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Lessons on Development from the Immigration Queue
For those who work and live in Washington DC, flying into Dulles airport at the end of a long journey only to be greeted by long queues at immigration is never easy. One hears a lot of complaints about immigration processes and it is human nature to talk about it when the government does something wrong rather than when things go right. Global Entry - an initiative of the US Government (Customs and Border Protection) - a neat way to avoid the long line - is getting it exactly right. I recently signed up for the Global Entry Program [1] that allows travelers returning to the US, a quick entry back through fewer checks at immigration. In my case, I got through immigration at Washington Dulles in 15 minutes from landing to a taxi!
The Global Entry Program is a great example of using technology to spur innovation and efficiency in the public sector in the following ways:
CBP's client segmentation and risk management: CBP classified travelers based on risk. The passengers with lower risk, that is travelers that do not have a criminal record, travel violations, and a clean record (a background check is done for each applicant) do not need the same strict security measures that the general traveler has to put up with. Realistically, risk cannot be eliminated altogether. Managing risk on the other hand can allow trusted travelers through with minimal processing.
Development organizations could use some of these principles in their own work. While there is some differentiation between the different groups of countries these organizations work with (for example Low Income Countries, Middle Income Countries etc.) the client segmentation is not extensive. Other questions these organizations could be asking are: Which governments are easiest to deal with? Which governments have more efficient processes? (We can look at the "doing business" reports as a source) Which have higher transparency and governance scores? Can we streamline our own requirements for such countries? Should development institutions require expensive environmental impact assessments from clients with good records? Can the assessments be made more flexible?
Development organizations should take risks. However risks (vs potential benefits) should be measured and there should be an informed risk taking process rather than risk for the sake of risk. Common standards across different development organizations can allow minimization of risk.
CBPs' return on investment: The return in a public sector entity does not have to be economic. In this case, the "return" was lowered processing time. The "investment" in this case was the purchase of the Kiosks that allow automated immigration processes. The CBP FY 2014 Budget shows that $8 million supported the acquisition of 60 kiosks at airports and at 8 high volume pedestrian crossings. These 8 high volume sites process approximately 73 percent of the total 40 million annual pedestrian crossings. In their statement, CBP said that this investment would allow CBP to better facilitate legitimate travelers and focus on higher-risk passengers and cargo (source).
Development organizations could also use the concept of ROI in development. In which sectors, using which tools and techniques have we had maximum impact ? How can we prioritize the high ROI initiatives, making the processing for these initiatives fast and easy?
CBP Focus on client satisfaction: CBP has zoomed right in to the biggest complaint of travelers today -- long lines at immigration and solved the problem for those that are considered safe. The Global Entry program satisfies clients and improves efficiency at the same time. The Global Entry efficiency consists of reducing time in immigration to 40 seconds through automation.
For development organizations, client feedback should be critical. How can those in development get feedback from clients (both explicit and implicit) at every step of the way? How can development organizations improve their service orientation? There are established tools for measuring process efficiency that could be used. Can development organizations measure the efficiency of each process and try to improve the same? Of course, focus should be on the most critical processes in the first instance.
In the absence of a bottom line, leveraging technology for gains in efficiency and innovation can be both trickier and more rewarding in the public sector and in the development arena (as compared to the private sector). However by focusing on mission critical and measurable elements such as client segmentation and risk management, defining an ROI, and targeting client satisfaction, we can optimize both efficiency and innovation at the same time.
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Everton manager David Moyes hit out at the officials after his side conceded a controversial penalty in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Manchester City.
The Toffees were leading the Barclays Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium through Marouane Fellaini when the Belgian was penalised after tangling with Edin Dzeko just before half-time and Carlos Tevez tucked home from the spot.
"It is not a penalty kick. I don't know how many penalties Manchester City have had in their home games recently, but as far as I know it is quite a few. They got another one today," said Moyes. "You can't be giving ones like that. There'd be a penalty every time there's a corner kick."
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By Air Force Staff Sgt. Tammie Moore
Special to American Forces Press Service
Dec. 12, 2008 - A need for a pair of shoes provided the catalyst for a donation that benefited an entire Afghan village. Earlier this month, a handful of volunteers and the Kapisa and Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered hundreds of pairs of recycled shoes, clothing and radios to about 250 families at the Afghan Department of Refugees and Repatriation village.
The humanitarian effort began when Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Tom Knolmayer, general surgeon for the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here, was operating on a boy who had been shot in the abdomen in crossfire. The doctor noticed the boy's callused, mud-caked feet.
"I was thinking about the fact that we were going to have to send him home with bare feet," said the colonel, who is deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. "His feet were covered in calluses that did not appear to be just formed, but formed over years. I felt sorry for him, so I e-mailed my wife and asked her to send a pair of my son's old hiking boots."
The request for a pair of shoes grew into something more. Knolmayer's wife contacted her friends and asked them to do the same. Before long, the donations came rolling in. The colonel worked with the Kapisa and Parwan PRT to coordinate a delivery of the shoes to people who needed them the most.
"He had quite a big collection, and we found an appropriate place to deliver them," Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Zincone, Kapisa and Parwan PRT information officer, said.
The PRT contacted provincial officials, who directed them to the Department of Refugees and Repatriation. With the department's help, the team established a humanitarian assistance drop to aid the families.
"I really appreciate this; our people were running out of humanitarian aid, and they did not have anything for the winter," Ali Hahm, a village elder, said. "I really thank, from the bottom of my heart, the coalition forces who provided this stuff for the poor people here in this village."
The relationship that formed between the PRT and DORR through the humanitarian aid drop is one both parties hope to continue, Hahm said.
"We are looking forward to having the same help, the same support," he said. "We have a lot of poor, needy people here."
The humanitarian aid drop is the first the Kapisa and Parwan PRT had coordinated with the village.
"They kind of ran the show," Zincone, deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., said. "We showed up with all of the goods, but they had a system in place; they had gone out ahead of time and identified all of the families. They called them out and came into the compound area one or two families at a time. Outside, a large group gathered, but the Afghan National Police was there [to keep order]."
The highly organized event allowed for each family's needs to be specifically met.
"It was a great experience; I loved being able to be a part of it," Knolmayer said. "What is enjoyable for me is being able to hand out these things and watch their faces light up because they are in dire need of it; that is something we don't see very often. It is a very rewarding thing to be able to give like that."
Knolmayer said the trip will stand out in his mind for a long time.
"It was fun to be a part of this event, but the larger concept of it is overwhelming and heartwarming," he said. "It is simple families back home who will never see villages in Afghanistan. They care enough to empty out their closets, and ship a box of shoes and clothes over here to these children."
(Air Force Staff Sgt. Tammie Moore serves with the U.S. Air Forces Central news team.)
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Nationwide High School Students Choose Obama for 2012 Presidential Election
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Nov. 4, 2012 09:49 PM
MOUNT HERMON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/12 -- High school students across the country took to the polls this month and chose President Barack Obama to serve another term as President of the United States in a nationwide mock election.
