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ANDRITZ METALS - highest quality in metalforming technology
ANDRITZ METALS is one of the leading global suppliers of metalforming technologies and complete lines for the production and further processing of cold-rolled carbon steel, stainless steel, and non-ferrous metal strip.
ANDRITZ METALS provides solutions for lines to produce steel and other metal strips.
These lines consist of equipment for pickling, cold rolling, annealing, heat treatment, strip coating and finishing, and for pickling acid regeneration. Additionally, ANDRITZ METALS supplies turnkey industrial furnace systems for thermal processes, such as heat treatment of slabs and forged pieces, as well as refining furnaces for the copper industry. ANDRITZ METALS furthermore supplies presses for punching and deep drawing.
ANDRITZ METALS is one of the few single-source suppliers worldwide capable of providing all technologies and processes involved in the manufacturing of steel strip on a comprehensive basis (mechanical, process, electrical equipment and automation, as well as lifecycle services). This ensures interface minimization as well as consistent optimization of the overall process.
We offer future-oriented technologies in the cold rolling, thermal treatment and surface finishing market segments. All required processes come from one supplier – from engineering to start up. The performance packages cover complete lines, modernization, as well as special machines. The companies belonging to ANDRITZ METALS utilize the synergy effects of the group to the benefit of their customers and deliver machines and lines of highest quality and optimum operational efficiency.
ANDRITZ METALS clearly leads the market for batch-type furnaces used in highly specialized forging shops. In this field, customers are mainly looking for complex reheating furnaces and tempering systems; railway wheel tempering systems are a specialty here. In copper melting, ANDRITZ METALS is one of the very few global suppliers to the primary and secondary copper refining sectors.
The name ANDRITZ METALS stands for highest quality in metalforming technology. Alongside standard machines like mechanical automatic punching and metal forming presses from 630 to 25,000 kN and SERVO presses from 1,000 to 25,000 kN, we deliver tailor-made solutions for every application – from the simple press to complete production lines with coil handling units and automation systems.
ANDRITZ METALS ensures life cycle services during the entire lifetime of the product, including revamp, retrofit, improvement of plants, and process optimization.
The Schuler Group, Germany, in which ANDRITZ has a stake of more than 90% and which is fully consolidated as from March 1, 2013, is also allocated to the business area. As technological and global market leader in metalforming, Schuler supplies machines, production lines, dies, process know-how, and services for the entire metalworking industry. Its clients include car manufacturers and their suppliers, as well as companies in the forging, household equipment, packaging, energy, and electrical industries. Schuler is also the market leader in coin minting technology and offers system solutions for the aerospace and rail industries.

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It's not often that the main event of WrestleMania gets a whole year of hype behind it. In fact it's never happened before this year, when the entire wrestling-watching world knew since around this time in 2011 that John Cena and The Rock would go face to face in Miami in a match billed as "Once in a Lifetime."
Judging by the reactions of a record crowd of 78,363 at Sun Life Stadium for WrestleMania XXVIII on Sunday, that was a wise business decision by the WWE. The fans started hot and stayed that way through the entire 30-minute showdown, bringing an uneven night for pro wrestling's biggest showcase to a rousing conclusion.
After staring each other down one last time, the two superstars locked up in two tests of strength, with each man winning one. An exchange of holds led to some arm drags and a roll-up for two by The Rock.
Cena jumped over his opponent and took The Rock down to the canvas in a headlock. He quickly escaped and forced Cena out to the floor, but the 12-time WWE champion returned to nail The Rock in the corner and hit a clothesline for two.
The Rock powered out of a waistlock but got low bridged to the floor. He also got dropped face first onto the announce table before Cena tossed him back in for a near fall. Cena measured some right hands and squeezed the breath out of The Rock again, perhaps slowing the pace intentionally for the 39-year old. He finally managed to punch his way out and hit a DDT for two.
More offense followed for The Rock, and he teased a People's Elbow, but Cena tripped him and unleashed a series of jumping shoulders. The Five Knuckle Shuffle hit, bringing a smile to Cena's face.
A double clothesline left both men down. They traded shots until The Rock ended up on the wrong end of an Attitude Adjustment, barely managing to kick out at two. Cena returned the favor by beating the count after a successful Rock Bottom. He hit a side slam, but it still wasn't enough.
Cena jumped a long way to deliver a top rope leg drop, forcing another kick out from The Rock. The People's Champ grabbed the ropes to escape another Attitude Adjustment before spinning Cena around to put him in the Sharpshooter. Some boos went up from the crowd as Cena strained to reach the bottom rope.
They battled out to the floor so Rocky could send Cena hard into the steps. He shook off the impact to put The Rock in a modified sleeper hold on the mat. This time, it was The Rock's turn to crawl over to the ropes, which he eventually managed.
After both men were down for a bit, Cena ran into a spinebuster and got nailed with the People's Elbow. Both men scored near falls before The Rock pushed Cena off the top turnbuckle. Not normally a high flier, Rocky tried a high cross body, but Cena dead lifted him off the mat.
Another Attitude Adjustment connected, but even a second dose of Cena's finisher couldn't seal the deal. With a twinkle in his eye, Cena decided to do his own mocking version of the People's Elbow. That turned out to be a costly mistake: He came off the ropes right into a Rock Bottom, and the ref made the three count.
To say it was a popular victory in front of The Rock's hometown fans was an understatement. It wasn't the high point of the card, though, as the CM Punk-Chris Jericho match the preceded it was excellent, and the rematch between The Undertaker and Triple H – contested under Hell in a Cell rules and with Shawn Michaels as the special referee – was one for the ages.
That match was the fifth of the night, bringing the big event atmosphere in a big way after an hour of largely forgettable in-ring and backstage action. The Undertaker removed his hood to reveal a short-cropped, near-mohawk hairdo, and he and Triple H stood face to face as the cell dropped slowly from above the ring. Fittingly for the "End of an Era" affair, Jim Ross joined Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler to call the bout.
The opening minute saw both men go crazy with punches, and the action quickly spilled out to the floor. The Game spent the next few minutes getting violently introduced to the cage and steps, and his brief rally back in the ring was cut short by a clothesline.
The Old School rope walk found its target, and 'Taker followed with a shot from the steel steps on the outside. Half of the steps also ended up inside the ropes, where both men used them to inflict some damage.
The Dead Man back dropped Trips off the steps and rained down punches. Triple H connected with a painful looking spinebuster on the steps; Undertaker got the Hell's Gate applied, only to find himself kicking out after The Game slammed him down to escape the hold.
Triple H grabbed a steel chair and used it several times on his enemy's back. Michaels had words with his old buddy after HHH crashed home about 16 straight chair shots. He used the chair a few more times, but only gets a two count out of all the carnage.
Undertaker implored Michaels not to stop the match. The Game got his trusty sledgehammer out, telling HBK to end it. He wouldn't, so Triple H nailed a sledgehammer shot and got another near fall. Shawn finally put a stop to the assault when Hunter teased an overhead sledgehammer shot.
Michaels went to check on the Undertaker and ended up locked in the Hell's Gate himself. Triple H scored with the sledgehammer again, but 'Taker hit a low blow and locked on Hell's Gate for a second time. Triple H looked like he might be out cold, yet HBK was still recovering from his own damage.
Michaels recovered to hit Sweet Chin Music, Triple H hit a Pedigree, and it appeared to be all over... except that 'Taker kicked out. The Game threw Michaels out to the floor, only to turn and see his foe sit up, then run wild with a series of offensive moves. A Tombstone finished off the sequence, but Triple H kicked out at two.
They battled back to their feet while slugging away. Helmsley came out on top with a second Pedigree, but it still didn't prove enough to win the match. Both men went for weapons, but the Phenom got to his first. It was payback time as Undertaker battered Triple H with a series of chair shots, but he still managed to kick out before three.
Defiantly, Triple H gave the crotch chop in the corner before getting clocked with his own sledgehammer. The Dead Man gave the throat slash signal, hit another Tombstone, and finally put his rival away.
A distraught Michaels saw Undertaker struggle to his feet after running his WrestleMania winning streak to 20-0, and he offered a hand to help the Dead Man make it all the way up. The show of respect kept going as HBK and 'Taker helped HHH back up the ramp, and the three WWE legends shared a group hug and soaked in the applause together on the stage.
The next WWE pay-per-view is Extreme Rules on April 29.
Even for the biggest pay-per-view of the year, Nick's comments appear in plain type while Dale's contributions are in italics. It's a seniority thing.
