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- Welcome to the Haiku installation guide! This document will help you install Haiku on your computer, guiding you through the Haiku installation one step at a time. Depending on your hardware configuration, the installation process can take as little as 15 minutes. ( Mình cài trên máy ảo chưa đến 10 phút,tổng thời gian cài )
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Let's Start the Installation!
- Insert the Haiku Installer CD into your CD-ROM drive and power up your system. After a few seconds, you should see the following Haiku boot splash screen.
If any of the screens below fail to appear, try the fail safe mode options which can be enabled by pressing the space bar as soon as the CD starts to load. See Boot Loader for details. Please also consider reporting the issue at the bug tracker.
When the following prompt is displayed on your screen (it can take a while depending on your hardware), click on the Installer button.
Before the Haiku Installer starts, the following notice is displayed. It contains some information regarding prior partition setup as above and GRUB setup as further below in this guide. Click on the Continue button to proceed to the Installer.
If the following alert pops up, this means that no partitions with the Be File System (BFS) have been found. Click on Ok. Note that if there are already BFS partitions on your system, this alert will not be shown.
When you don't have a BFS partition available where Haiku can be installed to, or if you want to use a different partition, you will need to use the DriveSetup partitioning application. To start DriveSetup, click on the Setup partitions… button.
The Haiku partition manager DriveSetup appears and shows the disks and partitions that have been identified. An example setup is shown below.
In this example you can see that there already are two primary partitions. One of about 9GB using an Ext File System, and another one of 2GB with a FAT32 File System. There are also two extended partitions that are still empty. These partitions have been previously prepared using a partitioning tool. Now choose the partition you want to install Haiku on by selecting it from the list. As soon as you select a disk, the partition layout will also be graphically represented. You can then also choose the partition by clicking on it in the layout graphic. The currently selected partition is marked by a blue border in the layout graphic and by a darker gray color in the list.
To initialize a partition to the Be File System, make sure the right partition is selected, then use the menu Partition -> Initialize and click on Be File System....
A prompt will come up that asks you if the initialization should be started. If you are still sure you have the right partition selected, click on the Continue button; otherwise, quit the initialization by clicking on Cancel. As the alert says, you can still abort initialization before writing any changes to disk.
The next step is used to enter a name for the new partition that you are about to initialize. Enter the name you would like your new partition to have, or simply leave the suggested "Haiku". Here you can also select a blocksize if you want; the default blocksize of 2048 should be fine for most uses, so you can leave this as is. Afterwards, click on Initialize to continue.
This is the last step before the initialization is executed! All data on the selected partition will be irrecoverably lost!
If everything still looks fine, click on Write Changes; otherwise, quit using the Cancel button.
The partition has been initialized with the Be File System. Click on Ok to close this notification.
You can now see the file system type and name has been updated in the list. Also, the graphical representation should now bear the correct name. The partition setup is now complete. Exit DriveSetup by clicking on the left upper corner of the tab or use ALT+W.
The Installer will become visible again and should now show an updated list of target partitions under Onto like in the following screen. You can now choose your freshly initialized partition (or a pre-existing one if you already had one) as the installation target.
The volume with the name Haiku has been chosen as the target for installation and we are now ready to begin. Click on Begin to start the installation.
The installation process collects some information before starting to copy data. This can take a few seconds to process.
Soon after that, files start to be copied and a progress bar with a file count is displayed as seen in the screenshot below.
While the copying is taking place, it is always possible to quit the process by clicking on the Stop button.
When the copying process is finished, you can quit the installer by clicking on Quit. The install CD will be ejected, and the system will restart after a few seconds. Do not forget to remove the Haiku CD from your drive.
Note that the Installer will take no steps to integrate Haiku into an existing boot manager menu. The Haiku partition itself will be made bootable, though. Please see below for how you can add Haiku to an existing GRUB installation or how to use the CD to boot into a Haiku installation without adding it to the boot manager.
Adding Haiku to GRUB
If you have GRUB installed, you can now add your new Haiku installation to the boot menu by editing your /boot/grub/menu.lst. Open it in your favorite editor from a Terminal like this:
sudo <your favorite text editor> /boot/grub/menu.lst
You'll note that GRUB uses a different naming strategy for hard drives than Linux. With GRUB it is: (hdN,n)
All harddisks start with "hd"
N is the hard disk number, starting from 0
n is the partition number, also starting from 0
The first logical partition always has the number 4, regardless of the number of primary partitions.
So behind the other menu entries towards the bottom of the file, you'd add something similar to these lines:
# Haiku on /dev/sda7
title Haiku
rootnoverify (hd0,6)
chainloader +1
You can see the correct partition in GParted for example.
Not using GRUB
If you use an other boot manager than GRUB, please consult its documentation on how to add a new operating system.
Boot using the CD
You can also use the boot CD to boot into your Haiku installation without adding it to a boot manager. To do so, press the space bar on your keyboard as soon as the CD begins to load. This will bring up the boot loader menu as seen in the following screenshot.
To choose the installation to boot from, press Enter to navigate to the boot volume selection. Your installation should now be listed.
Select the volume using the arrow keys and press Enter again to choose it as the boot volume. You will be returned to the main boot loader menu which now shows your choice as shown below.
The selection will automatically jump to Continue booting. Press Enter again to start booting into your Haiku installation.
First Boot
Once fully booted, you should be greeted by a screen like the one shown below.
Some background processing will still take place the first time you boot Haiku, so don't be alarmed by the disk activity. After a little while, the system should settle down. Make sure to read our Welcome documentation; there is a link on the Desktop.
Have fun and thanks a lot for trying out Haiku!
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Melges 32 Packs Unparallelled Fun, Speed & Great Racing — Teams Ready For National Championship Action
14 August 2014
Newport, R.I. - Teams awoke to beautiful, cool and clear blue skies on Thursday morning, simply gorgeous conditions after a very dreary weigh-in Wednesday at the 2014 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship. Sunshine, perfect temps, low humidity and a fresh breeze filled the day as teams enjoyed a great practice session around midday with PRO Anderson Reggio and his race management team from Sail Newport.
"I really don't think that Newport has looked any prettier than it does right now. The weather is perfect. Really, really nice conditions, just perfect for a National Championship," said John Kilroy Jr. who will helm Samba Pa Ti.
The stage is now set, for not only a very competitive event, but yet a regatta that will show off the power, fun, thrill and premium performance aspects of the powerhouse Melges 32.
"I love everything about this boat. There really is not anything that I don't love. The speed upwind and downwind — this boat is a blast." commented a very happy and enthusiastic Chris Wientjes, owner of Stormvogel who has traveled all the way from Louisiana to compete. "We are really enjoying this boat and the class — and let's face it, there is no better competition in the world than what we have right here in the Melges 32 class."
"I love coming and sailing my Melges 32 because I get to spend time with my family — Ryan, Uncle Dick and my dad," said Dalton DeVos who will steer Delta. "Most of all, this boat is so fast. It is such a great feeling when you sail this boat. No other boat feels like the Melges 32 does."
"I love this class and love the tone of this fleet. That's why I am here." said Richard Goransson, owner of Inga From Sweden. "Today was fun. It was really nice to have some breeze today."
And, speaking of fun...
"What makes the Melges 32 so much fun is the performance when it powers up. They are fun in a light breeze. In a heavy breeze, well... they're even funner!" said Dick DeVos who will sail on Volpe, with his son Ryan at the helm.
