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Triumph TR6 PI - Classic Car Fuel Injection Conversion
Based on our Univeral Vehicle Kit for 6 injectors
This kit contains all the parts needed for our Classic Fuel Injection system
(you do not need to order anything else from our range )
Save around £200 when buying as complete kit (compared to individual component prices)
This kit contains all the parts needed for our Classic Fuel Injection system
(you do not need to order anything else from our range )
We have assembled this kit for easy ordering but if you prefer you can still order some or all of the parts using our individual listings
Ordering our kits will also save you money, our kits are typically 10 to 15% cheaper than ordering individual parts
This kit contains
Engine ECU
ECU software
ECU to Laptop communication lead
Engine Sensor Kit Comprising -
Throttle Position Sensor
Coolant Temperature Sensor
Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
Distributor Sensor
Distributor Pickup ( you need to specify at time of ordering how many cylinders )
Ignition Amplifier
Idle Control Valve and housing
Wide Band Oxygen Sensor Amplifier
Wide Band Bosch Oxygen Sensor
Weld On Oxygen Sensor Boss
Fuel System Kit Comprising -
High Pressure Fuel Pump
Fuel Pump Brackets
Inline Fuel Filter
Fuel Filter Bracket
Fuel Pressure Regulator
10m of High Pressure Fuel Hose
Fuel Hose Clamps
Fuel Injector Kit Comprising -
6 x Bosch Fuel Injectors for total engine power upto around 250 BHP
6 x Fuel Injector High Pressure Hose Fittings for Fuel Inlet
1 x Carburettor Adapter Idle Air Take Hose Fittings
Electrical Wiring
Six injector universal wiring loom ready to install
Please note this kit does not contain nuts, bolts and other fixings or adapters as they will be specific to your application but will easily be sourced from your normal suppliers or your existing workshop stock of parts.
Notes on the Engine ECU Calibration Files as supplied with our kit.
We will preload the Engine ECU with an Initial Engine Start File.
In most cases this should allow you to then start and possibly drive the car.
When the engine is running you can then begin the calibration process to adjust the ECU.
Using the self learning feature of our system it learns and adapts the fuelling for your vehicle as you drive.
Install it, Drive it and let the system do the hard work for you.
Please remember this initial start file is simply provided as an aid for engine starting, it should not be considered a suitable final calibration for your engine.
If all this sounds too daunting we also offer a paid calibration service if you prefer.
Please contact us for details.


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agoraXchange went online on March 15, 2004 as a commission from the Tate Museum for a repository of ideas for a global politics game with four basic decrees that upend current institutions sustaining nationalism and inequality.
In the first version of agoraXchange participants answered brainstorming questions, for instance, "What should be the object of the game?" "Should there be points?" And then, from thousands of responses, a wiki was used to turn these into multiple choice questions. We're working on making the first interface for agoraxchange available at agoraxchange.org. This should be ready by July 1, if you're interested in the project's history.
Now, in agoraXchange phase II, you can vote on these choices! And you can share your thoughts about the project's form and content in the Forums. To become quickly acquainted with the site, read the Decrees, and then go Vote. For more detailed information, take a look at other site texts and the Backstory on agoraxchange phaseI agoraxchange.org.
In the game, citizenship will be determined by choice (not birth); at death wealth will be redistributed through a global agency to provide for basic needs (health, electricity, clean water, education); states will not privilege any kinship form (no state sanctioned marriage, though private ceremonies are fine); and no private ownership of land (long-term or life leases). These principles all reflect a commitment to redesigning political institutions so they contend with the human condition of mortality more rationally than our present psychotic responses of nationalism, inheritance, the heteronormative family, materialism and recklessness with nature. Finally, these changes are all in the direction of eliminating laws that cause fighting and inequality, not adding laws or further sovereign institutions (say, a world government).
The form of this project is very much connected to the global and open source possibilities of the internet, especially its ability to network people with related commitments, regardless of citizenship.


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Virtually every computing system today is part of a distributed system. Programmers, developers, and engineers need to understand the underlying principles and paradigms as well as the real-world application of those principles. Now, internationally renowned expert Andrew S. Tanenbaum – with colleague Martin van Steen – presents a complete introduction that identifies the seven key principles of distributed systems, with extensive examples of each. Adds a completely new chapter on architecture to address the principle of organizing distributed systems. Provides extensive new material on peer-to-peer systems, grid computing and Web services, virtualization, and application-level multicasting. Updates material on clock synchronization, data-centric consistency, object-based distributed systems, and file systems and Web systems coordination. For all developers, software engineers, and architects who need an in-depth understanding of distributed systems.
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WELLSBURG – Amy Marie Furda and Merle Elwood Romesberg III were united in marriage on Nov. 10 at Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh, with the Rev. Thomas Burke and the Rev. Will Osman co-officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Greg and Marlene Furda of Wellsburg. The groom is the son of Merle and Hazel Romesberg Jr. of Rockwood, Pa.
The bride was escorted to the altar by her parents. She wore an ivory satin and lace ballgown with lace sleeves and her mother's veil. She carried a bouquet of cream roses and lily of the valley.
The maid of honor was Molly Furda, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kelly Frey, Anna Korinko and Denise Sautter. Eva and Clara Beck, cousins of the groom, were the flower girls.
The best man was Noah Sautter. Groomsmen were Allen Johnson, Robin Tauffman and Mohit Srivastava. Edison Jeffers, cousin of the groom, was the ring bearer.
After a reception at the Great Hall in West View, Pa., the couple honeymooned in Hawaii.
