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The Kidnapped Girls In Nigeria — Maybe South Africa Could Help Out.
by Anura Guruge
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Of course, something has to be done.
You can't let depraved idiots like this baboon get away
with such blatant crimes against humanity.
Not sure what the U.S. or Obama can realistically do.
Yes, drone strikes are definitely an option.
But, I would prefer to see the use of some more potent and powerful
firepower against this baboon and his camps.
CNN, kindly and rightly, displayed a map earlier today,
showing all the places where there were active demonstrations
against this atrocity.
Happened to see multiple 'stars' in South Africa.
Got me thinking. There was a time, during the 'transition',
when they had formidable defense force.
Have to believe that at least some of that is still intact.
Geographically they are well placed to go and
knock some sense into these idiots.
Yes, I understand the diplomatic repercussions,
but I am sure that waivers could be obtained to
permit an air raid.
So that is what Obama should be thinking.
Get South Africa to help.
They are the closest friendly, trustworthy and competent
force around there.
I am sure Nelson would have agreed.
What Does Disney Do With ALL The Fingerprint Data It Collects Daily From All Park Visitors?
by Anura Guruge
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>> Splash Mountain — May 4, 2014.
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As soon as I heard that my 'FastPass' to Disney contained an RFID tag I knew, given that I know the technology, that Disney would be keeping very close tabs of me while I was in Orlando.
But, I was NOT prepared, because I had never heard about it, that we would have to provide FINGERPRINT data in order to enter the parks! I was gobsmacked!
As a Green Holder I had abrogated my privacy rights decades ago. The Feds have fresh fingerprints of all 10 of my digits and closeups of my right ear — the ear supposedly even more unique than fingerprints. So I don't have a problem with folks taking my fingerprints. They already have them. Ditto for the kids. We have had them voluntarily fingerprinted as part of a safeguard the kids ID program. I think it was run by the police. Deanna (like I) has also been fingerprinted because she has volunteered in the school system. So, they have all our fingerprints.
But, I was just AMAZED that nobody appeared to complain. Nobody seemed to care. They were just giving Disney their fingerprints as if that was the most natural thing in the world to do. I am surprised that Europeans, typically used to a higher degree of privacy, were not complaining. IF I had come to Disney from the U.K. and they wanted my fingerprint I would have told them, in no uncertain terms, as to what they could do with THEIR finger.
Wow. There was all that fuss about the supposed biometric bracelet that was allegedly tied to Common Core. But, nobody is up in arms about Disney.
Let me be fair and say this upfront.
I want Disney to share all this fingerprint data with FBI and Interpol!
It would be a crime NOT to exploit this invaluable data that has been voluntarily provided. I am into law and order.
Use it. So, never mind all that fuss about NSA 'spying' (which didn't bother me either because I expected them to do so), lets not waste this biometric data.
Plus, IF Disney can do this in real-time, which it obviously can, the 'agents' could arrest the perps while they are still in the park — using RFID (like GPS++) to zoom in on them.
Yes, it appears folks have expressed concerns on Disney's fingerprint policy at Snopes. Here is the link.
Here is Disney's FAQ about their privacy policies. Makes interesting reading:
Despite Disney selling out to Siemens at Epcot, I want to desperately believe that Disney is the epitome of an wholesome, holier-than-thou, American icon and institution. IF so it is incumbent upon them to help the Feds and Interpol make the World a better and safer place for all of us.
So, Disney, I really hope YOU are indeed sharing all that Fingerprint data with the proper authorities in REAL TIME. Thank YOU for doing so.
I am even more broke than normal after the trip to Disney, but I have made a resolution. I am going to start buying Disney stock as soon as I can scrape together some shekels. I did own some Disney when they purchased Pixar — I having been a Pixar investor for years. Once I am a Disney stockholder I plan, as will be MY RIGHT, to attend the annual shareholder meetings. I will, with help from my 'buddies' at Fidelity, do the right paperwork. I hear that theses meetings, as they should be, are fun. I even plan to stand up and ask questions. Yes, I will submit the questions beforehand as would be expected of me. The first question will be about Siemens. So stay tuned. Better still, send me some shekels to buy some Disney stock. I think they are announcing results today. So stock price could be going up or down. I hope it goes up. I like Disney. I just need to make sure that Disney upholds all that is good and proper about being American.
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Åsa Johansson is BKWine's person in Italy. She lives in Florence since the early '00s. She has a passion for all things Italian, so much so that she married an Italian and stayed in Florence after having come there to study political science.
Åsa has worked in the wine trade for some time before becoming fully involved in wine, food, travel and tourism with BKWine. She has a wine training from an Italian wine school, but she is also very knowledgeable about Italian food (and not least olive oil – that her husband works with).
She is also an occasional contributor to travel and life style magazines.
Britt & Per's take on Åsa: Even if Italian wine and food were terribly boring (which it isn't, of course) it would be exciting when presented with Asa's overflowing enthusiasm. Being a foreigner in the heartlands of Italy she can see it from the outside, with all it's quirks and oddities. She understands everything (and can tell you) about La Famiglia and Sunday dinners…
Here are Åsa's articles:
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The owners of illegal file-sharing website The Pirate Bay have been faced with an increased fine following the failure of their court appeal.
Last year, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstrom were convicted of copyright infringement, following which they appealed against their one-year jail terms and a fine of £2.4 million.
NME reports that a Swedish court has now upheld the original ruling, as well as increasing the trio's fine to £4.1 million in damages.
"Today's judgement confirms the illegality of The Pirate Bay and the seriousness of the crimes of those involved," Frances Moore, from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, said following the decision.
Along with the increased fine, Neij, Sunde and Lundstrom have had their jail sentences reduced to ten, eight and four months respectively.


text: We were lucky enough recently to work with two of Ireland's best and brightest talents; music producer extraordinaire Kormac and the amazing street artist Maser! We got to bring some of Maser's Op Art designs to life against Kormac's amazing music, all set to a full chamber orchestra! Projects like this don't come along too often. If you have the chance to catch this amazing show, do it!


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Must Love Pekes is a blog for those who love Pekingese, their looks, their antics, their personalities. It is written by me, Linda, and I have been rescuing Pekingese for over 15 years. Lots of them have gone through our home. We have loved them all.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dollar is all set for St. Patrick's Day, too. His sisters and brothers (from the previous two days' blogs) are cute, and he had to have his chance, too.He has come a long way since being rescued from the shelter. He was terrified there, but he loves his new home.He has a little green on his hamburger, too. I guess he's safe from pinches.Cassidy is beautiful in her wreath necklace. I think this is one lucky family of dogs!
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- lady jicky said...
He sure looks good now!
- March 19, 2012 at 2:41 AM
- Doris Sturm said...
Dollar is an adorable little boy and I'm so glad he has found his loving forever home. What a lucky St. Patrick's Day that turned out to be. Congratulations...and thank you for helping and rescuing Pekes.
- March 19, 2012 at 7:58 AM
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Ms. Gerik
Welcome! I am thrilled to be at Amphitheater High School. I teach English 10 Mentor 2.0 and English 9 and can be found in STU 1.
Defining Moment in Education: Junior year of high school, I had an amazing English teacher named Mr. Crisp. He was the first teacher that made a genuine effort to connect to his students on their level and engage them in an interesting way in the classroom. The second would be my former Culinary Teacher, Chef Weih. He has since retired, but the amount of drive and passion that he had for his students was phenomenal. Without these two amazing people in my school career, I would not be here. They allowed me to see my own potential and pushed me to want to show other students the way.
Core Educational Belief: Every student, if given the opportunity, has the ability to learn and grow.
Prior Experience: I completed my student internship at Weddington High School in Charlotte, North Carolina and taught English for one year at East Mecklenburg High School in CMS. There, I taught 10th and 12th grade English. This is my second year at Amphi High School.


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The DST Update tool has been run on all mail stores in the organization, but I have clients running the OWA access and the calendar has not updated the times. When I access the client's mail store on the exchange server the dates are correct.
A: If you have not applied the CDO patch, then that is your problem.
For CDO - Exchange 2003 SP1 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931978/
For CDO - Exchange 2003 SP2 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926666/
The other issue could be if you applied the CDO patch before rebasing ... then the OWA created appointments would not move. If that is your situation, then uninstall the CDO patch, then rebase (no, they won't move twice), then reapply the CDO patch.
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What better way to get a new perspective than to move to a foreign country? Here at Starwood, one of the questions we hear most from people relocating internationally is, "Is it safe to move with my cat overseas?" We understand. Your move wouldn't be complete without your four-legged family members. But you want them to be safe, too.
Singapore is a country well-known for having very strict rules about many things. Pet importation is one of them. If you're planning a move to Singapore and wish to take your four-legged family with you (and what pet owner doesn't want that?), your first call should be to an international animal transport company that is experienced in moving pets to Singapore.
At some point in all the excitement of learning you are moving a long way from home – perhaps to a far-away foreign country – you have probably stopped to wonder if air travel is safe for your pets. You certainly want to take your four-legged family members with you, but will they be OK with the journey?
Meow! I'm Leo the Domestic Short Hair Cat. I'm from Galveston, Texas and I like spending most of my time indoors. Even though I live by some pretty nice beaches, the ocean frightens me and I try to be isolated as much as possible. Since I'm always by myself or in hiding, I don't spend much time with my owner. Let's just say I'm not a "people person". However, I know my owner loves me because there is always fresh food in my bowl and constant kitty litter to do my business in. I like spending time usually in dark places where I can sleep or explore my house. I never like leaving certain rooms in my house because I feel uncomfortable and out of my element. With all of that being said, I could not have been any more furious when my owner told me we were moving to Singapore. UM WHAT?!


