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- Extract the .zip or .tar.gz file you downloaded earlier. It will contain a single "go" folder. Move this into your golang folder. So you will now have something similar to
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gopath". The Go tools will have use for this path later to download and install external packages.
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- Source the .bashrc if required so that the environment variables are available in your current shell, or restart the shell.
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The process to be followed for Windows is pretty much the same. You can have your golang folder as
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Adidas Builds Alliance With Derrick Rose, Adding Lifestyle Elements To Shoe Line
By Barry Janoff
September 13, 2012: Derrick Rose may be recovering from ACL surgery on his left knee, but that has not stopped Brand D-Rose from kicking up new activations.
Adidas, one of Rose's prime marketing partners, is banking on the NBA point guard making a full recovery and continuing to build his brand both on and off the court. The company has extended its alliance with Rose from footwear to lifestyle elements with the unveiling of the D Rose 3 signature basketball shoe and apparel collection. The new items also come with a new D-Rose logo.
Adidas called the D Rose 3 the "most premium and personal Derrick Rose signature shoe to date," with the worldwide launch scheduled for Oct. 4.
Rose has been with adidas since being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2008 as the NBA's No. 1 overall pick. He was named Rookie of the Year in 2008-09 and NBA MVP in 2010-11. However, the point guard played in only 39 games during the lockout shortened 66-game season due to injuries, then tore his ACL in the opening game in the first round of the playoffs versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
The prognosis is that he could return to action by early 2013. Adidas' other major NBA endorser, Dwight Howard, is also undergoing rehabilitaton for spinal surgery as he prepares for the 2012-13 season, his first with the Los Angeles Lakers after being traded from the Orlando Magic.
His other endorsement deals include Coca-Cola's Powerade sports drink, 2K videogames and Skullcandy headphones and earbuds.
Adidas said the shoes will hit retail in away (black/white/red) and home (grey/black/red) colorways, then will roll out in seven additional colors through the end of the year. MSRP is $160.
The apparel line will include jackets, hoodies, T-shirts, shorts, pants, hats and socks to match each colorway of the shoe.
According to Rose, the design of the shoes and apparel will pay homage to his family and to the city of Chicago.
"The D Rose 3 signature collection is special to me because I worked side-by-side with adidas on everything from materials to fit to colors to make it the best we've done yet," Rose said during a launch event on Thursday. "I love the new logo that calls out the most important things to me: my family, basketball and the city of Chicago."
Adidas has been tracking Rose's post-season rehabilitation, recently launching a campaign around his comeback efforts, complete with a TV spot and dedicated Web destination, under the umbrella theme,"The Return."
The new shoe and apparel collection is expected to get multi-media support via TV, print and digital, including social media destinations Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
"The D Rose signature collection continues our mission to work closely with Derrick to create the best performing products in the world that are built specifically for his electrifying style of play," said Lawrence Norman, vp-adidas global basketball. "Launching the new D Rose logo is a historic moment for our partnership. The premium and personal style and high performance elements of this collection represent the future of our product direction with Derrick Rose."
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Friday's new moon re-emerges as a razor-thin crescent with sunset Saturday, at 4:45. Look for it low in the southwest, its bottom tip pointing to dazzling Venus just a few degrees higher. Mercury lurks a little farther from the moon but closer to the horizon and buried so deep you'll likely need binoculars to pick it out before it sets at 5:30.
Sunset Sunday reveals the waxing moon a little higher above the southwest horizon, now with its curved back to Venus, just a half-dozen
degrees away. Night by night the moon appears roughly 15 degrees higher at sunset. Venus, too, is climbing higher, but our sister planet's pace is far slower, inching little more than a degree higher each night. Still, by year's end, the evening star will blaze high in the southwest at sunset.
As evening deepens, Jupiter appears high in the east. Jupiter is the second-brightest object other than the sun and the moon, and perched amid the dim stars of autumn and winter, the gaseous giant stands out all the more.
Astronomers have discovered 63 moons orbiting the fifth planet from the sun, more than any other planet in our solar system. The four largest — Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto — are easily visible with even a modest telescope. Io and Europa are about the same size as our moon, 2,160 miles in diameter, whereas Ganymede and Callisto are half again our moon's diameter.
Mars rises around midnight and is high in the south-southeast with dawn's approach. Less than 10 degrees higher is Regulus, the heart of Leo the lion. While a first-magnitude star, it is a little dimmer than Mars and its blue-white color is a sharp contrast to the ruddy planet.
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Enterprise resource planning is the dominant system by which companies translate the needs from their customers into the detailed plans that the company must perform to meet the customer needs, and the resulting support the company will need from its suppliers. As such, it is a central player in the process of supply chain management. In this course, we study both the quantitative and qualitative concepts and techniques to help manage a company's operations to perform these important translation and planning tasks in order to help the company be successful. The quantitative analysis will be supported by microcomputer software available in the Weatherhead computer lab. Student teams complete a series of integrated case studies from the same company to vividly see the relationships between various planning and control activities. A major emphasis during the course is the design of processes and procedures (algorithms) for solving very complex (wicked) problems as a part of both class discussions and while working on case studies, as well as critiquing the designs so as to clearly understand their limitations. Offered as MSOR 477, OPMT 377 and OPMT 477.
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This current version of Audi's third generation A3 Sportback gets some efficient petrol and diesel engines, the option of the brand's classy Virtual Cockpit instrument display and hi-tech media connectivity. Its strengths remain in excellent build quality, impressive refinement and decent five-door practicality. It's still very much an aspirational ordinary product.
If you're looking at an Audi A3, it's highly probable that you're looking at this five-door 'Sportback' version: the majority of UK buyers do. This third generation model dates back to 2012, when it was launched as a design that was significantly bigger than before. That gave it slight advantages over key premium compact hatch rivals like BMW's 1 Series and Mercedes' A-Class. In recent times though, both those models have been substantially revised, so it was necessary for Audi to follow suit, hence the car we're going to look at here. As part of these changes, Audi's latest Virtual Cockpit instrument display makes an appearance as a desirable option and Ingolstadt's latest know-how when it comes to media connectivity is paraded in the redesigned MMI infotainment system. More significantly perhaps, a frugal 1.0 TFSI petrol engine now props up the range - and there's an improved 2.0 TFSI petrol unit too. Evolution then, not revolution.
The range now begins with the downsized 115PS 1.0-litre TFSI unit used in the base '30 TFSI' petrol model that, nonetheless, still generates a useful 200Nm of torque. Next up is the 1.5 TFSI COD petrol engine used in the '35 TFSI' variant, which offers 150PS and plenty of efficiency thanks to its clever 'Cylinder-on-Demand' technology. If you want more power, then the next step is the 2.0 TFSI unit used in the '40 TFSI' petrol model - this an engine featuring 190PS and an innovative combustion process. It comes only with a slick 7-speed S tronic auto gearbox and there's the option of quattro 4WD. Near the top of the range, the S3 hot hatch also gets 2.0 TFSI power - in this case with 310PS of power. The diesel line-up is familiar, things kicking off with the usual 1.6-litre TDI powerplant used in the '30 TDI' variant developing 116PS and offered with either manual or S tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission. Above that sits the consistently popular 2.0-litre TDI unit used in the '35 TDI' model, available, as usual, with 150PS and the normal transmission choices. There's also a top diesel variant, the '40 TDI', which uses a 184PS version of this same 2.0-litre TDI powerplant and comes only with the quattro drivetrain. As before, buyers can specify a progressive steering system for sharper turn-in.
As ever, the A3 looks slick and classy, courtesy of sharp lines for the familiar and broad Singleframe grille. The headlights are flat, with distinctive outer contours and can be ordered in Matrix LED form, which makes them significantly brighter and adaptive, so that they avoid dazzling other road users. Plus of course they never need to be dipped. Subtle styling at the rear aims to accentuate the width of this car - with the horizontal illuminated graphics of the rear lights and the separation edge above the smart diffuser. Inside, the 'Virtual Cockpit' instrument display used in the TT and other pricier Audis is available in this one as an option. This shows the most important driving-relevant information in high resolution on a 12.3-inch diagonal TFT screen. The driver can switch between two views by pressing the "View" button on the multifunction steering wheel. In addition, the menu structure that works the centre dash MMI infotainment screen has been designed to be particularly intuitive. Otherwise, everything is pretty much as you'd expect, with classy materials and strong build quality. Luggage space out back is 380-litres, rising to 1,220-litres with the seats folded.
