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[Objective] This paper explores the theoretical foundation and key research topics of social public opinion analysis and decision making support with the help of big data. [Methods] We first reviewed the related theories and methods of library and information science, communication studies, public administration, computer science, psychology, system dynamics, and complex network. Then, we summarized key research based on field studies and practice analysis. [Results] We proposed six perspectives to guide research design and content organization, and also tried to solve five key issues including the effects of social public opinion dissemination to government's decision making. [Conclusions] Big data brings new opportunities for social public opinion analysis and decision making support, which require much more new research.
[Objective] This paper proposes a new method to detect real time bursty events accurately and efficiently from massive micro-blog posts. It provides decision-making information to public opinion emergency management. [Methods] First, we introduced the reference time window mechanism, and then designed an algorithm to process the data of word frequency, document frequency, Hashtags, and word frequency growth rates. Second, used this dynamic threshold based algorithm to extract bursty words. Third, transformed micro-blog texts to feature vector of the bursty words. Finally, we detected the bursty events using agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm. [Results] The bursty events detection method reached 80% of accuracy rate compared with real world cases. Thus, the proposed method was feasible and effective. [Limitations] We could not describe the detected emergencies automatically due to the limits of data and size of the current study. More research is needed to analyze users' emotion and semantic relationships among the bursty events. [Conclusions] Our study fills the knowledge gaps left by previous research, and improves the efficiency of retrieving bursty events from micro-blog posts.
[Objective] This paper analyzes the motivation and evolution of netizens' behavior in crises with the help of the "Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI)" model to guide netizens' emotion, and then builds a computing model for crisis response in the complex network environment. [Methods] First, we designed a model for interaction among netizens, government and media in public opinion crisis to simulate the netizens' emotional changes, based on the BDI-Agent theoretical model. This model could reveal reasons for the changing of public opinion and help us create better crisis response strategies. Second, we built an experimental model with the Agent property, reasoning rules and interaction designs to examine the algorithm with real world cases. [Results] Our empirical study showed that the proposed model was feasible. [Limitations] More real world cases were needed to further optimize the new model. [Conclusions] The proposed BDI-agent model could map the complicated public opinion context to a reasonable computing model, which could help us predict the future development of the public opinion crises and design better response strategy.
[Objective] Technical fields that closely related to basic research require radical innovation identification from the content of scientific knowledge cited in patents (SKCP). [Methods] This paper firstly extracts keywords and subject categories of scientific references in patents to represent SKCP, then identifies topics in keywords co-occurrence network and combinations of subject categories, finally proposes the method of topic mutation degree calculation based on keywords and subject categories, to identify technical topics of radical innovation. [Results] In the domain of Nano electronics, Nano circuit is an approved radical innovation. The related topics about this are confirmed using proposed method including Nano wire, carbon nanotubes, computing circuit, and Nano materials and the manufacturing technologies. Moreover, the corresponding combination of subject categories is materials science, chemistry, optics, biology and applied physics. [Limitations] The accuracy of SKCP's extraction, preprocessing and matching needs to be improved and the generality of method needs to be validated in other areas. [Conclusions] This method is an important improvement and supplement of radical innovation identification based on patent information and could be extended to other technical fields that are closely related to basic research.
[Objective] The paper examines the role of comment-clusters in public opinion mining. [Methods] We proposed a model to study the Comment-Clusters based on social network analysis techniques. First, we collected comments received by online news reports on three trending events as raw data. Second, we analysed structures and contents of these comments with the help of the vector relationship among them to identify the best comment-clusters. Finally, we conducted semantic analysis of the key players and their comments to investigate their sentiments and then compared them with those of the whole data set. [Results] The sentiments got from the whole data set and the comment-clusters were very close to each other. Comment-Clusters improved the performance of public opinion mining algorithm. [Limitations] The method of identifying and extracting sentiment words might yield errors. [Conclusions] The comment-clusters improve the sentiment orientation computing, which helps us obtain the public opinion more efficiently.
[Objective] To identify emerging technologies from academic papers and patents. [Methods] We adopted the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model to find technical topics and used the similarity theory to retrieve emerging technologies from the electric car data. [Results] The proposed method was more efficient than exisiting ones. It reduced the subjectivity of the experts' evaluation and the amount of data to be analyzed. [Limitations] We did not include the expert scoring experiment in this study, thus, we could not compare the new model's performance with those involving human judgements. [Conclusions] The proposed model could identify emerging technologies effectively and then reduce the document reading load of the experts.
[Objective] This paper studies the mechanism of knowledge dissemination in virutal communities with the help of a new theoretical model. [Methods] First, we collected data from the virtual community GitHub. Second, we examined these data with social network and regression analysis techniques. Finally, we explored the influence of community member's online position, physical location as well as attitude towards innovation to the knowledge dissemination speed and scope. [Results] We found that the number of online community members could change the scope of knowledge dissemination. The attitude towards innovation could affect the knowledge dissemination speed. The clustering extent posed negative effects to the knowledge dissemination scope and speed. [Limitations] This study was based on one virtual community. More research is needed to generalize the findings. [Conclusions] This study provides some strategical suggestion to virtual community management as well as members' knowledge sharing and innovation activities.
[Objective] This paper proposes an algorithm to extract topic and opinion information from the microblog posts automatically. [Methods] First, we used the improved TF-IDF algorithm to build the topic characteristic word vector. Second, we generated lexical chain for the topics based on the relevance among words of the vector. Finally, we extracted the topic and opinion information with the sentiment dictionary, and then generated the "topic+opinion" entries. [Results] We analyzed 24,598 Sina microblog posts of four trending events from June 2014 to June 2015 retrieved by a specially designed crawler. The precision and recall rates of the proposed method were 80.3% and 76.67%, respectively. [Limitations] The data size was small, the effect that the topic model extracted the feature about Weibo still required to be improved. [Conclusions] The proposed algorithm could effectively extract the "topic and opinion" information from micoblog posts.
[Objective] This paper tries to identify important and implicit semantic relations among the subject indexed papers. [Methods] Based on the subject indexed biomedical papers from MEDLINE, we proposed an algorithm consisting of subjects coordinating and indexing rules, as well as optimization rules for weighted indexing results and relation occurrences. The new algorithm was then examined with experimental disease data. [Results] With the help of domain experts' verification, the precision of the new algorithm was higher than 95%. [Limitations] The proposed method was only appropriate for papers with subject indexing. [Conclusions] The proposed algorithm can be used to identify semantic relations among English and Chinese subjects indexed biomedical papers, and help us develop algorithms in other areas.
[Objective] This paper evaluates academic journals with the help of their source indexes and impact indicators. [Methods] We collected data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) in 2015 for Mathematics ones, and then conducted canonical correlation analysis with the data. [Results] Firstly, eigenfactor was the major indicator of the influence of journals. Secondly, the journal source indexes and impact indicators were significantly correlated with each other. Thirdly, total citation numbers, citation half-life, journal impact factors and journal impact factor percentile had higher contribution to the eigenfactor. Fourthly, impact indicators contain more information than the source indexes. [Limitations] More research is needed to investigate the relationship between the source indexes and impact indicators. [Conclusions] The impact indicators are more important than the source indexes. We need to increase the eigenfactor score and the weight of normalized eigenfactor. We should also decrease the weights of impact factor without journal self citations, 5-year impact factor and immediacy index.
[Objective] This paper tries to improve the performance of traditional collaborative filtering and recommendation algorithm. [Methods] We used the MovieLens dataset to evaluate the proposed algorithm. First, chose datasets with sparse degree of 0.9605, which included scoring records of 1,102 users for 2,920 movies. Second, identified the optimal number of expert users and recommended weight coefficient alpha value with series of experiments. Finally, evaluated the algorithm's performance with comparative method. [Results] The precision of the algorithm were influenced by the expert users. When the recommended weight coefficient value was 0.6, the precision of the new algorithm was better than the traditional ones. Once the propotion of expert users increased from 2% to 20%, the coverage value increased by 0.21. Thus, the new algorithm could analyze the long tail goods more effectively. [Limitations] We did not take into account the possible correlation among different categories. [Conclusions] The proposed algorithm could effectively solve the data sparsity and cold start issues, which significantly improve the performance of the recommendation system.
[Objective] This paper proposes a context-aware recommendation system for the mobile digital libraries, with the help of the latter's collection features and users behaviors. [Methods] Based on the theory of similar users having similar choices, we first modeled the users' interests by introducing the concept of roles. Second, we designed an effective Weighted Set Similarity Query (WSSQ) algorithm to build a role-based trust network for the users. Finally, we modified the existing context-aware recommendation system, which was then evaluated with an Extended Epinions dataset. [Results] The proposed new recommendation system was feasible, and had better performance than other methods. [Limitations] The contexts and roles were not rich enough to process large user samples. [Conclusions] This study could help us improve the mobile digital library's resource recommendation system.
[Objective] This sutdy builds a knowledge-oriented standard literature service system, which could generate more knowledge for the users. [Context] The proposed system is able to extract semantic knowledge unit from the standard literature, to organize information based on the knowledge relationship, and to provide standard knowledge service to users. [Methods] We used the technology of optical character recognition, natural language processing, information visualization to finish the tasks of semantic organization, knowledge extraction, Ontology construction, knowledge map and Ontology-based retrieval of standard literature. [Results] The users enjoyed knowledge-oriented standard literature information service, including standard knowledge map and Ontology-based retrieval. [Conclusions] The proposed system improves user experience and meet their knowledge demands.
[Objective] This paper explores the theoretical foundation and practical experience of buidling a computational Chinese grammar system. [Methods] This study discussed the development process of the Mandarin Grammar Online (ManGO), an Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) system with Minimal Recursion Semantics. It built the lexicon and hierarchy rules for the idiosyncratic structures of the Chinese grammar. [Results] The successful development of the ManGO system showed that the HPSG was an ideal theoretical framework for the Chinese computational grammar applications. [Limitations] ManGO was still underdeveloped, and it was not able to examine this system's coverage with large-scale natural language data. [Conclusions] ManGO connects the theories of formal and computational linguistics, therefore, it becomes the foundation to develop large scale resource grammar.
[Objective] This paper builds a co-topics network to analyze the relationship among the topics of research articles and then optimize terms representing these topics. [Methods] First, we transformed the "document-topics" bipartite Graph to co-topics networks in accordance with weighted projection rules. Second, we identified the key topics with the combination of betweenness centrality and topic probability. Third, we divided the co-topics network community with the GN algorithm. Finally we optimized topic terms with relevance method. [Results] We compared the co-topics networks and the K-means based on JSD by testing optimal topic number (28) and random subjective topic numbers(20, 30). Their clustering numbers were the same and the consistent degree of clustering content reached 100%, 95% and 87%. [Limitations] We did not include other community partition methods with the proposed co-topics networks. [Conclusions] The co-topics network meets the demands of high-dimensional data and identifies the key topics and the closely linked topics of the target documents.
[Objective] This study tries to provide better services to academic library users and improve the efficiency of library system administrations with the help of a new WeChat service platform. [Context] At present, generating and modifying customized menu of the WeChat service platform for academic libraries require us to edit the source codes, which contain no network administration functions. [Methods] The proposed model used Java's refection mechanism, and utilized API technologies, Java programing and Hibernate database framework to develop a WeChat service platform for academic libraries. [Results] The new platform helped administrators manage network system, and edit customized menu's features in real time. [Conclusions] The new WeChat service platform improves user experience and administration efficiency significantly.


