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Former Canuck Pavel Bure was adored in Vancouver, but Russian Rocket was reluctant to return the love
Fans adored the speedy sniper, but Pavel Bure never really connected with Vancouver
There was an almighty battle on the part of aggrieved NHL teams after they thought the Vancouver Canucks had broke the rules by drafting Pavel Bure in the 1989 lottery. The Canucks, with the help of veteran Igor Larionov, managed to get the paperwork to prove Bure qualified to be theirs, and the rest was history for a buffed-up Bure and the Canucks.
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VANCOUVER — The problem with Pavel is really our problem. He was just being himself. We wanted him to be more.
Fourteen years after holding out on the Vancouver Canucks to force a trade, Pavel Bure's impact here is reflected by his first-name recognition. Say "Pavel" on Canada's West Coast and everyone knows who you mean.
The Russian Rocket. Fabulous player. Shame about the person. Wish he'd stayed longer. Or not.
One of the most prolific goal-scorers in National Hockey League history, Bure will be inducted Monday into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto despite a career shortened by knee injuries.
Bure failed a physical in 2003 and retired as a New York Ranger at age 32. He finished with 437 goals in 702 games for a strike rate of .623 that is third all-time behind only Mike Bossy's .762 and Mario Lemieux's .754.
Bure played 24 fewer NHL games than Cam Neely and 45 more than Bobby Orr — other Hall-of-Famers whose careers were halted by injuries. Bure's elevation to official hockey immortality was purely a statistical argument. Did he play enough games and score enough goals to qualify for the Hall of Fame? The selection committee, co-chaired by former Canuck coach and general manager Pat Quinn, decided Bure deserved induction this year alongside Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin and Adam Oates.
It's a sparkling class.
Bure's story is being retold in various places: the Canucks' heist of Bure in the sixth round of the 1989 draft (after the team picked Brett Hauer, before they chose Jim Revenberg) due to head scout Mike Penny's savvy homework; Bure's electric debut after showing up on the Canucks' doorstep in 1991; his explosive speed and five 50-goal seasons and his debilitating battle against injuries.
It's a nice story, a simple one.
But it's a little more complicated out here where Bure spent seven seasons, grudgingly as it turned out, and never returned the love and adoration showered upon him in a city where fans have not seen another Canuck like him, before or since.
When the franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary a couple of years ago, they retired Markus Naslund's jersey and christened a "Ring of Honour" by celebrating four other famous Canucks. Bure was not among them.
Canucks management, led by Bure's former agent, Mike Gillis, asked the Russian over dinner in Miami if he was interested in being honoured in Vancouver. Bure said no.
You may recall that he once claimed to a reporter, while walking out on the final year of his Canucks' contract: "I love the fans here and I love the city. I want to spend some time here in the summer. It's a beautiful place and the fans have treated me really well. I really want to thank them for the seven years they supported me."
But Bure never returned to Vancouver, except as a visiting player. He said this week he hasn't been to Vancouver in a decade. This isn't surprising because he spent his summers as a Canuck in Los Angeles. And as for thanking the fans, his reluctance to be honoured by the organization shouts volumes. Given what we know, it would embarrassing to phone Bure now and coax from him a repeat of that expedient pledge from 14 years ago.
Bure had one close friend on the Canucks, Gino Odjick, never invested emotionally in the community and, according to The Province, first asked for a trade in 1993 because the team wouldn't renegotiate his rookie contract.
He was upset about false reports that he threatened to hold out before the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, was understandably angry the Canucks tried to pay him in Canadian dollars instead of American ones, was frustrated by the team's refusal to adhere to a lockout clause in his contract, and upset that Quinn wasn't present when Bure showed up to sign a $24.5-million US, five-year contract that made him one of the five highest-paid hockey players in the world.
And, of course, the team kept promising to trade him and wouldn't.
"Every time I asked to be traded, they always agreed to," Bure complained to a reporter after his February 1999 move to the Florida Panthers. "Nobody ever said: 'We're not going to trade you.' But they always lied."
Yes, shame on the Canucks.
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While adored by fans as he became one of the richest players in hockey, Bure had to suffer through a four-year stretch that saw the Canucks play 10 rounds of playoffs and get within one win of the Stanley Cup. Bure played four playoff games after he left Vancouver.
It was just business to Bure, numbers. Fair enough. But shame on us, then, for loving him and expecting anything more from what turned out to be a one-way relationship.
There was never an issue about Bure's breathtaking speed and talent and hunger to score goals.
No one who saw him rocket through the Winnipeg Jets on his debut at the Pacific Coliseum on Nov. 5, 1991 will forget it.
"If everybody I've met since that game who said they were there were actually in the building, the crowd would have been 250,000," Quinn said this week. "He was lightning in a bottle. He just seemed to have fun out there. He was a hard worker. His training was second to no one. He wanted to be the best scorer and certainly was the best we had on our team."
It seems ironic that Quinn, cast by some as the miserly villain who victimized Bure and helped drive him away, strongly supports the player's inclusion in the Hall of Fame. He believes Bure wanted out of Vancouver because he was private person who didn't like the spotlight and wanted to be able to "disappear" when he left the rink.
"I don't know that he had an affinity for any organization," Quinn said. "I always liked Pavel. I liked his attitude and I liked the way he played. I wish he had opened up a little more (for the public) but that was not who he was. I can't blame him for that."
Maybe we should all strive to be so generous. The same, of course, could be said for Bure, who has never expressed regret about how things ended in Vancouver nor even hinted at a desire for reconciliation. He seems content with the way things stand.
Bure is the most exciting player and most divisive player in Canucks history. He scored enough goals to earn a place in the Hall of Fame. In Toronto.
But to be honoured here, numbers aren't enough. When the Canucks retired jerseys belonging to Stan Smyl, Trevor Linden and Markus Naslund — all of them selfless captains — it was the bonds between franchise and player, between player and town, that were as celebrated as lofty statistics.
Bure showed up when he had to, left when he could. He always played hard for his team. But 14 years after Bure left and never looked back, what is there to celebrate about his relationship with the Canucks or the community?
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The last time I checked, the needle had just nudged past 174 mph, its progress slowed slightly as the car fought its way through a wall of air that was becoming ever more resistant. Even so, the Vaeth-tuned 6.2-liter in the C63 wasn't letting up. It stayed angry, insistent and more than willing to prove that its v-max was 200 mph. As the speed climbed, the extra downforce from the front and rear spoilers made it feel as though the screws were being tightened and the car was being pressed further into the tarmac. Traffic is sparse on this stretch of no-limit autobahn just outside of Hosbach, Germany, and the wide-open left lane was every speed freak's wet dream.
When you pass a car that's going 100 mph slower in the lane next to you, it doesn't look like it's standing still. It looks like it's in Reverse and the driver has the pedal nailed to the floor. They flash by with a quick whoosh just a few feet away. It's unsettling if you think about what would happen if they dropped into your lane with 100 mph between the two of you, but most of your attention is focused on the road in front of you, or what you can see of it, because, for the most part, much of the road is a blur.
Sitting in the front passenger seat that afternoon was Wolfgang Vaeth (Väth in German), the founder of the tuning firm that bears his name. Before I sat down behind the wheel, he told me he was "a bad passenger," which I interpreted as, "I hope you don't suck at driving, because you might give me a heart attack." Normally a charismatic, old-school tuner with strong opinions and impeccable comedic timing, Wolfgang Vaeth sat in nervous silence as I guided the C63-based, low-flying missile his company created.
When Wolfgang Vaeth gives you a tour through the Vaeth facilities, it's akin to a history lesson. The shop is still based out of an old flour mill in Hosbach that he opened back in 1977. As you walk through the various departments, Vaeth will point out the old, reliable and seemingly indestructible machines he still uses to balance crankshafts, bore cylinder blocks and port heads. The company is as much a restorer as it is a tuner. On my visit, Vaeth pointed out a crankshaft from a 300SL Gullwing. A few feet away sat a race-spec cylinder head for their 190 2.3-16 track car. Suffice it to say, there isn't anything with a three-pointed star that Vaeth can't either restore or tune.
