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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 28, 2017) -
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Automotive Finco Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AFCC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it paid its initial monthly dividend today ($0.014/common share) to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2017.
As part of the Company's focus on targeting attractive total returns to shareholders as well as a stated commitment to initiate a sustainable dividend, the Company announced on March 14, 2017 that its Board of Directors approved the implementation of a dividend policy as follows:
Moving forward, the Company expects to target a long term payout ratio to be in the range of 85 - 95% of its distributable cash flow as its business continues to grow over the coming years.
The declaration, amount and payment of future cash dividends are subject to the board of directors' continuing determination that the payment of dividends are in the best interests of the Company's, its shareholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.
About Automotive Finco Corp.
Automotive Finco Corp ("AFCC") is a high growth specialty finance company focused exclusively on the auto retail sector. Through its investment in Automotive Finance LP, the Company has exposure to a business providing long term, debt based acquisition financing to auto dealerships across the globe, with an initial focus on Canada. In addition to its interest in Automotive Finance LP, AFCC may also pursue other direct investments and financing opportunities across the auto retail sector. For further information please refer to the Company's website: www.autofincocorp.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the future declaration of dividends by the board of directors of the Company. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information and statements are frequently identified by words such as "may", "will", "should", "anticipate", "plan", "expect", "believe", "estimate", "intend" and similar terminology, and reflect assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by management in light of its experience, current conditions, expectations of future developments and other factors which it believes to be reasonable and relevant. In particular and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to the following: future payment of dividends by the Company, growth of the business, and the financial and operational performance of the Company.
Information contained in this news release may be considered to be a financial outlook for the purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws. Financial outlook contained in this news release is based on assumptions about future events, including economic conditions and proposed courses of action, based on management's assessment of the relevant information currently available, and to become available in the future. Prospective financial information contains forward-looking statements and is based on a number of material assumptions and factors set out above. Actual results may differ significantly from the information presented herein. Readers are cautioned that any such financial outlook contained or referenced herein should not be used for purposes other than those for which it is disclosed herein. The Company and its management believe that the prospective financial information has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments, and represent, to the best of management's knowledge and opinion, the Company's expected course of action. However, because this information is highly subjective, it should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results.
Forward-looking information and statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information and statements and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed thereon. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause these differences can be found in the Company's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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(1:30pm – 6:30pm) 四天面包基础烘焙课程 (SkillsFuture: CRS-N-0033984) – BFM0902
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收费: 四堂课 $408
教学方法: 实践练习
食物类型: 烘烤 – 面包
难度: 初学者
* 学院(Creative Culinaire)将会在顺利完成四堂课后颁发证书
- 了解面团中各种材料例如酵母,面粉,水份,脂肪和糖的功能以及重要性
- 学习如何用正确揉面团的技巧
- 面包师数学
- 了解发酵过程和各种阶段
- 了解温度的重要性
- 学习基础面包造型与技巧
- 面包种类:甜面包(甜和咸馅料),意大利面包和披萨,甜甜圈等等
Dear Valued Customers,
Please read the following carefully should you wish to utilise your SkillsFuture Credits – we would not entertain requests should there be a failure to comply to the following guidelines by SkillsFuture and T&Cs of Creative Culinaire.
In accordance to the recent guidelines published by SkillsFuture Singapore regarding SkillsFuture Claims, from 19 May 2017, there will no longer be pay-to-individual option for all SkillsFuture Claims. SkillsFuture will now pay the fee directly to the Training Provider (Creative Culinaire). We would like to highlight the following changes to our valued customers:
- There will now be 2 options when selecting the class. Please select the one that is relevant (kindly note that no refunds will be entertained for incorrect selection of options)
- No claim from SkillsFuture (You will pay full fee directly to Creative Culinaire)
- Claiming from SkillsFuture
- You will be required to pay a $100 refundable deposit (*terms and conditions apply) to secure your registration. Registration must be done with Creative Culinaire before proceeding for claims as confirmation of the class is required by SkillsFuture as a supporting document.
- This deposit will be refunded in cash on the first day of your lesson
- Should you change, cancel the class or no-show, the deposit will be forfeited
- After paying the $100 refundable deposit, you have been "soft booked" for the class. You may now proceed to SkillFuture Claims website to submit your claim. The following documents are required:
- Please ensure that the claimant is the attendee for the class (it is an offence to claim from another person's account)
- Creative Culinaire accepts soft bookings up to 90 days prior to the class. However, SkillsFuture Claims can only be done 60 days before the course start date. Please submit your claims as soon as the claims window opens
- Please ensure registration name is exactly according to your NRIC. SkillsFuture and Creative Culinaire would require this to verify the bookings and claims
- Please submit the Ticket from Creative Culinaire (not invoice from paypal). The Ticket would specify the Class Date, Time, Course Code and Your Name. This must be submitted as supporting evidence to ensure a successful claim.
- Input the course fee as amount "payable by you" and "amount payable by you" should be the course fee and not the $100 deposit. And select fees payable to Training Provider.
- Questions pertaining to SkillsFuture Claim should be directed to SkillsFuture as Creative Culinaire does not have information with regards to your claims.
Please click here for a step-by-step illustration on the new procedures and Frequently Asked Questions.


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Some of us like to think that systems and data and processes are the bones, brains and blood of any venture. And for the most part that's true. But what body can thrive without a heart?
This isn't just rhetorical. The question came up for me a few days ago when I received the devastating news that a very good friend had passed away. Continue reading


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Homemade Noodles for a Crowd
When our son Conrad married Erin on our dairy farm, family and friends helped me prepare food for 400. To go with grilled pork and chicken, we fixed an array of side dishes, including these wonderful noodles. At this Polish wedding, we wanted to be sure no one went home hungry.
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + standing Cook: 5 min.
Makes24 servings
- 6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- Melted butter and minced fresh parsley, optional
- In a large bowl, combine 6 cups flour and salt. Make a well in the center. Beat eggs and water; pour into well. Stir together, forming a dough. Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead 8-10 times.
- Divide dough into eight portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 1/16-in.-thick square. Let stand, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Roll up, jelly-roll style. Using a sharp knife, cut into 1/4-in. slices. Unroll noodles and dry in a single layer on paper towels for 1 hour before cooking.
- To cook, bring salted water to a rapid boil. Add noodles and oil to boiling water; cook for 2 minutes or until tender but not soft. Drain; toss with butter and parsley if desired.
Tip: Noodles will stay warm and hold a long time in a slow cooker or electric roaster.


