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A bill that would allow a surcharge of up to $2 a month on residential utility bills to pay for new gas pipelines appears to be advancing on a fast track in the General Assembly.
The legislation would let the Maryland Public Service Commission grant the surcharge so utilities such as BGE could speed up replacement of aging pipelines. The state Senate gave preliminary approval to the measure Tuesday after a lively debate; the House of Delegates approved it Monday. Final votes on the measure, which appears likely to pass, are expected by the end of the week.
The bill seeks to address the issue of the aging distribution infrastructure of Maryland's largest for-profit gas utilities: BGE and Washington Gas and Light. Proponents say the two companies have 2,000 miles of pipeline that needs to be replaced, putting Marylanders who live nearby at risk.
"Some of these lines are 100 years old," said Sen. Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton, chairman of the Finance Committee. "This is a tool where they can expedite this whole replacement process."
Middleton, a Charles County Democrat, said the bill will benefit ratepayers, noting that the utilities are already entitled to recover their costs from the modernization work from ratepayers.
But opponents contend the utilities are trying to force ratepayers to finance up-front investments that the companies should have been making all along.
The Office of People's Counsel, which advocates for residential customers, opposes the bill, saying the reports of infrastructure problems are exaggerated.
"It's a myth that the system's going to blow up," said Theresa V. Czarski, deputy director. She said the vast majority of pipeline explosions are caused by contractors digging where they shouldn't rather than bad infrastructure.
Senate Minority Leader E. J. Pipkin, an Eastern Shore Republican, said lawmakers shouldn't "take the rap" for the utilities' pipeline safety problems. "They've shifted it to us and said, 'You fix it and use your constituents' money to do so,'" he said.
The conservative Pipkin joined a bloc of liberal Democrats led by Sen. Richard Madaleno of Montgomery County in supporting an amendment that would have required the PSC to consider the expected benefits to the companies in considering whether to approve a surcharge. Supporters of the bill said the PSC would review the costs and benefits after a surcharge was in place.
The amendment failed on a 15-29 vote.
The surcharge would not necessarily start out at the $2 maximum. For instance, under a plan submitted by Washington Gas, the surcharges would start at 8 cents a month this year and gradually increase to $1.35 over five years. Rob Gould, a spokesman for BGE, said the utility doesn't have a plan now but anticipates any surcharge it might seek would be under the $2 cap.
According to the Department of Legislative Services, there were 30 "significant incidents" involving pipelines in Maryland from 2002 to 2011, killing one, injuring 16 and causing $12 million in property damage.


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Emergencies can strike at any time. Tornados and severe storms, floods, earthquakes, even water-main breaks can affect millions of people for days at a time. By being prepared, however, you can make sure that you and your family are ready.This September, Edison Electric Institute encourages you to get prepared by taking part in National Preparedness Month. Now in its ninth year, National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps. To plan and prepare for an emergency where you must go for three days without electricity, water service, access to a supermarket, or local services, follow these four steps:
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I hoped that they do something new. But thats something i can not use. In my country(germany) you don't have fulltime web access. Like it was a hour ago, when the net went down.
What can I do with the OS when there is no internet?
And it does not look so new. It is a normal linux kernel with an chrome running.(chrome for linux is not released yet and the daily builds are not fully working)
I have data on my computer that is not for everyone( most of it is source code). How is it possible to combine Chrome OS and that?
Another thing for me is that I use a lot software paralell with the webbrowser and the web versions of those apps are not the bests.
So no Chrome OS for me, but I think I will play with it in a vm when it is ready.


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Guilty on 45 of 48 counts. Maximum of 440ish years. Factoring in his age, he will probably not get out.
Guilty on 45 of 48 counts. Maximum of 440ish years. Factoring in his age, he will probably not get out.
Guilty on almost everything. 440 year sentence. Not sure that's justice, but I guess it's something.
And the victims get to live with this trauma the rest of their lives as well. May they come boldly to the throne of grace, where one can find mercy and grace in their time of need.
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
"@dougbenson Jerry Sandusky is on suicide watch. Are tickets available?"
Possibly in poor taste but that dude's a straight up monster, he deserves the death penalty probably more than most murders.
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"I know a lot about the law and various other lawyerings."
Hitters who avoid outs are the funnest.
CNN has emails between all the top people at PSU including mention of talking to Paterno. They all knew and decided to cover it up. Things looking pretty bad for PSU right now.
In fact reading between the lines it appears Paterno convinced Curley not to go to the authorities. Not at all surprising to me. I never for a second thought it would have been swept under the run unless that is what JoPa wanted.
Joe Paterno's statue has to come down. That's clear today, now that CNN has released emails that bury Paterno and his Penn State cronies with their own dirty words.
Paterno's statue outside Beaver Stadium has to come down, because otherwise Penn State would be celebrating a man who helped talk school officials into leaving Jerry Sandusky alone in 2001, letting an alleged pedophile escape detection for another decade, giving that alleged pedophile -- and it's not "alleged" anymore -- unfettered access to campus for another decade.
More from Gregg Doyle at the link.
This is the worst sports story I can ever remember. I hope people take this as a cautionary tale when they assign so much power, love, and devotion to a potentially (or really) fallible person.
Variatio delectat - Cicero
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Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
Penn State is apparently like a cult. From perusing their two main boards, most seem to be more focused on the unfairness of this info being leaked. Really disturbed.
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Cubs fans, relax. All is good. Clark is good. Perhaps you've heard the roar of indignation from The Cubbie Nation over Clark, the team's new mascot.
Cubs fans, relax.
All is good. Clark is good.
Perhaps you've heard the roar of indignation from The Cubbie Nation over Clark, the team's new mascot. You don't hear as much wailing and gnashing in Wrigleyville even after a doubleheader loss to the Cardinals when the North Siders are still in the playoff hunt — like, in May.
So let's cool down. Cubs fans, I'm here for you. Let me put my arm around your blue-pinstripe shoulder and tell you the truth:
This new mascot is perfect.
Maybe you think it's not my place. Perhaps you've vowed on the vaunted graves of Cap Anson, Three-Finger Brown and Gabby Hartnett — along with your beloved memories of Champ Summers, Tarzan Wallis and Baron von Mitterwald — to never allow an outsider to offer counsel to 'Go, Cubs, Go' diehards.
But hear me out. I'm here to help. Just like Clark.
Here's the core truth: the front office knows what it's doing. The poo-bahs have this all figured out. Don't try to think like them. Better yet, don't think at all. That's usually the best tactic, friends, if you're going to follow the Cubs.
Certainly, don't listen to the naysayers. They wonder about Clark's quizzical facial expression, wary and apprehensive, like Pete LaCock or Davey Rosello going up to bat against Tom Seaver in the mid-1970s. Clark's expression, say those doubters, doesn't show confidence but constipation.
Meantime, in one depiction, he's leaning on a bat that's actually bending. That's not exactly a threat of power. What kind of bat bends? Limp bats. Impotent bats.
Regardless, Clark will make things right. According to the team's website, fan surveys demanded 'more Cubs-related family-friendly entertainment at Wrigley Field.' The team didn't say how many fans wanted better pitching. But Clark apparently is really important too.
The website also says, 'Clark will ... be respectful of the game.' See, that's improvement right there. How many Cubs actually respect the game — to the standards of the major leagues? The players often lack many of the tools you see at some levels of baseball, such as T-ball. Most Cubs historically have run the base paths with the speed and lightness of a redwood tree. And as for defense, their infielders have often approached the ball skittishly, as if tasked with picking up a hissing viper.
Still, Clark will make Wrigleyville forget the pathetic past, if fans don't pay attention to jokesters nationwide. ABC News took a shot with an online headline: 'Chicago Cubs mascot looks like a famous chipmunk.' He's apparently referring to Alvin, the cartoon rodent with the high-pitched singing voice. But the joke's on the writer. The resemblance isn't even close: Clark wears his hat backwards, while Alvin's cap faces front. Duh.
Other national media offered further smearing, via tweets from Cubs fans. CBS offered this one: 'I suppose the Cubs mascot is fitting because it looks like the bear who advertises for Charmin toilet paper.'
But the haters don't get it. Yet the Cubs' front office does.
Cubs fans, you might be miffed right now. You might harbor horrible daydreams about strangling a teddy bear. But inside, you know Clark is right. You know Clark is the way.
For years, you have held your head and beer cup high, extolling the virtues of loyalty — of bleeding Cubbie Blue 'til the day you die. You sermonize, long and loud, that you're no fair-weather fan. The Cubs fail year after year, and you're still on their side — eagerly forking over your hard-earned cash to buy tickets and souvenirs and concessions, whatever the teams asks.