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#a416 :: Fine drill set
April 8, 2009
Another import-tools swap-meet purchase: I can't imagine what work requires the precision of an 80-gauge drillbit, visit web website like this but here it is, view a set of wire-fine steel bits ranging from that hair-like thinness up through the comparatively meaty 61-gauge bit.
I just bought the set so I could drill solder blobs out of a botched circuit board on this project I'm building. But holding this tiny set of hole-making tools (it's about a quarter-inch thick) makes me want to design and build an oilfield the size of a shoebox, and drill for that deep reserve of crude oil that I feel certain lies just a foot beneath our floor.
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Let's try this again…
Our ride to Mt. Diablo has been foiled multiple times by weather, but it looks like we'll prevail this weekend with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70's. Epic!
The views here are spectacular from the top of Diablo so bring your cameras and sunglasses. The drive will be scenic with sweeping turns and just a touch of twisty-ness, but not very technical. We'll stop for lunch in Pleasanton.
Bring a snack and water. Rest stops are not listed below, but we plan to stop about every 90 minutes for quick breaks.
Please RSVP at the Meetup page here.
Date: Saturday, January 26th, 2019
9:00 am – Kick stands up (Spirit Motorcycles)
12:15 pm – Lunch TBD
1:30 pm – Depart for San Jose
280 to 680
680 to E. Calaveras Blvd.
E. Calaveras Blvd. To Calaveras Rd.
Calaveras Rd to 680
680 to Diablo Rd
Diablo Rd to Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd
Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd to South Gate Rd
South Gate Rd to Summit Rd
Note there is a toll to get into the Park
Summit Rd to N Gate
N Gate to Oak Grove
Oak Grove to Walnut to Ygnacio Valley Rd
Ygnacio Valley Rd to Clayton Rd
Clayton Rd to Marsh Creek Rd
Marsh Creek Rd to Morgan Territory Rd
Morgan Territory Rd to Manning Rd
Manning Rd to Highland Rd
Highland Rd to Camino Tassajara
Camino Tassajara to Santa Rita Rd
Santa Rita Rd to Sunol Blvd
Sunol Blvd to 680
680 to Home where ever that might be!
Safety Notes:
• The group moves only as fast as the slowest rider.
• We will do our best not to drop any member of the group.
• When on major highways, the group may ride in the slow lane to ensure the group stays together.
• There is safety in numbers.
• The routes try to take us on roads less traveled. Some of these roads might be a little rough (in need of repairs).
• The routes may take us through multiple climates, riders should be prepared for changing weather conditions (temperature changes, wind, etc.).
• Rain will cancel the ride.


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Escape 2012 is silly zombie fun in spite of its tough-to-master controls and mediocre layout. This game is exciting and easy enough to pick up and play that it will definitely entertain you for a little while. Don't expect much replay value once you've beaten the game, though.
Escape 2012 puts you behind the wheel of a small car as you try to drive to safety in a zombie apocalypse. That means dodging obstacles and other survivors as you grab oil cans and crash through zombies. The game ends when you reach 5000, which isn't too difficult to do -- even if the game's controls are a little out of control. You have to dodge things by tilting your phone, but the game often registers the severity of your tilt incorrectly. This means the same tilt can move you across the screen or not move you at all. It's also very tough to know your fuel reserves, because the game slaps a giant banner ad over your bar. You'll only know how much fuel you have when you're about to run out. While you can level up your car each time you lose, during testing Escape 2012 crashed and would not reload until a reboot after we beat it.
Though it has some problems, Escape 2012 still offers enough fun, challenge, and variation for us to recommend it as a good time waster worth playing at least a few times.
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The Detective Division investigates, apprehends, and prepares prosecution of criminal offenders for the Adams County Sheriff's Office.
The division is comprised of the Crimes Against Persons Section, Crimes Against Property Section, Crime Lab, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Safe Street Task Force, Property and Evidence Unit, North Metro Task Force, and Victim Advocates.
Property and Evidence information
Sex Offender Registrations: Please call 720-322-1205.
Registration days: Tuesday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
New and birthday registrations are done by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Re-registrations hours are Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Detective Division hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. excluding holidays when work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Main telephone number for the Detective Division is 720-322-1202.
For information about towed vehicles call 720-322-1212.
Fraudulent Check Form
Identity Theft Information Packet
Identity Theft Information Packet (Spanish)
Identity Theft Form for Submittal
Identity Theft Form for Submittal (Spanish)
Online Sex Offender Searches (SOTAR)
Online Sex Offender Searches (CBI)
Sexually Violent Predator Notices
Victim Services Unit
Division Chief
Dirk Budd
(303) 654-1850
Administrative Assistant to the Chief
Judy Najera
(720) 322-1212
(720) 322-1206
Commander (Lab/Property Evidence)
Shane Heiter
(720) 322-1269


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How to Record Vocals on a Laptop
By Rochelle Connery
You can turn your laptop into a miniature recording studio using audio software and a microphone. Sometimes you can use a microphone accessory with a jack that plugs into the microphone port on your laptop, and other times you can use USB headsets with a small boom microphone attached to the headphones. Some are better for singing vocals, and others are more suited to speaking vocals. Either way, your laptop can record and store these recordings using your vocal software.
Plug the microphone into the microphone jack or USB port of your laptop.
Make sure the software recognizes the microphone input. To test, navigate to your Start menu and select "Accessories -> Entertainment -> Sound Recorder" or just "Accessories -> Sound Recorder" depending on your operating system. Turn the microphone on if it has an on/off switch and press the "Start Recording" button on the left side of the sound recorder to test your voice. If you see the audio bars moving in the window, you know your microphone is live.
Open the vocal recording software on your computer. If you do not already own this software, download and install the spyware-free software listed in the resource box that is free of charge.
Add a new audio track in the recording software. Press the "record" button to start recording your vocals.
Press pause or stop to end the vocal recording. Use the available tools to edit your recording and save or export it into a usable file type, such as WAV or MP3.
Writer Bio
Rochelle Connery is a professional freelance author and has been writing skin care, travel, music and technology how-to articles since 2006. She has played piano for over 15 years, is a professional songwriter and holds her B.A. in communications from Louisiana Baptist University.