The bride is a 2006 graduate of Bethany College and a 2011 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a doctorate in molecular pharmacology. She is employed with Pittsburgh Technical Institute as a nursing/allied health instructor.
The groom is a 2000 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with degrees in physics and computer science. He is employed as a computational physicist at Best Nomos in Emsworth, Pa.
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App makes texting while driving impossible
Texting while driving can be more dangerous than drunk driving
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two brothers from Central Florida have unveiled a smartphone app that can make it impossible to text while driving.
[WEB EXTRA: Download it on Google Play | Read more about TXTShield]
"My brother and I were habitual offenders," said Phil Stiles, the President and General Counsel of TXTShield. "We were texting while driving. It's not socially responsible to do that. It's wrong."
Stiles said he wanted to make an app that would remove the temptation from a driver and "would save lives for less than the cost of a latte."
There are two versions of the app available in the Google Play store. A lite version for $1.99 and a gold version for $3.99. After downloading and installing the app, the user programs the speed for the app to kick in.
"When a vehicle hits a speed, for a certain time, it will activate," Stiles said. "During that time driver cannot read inbound text or send outbound text ... and a response message will be sent to person who sent them the text notifying them that they're driving and unable to respond to text at this time."
Local 6 took a ride with Stiles to put the TXTShield to the test. Shortly after hitting the programmed speed, the activation screen popped up and began blocking texts from appearing on the screen and automatically replying to the sender explaining Stiles was unavailable while driving.
Stiles says drivers who text take their eyes off the road for about five seconds on average. Someone driving at 55 mph would typically travel the length of a football field while texting. He also pointed to stats showing that texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving drunk.
Texting behind the wheel is dangerous for any driver, but Stiles is especially worried about teens.
"There's enough distractions for all of us, but someone learning to drive may not understand you have a 2,500-pound vehicle that's a lethal weapon when it's not pointed in right direction," he said. "Anyone needs to understand that, but particularity a 16-year-old really needs to understand that."
Parents can set up the app with a password, so their teen can't shut it off. And if the teen tries to delete the app, it will text the parent and let them know.
Stiles also thinks employers could be interested in installing the app on employees' phones to help avoid liability that could come with employees crashing while texting behind the wheel.
Professionals who don't want to text while driving, but don't want to appear rude by ignoring a text from a client, are also being targeted.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This dissertation investigates the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the presence of non-SLE alternatives, while developing novel curve classification methodologies with wide ranging applications. Functional data representations of plasma thermogram measurements and the corresponding derivative curves provide predictors yet to be investigated for SLE identification. Functional nonparametric classifiers form a methodological basis, which is used herein to develop a) the family of ESFuNC segment-wise curve classification algorithms and b) per-pixel ensembles based on logistic regression and fused-LASSO. The proposed methods achieve test set accuracy rates as high as 94.3%, while returning information about regions of the temperature domain …
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Actor Brad Pitt, speaking at a Los Angeles screening of a drug documentary he executive produced, called the U.S. drug war a "charade."
Pitt flew in from Europe to help promote director Eugene Jarecki's "The House I Live In," a film about U.S. drug policy.
"My drug days have long since passed," Pitt said at the Friday screening, "But I could probably land in any American city and within 24 hours find whatever you want. But we still support this charade called the drug war. We spent a trillion dollars over 40 years and a lot of people have lost their lives over it."
Jarecki compared the ban on drugs to Prohibition, The Hollywood Reporter said.
"Look at alcohol," Jarecki said. "After Prohibition we regrouped and said it was a bad idea what we're doing. Now we have a system where alcohol is illegal for children; the government profits off it; grown-ups can use it responsibly, which means if I go out in my car and kill someone it's manslaughter. But if I've been drinking, it's an aggravating prosecutorial factor. So why is it that drugs -- which are less damaging to public health than alcohol -- why is it we treat them more severely?"
"The subject has bugged me for a long time," Pitt said. "It's a backward strategy. It makes no sense and we keep going on the path like we're winning when it perpetuates more drugs being used."


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Armenia violated ceasefire with Azerbaijan 3,883 times in June
In June 2017, Armenia's armed forces 3,883 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, according to the results of the APA's calculations based on the reports confirmed by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Armenians were using large-caliber machine guns, 60-, 82- and 120-mm mortars and grenade launchers while shelling the Azerbaijani army positions.
In June, the Azerbaijani army positions in the districts of Aghdam, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Tartar, Khojavand, Goranboy, Gazakh, Gadabay, Tovuz, Goygol and Agstafa were shelled from the Armenian army positions.
Last month, Armenian Armed Forces continuously commit provocations on the confrontation line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno Karabakh. The enemy shelled the Azerbaijani army positions and settlements along the frontline from large-caliber weapons and artillery.
Due to the resolute retaliatory measures, 6 Armenian servicemen were eliminated and some others were wounded on June 15 and 16.
A reconnaissance and sabotage group of the Armenian Armed Forces attempted to cross the line of defense of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the contact line between the two countries' troops on June 20 evening.
As a result of the timely measures taken by the Azerbaijani army, the Armenian reconnaissance and sabotage group suffered losses and had to retreat. One member of the Armenian reconnaissance and sabotage group Zaver Hovanis Karapetyan, born in 1974, was captured by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
On June 15, Azerbaijani Armed Forces soldier Sultan Shahvaladov was killed fighting to repel an Armenian provocation.
Azerbaijani armed forces destroyed a protected command-and-observation post, as well as optical devices on an observation tower of the Armenian army on the contact line.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to Armenia's Armed Forces on June 21 evening, while attempting to carry out reconnaissance flights over the Azerbaijani army positions.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict entered its modern phase when the Armenian SRR made territorial claims against the Azerbaijani SSR in 1988.
