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This article, entitled "Homeschooling Tips for Beginners," comes from Annie Payne, MomsEveryday blogger from Western Colorado.
We are new to homeschooling. My seventh grade daughter started the K12 online program in January. She goes back to her old middle school for Band each day, but does the rest of her school work online. We are both enjoying the change, but it has come with a learning curve. Here are a few of my tips for families who are just starting out on the adventure of homeschooling.
Keep a schedule
This may be the exact reason you quit traditional schooling, because you and your child enjoy a more free-flowing, unrestricted lifestyle. Well, good luck with that. We started homeschooling to make better use of her time, not to forget time all together. Both of us agreed that she could accomplish a lot more without the distraction of other kids who aren't ready to learn.
Keeping a schedule for us means she still gets up at the same time every day. This may be different for every child schedule. For us that means 7:15 a.m., after I have dropped her older brothers off at high school. Then we make breakfast together, after breakfast, we sit down at the computer and get to work.
Identify your productive hours
We have found that our most productive hours are between 7-11 a.m. My sister's homeschooler accomplishes more in the afternoon/early evening hours. Figure out what works best for your child and do as much as you can during that time period.
Clear your schedule and learning space of distractions
Successful homeschooling is hard work for both parent and child. We find it difficult to accomplish the day's assignments when errands or appointments get in the way. The wonderful thing about homeschooling is the flexibility of your schedule, but be careful to not over-schedule yourself or your child to the point where the school work suffers. Also, make sure your child has an area all their own for their studies. If you cannot give them a whole room, give them a corner which is dedicated solely to their learning and school supplies.
Homeschooling is supposed to fun!
Whatever your reason for homeschooling, remember that it should be enjoyable for both you and your child. What a great blessing and choice to be able to spend so much time together. Add activities to your computer and book work. We enjoy hiking and cooking classes. Take advantage of the flexibility of being able to be out and about.
After a couple months into our new life as homeschoolers, we are feeling great about the choice we made. I hope these tips and ideas can help you if this is something you have started or are considering doing.
If you are a seasoned homeschooler, I welcome your comments and suggestions on how you make home-schooling successful for your kids.


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Stogies replied to Pete80's topic in Ford Project and Build ThreadsLooks great mate. I sold on my Mk4 58 Mondeo Zetec last month and bought a 1.3 Astra J 61 Sports Tourer Estate. To say I miss the mondy is an understatement! I had the Mk4 for over a year, during which it was used as a PH taxi - 77k miles on and no problems bar the odd fuel filter :D Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC mobile app
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Stogies replied to DragonSiw's topic in General ChatThere was one I saw today, a letter issued by the apparent Chubb Security company. It was instructing folk NOT to give a courtesy flash to cars with no lights on in the night. Their reasoning being that the car with no lights on was loaded with gang members, apparently it is a gang initiation whereby they target the first person to flash them. Facey..
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Stogies replied to Oliverb's topic in General ChatIt's a pain in the backside when you put a lot of effort, money and pride in to your car only to have some idiot ruin it. I had, what I can only assume, a small stone thrown at my car on mischief night as I was driving past a park. Thankfully it missed the window, but left a horrible dent above the rear wheel arch. Needless to say I fume every time I look at it lol
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Stogies replied to jamesm182's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsI have had 4 Astra Estates (07+), found them to be very compact and timid. The front section used to do my head in, barely any room and both driver and passenger seat were on top of one another. I like my space and I like an arm rest. Have also spent time in a '07 Vectra, space was the only pro for me. The nail in the coffin was when crossing a busy junction in rush hour, with customers, the steering wheel locked and caused me to mount a kerb. It only had 60thou on the clock and was regularly serviced. Funnily enough this evening I had a run in with a young lad in a new shape Corsa. When entering the tunnel he flew up my backside, then he would repeatedly drop off and fly up behind me again. After I shown him my break lights, he undertook and decided to do it to a tranny van, only this time revving his engine to show off his loud exhaust. Needless to say I gave him a w***** hand gesture at the toll.
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Stogies replied to jeebowhite's topic in General ChatI use a cheap one from eBay, cost me £19. The sound quality isn't great, which is a let down as I predominantly use it to record what's going on within the car. When it was snowing last year, I kept it facing outwards for obvious reason. Recognising VRMs is quite difficult at a distance. However, the night vision is better than I expected. My girlfriend works in a tech store, so she got me a few SD cards with decent GBs on them. After each shift I let it record over old footage, but if you keep the lapse on a 5minute record, the FPS is better in comparison to a 15minute lapse. If anything takes place in the car, I take the SD card out, put my spare one in the camera and when I get a chance I copy the incident/funny stuff to the laptop. Unfortunately, like everything, it comes down to £ but I've heard nothing but good regarding these: http://bit.ly/15TRxDc http://bit.ly/1cxJdNR If you're a big spender, the guy I rented cars off had these fitted to every car. I don't know how, but they worked it so that when reviewing footage, it would track your position on a map. http://bit.ly/RCQEVd
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Stogies replied to Stogies's topic in General ChatYeah, £30. Had to argue to get it though. :/
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Stogies posted a topic in General ChatI've owned my Mondeo 11 month's and last night it finally popped its cherry: I was more surprised by how calm and quiet the lad was about it. 'By the way I've thrown up down the side of the car' Usually you hear them grunt, complain and sometimes cry. Unfortunately he left some undesirable chunks inside too. Needless to say I can't wait to find a new job.. :p
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Stogies replied to Stogies's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsAppreciate the information received here. I had the car serviced on Thursday (over due by a few hundred miles embarrassingly) and had new filters fitted. Saturday night I done a 15hour shift, predominantly based in the city and had no apparent issues. I even struck luck with one out of town job and had no issues on the motorway unlike last week whereby I was struggling. Hopefully this is the end to that problem, but shall bare all other advice in mind should it reservice! Cheers
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Stogies replied to Stogies's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsCheers, for the emission test is that done via the plugin computer? Do you reckon this can lead to more major problems? I've been assured a head gasket can be quite expensive (ultimately putting me off the road). Edit: In addition to this, when using the blowers on full primarily both front and back demisters, the car will lack power whilst pulling off :s
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Stogies replied to PhillBirkett's topic in Ford Modification DiscussionsYeah, I went in a different route too and purchased the Batman Gel's. I get a lot of looks from passers by, have had a few people take pics and a few tips from customers. :)
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Stogies posted a topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsHey, Just looking for some advice on a very annoying problem I'm having. Firstly, the car is a Ford Mondeo 1.8 '58 plate Zetec Diesel with 69k on the clock, which I use as a Taxi. Whenever I give the car a bit of a kick, roundabouts, junctions etc the car will feel as if a parachute has opened up from the back. The motion is of that when you're on the verge of running out of fuel. It will only do this when the car's been on the road for a good few hours. There's no smoke blowing and only once has the engine management light come on, when restarting the engine it didn't come on. Tonight's the worst it's ever been, joining the motorway otw to Manchester the car was struggling to move! I was a nervous reck coming off slip roads. Anyway, I've been to one garage (my old cab firms, which usually has a good rep) who charged me £50 to have it on their computer and road tested. No problems found, however the car was sat in their yard for 4hours before they looked at it. I tried explaining to them it only happens when it's been driven for a good few hours, 'oh' was their response. Second garage (owned by my new cab fleet) believes the manifold has collected a lot of crap, valve too and has quoted me £250 for it to be cleaned out. I'm not the best when it comes to mechanics, I'd appreciate folks feedback on this before I go with second garage's opinion. Cheers for reading
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Stogies replied to jamesm182's topic in General Ford Related Discussions2009: '04 Citroen Xsara Picasso Once I saw this car I had to buy it, always liked the size of them! I was 19 at the time and got a lot of stick from colleagues :p 2011: '57 Ford Focus 5dr Ghia Loved it, but lost my job at the time so had to sell it on for a diesel. 2012 (now): '58 Ford Mondeo Zetec

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20 handmade projects in 20 days...day 10. We're at the half-way mark, peeps. Can you believe it? I finally found a porcelaine pen and I'm so happy I did! The possibilities are officially endless, my friends. The winner will receive all four mismatchy mugs to fill to the brim with the beverage of her or his choosing. Thanks to design something better for sponsoring today's project. Happy 20 in 20!