More than 54,000 students from more than 130 schools across the United States -- at least two from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia -- participated in this year's VOTES Project (Voting Opportunities for Teenagers in Every State), one of the nation's largest mock elections, (http://votes2012.org) began in 1988 by teachers at Northfield Mount Hermon School. High school students across the country campaigned on behalf of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney -- as well as third-party candidates -- holding rallies, debates and other campaign events leading up to tonight's announcement of the winner.
Barack Obama received 316 electoral votes and Republican challenger Mitt Romney received 208. Obama received 50.2% of the popular vote (27,107), and Romney earned 41.2% (22,252).
The final tally took place at the 2012 VOTES Election Central gala in James Gym on the NMH campus. The NMH Singers and Jazz Band provided campaign music, and students acted as television moderators, conducting interviews and reporting electoral results by fixing either a blue or a red pin to a map of the United States.
Due to Hurricane Sandy, a total of five schools in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania were unable to hold mock elections, meaning 14 electoral votes were not distributed.
Northfield Mount Hermon teachers Jim Shea and Lorrie Byrom started the VOTES Project in 1988 and its teenage voters have correctly picked the winner in every presidential election except one: 2004, when incumbent President George W. Bush beat Sen. John Kerry. Organizers believe the results have been so accurate because high school students tend to reflect their parents' political leanings.
"The VOTES Project has proven to be a remarkably effective and fun way of teaching our high school students about the electoral process in the United States," said VOTES co-creator Shea. "The hands-on mock election experience allows teenagers to be active participants in learning and political process rather than merely passive observers. What better way is there to teach them to be thoughtful, engaged, and informed citizens in the future?"
For teenagers, nearly all of whom will be voters in the election of 2016, VOTES teaches the significance and the excitement of the democratic process.
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Wigwam Outlast Weather Right Crew Length Outdoor Adult Socks. Crew length. Outlast fiber balances the temperature of your feet, never too hot or too cold. Fully cushioned. Stay put leg and top. Midweight. Foot hugging fit and comfort. Seamless toe closure.
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- Fully cushioned
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- Midweight
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- Seamless toe closure
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A sock that extends beyond ankle length, but not beyond the largest part of the calf. Typically 9" to 12" in length.
Made of 45% Wool, 30% Outlast® Viscose, 15% Stretch Nylon, 7% Olefin, 3% Stretch Polyester
The original, easy care fiber. The crimp in the wool fiber causes it to act like a tiny spring, but coils back to its original position. It features inherent qualities such as wrinkle resistance, colorfastness, shape recovery (resilience) and it breathes with your body. It can be knit in various weights to provide increasing levels of insulation for every temperature. Wool yarn, when knit into a thicker sock, tends to be bulky and lofty. Air becomes entrapped and it becomes an ideal insulator. Wools socks also keep feet drier because wool absorbs as much as 30% of its own weight in moisture before it begins to feel damp.
Outlast® Viscose:
Outlast® is a PCM or Phase Change Material that is combined with acrylic fibers or viscose rayon fibers. The PCM is able to absorb extra heat generated by the human body when it is too warm and releases heat from the human body when it is too cold. Thus it serves as a temperature regulating material. Ideal for use in socks where the person wearing them is engaged in active pursuits. Its properties also reduce perspiration.
Stretch Nylon:
Continuous nylon filaments that are crimped and heat set to provide elasticity. Due to the relatively high level of elasticity imparted to nylon after it is crimped and heat set, it is very commonly utilized to make stretch socks in combination with other yarns.
A superior, water-repelling fiber that won't accept moisture. It is used alone or with absorbent outer layers that work together to wick moisture away from your body. It is very strong and has the lowest specific gravity (lightest) of any man-made fiber. It is also stain-resistant and colorfast. The company that developed this fiber won the Nobel Prize.
Stretch Polyester:
Hydrophobic (water-repelling) fiber that is known for its durability and is extremely colorfast for vivid coloration.
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Benb Gallaher by Mick Hobbs :
When I first met Benb Gallaher, he was just sixteen; a year later he was only seventeen. These are but two of his great qualities. Should you let Benb into your life and living? Yes, you should. Should you let Benb Gallaher into your living and your life, you will never want for finding the state of being encouraged perpetually.
Andy Fisher by Benb Gallaher:
To this point, Andy's thing has been poetry. He's quite gifted at it, and he's got a sense of organic rhythm that is strongly evidenced in his bass playing. He's currently finishing post-graduate studies at Goddard College, so he gets to experience the intermittent agony of being simultaneously in a group and enrolled in school. He enjoys spending time outdoors, which is appalling.
Andy lives in Conway, New Hampshire, and his housemates have a cat that I don't like. That's right.
Having all of that out of the way commences the daunting task of recounting our assembly.
I think that we would have all stayed ignorant in this general capacity had it not been for Jason Willett. Jason was a personality in Frederick, MD (my hometown). He was very into music. Jad invited Jason into Half Japanese and requested that he enlist the group's members. He did. One of them was Mick Hobbs (Jason was a rabid fan of The Work). They became fast friends. Jason and Jad also cultivated a close friendship. So did Mick and Jad.
I started hanging out in the record store that Jason owned in Frederick when I should have been attending school. We formed some groups and played and recorded. Eventually, I met Jad and Mick, and we played together occasionally throughout the following years. We all liked each other very much.
In 1997, Jason, Jad, and I toured Australia. It was fun and funny. Then, we decided that Mick should accompany us on the next, if it ever happened - which it did, a year later, again in Australia. The line-up of the four of us was incredible - we were playing what I have heard described as twisted garage punk, but we all know that descriptions are stupid. Anyway, this time, Jason stayed in Australia. Then, Mick moved to Spain.
I was traveling a lot myself, as was Jad, in early 1999, during which time Mick and I played together briefly in a re-formed Family Fodder. I decided to visit Spain for the summer to do some recording for that, and then it became known that Jad would be playing and showing art in Portugal at the same time. It seemed clear that we should all be in a band together. Mick named us The Strobe Talbot Trio. The "trio" fell away before I even arrived in Spain. Strobe Talbot. I like the name, and I hate you if you don't.
We played some shows in July 1999, and they were lots of fun. Kind of raw, but actually very true to much of what's on 20 Pop Songs - you see, we were given a ton of studio time in Portugal before we'd even been a band for a week! So, what you hear there is really the first of it. The unabridged entirety of Strobe Talbot's first month was released on Portugal's LowFly label as "Daydreamy" by Strobe. Jad didn't like the Talbot, so we removed it, but we realized with time that we couldn't devise a handle that better suited the music. Please believe that we tried.
Then it gets fuzzy -- I went back to the States and fell into a hectic scholastic scene for a long time (which is where I met and befriended Andy). Jad fell headlong into love with a lifelong friend and got married. Mick had his own struggles and landed back in London. Somehow, we stayed together (even managing through all of this to meet in Maine and record some new tracks in January, 2001), and 20 Pop Songs got completed in there somewhere at no small personal and economic expense. The record itself is an amalgam of clunky pop music, propulsive lullabies, mournful mock-horror, and humorous hayseed romping. It's also the chronicle of a crazy convergence.