We came up a bit short of the car's claimed 200-mph v-max on that run because of traffic, but it didn't matter. What mattered is how it felt on its way to the serious side of the speedometer. The car's composure was stoic, its demeanor was all business. When you enter into the surreal realm above 150 mph, a car's weaknesses will be exposed and magnified: too much lift, weak brakes, sloppy steering, too softly sprung or damped, a lack of top-end grunt, or, in other words, confidence killers. The Vaeth-tuned C63 displayed none of those characteristics on that high-speed run. It felt as though it could run that speed all day.
Vaeth's top-of-the-line tuning program for the C63 is known as the V63RS. It's a 572-hp and 502 lb-ft rework of the C63's 6.2-liter, AMG-tuned V8. The core modifications include an ECU reprogram, a high-flow air filter, a stainless-steel exhaust system and high-flow catalytic converters. But the car I drove that day belonged to the kind of client tuners salivate over.
Not content with ordering from the menu, this car's owner wanted something special, something stealth, something designed for a single purpose. Already an owner of a Vaeth-tuned CL65 and a SL65, both capable of 200-mph-plus, the C63 would be his "beater," if you will, good for late-night 'bahn storming, and it could be parked on the street without much concern about door or bumper dings. It had the telltale patina of hard use: a paint-chipped and bug-stained front bumper, tarnished emblems, nicked wheel rims and a lot of kilometers on the clock.
What differentiated this C63 from the "average" Vaeth V63RS was the engine. While the V63RS engine tops out at 572 hp, the engine in this particular C63 is good for 597 hp thanks to some good old-fashioned tuning we don't see tuners doing much of anymore. The heads were ported and polished, bigger intake and exhaust valves were installed and are activated by bigger cams and stiffer springs. The pistons are lighter and forged. Vaeth said they're designed to produce more torque but the difference in peak torque between the standard V63RS engine and this one is only 7 lb-ft (502 vs. 509). The ECU was reprogrammed to match the increased breathing, and exhaust flows through stainless-steel, high-flow cats and a titanium system. It takes six weeks to build this particular spec of engine, and Vaeth said only five of them exist worldwide. Vaeth's oil cooler was installed and the car also uses Vaeth's Fuel Cooler, which lowers the temperature of the gas to increase density and make each drop more powerful.
The next step was shaving weight. Vaeth's carbon-fiber hood is part of the V63RS package, but the client went a step further and had the rear seats taken out. Other areas have also had weight taken out; Wolfgang Vaeth claimed the car is 220 pounds lighter than stock.
The car rides on a set of Vaeth's adjustable coilovers, and I suspect they're set towards the firmer side of the scale because the ride was stiff, even on Germany's smooth pavement. That hard ride around town, however, was perfectly stable at autobahn speeds, yet another example of the car's no-compromise, single-purpose theme.
The other parts of the suspension equation are forged, three-piece 19-inch wheels and Yokohama Advan Sport tires (235/35 front, 255/30 rear). Vaeth also makes a 20-inch three-piece as well for the C-Class. There's a limited-slip differential and the brakes are six-piston calipers that squeeze 14.9-inch discs. In the limited time I had with the car, I only got to throw it into a few on-ramps. There was some body roll and you could sense the weight of the big V8 up front, but it clung tightly to the intended line.
The big V8 sits behind Vaeth's badgeless front grille. Beneath the grille is the company's front spoiler, which they refined in the wind tunnel to reduce lift and feed more air into engine bay to reduce temperatures by up to 6 degrees Celsius. The rear carbon lip spoiler is extended with a rubber lip on top of it and the rear diffuser is a prototype that features aluminum fins instead of the regular carbon-fiber ones.
Laying into the throttle brings out a blood-boiling, feral shriek from the titanium exhaust, like T. rex with strep throat. The seven-speed auto 'box disposes of gears with clinical efficiency and matches revs when it comes down through the gears. The car responds instantly to steering inputs and the brake pedal is firm and the bite is tenacious. It's all very racey and very raw, but not so much that it can't be driven daily or used for commuting. It's like the boy racer that went to the best finishing school.
You could say Vaeth built the C-Class that Mercedes-AMG was afraid to: a Black Series C63. And they did it by thinking outside the ECU and going inside the engine to open up the airflow the old-fashioned way. Funny what you can achieve when you combine the best of both worlds.
Väth V63RS C63 AMG
6.2-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve, ported and polished heads, larger cams and valves, high-flow cats, titanium exhaust
Seven-speed automatic
Vaeth coilovers
Six-piston calipers, 14.9-inch rotors
Wheels and Tires
Vaeth 19-inch, 3-piece forged alloys,
Yokohama Advan Sport, 235/35 (f), 255/30 (r)
Vaeth carbon front spoiler, carbon rear lip spoiler, aluminum rear diffuser
Peak Power: 597 hp
Peak Torque: 509 lb-ft

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The Occupy Guitarmy, a subset of the OWS Music Working group, offers a response to Jay-Z, who today said in the Daily News that OWS's actions are "un-American."
"I think all those things need to really declare themselves a bit more clearly because when you just say that 'the 1 percent is that,' that's not true," he said.
"Yeah, the 1 percent that's robbing people, and deceiving people, these fixed mortgages and all these things, and then taking their home away from them, that's criminal, that's bad.
"Not being an entrepreneur. This is free enterprise. This is what America is built on."
Jay-Z "supported" Occupy earlier in its first, highly media-friendly moments through his entrepreneurial selling of "Occupy All Streets" t-shirts, although he refused to donate any of the profits of his sales to support the activists and received wide-spread negative publicity for his crass appropriation of the movement's language.
Now Jay is rolling with even more powerful and popular friends, namely the LIBOR-scandal leading bankers at Barclays, who put their name on the controversial Brooklyn arena where Jay's basketball team will play and where he will play eight nights to inaugurate the venue.
Jay asked in the article: ""I don't know what the fight is about. What do we want? Do you know?"
We have spent one year on the streets organizing for exactly the things Jay rapped about in his early days, ending urban poverty, ending Stop & Frisk and police use of lethal force, of returning dignity and hope to the everyday people of New York City. These are simple civil rights issues we know Jay-Z must support, and we would love to help open his heart and mind to the work Occupy has helped do in his own former communities.
On SEPTEMBER 28th we will arrive at his sold-out Barclays concert to lovingly show Jay-Z what we want and how he can help: by encouraging his fans to take action for social justice in their communities, schools, workplaces, and homes.
Join us September 28 at Barclays at 6pm for an Occupy Wall Street teach-in and musical performance. Let's be a sincere answer to Jay's question. In turn we will ask on of him, one Florence Reece wrote in the 1930s and still matters now, "Which Side Are You On?"
If your community organization / musical group / education group would like to join us, please email music at nycga dot net.
UPDATE: Here's a tweet response from OWS supporter Russell Simmons
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J. @occupywallstreet is not a blanket indictment of the rich its an indictment of a system that let's the rich bribe R government, luv u


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Here's the whole story. Union paid members to be at Trudeau campaign event: elections commissionerA trade union in Ontario broke Canada Election Act rules when it paid some of its members $100 each to stand behind Justin Trudeau during a Liberal Party election campaign event last year, according to a notice from the Commissioner of Canada Elections.
On Sept. 15, Trudeau made a campaign stop in Waterloo, Ont., to announce that the Liberal Party would invest $750 million in skilled trades training. Unbeknownst to the party, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 527, paid 23 of its members $100 each to attend and stand behind Trudeau during his announcement.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- President Obama Thursday formally nominated Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve, calling her "one of the nation's foremost economists."
If confirmed as expected by the U.S. Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to lead the Fed in its 100 year history.
Flanked at the White House by Yellen and outgoing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who steps down at the end of his second four-year term in January, Obama stressed the Fed has a "dual mandate -- sound monetary policy, and increasing employment and creating jobs."
Obama said tapping Yellen as Fed chairwoman is "one of the most important economic decisions I'll make as president," noting her term would last beyond his presidency.
