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Indiana dad manages both sons in World Series - six years apart
By Dave Gorgon
The odds of getting to the Junior League World Series are pretty remote. Making it to two World Series – six years apart – just doesn’t happen very often.
Dave Harris of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has had the thrill of getting to two World Series in Taylor – and managing both of his sons.
Harris coached his boys, Joshua and Tyler, and his daughter, Samantha, since they were in T-ball. In 1999, Harris managed Joshua’s St. Joseph Central Junior League All-Stars, who made it to the World Series. This year, he’s managing Tyler’s team in the same international tournament.
Both Harris boys played second base for their team. Both teams had excellent records against teams from Indiana and in the USA Central region, played both years in Fort Wayne, but neither team had much success in the World Series.
In 1999, Joshua’s team competed in double-elimination format. After losing just one game prior to the World Series and then winning its first series game against Lake Charles, Louisiana, 3-1, Fort Wayne lost to Arroyo, Puerto Rico, 9-1, and Coquitlam, British Columbia, 4-3.
Arroyo – the same league and city from Puerto Rico represented in this year’s World Series – went on to win the series in 1999, beating Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, 1-0, in the thrilling championship game.
Several players on that Fort Wayne team went on to have successful high school baseball careers – and a few have excelled on the college level. Joel Bauer is a catcher at Purdue University in the Big Ten.
This year, St. Joe Central arrived in Taylor with a 10-0 record, outscoring opponents, 112-17, along the way, and defeating five state champions in the regional tournament. In the regional championship game on August 11, the team stunned Burlington, Iowa, 16-1.
In Taylor, the Fort Wayne boys were outscored 40-11 in pool play and went 0-4. On Friday, they defeated Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, 7-3, in a crossover game.
The Harris family hasn’t judged its time in Taylor by wins and losses. Fort Wayne is located about three hours southwest from Taylor, so the teams that make it to the World Series generally have a pretty good following. Harris said the experience has been outstanding.
“To be lucky enough to have good ballplayers surrounding my oldest and good players surrounding my youngest six years later is unforgettable for me. We came in 1999 to win and we came in 2005 to win. It just wasn’t in the cards. I think our expectations were higher than they should have been. I don’t think people realized what the competition is here.
“But to get here with two separate children, wow, I can’t be any happier for my kids.”
Harris’ wife, Mary Beth, said his goal is to make sure the World Series is memorable for his players.
“He’s here to make sure those kids have a good time,” she said. “He goes over that scorebook every night (and wonders) what did I do wrong – what needs to be different the next day? It’s all about the boys. That’s what he’s here for: strictly the boys. He tries to make everybody happy, but he’s here to make sure the boys can have the biggest experience at the World Series they could have.
“To watch Dave bring both his boys here: what else would you want?”
Joshua, now 20 years old and in an apprentice program for electricians, drove to Taylor Thursday with his girlfriend, Katie. He remembers each game that was played in the 1999 series and how his then-9-year-old brother was “really into pin trading.”
“I grew up playing baseball, Joshua said. “Dad loved playing baseball. I started in T-ball and played ever since. I love playing for him.”
Sister Samantha, who is remembered by her dad as following the boys around in 1999, had to leave Taylor midweek to begin school at Ball State University. She’s 19.
At age 9, Tyler said his goal was to get into the World Series some day – just like his brother.
“I just wanted to come here because he came here,” Tyler said. “I wanted to be like him.”
Tyler, now 14, said every bit of the visit to Taylor has been “awesome.”
“I liked the experience and had a lot of fun,” he said, adding that meeting the “foreign kids” was the most memorable part of the trip.
St. Joe Central has been to Taylor five times. Two other leagues from Fort Wayne have played in the World Series. In all, teams from Indiana have played in 10 World Series – the most among Central states. Only one Central team has won the World Series. Boardman, Ohio, won the inaugural series in 1981.
“The people in the World Series – the players, the coaches, the hosts, the families – just anything you need, anything you want,” Dave Harris said. “They’re there at your beckon call. The players get along so well with each other at the hotel. They can’t even speak English to each other, but they can speak baseball and they can laugh and shake hands. They made really good friends this year with the Puerto Ricans and the Netherlands people.
“I told my wife last night, maybe there’s a way I can get one of my grandsons back here and I’ll be coaching him,” Harris said. “That would be awesome.”


Progress Software Corp., the Bedford, Mass., provider of tools for cloud and mobile application development, is jumping into the world of industrial internet of things, or IIoT, with its recent acquisition of DataRPM, maker of cognitive predictive maintenance technology software based in Redwood City, Calif. The move is intended to provide developers using Progress tools with a platform for building cognitive-centric applications.
Cognitive computing, the computerized simulation of human thought processes, is growing rapidly in sophistication and use. According to a December 2016 forecast published by Grand View Research, the global cognitive computing market is expected to surpass $49 billion by 2025 -- up from just $8 billion in 2015.
The acquisition is a logical step for Progress, according to Matt Aslett, research director for data platforms and analytics at 451 Research. Combining application development and business rules management with predictive analytics will enable developers to create applications that leverage the intelligence generated by big data and IoT, he said.
"Cognitive computing is about applications that learn and then do something with that knowledge," said Yogesh Gupta, who was appointed as Progress CEO in October 2016. "Where industrial IoT is about devices or facilities that can each have hundreds or thousands of sensors, cognitive predictive maintenance technology is about predicting and preventing asset failures before they can happen."
In Gupta's view, the demand for applications able to leverage cognitive predictive maintenance technology is not solely a reaction to growing data volumes and velocities, but also about businesses that need to do better at minimizing business impact. "If you are a hospital with an MRI machine and have 20 procedures scheduled, you will have unhappy and maybe critical patients if that machine is not available," he said. "But, if you could predict two days earlier, that is a key business driver, and that is the nature of cognitive predictive maintenance."
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Adding the cloud computing factor to cognitive predictive maintenance technology permits faster analysis of a torrent of incoming sensor data, said Sundeep Sanghavi, co-founder and CEO of DataRPM. That, in turn, permits field service organizations to be notified and respond more quickly.
"What developers need to know is that cognitive predictive maintenance is much more than just a cloud application," Sanghavi said. "It's about understanding everything in the chain -- from the thousands of sensors that collect status data to the systems and networks that gather, stream, collate and forward that data to the applications for real-time analysis. It is very challenging."
Under terms of the acquisition, DataRPM will offer its cognitive predictive maintenance technology for IIoT under the Progress banner. Integration of DataRPM's technology into Progress' existing portfolio of application development tools is underway, with a revamped lineup of offerings slated for availability later this year.
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As we reported earlier, AEW Dynamite's "Title Tuesday" episode garnered 609,000 viewers and a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic. In comparison, WWE NXT pulled in 921,000 viewers along with a 0.30 rating in the same age group. AEW President Tony Khan joined a Twitter conversation discussing these viewership statistics.
The exchange unfolded as follows:
@BeAnuraj: "The fact that NXT did it with Rhea [Ripley] and Dom [Dominik Mysterio] speaks a lot AEW’s main brand is no where close to WWE 's 3rd brand even with the hottest heel right now in Industry. Tony needs to go to the board room, maybe change a few board members and stop being a loser here, taking cheap shots at Vince McMahon won’t get you the ratings."
@TheNeoism: "The difference is that Vince has the power and influence to take them cheap shots. He’s earned the right to make them. Tony Khan is Vince if you order him from Temu. You can 'shop like a billionaire' but you’ll get the cheapest tat doing so!"
Khan: "Yes. Vince has allegedly used his power and influence to shoot a lot of shots."
On the following Wednesday night, Khan tweeted:
"Thank you all who watch @AEWonTV! On any other Wednesday, #AEWDynamite would be on TBS now! Thanks to you AEW wrestlers + staff! We’ve come so far from a startup in a parking lot; we all teamed up to put on a great show last night! I hope that we always keep our challenger spirit."
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I started with some Textured Bermuda Bay cs for my card base, added the Whisper White rub-on sentiment, 1" strip of Welcome Neighbor dsp and Kraft Taffeta Ribbon. On Whisper White cs, I stamped the houses with Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Old Olive ink and the three roofs with Soft Suede ink. I cut them all out and added them to the card with Dimensionals.
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Drake reported directly to McGonegal, who in April 2011 -- less than a year before he supposedly requested Drake's resignation -- rated Drake "highly effective," in categories such as accountability and assessment, decision-making strategies and work environment. Drake was deemed "exemplary" in technology and ethical leadership.
He earned the exact same marks in these categories in 2010, and in 2009, the year Drake and a committee of administrators decided to pull the position control software that tracked employee salaries and benefits and replace it with a new program that "could not add or subtract, and could not be relied upon for budget preparation."
The failure of this new program reportedly led to the use of a manual process using Excel worksheets, a decision that seems to have been prompted by Drake and the Technology and Information Services Department.
And by 2011-12, only Drake and two staff members were responsible for developing the budget, the audit report states.
Polk balks when he hears that three people were responsible for the budget in Manatee County.
"I don't see how that could fall on one person in the district," Polk said. "It's gotta be everyone involved because it's so complicated. If he was doing it all, that shouldn't happen -- that's a system problem."
Polk says Drake didn't control the allocations of positions when he worked in Lake County; Drake was more involved in assigning finances. Position control was the combined responsibility of Human Resources and the curriculum department, Polk said.
Auditors have also said that part of the problem was that the budget process was short-staffed.
"Drake was not the hands-on manager that Dr. McGonegal was," said Navigant investigator Al Robinson last Monday. "He was straightforward with us -- budget was not his strong point."
District organizational charts do show that Drake took on more responsibilities over the years, as the district experienced cuts or chose not to replace positions. When Drake became assistant superintendent in 2009, he oversaw five departments. In 2011-12, he was responsible for eight.
But the report offers no insight as to why such important tasks were primarily on the backs of three people.
Chief Financial Officer Michael Boyer and Interim Superintendent David Gayler have not specifically cited lack of staff as a significant problem in the budget-creating process. Boyer was hired last May, a few months before administration realized the budget deficit.
But what is clear is that there are no longer three people working on the upcoming school year's budget. For the past six months, 12 people meet every week to plan how to put position control and payroll encumbrances back into the process, Boyer said.
Polk said in his county, every department collaborated on the budget.
"The burden of building the budget wasn't solely on the finance department -- it was a group effort," Polk said. "And then we used to send it out to the departments and say 'This is what we got, does this sound reasonable?'"
Drake told auditors that he didn't have time to do checks and balances that might have caught mistakes sooner. The report reveals no oversight process that would have held him to doing that.
Boyer doesn't like the word incompetence to describe the past budget fiasco -- almost all the budget issues come down to the decision to remove position control software, he said Wednesday.
"The fundamental problem with the budget is a process problem," he said. "But the decision to unplug position control was a conscious decision."
That decision -- to use a manual methodology for the calculations of a school district of Manatee County's size -- Boyer calls "insane."
"I was in shock," Boyer said of coming into the district in May and observing the district's budget process. "Because I know what it's like to manually work with a couple hundred employees. To magnify that to 5,200 is insane."
The report provides no evidence that this decision was questioned, and does not specifically state that McGonegal or others ever found the methodology potentially problematic when it was enacted.


