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Cool Project: Monster Ball Sorting Factory
Ray McNamara is relatively new to ROBOTC, having only really started to seriously use it within the past year, but already he's come up with some interesting projects that caught our eye. The "Monster Ball Sorting Factory", which he shared with us on the forum, is definitely a cool project we had to share.
The Factory is a cooperation between two robots Ray's designed. One is an NXT Forklift truck, which uses a special non-standard part: a pair of Omni Wheels in the back to replace the standard single rotating wheel, which makes the Forklift's turns a lot more reliable.
The other is a long, conveyor belt and claw arm robot that sorts balls piled onto a conveyor belt based on their color. It then puts them into containers, which the Forklift periodically takes and places in a slot so that the robot can dump it into a bigger bin. This robot is a combination of an earlier project, the "Bin Emptying Machine," that takes the balls out of their container with a rail mounted crane that does the sorting.
We asked Ray about the project and his motivation for doing it and he replied:
"My Monster Sorter is still a work in progress, much to my wife's annoyance due to the amount of real-estate it has been taking up in the lounge room since early December 2012. I hope to have it all running on a single NXT (excluding the Forklift), by means of 2x Mindsensors Motor Multiplexers and 1x Mindsensors Sensor Multiplexer. If my calculations are right, the single NXT Brick will control 8x Motors and 10x Sensors.
My motivation was the challenge to learn how far I take the standard Colour Sorter model. It really started back in 2010, when I convinced Rotacaster Australia's GM to turn his industrial rollers into Omni-wheels for my LEGO Models and robots. After almost exhausting the possibilities of Holonomic Platforms, I looked into other uses for the Rotacaster Wheels, resulting in my Forklift Truck.
Once I had my Forklift Truck, I needed to put it to work. The Ball Sorting Factory was what evolved over a few days. Since then I have been fine tuning the hardware and the ROBOTC code used to control it. In the process, I have also been Beta Testing some Mindsensors Sensors and Multiplexers with it.
I always try to include a detailed description, photos, video, code and CAD files for my robots when they are published to my blog. Although it takes a lot of time to put my blog posts together, I feel it is worth it. I get a lot questions and praise from many people who use my resources. I especially enjoy helping out students with their queries."
To download the code to this project, click here – ROBOTC Code for Factory and ROBOTC Code for Forklift.
Thanks to Ray for taking the time to respond to our questions! Visit Ray's website at www.rjmcnamara.com to see more projects, pictures, codes, videos, and much more.
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xBayAreaWarriorx wrote:uptempo wrote:JayPat wrote:I'd be OK for trading anyone except Baron, J-Rich, and Biedrins.
With a team that has not made the playoffs in 12 years, everyone on the roster should be tradeable if it would improve the team. I like Baron, J-Rich and Biedrens; however, this team is not a winning team.
Which is why at times, you have to think, are you doing this to bring more fans in? or are you doing this to build a contender? Now I love Jason, I love Baron, and I love AB. And the fans do too, Jrich is the fan favorite. But if we have to trade him to a team to receive a star in return to make this team a legit threat, then by god do it.

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About Future City Leaders
Empowering committed young municipal leaders to become champions for sustainability within their cities, towns and the global community.
FutureCityLeaders is a capacity building initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of young municipal leaders from around the globe. As our world is facing new challenges a new generation of urban changemakers – people with vision, who strive for the necessary transformation – is urgently required. Our mission is to provide an international network as well as tools to assist young elected municipal leaders in reaching their full leadership potential. For more information about the Initiative please click here.
FutureCityLeader participants were featured throughout the World Congress in different speaking roles.
Simone Ariane Pflaum
City Councilor
City of Freiburg, Germany
Simone is a City Councilor of the City of Freiburg. Simone is passionate about sustainability and youth engagement and works within Freiburg on these issues.
Why is Simone participating in FutureCityLeaders
"With an emphasis on sustainable leadership, the FutureCityLeaders Initiative offers support by experts, livelong activists and committed individuals with the purpose of establishing a world-wide movement of visionary, skilled and connected young leaders."
Where is Simone represented in the World Congress
Opening Plenary from Rio to Rio, High-level panel discussion. See program here.
Dominic Frongillo
Councilmember and Deputy Town Supervisor
Town of Caroline, New York
Dominic is a Council Member and Deputy Town Supervisor of the Town of Caroline, New York. He is actively involved in various projects in New York State as well as other national and international events particularly around climate change.
Why is Dominic participating in FutureCityLeaders
"I am participating in ICLEI FutureCityLeaders because I am passionate about building global movement to address our changing climate and key sustainability challenges of our time, and inspiring the next generation of policy makers in the United States to play a leadership role in solving our global challenges."
Where is Dominic represented in the World Congress
Outlook Plenary. See the program here.
Jinty MacTavish
City Councilor
Dunedin City Council, New Zealand
Jinty is a full time City Councilor on the Dunedin City Council, the authority for New Zealand's fourth largest municipality. She's passionate about developing and implementing progressive energy and peak oil strategies for the city, and chairs the city's Community Resilience Forum.
Why is Jinty participating in FutureCityLeaders
"I'm participating in FutureCityLeaders because I think there is much to be learnt from other young people holding office in other cities around the world. I'm really excited about the opportunity to be connected to their ideas, their actions and their inspiration, to ensure my own thinking and decision making is globally informed as it can be."
Where is Jinty represented in the World Congress
Integrated Solutions (tbc). See the program here.
Eero Vainio
Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Finland & City Councilor
City of Lahti, Finland
Eero is a City Councilor of the City of Lahiti. He has also been recently elected as the Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. He is extensively involved in local and regional local action around sustainability. He was also present at the inception of FutureCityLeaders at the 2009 ICLEI World Congress in Edmonton.
Why is Eero participating in FutureCityLeaders
"I'm part of FutureCityLeaders Initiative because I want to wider and deepen my understanding about urban challenges and sustainable solutions. ICLEI helps me to network and make true my ambitious dream to win sustainability challenges - not just in Lahti Region and Finland - but globally."
Where is Eero represented in the World Congress
Ceremonial Opening Plenary. See the program here.


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Adobe today announced some new features for Dreamweaver CS6, Edge Animate and Edge Code preview, which are available today for Creative Cloud subscribers. Several of the new features are integrations of technology and services that we've seen before, such as web fonts via Typekit, the type service Adobe bought late in 2011.
The other major news is the first public preview of Adobe Edge Reflow, a tool for building responsive website layouts. "Responsive" layouts flex and change depending on what device you are on, ensuring a good user experience across personal computers, mobile devices and tablets.
I've seen the product before today in demos and it is geared toward web designers more than developers—the user interface is polished and designed to build the code. There is no expansive code view, although you can read the generated CSS in some places. That code can then be exported and used in programs like Dreamweaver or Edge Code.
The release is a public preview and Adobe welcomes feedback at https://github.com/edge-reflow/issues.
The update to Adobe Edge Code includes a Live Development preview which pushes changes to a web browser immediately for testing. I like this new feature quite a bit. There's also now a "Quick Edit" option to edit code in context rather than moving to the original file. Code hinting for HTML and CSS, a longtime feature in Dreamweaver and other mature code editors, is now in Edge Code.
Adobe Edge Animate's new features include support for some CSS3 technology including gradients (radial and linear) and CSS filters. The addition of CSS filters is particularly interesting because they promise amazing control over HTML elements, including the ability to apply drop shadow, brightness/contrast changes, blurring, color saturation and other functions you normally associate with Photoshop. The spec for CSS filters was created by Adobe, so it makes sense they would pursue this. Unfortunately, CSS filters are supported only by Webkit browsers at this time, excluding Internet Explorer and Gecko browsers such as Firefox—but I bet they will build in support soon.
The other major enhancement added to Edge Animate is a user interface for previewing web fonts from Adobe's Edge Web Fonts service. This free service is powered by Typekit. This is a nice improvement for web designers but most web developers have no trouble integrating Typekit fonts by adding the code snippets and setting up kits on the Typekit website. This kind of change, like several others in today's announcements, serve creative professionals more than web developers.
The Edge Web Fonts interface is also new in an update to Dreamweaver CS6 going live today. The Dreamweaver update does have a few new features for web developers, including the option to apply fluid grid layouts to elements by class as well as ID attributes. The interface for working with fluid grid layouts has also been improved. These are the kinds of things that can really make a developer's life easier.
There aren't many new updates today, but the Creative Cloud paradigm drives more updates than we're used to but with fewer features. Most new features I've seen today are improvements and they fit with Adobe's goal of providing tools for the latest web technology (web fonts, responsive web design) for creative professionals. Web developers and programmers will probably be less excited by today's announcements, but there's some goodies for them too.