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Child Development, Third Edition A Practitioner's Guide, by Davies, Douglas
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/23/2010
This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The author explains how children's trajectories are shaped by transactions among early relationships, brain development, and the social environment. Developmental processes of infancy, toddlerhood, the preschool years, and middle childhood are described.
The book shows how children in each age range typically behave, think, and relate to others, and what happens when development goes awry. It demonstrates effective ways to apply developmental knowledge to clinical assessment and intervention. Vivid case examples, observation exercises, and quick-reference tables facilitate learning.
New to This Edition
- Incorporates the latest research on the developing brain, attachment, risk and protective factors, and all domains of development.
- Neuroscience information is more fully integrated throughout.
- New material on preadolescence, foster care, trauma, and social policy.
- Expanded discussions of developmentally appropriate interventions, including new case examples.


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Des Moines Events, Coupons, Reviews!
Des Moines Events, Coupons, Reviews!
*Disclaimer: I was provided General Admission tickets to attend the New Spring Show at Medieval Times from US Family Guide, but upgraded to the Queen's Royalty Package on my own. My opinions are 100% my own.
We had been to Medieval Times one other time and we love the show, but did you know that they came out with a new spring show this year? The start of the new show was in January but we finally were able to go see the show last Wednesday evening in Myrtle Beach, SC. We decided to stay the night in a hotel nearby and it was perfect because when we got to Myrtle Beach that afternoon, we were able to go check in and relax for a few minutes before having to leave for the show. They do recommend that you get there 75 minutes prior to the show beginning.
We soon were on our way into the main room where you and your family can experience the pre-show. We have seen the pre-show in the past but even this has changed some. One of the things that they did during the pre-show was show everyone the swords which was extremely neat because we have never seen that before in the past. Another was telling us about the castle and the show a little more. We did go and get some drinks and while mine and Olivia's were non-alcoholic drinks, Jason grabbed himself a giant mug of ale as he called it. His drink was a little of $25 but it came in a souvenir glass and he could get refills for $5 plus tax and we can bring it back again. Olivia got a souvenir cup as well and she got a Blue Raspberry Slushy, and I got a Pepsi in a wine glass. Again we could bring our cups back and only pay the refill price. Score!
Soon it was time for us to head into the Castle Ring and get seated. Because we upgraded our tickets to the Queen's Royalty Package we paid $22 per person but we got VIP Seating, Priority Seating Access, a Cheering Banner, Lanyard and Group Photos. We felt it was well worth it because we got first row, 2nd table and had upfront action. We soon met our server whose name was Raphel and he was amazing. After everyone was seated it was soon time for drinks and the long awaited food. The show began and we soon were treated to the knights and their horses. The show was great and the food was even better. For dinner we received this:
The dinner was perfect and we soon were enjoying the show! The falcon part of the show was the best part for Olivia and everything we saw was brand new. They even have a new princess which is completely different than the last visit we had.
Soon the show was over and it was time to go home. We thanked our server and Olivia even received a carnation from our Knight which was the Black and White Knight. The show had many new things that we felt got the crowd more interested in it. Even Jason and Olivia were chanting "Down, Down, Down, Rellow Knight Going Down" It was really supposed to be the Red & Yellow Knight but they had fun making it a new color instead. I would highly suggest this show to anyone who loves seeing sword fights, jousting and lots more. And let's not forget about the fun games they play too! From now until April 30th, you and your family can go enjoy the show and get the Spring Break prices at any Castle near you!
To see more of the show highlights, then head over to my Instagram where I have set up highlights of the amazing show!
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MyTwoCensus Investigation: How many politicians got jobs for their kids or other relatives with the Census Bureau?Friday, March 26th, 2010
I know that I, along with millions of other people who applied for 2010 Census jobs (Full disclosure: I did this to investigate the hiring process for this blog) never received so much as a call to come in for an interview. Yet, I have now received three tips via e-mail that relatives of politicians (two Democrats and one Republican) have been hired/are employed by the Census Bureau. This is an official call to action for the Inspector General's Office and the Attorney General's Office to launch investigations into whether nepotism or other illegal forms of hiring took place during any phase of 2010 Census operations or at the Census Bureau in general:
MyTwoCensus have been tipped off about the following:
1. Austin Esposito, son of Democratic Senator from Missouri Claire McCaskill. Check out some screenshots from his FACEBOOK page. (Come on dude, you should know to up your privacy settings by now. You're the son of a Senator! I'm surprised little old non-partisan me is the first person to post these rather than GOP operatives or right-wing bloggers!)
Editor's Note: I am most concerned about the McCaskill/Esposito connection because there have been so many complaints about a lack of 2010 Census jobs in Missouri.