This area is located at the very East end of Burlington. The last phase was completed in the fall of 2005 and consists of single family homes with a few semi-detached homes and townhouse units. The area contains woodlots, parks, and the community sits on the edge of the 1600-acre Bronte Creek Provincial Park and the dominant Bronte Creek Ravine.
Palmer and Tansley
The desirable community of Palmer-Tansley offers two neighbourhoods in one, with Palmer providing the mature area were homes built about 30 to 40 years ago. Tansley is a newer neighbourhood offers a mixture of detached, semidetached & condominium town houses, and is considered a prime area to raise families. Although many of the homes in this area have been updated with modern finishes and curb appeal, this is also great location to look for a well-priced original home in need of updating. If you are looking for a house that is built well and can be remodelled to suit your own personal style, the Palmer community is a great place to search. It is also common to find homes with the Tudor look in this area. Although this is an older community, many home buyers are drawn to it because it is still affordably priced and the properties are larger than in the newer communities in Burlington.


- A beautiful design like no other
- Efficient supercharged V-6
- Brash but comfortable XJR performance model
- Responsive handling
- Lots of room for upgrades and premium finishes
- A few design details miss the mark
- Rear head room
- Brightwork overload inside
features & specs
The 2016 Jaguar XJ balances extravagant looks with dazzling big-car performance.
The Jaguar XJ is the British automaker's flagship sedan, and it represents a new direction from the nameplate's storied history. Despite being the luxury brand's largest offering, the use of aluminum in both the XJ's body and underlying structure keep it relatively lightweight and nimble. Powerful engine options and lighter weight mean a smaller, sportier feel.
For 2016, the XJ's exterior carries over from 2015 mostly unchanged. The bold grille is more upright and even larger than last year and gets a new wire mesh pattern. Full adaptive LED headlights are standard on all XJ models for 2016. The drop-dead gorgeous roofline, sail-away rear pillar, and runway-model sensibilities definitely remain. Inside, the InControl infotainment system governs all the secondary controls. Finally, electric power steering is new, on rear-drive XJs.
Styling changes are minimal, and probably are meant to prepare drivers for an all-new XJ in the works. The XJ's polarizing rear-end styling is improved a bit with restyled tail lamps. Depending on the beholder, the tucked-in look can still seem either understyled or delightfully different. XJL Portfolio and XJL Supercharged customers models get quilted leather interiors for 2016, but all models retain the bounteous interior brightwork we still wish could be toned down a bit.
Base level XJs get a 340-horsepower, supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 with 0-60 mph times of 5.7 seconds. That's within 0.8 second of the supercharged V-8, yet returns much better gas mileage (27 mpg on the highway). Both short- and long-wheelbase V-6-powered XJs can be outfitted with all-wheel drive, which should please buyers who routinely deal with inclement weather. But Jaguar is quick to point out the all-wheel-drive system is not a performance enhancer.
More power-hungry buyers can choose rear-drive versions with either of two strengths of supercharged 5.0-liter V-8—the 470-hp Supercharged models or the 550-hp XJRs. Again, these are both available with a short or an extended wheelbase. The quickest of the bunch, the XJR, hits 60 in a thrilling 4.7 seconds. The XJR also benefits from a stiffer suspension, a front aero splitter, a subtle rear spoiler, and various interior upgrades.
Throughout the model line, the engines are mated to 8-speed automatics, and shift quality is quick and smooth (save for too much downshift delay in Drive), with a more performance-oriented shift program in "S" mode as well as a Dynamic mode that provides sharper shifts and some rev-matching (along with other important changes to the adaptive damping system and stability control).
Behind the wheel, the XJ feels almost shockingly lean and light, which makes sense since compared to German luxury flagships it weighs several hundred pounds less. The all-aluminum structure builds in a deft handling edge, and with this generation, the almost mythical ride isolation of Jaguars is history, replaced by an athletic, taut feel. Factor in the adaptive damping system, however, and the electronics manage to filter out minor road imperfections without spoiling any of the fun. Huge ventilated disc brakes with brake drying and good pedal feel match the XJ's crispness, and Z-rated tires of up to 20 inches stick tenaciously.
The XJ's sporty feel is even more enhanced by its physically close interior. Firm, flat seats are multi-adjustable, ventilated and heated, but head and leg room are less than 2014 models. Back seat passengers make do with an even tighter situation. To the sides of the center console, knee room is cramped, but forward leg room is plentiful. The sloping back window encroaches on headroom enough that it could turn off some potential buyers.
All the standard safety equipment is in place including six airbags, anti-lock brakes, and traction and stability control. But 2016 XJs join other German flagships with a basketful of high-tech safety gadgets. Traffic sign recognition informs drivers of speed limit changes using a forward-looking camera and GPS. Adaptive cruise control helps drivers make it through heavy traffic with a modicum of sanity. Previously-available blind-spot monitoring is enhanced with a closing vehicle sensor that alerts drivers to cars approaching quickly from behind. Radar sensors in the XJ's rear bumper can detect hazards when reversing. Rear-wheel-drive models get available automatic park assist. But items like lane-keep systems, head-up displays, and night-vision systems—optional on the German flagship models—aren't anywhere to be seen on the Jaguar.
For 2016, the XJ gets Jaguar's new infotainment system called InControl Touch Pro featuring an 8.0-inch touchscreen with a customizable home screen which should make it easier to use than past systems. The system also features door-to-door navigation that pairs with a unique smartphone app for seamless routing.
The XJ lineup will also wow you in traditional ways, with unparalleled comfort, plush interior appointments, and stunning trims. The supple semi-aniline leather and genuine wood veneers go a long way. Heated front and rear seats, ventilated and massaging front seats, and ventilated rear seats are available on most XJ versions. And with Jaguar's service plan paying for everything but gas and tires for the first five years or 50,000 miles, erasing that worry is an added luxury.
The 2016 model starts at $75,395 and can range up to more than $120,000 for the top models with every option ticked, much like the competitor cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi.
The base XJ with the supercharged V-6 was pegged by the EPA at 18 mpg city, 27 highway, 21 combined for both standard- and long-wheelbase versions. Opt for the XJ Supercharged or its XJL counterpart, and the 470-horsepower V-8 returns mileage of 15/23/18 mpg, whether in short- or long-wheelbase form.
The EPA has rated all-wheel-drive versions (which are only available with the V-6 engine) for 2016 at 17/26/20 mpg for the short-wheelbase edition, while the long-wheelbase AWD edition is rated at 17/25/20 mpg.
2016 Jaguar XJ
A beautiful, uncluttered exterior somewhat diminished by a too-glitzy interior.
Since the 2015 redesign, the Jaguar XJ has dispensed with the classic Jaguar shape of round headlights and a wide oval grille. The 2016 XJ wears a much more modern look with forward-looking design cues that play well, mostly, on its aluminum body.
The 2016 XJ sports gloss-black panels covering the C-pillars giving the illusion that the back glass stretches from fender to fender. It's a classy effect, but we have to wonder how they would look in brushed aluminum. Rhomboid headlights frame the large, pronounced, wire-mesh grille. Fenders swell in sync with the low roofline, recalling older French design as much as anything.
Inside, in obvious contrast to the exterior's uncluttered design, the XJ is slathered in chrome for a glitzy, over-the-top feel. While welcome, the expansive glass sunroof showers the cabin in sunlight, accentuating even more the bright, bright, brightwork. Piano-black trim throughout the instrument panel seems at odds with the doors' wide bands of wood and opulent leather headliner. Though the black trimwork is high in quality, it's as common on Kias as it is on Jaguars.
The latest XJ takes a huge step toward more advanced interfaces, but provides what some might see as a little more visual dazzle than is necessary. The gauges and secondary controls all but abandon real dials for an 8.0-inch, high-definition LCD screen that displays all the usual functions while also changing colors subtly, indicating performance driving modes with a soft red glow. The LCD touchscreen also controls climate, audio, and navigation functions, with some redundancy from real buttons. We welcome the buttons, since the screen can take some time to react to selections.
2016 Jaguar XJ
A wide range of powertrain options should satisfy most luxury-sedan shoppers from eco-concious to power hungry.
Powertrain options for the 2016 Jaguar XJ are carried over from 2015, all of them capable, from fuel-conscious to powerful. And to appeal to buyers in harsher climes, Jag offers all-wheel-drive with the base engine.