Now, we all seem to be settled a bit and well-righted, and in November of 2001, Mick flew over here from London to make some new units of music with Strobe Talbot. Andy had been invited to join two months earlier (he accepted the invitation), and the feeling of being a living, breathing group finally took hold with Mick's arrival (and our subsequent studio visit) in big, big ways. We recorded a ton of stuff that we feel is our best-ever work as an ensemble. Additionally, response to 20 Pop Songs has been warm and wonderful. We are all very excited about the future. So, here we are. Thank you so much for caring.
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Submission + - Can the Internet save education? (foxnews.com)
Velcroman1 writes: The Internet can save everything, even education. At least that's what tech companies would have parents and government officials believe. Too bad it's not true. Just this past week Harvard and MIT announced a joint $60 million project called edX to offer free courses online. (You won't get academic credit, but students can earn completion certificates and a grade.) The poster child for much of the online education movement is the Kahn Academy, which has roughly 3,200 educational videos available for free. But one has to wonder whether any of these online cheerleaders has ever watched a complete "class" on the site, because if they had they would immediately see the multitude of problems with this approach.


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You've got great people on your team and you have a strong vision for the future. So does everybody else. What you need to work on is getting remarkable.
Yep, I couldn't agree more. So how do you get started? Well, first by digging into stories. That's advice tip number one from the author.
Next, get this story work out of the exclusive domain of marketing. Now this point I really like because it is rarely acknowledge. But true it is.
And finally, if your stories are lacking, or broken, or problematic in any way -- fix them! That happens in part through working with trained story workers. So look around you for help.
As the author says, "...then you have to jump in and get to work on being remarkable. It might be the difference between surviving or thriving in 2012 and beyond."
I am looking forward to hearing about more remarkable organizations.
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it


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Bundesliga preview: Bayer Leverkusen eyeing top spot
Bayer Leverkusen have the chance to move to the Bundesliga summit when they travel to Hoffenheim on Friday night.
Last Updated: 19/10/13 12:31am
Leverkusen find themselves a point behind Bayern Munich, who they held to a 1-1 draw last time out, and level on points with Borussia Dortmund, who were beaten by fourth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach.
In spite of that first defeat of the season, Dortmund are still six points clear of Gladbach and Hannover.
Dortmund host Hannover on Saturday while Bayern face a Mainz side who have picked up just a single point from their past five games, and Leverkusen can steal a march on both with victory over Hoffenheim as a gulf begins to appear in the German game.
Werder Bremen used to find themselves among the frequent frontrunners, but in this, their third season without European football, their coach Robin Dutt fears that gulf is only going to get wider.
"If you consider the next 10 years, then you're probably not going to get anywhere near to Leverkusen, Schalke, Dortmund and Bayern," he told the Weser Kurier.
"We've got to invest in our own youth and we've got to have the aim of ensuring the fans see, in 13 or 14 of our 17 home games, the kind of football which leaves them feeling it's fantastic to pay the Weserstadion a visit."
That is precisely what he will be hoping to deliver against his former club Freiburg on Saturday with a place in the top five beckoning, in spite of Dutt's caution.
Freiburg head to Bremen in search of their first win of the season with Nurnberg also after their first triumph at Eintracht Frankfurt, although Eintracht Braunschweig are now off the mark thanks to a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg and they will be looking to celebrate at home to Schalke this Saturday.
On Saturday evening, Gladbach travel to Hertha Berlin with both home and away coach, Jos Luhukay and Lucien Favre respectively, meeting former clubs, while Sunday's games see Hamburg and Stuttgart, the only two sides to have changed coaches so far this season, meet at the HSV-Arena and Augsburg entertain Wolfsburg.


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Tallahasse, Fla. 9-13-13
Florida's EBT card system is about to change. A new company will take over on Monday.
Donald Sumpter owns Your Neighborhood Market grocery store in Tallahassee. Many shoppers here at the store are on the SNAP or food stamp program for the state of Florida.
A new company, FIS/eFunds will now operate the system. Starting at midnight on Monday, people in the SNAP program won't be able to use their EBT cards at their stores until sometime in the afternoon after their transition is completed.
"A lot of [the customers] are confused and believe that it's gonna last the rest of the month," said Sumpter.
That's why many stores across Florida are posting signs warning them of the statewide outage.
"We're asking them this weekend to go ahead and make those food and grocery purchases in preparation of the one day delay on September 16th," said Department of Families and Children spokesman Whitney Ray.
Ray says new system will save the state $21 million in the next three years. Additional staff will be added to track E-B-T cards hoping to cut back on fraud.
"[it will track] real-time monitoring of transactions as they happen in hopes that you stop the fraud before it gets out the door."
Sumpter says most of his customers know about the upcoming change but he'll be ready if people still show up on Monday.
"We're going to ride it out that day and not worry about it."
The EBT cards are used by millions of Floridians including more than 43,000 people in Leon County alone.


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And now, for the reason I'm still awake. Like I've said before, I need to keep on my 3rd shift sleep routine, so all night I have been working on a new basement project. I have been wanting to re-do the cold storage room. I was originally wanting to keep the wood shelving that was in there, but I decided to tear it all out of there. Two reasons for this. One, I needed to drylock this room because they are really bad. Tearing out the shelves made this much easier. Secondly, I have just enough wire racking to fill two walls and I can make the shelves fit whatever I need to store in there.
So, after my wife went to bed, the demolition began! I still can't believe how soundproof the basement is. I was hitting a prybar with a hammer to get some of the boards loose, and she didn't hear a thing. Got all those ripped out, removed said lumber, swept up a bit, and proceeded to start scraping walls. Yep, enough scrapings to fill another trash can! Several hours later, I was finally ready to open a second five gallon bucket of Drylok. I got the first coat on the cement walls, and finally finished around 6:15am! I'm beat, so the rest of the pics.....
On my way.....
One wall done.
Time to move this pile....uugggg.
Cleared out and ready for scraping....
Man, if there was a market for paint chips, I could make some money!
Of course, my battle with the spiders continues...
Much better!!
Just gotta prime and paint the wood walls, and this room will ne good for shelf construction. (After a second round of Drylok, of course.)
This window will need some caulking, weatherstripping, and some new paint of it's own, too.
More tomorrow; I've gotta get some sleep!!!!
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I know, kinda boring, some of this stuff. I got my storage room almost done. The two cement walls have two coats of Drylok on them. The wood wall has been painted, the window is caulked, sealed, primed and painted. Same goes for the inside of the door. I also sealed up a large crack in the floor with Drylok Fast plug and mopped the whole floor. Just giving the cement a bit more time to cure, and I'll be hitting the floor with more of the same epoxy gray paint. Things are progressing slowly because all these steps require a bit of time to cure and dry. I just want this room done! Once that floor is double-coated, I can then put my shelves in there and de-clutter my mess of a basement. THEN, game on for the RC lab setup!! Everything that is going in the basement is IN the basement; it's just still piled up in the center.
