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Where Have Our Alums Gone to College?
Over half the alumni have attended Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, or Caltech as undergraduates (the other half attended one of more than 160 other institutions). Of the alumni for whom we know the undergraduate major, 60% have majored in mathematics with many others majoring in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry and/or biology. (PROMYS has post-secondary school educational data on 97% of our 1,799 alumni and recently updated education/career data on around 90%).
How Many of Our Alums Have Chosen to Acquire a Doctorate?
At least 624 alumni have, or are working on, a doctorate. This represents 53% of all old enough alumni for whom we have recently updated educational information (or 45% of all alumni old enough for graduate school). Five hundred and twenty-four of the doctorates are PhD's, 502 (96%) of which are STEM PhD's. Three hundred and twenty-four alumni have, or are currently working on, a PhD in Mathematics. Forty-seven percent of alum PhD's in Mathematics are from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Princeton, or Stanford.
How Many of Our Alums are Professors?
At least 160 of the alumni are currently professors (77 are Full or Associate Professors). One hundred are professors of mathematics; others are professors of computer science, physics, finance, economics, chemistry, biology, meteorology, philosophy, medicine, business, public policy, management, English, sociology, urban education, or law. Alumni are on the faculty at a great many institutions including six at Harvard University, three at MIT, five at Cornell University, five at University of Chicago, three at Columbia University, four at University of Pennsylvania, three at University of Michigan, and two at University of California Berkeley.
What Fields Do Our Alums Enter?
At least 425 alumni are currently in mathematics: this includes math graduate students, professional mathematicians in academia and/or industry, math teachers and actuaries. Many alums have entered other STEM fields such as physics. At least 470 alumni are in computer science or engineering. There are also many alums in finance, consulting, medicine, and law. Alums in a wide range of fields speak fervently about the benefits they have received from the rigorous habits of mind they acquired at PROMYS. There are PROMYS alumni in the armed forces, writing for television, being stay-at-home parents, architects, artists, rabbis, and missionaries. There is an alum wildlife photographer, a jazz pianist, a band manager, and a journalist with the New York Times. There are, of course, many more occupations represented than are mentioned here – and our knowledge remains incomplete.
Some PROMYS Alumni Awards and Distinctions
Below is a very partial list of some of the alum awards and distinctions of which we are aware.
Some High School Alum Distinctions
21 USA Mathematical Olympiad Wins (including a perfect score)
Well over 60 Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOP) Attendees (many for multiple years)
27 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Medals: 19 alumni winning 10 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 3 bronze medals
1 Perfect ARML Score
1 Perfect AIME Score
4 Perfect AMC10 Scores
1 Perfect AMC12 Score
3 US China Girls' Math Olympiad Team Members and a bronze medal in the International China Girls' Math Olympiad 2011
Regeneron Science Talent Search (formerly Intel STS - and before that, Siemens Westinghouse Competition): One 1st Place, one 2nd Place, one 3rd Place, two 4th Places, one 5th Place, one 6th Place, one 8th Place, twelve Finalists, and a great many Regional Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and Scholars.
Siemens Competition. Many prizes. In 2014, there were 12 alum Semi-Finalists, 8 alum Regional Finalists, and 6 alum National Finalists including the $50,000 Scholarship Winner, the $40,000 Scholarship Team Winners, and the $20,000 Scholarship Team Winners.
Alums have mentored other alums in prize-winning research projects including a 1st Place award in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition, an Intel STS 3rd Prize, and an ISEF 3rd Place in Mathematics.
10 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Team Members with 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals at IPhO
2 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Team Members with a silver medal at IChO
1 Winner of US Chemistry Olympiad
2 International Linguistics Olympiad Team Member and a silver medal at ILO
2 ISEF Award Grand Prizes in 2012 alone
12 Presidential Scholars
4 Davidson Fellows
7 Clay Research Academy Junior Fellows
Some Undergraduate Alum Distinctions
11 Putnam Fellow Awards (top 5)
At least 17 Putnam, 6th to 15th Place Awards
At least 21 Putnam, 16th to 25th Place Awards
Over 50 Putnam Honorable Mentions
2 International Math Competition 1st Prizes
4 Alice Schafer Prizes
8 Alice Schafer Prize Runners Up and Honorable Mentions
1 Morgan Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Math
21 Barry Goldwater Scholars
5 National Science Foundation (NSF) VIGRE Fellowships for Undergraduate Research
3 All-USA College Academic First Team Members
Some Graduate Alum Distinctions
At least 132 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships and 66 Honorable Mentions
20 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Awards
1 Marshall Scholar
11 Fulbright Scholars
6 Hertz Fellows
5 Churchill Fellowships and 1 Gates Fellowship to study at Cambridge University, England
4 Sloan Dissertation Fellows
Some Postdoctoral or Professional Alum Distinctions
Many National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards including at least 53 Postdoctoral Fellowships, 70 NSF Grants, 3 PECASE Awards and 12 CAREER Awards
12 Sloan Research Fellows
7 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) Postdoctoral Fellowships
1 American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) Fellowship
6 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS)
7 Clay Mathematics Institute Fellowships: three 5-year Clay Research Fellows and four Liftoff Fellows
1 Conant Prize
Numerous named instructorships including the Lovett Instructorship at Rice and the Moore Instructorship at MIT.
Numerous alum teaching awards including the Harold M. Bacon Memorial Teaching Award from Stanford University, the Harvard Distinction in Teaching Award, and the Nikki Kose Memorial Teaching Prize from the UC Berkeley Math Department.
Some Additional Alum Distinctions
1 Purple Heart
1 President of the Harvard Law Review
1 World Scrabble Champion
1 World Puzzle Champion
1 Violinist who performed with Itzhak Perlman in PBS-broadcast concert at Carnegie Hall
Tech start-ups such as the alum-founded company bought by Google
Patent holders: many alumni (one of whom has 19 issued patents)
Click for a link to the Testimonials page
David R. H. Miller delivers a PROMYS Guest Lecture to assembled alumni and current students.

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Mariusz Jakubik (ur. 18 marca 1982 w Oświęcimiu) – polski hokeista. Reprezentant Polski.

Kariera klubowa
  Unia Oświęcim (2000–2006)
  GKS Tychy (2006–2011)
  Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2009–2010)
  Unia Oświęcim (2010-2013)
  Sheffield Steeldogs (2013-2014)
  Naprzód Janów (2014-2015)
  Unia Oświęcim (2016)

Wychowanek i do 2012 zawodnik w Unii Oświęcim. Od 21 października 2013 zawodnik angielskiego klubu Sheffield Steeldogs, występującego w drugiej klasy rozgrywkowej w Wielkiej Brytanii - English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). Od 2014 do końca roku 2015 zawodnik Naprzodu Janów. Od stycznia 2016 ponownie zawodnik Unii.

Występował w kadrze Polski do lat 18. Reprezentant seniorskiej reprezentacji Polski. Uczestniczył w turniejach mistrzostw świata 2004, 2005, 2009.

W trakcie kariery określany pseudonimem Maniolo.