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Police in Curacao said Saturday that they have several leads following a brazen heist in which gunmen pretending to be police stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million from a fishing boat.
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This weekend I decided to setup a SQL Azure sync group to synchronize a SQL Azure database with an on-premise replication publisher. I was curious if this would work, as I've been unable to find any documentation stating whether or not SQL Azure Data Sync can co-exist with SQL Server Replication. Not only was I able to get this working, but I took it a step further and downloaded the Windows Azure and Windows Phone SDKs — then wrote a quick and dirty Windows Phone app which connects to my SQL Azure sync group hub database and pulls down Customer and related Order data to my mobile device, making it available via a pivot control within the application.
I was able to create a sync group in SQL Azure Data Sync to synchronize the Customer, SalesOrderHeader, and SalesOrderDetail tables in the AdventureWorksLTAZ2008R2 database, which also acted as an on-premise Merge publisher in my local network with 3 subscribers. The solution provided a sync group hub database containing the Merge publication Customer and related Order data, synching one-way from on-premise to the cloud. I settled for synchronizing the sync group every 30 minutes and kept existing subscribers synching with the on-premise publisher on their normal schedules, which was every 1 minute in my test topology.
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From here, I created 2 projects — 1 Windows Azure WCF Service Web Role which allows for Windows Phone app interaction with a SQL Azure database using Entity Framework, and 1 Windows Phone application using WCF to connect to the SQL Azure sync group hub database through the service reference and consume the Customer and related Order data through a pivot control.
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As you can see, the potential for SQL Azure Data Sync is interesting. Not only can sync groups be useful in providing an offsite database storage solution, but when synchronized with an on-premise replication publisher, can also provide a mechanism for exposing enterprise data to the cloud to be consumed by mobile devices. SQL Azure Data Sync is currently available for preview and can be found in the Windows Azure Management Portal. More information about SQL Azure Data Sync can be found in SQL Azure Data Sync on MSDN.


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Does the noise from riding motorcycles cause hearing loss too?
Monday, March 17, 2014 1:29 p.m. by Susan Fenrich
Yes, motorcyclists are at a special risk for permanent hearing loss. Most motorcyclists understand the effects of the "silent killer" follow them every time they enjoy riding their bikes. Unfortunately, several people still think that hearing loss is caused by how loud the motorcycle is and that if you wear a helmet one's hearing is protected. Even though there is truth in that, research studies have shown that the major contributor to hearing loss for motorcyclist is the "silent killer" which is "wind noise"
"Wind noise' is the amount of noise turbulence produced around the head while the rider is in motion. Exposure to this turbulence over a period of time can cause irreversible hearing loss when adequate ear protection is not worn. If this issue is not addressed correctly from the beginning the amount of exposure to the inner ear is compounded every time the rider rides his/her bike for hours at a time. Constant duration of harmful level noises gradually cause permanent hearing loss.
Let's compare this to other noise exposure. According to OSHA, an average worker that is exposed to sound levels around 80-85dB for an eight hour day will not exceed the limits of exposure time within a 24 hour period. However, when the sound level exceeds 100dB your exposure time is limited to two hours before permanent damage can occur. When sound levels exceed 115dB, your exposure time is reduced to 15 minutes. "Wind Noise" at highway speeds can measure up to 103dB! That makes the noise exposure on a motorcycle comparable to that of a chainsaw! At these levels, the rider is not only fatiguing physically, from noise exposure, he or she will no doubt need a hearing aid later in life.
Another common problem of riding a motorcycle is called "Temporary Threshold Shift" (TTS). This happens when excessive noise exposure drops your actual hearing pattern to a lower level temporarily causing you to hear less than you did before the noise exposure. Continuous TTS exposure will result in permanent hearing loss. Everyone has experienced TTS at one time or another–perhaps at a dance hall, rock concert, or loud movie theater, or from a noisy hobby or job. This will most certainly happen to the motorcycle rider if adequate hearing protection is not worn.
Now that you understand the problem, you need to know how to protect your hearing. One would think that riding position, windshields and helmets would offer enough protection. The truth is even the snuggest fitting helmets produce wind noise readings of 110 to 116dB's from highway speeds of 35mph. That only allows a 15 minute joy ride. And when stopped at a stop sign with your visor closed the sound level is 80-90dB (like a lawn mower). The best solution for suppressing the sound of wind noise is a custom set of ear molds. They provide excellent noise reduction and are comfortable to wear for an extended period of time. They can even be molded with high-grade transducers, which allow for stereo compatibility or communications.


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All Jay Perry wanted was to sell his newly purchased Coachmen RV trailer. He used it only four times. But then the news came that his wife had a disability and the couple wouldn't be able to enjoy it.
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In 1972 the triumvirate of Leonard Marsh, Hyman Golden, and Arnold Greenberg created the Unadulterated Fruit Company and began selling Snapple drinks to health shops in New York City.
The company grew and grew and Snapple became an American household name, with the range expanding to include not only fruit juices but a variety of tea flavours too. Lemon Iced Tea was the first, introduced in 1987.
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I am an absolutely massive fan of the female form and of tattoos. If I can combine those two things I am near nirvana. So this little site is just my homage to tattoo'd girls everywhere and will no doubt extend to the less inky but still sexy 50's style pinup girl.


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So am i, i zombify posts..
cool you bring old posts back from the grave......lol oooooooooOOOOOOooooo!
this is my 374th post...
i'm only away 127 from my 6th star (501st post)! yay!
haha 501st... nobody else thinks its funny.... ok fine.... ive got like 224 posts and i am very busy/lazy thats why i dont have like a gazillion like dracofett!!!
I have oner 1000 now. but still a few hundred more to go......:O
I have oner 1000 now.
I wonder why...*rolls eyes*
i lot of people have realy creative ranks, i think its cool.
is it because i spam? ( getting a little pissed off. )
You should not be getting mad, as it is not his falt you spam.
Thanks 243.
i know you have like 30000 draco, lol, thats a lot of posting on the boards......;)
More like three thousand.
Wow how more posts do you think you have compared to me?
way more i think
I'm in awe of both you. I have been in this club a little over 9 months and hve no where near as many posts.
Thats because Draco really takes part in the topics and stuff while GHF...well...spams...alot. Its amazing how much his rank shot up in such a short time because of it.
yeah, in the first month maby he had like ten, i just post alot. I can see arthritis in my future.
Draco has also been a member for quite some time.
stop saying i spam, seriously, i know its true, but it really P***** me off.
at this rate he will have more than draco in no time.......
(I did not say it)
on topic, You think you could add somthing right above the stars, it could be the actual rank, so then you have the
Topic Necromancer!!!!!!
(captain) or whatever the persons rank is at the moment.
my new rank is dengar.
So? Who cares? besides you?
Wait that says 4G-H2, is that like serial number, or somthing like that?
Stars just got an upgrade. They match the ratings you can give images in the new galleries, as seen on the Image Galleries > Top Rated page.
they look weird.................................ish....................
Unless theres somthing up with my PC
E-mail me a screenshot, if you can. Thanks.
Of what, sir?
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January 31, 2014 06:00pm-09:00pm
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Celebrate the start of the year of the horse with art, food, and lion dances at ARTafterDARK: Qian Li Ma. Gallop into the lunar new year with the strength of a thousand-li horse!
Au's Shaolin Arts performs traditional lion dance and kung fu moves—like they did at the very first ARTafterDARK in 2004!
DJ Dana Kruse along with the Buddha Bar-style beats of DJ Patrick Park will be at the decks.
