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The 1986 season started off on the right foot when Roger Clemens struck out a major-league record 20 batters in an April game at Fenway Park. On May 17, the club held an Old-Timers game that paid tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Red Sox pennant-winning 1946 squad and invited back non-Red Sox alumni to participate as well, including Joe and Vince DiMaggio who joined their brother Dom on the Fenway Park field. In the fall, the 1986 Red Sox celebrated their own AL Pennant, rallying to defeat the California Angels in the ALCS before advancing to a heartbreaking World Series reminiscent of 1946.
Record: 95-66, 1st in American League East
Manager: John F. McNamara
Attendance: 2,147,641
Postseason: Played in World Series
Roger Clemens made history during the first month of the 1986 season, when he struck out a major-league record 20 Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park on April 29. When Clemens moved his record to 6-0 on May 14, the Red Sox eased into first place and never left. The Rocket ran his unbeaten streak all the way to 14-0 by the middle of the summer, en route to both Most Valuable Player and Cy Young honors that year. Clemens even won the All-Star Game in Houston, the only Red Sox pitcher to ever record the win in the Midsummer Classic.
The Red Sox bolstered their lineup with a late March trade that brought Don Baylor from the Yankees in exchange for Mike Easler. Baylor hit a team-leading 31 home runs and was one of four Red Sox players with 94 or more RBIs. In addition, Wade Boggs won his second straight batting title with a .357 average.
Though the Red Sox sat in first place for most of the season, the team's front office didn't rest on its laurels and on August 19, the club traded with Seattle to get Dave Henderson and Spike Owen.
Clemens finished the season with a 24-4 record and 2.48 ERA, complemented by Bruce Hurst (13-8, 2.99 ERA) and Oil Can Boyd (16-10, 3.78 ERA). When the Red Sox clinched the division behind the Can's 12-3 win over the Blue Jays on September 28, Clemens rode around the field on a police horse in the midst of the celebration.
The Red Sox fell behind three games to one in the American League Championship Series against the California Angels, but staged a dramatic comeback in Game Five thanks to a clutch two-run, ninth inning home run by Henderson that staved off elimination. Hendu's sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th then plated the go-ahead run and the ALCS returned to Boston. Back home, the Red Sox closed out the Halos with a pair of blow-outs in Games Six and Seven, 10-4 and 8-1 victories.
Boston entered the World Series as a 2-1 underdog versus the New York Mets but they had chances to win throughout the series. Ultimately, the Red Sox lost Games Six and Seven despite leading both games and Bill Buckner's error in Game Six went out to haunt Red Sox fans for years to come.
The 1986 World Series pegged the Red Sox as 2-1 underdogs against the New York Mets, who had won 108 games during the regular season. In Game One at Shea Stadium, Boston sent lefty Bruce Hurst to the mound against New York's Ron Darling. The game remained scoreless going into the seventh inning before Red Sox slugger Jim Rice drew a walk, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on an error by Mets' second baseman Tim Teufel. This miscue proved to be the difference-maker as Boston emerged with a 1-0 victory in Game One behind Hurst's four-hit effort.
Game Two starred pitching phenoms Roger Clemens and Doc Gooden, who had amassed regular season records of 24-4 and 17-6, respectively. However, the anticipated pitching duel never materialized and Boston's offense built a 6-2 advantage in support of Clemens, who was pulled after he put on the first two runners in the fifth inning. Still, the Red Sox bullpen minimized the damage and the team's offense padded the cushion in the late innings, sending the club to a 9-3 victory and a 2-0 lead in the series as the teams headed to Fenway Park.
Boston gave 16-game winner Oil Can Boyd the nod in Game Three but New York leadoff hitter Lenny Dykstra started the game with a home run and set the tone for a 7-1 Mets victory. Former Red Sox pitcher Bobby Ojeda picked up the win with a strong effort for New York.
Many expected the Red Sox to turn back to Bruce Hurst in Game Four but Boston skipper John McNamara chose Al Nipper instead. Nipper lasted six innings and yielded three runs, which proved to be enough for the Mets and starter Ron Darling, who prevailed 6-2 to even the series at two games apiece. Though it seemed like the home team couldn't win a game, Hurst reversed the trend in Game Five and dominated New York in a complete game 4-2 victory that put Boston one victory away from their first title in 68 years.
Game Six in New York began on a peculiar note when a parachutist landed on the mound in the top of the first inning with Boston's Bill Buckner standing at the plate. Boston starter Roger Clemens pitched no-hit ball through his first four frames and was leading 3-2 when he was removed for a pinch hitter in the top of the eighth. Red Sox reliever Calvin Schiraldi entered the game in Clemens' place but allowed the Mets to tie the score in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the 10th, a Dave Henderson leadoff home run, a Wade Boggs double and a Marty Barrett single put Boston ahead 5-3 with just three outs to go. After retiring the first two Mets hitters in the bottom half of the frame, Schiraldi, who had a 1.41 ERA in the regular season, surrendered three straight singles, cutting the Boston lead to a solitary run. Bob Stanley was brought in to preserve the win but the tying run scored on a wild pitch. What happened next has lived on in Red Sox infamy ever since: New York's Mookie Wilson hit a slow roller that scooted between first baseman Bill Buckner's legs, pushing across the Game Six-winning, World Series-tying run.
A day of rain after Game Six made it possible for Hurst to pitch on three days' rest in Game Seven and the Red Sox held a 3-0 lead through six innings. However, the Mets roared back with six unanswered runs against the Boston pitching staff, three off Hurst and three off Schiraldi. Though a Dwight Evans double in the eighth inning cut the lead to 6-5, the Mets countered with two insurance runs and held on for an 8-5, World Series-clinching victory. Red Sox fans were left in shock and bewilderment; their club had just dropped its fourth consecutive World Series Game Seven.
The 1986 Old-Timers game at Fenway Park paid tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Red Sox pennant-winning 1946 squad. The club also invited non-Red Sox alumni to participate for the first time. All three DiMaggio brothers - Red Sox legend Dominic, New York Yankee Hall of Famer Joe, and former Boston Brave Vince - showed up, as did Dom's longtime teammates and friends Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams. The quartet was among 19 players from the mighty 1946 Boston team to return to Boston for the occasion.
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With the installation rate slowing and profits plummeting due to falling prices, there is now a rush of new companies looking to grab a piece of the maintenance action - many of them owned by turbine manufacturers and wind-farm developers.
By the end of 2011, Chinese wind farms amounted to 62.4GW. According to the national wind power development plan, China will have 150GW installed by 2020, comprising about 100,000 wind turbines.
The value of the O&M market is calculated on the assumption that the turbine availability for power-generation averages 2,000 hours in Chinese wind farms in a year, and the current wind-farm operation and maintenance costs are CNY 0.05/kWh ($0.008/kWh).
Maintenance has become a major headache for Chinese developers, as more problems in turbines emerge - often in batches - because of poor-quality components.
Developers are now demanding that turbine manufacturers extend the warranty period to five years. In an attempt to improve market-share among 80-odd turbine makers with surplus production capacity, many manufacturers have agreed to extend the warranty period from two to three, five or even ten years.
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When the warranty period expires, large developers generally operate and service turbines with their own branch companies specialising in O&M.
Longyuan Power has set up Zhongneng Lianchuang while Datang Renewables has founded Yunwei, both for maintenance services. They have decided to establish their own maintenance companies, because it reduces costs with scaled services and concentrated procurement.
China Wind Power Co has set up Beijing Xiehe Yunwei for maintenance at its own wind farms. In October, it expanded its scope by offering outsourcing services to other wind farms, starting with the Tianjin Jiyunhe wind farm, which comprises five 900kW turbines.
Other leading wind-farm developers have their own maintenance service teams, even though they have not established subsidiary maintenance companies.
Some turbine manufacturers, not keen to lag behind in the maintenance business, have set up branch companies offering specialised maintenance services to wind farms in and out of the warranty period.
Goldwind set the pace in 2005, when it established Beijing Tianyuan New Energy Technology to offer all-round operation and maintenance services.
Guodian United Power followed suit by separating its maintenance business with the establishment of Beijing Guodian Sida Technology. It offers wind farms a one-stop technical service covering all aspects of operation.
Smaller wind farm developers prefer to commission turbine manufacturers or third-party companies with maintenance service after the warranty period ends.
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Zhangbei county, in north China's Hebei province, has 1,300 wind turbines, totalling more than 1GW. According to signed contracts, the county will have 5GW wind turbines by 2015.
Huang Haixin, an official of Zhangbei county new energy office, said the use of independent firms is proving more attractive than renewing manufacturers' maintenance contracts.
"Wind turbines in our county have now gone out of the warranty period," he said.
"Small developers find it hard to maintain operations by themselves (but) they will pay dearly if they renew maintenance contracts with turbine makers. (So) they are looking for third-party companies offering professional services and cheaper prices."
Most of these are localised and many offer maintenance services in specific fields. Baoding Yinglian Wind Technology, for instance, specialises in blade examination.
However, their lack of capital means they are unable to win outsourcing services from leading state-owned developers, who are responsible for about half the country's projects. Also, turbine makers are reluctant to supply core technology documents.
Worse still, Chinese wind-farm developers allocate low budgets to O&M. This is unwise in the long-run, according to Ma You, Gamesa service department director.
Wind farms can cope with minimal maintenance for the first three to five years, said Ma. But once turbines have operated for 10 to 15 years, maintenance costs will soar with the outbreak of more faults and problems. Money saved early on will be spent later, he warned.