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From the kitchen to the bath, inspire nature all over your home with nature-themed cabinet handles. This specialty hardware will create a floral, outdoorsy atmosphere without any of the mess or upkeep involved in owning a plant. Browse through our online "greenhouse" of unique specialty hardware, and find just the right cabinet handles for your own indoor garden.
Beautifully winding ivy will decorate your cabinetry elegantly, and be sure to add in some flowers and leaves to the bouquet of trimmings. Acorns can also create a style all their own. Looking for something lighter? Dinner will be twice as appetizing with whimsical fruits and vegetable drawer pulls. Decorate with carrots, corn on the cob and grape clusters, and who knows, maybe you'll even get inspiration for your next menu.
From a green wash to a copper bronze, all of these specialty hardware items come in finishes that compliment their rustic, natural essence. So whether you enjoy the elegant floral displays or prefer something more comical, order your own nature cabinet pulls now, and plant the seeds for creative decorating today.


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As the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law, questions have arisen about how this new legislation affects crop insurance and the farmers who rely on it. A detailed analysis that will answer those questions, including major and minor policy changes, the introduction of new products including SCO and STAX and the link between the premium discount and conservation are all detailed in the newly released version of Crop Insurance: Just the Facts.
"The 2014 Farm Bill is a turning point in federal policy towards agriculture, pivoting away from the traditional support mechanism paradigm of the past and into a risk management model that features crop insurance as farmers' primary — or only — risk management tool," noted Tom Zacharias, President of National Crop Insurance Services.
If you are enjoying reading this article, please check out Southwest Farm Press Daily and receive the latest news right to your inbox.
Crop Insurance: Just the Facts, a popular online resource that provides the A to Z overview of federal crop insurance resides here, on the Crop Insurance Keeps America Growing website page "About Crop Insurance" where it is continuously updated.
"This resource has proved invaluable to farmers, students and policy experts who need to better understand the nuts and bolts of crop insurance," said Zacharias.
Farm bill proves crop insurance popularity at all-time high, says industry…
In addition to addressing the various aspects of the new Farm Bill, the online series covers important topics such as how crop insurance benefits the public, economics of the industry, risk management in global terms, how crop insurance benefits producers and many other important issues.
Zacharias noted that when it comes to the important details of crop insurance, the reason why farmers, farm groups, the financial community and lenders have thrown their strong support behind crop insurance, and why it has evolved into the main risk management tool for American agriculture, discussions are replete with exaggerations and misrepresentations about crop insurance. "Crop Insurance: Just the Facts, provides the details in an easy to read, reasoned and balanced perspective," he said.
Also of interest:
Farm bill needs education updates
Secretary Vilsack says implementing farm bill will be challenging


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2. Few of the many canals that were built by the middle of the 19th century are still in use today. Why do you think canal travel declined?* The map on the screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of this map, but be aware that the file will take as much as two minutes to load with a 28.8K modem.


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A lumbar strain is an injury to the lower back. This results in damaged tendons and muscles that can spasm and feel sore. The lumbar vertebra make up the section of the spine in your lower back.
Injury can damage the tendons and muscles in the lower back. Pushing and pulling sports, such as weight lifting or football, can lead to a lumbar strain. In addition, sports that require sudden twisting of the lower back, such as in tennis, basketball, baseball, and golf, can lead to this injury. Certain risk factors, such as excessive lower back curvature, forward-tilted pelvis, weak back, or abdominal muscles, and tight hamstrings, can increase the risk for this injury.
The following are the most common symptoms of a lumbar strain. However, each person may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
The symptoms of a lumbar strain may resemble other conditions and medical problems. Always talk with your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical exam, diagnostic procedures for low back pain may include the following. However, during many initial assessments and exams, specialized tests aren't usually recommended.
Specific treatment for a lumbar strain will be discussed with you by your healthcare provider based on:
Treatment may include:
Medicines, such as anti-inflammatories and spinal injections, may also be used to relieve pain and inflammation.
Call your healthcare provider if any of the following happen:
Contact your healthcare provider immediately for the following:
Cold reduces swelling. Both cold and heat can reduce pain. Protect your skin by placing a towel between your body and the ice or heat source.
Exercise can help your back heal. It also helps your back get stronger and more flexible, preventing any reinjury. Ask your healthcare provider about specific exercises for your back.


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DRAKE — "Glory, hallelujah!" Annemarie Chenoweth cried Monday morning as she walked into the Drake Post Office for the first time in six months.
Then she hugged Ann Lundquist, whom she hadn't seen since before the September flood.
The two women, who live in the Drake area west of Loveland, were enjoying the reopening of the community's little post office, which had suffered heavy damage in the flooding.
"It's an event, for crying out loud," said Jim Egan, a Storm Mountain resident who brought in a package of chocolate truffles to help celebrate the day. "This place hasn't been open for six months."
For the mountain residents, the momentous occasion marked not just the easing of connections with people around the world via the U.S. Postal Service, but also with their neighbors over the next ridge.
The tiny post office, barely wide enough for two people to stand back-to-back when checking their boxes, serves as an informal community hub where residents of the scattered rural properties bump into each other.
"We all live pretty far from each other," said Storm Mountain resident Derek Weber, who said he goes to the post office every day or two and sees someone different each time.
The office has 358 postal boxes to rent out, and 294 are in use right now, said post office employee Bridget Meskel. In addition, about 100 residents of the area get home delivery.
Cheryl Jiles, acting postmaster, said the modular building that the Postal Service installed just off U.S. 34 in 1973 has survived two floods now.
This time, pretty much everything inside except the ceiling was damaged by water and had to be replaced, she said. In front, a pile of silt still sits, and the view out the back window is a field of rocks that used to be the Stage Stop RV Campground.
Monday morning, the place was hopping. Jiles and Meskel, both Drake-area residents, greeted every customer by name and helped them get their mail arrangements straightened out.
For the six months that the post office was closed, the main Loveland Post Office served as the Drake Post Office, as well as the post office for Masonville and Glen Haven, Jiles said.
Drake residents had to drive down to Loveland to collect their mail, although some chose to have their mail forwarded to Estes Park.
"It was very inconvenient," said Jill Eccleston, who said she checked her mail in Estes every week or 10 days. Plus, with the local office, "it's just fun to run into people," she said.
Resident Paul Janeka joked with the two employees and talked about how happy he was to see the station open again.
"It was a sweet sight when I came around the corner and saw that flag up there," he said.
Meskel said the post office will become even more a community center, now that the River Forks Inn and the Drake Campground are at least temporarily closed. Just Monday morning, she said, she helped a woman jump-start her car.
And then there's the neighborly feel.
"We always have fun up here," she said. "I think it's the altitude."
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In 2006 the Air Force and Navy is expecting more of the same.
Funding demands such as the war in Iraq and recovering from natural disasters have left budgets tight; yet, both services say fitness centers and programming will continue to do their job — keeping our military fit.
"You always want more, but in most situations you have enough dollars to do what's required," says Kelly Powell, head of Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation's (MWR) Mission Essential Branch, regarding funding. "If you get more, you do more. If you get less, you're more cognizant of what you do."
Because funding is based on Congressional appropriations, and much funding is dedicated to more pressing items such as weapons and other items relating to the basic mission, fitness doesn't always rank at the top. And quite correctly, so, says Powell.
"With limited dollars you don't get everything you want. We don't want [facilities] to be gold-plated, but we do want them to compare to a civilian center," he says.
However, the war has heightened the Navy's awareness of how important fitness is to its sailors. With that in mind, Navy MWR is launching a program titled, "Stay Healthy, Stay Fit, Stay Navy." A more holistic approach to health, the program hopes to encourage healthy lifestyle changes such as moving more, eating better and reducing stress, which can be high due to deployment or simply the demands of the job.
"We want to give people the opportunity to practice healthy lifestyles and help them carve out protective time so that they're being supported by Navy, their family and their community," he says.
The Air Force expects funding to decrease in 2006 for fitness, and some facilities may need to reduce their fitness or sports programs to stay within budget. Others, however, may decide to add yoga and Pilates to stay competitive with off-base facilities, says Margaret Treland, Air Force fitness program manager.
Although natural disasters have affected the cost of construction, the Air Force has two projects planned: Charleston Air Force Base is adding and renovating spaces to better meet the needs of its programs and customers, and Vandenberg Air Force Base is adding a new facility to provide space for fitness and sports activities.
"Air Force fitness centers and staffs will continue to provide assistance to units and individuals in developing both group and personal training programs," Treland says.