Feast your eyes on the clay work of Rochelle Lum.
Watch Chinese calligraphy instructor Tom Tong ply his brush strokes.
Savor festive new year bites by The Grove: Pork belly bao, kung pao chicken, and nian gao.
Sip the evening's specialty cocktail: New Beginning.
The event's decor will reflect feng shui's eight corners, which represent money, reputation, love, creativity, knowledge, career, helpful people and travel, and family and health. You'll find elements of wood, water, earth, and metal along with traditional feng shui colors.
• Money corner: To get to the Palm Courtyard you'll pass through luxurious velvet doors, representing luxury, to find lush greenery and quince cherry blossoms that symbolize new prosperity, and the colors red, purple and green.
• Reputation corner: At the top of the Luce Pavilion stairs you can start your year with good luck by walking down the red carpet leading to the Contemporary Gallery.
• Love corner: In a corner of the café, you'll find eight "lucky love" tables adorned with more pink and white quince cherry blossoms—jump start romance here!
• Creativity corner: Visit the White Sale in the Mediterranean Courtyard, where you can purchase arty items to spur creativity in 2014.
• Helpful People + Travel corner: The museum entrance will be draped in white, gray, and black.
• Career corner: Gray and black drapes and water in Central Courtyard promote work success.
• Knowledge corner: Exercise your brain and learn about your Year of the Horse luck in the Chinese Gallery, where astrology books and worksheets will help you navigate your sign and fortune.
Just a reminder—ARTafterDARKers can park in the following locations:
1) FREE: Street parking on Beretania and Kinau Street from 6pm.
2) $5: Up to five hours, $2 for each additional 30 minutes or fraction thereof. The lot behind the Honolulu Museum of Art School (1111 Victoria St.), entrances on Beretania and Young streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 11pm.
3) $5 at the First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on the corner of Beretania and Victoria streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 10pm.


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Jump on board a luxury catamaran to see the majestic Humpback whales on their annual migration past the Gold Coast. The MV2000 is the largest most stable vessel on the Gold Coast featuring five viewing platforms allowing unobstructed views of the whales. See tail slaps, pectoral waves and spectacular breaches! Learn about the Humpbacks playful and inquisitive nature through the expert commentary of a marine biologist. Morning tea is provided and there is a licensed bar on board. Optional extras include hotel transfers and professional photos of the whales.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2010) - In need of a bounce back performance, the ETSU men's basketball team used a tenacious defensive effort to hold Florida Gulf Coast to just 10 points in the first half and ultimately cruised to a decisive 73-51 victory in Atlantic Sun Conference play Saturday afternoon at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
The Buccaneers (9-9 overall, 5-2 A-Sun) ultimately forced the Eagles (5-12 overall, 2-6 A-Sun) into 26 turnovers and grabbed 11 steals, and held FGCU to 35 percent shooting from the floor and 23 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. Meanwhile, the Bucs got a game-high 21 points from junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), and junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) pitched in 15 in the winning effort.
"I'm really proud of the way our team battled and came out ready to play today," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team was coming off a tough 54-52 loss to Stetson on Thursday night. "After the Stetson game, we were really disappointed, but this helps get us back on track and the guys responded well. I thought our effort on defense was really good tonight, and on the offensive end we were much better than we were against Stetson."
The Bucs, who remain just one game back in the loss column for first place in the league, will now prepare for an important two-game road swing through Nashville next weekend. The Bucs will meet Lipscomb on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m., followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with Belmont at 5:30 p.m.
In the first half, ETSU fell behind 5-3 when a Reggie Chambers 3-pointer found the bottom of the net. However, from there the Bucs turned up the defensive pressure and used its trapping zone defense to stymie the Eagles. ETSU ultimately used a 17-0 run to power a strong first half and outscored FGCU 31-5 the rest of the half to lead 34-10 at the break.
It was the lowest first-half point total for an ETSU opponent this season.
The second half was no different, as the Bucs' advantage grew to as many as 33 points at 65-32 with 7:30 left in the contest. The Eagles battled back to cut the final deficit down to 22, but could not manage a significant comeback.
FGCU held a 46-38 edge on the glass, but most all the other statistical numbers favored the Bucs. ETSU shot 39 percent from the floor and 32 percent from 3-point range, hitting on a solid 68 percent from the free throw line. The Bucs went 23 of 34 shots from the line, while FGCU was just 11-of-25 at the charity stripe.
The Eagles were led by Anthony Banks' 15 points. No other FGCU player reached double figures.
For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's basketball link.


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It is easy to look at any Mets' loss Oliver Perez starts and point at him as the reason. While Perez wasn't nearly as sharp as he was in St. Louis, the Mets had a chance to win despite the three runs he gave up.
The Mets lost last night because their bullpen gave up six runs, a reminder rankings two weeks into the season are meaningless.
Most disconcerting from last night was the continued lack of production from the heart of the order, 3-4-5 hitters David Wright, Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur, who combined to go 2-for-9.
Wright has 14 strikeouts, roughly one a game, and has been susceptible to breaking balls off the plate. Bay is not seeing the ball well at all, evidenced by 22 strikeouts. And, Francoeur, after a 10-game hitting streak to start the season, is on a 0-for-22 slide that began with the 20-inning game in St. Louis.
"I think once they get a few hits, any type of hits, they'll get going,'' manager Jerry Manuel said. "I don't see fatigue as an issue. I don't see lethargic legs. I see good bat speed.''
Because rest isn't the immediate answer, Manuel needs to consider breaking up the order of the three right-handed hitters, and indicated Ike Davis or Angel Pagan are options.
Currently, Bay is drawing the most concern, and Manuel said batting him behind speed might be the answer, and in that regard, he's not letting go of the idea of moving Jose Reyes to the third slot in the order.
However, Manuel also was open to the idea of batting Bay second.
This has worked before with Wright and it could work for Bay. The problem is he'll still have three righties in a row because he's not going to slot Davis or Pagan clean-up.
Another possible solution is to keep batting the three righties, but mix up the order.


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The Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation will host the "Family Day" fundraiser on Saturday, April 27 from 1 to 4 p.m., at the foundation's Environmental Outpost at Big Oak Park, just south of Smyrna.
The event will feature model rocket launches, face painting, a life-sized inflated whale, the Wyland Clean Water Maze, the Ronald McDonald Show, a caterpillar bounce, solar viewers, and a variety of fun, educational activities for kids.
Refreshments and food will be on sale.
The admission fee is $5, but children 3 and under are admitted free. Proceeds benefit the AeroSpace Education Foundation.
For more information, call (302) 834-1978 or see the website www.dasef.org.


