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I am looking to upgrade on Verizon in the future but do not know which platform to opt for. Windows Phone was already on my mind but I put it off and got the 9370 because the HTC Trophy was not a great option at the time. Right now I am comparing the Z10 and 8X but have no idea which to get because each seem to have their strong point but neither device has the right blend I am looking for.
I guess the question boils down to: Why do I choose WP8 over BB10 and what would I be giving up/gaining coming from OS7.1?
(bridging, native apps like BBTravel, email ease, Skype video calling, Windows 8, etc)
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Honestly, if neither device has everything you want/need why don't you consider Android or iOS?
As far as WP8 vs BB10, the fact that you are asking here instead of Crackberry tells me you are leaning to WP8 anyway.
That is where I stand. I don't know why one is better then the other. Thus my original question of what I would be giving up, gaining, or seeing in a different form instead of outright asking which is best.
EDIT: I should also mention I dislike Google's vague privacy policy for some of the more simple apps that are based on its services.
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If you are in Canada, Future shop has the BB Z10, the Nokia Lumia 920/820 and others on display. Why don't you go there and try both of them out and then you may be able to compare them against your personal likes/dislikes? That was it would be easier for you to make a decision.
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I think BB OS 10 is so different from the previous version that no former BB user will properly help you.
They redesigned the OS, they made back-end modifications on their services because servers were upgraded. It's all down to preferences, what you like.
Are you intrigued by WP8 live tiles and smoothness? Or do you like the "cards" tiles of BB 10 ?
Honestly if I were you I would think like this:
Who extensively used BB 10 till now? No one, yet. So if you are jumping to BB 10 you will be a lab rat, so to speak. If you go to WP8 you'll be a more advanced lab rat with a better immune system :))
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I own a HTC 8X and would recommend it wholeheartedly, it is in no way perfect, but its a new OS at the end of the day, it has to mature even tho it is 75% there already, like Android did when I jumped on the bandwagon 10years ago, the app store was very baron, but it exploded over the year and I can see that happening with WP8 already, definitely improving the store week by week.
I think Microsoft have got this right this time with W8P, from reading "neutral" reviews of BB10, It is being reported as "ok" whereas WP8 OS has been getting some great reviews, with the only negative really the app store which will improve over time
The HTC 8X is an absolutely gorgeous handset, sound quality when listening through headphones is the best ive heard on ANY handset, the camera is very good and the screen is amazing I am soo happy abandoning Android and moving to WP8, absolutely no regrets.
Definitely plump for WIndows Phone 8 in my opinion, but I am biased lol
I like but don't like the cards in BB10. One of the reasons being because there is no place for persistent icons or widget style entries for weather or the like. OS7.1 makes use of the notification bar in this regard and works well enough at the moment. The amount of apps obviously is not something I value so long as the few quality ones are there. The device hardware quality of WP8 is what has me interested (and with BB Z10).
Whatever the case is, I will be upgrading all three lines to one of the two platforms after learning what transitions I will have to make from an OS7.1 device. I appreciate the advice so far.
Are there any difficulties of being with WP8 and Win8 that one would have to deal with using the devices?
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Here is a thread from someone who has had a chance to use BB10 and is a former blackberry user. Maybe it will help you.
From a 920 to a BB Z10 back to a 920 in six days
Thanks for helping me decide. I have concluded that the BlackBerry Z10 is not right for me and I will wait for the Nokia 'Laser'. I chose Windows Phone over BlackBerry 10 as it seems like the most stable (read least maddening) and feature filled alternative operating system. I will continue to use my BlackBerry OS device until I see a fitting time to let it go. The Nokia hardware endorsement is what pushed me over the edge.
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With Mother's Day recently passed, I thought it fitting I talk about about Singapore's most famous non-human mother, Ah Meng, the Sumatran Orangutan.
Ah Meng, was the poster girl for Singapore's conservation efforts and tourism industry. She starred in more than 30 documentaries, including one with the legendary Steve Irwin. She also made the impression on many other famous visitors including Prince Philip, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Bo Derek- just to name a few!
Although she died in 2008, many still think of Ah Meng when they think of our Singapore Zoological Gardens. She was the star attraction at the still hugely popular Breakfast with Ah Meng (now changed to Breakfast with Wildlife since her passing) at the Zoo. Many tourists still flock to Singapore just for the experience of dining with one of these lovable creatures.
In 1992, Ah Meng became the first and only non-human recipient of the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board's (STB) Special Ambassador Award for her contributions. A special sculpture now stands proudly at the zoo in her memory.
Ah Meng didn't have an easy start in life. She was born around 1960 and smuggled from Indonesia and illegally kept as a pet until she was rescued in 1971. Despite her difficult start, her gentle nature attracted those she met, ultimately advancing the cause of conservation in her own way. Beyond her public role, Ah Meng also had four children, two males and two females named Hsing Hsing, Satria, Medan and Sayang respectively, and six grandchildren and now one great-grandson, Bino.
She was the epitome of a working mother. With a strong cause, wit and charm she influenced many people and won them over to the side of conservation.
This May, we may be celebrating our real mothers, but let's spare a thought for the millions of animal mothers out there who are working hard to look for food their babies and to keep their babies safe. Deforestation is happening at an alarming rate destroying the homes of many animal families. Orangutans are listed as endangered by the WWF with many asserting that numbers have fallen by more than 50% in the past 60 years. It is important Ah Meng's legacy live on and the message of conservation with it.`
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Dixie Carter, President of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING, tweeted the following this afternoon.
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I will be making a major announcement on IMPACT tomorrow (8/7c) This will change everything for our wrestlers, company & YOU our audience!
I have not heard what this announcement is or if it has to do with Impact the show, Impact the Zone or the fabled Lucha star, Impact the Indestructible. But since I didn�t have anything else on my mind to blog about, I thought I�d throw out a few ideas of what Dixie will announce.
