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The promise of greater housing affordability in Vancouver through increased community density sits just fine with David Grigg.
The retired engineer and his wife, Ruth, already share their sunny Kitsilano home with two other couples. The three families live in separate units in a single complex built on a corner lot at Cypress and 13th. A coach house over the garage makes for a total of four units on the same property.
"We are of very high density and it works really well. You need compatible neighbours," Grigg said.
But that doesn't mean he isn't worried about a recommendation contained in a proposed city strategy that calls for the introduction of so-called thin streets — roads and lanes narrowed to accommodate new townhouses and row housing — into neighbourhoods such as the West End, Grandview-Woodland and Marpole.
The strategy would also see residential towers up to six-storeys, condominiums and other higher-density housing to be built along main arterials routes such as Cambie, Dunbar and Hastings streets.
City council is set to vote on a staff report Wednesday that outlines priority steps to put the recommendations into action.
Several members of the public are also expected to air their feelings about the plan at Wednesday's meeting.
In an interview Tuesday outside City Hall, where the report was earlier raised for discussion, Grigg said he fears the introduction of thin streets into residential neighbours like his will threaten the existing green space and treescape.
He wanted assurances his own peaceful view — a trade-off both he and those who share the property consciously made when they downsized — could not be suddenly replaced by the wall of an unwanted new neighbour.
"All of us are petrified of losing our (natural) light, because that is what we paid for," he said.
Earlier, council heard from deputy city manager David McLellan that the thin street proposal was an opportunity to decrease the amount of asphalt in the city and increase gardens and lawns by developing new homes on what had been underused paved roads.
McLellan said no one will be forced to give up their property to accommodate new housing, and a public process would be held before any decision so council could hear potential concerns.
"The city will not force people out of their homes," he said.
McLellan said housing affordability strategy is aimed at helping low- and middle-income individuals and families to stay in Vancouver over the long term and not be priced out of the market, either rental or real estate.
Vancouver is already the most expensive city in Canada to live, and that trend is "worsening over time," McLellan said.
The city plan has already received the endorsement of Mayor Gregor Robertson, who co-chaired a committee on housing affordability along with developer and former cabinet minister Olga Ilich.
"Business as usual is not going to provide for the full spectrum of people within the city," said Coun. Heather Deal, who also voiced her support for the recommendations.
Others around the council table said more public consultation is needed before a plan is adopted.
Coun. Adriane Carr called efforts to garner public opinion on the issue to date "fluffy."
"These are sweeping changes in terms of how we approach development of housing and they absolute require in my mind that we consult with the public on them. It could mean a very different look to neighbourhoods throughout the city," she said.


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012By Kaija Wilkinson
Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair and Randy Wilson, also known as Rasheed Wilson, were arrested in separate locations in the state of Georgia, according to the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama.
Authorities said Wilson was a friend and former roommate of Omar Shafik Hammami, an American who was added to the FBI's Most Wanted list of terrorism suspects last month. Hammami is suspected of being a senior leader in al Shabaab, a Somalia-based al Qaeda affiliate, and is wanted on terrorism charges in Alabama.
Wilson was taken into custody in Atlanta as he attempted to board a flight headed to Morocco on Tuesday, and Abukhdair was apprehended at an Augusta bus terminal, authorities said.
According to the criminal complaint, Abukhdair had planned to fly to Morocco on Thursday.
The two men, both 25 and residents of Mobile, face charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, allegations that stem from their plans to eventually travel to Mauritania intending to prepare to wage violent jihad, authorities said. Abukhdair is also charged with passport fraud.
The men met online in 2010, the criminal complaint said. Abukhdair was one of several people arrested in Egypt in 2010 on suspicion of terrorist activities. He served two months in jail before being deported back to the United States, authorities said.
A native of Syracuse, New York, he moved to Mobile in 2011 to live with Wilson and his family, authorities said.
In August 2011, an undercover FBI agent met with Wilson, who shared a plot that involved Abukhdair applying for a new passport by falsely claiming his old one had been lost. The complaint alleges that Abukhdair was concerned the Egyptian stamps on his passport would raise red flags with authorities.
The plan initially involved the men traveling to Somalia, where Wilson said he believed his connections with Hammami would afford him special treatment, according to the complaint.
The undercover agent said he and the two men watched videos of prison beheadings and mutilation of corpses of children and soldiers. Wilson described the deaths of innocent people as "collateral damage," the complaint said.
The men ultimately decided traveling to Mauritania to carry out their plot would be less risky and suspicious, the complaint said.
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And that is as it should be. He has more than a passing interest in this because that was the ball he worried over, rubbed to death, cursed and praised for getting him through that whole worrisome inning. I don't blame him for hanging on to it. It should really hang on to him! Some things you just can't let go of and there are others that you can. You just have to feel the difference. It can not be a logical decision, it has to come from the heart,..a big heart. Maybe in the future he'll decide to donate it to the HOF and share it with everyone. But right now, give him the luxury of his moment in time.
Future blog topic, no matter how painful: Pruning your collection in 1985. We collectors needing to prune need some guidance!
I wonder if the days of the ex-great player broadcaster are coming to an end. Keith Hernandez, Bert Blyleven, and Orel Hershiser probably didn't make enough money in their playing careers to provide a desirable income during retirement. I guess a big mouth like Curt Schilling probably just likes being on TV. But while there will always be players-turned-TV analysts, the great– even the good– players of the past decade or so probably won't need the money since the contracts are so huge. I'm hoping that's not why Orel is auctioning stuff off, because he needs the dough– maybe for charity? I notice Magic Johnson is still a TV analyst– I can see future ex-great players buying a team (Nolan already has) but player/owner/TV analyst, that's really something else. I'd settle just to see Keith (Baseball Nerd, not Mex) on MLB Network as a regular contributor.
Yes, Keith on MLB Network!
Well, I don't know about that… Baseball Reference says he made $37million in is 18 year career? I'm sure he does alright with ESPN. He is wonderful on Sunday nights and I always look forward to his insight on what goes on inside the mind of a pitcher.
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Good research. I'm surprised Orel made that much. I guess about $3 million per year in his prime free agent years added up.
My reading for comprehension is lacking because I thought you had already HAD your surgery. Well, I for one am glad the surgery will force you to stay down and rest. I pray it goes well and that you're up and about soon. But not too soon. 🙂
I'm not sure I understand how you guys could even THINK about "pruning" your carefully amassed and nurtured collections. I imagine letting go of any part of it would be the emotional equivalent of amputating an arm or a leg. Those who are as passionate about baseball as you Keith, are the best stewards of its "relics" as you put it because they will be much-loved and appreciated. Anyone else getting their grubby paws on these items just seems wrong.
I've always admired Orel Hershiser's gentlemanliness and talent. He's right up there with Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzsky, in my book. And, yes, he is the absolute rightful owner of that ball. Who else could possibly love it, value it, or appreciate its history more?
As a lifelong Giants fan I hated Hershiser with a passion of thousand white hot stars, however, I can't understand why he would even think about selling that ball or his World Series MVP trophy. Does he miss playing that much and not want it around, is he nearly bankrupt, or something else? Please do a follow up Keith. Hope the surgery goes well and to see you on the tube again someday soon.
Hoarders all of you! JK and I'm ducking for cover! However, in the end it is all just "stuff." Better to auction it off now and see it go to a fellow treasurer? appreciator? of all things baseball. After my mother passed away there was really no time and no space to deal with all her "treasures." I donated most of them and I'm sure that she would be whirling in her grave had I not had her cremated. If she had been able to let go when she was alive, she could have enjoyed watching her favorites transfered to another collector. In the end it's all dust in the wind.