A fierce war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. As a result of the war, Armenian armed forces occupied some 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory which includes Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent districts (Lachin, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan), and over a million Azerbaijanis became refugees and internally displaced people.
The military operations finally came to an end when Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in Bishkek in 1994.
Dealing with the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the OSCE Minsk Group, which was created after the meeting of the CSCE (OSCE after the Budapest summit held in Dec.1994) Ministerial Council in Helsinki on 24 March 1992. The Group's members include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belarus, Finland and Sweden.
Besides, the OSCE Minsk Group has a co-chairmanship institution, comprised of Russian, the US and French co-chairs, which began operating in 1996.
Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 of the UN Security Council, which were passed in short intervals in 1993, and other resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly, PACE, OSCE, OIC, and other organizations require Armenia to unconditionally withdraw its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh.
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It's the California crisis version of the chicken and the egg debate.
Which do you want to cut more? The health and human services programs that children and family rely upon to survive -- and work for a better future. Or the universities that this state needs them to attend one day.
Yesterday's report from the legislature's non-partisan analyst framed the debate over how best to cut the budget along those lines. The analyst, in examining Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised budget proposal, argued that the governor was giving too much money to universities and taking too much away from human services (particularly in his proposal to eliminate the state's main welfare-to-work program and to eliminate coverage for children's health insurance).
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Why must this be the choice? Because voters have locked in constitutional protections for dozens of other major parts of the budget, from education to transportation to local government. Perversely, universities and human services such as children's health insurance don't have such protection, so they are easier to cut.
What to do? Some might argue for giving universities and human services programs similar constitutional protections, but that would make the budget even more of a mess. The real solution is to unwind other constitutional limits that mandate spending and limit tax revenues.
But that is a difficult, long-term political challenge -- requiring a constitutional convention or a major constitutional revision -- for which no elected leader in California seems to have the stomach. Until someone brings the state real reform, we're stuck with a zero-sum contest between colleges and kids.
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The new executive director of the Gaston Arts Council hails from one of the world�s meccas of artistic expression and appreciation.
The new executive director of the Gaston Arts Council hails from one of the world�s meccas of artistic expression and appreciation.
Yet Kim George knows New York City isn�t in a bubble, and often pulls its talent from across the country.
�One of the things I�ve found in my research is a lot of the world-renowned artists in different genres are actually from smaller towns,� said George, who started her new job Monday.
George�s hiring for the part-time, salaried position followed a national search that the Arts Council began in December. She replaces Juliette Shelley, who left to pursue other arts opportunities in Gastonia.
George�s tenure begins as the council is beginning a new direction, with a five-year strategic plan aimed at expanding its reach in the community.
�The timing of bringing Kim on board couldn�t be better,� said Arts Council Chairman Marty Hutchins. �Finding an experienced nonprofit leader with excellent qualifications, like Kim, to guide us through these changes is very important.�
George was most recently the associate/acting director of the Harlem Arts Alliance in her native New York City. She helped build the organization�s presence, oversaw programming, produced events, and fostered partnerships with businesses and organizations.
She developed an innovative membership program and substantially increased membership through the Internet and social media.
Described as a �seasoned nonprofit executive� by the Arts Council board, George didn�t grow up with an arts background. But in her career, she learned to understand the bridge between the arts and culture communities and the business world.
�Business is my background,� she said. �I got bit by the arts bug.�
George said she hopes to increase the visibility of the arts in Gaston County by sustaining what�s already been achieved and building upon that �awesome legacy.� There are individuals and organizations the council needs to reach out to, to secure more support, she said.
�I feel that the arts are a part of the vitality of any community,� she said. �Without it, not just the creative lifeline, but the economic lifeline is not as viable.�
The Gaston Arts Council is a state-affiliated group that supports the arts and other connected agencies. Through its new strategic plan, it will continue to expand Arts in Education programs for school groups, and restructure its grants program to make it more accessible to arts organizations.
Community events such as Gaston Homegrown will also be expanded. Pops in the Park, for example, will be held at an earlier date on June 1, each year at the Gaston County Park in Dallas.
The Arts Council was previously based at Unity Place in downtown Gastonia, but it is now searching for a permanent home elsewhere. Its offices have been temporarily located at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden.
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.


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JOB TITLE: Nurse Ethicist
LOCATION: Geisinger Medical Center Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Research
WORK SCHEDULE: Days
WORK TYPE: Full Time
The Center for Translational Bioethics and Health Care Policy is the outgrowth of an effort launched in 2012 to integrate bioethics across Geisinger's key functions in research, innovation, quality improvement, education, and patient care. The Center's overarching aim is to advance "ethics quality" at Geisinger by aligning individual, group and organizational behaviors with established or emergent norms.
Since the inception of a formal bioethics function at Geisinger, nurses have been a primary source of requests for clinical ethics advice and consultation—and a primary target for enhanced learning and training in clinical ethics and for substantive engagement in quality improvement, innovation, and research. Among the health professions, nurses stand out as key partners in achieving the Center's overarching aim.
Reporting to the chief bioethics officer, professor and director of the Center, the individual recruited to the position of nurse ethicist will play a pivotal role in advancing the Center's education and training programs in clinical ethics, in promoting and facilitating the work of the Clinical Ethics Advice and Consultative Service, and in designing, implementing, leading, and evaluating "learning" initiatives (quality improvement, innovation, and research) in such system and Center priority areas as serious, advanced illness and shared decision making.
