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Downtown was busy with activity over the weekend with two events. Main Street Washington hosted a youth art fair Friday night in Washington's Central Park. Main Street Executive Director Amy Vetter says the art fair was the start of their marketing for their Celebrate Washington event in August.
The artwork was from youth from around the county. Vetter says over 210 pieces of art was on display in Central Park.
The winning entry which was by a student from Washington was purchased by Main Street and will be on display in the Washington Public Library along with the artwork from the adult art show in August. The other big event held was the 64th Annual Ridiculous Day.
Vetter says there was a steady amount of patrons that took part in supporting the local businesses. The Ridiculous Day parade started at 1:00 and had 38 float entries. KCII's Big Red Radio was both in and announced the parade. Also held on Sunday, was the 5th Annual 5K/1mile walk benefiting the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.


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Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Crude headed for a seventh weekly advance in New York, the longest run of gains in almost four years, amid signs of global economic growth and concern that oil facilities in North Africa are vulnerable to militant attacks.
West Texas Intermediate crude advanced as much as 0.6 percent as German business confidence rose for a third month in January. The European Central Bank said 278 banks will hand back 137.2 billion euros ($184.4 billion) of its three-year loans next week at the first opportunity for early repayment. The U.K., German and Dutch governments yesterday urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi.
"Global risk sentiment remains fairly upbeat," said Andrey Kryuchenkov, a commodities analyst at VTB Capital in London, who predicts WTI will trade from $93 to $97 a barrel over the next month.
Crude for March delivery gained as much as 54 cents to $96.49 a barrel and was at $96.38 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 12:30 p.m. London time. Futures climbed 0.8 percent to $95.95 yesterday and are up 0.9 percent this week. A seventh weekly gain would be the longest rising streak since April 2009. The average volume of all futures traded today was 18 percent below the 100-day average.
Brent for March settlement gained as much as 56 cents to $113.84 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange, the highest since Oct. 17. The European benchmark contract was at a premium of $17.35 after contracting to $15.16 on Jan. 17, the narrowest in almost six months.
Business Confidence
The German Ifo institute's business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 104.2 from 102.4 in December. That's the highest since June. Economists predicted a gain to 103, according to the median of 41 forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey.
WTI declined 7.1 percent in 2012 as the U.S. shale boom deepened a supply glut at Cushing. That left it at an average discount of $17.47 a barrel to Brent last year, compared with a premium of about 7 cents in the five years through 2010. Brent, the benchmark grade for more than half the world's crude, advanced 3.5 percent last year.
New York futures dropped relative to Brent this week after Enterprise Products Partners LP said deliveries via the Seaway pipeline to the Jones Creek, Texas, terminal were limited. The system, which runs from Cushing to refineries near Houston, was operating at a rate higher than 175,000 barrels a day, company spokesman Rick Rainey said yesterday, without giving a specific figure. Houston-based Enterprise and its partner, Enbridge Inc., completed an expansion of Seaway on Jan. 11 that boosted capacity to 400,000 barrels a day.
Cushing Inventories
Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for WTI, decreased for the first time since November, according to the Energy Information Administration. Cushing stockpiles slid 471,000 barrels to 51.4 million in the seven days ended Jan. 18, the first decline in seven weeks, the EIA's report showed. Total U.S. crude inventories climbed 2.8 million barrels to 363.1 million. Supplies were forecast to increase 2.2 million barrels, according to the median estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Gasoline stockpiles decreased 1.7 million barrels to 233.3 million, the report showed. They were projected to rise 1.3 million barrels, according to the Bloomberg survey. Distillate inventories, including heating oil and diesel, rose 508,000 barrels to 132.9 million, compared with a prediction for supplies to be unchanged.
Prices may rise next week, a separate Bloomberg survey of 36 analysts showed. Eighteen of 36 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, or 50 percent, forecast crude will increase through Feb. 1. Eleven respondents, or 31 percent, predicted a drop. Seven said there would be little change. Last week, 39 percent of analysts projected a gain.
Libya Security
Oil in New York has long-term technical support along its 100-week moving average, around $95 a barrel, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Futures have halted intraday declines near this indicator in the four days through yesterday. Buy orders tend to be clustered close to chart-support levels.
Libya, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, pumped an average of 1.54 million barrels of oil a day last month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The country is reinforcing security at oil and gas installations near its southern border after last week's terrorist attack in Algeria.
The Jan. 16 al-Qaeda-linked assault on a natural gas plant partly run by BP Plc resulted in the deaths of at least 38 foreign hostages. The terrorists were wore Libyan uniforms, Algeria's privately run Ennahar television said on its website last week, citing government officials it didn't identify.
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2007 Menu Development study: Footloose and trans fat-free
In addition, nearly three-quarters of operators are not sourcing produce locally, while 69% aren't currently purchasing any organic products whatsoever.
The experience of David Collins, foodservice manager for Union Pacific Railroad's corporate headquarters points up the challenge ahead for operators wishing to source locally.
"The biggest surprise for me, from the vendors, is that many of them just blew us off," says Collins. "I guess we are a kind of pioneer in that area, at least in this regard." Two segments, Colleges and B&I, are placing more importance on culinary expertise in their kitchens. Sixty-three percent of colleges and 57% of B&Is employ an executive chef, compared to 27% of hospitals and 6% of schools.
In addition, one-third of B&I respondents have a sous chef on staff, followed by three-in-10 colleges—a segment, meanwhile, in which 30% of respondents employ a pastry chef (up from 20% in 2005).
And more institutions and companies are seeing benefits in bringing chefs out to the front of the house to manage as well as do menu planning. Companies like Bon Appetit have long employed chef-managers in their accounts, and this fall Princeton University will begin the switch to a culinary-based management system. Dining Services Director Stuart Orefice explains that each of the campus' three large residence halls will have three culinarians on staff: chef-manager, executive chef and sous chef.
How do operators keep these culinarians' skills sharp? Send them to trade shows, say 72% of respondents; conduct in-house training/workshops, 66%; facilitate on-line training, 25%; and have them attend institutes, schools or academies, 24%.
Such skills are in demand as the palate of the noncommercial customer grows increasingly sophisticated and demanding, especially in terms of ethnic cuisines "not to mention healthful yet bold-tasting options." In fact, Thai food, according to the FSD study, is once again the No.1 "hot new ethnic cuisine" among noncommercial operations, followed by Mediterranean/Greek. Thai, no surprise, is also the No.1 new ethnic cuisine operators plan to add to menus this year, followed by Indian and Mediterranean/Greek.
Other Menu Study results show that:
"Portable meal volume rose in B&I but appears to have waned in Colleges and Hospitals. In 2006, it accounted for 30% of B&I meal volume (1% greater than 2005), 17% of hospital volume (down from 30%) and 15% of college volume (down from 23%).
B&I gained ground in this area in recent years as Corporate America has reallocated dining space for other purposes; customer demand for portable meals has grown; and operatorsâ€"especially contractors, which dominate the B&I landscape "have reformulated operations to meet demand for grab-and-go meals (both hot and cold).
Looking ahead, just 20% of operators expect their portable meal volume to increase in this year.
"Just over one-third (36%) of all operators do display cooking, Disregarding schools, where display cooking is least likely to occur, the percentage of operators setting up display cooking stations skyrockets: 63% of B&Is and 65% of Colleges.
It's no secret that display cooking pushes key buttons in the customer satisfaction equation: freshness, customization and experience. As such, 49% of all operators expect their use of display cooking as a service style to increase this year, since, say 59% of them, customer volume increase on those days when display cooking is offered. On average, it boosts customer counts by 16%, they say.
Customization, in fact, is becoming more important in many areas of the dining facility. For example: 24% of operators are preparing meals to-order at delis; 23% at breakfast stations; and 22% at grill stations.