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North Carolina Military Records
This entry was originally written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
North Carolina's war record begins with the Chowanoc Indian War (1675'77) and continues with the Tuscarora Indian War (1711'15), but virtually no records survive to tell of the participants. Then came the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739'44) and King George's War (1744'48) between England, France, and Spain. Some North Carolinians served in these wars, but only a few muster rolls remain. The French and Indian War began in 1755 and ended in 1763; that North Carolinians served in this war is certain, but little remains to document a soldier's service. The surviving muster rolls and militia officer lists are available at the North Carolina State Archives and are published in Murtie June Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732'1774 (1983; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999).
Revolutionary War. Some of the original service records for the Revolutionary War were destroyed by fire, but those remaining are on file at the National Archives, compiled primarily from rosters and rolls of soldiers serving in North Carolina's militia units. See the published list of North Carolina soldiers in Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution (1932; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977). However, the comprehensive index to Revolutionary War Records on fifty-eight reels of microfilm is available at the National Archives and its branches, the FHL and its branches, and other selected libraries.
The new states were required to raise quotas of soldiers to serve in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and land was offered as an inducement. North Carolinians who volunteered to serve for at least two years were given bounty-land warrants that could be exchanged for land in what was to become Tennessee. The North Carolina State Archives has some fiscal records of soldiers serving in the Continental Line, but does not have service records.
Many North Carolinians remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolutionary War. See Murtie June Clark, Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980).
War of 1812. Information included in service records for the War of 1812 is similar to that in the same records of soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from the Militia of North Carolina, in 1812 and 1814 (1851; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976) is the most comprehensive list available of soldiers from North Carolina. Unfortunately, Muster Rolls contains many errors and must be carefully verified in original records. There are War of 1812 pay vouchers for twenty-eight counties arranged alphabetically and an alphabetical list of all vouchers available in the Search Room of the North Carolina State Archives.
Civil War. Many service records are available at the North Carolina State Archives, including enlistment bounty payrolls. The most comprehensive publication on North Carolina's Confederate soldiers is Louis H. Manarin and Weymouth T. Jordan, comps., North Carolina Troops, 1861'1865, A Roster, 15 vols. (Raleigh, N.C.: State Department of Archives and History, 1981'present). Volume 15 was published in 2003. Others may follow. North Carolina Troops includes both unit histories and some excellent biographies.
North Carolina offered pensions to Confederate veterans and their widows beginning in 1885. The 1885 pension law offered pensions to veterans and widows of veterans disabled by the loss of a limb or an eye; an 1887 amendment provided pensions for widows of veterans who died of disease while serving the Confederacy. A new law was enacted in 1889 and revised in 1901 that required a twelve-month residence in North Carolina and required that widows had married the veteran before April 1865 to qualify for a pension. Original pension records and the accompanying index are available at the North Carolina State Archives; the index is available on microfilm at the FHL.
FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
- North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
- North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
Spanish American War. A printed Roster of the North Carolina Volunteers in the Spanish American War is available in the Search Room of the North Carolina State Archives.
For a more in-depth look at how military, veterans', and pension records apply in North Carolina, see George Stevenson, 'Military Records,' and Raymond A. Winslow, Jr., 'Military Service and Veterans Records' in Leary, North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History (see Background Sources for North Carolina).


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For a fan of 80s culture, retro wave is well known as a modern take on the retro soundtracks of the time, which emerged in the mid-2000s as a style in its own right. It is heavily inspired by the new wave and soundtrack of classic 1980s films, videogames, cartoons and television shows. It is commonly known for its retro-futuristic style emulating science fiction and actions movies from that decade. With this in mind we've created this effect for anyone feeling nostalgic about 1980s culture or embracing this relatively new musical style. Simply enter your text and see it transform into visual retro-futuristic wave.


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Hull & East Yorkshire
Watch this space as Hull becomes the next up and coming place to visit. Hull was the City of Culture for 2017, leading to a transformation of Hull's city centre, with new public art installations and contemporary spaces.
You can reach the city in 2 hours 27 minutes by train from London.
- Hull is a historic city, so be sure to explore the Old Town, where you can take in Georgian and Edwardian architecture.
- See the life-size woolly mammoth at the East Riding Museum of Archaeology
- At the conserved Hepworth Arcade you can still shop at long-established local independents such as Dinsdale's joke shop, Fanthorpe's television store and Beasley's fashion emporium.
- An icon in Hull's marina is The Deep, where the story of the world's oceans are told. Roam round the extensive exhibits of marine life, and see the sharks swim as you take a journey through the scenic elevator. Meet the Submarium's VIPs – very important penguins – as well as the mesmerising ocean-drifting jellyfish.
- Trace the acclaimed poet Phillip Larkin's footsteps across Hull, where he lived and which greatly inspired his works. Stretching across the city, the Larkin Trail takes you on a tour of sites which link different aspects of his life and work.
- Get familiar with Hull's nautical roots at the Maritime Museum. The history of the sea-faring city comes alive in the museum, which is housed in the beautiful Victorian Dock Offices in Queen Victoria Square; make sure to admire the architecture before you go inside!
- Get more information from Visit Hull (link is external)
- Hull is in East Yorkshire, in northeast England
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Suggested reads for fans of The Book Thief
For fans of our A Book and A Cook book club
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: a fable by John Boyne
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
Having watched her village torched, witnessed her family killed, and been kidnapped by slave traders, Amari arrives on Mr. Derby's Carolina plantation afraid and confused, yet with time and hard work, she learns the language, befriends another slave, and struggles to attain her one true goal: to be a free person once again.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Reprints the Definitive Edition authorized by the Frank estate, in a volume that features a new introduction by National Book Award finalist Francine Prose and a chronology of Anne Frank's life and times.
The Tiger's Wife: a novel by Téa Obreht
Struggling to understand why her beloved grandfather left his family to die alone in a field hospital far from home, a young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country takes over her grandfather's search for a mythical ageless vagabond while referring to a worncopy of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book.".
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, Lina and her family are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers.
Maus: a survivor's tale by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
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Richard Smith scored one of two Harvard goals in its win over Holy Cross Tuesday (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The senior class said goodbye to Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium in fine style, as the Harvard men's soccer team picked up two first half goals from its class of 2013 in a 2-0 win over Holy Cross Tuesday night. The win ups Harvard's record to 3-10-3 on the season while Holy Cross dips to 5-10-2.
The start of the game featured back and forth midfield play with neither team pressing too deeply into the opponents' zone. The Crimson soon found its composure and controlled possession, and Jake Freeman had Harvard's best look of the early going, lifting a shot high of the frame at the 27:05 mark from just inside the Crusader penalty area.
With 27:53 gone in the first half, Harvard's pressure paid off as the hosts took a 1-0 advantage. Kyle Henderson surveyed the Holy Cross penalty area from just across midfield towards the near sideline and drove a pass to Brian Rogers who was free in the opposite corner of the penalty area. The senior controlled the pass, deked past a Crusaders defender and curled a ball towards the far corner of the net that lofted over the goalie, banged off the post and went in for his first goal of the season.
The Crimson didn't stop there as the home team doubled its lead less than four minutes later, thanks to another senior player. Harvard earned a corner kick after sustained pressure in the Holy Cross zone and sophomore David Barna struck an in-swinging ball that co-captain Richard Smith headed towards goal. The ball struck the underside of the crossbar and shot downward, landing inside the endline to give the Crimson a commanding two-goal edge. The teams ended the half tied in shots at seven apiece.
The Crimson did well to control the ball through a good part of the second half, keeping the Holy Cross scoring chances to a minimum. Rookie Evan Mendez needed just one save in the second half and three in the game to record his first 90-minute shutout of his collegiate career.
Harvard wraps up its 2012 schedule on the road when it travels to Philadelphia to take on Ivy foe Penn Saturday in a 7 p.m. contest.