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The Obama administration says it will "make the case" at the United Nations for Israeli-Palestinian Authority (PA) talks when PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas bids for recognition of the Palestinian Authority, U.S. State Department spokesman Olivia Nuland told reporters Monday.
Asked if the United States is "trying to dissuade" Abbas from making another appeal to circumvent direct talk and win recognition of his demands from the United Nations, Nuland replied, "We are obviously in touch with President Abbas."
"We continue to make clear that we believe that the only realistic path for the Palestinians to achieve statehood is through direct negotiations as called for by the Quartet, and we will continue to make that case as we head towards the UN General Assembly."
The United States last year said it would cast a veto if Abbas were able to win the necessary two-thirds majority in the United Nations Security Council for a motion of recognition, which would then have gone to the General Assembly, where he has a guaranteed majority. There is no right of veto in the General Assembly.
Abbas realized he was one vote short of the necessary majority in the Security Council and dropped his bid. This time around, he probably will go directly to the General Assembly for recognition for Non-Member Observer status, less than that of a full member but enough to raise the PA's image as well as that of Abbas, who is hanging on to office two years after new elections were supposed to be held.
Nuland did not categorically state that the United States would vote against a bid for Palestinian Authority statehood, but it presumably would do so given that U.S. elections are only less than two months away and the Jewish vote could be critical in "swing state" such as Florida.
On another question, Nuland insisted that the moribund "peace process" still exists, despite a claim by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in his new book that it basically does not exist.
She also did not argue with a remark by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, cited by a reporter, according to which an alleged "siege" on Gaza that is "keeping a large and dense population in unremitting poverty" is "in nobody's interest except that of the most extreme radicals in the region."
Nuland remarked that the United States is "supportive of humanitarian assistance to Gaza through appropriate routes [and is] also concerned about Israel's security and about the attacks that it's seen from Gaza, including relatively recently."
Israel has lifted a land blockade, except for materials such as explosives that can be directly used for terror, but maintains a maritime blockade to prevent terrorists and weapons from reaching Hamas-controlled Gaza by sea.


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Avertu Keep stands guard over a small port that was once a Corani naval base. Located in southern Kanday, Avertu is the seat of Sir Jens Demilaen, Sheriff of Selionshire and a loyal supporter of the House of Kand. In this download Sophia shares her CC2 version of the interior plans of the keep as well as a two-page PDF version.
The CC2 file uses "sheets" to make printing easier. To toggle from viewing one sheet to the other, go to the "Tools" menu, select "sheets," and click on the box for the sheet you would like to display. (With many thanks to Peter Fauconnier for producing a more user-friendly format.)
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A nasty snowstorm got a second wind in time for the morning commute, glazing expressways, ramps and bridges with a wind-whipped mix of snow and ice, then petering out this morning.
The brunt of the storm hit the Chicago area around midnight, but a heavy band of snow blew through around 4 a.m. and laid down a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow, according to the Chicago Weather Center.
Some trips to work took twice as long, the worst times racked up in the northwest suburbs, where up to 8 inches was reported, state police said. Crashes and spinouts were reported throughout the Chicago area, most of them drivers slamming into walls, state police said.
The storm began to die out around 9 a.m., and a winter weather advisory has been cancelled. Some scattered snowshowers may pop up this afternoon, briefly reducing visibility in some areas, but not adding to snowfall accuumlations, according to the National Weather Service. The light snow may blow around, the weather service said in a statement.
Lake County took the biggest hit from the storm, with 5 to 8 inches reported. Anywhere from 2 to 5 inches were reported in Chicago and the western suburbs, and less to the south.
Around 8.5 inches were reported in Wadsworth, 8.3 inches in McHenry, 8 inches was reported in Cary, 7.9 inches in Racine, Wis., 7.5 inches in Gurnee, 7.4 inches in Barrington, 7 inches in Hawthorn Woods, 6.5 inches in Hoffman Estates, 5.9 inches in Palatine, 4.6 inches in Lake Geneva, Wis., 4.1 inches in Schaumburg, 3.3 inches in Park Ridge, 2.8 inches in Downers Grove, 2.3 inches in Lincolnwood, 2 inches in Oak Park, 1.5 inches in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the North Side, .8 inches in Orland Park, .6 inches in New Lennox and .8 inches in Valparaiso, Ind. (Check snow map HERE)
The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation deployed 283 snow trucks and 26 smaller snowplows for use on narrow streets across the city's sidestreets after finishing main streets about 11 a.m.
The storm also caused delays and cancellations at O'Hare and Midway International Airports.
At O'Hare, airlines reported delays averaging 45 minutes for all flights in and out of the airport this morning, according to the city's Department of Aviation. More than 200 flights have been cancelled.
At Midway, flight delays were averaging 45 minutes, with 40 flights reported cancelled.
The only significant outages were in Commonwealth Edison's north region, where 3,500 customers were without power this morning, said spokesman Bennie Currie.
"The bulk of the weather hit there and, fortunately, it wasn't that severe," Curry said. "It's been a minimal impact."
The storm was driven by a fast-moving low pressure system out of the Saskatchewan province in south-central Canada, according to WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling. The system has been dubbed the "Saskatchewan Screamer."
The last big snow in the Chicago area was nearly a month ago, when a storm hit during the evening rush on Jan. 20. The storm dropped 5.5 inches at O'Hare International Airport, the city's official recording station. Other areas got up to 10 inches of snow.


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11 Tips for Biking in the Rain
Whether you're an occasional bike proprietor or a day to day commuter, a minute bit moist climate shouldn't terror you off your bike for the season. Retain your journey plod going with these guidelines and hacks for biking in the rain, and flip a dreary forecast staunch into a bearable plod back and forth. Bonus: The bike lane will be contrivance less crowded.
1. Hit the Brakes
Oddly ample, the necessary tip is … to no longer journey in the rain, as a minimal on the necessary if truth be told rainy day after a dry spell. Roads are slickest at some point of the necessary downpour. Give it two to some days for gathered surface oil to dissipate.
2. Weatherproof Your Chase
Inclement climate can even be rough for your bike. Moisture can corrode formula, inflicting them to rust or catch. But with some prep this will doubtless be ready for the rainy season. Use a heavier lube for your chain to bear moisture out (be decided to apply it when the chain is utterly dry). While you happen to take care of to wish to fetch issues even further, defend your cables by running fleshy cable housing. That you just may presumably attain this yourself whenever that that you may presumably also very successfully be feeling confident or have your local REI bike store attain it for you.
About a additional gear gadgets can even build a world of distinction to your riding comfort. Fenders are a must to bear crude water from splattering your dresses. That you just may presumably buy fenders to switch smartly with your bike here. Or behold strategies to build your bear fenders with our step-by-step DIY manual. Wider iciness tires add exceptional wished traction on slick moist roads (lowering tire force a bit also increases traction), and their extra sturdiness helps defend in opposition to ability punctures.
three. Fingers and Toes
Hands and feet want extra enjoy in cool, moist climate. Insulated, water resistant gloves and booties will preserve fingers and toes toasty and dexterous. Be taught more about varied choices here. While you happen to're going to be riding for better than two hours, it's a correct suggestion to pack an additional pair of gloves in a plastic baggie to swap out. If sneakers gain moist, stuff them with newspaper at work or overnight to soak up moisture (you have gotten to change it after just a few hours). Store REI's selection of bike gear.
4. Layer It On
Spending time in the formula requires marvelous layering system. Soft merino wool improper layers again preserve watch over your temperature even whenever you gain moist, and unlike synthetics, the pure fibers resist smelling funky. Defend your neck and chin from wind and rain with a neck gaiter. Don't overlook to ingredient in temperature when deciding on your layers; you don't would like to discontinuance up soaked from the inside of out since you didn't wear breathable rain gear. Obtain outfitted with our selection of bike clothing.
5. Prep Your Pack
Waterproof panniers, frame baggage and backpacks are all colossal choices for safeguarding gear from Mother Nature. That you just may presumably hack your bear non-water resistant pack by lining it with a trash compactor score; correct be decided you precise the tip of the score to bear moisture out. Side teach: Backpacks present a racy amount of additional heat for your support.
6. For Be taught about
Staying responsive to your environment is very principal, nonetheless can even be annoying with rain flying to your face. Some cyclists wear certain glasses, nonetheless droplets on the lenses can even be correct as nasty as no glasses the least bit. Strive a brimmed cap, or add a protracted visor to your helmet for more protection. Whether you wear glasses or no longer, this will doubtless again preserve imaginative and prescient clearer.
7. Road Provocative
The excellent roads you're aged to on obedient sunny days may maybe presumably no longer be so welcoming when the climate takes a flip. Rain can transform metal grates and railroad tracks into slippery hazards, and iridescent oil patches lurk where you least request them. Deep puddles can disguise wheel-snagging limitations. Be extra cautious, seriously when cornering and riding queer streets, and give yourself twice as exceptional braking time as fashioned. Rim brakes, in explicit, lose efficiency when moist.
Eight. Mask Your … Seat
While you happen to may maybe presumably presumably have to leave your bike out of doors in the rain, conceal your seat with a plastic grocery score and a rubber band, or a shower cap. Your butt will thank you later.
9. Light It Up
It's principal to be as visible as conceivable at some point of nasty climate. Retain entrance and hind lights on any time you're riding. While you happen to may maybe presumably want rechargeable lights, space a reminder for your mobile phone to cost them overnight so you by no manner dart out of battery in the heart of your route.
10. Time for a Alternate
Cycling to work on the total requires a alternate of dresses. In some unspecified time in the future, you're going to overlook something (presumably on a day whenever that that you may presumably have the biggest meeting). Set up your future self by holding an emergency outfit at work. Whether you gain soaked and resolve on a dry shirt or overlook a pair of underclothes, you'll be lined.
eleven. Retain It Desirable
Grit and grime enjoy to stick to moist formula. Retain a sport prime water bottle helpful and give your bike a spritz after every journey to rinse off toll road dirt. Pay explicit attention to rim brakes and the chain. And repeatedly wipe the entirety down whenever you're done riding for the day. Test out our overview on the vogue to racy your bike.
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Tesla Model 3 orders hit 325,000
Orders for Tesla's Model 3, its first mass-market electric automobile aimed at taking the upstart automaker into the mainstream, have reached 325,000, Tesla said. The car will be available after late 2017.
One week after the unveiling by Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk in Los Angeles, the orders have hit the mark car.
"This interest has spread completely organically," Tesla said on its blog. "Unlike other major product launches, we haven't advertised or paid for any endorsements."
Consumers interested in the car must pay a deposit of $1,000. Tesla has viewed the Model 3, which starts at a base price of $35,000, as key means to transitioning the auto market to zero-emissions.
But it is also Tesla's key to transitioning from a niche luxury automaker to a real industry player selling a large volume of cars.
"This has been a true grassroots effort driven by the passion of the Tesla team that's worked so hard to get to this point, and our current and future customers who believe so strongly in what we are trying to achieve," Tesla said.
"We are all taking a huge step towards a better future by accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation."
The huge number of orders will necessitate a big ramp-up in Tesla's manufacturing capacity. First started in 2003, Tesla built just 50,000 cars in 2015, but has set a target of 500,000 a year by 2020.
Tesla is expected to expand its production base beyond its current plant in Fremont, California as it builds more of the Model 3, which is priced at about half the level of its first two models.
photo from newsweek.com
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Less then a month after taking office as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone last week to four African leaders. Announced on Twitter by State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert, the calls were with Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. President Buhari had an April 30 meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
Below are the texts of the brief announcements of each call.
On May 17, Secretary Pompeo called Nigerian President Buhari. The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April 30 official working visit of President Buhari to the White House. He recognized Nigerian leadership across the African continent on priorities we share: countering terrorism and other threats to peace and security, creating economic opportunity, fighting corruption, and advancing democracy and stability. The Secretary welcomed continued cooperation in advancing our nations' mutual prosperity.
On May 18, Secretary Pompeo called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to affirm U.S. support for Kenya's security and continued economic advancement. They discussed our shared goals of countering terrorism, promoting regional stability, and ensuring good governance. Secretary Pompeo thanked President Kenyatta for his leadership in calling for an important national conversation to move the country forward following the 2017 election. They also discussed ways to work together to hasten the end of the conflict in South Sudan and ensure continued support for AMISOM forces in Somalia.
On May 18, Secretary Pompeo called African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to reaffirm the strong partnership between the United States and the African Union. They discussed our mutual interest in advancing peace and security, good governance, and human rights across the continent. They also discussed the need to continue our cooperation on diplomatic efforts, including urgently working to end the conflict in South Sudan and engaging on election preparations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
On May 18, Secretary Pompeo called Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to congratulate the Prime Minister on his new position and offer the United States' strong support for the government and people of Ethiopia as they continue efforts to deepen democratic reforms.