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Lady Cardinals advance to second round of tourney
LITTLE ROCK – The Harmony Grove Lady Cardinals came into Tuesday night's opening round of the 5-3A South District Tournament in control of their own fate. There was only one problem standing in their way and that was the Lady Eagles from Cutter Morning Star, a team Harmony Grove narrowly escaped with a win on the road just a few days ago.
After starting the game off very slow, the Lady Cardinals broke free and finally finished off a very scrappy Lady Eagles team to win 48-34. With the win, the Lady Cardinals move on to play Arkansas Baptist tonight with a 3A Regional Tournament bid on the line.
The Lady Cardinals missed their first four shots, including two 3-pointers, before finally getting on the board thanks to a jumper from senior Morgan Ramsey to take an early 2-2 lead.
But the lead wouldn't last long as Cutter drove the length of the floor to tie the game at 2-2 early in the first quarter. Cutter pulled out to a 6-2 lead before Ramsey added another bucket to cut the score to 6-4, advantage Cutter. After the Lady Eagles put Harmony Grove into an early 10-4 hole, the Lady Cardinals missed seven straight shots before Ramsey hit Harmony Grove's final attempt of the quarter, cutting the deficit to 10-6 at the end of one.
The Lady Cardinals turned things around in the second, using a 7-0 run to start the quarter . Junior Lauren Dempsey started the scoring in the second, hitting a jumper to pull her team to within two at 10-8. Junior Molly White used a good move to get to the basket and drew the foul, sending her to the line to shoot two foul shots. She hit them both to tie the game at 10-10. Moments later, junior Laura Britt hit a layup, drawing the foul. She hit her foul shot to give her team a 13-10 second-quarter lead.
The advantage didn't last long as Cutter hit a big 3-pointer to tie the game at 13-13. Senior Haley Barnett stole the lead back for Harmony Grove at 16-13 thanks to a big 3-pointer of her own.
A jumper from White and a huge 3-pointer from Ramsey gave the Lady Cardinals a 21-15 advantage midway through the second quarter.
Then the shooting drought found it's way into the Lady Cardinals' life once again as they missed eight of their last nine shots to take a halftime lead of 23-15.
Both teams traded buckets early in the third quarter but Cutter began to heat up. They pulled the score to within five at 25-20 advantage Harmony Grove just minutes into the quarter.
But Harmony Grove wouldn't falter as they pulled the score out to a 10-point lead at 31-21 moments later.
With under two minutes left in the third quarter, the Lady Cardinals added three more points to take a 10-point, 34-24 lead into the final quarter.
From there, the Lady Cardinals never gave up and never relinquished the lead as they cruised past Cutter to move on into the second round of the tournament. The Lady Cardinals won by a final of 48-34.
Ramsey led the Lady Cardinals with 21 points including a single 3-pointer and 4 of 4 from the foul line. Her performance left head coach John White smiling after the game.
"That might have been her best game all year," White said. "Morgan played really well and led us in scoring. She showed up and really played well on the defensive end. She did a lot of good things for us tonight."
As for the overall play of his team, White was very pleased as he watched his girls move deeper into the tournament.
The Lady Cardinals made 10 of 13 from the foul line in the win over Cutter.
"When you get free throws you really want to make them," White said. "When you knock them down it really helps."
The Lady Cardinals also played very well attacking the boards, outrebounding the Lady Eagles 33 to 23 in the win.
"I knew we outrebounded them in the first half and I thought that was the difference in the ball game," White said. "We were struggling to score early, but we kept getting chances and kept getting chances and we finally saw the ball go in a few times."
With the win, the Lady Cardinals will face a tough Arkansas Baptist team that has already beaten them twice this season.
"I think we definitely believe that we can beat them," White said. "They beat us twice, but we played them really tough at our place and tough for a half at theirs. I think that we really believe that we can win and we have played very good the past few ball games and we will see what happens."
The Lady Cardinals will take to the floor at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Episcopal for the second round of the district tournament.


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April 9, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - If UC Santa Barbara left fielder Joe Wallace wasn't thankful for Mother Nature before Saturday's Big West game against Cal Poly, he had to be after it.
Wallace belted a wind-blown, game-winning three-run home run over the right center field fence with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Gauchos (13-12 overall, 1-1 in the Big West) a 7-4 win over the visiting Mustangs (11-15, 3-2) in the second game of the series between the teams.
"We constantly talk to our guys about that," said UCSB head coach Bob Brontsema. "When the wind is blowing out to right the way it was today, take that pitch the other way. Wallace did a great job of that in the eighth inning and got us the big home run."
The home run was the third of the season for Wallace and the third of the game for UCSB. It also made up for one that Mother Nature kept in the park.
With the Gauchos leading 1-0, third baseman Ryan Palermo led off the second inning with a towering shot to left field. The ball seemed to be headed well beyond the left field fence, but instead was caught against the fence by Cal Poly left fielder Jimmy Allen.
Mother Nature giveth and Mother Nature taketh away.
"That ball was crushed," Brontsema said. "On a normal day, without the wind, that ball is into the trees."
The Mustangs tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning when center fielder Bobby Crocker singled to lead things off and ultimately scored on a bases loaded wild pitch by UCSB starter Greg Davis.
The Gauchos answered in the bottom of the fourth when right fielder, who had driven in the team's first run in the first inning, hit his third home run of the season over the fence in right field.
Cal Poly itself wasted no time responding. Catcher Jordan Hadlock lined a double down the left field line to start the fifth. After a walk to Evan Busby, Allen tried to sacrifice the runners to second and third but Davis couldn't pick the ball up and the bases were loaded.
Crocker, the next batter, grounded into a double play, with Hadlock scoring to tie the score at 2-2 and advance Busby to third. Denver Chavez was walked and then the Big West's leading hitter, Mike Miller, singled through the right side to score Busby and move Chavez to third. D.J. Gentile followed Miller with a single through the left side to chase Chavez home and give the Mustangs a 4-2 lead.
UCSB tied the score in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, designated hitter lofted a fly ball down the right field line that landed in the middle of three Mustang defenders. Derek Eligio, who made just his fifth start of the season, drove starting pitcher Steven Fischback's first pitch over the fence in dead center field, tying the score at 4-4.
The game remained tied until Wallace's game-winning shot in the bottom of the eighth. His home run also scored Haddow, who had reached on fielder's choice, and Palermo, who had singled.
The game-winning home run by Wallace allowed the Gauchos to finally get to Cal Poly reliever Frankie Reed (0-2). Reed had dominated UCSB in his first two innings of work and he finished with five strikeouts and now walks in his 3.0 innings.
Davis lasted until one out in the seventh inning and didn't get the decision. Bryce Uhrig (1-0), Santa Barbara's fourth pitcher of the day, earned the win after rescuing the Gauchos in the eighth. He relieved Kevin Gelinas, who began the eighth by walking Mitch Haniger and allowing a single to J.J. Thompson. The first batter to face Uhrig,, Hadlock, sacrificed the runners to second and third. Busby was then intentionally walked and Allen was induced to ground into an inning-ending double play, setting the stage for Wallace.
Nick Loredo pitched a one-hit and scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save of the season.
UCSB and Cal Poly will play the third and rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The winner of Sunday's game will win the series and earn a point in the Blue-Green Rivalry series between the schools. The Blue-Green Rivalry is sponsored by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or buy online and print at home by clicking here.


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If you are in the office: "Oh, I'm so sorry, my boss has just appeared and needs to talk to me urgently. I'll call you back when I can. Goodbye."
If you are at home: "My goodness, there's someone at the door. I must go."
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Tucked in the back of Goodwill's North Fort Myers office sits Patty Fraser, a worker with a job she'd never want to trade.
"I love my job because everyday I find all kinds of neat stuff," said Fraser.
Sifting through donated jewelry, Fraser comes across all sorts of strange items to sell on Goodwill's online site.
"We sell as grab bags, and people who buy them sell them at flea markets for crafts to take apart and things like that," said Fraser.
One day last week, under the clump of battered beads, plastic pearls and tangled earrings, Fraser uncovered a little treasure.
"I saw three military medals and usually I throw them away because they don't belong to anyone," Fraser said, "No name, there is nothing I can do."
But Fraser dug a little deeper. She found dog tags with the name John Teegarden inscribed on them and a pocket watch to match.
The city listed - Dayton Ohio.
A family in Dayton has already reached out - saying their grandfather passed away in February and these medals may belong to them.
"I know a lot of Goodwill workers just would toss things, and if it's broke or old or whatever, and for her to take the time to actually see it, and recognize it, that's really well appreciated," said Tabitha Teegarden.
Teegarden says her grandfather's items were auctioned off - and may have circulated down to Naples.
These relics may soon be back with family.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities are reporting damage to homes, downed power lines and uprooted trees as a tornado-producing storm moves across the Indianapolis area.
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Ryan says the tornado struck Tuesday afternoon just southwest of Indianapolis but was no longer on the ground. He says the Hendricks County Emergency Management Agency reported that at least three homes sustained extensive damage.
The storm then headed into Indianapolis. City Public Safety Director Troy Riggs says emergency officials have received reports of damage to houses and trees with power lines down on the southwest side of the city.
The storm crossed the north side of Indianapolis and headed toward its northern suburbs.
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■ SCORE: Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
■ BREAKDOWN: Jon Lester and two relievers combined on eight perfect innings before the Rays scored a run on two hits in the ninth. The Sox had nine hits and improved to 5-0-1 in the last six games.
■ THUMBS UP: Jonny Gomes was 3 for 3 with a double and four RBIs, all coming against righthanded pitchers. "I know he wants more opportunities against righthanders," manager John Farrell said. "You keep on driving in four runs in three at-bats and you'll keep getting those opportunities." . . . Will Middlebrooks was 2 for 3 with two doubles. He is 6 of his last 17 with five extra-base hits.
■ THUMBS DOWN: Poor David Ross was 0 for 2 with a walk and is hitting .059 (1 for 17) in spring training. One of his outs was a line drive at the shortstop in the sixth inning.
■ MEDICAL REPORT: The hope was that David Ortiz (heels) might take batting practice on Monday. But now that is in doubt. "He still felt some discomfort when he was running on the treadmill [Saturday]. So we'll see where he's at as far as being able to get in the cage and take some initial swings [Monday] or the next couple of days," Farrell said . . . Franklin Morales (lower back) could start a throwing program in the next couple of days . . . Mitch Maier (left wrist) will be out at least a few more days.
■ AROUND THE BASES: The Red Sox wore their green uniforms and caps on St. Patrick's Day. The tradition was started in 1990 when Roger Clemens purchased green caps for the entire team . . . Gomes and Rays manager Joe Maddon spent some time talking about wine before the game. Both are connoisseurs. Gomes played for Maddon from 2006-08 . . . Alfredo Aceves wore his protective cup for the game, an unusual addition for a pitcher who was watching from the bench. "You have to be prepared," he said. "What if Lester hits somebody and there's a fight? Somebody might try and kick me." Then Aceves pointed to his head. "Prepared," he said.
■ NEXT GAME: The Sox play the Pirates Monday in Bradenton at 1:05 p.m. Clay Buchholz will face James McDonald. He is the cousin of former Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald.