Each year, it's the same. You hold the Cubs high as The Lovable Losers. You embrace that. You support that. You fund that.
And if some clueless heathen dares question such faith, if some heretic so much as hints that the front office has no motivation to improve the team while forever raking in fans' cash, then you proudly point to the Cubs' rich history: billy goat, black cat, Bartman.
And now there's Clark, an addition to that Cubs all-important off-field lore. The team website touts, 'Clark will welcome fans to his own clubhouse at Wrigley Field, where families can visit.' Of course. Why would they want to do anything else, like watch the game? Nothing good usually comes of that.
So there you go, Cubs fans. Clark is another in a long line of diversions. And it's already working. Since Clark was unveiled, Cubs followers have been too busy carping about the mascot to worry about what looks like another lackluster season.
See, Cubs fans? The Cubs front office is looking out for you. If you're lucky, all that brainpower and leadership won't cost you any extra at the ticket booth this season.
And when you go, say hi to Clark. After all, Cubs fans, he is your legacy. Show proper respect to what you've created.
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FSA county committee nomination period begins
Nolan County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Dennis Cumbie, announced that county committee election nominations began on June 17, 2013. Farmers, ranchers and landowners are encouraged to nominate candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the Aug. 1, 2013 deadline. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as well as other important federal farm program issues. County committees are comprised of three to 11 members."County Committees are unique to FSA and are instrumental in all aspects of federal farm program implementation at the local level," said Cumbie. Producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations that represent minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. Nominees must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area (LAA) in which the person is a candidate. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections are available online at: www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. "It is important that county committees are comprised of members who fairly represent the diverse demographics of production agriculture for their community," said Cumbie. "All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process." Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 1, 2013. FSA will mail ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 4. The ballots are due back in the local county office by mail or in person no later than Dec. 2. All newly elected county committee members and alternates will take office Jan. 1, 2014. For more information about county committees, please contact the Nolan County FSA office at 325-235-8693 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.


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When Pats quarterback Tom Brady met the media on Wednesday, our buddy Tom Curran of CSN New England used the occasion as an opportunity to bust Brady's balls (can I say balls here?) about Brady's choice in clothing.
"Saw you at the Aerosmith concert," Curran said to Brady. "Sometimes you dress kinda weird."
It got a laugh from the room and a presumably sarcastic "thank you" from Brady. But Curran kept going.
"What's going on there?" Curran said. "Who does that? Do you lay that out?"
Brady smiled, and his face turned red. "I have no response to that," Brady said.
We do. It was hilarious, and it's great when one of these press conferences entails something other than the same old perfunctory crap that never yields anything useful or insightful.
So well done, Curran. And don't worry about ever being asked a similar question. Based on your wardrobe, it's obvious that you close your eyes and hope for the best.


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i guess i will add this before earl does, we got it running, never seen a grown man dance like that:banana:
started right up after a few hours with a wiring diagram and some more wires hooked up. and sounded great
and now, the clean up, aw gee i think i might be busy for that.
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The Oakland Press (http://www.theoaklandpress.com)
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Haven't we learned anything about polluting our Earth? We have punched holes in the ozone layer, acid rain is taking its toll, so many of our rivers and lakes are poisoned so that you have to be careful of what you take out of them. Now you want to go inside the Earth with this fracking thing and blow that up. Haven't we done enough?
It is making me sick listening all the grumbling about people who are losing their insurance policies and blaming President Obama for his misstatement. It was not him that cancelled the policy, it is the insurance companies. Talk about lies, how about Bush's lies that got us into a war and all the lives that were lost?
Governor Snyder has got to go. Talking about another license plate... You know what? Take the money out here in your nerd fund that you seem to be using on you and your family; we don't need another license plate we have to buy. What is wrong with you? You don't do one thing to help the middle class or any class here in our state you were gonna do so much you were going to check into lowering automobile insurance which were the highest in the country. What have you been doing other than taking care of yourself? Shame on you; say bye-bye to Michigan.
Doesn't the Tea Party have any thing better to do than to waste the taxpayers time and money harassing the Democratics and the President. Either put up or shut up.The voters have had enough.
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Thomas Krauss, MBA '98, is the founder of Empower Another, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping HIV/AIDS orphans in Swaziland and other impacted areas in the African region. "It's exciting to be on the cusp of providing much needed support to some of the children I've come to know outside my day job on Wall Street," writes Krauss, a managing director at Wachovia Securities. He met the children who inspired him to found Empower Another on a trip to Swaziland, and has set up the organization with the help and support of his contacts at the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Government's HIV/AIDS Coordinator in Swaziland.
Krauss, who will also be competing in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii on October 13, sees this as an opportunity to promote Empower Another. "Any way to get the word out about the foundation would be great, and appreciated by thousands of children in southern Africa."
Krauss joined Wachovia Securities after eight years in the Financial Sponsors Group at Deutsche Bank. At Deutsche, he acquired significant experience and was successful in covering a number of sponsor groups, largely concentrating on consumer, industrial and media portfolio companies. Before joining Deutsche, Krauss worked for three years at Merrill Lynch and Dean Witter in their respective private client businesses in Dallas. Krauss is a graduate of Texas A & M University as well as the Johnson School. He is a former board member of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of North Texas and the father of four children.
Susan Wu, MBA '06, was one of an elite group of young venture capitalists selected by The Center for Venture Education to participate in the twelfth class of the Kauffman Fellows Program. The members of the new class, who represent a highly diverse spectrum of backgrounds spanning the globe, include Fellows at firms located in Australia, India, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and Vietnam, as well as in the United States.
Wu came to the Johnson School from the West coast where she had an accomplished career as a technology entrepreneur, building several businesses in the online gaming, consumer Web, and software sectors, including one that went public. While at the Johnson School, she remained active in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial community, volunteering and working for the Apache Software Foundation, a leading open source software organization. She is one of three Johnson School MBAs who have received the fellowship, the others being Adele Oliva, MBA '93, and Don O'Neil, MBA '02.
Wu's passion for new businesses and product creation led her to seek a job in venture capital and she was one of hundreds of aspiring venture capitalists who applied for the Kauffman Fellowship. As part of the interview process she met individuals from Charles River Ventures and joined their firm as an associate in August 2006. Wu has recently been promoted to Principal and specializes in digital entertainment, consumer Internet, and software infrastructure.
The 24-month Kauffman Fellowship is designed to develop and network emerging leaders in the venture capital industry globally. The program provides a rigorous learning and development experience connecting the best of adult learning theory with the needs of contemporary venture capitalists and features interactivity through case-based activities. The Fellowship features a structured educational curriculum, with an individual development plan, development coaching, facilitated mentoring, peer learning and networking, and a focus on giving back and one's responsibility as a leader in VC.
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Tejpreet Singh "T.P." Chopra, MBA '96, was appointed president and CEO of GE India, effective June 1, 2007. In his new role, he is responsible for the strategic and overall leadership of all GE businesses in India. "India's growth story has captured the imagination of the world and GE's plan for India is firmly aligned with the country's objectives. I am truly excited to be part of this growth path and look forward to moving GE in India to the next level of success," said Chopra.
In a recent Q&A with Chopra in India Knowledge@Wharton, Aug. 9, 2007, Chopra named three areas of focus for GE in India: infrastructure, health care, and financial services.
In July, when GE Equipment Services, a global provider of financing, maintenance and asset intelligence services for transportation assets, and Titagarh Wagons Limited, a leading railway wagon manufacturer in India, announced a strategic relationship to advance the country's rail infrastructure, Chopra commented: "Equipment Services' agreement with Titagarh is just one of the many ways that GE and its businesses can contribute to the growth of India. GE's businesses offer advanced technology and expertise for energy, water, transportation, security, healthcare and financial infrastructure. We look forward to participating with Indian businesses in the country's great future."
Chopra reports directly to Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, president and CEO, GE International, who said of his appointment: "T.P. Chopra brings with him in-depth industry experience that will play a very crucial role in driving for accelerated growth in India."
Since joining GE in 1996, Chopra has held positions in marketing, structured finance, and risk management, in Stamford, Conn., and in Hong Kong, for GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE. Beginning in 2005, he served as senior vice president and country head for GECAS India, opening the GECAS office in Delhi, and in that capacity arranged for more than $1 billion in financing for India's growing airline industry. In May 2006 he was named president and CEO of GE Commercial Finance, India.
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Quick question?
Posted 02 September 2005 - 09:56 AM
Stock EA81 with extractors, no cat and 2 inch hi flow system
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Posted 09 September 2005 - 07:57 AM
could be like my rx, the little pin for the hill holder cable rattles like hell. i thought it was a lifter till i put my finger on the pin, then the engine was quiet again.
