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James Maroney, founder of First Choice College Placement writes a great guide to writing your award-winning scholarship essay! First seen on iGrad.com
As an SAT tutor and a consultant who advises students on writing college and scholarship essays, I am often envious of my students. They're preparing for one of the most exciting and enjoyable experiences of their life – college!
I often tell my students how, after just a few hours of hard work, they have the ability to earn themselves thousands of valuable dollars, which can go a long way in paying for school. There aren't many legit ways of earning that kind of money in such a short time!
As you may be aware, higher SAT and ACT scores often equate to larger scholarships from schools. But many students don't know that writing great essays can also equate to a better chance of winning local scholarships.
Two points are critical when approaching the challenge of writing an award-winning essay:
The essay is the most difficult part of a scholarship application, and it's often the only thing that separates the winners from the rest of the applicant pool. Even the best writers struggle with the scholarship essay because it differs so greatly from academic essays. But, as many of us know, the best writers are those who write, write, and rewrite; the best essays are those that have been rewritten several times with thoughtful revisions.
Scholarship evaluators generally don't read essays from a technical standpoint (unless, of course, the paper is riddled with simple, lazy errors); rather, they read in order to get a better idea of the applicant's personal history, qualities, and aspirations. The essay is meant to give applicants a chance to convey ideas that cannot be expressed in an SAT score or list of accomplishments. Everyone has unique characteristics, and with a few simple guidelines, anyone can write a successful scholarship essay that showcases these qualities:
Essays can make the scholarship application process difficult. However, no scholarship that's worth having comes easily, and if you follow the advice above, any scholarship essay is achievable!
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Racing Shocks - DIY Shocks
Two new shocks from QA1 put the power of rebuilding in your hands
QA1 is one of the leading companies in performance shocks for motorsports. Its ISO9001: 2000-certified manufacturing facility in Lakeville, Minnesota, includes more than 15 CNC machines, state-of-the-art injection-molding machines, hydraulic presses, and spin-riveting and laser-etching equipment that allows, as the company puts it, "all-inclusive shock absorber assembly operations." But did you know that QA1 is also number one in rod ends for motorsports with more than 5,000 part numbers and more than a million units sold annually? Yeah, we didn't realize it was that big either but we're here to talk about QA1's new shocks.
The first is QA1's 22 series steel monotube shocks (on the left). Since it's IMCA-legal, racers in that sanction will love the fact that they are racer revalveable, rebuildable, and repairable, and are designed for unmatched performance. QA1's precision-machined aluminum base valve allows you to run an extremely low gas pressure without having to worry about the shock cavitating. The design of the base valve allows the oil to remain stable under both rough and smooth operating conditions.
The main benefits of running the base valve series shocks are simple. First, the larger monotube piston reacts quicker to suspension movement and lowers the shock's temperature on long runs. Second, the car will always feel stable and smooth because of the almost non-existent rod force. The 22 series shocks have all the benefits of a monotube with the feel of a twin tube.
Available in 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-inch strokes, the 22 series shocks also include a premium aluminum piston and hard chrome-plated piston rod.
The next shock racers of all types will love: The new 26 series steel monotube shocks (on the right) were designed for superior performance at a budget-conscious price. Like the 22 series, they're racer revalveable, rebuildable, and repairable, and are designed for unparalleled repeatability.
The new 26 series shocks utilize deflective disc valving, providing consistency in performance at all shaft velocities. As well as featuring unlimited valving options (available with linear or digressive valving), the tuneable gas pressure allows for quick adjustments for varying track conditions, while maintaining consistency on both rough and smooth tracks and during long races. Available in 7- and 9-inch strokes, the new 26 series shocks also include a premium aluminum piston and hard chrome-plated piston rod.
One of the things that we like about these shocks is that all QA1 22 and 26 series shocks are made in the U.S.A., dyno tested, and serialized. Best of all is the price of these shocks. The 22 series carries an MSRP of $299.95 while the 26 series starts at $97.

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transferring locations: Hey guys, slight bug is been fixed with transferring locations, let me know if your location has been 'lost' :)
Jawug Meet: Thank-you to all that attended the Jawug Meet this past weekend. We will be mailing everyone the minutes and installation dates for installs.
Classifieds: Check out the CLASSIFIEDS section if you wish to buy or sell any equipment
PTAWUG IP changeover: PTAWUG is moving from the 172.20.x.x range to 172.24 and 172.25 - all wuggers need to connect to IRC and request new IPs.
downtime: Hey guys had some issues with the dbase all should be back to normal now :)
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While it won't be visible in North America, a space rock similar in size to one that once flattened a forest in Siberia will flash by earth a mere 17,150 miles above the planet's surface.
The asteroid, which is designated 2012 DA14, will make its closest approach to earth at about 11:25 a.m. (PST) today as it passes over the West Pacific nation of Indonesia.
Its trajectory will have it fly under the orbits of many satellites.
Despite the nearness of the flyby, NASA guarantees the 150-foot in diameter space rock will miss Earth.
The agency also says DA14 is the largest object it has ever tracked coming this close to our planet during the time NASA has been tracking such near-earth objects.
The asteroid is traveling at 4.8 miles per second, or 17,450 mph, according to NASA.
Given the object's small size and dazzling speed, it would be difficult for average observers, even with the help of a reasonably sophisticated amateur telescope, to see DA14, but that doesn't mean it can't be observed.
Starting at 11 a.m. PST, NASA will broadcast a program incorporating real-time animation showing the location of the asteroid relative to Earth, along with live or near-real-time views of the asteroid from observatories in Australia, weather permitting.
The program will be broadcast over NASA TV and will be streamed live online at www.nasa.gov/ntv and www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2.
While NASA stresses the passing asteroid will have no impact on earth, there are researchers who think the same might not be the case for the passing rock.
According to a release issued Thursday afternoon by the space agency, "Some researchers believe that near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 might experience seismic activity when it flies through our planet's gravitational field." Observatories around the world will be on the lookout for signs of an "asteroid-quake" during the flyby, according to the release.
NASA characterizes DA14 as a small near-Earth object. At the same time agency, experts say the asteroid is about the same size as the object that caused the "Tunguska Event."
In June 1908, something — astronomers now believe it was an asteroid — exploded in the atmosphere above the Tunguska River in Siberia. The blast destroyed about 800 square-miles of forest, leveling an estimated 80 million trees, all oriented away from the center of the detonation.
Don Yeomans, manager of the Near-Earth Object Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, estimates a Tunguska- or 2012 DA14-size object enters the Earth's atmosphere every 300 years on average.


