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autonomous building
is a building designed to be operated independently from
support services such as the
electric power
gas grid
, municipal water systems,
sewage treatment
storm drains
, communication services, and in some cases, public roads.
Advocates of autonomous building describe advantages that include reduced environmental impacts, increased security, and lower costs of ownership. Some cited advantages satisfy tenets of
green building
, not independence per se (see below).
buildings often rely very little on civil services and are therefore safer and more comfortable during civil disaster or military attacks. (Off-grid buildings would not lose power or water if public supplies were compromised for some reason.)
Most of the research and published articles concerning autonomous building focus on residential homes.
British architects
Brenda and Robert Vale
have said that, as of 2002, "It is quite possible in all parts of Australia to construct a 'house with no bills', which would be comfortable without heating and cooling, which would make its own electricity, collect its own water and deal with its own waste...These houses can be built now, using off-the-shelf techniques. It is possible to build a "house with no bills" for the same price as a conventional house, but it would be (25%) smaller."
In the 1930s through the 1950s,
Buckminster Fuller
's three prototype
Dymaxion houses
adopted many techniques to reduce resource use, such as a "fogger" shower head to reduce water use, a packaging toilet, and a vacuum turbine for electric power. While not designed as autonomous per se, Fuller's concern with sustainable and efficient design is congruent with the goal of autonomy, and showed that it was theoretically possible.
One of the three prototype Dymaxion houses that Fuller produced was made part of the conventional Graham family residence in
, and has now been reconstructed at the
Henry Ford Museum
In the 1970s, a group of activists and engineers calling themselves the
New Alchemists
believed the warnings of imminent resource depletion and starvation. The New Alchemists were famous for the depth of research effort placed in their projects.
Using conventional
techniques, they designed a series of "
" projects, the most famous of which was the
Ark Bioshelter
community for
Prince Edward Island
They published the plans for all of these, with detailed design calculations and blueprints. The Ark used wind based water pumping and electricity, and was self-contained in food production. It had living quarters for people,
tanks raising
, a
watered with fish water and a closed loop sewage reclamation system that recycled human waste into sanitized fertilizer for the fish tanks. As of 2007, the successor organization to the New Alchemists still had a web page up as the "New Alchemy Institute". The PEI Ark has been abandoned and partially renovated several times.
The 1990s saw the development of
, similar in intent to the Ark project, but organized as a for-profit venture, with construction details published in a series of 3 books by
Mike Reynolds
. The building material is
filled with
. This makes a wall that has large amounts of thermal mass (see
earth sheltering
are placed on exposed surfaces to further increase the house's temperature stability. The water system starts with rain water, processed for drinking, then washing, then plant watering, then toilet flushing, and finally
black water
is recycled again for more plant watering. The
are placed and used as thermal masses. Power, including electricity, heat and water heating, is from
solar power
1990s architects such as
William McDonough
Ken Yeang
applied environmentally responsible building design to large commercial buildings, such as office buildings, making them largely self-sufficient in energy production.
One major bank building (
headquarters) in the
was constructed to be autonomous and artistic as well.
As an architect or engineer becomes more concerned with the disadvantages of transportation networks, and dependence on distant resources, their designs tend to include more autonomous elements. The historic path to autonomy was a concern for secure sources of heat, power, water and food. A nearly parallel path toward autonomy has been to start with a concern for environmental impacts, which cause disadvantages.
Autonomous buildings can increase security and reduce environmental impacts by using on-site resources (such as sunlight and rain) that would otherwise be wasted. Autonomy often dramatically reduces the costs and impacts of networks that serve the building, because autonomy short-circuits the multiplying inefficiencies of collecting and transporting resources. Other impacted resources, such as oil reserves and the retention of the local watershed, can often be cheaply conserved by thoughtful designs.
Autonomous buildings are usually
in operation, and therefore cost-efficient, for the obvious reason that smaller energy needs are easier to satisfy off-grid. But they may substitute energy production or other techniques to avoid diminishing returns in extreme conservation.
An autonomous structure is not always environmentally friendly. The goal of independence from support systems is associated with, but not identical to, other goals of environmentally responsible green building. However, autonomous buildings also usually include some degree of
through the use of
renewable energy
and other renewable resources, producing no more
greenhouse gases
than they consume, and other measures.
First and fundamentally, independence is a matter of degree. Complete independence is very hard or impossible to attain. For example, eliminating dependence on the electrical grid is one thing but growing all of your own food is a more demanding and time-consuming proposition.
Living in an autonomous shelter can require one to make sacrifices in one's lifestyle choices, personal behavior, and social expectations. Even the most comfortable and technologically advanced autonomous houses may require some differences in behavior. Some people adjust easily. Others describe the experience as inconvenient, irritating, isolating, or even as an unwanted full-time job. A well-designed building can reduce this issue, but usually at the expense of reduced autonomy.
An autonomous house must be custom-built (or extensively retrofitted) to suit the climate and location. Passive solar techniques, alternative toilet and sewage systems, thermal massing designs, basement battery systems, efficient windowing, and the array of other design tactics require some degree of non-standard construction, added expense, ongoing experimentation and maintenance, and also have an effect on the psychology of the space.
The Vales
, among others, have shown that living off-grid can be a practical, logical lifestyle choice—under certain conditions.
This section includes some minimal descriptions of methods, to give some feel for such a building's practicality, provide indexes to further information, and give a sense of modern trends.
A domestic rainwater harvesting system
There are many methods of collecting and conserving water. Use reduction is cost-effective.
systems reuse drained wash water to flush
or to water lawns and
. Greywater systems can halve the water use of most residential buildings; however, they require the purchase of a sump, greywater pressurization pump and secondary
. Some builders are installing
waterless urinals
and even
composting toilets
that completely eliminate water usage in sewage disposal.
The classic solution with minimal life-style changes is using a
. Once drilled, a well-foot requires substantial power. However, advanced well-foots can reduce power usage by twofold or more from older models. Well water can be contaminated in some areas. The
sono arsenic filter
eliminates unhealthy
in well water.However drilling a well is an uncertain activity, with aquifers depleted in some areas. It can also be expensive.
A concrete under-floor cistern being installed.
In regions with sufficient rainfall, it is often more economical to design a building to use rain, with supplementary water deliveries in a drought. Rain water makes excellent soft washwater, but needs antibacterial treatment. If used for drinking, mineral supplements or mineralization is necessary.
climates get at least (10 in) of
per year. This means that a typical one-story
with a greywater system can supply its year-round water needs from its roof alone. In the driest areas, it might require a
of 30 m³ (8400 U.S.
). Many areas average (0.5 in) of rain per week, and these can use a cistern as small as 10 m³.
