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It would appear at a cursory glance that synthetic grass is a very expensive replacement for natural grass, but the high cost is only up front. When measured over the life of the grass you will find that synthetic grass is actually a cheaper alternative to the real stuff and the savings may not simply be the cost of maintaining the grass.
So, that higher upfront cost of a synthetic grass surface is pretty quickly recouped by the lower maintenance requirements. Time, energy and the possibility of greater usage gives you a surface that will pay for itself over its lifetime.
Synthetic Turf For Soccer
Synthetic grass is the ideal surface for high-performance sports and athletics such as football. When dealing with a sport in which there is high contact involved, performance surfaces are critical. There are several artificial turf products on the market today that are specifically designed for football. Several professional stadiums, high schools, and even local parks have installed artificial turf for football fields. Twenty-one of the thirty-two NFL teams play or practice on synthetic turf fields. Take it from the pros - artificial turf football fields have many benefits.
Unlike regular grass fields that require several gallons of water due to their vast surface areas, artificial grass fields require absolutely no watering whatsoever. This can save large sums of money over time, especially in drier months in which natural fields require more watering. Artificial turf football fields also remain lush and healthy-looking throughout all seasons. Even through the harshest of weather conditions, an entire synthetic grass football field will remain green. Overall maintenance costs for natural costs greatly outweigh that of artificial grass costs when looking at annual maintenance costs.
Field maintenance is minimal with artificial turf. Aerating, brushing, and sweeping are most necessary to maintain the quality of the field. Aerating the turf helps to ensure that the infill layer does not get compacted. Brushing keeps infill level, as well as keeping blades upright and separated. Sweeping is necessary to pull out leaves and other debris that could affect the field surface. Rain, sweat, and other liquids are easily drained with the artificial turf drainage system. It manually drains itself, allowing water to permeate through. This prevents spores, fungus, and bacteria from growing within the turf. From easy maintenance and durability, to safety and cost effectiveness, artificial turf football fields are better than natural grass fields.
The Evolution Of Artificial Turf
With each passing year, commercial artificial grass becomes more and more established as a credible and highly-regarded material within western society. Gone are the days in which 'fake grass' was regarded as being tacky and not at all up to standard with 'the real thing'; if anything, this opinion has been reversed, with artificial turf currently being the covering of choice for not only domestic lawns, but also sports surfaces.
One of the most underrated factors contributing to give commercial artificial grass this widespread popularity and approval was its high suitability for use in households with pets. Despite claims to the contrary having emerged over the years, the vast majority of artificial turf rolls available on the market nowadays are especially designed to be suitable for use by animals and small children. One sub-section of the market is even specifically geared towards this purpose, having earned the moniker of 'pet grass' as a result.
In fact, there are a number of ways in which commercial artificial grass trumps natural grass when it comes to its use by pets. Listed below are arguably the main three.
Allergies are one of the main concerns any pet owner faces. Animals, especially those allowed outside, such as dogs or cats, are just as prone to allergies as humans, and the very things which can trigger sneezing fits, fevers or rashes in humans can have the same effect on a pet. This is especially troublesome since nature tends to be full of substances and materials which can cause allergies or rashes, such as poison ivy or pollen. Natural grass, in and of itself, can often cause animals to itch or be otherwise allergic to them.
Commercial artificial grass does away with such an issue. Most artificial turf rolls are completely hypo-allergenic, meaning pets (and small children) run no risk of contracting allergies while romping about on them. In addition, replacing a natural lawn with an artificial one does away with most of the elements traditionally associated with allergies, further contributing to ensure pets remain allergy-free both during and after their outside expeditions.
As mentioned above, natural grass can often cause skin irritation in pets. While every pet likes to roll around in a grassy lawn, these moments of delight often result in itchy skin or rashes. With commercial artificial grass, such an issue is done away with, as most rolls of this material available on the market are non-irritant. As such, pets living in homes where natural grass is replaced by this material are likely to enjoy a much more pleasant, comfortable outdoor experience than they would have otherwise.
As also noted above, replacing a natural lawn with a commercial artificial grass carpet will do away with most of the elements likely to cause discomfort to animals while enjoying the outdoors. Two such elements are bugs and insects, which can cause irritation to pets, be it through bites or segregated substances. Once again, the installation of commercial artificial grass goes a long way towards solving this problem, as the synthetic nature of this material is not appealing to insects or bugs in the same way a natural lawn is. As such, these and other pests tend to stay away from commercial artificial grass carpets, which in turn can benefit the health and overall comfort levels of household pets.
It is clear, then, that when it comes to benefits for household pets, commercial artificial grass boasts a far larger number than its natural counterpart. It is, therefore, not at all surprising that more and more pet owners have been taking to replacing their natural lawns with artificial turf carpets, a tendency which is expected to continue and expand in years to come!


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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is convinced "frightening talent" Raheem Sterling is playing himself into contention for this summer's World Cup.
The 19-year-old winger has been in stunning form of late, notably scoring a brace in the 5-1 Barclays Premier League demolition of Arsenal earlier this month.
Gerrard feels Sterling is sure to have caught the eye of England boss Roy Hodgson, who will be mulling over the options for his squad ahead of the finals in Brazil.
"Raheem has been in great form over the last couple of months and I'm sure Roy is watching him very closely," Gerrard told the club's official website.
"The Arsenal game was an unbelievable performance from a guy of that age. I was just disappointed he didn't go on and get his hat-trick.
"His form of late has been sensational and if he continues that until the end of the season, we will see him at the World Cup."
Gerrard, though, concedes it is not only Sterling's pace that is a major part of his armoury, but his strength despite his slender stature.
"I don't go near him in training because if I do, there is only one winner. He's the toughest in our squad," added Gerrard.
"He just needs to keep learning and listening to Brendan Rodgers and the experienced players in the dressing room and believing in himself. If he does that, he'll be all right.
"I said to him before we played Everton (a 4-0 win at the end of January), 'Put yourself in the full-back's position - what doesn't he want? He doesn't want you to keep running at him'.
"Raheem was relentless that night. He kept going and going. He gave the Everton full-backs a torrid afternoon and he did it to Arsenal.
"Now he has to do it every week and get that consistency in his game. If he gets that consistency, he is going to be a frightening talent."
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Watch Britney Spears Rehearse for Her Las Vegas Show
Britney Spears has hired a fresh batch of u-and-coming choreographers for her much anticipated Las Vegas residency, dubbed 'Piece of Me.' Why is that little fact so important? Well, according to Brit Brit, the new guys make her learn and practice moves that are much harder.
They make her work...b---h! So Brit isn't all lip service when she says 'Work Bitch' in her hit song. She lives it, too!
In this preview clip from her upcoming 'I Am Britney Jean' doc, Brit is seen with her dance trainer, busting moves left and right, showing off tight, toned and taut abs in the process.
The girl looks terrific -- she is in tip-top shape, like we remember her back in 2001.
Brit is a natural when it comes to dancing and her choreographer says that she picks things up quickly and and remembers her complex routines. Did we mention that she also has a great body? Oh yeah, we did.
But it would seem that one leads to the other.
