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dewaltdakota Posts: 364Let's see if it works today...
Your fish is missing legs.0
gws1 Posts: 2Does anyone have additional info on the release of the CRV Diesel?0
tidester Posts: 10,059This would be a good opportunity to reignite the conversation in Honda CR-V Diesel version!
tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper0
Earliest release date 9/08. Latest release date 9/09. Just my .02. Can't wait to drive the diesel.0
Want to pull a utility trailer with my GL1800 Goldwing on it, total weight approx 1400-1500 lbs.(trailer and bike) from the TX coast to Camp Pendleton, CA. Is the wife's 2007 CRV up to it or am I risking damage to the transmission, etc.?0
First rule: Pulling any trailer is comparatively uncomplicated... it's STOPPING the trailer that gets interesting. All indications are that the '07 has the same drive train as the '05 and up, so the following is regarded as popular wisdom: Whereas the European owners' manual for my model year specifies 1500# capacity without brakes and 2500# with, you're probably OK for occasional pulling of your 1500# capacity as it is, new off the lot. This means trailer plus load = 1500, not 1500# on top of a 450# trailer.
I haul a boat and trailer that totals around 950 pounds and on flat coastal plane, I'm not sure I'd want to pull (and have to stop) more than 1K plus 3 other people, provisions, auxillary engine, and all our gear on board. That is to say, at this load I feel very comfortable with the good braking capacity of the V. I've never experienced brake-fade as of yet but it's all flat around here, plus, the auto trans will downshift for you automatically as you slow down. No mountain descents to have to pump brakes, etc. but there is a lot of traffic. East coast "in your face" traffic. If you nose-dive at the end, you waited too long to slow down. And watch any braking on a curve, especially downhill or in a switchback or in rain. It's not so much the weight alone as it's the 1500# trying to shove your car sideways against a point about 3 ft behind the rear axle. (This applies to towing with any car).
And if you're going to do this much more than a time or two, you can add a B&M transmission cooler between the transmission output and the built-in OEM cooler input (so that in cold weather, it doesn't over-cool). Many will insist that an extra cooler is completely unnecessary and redundant upon stock provisions. If you aren't going to tow this much weight regularly, you can probably forego this part. In any case, note that if you didn't purchase a Honda "towing package" they may try to skip out on your 36K/3yr warranty if they see a non-factory hitch on the car.... because they can. Then again, with the added cooler it's less likely to become an issue in the first place. If you bought the car with the Honda tow package, great. Consider synthetic engine oil, towing or not, unless you're going to throw it away every 3K.
Last but not least, follow the requirement (if yours is an automatic trans) to keep in D-3 by using the little button in the end of the shift lever. I'd be happier if they chose to lock the transmission simply in D-4 because the way it is now, the car screams along at 4,000 RPM at 60 miles/hr. If you fail to heed this Honda directive, your transmission will get shift-busy going up and down from 5th to 4th all day long until the clutch pack finally burns out. I've gotten used to doing 60 - 65 keeping in mind that Mobil1 is doing its job. So, use a good oil, slow down and enjoy the desert scenery, and good luck in your next duty station.
See also this Honda owners' site.0
Thanks for the reply. Need to clarify that my son is stationed at Pendleton, not me. He's a marine helicopter pilot and the wife and I are going out to see him over Easter. I've made the trip out there a few times on the motorcycle to ride together out there or back to TX w/him. I've got a diesel pickup, but need to reduce the annual mileage it's racking up. Besides, gas is cheaper than diesel currently. I've pulled a lot of trailers, having grown up on a farm. In those days, everything was underpowered and woefully under braked. My worry is primarily to not damage the drivetrain. From what I've read, looks as though it will do fine so long as common sense is used.0
I am thinking of purchasing a 13 ft. Scamp trailer. According to their brochure, the trailer weighs 1200 pounds and a hitch weight is about 100 pounds.
I am pretty clueless about figuring out if my 2006 CRV can handle it. Does the weight of the things inside the car add to the total?
The trailer has an electric brake option. What will that do?
Thanks for any help.0
Well, I went to the source and talked to the dealer today. They got me straight, without making me feel like an idiot.
So, now I figure out what options for the trailer and get it ordered.
I am pretty clueless about figuring out if my 2006 CRV can handle it. Does the weight of the things inside the car add to the total?
People ar enot born with this knowledge. This is why one needs to read the Owner's Manual, at least. The manual talks about most of these things.0
I have an 03 Honda CR-V Ex with 197,000 miles on the clock. I have the Kert hich plus a Softride or Quiet ride ball mount. We tow with it all summer long, non-stop. We have a Hog cooker trailer that has two charcoal ovens a rack for 6 bags of extra coal fuel and other utiensiles realted to the trade. It also has two side boxes that can hold three full sized Hogs undresed which weigh about 200 lbs each. We cook at small fairs and town parties with this rig all summer across the South and Sometimes as far north as Indianoapolis Indianer.
Four people and 3 dogs and all their geer plus food and refreshments are as well carried by the CR-V. The trailer itself weighs 2,448 Lbs.
My brother weighs 230 Lbs
My Uncle 189 Lbs But heze been sick.
My girlfriend weighs 200 I think.
Three Hogs (undressed) 900 Lbs.
And I weigh 137 Lbs.
The dogs total about 250 Lbs.
The gear and refreshments, about 300 Lbs.
Fuel on the trailer for fire startin is 5 Gallons so bout 15 lbs.
So thats a total of bout 4,669 Lbs without including the weight of the honda.
Actually its closer to 5,000 Lbs because of the other things I wont mension here.
I'm welding a rack for the roof for it now and that's real heavy for extra coal and fuel and maybe one more hog if we get the Mizuri gig.
It may seem like a lot of weight, but other than the expected problems of every day trailerin it's pretty good but not real fast until you get goin on the hiway.
If you have any questions and are wonderin what you should do and want to be safe I sugest you call honda and ask them, they build these trucks. Mine looks good to, people honk and wave all the time and smile, nice people.
Don't listen to these people here who are talkin about erope and all, they don't know anything, plus the people in urope are pillow-bitters if ya ask me.
Sorry for bustin in. Just wanted to help/.
One more thing, watch out for Illinois, those troopers are mean, they took my uncles medices too, they told us we could leave but not to come back.0
Well, I went to the source and talked to the dealer today. They got me straight, without making me feel like an idiot.
So, now I figure out what options for the trailer and get it ordered.
How do you know for sure that the person you spoke with knew what they were talking about.
Not trying to make you feel like an idiot, just pointing you in the direction where the information is already avaialble and it is not hearsay, rather first mouth information, straight from the pens of Honda Engineers.
Owner's Manual is given to new Owners so that they can familiarize themselves with their new vehicle. It does not make any less of a person if you sit down and read it, maybe a few times to absorb all the wealth of information presented in the Owner's Manual. If anything, it will just make you a better informed Owner.0
This is the best post in a very long time!!!!!!!0
I left last thursday at 9pm, from misouri to denver colorado, it's about a 1,444 mile trip, I was fully loaded with the hog trailer and the crv only thing different was one less dog,. One thing i want to mention is that no mater what you do or no matter how you do it you have to be alert. Nothing can be better than good eye-balls.