The Jaguar XJ's engines and transmission are well-executed, but the car's lighter curb weight plays the biggest role in its road manners. It just feels lighter and more nimble than some of its titanic rivals. Using riveted-and-bonded aluminum body panels as well as an all-aluminum structure makes the XJ amazingly light for a car its size. Altogether, the XJ hits the scales at about 4,200 pounds in base form—several hundred pounds less than other brands' flagship sedans.
The base-level Jaguar XJ comes with a 340-horsepower supercharged 3.0-liter V-6. With 0-60 mph times of 5.7 seconds, it's nearly as fast as the much more expensive V-8 XJ—within a second in that benchmark acceleration run—while it returns up to 27 mpg on the EPA highway cycle. It can be trimmed out with all-wheel drive, and can be fitted to either the long- or the standard-wheelbase XJ body.
One step up, buyers have a choice between two supercharged, 5.0-liter V-8s. The Supercharged XJ has 470-hp on tap while XJRs get 550-hp. Both options are available with either the short or extended wheelbase. Choose the XJR and get 0-60 mph times of just 4.7 seconds, stiffer suspension, various exterior aero bits and an upgraded interior.
All XJs get 8-speed automatics, though specially tuned for each engine choice. The automatics shift quickly and smoothly and feature a performance-oriented "S" mode as well as "Dynamic" mode with sharper shifts and some rev-matching.
Jaguar's all-wheel-drive system has a rearward torque bias, although Jaguar makes clear it's intended for inclement weather, not performance. When the Winter driving mode is chosen, a minimum 30 percent of torque is sent to the front wheels, with up to 50 percent possible—while the traction control still can modulate power to the rear wheels as grip fades.
The XJ is an engaging performer with electronics that keep ride and handling more pure than some competitors' more adjustable systems. An independent suspension (coils up front, links in back), electronically adjustable air springs in back, and an electronically controlled rear differential on supercharged cars lets the XJ go about its work more directly. Owners can use "JaguarDrive Control" to adjust Normal, Dynamic, and Winter settings for the throttle, steering, transmission, and ride quality.
Despite the Jag's narrower range of performance modes than rivals, we think the car benefits. The XJ's reflexes are more pure and predictable with a more unified driving feel. With this generation, the XJ has set aside the long-storied ride isolation of Jaguars past. It's replaced that ride quality with an athletic, taut feel. The XJ has a deft handling edge over its rivals because of its weight; factor in the adaptive damping system, and the electronics manage to filter out minor road imperfections without spoiling any of the fun. Big ventilated disc brakes with brake drying and good pedal feel match the XJ's crisp feel, and Z-rated tires of up to 20 inches stick tenaciously.
There's one caveat: rear-drive XJ sedans now use electric power steering, which we haven't been able to sample yet. As soon as we do, we'll update this page.
2016 Jaguar XJ
Comfort & Quality
Sumptuous luxury cocoons passengers front and rear though head room in back is cramped.
For a car with such grand exterior styling as the 2016 XJ, it might come as a surprise that its opulently appointed interior isn't all that roomy.
Front-seat passengers won't suffer much (though that wide center console does infringe some on the knees), but that stylish roofline we love so much really intrudes on rear seat headroom. In fact, the back seat is probably the most snug-fitting of any premium luxury sedan. Long-wheelbase models improve leg room in back, but can't change the fact that there's a lot of interior space wasted beneath that expansive, tapering glass.
A new rear-seat entertainment system is available to long-wheelbase XJ buyers which might make up for the tight fit. It features dual hideaway 10.2-inch screens to which passengers can connect their own electronics via two USB 3.0 ports and even an HDMI connection.
Front seat passengers enjoy the multi-adjustable seats and, optionally, massaging seats. All passengers—front and rear—get standard heated and ventilated seats for 2016.
Smothered in chrome, wood and leather, the interior feels both sumptuously beautiful and a little thrifty at the same time. The amount of shiny trim is just a bit overwhelming. But when outfitted with one of several striped-wood veneers, no competitor comes close to the XJ's luxury atmosphere.
Unlike some class-equals from Germany, the XJ's rear seat appointments feel as well-finished as the instrument panel, not stark and sanitized.
A power trunklid opens to reveal a spacious 18.4 cubic feet of space, and a much appreciated flat floor.
2016 Jaguar XJ
High-tech construction methods and equally modern safety gadgets ensure a safe vehicle.
Likely due to the XJ's high cost and limited production, neither the NHTSA nor the IIHS has crash-tested the newest model. With its aerospace-inspired construction using glue and rivets, we feel confident giving the 2016 XJ a slightly higher safety mark.
All 2016 Jaguar XJs have the mandatory number of airbags and stability control as well as a good many of the most modern in-car safety features.
In addition, the XJ comes standard with a rearview camera to help overcome somewhat limited visibility out that short backlight. A blind-spot alert system warns drivers of approaching cars in lanes to either side. Though the XJ lacks night vision and lane-keeping tech (even as options), adaptive cruise control and adaptive headlights are optional, as are surround-view cameras and automatic parking assistance—the latter on vehicles equipped with electric power steering (rear-drive, six-cylinders only).
All-wheel-drive availability helps keep drivers safe in bad weather with a normal front to rear torque bias of 10/90. Switching to winter mode changes that to 30/70. If needed the system can even automatically switch as much as 50 percent of the torque to the front. Jaguar is very careful to point out its all-wheel drive is not meant as additional high-performance in normal conditions.
2016 Jaguar XJ
Upgraded electronics bring the 2016 Jaguar XJ close to competitors' offerings, but still has room to improve on safety tech options.
For 2016, even Jaguar's base XJ R-Sport gets a fair amount of standard equipment, including dual-zone climate control; heated and ventilated front and rear seats; push-button start; voice-controlled navigation; Bluetooth; and a panoramic sunroof. USB ports allow personal electronics to charge and connect to the new InControl Touch entertainment system, which can also turn the car into a rolling wi-fi hotspot.
Opt for the long-wheelbase XJL Portfolio for upgraded, quilted leather seats more electronic goodies, but the same engine and optional all-wheel drive. Supercharged and XJR models are both available in long-wheelbase form.
In 2015, Jaguar replaced a Bowers & Wilkins audio system with a superior unit from Meridian. For 2016, the low-end 380-watt system is replaced with a standard 825-watt setup with 17 speakers. Optional is the 26-speaker, 1,300-watt Meridian Reference sound system.
Well-heeled XJ buyers will want to take advantage of several luxury packs that include massaging rear seats, distinctive leather trim, and upgraded rear-seat entertainment systems.
Updated technology for 2016 includes a new touchscreen navigation system that features 60 GB of storage for quicker access to maps and menus. A new "Commute Mode" learns a driver's daily route to work and back and can suggest alternative routes around traffic and construction.
Additionally, Jaguar's smartphone app, InControl Remote, allows owners to remotely start their car's engine and pre-heat or cool the interior to a preferred temperature. The app also shows fuel level, can remotely lock or unlock doors and alerts owners when the car's alarm is triggered.
That said, the XJ lineup will wow you in traditional ways, with unparalleled comfort, plush interior appointments, and stunning trims. The supple semi-aniline leather and real wood veneers go a long way; meanwhile heated front and rear seats, ventilated and massaging front seats, and ventilated rear seats are available on most versions. And with Jaguar's service plan paying for everything except gas and tires for the first five years or 50,000 miles, erasing that worry is an added luxury.
2016 Jaguar XJ
A supercharged V-6 and an 8-speed automatic have improved the Jaguar XJ's gas mileage ratings, but they're still low.
For 2016, the base XJ with the supercharged V-6 was pegged by the EPA at 18 mpg city, 27 highway, 21 combined for both standard- and long-wheelbase versions.
Stepping up to all-wheel drive or the bigger V-8 reduces mileage accordingly. The EPA has rated all-wheel-drive versions (which are only available with the V-6 engine) for 2016 at 17/26/20 mpg for the short-wheelbase edition, while the long-wheelbase AWD edition is rated at 17/25/20 mpg.
Opt for the XJ Supercharged or its XJL counterpart, and the 470-horsepower V-8 returns mileage of 15/23/18 mpg, whether in short- or long-wheelbase form.
Fuel economy ratings for the top-performance XJR come in at the same place the 470-hp XJ Supercharged versions do.
All XJs are equipped with 8-speed automatic transmissions and automatic engine start-stop to help lower fuel consumption, and the lightweight aluminum body also plays a role in providing reasonably good fuel economy for such a large sedan.
The XJ's start-stop system one of the happier takes on this technology in the automotive universe, cycling on and off with a barely perceptible quiver—although you'll definitely notice the sudden absence of the baritone exhaust note in V-8 versions.