Goldberg will turn heel: The last time I recall the head of a wrestling organization make a statement like this it was Eric Bischoff claiming there was going to be something to big even Vince McMahon couldn�t stop it. Then on a PPV (I forget which one and since this blog isn�t serious, I don�t care to look it up) Goldberg half-assed a heel turn that if memory serves me right, was dropped within a couple of week. I know Goldberg isn�t on the TNA roster, but when has a wrestler not been on the roster stopped TNA from promoting said wrestler. (Corey Graves just tweeted from the NXT locker room he�s still hoping for votes in the Gut Check Challenge contest)
Jeff Hardy & Hulk HoganPhoto courtesy: TNA
Hulk Hogan will challenge Jeff Hardy at Lockdown: Hogan recently claimed he wants to be TNA Champion in 2013 so why not put him in a cage match with Jeff at the next pay per view?
Impact is leaving Spike: With news coming out about the WWE Network possibly launching as a YouTube channel, and given TNA�s track record of trying to be like WWE, Dixie will announce Impact will now be seen exclusively on Ustream.
Entrance into the Impact Zone will require a ticket into Universal Studios: If I�m correct, currently people in the Universal theme park get priority access to the Impact Zone while fans can wait outside the studio in CityWalk and hope to get inside if seats are available. Starting at the next tapings, fans will only be allowed into the Zone once they�ve bought a ticket to the theme park. Also, wrestlers and staff will also have to purchase tickets to enter since Universal is revoking their worker access due to Hogan�s insistence of driving his Hulk Monster Truck to each show.
All WWE Divas will now be on Impact: Even though still under a WWE contract, Natalya Neidhart, Layla, Kaitlyn and the other WWE Divas will appear on Impact. This is not a sign of a working relationship between WWE and TNA. Simply put, Vince McMahon doesn�t care about the diva�s division and doesn�t even recognize WWE female wrestlers when he sees them. Dixie offered the Divas a chance to actually wrestle and they said yes.
TNA has bought the NWA: Going back to their roots, TNA is bringing back the NWA affiliation. The NWA territories will be rebranded as TNA shows after Panda Energy bought the rights to the organizations for $93 and two annual Universal Studios passes.
Impact will air in 3D: Fans will be able to get closer to the action as the stars of Impact Wrestling leap out of the TV screen in stunning 3D. Tazz will now appear life sized.
Impact is leaving the Impact Zone: This is the one I hope to see happen sooner rather than later. With the recent announcement of cutting back on PPVs and not holding any of the live PPVs in the Impact Zone, hopefully this means Impact on the road will soon follow.
In all seriousness, I don�t know what Dixie�s announcement will be or if I should get excited since her track record for big announcements isn�t that great. I do know TNA has been making great strides to get better and between TNA and WWE, I am more interested in what happens on Impact than I am for what happens on RAW or Smackdown. Just wish they�d strengthen then tag division and the Knockout Division. Also, either properly use the Knockout Tag Titles or get rid of them.
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B-1,BB-66 SmDtSmLt. This is one of the finest known B-1,BB-66 Small Date,Small Letter Small Eagle Dollars. Great strike, luster and color. PCGS AU58 (CAC). One or two in the condition censis statis. Highest graded PCGS for this variety. R4. Est.Pop.150-250 coins.
Q. David Bowers: The following narrative, with minor editing, is from my "Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia" (Wolfeboro, NH: Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc., 1993). Note: the Notable Specimens list should be used with caution - it has been updated in my 2013 edition of "The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars 1794-1804."
OBVERSE 4: Small date; the 9 and 6 closer together than other figures. Highest wave of hair under upright of E; second highest wave under and slightly to the right of the middle of R. End of hair tress touches innermost point of star 1 on its right, and continues slightly past it. The curly lock closest to the date barely touches the star point to the right of the innermost point of star 1 (magnification may be necessary to tell this; on BB-63 the curly lock clearly misses this star point). On BB-66, star 1 points at a denticle (on BB-63 it points to the space between two denticles). A point of star 15 points to a spot high on the drapery folds (on BB-63, it points to the middle of the drapery folds).
This obverse bears a close resemblance with that of BB-63, and specimens should be compared to it. This and the obverse die used to strike BB-61 and BB-62 were the first two obverse dies cut in 1796, and have the lower right tip of the R in LIBERTY intact.
Obverse die used to strike 1796 BB-66 only. I believe this obverse, although it was one of the first obverses made in 1796, was first used for coinage in calendar year 1798.
REVERSE B: Described under 1795 BB-51, herewith repeated: Small Eagle. Small Letters in legend. Eagle stands on clouds. Wreath is composed of a palm branch (right) and olive branch (left), the latter with seven berries. A short, prominent die scratch extends up to left from tip of right, inside leaf below (observer's) left wing. Berry under A of STATES; a quick way to identify this reverse.
Reverse die used to strike 1795 BB-51; 1796 BB-62, BB-63, and BB-66 (now relapped); 1797 BB-72; and 1798 BB-81.
Die State I: Perfect dies. Reverse die state the same as used on 1795 BB-51; no lapping yet (compare to die states of 1796 BB-63). May not exist with 1796 BB-66.
Die State II: Reverse die relapped, removing some details of the shallowest (lowest) folds in the wreath ribbon and removing about 50% of the lowest left leaf on the wreath (just below the U of UNITED). In the process, the border denticles were made smaller, and the rim, low to begin with, was nearly reduced to insignificance. This die state was also used to coin 1797 BB-72 and 1798 BB-82. As there was no longer much in the way of a protective rim on the reverse, this side of the coin wore away quickly in circulation. This is the only die state of 1796 BB-66 seen by the author. Thus, 1796 BB-66 was coined after 1796 BB-62 and BB-63. I consider it to be a strong possibility that 1796 BB-66 was coined in 1798, at or near the same time 1797 BB-72 and 1798 BB-81 were struck.