A3 Sportback ownership requires pricing starting from around £22,000 and ranging up to around the £30,000 mark, with customers choosing between SE Tecknik, Sport, S line and Black Edition trim levels. You'll be very tempted though, to up the price of your car by adding numerous options. Not only the Virtual Cockpit instrument display but also things like the LED interior lighting package, a panoramic glass sunroof, sports seats, heated seats, advanced key keyless access, deluxe electronic climate control and an adaptive lighting system for the xenon plus headlights, which can be supplemented with variable headlight range control. As for infotainment, well Audi reckons that this A3 sets class standards here. An 'MMI radio plus' set-up with an electrically extending 7-inch diagonal monitor is standard, while the 'MMI navigation' system is fitted from 'SE Technik' trim upwards. Go further and specify the 'MMI navigation plus with MMI touch in conjunction with the Audi connect' package (what a mouthful!) and you can have many online functions in your A3 at high speed via the super-fast LTE standard. They include, for example, navigation with Google Earth and Google Street View traffic information in real time, as well as practical information on parking, destinations, news or the weather. There's also a free 'Audi MMI connect' app that enables other services, such as online media streaming and transfer of a calendar from a smartphone to the MMI. Mobile phones with iOS and Android operating systems can now be connected with the car via the standard Audi smartphone interface.
The A3 Sportback pins its colours firmly to the mast of improved efficiency and posts numbers that are markedly more impressive than its already creditable forebear. That's a given. As is the fact that it'll rival the very best in class for residual values. So far, so predictable. The usual drill now is to quote the faintly unbelievable economy figure of the most economical diesel model in the range to underscore that point, but petrol buyers are in for a treat with the 1.0-litre 30 TFSI petrol engine. Expect up to 55.4mpg combined fuel economy and CO2 emissions of up to 114g/km. The A3 range also encompasses a 1.5-litre TFSI petrol engine in the 35 TFSI model, promising up to 53.3mpg with CO2 emissions of up 121g/km. The A3 range also encompasses a 1.6 TDI engine in the 30 TDI model, promising a 64.2mpg potential with CO2 emissions of up to 64.2mpg. All the figures quoted are WLTP-rated converted back to the NEDC2 cycle.
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|Body Glass
|Electric front windows
|Electric rear windows
|Rear wiper
|Heated windscreen washer jets
|Electromechanical parking brake
|ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control
|Voice control system
|Mobile telephone preparation - bluetooth interface
|Audi connect
|Audi smartphone interface
|Driver Aids
|Electro - mechanical power assisted steering
|Electro-mechanical PAS
|Audi drive select
|Multi-Collision Braking
|Hill hold assist
|Driver Convenience
|Automatic start/stop system
|Driver Information
|SD card satellite navigation system
|Voice recognition for navigation system
|SD card based MMI navigation
|Service interval indicator
|Colour driver's information system display
|Speed limit display
|Driving Mirrors
|Auto dimming rear view mirror with light and rain sensors
|Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors with integrated LED side indicators
|Body colour door mirrors
|Body colour door mirrors with integral indicators
|Electric operated/heated door mirrors
|Light and rain sensors
|Embellishment Trims
|Aluminium trim elements
|Aluminium air vent surrounds
|Aluminium mistral silver inlay
|2 USB interfaces and Aux-In jack
|CD player
|DAB Digital radio
|Audi music interface
|Auxiliary input socket
|2 USB ports
|Two SDXC card slots
|MMI radio plus with 7" colour MMI screen and MMI controller
|Online entertainment
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|Body colour roof spoiler with aerodynamic inserts in high gloss black
|Body colour roof spoiler
|Body colour bumpers
|Chrome exhaust tailpipes
|Aluminium window trim
|Matt black radiator grille
|Sport specific side air inlet grille and diffuser insert
|Exterior Lights
|Xenon headlights with LED Daytime running light
|Xenon headlights
|LED daytime running lights
|Dual zone electronic climate control
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|Cloth headlining
|Height/depth adjustable steering column
|Height and reach adjustable steering wheel
|Storage compartments in doors side trims, centre console and under front drivers seat
|Adjustable front centre armrest
|Illuminated glovebox
|Storage compartments in doors
|Adjustable front armrest
|Aluminium door sill trims
|4 lashing points to secure luggage
|Storage compartment under front seats
|Storage compartment in centre console
|Rock grey headlining
|Auto dimming interior rear view mirror
|Interior Lights
|Glovebox light
|Front and rear interior lights with delay
|Non smoking pack - A3
|Airbags - front driver/passenger, front & rear side, curtain, drivers knee
|Manual rear child locks
|Driver and passenger side airbags
|Seatbelt warning
|3 point seatbelts on all seats
|Active front headrests
|Tyre pressure warning
|Warning triangle and first aid kit
|Curtain airbags
|Driver/Front Passenger airbags
|Drivers knee airbag
|Front passenger airbag deactivation
|Active bonnet
|Front sports seats
|Isofix child seat preparation for front passenger/outer rear seats inc passenger airbag deactivation
|Isofix child seat preparation
|Front passenger seat isofix location point
|3 adjustable rear headrests
|Anti theft alarm
|Anti-theft wheel bolts
|Remote control central locking
|Thatcham category 1 alarm + immobiliser
|8 speakers
|Comfort and sound pack - A3
|Driver assistance pack - A3 Sportback
|Driver assistance pack when bought with comfort and sound pack - A3 Sportback
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Cosmos blue
|Metallic - Tango red
|Metallic - Glacier white
|Metallic - Monsoon grey
|Metallic - Floret silver
|Metallic - Mythos black
|Metallic - Nano grey
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Brilliant black
|Solid - Ibis white
|Height adjustable front seats
|Exterior Body Features
|Electric panoramic glass sunroof with sunblind and auto-closure function
|Metallic paint
|Solid paint
|Audi exclusive paint
|Interior Features
|Milano leather upholstery with front sports seats
|Alcantara/Leather upholstery with front sports seats
|Twin leather/artificial leather upholstery
|Twin leather upholstery with front sport seats
|Body Glass
|Privacy glass - dark tinted rear and rear side windows from B-pillar backwards
|Driver Aids
|Cruise control
|Audi side assist
|Rear parking sensors
|Driving Mirrors
|Auto dimming and folding door mirrors
|Paint - Special
|Audi Exclusive - Custom
|Electric folding towbar
|Trim - Leather
|Twin leather - Black
|Twin leather - Rock grey
|Twin leather - Chestnut Brown
|Milano leather - Black + front sports seats
|Twin leather - Black + sport seats
|Milano leather - Chestnut brown with black stitching + front sport seats
|Milano leather - Rock grey with black stitching + front sports seats
|Twin leather - Chestnut Brown with black stitching + front sport seats
|Twin leather - Rock grey with black stitching + front sport seats
|Wheels - Alloy
|17" 5 Arm design alloy wheels
|17" 5 twin spoke alloy wheels
|Trim - Part Leather
|Alcantara/leather - Black + front sports seats
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To the eager and uninitiated listener, the greatest hits album can be the key to a world of back catalogue discovery and future musical obsession. However, for many of us they remain shallow testaments to long-form creative achievement which remove whimsy, exorcise context and rewrites the past with nothing but glories.
Generally the arrival of a best of heralds one of two things:
1. Christmas is rapidly approaching and the band/label want to cash-in.
2. An artist is about to take an 'indefinite break' and the band/label want to cash-in.
Depending on what you've read, it's hard to say for certain whether the release of The Killers' Direct Hits is one or both of these things. However, coming off the back of their most banal work to date (last year's Battle Born) it might be safe to assume that seasonality is not the only thing on the Las Vegas quartet's minds.
