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Mahmoud Karzai
With the coming withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the rule of President Hamid Karzai also will be coming to an end by 2014. But this doesn't mean Karzai or his family members will be lacking for opportunities in their home country.
Qayum Karzai, one of the president's brothers, is thinking of running for Afghanistan's top political post. Some political experts question Qayum Karzai's chances of succeeding his brother. He does have political experience serving in the Afghan Parliament, but voters may have had enough of the Karzais for a while, especially given the allegations of corruption that have surfaced during Hamid Karzai's reign.
Other family members intend to focus their energies on making money through Aino Mena, Afghanistan's largest private residential development. Shah Wali Karzai serves as project manager of Aino Mena, and his brother, Mahmoud Karzai, owns the development company doing the building.
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Mahmoud moved to the United States in 1976, and, with Qayum, opened a string of Afghan restaurants. Their half-brother, Ahmed Wali, managed a restaurant in Chicago. Hamid stayed behind in Afghanistan with his father, Abdul Ahad Karzai, who had served as deputy speaker of the national parliament in the 1960s. After the Soviets retreated from the country in 1989, both Hamid and his father served in the new government. But when there was a change of leadership, Hamid was forced to flee to Pakistan.
When the Taliban consolidated power in 1993 and 1994, Hamid supported them and was offered the position of ambassador to the United Nations. However, he saw that the Taliban were heavily influenced by the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and he never joined the Taliban government.
Instead, Hamid Karzai organized against the Taliban, who responded by assassinating his father in 1999. When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the CIA and U.S. Special Forces supported Karzai as one of their proxies in the fight against the Taliban. When a leader was needed to serve as interim president in Kabul after the Taliban were driven from power, the U.S. and its allies chose Hamid Karzai. He and his three brothers soon divvied up a growing empire. Mahmoud was the businessman; Ahmed Wali took charge of Kandahar; and Qayum was satisfied with being the advisor behind the throne.
Relying on the family's support from the Bush administration, Ahmed Wali gained control of the distribution of aid from NGOs, and soon took effective control of not just the security industry, but also the real estate and transportation sectors of the Kandahar economy. He was murdered by one of his bodyguards on July 12, 2011, an incident that is thought to have triggered the current internecine battle for power.
-David Wallechinsky, Noel Brinkerhoff
Intrigue in Karzai Family as an Afghan Era Closes (by James Risen, New York Times)
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\section{Introduction}
The study of strong interplay among charge, spin, orbital, and
lattice degrees of freedom in transition metal compounds has
triggered enormous research interests in the communities of
condensed matter physics and material physics. One of the most
prominent example is the unconventional high-transition temperature
(high-$T_c$) superconductivity induced by the strong electron
correlation in the copper oxide and iron-based
superconductors~\cite{cuprates,pnictides}. In those materials,
apparently, the spin degree of freedom plays a vital rule and the
orbital degree of freedom is decoupled from that of spin. However,
in strong spin-orbit coupling superconductors, such as the recent
discovered platinum-based superconductors APt$_3$P (A = Ca, Sr and
La)~\cite{3,5,7,9,11,Si-doping,IXS,NMR}, the systems display weak
electron correlation effect. The relation between strong electron
correlation and spin-orbit coupling still remains unclear. To
clarify the nature of the interplay between spin-orbit coupling and
electron correlation in superconductors is a crucial issue not only
in condensed matter physics, but also in material science. Motivated
by this issue, we focus our great attentions on the isovalent Pd
doped platinum-based superconductors SrPt$_3$P, where the strength
of the spin-orbit coupling and electron correlation can be tuned by
the Pd concentration without introducing any extra electron or hole
carriers into the system. This physics is quite different from the
case that of the Lanthanum-based superconductor LaPt$_3$P, where the
extra electron is injected into the system as strontium is replaced
by Lanthanum leading to the decrease of the total density of states
(DOS) at the Fermi level, which results in the suppression of
superconducting transition temperature $T_c$~\cite{11}.

In this paper, the Pd dopant with strong electron correlation of
$4d$ orbital was successfully substituted to the site of Pt in
strong spin-orbit coupling superconductor SrPt$_3$P, which was
confirmed by the x-ray diffraction measurements. The crystal lattice
was found to shrink along the c-axis and expand along the a-axis
monotonously as increasing the Pd concentrations. Importantly, we
find that the superconducting transition temperature $T_c$ decreases
with Pd doping, which could not be attributed to the physics of
changes of the DOS at the Fermi level and the impurity scattering.
Thus, it suggests that the system exhibits a competition between
electron correlation and spin-orbit coupling in our system. Such a
competing relation is also consistent with the first-principles
calculation, which show that the strength of electron susceptibility
is suppressed gradually as increasing Pd dopants.

\section{Experiments}

The samples in this work were prepared via solid state reaction from
the pure elements.~\cite{MgIrB} Firstly, we put stoichiometric
amounts of platinum powder (purity 99.97\%, Alfa Aesar), red
phosphorus powder (purity 99.9\%, Aladdin), and strontium pieces
(purity 98\%+, Alfa Aesar) together and ground them in a mortar.
After that, the mixture was pressed into a small pellet and then
sealed in a clean vacuum quartz tube. All the weighing and mixing
procedures were carried out in a glove box with a protective argon
atmosphere. The tube was heated up to 400 $^\circ$C and held for 10
hours to prevent red phosphorus from volatilizing so quickly, and
calcined at 900 $^\circ$C for 2 days. The sintered pellet was
reground and further annealed at 900 $^\circ$C within an
argon-filled quartz tubes for 3 days. The doped samples
Sr(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)$_3$P were prepared with adding corresponding
amount of palladium powder (purity 99.95\%, Alfa Aesar) using the
same method as mentioned above.

The structure of the obtained samples were checked using a DX-2700
type powder x-ray diffractometer. The magnetic susceptibility
measurements were carried out on the magnetic property measurement
system (Quantum Design, MPMS 3). The electrical resistance was
measured using a four-probe technique on the physical property
measurement system (Quantum Design, PPMS).

\section{Results and Discussions}

\subsection{Crystal Structure}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=10cm]{Fig1.pdf}
\centering\caption {(color online) (a) X-ray diffraction patterns
for the Sr(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)$_3$P samples with $0 \leq x \leq 0.4$.
Small amount of impurity phases are indexed by the blue asterisks.
(b) An enlarged view of the (220) peak. It is clear that the peak
shifts monotonously to the left direction with doping. (c) Crystal
structure of SrPt$_3$P. Pd element was substituted into the site of
Pt in this work. (d) Doping dependence of the lattice constants
along a-axis and c-axis.} \label{fig1}
\end{figure}

The crystal structure of this system has been reported by T.
Takayama et al. previously~\cite{3}. Here we concentrate to the
influences on the crystal lattice by the Pd substitution. For this
reason, we measured the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) on this
series of materials and the diffraction patterns are shown in Fig. 1
(a). It is found that the main diffraction peaks can be indexed to
the tetragonal structure with the space group $P4/nmm$ as shown in
Fig. 1(c). The black line represents the parent compound SrPt$_3$P.
The asterisks refer to some unknown impurities which was also
observed by T. Takayama et al.~\cite{3} With the increase of the
amount of Pd ($x$), there is no obvious increase of the impurity
phases. However, the positions of diffraction peaks start to move
apparently when $x$ changes from 0 to 0.4, which points to the
variation of the size of the crystal lattice. This tendency can be
seen clearly in Fig. 1(b), where we enlarge the region near the
(220) diffraction peak as an example.