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Energy, an essential need for every individual and for economic development, has always been particularly lacking in rural areas of this country. The current approach of the Government of India (GOI) to solve this problem focuses on extending the electricity grid (centralized system), which fails to attend the real needs of the poor and is too expensive. Alternatively, there is a huge potential for the use of decentralized energy systems both off & on-grid energy technologies, like small scale solar, wind, biogas digesters, biomass gasifiers and micro hydropower to meet these needs of the rural communities.
In this context, Bihar with a large portion of its population still having no access to electricity and having one of the largets energy deficits in the country is an ideal state to showcase a decentralized energy development paradigm.
1. Investigate the role of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) development as a means for providing access to energy to a greater proportion of the un-electrified community in Bihar compared to the centralized alternative. 2. Investigate the potential for providing energy for industrial and commercial use as a means of stimulating investment in Bihar.
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Then, to close it, you have to reach over to ⌘+W.
I don't like switching modifier keys like that; I'd prefer to just use ctrl for both.
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She Didn't Leave Her Kids In The Hot Car
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He said, they said
Del Valle, who runs a shop in the strip mall where the incident happened, originally claimed that he heard kids crying so he came to catch video on his cellphone of what ensued — a man smashing the window with a hammer to free the trapped children who were locked in the car while their mother got a haircut.
However, a day later, other witnesses are coming forward to defend the mother — and share what really happened. Azir Brohi, owner of the Postal+ store, has surveillance video of the mother doing an errand with the children in his store, then taking them by the hand and walking out. He told KHOU, "It's not like she did something wrong."
Heidy Lopez, an employee of Postal+ who witnessed the incident added, "When she finished, she went outside and was putting her kids in the car like normal. When she was finished putting them in the car seat, I guess that's when it locked and that's when everything happened."
Mom speaks out
The mom told KHOU that immediately after she locked her kids in the car, she called her insurance company. She was told that it would take two hours to send someone out to open her car door, and so she had to seek another option.
Visibly terrified on the Postal+ surveillance video, she walked back into the store and asked another customer to break the car window with a hammer to free her crying kids.
After the window is broken, the mother climbed through the window to get her kids out of the car. Once reunited, Lopez said the mom and kids went back into the Postal+ store to calm down after the terrifying incident. Lopez said, "They were OK. She seemed happy and relieved."
Lopez continued to vouch for the mother, telling KHOU, "Like a caring mother, she watches over her kids."
Del Valle, who originally told a different story, denied another interview with KHOU to clarify his prior statements about what happened.
After hearing countless incidences of parents leaving their kids locked in a hot car for hours "on accident," it's so nice to hear a real accidental story with a happy ending. It's yet another reminder, however, to pay attention when getting your little ones in and out of the car.
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Longmont emergency crews responded about 10 p.m. Friday to a two-car collision near the intersection of Third Avenue and Pace Street. The driver of one of the vehicles, an adult male, was transported to Longmont United Hospital with unknown injuries, according to Sgt. Craig Mortensen.
The man, driving an SUV eastbound on Third Avenue, turned northbound onto Pace Street and collided with another SUV headed westbound on Third Avenue, according to Mortensen. An adult and two children were in the westbound car, and their injuries were being assessed at the scene.