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I’ve tied myself in knots trying to write about this ad.
Two full weeks spent, typing and backspacing words about this guy I learnt about at uni.
His name was Antonin Artaud. He was an avant-garde drama theorist, famous for developing the ‘Theatre of Cruelty’ - an intense theatrical experience using lights and violence and horrible noises meant to shock audiences into confronting the realities of life.
Artaud didn’t believe that written or spoken language was powerful enough to convey true meaning or emotion. And that we only use words because we hadn’t yet discovered a better way of communicating.
So I spent hours - like an absolute dickhead - trying to thread the needle between this obscure French guy’s theory and an ad for chocolate.
And, in trying to be clever, I’ve proven his point. Words will never live up to material this powerful.
The ad is a gorilla playing the drums.
There’s nothing more stupid, yet nothing more profound.
It’s a gorilla playing the drums and it just goes so so hard.
Thanks for reading. You can read the previous two Ads That Go Hard posts here. If you like it, subscribe below for a post in your inbox every fortnight.
A recommendation from Australian advertising - an ad that goes so hard it’s catchphrase is now part of Australian culture https://youtu.be/M3_zg_DMvRY
at the risk of being ~gauche~, is the Fatality here the inferred pun of “gorilla marketing”?


SALUS has participated in the Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) Forum 2nd conference for 2015. The event took place between 9-10 December and was hosted by Cyber Security Oxford at The University of Oxford. More than 80 delegates attended across the 3 days (which included an H2020 brokerage session on December 8), representing public safety stakeholders consisting of public safety communication end users, ministries, network operators, technology developers and research organisations. The dissemination report can be downloaded from here.
The presentation has also been covered by the RadiouResource magazine.


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The inspiration for this adorable 'pouch' came from Emma on SCS. I saw her post and loved it!! After emailing her, she was generous enough to help me out with the dimensions.
I used solid Bazzill for my pouch and mat, adhering it together with 1/8" Wacky Tape. The images and sentiment are from Papertrey Ink. The sheer ribbon is Offray.
Since the sentiment says "Nuttin' Better than a true friend", it would make a great treat for males or females. These could also work great as party favors (just with a different sentiments on the front). The possibilities are endless!!

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Jan Chołoniewski, Janusz A. Hołyst, Julian M. Sienkiewicz, Gregor Leban, Robert M. Paluch
An abundance of online news outlets enables a large scale statistical analyses of news circulation. Using the EventRegistry system (www.eventregistry.org), we made an attempt to describe and model phenomena observed in a global news sphere (such as heavy-tailed distributions of events coverage or publishers activity).
Our results indicate that a number of news items mentioning given keyword published by observed news sources follows the Temporal Fluctuation Scaling (TFS) law with two regimes. We show that analysis of scaling exponents provides information about coverage of selected concepts and entities, and a publisher’s position in an activity mean-variance log-log plot allows to extract its’ writing policy toward the concepts (stable vs. reactive).
A possible usage of epidemic models (namely, SIR) as a null model has been studied showing that certain mechanisms of news industry can be modelled this way. Moreover, results of SIR model simulations on random graphs and Barabasi-Albert networks also follow TFS, although with only one regime.
The results suggest that there is underlying network of publishers observing and copying each other. We propose a possible way to reverse engineer it, and analyse its structural characteristics.


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welcome to my lair
comfy little cave
a lair with a view
Who cares anyway, as long as they got FOOD! The place is situated just behind the Wind Cave at Bau and you can’t miss it if you are on your way back to Kuching. The place is set on the magnificent background of a cliff. You can admire mother’s nature art work here. The lime stone cave and the river flowing through it can really rejuvenate a person after all the traveling up and down Serikin.
wondering if i can find Batman in there
There’s a mini zoo whereby varieties of monkeys and other wild life are kept. There’s even a family of goats living at the sanctuary, roaming around freely and helping themselves to the abandon species of flora and fauna found there.
With all these beautiful living things around the place, you just can’t help by blowing up your entire memory card on your camera. That’s what happens to me. Last but not least, let us not forget about the FOOD! They serve varieties of local and western delicacies here. They will be delighted to cook anything you bring to them like wild boar and other catch of the day. We ordered some fried ‘bee hoon’ with cangkuk manis and fried bidin with sambal belacan.
fried Bidin with Sambal Belacan
fried bee hon with Cangkuk Manis
It’s just a quick snack before we head home. Nevertheless, we were all satisfied with the scenery and manage to fill up our stomach along the way. Next time when you pass by, don forget to stop by RED TURN REFRESHMENT.


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Timaya – Cold Outside ft. Buju (Video) Mp4 Download
DM Records Boss, Timaya has returned with the music video of his latest single titled “Cold Outside.”
This time, Timaya links up with the raving star of the moment, Buju who dropped an impressive verse. ‘Cold Outside’ is a mixture of Afro Dancehall and Afropop genres, the two singers with their vocals gave the song its rhythm you can’t miss out.
In addition, the sensational single, ‘Cold Outside’ was offered production assistance from serial hit-maker, Yung Willis. The song comes after Phyno-assisted single, ‘Eff All Day‘ released a couple of months ago.
The video was shot and directed by TG Omori (Boy Director).
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Hello friends! Our week 17 was a little strange. I spent most of it sick, unfortunately.
I definitely channeled my inner house cat a lot.
Robbie had the bright idea to throw some sliced leftover chicken into instant ramen. I recommend.
Have I mentioned that our nanny is awesome? She drew this freehand!
She also helps us make sure we’re eating our old produce first.
Baby Warmachine does not wanna be awake.
I’ve been trying to spend my free time being more creative these days. This was a quick sketch before class one day.
I also played a little bit with watercolors! Not terrible for having no idea what I was doing, I think.
I liked that little sprig poking through the boards on the left.
James asked me to help him dye his hair red for crazy hair day at school. Derp!
I could almost believe that’s a diamond at the center of this little succulent.
I’ll take one of everything, please.
Inevitable nap on mom.
This arrangement has fantastic texture and movement, don’t you think?
Look out… we have a climber. Oh my.
And that was it for this week! But if you care to take a peek at some of the photos I took at last weekend’s airsoft game, let’s keep going. 😉
I loved the way these shadows were all lined up.
Locked and loaded.
(This guy is Asian, lol)
Better run through the jungle.
Like a shot out of a zombie apocalypse movie.
Have a great week 18, everyone!
Take a look into the past…