We're starting things off right with Lilian Garcia singing "America the Beautiful." We don't see enough of Lilian any more, if you catch my drift. Heh, heh.
Daniel Bryan w/ AJ (Champion) vs. Sheamus (challenger) – World Heavyweight Championship Match
After Bryan gets a good luck kiss from AJ, he gets ready to face Sheamus. One Brogue Kick later, Sheamus covers Bryan to win the title.
Winner… and new World Heavyweight Champion… Sheamus at 18 seconds
Match Rating: What match? I hope this wasn't some sick April Fool's joke.
You've got to love the respect the World Heavyweight belt just got at the biggest show of the year (#sarcasm). It's almost like it was another middle finger to WCW years after the fact. In the back, The Miz gives Team Johnny a locker room pep talk, but it bombs. David Otunga brings in John Laurinaitis to do a more proper job of inspiring the troops. He does it by comparing what they are about to do to some of the greatest moments in WrestleMania history. Kind of a stretch, if you ask me.
Kane vs. Randy Orton
Orton goes right after Kane, battering him with punches and kicks until the Big Red Machine rallies by hanging Orton off the top rope and hitting him with a big boot. Kane gets a near fall with a low drop kick before switching to a chin lock. The "Boo! Yay!" chants break out as they exchange blows. Orton bots Kane in the face but walks into a side slam. Orton takes some more abuse, finally getting back on track with a swinging neckbreaker. He has to power out of more rest holds to deliver his backbreaker. Randy also connects with a power slam and hurls the monster into the post. Kane takes the DDT spot off the ropes, and Orton signals for the RKO. Kane has none of it, using a boot to the face to get a two count. He tries to follow up by coming off the top rope, but Orton counters with a mid-air drop kick. Randy lines up the punt to the head but runs into a choke slam, forcing him to scramble to kick out. Orton still can't execute the RKO, so he turns his attention to taking out Kane's legs instead. Both men go up top, but it's Orton who takes the ride as Kane drops him down with a flying choke slam. There's no getting up from that, and Kane gets the pin.
Winner… Kane at 10 minutes and 56 seconds
Match Rating: 5/10
Santino and Mick Foley help WWE pimp Deadliest Catch by eating king crab legs. Foley and Santino use their finishers to crack the crabs. How does Ron Simmons feel about this? I think you know: DAMN!
Cody Rhodes (champion) vs. The Big Show (challenger) – Intercontinental Championship Match
Hopefully this match lasts longer than 18 seconds. Rhodes ducks out of the ring as soon as the bell rings, suckering Show into a sneak attack. Show recovers, tossing Rhodes around the ring. He slams the champ into the corner and shoves his backside into Rhodes' face. The champ fights back with low drop kicks, knocking Show to the mat. Rhodes locks in a knee submission, but Show powers out. Rhodes connects with the Disaster kick, but the champ tries to go back to the well, and Show blocks it. Big Show connects with a big right. He covers Rhodes to get the win and the Intercontinental Title.
Winner… and new Intercontinental Champion… The Big Show at 5 minutes and 18 seconds
Match Rating: 5.5/10
We get a couple minutes of eye candy thanks to a little feature on the WWE Divas. Speaking of the ladies, they're up next.
Beth Phoenix and Eve vs. Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos
Eve blocks a back handspring from Kelly but can't hit the moonsault. Maria tags in, and Eve targets her broken ribs. Phoenix tags in, knocking Kelly off the apron with a cheap shot, and then kicks Maria in the ribs. Eve tags back in, taunting Maria with a booty pop. Maria kicks Eve out of the ring and gets the tag to Kelly. Phoenix also tags in, looking to finish Kelly off with the Glam Slam. Kelly counters into a bulldog, and Maria tags in. She slowly climbs the turnbuckle, allowing Phoenix to grab her. Kelly helps out her partner with some interference, allowing Maria to get the pin with a roll up.
Winners… Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos at 6 minutes and 45 seconds
Match Rating: 2/10
Sadly, given what's gone down so far and the fact that she worked way longer than anyone expected, with broken ribs to boot, Menounos is the MVP of WrestleMania XXVIII to this point. #realtalk
Matt Striker gets a word with Shawn Michaels, who waxes philosophical about the end of an era that will occur no matter who wins the Undertaker-Triple H match. Apparently tonight's announced attendance of 78,363 is a new Sun Life Stadium record, somehow managing to out-draw the massive crowds at most Marlins home games. Yeah, yeah, I know they have a new stadium now.
The Undertaker vs. Triple H – Hell in a Cell Match w/ special referee Shawn Michaels
Winner … The Undertaker at 30 minutes and 50 seconds
Match Rating: 10/10
This year's WWE Hall of Fame inductees get their moment in the spotlight. Or in Flair's case, his second moment.
Heath Slater crashes Flo Rida's interview and wants to sing a duet. Rida wants nothing to do with the "One Man Southern Rock Band." Flo Rida smacks him down, hard.
Team Johnny (The Miz, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, and David Otunga) vs. Team Teddy (The Great Khali, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Zack Ryder, Booker T, and Santino Marella)
Winner… Team Johnny at 10 minutes and 30 seconds
Match Rating: 4/10
After the match, Eve kicks Ryder in the junk.
Dale dislikes Eve so much at this point that he couldn't being himself to type any more than that one sentence about the post-match shenanigans. Maybe the members of Team Teddy should have known something might be amiss when Eve teamed up with noted heel Beth Phoenix earlier in the show, eh? #wrestlinglogic
CM Punk is getting ready for his match, when John Laurinaitis, who may have raided Rick Pitino's closet, tells him that if he gets disqualified tonight, he will lose his title.
CM Punk (champion) vs. Chris Jericho (challenger) – WWE Championship Match
Winner… and still WWE Champion… CM Punk at 22 minutes and 20 seconds
The Funkasaurus is in the house, and he's gonna call his Momma! No really, he just called his mom. And she's in the house, too, with a whole bunch of Momma Clay dancers.
It's the world's funkiest bridge club! As ridiculous as this segment was, I'd rather watch that than the foolishness with Santino, Foley and the crab legs earlier tonight. We've got more time to fill before our featured attraction: Diddy makes a brief appearance to introduce MGK, who performs before Cena's entrance. Flo Rida comes out sporting an incredible iced out belt and mic stand to do two songs before The Rock makes his way out.
John Cena vs. The Rock
Winner… The Rock at 30 minutes and 33 seconds
Match Rating: 7/10
Total Event Time: 3 hours and 57 minutes
Event Rating: 6.5/10
Neither Dale or Nick could be on the ground in Miami this year, but next year, when WrestleMania is in New Jersey, within reasonable driving distance? Oh, it's on my friends. It's so on. Make plans to meet up with them a year in advance – hey, it worked for The Rock and Cena – by hitting up Dale on Twitter or by email or touching base with Nick on Twitter, on Google+ or by email.


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Pursuant to Notice given all members of the Board of Directors via Electronic Mail.
President Wallace welcomed all those to the meeting. Those in attendance were board members John Wallace and Kelly Murphy. Derk Gates and Tim Maines were also present.
No official business was conducted due to a lack of quorum.
Wallace briefly noted that Western Boone School Corp. would be utilizing the BCCN server soon.
Derk Gates asked about the posting and updating of the minutes. Gates also noted that BCCN, with advance notice, could use In-Motion's In-Focus computer projector for meetings. Meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
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text: Colonel Holman Fred Stephens died at the Lord Warden Hotel, Dover, on 23 October 1931, aged 63 years. During his lifetime he built or was associated with some 16 light railways, ranging from the diminutive Rye & Camber Tramway on the Sussex coast, to the Bere Alston and Callington line, with its magnificent viaduct of 12 arches, each of 60ft span and standing 120ft above the River Tamar. This ramshackle railway empire barely ever turned a penny in profit and was operated by a selection of rolling stock as bizarre as it was ancient. Most of the lines effectively ran from nowhere to nowhere and were absolutely no threat to their larger competitors. Many were short lived, dismal failures but all are incredibly interesting and unique, maintained entirely by the drive and vision of one man. I fully realise that not all of the Colonel's railways fall entirely into this catergory, the PD&SWJR and BP&GVR in particular, but I want to keep them all together. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.Read More


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Violence against women is now taking new forms and occurring in online spaces or through the use of ICTs. As more and more women go online using computers and mobile phones, many are silenced through acts of violence, sexism and censorship. In most cases women do not know what to do to protect themselves against such violations. Nor are there adequate measures adopted by telecommunications companies, internet service providers and software developers to protect users' privacy, security and safety.