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We like something because it makes sense. We get it.
I was just in a senior architecture studio pin-up, where the class was looking at each class member's analytical drawings of a croissant. Each student had been asked to convey the 'croissantness' of a croissant; his or her choice on type of drawings, models or video. There were photographs of mixers, plans, sections, and elevations of the croissants, and sequential drawings of rolled up triangles. The student had to stand next to his or her set of drawings while the classmates interpreted the drawings. The exciting moment arrived when one person said' "I like the drawings on the left. Why? Because they make sense."
As designers, we like to make sense out of things, solve problems, provide solutions. I had a studio critic who explained it slightly differently – "Architects provide order out of disorder." As architects we use graphics – our drawings and models – as the language of communication. What Makes Sense?
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Apple Pushes Out Mapping Executive
Apple pushed out vice president Richard Williamson for its mapping service about two weeks ago, according to people briefed on the matter, as the company tries to recover from the map service's rocky debut. Arik Hesseldahl reports. Photo: AP Images.
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Part I: The Broken Path
I have often wondered why Chinese spoke of 5000 years of continuous civilization in China while westerners claimed China only has 3000 years. The difference had usually been attributed to the Chinese for using mythological basis to rack up years for its homegrown civilization while westerners only acknowledged China's civilization for the duration of its written history which had only begun 3000 years ago.
For many Chinese, though hardly the majority, mythological reference serves just as well as true historiography. In Chinese folklore, a sagelike emperor called Huangdi, situated around 5000 years ago, was said to have used military might to pacify barbarians headed by a warlike figure, Chiyou, in order to start the prosperous society of Huaxia peoples, the supposed ancestors of Han Chinese supra-ethnic peoples. Rumour has it that this was the period when the ethnocultural backdrop for the Han Chinese developed since Han Chinese supposedly viewed themselves with prideful regard for achieving distinct nationhood against those less civilized than they.
Therefore the mythology of Huangdi and Chiyou served as a reference for the ideal of "civilizing the barbarian masses". It reasoned civilization in China was created when some men suddenly realized their civilized status by arbitrarily assigning barbarian status for those whom they have deemed necessary to civilize which is another way of saying a superiority complex was key to implementing civilization. By converting this ideal into a parameter for the search of China's ancient civilization, many archaeologists discovering upon the artifactual remains of China's neolithic past began to draw associations between the two.
Where they found the ending phase of one Chinese neolithic culture became perceived to indicate where an ancient battle was lost against some more civilized conqueror. Where they found the beginning phase of a Chinese neolithic culture became perceived to indicate transition towards a more civilized status. In other words they mistook what they discovered through archaeology to necessarily reflect events portrayed in the Huangdi and Chiyou mythology by using the same ideological justification which perpetuated that mythology in the first place. But in this manner, the archaeology was never verified to demonstrate whether ancient Chinese civilization existed at all. Rather, all that had been accomplished was the needless rendition of mythology as truth.
No grave site of Huangdi nor Chiyou could actually be identified since identifying them would entail the required historiography to reveal the locations of neolithic ceremonial burial sites. Needless to say those do not exist. Despite this, efforts were not made to halt early Chinese archaeology from vainfully assigning various grave sites as the final resting grounds of various mythological characters.
To be continued in Part II: Clearing a New Path
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Diaz said the company, which is set to install its first 5MW offshore turbine in June, is ready to go ahead with the 7-8MW machine if the market conditions are right.
Last year Gamesa executive chairman Ignacio Martin announced the Spanish manufacturer was postponing development of the turbine. It was due to be built in 2014.
Diaz said: "We are expecting some changes [to the market]. We have prepared the 7-8MW turbine's development up to a certain level, we are in a position of wait and see." He added the development project would be in Scotland.
He also spoke about Gamesa's upcoming 2.5MW platform targeting low-to-medium wind conditions, and the markets it will be aimed at.


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Sunday, 20 June 2010
Kjaer Weis: Eye Shadow and Lip Tint
Eye shadow in Earthy Calm (£32) is a medium slightly chocolate brown with a slight sheen, it looked a bit warm in the pan but looks neutral on, it makes a really defining crease colour which pairs beautifully with my other shadow in Wisdom (Taupe). I do have quite a few neutral brown shadows but there is a certain depth to this that makes it stand out from my other ones.
The lip tints are available in three shades; I opted for the lightest one Dream State (£35). In hindsight I should have probably gone for one of the darker ones, this sheer peach nude tint is slightly out of my comfort zone, although it is surprising flattering on. The formula is really smooth, quite moisturising and the finish is a sheen that makes your lips look really moist. This has the same modern sleek jewellery style packaging as the eye shadow.
Swatches L-R: Earthy Calm, Wisdom, Dream State
There is a lot more from the range I want and although I have not read any reviews of the products, going by what I have bought so far I am confident in the quality and easy to wear colours enough that I'm sure the other things I buy will be just as impressive.
The range contains no parabens, synthetic colours/fragrances and is 95% organic. I bought my stuff from Space NK, who stock the range exclusively in the UK.
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I'm just glad it's not that easy to order from Space NK outside the UK (or at least it wasn't last time i looked), this will make it very difficult for me to follow you down this path, as much as it is alluring!! I like the fact that you keep finding ways to justify buying more taupes and browns :PReplyDelete
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Welcome! Since 2003, Beltline Foot & Ankle Specialists (formerly known as Galloway Foot Center) has been treating patients in the Mesquite and surrounding areas. We also have offices in Forney, Rowlett, Kaufman and Wylie.
The practice joined Podiatric Medical Partners of Texas helping form the largest podiatric group in the country. The experience of Dr. William Arrington, FACFAS, Dr. Justin Wade, Dr. Raymond Delpak, and Dr. Rebekah Cherian makes our office one of the premier foot and ankle specialists in the area. Our training and expertise is coupled with a genuine concern for our patients. Our staff is dedicated to your comfort and prompt attention as well.
This web site provides you with an overview of our practice and the field of podiatry. As you navigate the site, you'll find information about our practice philosophy, physicians, locations, insurance policies and appointment scheduling procedures. Please browse the site at your convenience and feel free to contact us with any questions. We invite you to call our Mesquite, Forney, Rowlett, or Wylie offices at any time to request an appointment or ask any questions. You can also request an appointment by clicking here.
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text: Much hoopla over steroids in baseball as of late. Bonds hits two more homers and everyone is counting the days til he breaks the record. Here's my question. Why allow him to break the record if you don't want him to have the record? If you thought Emmit Smith was dirty there was little you could do to stop him. As a coach you have to play him and as an opponent he still has to be stopped. In baseball the scenario is quite different. The opposing coach may opt to not pitch to Bonds or the pitcher could just flat put plunk him every time he came to the plate. Knowing full well steroids played a part in our early SB wins, the argument for then is it was not illegal. Today it is illegal and shouldn't be tolerated, should that be the end of the story? On the other hand you have to be realistic and realize Bonds is a phenomenal athlete and skilled baseball player. The ball may go farther but who can be sure he wouldn't have hit these homers without steroids. He still has to know when to swing and actually hit the ball. Players will risk their lives for the money and glory and we will watch, even if we are morally opposed to their decision.


text: The Chestnut Hill Film Series continues tonight Tuesday, March 1 with "Twentieth Century" a 1934 Howard Hawks comedy starring the late, great Philadelphia native, John Barrymore. Barrymore plays an eccentric Broadway director who tries to get a former protégé turned famous Hollywood Actress, played by Carole Lombard, to return and help revive his career. The Film will begin at the Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., at 7:30 p.m. As always, admission is free and coffee and cookies are available. March screenings of the Film Series are as follows: "Big Brown Eyes" on March 8, "Canterville Ghost" on March 15, "A Delicate Balance" on March 22, and "It's Always Fair Weather" on March 29.


