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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Summary & Study Guide Description
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland.
This novel, perceived as revolutionary at the time it was published in the early 1990s, uses the individual stories as three good friends as metaphoric representation of the story of an entire generation - Generation X, young people born in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As the narrative explores the ways the three friends struggle to define themselves and their relationships, it also explores themes related to the function and nature of storytelling, the tension between materialism and self-expression, and the power/value of friendship.
The first part of the novel (narrated in first person by protagonist Andy) focuses on the conversations that take place over a picnic lunch between life-confused Andy and his equally confused friends Dag and Claire. As they eat their grilled chicken in a run-down suburb of Palm Springs (where they all live), they indulge in their habit of telling each other stories, what they all know are fictionalizations of uncomfortable truths about their individual lives. Interspersed with these stories are expositional chapters in which background information of each of the three friends is revealed: how they all came to Palm Springs, and how they came to be friends with each other.
Part Two, written in a more diary-like style, chronicles a series of events that began a few days after the picnic. Dag disappears, but eventually calls from Nevada. In explanation, he tells the story of a young man named Otis who decided to take a tour of the sites of the nuclear bomb tests that took place in the late Fifties and early Sixties. Upon his return, he offers souvenirs to his friends, one of which Claire perceives as dangerously radioactive and refuses to have anything to do with.
Shortly after moving in with Andy to avoid what she believes to be her radioactively contaminated home, Claire is visited by Tobias, a very handsome man with whom she's lustfully obsessed. Over the course of Tobias' few days visit, Andy and Dag confront each other about the relative aimlessness of their respective lives and how they feel inclined to blame their parents for how those lives have turned out. Meanwhile, Claire's best friend Elvissa pushes Andy, Claire, Dag and Tobias into revealing honestly described important personal memories. For perhaps the first time in their friendship, Claire, Andy and Dag don't disguise their feelings and/or experiences behind the mask of a story.
After Tobias leaves, and after Elvissa moves away from Palm Springs (apparently to work at a convent), Andy and his friends make plans for their Christmas vacations. Claire admits to a helpless desire to pursue Tobias and plans to go to New York, Andy decides to visit his parents, and Dag decides to stay put. Shortly before they go their separate ways, Dag accidentally sets an expensive car on fire, but manages to escape arrest.
Traveling home (to Portland Oregon), Andy comes to realize that he has misjudged his parents and their relationship, coming to realize they are essentially decent people and that he has to take responsibility for his own happiness. When he returns to Palm Springs, he receives a phone call from Claire who has also discovered the same thing. Having broken up with Tobias and having discovered that he is in fact involved with Elvissa (who didn't go to a convent but is in New York with Tobias), Claire tells what happened without resorting to hiding the truth behind the usual fictionalized façade. Dag, meanwhile, continues to evade facing the truth about the destruction of the car, even to the extent of lying to the police.
On New Year's Day, Andy discovers that Dag and Claire have moved to Mexico to open a hotel, and that they want him to join them. He packs up his few belongings and hits the road, on the way witnessing an intensely beautiful visit paid by a beautiful black bird to a charred black field. In celebration of the beauty of the moment, he receives a smothering cluster of hugs and laughter, an affirmation that he is perhaps, at last, on track with his life.
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Could you come up with a meal for at least two people for under £3? That's the challenge set by the leading food charity The Trussell Trust in partnership with Buyagift with the aim of raising awareness of just how difficult it can be to eat well on a limited budget.
I managed to come up with a dish but it wasn't easy, and I really wouldn't want to have to work with this budget every mealtime. But for so many people in this country, it is the reality they face each and every day. While the UK might be the seventh richest country in the world, many people here struggle to put food on the table.
You can help raise awareness of the work of The Trussell Trust and the urgent need for us as a nation to tackle food poverty by taking part in the challenge and coming up with your own recipe. You can also visit the charity's website for more ways to support their work, from donating to your local foodbank to raising money for them as you do your online shopping.
For my dish I decided to use liver as it is relatively inexpensive. Obviously a vegetarian pasta dish would have been cheaper still, but I wanted to see if I could manage a meat dish on this tight budget. I managed to buy 370g of lamb's liver from my local butcher for just £1.48 and I only used half of it. A little liver goes a long way.
OK, so not everyone likes liver but I'm sure that's because it's generally been overcooked when they have tried it. In this dish it is sliced very thinly and fried for only a few minutes, so it is beautifully moist and tender. My husband doesn't normally eat liver but he enjoyed this. Plus it was cooked in a very generous amount of butter, with lots of chilli, garlic and sage, so absolutely packed full of flavour. It actually tastes quite luxurious despite the cheap ingredients.
Tagliatelle with lamb's liver and a sage, chilli and garlic butter
Total spend: £2.21½
250g dried tagliatelle (47½p)
1 egg (24p)
170g lamb's liver, thinly sliced (74p)
2tbsp olive oil (13p)
75g butter (36p)
1 red chilli, finely sliced (22p)
2 cloves garlic, crushed (5p)
6 sage leaves, finely chopped (free from the garden)
salt and pepper to taste
Cook the tagliatelle in salted, boiling water according to the packet instructions.
Beat the egg in a shallow dish, add the liver and coat well, and leave for a few minutes.
Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan over a low heat. When the butter has melted, add the chilli, garlic and sage and fry for a couple of minutes.
Drain the liver and add to the frying pan. Increase the heat to medium and fry for three to four minutes, turning frequently, until cooked through. Season to taste and remove from the heat.
Drain the pasta and add to the frying pan. Toss well to coat the pasta in the butter and distribute the pieces of liver. Serve immediately.
As well as entering this dish into The £3 Challenge, I'm also sharing it with The Spice Trail (where the theme this month is chilli), Credit Crunch Munch (hosted by Dinner with Crayons, Fab Food for All and Fuss Free Flavours), Cooking with Herbs (hosted by Lavender & Lovage) as it features fresh sage, and Pasta Please (hosted by The Spicy Pear and Tinned Tomatoes) as it contains garlic.

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Laura really, really wanted a ukelele. She thought her husband was getting one for her. He gave her birthstone earrings instead!
She and James came to Mark and Erika's today after having been at James' family Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. We had a festive time opening presents and watching the kids play with their new toys. Preparing a nice dinner, too.
So this was one of the fun moments of Christmas for me. She wasn't expecting her mom to get her a ukelele. But I did!
Thanks Pittsburgh Guitars on Carson Street, SouthSide!
The man who sold it to me suggested I put her face on the box on top of the model's and I added James' face from a photo I cut up of the two of them.
He told me he was selling at least a ukelele or two every day. This one came with a gig bag and a tuner.
It was just a good time as I sat on the floor, grabbed the camera and caught her excitement. Laura learned a couple of chords and Matthew accompanied her on the guitar. Seeing her so excited felt wonderful.
(and yes that is Cardinal Donald Wuerl, born in Pittsburgh, in the right hand corner of the television and the photograph)