The compilation itself encompasses 15 tracks that chart the band's journey from endearing British indie-rock-n-roll admirers to chart dominating stadium fillers. The lion's share is given over to their debut and best-selling album, Hot Fuss, whose highlights ('Mr Brightside', 'Somebody Told Me' and 'Smile Like You Mean It') still feel as bittersweet, breathless and thrilling as they did a decade ago, while Brandon Flowers' swagger on 'All These Things That I've Done' - as he intones "I've got soul, but I'm not a solider" - is the sound of a band ascending from interesting pop curio to household-name superstars.
Also well represented is Sam's Town which - despite a change of pace that feels like a truck driver shifting gears - was a strong album that marked their step into maturity. 'When You Were Young' and 'Read My Mind' striking a balance between the wistful longing of their indie-aping past and the Americana overtones of their pop-rock future. Although, with a self imposed three tracks to choose from, it seems inexplicable that you would include the rather limp 'For Reasons Unknown' over the superior 'Bones' - an omission which feels glaring by its absence.
With only four albums to chose from, it's around this point that putting together the compilation in chronological order feels like a mistake. Not only does it feel lazy but - for a group with such a small pool of work to draw from - it only serves to highlight artistic decline when the returns begin to diminish
Contributions from Day & Age, taken in isolation, still feel as muddled here as they did upon original release: the grammatically awkward 'Human' with its flaccid psuedo-profundity, or the plodding 'A Dustland Fairytale' with its pedestrian allusions to death and lost dreams. 'Spaceman' is the most captivating song from this era and the only one that draws together the inheritance of their first two releases. Then there's Battle Born: considered by some as a return to form, away from the hype it feels like a band clutching at straws. 'Runaways', 'Miss Atomic Bomb' and 'The Way It Was' forming an indistinguishable morass of overblown Eighties bombast and crashing soft-rock guitars.
Then there are two newly recorded tracks, the instantly forgettable 'Just Another Girl' and the Anthony Gonzalez produced 'Shot At The Night'. The latter sounds like a DJ crossfading between Paul McCartney's 'No More Lonely Nights' and the soundtrack to Drive, a final attempt to inject life into a weary behemoth.
If you have the money to spare then there is also a deluxe edition of Direct Hits available, which closes out with Battle Born album cut, 'Be Still'. An intriguing choice to end the more expensive retrospective, it's an impassioned lullaby with the coda, " Rise up like the sun/Labor till the work is done". And perhaps this is the closest to a semi-poignant swan-song you'll hear from Flowers and his bandmates, an implicit wink goodbye to those fans devout enough to spend the extra cash.
Ultimately, with too few albums to warrant a truly outstanding collection and a top-heavy chronological ordering the hits may be direct, but the death feels painfully slow. If this is the end - and there's nothing that hints towards new beginnings - what should have been a celebration of The Killers' rich career feels as hollow as the ersatz cityscapes which line the streets of their Las Vegas home. [93373]: http://dis.images.s3.amazonaws.com/93373.jpeg
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Computer: Toshiba Terca A4
OS: Ubuntu Desktop 10.10
After installing 10.10, the splash screen hangs and the mouse pointer appears.
Anyone know what I can do to fix this?
~/.xsession-errors has
(nautilus:3190): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
btw, Safe-mode works:
I do a Ctrl-Alt-F1 into a command prompt session and run
ps aux | grep slave
sudo kill [id of gdm-simple-slave]
That killed the session and allowed me to login in safe-mode. Safe-mode works. Then I open a terminal and run
ps aux | grep nm-
sudo kill -9 [id of nm-applet]
nm-applet --sm-disable &
to get my internet connection up.


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Sports in Delaware
For an increasing number of top-notch sporting events, Delaware has become a go-to destination, hosting such standout tournaments as the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, the U.S. Lacrosse Northeast Regionals, and the ACHA American Collegiate Hockey Association Championships.
The assets that Delaware brings to the equation speak for themselves:
- Delaware's Mid-Atlantic location ensures easy access for fans and teams, whether by ground transportation (Interstate 95 passes directly through Wilmington), or by air (Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington airports are both within an easy drive).
- Delaware's lack of a sales tax means that teams and fans can enjoy their tournament experience at a cost that's far less than most other East Coast states.
- More than 25 million people live within a 3-hour drive of Delaware, meaning that attendees, officials and spectators incur less travel expenses, which often leads to increased attendance.
Spacious facilities accommodate a range of sporting events in Delaware, including the 5,000-seat Bob Carpenter Center, the 14-field Kirkwood Soccer Complex, and the multi-sport facilities of the University of Delaware.
Delaware's modern sport venues are supplemented by convenient and diverse local attractions, ranging from top-rated beaches to magnificent DuPont mansions. The city of Wilmington is at the heart of a wide range of modern hotels, restaurants, specialty shops and entertainment venues.
Whether you prefer a pitch, diamond, rink, court, track or trail, Delaware has you covered. To explore the options for holding your sporting event in Delaware, contact the Delaware Sports Commission, which is ready to help streamline venue selection, secure hotel room blocks, assist with event sponsorship solutions, provide marketing support and act as a liaison for government relations assistance. View additional services here:
Ryan Wolfe
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Who Should Wrap Your Food Truck in Vinyl?
When your truck is ready to get dressed and be wrapped in vinyl (featuring your logo and branding), you have two options at your disposal: (1) finding a company to help and (2) doing the decorating yourself.
Find a quality graphics company to wrap your food truck
Don't overlook the importance of your vehicle's wrap installation. Why? Your food truck's wrap is one of the most effective methods you have to get your marketing message to your customers. Simply said, by installing a vehicle wrap, you transform your truck into a mobile billboard. You can target your favorite locations and take your message to your targeted audience by merely driving down the street or parking on it.
When searching for a company to perform this task, you need to select one that can meet your needs. Here are issues you should consider when searching for the right vehicle graphics company:
Specialization: Just as you wouldn't let a general practice doctor perform your brain surgery, you shouldn't trust a sign shop to handle the specialized creation and installation of your truck wrap. You need to hire a professional and qualified company that specializes in designing and installing vehicle wraps.
You can search your area for these professionals in the yellow pages or online. Speak with food truck builders in your area to get referrals for the companies they use to wrap the trucks they produce. One such company that's started specializing in food truck wrapping is Custom Vehicle Wraps.
Design: The most important aspect of your truck wrap installation is its overall design, including your logo; it portrays your brand in the eyes of your audience. The old adage "you get what you pay for" still holds when it comes to vehicle wraps. Avoid a company that offers to "throw in the design for free."
Before contracting any company, ask to see a portfolio of other food truck designs the company has done. Also make sure the company you contract provides you with a custom design.
Materials: Using poor materials can cause you to waste a lot of money. Ensure that a company uses a good-quality material, including a film laminate on top of your graphic project, in order to protect your investment. Also look for companies that offer you a warranty on their work.
Legal knowledge: Almost every state and local municipality has its own specific laws and regulations that govern the use of imagery in any form of advertisement. These laws also govern what you can display on your truck. You need to be sure that the company you select to wrap your truck has a full understanding of these laws.
Wrap your food truck yourself
If you have experience in applying vinyl graphics, you may choose to attempt wrapping your truck yourself. However, you shouldn't do a full vehicle wrap yourself unless you have years of experience and enough friends to help you install the wrap properly.
If you do decide to wrap the truck yourself, be sure your graphics are no larger than 4 or 5 feet across — if they're larger, hand over the reins to a professional. You don't want to spend money on printing out a graphic if there's a chance you may incorrectly install it and have to pay for a professional to do it in the long run.
To install a wrap on your food truck yourself, you'll need the following basic tools:
A tape measure: For accurately positioning your wrap.
Masking tape: For positioning the wrap before you install it.
An air-release tool: For removing air bubbles.
Inexperienced installers often use razor blades to pop bubbles. This practice is dangerous because it creates a slit in the film that leads to a stress point, which can cause the film to lose its strength or integrity.