Sukcesy
  Złoty medal mistrzostw Polski: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 z Unią
  Srebrny medal mistrzostw Polski: 2005 z Unią, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 z GKS Tychy
  Brązowy medal mistrzostw Polski: 2011, 2012 z Unią, 2010 z GKS Tychy
  Puchar Polski: 2002 z Unią, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 z GKS Tychy
  Finał Pucharu Polski: 2004, 2010, 2011 z Unią

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Hokeiści Zagłębia Sosnowiec
Hokeiści Unii Oświęcim
Hokeiści GKS Tychy
Hokeiści Naprzodu Janów
Reprezentanci Polski w hokeju na lodzie
Urodzeni w 1982
Ludzie urodzeni w Oświęcimiu

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Melissa Gorga In Jeopardy With Bravo Contract: Worried About Storyline?
Melissa Gorga has been trying to find a new direction in her life after wrapping up The Real Housewives of New Jersey about a year ago. Melissa had been filming the show up until the time Teresa was sentenced, and she was focused on her family. Since Teresa has been in jail, Melissa has focused on her family, and trying to get some time to visit Giudice behind bars. Unfortunately, Teresa isn't putting Melissa on the visitor's list.
Melissa Gorga was one of the cast members of The Real Housewives of New Jersey who may have been secured a spot thanks to her relationship to Teresa Giudice. However, Bravo may be concerned about her individual storyline. Teresa will surely have a storyline as she tries to get ready for her husband's departure to serve his time, and seeing her daughters again. But Gorga's storyline could be questionable.
According to a new Radar Online report, Melissa Gorga could possibly be in the chopping block given that nothing is really happening in her life. Supposedly, producers have told her to come up with something exciting if she wants to stay on the show.
Get Your flu shot! It will help a child in a developing country! #takeaselfie #GIVEaSHOT #sp https://t.co/jXcrPPXoul pic.twitter.com/ynfXud5Kpf
— Melissa Gorga (@melissagorga) November 3, 2015
"Bravo warned Melissa that she is very boring and has no storyline," an insider has revealed, adding, "She doesn't fight with Joe, and the music career thing didn't work out. She really has nothing else going on."
Right now, Gorga has decided to start a business, and it is possible that this could be her major storyline. The question is whether fans will think that is interesting enough. Melissa Gorga wouldn't be the first housewife to start a store, and fans may be tired of being marketed to all the time. With Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl business, Sonja Morgan's lifestyle brand, and the countless books in the Real Housewives franchise, it can really become too much for viewers.
"That's why she is opening up the store, so that's her storyline," the source explains, adding that former "friend of the Housewives" Kim DePaola has been talking to producers about filming once again, which could add drama for Melissa Gorga, as she was the one who started the entire stripper storyline.
"Melissa asked for Kim's help and wants her to come to the opening. She's kissing Kim's butt," the source reveals, adding, "Melissa told Kim it wouldn't be competing because her store is in a different town from Kim's store. But one of the storylines is going be Melissa's store against Kim's store."
This gets me so excited!! My store awning is up! @envybymg Montclair, NJ I CAN NOT wait to open! Date coming #rhonj pic.twitter.com/JpZ3kfDGio
It is very interesting if this is really the case, as Kim could easily fight back, claiming that Melissa used to her to start a competitor store to her own. Melissa hasn't really talked about what her store is really about. She has dabbled in fashion a bit, but she hasn't revealed whether it is specific labels, or just things she likes she will sell.
But Gorga's relationship with Teresa Giudice is still up in the air. According to Christian Today, she still can't go see Teresa in jail. Teresa is scheduled to be released on December 23 for home confinement and will serve the remainder of her sentence at home. It is possible Melissa will go see her during the holidays. Sources do hint that Teresa will start filming The Real Housewives of New Jersey as soon as she is released. It will be interesting to see if Bravo will force Melissa and Teresa together and if they will film for the upcoming show.
What do you think of Melissa Gorga's new business? Do you think she will manage to create a storyline before Teresa Giudice is released from prison?
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Q: How to add two numbers of any length in java? How to add two numbers of any length in java?
Say for example, in java long size is 64 bit. So the maximum range is -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807. Am i right?
So if we want to add a number which is greater than this like below, i got a error
" Integer Number too large"

long a = 9223372036854775807L;
  long b
  = 9223372036854775808L;

In C, we can take those numbers as char array, by traversing through the address of each char and use some data structure, we can add two numbers of any size.
How to do it java. Can we traverse through the address of each character in String.

Thanks for your responses.
I have tried to code by passing the numbers as string and add each character from the end. It works fine for me.
Is there any big difference between the addition of two very large numbers using BigInteger and the method, i specified above (add each character from end and store remainder in temporary variable and goes on).
Is the underlying mechanism of BigInteger is same as my code(add each character from end)?
Thanks.

A:
The BigInteger will let you work with numbers of any size, but you lose a considerable amount of performance over long or int.

Actually, if you just need to run this operation once (user enters two numbers, and gets the result back), using BigInteger is fine. But if you need to perform the addition operation many times, you could use really your own implementation of big integer. When I was competing in ACM matches, we often used our own implementations based on char arrays (in C++). I suggest the following code. It is assumed that there are two arrays of integers, A and B. A[0] and B[0] store the lens of the corresponding numbers. A[i] and B[i] stores the digits themselves. A[1] and B[1] are the least significant digits. Therefore the number 1234 would correspond to such an array: {4,4,3,2,1}.
Now, suppose we want to sum these numbers and store them in array C in the same format. Here is an example of code, that you could use:
int len1 = A[0],  len2 = B[0], divisor = 0;
int len = len1 >= len2 ? len1 : len2;
for (int i=1;i<=len;i++) {
  if (i>len1) C[i] = B[i]+divisor;
  else if (i>len2) C[i] = A[i]+divisor;
  else C[i] = A[i]+B[i]+divisor;
  divisor = C[i]/10;
  C[i] %= 10;
}
while (divisor>0) {
  C[++len] = divisor%10;
  divisor /= 10;
}
C[0] = len;

That code uses the simple rules of arithmetic addition and should work significantly faster than the BigInteger general implementation. Have fun with using that.

A: Use BigInteger.
Here is an example.
Example code (based on above link) -
BigInteger reallyBig1 = new BigInteger("1234567890123456890");
BigInteger reallyBig2 = new BigInteger("2743534343434361234");
reallyBig = reallyBig.add(reallyBig2);

A: Check out the BigInteger class.  It will be able to perform the operations you are looking for on really large numbers.
http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/math/BigInteger.html

A: You can use a BigInteger.
BigInteger a = new BigInteger("9223372036854775807");
BigInteger b = new BigInteger("9223372036854775808");
BigInteger result = a.add(b);

The BigInteger will let you work with numbers of any size, but you lose a considerable amount of performance over long or int.

A:
Is there any big difference between the addition of two very large numbers using BigInteger and the method, i specified above (add each character from end and store remainder in temporary variable and goes on).

The difference is that you could use a larger radix, for example. Suppose the radix is 10000, not just 10. When the code of my previous answer would be modified like this:
int len1 = A[0],  len2 = B[0], divisor = 0;
int len = len1 >= len2 ? len1 : len2;

for (int i=1;i<=len;i++) {
  if (i>len1) C[i] = B[i]+divisor;
  else if (i>len2) C[i] = A[i]+divisor;
  else C[i] = A[i]+B[i]+divisor;
  divisor = C[i]/10000;
  C[i] %= 10000;
}
while (divisor>0) {
  C[++len] = divisor%10000;
  divisor /= 10000;
}
C[0] = len;

In that case the code runs 4 time faster (since there is no difference for the virtual machine in arithmetic operations, since they depend on the constant only). Also, this means, that the array of integers will be 4 times smaller. The only problem this causes is how to format the output.