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Memorial Day. The day that we remember all people who have lost their lives in war. A day that we think about the family and friends of those lost in war. I day that we honor the ones who fought and are currently fighting in a war. I have the utmost respect for all of those people.
What I would like to remember today, however, is that war is awful, sad, destructive, negative, hurtful, and deadly. Yes, I understand that historically, war brought freedom and democracy. But what if we changed things up a bit and approached our differences from a place of understanding, tolerance, kindness, love, and peace. If you listen to the teachings of some of the most influential figures in our history, words of war never leave their lips.
I want my daughter to live in a world of peace. A place where war is only found in the history books. I know she will experience contrast. I know there will be disagreements. I know that we must live in a variety of ways. But I also know that mutual respect, tolerance, and kindness are really very simple concepts. Much more feasible than fear, anger, war, destruction and death. One is neat. The other is messy. Simple.
So today I say thank you to those who have sacrificed so much to fight for our country. I look forward to the day that you can come home and never have to fight again. Come home. Be at peace. Keep it simple.


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After two decades of advanced planning and production control, CIMx announces Quantum 6.0 release for spring of 2018
They say you can learn a lot about a company by understanding where they got their start.
CIMx began its journey in 1996 by developing Process Planning and Engineering systems for Fortune 500 US manufacturers. That foundation in advanced planning, highly regulated compliance reporting and agile engineering change management has fueled more than 20 years of manufacturing software innovation.
"From day one, the goal was to develop our systems in a way that even the shops just starting out could have access to the same tools leveraged by our Fortune 500 customers…" said veteran of the manufacturing tech industry and CEO, Anthony Cuilwik, PhD. "Our Quantum platform achieved that goal. It really is the next generation of manufacturing."
From aerospace and government defense contractors to medical device, carbon composites and beyond, CIMx has delivered the same care for detail and process demanded by their customers for more than 20 years.
"US manufacturing is going through a renaissance. Shops are growing and their old manual processes just can't keep up with customer demand." explained Director of Messaging, Ed Deaton, "Quantum delivers the tools both engineers and operators need to drive velocity, eliminate scrap and ship ahead of schedule, all from one sustainable platform."
CIMx's mission of delivering production control to manufacturers of all sizes, regardless of revenue stream, is alive in Quantum. The latest system release is scheduled to deploy spring 2018 as a free upgrade to all licensed users.
If you're interested in shop floor control, ahead-of-schedule production and complete order visibility, connect with CIMx Application Expert Liz Hamedi at 513-248-7700 x416, or email the CIMx team directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Six people including one police officer were killed in gun battles in the Burundian capital Wednesday, police said.
The violence, in Bujumbura's Cibitoke district, is the latest in weeks of unrest, and comes as Burundi awaits results from elections on Monday that were boycotted by the opposition and widely condemned internationally.
Five of those killed were members of an armed group who were "neutralized", police said.


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New York Red Bulls vs. DC United | MLS Cup Playoffs Match Preview
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. D.C. UNITED
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
November 8, 2015 (Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Semifinals Leg 2)
3 pm ET (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
New York leads series 1-0 on aggregate
The New York Red Bulls head home to Red Bull Arena with a valuable away goal in their pocket, looking to protect their advantage when they meet D.C. United in the second leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series. The Red Bulls got a late goal from Dax McCarty to claim a 1-0 win in the first leg at RFK Stadium. For United to advance, they will need to score and come away with a result at a place where they have not won since 2012 -- when they took a wild conference semifinal with the second leg played through a snowstorm, capturing a 1-0 win.
REFEREE: Ted Unkel.
AR1 (bench): Jeff Muschik; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
SUSPENDED: None
WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): NYR: Matt Miazga, Ronald Zubar, Bradley Wright-Phillips ... DC: Markus Halsti, Alvaro Saborio, Fabian Espindola
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: NYR 24 wins (1 SO), 99 goals; DC 33 wins (1 SO), 122 goals; Ties 10
2015 HEAD-TO-HEAD: NYR 2 wins, 7 goals; DC 0 wins, 2 goals; Ties 1
3/22: NYR 2, DC 0 (B. Wright-Phillips 25; Sam 71)
8/30: NYR 3, DC 0 (Sam 33; B. Wright-Phillips 42, 64)
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: NYR 3 wins, 9 GF; DC 7 wins, 15 GF; Ties 2.
- The first-leg victory was the first playoff win for the Red Bulls since their 2-0 first-leg win against D.C. United in last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals at Red Bull Arena.
- "We're not taking anything for granted; it's the playoffs. D.C. is going to come to Red Bull Arena fighting for dear life. If you have one slip-up all of a sudden, the game can be in balance there," said Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch. "With the away goal rules, we're far from out of the woods here. We've gotten to halftime, we've gotten a lead, but we certainly have a long way to go."
- Dax McCarty scored his second career MLS Cup Playoffs goal, his first since coming to the Red Bulls -- his first coming in 2010 with FC Dallas, when they reached MLS Cup.
- "We knew that it was going to be a battle in the midfield and if our three guys could win the second balls in the first half, it was going to give us an opportunity to get a goal and thatís what we started to see. We started to open up the game a little bit and got some chances on goal," said goalkeeper Luis Robles.
- Sacha Kljestan continued his rich end-of-season vein of form, collecting an assist on the McCarty goal, his third MLS career playoff assist. Kljestan ended the regular season with two goals and four assists over the final six matches.
- "There's a lot of little set plays that we build in; the little movements to try and unsettle the team or try to keep them guessing. It's always kind of up to Sacha [Kljestan] to be the quarterback of these different moments and decide what play weíre going to use and when," said Marsch.
- There was a massive injury blow for the Red Bulls, when center back Damian Perrinelle suffered a knee injury that forced him from the field early in the second half and will put him out for the remainder of the postseason.
- It was the first defensive shutout for the Red Bulls since the 2-0 win against United last year, and just their second in their last 11 playoff games. It was the second career clean sheet for Robles.
- "[Perrinelle has] been a huge part of what we've been doing. He was a huge part of today while he was in there, but then it also continues to speak about the belief we have in this team and guys. For Zubar to step in there the last 45 minutes was huge for us. So, we compliment the effort, there are a lot of things we do well and there are some things we'll need to work on," said Robles.
- United saw their four-game home undefeated streak in playoff games at RFK Stadium put to an end, dropping a postseason match on East Capitol Street for the first time since 2006.
- "We need to get a goal in the few chances that we have or do better on set pieces. We have to shore up the other side," said United head coach Ben Olsen. "They are better at home. They're as good in New York as any team in this league. It's a very tough place to play. I don't care. That doesn't concern me or these guys. It's a great challenge now to go in there and get the result that we need."
- United were held without a single shot on goal, the fourth team in MLS history to go through a playoff game without a single attempt on target -- the second time for D.C. United (also: Oct. 21, 2005, vs. Chicago).
- "We're not going to get a boatload of chances against them. We understand that so we have to do well with the few we have," said Olsen. "You've got plenty of set pieces and you have a few chances there again in the first half. In the second half, you saw which team had been off for a week, and you see a team that's been grinding and slogging through the last 10 days."
- Kofi Opare came into the side in central defense in place of Bobby Boswell, who was given a one-match ban following the Knockout Round win vs. New England in a decision by the MLS Disciplinary Committee.
- After Chris Pontius suffered a hamstring injury that forced him off early in the second half of the Knockout Round match, he was not available for the first leg vs. the Red Bulls, Chris Rolfe moving from the front line to a wide midfield role and Alvaro Saborio coming into the starting lineup.
- There was another late change when fullback Sean Franklin came off and Miguel Aguilar took his place for the final six minutes of the match.
- "[Franklin] has been battling an Achilles now for 6 months. Again, I think the second half took its toll. We've pushed these guys. Hopefully he'll be able to take a couple days off and get back for the weekend," said Olsen. [Michael] Farfan tweaked his groin a little bit early in the week. [As for Pontius], it's too early. We are going to do everything in our power to get him back. But you can only speed these things up as much as possible."


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City will soon have its first non-stop transatlantic service, courtesy of Icelandair.
The new service will allow travelers to fly non-stop from KC to Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, beginning on May 25. Icelandair will offer three non-stop flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, the airline announced Tuesday.
Not only will this mean quicker and cheaper flights to Iceland, but Reykjavík has connections to more than 25 cities in Scandinavia, the U.K., and continental Europe.
The flight will depart KCI at 5:15 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and arrive in Reykjavík at 5:05 a.m. (local time), "just in time to start the day in Iceland or make easy connections to other Iceland destinations in Europe, such as London, Paris, Dublin or Munich," the Kansas City Aviation Department said in a statement.
The flight from Reykjavík to Kansas City will depart at 6 p.m. (local time) on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, and arrive in Kansas City at 8:45 p.m.
"Icelandair has made an excellent choice in connecting Kansas City to their growing network," said Kansas City Director of Aviation Pat Klein, in a statement. "In addition to nonstop access to one of the fastest growing tourism destinations, passengers will also appreciate the ease of transiting through Iceland on their way to Europe."
Icelandair said passengers can also enjoy Icelandair Stopoever, for up to seven nights at no additional airfare.