A squeegee: For applying the wrap.
Some installers actually use two different squeegees: a standard hard squeegee for the general work and a felt squeegee for the detailed areas. Felt squeegees help you avoid scratching the vinyl in hard-to-wrap areas.
A razor knife (with break-off blades): For trimming away excess vinyl.
A heat gun: For heating the vinyl on more complicated applications.
Install your wrap in temperatures between 50 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit — 70 to 80 degrees is the optimum range. Whenever possible, apply wraps indoors, which helps control the temperature and reduces the amount of wind and dust you have to deal with.
When you're ready to install your food truck graphics, follow these steps to apply them like a pro:
Clean and dry your truck thoroughly.
Preparing your vehicle for wrapping isn't just a matter of driving it through the car wash. All dirt and oil must be removed from the vehicle's surface to ensure a proper bond of the vinyl's adhesive. Any lingering dirt, even the minutest of dirt particles, will show through the graphic installation.
Any oil residue can lead to poor adhesion and bubbling of the wrap material. Use warm soapy water to hand-wash your truck, and use a grease remover to get rid of those tough spots.
A common mistake during the preparation process is failing to allow the vehicle to dry fully. It can take up to 24 hours for your vehicle to dry completely, especially in humid or cold areas.
Touch up your truck's paint job.
Any paint imperfections and stone chips need to be touched up; otherwise, they'll show through the vinyl and may cause it to wear, tear, or prematurely peel.
Remove any elements, such as mirrors or wiper blades, that will force you to make extra cuts or unnecessary marks in the vinyl.
Tape the design to the exterior to make sure everything is positioned correctly.
Remove the backing of the film and apply the wrap.
You can use a heat gun to help remove bubbles and allow the vinyl to flex and bend over curved surfaces. All movements over the vinyl should be firm and in a sweeping motion to avoid the formation of bubbles in the first place. If bubbles do appear, remove the vinyl in that area and try again. Using a firm — but not sharp — plastic squeegee can help avoid bubbles.
After you've completely installed your graphics, caring for vinyl is similar to caring for paint work. Use a standard car soap to wash the vehicle and apply a wax polish (unless you have a matte finish). Avoid the use of caustic cleaners such as tar remover.


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Taken From Singapore Garden Festival Website 2010
Celtic Gardens Wins Gold and the People's Choice Award at the 2010 Singapore Garden Festival
Hortus Inclusus (The Interior Garden)
This garden named 'Hortus Inclusus' was inspired by John's visits to St. Paul's Outside of the Walls, in Rome, Italy. This magnificent major Basilica has nestled within its interior a beautiful cloister.
In monasteries, the word cloister meant the "enclosure." Monks would come to the cloister during quiet free times to meditate. The purpose of the beauty in the cloister was to elevate the heart of the monk, lifting him to the Ultimate Creator of Beauty. Mendel was in a cloister when he observed different flowers in the sweet-pea patch, and musing upon that led him to think about how God arranged for variation in nature, leading to the discovery of genetics.
Cloisters are the most significant legacy of the ancient world's peristyle gardens. It cannot be beyond the wit of the modern world to find a new use for such a brilliant garden type.
The 'Hortus Inclusus' cloister garden was fashioned from the timbers of a reclaimed centennial Michigan barn, fieldstone from an 18th Century Pennsylvania wall, and espaliered pear trees trained in the foothills of Tennessee. To build 'Hortus Inclusus' we have borrowed from the past to honor the Eternal.
Our hope was that, upon entering, one would move beyond spectator and enter into the very depths of your heart and soul, and there meet the Ultimate Beauty, ever ancient, ever new.
'Hortus Inclusus' was design by John Cullen and built by Celtic Gardens (namely John and Michael Cullen) and Implementing Partner Prince's Landscape of Singapore.
Mosaic details by Michael Cullen
Fieldstone provide by Flynn Stone Company
Timber Cloister was constructed in Ann Arbor, Michigan by St. Joseph's Building Company
Timbers came from the Ludwig family farm in Dexter, Michigan


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The Rediff Interview/RSP chief Abani Roy
'The Left parties have lost ground'
June 09, 2008
Last week, the smallest party in the Left Front, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, withdrew from the almost-defunct United Progressive Alliance-Left co-ordination committee.
The party also urged the other Left parties to reconsider their support to the UPA government and thus cut their losses.
The move was also seen as the first step by the RSP to sever ties with the Communist Party of India-Marxist and float an alternative Left Front in West Bengal, where the two parties clashed during the recent panchayat polls in which one RSP worker was killed.
RSP leader Abani Roy spoke to rediff.com's Krishnakumar P about the reason for pulling out of a committee that hasn't met for many months, the Centre's policies, the uneasy relations with the CPI-M and the Left's prospects in the coming general elections.
The price of petroleum products has increased on an unprecedented scale...
That was just one of our apprehensions about the policies of this government when our central committee recently. Everyday, there was speculation about the price of petro-products. We had given suggestions to the Centre on how to control price rise on several occasions.
Whenever there is an increase in the international level, this government has blindly increased the prices without looking into the details.
When you increase the price of LPG by Rs 50, it is the poor who will be the most hit -- both in the urban as well as rural areas. At the end of the day, the rich end up enjoying the benefits of subsidies.
The government is talking about the rationing system. That will create a black market and people will start hoarding.
Thus, the first thing that is needed is transparency in the process of hiking prices.
Last week, your party pulled out of the UPA-Left coordination committee, which has not even met in the past many months. What is the logic behind the move?
That committee is basically a policy-making/decision-making body. Just because the Left parties were raising objections on various matters like disinvestment and the hike in the price of petro-products, the UPA government decided to make it functionless.
There are six people from the Left parties -- two each from the CPI-M and the Communist Party of India, and one each from the RSP and the Forward Bloc -- in the committee. Whenever the government wants something pushed -- like with the nominations of the President and the vice-president -- they call the members of the committee on some other pretext and push their agenda.
So, though the committee may be functionless, it exists. It has not been dissolved or declared defunct. That is why the RSP withdrew from the committee in protest against the unilateral functioning of the UPA.
If these are the differences and nothing has been done to address them, why not withdraw support to the government?
On the question of withdrawal of support to the government the RSP has been writing to the other Left parties. We have many times in the past requested the other three left parties to reconsider the support to the UPA government. In three years, we haven't got any response. So, our central committee decided to withdraw from the coordination committee and once again request the other Left parties to thoroughly review the support to the UPA, which is continuously taking an anti-people stand.
So, this withdrawal from the coordination committee is a token protest. If the others don't respond, we will unilaterally withdraw support to the government.
While you have withdrawn from one committee and are talking about withdrawal of support, why do you still continue to be part of the coordination committee on the nuke deal?
This is a functional body that discusses the Indo-US nuke deal. We have managed to keep the government from signing any deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency. By our continuous resistance the deal has been avoided. That is why this committee has special significance when it comes to policy and we continue to be there. The two should not be compared.
Also, don't you think it is too late to act now in terms of withdrawing support? Hasn't the damage already been done to the Left's reputation among the people?
Yes the damage has already been done. It is already too late. When someone says we will not just bark, we will also bite, they should do it. But, yes, it is too late now. What is the point in sitting with them and criticising them and not doing anything solid?
How have relations between your party and the other Left parties been of late?
We think a serious Left alternative should emerge to counter the capitalist Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Just to keep the communal forces at bay, to support the Congress and its allies forever will not help the poor. It is high time the other Left parties took some measures.
There were reports that said you will invite the Trinamool Congress to the Left conclave you have planned in West Bengal...
That is a distortion of facts. What our leader in Bengal said was that nobody is an untouchable in politics. He pointed to the fact that the TC is also working for the same class that the Left is catering to. But we still haven't taken any decision about inviting the TC to the conclave.
What about the CPI-Marxist-Leninist and the Maoists?