A: Create a stack class and get numbers as string from user and convert them into string and push them into stacks.
Here I've written the full code for the addition of two large numbers. stack class also included.
Just type in cmd javac mystack.java then java mystack
import java.util.*;
public class mystack {
int maxsize=0;
int top=-1;
int array []=new int [0];

public mystack (int size)
{
    maxsize=size;
    array=new int [maxsize];
}

public void push (int x)
{
    top=top+1;
    array[top]=x;
}

public int pop ()
{
    int elt=array[top];
    top--;
    return elt;

}

public boolean stackisfull()
{
    return(top==maxsize-1);
}

public boolean stackisempty()
{
    return(top==-1);
}

public int peak ()
{
    int peak =array[top];
    return peak;
}

public static void main (String args[]){
Scanner in=new Scanner (System.in);

System.out.println("Enter the 1st number");
String number1 = in.nextLine();
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Enter the 2nd number");
String number2 = in.nextLine();
System.out.println();

String temp="";

 if(number1.length()>number2.length())
 {
    temp=number1;
    number1=number2;
    number2=temp;
 }

    int k=0;

 mystack S1 = new mystack (number1.length());

      for(int i=0;i<number1.length();i++)
       {
            String str=Character.toString(number1.charAt(i));
            S1.push(Integer.parseInt(str));
       }

 mystack S2 = new mystack (number2.length());

     for(int i=0;i<number2.length();i++)
        {
            String str=Character.toString(number2.charAt(i));
            S2.push(Integer.parseInt(str));
        }

 mystack S3 =new mystack (number2.length());

 while(!S1.stackisempty())
 {
     int x=S1.pop();
     int y=S2.pop();

     int times=(x+y+k)/10; int remainder =(x+y+k)%10;
     k=0;

     if(times==0)
     {
        S3.push(remainder);
     }

     else
     {
         S3.push(remainder);
         k=1;
     }
 }
    while(!S2.stackisempty())
    {
        if(k==1)
        {
            S3.push(k+S2.pop());
            k=0;
        }
       else
        S3.push(S2.pop());
    }

    System.out.print("Addition is ");

    while(!S3.stackisempty())
    {
        System.out.print(S3.pop());
    }

}
}

A: public class AddNumbers {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        String a = new String("3999988889999999995555558888999444333333333222229998877666555444888888");
        String b = new String("56867865876989679765465456412332199");
        int loop1 = 0;
        int loop2 = 0;
        StringBuilder sum = new StringBuilder("");
        int carry = 0;
        for (loop1 = a.length() - 1, loop2 = b.length() - 1; loop1 >= 0 || loop2 >= 0; loop1--, loop2--) {
            int indiv1 = 0;
            if (loop1 >= 0)
                indiv1 = Integer.parseInt("" + a.charAt(loop1));
            int indiv2 = 0;
            if (loop2 >= 0)
                indiv2 = Integer.parseInt("" + b.charAt(loop2));
            int summation = indiv1 + indiv2 + carry;
            double d = Math.floor(summation / 10);
            carry = (int) d;
            int sum2 = summation % 10;
            sum.append(sum2);
        }
        System.out.println(sum.reverse());
    }
}

A:     import java.math.BigInteger;
    import java.util.Scanner;

    public class BigIntergerSumExample {

        public static void main(String args[]) {

            BigInteger number1;
            BigInteger number2;
            BigInteger sum;
            Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("Enter the value of number 1");
            number1 = sc.nextBigInteger();
            System.out.println("Enter the value of number 2");
            number2 = sc.nextBigInteger();

            BigInteger a = new BigInteger(""+number1);
            BigInteger b = new BigInteger(""+number2);
            BigInteger result = a.add(b);

            System.out.println("Sum is Two numbers : -> " + result);
        }

    }

**OUTPUT IS**

Enter the value of number 1
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Enter the value of number 2
2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Sum is Two numbers : ->
3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

import java.math.BigInteger will let you work with numbers of any size,

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The EU28 deficit for energy decreased (-381.6 bn euro in 2013 compared with -422.7 bn in 2012), while the surplus for manufactured goods increased (+390.5 bn compared with +356.5 bn).
EU28 imports from most of its major partners fell in 2013 compared with 2012, except for Turkey (+4%). The most notable decreases were recorded for imports from Japan (-13%), Brazil (-12%), Switzerland and Norway (both -11%). The pattern was mixed for EU28 exports, with the largest increases registered for exports to Switzerland (+27%), South Korea (+6%), China and Turkey (both +3%) and the most notable falls for exports to India (-7%), Russia and Japan (both -3%).
The EU28 trade surplus increased significantly with Switzerland (+75.3 bn euro in 2013 compared with +27.6 bn in 2012), and more moderately with the USA (+92.0 bn compared with +86.3 bn), Turkey (+27.5 bn compared with +27.1 bn) and Brazil (+7.1 bn compared with +2.2 bn). The EU28 trade deficit fell with China (-131.8 bn compared with -147.6 bn), Russia (-86.8 bn compared with -91.7 bn), Norway (-39.8 bn compared with -51.1 bn) and Japan (-2.4 bn compared with -9.2 bn).
Concerning the total trade of Member States, the largest surplus was observed in Germany (+199.6 bn euro in 2013), followed by the Netherlands (+55.2 bn), Ireland (+36.8 bn), Italy (+30.4 bn), Belgium (+14.1 bn), the Czech Republic (+13.6 bn) and Denmark (+10.3 bn). The United Kingdom (-84.7 bn) registered the largest deficit, followed by France (-76.0 bn), Greece (-19.3 bn) and Spain (-16.9 bn).


After cremation, the ashes may be stored in columbaria niches. There are two government-managed columbaria in which niches are still available in Mandai and Choa Chu Kang. Besides the two mentioned columbaria, the public is also welcome to visit Mount Vernon Columbarium and Yishun Columbarium.
08:30 – 12:30 (Sat) Phone, online or in person at the booking office.
Please read the terms and conditions/rules and regulations of the government columbaria before making a booking.
With the development plans announced for Bidadari Estate in August 2013, the niches at MVC will be relocated.
Identification papers of next-of-kin e.g. NRIC, Passport etc.
No advance booking of niches is allowed. Payment is to be made when the niche is confirmed, via NETS, cash card and/or credit card.
*Niches at government columbaria are allocated sequentially. There will be a $250 selection fee should you wish to choose a different location from that allocated. For each claimed grave that is exhumed under our exhumation programme, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will provide a free standard niche at any of the two government columbaria.


An oral appliance, or mouthpiece, can help some people with sleep apnea or snoring. Typically, a dentist or orthodontist will make a custom-fit piece, as recommended by your doctor, to help treat sleep apnea or snoring.
These mouthpieces adjust your lower jaw and tongue to help open your airways while you sleep.
If you have any discomfort or pain while using an oral appliance, you should tell your doctor. They can help you adjust the device for optimal comfort.


