What's new in Mamaroneck's elementary classrooms? A word study curriculum, literacy assessments, student benchmarks in reading, math resources, and — housed on the district website — an expanded array of materials to both support teachers and inform parents.
These developments were the subject of a February 5 presentation for parents by Annie Ward, Mamaroneck's assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and the four elementary principals .
The presentation continued a thread that began with school board study sessions focused on district and building goals, professional development and instructional coaches earlier in the year and which will continue with a study session about student assessments on March 9.
Underlying the district's elementary curriculum are four general "commitments," said Ms. Ward: an emphasis on research-based programs and instruction; consistency across schools and classrooms; alignment with district goals; and active leadership and supervision.
Ms. Ward compared curriculum to a trellis or framework on which a teacher creates lessons that will engage children in the classroom. A team of elementary administrators, teachers and instructional coaches in the district works behind the scenes to build and support that framework.
Key to supporting teachers and learning is the district website, which houses curriculum and a wide array of multimedia resources, many of which were projected in real-time for attendees to see. "The website is a big electronic faculty room," said Ms. Ward. "It is a vibrant, interactive forum for professional collaboration." For parents, the website replaces the "purple book" covering elementary curriculum, which was last published about 4 years ago.
However, proposed cuts to professional development and technology unveiled by Superintendent Paul Fried at the February 2nd and 9th Budget Reduction Initiatives meetings cast a shadow on whether the initiatives could be sustained at the same level next year.
Ms. Ward turned the presentation over to the elementary school principals — Carol Houseknecht, Central; Jennifer Monaco, Murray; Carrie Amon, Mamaroneck Avenue; and Gail Boyle, Chatsworth — to review specific curriculum initiatives.
Ms. Houseknecht gave an overview of a new phonemic awareness assessment– developed last summer by a task force comprising elementary literacy coach Allyson Daley, kindergarten teachers and building administrators — that was administered for the first time to all kindergarteners in the district this fall.
She explained that phonemics is the understanding of spoken language (versus phonics, which is based on the written word) and is a predictor of how well children will learn to read. The findings of the fall assessment were used by kindergarten teachers to plan literacy instruction over the year. Students will be assessed again in the spring and their progress noted in the year-end achievement report.
Words Their Way: Ms. Houseknecht also explained that this year all first and second grade classrooms (and some others) in the district began using Words Their Way, a research-based word study program published by Prentice-Hall that encompasses phonics, spelling and vocabulary.
Rolling out Words Their Way involved a massive process to order and prepare materials for use in classrooms. The elementary literacy coach also met with every first and second grade teacher in the district. The program will be used district-wide in grades one through four next year.
Reading Continuum: Ms. Monaco covered several tools used by teachers to track and report student progress in reading, emphasizing that each child learns to read at a different rate. Last summer, a task force revised a reading continuum that depicts the stages of reading development in grades K through five.
Accompanying the reading continuum are new independent reading benchmarks for first through fifth grades. Elementary administrators collected and analyzed data from every elementary classroom in the district to determine reading milestones typical at each grade level. Each grade level spans multiple "reading levels" and most children exhibit behaviors classified under different reading levels, Ms. Monaco noted. This information is reviewed with parents during conferences and is part of the student achievement report.
Running Records: This year, teachers began using running records on a more frequent basis to assess student reading skills and plan instruction tailored to each child's reading development. To take a running record, the teacher listens one-on-one to a child reading aloud a specific text. The teacher notes words read correctly and records any errors, then afterwards analyzes those errors for patterns to develop appropriate instruction.
Teachers continue to administer the Developmental Reading Assessment, a more formal assessment tool, in grades one through five twice each year.
Writing: The district is in the midst of a project to create and implement consistent units of study in writing. Since 2006, the Literacy Design Team, comprising teachers and instructional coaches, has designed and implemented three units of study – in poetry, personal narrative and nonfiction inquiry writing–in grades K through five. This year, the team is developing additional nonfiction writing units.
The district website houses a rich archive of materials that teachers may draw upon to teach writing, said Ms. Monaco, including lesson plans, sample student work, mentor texts and related media such as books and videos.
"The caliber of the work done by the Literacy Design Team is utterly astonishing," said Ms. Ward.
Ms. Amon reviewed the math curriculum, familiarly known as TERC, that has been used in district elementary schools for over a decade. A revised edition of the curriculum is in at least its second year of implementation in all district classrooms in grades K through five. Last summer the student achievement report was realigned with the revised TERC curriculum and the new report was mailed home this January.
The math section of the website has continued to grow this year. Elementary math coach Mariana Ivanov has located and posted supplemental lessons to address New York State standards missing from TERC as well as resources to help teachers modify lessons for students for both remediation and enrichment. Also posted were a wide array of classroom materials developed by a task force comprising special and regular education teachers and Ms. Ivanov.
Ms. Boyle presented an overview of district technology initiatives at the elementary level. The new Technology-Enhanced Learning Library on the district website, maintained by elementary technology coach Andrew Hess, showcases examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom that enable students to apply their technology skills to learning in other curricular areas. All students in grades 3 through 5 continue to receive lessons in keyboarding, network skills, word processing and internet use, including internet responsibility and ethics.
Woven throughout the meeting was evidence of how the district has adopted technology to deliver resources to support teachers and students and to communicate with parents and the community.
If the District Builds It, Will They Come?
As to whether teachers value and use the on-line resources developed for them, Ms. Ward answered with a qualified "yes".
Parents were encouraged to visit the ELA, math and instructional technology pages within the Curriculum and Instruction section to learn more about the elementary curriculum. All four elementary schools and their grade level teams also have pages on the district site.
Is the District Elementary Curriculum Effective?
Can the district measure the effectiveness of the elementary curriculum? Ms. Ward noted that the district analyzes reports generated by New York State from the state Mathematics and English Language test results and looks in great detail at questions that our students get both right and wrong. Samples of student writing are also collected and analyzed. The district also considers questions and concerns raised by parents. All of this information is used to shape curriculum.
Ms. Ward and Mike Kollmer, director of administrative technology and testing, are scheduled to make a presentation to the school board on student assessments on March 9.
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Drama Major Directs Play
Although his passion for theater stretched all the way back to middle school, senior Dylan Smail did not originally intend to pursue the Drama major when he began UST as a freshman. In fact, he planned to limit his theater involvement to extracurricular activities while he studied a more traditional program. However, his plans changed when he took an Acting I class during his first semester.
"When I walked into the Drama Department, I just fell in love," he said. "The people were so welcoming and nice and the professors were great and very helpful. It just felt comfortable here, and I just knew that I had to be a drama major."
Boldly Directing A Full-Length Play
Since coming to UST, Smail has been involved in every single production — approximately 16 shows — put on by the school. From stage management to lighting to acting, he has experience working in every job needed to run a successful show. In fact, he directed one of the short plays featured in "Ampersand 2.0." This vast range of work experience culminates in his role as director of the upcoming production, Don Zolidis's "The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered."
A murder-mystery comedy, "The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered" follows the eccentric cast of a struggling soap opera. Threatened with cancellation, they are locked inside the studio and forced to film an entire episode over one night. However, things take a turn when the director is murdered.
"This show is just so funny. I've read it so many times and I still laugh at the jokes," Smail said. "Just to see it on the stage and to see the actors' spin on everything is just so hilarious."
As the director, Smail chose the play himself and oversaw the casting auditions. When he was not in class, he helped to build the set by assisting in the painting of the floor and backdrop. The unique layout of the performance venue, he said, allows him to activate his creativity.
"If it were at different university, I don't think it would be as intimate as it is here," Smail said. "I have to take a lot more creative liberties in order to make sure that the audience is getting the best show possible. That's something I wouldn't be able to do at a bigger campus that had a proscenium stage, because that would be simpler and I don't want it to be simpler. I want it to be more complicated. I want to be more creative."
Drama Teacher in the Making
After graduation this May, Smail's tentative plan is to enroll in the Master of Education program here at UST. With the MEd, he could fulfill his dream of working as a drama teacher.
"I've had a lot of great moments at this department," he said. "It's going to be sad when I have to leave. There have been a lot of great moments, but I'm really looking forward to this moment with 'The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered.'"
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A newcomer to Johannesburg, Mncedi Madolo's scenes of the downtown city capture the microcosm of late 19th and early 20th century architecture that flourished in this frontier mining town. Overlaid on coffee stain, Mncedi's vistas are empty of people but evoke the mining pioneers, gold magnates, migrant labourers and present-day immigrants who all jostle for belonging in this hard-edged and deeply unequal city.
Mncedi's interests go far beyond documenting his new surroundings. He is interested in social conventions and expectations, and particularly in how these can have a negative, almost imprisoning effect. He is currently working on a provocative new series of gender-fluid mixed media sculptures referencing Christian iconography, that speak to gender, race and family identities.
Mncedi grew up in Alice in the Eastern Cape. He completed his Fine Art degree at at Walter Sisulu University in 2014. While still studying, Mncedi followed his entrepreneurial spirit by founding Smoked Beef Studios in East London in 2013, selling decorative art and branding to family, friends and a number of local businesses. Wanting to develop further, he completed a business skills diploma through SEDA in 2015, whilst also doing graphic design for an advertising agency and testing the waters with a fashion label.
Mncedi has exhibited in group exhibitions at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in 2009 and 2011. He moved to Johannesburg in 2017, where he completed Art Source SA's Professional Practice Bootcamp Programme. He is currently mentored by some of Johannesburg's prominent artists at the Bag Factory and August House, and will be part of the Fresh Produce show at the Turbine Art Fair in July 2018. He is also exhibiting in group shows at Guns & Rain in 2018.
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Cub Tracks Goes On High Alert
In case you hadn't heard, Joe Maddon is no longer the manager of the Rays. And everyone thinks he should come to the Cubs. Plus Kris Bryant wins another award and a 100-year-old notebook has been found in Sunday's Cub Tracks.
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Someone needs to Photoshop a Cubs uniform on this photo.
Personally, I have to wonder where Rick Renteria is right now and exactly what he's thinking at the moment. It can't be the most comfortable of situations for him right now.
From Comcast SportsNet:
The Joe Maddon watch has begun at Wrigley Field.
Maddon's representative, Alan Nero, says that they are considering all options.
In case you missed Al's article on Thursday afternoon, Addison Russell has been shut down in the Arizona Fall League. He's okay, though; they just want him to rest and start his offseason conditioning program.
From Cubs.com:
What was the best way for Addison Russell to make an impression before the end of his AFL journey? How about to hit a two-run homer in his final at-bat?
Kyle Schwarber is happy to know that the Cubs want him to keep his focus on his catching.
From ESPNChicago.com:
Jesse Rogers writes that if Joe Maddon wants the Cubs' manager job, the Cubs should let him have it.
From CBS Chicago:
[AUDIO] Alan Nero was featured on Inside the Clubhouse with Bruce Levine and Wayne Randazzo on The Score 670.
Tom Ricketts is continuing negotiations with some rooftop owners, with the possibility existing of those rooftop owners selling their buildings to Ricketts.
Drink time! Tim Baffoe makes yet another comparison of the Cubs to the Royals.
From the Chicago Tribune via RedEye Chicago:
David Haugh says that Joe Maddon would be a perfect fit as the Cubs' manager.
As does Paul Sullivan, who also says that it's a Cubs fan's prerogative to dream big.
Steve Rosenbloom takes it a step further, saying that the Cubs need to hire him, effective immediately.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Gordon Wittenmyer knows sources, though. And those sources suggest that the Cubs are the front-runners for Maddon's services.
From the Daily Herald:
Bruce Miles joins the consensus on Maddon as well, saying that if Maddon is available, you go get him, and you do it quickly.
Mike Imrem says that when it comes to Maddon's availability, Chicagoans on both the North Side and South Side are about to see how committed to winning championships their teams are.
From Cubs Den:
John Arguello has the running play-by-play on the Maddon Watch.
He also takes a look at some of the other stories that could be of interest to the Cubs, including Cole Hamels and James Shields.
Javier Baez is ready to embark on an important offseason.
With Addison Russell shut down in the AFL, Danny Lockhart takes his place.
From Chicago Cubs Online:
CCO continues their position analysis with a look at shortstop.
Kris Bryant was the winner of the 2014 MiLBY Award for Best Offensive Player.
From Cubbies Crib:
Nicholas Blazek examines the question that I'm sure many wonder: If the Cubs did hire Joe Maddon, could they win the World Series in 2015?
From Chicago Cubs 101:
In a two-part series, Tim Duxbury gives his odds of Cubs' top prospects making their debuts in 2015.
From Cubs Insider:
Evan Altman asks: Is Joe Maddon worth it?
Nate Schmidt continues his look at the Cubs by the numbers, this time looking at Runs Above Replacement.
HoHoKam Park, the Cubs' former spring training home, is now ready for the Oakland Athletics.
Today's food for thought:
A 100-year-old notebook from an ill-fated Antarctic expedition by Robert Falcon Scott was discovered at Cape Evans on Antarctica's Ross Island.
In case you missed the partial solar eclipse on Friday, a bevy of photos are available at Space Weather Gallery.
You may remember Felix Baumgartner, who set the record for the world's highest-altitude free-fall in 2012. That record was broken on Friday by Alan Eustace, a senior vice president at Google.