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Does anyone know if Palin the Maverick has said whether she backs Ted Stevens' re-election bid? From the Anchorage Daily News:
You present yourself as a Republican maverick who took on your own party's corrupt political establishment. In November's election, your party is running an indicted U.S. Senator, Ted Stevens, who is awaiting trial on charges he accepted more than $250,000 of unreported gifts from the state's most powerful lobbyist. Will you vote for his opponent? Will you urge Alaskans to help you change Washington and vote him out of office? If not, why not?


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Changes are afoot at ZnetShows, changes for the better!
The ZnetShows website has been updated and now has a cleaner, glossier, fabulous new design. Here's a peek!
Included in the site re-design is a Designer Corner that showcases not only the Creative Spark issues, but also highlights jewelry and non-jewelry pieces made by members of our design team.
I urge you to head over to ZnetShows.com and take a little poke around the new site. Please let us know what you think! We're excited about it and hope you are too!!


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Two men have been jailed for life with a minimum recommendation they serve at least 21 years for murdering their former friend, dismembering his body and dumping it in White Hart Lakes, Eastbrookend Country Park, Dagenham.
Three men who plotted the cover-up of the murder of 39 year old father of two, Neill Buchel, also received prison sentences at the Old Bailey.
The court heard that alcohol played a large part in the lives of all those involved and they spent a lot of time together, sometimes playing a game they called 'Jackass-style stunts', based on the American TV series.
The pranks sometimes caused injury and were recorded on phones.
Mr Buchel appeared to be a willing participant.
He was last seen alive on 13th March last year.
The court heard he had been brutally assaulted and suffered many injuries, including bruising, internal bleeding, multiple fractured bones and defensive injuries to his hands, consistent with being beaten, kicked and stamped upon.
Following today's sentencing, investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Chris Jones, of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said:
Neill Buchel was murdered at the hands of people he trusted and believed were his friends. His death and subsequent treatment of his body have left all who knew him completely devastated.
I would like to pay tribute to Neill's family both in the UK and South Africa. Throughout our investigation and the trial process they have demonstrated great dignity, especially during the harrowing evidence from defendant Quye. I feel today's sentences properly reflect the callous and evil crimes committed by the guilty parties.
In a victim impact statement the Neill Buchel's mother Trish Kell said:
Knowing that they ruthlessly chopped his body into pieces – this child who I had loved, watched grow from a baby into a man, whole in body and soul – the absolute horror of this is indescribable.
See our previous coverage:
Two men convicted of White Hart Lakes murder- 3 others guilty of plotting cover-up
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Meerkat launches embeddable player, will debut with Discovery Channel's event next month
Earlier this week, Twitter's Live Streaming service, Periscope added support for web-replays, which allows users to watch streams on their desktops for 24 hours.
But its rival, Meerkat is adding a feature that is even more impressive.
Techcrunch says that Meerkat has launched an embeddable player, which will allow the broadcast to be added and viewed on other services. Take that, Periscope!
And what a way to make its debut, the new embeddable player will be used to broadcast a Discovery Channel show. The channel will hold its annual Shark Week event, next month, on July 5th. And Meerkat player will live stream behind-the-scenes videos on DLive web portal. Later, the content from the Shark Week will be streamed to Meerkat users, through the event;s official handle, @SharkWeek account, giving Discovery's programming another digital outlet.
This should give Meerkat a huge boost, especially since Twitter crippled it by denying access to its socio-graph, in order to selfishly favour its own service, Periscope. This prevented Meerkat users from notifying their followers that a broadcast is about to begin.
Meerkat's developer on the other hand is taking it to the next level, by opening up the service's API, so that developers can make use of it in their services. In fact, there is a drone which uses Meerkat.
Drones usually have cameras attached to capture wonderful images and video footage of the landscape they fly over. And some of them use live streaming tools, while others record them for later use, like for making YouTube videos.
Meerkat's Co-founder Ben Rubin says that partnering with the Discovery Channel, is a great way to debut the service's embeddable player, and that more partners are interested in the app. The number of users of Meerkat are not disclosed by the service, but it has been doing incredibly well, in spite of obstacles that it ran into.
Rubin says that the number of Meerkat users has tripled, since the app's debut in March. Meerkat allows users to watch live streams anywhere, on desktops, phones, tablets etc. It allows for watchers to retweet the stream to their followers, so it reaches out to more watchers. People can even comment on streams. The only disadvantage is that it doesn't support replays in any form yet.
These live streaming apps can even be used for educational and professional purposes like Webinars. Their biggest advantage, is of course, the price tag is the lowest possible, free.


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The bad behavior at the Mets game may not have actually ended up being bad, but thank God we have the Phillies to fall back on:
How dare that kid steal some hardworking man's beer! Somebody tase him.
UPDATE: I originally had a "via Deadspin" credit here because that's where I saw it first, but the credit for getting it out to the world should go to Meech.one at The Fightins. A thousand pardons, Meech. Let no one take credit for showing little kids drinking beer at Philly games besides you!


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13% of People Have Given Someone Food Poisoning
Have you ever had people coming over for dinner and you notice that the ranch dressing you just put on the table is expired? According to a new survey from Reuters, 13% of people admit that at some point, their cooking has given someone FOOD POISONING.
And this might be why: The survey also found that 15% of people have served food that fell on the floor, and 10% cooked and served something that had some ingredients that were past their sell-by date.
5% of people say that they've defrosted food using an "alternative" heating device, like an iron, hairdryer, or tanning bed.


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Amazon has stopped selling pre-orders of some of the year's biggest movies from Walt Disney in its latest contract dispute. The titles affected include Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Maleficent, and Muppets Most Wanted. When Quartz searched for the Captain America sequel on the US site, the Amazon Instant Video stream was available but no physical copies on Blu-ray or DVD were offered.
Amazon has not commented on this dispute, but this isn't the first time the world's largest online retailer has used the tactic. Earlier this year, it held up the mega-hit Lego Movie in a dispute with Warner Bros. over the terms of its contract. Usually, these disputes blow over fairly quickly. But one contract negotiation continues to haunt Amazon—and expose its business tactics. In its original business of selling books, Amazon has stopped offering titles sold by Hachette in a dispute over how the publisher wants to price the e-book versions. "Amazon indicates that it considers books to be like any other consumer good," Hachette has said. "They are not."
The retailer (again) has stopped taking pre-orders of certain Hachette books, and slowed down the delivery of others. But it has also explained itself for the first time on Readers United, a site that it owns. "Many e-books are being released at $14.99 and even $19.99. That is unjustifiably high for an e-book," it said. Amazon's books team asked readers to email the Hachette CEO, cc-ing them, saying canned lines like:
We have noted your illegal collusion. Please stop working so hard to overcharge for ebooks. They can and should be less expensive.
The collusion refers to the fact its great rival, Apple, and five publishers were convicted of colluding to set prices on e-books. The publishers—including Hachette—all settled in that case with the US government, and Hachette is the first since then to negotiate new terms with Amazon. The last time a book publisher lengthily opposed Amazon's terms, it removed the Buy button from its pages and sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission accusing it of illegal behavior.
Don't bet on the same thing happening to Disney. But for now, Captain America—who has beaten the Red Skull and seen off an alien invasion with the Avengers—is struggling to defeat his greatest foe yet, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.