Brit's 'I Am Britney Jean' doc will air on E! on Dec. 22.


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Typical Dolan behavior. I'm convinced that Dolan needs to have his own reality show. He's the typical villain that gets under your skin and yet can't help but want to analyze his every move in a failed effort to find basic logic. Maybe he was trying to help Melo on this one? Either way based on the Knicks infamous media policy, something tells me Melo won't be happy by this.
Two audio technicians were stationed at two corners of the court - one a few feet just behind the Knicks bench, the other diagonally opposite - and they were holding those umbrella-shaped contraptions known as parabola microphones, which fed the audio into a DAT recorder on the truck on the loading dock.
These guys had one directive from Dolan: Record every syllable Carmelo Anthony utters and absorbs while he's on the court and on the bench, the Madison Square Garden CEO ordered them, and send the tape directly to me.


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Peak fall foliage arrives in southern, coastal Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Maine foresters and park rangers say peak foliage color has reached southernmost Maine and all coastal locations.
The latest fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says 75 percent to peak color change has taken place in southern regions from Augusta to Monmouth, Auburn, Sebago Lake and Sanford.
Rangers are reporting peak color change in all coastal communities from Kittery to Portland, Camden, Bar Harbor and Lubec. Leaf drop is currently low, or 10-30 percent, in these regions.
Peak color is being reported for a second straight week in western Maine as well as the zone that includes Dover-Foxcroft, Newport and Bangor. Peak color is also holding on in northern Maine.


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The Community Farmers' Market is located at 10500 Page Avenue, one block from West & Main Streets, behind the Wells Fargo Bank and adjacent to the Historic Fairfax County Courthouse. Click here for information: fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com.
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Afghanistan: Gains in girls' education are at risk unless urgent action is taken
Afghanistan: Gains in girls' education are at risk unless urgent action is taken
The report High Stakes found that gains in girls' education are slipping away as a result of poverty, growing insecurity, a lack of trained teachers, neglect of post-primary education and poorly equipped schools. The findings are based on a survey of more than 1,600 girls, parents and teachers in 17 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.
There are now 2.4 million Afghan girls enrolled in school, compared to just 5,000 in 2001 – a 480-fold increase. While the numbers are encouraging, Afghan girls still face many barriers to receiving an education. The quality of education is highly variable, school conditions are often poor and nearly half a million girls who are enrolled do not regularly attend school. The agencies are calling for renewed efforts by the Afghan government and donors to keep girls in school and improve the quality of the education they receive.
"Afghan girls are hungry for an education: nearly two thirds of girls we spoke to said they want to complete university. But the reality is the education system is facing its greatest challenge since 2001. We're seeing a rollback of some of the recent gains made in getting young, motivated Afghan girls into school. This is an appalling waste of talent and potential," said Neeti Bhargava, Oxfam's country program manager in Afghanistan.
Those interviewed said poverty was the single biggest obstacle to girls' education and the main factor in causing girls to drop out of school. This was followed closely by early or forced marriage and insecurity.
More than 40 per cent of interviewees said girls had to leave school to help support their families or because their families were too poor to pay for necessities such as transport or uniforms.
Those who do remain in school are receiving a poor education because of a lack of trained female teachers, of female-only schools and basic materials.
Just 30 per cent of teachers are female and the vast majority work in and around urban areas, with more than a third based in the capital Kabul. In contrast, in the highly insecure Khost province, on the border with Pakistan, just 3 per cent of teachers are female. In neighbouring Paktika, this drops to just 1 per cent.
More than 40 per cent of girls interviewed said their school didn't have a building resulting in children being taught in the open air or in temporary structures. The report found girls in rural areas are the worst off – just under 10 per cent of girls in Balkh province attended a school with a building while three quarters of those living in Kabul did. Some reported travelling more than three hours each way to the closest school.
The aid agencies warn that the intensifying conflict, which is spreading into previously secure areas in the centre, north and west of the country, is increasingly preventing girls from going to school. More than a third of those interviewed saw insecurity as a major obstacle. Schools, especially girls' schools, have been targeted leading many parents to keep their daughters at home out of fear for their safety.
The report also notes that instead of renewing efforts to promote girls' education and other long-term development, many major donors are increasingly focused on stabilization and counter-insurgency.
And with many NATO troop-contributing nations focused on handover of security responsibilities to the Afghan government and withdrawal of troops by 2014, the agencies say they are deeply concerned about the prospect of a drop in aid assistance for Afghanistan after international forces leave.
"We must ensure Afghan girls face a blackboard instead of a bleak future. By putting more female teachers in classrooms and supplying more female only schools, we can keep these girls in school. It's crucial that donor governments sustain their support for development, especially education, even once their troops leave the country. Investing in education is vital for the future of Afghanistan. An educated woman is better able to stand up for her interests, raise a healthier family and contribute to the economy," said Jennifer Rowell, CARE Afghanistan Advocacy Coordinator.
For more information and interviews with spokespeople please contact:
In Afghanistan: Louise Hancock, +93 (0) 700 294 364,
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The research was led by Oxfam and jointly designed and carried out with 13 Afghan NGOs – ACSF, ADA, APDA, AWN, AWSE, AAWU, CCA, CoAR, CHA, ECW, LCSAWC, SDO, Shuhada – together with CARE and SCA.
A total of 630 parents, 332 teachers, 687 girls and 105 community members were interviewed between May – July 2010 in 17 provinces: Badakhshan, Badghis, Balkh, Bamiyan, Daikundi, Ghazni, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Pansjir, Parwan, Samangan and Takhar.
Girls in secondary and higher level education face the greatest challenges. While 1.9 million Afghan girls are enrolled in primary school, this drops to just more than 400,000 girls in secondary school and just more than 120,000 in high school: at age 18, just 18 per cent of girls are still in school compared to 42 per cent for boys.
Afghanistan suffers from one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world, yet studies estimate that infant mortality drops by 5 to 10 per cent for every extra year that girls stay in school. A recent World Bank study of 100 countries found that increasing the share of women with secondary education by 1 per cent increases per capital income growth by an average of 0.3 per cent.