In many areas, it is difficult to keep a roof clean enough for drinking . To reduce dirt and bad tastes, systems use a metal collecting-roof and a "roof cleaner" tank that diverts the first 40 liters. Cistern water is usually
, though
reverse osmosis
systems provide even better quality drinking water.
Modern cisterns are usually large plastic tanks. Gravity tanks on short towers are reliable, so pump repairs are less urgent. The least expensive bulk cistern is a fenced pond or pool at ground level.
Reducing autonomy reduces the size and expense of cisterns. Many autonomous homes can reduce water use below ten gallons per person per day, so that in a
a month of water can be delivered inexpensively via truck. Self-delivery is often possible by installing fabric water tanks that fit the bed of a pick-up truck.
It can be convenient to use the cistern as a heat sink or trap for a
heat pump
air conditioning
system; however this can make cold drinking water warm, and in drier years may decrease the efficiency of the HVAC system.
Bottled water for drinking harms autonomy, but is often inexpensive, taste-tested, premineralized, with controlled mineral and bacterial counts. It can dramatically improve the health and lifestyle of a home with autonomous water sources.
Solar stills
can efficiently produce drinking water from ditch water or cistern water, especially high-efficiency
multiple effect humidification
designs, which separate the evaporator(s) and condenser(s).
New technologies, like
reverse osmosis
, and
, can create unlimited amounts of pure water from polluted water, ocean water, and even from humid air. Water makers are available for yachts that convert seawater and electricity into
potable water
Atmospheric water generators
extract moisture from dry desert air and filter it to pure water.
A clivus Multrum composting toilet
The approaches above treat human excrement as a waste rather than a resource.
is composted human excrement, and can return nutrients to a garden. Recycling human excrement requires minimal life-style changes.
In the case of
composting toilets
, units of varying size can be used to naturally decompose human
into a highly useful odourless and safe compost. Without further research most health authorities forbid use of "humanure" for growing food directly in the compost (see
by Joseph Jenkins). The risk is microbial and viral contamination.
State of the art home sewage treatment systems use biological treatment, usually beds of plants and aquaria, that eliminate nutrients and bacteria and convert greywater and sewage to clear water. This odor- and color-free reclaimed water can be used to flush toilets and water outside plants. When tested, it approaches standards for potable water. In climates that freeze, the plants and aquaria need to be kept in a small greenhouse space. Good systems need about as much care as a large
incinerating toilets
turn excrement into a small amount of ash. They are cool to the touch, have no water and no pipes, and require an air vent in a wall. They are used in remote areas where access to septic tank resources are limited.
is an extremely advanced biological sewage system.
It can turn sewage into air and water through microbial action. NASA plans to use it in the manned
A big disadvantage of biological sewage treatment systems is that if the house is empty, the sewage system biota starve to death.
Another method is NASA's
Sewage handling is not attractive, but it is essential for public health. Many
are transmitted by poorly functioning sewage systems.
The standard system is a tiled leach field combined with a
septic tank
. The basic idea is to provide a small system with primary
sewage treatment
. Sludge settles to the bottom of the septic tank, is partially reduced by
anaerobic digestion
, and fluid is dispersed in the leach field. The leach field is usually under a yard growing grass. Septic tanks can operate entirely by gravity, and if well managed, are reasonably safe.
Septic tanks have to be pumped periodically by a
honey wagon
to eliminate non reducing solids. Failure to pump a septic tank can cause overflow that damages the leach field, and contaminates ground water. Septic tanks may also require some lifestyle changes, such as not using garbage disposals, minimizing fluids flushed into the tank, and minimizing nondigestible solids flushed into the tank. For example, septic safe toilet paper is recommended.
However, septic tanks remain popular because they permit standard plumbing fixtures, and require few or no lifestyle sacrifices.
Composting or packaging toilets make it economical and sanitary to throw away sewage as part of the normal garbage collection service. They also reduce water use by half, and eliminate the difficulty and expense of septic tanks. However, they require the local landfill to use sanitary practices.
Incinerator systems are quite practical. The ashes are biologically safe, and less than 1/10 the volume of the original waste, but like all incinerator waste, are usually classified as hazardous waste.
Some of the oldest pre-system sewage types are
pit toilets
, and
. These are still used in many developing countries.
Storm drains
Drainage systems are a crucial compromise between human habitability and a secure, sustainable watershed. Paved areas and lawns or turf do not allow much precipitation to filter through the ground to recharge aquifers. They can cause flooding and damage in neighbourhoods, as the water flows over the surface towards a low point.
Typically, elaborate, capital-intensive
storm sewer
networks are engineered to deal with
In some cities, such as the
Victorian era
London sewers or much of the old City of
, the storm water system is combined with the sanitary sewer system.
In the event of heavy precipitation, the load on the sewage treatment plant at the end of the pipe becomes too great to handle and raw sewage is dumped into holding tanks, and sometimes into surface water.
Autonomous buildings can address precipitation in a number of ways:
If a water absorbing
for each yard is combined with permeable
streets, storm drains can be omitted from the neighbourhood. This can save more than $800 per house (1970s) by eliminating storm drains. One way to use the savings is to purchase larger lots, which permits more amenities at the same cost. Permeable concrete is an established product in warm climates, and in development for freezing climates. In freezing climates, the elimination of storm drains can often still pay for enough land to construct swales (shallow water collecting ditches) or water impeding berms instead. This plan provides more land for homeowners and can offer more interesting topography for landscaping.
green roof
captures precipitation and uses the water to grow plants. It can be built into a new building or used to replace an existing roof.
Parts of DIY Wind turbine
A PV-solar system
Since electricity is an expensive utility, the first step towards conservation is to design a house and lifestyle to reduce demand. Fluorescent lights, laptop computers and gas-powered refrigerators save electricity, although gas-powered refrigerators are not very efficient. There are also superefficient electric refrigerators, such as those produced by the
Sun Frost
company, some of which use only about half as much electricity as a mass-market
energy star
-rated refrigerator.
Using a solar roof,
solar cells
can provide electric power. Solar roofs have the potential to be more cost-effective than retrofitted solar power, because buildings need roofs anyway. Modern solar cells last about 40 years, which makes them a reasonable investment in some areas. Solar cells have only small life-style impacts: The cells must be cleaned a few times per year.
A number of areas that lack
. To generate power, the average autonomous house needs only one small
wind generator
, or less in diameter. On a high tower, this turbine can provide enough power to supplement solar power on cloudy days. Commercially available wind turbines use sealed, one-moving-part AC generators and passive, self-feathering blades for years of operation without service.
The largest advantage of
wind power
is that larger wind turbines have a lower per-watt cost than solar cells, provided there is wind. However, location is critical. Just as some locations lack sun for solar cells, some locations lack sufficient wind for an economical turbine installation.
In the
Great Plains
of the
United States
a turbine can supply enough energy to heat and cool a well-built all-electric house.