1. In in- as well as out-patient settings, nurses potentially function as crucial sources of "ethics surveillance," identifying issues, problems, and conflicts that could potentially benefit from the services of the Center's Clinical Ethics Advice and Consultation Service. Working under the direction of the chief bioethics officer, the nurse ethicist will develop educational and outreach strategies to capitalize upon—and realize—this potential. It is estimated that only 1 out of every 10 problems or conflicts is ultimately brought for help and resolution to an ethics consultation service, which means 9 out of 10 problems or conflicts go without potentially time- and resource-saving assistance, yielding increased costs and deficits in the quality of care. Especially in such areas as intensive and specialty care, the nurse ethicist will cultivate effective unit-based relationships and collaborations with the goal of ensuring that ethically challenging issues more readily have the benefit of expert intervention.
2. The nurse ethicist will also play a key role in staffing the 24/7, system-wide Clinical Ethics Advice and Consultation Service: upon receipt of a request for clinical ethics consultation (CEC), s/he will conduct preliminary analyses and information-gathering; meet with patients/families and team members to elicit concerns, perspectives, and needs; seek to mediate and resolve conflicts within teams, within patients' families, and between teams, on the one hand, and patients and their families on the other; provide required follow up and communication; conduct assessments of CEC quality by administering and analyzing the results of feedback surveys; evaluate consultation trends and effectiveness (e.g., by conducting electronic health record reviews, etc.).
3. In conjunction with both Center staff and nursing leaders at multiple levels of the organization (i.e., from the level of the chief nursing officer to the level of nursing operations managers), the nurse ethicist will design, develop, implement, and evaluate education and training programs and strategies, grounded in the aim of enhancing the ethical and relational competence of nurses, as well as individuals from other health professions. Such programs and strategies will focus, in part, on improving learners' diagnostic and assessment skills for the specifically ethical dimensions of patient care and on strengthening their capacities for addressing moral distress, intra-team conflict, and related dysfunctions in both intra- and inter-team communication.
4. In conjunction with Center staff, nursing staff, as well as staff in Quality and Safety, Clinical Innovation, and health services research, the nurse ethicist will lead initiatives in "preventive ethics" within a learning health care system framework. Examples of such initiatives include the development, implementation, and evaluation of tools, interventions, or decision aids to improve the process of shared, informed decision making and system efforts to enhance the conduct of advance care planning in patients with advanced illness.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including confident, well organized public speaking as well as well organized, lucidly written prose;
• Demonstrated ability to analyze the various dimensions (clinical, communicative, ethical) of problems and challenges in patient care quality;
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and assess the ethical rationales for different goals and treatment options in the care of specific patients, including a facility with the language, concepts, and methods of clinical ethics;
• Ability to conduct and facilitate ethics-specific communications within multidisciplinary teams and between teams and patients/families;
• The skills and abilities required for highly collaborative work within the Center and across organizational units at all levels of the system.
• A Master's degree in bioethics is required.
• Current RN license or eligible for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania required.
• Extensive nursing or case management experience in clinical settings devoted to the care of patients with serious illness is required—e.g., intensive and specialty care units, comfort care units and hospice.
• Experience in clinical ethics consultation is also required.
• Experience in addressing, analyzing, and resolving clinical-ethical challenges and problems is required.
• Experience in teaching and in designing educational programs in nursing, clinical ethics, and related domains is required.
Work is typically performed in an office environment.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
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** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.
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Car of the Week: Honda Brio Amaze
Bangalore: Japanese car major Honda will launch its first diesel vehicle in India next fiscal and it will be an entry-level sedan, named Amaze, developed on the platform of its existing small car 'Brio'.
"The new entry sedan will be called the 'Amaze', and will be launched in Thailand and India... The details of the model will be announced later this month in Thailand and next financial year, 2013-14, in India," Honda Cars India said in a statement.
Asian Honda Motor Co unveiled the name of the entry-level sedan that will be developed on the platform of Brio, it added.
"In India, the Honda Amaze will be available with a petrol engine and a newly developed diesel engine and will be positioned in the entry-level sedan segment for the Indian market," the company said.
In Thailand, the model will be equipped with only a petrol engine, it added.
Without sharing details, the company said: "These models will be introduced to the market at affordable prices realised by increasing cost competitiveness through local sourcing and production."
Honda plans to introduce the Amaze to accommodate the diversifying needs of customers in automobile markets in Asia, where competition is intensifying, it added.
Talking about the model's features, Honda said: "The car offers amazing power delivery yet with class leading fuel efficiency, while sustaining core Honda values to appeal to the growing base of middle-class customers aspiring to own a Honda Sedan."
The Brio was developed exclusively for the Asian markets, and was introduced in Thailand and India in 2011, followed by Indonesia in 2012.
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I am passionate about travelling, foreign cultures and languages. I spent quite a lot of my life in Milan and I really feel at home here!
Get ready to start your tour around beautiful Milan! These are the iconic places you shouldn't miss, whether it's your first visit or you're a seasoned Milan explorer.
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Located in the very heart of the city, the famed Duomo is one of the largest Gothic churches in Italy. Its highest spire is dominated by a golden statue of the Virgin Mary, affectionately known as the 'Madonnina,' the protector of Milan. The most precious relic on display inside is the True Cross, believed to belong to Jesus when he was crucified. Weather permitting, visit the rooftop to gaze at an amazing view of Milan and its courtyards - a great photo opportunity. To reach the rooftop, you can choose to take the lift or use the stairs. Bear in mind that there are still some stairs to reach the rooftop, even if you chose to take the lift!