COLLECTING NOTES: I estimate that 1796 BB-66 exists to the extent of 200 to 350 pieces, most of which are in grades from well worn to VF, with a very occasional EF and an even more infrequent AU. No Mint State coins have been reported. The builders of other great collections were fortunate if they had a VF coin. Bolender's personal coin was VF, ex Primus C. Clark, 1932.
The typical 1796 BB-66 silver dollar is well centered and, if high grade, has excellent striking detail at the center of both sides. On worn specimens, the reverse details are typically less well defined than the obverse, as the reverse, lacking a satisfactory protective rim, wore away quickly. For this reason, grading of the variety is by the obverse only.
Another mystery involving early dollars is that surrounding the distribution pattern of 1796 BB-66. Why are most in lower grades as compared to, for example, 1795 BB-51?
Newman Specimen. MS-60/62. Eric Newman Collection.
Surfaces with pale gold, brown, and blue patina. Die State II.
Davis Specimen. AU-50. R. Coulton Davis. W.G . Baldenhofer; Stack's Farish-Baldenhofer Sale: 432. AJ. Ostheimer,3rd. Gilhousen Collection, Superior, 1973: 122l. "Practically Uncirculated, deeply toned but with much mint lustre, light cabinet friction in very center of reverse, many central obverse adjustment marks." Superior, 1975: 82l.
Higgins Specimen. EF-40. • Bowers and Merena, Lloyd M. Higgins, M.D. Collection, 1988:2209. Spectacular iridescent blue toning wreaths the obverse periphery, while its center is a bright golden brown. Even gray toning on the reverse, with undertones of pale gold.
Herdegen Specimen. Net VF-20 (EF-40, scratched) .. Schulman, Herdegen Collection, 1973. EF, two scratches near wing, initials "H F" scratched on reverse below wreath. Toned.
Turoff Specimen. Net VF-20 (EF-40, retooled).• Bowers and Ruddy, Julius Turoff Collection, 1976: 1079. "EF and apparently well struck, but actually reinforced by some skillful retooling on Liberty's face. Excellent rims, edges and surfaces, graced by a light gray toning."
"Colonel" E.H.R. Green - Green Estate - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & B.G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman, who paid $100.00 - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 11/2013:33501, $352,500
Dr. Hesselgesser Collection - Goldbergs 9/5/2011:5027, $63,250 - Werner Family Collection of 1796 Coinage - Stacks/Bowers 8/2012:11172, $63,250


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hello everyone i just compleeted my helmet and thought i would post a couple of pictures, tell me what you think [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]
hello everyone i just compleeted my helmet and thought i would post a couple of pictures, tell me what you think [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]
I love the contoured design of the rangefinder, that is too cool...
Did you scratchbuild the whole thing? Looks great for a custom...
Looks good bro!!! Now I see the light!!!
thanks for the feedback, i built this out of 1/16 inch thick poster board useing WOF templates but the range finder is custom
Dude, I LOVE THE FLAIR, how did you get it so wide at the bottom, it ROCKS
Its actually pretty funny, it was more or less and accident haha but i like the way it turned out
yeah, me too. It looks great, I hope my second bucket will be that wide.
You gonna do some armor next? Trash can armor is easy. The vest and flight suit etc may be more difficult/costly.
Keep up the good work.
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Actually i already have started on my armor, I have compleeted my gauntlets and hope to post a thred on those and maby some other armor I have made
Cool post a link here for us to follow when you start one.
alright, so far i have only posted the gauntlets but i will post more in the future so heres the link
just thought i would post some pix of the helmet b4 it was finished so here it is
very interesting. pretty cool.
nice job.
i just paited the dome black and i think it looks pretty good so here ya go


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2009) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team lost its fourth of five friendly matches to host Brazil, 1-3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 18-25) on Saturday in Uberlandia.
The team will play their final match on Saturday at 6 a.m. PDT.
Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) led the U.S. Men with 17 points on 16 kills and one ace. Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) added 12 points on 12 kills. Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) totaled nine points on seven kills, one block and one ace. Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) tallied eight points on five kills, two blocks and one ace.
Brazil's Mauricio Borges Almeida e Silva led all scorers with 19 points.
The U.S. Men completed 47 of 110 kill attempts (43 percent) with six errors and 10 blocked hits. Jablonsky led the way, completing 16 of 29 kill attempts (55 percent) with one error and four blocked hits. Brazil completed 62 of 115 kill attempts (54 percent) with 11 errors and five blocked hits.
Brazil out-blocked the United States 10-5 and had five aces while the U.S. Men had four.
The United States had 73 percent positive and 42 percent excellent receptions, led by Lotman who was 85 percent positive and 52 percent excellent on 27 attempts with no errors. Touzinsky was 82 percent positive and 56 percent excellent with two errors on 11 attempts.
Among other U.S. scorers, Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored seven points on five kills and two blocks. Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) added two points on two kills and Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) totaled one point on an ace.
U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) started outside hitters Anderson, Jablonsky and Salmon, Hein and Holmes at middle blocker, Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) at setter and Alfee Reft (Oxnard, Calif.) at libero. Touzinsky started the second set for Salmon and started the rest of the match.
Hoff, David Smith (Saugus, Calif.), Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) all played as substitutes.
The U.S. Men jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set, thanks to a kill by Holmes and a kill and a block from Lotman. They led 8-4 at the first technical timeout (TTO). Brazil came out of the break and scored three straight points to pull to within one. Knipe called timeout and a Brazil service error kept the United States up by two. Team USA maintained the lead until it was 14-12 and Brazil scored on two straight U.S. errors to tie the score. The teams battled back and forth and Brazil led 16-15 at the second TTO. With the scored tied at 17s, Brazil scored three straight points to take a 20-17 lead. Brazil reached set point first at 24-20. A Jablonsky kill made it 24-21 before Mauricio ended the set with a kill.