Hill holder? in a brumby?
Posted 09 September 2005 - 07:59 AM
Check your oil pressure - the EA81's do need oil pump replacement after 100 - 150k, and you might have air in your lifters. A lot of people will just replace the seals in the pump, but really once the seals are dead and crispy chances are a new pump is needed.
Lifters? in a EA81?
Posted 09 September 2005 - 09:23 AM
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Lifters? in a EA81?
some EA81's had hydros
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Posted 09 September 2005 - 10:43 AM
One of the experienced EA81 guys ought to be able to tell you exactly what models/years got the hydros over here, and what is different on the procedure to set them, as I'm not sure on that.
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You wouldn't download a jaw...
I'm going to be reading how someone using a 3D printer is creating their own family.
oooooh and is the Pope going to have kittens!
already saw that Bond movie.
already saw that Bond movie.
Flash : A dog with titanium implants is now Jaws pet.
From what I understand of the jaws anatomy, it's essentially cradled inside a basket of muscles, those allow it to open/close. The tendon attachment, however, is tricky, as titanium forms a bond with bone (which grows around it) and not with tendons or ligaments.
There some more information in the university's press release [uhasselt.be] which, handily, is also available in English translation [uhasselt.be] :
"The implant was coated with plasma sprayed artificial bone (hydroxy-apatite bone substitute compound) by Cambioceramics, Leiden, The Netherlands. Some anatomical parts, such as the condylar heads and the rims for the mandibular nerves were polished."
So I assume they attach the tendons to the faux-bone.
Screws, clips, nails, adhesive. It's all been tried. I swear your average orthopedic surgeon spends way too much time at Home Depot coming up with ideas.
If you think I'm kidding, the first clue for me was the bolt cutters being replicated in stainless for a surgeon by a machine shop I was visiting.
My orthopedic surgeon was a toolmaker and machinist before he decided to become a doc.
Much of orthopedics is basically mechanics as applied to human bodies.
Not just in this case, but in general for medical implants. Sure it is heavier, but it is much stronger, just as corrosion resistant, and non-magnetic.
Titanium is stronger than most stainless steels and is 2/3 of the density. Also nickle is a component of stainless steel and can cause problems in the body. Titanium is inert in the body.
pure titanium is as strong as typical steels but has less weight. Steels can be made that are much stronger than titanium.
Pure Titanium is pretty weak with a Yield of around 20ksi. But the most common type is Grade 5 which when heat treated is good to about 150ksi yield. Most 300 series stainless especially 316 which is pretty much the most inert one is good to about 40ksi. You can get some insane Maraging steels that go to 350ksi. But working with those is a pain. The only times I've used it I had to wire EDM it.
I really hate the whole metal vs metal debates and claims. "Aluminum" x% stronger then "steel." Because no engineer doing an sort of serious design would never ever just specify "Steel", "Aluminum", "Titanium" or even "stainless steel." And even if they did they would assume that the implementor would be pick the most common alloy for that field of use.
Even worse is welding, brazing, and soldering. I have heard the following claims: "Soldering can be just as strong as brazing." "Brazing can be just as stron
I'm a mechanical engineer and I have to agree. Material selection is much more complicated than it seems. Let's take a typical aluminum parts I design.
If it is a high strength part machined from a block I'd use AL 7075-T6 since it's very strong and machines well. The T6 is an artificial aging that makes it stronger.
Sheet metal with tight bends 5052-O since other Aluminum will crack. The O means it is annealed so it's soft enough to bend cleanly.
Welded parts I'd use 6061-T6 since it's strong and welds nicely. The only problem is when you weld aluminum you anneal the area around the weld and the strength can drop from 36ksi yield to about 8ksi yield. If you really need the strength you can artificially age the part after you weld it but then the part typically warps and you have to straighten it back.
And once you have your part you have another problem with Aluminum. It's really soft. So it's easy to scratch and you can't get the surface clean because it keeps oxidizing and will rub off and make your hand black. So you can anodize it. There is a regular and a hard coat anodize if the part will be subject to wear.
These are just a few of the material selections you need to make. And this is just aluminum.
I got a (4 Interesting) so I'll continue.
There are a couple of mechanical properties that you can generalize for a metal regardless of alloy type.
Density is pretty consistent. Aluminum is about
But the most important one is Young's Modulus. This is basically how stiff a material is so higher is stiffer.
Aluminum is 10 Mpsi
Titanium is 16 Mpsi
Steel is 29 Mpsi
What is really freaky is that the Young's Modulus numbers are almost identical to the in proportion to the densities.
except that if you want to be strength equivalent, in the case of aluminum/steel you need to use a greater volume of material- so in this case aluminum part of equal strength (and possibly lower weight) is stiffer than the steel part.
Young's modulus alone doesn't really tell you much about actual application without considering the other properties of a material.
Nope. You need to differentiate between strength-per-volume and strength-per-weight. Per weight, titanium always wins, but pure titanium isn't that great, it's the alloys that really shine (no pun intended, especially since Ti isn't terribly shiny). 6Al4V is the normal "aerospace-grade" alloy, and is stronger per weight than any steel alloy. However, by volume I'm pretty sure it's the other way around; steel is stronger. So you can make a lighter part with the same strength as a high-strength-steel par
Let's move on then to the basics of solid mechanics.
If something is in pure tension your strength is easy to calculate. You take the strength of your material with appropriate safety factors in psi and compare it to your load divided by the cross sectional area. Easy. So an aluminum and steel member of the same shape and with the same material strength will both be equally strong. But the Aluminum member will stretch 3 times as much and be 3 times lighter. If deflection is your criteria you will need the s
When we talk about the engineering strength of materials we always work in strength per unit area. This is why you will see it quoted as pressures. Psi or MPa. Basically if you take a bar with a constant cross section and pull on the ends the stress is defined as the force applied divided by the cross sectional area. You will see Yield Stress defined which is when the part is permanently stretched. And Ultimate Stess which is when it actually breaks.
Since we work in areas and volumes when doing stress analy
True that. I've now got seven stents - all titanium, for the simple reason they're strong, light, and non-reactive.
Back in '76 I over-filled my stainless Zippo; it leaked, I got one helluva leaking rash - instant "nickel allergy". To this day the only metal my body will tolerate for anything more than moderately brief contact is titanium.
As for the printed jaw, I'd be interested to see some follow-up on this - the possibilities are intriguing.
Titanium seems to be used across the board. My guess would be lower host rejection.
Uh.. why not titanium? Does she really need her jaw to be stronger than a Mig jet fighter? Does she really want her jaw to be twice as heavy as a normal jaw so that she walks around like this
Titanium interacts better with bone and the body tends to tolerate it well (most artificial joints are made of titanium), is lighter that steel, and has superb sintering properties. In fact nanograin titanium oxide (a ceramic) when shaped and sintered is transparent, as light as aluminum, stronger than steel, and far more flexible than either. It is extremely heat resistant and you could in fact build a very impressive engine block out of it... and be able to tune you motor by adjust combustion until your ignition color went blue (indicating complete optimal combustion.)
You could print a very high quality bone replacement and put synthetic bone inside and out to support marrow, a blood supply and attachment points on the outside for muscle and tendon. In fact you could build anchor points for carbon fiber to replace portions of tendon, and the tendon would naturally grow into the fiber over time. With the work being done on 3D printing, Its almost certain that we'll eventually just print up actual replacement organs and tissues from our own stem cells and with a little Extracellular Matrix to make it all grow together, no scars, no complications. We truly live in amazing times!
It is extremely heat resistant and you could in fact build a very impressive engine block out of it... and be able to tune you motor by adjust combustion until your ignition color went blue (indicating complete optimal combustion.)
Well you'd have to peek between the oil and coolant passages to get a good look inside the cylinder...it would mostly look like the slushie machine from hell with some flashing lights inside.
I still want one though!
Here's a video [youtube.com] you might like
Oh yeah I've seen that one. I'd like to see the same device inside a DI interference engine.
or did they live any capp style and he wore out her jaw popping her one in the yap? this titanium jaw would be hell on the knuckles....
The artificial jaw is slightly heavier than a natural jaw, but the patient can easily get used to it.
Sounds like the whole thing is a jaw-dropping experience!
I wonder if this could have been used for Roger Ebert, or did he have to have too much tissue removed to get rid of the tumor to make it pointless?
He can still type like crazy. He's on Twitter all the time and he can still write for his newspaper... so he isn't gone yet.
Richard Keil called, he wants his teeth back.
Don't say that too loudly - Barbara Broccoli might send a DMCA takedown order to the University of Hasselt.
She should have had new titanium dentures built into it as well. She could have starred in the next James Bond movie.