text: Touch screen Ultrabook™ with premium design Up to Intel® Core™ i7 - 4500U Processor Ultra-slim at only 3mm front and 9mm rear Natural touchscreen computing Gorgeous full HD IPS display and artistic backlit keyboard light up your fun Shop Modal header Incredible Beauty Meet Zenbook Touch — the perfectly balanced Ultrabook™ Creating the perfect Ultrabook™ means striking a perfect balance between form and function. Zenbook Touch is carved from a single block of aluminum for a seamless design that's not only beautiful, but durable, too. It's also impossibly thin and extremely light for maximum portability. Lift the lid and inside is a vibrant 13.3-inch Full HD display that brings images to life and makes everything from browsing the web to working with documents an absolute pleasure. Zenbook Touch is the Ultrabook™ you'll want with you, wherever you go. Slim, strong andincredibly stylish Making an Ultrabook™ as beautiful as Zenbook Touch means doing a few things differently, beginning with its design. Some notebooks are simply reinforced with metal, but Zenbook Touch is made from it. We take a single block of aluminum and put it through a sophisticated milling process to create a durable and seamless design with a beautifully patterned finish formed from fine concentric circles. With a profile that tapers from 9mm at the back to an incredible 3mm at the front, Zenbook Touch slips easily in a bag or briefcase and, with a weight of just 1.4kg, you won't be weighed down when you're on the move. Stay sharp with aFull HD display We see the world in high-definition, so why use anything less on your Ultrabook™ Zenbook Touch packs the same 1920 x 1080 pixels into its 13.3-inch display as a big-screen HDTV, so everything looks wonderfully sharp and incredibly detailed. That means you can watch YouTube videos and movies in all their Full HD glory, read web pages with text so crisp it could be printed on a page and see more of the photo you're retouching or the document you're editing. Brighter images,true-to-life colors When we say Zenbook Touch has a brilliant display, we really mean it. The LED backlight gives an image that's bright enough to see outdoors, while the anti-glare coating eliminates distracting reflections from overhead lighting indoors. With an incredible contrast of 800:1 and 72% color reproduction with 16.7 million colors, IPS display technology delivers pure whites, deep blacks and colors so true to life, looking at a photograph is like looking at the real thing. 178-degree viewing angles mean you always get the perfect view of the screen, too — even if viewing conditions are anything but. Video calls incrystal clarity Zenbook Touch is the ideal travelling companion, in more ways than one. The built-in 720p HD camera means you can keep in touch with family and friends via crystal-clear video calls, and hold virtual face-to-face conversations with colleagues when work requires it. Accessorizein style Zenbook Touch is complemented by a set of accessories designed to make the most of its ultra-portable design and ultra-powerful performance. A stylish and hardwearing slipcase helps keep Zenbook Touch safe when you're on the move, while the multi-voltage power adapter is small enough to slip into a coat pocket. Also included is a USB Ethernet that for a convenient backup when Wi-Fi isn't available, while Mini DisplayPort means you can connect a desktop display with the minimum of fuss. Incredible Touch Technology with a more personal touch Zenbook Touch is wonderfully tactile, but that goes well beyond just the feel of its beautiful metallic finish. Windows 8 is designed with touch in mind and a dedicated ASUS Human Computer Interface team help make it even more intuitive to use with features like a responsive multi-touch display, and a large touch pad with multi-touch support. The backlit keyboard with automatic brightness control also means you'll always have a clear view of the keys, so you can stay productive, even in complete darkness. So whichever way you like to work, Zenbook Touch has you covered. A more intuitive way to work Touch is such an intuitive way to interact with a computer display, we've been trying to do it for decades — just ask anyone who sells screen-cleaning kits. The good news is that with Zenbook Touch, reaching out to touch the screen is no longer an empty gesture. Its 13.3-inch multi-touch display responds to the slightest touch in just 30ms, so you can tap an icon to open an app, pinch a web page to make the text larger, and swipe across the screen to switch between running applications instantly. Multi-touch makes everything so much easier. Multi-touch made easy Multi-touch makes it so much easier to get things done, so why save it just for the screen? Zenbook Touch also has as a multi-touch touchpad, so you can use Windows 8 gestures without lifting your hands from the keyboard for even greater productivity. The touchpad has the same 16:9 aspect ratio as the display for more precise pointer control and we've made it larger than most to leave plenty of room to use Windows 8 gestures . Even the buttons are built into the touchpad surface to give as much space as possible for your fingers to be comfortable. ASUS Smart Gesture Technology lets you pinch zoom in/out, scroll, and tap as it sets a new standard in Windows 8 touch input. Backlit for a bettertyping experience A keyboard is still the best way to get things done for most people, so we made sure Zenbook Touch has the best available. Each key is expertly tuned to require just the right amount of force to press and have just the right amount of travel, so it's both quiet and comfortable for two-finger and touch typists alike. And since an Ultrabook™ is designed to be used anywhere, we made the keyboard that way, too. Its backlight adjusts automatically to suit the level of ambient lighting, so you'll always be able to see they keys, even in complete darkness. The Desktop reinvented With a fresh new look and a Start screen that puts your most important apps right beneath your fingertips, Windows 8 is all about you. See at-a-glance updates from family and friends with Live Tiles for your favorite social media services, and switch between apps simply by swiping across the screen or touchpad. New multitasking features make it easy to do two things at once, too. Just snap two apps side-by-side and you can browse web while watching a video, or chat with a colleague while editing a document. Windows 8 means you spend less time searching and more time doing. Incredible Performance All the power you need, and then some Zenbook Touch is a high-performance Ultrabook™ in every sense. A 4rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor makes light work of the most demanding tasks, and keeps you entertained with your favorite games and HD video, even when you're on the move. Solid-state storage means applications launch in double-quick time and, together with Super Hybrid Engine II technology, boosts battery life and standby time to stretch out the time between recharges. Two USB 3 ports support the latest high-speed storage and recharge mobile devices in double-quick time, while sophisticated thermal management means Zenbook Touch never loses its cool. Do more when you'reon the move Powered by a 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor, Zenbook Touch has the performance you need to run even the most demanding apps when you're on the move, not to mention your favorite games. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology gives a burst of extra speed up to 3GHz when you really need it, while Intel® HD 4000 graphics with Clear Video HD technology gives silky smooth playback with Full HD video. Zenbook Touch can even connect to two desktop displays at once for serious multi-tasking, so you don't need a desktop just because you're at a desk. Solid-state storage forserious speed Zenbook Touch features up to 512GB of solid-state storage that not only keeps your data safe, but also makes it much faster to use. With no moving parts to damage or fail, solid-state storage — 'SSD' — is extremely durable and its low power requirements mean longer battery life, too. SSDs are already much faster than traditional hard drives, but Zenbook Touch makes them quicker still with two drives in a RAID0 technology. So that means less time spent waiting for applications to launch and large files to open, and more time to get things done. Work all day on a single charge Energy-efficient components like the Intel® Core™ processor and solid-state drive help Zenbook Touch last for up to 7 hours* on battery power, so you can get a full day's work done before you need to recharge. Exclusive Super Hybrid Technology can also boost battery life by up to 25% for less demanding tasks like web browsing and watching video, so you can last even longer between trips to the power socket. Always ready when you are No one should have to wait when they want to get something done, which is why Zenbook Touch wakes from standby in just two seconds. Exclusive Super Hybrid Engine II technology gives up to two weeks' standby time too, and automatically saves all open applications and data to the solid-state drive when the battery drops below 5% charge. So you don't have to worry about always leaving Zenbook