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National Security officer dies of injuries from Giza blast - Daily News Egypt
Egypt National Security officer dies of injuries from Giza blast
National Security officer dies of injuries from Giza blast
Death toll rise to 10
Daily News Egypt January 24, 2016 Be the first to comment
National Security officer Major Ahmed Al-Refaie died Saturday due to injuries from a blast that took the lives of six policemen Thursday in Giza, raising the death toll to 10.
The explosion caused a residential building to collapse in Al-Lebiny neighbourhood in Giza's Al-Haram Street, injuring 15: one policeman and 14 citizens.
"Islamic State" (IS) claimed it planted the explosive devices in anticipation of a police raid.
However, the ministry's statement said the raid targeted the building specifically after learning that there were explosive devices created there by specialised committees of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
However, later on, the Revolutionary Punishment group also claimed responsibility for the explosion. It said in a statement that it was a suicide operation as members of the group were present in the apartment.
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The jester who stole the kings crown…Bob Dylan.
He rode a 1966 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead and loved to ride to get away. Once when riding through the countryside, he commented that "The police are really friendly around here; they are all waving at me." Later he learned they wanted him to stop because he had no helmet on.
And speaking of getting away.
It's about time to load up for the long haul and head east where the thunderclouds hover over grain bins on soybean fields. I'm talking about the Black Hills Motor Classic, which most of us just call Sturgis. And the jester himself is playing at the Buffalo Chip on August 10th!
Getting on the "Road to Sturgis" reminds me of that video game by the same name which Harley-Davidson released in 1989. The game is about a biker who's trying to get to Sturgis for the annual biker event, unfortunately it's only days away and you are on the other side of the country. You're main objective is to get to Sturgis within days, but to gather enough fame to become legendary as the ultimate biker. You start off the ride determining wealth, charisma, riding ability, mechanical ability and brawler skills…in case you need to work as a bouncer along the way. After selecting your stats you begin outside a local bike shop where you can spend some of your money to upgrade your bike. Sound familiar?! Things like brakes, springs and even whole engines can be upgraded but every Harley has to be unique and you have to make it look different. You'll also want to buy some extra sturdy clothes because being on the road on a motorcycle is not easy.
Unlike the real world, the riding sequences had very little scenery and were quite lame. The game suffered from a very limited appeal and these days it's a challenge to find much of any information about it. The game did have something that made people want to come back, probably the idea of riding alone on a motorcycle from coast-to-coast is something that appeals to a lot of us.
The Sturgis rally was started in 1938 by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club as an event for Harley riders and their families. Until he died the founder of the club, J.C. "Pappy" Hoel, would oversee everything, right as rain. This year it's the 70th Anniversary and no place in western S.D. will escape the roar and hum of the motorcycle engines.
If you've got a few extra bucks on you and can get your scoot to I-90 and exit 32 you'll be in for a real treat.


Step out in sun stylishly wearing these green colored Wayfarer-style sunglasses from Gucci. These sunglasses will last a long time, owing to its durable frame. These sunglasses have UV-protected lenses fitted in them, which shield your eyes from harmful rays of the sun. These are a must-have in your collection.


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Home Current Affairs Chilcot Inquiry: Blair's half-hearted apology doesn't heal Iraq's pain
Chilcot Inquiry: Blair's half-hearted apology doesn't heal Iraq's pain
Sam Chipman
The Iraq Inquiry, also known as the Chilcot Inquiry after its chairman Sir John Chilcot, has finally been published – more than seven years after it was commissioned, longer than the Iraq war. The inquiry was originally expected to last around a year.
The questions for the Inquiry were:
• whether it was right and necessary to invade Iraq in March 2003.
• whether the UK could – and should – have been better prepared for what followed.
The report concluded that "the UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. Military action at that time was not a last resort." also stating that "The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction – WMD – were presented with a certainty that was not justified. Despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated. The planning and preparations for Iraq after Saddam Hussein were wholly inadequate" and "The Government failed to achieve its stated objectives" – a pretty damning verdict.
"In 2004, the UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said that as regime change was the prime aim of the Iraq War, it was illegal. With great sadness and anger, I now believe him to be right." – John Prescott
As Coalition Forces respond to a car bombing in South Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), a second car bomb is detonated, targeting those responding to the initial incident. The attack, aimed at the Iraqi police force, resulted in 18 casualties, two of which were police officers, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
The report is pretty damning on Tony Blair in particular (many predicted it might not be – and that a whitewash might be the result). On 28 July, Mr Blair wrote to President Bush with an assurance that he would be with him "whatever". But what does the inquiry actually achieve? Precious little, and it certainly does nothing to make amends for the numerous lives lost and for the state Iraq and the Middle East still finds itself to date.
The acts of the British and American's in Iraq left the country in a disorder and disrepair, and arguably contributed to the destabilisation of the Middle East as a whole: certainly leading to the emergence of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), who thrived in the power vacuum and feeling of hatred for the west left in the region. Since the coalition forces pulled out of the region the bombings have continued, and Iraqi's still live in fear. The war may be over for us, but not for them.
"The war was not in any way a last resort. Frankly it was an act of military aggression launched on a false pretext and has long been been regarded as illegal by the overwhelming weight of international legal opinion." – Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party
Tony Blair (left) and George W. Bush at Camp David in March 2003, during the build-up to the invasion of Iraq
At the time of writing this article, there have been 179,567 documented civilian deaths since the start of the Iraq war. Opinion Research Business survey predicts there might have been as many as 1,033,000 deaths as a result of the conflict. Iraq has suffered an almost unfathomable amount of pain.
Tony Blair gave a half-hearted apology, claiming that he takes "full responsibility" – but nothing can bring back the lives that have been lost, now is the time to call for him to face the music for his actions.
Because when there aren't consequences for such actions, doesn't history just repeat itself? Politicians from all sides have been calling for 'lessons to be learnt', but we have proved nothing has changed since: after voting to launch airstrikes in both Libya and Syria. The use of the term "collateral damage" in reference to civilian casualties is shameful and inhumane, yet even post Iraq and Afghanistan it continues to be a political buzz word where military action and the Middle East are concerned.
You can only begin to imagine emotional damage caused to service members and their families as well as the destruction to the homes, social fabric, and psyche of the Iraqi people. Yet still, the International Criminal Court have said they will not investigate Mr Blair: would this be any different if it were an African or Middle Eastern warlord, and not the head of a Western power in question?
The sad truth, people make money out of war – we live in a world where it is in some people's interests to sanction the murder of innocents. Whilst Blair gallivants around as if nothing has happened this behaviour is unlikely to change. Of course it can't end with Blair, former US president George Bush must also be held accountable.
"We don't live alone. We are all members of one body. We are responsible for each other." – from An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley
Life comes with responsibility, we are all be held to account for our actions at one point or another. With high office comes even greater responsibility, so why should it come with immunity from the same justice system we would all face? The Chilcot Inquiry stopped short of calling Blair's actions illegal, but it is pretty conclusive that he mislead both Parliament and the public.
Blair and Bush must be brought to trial, to try and ensure such an atrocity can never happen again. There must be justice for the immoral, illogical, ill-conceived and disastrous war and all the lives that were lost as Bush and Blair played their war games. They will not escape the history books, but they must not escape from facing justice for their crimes either.
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MBO Group's New Management Team Takes Common Sense Approach to Strategic Planning
Marlton, N.J. – The MBO Group (Oppenweiler, Germany) increased its worldwide sales by 12 percent in the first six months of 2017, in comparison with the same period last year. The company credits the increase to the efforts of its newly appointed management team, as well as to a newly revised marketing strategy implemented earlier this year.
Thomas Heininger, CEO, and Christian Gohlke, CFO, were appointed in March to develop and oversee a program of strategic change designed to secure the folding machine manufacturer's business and render it sustainable for the future. This effort has involved taking a critical look at several areas of the business, resulting in a strategy that is newly focused on direct sales, increasing sales, streamlining MBO's product range to fit the needs of its target markets, and substantially improving delivery times. Both Heininger and Gohlke come to the MBO Group from the Munich Holding Company Solvesta AG. Until 2016, Heininger was a partner at Kaster & Callwey Media GmbH, a printing company in Forstinning, Germany.
According to an interview published recently in "Deutsche Drucker" magazine, Heininger and Gohlke identified several key business areas they believe deserve renewed attention:
Sales. Although MBO's core competency is the development and manufacture of innovative postpress machinery, the need for increased sales activities supported by intensive customer service cannot be overlooked. In the U.S., MBO America has reorganized and expanded its direct sales force to provide the responsive service and reliable support its customers have come to expect. In Europe, MBO has been phasing out direct sales and embracing partnerships with specialized commercial providers that "have a stronger presence with customers and are part of a much larger network, but without proactively pursuing sales ourselves," Gohlke explained. MBO will continue to support its partners in this effort with its substantial technical and project management expertise.
Product Line-up. Emphasizing MBO's "incredibly diverse product line-up," Gohlke nevertheless insisted that the time had come to simplify it, "both for [MBO] and for [our] clients." While that does not necessarily mean taking products off the market, he said, it does means establishing a "manageable" number of product lines, guided by an evaluation of each product's relevance to the market. "There has to be a developmental focus on areas that are trailing behind and need to catch up, and [on those] for which there is a higher demand…. The important thing," Gohlke said, "is to [stay] in tune with customers' needs."
Production. An important benefit of streamlining the product portfolio is to ensure a leaner production process that reduces both the need for spare parts and spare part storage. Control modules and similar elements would be uniform, enabling faster, more efficient production and shorter delivery times.
Digital Printing. Rising demand for finishing solutions will have to be satisfied because "even digitally printed paper eventually requires cutting, folding, binding and stapling," Heininger said. However, he also noted that the relevant question will be, "how such a solution would look in practice," such as whether a user would require various inline connections, for example. Traditional transactional printing via inkjet required minimal finishing; however, today's high-quality digital inkjet printing requires diverse finishing solutions: die cutting, gluing, folding, etc.
"The digital market is is characterized by ever-changing application demands," said MBO America's Director of Sales Rich Freeley, who brings 20-plus years of digital expertise to his role at MBO, "This is where the modular finishing technology developed by MBO experts offers users the ability to deploy existing finishing assets in conjunction with newer, high-speed, digital finishing lines to increase application flexibility." The aim, said Freeley, is to provide printers with adaptive, scalable finishing systems that can expand or adapt as job requirements change – the key to staying ahead of the event-based, time-sensitive marketing strategies embraced by today's print-buying organizations.


