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, Gosselin, who shot to fame on "Jon and Kate Plus 8" and went on to compete on "Dancing with the Stars" after splitting from hubby Jon, has been busy filming her own new show on TLC.
"Twist of Kate" will feature Gosselin traveling the country to see how other families respond to "their own extraordinary challenges," according to TLC's website.
The show was slated to premiere this summer, though no date has been announced.


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The Dehlingen wind farm, which is located in Alsace, consists of five N90/2500 wind turbines. It was built on a turnkey basis by Nordex.
It is the third project SWM has bought from the manufacturer. The others are the 10MW Chaussée de César Sud, near Bourges in central France, and the 10MW Filieres project in Lorraine, France. The utility also owns the Sidensjö project in Sweden, which uses Siemens turbines.
Speaking about the latest deal, SWM chairman Florian Bieberbach said the company was hoping to increase its wind portfolio. He added SWM's aim is to generate enough electricity to cover Munich by 2025.
SWM is a municipal utility for the capital state of Munich. The company says it produces to produce 2.8 million megawatthours of electricity a year.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 46
This article was first published on NewsMax.com - October 17, 2002.
Whether the recent sniper killings in the Washington, D.C., area are connected with the "War on Crime" or the "War on Terrorism," these terrible acts provide new evidence that there can never be enough government enforcement officers to protect us all. Seemingly, they can't even protect a small number of us, if the killer(s) are clever enough.
Those who are advocates for the reach and growth of government, in terms of agendas and personnel, have worked hard to create a myth that "bigger is better." Such mythology is expensive and dangerous because it lulls us into thinking we no longer have to hone skills of self-reliance and self-defense. Notions of an omnipotent government create a fiction that as long as citizens are willing to pay more taxes, they can expect that they'll be required to do little else but vote and perhaps serve on a jury.
And lately it seems that citizens are even being discouraged from becoming witnesses.
The message we hear from government leaders involved in the recent D.C. area shootings is that witnesses are too stupid to know what they've just seen. There are just too many derisive comments by police authorities claiming that eyewitness accounts are "notoriously inaccurate." If what they say is true, will we soon see the end of witnesses at trials, except for those "experts" who are "pre-qualified" to observe?
And since when is making negative comments about witnesses helpful to the eventual successful prosecution of a case?
Even a Republican administration contributes to a widening gulf between ordinary citizens and the elites of our day by promoting a "TIPS" program in connection with the War on Terrorism. TIPS stands for Terrorist Information and Prevention System. The theory goes that only some of us, pre-approved by the federal government, will be asked to be on the lookout for terrorists.
The rest of us are drones, I guess.
With a "don't try this at home – it's too dangerous" attitude on the part of the government, how soon will it be before average citizens who actually see something important will be reluctant to come forward for fear some government authority will treat their evidence with disrespect or outright derision?
Since when do we give a pass to citizens by implying that they need not do anything at all, even if they see important terrorist or criminal activity? What kind of message are we sending to our children with this elitist approach? Mind your own business?
Crime and terrorism are every man's business!
How things have changed in these United States. We used to all pull together during dangerous times. Today the government finds ways to sort us into groups consisting of those who are "authorized" to see something vs. those who can't be trusted with what they see with their own eyes.
But if a million eyes and ears in the Washington, D.C., area were on alert for the various vehicles allegedly used by the shooter(s), I would bet the killer(s) would soon be behind bars, or perhaps even pushing up daisies.
Isn't it ironic that a society that can pride itself on higher education, increased SAT scores, and providing the average citizen with news and highly refined methods of research via the Internet from grade school on, has a government that considers its own citizens not smart enough to witness a crime?
How is it that as we become "smarter," the government thinks we're less intelligent? Could this simply be evidence of the arrogance of power?
One obvious way government authorities treat citizens like children is the endless attempt to disarm the population. This in spite of the clear wording in the Constitution that guarantees our right to own and bear arms. In states like Virginia, violent crime continues to go down while citizens avail themselves with concealed-carry permits that the state must issue whenever shown proof of the required training.