While the Opera House facade is not that impressive, the luxury interiors are breathtaking. If you like Opera and Ballet, this could also be the ideal occasion to enjoy a performance and test the sound quality of the acoustic system, which was remodeled in 2004. Otherwise, you can glimpse the auditorium from the boxes by taking a tour of the theater's museum, as long as rehearsals are not taking place.
To the left side of Teatro alla Scala Opera House, you'll find Giuseppe Verdi road, a street lined with antique shops and stores selling professional products for fine arts. Follow this to the pretty neighborhood of Brera, with its narrow streets, cute chops, and tasty restaurants. Via Fiori Chiari, one of the most iconic streets here, is full of good restaurants. Brera is also famous for Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's main art gallery which houses beautiful paintings of the Lombard and Venetian schools. The most famous of these include Caravaggio's 'Supper at Emmaus', 'The Kiss' by Hayez and 'The Montefeltro Altarpiece' by the Italian Renaissance artist, Piero della Francesca.
Sforza Castle was built in the XV century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan. Today the impressive structure is home to several museums, including the Egyptian museum and the Museum of Ancient Art, which features Michelangelo's final (and unfinished) sculpture, Rondanini Pietà. After your visit, exit from the rear entrance to find yourself in Sempione park, the biggest green area in Milan. If you have time, continue walking until you reach the Arch of Peace, the triumphal arch and a sort of virtual gate to Sempione Street.
Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio is one of the oldest churches in Milan, and second in importance only to the Duomo Cathedral. The Church is dedicated to St Ambrose, bishop of Milan, whose remains lie in a crypt here, together with the bodies of martyrs Gervasio and Protaso. Milanese people are proud of the Ambrose religious rite, which includes a mass celebrated with a slightly different liturgy to the Roman one, and more holiday days during the Ambrosian Carnival.
Founded in 1973, the Museo della Scienza is dedicated to Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci. It is the largest museum of its kind in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. There are seven departments in the museum: Art & Science, Energy, Communications, Materials, New Frontiers, Transport and a section with interactive labs for children. Don't miss a guided visit onboard the majestic Italian submarine in the transport section - I can still remember when it was driven through the narrow streets of Milan on its way to the museum in 2005. It was the talk of the town for weeks!
This beautiful church, built in the second half of the 15th century, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to da Vinci's 'The Last Supper,' a definite Milanese must-see. The seven chapels located on either side of the church were originally used as burial places for the most important Milanese families, and are also worth exploring. Of these, the Chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Graces is the most interesting - it existed before the church itself.
Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, which was once one of the most prestigious Benedictine female monasteries in Milan, is often referred to as the city's 'Sistine Chapel' because it hosts some of the most important frescos from the Milanese Renaissance. Visit Bezozzi Chapel to admire astonishing frescos by Bernardini Luini, a famous Italian painter who was clearly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. Among his works are scenes of the life and martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, as well as his last paintings, which were finished posthumously by his sons Aurelio and Giovan Pietro.
This beautiful Roman church is one of the oldest in Milan and is located in front of Colonne di San Lorenzo, another famous tourist hotspot. I highly recommend a visit to Saint Aquilino's chapel, a mausoleum featuring a third-century fresco, fragments of precious mosaics dating back to the Paleochristian period, and a sarcophagus believed to have been built for the burial of Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius. The presbytery also hosts a casket containing the remains of Saint Aquilino, and behind the altar there is a small ladder leading to the basement where you can see the foundations of the old church.
´Naviglio´ is the name we use to refer to the canal system that runs through Milan. Starting in the 12th century, Navigli were built to connect Milan with Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and the city of Pavia. Unfortunately, as part of a regeneration project, by 1960 most of them were covered, and today only two canals are still open. The area is beautiful however - lively and romantic, buzzing with art galleries, cafes, restaurants, and bars. But remnants of the area's history also remain - while walking through, you'll discover many 'tenements with communal balconies,' typical Milan council houses also called 'case di ringhiera.'
It may be hard to believe, but Monumental Cemetery is the second most visited place in Milan, after the Cathedral. Also called an 'open-air museum,' the Cimitero Monumentale is an ode to history, art, and ostentation. Founded in 1866, the cemetery is the final resting place of many Milanese elite, most of whom are celebrated in grand style with monuments commissioned from well-known artists like Luca Beltrami, Pietro Cascella, Lucio Fontana, Arturo Martini, Giò Pomodoro, Giò Ponti, Medardo Rosso and many more. Start your visit at the Famedio (the Temple of Fame), a majestic building that contains the tombs of some of the most prestigious citizens of Milan: Luca Beltrami, Anna Kuliscioff, poet Salvatore Quasimodo, Francesco Hayez (painter of 'The Kiss'), composer Arturo Toscanini, poetess Alda Merini, singer and composer Giorgio Gaber, actress Franca Rame, and many more. Several Milanese industrialist families, like Alemagna, Bonomelli, Campari, and Salmoiraghi, are also buried here.
Situated on a quiet street near Corso Venezia, Villa Necchi Campiglio once belonged to the Necchi Family, the manufacturers of the famous Necchi sewing machines. In 2001, Gigina and Nedda Necchi, who had no direct heir, donated their historic villa to the Italian National Trust, and the beautiful estate is now part of the Milanese Historic Museums network - together with the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, Casa Museo Boschi-Di Stefano, and Museo Poldi Pezzoli. The beautiful and well preserved villa is decorated with furnishings, paintings and sculptures that mainly belonged to the Necchi Campiglio family.