She's 83 - unless they're bringing Sean Connery back, she might be a tad old to play the supervillian.
You haven't heard? They're making a remake of Dr. Who with the original cast.
They're calling it James Denture Bond: Dr. Who? Speak up!
How long before they can print Adamantium bone replacements?
First they have to discover adamantium.
Trust me, if the stuff existed it would be all the rage in aerospace.
After someone buys the rights to the name Adamantium and applies it to an alloy that would be used in bone replacements.
Adamantium is not a real substance, but the name could be applied to a substance as a marketing tool. That is the only way that I could ever see Adamantium bone replacements being made.
Not necessarily; you could (in theory) create artificial bones that still have voids in them to contain bone marrow. Of course, implementing this in practice would be rather tricky, but if we can get to the point where we can print titanium bones in hours and also grow tissues with stem cells, it might be feasible to merge the two, growing new bone marrow inside an artificial femur or pelvis, for instance.
Plus without Wolverine's super-healing it would be useless. You'd just take organ damage instead of getting broken bones (let's assume joints won't be damaged), and then you'll die because you don't have super-healing.
Should I be worried [youtube.com]?
I was under the impression that 3D printing currently only worked with a few materials, and usually was just used with plastics. But 3D printing with metal? Welcome to the future.
I was under the impression that 3D printing currently only worked with a few materials, and usually was just used with plastics. But 3D printing with metal? Welcome to the future.
Powdered metal isn't cheap.
Metal powders are actually quite simple to make. (Even without resorting to mechanical production.
The real issue is that only certain metals could be sintered this way, and that for any kind of good resolution, you would a very tight beam on the laser.
For instance, aluminum would have to be sintered in a hermetically sealed build chamber filled with inert gasses.
On top of that, a sintered piece won't have the same strength as a milled piece. It would have much more in common with a hammer forged casting, an
On top of that, a sintered piece won't have the same strength as a milled piece
That's true because it's not going to be 100% solid, but you can get to within 90% or more with laser sintering. However for this application being a little bit porous is an advantage because real bone can grow on it and into it. A bit over a decade ago researchers were treating milled titanium knee joints with hot caustic soda to make the surface porous and let bone grow into the portions that were in contact with bone.
The company shapeways.com will print print stainless steel for you for relatively cheap. (They do plastic, stainless steel, aluminum, sterling silver, ceramic, and glass.) I have the world's most awesome set of dungeon-crawling dice (bronze-finish stainless) that my wife gave me from that place.
replacements for jaws are decades old (though not 3D model), I used to work in IT for dental practice network and replacements for war veterans who had them destroyed is something I remember.
In TFA, the novelty they are alluding to is this is the first 3D printed replacement, not the first replacement.
TFA mentions that compared to the current method, they can have a replacement in 4 hours, compared to several or more days.
I can imagine that this can allow the surgeon to tweak the model for the individual patient better.
TFA mentions that compared to the current method, they can have a replacement in 4 hours
That's almost fast enough that they could request a change to the part during surgery. OK, maybe off by a factor of 4 to 10.
TFA mentions that compared to the current method, they can have a replacement in 4 hours
Having personally executed through the process of using CT scans to produce 1:1 computer models of bones that can then be printed with a rapid prototyper, I can assure you that you cannot have a replacement in just 4 hours. Oh, sure, it can be 4 hours from when you start the machine to when the part is finished printing, but you cannot go from presurgical CT scan to part model to printed part to cleaned, polished, (co
In lieu of my limited knowledge, I'll tentatively take your word for that.
My intent was to clear up some perceived confusion exhibited by the poster of the comment I replied to, thus the title was 'Another victim of a bad summary...'.
I do appreciate your reply, as it gives me a reason for research to satisfy my own curiosity.
This stuff [TFA] is so far out of my league, that is almost like sorcery to me.
I was trained/educated as a Veterinary Technician, State Board(TM) certified in Oklahoma, and worked at OS
Yes I would download a car!
How much is the printer, and what do the cartridges cost?
Any way I could get this, for say, all my bones? Some retractable claws would be nice too
No, but perhaps some for ghasts, shades, spectres, vampires, and liches.
3D printing is going to revolutionize the world. We are in a Moore's law-esque curve with the cost and capabilities of printers. They have already moved into the price range of a home computer (maker bot) and will soon sport the capability to print in combinations of varying arrays of materials. We're very quickly going to move from machines printing with one or two materials, largely either metal or plastic, into combinations of dozens, and then hundreds of materials. As we go, we'll also see the printing of biological devices (ie printing cells to scaffolding). Combined with research into stem cells and regenerative medicine, I expect the next 20 years to see a simultaneous,. interconnected revolution in manufacturing and biotechnology.
I just hope I live long enough to take advantage. Just as I get to the age where my organs start to fail, I want science to deliver customized printable organs.
that i myself dont really need much stuff 3d printed.
i need to pay rent, pay for food, and pay for transportation, and heat/cooling.
3d printing really doesnt help me do any of these things. i cannot 3d print food. i cannot 3d print land. i cannot 3d print fuel or energy.
it will revolutionize a lot of things, but what will it do to the economy? even more unemployment, even less chance for anyone to move up the social ladder and rise out of subsitence poverty and wage slavery.
I, for one, welcome our Titanium-jawed Belgian grandmother overlords!
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Linked by Howard Fosdick on Mon 13th Dec 2010 23:11 UTC
It's hard to predict the future because we humans prefer to think in terms of familiar paradigms. Even the most brilliant of our species are subject to this flaw. Now, Microsoft faces its turn. The owner of the operating system that likely runs your personal computer, the company that achieved monopoly with Windows and ducked the Department of Justice's scythe to keep it, faces a midlife crisis as the world goes gaga over portable consumer devices. This is the story of what's happening to Microsoft in the handheld operating system markets -- and how it parallels the earlier, similar journeys of IBM Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation. Can Microsoft achieve dominance on mobile devices?
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Why can't you add a monitor and keyboard? My n900 supports external USB devices and bluetooth devices, so there's keyboard and mouse, plus it does video out and will connect with an LCD.
Yes, I could connect a Bluetooth keyboard; possibly a USB keyboard/mouse too - but no, there's no connection for a monitor. Might have to jail break it for some of those devices - haven't quite tried - but there's nothing available to connect it to a monitor with. If there was - I'd be picking up the keyboard/mouse without question. Perhaps an Android Tablet will do the job though...


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Exciting initiatives are underway to make Integrated Community Health Services available to the people of south-central Kansas, a news release stated.
Prairie View, Health Ministries Clinic and the Harvey County Health Department are collaborating to develop a service delivery model that makes primary medical care, dental services, mental and behavioral health assessment and treatment, community health and patient education more conveniently accessible to the communities in Harvey, Marion, McPherson and Butler counties.
Prairie View recently purchased a former medical services building located on Pine Street in Newton. Preparations to renovate the three-story building are being made to accommodate all three organizations.
While all three entities serve the general population, the primary mission of Integrated Community Health Services is focused on the medically underserved, particularly those individuals and families who have no or inadequate health insurance or financial resources to obtain needed health-care services.
Prairie View has applied for a charitable grant in the amount of $135,228 from the Mabee Foundation, which requires the behavioral health organization to raise $156,820 by Jan. 1, 2013, to be eligible for their consideration. The total cost of the renovation project is $392,048, which includes building redesign and improvements, in addition to upgrading the telephone system, adding dental suites and purchasing x-ray equipment.
These improvements will also allow the addition of laboratory services in this single, convenient location. It will soon be possible for all organizations to serve more patients as a result of the larger physical space available.
Last year more than 4,400 patients used Health Ministries Clinic and nearly 13,000 used services from Prairie View's Community Mental Health Center. The Harvey County Health Department served over 6,000 community members.
Nationally, one in four individuals will experience mental illness during their life. People with serious mental illness die 25 years younger than the general population, primarily due to untreated medical conditions and insufficient preventive services. These numbers are even higher for persons living in poverty. Emergency departments report that one in every eight visits involves a person with a mental illness and/or an addictive disorder.
It is anticipated that expected outcomes of integrated services will include reduced wait time for people to receive services, better coordination and collaboration of service delivery, improved preventive treatment and overall healthier and more satisfied consumers. The collaborating groups expect that creating this integrated service delivery model will result in decreased emergency room visits, hospital stays and specialty care visits, as well as an overall decrease in health-care costs. In integrated systems, patients experience better health and higher satisfaction.
Prairie View is asking the individuals, groups, congregations and corporations of Harvey, Marion, McPherson and Butler counties to help achieve the Mabee Challenge by participating in this effort to raise $156,820 by Jan. 1, 2013.
For more detailed information about making a gift or pledge to the Pine Street Renovation Project, call Prairie View at 284-6310.