Right, Mr. O. I am glad he saved that ball. Having second thoughts about things is as natural as changing from fries to tater tots. I do wonder if that ball has been used at all, though. It looks like sheet cake, so clean and white! Do they bleach those balls? But I guess if it was never hit, it would only show signs of spit. Cool. Oh, I know what it is like to "downsize" a collection. Mercy! Over the past ten years, as I moved deeper into poverty, I kept having to let things go. The fountain collection went first…then the art…then the fake food…then the clowns. I kept one or two of the littlest things. Some said…"Oh, you are just keeping the best of the best!" But, after you have done that three times, the best is sparse. You know? Enjoy what you have! It is a blessing. I don't blame anyone for attachments. Life is so short and forgiveness so scarce. Happy Days to you and yours! P.S. Just don't build bigger barns, ya know? 😉
totally off topic, but the similarity between the "Macris" who was fired from JPMorgan Chase and "Andrea Makris" of FOX fame is too delicious. I wish you were still on the air.
Isn't that something! He needs a political blog, too…like he doesn't have enough to do. heehee He is still on air…just walkin' on it now. Whee!
Can you imagine how stupid somebody would be to say, "you were lucky, Hershiser" after the 1988 World Series? Oh wait, I did that … http://weareoutofink.blogspot.com/2012/05/you-were-lucky-hershiser.html
There appears to be another ball from the Hershiser scoreless inning game that's up for auction: http://catalog.greyflannelauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=28037&searchby=0&searchvalue=None&page=0&sortby=0&displayby=2&lotsperpage=50&category=70&seo=9%2F28%2F1988-Orel-Hershiser-LA-Dodgers-Game-Used-Baseball-From-the-59-Consecutive-Innings-Record-Breaki
Not the final ball used … Which, according to lore, was thrown into the stands by Jose Gonzalez, the Dodgers right fielder at the time in San Diego.
My husband is surprised that the ball isn't in the HoF — or perhaps he's willed it to Cooperstown.
you look happy, "history" mentioned surgery in their comment above…I hope it is nothing awful….I could do a tarot reading (35 years experience) I happen to be good long distance. I would so get into watching baseball just to hear you comment, any team……love the beard thang!
A story from the consignor of the Reggie Jackson true "rookie" jersey in GreyFlannel entitled: Collecting and Letting Go of My Friend's Dirty Laundry"
More from Orel himself on the 59th inning ball: http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2012/05/q-and-a-with-or.html
Right-wing hatred Matt? Stewart is no rightie.
you would think they would ask for more than $2,500 for THAT ball
thanks for the great post
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you already know all the people, you have a lot of fans and you have the access
stop working for other losers, work for yourself!
KO Sports
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Maintaining the Federal Role in Accountability
The political season is upon us, so we are hearing political promises dealing with the education of our children, from abolishing the U.S. Department of Education to increasing spending for teachers and classrooms. These perennial debates often miss the issues really plaguing our schools and our country: the need to dramatically improve achievement for all—especially our poor and minority students.
Central to improving education in America is understanding how it is organized and funded. We have a highly decentralized, complex system: 50 states with more than 14,000 school districts and with varying governance structures. When we consider taxpayer dollars collected at different rates and different levels, the complexity grows.
The federal government's contribution is historically at less than 10 cents of every dollar spent on K-12 education and is dwarfed by state and local revenues. As such, local school districts and states, which provide the bulk of funding, are in the driver's seat. They make decisions about what and how students are taught and manage the day-to-day operations of schools. And rightly so, as they bear most of the cost and are closest to our children.
While a decentralized system affords citizens the chance to engage in education directly, it's not without its challenges and weaknesses. Local systems must balance the demands of multiple constituencies, including school boards, teachers, and their unions, parent groups, the business community, and, of course, students. This dynamic often forces school administrators to invest time and energy managing political fires and refereeing single-issue debates divorced from the realities of our classrooms and the students in them. Issues such as bus routes and school lunches can dominate community debates. Caught in the middle are policymakers, who are held accountable for results. Most are trying to do the right thing, but the battles seem to rage on.
In my travels to other countries with education and political leaders, I have been impressed not only by their commitment to improve student achievement and ensure students have the skills and knowledge to be productive and successful, but also by the dedication among the students themselves. They're firing on all cylinders.
Unfortunately, I don't always see the same resolve in my ongoing travels around the United States. Students in other countries continue to outperform our kids on international tests of math and reading. Half of our minority students don't graduate from high school on time. And millions of students move through the system without having mastered basic reading and math skills.
Education in America has always been viewed as the great equalizer. We have long been committed to public education for all, without regard to an individual's race, disability, or immigrant status. As a leader among nations in providing access to education, we continue to face one of our greatest challenges in ensuring a high-quality education for every single student.
As the achievement gap between low-income and minority students and their other peers has widened, we have failed to keep faith with our historical commitment and lapsed in instilling this great faith in each generation. While America's top-performing students continue to compete with our international peers, more and more of our low-income and minority students are ill-prepared to compete globally. In short, we need to pick up the pace on their behalf. Other nations are moving with far more agility in their centralized systems and determination to position their people to compete in today's dynamic and global marketplace.
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A decade ago, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act. With its passage, the nation took a giant step forward in the quest for greater accountability for taxpayer dollars invested on behalf of students. Since that time, we've become weary of the federal government spending billions of dollars with little to show for it. No Child Left Behind and its emphasis on standards, assessment, and accountability provided us with a way to know which students are succeeding and which are falling short.
That's why we must continue to measure—because what gets measured gets done. Data and information are critical if we are to develop effective strategies. The fact is, we have begun to see improvements, but we need to do more, and we need to raise our sense of urgency and accelerate our progress.
As I look back on my travels and assess our current political landscape, I believe we can learn a few things from other countries that have successful education systems. I believe that the federal government should play a discrete and powerful role in maintaining accountability, that it is time for us to get serious as individuals about putting our education system back on track, and that our focus must not be deterred by the main issue of improving the system for all students. America has a long history of strength and perseverance, and I have no doubt that we will come together to be a world leader in educational achievement again.
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? Chase Utley: .478 AVG (11-for-23) lifetime vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
? Joe Mauer: .417 AVG (10-for-24) lifetime vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies
? Victor Martinez: .357 AVG (20-for-56) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
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? Jay Payton: .474 AVG (9-for-19) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly
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? Nick Markakis: .077 AVG (1-for-13) lifetime vs. Rays starter Wade Davis
? Billy Butler: .125 AVG (2-for-16) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey
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? Trevor Crowe: 12 games
? Jonny Gomes: 11 games
? Corey Hart: 11 games
? Victor Martinez: 11 games
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9/22 A's lose to White Sox 3-4
9/23 Mariners lose to Blue Jays 0-1
9/24 Yankees lose to Red Sox 8-10
9/25 Phillies lose to Mets 2-5
9/26 Twins lose to Tigers 1-5
This all adds up to my all time worst 5 game survivor losing streak. On 9/22 I pick against the White Sox who were on an 8 game losing streak. Oakland led 3-1 after 7, then allowed the White Sox to steal home in the 8th inning and score the tieing and winning runs in the 9th inning as the A's lost 3-4. On 9/25 the Phillies came in on an 11 game winning streak and the Mets were on a 6 game losing streak. The Phillies lead 2-0 afterr 6, then gave up 5 unanswered in the 7th inning and both streaks ended and my losing streak extended. Then I picked the Twins who had lost the first 2 games in Detroit with a better pitcher on the mound (Duensing). He gives up 5 earned runs in a 5-1 loss and that sweep gets completed. One more thing, notice that my margin of loss keeps increasing everyday, makes me think that this losing streak won't end for a while!