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Q: \@ vs. \␣ after abbreviation. (Read backslash-at vs. backslash-space) I was used to write abbreviations like foo i.e.\ bar but today learned that I could also write them as foo i.e.\@ bar. Both of these apparently have the effect of keeping the space to its normal inter-word size, as opposed to the larger after-sentence space. The fact that there are two possible ways to express what appears to me the same thing makes me wonder whether I might be missing some part of the picture here.
Is there any reason to prefer one of these over the other?
When should I use which?
Unfortunately I haven't found much authoritative documenation about either of these. The latex2e reference manual describes the use of \@ before the period, but not its use after a period. The Advanced TeXbook doesn't mention \@ in its index, which might be considered an indication that it's a LaTeX addition. Various questions, answers and comments on this site here mention one, the other or even both, but so far I haven't found a clear rule about when to use which.
So far I'd tend to keep using \␣ in preference to \@, because I find it easier to read and because that use is better represented in documentation.

A: If you are putting them explicitly in the document, then it doesn't really matter. If you are making a macro it's better to use \@ form.
\newcommand\zzz{i.e.\@}
\newcommand\yyy{i.e.\ }
\newcomamnd\xxx{i.e.}

with \zzz you can use \zzz\ jjj or \zzz{} jjj and you get the correct spacing. With \yyy the spacing is forced (so it is not so good if you don't want any space at all as in \yyy, bbbbb ) and in \xxx you need to know the command ends with a non-sentence . so follow it with \ or \@  not {}.