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So starting today, we begin a new weekly series — the first regularly appearing feature in The Blog’s short life: The Blog’s Movie Monday!
Movie Monday will be a weekly review of a newspaper- or journalism-related movie. And it’ll be provided by … YOU! Got a favorite film about the biz? All you need to do to make your voice heard is shoot us a quick e-mail and let us know what movie you’d like to review and we’ll make you a star at The Blog.
The Blog will help kick things off, and we’ll start with 2007’s first blockbuster, “Spider-Man 3.” We’ve all been talking about it, including a fun discussion of some opening-weekend billboard treatments over at VizEds. Is it a newspaper movie in the truest sense? Of course not. But hey — Peter Parker does shoot for the Daily Bugle. And there’s a scene of photojournalism ethics importance, too. Plus, we wanna show you that you can be creative in your selection of flicks to review — just to spice things up!
So be sure to stay tuned every week for Movie Monday to see what we’ll review next — and to see who each week’s guest reviewer will be. When will it be YOU? We’re just an e-mail away, so don’t hesitate!
As reviewed by Matt Erickson, Design Director, The Times of Northwest Indiana; Region 4 Director, SND
Released: 2007. Length: 2:20.
Director: Sam Raimi. Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace … and CGI.
Find it here: Playing on more screens than any film in history. Where can ya NOT find it?!? Waiting for the DVD? It should be out in time for the holidays.
What E! Online says: “… When forced to contend with three supervillains and his own inner demons, (Peter) Parker’s overwhelmed. As will be audiences.”
Plot synopsis: Peter Parker‘s trials and tribulations continue as he lives a dual life as a dirt-poor aspiring photojournalist/student and the webbed one, Spider-Man. Once again, he battles the power of love with Mary Jane Watson, but this time he also battles three villains — and four if you count himself as a naughty, bad-boy Spidey in a slick black suit, a costume that might just be the highlight of the film.
Read the full review on the jump …
Reality Check: When Topher Grace‘s stringer photographer character Eddie Brock delivers the shot of Spidey that editor J. Johan Jameson has been pining for and wins the coveted staff shooter opening he’s been competing with Peter Parker for, there’s a champagne celebration in the newsroom like he just won a Pulitzer. The term “LOL” has never been more appropriate. And Jameson’s Daily Bugle executive editor is a caricature that was funny the first time around, but has gotten old already.
Geek Factor: Though the Daily Bugle scenes are laughably unrealistic to those of us in the life, there is a pretty timely moment when Brock is exposed by Parker for digitally altering a photograph. Hmm … wonder if Allan Detrich has seen this yet.
MattE’s review: When you show up at the megaplex expecting nothing more than a popcorn movie and not classic cinematic genius, you shouldn’t leave disappointed, right? Not necessarily the case with “Spider-Man 3.” The flick is a wonder of in-your-face CGI and from a visual standpoint, it looks amazing. For the rumored $350 million it cost to make, it freakin’ better. But it’s hard to get emotionally involved in the movie when the plotlines are jumping all over the map. Spidey does battle with a new villain, the Sandman, whose alter ego happened to kill his uncle. He does battle with a new Goblin, whose alter ego happens to be his best friend Harry. He does battle with Venom, whose alter ego happens to be his rival behind the shutter, Eddie Brock. And he also does battle with his own inner demons. And when Sandman and Venom, and even the black-suited Spider-Man, become villains through ridiculously unbelievable levels of happenstance, it’s all just a bit much. Add to that a musical number for Kirsten Dunst as M.J. Watson and a simply silly scene in which Peter dance-struts his way through Manhattan, and there’s enough cheese to finish topping your nachos. All in all, there’s just too much going on in too many areas to overlook those moments of dorkiness. But because it’s an “event” movie that society tells us we just have to see, you’ll go anyway, won’t ya?!? Considering Spidey’s hauled in more than $330 million in the U.S. and another $543 million in foreign box office (as of June 17), you probably already have!
Movie Monday Archives!
5.21.07: “Deadline — U.S.A.” (Chris Ross)
6.04.07: “Foreign Correspondent” (Bill Thornbro)
6.11.07: “Man On Fire” (Mike Rice)
6.18.07: “Citizen Kane” (Carrie Hoover)

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Maloney hails President Obama’s signing of Small Business Jobs Act
Sep 27, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) hailed the signing of the Small Business Jobs Act today by President Obama. The final version of the bill was passed by the House last week after modifications by the Senate.“This new law will help small businesses in myriad ways,” Maloney said. “It immediately extends the successful Small Business Administration’s Recovery Act provisions, re-starting the program’s lending, beginning with the more than 1,300 small businesses that have been waiting to get the credit they need – with thousands more benefitting in the coming weeks.”
“The bill also includes eight new small business tax cuts beginning today, which apply to small businesses’ taxes for this year– providing an immediate incentive for businesses to make new investments and expand.”
Specific provisions of the Small Business Job Act include:
-- A small business which buys new equipment can immediately write off the first $500,000 of such investments;
-- For over one million eligible small businesses, certain long-term investments will be subject to zero capital gains taxes;
-- An entrepreneur who takes a chance on a new idea can deduct the first $10,000 of start-up costs;
-- Those who are self employed can deduct 100% of the cost of health insurance from self-employment taxes.
For small businesses (or entrepreneurs considering starting one) who are seeking assistance or more information, the New York office of the SBA stands ready to help. They are located at 26 Federal Plaza, Ste. 3100, New York, NY 10278. Telephone: 212-264-4354; Fax: 212- 264-4963; TDD: 212- 264-9147.
More details are available here: https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/legislation?id=0404

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Some helpful tips about forcing God's Love on total strangers this Christmas season.
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The interpreter from the Mandela memorial tries to explain himself the only way he knows how.
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Sick pay changes considered by Teignbridge Council
Council employees could lose money if they are sick, under plans being considered in Devon.
If approved, staff at Teignbridge District Council would not be paid for the first three days they are off.
The move, estimated to save more than £100,000 a year, is one of a number of cost-cutting measures which will be debated by the council next week.
The union Unison condemned the proposal and said it "penalised" the majority of staff.
Unison spokeswoman Christine Bolton told BBC News: "If you have a number of staff taking 'sickies' then you deal with those individual members of staff.
"But the majority of people here have a very, very good sickness record and I don't see why they should be penalised."
Ms Bolton accepted staffing was a big expenditure for the council, but argued that the workforce was also its biggest asset.
The "attacks" on public sector workers had so far come from central government and the private sector, she said, but the cuts now proposed by Teignbridge were "a little bit more personal".
Teignbridge Council leader Alan Connett said although it was a "tough decision" he would support the proposal, which he said could save £133,000 and also protect jobs.
Each time a member of staff was off sick, they would not be paid for the first three days.
"We're all entering very difficult financial times and we have to look at our whole budget - nothing can be safe," Mr Connett said.
"Whatever we do now may have an impact on the services we can provide next year.
"We're doing our damnedest to keep as many staff in a job as we can.
"Some staff may be disgruntled, but we all know in all walks of life there are some people who play the system and, unfortunately, Teignbridge has some of those like everywhere else."
Mr Connett said he accepted there was a risk that cutting sick pay could result in staff who were genuinely ill coming to work and passing on germs.
That was something the council's executive would need to balance when the matter was debated.
Other proposals to be discussed by the council on Monday include stopping car allowances paid to staff on standby for council work, stopping subscriptions for professional bodies, standardising mileage rates and looking at annual incremental increases.


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Did you know the foods you’re eating may be what’s upsetting your newborn’s tummy?
Babies often get gassy and irritable due to their immature immune systems, but if these symptoms frequently appear after nursing, it could be a negative reaction to something you’re eating.
“Most moms can eat anything they like during breastfeeding and experience no issues,” says Dr. Amy Evans, a pediatrician at UCSF Fresno and medical director for the Mother’s Resource Center at Community Regional Medical Center. But occasionally antigens — foreign substances — can secrete into the mother’s breastmilk and their baby’s bloodstream through nursing, causing the baby’s immune system to fight off these unfamiliar intruders.
Symptoms and common food allergens
Even a baby who has never been formula-fed or had any food besides breast milk may show signs of a food allergy. “The most common type of response is that the baby will get irritable, cranky and bloated shortly after nursing. Sometimes they may even vomit, have diarrhea or have mucus-y stools with small amounts of blood,” explains Dr. Evans. “Mostly these babies look healthy, are gaining weight and thriving.” If your baby is experiencing any of these symptoms call your pediatrician.
The most common culprit is cow’s milk, which is caused by the baby reacting to the protein in dairy. It’s important to understand that a dairy allergy and lactose intolerance are different. Lactose is a sugar found in human milk that babies can digest. Besides dairy, other common food allergens are eggs, fish, nuts, peanuts, shellfish, soy and wheat.
The challenge is discovering which foods your baby is reacting to. One way to help determine this is for mom to keep a daily food journal of the foods she’s consuming and her baby’s symptoms in the following hours. A pattern of worsening symptoms may be noticeable whenever certain foods are eaten.
Treatment with an elimination diet
If a pediatrician has diagnosed your breastfed baby with a food allergy, you may be wondering what to do next. Is it safe to continue to breastfeed? According to Dr. Evans, most often the answer is yes!
Breastfeeding an infant with a food allergy is possible if the mother is committed to a strict elimination diet, says Dr. Evans. This means the most common food allergens will need to be eliminated from the mom’s diet one-by-one to determine which is causing the baby’s tummy troubles. The mother must be diligent about reading food labels and knowing what ingredients are in the foods she’s consuming.
If the mother can successfully eliminate the correct allergen from her diet, she’ll see improvements in her baby’s behavior in three to four days. However, it could take up to two weeks for the baby’s gut to heal and to see complete improvement in the baby’s stools.
Will a baby outgrow an allergy?
Although a mother may need to stay on an elimination diet her entire breastfeeding journey, Dr. Evans says the good news is that many babies outgrow their food allergies by their first birthday. A child’s pediatrician can advise when the time is right for reintroducing the allergen back into both the child’s and mother’s diet.