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I mentioned in Mt. Hamilton by Bike that Smith Creek had a hotel. Here's a photo taken around 1890, from the San Jose public library collection.
Below is a photo of the same location today. That looks like one cold day on Mt. Hamilton in 1890.
For Adventure Rides in the High Sierra I'm researching photos of the Sierra passes from the late 1800s or early 1900s. No luck so far.


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Heat half the oil in a non-stick pan, then brown the chicken all over. Add half the chopped rosemary, stir to coat, then set aside on a plate.
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Make it with tunaITALIAN TUNA SPAGHETTI Low fat Boil 400g spaghetti. Soften the onion, rosemary, garlic and anchovies in the oil for a few mins. Pour in the tomatoes and capers with the wine, if using, and simmer for 5 mins. Drain a 200g can yellowfin tuna and flake into the sauce. Warm through for a few mins, stirring, then toss with the drained spaghetti and serve with garlic bread.


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Sometimes we look at the old ATV sitting in the back of the garage and the thought of buying a new one overwhelms us. Is it the age of the machine? Maybe the thought of all our friends we are riding with that have newer machines without any flaws. Or maybe its just not attractive anymore.
Well, just like a traditional marriage you have to keep the spark alive, and sometimes you have to work on things like appearance. I know that may ruffle a few feathers but its true. Now whats the reality of actually being able to do a good restoration of the most prominent item of the ATV, the plastics?
Its not as far off as you might think. The plastics on your ATV can look and feel brand new. If you have the dough to simply replace them, then good for you. But if youre like most of us, and the fact that you even have an ATV that is paid for is a miracle, then you must refinish them.
Using a very inexpensive product and about having about six hours of free time we took on the Plastic Renew challenge. This beaten-and-battered 2006 Yamaha Grizzly was our target and this is our process and end result.
Starting with the front and rear racks removed we gathered the water hose, a bucket and our $20 Plastic Renew. Wash your ATV with soap and water to remove any dirt or grease from the surface. Then place the three types of sand paper in the water contained in the bucket.
Quick Tip - This is very important to remember: If your plastics are simply scuffed and not shiny then you only need to use the finest grit of the wet-dry sand paper in the kit on the plastic. For deep cuts and scratches follow the instructions included in the Plastic Renew Kit! This will need good attention to detail to make the project a success.
After the quad had been washed, we used the finest grit sand paper in the kit to gently scuff the surface of the plastics. Remember to keep the plastics and the paper wet as the directions note. Keeping the garden hose in one hand while sanding with the other made this an easy task.
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As you lay down each even coat by simply wiping on the liquid try to keep the application in straight lines and use smooth strokes. Bubbles can form and these will dry to become eyesores.
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text: Good Morning Good Morning song Nothing to do to save his life call his wife in Nothing to say but what a day how's your boy been Nothing to do it's up to you I've got nothing to say but it's O.K. Good morning, good morning, good morning... Going to work don't want to go feeling low down Heading for home you start to roam then you're in town Everybody knows there's nothing doing Everything is closed it's like a ruin Everyone you see is half asleep. And you're on your own you're in the street. After a while you start to smile now you feel cool. Then you decide to take a walk by the old school. Nothing had changed it's still the same I've got nothing to say but it's O.K. Good morning, good morning, good morning... People running round it's five o'clock. Everywhere in town it's getting dark. Everyone you see is full of life. It's time for tea and meet the wife. Somebody needs to know the time, glad that I'm here. Watching the skirts you start to flirt now you're in gear. Go to a show you hope she goes. I've got nothing to say but it's O.K. Good morning, good morning, good morning. "Good Morning Good Morning" Song by the Beatles from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Released 1 June 1967 Recorded 8 and 16 February, 13, 28 and 29 March 1967,EMI Studios, London Genre Pop rock, hard rock Length 2:41 2:35 (mono version) Label Parlophone Writer Lennon–McCartney Producer George Martin Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band track listing 13 tracks Side one "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" "With a Little Help from My Friends" "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" "Getting Better" "Fixing a Hole" "She's Leaving Home" "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Side two "Within You Without You" "When I'm Sixty-Four" "Lovely Rita" "Good Morning Good Morning" "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" "A Day in the Life" "Good Morning Good Morning" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded by the Beatles, featured on their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Please note the text from Wikipedia is imported without editing or authentication. Good Morning Good Morning (Sgt Pepper) Good Morning Good Morning (Anthology 2) ©1967 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.


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MEETING IN THE MANNER OF CONSERVATIVE FRIENDS in London
We are heartened to hear of a meeting of like-minded and faithful Friends meeting in Jesus' name in London. Meetings take place at The Quaker Centre, Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, on alternate 7th days (called 'Saturday' by the world), counting from 20th of Tenth Month 2012. Friends gather first at the Quaker Centre/coffee shop at 9.15am, and then Bible study and Meeting for Worship – unprogrammed and untimed – takes place in the Meeting Room. All are welcome.
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Anyone with Skype on his or her computer is welcome to join friends for worship every First Day at 10:30am UK time. Just look for 'Ripley Quaker Meeting'. Waiting worship together via the internet is a valuable way for isolated Friends to have fellowship. The Meeting's web site is here.
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Meetings are held in the Small Hall at the rear of Scone Public Hall, Queen's Road, Scone, PH2 6QJ, Scotland, at 11am for about an hour, on the 1st day of the week*, twice a month. All are welcome – the door is open to anyone who is willing to wait on the Lord. The Schedule for 2013 follows below.
First Month* – 6th and 20th
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Ask 20 random people, "What is the nature of time?" and chances are pretty good that you'll get 20 different answers born of a thousand different factors, from a respondent's cultural background to the mood he or she happens to be in when asked the question. Time is an arrow, says one. Time is a circle, suggests another. Time is relative. Time is an illusion. Time is a kangaroo in a top hat and tails. (Granted, that last one is an unlikely reply.)
But no matter how assured or unhesitating their answers might be, most people would be hard-pressed to offer a single, definitive method for illustrating time. A clock face is too prosaic; a pendulum is too arbitrary; a gravestone is too . . . gravestoney. How on earth can we capture what is essentially a philosophical concept like time (or, if you prefer, Time, with a capital T) using a purely practical method or mechanism like, say, photography?
Fully aware that the true nature of time remains an unfathomable mystery, LIFE.com offers a selection of marvelous photographs, stroboscopic and otherwise, by the great Gjon Mili. (At left: Mili's famous 1949 portrait of Pablo Picasso creating what LIFE magazine called a "distorted spatial centaur" in midair with a small flashlight.)
Here are technically brilliant pictures that fiddle with moments, junctures, sequences, and in the process offer a playful commentary on the slippery relationship between mere mortals and the temporal — perhaps even the eternal.
"To see a world in a grain of sand," William Blake once wrote, "and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour." At their best, Gjon Mili's stroboscopic photographs not only serve as a kind of modern adjunct to Blake's vision; they also celebrate — with an unsentimental, clear-eyed wonder — the reality of sentient beings moving through both time and space.
In the end, though, seen decades after they were made, Mili's pictures remain simply and incredibly cool.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizabethRonk.