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Saved By the Bell was one of the most popular teen shows shown on NBC. This show focused on Zack Morris and his friends: Samuel "Screech" Powers, Kelly Kapowski, Jessie Spano, A.C. Slater, and Lisa Turtle. They had adventures and funny moments at Bayside High School in Palisades, California. They often tried to fool the gullible principal, Mr. Richard Belding, but also sometimes got advice from him. They regularly hung out at a burger joint called "The Max," which was owned in the first season by a magician named Max. As the years went by, they had adventures and relationships that lasted a long time.In the third season, the gang spent the summer at Malibu Sands, an exclusive beach club owned by Mr. Carosi, and his daughter Stacey Carosi, whom Zack fell in love with.The final season saw the arrival of a new castmember, Tori Scott, who took the place of Kelly and Jessie when Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Elizabeth Berkley left the show in mid-season.The show ended with the gang graduating and heading off to college in the spin-off series, Saved by the Bell: the College Years. There was also another spin-off to this show called Saved by the Bell: The New Class.This show began as a series named Good Morning, Miss Bliss, a short-lived series on the Disney Channel that focused on Miss Bliss and the students at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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The 12-county Mid-Missouri economic development organization Missouri CORE has hired a new executive director who has experience in the public and private sectors, most recently as the owner of his own site selection business.
Missouri native Gary Laffoon will take the reins of Missouri CORE tomorrow. Laffoon is the group�s second executive director in its two-year history. CORE�s first director, Mike Downing, left in October to return to the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Missouri CORE is a not-for-profit economic development agency founded in February 2008.
It represents 12 Mid-Missouri counties: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage and Randolph.
The group�s goal is to facilitate the attraction of new businesses, promote major projects that have a regional economic impact and assist communities in the expansion of existing and startup businesses.
Laffoon, 42, is moving to Mid-Missouri from Arkansas where he has operated Site Solutions LLC for the past year. Before that, he was the real estate manager for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for nearly six years.
Laffoon said he�s been a longtime proponent of regional economic development, going back to his three-year stint as a national marketing specialist with the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Bob Gerding, past chairman of CORE, said the group instituted a search after Downing left.
Gerding said because Laffoon has not worked in the state since 2000, CORE has hired Dave Griggs, local business owner and chairman of Regional Economic Development Inc., as a special consultant to help Laffoon hit the ground running. Griggs has been involved in local economic development since the late 1980s when he was on the Boone County Commission.
Laffoon said it�s good to be coming back to Mid-Missouri. He has a wife, Gretchen, and two young sons, Jackson and Austin.


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HBO is being sued over Leaving Neverland documentary
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HBO is being sued by Michael Jackson's estate over their new documentary Leaving Neverland. The film premiered at last month's Sundance Film Festival and created instant controversy among critics and fans of the deceased King of Pop. Clocking in with four hours of extensive detail, the documentary takes an unflinching look at Jackson's alleged sexual abuse of young boys at his Neverland Ranch in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
With HBO's TV release of the two-part Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson's estate has now made moves to sue the network for $100 million. According to The Guardian, the lawsuit comes as a result of a 1992 non-disparagement clause that Jackson's estate claims HBO is in breach of. The clause came about after HBO aired Michael Jackson Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour back in 1992. By agreeing to the legal document, the Jackson estate asserts that HBO also agreed not to disparage Jackson in any future works.
skillzdadirecta 3,508
That's an interesting legal maneuver...
Spawn_of_Apathy 838
If they continually talk about how wealthy Michael Jackson was at the time will it defeat the dictionary definition of "disparage"?
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The fuck?!
how is that anyone's take in the accusations? "It doesn't count as being molested because they had fun and grew to adulthood."
I hope it's just a really bad misquote.
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That is is the single dumbest quote I've ever read.
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Another major blunder
https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/leaving-neverland-director-admits-timeline-of-alleged-abuse-is-questionable/
10 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:
So I'm sure a directors cut of the documentary will be uploaded over the existing one soon.
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Time to bring back that Simpsons episode


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In a bowl, mix all the ingredients. Then add the chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator (I use a Ziplock baggy) for at least 15 minutes, but not overnight.
Skewer the chicken strips and grill until ready. It doesn't take long as they're usually pretty small.


1. USE OF HYPERLINKS – For keeping information organised, available, and easily retrievable.
Manuals – Policy, Procedural or OHS&W, where a multitude of documentation needs to be managed. By hyperlinking the attachments within the main document, staff are able to easily access the correct information.
Documentation Version Control – So vital to ensure that there is only one version of each document, and that there is a quality control mechanism in place to manage this.
Master Templates – Hyperlinked in a covering directory. Staff have easy access to the correct template every time, reducing the need for time consuming rework.
Table of Contents – Hyperlinks to individual referenced documents within any file.
Lists – Anywhere there is a list, hyperlinks can be utilised to ensure the correct documentation is retrieved every time.
Financial Reporting: – Budgets, expense reconciliations breaking down costs.
Project Management – Where timelines are crucial to various aspects of a project.
File Management – Creating a schedule that tracks file movement within the office, and notates who is taking what action, and deadline for that action.
Database Management – Managing databases from a simple list through to systematic collation of information that can depict current status at any given time.
Mail Merges – Made easy by transferring a database into a spreadsheet.
Outlook Contacts – Did you know that contacts in Outlook can be created as a list and then cut and pasted into a spreadsheet, making Mail Merge a breeze.
There would of course be numerous other 'Tools' to assist in achieving peak performance, these are but a few to offer the busy Office Professional 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT'.
Whatever your role may be, there will be any amount of technology that is provided to assist you to be successful in your role. The key to being successful in any position is to take up the challenge of understanding and getting the true value out of computer programs that are in use within your organisation. It can b e daunting to learn new aspects of technology, but once you have mastered each one, your ability to 'soar' through every day, having achieved the unachievable, and with ease, with augur well for your future career prospects.
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Are you using the popular WPML plugin by any chance?
If so, I wouldn't overthink it too much; the necessary hreflang implementation will be automatically added to each variation of the page providing you "link them together".
My only recommendation would be to make sure nothing is published prematurely; it's better to wait and translate rather than adding placeholder /lanuage/ versions with little or zero content.
I'd also look to set up different language version folders within Google Search Console to ensure everything is indexed properly, geotargetting is enabled and that your foreign language ones ARE receiving traffic and clicks from Google.


In France in the 18th and 19th centuries ornamental fruits - pumpkins - were used for all kinds of decorative items and utensils.
This item is a drinking bottle dated 1774 of a certain Captain - Mr Decoral - of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of Picardy.
The front of the bottle has the coat of arms of the family of the captain.
On the back we find the arms of France on a decor of flags and cannons. In the centre the French crown with beneath it the French lily and image of the French King.
To the 2 sides images of a grenadier and a dragon.
The regiment of Picardy was the oldest regiment of France.
You can pick up this lot from the seller: Aalst (), Belgium.