"She's a proven leader and she's tough, and not just because she's from Brooklyn. ... Janet is renowned for her judgment," sounding an early warning about the housing bubble and the recession, Obama said.
Noting she is married to George Akerlof, a Nobel prize-winning economist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and her son Robert Akerlof is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick, Obama said, "You can imagine the conversation around the dinner table is different than ours."
Without mentioning the budget and debt ceiling impasses in Washington, Obama said Yellen would defend the economy against "the reckless few."
The president said during the past five years, "America has fought its way back from the nation's worst recession" with 7.5 million new jobs, an improving housing market and an "auto industry that has come roaring back. We shouldn't do anything to threaten that progress."
He also extensively thanked Bernanke, saying, "One of the most critical contributors to this process has been the Federal Reserve," with Bernanke showing "a voice of wisdom and a steady hand ... when faced with the prospect of a global meltdown."
Bernanke did not speak, but Yellen thanked Obama for his trust.
She said was "honored and humbled by the faith you've placed in me," and if confirmed "I promise to do my utmost to keep that trust."
"The past six years have been tumultuous for the economy," Yellen said. "I think we all agree more needs to be done to strengthen the economy," particularly for those most affected by the downturn.
Yellen is a longtime Fed official who would likely maintain current policies, observers said.
"Markets will be comfortable with a familiar face," JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief U.S. Economist Michael Feroli told The Washington Post.
Yellen, 67, is the Fed's second-in-command since 2010 and a close adviser to Bernanke.
Yellen -- who a former colleague told The New York Times is "a small lady with a large IQ" -- must be approved for the four-year Fed chief term by the Senate amid squabbling between Democrats and Republicans over fiscal issues.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "I think she has a very good chance of being confirmed. I think she will have bipartisan support."
But some Republicans expressed concerns about whether Yellen was sufficiently committed to the Fed's goal of keeping inflation in check.
"I voted against Vice Chairman Yellen's original nomination to the Fed in 2010 because of her dovish views on monetary policy," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who sits on the Banking Committee, which must approve the nomination before it can go to the full Senate for a final vote.
"We will closely examine her record since that time, but I am not aware of anything that demonstrates her views have changed," Corker said.
A dove usually means someone who is more concerned with unemployment than with inflation.
Obama's first choice for the job, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, dropped out of the running Sept. 15 following opposition from Democrats.
Yellen, who as an academic focused on the labor market, is an architect of the Fed's aggressive $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program intended to stimulate the economy and bring down unemployment.
The central bank has been preparing investors since April for its plans to wean the financial system off the easy money.
As chairwoman, she would lead a committee of 19 policymakers who are divided over whether the bond-buying program is doing much good and worry the Fed's $3.5 trillion portfolio of treasury and mortgage securities is getting dangerously large, The Wall Street Journal said.
The Fed has also sought to boost the economy by holding short-term interest rates near zero percent. It has promised to keep them there until the 7.3 percent jobless rate falls to 6.5 percent or lower.
Before serving as Fed vice chairwoman, Yellen was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers. She was also a longtime professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Before that she lectured at the London School of Economics and was an economics assistant professor at Harvard University.
Yellen graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a degree in economics and received a doctorate in economics from Yale University.


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Winter held a firm grip on fixture lists across the continent as various matches fell victim to the cold weather over the weekend. Four games were called off in Germany, while in France three French Cup ties had to be postponed, including the clash between Woippy F.C. and Olympique Lyon. FIFA.com rounds up the latest from selected women's leagues around Europe.
Germany: Potsdam press on
The Bundesliga title race intensified after leaders Wolfsburg's match against Bayern Munich was called off due to the weather. Below them, defending champions Turbine Potsdam reduced the gap between themselves and Die Wolfinnen to a single point by way of a 3-1 success at Freiburg. Ada Hegerberg, Pauline Bremer and Japanese international Yuki Ogimi were all on target for Potsdam, with Carmen Hoffline netting for the hosts.
Frankfurt also picked up three points to keep the pressure on at the top. New signing Lisa Overgaard Munk's strike ensured Philipp Dahm's charges squeezed past Essen 1-0 to remain in contention for a UEFA Women's Champions League place in third.
Top three: VfL Wolfsburg (29 points), Turbine Potsdam (28), 1. FFC Frankfurt (25)
Switzerland: Zurich remain on course
FC Zurich continued their breathtaking run in the Nationalliga A with a 6-2 victory away to Yverdon Feminin on Matchday 15. Former Germany international Inka Grings proved the matchwinner with four goals, while Selina Zumbuhl and Fabienne Humm were also on target for the visitors. FCZ are now steaming ahead on 45 points, followed by BSC Young Boys and Basel, who each secured maximum points with wins against Schwyz (6-0) and Staad (4-0) respectively. Elsewhere Kriens went down 2-1 against Grasshopper Club Zurich to relinquish third place to Basel.
Top three: FC Zurich (45), Young Boys (32), FC Basel (24)
Spain: Three-way battle continues
There was no letting up among the top three in Spain as first-placed Athletic Bilbao recorded a narrow 1-0 victory against Levante, Atletico Madrid powered past Lagunak 6-1 to keep pace in second, and reigning champions Barcelona beat Levante 3-0.
Top three: Athletic Bilbao (54), Atletico Madrid (50), Barcelona (49)
France: Lyon frustrated by the weather
Holders Olympique Lyon's plans were upset by the weather as their French Cup clash against Woippy F.C. was postponed until 20 February. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, secured their place in the last 16 with a comprehensive 6-0 rout of Tours F.C., with Kenza Dali, Kheira Hamraoui, Shirley Cruz (3) and Laure Boulleau all on the scoresheet. Montpellier and Juvisy can also look forward to the next round on 24 March after beating Albi ASPTT (9-0) and Saint Malo US (7-0) respectively.


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Not unlike that portly South Korean who has so captivated the world with his funny horsey dance, I got a little burst of Gangnam Style every time I set out in the Special Edition of Infiniti's new FX37 crossover.
For the FX, long-known for its rounded shape and sharp interior, suddenly took on a much more showy look with standard 21-inch, dark-finished aluminum spoke wheels – each looking like the fans of a giant air turbine – which considerably jack up both the FX's looks, and its ride.
And sitting behind the wheel of that taller FX, the ride is certainly as giddy as some K-Pop disco tune. Those big wheels produce a considerable amount of road noise and lead to a ride that can be a little bumpy at times.
When combined with the gigantic, Corvette-sized arches atop the front wheels, the whole dune-buggy-with-giant wheels effect is a little strange – especially as you can only get it with a glowing, pearlescent white paint job. But mostly awesome, I must admit. Other Special Edition features include tinted headlamps and aluminum pedals, plus the entire technology and safety package optional on other models.
This is also brought home with a considerably more powerful variation of the Infiniti V6, which produces 325 horsepower – more than enough to haul the AWD FX37 around at an impressive clip.
Should that not be quite enough power for you, there's also the FX50, with a 5.0-liter V8 making 390 HP. Or, there's that ridiculous Sebastian Vettel-approved version with 420 HP, just as nutty as the Nissan Juke with the GT-R engine, geared at the millionaire Russian and Middle Eastern market.
Over here, you'll be more than pleased with the basic-engine FX, though, as always, its actual smallness is a curious part of the deal.
Sure, FX looks big, with that prominent hood and the flowing arch of the roofline – accentuated by cargo bars – but on the inside, it's not especially huge. Granted, you get more head room than you do in a Lexus RX, not to mention better front visibility, but rear leg room is miniscule, and the feeling inside can be more than a little claustrophobic.
My advice is to jack those front seats down as low as possible, which will just add to the Gangnam Style you're trying to achieve, and open the sunroof. You may look like a second-string Bronco when you roll around town.
Happily, the exterior looks (and not just with those massive Special Edition wheels) do continue to improve each year, with that big chrome bar grille and super-aerodynamic headlamps and brakelamps that stick far out of the body. There are even some cool looking chrome vents on the back of the front wheels, though even the final Saturn Vue had those, too.