Saving: Brought To You By the Letter ‘S’
By Paul Solman
How to get us to save, the importance of self-control. Weighty issues deserving of discussion in the light of last Friday’s visit to Sesame Street. But what America wants to know, I’m guessing: What’s it like to interview Grover? (Not the tax-axing Norquist, of course, but the non-political blue blur of fur whose first name alone suffices, in the manner of Madonna, Bono, or Snuffleupagus.)
First fact: The interviewer must position himself above the duo that compromise the schtick figure, since Grover is animated from below and must be shot solo, lest the illusion of independence be shattered.
Second: Camera crews are obliged to hook up the video feed to a TV set, so that Gover’s lower half can watch the shooting as it happens, and reposition himself off-screen should and error occur. We had to reshoot one sequence when the brains of the operation bobbed up briefly into view.
Third: The master beneath the Muppet, Eric Jacobson, is only the second Grover in the 42-year history of the Street. The first: the legendary Frank Oz.
Fourth: No surprise, but Jacobson is one quick study, adapting quickly to questions that were in no way pre-arranged. Indeed, when we sprang the marshmellow test on the plucky pair, we knew that the sugar puffs were hardly PBS children’s fare. But the Blue Boy and his chaperone remained in character, and were graciously accommodating.
Fifth: Though I’ve watched Grover on TV for decades, he proved no more intimidating in person than any other famous interviewee, and in fact, seemed surprisingly unaffected by his celebrity.
Finally, sixth: He’s a regular Dorian Grey, that Grover. Now 42 years old, it’s simply amazing how little he’s aged. Or slowed down.
Video produced by Elizabeth Shell.
Note: For more on the Sesame Street savings program “For Me, For You, For Later,” click here: http://bit.ly/iwJDkp
Two hundred years ago today, the General Land Office (GLO) opened its doors for business. Today that “land office business” continues at the Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States office, which will commemorate the occasion with events scheduled throughout the year.
In 1812, a young American nation faced the challenge of transforming wilderness to agricultural use and acquiring the revenue to pay its war debts. The GLO was established to handle the business associated with the sale of public lands for private ownership, transforming wilderness to agricultural use, and generating income for the Federal government. The GLO, in fact, became the “Gateway to Land Ownership” for millions of Americans. As the successor agency to the original GLO, the BLM, a bureau of the Department of the Interior, was established in 1946 with the merger of the Grazing Service and the GLO.
Learn more about the history of the GLO and BLM here.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management
“We figured we could do it in a hundred years,” [UT Austin University Librarian Fred Heath] said. Google did it in two.
Lest we forget the incredible value proposition that Google presented to research libraries who participated in the scanning project.
I want Beastly NOW. Can you show us some new trailers,clips or pics? We deserve it,we have been waiting for so long! :(
You and the rest of BEASTLY fans can rejoice-The film will now open wide on March 4, 2011!


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CBD items and other cannabis derivatives are getting more and more popular because people seek those as potential treatment options for pain. That also applies to the kind of pain that occurs due to chronic illness. Anyhow, it may not be clear whether the goods advertised as having Delta-9-THC or cannabidiol as an ingredient contains it, suggested a recent study.
People buy products thinking that those are devoid of THC, but they may contain much THC, said one of the study authors named Jodi Gilman. For your information, Gilman works as an investigator at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry’s Center for Addiction Medicine. A patient consumed an item she felt was a CBD-only product, and then she experienced intoxication, disorientation, and fear when driving back home on the same day, said Gilman.
Cannabidiol cannot cause any of those effects. At least, research is yet to prove that CBD can cause the same. Even full spectrum hemp products are unlikely to cause those issues.
Grown-ups who wished to utilize cannabis and the plant-related goods for insomnia, depression, or pain went through some interviews. At the same time, those adults also offered urine samples. The interviewers asked them whether the items they were consuming were CBD-dominant, THC-dominant, or a blend of both. The researchers concerned checked the samples for cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol metabolites.
Up to 97 study participants, with an average age of about 40 years, offered around 260 urine samples. Over half of them said that they were consuming products rarely, less than one time per month. They said that their utilization of products went up over time.
There was at least a single cannabis metabolite in 220 urine samples. Surprisingly, around 30% of the cannabidiol-dominant product user samples lacked detectable metabolites of cannabidiol. The same applied to 37% of the items of those participants with THC and cannabidiol in equal parts. There was detectable THC in around 78% of the samples of the cannabidiol-dominant group. Meanwhile, of the THC-dominant product user samples, around 10% lacked detectable metabolites of tetrahydrocannabinol. The same applied to around 35% of the items with equal amounts of cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol.
There are still many questions regarding what the products contain, plus what effects those have on users, said Gilman.

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Mississippi (US)/IBNS: Several severe tornadoes ripped through the Deep South on Friday night, causing extensive destruction in southern U.S. state, Mississippi, resulting in the loss of at least 23 lives, demolishing numerous buildings, and causing immense damage to a rural town, news agency AP reported.
The mayor of the town expressed the devastation by saying, “My city is gone.”According to a tweet from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, rescue and search teams from both state and local agencies were sent to assist those affected by the tornadoes.
Early on Saturday, the agency verified that 23 individuals had lost their lives, while four were reported as missing, and many more had suffered injuries due to the tornadoes.
Shortly after, the agency cautioned that the number of casualties may increase, It Twitted: “Unfortunately, these figures are anticipated to alter.”
According to the National Weather Service, a tornado caused damage approximately 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi.
As the tornado swept through the rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork, it caused significant destruction and continued northeast without losing strength, reaching speeds of 70 mph (113 kph).
The tornado continued through other towns, including Winona and Amory, and persisted through the night before moving towards Alabama.
Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker spoke with CNN and described how the town was devastated by the tornado, leaving almost nothing behind.
Videos captured at daybreak exhibited piles of rubble in place of houses, cars turned over on their sides, and trees stripped of their branches. In some instances, amidst the
destruction, a house would appear untouched, as if no damage had occurred.
“My city is gone. But we are resilient and we are going to come back strong,” he said.
The National Weather Service issued an alert Friday night as the storm was hitting that didn’t mince words: “To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!” “You are in a life-threatening situation,” it warned.
“Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.”
As the tornado approached the town of Amory, which is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Tupelo, it appeared extremely strong on the radar. It was so intense that a Mississippi meteorologist stopped to say a prayer after receiving new radar information, according to the report.
Poweroutage.us reported that 40,000 customers were experiencing power outages in Tennessee, while 15,000 customers were affected in Mississippi, and 20,000 in Alabama. Rolling Fork and the surrounding region are known for their vast areas of cotton, corn, and soybean fields, as well as catfish farming ponds.
To provide aid, more than half a dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials.
On Friday night, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted on Twitter to inform the public that search and rescue teams were working on-site, and that additional ambulances and emergency resources were being dispatched to the affected areas.
The Governor also requested that people keep those affected in the Mississippi Delta in their thoughts and prayers, saying, “Many in the MS Delta need your prayer and God’s protection tonight.”
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Taylor Swift’s Blown Away After Yungblud Remixes ‘Cardigan’ With Avril Lavigne’s ‘I’m With You’ — Watch ‘Masterpiece’09/29/2020
Yungblud performed a mashup of Taylor Swift’s new song ‘cardigan’ with a 2002 classic from Avril Lavigne for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, much to the delight of T-Swift.
Yungblud, 23, had a genius idea. The rock star combined two iconic tracks — Taylor Swift’s “cardigan” and Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You” — for a live acoustic performance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, uploaded on Sept. 29. While the two songs were released 18 years apart (Taylor dropped “cardigan” with her new album Folklore in July of 2020, while Avril released “I’m With You” in 2002), the bittersweet melodies blended beautifully together with the help of Yungblud’s rock star voice.
The performance immediately caught Taylor’s eye! “WELL this took my breath away and I’m honored to hear Cardigan intertwined with the wonderful @AvrilLavigne’s masterpiece ‘I’m with you’. Bravo and thanks,” the pop star gushed on Twitter, and Yungblud made sure to give a response! “thankyou for creating such a beautiful song,” the British singer tweeted back. In a separate tweet, Yungblud called Taylor and Avril his “favourite girls.”
Yungblud also sang his new song “Strawberry Lipstick,” which he released in July. The overall performance was the second to last to close out Live Lounge month on BBC Radio 1, which featured artists like Miley Cyrus, Little Mix and Jorja Smith. Yungblud will be continuing his work with BBC with a new podcast, The Yungblud Podcast, which will kick off in October and give fans the chance to speak one-on-one with the host. “This is YOUR time to talk. im gonna speak to one of YOU every episode. i wanna hear YOUR opinions on the world and talk about what YOU are going through,” Yungblud wrote on his Instagram Story on Sept. 29, and encouraged fans to “apply” on the BBC Sounds website.
Yungblud’s Live Lounge video dropped on the very same day as Halsey’s 26th birthday! Despite splitting in the fall of 2019 (which Halsey confirmed last October), the exes have remained on friendly terms. In May of 2020, they reunited to show their support at two Black Lives Matter marches after the death of George Floyd, and even offered aid to protesters in Santa Monica. In August, Halsey even gave Yungblud a friendly birthday shout-out on her Instagram Story! We’ll wait and see if Yungblud will be returning the birthday love. But for now, we’ll be enjoying Yungblud’s present to us (AKA, this Taylor and Avril mashup).
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MILWAUKEE, Wis (Reuters) – A powerful storm system that moved through the nation’s midsection over the weekend caused what may be a record-breaking seven tornadoes in Wisconsin, officials said Monday.
“It’s one of the most significant tornado outbreaks in April,” said Rich Mamrosh, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. He said if confirmed, the number of Sunday night storms may have broken a record for a single day in April in the state — the previous record was six.
Mamrosh said a strong low pressure system moved from South Dakota to northern Wisconsin Sunday, moving warm, moist air into the state, which was followed by a cold front, producing the storms.
A tornado in Merrill in the north-central portion of the state causing widespread damage to homes and businesses, said Captain Scott Krause of the Merrill Fire Department. Three people were taken to area hospitals.
Storms caused damage in other portions of the Midwest and south over the weekend. Iowa governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency after a storm Saturday that destroyed over half the town of Mapleton, but left no one seriously injured among its 1,200 residents, according to local law enforcement.
The peak U.S. tornado season lasts from March until early July, the period when warm, humid air often has to thrust upward against cool, dry air.
Further south in Texas, thunderstorms, high winds and hail on Sunday night blew down trees, tore off roofs and left some traffic lights not working in the Dallas area, said Michelle Schuldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
In Prosper, a town of 10,500 located north of Dallas, golf ball-sized hail damaged a “tremendous number” of cars, according to fire chief Ronnie Tucker. Many houses and businesses in the town are missing west-facing windows, and a number of fences are down, Tucker said.
“It was a heck of a hail storm,” he said.
Some Dallas-area schools canceled classes Monday because of a loss of electricity, including the Alvarado Independent School district.
Much of Tennessee faces rough weather Monday when a cold-front moves in after a weekend of record-breaking high temperatures.
High winds are expected to push into Memphis and West Tennessee by late morning, with the front moving across the state all day long.
Brittney Whitehead, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville, said the area faces a slight risk of severe thunderstorms and a 10 percent chance for tornadoes.
The storm front follows a weekend of unseasonably high temperatures, include a new record of 91 Saturday in Nashville. It was 86 Sunday.
(Reporting by John Rondy, Tim Ghianni and Corrie MacLaggan; Writing by Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Greg McCune)

