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Adapting hotel brand standards to reflect local culture and stand out in the South Florida marketplace
Hospitality brands have their own personality that make them stand out in a competitive marketplace. They convey the reliability of a recognizable brand that customers have come to trust. A brand's personality reminds customers of that brand's service offerings, but today's traveler is also looking for a unique experience, a sense of place, and exhilarating memories. Now more than ever, we are asked to create designs for the hospitality industry that offer the familiarity and comfort of a brand while delivering a unique experience.
I relish the challenge to design a special project that not only gives our clients the standards they need, but also provides them with a unique twist that can only be found at that location. I've recently designed two projects in which traditional hospitality brands allowed us to adapt their brand standards while developing a unique destination that speaks to the location.
Yotelpad, Miami, Florida
Recent projects, such as the 31-story YotelPad and Aloft South Beach, have allowed me and my team at Stantec Miami to go off script and integrate individual finishes and techniques that connect the vibe and authenticity of the city to the project.
Miami has an eclectic and energetic persona unlike any other city in the world—and visitors seek to experience it. For YotelPad, the client let us adapt the brand standards for its Miami hotel and residences project, telling its story in a unique way. Yotelpad is a newly-defined brand, all about technology and compact luxury. Typically, YotelPad plays with the metaphor of travel—a bit like a futuristic cruise ship—and it features signature experiences such as "Mission Control" (Yotel's brand interpretation for the reception desk) and "Cabin Crew" (Yotel hotel staff) while its rooms are designed with that playful ship's cabin-like feel. While we kept to the brand's room standards and compartments at the YotelPad in downtown Miami, Yotel gave us the flexibility to connect to the culture, energy, and environment of downtown Miami in its common spaces.
Aloft South Beach, Florida
Another project that we had a lot of fun designing was the adaptive re-use of Aloft South Beach. The former Ankara Motel opened on Collins Avenue in 1954 and is a historic property. Undertaking an update of a mid-century building presented a number of complex challenges and opportunities—the foremost being its size. Aloft South Beach was the largest in its portfolio when it opened in 2015. With the South Beach trends and vibe in mind, however, we approached this project as a boutique hotel and designed for that experience while still maintaining Aloft's distinctive brand characteristics. Our design accentuated the original features in the grand two-story hotel lobby by applying a mid-century modern sensibility that connects it to the luxury motel's golden era. We customized its vintage pool deck and restaurant space to the South Beach market and juxtaposed those assets with a sleek, modern eight-story tower.
Yotelpad, Miami, Florida
When designing these projects, it's all a balancing act. By focusing on great design and using our knowledge and understanding of the city, we have been able to create exciting destinations that connect with the identity of our Miami market while maintaining our clients' attractive and recognizable brands.
Here are four ways we connected these hospitality projects with the environment and culture of Miami without compromising their brand standards.
1. Experiencing Miami is all about being outside. At YotelPad, we incorporated a rooftop pool deck with expansive views overlooking the city and the bay. When you arrive at the pool, you get an amazing breeze coming off of Biscayne Bay that brings you into the tropical experience that is Miami.
2. At both Aloft and YotelPad, we use colors and materials that connect directly to the city and its natural setting. Light and earth tones are inspired by our white, sandy beaches and turquoise waters. YotelPad takes inspiration from the vibrant downtown arts district. Fabrics are suitable (and durable) for warm and humid weather. White linen drapery blowing in the wind captivates the senses, while stone or wood flooring are used to cool our interiors.
Aloft South Beach, Florida
3. Whenever possible, our interior designers and architects work closely together on hospitality projects. The benefit of these integrated services is that I'm involved early in the design process, rather than after the design for the building is largely set. By working closely with building architects during design, we can achieve superior space planning and a more interwoven blend of architecture and interior concepts in terms of function and aesthetics. For example, at Aloft we incorporated subtle references to the exterior façade throughout the interior.
4. South American music and dance is part of the colorful mosaic that forms Miami culture. At YotelPad, our team was encouraged to find a way to bring some of that exciting nightlife into the space to enliven it year-round for guests, residents, and locals alike. As a result, our design allows the entryway to double as a setting for live music and connect residents and visitors back to the Latin culture of the Miami community.
Aloft South Beach, Florida
As an interior designer living in Miami, I'm inspired by the place I love and want to share everything that makes it special to our visitors. No matter where we work, it's important to connect with the city that we are designing for—we always take the time to immerse ourselves in the local culture and give our designs a flavor that makes for a memorable, unique experience. After all, it's the uniqueness of places that makes travel so enriching.
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A dollar a day keeps ignorance away.
Last night, Penn Microfinance, America's first and largest undergraduate microfinance organization, brought this philosophy to campus as they hosted a screening of the film, "Into Poverty: Living on One Dollar a Day."
The 50-minute documentary was the first feature film for Living on One, an organization that aims to bridge the gap between acknowledgement and a true knowledge of poverty.
Living on One's two co-founders and two cameramen lived for 56 days in a rural Guatemalan village on just one dollar a day. Battling E. coli and giardia, an intestinal disease, they documented their challenges, successes and overall experience for the rest of the world to see.
"Living on One is an example of people who aren't merely throwing around the ideas of what to do with poverty — they are engaging with the problem, living with the problem, wrestling with the problem," said Wharton freshman Lauren McCann, who attended the film screening.
Engineering and Wharton junior Charu Jangid, Penn Microfinance's vice president of events, said the Living on One founders reached out to the club over the summer. They wanted to use their film to raise awareness for microfinance and other tools to alleviate poverty.
"[Penn Microfinance] is a … shining example of what students can accomplish if they are dedicated to microfinance," Ingrasci said. Penn is the most active microfinance club in a nationwide network of student microfinance groups co-founders Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple created. Ingrasci added, "We've been watching for a while."
Ingrasci and Temple both studied economics as undergraduates at Claremont-McKenna College. Ingrasci said they were "continually confronted by the statistic that 1.1 billion people live under one dollar a day."
The pair wanted to find a more intimate way to understand this statistic, and this project was born.
"In a lot of ways, we have these misconceptions that the poor are just living hand to mouth, but in reality, they have to budget their unpredictable income and irregular highs," Ingrasci said.
The film itself presents several issues that can be understood and solved from the perspective of microfinance, from complications in budgeting to the long-term benefit of smaller loans. "For students at Penn who are already really engaged in microfinance and development work, I think the film gets across a couple of principles that are really important," Temple said.
For example, Jangid hoped the film would challenge Penn students to consider how or if concepts they learn in class can relate to the real world.
The film screening is only the first step in Living on One's plan to recreate how people view poverty and their own ability to help.
Speaking in agreement, Jangid said, "This movie screening is a great way for us to connect with students interested in social impact, and we look forward to hosting similar events in the future."
However, even with this and many other partnerships, Living on One is still fighting an uphill battle. "If you have the choice to watch a really good HBO show or a documentary on poverty, how do you get someone to click play that first time?" Temple asked. "It's not 'news' to people right now that there's a billion people living in poverty … We really wanted to turn that portrayal on its head and show it in a more inspiring and empowering way."
This article has been updated to reflect Wharton and Engineering junior Charu Jangid's position in Penn Microfinance. She is the Vice President of Events, not the President of the club.Comments powered by Disqus
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During the War of 1812, Baltimore ended up being the site of several battles and lookout points, thanks to its proximity to Washington, D.C. (which had been named the nation's capital only 20-odd years earlier). This stronghold in the city's southeastern corner played a significant role during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814: Not only did American forces hold off a British invasion of the harbor, but it also served as the inspiration for "Defence of Fort M'Henry," a poem written by Francis Scott Key that was later adapted into "The Star-Spangled Banner." (Thanks to the bicentennial of that fateful event, Baltimore is an extra patriotic place to be this summer.)
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A walk along the Freedom Trail is especially appropriate over the 4th of July weekend: Each of the 16 historic sites that make up the trail has some significant connection to the Revolutionary War. Stops include Fanueil Hall (pictured), where protestors planned acts of rebellion against the British army before the war, and Granary Burying Ground, a cemetery that's the final resting place of patriots like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock. Although guided tours are one way to experience the trail, you can also wander to the different sites at your own pace.
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This is where Lincoln's famous speech went down in November of 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, which had been fought that July. Now, 150 years later, Gettysburg National Military Park has prepared a formal ceremony to commemorate the landmark anniversary. Events take place June 30.
Many folks recognize the Liberty Bell—and its famous crack—as an iconic symbol of American independence. But what's also remarkable is its home at Philadelphia's Liberty Bell Center, next to the former Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed.
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New York's iconic neoclassical sculpture has welcomed immigrants to the States since it was erected in 1886. But public access to the famously crowned statue has been off and on since the 1980s, and it most recently closed last fall due to infrastructure damages from Hurricane Sandy. Good news: The National Park Service confirmed the statue will reopen to the public on July 4 this year.
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The vast grassy expanse that connects the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most visited patriotic places in the country, attracting around 24 million visitors annually. It was designed in 1791 by Pierre L'Enfant for the future city of Washington, D.C., to form a so-called grand avenue between the Capitol and a planned statue of the city's namesake.
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The granddaddy of presidential memorials—a bit unique in that it's open 24 hours a day—sits in West Potomac Park, bookending the National Mall on its west side. It was dedicated in 1922, at a time when the country was united geographically, and you'll see Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address inscribed in the memorial's south chamber.
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This massive, 1,275-acre, carved granite sculpture is one of the country's most iconic scenes—and not just for its role in Hitchcock's North by Northwest. Designed and sculpted by a father-son team of Danish-American artists, the carving of the mountain started in 1925 and halted in 1941. Originally it was meant to show off its four subjects from head to waist; insufficient funding was cut off after the heads were completed.
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Perhaps one of the most picturesque patriotic places isn't a carved-stone memorial but a residence frozen in time. Home to George Washington from the 1750s through his death in 1799, this plantation estate and its vast manor are carefully positioned on the Potomac River. Good news: Modern development on nearby land is prohibited, so the manor still offers clear views of the valley.
Directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial is this massive resting place for casualties, dating as far back as the Civil War. The cemetery spans more than 600 acres and is home to more than 400,000 graves, in part thanks to a $35 million expansion implemented in 2007.
More on patriotic places and events:
National Park Views Not to Be Missed
50 Nifty United States Capitols