We have always said we are ready to consider ties with the Maoists if they lay down arms. By the way, who are these Maoists? They are the same people disgruntled with the government's policies. Even in West Bengal, the people who feel they are wronged by the policies of the state government go and become Maoists.
About the West Bengal government...
The government's policy has become one of grabbing land from the poor and giving it to industries. This must stop. The CPI-M says we have ruled West Bengal for 30 years and that is a record. The number of people who have been killed in the recent past will also be a record. Why are they not talking about it? How popular was Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (West Bengal chief minister) when he took over and look at him now? Doesn't that show this government is doing something wrong?
Your party workers clashed with the CPI-M workers during the panchayat polls. Has that affected the ties between the two parties?
The CPI-M has made mistakes and we are telling them to rectify those. There is some misunderstanding in this regard. We just want them to see reason in what we are saying.
Regarding the violence during the polls, one of their leaders had said in the run up to the polls that it will be a bloody one. That was what happened. It was premeditated.
Where do you think the Left parties stand with elections nearing?
We have lost ground. The Left was respected, but people are also watching what is happening in your state. So many people were killed. Land -- even multi-crop land -- was acquired from the poor and given to the industries. This is blatant misuse of power and the people are watching. That and the continuation of support to a government that repeatedly takes anti-people stands will cost the Left. It is too late, but we will still try and ask the other Left parties to reconsider the support to the UPA.
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There are exceptions to the grim rules of today's bleak economy, and two of them are on the same northwest corner of I-10 and South Palo Verde Road in Tucson, Ariz., according to the Arizona Daily Star.
There, in a city full of vacant commercial real estate, an agent was able to lease out a purpose-built retail facility and huge lot just two weeks after it was vacated.
And the incoming tenant is a new RV center, from an industry that has been hurting from the 1-2-3 punch of high gas prices, a tough recession and tight money.
Mark Treacy, owner of Orangewood RV Center, of Surprise, plans to open a new Tucson full-service RV dealership around March 1 on the property occupied by Arizona Honda until just two weeks ago.
The center will sell new fifth-wheel RVs, travel trailers and toy haulers.
Treacy said the dealership will carry new products by Keystone RV Co., including the Montana, Mountaineer, Big Sky, Raptor, Fuzion, Outback, Hornet, Hideout, Sidney, Cougar, High Country and Bullet lines; Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC's Sundance, North Trail, Edge and Graystone lines; and Eclipse's Attitude toy hauler.
Treacy said he signed a deal with RV manufacturer Keystone to give Orangewood exclusive rights to sell new Keystone products in southern Arizona.
The current local authorized dealer for most Keystone lines, Beaudry RV,will no longer carry Keystone, confirmed Beaudry's vice president for operations, Dundee Kelbel.
Kelbel said Beaudry has signed on to carry the Forest River Inc. line of RV products, including Class A, B and C motorcoach lines, but will continue to sell remaining Keystone inventory.
Beaudry RV, like many RV dealerships nationwide, has gone through bankruptcy and dropped some product lines. Beaudry emerged from bankruptcy protection last summer and has since reported some gains in parts of its business, which includes sales, parts, service and a large RV guest park.
Treacy said Orangewood will also sell used RVs and offer consignment sales of all types and makes of RVs, as well as offering service, parts and detailing.
In six months to a year, Treacy said, he plans to open a collision center to repair damaged RVs. That may be built on adjacent land or at a separate location.
Treacy said Orangewood RV Center, founded in 2004, has grown conservatively in the Surprise and Sun City area northwest of Phoenix, allowing it to make this move. The company is owned by Treacy and his wife, Cynthia.
"We've structured our overhead in a way that allows us to maintain profitability," Treacy said. He said financing on RVs just "a year ago was impossible, but it's a little better."
He said the company would open with 12 employees in Tucson, and plans to expand the work force here to 40.
The 28,500-square-foot facility Orangewood is leasing on an 8.3-acre lot at the northwest corner of South Palo Verde Road and Interstate 10 was custom built in 2004 for Arizona Honda by Tucson commercial real estate development and leasing firm Larsen Baker.
Arizona Honda closed last month after a two-year downturn in sales.
"In these days of gloom and doom, look how quickly this got leased," said Andy Seleznov, of Larsen Baker.
But Seleznov said the deal didn't happen quite as miraculously as it may appear. He said Larsen Baker had some warning the property might become vacant and had done some scouting for possible tenants.


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Nation's tap water providers join AWWA rally at the capitol
More than 1,500 tap water providers from every corner of the nation gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol today to demonstrate support for safe and clean drinking water.
Washington, D.C., June 21, 2001 — More than 1500 tap water providers from every corner of the nation gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol today to demonstrate support for safe and clean drinking water.
Gov. Christie Whitman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, joined with five congressional leaders on safe drinking water issues to take part in the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) Water Matters! Rally, convened to enlist support for promoting safe drinking water issues with government leaders.
"Today's rally demonstrates the great importance of safe and clean water to all Americans," said Gov. Whitman. "I am committed to working with AWWA in a partnership to protect this vital resource and ensure that Americans continue to have the best drinking water in the world."
Gov. Whitman was joined at the AWWA rally by Senator Bob Smith (R-NH), Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Rep. John Duncan (R-TN), Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), and Rep. Robert Borski (D-NJ). The congressional leaders focused their remarks on the drinking water profession's great success in improving the quality of drinking water in America, and their views on how government can support the nation's tap water providers in overcoming the problems inherent in providing hundreds of millions of Americans with an ample supply of safe, affordable drinking water. The rally came at the close of AWWA's annual conference, the world's largest conference dedicated to the promotion of safe drinking water.
"Tap water providers are committed to ensuring all Americans have access to a safe, affordable supply of drinking water," said AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr. "Gov. Whitman and these congressional leaders are in a position to help us do so. We are grateful for their support of our efforts today."
In the past century, tap water suppliers have made great strides in improving the quality of American drinking water, making the U.S. supply one of the safest supplies in the world. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control recognized the disinfection of public water supplies one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. A year later, the National Academy of Engineering commemorated the disinfection of public water supplies as one of the four greatest engineering feats of the past 100 years.
As drinking water quality standards have continued to tighten, water utilities have urged Congress to become more involved in protecting source water from pollution and to assist their efforts to refurbish the nation's huge drinking water infrastructure network, comprising over 700,000 miles of pipe. Water utilities have also created partnerships with USEPA to protect against contamination of community water supplies by the lethal parasite Cryptosporidium and to make water utilities and their infrastructure more secure from terrorist attack.
"There can be no question that the work of tap water providers and federal regulators is intertwined," concluded Hoffbuhr. "Today's Water Matters! Rally demonstrates the commitment of AWWA and the rest of the drinking water community to working with the federal government to ensure America's public health is always protected."
The American Water Works Association and its 57,000 members work to assure a safe, sufficient supply of drinking water for the people of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The group leads efforts to advance the science, technology, consumer awareness, management, conservation, and government policies related to drinking water.
For additional information please visit http://www.awwa.org.


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Cycling to work whatever the weather
Cycling to work whatever the weather
It was a beautiful evening last night riding home, the sky was clear a beautiful crescent moon picked out by the dark of the sky and the air was cold and crisp.
I do find it a little cathartic cycling in the dark, there is something about not being able to see the houses, people and the fields that is soothing. When you do see things they look different, your route seems different too. I think this is why so many people go on night rides.
I ride my bike thinking about the route, looking out for hazards, thinking about the bike and don't actively try to think about anything else but my mind seems to have its own ideas on what to do and it often comes up with ideas.
I think about what I have forgotten to do or work out things I need to do during the day. There is not a lot else to occupy my mind, no car radio or people talking to me. It is probably the only time of day that I am on my own. Of course I'm not on my own, I am amid a flow of people driving to work, but they are in their worlds as I am in mine.
The morning part of my commute starts dark and then the dawn comes up, the light spreads slowly through the sky lighting up the edges and then, on a good day, the sun slowly rises starting to warm the air slightly. The sun brings hope of better things to come."