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Getting bucked off is always a possibility in the daily life of a journeyman horse trainer. They take on horses to break and ride. Kayo (an alias to protect the guilty) had gained a good reputation for her skilled horsemanship.
Already accepted to veterinarian school at WSU, Kayo probably could teach the faculty a lot about horse psychology! One of the local horse traders brought over a 6-year-old paint mare named Kahlua that had a bad reputation and needed some schooling. She liked to buck!
Kayo knew the mare, having seen her being "aired out" in the local arena, where she had displayed her bad behavior. Kayo agreed to take her on. After five days in the round pen and another week of long rides in a nearby pasture, Kayo figured Kahlua was ready for the next step.
It was late afternoon. Kahlua was tacked up in a western saddle and snaffle bit. Our trainer was wearing chinks and a cowboy hat, screwed down tight! They headed up the road toward the outskirts of town. Kahlua pranced a lot, taking everything in: tractors, trucks, traffic, bicycles, fences, driveways, kids and racket in general. They stopped often to acclimate. Kayo had a good feeling about the horse. I'm told good trainers have this sixth sense. They crossed the gravel road and headed back. One obstacle lay along their way, a construction zone.
The workers were on a break and several were lined up along the tall chain-link fence just watching. A couple of them hollered hoorahs. Kahlua's ears were circling like sonar dishes; she tensed up. Kayo noticed the throatlatch was crooked and reached down to pull it back. At that moment, feeling the rider off balance and distracted, Kahlua broke in two! Kayo's head flew aft and then was slung forward - twice! On the third pitch, Kayo flipped out over the swells, hooking the sleeve of both jacket and hoodie over the saddle horn! Kahlua did everything she could to shake off the baggage hanging on her left side!
The audience was cheering the action as horse and rider bucked and banged into a picket fence, mail boxes, cars, sawhorses and signs reading "Caution: construction area. Stay back!"
Finally, right in the middle of this three-ring circus, Kahlua, with one mighty Power Buck, peeled the jacket and hoodie off the flailing rider, leaving our journeyman trainer in the dirt!
Kayo stood unsteadily and looked back over her shoulder at the hard-hatted enthusiastic audience. Kahlua was galloping home with the jacket, hoodie and sports bra still hooked over the horn flying like semaphore flags on a Coast Guard cutter! Kayo was bareback, her right arm hanging dislocated and limp. She pulled her chinks up under her chin, glared at the appreciative construction crew and marched down the road mumbling unflattering nicknames for Kahlua.
Baxter Black is a veterinarian and cowboy poet. His column appears weekly and airs at 6:20 a.m. each Monday on KGNC Talk Radio 710. He can be reached at baxterblack
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The event will start on: Aug 27, 2014 6:00 PM
And will end on: Aug 27, 2014 8:00 PM
Location: Westland Area Library
Address: 4740 W. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43228
An opportunity to disconnect from the TV and other distractions to spend quality time with family and friends. Join us for your favorite board games or come and learn a new game. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Snacks and treats included. No registration required.
Westland Area Library
Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.
June 11, 25, July 9, 30, August 13, 27


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$19 million rebate from city may seal Galleria-area project
Updated 11:24 pm, Tuesday, August 7, 2012
A San Diego-based developer is in line to get a $19 million incentive from Houston to build upscale apartments, movie theaters and stores about a half-mile from the Galleria.
The city's chief economic development officer, Andy Icken, said the proposed deal is the difference between a job-creating redevelopment project or the existing 1960s-era apartments for years to come.
Icken said developers planning to build on 15 acres at Westheimer and Westcreek have told him that they calculate the $275 million project will make a 3 percent profit, but their investors require 5 percent. Icken said the city rebate of as much as $19.4 million in sales tax receipts would close that gap. Representatives of developer Oliver McMillan declined to answer questions about the deal on Tuesday.
It is the latest proposed use of what is known as a 380. Named for the chapter of the state law that authorizes them, 380s give local governments broad authority to use tax funds for economic development.
Houston has used it 10 times during the administration of Mayor Annise Parker, offering sales tax and property tax rebates, as well as property tax abatements in exchange for commitments to create and maintain jobs, improve public infrastructure and add amenities.
Wednesday's council agenda proposes a 380 for the project known as 4444 Westheimer just inside the 610 Loop, on the other side of the interstate from the nation's fourth-largest mall.
The agenda also includes a 380 as an incentive for the construction of four hotels in the city's East End. Two other projects are scheduled to come before council later this month.
The developments have to pass what Icken calls the "but for" test - that they would not get built but for the city incentive to the developer. Icken insisted that is the case even with the Walmart and the Kroger projects now under construction just south of I-10 near the Heights, though Kroger representatives last year acknowledged that they may have built even without city assistance.
University of Houston economics professor Steven Craig said the Galleria-area deal may be a good one for Houston, but not on economic development grounds.
He argued that unless the businesses are exporters, they merely take in consumer dollars that Houstonians would have spent elsewhere in the city. As for the new properties, those, too, may have been built elsewhere in the city without assistance from City Hall, he said.
"Do we want the city to pick it (location), or do we want the private market to pick it?" Craig asked. He also said, though, that the promised new infrastructure could benefit the city.
That infrastructure includes converting a dead-end street into a through street, installing landscaping and traffic lights and more extensive drainage than would be required without the reimbursements.
By Icken's projections, the finished project will yield $1.3 million more a year in property tax than the city currently collects at the site. The new businesses must employ at least 1,700 people for the developer to continue qualifying during the 15-year life of the rebate. The developer also will be getting reimbursed only for public amenities, including the extension of Bettis Drive.
Houston is protected from the project going bust, as well. The rebate would be based on an increase in sales tax collections from the 15-acre parcel. If the sales do not increase enough to support the rebates, the city will not have to pay out.
"You've got to be a successful venture and if you're not, it's your problem," Icken said.