And provided you're not squeezed into the rear seat, the FX's interior experience is just as sparkly, with the regular blessings of Infiniti's high-end design and technology features – a booming 11-speaker Bose stereo, a fine navigation system with weather and traffic connections, and a very impressive 360-degree Around-View camera system.
Seating is especially sporty, with strong back and thigh bolstering, and the leather quality is top notch throughout (with red stitching everywhere for added effect). A car which offers crushed velvet trim on the inside of the glove box and even inside the ashtray/coin tray on the center console is doing something right.
The blue-lit instruments are easy to read and a litany of wheel-mounted controls (plus voice-activated controls for all of the navigation and radio features) will keep your eyes on the road. There are no wheel shifter paddles but if you want to customize the ride, especially on steep downhill jaunts, the column-mounted shifter provides smooth and instantaneous steps between the seven gears.
That transmission is indeed a pleasant system and works rather smoothly on its own, helping a bit to contribute to a decent but not outstanding 18 combined mpg.
You can, if you wish, take the FX37's sportiness and go crazy – you do have 325 HP to work with, the steering and braking is still quite concise and you'll certainly be held in your seat with all that bolstering.
Actually getting into the car does require a bit of a leap over a pronounced door sill, but electric-sliding power seats get you in place in no time at all.
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Getting stuck behind a stalled bus on the New Jersey Turnpike was an omen, and it will look like a Sunday drive compared with the route that now awaits.
The Bulls were stuck in neutral through much of Wednesday night's demoralizing 106-97 loss to the Nets, their 11th straight at Continental Airlines Arena. That the Bulls knew of Cleveland's home victory over Milwaukee late in the third quarter did little to stop the damage.
Their drive toward a 50-victory season and the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed hit an axle-bending pothole, dropping the Bulls to the fifth seed and a first-round rematch with the Heat.
It's the Cavaliers who will face the Nets in the first round and the Raptors-Wizards winner in the second round, with home-court advantage in both.
The Bulls must knock off the defending NBA champion Heat in the first round, where they do own home-court advantage, and would face the winner of the Pistons-Magic series in the second round.
"It's very disappointing," guard Kirk Hinrich said. "We wanted 50 [wins] and the second seed. It just seemed like [the Nets] were more aggressive and the better team. We have to move on."
After a brutal start, the Bulls were within 79-77 early in the fourth quarter when the Nets peeled off a 15-4 run highlighted by Bostjan Nachbar three-pointers on consecutive possessions. Jason Kidd capped it with a three-pointer from directly in front of the Bulls' bench.
Those marked Kidd's first points of the night, but he still was dominant with 11 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals and just about every loose ball.
Josh Boone's activity inside also hurt during this stretch as he was fouled twice and hit two of four free throws. He and Nachbar each scored 15 off the bench.
"The whole night we were playing uphill," coach Scott Skiles said. "We had so many busted coverages and fumbles of the ball. We just weren't sharp."
The Bulls made one last mini-run when Luol Deng scored on a conventional three-point play with 3 minutes 45 seconds remaining and Ben Wallace slammed home a Deng miss on the next possession.
But Vince Carter, who led the Nets with 24 points, followed with a ridiculous three-pointer following a timeout to push the lead back to 11.
"Right from the start, we struggled handling their transition game," Hinrich said. "That got them going."
Indeed, as the Bulls fittingly wore their funeral black road uniforms, they played one of their worst quarters of the season in the first after so much recent dominance. They trailed by as many as 15 after a 17-2 Nets' run was capped by back-to-back three-pointers from Carter and Nachbar
Skiles finally had seen enough, inserting Tyrus Thomas, Chris Duhon and Andres Nocioni after the Bulls opened 4-for-15.
"Right from the jump ball we had busted coverages defensively," Skiles said. "We took some jump shots from 15 feet and we all ran in and opened up their backcourt. Stuff we never do we started doing."
The Bulls pulled to 38-31 in the second, but then came two plays that exhibited how Kidd dominated the first half without scoring. On back-to-back possessions, he stripped Nocioni and Thomas of defensive rebounds and fed Mikki Moore and Nachbar for hoops and an 11-point lead.
"They've had such great years that I can't fly off the handle off one game," Skiles said. "I wanted them to perform well in this environment so they could take that momentum in the playoffs."
Save for a solid performance from P.J. Brown and 28 extremely active minutes from a pain-free Nocioni, nobody played well.
Hinrich had 20 points and nine assists but committed five turnovers. Ben Gordon shot 5-for-15. Wallace sat for 10:55 in the second half because Brown was more effective.
The Bulls went 20-8 after the All-Star break but good vibes were hard to find in a downcast locker room.
"Miami's a team we're familiar with," Hinrich said. "Hopefully, we can get the job done. We have confidence we can. They have so many weapons and experience that it's going to be a tough series.
"Obviously, we didn't get 50, which is disappointing because we came so close. We still had a solid year and have come a long way. Right now our focus isn't hanging our heads about not getting the two seed. It's shaking this off and staying in positive spirits. The playoffs are right around the corner. It's new life. This isn't like we're eliminated from the season off this game."


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What Is A Supplemental Electrode?
If you're using a made electrode to supplement a water pipe ground, it should meet the resistance or duplication provisions applying to such electrodes.
For many years, the NEC has not permitted a water pipe electrode to be the only electrode for any occupancy. You could use one of the made electrodes, such as a rod or pipe, as the additional electrode. Of course, if you have one of the other principal electrodes available (building steel, concrete encased, or ground ring) that means you don't need the made electrode. Remember, if you have more than one of those principal electrodes, then you need to include each available electrode in the grounding electrode system. That automatically provides the backup.
Many times, however, the metal water pipe is the only principal electrode. If you add a rod or pipe electrode, does it have to comply with the resistance limitations in Sec. 250-84? This section requires yet another made electrode when the first rod, pipe, or plate electrode has a resistance to ground above 25 ohms, although you don't have to go beyond one additional electrode.
The EC&M panel's response. We think the resistance requirement applies to made electrodes installed to backup water pipe electrodes. Assuming the first made electrode runs above 25 ohms, Sec. 250-84 requires an additional electrode of any type specified in "Sec. 250-81 or 250-83." The question is whether the water pipe can be that additional electrode. We think it can't, because making that allowance would, in effect, be saying the water pipe could back itself up. That is, if the water pipe needs a supplemental electrode, and the supplemental electrode needs an "augmented" electrode as described in Sec. 250-84, then the water pipe simply cannot be both the instigator of the necessity for supplementation and part of the means for supplementation at the same time.
In a way, use of the word "supplemented" in Sec. 250-81(a) is unfortunate because made electrodes, where installed for this purpose, don't actually supplement the water pipe. The usual resistance and dissipation capability of water pipe electrodes is so superior to made electrodes that a made electrode serves little initial purpose.
Supplemental electrodes have one principal purpose: they provide an electrode for the system in the event the metal water pipe is removed or made unavailable due to an insulating joint. If you install a single made electrode, and it doesn't meet the requirements in Sec. 250-84, then it won't serve its function when the water pipe disappears.
Many agencies that supply water service routinely remove metallic water laterals and change them to plastic pipe. They often do this without advising either the owner or the electrical inspector of the need to review the grounding arrangements. The result is a necessity for a standby component in the grounding electrode system. That is why this requirement went into the NEC.
It might be a good idea to eventually consider other names for these electrodes, rather than "supplemental," in order to clarify this concept in the minds of Code users. Perhaps we could use the term "reserve" electrode to more accurately convey the meaning. That would be some time off, however. Although the word "supplemental" will remain in the 1999 NEC, CMP 5 is including specific requirements to clarify that the same resistance requirement applies to these electrodes, as when they are the only electrodes. After all, the only reason for them is an assumption that they will be the only electrodes at some time in the future.


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My how time flies! The winter is still with us but as I glance at the calendar, we are only 3+ weeks away from Spring Training Games 2008 for the Phillies. They open up against the Reds on Feb. 27th then they go up against the Pirates the next day on the 28th.