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Yep, as the background tells it...this night it is Halloween!
Basically the Irish celebrated this one during the last few hundreds years. Halloween was created from All Hallows' Eve.
When the Irish emigrated to America, they took their cultural things with them, so it became an American thing in the 19th and 20th century.
Nowadays, usually kids are celebrating that they by walking in costumes around the block, ringing the bell of each house, just to ask for candy in a more or less peaceful manner.
We cannot give you some candy, this is why we will send a few Credits to each of you. Have fun.


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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
No One is Replaceable. That includes YOU!
Here is an article I wrote for The Washington Post I thought you might like. No one is replaceable. Including YOU:
13 comments:
- Gigi said...
A beautiful post. Congrats again.
- October 27, 2015 at 2:49 PM
- Nomads By Nature said...
Wrapping you in hugs; congratulations again on your wonderful surprise!
- October 27, 2015 at 10:05 PM
- katrynka said...
Fabulous article.
- October 28, 2015 at 3:35 AM
Lovely article. Well written.
- October 28, 2015 at 6:11 AM
Beautifully written. Jack will love his little brother. XO, Jen
- October 28, 2015 at 9:41 AM
- Shannon said...
Everything you write flows from your heart and mind. I love hearing your "voice" in your authorship. This was yet another uplifting, inspiring, wonderful piece. I think you are amazing. All my very best to you and your loved ones. I am so happy for you. You are being wrapped up in love and joy from Heaven. I just know it.
- October 28, 2015 at 10:14 AM
Reading about your less than 1 percent chance of getting pregnant makes me think of Jack's life verse from the Book of Luke: "For with God, nothing will be impossible."
- October 28, 2015 at 3:07 PM
- Anna said...
Wonderful article. When one of my very close friends lost her daughter, the worst thing for me as a friend (aside from grieving the loss too) was thinking that this can't be fixed! I felt so helpless because I knew I couldn't say anything "to make it better". Knowing that they would never be the same again. It was overwhelming. xox
- October 29, 2015 at 1:57 AM
As always, so lovely, Anna. Still rejoicing in your blessing of a new life to love.
Karen from Memphis
- October 29, 2015 at 10:01 AM
- Kristin said...
Everything you write adds love and compassion to the world. Such great beauty and grace arising from such great loss. I am continually in awe.
- October 29, 2015 at 10:57 AM
Anna, Tim and Margaret--what wonderful, wonderful news! And what a beautiful article. I hope you are feeling as well as can be.
- October 30, 2015 at 10:01 AM
- Halfway Between Hopes and Dreams said...
Beautifully written...and, yes, you still have so much love to give. I actually had someone tell me "He's replacing!" when I told them I was pregnant. :-/ Again, people don't always know what to say; they just want to say something that'll make it all better. My youngest daughter was born 8 months after my oldest daughter died. My pregnancy was an absolute fog and obviously unlike all my others. There are times when I'd like a "do-over" in that regard. Today that baby is so unbelievably loved. She'll be 3 in a couple of weeks and we cannot imagine our lives without her. I wish you all the best as you welcome this new little one into your lives.
- October 30, 2015 at 6:01 PM
- Andrea Mowery said...
Your story never fails to amaze me, Anna. Great article. So excited for you all. xo
- November 3, 2015 at 8:06 AM


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Reflections on connections between a healthier environment and a healthier economy, healthier people, and a better quality of life.
Brought to you by Conservation Value, Inc.
Friday, August 21, 2009
CVI to Partner with Alice's Now & Zen - a FREE Music Festival on 9/27 in Golden Gate Park
I'm thrilled to report that Conservation Value Institute (CVI) has been selected to be the non-profit partner and beneficiary of Alice Radio's 2009 'Now & Zen' festival, to take place in Golden Gate Park's beautiful Sharon Meadow on Sunday September 27.
We love partnering with friends in the music industry to both educate their audiences and raise crucial funds for supporting our programs.
Please consider joining with Alice in supporting CVI by making a donation to support our sustainability research and education programs. Even a few bucks makes a difference -- we will be grateful!
Fundraising Target - Web Site Redesign
This year, a top priority educational project is to complete a revision of our 'online library of sustainability' web site, which we estimate will cost between $3,000 - 8,000 (including both the redesign and the integration with a CMS like Drupal or Ruby on Rails). We are currently seeking estimates from web developers and have a spec sheet ready to send to interested candidates. Please drop us a line if you're interested in this opportunity! We seek a high quality, reliable team with whom we can establish a long-term working relationship.
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Read the FAQs
Please read the FAQs on this page before you call.
"Maxwell" is a 2014, 15.3++ hand, bay Thoroughbred filly. This girl has a ton of flash and potential. She is lightly raced and has not been competitive and her owner has nicer horses to focus on so she is being offered for sale. She could go any direction has a great foundation under her with not too many starts. She is believed sound for any career. Buy her now and wait till Fall to begin training her for the Retired Racehorse Project. RRP trainers should start looking now. Sound horses like this one will be the first to sell. Only the really sound ones will make it through the competition without going lame.
We sell quality, not quantity. More info soon. If you really like this horse call ASAP. We have lots of photos and video and not so much time to post them. Serious buyers are encouraged to not wait but call. You might miss out because someone else picks up the phone and buys the horse you are interested in.
Please call for pricing. We will not sell a horse to just anyone with the money and we don't send prices by PM or email. We carefully select the horses we sell and we work hard to make a perfect match. If you don't call, we cannot help you. We are not a rescue and our horses are not 'rescue priced'. Most horses are between $2500 and $4500 – some higher and some lower. Call and we can talk more our horses and let us help you find the perfect match. We take the gamble out of getting a Thoroughbred off-the-track. Learn more about how our Track Prospect Horses are priced on the main Bits & Bytes Farm website.
I look forward to speaking with you. Please call 770-704-704-6595 between 9am and 9pm. East Coast Time – Elizabeth Wood
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What is the price of this horse?
Prices are not published because the price can go up or down depending on how the horse is racing. Most horses average $3500 but can be as low as $1000 or up to $5000. We will share the prices when you call. If the horse you call about is not in your budget, we may be able to recommend another horse that is.
What is the Jockey Club name of this horse?
Jockey Club names are not usually listed on the site as the sellers do not want calls from people who have not been screened by us for having the skills to help these horses into new careers. Most horses come with their Jockey Club papers and we will be happy to provide links to their race records and pedigrees when you make the decision to move forward with a purchase. Horses' whose names are in quotes are not the actual name of the horse. That is the nickname we have listed the horse by.
Where is this horse located?
When we say this is a Prospect Horse, that means the horse is not at our farm in the Atlanta area. Prospect horses are still at the track or owner or trainer's farm. We can tell you where the horse is when you call. Thoroughbreds move from track to track and to the farm and back. We cannot keep this web site current with so many horses listed and all moving around. That is why we don't post the location. We are happy to share where the horse is when you call. We may have to make a phone call to find out where the horse is ourselves, but we are happy to share the info with you…if you call.
Like this horse? What is the first step?
READ these pages and then CALL . . . Between 9 AM-9 PM East Coast time. Before you call, you can save us all a lot of time by reading the information on these pages on our Bits & Bytes Farm Web site.
Please read our Pricing Information and Buying a Track Prospect Horse pages BEFORE calling! There are several more pages under the Buying Our Horses button. Prospect Horses at the Track will only be sold to buyers with the skills and support to make it a successful transition. Prospect Horses are NOT at our farm. They are at the track or their owners' farms. We do not sell horses for racing.
CALL if you are excited about one of the horses, but PLEASE READ the links above. We will not sell a horse if it is not a good match – no matter how much money you have. Are you a match? CALL and we can see.
Our Phone: 770-704-6595 between 9AM and 9PM East Coast time! We are located in the Atlanta, GA area.
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We are not going to talk you into buying a horse! More likely we will ask you to tell us about yourself and your goals. Then, we will help you find the right match or tell you to wait for other horses because none of the current horses are a match.
Prices change based on what price the owner has set. We add a small markup for our services. Prices can go up or down based on how the horse is racing or how quickly the owner wants the horse sold. Most Prospect horses are priced under $5000 with the average being around $3500. Big sound geldings, grey horses and tall horses usually cost more — but not always. Small mares are your best bet if you are price sensitive.
Please read our Pricing Information and Buying a Track Prospect Horse pages before calling. There are several more pages under theBuying Our Horses button at the top of this page. Prospect Horses at the Track will only be sold to buyers with the skills and support to make it a successful transition.
We DO NOT SELL HORSES FOR RACING!
We can't help you if you don't call. Adults only please. Minors should have a parent or trainer call for them.
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Lynn's Vision aka Bubba at his last race – July 5, 2008. He was purchased by Melanie Eberhardt right after this race and brought back to Bits & Bytes Farm the next day. Melanie was riding him just one day later and he was a complete gentleman.