My wife is stressing over the lack of a coat closet and just the lack of closets altogether. She had a big walk in closet before, plus another large closet in another bedroom. She also had another walk in closet off of her office to put all paperwork and supplies, too. Her attic bedroom/office space is quickly filling up due to the fact that the kitchen and bathrooms also have a lot less storage space. She doesn't want anything household related in the basement, because it will probably still get a little water in it if it rains a bunch. We will probably build a coat closet in the living room at some point, but there is just so much else to get done. Just minor problems, really. I think the excitedness of the new house is slowly wearing off and we just want to not be unpacking or fixing something every day. We started all this in February when we decided to move, and now the finish line seems like it will never get here some days.....Hey! Pics!!
Dirty grubby walls fixed with shiny new paint!
And after.
Window looks much better.
Hard to tell, but this floor is clean. Musta emptied my mop bucket fourty times!
Oh, my poor, cluttered basement!!
Two of the boards in that pile are 10 ft. 2 x 16"! I think I might make her a custom shoe rack out of those for her closet...
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I went thru this 7 years ago I feel your pain...20 something thousand later I look back I regret moving so fast to complete.Trust me when your ur done with the major stuff you get bored and start creating things to repair
ERBE,Losi 8ight,Slash 4X4
Something I did to help with small closets in our last home... 1 bar high, 1 bar low. This reduces shelving, maybe even eliminates it depending on the height and depth of your closets... but gives a lot more hanging space.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
tis nice, tis very nice lol. its coming along though man. rome wasnt built in a day as they say
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
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Today was very productive! I didn't have to work tonight, so I only slept a few hours after getting off work at 7am. First thing we did was load all that smelly wood out of the basement along with a bunch of boxes and burnables into the bed of my truck and head to my wife's uncles house up the road to have a fire. After making sure that was out, we had some lunch, did a few small projects, and then went off to Lowe's for some goodies. We got a new toilet for our powder room because the one in there must flush six gallons of water every use!! This is going to be our next project room. I also got some more floor paint and a few odds and ends. While we were there we got a massive storm, which got me soaked running to the SUV. Upon coming to our side of town, all the power was out, including our own. Got our tablets out for some reading and cuddled up with the dog. I was itching for the power to come back on because with no work, I had some plans for basement time after she went to sleep. Luckily around 11 or so, the power came back on. My plan was to take out some shelves and put in another workbench where I'm going to hang some general tools and mount my grinder and vise. In the course of doing that, I decided to paint the wall (even though it will be mostly covered) just to seal more basement odor. While doing that, I only had a little bit around the door leading into the storage room to do so I painted that as well. Might as well paint the other side of the door, also. Then I decided to put up some more tube lights so that workbench would have plenty of lighting. Its a general workbench, but with also function as my guest RC work area, so no skimping!! Anyways, it got a bit too late to start on that work area after all that, but tomorrow (today) is another day. More pics, then off to sleep!
Oh yeah got two coats of floor paint in the storage room. This was the leakiest part of the basement by far. Even after the torrential downpour, the only water was a few drips from the window. (Thought I needed a bit thicker window seal on one part!)
Filled up!
Burn baby, burn!!
Prior to shelf removal and paint...
Why is it that every single screw in the house has to be these terrible flat-head screws? I guess that's all they had to work with years ago. I hate them!!!!
Since they constantly slip when using my drill, I usually take them out by hand. Mr. Difficult screw, meet Mr. 12" Craftsman screwdriver!!
All shiny and looking good. It'll be covered by a workbench and pegboard, but I'll know it's there!!
More paint and lights!! This basement is brighter than a hospital now!!
Now off to sleep. No work until midnight! Plenty of time to install a workbench after the toilet install. (I hope.)
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Not a whole lot of big progress today, but I did get in my other workbench. This one is really solid, too. This one is against the wall making up the storage room, so I drove deck screws through the back legs and into that wall after making sure everything was level and straight. Just gotta cut a piece of plywood to make a top for it, attatch the pegboard and bolt the vise and grinder through both layers. I was going to use two pieces of particle board, but they're just a smidge too large. I have full sheets of plywood in my garage from that warehouse bonanza, so I might as well use them.
I also got the toilet out of the powder room, and my wife is almost done stripping the wallpaper off the walls. While I sleep tomorrow, she's going to prime the cabinet and walls with Kilz oil-based primer. A little paint, new toilet, and some accessories and we'll call it done. Maybe down the road we'll put a new cabinet in there, but it's fine until we're ready to put in some new linoleum.
Next up will be to finish the workbench and get my tools out of the den. That will be good to finally have them all in one place again. I think sometimes I spend more time looking for a tool that I do using it. I also need to get all the boxes out of the workout room and where they belong and get the last bits of that room done. Even ordered a Buckeyes light switch cover....also in the works is to build a little room to put all my hunting stuff in. The room is there behind the furnace, and it's about 4 foot by 8 foot. Kinda like a walk-in closet for man goods. Just want to do a ceiling for it and fill in all the gaps. Don't need any spiders roosting in my stuff!! Gotta get ready for work in a little bit, so pics, and off I go.....
A start. Looks crooked, but so is the floor! The floor near the wall is about an inch higher than the floor at the front of the bench. Using different holes on the legs made up for it perfectly....
P.S. we got tired of waiting to qualify for a new package on the dish network, and they were rude to my wife on the phone, so we signed up for direct TV. TV in family room, den, master bedroom, and basement. DVR, Big Ten package, NFL Sunday ticket, and top 250 package. Whooo hooooo!!!!
My bench is more level than the floor and the boards making up the wall......
Just a glimpse of how this will when done. Nothing attatched yet.
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Just thought I'd add a bit since I haven't been on here in awhile. Things have slowed down a bit as we have been working like crazy since we got in the house. We got our powder room downstairs done. I'll have to snap some pics later today of that, since it turned out so nice. All I did on that project was rip out the old toilet and put in a new smaller, more efficient toilet. The trim was good in there, but the flowery wallpaper had to go. We were just going to paint the walls, but they are some kind of paneling, and the wallpaper remover took some of the finished part of that along with the paper. Plan B....we got some nice textured wallpaper to cover up the blemishes left behind. Added some palm tree and tropical accessories, painted the cabinet, and it looks pretty good. We also started to do the upstairs hallway, and it is really bad. All the trim around the four doors needs caulked, primed and painted and there are cracks and gouges all over the plaster walls. Going to take some time. All that's left is to do is the main bathroom, and the top part of the house is done. My parents are coming for a visit in three weeks from Ohio, so we are going to hold off on that project until after the visit. The hallway will take a good while to complete.