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Try an artist's trick. Divide the photo into four quadrants and study each section. What new details do you see? Based on what you have observed, what can you infer from this photograph? What questions do you have?
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For Teachers: Photo interpretation is a great critical thinking activity for students. The Photo Analysis Worksheet from the National Archives lets you use any photo as an opportunity to analyze primary source documents.
UPDATE: Pig on the beach!
This photo shows the crowds enjoying the outdoors at the beach in Seabreeze, Daytona in 1904. Many are watching a pig in the surf in the far-off distance at the right.
Some people seem to be dressed for swimming. Others are wearing ties and fancy hats. Among the horse-drawn carriages there is at least one automobile. 1903 was the first year of the Ormond-Daytona Beach Race. In 1903 and 1904, several world speed records were set.


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Indstilling af 23. marts 2011Kühn Pedersen, Mogens (, 2011)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: The aim of this study is elaborating the current understanding of a relatively new phenomenon: the internationalization process of digital service providers. It deploys a multiple case study methodology. Based on the case analyses and the discovery of new insights this study proposes a conceptual framework attempting at elaborating existing International Business theory. The analytical process of this study begins with explaining its context and developing definitions that are necessary for the purpose of data collection and case construction. Next, selected International Business theories and concepts are reviewed and contextualized propositions are developed. Following a detailed presentation of the case studies, the propositions are analyzed through per-case analyses. This analysis is coupled with a theory development exercise (which is presented in subsequent distinct sections). Here, unique findings of each case are analyzed in sequential per-case analyses in order to identify emerging patterns. Rudimentary concepts, which are grounded in the case findings, are proposed through the cross case analysis. In addition, the analysis of the propositions is summarized at this stage. Subsequently, a conceptual framework is proposed. To provide foundations for the framework, the proposed constructs are defined and explored more deeply, also through collecting additional data and integrating additional external literature. The conceptual framework is presented in the form of testable hypotheses. Finally, implications for International Business theory are drawn from the analyses and the conceptual framework. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8309
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Experiences from IndiaSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper is an outcome of my experience as a team member of the Euro-India Innovation mapping project. The project set out to map India's IT Innovativeness over two years from January 2008-to December 2009. Here I bring to the fore the different methodologies that we reviewed in order to implement the innovation mapping project and our realization that each methodology in itself though useful may not be sufficient to address the complexity of the subject matter due to the vastness of India and its emerging nature. I outline some of the challenges faced by us when designing a methodology for mapping innovation in a large emerging economy. I discuss some solutions and report on how we solved the problem only to be faced with newer challenges. A methodological design is a challenging endeavor in the normal of time, when it comes to doing the same in a large emerging economy the problems becomes compounded. I highlight some of these problems and discuss some solutions in this paper. I conclude this paper with some insights proposing a mix methodology approach has been useful in addressing the challenges of data collection in emerging economies using our Indian experience as a backdrop to our findings. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8263
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Insights from the ICT industry in IndiaSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I discuss innovative potential at a firm level using information system literature and broadening my review to R&D literature as well. This review enables me to develop a theoretical frame of what researchers have indicated to be innovative potential or capacity at the firm level. While the information system literature does refer to a firms innovative potential as a dynamic phenomena, thus the inception of this phenomena is rooted through the R&D literature, which is helpful but in itself has a weakness. In relying on the R&D perspective to explain innovative potential of a firm information system researchers have stuck to the static notion of innovation while talking about innovative potential (IP) as a dynamic process. This paper redresses that imbalance as it tries to formulate a theory of IP that in my opinion better explains IT innovation at the firm level from a dynamic perspective in its conception, operation and instantiation. I conclude this paper with insights on what I call the dynamic IP threshold arguing that being dynamic cannot be seen as a point in time but a threshold existing over time. I then discuss some implications. I suggest that firms need to consider IP as a long term investment not only in human capital but in the way the human capital is allowed to engage with new ideas. I suggest IP can be build using institutional logics that enable openness and collegiality. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8257
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Insights from IndiaSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper my endeavor is to explore the meaning and implication of collaberation within a dynamic frame which I refer to a capacity. First I review the collaboration literature from an innovation perspective and then develop a framework that enables me to engage with the data we collected during the Euro-India Innovation Mapping project funded by the European Union under the FP-7 program. The idea is to refine theory and contribute to a better understanding of collaborative as a capacity firms can build creating the environment of collaboration both within and outside. I conclude this paper discussing the new insight on collaborative capacity (CC) of firms and their implications for ICT collaboration and firm innovativness. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8260
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The Evolution of the Indian IT IndustrySudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this article I discuss the Indian outsourcing phenomena and ask the question now what? Using data from the Euro-India project I demonstrate that a small but significant part of the Indian IT entities are moving beyond outsourcing, to co-creation where Innovation and the desire to create new markets is the key driver. This does not imply that outsourcing will disappear but it does mean that firms will engage in globalization using innovative mix of business models and technical platforms. We discuss the implication of this slow transformation to co-creation of innovation for the global outsourcing industry. The key thesis of this paper is to discuss co-creation as a form of innovation and how such a form of innovation is likely to bring Indian companies rich dividends. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8262
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The Indian Innovative Journey, Reflections and ChallengesSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I present a framework of innovation and then use the framework on interview data collected to reflect and gain insight on the status of ICT Innovation using India as a case. The central question I pose in this paper is how ICT Innovativeness can be articulated. In this paper I argue that innovativeness is a dynamic concept distinct from notions of R&D, although elements of innovativeness determine the outcome of successful R&D but a successful R&D does not necessarily imply that the is innovative. We make distinction between R&D and innovation, using the distinction we demonstrate how the dynamic nature of innovation needs to be understood distinctly different from R&D, I propose that R&D is a institutional arrangement while innovativness is a contextual phenomena being determined by factors both inside and outside the business entity. I conclude this paper with a framework for understanding the dynamic nature of ICT Innovativeness, I use data from India to reflect on the research question. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8258