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Hi All,
I'm new to the forums!! Just registered today. I am working on an idea to convert email personnal file folders like .ost and .pst etc to a standard format for import to my program. I would like to be able to handle any format and dont want to have to create a different process for each one or have the need to udate as new formats appear.
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to how to approach this problem? Or if anyone has come across this somewhere else?
Any help would be great. Its gonna be an open source application for analysing email.


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Open Figure Drawing
826 Euclid Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
Open Figure Drawing is an incorporated not-for-profit art organization, run by a board of directors and volunteer hosts. Money collected goes to paying the model, the rent, and for snacks. Any surplus goes to equipment and a slush fund for less populated nights.
We are open every Wednesday night from 7 to 10.
We are closed if any of the following fall on a Wednesday: Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve & New Year's day.
Weather related closings:
OFD is closed if the Syracuse City School District closes or if after school programs are cancelled due to bad weather. If weather delays school, OFD is open. We also cancel if the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory that overlaps with our schedule.
Location: the Westcott Community Center, corner of Euclid and Westcott Streets.
We are on the second floor. Come in the main entrance and up the elevator or stairs on the left. Bring a friend!
The fee is $10.00 per night.
A punch card, good for 5 visits, is available at the door for $40*.
We remain one of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences. Correct change is appreciated but not necessary. Make checks payable to Open Figure Drawing Inc.
*Every punch card comes with a coupon for 10% off at The Art Store (Commercial Art Supply). If you already receive a discount, such as a student or senior discount, this coupon gives you an additional 10% off your already discounted price.
Come early… the doors open at approximately 6:45. Pay and sign-in on entry. Help set up and claim your spot. The model starts promptly at 7:00 pm. A reminder: take care not to block your neighbor's view.
Stay until closing… At 10:00 pm we begin cleaning and packing up. If everyone helps, we can finish by 10:15.
Come and go as you like. One fee covers whatever part of the night you attend. Work on whatever pleases you. This is a self-instructional group. Other educational opportunities are available. Please check our calendar or ask the host.
Schedule of poses:
five two minute gestures
five one minute gestures
and five 30 second gestures
one 10 minute pose
one 20 minute pose
a 20 minute break for the model
one 30 minute pose
and one 60 minute pose
Break time is 8-ish. We have approximately 20 minutes for announcements and socializing. Snacks usually consist of soda and juice, veggies, cookies, bread, chips and dip.
Equipment is stored in the closet opposite the sign-in table. We have eight drawing tables, a dozen easels, and numerous drawing boards. Please return items when finished. There is a small supply of paper and drawing supplies for emergencies.
The restroom is located in the rear of the building
Trash is near the door to the WestcottCC gallery.
We strive to be chemical free. Please use fixatives outside of the building. Please keep smelly or noxious materials at home, including perfumes, markers, and all forms of turpentine and other toxins.
Recording devices such as cameras are not permitted.
Do not use cell phones during any part of the session.
Quiet talk is permitted but please be respectful of your neighbors.


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Introduction to Eye Health
Don't take your eyes for granted! Safeguarding your sight is the key to all things healthy. From glaucoma to cataracts to macular degeneration, certain eye conditions can occur at any age—and sometimes with little symptoms. Your eyes can also play a role in divulging other health problems such as diabetes or cancer. In order to keep your peepers healthy for life, you need to begin protecting them today.
Luckily, by coming here, you've already taken an important step toward better eye care. Come back often, because we update our site regularly with the latest news and even more of the practical, trusted information that helps you preserve your sight and feel your absolute best!


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Sigur Rós ( (help·info)) is an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical, and minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound and lead singer Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto voice.
Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavík in August 1994. Their name is taken from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós (which when translated into English means 'Victory Rose'), who was born the same day as the band was formed. They soon won a record deal with the local Sugarcubes-owned record label, Bad Taste. In 1997, they released Von (pronounced , meaning "hope") and in 1998 a remix collection named Von brigði (IPA: ). The name is Icelandic wordplay: Vonbrigði means "disappointment", but Von brigði means "variations on Von". The band was joined by Kjartan Sveinsson on keyboards in 1998. He is the only member of Sigur Rós with musical training, and therefore has contributed most of the orchestral and string arrangements for their later work.
International acclaim came with 1999's Ágætis byrjun ( "An all right start"). The album's reputation spread by word of mouth over the following two years. Soon critics worldwide hailed it as one of the great albums of its time, and the band was playing support to established acts such as Radiohead. Three songs, Ágætis byrjun', "Svefn-g-englar", and a live take of the then-unreleased "Njósnavélin" (later 'un-named' "Untitled #4") appeared in the Cameron Crowe film Vanilla Sky. The two songs also subsequently appeared in the US version of the television series Queer as Folk. Their music has also appeared in the TV series 24 with Ný batterí, CSI with "Svefn-g-englar" and CSI: Miami. In 2004, Wes Anderson used "Starálfur" in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as did the Emmy winning 2005 TV film The Girl in the Café and "Untitled 3" (a.k.a. Samskeyti) can be heard in the final scene from the Gregg Araki film Mysterious Skin. They are also used in Enki Bilal's Immortel (Ad Vitam).