Touch plugged into a power socket just because you're not using it. USB 3, the next-generationconnection USB 3 is ten times faster than USB 2 and with two ports at your disposal, you can save photos, transfer MP3s and open multi-gigabyte video files in a fraction of the time with compatible storage. USB 3 has more power for mobile devices, too. Smartphones and tablets recharge in half the time compared to USB 2, even when Zenbook Touch is switched off. USB Charger+ technology keeps an eye on battery levels at all times, too — so you won't accidentally drain one when you're recharging another. Designed to never lose its cool An Ultrabook™ as sophisticated as Zenbook Touch needs a cooling system to match, so we designed our own. Inside the case is a custom heatsink made from beryllium copper alloy, which conducts heat away from hot components much more effectively than ordinary copper. Rather than spoil the sleek lines of Zenbook Touch with unsightly grilles, warm air then is channeled through a vent below the screen hinge, well away from any part of your body that touches the case. The result is an Ultrabook™ that's much cooler than the competition — in more ways than one. Incredible Sound SonicMaster, because we're serious about sound Creating an Ultrabook™ that looks as incredible as Zenbook Touch is one thing, but making one that sounds as incredible is something else. The key to our success is our unique SonicMaster technology and a team of audio engineers who expertly balance high-quality audio hardware and professional-grade audio software to ensure the best possible sound quality. We think all the hard work is worth it, and when you hear the wide dynamic range with rich bass and sharp treble that Zenbook Touch delivers, we know you will, too. SonicMasterbrings sound to life With exclusive SonicMaster technology, ASUS Zenbook delivers the best audio experience in its class. Mixing design, superior hardware, and optimized software results in the ultimate sound experience. ASUS precision-crafted hardware brings bigger speakers and resonance chambers, while software tuning helps achieve spectacular audio. You enjoy deeper and richer bass, a wider range, true-to-life surround, powerful output, distinct vocals, and pristine clarity. This makes ASUS Zenbook a complete multimedia package, with every song, movie, and game sounding better thanks to carefully balanced and dynamic audio. DISTINCT VOCALS TRUE-TO-LIFE-SURROUND WIDE RANGE POWERFUL OUTPUT CRYSTAL-CLEAR SOUND DEEPER AND RICHER BASS Hi-Fi to die for The best sound comes from big speakers, but with something as thin as Zenbook Touch, that presented us with a serious challenge. We overcame it by exploiting the great acoustics of the rigid aluminum case with custom-designed speaker chambers and a pair of powerful speakers that combine to create a sound that's richer and more resonant than you'd think possible. Music, movies and games sound so good on Zenbook Touch, you won't believe your ears. Sound you'll love to listen to Zenbook Touch takes audio to the next level with MaxxAudio 3 from Waves, recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award®. Based on the same audio processing technology heard on hit records, major movies and popular video games, MaxxAudio 3 delivers clearer dialog, more detailed bass and state-of-the-art volume leveling for a listening experience you'll just want to sit back and enjoy. Micro phone The array mic gives you high-quality audio for video chats and conferences. Noise suppression filters out ambient noise while acoustic echo-cancelling reduces feedback and echoes Beam-Forming focuses the recording area to a 60° cone so only your voice is picked up. Incredible Cloud Store, share, and sync ASUS cloud services provide the most complete platform for online living that's accessible anywhere from a host of devices. With ASUS WebStorage, convenience is the main priority, offering you easy storage, sharing, and syncing of everything from business presentations to photo albums and favorite multimedia content. Each ASUS Zenbook comes with 32GB of WebStorage space free for the three years, and offers you the MyBitCast app so you can easily sync your content to multiple devices and accounts simultaneously Sync and share the easy way ASUS WebStorage means your personal stuff is always with you on any internet-connected device — Ultrabook™ or desktop, smartphone or tablet. Keep files in sync automatically, share photos and video online with family and friends, and save valuable onboard storage space by streaming music and movies wirelessly. Zenbook Touch comes with 32 GB of free lifetime WebStorage and you can add more at any time. Remember everythingwith live memos The intuitive MyBitCast app seamlessly synchronizes messages to devices via WebStorage instantly. Every thought and idea can be saved and shared easily, then accessed anywhere. Using MyBitCast on mobile devices allows you to take notes, snap photos, and record messages to the cloud. Keeping you connected Zenbook Touch has everything you need to stay connected to the wider world with the latest wireless technology. Dual-band 802.11ac 5G Wi-Fi gives supports both for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks, and gives data three-time faster data transfers speeds than 802.11n. Zenbook Touch also has the brand new Bluetooth 4.0 for use with the latest ultra-low power wireless devices, so you can connect to compatible smartphones and tablets without every having to worry about battery life.


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NETGEAR für
Previously the preserve of the enterprise space, small to medium sized organizations can now take advantage of cost effective 10GbE switching solutions to support high speed networking requirements.
NETGEAR is the first networking provider to deliver 10-Gigabit copper (10GBASE‑T) switching solutions spanning the Web Managed, Smart Managed and Fully Managed categories.
• Web managed, Smart Managed and Fully Managed 10GbE Copper Switches
• Leverage existing Cat 5e copper cabling (and above) investments
• Workgroup aggregation, network backbone, top of rack deployment capabilities
• Cost-effective support for virtualized environments
• 8-port 10GbE Copper switch pricing starting from $800 (due to regional variances, actual street prices should be confirmed with your local authorized NETGEAR reseller).
To date, 10GbE connectivity has often involved costly fiber based technology as the predominant way to support high-speed access to the backbone of the network, as well as virtualized server, storage and Data Center environments. The advent of more affordable 10GBASE-T Copper solutions has seen growing adoption in recent years, but is now set to take off with advances having been made in reducing copper latency and power consumption disadvantages compared to Optics. For example, NETGEAR advancements in hardware and software engineering have delivered comparable power consumption rates between the 10GbE all fiber based M7300 series (XSM7224S), and the M7100 series.
A choice of seven 10GBASE-T switches are available:
• ProSAFE® 8-port 10-Gigabit Web Managed (Plus) Switch (XS708Ev2) for small organizations
• ProSAFE® 16-port 10-Gigabit Web Managed (Plus) Switch (XS716E) for small organizations
• ProSAFE® 8-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS708T) for small organizations
• ProSAFE® 12-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS712T) for small to medium sized organizations at the center or access layer
• ProSAFE® 16-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS716T) for small to medium sized organizations at the center or access layer
• ProSAFE® 28-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS728T) for small and medium-sized organizations
• ProSAFE® 48-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS748T) for small and medium-sized organizations at the center of the network
• ProSAFE® 24-port 10-Gigabit Copper M7100 series Managed Switch (XSM7224) designed for enterprise and campus networks supporting up to 500 employees
10GbE is no longer a platform that only large enterprises can afford. The increasing adoption of 10GbE Copper NIC adapters by server and storage vendors is opening up the opportunity for 10GbE connectivity deployment for customers of all sizes. Now is the time to deliver reliable, affordable and simple 10GbE networking connectivity beyond the core of the network using our trusted ProSAFE Switching family. 10GbE copper price points are also more attractive than ever before–reaching similar price points as Gigabit solutions from a price per Gbit/s perspective.
Backwards compatibility with 100M/bit and Gigabit networks using existing Cat 5e allows for a cost effective and simpler upgrade path to 10-Gigabit Ethernet. When the time is right, simply move to Cat 6a and above cabling to leverage 10GbE connectivity. Cat 6 twisted pair networks can also leverage and benefit from 10GbE Copper, but over shorter distances of up to 45m. Customers who have an existing network infrastructure running Cat 6a or Cat 7 cabling will benefit from the copper wiring being of a higher grade than that of Cat 5e. Such networks can support higher bandwidth requirements to support 10GbE Copper up to 100m using RJ45 connectors.