To investigate the influences on the crystal lattice by the Pd
substitution quantitatively, we obtained the lattice parameters by
fitting the XRD data using the software Powder-X.~\cite{Powder-X}
The results are shown in Fig. 1(d). As is shown in the graph, the
crystal lattice shows a shrinkage along the c-axis, while it expands
along the a-axis with the increase of doping. This tendency is very
similar to that observed in 4d- and 5d-metal-doped iron arsenides
SrFe$_{2-x}$M$_x$As$_2$ (M=Rh, Ir,Pd),~\cite{4d5d} which proves that
Pd atoms take the place of Pt atoms leading to the alteration of
cell parameters. In the high doping region above 0.4, the variation
of the lattice parameters becomes gentle, indicating the limit of
the chemical substitution. We note that this is a common phenomenon
in some chemical doped materials and such a saturated features has
been reported elsewhere.~\cite{BaTiAsO}

\subsection{Superconducting Properties}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=9cm]{Fig2.pdf}
\centering\caption {(color online) (a) Temperature dependence of the
dc magnetic susceptibility for Sr(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)$_3$P samples
with $0 \leq x \leq 0.4$. The data were measured via the
zero-field-cooling (ZFC) mode under the field of 10 Oe. (b)
Temperature dependence of the normalized resistivity. (c) Doping
dependence of the onset superconducting transition temperature. The
blue and purple lines were defined by the magnetization measurements
and the resistivity measurements respectively.} \label{fig2}
\end{figure}

In order to study the effect of Pd-doping on the superconducting
properties, we performed the temperature dependent magnetization and
resistivity measurements on all the samples we synthesized. The
temperature dependence of dc magnetic susceptibility is shown in
Fig. 2(a), where we can see a sharp decline to the negative sides of
the data for each sample with different doping. The clear
diamagnetic signal indicates the occurrence of the superconducting
transition and the onset transition point defines the critical
transition temperature $T_c$. With the increase of amount of Pd, the
value of $T_c$ reduces apparently. This tendency is confirmed by the
resistivity data, which is shown in Fig. 2(b). Clear superconducting
transitions to zero resistance were observed on all the samples with
different doping levels. The onset transition temperatures
determined from this figure, along with that determined from the
$M-T$ curves, are displayed in Fig. 2(c). The blue symbols were
obtained from the magnetization measurements while the purple ones
were defined by the resistivity measurements. It can be seen that
the two sets of $T_c$ values evolute parallelly and decrease
linearly with doping.

Generally speaking, the suppression of superconducting transition
temperature $T_c$ is usually related to the changes of DOS at Fermi
level, as has been reported in the Lanthanum replaced superconductor
LaPt$_3$P by comparing with SrPt$_3$P~\cite{11}. However, the
calculated DOS by means of density functional theory demonstrated
that the DOS around the Fermi level remains almost the same for
different concentrations of Pd dopants [see Fig.~\ref{fig3}(d)],
which will be discussed in the next section in detail. This result
is reasonable since the Palladium is isovalent to Platinum making
the carriers of the system remain unchanged. Thus, it rules out the
possibility of the effect from the changes of DOS on
superconductivity in our system.

Another issue is the possible impurity scattering effect~\cite{HKK},
which comes from the Palladium  substitution for Platinum. This
possibility can also be ruled out since SrPt$_3$P was reported to be
an s-wave superconductor.~\cite{3,NMR} According to the Anderson's
theorem~\cite{Anderson}, the non-magnetic impurity does not lead to
an apparent pair-breaking effect in a conventional s-wave
superconductor, and thus does not suppress the transition
temperature $T_c$ apparently, which is in sharp contrast to that in
a d-wave superconductor, where the gap function has a nodal line and
the zero energy excitation spectra can be modified significantly by
non-magnetic impurities leading to the suppression of
$T_c$~\cite{Chien}.

Since the experimental observation of the suppression of the $T_c$
does not originate from the changes of DOS at the Fermi level and
the impurity scattering effect, the $T_c$ suppression is likely to
be related to the interplay between the strong spin-orbit coupling
and the electron correlation. As we have known, the spin-orbit
coupling strength is proportional to $Z^4$ (where $Z$ is the atomic
number; $Z_{Pt}=78$ for Pt and $Z_{Pd}=46$ for Pd)~\cite{WLi}, the
ratio $\gamma=(\frac{Z_{Pt}}{Z_{Pd}})^4=8.3$ and consequently the
spin-orbit coupling strength will be decreased dramatically when the
Platinum is substituted by Palladium. In addition, the bandwidth of
Pd $4d$ orbitals is narrower than that of Pt $5d$ orbitals making
the electron correlation in Pd $4d$ orbital electrons is stronger
than that in Pt $5d$ orbital electrons. Therefore, when the
enhancement of the strength of electron correlation by Palladium
dopants is comparable to that of spin-orbit coupling, the interplay
between electron correlation and the spin-orbit coupling will play a
crucial rule in superconductivity and affect the superconducting
transition temperature $T_c$.

\subsection{First-Principles Calculations}

\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics[width=15cm]{Fig3.pdf}
\centering\caption {(color online) The electronic band structure
calculations for Sr(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)$_3$P with doping (a) $x$ = 0,
(b) $x$ = 0.17, and (c) $x$ = 0.33. (d) The corresponding density of
states (DOS) to the three samples. The Fermi energy was set to zero
(dashed lines).} \label{fig3}
\end{figure*}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=9cm]{Fig4.pdf}
\centering\caption {(color online) The real part of bare electron
susceptibility $\chi_0(\vec{q})$ along the path between high
symmetric momentum points.} \label{fig4}
\end{figure}

In order to clarify the interplay between electron correlation and
spin-orbit coupling and the origins for the suppression of $T_c$ by
Pd doping in superconductor Sr(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_x$)$_3$P
theoretically, we carried out the first-principles band structure
calculations on the Pd dopant dependent samples with $x$ = 0, $x$ =
0.17, and $x$ = 0.33. The calculations were performed by using the
pseudopotential-based code VASP~\cite{VASP} within the
Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof~\cite{PBE} generalized gradient
approximation. Throughout the theoretical calculations, a $500$ eV
cutoff in the plane wave expansion and a $12\times 12\times 12$
Monkhorst $\vec{k}$ grid were chosen to ensure the calculation with
an accuracy of $10^{-5}$ eV. The atomic coordinates were obtained by
the relaxation based on the lattice parameters from experiments.
Additionally, the spin-orbit coupling had been included throughout
the calculations.