Economic use in other areas requires research, and possibly a site-survey.
During times of low demand, excess power can be stored in batteries for future use. However, batteries need to be replaced every few years. In many areas, battery expenses can be eliminated by attaching the building to the
electric power grid
and operating the power system with
net metering
. Utility permission is required, but such cooperative generation is legally mandated in some areas (e.g. California).
A grid-based building is less autonomous, but more economical and sustainable with fewer lifestyle sacrifices. In rural areas the grid's cost and impacts can be reduced by using
single wire earth return
systems (eg the
In areas that lack access to the grid, battery size can be reduced by including a generator to recharge the batteries during extended fogs or other low-power conditions. Auxiliary generators are usually run from
natural gas
, or sometimes
. An hour of charging usually provides a day of operation. Modern residential chargers permit the user to set the charging times, so the generator is quiet at night. Some generators automatically test themselves once per week.
Recent advances in
passively stable magnetic bearings
may someday permit inexpensive storage of power in a
in a vacuum. Well-funded groups like Canada's
Ballard Power Systems
are also working to develop a "
regenerative fuel cell
," a device that can generate hydrogen and oxygen when power is available, and combine these efficiently when power is needed.
Earth batteries
tap electric currents in the earth called
telluric current
. They can be installed anywhere in the ground. They provide only low voltages and current. They were used to power
in the 19th century. As appliance efficiencies increase, they may become practical.
Schematic of an active solar heating system
Most autonomous buildings are designed in such a way that they get full advantage from certain phenomena. These are usually thermal mass and passive solar heating and cooling. Examples of these are
trombe walls
and other technologies as
Passive solar heating
can heat most buildings in even the coldest climates. In colder climates, extra construction costs can be as little as 15% more than new, conventional buildings. In warm climates, those having less than two weeks of frosty nights per year, there is no cost impact.
The basic requirement for passive solar heating is that the solar collectors must face the prevailing sunlight (south in the
northern hemisphere
, north in the
southern hemisphere
), and the building must incorporate
thermal mass
to keep it warm in the night.
The least expensive
solar heating
systems use the ground beneath a building for thermal mass. Precipitation can carry away the heat, so the ground is shielded with skirts of plastic insulation. The thermal mass of this system is sufficiently inexpensive and large that it can store enough summer heat to warm a building for the whole winter, and enough winter cold to cool the building in summer. This "passive annual solar heating" is practical even in regions that get little or no sunlight in winter.
In passive annual systems, the solar collector is often separate from (and hotter or colder than) the living space. The building is often constructed from
, e.g.
straw-bale construction
. Some buildings have been aerodynamically designed so that convection via ducts and interior spaces eliminates any need for electric fans.
A more modest "daily solar" design uses windows, R-30 insulation and a smaller thermal mass. Modern
- or
-insulated windows permit normal-looking windows to provide passive solar heat without compromising insulation or structural strength. If a small heater is available for the coldest nights, a slab or basement cistern can inexpensively provide the required
thermal mass
In all systems, a small supplementary heater increases personal security and reduces lifestyle impacts for a small reduction of autonomy. The two most popular heaters for ultra-high-efficiency houses are a small
heat pump
, which also provides
, or a central hydronic (radiator) air heater with water recirculating from the
water heater
Earth sheltering
can also reduce the absolute amount of heat needed by a building. Several feet below the earth, temperature ranges from ( ) in North Dakota to ( ), in Southern Florida. Wind breaks reduce the amount of heat carried away from a building.
Rounded, aerodynamic buildings also lose less heat.
Passivhaus (
passive house
) standard buildings from Europe that practically have no or little heating. Just lots of insulation, high performance windows and HRV ventilation all optimised for top performamce.
An increasing number of commercial buildings use a
combined cycle
to provide heating, often water heating, from the output of a natural gas
reciprocating engine
gas turbine
electric generator
Houses designed to cope with interruptions in civil services generally incorporate a
wood stove
, or heat and power from
diesel fuel
bottled gas
, regardless of their other heating mechanisms.
Electric heaters and electric stoves may provide pollution-free heat (depending on the power source), but use large amounts of electricity. If enough electricity is provided by solar panels, wind turbines, or other means, then electric heaters and stoves become a practical autonomous design.
Water heating
Solar water heaters
are widely useful because they can save large amounts of fuel. Also, small changes in lifestyle, such as doing laundry, dishes and bathing on sunny days, can greatly increase their efficiency. To further increase the efficiency of water heating, either with or without solar,
hot water heat recycling
units recover heat from drainlines thereby increasing water heating capacity and reducing the energy used to heat water.
The basic trick in a solar water heating system is to use a well-insulated holding tank. Some systems are
- insulated, acting something like large
bottles. The tank is filled with hot water on sunny days, and made available at all times. Unlike a conventional tank water heater, the tank is filled only when there is sunlight.
Good storage makes a smaller, higher-technology collector feasible. Such collectors can use relatively exotic technologies, such as vacuum insulation, and reflective concentration of sunlight.
Current practical, comfortable water-heating systems combine the solar heating system with a
thermostatic gas-powered flow-through heater
, so that the temperature of the water is consistent, and the amount is unlimited. This again reduces life-style impacts at some cost in autonomy. Ideally, this would be a
system that produces other energy, and uses locally-produced fuels.
Heat recycling, cogenereration and solar pre-heating can save 50-75% of the gas otherwise used. Also, some combinations provide redundant reliability by having several sources of heat.
Some authorities advocate that
bottled gas
natural gas
be replaced by
. However, this is usually impractical unless live-stock are on-site. The wastes of a single family are usually insufficient to produce enough
for anything more than small amounts of cooking.
Earth sheltering
annualized passive solar systems
substantially reduce the cooling needed by a building. In temperate climates several feet below the earth, the average temperature ranges from ( ) in North Dakota to ( ), in Southern Florida. Annualized passive solar buildings often have buried, sloped water-tight skirts of insulation that extend ( ) from the foundations, to prevent heat leakage between the earth used as thermal mass, and the surface.
Less dramatic improvements are possible. Windows can be shaded in summer. Eaves can be overhung to provide the necessary shade. These also shade the walls of the house, reducing cooling costs.
Another trick is to cool the building's thermal mass at night, and then cool the building from the thermal mass during the day. It helps to be able to route cold air from a sky-facing radiator (perhaps an air heating solar collector with an alternate purpose) or evaporative cooler directly through the thermal mass. On clear nights, even in tropical areas, sky facing radiators can cool below freezing.
If a circular building is aerodynamically smooth, and cooler than the ground, it can be passively cooled by the "dome effect." Many installations have reported that a reflective or light colored dome induces a local vertical heat driven vortex that sucks cooler overhead air downward into a dome if the dome is vented properly (a single overhead vent, and peripheral vents). Some people have reported a temperature differential as high as ( ) between the inside of the dome and the outside.