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Domestic Auto News
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All-New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
January 11, 2016 /in Chrysler /by Brian
January 11, 2016 , Windsor, Ontario – As the original creator of the minivan more than 30 years ago, FCA US LLC has transformed the segment with firsts – notching 78 innovations through the first five minivan generations. With the introduction of the all-new Chrysler Pacifica, FCA US adds 37 minivan firsts to its portfolio for an unprecedented total of 115 innovations in the segment.
"The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is truly a no-compromises minivan, giving customers everything they need or want," said Timothy Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands, FCA – North America. "We started from the ground up to design the most technologically advanced minivan, which offers bold styling, class-leading ride and handling, and unmatched fuel economy, with the Pacifica Hybrid delivering efficiency as good as 2.9 Le/100 km in city driving. The all-new Chrysler Pacifica was thoughtfully designed and engineered to provide unsurpassed levels of comfort, convenience, technology and functionality, making it the perfect combination for modern families."
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica was re-engineered from the ground up on an all-new platform, delivering class-leading ride, handling and performance. Its body structure is the lightest and stiffest in its class, making it more responsive with lower levels of body roll and enhanced agility to absorb and distribute road inputs. Class-leading aerodynamics contribute to the Pacifica's unsurpassed fuel efficiency.
The all-new Pacifica is engineered and executed to deliver a "vault-like" interior environment with low levels of wind noise, road noise, and related vibration/harshness characteristics. Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) is standard on all models to further heighten the Chrysler Pacifica's refinement factor during a comfortable daily commute or an extended road trip with family and friends.
The Chrysler Pacifica boasts the largest interior volume in the segment, with clever storage, available eight-passenger seating, and – a requirement with all generations of FCA US minivans – the ability to fit an 8 x 4-foot sheet of plywood.
The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan features a choice of two powerful, efficient and advanced powertrains – the segment's first hybrid vehicle, and the next-generation of the award-winning Pentastar V6 gasoline engine, which is mated to a segment-exclusive nine-speed automatic transmission.
The Pacifica Hybrid, the industry's first electrified minivan, will deliver an estimated range of 48 kilometres (30 miles) solely on zero-emissions electric power from a 16-kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. In city driving, it is expected to achieve an efficiency rating of 2.9 gasoline litres equivalent per 100 kilometres (Le/100 km) or 97 Imperial miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards.
The pivotal technology behind the all-new Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is its innovative electrically variable transmission (EVT). Patented by FCA US, the device features two electric motors, which are both capable of driving the vehicle's wheels.
On the Chrysler Pacifica gasoline models, the latest iteration of the award-winning 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine produces best-in-class horsepower (287) and torque (262 lb.-ft.), along with unsurpassed fuel economy. Enhancements such as two-step variable-valve lift (VVL), cooled exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) and innovative weight-reduction strategies boost the engine's efficiency and performance, all while preserving the smoothness that remains a hallmark of the Pentastar brand
Featuring the face of the Chrysler brand, the all-new Chrysler Pacifica has a sculpted exterior with athletic proportions. A fast silhouette and sophisticated, fluid-like surfacing deliver a level of style not found in the minivan segment. The Pacifica's sliding door track lines are hidden under the rear-quarter side glass, making them virtually indistinguishable. With its long wheelbase, wide track, low ground clearance and available 20-inch wheels, the Chrysler Pacifica appears planted, with a capable stance.
The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid features a unique front grille pattern and wheel design, as well as distinctive badging, differentiating it from the rest of the Pacifica lineup.
The thoughtfully designed and beautifully crafted interior mixes high-tech elements with a sculpted, muscular feel. With horizontally drawn features, the interior's spaciousness is amplified, and the linear elements keep the eye moving throughout the cabin. The available Tri-Pane Panoramic Sunroof, with a dual-pane panoramic sunroof and a fixed glass pane over the third row, adds to the feeling of spaciousness.
The Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid are available in 10 exterior paint colours that accentuate the vehicle's surfacing: Billet Metallic, Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl, Bright White, Molten Silver Metallic, Velvet Red Pearl, Jazz Blue Pearl, Dark Cordovan Pearl, Tusk White Pearl, Granite Crystal Metallic and Silver Teal Pearl (available only on the Pacifica Hybrid and paired with an exclusive interior environment).
The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica showcases the latest in advanced safety and security technology, offering more than 100 standard and available features. Available for the first time on the all-new Pacifica is the Surround View camera, which uses four cameras positioned around the vehicle to provide 360-degree views, including a bird's eye perspective of the vehicle and its surroundings. Other advanced features include:
Parallel and Perpendicular Park Assist, which uses ultrasonic sensors to guide the driver into parking spaces
Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Hold, which maintains the distance between the vehicle and the one in front of it, and can bring the vehicle to a controlled stop under certain driving conditions
Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking deploys the brakes to alert the driver if an impact appears imminent, and assists with driver response
Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist leverages electronic power steering (EPS) by delivering a torque input to alert and assist the driver with corrective action
Other standard and available features include Blind-Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Path Detection, Park-Sense® Rear Park Assist with Stop, ParkView® Rear Back-Up camera, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and electric park brake. As part of FCA US's ongoing efforts to proliferate advanced safety and technology, the Pacifica's all-new body structure features the use of additional high-strength steel.
The Chrysler Pacifica also boasts up to five seating positions that will accommodate LATCH child safety-seat installation – a capacity unsurpassed in the segment.
Technology and Convenience
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is the most technologically equipped vehicle of its kind, offering an all-new Uconnect Theatre entertainment system, 7-inch full-colour driver information display, 8.4-inch touchscreen, and an array of other features.
With the all-new, class-exclusive Uconnect Theatre rear seat entertainment system, passengers can watch movies, play built-in games, connect personal devices to surf the Internet and stream content throughout the vehicle via two high-definition 10-inch touchscreens.
The available KeySense programmable key fob is ideal when handing the keys over to a family member or inexperienced driver and places limits on speed and audio volume, mutes the audio when front seatbelts are not buckled, prevents the disabling of certain features like Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking and Park-Sense Rear Park Assist, and allows blocking of SiriusXM satellite radio channels.
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica features the available easy-to-use Uconnect 8.4 system with an 8.4-inch touchscreen adorning the dashboard with a seamless, smartphone-like flush-mounted screen surface and technology features such as integrated voice command and available enhanced 3D navigation.
For audiophile-quality sound, the Chrysler Pacifica comes standard with six speakers and Active Noise Cancellation. Premium audio systems, either a 13-speaker Alpine system or a 20-speaker Harman Kardon system, are also available.
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is loaded with comfort and convenience features, including Keyless Enter 'n Go with proximity and push-button start, remote start, heated leather seats and available ventilated front seats. Other notable features include segment-first available hands-free sliding doors and liftgate, which are operated by making a kicking motion under the sliding door or bumper to open or close the sliding doors or liftgate.
For added convenience, the available Stow 'n Vac integrated vacuum powered by RIDGID provides easy access to all corners of the vehicle. The Stow 'n Go seating and storage system, a hallmark of FCA US minivans for more than 10 years, has been redesigned for added ease of use, and the addition of the all-new Stow 'n Go Assist feature helps to further simplify the process. With the press of a button on the B-pillar, the front seat moves forward to allow the second-row seat to be stowed into the floor tub. Once the seat is stowed, pressing the button again moves the front seat back to its starting position. In addition, the Easy Tilt second-row seats allow for easy access to the third row, even with an empty child seat installed in the second row.