On to other things....My workshop project has kind of come to a standstill for a bit. I got promoted at work and I've been working more hours than ever, so I've been kind of worn out. Haven't been sleeping nearly enough during the last few weeks so I have been taking it a bit easier and not setting an alarm to get up and work on the house before going to work for ten hours at night. I did get a few things done down there, however. I have been working on cleaning up, priming, and painting an old WOOD entertainment center that was left behind. I got all the crud scraped off of it, and I finished up the painting yesterday. It will be in the corner by my RC workbench and will hold my TV, DVD changer, VCR, tapedeck, and all my battery charging stuff. It's painted the same red color as the cabinets and looks pretty good. No work until Monday at midnight for me, so I have plans to get the basement looking good. I also hope to get our patio enlargement project done and finally get my grill built. Luckily, the in-laws are right around the corner, so my grilling needs this summer have been taken care of. Just a few pics today, more tonight. Been lazy about snapping pics lately....
Got the auxiliary workbench done (mostly) and it is rock solid. Deck screws through the back legs into the wall....
Got some of my general tools hung. With the remodel, my tools are scattered all over the place.
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Didn't get around to posting anything last night. Really all I got done was to clean up the basement some and put my entertainment center filled up. Didn't hook up anything, but its mostly in place. We got the hallway ready for paint, also.
Gotta have tunes while wrenching!!
My RC spot is a bit messy, but not for long....
I also got all these weeds pulled from what is left of the garden. This will be moved to a location when I put in a new 12 x 16 foot shed. Gonna get T111 siding and and a black metal roof to match everything else.
Today was a pretty good day. My Buckeyes won; first weekend with cable TV! While watching the game, I finally put my new grill together, while my wife painted the upstairs hallway. We got those projects wrapped and then had a cookout with the in-laws. After that, my wife and I decided to rip up the carpet in the upstairs hallway so the trim can get a better paint job. Not too bad until we got to the first set of steps. Ohhhh, does removing tack strips ever stink!!
Man, the walls up here were in rough shape....
Goodbye old green carpet! Gonna put a runner or treads on top.
Hate getting tack strips up and all the staples out!
This is what was hiding under the carpet. Not even mopped yet!!
Looking good with the new tan paint, white trim, and hardwood. The rest of the stairwell is NOT going to be fun!!
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man, those floors are nice! hate when people carpet over a good floor. i would just leave it like so. are you planning on putting new carpet or just rocking the wood? i would so rock the wood if i was you.
but overall its looking really good man, i like it alot.
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Looks great man! Those floors look very nice.
Hey, thanks, guys! Yeah we are fortunate to have such nice hardwood underneath the old carpet. We are definitely keeping the wood. We both like wood flooring. In fact, I ripped out all the carpet and linoleum out of our old house and put down tile and wood flooring. The stuff from Lowe's just can't match this 85 year old wood. Yeah, some of it's rough in spots and there are staple and nail holes, but that's what we like about it. I'm sure after a good while we'll refinish them, but for now all they need is corner round to hide the gap between the trim and the floor. LOTS of corner round....going with composite stuff for this house. When I did my other house, I used oak, but it does not lend itself as easily to all the irregularities that these walls have. Also, we're going to paint all of it, so what the point of having wood? No one will be able to tell. I also had to pre-drill all the oak stuff to keep it from splitting. Uuuggg.
In other news.....I got some more done in the basement the other night. Had to stay up late once again to be ready to work my 11pm to 8am shift last night. First up was to move everything to one side. Then I proceeded to tackle yet another disgusting wall. This time, the gap between the bathroom and the landing for the basement steps. Not too bad. Just another tub of paint chips to sweep up and then the Drylok was applied. One coat Saturday night and another coat before work last night. Today's project will be to mop the floor and possibly apply a coat of gray epoxy to the floor. Then another. After that, I only have two small (yet tedious) spots to paint in the basement. One is the cavern under the steps and the other is the tomb of spiders behind the furnace which will be a man closet for all of my hunting gear. Those two things can wait until I feel like doing them. I can pretty much FINALLY put away most everything in my basement in about two or three more days. Project RC workshop will be in full swing soon. I already have four projects in the works. Doing a Summit body complete with the full cage and fender flairs for one of my scalers. Another project is to completely disassemble my first gen E-4Tec and do the 3.3 diff swap with all new pulleys, gears, belts, and bearings plus a shock rebuild. I also have a few repairs and a new servo install to do on my Slash since I busted it up after I packed all my parts and stuff away. I also have a new body to finish and parts to install on my crawler. I have all the parts to do all these projects just waiting to be opened!!! SOON!!!!! PICS!
Cleared out and ready for paint. That spot under the steps is like a cave.....
Farewell, dirty, musty wall!! That window will get some attention, too. Gonna put my deep freezer in this spot. Deer season will be here soon!!
Yuck is all I can say....
Half the battle is continuously moving all my stuff around, then trying to find what I need in the clutter.
Yay, another white wall. So exciting!
Can really tell the difference when comparing the wall to the dingy wood and window frame. Yes, these will be caulked and painted, too.
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Not much new to report. Got another coat of paint on the upstairs trim. Pretty much it for home projects. It has been raining almost continuously for 24 hours. Checked out the basement for leaks and found just one damp spot below the landing for the steps where they put the supports into the floor. Just damp; no standing water, so that'spretty good. I haven't done anything to that area yet so my efforts are paying off.
We also got our our permit today to be able to put our shed where we want it. We went to the place and placed our order for it. Should be about a month until they get it built and make the delivery. It'll be 12 x 16 with two windows, a six foot door way, gable vents, metal roof, and a solar powered light. Plenty of room for the Harley, snow blower, mower, and yard stuff. Just one pic for today....
Will look similar to this except the door will be on the end....
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I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. The whole basement is like my dream basement
To the men and women of the US military, thank you
I've been working a lot of hours the last couple of weeks, so I haven't gotten a bunch done. Now I have a few days off and I plan on getting the basement almost wrapped up. I got the landing for the steps painted and the storage area underneath done. I also got every bit of the basement walls scraped. The part under the steps has two coats of Drylok and the rest I put a coat on this morning. I also figured I had better get some outside stuff done since winter is quickly approaching. I used four tubes of caulk to fill every crack and crevice I could find on the outside of the house and garage. I also painted up the outside of one of the basement windows because it was in rough shape. I put a new weather strip on the garage door and also started a little workbench project. It's a desk that was left behind in the basement that was so awkward and heavy, I had to take it apart to get it out of the basement. Its gonna be cool. It'll be my workbench to keep tools in the shed. Tonight I plan to put a second coat of Drylok on the walls and mop and paint the rest of the floor. Then I can get everything moved into place, put my freezer down there, and get the treadmill out of my den and down there where it belongs. All in due time.....
Got it primed up....
The steps need some paint, too. That wall under the steps is going to look a lot better.
The usual pounds of paint scrapings.....
Wall scraped and ready for Drylok....
A nice mess to clean up.....
Muuuch better now!
Ready for storage.
Found this guy hanging out on the side of the house....
The best addition to the house!
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2 words. RC. Track. If u have the room. Nice dog and house so far, good job!
And there he goes with the carbon...
I love hardwood floors and a basement. That's a requirement for any home I live in.
My Black & Blue Rally is faster than your color...