Beware I'm taking the Rangers today in survivor.
Home run: Albert Pujols
Survivor: Rangers
BTS – Aviles of KC
HR – Sir Albert for the 2nd day in a row
Survivor – Phils
yanksgiantsdevils – When it rains it pours but it is good to get all your losses in a row. If Phils beat Nats tonight, I've got 20 wins and 7 losses in Sept with nothing to show for it as I win 5 then lose, win 4 then lose etc. M's are beating the Rangers.
Who do you like on Tuesday? I'm going with Phils and Oswalt over Nats and Marquis.
Just as you said dragbunt when it rains it pours. A 3 run 7th helped break the streak of increasing losing margins, but my all time worse losing streak has extended to 6. The Mariners have now been responsible on both sides during this losing streak getting shut out with "King Felix" pitching but the worst offense in the mlb scores 7 tonight. Another Texas loss to Seattle on 9/19 broke a 6 game winning streak on my last triple F day. After winning twice with the Twins I haven't tasted victory since. I now have one chance to avoid a week long losing streak.


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(Washington Times) Senators fended off changes to the immigration bill in committee on Tuesday, but the first cracks emerged in the carefully crafted compromise between business groups and labor unions, leaving even some supporters frustrated at the defensive votes they had to cast.
The second day of voting in the Senate Judiciary Committee underscored the fragile nature of the immigration compromise — but also the power of the "Gang of Eight," the bipartisan group that drafted the compromise and has defended it against changes from the right and left.
On Tuesday, the gang wrangled enough votes to stop one amendment that would have allowed the government to conduct audits to make sure a temporary high-tech visa program wasn't being used to displace American workers from their jobs, and also halted a proposal that would have required biometric identifiers from every visitor upon entry or exit in the U.S.
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text: Took a ride this morning and wanted to post up some of the pics. Figured it would be a good thread to get others to post up pics from their rides too. So show where you rode today (or recently) so others in MS who have limited time to ride can see what all is in their backyard. So here we go, one pic or 20, makes no matter. Just give as much info about the pics as you want. If it is really interesting, tell us where it is. Here we go... Old Hwy 49 north of the Big Black river. Trestle rd Mississippi curves?? Tree tunnels Johnson rd, I think Oil City area Go figure It was a great ride this morning, left b4 7 and back b4 noon, covered about 200 miles. That is all. Next?


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Robert Downey Jr says he thinks more women than men love his Iron Man character because he's got a soft side.
The Hollywood star hit the red carpet, with his wife Susan, in Los Angeles for the premiere of the third instalment of the franchise and he said he could understand Tony Stark's attraction.
"He's made vulnerable by this injury he has and he's innovative enough to know that if he wants to be the guy he used to be, he has to think his way out of it."
The actor said he was always overcome by the outpouring of support from fans.
"I've literally been around the world and I am overwhelmed by the enthusiasm in Korea, China, Russia, Germany, France and England but it's great to come home and see my people."
Iron Man has a new nemesis in The Mandarin in the latest movie and British star Sir Ben Kingsley said the part was a joy to play.
"You can only enjoy a role as much as your director, cast and crew allow you and I was the new boy Brit but the welcome they give you when they open up the door is amazing. You feel trusted, they up your confidence and your nerves disappear.
"It makes you want to take risks and jump higher and be crazy, it's a very demanding role and I love it to bits."


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I think when you start a cake you never really know what to expect, sometimes things go wrong, and sometimes they are exactly what you envisioned. This particular 3 tier Cupcake Cake was beyond my expectations! When the Cupcake Cake Idea was first drawn out for Harlow's Mother I thought it looked really cute. Making the Cake after the first 2 tiers I still was satisfied and thought it was coming together nicely. Then came the construction of the Cupcake. The Cupcake was by far my favorite part of the whole entire cake! The bright colors pulled all the tiers together and made the Cupcake Cake so fun! Perfect for a little Girl's 1st Birthday Party! When I stacked all 3 tiers together I was amazed, the cupcake was bigger than I was thinking which was an added bonus. The bright colors on each tier looked great and seemed to flow through the whole cake. I can't wait to make another one 🙂 The perfect Cake for a First Birthday Party!
The Cupcake on the top of this cake was the baby's cake. I could just see a one year old, eye's really wide, looking at this huge Cupcake sitting in front of her. Where do you start? Just dig in!!
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Ashampoo Photo Converter acts as a tool to perform bulk operations on large numbers of image files at once. The program accepts BMP, JPEG, PSD, and TIFF files as input, can manipulate the images in a number of ways, then export the finished images to any of eighteen file types. While it is capable of accomplishing many of the common bulk actions you'd want to apply to an image archive, insufficient levels of control in some tools, a lack of a preview mode, and small quirky aspects of the user interface make using Photo Converter a less than satisfying experience.
Among the modifications Photo Converter is capable of making, you can add watermarks; apply brightness, contrast, and gamma correction; modify image color depth; add visual effects like sharpening, blur, drop shadows, or borders; resize, rotate, invert, flip, or mirror images. However, I found myself forced to make undesirable compromises at nearly every step.
Take the resize feature, for instance: It's easy to resize an entire folder of images to, say, a standard print size like 4 inches by 6 inches, but because you cannot specify the bit depth of the output files, your original 300dpi images will end up as 96dpi, which is lower than suitable for nice quality prints and larger than necessary for the Web, where 72dpi rules the day. Would it be too much to ask for Ashampoo Photo Converter to specify what bit depth any converted files would use, or even maintain the same bit depth as in the originals?
The watermark feature got me excited, but only until I tried it out. In order to watermark your images, you need to create another image file--with some other image editing program that contains the watermark text. No, you cannot simply type in the watermark text. So, I generated a few test sample images of just a black background with white text, and saved them (in 24-bit color, just to be thorough) as BMP, PNG, and JPEG formats. Photo Converter simply barfed out a user-unfriendly error message that read "Only 32-bit RGBA image files can be used as watermark image." Even my Nikon D80 generates JPEG images in 24-bit color depth, so I was perplexed as to why something as simplie as a watermark required a greater bit depth than the digital photo I was trying to apply it to.
Photo Converter seems to be the less capable relative of two of Ashampoo's other products, Photo Optimizer ($15) and Photo Commander ($50). But unlike either of these tools, Photo Converter lacks simple things like the ability to preview the result of your modifications before you commit to changes, and some of the more common, useful features like red-eye reduction. I can't understand why a bulk image converter doesn't include the ability to rename the converted files, so they don't get mixed up with the originals. And I just can't get behind the program's use of a semicolon (instead of a hyphen) where it indicates a range of numeric values you can input into a form field in the Configure Options window.
As with Photo Commander, Photo Converter also installs a potentially unwanted browser toolbar, which modifies the default search settings and changes your homepage in Internet Explorer, unless you deselect that option in the setup Wizard.
I can't help but think that Ashampoo should fix the problems in Photo Optimizer, and euthanize Photo Converter. As a bulk processing tool, Ashampoo Photo Converter seems to be able do the jobs it was designed to do. The problem is that the jobs Photo Converter was designed to do don't mesh very well with the kinds of tasks for which your typical shutterbug may want to use it.