It is not all fun; I have to contend with the hazards on the roads, traffic, drivers, and the ever present potholes. They open up from day to day in the road in front and often are difficult to spot in the dark, so I do report them on Fill That Hole.
Traffic dynamics
There is the driver who must at all costs get around me, they put their life in danger overtaking into the path of an oncoming car, passing me on a blind bend. I sometimes wince as I see a very narrow miss just ahead.
Then there is the person who just sits behind. I find this almost harder to deal with as I worry about the bad feeling building up further behind.
Then some drivers overtake without observing that the traffic ahead is at a standstill. Regularly someone shoots past me only to have to stop suddenly 50 yards ahead.
Most people are very nice though I always try and reinforce thoughtful driving by a cheery wave.
Cold weather
In the cold weather it is important to keep warm and that is mainly about keeping the clothing next to your skin dry. Layers of clothes, none too thick though, with high wickability is important. The layers of clothing allow moisture to escape better; each layer does not get too saturated.
Woolly (or fleece) hat and scarf are vital too. This keeps the vital thinking organ warm and stops draughts entering your clothing. If you wear a helmet then ensure you can fit a hat or headband under it. It is extremely important to be able to keep your head warm, otherwise the cold might inhibit correct decision making.
Gloves and windproofs are also necessary. Windproofs are better than waterproofs, unless it is tipping down with rain, as they are more breathable.
Now to my Achilles heel, or foot. My feet get very cold. There is no real movement with the foot and certainly in my case they freeze. My solution is to wear two pairs of overshoes, a warm set and a waterproof layer over the top. This tends to resolve the issue certainly up to an hour and a half, about the length of my commute. Note also that it takes about 20 mins to warm up, so if your commute is below that then you will always be cold.
Lights and road positioning
In my view good lights (I always take a back up set as well) and good road positioning are worth much much more than day glo or high visibility clothing.
Helmets also do not protect from the weather, either the cold or the heat or the rain. I prefer to be more comfortable judging that my decision making ability is much more important than any perceived protection.
Good positioning and observation skills are paramount. On most roads I ride far enough out to force cars to perform proper overtaking manoeuvres. If there is space and if I am building up a queue I sometimes move in to encourage people to overtake and reduce any queuing.
Waiting for spring
Then in the spring as light increases I emerge blinking from the dark like a troglodyte. A whole new and fun commuting experience opens up, sun, great views and a generally faster ride in to work.
Why don't you get out there and try it, whatever the season commuting by bike is always great.


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Snow likely to add to NHL's outdoor flavor
BOSTON — The Green Monster, white snowflakes and red cheeks.
Fenway Park was all decked out for the Winter Classic, the NHL's New Year's Day skate down memory lane, a journey back to those iced-over ponds where many of today's stars played for hours and hours when they were kids.
"I grew up in Ottawa. That's all I did, until I got my report card," Boston's Marc Savard said. "Then I had to shut it down for a week or so and get back to doing homework."
On Thursday, Savard was concerned about keeping the puck from sliding off his stick as he carried it through nearly an inch of snow that had collected. The rink for this afternoon's game was set up across the infield and just into the outfield from foul line to foul line in the stadium that opened in 1912. The center faceoff dot was at second base.
The scoreboard on the 37-foot high Green Monster in left field had the Northeast Division standings where the AL East standings are listed during the Red Sox season. The flakes started falling, as if on cue, minutes before the Bruins began their late-morning practice.
"It was just great timing," Boston captain Zdeno Chara said. "It was very cool."
A lot better than rain, that's for sure.
"I figure it would be pretty cold landing on the back of my neck," Bruins goalie Tim Thomas said.
Today's forecast calls for snow showers early, temperatures just above the freezing point and a possibility of rain that most concerns players. The makeup day in case of a postponement is Saturday, although the forecast for that day is worse.
"Everybody was pretty worried about rain being a factor. I think we can all handle snow. We grew up with it," Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger said. "If the weather stays the way it was today, we'll be in for a real good game, as long as the snow is sparse."
Enough of it piled up Thursday for Bruins coach Claude Julien, his cheeks red from the cold, to wield a shovel as he skated repeatedly from one end of the ice to the other to clear a wide lane for shooting practice.
"It was a way of getting in shape, I guess," he joked.
For the second straight year, the Winter Classic is being played in a storied baseball venue.
"We all came in here like little kids, checking out the dressing room," said Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, an Edmonton native. "I didn't grow up with the history of the Red Sox ... but it doesn't take long to understand how important it is to the city."
A year ago the game was at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, where Detroit beat Chicago 6-4 on an overcast day with temperatures around 32 degrees. The first Winter Classic was played in 2008, a 2-1 shootout win for Pittsburgh over Buffalo as snow fell at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The NHL also held an outdoor game in Edmonton on Nov. 22, 2003, when Montreal beat the Oilers 4-3 on a very chilly day. Temperatures in the high 20s with little sunshine is considered optimal for an outdoor game.
"If it's (snowing) they're going to have to clear the ice a lot," Bruins forward Shawn Thornton said. "It was pretty tough to move the biscuit around when there's that much snow on the ground."
Thursday was a day for players to enjoy themselves and marvel at their surroundings — the park where Ted Williams hit his 521st homer in his final major league at-bat, the park where Roger Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners — and soak in their brush with history.
"Big Papi's stall. I like it," said Shawn Thornton, who was assigned David Ortiz's locker.
Today is the time when the focus changes to winning a hockey game.
The Flyers have won four straight after losing 14 of their previous 17, a slide that cost coach John Stevens his job and gave Peter Laviolette the top spot. The Bruins have won four of five. Both teams are coming off shutout victories Wednesday night.
"It's finally here," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. "It's a game on our schedule under very unique circumstances."
The Bruins are fifth in the Eastern Conference with 47 points after beating Atlanta 4-0. The Flyers were tied for eighth with 40 points following their 6-0 win over the New York Rangers behind goalie Michael Leighton, who has won all four games in the streak since being claimed on waivers from Carolina on Dec. 15.
He'll get the start over Brian Boucher, a native of Woonsocket, R.I.
"He wanted to play, but I think you also understand," said Laviolette, himself an area native from Franklin, Mass. "If you had won four in a row and done a pretty good job doing it, you would expect to be given it again."
It would be a treat for the fans if they see the mask of Tuukka Rask, Thomas' backup, that was made for the game at the home of the Red Sox. On the front is a painting of the head of a bear with a torn New York Yankees jersey in its teeth.
Growing up in Finland, Rask had no quarrel with the Yankees but has caught on quickly to the rivalry that excites fans.
"I didn't ask for it but I don't mind it," he said. "It's pretty cool. I hope the fans love it, too."


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Residents of Sweidah in the Druze Mountain region are the latest Syrians to be exposed to the world of information technology and the Internet through a symposium organized by the Syrian Scientific Association of Information, according to Thawra Daily. The technology symposium includes lectures on the Internet, computer engineering and the second generation Internet.
This is another step forward in the country's plan to further integrate information technology into daily life. Until recently, the Internet was restricted primarily to certain government bodies. Syrian President Hafez al-Asad's son, Bashar, is responsible for the country's IT development and is head of the association. To this end, the association has traveled around the country in recent months holding IT workshops and symposiums.
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PRATT A tool for finding conserved patterns in unaligned protein sequences Written by: Inge Jonassen, Dept. of Informatics, Univeristy of Bergen, Norway Pratt is a program that allows the user to efficiently search for patterns conserved in a set of protein sequences. It allows the user to define the class of patterns to be searched for, and is then guaranteed to find all conserved patterns in this class. The time used by the program depends on the set of sequences, the class of patterns defined, and the minimum number of sequences a pattern is to match. The program has been implemnted in ANSI C. It has been compiled and run on different UNIX workstations, DEC alpha, Sun, Silicon Graphics. The source code and some documentation is available via anonymous ftp from: ftp.ebi.ac.uk under /pub/software/unix ftp.ii.uib.no under /pub/bio Reference: "Finding flexible patterns in unaligned protein sequences" Jonassen, I., Collins, J. F., Higgins, D. G. Submitted to Protein Science If you want to be informed about bug fixes, new versions etc., send an email to inge at ii.uib.no. Inge Jonassen, Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen, HIB, N5020 BERGEN, Norway email: inge at ii.uib.no


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Still no word on an international release but, given how popular the Persona series is in the West, it seems likely we'll all be disembarking at Iwatodai Station sooner or later.