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Friday, November 2, 2012
Three- year-old Hope Bolster and her sister, Quinn, were always eager for the toy closet to open. The little girls would wait for Friday, which is toy day. Toy day was their reward for making it through another week of Hope's proton beam therapy. The therapy delivered powerful doses of radiation to Hope.
From the magical closet in the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center they had been given My Little Pony figures and The Littlest Toy Shop sets.
Jay's blog is titled "AYellowWood" after a line in the Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken." Similarly, Susan's blog is titled "Milestogobefore" taken from another Frost poem.
I think growing up in New England, you often read his work in English classes. But just before Susan was diagnosed, I read a new take on "The Road Not Taken." Usually it is read as choosing the lesser used path is a good thing, but that reading of it ignores the line;"I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence;"This line seems to indicate that perhaps the journey was harder than expected. It struck a chord with me when I needed a name for my blog. Then, Susan keyed off that theme and used a line from "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.""But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,"I think she felt that she was too young for such a diagnosis and as a mom and wife she has too much to do before cancer gets her.
In November of 2011, Hope was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of muscle cancer. She was two and half years old. Following the diagnosis, the little girl endured surgeries to remove an abdominal tumor and a bowel obstruction, as well as proton beam therapy. During proton beam therapy, Hope had to be anesthetized daily so she would lie still while they radiated the tumor site.
But on Fridays, Hope and 6-year-old Quinn could be carefree for a little while. For children living with cancer and their siblings, toys have power — they provide an escape from needles and medications.
The Toy Box program is a service of the Mass General Cancer Center. The Friends, a volunteer philanthropic group, raises funds for educational and supportive care services, like the Toy Box. Each week, the Toy Box distributes more than 35 toys to pediatric cancer patients and their siblings. The toys are the children's to keep and enjoy. They provide positive memories during a rough time.
"The Friends partner with caregivers like Rachel Bolton, a generous, enthusiastic pediatric nurse in Radiation Oncology, who created and administers this program," explains Barbara Hawkins, treasurer and grants committee chair of the Friends. "Rachel uses the Friends' funds to bring a dose of joy and comfort into the routine of pediatric patients and their siblings," Hawkins said. She explained that Rachel often goes on shopping trips to look for toys and even does some sewing.
Hope, like many children receiving life-saving treatment for cancer, had to endure uncomfortable moments. In his blog, her father, Jay, recounted an exchange with Hope just before she was going to be put under anesthesia for surgery to remove a tumor in her abdomen:
'Is today the sleepy mask?' asked Hope. 'Yes,' Jay replied.
'OK', she answered. And that was that. Jay knew that his daughter disliked anesthesia and was impressed by her acceptance of what was to come.
He wrote that he was amazed at his sweet, innocent girl. He wrote that children approach life differently than adults. "One advantage of being so little is her lack of future awareness. Scary for her is in the moment. I am trying to remember that as we get through today," he wrote.
Jay is no stranger to cancer. In January of 2010, his wife, Susan, was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Every two weeks, they packed up Hope and Quinn to trek from Portland, Maine, to Boston for Susan's chemotherapy. "Sadly, my family has used the supportive care services of the MGH Cancer Center for over two years," Jay says. "I am an old pro."
The Bolster family has met their health challenges with remarkable strength and grace. Both Jay and Susan started a blog to keep family and friends informed. Early in her treatment on Feb. 28, 2010, Susan blogged about her decision to come to Mass General:
Last Friday after blood work and the medical appointment, but prior to getting my chemotherapy treatment we did a little walk around to see some of the sights. Those floors also house a resource library and a botanical healing garden. We exchanged books in the resource library and continued our short walk down to the healing garden. The outside garden is closed (it's a roof top and only open in the warmer months) but the inside garden offered some fresh air, nice plants and a pretty seating place. As we were leaving, Jay pointed at guest book. The page it was open to dated 2/19 (that day) and the entry was by a wife celebrating her husband being 10 years free of Stage IV colon cancer. If everything else did not make me realize I was in the right place — that moment alone has replayed in my head all week. I am exactly where I need to be.
"MGH has been really good for us, the support is here. To have Sue and Hope treated in one place is nice, especially being from out of state," says Jay. "The nurses are fantastic. The social workers are very helpful. I feel like they are there if you need them. They offer their support but at the same time give you the space that you need. These resources are critical when you're dealing with cancer."
Hope will finish chemotherapy in the fall. Susan continues to monitor and treat her cancer with David Ryan, MD.
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As a working mother and college student my plate is quite full. I have grown accustomed to rising early and retiring late, pushing myself to the max because I like the idea of getting things done. A typical day for me starts at 6 a.m. getting the kids and myself dressed and leaving for work. I spend eight hours in the office and finish up by 4:30 p.m. Interestingly, the most hectic and challenging part of my entire day is not the job itself, but actually arriving home by 5:45 to make the most of very limited time.
I cook, clean, make sure the children get baths and go to bed, then I study for class. By 10 p.m. I finally unwind. Then I start the process all over the next morning. This routine probably sounds all too familiar. Being a mom is the most rewarding job in the world; however, it can be difficult sometimes to pull everything together when we have work and other responsibilities. So how does the busy mom stay balanced?
A few mothers shared their experiences and provided valuable insight into a hectic, yet balanced working motherhood. For example, Robin works for an attorney's office. Her day begins at 7 a.m. and ends around 11:30 p.m. During that time, she is working in the office, getting home to cook dinner, walking the dog, performing chores, assisting her daughter and giving attention to other activities. Despite Robin's extremely long day, she suggests taking a "mental break" for relaxation. Prayer, meditation and yoga are practical means of centering oneself and resting the mind.
According to Alexis, weekly Bible study affords her the opportunity of settling her thoughts and remaining focused. Evelyn uses her Pilates machine for a nice workout during the evenings. One thing I do each day is set aside 30 minutes of undisturbed time. I calmly reflect on my day or enjoy a power nap.
In the book "Just Let Me Lie Down" by Kristin Van Ogtrop, the author states that there are home situations in which we don't need to aim higher than good enough. This is true in many respects. Dinner doesn't have to be a restaurant-style spread. Salad and pasta, or even sandwiches will do sometimes. The home should be presentable, yet it doesn't have to look like a museum. As long as things are in order and you can find stuff, that's what matters. The point of it all is to not set the bar so high that we become overwhelmed. This causes us to deny ourselves the right to a balanced, fulfilling life. We are mothers, but we are also women who should take care of our personal needs. Evelyn made a valid point of not trying to do it all by ourselves. I have been guilty of not delegating enough to my husband and children. This is unhealthy and doesn't create a unified household. A bit of teamwork is productive and teaches family members a sense of responsibility.
Overall, we are proud of our most rewarding role. Being a working mother has taught me unconditional love for my children and that most of the hard work I do is for them. Robin added that she has learned patience from being a mother and not to worry over everything. Great advice.


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Nintendo's mini-game compilation Game & Wario for the Wii U will be making its way to North America on June 23, Nintendo announced in it's Nintendo Direct presentation today. The game came out in Japan last month.
The game, which will offer an assortment of mini-games using the Wii U's GamePad in different ways, was originally planned to be in the Wii U's launch window that ended on March 31. The game will be available in stores and on the eShop.


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Now this is interesting. My brand-new MacBook Air 11.6" is at my local Apple retailer because either the SATA part of the logic board or the SSD died mysteriously, and here we have Apple blocking PhotoFast from selling their faster, more spacious replacement drives.
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Toshiba offers a replacement and it's certified by Apple.
It's about quality control.
It's about quality control.
With the SSD from Toshiba I assume that it would be replacing a non-serviceable part which would void the warranty? Although the idea is tempting is it really worth giving up the warranty for the sake of upgrading the SSD inside?


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It's decision time for Florida lawmakers. They have until Friday to deal with dozens of issues, if they intend to head home on time on Tuesday.
One man's insistence on a single project could send the session into a tailspin.
House speaker Johnnie Byrd is doggedly insisting on at least $25 million for an Alzheimer's research center, named after his father. The Senate president is just as doggedly opposed.
"It's not that I want to deny Johnnie his legacy to his dead father, that's not the case at all, it's just right project wrong time."
King asked fellow senators if he should fold on the Alzheimer's issue. One by one they said no, they argued the money could reduce the waiting list for the developmentally disabled, give 29,000 kids health care in the kid care program, or lessen the cut on state universities.
Sen. Paula Dockery says the research is already being done at the university of Florida.
"I hate to see two different research facilities competing for the talent, the money, the resources," says Sen. Paula Dockery.
The Senate's lone doctor says the money could be better spent helping those who are caring for Alzheimer's patients.
"We need to subsidize them, and expand them so it touches everyone in Florida not one central area."
But still the House speaker won't budge.
"Unless the house speaker relents, or the senate gives in, this one issue the Alzheimer's center could cause this session to crash and burn."
The speaker did not respond to interview requests. Top lieutenants say there is not room to budge for now.
"This is not some brand new facility for some ridiculous purpose," says Rep. Rubio.
Even Gov. Bush is concerned that neither side will budge. The governor says he knows speaker Byrd is passionate about the Alzheimer's project, but the governor spoke with Byrd Wednesday and told him not to let his passion derail this special session.


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LAWRENCEVILLE — Adam Wayman smacked a three-run double with two outs in the eighth, propelling the Rider baseball team to a 4-2 victory over Saint Peter's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action.
The Broncs (23-15, 9-3) remained in first place, winning their fourth consecutive conference series.
Rider trailed 2-1 entering the eight before beginning its rally.
Justin Thomas singled and Mike Thomas reached on an error with one out. The Peacocks (13-22, 6-6) intentionally walked Jerry Mulderig, setting the stage for Wayman's bases-clearing double.
Pittsburgh 6, Rider 3
PITTSBURGH — Stephen Vranka slugged a three-run walk-off home run and the 25th-ranked Panthers (29-10, 9-3) swept the Scarlet Knights (18-19, 8-7).
Charlie Law tossed a career-high 8 1/3 innings for Rutgers, but took the loss after exiting with a runner on base in the ninth. Howie Brey replaced him only to surrender Vranka's home run.
TCNJ 4, Rutgers-Camden 3 (10 inn.)
TCNJ 10, Rutgers-Camden 3
EWING — Scott Kelly (WW-P North) lined a game-winning single in the 10th inning, sending the Lions (15-16, 8-6) on their way to a doubleheader sweep.
TCNJ scored five runs in the third inning of Game 2.
Princeton 2, Columbia 0
Columbia 10, Princeton 2
PRINCETON — Mike Ford fired a seven-inning shutout in the first of two games as the Tigers (12-25, 9-7) earned a split.
Danny Foy and Alex Fink drove in runs for Princeton.
Four different Lions drove in two runs to claim the nightcap.
Marist 8,Rider 5 (8 inn.)
Marist 4, Rider 3
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The Red Foxes hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to walk off a winner in Game 1 before sweeping the double dip from the Broncs (7-36, 3-9) with a one-run victory.
Princeton 3, Columbia 2
Columbia 3, Princeton 2
PRINCETON — Rachel Rendina had three hits and scored the game-winning run for the Tigers (24-18, 9-7) on Alyssa Schmidt's seventh-inning single to help earn a split of the doubleheader.
The Lions won the second game by reversing the scoreline.
Loyola 10, Rutgers 4
PISCATAWAY — Marlee Paton had three goals, Annie Thomas added two with two assists and the 13th-ranked Greyhounds (9-6, 5-1) sent the Scarlet Knights (9-6, 1-5) to a second straight loss.
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News Release: FAMU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Professional and student journalists from as far away as New York, Ohio and West Virginia will converge on 'the Hill' this week to participate in the 2014 National Association of Black Journalists Multimedia Short Course, an intensive 48-hour multimedia training session. Florida A&M University's (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC) was selected by the NABJ to host the event.
The short course will begin at 5 p.m. on March 6 and end at 7 p.m. on March 8. Participants will include more than two-dozen selected students from FAMU and from the University of Florida, American University, Hofstra University, Ball State University, Dillard University, West Virginia University, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Mississippi State University.
During the workshop, up-and-coming journalists will hone their multimedia journalism skills while they produce television newscasts and webcasts.
"The NABJ Short Course at FAMU represents the perfect opportunity to expose young journalists to real-life experiences under the guidance of practicing professionals," said William Jiles, director of the SJGC Division of Journalism. "Students will come away with a clear understanding of the significance of their craft to our democracy."
This year's workshop features the return of FAMU SJGC alumni, Rod Carter, Saundra Weathers, Georgia Dawkins and Donnitra Gilbert, who will be working closely with the student journalists. Audrey Irvine, director of CNN's Affiliate Content Center, will also be among the trainers.
Carter, a morning news anchor for WFLA in Tampa, has been a FAMU multimedia workshop facilitator for six years.
"It's an opportunity to impart knowledge into young minds, eager to learn about television news," Carter said. "The best part of the short course for me is what happens after it's over. I've developed great bonds with [the students] and try my best to keep tabs on each one who reaches out and to mentor them throughout the early stages of their careers. None of these students leave the way they came. They are changed in one way or another and that's always a good thing."
FAMU alumna Denise Hendricks, a senior producer for CNN's "HLN Morning Express with Robin Meade," will be the opening session speaker. Other guest speakers include, M. David Lee III, news director of WTXL ABC 27 and Rahman Johnson, anchor and managing editor for WTXL ABC 27. FAMU alumna Shonda Knight, WCTV executive producer and anchor, will be the keynote speaker for the closing session on Saturday.
The event is co-sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists, NBC-Universal and FAMU SJGC.
For more information contact, Andrew Skerritt at (850) 599-3840 or email@example.com.