Buckminster Fuller
discovered this effect with a simple house design adapted from a
grain silo
, and adapted his
Dymaxion house
geodesic domes
to use it.
Refrigerators and air conditioners operating from the waste heat of a diesel engine exhaust, heater flue or solar collector are entering use. These use the same principles as a gas refrigerator. Normally, the heat from a flue powers an "
absorptive chiller
." The cold water or brine from the chiller is used to cool air or a refrigerated space.
Cogeneration is popular in new commercial buildings. In current cogeneration systems small gas turbines or
stirling engines
powered from natural gas produce electricity and their exhaust drives an absorptive chiller, heats water.
A truck trailer refrigerator operating from the waste heat of a tractor's diesel exhaust was demonstrated by NRG Solutions, Inc. NRG developed a hydronic
gas heat exchanger and vaporizer, the two essential new, not commercially available components of a waste heat driven refrigerator.
A similar scheme (multiphase cooling) can be by a multistage evaporative cooler. The air is passed through a spray of salt solution to dehumidify it, then through a spray of water solution to cool it, then another salt solution to dehumidify it again. The brine has to be regenerated, and that can be done economically with a low temperature solar still. Multiphase evaporative coolers can lower the air's temperature by , and still control humidity. If the brine regenerator uses high heat, they also partially sterilise the air.
If enough electric power is available, cooling can be provided by conventional air conditioning using a
heat pump
Food production
Food production has often been included in historic autonomous projects to provide security. Skilled, intensive
can support an adult from as little as 15 square meters of land , possibly requiring the use of organic farming and
. Some proven intensive, low-effort food-production systems include
urban gardening
(indoors and outdoors).
Indoor cultivation
may be set-up using
, while outdoor cultivation may be done using
forest gardening
no-till farming
, and
do nothing farming
are also sometimes included (see Earthship Biotincture). Sometimes they are also outfitted with irrigation systems or
heat sink
-systems which can respectively irrigate the plants or help to store energy from the sun and redistribute it at night (when the greenhouses starts to cool down).
An increasing number of activists provide free or very inexpensive
services using cooperative computer networks that run wireless
ad hoc network
. Network service is provided by a cooperative of neighbors, each operating a router as a household appliance. These minimize wired infrastructure, and its costs and vulnerabilities. Private
Internet protocol
networks set up in this way can operate without the use of a commercial provider.
Rural electrical grids can be wired with "optical phase cable", in which one or more of the
wires are replaced with steel tubes containing
fiber optics
Satellite Internet access
can provide high speed connectivity to remote locations, however these are significantly more expensive than wire-based or terrestrial wireless systems.
and forms of
packet radio
can also be used. Depending on the speed and latency of these networks they may be capable of relaying
traffic, negating the need for separate telephony services. Finally, the
Internet Radio Linking Project
provides potential for blending older (cheap) local radio broadcasting with the increased range of the internet.
Depending on the location a
mobile phone
network may be available which can provide voice and data services.
-based telephone systems can also be used, as either fixed installations or portable handsets and can be integrated into a
or local IP-based network.
See also
Architectural engineering
Appropriate technology
Biosphere 2
Environmental engineering
Green building
Hydrogen station
Renewable heat
Vertical farming
Zero energy building
External links
Hexayurt dimensions
Buckminster Fuller Institute
is still in existence. B. Fuller left thousands of pages of notes to the university where he last taught.
There is a section on
Autonomous Houses
in the
Reality Sculptors
wiki, including links to a mailing list which frequently discusses autonomous design considerations.
Designs for a
geodesic dome
version of an Autonomous House can be found at http://reality.sculptors.com/~salsbury/House/
"Wind Power for Home and Business" by Paul Gipe
An opinion piece by Brenda and Robert Vale
Self Sufficiency Guide
Bad End 2 - 21st Century Hobbit Hole
- Precast concrete in home construction
Hexayurt Shelter System
- a public domain autonomous building system for refugees and poor villagers
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God is calling the world.
Faith and Society
"Faithful participation in society is integral and vital to the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America." - Social Statement Church in Society: A Lutheran Perspective
One question we get here at Nativity frequently is how do we/should we/can we view some of the world's most pressing and often confrontational issues? Our friends at the ELCA have gone the extra mile to provide some awesome resources that hopefully will enlighten you.
The ELCA is a church that believes God is calling us into the world — together. As part of this call, we seek the common good for society, provide moral vision and are committed to addressing social and cultural injustices and issues. The ELCA participates in God's just and loving purpose for all of creation in many different ways, from the daily actions of members as citizens, to efforts in social service, to public witness for justice.
In response to God's gracious love that seeks justice, the ELCA equips and nurtures us for our callings in the world, fosters social service and ministries of mercy, encourages learning and moral deliberation around social and cultural concerns, enacts social teaching and policy documents, interprets and applies social policy, and partners with agencies, organizations and institutions dedicated to service and justice.
Resources and opportunities for participation in addressing social concerns are found on many ELCA Web pages; see especially those dedicated to "Publically Engaged Church." You may also find the ELCA social messages and statements here.


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497 comments in and the winner is....
Comment #25 - Congrats, Stef!! You win!!! :)
Steph, I can't access your email address, so please email me at anotherlunch(at)gmail(dot)com.
Everyone who voted -- THANK YOU!!!!
The Pigeon Forge contest the Kallas family is in continues through the end of July, so I'll be putting up another giveaway to see it to the end! I'm not sure if I'll get the next one up today, I might not be able to get back to it until tomorrow morning. PLEASE vote! Any votes you make in the meantime can be added to the giveaway when it gets posted!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
winner of the bento goodie giveaway #2 ....
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i won??? yipee!!!!
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Yay, Stef! :)
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So in column Z you have either empty cells or cell with the number 1
And you want to sort the column and delete all blank rows below
Well if we sorted the column all the 1's would come to the top.
So if you now have 45 1's in column Z rows 1 to 45 you want to delete all 1.5 million Rows below the 1's
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Genting hit by fall in visitor numbers
Global uncertainty, political tensions also send Q2 profit down 27%
Published on Aug 15, 2014 1:09 AM
By Grace Leong
FEWER visitors from core markets like China coupled with increased geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainty took their toll on Genting Singapore's earnings in the second quarter.
Net profit slumped 27 per cent from a year ago to $102.3 million for the three months to June 30, while revenues gained 6 per cent to $751 million.
A larger-than-expected bad debt provision of $81.5 million, which related to debts from nine to 12 months ago, also hit Genting's earnings.
Genting Singapore president and chief operating officer Tan Hee Teck told analysts yesterday: "For every dollar of credit we give out, there will be a certain percentage we have to provide for as bad debt.