"This weekend is all about the fun," said Christian Olander tactician on Bronco. "I really think Michael enjoyed being back on the boat today for the practice session. All Michael likes to do now is go fast on his boat. We are really looking forward to having a lot of fun this weekend — it's what is most important to us."
Registration is complete. The skipper's meeting has concluded and some beer has been consumed. Now, it's time for this speed thirsty fleet to get down to the business of Melges performance racing! The first warning signal comes at 11 a.m. Friday, August 15 with as many as three races to be performed. Be in the know and follow the fun on the official class Facebook and Instagram channels.
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Check out my latest Danger Zone interview with Chuck Jaffe of MarketWatch.com.
Starbuck is in the DangerZone today.
Valuation is writing checked the business operations cannot cash.
SBUX bulls are blind to the competition SBUX faces on many fronts, one of the most important of which is MCD.
Current valuation of SBUX, (~$49/share), implies NOPAT growth of over 12% compounded annually for 10 years. That would put SBUX's NOPAT at over $4.8 billion or 77% of MCD's 2011 NOPAT. I find it nearly impossible to believe that SBUX will ever be over 3/4s the size of MCD. I find it absurd to buy the stock when it already implies that.
As I detailed in Time To Dig In To McDonalds (MCD), SBUX simply cannot compete with MCD's low-cost and distribution advantages. yet, SBUX is priced as if it is going to be more successful than Burger King (BKW), Wendys (WEN) and all the other stores that have tried an failed to make a run at MCD.
Put simply, SBUX's valuation is writing checks the business cannot cash.


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Ultimate Adventure 2010: Part 2Posted in Ultimate Adventure: 2010 on December 1, 2010
Welcome to the second half of 2010 Ultimate Adventure. For those of you unfamiliar with the UA, here's a rundown. Each year we gather up a group of diehard wheeling enthusiast for a weeklong off-road journey unlike any other wheeling trip on the planet. In the group of off-road misfits are readers just like you (a record seven this year), a handful of old cronies to help herd the pack, a few sponsors to keep the lights on, 4WOR staff, and a film crew to document the chaos sure to ensue.
Leading the group for the 10th time was Editor-in-Chief Rick Péwé in his highly custom Jeep, dubbed the CJ-17 for its WWII B-17 bomber influences (look for more info on the CJ-17 in this issue). The rules of the trip include no trailers (must be able to drive at least 1,000 miles both on- and off-road), vehicles and participants must be entirely self-sufficient (food, water, spare U-joints, and engines), and most importantly, No Whining! Those are just a few of the basics. If you think you have what it takes to come along on the adventure, apply for next year's UA at our website, www.4wheeloffroad.com.
With this year's trip kicking off in Keene, New Hampshire, we have steadily made our trek through some of the toughest wheeling the Northeast has to offer. Last month we left off as our medley of off-road patrons was finishing up Day 4 at the Rok-Park OHV Area just outside of Fonda, New York. For this final installment we journey through the last four days of the adventure, which take us through the backwoods of Pennsylvania and into a secret off-road paradise in the Virginia Mountains. To find out more about the Ultimate Adventure and see lasts month's coverage, visit www.4wheeloffroad.com/2010/ultimateadventure.
Day 5: Wednesday, July 7
Ice Cream 4-Wheeling
As we rolled up our sleeping bags and packed our rigs for the trek ahead, we heard the call for the early morning drivers meeting. Making our way up the wooded path from our primitive camp ground digs, the sun radiated through the treetop canopy, a warm reminder of why they were calling this Northeastern heat wave record breaking. Once we arrived at the top of the hill we found our band of veteran UA cronies whipping up a pancake and Spam breakfast for the group. The reason for stopping earlier in the week to load up on containers of Smith Family pure Vermont maple syrup became clear. The rich blend of fancy syrup and golden homemade flapjacks kicked off the morning nicely. With our bellies full and gas tanks nearly empty from yesterday's epic wheeling, we said goodbye to the gracious Rok-Park host (www.rok-freekz.com) and continued our tour of the Northeast.
Cutting our way through the scenic backroads, we dipped and climbed through the heavily wooded forest and valleys. With views of the countryside that seemed to continue for miles, we slowly etched our way out of New York and into the state that many Amish love to call home, Pennsylvania. It wasn't long before we were passing buggies of a more classic nature and adding a touch of color and modern rumble to the very rural and picturesque part of the nation.
By this time in the week the tough trails, long miles, and nonstop pace usually begins to wear on both the rigs and their drivers. Whether it's a worn suspension joint, an out-of-balance driveline, a loose bolt, or a shrinking bladder, a quick jaunt down the highway can bring these seemingly small problems to light fast. So with less than 80 miles of highway driving under our belts, we made a pit stop so a few of the rigs could check out some concerning noises.
As luck would have it, our impromptu pit stop happened between an ice cream shop and a flower nursery. Since no one was really in the market for tulips, we sweet-talked the ice cream shop owner into opening up a little early and serving up a few scoops of his fresh soft serve to the group. Downing our chilly treats before the heat melted them away, we all loaded up again for another long leg of driving.
While the straightest line to your next destination may be the quickest, it usually isn't the most scenic. Shadowing our trip through Pennsylvania was the Susquehanna River. This long and wide flowing body of water crisscrossed us throughout the day and was a refreshing sight, even if we didn't get to dive in.
Along with the river we encountered a series of notable sites. And while a drive past a nuclear powerplant and a turn under the world's largest concrete bridge might not be high on your must-do list, they were interesting ways to break up the blacktop jog.
With daylight drawing to a close, we arrived at our next wheeling and camping spot, Rausch Creek Off-Road Park (www.rc4x4.org). Waiting for us with the floodlights on and dinner packed in the pavilion were Tremont, Pennsylvania, locals and park overseers Bruce Shallis and Lynn Ehrenfeld. After a few brief introductions and setting up our campsites, the group was invited to grab some grub from Paulie's Cookin' catering service. This mouthwatering food selection was a great way to end a long and hot road day and a perfect way to unwind under the starlight-free sky.
Day 6: Thursday, July 8
Up A Creek
After a long road day and great night of camping, the group was fired up for what was sure to be a memorable day of wheeling. Though most of the crew was familiar with Rausch Creek Off-Road Park, few had ever dug their cleats into the dry and rock-covered soil. With so many off-road areas closing down in the Northeast, Rausch Creek has become a wheeling haven for off-road enthusiast from across the country. With countless obstacles, action-packed trails, and scenic overlooks, there is literally something for every wheeling level and vehicle type. Open to the public year-round, Rausch Creek's 3,000 acres of wheeling paradise is one of the most organized and topnotch wheeling destinations you'll ever visit.
Starting off the day with a brief trip through the wooded acreage, it didn't take long for the first hillclimb of the day to prove treacherous for a few. From a quick flop by Tim Hardy's Samurai to a complete front-axlehousing explosion under Tom Boyd's Bronco, before breakfast had even settled, we had witnessed some of the most intense carnage of the trip! With some of our group forced to limp back to camp for repairs, we continued on to the next black-diamond challenge.
This monster wall of rock was known as the Level 5 hillclimb and offered wheelers three very different, and extremely challenging, lines. Though there were a few tense moments here and there and one near roll, the Goodyear MT/Rs worked great to find traction where there didn't appear to be any.
With some of the larger rock obstacles conquered by the group, the Rausch Creek crew took us to some of their more technical and rock-filled areas. These boulder creek beds were a fun way to mix in some technical rockcrawling with the loose-dirt hillclimbs. To clean off some of the dust, we crawled down to one of the more mud-soaked areas of the park. While most of the crew chose to take the high line through the mud, some were brave enough to head for the deep stuff.