In order to explore and highlight issues of gender based violence, ICTs and the role of media, Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa and APC Women hosted a media discussion on November 17 entitled 'Click Against Violence: Taking 16 Days of Activism Online'.
Jan Moolman from APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) spoke about 'Protecting Women's Rights Online'. "Both ICT and VAW affect our capacity to completely enjoy our human rights and fundamental freedoms. Women and girls are increasingly experiencing violence when using the internet and mobile phones. Acts of violence against women in the real world are replicated online, including cyber stalking, cyber bullying, surveillance and other acts that violate women's safety and privacy. ICTs are changing the ways in which women experience and respond to violence", said Jan Moolman.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is currently implementing the MDG3 project "Take Back the Tech! to End Violence Against Women" that includes a collaborative campaign to reclaim information and communication technologies (ICT) to end violence against women.
William Bird from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) presented on the 'Missing Links' in how media reports gender based violence. "A challenge for gender activists and the media is to build on the gains achieved. Stories are commonly reported in the media, general rights to dignity and privacy are respected and more women's voices are being heard in Africa. However we need greater diversity and more women speaking about GBV, less stereotypes in stories on GBV, and ensuring that GBV remains on the news agenda," said William Bird.
IPS distributed resources to participants such as 'The Gender Glossary' and 'Reporting GBV' toolkits, as part of the "Communicating for Change: Getting Voice, Visibility and Impact for Gender Equality" programme (www.ips.org/mdg3). This initiative, supported by the Dutch MDG3 Fund, seeks to raise awareness about the third development goal's priorities which are primarily aimed at reducing violence against women, enhancing women's economic independence and increasing participation and representation of women in politics and public administration.
From November 25 to December 10 IPS and APC calls on women and men to take control of technology to protect the right to freedom of expression and information.
To find out more, download APC's brief, "How Technology is Being Used to Perpetrate Violence Against Women – And to Fight it".
Copies of the IPS gender reporting toolkits can be downloaded from IPS MDG3 publications or contact firstname.lastname@example.com about: Africa, Dissemination and networking, Poverty & MDGs, Providing news and content


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Section 55.03(1), Florida Statutes, requires the Comptroller, on December 1 of each year beginning in 1994, to set the rate of interest that shall be payable on judgments and decrees for the year beginning the following January 1. Additionally, Sections 215.422(3)(a), 337.141(3) and 687.01, Florida Statutes, were amended to require the use of interest at the rate established in Section 55.03(1), Florida Statutes, for the payment of interest applicable to the late payments to vendors for goods and services purchased by the State, for late payments on applicable construction or maintenance contracts administered by the Department of Transportation, and for cases where a rate of interest is not specified in a contract. The interest rate for payments to health care providers pursuant to Section 215.422(13), Florida Statutes, remains at 1% per month or .03333% per day. Rule 3A-25, Florida Administrative Code, establishes the procedures for computing the interest rate on an annual basis.
The 1999 interest rate established pursuant to Section 55.03, Florida Statutes, has been set at 10.0% per annum or .02740% per day. This information including prior year rates is now located on the Internet. The Comptroller's Home Page address is www.dbf.state.fl.us.
If additional information is needed, please call Reuben Helms at 410-9354, Suncom 210-9354.


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Everyone on the forum has personal experiences with medical procedures, dosing for both perscription and over the counter medications and other "doctor stuff." However, what works for one person or pet may not work for yours. Your own animal's previously existing conditions that you don't think relate may very well relate, and that could prove to be disasterous.
Also, be sure to take into account who you are talking to in all medical discussions. There are a number of animal health professionals on the board, a number of "regular" people who have done in-depth research, and some who are very very well intentioned. A degree does not make someone "right" and the lack of a degree does not make someone "wrong" however, as always, it's a "buyer beware" issue. Just because someone does or does not think certian care is warrented, doesn't mean that it isn't.
It is up to you to make decisions on your pet's medical care, though no one here would intentionally give advice that would cause harm to your pet, that does not change the fact that well intended mis-information can still cause a great deal of harm.
One person's "responsible care" is another person's neglect.
The PitBullTalk.com owner and staff can not be held responsible for any advice offered on this site. Your decisions on your pet's care are yours and yours alone. We are ALWAYS here to help, and we WANT to help, but the ultimate decisions are yours.


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On Monday, March 3, the automotive world reports how many cars they sold in February. Whether it's a good month or bad depends on which had the biggest impact on the marketplace, the polar vortex or dealer incentives.
Industry analysts at Edmunds.com have already picked a winner: winter.
\"When the weather doesn\'t behave, it has a negative impact on car shoppers who are looking for an easy and smooth process at the dealership, so that\'s why sales will be weak for a second month in a row,\" says Edmunds.com Sr. Analyst Jessica Caldwell.
And the weather really behaved badly, keeping people huddled indoors on days when in many states it was downright dangerous to be out on the road.
For that reason, Edmunds.com is forecasting February U.S. car and pickup truck sales of 1,201,445, up 18.9% from an even more brutal January, but up only a modest 0.8% from February 2013.
Analysts over at TrueCar are even less optimistic, putting their overall February sales estimate at 1,197,000 units. That's up 18.5% from January but up only 0.5% from a year ago.
TrueCar Executive Vice President Larry Dominique sees the lousy weather creating another big hurdle for the industry: "With February incentives hitting a three-year high and inventories at their peak since 2009, we expect elevated incentive spending to continue. March is going to be a 'must-win' month for dealers if they hope to have a successful 2014."
That means selling more cars is going to hinge on better deals. This is not great news for the car companies, who may already have worked through the bulk of pent up car-buying demand following the Great Recession, but it could be a good thing for consumers once they dare to venture out again.
For the industry, economists and some investors, the key number to watch is \"SAAR\", the Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate of sales, which each month adds up all the car makers' U.S. sales and adjusts them to show where they are along a moving 12-month scale.
TrueCar sees the February SAAR coming in at 15.4 million new vehicles, up 1% from February 2013. Edmunds.com is predicting 15.5 million. This is still a bit short of the 16 million units the industry is expected to hit by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, here are the average February estimates for the six top-selling companies:
– Jim Jelter
Follow him on Twitter @jjelter.
Other must-read stories from MarketWatch:
Jeff Reeves\'s Strength in Numbers: The end of the car is coming
Big short-seller bets that Tesla, other \'momentum stocks\' will drop
Fed is optimistic on growth, wary of bubbles


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NESACS Celebrates IYC+1 in 2012Activity by Morton Hoffman | added on Dec 27, 2011 | United States
Sponsor(s): Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society
During 2012, the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) will continue and expand upon its activities of 2011 under the "umbrella" of IYC+1.
NESACS is one of the 190 local sections of the American Chemical Society (ACS). With more than 7,000 members, it encompasses Eastern Massachusetts and all of New Hampshire; it is contiguous with the Rhode Island, Central Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont local sections. During 2012, NESACS will celebrate IYC+1 with monthly meetings, lectures, seminars, science cafés, workshops for high school teachers, and outreach activities for young people and the general public. It is anticipated that many thousands of individuals will be impacted directly and indirectly by the message of the importance of chemistry to their lives.
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Penguins release roster for preseason opener against Detroit
Penguins' Derrick Pouliot and Ethan Prow go through drills during training camp Friday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
The Penguins released their roster for the preseason opener against Detroit Monday. Here's the full list, with a few thoughts:
1 Casey DeSmith
29 Marc-Andre Fleury
- Fleury said earlier this week that he wanted to get at least a few preseason games under his belt, and the Penguins aren't wasting any time getting him in net.
4 Justin Schultz
10 Stuart Percy
28 Ian Cole
33 Reid McNeill
51 Derrick Pouliot
61 Steve Oleksy
63 Ryan Segalla
- The three names to watch here are Schultz, Cole and Pouliot. Odds are that two of those guys are going to make up the third pairing when the Penguins open the season next month. The left-for-left swap would pair up Pouliot and Schultz, with Cole as the odd man out. But Pouliot has also said that he could play off-hand on the right side, so it'll be interesting to see if we get any of Cole and Pouliot. Steve Oleksy could also be worth keeping an eye on. He's a guy that fills a unique niche for the Penguins as a physical defenseman. It's not exactly the prototype for the Penguins' system, but if a guy like Cole goes down during the season and the Penguins want to maintain that sort of presence in the lineup, Oleksy could be the guy to come up and fill the void.