In Fig. 3, we show the energy band structures and their
corresponding DOS. By comparing the energy band structures and DOS
with different Pd dopants, the low energy features of electronic
structures remain almost the same, except for lifting the degenerate
bands and changing their dispersion at some high symmetric momentum
points around the Fermi level. This originates from the nature of
dopant Pd. When the atom Pt in SrPt$_3$P is partially substituted by
Pd, the high symmetry of point group of system was lowered leading
to the lifting of some degenerate energy bands. In addition, since
the Pd atom with $4d$ orbital has a stronger electron correlation
than that of Pt with $5d$ orbital, the strong electron-electron
interaction changes the low energy dispersion and makes it more flat
with a large effective mass.

To quantitatively find the relation between electron correlation and
spin-orbit coupling in the present isovalent Pd doped system, we
further carried out the electron susceptibility calculations. The
bare electron susceptibility, $\chi_0(\vec{q})$, is given by:
\begin{eqnarray*}
\chi_0(\vec{q})=\frac{1}{N_{\mathbf{k}}}\sum_{\mu\nu\mathbf{k}}\frac{|\langle\mathbf{k}+\vec{q},\mu|\mathbf{k},\nu\rangle|^2}
{E_{\mu,\mathbf{k}+\vec{q}}-E_{\nu,\mathbf{k}}+i0^+}[f(E_{\nu,\mathbf{k}})-f(E_{\mu,\mathbf{k}+\vec{q}})],
\end{eqnarray*}
where $E_{\mu,\mathbf{k}}$ represents the band energy measured at
Fermi level $E_F$, and $f(E_{\mu,\mathbf{k}})$ is the Fermi-Dirac
distribution function for an eigenstate, $|\mathbf{k},\mu\rangle$.
In addition, $N_{\mathbf{k}}$ denotes the number of $\mathbf{k}$
points used for the irreducible Brillouin zone integration. The
calculated real part of electron susceptibility is shown in
Fig.~\ref{fig4}, which demonstrates that the peak of electron
susceptibility is suppressed as increase the Pd dopant
concentrations. This result along with our experimental facts
suggest the electron susceptibility of system originating from the
itinerant electrons with strong spin-orbit coupling, which is
responsible for superconductivity, is weakened by introducing the
electron correlation, and thus suggesting this system displays a
competition between the electron correlation and spin-orbit
coupling, which seems to be unfavorable for superconductivity.

\section{Conclusion}

In conclusion, we have successfully substituted Pd elements into the
position of Pt in the strong spin-orbit coupling superconductor
SrPt$_3$P, and found that the doping of Pd not only leads to the
change of lattice parameters, but also suppresses the
superconducting transition temperature $T_c$. In addition, the band
structure calculations reveal that the calculated strength of
electron susceptibility is suppressed as increase the Pd dopant
concentrations. These results suggest that the competition between
spin-orbit coupling and electron correlation plays a vital role in
superconductivity of the present $5d$ electron system.

\begin{acknowledgments}
This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China
(No. 11204338, 11227902, and 11404359), the ``Strategic Priority
Research Program (B)" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.
XDB04040300), and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 2015187). This work is partly
sponsored by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai
Municipality (No. 14DZ2260700 and 14521102800).

\end{acknowledgments}

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In the future, Earth is threatened by various enemies, but none worse than the organization called Shadow, lead by the cybernetic menace known as Umbra. Against this, the Galactic Patrol strives to protect Earth, but the mild mannered young scientist, Robert Simmons, does more. In times of peril, he secretly fights as the leader of the Orbots, a team of unique artificially intelligent robots each equipped with their own unique capabilities that are invaluable in this war. Together, whether individually or united as parts of a giant combined robot, they represent Earth's most powerful defense.

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Marvellous has utilised mobile and digital media in its new work for the Royal Navy in a bid to motivate Engineers and educate them on the benefits of a Navy career.
The agency has created an iPhone app and Facebook widget which invites users to participate in challenges which give an insight into a Royal Navy career.
After each challenge the player is presented with video footage showing the impact of their decisions in the task. Once completed, their score is submitted to a leaderboard, with links to the Royal Navy website, or the Royal Navy Facebook page to find out more about career benefits.


When starting a New Year that people feel the need of trying to change their minds for improving their lives. Resolutions are in fact a fake, because the second day of the New Year all those considerations are going to the rubbish.
Learning a new language, losing weight practicing sport twice a week, giving up smoking, abandoning burgers for healthy meals… all of them are the most common resolutions people wishes to accomplish when a New Year starts. But, what happen: That you find hundreds of excuses for not doing it.
Why go to do footing Sunday morning when you are so comfortable in bed? Or why to waste your money on a gym when you like big XXL burgers? Even why to learn a second language when you are an English born, and people around speak English.
One solution for not forgetting and really trying to accomplish your desires it would be to frame all of them and hang it on the wall to remember, but anyway, when writing your resolutions be truthful and don't try to fool yourself with unrealistic goals.


Margaret, along with her Growing Azalea Music team, is getting ready to launch a fan-funded campaign on Pledge Music for her upcoming singer-songwriter CD, "Rainwater Runs Deep", the follow up album to "Distant Thunder" CD in her rain-themed album trilogy. We shall be keeping you updated on how you can be a part of this exciting project!
Azalea Blossom, the not for profit 501c3 organization, which Margaret founded in 2007 for the prevention, awareness and education of domestic violence and child abuse, is moving its headquarters to New York City with the aim of bringing the SAFE through the Arts violence prevention into public school kindergarten classrooms beginning in September. Please stay tuned for more news on this exciting endeavor!
The beautiful majestic mountain cluster just outside of Aspen, Colorado known as Maroon Bells is Margaret's inspirational place for the month of March.
Margaret's inspirational person for the month of March is Songwriter/Vocalist/ Author Karen Taylor Goode.
To Megan Ott on winning first place in a South Carolina state competition for best original script for her play, " A Good Man".
To Ed Scherer for his well deserved retirement from the Federal Reserve.
To all students nationwide who are participating in "Music in our Schools" month.
To everyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one.
To anyone who has recently made a major change in their life.