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This page contains data that correspond to the results presented in arXiv:0906.1181. If you have any questions about the usage of this data, please contact H. Cynthia Chiang (firstname.lastname@example.com).
2009 June 18 update: TB and EB are now included in the band power and newdat files. The old versions (2009 June 6) are still available here: band powers and newdat tarball.
This text file contains the BICEP TT, EE, BB, TE, TB, EB band powers and errors. The units are uK2.
This tarball contains the BICEP data in "newdat" format, as well as the band power window functions, and is intended for use in CosmoMC. The unpacked file contents are available here. The newdat file contains BICEP's TT, EE, BB, TE, TB, EB spectra; however, we have set the band selection flags so that only the EE and BB spectra are used. The beam error is turned off because CosmoMC does not pin the error at the angular scales that are used for absolute calibration, but this approximation is valid for BB. Per-bin band power uncertainties from beam error are available in the following file.
This file contains the band power uncertainties, Sb, from beam error.
These files contain the LCDM power spectra that are derived from WMAP 5-year parameters and used for data vs. model comparisons in the paper. These spectra are not fits to the BICEP data. The spectra are in units of uK2.
|T,Q,U maps
|BICEP T, Q, U, and coverage maps. The resolution is about 0.9 deg and 0.6 deg at 100 and 150 GHz, respectively, and no smoothing or apodizing has been applied to the maps. The noise per square degree in the central region of the Q and U maps is 0.81 uK at 100 GHz and 0.64 uK at 150 GHz. Note that the color scales of the temperature and polarization maps differ by a factor of 10.
|T,E,B maps
|Data from BICEP's 100-GHz and 150-GHz channels are combined to form temperature, E, and B signal and jackknife maps. The E and B maps are apodized to downweight noise-dominated edge pixels. The temperature anisotropies are measured with high signal-to-noise, and the E signal map shows resolved degree-scale structure. The B signal map and the E and B jackknife maps are consistent with noise.
|Combined spectra
|BICEP's combined power spectra (black points) are in excellent agreement with a LCDM model (gray lines) derived from WMAP five-year data. The chi2 (for nine degrees of freedom) and PTE values from a comparison of the data with the model are listed in the plots. The asterisks denote theoretical band power expectation values. Power spectrum results from the alternate analysis pipeline are shown by the open circles and are offset in ell for clarity.
|EE and BB zoom
|BICEP measures EE polarization (black points) with high signal-to-noise at degree angular scales. The BB spectrum (open circles) is overplotted and is consistent with zero. Theoretical LCDM spectra (with r = 0.1) are shown for comparison.
|BICEP + other experiments
|BICEP's TE, EE, and BB power spectra complement existing data from other CMB polarization experiments (Leitch et al. 2005; Montroy et al. 2006; Piacentini et al. 2006; Sievers et al. 2007; Wu et al. 2007; Bischoff et al. 2008; Nolta et al. 2009; Brown et al. 2009).) Theoretical spectra from a LCDM model with r = 0.1 are shown for comparison. For clarity, only EE band powers with >2 sigma significance are plotted. At degree angular scales, BICEP's constraints on BB are the most powerful to date.
|Constraint on r from BB
|The r likelihood function calculated from the BICEP BB spectrum is shown in the left panel and peaks at a value of r = 0.03. For comparison, a histogram of maximum likelihood r values derived from 500 signal-plus-noise simulations (with r = 0 input) is shown in the central panel. In the right panel, we derive 95% confidence upper limits on r from the both the simulated and real likelihoods. The data yield an upper limit of r < 0.73, which lies within the simulated distribution.


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The Cameron University Foundation has received a gift of $50,000 from the Helen W. Holliday Foundation in Lawton. The donation will be used to fund scholarships for Cameron students. Since 1988, the Helen W. Holliday Foundation has donated almost $520,000 to Cameron University.
"We are deeply appreciative of the Helen W. Holliday Foundation's continued support of Cameron students," says President John McArthur. "For more than 25 years, the Foundation has provided vital scholarship funding to our students, enabling them to achieve a college degree. The end result of that support is immeasurable when you consider the positive impact those degree-holding students have in shaping southwest Oklahoma's economic and cultural growth."
"The Helen W. Holliday Foundation is pleased to present Cameron University with this gift, which is in keeping with the late Mrs. Holliday's wishes to assist young people in improving their position in life," says Robert L. Ross, a representative of the Helen W. Holliday Foundation.
The Helen W. Holliday Foundation was established in 1974 to provide support for educational, vocational, and rehabilitation purposes for young women in the Lawton-Fort Sill community. Helen W. Holliday was a Lawton native who spent much of her life in Los Angeles. She returned to Lawton in 1948 after marrying Arthur O. Holliday, early-day Faxon banker, postmaster, farmer and teacher. Following his death in 1956, Mrs. Holliday continued to operate the family farm on several sections of land in Comanche County. She passed away in 1972.
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christysmay@hotm needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
I need a Logo for my Hunter/Jumper stable. Despite the name, I'm not looking for it to be very "Texas". I'm looking for a classy design with a horse head or a horse jumping in it. I'm pretty sure our colors will be deep red(burgandy) and green, but the color dosen't matter as much as the design at this point.
Lone Star Equestrian Center
Desired Color Scheme:
deep red or burgandy and green
Desired Style:
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Accepted File Formats:
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The logo is for a high-end horse stable, so I want it to be classy. Obviously, we are in Texas and I named it a very Texas name, but I don't want the logo to scream, "TEXAS"
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Remember when it used to take weeks to get a telephone connected?
Those bad old days are back.
Last month we applied for a connection for a new staff house on a dairy farm and were told someone would be out to do it a few days later.
He arrived when he was supposed to but took one look and said he couldn't do the connection, someone else would have to do it.
We were told that someone would be out the following week.
That week came and went but no-one turned up.
My farmer phoned Telecom and was told someone would definitely be in touch the following morning.
No-one called so my farmer phoned again and was told that the job couldn't be done. There wasn't enough of whatever was needed at the exchange and it could be some months before there was.
Last week, about a week after that conversation, my farmer got a phone call, while we were driving to Christchurch, saying someone would be out to do something to a grey box in the middle of December.
He explained what we'd been told so far and asked if that meant that whatever was lacking at the exchange had been sorted.
I was in the car with him and could hear the conversation on the speaker.
We both got the impression she didn't know anything about the exchange but before we could pursue the conversation, reception dropped.
As her number had been withheld we couldn't call back and she hasn't tried calling us again.
That was five days ago and we still don't know exactly when someone will be coming to do whatever needs to be done with the grey box nor whether if, when that's done, the phone will be able to be connected.
Contrast that with the service from Sky.
Someone turned up at the designated time, put up a dish, connected the box and television – and it worked.
Connecting a television and a telephone are different jobs but there's no reason the service we're getting from Telecom shouldn't be up the standard as that we got from Sky.