The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is available in four models and the Pacifica Hybrid in two models. The Chrysler Pacifica will be available in dealer showrooms in spring 2016, with the Pacifica Hybrid arriving in the second half of 2016. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is built at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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Matt Groening goes back to the drawing board for 'Disenchantment'
'The Simpsons' creator discusses his new Netflix series, love of fantasy novels and dying with a Homer mask on
Brian Heater	@bheater / 3 years
"I tried walking around in a Homer mask, but the latex is hard to breathe in. My head gets so sweaty and my glasses fog up. It's not worth it for me," Matt Groening laughs. "But what a way to go, suffocating on a Homer Simpson mask."
The cartoonist bemoans his inability to go incognito on a recent trip to San Diego Comic-Con. It would be a poetic death, perhaps, asphyxiating beneath the likeness of his most iconic creation. But he doesn't want to make the headline writers' jobs too easy when he finally casts off this mortal coil.
"Years ago, there was an airline that did a promotion, where they painted The Simpsons on the side," Groening adds. "We all drove out to give it a send off, and the entire crew got on the plane in Burbank and road it around in a circle and it came down. One other writer and I refused to get on the plane, because we didn't want the jokes that would invariably come if the plane were to crash. That's not how we wanted to be remembered."
Groening in 2000. (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images)
The Simpsons will forever loom large over Groening's existence. Spawning 30 seasons of a nearly universally beloved television program will do that to a legacy. And most recently, the show and its creator have been grappling with the topic of embattled character Apu — which he's addressed with mixed results and was intent on not discussing on our call.
In recent weeks, the artist has been single-mindedly focused on Disenchantment, with one final promotional push before the series makes its mid-August Netflix debut.
The show has some seemingly impossible expectations to live up to as Groening's third animated series. Its predecessor, Futurama, while failing the nearly impossible task of maintaining the ubiquity and longevity of The Simpsons, has become a beloved franchise in its own right, living on beyond its two-network running through constant syndication and an endless stream of memes.
In many ways, the series is Groening's most ambitious to date, trading in the streets of Springfield and pneumatic tubes of New New York for a fantasy world somewhere between Westeros and Middle Earth. It's a genre he says he's been looking to tackle for decades, but had never found the right outlet. And while the new series exists in a world familiar to fantasy fans, it rarely butts up against direct parody of beloved properties.
"I've been thinking about fantasy for a long time," Groening says. "Some of my favorite forms of entertainment are fantasy, starting with Fractured Fairy Tales on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show, to Monty Python and the Holy Grail to the original Wizard of Oz film and novels by Terry Pratchett and Gene Wolfe."
Disenchantment is a tricky cocktail to get just right — a fairy tale adventure mixture, spiked with solid punch lines. "I try to incorporate all of that as inspiration and then try not to do straight parody," says Groening. "The problem with comedy is that just getting the genre is very easy and only goes a little ways. So, what we do is try to get people on board with the fantasy characters and make them as emotional real as possible."
An embarrassment of talent should help. The series is helmed by Groening and former Simpsons show runner, Josh Weinstein. Broad City star Abbi Jacobson takes the lead as Bean, a drinking/gambling/cursing princess with a fittingly rebellious streak. Comedians Eric Andre and Nat Faxon fill out the primary leads as a "personal demon" named Luci and elf with the decided uninspired name, Elfo, respectively.
The rest of the cast is rounded out by a stack of British comedians from series like The Mighty Boosh and Toast of London, along with mainstay voice actors from his previous series. Groening and Weinstein also poached liberally from the shows to stock the writers' room.
"We have a writing staff that's a combination of old guys from Futurama and The Simpsons and some younger writers who definitely have a different point of view," says Groening. "They just don't understand the appeal of old character actors from the 1930s and '40s."
All of that is rounded out by music from Devo mastermind Mark Mothersbaugh, whom Groening refers to fondly as "a Balkan-ska-klezmer combination that you've never heard before in a fantasy show."
The real secret sauce, however, may be Netflix itself. Along with Amazon and Hulu, the platform has transformed the way television content is consumed, freeing Groening and the rest of the crew from television sitcom constraints that shaped his two previous series.
As Springfield Confidential, the new book from longtime Simpsons show runner Mike Reiss reveals, Groening has been interested in long-term character pay-off for some time. It was Groening who pushed for a series ending in which Marge is revealed to be a rabbit — an homage to Groening's longtime weekly strip, Life in Hell.
Oh, and then there are his big plans to reveal that Krusty the Clown was actually Homer disguised as a way to connect to his son. That was ultimately a too-complicated subplot for the writers to tackle during the show's early seasons.
"You take advantage of whatever the boundaries are and try to push them," says Groening. "It's one thing when it's a 22-minute network sitcom that has commercial breaks every seven minutes. That makes you write in a certain way. If you're on Netflix and have 10 episodes to tell your story, it changes everything. You can tell longer, bigger arcs, you don't have to reset at the end of every episode. There's a literal cliffhanger at the end of episode one."
Disenchantment may never hit the full epic fantasy sweeps of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, but it's clear from the outset that the story has broader ambitions than most can achieve in a traditional half-hour comedy format. Without showing his hand, Groening lets on that "the very first thing you see is a giant clue that's staring you in the face that reveals something about what you're watching."
(Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore under a CC by-SA 2.0 license)
It's not a particularly useful hint, so far as those things go, but the artist is clearly happy to prime the pump for enthusiastic fans to comb over the content of the first 10 episodes through repeat binges. If its predecessors are any indication, that sort of rapid fandom ought not be too difficult to stoke.
"We threw in a lot of secrets and clues and puzzles for the kind of obsessive fan I've come to know, specifically from Futurama and, of course, The Simpsons," says Groening. "You try to reward those people for paying attention. That's where the original idea for the freeze-frame jokes from The Simpsons came from. If you didn't see it, it doesn't matter, but if you're the kind of person who would freeze the frame and actually read the joke, you'll get something out of it. We've done that with Disenchantment. We think it works as a sleepy time, fun, epic fantasy you can watch as you drift off at night. Or, if you're the kind of person who obsesses, there's something for you there, too."
More immediate gratification for Simpsons and Futurama fans can be found in Groening's unmistakable character design. It's a bit jarring at first, seeing those icons filtered through a medieval fantasy landscape, but ultimately the aesthetic provides a grounding for first-time viewers. It's warm and comfortable, like an old coat, and likely to help fans stay invested as the story unfolds gradually over the course of these first 10 episodes.
The style has been Groening's calling card since well before The Simpsons — prior even to Life in Hell, which finally drew to a close in 2012 after a 32-year run.
"What always amazed me is that this very simple style could be very expressive," Groening explains. "With just a few curving lines and changing them slightly, you could come up with every expression that you wanted. I can't do it, but I work with animators and designers who can take that style and make them attractive."
That Elfo looks like a green Bart Simpson in a Smurf hat is the result of something more primordial in the cartoonist's line work.
"I developed that style of the large bulgy eyes and ridiculous over-bite when I was 12 years old," explains Groening. "Actually, Elfo is based on the very first character in that style that I drew. He was named Melvin. I used to draw a lot of comics with that guy, and basically gave him an elf hat and pointy ears."
"Bart and Elfo came from Melvin — Elfo didn't come from Bart," Groening adds with a laugh. "That's a very important clarification."
Disenchantment premieres August 16 on Netflix.