Though some of the group suffered a wet sensor here and there, no one had it worse than Shay Stepp and his Bronco II. A quick dip in the deep-water mud pit gifted the SoCal wheeler with a hydro-locked engine. Though understandably disappointed, Shay wasn't done with the trip just yet. But more on that later.
While we were all having fun wheeling the park, the Hobart M-37 and old cronies were back at camp mending Tom Boyd's Bronco's front axle. In what could go down as the quickest complete frontend fix and rebuild on record, they were able to fix Tom's Bronco and catch up with the rest of the group just in time to finish the last trail of the day.
With the exception of our local trail leader's buggy taking a flop, the last trail section proved to be a trouble-free and fun way to end the day. With ominous skies approaching, we all hightailed it back to camp and into the pavilion for another round of Paulie's Cookin', courtesy of Daystar. Cool air began rolling in and a nice breeze kicked up, signs for a summertime shower. Not long after most of the campers had retired for the night, big drops came thundering down.
Carnage Report, Day 6
•Broken rear locker and axleshaft: Hi-Lift TJ
•Broken front axle, ring-and-pinion, and hub: Tom's Bronco
•Broken front axleshaft: Daystar TJ buggy
•Broken front ring-and-pinion: Matt's K-10
•Hydrolocked engine: Shay's Bronco II
•Broken control arm mount: Lance's S-10 Blazer
•Bent driveshaft and wheel: Andrew's Ranger
•Cut sidewall: BDS TJ
Day 7: Friday, July 9
A BoatLoad Of Rigs
With the ground saturated after a long night of heavy rain, we packed in our camping gear one last time. Friday is highly anticipated by many of the campers, since it brings the guarantee of a real bed and shower at the end of the day. But before we could get to our fine hotel digs we had to make it through one more surprise-filled road day.
Not long after we exited the park, residual damage from yesterday's hardcore trails began to show up in a few of the rigs. Hit with a mix of death wobble, loose bolts, and wobbly tires, the group was forced to split up so that the rigs with issues could get fixed and then meet up with the pack.
While the UA is for the most part a finely tuned machine, some things Mother Nature won't let you plan for.
So when the Susquehanna River was running a little low, it meant that our group would have to forgo the opportunity to ride across on the classic Millersburg paddle ferry. Though we did get a chance to walk about the classic riverboat ferry, we had no choice but to drive around to what would have been the ferry drop-off. This ferry detour sent the group through a small camping and RV community along the riverbank. And even though the locals were sure some of our larger 4x4s could easily drive across the river's rocky bed, we opted to keep our rigs out of any fishy situations.
Since our schedule was now a little out of whack, we made the best of it by getting our feet wet down by the river courtesy of the park manager, Shaun, and checking out the locals' modified river toys. Once we had all the splashing around and dime-store candy we could handle, we made one last parade through the campground and back onto the rolling blacktop.
We cut over the Potomac River and through Maryland, and a few gas stops, some luscious green countryside, and a lot of winding roads later we ended our day at the Marriot hotel in Winchester, Virginia. This early evening arrival gave the crew a chance to clean up and grab a nice bite to eat, and left us all in suspense over what the last day would have in store.
Day 8: Saturday, July 10
Victory Is Ours!
After grabbing a solid night's rest and scraping off a weeks' worth of dirt from between our toes, we gathered in the hotel parking lot for one last drivers meeting. Though the trip had wound down to this point, there was no doubt that the adventure was far from over. With the blacktop glowing from last night's showers and a few clouds continuing to linger, mass speculation began to stir about what slick terrain lay ahead. As a rule, a heavy rainfall can make a usually easy trail difficult, and an extreme path practically impassable.
Ready for the challenge, we jumped in our rigs and headed to the highly anticipated final wheeling destination. On the road for only a brief stint, we soon found ourselves entering a winding forest road that led us to The Cove Campground (www.covecampground.com). Just 12 miles west of Winchester, Virginia, the Cove is a 3,000-acre multiuse facility that has something for just about every type of outdoor enthusiast. The facility is owned and operated by the McDowell family, and they open their off-road paradise to OHV owners about seven times a year.
This 4x4 portion of the Cove Campground is known as the MotoCove (www.motocove.com). You'll need to check with them or one of their local event promoters, such as Big Dogs Offroad (www.bigdogsoffroad.com), before heading out to wheel the park.
At first glance the glistening ponds and lush green vegetation mask any possibility of off-road trails, but as you drive a little farther into the Cove property, the trail entrances begin to peek out from around the forest. As part of the Appalachian Mountains, there is no shortage of elevation around the property.
While the big fields of glowing green grass may give you the impression that this property is boulder-free, one quick peek into the woods reveals a rockcrawler's haven. Though they do have a mix of loose dirt, muddy passes, and tree-lined trails, the real action is in their rows of rock gardens and boulder field trails. These tricky pathways to the top can challenge the best-built rigs, as washing-machine-sized rocks often shift and slide beneath your tires as you crawl your way up. And given the weather and seasonal rainfall, what line you take at the beginning of the season probably won't be the same one you drive at the end of it.
Since rockcrawling is what many of our UA attendees enjoy, these rivers of rock trails were the perfect way to round out the trip. Though some of the crew experienced a little carnage climbing through the Cove, most of the group crawled through with hardly any issues.
For many the last trail of the trip symbolizes not just the end of the journey, but also the feeling of pride that they survived this modern-day adventure. This year's trip will no doubt go down as one of the most carnage-enriched, but with our diverse group of fun-loving wheeling enthusiast, it may also go down as one of the best.
Carnage Report: Last Day
•Body Damage: Warn's LJ, Shay's Bronco II, Clifton's LJ
•Broken rear link bolt & hub: Jeff's Tacoma
•Broken belt, seized water pump, bent driveshaft: Tom's Bronco
•Bent radius arm and wheel seal: Andrew's Ranger
•Front axleshaft: Overkill TJ, Matt's K-10
•Busted rear U-joint: Paul's 4Runner
•Cut sidewall: Hobart's M-37
•Broken control arm: 4WOR's CJ-17
•Busted rear driveshaft: Sam's Liberty buggy


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Spell Games
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Mad sorcerers, psychic vampires, an army of vengeful demons, Marla Mason would rather face them all than a flesh-and-blood ghost from her dysfunctional family past: her con artist brother, Jason. As Felport's chief sorcerer, Marla would ordinarily consider it her duty to protect her town from such an unscrupulous ne'er-do-well. As his sister, things are a lot...trickier.
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- Christine Ehren
- 04-06-2009
Quite a ride
After the first book in this series, I came back to audible and bought all the rest in one go. I have loved every book. The characters are amazingly well drawn and fun. You care about the plot, you care about the people, you even care about the weird magico-political system for gosh-sakes. I understand the reviewers who felt like this book left them hanging off a ledge. The cliff hangers at the end of this book are painful, I do feel left hanging, in part because the fate of characters I do care about is still in the balance. Do I feel like the story is incomplete? No. This was a natural break in the action, a natural completion of this set of events. Does it feel like the story could end here? Heck no. But the overarching story doesn't end, it is a series. I am willing to forgive Mr. Pratt for his cliffhanger, so long as he doesn't procrastinate writing the next one. Are you reading this, Mr. Pratt? Back to your typewriter!