The teams were tied at 3-3 to open the second set when Brazil scored three straight points on two kills and an ace to lead 6-3 and continue to lead 8-5 at the first TTO despite three kills from Touzinsky, a kill from Lotman and an ace by Hein. Brazil continued to lead at 13-11 when Team USA scored two straight points to tie the score. Brazil reached the second TTO first at 16-15, but Team USA tied it on a Brazilian error. Brazil took a 17-16 lead on a U.S. service error, but the United States came back with two straight points on kill by Holmes and Jablonsky to take the 18-17 lead. Brazil scored the next two points on a U.S. error and a kill to go up 19-18. Knipe called timeout and Touzinsky tied the score with a kill. But Brazil scored the next two points on a kill and a block. Holmes responded with a kill, and then came out of the match for Hoff, who had an ace to tie the score. But Brazil responded with two straight kills for a 23-21 lead. A Jablonsky kill made it 23-22, but Brazil reached set point with a Mauricio kill and a second Mauricio kill ended the set.
The score was tied 4-4 in the third set when the U.S. Men scored three straight points on a kill from Jablonsky, a Brazil error and a Holmes block to take a 7-4 lead. Brazil called timeout and the United States responded with a service error. But a Holmes kill gave the U.S. Men the 8-5 lead at the first TTO. Brazil came out of the break and scored on two straight kills before a Jablonsky kill kept the U.S. lead at two. Team USA led 16-15 at the second TTO. Brazil tied the score at 16s, but the U.S. Men scored two straight points to go ahead 18-16. Brazil called timeout and scored on a kill. Team USA responded with two straight kills from Hein and Jablonsky to go ahead 20-17. With the United States leading 21-19, it scored three straight points on two kills from Touzinsky and a Brazil error to reach set point. Brazil scored three straight points on two U.S. errors and an ace before Lotman gave Team USA its second set victory in the series with a kill.
Brazil held an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the fourth set and extended it to 9-6 before the United States scored two straight points on kills by Jablonsky and Touzinsky. Brazil called timeout, but the U.S. Men tied the score on Lotman's ace. Brazil responded with two straight kills to re-take the lead. Team USA scored on a Brazil error, but Brazil scored two more points on U.S. errors to go ahead 14-11. Brazil held a 16-14 lead at the second TTO then scored two more points on a kill and a block. A Jablonsky kill pulled the U.S. to within three, but Brazil used another 3-0 run to lead 21-15. The United States scored twice on kill by Jablonsky and Touzinsky, but Brazil scored two more points. Brazil reached match point at 24-18 on a U.S. error, then won the match with a block.
View a photo gallery from the match on the web site of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation.
U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team
Tour of Brazil
U.S. Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
4 Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
8 Andy Hein (MB, 611, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
9 Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
11 Robert Tarr (Opp, 6-6, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Long Beach State)
12 C Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
19 Alfee Reft (L, 5-10, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai'i)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Competition Schedule and Results
Sept. 22: Brazil def. USA, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21
Sept. 23: Brazil def. USA, 25-19, 31-29, 25-15
Sept. 25: Brazil def. USA, 25-23, 30-28, 25-17
Sept. 26: Brazil def. USA, 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-18
Sept. 27 in Uberlandia, 10 a.m. local, 6 a.m. PT


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Arguments for mitigation are rather like those for turning the water off in an overflowing tub before mopping.temperature, rainfall, and sea level rise, it is unlikely that we can "promote ecosystem resiliency" or adapt to such changes with "no regrets," as some have suggested. On the contrary, ecological resilience and biological diversity will almost surely decline as climatic changes now underway accelerate, and going forward we will surely have a great many regrets — chiefly of the "why did we not do more to stop it earlier" sort.
Adaptation targets will often move faster than we can anticipate as climate disruption becomes manifest.smokestacks, the climate change-driven weather effects we now see are being caused by emissions that occurred in the late 1970s. What is in store 30 years ahead when the forcing effects of our present 387 parts per million of CO2 are manifest? Or further out when, say, the warming and acidifying effects of 450 parts per million of CO2 — or higher — on the oceans have significantly diminished their capacities to absorb carbon? No one knows for certain, but trends in predictive climate science suggest that they will be much worse than once thought.
In the real world of procrastination, denial, and politics, anything like thorough adaptation is unlikely.anything like thorough adaptation is unlikely. Rather, it will be piecemeal, partial, sometimes counterproductive, wasteful, temporary, and — ultimately — largely ineffective. In contrast, measures pressing energy efficiency and renewable energy, as complicated as they are, will be much more straightforward, measurable, and achievable. And they have the advantage of resolving the causes of the problem, which has to do with anthropogenic changes to the carbon cycle.
The emission of greenhouse gases will continue to rise beyond the point at which humans could ever adapt.climate destabilization. That fantasy is rapidly coming to an end. According to NASA's James Hansen, we must move decisively to return CO2 levels to 300 or 350 parts per million. If we wait too long to prevent climate change, we will — perhaps sooner than later — create conditions beyond the reach of any conceivable adaptive measures. With sea level rise now said to be on the order of one to two meters by 2100, for example, we cannot save many low-lying places and species we would otherwise prefer to save. And sea levels and temperatures will not stabilize until long after the year 2100.


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Alright today was a sucess with my pizza, my boss said it was perfect and told me to continue practicing and he would see what he could due in terms of me moving up. the only thing i dont like about this particular shop is they dont have a lot of toppings to choose from so speciality pizzas are limited
Heres a BBQ Chicken Pizza i did earlier this week. unfortunately my boss is starting to get mad by the amount of pizzas ive been attempting so im probably not going to get as much practice in, but i think my technique down so thats a plus@bob lol yeah i dont think thats a good idea, in the first month that i have been wokring for them, it looks like they are real arrogant and anal about their food(truth is that its not that good). we were talking about sauces(they brought it up) and was giving ideas, and they just rolled their eyes, they dont let you touch anything.