In iowa I counted 144 vehicles in the ditch after that ice storm, humers,semis,and lots of those silly pt-cruisers on there roofs. it was sad really. people think that because they got a huge 4x4 that they can do anything and they will not get stuck or worse because of their exspensive geer. i don't care if ya got a humer or an eskalade, if your stupid you are not going to get where you want to go period, your right, ask honda. we just rolled on past , we got to where we wanted to go and back. We had a good time too, it was sunny and nice in colorado. the pot holes in illinois will make you a beliver that man never went to the moon really. why would he when he can just go to illinois cheaper. my uncle said that when we came over the mississippi near davenport into illinois that he saw buzz aldren standing by a hole with a flag, but like i said he's been on strong medicin and kids alot still.
thanks for the kind words, hey' it's a honda crv. tell them to read the book, i did. modify as needed.0
pepperstake Posts: 1hello there,
I was looking to purchase a Scamp trailer too and had questions about towing it - can I ask what sort of information you got from the dealer?0
The dealer told me that there should be no problem towing the Scamp, as it is well under the 1500 lb towing capacity of the CRV. I am having them install a towing package (should have gotten it when I bought the car, but hindsight is 20/20), to minimize potential problems with warrenty, etc., despite the cost (around $700)
I have ordered my Scamp, and will pick it up in June. I am so excited!0
m171333 Posts: 1HI, saw that you have the 2 bike XPORT rack.
I am considering for my 08 CRV. how do you like it?..had any problems?
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289fia Posts: 1Is it feasible to modify a 2001 CRV (transmission cooler, larger brakes, beefy towing attachment + trailer with brakes) to tow 3500 lbs? I hate the idea of buying a bigger car to occasionally tow my cobra replica & trailer. Comments appreciated.
Rick in Miami.0
Sure, go ahead and modify. You'll need a Class III hitch, to force some of the weight toward the front axle. That'll rip out the unibody chassis under the trunk before it helps you tow anything. In short, it's feasable to do anything you want to do if you're willing to accept the consequences. And the consequences of trying to pull over twice the rated tow weight of the vehicle, even with a tranny cooler and electric brakes, is severely shortened service life of the tow vehicle and the risk of lawsuits from anyone who gets injured or the estate of someone killed, due to modification of your property beyond the manufacturer's recommendations.
You're basically saying that the CR-V off the assembly line is underrated for the load you want to pull and you'd like to make up for it. That the CR-V can't pull 3500# is not a shortcoming of the vehicle, it's just the wrong choice for that application. You need a larger car or truck. That's the solution, and that's the price we pay for wanting to even occasionally do something that requires a higher capacity. Case in point, my all-wheel-drive is a waste of technology and expense........ until I need it for one snow per year or on a slippery boat ramp 3 or 4 times per summer if I happen to go sailing when the tide is really low.
Check into a rental pickup for the occasional towing.0
stevedebi LAPosts: 4,098"Is it feasible to modify a 2001 CRV (transmission cooler, larger brakes, beefy towing attachment + trailer with brakes) to tow 3500 lbs? I hate the idea of buying a bigger car to occasionally tow my cobra replica & trailer. Comments appreciated. "
I wouldn't suggest it. The 2001 had only a 2.0 liter engine, not the 2.4L of the Gen 2. If you do attempt this, be sure and get brakes for the trailer - one of the biggest problems is stopping!
Are transmission coolers and larger brakes really available for the Gen 1 CR-V?0
Just thought I would post an update.
I bought the 13 ft. Scamp, and picked it up in Minnesota in June. Then I drove approximately 1500 miles around the US, from North Dakota, through the Midwest, in the mountans of Kentucky and West Virginia with no problems whatsoever.
The hardest part of the whole thing is backing the trailer up, but I am sure that will be easier with practice. I enjoyed parking my "little rig" next to the big ones at rest stops.
babs194826 Posts: 1I have a 2002 with tow package. I read the entries regarding the 3500lb trailer, but wondered if keeping a small load in the 1700 lb trailer would be safely do-able. I would be driving in the mountains--sometimes 20% grade. Does fine without trailer, but have never pulled a trailer with this CRV.0
nupoc Posts: 1Is the honda part any better than the competitors like reese, hidden hitch, etc. From what I can see the Honda hitch is designed for a unibody sheetmetal chassis and has four bolts to attach it to the car. The others seem to be originally designed for truck based SUVs and only attach with two bolts. I want to know if these are comparable hitches. Experience tells me to get the Honda part because it attaches with more bolts and spreads out the forces from the trailer. Any ideas?
phisher Posts: 175If you have a 2002 - 2006 CRV I can tell you that the Kurt hitch is about 100X easier to install not sure on the 98. It bolts right through the frame and all it requires is removing the rubber muffler attachments and snaking some bolts. The Honda one if I remember correctly has like 10 pages of instruction. It seemed like a whole lot more work. You can go look at Handa.com and check out PDF's of the installation process. Also The Kurt class 2 hitch I have attached with 4 bolts if thats any reassurance.0
Don't feel it necessary to spend $300 on a name, though I'm sure Honda's stuff is good. I use this model and it's rated for 2,000 lbs GTW, 200 lbs. tongue weight which exceeds the Honda owner's manual limits. In plain language, it's as good as the car can handle and putting on a class "2.5" receiver won't help anyone tow more weight than what the U.S. manual says.
As far as spreading out forces, the mount points of any hitch bolt on to wherever the manufacturer put hitch-mounting holes and so I trust that my two bolts thru the trunk unibody areas, plus the one thru the tow-hook (by definition capable of holding the weight of the car), is good enough and then some. But if you have to have the largest and heaviest piece of steel possible, go for it. I'd rather have less to haul around the 50 weeks per year that I'm not towing a trailer.
As far as the rest of the "tow package" goes, these.work really well between the trans output and the stock, radiator cooler circuit. Put it there, so the coolant won't drop below spec temps in freezing weather. Takes about 15 minutes to put in once the front plastic is removed.0
stripminer Posts: 3We are looking at towing 13' Scamp with a 2007 CR-V. What is the dry weight of your Scamp and does it have the toilet and shower?0
divotman04 Posts: 4I have an '08 EX-L and want to put a hitch on it. I have read about some that vibrate against the muffler.
I would like to know the best value and least likely to vibrate.0
bigdaddycj Posts: 2When we bought the 05 CRV we were told not to go over 1k to tow,is this right
if so what will happen if we do go over.
We searched found a used pop up trailer that is just under 1k the new ones
are just over 1k.
But now to find some one to put on the hitch so we can drive it home.How
much should this costs,what do we look for and ask for.0


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I noticed this as well. I tend to chalk it up to peoples relentless fascination with the afterlife. I noticed that this is more so when it comes to theists and/or spiritual people. I also think it may have something to do with the so called impending doom at the end of the year or that Jesus is stopping by "finally" this coming May. It would seem that Networks have this tendency to alter their programing to coincide with that is one people minds or their fears.
Now I could could be completely bonkers thinking this but it's my best guess.
It started with Travel Channel showing the UK series "Most Haunted" even after psychic Derek Acorah was exposed as a fraud by the show's resident parapsychologist/psychologist. It became popular and soon enough SyFy channel came out with "Ghost Hunters" their most popular show that had a different approach. No psychics just cameras, MP3 recorders and tech gear.
It became the all time #1 show on that network. Soon paranormal shows busted out on almost every channel. History channel showed a knock off of Ghost Hunters called UFO Hunters and it still gets high ratings. So as long as people watch these shows they'll be on.