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The question I am trying to answer at the moment is "what makes an ICT service Cloud ready?"
The reason for the question is that the answer is needed to further clarify what a Cloud service is actually is, in order to avoid buying a Cloud washed service. After some research, I have collated two lists. The first is a set of "Cloud Characteristics"; things that make Cloud really cloud. The second list is a set of "High Level Principles"; things that surround the Cloud characteristics in more detail to give better context.
As always, the caveat, this is my own thinking supported by a good measure of research and conversation.
Cloud Characteristics
|On-demand self-service
|Consumer can manage their own services, via a portal, without needing intervention from the supplier.
|Broad network access
|Services are available over the internet and on standard devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and workstations.
|Resource pooling
|The service is built on shared architecture (multi-tenanted) over which the consumer has no control.
|Rapid elasticity
|Services can be speedily taken up and decommissioned.
|Measured Service
|Services are on bought on a subscription basis. Usage can be controlled, reported on, and measured by the consumer.
|Supports IaaS
|Infrastructure as a service
|Supports PaaS
|Platform as a service
|Supports SaaS
|Software as a service
|Supports STaaS
|Storage as a service
|Supports SECaaS
|Security as a service
|Supports DaaS
|Data as a service
|Supports DBaaS
|Database as a service
|Supports TEaaS
|Test Environment as a service
|Supports Desktop Virtualisation
|Desktop Virtualisation
|Supports APIaaS
|API as a service
|Supports BaaS
|Backend as a service
|Supports XaaS
|"Anything else" as a service
|Supports Private Cloud
|Single tenant model.
|Supports Community Cloud
|Multi-tenant model.
|Supports Hybrid Cloud
|Allows for Hybrid Cloud integration.
|Supports Public Cloud
|Allows for Public Cloud services to be delivered.
|The service is heterogeneous and standardised, at least up to the application layer.
|The service is able to be audited by the consumer or agent of the consumer.
|State Sector exclusivity
|Is exclusively for the use of the State sector.
|Standard Service Delivery Lifecycle
|The service is managed end-to-end by a common service life-cycle. For example, ITIL.
|Standard Service Levels
|The services have standardised service levels. I.e. SLA's are not built specifically for the consumer.
|Common / Open Toolsets
|Tools for monitoring, measurement, management, and reporting are heterogeneous.
|Service Performance is Transparent
|The consumer can see issues with the service.
|Common Architecture
|The service is built on a common architecture.
|The service has the ability to be moved across Cloud types, and potentially providers, at the will of the consumer.
Cloud Principles
|Services could be delivered by multiple suppliers and are considered commoditised.
|Configurable not Customisable
|Services are configurable but not customisable as opposed to customization, which requires a change to the service itself.
|Services are able to be augmented, meaning that the service provides capabilities allowing additional capabilities to be introduced without changing the service itself.
|Technology Independent
|Services are independent of the technology stack.
|Device Independent
|Services are able to be consumed on commoditised devices. I.e. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, workstations.
|Services are able to be moved between cloud types (public, private, community) and ideally, between Cloud providers.
|Services comply with standards as required by the consumer.
|Services can be discovered by the wider community, as appropriate.
|Well-Defined and Understandable
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ClarkS On May 16, 2017 at 7:45 am
Totally agree that we should keep an eye on excessive defense spending, but the fact remains that the US government spends far more money on unconstitutional social programs than we spend on the Constitutional duty to defend the country. Defense spending is still less than 20% of the budget, and soon the interest on our debt will likely surpass defense spending. The bottom line is that we need to cut spending big time, but we need to start with the bloated bureaucracies that are definitely not making our country better or safer, and were never intended to be there by the founders.


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Canna Lilly
Asked September 10, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT
Can Canna Lilly bulbs be planted in Maryland? Or does it get to cold for them to winter over? Best to plant the bulbs in the fall?
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A canna lily is a tender bulb. They are not reliably hardy and should be protected or lifted from the soil for the winter. However, in your location if the winters are not harsh the bulbs may overwinter. You may want to experiment by leaving some in the ground.
If you want to store them over the winter, take a look at our site for digging and storing
Bulb are best planted in the spring after frost.