--Andrew Brandt
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Ashampoo Photo Converter is a perfect tool to edit hundreds of photos in just one go - customize the size of the photos, rotate, correct automatically, save them in one of several new formats or protect the photos with your watermark. There`s no need to load, edit and then save every single photo. Let Ashampoo Photo Converter do the job for you and save precious time. Moreover, in the clearly organized user interface you will find other useful options such as change of color depth, automatic gamma correction, application of effects (drop shadow, blur, sharpen, border) and lots more. Edit no longer only one picture - edit all pictures! Functions at a glance: Conversion - One-click conversion of any number of photos - Conversion into up 18 different image formats - The original file date is kept Adjustment - Resize images (units: pixels, percent, centimeters, inches) - Mirror, flip and rotate - Adjustment of the color depth - Adjustment of the RGB order Customization - Gamma, brightness and contrast correction - Add watermark Optimization - Automatic contrast optimization - Automatic color optimization - Sharpen image Effects - Blur - Sharpen - Border - Drop Shadow - Grayscale - Invert colors
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Goergl leads Austrian 1-2 finish in WCup downhill
ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Elisabeth Goergl beat Anna Fenninger for an Austrian 1-2 finish at a women's World Cup downhill Saturday, ending a two-year drought for the ski-mad nation in the sport's fastest discipline.
Goergl, the 2011 world champion, started 28th after the other top contenders had already gone down but had the fastest time at each interval.
Goergl finished the demanding 3-kilometer Kaelberloch course in 1 minute, 47.45 seconds to deny Fenninger her first career downhill win by 0.56 seconds.
"I know I had a super run. That gives me satisfaction," said Goergl, who also was the last Austrian woman to win a downhill — in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, in January 2012.
"I am glad that I had a smooth run," Goergl said. "Winning isn't the most important to me. What really counts is skiing well. I wasn't able to show that last year."
It was the first 1-2 finish in a World Cup downhill for Austrian women since 2007.
Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, who has won two downhills this season, came 0.63 behind in third and lost her lead in the overall standings to Fenninger by six points, 677-671. Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein is third with 659 points.
Weirather came 0.91 behind in fourth.
Nicole Hosp, wearing bib No. 31, seemed on her way to make it an Austrian sweep of the podium but was slowed in a couple of turns and took fifth.
Fenninger was regarded as a big favorite, coming off a giant slalom win in Lienz and having posted the fastest time in the only training here on Thursday. She built a huge lead before a costly mistake at a sharp turn just before the finish section.
"I think I took too much risk there," Fenninger said. "I wasn't prepared for that turn. I knew after that mistake my lead might not be enough. I expected Liz (Goergl) to do well. I am just happy with my performance."
Taking the overall World Cup lead didn't mean much to Fenninger, who downplayed her chances of becoming the first Austrian woman since Hosp in 2007 to win the big crystal globe.
"It's just a matter of time before Maria is going to win a lot of points in slalom and then my chances are gone," said Fenninger, who doesn't compete in slalom events.
Hoefl-Riesch set a record by earning her 25th career podium in downhill, making her the only skier — male or female — with at least 25 top-three finishes in both downhill and slalom.
"I was happy to see the green light after I crossed the finish line but I knew it most likely wouldn't be enough," Hoefl-Riesch said. "I felt it wasn't a good run in the upper part of the course."
Lara Gut of Switzerland, who has won four events this season, finished 1.34 back 11th. Defending overall champion Tina Maze of Slovenia was another 0.03 back in 12th in her first race under new coach Mauro Pini.
Pini, one of Gut's former coaches, replaced Walter Ronconi in Maze's team this week. Maze said Pini gave her "good feedback on the hill" and would be able to help her regain the form that earned her the overall title last season.
With five-time downhill champion Lindsey Vonn out for the season because of her right knee injury, Julia Mancuso was the fastest American.
Mancuso trailed Goergl by 1.39 in 13th for her best result of the Olympic season.
"It was a good run. You can't expect to change everything in one run," said Mancuso, whose previous best in downhill this season was 20th. "Now I really believe I can win a race. I feel a lot better on my equipment. I skied positive the whole run and was trying to be confident."
A super-combined event, consisting of a super-G and one slalom run, is scheduled for Sunday.


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A&E's hit show Storage Wars is rigged — at least according to a lawsuit filed by Dave Hester.
In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, the former host claims that he was fired from the series after complaining to producers about the alleged rigged practices, which he says include producers planting valuable items in the units. In one instance, Hester states that producers planted a BMW mini car underneath a heap of garbage.
Photos: Everybody's posing nude! Check out Rihanna and other stars who've bared allFurthermore, Hester alleges that the show paid for certain cast members to get plastic surgery to "create more sex appeal."A&E declined to discuss the lawsuit, explaining: "We do not comment on pending litigation."This isn't Hester's first legal entanglement this year. In June, the reality star settled a lawsuit against singer Trey Songz over rights to the catchphrase "YUUUP!"Do you think Storage Wars is rigged?


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'Bucks' celebrates 50th episode in Minnesota
Albert Pujols of the Angels is just 10 homers shy of 500 in his career. Derek Jeter needs 15 hits to leapfrog Eddie Collins and Paul Molitor for No. 8 on the all-time list (whenever he returns), and Yankees teammate Ichiro Suzuki is just four hits shy of 2,700. Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee is one complete game away from the 2,000-inning mark.
And as long as we're tracking milestones entering the second half of this Major League Baseball regular season, let it be duly noted that the 50th episode of the hit MLB.com game show "Bucks on the Pond" was posted on Thursday. The "50 Bucks" show was taped at Target Field in Minnesota, making it 24 MLB parks visited so far, and this one stars four Twins fans who were only happy to be part of a baseball milestone.
"It's exciting to be a part of your history in the making," said contestant Lauren VanOverbeke, who will be teaching middle-school science back in Oakdale this fall. She is joined in this episode by friends Emily Cox of Mission, S.D.; Emily Werness of Rosemount, Minn.; and Bethany Mann of Minneapolis. After their show, they sat in the Home Run Deck and watched a Twins victory, making it an unbelievable day at the ballyard.
MLB.com has doled out $17,945 to fans in this series, and you'll have to watch the latest episode to see whether some of those bucks went to the Twins fans. Since the premiere episode last August, "Bucks" has featured an eclectic mix of contestants, ranging from two blue-painted lawyers in Kansas City to a quintet of British military officers in Baltimore to a bachelorette party at Wrigley Field to startup entrepreneurs in Boston.
"Quite a few stand out, but the last postseason had two of my absolute favorite shows," said Jeremy Brisiel, who has hosted each episode. "Two separate family teams. The first was the father-and-daughter Cardinals fans who both had squirrel puppets and clearly loved each other almost as much as the Cardinals. The second was in the World Series at Comerica Park and featured a father-and-son team of Tigers fans. They just personified father-and-son teamwork and that time as a teenager when hanging out with your dad is still cool, but it's not cool to show it. I just enjoyed watching that relationship."
Fans at the ballpark interact with J.B. and MLB.com's studio through the magic of technology in conjunction with game action inside, and new episodes are typically posted each Tuesday and Thursday. In creating a new experience for fans, MLB.com is giving people a chance to earn bucks while they spend bucks at the ballpark.