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"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector employs the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."
--John F. Kennedy, Letter to Navy friend, quoted in Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House (Houghton Mifflin, 1965), 88.
"I promised him I would bear it," she said. "And I will. You have to bear things. Think what soldiers bear! Papa is a soldier. If there was a war he would have to bear marching and thirstiness and, perhaps, deep wounds. And he would never say a word--not one word."
--Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess


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Canon: Freeze Tag
The cool spot has been directed by Saman Keshavarz. Producers: Romson Niega and Tom Lee. Associate Producers: Francis Pollara and Nate Eggert.
Cinematographer: Don Burton. Editor: Nate Tam. Visual Effects: John Carey.Also tagged crosshair, Don Burton, Francis Pollara, Johnny Ngo, jumping, Ken Arata, Nate Eggert, Nate Tam, photo camera, Saman Keshavarz, stairs, stand still, Steven Butler


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10-Minute Tricks: 10 Stitching Techniques
Give your scrapbook layouts a handmade touch using these ten, 10-minute stitching techniques on your pages!
Here's How
1. Create faux staples using small straight stitches to dress up label stickers.
2. Machine stitch an accent that reinforces your layout theme.
3. Create a photo grid using simple, long stitches to help define your photos.
4. Stitch a border around your page to help keep the viewer's eye on your focal point.
5. Add fun texture with groupings of tiny French knots.
6. Fill a hand-drawn accent with stitching, and pop it up for added dimension.
7. Anchor a photo using small cross stitches to add a homespun feel.
8. Make your own lined-paper journaling spot by stitching over pre-drawn lines with your sewing machine.
9. Stitch over a pre-drawn or pre-printed title using thread or twine.
10. Wrap a small chipboard letter with thread, floss, or twine for a handcrafted look.
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Spa and Salon Services
Treat yourself at our student salon and spa!
Visit our student beauty school salon and spa for an affordable way to get a salon/spa experience.
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As a recent graduate of Cameo College of Essential Beauty, I am very excited to start my career. This is a fantastic school to attend to gain new advanced skills and techniques, in any of the programs that Cameo College offers. They do an excellent job preparing you with the requirements for licensure." —M.H. Read more testimonials


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Hey lovelies, I am super excited to be part of a fantastic blog hop this weekend.
If you are following the hop list you should have arrived here via Michelle Lupton's blog
Just remember if you get lost anywhere along the way to head back to the A Blog Named Hero's Blog for the full hop list.
It is A Blog Named Hero 5th Birthday and boy is this birthday celebration a great one, there is over $500 !!! worth of prizes to won from some amazing companies.
There is also some amazingly talented crafter's who are part of the hop.
I consider myself very lucky to one of the current A Blog Named Hero Design Team members and so happy to be part of the birthday hop.
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- $50 gift card to Hero Arts
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IN RE: Gary W. LONG II, Respondent.
In a letter dated January 27, 1998, to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Gary W. Long II, of Kansas City, Kansas, an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (1997 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 232).
Respondent was informally admonished on September 10, 1992, for failing to diligently pursue a discrimination action on behalf of a client. On July 8, 1994, this court suspended imposition of discipline against respondent and placed him on supervised probation for a period of 2 years. In re Long, 255 Kan. 792, 877 P.2d 421 (1994). In that case, the court determined that respondent had failed to competently and diligently handle cases for three separate clients.
On October 15, 1997, a hearing was held before the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys on two other complaints-A6353 and A6764. The hearing panel determined that respondent had failed to competently handle a criminal matter in federal court, had failed to competently handle a real estate matter for his client, and had failed to cooperate in the investigation of the complaint filed against him in A6764. The panel recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a period of 1 year. These two complaints had not been docketed with the Supreme Court at the time respondent surrendered his license.
At the time respondent surrendered his license, there were two additional complaints pending investigation by the Disciplinary Administrator's office.
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary Administrator, finds that the surrender of respondent's license should be accepted and that respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Gary W. Long II be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Gary W. Long II from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to respondent, and that respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (1997 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 235).


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Architects took on gravity and won, and now daredevils can pay almost $300 a night to stay in the "balancing barn," where 50 per cent of the building dangles precariously off a slope.
Thankfully it doesn't appear that a swing was built-in under the barn as the concept pictures suggested last year. Everything else about the Suffolk, England-located barn however matches up perfectly—albeit, scarily. The website describes the house as being "clad in elegant silver tiles," however I'd watch out on a sunny day if I were you—they look capable of reflecting some mean sunlight.
Construction has just been completed, and already the website is taking online bookings from next month. Stays of four nights cost £725 ($1,150), which works out to a little below $300 a night for the eight person-sleeper. I'd suggest packing a first aid kit just in case. [Living Architecture via Dezeen]