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UnNews:Caylee Anthony memorial Facebook page causes brownouts
8 July 2011
WASHINGTON DC, USA -- President Obama held a press conference this morning, promising immediate action on the rolling brown and blackouts that have struck the nation.
"I'm here to tell you that we're doing the best that we can," Obama opened, "But we might have to cut back in the meantime."
President Obama, of course, is referring to the rolling brown and blackouts that have struck the nation after the Casey Anthony verdict was read Tuesday afternoon. The power outages have crippled the nation's infrastructure and have been holding the economy hostage by preventing the production of our biggest products, such as processed foods.
Most experts agree that the culprit is a Facebook page titled, Porch lights on for Caylee Marie Anthony. The page, which demands that people keep their porch lights on as a memorial to Caylee Anthony, has drawn billions of visitors, all of whom are obeying the page's request.
"Something must be done. The power grid isn't meant to handle this load.[1] Either we need to invest in better energy infrastructure or people need to cut back. There is no way we can all continue to keep our porch lights on for Caylee Anthony," said Steven Chu, Obama's Secretary of Energy.
Congressional Republicans responded to Chu and Obama's statements, saying that there was no money for infrastructure in the current budget, and if anything, people had to cut back on their day-to-day use of electricity.
"A memorial to Caylee Anthony is far more important than say, watching the finale of American Idol. Besides that, President Obama's plan will lead to power rationing," said Speaker of the House, John Boehner.
Congressman Rand Paul backed up his colleague, "There is no money for infrastructure. We need people, especially those that don't own yachts or vacation homes, to conserve energy - nobody needs to spend 8 hours on World of Warcraft every day to escape their miserable, poor life. If there is anything I know, I know that this Caylee Anthony is a real tragedy - porch lights need to stay on for this little girl until we find her." Paul then paused, speaking briefly to a staff member, "Oh she's dead? Well then, porch lights need to stay on in memorial to her."
A spokesman for Casey Anthony, who is still currently incarcerated, had this to say: "Miss Anthony is excited to keep a porch light on for her daughter. However, in the event of power rationing, Miss Anthony would reserve her power for computer use to write her forthcoming books, If I Did It, (based on the OJ Simpson novel of the same name) and I Wouldn't've Gotten Away With it If There Had Been Some Meddling Kids."
Meanwhile, members of the Facebook page are in complete denial as to the power of the page. Page author Lisa McMillen was quoted as saying, "Look, there is no way this page has caused any blackouts. Billions of people keeping their lights on all day is nothing. Maybe some of the old people and those with health conditions could turn their damned air conditioners off and die. Then we could memorialize them, too!"
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In the context of search, different applications need different amounts of control over exactly how searches are executed. In many cases you want straightforward keyword search, with separate optional control for relevance. That's what Azure Search has traditionally offered and it works really well when you just want to take the user input and send it to the search service directly. However, we've seen many cases where the app needs more control over exactly what is searched, in what fields, with what term-level weights, etc. In order to enable these more advanced scenarios, we are excited to introduce support for a new search mode that allows developers to use the full Lucene query language for cases where you need fine-grained control.
The Lucene query language was developed in Apache Lucene. It has been widely adopted in the search domain for its expressiveness and flexibility. With the added support for the well-known query language in our service, you can now formulate a broader class of questions against Azure Search using the syntax you are already familiar with. We also hope that it will ease the burden for customers migrating from their existing Lucene based on-premises solutions to Azure Search.
How to enable the Lucene query syntax in the search query
You can use the queryType parameter in a Search request to switch between the two search modes:
- Simple to use the simple query language
- Full for the full Lucene query language
The queryType parameter defaults to the simple search mode, so you need not do anything if you choose not to use the new feature. When the parameter is set to full, search text is interpreted using the Lucene query parser.
The complete set of features and syntax in the Lucene query language can be found on our MSDN page. Below are some highlights on how some of its features address popular customer requests on Azure Search User Voice.
Field scoped searches
With the simple query language, the search terms provided in the query are always searched in all the searchable fields unless the query is scoped to specific searchable fields with the searchFields parameter. With the Lucene query language, you can scope your search to a specific field by placing a field name in front of a search clause. For example, the following will search for the word Leavenworth only within the city field.
This feature is especially useful when you want to limit the search space for a term or a phrase so that matches from irrelevant fields do not affect or pollute the search results. You can often expect better performance and quality of the response by limiting the search space. Please keep in mind that the fields in the fielded terms must be configured as searchable.
Term boosting
Sometimes terms in a search query carry different degrees of importance and relevance. For example, in searching for a hotel, certain aspects may be more important to you as a customer and you want to reflect that in the search query. With the full Lucene query language, you can optionally assign a boost factor, a positive number, to a search term or phrase to control the relevance relative to other terms in the search query. A term without a boost value is automatically assigned a neutral boost value of 1. In this example we will give the word clean a boost value 3 and the word quiet a boost value 2 implying they are three times and twice more important respectively than other neutral terms in the search query.
search=quiet^2 clean^3 +hotels city:Leavenworth&querytype=full
Term boosting and field boosting in scoring profiles
The term boosting in the Lucene query language differs from and extends the field boosting offered in scoring profiles. The field weight in a scoring profile is only applied to matches from the specific field and is configurable only by the app designer. The term boosting in a query, on the other hand, is applied to all searchable fields and available to the end-user. The two types of control are applied independently of each other and combined when a boosted term in a search query has a match in a boosted field.
Searches with regular expressions
The Lucene query language supports regular expressions within single terms. This enables a scenario that has been highly requested on Azure Search User Voice: Support for infix and suffix queries. To search with a regex pattern, the pattern must be placed between forward slashes "/." The pattern is matched against the entire vocabulary of the index and thus it is often a good idea to keep the regex pattern as limiting as possible for performance and precision. In this example we will look for "hotel" and "motel" in cities that start with the letters Leaven.
search=/[hm]otel/ city:/Leaven.*/&queryType=full
Fuzzy searches
The Lucene query language supports fuzzy searches on single terms based on the Levenshtein Distance algorithm. To enable fuzzy search, place a tilde "~" symbol at the end of a term with an optional parameter, between 0 and 2, that specifies the maximum edit distance allowed for the match. For example, the search query below with the edit distance of 1 returns a result if there are documents in the index that contain a word that satisfies the matching condition.
search=+hotel city:Levenworth~1&queryType=full
Most features of the Lucene query syntax are implemented in Azure Search with range search being the only exception. It can be implemented with OData $filter expressions.
Please note, the new search mode is currently only available through our REST API. Support for it in the .NET SDK is coming soon, so stay tuned.
We hope you will find the new feature useful and we look forward to hearing about how you use the new supported syntax. For more details on the Lucene query language, please visit the MSDN documentation page. If you have questions, please feel free to leave your feedback on Azure Search User Voice.


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Tips for using LinkedIn to find a job
(c) 2013, The Washington Post.
Want to use LinkedIn to find a job or boost your career, but not sure where to start?
Brendan Browne, LinkedIn's director of global acquisition, and Nicole Williams, a career expert for LinkedIn, share some ways to get the most out of the professional networking site:
_ Don't settle for a bare-bones profile. "A good profile is a complete profile," Browne said.
In other words, a simple list of your past employers and job titles likely won't entice a recruiter. A comprehensive profile includes your educational background and detailed descriptions of all of your work experiences and skills. Depending on your field, you might also provide examples of your work in the form of video, slideshows or other multimedia files.
"Unlike a résumé where you want to be really succinct, you can actually broaden your profile," Williams said.
_ Include a profile photo. LinkedIn has found that profiles that contain a photo are seven times more likely to be viewed.
"It's kind of like shopping for a house online," Williams said, meaning that you might ignore a real estate listing on the Web if it didn't include photos of the property.
_ Share regularly and wisely. Much like Facebook, LinkedIn allows users to post updates. These can be simple messages, such as "I'm off to a global health conference in New York" or "Congratulations to my team for beating its monthly sales goal." Updates can also include links to articles and other content from around the Web.
Williams said that if you share something just once a week, LinkedIn has found you are 10 times more likely to have your profile viewed by a hiring manager.
"The biggest thing I look for when people share articles is not necessarily someone who's sort of bragging about their company or saying 'come work at my company,' " Browne said. "But just really sharing and commenting in an insightful way about really interesting topics. Those things stand out in a massive way."
_ Be professional, but don't be staid. In a LinkedIn profile, "I really look for someone's personality to come screaming through," Browne said.
Updates, he said, can be a powerful way to show who you are.
Your profile can also be used to highlight unique hobbies or activities that illuminate what kind of worker you are.
Williams offered an example of a friend who works in the publishing industry and was weighing two equally qualified candidates for a job. On LinkedIn, she learned that one of the candidates did volunteer work with an animal rescue nonprofit. The hirer was an animal lover, so that candidate ultimately got the job.
_ Personalize your invitation to connect. When you invite someone to connect on LinkedIn, your request is accompanied by a brief note. You have the option of selecting a boilerplate message that reads, "I'd like to add you to my professional network." But Browne advises taking the time to craft something more tailored.
"Find some degree of connection, and a warm connection," Browne said.
For example, you could point out that you share an alma mater, or you could mention a mutual friend or colleague.
_ Mine mutual connections. Browne advises paying attention to shared acquaintances as a way to better understand the background of someone you want to meet.
For example, if you are looking for more information on a potential employee or employer, you can check out your mutual connections.
"A couple different things happen from that," Browne said. "One, you probably will give me some directional [information], which is really helpful when it comes to recruiting talent. And second, you might actually be able to help me...in terms of getting in touch with him."
_ Focus on fit, not volume.Browne said it's a turnoff if job seekers appear to be using LinkedIn indiscriminately, meaning they are deluging recruiters with too many messages or are going after jobs for which they are not qualified.
"I would encourage people to not do that, to be a bit more patient and thoughtful," Browne said.