That makes every man and every woman a potential member of a modern-day posse. There is evidence that more and more people are becoming wise to claims that the government knows how to do almost everything better than you can.
For example, by definition only you can provide self-defense.
Recently, the Patrick Henry Center, an organization that I founded, has been training dozens of women, empowering them to carry firearms, perhaps concealed in their belts or purses. We've trained nearly 100 D.C.-area women so far, and we'll train many more before the end of next year. These newly energized and equipped citizens not only are exercising their rights, but they are also experiencing a new-found freedom – freedom from the constant fear of attack from violent predators.
For years the government (and our friends at NOW, etc.) have been telling women that personnel and tons of money keep them safe. This is not necessarily a bold-faced lie, but neither is it the truth. People still have to do some things for themselves if they want to have the best chance of avoiding becoming a victim.
Admittedly, there is little we can do to stop a sniper who stealthily sneaks up on his victim and fires that deadly shot. But before the shooting, while the shooter is acting in a suspicious manner, and right after the shooting when he is rushing to get away, an excellent opportunity is available to identify and stop killers before they can strike again.
It defies common sense to suggest, as government officials do, that it is only they – or their approved representatives – who are authorized to look for and capture the D.C.-area assassins. Ignoring the millions of eyes and ears that could otherwise be available to help them may mean that these killers will get more time to do their deadly work.
People need to be encouraged to "stop, look and listen." They don't need to be told that their observations are nearly worthless to law enforcement. Every clue will be helpful in a case like this, and if an excited citizen gets some of it wrong, there is much more that he or she will get right! All the clues put together will solve this case and stop the killing.
But an obvious "attitude" is coming from those who claim that government can do anything for you if only you'll agree to give them more power and send in more money.
The truth is, right now the police don't really know who the killer(s) are, nor do they have a rock-solid plan to catch them. In other words, they're "guessing," just like the rest of us.
Police know from experience that there is a high probability that a "mere citizen" will provide the information that will enable them to make that arrest. Another good reason to praise citizens is that we are the very ones who are paying their salaries. And, not incidentally – except in the case of one FBI employee – ordinary citizens are the ranks from which the dead and wounded have been taken.
In other words, let's behave as if we're all in this together – because we are.
Self-reliance and self-defense may be alien concepts here in the D.C. area, but in the "Heartland" folks remember how to protect themselves – and their methods don't necessarily include total reliance on arrogant bureaucracies whose spokespersons suggest, "Duck down if you hear a shot." Government authorities should work together with ordinary citizens and combine the best qualities of both groups to stop the killing.


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Fulfilled Bible prophecies concerning Israel
My last two columns have been written with an eye toward a subject that has garnered much attention in the past few weeks. From media newscasts, radio broadcasts, special speakers and pastors and teachers, we have been hearing about the historic events unfolding more quickly with each day and night we live. One lady said to me on Sunday at my church that watching the national news at night was like listening to her old pastor preach many years ago.
Let me reaffirm here plainly — No one knows when the end of time as we know it will be. No one, according to Scripture and from the beliefs of many Bible scholars, knows when Christ will return to the earth. However, many Christians believe that He will and many also believe that even though we cannot clearly say when He will come, we can see that the stage is being set on so many fronts.
We, however, must remind our faithful readers that it is dangerous to set dates, to pretend to know what is clearly taught in Scripture that we cannot know, and all of us are urged to be ready for we know not the day, nor the hour. "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Matthew 24:35-36).
I have many precious Jewish friends and love them with all my heart and soul. I have studied Jewish history, some of their beliefs and customs, attended their celebrations and holiday events, and often wished I had been born a Jewish person. I clearly remember my pastor going to the people and urging our people to support the Jewish community in our area in every way possible because he said God had a special love for the Jewish nation and its people. He often said that it was a very happy day when in May 1948 the Jewish nation was again brought into the limelight and that it was prophecy fulfilled.