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Actor Mel Gibson has copped to slapping Oksana Grigorieva, but said he did so because he believed she was "hysterical" and would harm their baby.
In a sworn declaration in Gibson's high profile custody battle over their one-year-old daughter, Lucia, the Oscar-winner denies his ex's allegation that he punched Grigorieva the night of the notorious Jan. 6 incident at Gibson's Malibu home.
The L.A. Sheriff's Department went on to investigate Grigorieva's claim that he assaulted her that night and knocked out two of her teeth.
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In the three-page document dated June 23 and posted on TMZ.com, Gibson said the argument began in the kitchen of his Malibu home, with then two-month old Lucia in a bassinet in another room.
"Oksana and I began to argue and as our argument escalated [in] volume, I asked her to leave my house," Gibson wrote.
The actor said after he continued to press her to leave "Oksana stormed into the room where Lucia was, grabbed her out of her bassinet and yelled at me to 'stop yelling or you will make her into a retarded brain damaged idiot.'"
Gibson says he watched Grigorieva run into his backyard, which he described as "dimly lit at night and located in an area where coyotes are common and even mountain lions have been spotted."
He said he began yelling at her to return because she was running past trees with low-hanging branches and thorns and he was concerned about Lucia's safety.
Eventually, Grigorieva ran back into the house and into her son Sacha's room.
Gibson told her to give their child to him but "she kept screaming 'No! No!' he wrote.
"Suddenly, Oksana started swinging Lucia erratically in her arms, jerking her body from side to side to keep Lucia out of my reach," Gibson wrote.
Gibson said he feared "shaken baby syndrome" and "slapped Oksana one time with an open hand in an attempt to bring her back to reality."
"I did not slap her hard, I was just trying to shock her so that she would stop screaming, continuing shaking Lucia back and forth," he wrote.
At the end of the statement, Gibson admits that he may have overreacted.
"While I do not believe I handled the situation as well as I should have, I was worried about the rough way Oksana was shaking and tossing Lucia around, concerned about injury to our then two-month old daughter," Gibson writes.


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A shell's life
Lori Carlson July 27, 2012Way cool!! Love it!! =) #1477260
Daniella Puente August 30, 2012Unique, lovely photo, congrats! #10300291
JO ANN CLEVELAND September 02, 2012Congratulations on this awesome Finalist Angie... I just love this...you certainly captured my eye..excellent!
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I've been experimenting with this low point of view and kind of enjoyed this perspective with the wave splashing in the background. I intentionally used an angle to emphasize the different view. Used zoom lens at 18mm, settings were f4, 1/250 sec, ISO 100. RAW processed in PSE. Boosted saturation and cropped in PSE and added a bit of effect in Topaz.
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
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The creation of the first body of its type in the country to drive forward transport plans for the North was announced by the Government today.
Transport Minister Jesse Norman laid down legislation which starts the process to turn Transport for the North into a statutory Sub-national Transport Body, with new legal powers and duties.
It means that, from next April, TfN will have the power to produce a statutory transport strategy for the North which the Government must formally consider when taking funding decisions.
It will also be able to fund organisations which deliver transport projects, work with local authorities to fund and promote road schemes and make smart ticketing a reality in the region.
The announcement this morning confirms that the body will not have the decision-making powers and ability to raise money enjoyed by its equivalent body in London, though this could still happen in years to come.
It prompted calls for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to be "much bolder" in order to address the huge inequalities that exist in infrastructure spending between the North and South.
Transport for the North gaining statutory status is an important step towards transforming the North of England and giving it the voice and powers it needs to move forward.John Cridland
'The North is ready to speak with a united voice on slow and unreliable transport links'
Jayne Dowle: Country should embrace what North can offer
Responding to the news, Lord Jim O'Neill, one of the architects of the Northern Powerhouse project and a former Treasury Minister under George Osborne, questioned whether it would allow for TfN ultimately having the same powers as Transport for London.
He told The Yorkshire Post: "That answer is crucial. I'd like to see a joint statement from Transport Secretary, Chancellor and Prime Minister saying this is an important step on a journey to allow TfN the same powers, recognising it's crucial role in helping to deliver long term goals for the Northern Powerhouse."
Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis (Lab) said: "It is welcome news that Transport for the North is set to become the first statutory sub-national transport body in the country with the ability to influence transport investment decisions across the North of England.
"But we need to be much more ambitious. Chris Grayling has not yet shown the willingness to commit the resources or the devolution of power necessary to rectify decades of underinvestment in Northern transport infrastructure.
"I am not convinced that he shares my belief in how vital that investment is. He must be much bolder if he wants to address the structural inequalities which everyone now understands exist between the North and South.
"We still have a long way to go before Transport for the North has access to anything like the same powers and influence as Transport for London, which must remain our overall ambition for the organisation."
The Government has in recent weeks been criticised for failing to prioritise transport in the North, after this summer's decision to cancel the electrification of the Midland Mainline, and later the revelation that planned improvements to the trans-Pennine line between Leeds and Manchester were being reappraised.
Announcing the move, Mr Norman said: "We are committed to the Northern Powerhouse, and to giving the great towns and cities of the North more say over transport investment through their umbrella body Transport for the North.
"This Government is investing the most cash for a generation in transport projects for the North.
"These new powers will give Transport for the North far greater influence over national infrastructure decisions, as well the certainty they need to plan and drive forward projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail and smart ticketing."
Jake Berry, Northern Powerhouse Minister, said: "We are investing a record £13 billion in transport in the North of England - more than any Government in history.
"As part of this, Transport for the North will be a game-changer, with powers to speak with one voice on northern transport projects and drive forward ambitious plans to improve transport connections and unlock economic growth across the Northern Powerhouse."
According to the Government, TfN is backed with £260m of government funding and "will transform transport across the North of England, providing the infrastructure needed to drive economic growth and create jobs and boost skills".
The Department for Transport said today that it was awarding £18.5m from a £150m fund for its smart-ticketing programme, meaning paperless, smart card season tickets will be available for Northern and TransPennine Express and Merseyrail passengers by the end of 2018.
John Cridland, Independent Chair of Transport for the North, said: "Transport for the North gaining statutory status is an important step towards transforming the North of England and giving it the voice and powers it needs to move forward.
"Becoming a Sub-national Transport Body means that the Secretary of State of the day will take into account the North's priorities when making transport infrastructure investment.
"These priorities will be developed collaboratively and we are currently working with our partners to finalise the draft Strategic Transport Plan, which will be published for public consultation early next year.
"This is a 30-year transport strategy for the North that will help drive economic growth in the region and help to re-balance the UK economy - statutory status will ensure this plan is considered as a formal statutory document that can provide a solid, evidenced-based framework for transport investment in the North over the coming decades."