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AUTOMATION ALLEY PLACES ADAMS FELLOWS WITH LOCAL TECH STARTUPS
As host organization for the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship Program, Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, has placed two fellows with local technology startups.
Automation Alley provides opportunities for college and university graduates to work with growing early-stage companies in Southeast Michigan. Fellows are involved in the day-to-day activities of running a startup and are mentored by company leadership and the program's coordinators. In addition to an annual stipend, the program provides fellows with opportunities to network with other young leaders in the region. The two latest Fellows are J. Cory Connolly and Kathleen Dooley Hadley.
"We're excited to see what ideas and innovations Cory and Kathleen will bring to these local host companies," said Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship Managing Director Terry Cross, a serial entrepreneur and investor with deep experience in identifying, coaching and placing young entrepreneurs. "From the employer's standpoint, the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship provides a talented, bright individual who can add value to their startup immediately. And for the fellow, this program teaches them something they can't learn in a classroom; real, practical application."
The fellows have daily job responsibilities and will be encouraged to participate in local entrepreneurial, business development and leadership events, taking advantage of the many programs already in existence in Southeast Michigan. In particular, fellows will be given opportunities to network with one another and with other young emerging leaders in the region.
J. Cory Connolly will be working with Levin Energy Partners, a company developing innovative business initiatives for the development of clean energy and energy efficiency projects in Michigan and across the country. Connolly will be working primarily to further develop and deploy Levin Energy Partners' energy finance marketplace, called Lean & Green Michigan. He has extensive experience in energy and environmental policy, recently leaving a position as a Senior Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C. His work on energy and carbon markets has taken him to Argentina, Japan, and Mexico. As an entrepreneur, he has co-founded MiGrid Media, a renewable energy communications firm. Among other awards and honors, Connolly was named by Forbes Magazine to the 30 Under 30 for Law and Policy list in 2012. He is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University, where he majored in international relations and specialized in environmental economics and policy.
Kathleen Dooley Hadley will be working with GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, an online education company helping business professionals and business school students succeed globally by learning international business skills. Hadley is responsible for creating and developing global business content, including on-Demand seminars, audio interviews, eJournals, reports, white papers and online courses. She has extensive experience in international business and education. As an entrepreneur, she has created and directed several thriving educational organizations both domestically and internationally. Hadley earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Michigan State University.
The Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship Program was created through the support of the Ann and Carmen Adams Fund of the Community Foundation. Fellowships are awarded each year through a competitive application process. The fellowship provides an annual stipend, placement in a startup enterprise, ongoing mentoring and coaching and opportunities for engagement in entrepreneurial development workshops.
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PINNACLE GROUP PROVIDES PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR UNIQUE BUSINESS OWNER GROWTH Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity


3 Bedroom, 2 full bath brick ranch situated on a large cul-de-sac lot in one of Warren's most sought after locations. Features include: large kitchen with built-in appliances, nook with doorwall leading to sunroom, family room with fireplace, two full baths on main floor, Pella windows and doorwall, finished basement with recreation room, laundry room, office, work shop, utility room and storage closets. Site improvements include:fresh paint, new flooring, new blinds, two car attached garage, open front porch, rear enclosed sunroom overlooking large, park-like yard, decorative landscaping and a storage shed. Seller is relocating and is motivated.


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Vegetation response to large scale disturbance in a southern Appalachian forest: Hurricane Opal and salvage logging
Disturbance such as catastrophic windthrow can play a major role in the structure and composition of southern Appalachian forests. We report effects of Hurricane Opal followed by salvage logging on vegetation dynamics (regeneration, composition, and diversity) the first three years after disturbance at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in western North Carolina. The...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22logging%22&%3Bamp%3Bf%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Loeffler%2C%20Dan%22&%3Bf%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Heyerdahl%2C%20Emily%22&f%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Elliott%2C%20Katherine%20J.%22&f%5B1%5D=author_facet%3A%22Wilson%2C%20Alphus%22
Katherine J. Elliott; Stephanie L. Hitchcock; Lisa Krueger
hurricane, windthrow, treefall, regeneration, herbaceous species
J. Torrey Bot. Sot. 129: 48-59.
Long-term changes in forest composition and diversity following early logging (1919-1923) and the decline of American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
Chestnut blight fungus (Endothia parasitica [Murr.] P.I. And. & H.W. And. is a classic example of an invasive species, which severely damaged populations of its host, Castanea dentata, and had widespread and long-term impacts on eastern North American forests. Concurrently, forests were further disturbed by lumbering, which was common across the...
Katherine J. Elliott; Wayne T. Swank
Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra, Tsuga canadensis, disturbance, disease pandemic, long-term data
Plant Ecol., Vol. 197: 155-172
Bridging the gap between ecosystem theory and forest watershed management
The history of forests and logging in North America provides a back drop for our study of Watershed (WS) 7. Prior to European settlement, potentially commercial forests covered approximately 45% of North America, but not all of it was the pristine, ancient forest that some have imagined. Prior to 1492, Native Americans had extensive settlements throughout eastern...
Jackson Webster; Wayne Swank; James Vose; Jennifer Knoepp; Katherine Elliott
In: Swank, Wayne T.; Webster, Jackson R., comps., eds. Long-term response of a forest watershed ecosystem. Clearcutting in the southern Appalachian. Oxford University Press: 229-247.
Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation 20 years after clear-cutting a southern Appalachian watershed
In 1975, we initiated a long-term interdisciplinary study of forest watershed ecosystem response to clear- cutting and cable logging in watershed 7 at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. This paper describes ~20 years of change in species composition, aboveground biomass, leaf area index (LAI),...
Katherine J. Elliott; Lindsay R. Boring; Wayne T. Swank
Can. J. For. Res. 32: 667-683 (2002)
Diverse Applications of Electronic-Nose Technologies in Agriculture and Forestry
Electronic-nose (e-nose) instruments, derived from numerous types of aroma-sensor technologies, have been developed for a diversity of applications in the broad fields of agriculture and forestry. Recent advances in e-nose technologies within the plant sciences, including improvements in gas-sensor designs, innovations in data analysis and pattern-recognition...
Alphus D. Wilson
artificial olfaction, electronic aroma detection, volatile organic compounds
Sensors 13:2295-2348
The contribution of the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory to developing and understanding of long-term (1934-2008) changes in managed and unmanaged forests
Long-term records from USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges (EF&Rs) are exceptionally valuable scientific resources and common ground for research in natural resource management. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Southern Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina, is one of 82 EF&Rs located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Since...
Katherine J. Elliott; James Vose
Invasive species, disturbance, chestnut blight, hemlock woolly adelgid, ecosystem process
Forest Ecology and Management 261:900-910
Herbaceous species composition and richness of mesophytic cove forests in the southern Appalachians: synthesis and knowledge gaps
We synthesized the current information on mesophytic cove forests in the southern Appalachians, assessed the range of variation in herb species composition and diversity in stands with different disturbance histories and environmental conditions, identified key knowledge gaps, and suggested approaches to fill these knowledge gaps. The purpose of this synthesis was to...
Katherine J. Elliott; James M. Vose; Duke Rankin
disturbance, herbs, indicator species, Liliaceae, rich coves, seed dispersal
The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 141(1):39-71
Disturbance history and stand dynamics in secondary and old-growth forests of the Southern Appalachain Mountains, USA
Understanding the patterns of past disturbance allows further insight into the complex composition, structure, and function of current and future forests, which is increasingly important in a world where disturbance characteristics are changing. Our objectives were to define disturbance causes, rates (percent disturbance per decade), magnitudes and frequency (time...
Sarah M. Butler; Alan S. White; Katherine J. Elliott; Robert S. Seymour
dendrochronology, dendroecology, disturbance rates, recruitment events
Torrey Botanical Society
Disturbance history and stand dynamics in secondary and old-growth forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
BUTLER, S. M. (Family Forest Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003), A. S. WHITE (School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5755), K. J. ELLIOTT (Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Center for Forest Watershed Science, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Otto, NC 28763) AND R. S. SEYMOUR (School of Forest...
Sarah M. Butler; Alan S. White; Katherine J. Elliott; Robert S Seymour
dendrochronology, dendroecology, disturbance rates, recruitment events.
he Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 141(3):189-204. 16 p.
The long-term case for partial-cutting over clear-cutting in the southern Appalachians USA
Prior to the 1950s, common partial harvesting operations in the southern Appalachians USA involved the removal of logs by ground-skidding and the construction of steep access roads and skid trails along stream channels. Little is known about how these historical practices affected long-term vegetation changes. An experimental watershed in the Coweeta...
Katherine J. Elliott; Chelcy F. Miniat; Andrea S. Medenblik
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, tree diversity, forest composition, deciduous, logging, partial harvest, functional traits
New Forests