Today, I want us to look at 10 simple sounding prophecies that have been fulfilled concerning the Jewish nation, the apple of God's own eye, that have brought about great change and much hope for all of those who love God. We are told in Isaiah 41:12-14 that Israel would prevail over its enemies and that started being fulfilled in the late 1900s after being written about in 701-681 BC. The old prophet Amos wrote in the book of his name, Chapter 9, Verses 11 and 13, that the ruins of Israel would be rebuilt. This was written about in 750 BC and that too started being fulfilled in the late 1900s.
Ezekiel prophesied prosperity for modern day Israel in Ezekiel 36:11. Isaiah 41:18-20 teaches that trees would again flourish in Israel. Isaiah also wrote that Israel's fruit will fill the world in Isaiah 27:6. Another old prophet wrote in Micah 4:1 that Jerusalem would become the world's most important religious center. Ezekiel also wrote in Ezekiel 29:15 that Egypt would never again be a prominent world power and rule as it once had.
Zechariah prophesied that the Jews would return to Jerusalem in the book that bears his name, Chapter 8, Verses 7-8. Isaiah 51:3 said that Israel's deserts would flourish like the Garden of Eden. I've just had friends return from an extensive visit to the Holy Land and the photographs they gathered are breathtaking in their beauty. The trees and florals and fruits are again flourishing and bringing new hope to the region.
Isaiah foretold of the worldwide return of the Jewish people in Isaiah 43:5-6, and this is now being fulfilled in huge ways. In this century, we have witnessed many Jews returning to their homeland from all four corners of the world. From the East — Many have traveled home from other area of the Middle East. From the West — In the mid-1900s, many hundreds of thousands of Jews living in the United States returned to their beloved homeland. From the North — The former Soviet Union, or Russia, is located north of Israel. After years of pressure from other countries, Russia finally allowed the Jews living there to return to Israel to live. From the South — Ethiopia, which is located south of Israel, also refused to allow the Jewish people living there to return home, but in 1985, Israel struck a deal with Ethiopia's government to allow the Jewish people to return home.
On the weekend of May 15, 1991, 14,500 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel. Isaiah's prophecy was correct in saying that the north and south would be persuaded to give up the Jewish people. Many countries pressured Russia to allow the Jews to return home and Ethiopia was paid a ransom to assure safe passage for their Jews. Isaiah's prophecy was also correct in saying that the Jews would return from "being scattered to the ends of the earth."
Our closing thought is this — Please do not doubt the Word of God. God has plan for each person and for the planet. It is within His almighty power to see that each event unfolds according to his timetable and schedule. We need not fear or be overly concerned except to see that those we love have a clear presentation of the Gospel message and that we are ready to meet Him at His appearing, whenever that might be.
Brenda Cannon Henley is an award-winning journalist and writer living on the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast. Having enjoyed more than four decades in ministry, Brenda shares her columns with our readers and works with churches and faith-based programs nationwide. She can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.


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I am new to Ubuntu and Linux and I want to install and use the newest version of the screenwriting software Celtx on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
After trying https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/206295 and using
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dreamstudio/video
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install celtx
I unfortunately had to find out that was a rather old version with a fairly screwed up UI. I then downloaded the newest version from http://download.celtx.com/2.9.7/Celtx-2.9.7-64.tar.bz2 but now I don't know how to properly install it.
I extracted it to /home/username/ (there was no ~/bin/) as described here and I can now launch the application by running the file celtx within that folder (I get asked whether I want to Display, run or run it in Terminal) and it works fine. But I can't get it to launch from Unity.
I tried right-clicking the launcher button and going "Lock to Launcher" while it's running and it does create an icon but clicking it to launch the program does nothing. Also searching for celtx in the Dash doesn't find the app.
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Jeff Francis' contract details after re-upping with Rockies
As fans continue to understandably clamor for the Rockies to bulk up the rotation, left-hander Jeff Francis officially returned on a one-year, $1.5-million deal with $1.5 million in incentives for innings pitched.