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There is nothing that gets a party started faster than serving colorful and delicious appetizers. The choices for appetizers are so endless. There can be soups, dips, spreads, fondue, or baked appetizers to name a few. However, sometimes you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen preparing appetizers and want one that is easy and quick to make, yet looks and tastes scrumptious. Try these 15-minute appetizers that are easy and delicious to get your next party started.
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Follow the links to these 15 easy and delicious 15-minute appetizers to get your next party started.
Praline Brie 2 of 16
Praline brie is ready to serve in less than 10 minutes. It makes an excellent appetizer to serve for your holiday parties or when guests arrive unexpectedly.
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Asparagus and Parmigiano Puffs 3 of 16
Asparagus and parmigiano puffs are such an elegant and colorful appetizer with the green asparagus and red tomatoes.
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Mini Phyllo Cups with Whipped Goat Cheese, Grapes, and Thyme 4 of 16
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Cheesy bacon bread has the smooth, sharp flavor of the cheese combined with the smoky flavor of the bacon on fresh baguette slices.
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Chicken Cheese Ball 6 of 16
Chicken cheese ball is an easy, excellent appetizer you can make in 10 minutes.
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Gingerbread Cookie Dough Dip 7 of 16
Serve gingerbread cookie dough dip with gingersnaps, fruit, or graham crackers for a taste of the holidays at your next party.
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Baked Brie Bites 10 of 16
Filled with cheesy goodness, tart cranberries, and salty crunch of pistachios, these baked brie bites are a favorite for holiday entertaining.
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Apple nachos are just loaded with the good stuff: chocolate syrup, peanut butter, peanuts, coconut, caramel, and of course, apples.
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Bacon Wrapped Scallops 12 of 16
Bacon wrapped scallops are delicious served with the dip that has the spiciness and heat of the Sriracha sauce and the smoothness of avocado.
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Gazpacho is a cold soup appetizer with added zesty taste of horseradish.
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Honey Prosciutto Flatbread 14 of 16
Honey prosciutto flatbread can be made in a few minutes but looks and tastes so wonderful with the combination of gouda, prosciutto, and onions drizzled in honey.
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Cheesy pancetta fondue dip is spicy from Tabasco and full of tomato and cheese flavor.
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Kanelands frenetic fourth quarter comeback attempt contained everything imaginable except for the fantastic finish.
The Lady Knights whittled Planos seemingly insurmountable 15-point lead down to a single point and had possession with 17 seconds left in Wednesdays Class 3A Burlington Central regional semifinal.
After Planos 6-foot-4 center Clarissa Martinez blocked Emma Bradfords potential game-winning shot out of bounds with 1.5 seconds left, Kaneland drew up one final play
Allyson OHerron got a clean look at a 3-pointer from the bow, but it came off the front of the rim and No. 2 seed Plano held on for a dramatic 52-51 victory.
The Reapers (22-6) advanced to face No. 1 seed Burlington Central (24-4) in Fridays regional championship while No. 3 seed Kaneland attempted to find solace in a moral victory.
Once it started rolling, we got in such a great rhythm and it made us all want to work even harder, said senior Ashley Prost, who carried the Knights with an impressive 22-point performance.
Were a pretty scrappy team and we try and we hustle as much as we possibly can and that really showed.
Its tough to fight back and fall short like that, but what a great effort from our kids and it shows their character, said Kaneland coach Ernie Colombe.
Kaneland ratcheted up the pressure in the fourth quarter and we got caught a little bit, said Plano coach Mario Serra. Credit to Kaneland, all their kids hit big shots at the end, outside of the last one, and shes the best 3-point shooter I saw all year.
Plano stunned Kaneland (16-11) early on with a barrage of 3-pointers of its own against a zone designed to contain Martinez.
The Reapers drained 5-of-7 trifectas in the first quarter, including three off the bench from Albana Hoti.
They finished the quarter on a 13-0 run and scored the first four points of the second quarter for their largest lead of the game at 26-6.
When they came out in a zone and sagged on Martinez, all the kids on the floor were told, if youre open, shoot the ball from three, Serra said.
Kaneland struggled offensively in the opening half as Martinez controlled play in the paint and collected 5 of her 8 blocks.
Prost tallied all five of the Knights first half field goals to keep them somewhat within striking distance at 30-14.
(Martinez) changes a lot of shots and she did that early on, but later we were a little more composed taking it to the rim, Colombe said.
With Martinez on the bench with three fouls to open the fourth, Kaneland forced three consecutive turnovers and ripped off 8 unanswered points to cut the lead to 42-35.
Brooke Harner came up with a steal and hoop, followed by consecutive baskets from Sarah Grams and a baseline jumper from Prost.
Plano briefly stemmed the tide with a basket and free throw, but OHerron sandwiched a 3-pointer between a pair of Prost jumpers to bring Kaneland within 45-42 with 3:51 left.
Caroline Heimerdinger contributed a clutch 3-pointer and strong driving layup and Prost scored inside to close the gap to 50-49.
Temirra Ellis dropped in a pair of clutch free throws for Plano before Prosts driving layup accounted for the games final points with 35 seconds left.
Heimerdinger finished with 8 points for Kaneland while Bradford had 7. Hoti scored a team-high 12 points for Plano with Martinez and Zhate Jackson adding 11 points each.


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Fort Myers Police and the ATF teamed up to get illegal guns off the streets of the city. The six month investigation took 45 guns off the streets and put 14 people behind bars.
According to investigators, the 45 guns were sold illegally in Fort Myers with the understanding that the weapons would be used to commit some sort of crime.
"Firearms violence permeates society throughout right now," said Scott Etheridge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Fourteen people were arrested as part of the 6 month investigation by Fort Myers Police and federal agents.
Police officers went undercover, posing as convicted felons, and would buy guns from different people around the city.
The purchases were made in various parking lots and other public areas.
"There are still weapons that are out there," said Fort Myers Police Chief Doug Baker.
Baker says this is a new strategy to try and take down the people selling the guns, not just the ones who own them.
It's all in an effort to cut down on violence in the city.
"We are extremely fortunate that we have not had the casual bystander, who happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, who is shot and killed because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time," said Baker.
Fourteen people were arrested, but the investigation is far from over.
"Right now, we know who possesses the guns. Next step is let's find out who is actually giving the armed criminals the firearms," said Etheridge.
Eight of the suspects were arrested on federal gun charges, the rest were arrested on state charges.
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Facing state chargesEdison, Devon JerrodPossession of weapon (or ammo by convicted fla felon)
Louisme, KenelStolen propdeal inCarrying concealed weapon – firearm
Luzarraga, Jason NathanielStolen prop-deal in (deal in)Possession of weapon (or ammo by convicted fla felon)
Burress, George CodyDrugs-possess (cntrl sub wo prescription)Stolen propdeal inPossession of weapon - or ammo by convicted fla felon
Gordon, Roy KeeferCocaine-distrib - schedule iiCocaine-possess - possess cocainePossession of weapon (or ammo by convicted fla felon)
Traversiere, WinchelCarrying concealed weapon (firearm)
Facing federal chargesHitchman, James AntonioPossession of a firearm by a convicted felonDistribution of cocaineUse of/carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense
Francois, Mozart GeorgesPossession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Al Harby, Othman AbdulmanPossession of an unregistered firearm (sawed off shotgun)
Milhomme, EmmanuelPossession/transfer of an unregistered firearm (silencer, sawed off rifle, sawed off shotgun)
Louis, Wilson PeterPossession/transfer of an unregistered firearm (silencer, sawed off rifle, sawed off shotgun)
Samer A BargouthyPossession of a firearm by a convicted felon (4 counts)
Eliecer S. SanchezObliterating a firearm serial number (5 counts)Possession/transfer of a firearm with an obliterated serial number
Charles E. Williams, JrPossession/transfer of an unregistered firearm (sawed off shotgun)
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich enjoys doing things his way
By JAN HUBBARD
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Before the first game of the season between the Spurs and Suns, Shaquille O'Neal was complaining about the Hack-a-Shaq strategy employed by San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich.
The Spurs had repeatedly fouled O'Neal in the playoffs last year, and O'Neal, a notoriously poor free-throw shooter, didn't like it. He called it "cowardly."
Jerry Brewer — a reporter for the East Valley Tribune, a suburban newspaper in the Phoenix area — told Popovich he should foul O'Neal as soon as the game started.
How many coaches do you know would take a suggestion from a reporter? There may be one, and Brewer was talking to him.
So five seconds after the opening tap of the season, Popovich had Michael Finley foul O'Neal, who was clearly stunned. But then he looked at Popovich, who was laughing and giving Shaq the thumbs-up sign, and O'Neal got it.