Things are progressing nicely. I stayed up pretty late and got a lot done last night. I got the second coat of Drylok on the walls, another coat of paint on the landing, and spent a considerable amount of time mopping the basement floor. Some of it under the landing was black, and so bad I needed a scrub brush and laundry soap to get it up. After that dried, a paint scraper got up all the old, loose paint. After all that, I got a coat of gray epoxy paint on the whole second half of the floor. I also pulled up the floor drain shroud and cover to clean, prime and paint. This morning, although a bit sore, I got a second coat of paint on the floor. Now it's time for a break and downtime to let the floor dry. Tonight, it is on!! The floor will be dry enough (only two hours for light foot traffic); and I'll finally be moving everything into place!! The only things I have left to do down there is to clean up and paint my closet, and paint the steps, but those things can wait till whenever. Can't wait to get at my RC stuff and get everything set up!!! More boring pics.....
Landing looks nice.....
Floor looks great!!!
The dog is supervising while my wife paints the stairway and trim.
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Whooo hoooo!!!! I got a lot done last night. 90% of my basement is done!! The floor I painted yesterday morning was completely dry by the time the NFL game was over, so I headed down to the basement to start putting things where they belong. Once I got some of the bigger things in place, I had room to build another set of shelves that will eventually be the home for all my RC'S and bodies. I also tore into some of my RC boxes to put some of it away. I got my RC bench cleared off and and organized the things that will be on it. Still just a start as far as having all my gear where it belongs, but at least it now looks like something other than a dumping ground. My wife also made good progress on the hallway. She got some of the spindles painted and it really looks nice. As always, pics!!
Just an example of what she is trying to paint over....this is what we found when I took the mirror off the door.
The shelves that will be my RC garage. Only unpacked about half of them so far.
This workshop is going to be killer!!!
I'm going to enjoy lots of quality time here!!
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Place looks sweet! Great job!
Just accelerate, and only good will come.
LOL, the door was painted three differnt colors, not including the white! Nice place you got there!
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
Not too much exciting going on in the last few days. Since I finally have everything set up, I've been mostly unpacking boxes and trying to figure out where to put everything. My old basement had a lot more room, but once I get my shed in place, I'll have a lot more room in both the basement and especially in my garage. Finally be able to get a car in there!! It'll be a 12 x 16 highside workshop painted to match the house and it should be ready in two weeks. I also got my treadmill out of the den and in the basement, so I can put my gunsafe where I want it and get it really looking like a proper den.
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Today was pretty fun! I found a few boxes that I had been looking for to start putting my things up in the den. Got my fly-tying things on my rolltop desk, my fish and antlers above the mantle, all my pictures on the wall, and all my (unharmed) models on display. I finally feel like I can relax a bit. Really feeling like home now! Soon, living room and bathroom renovations will begin! Pics....
I also found time to tear out the climbing bushes on the side of the garage. Got some synthetic tiles made from car tires to fill in the gap that will almost double the size of our patio. Wrigley field had to go....
Kinda dark, but you get the idea.....
Feeling like home!
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Didn't get a whole bunch done yesterday. I want to be ready for my shed install, so I decided to throw around some dirt. The shed will be right next to where the garden will be in the spring, and the garden is going to be a bit smaller. I scooped up the excess dirt and threw it in the low area of the yard to help level it out some. I may get a load of gravel either today or tomorrow to give the shed a solid foundation to sit on. I also took a load of brush I cleared the other day out to my wife's uncles house and we will have another bonfire soon. I also snapped some more pics of the den in the sunlight for a better perspective.
Getting the area prepped......
BIG pile of brush, and I'm not done!
Getting ready to head out.
One beautiful sunset tonight!!
Bonus den shots.....
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Just something to think about...
The bottom of my shed is starting to rot... treated lumber holds up for only so long.
If the person who installed it would have put some type of drainage and gravel underneath, I doubt it would be rotting at all.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
I bet that safe was fun to get in there lol.
To the men and women of the US military, thank you
Just doing little things now; putting away stuff. Might do some painting in the basement later. Fixing up some old furniture that was left behind.
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Nothing too exciting to report. Mostly I've been working on getting my foundation laid out so I'll be ready when my shed is done. Should be next week some time. I can't wait to get it. I have so much stuff in my garage that I can hardly move, let alone find what I need quickly. The garage is a bit on the small side, but it has a nice workbench and little nooks for storage. I also cleaned the basement up a bit and fixed some paint imperfections in my Buckeye room. But mostly, I have been moving around six tons of gravel and building the frame for it to keep it from washing out. The whole property is a bit of a slope and the difference over the twelve feet of width for the shed from one end to the other is about eighteen inches!! I got a bunch of treated lumber yesterday and some three foot rebar to hold everything in place. Finally starting to look like something......
My little side project. Looks much better now with a coat of primer. Gonna be red eventually.
Got my tiles laid out. Going to put sand down to get it all levelled up. I also have to cut a stump a little lower.
Got my gravel dumped, but the guy wasn't very good at hitting the mark! I mean, I spray painted a box on the ground!!
Starting to look like a foundation.....
My niece stopped by to look things over...
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I haven't posted any updates for awhile, mostly because all I have been working on is getting my foundation for the shed done. It's about 90% there, but unbelievably, I still need more gravel!! That's OK, because we were planning on adding another parking spot next to the garage so none of our vehicles have to be parked on the street come winter time. My parents also came for a visit from Ohio for a few days, so that put all projects on hold. We had a nice time and it was good to relax a bit on my days off rather than work my tail off like I have been doing since moving in. I got some basement time tonight (today, really), and got some RC stuff put where it belongs and filled up some cabinets. My Buckeye bathroom/workout room is coming along, too. Got some paint on my shelving unit and some things on the walls. I also got a few early Christmas presents!! Hey, how 'bout some pics??
Might as well dress up the auxiliary fuse box...
Custom light switch cover, courtesy of ebay.....(yes, there other things besides RC parts on there!
Red shelving unit and matching trash can.
Not really necessary, but I have been wanting a benchtop sander for a long time. Thanks Mom & Dad!
I also got a nice little Craftsman work table that is my Dremel workstation.
This cabinet, as you can see, is home to all my model stuff. All four of the vehicles on the bottom right are working RC'S.
Side spot for all my charging stuff....
Got all my paints in their home. Can't wait to have the time to paint some bodies!!
Starting to look like a proper RC workbench!
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looks great man, keep up the good work
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!
Really good day today! First off, it was really nice out, so I dusted off my Harley and went for a spin out to my wife's cousin's cycle shop and got my bike inspected. We chewed the fat for awhile and I rolled through the autumn speckled countryside. After that, I got the last of my gravel moved and FINALLY got my foundation leveled and done and ready for my shed installation. It was to be delivered today, but it got pushed back another week. I'll need another truckload (that'll take my total to 12 tons) to get my parking area done, but that will be easy. Just have to rake that around and put in some railroad ties to keep it where it's supposed to be. That took me to sunset and then we chilled and watched some TV. After I saw my wife off to sleep, I headed to my basement laboratory. I pretty much have all the major things done, so now it's just organizing and fine tuning things. I rounded up almost all of my tools and got them where I want them and did the same with most of my Rc stuff. I also got my micro crawling course set up and put some finishing touches on my Buckeye bathroom. No work tonight, so I'm just now going to bed. Hey, how 'bout some more pics?!?