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Camille Paglia, professor, author, and self-described dissident feminist, writes:
Diana and Rihanna began as sensitive, wounded, but appealingly bubbly and good-natured provincial girls who slowly discovered their own photogenic virtuosity and began to conceptualise themselves as living sculpture for the lens. Both developed a false intimacy with photographers and the public and began to cannibalise themselves in their futile search for security in love. Diana, rebuffed, eventually accepted her exile. But Rihanna, in the classic syndrome of the battered woman, still pities and hopes to change and save her abuser. ("I was more concerned about him," she told Oprah about her recovery from Brown's assault.) By her gallery of splendid stills, Rihanna thinks she can stop the tormenting flux of emotion, but her brilliant eye is helpless against the tyranny of the heart.
Rihanna responds:
Just so happens I came home drunk to this in a pile of papers outside my hotel room! My lil Bajan behind, never thought these many people would even know my name, now it's next to Princess Diana's on the front of a newspaper! Life can be such a beautiful thing when you let it be #yourejealous :)
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The device's Touch Cover and Type Cover keyboard accessories are still being sold separately, at $119.99 and $129.99 respectively.
Microsoft confirmed to the Verge website that the discount will run until August 29. The price cut arrives in time to take advantage of the back-to-school rush, which is traditionally a heavy period for device sales. It could also persuade on-the-fence business users to finally take the plunge, and might also indicate that an updated Surface Pro is imminent.
[ While Microsoft tries to save the Surface Pro, IT pros want the company to save something important to them. Read IT Pros To Microsoft: Save TechNet. ]
Still, Microsoft's tablet hasn't sold well. With competitors also pushing their back-to-school wares, the Surface Pro's outlook isn't necessarily optimistic, even with the discounted price.
The $100 reduction follows a steeper $150 price cut to Microsoft's Surface RT. The RT's drop was widely interpreted as evidence of the device's failure in the market. To cover the losses, Microsoft reported a $900 million write-down in its most recent quarterly report, and CEO Steve Ballmer later admitted the company overestimated Surface RT demand.
It's been clear that the Surface Pro hasn't set any sales records, but it's been better received the Surface RT, and there had been speculation that its sales were somewhat healthier. This proved not to be the case, which became clear when Microsoft filed its annual 10-K report with the SEC. The filing revealed that the Surface Pro and Surface RT earned only $853 million combined, confirming that both tablets have fared poorly.
With students shopping for school supplies, the discounts might help Surface Pro sales, however. More business-oriented than the Surface RT, Microsoft's Pro tablet can run desktop software and features the same Intel i5 processor found in many laptops. For college students that want to travel light while remaining productive, and who aren't dissuaded by the relatively weak selection of apps in the Windows Store, the Surface Pro could be a nice option, especially with Windows 8.1 on the way.
Still, the $100 price cut saves customers less than if Microsoft had simply offered keyboards for free. Productivity is a big part of the tablet's appeal, and to be productive, one of the keyboards -- probably the more expensive Type Cover -- is a prerequisite.
With either keyboard, the 128-GB model is still more expensive than the base 128-GB MacBook Air, a device popular with both students and BYOD workers. Apple's sleek laptop weighs slightly more than the Surface Pro but boasts a 9-hour battery life, thanks to Intel's new Haswell chip. The Surface Pro uses an older, less power-efficient processor, and is thus subject to a number of design compromises -- including poor battery life that caps out around four hours.
Haswell, though, could be one of the reasons for the price reduction. Ballmer has already confirmed that new Surface models are coming, and among the probable upgrades to the Surface Pro, a cutting-edge processor is the most obvious. The price discount could have as much to do with eliminating Surface inventory as with capitalizing on the back-to-school frenzy.
By later this fall, Haswell chips will be found in a number of devices, including a variety of Windows 8 tablets. To keep pace, it's likely that Microsoft will refresh the Surface Pro sooner rather than later. In the meantime, it remains to be seen if the Surface Pro's new price will drive sales.


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Butterflying the meat in this roast pork loin recipe isn't difficult, but many butchers will do it for you.
8 Servings
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°. Finely chop garlic and rosemary with 1/2 teaspoon salt on a cutting board. Holding knife at an angle, drag blade over mixture until a coarse paste forms. Transfer paste to a small bowl and mix in oil.
Step 2
Place pork, fat side down, on another cutting board with a short end toward you. Holding a sharp knife parallel to board and about 1/2 inch up side of loin, make an incision along entire length of one side. Continue cutting, lifting meat with your free hand as you go, until loin is open and flat. Spread garlic mixture over inside of loin and season with salt and pepper. Roll pork tightly; using kitchen twine, tie at 1 inch intervals.
Step 3
Season pork with salt and pepper; place, fat side up, in a large shallow baking dish. Add wine; roast pork until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of loin registers 145°, 1 1/2–2 hours. Transfer to a carving board; let rest at least 10 minutes.
Step 4
Spoon fat from surface of pan juices; discard. Slice pork; serve with pan juices.
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DO AHEAD: Pork can be stuffed and tied 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before roasting.


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Scientists have a wide range of attitudes toward human spaceflight. Some think it incompatible with, even inimical to, scientific goals. Others think the two not only compatible but essentially the same thing—for them, curiosity-driven science and because-it's-there exploration are two sides of the same exploratory urge. Others think that humans will eventually want to leave the planet, out of either desire or desperation, even if the time has not yet come.
Whatever their views, researchers agree on several basic points. First, although astronauts can conduct useful science in space and on the moon and Mars, the cost of sending people greatly outweighs the scientific benefit. That may change in the future, as robots reach their limits, but for now a human program must be decided on its other merits; it is not primarily a scientific project. NASA administrator Michael Griffin has said explicitly that the moon/Mars initiative is not about science, although science gains by piggybacking on it.
Second, the space agency needs to respect the firewall between robotic missions and human missions, because the goals of these two wings of the space program are, for now, so distinct. Third, government initiatives and private flight each have something to contribute. With the retirement of the shuttle and then the International Space Station, Earth orbit can increasingly be left to the private sector, freeing NASA and other agencies to stay at the cutting edge.
Finally, if the nations of the world do send astronauts into space, they should at least give the travelers something worthy and inspiring to do. For most researchers, the space station, at least in its present form, does not count. Mars does. The moon is still hotly debated.


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With our premium service, you'll get listed in 15 of the most popular directories including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yelp. You also retain control over your listings. If you don't want to be listed on a certain directory, you can simply disable the listing.
How does this boost my SEO?
Listing your business in online directories helps your SEO by quickly and easily providing links to your business. WiseKick only partners with the most reputable directories that carefully moderate and approve the listings they publish.
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We start our process by looking up your business in the places we list to ensure there are no duplicate listings, which cause unnecessary confusion for your customers. If you already have an account in a listing, we do not create an additional one for you.
What happens if my business information changes like changes names?
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The Porsche 918 is the fastest road car to ever go around the Nurburgring, setting a time of 6:57. Now, Chris Harris has gotten his hands all over it, and to say that it impressed him is an understatement.
It doesn't necessarily have the classical makings of a supercar. It's heavy and it's a hybrid, two stats that are normally demerits. But the 918 also has 887 horsepower and 940 pound feet of torque. There's also the way it looks, which is impossibly pretty.
But does all that tech translate into driving prowess and a great connection to the road? In one word, yes. This car is the new supercar benchmark... until the next one comes along.