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Melissa G. Meiselman 8/27/2007 7:27:32 AMOHHH this is simply terrific with your eye catching high contrasts, fantastic composition and perfect for the MT!! Great job, Doug!! #724293
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When I went into my second year at De Montfort University (DMU), I knew that the year ahead was going to be a lot more challenging than the first. During my first tutorial for the Marketing Communications module, the tutor was quick to tell the class that this particular module was incredibly difficult to do well in and that it had a low pass rate. Great, just what every student wants to hear. Not! However, by the end of the year, it was my favourite module and I went on to become its highest achieving student (in the year that I studied it). Result!
The reason why I think I did really well in the Marketing Communications module, aside from having a great lecturer and tutor, was because I have always been the type of person who takes things, like what my tutor said during that first tutorial, as a challenge rather than an obstacle. So, I just pushed my tutor's reservations to the back of my mind and I worked extremely hard to make sure that every single piece of work I produced was to the highest possible standard. Ultimately I didn't want to let myself or my lecturer and tutor, who had both put up with my million and one questions throughout the year, down.
Now, that brings me round nicely to the theme of my post today; if a student is awarded a bad grade for an assignment, whose fault is it? Does the blame lie with the student, the lecturer, the tutor, or is it a combination of all three? In order for us to answer the question, we need to first look at the different perspectives. So, let's do that first.
In my opinion, it's the responsibility of the student to attend lectures/tutorials, ensure that they've read the key chapters from any core textbook(s), printed out the lecture slides (which should be made available prior to the lecture) and to be ready to participate in any discussions during lectures/tutorials. However, I can count on my hand the number of students that I have actually seen doing all or some of these things. No, I'm not kidding!
In terms of the responsibilities of lecturers and tutors, I think they should make lecture slides available prior to the lectures, identify any core textbooks, attempt to engage students, encourage independent thinking and make themselves available to students as much as they can. Although, I am completely aware that there are other pressures on lecturers and their careers don't revolve around students.
In an ideal world, students and lecturers/tutors would do everything I have identified above and bad grades would be a rare occurrence. However, in the real world, this is rarely the case. There are pressures on students in terms of; peer pressure to prioritise going out and getting wasted, work pressure because students are notoriously skint and have a billion things to pay for, family pressure and a whole load of other pressures. In addition, there are also a whole host of pressures on academics, which I can't identify like I did with the student pressures because I don't know enough about the pressures that an academic would face.
During my time at university, I have seen students use their initiative less and take less responsibility for their work, instead expecting lecturers and tutors to spell out exactly what is required of them. In addition, and particularly during my final year, I have noticed that attendance is low in some lectures/tutorials and when students do turn up, they're either not prepared - which is frustrating for those students who have prepared, or their engagement is low - which is obviously frustrating for lecturers. So, in a sense, it's a two-way thing; students have their part to place, as do lecturers. As soon as everyone involved starts seeing the relationship between students, lecturers and tutors as collaborative, it will be much more productive and harmonious (does that sound airy-fairy? Oh well!).
In terms of the question posed, I don't think it's easy to identify where the blame lies. Although, I have always believed that you should take responsibility for yourself and, in my opinion, it includes the work students produce at university.
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UVM Students Share Research at Annual Conference
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More than 300 students presented at UVM's annual Student Research Conference April 16, with work on topics ranging from state-based infectious disease reporting to the feasibility of a bike lane stretching the length of Burlington. Seventy-one academic programs were represented from all 10 of UVM's colleges and schools. In this video, see a small sampling of the work on display, both graduate and undergraduate.


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After reading Dr. D's blogs, it becomes difficult for me to attempt to blog. He is such an accomplished writer, and my own ramblings seem immature at best.
Despite these feelings, I think 'something' is always better than nothing. Perhaps today I will simply blog about what's been happening in my life lately.
One month ago, I made the biggest decision of my life. I decided it was time to take control of my life. You see, I have been married for over 14 years, have two beautiful children, and have been miserable for about the last 6 years.
My dissatisfaction truly reaches back beyond the previous 6 years, but it has peaked as the responsibilities of the family have grown. Two children with 'sensitivities' forced Mom to grow up and become less self centered. Unfortunately, I grew in one direction, while my husband has grown in another.
I was raised Catholic, and I was raised to believe that divorce is a sin. No matter how bad things seemed to be, one must hang in there and go see a "christian" counselor. After all, I had made a promise to God. Who in their right mind would break a promise to someone like him?
I did what most people do. I settled. I tried to improve things. I encouraged my husband and I to seek counseling, and in some ways, it truly helped. Small crises would come and go, children would distract us, and we struggled along. When things started to escalate, I promised myself that I would stick around until the children were 18, and then I would leave.
One day it finally hit me. None of my minimum expectations had been met by my partner, and while he tried to change, it wasn't enough. Then the big tidal wave hit. My sacrifice wasn't helping my children. All I was doing was teaching my children to settle for an unhealthy and dysfunctional marriage. I was teaching them to expect this lopsided, unbalance, selfish way of doing things. More later...