LONDON - Gold hit a one-week high on Wednesday as the dollar dipped versus the yen and share markets faltered after China retaliated in kind to a U.S. move to slap tariffs on $50 billion worth of its imports, raising trade war jitters.
Beijing said after Chinese markets had closed that it would impose additional tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. imports ranging from cars, chemicals and corn to whisky and tobacco.
The dent in risk appetite sucked some strength out of the dollar, making dollar-priced gold cheaper for non-U.S. investors and increasing the appeal of gold as a safe haven asset in times of geopolitical or economic turmoil.
But capping gold's upside were signs of still steady global economic growth, with a host of manufacturing survey's (PMIs) in many regions showing some slowing, but from lofty levels.
Spot gold was up 1 percent at $1,346.01 per ounce as of 1233 GMT, after falling 0.6 percent the previous session.
U.S. gold futures were up 1 percent at $1,350.50 an ounce.
Investors are looking ahead to U.S. non-farm payrolls on Friday, with stronger-than-expected data a risk for gold as it will likely support the dollar and calm fears over growth, even in the face of a potential trade war.
"It seems that investors are not panicking as much as they were, aware that these (trade war moves) are opening gambits that will ultimately need to be negotiated quietly and away from the headlines," said INTL FCStone analyst Edward Meir.
"We assume that between now and the time that the tariffs take effect, both sides will be hard at work in order to gain concessions from one another and thus avoid having to impose tariffs."
In other precious metals, spot silver rose 0.6 percent to $16.48 per ounce, after shedding 1.4 percent on Tuesday.
Platinum was down 0.5 percent at $915.99 an ounce, after falling to as low as $912 in the previous session, its lowest since late December.
Palladium was down 1 percent at $920.20 an ounce after touching $916, its lowest since last October.


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All services are currently being held on Zoom
* services are password protected, but we are happy to have you join
(reach out to us via email, phone, or Facebook Messenger for the password)
Services will also be simulcast Live on the Temple's Facebook page.
Or, you can access that feed on our embedded Livestream page.
Our doors are open to all who seek to worship, learn, and serve the community.
Worship is the heart of Congregation Beth El. Our weekly Shabbat services begin at 7:00 p.m. A few times a year, we have special Shabbat services times, so please visit our calendar page to double check the service times.
The music at Congregation Beth El is a mix of classical and contemporary. Our soloist is Mrs. Megan Pierce, and she is accompanied by Mr. Jeffrey Ford on the organ. They offer classical/cantorial music at services roughly twice a month, and Rabbi Katz offers contemporary melodies on guitar on the other weeks.
Throughout the year, our congregation celebrates the full calendar of Jewish holidays - through worship, study, and celebration. Please check our calendar page to see the upcoming holidays.
Here is a wonderful article from the Reform Movement called "Everything You Need to Know About Shabbat Services."
MAY I ATTEND A SERVICE?
We get this question quite a lot - and the answer is yes! Our community has a proud history of welcoming visitors to our worship services. And since Jews do not proselytize - it is a no-pressure visit - just come and enjoy.
Our services are a mixture of Hebrew and English (mostly English), and the service format is very comfortable for visitors. We regularly welcome visiting groups from colleges and churches to our Shabbat services - and afterward Rabbi Katz offers a talk which includes a look at our Torah scrolls.
Many people ask about what to wear if you visit. We often say nice casual (no jeans or shorts). We look forward to having you visit with us.
Throughout the year, we have developed a number of important musical programs at Beth El, in addition to our Shabbat worship music.
HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR
This talented four-part ensemble is with the congregation during all of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
(Sadly, this will not be available in 2020 as our services are online - but we will have beautiful pre-recorded music as part of our worship)
SHABBAT SHIRAH
Each year, in late January or early February, Beth El celebrates the Torah portion of B'shelach, where we read Shirat Ha-yam "The Song of the Sea" as the Israelites crossed through the Sea of Reeds in Exodus 15. We celebrate this special Torah reading with a musical service - often led by the Beth El Band (an ensemble of local musicians,) or a performance of classical musicians, or we might have a four-part choir sharing beautiful arrangements of Shabbat liturgy.
SIMCHAT TORAH / KLEZMER CELEBRATION
On the Erev Shabbat closest to Simchat Torah (usually in October) the Beth El Band is enlarged to include three more musicians making a full klezmer band, with trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. At this special service, the Klezmer Band plays a mix of classic klezmer songs and chasidic melodies. (Sadly, this will not be available in 2020 as our services are online - but we will have a special presentation for Simchat Torah this year.)
SHABBAT-CHANUKAH
On the Shabbat during Chanukah (jokingly referred to as Sha-banukah), Beth El fills up with members and guests to celebrate the Festival of Lights. At this service, Rabbi Katz invites members of the congregation to share their musical talents.
CHANU-KLEZ
Because the Beth El Klezmer band has become so popular, we now offer a community-wide klezmer concert during the Chanukah season. The band plays a mix of Chanukah standards, klezmer melodies, and some of Rabbi Katz's original songs. More information will be available soon about this year's performance.
Below is a video by Rabbi Wendy Geffen (a rabbi in Chicago)
that talks about the structure of a Jewish prayer service.