Network performance bottlenecks are on the rise. Growing demand for bandwidth to support intensive new applications, combined with the proliferation of data consumption and the widespread adoption of server and storage virtualization, is driving the deployment of 10-Gigabit solutions. The increase in video and mobile data alone is placing limitations on Gigabit networks as more devices, users and content fight for traffic prioritization. With data essentially doubling every two years, over 90 percent of servers are now shipping with 10GbE port options and delivering an affordable price point for SMBs, as well as enterprises with evolving networking requirements. Servers, workstations, storage and switching can finally leverage the potential of 10GbE more than ever before.
The 10GBASE-T standard has been available for upwards of 9 years. 2012 was seen as an inflection point and the start of wider adoption as high power consumption, low latency and costly price barriers have been slowly broken down with advances in engineering and better chip design.
Such is the progress achieved, that the following two key areas highlight where direct and indirect gains outweigh and negate the perception of high costs and performing concerns.
Today's PHY chipset technology provides anything from 5 to 8 Watts per 10GBASE-T port, lower than the 10+ Watts cited in recent years when compared to the transceivers such as 10GBase-SR that can draw less than 1W. Drawing an increase in power by a factor of 5 can seem like an expensive upgrade cost. When factored against servers that can draw anything up to 1000W or more, the overall proportion is low. Additional power consumption points to a costly operations, but when considering alternative related costs such as fiber transceivers, it's plausible that the overall cost may be less when deploying 10GBase-T. For small to mid-sized organization switch-server installations, "short reach" cable runs of less than 45 meters will apply and use even less power and therefore cost less.
The better comparison is to pair more established Cat 5e deployments with Cat 6a, both of which can leverage 10GbE Copper. Consider that moving to 10GbE connectivity will also help reduce the number of GbE connection into a server rack, which in turn are increasingly available with 10GbE connectivity. Even if you need to install bulkier Cat 6a cables to replace thinner Cat 5e, the overall number of port connections footprint will be reduced and save on space and alleviate power consumption concerns.
A final and invaluable consideration is the role of auto-negotiation. A 10GBASE-T switch will be able to work and communicate effectively with legacy Gbit/s and 100Mbit/s server connections. For any fiber based systems that cannot support lower speeds, wholesale rip and replace server upgrades may be required in addition to 10GbE switch upgrades. Instead, 10GBASE-T provides a viable and affordable investment path that supports incremental server and switch upgrades to suit evolving network needs.
NETGEAR is the first networking vendor to introduce fixed configuration 10GbE copper switches to the SMB market in a choice of light managed, smart managed and fully managed switch footprints.
The NEW ProSAFE Web Managed (Plus) XS708Ev2 follows the success of the first generation XS708E, with 2nd generation technology that continues to lead the way in delivering the most cost effective 10GBASE-T copper switch in the market. Ideal for workgroup aggregation, server and storage connectivity or high bandwidth applications, the XS708Ev2 delivers up to 10 times the throughput of traditional GbE copper switches. As a step up from an unmanaged switch the Web Managed (Plus) family leverages some key benefits of a smart switch. On top of the plug-n-play 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, it also offers some fundamental network features that will help optimize the performance of business networks such as VLAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, port trunking, rate limiting, and traffic monitoring. New for XS708Ev2 is the easy-to-use web browser-based management GUI, making advanced setup and monitoring simple.
As a new addition to the NETGEAR ProSAFE® 2nd Generation of 10-Gigabit Copper Web Managed Plus Switches, the NETGEAR ProSAFE® XS716E is a bigger version of the XS708Ev2 and is equipped with 16 ports of 10-Gigabit Copper connectivitty. XS716E delivers up to 10 times the throughput of traditional GbE copper switches. As a step up from an unmanaged switch the Web Managed (Plus) family leverages some key benefits of a smart switch. On top of the plug-n-play 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, it also offers fundamental network features that will help optimize the performance of business networks such as VLAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, Port trunking, rate limiting, and traffic monitoring. The easy-to-use web browser-based management GUI makes advanced setup and monitoring simple.
As a new addition to the NETGEAR ProSAFE® Second Generation of 10-Gigabit Copper Smart Managed Switches, the NETGEAR ProSAFE® XS708T is a powerful Smart Managed Switch that comes with 8 ports of 10-Gigabit Copper connectivity, with 2 shared Combo Copper/SFP+ Fiber ports for 10G Fiber links. The ProSAFE XS708T is ideal for expanding network capacity, removing performance bottlenecks and/or support of premise expansion needs. The XS708T is also suited for smaller workgroups that need high-bandwidth for sharing, collaborating, editing, and publishing high-density content like video or animation. With comprehensive L2+/Layer 3 Lite features, the XS708T is designed to meet current and future needs on virtualization, converged network and mobility.
The ProSAFE 12-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch (XS712T), offers twelve (12) 10GbE copper connectivity ports and two (2) shared 10 GbE fiber SFP+ ports as well as an extensive set of L2+/Layer 3 Lite network features. Management and setup are simple using the web-based management interface that comes in all NETGEAR Smart Managed Switches. In addition to VLAN support for traffic segmentation, QoS for traffic prioritization, advanced security and IGMP snooping, the switch also provides advanced features such as dynamic VLAN assignment, double VLAN tagging, ACL binding, static routing and MLP snooping. The XS712T can be used in SMB networks as the core switch, providing 10 Gigabit connections to servers and storage devices. It can also be used as an access switch in medium-to-large sized networks where it can be connected to the new ProSAFE M7100 series Fully Managed Switch (XSM7224) at the core and expand 10GbE connectivity to the edge.
As a new addition to the NETGEAR ProSAFE® Second Generation of 10-Gigabit Copper Smart Managed Switches, the NETGEAR ProSAFE® XS716T is a bigger version of the XS708T and is equipped with 16 ports of 10-Gigabit Copper connectivity, with 2 shared Combo Copper/SFP+ Fiber ports for 10G Fiber links. The ProSAFE XS716T is ideal for expanding network capacity, removing performance bottlenecks and/or support of premise expansion needs.
The NEW NETGEAR ProSAFE® XS728T is a powerful Smart Managed Switch that comes with 24 10-Gigabit Copper ports and 4 additional dedicated SFP+ ports for 10G Fiber links. It's purposely designed as a cost-effective way to provide 10G connections to 10G-capable servers and NAS (Network Attached Storage) systems and can be used at the "center of a small business network" or as an aggregation/access switch in a larger organization including workgroup access, connecting to a 10-Gigabit NETGEAR ProSAFE M7100/M7300 Fully Managed Switch at the core and extending the 10G connections to the edge with the ProSAFE S3300 Smart Managed Stackable series.
As a new addition to the NETGEAR ProSAFE® Second Generation of 10-Gigabit Copper Smart Managed Switches, the NETGEAR ProSAFE® XS748T is a powerful Smart Managed Switch that comes with 44 ports of 10-Gigabit Copper connectivity plus 4 dedicated 10-Gigabit SFP+ Fiber. It can be used at the "center of a small business network" leveraging NETGEAR ProSAFE S3300 Gigabit Smart Managed Switches with 10G uplinks, or as an aggregation / access switch in a larger organization including workgroup access, connecting to a 10-Gigabit NETGEAR ProSAFE Fully Managed Switch on one end and extending the 10G connections to the edge.