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Waldren Studios Photograph Collection
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Collection contains over 55,000 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and prints from the Waldren Studios of New Glasgow and Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The majority of these negatives are portraits, nearly all of which are identified and dated. A n...
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Stormont School
An Independent Preparatory School for Girls in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
01707 654037
Stormont School: A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England and Wales.
Company No 726450. Registered Charity No. 311079.
Registered Office: The Causeway, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5HA
"My daughter once expressed disappointment that it was a Friday and she wouldn't go to school the next day. I don't think you could have a better recommendation than that!"
"It's not wishy-washy, there's a real sense of purpose, personality and charm and I guess what you'd call 'old-fashioned values' about the school and what it stands for. My daughter loves it and couldn't wait to go back after the summer"
"I must say I have come to appreciate the depth of the Stormont Community this year. There really is a special family nature that is carried through from the girls in school and extended to their parents"
"The friendliness and approachability of the whole staff is outstanding and the quality and vocation of the teaching staff is amazing. I'm always overawed by the attention to detail, the incredible organisation and the 'job well done'"
"What truly sets the school apart is the value the school places on bringing out the best in each girl as an individual and the absolute ability of the teachers to do it. The fact that the school is not selective at intake has to be a big part of this"
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TDL-3's been "in the wild" for some time (2008?) from everything I can tell,
but this weekend was the first time I've run across it. I'm posting this
because I was altogether unable to get a handle on this thing until I got
this client's desktop on the bench, and to make others aware there are
increasingly sophisticated rootkits out there.
My SOP (standard operating procedure, aka SOB) simply was not fixing this
thing. I'd run Spybot and Malwarebytes only to have them come up clean.
Antivir would clean malicious files, a dozen in one day at one point, but also
seemed unable to get to the root (no pun intended) of what was going on.
Basically what was occurring was this client's PC would get reinfected, and
was running slow as well as suffering redirects from a Google search page (a
primary symptom it turns out).
Combofix, my "last resort" app found it, supposedly removed it on a reboot,
only to have the thing return. There's a dropper in there somewhere. Finally
I found a Kaspersky tool, which is available here:
Running TDSSkiller turned up the rootkit as HD0, which is unusual to say the
least. I did run a system file check ("sfc /scannow" from the Windows shell)
after finally getting this thing cleaned out as insurance. The computer I was
working on was a 32 bit XP install, but this also infects 64 bit systems supposedly.
ESET's got a whitepaper out on the rootkit and how it works. It apparently
disguises itself as hardware.
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Armando E. Giuliano, M.D., FACS, FRCSED,, Director, Chief of Science and Medicine John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center. Dr. Giuliano worked on the development of sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer, which allows surgeons to test for the spread of a malignancy in a breast cancer patient.
The National Health Leadership Award is awarded to a non-physician whose tireless work with an organization has heightened the awareness for the need of support and research for that specific cause. Mrs. Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. and Founder and Chairman of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, will receive this year's National Health Leadership Award. Mrs. Lauder has radically raised the awareness of breast cancer, treatment and the need for regular and early examinations throughout the world. She has also helped establish the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
John K. Castle, Chairman, and John J. Connolly, Ed.D.,, President and CEO, of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. William Liss-Levinson, Ph.D.,, Vice President, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and Jean Morgan, M.D., Vice President, Chief Medical & Research Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. will be among the Awards Presenters for the evening. Robin Elliot, Executive Director of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, will be the Master of Ceremonies.
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Results from independent cross-checks of last month's FTL neutrino findings wont start rolling in for at least a few more months. In the meantime, however, physicists at the OPERA lab who made the initial observations will be running their experiment yet again — only this time they'll be measuring things a little differently.
In the original experiments, physicists fired off protons from CERN in extended streams that lasted on the order of 10 millionths of a second. That might not seem like a long time, but it's long enough to release so many subatomic particles that it becomes impossible to look at the flight time of any discrete group of particles, let alone a single neutrino.
So in the researchers' revised experimental design, protons will be fired in a series of abbreviated bursts that are thousands of times shorter in duration that those of the original experiments. This new method should, in theory, give the OPERA researchers a more detailed look at what's going on with these particles on their 732-kilometer trip from Switzerland to Italy.
"It's like sending a series of loud and isolated clicks instead of a long blast on a horn," explains Rutgers University physicist Matt Strassler, one of the scientists who has taken issue with the OPERA team's original methods. "In the latter case you have to figure out exactly when the horn starts and stops, but in the former you just hear each click and then it's already over."
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So Nice We Renewed It Twice: Killjoys Is Back For Two More Seasons
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August 28, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Recap: Heist, Heist Baby Is A Classic Killjoy Caper
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August 4, 2017 Corrina
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July 31, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Recap: Past Meets Present In The Lion, The Witch & The Warlord
July 24, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Recap: The Hullen Have Eyes—Everyone Else Is Blind
July 14, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Recap: Spotlight On The Hackmod Rebellion In A Skinner, Darkly
July 10, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Season Premiere Recap: Boondoggie Takes Us Into Hackmod Territory
June 30, 2017 Corrina
5 Reasons The New Killjoys Poster Has Us Pumped For Season 3
June 16, 2017 Corrina
Killjoys Interview: Thom Allison's Pree Is A Man On Many Missions
June 7, 2017 Jon
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June 6, 2017 Jon
Killjoys Interview: Morgan Kelly's Alvis Takes Action In Season 3
June 2, 2017 Jon
Killjoys Interview: Showrunner Michelle Lovretta Says Prepare For A Reunion In Season 3
June 1, 2017 Jon
Killjoys Interview: The 3 Stars Tell Us What's Next For D'avin, Dutch, And John
May 31, 2017 Jon
Killjoys Season 3 Welcomes Far-Out New Cast Members
May 12, 2017 Neila
Here's When Killjoys, Dark Matter, And New Series Blood Drive Premiere On Space This Summer
April 7, 2017 Neil
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February 6, 2017 Space
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September 2, 2016 Corrina
Fight Or Flight? The Killjoys Make The Final Call In "How To Kill Friends And Influence People"
September 2, 2016 Corrina
The Universe Expands In The Season 2 Finale Of Killjoys—But What Lies Beyond The Quad?
September 2, 2016 Corrina
"Johnny Be Good" (Because Everyone Else Is Being Totally Evil)
August 26, 2016 Corrina
With Pawter Out Of The Picture, Is Dutch The Only Hope For Old Town?
August 26, 2016 Corrina
Dutch Goes Back To Arkyn To Try To Find Some Answers In "Full Metal Monk"
August 19, 2016 Corrina
That Thing Where Your Twin Is Running Around The Galaxy And Giving You A Bad Name? So Annoying
August 19, 2016 Corrina
What's In The Heart-Shaped Box? More Level Six Secrets
August 13, 2016 Corrina
Dark Dutch: Who's Aneela And What The 'Hells' Does She Want With The Killjoys?
August 12, 2016 Corrina
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August 5, 2016 Corrina
Good Lord What Happened During That Sex Scene? And 4 Other Questions About This Week's Killjoys
August 5, 2016 Corrina
After An Unplanned Visit From Khlyen, Is Dutch Finally Getting Closer To Some Answers About Her Past?
July 29, 2016 Corrina
The Whole "Meet The Parents" Thing Is Tough Enough When You're Expecting It—This Killjoy Wasn't
July 29, 2016 Corrina
Killjoys Round Up Students On An Escort Warrant, End Up Getting "Schooled" Themselves
July 22, 2016 Corrina
Melted Children: Can Things Get Any Darker In The Quad?
July 22, 2016 Corrina
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July 22, 2016 Laura & Rebecca
3 Killjoys And A Scarback Walk Into A Mine—But Only One Of Them Gets The "Shaft"
July 15, 2016 Corrina
Did This Week's Episode of Killjoys Reveal The Source Of Level Sixes?
July 15, 2016 Corrina
Tame Or Destroy: The Company Uses A Heavy Hand On "Wild, Wild Westerley"
July 9, 2016 Corrina
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July 8, 2016 Space
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is preparing to enter its final chapter, but it's safe to say that it won't be going down without a fight. Dutch, Johnny, and D'avin are in the midst of their greatest defeat: they've lost the war to keep The Lady trapped inside The Green. Now she's loose and bringing chaos to Westerley and beyond, and Aneela is trapped in her place.
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- Aaron Ashmore
John is dyslexic with learning and reading disabilities and was labeled as "stupid" all of his life. He is not.
Give this man any mech, any tech, and he can fix-it-build-it-fly it. Just don't ask him to read the instructions. Or to believe that he's actually intelligent. OK yeah, John has some self-esteem issues but one thing he's completely sure of is his devotion to his fellow teammates.
- Luke Macfarlane
D'avin is many things – handsome, uber masculine, sarcastic, incredibly loyal – but he is one thing above all: a born soldier. He dreamed of enlisting since boyhood, and his hard-won expertise in tactics, maneuvers and hand-to-hand combat make him an instant asset to the Killjoy team.
- Hannah John-Kamen
A gorgeous, complicated and deadly flirt, Dutch is bold and fun loving on the surface. She has a unique gift for earning people's trust and respect regardless of their class. But under her banter and protective flirtations, there is pain, maturity, and a deep solemnity. As close friends as she is with John when we first meet them, she has always withheld a part of herself, a history of which she is deeply ashamed…