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
- Leah
- 22-04-2009
best one yet!
although I had enjoyed all 4 books in the series this one is the best yet. Marla seems a little softer in places and yet just as strong in others. the addition of her brother jason was interesting as was the the B story line. I can't wait for the next book. I really like the narrator as well.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Mysticalsister
- 16-05-2009
t. A. Pratt is a genius!
I started with the first book in the series and half way through I bought the other three. Pratt has created an amazing world and a gutsy heroine in Marla Mason. All of the characters are interesting, and the books are not derivative (like so many others). I couldn't put them down, and i'm sure i'll listen again and again. Great narrator, too!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Marjorie
- 02-08-2013
This one's a game changer, folks!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend the entire series. I love love love it!
What does Jessica Almasy and T. A. Pratt (Introduction) bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
Memorable, realistic, voices. She brings the story to life! Particularly Bulliard. That voice cracked me up!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
THE ENDING. How can you move forward after that?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- 03-11-2016
No character development
Marla is the exact same in every book. She was born without the capacity to feel shame or self-doubt. Kind of like a cat. She was an interesting character for the first few books but honestly a character that is always confident (arrogant?) all the time is as one-dimensional and tiresome as a character that has no backbone at all.
- Andrew
- 29-05-2009
I'm generally a fan of T.A. Pratt, and I have listened to all 4 of his Marla Mason books on Audible.
Unfortunately, this last book ended - as another reviewer put it - in midair. I find this both frustrating as a reader/listener, and manipulative on the part of the author. If I wanted half of a story, I could have just stopped listening halfway through.
I would, of course, understand if the book were entitled "Spell Games, Part I"...but as it was not, I assumed that it was a complete story.
This has kind of put me off the Marla Mason novels, so I'm not sure that I'll waste a credit on any more.
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A Blush Crush: Pink Refrigerators
Pink may be a no-brainer choice for frosting and anything related to Valentine's Day, but would you ever buy a major appliance in the color? Like, for example, a refrigerator?
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While pink is an unconventional choice for refrigerators (red, its sister color, is the much more acceptable choice), it's not unheard of, as these photos show. The most common pink fridge I found was made by Smeg, an Italian appliance brand. (Smeg also makes lime green, orange, and pastel blue and green refrigerators!)
What do you think of the look? Sweet and airy? Or a little too precious?
(Images: 1. Micasa; 2. House Beautiful; 3. Kitchen Designs; 4. Red Online; 5. Country Living)
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The world's largest Atlantic salmon fish farmer wants to farm fish a whole new way. Marine Harvest ASA, a Norwegian seafood company, has proposed a novel idea using containerships to create floating fish farms.
Strict Norwegian rules and regulations put in place to curtail the spread of parasites, have had a negative impact on salmon production, just when global demand for the oily fish is booming.
In response to a Norwegian government program seeking ways to solve for parasite issues and to prevent farmed fish from escaping into open waters, Marine Harvest put forth a proposal to create closed-contained floating salmon farms on retrofitted Panamax cargo ships.
Having the fish confined in the containership's bowels will prevent any chance of stray fish getting loose and escaping into the open sea. As an added benefit, the fully contained farms will not be susceptible to the effects of algae blooms or other potentially harmful sea-borne organisms.
According to an investment analyst at an Oslo-based firm, the cost of a buying and retrofitting a used cargo ship being about $10-12M, is a fair amount less than the cost of building a conventional fish farm at sea.
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Last time we played the Senators, a player was checked, fell into the boards, layed there for awhile then retired to the locker room. The explination was that, due to the supposed injury, a 5 minute major was awarded.
Last night a similar occurance happened, player hit into the boards, lays there, gets medical attention and is helped to the locker room. The call? Drop the puck, play on.
Its of interest to note that the team that only lost 12 times all year got the 5 minute power play. The team that only won 12 times all year gets nothing.


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E-mail notification templates specify which information to include in the e-mail notifications. The templates also determine the order and formatting used to present the specified information.
Although e-mail notification templates are editable, they are designed to be language-independent by containing tags instead of actual e-mail message content. Each tag is translated by the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace mail system into the text defined in editable language property files. A unique language property file is available for each language you install and enable on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace server.
Note: (Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.0.1 only) These templates and language property files affect only the notifications that are sent when users schedule, reschedule, and cancel meetings from the Microsoft Outlook calendar. To modify the calendar notification templates for meetings that are scheduled from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace end-user web interface, see Integrating with Microsoft Outlook.
How the Mail System Works
The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace mail system uses the following process to send e-mail notifications to users:
- The mail system selects the appropriate template, depending on the type of e-mail notification that is required. The templates are listed in Table: E-Mail Notification Templates.
- The mail system identifies the tags in the template:
- Plain text in the template is left as plain text in the e-mail notification.
- A dollar sign ($) indicates the beginning of a tag that is replaced by the definition in the language property file. For example:
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- A space or the end of a line indicates the end of a tag.
- The mail system checks which language property file to use, depending on the Language configured in the user profile of the e-mail recipient.
- The mail system creates the e-mail notification by translating the tags in the template to the matching tag definitions in the language property file:
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- The end of a line indicates the end of a tag definition.
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- If there is no match, the tag is included in the e-mail notification, including the dollar sign ($).
- Tag definitions may contain tags that are defined by other system components, such as the system scheduler. For example:
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- The scheduler component typically defines tags that appear on the scheduling page of the end-user web interface, such as the name of the meeting owner, meeting subject, and start time.
- An equal (=) sign indicates the beginning of a tag definition. For example:
- The mail system sends the completed e-mail notification to the SMTP server.
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Example of Editing an E-Mail Notification Template and a Language Property File
This example shows how to do the following:
- Add a new tag, called $custom_greeting, to an e-mail notification template.
- Define the tag in a language property file.
Note: If you enable multiple languages on your system, you must define new tags in all language property files.
The following sample shows the placement of the new tag at the beginning of an e-mail notification template:
$notify_meeting_subject $notify_meeting_name
$notify_date_time $notify_when
$notify_dur $notify_duration
$notify_frequency $notify_recur_pattern
The following sample shows the definition of the new tag in the U.S. English language property file:
## English (USA) language property file ##
notify_title=Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting notification
$custom_greeting=Good day. You have been invited to the following meeting:
notify_details=The meeting details are:
notify_mtg_id=Meeting ID:
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Four More Amazing Races Completed Leaving Hutchinson in the Lead
30 October 2008
The Race Committee stepped up the pace today at the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship, running four excellent races (race four to seven in the 12 race series) in winds ranging from 10 – 15 knots. Terry Hutchinson on USA 751 Quantum Racing made his intentions clear for this regatta by moving into a seven point overall lead. Gabrio Zandona on ITA 777 Joe Fly had a mixed day on the water but won the first and last races to sit in second place tonight. Chris Larson on USA 655 West Marine Rigging / New England Ropes put in a steady performance to claim the final podium place, eight points behind Zandona.
Zandona came out punching in race four, winning the start and rounding the first mark well in the lead. His charge faltered a little down wind when he got out of phase with the shifts and dropped to third at the gate behind Bruce Ayres USA 747 Monsoon and Othmar von Blumencron USA 679 Gannet. Zandona hit the afterburners on the next beat however and scorched back into a lead he was able to hold to the end of the race. David Dabney USA-626 Wireless also made the best of the conditions to move from sixth to second. Ayres initially looked to have suffered badly on this leg but recovered to round third.