The Phils moves this winter have been underwhelming in my opinion, they lost a good center fielder, and looked for pitching but didn't come out with any huge deals that would have made me feel better about the pitching rotation.
The first post for 2008 will be out in the next couple weeks, I'll look at the strengths and weaknesses for the team in '08 and what we can expect to see for the upcoming season.
Can't wait for Spring Training to start!
Rich Baxter / Fightin Phil's 2008 Audio Blog
Saturday, February 02, 2008
24 days till Spring Training 2008!
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matt Bendik, the boyfriend of 'Glee' star Becca Tobin, has been found dead in a Philadelphia hotel room.
Police say they were called to the Hotel Monaco just after 1 p.m. Thursday and that a man was pronounced dead minutes later.
The city medical examiner's office confirmed Bendik's identity and will determine the cause and manner of death. There were no signs of foul play.
Tobin's manager, Ricky Rollins of Schumacher Management, also confirmed Bendik's death and says that 'with respect to both the Bendik and Tobin families, there is no comment at this time.'
Almost a year ago, 'Glee' star Cory Monteith died of an accidental alcohol and drug overdose in a Canadian hotel. Tobin joined the show's cast in 2012.


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Meet Marie Taylor Harper
Marie Taylor Harper, evening computer laboratory instructional coordinator for the Computer Information Systems department, worked 1998-2007 as a part-time instructor in the department. She made the transition from teacher to classified professional four years ago, and has been involved with both the technical and non-technical aspects of the CIS lab.
"Since I changed to my new position, I have been involved with both the technical and non-technical aspects of the CIS lab," Harper says. "On a day-to-day basis I am actively involved with CIS students either assisting them with their technical issues or tutoring them in their various programming classes. I also assist many faculty and staff who use the Business/CS Computer Labs with their technical and non-technical issues." Harper manages the MSDN-AA ELMS Software program that provides software to students enrolled in select CIS classes. In addition to these daily activities she also maintains the Business/CIS Division and Department websites, as well as designing and creating a variety of promotional materials used by the division.
"Marie made a commitment to our division to become a classified employee because she saw a need in the lab for her experience and dedication, and we have benefited from her decision in positive ways ever since," says Berta Pace, Business/CIS Division administrative assistant. "Marie has a very broad knowledge of software and hardware and is able to keep abreast of new technology, which is extremely beneficial to students and faculty alike. She has a kind, helpful demeanor with students, and they line up in front of the CIS counter for her assistance."
Pace also says Harper goes out of her way continually to help faculty across campus, with computer problems and software updates, taking her own time to help them work out problems they may not know how to solve themselves.
Harper also serves as the Club Adviser for the De Anza Association of Computing Machinery club, which is involved with promoting technology throughout the community. "I've also been the adviser for a variety of other clubs, including the De Anza Flash Club, WISES and the De Anza Programming Club," she says.
She also manages the CIS Volunteer Tutoring Program, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program, ensuring that there are sufficient tutors in the CIS Computer Lab to assist students, and managing their training. Harper is an active member of ACE, the Classified Staff union, and is part of the ACE negotiations team.
"What I like most about my job is that I get to work with a wide variety of individuals from various cultural and educational backgrounds that is the result of De Anza college's diverse community," Harper says. "I find being involved in the success of students is a great reward especially after watching those students evolve and prosper in their own personal endeavors."


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DALLAS (AP) — Blake Bortles threw for 242 yards and ran for two touchdowns as No. 15 UCF celebrated a BCS bid already in hand by rallying to beat SMU 17-13 Saturday in front of just a few hundred fans who braved a brutal ice storm.
With the school's first BCS berth secured by Louisville's win at Cincinnati Thursday, the Knights were sluggish before recovering for a school-record eighth straight win and the outright title in the first year of the American Athletic Conference.
UCF (11-1, 8-0 AAC) has both of the 34-year-old program's 11-win seasons in the past four years. The Knights went 11-3 in 2010 and beat Georgia in the Liberty Bowl.
SMU (5-7, 4-4) saw its record bowl streak end at four seasons in the coldest home game in school history — 24 degrees at kickoff. It matched the 1983 Sun Bowl in El Paso as SMU's coldest game. It was UCF's coldest game by far.
SMU quarterback Neal Burcham had 222 yards passing and a touchdown to Keenan Holman, who had 91 yards on six catches.
The wintry blast that virtually shut down the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday prompted officials to offer free admission. It didn't help much, with fewer than 1,000 fans showing up for the game — far short of the announced attendance of 12,598.
The crowd stood throughout, but mostly because it was warmer that way. The east side of SMU's campus stadium behind the UCF bench was empty.
There were a few UCF fans on the home side, and they were happy when Bortles scrambled around left end on a 15-yard run that put the Knights up 17-13 late in the third quarter and ended up being the deciding score.
SMU twice failed on fourth down in UCF territory in the fourth quarter. Redshirt freshman Neal Burcham, making his second straight start for injured senior Garrett Gilbert, was stuffed and injured on fourth-and-1 with 8:22 remaining.
Garrett Krstich replaced him and threw incomplete deep on his first play. Two snaps later, Clayton Geathers made a diving interception, but Central Florida's Shawn Moffitt hit the upright on a 24-yard field that would have put the Knights up by a touchdown.
Krstich still couldn't move the Mustangs. He was forced to scramble on fourth-and-14 and came up well short with 59 seconds left. The Mustangs finished with their first losing record under coach June Jones since he went 1-11 after taking over the moribund program in 2008.
Players on both sidelines looked like they were in perpetual calisthenics trying to stay warm, surrounded by mounds of ice that had been cleared from the field. At halftime, one of SMU's flag was planted in the ice in the south end zone.
The normally pass-happy Mustangs ran eight times on a 15-play, 59-yard drive to Chase Hover's 33-yard field goal to start the game. Hover's 39-yarder in the third quarter tied Eddie Garcia's school record of 44 career field goals.
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OCC Bulletin 2008-24| September 29, 2008
Community Reinvestment Act: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of All National Banks, Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties
As of January 6, 2012, this guidance applies to federal savings associations in addition to national banks.*
The unprecedented damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 to housing, business, and public infrastructure in the Gulf Coast area requires continued assistance for the area in the form of loans, investments, and services. Therefore, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of Thrift Supervision, is extending the time period for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration for activities in these designated disaster areas. Loans, investments, and services that help to revitalize or stabilize these areas will receive positive CRA consideration for an additional 36 months.
Under the provisions of the CRA regulations, institutions may receive CRA consideration for disaster recovery-related activities that help to revitalize or stabilize a major disaster area for 36 months following the date of designation by the federal government. However, where there is a demonstrable community need to extend the period for recognizing revitalization or stabilization activities in a particular disaster area to assist in long-term recovery efforts, this time period may be extended.1
National banks also are reminded that examiners have been given additional flexibility when evaluating the geographic aspect of CRA-related activities in disaster areas related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Thus, national banks located outside the designated disaster areas may receive positive CRA consideration for community development activities that revitalize or stabilize the designated disaster areas related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, provided that the banks otherwise have adequately met the CRA-related needs of their local communities.
For more information, please contact your supervisory office or the Compliance Policy Division at (202) 649-5470.
Ann F. Jaedicke
Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Policy
*References in this guidance to national banks or banks generally should be read to include federal savings associations (FSA). If statutes, regulations, or other OCC guidance is referenced herein, please consult those sources to determine applicability to FSAs. If you have questions about how to apply this guidance, please contact your OCC supervisory office.


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Her smile is in her entrancing blue eyes,
Sky of ink blue enhanced, purple, red, and pink.
Wild child bites her ruby red lips, desires —
You, captivates you, takes you to the brink.
Rainbow nails, smooth hair of brilliant hues too.
Locks deep teal, sky blue, purple fuchsia inked.
She's a work of art, life sparkling through,
Claret brows rise, she'll admonish you;
Leave her to pout; childlike tears will ensue.