Francis provides depth and a measure of predictability for a starting staff that is counting largely on pitchers to return to form after injuries (see Jorge De La Rosa, Jhoulys Chacin and Juan Nicasio).
My colleague Patrick Saunders talked to Francis and will have a story posted on DPO. Here are the contract details obtained by The Post.
Francis, who led the Rockies with 113 innings pitched, a byproduct of the four-man rotation and ineffective starters, agreed to return after getting guaranteed money. He can double his contract through performance:
$100,000 for 140 innings; $125,000 for 150; $150,000 for 160; $175,000 for 170; $200,000 for 180; $225,000 for 190; $250,000 for 200 and $275,000 for 210.
Francis has the standard incentives for all-star, Gold Glove, including $50,000 for comeback player of the year.
The Rockies continue to look for more starters either through trade or free agency. They have varying degress of interest in free agents Jeff Karstens and Freddy Garcia.


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ZTE First to Announce Super Phones Powered by Tegra 4
ZTE First to Announce Super Phones Powered by Tegra 4
ZTE has announced its partnership with NVIDIA to deliver the first super phones powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 4 mobile processor, which was first announced at the CES 2013 earlier this year.
The NVIDIA Tegra 4 will empower ZTE devices to provide ultra-fast web browsing, improved app load times, and more realistic gaming experiences - all without compromising on battery life - made possible by the processor's 72 custom NVIDIA GeForce core and quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU. In addition, Tegra 4 enables worldwide 4G LTE voice and data support through an optional chipset, the NVIDIA i500 processor.
ZTE and NVIDIA are also collaborating on a new LTE super phone utilzing the i500 LTE chipset for blazing-fast networking. These new devices build on ZTE and NVIDIA's success with previous smartphones including the Grand X, the first smartphone powered by both the Tegra processor and NVIDIA's Icera modem; the Grand Era super phone with Tegra 3; and the U950, the first premium quad-core smartphone with Tegra 3 priced below US$160.
The Tegra 4 super phones are expected to launch in China in the first half of 2013.


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Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland, W23 V9H3
This magnificent stately home is rated as one of the finest examples of Palladian (classical) architecture in Ireland, and makes a trip to Celbridge worthwhile. It was built in 1722 with profits from land-grabbing after the 1691 Battle of the Boyne and ha
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Swakopmund is a city on the coast of northwestern Namibia, 280 km west of Windhoek. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. As a seaside resort, the weather is cooler here in December to January (Namibia's summer months) so the territorial administration moves to Swakopmund for these months. The town has 42,000 inhabitants.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swakopmund
This is a view from the old harbour on the left side to the old lighthouse.
Welcome to Africa, AKA the motherland! Check out African Internet Radio while you're scoping the panoramas.The earliest fossil of the homo sapiens family (human beings) was found in Ethiopia, dating back more than 200,000 years. Compared to this length of time, even the "ancient Sumerians" from 6000 B.C. are drooling toddlers.Let's mention a few African heroes you may have heard of, for inspiration in the face of the continued economic inequality and violence which plague Africa today: Nelson Mandela, first democratically elected President of South Africa, who fought against apartheid and served 27 years in prison while advocating freedom and peace. Haile Salassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, who resisted Mussolini and the fascist Italian invasion of WWII, and who is worshipped as an incarnation of God by the Rastafari movement. Kwame Nkrumah, first Prime Minister of Ghana, advocate of uniting Africa in Pan-Africanism. Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat music, who declared his home to be an independent state, ran for president of Nigeria, and to whose funeral ONE MILLION PEOPLE came to pay their respects.In June 2001 the African Union was formed, consisting of 53 African States organized, like in the EU, around common economic and political development.Text by Steve Smith.


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These are all the News & Announcements posted in October, 2010.
Friday, 29
Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
Here is another reading pick from the Logan Library Staff.