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What happens in a brain when you read Harry Potter?
Reading about Harry Potter's adventures of learning to fly his broomstick activates some of the same regions in the brain we use to perceive real people's actions and intentions.
In a unique study, scientists who peeked into the brains of people caught up in a good book emerged with maps of what a healthy brain does as it reads.
The research reported has implications for studying reading disorders or recovery from a stroke. The team from Carnegie Mellon University was pleasantly surprised that the experiment actually worked.
Most neuroscientists have painstakingly tracked how the brain processes a single word or sentence, looking for clues to language development or dyslexia by focusing on one aspect of reading at a time. But reading a story requires multiple systems working at once: recognizing how letters form a word, knowing the definitions and grammar, keeping up with the characters' relationships and the plot twists.
Measuring all that activity is remarkable, said Georgetown University neuroscientist Guinevere Eden, who helped pioneer brain-scanning studies of dyslexia but wasn't involved in the new work.
"It offers a much richer way of thinking about the reading brain," Eden said, calling the project "very clever and very exciting."
No turning pages inside a brain-scanning MRI machine; you have to lie still. So at Carnegie Mellon, eight adult volunteers watched for nearly 45 minutes as each word of Chapter 9 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was flashed for half a second onto a screen inside the scanner.
Why that chapter? It has plenty of action and emotion as Harry swoops around on his broom, faces the bully Malfoy and later runs into a three-headed dog, but there's not too much going on for scientists to track, said lead researcher Leila Wehbe, a Ph.D. student. Wehbe had the idea to study reading a story rather than just words or phrases.
The research team analyzed the scans, second by second, and created a computerized model of brain activity involved with different reading processes. The research was published Wednesday by the journal PLoS One.
"For the first time in history, we can do things like have you read a story and watch where in your brain the neural activity is happening," said senior author Tom Mitchell, director of Carnegie Mellon's Machine Learning Department. "Not just where are the neurons firing, but what information is being coded by those different neurons."
But parsing the brain activity took extraordinary effort. For every word, the researchers identified features the number of letters, the part of speech, if it was associated with a character or action or emotion or conversation. Then they used computer programming to analyze brain patterns associated with those features in every four-word stretch.
They spotted some complex interactions.
For example, the brain region that processes the characters' point of view is the one we use to perceive intentions behind real people's actions, Wehbe said. A region that we use to visually interpret other people's emotions helps decipher characters' emotions.
That suggests we're using pretty high-level brain functions, not just the semantic concepts but our previous experiences, as we get lost in the story, she said.
A related study using faster brain-scanning techniques shows that much of the neural activity is about the history of the story up to that point, rather than deciphering the current word, Mitchell added.
The team's computer model can distinguish with 74 percent accuracy which of two text passages matches a pattern of neural activity, he said, calling it a first step as researchers tease apart what the brain does when someone reads.
Harry Potter is on my list of what I want to read. If the brain truly does get smarter for reading it, the I would read it all the time. So far read few chapters of all the books, mainly the scenes that were changed in the movies or not in the movies.
Reading the title I was somewhat amazed and actually a little confused. I thought "wow harry potter seriously makes you think differently?" but as I read the article I figured out that it's intense action that actually triggers the brain to think differently.
Although, to me, this seems like an odd topic to reaserach, i find myself equally curious as to the effects of other books, based off of this information. Perhaps this information can be used, in the future, to find what book a certian person would enjoy reading?
That is pretty interesting to know that a brain is learning a great deal of knowledge whenever they are reading. I enjoy reading because it allows my mind to think of life in a different way, and I definitely believe that Harry Potter books are something not ordinary.
I think that this research can be useful. One reason is how we process information while multitasking. Another way is how the brain works when we read or write. I think these examples can be useful because we as a human race can learn more about the way our brains work. Also, the writing portion can be used to figure out why some children have trouble writing when others do not.
Volunteers read a chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in an MRI, while researchers watched their brain's activities. The study showed the relationship of four-word stretches with a variety of different factors: parts of speech, relation to the plot, the number of letters. They found that point of view was deciphered in the part of the brain that tries to figure out the reason for people's actions, and the region where real people's emotions are interpreted helped with the characters'. I like how they used a story instead of some paragraph or something, because it is better with plot lines and things like that.
It is so cool that Harry Potter stimulates the brain. I've always liked Harry Potter and I love psychology. I never realized that they could be so easily related. Harry Potter is so creative, I had no idea that reading books was so healthy for the brain.
The way that volunteers "read" Harry Potter inside the MRI machine is by having the volunteers watch 45 minutes, each word of Chapter 9 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was flashed for half a second onto a screen inside the scanner. They had to do this because you can't turn pages inside of a MRI and you have to lie down completely still.
This article is about how the brain works while it reads. a group of researchers measured brain activity during a MRI scan as a person read chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. We use the same procesees to view a fictional characters point of view as we do people in real life. also we use the same parts of our brain where we interpret previous experiences to read the characters emotions based on their actions. I think this is very impressive and interesting.