Life of party; her disdain ends soon, —
She'll glide back, scarlet heels, winged shoes,
Her petal skin glows in silver moon,
No shred of innocence, pride taken, she woos.
Lush sweet lips overcome your instinct to fight,
She'll take all you have and more, but to prove —
She can have all she wants; life in black and white —
Misses the intensity of multicoloured hues.
Her life shines with saturation so bright,
Chromacity, most vivid colours known,
They overwhelm her form, rainbow explodes.
Her smile is in her entrancing blue eyes,
Wild child bites her ruby red lips, desire.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets and oil prices bounced back on Tuesday after data showed the vast U.S. services sector extended a three-year expansion in January, while business activity in the euro zone showed signs of recovery.
U.S. and European stocks rallied, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gaining more than 1 percent, recouping most of their losses after a sharp sell-off the previous session that was sparked by renewed worries about the euro zone crisis.
A measure of world equity markets also was higher, though only slightly, because of a decline in emerging market shares.
Strong fourth-quarter earnings and signs of improving economic growth suggested the trend for equities remains higher.
"Yesterday was the first real down day of the year, which shows that we are in this strong bull market. Today we are back to the normal pattern. People are realizing that we've over-reacted to Europe yesterday," said Uri Landesman, president of hedge fund Platinum Partners in New York.
The Institute for Supply Management said its U.S. services sector index eased slightly, to 55.2 last month from 55.7 in December. The reading was in line with economists' forecasts, according to a Reuters survey.
In Europe, Markit's Eurozone Composite PMI, based on business activity across thousands of companies and a good gauge of economic growth, rose in January to a 10-month high of 48.6 from 47.2 the previous month.
The day's data bolstered the view that the world economy was improving, a sentiment that has lifted stock markets around the globe and pushed the benchmark U.S. S&P 500 to a fresh five-year intraday high on Tuesday.
In the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis, Michael Dell reached a deal to take computer maker Dell Inc DELL.O private for $24.4 billion. The move will allow the billionaire chief executive to try to revive the fortunes of his company without Wall Street scrutiny.
Dell shares closed up 1.1 percent at $13.42.
Corporate results also helped the rally. With 56 percent of S&P 500 companies reporting, 68.7 percent posted earnings that beat expectations, or better than the 65 percent rate over the past four quarters or the 62 percent pace since 1994.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI closed up 99.22 points, or 0.71 percent, at 13,979.30. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 15.58 points, or 1.04 percent, at 1,511.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 40.41 points, or 1.29 percent, at 3,171.58.
MSCI's all-country world equity index .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.28 percent to 354.97, while the FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares closed up 0.3 percent at 1,154.47.
U.S. Treasuries prices fell. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was down 17/32 in price to yield 2.016 percent.
Brent crude oil rose 92 cents a barrel to settle at $116.52, while U.S. crude futures settled up 47 cents at $96.64.
"We do not envisage prices receding for any great length of time," said Carsten Fritsch, an analyst at Commerzbank. "The supply-side risks still prevailing, shrinking OPEC supplies and the brightening global economic outlook all suggest that such a retreat is unlikely."
The euro rose against the dollar and yen, returning to its months-long trend of appreciation, as better-than-expected euro zone data affirmed expectations that the European Central Bank will keep policy steady when it meets this week.
The euro, which had taken the brunt of the selling and fallen from a high of over $1.37 at the end of last week to under $1.35 on Monday, rose 0.49 percent to trade at $1.3579.
Additional reporting by Richard Hubbard in London; Editing by Dan Grebler and Nick Zieminski


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How receptors talk to G proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mechanism by which cells respond to stimuli and trigger hormonal responses, as well as the senses of sight, smell, and taste, has for the first time been brought into focus with the help of high-brightness x-rays provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Sciences Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. This breakthrough will pave the way to new research avenues in drug discovery, cell signaling, and cellular regulation.
Receiving a signal, interpreting it, and responding correctly: these are three activities that cells must be good at in order to respond to stimuli. For responding to hormones, and for the senses of sight, smell, and taste, the activated receptors are coupled with G proteins. These G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in a complex set of steps in which an extracellular hormone or neurotransmitter binds to and activates a GPCR in the cell membrane. The activated receptor passes on the signal to a G-protein inside the cell, triggering reactions that ultimately create a cellular response to the stimulus.
The intricacy of this set of reactions has been appreciatedand studiedfor some time. What was lacking, however, was a finely-detailed crystal structure of the GPCR as it actually signals across the membrane. The importance of acquiring this knowledge and knowing a lot more about how GPCRs function is apparent when we consider that the human genome contains over 800 GPCR genes.
The structure of protein receptors that are involved in cellular responses to stimuli is now available thanks to experiments carried out at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and National Cancer Institute Collaborative Access Team (GM/CA-CAT) beamline 23-ID-B at the APS, and the process of cell signaling has come into crystal clear focus. This crystal structure is the first high-resolution look at transmembrane signaling by a GPCR and adds critical insight about signal transduction across the plasma membrane.
The general model for GPCR signaling is that the G-protein is activated by a receptor that has received a stimulus from outside the cell. The research team, comprising members from Stanford University, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Trinity College studied a specific model system for GPCR signaling that has long been used by biochemists and about which much was already known. In this system, a β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR) is bound by the outside stimulus, known as an agonist, and then activates Gs, the stimulatory G protein for adenylyl cyclase.
The researchers were able to capture the β2AR bound to the Gs protein before the latter went on to the next step in the dance, which would be binding a nucleotide. One technical challenge, and perhaps the reason that the crystal structure had been so elusive to date, was to create a stable β2AR-Gs complex in detergent solution. Once this problem was solved, the team could proceed to unveiling the crystal structure of this active-state β2AR-Gs complex (see the accompanying figure).
The new data allowed the research team to construct the early stages of GPCR signaling. Using their own observations, and other data collected on this model system, a mechanism for the initial stages of complex formation came into being. The data provided a pinpoint determination of exactly which changes in the molecules permitted that binding stage to carry on to completion.
Shape changes in the Gs, particularly in the nucleotide-binding pocket, prepared the protein for the next step. In the β2AR, the researchers were able to identify major changes in two areas of the molecule that fit well with understanding of how the β2AR interacts with molecules outside the cell and how the two moleculesβ2AR and Gsinteract each other.
Article co-author Brian Kobilka, of Stanford University, recalled how the project reached this important milestone: For the past five years, Roger Sunahara and I have been working together to understand how receptors and G proteins interact with each other. This was the next logical step after getting the first inactive-state structures of the β2AR alone in 2007.
The receptor and G protein purification procedures were well established at the time we started the project, but most of the other methods were developed during the project. The minibeam and the rastering capabilities of the GM/CA-CAT beamline at the APS were essential for collecting the diffraction data on these crystals.
Future research, Kobilka said, involves how the complex forms and dissociates after activation.


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Public concerned with Keystone XL pipeline route
Supporters, opponents make public comments before final evaluation
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality took questions Tuesday about the Keystone XL pipeline route.
Supporters and opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline gathered at the Boone County Fairgrounds for their last chance to make a public comment before the Department of Environmental Quality makes its final evaluation to Gov. Dave Heinemann.
The route has already been moved once, but its new route near the Sandhills still has many upset and fighting to keep the pipeline out of Nebraska.
The proposed pipeline would run right through Jim Tarnick's 960 acres of land in central Nebraska.
"Most of this ground has been in my family for 100 years," Tarnick said.
He said despite a new map to reroute the pipeline, he's concerned about leaks.
"If this contaminates us, our operations would cease," Tarnick said.
Keystone Vice President Corey Goulet said the pipeline will be safe.
"I think the fundamentals of this project are very sound," Goulet said.
Goulet said the pipeline creates energy independence and thousands of jobs.
"I think we've been very responsive to people's comments and concerns, and we believe that it addresses those," Goulet said.
Several supporters left Omaha on three charter buses to speak out on the pipeline.
Al Womble, of Urbandale, Iowa, said the pipeline will create more construction jobs and more business for communities along the route.