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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's lacrosse team scored the first eight goals of the game en route to a 16-5 win over Babson in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday evening at Ryan Field. The Polar Bears (15-3), ranked 11th in the latest IWLCA poll, tie a school record with their 15th win of the season and advance to play Stevens Institute at Trinity College on Saturday at 2:30. The Beavers end their season with a record of 10-8.
Liz Clegg led the way for Bowdoin with four goals and an assist while Carolyn Gorajek added three goals and two assists. Katie Herter also scored three times for the Polar Bears. Five different players scored for Babson, led by a goal and an assist from both Trisha Babson and Colleen Mulligan.
After Katy Dissinger put Bowdoin into the scoring column two minutes into the contest, the Beavers had an extended possession in an attempt to tie the game in the early going. But Polar Bear goaltender Tara Connolly made a pair of key saves on Jamie Sprang and Alyssa Hood to maintain the one-goal lead.
Bowdoin's offense starting clicking shortly thereafter, as the hosts rolled off seven goals in a span of 9:12 to take control of the game. Katie Stewart, Herter and Clegg each scored twice in the run.
Babson scored consecutive goals, courtesy of Colleen Mulligan and Morgan Lockwood, to trim the lead to 8-2 with 5:51 remaining in the opening half. But the Polar Bears quickly pushed the lead back to eight goals before intermission and scored the first three goals of the second half to take an insurmountable 13-2 lead with 22:42 to go.
Connolly was outstanding in net for Bowdoin, stopping 10 shots and collecting five ground balls. Babson committed 25 turnovers, with the Polar Bears forcing 17, including a team-high five caused turnovers from Herter. Sarah Macary made 13 stops in net for the Beavers, who got five caused turnovers from Kristy Benoit and six draw controls from Trisha Babson. Bowdoin held a 38-21 advantage in shots.
Bowdoin's 15th win of the year ties the program record, set in 1986, 2005 and 2006. The victory is also the first home NCAA Tournament win in program history for Bowdoin, who improve to 3-3 all-time in NCAA play.
The Polar Bears have played their second round opponent Stevens twice in program history, splitting the two decisions. Bowdoin took a 16-9 win in the NCAA Tournament in 2005. Stevens won the most recent meeting, a regular season game in 2010, 7-4.
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Friday football roundup: Columbine beats Chatfield in wild game
Columbine's Bernard McDondle ran wild on No. 2 Chatfield Friday night, totaling 285 yards on the ground and six touchdowns, leading the Rebels to a 50-43 win.
Chatfield RB Michael Callahan-Harris led the way for the Chargers with 183 rushing yards and three TDs. Brendan Murphy added 38 yards and two TDs.
The name McCaffrey and Valor Christian football have been synonymous since Max and Christian began playing there in 2010. In Friday night's 56-7 win over Castle View, the third McCaffrey brother shouldered the load for the top-ranked Eagles.
Freshman quarterback Dylan McCaffrey ran for 62 yards and scored three touchdowns. Not to be outdone, his older brother Christian ran in one and returned an 85-yard punt for another.
Overland shocked No. 7 Grandview 42-14. Trailblazers senior QB Austin Conway threw two TDs, ran for two more and had a 65-yard punt return for a fifth.
In 2A action, No. 2 Palisade overcame a 13-point deficit to win 28-27 over No. 1 Rifle. Rifle relied on its running game, which totaled 310 yards and four TDs.