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Edward Copeland was born in 1821 in Brunswick County, North Carolina. He died in 1883 in Georgia.
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Something crazy must have been in the air on Tuesday, because in addition to drunk tranny cops in Florida, we've got a group of Arizona State fraternity guys doing the old "gallon of milk in an hour challenge" and losing, puking milk off a footbridge and into the traffic below. A passing motorist slammed on the brakes to avoid the upchuck, causing a woman following behind to rear end the stopped car. Nobody was seriously injured in the accident, but police are hurling everything they've got at finding the guilty parties. [AZ Central]
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FRESNO, Calif. — Following yesterday's spotty performance in an 8-1 loss, the Gauchos needed a standout performance on the mound to rebound quickly and effectively. That's exactly what they received, as sophomore righty Austin Pettibone had one of the best starts of his young career in leading his team to their first victory of the season, defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs 8-1 on Satuday night at Beiden Field in a near mirror image of Friday night's affair.
The Yorba Linda, Calif. native — who led the team in wins last year with eight — earned his first "W" of the season by throwing six innings and giving up just one run. Pettibone, who doesn't possess overpowering stuff, effectively pitched to contact on Saturday — the Bulldogs grounded into a pair of double plays and didn't hit a fly a ball into the outfield until the sixth inning.
That first fly ball was a good one though, as it left the park off the bat of Fresno leadoff hitter Jordan Luplow, who continued to be a thorn in UCSB's side. The solo shot was his first of the year. The Bulldogs tried to mount a rally following that long ball, as the next two batters singled, but freshman right fielder Andrew Calica — in his UCSB debut — made a nice catch on a well hit ball off the bat of Trent Garrison before Pettibone got Austin Wynns to roll into a 6-4-3 double play. Pettibone finished the night with three strikeouts, one walk, and seven hits allowed, none going for extra bases except the Luplow home run.
UCSB's offense got off to a slow start, but was able to manufacture a run in the third inning. Calica, in his first collegiate at-bat, singled to the left side to lead off the inning. Following a pair of sacrifice bunts, junior shortstop Brandon Trinkwon singled right back up the middle to plate Calica.
Fresno State starter Derick Velazquez otherwise kept the UCSB offense at bay over the first five innings, but one swing of the bat changed that quickly.
Leading off the sixth inning, sophomore second baseman Peter Maris hammered a ball over the right-center field fence for his first career home run. After retiring Trinkwon in the next at bat, Velazquez's seams came undone. Sophomore first baseman Tyler Kuresa doubled to center, then sophomore designated hitter Greg Mahle earned a walk to put two men on. Senior third baseman Marc Venning and sophomore outfielder Luke Swenson followed with back-to-back RBI doubles to give the Gauchos a sizable lead and their first rally of the 2013 season.
Chasing Velazquez — who finished with a line of four earned runs over six innings pitched with five strikeouts and three walks — from the game did little to temper UCSB's bats, as the Gauchos were able to score four more runs combined in the seventh and the eighth innings. Mahle and Venning were the ones who came through in the seventh with consecutive RBI singles, while junior catcher Jackson Morrow did it mostly by himself in the eighth — earning a walk, stealing second and advancing to third on an errant throw from pitcher Connor Chase before scoring on a sac fly from leadoff hitter Cameron Newell.
By the end of the game, every UCSB starter recorded at least one hit, besides Morrow, who had a walk and a sacrifice himself. Maris, Kuresa, and Venning each had two hits, while Mahle and Venning led the team with two RBIs apiece.
A pair of freshman pitchers made impressive debuts for the Gauchos. Southpaw Domenic Mazza relieved Pettibone in the seventh, throwing two scoreless innings and allowing just one hit. Righty Connor Baits pitched a scoreless ninth inning and only allowed a walk. Both youngsters struck out one batter.
For Fresno State, the heart of the order came through again, as No. 3 hitter Aaron Judge and cleanup hitter Trent Garrison both went 2-4. However, the rest of the lineup went just 4-24 and all but one of the Bulldogs' eight hits were singles.
The final game of the series will take place on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Starters for both teams have not yet been announced. Live stats for that game can be found here.
UCSB's home opener will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. against No. 5 UCLA. Tickets for that game can be purchased here.


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I have the electric MEdela one from 2009,. and I used it with my son and now with my daughter and it works great! You should check with your insurance some cover the cost of them. Mine did thankfully and I have Caresource insurance. They sent it right to my house which was nice also=) Good Luck with your search!
Which breast pump brand should I get?
Pumping breast milk can be beneficial for milk production and it allows for yourself or others to bottle feed your baby. There are so many breast pump brands out there! How do I know which breast pump is best for me?
As with pretty much everyone else, I would recommend Medela brand for pumps. I used a pump in style advanced for almost 15 months worth of exclusive pumping for my daughter, and I never once had a problem with supply. If you're just going to pump occasionally, the Avent Isis IQ, or even just the manual Avent pump works well.
If you're worried about nipple confusion, there are special teats you can get from Medela called Calma teats, they're great. A little expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. For my second baby I went from breast to bottle several times a day with no hassles. If you end up getting an Avent or other brand, you can buy adapters and still use Medela Calma teats.
Ive been pumping 11 months because my son never latched, and I LOVE MEDELA!!!
I have Medela =) My daughter was the NICU and the nurses there recommended that I get a Medela breast pump since while I was not at the hospital I had to pump to keep my milk supply. I love it =) and I loved using the ones at the hospital as well =)
I love my Medela BP mine was the freestyle, Handsfree!
I have had the tommee tippee manual and the medela swing electric. They both worked well but I found the manual one a bit laborious and found the medela much MUCH easier to use and I think I get better flow with it as well.
medela is my favorite. it doesnt hurt at all
apump should never hurt. Make sure you are suing the right size flange:)
I also used the Medela double electric.
Medela double electric! Love it!
I like the Medela Harmony
I bought the Medela Swing electric pump for less than $200. I just happened to have two boys that weren't really up for learning to breastfeed, so I pumped the whole time. I never lost production, if anything I gained. I actually had so much I stored my breastmilk and had months worth for both my boys, so I was able to wean myself before them.
I got my moneys worth out of this pump many times over! I'd recommend this pump to anyone!
I have a hospital grade medela. AND LOVE IT!! my son was in the NICU for two months due to being 3 months early. I plan on using it again when our next one is born.
my state insurance paid for all of it. just needed to get a script from the doctor for it
I got a Medela hand pump when I was in the hospital last year 14 day post partum. I actually did better with the hand pump then the double hospital grade Medela electric pump they had in my room. I also have a double Medela electric pump it a back case that I got from WIC with my 3rd kid (6 yrs ago) which I have use for 3 kids now. I still haven't figured out the whole pumping 2 at a time thing, so I don't use it "correctly" so to speak. But it is a nice pump... a lot better then the singel Evenflo one I used with my 2nd.
But one other lady was right - drink lots and nurse often... is the best way to increase production. Also, eat oatmeal if you need a boost... it helped me on weekends when I couldn't keep up after a week of working.
Take care and good luck!
The best thing for milk production is drinking water and FREQUENT nursing. The more often you nurse, and the more often baby empties you, the more milk your body will produce. Your body will balance production to baby's needs.
It really depends on your needs. If you want a pump for just making a bottle every once in a while, a manual pump is fine (and cheaper). I really liked my Avent Isis. However, if your baby will get a lot of bottles and you plan on going to work, a double electric pump, for instance from Medela, is worth the investment.
However, don't forget, most babies get nipple confustion between breast and bottle. If you do give bottles, use one with the smallest number of holes in the nipple that you can find. My friend with twins was only giving one bottle per night, but her twins ended up preferring a bottle (it is easier than nursing) and she had to stop nursing very early. My other friend with twins basically never gave bottles and ended up nursing the entire first year.