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Students win big in statewide 'Draw the Lines' contest
Student directors showcase Tennessee Williams One-Acts
Mercyhurst earns third PA It's On Us Grant
WeatherCheck among EID startups enjoying fair skies
Mercyhurst forensics team headed to San Juan
Mercyhurst students make World Youth Day pilgrimage
Mercyhurst announces 'Fighting for Folgs Day' on Jan. 26
Student gives grandma gift of life for Christmas
Mercyhurst receives Trailblazer Award for mission study
Universities showcase Innovation Beehive projects
Postmodern Jukebox stops at Hurst on Twenties 2.0 Tour
Erie Innovation District finds new home at VNET
Mercyhurst students set forth to slay the gerrymander
Mercyhurst University Cabinet to welcome new citizens
Mercyhurst research casts doubt on 'first animal' claim
From tents to tall ships: Let the crowdfunding begin
Gift creates President's Residence for Mercyhurst
'The Roost' stakes claim to Irish roots
Dr. Clint Jones named new associate provost
Wells Fargo expands program with Mercyhurst
Vienna Boys Choir evokes magic of the season
Mercyhurst Intel student earns coveted USGIF scholarship
Wheaton named to Council of CI Fellows
Tom Hubert exhibits 'Boogie Woogie in the Studio'
Mercyhurst, Safe Harbor collaborate on Project Kidify
Erie Mayor Joe Schember to visit MNE Friday
Hunter to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Mercyhurst Theatre Program debuts Erie ghost story
Intel students launch anti-money laundering club
Veterans take center stage at 'Hurst mega-observance
Mercyhurst named PA's second Purple Heart University
NGA Director Cardillo plans daylong visit to Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Dancers perform 'Symphony in Motion'
Mercyhurst names Joe NeCastro board chair
Broadway veteran Norm Lewis takes Mercyhurst stage
Mercyhurst Theatre stages regional premiere of 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'
Mercyhurst premieres 'This Business of Autism'
Kelly, DiNicola debate at 'Hurst ticketed event Oct. 8
Writer Kate Hennessy shares stories of Dorothy Day
Innovation District announces million-dollar deals
Speaker probes implications of feminist movement
Cummings Gallery hosts 'Photography of NPAA'
SimpleSense: Technology to the rescue
Exotic Pink Martini returns to Mercyhurst stage
Two Mercyhurst ROTC cadets earn full scholarships
Fall dining series opens Sept. 19
State funding supports violence reduction efforts
Board chair Rich Lanzillo named Magistrate Judge
Safety takes center stage at EAP rehearsal
Shirley MacLaine opens MIAC Live series in grand style
Mercyhurst athletic trainer tapped for Steelers camp
New students begin college careers with 'Day of Service'
Mercyhurst forms first-ever nursing department
Mercyhurst dedicates Ryan Hall Aug. 16
Grant enhances neuroscience research locally
Historic Jackson homestead at center of Mercyhurst study
Gov. Ridge, Rep. Kelly on hand as Mercyhurst University unveils high-tech MCPc Cyber Education Center
New cyber center: What people are saying
Mercyhurst Theatre Program stages world premiere of 'Anne of Green Gables'
EID welcomes nine new companies to Erie for accelerator
Mercyhurst announces new post in athletics leadership
MNE dining hall undergoes $1 million renovation
Fear gives way to exciting new career, lifestyle for Mercyhurst PA Studies graduate Jessica Koval
Mercyhurst turns over Quickstarter to Idea Fund Erie
Tickets for Audra McDonald concert on sale Wednesday
Four Mercyhurst PA students earn major VA scholarships
Plan coordinates community response to sexual violence
Mercyhurst, Asbury Woods to share new Dunkleosteus discovery in 'Unearthed' exhibit this summer
Joe NeCastro to head Erie Innovation District board
Erie, Mercyhurst partner on holiday fireworks
Corbran, Frank honored as exemplary staff members
New exhibit features works by Sister Angelica Cummings
Innovation leader takes helm of new risk mgmt. programs
Sailing away … summer course making big splash
Mercyhurst gives international student new lens on world
'Briggs' bounces back, heads to forever home
Mercyhurst University to graduate 904 this weekend
Coming Home: Erie native moves Virginia-based technology business, jobs to hometown
The 501 - Your golden ticket to the arts at Mercyhurst
BNI, 'Hurst students wrap talents around scarf project
Erie native VADM Matthew Kohler to speak at graduation
Mercyhurst named top green power user in PSAC
Ron Brown honored with Teaching Excellence Award
Ridge College hosts inaugural data science symposium
Mercyhurst students expose secret world of spy gear
Shirley MacLaine kicks off MIAC's 2018-2019 season
Erie launches new Secure Smart City™ pilot project
EID, Singularity U. taking applications for accelerator
Wells Fargo connects with Mercyhurst University to promote opportunities for students on autism spectrum
Victor celebrates service of longstanding employees
Gibbs reflects on Love Canal – 40 Years Later
Mercyhurst unveils 20th edition of 'Raw Edges'
Mercyhurst names new director of human resources
Bishop Persico to preside at mass honoring Sisters
AIM sophomore takes center stage at UN
Mercyhurst eyes inaugural cohort for new cyber programs
Jackie Fink to head new Women with Children program
Mercyhurst lends artistic flair to National Water Dance
Mercyhurst Theatre Program stages classic tale of love and loss
Mercyhurst partners with City of Erie on police testing
Christina Riley-Brown named Hafenmaier College dean
Mercyhurst ethics institute celebrates 10th anniversary
Youngest of Little Rock Nine to share her story
Silicon Valley expertise accelerates ErieID plans
Romero Award to honor retired educator Mary Hoffman
Erie, Mercyhurst vie for title of Hockeyville, USA
Mercyhurst equestrians riding high on victories
'Rigoletto' still reigns supreme as operatic masterpiece
Rotary, Mercyhurst slate annual ethics event
Mercyhurst, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State form North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance
LECOM acquires Mercyhurst radio station WMCE-FM
New MNE program seeks to empower single mothers
Turtle Island Quartet fuses classical with contemporary
Alternative spring break trips put Mercy into practice
'SoMar, Circles & Cycles' performed in-the-round
Plans unveiled for Unity Week, Black History Month
Ridge-Palmer friendship yields support for archives
Mercyhurst dining series takes new approach
Dausey to become Duquesne provost in native Pittsburgh
Mercyhurst's Nuutinen seeks Olympic medal for Finland
Mercyhurst Olympian Meghan Agosta of Team Canada: Going for Gold . . . Again
Student directors showcase talents in 'All in the Timing'
Cummings Gallery inspires with watercolors exhibit
MNE shares career program vision with Rep. Thompson
'La Belle' retells beloved tale of 'Beauty and the Beast'
UPMC Northwest Honors Kate Newman with New Program to Help Non-Ambulatory Patients
Zapolski '11 Named To U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Olympic Team
Lakers alum Ryan Zapolski to start in goal for Team USA
Mercyhurst names new dean of Walker College


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More Small Businesses Embrace Bitcoin
Some Owners Pin Hopes on Virtual Currency, But It Comes With Risks
Having the latest technology can help a small company stand out against the competition. And that is perhaps the biggest reason Bitcoin, a nascent system using virtual currency to make payments online, has drawn a strong following among small-business owners like Adam Sah.
Co-owner of Buyer's Best Friend Wholesale & Mercantile Inc., a specialty grocery business, Mr. Sah began inviting customers to pay with Bitcoin in late April, figuring he would save money on credit-card processing fees—and maybe help bring in customers...


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Option 1: Basic Letterhead (No Customization)
Basic pre-designed letterheads have been created for each campus, Big Spring, Lamesa, San Angelo, and SWCID as well as each Athletic department, Baseball, Basketball (Men's, Women's), Rodeo, and Softball (Sample Page "Basic Athletics Letterhead"). These letterheads can be used for any official document or general need. These documents can be downloaded below as Microsoft Word Template (.dotx) files.
If you have questions about proper usage of materials or need assistance, please contact the Office of Information and Marketing at (432) 264-5034.
Option 2: Customized Letterhead
Custom designed and personalized letterheads are available for any Howard College individual, office, department or entity as requested. To order official customized Howard College letterheads, please provide the following information. Please be sure the information is provided as you wish it to appear on the item being printed, including proper spelling and correct appearance.
- Full Name (including prefix and credentials if requested)
- Title or Department (if requested)
- Phone Number (on campus or main phone contact number)
- Fax Number (if requested)
- Cell Phone Number (if requested)
- Email address (on campus or main email address)
- Office Number or Office Location (if requested)
Please note that your primary campus address will be included by default in the letterhead:
- 1001 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, TX 79720 (Big Spring Campus)
- 702 E. Broadway, Eden, TX 76837 (Eden Detention Center)
- 1900 Simler Avenue, Big Spring, TX 79720 (Federal Correction Institute FCI)
- 1810 Lubbock Highway, Lamesa, TX 79331 (Lamesa Campus)
- 3501 N. US Highway 67, San Angelo, TX 76905 (San Angelo Campus WTTC)
- 3200 Ave. C, Big Spring, TX 79720 (SWCID Campus)
Please note that a school motto or name (accordingly) and primary internet address will be included by default centered in the footer section of the letterhead:
- "For Earning, for Learning, for Life." (Howard College motto)
www.howardcollege.edu (standard Howard College web address)
- Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID Name)
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Personalized information will be entered into the following example templates (Sample B) and a personalized Microsoft Word Template (.dot) file will be delivered to the individual. Custom designed and personalized letterheads should be requested through the Office of Information and Marketing at (432) 264-5034.