Thanks bob for the support, I was pissed off all day when they told me that,but its good I have another job on side(my last job is waiting for me to come back already talked to them today ) its only a matter of time


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5/17/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
With this gospel reading occurring during this days of waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit, we can see how important Peter's resolute commitment to Christ really was. It would be easy to leave early for fear of the persecution that they were already experiencing. It would also be easy to leave simply because nothing has happened. Today would be the eighth day of tarrying and for what? They really had no clue what being "baptized with the Holy Spirit" would be like. Maybe it had already happened. Who knows? The key will be Peter's now-unwavering commitment to follow Christ, no matter what.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
5/17/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Peter, Jesus, love, agape, phileo, Upper Room, Pentecost, Ascension, Fr Randy Sly
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - In the world of marketing there's a phrase you hear a lot nowadays - over-promise and under-deliver. Eager to please, it is easy to make a promise upon which there will be little or at-best insufficient follow-through. Not only is this a problem with some overly optimistic business moguls. It seemed also to be a pre-Pentecost issue for the Apostle Peter.
Perhaps the most powerful example happens in the Upper Room when Peter assures our Lord that he would always remain faithful. In response, Jesus tells the apostle that not only will he deny him but do it three times. When it actually happens, Peter is devastated.
In his early post-resurrection appearances, neither Peter nor Jesus makes anything of this denial. It was not referenced and Peter was among the first to see the resurrected Christ. It still must have haunted him, however. As the leader of the apostolic company, he had done exactly the opposite of what he declared publicly.
We cut now to John 21, when Jesus was with his disciples in Galilee. Peter and the others had gone fishing while awaiting the resurrected Lord. When they see him, he had fixed a beachside breakfast for them all.
After breakfast, Jesus focuses his attention on the sturdy fisherman. What he does next, with all intention, is used to restore the special connection he has with this apostle. Three times he asks Peter is he loves him. Three times he receives the affirmation "yes." Jesus then tells him to feed his sheep.
Much has been made of this exchange, as it is recorded in the Greek text. Whatever words in Aramaic that were used by the two along the Sea of Galilee, John's Greek text makes a strong case - at least in some minds - of a major distinction in the exchange.
Two times Jesus asks if Peter loves him using the word "agape," which is the word for love that connotes divine love or a love, which demands no love in return. Two times Peter responds using a different word for love, "phileo" which indicates a more filial type of love.
Then in the final exchange, Jesus uses the term phileo as does Peter. As Monsignor Charles Pope of the Archdiocese of Washington wrote a few years ago, there are two major schools of thought - one that embraces the changes as being significant and the other, which sees no real difference. Both of these, as he points out, vigorously hold to their positions.
He also made the observation that if you put 17 theologians in a room, you'd end up with 17 variations, none completely agreeing with the other. This would also be quite true.
If we were to adopt the first point of view (one that I tend to embrace), St. John - who was there by the way and witnessed the exchange - was showing an interesting distinction between the old and new Peter. Peter did not over-promise by indicating a quality of divine love for Jesus, but rather chose to remain more humble in acknowledging what he knew to be true; he had a strong filial love, to go any further would be irresponsible, particularly based on his previous behavior.
Jesus, then, was able to meet his follower at the point of honestly and ask for a commitment that could be honored. No more over-promising, Peter was affirmed and reconciled as our Lord said, "Follow me."
This moment of truth became the link to a future that Peter could never have imagined..
Follow me to the Upper Room
Just prior to the Ascension of Jesus, he told his disciples not to depart Jerusalem but to wait for "the promise of the Father," the Holy Spirit who was to come upon them.
After our Lord ascended into heaven, the disciples returned to Jerusalem and the Upper Room where they had been staying. It was there that Peter initiated the selection of a replacement for Judas Iscariot, the lot falling on Matthias.
The rest of the time they waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. No time limit had been given, the instruction was simple - wait.
With this gospel reading occurring during this decade of days, we can see how important Peter's resolute commitment to Christ really was. It would be easy to leave early for fear of the persecution that they were already experiencing. It would also be easy to leave simply because nothing has happened.
Today would be the eighth day of tarrying and for what? They really had no clue what being "baptized with the Holy Spirit" would be like. Maybe it had already happened. Who knows?
Follow Me to Your Baptism in the Holy Spirit
In just a few days we will be celebrating the Feast of Pentecost. What now is commemorated as the birthday of the Church and the coming of the Holy Spirit was previously a major Jewish feast - Shavuot, which took place 50 days after Passover.
A celebration of the early harvest as well as the giving of the Law of Moses, Pentecost was a type and shadow of what was to come after Christ's ascension. Peter and the rest of the disciples knew the feast was coming but had no idea God had a plan for it that particular year.
When the Holy Spirit came upon the twelve and endued them with power, Peter's "phileo" became "agape" in an instant. Those watching were immediately engaged by the Apostle, whose stirring message brought three thousand into the Church.
Peter's agape not only put him out front but became a holy magnet of love to those who were, as Jesus once said, "harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd." From that day on things were different.
Follow Me to Your Chair
We are now in our second millennium following Pentecost. Peter's agape still is alive in the Church today through his successor, our Holy Father, the clergy and the faithful who continue to offer themselves to him. We are all united to Christ and His Body on Earth through the Chair of St. Peter.
It is easy today for us to also over-promise and under-deliver, when it comes to our faith. During Lent some of us made great declarations regarding spiritual formation we would add to our lives, abstinences we would continue or mortifications we would undertake.
During Easter we may be chafing under the weight of these unfulfilled promises. Here, as we also await the great Feast of Pentecost, let us be assured that our Lord's third call to us is the same as to St. Peter - "Do you 'phileo' me?"