11 Kevin Porter
19 Garrett Wilson
23 Scott Wilson
25 Tom Sestito
34 Tom Kuhnhackl
37 Carter Rowney
39 Jean-Sebastien Dea
43 Conor Sheary
45 Josh Archibald
48 Tom Kostopoulos
49 Dominik Simon
59 Jake Guentzel
- Not exactly a ton of NHL star power in this group, but enough young talent to keep it interesting. Penguins fans are certainly well-acquainted with Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl at this point, but keep an eye on what Scott Wilson can bring. He was right in that group of young Wilkes-Barre wingers that came up in the middle of last year (and may have been the most promising of the bunch) but saw his season come to an end early due to injury. He's a safe bet to be the 13th forward when the Penguins open the season, and could be more than that depending on what he shows over the next few weeks (and as Bryan Rust continues to miss time).
Dipping down a rung, it'd be interesting to see if a guy like Jake Guentzel gets a chance at centering the top line. He scored the winning goal in the Penguins' intrasquad championship this morning, and could be among the next wave of AHL guys pushing for spots as the season goes along.
For the Penguins, the skating never stopped
The legs feed the wolf.
It's that line, plucked from the movie "Miracle," that keeps bouncing around inside my head as I watch the Penguins close practice with a whole bunch of skating.
If you were here at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, you know what I mean. It's been intense. Looked like four laps in 40 seconds, then something different today. Wasn't exactly able to pin it down.
"I don't know what it is exactly," Trevor Daley said. "All we know is go as fast as you can go."
The Penguins do. If these two days have shown us anything, it's that preparing to play this way is not an easy process. Nor does it come as a surprise.
"It's a reflection of what our team is," Daley said. "We want to be a quick, high-paced, play fast, play quick and do it for the longest (period of time)."
Coach Mike Sullivan was asked today whether it's reasonable to expect the Penguins to play to the identity he helped them carve out for a full 82-game season.
Sullivan absolutely believes they can. And maybe do more. I don't want anything to get lost in context, and we're obviously not bound here by print guidelines, so here's his whole response:
I really believe it was a comfort zone for our team. I think that's the strength of this group — their mobility and their desire to play a speed game. I think that's our competitive advantage. I think our players believe that. I think they want to play that way. I do think it's repeatable. I think this group has another level that we're going to push ourselves to get to. We're going to challenge these guys right from Day 1. We're trying to create a competitive camp here. We're trying to have an emphasis on conditioning because if we're going to play a skating game, we have to be in shape to play that type of game. I think what allowed us to play that type of game night in and night out was our ability to use the bench, use four lines. We were able to keep certain players' minutes in a reasonable timeframe that gives them the ability to recover. To have that luxury of the depth that we had and we have, I think gives us the opportunity to play that speed game.
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan works on the ice during training camp Friday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
• I talked to Leland Irving about a few things. Will have more in a few days, but he's an easy one to root for. Lives in British Columbia in the offseason. Has two kids, one more on the way. He's 28, a former first-round pick who never quite lived up to that potential, here on a PTO trying to stick around.
He's played 13 games for the Flames. With Marc-Andre Fleury needing a backup as Matt Murray sits with a broken hand, his development wouldn't be damaged the way Tristan Jarry's would by sitting around. Have to think he gets a chance. But he also has to be capable should something happen.
"I've got a lot of experience in the eight years that I've played," Irving said. "I've been able to get a couple years in overseas, one in Finland, one in Russia. Nice to be back in North America last year with the Iowa Wild. Looking forward to what the season has to offer."
• Teddy Blueger has a couple goals early in camp. Has looked quite good at times, more skill than I remember. On Saturday, he got a puck from behind the net and went five-hole with it.
Blueger is an intriguing prospect. A second-round pick in 2012, Blueger had 11 goals and 35 points in 41 games for Minnesota State. Then when he made a 10-game cameo with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, his did nothing. Like literally nothing. No points.
So far this camp, Blueger has been noticeable on the offensive end and reliable on defense.
"It's been a lot of hard work, but it's been fun," Blueger said. "It's a steep learning curve my first camp like this. I think there's still a lot to learn. It's been good. Just trying to work hard and do my best."
Blueger doesn't have the same sort of speed as, say, Carl Hagelin. In reality, it's probably not even close. It's a weakness in Blueger's game and, with Sullivan calling the shots, one Blueger knew he had to improve.
"It's definitely something I wanted to improve upon and something I want to keep working on," Blueger said. "The style of play, especially when you're in Pittsburgh, is a lot of pace and a really fast game. It helps when you can get up and down the ice. Working on your skating and speed is a big part of that."
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Impressions from Day 1 of training camp
Let's jump right in. Some quick-hitting observations following the first day of Penguins training camp:
• If Phil Kessel was limited today because of offseason hand/wrist surgery, I sure couldn't tell. Looked perfectly fine. Battled in the corners. Did everything that was asked. Afterward, once he finishing addressing his World Cup tweet, I asked him about the hand/wrist.
"It's OK," Kessel said. "It will take some time here and just get back into it."
•Kessel skated in the third practice group, which didn't scrimmage. The other two did. Some entertaining stuff.
Team 2 won, 3-2. Which means that I won an unofficial bet with Sam Werner. What do you think, should he buy lunch on Saturday?
Thomas Di Pauli scored 38 seconds in, first shift, first shot. Went all Mario Lemieux on us. And then deflected all credit.
"That was all (Conor) Sheary and (Nick) Bonino," he told me. "They made some nice plays down low, and I kind of boxed out my defender."
Justin Schultz tied it with a snapper, and Teddy Blueger scored coming down the right wing. Ethan Prow answered shortly thereafter, and his shot-pass that Scott Wilson finished delivered the final margin.
• Was really impressed with Prow. Sad part is, no matter how much he shows here, he's going to start the season in the American Hockey League. There's simply not an open spot with the big club. Maybe, if somebody gets hurt or has a horrid camp, something changes. But it also wouldn't be the worst thing for Prow, who's only beginning his pro career, to learn a little down there first.
• Wilson's skating looks strong and crisp. Sam wrote a little about him, in case you missed it. If Wilson's legs are healthy, look out. He has the hands and showed 'em off on the goal from Prow. Although, to be fair, it was an especially nice feed from the defenseman.
Scott Wilson fights for the puck against Reid Gardiner during training camp Friday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
•I noticed Tom Kuhnhackl's skating quite a bit, too, when I ventured over to the other rink. He talked last week about wanting to improve his foot speed. He has. Nice burst from him.
• The whole team skated a ton today. Mike Johnston loved his sprints, and Mike Sullivan does too. Maybe in a different way, though. Didn't nail down the exact specifications of what Sullivan was doing, but it was something like four laps in 40 seconds. There was a fairly substantial amount of fatigue. Kris Letang, of course, was barely winded.
• Talked to Di Pauli about a few things. One of them was arriving here in early September, which he did, and how much it helped him.
Apparently Di Pauli and other Penguins, young and old, played a lot of miniature golf to pass the time and build camaraderie.
"We have a lot of free time, so it's either playing cards or mini-golf," Di Pauli said.
Di Pauli actually isn't very good at miniature golf. And he refused to tell me his worst score.
"I don't want to say," Di Pauli said. "One day was bad. That's also due to the fact that I was teammates with (Daniel) Sprong. He let me down."
(If you're worried about Sprong the hockey player, not Sprong the golfer, what I can tell you is this: His shoulder rehab has gone great, but even the best case scenario has him back at the end of December ... though likely in early 2017.)
• Goaltender Sean Maguire isn't in camp because of an undisclosed injury. I have no clue what the injury is, but I do know that he once missed an entire college season because of a severe concussion. He's had issues with them in the past.
I asked Sullivan if Maguire's injury was concussion-related. He said he was awaiting several medical updates and expected to know more later today.
"I don't know the details of his injury to this point," Sullivan said. "I've got to spend some time here with our medical staff when I'm done with you guys. I haven't really had any time at all to spend with these guys to get an update on where people are at. That's my next pursuit here when I leave here. I don't want to comment on it because I don't know the details."
Sullivan just got back from Toronto. Maybe it was an unfair question on my part, although I'd think he'd be getting updates on his players. Regardless, I hope Maguire's OK. Never want to see that.
• Last and maybe least, Sidney Crosby is on a postage stamp. Please try to control your excitement. And I don't cover postage stamps -—obviously — but how in the world do Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky not have postage stamps? Or do they?
I also have an analysis of Derrick Pouliot and what his new look means. Will be around midnight.