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Several Kinds of Dental Implants
Dental implant refers to surgical components that are positioned into the jawbone just below the gums. Through the process of dental implant, dentist will manage to replace teeth which are positioned in the jawbone. Dental implant work in a way that it provides a strong support to your artificial teeth and before you receive the implants you will be required to have a healthy gum that will manage to support the implant. The reason why insurance carriers typically cover less than ten percent of the total fees is because the method of dental implant is expensive as compared to other methods of teeth replacement. Once you undergo the process of implant you will be required to visit dentist regularly and perform meticulous oral hygiene in order to ensure that the dental implant is successful in the long term.
According to American Dental Association there are usually two types of dental implant which are safe when performed to a human being. Endosteal and subperiosteal implants are the two main types of dental implant. Subperiosteal is a type of dental implant that consist of metal frame and it is placed beneath the gum tissue where the jawbone is located. As the gum continue to heal the metal frames are fixed permanently in the jawbone. So as to ensure that the artificial teeth are mounted in a good way there are posts which are connected to the frame and they protrude to the outside of the gum. This kind of implant is very safe and stable and it serve as a method of single replacement teeth.
Endosteal is another type of dental implant and it is usually surgically implanted into the jawbone directly. In order to connect a post to the original implant there will be another surgery which will be performed though it will be done after the gum tissue has healed. The artificial teeth are attached to the post after the second surgery and they are normally bridge individually or into groups.
There are several benefits which come with dental implant and the include as follows. Dental implant improves the appearance of a person since it makes one feel like you have your own teeth since they are designed in a way that they are fused in bone permanently. Another benefit of dental implant is that it makes one to have a good time while eating. Since after dental implant you feel like you have your own teeth you will be comfortable when eating all types of food without struggling or any pain. Another benefit is that implants are made to last for long years and with good care they can even last for a lifetime.
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- Oversteer Racing: worked on pit stops for rival cars
- Misc: upgraded MantisBT
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Another week where I didn't get much done I'm afraid. I've had a bit of a cold so have been taking it a bit easier. I did make some more content changes to the AES site and, on Oversteer Racing, I did some more work on pit stops for rival cars.
This week I've mainly had a cold so not done much. I did make some changes on the AES site but also, I just wanted some time off following all the GDPR work.


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Will there be many ATM's in southeast Asia that will accept my New Zealand ANZ Eftpos card? its got those Maestro and Cirrus logos on it
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Hey mate, there are lots of ATM's more than i thought. And yes Maestro logos are accepted. Have fun! about 9 years agoAnswered by Matthew Curnow via WorldNomads.com


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Fourbucket list vacations ideas
For most of us if we could quit working, pack our bags and hit the road, the idea of travelling the world and experiencing all it has to offer is very attractive. Unfortunately travel costs money and it takes time and as such we are limited to where we can go, how often we can go and how grand the trip is once it is all planned and in place. That's why we have bucket lists - so that over our lifetimes we can target a few key trips and moments which we can maximise to the fullest. Here are four ideas that you might want to look at adding to your list.
Scenery, Cycling and Style
Find yourself a Tour de France hospitality package and jet off to Europe to watch what is possibly the world's greatest sporting event. In the brutal surrounds of the scenic Alps, the world's top cyclists duel it out over two weeks for cycling's ultimate title. It is an unrelenting physical challenge that is great to watch due to its unique roadside spirit and its proximity to the riders. There are also options to follow the tour and ride bits of it yourself on your own bike – nothing like the whole thing, and you don't get to race with the professionals, but it gives you a genuine insight into their world and makes for an incredible holiday.
Canal Boating
Something a little more languid than our first option, canal boating in England is a properly old school trip that ensures you get out of your comfort zone and see the incredible English countryside from a unique vantage. The boats cruise rivers in Shakespeare country or move through tributaries of London's famous Thames. Along the way you navigate through locks and keys and you stop as and when you please to sample the incredible range of beer and pub food that is found all along the way. It's a trip that works for the whole family or as an intimate getaway for two.
Let's Get Physical
How about committing to something a little physical and going for it. We are talking hiking and the opportunity to conquer a mountain or arrive at something a little out of the way and challenging. How about climbing Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain? It's definitely a sports challenge but it is an achievable one. Or doing the walk to the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. It's not easy, but again, it's achievable. Planned properly there are people who will guide you, carry your bags and prepare your meals. All you need to do is put one foot in front of the other and enjoy the views.
The Real Land Down Under
Nope, we are not talking Australia. Get Antarctica onto your bucket list and start saving. Boat trips to the bottom of the world are costly but they are well worth it – and the joys of ice bergs and glaciers and penguins and freezing cold temperatures might all be gone within a generation. Trips to Antarctica typically depart from Argentina. Unlike some of the other options on this list the Antarctic is changing rapidly and with global warming happening as it is, the opportunity to tick this off your bucket list might be gone very soon.