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Before you deploy virtualized solutions, you should understand common architectures as well as the benefits, caveats, pros, and cons of virtualization for servers and services.
Server virtualization versus service virtualization
Operating system virtualization overhead
Disk space used, memory, and CPU
Maintenance (install, configure, upgrade)
Service virtualization has more dependencies
Multiple guests on the same host -- how to do quality of service
Hardware monitoring--on which level
Hardware monitoring with NCS means a service restart (faster)
Hardware monitoring with a virtual machine host means a server restart, with a potentially higher risk of corruption for the virtual machine.
Service monitoring--on which level
Consolidation--on which level
Resource migration--on which level
Server virtualization has more overhead than service virtualization because of emulation of server hardware (main board, NIC, and HBA).
Server virtualization has up to 80% performance loss when compared to native installation on hardware.
When do we realize the performance loss?
Only during high load I/O and not during normal work, such as GroupWise maintenance or database work.
During backup, restore, and data migration.
Whenever we have a high number of small I/O.
Because of the virtualization, higher latency and more CPU usage.
Same patch level for all services is required on one host.
Dependencies exist between services on the same host.
It is impossible to run the same service twice on the same server (isolation).
Processes are not designed to run twice on the same server.
Running multiple instances can cause networking conflicts (ports).
Fewer physical servers and less hardware are required.
Less maintenance for the physical server’s OS is required.
One service can cause a server or other services to crash.
NCS is made to monitor hardware and to monitor services.
VMware is made to monitor hardware and servers. Doing the same thing on multiple layers results in sub-optimal architecture.
Creating multiple cluster nodes on the same virtualization host does not provide the same hardware fault tolerance as having the nodes on separate servers. However, if a guest server fails, you can fail over the resource to another guest server.
Creating multiple clusters within a virtualization environment allows you to maximize the use of your hardware, but it does not provide the same hardware fault tolerance as having clusters running on separate servers.
CPU and memory
Networks and storage
No single point of failure outside the hosts
Resource fail-over matrixes can help assure that you have provided a fail-over environment for each resource
For information about configuring and managing eDirectory servers in your OES environment, see the NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 documentation website.
The cluster master
Paravirtualization drivers for NIC and SCSI
Only SLES 11 / OES 2015 or later
vMotion or virtual machine migration between hosts
Virtual disks versus raw disk mappings
20 services need to run on 4 physical servers
Advantages and disadvantages of these solutions
Installation, configuration, and change management
Just NCS hosting 20 resources
Does not have the overhead of a hardware virtualization layer
Has hardware and service dependencies
Just a hypervisor hosting 20 virtual servers
Hypervisor hosting 4 servers with NCS that has 20 resources
Advantages of both the NCS solution and hypervisor solution
The benefits of using both virtualization and NCS include:
Combines server and service virtualization in an intelligent way.
Balances the number of servers with the number of services.
Uses the same rules as NCS on physical environments.
NCS allows you to run fewer virtual servers to provide the same services and allows daytime maintenance.


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New Yorkers have a new way to stay on top of mosquito surveillance in the city with an interactive website the city’s health department launched this week.
The site includes a map that shows up-to-the-week updates on which neighborhoods were treated for the pesky bugs, as well as standing water violations that were issued.
“This interactive map will give New Yorkers information about our mosquito surveillance and control activities as it happens in their communities,” Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a statement. “Every day, members of our mosquito control team are collecting surveillance traps, investigating complaints of standing water, and using our tools to reduce the mosquito population.”
New Yorkers can check if their neighborhoods were treated with aerial, backpack or catch-basin larviciding, which the health department said targets young mosquito larvae that grow in standing water, or with adulticiding, which sprays adult, flying mosquitoes from a truck.
So far, a total of six larvaciding and five adulticiding spraying events have taken place in areas of all five boroughs.
The agency said the new website is part of its $21 million plan to fight the potential spread of Zika in the city.
As of Aug. 12, there have been 463 travel-related cases of Zika reported in the city, but none have been contracted locally, according to the health department. There have been no human cases of West Nile virus reported this summer.


Is Ohio still a swing state?
Polls show President Trump and fmr. V.P. Joe Biden in a tight race, even as the Buckeye State leans further right.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Polls show a dead heat in Ohio as former V.P. Joe Biden challenges President Donald Trump for the White House.
Over the last 60 years, the presidential candidate who won Ohio on election day won the White House. But, even if that streak holds this year, it’s not expected to last forever.
From the top of the ticket, to the bottom, with each recent cycle, Republicans swing more Ohio voters to their side.
“There’s no doubt that Ohio is getting increasingly more difficult for Democrats to win,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).
Brown first entered the U.S. Senate in 2007, a good year for Buckeye State Democrats. The party held five of the state’s eight statewide elected positions; now, they only hold one, Brown’s perch in Washington.
Despite recent struggles, Brown argues the state’s working class will be in search of a new deal this year - at least when it comes to the presidency. “I think Joe Biden’s not just going to compete in Ohio,” he said, " he’s going to win in Ohio.”
President Donald Trump won Ohio by eight points in 2016 even as Hillary Clinton topped him by more than three-million votes nationwide. But this year, polling averages from sites like Real Clear Politics suggest a toss-up.
Liz Harrington, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee said the president can count on Ohio. “We don’t think the public polls are very accurate, especially when it comes to the state of Ohio,” she said in a recent interview.
Harrington shrugged off former Governor John Kasich’s (R-Ohio) endorsement of Democratic Nominee Joe Biden and argues massive ad buys in the Buckeye State are not signs of a struggling Trump campaign.
“We think we’re going to win even larger,” suggesting the campaign is looking to run-up the score.
Georgetown Political Science Professor Mark Rom isn’t convinced. “Trump’s in trouble,” he saidm “he should have this state locked down.”
Rom, argues Ohio is a red state now. He said the tight race, may reflect more about the challenger than the president’s standing within his own party. Rom said both candidates appeal to working class, older white votes, and he’s not sure another candidate would be close to Trump in the polls, “because of [Biden’s] personal attributes and much more so than as a representative of the Democratic party.”
Elections experts like Rom said winning Ohio is far more important for President Trump than it is for Biden. That’s because, they argue, if the president is in a close race there, Biden is likely to pick up ‘true swing states’ like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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I am having one of those weeks where I wish I could shut out the world and make it quiet for even just a moment. Things have been so loud around me lately that I cannot even hear my own thoughts. It has caused me to seek solitude in the recesses of a dark corn late at night when everyone else lays sleeping. I often toy with the idea of telling everyone not to speak; I don’t even want my radio on, I just want to enjoy some quiet.
What I am wearing:
Dress ~ Della by Kelli Kreations *comes in mesh and mesh applier and regular avatar*
Body ~ Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Maitreya
Skin ~Zara – Jamaica 03 by Glam Affair
Shape ~ Jesse by -Belleza-
Hair ~ Ami in Brown by Truth Hair
Eyes ~ Moka Eyes – Sapphire by [Buzz]
Poses I am using:
Don’t Speak (Female) by Le Poppycock
Props I am using:
Messy Bed, Enchanted Shelf, and Wooden Glass House by *ionic*
betsy rug, betsy dresser, and betsy mirror by [Brixley]
Spring Chic Shelf, Spring Chic Bench, and Spring Chic Flowering Pot by Serenity Style
Hemp Rug by :CP:
I love this dress in all of its simplicity. It reminds me of quiet mornings when nothing else has woken to start their day and the night animals and insects have sought out their homes to sleep the day away. It is the perfect little dress. A dress that I can wear for no matter what reasons or occasion (well except for a wedding of course).