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- Where:
Westpark Hotel, Tysons Corner, VA
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MAREMA is the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Marketing Association, a group of Commercial Real Estate Agents, Business Brokers and Associates. We have been meeting monthly in Tysons Corner for over 20 years to network, educate and generate business for each other. The Meetings feature networking opportunities, quick pitches, haves & wants, feature listing presentations, & cash board.
Westpark Hotel
8401 Westpark Drive
Mclean, Virginia 22102-3602
(Tysons Corner)
$30 for MAREMA Members
The August meeting is FREE for visitors!
RSVP at http://marema.com/rsvpmeeting.html
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Afghan journalist, family killed in hotel attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The luxury hotel was considered one of the safest spots in the Afghan capital. Yet four gunmen walked in, proceeded to the restaurant and pulled out pistols hidden in their shoes. They killed nine people, including a journalist for a French news agency, his wife and two children who were shot in the head.
One child survived but was seriously wounded.
The Taliban boasted that the assault Thursday night shows they can strike anywhere, and Afghan officials issued a string of conflicting statements as they scrambled to explain how the attackers penetrated the Serena Hotel's tight security.
It was a major embarrassment to government security forces less than two weeks before national elections and came on the heels of an uptick in bombings and shootings against foreigners in the capital, something that had been relatively rare. A Swedish journalist was shot on the street earlier this month, and a Lebanese restaurant popular with foreigners was attacked by a suicide bomber and gunmen in January.
The latest attack was particularly brazen because it was considered one of the best-protected sites for civilians in Kabul. Sheltered behind a nondescript wall, entrants must pass through a security room at the gate where they are patted down and go through a metal detector as bags are put through an X-ray machine and sometimes searched.
The attackers hid their small pistols and ammunition in their shoes and socks, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told reporters, but he could not say how the weapons went undetected. The hotel security has been known in the past not always to act when the metal detector beeps.
At the time of the attack, Café Zarnegar, one of the main restaurants, was packed with foreigners as well as Afghans celebrating the eve of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The hotel is popular among aid workers, journalists, contractors and diplomats who often come for brunch or dinner.
The dead included five Afghans, two Canadians, an American and a Paraguayan. Six people were wounded, including a child, a foreigner, two policemen, a hotel guard, and an Afghan lawmaker.
Kimberley Motley, an American lawyer who has worked in Afghanistan for many years, was taking a bath in her second-floor room when the shots started about 9:15 p.m. Unaware that the staff and many guests had taken refuge in a basement safe room, she got out of the tub, barricaded herself in a corner of the bedroom and tried to stay as quiet as possible while gunfire rattled downstairs for hours.
After the shooting stopped about midnight she went to the lobby, which was packed with security forces and other confused guests who were smoking as hotel staff handed out water and slices of cake.
"I saw them bring out four bodies. They weren't covered," she said Friday in a telephone interview.
"There was a trail of blood from the restaurant to the front door," she said, apparently from corpses being dragged away. The restaurant itself was devastated. "It was blood and bullet holes," she added.
Authorities said two of the gunmen went to the restaurant and killed seven victims by shooting them in the head. Two other victims were found in the halls, Sediqqi said, displaying photos of the small pistols and ammunition the attackers used and their shoes. Police killed all four attackers — who appeared to be about 18 years old — after a three-hour standoff.
Among the dead was Sardar Ahmad, a widely respected 40-year-old Afghan journalist with the French news agency Agence France-Presse. His wife and two of their children also were killed, and the agency said their 1-year-old son was badly wounded and hospitalized. All were shot in the restaurant.
Ahmad also ran the Kabul Pressistan media company and joined AFP in 2003 to become the agency's senior reporter in Kabul. He covered all aspects of life, war and politics in his native Afghanistan, according to a statement by the news agency.
A U.S. official confirmed that an American citizen was killed in the attack. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the death had not been made public.
One of the Canadians who died was identified as Roshan Thomas, who with her family had dedicated years to helping Afghan children. Canadian Sen. Mobina Jaffer said Thomas and her husband built a school in Afghanistan and played frequent host to young girls in need of a helping hand. Thomas died months before welcoming her first grandchild to the world, Jaffer said. She is survived by her husband and three adult children.
The second Canadian was Zeenab Kassam, a 37-year-old from Calgary who had spent the last year and a half volunteering as an English teacher at a school funded by the Aga Khan Foundation.
Luis Maria Duarte, 39, a former Paraguayan diplomat and Mideast scholar who was in Kabul to be an election observer, also died in the attack. Duarte was working for the U.S.-based National Democratic Institute.
His father, also named Luis Maria Duarte, said NDI's director called him Thursday night to break the news. "He told me, 'Sir, we have lost our best man.' I felt very bad, so they had to send me to a hospital," he said Friday in an interview with Radio Cardinal in Paraguay.
"While events like this highlight the security challenges that remain in parts of Afghanistan, it only strengthens our resolve to combat the scourge of terrorism in all its forms," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said in a statement.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council both condemned the attack. Members of the Security Council reiterated their serious concern at the threats posed by the Taliban and other militants and "underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," according to a statement.
The Taliban have vowed to use violence to disrupt next month's presidential election, which promises to result in the first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Islamic militant movement from power.
Associated Press writers Mirwais Khan in Kandahar, Rob Gillies in Toronto, Pedro Servin in Asuncion, Paraguay, and Deb Riechmann in Washington contributed to this report.


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New Delhi, Nov 15: Bracing up for an opposition onslaught in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host dinner for UPA leaders tomorrow to firm up a joint strategy on various issues like FDI that are expected to come up during the session beginning next week.
Singh's dinner with UPA leaders comes close on the heels of his similar interactions with leaders of crucial outside supporters Samajwadi Party and BSP.
He hosted dinner for SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh last week and followed it with lunch for BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday.
The Prime Minister is reaching out to allies and outside supporters as the government faces the prospect of a motion entailing voting on FDI and even a possible threat of No-Confidence Motion.
The Left parties have tabled a motion that will seek a vote on FDI. The main opposition BJP, its ally JD(U) as also Trinamool Congress, which parted ways with the UPA few months back on the issue, have also given notices.
Those from the opposition who have given notices include Shatabdi Roy (TMC), Ramesh Bais, A T Nana Patil, Hansraj Ahir (all BJP) and Rajiv Ranjan Singh (JD-U).
To add to government's discomfiture, sulking ally DMK yesterday declined to disclose its stand on how it would vote either on such motions or the No-Confidence Motion, likely to be moved by Trinamool Congress. DMK chief M Karunanidhi said in Chennai yesterday that his party's stand on the FDI issue is a "suspense".
Asked whether DMK would support Left and some other parties' proposed resolution with provision for voting in Parliament on FDI, Karunanidhi said the party's views would be made known after consultations with Parliamentary Party members.
The support of DMK, the second largest group in UPA with its 18 MPs in Lok Sabha, is crucial for the UPA in case of a voting on a motion.
At present, the government enjoys the support of about 265 MPs, including DMK, in a house of 545.
With the support of Samajwadi Party (22) and BSP (21), the backing for the ruling coalition goes a little over 300, which is comfortable over
the required 273 majority mark in Lok Sabha.
BSP and SP together or individually have not shown signs of withdrawing support so far. Mayawati, who has hinted at the possibility of early polls, remained vague on her party's stand on FDI issue after her lunch with the Prime Minister on Sunday.
"Whenever such a situation crops up, ask us this question (then). Why do you want our response in advance," she said.