Penguins notebook: Kessel clarifies tweet that criticized USA Hockey (Mackey/Werner)
World Cup of Hockey notebook: Four Penguins still have shot at title (Molinari in Toronto)
Crosby all business as World Cup clash with Ovechkin, Malkin and Russia looms (Molinari in Toronto)
Confident Schultz ready to compete for spot (Mackey)
After ankle injury and recovery, winger Wilson says it's 'great to be back' (Werner)
Miss our Penguins Prospectus series? Here's a quick recap (staff)
On Pouliot, Wilson and more questions facing the Penguins at training camp
The Penguins on Thursday afternoon released their training camp roster.
As expected, there were few surprises. No Sergei Gonchar or Tom Sestito PTOs. Just the usual suspects and a pretty decent amount of talent in the pipeline.
While there isn't a ton of competition for jobs — you could argue their 18 skaters are set — I thought it might be an interesting exercise to examine the bottom of the Penguins' NHL depth chart heading into camp.
Forwards: The X-factor here, to me, Scott Wilson. You remember Wilson. He was supposed to be Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust before they did what they did in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Wilson, of course, played just 24 games and finished the year on injured reserve because of a right foot/ankle injury. In those 24 games, Wilson scored five goals. Played some top-six minutes, too.
Assuming Wilson's healthy — I've heard nothing to indicate he's not 100 percent — he'll have to prove he's more than the Penguins' 13th forward. But the unfortunate reality of this business is that injuries happen.
This training camp is also coming off the World Cup of Hockey, which will force coach Mike Sullivan to provide some of his players with additional rest to navigate an 82-game season and a short summer. Wilson will get ample opportunity to prove himself.
Marc-Andre Fleury will share starts with Matt Murray this season. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)
Defense: The top two pairings are likely set. Left to right, I'd project Olli Maatta and Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin and Trevor Daley. The biggest change could be flipping Maatta and Daley, but that's your top four.
The third pairing should be the most interesting. Watch Derrick Pouliot. I keep hearing good things about him, including how well his pre-camp conditioning tests went Thursday.
Pouliot worked out with Gary Roberts for a second consecutive summer. That's never a bad thing. But it sounds like it really stuck. "It's one thing to do it," one source said. "It's another to believe it." I've gotten several "just wait and see" responses when asking around about Pouliot … which is exactly what I'll do.
If Pouliot cracks the top-six, that means that, barring injuries, Ian Cole and Justin Schultz will sit. Cole was a mess at the beginning of last season and nearly played his way out of the lineup. Given a second shot, he adopted a more physical style, played it well and never came out again.
Schultz is in a contract year. Given his offensive talents and the opportunities he'll have to pile up points, you think he's not motivated? Again, some real intrigue here.
Goalies: I'll be really interested to see how the Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray dynamic will work. Both are wonderful people, but both probably also believe they deserve to take the lion's share of reps.
That sounds great … until you actually have to do it. But that's a conversation for the start of the regular season, not training camp. The Penguins offered some intrigue when they released their training camp roster, specifically as it relates to PTO Leland Irving.
My first inclination was to make a joke about how Jim Leyland has finally returned to Pittsburgh, but I think this says something more serious about Tristan Jarry and his shaky standing with the organization.
Irving is 28, and he's a former first-round pick of the Calgary Flames (2006). He's certainly not going to supplant Murray or Fleury, but he offers a failure obvious insurance policy. Irving went 12-22-6 with the Iowa Wild in the AHL last season despite putting up a respectable 2.68 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
He's played 13 games in the NHL, all for the Flames, and certainly has a decent amount of experience.
Some quick-hitting observations:
- Beyond Wilson, the next-in-line appears to be Jake Guentzel. This surprises me. Guentzel is fast, but doesn't have a ton of pro experience and could probably stand to add a few pounds. No denying Penguins management loves him, though.
- Got a lot of questions in my chat relative to Evgeni Malkin. I've watched the same World Cup games you have, and I'm not blind. So … let me say this: The Penguins would never deny a player the opportunity of representing his country. They couldn't. However, if Malkin gets an extended break during training camp to either rest, heal or both, I wouldn't be surprised. Looks like he needs it.
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Working out at Penguins facility, McKees Rocks native Skoff trying to make his 'own story'
Matt Skoff has seen a few star-studded scenes.
While working out for the past month at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Skoff has stopped shots from Brandon Saad, Vince Trocheck and J.T. Miller, three local players who enjoyed breaking seasons in 2015-16.
At the opposite end of the ice has been John Gibson, the No. 1 goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks and, like Saad and Miller, a member of Team North America in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, which represents the top under-23 talent from the United States and Canada.
"I grew up playing with these guys," said Skoff, a McKees Rocks native who played his hockey at Montour and at Penn State. "It's fun to see where they've gone, but at the end of the day, I'm trying to make my own story here."
Skoff's story may eventually read like the other Pittsburgh stars listed above, but it will take a few more chapters to get there.
Montour goalie Matt Skoff stops a shot during the PIHL AA championship game in 2009. (John Heller/Post-Gazette)
While most players skating in Cranberry wear gear given to them by their NHL club, Skoff, 25, remains outfitted in Penn State equipment. He had a stint with the Reading Royals of the ECHL last season, where he signed an amateur tryout contract, but the 6-foot-1, 191-pound netminder is still weighing his options for the upcoming season.
Those include, best case, an AHL tryout or perhaps returning to the ECHL. Either way, Skoff said he's learned a lot playing against some of the best young players in the league, not to mention someone like Penguins veteran Chris Kunitz, who has joined the group recently.
"My eyes — getting used to shots like these — that's the biggest thing," Skoff said. "Just getting experience. These guys all have NHL experience. It's fun to be out here and see their tendencies. When you give a guy time and space who's been playing in the NHL, it's tough."
So is the experience more intimidating or enjoyable?
"It's both," Skoff said. "They're really nice guys. They're very approachable. I think that makes it a lot easier, when someone that's playing above you is very approachable and nice. Especially Tyler Kennedy. He's been nothing but nice to me. I remember watching him play for so many years with the Penguins and winning the Stanley Cup. It's cool to see. That whole hockey player attitude is very approachable."
Skoff is the all-time leader in nearly all of Penn State's meaningful goaltending stats — games played by a goalie (77), games started (73), minutes played (4,420:36), victories (32), winning percentage (.500), saves (2,114), shutouts (three), goals-against average (2.88) and save percentage (.909).
The Nittany Lions' season ended on March 18, and the ATO was announced March 21. The quick turnaround was tough for Skoff. So was the fact that he knew nobody.
"There wasn't too much of a layover," Skoff said.
He wound up playing 78 minutes and compiling a 1-1-0 record with a 3.10 GAA and an .879 save percentage. The numbers are pedestrian, but the experience was a learning one for Skoff.
"I went from playing with 20 of my best friends to being the new guy on the team. I had to get a little adjusted to that," Skoff said. "Other than that, obviously it's a faster-paced game. I think there's better players. Up the pyramid you go, it's just that much more difficult."
Sam Werner and I have enjoyed catching up with Pittsburgh's best local players. If you've missed anything, here are six more stories to check out:
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New contract, marriage and preparing for World Cup all part of hectic offseason for J.T. Miller
After frustrating year, Brandon Saad raring to go in World Cup
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Marlins hope to get the bats going versus San Diego
As fast as the offense came for the Miami Marlins, it was gone just as quickly.
After getting shut out in the series opener, the Marlins aim to rebound on Tuesday night as they continue a three-game set with the hosting San Diego Padres.
The Marlins came into the opener having won two straight, including a 14-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. However, Miami had its bats silenced by Padres starter Andrew Cashner over 7 1/3 innings en route to getting shut out for the fifth time this season.
Cashner allowed just four hits and walked three, helping the Padres win for the ninth time in their past 12 games. That moved San Diego a half game in front of the Los Angeles Dodgers and out of the basement in the NL West as well as four games under .500 at 14-18.
"I like the fact that he pitched into the eighth inning and gave our bullpen a rest," Padres manager Bud Black said of Cashner.
Jedd Gyorko hit a solo homer, while Chase Headley drove in a run and extended his hitting streak to 11 straight games. He is hitting .381 over that span with a pair of homers and seven RBI.
Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc lasted five innings, allowing four runs -- three earned -- on four hits and three walks while falling to 0-5 on the season.
Miami had scored just five runs over three games before Sunday's victory over the Phillies and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position last night.
"We didn't get it done, and we've been struggling with guys in scoring position. It's frustrating when that happens," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said.
A native of San Diego, Alex Sanabia aims to avoid a fourth straight losing start as he takes the hill tonight for the Marlins.