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Q: JTable does not refresh, when i add data to the database (mysql) insert.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

                    try{

                        String sql1 = "Insert into supplier (SupplierID, CompanyName,PhoneNumber) values (?,?,?)";
                        Connection conn = null;
                       conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:C:\\Users\\Jela\\Desktop\\repo\\Master\\Working\\database.db");
                       PreparedStatement pst = conn.prepareStatement(sql1);
                       pst.setString(1, supplierID.getText());
                       pst.setString(2, companyname.getText());
                       pst.setString(3, contactnumber.getText());

                       pst.execute();

                       System.out.println("data inserted");
                       conn.close();

                    }catch(Exception e2){

                    System.out.println(e2);
                    }

   try{
    String sql2 = "Select * FROM supplier";
    Connection conn1 = null;
    conn1 = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:C:\\Users\\Jela\\Desktop\\repo\\Master\\Working\\database.db");
    PreparedStatement pst = conn1.prepareStatement(sql2);
    ResultSet rs = pst.executeQuery();
    DefaultTableModel model1 = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames);
  table.setModel(model1);
  conn1.close();

        }catch(Exception e3){
        System.out.println(e3);
        }

            }

        });

i have an insert button, and when i click the insert button data should be added to the database. However the data only appears when i close my program and start again. I started the update code, but it does not update. Could anyone give me some hints of how i can update the database in a JTable.
Thanks in advance

A: Add a finally block after the catch which closes your connection and preparedStatement.
 ...
 } finally {

        if (pst!= null) {
            pst.close();
        }

        if (conn != null) {
            conn .close();
}

Another way to close your resources is to use the try-with-resources statement
 try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(myConnectionURL);
       PreparedStatement pst = conn.prepareStatement(sql1);)

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Homelessness services play an important role in supporting people with their physical and mental safety and well-being. Experiences preceding a person's homelessness, as well as being currently homeless on the streets or in services, may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or feelings, and the risk of suicide attempts. It is vital that organisations offer the right support, both to prevent suicide and to support staff who are working with homeless individuals.
This guidance focuses on how managers can incorporate suicide prevention into the planning and delivery of services. It includes links to tools, information and training for teams to improve their support to individuals.
The Pavement's Suicide Feature Edition explores the impact of suicide through the experiences of people who are homeless and vulnerably housed.
We're grateful to The Pavement and Groundswell for sharing the work of their From the Ground Up peer reporters in this Suicide Feature Edition, exploring how suicide affects people who are homeless.


Creativity Emporium More Info. Why Membership?
Elsa's Creativity Emporium More Info on Why Membership. Words and Music, The Idea Emporium, Creativity Blog, Stories, Images, and More.
What's in it for you? More. More of whatever it is you're enjoying, more of whatever already interests you. When something suits us, we can feel it. We'd like more.
Even more, in the huge world of the web, and in our huge and sometimes overwhelming everyday world, it's so easy to lose a link we'd like to keep. Sometimes we can feel, there's more for me here, but then where is it? where is that link?
Still, why am I doing this, asking for your email address, you may be asking?
From your side, all you want is access to one little thing, and bang, here is this roadblock. Frustrating. No instant access. A slow-down, if nothing else. Plus, what may I do with your email address?
Why am I doing this? Briefly, contact and community with those who like my stuff enough to want to stay in touch.
For the past 2 years, I've worked to build a home for my work and to get people to find it. Those have been almost lifelong dreams: to get my work out into the world, and to have people enjoy my stuff. Over the past year, the site has gone from an average of 46 visitors a day (Nov 07), to 372 (Nov 08), to 446 visitors a day (Dec 08, so far), - and in terms of page views, from 5504 a month (total, Nov 07), to 26869 a month (total, Nov 08).
Members Only Pages. This is new - November 21, 2008.
It's not money. Just like everything on the site is free, here what I'm offering is free. Free updates on what's new.
But now I want to be able to know who are the "appreciators" - people who like my stuff, and would like to hear from me, maybe once a month. So on a few of the pages, I'm asking for email addresses. If you don't like my stuff enough to give your email address, fine. If you do and then want to opt out (not hear from me again), also fine.
But if you care enough to get access to the page, and might also like to hear from me every now and then, great.
Appreciators - another word is "insiders." Or, if you like, members.
I love the creativity site! M.F.
Love the Fluffers book so far - heck, I love your entire site. C.F.
An even bigger goal than an insider's circle is community - a community of people who like good thinking and creativity, and might might enjoy staying in touch, might find it stimulating, satisfying, energizing.
I have more plans in the works - like for interactive stuff, and most of all, a virtual cafe with something different every virtual night - from an idea night, to a words-and-music night, to time for fun pieces, to time for mellow moments. There will also be space for lots of people to put their works. That's the next very big goal.
Right now, though, I know I need to move from making everything available to everyone, happy just to have people come see my stuff - to creating an insider's circle of people who want to keep in touch, who want to at least try an ongoing connection.
Again, if that's you, great. Welcome.
So, if it's right for you, please enter your email address.
Elsa's Creativity Emporium More Info on Why Membership.
to The Idea Emporium, click here.
to Words and Music, click here.
but what more info might you want?