It was a joke.
And that's Popovich, who is every bit the iconoclast.
He is a funny, intelligent man, but he has no use for dumb questions or in-game interviews that are mandatory for NBA coaches. That led to a highlight on ESPN Wednesday night when his focus on playing the Lakers was interrupted by the requisite interview.
The first question was OK, so he answered it. The second question was regarding how he planned on stopping Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter.
The look on Popovich's face would have melted concrete, but he managed to rein it back to sheer sarcasm.
"I probably have no idea," he said abruptly.
Anyone who has dealt with Popovich's biting humor burst out laughing.
The game was a thriller with the Spurs winning 112-111. Popovich is one of the premier defensive coaches in the league, but was asked after the game if he could appreciate the great offensive performance of both teams.
"Do I look thrilled?" he answered, wryly.
With a veteran team, Popovich has a different approach than most NBA coaches. He does not have gameday shootarounds at home. He'd rather his players rest.
This year, he introduced Yoga as a weekly exercise, and the players seemed to embrace it.
He demands players to play hard and be efficient, but he doesn't worry about home-court advantage in the playoffs or what the team record is in December. And he is the first to admit that part of that luxury is courtesy of Tim Duncan.
So it's not a surprise that with the Spurs facing their most brutal stretch of the season that Popovich is looking forward to it. A week from today, San Antonio begins a 12-game stretch with 11 of those games on the road.
In early February, eight of those games are on the road because the Spurs have to vacate their arena while the rodeo is in town. It happens every year and the Spurs refer to it as "the rodeo trip."
Popovich loves it.
"It's old news and trite by now, but I'll say it again," Popovich said. "We try to use the rodeo trip as a silver lining — being on the road so much — and try to come together, realizing it's tougher on the road and get a little bit of a bunker mentality and develop a little bit of that edge we talk about.
"If you can win on the road, theoretically you can win at home, and win on the road come playoff time. It really changes things up. It's a good test and a good measure of where we are at the time playoffs come, so we look forward to that challenge."
The Spurs will not be away the entire time, however. They have four days between one set of road games and will spend it at home. And there is also the five-day All-Star break that will separate another set of road games.
Still, it's tough to play that many games away from home, so we'll learn something about the Spurs. From Popovich's viewpoint, however, it's more important that they learn about themselves.
He said it.
"Ya'll need to start playing some of that Superman theme music in the building when he's going like that. This is Clark Kent right here, ladies and gentleman. He was 13-for-26 tonight with 39 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Superman. I'll be Batman, I'll be Robin, I'll be anybody you want me to be. I'll be the garbage man. But this is Clark Kent right here."
Kevin Garnett on teammate Paul Pierce
The Kids Are All Right: Rodney Stuckey Edition
1. The 22-year-old Stuckey was the 15th player selected in the 2007 draft but missed the first 25 games of the season because of a broken hand.
2. He was an honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America team and also was an academic All-American. He became the first basketball player in Eastern Washington history to have his jersey number retired.
3. He played in 57 games as a rookie and averaged 7.6 points. In two starts — both Pistons victories — he averaged 18 points and 4.5 assists. In the playoffs, he became only the third Detroit rookie to start a playoff game. The other two were Tayshaun Prince and Joe Dumars.
4. He started only three of the first 19 games this season before moving into the starting lineup. In 18 starts, he has averaged 19 points and 5.5 assists. He had a career-high 40 points in a win over Chicago and 38 in a victory over Sacramento.
5. "I've always felt, even last year, that he was able to start," Detroit coach Michael Curry said. "He played and he could dictate how he wanted to play the game. He struggled at times coming off the bench, trying to figure out when to be aggressive and when to get his teammates the ball. And that's part of his growth process and he's doing that now."
Traveling twice as fast
Several coaches have paid Miami's Dwyane Wade the ultimate compliment, which is that he is so good that he gets away with cheating.
At least I think it's a compliment.
The latest is from the Lakers' Phil Jackson, who talked about Wade's habit of traveling but not getting called for traveling.
"What he's really been able to do is that pick-up move, that the Europeans really have brought in," Jackson said. "We all would consider that a walk move: Pick up the ball, take two steps, that's two and a half steps. And he's been able to get a long distance on that. And because of his ability to change directions from left to right and right to left very well, he's able to avoid defenses, and he's exceptional at that."
Jackson then offered a defense for the refs.
"It's very difficult to referee the game and look at the feet," Jackson said. "In this league, our referees have decided they're going to referee the defense, not the offense, and so the offensive players obviously get away with more than the defense does, because they're looking at the defensive players."
Save me I'm falling
Funny rant from veteran center Dikembe Mutombo, who doesn't like to see 7-6, 310-pound Yao Ming acting like a guard and stepping in front of players to take charges.
"I'm very critical," Mutombo said. "Those are bull. I told him that. He's too tall to be taking charges. He needs to learn to play defense without using his chest. You don't block a shot with your chest. You block it with your hands.
"The man who taught me the game, John Thompson, never said that a 7-footer should take a charge, even in a basketball 1-on-1. There's no rule or writing in the books that you should take a charge. They teach you how to rebound and block shots. So I'm going to work on that.
"Maybe Yao is listening to Shane [Battier]. Maybe he wants to be a guard or something. Man, I've got a lot of things to work on. Maybe he's planning to lead the league charges. So I have to stop him. I have to teach him to lead the league in blocked shots, not charges."
The Celtics played 41 games in the first 79 days of the season but will play the last 41 in 81 days. "It'll help us big," said Boston coach Doc Rivers. "We've played 41 games ... and the Cavs have played, what? 36? 37? It was just a tough beginning for us. We had a lot of games squeezed into a short time."
The Nuggets may soon sign a point guard and one D-League player is getting a major recommendation. George Karl said the Nuggets may sign Coby Karl, his son. "There are some fans," Karl said of Denver executives who have scouted Coby. "There are some people that like him. ... As a dad, I hope that discussion would happen."
Despite a record worse than .500, the Bucks are still in the hunt for a playoff spot and they have a scheduling advantage. They have completed travel to the West and will have games only in the East and Central times zones the rest of the season.
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The Black Friday deals may have been too good for Best Buy. Earlier in the week Best Buy like many other stores reported that they would be selling the 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook at $199.99, that's about $300 in saving. I like many others were excited to take advantage of killer prices, practically giving the PlayBook away.
The excitement quickly turned into frustration as many people have been having their order cancelled with little or no explanation. Statements like the device being out of stock or your payment was unable to be processed were among the number of explanations that users have been receiving from Best Buy. I was able to get a Best Buy representative on the phone and they stated that corporate had "cancelled all BlackBerry PlayBook orders". Forum posts regarding the issue have been quickly popping up over at the official Best Buy Forums. Clearly somethings going on. Whats going on with Best Buy? Do they have the device or not? If you are experiencing something like this from Best Buy please let us know in the forums.


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New MVMS principal gets to work in wake of a controversial predecessor
GOFFSTOWN – It shouldn't take long for Mountain View Middle School students to get acquainted with new principal Wendy Hastings.
"I'm very visible," Hastings said. "I pride myself on knowing my staff and knowing my students."
Hastings plans to spend time in the classroom, greeting students in the hallway and seeing them off at the bus area at the end of the day as she goes about her duties. To her, the job is about enhancing education and showcasing the talents of her students and staff.
"I look forward to working with the community and having parents in to see the great stuff the staff does on a daily basis and just to celebrate the kids," Hastings said.
Hastings is replacing former principal Jim Hunt, who resigned amid allegations that he presided over a hostile and dysfunctional work environment at the middle school.
"I see this as a new beginning and I think the faculty and parents do as well," Hastings said.
The community is ready for new leadership, she said. She intends to implement an open-door policy for students and staff, many of whom she's already met during forums and luncheons.
"I want to know what's going on," she said. "The climate is very important."
She's also faced with a recently completed study questioning the quality of programs and services at the school, as well as its culture. While still in the data-gathering stage, Hastings said she will take the study into consideration as she moves forward to make sure academic needs are addressed.
"I want to make sure I have the full picture before I make any decisions," she said.
Hastings' official first day was July 1, but she chose to visit Maple Avenue Elementary, Bartlett Elementary, New Boston Central and Dunbarton Elementary schools during the last week in session to meet with administrators and introduce herself to future Mountain View Middle School students. She wanted the children to be familiar with her before their first day of school, Hastings said.
The students' excitement and energy level boosted her own.
"I'm just really excited for the school year to start," she said. "I can't wait to have kids in the building."
The principal position was a perfect fit for Hastings, a Goffstown native who once attended Maple Avenue Elementary School.