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I've included all of the Rabbids dialogues along with all cutscenes in this video.
The Rabbids funny scene has made the video nearly 2 hours.
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Certified Electrician in Westchester passes on some hints on Wiring Electric Range Receptacles. It is possible to do this yourself, but for safer installation please use a Certified Electrician like Effective Electric.
Stripping the sheathing off of wire is fairly easy when you use a Romex sheath cutting tool or a razor knife. When using a razor knife, carefully score the wire between the conductors of wire. Be careful not to nick the insulation of the wires when cutting. Use side-cutting pliers to trim the excess sheathing from the wire. Remove the paper filler between the wires.
In order to strip conductor insulation, you'll need a pair of wire strippers. The strippers have many sized cutting blades for many different sized wires. Select the proper sized cutter hole for the sized wire you are working with. Position the strippers over the wire and squeeze the handles. Twist the strippers slightly back and fort to loosen the insulation. Pull away from you and the piece of insulation that you are cutting should slide right off. Now do the remaining wires.
In order to connect wires to the terminals on an electric range receptacle, unscrew the screws on the terminal connections. Insert the stripped wires into the terminal slots and tighten the screw snugly. Tug on the wire to be sure the connections are tight. The brass-colored terminals are for the "hot" wires. These are the top two terminals of the receptacle. The black wire connects to the left terminal and the red wire connects to the right terminal. The silver-colored terminal is for the neutral or neutral/ground connection. The white wire connects to this terminal.
In order to attach the wire clamp to an electric range receptacle, insert half of the clamp into the receptacle box hole. This part of the clamp will be the one with the smaller holes. Place it on the bottom of the wire. Now, install the other half of the clamp into the hole on the top side of the wire. Using pump pliers, squeeze the two halves together and install the two Phillips-head screws. Tighten the connection snugly and then tug at the wire to be sure that the wire is secure.
To install an electric range receptacle cover plate, slide the cover over the outlet and press into place. Insert the retaining screw and tighten with a straight-blade screwdriver. Do not over-tighten because the cover may break.
If you have an electric range receptacle that isn't working, you can test an electric range receptacle by using a multimeter. Insert the two test leads into the tester if they aren't already installed. Turn the tester power on and set the selector to AC volts. Now adjust the setting to the 240-volt setting or the next highest setting. Insert the test leads into the two top "hot" slots in the receptacle. These are the two slots that are tipped at a 45 degree angle. The voltage at this point should read between 220-240 volts. Now read the voltage between each of the two hot leads to the neutral slot. It is the straight slot below the two "hot" slots. The voltage here should read between 110-120 volts. If all of these connections check out, you have a fully functioning range receptacle.
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Justin Lin's Star Trek: Beyond looks like a hell of a lot of fun in the first official trailer for the 2016 film. Lin, who is best known from the Fast & Furious series knows his way around cutting-edge, tense action and it looks like we'll be getting a lot of that, hopefully working in a plot that somehow makes up for the mess that was Into Darkness.
Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) is still jamming out Beastie Boys classics it seems, as the playful trailer begins with, and sticks to, a soundtrack of "Sabotage" which plays us through all the big action beats that show us enough footage so that can at least try piece together a plot, involving a supposed crash landing on a hostile planet.
Zachary Quinto will make a return as Spock, sharing what the actor has said will be many scenes with Karl Urban's Bones. It's also looking like we'll get a big involvement from Sofia Boutella and the film's villain, played by Idris Elba.
"Beyond" is the third film in the current Star Trek series, and Lin's first job at the helm of such a massive pop culture beast. J.J Abrams will still be on board, but will serve as the film's producer.
Star Trek: Beyond opens in Australian cinemas on 21st July 2016


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April Fool's Day seems a fitting frame for this tale, in which TV's Comedy Central lampooned the U.S. last month for defunding UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — after UNESCO's nose-thumbing decision last fall to grant membership to the Palestinian Authority. Promising an "epic" expose, The Daily Show's host, Jon Stewart, dispatched comedian John Oliver to produce a story about the big bad U.S. versus good little UNESCO. Oliver dug all the way to an interview with a UNESCO flack (or maybe the UNESCO flack dug all the way to John Oliver), who mentioned that when the U.S. pulled its funding of more than $78 million per year from UNESCO, the impoverished West African country of Gabon stepped up to pledge $2 million in solidarity with UNESCO. So, the doughty Oliver flew to Gabon, to deliver a report from the field on the generosity of the Gabonese government, and the presumed horrors that will now afflict the world if America continues to deprive Paris-based UNESCO of great stacks of U.S. tax dollars.
As comedy, it was all very entertaining: satire wrapped around the come-hither implication that beneath the laugh lies a poignant and serious piece of reportage. Noting the praise showered upon The Daily Show's UNESCO report by an array of "journalistic outlets," a writer for the Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf, extolled the special powers of comedy writers "who take the time to understand the inside baseball" and "in the search for absurdity" see with eagle eyes the "real world consequences."
Except, as a piece of reporting, The Daily Show's UNESCO "epic" was a complete joke. It was UNESCO propaganda, masquerading as satire, masquerading as reporting. It had everything to do with slick repackaging of UNESCO's own self-serving "talking points," and almost nothing to do with the real world. This was fantasy UNESCO, and, for that matter, fantasy Gabon, all dolled up for the Comedy Central set — please check your dictators, terrorists, and spendthrift feather-bedding international bureaucrats at the door.
If Oliver actually went to Gabon at all — and from the scenery, it appears he did — there is no evidence he asked anyone there a single informed question. Oliver did not deign to inform his audience that Gabon is one of the largest oil producers in Africa, an unfree country plundered for years by the same dynastic government whose President Ali Bongo Ondimba pledged $2 million to UNESCO (and at the same UNESCO meeting, got a four-year seat on its executive board). Oliver did not mention that a Gabonese civic group had written to UNESCO's director general, Irina Bokova, asking her to refuse the money, because Gabon's people need it more. (Nor did Oliver wonder how it is that the poor little government of Gabon was able to come up with $6.5 million last year to purchase the late Senator Ted Kennedy's mansion in Washington, apparently for use as a residence by Gabon's ambassador).
For that matter, Oliver failed to note that UNESCO's executive board recently reaffirmed a seat for Syria's bloody dictatorship on its human rights committee, or that UNESCO's board voted to host a $3 million self-aggrandizing prize donated by the longtime dictator of Equatorial Guinea. He also forgot to note that UNESCO spends most of its budget on its own staff, travel and operating expenses; likes to bask in business class air travel; that more than half its staffers are based in Paris; and, in the UN cosmos of overlapping, redundant and often dysfunctional bureaucracies, a great many of its ventures ("climate education," for instance) are duplicated by other agencies. Or perhaps he simply never bothered to find out?
Compliments are due to Oliver's skill in staging skits, which he performed so neatly that some might be mistaken for actual reporting. For instance, he included an interview with someone who appeared to be an idiot U.S. congressman, a straight man who kept trying to defend U.S. policy, and made a complete botch of it. That was staged. The interviewee, Robert Wexler, is not in Congress. He used to be, but he resigned in 2010. Yet Oliver went to Wexler for a "defense" of U.S. policy; not to any of the law-makers who might genuinely wish to defend the law in question. We might reasonably assume that when Wexler offered himself as a "congressional" target for Oliver's ridicule, he was in on the joke.
Genuinely well-informed satire can be of great value. Ignorant buffoonery, however, is harder to defend. I don't doubt that the Comedy Central Team meant well. But U.S. policy here is not frivolous, and it is no small matter when UNESCO, to fill its own coffers, presumes to lobby for the U.S. to change its laws — especially a law that is highly relevant today, precisely due to UNESCO's own decisions. That is what's going on. When UNESCO last fall became the first UN outfit to confer full membership on the Palestinian Authority, that decision triggered a U.S. law that forbids funding to any part of the UN that admits the Palestinians before they have honored their promises to negotiate peace with Israel. For UNESCO, where the U.S. had been bankrolling 22% of the regular budget, this meant the withdrawal of more than $78 million per year in U.S. funding. That's America's prerogative. It had the salutary effect of sending a message to other UN affiliates, thus putting the brakes on the PA's big push last year to subvert the workings of the UN itself, where recognition of statehood is supposed to come by way of recommendation from the UN Security Council — not via an end-run at UN-related organizations.
Since then, UNESCO's Director-General Irina Bokova has been lobbying not for UNESCO to change its decision, but for the U.S. to scrap its law. Bokova, a Bulgarian functionary schooled in Moscow during the Cold War, has launched a propaganda blitz in the U.S., disparaging the relevant U.S. law as "outdated" and traveling to Washington to meet with U.S. law-makers. Last month, with four UNESCO staffers in her entourage, Bokova spent 12 days in the U.S., with stops in Washington, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Bokova was very busy touting UNESCO, but the biggest boost came from The Daily Show — their "epic" linked here. And in my article for The Weekly Standard, UNESCO Funny Business, some of the items that Bokova, and the comedians, left out.