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Point Lomans protested for open space/parkland, and against a new affordable housing project. They also warned that more development will bring more traffic congestion further restricting access, which poses a threat during a possible emergency
The addition of new, safer bike lanes on West Point Loma Boulevard, the ubiquitous scooters, the damaged and then repaired Ocean Beach Pier, and use of North Chapel in Liberty Station for other than religious purposes also emerged during the year as major stories.
Following is a month-by-month recounting of news happenings in Point Loma and Ocean Beach during 2019:
• As of Jan. 1 new state laws: made surfing California's official state sport; required dogs, cats, and rabbits sold in pet stores to be obtained only from animal shelters or rescue groups; required kids meals in most restaurants to have a milk- or water-based beverage as the default choice; removed the requirement for people over age 18 to wear a helmet while riding a motorized scooter; and added a new law mandating repeat DUI offenders or those who receive a first DUI offense and have caused injuries, to install a breathalyzer on their engine ignition for 12 to 48 months.
• The two Catholic congregations that have shared use of North Chapel in Liberty Station for years were not granted a lease extension, and the chapel was closed for future remodeling.
• As part of ongoing efforts to address aging park infrastructure and improve the visitor experience, Cabrillo National Monument increased entrance fees for 2019. The Cabrillo National Monument daily vehicle pass was increased from $15 to $20; daily person pass from $7 to $10; daily motorcycle pass from $10 to $15; and annual pass from $30 to $35.
• "New year, new opportunities" was the theme for the annual Ocean Beach MainStreet Association marketing breakfast Jan. 8. OB merchants were given a primer on how best to use social media and other technology to promote their businesses.
• A series of winter storms tore away an estimated 200 feet of railing and planks from Ocean Beach Pier, which caused it to be closed for inspection and repairs.
• The Beacon highlighted some scrumptious pizzas in Point Loma and Ocean Beach.
• OBMA held its annual awards dinner Jan. 24.
• Residents complained of flagrant illegal drug dealing and use at Robb Field in Ocean Beach, prompting increased foot patrols in the popular recreational area.
• Peninsula residents reacted negatively to the City Council's unanimous vote to repeal a 1983 ordinance prohibiting residents from living in a vehicle on streets within city limits.
• A Peninsula Beacon feature profiled Adam Sutton and his leashed 9-month-old Bengal cat Damnit. Since the pair first got together in May 2018, they've been inseparable, entertaining locals and tourists during their walks in OB.
• Point Loma High's fourth annual Unity Game celebrated the high school's special needs students by making them the stars, even if for just one night.
• Fifty-year-old Ocean Beach core business The Black continued to gather acclaim
including being named by High Times magazine as one of the nation's top-10 "legendary head- shops."
• Mayor Kevin Faulconer and District 2 City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell announced that significant repairs would be required to restore and reopen the iconic OB Pier landmark by Memorial Day.
• Ocean Beach Library started its own seed library to promote seed and food sovereignty and to cultivate community connections.
• In response to severe winter storms that wreaked havoc on San Diego's roadways, Mayor Faulconer March 14 announced a major expansion of the City's pothole repair program to fill thousands of potholes that developed during heavy rains.
•Transportation think tank Circulate San Diego released a report March 6 finding that a Metropolitan Transit Service ballot measure could raise much-needed revenue to help the city meet its ambitious transportation- and climate-action goals.
•Ocean Beach bid adieu to the police trailer in the pier parking lot, which was a community landmark for 20 years. It was removed and replaced by more parking.
• A judge determined on April 8 that a man suspected of a fatal baseball bat attack on Rosecrans Street was mentally incompetent to understand court proceedings. Christian Louis Ewing, 29, was sent to a state psychiatric facility where he was given medications to help him regain his mental competency. He is suspected of killing Gregory Freeman, 57, who died days later after being struck repeatedly with a baseball bat on Dec. 5, 2018.
• Three OB residents — Adam Hiner, Andrew Clark, and Todd Kent — took home-brewed kombucha to the next level creating Boochcraft, a new, higher- alcohol product brewed and distributed like beer.
• The City Council voted unanimously in favor of new regulations for electric scooters
and other shared-mobility devices instituting fees for operators, decreasing allowed speeds and designating where they can park.
• Peninsula Community Planning Board overwhelmingly supported a protected bike lane for West Point Loma Boulevard, creating a new cycle track along sections between Nimitz and Sports Arena boulevards. Cycle tracks are protected bike lanes that erect barriers – plastic posts, planters, parked cars – separating motorists from bicyclists.
• It all began when Anne Jackson Hefti and friend Amy Ryan were walking their dogs in Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, and claimed they were exposed to wind-drift toxic herbicide sprayed by workers there. The incident started them on a quest, which they're calling "Campaign Non-Toxic San Diego." The pair began lobbying the City and County of San Diego to adopt an integrative pest management strategy to replace commonly used herbicides and pesticides containing cancer-linked glyphosate with other, safer organic products.
• There was a change of the guard in San Diego Lifeguard Union Teamsters 911 with Chris Vanos replacing Ed Harris as head steward.
• A judge on May 16 rejected probation for a surfer convicted of assaulting another surfer with a paddleboard, and instead imposed a five-year state prison term.
• The City Council voted 6-3 on May 14 to draft a new ordinance making vehicle habitation illegal once again in residential areas and near schools. The new ordinance recriminalized residents living out of their vehicles from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in neighborhoods, or at any time within 500 feet of a residence or school excluding colleges and universities.
• Ocean Beach Pier was reopened during a May 24 ceremony.
• Community planners, the Navy, police, City Council District 2 and the San Diego Airport Authority fielded audience questions on airplane noise, homelessness, traffic and other hot- button issues at a May 14 community conversation.
• After 26 years, ownership changed hands at Dog Beach Dog Wash, with Jane Donley and Mindy Pellissier handing the leash over from the business they created in 1993 to new owners the Stokes family and friends.
• Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Group vetted a controversial proposal to turn part of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) site into a regional transportation "grand central station."
• A jury on May 31 found a young man guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of the "Incense Man," a transient who sold scented sticks. The eight-man,
three-woman jury deliberated for 11 hours over three days before convicting Noah Mitchell Jackson, 21, of Ocean Beach, in the 2017 slaying of Walter (Ras) Riley, 65, who was stabbed five times.
• A Point Loma High School junior, Timothy Fraher, a student in Anthony Palmiotto's cinematic arts program, won a contest for his "See Something Say Something" video graphically depicting how it's easier to buy a gun than it is to get a driver's license.
• By most accounts, the 40th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off was a rousing success.
New this year to the annual event was the Dirty Birds Wing Eating Contest won by Anthony Vasquez, $2,200 in proceeds from which were donated to OB's Clean and Safe Program.
•What started as a quest to earn his own money morphed into a humanitarian crusade by 9- year-old Dylan Rodrigues of Ocean Beach to help others in need. One recent recipient of Dylan's lemonade largesse was his life-long friend Kalel Hamilton, who was stricken by muscular dystrophy.
• Major upgrades began at Point Loma High. The largest of those is a three-story classroom building/media center along Chatsworth Boulevard. It will replace the 800 building, a round, outdated structure that holds the current media center and all of the site's electrical grid, computer networks and telephone system in its basement.
• The San Diego Housing Commission determined that a controversial five-acre lot at Famosa and Nimitz boulevards was suitable for the development of affordable housing.
• With the goals of modernizing the Navy's physical presence in San Diego and improving transit connections to the airport, Mayor Faulconer July 10 was joined by regional planning and transportation agencies and the U.S. military to announce Navy Region Southwest and the San Diego Association of Governments had signed an agreement to explore possible options for the redevelopment of Naval Base Point Loma Old Town Complex.
• New scooter regulations took effect on July 1.
• Target's new Ocean Beach store at 4864 Newport Ave. opened to the public on July 17.
• La Playa Trail Association received the prestigious "Keeper of the Flame" award at a Save Our Heritage Organisation ceremony. SOHO is San Diego's leader in preserving and promoting architectural, cultural and historical landmarks that contribute to the community's identity.
• John Rudolph, son of Harry Rudolph Jr. who founded La Jolla's Harry's Coffee Shop in 1960, purchased The Venetian Restaurant in Point Loma. The Venetian is Rudolph's fourth restaurant. He also owns Mike's Taco Club at 5060 Newport Ave. in Ocean Beach.
• The group that owns the San Diego Gulls minor hockey league team, Anaheim
Arena Management (AAM), was selected by the City of San Diego to replace Pechanga Arena's current operator, Arena Group 2000, as arena manager following a request for proposals (RFP) process.
• A lawsuit alleging Ocean Beach's Dog Beach has a non-ADA compliant ramp led to a proposal to create a pricy replacement, which some Obecians derided as the "ramp to
nowhere." Ocean Beach Planning Board voted 13-1 to deny support for the City's proposed new ramp replacement.
• An all-day celebration for environmentalist Jim Bell, 77, who died Aug. 2 of complications following a stroke, was held Aug. 25 at his Ocean Beach home. His remembrance included an afternoon ceremony at sea.
*Arguing that cumulative impacts of several ongoing housing developments hadn't been properly evaluated, some Point Lomans called for a Peninsula-wide traffic study to be done at a special meeting.
• A new, stylized updated Point Loma High School logo created by PLHS alum and graphic designer Josh Utley was unveiled.
• Several local surfers and shapers were among legends of the sport inducted Aug. 13 into the San Diego Surfing Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The event was hailed by organizers as "the greatest gathering of surf legends San Diego has ever seen." Those honored included John Holly, veteran OB surfer, and board shaper.
• Peninsula Community Planning Board voted 8-3 Aug. 28 to send a letter to City officials supporting open/park space and opposing a 78-unit affordable housing project proposed on a five-acre lot at Famosa and Nimitz boulevards.
• OB restaurateur Steve Yeng began mass marketing of Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, a 70-proof, vegan- and gluten-free beverage that smells like praline pecan caramel swirl ice cream and tastes like a liquid peanut butter cup.
• Point Loma students held a gender-neutral homecoming election, during which two senior boys were elected as "homecoming royalty" instead of the traditional "king" and "queen."
• San Diego International Airport's development plan update drew criticism from a local watchdog complaining of its community impacts at Peninsula Community Planning Board's Sept. 19 meeting. Planning is underway for up to $3 billion worth of improvements to the airport, including replacement of the aging Terminal 1 building.
*Community activist Casey Schnoor challenged the airport's estimate for when maximum operating capacity will be reached, claiming it will happen sooner than the airport's 2030-2040 projection. "What are you going to do for the 15,000 residents and 7,300 homes in the area that are going to be impacted dramatically?" asked Schnoor.
• Hamburger haven Hodad's fans got a double treat: a celebration of the iconic restaurant's 50th anniversary, and a birthday remembrance for late family patriarch Mike Harden on "Bossman Day" Sept. 30 at OB Pier parking lot. Festivities included live bands, food, a skateboard ramp, brews, booths, and a kids zone. Mike "Bossman" Hardin, the unofficial mayor and "Burgermeister" of OB, died Feb. 5, 2015.
• On Oct. 6, Surfrider held its 28th annual Paddle for Clean Water event on Ocean Beach where hundreds of surfers, paddle boarders, and kayakers paddled their way around the pier to show their dedication to keeping beaches in San Diego thriving.
• Urban Corps members got paid while earning their high school GED equivalency and the environment got cleansed while workers spent several days restoring Famosa Slough. "We received a $15,000 grant," said Lauren Welch, Urban Corps development manager, and grant author. "They put in some new trails, barbed wire, removed invasive plants, cleared brush and provided water-quality improvements and restoration activities."
• An Ocean Beach ad hoc group calling themselves the "troll patrol" seized the initiative in attempting to reign-in bad characters behaving irresponsibly.
• The 15th annual OB Oktoberfest featured a beer garden, live music and fun contests Oct. 11-12 on Newport Avenue and Abbott Street.
• Peninsula Community Planning Board shared stories and accolades about late community activist Jarvis Ross.
• The Point Loma Association received a $60,000 grant from the County for their upcoming transformational project in the community, themed Anchor Lights, on Rosecrans Street. This multi-phased project includes the installation of a series of string lights across Rosecrans Street from Talbot to Cañon Street.
• Major upgrades are planned for Peninsula Family YMCA. The existing building is to be renamed the Ryan Family YMCA and will include: a 22,000-square-foot facility with expanded parking; a Child Discovery Center and outdoor play space; fitness studios; modern locker rooms and amenities; an enrichment program and event space; and a 3,200-square-foot rooftop deck.
• The seventh annual Bike For Boobs fundraising bicycle ride for breast cancer awareness on Nov. 9 started and ended at The Wine Club on Shelter Island.
• Community planners failed to thwart City plans to build a new estimated $1.1 million, ADA-compliant ramp at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach. The City Council voted unanimously Nov. 19 to deny an appeal brought by Ocean Beach Planning Group, which voted overwhelmingly in August against the City's proposed replacement ramp.
• The grand marshals for the 40th anniversary of the OB Holiday Parade themed Miracle On Newport Avenue, were the family that started it all: the James brothers of the James Gang Co. printers. "Actually, it was my late brother, Rich James, who started it," said Mike James of his family's business and their historic contribution to the beach community's annual holiday tree planting and festive parade.