Located in the city centre, not far from the Fashion District, this beautiful garden is a favorite spot for a morning jog or bike ride, and the small lake is a pleasant place to rest on sunny days. It has always been known as Giardini Pubblici and Giardini di Porta Venezia, but was renamed in 2002 as a tribute to Indro Montanelli, a famous journalist who died in 2001. The garden also hosts Italy's largest Planetarium, 'Ulrico Hoepli,' and the Civic Museum of Natural History, the biggest natural history museum in Italy and one of the most important ones in Europe.
Literally translated as 'Quadrilateral of Gold,' Quadrilatero d'Oro is also known as the 'Fashion Quadrilateral' because it is home to some of the most famous Italian and international luxury brands. On its main streets - Via Montenapoleone, Via Della Spiga, Via Sant'Andrea, and Via Borgospesso - you'll find labels from Armani, Prada, and Gucci to Chanel, Tiffany, and Yves Saint Laurent - plus many, many more.
Located near Sforza Castle and Parco Sempione, La Triennale di Milano is not only a museum but a cultural institution, hosting temporary exhibitions and events that involve design, architecture, urban planning, music, and arts. There are always many things going on at once here!
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Oslo's museums are a must-see attraction, especially the stunning Viking Ship Museum, home to two of the best-preserved Viking ships in the world. You'll also be able to see the intricacies of a Viking burial chamber and other artefacts.
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One of the largest air transport hubs in Asia, Changi Airport is Singapore's principle departure point for international travel. Qatar Airways flights from Singapore leave from Changi Airport, connecting passengers to major destinations worldwide, including Doha. The atmosphere is calm, refined and tranquil, and the friendly staff are always helpful.
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There are five car parks spread across the airport. There is a 10-minute 'grace' period in car parks for pick-ups and drop-offs. Payment for short and long-term stays is via electronic payment machines positioned at the exits of the car parks.
A free shuttle bus service from Changi Business Park to the terminals operates daily, while regular local bus services run from the centre of the city to the airport. There are plenty of taxis for hire, and a pre-booked limousine service are also available.
Arriving in Changi Airport
Qatar Airways flights from Singapore Changi Airport depart from Terminal 1. You should arrive for check-in at least two hours before your flight is due to leave. Security checks are strict, so be prepared to allow a little extra time to go through security. Ensure that you don't have any banned items in your handbags and carryon luggage and that all your documents are in order before you travel.
Facilities and amenities
Changi Airport has plenty of amenities and facilities for travellers, and is a very child-friendly airport, with entertainment, Internet terminals and even a unique butterfly garden that will delight younger visitors.
For adults, there are plenty of retail outlets selling a wide selection of goods, including duty-free shopping.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli was convicted on Tuesday of one count of fraud related to a loss of $2.3 billion.
Adoboli, 32, was a senior trader on the Exchange Traded Funds desk at UBS's investment banking arm in London and had worked for the bank for eight years.
He had denied two charges of fraud by abuse of position and four charges of false accounting.
He bowed his head when the foreman of the jury at Southwark Crown Court gave the unanimous verdict of all 10 jurors.
The judge instructed the jury to keep trying for unanimous verdicts on the other five counts, but said that if they could not reach unanimity he would accept majority verdicts of 9-1.
The jury have now retired again to consider verdicts on the remaining counts.
The charge of which he was found guilty alleged that he dishonestly abused his position by causing losses to UBS of the $2.3 billion, intending to make a gain for himself or cause losses to UBS - or expose the bank to risk of loss - in breach of the 2006 Fraud Act.
Adoboli was arrested in September 2011, and his trial started a year later.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; writing by Stephen Addison; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)


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About seven years after former President Felipe Calderon dispatched soldiers into his home state of Michoacán, launching a crackdown on organized crime and ruthless drug cartels now estimated to have killed 80,000 and widely viewed as unsuccessful, the region remains gripped by terror.
The recent flare-up began last year when the Knights Templar, a cartel thought to rake in about $75 million a year, took over a key port to ferry drugs and claim taxes on state exports of lime, avocado and iron ore to feed its growth. The government sent in troops to aid local authorities, but this week President Enrique Peña Nieto pushed in more security forces to restore order.
Those troops are now clashing with fuerzas autodefensas, the groups of armed vigilantes that sprung up last year to regain control of their territory. The army is attempting to disarm them, the cartel and any locals—including police officers—thought to have close ties with crime networks or militias. The violence is raising significant questions about whether Peña Nieto, who's trying to secure foreign energy investments, can end what his predecessor began.
French photojournalist Jerome Sessini, of the Magnum photo agency, spent the past month documenting the strife. Over the past week, he shadowed vigilantes from Paracuaro to Antúnez to Nueva Italia as they barreled into municipalities, detained anyone associated with the cartels and secured the towns.
Taking back Paracuaro took 40 minutes. Moving toward Antúnez, a pickup truck in their caravan fell behind and was seized by three Templarios. Later, several vigilantes not only recovered the vehicle, but detained the teenagers responsible (slide #4). Once they arrived to Antúnez, winning control was fairly quick. But in Nueva Italia, it took about three hours. Sessini was with a group of 15 fighters, armed with Kalashnikovs, on the front line right outside the city. He stayed close once they began moving from street to street in search of cartel members. At least two were shot and killed.
Sessini sees this work as a continuation of "The Wrong Side," his book published in March 2013 and based on two years of witnessing Mexico's most violent cities slip into wasteland. His drive and commitment to return and document the chaos is born from fascination and curiosity: "If they give back the weapons, the Templar will come back and they will kill everybody—any family of the autodefensas, for sure," he says. "It's a very complicated situation and I'm really curious to know what games the government is playing."