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2002-2013 Chevrolet Avalanche Timeline
It was 2001, the height of the SUV boom. The Ford Explorer sold a staggering 445,157 units the previous year, and would finish 2001 only slightly lower at 415,921. The full-size Expedition moved 178,045 units and the Chevrolet Tahoe sold 292,319, not including 77,254 GMC Yukons. Gasoline averaged $1.61 a gallon nationwide. Everyone wanted in on the SUV game, and wanted to stand out from the crowd. Chevrolet, one of the leaders in the full-size truck and SUV market, introduced a vehicle unlike anything before it. The Avalanche combined the comfort and refinement of the Suburban SUV with the versatility and ruggedness of the Silverado pickup.
Key to the new vehicle's formula was GM's Convert-a-Cab concept, featuring the innovative Midgate. This foldable steel bulkhead allowed the bed and cargo area to expand into the passenger compartment, enabling owners to carry a 4x8-foot sheet of plywood fully enclosed, in a smaller, more maneuverable package than a traditional crew cab long-bed truck. Motor Trend's 2000 review stated, "The Avalanche looks likely to draw some blood in its assault on pickup and sport/utility orthodoxy. This is a new kind of vehicle, and it may change some thinking in the marketplace. If it does, it may also change some other truckmaker's product plans."
Looking at competitors' products, such as the Ford Sport Trac and the later Honda Ridgeline, the influence of the Avalanche is apparent, but GMC's midsize Envoy XUV was the only one that copied the Avalanche's Midgate configuration. To this day, the feature is a class exclusive, shared only with its platform-mate, the Cadillac Escalade EXT.
We've compiled a timeline of the Avalanche's history, from its announcement and debut to the announcement in April of this year of the model's discontinuation. The Avalanche may be gone after 2013, but GM's groundbreaking SUV concept will not be forgotten.
2001: Chevrolet announces the 2002 Avalanche in February 2001. Initial production goes to California, Florida, and Texas in May 2001, with the nationwide rollout in July. The 2WD model's base price is $30,965 including destination, with the 4WD model starting at $33,965. The model launches with a 285-hp, 5.3-liter Vortec V-8 and four-speed automatic transmission. Chevrolet later introduces the 2500 series model with the 8.1-liter big-block V-8 producing 340 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque, mated to the 4L80E transmission, and a North Face edition for the 1500 model. Sage Green is a new unique color to the North Face model.
2002: Avalanche wins Motor Trend's 2002 Truck of the Year award.
2003: A cleaner, more conventional styling option in the "WBH" package (Without Body Hardware) gives the Avalanche a similar appearance to same-year Silverado pickups. Additional enhancements for the 2003 model year include dual-stage airbags, multi-zone climate control, steering wheel-mounted radio controls, adjustable pedals, and XM Satellite Radio as an option. In response to dealer and customer complaints, the lower body cladding is darkened on models so equipped. This year has the highest level of sales for the Avalanche, with 93,482 models sold.
2004: Hydroboost brakes are made standard on 1500 models; the 2500 model is now offered exclusively in four-wheel drive; and Dark Blue Metallic, Sunburst Orange, Silver Birch, and Sport Red Metallic are added to the color palette.
2005: OnStar is made standard on all models; a chrome exterior package is available on LS models; LS and LT models get revised interior trim; there's now a standard 3.42 rear axle ratio on all 1500 4WD models; Homelink programmable transmitter is offered as an option; and Sandstone and Bermuda Blue Metallic are added to paint colors.
2006: This is the last year for 2500 model, which gets revised extendable outside rearview mirrors, and the OnStar and XM Satellite antennas are consolidated into a single unit.
2007: Second-generation 2007 Avalanche based on GM's GMT900 truck platform debuts at the Chicago auto show in February 2006. Unpopular lower body cladding of first-generation model is eliminated in favor of cleaner styling similar to the new Tahoe and Suburban. The Avalanche is exclusively offered as half-ton model with choice of 320-hp, 5.3-liter or 366-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 engines.
2008: Head curtain side-impact airbags become standard on all models, and Blue Granite and Deep Ruby Metallic are added as color options.
2009: Six-speed automatic transmission replaces four-speed, with 2WD models getting an optional 3.08 fuel-saving rear axle ratio. LTZ models get a new 20-inch wheel style and heated and cooled 12-way power perforated leather seats. OnStar 8.0 is offered with stolen vehicle slow-down, turn-by-turn navigation, and destination download for models equipped with navigation. A rear backup camera is offered as an option. White Diamond Tricoat and Inferno Orange are new colors.
2010: 6.0-liter Vortec V-8 is dropped, leaving 5.3-liter as the sole engine option. Taupe Gray Metallic and Sheer Silver Metallic replace Dark Blue Metallic, Silver Birch Metallic, and Greystone Metallic.
2011: Single-speed transfer case becomes standard on all models except the LTZ, which gets standard two-speed transfer case. A USB input is added in the center console for playing music through the sound system, as well as for charging portable electronic devices. Steel Green Metallic, Mocha Steel Metallic, and Inferno Orange Metallic replace Laser Blue Metallic and Black Granite Metallic in the color palette.
2012: Hard-drive navigation is offered with AM/FM/XM stereo and CD player, USB port, Time Shift Recording capability, and available SiriusXM Weather Service. Leather-wrapped heated steering wheel is made standard on LTZ models, and heated seats are standard on LT models. GM announces in April that 2013 will be the last model year of the Avalanche. From its one-time high of almost 100,000 units sold per year, by 2011, sales dropped to just 20,088 units a year.
2013: The Avalanche's final year is commemorated with the 2013 Avalanche Black Diamond edition.
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91980 : SureShell Alu Car w Saddle Rail for Rem 870/1100/11-87(6-Shell, 12-GA, 20 in, no clamp)
The saddle rails feature Picatinny rails machined from aircraft grade 6061-T6 aluminum, which are mil-spec hard anodized and provide an extremely durable non-glare matte finish. The basic saddle rail design provides a robust mounting platform suitable for mounting a variety of optical sights, while a second version, which is nearly identical to the basic version, also
includes a Mesa Tactical four, six, or eight shell SureShell shotshell carrier mounted on the left side of the receiver. Both versions are manufactured in compliance with MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny specifications, and no gunsmithing is required for installation. These new saddle rails offer a perfect solution for adding optical sights and SureShell shotshell carriers to Remington shotguns equipped with Mesa Tactical's new LEO telescoping stock and pistol grip system.
The principle difference between one model of SureShell and another, aside from capacity, is the backing plate, which is designed to mount the carrier assembly on a particular model of shotgun. Side-mount SureShell shotshell carriers for Mossberg , Remington and Benelli M1 shotguns use the trigger group pin holes to secure the assemblies to the weapon; the Benelli M2 Tactical, Benelli M4/M1014, Benelli SuperNova Tactical and some Mossberg 500/590 versions take advantage of the factory-tapped rail mounting holes in the tops of these shotguns and include integrated Pictanny optics mounting rails; another version with an integrated rail is the saddle-mount design for Remington; SureShell Carriers for M4 SOPMOD stocks feature special hardware for attachment to these buttstocks; Adapter Mount SureShell shotshell carriers are designed to be attached to Mesa Tactical Telescoping Stock Adapter accessory mount points.
- Components
The following is a breakdown of the various components that make up the SureShell Aluminum Carrier system.
- Aluminum SureShell Carrier with Integrated Picatinny Rail
SureShell Saddle Rails feature a MIL-STD-1913 (NATO STANAG 4694) Picatinny sight rail along the top, and a four-, six- or eight-shot SureShell aluminum shotshell carrier yoke on the left side of the receiver. The rail is notched at the rear to accommodate Scattergun/Wilson style ghost ring sights, and extends to the front of the shotgun receiver (5 inch rail), 2¾ inches past the front of the receiver (8½ inch rail), or just beyond the barrel's magazine lug (20 inch rail).SureShell shotshell carriers are assemblies comprising an aluminum yoke and backing plate and a Santoprene® elastomer tube. The yoke features four to eight vertical bores .700" or .810" in diameter to accept 12-gauge shotgun shells. The shells are securely retained by the elastomer tube interfering with the bores. In many cases, shells can be confidently retained in a brass down as well as a brass up configuration, though brass up is most secure.
- Santoprene® Elastomer
The elastomer used to interfere with the shell bores and thus retain the shells in the SureShell shotshell carrier is made of tough Santoprene thermoplastic. We are required to publish the following message to comply with California's Proposition 65:
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Elastomer Stiffnes
SureShell carriers are assembled at the factory with a black Santoprene elastomer tibe with a shore value, or stiffness, of A64. This has proven to be optimal for most customers and in most situations. However, some customers require a stiffer elastomer and for those operators we have included an alternative white elastomer tube with a shore value of A73. The black elastomer tube can be swapped for the white one if tighter shell retention is required.
- Chicago Screws
Several platforms use custom fasteners called Chicago screws. These are paired male and female fasteners that, when screwed together, meet at their respective shoulders for a precise fit on whatever platform they are made for (each shotgun platform will use different length Chicago screws). Ideally, when they are tightened against each other, they also secure the shell carrier without pinching the receiver. Two hex keys are provided for each screw size. Sometimes it is necessary to screw the fasteners in from both sides simultaneously.
*It is important to realize that once the Chicago screws are tightened against each other, they aren't going to get any tighter, and applying too much torque will snap them at the center. It is useful to practice tightening them outside the shotgun before installation, to get a hang for how tight they can get, and also to clean the threads of any dirt or debris.
Optional SureShell Carriers
- Adapter Mount SureShell Aluminum Carrier
The Adapter Mount SureShell shotshell carrier is designed to be used with shotguns already equipped with the Mesa Tactical High-tube or Lowtube Telescoping Stock Adapter. If you do not already have a Mesa Tactical Telescoping Stock Adapter system installed on your shotgun, this carrier cannot be used. The other Mesa Tactical SureShell carriers described in this guide can be fitted to shotgun receivers without the stock adapter installed.
- Side Mount SureShell Shotshell Carriers
Machined from 6061-T6 hard anodized aircraft aluminum, the shell holders incorporate an entirely new internal elastomer shell retention system that eliminates the need for the flexible plastic shell retainers used on conventional shell holders. A unique arrangement of threaded fasteners secures the shell holder to the shotgun receiver without the risk of stripping threads in the aluminum bracket. The Shell Holders will be available in four-shell, six-shell and eight-shell versions. Four shell versions will be available for mounting on the right side of the shotgun receiver, while all versions will fit on the left side. SureShell shotshell carriers are available in three configurations: four-shell, six-shell and eight-shell. The six-shell and eight-shell configurations can be installed on the left side of the receiver, while the four-shell carriers can be installed on either side of the receiver. Carriers can also be installed pointed back toward the stock.
- Stock Mount Shell Carriers
These shell carriers mount to the sides of standard M4 SOPMOD buttstocks, to the Urbino Tactical stock cheek riser, or Benelli pistol grip fixed stock (does not fit Benelli M4 stock or Urbino Tactical stock).
- Forend Compatibility
Factory shotgun forends, except "tactical" forends, often feature significantreceiver overlap when the bolt is pulled back. These forends will need to be cut down or replaced with aftermarket "tactical" forends to be used with some SureShell shotshell carriers. Before you install a SureShell shotshell carrier, measure your forend's receiver overlap and compare it to the furthest forward point of the shotshell carrier. Then cut any potential overlap or interference off the end of theforend with a miter saw or a rotary arm saw for a perfect fit.
- Platforms
The SureShell Aluminum Shotshell Carrier is available for the following 12 gauge shotgun platforms:
Remington 870, Remington 1100, Remington 11-87, Versa Max
Benelli M2, Benelli M4, Benelli Supernova
Mossberg 500/590
Kel-Tec KSG
- Remington 870/1100/11-87
Saddle Rails for the Remington 870, 1100 and 11-87 are aluminum brackets that wrap around the top of the shotgun receiver, with a Picatinny optics rail at the top. The factory trigger pins are replaced by an internally threaded steel pin (in the rear) and paired Chicago screws (up front), to which both sides of the saddle rail are securely bolted. SureShell Saddle Rails feature a MIL-STD-1913 (NATO STANAG 4694) Picatinny sight rail along the top, and a four-, six- or eight-shot SureShell aluminum shotshell carrier yoke on the left side of the receiver. The rail isnotched at the rear to accommodate Scattergun/Wilson style ghost ring sights, and extends to the front of the shotgun receiver (5 inch rail), 2¾ inches past the front of the receiver (8½ inch rail), or just beyond the barrel's magazine lug (20 inch rail). The 20 inch rails are anchored at the front by a clamp. They are available with a barrel clamp or a magazine clamp, or no clamp at all (for customers who already have clamps).
No other shell carrier mounting method is as secure or looks as good. No gunsmithing is required to install the SureShell Saddle Rail, except for optional forend alterations as described above. Saddle Rails are also available without the shell carriers. Click Here
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I must have hiked the Baldy Bowl Trail 6-7 times before exploring a spur trail off the official trail (between the ski hut and Mt. Baldy) that looked like it would be an interesting place to go. If you've ever hiked the Baldy Bowl Trail, I'm pretty sure you've thought about going there too. Unnamed and unmapped (at least as far as I know), it leads to an inconspicuous trail camp that it is one of my favorite places in the forest.
Normally, when I hike the Baldy Bowl trail I find myself chasing light and never wanting to break out my headlamp to finish off my hike. Last year, I went on a hike with my wife and daughter and we stopped after making the steep climb up to the ridge where this spur trail begins. While they were resting, I finally took the opportunity to go exploring and within a few minutes I found myself in an area that clearly gets used as a trail camp. It's easy to get to, just follow the spur trail.
Last Sunday I used it as a wonderful end destination for a few of us who are training to do a multi-day hike of Mt. Whitney at the end of July. We are getting used to carrying full packs and rehydrating meals etc. We will be stepping things up on a weekly basis and hiking the usual training destinations.
We spent a while there enjoying the excellent views and I'm sure I'll camp there someday. In my opinion, the view from there is much better than that of the Ski Hut area, it isn't exposed the way the summit of Mt. Baldy is, and it is half the distance to water than it is from Mt. Baldy. I think it would be a great trip to hike up to this campground starting in the afternoon, set up a camp site, then go back down to the creek next to the Ski Hut and filter a bunch of water for the night and the next day's hike. On the next day, hike up to Mt. Baldy and come back down via Devil's Backbone.
Also on Sunday, I crossed paths with one of my favorite bloggers (Lady on a Rock). Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out why I recognized her until she was too far away for me to say hello. I also wasn't entirely sure it was her until I read on her Facebook page that she had hiked to Mt. Baldy that day. Since ours is a very public outdoor activity and with so many people blogging and reading blogs about hiking, I'm sure some of us cross paths but never know it. For those who would enjoy saying a quick hello, I've decided to start including photos of me on some of my posts.