When we say "Yes, Lord, we 'phileo' you, we are placing ourselves honestly before the One who can do "exceedingly abundantly beyond what we can ask or think, according to the power that is at work in us." With the grace of God through His Sacraments and presence of the Holy Spirit, we can go on to do amazing things for the Lord.
Father Randy Sly is the Associate Editor of Catholic Online and a priest with the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (http://usordinariate.org) established by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, through the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. He is currently the chaplain of the St. John Fisher Ordinariate Community, a priest in residence at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and Director of Pro-Life Activities for the Ordinariate. He is a popular speaker for parishes, apostolates and organizations.
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With two campuses, a roster of about 15,000 students and a remarkable range of educational, experiential, cultural and political offerings, the American Jewish University instantly becomes one of the largest and most unique Jewish educational institutions in the country.
The merger allows Brandeis to expand an educational mission that for years has been stagnating under the weight of financial insecurity and struggling lay leadership. It also allows the UJ to reintroduce itself to a local community that can't seem to shake the image of UJ as a lower-tier university affiliated with the Conservative movement. As American Jewish University, it hopes to emphasize its pluralistic identity and the non-academic educational and cultural offerings that in fact form a much larger part of the institution than the graduate and undergraduate schools.
In its new configuration, these two Jewish academies hope not only to boost their California image, but to raise a national profile with an organization that now includes graduate and undergraduate schools, a rabbinic school, two overnight camps, kosher conference and retreat facilities, an extensive listing of adult courses, a commitment to the arts, Israel programming -- and 2,800 acres in the Santa Susana mountains that include a working farm with goats, horses, chickens, cows and some crops.
"This is an important move in the direction of centralizing resources and talent in the Jewish community," said David Myers, director of the Center for Jewish Studies at UCLA. "If we assume that Jewish literacy is an important ingredient in Jewish survival and continuity -- and we educators believe it is -- this could be a significant development in reinvigorating the cultural landscape of L.A. Jewry."
The boards of both the UJ and BBI quietly approved the merger last week and are expected to have signed the closing contract this week, which according to California law will take effect 20 days after closing.
Under the new structure the two organizations will combine all assets and liabilities into the new American Jewish University, which will include the Familian Campus in Bel Air and the 2,800-acre BBI Campus in Simi Valley. They will have a combined operating budget of $25 million, $80 million in endowment, and land assets estimated to be in the high tens of millions of dollars. BBI has long been touted as the largest Jewish-owned property outside Israel.
The two boards will merge, with UJ chairperson and businessman Peter Lowy as president and Linda Gross, BBI's chairperson, on the executive committee. UJ President Robert Wexler will continue as president, and most BBI programs will fall under the Department of Continuing Education currently run by the UJ and headed by Gady Levy. Gary Brennglass, executive director of BBI, will oversee operations and facilities, possibly at both campuses. Initially, all staff members will be retained and blended.
BBI's two flagship programs -- Camp Alonim, with about 1,200 kids and staffers in the summer, and BCI, a four-week institute for college-aged adults -- will retain their own advisory boards within the board of the American Jewish University.
The UJ has operated in the black for the last several years, and UJ Chairperson Lowy, the CEO of mall giant The Westfield Group, says BBI's financial troubles are moderate, and neither a deterrent nor a surprise -- all financial, environmental, legal and other issues of both organizations have been fully disclosed. There is no major issue of deferred maintenance on the property, says Lowy, and American Jewish University is committed to investing capital in improving the BBI campus, starting with helping Camp Alonim wrap up a $6.5 million campaign to build a new dining hall, which already has raised about $4 million.
Brandeis' Best Option
BBI, a camp and conference facility that both runs its own retreat programs and rents the facility out, approached UJ about the merger last June, not out of desperation or distress, leaders say, but out of a desire to liberate itself from constant struggle and to grow to the full potential its vision and assets imply.
"We could have continued doing what we were doing on our own, but we couldn't do it big," said Brandeis chairperson Linda Gross (see story page 16). "It would take a long time to build the infrastructure and the financial support to grow, and this offers us an opportunity to be so much more to this community."
Some wonder whether the larger institution will simply swallow BBI, spelling the end of a patented approach to experiential Jewish education.
"Clearly this is a great coup for UJ," said Gary Tobin, president of the San Francisco-based Institute for Jewish and Community Research. "In any corporate structure when you do something like this, one identity emerges more strongly than the other, and clearly the UJ is the stronger of those identities ... I know what Brandeis would like to hear, but this sounds more like an acquisition than a merger to me."
Gross, a Harvard MBA who worked at McKinsey and Company consulting, acknowledges that this is not a merger of equals, but she insists it is not an acquisition. She said she is confident that BBI's vision and programs will reach greater numbers, and that more people will make their way to the BBI campus.
But she also acknowledges that this might be difficult for BBI's multigenerational following of passionate and loyal supporters.
"There is a question of giving up our independence and giving up our identity, and there is an emotional loss that this is not going to be the Brandeis-Bardin Institute anymore. But it will always be the Brandeis-Bardin campus; it will always be that same place, that method, those programs. This is something people are going to have to get comfortable with," she said. "I hope that people see this was a courageous thing."
A merger at this level is unusual in the Jewish organizational world, where institutional egos and a tendency to over-process make cooperation rare. But this idea arrived at a time when both institutions were ready for change.
Even then, it may not have happened without the confluence of business minds at the top lay and professional spots at both organizations: Gross and Lowy are businesspeople, UJ's Wexler has an MBA (as well as a doctorate and is ordained as a rabbi), and Brandeis director Brennglass, who is also president of the Jewish Federation's Valley Alliance, headed a packaging company for years before he retired into Jewish organizational life.