Book: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Recommended by: Kara, Young Adult Librarian
Penelope Wallace's life changes the instant she makes the impulsive decision to share a taxi with society girl Charlotte Ferris. The young women become instant friends as they attend social functions in 1950s London, discuss their love for early Rock & Roll singer Johnnie Ray, and experience romance. Part historical fiction and part coming of age story, this is perfect for anyone who wants a charming read reminiscent of Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle.
Want more reading suggestions? View previous staff picks.
Posted By Logan Library at 4:27 PM / Category:Staff Picks
Monday, 25
Halloween Drop-In Storytime
It's a Spooky, Silly Storytime! Kids of all ages are invited to attend the Logan Library's special drop-in Halloween Storytime on Friday October 29th at 11:00 a.m. Feel free to wear your Halloween costume.
Posted By Logan Library at 2:59 PM / Category:Events
Friday, 15
Staff Reading Pick
Here is another reading pick from the Logan Library Staff.
Book: Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Recommended by: Lois, Associate Librarian
This mystery set in 1950s Dublin begins with Quirke, a pathologist, finding his doctor brother-in-law in a morgue altering records of a recently deceased young woman. Quirke can't let go of the mystery of the dead woman and her connection to his family. If you like stories featuring amateur detectives who are brooding loners with inner demons, check this out!
Want more reading suggestions? View previous staff picks.
Posted By Logan Library at 5:16 PM / Category:Staff Picks
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Left-hander Beimel likely to sign elsewhere
Joe Beimel is a name that has slipped off the radar this winter. The left-handed reliever was effective for the Rockies last season, compiling a 4.02 ERA in 26 games after being acquired from the Nationals. Traded text messages with Beimel today, and he admitted that it's unlikely that he will return to Colorado.
"We have kept in touch with the Rockies, and I would love to come back. But at this point I don't see it happening," Beimel wrote.
Beimel would like to land a guaranteed major league deal. The Rockies' 40-man roster is full, so they would be unlikely to give him that security. They could place Taylor Buchholz on the 60-day disabled list to create a spot, but that was a strategy reserved more specifically for Kevin Gregg had he signed.
Beimel's fate with the Rockies was pretty much sealed not long after the season when the club committed money to left-hander Randy Flores. As it stands, the Rockies will go into spring with two lefties in the bullpen — Flores and Franklin Morales. As for Beimel?
"Not sure yet (where he will sign). I just have to be patient like I was last year and wait for a good deal," Beimel said.


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Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1 hard reset1. Fully charge the battery.
2. Turn ON the device by pressing and holding the VOLUME UP key and the power key together.
3. When Android system recovery menu appears, release VOLUME key.
4. Highlight wipe data/Factory reset using volume key.
5. Confirm with Power or Cancel using BACK key.
6. After hard reset is done, highlight reboot system now and confirm your selection.
Note! All data will be deleted!
Resetting Your Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1 Android Phone using menu option
With Clean Boot, you can reset your phone to its factory defaults. When you reset your phone, the data stored in your phone may be erased.
1. Tap Application Drawer > APPS tab > Settings > Backup & reset.
2. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone > Erase everything to reset the phone
Reset Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1 using firmware update / ROM upgrade
Before you upgrade or reinstall your phone's firmware, download the latest software for your phone Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1
Download "GBC_update.zip" from Gigabyte official website and copy the unzipped files to SD card's root directory.
Insert SD card into your phone.
1. Make sure your battery is 100% fully charged. Turn off the device.
2. Turn on the device while holding VOLUME UP key.
Release VOLUME UP key after Android icon appears on the screen.
3. Press VOLUME UP key to select apply update from external storage, then press VOLUME DOWN key to
Android system recovery.
4. Press VOLUME UP key to select GBC_update.zip, then press VOLUME DOWN key for next step.
5. The device will automatically update the ROM, The screen will show the status during the process.
Do not interrupt the operation while updating the ROM.