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Replacing Luke Petitgout as the Giants' left tackle, David Diehl proved he was the real deal and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII. Diehl's reward is a new deal that compensates him for the important job of protecting Eli Manning's blind side.
The Giants recently ripped up the former left guard's old contract and rewarded him with a new six-year, $31 million contract. The key to the deal is annual escalator clauses that increase Diehl's salaries between $750,000 and $1.1 million a year as long as he plays offensive tackle.
The extension was worked out over the past month, Peter Schaffer, Diehl's agent said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
"I think the Giants, in terms of organizations in the NFL, have a great history of treating their players fairly," Schaffer said.
It's rare for a team to redo a long-term deal toward the beginning of the contract. Diehl was entering the third year of a six-year, $15.5 million extension he signed in 2005 that was scheduled to expire in 2011.
But Diehl was in a rare situation. He made the tough transition from left guard to left tackle and performed at close to a Pro Bowl-caliber level. Since coming to the Giants six years ago, Diehl has started 80 consecutive games. With the exception of Petitgout's release last year, the Giants' offensive line has grown together for four seasons and has evolved into one of the NFL's better blocking units.
Diehl won over Giants management by the way he's handled the transition and his ensuing success. The new contract was signed before the draft, but Diehl had kept the details to himself.
"I'll play any position they put me on the field because I know that's what I need to do to help our football team win games," Diehl said Wednesday in an interview with NFL Sirius Radio.
Diehl said that the Giants approached him about the extension.
"I just went out there and worked hard and played my position well and everything worked out with the Giants," he said. "And the best thing about it is I get to be a Giant for the rest of my career, which I wanted to do and be in the place that I started at and there's no better feeling than that."
Senior writer John Clayton covers the NFL for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


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Public Forum: 'Social Agency in a Globalizing World'
23 September 2015
On 22 July 2015, CCS and the Institute for Cultural Research (at UWS) brought together a remarkable group of activists and scholars, from a variety of perspectives, to generate a deepened understanding of present-day dynamics of global political contestation. The day was organised into four panels: on social alternatives, with Paul James and Kathy Gibson; ecological alternatives, with Ariel Salleh and James Goodman; contested governance, with Manfred Steger, Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon; and on the political imagination, with Francesca Da Rimini, Virginia Barratt and Ghassan Hage. The day closed with a public lecture, 'The Human Condition in the Anthropocene', from Dipesh Chakrabarty. The day was supported by CCS, the ICR and the UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. About 80 people attended through the day, participating in a range of lively discussions. CCS is exploring the publication of papers in Globalizations Journal.
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Fast roast beef with thyme beets and horseradish crème fraiche
Serves 2 with leftovers | prep 15 mins | total time
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Serves 2 with leftovers | prep 15 mins | total time
Nutritional information (per serving)
- 1 x So Organic small beef roasting joint (about 540g)
- 1 tsp oil, plus 1 tbsp for the beetroot
- ¼ tsp English mustard powder
- 1 x 105g pack smoked pancetta slices
- ½ x 15g pack thyme
- 1 x 500g bunch beetroot, trimmed
- 2 tsp horseradish sauce (we like Taste the Difference)
- 4 tbsp crème fraîche
- a large handful of rocket leaves
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Prepare the beef up the end of step 1 up to a few hours ahead and keep in a cool place but don't chill.
- Remove the beef from the fridge 30 minutes before you begin. Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas 5. Remove the packaging and string from the beef and pat it dry with kitchen paper. Heat a dry frying pan until hot. Rub the beef all over with 1 teaspoon oil, then sear in a hot pan, turning until browned all over – this should take about 5 minutes. Remove to a board, cool for 5 minutes, then season all over with black pepper and the mustard powder. Wrap the pancetta slices around the beef, overlapping until completely covered. Tie with 2 or 3 pieces of string to hold in place. Tuck half of the sprigs of thyme under the string.
- Cut the unpeeled beetroot into even-sized wedges and spread out in a medium roasting tin (just big enough for the beetroot to be in a single layer). Remove the leaves from the remaining sprigs of thyme and add these to the tin with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season and toss together. Put the beef on top of the beetroot.
- Roast in the oven for 35 minutes (for medium), or 40-45 minutes for more well done. Remove from the oven and lift the beef onto a board, then loosely cover with foil and rest for 15 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 6. Cover the tin with the beetroot with foil and return to the oven for 15 minutes while the beef rests.
Tip With a small joint of beef, it's best to sear it first in a pan – rather than starting the joint off at a higher oven temperature – to prevent overcooking.
- In a bowl, stir the horseradish into the crème fraîche and season.
- Toss the beetroot with a large handful of rocket and transfer to a serving dish. Carve the rested beef and serve with the rocket, beets and horseradish crème fraîche.


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29 March 2012
WEA to Host South Sudan Tribal Peace Conference on April 1-3, 2012
Under the sponsorship of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Bishop Elias Taban of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) proposes a tribal Peace Conference between the Murle, Lou Nuer and Dinka Bor tribes to be held in Yei, South Sudan on April 1-3, 2012.
In the last six months, fighting between these tribes in the state of Jonglei has resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and resulted in thousands of injuries.
Fighting between the Murle and Luo pastoral tribal groups has reportedly escalated since the country gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Ethnic tensions in the region have flared as tribes fight over grazing lands and water rights, leading to cattle raids and the abduction of women and children, local media report.
"We propose to invite 100 people in total from these three tribes and from Republic of South Sudan governmental officials. We believe this conflict can only be solved by bringing in elders from the grassroots of these tribes," said Deborah Fikes, WEA Representative to the UN.
Even though the capital city of the Republic of South Sudan is Juba, the attendees of the conference will be brought further west to Yei, South Sudan for this peace conference, in order to prevent them from being influenced by people who have other motives in this tribal violence.
Bishop Taban has successfully been able to line up the Southern Sudanese Governor Kual Manyang of Jongolei State to attend the Peace Conference. Governor Manyang will be a key person to involve for follow through and credibility with the tribes.
Those attending will be Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, Secretary General of the WEA, Dr. Brian Stiller, Global Ambassador of the WEA, Stephen Tollestrup, Executive Director of the WEA Peace and Reconciliation Initiative as well as Rev. Aiah Foday-Khabenje, General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa.


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Erno "Emppu" Matti Juhani Vuorinen (born June 24, 1978 in Kitee, Finland) is a Finnish guitarist, mostly famous as one of the founding members of the symphonic power metal band Nightwish. He started to play guitar as a private study at the age of 12 and since then he has played in various bands including Nightwish, of which he is a founding member, Brother Firetribe and Altaria.
Emppu most often supports the keyboard or orchestral parts of Nightwish songs, Marco Hietala easing back to allow the higher pitched guitar of Emppu to take precedence. Vuorinen's solo techniques include short range tapping and minor to extreme whammy bar use for vibrato. His solos are usually more melodically oriented than in many other Heavy Metal bands, such as Children of Bodom, but he can also shred. Emppu is also the only member of Nightwish's current lineup never to have contributed any vocals.
Vuorinen is also involved with a Brazilian metal band called Almah, which he recorded the guitar parts in order to help his friend and vocalist Edu Falaschi (Vocalist of the popular metal band Angra), but instead of staying in the band, he had to leave because he was too busy in Nightwish.
Vuorinen is often referred to as "The short one" when amongst Nightwish members, as well as his other projects, standing at only 5'3" (160 cm) in height.
As of 2008 one of his side-projects Brother Firetribe released their two albums, "False Metal" (Re-released as "Break Out"), and "Heart Full Of Fire" worldwide.