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Ryhog4 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
Run For Your Lives
We are fun, creative, 'outside the box' event creators - weekend entrepreneurs who enjoy the thrill of business gains, more than personal gains. One beach bum and one military member comprise Reed Street Productions.
Young, athletic, energetic, thrill seekers, beer drinkers, extravert, fun, outgoing, imaginative, stunt junkies, competitive, confident, military, free-spirited.
We are seeking a logo for our branded event, Run For Your Lives.
Run for Your Lives is a 5k, obstacle course race. The overall theme for the event is the end of the world…with zombies. Yes, a Zombie Apocalypse. We are trying to combine a serious athletic competition with the fun of Zombies. Also included will be a large festival style atmosphere with live entertainment, food, camping, and of course, alcoholic beverages.
Logo should be:
Intense without being over the top.
Fun without being corny.
Attached is our previous design... Good concept too cliparty. Think outside the box and blow our minds!
*Does not have to include Zombies...
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Kitchen Design Tips from Mick De Giulio
Mick's tips will help you create a kitchen that you'll relish living in every day
Mick de Giulio
Internationally recognized kitchen designer Mick De Giulio established his Chicago-based company de Giulio Kitchen Design in 1984. He is well known for taking a creative, artistic approach that delivers kitchens which are more than workrooms. In fact, he believes kitchens can be artful compositions that feed the soul.
No matter which style you have in mind, Mick's tips will help you create a kitchen that you'll relish living in every day.
Photograph: Dale Fahey
Build In Transparency and Openness
Light is what I think about first when designing a kitchen. I like to keep the flow of natural light unrestricted by not placing cabinets too close to windows. I also try to maximize views and create the feeling of openness by lowering the height of windowsills to make them even with the countertop.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Create Areas to Hang Out
A kitchen is not only a place for cooking, dining and cleaning; it's the best place for hanging out with family and friends. It's where people can be themselves.
For this reason, I like creating a comfortable sitting area, which I call "low breakfast." This area consists of a table approximately 27 inches high surrounded by comfortable, soft furniture-style seating rather than traditional dining chairs. It's a great idea for empty-nesters who don't want to sit around a big breakfast table most of the time.
Let Personality Trump Resale
Over the last 10 years, people have become less concerned about resale and more open to making their kitchens specifically work for them in style and function. I think this is the way to go, since chances are good the next owners will make changes to suit their own lifestyle and preferences anyway. A kitchen is the room you should have your way.
Photograph: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Every Great Kitchen Has a Hook
I love to incorporate dramatic yet functional elements and compositions that give a kitchen a signature look all its own. Sinks, hoods, and armoires (or furniture pieces) offer great opportunities to create these unique expressions.
Photograph: Jon Miller, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Give Your Kitchen Some "Edge"
Very traditional designs can look a little too over-themed and predictable. Mixing materials such as sleek stainless-steel elements and glass in an otherwise rustic or traditional setting can be unexpected and more interesting. I like to look at a kitchen in the same way I would a living or dining room when it comes to mixing elements and finishes.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Listen to Your Instincts
There is no formula that fits everyone. Don't be afraid to break a rule when it comes to creating your own style. Personality-driven design is based on your own ideas that reflect you. Surround yourself with things that you love. Incorporate out-of-context objects that are meaningful to you, such as a unique table or a piece of art used as a ceiling panel. (Shown: A sleek, modern kitchen is enhanced with an antique Venetian ceiling panel.)
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Understand That Form Follows Function
While stylistic rules are meant to be broken, there are rules of efficiency and ergonomics that need to be considered when designing a kitchen. A poorly placed sink or refrigerator can be a big mistake, no matter how good it looks. The relationship of refrigerator, cooktop, and sink—being in close proximity to each other with worktop areas in between—is very important.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Scale It Down
I like to minimize some of the massive components that are indigenous to kitchens—such as refrigerators and wall ovens. One of my favorite techniques is semi-recessing those elements into a wall. I'll even build out a wall to enable this illusion of reduced depth. Without that massive appliance grabbing the eye, the kitchen feels more like a living space.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Create Effects with Lighting
There are so many opportunities for creating ambient lighting in a kitchen. Cabinets, niches and soffits all have a sculptural quality that lends itself to the use of hidden lighting for varying effects and moods.
Photograph: Courtesy of SieMatic
Embrace Negative Spaces
One of the most important aspects of a good kitchen design comes with creating open areas that aren't filled with a lot of cabinetry. That's why kitchens without wall cabinets look so open and inviting. Too many cabinets can box you into a space. Consider pantry or tall armoires as ways to make up for the lost storage.
Photograph: Courtesy of SieMatic
Don't Be Fooled by a Floor Plan
A simple but great design can sometimes be misinterpreted as "boring" on paper. What's not there is every bit as important as what is there. And that means negative space such as open wall areas and lots of windows and natural light. Make sure to relate these important 'non elements' by referring to magazine photos or even a showroom. Asking designers to render perspective drawings and elevations is also a good way to put everything in context.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers
Illustration: Mick de Giulio
Leave Enough Time to Plan
I often tell my clients that the most expensive line item of doing a kitchen can be regret. So look for a professional kitchen designer who can help you through the dreaming process. A good design takes time to simmer, evolve, and be edited. Leave yourself time to carefully consider options and then make your decisions. A kitchen, at any level, is a big investment, and you should love it.
Photograph: Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing
See a De Giulio kitchen from the pages of Traditional Home
In this Chicago kitchen, "the general idea was to create a kitchen that would be central to everyday living," designer Mick De Giulio says. "They love cooking and having their family in the kitchen, so this is really the hub." See Light and Lovely Marble Kitchen.
You'll also want to visit Mick's own Web site.