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Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas
Peter J Dickinson, E. I. Surace, M. Cambell, Robert Higgins, C. M. Leutenegger, A. W. Bollen, Richard A Lecouteur, D. H. Gutmann
Surgical and Radiological Sciences
Meningiomas are common primary brain tumors in dogs; however, little is known about the molecular genetic mechanisms involved in their tumorigenesis. Several tumor suppressor genes have been implicated in meningioma pathogenesis in humans, including the neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), protein 4.1B (4.1 B), and tumor suppressor in lung cancer-1 (TSLC1) genes. We investigated the expression of these tumor suppressor genes in a series of spontaneous canine meningiomas using quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) (NF2; n 5 25) and western blotting (NF2/merlin, 4.1B, TSLC1; n 5 30). Decreased expression of 4.1B and TSLC1 expression on western blotting was seen in 6/30 (20%) and in 15/30 (50%) tumors, respectively, with 18/30 (60%) of meningiomas having decreased or absent expression of one or both proteins. NF2 gene expression assessed by western blotting and RT-PCR varied considerably between individual tumors. Complete loss of NF2 protein on western blotting was not seen, unlike 4.1B and TSLC1. Incidence of TSLC1 abnormalities was similar to that seen in human meningiomas, while perturbation of NF2 and 4.1B appeared to be less common than reported for human tumors. No association was observed between tumor grade, subtype, or location and tumor suppressor gene expression based on western blot or RT-PCR. These results suggest that loss of these tumor suppressor genes is a frequent occurrence in canine meningiomas and may be an early event in tumorigenesis in some cases. In addition, it is likely that other, as yet unidentified, genes play an important role in canine meningioma formation and growth.
https://doi.org/10.1354/vp.08-VP-0251-D-FL
Neurofibromin 2
Schwannomin
veterinary(all)
10.1354/vp.08-VP-0251-D-FL
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Dickinson, P. J., Surace, E. I., Cambell, M., Higgins, R., Leutenegger, C. M., Bollen, A. W., Lecouteur, R. A., & Gutmann, D. H. (2009). Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas. Veterinary Pathology, 46(5), 884-892. https://doi.org/10.1354/vp.08-VP-0251-D-FL
Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas. / Dickinson, Peter J; Surace, E. I.; Cambell, M.; Higgins, Robert; Leutenegger, C. M.; Bollen, A. W.; Lecouteur, Richard A; Gutmann, D. H.
In: Veterinary Pathology, Vol. 46, No. 5, 09.2009, p. 884-892.
Dickinson, PJ, Surace, EI, Cambell, M, Higgins, R, Leutenegger, CM, Bollen, AW, Lecouteur, RA & Gutmann, DH 2009, 'Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas', Veterinary Pathology, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 884-892. https://doi.org/10.1354/vp.08-VP-0251-D-FL
Dickinson PJ, Surace EI, Cambell M, Higgins R, Leutenegger CM, Bollen AW et al. Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas. Veterinary Pathology. 2009 Sep;46(5):884-892. https://doi.org/10.1354/vp.08-VP-0251-D-FL
Dickinson, Peter J ; Surace, E. I. ; Cambell, M. ; Higgins, Robert ; Leutenegger, C. M. ; Bollen, A. W. ; Lecouteur, Richard A ; Gutmann, D. H. / Expression of the tumor suppressor genes NF2, 4.1B, and TSLC1 in canine meningiomas. In: Veterinary Pathology. 2009 ; Vol. 46, No. 5. pp. 884-892.
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When you drop your engine... what do you drop it on to keep it balanced??
problem is that I'm trying to figure out how to keep the engine from tilting sideways as I drop it onto a flat surface.
Use a 1000lb lift table (hydraulic cart) and 2 pieces of 2 x4 that are a foot long a little bit forward of the chain housings. Works great, done drops up to 997 turbo with this setup.
perfect... I'll try that out!
Thanks for the link... that helps to see some visual pics!!
I've used a hydraulic table and combinations of wood, but this is by far the safest and most confidence inspiring. It's a replica that was used by the factory to install and remove drivetrains.
Place the one of the 4 high lips just where engine meets trany.
If you put it right in the middle the removing engine and trany is easy.
I have done it like this since the 1980`s The engine is balanced and it drops nicely with the trany no worries.
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Can you put the whole weight of the Engine on the heat exchangers?
That one is designed for a engine with an oil sump plate where it is flat and sits on top of the bracket fairly stable. Starting in 1984, the sump plate went away and balancing the engine on a edge is a bit more difficult. That is why the two 2x4 on either side of the case split seam works better.
That's actually a GREAT idea... I have some good blocks of Styrofoam I saved that may work out great for this!!!
The last couple of times I dropped my motor, I used two floor jacks. A large one under the motor's sump and a smaller one under the trans mount. That way I could adjust the angle of the motor and trans accurately and firmly when going in and out.
Can you put the whole weight of the Engine on the heat exchangers?..
I have a skateboard with the kicktail cut off and a couple blocks cut from a 2x4 to support and hold it in position. With the skateboard I can quickly maneuver the engine and trans by tilting the whole thing and the rolling resistance is as close to nil as you will find.
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500lb is not going to do it.
Shoot. Forgot about the changes to the blocks. They need to make a new adapter. It really is great. Makes removing and reinstalling the drivetrain a breeze. And the best part is that you don't have to worry about storing it either. I just left it on the adapter with a dedicated jack while working on the engine.
Mine did not, so I had to get a 660lb version.
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Move Over Jaipur! Head To This Off-Beat Village Near Udaipur To Get A Taste Of Real Rajasthan
Gajendra Goswami | Updated on Jan 15, 2020 12:14 IST
To the point: The village has also been the shooting site of the famous Wes Anderson movie - The Darjeeling Limited.
Travelling to Rajasthan is all about experiencing the diverse culture, heritage, and regal hospitality of the state. But, if you could not savour any of these on your prior trips to the state, it is because you've been visiting the places, including the capital Jaipur, that are devoid of any trace of this antiquity. In order to taste of the real Rajasthan, you will have a dig a little deeper and travel to off-beat destinations like Narlai - a village in Gorwar region of Rajasthan - where leopards still prowl as freely as they did in the 80s, Dal Bati is still a staple meal served with dollops of ghee, and dhoti is wrapped around the waist in a traditional style.
Located two hours from Udaipur (about 120 Kms) Narlai is a small town that is visited mostly by foregin tourists in search of unadulterated Gorwari culture. The most alluring attraction of the village is - Rawla Narlai - a heritage hotel (also the only hotel in the village) that used to be the hunting lodge of the royal family of Jodhpur. Rawla Narlai, with its regal rooms arranged in traditional style, pastel walls, a poolside cafe, and a bar has become a popular address for destination weddings in recent times. Small hills, famously populated by leopards and perched by a giant elephant statue built in white marble, serve as the backdrop to the village. This Elephant statue has been famously depicted by director Wes Anderson in his 2007 classic - The Darjeeling Limited. A safari to catch a glimpse of these elusive cats can be arranged at the hotel itself.
Narlai is also known as the city of temples by some as every street in the city, even the hills, boasts at least a couple of temples. Sightseeing attractions of the village include a tour of a number of ancient stepwells, the Seli Bandh, and the medieval Jain temples in Ranakpur ( 30 Kms away). Fans of leisure travel will seek more pleasure in soaking in the winter sun here and regale the intricacies of Rajasthani culture while relishing makke ki roti, dal bati, and shopping for traditional juttis and chudas.
Nearest Airport: Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur (UDR)
Nearest Train Station: Falna (FA)
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Vattenfall cuts losses despite 'tough market'
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Swedish power group Vattenfall said on Wednesday that second quarter losses had been cut despite trying market conditions, forecasting that energy prices were unlikely to recover in the "foreseeable future".
Net losses between April and June amounted to 1.830 billion kronor ($268 million), sharply down from 23.707 billion kronor a year earlier.
In July 2013, the state-owned firm became one of the first in a series of European energy groups to admit that electricity prices were unlikely to recover "in the foreseeable future", as it wrote down the value of its assets by 29.7 billion kronor.
"Demand for electricity, gas and heat was considerably lower than in 2013, which has had a negative impact on Vattenfall's profit," chief executive Öystein Löseth said in a statement, where he highlighted "the tough market conditions for the energy sector".
In January, Vattenfall split its operations in two regions, the Nordics and the rest of Europe, to achieve a larger financial and strategic flexibility, the company said at the time.
Revenue in the second quarter fell by four percent to 36.575 billion kronor.
"Demand continues to be weak, the surplus of generation capacity remains, electricity prices have fallen further in 2014, and CO2 prices are low," Löseth said.
"This is a pattern in the market that we have lived with for quite some time."
Vattenfall continues to implement a cost-cutting programme which is expected to reduce spending by around 25 percent by the end of the year compared to the 2010 cost base, the company explained.
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Police and prosecutors back Kansas bill requiring recorded interrogations
A broad coalition of law enforcement groups, prosecutors and defense attorneys urged a Kansas Senate committee Tuesday to require police interrogations for the most serious crimes to be recorded.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill92, which would mandate that interrogations related to murder and felony sex crimes be electronically recorded. The committee took no action on the bill.
A similar bill introduced last year was opposed by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, county attorneys and several law enforcement groups — the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Sheriffs Association and Kansas Peace Officers Association.
Ed Klumpp, representing the law enforcement organizations, said he has no such objections to SB 92.
"We think this is a good bill and addresses our concerns," Klumpp said.
The bill emphasizes that video recordings are the best practice but allows for audio recordings as an alternative. Klumpp said that provision will allow small law enforcement agencies in Kansas to comply. Fifty percent of law enforcement agencies in Kansas have five or fewer officers, he said.
"The cost of technology is going down, and this is becoming just routine and mundane," said Sen. Steve Fitzgerald, a Leavenworth Republican.
In past years, law enforcement groups and their supporters have feared large costs to small agencies when purchasing equipment and maintaining data. Klumpp said he doesn't anticipate significant costs to law enforcement agencies, even small ones, to comply with the bill if it becomes law.
Kim Parker, with the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association, said her group also supports the bill, calling it a "truly collaborative effort."
"It is beneficial to both the defendant, in protecting their rights, and to law enforcement," she said.
Floyd Bledsoe, who was wrongfully convicted of the 1999 murder of Camille Arfmann in Oskaloosa, testified in favor of the bill. His brother, Tom, originally admitted to the crime but later recanted his confessions, which weren't recorded.
"I am the product of what happens when people have the choice to record," Bledsoe said, urging the committee to pass the bill so other wrongfully accused defendants "don't have to go through 16 years of what I went through."
The only opposition to the bill came from the League of Kansas Municipalities, which objected to the wording of one provision. The bill should be amended to further clarify it only pertains to investigations into murder and felony sex crimes, the group said. Klumpp also pushed for the amendment.
Michelle Feldman, state policy advocate for the Innocence Project, said false confessions and unrecorded interrogations have led to wrongful convictions, including those of Bledsoe and Eddie Lowery in Kansas.
"It's just remarkable people from all sides of the criminal justice system were able to come together on this bill," she said.
Sen. David Haley, a Kansas City Democrat and strong supporter of requiring recorded interrogations, asked Feldman whether the bill is watered down by the relatively small number of crimes it includes.
"Is there not still some concern with this product in front of us that I will be supporting?" he asked.
Feldman said the bill is similar to laws in 21 states that currently require recorded interrogations. Once officers become accustomed to recording interrogations for serious crimes, they will instinctively do so for less serious crimes, Feldman told the senator.