Ghost Hunters has had it's big controversy already. Every Halloween they have a all night "live ghost hunt". On one of these a couple of years ago the likable second in command of the Ghost Hunters ,Grant Wilson, had his coat seemingly tugged on by an invisible person in front of the camera. However before said incident he was seen playing with something in his pocket just before his jacket was tugged each time.
Ghost Hunters announced that SyFy swore to cancel their show if any trickery was suspected but instead they have two spin off shows. Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy as the show brings in sponsors.
This won't go away anytime soon.
Yes i noticed this trend and it annoys me greatly, i used to love watching the history channel, especially The Universe i thought was a great program.
Battle 360 and Dogfights were good aswell, but im seeing less and less of these quality programs.
I can't remember the last time i watched Discovery channel they really only air shit now.
The only channel worth watching is discovery science but im afraid its going downhill aswell.
Here in holland i gave up watching the dutch channels as they only show the most boring and cheap programs they can make, they only cater for the masses, ratings are everything to the producers.
And commercials every 10 minutes, to watch a movie that normally takes 1 and a half hours takes 3 hours now ok thats exagerating i know but i would come close lol.
I'm not sure why i keep paying for shit i dont watch, i wish there was a way i could pick and choose which channels i want and only pay for those.
"I am halfway through Genesis, and quite appalled by the disgraceful behavior of all the characters involved, including God." - J. R. Ackerley

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State environmental officials predict that by 2030, Florida will be consuming nearly 8 billion gallons of water a day. That is about 1.6 billion gallons a day more than we currently use. They also say traditional sources of water supply, that is, Florida's aquifers, are inadequate to meet that projected demand.
Those officials from the Department of Environmental Protection are not alone in their assessment or concerns. Besides the expected environmental groups and watchdogs, the Florida League of Cities, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida Chamber and Associated Industries of Florida all have the ensuring of a sufficient future water supply on their long-term agendas.
You wouldn't know it, though, to look at the 2013 Florida Legislature. Sure, there are a handful of bills being floated under the guise of increasing the water supply, but they fall short of serving the public interest and instead help special interests like utilities and big agriculture.
30-year permits?
A bill sponsored by state Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, for instance, is designed to encourage utilities to develop alternative sources of water. But it would allow consumptive-use permits to run 30 years instead of the current 20 years, under the presumption that they could more easily obtain financing with the longer permit.
We must ask, however, how much has Florida's water landscape changed since 1983 -- 30 years ago? Totally.
Instead of looking for ways to pump more and more water from more and more sources, we are confounded that no one in Tallahassee, from the DEP or the Legislature, has embraced the common-sense notion that the best way to ensure our water supply future is to conserve what we already have and use it more judiciously. Virtually everyone engaged in Florida's water conversation concedes that extending our groundwater supply is far more economical than having to develop alternative sources of water.
Renowned Florida water writer Cynthia Barnett, who says our state needs to create "a water ethic," summed up the problem during a speech in Tallahassee a few weeks ago.
"Our entire system of water planning in Florida," Barnett said, " is based on a false assumption -- and really on the 20th century model -- that we must have more and more water to grow and prosper."
Shifting the problem
Barnett is right, and our policymakers and politicians know it. Yet, they continue to sidestep the real solution to meeting our future water supply needs and continue to waste water, time and taxpayer money looking for ways to build new, costly water projects that merely shift the problem and increase the cost of water.
The average Floridians use a little more than 150 gallons of water a day. Communities around our state, prominently Pinellas County and Sarasota, have reduced their water usage to two-thirds that or less. It can be done.
Instead of looking for ways to extend water permits and create new public debt, our lawmakers and water policy makers need to create serious conservation programs and develop incentives that will bring about behavioral changes in how Floridians use and, just as important, conserve water.
It's time to quit wasting time and to quit wasting water. Is anyone in Tallahassee listening?
This editorial previously ran in the Ocala Star-Banner, a fellow member of the Halifax Media Group.
Wasting time and water
State environmental officials predict that by 2030, Florida will be consuming nearly 8 billion gallons of water a day. That is about 1.6 billion gallons a day more than we currently use. They also say traditional sources of water supply, that is, Florida's aquifers, are inadequate to meet that projected demand.


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This has been a week of good reads on the internet for me, and it's only Tuesday. Sweet! Don't you love when that happens? I thought I'd share some of the things that were speaking to me.
The first was an article by Jennifer Weiner on The Pressure to Look Good.
This is one of those coincidental articles where days before I had trying to articulate my thoughts on this exact issue when talking to Garrett but couldn't find the right examples. It all started when I was getting ready to go Scottsdale with my cousin for her Bachelorette party. The entire week leading up to it I told him he was on his own for cooking dinner.
One night I was heading to the nail salon to squeeze in a manicure and a pedicure. The next night I was returning the bathing suit cover up I had purchased because I had found one that was more flattering and squeezing in a quick brow wax. The night before I left I was having a lovely stranger come over while I stripped naked in my living room to give me a spray tan. (That one really freaking him out LOL) And he just kept saying "Dude, this relaxing ladies vacation sure seems like it's a lot of freaking work!"
Then there was Spanx-gate. For reasons too long and humorous to explain, Garrett has only recently realized how prevalent Spanx are among all women and bless his heart he just can not comprehend why anyone would try and squeeze ten pounds of sausage into a two pound casing. (My words, not his.)
"Because foundation garments are game changers" I told him, "Duh." But he still couldn't wrap his mind around why someone would do something so uncomfortable.
Then one night we're sitting on the couch watching Real Housewives of Orange County together (as you do) and there's this scene where Shannon is in the bathroom discussing how she is wearing 8 pairs of Spanx so it's going to take her a minute. Garrett again just can't believe it and he basically says something to the effect of, "Wait a minute — she is only two pounds of sausage to begin with? Why would she be wearing 8 types of Spanx?" So I tried to explain why I understand that she would take all precautions, being on a reality show and all of that. And yet, he was still confused.
This article did a great job of articulating what I had been reaching for.
Second was Rashida Jones and her Guide to Happiness at Work
The entire article was funny and true and I could relate on may levels. But the nugget that spoke to me the most was this "Happiness is not the endgame."
Sometimes someone will say something to me and the perspective it gives just zaps me light a bolt of lightning and this was one of those things. (The last one I can remember was when someone said to me "Balance is a moving target." I can't remember who that was, but man — I LOVE THAT.)
Last was my pal Melissa Joulwan who recently linked to a 2009 post she had written that sung to me like a personal anthem. It was all about the power struggle that sometimes happens between being fun vs. being happy.
This gets back to that brilliance about balance being a moving target, but after weeks of fun! things! on our calendar — I have never been so damn happy to eat grilled chicken and vegetables and to be working out twice a day.
You can call me crazy, but I just call me BLISSFULLY BLISSFULLY happy. Mel articulated exactly how I've been feel about this delicious phase that I am in right now.
"…this state of being is not forever. It's just for a while, so I can re-charge my batteries and emerge feeling strong and happy.
You like me more that way, don't you? I know I sure like me more that way."
A hearty YES to that, my friends! A hearty, hearty yes!
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Jerrod Niemann vs. Thompson Square – The Showdown
Jerrod Niemann squeaked out a win over three country superstars on Thursday. While Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Eric Church were busy performing 'The Only Way I Know' at the CMA Awards, fans of 'Only God Could Love You More' flooded the online and phone polls at Taste of Country Nights radio to push the ballad to a new day -- and a new challenger.