Contestants are asked a trivia question -- general knowledge and baseball -- on each pitch during a half-inning of baseball. Get the question correct and win money. Get the question wrong and it's a strike. Three strikes and you're out -- something that doesn't happen too often.
The questions' difficulty and value increase with the number of outs in the on-field action: $5 easy questions to start, $10 medium-difficulty questions after one out, $20 hard questions after two outs. If the contestant lasts longer than the team's at-bat, they win the bucks in their bank.
"Bucks" also involves a 2014 Hall of Fame candidate. Cross the $100 mark during the show and it's time for "Say The Word" powered by Ford SYNC. You can wager any part of your bank on the next question, which is asked each episode by Frank Thomas. Answer correctly and you win, answer incorrectly and you lose that amount ... and it's another strike.
"We are very fortunate to have the support of an organization like MLB.com, and especially the support of the teams who welcome us into their parks to produce our show," said Mike Furno, executive producer for MLB Advanced Media. "'Bucks on the Pond' is and always will be about the fans and enhancing their experience at the ballparks. MLB.com gets that. The teams get that. But most importantly, the fans get that, and we couldn't be happier that we've done this for 50 shows. Hopefully someday we'll get to 500."
Topics covered in this episode include Santa Claus, architecture, Twins roster, measurements, Greenland, Euro currency, Tom Sawyer, Twins managers, entertainers, baseball movies, mound moves, Twins hitting, music instruments, Van Halen and "The Big Lebowski."
"Emily Cox is a teacher out on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and she knew she was coming into town for a few days, so we all decided to get together and to go Target Field," said Werness. "That's awesome we got to be a part of (No. 50). I think 'Bucks' is a fun way to pass some time at a ballgame, and personally, I love trivia and seeing how much knowledge I might have picked up over the years."
What have we learned through "50 Bucks?" Maybe this:
• Dress for the occasion. The "Bucks" crew tends to gravitate toward the occasional Pedro Alvarez jersey, blue body paint or name-and-number T-shirts.
• Travel the concourse in packs, as these Twins fans just did. The more contestants in each group, the more opportunity there is for consensus and right answers. Of course, the more contestants, the more that cash prize has to be divvied up, but three strikes means nothing from nothing. And use your club's social media, as four Brewers fans did.
• Know your team's trivia. The questions are a mix of baseball and popular culture, and for some reason the former causes more stumbles than the latter.
• Wager everything when the Big Hurt asks you the "Say The Word" question. These have been pretty easy so far, and it's the best chance to grow your bank.
In addition to the Twins, other clubs that have participated include the Angels, Astros, Athletics, Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, D-backs, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Marlins, Mets, Orioles, Red Sox, Reds, Rockies, Royals, Padres, Phillies, Pirates, Tigers, White Sox and Yankees. Bookmark MLB.com/bucks and be on the lookout for the "Bucks" crew at your ballpark.


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2 bull runners narrowly miss goring in Spain
Fighting bulls caught at least two runners between their horns and threw them to the ground in a lightning fast fourth run of Spain's famed San Fermin festival.
Navarra Hospital chief Javier Sesma said three people were injured but no one was gored in the crazed, two-minute dash Wednesday in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
National television replays showed two separate runners being caught between the horns of bulls and being flung to the ground, narrowly escaping being gored.
Thousands of thrill-seekers race daily with the bulls along a 930-yard (850-meter) route from a holding pen to the city bull ring.
The runs are the highlight of the nine-day street partying festival made world famous with the 1926 publication of Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises."


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Malloy, Biden, meeting in Washington D.C. to talk gun control; governor will also attend inauguration
HARTFORD -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is heading to Washington, D.C. to meet with Vice President Joe Biden about the administration's gun control proposals and to attend President Barack Obama's second inauguration.
Malloy is scheduled to meet with Biden on Friday evening. While he was invited to Obama's announcement this week, Malloy was unable to attend because of prior commitments in the state.
Malloy's spokesman, Andrew Doba, said the governor will likely discuss issues state officials plan to pursue following the deadly school shooting in Newtown that left 20 first graders and six educators dead.
The Democratic governor is also scheduled this weekend to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors on education reform. Doba said gun violence prevention will likely be discussed.
Malloy will return to Connecticut on Tuesday.


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Events DC is the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia delivering premier event services and flexible venues across the nation's capital. Events DC was formerly recognized as The Washington Convention and Sports Authority who managed and attracted conventions and sporting events across the District. The Washington Convention and Sports Authority resulted from the merger of the Washington Convention Center Authority and the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission.
Explore the rich history of Events DC and our nation's capital while enjoying fun facts about our organization, venues and events.
The DC Sports Entertainment Commission was established in 1994 to drive sporting and entertainment programming in our nation's capital.
The DC Sports and Entertainment Commissions and the DC Bowl Committee announced the creation of the EagleBank Bowl in 2008, the first college football bowl game in the District of Columbia.
The Washington Convention and Sports Authority formed in 2009, following the merger of the Washington Convention Center Authority and the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission.
In 2010, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, city officials and the Washington Convention and Sports Authority broke ground on the Washington Marriott Marquis Hotel.
The Washington Convention and Sports Authority unveiled new brand – Events DC in 2011.
In 2011, Events DC hosted the inaugural AT&T Nation's Football Classic at RFK Stadium between Howard University and Morehouse College.
In 2011, Events DC and the Historical Society of Washington announced a new lease agreement for the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square.
In 2012, Events DC celebrated the opening of the Maloof Skate Park at RFK Stadium, the District's first world-class skate park.
Events DC and the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced a new partnership in April 2013 to highlight Washington, DC's rising restaurant scene, boost local economy and hospitality industry. The joint effort between Events DC and RAMW aims to promote and reinforce the pairing of the city's premier culinary experiences with its world-class events and venues.
In July 2013, Events DC announced their first title sponsorship, a multi-year partnership agreement for the prestigious Nation's Triathlon to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. With 40% of all participants traveling from 46 states, the event annually produces an enormous positive impact for the DC Metro area economy. The partnership with Events DC represents an ideal opportunity to attract more international participants at a time when the sport of triathlon is experiencing a tremendous growth and globalization.
In 2013, Events DC announced a comprehensive Washington Marriott Marquis Jobs Training Program, in collaboration with Goodwill of Greater Washington, to prepare the District's workforce for the Washington Marriott Marquis, scheduled to open in May 2014. The program prepared 719 Washington, DC residents for hotel careers and 178 were hired, making up 35% of opening day staff.
In 2014, the Marriot Marquis Washington, DC the official convention center hotel for the District, opened its doors with more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space. At 1,175 rooms, the Marquis became the largest hotel in the city, and the only hotel connected to the Convention Center through an underground pedestrian connector. The hotel represents Events DC's largest investment in the District's hospitality infrastructure since 1998.
The 2014 RAMMY Awards Gala moves to one of Events DC's venues, Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The move allows more accommodation to the RAMMYS and reflects the continued growth of the annual event that celebrates the best in the area's outstanding food service industry.
The largest and only national science festival, USA Science & Engineering Festival, has grown significantly in size every year—and in 2014, shattered attendance record at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. There were more than 350,000 attendees engaging in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) related activities.
In 2014, the National Book Festival transitioned its location from the National Mall to one of our venues, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. For the first time ever, the festival was able to offer space for nearly 100,000 attendees.
In 2014, Events DC's partner, DC Jazz Festival, celebrated its 10th anniversary and Events DC support to bringing jazz to neighborhoods throughout Washington, DC. The annual festival had nearly 70 performances held across all 8 wards of the District.