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20.01.2006 Sports News
Nkegbe appointed athletic ambassador in Ghana
Sunyani, (B/A) Jan. 20, GNA - The Ghana Chapter of the Right To Play, (RTP) Ghana Chapter, an NGO under the United Nations has appointed Mr. Raphael Botwey Nkegbe, a 25 year-old disabled Para Olympic athlete as its latest surrogate of athletic ambassadors in Ghana. The appointment brings to seven the total number of the NGO's athlete ambassadors in the country.
The RTP started operating in Ghana in November 2001 with the goal of the RTP SportHealth Project to use sport and play as tools to enhance healthy child development.
Other objectives of the Project are to build individual capacity, strengthen community partnerships and networks and to use the power of sport to support national health priorities for immunization, HIV/AIDS and disease prevention.
An elated Nkegbe told the GNA Sports in an interview on Friday that his appointment did not come as a surprise to him since his track record as a disabled athlete depicted excellent performance over the years. "Some years back, I took part in most of the international competitions and in all these, I managed to grab a medal for Ghana. This
might have done the trick," he noted. Mr. Nkegbe who is based in Sunyani appealed to the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) to promote sports associated with people with disabilities.
His appointment, which is for a year would be subject to renewal based on his performance.
The athletic ambassador is expected to inspire, educate and motivate the youth on health issues and encourage them to achieve greater heights
in their chosen endeavours. The UN NGO's other athlete ambassadors in Ghana include former World Boxing Champion, Azumah Nelson, Black Queen's soccer player, Alberta Sackey, former Hearts of Oak's Emmanuel Osei Kufuor, Disabled Cyclist, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and Margaret Simpson as well as Vida Anim, both sprinters.
'Sprinter in wheel-chair' Nkegbe is a three-time Para-Olympic silver medallist at the international championship in the Netherlands in 2004 by courtesy of Respond, an NGO. Nkegbe also participated in the Germany Open and won a bronze medal and was the only disabled Ghanaian athlete who took part in the Para-Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and reached the semi-final stage.


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Vietnam's third-cycle UPR national report released
Vietnam has implemented 175 out of the 182 recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) second-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which it accepted in June 2014, heard a seminar in Hanoi on December 3.
Vietnam has implemented 175 out of the 182 recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) second-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which it accepted in June 2014, heard a seminar in Hanoi on December 3__Photo: VNA
According to Vietnam's third-cycle UPR national report which was announced at the seminar, the realization of the recommendations has exerted positive impacts across all aspects of society in Vietnam, especially in building human rights-related laws, ensuring social welfare, improving people's living standards, and promoting cooperation and dialogues on human rights at regional and international levels.
Since the 2014 UPR, Vietnam's development achievements have been acknowledged by the international community, including its ahead-of-schedule completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the initial results of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Vietnam's per capita income has increased continuously and the income of poor households has risen from between 15-20 percent. Meanwhile, the multi-dimensional poverty rate dropped from 9.88 percent in 2015 to 7.69 percent last year.
Vietnam is one of the countries worldwide witnessing the fastest internet development pace, with more than 50 million internet users, the report said.
The report also pointed out challenges and limitations regarding the legal framework, resources and policies to promote and ensure human rights in Vietnam, especially those of disadvantaged groups.
It also proposed priorities to the Vietnamese Government in order to ensure each resident's improved access to fundamental rights and freedom.
Addressing the event, Caitlin Wiesen, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Country Director for Vietnam, stressed the special significance of the implementation of the mechanisms to the UPR Working Group slated for January 2019.
The UNDP will continue to coordinate closely with the Vietnamese Government to materialize mechanisms, thus contributing to better ensuring and promoting human rights in the country, she pledged.
The third-cycle UPR national report, approved by the Prime Minister on October 17, 2018 and submitted to the UNHRC on October 22, 2018, was completed with the participation of 18 relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies, said Dang Hoang Giang, chief of the foreign ministry office.
The UPR is an inter-governmental mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, aimed at reviewing issues related to the human rights of all UN member countries. Vietnam first implemented the UPR in May 2009.- (VNS/VLLF)