Whether made at a checkpoint (#7) or during a gunfight (#10) or en route to a contested municipality (#17), Sessini's frames provide a portrait of a thorny, entrenched conflict that's roiled Mexico for years. His work, both intimate and removed, ensures we can't fully look away.
Jerome Sessini is a French photojournalist represented by Magnum.
Andrew Katz is a reporter with TIME covering international affairs. Follow him on Twitter @katz.


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110 Years Ago Today 1903 - Bing Crosby, singer, radio, motion picture, radio, and television actor, and a Decca and Capitol Records artist, is born Harry Lillis Crosby at 1112 North "J" Street in Tacoma, Washington
1912 - Virgil Fox, organist and Capitol Records artist, is born in Princeton, Illinois.
1950 - Mary Hopkin, singer (best known for "Those Were The Days") and Apple Records artist distributed by Capitol Records in the United States, is born in Pontardawe, Wales
1955 - Steve Jones, singer, disc jockey, and guitarist with the EMI and Virgin Records band The Sex Pistols, is born
1947 - The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra's Capitol Records single "Mam'selle" debuts at #10 on Billboards Best Selling Retail Records chart
1947 - Merle Travis' Capitol Records single "So Round, So firm, So Fully Packed" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1952 - Kay Starr's Capitol Records single "Wheel Of Fortune" is still #1 on Billboard's Best Selling Retail Records chart, Ella Mae Morse's Capitol Records single is still #3, and Jane Froman's Capitol Records single "I'll Walk Alone", with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller, debuts at #19
45 Years Ago Today In 1968 - Capitol Records band The Beach Boys begins its US tour, with special guest Mahareshi, in New York City, New York
1969 - Margaret Young, popular comedienne and singer in the 1920s, Capitol recording artist in 1949 and aunt of Capitol artist Margaret Whiting, dies in Inglewood, California at age 78. She was born Margaret Youngblood.
1971 - Capitol Records band Grand Funk Railroad hold their first press conference with six journalists attending
1976 - Capitol Records band Wings end their "Wings Over America" tour after a three-night stand at The Forum, in Los Angeles, California or start their tour in Fort Worth, Texas marking Paul McCartney's first time back on a U.S. stage in a decade
1977 - Helmut Köllen, bassist, acoustic guitarist, vocalist and writer for the Capitol band Triumvirat, after a long day in the studio recording, is accidentally killed at age 27 by carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in his car listening to a cassette tape of the day's tracks in his garage. A solo album named by his friends after one of his favorite Beatles' songs, "You Won't See Me", is released posthumously later that year by Harvest/EMI Records in Germany. Russ Schenewerk has written a great biographical article about Triumvirat and Köllen.
1980 - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band's Capitol Records album "Against The Wind" is #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart
25 Years Ago Today In 1988 - Poison's album "Open Up And Say...Ahh!" is released on Enigma Records, and distributed by Capitol Records. The album was produced by Tom Werman after Kiss' Paul Stanley had to bow out after scheduling conflicts. The album was recorded and mixed at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles and contains the #1 hit "Every Rose Has It's Thorn".
15 Years Ago Today In 1998 - Garth Brooks' Capitol Records Nashville single "Two Pina Coladas" is #1 on the U.S. Country singles charts
1936 - Future Capitol Records artist Joe DiMaggio plays his first major league baseball game in Yankee Stadium against the St. Louis Browns
1965 - The Beatles spend the day filming scenes for their United Artists movie "HELP!" on Salisbury Plain with the assistance of the British Army's Third Tank Division
1976 - Carmen McRae (on vocals, with concertmasters Gerry Vinci and David Frisina; Buddy Childers, Bobby Shew, Al Aarons, Snooky Young, Oscar Brashear, and Blue Mitchell on trumpet; Lew McCreary, George Bohannon, Kenny Shroyer, Maurice Spears, Grover Mitchell, and Ernie Tack on trombone; Bill Perkins, Lanny Morgan, Harry Klee, Abe Most, Bill Green, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Watts, Don Menza, Pete Christlieb, and Jack Nimitz on reeds; Artie Kane and Marshall Otwell on piano; Joe Sample, Dave Grusin, and Ian Underwood on keyboards; Larry Carlton and Dennis Budimir on guitar; Joe Mondragon, Chuck Berghofer, and Wilton Felder on bass;, Harvey Mason on drums; and Victor Feldman and Larry Bunker on percussion) begins recording tracks for her United Artists Records album "Can't Hide Love" with producer by Dale Oehler, executive producer George Butler, and mixing engineer Hank Cicalo assisted by Milt Caliceis, at A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
1994 - August Anna Brooks, daughter of Liberty Records (later renamed Capitol Records Nashville) artist Garth Brooks, is born
1997 - Former Capitol Records band Katrina & the Waves win the forty-second Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, for the United Kingdom singing "Love Shine a Light"
1919 - Betty Comden, lyricist (best known as partner to composer Adolph Green), is born in Brooklyn, New York
80 Years Ago Today In 1933 - James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul", is born in Barnwell, South Carolina
1956 - "Most Happy Fella", a musical by Frank Loesser, opens at The Imperial Theatre in New York City, New York
1960 - "The Fantasticks", by composer Harvey Schmidt and writer-lyricist Tom Jones, opens off-off-Broadway at the Sullivan Street Playhouse and would run continuously for the next 40 years, becoming the world's longest running musical. Its hit song, "Try To Remember", is introduced by Jerry Orbach, later better remembered for his stint on TV's "Law & Order" and as the voice of Lumier in the Walt Disney animated feature "Beauty And The Beast".