Thompson Square picked up the Vocal Duo of the Year Award at the 2012 CMAs last night. The couple is set to release a new album in 2013, and the first new song is a moving love song called 'If I Didn't Have You.' It's a battle of two hot country newcomers today, with the winner moving on to Monday.
Listen to clips of both Niemann's and Thompson Square's songs and vote for your favorite here. You can vote once every hour online, so come back and vote often to be sure your artist wins. Hear the full versions of the songs tonight after 10PM on Taste of Country Nights. Help your favorite song win by placing additional votes at (888) 678-9995. Call as many times as you like! You can listen to the show online through any of the 41 radio stations that carry it. Voting will end tonight at 10:40PM CT.
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Chart star Katie Melua has told how she was "clueless and inexperienced" when she followed the advice of experts to sign up to what turned out to be an aggressive tax avoidance scheme.
The singer was among around 1,600 people who were involved with the controversial Liberty tax strategy, but she went on to settle her tax in full with HM Revenue and Customs when it was brought to her attention.
Opening up about the furore for the first time today, she admitted it "sucks" that she has been under the spotlight for her part in it, and called for such schemes to be stopped to prevent others from being advised by experts to take part.
Closest Thing To Crazy singer Melua was on a list of figures - including celebrities, doctors and judges - given to The Times after they put around £1.2 billion into the scheme from 2005 until 2009. The arrangement created a tax loss for investors which they could offset against other income.
Other celebrities have not responded to the claims that they were involved, but Melua was upfront and told how she pulled out as soon as she was made aware of the nature of the scheme and then paid her full tax liability.
Writing about the issue on her website today she explained: "At 19 I was lucky enough to start making money from my music career, and when I was in my early twenties I trusted financial experts and advisors to guide me with how I invested money.
"That I was fairly clueless and inexperienced when it came to finance goes without saying and, I'm embarrassed to admit, not as interested in it as I should have been. My focus was, and still is, totally on making music, getting on the road and performing live.
"From what I can remember in 2008 when the Liberty scheme was presented to me it was not presented as 'an aggressive tax avoidance scheme.' It was presented as an 'investment scheme' that had the potential to legally reduce yearly income tax.Totally legal and legit and my accountants and advisors would take care to complete the formalities which included dealing with HMRC. Seemed pretty straight-forward and simple, so I signed up."
She went on: "HMRC did later query it, and I paid the full amount of tax years ago. My tax records are completely up to date and I don't owe HMRC any money.
"Yeah it sucks getting this type of attention, but I commend the investigative journalism that is allowed in Britain. If there is ambiguity in the law then laws should be changed to disallow schemes like this, so that they would never be presented by legitimate tax experts to less experienced people like myself in the first place. Hopefully the debate will lead to positive change for all."
Melua came in for criticism from Christian Aid when her name emerged earlier this week after it had listed her among nominees for its "tax super hero" award four years ago. By that point the Georgian-born singer - who has adopted British citizenship - is understood to have paid her tax in full.
The charity issued a statement to say it was "disappointed" to hear she had been involved and suggested she was a "fallen hero".
But it has now led to a backlash with many pointing out on social media platforms that as a charity, Christian Aid enjoys its own tax arrangements including Gift Aid, which has led the charity to issue a further statement to clarify its position.
Melua is reported to have put £850,000 into the Liberty scheme
Involvement in "aggressive" tax avoidance schemes has already led to criticism of other stars, including Take That's Gary Barlow.
He faces a hefty tax bill for his involvement in another scheme, Icebreaker, which was styled as a music industry investment scheme, but was successfully challenged in court in May.
Liberty faces a similar challenge, scheduled for next year.
When details of the Icebreaker challenge emerged, Prime Minister David Cameron said the scheme "wrong" and that "it is right that they are going to have to pay back the money".
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ImageRee needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 290 designs submitted by 77 freelance designers.
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The t-shirts will be sold on the website.
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It can be be one or two side t-shirt design.
I think it would be cool to use some of the quotes from the site as part of the design but it is not required.
Think about "what a college student would want to wear".
I really like the http://www.threadless.com/ t-shirts.
Some cool quotes:
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A brief guide on writing your own wiki content.
Advantage of a note wiki
The initial concept behind intigrating pBiblx2 with it's own wiki mechanism was to allow others to easily contribute their own content.
As this is not a encyclopedic wiki in the truest sense, through trial and error I found that the mechanism itself was the best way to integrate personal notes into the system. Not only could one produce content in plain text, one could add some simple syntax structures to add text formatting and direct links pictures etc... Later, it occurred to me that the mechanism could also be used for more than notes, it could be used for presentations.
If you haven't seen yet some of examples of the PCARR wiki at work, might I suggest UserGuide PbiblxIntro2 PbiblxIntro3 slidy:JesusByName .
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- If your are not hosting your own pBiblx2 server you'll need to register yourself with the system administrator first. UserContribution
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I decided to post my slave records on Fridays so today my new blog series 'Friend of Friends Friday' is born. I want to start with hubby's Gray Family. I made this little pedigree to show the relationships of the names included in the records that I am going to post.
Deed: 1836 Apr 25 Bedford...Austin Gray & Rhoda his wife, Pulaski Gray, Reuben Atkerson & Applina his wife, Alexander Gray, James Gray, heirs-at-law of Amy Gray dec'd to Balda McDaniels of the other part...$200.00...all interest in sd Amy Gray's portion under the will of Charles Bright dec'd which is here refunded in the property loaned to him the said Charles Bright's widow, Sally Bright during her life by said will...about 208a conveyed to the sd Charles bright by Robt. Hawkins & wife plus 3 negro to wit Tabitha & her child Polly & Ramsey a son of Agnes & one round horse. (DB 25, page 270).
Source: SOME FAMILIES of BEDFORD & WASHINGTON COUNTIES VIRGINIA and ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Gayle K. Blankenship, page 129
1840 Bedford County, VA Census, Roll 550; Page: 238.
Austin Gray
2 free white males 5-10
1 free white male 30-40
2 free white females under 5
1 female 20-30
1 female slave under 10
Charles Bright Jr mentioned his niece Amy Gray in his 1819 Bedford Co, VA Will. In the event that his heir Charles Edward Bright died with no heir, Amy was to receive the money from the sale of all his slaves & other property - Will Book 5, pg 104.
Madison Co, KY.
Will Book A pg 660- Inventory of Jesse Crews estate
A pg 691- Widow's dower
c pg 378- Heirs named in settlement
"Amy relinquished her right to adm. & son Edward took the oath with David Crews, David Boyle, Thomas Crews, & Adam Rogers, his sureties."
Settlement of Estate of Jesse Crews dec'd 7 July 1823 - Madison Co, KY (Will Book C, pg 378)
A report of the commissioners appointed by the County court of Madison appointed to settle with the administrator of the Estate of Jesse Crews dec'd do report as follows -
The administrator Dr. Amount of Sales to be $228.88, To the hire of negroes amounting to $97.00=$319.88.
The administrator Cr By money paid to Stanly Crews $26.50, Charles Crews $29.18, To David Crews $19.00, David Boyles $24.00, Betsy Crews $34.99, Jesse Crews $26.50, John Gray $19.00, to George Stanly $19.00 =$194.68.
By money paid per receipts $81.61 1/2, by $40 allowed the Admr. for his services 10 years (Total)=$316.29.5.