Lowy is credited with making sure not only that the transactional details were solid, but that momentum stayed strong, so that the deal was completed in about seven months.
"Melding the Jewish community world with business ideas needs to be done, otherwise you will never get anything done in the community and you can't move forward in the 21st century," Lowy said.
A Long Decline
While the merger may not have arisen out of an immediate crisis, it stems from BBI operating at a deficit and struggling through leadership crises for many years.
"We have been reaching toward what we had hoped for for many years, but we have never really been able to formulate a consistent vision with consistent leadership and the resources necessary to move forward," said Richard Gunther, a past president who has been involved in Brandeis for 50 years. "To me, this is a new beginning, and I hope that this new institution will be able to carry that vision forward."
He credits Gross' courage and her ability to blend business acumen with a passion for Jewish living.
Still, the path to the merger has been difficult.
"It's something I don't think anyone envisioned, because we've always been very independent," said Joseph Wapner, who, with his wife Mickey, has been involved with BBI for about 50 years. "But I think it is going to turn out to be better for both institutions."
BBI's challenges began soon after the 1976 death of Shlomo Bardin, who founded the institute with Justice Louis Brandeis in 1941 in New Hampshire and moved it to Simi Valley in 1947.
Bardin wanted to build a living laboratory for Judaism, where the experience of nature, culture and links to a rich heritage and broad family could inspire not only passion, but an ability to see one's role in the world through a Jewish lens.
Bardin was an effective leader and visionary, but he also did little to separate his personality from the institution and never groomed a successor. While some professional leaders have stepped up with admirable ability -- Dennis Prager, Deborah Lipstadt, Alvin Mars and Rabbi Lee Bycel all had success in various arenas as directors -- no one has been able to match Sholmo Bardin's sustained leadership.
The institute continued to hold fast to Bardin's mission and strategy, even as the surrounding greater Los Angeles Jewish community changed, with organizations such as the Skirball Cultural Center, UJ and many others taking up and then usurping BBIs' forte of offering non-synagogue programs focused on multiple entryways to Judaism.
Yet, even with those struggles, the camp programs continued to grow and continued to change people's lives. Brandeis still had its land and offered unique outdoor experiences that inevitably touched and pulled in anyone who walked down the pepper-tree lined roads, which are surrounded by golden hills and modestly dotted with discrete yet warm and welcoming structures. Notable is the House of the Book hilltop sanctuary, the venue for legendary adult education, which is often leased for b'nai mitzvah, weddings and other occasions.
As the years went by, BBI fell into increasing trouble. The acreage continuously required serious maintenance, especially so after it was hit hard by the Northridge quake in 1994 and then a costly brush fire in September 2005 that charred 1,500 acres and damaged the House of the Book.
The board was bloated -- people who loved BBI never wanted to leave -- and the trustees tended to micromanage, according to insiders. Conflicts over prioritizing programs -- Alonim, BCI, adult education, the arts -- made leadership difficult.
Camp Alonim is the only program with positive cash flow, though it has not been enough to sustain the rest of the operations. According to insiders, BBI has sold off swaths of land -- as much as 400 acres -- to make up for an ever-present budget deficit.
In the last eight years, three top professionals have left -- Mars, Bycel and Rabbi Isaac Jeret.
The last one was a particularly devastating blow, when Jeret -- whom the board hoped could pull the institution up and lead it with vision -- left for a pulpit in 2005 after just ten months.
Brennglass, who had been a lay leader for decades at Brandeis, came out of retirement from a successful business career to become Brandeis' professional director of operations under Jeret, then took on the position of executive director when Jeret left. As a result, for the first time Brandeis did not have an educator at the helm.
"Gary and I pushed hard to say the answer is not just 'lets find a new leader,'" said Gross, who became chairperson at the beginning of Jeret's term. "The answer is let's take a look at who we are and what we can do and get ourselves in the strongest position we can."
They did that first through restructuring the board, which had an unwieldy 72 directors. Gross divided the group into a non-voting board of trustees and a voting board of 25 people.
Then they hired an outside firm to conduct a strategic assessment.
One of the recommendations that came out of the assessment in January 2006, was to merge with another organization, but the board opted for a different option -- growing the program and making it better. Alonim improved its facilities and its marketing. BCI added a two-week track for 24-to- 32 year olds, in addition to its traditional four-week session for 18-to-26 year olds. Brennglass worked on improving operations.
But Gross says after seven months it became clear this wouldn't be enough. "We felt like we weren't going to catapult ourselves into something really different and bigger, with way more impact," Gross said.
A Merger Proposed
That was when Wapner brought up the idea of merging with UJ. Wapner -- of "People's Court" fame -- had become acquainted with Wexler after he had attended two intimate lunches of a sort that Wexler holds regularly with UJ supporters.
"I was impressed tremendously with Bob Wexler and his vision about pluralism," Wapner said. "Brandeis has always been a pluralistic institution, and after one of those lunches I said to myself, 'I think Brandeis ought to get together with UJ.'"
Over the past six years, UJ has increased its continuing education department to reach about 10,000 people annually. UJ's focus on cultural as well as academic Jewish experiences seemed to overlap with Brandeis' mission.
And UJ is in a strong position today. It eliminated an operating deficit of $1 million in the 1990s and, under Wexler's leadership, increased the endowment from $5 million to $80 million. The school has added a performing arts program, think tanks and built a new student center, conference facilities and library.
In June 2006, Wapner floated the merger concept by a receptive Wexler, then brought it to Gross.
After some initial conversations among a small group, the idea was brought to both boards in August, and Brandeis and UJ created merger committees to explore the options.
Board members had initial concerns about UJ's commitment to pluralism and whether this would mean that BBI's identity would be lost. Through many hours of open conversation with UJ and BBI leadership, and through private meetings with Wexler, most board members came away excited about the prospect of being able to grow under able leadership.