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Surviving Marriage
Most marriages reach the end of a tunnel after which there isn't exactly any light. But if you know what and how to make things work in your marriage then you can be assured to experience a happy married life. Here are seven such secrets of a happy married life.
Talk and Tell
It is very essential that you talk to each other when you are married. The base of every happy married life is proper communication, not having which can seriously ruin things for both. If you do not like something just talk about it much like how you would talk about things that you like. Unless you talk, there can be no sense of understanding.
Be Nice
You probably go about saying that you love your spouse, but if it doesn't show on your behaviour then you are simply speaking empty words. Make sure you are nice to your spouse so that he or she feels good about staying or spending his or her life with you. Make sure that your words and action do not mismatch.
Keep Dating
Just because you are married doesn't mean you can skip on the dating bit. By dating each other every now and then you are keeping that spark and fun alive. It is very important to keep that spark alive in your marriage, so surprise your spouse by asking him or her out on a date! It will be worth it.
Be Best Friends
Have you ever wondered how cool it would be to have your best friend as your spouse? It would most definitely be one of the most beautiful man and wife relationship. Therefore, you have to become more than husband wife and will have to turn into the best of friends. It is difficult to last that long as you really have to like someone to stick to that person for so long.
We before I
When you are married you become together, and there is no you and I anymore, it is just 'we'. You should try to behave like that, and do not make your own decisions without thinking about your spouse. You could also at times make tweak things so that your better half likes it even when you do not.
Mutual Respect
There can be no marriage without mutual respect and by this we mean everything. You have to understand your spouse as the person he or she is and respect the fact. Also, respect includes having mutual trust and being honest and vocal. If you are dishonest in your marriage then you are not respectful towards each other.
Love, Love and Love Alone
One of the main things that make a marriage last is love, that's it. If you love your husband or your wife well then there can be nothing that will hinder your marriage. By love we mean to be there and to stand as a pillar and being two steps behind your better half. Love your spouse and everyday of your marriage will be like the first day.