"Having said that, our overall impairment numbers are not out of sync. When the financial situation in a country becomes not so good, there will be higher losses. That's something we cannot avoid. As to whether the impairment numbers are good or bad, it depends on the economic situation of the core market we operate in.
The challenging business environment over the next two to three quarters is seen further weakening the VIP gaming market. "As to how much the VIP market will soften, we don't know," Mr Tan said.
Earnings per share for the quarter was 0.84 cents, down from 1.15 cents a year earlier, while net asset value was 62.2 cents, from 60 cents as at Dec 31.
The group did not declare a dividend for the quarter.
Gaming revenue at Genting gained 9 per cent in the second quarter to $596.9 million, helped by higher rolling volume and higher win percentages in the premium player business.
Genting's rival, Marina Bay Sands, raked in net profit of US$417.8 million (S$521.7 million) for the second quarter, up 17.6 per cent from a year earlier, while revenue was US$804.7 million.
Genting's non-gaming revenues fell 3 per cent to $153.6 million due to declining visitor numbers at the Marine Life Park and Aquarium. Mr Tan noted: "We have to rejuvenate our attractions' offerings, especially at the aquarium, where we are introducing some new exotic animals. So by the fourth quarter, the numbers should come back up again."
The resort receives about 17,000 visitors a day, with around 10,000 going to the Universal Studios Singapore and the rest to the Marine Life Park. The average daily spending at the studios is $80 and $32 at the marine park.
Mr Tan said he is optimistic that Japan will pass legislation by the end of year allowing casinos to be set up in the country, possibly before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
"The group has sufficient financial resources and is well-placed to bid for this opportunity," he said.
Genting Singapore shares closed up 0.5 cents at $1.275.
The results were released after the market closed.
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- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Add the scallions, celery, and carrots, and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, water, and yogurt. Bring to a boil.
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Robert's Collision & Repair provides you with dealership level service at main street prices! Robert's Auto Repair and Auto Body Shop proudly serves Monterey, Seaside, Carmel, Salinas, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, Pebble Beach, Marina, and surrounding areas.
Serving Monterey County since 1996
At Robert's Collision & Repair, repairing damaged vehicles back to their factory pre-loss condition and I-Car standards are our top priorities. In our 26,000 square foot fully-equipped facility we offer cutting edge computerized estimating including digital photo imaging, two Chief frame machines, a Chief Genesis electronic laser frame measuring machine, a gas heated curing paint booth, and a computerized paint mixing system. At Robert's Auto Repair we maintain a ZERO COMEBACK POLICY. We intend to become a leader, not a follower, in the automobile mechanical and collision repair industry.
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How does VMware Workstation Pro work?
VMware Workstation Pro works by creating fully isolated, secure virtual machines that encapsulate an operating system and its applications. The VMware virtualization layer maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine's resources, so each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, and I/O devices, and is the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine. VMware Workstation Pro installs onto the host operating system and provides broad hardware support by inheriting device support from the host.
What types of applications can I run in a virtual machine?
Any application that will run on a standard PC will run inside a virtual machine on VMware Workstation Pro. VMware Workstation Pro is the equivalent of a full PC, with full networking and devices — each virtual machine has its own CPU, memory, disks, I/O devices, etc. This allows you to run any application that runs on the supported guest operating systems, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Apache Web Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Kernel debuggers, Firewalls, VPN software and much more.
Do I need to dual boot or repartition the disk?
No. VMware Workstation Pro uses your computer's file system and creates files that map to a virtual machine's disk drives, so there is no need to create a partition for each operating system. If you already have another operating system with dual boot installed on your computer, you can use VMware Workstation Pro to run the other operating system in a virtual machine on your host operating system. Instead of dual booting, you can run both operating systems simultaneously and seamlessly switch from one operating system to another with a click of your mouse.
How is each operating system installed?
Once you have installed VMware Workstation Pro, you "configure" a virtual machine by assigning it memory, disk, ports, and networking. You then power on that virtual machine with the operating system installation CD or ISO image. The virtual machine will boot, and the operating system will start its normal install procedure.
Does VMware Workstation Pro modify the host or guest operating systems?
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Virtual disks are the disk partitions of virtual machines. They are stored as files on the file system of your host operating system. One of the key features of VMware Workstation Pro is encapsulation. This means that complete environments are contained in a set of files, which can be copied, moved, and accessed quickly and easily. Since an entire disk partition is saved as a file, virtual disks are easy to back up, move, and copy. You can create virtual SCSI, IDE, and SATA disks as large as 8 TB.
Does a VMware Workstation virtual machine share the IP address of the host (NAT), or does it have its own IP address?
The virtual machine can use bridged networking to receive its own IP address (when available from a DHCP server), or it can use NAT and share the host's IP address. Also, host-only networking can be set to create an isolated virtual network. Lastly, network connections can be entirely disabled for complete virtual machine isolation.
What languages is VMware Workstation Pro available in?
Workstation Pro software and documentation is available in English and Japanese (Windows only).
Can I access VMware Workstation Pro documentation online for free?
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NOTE: Workstation 12.5 Pro requires a 64 bit host operating system
* Please visit the VMware Compatibility Guide for a current list of supported host and guest operating systems
If you plan to run 64-bit virtual machines with VMware Workstation Pro, please refer to the Knowledge Base article on compatible 64-bit CPUs.
VMware Workstation 12.5 Pro supports hundreds of 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems from Microsoft DOS through Windows 10, Windows NT Server through Windows Server 2012 R2, Ubuntu 15.04, various other flavors of Linux. Here is a list of popular supported guest operating systems.
See the VMware Compatibility Guide for a complete list of supported host and guest operating systems.
Does Workstation 12.5 Pro support 32-bit operating systems?
Workstation 12.5 Pro requires a 64 bit operating system on the host PC. You can still run your favorite 32-bit Windows and Linux guest operating systems inside a virtual machine on Workstation 12.5 Pro.
What if I still need to run Workstation on a 32-bit Host?
Workstation 10 is the last version that supports either a 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems running on the host PC. However you can purchase Workstation 12.5 and downgrade to Workstation 10 via the My VMware Portal - please reference knowledge base article "How to downgrade license keys in My VMware"
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Customers who purchased VMware Workstation 12.5 before August 22, 2017 without an SnS contract are not eligible for a complimentary upgrade to VMware Workstation 14 and need to purchase an upgrade to Workstation 14 to fully enjoy the benefits of the latest version of the product.
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Customers with older VMware Workstation versions (1.x through 6.x) will need to purchase a new license.
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Too many parents saw their children's education go from Harvard University to Hudson Community College as a result the economic crash. For those who no longer wish to subject their child's college dreams to the vagaries of the market, Private College 529 Plan is here to help.