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Slides from our series of talks by people who create are available for viewing on Flickr and G+. The reviews from our first show of 12 at SXSW include
Loved the built talks. Morgan great job. Better than TED! #nextstage –
Great #built ignite-like session today, good work @bikehugger. @trentwalton on food, @brownthings on photos, @rainypixels on happiness – Gregory Heller
Best thing I've seen here – anon attendee who said that 3 times.
We work hard to bring a good show and keep Austin weird. Joshua Allen's peptide performance was enough weird for one show, but this version included the DJs of the Sun keeping the speakers on time with two turntables.
Horny female mice slide from Joshua Allen's Peptides and You talk.
A curious child crawling over the stage while his off-the-grid, digital-nomad dad showed us his bus, photo considerations, and a giant Land sign.
Yes! slide from Matt Brown's Rotting bits talk.
Dog philosophy too.
Yoshi the Fucktard slide from Nishant's Happiness is a Warm Snout talk.
Exhausted after two Mobile Socials, a talk about making stuff, meeting Judd Apatow, and this show, I took a nap. Refreshed and back out to a reception for Zeldman, I rode by this horse with a blinky.
"Yup," I thought. That's Austin. Of all the places I ride, the only one with horses in the bike lane and the blinky is required by law.
See you in 13 and our next show is at NXNEi in Toronto.…
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The numbers are in. Verizon announced their first quarter results on Thursday and the big question on a lot of people's minds is how many iPhones did the wireless carrier activate during the quarter?
In January, after much speculation and rumor, Apple and Verizon Wireless finally announced that the iPhone was coming to the carrier ending the monopoly AT&T had since 2007. The two companies picked the memorable date of 11.1.11 to make their announcement. That announcement was followed up by an official pre-order launch of the Verizon iPhone on February 9th, though Verizon subscribers got a chance to pre-order early on February 3rd at 3am marking the most successful first-day sales in Verizon Wireless' history.
In the absence of official Verizon Wireless numbers, companies like Chitika Insights did their own estimates of what kind of market share the Verizon iPhone had been able to grab since its launch. According to their own statistics, they believe Verizon Wireless has been able to grab as much as 10% of the iPhone market.
Luckily, we don't have to estimate or guess any more. Verizon Wireless reported that it has activated 2.2 million iPhone 4 devices during the first quarter. That number is helping the company to drive increased data revenue, which was up 22.3% year over year, and new smartphone sales which now accounts for 60% of total phone sales. That's an increase of 11% from the previous quarter and 24% year over year.
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Jury selection is set to start Tuesday in the long-awaited murder trial of the Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire with a semi-automatic gun at Fort Hood nearly four years ago, although some survivors hope no last-minute problems delay the case again.
Several soldiers who survived the mass shooting say waiting to testify in Maj. Nidal Hasan's court-martial has caused them to miss family reunions, vacations and other events.
"I'll believe it when it happens, because there's been so many delays," said Retired Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, who was shot six times during the Nov. 5, 2009, rampage inside a medical building. "We've been given a window (of when to testify) on and off since 2010."
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Hasan, 42, faces execution or life without parole if convicted in the rampage that left 13 dead and nearly three dozen wounded on the Texas Army post.
Jury selection will begin Tuesday afternoon following a morning hearing in which the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, is expected to finalize routine matters. Last week she rejected Hasan's latest delay request and sternly restated that proceedings will start Tuesday.
The pool of nearly 150 officers will come from Army posts nationwide, including Fort Hood. All won't be brought in initially, because only six will be questioned each day, the judge has said. Potential jurors, who must be of Hasan's rank or higher, have already filled out a questionnaire prepared by prosecutors and the defense.
Hasan, who is serving as his own attorney but can get help from his former defense attorneys, will have a jury consultant on hand. Jury selection is expected to last at least a month, and once testimony starts in August, that could take at least two months.
Death-penalty cases in the military require at least 12 jury members, more than in other cases. And unlike other trials, their verdict must be unanimous in finding guilt or assessing a sentence.
Potential jurors will arrive to a military courthouse that has been transformed into a fortress. The building on the edge of the Texas Army post is surrounded by hundreds of stacked freight car-size shipping containers, and by tall dirt- and sand-filled barriers designed to protect it against the impact of a bomb blast. Armed soldiers stand guard around the building.
Although Fort Hood's security plans are sealed by the military judge's orders, the increased measures are evident. In the courthouse, everyone passes through a metal detector -- which was not there before Hasan's case. In addition to news reporters and those involved in the case, only victims' relatives are allowed in the small courtroom. No other spectators are allowed.
The tight security measures at Fort Hood appear to be the most extreme for any court-martial on a U.S. Army post. Just two years after a bomb attack was thwarted in the neighboring city of Killeen, some military law experts say, the community once again could be targeted by supporters of Hasan, an American-born Muslim who has tried to justify the deadly rampage as protecting Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
"He's admitted he's on the side of terrorists ... so this area is now a high threat level for jihadists," said Jeff Addicott, director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. He is not involved in Hasan's case.
In Killeen, law enforcement officials won't discuss security specifics. But businesses are receiving "If you see something, say something" posters. They feature the picture of a gun store employee who helped avert a deadly attack in 2011 when he alerted authorities of a suspicious customer who turned out to be an AWOL soldier from Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo was arrested at a Killeen motel where authorities found pressure cookers and other bomb-making components, a loaded gun, 143 rounds of ammunition, a stun gun and al-Qaida magazine article on how to make an explosive device. Abdo, who became a Muslim at 17, said he planned to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops -- his religious mission to get "justice" for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. Abdo was sentenced last year to life in federal prison.
As Hasan's trial approaches, some in Killeen are concerned. Guns Galore store manager Cathy Cheadle -- whose sales representative Greg Ebert appears in the poster by the question: "He said something; would you?" -- said she hopes the community remains on high alert.
"If one tried it and didn't succeed, I think everybody wants to be in the news and ... somebody else would think, `I want to succeed,"' in an attack, Cheadle said. "I think people should be that alert anyway. As a test, how many people would walk by a backpack and not say anything?"