She noted that her party members have authorised her to take a final decision on support to the UPA but she has not taken a call on the issue so far.


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Case IH upgraded its Steiger and Quadtrac series 4-wd tractors in 2008 with a model addition, the Steiger 535 Pro, and a number of productivity enhancements. Five models range from 335 to 535 engine hp. The 535-hp 535 Pro is the company's largest 4-wd tractor to date and is built with a Power Boost feature that adds 35 hp through a hydraulic boost and another 40 hp in power growth for a total of 610 available horsepower.
The Diesel Saver Auto Productivity Management (APM) system, standard on new Steiger series tractors, reduces fuel consumption as much as 25% by automatically adjusting engine speed and transmission ratio. The AFS AccuGuide automated guidance system also comes standard. Three frame sizes and an industry-leading long wheelbase and drawbar design provide superior pulling power.
For more information, call 877/422-7344 or visit www.caseih.com/na.
CASE IH STEIGER AND QUADTRAC SERIES SPECS | ENGINE 9-liter Case IH in 335; 12.9-liter Case IH in 385, 435 and 485; and 15-liter Cummins QSX15 in 535. 335 to 535 engine hp, 273 to 473 PTO hp | TRANSMISSION: 16/2 powershift with transport mode | HYDRAULICS: 40 gpm std. pump capacity on 335, 385, 435 and 485; 42 gpm std. on 535. High-capacity pump of 55 or 57 gpm opt.| LIFT CAPACITY: 15,669 lbs. on 335; 19,620 lbs. on 385, 435, 485 and 535; 19,728 lbs. on Quadtrac | WHEELBASE: 139 in. on 335; 154 in. on 385, 435, 485 and 535 | STARTING PRICE FOR A STEIGER: $212,218
The Challenger MT800 series, originally launched in 2005, consists of five track models that run from 410 to 585 engine hp. The tractors were updated in 2009 and feature higher horsepower ratings, a new ISOBUS system, and new and improved features. Among them are a digital dash display that's easier to read, a redesigned tractor management center that provides simpler and more intuitive operation, and a new hydraulic system with a higher degree of control, higher flow, and greater adaptability.
For more information, contact www.challengerag.com and www.newfromchallenger.com.
CHALLENGER MT800 SERIES SPECS | ENGINE: 6-cyl. Caterpillar C15 or C18 Acert; 410 to 585 engine hp, 335 to 425 PTO hp; 24v starting motor | TRANSMISSION: Caterpillar powershift 16F/4R | HYDRAULICS: Std. pump flow 43.5 gpm, opt. pump flow 59 gpm; hydraulic remotes: 4 std., up to 6 opt. | WHEELBASE: 118 in. | SUGGESTED LIST PRICE: $292,001 to $495,777
The MT900C series, launched in 2007, consists of four articulated 4-wd tractor models ranging from 440 to 585 engine hp. The largest model, the MT975C, has the highest engine horsepower in the world. The tractors are modeled after the comparably sized MT800C series track tractors with around 65% parts commonality. They share the same engine, transmission and frame as the track tractors but are built in a versatile 4-wd package.
The cabs of the new C series Challenger tractors were redesigned in 2009 and equipped with the latest electronic controls. Included in the new controls is an integrated ISOBUS system, which is part of Challenger's new Tractor Management Center (TMC) monitor. Nearly all tractor and implement functions are controlled from this one monitor. The Challenger TMC also features a restyled console for better ergonomics and ease of use.
For more information, contact www.challengerag.com and www.newfromchallenger.com.
CHALLENGER MT900C SERIES SPECS | ENGINE: 6-cyl. C15 or C18 Caterpillar Acert; 440 to 585 engine hp, 360 to 425 PTO hp; 24v starting motor | TRANSMISSION: Caterpillar 16F/4R powershift transmission | HYDRAULICS: Std. pump flow 43.5 gpm, opt. pump flow 59 gpm; hydraulic remotes: 4 std., up to 6 opt. | HITCH LIFT CAPACITY: 19,500 lbs. | WHEELBASE: 155.5 in. | SUGGESTED LIST PRICE: $284,511 to $440,418
CLAAS XERION SPECS | ENGINE: 6-cyl. Caterpillar C-9 engine. 330 and 359 engine hp; 273 PTO hp | TRANSMISSION: Continuously variable transmission | HYDRAULICS: Max. flow rate 50 or 62 gpm. Max. no. of auxiliary spools: 4 front/5 rear | MAXIMUM REAR LIFT CAPACITY: 25,800 lbs. | WHEELBASE: 130 in. | SUGGESTED LIST PRICES: Xerion 3800 Trac VC: $386,336; Trac: $367,976; and Saddle Trac: $371,117. Xerion 3300 Trac VC: $357,714; Trac: $340,711; and Saddle Trac: $336,690
The Xerion is an all-season machine designed for versatility. The German manufacturer Claas introduced the tractor to the U.S. in 2007 to provide growers with a multipurpose machine that can perform a variety of agricultural functions, including tillage, planting, mowing, spraying, manure work, silage pit work and grain or silage hauling. The first model was the 330-hp 3300. A larger version, the 359-hp 3800, was released in 2008. Both sizes are available in three configurations: Trac (cab fixed in central position); Trac VC (cab rotates 180°); and Saddle Trac (cab in front above engine with mounting area behind it). The Xerion can be loaded with a liquid manure tank, seed container, fertilizer tank or other equipment.
Xerion tractors feature the Claas Cebis system, which also appears in Lexion combines. Cebis offers electronic vehicle control of operations such as steering modes, hydraulic flow rates and headland management systems.
The John Deere 9030 series high-horsepower, all-wheel-drive tractors are the most productive high-horsepower tractors the company has ever built. Launched in 2007, the tractors are designed to offer more power and performance than the 9020 series they replace. Eight tire- and track-equipped models range from 325 to 530 hp.
The track models feature a new AirCushion suspension system that provides more than 13 in. of total suspension travel at the front idlers for a more comfortable ride at faster field and transport speeds.
All models — both tracked and wheeled — feature John Deere 9-liter or 13.5-liter PowerTech Plus engines, more comfort in the cab and integrated technology for easy installation of AutoTrac and other precision guidance technology.
For more information, visit www.Deere.com.
JOHN DEERE 9030 SERIES SPECS | ENGINE: John Deere 9-liter or 13.5-liter PowerTech Plus diesel; 325 to 530 engine hp, 263 to 320 PTO hp | TRANSMISSION: 18-speed automatic powershift (18F/6R) and 24-speed manual shift (24F/6R) | HYDRAULICS: Max. pump flow with manual shift transmission, 44 gpm; max. pump flow with powershift transmission, 78 gpm. Electrohydraulic selective control valves: 4 std./5 to 6 opt.| WHEELBASE: 137.8 in. | BASE LIST PRICES: Start at $208,254 for 9030 series 4-wd tractors and $311,583 for 9030 series track tractors.
The Versatile rebuilt its 4-wd series tractors in 2008. The 4-wd series 305 to 400 hp replaces Versatile's 2000 series 4-wd. There are four models in this small-frame, 4-wd series, which range from 305 to 400 engine hp and feature an 11-liter Cummins QSM11 engine. The QSM high-pressure injection system and electronic controls continuously monitor data from sensors within the engine to optimize the fuel-to-air mixture for maximum combustion.
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VERSATILE 4-WD SERIES 305 TO 400 HP SPECS | ENGINE: 11-liter Cummins QSM11 engine; 305 to 400 engine hp | TRANSMISSION: Quadshift transmission/mechanical 12 × 4 or powershift transmission/powershift 12 × 2 | HYDRAULICS: Pump flow 50 gpm std. Hydraulic remote valves: 4 std./6 opt. | WHEELBASE: 142 in. | TURNING RADIUS (with base tires): 191.5 in. | SUGGESTED LIST PRICE: $181,000 to $259,000
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Versatile created the large-frame High Horsepower Tractor (HHT) 4-wd series to respond to growing agricultural operations that have more acres and require more power. Engineered from the ground up using heavy-duty components, the HHT series 4-wd is available in 435, 485 and 535 engine hp. The frame is manufactured from thick steel plate to ensure structural integrity under extreme conditions. Outboard planetary axles with a new 24-bolt pattern and standard drum duals ensure power is efficiently transferred to the ground. The main bearing at the articulation point is now 60% larger to reduce stress and extend life.