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It’s not the type of praise Mitt Romney needs these days.
Larry Summers yesterday became the latest to heap unwelcome accolades on the former Republican governor for his role in creating a universal health-care system in Massachusetts — despite Romney’s attempts to distance himself from what’s now called “RomneyCare.”
The comments by President Obama’s former economic adviser came just days after Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, also praised Romney’s support for a massive overhaul of the state’s health-care system last decade.
“Governor Romney, in some of his iterations, has been correct,” Summers said in a speech yesterday at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce lunch. “States have a vital role to play as — in Justice Brandeis’ famous phrase — laboratories of democracy. And Massachusetts has played a crucial role in the debate with its innovative health-care plan.”
“What Governor Romney did was the right thing,’’ Summers, the former Harvard University president, told the Herald after the event. “What Governor Romney has subsequently said about what he did is, in my view, not the right thing.”
Summers was referring to Romney’s attempt to create distinctions between the Massachusetts law and the national health-care plan dubbed by its critics “ObamaCare,” which is highly unpopular within conservative circles. Romney, who ran for president in 2008, seems poised to run again for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 .
“The Massachusetts health-care law works for Massachusetts,” Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said yesterday in a statement. “Other states should be free to come up with their own solutions. A national plan that raises taxes is the wrong way to go.”
Summers yesterday said the Obama administration was right to take forceful action to avoid what could have been an economic depression following the 2008 Wall Street meltdown.
“Things could have gone in many different directions,’’ Summers said.
Moving forward, Summers said, he hopes Massachusetts remains a leader in research and development within the biomedical world, despite cuts in government research grants.
“There are life-science Mozarts within 10 miles,” Summers said.
He also warned that an attempt by Congress to immediately slash government spending “runs some risks of interfering with the pace of recovery,” though he didn’t discount the need to reduce the nation’s long-term federal budget deficit.


There are countless stories along the way that the entertainer and comedian carries with him Raymond Arrieta, as well as the physical and emotional suffering that does not fade from his being. The words and support of people, as well as a rosary, is what he clings to when he feels he can’t take it anymore. Walk for the benefit of cancer patients receiving services at the Oncology Hospital he accepts that it is a feat that is becoming more and more difficult for him to accomplish.
However, with the same commitment that distinguishes him, Arrieta continues to train and prepare for what will be the fourteenth edition of “Da Vida Caminando con Raymond”. Even though the kickboxing training he was doing was halted for a month, having contracted COVID-19, he returned to training by walking 4 miles in the morning and 4 miles at night.
The work is already done and less than a week before the fourteenth edition of “Da Vida Caminando con Raymond” begins, the comedian met at the Rehabilitation Center of the Oncology Hospitalone that has been transformed with better high-tech equipment and spaces thanks to donations from “Da Vida”, to have the experience of receiving the services they offer and “a little taste” with a circuit in physical therapy, prior to the hike scheduled from August 3 in Humacao to August 8 in Carolina.
“Being here is an emotion, it really is. That is why we keep walking because you see the changes. I remember when I got here and it was empty and the floor was cement. They told me that they wanted to build the largest rehabilitation center in the Caribbean in this area, that they wanted to achieve it with the donations from the walk, and I told them, ‘count on that, let’s go.’ When the time came to inaugurate it, the emotion was so great that you see it and this is incredible. Everything very nice, clean, new machines, all the facilities. It really was worth it,” said the entertainer, who put himself in the hands of therapists Esther Falcon and Mireya Arnal.
Arrieta, who in this edition is about to walk 55.7 miles -in which he will listen to the testimonies of the patients who approach him-, managed to make the tour of the fourth floor of the Rehabilitation Center, which includes various areas, from the warm-up area and stretching, gym and occupational area, which make it the first center in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, which is specialized in cancer patients, but from which other patients can benefit.
Natalia Lopez Cepero, who is the manager of the Rehabilitation Center, stressed that cancer patients need special attention in therapeutic services because they face additional challenges when receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments, so their tolerance is usually lower. .
“We offer physical, occupational and speech therapy services to all our patients who have health events that require this intensive rehabilitation process. Thanks to the ‘Da Vida’ walk, we are here, we have such a beautiful center and so equipped with this work team”, explained Lopez Cepero.
As part of the protocol, after the vital signs were taken, Arrieta underwent a warm-up and stretching process, to later continue in the gym area.
“We are using current and heat to relax muscles, increase circulation and decrease spasms. Then we’re going to do some stretching and then warm up. This is the prelude to doing a circuit of dynamic, balance, physical conditioning and strength exercises, in order to avoid injuries, which is one of the main objectives. That he can start and finish his walk, recover and continue the next day”, explained the therapist Falcon.
“Because it’s so many miles, it’s very important that people prepare in advance. Many times we see physical therapy as a resource to go to after I’m injured or after I have a certain change in health. It is important to know that it can also benefit people before the disease to prevent injuries, to stay physically conditioned. Physical therapy should be a complement to this process,” Lopez Cepero added, while explaining that they offer services to both hospitalized and outpatients.
Precisely, even with all the preparation that Arrieta usually does, he does not deny that there have been many bodily ravages that he has suffered over the past 14 years, ranging from the feet, the eyes, the skin and the nails, as well as a situation, of which he preferred not to abound, but clarified that he has good doctors and they have “been dealing with it.”
“One year I got cellulitis in my eye, an infection between the sweat, the temperature, the people, all of that. He gave me the day after finishing the walk, I ended up at the Medical Center ”he gave as an example, while showing some impressive photos, which he may later share with the public.
This year, it will stay in the “trailers” again as it did at the beginning of this feat, which in 2021 managed to raise 1.9 million dollars.
En route to 15
In addition to joking that it is a nice number, Reaching what will be the 15th edition of “Da Vida Caminando con Raymond” represents the culmination of a feat that has required a lot of physical effort over the years. However, he clarified that this does not mean that it will end fundraising. for the exclusive benefit of cancer patients who receive services from the Oncology Hospital, one that is private and non-profit, which, although it is located in the Medical Center area, belongs to the Puerto Rican League Against Cancer.
“My goal is to culminate with about 20 million collected in its entirety when we reach 15, that is a big goal that we have. When we finish that walk, we will invent another way to raise money, but we are not going to abandon the hospital,” Arrieta said.


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ST. LOUIS — Recent rainfall came too late to help the nation's withered corn crop already being harvested in many parts, but it kept drought conditions from worsening in several key Midwest and Great Plains states and should help other crops still maturing in the fields.
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Homemade pizza is the absolute best. But it takes time to grate cheese, cut up and prepare all the toppings. Its much easier to order in or buy the boxed version. Making multiple batches at once to store in your freezer will cut down on your time in the kitchen. It does not take much longer to prepare 4 of these meals as it does to make one. Remember if you have kept up on all your freezer staples you should already have grated cheese and peppers prepped. This recipe protocol calls for a few baggies. I have done this to keep the ingredients from getting soggy and giving you a delicious pizza that out shines any take out or box pizza around.
To read the BLOG post where I refer to the freezer and pantry staples I recommend click on this link
Bag 1 – medium freezer bag
8 oz. spaghetti sauce
Bag 2 medium freezer bag
2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella
Bag 3 small freezer bag
1/4 cup green and red bell pepper
1/4 cup mushrooms
Bag 4 small freezer bag
1/4 cup pepperoni
1/4 cup diced ham
pizza dough. store bought or homemade. I make mine in the bread maker then freeze.
Bag 6 large labeled freezer bag labeled with recipe name and cooking directions
Place bags 1-5 inside large bag
Thaw pizza dough on the counter. it needs time to come to room temperature before preparing.
Roll dough out and spread sauce over shell
Sprinkle cheese, and remaining ingredients over the pizza
Bake according to pizza dough instructions.
Additional toppings can be added as you like, eg pineapple, onion, olives etc.
Pizza dough can be frozen. I make min in bread maker and seal tightly inside a medium zip lock freezer bag. You just need to make sure it is thawed completely and at room temperature before baking so that the crust rises properly.
You can also use buns instead of a regular pizza crust and broil them until the cheese is melted.