I got their Banh Mi Bo Chay which is my favorite! I've tried their Banh Mi Dat Biet and the Banh Mi Xiu Mai but I just like the Bo Chay the best."
The food was excellent and I've been looking forever to find a vietnamese place that served a vegan version of com bo luc lac! I finally found it!
The food was freshly made and generously portioned as well as very well priced. I felt I got great value from it."
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This Adult WordPress themes pack has included 19 WordPress themes and 1 WordPress plugin. In this themes pack have some themes and plugin that might not work on new version of WordPress. But it Will work on older version better.


Error 0x57c appears while the setting is of misconfiguration with your Windows os. Launching programs will likely be slower and response time will lag. When you have numerous applications running, you could possibly experience crashes and freezes. For example, the 0x57c error you received likely because your PC is erratic.
When Will 0x57c Error Occur?
Since you suffered from 0x57c error then you should have found the condition that it appears during installing/uninstalling, updating a program or windows update. Quick solution for 0x57c error!
You may dramatically improve the speed of the machine if you address each of the problems just mentioned. So that you can get rid of your errors and increase the speed of your computer, it is recommended that you download the 0x57c Fixing Tool. It is an classic optimization tool that may revise each of the errors that are decling your computer speed or computer performance.
How to Fix 0x57c ?
3. With clicking on 'Fix All' button, the 0x57c error will be solved together with other errors that was discovered in last move.
To correct 0x57c error automatically.


Asutype data files are shared-ready by default, so you can share them between multiple computers of yours or between multiple users of your working group without the need of running a separate server application.
You don't need to do anything extra to share a file. Simply put it to a shared place and open it from any computer you want to access the file. Asutype will automatically handle all data synchronization work necessary in the background and let all computers read and write safely to the file. It's that easy!
You don't need to put a file to a network drive to share. You can even share a file out of your computer by letting others access right to it.
Make Asutype automatically open and use the same group dictionary or group shortcut list without intervention from individual user.
Make Asutype automatically turn on or off certain features, such as always use automatic spell checking mode, without intervention from individual user.
Allow or prohibit certain features, such as prohibiting some powerful hot code to run.
Apply preferences to everybody or to certain users in your group.
Asutype's multi-tier configuration makes group deployment quick and easy, while still gives group users freedoms to set their own preferences.


We celebrated Fiji Day on Friday, Week 1 of term 4 with a beautiful, informational display in the library about Fiji and the process leading up to Independence day. Throughout the week, I read the book "Mean and nasty toatoa" written by Diane and Simione Beranaliva. The illustrator spent his childhood in Suvavou village, Lami. In the book, he tells the story of his encounter with the nasty toatoa (lion fish) on one of his Sunday expedition to the Suvavou reef. This Non fiction book is beautifully illustrated and depicts the life of a young Fijian boy living by the sea. A perfect book to read leading up to Fiji day assembly!
Term 4 started off with library lessons revisiting the Fiction and Nonfiction genre with primary classes. We used old scholastic book club catalogs to cut out the front cover pictures of books from either genre and pasting them under the correct column. A great way of using left over catalogs and reinforcing fine motor skills for the lower primary and differentiating between the two genres for all levels.


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Q: How to show a wait screen in VBA Excel 2010 I have macros that are running on some workbooks and a status screen that shows their progress so the user does not have to stare at a blank screen or the loading screen of Excel. Or so I though. The status page works, it will update as the macros run, but excel will not show any of it until after the macros finish running. How do I show my status screen?
status = "SheetName"

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    'Make sure that the screen is active
    Sheets(status).Activate
    Sheets(status).Select
End Sub

A: If the purpose of your status screen is simply to give some feedback while your macros are running, a quick and easy alternative is to use the Status Bar.  Here's a sample:
Sub YourMacro()
    Dim StatusOld As Boolean, CalcOld As XlCalculation

    ' Capture Initial Settings
    StatusOld = Application.DisplayStatusBar

    '      Doing these will speed up your code
    CalcOld = Application.Calculation
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.EnableEvents = False

    On Error GoTo EH

    ' Your code...

    ' Every so often while your code is running
    Application.StatusBar = "Something Useful..."

    ' After all your code is done
CleanUp:
    ' Put things back like they were
    Application.StatusBar = False
    Application.Calculation = CalcOld
    Application.DisplayStatusBar = StatusOld
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.EnableEvents = True
Exit Sub
EH:

    ' Your error handler...

    GoTo CleanUp
End Sub

A: You have to call DoEvents after each update (VBA instruction). That will give processor time back to Excel for an instant, and it'll use it to redraw the screen. You do have to be a little careful with this as it'll also allow your user to click in the spreadsheet and mess things up.


Thunderbirds (1965–1966) full episodes watch cartoons online.
Synopsis: In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customed designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's five sons volunteer to operate as the pilots and field agents, as well "Brains" (alias Hiram B. Hackenbaker) as the team engineer. In addition, Jeff's friend, Kyrano and his daughter Tin Tin agree to be the support staff. In addition to the field team, IR also maintains an intelligence network with Lady Penelope and her ex-con chauffer, Parker as the chief agents in this arm. The series depicts this team as they answer various calls for help around and beyond the world while they prevent enemies like the Hood from learning and exploiting their secrets.


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Q: How to install pygame? I have been trying to install pygame for 3.3 and 3.4 and can't find a way to install it probably with out it giving a error when I do pygame.init().
Is it because pygame.init() is not the proper code or is it because I installed it incorrectly?  If so, can someone tell me how to install it?

A: Check out downloads on their bitbucket repo (for windows):
https://bitbucket.org/pygame/pygame/downloads

A: On Windows: open your comandline and type:
   pip install pygame

On Debian-based Linux type into your terminal:
sudo apt-get install python-pygame

A: You can find binary installations for pygame for python 3.4 on windows here. I'm not sure where you could find it if you're running a different operating system.

A: I would recommend Gohlke's precompiled pythonlibs in wheel format :) pygame from Gohlke
I was never let down by those libraries and I used numpy, scipy, scikit-learn etc. (and pygame as well) extensively, which are one of the tougher to build on windows ;)


5Th ed. of "The Stratford records and the Shakespeare autotypes".
Outlines of the life of Shakespeare.
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This page describes the changes to creating new Field Types introduced in the v2.0.0 version.
For a full description of the Field Type API see Field Type API and best practices.
Your type has to be called value. In the example above, CheckboxFieldType::class is used, but you can use standard Symfony form type instead.
It's a good practice to encapsulate Fields with custom types as it allows easier templating. Type has to be compatible with your Field Type's eZ\Publish\Core\FieldType\Value implementation. You can use a DataTransformer to achieve that or just assure correct property and form field names.
// Creating from FormBuilder as we need to add a DataTransformer.
// Deactivate auto-initialize as we're not on the root form.
Use names corresponding to the keys used in Field Type's eZ\Publish\SPI\FieldType\FieldType::$settingsSchema implementation. Special key defaultValue allows you to specify a field for setting default value assigned during content editing.
As you can see in the example above it's necessary to tag services using ez.fieldFormMapper.value when providing content editing support (FieldValueFormMapperInterface interface) and ez.fieldFormMapper.definition when providing Field Type definition editing support (FieldDefinitionFormMapperInterface interface). The fieldType key has to correspond to the name of your Field Type.
At this point you are able to edit Field Type value but in some cases you might be interested in providing customized form theme. The procedure is the same as described in Symfony's documentation.