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VERSATILE HHT 4-WD SERIES 435 TO 535 HP SPECS | ENGINE: 15-liter Cummins QSX15 engine. 435 to 535 engine hp | TRANSMISSION: Quadshift transmission/mechanical 12 × 4 or powershift transmission/Caterpillar powershift 16 × 4 | HYDRAULICS: Pump flow 55 gpm std./80 gpm opt. Hydraulic remote valves: 4 std./6 or 8 opt. | WHEELBASE: 154 in. | TURNING RADIUS (with base tires): 191.5 in. | SUGGESTED LIST PRICE: $240,000 to $302,000
Designed to pull increasingly larger implements, New Holland's T9000 series tractors now offer more power, with 535 hp available on the largest T9060 model. A total of five models range from 335 to 535 engine hp. Last updated in 2008, these 4-wd tractors feature higher horsepower, stronger drawbars, and a new, compound-turbo, fuel-efficient engine in the T9050 model.
The tractors come in two main frame sizes with engines sized to provide maximum performance with minimum fuel consumption. When engaged, the new Ground Speed Management works to operate the engine and transmission in the most efficient settings for maximum productivity and efficiency. Both the standard and heavy-duty drawbars have been redesigned to meet the demands of high-horsepower loads and improve vertical load carrying capacity.
For more information, visit www.newholland.com.
NEW HOLLAND T9000 SERIES SPECS | ENGINE: 6-cyl., 9-, 12.9- or 15-liter New Holland CDC or Cursor or Cursor Turbo-Compound; 15-liter Cummins engine in the T9060. 335 to 535 engine hp, 273 to 473 PTO hp | TRANSMISSION: 16 × 2 powershift with transport mode or 24 × 6 syncroshift available on T9020 and T9030 | HYDRAULICS: Std. pump flow 40 to 42 gpm/55 to 57 gpm, or 90- to 94-gpm MegaFlow II opt. Remote valves: 4 std./up to 7 opt. | WHEELBASE: 139 in. on the T9020; 154 in. on all other models | PRICES: Start at $198,280 for the T9020 New Holland 4-wd tractors
Articulated 4-wd tractors, introduced in the mid-1960s, hit the 300-hp mark in the mid-1970s. The market for articulated 4-wd tractors in the 300-plus-hp segment is relatively stable year over year, according to Versatile, the maker of the first mass-produced 4-wd. Adam Reid, media relations for the company, says its 4-wd market is split between the 300- to 400-hp segment and the 400- to 535-hp market.
"The largest models [425 hp and larger] are most popular in the northern Great Plains, including North Dakota, South Dakota, parts of Minnesota and western Canada, for pulling disks, cultivators and large air drills or air seeders," Reid says. "However, these larger units are growing in popularity in the Corn Belt as more power is required for some implements, depending on crop rotation, growing patterns and soil type. The new Dominator from Krause, for example, requires a lot of tractor weight and pulling power."
Reid says the 300- to 400-hp units are used on farms with 750 to 2,000 acres and are popular in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of the Corn Belt. Although these tractors are primarily used to pull tillage implements, the trend is moving toward grain carts. "These 300- to 400-hp 4-wd tractors are being ordered with powershift and PTOs specifically to run new, large grain carts," he says. "The advantage of an articulated 4-wd for grain carts is that it has the weight and braking power to manage large carts in the 1,300-bu.-and-up category."
Alternative uses for articulated 4-wds include silage packing, running big slurry (manure) wagons, and pulling scrapers. Scrapers (earthmovers) are used for drainage on farms and for road construction; in the southern U.S., they are used for catfish ponds.
Fixed-frame, front-wheel-assist row-crop tractors are growing in size, moving into the 350-plus-hp range, and the market is growing as well, Reid adds. "These tractors offer power and maneuverability and can be used in a wide range of applications."


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I like Taiga because her character was balanced. Most Tsunderes have a "mold" to follow and Taiga surely starts following it, but not only i feel her "tsundere" aspects are being well excuted, she also is able to walks a step above said mold(Shana more or less started it and Louise is so stuck in it that she's almost a parody of Shana by the 3rd season of ZnT) Taiga started on the same point but quickly gives hints of advance and by the Chirstmas episode she almost overgrow her inital Shana-ish tendencies to become a more complex character.
Maybe the difference radicates in the fact that we actually know the reasons for Taiga to be so harsh and insecure(screwed family life), and even if that's not an excuse, she hasn't showed her harsh tratement to everybody or hide her feminine traits(she have fun with Minorin, dress cute outfits, eat desserts and had a crush on a goody guy with glasses ...and only the last one is a secret) and even shows dislike for her nickname(altough seems to enjoy being a tough girl at times xD), it's only that she doesen't show the need to open to other people that much(and is short tempered to anyone who mess with her), unless christmas come and transforms into "Angel Taiga" xD. At the end she feel the weight of her own flaws and actually made an effort to change things for the better(with enormous help from Ryuuji and her firends), and by the end, even if she conserve some Tsundere traits she's a much more open person now.
I think the thing i like the most of her is the evolution that she undergoes during the story, it's well played and it feels credible. On a side note, more than protecting her, her character and story provokes me to cheering for her.
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I think that Aisaka Taiga is presented very well in the seried cause at the start of this show I was like ???. Because she looked as if she only thought of her self. but near the emd especially the finale she showed loveing and a caring attitude towards Ryuugi
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That's because she indeed was thiniking only of herself at the beginning, i like her because the show cemented her personality and status towards Ryuuji very well, in the first couple of chapters he's only a classmate who get involved into her troubles, during Ch. 1 she sees him as a nuisance but then accepted him as a helpér because it's very convenient(he is Yuusaku's best friend and also apparently have more experience than her with love things, also she's Minori's best friend so she have good measures to control Ryuuji xDU), also she only treats Ryuuji that way because of his involvement with the letter. When things clears up she calms down and even apologizes to him, so yeah Taiga was rude with Ryuuji at the beginning but she's rude with everyone at that point and doesen't have any particular biasing(or feelings) towards him. It's a huge difference from other Kugimiya tsunderes, they don't instantly fall in love with each other or feel embarrassed or soemthing(Taiga was only embarrassed about the letter and her crush on Kitamura xDU) and from Ch. 2 an on Ryuuji take the courage to stand up to Taiga as an equal wich manage to get her attention and start viewing him as a friend more than a lackey.
Over the course of the story she goes through an evolution process, by chapter three she's accustomed to Ryuuji's prescence and cemented her relationship with him as good friends, supporting each other and spending time togheter without the pressure of being a couple(altough the entire class understandably misunderstood the situation xDU), the thing is that Taiga grew more and more dependant on Ryuuji over the time, she can have the courage to go after Kitamura probably because she knows that Ryuuji is supporting her and will be there if she gets in trouble. the first hints of Taiga's feelings for Ryuuji came in Ch. 7-8 during the pool episodes, more visible hints are throwed during the "School Festival Arc"(where Ryuuji subcouncsiciously take a very protective role over Taiga like some sort of father-like fiugure which hasn't go unnoticed to Ami), by this point Taiga is not only fond of having Ryuuji as a Nakama but she also starting to get along with the rest of the class an other people, she's still a bit rude but very less violent and much more open to people than in the beginning. This culminates during the "Christmas Arc" where she evolves from Palmtop Tiger to Angel Taiga even if she's a bit hypocritical(Taiga even admits that she does it in part for self-satisfaction) it's undeniably that Taiga is now actively chasing a good relationship with her friends and even allows her to open more to Ryuuji as a person(instead of playing tsundere with him as before)m said opening is also probably the cause of her finally realizing what's inside her for real. the last part of the story has her dealing with her feelings about loving Ryuuji in contrast with her intention of helping him to reach happiness by make it out with Minori. By that point Taiga speaks and behave normally around Kitamura and is also able to enjoy time with her classmates, assiting to study sessions, hangiong out with Ryuuji's friends and such(you know, things that the Taiga of the beginning will never do). by the very end she find that her behavior is only a mean to scape her problems, she sees Ryuuji afronting his own family problems and thantks to that she find the courge to face her own problems, she wants to be with Ryuuji but as Ryuuji himself says, she wants to be truly happy which can be only acomplished with the approval of the people she cares for after repairing her family life.