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Last year at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, GM Performance Parts made big news with the debut of its E-Rod program of smog-legal crate engine packages. The concept involves using production-based performance engines coupled with their own engine management controllers and wiring harnesses, along with exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters, evaporative emissions canister and drive-by-wire throttle pedal unit, to create adaptable power systems that can be used by enthusiasts building new vehicles or re-powering old ones.
The first package was based on the 2010 Camaro LS3, displacing 6.2 liters and rated at 430hp. To showcase the E-Rod, GMPP prepared a '55 Chevy two-door sedan, which was a prominent part of the General Motors SEMA display in '09. Although the '55 wasn't one of the vehicles facing conflicts with smog regulations, it illustrated how well the system could be adapted to classic cars, and subsequent on-road testing showed that, in addition to providing impressive power, the LS3 E-Rod would start and run as smoothly and reliably as brand-new Camaro.
Recently, another piece of the "smog-legal" puzzle fell into place when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) granted the LS3 E-Rod package an executive order (EO) number, making it legal for use in pre-OBD-II vehicles (model year 1995 and earlier). The next step for GM is working with CARB to develop a process that would yield approval for the E-Rod packages to be used in specially constructed vehicles in California, something that is in the works currently.
The significance of this achievement stems from the fact that this engine program was essentially spawned out of concerns over the proper titling process for specially constructed vehicles, primarily in California. As concerns over emissions grew and government officials became more aware that street rods, kit cars and other specially constructed vehicles were being improperly titled, legislators in California began pushing for current model-year emissions standards for any vehicle produced during that year – not just those from major manufacturers. As a more realistic compromise, SEMA began working with other organizations to develop a smog-friendly solution that would satisfy lawmakers while also enabling enthusiasts to continue their automotive pursuits.
One approach to this challenge has involved developing an approved engine "recipe" that uses a specific combination of off-the-shelf components to create an engine package that satisfies the mandated requirements. At the same time, SEMA involved General Motors in seeking alternative solutions, ultimately leading to the E-Rod concept of complete engine packages based on contemporary production engine systems.
Since debuting the LS3, GM has also rolled out a 5.3-liter version based on the current Silverado engine. It's positioned as the entry-level E-Rod package, with the lowest cost, though still offering excellent performance with 315hp and 335-lbs.ft. of torque; it even utilizes cam phasing, like the OE applications, to broaden the engine's efficiency across the RPM range.
On the other end of the E-Rod spectrum is the LSA – the supercharged 6.2-liter engine currently featured in the Cadillac CTS-V, rated at the 556hp and largely responsible for that model attaining its position as the fastest production sedan in the world. Rounding out the current E-Rod offerings is the LS7, the 7.0-liter naturally aspirated V-8 taken from the Corvette Z06 and rated at 505hp.
Currently, the LS3, the 5.3 and the LSA are available through GM Performance Parts retailers, while the LS7 is expected to be available after the first quarter of 2011; each engine is offered in two versions: one for automatic applications and one for manual, with separate part numbers for each. As of this moment, only the LS3 has been granted an EO number, but the other engines are expected to receive their own EO authorizations in early 2011, also for use in pre-1996 vehicles.
All the details on these engines can be found at www.gmperformanceparts.com; you can also keep an eye on updates regarding availability and emissions status on the GMPP site as well.
Won't be long my 1967 Shelby will required by law along with
Jay Leno and other collectors to have to install this garbage.
I go green – my car is lime Green
Its more red tape and money to be made by whom?
My car is a trailer Queen and does no damage to the ozone
along with many other "once in a while" driven cars.
Well it's been a nice ride anyway
I would think that everyone is happy now.I lived in the "NATION"of CALIFORNIA for over a quarter of my life and nothing concerning autos was easy for the working stiff after the first smog laws were passed.My take was it,s another way to force the taxpayers to grunt harder ,pay out more and live with poor or non- existant performance.I would like to see MR.HENRY,S company do something like this too! I have always been a happy G.M. and BLUE OVAL fan and customer! LEAD ON G.M.!!!
Too bad GM couldn't have made it look prettier. Where's the team that combined art and function under the hood of the 1984 Corvette? An E Rod engine that wouldn't ruin the looks under the hood of an old car would be great.
lets see… I put less than 1000 miles a year on my 32 Ford not a very large foot print compared to the buses and trucks that spew black emissions…. more in one day than the year I drive my rod. What next a Hybrid Hot Rod?????
Nonsense. There will be a cold day in hell before the government can require us to convert collector cars that did not originally have smog equipement. MAYBE if the vehicle is driven over 10K miles per year or some such rule, but it would still be tough to pass. Too many hobbyists, legislators included, would rally to keep things the way they are.
I wish I had the faith in the government that you seem to have. The way it looks to me, at least on the surface, is that there are far more envinronmental activists than there ever will be automotive enthusiasts. Even though I agree that rarely-driven vehicles can and should be left out of such legislation, logic seems to rarely be a strong factor in government regulating.
I agree with RabidTribble. I've been expecting this for thirty years and I would be very surprised if the operation of pre-smog vehicles remains legal at all throughout our entire reasonable lifetimes.
Requiring this on new Kit Cars, I can see that happening. But to try and think you are going to make everyone with a Classic car spend more than some of the cars are worth to convert to a Green Engine is pure BS!!!
That will NEVER fly in California!
California and most other states are requiring diesel truck owners to retro fit 2010 Smog controls on them….small leap to collector cars.
They still let horses sh*t on the street don't they?
Not where I live! Even here in horse country – if your ride leaves crap on the road – there is hefty fine.
It seems link a good idea to sell it with the controls. A pre obt II could be souped and still pass exam. The big deal is $, if there is an investment like this why not go buy a Charger, Camero or Mustang from the factory and not get your nails dirty.
I took it to be a method of regulating the ever growing number of custom built autos which are titled as new whatever, other than an original (older/antique) manufacturer built vehicle which has been restored or preserved..
Can remote sensing be used to inspect a 1966 CA car?
No one with any sence would trust an engine with an electronic throttle after toyota killed those people with theirs. Just more cali insanity and BS being slid in " for our own good ".
They are only going after the new built hot rods and not collector, classic, or vintage hot rods. This is the vast right wing conspiracy driving this hysteria. The government has its plate full with the economy right, they are not going to take our guns and hot rods.
If an elected official would request a copy of the Sierra Research SR 2007-04-01 report and all communication about the report from CCEEB, CED, CARB, DCA/BAR, IMRC, Parsons, SGS Testcom & Sierra Research it might help improve performance of Smog Check…. "Sherry Mehl. The report has been modified since 2001. Continually" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvB3em82Lkw
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CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Okay. Go ahead, Charlie.
MR. PETERS: Thank you very much, Madam Chairwoman and Committee.
Mary, I think you're absolutely right that this is not specifically laid out in your presentation today.
However, the Air Resources Board is very definitely involved in this with a press release out indicating huge amounts of fraud in the system of smog check. And we believe that this could make a very significant contribution to helping with your reductions in CO2 and the economics of the state of California.
If my numbers have any validity at all, those kinds of reductions and the value of those reductions could also possibly be a very significant financial improvement and give you lots more flexibility to help address these issues.
So I would petition the Committee, the Chair and the Committee, to give consideration to incorporating this in your deliberations and seeing if it matters at all.
And would like very much to see some conversations about these possibilities of improving the performance and improving what we're doing, because we think the public deserves much better than what we've been getting.
CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. We agree with you about the need for a smog check improvement. I know we are working with — the Legislature is working on a bill to try to start us in that direction. So thank you. You've been very persistent over the years in your criticisms of the program, and now you've finally got some traction on some of it anyway. Good work. Okay. A number of other people have signed up. If any of you feel compelled to speak at this time, you may. Otherwise, we would welcome you back on April 21st.
Is Arnold using Sherry Mehl to justify a 30 year effort of carpetbaggers?
Work to improve the inspected fleet and forget the older cars
!500 tons per day less polution ia more than all the older car will ever produce


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Adams and Mortensen
I remember reading the magazines in which their responses back and forth were printed. The disagreement was a basic one - Adams did not believe in physical manipulation of a negative once it was developed - Mortensen viewed the negative as a canvas on which to add personal art work. Mortensen was a pictorialist only in the fact that his images sometimes depicted scenes from myths and legends.
Mortensen was a Hollywood studio photographer with access to beautiful models and costumes.
Adams was a working photographer whose primary interest was the natural world.
Each was a great photographer in his own right. If one takes the time to carefully read and analyze each of their instructional books they will find the two men used extremely similar approaches to exposure and development. Adams, along with Fred Archer, developed the Zone System, and Mortensen called his approach "The Nine Negatives".
As an aside,the quickest method for determining correct EI and development time for the Zone System in the absence of a densitometer is to use the 9 Negative Test.


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2006-01-05 65 nm Process technology The road to smaller process technologies is long and winding...
2006-07-18 Intel Montecito Dual core IA-64 processor with Switch on Event MultiThreading (SoEMT), (like Niagara) built on a 90 nm process. Expected to improve on Madison 9M's performance by 2.5 times. To include 2 * 1MB of L2 cache, 2 * 12MB of L3 cache and around 1.7 billion transistors.
Consumes "only" 100W. (Foxton was to clock it up to 2.0 GHz when it was running cool enough, but was canceled.)
The 2.0 GHz / 24 MB versions are delayed until Q2 2006.
Will be named 9000 (9015, 9020, 9030, 9040 and 9050). The 9010 is a single core version.