"We're the only pre-paid tuition plan not sponsored by a state, "Nancy Farmer, president of Tuition Plan Consortium, which backs the plan, told AdvisorOne at FPA's national conference on Friday.
Farmer says the plan works like this: If, for example, a semester of college is worth $25,000, and the parents invest at that level, they now "own that education," meaning if the price rises to $50,000 in 10 years time, no matter, $25,000 is all they will pay. There are no investments to choose, no performance indicators to watch and no worries about market downturn.
"You buy a portion of the tuition, and that portion is then fully paid for, regardless of whether the price rises," she explains. "After the market's crash in 2008, many parents put the children's college savings into money market accounts to protect against loss. The problem is that tuition inflation is running 4% to 6% a year. There is no way a money market return will keep pace."
The one drawback, she notes, is that the plan only includes private colleges, so "If your father went to [The University of] Michigan and you went to Michigan and now you want your child to go to Michigan, then this probably isn't the plan for you.
Farmer claims 271 schools have signed on to the program so far, and that there is "a school for everyone" meaning some that are almost open-enrollment and some that are far more selective.
"Advisors are coming to us and saying, 'we've never heard of this,' and we respond, 'that's why we're here'," she says. "We can't charge a commission, so we fit perfectly with the fee-only advisor. Until a few years ago, 85% of 529 investment s came from, or were recommended by, advisors. The RIA market is one area we definitely want to be."


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North Raleigh: Community
Volunteer Notes: Aug. 24
Volunteer at N.C. Museum of History
The N.C. Museum of History is seeking volunteer docents. Interviews will be held Friday, Sept. 12. To register, contact Debra Nichols at 919-807-7986.
Hands on Triangle
Hands on Triangle presents volunteer opportunities in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill areas. For information and other ways to volunteer, visit www.handsontriangle.org or call Lynn Odom at 919-613-5105.
Light the Night: The Light the Night walk is an evening fundraising walk to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by blood cancer. The event will be from 1:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Help with setup, registration, the route, the Wellness Village, the Fun Zone and more.
Meals on Wheels: The program needs regular and substitute drivers to deliver meals.
Senior assistance: Help the activity director at the UniHealth Post-Acute Care Facility, 2420 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh.
Habitat for Humanity: Volunteer as a member of the Hospitality Team or help build or deconstruct homes.
Crisis Center: Answer phones, conduct interviews and lend a caring ear at the Crisis Center at North Raleigh Ministries, 9650 Strickland Road, Raleigh.
Foster homes for cats
Snowflake Animal Rescue, a nonprofit group, is seeking foster homes for cats in need. For more information, go to www.snowflakerescue.org or call 919-990-2478.
Second Chance pet rescue
Second Chance Pet Adoptions seeks volunteers to assist at its no-kill shelter. Clean cat rooms, wash dogs and offer foster care. For more information, visit www.secondchancenc.org or call 919-851-8404.
Hospice volunteers needed
Liberty Home Care & Hospice needs volunteers to help care for its residents. Liberty serves Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Knightdale, Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Wendell and Zebulon. For information, go to www.libertyhomecare.com.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle seeks volunteers for activities. Get your hands dirty at the teaching farm, deliver food to people in need or lead cooking classes and demonstrations. For information, visit www.foodshuttle.org.
ESL volunteers
The English as a Second Language program seeks volunteers to help teach English as a second language, as well as program outreach. Knowledge of another language is not required to participate. For information, contact the program office at 919-996-6844 or email the volunteer coordinator at email@example.com.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Wake County seeks volunteers to help during training and competitive events. Volunteers assist as event officials, athlete escorts, coaches, award presenters and more. For more information or to volunteer, visit www.raleighnc.gov or call Recreation Program Manager Brian Philpot at 919-996-2111.
Greenway patrol
The Raleigh City Council has approved a volunteer program for residents interested in patrolling greenways. It's designed to promote greenway courtesy and safety, provide information to the public and summon aid for greenway users. To sign up, email the Raleigh Police Department at firstname.lastname@example.com. Go to www.raleighnc.gov.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Carolinas chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is looking for volunteers to help with fundraising and events. For more information, call 919-845-2155 or visit www.cff.org/Chapters/carolinas.
SPCA of Wake County
The SPCA of Wake County needs volunteers for various activities at adoption centers and events. For more information, visit www.spcawake.org.
Drivers needed
The Center for Volunteer Caregiving needs volunteers to drive seniors to appointments, four to eight hours per month. Call 919-460-0567 or visit www.volunteercaregiving.org to volunteer.
Teen court
The Capital Area Teen Court hears real cases involving youths ages 9-18. Youths ages 9-18 act as defense and prosecuting attorneys, bailiffs, court clerks and jurors. Middle- or high-school students in Wake County are eligible to volunteer for the sessions. For more information or to volunteer, Visit www.capitalareateencourt.org.
Send Volunteer Notes to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: We have been collecting information informally in the flea market but knowing those posts will soon expire, it's time to collect it here for the archives. At the 2005 KTM Rally in Ouray Colorado, I attended on my 1997 KTM 620 Adventure. At the rally, I spoke with Silver Bullet who told me that these were in fact, very rare in the United States. It seems the original low-pipe version of the Adventure was not very popular here in the US. He too had one but had ridden his 950 to the rally. The rumored numbers knocking around were: 5 imported to the USA in 1997 and 22 in 1998. There was another bike at the rally exactly like my own. We parked them side-by-side and joked about the numbers (not believing them). Out of curiousity, we finally looked at the VINs. They turned out to be 4 chassis apart. Since then we have collected a number of other chassis to see if the quantities are true. If all of the US bikes were produced sequentially, then there are more than 100. However, there have been differences seen in early production bikes. This brochure photo shows a pre-production bike. Notable on this bike are the non-production muffler hangers and the clear anodized WP Extreme forks. Here is a breakdown of some of the yearly changes: 1996: First year of the 620 E/GS Adventure. World market bikes have a low-pipe exhaust with outlet stubs. No US market bikes except for some grey market imports. Clear windscreen. Clear anodizing on the fork legs. 1997: First year of US importation. Dark tinted windscreen, black anodizing on the White Power WP Extreme 50mm fork legs. World market bikes continued with dual exhaust with outlet stubs. To meet spark arrestor requirements, US Market got USFS stamped, twin Supertrapp mufflers. To meet emissions regulations, the US bikes also got the dreaded Edelbrock Quicksilver carburetor and a charcoal canister. The good news was that the rest of the world got the Dellorto PHM40 and correcting the poor starting and erratic low-speed running was as easy as ordering the carb and cables right out of the factory parts manual. 1998: Same as 1997 but rumored to have a different shade of orange paint. Has not been confirmed. The Edelbrock Quicksilver carburetor showed up again and most were turned into desk ornaments or sold to unsuspecting quad owners. The motorcycles located and identified so far: Year VIN Owner 1997 7847 Ignore Amos 1997 7850 Akmaxfield 1997 7852 AntiMarket 1997 7862 Unknown owner in New Mexico (eBay sale) 1997 7863 Spudly 1998 8543 ChicagoMike (likely a Euro import) 1998 8575 Pokey66C23 1998 8681 Tom Warr 1998 8693 BrittC 1998 8739 Dillon@ZenMoto 1997 8742 hondahawkrider 1998 8744 Geekventure 1997 8791 G-Funk 1998 8792 K9OFSTRIKEX 1998 8793 Strega 1997 8797 Unknown in Ouray 1997 8789 DesignerRider 1998 8798 Silver Bullet 1997 8801 Donkey Hotey 1998 8805 Sold in Los Angeles 2005 (unknown owner) 1998 8850 Unknown sold on eBay June 2008 1998 8855 DessertRat 1998 8856 Whodatschrome 1998 8857 mtbdemon 1998 8869 Chaos616 1998 8949 peasandcorn 1998 8953 DaddyBigDaddy 1998 8960 Alfredman22 The interesting thing is that they are NOT sequential. My personal bike could not be identified by the dealer and KTM North America had to be called to identify the year. Others have experienced the same thing. Many titles have incorrect years on them and it has been theorized that KTM built the bikes in one batch and titled them in the year they were sold. The import quantities could still be correct since not all the US bikes were necessarily produced in sequence. Another interesting gem stumbled on tonight that kicked off the authoring of this thread is this photo: Yes, an orange Adventure with orange saddlebags, so what? Items not seen on any production models (at least not in the US): Saddlebags (believed to be the rare factory bags) High pipe exhaust (not used on the Adventure until 1999) Oversized, rally style skid plate Black engine (Adventure models had silver engines) European model? Prototype? The stickers on the fork leg and the studio setting suggest a Euro model or at least a studio prototype. Anything anybody can share? This is for the archive guys so chime in if you've got anything.