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The clinching free throw was a swish and as it went in Emeka Okafor began to leap into the Texas night in a way that he never has before in his UConn career.
All around him there was bedlam and shock. The Huskies were dead with three minutes left. They went ahead with 27 seconds left.
Okafor and Ben Gordon each had 18 points — Okafor's all in the second half — as UConn defeated Duke 79-78 in an NCAA semifinal before 44,417 at the Alamodome Saturday. The Huskies (32-6) will play Georgia Tech (28-9) for the championship Monday night.
Georgia Tech defeated UConn 77-61 in the Preseason NIT, a game in which Okafor was hindered by back spasms.
Luol Deng led Duke (31-6) with 16 points.
Josh Boone added nine points and 14 rebounds for UConn.
The Huskies closed the game with a 12-3 run over the final three minutes. The three came from Duke's Chris Duhon at the buzzer and was meaningless.
UConn's rally overturned what would have been a frustrating loss.
All afternoon the sidewalks of San Antonio bubbled with anticipation. There were folks with signs pinned to their hats begging for tickets. There were two ragamuffins who had hitched from Bridgeport and had turned their bodies into billboards, searching for a hotel room.
The reason for the commotion was quite clear. This was UConn and Duke. Two houses alike in dignity.
Then the tyranny of the whistles took over. By halftime, fans had seen four minutes of Okafor and both Duke big men were on the bench with three fouls. This was Pac-10 basketball run amok and it seemed to sap some of the energy from the Alamodome. At one point, both sets of fans were chanting "Let them play" simultaneously.
Not until the second half did this game start to cook.
Duke led 41-34 at halftime but the Huskies quickly chipped that down to four.
This is where it started to resemble UConn and Duke, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, on the big stage.
As Okafor heated up — he scored his first field goal with 14:12 left but had five six minutes later — the Huskies inched closer. They cut the deficit to one on three occassions — Denham Brown's jump shot with 7:29 left made it 63-62 — but the Blue Devils responded with a 7-0 run that seemed to finish the Huskies. The key hoop was a three by J.J. Redick with 6:24 left that made it 68-62.
All game he had been tracked by Taliek Brown and Rashad Anderson, but he popped open after the ball went inside and buried the shot to give Duke breathing room.
The Huskies made two critical plays in the final minute. They had erased all but one point of a 75-67 Duke lead and got the ball back after Deng's three bounced off the rim out of play with 44.5 seconds left.
UConn wisely went to Okafor, but his first shot lipped around the rim. He fought for the loose ball and grabbed it along the baseline. He spun to the lane and scored to give the Huskies the lead.
But Duke had a chance to take the lead. It went to Redick but Anderson, who hit a big three in the UConn rally, stripped the ball and recovered it on the floor. He was fouled and made both free throws with 11.4 seconds left.
Duke had a final chance to tie but Redick's three from the top missed off the front rim. Okafor grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 3.2 seconds left. He made the second shot and this started the UConn celebration.
The Huskies outscored the Blue Devils 10-4 over the first four minutes of the game. As solid as the start was, the Huskies would have traded their advantage for the luxury of having Okafor in the game. Okafor picked up two quick fouls.
The first was off the glass with 16:39 left. The second came 34 seconds later.
Okafor was incredulous, but he went to the bench and slammed a water bottle to the floor in frustration.
With Okafor on the bench, the Blue Devils found greater success inside the paint. Shavlik Randolph came off the bench and scored eight points as the Blue Devils outscored the Huskies 15-6 over the next six minutes.
The final hoop in the run came after Daniel Ewing penetrated and slipped the ball inside to Randolph for a dunk. Duke led 19-15 and Jim Calhoun called timeout.
One of the culprits during the Blue Devils' surge was the Huskies offense. UConn scored one point — a Boone free throw — in eight possessions as Duke overcame the initial surge.
Boone stopped the skid with a tap-in off his own miss to make it 19-18 with 9:37 left.
Calhoun burned another timeout 37 seconds later after Duke beat the Huskies down the floor for a 3-on-1 break that ended with a Deng dunk.
All through the first half Duke banged away inside and steadily muscled its way to a lead. Their was a cost. Shelden Williams committed his second foul with 7:59 left and Randolph went over the back for his third with 6:14 left.
Williams would later pick up his third.
But these were losses of attrition in a fight that Duke was winning. When Redick hit his first three of the game with 3:52 left it was 34-24 and the Huskies were on the edge.
The Huskies narrowed the gap over the final three minutes, getting a lift from Shamon Tooles and Denham Brown, and got to the locker room down seven, 41-34.


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Approximately 1" x 1/4" fine pewter tags (tags may be slightly longer depending on the length of the names) are hand stamped and hang from a stainless Paw Print charm. They can have a script or type font. Comes with one tag and more name tags can be added. Comes with a stainless steel chain.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Consumers should be skeptical of health and weight-loss claims of the increasingly popular Brazilian fruit, acai, and the free trial offers that ask for their credit card information, a nonprofit health group said Monday.
Companies selling acai fruits are under investigation after numerous consumer complaints.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said companies offering free trials of diet pills made with the acai berries have bilked thousands of consumers using fake celebrity endorsements and blogs to lure customers.
Consumers are asked to provide a credit card to pay shipping and handling charges, but begin almost immediately receiving $80 to $90 monthly charges. Thousands of consumers have had trouble stopping those charges once they canceled the free trial offer.
Acai (pronounced a-sigh-EE) comes in a number of forms including juice, pulp, powder and capsule. The berry has been touted as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and an antibacterial. The fruit is said to contain Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, which are essential to human health.
Claims of weight loss are unfounded, said the CSPI.
"There's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that acai pills will help shed pounds, flatten tummies, cleanse colon, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions," according to the organization's press release.
Acai's popularity has surged on bogus marketing claims, said Jonny Bowden, a certified nutrition specialist and author of several health books.
"Virtually every berry -- blueberry, strawberry, goji, acai -- are anti-inflammatory and high in antioxidants," Bowden said. "This particular one is exotic. It's found in Brazil. It's been marketed to have more of a magic ingredient. It's been over-hyped and marketed to death. There are claims to curing cancer, curing baldness that is all over the place."
Like most berries, acai has good nutritional qualities, but "there is not a drop of research" that supports marketing claims that it prevents weight gain and facial wrinkles, Bowden said.
Acai juices sell for as much as $40 per bottle.
"The expensive acai berry is triumph of marketing over science, that's the bottom line," Bowden said. "It's not useless, but it's not anything that people are claiming it is."
Companies including FWM Laboratories of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Hollywood, Florida, Advanced Wellness Research of Miami Beach, Florida, and other acai companies are accused of using fake diet blogs to steer consumers to sites plugging the free trials.
After a doctor listed acai as a healthy food on the Oprah Winfrey show last year, and a guest on Rachael Ray's cooking show mentioned the fruit, ads popped up directing consumers to sites selling acai weight loss products as if endorsed by the celebrities. Winfrey and Ray have publicly disassociated themselves from those sites.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating numerous complaints and said a lawsuit against FWM Laboratories is very likely.
According to the Better Business Bureau, FWM Laboratories received an F rating, the BBB's worst. Other acai companies with the BBB''s F rating include Advanced Wellness Research, AcaiBurn, FX Supplements and SFL Nutrition.
"There are no magical berries from the Brazilian rain forest that cure obesity, only painfully real credit card charges and empty weight loss promises," Blumenthal said. "Aggressive acai berry pitches on the Internet entice countless consumers into free trials promising weight loss, energy and detoxification. These claims are based on folklore, traditional remedies and outright fabrications unproved by real scientific evidence."
Keri Gans, dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, recommends that customers turn to fruits and vegetables at their local produce markets.
"If you're going on the Internet to find them and paying shipping fees, you should go to a market and buy local vegetables and fruits," she said. "It'd be a lot less expensive."
Acai berries could be part of a well-balanced diet of different fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Gans said consumers should be skeptical whenever any one food seems too good to be true and should not rely on one "miracle food" to boost health.
"If [people] hope to find answers in one food for longevity, I would say they're mistaken," she said.
All About Healthy Eating • Diet and Nutrition • Center for Science in the Public Interest


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JAXJOX, the Redmond, Wash.-based fitness technology company, has raised $10 million in a new funding round to help pay for the research and development of its signature InteractiveStudio workout equipment.
The Series A round included investors Dowgate Capital Ltd. and entrepreneur Nigel Wray, and brings total funding to $17 million for the 3-year-old company.
JAXJOX is getting set to release its InteractiveStudio smart gym, a home fitness system that includes digitally adjustable weights, AI-enabled connected tech built into the equipment, and live and on-demand classes.
With connected tech built into individual pieces of free-weight equipment, such as a smart kettlebell, users don't have to stand a certain distance from a screen to have form and motion tracked.
"By monitoring performance metrics and using AI, we can give users a more holistic view of their health and provide recommendations on improving their wellbeing," founder and CEO Stephen Owusu said in a news release. "We believe that, for users, tracking power generated while lifting will become as important as tracking your heart rate while running."
The InteractiveStudio is available for pre-order on the JAXJOX website and retails for $2,199 with a $39 monthly subscription. The system will also sell as part of an exclusive retail partnership this fall with Best Buy.