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SNOWBOARDER is bringing you a series of how-to snowboard videos to help fill up that bag of tricks, and help you learn how to ride that snowboard a little better.
For this trick tip Ted Borland explains how to do a Frontside nosepress on a down rail at Park City. In case you are deaf, the steps are listed below. Good luck.
1. Start out small with noes manuals and on boxes to get the feel of keeping your tail lifted.
2. Go up to the rail and don't pop too much to get on top.
3. Catch the rail on the inside.
4. Get your weight straight over the rail.
5. Keep leaning forward throughout the whole rail.
6. Nollie out.


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Minority, Dem groups act to challenge interim redistricting maps
Several key minority and Democratic groups took a first step Wednesday toward challenging Texas' interim redistricting maps, put in place for the 2012 election, by filing a request for a preliminary hearing in federal court.
The motion came a day after a federal judge panel in Washington, D.C., struck down redistricting maps passed by the Texas Legislature, citing evidence that the maps were crafted with a discriminatory intent and would illegally reduce the ability of minority communities to select their representation.
While those maps never took effect, the interim maps that were drawn by a panel of three federal judges in San Antonio for the 2012 election had to be based on the Legislature's now-rejected maps.
"Over 90 percent of the map is the legislative map, that has been found to be illegal," said Luis Vera, an attorney with the League of United Latin American Citizens. "You can't have an election with an illegal map."
He added: "That's our objective — to get lines drawn that are legal, that are constitutional and that comply with the D.C. order."
The filing asks the panel of three federal judges that drew the interim maps to convene for a status conference at the earliest practicable date.
However, two key Latino groups — the Mexican American Legislative Caucus and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund — did not sign on to the motion.
The San Antonio panel has the power to redraw the redistricting maps before the November general election. However, rapidly approaching deadlines to print and mail ballots could prevent the court from making significant changes.
If the court were to order changes to the map, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to step in.
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen said that under federal law, the ballots must be printed and mailed out in less than a month, which would make it nearly impossible for the court to make significant changes to much of the map.
"There's just not enough man hours left to have that happen," Callanen said.
Still, observers pointed out that it's incredibly early in the process and there are a multitude of potential outcomes the panel could choose, including: keep the interim maps and wait until after the election to make changes; keep the interim maps and punt redistricting back to the Legislature; make small adjustments to the current interim maps before the election; or a wholesale overhaul of the redistricting map that would incorporate the issues identified by the D.C. panel.
That last option could trigger a new filing period and multiple districts races could be turned into "jungle primaries," where anyone could run for a seat regardless of party and the top two candidates would advance to a runoff.
"My sense is that the court may be skeptical of that just because there are so many logistical issues," said Michael Li, an election law attorney who maintains the Texas Redistricting blog, txredistricting.org.
For Callanen, there's only one thing to do amid all the uncertainty, she said: "As we sit here today, we're proceeding as normal."
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More Information
Recent redistricting coverage:
D.C. Panel strikes down redistricting maps passed by Legislature
Central, South Texas congressional districts were at the heart of the ruling


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Norfolk City Council has approved a legislative agenda package for the upcoming session. The package can be viewed on the the Intergovermental Relations page of the city's website.
I had a little free time last week and took a look at the video from the council sessions where this was discussed. The council received a presentation on November 6 – yes, Election Day – about the agenda. They then agreed to hold a public hearing on the matter one week later, on November 13. Just four speakers showed up, which isn't a surprise.
Included in the package is a request for a charter change, to move the election of the mayor from those with the five small wards to those with the two surperwards. Given that this came out of the retreat in September, how come the public hearing on it was held with just one week's notice?
Pro tip: a little transparency goes a long way.


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The Renshinkai Misogikan Aikido group consists of Dojo's throughout The Russian Federation each headed by a qualified Teacher of Renshinkai Aikido.
Each Dojo is independently run by the Senior Sensei but has close connection to the Misogikan Main Dojo in Moscow.
The most senior Renshinkai rank in Russia is David Eayrs who holds the rank of 7th Dan and has the authority to grade students to the level of 4th Dan Renshinkai.
All examinations for Black Belt are conducted in the presence of Sensei David, no person is accepted for examination unless his or her standard is up to the standard of Renshinkai Honbu Dojo.
Misogikan maintains close and direct contact with Renshinkai Honbu Dojo and has already hosted several visits to Moscow of Kancho Kyoichi Inoue, Hanshi, 10th dan, the former Global Head of Yoshinkan and Tsutomu Chida, 8th dan Shihan, the chief instructor of Renshinkai Aikido Honbu Dojo (and the former chief instructor of Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo).


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Today marks the official release of the SRT Viper. It feels like only yesterday we were standing at the New York Auto Show, our mouths agape, admiring the reincarnation of America's most infamous super car. Accordingly, we felt it appropriate to give those of you who might have missed the stats on the Viper a rundown of its power and its heritage.
The first Viper (then under the Dodge moniker) was released in 1992 to the delight of the world. Although the original one — and let's face it, most of the models since — was woefully arcane, it quickly became the heartthrob of both elementary school-aged children and Saudi princes alike. If you've ever driven one, you'll know the sheer discomfort, fear, and outright joy of driving one is what made it special. Interestingly, even though the Viper seemed to be based upon a tractor platform, it actually had a rather clever chassis; so clever in fact that when Daimler (Mercedes-Benz owner) merged with Chrysler, it took a good look at the Viper for inspiration for the Mercedes SL.
The 2013 SRT Viper has dropped the Dodge name and picked up the SRT badge in its place. It has retained the infamous V10 engine but the displacement has been upped to 8.4-liters and it now produces 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, which makes it the most torqu-filled, naturally aspirated sports car engine in the world. Accordingly, it'll make a 0-60 run in the low three second range and is capable of going zero to 100 MPH back to zero in under 12 seconds.
SRT offers the 2013 Viper in two models: the standard Viper and the Viper GTS. The GTS is essentially the more luxurious model. With more tech features like electronically adjustable shocks and a bit nicer interior trim, the GTS is for those who want the time space continuum warping powers of the Viper without feeling like they're forced to drive a stripped-down racecar.
The pricing, however, it is a bit higher than we were expecting for the 2013 Viper. The regular Viper starts at $97,395, which doesn't include the $1995 destination charge. The Viper GTS makes a big leap up to $120,395, again without the destination charge.
We haven't driven the 2013 Viper but in spite of that, we'll leave you with our knee-jerk reaction. We're not sure the Viper is worth that money. With Vehicles like the Nissan GT-R around or below that base price and vehicles like the Porsche 911 Turbo up near the GTS, we wonder who would actually choose a Viper? We suspect it'll be the man in a cowboy hat and a death wish.


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Ken's passing by Ramesh Publishing House, which is in Nai Sarak, a center for books, stationery and also some fabric shops.
can someone youtube the preview for me, i can never watch it
and LMAO at Tina's green hair
Terence seems to have done the RB task quickly, thats why Sarah was spared the powder. Tina and Christy might have been powdered because their mates took too long? or the Ho-li guys just liked messing with certain females
agree with the consensus on the teams working together, I think it has to be Kelly/Christy and a.n. other team.
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Shellrazer — Free App of the Day
We love the armored turtle craziness that is Shellrazer. So you can better believe that we were pleased to see that the game is now available for free. Now there's no excuse not to be shelling like madman with the all of the levels, enemies and crazy upgrades that are part of this fun, wacky game. Shellrazer is today's Free App of the Day!
If you're unfamiliar with Shellrazer, the gist of the game is this: you must ensure your War Turtle completes his annual trek across the Goblin Kingdoms. Did we have you at War Turtle? Thought so.
Now take that War Turtle and go forth to do battle with hordes of goblin archers, ballooners, sheep riders, mutant monsters and steampunk war machines! Along the way, you get to rescue Klang Clan prisoners and recruit them to your cause. Experiment with different combinations and set-up your War Turtle with your favorite characters to complete your quest.
Download a copy of Shellrazer today for your iPhone and iPad!


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Llorente unconcerned by Conte future
Conte only agreed a one-year contract with Juve last season after doubts emerged over his future at the club, despite having led them to three-successive league championships.
Concerns have again been raised that the unsettled future of the 44-year-old could destabilise Juve in the coming campaign, but Llorente insists it will have no impact on his game.
"There have been other times I have played in teams with coaches who only had one year on their contract," he told a media conference.
"In Italy you are used to coaches having many years on their contract, but many prefer for that not to be the case. There is no difference, in the end the moment could come this season when he renews.
"Conte is a great coach and he will give everything for the team as he has always done."
Llorente was signed by Conte 12 months ago on a Bosman transfer from Athletic Bilbao and repaid his faith with 18 goals in all competitions.