BTW, If you need help with nursing find a nursing consultant or La Leche League group in your area.
I have tried a couple of brands and by far the medela is worth it! It can be expensive so you can also rent a pump as well. But they are definitely the best brand in my opinion.
After both my children were born it was the same: the milk wouldnt come out easily from my breast. The first breast pump I used then was the electric one, which is the most effective. Mine was the Medela. Secondly I used the manual breast pump that you can bring around with you. In that case I chose the avent. I recommend my choices, both worked very well. You do not need to get them new; you can buy them second-hands and sterilize them.
Medela is the way to go. I dont know if you live here in the states or not. But if you do go to your local WIC office and they will let you sign out and borrow one of theirs (for up to 3 months i believe). They are hospital grade pumps and are very good. You dont have to worry about it being unsanitary because the part that actually touches your breast comes sealed from the factory and has never been used before and you also keep that part when you return the pump. Or you could buy the pump but its kinda expensive.
Anything Medela, Ameda or Avent is good. The Bailey / Lansinoh pumps should be good as well. The LLL endorses Hygeia pumps, and I think they have endorsed Ameda pumps in the past.
Other pumps, from companies that don't specialize in nursing mothers or medical supplies, are generally not good. I'd stay away from First Years, Gerber, Safety First, etc.
I have personally had a good experience with Avent and Medela pumps, and know people who have used Ameda pumps with no issues.
I used First years. They make both a single or a double. :)
Are you a WIC mom?If so, you can get one for free for your return to work. We give the Ameda pumps with the back pack and coolers. It's really important that you use the right size flange when pumping as well. If your nipple rubs the side while pumping you should go up a couple more MM. the sizes are marked on the side of them usually. Also, make sure that read the rules for storing your breast milk also.
This website is a a great resource. http://www.breastmilkcounts.com/
I have used the Medela pump in style and the ameda. I thinkt hat hte ameda bag is better and not as bulky. BUT they are both great pumps.
ALSO.. I Recommended the breastflow bottles to avaoid nipple confusion. And try to have someone else feed your baby while youre not in the house. They smell/sense your presence. If your baby is over six months..skip the bottles all together and go straight to the sip-pee cup.
I know most people are saying Medela- and they are probably great ones don't get me wrong. I had a Playtex one- It was pretty nice. The shape of the pump looks like a flower and all parts come off for washing. Didn't hurt at all....except I didn't really like pumps too much since I was around my son most of the time anyhow.
Medea Freestyle is awesome!! Double electric works super!!
Medela has AWESOME customer service if you need it too.
I bought the Medela Swing because I mostly nursed my son but at times that he slept and I wanted to keep myself going every 2 hours, I would pump. MEDELA IS AWESOME AND THE ONLY WAY TO GO. Nothing else matters.
Oh yeah, and I bought mine from the hospital which was WAAAAAY cheaper than buying it at a department store. It was the best decision I ever made.
I have to laugh after seenig all the Medela pump answers; I didn't know it was so popular! I use the Avent pump and love it! It's fast, efficient, medium-range price (approx. $200). All the parts are interchangeable too. The bottles hook right up to the pump. Pump, put on the nipple and feed! They also have storage cups that hook right up to the pump. You can pump into the storage cups, label them, store them and then use the Avent converter lid to feed Baby right from the storage cup. (The converter lid allows you to put a nipple onto the storage cup.) Wash them and they're reuseable.
I really liked using my MEdela hand pump. IT was easy to use and clean, small and allowed me to pump and freeze my breast milk for times when I was out.
Rent the hospital pump. Nothing will work the best like the hospital one. I've tried the medela and a pump from kohls. But they just didn't work like the hospital one.
hospitals use the medela brand, they are just better and more awesome that other normal kinds of medela. but yes, medela hospital grade pumps are the shiz. :)
A hospital grade pump will always have more strength and be stronger.
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Another new intake to our successful beginners class in Ballroom and Latin Dancing will begin on Tuesday 17th January 2017. Limited places (8) due to existing class size. but I will have a waiting list in place.
We will be covering Waltz, Quickstep and Ballroom Jive over 6 weeks. After the initial 6 weeks, you will have a basic routine in all 3 dances but will be welcome to continue with the class to learn the other dances in the syllabus too. These include Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Tango and Rumba, with some Sequence dances for fun.
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NEW YORK, NY - June 29, 2010 - A&E Network has picked up the new original drama series, "Breakout Kings" from Fox 21 and Chernin Entertainment. The network has ordered 13 one-hour episodes which will go into production this fall in Toronto for a 2011 premiere on A&E. The announcement was made today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager of A&E and BIO Channel.
From Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora, creators of the hit series "Prison Break," comes "Breakout Kings," a new action-packed ensemble drama following an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals' office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with accomplished talents such as Matt and Nick, as well as Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope; with phenomenal track records of success," said DeBitetto. "As soon as we screened the 'Breakout Kings' pilot, it struck us as the perfect fit for A&E as the network of 'Real Life. Drama.'"
"'Breakout Kings' is a labor of love for everyone at the studio, and Bob and his team immediately recognized its enormous potential," commented Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden, who also oversee Fox 21. "We've been in business with Matt and Nick since their incredible work on 'Prison Break' and we are certain this show will thrive on A&E, which is known for quality, groundbreaking programming."
Driven by the fact that there are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp (Laz Alonso, "Avatar," "The Fast and the Furious") and Ray Zancanelli (Domenick Lombardozzi, "The Wire," "Entourage") are taking an unorthodox approach to their work: using former fugitives to catch fugitives.
Charlie and Ray form a special task force composed of the three most elusive convicts Ray ever captured: a former child prodigy and behaviorist/psychiatric expert who dabbles in psychoanalysis (Jimmi Simpson, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Late Show with David Letterman");, an ex-gang-banger who knows how to work the system - both in prison and on the street (Malcolm Goodwin, "American Gangster"); and a sexy expert in breaking and entering (casting TBD). Charlie and Ray also employ the services of a civilian who acts as the "funnel" for the group - all information, tips and data go through her (Brooke Nevin, "Worst Week"). With each fugitive they apprehend, the closer they get to earning their own freedom. Will the Breakout Kings wait that long for a payoff, or will they try to score by going on the run themselves?
"Breakout Kings" is a production of Fox 21 and Chernin Entertainment. The series is created, written and executive-produced by Matt Olmstead ("Prison Break") and Nick Santora ("Prison Break"). Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope and Gavin Hood ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine") also serve as executive producers. Hood directed the pilot.
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A&E is "Real Life. Drama." Now reaching more than 99 million homes, A&E is television that you can't turn away from; where unscripted shows are dramatic and scripted dramas are authentic. A&E offers a diverse mix of high quality entertainment; ranging from the network's original scripted series, to signature non-fiction franchises, including the Emmy-winning "Intervention," "Dog The Bounty Hunter," "Hoarders," "Paranormal State" and "Criss Angel Mindfreak," and the most successful justice shows on cable, including "The First 48" and "Manhunters." The A&E website is located at www.aetv.com.


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Best album of the year.
You've come so far from your first mixtape. I've followed you since then; heard tracks like Haterz, I'll be in the sky, Cloud 9, some of my hidden treasures like Pop and Double Bubble and All I Know... I could go on forever!
After hearing B.o.B vs Bobby Ray I had the highest expectations for the album and after seeing that it would drop in 2010 I started getting ready to prepare to hear something this galactical.
You rocked the universe with this. You touched me with the Thank Yous on your album cover (yes I read the entire thing), rocked me at concerts (Live at the NorVa last summer), and showed me how you don't have to follow 'the norm' to make it big and impact the world
Your music is inspiring and this is a BIG accomplishment!!
Congratulations are in order and you deserve a round of applause,
Keep rocking the world and shaking the borders of hip hop, Bobby Ray, and rap, B.o.B!
Ross Bradley, a true fan