The M7100 series combines latest advances in hardware and software engineering for higher availability, lower latency and stronger security. The M7100-24X delivers top-of-the-rack, line-rate performance for virtualization and high-density backbones: 24 ports 10GBase-T with 4 SFP+ uplinks; redundant power supplies and fan trays; static L3 routing at high-value price point. Auto-iSCSI optimization, Private VLANs and Local Proxy ARP take the complexity out of delivering network services for virtualized servers and 10GbE infrastructures.
In addition to the all-new 10GbE Copper range, a choice of full fiber and fiber uplink fixed configuration switches are available to fit a multitude of deployment scenarios.
The ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Stackable Fully Managed Switch, XSM7224S, allows for a flexible top-of-rack infrastructure. All 24 ports of 10-Gigabit SFP+ interfaces are Gigabit/10-Gigabit capable and deliver wired speed performance with ultra-low latency. Four shared 10GBase-T interfaces broaden 10-Gigabit connectivity with auto-sensing RJ-45. Local/distant stacking provides versatile 10-Gigabit deployment possibilities, such as Distributed (LACP) Aggregation for virtualized servers and storage.
The NETGEAR M4300 Stackable Switch Series delivers L2/L3/L4 and IPv4/IPv6 cost-effective services for mid-enterprise edge with full PoE+ and SMB core deployments with unrivalled ease of use: 10 Gigabit models can seamlessly stack with 1 Gigabit models within the series, enabling spine and leaf line-rate stacking topologies. Non-stop forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architectures provide advanced High Availability (HA) with hitless failover across the stack. Dual redundant, modular power supplies equipping full width models contribute to business continuity management. Layer 3 feature set includes static, dynamic and policy-based routing – as standard. Perfect for wireless access, unified communications and IP video, the NETGEAR M4300 Switch Series is also ready for the future, with Software-defined Network (SDN) and OpenFlow 1.3 enabled for your network.
The ProSAFE S3300 Series are a new generation of Gigabit Smart Managed Stackable Switches inclusive of four (4) 10-Gigabit ports, which can be used for uplinks and/or stacking between other S3300 switches. Dependable switched LAN network design mandates an architecture that can both scale as organization networks grow-and be flexible enough to provide support for faster server and storage connections needs. As SMBs produce and consume more data, Gigabit to the desktop increasingly needs to be underpinned with 10GbE connectivity to the core to ensure a consistent, seamless user experience. This new generation of switches provides SMB customers with the most cost-effective 10G connections between the access and aggregation layer of the network.


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Unlike the masses congregating near Parliament Hill over the weekend, my husband Steve and I weren't in Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations. We were there as food couriers. Our cargo contained Alberta yak/beef-cross tenderloin, Sylvan Star Gouda from the Red Deer area, and sea urchin, char and shrimp from Nunavut, all destined for Rideau Hall.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston's chef, Louis Charest, had enlisted our aid in bringing these items to Ottawa for a celebration of youth barbecue for 100 young Canadians and two young Britons: the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Chef Charest's royal menu was comprised of 11 savoury dishes and several desserts. No hotdogs or hamburgers at this grillfest. Instead, Chef Charest was determined to showcase artisanal and uncommon foods from across the country, including kelp from Nunavut, herring roe from the Great Lakes, and Outaouais quail eggs.
Along with suitcases full of food, Steve and I also brought to Ottawa two northern teenagers: Krista Gardiner from Hay River, N.W.T., and Thomas Ford from Iqaluit, Nunavut. They were part of a group of culinary students from across the country participating in the presentation of the reception meal. The food details were overseen by chef Charest and managed by a select group of master chefs. Members of the Junior Culinary Team Canada were to assist and serve as mentors to the culinary students. It was an extraordinary roster of culinary talent. And then there was us.
We were assigned to teams, given chef's jackets and put to work. Our sense of humour prevented us from being skewered (verbally and literally) by the certified chefs in the kitchen. We made our skill level blatantly clear at the outset and were given the tasks of de-petaling edible flowers and forming shoestring potatoes into cubes.
It took two days to prepare for the reception. As the hour drew near, trays of food were taken to the manicured back yard of Rideau Hall. We had no sooner set up our stations when the sky opened and soaked everything in minutes. The venue was quickly switched to an indoor setting where containers, dishes and half-constructed canapés were reorganized. Teams regrouped and orders were given. It's show time.
My team politely indicated they had everything under control. I felt like the kid in the dugout who never gets a chance to bat, but I remained close by, ready to assist in preparing the yak dish; the meat is slated to become tartare. The tenderloin actually originates from an Alberta "dzo," a hybrid cross between a Tibetan Yak and a Black Angus cow, raised at Springridge Ranch near Pincher Creek.
Chef John Carlo Felicella, manager of the Junior Culinary Team Canada, skilfully prepared the meat and piped it into the perfectly square potato nests. It looked beautiful, and tasted divine.
The Sylvan Star cheese was shredded, baked and crumbled into "cracklings" and served as the crowning glory to musk ox prosciutto, placed on a cube of herbed jelly. It was a proud moment for me knowing that two beautiful Alberta products are about to be served to the Royal couple.
The culinary team hit its stride just as a stern-faced man in a dark suit entered the kitchen. The Duke and Duchess had requested our presence. We dusted off our aprons, straightened our hats and filed into the reception area.
The Duchess entered first. She was brighteyed and full of questions. She took her time moving down the line. Prince William bounded into the room a few moments later, shirt sleeves rolled up, and joking that he had somehow managed to lose his wife.
When chef Charest presented the young Duchess to me, the reality of the situation hit me full force. I wondered how it was that I was standing before Catherine Middleton at that moment, extolling the virtue of freerange yak/beef from southern Alberta. When I discovered this product a year ago, I had no idea that one day I would present it to the future king and queen of England.
You just never know where the food trail will take you. If you are as curious about yak/beef-cross meat as was the Duchess, you can find it at Horizon Meats in Calgary . if there's any left.
Twyla Campbell and Steve Cooper are food enthusiasts from Sherwood Park.


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Named as Part of Bustle's Scariest Book in Your State for Pennsylvania.