"This was kind of like coming home for me," she said.
Hastings said she's wanted to be an educator for as long as she can remember. She began her career teaching physical education to pre-K through eighth-grade students at Villa Augustina School. After two years she accepted a position in the Londonderry School District, where she spent 13 years as a teacher and administrator. Most recently, she served as assistant principal at Londonderry Middle School.
Hastings was chosen by a 17-member search committee made up of representatives from Goffstown, New Boston and Dunbarton. Search committee members were made up of school board members from the respective towns, members of the public and administrators who currently work for the SAU. She will be paid a salary of $94,000.
For the time being, she's commuting from Tilton but will pay tuition to have her two children attend the Villa Augustina School. Jayden will be a first-grader and Tristen is entering pre-kindergarten.
Acting Superintendent Brian Balke said he's excited to have Hastings on the job.
"She brings a rich experience and a child-centered approach to leadership," Balke said. "We feel strongly she'll be highly successful at Mountain View Middle School."


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The Estherville Fire Department responded to a call to the Estherville McDonald's restaurant early Saturday morning.
According to fire chief Dick Beaver, smoke was coming out of the heat vents when they arrived.
A quick investigation of the roof top furnaces resulted in finding a motor burning in one of the units.
The fire department was on scene approximately 45 minutes.
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During to the 2012 presidential campaign, Republicans made this argument to Latino voters when talking about immigration reform: It was President Obama's fault why any reform wasn't signed into law during the president's first term.
"I think one of the reasons Candidate Obama got so much support from the Hispanic community in the [2008] election is that he said in his first year, among his highest priorities would be to fix the immigration system," Mitt Romney said at a Univision-sponsored town hall in Sept. 2012. "But he never even filed a bill. He never tried to fix the immigration system."
The line of attack might have been somewhat unfair -- after all, Republicans in Congress who had previously supported comprehensive immigration reform backed away, even when it came to the more limited DREAM Act. And the president did take executive action to no longer deport qualified young illegal immigrants.
Still, the argument was something the GOP could wield to Latino voters (who still broke to Obama by a 71 percent-to-27 percent margin in 2012).
But after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration reform legislation by a 13-to-5 vote, and now as the bill heads to the Senate floor with prospects for passage likely, Republicans might not be able to use that argument any longer.
If the legislation goes down to defeat, Republicans would get the lion's share -- if not all -- of the blame.
And that reality could provide the GOP with an additional incentive to help pass immigration reform, especially when the legislative action moves to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
"The onus is on the Republicans," says Frank Sharry, a liberal-leaning immigration reform advocate. "If reform tanks, Republicans can try all sorts of excuses -- the president didn't want to upset the unions, the Democrats demanded too much, the bill was too big and wouldn't have worked -- but these won't work outside the conservative media bubble."
Indeed, Democrats have already swallowed omitting an amendment that would have granted immigration rights to gay and lesbian couples. Organized labor and big business are in agreement on the legislation. And Obama has largely remained on the sidelines to give Congress more breathing room to negotiate.
A Senate Republican aide whose boss supports immigration reform agrees that Republicans would be blamed for defeat of the immigration legislation.
"It would have negative ramifications for the party, absolutely."
Yet the GOP aide adds that if the Senate "Gang of Eight" legislation gets as many as 70 Senate votes, it would force House Republicans to take up legislation -- even if it's not supported by a majority of the caucus.
"The goal here with this effort is to get upward of 70 votes," the aide said. "It would put pressure on them to engage and not find a reason to say no."
That said, getting 70 votes isn't sure thing; it would require ensuring that the legislation attracts enough Senate Republicans without losing Democratic votes.
Perhaps more importantly, conservative opponents see no political upside to achieving immigration reform. Their argument: While they might get blamed for the legislation's defeat, they would get little benefit from the bill's passage.
"There is no evidence to support this idea that Republicans will pick up a lot of votes if we give amnesty to 11 million folks," Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) recently said, according to Reuters.
There's also the possibility these members could receive conservative backlash from their constituents if they support the legislation.
And that's the challenge for House Speaker John Boehner. What's a bigger concern for him -- upsetting his conservative members or the party potentially getting blamed for the legislation's defeat?
For now, he says the House "will work its will."
"We're not going to be stampeded by the White House or stampeded by the president," Boehner told reporters last week. "The Senate is working its will, a lot of good work that's gone on over there, but the House — the House will work its will."


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"I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy
Sobers only played one ODI didn't he?
What do people think about that selection?
I got a new heart, got a new heart, got a new artificial heart
No Dhoni is itstl
one doubt
dont know if this is the right place..
did kapil top odi allrounder rankings for 10 continues years ?? i read it somewhere
Here is Kapil's ODI all rounder ranking graph: Reliance ICC Player Rankings
Seems like he was ranked #1 or #2 for more than a decade. Incredible!
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banned for being a kapil fanboy?
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
That name sounds familiar. Tinu Jishnu or something similar iirc.
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For the third time in six years, northern Pinellas County roadways are lined with signs bearing the names "Nehr" and "Zimmermann."
The dynamics behind this year's race between Peter Nehr and Carl Zimmermann for state House of Representatives in District 65 are not much different than they were in 2006 and 2008, when the two ran against each other in old District 48.
Nehr, 60, a three-term incumbent, is again the favorite. He's a Republican in a right-leaning district that includes Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin and parts of East Lake. Nehr, who easily bested three challengers in the August primary, has the fundraising advantage — more than $50,000 left in the bank after spending nearly $120,000 so far, according to campaign filings with the state Division of Elections. Zimmermann, 61, has about $7,700 left of the roughly $17,000 he's raised.
But Zimmermann, a journalism teacher at Countryside High School, has faced this uphill battle before. A former Republican and now a self-described moderate Democrat, Zimmermann captured 48.4 percent of the vote in 2006 and 49 percent in 2008, when less than 1,400 votes out of more than 70,000 cast separated the two men.
Nehr wants two more years in office before he is term-limited out. He wants to work with the Republican leadership to address statewide issues like property insurance and the economy, and he wants to explore sponsoring health-conscious bills dealing with food labeling and school playgrounds.
Zimmermann thinks he has the answers Nehr lacks on the biggest challenges facing Florida. And while he can talk issues all day long, Zimmermann believes his best path to victory is to remind voters of what he feels are Nehr's negatives — among them two bankruptcies and Nehr's former venture into the controversial Internet sweepstakes cafe industry.
"I'm not really a negative person," Zimmermann said. "But in 2008, they ran a TV commercial against me saying I support a state income tax, which is just not true at all. And yet he has all these real negatives that are true, that are documented."
To Nehr, the approach is a sign of desperation from a man he calls the "perennial candidate." Zimmermann also ran for state House in 1992, as a Republican, and lost in the primary.
"Instead of sticking to the issues," Nehr said, "he is trying to use a smear campaign to win an election he cannot win any other way."
When it comes to the issues, Zimmermann offers answers — long, detailed ones. His campaign mail advertisement is a four-page mock newspaper with the headline "Frustrated with Politics?" In it, Zimmermann, who worked in advertising before becoming a teacher, details his proposed solutions to Florida's budget, economic, education and property insurance problems.
On property insurance, Zimmermann wants to take sinkhole coverage out of basic homeowner's insurance policies, combine it with wind coverage, and support these new policies with a beefed up state hurricane catastrophe fund. The money for the new catastrophe fund would come from the existing fund and from Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run insurer of last resort Zimmermann would phase out.
Zimmermann hopes those changes would allow Florida to again draw national insurance companies, and lead to the end of their Florida-only subsidiaries, known as "pup" companies.
On the budget, Zimmermann would raise new income by leasing Cape Canaveral to private space exploration companies. On education, he would overhaul how teachers are evaluated.
To the veteran legislator Nehr, though, an idea is only as good as the person pushing it. And he's skeptical a freshman representative in a minority party can get much done in Tallahassee.
"As a senior person in the majority party, I will have a lot more influence in getting legislation passed," Nehr said.
Nehr wants to work with others on problems like rising insurance costs and jobs, but his personal legislative goals are more modest. He's health-conscious, and he wants to re-file a bill that died in committee this year that would have encouraged schools to keep playgrounds and fields open after hours, so children can get more exercise. He wants to explore requiring the labeling of genetically modified food in supermarkets, and improving health food offerings in schools.
"I'm normally not into overregulation, but when it comes to the health of my constituents, especially the kids, I have to at least look into issues," said Nehr, who lost 50 pounds several years ago through dieting and exercise.
When asked to name his chief accomplishments in office, Nehr named a few bills, led by Rachel's Law, the 2009 law designed to protect police informers and named after Countryside High School alumna Rachel Hoffman. Hoffman was a 23-year-old Florida State graduate killed during a botched undercover drug buy in Tallahassee in 2008.