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Ten prospects to watch in the PCL
Omaha's Hosmer, Moustakas among game's top hitters
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | April 4, 2011 6:00 AM
The Royals have stockpiled high Draft picks in recent years, and many of them are queued up at Omaha this spring, with bats like Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas powering a team that also features former first-rounder Mike Montgomery leading the pitching staff.
Dustin Ackley could fit into Seattle's lineup nicely behind Ichiro in the coming years, but for now, he'll need to prove himself with the reigning PCL champs in Tacoma.
Here's a look at some of the top talent primed to see significant action this summer in the PCL:
Ackley, the No. 2 pick in the 2009 Draft, led the Arizona Fall League in batting average, on-base percentage (he set a league record at .581) and slugging percentage last year. His 1.338 OPS would have topped the Fall League in every season since 2005 except for '08. He's got tremendous plate discipline, bat speed and bat control and could reach Seattle sometime this season. His numbers last season don't tell the whole story -- a slow start at Double-A was replaced by solid hitting that earned him the promotion to Triple-A in just his first pro campaign and a ranking at No. 5 on MLB.com's Top 50 Prospects list.
Christian Friedrich, LHP -- Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Friedrich didn't make the Rockies' Opening Day roster -- in fact, he could begin the year at Double-A Tulsa -- but he made a statement in his final audition of the spring, no-hitting the big league Rockies lineup for six innings in an exhibition game. Friedrich, a 2008 first-round pick, enters the season ranked No. 50 by MLB.com. The Eastern Kentucky product went 3-6 with a 5.05 ERA in 18 starts at Double-A last year and was a Futures Game All-Star.
Dee Gordon, SS -- Albuquerque Isotopes
Gordon, the son of former Major Leaguer Tom "Flash" Gordon, doesn't have his dad's fastball, but he brings the speed instead on the bases. The Windermere, Fla., native swiped 53 bases last year and 73 in 2009, so it will be his legs -- he has seven career home runs -- that will eventually carry him to the Majors. Gordon has 22 triples over the past two years and enters the season ranked No. 44 by MLB.com.
Eric Hosmer, 1B -- Omaha Storm Chasers
Named MLB.com's No. 8 prospect, Hosmer projects to be the Royals first baseman of the future. He didn't make Kansas City's Opening Day roster, so either the Royals are taking things slowly with their former first-round pick, or they'll let him stay in the Minors until midseason to avoid losing a year in arbitration eligibility. Either way, Hosmer has power, speed and hits for average. He ripped 43 doubles and nine triples last season and finished with a .406 on-base percentage between Class A Advanced Wilmington and Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Brett Lawrie, 3B -- Las Vegas 51s
Lawrie came over to the Jays from Milwaukee in the Shaun Marcum deal after hitting .285 with 63 RBIs and 30 steals last year at Double-A. He's ranked No. 28 by MLB.com, was an Olympian for Canada in 2008, represented Canada during the 2009 World Baseball Classic and led the Southern League in hits (158), triples (16), runs (90) and extra-base hits (60) at Huntsville in 2010. His 49 steals in two seasons make Lawrie a pretty complete infielder -- he'll just need to cut down on his strikeouts at Triple-A. He moves to third base for 2011.
Jordan Lyles, RHP -- Oklahoma City RedHawks
MLB.com's No. 31 top prospect should begin the season with the RedHawks after seeing brief time at Triple-A last summer. A 6-foot-4 right-hander with a fastball that reaches 93 mph, Lyles was a Futures Game All-Star last year. The Astros prospect finished the season 7-12 with a 3.57 ERA in 27 appearances -- 26 starts -- between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Round Rock. He has struck out 304 hitters in the past two seasons. Batters hit just .243 (54-for-222) against Lyles with runners on last year, and with the bases loaded, Lyles gave up just one hit in 13 at-bats.
Mike Montgomery, LHP -- Omaha Storm Chasers
The 2008 first-round pick will make his Triple-A debut after finishing 7-5 with a 2.61 ERA at three levels last year. A Texas League All-Star and an AFL Rising Star, Montgomery battled through injury in 2010 but begins the '11 campaign ranked No. 14 by MLB.com. The southpaw has a 2.27 career Minor League ERA and has given up just seven homers since his professional debut in 2008. The only thing that held him back was a forearm strain last year -- he's yet to throw more than 110 innings in a season. Omaha's lineup should provide plenty of support this summer too.
Mike Moustakas, 3B -- Omaha Storm Chasers
Yep, another Royals prospect is heading to Omaha. Moustakas may be slightly behind Hosmer's projected pace to the Majors, but he enters the season ranked No. 7 by MLB.com and could at the very least see a September callup. The Los Angeles native split last season between Double-A and Omaha, hitting .322 with 36 homers and 124 RBIs. Nearly half of his hits were for extra bases. He finished in the top three among Minor League hitters in home runs, RBIs, extra-base hits and slugging percentage. The Royals -- and this may surprise many given their struggles -- will take it slow with him. "We don't want to throw a guy up here that's going to struggle," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "We want him to be able to come up and be able to handle the situation. We'll just see where he's at."