"Disturbingly lovely . . . The Resurrectionist is itself a cabinet of curiosities, stitching history and mythology and sideshow into an altogether different creature. Deliciously macabre and beautifully grotesque."—Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus
"Color us captivated. This collection seems a treat for anatomy enthusiasts and creaturephiles alike."—io9
"E.B. Hudspeth's The Resurrectionist is PFA (that's pretty freaking amazing)."—ComicsBeat.com
"These detailed and fantastical drawings will intrigue any reader curious about the hypothetical anatomy of mythical creatures such as mermaids, minotaurs, and harpies. In the context of the story that precedes them, they prompt disquieting thoughts about the extreme lengths to which the fictional Dr. Black may have been willing to go to prove his assumptions, and what—or who—may have served as his models."—ForeWord Reviews
"A bit of Charles Darwin and a bit of P.T. Barnum."—Inked Magazine
"Doctors Moreau and Frankenstein should make room for a new member of their league of extraordinarily grotesque gentlemen, for there is a new mad scientist in pop culture."—Aaron Sagers, MTV Geek
"The vivid imagery unveiled becomes the dark fantasy response to Gray's Anatomy."—Filter Magazine
"The book is a welcome addition to any library of dark fantasy, with its beautiful portraiture and gripping description of a man's descent into perversity."—Publishers Weekly, "Pick of the Week"
"A masterful mash-up of Edgar Allan Poe and Jorge Luis Borges, with the added allure of gorgeous, demonically detailed drawings. I've never seen anything quite like The Resurrectionist, and I doubt that I will ever forget it."—Chase Novak, author of Breed
"Fans of Neil Gaiman, Hieronymus Bosch, and the Mütter Museum are sure to love [The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black] and the rest will certainly be both astounded and intrigued by what you find inside!"—The Garden Island


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In the aftermath, authorities followed standard practice, neutralizing the red mud with acetic acid. Gerard Caneba, a professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Technological University, believes an unlikely chemical may work even better--and might transform toxic sludge into a valuable raw material.
Vinyl acetate polymers that are being developed in Caneba's lab have a near-neutral pH when they are dissolved in water, but something intriguing happens if you mix the solution in an alkaline substance like red mud, which has pH levels as high as 13. "When you put it in a base environment, poly(vinyl acetate) converts to poly(vinyl alcohol), and it also kicks out acetic acid within a minute," he said.
Thus, while it is neutralizing the red mud, the poly(vinyl acetate) is also creating a valuable product. A resulting solid material has potential uses in landscaping, insulation and construction. "We did tests and got really nice performance values on simulated alumina tailings," Caneba said. And there's no shortage of potential sites: "They have about 20 alumina repositories in Hungary and could use this method to clean up any contaminated places. Other sources are found in Texas and Louisiana and wherever aluminum is being manufactured from bauxite ore."
This puts a smile on his face. "I like this mechanism," he says. "We're not just cleaning the stuff up with acetic acid. We can neutralize toxic waste and turn it into something benign and useful."
Caneba has been working with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to further test the process. Promising preliminary results are included in his new book, which details his research on vinyl acetate polymer solutions. He is also working with mining giant Rio Tinto, which is providing him with actual red mud samples.
Caneba is also developing next-generation chemicals from vinyl acetate polymers that could be used to clean up oil spills and disperse spilled oil. With researchers from Gulf Coast universities, he has been working to obtain funds to investigate this family of polymer surfactants.
In particular, the new surfactants could address deep oil plumes like those from last summer's disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep underwater, these eruptions of hot petroleum exploding from beneath the earth are quickly compressed and chilled in the ocean depths. "It's no surprise that you can have lingering plumes, and that they are particularly difficult to break up," said Caneba. "We think our formula will be able to help break down the oil better, so microbes can eat it up."
Lab tests have been promising, yielding emulsions that look "like cream," he said. The surfactants are also relatively benign from an environmental standpoint, which could give them an advantage over present-day oil dispersants.
"We're all really excited about this," said Caneba. Lab work to develop the vinyl acetate-based dispersants will probably begin this fall. And hopefully, those tests will yield new tools for cleaning up and remediating the next big oil spill.


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Vicken Demirdjian-Massaya Packaging
At Design Interviews
Interview with VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : A Package that is not Commercial and is Reusable. A package that will stand out in the supermarkets when placed next to commercial wine packs... .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Not a commercial package. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Gain reputation in the Lebanese market. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : 2 months .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : It was commissioned by my client, Massaya. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : It's produced and distributed in the Lebanese market by Diageo(beverage distributors). .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Clients' request was so specific in wanting to have a different concept than the regular wine packs. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : No. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Wine connoisseurs. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : The idea of being a book like package. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Adobe CS .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : It's like a book and it can be easily reused. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : My designers at the office at the conceptual stage and then after the design was approved, we worked with packaging specialists to prepare the technical drawing of the box. We did several trials to achieve this result. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Quite alot! Going back and forth with different trials of the box to achieve the perfect mold. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Design and market research. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : The production of the box since the content is heavy, it was challenging to have the perfect mold. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : Based on the result of the pre-judgement. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : We learned to push our boundaries and learned that always a good and different design is appreciated and it takes you to places... Como Lake in this case :) .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. VICKEN DEMIRDJIAN : The trust that the client had in BRANDiT for doing a good job, a package that was sold out during the Christmas season! .
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I know King Felix was on the mound, and I strongly suspected going into this series that the Mariners would not lose 18 in a row after it. But still, I have to confess to being a bit miffed at how today's woeful 9-2 loss unfolded. Had it stayed, say, 2-1, it would have been easier to take. But the Mariners have the worst offense in the majors, made all the more atrocious since they have a DH. Yet they banged out 17 hits and plated 9 runs 5 earned versus the Yanks, undoubtedly feeling more confident as the game wore on and the lead widened.
Hughes was overall fairly good. Although surrendering 9 hits in 6 innings to the worst offense in the majors, he walked only 1. His problem was also efficiency, not too surprisingly, needing 101 pitches to work that stint. But he kept the Yanks in the game against a front-line starter, and the game was a mere swing away from tied after five. On the whole, that's not too shabby, and not to be overlooked as the Yanks look for an effective, reliable rotation down the stretch.
The bullpen had a rare but costly letdown, allowing 8 hits and 7 runs/3 earned. Ayala gave up 2 hits in 1 1/3, and was the best of the four relievers the Yanks used. Logan wasn't sharp, allowing a big triple that blew the game open. Wade before him was hurt by Cano's throwing error. Noesi looked bad and rusty in allowing the last two runs to score, but by the 9th when he pitched, the outcome was largely academic.
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Time Running Out in Libya?
Even defenders of broad presidential prerogatives are starting to conclude that Obama's war in Libya violates the original legal justification for it offered by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the Department of Justice.
Briefly put, the OLC said the Libyan war was not a war because the operation would be limited as to means, objectives, and duration. Thus, the OLC argued, neither the Constitution nor the War Powers Resolution constrained the president's prerogatives.
The objective has changed from protecting civilians to regime change. The war itself has gone on now for as long as the unauthorized war in Kosovo in 1999. Jack Goldsmith concludes: "as the days drag on, and as our deep involvement persists, it becomes harder and harder to represent that this mission is limited in nature, duration, and scope."


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Killing Floor is a survival horror total conversion set in London, England. In a laboratory under the city, a series of human experiments in cloning and biological augmentation are being conducted by the employees of "Horizon". Horizon is a BioTech corporation formerly employed by the government to do the R&D on a top secret series of synthetic combat drugs which would enhance the effectiveness of soldiers in the field. Horizon's funding was cut, when their practices were deemed too immoral even for such a controversial project, but the research didn't stop. Funded by private money from the deep pockets of Horizon chairman and research scientist Kevin Clamely, tests continued in a more...private location. That was until something went wrong. There were reports that the lab had been comprimised; that the subjects were behaving abnormally...then, silence. Several days later, twisted shapes began to emerge from the confines of the lab into the city above.