This is what I've been looking for.....
Workbench looking as it should!
Love my micro course! Good way to pass those snowy days.
Buckeye bathroom is coming together. Still hafta build my Nautilus machine. Been getting enough of a workout shoveling gravel....
I also found time to build a little soldering station out of an old jewelry box.
Really have all my RC tools at my disposal, now....
Time flies when you're having fun!!
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What a beautiful day, today!! It was so nice out, I couldn't sleep when I got home from work this morning at 8:30. I got a few hours shut-eye, and got up around noon to find our last 3 tons of gravel had been delivered. I moved about half that pile and decided that today might be my last chance to do some yard work. I got my yard mowed and trimmed up and still had a bit of time until dinner. Oh what to do? I decided to get my E-Maxx out and rip around the yard for the first time. Luckily the rest of my gravel was in a nice pile. After a little grooming, it made a nice ramp to air out my Maxx a little bit! I have to get some more sleep now since I have to be at work at midnight, but here's a few pics of something other than home improvements......
Kinda hard to ramp and snap pics with an Ipod, but here goes.....
Lining up....
Taken just a bit early....
A little better...
Love that FLM chassis!!
Maxx taking a breather. No broken parts today! Hooray!!
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nice! about time you had some fun lol
there's no life like a LOW LIFE!
Drag It!


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I have always crate trained in the past with my dogs, but since I am home 24/7 and able to take Dottie out often, I have just been letting her stay in a gated area in my kitchen. I am able to prevent her from having accidents most of the time during the day. I'd say I have to clean up pee pee puddles maybe twice per day. She usually doesn't even have a poopy accident in there but maybe once per day ... the others I am catching outside as well. Will this be sufficient for housebreaking her, or should I still confine her to a crate? I really hate to do that since I am home 24/7 with her! The only long period of time she has to go is during the night. I am sure my hubby is cleaning up after her when he gets home early in the morning, as he works night shift. Would it be better to just crate her only during the night so she learns to hold it?
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Doubleheader Includes Men's Game vs. Dartmouth
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's lacrosse team hosts Princeton Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader as part of the dedication of Reese Stadium.
Yale picked up a win in its last time out at Reese, topping Colgate 10-7. The Bulldogs have seen increased scoring from their freshmen in the past two games, led by a hat trick from midfielder Ashley McCormick (Paoli, Pa.) in the win over Colgate and a pair of goals from attacker Jen DeVito (Wading River, N.Y.) Sunday at No. 18 Georgetown. The game against Colgate also saw the first career goals for a pair of newcomers, midfielder Adrienne Tarver (Pikesville, Md.) and attacker Sabine van der Linden (London, England). All told, the freshman class has scored eight goals in the last two games.
Senior defender Fielding Kidd (Atlanta, Ga.) continues to anchor Yale's defense. The Bulldog captain has moved into the team lead in ground balls for the season (16) by grabbing seven in the past two games. She also has four caused turnovers in that span, moving into second place on the team in that category behind senior midfielder/defender Kaitlyn Flatley (Berwyn, Pa.).
Yale (2-8, 0-3 Ivy League) has enjoyed a bit of a home field advantage at Reese this season. The Bulldogs have played an equal amount of home games and road games but have significantly more goals (38 to 18), assists (12 to 5), ground balls (75 to 57), draw controls (51 to 40) and caused turnovers (39 to 22) when playing at Reese.
Princeton (5-3, 2-0 Ivy League) is one of six teams currently in the IWLCA top 20 on Yale's schedule. The Tigers have won two in a row, including a 12-11 victory over Georgetown and a 15-10 win at Cornell. Goalkeeper Erin Tochihara earned Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors for her work against the Big Red, making 10 saves and denying four of eight free-position shots. She ranks third in the league in goals-against average (10.00) and save percentage (.477).
The Tiger offense is led by 17 goals from attacker Lizzy Drumm and 13 from midfielder Cassie Pyle, whose older brother Bryce Pyle '09 played for the Yale men's team. Princeton's roster also includes Sam Ellis, the sister of former Yale men's lacrosse player Jordan Ellis '07. Attacker Jaci Gassaway leads the team in points (12-10-22).
The dedication of Reese recognizes a project that started with the change from grass to Field Turf and now has seen the addition of a completely new facility with new seats, team areas and a press box. The stadium is named after two former Bulldogs, brothers Jason '87 and Jon Reese '90.
Following the Yale-Princeton women's game, the Yale men's team hosts Dartmouth.
- More on the dedication of Reese Stadium
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The federal government has a backlog of 230 requests to go prospecting for geothermal energy, many of which were filed when Bill Clinton was in his first term as president.
"The average age of our applications is 9 years old," said Paul Dunlevy, who directs the geothermal program for the Bureau of Land Management, which manages some 264 million acres of land across the West and administers geothermal leases for some 436 million additional acres of other federal land, including in national forests.
"Geothermal in the Bureau of Land Management has not been a priority for funding for a number of years," Dunlevy told a gathering of geothermal explorers and state and federal regulators. "Geothermal doesn't get much because we're not high on the food chain."
Geothermal leases on BLM managed land numbered 400 in 2002, up from 282 in 2001, according to the Interior Department. Still, geothermal power accounts for a tiny fraction of the total U.S. energy supply.
The BLM organized Tuesday's meeting at its state headquarters to let industry and government officials share their concerns and suggestions about to develop the alternative energy source that uses superheated water from below the earth's surface to power generators.
Representatives from the BLM's regional offices across Nevada said geothermal interests have to compete with larger mining companies in seeking permits from the agency, which is hamstrung by a lack of money and people.
"We've taken a Band-Aid approach because of our budget and staffing constraints," said Richard Hoops, who directs the BLM's geothermal program in Nevada.
A request for more federal funds for geothermal exploration stalled in the Senate along with the $31 billion energy bill last year, Dunlevy said.
The provision of the measure providing additional money for alternative energy - geothermal, solar and wind - might be revived this year, Dunlevy said.
Daniel Schochet, vice president of ORMAT, a geothermal power producer headquartered in Sparks, Nev., said that pressure on utilities to increase their purchases of renewable energy provides geothermal interests with a valuable opportunity.
"If the industry flops, we'll have missed this opportunity," he said.
Despite renewed interest in geothermal energy spurred in part by a reference by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., to Nevada as "the Saudi Arabia of geothermal energy," the industry is outgunned in Washington, according to John Snow, oil, gas and geothermal program manager for the state Division of Minerals.
"Geothermal does not have a large number of people on Capitol Hill. ... as opposed to oil and gas and coal. They've got hordes of people," he said.
Bob Abbey, state BLM director, said his goal is to work with the geothermal industry to speed the permitting process without being too hasty.
"We realize we're sitting on a lot of resources here that aren't being developed, but there are people out there that do not want to see public lands developed at all," he said.
"We want to do the right thing right the first time. We try to reduce the risk of further litigation."