Down the final run, nobody's place was secure with the premium on keeping heads out of the boat and staying in the veins of pressure. With Zandona securely across the line with a win under his belt, the chasing pack were involved in a gybing frenzy which resulted in Flavio Favini SUI 521 Blu Moon catapulting himself from fourth to second. Simon Strauss on also pulled up to take third ahead of a disappointed Ayres, whilst Dabney had to be content with fifth.
Race five was all about Chris Larson who led around every mark to take a convincing win. Behind him a tight knot of boats including Shane Vowels GER 624 I'm with Stupid, Hutchinson, von Blumencron and Ayres, were involved in a prolonged fight for second place. This was only eventually resolved close to the finish, with Hutchinson taking second and von Blumencron third. Yesterday's overnight leader Dave Ullman kept his title hopes alive with a fourth.
Race six was also dominated by a single boat. Simon Strauss USA 757 Simplicity found some of his true form for the first time this regatta, winning the start and taking control of the race from the off. In shifty conditions he played an excellent tactical game, gaining leverage on the fleet with every tack and gybe. Stuart McNay on USA 620 had his work cut out holding off a sustained challenge from Favini throughout the whole race but eventually prevailed to take second. On the final run Favini had to break off his attack to close off an advancing Jamie Lea GBR 569 Team Barbarians who crossed the line on Favini's transom to take fourth. Corinthian David Dabney clocked up a solid fifth.
With light airs forecast for tomorrow, the race team wisely opted to put one in the bag by running a five leg fourth race. Perhaps it was fatigue or enthusiasm, but no less than twenty boats were called OCS at the start of race seven. Significantly, several boats failed to return to exonerate themselves, including Morgan Reeser USA 750 M-fatic, Ullman and Favini. Zandona had no such worries and having rounded ten lengths clear at the windward mark he went on to give the fleet an absolute sailing master class. Hutchinson had a difficult job on his hands getting past Kristen Lane, but finally wrested second from her at the start of the final beat. With Zandona and Hutchinson finished, a couple of big shifts at the end of this leg upset the running order, allowing Peter Lane USA 539 Brickhouse 539 to move up into third and Argyle Campbell USA 630 Rock n' Roll to take fourth ahead of Ayres.
The new championship leader, Terry Hutchinson, is understandably happy to be leading but was critical of his own performance. "Everyone on this boat is sailing really, really well. That being said, I feel like the weakest link as I'm struggling a little with my time and distance. We set a goal that if we could come out with a fifth and above we would be happy. We had a tough first race, but had a great come back to ninth." He also had this to say about the conditions in store for tomorrow "Tomorrow will be a hard day, really hard. Third day of an event like this with a cold front, we can expect light and shift conditions. Very interesting conditions are definitely on the way."
Corinthian division leader Othmar von Blumencron is also pleased to have extended his lead on second placed David Dabney. "We are an amateur team and so don't get much time to practice. That usually results in us getting better as the regattas go on but this time we have made a good start so our challenge is maintaining our performance."
Racing at the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship continues tomorrow and runs through to Saturday with five more races scheduled. To follow the racing live as it happens visit the IMCA's from the race course blog at http://blog.melges24.com.
TOP TEN RESULTS (Preliminary, After seven races)
- Terry Hutchinson, Quantum Racing - 4, 2, 4, [9], 2, 6, 1 = 20
- Gabrio Zandona/Giovanni Maspero, Joe Fly - 9, 6, 2, 1, [12], 8, 1 = 27
- Chris Larson, West Marine Rigging/NE Ropes - 8, 8, 7, 6, 1, 7, 6 = 35
- Dave Ullman, Pegasus 505 - 1, 3, 3, 12, 4, 17, [50/DCS] = 40
- Bruce Ayres, Monsoon - 5, 9, 8, 4, 10, [15], 5 = 41
- Flavio Favini/Franco Rossini, Blu Moon - 2, 7, 1,2, 29, 3, [50/DNF] = 10
- Othmar Blumencron, Gannett - 13, 12, 9, 7, 3, [14], 10 = 54
- Stu McNay, USA-620 - 11, 5, 10, 14, [16], 2, 14 = 56
- Brian Porter, Full Throttle - 6, 10, 6, 10, 5, 24, [25] = 61
- Jamie Lea, Team Barbarians - 7, 11, 14, 11, [18], 4, 17 = 64
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Today was also Velocitek Challenge Day for the event. Stay tuned to this official website of the Melges 24 as well as the event site. More news forthcoming. Winner will be awarded on Saturday during the closing ceremonies.
The 2008 North American Championship is sponsored by Pusser's Rum, Pusser's Caribbean Grille, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, Gill, Melges Performance Sailboats, North Sails, Velocitek, Annapolis Wireless Internet (AWI), Harken, Sail 22, Quantum Sails, Westin Annapolis, Atlantic Yacht Rigging and Stuart Simpson's Team Barbarians. The Melges 24 Class and the Eastport Yacht Club are extremely proud to be partnered with these outstanding companies and thank them for their generous support of the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship.


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Oswald LaDue Westgard, 92, formerly of Plaza, ND, died Saturday, July 12, in a Houston, TX assisted living facility.
Oswald LaDue Westgard, 92, formerly of Plaza, ND, died Saturday, July 12, in a Houston, TX assisted living facility.
Funeral service will be Friday July 18 at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plaza. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at Rosehill Memorial Park.
Oswald was born to Alma and Julius in South Dakota on January 27, 1922. In 1925 they moved to Plaza ND. He started school in a country schoolhouse. He opened the Farmers Union in 1933. Ozzie and his brothers worked at the station throughout high-school, driving gas trucks. Ozzie graduated from Plaza high school in 1939. He enjoyed telling stories about playing football. After high-school, he furthered his education by attending the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton. In 1941, he went out west and worked at McDonald Douglas.
He returned to Plaza and enlisted in the Navy on October 2, 1942. Ozzie was honorably discharged in March 1946. He was proud of his service and a member of the Bangen-Moen post 119, serving as commander for four years and Post historian. He carried the flag at the July 20th celebrations and Memorial Day parades for many years.
On October 22, 1948, at Plaza, Ozzie was united in marriage to Opal Lyslo. Ozzie farmed and they raised their family in Plaza. In December 1959, he was appointed Postmaster in Plaza and he retired on March 30, 1981. Ozzie continued to farm and we all have memories of learning to drive in the old grain trucks and picking rocks. He retired from farming in 1985.
During retirement, Opal and Ozzie traveled, staying in Texas in the winter and at a Lake Metigoshe cabin during the summer months.
Ozzie had a lot of energy, he was very involved and committed to the community. He was a boy scout leader and several of his scouts made the rank of Eagle. They went to many campouts and jamborees. Ozzie was a member of the Fire Department for 31 years and was a member of the ambulance squad. He was church council chairman and instrumental in building the new church.
Ozzie always had time for fun and travel, his family has lots of good memories of road trips, camping, hunting, boating, water skiing, tobogganing around the streets of Plaza and many games of cards at family gatherings. He had a great sense of humor, loved a good joke and had many friends.
Ozzie was always there for anyone who needed him. He was a wonderful man, who was always patient and a great example to many. He will be greatly missed by his family. And as Dad would say "Mange Tusen Takk" for being here today.