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Could Price's Success Turn into a Rays Windfall?
This is the time of year when every baseball fan within the Tampa Bay region is anxious. This is the moment when every single fan has the air of an expert, with plots, sidebars and commentary on the team's direction, points of attack and their own pick list of potential new jersey names to be sewn upon the Rays Carolina Blue unis.
This is that unscripted and unabridged segment of the MLB merry-go-round adventure where even the most popular and productive of names can find themselves not only trade whispers, but packing for new horizons and opportunities. With a mire tick of the off-season clock anyone currently residing on the Rays roster or farm system can not be totally at ease or comfortable because when the bell tolls for the MLB GM Meetings, it is a loud and clear signal that the first round of touchie-feelie wheeling and dealing conversations will commence and someone Rays tenure can be vaporized with a single late night ringtone.
Even someone like Rays ace David Price who has just been announced as 1 of the 3 choices for the 2012 American League Cy Young award, but Price could just as quickly find his name penciled in on a deal worksheet or scribbled on a team's "wish list". This is not to say Price is going anywhere, but if the perfect deal with the right talent that could right the Rays sinking offensive ship were to materialize…. Rays Executive VP of Baseball Ops Andrew Friedman might ponder it……for a moment.
Most would think it insane to even talk about Price going anywhere with his successes piling up during the last 4-odd seasons, but sometimes a player, even someone with mega-talent and rising potential can make another team so hungry to hitch their wagon to a player's rising star they overpay and bring a bevy of goodness to someone anxiously wanting offense like the Rays.
Another odd factoid to remember is that Price has a limited and quickly evaporating fiscal shelf life as a Ray with his second arbitration salary a "gues-timate of around $ 7.5 million for 2013 which would escalate Price into the thin stratosphere of salaries for a player in his second walk down the arbitration process. That would put Price in the second slot in regards to salary only beaten by his fellow co-Ace James Shields who will bank $10.25 million for throwing the rock.
Immediately it comes to your mind the Rays would be insane to even consider trading one of their most popular and productive mainstays, but the MLB is a business and if someone is willing to part with an astronomical package…no one, not even Price is safe from at least a sitdown discussion. And we know all to well that the rest of his MLB peers have mad respect for the Rays southpaw bestowing upon Price the 2012 Player's Choice award as the American Leagues "Outstanding Pitcher". And these pieces of hardware that Price is amassing yearly only bring the cruel reality into the sunlight that one day Price will unfortunately price himself out of the Rays fold.
Price is only hitting the second of his 4 trips through the arbitration process and could command a salary above Shield's $10.25 contract as early as the Spring of 2014 if he keeps moving onward and upwards fulfilling his potential. It's a pity because Price has a chance to evolve into one of the greats, but this will not be realized wearing the Rays sunburst across his chest. Price's Rays clock is ticking louder and louder every off-season towards the alarm finally chiming it is time for change.
I'm not forecasting, predicting or even remotely pondering Price's departure, but the stark and undeniable truth is soon Price even with all his community upside and personality will make a trade decision a fiscal necessity. Maybe I'm being a bit too prudent, too calculated that possibly the Rays could turn Price now while his value is through the Trop's Teflon roof and gain a top infield prospect, a few near the MLB caliber players that could fortify this Rays roster for the next 5 years with more offense, or maybe even a proven Bullpen arm to join forces with Fernando Rodney and Joel Peralta to form a tight 1-2-3 late inning punch.
Some times hard decision have to be mentioned, breached and put out into the open air even if they may be considered unwarranted or mis-guided by their timing. Shields, Jeremy Hellickson, Jeff Niemann and even Wade Davis will have their names thrown out into the wind this Winter as trade pieces, trade considerations or even sent packing for financial or offensive relief.
Bringing up Price's name here brings out the reality of the off-season that no one, not even Matt Moore who has a team friendly contract can be considered "off limits" or beyond trade rumors and whispers. Price is probably completely safe right now in the eyes of Friedman and the Rays front office. But you have to wonder, when a player is at their highest career point with them teetering on the cusp of maximum possible return on value, can you ignore the sanity of the situation.
I do not envy Friedman's job because I would hate to be remembered as the guy who traded Price, even if it did make sense.


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It's hard to imagine anyone in the electrical industry seriously questioning the fact that light-emitting diode (LED) technology and solid-state lighting (SSL) are becoming the light source choice of the future. Most would agree that it is just a matter of time before the technologies' widespread acceptance is established.
Nevertheless, practically speaking, we're not quite there yet, and electrical contractors would do well to run a reality check on just what the SSL status quo is and what uncertainties remain—especially in the minds of potential customers. It would be premature to tell the customer that these products are already the ultimate lighting solution, and it goes to the contractor's credibility if he or she gives that impression. So a review of SSL sales strategies might be in order, with a mind toward selling the LED as it is.
Many ECs who are active in LED system installation have mastered the so-called "value proposition" for selling the technology. This involves helping the customer differentiate between the initial price of the product—which remains high in comparison with incandescent and fluorescent products—and the total cost of ownership over the life of the product.
In essence, this is a return-on-investment proposal that spells out the infrequent maintenance and energy-usage benefits related to the improved efficiency and significantly greater longevity of the LED lamp.
Know the proposition
But some sources believe that not enough contractors are employing this basic selling tool.
"Even though there has been significant discussion in the industry of the SSL value proposition, there is still plenty of opportunity for more contractors to educate the customer on the total benefits an LED system provides," said Brian Earl, general manager of ConneXion ES, a distributor that also functions as an energy systems integrator providing design capabilities and job management. "Contractors can be at the front lines of these discussions and are best able to counsel the customer on the extended life and reduced maintenance costs of quality LED solutions."
But while the legitimacy of the value proposition is demonstrable, the sticker factor is still an issue for many customers.
"LED systems are still somewhat pricey," said Brian Haug, director of the Energy Solutions division of contractor firm Continental Electrical Construction Co. "Customers are interested, but many are still put off by the price tag. And now there are fluorescent lamps available at a quarter of the price of an LED with nearly the same longevity."
While this is essentially a question of customer needs and budgetary discretion, contractors are cautioned to be careful how they sell the longevity benefit.
"It's important to understand that the LED value proposition was built around the longevity and energy-saving quality of the lamp itself," said Rob Harrison, product group marketing manager for solid-state light engines and modules at Osram Sylvania. "But as LED technology has improved, it is now the electronics that is the life-limiting factor in the system, not the lamp.
"Today, 100,000-hour LED lamp expectancies, or 25 years, are common, but no reputable manufacturer of solid-state electronics will say his power supply will last 25 years. If it did, it would almost certainly be obsolete. The contractor should be aware of this distinction. Many DIY outlets describe their LED products only in terms of lamp life expectancy, not the electronics," Harrison said.
This relates to the larger issue of low-quality solid-state products that don't meet claimed life expectancy or misrepresent their specifications, Harrison said. Contractors should rely only on Energy Star ratings or the advice of the manufacturer or distributor to protect themselves and their customers.
The dimming issue
A number of sources noted that a well-documented problem with SSL installation is dimmer compatibility. In a sense, this parallels the value proposition situation: No one would deny that the use of dimming controls and daylight harvesting are exceptional cost- and energy-saving strategies, but there are some problems yet to be ironed out in the field.
"Dimming is still somewhat of an issue with solid-state lighting," Haug said. "The new LED fixtures are being introduced and changing so rapidly [that] it's difficult to keep track of which dimmer to use. The engineer should spec compatible systems when he does his drawings.
"Even so, we advise our project managers and customers to try some sample combinations of dimmers and switches on site locations to make sure they work before going out and buying in quantity.
"The contractor should discuss this on the job even though it's not his responsibility—it's the engineer's and the owner's. But, as in other cases, the experienced contractor can catch issues before they become issues," Haug said.
To be able to do this, the contractor has to work closely with manufacturer and distributor to make sure the proper match is made.
"In retrofit work, the contractor has to be aware that the newer dimming products being brought on the market are compatible with LEDs, CFLs and incandescents," said Andy Mayo, senior applications engineer at Philips North America.
Sources noted that the older dimming products were often designed for incandescent lamps only, but the latest LED lamp designs of the major manufacturers take this into account and help ensure a high level of compatibility.
"The dimmers that accommodate all three lamp types have a corresponding wattage derating," Mayo said. "Typically, for an incandescent load, it's 600 watts, but for CFL and LED loads, the derating is generally 150 watts. The contractor doesn't want to put 600 watts of LED lamp load on a 600-watt incandescent dimmer.
"We work closely with the dimming manufacturers and have mutually developed dimming protocols that include validation testing. Obviously, both sides want to get the maximum life from lamps and dimmers, and, when we come together, we can provide the end-user with the best possible performance. We work closely with the dimming manufacturers to avoid any confusion in the field. Both of us have to be on the same page," Mayo said.
Again, dependence on the integrity and quality product of the manufacturer is critical.
"The lamp solutions offered by established manufacturers offer a wide variety of dimming capability today," Osram's Harrison said. "But, here again, the contractor has to be wary of other lower priced lamp products that work poorly, or inconsistently, or with only a small number of dimmers."
In determining what combination of products to install, the contractor should be aware that many major LED manufacturers provide a list of the dimmers that their products have been tested with.
"Another challenge faced by the contractor is integration of LED replacement lamps and fixtures with existing dimming systems," ConneXion ES' Earl said. "Fortunately, manufacturers realize this and are available to give guidance with system and dimmer compatibility since the system must be properly integrated, and misunderstandings can be expensive."
A related issue contractors have to be aware of is the heat dissipation requirements of these lamps and fixtures. Designers and installing contractors also must keep this in mind and ensure there is enough ventilation in the area in which the fixtures are used.
"If the thermodynamics are not handled properly, lamp or fixture life can be impaired," Earl said. "One of the major reasons for LED use is extended life, but this selling point can be negated by improper installation."
Binning issues
Color quality and consistency is another matter that can be more or less of a problem, depending on the nature of the project and the particular sensitivities of the customer.
"To some degree, LED color consistency is still an issue but has been greatly improved," Osram's Harrison said. "Appearance can differ from production batch to batch, and this can be a problem in the field on a large project if half the SSLs are installed initially and the rest a few weeks later, and the color is slightly different."
To avoid this inconsistency, manufacturers have established a system they call "binning," which groups like-colored products together.
"In the binning process, the LED manufacturer sorts the products to tighten color value specs by dividing the lamps into bins," Harrison said. "Within each bin, there is excellent color constancy and light levels, and this has significantly reduced the number of returns for reasons of inconsistency. Like LED system life expectancies, binning is another marketplace reality that contractors should be cognizant of."
The usefulness of binning pertains to a variety of project types, whether it involves acceptable mixing and matching, or meeting the highest color-constancy requirements.
"Binning is crucial to ensuring that the LED product meets the specified temperature and color range on a given project," Mayo said. "This has a number of benefits. On the one hand, it helps keep costs under control because it allows for use of a mixture of individual LEDs of slightly varied color and temperature, but the complete lamping combination will still attain the targeted lighting specifications. On the other hand, binning addresses the more extreme color sensitivity issue. In high-end residential situations, or in demanding commercial/industrial applications such as high-fashion retail stores or museums and art galleries, binning can ensure the consistency of high-quality lighting, which is, of course, more costly. What is critical here is for the contractor to determine the customer's level of sensitivity to lighting standards, and, as appropriate, advise the client on balancing the trade-offs of cost and performance."
In the final analysis, the contractor has to understand that the SSL industry is still evolving. The major challenge lies in knowing the promise that the value proposition holds but also the realities of the technological questions that can arise on-site—and how to balance the two when selling and undertaking an LED installation job.