The 24-year-old righty was bested 7-2 in Philadelphia on Thursday, charged with four runs on six hits, two homers and two walks over five innings. Two of the runs he gave up were unearned in the fifth inning thanks to a fielding error and a passed ball.
Sanabia fell to 2-4 with a 4.67 earned run average on the season and the 21st start of his career will be his first versus the Padres.
"I'm definitely excited being back home," Sanabia told MLB.com. "I think we were into three or four starts in, and I was counting the days, every five days, and I was like, 'Sweet.'"
Eric Stults tries to build off a solid outing last time out for the Padres on Tuesday.
Stults has not factored into the decision of his past two outings, though he did pitch well at the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The left-hander allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks over 6 2/3 innings, left without a decision as the Padres rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to take a 4-2 victory.
"You never give up in this game. ... You keep battling and playing hard," said Stults, who is 2-2 with a 5.08 ERA in six starts this season.
The 33-year-old is 0-1 lifetime versus the Marlins with a 4.50 ERA in three games (2 starts).
Miami won five of six head-to-head meetings last season, including all three at Petco Park.


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On Friday, Jan. 25, Boy Scouts from Troop 7 Buttonwoods and Cub Scouts from Pack 7 Buttonwoods attended Scout Shabbat at Temple Am David in Warwick in support of the Scouts who had earned their religious emblems. Boy Scout Randy Summers received his Ner Tamid emblem and his brother, Webelos Cub Scout Andrew Summers, received his Aleph emblem.
Randy started working on his Ner Tamid in April 2011 and completed it in October 2012. He worked on it while at Yawgoog with Rabbi Saul Goodman and at home with Rabbi Richard Perlman and Barbara Dwares.
"It is an honor to have earned my Ner Tamid," Randy said.
Andrew started working on his Aleph in March 2012 and completed it in December 2012. Andrew worked with Barbara Dwares, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Perlman and his brother Randy to complete the Aleph program.
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Tektronix Inc., a manufacturer of oscilloscopes, announced the opening of its new location in Santa Clara, CA. Employees located at the new site are from Tektronix as well as Fluke Networks. Building residents include: Tektronix Silicon Valley Sales Office and Technology Center, Tektronix Service Solutions Calibration Center, Tektronix BERTScope product line, Fluke Networks Air Magnet team and Fluke Networks ClearSight team.
The new location includes a Technology Center, which showcases the company's latest solutions for a variety of applications including high-speed serial standards for USB3.0, PCI Express, HDMI and Displayport. In addition, applications experts are available to customers for measurement consultation and equipment evaluation.
"Tektronix has traditionally had a low key presence in Silicon Valley, with a sales office in Santa Clara," said Amir Aghdaei, President, Tektronix. "Over the past 18 months, both Tektronix and Fluke have completed acquisitions that included key talent in the surrounding area. Our goal with the new facility is to provide all of these teams with a sense of community within our Test and Measurement Platform without the need for relocation. The facility was planned with growth in mind, as we continue to focus on increasing our presence and involvement in Silicon Valley."
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When you're redesigning a bathroom, bamboo probably isn't the first material that comes to mind. After all, ceramic tile, glass and porcelain are what typically dominate in the bathroom. But there are plenty of reasons why bamboo is the ultimate choice, and just as many ways to use it.
First of all, bamboo is a super eco-friendly resource that doesn't have a negative impact on the environment. It can grow up to three feet in a single day and thrives without the use of pesticides, making it a wonderful crop. It even releases more oxygen than other plants, helping to freshen up the atmosphere! It's also extremely durable and resistant to bacteria, making it perfect for use in a bathroom.
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Alfa Romeo is a well-known Italian auto manufacturer that has built vehicles for the public as well as the race track for over 100 years. Alfa Romeo was founded as a French motor company known as SAID, or Società Anonima Italiana Darracq.
Alfa Romeo Through The Years
Alfa Romeo began when the company was founded in 1906 by renowned French designer Alexandre Darracq, who received a vast amount of finance from Italian investors.
In 1909, Italian Ugo Stella became the chairman of SAID, moving the company's headquarters from Naples to Milan. The new location had more potential for growth due to land being available to construct a factory. Sales were slow as the SAID models were released to the public. Desiring a more lucrative automotive product, Stella led the group of investors to form ALFA, Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, which translates to Lombard Automobile Factory Public Company. In 1910, ALFA released the first vehicle outside of the Darracq design direction, the 24HP designed by Giuseppe Meroni. Production continued through 1914 but was halted shortly after in 1915 during the beginning of World War I.
In 1915, Nicola Romeo took over as director of ALFA, and the factory was transformed to produce military supplies. It wasn't until 1919 that the thought of automobile production once again became a goal of ALFA. In 1920, the company officially became Alfa Romeo and it introduced the first Alfa Romeo model, the Torpedo 20-30HP, a model very similar to the 24HP.
During this time period, a young race car driver by the name of Enzo Ferrari raced Alfa Romeos in the most prestigious European races. In 1923, it was Ferrari who lured Vittorio Jano away from Fiat to become the new head of design at Alfa Romeo, effectively replacing Meroni. Ferrari proved to be as effective in offering direction to the company as he was on the track and Alfa Romeo developed a stellar reputation. Ferrari eventually left to begin his own automotive company, continuing to enjoy more influence within the Italian automobile world.
Romeo left the company in 1928, and Alfa Romeo went broke shortly thereafter. The company was saved by Benito Mussolini and the Italian government. The company continued production and also continued to change ownership, even after being introduced to the American market in the 1950s. In 1974, the well-known brand was acquired by Fiat, which remains the parent company to this day.
Alfa Romeo in America
In 1995, Alfa Romeo stopped sales of new vehicles in the United States due to waning interest from the American public. In the early 21st century, rumors began to circulate that the popular Italian brand would once again be released in the United States. Fiat owned Alfa Romeo and released the Fiat 500 in 2011. The models were sold in a partnership with the Chrysler Corporation.
Alfa Romeo Models
One of the three models presently in production is the Guilietta, a five-door hatchback designed for small families and drivers with a six-speed manual and I4 gas turbo or diesel option. The MiTo is a three-door super-mini also boasting gas turbo and diesel options. Finally the 159 is a compact executive sedan offered as a four-door or station wagon possessing multiple motor design options.
While many drivers have enjoyed getting behind the wheel of Alfa Romeo models for decades, it is the Alfa Romeo racing influence that has truly sustained the brand for over 100 years. Alfa Romeo racing culture is a true subculture, attracting millions who enjoy auto racing.
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I'm not a big "cryer". I usually manage to be pretty stoic, in fact . . . a trait that often belies the junk lying just under the surface. But right now I am insanely sleep deprived, and have a lingering case of The Postpartum Crazy that is, to be blunt, kinda kicking my ass. These two factors have converged today and had me on the brink of tears several times.
I managed not to cry when I picked the kids up from preschool, and Jafta tried to help push Karis's snap-and-go stroller, upended it, and Karis landed upside-down on the ground, hanging from the straps of her carseat. I managed not to cry when I thought about how, had she not been strapped in with the handle up to act as a bumper, I might have had a newborn with a cracked skull on my hands.
I managed not to cry when I ran to the store on our way home because I realized, just before naptime, that I had no milk, and it was just as disastrous as my previous attempts to buy groceries with the kids. I managed not to cry when Karis and India had simultaneous, ear-piercing meltdowns in aisle 7, while I tried to stifle a suffocating realization that I am overwhelmed by the simplest of tasks right now, and do not feel qualified to leave my house.
And then in aisle 11, out of the blue, Jafta asks me why Keanan is taking so long to come home. I don't know, I tell him. To which he says: "I think the president in Haiti said no."
Cue tears.
Cleanup on aisle 11. We've got an ugly cry.
I've been trying really hard to keep it together about our ever-delayed adoption. I seem to vacillate between total hopelessness, total denial, and total depression about the whole thing. I can remember reading someone's blog, years ago, who had to wait a few years to bring their child home from Haiti. I remember thinking that the situation was one of the worst things I could imagine someone going through. It is surreal to now be experiencing it. We continue to have no updates and no idea of what is happening with our files in Haiti. I just know that he's not coming home any time soon, and my feelings about that are deep and complicated and overwhelming at times. Like in the grocery store.
I don't know where Jafta came up with what he said. I've never talked to him about the process, or that fact that we really are getting hung up by presidential approval, but I guess he understands that there are some powers-that-be who aren't cooperating.