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Cheshire Cat Inn Getaway On St. Patrick's Day
If you're a guest staying at Cheshire Cat Inn on St. Patrick's Day, we've put together a handy list of things to do in Santa Barbara.
St. Patrick's Day is a fun time to stroll around Santa Barbara and reminds us that a lush, green spring is just around the corner. The weather has been fabulous lately; feels like summer arrived early!
- Urban Wine Trail: Taste some of the finest wines produced in Santa Barbara County, all within blocks of downtown and the beach. Created by a group of like-minded wineries, the Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail offers both novices and aficionados the opportunity to learn about and taste wines of many different varieties and styles crafted from Santa Barbara County's best vineyards.
- Waterhouse Gallery houses paintings from nationally known artists from the Western states and are members of the California Art Club and Oil Painters of America.
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is where adults can learn from Santa Barbara artists during their ever popular living room conversations, panel discussions, and lecture series.
- Fuzion describes itself as a "hybrid retail store" that focuses on glass art pipes, men's underground fashion, and street art culture. The store's glass collection is a particular source of pride as they focus mainly on American made pieces.
- Sullivan Goss represents the works of American artists from the 19th century to today. They have spent the last 25 years curating a collection of over 3000 works featuring the best in paintings, sculptures, watercolors, drawings, prints from artists labeled as luminists, impressionists, expressionists, and modernists.
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has twelve exhibition halls that feature a life-size 72-foot Blue Whale Skeleton, birds, insects, mammals, marine life, paleontology, and the Chumash Indians. Guests experience the wonder of space exploration in the Gladwin Planetarium. The Museum also owns and operates the Ty Warner Sea Center located on historic Stearns Wharf.
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Hi everyone, I'm here because I'm looking for some insight, advice and hopefully answers to my particular situation.
I'm a 32 year old married father of 2, I became a Christian back 2004 after a supposed 'word from God' but perhaps largely because my wife and all her family are members of the Anglican/Charasmatic movement and maybe felt some sort of affinity to them. I even went so far as to join the worship team of an extremely large and popular charasmatic church in Oxford which have been involved with since 2005.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've recently started to seriously question my belief structure. I've never felt entirely 'comfortable' with being a Christian in the way I always thought I should be, I never really prayed in public, I couldn't quote you specific scripture like a pro and always thought that the Church I am a part of uses emotional manipulation through 'sad and songs' and the pastors alter call to invoke a sense of vulnerability, surely not something I should be thinking if I truly 'get it'
In the last few years she has become more and more extreme in her views, dare I say fundamentalist. Don't get me wrong, she is a very kind, polite and caring woman, but I can no longer stomach some of the things she passionately believes and I'm seriously considering de conversion. She has been a Christian since she was born lived, breathed and evangelised the Christian doctrine and for the longest time we were very happy, having two gorgeous sons
However I've recently had cause to come clean to my wife of 7 years, who is what I would call a 'born' Christian of a string of indiscrections since before we were married, this understandably has caused her great pain for which I am truly sorry, however she has now told me that the ONLY way of saving our marriage is through Christian channels/the grace and love of God or not at all.
Now fair enough, hands up I should take what is coming, but I love my boys and would be prepared to do anything to stay with them, I feel a great affection for my wife as my best friend and indeed all the friends I have made through the Church, but knowing that I feel the way I do about my (lack of) faith I am torn as to weather I should take the step and tell her I can't pursue Christian channels with a clear conscience for the sake of staying in our marriage.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I appreciate your comments
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Greg House said it better than I can - "If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people."
But I salute your naiveté --
Aye-aye Captain
If I was your wife, I would have flung you out months ago, and good riddance. It looks like you've been weak all along. Would I want you to bring up my sons? No.
"the ONLY way of saving our marriage is through Christian channels/the grace and love of God or not at all."
Sounds about right.
Sorry, but you did ask our opinions.
So because I've had a few instances over the last 10 years where I've been a little weak in part due to the influence of alcohol (and I'm not even talking about sleeping around) that automatically disqualifies me from the right to bring up my kids? I don't think so and neither would any reasonable human being. We all have our vices..not that I'm trying to excuse my actions in any way whatsoever - but the good little Christian I am not, never have been or ever will be, it's not natural to me and this is the crux of the problem.
I am and always have been there for my boys, I wouldn't change the decision to have kids with my wife at all, we have a lot of history and through everything I'd like to think we would remain friends if things didn't work out..
Perhaps that's wishful thinking.
Well, you said "indiscretions".
Still, though, Simon - a pretty severe expression of that opinion, under the circumstances.
You love your children, but, are you in love with her? Are you staying just because of your kids? Is this religious issue just a small tip of the iceberg?
Richard, you didn't mention your own prior belief history. Could we know more?
sure, basically I wasn't brought up as a Christian, but I was subjected to it by going to a C of E school when I was a kid (it was the only school for miles around so not much choice) so from a very young age I was taught to believe in God, but like most teenagers I decided pretty early on that it wasn't for me.
Fast forward to my early 20's and I meet my to be wife in a club (in her own words she was 'back slidden') and we hit it off, I gradually get drawn into going to meetings with her and her family until I made the decision to jump back in headfirst.. perhaps to try and feel some sort of forgiveness for what I'd done up to that point.. I don't know.. needless to say I sort of felt obligated to carry on, joined the worship team of a popular and growing congregation in Oxford after quitting quite a promising band and I have to say for a while it was easy - I went to church, tried to fit in, be 'holy' and pray all the right things..but never 'got it' in the same way that others seemed to.
I first started thinking something wasn't quite right about 3 years ago, I'd be on the stage at this popular church playing songs and all I would see is pastors/leaders trying their best to manipulate people using emotionally charged music into doing and saying things which didn't sit right in my gut.. people falling over, having 'experiences' and I just couldn't see that it was anything else but a pantomime..
But like most people in the Church (I suspect if they were honest) I just played along for the sake of keeping my wife happy, my friends and it sounds bad but just to be able to playing my guitar in a band setting..
I've never really 'got it' and now I realise that's because there is nothing to get.
Here's an idea for your consideration - modern Christianity is all about the teachings of Paul, who essentially hijacked the Christian religion from the apostles and made it his own, and I've no doubt that it's his teachings that are fueling your wife's beliefs.
Have you considered sitting down with her, after the kids are tucked in, and one chapter at a time, reading the Bible from cover to cover, starting with Gen 1? I don't mean skipping around, as pastors do, picking verses out of context to prove their points, I mean really reading the whole thing from beginning to end. It will a) give the two of you something to do together, b) give you the appearance of really trying to meet her halfway, and c) could very well open her eyes to a lot of things, since I strongly suspect she has never bothered, like so many dyed-in-the-wool Christians, to actually read her religion's instruction manual from cover to cover.
Here're what a few of my old friends have to say on the subject:
"Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand."
-- Mark Twain --
"A thorough reading and understanding of the Bible is the surest path to atheism."
-- Donald Morgan --
"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived."
-- Issac Asimov --
Dear Richard:
I was trying to find something witty, but this is much more serious and deserves a more gentle wisdom.
I lived with a gal who was catholic and I humanist/atheist. It was clear that as our relationship matured, the religious differences became more important, and after her mom died, thoughs differences were lifted to the front burner (that could be a pun, sorry).
Not being married, seemed to be a deal breaker for her, my commitment was not important. Finally I had enough and cut lose. Watching the process, it really looked like her religion was driving her bananas. I being a rather unaccomplished social engineer, cound find no repairs that would off any change.
Watching other couples go through this, it seems that the religious issue can be lifted above interests of children. This could be a place in the theist ideology that is atleast as distructive as actual physical abuse. Can interpersonal love, and interests of children, be lifted above ideology? Or have theists become so commited that they are blinded by their 'light'?
One must not forget that atheists can be very doctrineer also.
My wife and I have come to a place to agree to disagree on a few points. So far health issues seem to be getting harder to ignore as we have aged, but marriage never promised a rose garden. We did get a jungle out of it though...;p)
I love how you said "you will get in touch with you" how very true!! ONLY YOU can exhibit the strength to change or overcome you current situation, it's up to YOU...don't attribute that strength to a man in the sky! You don't need a God crutch you can get through this yourself just as you have every past situation in your life.