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BOSTON (AP) — Al Jefferson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to an 89-83 win over Boston on Wednesday night, snapping the Celtics' four-game winning streak.
Gerald Henderson had 13 points, Jeff Taylor 12 and Anthony Tolliver had 11 for Charlotte, which ended a two-game skid.
Jeff Green paced Boston with 19 points and Jordan Crawford had 16 points and six assists.
Both teams were without key big men. Celtics' forward Jared Sullinger was out with a bruised right knee and Bobcats' forward Josh McRoberts missed the game for personal reasons. He's expected to play Friday when Charlotte is at Cleveland.
It was Bobcats' coach Steve Clifford's second game back after two stents were placed in his heart last week.
Free agent first baseman Mike Napoli, a member of the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox, was seated at courtside.


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a quick collection of my favorite shots from "A Christmas Carol" at Zach Theatre.
Let's discuss actual photography. One of my jobs as a freelance photographer is to take photographs during the dress rehearsal of the plays at Zach Theatre. Technically, these are called running shoots because we do the photography while the cast is running the play. In the very early days of my theater photography we did our running shoots in black and white because, in Austin at the time, all of the outlets for public relations photos related to entertainment, ran in black and white; and mostly in tabloids that were web printed on newsprint. If we wanted to do color shots we found it very difficult to work at the highest quality under the hot lights and with the slow films available in tungsten color balance.
When we attempted to shoot color during the actual dress rehearsal I would load up Leica M series cameras with Kodak's ProTungsten 320 film and push the ISO one stop to 640. At 640 I had a fighting chance at getting a high enough shutter speed (if I watched for the peak of action) to freeze movement while getting a workable f-stop. I was generally walking the line between 1/60th and 1/125th of second...
To get really great color stuff we would do set up shoots. Sometimes on stage and sometimes in my studio, depending on how far along a show as in the rehearsal. Sometimes the crew is working on creating a set right up to the week of the play and back in the film days the lead time for publications was appreciably longer that today.
I loved doing the set up shoots because the quality of the images wasn't constrained by the stage lighting, and we could stop the action and pose our actors exactly the way we wanted to. If we had some feature in the background we really liked we could change camera angles or an actor's position to accommodate the feature. The most compelling reason for my appreciation of the "set up" shoots was that they represented an opportunity to light the shots extensively and also to bring to bear our medium format cameras and lenses, along with slow, delicious, rich color transparency films.
My good friend, Jim Reynolds, who was the marketing director at the theatre during most of my career, would come to the studio or the stage with five or six different shots in mind and we'd carefully set them up and light them, always trying to make them look as though they'd been lit with theatrical lights, only with much better results. My tools back then were a mix of big, 4x6 foot soft boxes along with small fresnel fixtures made for Norman and Profoto flash heads. We worked around the contrast limitations of the film with smart lighting. The images could be amazing. They were the backbone of the theatre's marketing in the days before online social media and we spread them around everywhere as post cards, subscription mailer content and posters.
Now we tend to rely on the running shoots (dress rehearsals) for everything and in some ways it limits us from evolving the absolute best images from a play. The chance to re-stage and to shoot iterations of the same gesture or look are very powerful tools and I think we tend to ignore them in the rush to maximize efficiency and the time commitment of cast and crew. I long for the days when it was the standard to at least aim for perfection in our work. I think it imbued the photographs with more energy and that came across to the viewers.
The one other thing that has changed for me is the change of the actual theater space. Three or four years ago we moved from a very small, intimate theater space to a beautiful new theatre that can seat 350 people. With it came all the attendant costs of owning and using a very large space: more crew, more electricity, more expensive lighting instruments with which to throw longer and longer beams of light, and a much bigger stage. Once we did this the theatre decided that we'd bring in audiences to the house for the dress rehearsal. These audiences are "family and friends" and there's no denying that it's a good experience for the actors to play to a nearly full house before the first performance in front of an audience paying the full ticket price. But with a full house I no longer really have the option of stalking the actors from directly in front of the stairs.
We've changed the methodology and now I am constricted into a small space that's much further from the stage. This means that we're using more and more telephoto lenses which, in turn means we're seeing less and less depth in the shots and more compression. What's lost in the translation is a sense of visual intimacy that the immersive nature of a wide angle lens, used close, provides.
Instead of shooting from ten feet away with a fast, wide zoom I am shooting from thirty or forty feet away (or more) with a longer lens like an 80-200mm f2.8.
While I understand the restrictions we're working under as regards the space, the budgets and the availability of the actors, no small part of me wishes we could go back to the previous methodologies because they helped me to create more interesting and, I think, harder marketing images.
For the play I shot yesterday, A Christmas Carol, I worked in the new methodology with both a longer zoom on the Nikon D810 and a shorter zoom on a D750. I'm now shooting down on the stage instead of at eye level to the actors. Since most of the stage is dark and the actors are in pools of every changing light I use manual exposure and try to anticipate and rides the shutter speed as needed. The goal is to watch scenes form, choose a composition that's tight and graphic and then make sure I have sharp focus on the important subjects, as well as the right exposure. I cheat a bit lately by shooting in raw with the Nikons and having the option to pull up or push down exposure in either direction by one stop.
There is always a battle of sorts, in my mind, between lighting that works well and is exciting for an audience versus lighting that works well for photography. We're constantly trying to tame wild contrast ranges and at the same time work to figure out what the dominate light color is. It's a fast chess game for the brain; especially when you know that you won't get "do overs" of any particular scene.
With all the constrictions aside, the challenge of the shoots and the potential to get really exciting visual content certainly makes shooting live theater worthwhile to me. If you can shoot a fast moving show with a huge range of contrasts and constantly changing colors I think you are ready to shoot just about anything. I always go back to see the shows later, without a camera in front of my face. It's amazing how different a show is when you are working and then when you are a part of the audience.
This version of A Christmas Carol was amazing. I can hardly wait to see it again.
I have to be in New Jersey for a shoot all next week but I'm already making plans to see it again the following week. I know I'll love it even more!


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Each week, the GOP provides a set of remarks in response to (or at least in parallel with) the President's Saturday commentary. They rotate though different speakers from week to week, and long time friend of Hot Air, Andrew Malcolm provides the transcripts at Investor's Business Daily. This week's speaker was Senator Richard Burr (R – NC) and he touched on an important topic… the care of returning wounded veterans and their families.
Thankfully, over the past five years, Congress has authorized over $600 billion to VA in robust and sustained increases of government funding for veterans' programs designed to be part of a more responsive federal support for veterans outreach and care.
This unprecedented level of support has been especially evident in the area of veterans' benefits, specifically disability payments. The surge in financial support has not been matched with an equivalent surge in responsiveness from the Veterans' Administration.
The subject of the horrendous backlog in processing veterans' claims was a damning one for the Obama administration, but as Senator Burr pointed out, it's finally starting to get better. That's the point where he thanked a rather unexpected actor in this story.
The now infamous backlog of claims reached a point of national embarrassment last year when a series of biting monologues from comedian Jon Stewart finally elevated the problem to the President's desk and spurred his VA Secretary into action. It was only then we began seeing some signs of incremental progress.
When it takes a comedian to garner a response from our government, we are in bad shape. While the backlog has begun to decline, we still have nearly 700,000 veterans and their families waiting for answers.
That was fairly generous of Burr, particularly given the treatment which the GOP and conservatism in general usually receive from Stewart. (He has some moments where he takes down liberals and Democrats as well, but that tends to just be some filler material to say, look how fair and balanced I am!) But I saw this series of bits that he did – not going to dig up the clips here today – and he deserves the nod. He interviewed a number of veterans on a panel discussion where they talked about the issues they encountered and sent his "reporters" to DC to talk to the workers trying to process all of the paper forms in an antiquated system.
It apparently lit a fire under a few backsides at the VA and the processing cycle seems to have sped up a bit. (Though still not enough.) Read the Senator's remarks in full and look into this VA issue. Our veterans deserve better, and it's good that the GOP is using their microphone to keep attention on the subject. And, yes… my thanks go out to Jon Stewart also.