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Hearn, Jeff (2004) From Hegemonic Masculinity to the Hegemony of Men. Feminist Theory, 5 (1). pp. 49-72. ISSN 1464-7001Metadata only available from this repository.
This article evaluates the usefulness of the concept of hegemony in theorizing men. The discussion is located within the framework of 'Critical Studies on Men' (CSM), in which the centrality of power issues is recognized, rather than that of 'Men's Studies', where it is frequently not. Recent uses, as in 'hegemonic masculinity' in the analysis of masculinities, are subjected to a qualified critique. Instead a shift is proposed from masculinity to men, to focus on 'the hegemony of men'. This formulation seeks to address the double complexity that men are both a social category formed by the gender system and collective and individual agents, often dominant collective and individual agents, of social practices. This is explored mainly in relation to substantive studies on men, and briefly the institutional development of CSM. The concluding discussion examines how these arguments connect with debates in feminist theory and social theory
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One of the most rare dog breeds is the Hungarian sight hound, the "Fekete Kutya".
The Fekete Kutya is a medium sized dog, weighing 28 to 44 pounds. The height should be between 18 to 24 inches.
The only accepted color for the Fekete Kutya is black, with some white hairs, but no socks or markings larger than an inch in circumference. The coat is short, smooth and shiny. On the back runs a band of hairs with a coarser texture, the belly is only very lightly haired. Most Fekete Kutyas show a light feathering on the tail, in rare instances long feathering. This is accepted by the breed standard.
The Fekete Kutya should be of an elegant streamlined build, but never slight or delicate. The legs are long and straight, with a sizable paw. The back is straight, with a slight bend at the…
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Boating and Canoeing
Boat tours by "Seal Express"
Enjoy and explore the beautiful Lake Saimaa on a guided boat tour with a local guide. You can select from …lue lisää
Canoe Camp in Laajalahti
Are you planning a canoe safari? Stop by Hartmut Jaeger's Canoe Camp for kayaks, canoes, nautical charts and instructions. The …lue lisää
Cruises on the S/S Wenno
Step on board and glide majestically on Saimaa powered by a nearly noiseless steam engine. Get ready for a soothing …lue lisää
Cruises to Puumala on the M/S Puijo
The M/S Puijo operates on Saimaa between Savonlinna and Lappeenranta via Puumala in June and August 2019. SAVONLINNA – LAPPEENRANTA …lue lisää
Ecoboat Cruises
Saimaa Seal Watching 2020 Puumala seal watching cruises are continued in spring 2020. The likeable Saimaa ringed seal is one …lue lisää
Guided fishing tours
The easiest way to go fishing is to book our professional fishing guide and boat. The guide knows well the …lue lisää
Ice floating in Puumala
"Saimaa on the rocks" Ice floating in Puumala is a great arctic winter experience for small groups. Using professional safety …lue lisää
Kayak Fishing Tour
Try kayak fishing in beautiful Puumala waters with a professional guide Arto. Further info and reservations here.lue lisää
M/S Kaunis Veera
Enjoy beautiful lake scenery on the M/S Kaunis Veera. Choose a chartered or public cruise. Public cruises depart from the …lue lisää
Nestorinranta Boat Rentals
Nestorinranta rents out rowboats, large and small motorboats and canoes for day trips. Rowboat: Päijän 520 L, max. 4 persons …lue lisää
Puumalansalmi and other marinas
The Puumalansalmi Strait links waterways between the northern and southern parts of Saimaa. Also known as "the Gibraltar of Saimaa," the strait has always been an important junction for water traffic. Even today, log rafts, pleasure boats and cargo ships pass through the deep-water channel.
Marina Services
Puumala centre marina – 61o31.2' N 28o10.7' E
The Veera, Sylvi and Elsa piers are reserved for local boats and Jallu, Norppa, Kippis and Nesto are for guests.
- 25 mooring buoys, 70 boom berths, 30 side-mooring berths
- Fuel and water station
- Electric outlets
- Waste management, septic tank emptying
- Service building with WCs, showers, sauna, washing machine and dryer
- Fee per night 2019: 31 May–20 June and 4–17 August EUR 16 per crew, 21 June – 30 July EUR 18 per crew, 31 July–3 August EUR 25 per crew
- Marina information and service desk, tel. +358 (0)400 929 365.
- Lively marketplace at the marina
- Walking distance to services in the Puumala centre, including a liquor store, pharmacy, laundry and restaurants.
- Gym set next to the Norppa pier
- Honourable mention in the Guest Marina of the Year contest
- Internet connection for boaters at the tourist information centre
Winter boat storage
- Loma-Autio, Erkki Luukkonen (centre, Viljakansaari) tel. +358 (0)40 538 742 0, loma-autio(at)loma-autio.net
- Aarno Puttonen (Puumala centre) tel. +358 (0)50 084 385 5
- Juha Kiljunen (Hurissalo), heated storage facility, tel. +358 (0)440 180 281
- Paavo Kyhyräinen (Lintusalo) tel. +358 (0)500 191 745, paavo-kyhyrainen(at)viestilinja.net
– trailer services
- Aulis Väänänen (Hurissalo), tel. +358 (0)500 154 879
- SavYachts Ville Sarvi (Puumala centre), tel. +358 (0)50 364 3111. You can find more information here.
Docks and Repairs
Docking services are available from Puumarin Oy in Niinisaari next to the Hätinvirta ferry, address: Telakkatie 100, tel. +358 (0)50 466 655 5.
Sav Yachts specialises in boat engine service and repairs
Sav Yachts is your one-stop shop for boat services. We provide engine service and complete repairs. We repair and service a large variety of boats, including fibreglass repairs and electric installations. We also offer boat renovations, including interiors. You can leave your boat at our winter storage facility. We perform off-season inspections and return your boat to your summer house fuelled, waxed and ready to go well before your summer holidays begin.
Our main business is engine service and repair. We are an authorised service provider for Yamaha and Honda outboard motors and Volvo Penta and Yanmar marine engines. We service all engine types as well as marine electronic equipment. We are also a Raymarine authorised service provider, and install new Raymarine equipment and provide you with training.
You can find us easily in the centre of Puumala. Do not hesitate to contact our team of experts to find out more!
Contact details
Sav Yachts/Ville Sarvi
Airokuja 1
52200 Puumala
tel. +358 (0)50 364 311 1
Home marina berths
Keijo Montonen, tel. +358 (0)500 682 666, keijo.montonen(at)puumala.fi
Guest marina at Koskenselkä Holiday Village
- 7 side-mooring locations
- Water supply at the camping site
- Café, kiosk, minigolf, beach, beach volleyball net
- WC, shower, sauna, washing machine
- Koskenselän lomakylä tel. +358 (0)15 468 111 9
Sahanlahti guest marina
- 39 mooring buoys, 23 boom berths
- Restaurant, hotel and Sahankylä villas
- Sauna, smoke sauna, museum, art exhibition and open air theatre
- Separate sauna times for men and women, showers, WCs, kitchen and clothes cleaning service are included in the overnight accommodation fee.
- Equipment rental, tennis court and beach volleyball net www.sahanlahtiresort.fi
Okkola guest marina
- 5 buoy spots
- Water supply
- Sauna, washing machine and smoke sauna
- Restaurant and cabin accommodation
- Okkola Holiday Cabins tel. +358 (0)500 259 378
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- 6 buoy spots
- Electricity and water outlets
- Sauna and accommodation services
- Winter storage for boats indoors and launch and hauling services
- Loma-Autio tel. +358 (0)40 538 742 0
Nestorinranta guest marina
- A mooring buoy and four side-mooring berths
- Beach and barbecue hut for 20 people
- Water outlet and outhouse
- Pancake stand in July daily from 12:00 to 5:00 PM.
- Laundry room (washing machine, dryer, iron and mangle) 900 m
- Summer café 900 m
- Granary, room and cottage accommodation, includes breakfast and sauna
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This document provides instruction on how to use the FIS 193 report to identify self-supporting funds with year-end balances or deficits out of compliance with campus standards.
What is the Self-Supporting Compliance Report?
This report will identify the funds that are not in compliance with the requirement that recharge activities must operate on a break-even basis. Units must make every effort to ensure that a recharge activity does not generate a year-end deficit or surplus in excess of 15% of annual expenditures. The ratio is developed by dividing the net income or loss by the total expenditures (example below). Two ratios are included for your review, one for year-to-date and one for accumulated balance. The accumulated balance percentage is what will be reviewed by BIA for compliance reporting. The year-to-date figure is shown to see if the problem is from previous years or is continuing with the current year.
Why do we need to run this report?
The office of Budget and Institutional Analysis (BIA) must annually review the overall performance of all recharge activities. The purpose of the review is to identify activities that demonstrate signs of non-compliance and whose risk profile may have changed. BIA will focus on activities that have significant year-end surplus or deficit balances. This report will identify those activities. This must be done annually as part of the campus review process. However, this is also a useful report that can be used by the activities to monitor their balances.
Compliance Reporting Instructions for Fiscal Year Ending June 30th, 2021 is HERE. Unit responses are due February 18th, 2022.
How do I run this report?
This report can be found under Self-Supporting Unit Reports-Stmt of Operations-Self-Supp Compliance or FIS193.
FIS193 has two report modes. A separate FAQ is available from Accounting and Financial Services for the Statement of Operations report. For information on self-supporting activities, choose Self-Supporting Compliance Report mode. Below are explanations of the parameters to use:
- Organization/UC Fund: This report can be run by organization or by specific UC fund(s).
- UC Fund Totaling: "Total Across UC Funds" will give you one summary of all funds. For this report you will want to choose "Report UC Funds individually" to get the correct information by fund.
- Self-supporting Income Type: For the Self-Supporting Compliance Report, select "Recharge Income Only". The results will not bring back data for income-only accounts. Units with recharges are required to be within the surplus/deficit threshold. Income-only accounts do not have this limitation. Choose "All Income" when you want to review all of your revenue generating accounts. This should be run once a year to identify revenue accounts that are in deficit regardless of type.
- Minimum Under/Over Percent: For the Self-Supporting Compliance Report, enter "15" in this field if it does not default to the 15% threshold. Funds that are in compliance will not show on this report. If you would like to see all of your funds then enter "0" (zero) in this field.