Amount of sale & hire of negores $319.88, amount charged to the widow for property kept $118.22.5=$428.10
Debts due by the Estate $121.61.5 and Widow's thirds $102.16.3 =$204.32.7
There are 9 children each ones part is $22.70.3
The 7 Dec 1812 inventory named negro boy Dick, girl Fanny & girl Louisa. (Will Book A, pg 660).
Source: SOME FAMILIES of BEDFORD & WASHINGTON COUNTIES VIRGINIA and ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Gayle K. Blankenship, page C-58
Charles Bright Jr Will on file at Bedford Co, VA; Will Book 5,pg104
2 negroes to Sally Price Perkins (Nichols by 1833), daughter of Elisha Perkins, son Charles Edward by Sally Lewis to inherit land, etc & if no heirs then to brother, Joshua, sister Mary Reynolds, niece Amy Gray, Wm. W. Perkins. Child by Sally Lewis (Charles' 1819 will, 1833 Division, WB 8, pg 323)
That is all the slave records that I have found so far in this particular family.
Friday, March 5, 2010
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Georgia Health Care Consulting Company Refused to Rehire Woman Due to Disability, Federal Agency Charged
DETROIT -- J.A. Thomas & Associates, a health care consulting company based in Smyrna, Ga., an Atlanta suburb, violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to rehire an employee for a position she previously held because of a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's suit Case No. 2:11-CV-13347, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the discrimination victim, a woman from Detroit who was a double amputee, was forced to resign her position with company when she was unable to relocate to Georgia due to her disability. The EEOC said the woman would have been able to perform this job from home, as she requested. After nearly six months of leaving the position unfilled, the company made the position a remote/at-home position, which was what the woman had requested to begin with. When the woman inquired about rehire into her job, she was told that the company, concerned about her disability, had hired another candidate.
The ADA protects employees and applicants for employment from discrimination due to an actual or perceived disability. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The EEOC is seeking an injunction to prohibit the company from engaging in this type of discrimination in the future, as well as monetary relief on the behalf of the victim.
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AAC Secures 40 Acres for New River Gorge Climbers' Campground
12/21/10 – The American Alpine Club (AAC) has purchased 40 acres of land in Fayetteville, West Virginia, within walking distance of rock climbing at the New River Gorge. The AAC's plan is to build a campground for climbers at this location.
This purchase was made possible by the generosity of AAC donors along with other financing. Notably, just over one-third of the funding was a loan from the Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign. The property was chosen by local climbers and the New River Alliance of Climbers.
Providing lodging facilities is central to the AAC's vision of supporting the climbing way of life by improving benefits for members and other climbers, said AAC Executive Director Phil Powers: "We are building on the tradition that started with the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch. Lodging options within walking distance from great climbing supports the climbing lifestyle we all enjoy. We hope to create a facility that meets climbers' needs and adds opportunities for climbers to gather and share their stories."
The campground will be located a short walk from numerous popular cliffs. In addition to the parcel's central cragging location, limited bouldering exists on-site. Completion of the campground is expected to take at least two years.
The proposed campground is expected to house 50-60 campsites, bathrooms and showers, a cooking pavilion, library or meeting space, and manager's quarters. As with other AAC campgrounds, the property will be developed specifically with climbers in mind and will allow for extended stays at inexpensive rates.
About The American Alpine Club - The American Alpine Club provides knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community. The Club manages a climbers' campground in Grand Teton National Park, publishes the world's most sought after annual climbing publication, the American Alpine Journal, cares for the world's leading mountaineering library and offers annual climbing, conservation, and research grants to budding adventurers. Learn about additional programs and become a member at americanalpineclub.org. Join the AAC's online community at facebook.com/americanalpineclub.
About the Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign - The Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign (AFLCC) is the first-ever multimillion-dollar revolving loan program that gives local climbing organizations and other agencies the money and power they need to act swiftly to protect valuable climbing resources. The AFLCC provides short-term loans and transaction expertise to enable rapid protection of at-risk climbing locations through direct acquisitions, leases, easements, and other tactics. By providing this expertise and bridge financing for time-sensitive projects, the AFLCC gives climbing organizations the opportunities to finalize take-out strategies or raise money over a longer period of time. The AFLCC also offers grants for direct conservation efforts, including acquisitions and other projects that protect climbing areas on private land. More at accessfund.org/aflcc.


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1 Solomon's Song of Songs.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
for your love is more delightful than wine.
3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
We rejoice and delight in you[b];
we will praise your love more than wine.
How right they are to adore you!
5 Dark am I, yet lovely,
daughters of Jerusalem,
dark like the tents of Kedar,
like the tent curtains of Solomon.[c]
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother's sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
7 Tell me, you whom I love,
where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your friends?
8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women,
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh's chariot horses.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
12 While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
15 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
16 How handsome you are, my beloved!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
17 The beams of our house are cedars;
our rafters are firs.
2 I am a rose[e] of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.
2 Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.
3 Like an apple[f] tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
6 His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
8 Listen! My beloved!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke and said to me,
"Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.
11 See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me."
14 My dove in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
15 Catch for us the foxes,
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.
16 My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.
17 Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag
on the rugged hills.[g]
3 All night long on my bed
I looked for the one my heart loves;
I looked for him but did not find him.
2 I will get up now and go about the city,
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
So I looked for him but did not find him.
3 The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.
"Have you seen the one my heart loves?"
4 Scarcely had I passed them
when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
till I had brought him to my mother's house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
5 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.
6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and incense
made from all the spices of the merchant?
7 Look! It is Solomon's carriage,
escorted by sixty warriors,
the noblest of Israel,
8 all of them wearing the sword,
all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
prepared for the terrors of the night.
9 King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
10 Its posts he made of silver,
its base of gold.
Its seat was upholstered with purple,
its interior inlaid with love.
Daughters of Jerusalem, 11 come out,
and look, you daughters of Zion.
Look[h] on King Solomon wearing a crown,
the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
the day his heart rejoiced.
2 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4 This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a] just as Peter had been to the circumcised.[b] 8 For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9 James, Cephas[c] and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
11 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
15 "We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[d] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
17 "But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn't that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18 If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.
19 "For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"[e]
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


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Increased Family Involvement Helps Teens Manage Their Diabetes, Joslin Study Shows
BOSTON — July 7, 2003 — The teen years often are a special challenge for youngsters with type 1 diabetes. Rather than being attentive to what they eat and drink and routinely checking their blood sugar levels and making sure they get the proper amounts of insulin, many adolescents become careless about their diabetes care and prefer to join their peers without diabetes in eating and drinking whatever they want. The results can be out of control, skyrocketing blood sugar levels that — if maintained over a period of time — can lead to serious diabetes complications, like blindness, heart disease or kidney damage.
In a new study published by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers in The Journal of Pediatrics, Lori Laffel, M.D., M.P.H., and her colleagues found that families can be taught ways to support their child by being more involved in the youngster's diabetes management and that the payoff is significant. "Maintaining successful family involvement appears key to optimizing glycemic control in youths with diabetes in order to preserve health and prevent future complications," said Dr. Laffel. Dr. Laffel is Chief of Joslin's Pediatrics and Adolescent Unit, an Investigator in the Genetics and Epidemiology Section, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Tightly controlled blood sugar levels can significantly reduce the risk or delay the onset of diabetes-related complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and nerve damage.