"Other Americans, once they get back to work, that's better for the community. That's people spending money in your community. That's people helping you," said Womble.
The department said it will give everyone a chance to speak, but speakers will be cut off after five minutes. If it goes too late tonight, they'll resume in the morning.
Womble said energy security is a top priority, along with protecting the environment.


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ICS for GSM Motorola RAZR and RAZR MAXX pushing out to 'select users'
Broader release due "in the coming week", says Moto
Motorola is almost ready to flip the switch on its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the international (GSM) RAZR and RAZR MAXX. The manufacturer took to its European Facebook page to tell customers that the ICS update had begun rolling out "to select users," with a broader release scheduled for "the coming week." Basically, it's a soak test, similar to what Moto does with major updates in the U.S.
In addition to Android version 4.0.4, the RAZR ICS update brings a re-vamped lock screen and launcher, as well as visual changes throughout, bringing the UI closer to more recent Moto phones like the Atrix HD. Check out our hands-on report on the Verizon ICS update for more details.
It's been a long wait for ICS on the RAZR series. The Verizon 4G LTE versions got the update shortly after Google I/O, and GSM RAZR owners have been waiting patiently since their ICS update was confirmed in a promotional video in early July.
If you're among the lucky few to have had your GSM RAZR or RAZR MAXX updated to ICS, let us know how you're getting on down in the comments.
Source: Motorola Europe Facebook


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Reisch, Lucia A.; Nielsen, Kristian Roed; Watson, Rosina; Wilson, Hugh (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report is a Deliverable (D 6.4) within the EU-InnovatE research project. According to the project's Description of Work (DOW), the aim of this report is to contribute to the development of policy tools supporting end-user integrated and end-user lead sustainability innovations (referred together in our work as the umbrella term Sustainable End-user Innovation - SEI). The authors' task is to "recommend new policy instruments and tools" and "suggest how to optimize existing policies and tools beyond the prevailing information paradigm, including novel instruments encouraging user sustainability innovation". As examples of the latter, the DOW lists user innovation platforms, 'incubators' of companies to support inventive users, regional activities to support user-entrepreneurs, competitions and activities of venture capital funds, pro-bono activities of consulting companies and the like. Through our prior work deliverables, D 6.1 and D 6.2, we identified further policy tools that could be implemented in order to promote SEI - focusing on the barriers and drivers of SEI from a motivational, ability and opportunity perspective. These include, e.g., open source competitions, DIY courses and groups, crowdsourcing and -funding and a myriad of other options (see D 6.1). Based on our observations from a series of interviews with EU and national-level policymakers their recommendations are to primarily focus on firstly, increasing awareness of SEI, secondly, develop flexible funding opportunities for SEI and thirdly, identifying effective mechanisms for diffusion of inventions created by SEI. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9331
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European Policymakers' View on Sustainable User Innovation and EntrepreneurshipNielsen, Kristian Roed; Steensen Nielsen, Kristian; Reisch, Lucia A. (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Good ideas and innovations are hard to spot and often come from the most unlikely of circumstances – once successful their value seems almost self-evident, but in the early stages a new idea or innovation remains largely anonymous and in dangerous waters. The growth of the Danish windmill industry was for example in the early stage hard to foresee. The utilization of wind power as a source of energy was not a novel concept in the 1970s when Riisager (a carpenter by trade) and others began to experiment with different turbine designs, nor was it a lucrative endeavor as it for many years remained, from a market perspective, unprofitable. Despite this, a small group of enthusiastic (and idealistic) individuals managed to dramatically improve existing designs, increasing the kW production of turbines from 15-30 kW in 1974-1979 to 180-450 kW by 1989. The success of the Danish wind turbine case was possible because multiple and diverse but interlinked actors tested varying designs in different locations, drawing both on their localized learningby- doing knowledge but also on the successes and failures of others. Step-by-step what had been a discarded idea for power production became the foundation of a large scale sustainable industry. The Danish windmill story has arguably become an oft-repeated story, but nonetheless it illustrates a key point: knowledge relevant for innovation is widely dispersed and is therefore typically outside the realm of any one individual, firm or organization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9306
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Mistra Future FashionGwozdz, Wencke; Netter, Sarah; Bjartmarz, Thordis; Reisch, Lucia A. (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
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Salskov-Iversen, Dorte; Kutschke, Christian; Melgin, Tapio; Pirttilä, Anneli; Ward, Michael; Apajalahti, Touko; Seppälä, Hannele (Helsinki, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council has conducted an audit of the Hanken School of Economics. Based on the international audit team's recommendation and the audit report, the Evaluation Council has decided to require the institution to undergo a re-audit. In its current state the quality system of Hanken School of Economics does not fulfil the national criteria set for the quality management of higher education institutions, and thus the system cannot be said to correspond to the European quality assurance principles and recommendations for higher education institutions. The object of the audit was the quality system that the Hanken School of Economics has developed based on its own needs and goals. The optional audit target chosen by the institution was the Assurance of Learning process. The following were regarded as key strengths of the quality system: n There is a strong organisational culture characterized by a strong sense of purpose, result orientation and a commitment to advancement of the university. n Student feedback is taken seriously and leads to changes at course level. n There are established and natural ways of involving alumni and corporate connections in the operations. n There is a very systematic process for implementing the strategy throughout the organisation using performance agreements and development discussions. Among other things, the following recommendations were made for the Hanken School of Economics: n The accreditations that Hanken has pursued have led to the development of many established quality management procedures which contribute to the development of the operations. However, Hanken would benefit from integrating these into one overall quality system and defining the objectives, structure and operating principles of this system. This would provide opportunities to enhance efficiency, to reduce risk and to help Hanken respond to change. n It would be desirable if Hanken were to develop more systematic methods to manage its quality processes in order to give more emphasis to the evaluation and improvement stages of the Hanken Quality Loop 2013. n It is recommended that Hanken structure the documentation of the procedures, processes and systems that it uses to maintain and develop the quality of its activities, paying particular attention to access to information. This would lead to better traceability and would help identify inefficiencies and areas in need of development in its operations. The re-audit will concentrate on the quality policy of the higher education institution (audit target 1), on samples of degree education at bachelor's and master's level (audit target 5) and on the quality system as a whole (audit target 6). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9144
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The Role of End-users and Policy Makers in Sustainable InnovationNielsen, Kristian Roed; Reisch, Lucia; Thøgersen, John (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: What is good sustainable innovation policy? And what is good governance for user-led innovation for more sustainable products and services in specific? The basic aim of innovation policy is to promote invention and innovation that transforms knowledge and competence into long-term social welfare. Innovation policy for sustainable development asks what can be done by government to support products, processes and social innovations that spur and enable more sustainable lifestyles in specific. From a policy maker's perspective, there are two basic approaches to innovation policy: Either, governments engage into "horizontal industrial policy", i.e. they design a supportive legal and economic framework, insure dynamic markets and promote a technology friendly "climate" in society. Or, governments engage in "vertical industrial policy" and opt for more active - and more intruding - efforts to develop an industry or a technology with economic incentives and industry-specific market regulation. This latter option has been criticized by market proponents since "picking the winners" by the state instead of the market is often not very efficient ("market knows best"). On the other hand, it has its merits in speeding up necessary changes in markets. Both approaches are, however, focused on entrepreneurs and industries, hence on the supply side of the market. In times of digitalization, prosumerism and blurring boundaries between supply and demand, another focus is slowly gaining importance, namely user-led innovation for sustainable products and processes. The present report hence focuses on the question how innovation policy can spur this kind of innovation with userentrepreneurs on the demand side of markets in the driver seat. The report identifies the key impact mechanisms as reported and analysed in the relevant literature. While admittedly this type of research is still scarce and in its infancy, we know from traditional innovation policy literature that good innovation governance • is consistent and reliable; • supports interaction between and offers platforms for all relevant actors: market actors (both: supply and demand), political actors, societal actors and science, also between venture capitalists and innovators/entrepreneurs; • designs a supportive innovation infrastructure (education, physical infrastructure, etc.); • supports a social "climate" that is open for innovation and has a culture for innovation and failure (willingness to change, open for new opportunity, trust in whom, culture of risk); • finds the right balance of regulation and free market; and • designs effective incentives and support programmes. This is also the starting point for the present report that focuses on the specific requirements of user-led sustainability innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9163