Events DC forms a new partnership in 2014 with the Citi Open; which serves as a support to the city's long-standing tennis tradition, attract new fans from the community, and make a positive impact on our travel and tourism industry.
With a continued partnership, National Cherry Blossom Festival announce Events DC as the presenter for the 2014 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. With the support of Events DC, the Parade will be nationally syndicated, showcasing the brand of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and springtime in Washington, DC to thousands of viewers across the country in addition to thousands of spectators.
In 2014, Events DC joined forces with numerous partners to organize a World Cup viewing event at Freedom Plaza—in less than 48 hours. About 5,000 soccer fans decked out in DC United colors, came storming the Plaza to watch the USA versus Belgium FIFA World Cup Game.
One of our venues, Nationals Park, was selected to host the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Events DC is proud and excited for the preparations for the upcoming game that will be happening in a short few years!


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7.1 The goods shall be delivered in the packaging units stated in the online catalogue. Reservation is made as to technical changes and changes of shape, colour and weight unit of the packaging unit within reasonable bounds and within the limits customary in the particular trade.
7.2 Mercateo supplies exclusively to delivery addresses in Ireland.
7.3 Longer delivery periods may occur in individual cases due to causes which cannot be influenced, or cannot be sufficiently influenced, by Mercateo or the supplier (so-called force majeure, e.g. weather-related influence). As soon as Mercateo becomes aware that in such a case the delivery will presumably be delayed, the customer will be informed.
7.4 Partial deliveries are permitted.
7.5 The delivery note is dispatched with the goods. Invoicing is undertaken separately via mail or in electronic form.
7.6 The costs for shipment of the goods vary from supplier to supplier. The actual costs are stated in the shopping basked separately for each supplier. The ordered goods are shipped through the parcel service chosen by the supplier effecting the delivery. As a mere precaution, Mercateo underlines that some suppliers and carriers charge an additional fee for deliveries to islands. In case of delivery to an island and/or in case an obstacle needs to be surmounted such as a gap or a level difference, in particular stairs, between the actual place of unloading and the actual place of installation of the goods, the customer shall contact Mercateo's customer service to agree on the delivery details and the costs which will incur in the particular case. If the customer fails to do so before placing the order, Mercateo reserves the right to subsequently invoice any additional cost incurred thereby.
7.7 Mercateo principally offers several payment methods. The payment methods offered to the customer are stated on the Mercateo platform. The customer can select the payment method he prefers while placing the order. Mercateo's acceptance of the payment method selected by the customer is subject to a reservation of a positive creditworthiness check of the customer. Mercateo is entitled to check the creditworthiness of the customer prior to delivery, using information services such as "Creditsafe" or other information services active in Germany or in the country where the customer's registered seat is situated. If the creditworthiness check does not achieve a satisfactory result, Mercateo is entitled to only effect delivery to the customer in return for an advance payment. Mercateo shall inform the customer thereof without undue delay. Acceptance of bills of exchange is excluded in case of payment in advance of delivery.
7.8 Payment claims are due immediately after invoicing without deduction unless the parties agreed otherwise in the particular case in writing. The customer shall bear any costs incurred by Mercateo for unjustified non-payment of claims and/or the customer's insolvency.
§ 8 Default
In case of default, Mercateo is entitled to charge default interest at the rate of 8 points above the base rate of interest of the European Central Bank.
§ 9 Retention of title
9.1 Mercateo retains title to the delivered goods until settlement of all its claims arising from the entire business relationship with the customer.
9.2 The customer is not entitled to pledge the goods under retention of title, to assign them as a security or grant third parties any other rights of security to them. In case a third party nevertheless acquires any rights to such goods, the customer already assigns all subsequent rights it acquires thereby to Mercateo. Mercateo accepts such assignment. The customer is obliged to inform Mercateo without undue delay if goods have been pledged, seized or disposed of otherwise by any third party.
9.3 Mercateo shall release the retained title as soon as and to the extent that the realisable value of it lastingly exceeds the claim against the customer by more than 20%.
9.4 In case of current accounts, the securities serve the purpose of securing balance claims.
§ 10 Place of performance and transfer of risk
10.1 Place of performance for Mercateo's obligation to deliver is the location of the shipping warehouse of the ordered products.
10.2 The risk taking shall pass to the customer upon effectively handing over of the sold object to the carrier at the place of performance. Default of the customer in taking delivery will be considered as this afore-mentioned dispatch.
§ 11 Set-off and retention
11.1 The customer may only offset claims which have been finally established or are ready for decision or have been acknowledged by Mercateo in writing. In any other case, off-setting by the customer is excluded.
11.2 Rights of retention on the part of the customer shall exist only to the extent that such rights arise from the same contractual relationship as Mercateo's counter-performance for the retained obligation results.
§ 12 Obligation to give notice of defects, warranty
12.1 If the sale is a bilateral mercantile transaction the customer must examine the goods immediately after their delivery by Mercateo, as far as this is practicable in the ordinary course of business, and upon the discovery of any defect must immediately give notice thereof to Mercateo. A customer failing to give such notice shall be deemed to have accepted the goods, unless the defect in question is one not discernible by such examination. Upon the subsequent appearance of a defect not discoverable by such examination, notice thereof must be given immediately upon its being discovered, otherwise the goods will be held to have been accepted notwithstanding such defect. The costumer's rights are sufficiently protected by the sending off of the notice at the proper time. If Mercateo intentionally conceals any defect Mercateo cannot rely upon the rules of this section. In such a case, the customer shall inspect the goods and notify Mercateo of any defect discovered as Mercateo's vicarious agent. To contact Mercateo regarding a notification of a defect, Mercateo's online form for returns and complaints available in the order archive may be used.
12.2 The warranty period is one year from effectively handing over of the object to the customer. This shall not apply if Mercateo fraudulently concealed the defect.
12.3 In cases of warranty, Mercateo shall render supplementary performance through, at its own choice (i) removal of the defect by rectification or (ii) exchange of the delivered defective good for a good free from defects.
12.4 If two attempts at rectification failed within a respectively reasonable time period, the customer is entitled to reduce the purchase price or rescind the contract. Any other claims of the customer are excluded.
12.5 Before exercising his warranty right, the customer shall contact Mercateo's customer service to agree on the individual procedure and enable an efficient warranty procedure. For this purpose, the customer may use Mercateo's online form for returns and complaints available in the order archive. A return and reception of goods by Mercateo does not imply automatic acceptance of warranty claims.
§ 13 Liability
13.1 Mercateo is fully liable for any damage arising out of death or injury to body or health resulting from infringement of duty by Mercateo or Mercateo's legal representatives or vicarious agents. Further, Mercateo is also liable for any other damage resulting from intentional or grossly negligent infringement of duty by Mercateo or Mercateo's legal representatives or vicarious agents. If any of this other damage results from simple negligence, Mercateo is liable in case of infringement of a material contractual obligation (i.e. an obligation resulting from a reciprocal relationship, fulfilment of which is a prerequisite for proper implementation of the contract and on the compliance of which the customer relies and is entitled to rely) for this damage when it is typical of this type of contract and was reasonably predictable at the time the contract was concluded and regularly corresponds to the purchase price of the ordered goods.
13.2 Any further liability, in particular liability for damage due to improper use of the goods or damage due to force majeure is excluded; liability resulting from liability for fraudulent acts and/or guarantees shall remain unaffected.