The Joslin research team studied 100 families from the Northeast who had children ages 8 to 17 years with type 1 diabetes for six years or less. Participants were randomized in either the family-focused teamwork intervention group or the standard multidisciplinary diabetes care control group and were followed for a year. All participants had brief quarterly parent-child interviews, completed questionnaires at the start and end of the study, and had equal numbers of clinic visits during the study year. The intervention group received encouragement to involve the whole family in relieving some of the burdens associated with the disease. This included modeling appropriate reactions to blood sugar levels, or avoiding the "blame and shame cycle," and active family discussion around diabetes care to reinforce adherence to management tasks. The intervention also included emphasis on the importance of teamwork during adolescence, the use of a logbook as a problem-solving tool, and explanations of the meaning of hemoglobin A1c. Hemoglobin A1c is a blood test that indicates an individual's blood sugar control over the last two to three months. Those in the control group did not receive the family teamwork intervention until after the study ended.
The results? The group provided with the experimental teamwork program was able to maintain their hemoglobin A1c level at 8.2% at the end of the study, whereas the control group increased their levels to an average of 8.7% after one year. The experimental group also was over two and a half times more likely to uphold or increase family involvement with diabetes-related tasks, such as insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring, compared to the control group. Although there was no difference between the groups on the number of times blood sugar levels were checked throughout the day, the researchers found that the more frequent an individual checked his or her blood sugar levels, the more likely they were maintain better diabetes control.
Results from an earlier study, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), demonstrated that adolescents tend to have higher hemoglobin A1c levels than their adult counterparts. Parent and patient behaviors for optimal diabetes management also tends to decline within a year or two after diagnosis of diabetes. This suggests the need for alternative interventions in pediatric patients, such as this family teamwork approach. "The critical importance of family involvement in diabetes tasks has been reinforced with this research," Dr. Laffel said.
Other Joslin researchers who participated in the study included Barbara J. Anderson, Ph.D., Ann Goebel-Fabbri, Ph.D, Deborah Butler, M.S.W., Laura Vangsness and Alexa Connell. The study was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, The Charles H. Hood Foundation, and the Katherine Adler Astove Youth Education Fund at Joslin.
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|Here's downtown Csepel, aka District XXI, a community of more than 80,000 on the north end of Csepel Island.
Today, I did a bike-nerd thing: I went out to inspect a new piece of local cycling infrastructure. The 'infra' in question is a 2.9 km path running from the village center of Csepel to the northern tip of Csepel Island and then across Kvassay Bridge to southern Pest not far from the Rakoczi Bridge. Here's a map.
|In the heart of Csepel, you'll find some attractive, Socialist-era housing estates with generous allotments
of green space and playgrounds and here, a bike path with connections to the town centre.
|More characteristic are these much larger residential buildings.
Lots of green space, but these big buildings make for a heavy population density.
|Time will tell, the materials look good and the execution is top notch. It's a pleasure to ride on.
|The rails on this level crossing are tucked away under a flat-as-a-pancake deck with a hard rubber surface.
State of the art stuff.
Although it makes for a nice pleasure ride, this path was built for commuting. It's one of six new paths built during the last year to connect outlying residential areas to the city centre. I'm curious how much traffic the path gets during a typical workday rush hour.
The few criticisms I'd have are the odd placement of bike racks, including these in the picture below. There was no store, transport stop or anything nearby that would merit a stop at this location. Either something is planned to built here, or these racks are just a waste of resources.
|You can chain your bike up here -- if that's what you're into.
|The Kvassay Bridge
|From here, there's no indication this underpass is for cyclists as well as for pedestrians -- no sign, no yellow markings next to the zebra. But you must go through this underpass to get from Rakoczi Bridge to the new Csepel bike path.
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text: Mandara Spa has become the largest operator of tropical hotel and resort spas in Southeast Asia, managing more than 40 spas in Lombok- Indonesia, Guam, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Saipan, and Thailand. In settings and surroundings not unlike paradise, Mandara Spa offers a spa experience that achieves harmony of the body, mind and senses. Trained therapist deliver professional, caring service which combines warm and gracious


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Frieri finds peace in secure role, strengthened 'pen
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ernesto Frieri has arrived, in more ways than one. On Friday, the love of his life, Caroline, gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Veronica, in Phoenix. Two months ago, he and the Angels agreed on Frieri's first salary as an arbitration-eligible player without the need for a hearing. And heading into the 2014 season, Frieri's role is solidified, really for the first time in his life.
Stability for a closer -- the most mentally draining position of all -- is no small thing.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ernesto Frieri has arrived, in more ways than one. On Friday, the love of his life, Caroline, gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Veronica, in Phoenix. Two months ago, he and the Angels agreed on Frieri's first salary as an arbitration-eligible player without the need for a hearing. And heading into the 2014 season, Frieri's role is solidified, really for the first time in his life.
Stability for a closer -- the most mentally draining position of all -- is no small thing.
"That gives me peace within myself," Frieri said in Spanish. "But I don't count on anything. I've always loved competition. Last year, when I didn't know what role I was going to have, I came in to compete. They haven't told me anything. I'm here to compete and to show them once again that I can. But what it has done is given me a lot of confidence, and I'm very thankful for what they've done for me. It shows me that they're confident in me, that they know I can do the job. What I have to do this year is show them that they made the right decision."
Frieri typically smiles a lot, but this spring a little more than usual -- because his life is in order, and because he looks around the room and sees a team that, in his eyes, should finally return to the playoffs.
"We're a young group," Frieri said of his fellow relievers, "but we have some good experience and also some good arms, which is most important. I think it's going to be a longer year, because we're going to play into October."
The Angels' bullpen depth looks promising heading into 2014, with sidearmer Joe Smith joining a back end that should include a healthy Sean Burnett, Dane De La Rosa coming off a breakout season, Michael Kohn a second year removed from Tommy John surgery, Kevin Jepsen healthy, and several others -- Fernando Salas, Brian Moran and Brandon Lyon, to name a few -- brought in to provide added depth.
If all this sounds familiar, it should.
Last year, the Angels' bullpen looked deeper when Burnett and Ryan Madson joined the fold, but Burnett appeared in 13 games before undergoing season-ending forearm surgery in August, and Madson -- expected to eventually take over the ninth inning -- missed a second straight year due to Tommy John surgery.
Those injuries, coupled with a starting rotation that was in flux from the get-go, put a lot of strain on the Angels' relievers and created a lot of uncertainty for Frieri.
Twelve times over the course of the first four months, Frieri went at least three days without appearing in a game, a direct byproduct of closing for a team that didn't lead in the ninth inning all that often. Seven times over the course of the year, he saved games in which he recorded at least four outs, more than anyone in baseball.
Then there was that two-week stretch that began in late July and seeped into early August. Frieri was struggling on the mound, dealing with some personal stuff at home, started putting added pressure on himself with arbitration looming for the first time and gave up 12 runs over a 4 2/3-inning stretch that spanned seven appearances.
"It was a lot of stuff outside of baseball, personal stuff, and also came that moment that was very hard," Frieri said. "I never lose. I either win or learn. I learned in that moment. The box score says I lost a game or blew a save, but I learned. Now I'm stronger physically and mentally."
Frieri took a step back, started handling lower-leverage situations for a little while, and refocused, posting a 1.66 ERA with 29 strikeouts and four walks in 21 2/3 innings the rest of the way.