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PARIS (Reuters) - French Muslims have begun joining a mostly Catholic-led movement against same-sex marriage, widening opposition to the reform that the Socialist-led government is set to write into the law by June.
Fifty Muslim activists issued an open letter on Monday urging fellow Muslims to join a major Paris protest against the law on Sunday. That followed a similar appeal last Saturday by the influential Union of French Islamic Organisations (UOIF).
Leaders of almost all main faiths in France have spoken out against the law, but not called on their followers to march in Sunday's demonstration to avoid giving the opposition campaign an overly religious tone.
President Francois Hollande and his government clashed with the Catholic Church last weekend, telling Catholic schools not to discuss the law with their pupils and urging state education officials to report anti-gay discussions at Catholic schools.
"We will protest on January 13 by joining a pluralist campaign to preserve the traditional framework of marriage," the Muslim activists' letter said. "We invite all French Muslims to turn out in large numbers."
The UOIF statement also urged Muslims to join the "March for All", the Paris protest against the reform the government has dubbed "Marriage for All".
"This bill, if it passes, will disrupt family and social structures and civil law dangerously and irreparably," it said.
The Muslim activist letter was signed by intellectuals, business leaders and leaders of several grassroots Muslim groups. It accused the government of using the marriage issue "to mask its ineffectiveness in the fight against unemployment".
France's 5-million-strong Muslim minority is Europe's biggest and Islam is the second largest faith after Catholicism.
The government has a comfortable majority in parliament to pass the bill. Opinion polls show almost 60 percent of the French support same-sex marriage but less that half want to let gay couples adopt children, which is part of the reform.
Catholic bishops began demanding a public debate on the reform last summer and were soon joined by leaders of the Jewish, Muslim, Protestant and Orthodox Christian communities.
In response, the government organized committee hearings in parliament but kept a low public profile in the debate until a protest march in November rallied 100,000 against the law.
While the Catholic hierarchy has not officially backed next Sunday's protest, eight bishops plan to join the march, 25 have encouraged Catholics to attend it and another 40 have defended it, the Catholic daily La Croix reported.
Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, head of the French Church, Chief Rabbi Gilles Bernheim and French Muslim Council head Mohammed Moussaoui have all decided not to join the street protest.
"When I need to make something known to the government or the president, I don't need to go demonstrate," Vingt-Trois said last month.
The French Buddhist Union is the only main faith group that declined to take a stand, saying Buddha never spoke about homosexuality and suggesting a referendum to decide the issue.
The march, which supporters say could draw up to half a million protesters, will start at three different points around Paris and meet at the Eiffel Tower.
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Speedplay Zeros have proven to be one of the best pedals to dance with; light, low stack height, and incredible cornering clearance. The Speedplay Zero Nanogram Titanium is that much better and represents a major step forward for what is already the pedal of choice for Team Saxobank-Sungard.
Speedplay decided that their light pedal wasn't light enough. We wrote a review of the stainless steel-axled Zeros last year and found them a pretty amazing component. Turns out, there were ways to make them lighter. So Speedplay did just that and call it the Nano. 65g per pedal is feathery light.
A quick eyeball reveals nothing different. In some respects, nothing is different. Same shape spindle and body, with bowties and indents at the same places. But a second glance shows something is up. There are no wrench flats on the spindle. That's because the titanium spindle has a fitting for a 6mm Allen key on the end of the spindle. The black body isn't the usual composite plastic but hard carbon; the bowties aren't steel, but aluminum. And the bolts holding the bowties together are titanium.
There are more changes still. There are still three sets of bearings inside the pedal, one needle and two ball. But the larger of the two ball bearing sets have ceramic balls running on stainless steel races. (They investigated making the other two ceramic as well, but couldn't find ceramic needle bearings and found no performance difference swapping in ceramic on the smaller balls) The bearings are lubed with a lighter grease that further reduces friction. Yes, they'll need more frequent lubing, but the performance benefit is worth it. At the far end of the pedal, a titanium bolt holds the pedal body on the spindle. On the near end, a new rubber o-ring featuring nanotubes keeps grease in and the outside out.
The cleat also looks the same. And is similarly different. That the spring kit is black, not yellow, is obvious, but you can't see that the plastic housing is carbon. Likewise, it is hard to tell that the screws that hold everything in place are aluminum, not steel.
With all the changes, each pedal weighs in at 65g. A set is 130g. The cleats are 44.25g (88g per pair) if you use the setup for three-hole mounting, a mere 27.5g (55g per pair) if you use the four-hole mounting. At worst, you're looking at 109.25g of pedal and cleat per foot. Even if you don't run light socks, this is a pretty nice weight savings.
You're probably wondering what the cost of all this weight savings is. One you've already surmised. The titanium pedal spindle has a maximum recommended rider weight of 185lbs, the same as their other ti'-spindled pedals. Another you might have guessed, too; slightly extra vigilance with the bearings. That's easy, as the pedals are simple to care for and Speedplay is selling a grease gun with the new grease inside. The second thing is that even though the aluminum bolts on the cleat are as strong as the old steel bolts, they are designed for one-time use. For this reason, Speedplay also includes a set of steel bolts with the cleats. Use the steel bolts to set and fine-tune the cleat position, and then pull out the steel bolts and tighten in the aluminum (following torque specs here is important). Once in place, these cleats wear like other Speedplay cleats.
But the reason Speedplay is referring to this as a "race-day-only" pedal is not any of the above. It is the following. The aluminum bowties will probably last no longer than a season of daily use. They can call it "race-day-only" all they want, but we know plenty who will gladly put up with the extra hassles just to get these helium balloons tied to their feet.
The Speedplay Zero Nanogram Pedals come packaged in a collectible tin. The weight is 129g for the pair of pedals without cleats and hardware.
Please Note: Due to manufacturer restrictions, we are unable to ship Speedplay products outside the United States.
- Featherweight pedals for weight weenies and gram counters
- Titanium spindle and carbon body keeps weight to a minimum
- Lightweight grease reduces friction for smooth rolling
- Pedals weigh in at just 65-grams a piece, 130 for the pair
- Designed for cyclists who weigh in under 185-pounds
- Rubber O-ring with nanotubes makes for easy lubrication
- Speedplay recommends use for race day only, as light construction wears more quickly
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have been riding Look, Shimano, and Time pedals for the last 6ish years and had been entirely happy with what I had, forgetting the experience of riding with Speedplay.
Inevitably all of the other pedal systems have some caveat that convinced me to turn to another product; with Speedplay, I have never come across any issues, other than being paid to ride something else!
My favorite aspect of Speedplay Zero's is the incredible amount of adjust-ability they offer, which helps to dial in the fit of even the most cantankerous lower extremities.
They also provide an extremely secure and reliable engagement; which is very easy to notice under high load as the cleat and pedal system do not move at all against each other (at least not in a direction they are not supposed to!).
Other manufacturers are coming up with pedal systems of similar weight, but when it comes down to it, Speedplay is still the only one that has done so while maintaining a nearly perfect pedal system, that leaves this rider with zero complaints.
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Had these pedals for about 6 months now and LOVING them. Love the adjustability and the weight!


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Design Essentials founder Cornell McBride Sr. was recently honored as a beauty industry luminary at the 2013 Bronner Bros. ICON Awards.
Sponsored by Ford Motor Company, the award recognized McBride's contributions through his vision and successful leadership of multiple hair care lines, such as Design Essentials Salon System, Wave by Design, Colaura and Design Essentials Natural.
Held at the Rialto Center for the Arts, the elegant awards ceremony was hosted by supermodel and reality TV star Cynthia Bailey and celebrity hairstylist Robert Fuller.
The event paid homage to legends in fashion, beauty and style, also honoring stylists, such as Reggie Wells, Chuckie Amos, Dwight Eubanks and style icons such as Blair Underwood.
The "Go Further" Legacy Entrepreneurial Award was presented to McBride by Southeast Marketing Development Manager for Ford, Kevin P. "K.P." Smith.
"Ford is committed to building strong community and building entrepreneurs," said Smith. "Mr. McBride's commitment to giving back, mentoring independent distributors and empowering other entrepreneurs makes him one of the beauty industry's most successful businessmen."
Attendees viewed a video presentation highlighting McBride's career beginning with the launch of Sta Sof Fro, the publication of his book, A Cut Above, the launch and growth of successful brands under the McBride Research Laboratories Inc.'s umbrella, and his contributions to emerging industry professionals through scholarships, mentorship and education.
"I am blessed to have an incredible staff, headed by my namesake and son Cornell Jr." McBride shared in his acceptance speech. "This award tonight is thanks to them, along with the support of hairstylists and all of the fans and customers of Design Essentials products."