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Hello Aysegullu, welcome to Using English!
Does the question in your textbook tell you the ways in which you should analyse the text?
Student or Learner
I need to analysise a text for my translation course. The text is from a book that is written by Margaret Visser. As I haven't done this kind of work before, I don't know how to start. What should I be looking for? Style and intention or the lexical complexity? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Many thanks.
(here is the text, it's a little long but incase if you like to see it)
Yes, But What Does It Mean ?
Fresh off the boat from England in August 1964, we went into our first North American restaurant and ordered a hamburger. We had planned this event in advance – it was to be our first direct contact with the reality behind images we had known through movies, through television, through novels, through myth and fantasy, desire and suspicion and dread. We sat at a chrome-legged table with a red vinly top, next to a smeary window. The waiter had come and gone, and had understood every word we said. It was very hot; enormous cars drifted past in the street. So far, so good. We could handle this. We were not surprised to be given glasses of water with ice in them, almost as soon as we sat down. We were delighted; this was what we had been told would happen in New York, and it had happened.
The hamburger came, and with it a plastic squeeze bottle full of tomato ketchup. Less delightful, but also to be expected. I decided I would prefer mustard, and asked for some. About a minute later, the air moved slightly near my cheek, and there was a light thumb as a packet of mustard hit the tabletop. After a moment's panic I turned, but the waiter was already gone, out of our ambit. The mustard lay, yellow in its transparent covering, on the table between us. It was an individual serving, just for me and not for Colin, who had not asked for any. The packet was soft and cool; the mustard was ready mixed. You were expected to tear the packet open and squeeze the mustard out with your fingers – but I could not bring myself to do that yet. We sat and looked at the mustard missile, and knew that we had reached a foreign place, an unpredictable and infinitely weird environment, which we had not come from, and into which we would slot ourselves only eventually and with the utmost difficulty. That packet of mustard was my introduction to North America.
I have been trying to understand what we participate in and what is going on around us ever since. I find, after thirty years of this, that I have fiercely guarded my original puzzled, anxious state, for it sharpens my vision and never lets my curiosity relax. I have also kept trying to understand things (like mustard packets) and behaviour (like flinging the mustard down and hurrying on), because I have found that specificities reveal principles: by focusing on small, humble, taking-for-granted objects and demeanours you can tease out of them philosophies, choices, prejudices, causes, contradictions, tragedies, absurdities. I refuse to accept the ordinary as dull: common things, the ones with history and politics and meaning, the ones with clout.
In our 'customer' culture, we are constantly confronted with crowds of objects and with changing fashions in behaviour. The simultaneity and repetitiousness of the bombardment, the multiplicity of the things and the speed with which they reach their targets, serve to make them inscrutable to us, and exhausting in their apparent self-sufficiency and dynamism. Finally they can come to seem meaningless, and boring. But they are there, and they keep on requiring us to negotiate with them, even if only to find a way to keep out their reach. My project is to grab some of them at a time, hold it still, and look closely to see where it comes from and what it might be hiding. It is important to know how we are all implicated in the existence of these culturally resonant objects, and in their form.
Hello Aysegullu, welcome to Using English!
Does the question in your textbook tell you the ways in which you should analyse the text?
Hello again and thank you.
This text is not from a textbook, it is in fact my coursework. In general, what does a text analyse include? Style, register, intention of the writer etc or how many phrases there are, what kind of verbs are use, which tenses are used etc. ?
I just don't know how to start! I also have to include a introduction and a conclusion.
Hello everyone, please can someone tell me what ''appreciation of the merits of the text in terms of quality'' means.. Thanks in advance.
Hello Aysegullu,
It means you have to say how good it is, in terms of style and content.
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9 Picks ended the week at 7-2, a weekend that included a heartbreaking loss for the Jaguars, the Tigers looking strong and the Saints making a huge statement. This week Southern enjoys a well deserved week of vacation, while LSU and the Saints both face must wins. The Tigers are jockeying for a BCS Bowl invite and the Saints are trying to make it back to .500 and continue a playoff march.
Here we go:
(5-5) Ole Miss at #7 LSU (8-2)
LSU seems to be hitting on all cylinders. This is the Tiger team fans have been waiting to see and they might very well be able to beat anyone in the country. Ole Miss is coming in to Tiger Stadium at a bad time. The Tigers are playing for a top bowl game, and still have hopes (don't count on it) that Auburn might upset Alabama and land the Tigers in Atlanta. Saturday will be a happy time in sunny Tiger Stadium:
LSU 38 Ole Miss:17
New Orleans Saints (4-5) at Oakland Raiders (3-6)
The Saints started the season at 0-4 and seemed to be a team going nowhere fast. Drew Brees and New Orleans have turned things around, winning four of their past five games and losing only to the Denver Broncos. Every game from now on is a playoff type game for the Saints. A win puts the team at 5-5 and in the hunt for a Wild Card spot. The run game against the Atlanta Falcons was just what the offense needed and the defense, while not pretty, again made a huge goal line stand to win the game. Oakland is bad and the Saints should breeze through this one:
New Orleans: 34 Oakland: 23
#13 Stanford (8-2) at #2 Oregon (10-0)
Stanford has lost in its last five trips to Eugene and this one won't be any different. Stanford is averaging 29 points, while the Ducks average 55. Wow, just do the math on this one. The first half will be a close one, the second will be a Duck offensive explosion:
Oregon: 44 Stanford: 27
Wake Forest (5-5) at #3 Notre Dame (10-0)
Notre Dame wins another snoozer against an out-manned opponent. After that, Lou Holtz's talk of the Irish belonging in the National Championship will start again.
Notre Dame: 20 Wake Forest: 10
#10 Florida State (9-1) at Maryland (4-6)
Maryland is on quarterback number five after losing the first four to injury. What makes this odd is Shawn Petty is a linebacker who now plays quarterback. Florida State has struggled at times against underdog opponents, just barely surviving a Virginia Tech scare. The only thing that could hold back the Seminoles is the team looking ahead to the Florida Gators, but that still would not be enough for an upset:
Florida State: 45 Maryland: 6
#18 USC (7-3) at #17 UCLA (8-2)
The Trojans and Lane Kiffin against the Bruins and Jim Mora. USC has won 13 of the last 14 meetings between the teams. The winner locks up the Pac-12 South and then earns a beat down by Oregon. Lots of emotion in this game but UCLA is not quite ready to beat the Trojans, maybe next year:
#12 Oklahoma (7-2) at West Virginia (5-4)
UPSET ALERT: West Virginia has not had a happy beginning to their Big 12 start. After scoring 260 points in their first five games, the Mountaineers have scored 100 points in their last four games, which included a double overtime loss to TCU. Oklahoma has won two in a row after a stunning defeat to Notre Dame. With the game in Morgan Town and the West Virginia offense ready to explode, it has all the makings of an upset:
West Virginia: 55 Oklahoma: 54
#1 Kansas State (10-0) at Baylor (4-5)
Kansas State just continues to win and while many would rather see Oregon and Notre Dame in the BCS Championship game, the Wildcats deserve it and will continue taking care of business. Collin Klein and K-State will win again and hold on to its deserved number one ranking for another week:
Kansas State: 41 Baylor: 20
Tennessee (4-6) at Vanderbilt (6-4)
Who would have thought after 10 games the Vols would still be looking for their first SEC victory? The writing seems to be on the wall for Derek Dooley. The Vols upset, yes that's upset, the Commodores to earn their first SEC win:
Tennessee: 34 Vanderbilt: 23
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News Feature
Originally published in Community News, February 27, 2014
Opera House Arts seeks participation in Bridge Project
Students drawing at the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge in Maine, in Fall 2013, as part of The Local Stories Project, an arts integrated learning project sponsored by Opera House Arts in conjunction with the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School and Reach Performing Arts Center to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge in 2014.
Prior to 1939, Deer Isle and Stonington were isolated fishing communities facing the sea. On June 19, 1939, the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge was completed and dedicated, connecting Little Deer Isle with the mainland. How did the building of this bridge change life on Deer Isle, and in the surrounding mainland communities? In this 75th anniversary year, Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House is exploring that question in creative ways with students and adult community members on both sides of the bridge, and is hosting two community meetings the week of March 3 for ways additional organizations and individuals can participate in this project, according to a news release.
On Tuesday, March 4, at 3:30 p.m., a meeting will be held for those wishing to participate with OHA's new musical, The Last Ferryman, commissioned from Grammy-winning composer Paul Sullivan. Director Judith Jerome and artistic director Linda Nelson will outline the project, talk about casting, and dream together with attendees about how the new performance might work.
On Friday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m., OHA will host a community meeting for groups and individuals interested in participating in a 75th anniversary Bridge celebration event at the bridge on June 21. This event will be organized around a parade across the bridge and can include whatever celebratory events groups wish to host at Bridge End Park at the parade's finale. Current collaborators on this event include the Bridge End Citizens Initiative, the Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society, and the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School and the Reach Performing Arts Center. All collaborators, existing and new, are asked to attend this organizational planning meeting.
Both meetings will be held in the Stonington Opera House. Please R.S.V.P. to Linda Nelson at email@example.com, particularly if you are unable to attend but would like to participate. For additional information about any portion of OHA's The Bridge Project, including the community meetings, the new musical, or the educational project, contact Opera House Arts at firstname.lastname@example.com, or 367-2788.


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Please tell me, is it possible to do the select box for font name and size also the color palatte and mathematical expressions.
I'm entering a text like "Hi, Welcome to w3schools.invisionzone.com" in a textbox. Now what i want to do is, i want to select the size,name color of font from the select box and after selecting the values i'll select the entered text from textarea, for example "w3schools.invisionzone.com". After selecting all these if i click a font button all the selected values has to be viewed inside the font tag as
"w3schools.invisionzone.com" in my textarea.How shall i do this.Please tell me.


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Three thoughts going into the second day of free agency:
1. You guys know I'm kinda sorta obssessed with the Dolphins landing some top-caliber wide receivers, right? You know that I am convinced a team cannot win an NFL championship with second-tier wide receivers and the only reason I believe that is because it's true.
So I'm kind of distressed about Miami's wide receiver problem. And I'm distressed about the Dolphins weren't signficant players in the derby to trade for Cardinals star WR Anquan Boldin.
The fact is three teams with very solid personnel departments chased a Boldin trade on Friday. At one point in the day the New England Patriots were in the talks and when I heard that, I felt a bit vomititious. You see, the idea of facing Randy Moss and Wes Welker is bad enough. The thought of Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Anquan Boldin?
Luckily, Boldin ends up in Baltimore.
But I have serious concerns that Miami isn't pressing enough on the WR issue. And the unrestricted free agent receiver pool is practically dry. Terrell Owens is out there but Bill Parcells won't go for that. Antonio Bryant is out there but the Dolphins haven't made any serious overtures of interest as of this writing. There was a report the Dolphins might be interested in Derrick Mason but I believe he wants to return to Baltimore.
So where does that leave us? Restricted free agency?
Restricted free agent Brandon Marshall is visiting Seattle today. That's their problem.
Philadelphia's Jason Avant can be signed for a second-round pick but he is primarily a slot receiver. New Orleans's Lance Moore can be signed for a second round pick but he's often injured and smallish. Arizona's Steve Breaston is available for a first-round pick but it's a first round pick! Dallas's unproven Sam Hurd can be had for a second rounder but he's unproven.
I don't believe the Dolphins would invest a 1st and a 3rd on San Diego's Vincent Jackson or Malcom Floyd.
We're screwed!
Face it, Owens for one year might be the best investment. Is he a pain? Not usually the first year.
Is he no longer capable of playing? I think he proved to Vontae Davis (below) that he's still got it. Owens caught 55 passes for 829 yards and 5 TDs last year. He did it on a team that fired its offensive coordinator one week before the season. He did it on a team that had no quarterback. He did it on a team that fired its head coach during the season.
And his 829 yards and five scores still would have led the Dolphins.
Does Parcells hate the idea? Of course, but desperate times call for desperate measures and it's not like one year would constitute a long-term commitment.
I know, I'm dreaming. But I think it could work as well as, say, chasing Antonio Bryant.
2. I'm happy for Chad Pennington. He has been offered and is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Dolphins. According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Pennington will not receive the no-trade clause he was seeking for the Dolphins. Instead the team got over the obstacle with, what else, money.
The $2.5 million offer I reported to you yesterday is still the deal but it now also includes, according to Mortensen, a $1.515 million trade bonus. So if the Dolphins decide they aren't keeping Pennington and can get him traded, they must pay him the bonus.
A couple of things:
First, the Dolphins could not give Pennington the no-trade on philosophical grounds as much as anything. If they do it for him, they might have to do it for others. And they don't want to do it for anyone else.
Second, Pennington wants to stay in Miami next year. The Dolphins might trade him anyway.
3. Nate Jones agreed to terms with the Denver Broncos Friday for what was reported as a four-year deal worth up to $13.6 million if he reaches all his incentives. Jones clearly is a free agency winner but I'm certain the Dolphins could have gotten him for less if they'd offered him a contract in the weeks prior to free agency. They didn't.
And that makes me wonder how the Dolphins could let Jones, their nickel cornerback and a good special teams player, go without an offer, but they keep Jason Allen, who couldn't beat out Jones the last two years?
Things that make me go, hmmmmmm.