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Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 : Index to Names
From the time Tennessee was a territory of the United States (1790 - 1796), its legislature has passed laws affecting the lives of its citizens. From acts legitimizing children to those granting divorces, from authorizing turnpikes & ferries to compensating a citizen for services rendered the government, the legislature has touched the lives of citizens in thousands of ways in its 200-plus years.
This name index to the Acts passed by the Tennessee legislature is intended to help provide access to this vast source of early Tennessee history & genealogy. Used in conjunction with the journals of proceedings of the Tennessee House and Senate, and the petitions of citizens to the legislature, the index can provide the means to interpret some of Tennessee's richest source material.
The index covers names in the first 50 volumes of the published Acts. The names of members of the legislature were not indexed.
The Acts, journals & petitions are on file at TSLA. A copy of an act can be obtained upon request; please see our webpage for requesting copies of legislative acts and petitions by mail.
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The lovely Ruth from Ruth's Kitchen Experiments has awarded me with "You make my day award". She is such a sweetie and I feel so special receiving this. If you haven't been over to her blog, please take the time and do so, she has a great blog! I'm going to be a rebel again and award this to everyone who takes time to visit my blog and leave such kind comments. You are all deserving of this award, as it makes my day when I come on to my blog and read all the comments and feedback all you lovely people post.
Please feel free to attach this award to your blog!
Thank you Ruth, you've made my day!


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|Trip computer
|Driver information system
|tachometer, oil pressure
|Multi-functional information center
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Trip odometer
Audio System
|voice operated, touch screen display, AM/FM, HD radio
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|Bluetooth, jack, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Premium brand
|Antenna type
|diversity, mast
|Total speakers
|Radio data system
|Digital Sound Processing
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Satellite radio
|Electronic messaging assistance
|with read function, voice operated
|Driver assistance app
|roadside assistance
|Smart device app function
|maintenance status, lock operation, horn/light operation
|Wireless data link
|voice operated
In Car Entertainment
|Connected in-car apps
|Google POIs, Google search, app marketplace integration, Amazon Alexa
|Blue Link, Apple CarPlay ready, Android Auto ready
|Infotainment screen size
|7 in.
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Cross traffic alert
|Driver attention alert system
|Pre-collision warning system
|audible warning, visual warning, pedestrian detection
|Lane keeping assist
|Automatic emergency braking
|front pedestrian
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Hood buckling creases
|Energy absorbing steering column
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Camera system
|Impact absorbing bumpers
|Blind spot safety
|Lane deviation sensors
|Crumple zones
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|Front airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Power door locks
|anti-lockout, auto-locking
|Anti-theft system
|engine immobilizer, alarm with remote
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding
|Side mirrors
|Drive mode selector
|4WD type
|on demand
|Center differential
|Axle ratio
Stability and Traction
|Hill descent control
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Hill holder control
|Rear brake type
|Rear brake diameter
|Rear brake width
|Front brake diameter
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|auto off
|Front brake width
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|Rear suspension classification
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|Rear spring type
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
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|Front shock type
|Front stabilizer bar
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|Rear stabilizer bar
|diameter 23 mm
|Battery saver
|Daytime running lights
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|LED, auto delay off, auto on/off
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|Liftgate window
Tires and Rims
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|Tire type
|all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Rear wiper
|intermittent, with washer
|Heated windshield wiper rests
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|variable intermittent
|Power windows
|safety reverse
|Rear privacy glass
|Solar-tinted glass
|Laminated glass
Exterior Features
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Rear spoiler
|Rear spoiler color
|Exhaust tip color
|Grille color
|chrome surround, black
|Rear bumper color
|dual tip
|Rocker panel color
|chrome accents
|Window trim
|Roof rails
|Roof rails color
|Driver seat power adjustments
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|Driver seat
|Rear headrests
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|Passenger seat manual adjustments
|4, reclining
|Rear seat folding
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Front seat type
|Rear seat type
|60-40 split bench
|Rear seat manual adjustments
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|Seatbelt force limiters
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
|Turns lock-to-lock
|Steering ratio
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|39.6 in
|Head Room (rear)
|39.2 in
|Hip Room (front)
|55.6 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|54.5 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|57.1 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|55.5 in
|Leg Room (front)
|41.5 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|38.2 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
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|72.8 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|72.8 in
|65 in
|105.1 in
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|6.4 in
|Angle of Approach
|17.2 degrees
|Angle of Departure
|23.9 degrees
|Track Width (front)
|63.1 in
|Track Width (rear)
|63.6 in
Measurements of Weight
|Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
|4850 lbs
|Gross Vehicle Weight Range
|4001-5000 lbs
|Curb Weight
|3607 lbs
|Max Towing Capacity
|1500 lbs
Truck Specifications
|Max Payload
|1098 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|31 cu ft
|Interior Volume
|133.2 cu ft
|Passenger Volume
|102.2 cu ft
|Cargo Volume (rear seats down)
|61.9 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Aerodynamic Drag
|0.33 Cd
|Turning Circle
|34.9 ft
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|16.4 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|19.0 x 7.5 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|19.0 x 7.5 in
Crash-Test Ratings
2020 Hyundai Tucson SUV AWD
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
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EPA Green Score
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Smartway ?
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EPA Green Score
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Town Square
FBI probe in Atherton
Original post made by Anony, Menlo Park: Belle Haven, on Aug 9, 2012
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2012 at 2:52 am
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:24 am
They didn't nail Capone in a week, or a couple of years.
Today's crimes are far more plentiful and among the elitists who will no longer have privileged encarceration.
Even Trump is getting a roust.Ever since he brought up that birth certificate nonsense and lost millions.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:25 am
A number of people spread a rumor about the FBI so that they could pressure Atherton council to cough up a big settlement for John Johns, who was suing the Town. It was just a scam. The Almanac fell for it, along with quite a few people in town. No probe. Just a couple of guys asking the receptionist at the FBI office to fill out a form ... a form that probably no agent spent more than a minute reading. Since it is well know that the FBI's policy that it will neither confirm nor deny that an investigation is under way, this was the perfect scam. No way for the victims of the scam to clear their names.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 10, 2012 at 2:06 pm
you need to check your facts. The rumors of the FBI investigation came up AFTER the John Johns settlement. Atherton settled because they had blown it and they were wrong. They didn't want to bleed any more in attornies fees for what was clearly a loser for them.
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm
If you want to talk about a scam settlement I think you must include the $250,000 given the Atherton Police Officer after the criminal case was lost and no depositions were even taken for the civil case. Talk about a scam
a resident of another community
on Aug 11, 2012 at 3:40 am
KH: I still have the cards of both of the two FBI agents who interviewed me for three hours about the San Mateo DA's office.
I didn't fill out a single form. I have never lived in Atherton and the agents never asked me about John Johns or anyone else who lives in Atherton. Their focus was DA Wagstaffe.
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Aug 14, 2012 at 6:53 am
I never fell for the FBI rumor when it first started going around. I always ignore things that people like Michael Stogner, Peter Carpenter or Cathy McKeithen say given their track record.


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