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Wayland student killed in traffic accident
October 17, 2011
PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University junior Aaron Ross was killed in a traffic accident Sunday near Kress.
Ross was riding his bicycle, northbound on U.S. Highway 87 north of Kress when he was struck by a 2003 Chevy Avalanche also traveling northbound on Highway 87. Ross was airlifted to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. He was pronounced dead shortly after 7 p.m.
Ross was from Tulia and was majoring in molecular biology at Wayland. His twin brother Jarrett is also a student at Wayland.
"Aaron and his brother Jarrett are a very special part of Wayland Baptist University," said Dr. Paul Armes, President of Wayland. "We are deeply saddened and grieved by Aaron's loss. He was a fine young man who was known and loved by many at our school. The prayers and thoughts of the entire university are extended to this wonderful family."
Wayland will hold a special time of remembrance during its weekly chapel service on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Harral Memorial Auditorium. Ross was active at Colonial Baptist Church in Plainview.


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Six Tips For Boomer Dating Success
Let's face it: Dating is daunting. And when you're a Boomer, it may seem next to impossible. You might be coming out of a long-term marriage, or emerging from a period of time where you were consumed with raising children or caring for elderly parents — or, perhaps you still are responsible for children and/parents. Have your "dating muscles" atrophied? You might feel like you don't have the slightest idea how to go about flirting, meeting the opposite sex, much less handling issues of sexually transmitted diseases. You might feel like your body is old or unattractive. Disrobing in front of a romantic partner? Definitely not.
Plus, today's dating world doesn't remotely resemble the one you knew. How proactive are women supposed to be? Is the third-date rule (for having sex) still in effect? Just how do you handle an HIV discussion? Is online dating reliable, safe, or even effective? And all these questions and difficulties are magnified for female Boomers, who outnumber their male counterparts and also have to compete with younger women.
Yet many Boomers, including women, have gone out there and had the fun and excitement of their teenage years all over again (and with the wisdom of the years, it's even better!). A 54 year-old artist recently e-mailed me about her new Boomer boyfriend:
Joe adores me. He tells me I am a treasure, a rare beauty. I make him feel alive after so many years of being dead. Joe loves my voice, my thoughts, my work. He bought riding boots and we went riding together. His 95-year-old mom in Miami wants to see my photo.
Many Boomers have created love in their lives — the kind of deeply fulfilling love that offers true friendship along with the chemistry of lovers. Love, of course, is good for us. Research shows that married people are healthier both emotionally and physically. And having sex is good for us, too. Research shows that an active sex life may lead to a longer life, a better immune system, greater heart health, improved mood, even the ability to prevent certain cancers and ward off pain. Intercourse typically burns around 200 calories, which is equivalent to running on the treadmill for 30 minutes! And both activities release endorphins, which elevate mood and lower pain levels.
Once you take the dating plunge, you may be very pleasantly surprised at the possibilities, especially in online dating. This goes for female Boomers too. They often report that once they start, they feel more confident, more clear about what they want and therefore, more attractive! Female Boomers are more empowered and more affluent than ever before. The good news is that often, younger women cannot compete with them for a male Boomer's attention. The thirty-somethings are too active and demanding in terms of nightlife and other activities, whereas a Boomer man may prefer the seasoned wise companionship of a woman who has been there and done that. In other words, both male and female Boomers are in a position to pick and choose who they want to date.
And there is plenty to pick and choose from. A recent survey showed that 70 percent of single baby Boomers actively date. And 45 percent of men and 38 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 59 have sex once a week. Boomers have taken to online dating in increasing numbers. Two of the most popular online dating sites known for their younger clientele, reported a 39 percent increase in Boomer use from 2003-2006.
Here's what Shirley, a 50-year-old divorcee is experiencing: I just met another amazing guy. This one actually was suggested by my site. I winked. He e-mailed. I e-mailed back. He called me and we had a fabulous conversation. He was so easy to talk to. He seemed honest and sincere. I asked some pretty blunt questions that he happily answered in good detail. And he's tall! He created a business and sold it in 2006 because he had plenty of money and wanted to do something else. On the other hand, Bill, the writer, is coming out this afternoon. We are going to the beach. Bill says that he has written a poem for me…
So, what are you waiting for? Join the party!
The formula for successful Boomer dating
Tip 1: Bring out your charisma. Find activities that you truly adore and that create happiness and joy in your life. Ideally, pick activities that will transform both the inner and outer you. Take a personal growth course; learn to meditate; or start a spiritual practice.
Tip 2: Take care of you. For the outer (and inner) you, start a regular exercise program. It is definitely the fountain of youth. Give yourself a makeover so that you look great in your own eyes. Get that trendy haircut, go shopping and try out those clothes that your friend wears that give him/her a sexy, attractive or powerful look.
Tip 3: Don't be shy to advertise. Then put out the word in your network that you are ready to date. Seventy-two percent of relationships come from a person's network of friends, co-workers, and family. At first, don't be picky — simply tell folks you are looking for a wonderful person.
Tip 4: Go where the singles go. Go where the opposite sex (or same sex, if you prefer) is. If you like what you see, smile, make eye contact, give a sincere compliment or ask for some help. Sign up for on-going classes/activities that interest you and that have potential dates in them. For example, courses on finance, investing, sports and leadership; snowboarding/skiing; hiking; and cigar tasting usually have a lot of men in them. If you're a Boomer male, women are attracted to growth, craft, cooking, or spiritual courses. If you're not sure, ask the enroller about the ratio of men to women. There are many other fun activities, classes, and clubs so Google any class/topic plus "your city" and "classes."
Tip 5: Definitely do not miss out on online dating. Using the Internet is essential because it gives you a sense of the wide variety of singles that are out there right now. Sixteen million singles are dating online in the U.S. according to the latest independent research. You can partake of this smorgasbord of possibilities right there at your computer. Spend the time and work two sites. Boomers can also use more specialized sites like ones for Christians, Jews, or those looking for same-sex romance.
Tip 6: Put some time into it. Most people spend more time planning a vacation than they do planning their dating lives. And they get great vacations and little-to-no love life! So if you want to date, get out your calendar and set aside 8 to 10 hours per week to spend on going to courses. Then work your online dating program so that you are actually going out on dates.


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Prelude Part I
Place : Here
So nice to have good friends thought Andrew to himself in glee, looking at the nice new CD that he held in his little hand. It read in a simple scrawl "G.A.T.E. 2 Advance Copy". Apparently Cody's handwriting hadn't gotten any better now that he was a game programmer. But it didn't matter much to Andrew as he held the disc with as much reverence as a twelve year old can manage. He now had it... the first copy of the most anticipated sequel in a couple of years. All his for the playing. And so nice of it to get here on a Friday, when he had lots of time to get started on the RPG. With this thought formost in mind, Andrew opened up his GameStation and popped the CD in, settling in to watch the game's intro.
Place : Elsewhere
The night was as black as pitch, the moon's comforting rays unable to reach past the clouds and rain. Not that either worried any of the small squad of knights and trainees arrayed outside one Malith Keep. Being called upon to take care of a deranged mage in his own home tends to change one's perspective on these small issues.
"Alright men, lets make this quick. MOVE IN"
At the commander's order, they all moved in through the front doors quickly and efficiently, looking around just in case they found trouble in the plain-looking halls. Two of these knights in particular, one young girl with a determined look and a plain rapier and an older gentleman that seemed mostly comfortable with the situation, saw the form of this trouble first. Shambling horrors came down the sparsely decorated halls, a great moaning and groaning to be heard. "Undead!!" came the shout from the weathered lips as he took a swing at the nearest. The stroke cut through its target and quickly reversed to cut through another in the time it took for the young girl to begin assailing one to their side. Meanwhile, his young charge did her best to weaken the zombies that came her way, knowing that her weapon wasn't ideal against them. With any luck, she thought, he won't have made too many more of them tonight.
The cries from elsewhere in the manor, however, didn't seem to give much hope for that outcome. The filthy corpses filled the main hall, desperately trying to push back the Bloodeagle-trained soldiers. Unfortunately for them, the training of the assembled team was slowly but surely making the undead stay dead. With a few of the zombies cleared out from his position, Knight Gilbert quickly motioned for help. "MacArthur! Brooder! HURRY UP!" Quickly the girl and another of her comrades rushed towards the currently clear doorway the knight was pointing out. A couple of clumsy-but-effective slashes left the maid's opponent flat on the ground before she turned to go through the opening. With a silent prayer that there wasn't anything worse, the young girl (Rachel MacArthur by name) and another cadet rushed through the door and into a hall marked only by a single staircase going up and several paintings of imposing figures on the walls.
Upon seeing that the stairway was clear, cadet Brooder started up the staircase, only slowed by a cry of "Wait" from Rachel. "What is it, huh?" he asked, inwardly hoping that whatever it was wouldn't involve more corpses shambling about in hopes of eating his brains. The reply he got was a mumbled "... something's not right" as Rachel slowly put together what bothered her about this situation. "There's only two places that someone like him would build their lab and high up isn.... Ah!" A click from a slightly disturbed picture frame precluded the almost noiseless opening of a small door under the staircase. "As I thought," Rachel said with more than a bit of pride. "His lab WOULD be downstairs. I'm going down. You stay here in case the door closes."
"WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!!" Rachel yelled as she bulled past her stunned peer. All he could manage was a sort of scowl as he let Rachel past, into the barely-lit hall beyond.


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Due to the nature of my work I have and use four computers but usually only one at a time. I have Barca 2 on two of them; I have decided it is superior to the other available programs (I just had a disastrous foray into Thunderbird with multiplying messages).
I want to install Barca 2 on the other two. Should I just buy two licenses? Or should I consider moving to Barca Pro 2? As a previous customer I can get four of those at $29.95 each.
But, as my four computers only form an occasional ad hoc network I would not be sending messages between them. Does Barca Pro 2 have any advantages for me over Barca 2?
Also if I stay with Barca 2, the one license I have covers desk top and laptop. The other two computers are a desktop and laptop. Do I just need one more license?
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The Telescope Operator can enter target coordinates by hand. However, it is often useful to have coordinates in a file that can be automatically read by the TCS. A target list can be prepared prior to the observing run and uploaded to clarity or caballo. A suitable target list will consist of a text file containing the following columns separated by a pipe: Object designation, RA, DEC, EQUINOX, comment (optional). The file can have any name but it needs to have an ".objects" extension. An example follows:
file name: echelle.objects HD5980 | 00:59:26.6 | -72:09:53.9 | 2000.000 | Sk80 | 00:59:32.0 | -72:10:46.3 | 2000.000 | HR718 | 02:28:09.5 | +08:27:36.0 | 2000.000 | flux standard R71 | 05:02:07.4 | -71:20:13.1 | 2000.000 | HDE269582 | 05:27:52.7 | -68:59:08.6 | 2000.000 | R127 | 05:36:43.7 | -69:29:47.5 | 2000.000 | Feige110 | 23:19:58.4 | -05:09:56.2 | 2000.000 | flux standard
Once the target list is uploaded to clarity or caballo, you need to open the 'TeleGUI' (from telescope icon in the bottom task bar), click on 'File' (top bar, left, next to TeleGUI, and select 'Open ObjectList'. This will bring up a browser where you can select the desired file. The list will show up in a separate window which provides buttons for editing, adding, removing, and 'send to TCS'. To save changes just click again on 'File' and 'Open ObjectList', and the option of 'saving changes' will be offered.
A. The SITe2K CCD is available for direct imaging on the du Pont 2.5-meter telescope, and gives a scale of 0.259" per pixel over a field of 8.85 arcmin square.
B. The wide field reimaging CCD (WFCCD) camera reimages a 25 arc-minute diameter field onto the WF4K CCD camera, with a scale of 0.484 arcsec/pixel. It produces images of approximately two pixels over the full field, and has good transmission from 3800 Å to 9000 Å. Metal slit masks are used to provide a multi-object spectroscopy capability. Observers should consult J. Mulchaey (firstname.lastname@example.com) or I. Thompson (email@example.com) about mask making procedures and should allow three months for the production of the masks.
C. The B & C spectrograph uses a Marconi CCD mated to a Bowen Schmidt camera as the detector. When used with the 600 line/mm grating the dispersion is 1.5 Å/pixel with a wavelength coverage of 3100 Å. The spatial scale on the du Pont Telescope is 0.70 arcsec/pixel, and the maximum slit length 271 arcsec.
D. The Echelle Spectrograph provides simultaneous wavelength coverage from ~3700-7000 Å at a typical resolution of ~40,000.
E. CAPSCam is a specialized astrometric camera designed for an astrometric search for Jupiter-like planets. The camera employs a Rockwell Hawaii-2RG HyViSI array, and the design is optimized for high accuracy astrometry of red dwarf stars. Observers interested in using this instrument should contact Alan Boss (Carnegie-DTM) or Ian Thompson (OCIW).
F. RetroCam is a near-IR imager built especially for the Carnegie Supernova Program, but which is generally available to users. RetroCam employs a Rockwell Hawaii-1 HgCdTe 1024x1024 array. The focal plane scale is 0.201 arcsec/pixel, with a total field size of 3.4arcmin square. A single filter wheel containing Y, J, and H filters is available.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
When I first started work at the Local in 1999, the office here was remarkably different than it is today. The editorial department was led by the triumvirate of Marie Jones, Ruth Russell and Katie Worrall, all three with remarkably deep roots in Chestnut Hill.
The advertising department was also staffed by a group of venerable Chestnut Hill ladies: Mary Flannery, Ellen Maher, Anne Fisher and Lois Thomson. Cheryl Massaro was "new" by Local standards, having only started working in 1995, but she was born and raised on the Hill. Joan Forjohn, who came in 1993 and still works here in advertising, rounded out that group.
That was essentially the beginning of the end of an era in which the Local was staffed, almost exclusively, by talented women. They were not only co-workers. They were neighbors, many of whom had raised children, reentered the workforce and were fortunate enough to do so right around the corner. It was a time when the majority of the Local's staff kept weekly hair appointments at Chestnut Hill Hair (now Artisans on the Avenue). It was a different time.
The first big shift in the Local's culture was the retirement of Marie Jones in 2000 after 30 years of steering the paper as its editor. Still, the classified and circulation department retained that old neighborhood culture right up until the time both Mary Flannery and Ellen Maher decided to retire together. Anne Fisher – who passed away in 2002 – had already retired.
Last week, memories of that time returned to me when, in the same week, Lois Thomson decided to retire after 30 years in advertising and we learned that Mary had passed away, unexpectedly, after suffering a stroke during surgery.
(Mary's funeral service took place at Our Mother of Consolation last Friday, May 4. We will run a proper obituary for her next week.)
The classified department was really the center of good will at the Local. If anyone was laughing in this office, it was likely in classifieds. Anne, Ellen and Mary, who were in perpetual good moods and who all sat together all day, every day, would share jokes and stories. No matter how hard the work, the group was almost always smiling.
Perhaps the only time spirits were ever low was when those ladies were all compelled to shift to a new advertising software system – something for which I'm partially responsible. Sorry. (Still, the department never gave up recording orders on a typewriter).
I still work with a lot of really terrific people in all the Local's departments, but I do miss those days. Every time you got to the office, you could rely on those classified department ladies for the latest Hill gossip (or, what I like to call "the news") or a great anecdote – a funny story about days gone by. In many ways it was like working with a bunch of your favorite aunts.
I, and those of us who worked with Mary before she retired in 2007, will definitely miss her. She was a terrific lady who not only brightened up the office with her personality but became an integral part of what made the paper successful for so many years. She was absolutely one of the best, and Chestnut Hill has lost a cornerstone.
Change is inevitable. And I always try to meet it with optimism. But it's certain this time that an era worth remembering is finally passing.


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The IHSA football playoffs begin tonight, although most of our local teams play Saturday. Who will win? Here are my picks, and why:
Friday's games
Class 4A
Lutheran over Chicago North Lawn Charter. The Crusaders jump up two classes this year from last year's second-round 2A team. That's a big jump. Still, Lutheran has a great offense, Chicago teams tend to be as weak in football as they are strong in basketball and North Lawn is making its first-ever playoff appearance.
Side note here: I am covering this game and can't wait to see Lutheran's James Robinson in action for the first time. The super sophomore is getting close to 4,000 career yards.
Class 3A
Winnebago over Peru St. Bede. The Indians have reached the quarterfinals two years in a row, and this is their best team yet. Winnebago can pass and has a rugged, multi-faceted running game. The Indians should overmatch St. Bede physically.
Saturday's games
Class 7A
Hononegah over Highland Park. The Indians are the best 2-loss team from the NIC-10 at least since East reached the state quarterfinals 12 years ago and maybe since Belvidere won state in 1994. The Indians have holes on defense, but linebacker Adrian Marquez could be back after missing the last 6 1/2 games with a knee injury, and their running game is flat-out awesome.
Glenbard West over Harlem. De Woods is a bullish running back and Tanner DiGiovanni a good passer, but Harlem's defense and maybe even offensive line aren't good enough to beat the state's No. 2-ranked team unless they have a big edge in turnover margin.
Class 6A
Boylan over Belvidere North. Boylan lacks the speed of past Titan teams. That shows up not only in a lack of big runs, but other teams breaking big plays on Boylan's defense. Auburn, Hononegah, Belvidere, Belvidere North and Guilford have all had long scoring plays on Boylan. Still, North had its shot two weeks ago. Boylan has been warned. Boylan is better; North won't sneak up on the Titans again. Still, this is another game I am covering this weekend, and I am eager to see Jace Bankord and Kevin Tevebaugh take on Boylan's defense.
Cary-Grove over Guilford. This is Guilford's best team in maybe a decade. And Cary-Grove's worst in several years. Still, Cary-Grove has been a state power in recent years while Guilford is 1-10 in the playoffs, 1-9 in the first round, the last 20 years. Guilford has a fast defense that can hold teams without first downs, but has given up big plays. Nino Musso is Guilford's best passer in more than a decade, but I'm not sure the Vikings can run consistently. This should be one of the better games of the weekend, but I have to go with Cary-Grove until Guilford proves this is a new era.
Class 4A
Geneseo over Genoa-Kingston. Geneseo plays against bigger schools all year.
Rochelle over Chicago Payton. Chicago Payton is 0-2 lifetime in the playoffs, losing the last two years by an average of 35 points to teams that lost in the next round once and in the third round the other time. Rochelle drops down from 5A this year and is 3-1 in its previous trips to the playoffs as a 5-4 team. Despite going into the playoffs on a three-game losing streak, I think the Hubs have a good chance to go at least to the semifinals as they have been playing bigger schools all year than the other high seeds in their quadrant.
Class 3A
Stillman Valley over Bloomington Central Catholic. These are two traditional state-wide powers. Stillman dropped to third in the Big Northern West this year, but has still been state-ranked all year. And as great as Bloomington Catholic has been, it has lost in the first round of the playoffs four years in a row since taking second in the state in 2007 and winning the state title in 2008. Make that five straight first-round losses.
Wilmington over Oregon. The Hawks are Big Northern-tested, but Wilmington has reached the second round of the playoffs six years in a row and 10 of the last 11 years. The Hawks have a chance here, but face an uphill battle on the road.
Class 2A
Eastland/Pearl City over Chicago Luther North. E/PC had a first-round hiccup last year, but should win this game big before next year's showdown against Sterling Newman in a game where the winner will have a 50-50 chance to win the state title.
Sterlng Newman over Minonk Fieldcrest. The Comets are always a huge playoff threat.
Class 1A
Galena over East Dubuque. Galena pulled off a huge win over Lena-Winslow recently with a trick play. The Pirates have the playoff pedigree, gutsy coaches and a tough team. Expect this battle of NUIC teams to be decided by fewer than 10 points.
Lena-Winslow over Forreston. At one point this year, I gave Forreston a first-place vote in the state poll. I obviously think the Cardinals are good. And Le-Win's defense may not be quite as strong as in past year, but I love the Panthers' balanced offense and was very impressed with 1,000-yard passer Ben Moest in the one game I saw him play.
Stockton over Alden-Hebron. Stockton is the defending state runner-up and went undefeated in the NUIC, the home many, many state champion and runner-up teams. Alden-Hebron comes out of the NAC, which has had very little playoff success. The Blackhawks could run wild here.
Aquin over Christian Life. Aquin has some severe problems on defense, but has a 2,000-yard passer in Aidan Chang. Christian Life is a school-record 8-1, but its one loss, to Ottawa Marquette, was the only quality team the Eagles have faced yet. This would be a huge, huge win for Christian Life, but they'll need to slow down Chang to get it.
Predicting the first round of the IHSA football playoffs
The IHSA football playoffs begin tonight, although most of our local teams play Saturday. Who will win? Here are my picks, and why:


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RAV4 delivers more fun with a powerful 176-hp 4-cylinder engine for off-the-line thrills. And the Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) technology helps maximize performance while boosting RAV4's fuel economy too. It all helps make RAV4 a smart, spirited choice.
Paddle shifters
Available paddle shifters let you shift gears without letting go of the wheel. A light touch on either lever gives you rapid gear changes and a more thrilling drive. It's one more way RAV4 SE helps keep you in control of the fun.
Driver-selectable modes
Whether you're looking for extra thrills or extra efficiency, RAV4 gives you up to three selectable driving modes to help you customize your drive. ECO Mode helps maximize fuel economy. Sport Mode provides a more spirited drive, with thrilling acceleration and revised shift points. And on RAV4 Hybrid, EV Mode lets you operate solely on battery power under certain conditions.
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Bird's Eye View Camera
RAV4's available Bird's Eye View Camera helps you see nearby objects and get into and out of the smallest spaces with ease. The system includes Perimeter Scan-an innovative feature that displays live, rotating 360-degree views of your surroundings when you're parked.
Integrated backup camera
Back up with confidence. When you shift into Reverse, RAV4's standard backup camera displays a real-time view of what the camera sees behind you on the 6.1-in. touch-screen display on the dash.
Integrated Navigation
RAV4 offers two available audio systems that incorporate navigation, so you can have the perfect soundtrack for all of your adventures. Choose from Entune™ Premium Audio with Integrated Navigation and App Suite and Entune™ Premium JBL® Audio with Integrated Navigation and App Suite, featuring JBL® GreenEdge™ speakers. Both offer the convenience and clarity of SiriusXM® Satellite Radio.
Connected Navigation
The Entune™ Audio Plus system with Connected Navigation is available on LE and XLE and ready to help you find your way. RAV4 is now equipped with the Scout® GPS Link App, so simply pair your cell phone to get turn-by-turn directions.
Siri® Eyes Free
Stay focused on the drive. Siri® Eyes Free helps connect the voice recognition technology of your paired iPhone® to RAV4 with a conveniently located button on the steering wheel. Use your voice to send messages and emails, listen to music, and get directions, sports scores, weather and more. Keep your eyes on the adventure ahead.
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Only SiriusXM® Satellite Radio brings you more of what you love, all in one place. Enjoy over 150 channels of coast-to-coast coverage, including commercial-free music plus the best sports, news, talk, comedy and entertainment. SiriusXM® Satellite Radio-equipped Toyota vehicles come with a 3-month complimentary trial of the SiriusXM All Access package.
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RAV4 Hybrid engages a variety of future-forward tech to help make every journey as efficient as possible. You'll enjoy the exhilaration that comes from more power and great acceleration, and with RAV4 Hybrid's EPA-estimated 34 mpg city, your wallet will be happy too.
Hybrid gauge cluster
Stay on top of it all. RAV4 Hybrid's unique gauge cluster lets you monitor the Hybrid Synergy Drive® system with just a glance. You can quickly track when the system is charging and providing power to the drive wheels, so you can get the most out of every trip.
Exciting hybrid power
Bring tech, style and efficiency to all your adventures. With RAV4 Hybrid's advanced innovations and Toyota's proven hybrid powertrain, you can make the most of any trip. And in addition to its great fuel economy, RAV4 Hybrid adds extra thrills with 194 net horsepower and outstanding acceleration.
Hybrid system w/AWD-i
Remain confident even when Mother Nature rains on your parade. RAV4 Hybrid's Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive with intelligence (AWD-i) is designed to help make any trek a sure-footed experience, with an electric motor that delivers instant torque to the rear wheels whenever you need more traction.
Comprehensive energy monitor
Every adventure needs a command center. RAV4 Hybrid's energy monitor indicates the operation of the gas engine, electric motor and hybrid battery. As you drive, it provides real-time information showing how power is being used, and even how the battery is being charged.
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Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist
Lane Departure Alert (LDA) helps you stay in your lane. The system detects visible painted lane markings on the road and alerts you if you start to drift out of your lane. An audible beep and flashing light on the instrument panel alert you to take corrective action. When combined with Steering Assist, LDA helps keep RAV4 in its lane by providing gentle corrective steering when necessary.
Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
Designed to improve your drive. RAV4's Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) works like conventional cruise control but can do even more. Using forward-sensing radar technology, the system can automatically adjust vehicle speed to help maintain a preset following distance between you and the vehicle directly in front of you.
Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
The Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS w/PD) helps keep the road safe by detecting pedestrians in certain situations. By combining millimeter-wave radar with a camera capable of shape recognition, the system provides an audible warning and a display notification to alert you of a possible collision with a pedestrian under certain circumstances. If you don't react, automatic braking and collision-avoidance support is then given to help prevent a collision.
Automatic High Beams
Enhance visibility and help make nighttime driving safe for everyone. The available system uses a camera to help detect oncoming vehicles as far away as 2000 feet and, depending on the circumstances, automatically switches the high beams on and off, making it easier for other drivers on the road.
2017 Toyota RAV4 - Safety Features
Blind Spot Monitor
By illuminating a warning signal on the correct outside mirror, the available Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA) help identify vehicles that you may not see when changing lanes or backing out of a parking space.
Star Safety System™
Travel safely with more peace of mind. RAV4 comes standard with this suite of six advanced safety features designed to help keep you out of harm's way. The system includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA) and Smart Stop Technology® (SST).
Eight airbags
We want to help you drive with more confidence. That's why RAV4 comes with eight airbags, including our driver and front passenger Advanced Airbag System, driver and front passenger seat-mounted side airbags, front- and second-row Roll-sensing Side Curtain Airbags (RSCA), and a driver knee airbag and front passenger seat-cushion airbag.
Find new adventures without worry. Toyota is devoted to safety and dependability, and proper vehicle maintenance is important to both. That's why we include a no cost maintenance plan with the purchase or lease of every new RAV4 for 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first. 24-hour roadside assistance is also included for 2 years and unlimited miles.


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Value Line has initiated coverage of Knowles Corporation (KN) in its flagship product, The Value Line Investment Survey. Knowles Corporation became an independent, publicly-traded company on February 28, 2014 when it was spun off from Dover Corporation (DOV). Dover shareholders received one share of KN stock for every two shares of Dover common stock held at the close of the business day on February 19, 2014. Knowles' stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 3, 2014 under the ticker symbol "KN".
Knowles designs and manufactures products and components which serve mobile consumer electronics, medical technology, telecommunications infrastructure, military, space, and an assortment of other end markets. It now holds a leading position in microphones, speakers, and receivers that are used in mobile handsets, smartphones, and tablets (thanks to its 20-year history under Dover's wing). Knowles is also recognized as a leading manufacturer of transducers used in the medical technology market for hearing health. Furthermore, the company competes in the telecommunication infrastructure and military/space markets with its oscillators and capacitors.
Its two reportable business segments are Mobile Consumer Electronics (MCE, 64% of '13 revenue) and Specialty Components (SC, 36%). MCE designs and manufactures acoustic products for consumer electronic markets, while SC specializes in electronic components for medical and life science applications, such as hearing aids, and high performance components in communications and other markets. Key competitors in the MCE segment are AAC Technologies (AACAY) and Goertek, with Sonion competing in the SC segment.
Most notably, the company is a leading supplier of acoustic components to all major handset original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). While Knowles mostly sells its products directly to OEMs and to their contracted manufacturers, it also generates a smaller portion of its sales through distributors.
Knowles strives to maintain its manufacturing facilities in close proximity to its direct customers, in order to cut down lead times. In that vein, the majority of its manufacturing capacity is located in Asia, with several facilities in the United States and Europe, too. Sales are heavily weighted in Asia at 78% of 2013 revenue, while the U.S. and Europe make up approximately 10% each. The other Americas and its remaining markets comprise the remainder. The company employs 10,000 individuals in 14 countries, 79% of whom work in Asian facilities.
Fast product development cycles and high volume manufacturing capabilities are crucial mechanisms that the company utilizes to stay competitive. To do this, Knowles invests in research and development. To wit, over the last three years, it increased its R&D spending by over 50%, to nearly 7% of the top line each year.
Acoustic component sales are driven by developments in smartphone and tablet innovation and demand trends. Higher-performance passive acoustic components and active audio chipsets are needed to keep up with discriminating consumer expectations. Over the past five years, the rapid growth of smartphones increased the demand for high-value audio components, much more so than the earlier generations of cellphones. Newer adopted standards, like 4G technology, also buoy the need for high-end chipsets. The rollout of 4G in China and expansion of the coverage profile in the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Northern Europe should foster demand for Knowles' inventory, even though there is already deep market penetration in some developed regions.
Not only does the company benefit from higher value-added components, which command loftier premiums and margins, but OEMs have also been integrating multiple acoustic components per device for improved functionality and performance, further improving sales volume. These trends may proliferate into the wearable technology market that many deem to be the next area of rapid expansion.
Each new generation of consumer electronics typically allow for higher selling prices than the inferior or outdated products it subsequently replaces. After their introduction, these components typically exhibit downward pricing tendencies. Downward pricing pressure on devices lends to similar pressure on the associated components. However, the company is able to offset price erosion through material cost reductions, yield improvements, and labor reductions as these products progress through their lifecycles. Electronic markets have relatively short product cycles due to the technical nature of the industry which fosters frequent new OEM product launches. The SC market is more cyclical as it is more exposed to government spending. But, these end markets are also more stable and less prone to swift product turnover.
The company's competitive position rests on its ability to continue successfully innovating widely adapted products. Because many of its components are designed specifically for an OEM's product, Knowles is relying on that finished product to be commercially successful. Changes in usage or expected end-user demand can lead to obsolete inventory lingering on the balance sheet.
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung account for about 25% and 15% of total revenues, respectively. Although no other customer contributed more than 10% to the company's top line, the top ten customers account for 65% of the total. As a result, Knowles is highly exposed to loss-of-customer risk. Struggling developers Nokia (NOK) and BlackBerry (BBRY) are also large customers, although they both represent a smaller portion of Knowles' revenues than in years past. It is expected that a significant percentage of revenue will continue to come from a relatively small number of key customers. Moreover, Knowles does not have long-term agreements or purchase orders with any of its customers, so a sudden blow remains an ever-present possibility. Furthermore, incoming order patterns can be unpredictable.
The company plans to streamline its current 18 facilities to 11 by the end of 2016 to reduce costs. The planned restructuring will consolidate facilities, close others, and reduce staff levels. Simultaneously, it expects to pursue a variety of accretive bolt-on style acquisitions to enhance its competitive position. We suspect these acquisitions will be small scale, but management has indicated it is open to pursuing complimentary markets via a larger acquisition if an attractive opportunity is present.
As a result of the spinoff, Knowles incurred $400 million of indebtedness that was distributed to its former parent company. Still, its debt level should be manageable, currently at 22% of capitalization. There is no dividend in place, and management has no plans to initiate one in the foreseeable future. In all, this issue is best suited for growth investors.
Subscribers interested in Knowles Corp. are advised to consult Value Line's quarterly reports for a more in-depth look at the particular merits of the stock, as well as any supplemental reports and relevant articles as important news items arise.
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The Tustin Area Woman's Club's 56th year will begin with a fashion show fundraiser presented by the Mannequins Section, in the Crystal Ballroom at the Elks Club on Saturday.
Tustin had few organizations for women before Lillian Beckwith, a newcomer to Tustin, decided to form a group similar to the woman's club she had in her hometown.
With the support of Tustin women such as Lucille Moses, who later became the second president, and Ida McCalla, the third president, she gathered 143 ladies for a charter members meeting in January 1958 and took charge as founding president.
By 1960, the organization was part of the California Federation of Women's Clubs and had 300 members. Membership had swelled to 500 women by 1963. Many early members are still active today.
One of the aims of the Tustin Area Woman's Club, or TAWC as it is known, is enriching the lives of children through the support of better educational programs, sports, music and arts. The club presents eight $1,000 college scholarships annually. It also honors outstanding seniors chosen by counselors at each of Tustin's high schools with a Young Woman of the Month award presented monthly during the organization's meeting/ luncheon.
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The Tustin Area Woman's Club has been recognized many times over the years for its dedication to improving the quality of life in Tustin and providing a variety of interests for the women of the community – as well as funds for philanthropic organizations and causes such as the Beckman High School choir and orchestra, the Tustin Public Schools Foundation and the Orange County Rescue Mission.
One of the club's honors, a citation from the Tustin City Council, was presented to Claudia Wolf, 2007-08, by Councilman Jerry Amante.
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The mission of the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is to promote, preserve, protect, and interpret its profound historical, religious, environmental, geographic, geologic, cultural, and linguistic resources. These efforts will contribute to the overall national story, engender a spirit of pride and self-reliance, and create a legacy in the Colorado counties of Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla.
A national heritage area is a place where national, cultural, historic and recreational resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally distinct landscape. Such a landscape exists here in the San Luis Valley, where several distinct cultures intersected.
Mt. Blanca, the 14,345 foot peak that towers over the valley, was originally given the name Sisnaajini (White Shell Mountain) by the Dine (Navajo) people and is considered a sacred landmark, denoting the northeastern boundary of their world. The Ute, Apache, Tiwa, Tewa, Comanche, Kiowa, and Arapaho tribes also lived in the area, either following the migration of large game animals along what is now known as the Old Spanish Trail or building villages of adobe and farming crops such as squash and corn. Evidence of their presence is found today in petroglyphs and pictographs that tell the stories of their cultures.
Buffalo hunting and indigenous nomadic life was intersected by Mexican land grants and penitente moradas. This area includes the oldest town in Colorado (San Luis), and the oldest parish in Colorado (Our Lady of Guadalupe in Conejos). Several of the large tracts of land were once land grants from Spain, including the area of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, and what has since become the Forbes-Trinchera.
Explorer Zebulon Pike was the first American to provide a detailed description of this area. Captured by Spanish soldiers in 1807, near the area of Pike's Stockade, this rebuilt structure is a symbol of westward expansion and exploration. Pike's foray in the Valley was followed by the military, sheepherders, Mormon settlement, mining, railroads, cattle ranchers and Japanese farmers.
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New York City, not-too-distant-future: Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one, watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. As he is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan's exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric's bet against it. Eric Packer is losing his empire with every tick of the clock. Meanwhile, an eruption of wild activity unfolds in the city's streets. Petrified as the threats of the real world infringe upon his cloud of virtual convictions, his paranoia intensifies during the course of his 24-hour cross-town odyssey.
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Beef stroganoff is traditionally made by sauteing strips or cubes of beef but I have bad luck cooking beef this way. Sometimes my beef stir fries/sautes turns out great but many times it ends up kinda chewy and tough. So instead of a saute, I opt to braise the beef for my stroganoff. Braising takes longer but I love the way it magically transforms a cheap tough cut into something moist and fork tender. And this way I won't screw up cooking a pricey piece of meat. One of my local supermarkets had a 7-bone chuck roast (great braising cut) on sale for only $1.29/lb, quite the bargain compared to a $5/lb steak or tenderloin. I know some people dislike mushrooms but I can't have stroganoff with lots of them. Finally, a white wine sour cream sauce with thyme, dijon mustard, and teensy bit of soy sauce brings it all together.
Not all roasts are created equal. Here's a guide from Cook's Illustrated that rates the flavor of various cuts most widely available at the supermarket: http://www.cooksillustrated.com/images/document/howto/ND02_BeefRoasts.pdf
I like using the top blade roast or chuck 7-bone roast because those cuts are already thin so it's easier to cut into 1 inch cubes.
For a quick version, skip the braise and saute a strips of a tender cut like tenderloin, sirloin steak, or flank steak instead. Or you can even use ground beef.
Beef Stroganoff
3 lbs braising beef cut, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 bay leaves
1/2 C chicken stock + 1/2 C water
Veggies and Sauce
2 Tbsp butter
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 lb crimini or white button mushrooms, sliced
1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1/2 C white wine
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 C sour cream
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
Vegetable oil
Salt and pepper
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Egg noodles or rice
Trim off any excess fat and cut the beef into 1 inch pieces and season with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add 1/3 of the beef and sear until browned on all sides (or a 2 - 3 sides if you want to cheat like me since I get impatient). Transfer to a boil and repeat the searing. If the browned bits on the bottom of the Dutch oven are accumulating and turning too brown, add some water and scrape up the browned bits. Pour this flavorful liquid into the bowl with the already seared pieces of beef and then resume the searing.
After all of the beef has seared, return the beef and any juices back into the Dutch oven. Add the chicken stock and water, two tablespoons of soy sauce, and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer then lower the heat until the contents are barely simmering. Cook for about 3 hours or until the beef is fork tender, stir occasionally to make sure all the pieces get cooked evenly. Transfer to a bowl and reserve one cup of the braising liquid.
In a skillet heat two tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add the diced onions and cook until translucent and slightly browned on the edges. Add the sliced mushrooms, a little salt, and pepper. The mushrooms will release some liquid so cook until all of the liquid has reduced and the pan is dry. Add the white wine, reserved cup of braising liquid, and thyme. Turn up the heat to medium high and cook until this liquid is reduced and thickened. Season with a little soy sauce (about 1 - 2 tablespoons), salt, and pepper. Stir in the braised piece of beef and take the pan off heat. Off heat, stir in the dijon mustard and sour cream. Serve over buttered egg noodles or rice.


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Vito Mannone says Arsenal need to "get up from the floor" after suffering their second successive defeat on Wednesday night.
Having won their first two Champions League group games, the team were brought down to earth by Schalke's late show on Wednesday night.
After starting the season promisingly, Mannone is adamant Arsène Wenger's side can fight back and put this week's results behind them.
"We're really disappointed," the goalkeeper said. "It's not acceptable to play games like we did tonight and we need to focus on ourselves now and get back to the training ground and find a solution to come back. We need to come back stronger on Saturday.
"We need to win and I hope we get our heads in shape. We need to work as a team and we don't need to point the finger to anybody because it's a problem of a team.
"I think all over the field we didn't defend properly., didn't do well the job in midfield and didn't create many chances. At the minute, we need to get up from the floor and go again. The season has started well but now is the time to fight back.
"When you're going through these moments, you need to show character. Unfortunately we didn't today but I hope [in] the next game, it will be the Arsenal that the fans deserve. We're playing for a big club and we need to show it."
Mannone is urging the Arsenal supporters to get behind the team on Saturday - and insists the players will continue to work hard on the training pitch in order to turn things around.
"It's not when everything goes right that you need them. Obviously it's nice to have them always next to you, but at the minute we need a 12th man so the fans need to stick with the team.
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text: When Star Trek: The Next Generation turned 25 recently, we voyaged back to where no one has gone since the show went off the air. We dutifully unpacked our most and least memorable episodes of the stellar sci-fi show — and then so did you. The subsequent outpouring of reader testimonials, collectively anchored by the optimism of the Star Trek franchise's longest-running television series, ran both deep and wide in the comments section of that original post. See also: The Best and Worst of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Sci-Fi Optimism World According to Worf: Earth Could Use More Star Trek Right Now Warping Through Star Trek: The Next Generation's 25 Years With Ronald Moore Star Trek: The Next Generation tried "to envision a future better than the present that we live in," said reader MikkiTii, one of two winners of our Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One Blu-ray giveaway. "Few ever really tried that before, and no one I can think of has tried since. Instead we have only endless visions of dystopia, killer robots, post-apocalyptic suffering or terror descended from the stars." "I watched the very first episode in 1987 with my father," added reader oldskul68, who also won. "My father's gone now, but watching The Next Generation with my son reminds me of those times, 25 years ago, when me and my dad would step out of reality for an hour and dream of a world where humankind was united, and the problems we face today no longer exist." While most commenters on Wired.com shared our winners' love of the singular series' utopian appeal, like true sci-fi geeks they also favored and hated quite different episodes. Celebrate their diehard Star Trek fandom by clicking through Wired readers' coolest rants and raves in the gallery above. Above: 'Thine Own Self' "I will never forget 'Thine Own Self,' the episode when Data wakes up on a strange planet and can't remember who he is, or why he is carrying around a suitcase. He walks from house to house trying to recall his past but everyone he meets starts to get sick and dies. It turns out he's walking around with radioactive material. D'oh!" —pumpkinpatch81'The Drumhead' "I'd have to say that the episode that had the most import for me was 'The Drumhead.' The slow spiral of the investigation of a simple explosion into a McCarthyesque witch hunt which seems to accuse virtually every crew member of being party to a conspiracy is well done. The 'for us or against us' attitude of the investigator Adm. Satie (Jean Simmons), along with her relentless drive to ferret out conspiracies that aren't there, is chilling. "The episode become even more foreboding when taken in the perspective of a post-9/11 world where secret trials, hearsay and guilt by association seem much more acceptable to the public and powers that be than they formerly were. —topsey "How in the world ('in the Alpha Quadrant'?) can you completely leave 'The Drumhead' off this list? It's one of the better episodes of the entire series and contains, arguably, the best monologue ever delivered by Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard. The lines he delivers about censorship damaging people and society are incredibly relevant, especially as modern-day, for-profit companies and governments are trying to further monitor and control the information we produce and consume. "Picard's condemnation of the witch hunt by Admiral Norah Satie (Ret.) made enough of an impression on me that I had a portion of it tattooed on my arm.... Apart from my personal experience with the episode, you have to acknowledge the quality of the episode and how it helped build and shape Picard as a more complex character. —Will Vanlue'The Next Phase' "The episode that sticks with me the most, despite its very real problems, is 'The Next Phase.' Geordi and Ro out of phase with the rest of the universe, trying to warn the crew of a Romulan plot to destroy the Enterprise. How do they breathe? How can they phase through doors, bulkheads, but manage to walk on the floor? Such obvious problems, but it's so much fun!" —Justin Pressnall'Darmok' "'Darmok'" is an incredible episode, story and full-bore Star Trek experience. Paul Winfield (also seen in Wrath of Khan) turns in a magnificent performance as Dathon, the Tamarian captain. There's a Stanislaw Lem-like quality to the central question of communication and personal/cultural history. Totally awesome." —StuartDMT "It was an inspiring episode for me too, language buff that I am, and furthermore it got me to look up Gilgamesh, who I'd never more than just heard of. Now I've read every single translation on the ETCSL (Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature) and started studying Sumerian grammar. All that and a fairly gripping episode in and of itself too." —Ray "No 'Best of Star Trek TNG' list is complete without 'Darmok.' Two civilizations were separated not by a language but by the meanings of the words of the language they both spoke." —rick baca "Did you guys seriously neglect to add 'Darmok' to this list? I am seething with disdain. 'Darmok' was one of those quintessential Star Trek episodes. Captain meets alien, captain tries to converse with alien, to no effect. Captain and alien are trapped and must learn to work together despite their communication barrier while their subordinates nearly destroy each other because of it.... If you don't rewrite this article to include Darmok, my nerd rage will be like the force of 10,000 Hiroshimas."—Techngro "'Darmok.' End of discussion." —Caleb Foote'The Measure of a Man' "For me it has to be 'The Measure of a Man,' not only because of its metaphor as humanity as a whole but because the decision Picard made affected all life forms that gained any ability to be sentient, including the Enterprise at one point." —Mike Knowles "One of the best: 'The Measure of a Man.' The speech by Picard in defense of Data as a life form with rights was brilliant." —windys "The episode that sold me on TNG was the brilliant and poignant 'Measure of a Man' from Season 2. This is when I was convinced that TNG was going to successfully carry the torch for the Star Trek franchise. The debate in this episode on the status of Data — is he sentient and in charge of his own life or is he property and subject to the whims of Starfleet — was ingenious. My favorite part was having Picard talking to Guinan in Ten Forward about how poorly the trial was going and maybe it wouldn't be so bad for Data to be replicated into a race of cybernetic servants for the Federation. Guinan (the fantastic Whoopi Goldberg) zeroed in on the crux of the ethical matter ... that having a race of Datas would mean that Starfleet would have disposable people to use as they desired with no regard to them as sentient beings. Picard catches on.... "Slavery," he said, "you are talking about slavery." Picard then returns to the JAG hearing to make the case that it would be morally wrong to allow Data to be used as a template for a race of slaves. Poignant, moving and not preachy.... Star Trek at its very best." — Robert Karma "One of my favorites is definitely 'The Measure of a Man.' In typical Star Trek fashion, the writers were able to bring in complex social-moral issues. Duty (Riker's) versus friendship. Justice (and how it is not always so black and white). The storyline, including the term 'disposable creatures,' ties in the sins of slavery from the past with the questions inherent in the cloning of life forms in the present and future. Engaging, indeed." —StezTrek'Parallels' "Anybody notice how Worf was always giving perfectly reasonable security advice (hey, he was, like, the security officer or something!) and then being shot down by Picard and Riker? 'I recommend we raise shields, Captain.' 'Oh, stop being so fussy, Worf. I'm sure it's fine.' *Enterprise explodes.* Poor Michael Dorn really suffered in the underdeveloped role of the snarling, stupid Klingon for so much of the series, that it's a pity this article didn't notice how much he finally gets to shine in Season 7, producing one of the best episodes of the entire series: 'Parallels.' Dorn realizes Worf's growing alarm as he shifts between realities with no more than a few expressive looks, impressive especially under his giant forehead makeup. Also, someone finally noticed that being with a stalwart like Worf might make an overly emotional busybody like Troi someone likeable. And a Borg-pursued Riker bursts into tears and tries to blow everybody up! What's not to like? Best lines of the episode: Riker: 'You don't remember any of this, do you?' Worf: 'I do remember, I just remember differently.'" —Lee Baptiste'The Mind's Eye' "What about 'The Minds Eye?' Romulans kidnap Geordi La Forge in a Manchurian Candidate assassination plot." —motytrah "My favorite part was the very end when Geordi was insisting that he didn't remember anything. And then Troi slips in a question like, 'So what was the first thing you did when you saw the Romulan ship?' and he immediately responded and finally realized that it did really happen." —Techngro'Ship in a Bottle' "I enjoyed 'Ship in a Bottle' immensely. I'm a big fan of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. And the whole episode had the play within a play within a play within a play executed brilliantly with Moriarty/Picard dueling for the role of 'The Player.' I loved it. I was always wondering are they going deeper into the play or climbing out. Brilliant!" —Christina Mitton'Relics' "I'm sorry, but 'Relics' is perhaps my and my husband's favorite episode of TNG. It's yet another of Star Trek's morality plays, exploring exactly what happens to the older generation as things move on and the potentially disastrous consequences of not learning from their experiences. It has a sense of nostalgia and melancholy to the writing, and was note-perfect as a parable about how our current society treats the elderly. "James Doohan did a magnificent reprisal of his role as Scotty, maintaining the boisterous enthusiasm and brashness he had in the original series, but tempering it with the jaded bitterness of realizing that no one thinks he's useful or interesting anymore. He gets very lonely, very quickly, and is desperate to feel needed, or to at least impart some of what he knows to the younger engineers on the ship. "As my husband so aptly put it, 'Geordie is an idiot. He blows off Scotty how many times in this episode? It's acknowledged everywhere else in Star Trek canon that Montgomery Scott is a legend in engineering circles, pioneering many techniques that came into common use. If I were in Geordie's shoes, I'd pour Scotty the biggest drink I could find, sit down with the man, and just let him talk for hours. I'd learn so much.'" —Erin Jay "'Relics' is great. Despite not being an astounding episode that everyone remembers, it does address an important topic, brings back a beloved character, has a Dyson sphere, etc. But the best part about it is that just watching it you can see and feel the heart that was put into Next Gen episodes — it is just well acted, comfy and fun." —Morgan'Samaritan Snare' "'This is Commander William Riker of the USS Enterprise.' 'Uh-ha.' 'We received a mayday message from your ship.' 'Uh-ha.' 'What is the nature of your problem?' 'We are far from home.' 'Aren't we all. What was the reason for your distress signal?' 'We are Pakleds. Our ship is the Mondor. It is broken.' 'What brings you so far from home?' 'We look for things.' 'What sort of things?' 'Things we need.' 'Can you be more specific?' 'Star Trek: The Next Generation Season One on Blu-ray so we can see our favorite episode, 'Q Who.'" —Andrew Erikson "'Make it go.' (I still use that line when talking to tech support.)" —sorrykb'Remember Me' "Though I love 'Cause and Effect,' and it is so cool that they shot every bit at different angles so each loop would be different, I think I enjoy 'Remember Me' (the other great Dr. Crusher episode) even more. I love that final part when it's just her and the Captain and she says something like, 'So there is no crew, just you and I gallivanting around the universe,' and he looks so perplexed and says, 'We never needed a crew before.' And then later the great line, 'If there isn't anything wrong with me than maybe there is something wrong with the universe.' —Lazy Smurf'Clues' "My personal favorite single-hour episode is 'Clues.' It is just the best version of a true-mystery episode they ever did. Perfect for Picard's interest in detective stories and great for how it makes you wonder about Data's allegiance and then feel proud of him that he alone 'saved' the ship during the first assault. And then at the end they have to do it all over again, and only Data remembers." —Morgan "I loved the one where Data was keeping a secret of the aliens they discovered. I can't remember the title, but it involved memory wipes and subtle clues the crew had to solve." —Adam Smith "The title was 'Clues.' Your subconscious knew it but the aliens wiped it from your conscious memory." —RoverDaddy'11001001' "How geeky can you get with a title like '11001001'? It's the episode that featured the race of people called the Binars who were brought on board Enterprise to upgrade the ship's computers. However, they had other plans. In short, Riker falls in love with a holodeck character named Minuet. In the end the Binars are saved, but Riker's 'love' is not. When he returns to the holodeck after the whole Binar affair is settled, Minuet is different. Kind of a love lost. Where's my holodeck?" —Mike Sclimenti'Lower Decks' "Where's 'Lower Decks,' the only time we ever get to see anyone but command staff on the Enterprise, and one of the few where we see how command actually works?... Tsk." —Dana Stabenow "I've always loved 'Lower Decks.' It's a beautifully executed piece done with the major cast in a supporting role (a nice way of handling the factor of leads on vacation/sick leave/whatever) while showing some of the effects of the training accident Wesley was involved in and slowly leading into the political situation of [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]. By keeping what would normally be the main action off-stage and focusing on a group of underlings, it's very much *Next Gen'*s version of *Buffy'*s 'The Zeppo.' —Stephanie'Genesis' "I think the Season 7 episode 'Genesis' belongs on this list, although I don't know which side it falls on. It's both awesome and cheesy, and it's easily one of my favorite episodes. Poor old Lieutenant Barclay is infected with something that spreads to the crew, and they start acting strange. Picard and Data return to the Enterprise (from some conference or another) to find that everyone on the ship is devolving. Worf turns into some kind of wolf-lobster that chases them around the ship, poor innocent Barclay is turning into a spider that skitters around Engineering, Troy is devolving into a frog (with hilarious gulping action!), and Riker goes full-on Neanderthal. I still laugh when I think about the shot of him hammering hairy knuckles against the fish tank in Picard's Ready Room. "As the show progresses, Picard himself slowly loses his human-level thought processes as he begins to turn into a lemur. Eventually, Picard manages