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Kjærgaard, Annemette (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Vi afholdt i efterårssemestret 2012 en fastholdelsesworkshop for de nye studerende på HA(it) med økonomisk støtte fra uddannelsesdekanen. I denne rapport vil vi kort gøre rede for forløbet samt de umiddelbare reaktioner fra de studerende som deltog. Det er først muligt at sammenligne tal for frafald med tidligere årgange til sommer 2013, når de studerende aktivt skal semestertilmelde sig, så denne rapport har ingen resultater ift fastholdelsesmålet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8652
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Governance, Linkages and AidBuur, Lars; Therkildsen, Ole; Hansen, Michael W.; Kjær, Mette (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Natural resource-driven development in Africa has emerged as a hot topic in recent years. Extractive industries,1 by which is meant energy (i.e. gas, oil, and coal), minerals and metals, are an important part of this agenda. The renewed interest among governments, firms and donors in these industries hinges on the assumption that they will generate foreign revenues, create jobs and boost economic growth. Indeed, Africa's abundant endowments of natural resources may speed up economic transformation, economic diversification and poverty alleviation. Industrial policies are thought to be particularly important to achieve this by helping to develop the linkages of the extractive industries sectors and the local economy, and by using resource rents and revenues to generate growth and employment in agriculture, industry and services more broadly. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8830
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Vorschlag für einen "Check Verbraucherpolitik und Verbraucherbeteiligung"Hagen, Kornelia; Micklitz, Hans-W.; Oehler, Andreas; Reisch, Lucia A.; Strünck, Christoph (Berlin, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Wirken politische Maßnahmen so, wie sie sollen? Stehen Kosten und Nutzen solcher Maßnahmen in einem angemessenen Verhältnis? Die Forderung nach einer stärkeren empirischen Evidenz für die Bewertung und Planung politischer Maßnahmen kommt von verschiedenen Seiten. Anhänger einer stärkeren Deregulierung und Privatisierung fordern mehr Evidenz, weil sie skeptisch sind gegenüber staatlicher Regulierung. Lobbyismus- Kritiker fordern mehr Evidenz, weil sie damit den Einfluss von Interessengruppen sichtbar machen und zügeln wollen. Und Anhänger eines nachhaltigen, strategischen Konzepts glauben, dass politische Maßnahmen so weniger anfällig werden für die Hektik der Tagespolitik URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8400
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The first study on Danish consumers' tendency to compulsive buyingReisch, Lucia A.; Gwozdz, Wencke; Raab, Gerhard (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The present study is the first study of Danish consumers on compulsive buying. It draws on a representative sample of 1,015 Danish consumers (aged between 15 and 84 years) and extends prior research undertaken in other countries (such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Canada, the US). It is the first study to shed light on the situation in a Scandinavian context and is designed to allow for a comparison with the situation in other countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8867
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Looking through the opaque screen for sharper images
Taking images through opaque, light-scattering layers is a vital capability and essential diagnostic tool in many disciplines, including nanotechnology and the biosciences. Current techniques are unable to image through opaque layers that scatter all the incident light. Even a very thin layer of a scattering material can appear opaque and hide any objects behind it. Now, a joint research team from Italy and the Netherlands have succeeded in taking non-invasive sharp pictures of objects hidden behind a screen of opaqueness. The study, which was supported by the European Research Council (ERC), has been published in the journal Nature.
Skin and other materials such as paper and ground glass appear opaque because they scatter light. Many may remember the image of light bending when it strikes a prism. When light strikes these opaque materials it ceases to move in a straight line, and instead travels along an unpredictable and erratic path. The result of this is that it becomes impossible to get a clear view of objects lying behind such materials. Powerful methods have been developed to retrieve images through materials in which a small fraction of the light follows a straight path. To date, however, it has not been possible to resolve an image from light that has been completely scattered.
In the researchers' report they acknowledge the great progress which has been made in recent years with methods such as ghost imaging and wave-front shaping; however, they note that present procedures are still invasive because they require either a detector or a non-linear material to be placed behind the scattering layer. Their report, however, describes their breakthrough, namely an optical method that allows non-invasive imaging of a fluorescent object that is completely hidden behind an opaque scattering layer.
The researchers, led by Dr Allard Mosk, scanned the angle of a laser beam that illuminated an opaque diffuser. At the same time, a computer recorded the amount of fluorescent light that was returned by a tiny object hidden behind the diffuser. Dr Mosk pointed out that, 'While the measured intensity of the light cannot be used to form an image of the object directly, the information needed to do so is in there, but in a scrambled form.'
'The two young scientists who are the first authors of this paper had the brilliant idea to find out whether that scrambled information is sufficient to reconstruct the image - and they found a way to do so,' he added. Their method involves a computer programme that initially guesses the missing information, and then tests and refines the guess. They succeeded in making an image of a hidden fluorescent object such as a typical cell, which can be merely 50 micrometres across.
The researchers realise that their breakthrough is just the beginning and expect their work to lead to new microscopy methods capable of forming razor sharp images in a strongly scattering environment. Dr Mosk noted: 'This will be very useful in nanotechnology. We would like to bring structures to light that are hidden inside complex environments like computer chips.' The researchers also dream of extending their method to examine objects under the human skin. 'But for the moment,' said Dr Mosk, 'our method is too slow for that.'
In addition to the support they received from the ERC, they were also supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter, the Technology Foundation STW, and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.
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From beer to rock 'n roll: Curious Theatre's Denver Stories scores big
The problem that Curious Theatre Company faced this year with its signature fundraiser, Denver Stories, had nothing to do with filling the house when tickets were going for $1,000 a pop.
Those sold out in a flash.
What challenged playwright Josh Hartwell was the wealth of material he had to work with when he put pen to paper for "Riding on a River of Beer: The Life and Times of the Hon. John Hickenlooper."
"This could have easily been a six-hour, four-act play," allowed Chip Walton, a founder of Curious and its producing artistic director. "But it's not."
What it turned out to be was a very funny look at Colorado's 42nd governor. John Jurcheck, a member of the Curious Theatre Artistic Company, had the title role, and did a bang-up job mimicking Hick's voice and mannerisms. "The only thing I would say to him," Hickenlooper told us, "is that he could have got his foot a little closer to his mouth."


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2014 Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000m run at the Morgan State Legacy Meet, placing 15th with a time of 19:16.27… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2013-14 Indoor: Ran in the 3,000m and 5,000m events at the 2014 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in 14th and setting season-best times in both competitions… Clocked in at 10:30.49 in the 3k event while finishing with a time of 18:36.01 in the 5k… Earned top-five finishes in the 5k at the Bison Opener and Terrapin Invitational.
2013 Outdoor: Recorded her personal-best 10,000m run at the Duke Invitational to move up to sixth in the UMBC record book with a time of 37:36.97… Placed 12th in the event at the 2013 America East Outdoor Championships… Also competed in the 5,000m during the season, posting a season-best time of 18:08.95 at the George Mason Invitational.
2012-13 Indoor: Placed 14th in the 5,000m run and 17th in the 3,000m run at the 2013 America East Indoor Championships… Set a season-best time of 10:35.66 in the 3k event at the conference meet in Boston… Recorded her top time in the 5k (18:21.20) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitation in New York.
Background: Helped lead Severn to the IAAM Conference and B Division Championships as a senior... Received the Coaches' Award for both cross country and track and field during her senior year... Also lettered in soccer and swimming while at Severn... Named to the Headmaster's List, as well as the honor roll, each year.
Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Melissa Roche... Has two sisters, Amanda and Olivia, as well as one brother, Nathan... Plans to major in environmental science... Enjoys reading and cooking... Born Dec. 28, 1993.