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Living the Dream? Shmee Has a Model Car That's Identical to His McLaren Senna
Supercar connoisseur and YouTube vlogger Shmee150 recently took delivery of his second McLaren Senna. But this time around it's a scale model that's eight times smaller than the real deal. But it's identical to the actual car in terms of colors and even materials. What's more, it costs in excess of $9,000.
Ice-T Arrested After Driving His New McLaren 720S Over George Washington Bridge Without Paying the Toll
Rapper and actor Ice-T was arrested earlier this week for on allegations that he evaded paying a toll on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. The veteran actor was reportedly in the E-ZPass lane with his brand-new McLaren 720S, which didn't have license plates, either. The actor told cops that he simply forgot to bring his E-ZPass with him, adding that he actually has seven of them. Ultimately, he was allowed to leave the scene after receiving a ticket for the unregistered supercar.
Chris Goodwin Jumps Ship To Aston Martin After 20-Year Run at McLaren
Chris Goodwin, McLaren's legendary chief test driver, is jumping ship to Aston Martin. The 50-year old British race car driver is expected to play a key role in the development of Aston Martin's Valkyrie hypercar after spending the last 20 years helping turn McLaren into the thriving supercar company that it is today.
Pink Floyd's Drummer Crashes His McLaren F1 GTR
This past weekend, the Goodwood Circuit hosted the 75th Members' Meeting, which brought (as usual) an impressive lineup of classic and more recent race cars to the iconic British track. Unfortunately, this event also saw a highly collectible car leave the track and slam into an outside wall. I'm talking about a McLaren F1 GTR driven by none other than Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.
A fan of historic racing and noted classic car collector, Mason took his F1 GTR for a spin on the Goodwood track and things obviously didn't work that well. Although the video doesn't provide clues as to how the GTR slammed into the wall, it's safe to assume that Mason lost control of the powerful race car and went spinning into the green. It doesn't appear as if he was driving at high speed, but the damage is pretty extensive, with the front bumper, left fender, and left headlamp needing to be replaced now.
This isn't necessarily an issue since McLaren still provides parts and even takes care of repair process, but bringing the car back to its original state will be pretty expensive. Especially if the suspension and electronics suffered damage too. Okay, so maybe Mason won't have trouble paying for the repairs, but it's still painful to see a rare car like this — only 28 were built — take damage. On the other hand, it's actually good to see that Mason's F1 GTR gets some track action instead of spending its life in a garage.
Mason, who recently turned 73, is a big classic and race car enthusiast, most known for owning various Ferraris. His collection includes one of the 39 Ferrari GTOs, an Enzo, and a 512S race car, among others.
Back in early February 2015 it was revealed that Rowan Atkinson decided to part with his rare McLaren F1 for £8 million, or about $12.3 million. Four months later and the supercar has found a new home. The F1 was sold to an unnamed British buyer through specialist car dealer Taylor & Crawler. The agency led by former McLaren sales and marketing director David Clark would not reveal the price paid by the new owner, but it is unlikely to be too far short of the asking price given the F1 is regarded as the most collectable vehicle of the past three decades.
The current official record for a McLaren F1 sale stands at $10.5 million and it was set in 2014 by an example previously owned by former IndyCar champion Michael Andretti. Though the sum of this new transaction remains undisclosed, it's very likely Atkinson's former supercar is the most expensive F1 ever sold. Also, it would rank among the highest prices ever paid in the U.K. for an automobile.
The Mr. Bean star bought his F1 in 1997 for around £540,000 (about $830,700) and drove it for 41,000 miles.
Atkinson's F1 is also famous for triggering Britain's biggest ever insurance claim. In 2011, after crashing the car into a hedge, Atkinson's insurance company was handed a £910,000 (around $1.4 million) repair bill.
I have a feeling the new owner will be a lot more careful with his $12-million ride.
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Rowan Atkinson is quite the interesting fellow. A mainly comedic actor who made his name playing characters like Black Adder and Mr. Bean, the genial man has spent much of his spare time and wealth indulging in his real passion of cars. While he has owned dozens of machines over the years from exotic names like Ferrari and Aston Martin, one of his most prized automotive possessions is his McLaren F1. It has been one of his main daily drivers over the years and he has amassed a relatively astronomical 40,000 miles on the clock.
During that time, it has seen countless motorway journeys, many school runs and even a few days at the track. It has also seen the wrong end of an insurance adjuster twice. The first time Atkinson merely wrinkled it a bit, but his second crash nearly tore the car completely in half. Now after 17 years of ownership, — the longest tenure of any car he has owned — Mr. Bean has decided it is time to sell his beloved supercar.
If you are unfamiliar with the F1, you must be on the wrong Website for starters, but allow me to freshen your memory. This was an ultralight, ultrafast carbon-fiber supercar created by McLaren and it redefined the automobile. Powered by a BMW-sourced, V-12 engine that produced 627 horsepower, the F1 was capable of reaching 240 mph, making it the fastest production car in the world. A title it held for more than a decade until the Bugatti Veyron arrived. The car had many technical quirks over others on the market like its three-person seating with the driver mounted center, and the passengers slightly rearward and to each side. It also had an engine bay lined with gold foil, because gold is the best conductor of heat.
Sadly, Rowan Atkinson has finally decided it is time to part with his machine, so in just a few weeks' time, this incredible supercar — one of only 107 ever built — will have a new owner. That said, if you were hoping the high mileage and multiple collisions would make this thing a bargain, you better think again. As it stands, the car is being offered for no less than $12 million.
Click past the jump to read more about the Rowan Atkinson's McLaren F1.
Horacio Pagani has the kind of problem we can only dream of having. The founder of Pagani was recently spotted out and about in a McLaren P1 MSO, an incredibly exclusive supercar that I can't possibly purchase unless I win the lottery. It must be tough having to make a choice between driving a P1 and his very own Huayra.
But such is the life of a man who is embedded deep in the industry's supercar circle. We're not going to make an issue out of that. Besides, he probably has a reason for doing so, not the least of which could be to test out the P1 and use it to help better his own lineup. That's happened before in the business and it will likely happen again.
Who knows what his real intentions are. What we do know is that Horacio Pagani is an awesome man with an impeccable taste in supercars. The P1 MSO he's driving also looks incredible, especially the exterior panels decked out in chrome to go with the orange trim on the hood and the red leather interior.
Click past the jump to read more about the McLaren P1.
Rowan Atkinson's name is tied to yet another car crash with a McLaren F1. This time, though, he wasn't the one who crashed the supercar, but was actually one of the first to help the guy who did. Atkinson was driving his F1 in a convoy of fellow F1 owners driving along Tuscany when a man identified as a rich American businessman lost control of his F1 and crashed it into a tree before flipping over.
Knowing a thing or two about crashing the F1, Mr. Bean sprung into action, helping out the injured driver as medical personnel headed to the scene. Bystanders spotted the British actor picking up pieces of wreckage from the McLaren, all while presumably having flashbacks to his own crash three years ago.
Fortunately, the driver didn't sustain any serious injuries and is reportedly in good condition after being airlifted to a hospital in Pisa. The same, though, can't be said for the F1, which looks like a mangled heap that'll probably give insurance companies nightmares for a long time. Hopefully the rig survives to live another day, as McLaren built only 64 road-ready F1 units.
For the record, this F1 is chassis No. 72. This particular red-and-white paint scheme is actually part of a pair of bespoke McLarens, as there is a matching McLaren 12C out there too. McLaren dubbed this matching pair "Project 8."
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With only 64 standard street versions built, the McLaren F1 is one of the rarest supercars around. And since the company stopped building them about 16 years ago, those looking to add an F1 to their garage need to search for months, if not years, to find one for sale and spend millions of dollars to take it home.
One of these jewels changed owners for no less than $5.5 million a couple of years ago, a record for the astounding F1. However, a more recent sale saw one of these supercars fetch nearly double the amount, with a British F1 nut paying £6.2 million or $10.5 million at current exchange rates.
The amount is more than staggering, but there are a couple of reasons for why the anonymous Brit paid the price of nearly ten P1s to get a 20-year-old car. First of all, the model depicted in the photo above is one of the only two F1s finished in red. Secondly, this example, bearing chassis No. 28, was initially delivered to Michael Andretti, former IndyCar champion, owner of Andretti Autosport and son of renowned Formula One and Le Mans ace Mario Andretti.
The former racing driver reportedly owned the F1 for about two years before selling it to a Japanese collector. The vehicle eventually returned to the U.S. and spent ten years in California prior to being sold to its new British owner. According to Western Morning News, the firm commissioned to find an F1 for the British enthusiast spent no less than six months trying to source one.
Click past the jump to read more about the McLaren F1.
Even after years of being around, the McLaren F1 still deserves the respect of being one of the first modern-day supercars to grace us with its presence.
Everything about the F1 inspires conversation, but this time around, we leave noted auto enthusiast Jay Leno to give us the lowdown on one of the F1's most important features: its engine.
Professor Leno has his own F1 and it needed a new fuel pump, which made it pretty easy to access its 6.0-liter V-12 engine because, believe it or not, you have to yank out this powerplant to access the pump. In so doing, Leno gives us the lowdown on what makes this particular engine well suited to satisfy the rage of the McLaren supercar and allow it produce all of its 618 horsepower.
Considering that the F1 first made headway 20 years ago, you can make a definite case that the 618 horsepower it produces without any turbochargers is still a benchmark few other vehicles can be proud to say they've met these days.
That's saying a lot, adding only to the mystique of the F1 and its capabilities as a track-capable supercar capable of hitting 62 mph in just over 3 seconds, while hitting a top speed of just a shade under 250 mph - back in 1998.
And to Jay Leno's credit, his willingness to show us the inner guts of the McLaren F1's engine is something that's well appreciated.
Click past the jump to read about the McLaren F1
There are a handful of cars that cost over $1 million. However, for repairs for a car to hit seven figures, well, that's unheard of…
Not anymore, apparently.
Rowan Atkinson's McLaren F1, which was destroyed during an accident that occurred back in August 2011, is now up and running again. Now, repairing a totally mangled supercar of the stature of the McLaren F1 takes a pretty long time, as McLaren engineers will attest after spending more than a year restoring the car to run again. With that much time spent on just putting the car back together, costs for the repair eventually ran up to the tune of £910,000 ($1.44 million).
That figure is even more remarkable considering that it's three times as expensive as any other repair claim that has been documented in the UK. Just a hunch: Mr. Atkinson's insurance company will no doubt raise his insurance rates after this deal – whether they paid for it or not.
Granted, it's a McLaren F1. But still, $1 million for repairing a car is just absurd.
Note: Photo above is not Rowan Atkinson's restored McLaren F1
Jay Leno is known for his incredible car collection and his latest addition includes a $230,000 McLaren MP4-12C which he chose to unveil at the Supercar Sunday show, held at Westfield Promenade Mall 6100 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Woodland Hills. Luckily, and not surprisingly, someone was on hand to videotape the unveiling.
Leno took all precautions necessary in the development of his MP4-12C, even heading over to the McLaren Test Center in Britain a few months ago to pay a visit. He also had the chance to test the car before actually buying it. So, apparently there are a few advantages to being a huge car collector and late night talk show host.
Leno's McLaren is painted in a very cool orange and is powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 weighing only 439 lbs. The engine produces 592hp at 7,000rpm and 443 lb-ft. of torque between 3,000 and 7,000rpm. It can hit a top speed of 205 mph.
Gordon Murray is an iconic designer in the auto industry because of his previous work with the equally legendary McLaren F1. As a man that has long built a reputation as one of the best designers in the industry, Murray's latest project involves the design of a car that's arguably more famous than even the McLaren F1: the Batmobile.
Featuring aerodynamics that were inspired by Formula One, the two-seater Batmobile was designed and built for a different purpose than what we'd hope. No, we're not going to see this car patrol our cities from criminals, nor are we going to see it on the silver screen anytime soon. Instead, this particular Batmobile will grace the stage in the Broadway musical, BATMAN Live.
In addition to the F1-sourced aerodynamic built, this Batmobile also comes with an eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and, in true Caped Crusader fashion, it also has plenty of gadgets and gizmos that would make Adam West proud. Murray made all the sketches and design details of the car, but was not responsible for the actual build of the Batmobile. That task was left to a London-based independent fabrication shop.
While we were surprised to find out Gordon Murray's involvement in such a project, we'd be the last people to ever question the master's work, especially if it involves the Dark Knight's ride.
UPDATE 07/25/11: We don't know if this is a foreboding of things to come, but Gordon Murray's assault-on-the-senses, eco-friendly Batmobile crashed before the opening of the Batman Live World Arena Tour in the UK last week. No word on how the whole accident happened, but it's definitely not the kind of start the organizers of the five-year traveling event wanted to have. Fortunately, a replacement car was immediately flown in and arrived just before the event kicks off tomorrow.
Check out the Batmobile's official unveiling in London after the jump.
The man with the bluest jeans is at it again. Seriously, Jay, get some new clothes and let us take our turn in your fabulous rides!. Anyway, Jay Leno made his way to the Pebble Beach Concours last weekend and, not surprisingly, was able to get behind the wheel of the new McLaren MP4-12C sports car. He didn't actually get to drive the car, but he was still able to provide a few more details on it. And, apparently, he thinks highly of the beautiful car.
The MP4-12C made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed just last month where it attacked the Supercar Run with its twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 engine producing around 600 horsepower and 433 lb-ft of torque. The engine is coupled to a McLaren seven speed Seamless Shift dual clutch gearbox (SSG). It sprints from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds and can hit a top speed of more than 200mph. The car goes from 0 to 124mph in under 10 sec and then back to 0 in under 5 sec. The quarter mile is made in around 11 sec.
The many perks of being Jay Leno makes for a very long list, and for us pistonheads of lesser stature, we probably would kill just to spend one day in that man's shoes. The connections and access that Jay Leno has in the auto industry is something a lot of us can only dream about.
Recently, America's number one car freak was given a walking tour of McLaren's factory in Woking, England where he was shown a number of things we only see in our imaginations. For starters, McLaren Managing Director Anthony Sheriff takes Leno inside the company's inner grounds to show him the carbon fiber central tub that is being used in the company's new supercar, the MP4-12C. After that, Leno was taken inside a small room where he was shown a three-dimensional CAD rendering of the supercar and then was given a first-hand look at the McLaren P11. Leno even was given a chance to get behind the wheel of the car to examine its interior.
Sigh, indeed.
While the company didn't show the MP4-12C in all its glory, the mere fact that he was given a private tour of the facility – including a number of restricted areas that only McLaren employees are allowed to go to – makes us all want to cry in envy.