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A Case Study of Indian FirmsSudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper I ask the basic question highlighted in the title, how does innovative potential and collaborative capacity contribute to a firm's innovativeness? To address this central question I draw on innovative potential and collaborative capacity as a dynamic notion evaluates the data from India. This paper tries to create a framework creating a sustainable environment for ICT Innovation. To do that I argue that innovative potential and collaborative capacity provide a constellation of inputs to the firm to address both internal and external challenges. For instance while innovative potential works at a project or an individual level while collaborative capacity is seen to work at a firm or perhaps at the inter firm level. This does not mean IP acts only at the locus stated. I conjecture that IP/CC interact with each other at defferent levels, where each takes turn in driving the process of ICT Innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8261
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A Delphi StudySudhanshu, Rai (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Though this paper is in a very preliminary stage, I use the data gathered using the Delphi process to discuss some policy instruments that could be of use for emerging economies to create an environment of innovation. I acknowledge fiscal instruments to be an important driver but I choose not to focus on fiscal enablers of innovation rather focusing on how the lack of fiscal incentives can help create a sustainable environment for innovation. I use the early Indian experience and contrast it with later fiscal activism shown by the government to illustrate that perhaps the government need to focus on the supply side of knowledge and let the demand for knowledge and innovation be led by the firms at the local level. I argue this strategy to be the most sustainable in the long run. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8259
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Proccedings of the 3rd ACM International Conference on Intercultural Collaboration (ICIS), 19-20 August 2010, Copenhagen, DenmarkClemmensen, Torkil (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper draws from Frederic Bartlett's notion that aspects of culture may influence the development of science and technology. Combining additional works from Bloor and research from cultural psychology, we discuss several case (historical and contemporary) studies that illustrate how culture and human-computer interaction are interrelated. These results illustrate how usability problems are tied with global cultures. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8234
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A Human Work Interaction Design (HWID) Perspective on Internet - and Sensor Based ICT Systems for Climate ManagementNordiCHI Workshop on Crisis management training: design and use of online worlds, Reykjavik, Iceland, 16 October 2010Clemmensen, Torkil; Ulslev Pedersen, Rasmus (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Internet- and sensor based ICT systems for climate management in greenhouses presents challenges for the understanding of how technology mediates the interaction between humans and specific work contexts, which is the topic of the field of Human Work Interaction Design (HWID). In this paper, we will analyze and discuss how to combine empirical work analysis with interaction design techniques, with a focus on sensor-based prototypes. The proposed method is action research that will use a combination of theory from usability, work analysis, and prototyping techniques. We wish to investigate possibilities for designing, using and evaluating interactive sensor based prototypes for designing systems, learning key skills, and enhancing current training methods, all of this in a work context. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8232
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Madsen, Dorte (, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8185
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Shi, Qingxin (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Usability evaluation methods are widely used to assess and improve the user interface design. This dissertation investigates the thinking aloud usability testing from a cultural perspective. In a test situation, representative users are required to verbalize their thoughts as they perform their tasks while using the system, and an evaluator observes the user's task performance and comes up with usability problems. The primary goal of a usability test is to find a list of usability problems. In this research, the impacts of evaluators' and users' cultural backgrounds on both the result and the process of the thinking aloud usability testing were investigated. Regarding the results of the usability testing, the identified usability problem was the main focus, whereas for the process of testing, the communication between users and evaluators was the main focus. In this dissertation, culture was regarded as cognitive styles and communication orientations. For the theories of thinking aloud, both Ericsson and Simon's classic model, and Boren and Ramey's revised model for usability testing were taken into account. Based on the culture theories and thinking aloud models, hypotheses were developed to investigate the evaluators' identified usability problems in different cultural settings, and themes were put forward to investigate the evaluators' and users' communications. In order to investigate the hypotheses and themes, an experimental study was conducted. The experimental design consisted of four independent groups with evaluators and users from similar or different cultures (Danish and Chinese). Empirical data were collected by using background questionnaires, usability problem forms, usability problem lists, video recordings of the testing and interviews. The usability testing software "Morae" was used to record the whole testing, including the faces of the evaluators and users, the screen and keyboard activities. Evaluators' and users' communications were analyzed by the behavioural coding and analysis software "Observer XT 8.0" with a well defined coding system. The results of the systematic study of the thinking aloud usability testing in the context of the intra- and inter-cultural usability engineering show that the evaluators' cultural backgrounds do have some influences on the usability testing; however, the influences are different for the tests with Western and East Asian users. The main findings of this research have implications for both usability research and practice. The methodological approach also gives inspiration for usability evaluation studies URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8167
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Busquets, Javier (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis is about innovation and power. Human nature has always been expressed by our capacity to innovate and adapt to almost any environment (Bowlby, 1962; Giddens, 1991). In the 20th century, the primary function of business organisations was to invent, produce and commercialise their products and services in different markets. As a matter of fact, business organisations in the last century proved to be the best way of disseminating innovation (Schön, 1971). Currently in the 21st century, there is a call to better understand how new ideas, technology and sources of knowledge are managed, based on the premise that novelty can unfold anywhere and that innovation cannot be considered a linear process consisting of a chain of activities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8164
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Politikernes og forvaltningens medkonstruktion og konsekvenserne herafSecher, Christine (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis is about how different e-participation user groups co-construct technology through the use in practice. It is studied how technology is used on a municipality level for citizen-communication and -participation with an online debate forum as a case in point. Users of online debates are citizens, politicians and the administration. In this thesis, I have chosen to focus on how politicians and the administration use online debates. I show how politicians and the administration participate in very distinct ways on the debate forum and thereby create specific forms of citizen communication and participation. Everybody can participate in the online debate as long as they give up their name and email. Periodically, citizens write quite a lot of contributions on the debate forum. But politicians' and the administration's perception of what is happening on the debate influence which role the citizens's contributions will have for the politicians and administration, as well as forms of interaction between users. In this thesis, I argue that the users' (politicians's and administration's) sensemaking about online debates as well as the mediation of the use of online debates have a crucial influence on which types of practice of online debate can develop. Online debate is perceived as an equivocal technology in the sense that the use of the technology is not clear cut but a result of the user's sensemaking about the technology and thereby the sensemaking about possible acts and interactions with the technology and other users. Sensemaking is the primary theoretical frame with a special focus on situation-specific