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My go-to Sunday lunch is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, with that super-thin-sliced ham that they sell in packages. Mmmmmm…… full of preservatives….
Anyway, if I'm making a sandwich (or two) for Lloyd I ask, "Squares or triangles?" These are sandwiches for dipping in tomato soup, which is the only way anyone should ever eat a grilled cheese.
Lloyd is pro-triangle, while I am open to other possibilities.
Squares? Triangles?
Ham? No ham?
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Here is social commentary courtesy of James "Big Jim" Martin from FNM (a.k.a. Faith No More). The title is a reference to a song titled We Care a Lot.
"Big-spending politicians and their government employee unions count on taxpayers having short memories to trick them into accepting more tax burden e.g. look at the 1.25% sales tax increase which political elites pushed in 1991 to deal with a budget gap. A half-cent was supposed to be temporary but when it came time to expire, the Legislature, it placed it on the ballot promoting it as necessary for public safety."
"Jerry Brown squeezes the middle class even more. This is not about fixing roads, we already paid for that many times. Sacramento has lost touch with the voting public."
"Voters, by then used to paying the higher tax, swallowed the hook and we continue to pay the entire 1.25% increase that was initiated almost twenty-five years ago. The most important thing for voters to remember is if they agree to any temporary tax, it may as well be considered as permanent. Among those is the federal telephone tax established to pay for the Spanish American War, which remained in place for 108 years after the war ended."
"There is no Perpetual Motion Machine. Therefore, there is no machine that is a Zero Emissions Vehicle."
"Obamacare never helped improve access, it only makes sure insurance companies and hospitals get paid."
"Don't forget about the insurance companies and the attorneys. They have done much to shape the current climate of mind. It is now good business practice to avoid responsibility."
"The only way that anything works is because someone believes."
"The U.S. of A was the glue holding the world together. Because of our currently impotent foreign policies, the U.S. is unceremoniously pushed aside by imperialist Chinese and Russian interests. A line has been drawn, our weakling administration has been told not to cross it."
"Awful things happen when people go haywire. In this country, they say mass shootings and it could have been prevented. What are they saying about France? Those people have not a chance to defend themselves. They said the police couldn't find their guns when the comic book killers slaughtered them. This terrorist business has been indulged long enough. Everyone is paying attention. Will you blame a video or a comic book if there is a problem here? Blame your representatives and employees who are ridiculing you everyday."
"Anyone remember how we were enslaved by plastic? It was a substitute for paper products. It would save trees. We have created a monster, because we have been sold the idea that we can delegate responsibility. That is the lie they are selling you. That is the lie you traded your soul for."
"The creators of this country had the foresight to guarantee the populace would have the power to eclipse the current administration in the event they fail to act appropriately on the North American continent."
"Google and snoops are wonderful things, but you have to wonder. Since all your knowledge comes from them, how much propaganda is passing as fact? An entire generation accepts the spin that's been spun over and over. We all know that Russia, China and every other country are masters of the Internet. They have America as a captive audience. the asset you have is people who lived before all this. Put your phone down. Find someone born before 1965 and talk to them longer than a minute. This Is your last hope. Don't wait, these people are all beginning to suffer from Alzheimer's."
"This country fought for independence at the penalty of death. They risked it all because they didn't want a big government dictating how they would live and do business. This administration has taught people like you to hate people like that. He's telling all the unwashed they never had a chance and the risk takers and innovators didn't do it anyway, someone else did. Then there is time to denigrate a candidate, the negative and divisive rhetoric is central to the message that the current POTUS has for the people, separating himself from the rest of us. He did what he was supposed to do. I can tell you I'll vote a rock before Hillary."
"The 2016 U.S. Presidential elections are currently distilled down to a boisterous business man who is not a professional politician, an old socialist in a shabby suit, and a woman in poor health with a blatant disregard for the truth, and with a vested interest in the continued deception of you."
"Social media plays a part in psychopathy. Every user has a virtual support group ready to justify every self centered revelation, no matter how trivial."
"Hillary didn't shatter anything. The country was ready to vote in condoleeza rice way back when, but she didn't want the job. Hillary's ruthless capacity to use power in destructive ways may be beyond anything we've seen in the Obama White House. Unlike Obama, Hillary won't let ideology get in the way of her goals. Clinton isn't a simple politician. She's a powerful political robot with little if any character beyond the value of deciding what is politically expedient."
"In California, no amount of gun control will ever be enough."
"We have several decades now, in the United States, that point to a clear trend: violent crime is much lower than it was decades ago, and there are a lot more armed citizens walking the streets today than ever before. Despite the anti-gun lobby screaming warnings of blood running in the streets, we have seen the exact opposite."
"Hillary Clinton has been running for President for almost three decades. Now that she's running again, there is a media frenzy to protect her from the countless scandals which define her career. I'm not convinced she is "evil", She is as greedy as a suckling pig. She is outside her strengths here; a variety talk show would maximize her talent."
"The U.S.A. system of organization is based on thousands of years of collective experience. The unsatisfactory results we are churning through are due primarily to career politicians. Fortunately, the people who have been in charge of CA for the last 30 years are so old they are about ready to be forced to give it up. I wonder what people are thinking when they vote for the same unsatisfactory representation over and over again. I wonder what the big picture is for legislation that creates more crime yet does very little to reduce it."
"Donald Trump's position on 2nd amendment policy would quickly make this country the safest sovereign nation in the known universe. More people die in transportation accidents."
One can't help but think that maybe he was thinking about Cliff Burton (who died because of a bus driver who was drinking too much alcohol).