I like Taiga's character because it has much more elements that only be "in love", she's in love right, but she also care very deeply for Minorin, grow strong nakama bonds with Ryuuji and Ami(really, it's amusing to see how the Palmtop Tiger and the Stupid Chihuahua became such good friends by the end) and have a more complex past wich have an important impact on her descisons(she leaves the boy she loves in order to fix her family life first, a very mature descision), i didn't really dislike anyone on this series, Toradora is full of entertaining and interesting characters xD.
P.D.- Sorry for expanding too much with the answer xDU.
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But my real question is about Taiga's real personality and about her actions with Ami ( especially in the episode 6 when her take Ami to her apartment ) , Yuri-sensei, Tomiie Kouta, Kanou Sakura ( yeah xD ) and Inko-chan. I mean, despite Ami, she is really rude with them.
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Taiga is just kyuun > w< even Ryuuji don't love you, I do! (Trying to sound like Minori XD)
But seriously, after rewatching, Taiga is my only best three favorite character so far.
and I love Taiga in her angelic hair-like, however original hair still the best!
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Nature "Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story" In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Joy Adamson's book about an orphaned lion cub named Elsa and the lion's later release back into the wild, this film follows the challenges of making the award-winning movie from the book. It also looks at the real-life drama Joy and her husband faced as pioneering conservationists.G
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We are two dedicated Mothers and established child care providers who have had a dream to open an eco-friendly preschool and childcare center. We are dedicated to nurturing the minds, bodies and souls of every child by providing an organic menu, large outdoor activity space and wonderful music and art based curriculum! We are excited to be the first preschool to offer organic food and an eco-friendly environment. We want to incorporate our name as well as letting people know that we are a green company all in our logo!
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NEW YORK When the play Freuds Last Session opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 it became an unlikely hit, but few could have predicted just how widely seen the session would become.
This fictional conversation between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud has since been seen in Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia and Chicago as well as Argentina and Sweden, among other places.
It goes next to Santa Monica, Calif., with its most famous stars yet: Judd Hirsch and Tom Cavanagh, who say they were lured by a moving and provocative piece.
My hats off to the playwright, says Hirsch, 77, probably best known for TV roles in Taxi and Numb3rs. It could have been a really dull play.
It might still be with us in it, replies Cavanagh.
Hirsch thinks about that.
We could prove it, he finally agrees, smiling.
Mark St. Germains play is set in 1939 with Europe on the brink of World War II. Lewis, a youthful Oxford professor and an atheist-turned-Christian, stops by the London home of the elderly and ailing world-renowned psychoanalyst Freud. For 90 minutes, they go head-to-head over God, love, sex and the meaning of life.
Its a made-up conversation between a couple of intellectuals, says Cavanagh, who has been on the TV series Ed and on Broadway in Urinetown. But it sings.
Adds Hirsch: They both have faults wonderful, human faults.
Adding to the tension in the play is that the atheist Freud, suffering from cancer, will kill himself a few weeks later. He has invited Lewis, the author of The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia, for something of a last-ditch attempt to disprove Gods existence.
Everyone is either going to be on one side or the other. And so that involves a choice. These characters are expressing how they arrived at their particular choice, says Cavanagh, 44, during a break as the two rehearse in New York before going West.
Depending on how open your ears are and how much you want to hear, youre either going to have your position calcified a little bit or perhaps itll be chipped into a little bit. I think both instances are interesting for an audience.
The acting duo, who both live in New York, will be appearing in the play at the 499-seat Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center from Jan. 11 to Feb. 10.
The play marks the first time Cavanagh and the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Hirsch have worked together.
Cavanagh saw the play off-Broadway before it closed this summer, but Hirsch hadnt seen a production before signing on, though he says hes been lately asked to play Freud several times.
The youthful-looking Cavanagh threw himself into the project. I researched like crazy, nonstop. Videos, books, articles I just tore it upside-down, he says.
I came into the first day of rehearsal and they said, Youre playing Lewis. I was like, What? I even had the accent, he jokes. It just goes to show you read the emails.
This play may mark the first time they are collaborating, but their chemistry both onstage and off reveals a comfortable collegiality and a willingness to banter.
This is the first of Im sure many combinations, says Cavanagh.
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This certainly fixed my problems. Now I can switch to Linux on my Netbook. Turns out Openoffice runs much faster in Linux than in Windows.
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Over last week and the weekend, over 10,000 PC gamers from Europe and across the world gathered in Sweden for Dreamhack Winter, the world's biggest LAN party.
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Since most of you weren't able to make it, here's a gallery of photos from the event. I'm sure you can imagine the sounds and smells on your own.
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Laryngeal nerve damage is injury to one or both of the nerves that are attached to the voice box.
Alternative Names
Vocal cord paralysis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Injury to the laryngeal nerves is uncommon.
It it does occur, itcan befrom:
- A complication of neck or chest surgery (especially thyroid, lung, heart surgery, or cervical spine surgery)
- A breathing tube in the windpipe (endotracheal tube)
- A viral infection that affects the nerves
- Tumors in the neck or upper chest, such as
thyroidor lung cancer
- Difficulty speaking
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hoarseness
Injury to the left and right laryngeal nerves at the same time can be an urgent situation that can lead to difficulty breathing.
Signs and tests
The doctor willcheck ifyour vocal cords move abnormally. Abnormal movement may mean that a laryngeal nerve is injured.
Tests may include:
Bronchoscopy CT scanof the chest Laryngoscopy MRIof the brain, neck, and chest X-ray
Treatment depends on the cause of the injury. In some instances, no treatment may be needed and the nerve may recover on its own. Voice therapy is useful in some cases.
If surgery is needed, the goal is to change the position of the paralyzed vocal cord to improve the voice. This can be done with:
- Arytenoid adduction (stitches to move the vocal cord toward the middle of the airway)
- Injections of collagen, Gelfoam, or another substance
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If both the left and right nerves are damaged, a hole may need to be cut into the windpipe (tracheotomy) right away to allow breathing. This is followed by another surgery at a later date.
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Calling your health care provider
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overnight proofing of shaped loaves
Hi! Long time lurker and occasional responder, but I've been spending a lot of time lately on the forums trying to really nail down my sometimes haphazard technique. I've been using baguettes as my practice bread to really kick my butt, and they've improved a lot with different tweaks and techniques (I can share more info if anyone's interested).
My question today is about overnight proofing. In Tartine Bread, Chad Robertson talks about his friend who lets the loaves proof overnight on the counter and bakes in the morning. I think that would be an ideal way to proof the baguettes so they could go right in the oven when I get up, but I'm worried about over-proofing and missing the ideal window. Has anyone tried this? What are some ideas to keep the final rise slow?
Second best option is overnight proofing in the fridge, but everyone seems to feel like loaves need time to warm up, which defeats the "instantly in the oven" part of the equation. Has anyone baked loaves that were retarded overnight in the fridge and put almost literally straight in the oven? Or is the warming up time non-negotiable?
Any problems with loaves drying out during either of these approaches?
Thanks! Looking forward to your input. Here's a picture of one of the better batches lately as I've nailed the art down a little better: