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I recently visited Geaghan's Pub and Brewery with my family and a friend who was back in town on spring break; I had gotten in touch with Andy Geaghan the night before and set up a time for a tour of the brewhouse. We showed up early and had a late lunch, the boneless wings and hand cut fries are excellent and of course I had a couple beers. The Captain Kool IPA is one of my favorites over there and I tried the Roundhouse Porter which was nice and roasty, a really easy drinking porter.
If you are sitting in the main dining area you can look through the windows and see the back of the fermenters and possibly head brewer Jason Courtney hard at work. As I stepped into the brewhouse with Andy the first thing that I noticed was the size of the room, roughly 14 feet wide by 27 feet long with a garage door at the far end. Operations like this one really impress me; this brewhouse was designed to be as efficient as possible in a limited amount of space. On the side of the room closest to the garage door was the grain mill,
5 barrel steam jacketed brewing system with plate chiller, and on the other side of the room were four 5 barrel fermenters and one 10 barrel fermenter and their filtration system. Standing in the center of the room with Andy Geaghan and Jason Courtney talking about the brewing system I felt just how tight the room actually was and I get the impression that this setup works well for one or two people to work on, but would be difficult to maneuver with many more people in the room. Listening to Andy talk about the brewing process the same theme kept being repeated from step to step; precision. From the Glycol temperature controlled fermenters that stay within 1 degree of their set fermentation temperatures to the filtration system that produces a crystal clear finished product.
Head Brewer Jason Courtney is definitely a busy guy, brewing a new batch of beer every 3-4 days and spending the time in between cleaning equipment, transferring between tanks, filtering and carbonating finished product. Everything being brewed in the Geaghan's brewhouse is to support the pub and growler fills. So let's do the math; 1 Beer Barrel is 31 gallons, Jason is running a 5 Barrel system so producing around 155 gallons of beer every 3 days, just to keep the lines flowing at the pub! I think Jason said it best "Bangor is a very thirsty place".
The tour then moved out of the brewhouse and into the basement where Andy showed me the grain storage area and the refrigerator where the finished product is held in serving tanks. The serving tanks in the basement refrigerator are feeding the taps upstairs in the pub, there is no extra packaging involved, potential for aeration or contamination are eliminated. The longest step in the Geaghan's brewing process is the 16 days the beer spends in the fermentation tanks, so when you pull up a barstool and order a pint of Refueler you are consuming a beer that Is guaranteed to be fresh, a beer that just a few weeks prior was sitting in the basement below your feet with bags of grain and boxes of hops.
I really enjoyed this tour; the Geaghan's have put together a really impressive brewhouse. Next time you are in the restaurant peek in the windows and take a look for yourself, if Jason is hard at work throw him a wave and a thumbs up to let him know you appreciate the quality product he's brewing. By the way Andy told me that they would be putting on a double IPA this week so now is a good time to stop in for sampler flight and pick up a 64 or 32 oz. growler to take home.


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Thank you for the comments and email regarding heart rate training. I appreciated all the knowledge that you shared with me.
John Maas, you were right on when you guessed that my maximum heart rate was probably 188-190. When I ran hills at Hyland last week..ah yes, back to Hyland. Buck is yet again closed to runners this summer..I topped out at 189. I'm still feeling the hills in my butt.
Last week, and today, while completing my track workout I wore my heart rate monitor and followed the instructions for max heart rate. Both weeks my max was 189.
I ran 800s this afternoon. Lucky for me, I was able to get 7 of them in before the sky opened up to a downpour. It is still raining out very hard. This morning Topaz and I waited for the thunderstorm to finish before heading out to the trail for our run. We definitely need this rain.
So, the 800s. This week I was able to get in 7 of them (from 6 last week) before I lost form and energy. I've shaved a few seconds off of each one and don't feel as wasted post workout as the first three weeks.
Really, though, does this improve anything in the big picture? Who knows. It can't hurt, and for now, it is something new to improve upon each week.
I replaced my Forerunner 50 watch, heart rate monitor and foot pod with new batteries. I can now switch between each function while running. I actually downloaded the information at Garmin Connect. Gee, I've only had the watch for 14 months and am finally using it to its full potential.
Next up: Voyageur 50 mile next Saturday. I'll see many of you out there :)

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The international trade in fur is highly lucrative, with an estimated global value of £10 billion per year. Conservative estimates suggest that each year 40 million animals are killed. Over 85% are bred and killed on fur farms and the rest are trapped in the wild exclusively for their fur. This figure does not include the thousands of millions of rabbits killed for the fur trade.
The most commonly bred animals on fur farms are mink and fox, but the industry also breeds and kills polecats, raccoons, and chinchillas. It is estimated that two million cats and dogs are also killed for their fur. There are 6,500 fur farms in the EU. The European Union is the world's largest producer of factory farmed fur. Around 30 million mink, 2 million fox and 100,000 raccoon dogs are killed each year in EU fur factory farms. Europe is responsible for 70% of global mink fur production, and 63% of fox fur production. The countries that farm the most animals for their fur are Denmark, China, and Finland.
The fur industry makes its huge profits by keeping production costs down to the bare minimum. On fur farms animals are kept in appalling conditions, crammed into row after row of tiny barren cages, and left to stand on metal bars for their entire lives. For species such as mink and fox, these conditions are especially appalling, as they are wild animals and would naturally travel many miles each day. Being caged in huge sheds, where thousands of other animals are also imprisoned, drives them insane with anxiety and fear. Repetitive movements, such as head-bobbing and circling, are commonplace.
It is claimed that humans have always worn animal fur, but that is open to much doubt. Today, fur is definitely a non-essential item, over 85% of which comes from commercial fur farms. Five species are commonly farmed for their fur around the world, although many also suffer.
There are 6,000 fur farms in the EU. The EU accounts for 63% of global mink production and 70% of fox production. Denmark is the leading mink-producing country, accounting for approximately 28% of world production. Other major producers include China, the Netherlands, the Baltic states, and the U.S. Finland is the largest United States supplier of fox pelts. The United States is a major exporter of fur skins. Major export markets include China, Russia, Canada, and the EU. Exports to Asia as a share of total exports grew from 22% in 1998 to 47% in 2002. China is the largest importer of fur pelts in the world and the largest exporter of finished fur products.
Fur farming is banned in Germany, Austria, Croatia, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic (effective in 2019) and Norway. In Switzerland, the regulations for fur farming are very strict, with the result that there are no fur farms. Some other countries have a ban on fur farming of certain types of animals.
Fifty years ago, Russia was one of the largest exporters of fur but the Russian fur trade has declined. The USA and Canada both export fur pelts and import fur products. China has become the largest importer of fur pelts and the largest exporter of fur products.
Every year, the international fur trade kills upwards of 50 MILLION fur-bearing animals, mainly mink and fox but including domestic cats and dogs, killed without mercy so that their fur can be made into "products" for the fashion industry. This annual count does not include rabbits, which the United Nations reports to be at least 1 BILLION killed each year solely for their fur, which is used in clothing, as lures for fly-fishing, and for trim on craft items and other incidentals.
In November 2017 HSI UK and ethical cosmetics company Lush UK join forces to fight fur cruelty on the high street. Claire Bass, Executive Director of HSI UK said; "British consumers will be shocked to learn that they are being duped into buying real animal fur," "Partnering with Lush gives us a unique opportunity to reach shoppers across the country who are unaware that trusted brands and independent retailers alike can be caught out selling real animal fur at deceptively cheap prices, described as "faux" or "100% acrylic".
Through extensive research, HSI UK has discovered that many animal fur items for sale in the UK, especially in independent boutiques, in markets and online, are either not labelled at all, or are incorrectly labelled or marketed as synthetic.


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Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler called out Premera Blue Cross for attempting - again - to gut a bill that would give the public access to health insurance rate filings.
"I'm extremely disappointed in Premera," said Kreidler. "Their latest attempt to gut our legislation is very troubling. What don't they want the public to see?"
Kreidler's proposal (ESHB 1220) makes the information in a health insurance rate filing public shortly after his office receives it. This includes how much of the proposed rate will go to:
- Pay medical claims
- Cover administrative costs -- including salaries
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References to information at Wikipedia have shown up in various inappropriate places, from homework assignments to college term papers. But there's one place that it seems everyone can agree that it doesn't belong: the US court system. The US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, ruling in an immigration case, has agreed with the Board of Immigration Appeals in finding that a reliance on information in Wikipedia is insufficient grounds for a ruling. Nevertheless, it sent the case back to the Board, requesting that it clarify its decision.
The decision, filed late last week, stems from a case where an individual entered the country using a forged passport, and then applied for asylum based on the threat of torture if she were returned to her place of origin. Her application for asylum, and the processing of her case by the immigration courts, hinge on a personal identification document called a laissez-passer issued by the Ethiopian government.
The Department of Homeland Security, wishing to deny the asylum claim, argued that the laissez-passer was insufficient as a form of identification. Excerpts from Wikipedia apparently provided at least some of the information used by the DHS position to support its position. An immigration judge ruled in favor of the DHS, finding that the individual, Lamilem Badasa, had not established her identity, and could not be granted asylum.
Basada appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which concluded that it couldn't "condone or encourage the use of resources such as Wikipedia.com in reaching pivotal decisions in immigration proceedings." Nevertheless, it determined that the evidence from sources other than the wisdom of the crowds was sufficient to support the immigration judge's decision; it denied Basada's appeal, setting up the ruling by the 8th Circuit.
That ruling goes well beyond the "condone or encourage" language used by the Board of Immigration Appeals, and quotes extensively from Wikipedia's own self-description pages. The ruling accurately recognizes that Wikipedia promises nothing more than that it's likely to get things right in the long run but, at any minute, the information it contains might be wrong or badly biased. It quotes an earlier decision as stating that, "a review of the Wikipedia website 'reveals a pervasive and, for our purposes, disturbing set of disclaimers.'"
Even if the District Court's language is stronger than that of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the two bodies are generally in agreement: judicial decisions should not be based on the ephemeral and potentially questionable information taken from a Wikipedia entry. As a result, the case has been sent back to the Board of Immigration Appeals for clarification.
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Under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Insurance Deposit Corp. can dismantle a firm if it can't pass through bankruptcy without posing a significant threat to the financial system. Regulators are prepared to do so, Bloomberg explained.
A U.S. plan for seizing and liquidating a major bank would work if necessary, although it would be messy, according to Art Murton, a senior Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. official in charge of planning how to dismantle complex firms, and Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker. They spoke yesterday at an Institute of International Finance event in Washington.
"I think U.S. authorities could do it today — and I mean today," said Tucker, who has worked with U.S. regulators on cross-border hurdles to taking down an international firm. "A global financial system will not survive if we don't crack this problem."


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Hello! I have a iberital l'anna, and I would like to descale the boiler. My question is, how would it be best to do that? Every description I've come across talks about putting the descaler directly into a resovoir, and my machine doesn't have one of those. My current thoughts are to either:
1. fill a bucket with descaler and put the water intake hose in it, then allow the machine to fill up
2. pour the water in through the top by unscrewing the nut (?) on the end of the pipe that leads to the "hot water jet" (the hot water dispenser in the middle of the two group heads).
I'm leaning heavily toward the first method, does anyone have any advice? I would greatly appreciate it! I've linked a picture of the boiler with the part I'm considering unscrewing circled. -----> http://imgur.com/BqmRKA3
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W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro2018 - 65 minutes Movie Comedian W. Kamau Bell muses on parenting in the Trump era, "free speech" dustups, woke children's TV and his fear of going off the grid.
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4th of July Berry Trifle Recipe
Trifle is one of those dishes that always looks so complicated to make, but really isn't. They also look very fancy. I like that combo. A dish that looks like you put a lot of work into it, but you really didn't have to.


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Reflexive Militarism
Some have charged that President Bush's plan to deploy 6,000 National Guardsmen to support roles along our border with Mexico constitutes "militarizing the border." Well, sort of. But "security theater" is probably a better term. It's a highly visible move designed to provide the appearance of increased security without actually increasing it, much like the use of guardsmen at the airports following September 11th.
In this case, the troops will be "operating surveillance systems, analyzing intelligence, installing fences and vehicle barriers, building patrol roads, and providing training," according to the president's speech Monday night. They will be under the command of the state governors, they will not have arrest authority, and they will not be involved in direct law enforcement activities, which means that there's no objection based on the Posse Comitatus Act, the longstanding federal statute that restricts use of federal troops to "execute the laws." On the whole, this is a far cry from some of the proposals for hard‐core border militarization floating around on the right.
Yet the Bush administration does have a tendency, when faced with political trouble, to reach for the military. Trying to look decisive in the wake of Katrina last fall, the president asked for major revisions to Posse Comitatus twice in the space of a month, once to fight hurricanes and once to order military quarantines for Avian flu. Monday's proposal is merely the latest iteration of the administration's reflexive militarism, and it's a comparatively mild one at that.
But here's something a little more troubling than the upcoming exercise in security theater at the border. In the administration's internal legal analysis, the Posse Comitatus Act may be vulnerable to going "poof," as yet another statute touched by the Magic Scepter of Inherent Authority. There are a lot of bad ideas floating around about domestic militarization of the war on terror. If there's another serious terror attack, that legal theory could be used to make some of those bad ideas happen.


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Triumph over the evil beasts with the rotating EVO XL Machine!
Go, go, EVO! After the beasts destroyed your Walker, like a true hero you've bounced back and built the ultimate XL machine to support the other heroes in battle. The new weapons you've created, plus the shooter, flick missiles and rotating machine top will allow you to take on beasts attacking from all angles. You have all the technology, so go and win back Antropolis City for its good citizens once and for all. Includes EVO mini robot with a weapon and accessory.
- Includes EVO mini robot with a weapon and accessory
- Features detachable seat, adjustable visor, rotating torso, shooter, flick missile shooter, canister, translucent elements and attachment points for more weapons
- Includes gun and com device for the mini robot
- Includes 2 wild jumpers – make them jump with a flick of your finger!
- Fend off the beasts with the shooter and flick missiles
- Capture the evil jumpers in the canister
- Use weapons from all the other heroes to power up the XL Machine for the fight against the hordes of jumpers and beasts
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VN1700 Vaquero & Voyager LED Signal/Speaker Grilles!
VN1700 Vaquero & Voyager LED
Signal/Speaker Grilles! - Chrome speaker grilles with embedded amber turn signal strip.
Improves visibility of blinkers from behind.
Amber Silver Bullets on the front forks
Red Silver Bullets on the rear fender struts
LED Mini-Bullets (grooved shown)
Silver Bullet L.E.D. Signal
Lights -
All new L.E.D. Silver Bullets. Beautifully chromed Silver Bullets feature a distinctive,
slotted bezel with clear lenses. The CAD designed lenses enhance the already bright L.E.D.
output to provide exceptional, jewel-like illumination.
These are two-circuit lights, and can be wired to operate as motorcycle turn signals with dual functions like "run-signal",
"run-brake", signal-brake", etc. These lights come with an extra trim ring for a different look,
as well as the load equalizer to keep your signals flashing at the correct rate (you
don't need to buy the equalizer separately!).
See the mounting kits and info in the 'Mounting Hardware' section below, for alternative
mounting methods on your bike.
Iron Cross L.E.D. Light
Iron Cross L.E.D. Light -
This L.E.D. Iron Cross light is great added visibility and old
school style. This LED light functions as a run & brake light. It measures 4-1/2" x 5" and is
3/4" thick. Great for many custom applications.
##16-201A Mini Markers
##16-107A LED Marker Lights
##25-9501B LED Marker Lights
Marker and
Mini-Marker Lights and Signals - These lights
are universal mount, and can be used for cornering lights, mini-signals, functional replacements
for reflectors, etc.
-> #16-201A Amber Angle Mini Marker Light (pair) - $Discontinu (pair)
-> #16-107A Amber LED Marker Lights w/Amber lens-
These marker lights replace the reflectors found on most Cruisers. These lights
greatly enhance visibility by incorporating 15 mini high visibility LED's. Mounts
with double sided adhesive to replace both tape and screw mounted reflectors.
Measure 1-1/4" x 3-1/2". Great replacement for radiator side reflectors. - $59.95 (pair)
-> #16-107R RED LED Marker Lights w/Red lens -
These marker lights replace the reflectors found on most Cruisers. These lights
greatly enhance visibility by incorporating 15 mini high visibility LED's. Mounts
with double sided adhesive to replace both tape and screw mounted reflectors.
Measure 1-1/4" x 3-1/2". Great replacement for radiator side reflectors. - $disc (pair)
-> #16-117A Amber LED Marker Lights w/CLEAR lens -
Same as 16-107A above, except with CLEAR lens - $DISCONTINU (pair)
-> #16-117RS RED LED Marker Lights w/CLEAR lens -
Same as 16-107R above, except with CLEAR lens (and comes only in single unit per package) - $DISCONTINU (each)
-> #25-9501 Chrome LED Marker, self-adhesive, clear lens, red LED -
Flush mount, chrome body, chrome lens, LED light. Measure 2.5" L x 1" W x 3/4" H. - $16.95 (pair)
-> #25-9501B Chrome LED Marker, stud mount, clear lens, red LED -
Flush mount, chrome body, chrome lens, LED light. Measure 2.5" L x 1" W x 3/4" H. - $19.95 (pair)
-> #25-9503 Chrome LED Marker, self-adhesive, clear lens, amber LED -
Flush mount, chrome body, chrome lens, LED light. Measure 2.5" L x 1" W x 3/4" H. - $16.95 (pair)
-> #25-9503B Chrome LED Marker, stud mount, clear lens, amber LED -
Flush mount, chrome body, chrome lens, LED light. Measure 2.5" L x 1" W x 3/4" H. - $19.95 (pair)
#16-111 Starburst Series Lighting
#16-113 Eagle Eye Series Lighting
NEW LED Lighting
Units by Show Chrome - These lights
are universal mount mini-signals and marker lights. A compact, inexpensive, and bright custom lighting
alternative with low power drain!
-> #16-111A Amber Starburst-series lights -
1-5/8" dia. x 2-1/2" long, comes with M8 x 35mm mounting stud - $119.95 (pair)
-> #16-111R Red Starburst-series lights -
1-5/8" dia. x 2-1/2" long, comes with M8 x 35mm mounting stud - $119.95 (pair)
-> #16-113A SMALL Amber Eagle Eye-series lights -
1-1/4" dia. x 3-3/4" long, comes with M8 x 35mm mounting stud - $DISC (pair)
-> #16-114A LARGE Amber Eagle Eye-series lights -
1-5/8" dia. x 4-5/8" long, comes with M8 x 35mm mounting stud - $DISC (pair)
Hollow Mounting Stud for concealed wiring
P-Clamp Style Mount
Clamshell type mounting
Two-Piece Fork Mount
Mounting Hardware,
clamps, and Custom Mounts for Lights and Signals - These
mounting products can be combined with the various lights, mini-signals, spots, etc. on this
page for installation on your bike.
Before you order, read these notes to help with your selection of mounting hardware:
- The Hollow Stud Mounting kits allow installation via fender rail bolts, where the wire is
totally concealed within the light and mount. The hollow mounting stud replaces the rear fender
rail bolt, and provides a threaded stem for the light to attach. The wire passes through
the center of the stud and under the fender, completely invisible from the outside. These are
available in two sizes: 8mm diameter mounts (like those used on the Honda Ace 750, Kawasaki
Vulcan 800/1500, etc), and 10mm diameter mounts (for mounting on the Honda Spirit 750 and other
bikes with m10x1.25 fender rail bolts).
- The P-clamp Mounting kits allows the installation of lights on un-shrouded front forks
(like those on the Honda 750 Spirit), etc. Note that the P-Clamp mounts may require the mounting
hole to be enlarged with a drill, depending on the light attachment hardware.
- Clamshell Mounts are a very universal mounting method, and accomodate nearly every type of light.
They are a bit more robust, and a good choice when attaching large spotlights, 50 watt Halogen
lamps, etc.
- Two-Piece Fork Mounts are best for applications where the wiring exits the light housing,
not from within a hollow mounting stud.
- The small diameter vertical section of the F&S Engine guards (nearest the frame) for the
Vulcan 800 and 1500 Classic are 1" diameter.
- The small OEM engine guards on the V-Star 650 is 1" diameter.
- The 1" diameter clamp makes a great 1" handlebar mount for speakers, tachometers, GPS, etc.
- Cobra and MC Enterprises engine guards are 1-1/4" diameter.
- Frame down tubes on a V-Star 650 and 1100 are 1-1/4" in diameter.
- Frame down tubes on most Vulcan's and Honda Cruisers are 1.35" diameter.
Cleanup Kit for the Kawasaki Mean Streak - Replace
your bulky original equipment turn signal mounts and license plate framing with this sleek looking
chrome beauty! Brings your rear turn signals in nice and tight, while providing a cool chrome
fender trim and slanted license plate mount. FITS all Kawasaki Mean Streak 1500's and 1600's
#4991 Tombstone Tail Light
#9157 Matching Curved License Plate for #4991 above
Tombstone Tail Light -
Go back in time without giving up any modern conveniences. This new #4991 Tombstone Tail Light (shown to the left)
provides old school styling with cutting edge L.E.D. technology, a finely chromed housing
and rich, red lens. Hi-intensity L.E.D.s make sure you get noticed. More than just a tail light,
the base incorporates a removable license plate bracket. Moreover, it was designed for the
base plate to work with the sleek Silver Bullets. The Silver Bullets are
required for signals, and are sold separately below.
The #4990 Universal Tombstone is a Taillight only, it does not incorporate turn signal
mounting bar/base plate. Intended for use in custom applications, mounting and wiring
holes must be drilled for installation. It looks like the #4491 and #4992 on the left,
without the turn signal mounting bar/base.
-> #9157 Curved License Plate Frame -
This cool curved license plate frame puts the finishing touches on our #4991 Tombstone
Taillights. It accepts 4" x 7" plates and attaches to the existing holes on the #4991
base plate. -
Make sure you are seen on the open road! This kit
allows you to change your stock turn signals into Run-Turn-Brake lights with easy Plug and
Play installation. The optional flash mode flashes the taillights when the brakes are hit
catching the attention of anyone behind you.
This kit includes Plug and Play Run-Turn-Brake Controller and replacement lenses or bulbs to
update turn signals to Red.
Note: Triple Whammy includes everything you need for installation on motorcycles equipped
with OEM turn signals. Installation of this product may be in violation of FMVSS #108.
#4804 (l) & #4803 (r)
Tru-Sphere L.E.D. Bulbs
- These are the best L.E.D. replacement bulbs
on the market. Each bulb features 32 mega-bright red or 32 super bright amber L.E.D.s in
a completely sealed package. Tru-Sphere's unique design provides full hemispherical
illumination; you won't believe the improvement over an incandescent bulb. It's dimensions
are the same as a standard 1156 incandescent bulb so it can be used as a direct
replacement for those applications.
Turn Signal and Reflector Accents and Visors
Deep Dish Bezels for turn signals
Install these kits onto your existing OEM turn signal housings for
a cool and modern look. These deep dish bezels have a serious chrome finish, and add a neat chrome hood around
your signal lights. Available with red, amber, or smoke lens. The smoke lens also allows for
installation of the supplied amber or red lamps for a great new look without the hassles of changing
a bunch of electrical gizmos! FITS: Vulcan 1600 Classic, 1600 Mean Streak, 1600 Nomad, Vulcan 2000.
Rear Signal Adapters-
Can be used to remove the black rubber spacer from the rear turn signal stems, or to relocate
the signals to another location like a license plate bracket, fender rail, fender or
other bracket. Usually requires drilling new
mounting holes to install. Sold in pairs.
Rear Signal
Relocator Bars & Mounts- Moves
the rear flashers to the license plate bracket.


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Symbol of the Christmas Tree
Because it stays green all through the year, the evergreen tree is symbolic of the eternal life offered to Christians through faith in Christ. The treetop points heavenward. A star signifies the special star that guided the wise men to Bethlehem. Lights represent Christ, the light of the world. Gifts beneath the tree are representative of God's gift of his only begotten Son, who brings hope, love, joy and peace.
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I am attempting to write a physics simulation program using the kinematic equations and using Runge-Kutta to solve them to determine how an object will move through space subject to certain gravitational forces etc.
I have x=vt+(at^2)/2 as the equation i need to solve using Runge-Kutta.
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Role of the Board of Education
The Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body for the district. The Board establishes and updates the district's long-term vision, maintains an efficient and effective organizational structure, and provides educational accountability and leadership to the community. The Boards has five members, all of whom are elected by district voters and serve four-year terms.
To view the following pages, click on these additional links:
Board Meeting Schedule, Agendas, Minutes & Videos
The Role of the OUSD School Board
The Governing Board has been elected by the community to provide leadership and citizen oversight of the district. The Board shall ensure that the district is responsive to the values, beliefs, and priorities of the community.
1. Setting the direction for the district through a process that involves the community, parents/guardians, students, and staff and is focused on student learning and achievement
2. Establishing an effective and efficient organizational structure for the district by:
a. Employing the Superintendent and setting policy for hiring of other personnel
b. Overseeing the development and adoption of policies
c. Establishing academic expectations and adopting the curriculum and instructional materials
d. Establishing budget priorities and adopting the budget
e. Providing safe, adequate facilities that support the district's instructional program
f. Setting parameters for negotiations with employee organizations and ratifying collective bargaining agreements
3. Providing support to the Superintendent and staff as they carry out the Board's direction by:
a. Establishing and adhering to standards of responsible governance
b. Making decisions and providing resources that support district priorities and goals
c. Upholding Board policies
d. Being knowledgeable about district programs and efforts in order to serve as effective spokespersons.
4. Ensuring accountability to the public for the performance of the district's schools by:
a. Evaluating the Superintendent and setting policy for the evaluation of other personnel
b. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of policies
c. Serving as a judicial (hearing) and appeals body in accordance with law, Board policies, and negotiated agreements
d. Monitoring student achievement and program effectiveness and requiring program changes as necessary
e. Monitoring and adjusting district finances
f. Monitoring the collective bargaining process.
5. Providing community leadership and advocacy on behalf of students, the district's educational program, and public education in order to build support within the local community and at the state and national levels.
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Alberta's first Japanese restaurant, Mikado has been serving the best sushi in Edmonton since 1972. What separates Mikado from other restaurants, is that all of their fish is flown in fresh weekly from Tsukiji, Japan, home to the world's largest fish market, as well as from California, Nova Scotia, and of course the BC coast. Because of this connection, you'll find sashimi of Japanese octopus, deep-water scallops from the coast of Japan, kanpachi, hamachi, plus a special striped sea bass from California, via Tsukiji.
Mikado in south Edmonton
A little gem tucked away in downtown Edmonton, Mikado has a sleek and inviting atmosphere, and most importantly, delicious food. They also import genuine Robata grills from Japan, which allows the chefs to cook at very high temperatures while keeping the meats both tender and juicy. A long sushi bar, comfortable booths and private tatami rooms are available to enjoy Mikado's delectable menu of innovative sushi and sashimi by certified Japanese chefs.
Bento box with vegetable tempura, chicken teriyaki and mixed sashimi
Bento boxes are wildly popular, with neatly compartmentalized portions of beef shogayaki, chicken yakitori, barbecued shrimp, salmon teriyaki, rice and salad. But the menu includes other traditional options as well as more modern inventions. The signature dish, Ocean Wind, is a fabulous combination of squid, tuna and salmon wrapped around fresh veggies, seared and served with Dragon Sauce; the Sushi Pizza with salmon, onion and seaweed on a grilled rice crust is a winning creation with legions of fans.
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Well hello again yet another topic , so whats your all-time favourite quote, this can be anything from three kingdoms to a well known saying to a scene from your favourite soap/comedy/drama.
Three Kingdoms Related - Would most have to be related to my favourite person. A Bit Long Winded.....
Sun Qun held his [Zhou Tai's] arm, and tears crossed his face. He called him by his style name, saying,
"Youping, you have fought like a bear and a tiger for us two brothers, and not holding back your own life you have been wounded in several tens of places, and your skin is as if it's been etched on. Can I not treat you as one of my brothers, and bestow the powers of command upon you? You have done great service for Wu, and I would stand with you in times of honor and shame, in joy and sorrow. Youping, be merry. Do not let the fact that you lack pedigree make you back down from your tasks!"
And at that he commanded for the imperial silk parasol of blue veils to be bestowed upon Zhou Tai.
Just that Sun Quan is opening his heart and showing his feelings and apreciation of Zhou Tai's service for the Sun Family.
Some shorter things....
Who Dares, Wins - British SAS (The Best Soldiers In The World)
And this one from Married With Children
*Peg Comes back from shopping and enters the front door*
Peg: AL.....Did You Miss Me?
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Carl Reiner appears at Book Soup to sign his new memoir on Monday September 15, 2014 at 7:00 PM!
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The amazing thing about the human memory is that, just when one thinks one has recalled everything worth recalling, the memory regenerates itself and serves up a whole new eminently worthy batch. At least that's how it works when you're dealing with the legendary mind of Carl Reiner. In his 2013 memoir, I Remember Me, Carl treated us to ninety years of professional and personal anecdotes, ranging from witty, weird and heartwarming to insightful, informative, and always funny usually a combination of at least two, sometimes three or four, of the aforementioned. Carl had taken us on a nostalgic trip through every corner, every nook and cranny, of his life. Or so we thought. But over the next two years, new old memories kept coming and coming and coming until, before too long, another book was born. (Random Content)
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Unemployment among doctoral scientists and engineers lower than among the general population in 2008
Data released today by the National Science Foundation show the recent economic recession had less effect on doctoral degree holders in science, engineering and health (SEH) fields than it did on the general population.
According to a new NSF report, the unemployment rate in October 2008 for SEH doctorate recipients was 1.7 percent, whereas the unemployment rate for the total U.S. labor force was 6.6 percent.
The report, "Unemployment Among Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Remained Below the National Average in 2008," was issued by NSF's Division of Science Resources Statistics.
The report found that about 752,000 individuals in the United States held SEH research doctoral degrees in 2008, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2006. Of this, 662,600 were employed or actively seeking work.
Unemployment rates ranged from 1 percent among SEH doctorate recipients in mathematics and statistics to 2.4 percent for those in the physical sciences.
As measured by the percentage unemployed, more recent recipients of doctorates did not differ significantly from those who received their doctorates before 2006.
Of those employed, female doctorate recipients made up 30.7 percent of all employed SEH doctorate holders in October 2008, up from 29.4 percent in April 2006.
In 2008, the labor force participation rate--that is, individuals actively employed or seeking employment--among SEH doctorate holders was 89.7 percent for women compared with 87.4 percent for men. Female SEH doctorate holders were less likely than their male counterparts to be employed full time, but were more likely to be employed part time.
The largest portion of employed SEH doctorate recipients, 41.4 percent, worked at four-year educational institutions in 2008. Private for-profit firms employed about 32.6 percent of the SEH doctoral workforce.
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Beth Stern Meets America's Most Extravagantly Fussed-over Furry Friends in Nat …
Owners Spare No Expense Pampering Tortoises and Pigs; Hosting Elaborate "Bark Mitzvahs"; and Indulging Pets With Custom Spa Treatments, Clothing and Accessories
New Series Premieres Saturday, April 20, at 9 and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Pomeranian is lifted up as her owners dance at her very own lavish "bark mitzvah." A pair of potbellied pigs get the red-door treatment from a "pig-tician" at a pig spa and resort. Fawned-over ferrets are dressed up for a costume contest at an annual ferret fashion show. These are just some of the real-life, over-the-top examples of the excessive and extravagant lengths to which some pet owners will go for their furry, feathered and sometimes fanged friends.
Nat Geo WILD spotlights some of the most outrageous and hilarious examples of pets that are completely and utterly spoiled rotten by owners who know it, and own it, in the wildly fun new series Spoiled Rotten Pets, hosted by Beth Stern , premiering Saturday, April 20, at 9 and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. For more information, visit www.natgeowild.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/NGC_PR.
The owner (and spoiler) of numerous pets herself, Stern is a popular television host, model, best-selling author of "OH MY DOG," animal advocate and spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill shelter/adoption organization. She's right at home visiting other owners who lavish attention on their catered-to critters in such an immeasurable fashion that even she doesn't know where it might end.
"I thought I was an avid pet lover, but I really had no idea the extremes people will go to for their beloved animals," said Stern. "I am having so much fun meeting these owners and their spoiled rotten pets, and even participating in some of the spoiling!"
Not content to simply sit back and watch, Stern rolls up her sleeves and gets down and dirty to experience what it means to be in these pet-pampering moments. From training alongside a "pig-tician" to dressing a furry friend for her "bark mitzvah," and from shaking her own tail feathers at a canine freestyle dance class to preparing a retiring ferret for his final fashion show experience — there is no pampering avenue that Stern won't explore to give viewers a front-row seat in the world of spoiling pets rotten.
The series profiles many different types of pets, their pampering and their personable owners, no matter how unconventional the pet. Whether it's snakes and reptiles or rats and ferrets, Spoiled Rotten Pets explores the myriad ways in which pets can be spoiled and the lengths to which the pet owners will go to ensure that their pets are prized! A birthday party where rats dress up in party costumes? Check. A donkey picnic? Check. A creative calendar with lizard models? Check. Custom-made diapers for your pet duck? Check. They are all part of Stern's journey to find the nation's most lovingly spoiled pets.
Premiere Episodes Include:
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Princess The Pig
Premieres Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
"I fully admit, I put Tasha first. I buy her the better clothes. She gets the better food, and I eat peanut butter sandwiches. She gets the grooming, and I do my own hair at home." – Susan on spoiling her Maltese Yorkie, Tasha, in Manhattan
Host Beth Stern accompanies Dave and Jennifer along with their "girls," potbellied pigs Wilma and Pebbles, to Ross Mill Farms, the only full-service pet pig spa and boarding facility in the world. Once there, Beth tries her hand at becoming a "pig-tician" and experiences all the spoiling that happens at this grandiose getaway. Meanwhile, Dominic and Shannon are raising a pretty pampered clan, complete with small children and more than 100 reptiles — all under the same roof! From pythons to turtles and lizards to crocodiles, this family knows how to spoil their scaly sidekicks. Finally, dog lover Susan and her Morkie (Maltese Yorkie) Tasha attend regular "pup scouts" meetings in Manhattan. Tasha wears a meticulous scout uniform and earns badges that show all her accomplishments; from art work to tricks to swimming to community service.
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Ferrets Tiaras
Premieres Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
"I think Madonna adores me, but I think we have a love-hate relationship." – Cornelia on her relationship with her pet donkey, Madonna, in Old Westbury, N.Y.
Beth travels to Chicago to visit Pam and Perry, who have two ferrets, Mr. Binky and Lola, competing at The Greatest Ferret Show on Earth, an exciting annual event for ferret lovers. At the convention, Beth checks out the competition and nervously awaits Mr. Binky and Lola's performances. Meanwhile, in New York City, Cynthia wants to do everything for her spoiled pooch Toto, no matter how unconventional it may appear. That's where Madrette the Paw Reader comes in, to do a reading for Toto so Cynthia can ensure that she's not missing anything from Toto's list of needs. Finally, how about a picnic lunch with Madonna? Madonna the donkey, that is. This "bad ass" knows how to kick up a fuss, but owner Cornelia can't stop loving her, no matter how much trouble she causes.
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Reigning Rats Dogs
Premieres Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
"Someone once said to me, 'You sleep with rats?' I said, 'Well, I've slept with far worse!'" – Diane on her relationship with her 10 pet rats in Ashland, N.Y.
Beth visits Sharon in Montauk, N.Y., who loves Afghan dogs so much that she has six of them! The pups are all spoiled, but Sharon has a favorite named Aiden, whom she calls her "gifted" dog. Beth discovers that Aiden and Sharon even attend dancing classes together, and is invited along so she can see the "doggy dancing" herself. Also in this episode, one man's pests are another woman's pets! Diane has 10 rats — just like you would see in a laboratory or scurrying through the subway — that she pampers, plays with and even throws elaborate parties for. Finally, Dale, her husband and two kids share their home with 16 bearded dragons. The family loves to pamper their dragons, and they even set up a yearly photo shoot to create their annual family dragon calendar.
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Bark Mitzvah
Premieres Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
"At first people think that we're absolutely crazy; however, it's a great way to celebrate our children." – Donna and Dave on planning "bark mitzvahs" for their dogs in Stanhope, N.J.
Beth pays a visit to Donna and Dave, owners of Nicky and Sophia, two Pomeranian dogs. This Jewish family previously threw a "bark mitzvah" for Nicky, and now it's Sophia's turn. Beth helps Sophia choose the right flowers, the best-tasting cake and, of course, her special outfit. Donna and Dave spare no expense on a wonderful celebration for family and friends. Also, meet Marissa, who spoils her cats so much that she can't bear to ever leave them alone. Marissa is so worried about their long-term care that she visits her lawyer to include them in her will. Finally, Diane gathers her 17 turtles and tortoises with her boyfriend and her dad to enjoy good food, the outdoors and some seriously coddled company at a very special turtle brunch.
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Lucky Ducks
Premieres Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
" Victor and Ming Mae have very particular tastes, so I have made all of [their] outfits; we like to make them a little sparkly and add a little flare." – Nettie on dressing her two pet ducks in Chicago, Ill.
Beth tours a picturesque farm in New Jersey with owner Mike and his companion, Chase, the supposed "working" dog on the farm. Except that's not what Beth finds as she picks corn and pumpkins while this lazy dog hangs out on "fly patrol." The spoiled canine heads to an exclusive animal inn to get back in shape. Nettie and Alex in Chicago have turned two winged creatures into some seriously lucky ducks. Their feathered friends have clothes designed for them; enjoy nail polish and bath treats; and even go on bike outings with their owners! Finally, Jess and Eric became so obsessed with spoiling their three dogs that they made an entire business out of it. They opened the Bubba Rose Biscuit Company in Boonton, N.J., and their dogs Bubba, Rose and Earl have the best jobs of all — as their official taste testers!
Spoiled Rotten Pets: Barking Bride
Premieres Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
"Franklin definitely garners more attention than Liza and I when we walk, but you've gotta know that going into walking with such a handsome pig as Franklin is." – Joe on his pot-bellied pig in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Beth visits Fionna, who is having a bachelorette party with all the trimmings the day before her wedding to Chico. This all sounds perfectly normal, until you realize that Fionna and Chico are dogs! Chico's owners Kathy and Greg join Fionna's owner Lori to celebrate this love affair gone to the dogs. Then, meet Franklin — the ultimate apartment-dwelling hipster from Brooklyn, N.Y., who also happens to be a pot-bellied pig! His owners Liza and Joe pamper this pig so much that he even goes to work with Joe at the hardware store. Franklin's good for business, as customers sometimes come just to lavish attention on him. Finally, meet a pair of ferrets, Gaby and Bella, who know all about striking the right chord with their owners, Tammy and John, who insist on treating them like princesses, going so far as to sing for them in harmony.
Spoiled Rotten Pets is produced for Nat Geo WILD by Picture This Television. For Picture This Television, executive producers are Bryan Scott and Lisa M. Tucker . Co-executive producer is Elaine Kavanagh . For Nat Geo WILD, executive producer is Jenny Apostol ; senior vice president of development and production is Janet Han Vissering ; and executive vice president and general manager is Geoff Daniels .
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Say hello to the spine tingling Giant Weta. What is a Giant Weta, you ask? Well, it's a gigantic cricket-like insect that's also the largest insect in the world. It's as heavy as three mice and even bigger than some birds. BE AFRAID LITTLE HUMANS.
The wingspan of this insect (I don't feel like the word insect does this thing justice) is only 7 inches but look at the thing on a human's hands: it's alien, it's not right, and I get queasy looking at it. Luckily, the Giant Weta is only found on Little Barrier Island in New Zealand so I'll just avoid that area for the rest of my life and live in peace. The island actually helps the Giant Weta grow so monstrously large because there are fewer predators in its habitat. Not cool.
This particular Giant Weta is the biggest ever photographed and was found by Adventurer Mark Moffett. Moffett scurried up the courage to hold the Giant Weta and feed it a carrot. I'm surprised the damn monster bug didn't bite off his finger. [Daily Mail, Image by Mark Moffett/Minden Pictures/Solent]


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In August, Missouri's Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin made headlines worldwide and nearly derailed his campaign for US senate when he claimed women couldn't get pregnant from "legitimate rape". (Yes, as though there was any other kind.) In response to a news station's enquiry as to whether he thought abortion was excusable if a rape victim became pregnant, he replied with the now infamous assertion:
"It seems to be, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, it's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down."
Now Akin's demonstrated his special kind of idiocy again, by commenting on the ladylikeness - or lack of, as the case may be - of his political opponent, Democratic Senator Clare McCaskill. Akin said last week he was sure he'd win out over McCaskill because his conservative politics were a better fit with Missouri voters. Oh, and because McCaskill was less of a lady during a public debate:
"I think we have a very clear path to victory, and apparently Claire McCaskill thinks we do, too, because she was very aggressive at the debate, which was quite different than it was when she ran against Jim Talent. She had a confidence and was much more ladylike [in 2006], but in the debate on Friday she came out swinging, and I think that's because she feels threatened."
Akin's laissez-faire brand of misogyny alienated countless women voters last time. This latest gaffe will alienate more. Not to mention the legions of female voters horrified by his decision to vote against the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. They're all moments that reveal a terrifyingly regressive worldview - one in which science and reason is dead, and women occupy blatantly prohibitive positions in life as a matter of course.
Which, depressingly, is clearly lost on some. Like the members of the group Missouri Women Standing with Todd Akin (MWSTA), a small army of conservative ladies standing firmly by their man. They must be out of their legitimate minds.
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Irvin M. Youngerman
MADISON-Irvin M. Youngerman, 83, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2012 in TLC South at UW-Hospital in Madison.
Irvin was born November 3, 1929 in South Bend, Indiana. After completing undergraduate and graduate school in Indiana he initially worked for the Army and then spent most of his career as a financial analyst at General Services Administration, a branch of the federal government, in downtown Chicago for many years. He married Marion Sarko on August 31, 1963 in Chicago and lived there for six years. They subsequently moved to Evanston, Illinois and lived there for many years before he retired and they moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1988. Irvin volunteered many hours at the Overture Center, the Madison Children's Museum, and the State Historical Society. He had a passion for traveling and he and Marion traveled to many European cities, including Paris, London, and Vienna. They also enjoyed their cruises to the Caribbean, Alaska, and Eastern Canada. Irv loved to play bridge and cribbage, attend the large variety of cultural and educational events that Madison has to offer, and enjoyed good food; especially deserts. He kept his mind active by auditing many classes at UW-Madison. He was an avid conversationalist but he was the quintessential listener and always remembered important events in his friends' lives.
Irvin is survived by his daughter, Denise Youngerman; son-in-law, Scott Deyo; step-grandson, Dr. Christopher (Dr. Abigail) Deyo; step-great-grandchildren; Michael and Claire Deyo; sister-in-laws Catherine Zitz, Cecile (Tom) Wilbourne, and Charlotte Walton; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Ellen Youngerman; and his beloved wife, Marion Youngerman.
Funeral services will be held at the Calumet Park Chapel, 7535 Taft Street, Merrillville, Indiana at 11:30 AM on Thursday, December 6, 2012 with. Burial will follow in Calumet Park Cemetery. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 10:30 AM until the time of services at the chapel.
To provide an opportunity for friends to celebrate his life and share fond memories with Irvin's family, a memorial will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, WI, 53705. The memorial will be from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm with a prayer service at 3:00 pm conducted by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman and Penny L. Andrews, BCC D. Min.
In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to Jewish Social Services of Madison or the Overture Center for the Arts Community Outreach (Madison, WI).


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I have never given the idea of running for office much thought. I think mostly, that's because I wouldn't even know where to begin. I am not a political science major, and though it has always been my dad's dream, it is not mine, to one day become president. But, I am attending the Elect Her training session on April 25thanyway. I believe young women everywhere should equip themselves with the skills and knowledge that the talented and accomplished leaders, such as Jessica Grounds -Director of the Women's Office for Ready for Hillary -teach through the program: leadership, organization, and effective communication skills for example.
Growing up I never wanted to be in the spotlight. I don't speak up in class, and I am hardly ever the loudest voice in a group. However, as I get older and progress through college, I am realizing how important it is for every voice to be heard. Running for office does not have to be about me being known by everyone. Instead, it can be about me helping others become represented, and inspiring other women to do the same.
The more I sit back and observe the campus, the clearer it becomes that I cannot simply watch and hope that someone elected will make the changes that SMU needs. It's like when teachers tell their students to ask questions because someone else might have the same one. When no one asks questions, no one gets the answers they need. If I want to a see a change in my community, in this case, on the SMU campus, then I must be the force behind the movement. I hope to learn how to be that force in the Elect Her training session on April 25th. I want to learn how to lead a community, and most importantly how to inspire my peers so that one day they will do the same in their own communities.
– Karly Hanson, SMU student and Tower Center Intern
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26 Sep, 2017 – At the press meet held today at their headquarters in the city, the spokesperson of Lech Resort & Spa said that they were happy to announce they are now offering pocket friendly packages and special offers for spa treatments and special offers, much to the delight of holiday lovers.
It is true that people often love to go on a holiday to the picturesque seaside of Poland to spend a fun filled time in serenity with their friends and loved ones, without being disturbed by tourists. This is why they love staying at the Lech Resort & Spa to enjoy intimacy during their holidays and while relaxing by the stunning seaside. They can cater to the holiday needs of the tourists who wish to indulge in active leisure and a quiet peaceful stay in Utopia.
Lech Resort & Spa has several features of attraction, such as clean and comfortable rooms, round the clock service, heated outdoor swimming pool, modern restaurant, poolside café, therapeutic treatments and an array of spa treatments to make each guest feel pampered, refreshed and rejuvenated. They also have special attractions for the children, such as playrooms, sports fields, play tents, playgrounds and much more, to keep the little ones engaged during the stay.
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by Kirsten R Bellur
It is almost four years ago that, after many failed attempts, I was finally accurately diagnosed with Pemphigus. In the face of that solemn pronouncement, I was told there was good news: it was only Foliaceous, a more benign form, that was easily treatable with Prednisone. And under that treatment it would most likely go away. But this sanguine vision and mitigating explanation of the seriousness of the illness did not obviate the fact that I was unable to regain the integrity of my skin.
As others living with this condition have experienced, after several months of Prednisone, alone, I did not get a favorable result. Therefore, Imuran was added to the drug regimen. After four months, the side effects were too intense, and my steroid-sparing drug therapy was changed to CellCept. For almost two years, I did a "yo-yo" diet of steroids. I was down to 9mg of Prednisone every other day, only to experience a flare, necessitating a difficultly steep, fast-track steroid schedule to combat it, one which my body was ultimately unable to follow. After almost 6 months, I reduced to 20mg of Prednisone a day, and experienced another flare. And I was advised, once again, to go back up to a high dose of Prednisone.
Going up and down repeatedly on Prednisone, I was losing faith that I was making any progress whatsoever, and suffering serious side effects. When dealing with PF, one can never ignore an itch or a blister, as it may well be the harbinger of a flare-up of the disease. This flare-up would have been building precipitously beforehand with no visible signs and has now, with perceptible manifestations, reached a level that is more advanced, requiring higher doses of medications to get it under control. Was there any way to accurately predict a flare-up before the itching started, when the antibody levels were lower, and less of the harsh medications would be required to quell it?
My desire to answer that question became even more urgent as I analyzed my drug therapy over time and came to an alarming possibility. For every subsequent flare of the illness, more Prednisone was required, and for a longer period of time, to suppress it. The "yo-yo" diet seemed, perhaps, somehow to be making the illness less responsive to the medications. The implications of this, given the deleterious side effects of Prednisone, could be dire.
Desperate to make progress toward remission, I sought answers widely, leading me to Dr. Grant J. Anhalt at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center. He met with me and assessed my condition. His first observation was that my dosage of CellCept (2000mg/day changed to 1500mg/day increased again to 2000mg/day), though appropriate for certain organ transplants, would most likely be more effective for PF at the higher constant dose of 3000mg/day. But the most valuable insight was this: the Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) test may be able to predict flare-ups before they manifest themselves as perceptible symptoms, allowing them to be suppressed with a smaller amount of medication. As the ELISA test is better at assessing this than the commonly used Indirect Immunofluorescent test (IIF).
The ELISA test provides a sensitive, specific, and quantitative tool to obtain precise information about autoantibody specificity. Monitoring the disease activity can be extremely useful in planning a tapering schedule for Prednisone and predicting flare-ups and relapses by detecting increases in antibodies before clinical evidence is noticed. Early intervention is the best defense. One could, therefore, then imagine taking the ELISA test monthly, and when a rise of antibodies seemed to be happening, well before the patient could feel it, the medication could be raised slightly to stop a flare. The implications to the patient, who could be spared dangerously high doses of harsh medications, are staggeringly positive.
Such a discovery faced some adversity: getting my health insurance provider to cover the cost. Very typically, a myopic view about the ultimate cost savings of preventative, proactive care most likely led them to this decision. After they first denied coverage, I filed a grievance with their Medical Review Board, and backed up my claim with relevant articles and research. With no background in medicine, this was an intimidating task, but I knew that I was fighting for the very quality of my life. Without going into all the details, my request was granted – they would reimburse the cost of the test.
The blood collection for the ELISA test is very simple, and can be done from anywhere (I live on the other side of the country from Johns Hopkins). I am provided with pre-paid mailers that the local lab uses to express mail the samples to the Johns Hopkins Lab. My primary care physician has filed a standing order for monthly completion of this test, along with Complete Blood Count and Hepatic Function Panel (CBC & LFT's). All the tests results are also communicated to my dermatologist, an outside provider. Initially the ELISA test should be done monthly and then, with progress, can be done every three months, as the antibody levels neither increase or decrease at a rapid rate.
It has given me great comfort and peace of mind to get the ELISA values as an added assurance, that the occasional itch or blister I experience is not my next flare or relapse, but that I may finally be on the track to a durable remission. It is also important for me when faced with making informed decisions with regard to other medical matters that affects my life – like elective surgery, as I have experienced first hand, medicine is not an integrated art, but the art is to find the right medicine.
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Apache™ FOP: Configuration¶
Configuration File Basics¶
The Apache™ FOP configuration file is an XML file containing a variety of settings that are useful for controlling FOP's behavior, and for helping it find resources that you wish it to use.
The easiest way to get started using a FOP configuration file is to copy the sample found at
{fop-dir}/conf/fop.xconf to a location of your choice, and then to edit it according to your needs. It contains templates for the various configuration options, most of which are commented out. Remove the comments and change the settings for entries that you wish to use. Be sure to follow any instructions, including comments which specify the value range. Also, since the configuration file is XML, be sure to keep it well-formed.
Making Configuration Available to FOP¶
After creating your configuration file, you must tell FOP how to find it:
If running FOP from the command-line, see the "-c" command-line option in Running FOP.
If running FOP as an embedded application, see Embedding, Using a Configuration File.
See Setting the Configuration Programmatically for instructions on how to do so in an embedded environment.
Summary of the General Configuration Options¶
|Data Type (for the value)
|Default Value
|URL or directory
|Specifies the base URL based on which relative URL will be resolved.
|current directory
|URL or directory
|Specifies the base URL based on which relative font URLs will be resolved.
|base URL/directory (above)
|URL or directory
|Specifies the base URL based on which relative URLs to hyphenation pattern files will be resolved. If not specified, support for user-supplied hyphenation patterns remains disabled.
|String, attribute lang, attribute country (optional)
|Register a file name for the hyphenation pattern for the mentioned language and country. Language ll and country CC must both consist of two letters.
|Integer, dpi
|Resolution in dpi (dots per inch) which is used internally to determine the pixel size for SVG images and bitmap images without resolution information.
|72 dpi
|Integer, dpi
|Resolution in dpi (dots per inch) used to specify the output resolution for bitmap images generated by bitmap renderers (such as the TIFF renderer) and by bitmaps generated by Apache Batik for filter effects and such.
|72 dpi
|Boolean (true, false)
|Setting this option to 'true' will cause FOP to strictly verify the contents of the FOP configuration file to ensure that defined resources (such as fonts and base URLs/directories) are valid and available to FOP. Any errors found will cause FOP to immediately raise an exception.
|Boolean (true, false)
|Setting this option to 'false' causes FOP to be more forgiving about XSL-FO validity, for example, you're allowed to specify a border on a region-body which is supported by some FO implementations but is non-standard. Note that such a border would currently have no effect in Apache FOP.
|Boolean (true, false)
|Setting this option to 'true' causes FOP to use an alternative rule set to determine text indents specified through margins, start-indent and end-indent. Many commercial FO implementations have chosen to break the XSL specification in this aspect. This option tries to mimic their behaviour. Please note that Apache FOP may still not behave exactly like those implementations either because FOP has not fully matched the desired behaviour and because the behaviour among the commercial implementations varies. The default for this option (i.e. false) is to behave exactly like the specification describes.
|attribute disabled (optional)
|If present and if an attribute 'disabled' is specified with the value 'false', then complex script features are disabled. The same result can be obtained on an FOP per-invocation basis by specifying a '-nocs' command line option when invoking FOP. When complex script features are disabled, all bidirectional processing and complex character to glyph mapping processing is disabled; in addition, the loading of GDEF, GSUB, and GPOS advanced typographic tables is disabled for OpenType and TrueType fonts. Unless disabled by this mechanism or by use of the '-nocs' command line option, complex script features will be enabled by default.
|Specifies the default width and height of a page if "auto" is specified for either or both values. Use "height" and "width" attributes on the default-page-settings element to specify the two values.
|"height" 11 inches, "width" 8.26 inches
|boolean (true, false)
|All fonts information that has been gathered as a result of "directory" or "auto-detect" font configurations will be cached for future rendering runs. This setting should improve performance on systems where fonts have been configured using the "directory" or "auto-detect" tag mechanisms. By default this option is switched on.
|This option specifies the file/directory path of the fop cache file. This file is currently only used to cache font triplet information for future reference.
|(see text below)
|Contains the configuration for each renderer. See below.
This is an excerpt from the example configuration file coming with FOP:
<fop version="1.0">  <strict-configuration>true</strict-configuration>  <strict-validation>true</strict-validation>  <base>./</base>  ./  <source-resolution>72</source-resolution>  <target-resolution>72</target-resolution>  <default-page-settings height="11in" width="8.26in"/>  <hyphenation-pattern lang="nl" country="BE">nl_Bel</hyphenation-pattern>  </fop>
Image Loading Customization¶
Apache FOP uses the image loading framework from Apache XML Graphics Commons to load images using various plug-ins. Every image loader plug-in has a hard-coded usage penalty that influences which solution is chosen if there are multiple possibilities to load an image. Sometimes, though, these penalties need to be tweaked and this can be done in the FOP configuration. An example:
<fop version="1.0"> [..] <image-loading> <penalty value="10000" class="org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader.impl.ImageLoaderRawCCITTFax"/> <penalty value="INFINITE" class="org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader.impl.ImageLoaderInternalTIFF"/> </image-loading> <renderers.... </fop>
The first penalty element increases the penalty for the raw CCITT loader. This practically forces the decoding of CCITT compressed TIFF images except if there are no TIFF codecs available.
The second penalty element sets an "infinite" penalty for the TIFF loader using the internal TIFF codec. This practically disables that plug-in as it will never be chosen as a possible solution.
Negative penalties are possible to promote a plug-in but a negative penalty sum will be treated as zero penalty in most cases. For more details on the image loading framework, please consult the documentation there.