Despite complaints from the state's geothermal interests, Dunlevy said Nevada - with about half of the applications pending nationally - fares better than most, with most requests processed within one year and only a handful on file more than five years.
He said it was the BLM's goal to clear the backlog in two to three years by processing about 100 applications annually. The bureau receives some 50 requests yearly.
The pending applications are divided about equally between the Forest Service and the BLM, which ultimately issues the permits, Hoops said. The oldest requests are pending in the Forest Service.
The group formed two committees to explore policy issues and technical matters and will meet again in May.


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Fiji Military Government To Make New Constitution
Opinion – Rajend Naidu
We learn from Asia pacific editor Rowan Callick's article 'military rewrites new Fiji charter (the Australian 11/1) that the Fijian government will rewrite the draft constitution after unceremoniously dumping the draft made by the internationally …Fiji Military Government To Make New Constitution
We learn from Asia pacific editor Rowan Callick's article 'military rewrites new Fiji charter (the Australian 11/1) that the Fijian government will rewrite the draft constitution after unceremoniously dumping the draft made by the internationally renowned constitution expert it had engaged to do the job.
The Constitution commission chaired by Professor Yash Ghai "worked through 7000 submissions and meetings throughout Fiji last year" to produce his draft " but last month police burnt proofs and seized 599 copies of the draft, as Prof. Ghai watched[impotently]".
Now the government's legal team will " finalise a new constitution within three weeks – and may be expected to reflect substantially [wholly?] the army's own submission to the commission that wrote the draft".
This strange turn of events raises some perplexing questions.
Why was the constitution expert of international fame engaged in the first place? Was it a masquerade, a front to gain international funding support and international approval for the legitimacy of the constitution making process? Many critics have pointed this out to be the case from the very outset.
Where is the sense in spending so much time, energy, money and resources on making a draft constitution only to trash it upon its completion?
Why has the Fiji Military government trashed Prof. Ghai's draft constitution?
Is it because it did not accord the Fiji military the status it sought in the new constitution and the new framework of governance of the country?
Was Prof. Ghai's draft consigned to the rubbish heap because it sided with the people of Fiji and their call for democracy rather then with the military and its demand for the concentration of power in its hands?
So what kind of constitution can the government's own legal team come up with? The kind the Fiji military and it's commander Frank Bainimarama ( the 2006 coup leader) now overlapping as Prime Minister wants. That's not such a difficult thing to deduce, is it?
The people of Fiji and the international community are entitled to honest answers to these questions – and more.
Rajend Naidu
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Rocky Mountain National Park will celebrate the completion of 12 years of major road construction in the park on Wednesday.
The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the Moraine Park Discovery Center (formerly Moraine Park Visitor Center).
A ceremonial ribbon cutting will take place on Bear Lake Road. The final phase of construction on Bear Lake Road completed the paving of all primary roads in the park. This event, originally planned for last September, was postponed by the flood.
Representatives of the Central Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highways Administration will be participating with park staff.
During the event, park staff will also highlight the greening of the visitor shuttle system to include new electronic hybrid buses.
The Federal Lands Highway Program has funded over $66 million in road reconstruction in Rocky Mountain National Park over the last 12 years, including 38.7 miles of Trail Ridge Road and 9.9 miles of Bear Lake Road.
On an average summer day, 8,600 vehicles travel the park's roadway system. On a peak season weekend day, 5,600 vehicles travel toward the Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road.
The national park will hold its centennial celebration later this year.


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NEWBURGH — Brittany Friese took a break from getting ready for the state swimming championship meet to watch a men's college basketball game between Duke and Kentucky on Tuesday night.
NEWBURGH — Brittany Friese took a break from getting ready for the state swimming championship meet to watch a men's college basketball game between Duke and Kentucky on Tuesday night.
She's also preparing for life in Durham, N.C.
On Wednesday morning, Friese, a Newburgh Free Academy senior, signed a letter of intent to swim for Division I Duke on a full scholarship.
"All my older friends that had gone to college all told me that when you pick your school, when you know where you want to go, it feels right," Friese said. "It's 100 percent true. I went there and then I visited somewhere else after and it just didn't compare. The people there, the atmosphere, the campus and how they value academics and athletics."
Friese has long planned to major in marine biology and will take advantage of Duke's lab on the coast in Beaufort, N.C.
"It's hard to find a school that's really good academically that also has a good swimming team, especially one that's close without going to California or Texas," she said.
Friese's best time in the 500-yard freestyle this season (4:53.17) is 4.69 seconds faster than any Duke swimmer has clocked this fall. Her best 200 freestyle time (1:50.32) also would be the fastest time by a Duke swimmer by 2.17 seconds.
The three-time defending state champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, Friese is looking to make it four in a row this weekend at Ithaca College. She'll also compete on the Goldbacks' 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams.
Friese has worked with Newburgh coach Pat Kavanagh since she was in the seventh grade, and both are looking forward to heading to the state meet again.
"You're so proud of an athlete that you've been coaching since they've been 11 and 12 years old," Kavanagh said. "Now they're 17 and 18 and they're young women and they're going off to the next stage in their life. You build such a relationship with them and it's kind of almost a last hurrah. You want it all to end well. It's a lot of fun doing it, but at the same time, it is the last one."
For Friese, picking Duke was a weight off her shoulders, but it doesn't make the swimming any easier.
"It's a relief in my everyday life, but when it comes to states, it's still nerve-wracking," Friese said laughing.


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The Indian name for lentils in general is "dhal." But dhal can also mean a highly-spiced dish made with split beans, peas, or lentils flavored with tomatoes, onions, and other aromatics. There are literally thousands of variations for cooking dhal, all of which are delicious served with Basmati rice or chapatis. Indian people eat dhals almost every day, often along with a meat or vegetable curry.
Reduce to a simmer and add turmeric and ginger; cover, leaving lid very slightly ajar. Simmer gently until peas are tender and just beginning to break down, about an hour. (Note: If necessary to prevent drying out, add a bit more water during cooking.) Stir every 5 minutes or so during the last 20 minutes to help prevent sticking. Stir in salt, then taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Heat ghee in a small sauté pan over medium heat; add cumin seeds, then garlic to the hot ghee. Sauté until garlic pieces are lightly browned, then add cayenne pepper. Immediately remove pan from heat and pour its entire contents – ghee and spices – into the pan with the dhal.
Stir to mix, then top with cilantro. The dhal should be the consistency of a saucy, moderately thick puree.
* To Make Ghee: Melt 1 pound of unsalted butter in a small, heavy-bottomed sauce pan over low heat. Let it simmer very gently for 10 to 30 minutes, depending upon water content of butter. As soon as the white, milky residue turns to golden particles (watch carefully), strain ghee through several layers of cheesecloth. Cool, then pour into a clean, sanitized jar and cover. Properly made ghee does not need refrigeration.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with any Indian meal.
Make It Ahead: Make up to 2 days in advance. You may need to add additional water when reheating. Flavor actually improves the next day.
Adapted from "Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking," published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Yield: 4-6 servings
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