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The Alexander-Ramco VTEC conversion frame was developed for the classic round nose Mini, and accepts all B-series Honda engines with post 94 transmissions. It is a very compact assembly, with an emphasis on light weight and strength. It will fit all left hand drive Minis with NO wheel base, track, or body extension required. External Appearance remains completely standard and retains the greatest frame-to-ground clearance for this type conversion. The Custom designed header pipe, included, allows the engine to be mounted at the standard angle, which then leaves enough space behind the engine for the standard B16 intake manifold to fit, without cutting a big hole through the bulkhead cross-member or cutting the manifold in half; another exclusive feature. Also, the tube header pipes save 29 pounds over the stock cast iron exhaust manifold and down pipe, while providing a substantial power increase.
For the frame, we use high-tensile strength,1020 DOM round tubing, welded to the Mini rear half of the sub frame; this way, all the standard Mini suspension, brakes and 10" wheels can be retained, even the very effective, progressive rate, rubber cone springs, thus maintaining the Mini's great handling and low stance, without suspension-bottoming issues associated with Coil-Over systems set at the lower ride heights.
Ramco offers all the major components necessary to complete the conversion; using your B-series engine and transmission, that includes:
Conversion sub-frame
Modified Mini track rods, or optional, light weight, high-strength, adjustable stainless track rods
Transmission & Engine mounts
Alternator brackets with tensioner assembly
Heavy duty 300,000 PSI tensile strength axles
High-Performance exhaust header assembly
High efficiency alloy Radiator
Mini pedal box conversion, includes twin Wilwood master cylinders
Many of the stock Mini components can be retained when using the Ramco conversion:
Standard or adjustable suspension
10" wheels
Front and rear brakes
Exterior sheet metal is all retained as standard
Even the stock Mini shifter can be attached to the Honda tranny shift yoke and brace stud, or just shorten the stock Honda linkage rods.
The stock B-16 intake manifold, ECU, sensors and wire harness can all be used, as well as the Honda gauge cluster if desired.
Sub-frame flex, is eliminated with the well triangulated and gusseted tubing design, which includes 4 additional frame-to-body mounting bolt locations and reinforced suspension tower bracing. Another major benefit is a weight savings; up to 90 pounds lighter than other B-series conversions. We strongly believe in reducing weight as much as possible to compensate for the heavier Honda power package, in order to maintain the excellent handling of the original car. Again, due to steering rack clearances, this frame will only fit LEFT-hand drive cars without making major modifications. Right hand drive Minis can easily be converted over to left, as all the mounting holes are pre drilled, from the factory, on both sides of the car.
We now have a plug-and-play wiring harness for the Honda/Acura engines and ECU, that plugs into the stock Mini loom, and any 92 to 96 Civic, or Integra instrument cluster, or customized for after-market gauges. It includes new fuse boxes, hardware, with all wires and connectors labeled. Price ranges from 550$ to 810$, depending on options selected.
Full installation instructions, with corresponding on-line build photos, are included with the kit. Photos of our display frame and conversion parts, can be Emailed on request, or a smaller selection can be found along with pics of our own demo-car build, on the vtecminis and minivtec sites:
http://www.vtecminis.com/album.php?cat_ ... 6&start=40
All components can be ordered individually or in kit form:
The bare frame, with modified track rods is 1980$, requires your straight, clean, stock sub frame and track rods in exchange. Otherwise, there is a 300$ core charge. We sand blast all frames at no extra charge. But, if we have to de-grease your frame first, there will be a 75$ charge. Minor straightening and repairs are usually done at no extra charge.
There are 2 main motor/trans mounts and an adjustable rear mount at 430$, (included in basic kit price)
The alternator bracket and tensioning assembly is 215$,(included in basic kit price )
The two piece, high performance design, 4-2-1 merge-collector header runs 490$,(included in basic kit).
Optional, 17-4 stainless steel track rods with rose (Heim) joints are 135$.
Teflon lined (maintenance free) Heim joints, with higher load ratings, are available as an upgrade over the standard joints at 40$ for the pair.
High strength (300,000 PSI tensile) axles are equal length and make the best choice for mating your VTEC Honda Differential to the Mini wheel CVs. 350$ for the pair.
The Mini pedal box conversion requires your standard Mini box, with pedals, for remanufacturing. This bolt-on set-up allows twin Wilwood master cylinders to be mounted under the dash using remotely mounted fluid reservoirs. This system is less than half the price of other pedal box conversions, is light weight and retains the stock pedal appearance; 385$ for the bolt in, pre-adjusted assembly. This box also has an improved pedal ratio which requires less brake pedal pressure. (You won't need a booster servo)
The all-Aluminum, custom-cored radiator, uses louvered style, high count cooling fins and two rows of extra wide tubes, for maximum cooling in the space available. Price is 390$ and includes 4 rubber padded mounting brackets. Either 9" Spal brand pusher, or 10 puller electric fans can be used.
The "BASIC KIT", (everything to get your Honda/Integra engine in your car and rolling), includes:
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Winning the reader-selected topic poll with an impressive 33.33% of the vote, I thought I'd talk about nutrition and body image today. However, instead of focussing on my own nutrition and body image, I thought I'd talk about some of my second-grade students and how the girls are already beginning to perceive themselves as fat and unattractive.
I was standing in the hall today, while the students were lining up to go to the bathroom, and one of the little girls came up to me and gave me a hug. It was incredibly sweet, and as I untangled her arms and sent her back to her place in line she said, "Wow. You're so skinny. I wish I were thin like you. You ate a huge bowl of soup at lunch, and you're still soooooooo skinny."
(Necessary background information: I am currently around five foot four and around 104 pounds. In short, I am underweight and probably look it.)
I was shocked. Sure, I get bizarre questions and comments from kids all day long (Today, one of the boys wanted to know if the carved wooden monkey bead on my necklace was a real monkey that I had trained to stay still, and another boy is convinced that jalapenos don't actually exist.), but I've never heard anything like this. It certainly would have been easy to laugh it off with a "thank you, that's very sweet," but I do not want to become another member of society telling these girls that in order to feel good about yourself, you have to be underweight.
While I stood there trying to come up with an appropriate response, other girls started to chime in as well, making comments about the small size of my waist and wrists. If I wasn't teaching second-graders, I would have loved to be able to have a frank talk with the girls about body image, but seven-year-olds aren't ready for that. Instead, I pointed out that my mother is also quite thin and that metabolism and size are often hereditary. I told them about my frequent bike-rides, and pointed out that while I did eat a lot of split pea soup at lunch, it was low in sodium, organic, and homemade. My entire lunch was well below four hundred calories.
I tried to emphasize that being thin doesn't mean that you are healthy and that you do not need to worry about being thin while you're seven. I have absolutely no idea if any of it sank in, but I'm glad that I did not allow myself to become part of the silent majority that urges girls to be thinner, thinner, thinner and makes them feel bad about themselves if they don't look like the ideal girl that the media portrays.
I know that it is impossible for a world to exist where people never worry about body image, but I do know that if whenever possible we all take a stand and model healthy body-image and food relationships, we can create a world where I don't have seven-year-old students obsessing about their weight. As a still recovering anorexic who started down that path when I was eight (if you want my anorexia story, click here), I know that it is imperative for girls (and boys) to have healthy role-models in their lives if they want to prevent themselves from falling down the rabbit-hole of eating disorders.
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A mural to honor longtime Arbutus resident George Kendrick is scheduled to be dedicated in a ceremony next week.
Kendrick, 94, had been the organizer of the community's annual Fourth of July parade since 1997 before stepping down this year due to declining health. He has also been a constant presence in Arbutus football — the mural depicts several football players from the Arbutus Golden Eagles youth football program.
The mural is an initiative of the Greater Arbutus Business Association.
Artist Edward Williams, of Catonsville, painted the mural over four days at the corner of East Drive and Maple Avenue.
Longtime organizer Kendrick says this year will be last as Arbutus Fourth of July chairman
As fundraising for the Arbutus Fourth of July festivities continue, longtime organizer George Kendrick said this year will be his last at the helm.
The estimated cost for the mural, covered by GABA and donations from community groups and residents, is $1,500, Tebo said.
Building owner Steve Moran gave GABA permission to use his property for the mural, she said.
The dedication comes in advance of the second annual Arbutus beautification day, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Last year, about 80 people took part in 22 projects, including weeding, planting, washing, mulching and trash pickup.
"It was a real large group effort from folks from many different parts of the community," said Bettina Tebo, of the Greater Arbutus Business Association, a coordinator. "Everybody showed up."
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The Enjoy Sutton Farmers and Artisan Market takes place this coming weekend (18/19th March) on Sutton High Street near to Trinity Square starting at 10am on both Saturday and Sunday. A range of stalls including local producers and makers including Street food, crafts and gifts will be there on the day serving up or selling some great products.
The Market which takes place each third weekend of the month in Sutton has gone from strength to strength. Stalls this weekend include:
Giggly Pig, Sutton Community Farm, Chef RF, S&S Patisserie, Il Panzerotto, Jacket and Stack It, The Chilli Man, Cocoa Jones, Sugar and Spice Sutton, Empanades la Criolla, Connies Cakes, Julians Artisan Bakery, Limpopo Woking, West Fisher Winery, Just Love Brownies, Capo Caccia Fine Food, Little Honey Bee, Amber Glass, Hocus Pocus, Just be Natural, Petals and Berry, Carshalton Community Allotment and Dr Alan's books.
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Straight To the Streets 2009
For the 4th year in a row Tomy Bewick, BSP's co-founder, organized the Straight to the Streets event. the premise is simple. Collect warm clothes, jackets, and blankets then distribute them staright to the people living on the streets who need them.
This past Saturday, November 28th saw a couple dozen people meeting up at the corner of Queen & Bathurst in Toronto to do just that. Digital Journalist, KJ Mullins, was there to cover the event (
This year was my first time participating. Let tell you, it was exciting. I truly believe I came away with more than I gave out. I plan to make this annual tradition and I'd encourage you to do the same. Whether it's collecting or being there to hand the items out.
November 19th
Mark it down now !!! Thursday November 19th 8pm @ The Black Bull Tavern's Fireside Lounge (1124 Guelph Line).
The Burlington Slam Project will be hosting another event. Show & sign-up early for the poetry slam or open mic if you're interested. Once the sign-up is done we kick things off with our open mic followed by the slam proper.
This month's feature is Ntare Ali Gault. He is a slam poet, actor, playwright, and author of the book "The Sun Will Rise: A Memoir of an Urban family". He is one of Buffalo's best and we are privileged to have him.
As usual, we will be asking for $5 donation to cover the costs of our feature and the cash prize for the winner of the poetry slam.