Oh, and if you are reading this and thinking that maybe you could console me by saying something like, "Well, maybe Keanan not being home right now is a mixed blessing, since you are struggling with three . . ." PLEASE do not say that to me. It's already been said, several times, and clearly I am a hormonal woman on the edge of sanity and may just smack the next person who says it. I would never tell a friend who is having a hard time with their kids to ship one off to an orphanage for a while and call it a blessing. Keanan not being home is one of the very reasons I am overwhelmed. It's exhausting trying to keep that grief down all day.
Blech. This post has taken a turn for the worst and I am depressing even myself. If you are still reading, you should go do a google search for funny pictures of cats in toilets or something,Okay, in better news:My sister had a baby today!!And so did my friend Amy!!!And India finally put a poop in the potty and got to wear the Tinkerbell costume we've been dangling in front of her for three weeks (photo forthcoming)!!!!And So You Think You Can Dance is a really good show!!! And exclamation points will cancel out all the wallowing drivel I just wrote!!!!Oh, and India's grocery store meltdown? Over my refusal to buy her this:
High School Musical cereal. Strategically placed at her eye level, and chock full of red dye, high-fructose corn syrup, and photos of Troy Bolton. Someone at Kellog's hates me.


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Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are nowhere near the top of our list of favorite actors, so Joyce, still recuperating from gall bladder surgery, left me on my own to suffer through this sophomoric comedy.
Taken from, but bearing little resemblance to, the old TV series, this version is loaded with below the belt humor, poor acting and a script that looks like it was written by a bunch of high schoolers.
Tatum plays Jenko, the dumb jock. He's no Johnny Depp. Jonah Hill plays Schmidt, the nerd, who graduated from high school the same year as Jenko and went on to become a cop at the same time. The two team up and screw up as rookies, riding their bikes to keep the local park safe, where they are put on probation for messing up big.
They are sent to 21 Jump Street, a rundown church, where their superior officer (Ice T, shouting his few lines) assigns them to be undercover cops and break up a high school drug ring. The pair mess up during their first hour at the school and continue to wreak havoc as they mess up everything and everybody they come in contact with.
They look old enough to be their fellow students' parents, but act like 1st graders. Jenko is sexually attracted to his teacher, while Schmidt falls in love with a fellow student. What she sees in this jerk is hard to believe. They throw a big party with drugs and booze, all in an effort to find the main dealer. You may figure out who it is before the movie is half over.
There's a big car chase, a mean motorcycle gang, a really dumb scene where Schmidt plays Peter Pan in the school play, and lots of things blowing up. Of course, our heroes break up the drug ring after wrecking most of the surrounding area.
Three young couples at the Friday matinee laughed throughout the dumb movie. I guess I'm just not "hip" any more.
Rated a big R, with profanity, violence, drug use, nudity, sex and bathroom humor. Did I miss anything?


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Re the Signs of the Times item "Church Membership Trends Downward" (9/12): Total births from 2000 to 2009 in the United States did not fall, but rose slightly during the first decade of the century to 4,131,019 from 4,058,814. But the statistics are not broken down according to parents' religious affiliation. Some dioceses have reported dramatic drops in marriage rates as well, even though the average marriage rate in the region has remained stable or gone up.
Have baptized parents decided not to baptize their children in the church? Is it possible that parents as well as teens are not attracted by a return to the church of the 1950s? Are they dismayed by the church's increasingly obstructionist role in civil society—especially on health care or priests telling parishioners that voting for a certain person is immoral? Have parents heard that parish priests increasingly tell girls they may not serve at the altar? Do families with daughters question raising children in a church with so little respect for women and girls?
Sophia Weiss
Richmond, Va.
Almost a Member of Our Family
The review of "The Help," by Michael V. Tueth, S.J. (9/12), reminded me of my early years in Louisiana and the "servants" who worked at our family home. I remember the black "outside servant" who seemed to me at that age to be almost a member of our family. I could never understand why black people had to step off the sidewalk when whites passed by.
Like the child cared for by Aibileen, I experienced caring from the help and did not seem to notice their different color. No wonder Jesus said, "Unless you become as little children you will not enter the kingdom of God."
(Rev.) Jim Schexnayder
Pachecon, Calif.
Child Starves, Penguin Saved
My God is not an angry God! But when I saw the picture of the malnourished 7-month-old boy ("Somalia Famine," Signs of the Times, 8/29) and then learned from this morning's news that Happy Feet, the penguin found wandering in New Zealand, was taken some 2,000 miles back to the South Pole, I presume my God is a puzzled God, saying, "What are my people thinking?" We have money and interest for feel-good projects, while our brothers starve from our inattention.
Larry Donohue
Seattle, Wash.
No Rest for Flannery
In response to your editorial "The Universal Call" (9/19), I have no criticism of the process by which saints are canonized; I just don't know enough about it. But as someone who has devoted much of his life to studying the work of Flannery O'Connor, I wonder why her cause is not fast-tracked. The iconography is easy: her attribute will be a peacock. And while she can share in the work of being patron of writers and the handicapped with other saints, she can herself take on another class of people who need an advocate in heaven: adults who live with their mothers.
Brian Abel Ragen
St. Louis, Mo.
No Watered-Down Saints
Your editorial "The Universal Call" (9/19) smacks of the modern practice of making sure every little kid on the soccer team gets a trophy or of college-level grade inflation. Some achievements are simply hard. It costs a lot to attend medical school or to become an Olympic champion or to excavate dinosaur bones. Some things are simply difficult and expensive, and should probably remain so, in order that they not be watered down to insignificance.
John Drake
Columbus, Calif.
Join the Movement
The report in Signs of the Times, "Cardinal Meets With Reform-Minded Priests" (9/19), reminds me of the song, "The Spirit is a-movin' all over this land." Our mother church is witnessing a similar call to reform and renewal in so many countries. In Austria, Australia, Ireland and now in United States as well, we are experiencing a call to deeper dialogue and genuine renewal.
Recently I was part of a group of 27 priests who met at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago to began our nationwide group called the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests. We stress that we are canonical priests wishing to stay within the bounds and disciplines of the church, but we likewise call for a more open spirit of dialogue. We uphold the vision of the Second Vatican Council and prepare for its 50th anniversary in 2012. We hope that more witnesses will come forward, because the Spirit wills genuine renewal, not just institutional stubbornness of "Oh, we will have to build bigger churches."
(Rev.) Bob Cushing
Coredele, Ga.
Immature Breeding The Immature
Re the Signs of the Times report "Vatican Calls Claims of Irish Interference 'Unfounded'"(9/19): The Vatican said the report brought to light serious failings in the accusations of sexual abuse but said the local bishop and his vicar general were to blame. Here again Pope Benedict XVI and his bishops refuse to take responsibility for the sexual abuse flourishing worldwide. Do these celibate men in the Vatican have any sense of shame at all?
As a Catholic physician who has met with many abuse victims, I am appalled that the Vatican is not willing to be held accountable for these abuses. There have been at least 19 bishops documented as abusers in the United States, according to bishopaccountability.org. It is sad to be a Catholic today and see our bishops acting as adolescents. Instead of allowing priests to marry, they keep seminarians in a psychosexually immature state. This has produced immature leaders who put protecting their fellow priests above protecting innocent children.
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Students interested in becoming counselors, therapists or probation officers within the criminal justice system should follow the Counseling career plan. In addition to the criminal justice related classes, required courses place an emphasis on the social and behavioral sciences. This combination provides the student with a strong theoretical foundation for successful personal and social interventions in their chosen profession.
Students completing the Criminal Justice track will be prepared for various non-police employment opportunities the community as they will:
- Understand the three major components, the history, and the role of the criminal justice process: the police, the courts, and the various forms of corrections and rehabilitation
- Recognize correctional alternatives including but not limited to probation and intermediate sanctions, the functions of state, local, and private sector systems
- Enumerate alternatives to incarceration, including probation and parole, drug and alcohol treatment programs, and mental health care
- Support the clients within the correctional systems and their rights regarding treatment, correctional classification, pre-release programs, and community-based correctional programs
- Understand the role of the juvenile as a subcomponent of the larger criminal justice system and the issues of interfacing the juvenile system including the process and components of the juvenile justice system, including terminology, the police, the courts, and corrections
- Realize the partnership of the police and community as a strategy to deter or minimize crimes including family violence, sexual assault, drug and alcohol related crimes; problems in citizen relations, including treatment of victims, witnesses, and jurors; citizen involvement in the legal process as well as homicides
View the curriculum guide for traditional students or for students also pursuing their ACT 120 certification (beginning in Fall 2018).