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According to the old wives' tale, cheese too close to bedtime causes nightmares. But asking fromage fanciers about this collaboration between man and beast turns them into beautiful dreamers.
They have no hesitation in declaring what constitutes the perfect cheeseboard. Of the experts we spoke to, few cheeses appeared on two wish-lists. It might be tempting to conclude that the ultimate cheeseboard would comprise a nibble from all of them. This would be a mistake, because the one thing they all agree on is that the combination of cheeses in any one presentation must be a study of complementary flavours and textures if the cheeseboard is to paint a Monet rather than a muddy still life.
A veiny wedge, a crumbly brick, a furry white rind … such visions transport cheese lovers to cellars on French mountain tops filled with ageing wheels of every shade of yellow, blue, white or cream. They see cows chewing flowers in springtime meadows, or a grandmother tending her milking goats in Burgundy.
Determined opinions exist about accompaniments. Crackers, apparently, are out. Quince paste is divisive. Cherries, apricot paste and beer are touted for their cheese-enhancing qualities.
Here, then, are the cheeseboards of which dreams are made.
Will Studd
This ''Maitre Fromager'' (an honour bestowed by France), author and TV presenter nominates Roquefort Carles as the king of cheeses. ''It's my personal favourite.''
There is only a handful of Roquefort producers in France and this one stands out because the Carles family makes it by hand. It would play a starring role on Studd's cheeseboard, particularly in June, when it's at its best. ''It has character, with a delicious, sweet, creamy, salty finish.''
At Christmas, Studd's first choice is a cheese that originated in the 18th century, Colston Bassett Stilton, from Nottinghamshire, England. ''It's made from autumn milk and the curd is hand-ladled, which means it doesn't break and the curd holds its moisture.''
Studd says that with the acquired taste of a Roquefort, he would add a ''crowd-pleaser'' such as a French Brillat-Savarin triple cream to the platter. He may also sneak in the ''sweet, nutty flavour'' of Comte Marcel Petite . At Fort Saint Antoine, a mountain-top fort where soldiers once lay in wait fearing Prussian invasion, thousands of wheels of this cheese now sit peacefully ageing in the damp cellars.
Studd says there's nothing quite like the pleasure of a cheese that ''genuinely reflects its regional provenance''. You are rewarded with ''a kaleidoscope of satisfying flavours''.
In the cellars of Modena, Italy, can be found one more of his selection, Cravero parmigiano reggiano. ''It's a two-year-old cheese, still moist and crumbly. There's an awful lot of old parmesan [being sold] but this has sweetness.''
And with the cheese, Studd would serve bread. ''Biscuits interfere with the whole experience.'' Also, serve cheese before dessert. ''Nothing annoys me more than cheese served with coffee.''
Gilles Lapalus
French vigneron Gilles Lapalus makes wine at Sutton Grange in central Victoria and his first cheese choice is Victoria's Holy Goat fromage frais because it tastes like home. ''I was pretty pleased to find it when I arrived here in 2001. It's a memory trigger. My grandmother had goats in Burgundy. I remember as a child eating her one-day-old goat cheese. You could taste the grass, the essence of spring.''
Rather than a cheeseboard, Lapalus would serve cheeses singly, with a wine to match each. ''It's very difficult to find one wine to go with two cheeses.''
After serving a light, fruity red and sourdough with the fromage frais, he would bring out Charolais goat's cheese from Burgundy with a white wine. (As it is an unpasteurised product, it's unlikely to be available in Australia.)
His third cheese of choice is Saint-Nectaire Fermier, yet another delicacy Australian laws will require you to go overseas to sample. They've been eating it in France since Louis XIV's time but its raw-milk status keeps it locked out of Australia. Words such as roasted, nutty, aromatic and earthy are sprinkled through Lapalus' description. ''Sometimes I eat the rind, for the salt crystals. It's an interesting contrast.''
Completing the cheese course is Comte d'Ete, cut from a 40-kilogram wheel matured for up to two years. It's made with milk from cows who dine on Jura high-country wildflowers. He would serve it with a French vin jaune and walnut bread.
Maggie Beer
''I love cheese. The more I know about it, the more I love it,'' says cook and author Maggie Beer. Her perfect cheeseboard would have two cheeses only, but would suggest bounty. ''I can't bear small pieces. There has to be largesse about it. I would serve huge wedges.''
One would be ''perfectly ripe and oozy'', the specific cheese determined by the season, such as South Australia's Woodside Cheese Wrights' Charleston, made with Jersey milk, and the other something firm such as a sharp Pyengana cheddar from Tasmania or an English Montgomery cheddar. ''It's got an amazing flavour,'' Beer says. (It is, apparently, just a memory now for Australia's cheese lovers since the cheesemaker reverted to making it with raw milk.)
Beer says another of her favourites is also not available here, England's Cabot cheddar. However, she also loves Australia's Island Pure Kangaroo Island manchego, based on the Spanish manchego from La Mancha, which is will soon be available again after a milk shortage.
Her favourite accompaniment for the soft cheese is an oatmeal biscuit, or her own apricot paste, and a chilled, sweet white wine. Muscatels are her pick to go up against the salty sharpness of cheddar and she says quince paste has ''an amazing ability'' to complement many cheeses, particularly manchego.
While the question of when to serve cheese produces a variety of opinions, there's an easy rule in the Beer home; if the red wine has been drunk, serve cheese before dessert. Otherwise, present it after.
Amanda Vanstone
In the 1980s, before becoming a politician, Amanda Vanstone had a small business in Adelaide selling cheeses wholesale and still enjoys preparing an interesting cheeseboard.
''The perfect board would not be too complicated. I'd be inclined to pick two or three types of cheese and serve two of each type. For example, take two hard cheeses - one cow and one sheep - and let people taste the differences. To me, that's interesting. Or take a gorgonzola dolce latte and a Stilton and see the contrast as an opportunity to learn.''
Pairing two ricottas, such as buffalo and sheep's milk, with the fresh cherry paste she makes at home and a plain bread is also a winner. She embraces her experiences in Italy, of being served jam with cheese, and suggests glace fruits such as cumquats. While not casting aspersions on the product, ''quince paste has become like Vegemite, really''.
Matt Kirkegaard
Kirkegaard is a Brisbane-based beer expert, writing and broadcasting on the subject. He believes matching cheese with beer can be even more exciting than traditional wine pairings. ''A sip of beer between cheese bites cleans out the taste buds. The flavours last longer,'' he says.
It's all about the bubbles and bitterness of beer, but it's a hard sell. ''It's difficult to get cheese lovers into beer matching. Beer is not seen as something for serious dining.''
He advises starting with a Roquefort Carles, accompanied by a Scotch ale. Jindi Old Telegraph Road Fire Engine Red works with a Belgian strong, dark ale. There would be Mount Vikos Barrel Aged Fetta from Greece, matched with a Hefeweizen, a German-style beer. ''Both have intense flavours and the beer brings out that in the cheese,'' Kirkegaard says. Finally, he loves Kingaroy Cheese Bunya Black, from Queensland, with a Belgian or French farmhouse-style ale. He advises leaving VB for pizza.
Philippa Sibley
Despite sometimes being dubbed the Queen of Desserts, chef Philippa Sibley doesn't have a sweet tooth. But such is her enthusiasm for cheese that it can be hard to pin down her perfect cheeseboard.
She starts with Pyengana cheddar. ''It's Australia's best cheddar.'' She pictures it served with peach-and-ginger chutney and sourdough or rye bread. Alongside she would serve Soignon aged goat's cheese, drizzled with honey as well as salted and crumbled rosemary and figs.
Sibley suddenly has a better idea. ''At my perfect dinner party I would have a Brie de Nangis. When I'm particularly eccentric, I slice it through the middle and stick truffles in it.'' And yet another idea: ''Here is the ultimate, - Roquefort with fresh pears and a 1967 Chateau d'Yquem (sauterne).''
She insists cheese be served before dessert. Afterwards is ''bonkers''.
And then she can't help mentioning a summer platter of French triple-cream brie with cherries and smoked almonds. Perfect.
Import ban's bitter divide
Cheese aficionados lament that the best cheeseboards in Australia will still not measure up to international standards because of import bans on cheese made with unpasteurised milk.
"The benchmark cheeses of the world are made from raw milk," cheese specialist Will Studd says. "We are missing out."
He won a test case in 2004 that lifted restrictions on Roquefort, but all other soft and blue raw-milk cheeses remain locked out of Australia.
In recent years, some hard cheeses made from raw milk have been allowed in, but Studd doubts the food standards authority will relax the rules further any time soon.
Winemaker Gilles Lapalus describes pasteurisation as an interference. "The more you manipulate, the more you lose flavour,'' he says.
Amanda Vanstone agrees Australia should be open to raw-milk delicacies and urges a can-do approach. "I helped Will Studd's case by putting him in touch with the right people,'' she says. ''The Roquefort case shows it can be done. The importers have to do their work. The path is there for them to follow."
To get an idea of what we're missing out on, Studd recommends trying Le Conquerant, a pasteurised camembert from Normandy.
"It's as close as we can get in Australia to a real camembert made from raw milk," he says.
Manu Feildel
If Manu Feildel were a pharaoh, archaeologists would have discovered his tomb packed with gold - golden wheels of cheese, that is.
"I love cheese so much I would like to die with it," says the French-born Sydney chef and judge on television's My Kitchen Rules.
A cheeseboard shared with Feildel would be a well-considered platter reminiscent of home: three French cheeses, starting with Ossau-Iraty, a semi-hard yet creamy concoction from the Basque region. "Your taste buds will play along. It will open up your appetite," he says.
The Basque French eat it with cherry jam, an exception Feildel allows to his general rule of avoiding pairing fruit with cheese.