1972- Bruce Springsteen records 12 songs at an acoustic solo demo session for CBS talent scout John Hammond in New York City which eventually leads to his signing to the label
15 Years Ago Today In 1998 - Gene Raymond, actor (lead in "Flying Down to Rio", the first film to team Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) and one-time husband of singer and actress Jeanette MacDonald, dies at age 89
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Selena Gomez Responds to Hate-Filled Comment on Instagram [PHOTO]by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
Being a celebrated artist comes with the baggage of having to deal with bullying and attacks by Internet trolls and haters. But one bully struck a nerve with Selena Gomez and the pop star wasn't going to let her get off easy.
The user, who has since deleted her comment and Instagram account, commented on one of Gomez's photos with a hate-filled tirade. "I'm sorry hun but you are a whore and you cannot sing because your voice sucks," the user began before accusing Gomez of getting a "boob job" and plastic surgery. She concluded her rant with, "Please kill yourself and burn in hell with cancer because your fans are ugly retarded sluts!"
Gomez responded to the user and told her fans in the caption of the response, "Honestly, I don't speak up much because it's simply 'always' taken out of context. But I don't take bullying well. I have seen too much to not say anything." Instead of arguing back with the user, Gomez seemed to take the high road with a well-thought out response which she used to educate her fans.
Her response reads, "The comment you left about cancer was absurd. How distasteful of a young woman. I have gone through that battle with fans and family members. You can dislike someone but to wish something that could happen to you or your family is uncalled for sweetheart. You won't be winning 'anyone's' heart that way. Trust me. Educate yourself a tad more. God bless love. Be an amazing woman. You're beautiful."
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Pigs out: Vegetarians stage healthful bash
Vegetarianism has hit the mainstream. Once associated only with the counterculture or other countries, being vegetarian now ceases to raise eyebrows, And like most good movements, it has spawned as many offshoots as an overlooked potato. Few could argue with the rewards of more healthful eating, and as current food trends adapt to modern society, the more choices we have, the better.
The sixth annual Vegetarian Festival sets up shop again on September 28 to celebrate health-conscious living. The day's offerings include restaurant booths, nutritional information, exhibitors, Kid's Patch, live acoustic music, and– because this year's coordinator comes from Voices for Animals– a dog and cat adoption fair, and fun-raising activities for a spay/neuter project.
All food served, of course, will be vegetarian, with featured cuisines from India, China, the Mediterranean area, and Mexico. An "Ask the Nutritionist" table will offer free samples from natural food companies, and there'll be exhibits explaining acupuncture, chiropractic care, and alternative, cruelty-free personal care products.
The Kid's Patch (always a must for family-oriented activities) includes juggling, magic tricks, vegetable print painting, beanbag toss, and mini astrology readings.
All of this and more happens at Lee Park adjacent to the main library and only one block from the Downtown Mall. With its more than 100 exhibitors and expected 6,000 visitors, the festival is now the second largest vegetarian extravaganza in the United States (after the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival).
Keeping with the notion of conscious choice for all living things that proponents suggest is the best way to lead a healthful life, this year will allow cats and dogs to share the fun. The adoption fair will feature more than 10 local shelters and sanctuaries with animals in need of loving homes.
All in all, this festival epitomizes things that remain wonderful about Charlottesville. An educational experience coupled with fun, games, and music for everyone, in a location that's integral to downtown, just can't be beat for small town living. And if it puts us on the map as a vegetarian destination, then the whole town wins.
The Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival happens September 28 from 11am-4pm in Lee Park. For more information, contact Marianne Roberts, Festival Coordinator, at 434-823-1200, or check out the website avenue.org/vegfest. Free.


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My company is a small twenty-man engineering firm. All the application programming here is done in VB6 by two people, who have taught themselves VB6 from an assembly background while working here for the past 25+ years, and myself.
As a result, the VB6 code is riddled with horrendous code smells, like tons of stringly typed variables, terribly long functions, hundreds of public global variables (some of which are preferred over passing around arguments and returning values,) and not a single object class. Refactoring is nigh impossible, and any changes require too much digging through code, and once made, always seem to introduce more holes.
My boss is realizing that VB6 is a dead technology, and is willing to listen to my pleas of moving to .NET for new development. We are moving forward to .NET, but he sees it as a way to keep up compatability with the newer Windows OS's, not as a way to write better code.
How can I best explain the benefits of .NET language over VB6, beyond mere up-to-date-ness? What can I say to best emphasize that the move to .NET is a good move but also that it means our current programming paradigm should also begin to change? As soon as my boss hears that Visual Basic .NET looks just like VB6, I know that his first instinct will be to simply convert our old code mess to .NET.
I understand that it will be impossible to change anyone's mindset in a single afternoon, but how can I at least convince my assembly-toting boss that things like strongly-typed variables, custom classes, and private fields aren't a total waste of time and energy?


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well, fox news really pinned the nail on the donkey this time. or something. here's some kid talking about his near death experience, where he found out that everyone in heaven is young (PHEW, no wrinkles guys!). he also got to meet john the baptist, god, and jesus. why wouldn't they all be together? and caring about this kid at all. this definitely makes sense.
here are some choice quotes:
'god is a very very big person. he can actually fit the entire world into his hands.'
reporter: 'wow. so many people want to know what you now know. what about jesus?'
kid: 'well, jesus, he had a rough but kind face, sea blue eyes, and a smile that lit up the heavens.'
reporter: 'and what about old people? they are not in heaven, right?'
kid: 'nope, just young adults.'
then the dad says: 'the good news, gretchen, is that when you're up in heaven, it'll be the young version.'
AMAZING. THIS TRULY IS AMAZING. video after the jump.