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Flippin' Pages Book Reviews
from two ladies who love to read
A Lady's Guide to Passion and Property by Kate Moore
TracyGeorgian Era (1714-1837), Historical Mystery, Tracy's Reviews#HusbandHunters, Kate Moore3 Comments
Tracy's rating: 3.5/4 of 5 stars
Series: Husband Hunters, #2
Lucy Holbrook has inherited the Tooth and Nail inn from her father as well as the responsibility of Adam, an old blind man that has been at the inn for as long as Lucy can remember. Adam was injured years ago and taken in by her father, Adam is mentally disabled and suffered an horrific event, one that her father took great pains to keep secret. Now that Lucy has inherited the inn, her friends from London think she should find a husband, they offer to bring her to town and sponsor her for a season. But Lucy is not sure she wants a husband and can't leave Adam or the inn. They leave her a copy of the Husband Hunter's Guide and encourage her to reconsider.
Captain Harry Clare has been staying at the inn since the Pantheon Club closed, he needs to finish his final case and reap his reward. Harry is sure that Adam is the man he has been tasked in finding – a blind man who witnessed a murder. Harry is sure that if he can unlock Adam's secrets, he will find the person responsible for leaking information to England's enemies and will finally finish his mission, get his promised reward, save his family home and get the Pantheon club re-opened. But first he has to get Lucy to trust him enough to leave Adam and go to London. Simple, right?
This is a complex story with lots of secrets, surprises and twists. I felt that it would more accurately be described as an historical intrigue novel rather than an historical romance – the romance in this book is VERY light and subtle – I have no idea how Harry and Lucy fell in love as their relationship really it wasn't the primary focus of the book. But there is a really great mystery to solve and a lot of surprising revelations made. There are cameos from characters in the previous book that tie up some loose ends and the introduction of a new character that will make you want to read the next book!
*I am voluntarily leaving a review of an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher*
Avid reader (and reviewer) of historical romance.
Upstaged by Murder by C.S. Challinor
Highland Wrath by Madeline Martin
3 thoughts on "A Lady's Guide to Passion and Property by Kate Moore"
silvatrend8553 says:
I have to agree with you on all counts about this book. I did, however leard that it was book #2 and maybe I would have felt differently if I had read the first one.
The first one was also more mystery than romance – but it was an excellent mystery!!
Gave this one 3.25 of 5.0 stars. I just couldn't get into the read although I did finish it.
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Michael Mizrachi, better known to the online poker community as the Grinder, has officially confirmed his seat at this year's 888poker Live London Festival. Aspers casino in London will be hosting the tournament between November 22nd and December 3rd.
One of the most popular poker sites, 888poker has already announced that three former WSOP champions would show up at the event. One of the champions is Scott Blumstein, who won the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event. The tournament will also see John Cada in action. In 2009, Cada walked away with $8,547,042 as the last man sitting at the 2009 WSOP tournament. Lastly, the winner of the 2014 World Series of Poker, Martin Jacobson will join the tourney as well.
The most recent confirmation came from a Twitter account of one of the best players in the poker world, Michael Mizrachi. "Excited to go to 888poker LIVE London in November, all tournaments have action clocks!" tweeted Mizrachi.
Miami-born poker player earned himself a lot of achievements during his poker career that started in 2004. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2010 in in the $50,000 Players Championship event. Michael earned his second WSOP bracelet just a year later at the World Series of Poker Europe. Then in 2012, the Grinder won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship that got him his third bracelet, as well as a cash prize of around $1.5 million.
When it comes to Michael's World Poker Tour success, he won first place at the L.A. Poker Classic $9,603 Main Event in 2005. Next year, he won the Borgata Winter Open $9,700 Championship taking home a substantial money prize of nearly $1.2 million.
With so many great players at 888poker Live London Festival, we'll surely see some exciting live poker action.
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Sonic or Spark? Which Chevy Compact is Right For You?
In name alone, the Chevy Sonic has been around since 2011 when it was first introduced at the Paris Motor Show. In concept and in every other area, the Sonic has been a part of the Chevrolet lineup since 2002. Back then it was sold as the Chevy Aveo, and was the brand's leading subcompact car until the Sonic took over for the 2011 model year. Chevy's other popular subcompact, the Spark, also got its start under a different name. Originally sold as the Daewoo Matiz, Chevy began to sell this sporty car under the Spark nameplate in 2005, shortly after taking control of Daewoo Motors. Both the Spark and Sonic are currently available at your favorite Chevy dealer near Joliet, and each represents the perfect blend of fun, affordability, and practicality.
The 2017 Chevy Spark is the lowest priced model in the latest Chevy brand lineup. Starting at just $13,000 brand new, the 2017 Spark was designed to deliver exceptional reliability and performance at a very affordable price. The Sonic is also one of the lower priced models in Chevrolet's 2017 lineup, and starts at just $15,145. Both of these subcompact cars are obviously affordable, but what else do they offer? The easy answer to that question, is a lot. The Sonic and Spark are besting the competition in nearly every area of importance, and are quickly becoming some of the best selling vehicles in their segment.
If you are looking for an affordable compact to add to your daily routine, the harder question to answer would be – Should I choose the Spark, or the Sonic?
Spark or Sonic? Which One is Right For You?
The Spark and Sonic are easily confused among car shoppers, and for good reason. Both are available as a hatchback variant, they are both considered subcompact, and each model offers a lower end price tag. First impressions aside, however, and these two cars from Chevrolet have a lot more differences, than they do similarities. Choosing which one is right for you may be a simple matter of personal preference, or more likely – your unique set of vehicle needs.
Take a look at some of the areas of importance below, and see which compact car from Chevrolet offers the best solution to each one.
If Space is Important: Subcompact car buyers are just as concerned with maximizing their vehicle space, as any other driver. Perhaps even more so, due to the fact that they have less space to work with over someone who is shopping for a new Chevy Tahoe. If you are shopping around for a compact car and don't want to sacrifice extra space for passenger comfort and belongings, then the 2017 Sonic sedan is your best bet. With a maximum cargo volume of 47.7 cubic feet, the Spark doesn't even come close to that amount of room with a mere 27.2 cubic feet of maximum cargo capacity. It's also worth noting that while the 2017 Sonic has seating for five passengers, the smaller Spark can only accommodate four.
If Fuel Efficiency Matters: This area is a more obvious concern for buyers looking for a compact or subcompact car, and truthfully – both the Sonic and Spark deliver phenomenal fuel economy ratings. When it comes down to getting the maximum amount of fuel for your money, the 2017 Spark comes out far ahead of the Sonic. With an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 30 MPG in the city, and 39 MPG on the highway, the 2017 Spark will get you much farther down the road, with fewer stops. To compare, the 2017 Sonic has a fuel economy rating of 24 MPG in the city, and 34 MPG on the highway. While these numbers are still quite impressive, the Spark is your best bet for maximizing your everyday fuel efficiency.
If Power and Performance is Important: Compact cars are not made to race, or even contend with larger sedans on the market. While neither the 2017 Sonic or the Spark will be winning any power and performance awards this year, the Sonic is noticeably more capable than the Spark in this particular department. Chevy equipped its 2017 Sonic models with a 1.8-liter I4 engine, capable of producing 138 horsepower and 125 lb.-ft. of torque. The smaller Spark maxes out with a horsepower rating of 98, and 94 lb.-ft. of torque. For drivers who need a little more get up and go out of their compact sedans, the Sonic is clearly the best choice.
If Price Matters: As we mentioned earlier, both the Sonic and Spark offer price tags that are the least expensive in the entire 2017 Chevy lineup. The base 2017 Spark starts at just $13,000, and tops out at a still conservative $17,425. The entry level 2017 Sonic features a price of $15,145, and tops out with the Premier model for $20,415. Both the Sonic and Spark come packed with plenty of standard features, which may make the decision that much harder for buyers. When it comes down to mere numbers, the 2017 Chevrolet Spark is the best option for buyers on a budget, or for those who want to buy a less expensive car without sacrificing amenities.
Choosing between the Sonic and Spark may be a tough decision to make, but you really can't go wrong with either one of these Chevy brand cars. Each one has managed to earn its fair share of accolades and industry honors, and are built by the most dependable car brand in America. On paper, the choice between the Sonic and Spark may be an impossible one to make, especially if you have not experienced either of these models in person. If that's the case, we invite you to come down to Chevrolet of Naperville in Naperville, IL, and take each one for a test drive. We take every car buyer out on our exclusive state-of-the-art test track that consists of various elements you will encounter on the streets and roadways here in Illinois. You can explore the capabilities that each compact car offers, before settling on which one will best suit your lifestyle. Come down to Chevrolet of Naperville and take the fun and affordable Chevy compacts for a test drive, today.