Those who shared in his life are his wife, Opal Westgard; daughters, Kyann (Joel) Schneider, Jan (Fidel) Rodriguez, Joy (Ronnie) Coote; son, Clint (Linda) Westgard; sisters, LaVonne(Robert) Patten, Carol (Jeff) Evenson; grandchildren, Andrea Hendricks, Sara Welder, Brice Schneider, Vanessa Rincon, Garrett Rodriguez, Josie and Archie Coote, Sam and Leo Westgard; great grandchildren, Allie and Jonah Welder, Olivia and Lucas Rincon
Ozzie was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Morris and Gene; and Sister, Helen; Sister-in-laws, Josie and Phyliss; brother-in-law, Hank Jorde.
Thompson Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND is in charge of arrangements.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT sophomore Dacie Manion (Old Town, Maine) received the prestigious Elite 89 award at this weekend's NCAA Division III championship. She was recognized by the NCAA as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average competing at the final site for each of the NCAA's 89 championships. Manion is the first MIT cross country runner to win the award.
A mechanical engineering major, Manion holds a perfect 5.0 GPA. At this year's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship, she finished in seventh place in the 6k run with a time of 18:59.29. She was also named to the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference team earlier this month, which criteria includes having a minimum GPA of a 4.35/5.0 scale.
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The insider video of the day at the beach really lends support to my theory that the teams did not do any tasks on Nov. 30. the day they arrived in Mozambique. I think they were given an afternoon at the beach to enjoy from several days of forced captivity on airlines. By that evening they were driven to Inhambane, where they had accommodations somewhere.
Phil to BQ's--"pretty in pink in Mozambique!"
the Chas wanted to HUG Phil!
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Top 10 Motorcycle News Stories of 2014
1. MotoAmerica Breathes New Life to U.S. Road Racing
After years of disappointment under the auspices of Daytona Motorcycle Group (DMG), American road racing is ready to enter a whole new era with MotoAmerica and former 500cc Grand Prix World Champion, Wayne Rainey.
Let's give credit where it's due: DMG did offer some compelling racing with stars like Josh Hayes, Josh Herrin and Danny Eslick. But that doesn't hide the mess the series has become: last year the series comprised just seven rounds and wasn't broadcast on television, and the classes have had a confusing jumble of rules and regulations. (Can someone explain why the Buell 1125R was allowed to compete against 600cc sportbikes?)
AMA Pro Racing used to be one of the top national racing series in the world, producing such talents as Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies. Under DMG, the U.S. national series has nearly fallen off the map, with the top racers now coming from Spain, the U.K. and Australia. MotoAmerica brings a promise of turning that around and developing new talent and (hopefully) future world champions.
Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves though; MotoAmerica still has yet to run a race, with the first round set for April 10-12 at Circuit of the Americas. There's also the hiccup with not securing the rights to the Daytona 200. Still, Rainey and MotoAmerica have been pushing all the right buttons, securing a television contract, introducing a beginner class around the KTM RC390 and adopting a rulebook that falls in line with the FIM's international production-based roadracing regulations.


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We stock a bit of gear from these suppliers in Benicia but it is impossible to carry everything and every size. If you are looking for something from either Hyperflex or SUPreme, give us a shout by Tuesday latest. You can reach us at 510-900-9463 (WIND), email@example.com or PM here on BAK if you have any questions related to sizing or pricing.


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#mammoth rentals
Home rentals
The Mammoth town government has wasted a lot of time over the years, approving projects that don't get built, adopting town plans that still reside on dusty bookshelves, and so on.
We're not alone in this. Actually, we figure that instead of counting sheep as a sleeping strategy, we could starting counting inconsequential reports and proposals in, say, Sacramento, for the rest of our lives, but then we'd never wake up again.
But sometimes the town government right here does something that goes beyond the pale, and that brings us to the issue of single-family home rentals in our neighborhoods.
At issue is whether Mammoth should allow neighborhood homes to be rented to the high-end Yahoos and low-end Heydudes, particularly during the winter season.
The dirty little secret is that we already do that, and we've done it ever since Mammoth came into being as a ski town, albeit on the hush-hush and the QT. Practically every neighborhood, from the Knolls to the Trails, has a homeowner or two who illegally rents out a three- to four-bedroom home for weekends or longer.
It's a scam because these (mostly) second homeowners skirt transient occupancy taxes, have no real policies for noise mitigation, don't provide enough on-street parking and don't have a garbage disposal plan, among other sins.
That's why homeowners associations exist. Most of them are quite clear about keeping transient renters inside the so-called "resort corridors" around the ski hill portals, and they have been creative over the years in enforcing their own rules to keep them out of the neighborhoods.
But that's not why we have a beef with the town.
Our beef is that the town government seems willing to take on the issue, then shove it right back to the citizens who sit on the homeowners associations.
Last Wednesday at the town's Planning Commission meeting, one of our residents rose and asked, "Why are we even talking about this?"
As usual, we're talking about it because it involves the smell of M-O-N-E-Y.
Some of our people have the can't-waits to get the fat-cat skiers in here—the Aspen/Vail/Telluride crowd for whom ski-in, ski-out trophy homes are the only thing they'd consider for a ski vacation.
Supporters of opening the neighborhoods have TOT stars in their eyes, as if opening a neighborhood for rentals will help solve Mammoth's ongoing budget crisis in one fell swoop.
We have a hunch something else is going on, though. It might be that some of the second homeowners are looking for some, um, extra padding, so to speak, to help them with mortgages that are deep under water. Or it might be coming from the quick-buck contingent. Or it might be something else, undefined at the moment.
Thus the esteemed members of the Planning Commission did exactly the wrong thing. They kicked it on up to the Town Council, asking the council to, in turn, ask the staff for an analysis, so that it, in turn, can go back to the Planning Commission at some point, when it will kick it right back into the lap of the council. Got that?
What's more, the town's citizen planners asked the Council not to touch it until next spring at the earliest, to which we say:


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It doesn't really matter what I say about the upcoming DVD, TNA Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA Wrestling Vol. 1. Fans that are likely to buy these kinds of DVDs will do so no matter what I think; and those who aren't, won't.
The DVD, which hits store shelves on August 29th, is TNA's first home video to showcase the company's women, namely: Gail Kim, Jackie Haas (Gayda), Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, and So Cal Val. The women are spotlighted in individual interview segments, sexy video shoots, and image slideshows.
The interview segments, while short, are interesting enough. In them, the ladies give fans a brief glimpse into their childhood and family life, their entry into the sport, and some personal stories. Jackie, for example, discusses some problems she had with alcohol in the past, while Christy talks about her career leading up to the WWE Diva search that brought her into the industry. I also liked Gail's piece which featured a trailer from an upcoming film she's in, co-starring with Pat 'Mr. Miyagi' Morita and Lalaine, who played Miranda on Lizzie McGuire -- um, not that I watch that show regularly or anything.
As the Knockout who's been in TNA the longest, Traci gets an extended segment, presumably filmed before TNA moved to Orlando. In it, she is shown attending a AAA baseball game in Nashville. Her outgoing personality comes through as she flirts with players before the game, and entertains fans between innings. Plus, she earns a special place in my heart when she insists that the game won't be complete without a jumbo beer.
Of course, the main event of the disc is the video shoots, featuring the Knockouts sexily posing in lingerie, bikinis, and various stages of undress. I would joke that I couldn't see most of this because my glasses kept steaming up, but that would be lame.
The video of the shoot for Sole Collector magazine -- which, as far as I can tell is geared to fans of shoes and cleavage -- is particularly interesting. The solo shoots for each girl are equally sexy, but the cheesy music is too reminiscent of those late night 1-900 number commercials ... um, not that I watch those shows regularly or anything.