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Middleburgh- Clara G. Mickle, 88, of Church Street, was welcomed to Heaven on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from Ellis Hospital, following declining health.
Born on June 10, 1929 in the Town of Fulton to Flossie (Diamond) and Menzo Schrom, Clara attended and graduated from Middleburgh Central School. Fitting her keen eyes and sharp wit, spotting planes during World War II was her first job. She went on to work at many other locations over the years including New York State, SUNY Cobleskill and most recently with genealogy at the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie.
Clara lived for genealogy, preserving history and sharing stories of the past. She was an active member of the Town of Fulton Historical Society, the Century Club and volunteered at the Best House Medical Exhibit in Middleburgh. A loving spirit, gifted artistically in many ways, Clara enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and teaching ceramics. She was an avid bowler and also enjoyed watching summer ball games.
Beyond her love of genealogy, her loving spirit, kindness, faith and devotion to her church encompassed her life, helping to keep St. Paul's Episcopal Church open and active in her community.
Clara was predeceased by her husband, Donald Mickle and her 2 siblings.
Cherishing her memory are her daughters: Laura (Ted) Bochenek of Scotia, Deveral Watson of Fultonham, Beth (David) Packard of Middleburgh, Amy (Chris) Fain of Middleburgh; sons: Stephen (Laurie) Mickle of Scotia, Scotte (Teresa) Mickle of Fultonham; 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Monday, March 19, 2018 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Church Street, West Middleburgh with Father Richard Layman officiating. Spring interment will be in Middleburgh Cemetery. All are invited to visit with Clara's family from 4-6PM on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Coltrain Funeral Home, LLC, 134 River Street, Middleburgh.
Memorials in Clara's honor are asked to be sent to the Community Hospice, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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WILMINGTON — Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg addressed the media Monday for the first time since tearing his right ACL and MCL in Friday night's game against Ottawa.
Seidenberg, who will miss the remainder of the season, said he will have surgery on the knee in the next week or two, depending on how long it takes for the swelling to go down. He will see Dr. Peter Asnis Tuesday.
"Very disappointing," Seidenberg said. "It's tough luck the way it happened, but at the end, there's nothing I can do. It's all about getting it fixed now and preparing for next season."
Seidenberg has injured both MCLs before, but said he has never had an ACL injury. He said he knew immediately that this injury was different.
"It's totally off, so they're going to put a couple stitches in the MCL as well," Seidenberg said. "Sometimes it heals quick, just doesn't get back to where it was tightness-wise. So we're going to make sure it's nice and solid, put some stitches in."
Seidenberg should be back for training camp next season, when his new four-year, $16 million contract kicks in.
"It used to be when you had an ACL, it was career-ending, I guess," he said. "But nowadays I think they know how to take care of it, and they say I'm going to be back to normal, hopefully. It just takes a while."
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There were a couple of updates on injured Bruins, with every regular except Seidenberg and Chris Kelly on the ice at some point Monday.
Loui Eriksson skated before practice with Carl Soderberg, the first time (that we know of) that Eriksson has been on the ice since sustaining a concussion Dec. 7, his second in 45 days. He continues to be day-to-day.
Soderberg will not play against the Islanders Tuesday, which means the Bruins will need to call up someone from Providence to fill his spot.
Zdeno Chara, who missed Saturday's game in Ottawa with an undisclosed injury, skated for about half of Monday's practice with the team, then left the ice. That was scheduled, and not because he sustained an additional injury. There will be a decision on his availability Tuesday
Dougie Hamilton participated in his first practice since sustaining a lower-body injury Dec. 8. He was limited in some drills, and there is no timetable for his return, but he is making progress.
Kevan Miller was at practice after being called up on an emergency basis. He is likely up for good, as he cannot be sent down without going through waivers after playing in his 10th NHL game.
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Background: Reports in the popular media are that school children use modern information and communication technology (ICT) on a regular basis for a variety of purposes, however little has been documented in the scientific literature about how school children spend their time and the different types of ICT they use.
Method: This paper describes the observed occupations and ICT use of nine Australian primary school children in their natural environments at school and away-from-school during one school day, and compares self-reported exposures with direct observations. Self-reported discomfort scores were obtained throughout the day.
Results: The study identified that paper-based ICT (Old ICT) was used mostly for productive occupations at school, while electronics-based (New ICT) was used mostly during leisure in away-from-school locations. Tasks involving no ICT (Non ICT) accounted for the largest proportion of time in both locations during self-care, leisure and instrumental occupations. End-of-day self-reported time performing different occupations was consistent with data from independent observations. Self reported time using Old ICT and New ICT was marginally over-estimated, and time spent using Non-ICT was marginally under-estimated.
Conclusion: The children in this study used a variety of ICT in the performance of daily occupations in their natural environments. New ICT use was primarily for leisure, but time spent was less than reported among other child studies. Discomfort reports among the participants were low. Children's self-reports of daily occupations and ICT use has utility as an exposure assessment metric.


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Enjoy the colors of the fall on this one hour round trip to Glen Rock, PA. Our narrator will talk about the town and villages along the way and the history they have. The fall is a beautiful time of the year to enjoy the York County Rail Trail. This trail was voted the number one rail trail in Pennsylvania.
The cars are pulled and pushed by our Vintage diesel locomotive.
This excursion is one hour.
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Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure.


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Here's the thing with leftover Easter candy: it makes for some really colorful desserts. We're talking about recipes that are even more eye-popping than the cute recipes you bake up for the holiday itself.
Sure, you could just eat it straight from your stash, but if you're willing to get the oven going, you could whip up some beautiful, candy-filled treats. From s'mores to brownies to cookies to candy bark, there are more ways to turn Easter candy into a fun treat than there are Easter candies to choose from.
We picked out our nine favorite recipes for you below. Be sure that your peeps (and all your other loot) live up to their full sugary potential.


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It's too early out to predict just how Beautiful Creatures will look when all's said and done, but this probably still isn't news the Jack O'Connell camp wants to heard. According to Variety, the English chap's been forced to leave Creatures — a film that could've been huge for him — on account of scheduling conflicts, though their own Jeff Sneider claims his visa simply couldn't be cleared in time. If it's the latter case? My honest sympathies.
In his place will be Alden Ehrenreich, a talented young actor best known for his leading work in Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro. Right there, we have film that, while not quite cohesive, allowed him to make a considerable first impression; a performance such as that, on display here, should make the switch an easy one for interested viewers to handle. (Later this year, he can also be seen in Park Chan-wook's Stoker.)
The film he's jumping into is a supernatural love story, directed by Richard LaGravenese, in which he and Alice Englert will play young lovers, Ethan and Lena, who "uncover dark secrets about their families, their history and their town." The impressive supporting cast, meanwhile, is filled out by Emma Thompson, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Irons, Zoey Deutch, Rachel Brosnahan, and Margo Martindale.
Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl wrote the source material, which Warner Bros. hopes to turn into one of their next big franchises. We'll see how that goes when Beautiful Creatures opens on February 1st, 2013.
How do you feel about this replacement? Were you hoping to see O'Connell take the lead?