13.3 These liability terms shall correspondingly apply to any claims of the customer against Mercateo's organs and/or employees.
§ 14 Gratuitous vouchers
14.1 The following terms and conditions apply to the use of Mercateo vouchers which the customer has received from Mercateo without having paid a consideration for the purpose of payment of orders.
14.2 Only one voucher per customer and order may be used; vouchers may not be used for purchases in connection with Mercateo's agency activities.
14.3 The voucher amount is inclusive statutory VAT.
14.4 If the order value is below the voucher value, the customer is not entitled to claim payment or have the difference credited. The difference value shall lapse.
14.5 The voucher value will be distributed to all items of one order on a pro-rata basis according to the items' values. Shipment costs may not be set off against the voucher value. The voucher value will be stated in the invoice separately and the invoice total will be reduced accordingly. The customer may not reduce the invoice total by the voucher value on his own.
14.6 Vouchers are accepted for online orders only. Consideration of the voucher value after completion of an online order is excluded. Should the voucher value be not displayed in the shopping basket, the customer is obliged to contact Mercateo's customer service by phone at 1890 94 33 00 (charge: 0,082 EUR / min.) for clarification of the matter before sending the order. Otherwise, the customer is not entitled to have the voucher value considered for that order.
§ 15 Choice of law
These terms and conditions and the contract with the customer are governed by German law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the German courts and excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
§ 16 Written form
16.1 To be valid, any agreements between the parties must comply with the statutory written form requirement.
16.2 Any verbal agreements require written confirmation by both parties to be valid.
16.3 Any amendment or cancellation of the written form requirement must comply with the statutory written form requirement to be valid.
16.4 A declaration by e-mail is sufficient to comply with the written form requirements even if the respectively other party is identifiable as the issuer and the declaration has no electronic signature. The sender of an e-mail without an electronic signature cannot object to the contents of the declaration to be incorrect and, in case of court proceedings, waives the defence that it was not him who made the declaration with the respective contents to the addressee specified in the declaration at the point of time specified in the declaration.
§ 17 Venue
17.1 Exclusive venue for any disputes resulting from this contractual relationship or regarding the conclusion or validity of the contract is Munich if the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law.
17.2 Without prejudice to the above provision, Mercateo is entitled to bring action at any general venue permitted by statute.
§ 18 Severability
18.1 Should any of the above terms and conditions be or become invalid or void, validity of the remaining terms and conditions shall remain unaffected. The invalid or void provision shall be replaced by the statutory regulation unless the parties agree otherwise individually in a legally valid manner.
18.2 This shall correspondingly apply to any lacuna, i.e. should it turn out after conclusion of the contract that there is a gap which the parties would have considered in a provision if they had been aware of that issue before concluding the contract, the statutory regulation shall apply unless the parties agree otherwise individually in a legally valid manner.
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Dear friends,
A few weeks ago, I was cleaning out my linen closet and stopped to linger over two precious quilts my paternal grandmother made for me. Gram was an accomplished seamstress and crocheter and I was the happy recipient of much of her work — doll clothes, special occasion dresses and costumes, afghans and quilts, and more.
I'm the only one of Marie's three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandchild who has taken up sewing and quilting. It made me sad to think that the generations beyond Marie's grandchildren wouldn't have tangible evidence of Gram's prolific talent. So, on the spur of the moment — which is how I make so many decisions — I decided that Gram's first great-great-great-grandchild ought to have something handmade and that I would offer it to her in honor of the original Marie. I think it would tickle Gram to know I've picked up quilting and that her third great-grandchild's first grandchild is a beneficiary. (Catch that? Third great-grandchild's first grandchild? Yeah, talking about six generations gets a little tricky!)
The grandmother in this instance (my first cousin once removed) shares Gram's name, just like me. Barbara Marie is nearly a decade my junior but I started my family late so our children are the same age. Here's a photo of my CupKate at her first birthday party with Barbara's first child, Jane, and another cousin, also named Kate. (My Kate is in the front; her cousin Kate is behind her; and Jane is in the back.)
And, a generation later, here's a photo of Jane's precious daughter, Evie Jane.
Evie just turned three. I haven't had the opportunity to meet her yet but — based on the many photos her grandmother and mother have shared — she seems to be full of spunk. But she's also a girly girl, enamored of all things pink, especially pink hair bows. I decided her quilt ought to be full of sugar and spice and everything nice so I settled on a mixture of homey and fun fabrics in a pink and blue palette. See what you think:
My quilting tastes run more to the modern, whereas Gram's were very traditional. So I tried to meld the two for Evie Jane's quilt. The front features a more traditional composition of my design. (The block is called "square in a square" and is constructed using a technique known as foundation paper piecing with the blocks set on point.) The back – with its pieced design incorporating a remnant of the fabric's selvedge and raw-edge appliqued initials – is a nod to modern quilters. Here's a view of both sides in full:
I often photograph my quilts while they are under construction and post the pictures on my Instagram and Twitter feeds. When Barbara saw the photo of a close-up of this quilt, she commented "Reminds me of Gram." She didn't know, of course, that the Unaquilter was about to ship the quilt to her granddaughter, so when I saw Barbara's comment on my Instagram feed, my heart instantly soared and I trusted I had made the right choices for my tribute quilt.
There's nothing quite as personal as the gift of a handmade quilt, both for the quilter and the recipient I suspect. When I look at my Gram's quilts, I think of all the things I loved most about her. I think about how she always managed to buy me the things my mother couldn't afford even though she was a widow living on my grandfather's railroad pension. I think of how she used to let me do crazy things, such as fill a bowl with Pringles, pour Ranch dressing over it, and eat the concoction with a spoon like cereal. I think of her fried chicken — breaded and fried in a cast iron skillet first, then finished in the oven until it was as tender and soft as the mashed potatoes and skillet gravy she served with it. I think of her endless patience for the antics of me and my cousins who loved to spend time at Gram's house so we could douse ourselves in her White Linen perfume and dress up in her jewelry and white leather evening gloves. I think of the $100 check she mailed me each and every month I was in college and the way she beamed on the day I graduated. I think of the hard candy she always kept tucked away in her "pocket book" and that she would pull out and hand to me if I started coughing in church. I think of the way my name sounded coming off her lips, Joan-Marie, both when she was proud as punch of me and when I needed correction. I think of how so much of who I am and what I hold dear is a direct reflection of the woman whose third and final grandchild came to her late in life when she had the time and freedom to dote.
I know Evie will feel the same way about her Ba-Ba, and even though she didn't know Gram and doesn't yet know me, I hope when she snuggles under the Magpie's quilt she will think of the woman whose name her grandmother and I share and who lives on through the stories of those of us who loved her.
With gratitude {for Marie},
Joan, who let out a big sigh of relief when she finished this quilt because, let's face it, she's been a little lazy lately


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Control Box - Volt meter with
2 x Cigarette outlet sockets
Blue Apple offers an extensive range of power packs, control boxes, cables and accessories to help with all types of 12 volt installations.
All Blue Apple control boxes are internally soldered and wired with 6mm Twin sheathed oxygen free cable. This means that the cable use in these quality control boxes will truly last the test of time and will not tarnish (go green) after many years of use in harsh environments. The use of oxygen free cable means that voltage drop will be greatly reduced when using these control boxes.
This particular listing is for 1 x Vertical control box VOLT meter:
(Twin Cigarette outlet sockets).