cue-frame-relations. The Municipality of Odder is the case and a unique one with its 11 years of experience within municipally facilitated online debate. The empirical data are contributions written from September 3rd, 2005 to April 15, 2008 (a total of 1983 contributions), 17 semi-structured interviews of ½-1½ hours length with administration and politicians in the municipality as well as different written documents from the municipality. In this thesis I show that politicians and administration act as users of the online debate in four different ways: Political candidate, councilor, administrator and mediator. The political candidate run for the municipal election and is only present in the debate the last three months before the election. The political candidate see online debates as a good opportunity to make him/herself visible to voters and competing candidates, and therefore (s)he writes a lot of contributions during this period. The political candidate rarely answers ordinary citizen's contributions but instead decides to write new contributions or answer contributions started by competitors. The political candidate rarely gets involved in real discussions on the debate but instead choose to give his/her visions for the future of the Municipality of Odder. The councilor see the debate as the citizen's opportunity to voice their meaning and therefore rarely participate in the debate, as this could have a negative effect on citizens motivation to write on the debate. The councilor reads the citizens' contributions and once in a while the contributions act as input for internal council discussions. When the contribution reflect misunderstanding and when it is not only a few citizens who share the misunderstanding, the councilor chooses to write a report for the debate. It is usually the relevant committee chairman or equivalent who writes the contribution. The administrator believes that the majority of the contributions on the debate are political and therefore (s)he should not participate in the debate. The administrator sees citizens and business as partners. It is groups of professionals, which cover associations, organizations etc. and does not necessarily, see the individual citizen as a key stakeholder. The groups of professionals use other media, such as mails and letters, in their communication with the administration, as their input is often long reports and technical judgments. The administrator chooses only to answer factual misunderstandings in ongoing processes or more general issues in the municipality. The mediator, which is a role only a small part of the administration acts in, generally works with the implementing and forming the use of technology in the municipality. (S)he sees ICT as a way of increasing openness and effectiveness in the municipality. Online debates is a solution which the mediator believes especially increases openness and (s)he works with the aim of ensuring a continued debate. The mediator focuses on maximizing the number of contributions, on making it easy to participate and to make it possible to discuss anything, which is why the debate is in no editor or guided use of the debate. The result is that the individual user – political candidate, councilor and administrator – mediate the use of the debate and develop filters for their own and others' ability to act on the online debate. That politicians and administration appear in these four roles in relation to online debate problematic several aspects of the use of e-participation practices in a municipal context. One aspect is that the four roles develop different practices for the use of the debate which function parallel on the debate without the development of a common practice. A second aspect is that a mediator role is established. An actor who mediates the interaction between citizen and politician, and thereby an actor who has a high degree of importance for what online debating becomes in practice. A third aspect is that the administration takes the mediating role and becomes a political advisor or an administrator of political decisions. A shift which neither the politicians nor the administrator are aware of. At the same time, the way the technology is mediated creates both synergy and conflict between the councilor, the political candidate and the administrator. Synergy and conflict which primarily can be related to the focus of the mediator on the increased use of the technology and the missing focus on contextualization of the online debate. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8000
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Giulietti hears from Grand Central riders
NEW YORK -- Amid the din of commuters rushing through an adjacent corridor at Grand Central Terminal, Stamford resident Evelyn Anastos told Metro-North Railroad President Joseph Giulietti that she is depending on a May scheduling change to make arrival times more dependable.
"If it is going to be an hour, I don't want it to say it is going to take 48 minutes," said the 51-year-old Anastos.
She was among more than a dozen commuters who waded into a chaotic scrum of railroad employees and television cameras near Grand Central's Track 30 on Wednesday to vent to Giulietti and other Metro-North higher-ups about delays on the New Haven Line and the railroad's other two lines.
The outing was the first of five scheduled forums in the next two months at which Giulietti has promised to speak to commuters at various train stations, as part of his 100-day plan unveiled earlier this month to bolster Metro-North's safety and reliability.
Giulietti and his management team spent about two hours listening to the Grand Central commuters, whose interest centered mostly on the railroad's plummeting on-time performance.
"It has gone from generally reliable to consistently unreliable," said Lloyd Trufelman, a Katonah, N.Y., commuter.
Anastos said the railroad should abandon its practice of considering commuter trains on time if they arrive within six minutes of schedule. Metro-North should aim for a higher standard, she said.
"They say that New York is a leader in a lot of things; it should be a leader in this," Anastos said. "They say it's on time, but in New York City it isn't."
Giulietti told Anastos that a new schedule to be put into effect on May 11 would do a better job reflecting real-world travel times, so riders would be able to choose the right train.
Addressing a large media contingent at the event, Giulietti said he believes the new schedule will take into account slower speeds in effect between New Haven and Stamford, and other factors, without diminishing the number of trains running.
"If you've been watching lately, a lot of what they cannot rely on was weather-related," Giulietti said. "I can't take credit for the weather getting better, but what I will take credit for is if we do a very good job in May of coming out with a schedule that balances our operations and is on time, going forward."
Max Maron, a 15-year-old high school freshman from Stamford and the son of Jeff Maron, a member of the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council, echoed Anastos in questioning Giulietti about the railroad's on-time performance.
"The new schedule should show the real-arrival times," Maron said.
Nicole Barbieri, a Milford resident and public school teacher in New York City, said that delays on the New Haven Line resulted in her missing some entire school days and arriving late other times during the late September power failure in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
"It's been very stressful, because I have a classroom full of students who I am responsible for, and if I'm late I have to call and have a substitute teacher come," Barbieri said. "It has consequences."
Another New Haven Line rider, Emily Rende, of Harrison, N.Y., told Giulietti she was fed up with fare increases that are rising as on-time performance has deteriorated.
"It's antiquated; the wires are overhead and are 100 years old," Rende said, after her speaking to Giulietti. "The fares go up while the service goes down, and it sucks. I spend $250 for a ticket a month, and I could lease a car with that."
Giulietti said he believes that interacting with riders at more regular intervals will be an important part of restoring the confidence of the railroad's ridership. And he said management considers commuters' opinions important.
"It gives them a sense we're not an aloof organization that doesn't care...," Giulietti said. Riders, he said, get "a comfort level" if they feel that railroad management "can appreciate and empathize with what is going on and tell (commuters) what they are going to do about it."
The other five forums scheduled are scheduled for:
April 3, White Plains Station, 16 Ferris Ave, White Plains, N.Y., near the lobby entrance from 5 to 7 p.m.
April 10, Stamford Transportation Center, Station Place, Stamford, outside the ticket office, from 5 to 7 p.m.
May 1, Grand Central Terminal, Main Concourse, from 7 to 9 a.m.
May 6, Croton-Harmon Station, 1 Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., near the ticket office, north overpass from 5 to 7 p.m.
May 14, Harrison Station, 452 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, N.Y., on the eastbound platform from 5 to 7 p.m.