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	static SQRT = 'sqrt';
	static INVERSE_SQRT = 'inversesqrt';
	static FLOOR = 'floor';
	static CEIL = 'ceil';
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	static FRACT = 'fract';
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		}

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Q: Can't use the Jcenter's flowingdrawer dependency on my project am was trying to add this dependency for a collage project it is the perfect design for my project but gradle can't download it
this is the dependency :
 implementation 'com.mxn.soul:flowingdrawer-core:2.1.0'
implementation 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'

and this the output after along loading:
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"I started at United Philippine Amerasians (UPA) last July 2012. We formed the group together with my fellow Amerasians and with the support of WEDPRO and the Bayanihan Foundation. The group just celebrated its third anniversary this year. I'm glad that the members are still active; we even have new Amerasian members. It's important that we are celebrate the Fourth of July, the US Independence Day. This is an opportunity to tell everyone that we are not just souvenir babies or G.I babies. We are also Americans. At the same time, we are productive citizens of the Philippines. We are moving forward.
This entry was posted in Amerasians, Diaspora Giving, justice, philanthropy, Philippines, Uncategorized and tagged Amerasians, bases clean up, diaspora giving, diaspora philanthropy, Philippine poverty, Searching for GI fathers. Bookmark the permalink.
It's a shame that FIlipino Ameriasians were not given automatic U.S. Citizenship at all by the U.S.
Government, but yet those who left Viet-Nam were given automatic U.S. Citizenship. I sponsored my oldest son that I adopted who is FIlipino Ameriasian, is now serving in the U.S. Air Force, speaks 3 languages very fluently, he is CMSGT(E-9) with almost 28 years in the U.S. Air Force.
Ameriasains not given U.S. Citizenship automatically.
My cell phone bill several months ago.
Thank you for contacting your US Senators and telling them about this forgotten issue of Filipino Amerasians left behind in Clark and Olongapo, Philippines. Your voice and continued advocacy on this issue means a lot, as a US voter and citizen. However, the Bayanihan Foundation does not have the resources to match potential parents and their Amerasian children nor navigate the complicated US immigration laws. Please refer to the foundation's partners Wedpro http://wedprophils.org/ for further information. You can also contact this website for additional information or assistance: http://www.amerasianregistry.yolasite.com/ They might be able to help. Please note that is for referral purposes only; this website is not officially affiliated with the Bayanihan Foundation. I hope that this is helpful. Maraming salamat. Thank you.
I'm looking for a few kids of my own. I was there when mt pinatubo blew off, the collapse of the Soviet union and our base renewal was up. That time frame. It was a bad idea to have the government kick us out. But they did and that was that. I have mixed feelings about that. Now granted, I could tell you that many US servicemen where idiots. But not all of us where. On the flip side, the %, of prostitution at that time. 86.23. Out of a population of 130,000 people. All that doesn't matter, not when a kid is involved. I want to correct a mistake. So, I ask for your help.
Hello James, I'm so sorry but The Bayanihan Foundation does not the resources to find long lost potential family members; it does not have the capacity to do so. You might want to contact the following website for information or assistance: http://www.amerasianregistry.yolasite.com/ They might be able to help. Please note that is for referral purposes only; this website is not officially affiliated with the Bayanihan Foundation. I hope this is helpful. Thank you again for reading this blog. Maraming salamat.
My son found me through Facebook and with the help of other ameraisans. Now we are talking on a day to day basis! Communications established. He forgave me, which was a huge relief! Right now we are working on getting him approved for travel and for getting him over here. Stateside. Now is my chance to permanently correct a major wrong. We are both happy. The cost however is staggering. It will be slow going, but in the end; will be worth it.
Congratulations in reuniting with your son. What you have achieved is rare. Would you be willing to share details about your story? Would you be willing to share a photo or two? Unfortunately, tens of thousands of Filipino Amerasians have not reunited with their fathers. They continue to face abject poverty and confront racial discrimination everyday. I think we should highlight your wonderful story and uplift the hope for change. The US Amerasian Act of 1988 needs to be changed and include Filipino Amerasians. Please let me know if you're willing to share your story.
Yes I'm willing to share my story, I don't know about my son though? I can't upload a picture or pictures. I have many. I've tried. You might want to delete this send. I know about many ameraisans in your country. You should check out father founded.com. Which is another syte that allows people to search for there fathers and fathers searching for there kids. These kids are in there 20-30 range and are asking who is my dad? They have all the rite to know. That's a given. I will try to upload a picture and delete this send. I fully support your efforts in doing this .
Thank you so much for being amenable to share your personal story reuniting with your Amerasian son. Thank you in advance for sharing your story in reconnecting with your son.Your story will bring light to the thousands of other Filipino Amerasians left behind who are forgotten and trying to reconnect with their parents. Please share your pics and your story by email at dale@fdnbayanihan.org. You can also reach me at (773) 273-9793 if you have any other questions.


Citation: Verma, S.K., Rosypal, A., Mowery, J.D., Scott, D., Cerqueira-Cezar, C., Dubey, J.P., Lindsay, D., Rosenthal, B.M. 2017. Sarcocystis strixi, n. sp. from barred owls (Strix varia) definitive hosts and gamma interferon gene knockout mice as experimental intermediate host. Journal of Parasitology. 103:768-777. https://doi.org/10.1645/16-173.
Interpretive Summary: Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis are related single celled parasites of livestock and humans. While Toxoplasma has long been recognized to cause neurologic disease in many warm blooded hosts, several species of Sarcocystis also cause a variety of disorders in livestock, pets, and wild animals and some of them are zoonotic. Recently, a new species, S. calchasi was identified as killing raptors and other avian species. Identification of Sarcocystis species is difficult. In the present study authors describe a new species of Sarcocystis from the intestine of Barred owl that was found to be infectious to immunosuppressed mice. The results will be of interest to biologists, zoo veterinarians, and parasitologists, and help diagnosis of sarcocystosis.
Technical Abstract: Sarcocystis species have 2-host life cycles with the sexual cycle in the definitive hosts and an asexual cycle in the intermediate hosts. Raptors are definitive hosts for several species of Sarcocystis but intestinal infection with Sarcocystis has not been reported from Barred owls (Strix varia). Here we report a new species of Sarcocystis with Barred owls as the natural definitive host and gamma interferon gene knockout (KO) mice as an experimental intermediate host. A Barred owl submitted to the Carolina Raptor Center, Huntersville, North Carolina, was euthanized because of paralysis. Fully sporulated 12.5 x 9.9 im sized sporocysts were found in intestinal scrapings of the owl's intestine. Sporocysts from the Barred owl were orally fed to 4 outbred laboratory Swiss Webster (SW) mice (Mus musculus) and 8 KO mice. All mice remained asymptomatic. Microscopic sarcocysts were found in all 5 KO mice euthanized between day 32 and 206 postinoculation (PI). The sarcocysts were not grossly visible and were up to 70 im wide; the length could not be measured accurately because sarcocysts were twisted in myocytes. When viewed with light microscopy, the sarcocyst wall had undulating, flat to conical, protrusions of varying dimensions. The wall varied in width (<1 to 2 im thick), depending on the area. In sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE), numerous sarcocysts were seen in sections of tongue and skeletal muscles from the abdomen, limbs, and eye but not in the heart. In HEstained sections the sarcocyst wall was eosinophilic and often without projections. Live bradyzoites were 7-8 im long at both days PI. By transmission electron microscopy, the sarcocyst wall consisted of a highly undulating parasitophorous vacuolar membrane (pvm) that had undulations which were at irregular distances, up to 2.5 im apart. The pvm was lined by an uneven electron dense layer (edl) that was up to 50 nm thick. The pvm was invaginated into the interior of the sarcocyst and invaginations lacked edl at irregular distances, giving the appearance of pores in the wall. The ground substance layer (gs) was homogenous with very fine granules, and a few vesicles concentrated towards the villar projections. No microtubules were seen in the gs. The gs was up to 2 im thick and continued into the interior of the sarcocyst as septa Longitudinally cut bradyzoites at 206 day PI were 7.8 x 2.2 im in size. Molecular characterization using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and cox1 genes revealed a close phylogenetic relationship with another parasite in this genus those infect birds.


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Flat tire. Guess the ghosts don't want me 2 leave..
Anything is catchy if it's played all day on the radio, even a fart on a loop could be stitched to your cranium!
My favourite song was Midnight Rambler.


Today's card is my birthday card. Okay, well it's a birthday card and it's my birthday, so I guess it's my birthday card. It's a simple card featuring some of the remaining scraps from the Festive Birthday pack. I layered on some fun colors and patterns. From there, I stamped a simple sentiment and added a punched flower. Easy peasy!