Frieri's ERA (2.32 to 3.80), WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched, 0.99 to 1.24) and strikeout rate (13.4 to 12.8) fell off from his phenomenal 2012 season. But the 28-year-old right-hander has been one of the best bargains at closer these last two years, ranking 12th in saves (60) and eighth in save percentage (89.6) while posting a .623 opponents' OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) that would rank third in the Majors if he qualified.
Over the offseason, the Angels didn't look for another closer, only pieces to put around Frieri. They committed to him and, in his mind, showed him as much on Jan. 17 by signing him to a $3.8 million contract for 2014.
"Those are things that calm you down, give you a little peace," Frieri said. "Once things like that are finalized, it's easier to focus more on what you need to do on the field, and you stop thinking about how much it is I'm going to sign for. That's over, thankfully we came to agreement, and I'm really happy about how quickly we were able to agree on something. They were really flexible with me, and that says a lot. It shows that they want me here and that they like what I've been doing. But I have to keep showing them that they're right, that they made the right decision."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Keynote address by Sally Zinman at Summit 2000, June 6, 2000
Justin Dart's Summit 2000 Speech
Justin Dart Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient "Father" of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Bernard Arons, M.D.'s Summit Speech
From the introduction:
CMHS is charged with improving the quality of mental health services across the country. We have undertaken a program of activities and pursued policies that can fulfill that goal.
The current wave of public attention and interest in our issues is energizing our work. From the Surgeon General's Report to the White House Conference, the nation is focusing on mental health issues. We're riding this wave, but we need the insight of consumers to help guide the country towards system improvement. At CMHS, we have been in the forefront of listening and helping amplify consumers' voices. But there is always room for improvement.
Robert Bernstein, Ph.D's Summit Speech
From the opening remarks: I am honored to be here. When I came to the Bazelon Center in Washington three years ago to be executive director, I heard "ivory tower" talk, from all sides. One thing I heard was that Bazelon is disconnected from the consumer/survivor community. I was very concerned: rightly or wrongly, we haven't done a good job of connecting with the consumer/survivor community. Without such a partnership, we have no validity at all. We have to do things differently.
From the opening remarks: The plank report is a terrific document. It really ought to be a roadmap for all of us at the national level to use as a checklist.
In many of the areas listed here [in the plank report], I think the P&A system is doing important work. I hope you're aware of it in your own communities. Look at the agenda set out by the plank report and make sure we expand those efforts.
Michael N. Faenza's Summit Speech
From the opening remarks:
Over the last 25 years, I have worked in mental health as a professional, administrator, clinician, teacher, and now at the National Mental Health Association. I would say even though the NMHA was founded by a consumer in 1909, it's not an old organization; in many ways it's a brand-new, revitalized, expanded, more aggressive organization.
From the opening remarks:
IAPSRS has a very strange niche in Washington. We are, first of all, an international association working on many national issues. We are a provider organization that acts more like an advocacy organization, which means that our peer provider organizations have a hard time understanding many of our stands and policies, and our peer advocates are not sure what to do with our advocacy efforts. We represent professionals in mental health who absolutely believe that every person with a mental illness can recover. And we believe that every kind of treatment or rehabilitation that is not in partnership with that consumer directing the process will not be effective. It does put us in a rather strange position at times. And I would like to believe we're breaking new ground so that other professional/provider organizations will see the light. I will be delighted when the day comes when we'll have this kind of meeting and see that the host of provider organizations who are so important to be providing treatment across the United States will all be represented here.
"There are two kinds of lobbying: one way is with money, bringing in significant resources. Without money, you try to be helpful, accurate, and there. If the consumer/survivor movement were to organize and form an organization that could be represented in Washington, you presumably would be in that latter category."
From the opening remarks:
My role is to emphasize that there is more to NAMI than a relationship with Fuller Torrey and involuntary outpatient commitment, but when one reads the Clearinghouse's newsletter and other consumer-based newsletters you only see that.


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Carla is not long for this competition; she's a hot mess (emphasis on the mess) and is either going to have an aneurysm or one of the other cheftestants is going to smash her in the face with a frying pan and make her lips even more artificially fat.
Was absolutely aghast at the chefs who didn't realize they had selected a cod fish until they started butchering it. That's shameful.
Kinda got a laugh at the chefs who were so up in arms over the presence of the returning contestants. Dude, who cares that they're getting a second crack? You are here now. Just cook.


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My work involves expressing a number of different recom. proteins in insect cells and then purifiying by IMAC, GST or FLAG. Some proteins express/purify nicely, others not so well. I have been tasked with trying to improve our expression conditions and I wondered if anyone could point me in the direction of some good literature - I am thinking along the lines of alternative promotors, additives to the media, possible use of chaperones (maybe?) or anything that isn't just 'add more virus' or "change length of expression time". I'd be gratreful for any comments or a good push in the right direction as this is not my field of expertise.
Submit your paper to J Biol Methods today!
Improving expression of recomb proteins in baculovirus
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Hola, you give short information, but I will try to help you. Firstly the system is very efficient, you have known , but few times fail, I have expressed lot of protein but one day you aren´t able to express some protein in particular and see that other groups or dealers neither, is the case of PI3K beta that seems to be unstable or difficult to express by any cause. Well the first clue is to have the producer clone well isolated and characterized, if you use bac to bac, you will select it in bacteria or if you use analogous recombination with commercial digested DNA there is a little % of undigested DNA that could make to lost expression with passages, so you have to select recombinant viral clones. Easily you have to have expression extending the time to collect cells untill infection symptoms were seen, but the correct way is titering the passages and making a time course experiment with different multiplicities of infection (MOI), moreover if you need important amount of protein and infect a high number of cells. If you use serumfree media or specific cells as Mimic in my knowledge higher MOI have to be used. Buena suerte


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World Numbers One and Two Tiger Woods and Rory McIlory will headline a world class field when the Omega Dubai Desert Classic celebrates its 25th anniversary at Emirates Golf Club in 2014.
The pair will join an illustrious list of past champions which includes Mark O'Meara and José María Olazábal as they vie for a US$2.5million purse in the longest-running European Tour event in Asia and the MENA region.
The early confirmation of four iconic names, who between them have won 20 Major Championships, will ensure an electric atmosphere befitting the silver jubilee celebrations of the event, promoted and organized by golf in DUBAi.
The awesome foursome will also feature in the Champions Challenge, an 18-hole stroke-play showpiece in which former winners of the event contest a US$600,000 prize fund while reliving their memorable moments on the Majlis course.
"I appreciate the support I have received from the people in Dubai and I always enjoy playing in their tournament," said Woods, who won the 2006 and 2008 Classics. "They have an outstanding field all the time, and the golf course (Majlis) is really in great shape."
Woods is no stranger to Dubai having competed six times since making his first appearance in 2001. He and South Africa's Ernie Els are the only multiple winners of the Middle East's flagship tournament.
"Having won twice, I have really good memories of playing in Dubai and look forward to getting out there and being part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the tournament," said Woods, the 14-time Major winner, who also boasts 78 wins on the US PGA Tour.
The Omega Dubai Desert Classic holds special significance for McIlroy who recorded his first professional victory when he won in 2009 at aged 19.
Since then, McIlory has won two Majors – the 2011 US Open Championship and the 2012 US PGA Championship – and reached World Number One.
"It will be fun to be part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the tournament," said the Northern Irishman. "It always feels nice to get back to a golf course where you have enjoyed success. Obviously I will be looking to win the event again.
"I've got great memories of this course and of this tournament. It was nice to get my first professional win in Dubai. I had my parents there with me and it was a special moment that I will never forget. That win was a real stepping stone for the success that followed and my relationship with Dubai went from strength to strength.