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The program began with Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon and has now expanded to more than 20 communities. Sign Contractor members (A-1 category of membership) whose dues are current are eligible to use the engineering. If you have questions, please call the NWSC office.
Procedures for using NWSC Engineering Standards
In addition to the complete instructions on page one of the Washington and Oregon standards, entitled Specifications and Design Criteria, the following procedures must be followed.
1. When submitting a permit application to the jurisdiction accepting the engineering standard, you must submit copies of the pages being utilized, i.e. sheet NWSC-WA 04-3 for pole sizes and NWSC-WA 04-4 for footings. Examples for determining each are listed on those pages. You can check the NWSC website (www.nwsigncouncil.org) to confirm the jurisdiction where the sign is to be erected accepts the NWSC Standardized Engineering for Signs program.
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We all have heard of the success stories of making money online. For example, fifteen billion dollars: that is the value Microsoft recently put on Facebook when the computer giant invested US$240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Mark Zuckerberg's online networking site. This leaves the question there should not be any reason why you cannot gain benefits from using online media too. Maybe, you are unemployed, and looking to make some extra cash. The unemployment here in Korea is high and the economy has made it difficult, whether you are looking for a job, settling into a job or a recent grad this is definitely a hard time for the real word.
For those with the endless free time and the pile of cash is disappearing, but fortunately there are answers for you to make money online without spending a dime until you find your dream job.
eBay has became the new bread and butter for the millions of people that make money here each day. This old standby for the at-home money maker can be as simple as having a garage sale or as complex as at home business. The first thing to learn is how to maximize your profit by knowing when to buy low and to sell high. In order to be successful through selling is getting the title right because this will give yourself the best chance of a bidder looking for your item. Therefore, the more traffic the better the odds of getting your product sold. Thus, PayPal.com and eBay are now one in the same. This makes the whole shopping and selling experience for everyone very easy, smooth and slick.
In 2005, Amazon released Amazon's Mechanical Turk it is a marketplace for work that requires human intelligence that computers cannot do. The Mechanical Turk allows you to earn money for doing small computer tasks like eyeballing highway photos and classifying web sites. The service is named after an 18 century mechanical chess-playing device. The Turk was in fact a mechanical illusion that allowed a human chess master to hide inside to operate the machine. The premise here: you are the human and companies will pay you to do monotonous work. Some tasks will pay you a few dollars while others will only pay a few cents. For example, transcribe a nine minute, two second podcast (US$2.31), write a review of a blog (US$1.00), make ten 2-3 sentence posts in a fan site forum (US$0.50), write a 2-3 paragraph blog entry (US$0.50), Provide 3-D and 4-D ultrasound pictures of your baby (US$0.40). If you are bored on a Sunday evening or on a rainy day, put on your favourite music grab your notebook and will you be delighted to see the potential rewards.
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There are other avenues to parlay your thoughts into dollars. One avenue is blogs. Blogging can be a great way to make money. Creating your own blogs can be the easiest way to make money online. The most important part to consider is the content of your blog, which should be interesting, good and creative. Therefore, the number of advertisements you get from Google will potentially dictate the popularity of your blog. Moreover, the most successful, well-read bloggers can actually turn a profit doing it by adding advertisements. For example, Google AdSense will display targeted text ads relevant to what you write about, and you can cash in on the profit. Here are some other great avenues for you to cash in on the profits for your blog such as, selling advertisements, sponsored review, monetizing your RSS feeds, selling ebooks, coaching and selling your blogs.
Another avenue to consider is to become a freelance writer. If the mindless tasks on Mechanical Turk have you down, consider exploiting your own unique talents more fully by simply farming your skills out through the Web. Whether you can readily translate documents between Korean and English, transcribe audio recordings, or even have a mastery of Photoshop, someone out there is probably willing you to work on projects for them.


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Angelo Rufino is a Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Brookfield's credit opportunities business, working across the credit and private equity groups on individual investments and strategic considerations.
Mr. Rufino has more than 15 years of experience in distressed credit and special situations investing. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2014, he worked at Brigade Capital Management where he was a senior investment professional. Previously, Mr. Rufino worked in the investment banking division at JPMorgan Chase where he advised European and Asian multinationals on capital raising and strategic investments. He started his career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he served as a Securities Examiner in the Philadelphia Regional Office.
Mr. Rufino holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) from Skidmore College.Back to Leadership


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Specifications Manufacturer Calrad Manufacturer Product No. 55-648-50 UPC 601520648507 Length 50 Foot HDMI Version 1.4 Connectors Type-A, 19-Pin, Gold Plated sRGB Support Yes YCbCr Support Yes 8 Channel LPCM, 192 kHz, 24 Bit Audio Capability Yes Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Video and Audio at Full Resolution Yes Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) Yes DVD-Audio Support Yes Super Audio CD (DSD) Support Yes Deep Color Yes xvYCC Support Yes Auto Lip-Sync Yes Dolby TrueHD Bitstream Capable Yes DTS-HD Master Audio Bitstream Capable Yes Updated List of CEC Commands Yes 3D over HDMI Support Yes (Available on HDMI 1.4 & 1.4a Cables Only) Ethernet Channel Yes (Available on HDMI 1.4 & 1.4a Cables Only) Audio Return Channel (ARC) Yes (Available on HDMI 1.4 & 1.4a Cables Only) 4K x 2K Resolution Support Yes (Available on HDMI 1.4 & 1.4a Cables Only) Maximum Clock Rate (MHz) 340 MHz Maximum TMDS Throughput Per Channel (Gbit/s) Including 8b/10b Overhead 3.40 Maximum Total TMDS Throughput (Gbit/s) Including 8b/10b Overhead 10.2 Maximum Throughput (Gbit/s) with 8b/10b Overhead Removed 36.86 Maximum Audio Throughput (Mbit/s) 36.86 Maximum Color Depth (bit/px.) 48 Maximum Resolution Over Single Link at 24-bit/px 4096x2160p24 Maximum Resolution Over Single Link at 30-bit/px 4096x2160p24 MaximumRresolution Over Single Link at 36-bit/px 4096x2160p24 Maximum Resolution Over Single Link at 48-bit/px 1920x1200p60 Installtion Rating CL2 (OK for in-wall/celing) Certifications RoHS, UL
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Be careful when you insert this cable into a connection. My new cable #55-648S-50 worked great when I laid it out to test the connection. After taking care to install the cable like I wanted it, I pressed one cable connector into my TV, but felt a little bit of resistance. The plug did slip on into the TV HDMI connection, but I could NOT get a HDMI signal on the TV. After examined both ends of the cable I noticed a single pin on one end of the cable had been pressed back into the connector. I think this was the slight resistance I noticed earlier. I can't find anyone to repair the slightly damaged HDMI connector. Bummer.
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"...something crossed my mind last night when looking at the online poll re Clive. Have you given any consideration as to what the poll might reveal about your readership volumes / subscription volumes - and if that matters?"
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You think I care?
But then I get to thinking that even if I know 400 answers to a poll like that is a lot, you might think that's all the people who ever come over. And then as you cats that get killed by curiosity might care more about the viewing figures at IKN than I do, I thought it might be fun to show you. So I took this screenshot of the Google-run back office blog stats page about four minutes ago, you can see for yourself:
Basically, 10,000 pageviews yesterday, 2k and bits so far today (it's early), 142k last month, coming on for nine million since the blog started (obviously it's got better viewer figures now than in the first years). And these numbers don't include the people who read IKN via the e-mail daily digest (couple of thousand of those) or the RSS service (I have no idea, could be 1,500). Finally, please consider that IKN isn't a multi-page web-designed and marketed SEO special-technique thing. It's just a single page blog, doing its thing on a very niche subject.