to find a cure and lead lobster-Worf on a merry chase through the Enterprise using, I kid you not, female pheromones (poor Worf just wants to mate. It's natural!). He zaps Worf and then waits for the cure to spread through the ship and morph everyone back, hopefully before Worf wakes up and wants a lemur kebab. "Of course, everyone returns to normal and exchanges awkward chuckles as they all remember how they almost ate/mated each other (as the situation warranted). Also, Barclay retains a couple of vestigial eyes from his day as a spider. Not really. But maybe. No. Probably." —Dan Hope "When I was a kid, one of the few episodes of TNG I watched as it aired was Season 7 episode, 'Genesis.' I had nightmares that night that I was being chased by a prehistoric human and a giant spider creature. Years later, when I watched it again, I couldn't stop laughing at the plot and makeup jobs. Good times." —Ian L.'Time's Arrow' "'Time's Arrow' was a brilliant story, accompanied by a truly wonderful performance by Jerry Hardin who portrayed Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), in which Data contemplates his mortality. My wife nearly hit the ceiling when we first watched this two-part episode, but she is also a big fan of this episode. There were plenty of time-travel storylines in all the Star Treks but this really captured the essence of paradox without giving you a headache." —Mike D'Silicon Avatar' "'Silicon Avatar' has always been my favorite TNG episode, even though it does not loom large on most 'best of' list. SPOILERS follow. First of all, within five minutes Riker has lined up a hot date for the evening — and she gets killed one minute later. That got me paying attention — killing Riker's shag Carmen in the teaser?!? Diabolical! "Then they pick up Dr. Marr, research scientist and bereaved mother of one of the Crystalline Entity's victims. Sure, we then get the 'Moby-Dick' undertones used all to often in all Star Trek but then we have the weird arc where she's gets Data to pretend she's her son. Whacko and more left of center with a hint of dark than we expect from TNG. I shifted uncomfortably in my recliner lounge. "Last of all, she helps track down the Crystalline Entity and Picard is a happy camper as they start to communicate with it, knowing he's going to hit his 'Seek out new life' KPI and get his usual bonus*. However, Dr. Marr pulls a swifty (which I always like seeing, noting that people still don't have proper security on their computers even in the 23rd century — 'You need administrator privileges to destroy an alien life form'). Picard is really pissed — I love seeing Picard when he's pissed. We needed more of that. "Last of all, Dr. Marr gets pwned by Data at the end, saying her dead son would have disapproved. No happy ending in a TNG episode?!? No laughs around a poker table?!? No 'deus ex machina' bringing sons and shags back to life?!? No lecture from Picard on how the universe is a better place because of this massive screw-up?!? Just gold. Dark and oblique — just the way I like my science fiction. "*As there is no money in the 23rd century, I am surmising that bonuses consisted of visiting pleasure planets and shagging Vash again." —Chris Yates'Starship Mine' "One memorable episode, 'Starship Mine,' where Data had created a subroutine to be able to engage in small talk in order to be more social. He is at a meeting that includes a Commander Hutchinson, who is a veritable whiz at small talk. Data studies his mannerisms and then eventually engages the man in a lengthy conversation. Riker tells Troi, 'I have to admit that it has a sort of strange fascination — how long can two people talk about nothing?'" —soneal777'Identity Crisis' "Favorite episode: 'Identity Crisis.' It makes great use of the holodeck in the detective scene where they find the inexplicable shadow and I love the Enemy Mine-like makeup effects. Also, my high school physics teacher wrote the story for it! When I found out that was the episode he worked on (it was a rumor before, so I just up and asked him), I freaked out!" —DogSwallow'The Naked Now' "I can't believe 'The Naked Now' isn't on here, that was a really amusing episode and ... Tasha Yar." —Alan Dykes


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He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.
This instruction in the constitution has developed into one of the most important pieces of theatre in the western world. Whether it be Lincoln, Kennedy, Bush or Obama, American Presidents have used the state of the union to make their case and think in public about what they want to do with their time in office. Symbolically the opposition can also signal their dismay at the President's choices by not applauding or not standing as he enters. When you think about it the requirement seems a little odd, if you were designing a constitution tommorrow, would you include a note which said that the executive had to come down and formally speak to a Leglislative that can interrogate his officers anyway? Furthermore if anything the members of individual districts are more likely as a body to know what the state the union is in, than a President based in far away Washington and surrounded today by so much security that normal life almost certainly vanishes.
Why did the founders include this point- after all the first President was even more hampered by poor transportation networks and the fact that most of America (including the largest state Virginia) was predominately a rural country. We can only understand the state of the union if we begin to look at the figure the President was most taken to represent- to find that, we can look at the debates surrounding the inauguration address that Washington delivered in 1789. John Adams, the Vice President and thus President of the Senate, was incredibly concerned: Adams had two concerns, firstly when Washington was in the senate was Adams President of the Senate? and secondly how should congressmen behave when in Washington's presence. Senator Richard Lee of Virginia remembered from his stay in England that when the King addressed Parliament, the Lords sat and the Commons stood. Senator Izzard of South Carolina said that the Commons only stood because they had run out of seats! The Vice President didn't help by saying that when he had visited the state opening of Parliament as ambassador to the Court of St James, he had been unable to see above the heads of the crowd who was standing or sitting. Crucially though note that Izzard, Adams and Lee all agreed that whatever Congress should do it should behave to Washington as though he was the King.
Federalists talked openly during this period of the Presidency as a monarchical institution. Thomas Jefferson, no Federalist, even beleived that Washington would hold it for life, and imagined an elective monarchy on the model of Poland. When Washington appeared in places, the bands struck up with 'God save the King': John McHenry of Maryland even told Washington that he had become King. Gordon Wood has plenty more evidence in his recent book. What is so interesting about this is that one returns to the concept of the state of the union and the inaugural: the model must have been the English custom of the Queen's Speech which opens Parliament- one of the significant English ceremonial constitutional occasions where the Queen in Parliament (the English sovereign) is seen in all its magnificence. When Washington came to Congress, the same idea was visible and like British Kings deifinitely had, Washington even decided in his first couple of years to attend the senate and to interfere in debate.
Most of this narrative is derived from Gordon Wood's recent book- but what we can add to it is a further speculation. Because here we have the same plant- the inaugural or state of the union- planted in very different soil. In Britain it turned into the Queen's speech, in America into the modern state of the union. I think there are interesting contrasts here: firstly one can see that in both countries the politics of party- something that repelled every eighteenth century statesman- has taken different forms. The Queen has moved above the politics of party in the UK and so drones unimpressively through her government's measures- the Prime Minister listens. The President in America effectively leads a party and so you get the great orations. In Britain the speaker does not hold real power, in America the speaker does hold real power. I am sure that others will be able to furnish further contrasts but this is a subject worthy of exploration: because of the way that the American constitution was drafted, very much with an eye on British precedent, the United Kingdom and the United States not to mention several other countries form useful counterfactuals to each other. We can see how the same institution- in this case coming to the Leglislature to make a speech becomes a very different event depending on the ways that the respective constitutions have historically been configured.


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