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I like the color. I'm not a big fan of blues (especially because of the staining issues) but this neutral navy color is pretty enough to wear again some time.
In pictures I am wearing:
- 1 coat of Nail Magic "Base Coat Therapy"
- 2 coats of Revlon "Fasionista"
- 1 coat Seche Vite "Fast Dry Top Coat
What do you think? Anyone know of any colors "Fashionista" could be a dupe of?


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West Newport Condos Offer Prime Waterfront Views In Newport Beach, CA
Posted by Sam Smith on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 8:58pm.
West Newport Is one of the best places to find waterfront condos in the Newport Beach area. Where is West Newport located? Well, if you look at the photo below you will see that condos located in the West Newport area are located right between the Pacific Ocean and the Newport Bay and situated on the small balboa peninsula strip and near Lido Isle.
The condos in this area with waterfront and bayfront view will typically start right above the $1 million dollar market and currently go as high as $1.8 range. These condos are typically two to three bedrooms and have an approximate 1,800 square feet of living space. This truly is a prime location in Newport Beach and is a great place to watch the boats & yachts go by right in front of your bayfront condo! If your budget does not allow for over $1 million you can still find a non water view condo ranging from $300,000 to $800,000. Keep your eye open for short sale listings as these condos for sale may be below market value! These condos still offer a great location and quick access to boating and the active lifestyle that the Balboa Peninsula area has to offer. If you have never been to this area it's worth a visit. Many visitors come to this location and go to the Balboa Fun Zone which is a mini boardwalk that you may find in Santa Cruz. There are dozens of games and rides for the kids and many boating excursions that leave from the location. It's basically a great place to live like you are on vacation every day. No matter where you buy a condo in Newport Beach the West Newport area is definitely worth a visit.


text: Devotees at Hare Krishna Mandir, Ahmedabad celebrated Sri Gaura Purnima festival, the divine appearance day of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on Friday, 2nd March, 2018. The event began with the Pallaki utsav. Their Lordships Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga (Nityananda Prabhu and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) received a grand abhisheka with panchamrita, fruit juices, sacred herbs, and many other auspicious items. Special bhajans were sung glorifying Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. During the noon Rajbhog, Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga also received 108 varieties of food offerings. The most thrilling event of the festival was maha-samprokshan. The assembled devotees were showered with the flowers and water that were offered to Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga during the abhisheka. Devotees sang and danced along with kirtans, as they enjoyed the mercy of Their Lordships being showered upon them


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While other students at Juilliard wanted to sing Verdi and Rossini, the mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, 31, gained a reputation as a quick study willing to learn new pieces written by her composer colleagues.
"It often seemed that people had a vocal preciousness, and they didn't like to be stretched," said Ms. Cooke, who attracted significant attention in 2008 as Kitty Oppenheimer in John Adams's "Dr. Atomic" at the Metropolitan Opera, one of her first big breaks. She sang the role "with aching, wistful intensity," Anthony Tommasini wrote in his review in The New York Times.
Ms. Cooke, who was raised in College Station, Tex., where her parents are Russian-language professors at Texas A&M University, has since impressed in a variety of repertory, including the French music she feels a particular affinity for. She studied piano seriously in high school, disappointing her teacher when she decided to focus on voice at Rice University. (She received a master's from Juilliard in 2006.)
A versatile artist, she is equally at home on the recital and opera stage. In June she sang the title role in the premiere of Mark Adamo's "Gospel of Mary Magdalene" with the San Francisco Opera. In coming seasons, she will sing the premieres of five new commissions by composers like Jake Heggie and Kevin Puts. Her recital on Monday at Alice Tully Hall with the pianist Pei-Yao Wang, presented by Juilliard, features works by Wolf, Poulenc, Duparc, Britten, George Crumb and Copland.
Ms. Cooke, who lives in the Woodlands, a community north of Houston, with her husband, the baritone Kelly Markgraf, and their 2-year-old daughter, spoke by phone with Vivien Schweitzer about the necessity of following your gut instincts and the pressure to stay thin. These are excerpts from the conversation.
Q. Has your training as a pianist helped you as a singer?
A. It's been immensely helpful. I can always accompany myself, so when I come to an orchestral rehearsal, I know the harmonies and shifts well, so I am more grounded and less nervous.
Your repertory has included the role of Magnolia in "Show Boat" at Houston Grand Opera. Which is more challenging: comedy or drama?
Usually my repertory is on the serious side. People get the impression I'm serious and contemplative. I found it challenging to do "Showboat." It's easier to furrow your brow than be happy.
Since the advent of live broadcasts in HD and YouTube, there has been pressure on singers to be slim. Is that something you've struggled with personally?
I have been on a diet since I was 8 years old. I was called chubby in school and have lost 90 pounds since college. In hindsight, what made me feel so great singing was that it wasn't about looks. I could thrive and be celebrated. But the world has changed. I am constantly on a diet.
Are singers too quick to assign blame for career problems?
A successful singer has to have a gut reaction with teachers and a very grounded sense of what is and isn't working, and constantly evaluate that. Everyone has an opinion, everyone tells you how you should look and what you should sing. You do have to say, "Yes, maestro" and follow a director, but you have to have a sense of self. It's never good to blame people, as you were part of the equation.
What advice do you give aspiring artists?
My students ask me how I combine motherhood and a career. I tell them, "If you can do something else, do it." It's lonely, and you can't count on a career. I am very fortunate in having a family, but it's tricky. Sometimes, you need to go home and rest. What makes great art is a human being: If a human being is on empty, then the art is suffering.