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The two surviving members of the Iranian indie rock band that lost two bandmates in a triple-murder homicide in Brooklyn said Wednesday that they are "in shock, awe, blinded with rage and paralyzed with grief" over the bloody rampage committed Monday by a former member of another underground group from Iran.
In a statement released Wednesday, the Yellow Dogs bandmates shed new light on the relationship between the victims and Ali Akbar Mohammadi Rafie, the man police say killed two brothers who played in their group and another musician before fatally shooting himself on the roof of the victims' East Williamsburg apartment Monday morning. A fourth person in the apartment was shot in the arm but is expected to survive.
Siavash "Obash" Karampour and Koory Mirzeai, the two surviving members of Yellow Dogs, said the musician they called "Rafi" became a member of their circle after he was invited to join Free Keys, another underground rock band that followed Yellow Dogs' footsteps by moving from Tehran to America in 2011. The relationship between Rafie and frequent collaborators Free Keys and Yellow Dogs quickly soured, as "personal and musical differences" led Free Keys to end the partnership, according to the statement.
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"It became clear very quickly that he was not a natural fit within our group of friends, and his personal views conflicted with our approach to our art and to the world," Karampour and Mirzeai said in the statement, which was drafted with the help of the band's manager, friends and a member of Free Keys. "A few months later, both bands severed ties completely with Rafi and in the 14 months since then, we've had no contact with him at all."
MORE COVERAGE: Mourning "Iran's Most Famous Indie Group:" Fans React to Murder-Suicide Involving The Yellow Dogs
Police said Tuesday that they believe Rafie was "despondent" over no longer being in the band when he ambushed his former friends at their East Williamsburg rowhouse with a Spanish-made assault weapon and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, killing brothers and Yellow Dogs bandmates Arash Farazmand and Soroush Farazmand and Ali Eskandarian, an Iranian-American singer-songwriter who lived in an upstairs apartment. He then went to the roof and shot himself in the head.
The murders came at a time "everything we had hoped and worked for was finally coming true," the bandmates said in the statement, noting that Arash Farazmand had just been granted poltical asylum from Iran and the other victims were working on new music and a memoir. The shooting, they said, has left them "with pain, emptiness and so many questions that won't ever be answered."
"Three days later, we're still here, still breathing but with a gaping hole in our hearts. For now it's impossible to even imagine a future without our friends, and no explanation can make sense or begin to justify what has happened to our lives," the statement reads. "To say we are heartbroken does not come close. These are the darkest hours of our lives, we are in shock, awe, blinded with rage and paralyzed with grief"
The remaining members of Yellow Dogs, which was the subject of a 2009 semi-fictional film about an underground rock band, "No One Knows about Persian Cats," and their fellow musicians pledged to honor their friends' memories by continuing to play.
"We will not let this disgusting brutality define us or become our story, but instead respond by creating music more passionately and with more intensity than ever before," they said, "embracing the freedom that we all dreamed would one day be ours back in Iran and play to honor those who should be playing next to us."
A memorial service for the victim will be announced shortly. Donations in their memory can be made at this link.
More coverage: Gunman Was "Despondent" Over Being Kicked Out of Band, Had 100 Rounds of Ammo: NYPD


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Working with the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BCS), using software run by MareNostrum, one of the world's most sophisticated supercomputers, Iberdrola said it will be able to produce improved estimates of electrical energy production in wind farms before their construction.
Iberdrola said the Sedar Project (High Resolution Wind Simulation) will cut the risk of investment in windfarms by finding the most suitable locations for the installation of wind turbines, both on and offshore.The system is currently in testing.
The project will be able to forecast the output of windfarms throughout their operational lives.
Current modeling systems have been hampered by slow computing times, but Iberdrola claims the BCS infrastructure will eliminate this problem.
Iberdrola has previously developed the Meteoflow project, which used computer modelling to forecast daily electricity production.
The company confirmed earlier this year that it was aiming to bring more than 1.4GW of offshore and onshore wind power online by 2014 as part of a EUR 8.82 billion investment, split between transmission and wind.