"To think the tournament is older than I am is testimony to its strength. I will turn 25 a few months after the event, so to compete in next year's 25th anniversary celebrations of the tournament will make it extra special."
Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi, said: "We are delighted with the early confirmation of four of our past winners, who will be joining us for the 25th anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
"Tiger is a standout player, who transcends all ages and genders. His presence, in particular, will further add to the profile of Dubai which was named one of the ultimate sporting cities for 2012 by Sports Business International.
"The fact that he will be making his seventh appearance in Dubai next year also shows how the tournament, which is the longest-running European Tour event in the region, has grown in stature and popularity since its inception in 1989.
"Rory is a familiar face to Dubai fans, having competed in this event a number of times, both as an amateur and professional. He is an exceptionally talented young sportsman who, I believe, is destined for greatness.
"For sure, he is an inspiration to young sportsmen even from beyond his own sport. They admire him a lot and love watching him."
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|GRILLO, Emiliano
|WATTEL, Romain
|KOEPKA, Brooks
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Richard Howes needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 37 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
We have a diagram depicting how our software system integrates to the web and other systems. Its a basic PowerPoint slide diagram.
I want to redesign it to be a much more professional diagram with a slick look for inclusion in our brochure.
This is a pretty simple job to create a slick new diagram from an existing one for a brochure we are creating.
The existing diagram is here
- A vector file is preferred, but not required
- A high resolution image file is the second best alternative
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37 comments
Nice photo. But, what exactly is going on here? I don't get it. Like a recent subject of yours (the young man standing next to a baby pram in Stockholm), this shaven-headed gentleman's sound choice in clothing, evidenced here by the DB blazer with peak lapels, seems to have petered out by the time he got to his feet. I do not understand the trendy habit of wearing 'sneakers' or 'trainers' with normal clothing. This is one of my style peeves. It's almost as if trendy shoes help such people feel they are maintaining their street credentials, IMO.
I like this; he's created a nice calibration of the dressy and the caz. Like his layering and "easy" pants.
Red light red shoe. Very urban.
I like the crinkles and wrinkles. He looks so cool & great
Ohh that jacket is awesome – especially that double layering effect.
know anything about the shoes?
what kind of shoes are those and who makes them?
A tailored, sophisticated look that's still fun thanks to the shoes and the less contstructed fit.
but then again, if I am correct in believing that CDG is an acronym for Comme des Garcons, what else could be expected?
Great jacket!
Suppose the shoes (Vans?) bring casualness but still… they're really kids' shoes…
great look, and normally i wouldn't be into chunky shoes with the outfit but the red on the heel definitely makes a difference.
i love the sneaker style saddle shoes. saddle shoes, to me, are preppy like no other and contrast nicely with the ultimate casualness of the rest of the outfit. nice!
Is he a sailor off board? Somehow this idea hit me immediately.I like his happy face.Laguna:Forget the sneakers.I´m getting a bit bored on your comments about the shoes.Let our sailor enjoy his visit on shore-please.
my envy for those shoes knows no bounds. i almost bought them three months ago, then thought "no, stop. landis, you KNOW you have too many shoes already."
now, i know there is no such thing.
the shoes!!
looks like a sea captain to me.
so youthful and hip, yet age-appropriate!
bad wearers can happen to good jackets… and someone should tell him he's in Paris not Bordeaux
Not sure why everyone is so focused on the shoes, other than there is really nothing quit edgy about his look. He looks to be a dashing enough fellow. The outfit is like any other layered casual effect, but for me there is no zing in this. I do not feel the push of the boondry or a reaching beyond convention. Maybe I am missing the point of how a Come des arcons ensemble is youthful or edgy whe Rei has been routing the same razors edge for 30 years.
c'est la
laguna: "It's almost as if trendy shoes help such people feel they are maintaining their street credentials, IMO."
I think you're on point, and this is something I do, subconsciously or consciously maybe, for this reason. and I think it's fine.
Dear Laguna,
Everyone wear's sneakers with nicer clothes theses days. Thats why there are so many fashionable, sharp cloth and rubber sneakers on the market right now. This guys shoes are not only acceptable, but stylish and cool. It's not as though he's wearing gigantic air-max gym shoes. Laguna, for a guy with the word "beach" in his username you sure are acting stiff about comfortable footwear. Do you ever have to walk or stand up?
Love the double layered effect on the Comme jacket, but I'm not sure about the sneakers. I know they've finally taken over Paris, but I prefer leather shoes for anything but exercise…
i want. i need those shoes.
Note to Landis…there is no such thing as "too many shoes"….
He's wearing casual pants, no tie, and his jacket appears to be of a casual material, and therefore I have no issues with his shoes…he's not taking this style thing too seriously. Which is refreshing.
that jacket…want it!
aren't those the marc jacobs for vans shoes? those are amazing!
I think the shoes are Comme des Garcons Homme Plus, I was looking at them in Barneys in LA a few weeks back. I think the whole look is CDG and in my opinion is very very sharp. It reminds me of early CDG shows where the runways were full of older guys looking superb in wrinkly, unstructured suiting with shards of colour coming from sneakers and t-shirts. I think the look is still totally relevant and a good alternative to the slimline Diorism still so dominant.
ah, this reminds me of when i was learning how to do my own laundry freshman year of college…
i love this guy – and i dont' even know him!
Sorry, I've tried, but I can't accept the pants.
I am in love with his look and his aura. He looks great and at perfect ease with himself. He has that casual slightly edgy but well put together look that I like.
this man looks great! look at how he pops compared to the others on the street. sart, i don't always understand why you like someone's style or why you may consider it sartorial, but i appreciate the fact that you appreciate others' fashion expression.
those of you that are dissecting these people's fashion sense are way too myopic and that tells me you don't have a true appreciation for fashion and style…way too many rules.
does anyone know for sure who the shoes are by? i desperately searched the web…but nothing…anyone?
Thanks for the comments guys.
About the shoes, CdG Homme Plus of course!
Shoes are definitely cdg. 3 colorways at Barn's right now.
This gentlemans shoes are Comme des Garcons – £230
those shoes are comme de garcons homme theyre like canvas shoes almost like common projects i know a store that sells em for about 200 US dollars
the shoes are definitely comme de garcons because they were in the Christmas UK Vogue of 2007


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The PSP's processing power has been a confusing subject since the handheld's release in 2005. There's no question that the unit is a powerful machine, capable of displaying graphics on par with—and in some cases beyond—those of the PlayStation 2. However, the unit's "true power" has always been suspect. Originally, the processor was capped to conserve battery life, only to be recently unlocked for the sake of the big games like God of War. Apparently, though, the unit's power is still being capped.
Beyond3D is reporting that though the recently-updated firmware allows software to run at 333MHz, the unit is again reduced to 222MHz when Wi-Fi is enabled. As a result, Beyond3D reasons that games with network play "could effectively be either limited to using 222MHz only during single player mode, or to using a downgraded engine and assets for multiplayer mode, which could complicate the development process."
The article goes on to speculate that this may, once again, be a precaution in place to preserve battery life. At this point, I think Sony needs to just unlock the unit completely and let it be. Adding further restrictions to the development process is not a good way to keep developers interested in the platform. Then again, I'd just settle for some new and engaging online multiplayer games. There's only so much SOCOM and Syphon Filter a man can play.