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"Good morning, good morning! Happy Monday!" Judge Samuel K. Feng announced as he entered the courtroom. He apologized about the broken air conditioning — at 10 a.m., the room was already uncomfortably warm — and then turned to the jury.
"Juror number eight, you're in charge of chocolate," he said.
Feng, with his cheerful demeanor, often presides over difficult, high-drama cases. He was the judge at the trial of German Woods, who assaulted and robbed low-income Asian seniors during a brazen summer rampage. He oversaw a first-degree murder conviction in a Mission drive-by shooting. And he led the proceedings when gadfly citizen journalist Michael Petrelis infamously photographed then-Sup. Scott Weiner in a City Hall bathroom. But the case that launched Monday in his courtroom is his highest-profile yet: The People vs. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate — or, as many people refer to it — the "Kate Steinle trial."
Kate Steinle, 32, was shot and killed on Pier 14 on July 1, 2015, in a case that immediately dominated headlines. The attractive, blond young woman died in her father's arms, and the man charged with murder — who then went by the name Juan Francisco López-Sánchez — is an undocumented Mexican immigrant with a felony criminal record. As an added intrigue, the gun that was used was stolen from a Bureau of Land Management ranger's vehicle on the Embarcadero four days prior.
As evidence surfaced, the case got more complicated. There is no physical proof that Garcia Zarate, 45, was the one who broke into the car. He claimed he'd found the gun under a seat on the pier, wrapped in a T-shirt. He has a second-grade education and speaks very little English, rendering his all-night interview with police moot. And the bullet ricocheted off the pier's cement surface, raising doubts as to whether or not Garcia Zarate had aimed at Steinle.
The media greedily ate up the Steinle family's willingness to give interviews to the press and share photos of Kate, and their subsequent lawsuits against the city of San Francisco, BLM, and ICE for negligence.
President Donald Trump, a candidate at the time, picked up the case in his call for the elimination of Sanctuary Cities, which refuse to disclose immigrants' legal status to Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. "This man, or this animal, that shot that wonderful, that beautiful woman in San Francisco, this guy was pushed back by Mexico," he told CNN three months before he was elected.
So it was unsurprising that national media flooded the courtroom for the launch of the trial on Monday, with Fox News, the Associated Press, and even a couple right-wing bloggers throwing their hats into the mix.
But the courtroom, despite its attendees from all over the country, ran much like any other on its first day. The wood-paneled room was small and lit by fluorescents. The seats were hard. The jury was read the seemingly unending list of instructions. And the case hinged not on the legal status of Garcia Zarate or whether or not he had broken into the BLM ranger's car, but on the reliability of a .40-caliber Sig Sauer P239 semi-automatic pistol, and whether it could have gone off accidentally.
Deputy District Attorney Diana Garcia believes it didn't, and launched her opening statements to the jury without cutting any corners.
"She's dead because this defendant — Jose Ines Garcia Zarate — pointed a gun in her direction, and pulled the trigger," she said.
The gun, she argued, was in perfect condition. It had been examined in a routine check by an armorer three months prior. BLM Ranger John Woychowski never reported it misfiring. The prosecution has a firearm expert, who will apparently testify that "the only way for the gun to do odd is with a pull of the trigger," Garcia says. "If the gun is dropped or mishandled in some way it will not go off."
Public Defender Matt Gonzalez argues that assessment is incorrect. The Sig Sauer is a standard-issue second firearm for BLM — to be used in an emergency, when the first gun is out of bullets, has been taken from someone, or has been disabled in some way. It's designed, Gonzalez says, to be discharged quickly — and it's distributed to government staff with that in mind.
"The gun has what's commonly referred to as a hair trigger," he says. "It's easier for you to get off a quick first shot."
That ease of discharge, Gonzalez argues, has resulted in a history of the gun going off during such inopportune times as when it's dropped, caught in a shirt button, stepped on, or when someone is unholstering it.
In addition, the fact that the bullet hit something else before it pierced Steinle's lower back is a sign, Gonzalez says, that her death was not intentional. Calling it a "freakish ricochet," Gonzales argues that "An expert marksman could not make this shot if he tried." The case, he implied, hinges as much on the "little rocks" in the surface of the concrete as it does on the gun.
But Gonzalez was smart: He focused not just on evidence, but emotion, knowing that Steinle's father, James, would take the stand after him. "It can be true that it's a tragedy and an accident," he told the jury, hinting that the emotional testimony they were about to hear should not sway their opinion of the case. "An accident doesn't become something other than an accident because we don't like the result of it."
And James' time on the stand was painful to watch. Dressed in a neat button-down shirt, he spoke slowly and eloquently, often taking long pauses to gather his composure before answering Garcia's questions. Calling the incident a "time blur," he gently told the tale of that day. They'd had lunch at Perry's. Kate had taken selfies just moments before the incident. "It was a pop or a bang," James said. "I instinctively looked over at Kate. She had her arms outstretched and said 'Dad help me, help me.'
"I grabbed her and held her, gave her mouth-to-mouth," he continued. "I helped her until the paramedics showed up."
But "Kate had her eyes closed and was having trouble breathing." When a man came over to help, they both rolled her over and found the bullet hole in her back. It had severed her abdominal aorta, but "It was quite odd, because it wasn't bleeding," her father said.
She died two hours later, at San Francisco General Hospital.
The case is tragic for everyone involved — and for the victim's family, it's surely compounded by the national attention and Republicans' use of Steinle's death. (The U.S. House of Representatives in July passed an anti-immigration bill it called "Kate's Law," which her family had nothing to do with.)
And the case is undeniably racially charged. Gonzalez highlighted this, as he wrapped up his opening statement. "If this had happened to a college kid or a Swedish tourist," he asked, "would they be charged with murder?"
The trial of The People vs. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate will continue well into November. Stay in the loop for future updates from SF Weekly.


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The Simrad EK60 Scientific Echo Sounder system is a fishery research instrument designed to be permanently installed onboard a research vessel that provides accurate echo sounding, data storage, data analysis and reporting functions. Useful in locating fish resources, measuring stock size and fish size distribution, the EK60, due to its simultaneous use of up to seven frequencies in assessment, can be used to separate and identify different species by their unique acoustic frequency response.
A real-time echo integrator with high dynamic range and target strength analysis in an unlimited number of layers provide a strong basis for data analysis in applications such as biomass assessment and fish behavior studies, and allows for third-party or proprietary software to be used for post-processing. The modular EK60 can be configured and calibrated by the user to operate with any combination of transceivers and transducers, according to specific research purposes. Settings of individual frequency channels can be adjusted independently, and low noise and a high ping rate enable clear and accurate readings.


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XJTAG is the boundary scan system chosen by 6TL Engineering, a builder of modular, expandable production test stations used by contract electronic manufacturers and OEMs. 6TL chose XJTAG for its ability to integrate efficiently with the LabVIEW™ test environment, and for its unbeatable combination of performance, features and price.
Adding boundary scan to our platforms enables customers' testability targets to be satisfied using less hardware, and allows in-circuit test fixtures to have fewer pins thereby improving reliability. The XJTAG system offers the best performance in the market at the most competitive price.
Choosing XJTAG has delivered benefits throughout the project. It provides features enabling fast and uncomplicated integration with LabVIEW, is easy to use, and provides high test capabilities. Our customer is running XJTAG tests from within LabVIEW on the factory floor using the basic XJRunner license, making this an extremely cost-effective and straightforward solution.