Specifications per outlet box:
- 2 x Marine grade cigarette outlet - rated at 16Amps each
- 1 x In built 15 Amp circuit breaker - wired to protect the twin cigarette outlets
- 1 x LCD Digital Volt meter (Multi - Voltage 12 Volt & 24 Volt)
- 1 x HOLD down push button for LCD display
- 1 x 15Amp Circuit breaker
- 1 x 250mm length 6mm Twin core cable with yellow joiners
Length - 54 mm
Depth - 35 mm
Height - 160 mm
** All measurements include sockets
2 Year Warranty
These control boxes are available in various configurations
If you have any further questions or queries regarding this package or any other information, please feel free to contact us directly on 08 8391 3121.


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Used 2017 Chrysler300 S Sedan
- Stock: H6980A
- Odometer
- 105,273 miles
- Fuel Economy
- 19.0/30.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Granite Crystal Clearcoat Metallic
- Interior Color
- Other
- Body
- Sedan
- Transmission
- 8-Speed Automatic
- Engine
Detailed Specifications
- 1st and 2nd row curtain head airbags
- 4-wheel ABS Brakes
- ABS and Driveline Traction Control
- Anti-theft alarm system
- Audio System Premium Brand Speakers: Beats
- Audio controls on steering wheel
- Audio system memory card slot
- Automatic front air conditioning
- Auxilliary engine cooler
- Auxilliary transmission cooler
- Black aluminum rims
- Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity
- Braking Assist
- Cargo area light
- Compass
- Cruise control
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- Daytime running lights
- Digital Audio Input
- Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback
- Driver knee airbags
- Dual front air conditioning zones
- Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
- Electrochromatic rearview mirror
- External temperature display
- Fold forward seatback rear seats
- Front Ventilated disc brakes
- Front and rear reading lights
- Front fog/driving lights
- Front sport seat
- Fuel Consumption: City: 19 mpg
- Fuel Consumption: Highway: 30 mpg
- Heated driver mirror
- Heated passenger mirror
- Interior air filtration
- Leather seat upholstery
- Leather shift knob trim
- Leather/piano black steering wheel trim
- Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 6.8 s
- Max cargo capacity: 16 cu.ft.
- Passenger Airbag
- Power remote driver mirror adjustment
- Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
- Power remote trunk release
- Power windows
- Privacy glass: Light
- Radio Data System
- Rear bench
- Rear seats center armrest
- Remote engine start
- Remote power door locks
- Side airbag
- Simulated carbon fibre center console trim
- Simulated carbon fibre dash trim
- Simulated carbon fibre door trim
- SiriusXM AM/FM/HD/Satellite Radio
- Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
- Speed-proportional electric power steering
- Stability controll with anti-roll
- Suspension class: Sport
- Tachometer
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System: Tire specific
- Total Number of Speakers: 10
- Transmission gear shifting controls on steering wheel
- Trip computer
- Uconnect Access
- Video Monitor Location: Front
- Wheel Diameter: 20
- Wheel Width: 8
Dealer Notes
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 5.0
perfect travel car
By T45 on Friday, December 02, 2016Comfortable. Trunk holds three large suitcases. Gets 19mpg city and 30 mpg highway, just as advertised. Separate passenger and driver comfort controls. Great ride. This is my second 300c and next will be the same.
- 5.0
The best car I have owned!!
By The Phantom Owner on Saturday, March 25, 2017This car is absolutely fantastic!! Comfortable, I have severe back problems and needed a car that has a gentle ride, not jostling my back, this car provides that; though a little stiffer than I wish it was. It has the heated (and cooled front) seats, which is also very nice for my back. It handles extremely well, very easy to maneuver; the rear camera is wonderful - shows exactly enough behind you to back into any parking spot! Though there are times that the auto-shifting seems a bit off. And sometimes when stopping, there seems to be a bit of hesitation. The interior and exterior are gorgeous! I also need a car that can move, I like to be able to move when I push the gas pedal...no problems there!! This car has many options: leather heated seats-front and back, rear window shade, lumbar and many seat adjustments, dual comfort zones, power telescoping and tilting steering wheel, just to list a few! All in all a GREAT car!!
- 5.0
I Like my 300
By M on Thursday, January 18, 2018great car, really under rated. very quiet, smooth and the v6 is very powerful.i drove a 2018 Buick lacrosse and the steering has a play in it. its rated higher than the 300, but the 300 steers perfectly. I would highly recommend anyone wanting a large comfortable car to take it for a ride.
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Lessees will be financially responsible for mileage beyond the elected quantity and for vehicle maintenance and repairs and excessive vehicle wear. Option to purchase at lease end for an amount may be determined at lease signing. Payments may be higher in some states. You may not be able to combine other incentives with the purchase financing or leasing programs presented above. Residency restrictions may apply. See dealer for details.
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Jennifer Lopez was rushed to safety while shooting a music video after gunshots were fired nearby, US Magazine reports.
Fall TV Scorecard: Renewed or canceled?
Lopez was filming a video with Pitbull for "Live It Up" in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. when the shots rang out. Entertainment Tonight's Rob Marciano was interviewing Lopez at the time of the shooting. "BREAKING: Gunshots fired on Fort Lauderdale beach DURING my JLo interview. No kidding. Security scrambled her away," he wrote on Twitter.
"Can hear & see ambulances converging ~400 yards down the street," Marciano tweeted moments later. "Police confirming: 'Shots fired. No one hit.' Whew."


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Now that Black Friday is behind us and the holiday gift-buying season is under way, IT managers should be prepared for users doing a fair amount of that shopping at work.
The widespread adoption of bring-your-own-device policies means that at-work shopping is all but a done deal. Because many people are using their own smartphones and tablets for work, they are feeling freer to check off items on their holiday shopping lists during the workday. Some may figure they can do what they want on their own devices.
"If it's my laptop and I'm at work and I'm having a coffee break, I'm going to get my shopping done," said Jim Melvin, president and CEO of AppNeta, a provider of services for monitoring system performance. "We're seeing more of this blending of work and home life."
The issue, though, is not that workers are using their own devices, but that they're using the company network to access their favorite retail sites -- and often, they're shopping on company time, not during their coffee breaks.
But Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research, suggests it's not something IT managers should spend a lot of time on. "I don't think it is worth worrying about," he said. "The potential for abuse is much smaller than other things, like social networking or even pornography."
The flip side of the BYOD movement is that many people now do work on their personal time, said Gottheil, so it's not really fair to refuse to let people spend a bit of work time on personal errands. "It's seasonal," he said. "Why be a Scrooge?"
This version of this story was originally published in Computerworld's print edition. It was adapted from an article that appeared earlier on Computerworld.com.
Read more about mobile/wireless in Computerworld's Mobile/Wireless Topic Center.


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Windows Phone 8.1's Cortana Will Not Be Available in APAC at Launch
Windows Phone 8.1's Cortana Will Not Be Available in APAC at Launch
Earlier today at Build, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8.1 (and for Nokia, three devices), a major Windows Phone OS release. Unfortunately, we've gotten news that its headline feature, the digital personal assistant named Cortana, will not be available in the Asia Pacific region when the OS launches. It is expected to arrive here only in 2015.
Another feature, Wi-Fi Sense (that automatically connects you to free public hotspots it finds to help you save cellular data), will also not be available in several countries in this region, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore (insert another sad face), Taiwan, and Thailand.
And for the Swype-like Word Flow Keyboard, it will launch in 16 languages/markets, including English (India), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Hindi (Latin), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Finnish, French (France), German, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Italian, Turkish, and Dutch (Netherlands).