Bottom line: overall, TNA Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA Wrestling Vol. 1 is a fun watch, and fans of the beauties won't be disappointed.


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Alex Scaggs outlines key stocks to watch on Monday, including Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Photo: Getty Images
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-- an ADULT SUPERSTORE, perched on the side of the freeway like a giant mousetrap. While sex offenders are chastised for even thinking about pornography, a free-world traveler like me can't escape its dehumanizing specter, whether on the highway or in my hotel room. Novelist Russell Banks was surely on to something when he called sex offenders the canaries in the coal mine, victims of a $10-billion-plus industry that preys on their loneliness and alienation.
With that vision in mind, I was pleased to see that two of my favorite academic scholars are getting a flurry of media attention over their new study finding that most people cannot distinguish between statements about women in British lads' mags and those made by convicted rapists.
In the study, due to be published in the British Journal of Psychology, men identified more with the comments made by rapists than the quotes made in lads' mags. And that's not necessarily a bad thing: On the whole, the statements pulled from Britain's four leading lads' mags (what North Americans would call men's magazines) were actually more denigrating of women than the rape-justifying statements made by rapists.
For example, here are two quotes:
- "There's a certain way you can tell that a girl wants to have sex . . . The way they dress, they flaunt themselves."
- "You do not want to be caught red-handed . . . go and smash her on a park bench. That used to be my trick."
The first quote is pulled from the book, The Rapist Files: Interviews With Convicted Rapists. The second is from a lads' mag. (If you want to test your ability to differentiate rapists from lads' mags, Jezebel has obliged with an online quiz containing 16 of the statements used in the study.)
The study authors worry that lads' magazines (which are not categorized as pornographic because they do not show full nudity) are mainstreaming hedonistic, predatory attitudes toward women.
Miranda Horvath told the Guardian. "Sex offender programmes challenge the men about their sexist, misogynistic and derogatory beliefs about women and seek to reeducate them. Yet it appears that some similar beliefs have been presented in recent lads' mags, which are normalised and accepted in mainstream society."
Said co-researcher Peter Hegarty in a press release, "We are not killjoys or prudes who think that there should be no sexual information and media for young people. But are teenage boys and young men best prepared for fulfilling love and sex when they normalise views about women that are disturbingly close to those mirrored in the language of sexual offenders?"
He added that young men should be given credible sex education and not have to rely on lads' mags as a source of information as they grow up.
Dr. Horvath of Middlesex University is a pioneering researcher into multiple-perpetrator rape and co-organizer of the London conference on sexual violence at which I gave a keynote this summer. Dr. Hegarty at the University of Surrey has just completed a fascinating research project on Lewis Terman of Stanford University; his book, Poison in the Gift: Alfred Kinsey, Lewis Terman and the Sexual Politics of Smart Men is in press by the University of Chicago Press.
The article is: "Lights on at the end of the party: Are lads' mags mainstreaming dangerous sexism?" by Miranda Horvath, Peter Hegarty, Suzannah Tyler and Sophie Mansfield, in the British Journal of Psychology. Author correspondence may be addressed to Dr. Horvath (HERE).


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That, he says, despite the fact that nobody has seen divorce papers and family and Hills castmates are skeptical, is the real deal.
"We love each other but I'm a famewhore and I'll never grow out of it." Pratt tells PEOPLE. "[Heidi] knows that and doesn't want that."
"I want every kind of press," he says. "She believes in bad press. There's no way my love for fame and her love for puppies will ever work out successfully. She just wants to hike and hang out and be calmer."
As for their infamous "Speidi," moniker, Pratt says his estranged wife "doesn't want to be Speidi anymore. She wants to be Heidi Montag: the sex symbol."
"She thought I'd burn out of this, but no, I'm still the same Spencer who went on The Hills to be famous," he says. "I still need to do stunts and take cues from Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
Pratt, who mentions he and his ex are "friendly," says Speidi trouble is nothing new. "It's been a constant battle since we got married," he says. "She would be like, 'Are you really Tweeting that? Are you really doing that?'"
So what's next for the limelight-loving reality personality?
When fighting cyber crime fell through, Pratt says he decided to grow a beard and turn to art. "I'm switching it up," he says. "I've already gone for the blonde, spiky-haired look. Now I'm going for the Hollywood producer look."
Continues Pratt: "I'm an artist now. I have an easel and everything. I'm going for an art show and a gallery."
credit - Dahvi Shira @ people.com
~Kelli at Hills Freak
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Spurs legend recalls the Dream Team days
NBA TV will debut a documentary on the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team — appropriately titled "The Dream Team" — at 8 tonight. All 12 members participated, including Spurs legend David Robinson, who recounted the experience:
Have you seen the documentary yet?
I have not. It looks like it will be a lot of fun. It's been 20 years, so I don't remember half of it. It's just amazing to think I was a part of it. My kids now, they get a whole new level of respect for Dad knowing he was part of something like that.
Where does that experience rank among your many career highlights?
It's got to be right at the top, to be able to say you were part of ... certainly the best team ever. Who knows? They might put another team together like that. But for us, it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It ranks right up at the top, that and winning those championships (in 1999 and 2003).
Was there any doubt that you were going to win the gold?
There's always a little doubt when you're a competitor. You have to have what (Gregg) Popovich calls the appropriate fear. Especially after we lost one of those exhibition games to the college kids. To lose to anybody would have been embarrassing with the group we had.
You were on the bronze-medal team in 1988 that set the stage for The Dream Team.
No question there was a bad feeling about it, like we had disappointed people. I felt like we had let the United States down. We lost for the first time since '72, and in '72 they kind of got it stolen from them. So for the first time without controversy, we lost.
How grateful were you to be able to redeem that?
That meant a lot, from a personal standpoint and national pride, to reestablish ourselves that we have more in the tank. In '88, that was my one Olympic moment, and it didn't turn out the way I wanted. It was a real blessing (to go back) ... and make that other loss a footnote.
You'd been in All-Star games, but what was it like to play alongside these players competitively?
That was priceless. Seeing how they prepared day in and day out, watching the mentality, it taught me a great deal. I was able to grow as much as any other time in my career. That whole experience, it helped me come back to the Spurs and make them a better team.
Was it hard to put personal grudges aside?
It was easier than I expected. When you compete against guys day in and day out, you don't like them. I really didn't like the Utah guys, L.A. and Chicago. But seeing the competitiveness and professionalism, it gave us a love and respect for each other that startled all of us, I think.
Stories about your scrimmages are legendary.
Every day it was as competitive an environment as you could get, with the highest level of talent. We knew we couldn't get that anywhere else. Some of the practices would come to the last minute, the last bucket, and I just remember it being almost like a playoff game.
Some unlikely friendships developed, like Patrick Ewing and Larry Bird. Who did you bond with?
I think probably John Stockton, and actually Karl Malone. I really did not like them. You saw our competitions over the years. They're grabbing and holding and doing all kinds of stuff. So I did not think I would become such great friends with both those guys.


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Mary K. Robison 4/17/2008 2:08:46 AMOutstanding capture, with a great perspective, beautiful colors, and crystal-clear details. The blurred wings are wonderful, Majed!
Michelle Alton 4/17/2008 2:20:52 AMPerfect National Geographic capture! Look at all the pollen this busy bee has collected! Colors and DOF are fantastic. I agree with Mary. It is a winner!