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Kliff Kingsbury anxious to take over reigns at Texas Tech
Tech coach, 33, brings enthusiasm to his new job in Lubbock
Kliff Kingsbury will be watching Texas Tech take on Minnesota at Reliant Stadium during Friday night's Meineke Car Care Bowl, removed from the action. From then on, with Chris Thomsen's role as Tech interim coach ending sometime around midnight, Kingsbury will completely take over, the former quarterback's era at his alma mater free to begin in full.
It was also in Houston, only about five years ago, where Kingsbury went to mull over his future. The son of a Texas high school football coach, he didn't plan on it involving coaching.
With his vagabond NFL and CFL playing career finally done, Kingsbury looked into getting his MBA.
Then Dana Holgorsen, one of his former offensive coaches at Tech, called, offering to bring him to the University of Houston, where he'd just been hired under coach Kevin Sumlin.
The world lost a businessman. But on Dec. 12, after a rise in the coaching biz that was as rapid as the offenses he runs, Tech hired Kingsbury, just 33.
"Once I set my mind on being a coach, I wanted to attack it like I attacked being an NFL quarterback," Kingsbury said in a recent phone interview. "I've been very fortunate in my career path. Some things have opened up that have allowed me to progress faster than most. I only know one way how to do things — work as hard as you can, believe in yourself and be who you are. There's no sense of fear or anxiety, or anything of that nature. It's the next step, and I'm ready to go."
He's been going nonstop in the two weeks since his hire. Tech chose Kingsbury, who had moved from Houston to A&M with Sumlin. He served as offensive coordinator and helped guide the Aggies to a 10-2 season in their SEC debut. Quarterback Johnny Manziel even became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
Kingsbury was in New York for the Heisman hoopla when he received his first call from Tech, which three-year coach Tommy Tuberville had just ditched for lower-tier Cincinnati.
Kingsbury said he would probably have stayed at A&M as long as Manziel remained, if any school but Tech had called.
Kingsbury's hire sent Raiders fans rejoicing — Tech's No. 2 passer in history was exiled-but-beloved coach Mike Leach's first QB. His good looks, Oakley sunglasses and swift rise made him a popular choice.
That was only strengthened when he showed his boldness in his introductory news conference, asking athletic director Kirby Hocutt about scheduling Cincinnati.
"If that was any other school in America and it wasn't my alma mater, I wouldn't have said anything," Kingsbury said. "I'm a Texas Tech alum and a proud Red Raider, and if I felt like the situation wasn't handled as appropriately as we would've wanted … to make a comment like that, I had the right."
Kingsbury, who said he plans on continuing to call plays as a coach, is also passionate on the sideline something he said he's tried unsuccessfully to reign in. When Manziel scored on a particularly exciting play in A&M's win at Mississippi State on Nov. 3, Kingsbury now famously slapped Sumlin's rump in celebration.
As Kingsbury assembles his coaching staff, it could look a lot like him, with Tech ties and outward passion. "Age, to me, doesn't matter," Kingsbury said.
No finalized contract has been made available from Tech, though Kingsbury will make a reported $2 million annually for four seasons. That puts him in the same ballpark with his mentors: Sumlin, who had faith to lift him from a quality control role to offensive coordinator; Holgorsen — whose West Virginia teams Kingsbury will face annually; and Leach. The Washington State coach texted Kingsbury congratulations, Kingsbury said.
Kingsbury, like Leach did and Tuberville apparently couldn't, has always embraced West Texas. Kingsbury made it a point during his introduction to declare his fondness even for the wind. He was almost immediately tested last week with a windstorm of epic gusts.
"I think God was listening," Kingsbury said, "and wanted to make sure I really liked the wind."
Though Kingsbury referred to A&M as "that other university," in his splash Tech remarks, Sumlin allowed Kingsbury to come back and say goodbye to the Aggies. Kingsbury said it was important because he's never been prouder of an athletic accomplishment more than this season. He hopes to bring the magic with him as he returns to Tech a decade after he left as a player.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec 13, 2012) - Electrovaya Inc. (EFL.TO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012, ended September 30, 2012. All figures are in US dollars.
Financial Highlights
- Fourth quarter fiscal 2012 revenue increased by 32% to $3.4 million compared to $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year.
- Fiscal 2012 revenue totaled $9.9 million, compared to $10.3 million, a 4% decrease over the previous fiscal year.
- Quarterly Gross margin was $2.8 million, up $2.3 million or 388% compared to $583,000 in the same quarter in the prior year.
- Non-IFRS Profit from Operations for the Quarter was $189,000 compared to a Non-IFRS Loss of $309,000 for the same quarter in the prior year, a turnaround of $498,000.
- Cash and cash equivalents were $5.0 million as at September 30, 2012 compared to $5.3 million as at September 30, 2011 and $3.7 million as at June 30, 2012.
Business Highlights:
"During fiscal 2012, we expanded into Europe by acquiring Miljobil and continued to address the clean transportation industry and the large scale energy storage markets. The industry has seen significant consolidation during the year and is recognizing the importance of our non-NMP clean manufacturing process not only as a vital technology for producing Lithium-Ion batteries, but also as an important requirement in lowering both Capital and Operating costs to ensure sustainability," commented Paul Hart, CFO of Electrovaya. "We are very pleased to report our strong revenue growth and our non-IFRS profit during the fourth quarter."
"We continue to focus on advancing our unique, advanced NMP-free technology to create efficiencies in commercial automotive, utility scale energy storage and consumer electronics applications. Our manufacturing process continues to be improved to achieve greater quality control, increased capacity and faster delivery to our customers. This is considered to be especially important as our sales pipeline grows."
Our key activities during 2012 were as follows:
In March, 2012 we announced a new product line, leveraging our utility and automotive products. Electrovaya has made its first product delivery of a 25kWh, 400V Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® Battery Energy Storage System (PowerBlock 25-400V) to a large Japanese Utility through Nippon Kouatsu Electric Co. Ltd. ("NKE"). The PB25-400V system will be providing energy storage for a program to investigate distributed Energy Storage for Solar Applications. The PowerBlock line of products is designed to cater to a rapidly growing mid-size residential and industrial energy storage market. The PowerBlock line integrates a complete energy storage system with cells, battery management system and power electronics.
In May, 2012 we showcased our superior grid-scale Energy Storage Systems based on our proprietary, high energy density Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® battery at the annual Electricity Storage Association (ESA) conference in Washington DC. We highlighted our MWh-scale design solution with specific focus on its launch customers for whom industry-leading storage is provided in a small footprint. For example, a 1.5 MWh storage system can be incorporated into a 28'' long container. The smaller product size assures higher reliability with fewer components and additional safety. Inherently versatile, the modular design structure of Electrovaya''s Energy Storage System allows the scaling to storage capacity from kWh to MWh applications. Specifically, 28'', 40'' and 53'' containerized units have been designed for several launch customers. The modular design allows for customizable storage capacities and system configurations. Superior safety and performance control are enhanced with multiple redundant system design features including an intelligent Battery Management System. The utility-scale product line leverages Electrovaya''s expertise as a Tier 1 supplier to automotive OEMs with the demands of high performance, tight packaging constraints, reliability and cost.
In July, 2012 we announced the introduction of the PowerPad 600. With an enormous 600 Watt hour energy storage capacity, the PowerPad 600 is an ideal replacement for existing lead acid and low energy density Lithium Ion batteries used in Hospitals, Construction sites, Warehouses, Telecommunications, Retail, Standby Power and wherever mobile power is required. The PowerPad 600 extends the PowerPad family of products and is in addition to the existing PowerPad 130.
In September, 2012 we announced that we had agreed to acquire a majority interest in Miljøbil Grenland AS (MBG). MBG is based in Porsgrunn, Norway and is a battery integrator with over $30 million invested in developing battery systems for automotive, maritime and similar applications. MBG is an excellent fit for Electrovaya as MBG does not manufacture lithium ion cells or battery management systems (BMS), but integrates externally manufactured cells and BMS into systems and battery packs. Electrovaya on the other hand manufactures both the fundamental lithium ion polymer cells as well as the intelligent battery management systems and previously had no European base of operations. Prior to Electrovaya''s acquisition, MBG''s revenue was focussed on its single OEM shareholder, while now its revenue focus will be throughout Europe.
Also in September, 2012 we announced the launch of our next generation SuperPolymer® cell and battery technology; "MN-HP Series." The Energy version of this technology, MN-eHP exceeds 200Wh/kg, which we believe is one of the highest energy densities for a commercial Lithium Ion cell in a large prismatic design. Electrovaya''s MN-HP series cells use commercially proven electrode materials such as graphite anodes and lithium metal mixed oxide cathodes to give excellent cycle life and good safety. Electrovaya''s MN-eHP cells typically have 50-70% higher energy density than typical phosphate cells, over 120% higher energy density than lithium titanate cells and about 600% higher energy density than the ubiquitous lead acid batteries. Higher energy density cells require fewer materials for a given energy capacity and therefore can be produced at lower costs. Higher Energy Density cells also contain proportionately lower amounts of flammable electrolytes, which substantially improve safety considerations. Typical MN-eHP cells are available in 30Ah to 40Ah format (110 - 150Wh) and housed in a flat polymer pouch. The cells are produced by Electrovaya''s proprietary non-toxic production process which does not use massive quantities of toxic n-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), unlike most other commercial lithium ion battery manufacturers. Toxic NMP is suspected of causing birth defects and does not obviously complement the supply chain for Green electric vehicles or Alternate Energy Storage programs.
In November, 2012 we announced the launch of our lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. The battery stores power from the grid or from solar panels and stores it for later household use. For consumers subject to time-of-use charges, the EnergyBlock can be used to store off-peak power to be used later during peak times, lowering the amount of peak-rate costs for the user. In some regions, utilities occasionally provide negative pricing to dump excess power when demand is very low, so users may actually be paid to store energy. The EnergyBlock can also store energy directly from solar panels, power in remote locations and emergency power. Systems are available in sizes from 3kWh - 20 kWh. The ideal size for most households is 7kWh, which provides several hours of power for the typical consumer.
Also in November, 2012, accompanying Prime Minister Harper''s Trade Mission to India, we announced that we had signed two MOUs in the fast growing areas of Energy Storage in the Telecom sector with Environ Energy (Bhaskar Solar), part of a $4 billion Indian conglomerate, as well as a further expansion in the electric two wheeler sector with Hero Eco for markets in Europe, North America and India.
The MOU with Hero Eco Ltd. would further the synergies of both Electrovaya''s and Hero Eco''s recent acquisitions. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Lithium Ion powered electric bikes for Hero''s markets in Asia, Europe and North America. The MOU with Bhaskar Solar intends to harness Electrovaya''s Lithium Ion Battery technology in making renewables-based telecom towers possible. Electrovaya would work jointly with Bhaskar Solar to implement renewable energy management solutions across Bhaskar''s proposed 15,000 telecom tower applications.
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Electrovaya Inc. (EFL.TO) designs, develops and manufactures proprietary Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for the clean electric transportation, utility scale energy storage and smart grid power, consumer and healthcare markets. The Company''s mission is to accelerate clean transportation as a commercial reality with its advanced power system for all classes of zero-emission electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The Company''s other mission is to deliver utility scale energy storage systems for the highest efficiency in electricity storage, whether the electricity is generated from intermittent wind and solar power or from other sources. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Electrovaya has production facilities in Canada, USA and Europe with customers around the globe. To learn more about how Electrovaya is implementing clean energy, please explore www.electrovaya.com.
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Horrible, breaking news: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at close range outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson while hosting a public event. Update: She's in "very critical" condition.
The story's still developing, but CNN reports that at least 12 people were shot during the incident. The gunman's been apprehended.
Elected in 2006, Giffords was just sworn in this week to begin her third term. She also appeared on Sarah Palin's Take Back the 20 list of House Democrats who voted for President Obama's health care law. Palin's website includes a map with bulls-eyes, along with the text, "We've diagnosed the problem ... help us prescribe the solution." We're not pinning the blame for this horrific tragedy on Palin, but the ex-governor of Alaska does know that her followers are not above advocating violence. Surely we'll find out soon if there's any connection.
Update: Giffords is not dead, contrary to numerous news reports. She is in surgery. Also, we just tried to visit Sarah Palin's website at 4:43 EST and received the "problem loading page" message.
Update: The President has issued a statement in which he says some victims have died.
Update: Giffords was shot once in the head; the bullet penetrated her brain. Yet doctors are optimistic about a recovery.
Update: Here's the YouTube channel of the alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner.