Martin Perez, LHP -- Round Rock Express
Ranked No. 23 by MLB.com, Perez tops all Rangers prospects heading into 2011. Texas has done well bringing talent up from the Minors in recent years -- Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Derek Holland, Nelson Cruz -- so, will Perez be the next Arlington youngster? He features a 94-mph fastball, a curve and a change, but he'll need to work on controlling all three in 2011. In Perez's five wins during 2010, he allowed 21 hits and seven earned runs in 27 1/3 innings, giving him a .208 batting average against and a 2.31 ERA in those five games.
Wilin Rosario, C -- Colorado Springs Sky Sox
A 2010 Futures Game All-Star who enters the season ranked No. 41 by MLB.com, Rosario is arguably the Rockies' second-best prospect. He hit .285 with 19 homers and 52 RBIs at Double-A Tulsa last season -- respectable numbers -- but it's his defense that has the Rockies excited. He threw out 43.5 percent of would-be basestealers in 2010 to bring his career rate to a robust 41.9 percent. He's set to start at Tulsa but should be in Colorado Springs shortly.
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
I think she's the reigning "ornamentmaven". She must have alot of tack holes in her ceiling!
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its wonderful @ that age she can still climb & do her own stuff its amazing,
almost 70 wow
u go girl .!
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- St. Luke ii.
I would love to go give her a hand
I wonder if those stay up all year long?? What a task to put them up and then take them all down.
NO ACCORDING TO THE lil article she takes them down
but now she says shes thinking of leaving them up all year round due to the growing #s of ornaments she has
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
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City of Loveland crews pave 29th street where it abuts the railroad tracks on Monday afternoon. 29th street is expected be shut down until Tuesday.
Liam Burnett, 5, of Tucson, Arizona, kids around at the swim beach as his aunt, Rachel Hall extends her feet toward him at North Lake Park on Tuesday afternoon. Despite Tuesdays cooler weather, the beach was busy. The cool weather is expected to continue today with a 40 percent chance of precipitation in the evening.
Clint Straley turns a pork chop cooking on a barbecue grill to sell as a pork-chop-on-a-stick.
Esther Noble, 5, and her mother Aimee look for a spot to have a late lunch at Lincoln Place in downtown Loveland during a mid-afternoon rainstorm on Wednesday.
Kevin Moffitt of Oldwick, N.J. casts his line while fly fishing Wednesday on the Big Thompson River near Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch west of Loveland.
Ted Warren, left, of Yantis, Tex. and Roger Miller of Fresno, Calif. stand next to their belly boats as they check their fishing gear Wednesday afternoon on the shore of Lon Hagler Reservoir. The men were attending a class called Afloat With Attitude: The Highs and Lows of Fishing from a Tube as part of the 2009 Fly Fishing Show and Conclave which is being held in Loveland.
Tonya Yoder shops for back-to-school clothes for her son Roman, 11, left, and daughter Paris, 10, on Thursday at Buckle at the Promenade Shops. The store has remained busy despite economic woes.
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Park Ranger Babbett Phepps talks about her job and answers questions from kids in the Lory State Park's Junior Ranger Adventure Program Tuesday at Lory State Park. The program teaches kids about hiking safety and about some of the native wildlife in Lory State Park.
Kianna Peters, 10, from Fort Collins, holds a red fox pelt while surrounded by other animal skins native to the Lory State Park Tuesday during the park's Junior Ranger Adventure Program.
Zack Swartout, 10, a Fort Collins Resident, cools down during a break of learning about what a Park Ranger's job entails Tuesday at Lory State Park.
Fort Collins resident Rick Takahashi applies a whip finish to a golden stone fly Friday at Angler's Roost, 925 E. Harmony Rd. Unit 200 in Fort Collins. Takahashi tied his first fly when he was 8 years old and since then has tied many thousands more.
Tom Johnston, 75, checks his blood pressure using the Health Buddy, a device that checks a patients blood pressure and weight daily and sends the information to his doctor, Wednesday, July 1, at his home near Windsor. Johnston had a quadruple bypass in March and his nurse is using the Health Buddy to monitor any sudden changes in his weight or blood pressure.
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In the era of relative market freedom, many of Venezuela's best years were during times of low oil prices. Trying to blame Venezuelan socialism's failure on oil prices only highlights how fragile economies are without markets.
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Combining red cabbage, mushrooms, onions and blueberries in a warm colorful and nourishing salad, this is a classic northern dish using ingredients grown and found in northern climes from Canada to Scandinavia. The sweetness of the blueberries complements the earthy flavor of the cabbage and mushrooms in a way that must be tasted to be appreciated.
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Cuisine: Scandinavian
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The Rockway Institute was founded by Dr. Robert-Jay Green during his tenure at CSPP as Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology in the PhD program on the San Francisco campus (currently retired). The Institute was named in memory of the late Alan Rockway, a pioneering psychologist who helped write and defend the first lesbian and gay employment non-discrimination ordinance to be approved in a major urban area in the U.S.(Dade County, Florida, 1977). Passage of this ordinance became a pivotal event in LGBT history because of the widely televised efforts by Anita Bryant, Jerry Falwell, and their anti-gay followers to repeal it. He also was one of the founders of Bi-Pol in San Francisco, a group advocating for the equal rights of bisexual people. Dr. Rockway started two of the nation's first LGBT mental health programs—in Miami, Florida, and Berkeley, California.


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ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 17 (UPI) -- A beaver attacked a New York man who was paddling through the Irondequoit Creek last week and knocked him out of the boat and into the water.
Beavers are not usually aggressive toward humans unless they are rabid or trying to protect their young.
Michael Cavanaugh was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for deep puncture wounds on his arm and bite wounds on his back. He was also given a rabies booster.
"It was like watching a horror film," said Nate Reynolds of BayCreek Paddling Center, who witnessed the attack.
After getting knocked into the water, Cavanaugh tried to get to the safety of the dock but the beaver would not release him. Reynolds grabbed a boat paddle and whacked the animal.
"The paddle broke and the beaver let go," Reynolds said. "He kind of disappeared for a few seconds but came back up so I hit him again."
Cavanaugh sent the following statement to 13WHAM:
"In general I feel like you do after having surgery. My body is focusing on healing the wounds. I've slept quite a bit. Though the event was scary I haven't felt much in the way of traumatic emotional reactions which I'm thankful for. As a matter of fact I feel a lot of gratitude to God. First, that my injuries were not worse. Second, that the beaver did not attack Terri who would have been severely hurt as she was a great distance from the dock. Third, that I was surrounded by so many helpful people."
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