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The Premier Program will provide an environment where players can develop technique, skill, creativity and game-understanding to their full potential. Long-term player development drives all coaching activities at Spirit United and is at the core of the Premier Competitive Program. The Premier Program consists of teams competing at the Commissioner Cup Level Tournaments. All teams that participate in the Premier Program will travel to mostly local tournaments with the added option of some distant travel ones as well. Each team will have the option to practice two days per week with a strong dedicated professional licensed coach. By developing 'scholars of the game', the Premier Program will facilitate the preparation of our young players to compete, achieve and excel at all levels of soccer in Spirit United and beyond.
League Participation
Practice Format
Membership Fee - $1,514.00 annually
Membership Fee Includes:
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The Mummy MOT offers free tummy gap checks partnering up with John Lewis this Easter
NEW mums are being invited to experience a free tummy gap check at John Lewis store in Kingston-upon-Thames this weekend (April 13th-14th) to help them get back to their best. With more than 980,000 babies born in the UK each year and 40 percent of mothers suffering some kind of trauma during or after giving birth, new sessions from The Mummy MOT helping ladies deal with a whole host of post-natal problems.
A tummy gap or ''Diastasis Recti' is when there is a wider gap between the abdominal 'six-pack' muscles, which causes issues with regaining core strength. Left untreated this gap can cause abdominal, back and pelvic floor conditions.
A third of mums will still have a tummy gap three months after giving birth yet it is often neglected in postnatal checks despite 'split down the middle' and 'tummy gap' being the most frequent searches by new mums on google.The Mummy MOT is offering free tummy gap checks and advice to tackle this upsetting condition.
UK expert and practitioner Maria Elliott, founder of the not-for-profit organisation promotes a full post natal check including posture, tummy gap and pelvic floor so mums can regain strength and conditioning.
While the joy of welcoming a healthy and happy newborn into the world is hard to describe, there are a host of medical implications associated with giving birth. These are not only physical, as a diminished sense of wellbeing and inevitable tiredness, leaves many mums feeling well below their best.
Mums who attend the John Lewis store in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey this weekend can benefit from a free tummy gap check with one of the company's 300 fully trained physiotherapists.
And following the five-minute check, if they feel they would benefit from a full MOT, they can sign up for an hour-long session local to where they live.
To book your free tummy gap check slot, simply turn up at the Kingston store between 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday or Sunday.
For more information, contact John Sewell 07387475838
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How long is one lesson?
One lesson is an hour.
How much is one trial project?
One trial project runs for 2 weeks and it costs $80.00.
Will my child finish the artwork in one lesson?
No, an artwork takes two classes to be completed. We would recommend your child to come for two classes to complete the artwork.
Does my child get to bring the artwork home?
Yes, your child will get to bring the artwork home at the end of the second lesson.
Note: There are some art projects that might take longer to dry even after the second lesson. We would arrange on an ad-hoc basis to pick up the artwork.
Do I get to sit with my child during lesson?
All classes are drop off.
What if my child keeps crying?
Our teachers are trained, we will evaluate on a case by case basis should an adult be able to accompany the child.
How much is one term?
First term cost $401.25.
Subsequent term cost $381.25* (There will be a $20 discount if you renew before the 9th lesson of the term).
* Enjoy additional $10 siblings discount.
One term consists of 10 weeks lesson (5 projects).
What are the time slots you have available?
Drop us a message at 9138 6883 for us to arrange accordingly as we have limited spaces available.
How much is the art jamming session(s)?
1 session of art jamming (2 hours) - $38.
5 sessions of art jamming (10 hours) - $165.
Additional $10 per hour.
What are the safety measures taken in Da Little Arts School?
Your child's safety is our priority. Here are the measures we are taking in our art school.
• Aprons will be used for one time only and we will send for wash
• Children are now encouraged to wear their own Da Little Arts School aprons and painting t-shirts for class
• Schedules between classes are now half an hour versus 15 minutes previously to give our teachers time to do a thorough wipe down before the start of the next class and to reduce the class interchange crowd, hence reducing the change of crowd mingling at the school's entrance
• In replacement of debrief to parents after each class, our teachers came up with a weekly art class booklet so that parents will still be updated of their children's learning progress
• Other than the usual 1m safe distancing queue demarcation, we also newly install access control door lock at the main entrance so that our team is able to physically attend to any visitors entering our school's premise
• Health check outside the main entrance instead of checking while in the school premise
• Implemented online enrollment form and cashless payment to minimise person to person contact
Any other questions? Feel free to reach out to us!


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1968 Mustang GT 2+2 Fastback
By 1968, the muscle car wars were in full swing in the USA. Changes for the 1968 Mustang lineup included new powertrains and updates to meet new safety regulations, but styling was mostly carryover from 1967. The 1968 Mustang received a boost from its appearance in the Warner Bros. film, "Bullitt" starring Steve McQueen.$246,845.00 USD*
The standard engine in the Revology Mustang for both automatic and manual transmission is the Ford GEN 3 5.0 L Ti-VCT "Coyote" DOHC V8, rated at 460HP.
Exhaust System
The stainless steel dual exhaust system is built by Borla to our specification. Tuned specifically for the Ford Coyote engine, it delivers a soft burble at idle and is quiet with no drone at cruise speed. The optional Performance Exhaust system features lower restriction mufflers to provide more power and a more aggressive tone.
Power assisted features abound, including windows, seats, steering, and brakes. Keyless entry and push button start with rolling code encryption enhance security. The Revology-designed full-length console features genuine Flat Cut Walnut trim and two cupholders, and the premium bucket seats are trimmed in Nappa leather. LED instrument and interior lighting enhances visibility and convenience at night.
LED reverse and parking lamps, tail lamps w/sequential turn signals, exterior door handle courtesy lamps, and optional LED headlamps provide improved visibility at night as well as a distinctive appearance, day or night.
The Revology paint process consists of an epoxy primer, urethane primer, basecoat, and clearcoat. We use exclusively Glasurit automotive paint finishes for the ultimate in appearance and durability. Contemporary OEM colors from Ferrari, Porsche, Lexus, and others also available.
Entertainment Systems
The standard audio system looks like the original AM radio but features AM/FM, Bluetooth, and an AUX input. The optional Pioneer 7″touch screen head units feature Bluetooth, reverse camera, voice recognition, Apple Car Play, and Android Auto and can be ordered with or without navigation and SiriusXM. The optional JL Audio package features component speakers, an 800w 8 channel class D amplifier, and a 10" enclosed subwoofer.
Leather and Alcantara™ Trim Packages
All Revology interiors are cut, sewn, and fitted by hand, including seats, floor mats, dash pad, door panels, quarter trim panels, and sun visors. This old-world craftsmanship takes time but allows freedom to choose materials and colors to ensure not only a flawless appearance but also everyday durability. We use only automotive grade leather and other materials from premium OEMs including Porsche, Mercedes, and Ferrari.


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Document Type
Conference Paper
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Computer Sciences, Automation and control systems
Publication Details
Presented with a poster at the 4th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in UCD, Dublin in September 2016. Appears in the proceedings for that conference.
Activity discovery is a challenging machine learning problem where we seek to uncover new or altered behavioural patterns in sensor data. In this paper we motivate and introduce a novel approach to activity discovery based on modern deep learning techniques. We hypothesise that our proposed approach can deal with interleaved datasets in a more intelligent manner than most existing AD methods. We also build upon prior work building hierarchies of activities that capture the inherent ag- gregate nature of complex activities and show how this could plausibly be adapted to work with the deep learning technique we present. Finally, we briefly talk about the challenge of evaluating activity discovery systems in a fair way and outline our future plans for implementing this model.
Recommended Citation
Rogers, R., Kelleher, J.D., & Ross, R.J. (2016). Towards a Deep Learning-based Activity Discovery System. Proceedings of the 24th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, pg. 184-191. doi:10.21427/j899-0254


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Ludacris, Snoop, Busta To Battle In 'Def Jam Vendetta 2'
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The mean streets of New York's hip-hop underground are once again the battlefield for a new video game, 'Def Jam Vendetta 2'. The virtual-fighting game, created by EA Games in collaboration with Def Jam Records, continues the premise of the first 'Vendetta' adventure, which put hip-hop stars, including Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and Lil' Kim, alongside fictional street thugs in an underworld power grab. Read more.