Majed sultan Ali 4/17/2008 2:26:29 AMthx a lot for ur comments I am really blessed #5798593
Jennifer L. Alder 4/17/2008 3:46:48 AMPERFECTION!!! #5798805
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Molly A. O 4/17/2008 6:07:53 AMSpectacular capture #5799389
Robyn Nielsen 4/17/2008 8:22:39 AMI agree with all the above! Amazing detail, perfect timing, colors, dof - all combine to make a perfect image. #5799793
Tammy L. Newcomb 4/17/2008 8:30:20 AMExcellent!!!! One of the best I have seen. #5799826
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Patrick Rouzes 5/19/2008 6:15:05 PMCongratulations,Majed!!! #5947141
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Jean-Pierre Ducondi 5/25/2008 9:17:01 PMExcellent macro Majed. Congratulations on your win.
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Criseyda Koonce 6/4/2008 7:13:49 AMSweet! Pardon the pun. Awesome photograph, Majed! Congratulations on the well deserved win. Thank you for sharing the camera equipment used and the settings you chose too. #6017455
Benita R. Cloward 6/4/2008 7:48:53 AMabsolutely phantastic!! Congrats on the win. ;D #6017663
Paula Kelly 6/17/2008 4:29:52 PMFantastic image! well done ..... #6071822
using monopod D300 + 105 Nikkor lens with flash SB 800
there was a few bees around our Orange tree in the garden I just select this angle and wait the bee until it 's arrive to the flower
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ExposureTime : 1/250Sec
FNumber : F11.0
ExposureProgram : Manual
ISOSpeedRatings : 640
FocalLength : 105.00(mm)
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2500 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, return light detected, ISO: 640, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
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Best Georgia Tech Faculty Research Paper of 2001, Awarded by the Georgia Tech chapter of Sigma Xi.
Research Innovation Award, The Research Corporation, 2000.
The research in our laboratory is directed towards elucidating the fundamental chemical and physical principles that govern nucleic acid (RNA and DNA) assembly. We are interested in how the physical properties of nucleic acids govern biological functions in contemporary life, and how these same properties provide clues to the origin and early evolution of life. We are also applying our knowledge of nucleic acids to problems that are of current importance in medicine and biotechnology. Specific projects include investigations of: 1) the origin and evolution of RNA; 2) cation, solvent and small molecule interactions with nucleic acids; 3) nucleic acid condensation and packaging; and 4) folding and evolution of the ribosome. Our research involves the application of a wide variety of physical and chemical techniques.
Recent Publications
In Vitro Secondary Structure of the Genomic RNA of Satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus
. Athavale, S.S., Gossett, J.J., Bowman, J.C., Hud, N.V., Williams, L.D. and Harvey, S.C. PLoS ONE 2013, 8, e54384.
Enhanced Non-Enzymatic Ligation of Homo-Purine Miniduplexes: Support for Greater Base Stacking in a Pre-RNA World. Kuruvilla, E., Schuster, G.B., and Hud, N.V. ChemBioChem 2013, 14, 45-48.


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Building a Culture of Success with Integrity
Romaine Seguin, President of UPS Americas, recently visited with Jim Carr, President and CEO of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, at the NAIA National Office in Kansas City, Mo.
Romaine Seguin, President of UPS Americas, started her career at United Parcel Service after graduating from NAIA member institution William Woods University (Mo.) The lessons learned and experiences gained during her time as an NAIA student-athlete proved beneficial as she moved into leadership positions within UPS.
Seguin, the oldest of five children, was the first in her family to attend college and compete on a full scholarship in volleyball and softball. As a student-athlete, Seguin learned that understanding integrity, a core value of NAIA's Champions of Character program, was going to help her become successful on and off the field. Throughout her career at UPS, Seguin has always kept in Integrity in mind. UPS has built its brand on earning the trust of its customers, so Romaine has always kept integrity at the forefront in her business dealings with clients, government officials and others.
"Because the corporate world is competitive and I am competitive, I have transitioned into the business world with integrity and humbleness" said Seguin. "Respectful and honest leaders start their careers with integrity and humble beginnings."
Seguin started her career in 1983 at UPS in St. Louis unloading trailers at 3:30 a.m. as a part-time hub supervisor. In the past 30 years, she has worked in many management positions with UPS, both in the United States and Europe. In 2010, Seguin was named president of the Americas Region and uses the experienced she gained abroad to improve operations in Central America, Caribbean and South America.
Seguin attributes her early upbringing playing sports and humbleness to her success within UPS. Her spirit of adventure led her to William Woods, where she embraced the culture of learning these values on and off the field.


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Only a day and a half remain for area residents to vote early in next Thursday's election.
Only a day and a half remain for area residents to vote early in next Thursday's election.
Anderson County early voting sites are the Midtown Community Center (Wildcat Den), 102 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge; the Clinton Community Center, 101 Hicks St.; and the North Anderson County Government Office, 3110 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday (today) and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Registered Anderson County voters can vote at any of the three locations, no matter where they live.
Roane County residents can vote early at the First Christian Church, 100 Gum Hollow Road, Oak Ridge; Kingston Community Center, 201 Patton Ferry Road; Harriman Community Center, 631 Clinch St.; and Rockwood Community Center, 710 N. Chamberlain Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday (today) and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Election officials are asking people to vote early for their convenience because the lengthy ballot in the county general elections, state Democratic and Republican primaries, may lead to long lines on Thursday, which is the actual Election Day.
By the end of the day Wednesday, a total of 6,459 Anderson County residents had voted early, according to information from the county Election Commission.
Donna Smith can be contacted at (865) 220-5502.


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Fifty One East, one of Darwish Holding companies, has been established as Qatar's premium store for luxury and prestige brands. For almost eight decades, the Darwish legacy has pioneered the concept of the high-end department store in Qatar and has offered a collection of the world's most coveted names in retail luxury watches and jewelry, fashion and fine apparel, cosmetics and fragrances, and electronics.
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(Please note this was originally issued prior to our rebrand.)
The IFG Trust and Corporate Group has now concluded the acquisition of Moore Group following receipt of regulatory approval from the Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC"). The acquisition marks a significant development in the group's growth strategy within the international fund sector and adds the Far East to its geographic locations/presence.
This is the first acquisition since IFG Trust and Corporate Group's MBO in July 2012 when it separated from IFG Group plc. The group is currently undergoing a rebrand and is due to unveil its new corporate identity in February 2013.
Declan Kenny, Chief Executive IFG Trust and Corporate Group comments, "We are delighted our acquisition of Moore has been approved by the JFSC. We have an ambitious expansion strategy and Moore is the ideal primary purchase, it has a fantastic geographical reach, it is a well established, well respected and successful business."
The Moore Group brand will continue as a subset of the new brand, retaining its own name and trademark.
For any enquiries please contact Rachael Horsthuis.


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America Choice RV Adding New Florida Outlet
October 2, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on America Choice RV Adding New Florida Outlet
America Choice RV, based in Ocala, Fla., has opened a new location in Zephyrhills, increasing the dealership's presence in Central Florida that includes the greater areas of Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Gainesville.
According to a press release, America Choice RV is a staple of central Florida's RV community, housing a large inventory of towable and motorized RVs bearing the industry's high-profile brand names. The dealership also offers a service center, including parts, collision and warranty repairs.
With over 42 years of experience, America Choice RV is the largest RV dealership in central Florida and is a Good Sam authorized dealer. For more information, visit http://www.americachoicerv.com or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.