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I recently purchased a copy of the Images of America book about Marineland. The original attraction was torn down several years back to make room for the "new and improved" attraction so, for those of us who grew up here, a book like this brings back many fond memories. And, although my Mom and both her sisters worked there at one point or another, I didn't expect to find any family tidbits in the book. I was wrong.
There was a vivd description of the 1939 grand-opening celebratory dinner held at the Ponce de Leon Hotel (now Flagler College) which included an amazing ice sculpture of the Marineland facility carved by the hotel's headwaiter, Adolph Bittner. In 1952, Adolph Bittner was the man who sold my parents the house that became our home for more than 30 years. All we knew of him was that he had created The Buccaneer Lodge in the house in the 1940s. Our title insurance records showed that he had just recently been divorced when he sold us the house and after the closing he immediately left to return to Germany. I was a toddler when we moved in, but my sister remembers it appeared that all he took with him were clothes and personal objects. Everything else was left in the house. The family received Christmas cards from him for several years after he left. I remember his beautiful handwriting.
Searches at the local historical society have turned up little about Mr. Bittner or The Buccaneer Lodge although many people of my parents' generation do remember The Lodge. This little tidbit is the first clue. Now I have some idea of timeline and other places to look for more information about the elusive Mr. Bittner. The search continues . . .


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Bishop Amat senior pitcher Andrew Eppenbach had just finished one of his best games of the season, a complete-game 7-3 victory over Bishop Montgomery on April 11. He allowed just two hits and not a single earned run.
About an hour later, his father Jim Eppenbach pulled into their driveway at home and immediately knew something was wrong.
Jim or his wife Marlene usually would drive Andrew home after a game, but it was a busy day and they drove their own cars to school. So did Andrew.
When Jim arrived home, one car was missing.
"It was so frightening," Jim Eppenbach said. "I get home and my wife's standing on the porch with the phone in her hand and a look on her face. I said, 'Oh my God.' You get that total sinking feeling that something's gone horribly wrong."
According to Jim, Andrew was driving home on Cameron Avenue in West Covina when a driver apparently talking on a cell phone turned in front of Andrew and the cars collided nearly head-on. Andrew's Ford Explorer struck a light post.
Fortunately, Andrew walked away with only a stiff neck, sore back and concussion.
Eppenbach, who signed a national letter of intent to attend San Diego State, has been forced to miss a few games since. But that's the good news.
"It could have been a lot worse, the car was totalled," Jim said. "You're just so thankful he's OK and that he will fully recover from this, but it was scary. For any parent, these are your worst types of fears."
Bishop Amat coach Andy Nieto felt relief as well.
"Anytime you get a phone call like that it's like they're one of your kids," Nieto said. "They're an extension of your family, so the first thing you want to know is if he's OK.
"He got banged up a little bit, but the good news is he was OK."
Eppenbach tried pitching a couple games not long after the accident, but wasn't himself. Finally, on Saturday, he had his best start since the accident in a 5-1 victory over West Torrance.
"He's just now starting to feel better," Jim said. "He still has some residual soreness, but he's getting his velocity back and his confidence back. I know it's been tough for him to watch his team struggle. He wants to be in that fight with them down (the stretch) and I think he's nearing the point where he can."
This usually is the time of the season when the Bishop Amat baseball team is fighting for a Del Rey League title and getting ready for a long playoff run.
But that's not the case after getting swept by St. Paul last week to fall to 13-11 and 3-3 in league. The Lancers are tied for third with the Swordsmen (12-14, 3-3) and behind leaders Serra (10-10, 5-1) and La Salle (14-11, 4-2) heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
Bishop Amat isn't eliminated from title contention, but could find itself in playoff jeopardy if it doesn't turn things around with a home-and-home series this week against second-place La Salle starting at Bishop Amat today at 3:15 p.m., followed by a game at La Salle on Friday.
Amat could have used Eppenbach in last week's series against St. Paul, but he simply wasn't ready. If he continues to feel better this week, he could get the nod on Friday at La Salle.
"Andrew threw really good (against West Torrance), he seemed to get stronger as the innings went on, which is important, and it was a win we needed coming off the losses to St. Paul," Nieto said. "Right now a one-game winning streak feels good. We'll see how he reacts and how his bullpen sessions go this week and if everything is fine, yeah, you'll likely see him pitch this week."
Getting Eppenbach back is crucial to Amat's long-term playoff hopes, but Nieto knows if the Lancers have another bad week there might not be any postseason.
St. Paul plays a two-game series against league leader Serra this week.
"Obviously our backs are against the wall," Nieto said. "This is uncharted water for us and we've got two big games coming up. We need to circle the wagons together. I think we lost some of our fight and some of our spirit last week.
"We need to commit ourselves to playing Bishop Amat baseball again. Whatever it takes for us to do that, we need to find it. The urgency is here."