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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized WaMu on Thursday, and then sold the thrift's banking assets to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $1.9 billion.
Seattle-based WaMu, which was founded in 1889, is the largest bank to fail by far in the country's history. Its $307 billion in assets eclipse the $40 billion of Continental Illinois National Bank, which failed in 1984, and the $32 billion of IndyMac, which the government seized in July.
One positive is that the sale of WaMu's assets to JPMorgan Chase prevents the thrift's collapse from depleting the FDIC's insurance fund. But that detail is likely to give only marginal solace to Americans facing tighter lending and watching their stock portfolios plunge in the wake of the nation's most momentous financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Because of WaMu's souring mortgages and other risky debt, JPMorgan plans to write down WaMu's loan portfolio by about $31 billion - a figure that could change if the government goes through with its bailout plan and JPMorgan decides to take advantage of it.
"We're in favor of what the government is doing, but we're not relying on what the government is doing. We would've done it anyway," JPMorgan's Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said in a conference call Thursday night, referring to the acquisition. Dimon said he does not know if JPMorgan will take advantage of the bailout.
WaMu is JPMorgan Chase's second acquisition this year of a major financial institution hobbled by losing bets on mortgages. In March, JPMorgan bought the investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. for about $1.4 billion, plus another $900 million in stock ahead of the deal to secure it.
JPMorgan Chase is now the second-largest bank in the United States after Bank of America Corp., which recently bought Merrill Lynch in a flurry of events that included Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. going bankrupt and American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer, getting taken over by the government.
JPMorgan also said Thursday it plans to sell $8 billion in common stock to raise capital.
The downfall of WaMu has been widely anticipated for some time because of the company's heavy mortgage-related losses. As investors grew nervous about the bank's health, its stock price plummeted 95 percent from a 52-week high of $36.47 to its close of $1.69 Thursday. On Wednesday, it suffered a ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's that put it in danger of collapse.
WaMu "was under severe liquidity pressure," FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair told reporters in a conference call.
"For all depositors and other customers of Washington Mutual Bank, this is simply a combination of two banks," Bair said in a statement. "For bank customers, it will be a seamless transition. There will be no interruption in services and bank customers should expect business as usual come Friday morning."
Besides JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc., HSBC, Spain's Banco Santander and Toronto-Dominion Bank of Canada were also reportedly possible suitors. WaMu was believed to be talking to private equity firms as well.
The seizure by the government means shareholders' equity in WaMu was wiped out. The deal leaves private equity investors including the firm TPG Capital, which gave WaMu a cash infusion totaling $7 billion this spring, on the sidelines empty handed.
WaMu ran into trouble after it got caught up in the once-booming subprime mortgage business. Troubles then spread to other parts of WaMu's home loan portfolio, namely its "option" adjustable-rate mortgage loans. Option ARM loans offer very low introductory payments and let borrowers defer some interest payments until later years. The bank stopped originating those loans in June.
Problems in WaMu's home loan business began to surface in 2006, when the bank reported that the division lost $48 million, compared with net income of about $1 billion in 2005.
At the start of 2007, following the release of the company's annual financial report, then-CEO Kerry Killinger said the bank had prepared for a slowdown in its housing business by sharply reducing its subprime mortgage lending and servicing of loans. Alan H. Fishman, the former president and chief operating officer of Sovereign Bank and president and CEO of Independence Community Bank, replaced Killinger earlier this month.
As more borrowers became delinquent on their mortgages, WaMu worked to help troubled customers refinance their loans as a way to avoid default and foreclosure, committing $2 billion to the effort last April. But that proved to be too little, too late.
At the same time, fears of growing credit problems kept investors from purchasing debt backed by those loans, drying up a source of cash flow for banks that made subprime loans.
In December, WaMu said it would shutter its subprime lending business and reduce expenses with layoffs and a dividend cut.
The bank in July reported a $3 billion second-quarter loss - the biggest in its history - as it boosted its reserves to more than $8 billion to cover losses on bad loans. Over the last three quarters, it added $10.9 billion to its loan-loss provisions.
JPMorgan Chase said it was not acquiring any senior unsecured debt, subordinated debt, and preferred stock of WaMu's banks, or any assets or liabilities of the holding company, Washington Mutual Inc. JPMorgan also said it will not take on the lawsuits facing the holding company.
JPMorgan Chase said the acquisition will give it 5,400 branches in 23 states, and that it plans to close less than 10 percent of the two companies' branches.
The WaMu acquisition would add 50 cents per share to JPMorgan's earnings in 2009, the bank said, adding that it expects to have pretax merger costs of approximately $1.5 billion while achieving pretax savings of approximately $1.5 billion by 2010.
"This is a definite win for JPMorgan," said Sebastian Hindman, an analyst at SNL Financial, who said JPMorgan should be able to shoulder the $31 billion writedown to WaMu's portfolio.
AP Business Writers Marcy Gordon in Washington and Sara Lepro in New York contributed to this report.


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Fake kidnapping gets church, pastor charged
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A central Pennsylvania church and its youth pastor have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a mock kidnapping of a youth group that was meant to be a lesson in religious persecution.
Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Lower Swatara Township and Andrew David Jordan, 28, of Elizabethtown, waived an appearance Thursday at a formal arraignment in Dauphin County Court on charges of false imprisonment and simple assault.
Prosecutors say the half-hour ordeal in March included interrogation and staged torture using power tools.
They said masked congregation members bound the teens, placed pillowcases over their heads and drove them in a van to the parsonage on the church grounds, where the men pretended to torture Jordan.
Prosecutors said some children knew of the staged event in advance, but others who weren't members of the church didn't know it was a simulation.
One of the visiting children, a 14-year-old girl, told authorities she received a cut to her lip and bruises to her legs and feared she would be raped during the exercise, according to court documents. Her mother filed a complaint with police, prompting the investigation.
Glad Tidings pastor John Lanza said in March that the church was "so saddened" that anyone had been traumatized during the event but added that other youth from the church sent emails of support.
Lanza said at the time that the goal of the exercise was to prepare the youth for what they might encounter as missionaries in foreign countries.


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Before setting up your GPSS client development environment, ensure that you have:
Perform the following procedure to set up a GPSS client Java development environment. This procedure assumes a Linux-based development system.
If not already present on your development system, install Java Development Kit version 1.8. You must have superuser permissions to install operating system packages. For example, to install the JDK on a CentOS development system:
root@devsys$ yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0*
If it is not already installed on your development system, download the protocol buffer compiler version 3, and follow the installation instructions in the README.
Create a work directory. For example:
user@devsys$ mkdir gpss_dev
user@devsys$ cd gpss_dev
user@devsys$ export GPSSDEV_DIR=`pwd`
Examples in this guide reference your work directory. You may consider adding
$GPSSDEV_DIR to your
.bash_profile or equivalent shell initialization script.
Download the gRPC Java code generation plugin and example code by cloning its repository. For example:
user@devsys$ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java.git
The command clones the repository to a directory named
grpc-java in the current directory.
Prepare the work directory for Java development. Create directories for the source code and the
gpss.proto service definition file. For example:
user@devsys$ mkdir -p client/src/main/java
user@devsys$ mkdir client/src/main/proto
Navigate to the
proto directory and copy the
gpss.proto service definition file to this directory. Refer to GPSS Batch Data API Service Definition if you have not already created the file. For example:
user@devsys$ cd client/src/main/proto
user@devsys$ cp <dir>/gpss.proto .
Navigate back to your work directory:
user@devsys$ cd $GPSSDEV_DIR


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Trippy slo-mo fun
It's true: everything seems weirder in slow-motion. Now that video technology is making it easier for semi-average Joes to make slo-mo movies (you can't just pick up a 1,000-fps film camera at Rent-a-Center), some fun new clips are starting to circulate the web that aren't just your laboratory-based, run-of-the-mill bullet-piercing-watermelon or droplet-falling-into-pool type films. For instance:
Slo-mo flying dogs
Slo-mo water balloon hits kid
Slo-mo face slap
Slo-mo Home Depot
... part of a social experiment conducted by an improv group in 2004, which about 250 people (slowly) participated in. Which just goes to show that even fake slo-mo is trippy.


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