Zimmermann scoffs at Nehr's touting of seniority, and calls him an "ineffective" legislator. Zimmermann has faced these odds before, and he likes his chances this year. He thinks he can break through for his first win in four tries on Nov. 6, if he does a good enough job of telling voters about Nehr's past.
"No Democrat should have gotten 49 percent (of the vote) in this district," Zimmermann said of his 2008 performance. "I can win this race because of Peter Nehr."
Will Hobson can be reached at (727) 445-4167 or [email protected] To write a letter to the editor, go to tampabay.com/letters.


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THE Bendigo Art Gallery tonight unveiled 11 works by controversial artist Bill Henson in a major announcement of the gallery's expansion over the next two years.
The new works will be part of an ongoing collaboration between Bill Henson, the Bendigo Art Gallery and several major European institutions.
At a gallery event tonight, Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan announced the gallery would host five major international exhibitions in the next 12 months.
Ms Quinlan confirmed the gallery is working with institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and British Museum.
She said details of the major exhibits are set to be revealed in early 2013.
The Gallery will next year host a major exhibition with one of the most significant arts institutions in Europe, initiating the first tour of precious works from their collection.
The Bill Henson works were described as unique for an Australian gallery and come on the back of the success of the Grace Kelly exhibit.
The acquisition of his works include eight purchased works, with three other works generously donated by a private benefactor.
The Bendigo Art Gallery Foundation also announced a generous contribution of $100,000 from the Sidney Myer Fund toward its fundraising campaign.
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I have recently upgraded my Transporter by having Dan Wright at Modwright replace the output (analog) section with his tube-rectified, output modification. I thought it might be useful to discuss my experience with those who have not yet had the chance to hear this unit compared to the original Transporter.
I had purchased the Transporter and was thrilled with the additional control and access I now had to my music collection (ripped to FLAC). But in comparison to my moderately expensive Musical Fidelity A5 CD player, I was disappointed in the sound quality. [NB: in Audiophool terms, is $2500 moderately expensive?]
I felt that the sound quality, while pristine and accurate, lacked the "breath of life" that I cherish in my music. I go to an average of 2 concerts a month, so I'm intimately familiar with the sound of live music, and the Transporter didn't deliver it for me. I was going to return the Transporter at the end of the trial period, but then I decided to use my Christmas Bonus to do the ModWright thing.
I suppose this comes down to the classic "truth vs. beauty" argument. I think Sean Adams would argue that adding tubes (an antediluvian technology) merely adds a pleasant distortion, but that it does not reflect the true content of the original recording. I beg to differ. I think the addition of the tube stage has recreated MORE of the original musical experience. I don't think this can be explained in terms of 2nd harmonic distortion. My experience is that the ModWright Transporter now has the essence of the experience that it lacked before.
For instance, I'm listening at this moment to Putamayo's "Women of Spirit." This is a fantastic album, if you're into female vocalists. Anyway, I've heard both Cassandra Wilson and Ani DiFranco in concert, and the tonality and flavor of the music through the ModWright is "right on!" {said with an ex-hippie fist raised in the air}. This same album played before with the Transporter was impressive in its detail retrieval, but I didn't have the impression of real live singers, sharing an emotional experience with me.
And to me, music is all about emotion, and not much about left-brain rational exposition. I don't want to think about my music, I want to FEEL it! I am now "Transported" and that's a good thing. So if your Transporter leaves you cold (as mine did), there is an alternative out there which IMHO is a real improvement over the already-excellent original.
Hope this helps rescue someone else from Transporter let-down
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2008-02-09, 09:37 #1
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ModWright Transporter experience: truth vs. beauty?
2008-02-09, 11:58 #2
Thanks for sharing (does that sound like an AA comment? ). Out of interest, why did you go for the Modwright over other modders?PC, JRiver/Tidal, Digital XO, Asus Xonar u7, Rotel RB976MkII, JBL L300
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You could have gotten the same result feeding transporter through a tube preamp or buffer.
I love tubes also but it is a shame you wasted that money when you could have gotten the same results for a fraction of the price.
It is getting a bit tiresome listening to talk about the illusory "improvements" modded TP's make posted ,IMO, rudely. on the slim forums.
Modwright has it's own forum for that.
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ModWright is a known quantity to me
Frankly, I WAS concerned that this was a "waste of money" but being an audiophile, I've spent money foolishly in the past ;-) so I know what that feels like!
Turns out, Dan's approach made a piece of gear that I didn't want to spend my time listening to into a piece of gear that I spend all my time listening to. That's worth it to me. I have four different audio systems in my home, including a system in the bedroom, living room, home theatre, and my music room. The last is where I do my serious listening, and the MW Transporter has taken up home there.
And for another poster, no, you can't get the same result running thru a tube buffer. BTDT. But spending money and results are two different things (unfortunately). In this instance, I got results that were worth it to me, so I consider it a good investment in my musical pleasure. I probably spend $6-7,000 per year on this hobby --mostly for music and concert tickets/travel -- so it wasn't THAT big a deal for me money-wise. But it certainly hits my hot buttons.
I've never been thrilled with digital music, partly because I'm an old fart with nearly 2,000 LP's, so that's the bulk of my listening. But I'm impressed that the Transporter does so well, and I do think the Modwright approach, which modifies none of the "front end" but only addresses limitations in the analogue stage, is a net improvement.
Use your own ears, then let me know what you think?
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Seriously though, I would never post on the Modwright forum about what a waste it is to mod the TP.
I would consider that rude and unnecessary behavior.
It seems we disagree on that point and that's OK by me.
To the OP, you can get the sonic signature of tubes with a buffer or preamp.
And, IMO , the results will be nearly identical. However, we can just agree to disagree.
I had the chance to be the first to get the modwright mod at half price as the experimental unit.
I decided not to because the TP sounds so good it didn't seem worth the money even at 1/2 price.
2008-02-09, 13:13 #8
The Modwright mod (AFAIK) leaves everything up to DAC the same, but then adds a valve output stage (replacing that in the TP), which is similar to an amplifier. If you contend that valve amplifiers can be superior to transistors, than this could address an area of the TP that might be improvable.
I can't comment as to the efficacy as I have never heard it, but given the dollar rate I reckon I might be able to import one direct and make only a small loss on resale. However, I've just bought speakers, so it'll be a while before I play that game!PC, JRiver/Tidal, Digital XO, Asus Xonar u7, Rotel RB976MkII, JBL L300
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2008-02-09, 13:27 #9
I can't see that Logitech would mind much about the Modwright TP. They get to sell a TP anyway, so from a business PTV, they make the same profit.
I suppose Sean might mind that someone thinks they can improve on his design, but I reckon he's pretty pragmatic about these things.
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I do love tubes and I have a tube headphone amp( a huge dual mono with separate volume controls) and it sounds great.
But I don't miss the tubes when I go back to my SS amp with my speakers.
IME, IMS, the Transporter is very lifelike.
Patrick, I see the validity of your reasoning, I will once again plead crankiness brought on by the cold from hell :-)
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PRINCETON — The Princeton Tigresses opened the 2012 Princeton Holiday Tournament with a 48-33 win over LaMoille/Ohio in the nightcap of Monday's opening night at Prouty Gym.
The Tigresses used a 30-19 second-half advantage to pull away to victory.
"I knew Dick's girls would give us a good battle and play hard, because they always do. Both teams played well for the first game of the season," PHS coach Kevin Hieronymus said.
Senior Makenzey Wilson led the Tigresses with 11 points and junior Zoe Mead added nine points and 17 rebounds to lead the Tigresses. Emmalee Sears had nine points and Abby Jaques added eight points for PHS.
The Lady Lions got 11 points each from Elizabeth Geuther and Shiela Browning.
In other action Monday, Stark County defeated Bureau Valley 46-11 and Erie was a 45-20 winner over Henry-Senachwine. On Tuesday, Putnam County edged Tri-County Conference rival Midland 39-37 in the first game for both teams.
Tourney notes: The tournament, sponsored by the Princeton Booster Club, resumes Thursday night in pool play with Stark County facing Midland at 5 p.m., Bureau Valley playing Putnam County at 6:30 p.m. and Princeton meeting Henry at 8 p.m. Pool play will conclude with three more games Friday leading into Saturday's final round beginning at 3 p.m. Erie stands at 2-0 in the Blue Pool with Stark County and Putnam County both at 1-0 in the White. … Tommy Rose, WZOE's morning man, debuted as the Prouty PA Monday and Tuesday nights. Roger Low, the former voice of Tigress basketball, retired from teaching after the 2011-12 school year.


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