Renderer configuration¶
Each Renderer has its own configuration section which is identified by the MIME type the Renderer is written for, ex. "application/pdf" for the PDF Renderer.
The configuration for the PDF Renderer could look like this:
<renderers> <renderer mime="application/pdf"> <filterList>  <value>flate</value> </filterList> <fonts>         </fonts> </renderer> <renderer mime="application/postscript">
The details on the font configuration can be found on the separate Fonts page. Note especially the section entitled Register Fonts with FOP.
Special Settings for the PDF Renderer¶
The configuration element for the PDF renderer contains two elements. One is for the font configuration (please follow the link above) and one is for the "filter list". The filter list controls how the individual objects in a PDF file are encoded. By default, all objects get "flate" encoded (i.e. simply compressed with the same algorithm that is also used in ZIP files). Most users don't need to change that setting. For debugging purposes, it may be desired not to compress the internal objects at all so the generated PDF commands can be read. In that case, you can simply use the following filter list. The second filter list (type="image") ensures that all images still get compressed but also ASCII-85 encoded so the produced PDF file is still easily readable in a text editor.
<renderer mime="application/pdf"> <filterList> <value>null</value> </filterList> <filterList type="image"> <value>flate</value> <value>ascii-85</value> </filterList> <fonts.... </renderer>
Another (optional) setting specific to the PDF Renderer is an output color profile, an ICC color profile which indicates the target color space the PDF file is generated for. This setting is mainly used in conjunction with the PDF/X feature. An example:
<renderer mime="application/pdf"> <filterList... <output-profile>C:\FOP\Color\EuropeISOCoatedFOGRA27.icc</output-profile> <fonts.... </renderer>
Some people don't have high requirements on color fidelity but instead want the smallest PDF file sizes possible. In this case it's possible to disable the default sRGB color space which XSL-FO requires. This will cause RGB colors to be generated as device-specific RGB. Please note that this option is unavailable (and will cause an error) if you enable PDF/A or PDF/X functionality or if you specify an output profile. This setting will make the PDF about 4KB smaller. To disable the sRGB color space add the following setting:
<renderer mime="application/pdf"> <filterList... <disable-srgb-colorspace>true</disable-srgb-colorspace> <fonts.... </renderer>
FOP supports encryption of PDF output, thanks to Patrick C. Lankswert. This feature is commonly used to prevent unauthorized viewing, printing, editing, copying text from the document and doing annotations. It is also possible to ask the user for a password in order to view the contents. Note that there already exist third party applications which can decrypt an encrypted PDF without effort and allow the aforementioned operations, therefore the degree of protection is limited. For further information about features and restrictions regarding PDF encryption, look at the documentation coming with Adobe Acrobat or the technical documentation on the Adobe web site.
<renderer mime="application/pdf"> <encryption-params> <encryption-length>128</encryption-length> <user-password>testuserpass</user-password> <owner-password>testownerpass</owner-password> <noprint/> <nocopy/> <noedit/> <noannotations/> <nofillinforms/> <noaccesscontent/> <noassembledoc/> <noprinthq/> </encryption-params> </renderer>
By default FOP produces PDF files of version 1.4, but this can be changed in order to benefit from features that appeared in newer versions of PDF. At the moment, only a few features from PDF 1.5 have been implemented, but the configuration element will accept any value between 1.4 and 1.7. This is the value that will appear in the PDF header, although only features up to 1.5 will actually be used.
<renderer mime="application/pdf"> <version>1.5</version>  </renderer>
Special Settings for the PostScript Renderer¶
Besides the normal font configuration (the same "fonts" element as for the PDF renderer) the PostScript renderer has an additional setting to force landscape pages to be rotated to fit on a page inserted into the printer in portrait mode. Set the value to "true" to activate this feature. The default is "false". Example:
<renderer mime="application/postscript"> <auto-rotate-landscape>true</auto-rotate-landscape> <fonts>         </fonts> </renderer>
Special Settings for the PCL Renderer¶
Non-standard fonts for the PCL renderer are made available through the Java2D subsystem which means that you don't have to do any custom font configuration in this case but you have to use the font names offered by Java.
Additionally, there are certain settings that control how the renderer handles various elements.
<renderer mime="application/x-pcl"> <rendering>quality</rendering> <text-rendering>bitmap</text-rendering> </renderer>
The default value for the "rendering" setting is "speed" which causes borders to be painted as plain rectangles. In this mode, no special borders (dotted, dashed etc.) are available. If you want support for all border modes, set the value to "quality" as indicated above. This will cause the borders to be painted as bitmaps.
The default value for the "text-rendering" setting is "auto" which paints the base fonts using PCL fonts. Non-base fonts are painted as bitmaps through Java2D. If the mix of painting methods results in unwelcome output, you can set this to "bitmap" which causes all text to be rendered as bitmaps.
Special Settings for the AFP Renderer¶
Additionally, there are certain settings that control how the renderer handles various elements.
<renderer mime="application/x-afp"> <images mode="b+w" bits-per-pixel="8" native="true"/> <renderer-resolution>240</renderer-resolution> <line-width-correction>2.5</line-width-correction>  <resource-group-file>resources.afp</resource-group-file> </renderer>
The default value for the images "mode" setting is "b+w" (black and white). When the images "mode" setting is "b+w" a "bits-per-pixel" setting can be provided to aid the grayscale conversion process. With this setting all images referenced in your source document are converted to an IOCA FS45 grayscale bitmap image form. When the setting is "color" all images are converted to an IOCA FS45 color bitmap image form. When "native" setting is "true", all images encountered (TIFF, GIF, JPEG and Encapsulated Postscript etc.) will be embedded directly in the datastream in their native form using a MO:DCA Object Container.
The default value for the "renderer-resolution" is 240 dpi.
The default line width is device dependent and may need to be fine tuned so that the output matches the expected result. The default correction value is 2.5.
By default if there is no configuration definition for "resource-group-file", external resources will be placed in a file called resources.afp.
When it does not work¶
FOP searches the configuration file for the information it expects, at the position it expects. When that information is not present, FOP will not complain, it will just continue. When there is other information in the file, FOP will not complain, it will just ignore it. That means that when your configuration information is in the file but in a different XML element, or in a different XML path, than FOP expects, it will be silently ignored.
Check the following possibilities:
The format of the configuration file has changed considerably between FOP 0.20.5 and FOP 1.0 and its beta versions. Did you convert your file to the new format?
The FOP distribution contains a schema for configuration files, at src/foschema/fop-configuration.xsd. Did you validate your configuration file against it? Add the following schema location to the
and run the configuration file through a validating schema parser. Note that the schema cannot detect all errors, and that it is stricter about the order of some elements than FOP itself is.
- Run FOP in debug mode (command line option
-d). This makes FOP report which configuration information it finds. Check if FOP finds what you expect.
Relative URIs for those properties are evaluated relative to the base URI of the configuration file. If the configuration is provided programmatically, the base URI can be set with
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Tonight on Beauty and the Beast, Vincent (Jay Ryan) plans a unique surprise for Catherine (Kristin Kreuk)… in the form of a singing flash mob!
A group of strangers serenade Catherine to the hit Bruno Mars song, "Locked Out of Heaven." Catherine initially acts embarrassed but also shows she is totally elated by his romantic surprise. And don't worry; the whole thing is taped so Vincent is able to watch his romantic gesture in action.
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Google+ now offers users a facial recognition tool, "Find My Face," to locate photos of themselves that may not be tagged.
While this may sound similar to Facebook's "Photo Tag Suggest," Google has made the service opt-in only so users would have to say yes to the service before it can match faces with user profile photos, according to CNN. The Google version also requires the subject of a suggested tag to approve it before it goes public -- Facebook's version makes the photo public and then tells the subject.
"Privacy has been baked right into this feature," Benjamin Petrosky, product counsel for Google+, said at a summit held by the Federal Trade Commission in Washington on Thursday.
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Photo engineer Matt Steiner posted on Google+ that the facial recognition tool will be rolling out to all users in the next few days.
While we think that the tool is slightly less public than Facebook's version, we wouldn't say it's anything approaching private. As we have learned from Mark Zuckerberg's private photos leaked to the public, privacy on the Internet is a myth.