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This lecture was an introduction to Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Sensors. It started out with an explanation of Coulomb's Law for the force between two charges. This lead to the concept of the electric field and with an applied electric field, a molecule becomes a polarized dipole. On a system for when measuring things on a sensor, an externally applied electric field is used. The dipole moment for one molecule becomes reversed. This means when an Electric field is applied to a group of dipoles, all of the internal charges cancel out, except for the surface molecules. A secondary electric field is also produced. However, for this to occur it must be in a dielectric medium. The SPR Sensor can then characterize how easily the molecule is polarized by the electric field. All biomolecules have the 1/e > H2O, so the optical biosensors take advantage of this property. It doesn't measure the mass directly. It measure the changes in the dielectric permittivity due to the presence of biomolecules on the sensor surface. In order to do this it needs a way to project the Electric Field to the test sample and a way to measure the change in the dielectric permittivity. The metal is highly lossy, so the laterally propagating Electromagnetic field loses its intensity rapidly as it runs parallel to the surface. For a fixed wavelength, though, SP modes are only excited for a particular angle of incidence.
My research group is focused on the application of sub-wavelength optical phenomena and fabrication methods to the development of novel devices and instrumentation for the life sciences. The group is highly interdisciplinary, with expertise in the areas of microfabrication, nanotechnology, computer simulation, instrumentation, molecular biology, and cell biology. In particular, we are working on biosensors based upon photonic crystal concepts that can either be built from low-cost flexible plastic materials, or integrated with semiconductor-based active devices, such as light sources and photodetectors, for high performance integrated detection systems.
Using a combination of micrometer-scale and nanometer-scale fabrication tools, we are devising novel methods and materials for producing electro-optic devices with nanometer-scale features that can be scaled for low-cost manufacturing. Many of our techniques are geared for compatibility with flexible plastic materials, leading to applications such as low cost disposable sensors, wearable sensors, flexible electronics, and flexible displays. Because our structures manipulate light at a scale that is smaller than an optical wavelength, we rely on computer simulation tools such as Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA) and Finite Difference Time Doman (FDTD) to model, design, and understand optical phenomena within photonic crystals and related devices.
In addition to fabricating devices, our group is also focused on the design, prototyping, and testing of biosensor instrumentation for high sensitivity, portability, and resolution. Advanced instruments enable high resolution imaging of biochemical and cellular interactions with the ability to monitor images of biochemical interactions as a function of time. Using the sensors and instrumentation, we are exploring new applications for optical biosensor technology including protein microarrays, biosensor/mass spectrometry systems, and microfluidics-based assays using nanoliter quantities of reagents. The methods and systems developed in the laboratory are applied in the fields of life science research, drug discovery, diagnostic testing, and environmental monitoring. -From Professor Cunningham's Faculty Profile
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Several of Rotherham's 1,400 child abuse victims had babies after being made pregnant by the men who raped them, The Star can reveal.
But some of the girls who wanted to keep their children had them taken away under care orders – and were never allowed to see them again.
One of those who had a baby was Laura Wilson, aged 17, murdered in 2010 for 'bringing shame' on the families of two Pakistani men who'd had sex with her.
She was stabbed and thrown into a canal by Ashtiaq Ashgar, then also 17, when her little girl was just weeks old – after she told Ashgar's family, and the family of her baby's father, Ishaq Hussein, 22, about her relationships with them.
Social workers had known for years Laura was at risk from predatory Asian gangs. It is suspected she was targeted by men from the age of 11.
Police recording of Rotherham rape cases was weak, says report.
Rotherham abuse report 'laid bare' our failings - police chief.
Rotherham Council child protection budget faces extreme pressures as a result of council cutbacks, author of child sex abuse scandal report has warned
Several Rotherham schoolgirls who were victims of sexual exploitation had babies as a result of being raped - children they were then never allowed to see again after having them taken away by social services.
The Jay report said that, in several cases, abuse victims suffered the 'further trauma' of having their babies removed and contact with their children stopped.
No-one has been able to say precisely how many girls in the town, who had babies after being in abusive relationships, had their children taken into care.
Professor Alexis Jay's explosive report, published earlier this week, said child sexual exploitation in the town had an 'absolutely devastating' effect on the estimated 1,400 victims.
The report also highlighted another tragic element of the scandal for some of the victims who fell pregnant - being separated from the babies born as a result.
It said: "In a number of cases we read, children and young people had pregnancies, miscarriages and terminations.
"Some had children removed under care orders, and suffered further trauma when contact with their child was terminated and alternative family placements found.
"This affected not just the victims themselves, but other siblings who had developed attachments to the baby.
"However, there were other cases where vulnerable and sometimes very young mothers were able, with appropriate long-term support, to recover and successfully care for their children."
Among the victims of grooming in Rotherham who went on to have a child was Laura Wilson, who was murdered, aged 17, in 2010.
Laura's baby was not one of those taken into care but, when her daughter was just 11 weeks old, Laura was stabbed and thrown into a canal by Ashtiaq Ashgar, then also 17 - after she told the families of Ashgar and the baby's father, Ishaq Hussein, 22, about her relationships with them.
It was later revealed social workers had known for six years Laura was at risk from predatory Asian gangs, and had received information about adults suspected of targeting her from the age of 11.
Last year, a Home Affairs Select Committee report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, which was commissioned in the wake of Laura's murder, said police and council chiefs in the town had been 'inexcusably slow' at recognising the extent of the problem.
Rotherham Council said today it was unable to provide precise figures on how many abused girls had their children taken away from them.
A spokeswoman said the information kept by the council on care orders for children under a year old did not indicate specific reasons - such as child sexual exploitation or drug use - for a care order being made.
The spokeswoman said around 80 children per year are taken into care by the council.
She said: "Each child is subject to either an interim care order or an interim supervision order under the Children Act 1989. The authority has to show the children have suffered or are likely to suffer significant harm, or be beyond parental control, and that obviously can include a whole variety of reasons.
"It is not a decision we take lightly. It is a last resort and follows a very lengthy process."
Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, said details about the removal of babies from abuse victims were 'one of the most upsetting parts' of the Jay report.
She said: "I have the utmost sympathy for the children and young people who suffered during this appalling period.
"That some babies born to the victims as a direct result of such horrific abuse were taken away, and never seen by their mothers again, speaks volumes about the way these girls weren't seen as victims at all. In my eyes, this is one of the most upsetting parts of the report.
"I intend to press the council to find out what is being done to identify both the girls and their babies, and the counselling being offered. The parents involved deserve personal apologies. It is precisely these people we should keep in mind when holding to account those who failed in child protection."
Prof Jay's report said many children who were the victims of abuse self-harmed and became suicidal, and others developed drug and alcohol problems.
Many suffered severe post-traumatic stress, but the report said there was 'little or no specialist counselling or appropriate mental health intervention'.
It found the majority of victims were white girls, with most perpetrators men of Pakistani heritage.
Prof Jay said: "It is important to emphasise that, even when agencies intervened appropriately to protect and support children and young people, the impact sexual exploitation had on them was absolutely devastating.
"Time and again we read in the files and other documents of children being violently raped, beaten, forced to perform sex acts in taxis and cars when they were being trafficked between towns, and serially abused by large numbers of men. Many children repeatedly self-harmed and some became suicidal."
It comes as the Labour party announced it is deciding whether to take 'further action' against its Rotherham councillors who presided over the town's child sexual exploitation scandal.
The party is conducting its own investigation into the conduct of the Labour-run council over the period of the inquiry to review 'what further action is necessary'.
The Jay report said senior councillors were told of the town's abuse problems 'in the most explicit terms' in a seminar in 2004-05 - but did not act.
A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The party is reviewing what further action is necessary against any councillor who may have been involved in the appalling failure to protect children."
Pressure is also growing on South Yorkshire Police over its handling of the issue.


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1) Russell Wilson will be NFC's Offensive Player of the Year throwing for only around 3,500 yards but for 35+ TDs less than 5 interceptions and with over 300 yards rushing.
2) Seahawks will have the No. 1 Rushing Offense in the NFL (not just NFC)
3) No Seahawks receiver will have more than 800 yards receiving
4) But at least 5 of them will have 5 or more TDs catches
5) Seahawks will start the same O-line more than 12 times
6) Seahawks will not only lead the league in Scoring Defense, but Total Defense
7) Seahawks will be in the Top 5 in NFL for Sacks
8) Hauschka will make a FG over 55 yards
9) Seahawks will send the most players to the Pro Bowl
10) But none of them will participate because they will be in the Super Bowl.


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