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BEECH MOUNTAIN, N.C. --- Kerry Werner (Birdsboro, Pa.) captured the individual omnium for the second time in his career as the Lees-McRae College cycling team placed a total of four riders on the individual omnium podiums en route to a third-place finish at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Natonal Championships at the Beech Mountain Ski Resort on Sunday.
Sunday's competition came down to a battle between the top three teams in the nation, with Fort Lewis College holding off a final-day charge by Marian University to claim the team omnium title with a three-day total of 732 points. Marian's Sunday surge proved just enough to jump into second in the omnium standings, narrowly edging Lees-McRae for second with 658 points, only 12 more than the Bobcats' total of 646.
The Bobcats easily held off Lindsey Wilson College for the team bronze, as Lindsey Wilson finished 180 points behind Lees-McRae in fourth with 466 markers. Colorado State University was fifth with 415, followed by University of Colorado – Boulder (401), University of Vermont (340), Lindenwood University (309), Cumberland University (292), and University of Wyoming (291).
Werner proved to be one of the top stories of the weekend for the Bobcats, running away with the individual omnium title with a three-day total of 419 points, claiming the stars and stripes jersey by a margin of 178. The individual omnium title is Werner's second in the mountain bike discipline and fourth overall, entering this season as the reigning national champion in cyclocross after topping that podium in each of the last two years.
Cody Phillips (Altadena, Calif.) surged onto the podium with an impressive run to the semifinals of the dual slalom competition, finishing seven spots higher than his qualifying run to claim the bronze in the individual omnium with 196 points. Gunnar Bergey (Harleysville, Pa.) grabbed the final spot on the podium in fifth, as Brian Jorgensen (Bend, Ore.) finished eighth in the omnium standings with totals of 141 and 83 points, respectively.
Hailey Sarausky (Littleton, N.H.) turned in the top overall performance for the Bobcats on the women's side, earning the fourth spot on the individual omnium standings with a three-day total of 307 points, just one marker shy of a tie for the bronze.
The Bobcats kicked off the day Sunday with the first-ever team relay, finishing third and claiming the bronze in the event with a time of 15:00.90, nearly one minute and 10 seconds better than the fourth-place team from Cumberland. The team from Marian crossed the line first to win the national title with a time of 14:50.73, following by Fort Lewis in second with a mark of 14:56.10.
Phillips and Werner followed with a pair of impassioned performances in the dual slalom, each earning a spot on the podium in fourth and fifth, respectively. Werner was perhaps the biggest surprise of the afternoon, improving upon his qualifying run by 13 spots and narrowly missing a chance at the semifinals. Phillips made a strong run through the field as well, making it to the semifinal round and finishing fourth after a slipped chain on his first semifinal run.
Eric Bercume (Barre, Mass.) ran into a spot of bad luck in the first round, missing a gate on the first run and charging through the course on the second run to make up the difference, only to have the second-round berth slip through his fingers when his wheel slipped at the line.
Sarausky and Laura Wright (Apex, N.C.) both turned in a strong performance in the women's dual slalom, each narrowly missing out on a spot in the quarterfinals after taking on two of the event's top qualifiers.
Werner earned a spot on the podium in three of the weekend's four individual events, finishing second in cross country, third in short track, and fifth in dual slalom while anchoring the team relay on the bell lap. Luke Vrouwenvelder (Chapel Hill, N.C.) posted his top individual performance of the weekend in Saturday's cross country race, finishing close behind Werner in fifth to earn his first career podium at collegiate nationals.
Davis Bentley (Mill Valley, Calif.) recorded his top finish of the weekend in the cross country race, placing 17th, as Matthew Clements (New Market, Md.) finished 14th in the downhill. Bergey placed 15th in cross country, while Bercume turned in a top-10 performance in the downhill on Saturday.
Emily Shields (Salisbury, N.C.) posted a pair of individual top-10 performances on the weekend, finishing fifth in the short track and sixth in cross country, as twin sister Katherine Shields (Salisbury, N.C.) placed seventh and 11th, respectively. Freshman Emma Klingaman (Idyllwild, Calif.) added a pair of top-10's as well, finishing eighth in cross country and 10th in the short track.
Erin Donohue (Norwich, Vt.) placed 12th in the short track and 18th in cross country, as Sarausky finished third in the downhill to highlight her weekend. Mackenzie Filippi (Cary, N.C.) finished 17th in the short track and 22nd in cross country, as Wright posted a pair of top-20 performances in the dual slalom and downhill.
Lees-McRae will kick off its cyclo-cross schedule on November 23 and 24 when the Bobcats travel to Bristol, Tenn. for Virginia Intermont College's Cobra Cross event.


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A veteran of 17 seasons at the major league level as an infielder, he was named the Tigers infield coach on October 11, 2005...the 2013 season will mark Belliard's eighth season as Detroit's infield coach, while he will add the role of first base coach to his responsibilites for the first season ... Prior to joining the Tigers coaching staff, he spent six seasons (2000-05) as a roving minor league infield instructor for the Atlanta Braves.
Playing Career
His playing career spanned 20 seasons (1980-99) after he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent on July 30, 1980 ... Compiled a .977 fielding percentage during his major league career, seeing action at second base, third base and shortstop ... Was a member of eight division-winning teams during his major league career with Pittsburgh (1990) and Atlanta (1991-93, 1995-98)...was a member of the Braves World Series Championship club in 1995 ... Concluded his playing career with Albany-Colonie of the independent Northern League in 1999
Participated in a pre-game ceremony prior to the annual Fiesta Tigres! game, actively participates in Play Baseball Detroit, attended the Ilitch Charities Gala and participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan ... He and his wife Leonora reside in Boca Raton, FL during the off-season...the couple has one son, Kevin (11/2/85).


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