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The Nasu (acronym for Nauha-Sisu, ; also meaning "Piglet" in colloquial Finnish) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people, although the trailer unit can be adapted for different applications (see Variants section). There are two main versions, the NA-140 BT and the NA-110.

The Nasu was tested in 1985, and in the following year 11 pre-production units were ordered. Since then, more than five hundred vehicles have been manufactured to equip the armies of Finland, India, and Turkey.

Although it looks externally like the Bandvagn 206, which also is in Finnish Army use, it is an entirely new design, and almost 1 meter longer and  heavier. It has better payload-carrying capability than the Bv 206. The Nasu is designed to carry troops and equipment through snow and bog-lands in northern Finland. For this, it is equipped with four wide (62 cm) powered rubber tracks. The low ground pressure enables the Nasu to cope with a wide range of difficult conditions. It is also fully amphibious, with a speed in water of up to  when driven by its tracks.

The total load capacity is  and a trailer with a weight of up to  can also be towed behind the second compartment.

More than 500 vehicles of this type have been manufactured and it is used as a personnel carrier and a weapons platform (for BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles, 120 mm mortars). In basic infantry versions, a roof-mounted 12.7 mm NSV anti-aircraft machine gun is used for close-range anti-aircraft protection. There are also command, signals and ambulance variants of the vehicle.

Variants
NA-140 BT Manufactured between 1986 and 1991. Powered by a Rover 3,5 (3,9) V-8 gasoline engine (142 kW/280 Nm). Weight: , payload: , length: 7.55 m, width: , height: , complement: 5 (including driver) in frontal unit and up to 12 in tail unit.
NA-110Manufactured between 1992 and 1994. Powered by a GM 6.2 L Heavy Duty V-8 diesel engine (113 kW/346 Nm). Weight: , payload: , length: 7.67 m, width: , height: , complement: 5 (including driver) in frontal unit and up to 12 in tail unit.
NA-111GT A signal station version.
NA-120 GT
NA-120 GT KV1 Armoured variant used in UN-operations.
NA-122 A version that carries a 120 mm mortar 120 KRH 92 and 14 rounds on its tail unit. Called Krh-TeKa in Finnish Army service.
It steers by the use of a hydraulic ram mounted on the point of articulation. The ram is operated by a steering wheel in the same way as driving a regular car. It is the only type of tracked vehicle that can be driven on (UK) public roads without a category H track licence as it does not need the use of steering levers as in a regular tank.

Operators

Current operators
 Finnish Army. The Kainuu Brigade and the Jaeger Brigade employ the vehicle as their main transport vehicle. Further, most of the other brigades have a few vehicles each.
 French Army (27th Alpine Brigade).
 Indian Army
 Mexican Army Operated by the Mountain Brigade

Civilian operators
 Woodlands Ministry (30 vehicles).

Three (3) Nasus are used at the Finnish Antarctic research station Aboa.
Several Fire Departments in Finland are using the vehicle.
Gendarmerie General Command (47 vehicles).

One Nasu is currently in use by the Davis County Search and Rescue team in Davis County, Utah. The Nasu was donated by the Diesel Brothers and was featured in the Discovery Channel series of the same name.

See also

Similar vehicles with the Sisu Nasu ATV include:

Hägglunds (BAE Systems AB) Bandvagn 206
ST Kinetics Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier
Hägglunds (BAE Systems AB) BvS 10
(Ishimbai Transport Machine-Building Plant) Vityaz
Bolinder-Munktell (Volvo BM) Bandvagn 202

References

Nasu
Post–Cold War military vehicles of Finland
Two-section tracked all-terrain vehicles
Vehicles introduced in 1985
Military vehicles introduced in the 1980s

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The Salton SFF10 is a high velocity floor fan that is vertically adjustable. It has 3 speed settings these are high low and medium.
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Report: Greg Oden suffers hand injury in China
By Sean HighkinOct 25, 2015, 9:30 AM EDT
Greg Oden is attempting to resurrect his basketball career. He recently signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association and put up 23 points and 14 rebounds in his debut. But ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports that he's suffered yet another injury setback, this time to his hand:
After making a promising debut in China, ESPN sources say Greg Oden has suffered a hand injury there likely to sideline him three weeks
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 25, 2015
But early indications are that it won't be long-term thing as Oden, former No. 1 overall pick in the NBA, tries to relaunch career in China
This injury isn't as serious as the knee surgeries that robbed him of most of his brief NBA career with the Blazers and Heat, but it's still too bad that he can't stay on the floor as he clings to basketball life.