text: enilc 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) I've run into the same problem that a lot of people have in that I'm caught in the battle between Adobe and Nitro regarding checkboxes. Users have fillable forms with checkboxes. When printed, the checkboxes (checked or not) are printed as solid black blocks. Reading through these forums I've seen this posted dozens of times: Quote This document was created using a program called Adobe LiveCycle, which utilizes XFA / XML forms architecture that is not compliant with the PDF 2.0 specification set by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Our Product & Engineering team is actively investigating options to improve Nitro's ability to handle XFA and other non-standard PDF document-types, but this is a significant product roadmap initiative, and unfortunately, there isn't a short-term solution. Ok...So I checked the document properties and found it to be created in Adobe LiveCycle. So, I tried a couple of things: 1) I opened the form in Adobe Reader and printed to the Nitro Pro Creator PDF. I then opened the form in Nitro Pro. I added checkboxes. Same result: solid boxes when printed. 2) I re-created the document in MS Word, saved as PDF. I then opened the form in Nitro Pro. I added checkboxes. Same result: solid boxes when printed. 3) I re-created the document in MS Word and went to the "Nitro Pro" tab in the ribbon and selected "Create PDF". I then opened the form in Nitro Pro. I added checkboxes. Same result: solid boxes when printed. 4) I created a new document in Nitro Pro. I then attempted to cut/paste portions of the document into the Nitro Pro document, however, "Paste" is grayed-out and not possible for some reason. 5) I created a new document in Nitro Pro. I went to "Insert" and attempted to insert an MS Word document into the Nitro Pro document, but it is an unrecognized file type (.docx) Can someone tell me how to create a document with checkboxes that will correctly print? I appreciate any assistance. SC I am using a full version of Nitro Pro 22.214.171.1245 on Windows 10. I am using Adobe Reader DC 2018.011.20058. I am using Office365 Pro Plus build 10325.20118 Edited August 24, 2018 by enilc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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There are so many reasons why you may be considering printing an image onto fabric including the following.....
*it's FUN!!
*Transfer an embroidery pattern
*Turn an image you've drawn, painted or photographed into a stitch-able item.
*Incorporate as part of mixed media project
I could go on.....
While I currently get my images professionally printed onto fabric for my embroidery kits, I have spent a lot of time over the years playing with ways to get my images onto fabric so that I could incorporate stitching.
Today I want to share a couple of ways you can print an image onto fabric at home, using your own printer.
Option No 1.
The first option (and very easy peasy!) is that you can buy specific printable fabric which comes in sheets, all ready to pop in you printer.
You can get A4 and A3 sheet sizes, and types which are suitable for either an inkjet printer or laser printer.(*NOTE: be sure to check you are buying the fabric that suits your type of printer)
:It's easy and immediate. You can find differ types of printable fabric (cotton, linen, organza) available and some are washable once printed upon.
: It is quite costly if you add the printer ink costs on top (I use my snazzy epson printer that I use for creating prints, and the ink catridges are pricey) The size of the paper I received is a slightly different size to A4,and so requires the know how to change the paper size on the printer.
Option No 2.
Second option (and the rather fun one I think) is making your own fabric paper to print upon.
For this you need:
Printing onto Fabric
with your home printer
This old family photo (featuring my mum as a girl) was printed onto bought printable fabric, and here I'm filling in some bits with embroidery.
The fabric that is sold for printing comes with paper adhered to the back, so it can feed through your printer easily. Once the fabric is printed onto, you then peel off the paper and can get stitching.
Apparently freezer paper can be found in your local supermarket (I've yet to stumble upon some!), but you can also buy it easily online , and if you're super lazy like me you can buy it already cut up into A4 sheets rather than on the 60 feet roll!
Freezer paper comes with a thin layer of wax on one side (shiny side) and so by placing the paper shiny side down onto your plain cotton fabric, and then going over the non-shiny side with a hot iron , the paper will become sealed to your cotton fabric. This creates a firm enough item to be fed through your printer and printed upon.
You'll notice that at the ironing stage, the fabric is not cut to an exact size. You get a far cleaner and straighter edge (needed for printing) when you cut the fabric once it has been attached to the freezer paper.(as shown below)
*Note* Make sure the corners and edges of the freezer paper are firmly stuck onto the fabric. Go back and iron if they are not!
Next trim the fabric edges. Once you have completed this you are ready for printing!
It is always best to have a practise run printing out your image onto normal paper first.... this will remind you which way to lie the "fabric paper" so the image prints on the fabric side. It will also ensure the image is sitting where you wish.
Once you have printed the image then you can peel off the paper and get sewing again!
: It's a cheaper alternative to buying the printable fabric. I use an inkjet printer for this technique, but having done some research it appears it can be succesfully done with a laser printer too.
: It is a touch fiddly, but made much easier buying the freezer paper already cut into A4 sheets.
Depending on your printer, and the fabric you use the colour quality will vary. It is also not washable unless you have a inkjet printer that uses archival inks. I have no experience printing with a laser printer and so do not know how waterproof an image will be.
I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo to the right, but the difference between the colour quality in reality is quite noticable. The top image was printed on my bog- standard-home-general-use-printer, and the bottom one was printed using my snazzy printer with archival inks.
Below is a sweet piece I created YEARS ago incorporating photos I'd printed onto fabric using an even cheaper (and dodgier!) printer. You will notice it's very pale in comparison, but I actually think works quite well with the vintage meets modern feel.
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Seguin-based Alamo Group buys Canadian snow machine company
Seguin-based agriculture and infrastructure equipment maker Alamo Group has made a $13.2 million purchase of a Canadian snow equipment manufacturer, the company said.
Alamo bought the Laval, Quebec, Canada-based R.P.M. Tech, Inc., a manufacturer of heavy duty snow removal equipment in an all stock transaction.
"R.P.M. is a company we have known and worked with for many years and we feel they will be an excellent addition to Alamo," Ron Robinson, Alamo's president and CEO, said in a news release. "Their range of snow throwers will be a nice complement to our existing range of snow removal products."
R.P.M. made C$25 million, or $19.7 million, in sales in its fiscal year that ended in May. The company will become a part of Alamo's industrial division, which had second quarter sales of $117.3 million.


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2019 Audi Q6 Price And Release Date Review – The German company is working hard in the creation of the all-electronic vehicles. This time, they are preparing to develop an electric-powered crossover SUV which can be competitive versus the Tesla Product X. This is basically the new 2019 Audi Q6. According to the most modern media, the upcoming Q6 will be encouraged from the 2014 Audi Prologue Concept which was offered at the 2014 L. A. Automobile Present. It will ride in the brand's second age group MLB foundation that allows the full range of motors which include crossbreed, connect-in crossbreed, electric powered and gasoline cell units. Even so, for the time being, the brand new Q6 must be an electric car that can use the engine which capabilities the R8 e-Tron product.
Furthermore, by some sources, the latest Audi must provide all the difference even 300 miles. Nevertheless, it will probably be all around 200 mils. The principal competitors in the Q6 aside from Tesla X is going to be GLE500e, Porsche Cayenne, and BMW X5.
2019 Audi Q6 Exterior And Interior
Speaking of the outside, like we indeed have mentioned before, the 2019 Audi Q6 must obtain some design and style cues through Audi's Prologue, Idea model. They may talk about comparable dimension so as the exterior visual appeal. So, the upcoming Q6 will have a coupe-like physical appearance and swooping roofline. The whole system will get sharper lines and a lot more angular edges. The first conclusion will be covered with the acquainted Audi's grille that is to be much more angled. The headlamps will probably be slender and angular and most likely equipped with Guided units. Around the back, you will have lean and side by sidelights and chromed dual exhaust shops.
When it comes to indoor of the 2019 Audi Q6, there is continue to no official info. Nevertheless, since it is a coupe version, it will most likely supply area for up to 4 or possibly several passengers. As well, as a result of the roofline, the higher travelers could face a shortage of headroom. Also, taking into consideration the other brand's expensive automobiles, the newest Q6 will likely be one in the top of the class. The seats will probably be upholstered in premium natural leather. When it comes to equipment, we can expect top-notch technology capabilities, contemporary safety solutions, and upgraded infotainment.
2019 Audi Q6 Powertrain
When it comes to the generator, the new 2019 Audi Q6 must arrive because of the totally-electric powered car. It will in all probability take advantage of the identical model as the latest R8 e-Tron version. This system is made up of several electric powered engines and most probably battery power of 92 kWh. Even so, the Q6 should have a somewhat more powerful battery pack of 100 kWh.
In the R8 e-Tron, this powertrain will be able to make close to 455 horses while in the Q6 we think it will approximately 500 hp as well as the 500 pound-toes of torque. The all-wheel push system will probably be regular. The R8 has a variety of 280 miles. However, the new Audi should have a variety up to 300 miles. But alternatively, some resources claim that we could anticipate the range of 200 a long way.
2019 Audi Q6 Release Day And Value
Based on some places, the production of the 2019 Audi Q6 ought to commence a while during early 2019. The cost is still unfamiliar, but estimations are that could be about $100,000.


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I wasted so much time on plastic toys, clothing my kids would never wear, all of this man-made crap- it still turns my stomach to think about it. This was time that I should've been spending playing with my kids, or resting, or cooking, or exercising, you name it. Anything but what I was doing. WHY DID I HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME HOLDING MY BOUNDARIES? I had so much to understand and so much to learn and nobody was going to teach me, I would have to first decide that I was worth defending and learn all of this on my own (just like most everything else in life that is worth knowing. You cannot rely on anyone else for your happiness, you can't rely on anyone else to make you wise, and you cannot rely on anyone else to put you first. That is your job.)
As owners of human bodies, we don't really get to decide to not care about our health. The consequences of this decision are a lifetime of constant struggle, descent into multiple diseases, a broken gut (and therefore broken brain) depression, and potentially, so many prescriptions that your head will spin.