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AZA successfully defended Mistras Group, Inc. and its employees in a $9 million lawsuit alleging breach of non-competition agreements, theft of trade secrets and tortious interference.
Mistras, a global leader in assessing the safety of large corporate infrastructure components such as refineries and bridges, was wrongly accused by competitor Sentinel Integrity Solutions of tortious interference. AZA defeated Sentinel's efforts to obtain a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction, and later prevailed in a three-week jury trial. AZA also convinced the jury to make Sentinel pay $750,000 in attorneys' fees through trial plus fees on appeal.
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's final judgment, upholding the $750,000 fee award to AZA's client. According to Texas Lawyer and Verdict Search, this original jury award of attorneys' fees was the fourth-largest defense verdict delivered in Texas in 2011.
AZA Lawyers: John Zavitsanos and Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher. AZA served as lead counsel for both trial and appeal.
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METALLICA To Stream Complete Live Show Every Monday
METALLICA will launch a new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band will stream the complete video of a METALLICA live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week.
The heavy metal giants announced the series in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "While we're all doing our part and staying home, we find ourselves missing live music, so how about we dive back into a few of our favorite shows at a socially responsible distance? Not to sound too cheesy, but now more than ever, we're in this together, and staying connected is how we'll get through it. With that in mind, we're bringing a series of Live METALLICA shows right to your couch!
"Starting at 8 PM EDT tonight, we'll be debuting our brand new concert series, #MetallicaMondays, where we'll stream the complete video of a live show for you on our YouTube channel and on Facebook every week.
"We're kicking it off with an iconic location, so please tune in tonight to watch METALLICA: Live at Slane Castle - June 8, 2019.
"Slane is just the beginning… tune in weekly for #MetallicaMondays to get a taste of live METALLICA. We know… it's not quite the same as the real deal, and trust us, we wish we could be out there with you again!
"Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when our weekly concerts begin streaming."
METALLICA has been largely out of the public eye since last fall when the band canceled an Australian tour and announced that frontman James Hetfield was returning to rehab for the first time since 2002 to battle his addictions.
Hetfield made his first major public appearance since entering rehab on January 30, when an exhibit featuring 10 of his classic custom cars opened at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Earlier today, METALLICA announced that its South American tour, which was originally planned for April, has been postponed until December. In addition, the band's appearances at three Danny Wimmer Presents-produced festivals in May have been canceled: Epicenter in Charlotte, Welcome To Rockville in Daytona and Sonic Temple in Columbus.
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The "last straw" Whoopi referred to was the $2 billion plus lost by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in derivatives trading (that is gambling) by a London-based employee. If Mr. Obama answered yes to Whoopi's question, I did not hear it.
Now the ladies of The View are a noisy lot and my hearing is not what it used to be. I could have missed the President's positive answer, but if it was "yes" he said it much too softly, and he did not object when The View quickly moved on to other topics.
I was bitterly disappointed. I expected the President to seize on Whoopi's question as an opportunity to savage Wall Street and the whole financial industry for continuing to play the same high risk, derivative games that helped bring on the Great Recession. I expected him to excoriate the regulatory agencies and Congress for their abject failure to reform the financial system.
But by his silence Mr. Obama made it clear that reform of Wall Street and the banks is not high on his agenda. JPMorgan's huge loss (according to some reports it could really by as high as $5 billion) was not unfortunately "the last straw" as far as the Obama administration is concerned.
Some folks say JPMorgan is so big and rich that it can absorb the loss and lose no sleep over it. Maybe that's true, but I'm of the "last straw" school. The news of the banking company's enormous loss indicated to me and a lot of other people that the financiers have learned nothing from the crash of 2008 and still treat Wall Street as a giant casino in which they are the high rollers. This despite the fact that economists have warned that the failure of just one big American bank would bring down our whole financial system.
Columbia University Prof. Thomas B. Edsall would tell me that I was hopelessly naive in expecting the President to go after the finance industry.
Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has condemned Mr. Obama for constructing a "vast edification of regulations" which he, Mr. Romney, promises to tear down if elected.
That's bad news for all of us. Unless one of the presidential candidates has an epiphany and changes course, Wall Street and the banks will continue to play Russian roulette with derivatives and other weapons of financial mass destruction. The end result of such madness is too awful to contemplate.