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Walkman is a Sony brand trade name, originally used for portable audio cassette players from the late 1970s onwards. In later years, it has been used by Sony to market digital portable audio/video players, as well as a line of mobile phones introduced in 2005.
The original Walkman cassette player, released in 1979, changed music listening habits by allowing people to listen to their music whilst on the move. The Walkman went on to become one of Sony's most successful brands of all time, transitioning formats over the years into CD, Mini-Disc, MP3 and finally, streaming music.
Cassette-based: SONY WALKMAN TPS-L2 Released in 1979
CD Walkman (Discman): SONY DISCMAN D-50 Released in 1984
MiniDisc Walkman: SONY WALKMAN MZ-1 Released in 1992
Network Walkman: SONY WALKMAN NW-MS70D Released in 1999
MP3 Walkman: SONY WALKMAN NW-HD1 Released in 2004
Mobile phones: SONY ERICSSON WALKMAN W200 Released in 2007
High-Resolution Audio Walkman: SONY WALKMAN NW-F880 Released in 2013
Walkman Today: SONY WALKMAN NW-ZX300
Walkman today adopts some class-leading sound technologies and according to its advertising words, you can "enjoy music exactly as the artist intended." It's likely that when you run into fantastic background music on DVD Movies, you'd want to put the background music on your Walkman so you can enjoy it wherever and whenever you want. Walkman now supports a variety of audio formats, many of which you probably see all the time: MP3 ( .MP3), WMA ( .WMA), FLAC ( .flac), AAC ( .mp4, .m4a, .3gp), HE-AAC ( .mp4, .m4a, .3gp), Apple Lossless ( .mp4, .m4a), DSD ( .dsf, .dff), APE ( .ape).
So if you want to take your favorite background music with you, you need to rip your DVD to your Walkman. Therefore, you need a great DVD ripper/converter to do that, one that allows you to extract audios from homemade DVD files.
Leawo DVD Ripper is the top-rated DVD to video converter software to help people easily convert DVD to video and audio in diverse popular formats. It could convert DVD to video and extract audio off DVD movies to save in 180+ formats like MP4, MPEG, WMV, MOV, MKV, FLV, RMVB, AAC, AC3, AMR, M4A, MP3, etc. for multiple media players and portable devices like Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, etc.), Android mobile phones and tablets, Windows phones, Sony Walkman, PS4, Blackberry devices, etc. It's easy to use. In order to extract audios from your DVD files, you just need to follow the following instruction:
Step 1: Load DVD content
Under "Convert" section, click "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button to load source DVD content. You could add DVD folders or disc for converting.
1. 3 loading modes are selectable for you to load DVD content: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode. In Full Movie mode, Leawo DVD Ripper would load all source DVD content. In Main Movie, Leawo DVD Ripper would automatically load the longest chapter of DVD content, which usually is the main movie. While in Custom Mode, Leawo DVD Ripper allows users to select chapters for loading.
2. You could import multiple DVD sources as you like. After importing, you could play back source DVD movie, select subtitles and audio tracks, view details of source DVD files, edit source DVD movie, etc.
Step 2: Set output profile
Click the drop-down box next to the "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button, and then click "Change" to select output format. Multiple Common Video, Common Audio and HD Video formats are selectable. Under "Common Audio," you will be able to find all the supported audio output formats. By making use of the Profile Search bar on the left side, you could quickly search out desired format.
Let the mouse stay on each format option and then you could see "Edit" icon, by clicking which you could adjust video and audio parameters of output format, including: video codec, quality, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, channel, audio codec, resolution, etc.
Step 3: Start converting
Click the big green "Convert" button to let Leawo DVD Ripper start converting DVD to audio. The program would then ask you to set the output directory and after-conversion settings. You could "Cancel" any conversion at any time as you like.
There are so many new ways for you to enjoy your music today. You can stream them from many online music sites, you can take advantage of Internet Radio, which allows you to personalize your radio, and now you know you can extract soundtracks from your DVDs. Leawo DVD Ripper can also perform as a free YouTube downloader, and it could download and convert online videos from YouTube, Facebook, Veoh, etc. So with Leawo DVD Ripper, you can take more of your favorite music on the go.


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Suzuki MotoGP is the official factory-backed team of Suzuki in the MotoGP World Championship. The team were competing under the name Rizla Suzuki MotoGP. Suzuki withdrew from competition at the end of the 2011 MotoGP season. However, in June 2013, Suzuki announced they will end their hiatus and return to MotoGP with a factory team in 2015.
Suzuki first entered a works team in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship in 1974 with riders Barry Sheene and Jack Findlay riding the Suzuki RG500. A second-place finish by Sheene in the opening round was the best result of the season. The team's first victory came in 1975, a pole-to-finish win by Barry Sheene at the Dutch TT. Sheene finished the season 6th overall with two wins.
Barry Sheene won the rider's championship in 1976 with a total of five wins. Sheene's second 500cc rider's championship came in 1977 with six wins. Team mate Steve Parrish was fifth.
In 1978 with two wins on the new Suzuki RGA, Sheene finished second in the championship behind Yamaha rider Kenny Roberts. Team mate Wil Hartog was fourth overall, also won two races. The 1979 championship was again won by Roberts with Virginio Ferrari finishing second, Barry Sheene third and Wil Hartog fourth, all riding the new Suzuki RGB.
Randy Mamola joined Suzuki in 1980. While Yamaha rider Roberts won his third title, Suzuki riders Mamola was second, and Marco Lucchinelli third. Lucchinelli became the 500cc World Champion in 1981 riding the new Suzuki RG 500 gamma for the Roberto Gallina racing team.
Lucchinelli left Suzuki to join Honda in 1982. He was replaced on the Gallina team by Franco Uncini who went on to win the World Championship with five wins. Uncini was severely injured at the Assen TT in 1983 and was unable to defend his title. Suzuki withdrew factory support at the end of the season.
After three years away Suzuki returned in 1987 with factory supported entries. While not a full-time return, riders Takumi Itoh and Kevin Schwantz had some good results aboard the new Suzuki RGV500. Suzuki made a full return to racing in 1988 with Schwantz finishing 8th overall with two wins whilst teammate Rob McElnea finished the season in 10th place.
With a total of six wins, Schwantz was ranked fourth for the 1989 season. In 1990 he was second overall with five wins while teammate Niall Mackenzie was 4th. Another five wins ranked Schwantz third overall in 1991. Doug Chandler became Schwantz's teammate for 1992 during which Schwantz enjoyed one win to finish the season fourth followed by Chandler's fifth place overall.
Schwantz won his long-awaited first World Championship in 1993 with four race wins. His new team-mate Alex Barros also scored a win and finished 6th overall.
In 1994, Schwantz was 4th overall with two wins whilst Barros was 8th. Early in the 1995 season, Schwantz decided to retire from motorcycle competition. The other Suzuki rider Daryl Beattie finished the season second with two race wins.
Scott Russell joined Beattie in 1996. Russell finished the season 6th while Beattie suffered serious injuries pre-season and did not have his previous form. He finished 18th. Beattie was joined by Anthony Gobert in 1997. Beattie finished the season 11th and Gobert 15th. A fifth-place finish by Beattie was the team's best result that season.
Suzuki entered an all Japanese riders lineup in 1998 with Nobuatsu Aoki and Katsuaki Fujiwara. Fujiwara however was injured during pre-season tests and Aoki contested the world championship alone. He finished 9th for the season with a best result of 4th place.
New rider Kenny Roberts, Jr. joined Aoki in 1999. Roberts Jr. took Suzuki's first win in the four years since 1995. His four wins gave him second place in the championship. Aoki was 13th. Roberts became World Champion in 2000 with a total of four victories, Aoki was 10th overall.
In 2001 Sete Gibernau joined Roberts riding the Suzuki RGV500. Gibernau finished ninth overall and Roberts 11th.
In 2002, the debut year of the new MotoGP class, Roberts and Gibernau rode the new Suzuki GSV-R four-stroke motorcycle. The team's best result was a 3rd-place podium finish by Roberts at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Overall, Roberts finished 9th and Gibernau 16th.
John Hopkins joined Roberts in 2003. Hopkins came seventh at the Spanish Grand Prix. However, Roberts missed three races due to a crash in the Italian Grand Prix and finished the season 19th two places behind Hopkins in 17th place. The rider line-up remained the same for 2004 while Bridgestone replaced Michelin as the team's tyre supplier. Hopkins finished the season 16th with Roberts Jr. again two places behind in 18th.
Once again the rider line-up remained the same for 2005, while Englishman Paul Denning became the new team manager taking over the position of Gary Taylor. Roberts took a second place podium-finish in the wet British Grand Prix but finished the season 13th. Hopkins finished 14th for the season.
Chris Vermeulen joined Hopkins in 2006. Hopkins finished the season 10th while Vermeulen finished 11th with a 2nd place podium-finish at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.
Both riders stayed with the team in 2007 and raced the new 800cc Suzuki GSV-R. Vermeulen took Suzuki's first win since the advent of four-stroke regulations and finished the season 6th overall. Hopkins finished 4th with four podium finishes.
For 2008, Chris Vermeulen was joined by Loris Capirossi as the rider lineup and the same lineup remained in 2009. For the 2010 season Álvaro Bautista joined the team.
For the 2011 season, the team fielded only one GSV-R for Bautista with no replacement for Loris Capirossi, who moved to the Pramac Racing team. At the end of 2011 Suzuki pulled out of MotoGP citing the need to reduce costs amid the global economic downturn.
On 30 September 2014 Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it will participate in MotoGP from 2015, with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales as their two riders. They will race a newly developed MotoGP machine, the GSX-RR, with a restructured team organization now led by Davide Brivio.