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"All the same ... it's a very important name. And I don't expect there are many bears in the world called Paddington!"
A lonely toy bear on an empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond, who kindly shared Paddington with the world.
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COAL COUNTY, OK -- A Former Coalgate youth pastor has been arrested for sex crimes against children. 28-year-old Dustin Werneberg was taken into custody Wednesday on several second degree rape charges.
An affidavit states the sexual abuse has been going on for more than a year. Kristen Shanahan spoke with the lead investigator of this case and the pastor who says he never believed his employee could be involved in something like this.
Police tell us Werneburg was arrested at Blanchard Middle School in McClain County Wednesday where he was serving as a teacher's aid. He is now behind bars in Coal County on three counts of Second Degree Rape, three counts of Forcible Sodomy, a charge of Lewd or Indecent Proposals to a Child and Lewd Molestation. Investigators say all these crimes were committed against a girl under the age of 16.
Coalgate police investigator Richard Costantino says former youth minister Dustin Ray Werneburg was arrested on eight sex crime charges after a parent came forward saying Werneburg had inappropriate contact with their daughter.
"Information was passed to us. We had it checked out. Found that it was factual and we are still proceeding with the investigation," Costantino said.
An affidavit states the victim's parent found inappropriate messages and pictures between Werneburg and his daughter. It also shows the two began texting in November of 2011 and exchanged at least 1,000 messages.
"It happens more in the United States than people think. Basically, because of the internet because it allows more people to come into contact with other people," Costantino said.
The affidavit states Werneburg was a youth pastor at an area church.
Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Coalgate, Jeff Self, says Werneburg did work at his church for three years.
"We had some allegations of sexual misconduct him basically inappropriately approaching a teenage girl. And with that we met with leadership of the church and asked for his resignation," Self said.
Wereneburg resigned in August, but Self says this was not the first allegation made against Werneburg.
"We had three allegations over the course of three years. Two of them he had come to me and said you are going to hear this personally, and it was a he said she said and we believed him and there was no anything else about it, but once we had that third allegation that was really significant in August," Self said.
Self says since no victims came forward he did not believe the allegations against Werneburg. He says Werneburg passed a background check before working at the church and appeared to be a good family man.
"You look back and you go 'were their signs I should have seen. Did I miss something? I had the guy in my home and his family. It puts all kinds of questions in your mind that really makes it harder to trust the next person," Self said.
Self says right now they are not looking for a new youth minister.
"We're just dealing with this situation and trying to make sure our students are able to get through this and not to lose their faith in God through this," Self said.
Self says Sunday morning he talked to church members about Werneburg's charges. Werneburg's preliminary hearing is set for December the 6th.


text: For some designers this season, playing it safe and retail-friendly meant going back to what people know and like them for, while for others, this meant straying away from such, probably because their label's aesthetic is intimidating to try and apply every season. This season, the Issey Miyake collection by Dai Fujiwara was inspired by traditional clothing from all over the world. There wasn't much concept other than that, which is strange, considering the label's and Miyake's own history. Perhaps Fujiwara is of the playing-it-safe group that is intimidated by the label's aesthetic, and doesn't want to touch what it is mostly known for: philosophical ways of exploring clothing. Bummer. The thing is, most people that want to buy Issey Miyake want to buy pieces that are very distinctly Issey Miyake, and not what you can find done by other designers. If I look at this collection long and hard enough I can probably come up with something real deep about it, but it is, for the most part, just great to look at, with interesting -- but surely not thought-provoking -- inspiration. It was a bit like the Olympics, bringing together all different corners of the world and traditions, which I do think is a nice idea. I want to like the collection a lot, because it's very pleasing to the eye, and I am in love with the styling. And if I imagine that it is another label whose aesthetic is based on just the visual aspect of design, I do like it a lot, as the kind of collection I write about in a hyper voice while overusing the word "awesome." But looking at the slideshow pictures from the show, something did feel off. I think that when it came to drawing inspiration, Fujiwara made the mistake of looking further to other roots, and not deeper into his label's own. And that, I think, is what felt so off.