-- especially when they get whooped like they did today.
matter of policy, it`s personal.
the right wing attack on Benghazi.
CLINTON: The fact is we had four dead Americans.
for a walk one night decided they would go kill some Americans.
down the triumph of Clinton`s testimony.
takes us into the funny numbers he had to push.
TED NUGENT: If you want another concord bridge, I got some buddies.
what he`s going to be up against.
The transaction tax. Americans pay it every day on everything we buy.
But why doesn`t Wall Street have to pony up?
all you had to do was watch the circus on Capitol Hill today.
description of the attack on September 16th.
over something she had nothing to do with.
piece of information that could have been easily, easily obtained.
JOHNSON: Within hours, if not days.
last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process going on.
JOHNSON: I realize -- I realize that`s a good excuse.
CLINTON: Number two, number two -- well, no, it`s the fact.
days. And they didn`t know that.
getting out of really having to respond to me."
No egos on Capitol Hill there, are there, folks?
detailed question for Secretary Clinton if he wants to get some answers.
SCHULTZ: No, same old question about Ambassador Rice.
informed members of Congress about it two months ago.
happens when intelligence information is still evolving.
for them to reflect on -- Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
used the hearing to grandstand and advance his political positions.
Clinton should help get to the bottom of things, don`t you think?
to Turkey out of Libya?
SCHULTZ: It just gets weirder from there.
ever raised that with me.
Libya, and that they may have weapons.
It`s pretty crazy stuff, but it doesn`t stop there.
initial attack on a monitor? Or the president?
CLINTON: Congressman, there was no monitor, there was no real time.
we saw any video of the attack.
SCHULTZ: Take a guess where this crackpot theory came from.
was watching this unfold in real time.
at its best for the Republicans.
Republicans used this hearing for everything but getting to the truth.
today. He`s our kind of guy.
I mean, it is red meat to the Tea Partiers.
next time they can actually serve the people who rely on them.
encourage you to do that. We`ll bring results later on in the show.
Joining me tonight: Joy Reid, managing editor of TheGrio.com.
and the United States Navy for 30 years, also worked in naval intelligence.
JOE SESTAK (D-PA), FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN: Good to be with you, Ed.
Did this -- did we gain any ground today, any new information?
just showed, I need to get my cell phone out. That was embarrassing.
These guys got up there and absolutely embarrassed themselves.
consulates are there to guard intelligence.
idea of what Susan Rice said on the Sunday shows. And it`s absurd.
our secretary of state? It`s absurd.
on Capitol Hill? How did Secretary Clinton do in her testimony?
after the incident occurred. She stood up and said, "I am responsible."
consulates and our embassies overseas by $300 million.
SESTAK: But this shouldn`t be about partisanship.
provided? You were in intel. How does this unfold?
hand, but on the other hand.
you saw Rand Paul say what he said?
SESTAK: So out of line.
play this. Here it is.
reason went back to the ARB.
SCHULTZ: What is the blood lust for Hillary Clinton?
that she hasn`t even announced.
there, be on television and make a name for themselves.
and others were trying to raise their profile at her expense.
attack. Is that a fair statement?
with us tonight. Thank you so much.
fund it? Are they going to act?
Senator Chris Murphy will join me when we come back. Stay with us.
up in the latest debt ceiling deal.
And later, you pay a transaction tax on everything you buy. So do I.
lawmakers should make Wall Street ante up.
thoughts on Facebook and on Twitter using #EdShow.
in Iraq fought under false pretenses.
independent review board focusing on high threat posts.
television appearances addressing the broader issues at hand.
the growing threat from extremists in Northern Africa.
the kind we saw just last week in Algeria.
foreign aid and bilateral assistance.
who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
of the secretary`s security requests before Benghazi.
for Iraq into security accounts to try to protect our embassies.
The Senate put it in the supplemental bill for Sandy. And guess what?
not willing to give her the resources to protect our diplomats abroad.
getting and finding solutions or something else?
handful of TV appearances by Susan Rice.
be talking; about saving 4,000 lives.
has been. But it`s about time to focus on something bigger than this.
SCHULTZ: Senator, you have access to these intelligence materials.
fixated on those TV appearances.
What was your reaction when they went down that road?
political talking points that they have had for the last year.
hackery today, would you agree with that?
been answered, and we need to focus on much bigger things.
MURPHY: I thought she was masterful.
are you confident it`s sufficient?
into bunkers. Our diplomats are going to be on the front lines.
facility, there might be no level of protection that we can afford them.
We`re going to do our best, but these are dangerous times for diplomats.
interested in television appearances, I guess.
Coming up, he is back and he is gunning for social programs again.
Paul Ryan promises to pay off the debt and balance the budget in just what?
Ten years? He swears it won`t hurt the middle class. Do you believe that?
We`ll check the math, next.
Sanders is here to tell us what`s the latest and what can fix it.
pay is going to be withheld.
Bottom line: the Republicans just kicked the can down the road.
creating a budget that will eliminate the federal deficit within 10 years?
claims voters actually didn`t reject Republican principles.
that? I got some swampland for you down in Florida if you do.
wanted to cut programs for the poor by 62 percent.
Democratic thing. This is a math thing.
who is the ranking Democratic member on the House Budget Committee.
REP. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D), MARYLAND: Ed, it`s good to be with you.
going to go through this again in another three, four months?
uncertainty hanging over the economy.
the economy. That will hurt the economy.
end of the income scale.
phantom budget that he is just trying to throw out right now?
that will hurt our economy.
economy, when we should be focused on jobs and economic growth.
VAN HOLLEN: Good to be with you. Thank you.
Ted Nugent goes off the deep end.
the tyranny of King George.
SCHULTZ: We`ll show you what he and his buddies will be up against.
Street. David Cay Johnston tells us how it could make a big difference.
filibuster rules are about to change.
looks like the all important talking filibuster is off the table.
if Republicans don`t play ball.
it could be a rough second term for President Obama.
instead of requiring the majority party to find 60 votes to break one.
country? That`s my first reaction on this.
the teeth in this filibuster reform that might happen? Your thoughts, sir.
to deal with global warming, trying to deal with income inequality.
a lot like the 112th, if the minority party decides to act like that?
will of the American people will not be carried out.
day that while we may have the majority, over 50 votes -- we have 55 votes.
We still can`t do what the American people want us to do.
Republicans would do if they were in this position.
that legislation unless we get 60 votes.
of it. I don`t mind losing. Sometimes you`re not going to get 50 votes.
debate on issues of enormous concern to this country.
SCHULTZ: What is Harry Reid afraid of, if your opinion? What is it?
you want 60 votes, you get on the floor and you keep talking.
don`t want to go along with it. We`ll do that story tomorrow.
really, what he is up against, next.
at the NRA`s annual convention.
So at least they know where to find this guy.
tyranny of King George that we escaped from in 1776.
And if you want another Concord Bridge, I got some buddies.
lives of 20 children and six adults?
them about gun grabbers in the United States Senate.
United States military uses few horses and bayonets these days.
morning coffee or fill up your gas tank, you`re paying a transaction fee.
default swaps, they get off Scott-free, don`t pay anything.
playing field by putting a transaction tax on their markets. That`s right.
it for a second. Here is 520s. There is 100 bucks. Visualize this.
better get my piggy bank out here. Just like that. That`s it. That`s it.
One hundred bucks, three cents, there you have it.
about half of Obamacare. That would really make the righties happy.
prosecuted? Number two, they get off Scott-free on these transactions?
DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, AUTHOR, "THE FINE PRINT": Good to be here.
day roughly 30 years ago.
SCHULTZ: What would we do with 352 billion dollars over 10 years?
society in the ways that these high speed trades do not.
some serious coin. How would this tax hurt them?
reasons why they passed it.
distorting the markets, making the markets less economically efficient.
before we had these high speed computer trades.
SCHULTZ: Is there any downside to a transaction tax?
of us, I don`t see a downside, Ed.
they would come back and say oh, this is really going to hurt the economy.
How would this hurt the economy?
30 to one. So you put three percent down and borrow the rest of the money.
not creaming the market today through speculation.
SCHULTZ: Quickly, you think this is something Congress could embrace?
them to be overwhelming the market.
on THE ED SHOW. Appreciate it so much.
tonight. "THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW" starts right now. Good evening, Rachel.


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Batman: Arkham Knight gets another free costume on PS4
Earth-2 Dark Knight is available Jan. 28
By Owen S. Good Jan 25, 2020, 3:29pm EST
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Almost five years after launching, Batman: Arkham Knight is still getting free alternate costumes for the Caped Crusader.
The latest is an Earth 2 Dark Knight skin, which will be available only for the PlayStation 4 version of the 2015 game. Developer Rocksteady Studios said yesterday that it would be available in the PlayStation Store beginning Jan. 28.
As promised last year, the Earth 2 Dark Knight Skin will be made available worldwide to players who own Batman: Arkham Knight on PS4. The Skin will be available for download on the PlayStation Store from the 28th of January. pic.twitter.com/zclEMkS7av
— Rocksteady Studios (@RocksteadyGames) January 24, 2020
Earth-2 is the first wholesale retcon of the DC Universe, dating to 1961. The creation of a parallel earth explains why there are different versions of major heroes, such as the Golden Age Flash (Jay Garrick) and his better-known Silver Age reboot (Barry Allen). Batman was largely exempted from this as he was one of a few major DC characters with a single continuity going all the way back to his first appearance. Still, if there's an Earth-2 with a bunch of superheroes on it, then it also has a Batman.
This costume was part of the Batman: Arkham Collection that launched last year in Europe. Previously, the skin was available only in the North American version of the 2015 game, and only through a couple of limited-time promotions. Last July, Rocksteady promised that the Earth-2 Dark Knight costume would be made free to all who own the PS4 game, worldwide, sometime early this year.
Quick info for the players who have been asking. Batman: Arkham Collection is coming to Europe in Sept, and includes the E2DK skin (the first time it's available outside NA). Early next year E2DK will be released as a free download for everyone who owns BAK on PS4 worldwide.
— Gaz @ Rocksteady (@GazDeaves) July 7, 2019
So it's unlikely this points to anything in the rumored sequel that WB Montreal is said to be developing. The studio (makers of 2013's Batman: Arkham Origins) has been teasing a new Batman video game since last autumn. Clues as to what that's supposed to involve point to the Court of Owls, a sinister society of Gotham City's old money elites, which first appeared in 2011's Batman Vol. 2 #1. That was part of The New 52, yet another wholesale reboot of DC's lineup.
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