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Antonio Conte has admitted serious concerns over when Álvaro Morata will be fit to return from a troublesome back injury and cast doubt over the Spaniard's involvement in Chelsea's Champions League ties against Barcelona.
The club record signing, who cost an initial £58m from Real Madrid last summer and has scored 10 goals in 20 Premier League appearances, first complained of discomfort more than three weeks ago and has not featured since being sent off in extra time in the FA Cup third-round replay against Norwich in mid-January. Chelsea's medical staff continue to explore different ways to treat the pain but Morata has failed to respond to the treatment.
Conte is likely to give Olivier Giroud a first start since an £18m move from Arsenal in Monday's game against West Bromwich Albion, when Chelsea hope to recover some poise after successive three-goal defeats by Bournemouth and Watford.
"We have been talking a lot about bad results but sometimes we forget we are facing a serious situation," said the head coach. "Players like Morata, for us, are very important and have been missing for a long period of time. I don't know how long he will be out.
"We are struggling a lot to find a solution to solve the pain in his back. If you ask me whether he needs a day, a month or the rest of the season, I don't know. For this reason, I'm a bit worried. You know very well the importance of the player."
Chelsea host Barça at Stamford Bridge on 20 February and are due to travel to Manchester City and Manchester United before the return at the Camp Nou in mid-March. They are in effect preparing for life without the 25-year-old in those fixtures.
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Ryan "Mouth-hole" Cassano
This weekend I played host to a friend of mine, Ryan "Mouth-hole" Cassano, who was visiting from my beloved home town of Nevada City, California. He had come to investigate 1980's video arcade games and literature concerning it for some future enterprise that I'm not at liberty to divulge but involves alcohol, supermodels, and rooms of plastic balls.
He met me after my hard but spiritually fulfilling shift at Amoeba Music Hollywood, waiting out the last few minutes of my shift by browsing the clearance section of soundtracks, where he found two items that made him squeal like a flame-covered, 500 pound, chocolate gorilla who sounded like a happy little girl: the soundtrack to the film Kill the Moonlight (which features some very early work by Beck), and to the documentary King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters.
The latter was serendipitous, as it was related to his arcade quest. In fact, he was traveling with a copy of that very film and insisted I watch it with him. I told him he wasn't the boss of me and I can do whatever I want and I hate I hate him I hate him, then we drove back to my place for a home-cooked dinner of gimlets.
Just like Ma used to make!
I introduced him to the refined art of Tom of Finland, who's work is so lovingly collected in my Taschen art book. He found it deeply educational and oftentimes frightening. Imagine my embarrassment when, half way through flipping through the book, I realized it was a souvenir photo album of my trip to the Anne Frank House! A common mistake, sure, but no less silly.
Puzzler: Can you tell which one is which?
After half an hour of explaining to him the difference between gay sex and the methodical genocide of six million people, we decided to go to bed.


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Give members group exercise classes that they won't want to miss
Let's face it. Every club offers group exercise classes — and most of the classes are the same club to club. So what can you do to set yourself apart from the crowd? How can you make everyone want to participate in "your" group exercise program?
The answer is simple: Offer variety in your programming, hire talented/energized instructors and have fun! Here's how.
Add a little spice. At Crunch Fitness in New York City, Donna Cyrus, national group fitness director, likes to think of group exercise programming as a meal. You have your meat and potato classes (regular aerobics, step, body sculpt, group cycling, etc.) surrounded by your dessert classes. A good recipe to follow is two-thirds meat and potato classes to one-third dessert classes.
"What we do is try to find interesting ways to present some of these classes in the dessert formula," explains Cyrus. "For example, we have classes like Ballet Boot Camp that uses ballet exercises in a fitness format. We also have Hoops, which is a collaboration with the WNBA. You can compare it to a sculpt class, but we use exercises from the WNBA."
Another Crunch class classified as dessert is Karaoke Ride. "We have karaoke machines and while doing group cycling you do karaoke, which when you sing you have better use of oxygen which adds an extra level of difficulty," Cyrus says. If this class sounds a little off the wall (or off-key), it is, but it's fun and people swarm to it.
Keep them talking. A key way to find out what energizes your members is to ask them about their programming preferences, emphasizes Lashaun Dale, group fitness manager at 76th Street Equinox in New York City. "You need to be talking and listening to your market so you know when the energy is getting low. You need to find out why they are showing up, why they like certain instructor. I spend a lot of time watching classes, the instructors and the members."
Bring them up through the ranks. Your group fitness instructors can make or break your classes. Finding good ones can be a huge undertaking in some locations and a piece of cake in others (New York City has an abundance of out-of-work performers/entertainers who are also fitness buffs looking for work).
One way to guarantee good instructors is to mentor them. Have your instructors pay special attention to members who seem to have a flair for group exercise. When members show an interest in instructing, start them off with subbing and see how they do. By mentoring members, you will always have fresh, enthusiastic instructors.
Give them something to play with. Want to add a little something special to your class? How about a prop? Or devise a class around a prop. 76th Street Equinox offers Surf Flex, a balance-training class that combines physio balls with Beach Boy music. "Props are a great way to make people pay more attention," notes Dale. "It makes them open their eyes."
"I think props add to specific types of classes and they give it a theatrical mentality," adds Cyrus. "We have a Broadway Dance Series class quarterly where we have an instructor coupled with people from a Broadway show teach members the choreography of the show. When we did a Chorus Line, we gave the participants top hats and all of the sudden they weren't lawyers and [businesspeople] anymore — they were Broadway dancers. It's an escape for them, which makes it fun!"
Give members a challenge. Diehard group exercisers love to show off their stamina. So let them.
This fall 76th Street Equinox is holding an Urban Warrior Challenge, an event consisting of different Equinox teams competing against each other in a cross-city physical endurance test. The teams run from one Equinox club to another. Once they arrive at a club, they compete in a fitness challenge such as a cardio kickboxing class or a group cycling class, then they run to the next club and do another fitness challenge. This goes on until they reach the last club. Oh yeah, each sprint has a time limit. If you don't make it in the time frame, you're eliminated.
To promote the Urban Warrior Challenge, Equinox is holding pre-challenges every month leading up to the event. While promotional, the pre-challenges are a way to help the members train. The pre-challenges may consist of a lecture, motivational work and then a workout. All pre-challenge participants are entered into a lottery from which the teams will be picked for the Urban Warrior Challenge.
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Put a pair of high horsepower vehicles trying to go as fast as possible side by side for a quarter mile over and over again and you're going to get some unbelievable crash footage eventually. Put an inexperienced driver in a Corvette Z06 with the traction control off and you're going to get an entirely different kind of drag strip crash quickly.
The footage of this Corvette Z06 crashing at the drag strip is hardly what we'd call unbelievable, but it is pretty hilarious. The driver begins by taking the street tire equipped Z06 through the water box for a burnout— a sure sign he's not exactly an experienced quarter mile. As if to further illustrate that point the unfortunate soul behind the wheel then gets a rude awakening when he goes for his massive John Force burnout.
It's not the best crash footage to ever come from a dragstrip, but it is the first we've ever seen that occurred before the car managed to get across the start line.


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