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The steering wheel is a grand paradox of an automobile necessity. Without it, how would we steer our cars? But, it's always in the way! Until someone invents a steer-by-wire control system for automobiles we are forced to slide our legs under the big round wheel. It's not a particularly difficult maneuver to accomplish in normal cars, but the steering wheel sure gets in the way once you add a rollcage to the mix. What's a clever car guy to do? The answer has come to us from Grant Products in the form of its new quick-release steering wheel adapter kit.
Grant engineered its quick-release kit to work with most of its automotive steering wheels, and designed it as a replacement for the cast-aluminum wheel adapter commonly used to mount all Grant steering wheels on the factory column. The old cast-aluminum adapter and its related hardware are not used with the quick-release kit. The new kit instead uses a splined tubular steel coupling that slips onto the factory steering shaft. The quick-release wheel adapter is machined from aluminum and features a mechanism that allows you to slip the wheel on and off the column in an instant. To remove the wheel you simply pull up on the black steel release ring in the back of the adapter and the wheel will pull right off in your hands. To reinstall the wheel you just push it back down over the column and it automatically locks in place.
There's nothing slicker or more convenient to get the wheel out of the way when you're climbing in and around the rollcage of your race or Pro-Street car. Removing the steering wheel and taking it with you when you leave the car unattended also makes a terrific theft deterrent! How can the car be stolen without a wheel in it to steer with? The only drawback to Grant's quick-release wheel adapter is its lack of a horn mechanism. But, most cars that can make use of a removable steering wheel usually don't have much use for a horn.


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The Dark Side of Amazon's New Pilots 312
For ages now, Amazon Instant Video has worked with Android devices supporting Flash and, more importantly to many people (and me) it seems, through an unofficial XBMC plugin. It seemed like Amazon was happily using RTMPE to prevent casual stream interception, at least for content funded by others. But with the release of their new pilots, they enabled "Flash Access," Adobe's DRM that (for now) is actually effective.
This effectively kills access for everyone using GNU/Linux, even with the (officially unsupported) Adobe Flash plugin! The Adobe plugin relies on HAL for some DRM magic, but HAL is unmaintained, deprecated, and was removed from most major distros ages ago. You can't even install it by hand thanks to udev removing a few features HAL relied upon. Naturally, the Adobe Flash plugin is equally unmaintained so there is little hope even for people willing to install a piece of unmaintained software with a history of remotely exploitable security holes, instability, and poor performance.
But it seems the loss of access from XBMC is more widely felt: RMS cultists and pragmatic Windows users alike now suffer equally. And the folks who aren't GNU/Hippies with an anti-cloud-chip-on-their-shoulder might even be suffering more: they've lost access to shows and movies that they purchased.
There are a dozen pages on the XBMC forum of people pretty pissed, hundreds of angry posts on their Facebook wall, lengthy threads on Amazon's official forums. But so far the response from Amazon has simply been: it was never supposed to work, and we've fixed it.
In the absence of a clear response from Amazon, wild speculations as to why they decided to institute DRM abound: it's not intentional, piracy is a problem for them after all, Jeff Bezos personally wants to eat every XBMC user's cat, or it has something to do with those pilots.
I'd wager it had something to do with the pilots, or was somewhat unintentional (maybe they only meant to restrict HD content).
An XBMC forum member claims to have chatted with a support representative and gotten a suggestive answer:
Amazon Support: Okay, for Android devices we unfortunately don't support them except for the Kindle Fires so it was really lucky your phone was able to play our instant videos before. As to why they aren't working now, we just recently updated our Flash video playback support which is more than likely why it won't play now. I'm really sorry for any inconvenience this will cause you!
Me: I see. Was the flash video playback updated because of the new Amazon Original Pilots that was released recently?
Amazon Support:I'm honestly not sure if it was due to the pilots that came out, though the timing with the pilots and the update can't be coincidental :-)
Assuming it's not just a technical glitch (it happened once before, and Amazon turned the harder-to-break DRM off) and related to the pilots, why only now have they enabled proper DRM? Surely if content they fund is worth restricting then all content is worth restricting? After all, the party line has always been that DRM is imposed by those evil card carrying MPAA members, and not by enlightened tech companies who are just doing what has to be done to free us from the tyranny of broadcast television.
Is it that the content they already provide is widely available through piracy that they haven't cared before? Perhaps; stream ripping from Amazon/Netflix/Hulu and transforming it into a shareable form is not something a normal person would do if only because the video is streamed in mostly real-time. But there are entire groups dedicated to capturing television and uploading it, so someone out there would probably do it.
The problem is that they are going to break the DRM and pirate everything anyway. In fact. they already have (possibly nsfw, because piracy). The same goes for Netflix; their onerous DRM did nothing to stop piracy of House of Cards (finding it is left as an exercise for the reader, but Knuth would rate it 00), and yet they just posted incredible financial results and strong subscriber growth (in utter contrast to this time last year).
The cat's out of the bag: a good chunk of the world population own Infinite Copying Machines and those machines are networked. You cannot stop a determined individual from making a freely copyable version of anything digital unless you ban all output devices (certainly would make Haskell programming nicer) and burn every camera and piece of audio equipment ever built.
It seems that the same toxic thinking about distribution control that pervades the traditional networks has infected the online distributors. It's clear that torrent trackers offer something the traditional channels do not: (mostly) effortless access to content how and when you want it. But these are things that Netflix, Amazon, et al could offer as well... that they do offer. However, instead of liberalizing distribution as time goes on, the New Distributors have fallen into the same clearly failed mentality about restricting distribution that led to the entire media industry becoming a former shell of itself in a mere five years!
This mentality will only lead to failure. Pursuit of it is insanity: we are witnessing the end stages of an industry-wide collapse because of it! And it seems these new distributors have quickly forgotten that it was only the desperation of their predecessors that they were even able to license what they have now.
So, Amazon, why do you insist upon flogging people who are yelling "Shut up and take my money!"?


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A successful season for the 76 Freedom Car
Jerick Johnson, driver of The American Legion/David Law Firm 76 Freedom Car, raced his way to a top-10 finish during the King's Ransom 300 at Memphis Motorsports Park last November, capping a successful 2009 season in the ASA Late Model Challenge Series.
Johnson's performance in that race and the nine-race ASA Challenge Series earned him ninth place in overall championship points and the Rookie of the Year title. He was presented the Rookie of the Year trophy during the ASA Awards Banquet in December in Indianapolis. The trophy is now on display in the front window of American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis.
"We are very proud of Johnson and the entire Team Johnson Motorsports crew," American Legion National Adjutant Daniel S. Wheeler said when Johnson and crew chief David Carter carried the trophy to Indianapolis Feb. 19. "We know we cannot keep it, but we are excited that we can display it until after the National Executive Committee meets in May."
The trophy will then be displayed at the offices of The David Law Firm in The Woodlands, Texas, for a period of time before it is returned to the 76 Freedom Car headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., near Charlotte, Johnson said.
"Our success in ASA would not have been possible without the support of The American Legion and The David Law Firm," Johnson said. "We have every reason to believe that 2010 will also be a successful year as a result of our partnership."
The 76 Freedom Car is racing in the Automobile Racing Club of America series (ARCA) during the 2010 season on a number of superspeedways, including Texas Motor Speedway, Talladega Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Kansas Speedway, and two other shorter tracks - Iowa Speedway and Rockingham Speedway.


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Cloth Backed
Belts Can Be Run In Either Direction
Seven Grits: 60X to 400X
These CRL 3M™ Duo-Glass high quality belts feature silicon carbide grit
bonded to a strong, waterproof, cloth-backed belt. Perfect for use on our 2200RP
and GL4W Upright Belt Sanders. An even-run seam produces a smooth flowing action
for a great finish on glass. A belt trusted throughout the industry and known
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Grit: 120X
Size: 4 x 106 in (102 x 2,692 mm)
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3 x 21 inch (76 x 533 millimeter)
3 x 24 inch (76 x 610 millimeter)
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Five belts per box.