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Iván Jesús Torresano García send us a dozens of cicada photos from Spain, where he resides. According to Iván June is a peak time for cicadas in Spain. Cicadas common to the area are: Cicada orni, Lyristes (old Tibicen) plebejus, Tettigetta argentata, Hilapura varipes, Euryphara contentei (miniature), Tibicina tomentosa, and finally the brownish "Barbara Lusitanica Cicada".
Here are some of these cicadas captured by Iván.
Cicada orni:
Cicada orni is one of the most common cicadas in Spain and all of Europe. The are incredibly well camouflaged.
Tettigettalna argentata:
Hilaphura varipes:
Euryphara contentei:
For more information of the cicadas of Spain, visit Songs of European Singing Cicadas.


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Investment managers are growing increasingly optimistic, according to a survey conducted Dec. 3 to 18 by Northern Trust.
The survey of some 100 equity and fixed income managers across value and growth styles found that they expected continued growth in the American economy and corporate profits even as the Federal Reserve's easing program moves ahead.
"On several key indicators, managers were more positive in our fourth-quarter survey than they had been in the third-quarter survey," Christopher Vella, chief investment officer for multimanager solutions at Northern Trust, said in a statement.
"Most managers expected the Fed would taper QE3 in the first quarter of 2014 and expect interest rates to rise as a result, yet they continue to be bullish on U.S. large-cap equities and have positive expectations on both profit and job growth."
Respondents saw fundamentals within the economy and corporations as steady to improving. Ninety-five percent of respondents expected job growth to be steady or grow over the next six months, compared with 86% who held that view in the previous survey.
On corporate profits, 64% thought earnings would increase over the next three months, versus 49% with that view in the third quarter survey. Overall, 95% of respondents believed corporate earnings would be stable or increase.
At the same time, 64% of investment managers thought market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index, would increase over the next six months.
Thirty-four percent of managers said they had become more risk-averse in their portfolios in the fourth quarter, compared with 20% in the third quarter. More than half reported no change in risk aversion.
The vast majority said they had maintained a "normal" cash level, in line with the previous quarter.
Most respondents saw attractive valuations in overseas equities. Fifty-seven percent said emerging market equities were undervalued, and 52% believed European equities were undervalued.
This compared with 36% of respondents who viewed U.S. equities as undervalued.
Managers were about evenly split on valuations of the Japanese equity market, with 31% seeing it as undervalued, 36% appropriately valued and 33% overvalued.
Although emerging markets appeared to have the most favorable valuations, they were ranked third on the survey's "Bull/Bear Indicator," behind U.S. large cap equities and non-U.S. developed markets as the most bullish asset classes.
"Even though managers expect some headwinds, increasing interest rates and less favorable relative valuations, they continue to be most bullish on U.S. equities," Mark Meisel, senior investment product specialist of the multi-manager solutions group who oversaw the survey, said in the statement.
"In the fourth quarter, U.S. equity indexes reached all-time highs, yet 97% of managers said they did not think the U.S. equity market had formed a bubble."
As part of the survey, Northern Trust asked managers to rate Ben Bernanke's performance as he prepared to step down as Fed chairman at the end of February.
Seventy-eight percent of managers believed Bernanke's leadership of the Fed during his tenure had been either good or very good. Approximately 18% thought his leadership had been average.
Check out Gundlach Looks to 'Giddily Despised' Investments in 2014 on ThinkAdvisor.


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A golfer who survived two heart transplants shot a 65 to win a major tournament in Mexico.
Erik Compton, who first got a new ticker at age 12 after being diagnosed with an enlarged heart, then got a new one 16 years later when that one failed three years ago, won the Mexico Open.
"This tournament has kind of summed up my life," said Compton. "There was a lot of adversity to overcome in this tournament just like what I've dealt with personally."
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Compton finished his four rounds at 17-under 271 and earned a $126,000 purse. The former University of Georgia star has earned $215,709 so far this year and has all but guaranteed himself a PGA Tour card for next year. He said the victory shows he can compete on his merits and not just because of his unique story.
"I do get a lot of opportunities to play in PGA Tour events because of my story," he said. "But now that I've won out here and I've pretty much secured my tour card and I'll get into events on that alone. And I've been playing professionally since I was 20 years old and never won, so I feel like it's a monkey off my back."
Compton will play this coming weekend in the PGA Tour's AT&T National in Pennsylvania.


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I am drawing using OpenGL and GDI on top of a picture which were drawn before in CView::OnDraw function.
First 2-3 seconds it draws sucessfully, and then cursor of mouse become "clock"( meanth beasy ) and on the screen is nothing drowning. Also the same problem apear during drawing of progress bar, after some time it become grey and squares of progress bar isn't drawn.


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Chris' Camera Bag
A Photo Web log by Chris Young
When composing a picture, photographers have to decide what to include and what to leave out. If possible, one should photograph the scene in a variety of ways with different focal lengths of lenses. The worst feeling is to get home and discover that the picture would have been more effective shot from a different angle or with a different lens.
I wanted to shoot the ice climbers at Starved Rock State Park with a zoom lens so I could see their faces, and humanize them a bit. But with that said, I like the wider shot from the end of the canyon looking out. It's my laptop desktop wallpaper for the moment.
Keep shooting. It's always an option to delete the ones that don't turn out.
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After located new chipmunk dll in Assets/Plugins/ and its pthreadGC2.dll dependency in Unity.exe folder, I'm having next exception in Unity when going into play mode:
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EntryPointNotFoundException: ChipmunkRegisterInternalCalls
ChipmunkBinding..cctor () (at Assets/Plugins/Chipmunk2D/ChipmunkBinding.cs:99)
Rethrow as TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for ChipmunkBinding
ChipmunkBody.Awake () (at Assets/Plugins/Chipmunk2D/ChipmunkBody.cs:86)
Which is expected since latest chipmunk version for Unity3D is 6.2.x and when using DependencyWalker app it shows several methods (entry points) that aren't in chipmunk 7.x.x src code.
For example:
- ChipmunkRegisterInternalCalls
methods starting with _cp
Is it possible you provide the implementation for the first 5 missing methods? Are they in another branch?
Thanks in advance.


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In the dining room of designer S. Russell Groves West Village apartment, the 1950s mahogany-and-brass étagère is by Paul McCobb. The table is by Angelo Mangiarotti, and the chairs are by Ib Kofod-Larsen; Groves left the dark-stained oak floors untouched.
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