But some board members remained wary. They say once the merger was on the table, it became a question of how, not whether, the merger would take place.
Adam Weiss, a 28-year-old Alonim and BCI alumnus, who was a member of the merger committee, said he tried to create a two-pronged approach by exploring with other board members BBI'a history, vision and purpose, and presenting other options.
"That conversation was going on, but at a certain point, the merger conversation got louder and louder, and then it got faster and faster, and it began, deliberately or not, to crowd out everything else," said Weiss, general counsel for Cornerstone OnDemand.
Others simply didn't like the outcome, feeling that BBI was selling itself short and giving away its most valuable asset -- the land.
"They're calling this a merger, but I would stop calling it that. This is an acquisition," said Bernard Lax, whose family donated the money for BBI's administrative building in the 1990s. His parents, siblings and children have all been involved in BBI for decades, but Lax says he thinks this might be end of his connection.
"It's very difficult to take 50 years of history and put it in the hands of someone else and explain to them why it is important," Lax said. "The fantastic thing about Brandeis is that no matter what changes in the world, certain things don't change, and that is a plus. ... Some might just call that nostalgia, but I call it a connection to the past."
But most other board members are confident that the UJ leadership gets what Brandeis is about and will continue -- and expand -- its traditions. They say BBI -- the place, the idea, the vision -- is too strong and too important to be absorbed.
"If this were the end of an era, I don't think I would have voted for it," said BBI board member Elaine Gill.
Gill met her husband at BBI, and two of their four sons met their wives there, as well.
"I feel it is an expansion, and that we will complement and respect each other," she said.
It seems that most board members agree with Gill. While BBI's final board tally is confidential, the bylaws require an 80 percent majority, meaning that at most, five of the 25 members could have dissented.
A Natural Match
Something BBI board members realized early in the negotiations is that the missions of the two organizations are surprisingly close and complementary. BBI brings an experiential and cultural approach to infusing a love for Judaism -- "to touch and to teach," is the motto. UJ, in addition to being a university, seeks to foster intellectual growth and debate and enhance Jewish life through education and the arts.
Both organizations are aggressively pluralistic and not affiliated with any denomination -- a fact that may come as a surprise to much of the Jewish community. While UJ includes the Conservative Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies, the rest of the organization is transdenominational. The merger and renaming offers UJ the chance to reintroduce itself to the community.
"One of the attractions of the merger, frankly, is precisely the pluralistic nature of Brandeis-Bardin. We've been trying very hard to explain to the community, with mixed success, that this is who we've been now for the past 16 years," said UJ president Wexler.
The idea for UJ was conceived by Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist movement. Kaplan wanted to bring into fruition his concept of Judaism as a civilization -- where religious dogma and observance are secondary to culture, nationalism, history and a connection to Jewish heritage. His vision was carried out when the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York, and the Bureau of Jewish Education in Los Angeles founded the University of Judaism in 1947.
While the faculty mostly came from Conservative backgrounds, the university has always had a pluralistic approach, Wexler says, and there was nothing officially Conservative about the institution until 1971, when it opened a pre-ordination track connected to JTS. When Wexler became president in 1992, he pushed hard to make the university's pluralistic identity come to the fore. A Blended Program
Not only the history, but the programs and logistics of the two institutions seem complementary.
There is already crossover among the two institutions' donors and lay leaders. While the UJ is busy all year and quiet in the summer, summer is busy season for BBI. The American Jewish University will now have facilities and faculty available for community conferences and retreats, as well as lifecycle events, year round.
UJ, an urban campus on 28 acres, has little space to grow, while BBI has ample open space and natural beauty on its Santa Susana Mountains campus.
And that campus suddenly finds itself closer to a large Jewish population, with communities flourishing in places like Thousand Oaks and Agoura.
Now, people in the Conejo Valley will have access to UJ programming 20 minutes away.
For the UJ, the boon is being able to market to a whole new population, and to optimize program offerings -- the same lecturer, same advertising, two locations. It will not only up revenues, but bring the product to more people.
For BBI, it means more Jews will come down Peppertree Lane.
BBI's college program, BCI, will offer college credit. UJ's "Making Marriage Work" seminar can tempt couples with a new-marrieds' weekend at Brandeis. Both organizations are confident that the two camps that now fall under American Jewish University -- Camp Alonim and Camp Ramah -- have different enough characters and target populations that they will not be competitive.
While UJ owns Ramah's 225 acres in Ojai, Ramah has its own board and fiscal independence. Camp Alonim, which has always operated with BBI as a parent organization, will continue to have an advisory board within the American Jewish University board. And though some BBI board members felt this move imperiled Alonim's integrity, camp director Jordanna Flores believes the structure will retain the camp's programmatic independence and open more resources.
Gross notes that only about 150 of the 2,800 acres (about 4.5 square miles) are currently utilized, so possibilities abound -- a home for the aging, fulfilling Bardin's vision of a prep school, perhaps an Orthodox summer camp and a center for the arts.
UJ chairperson Lowy envisions someday -- maybe in 25 years -- moving the undergraduate campus out to Simi Valley and building an institution that will attract thousands of students, rather than the 150 undergraduates UJ has today.
"From my point of view that is the real attraction -- that we can create the foundation for the next group of people to come along and do something we couldn't physically do," Lowy said.
That, perhaps is the greatest benefit of this union, leaders says: The unfettered imagining now possible, with UJ's new access to BBI's space and a heritage of programs, and Brandeis' replenished pool of funding and leadership.
"Every year we worry, 'am I going to make the budget, am I going to be able to fix up the facilities.' It's hard to operate with that level of tightening the belt all the time," Gross said. "We've been in that mode for a long time, and to be out of that and to be able to build and dream again, is liberating."
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Overnight accommodations include 13 Conestoga covered wagons with double mattresses (sleeps 2 comfortably). Each wagon is uniquely named after a historical wagon trail, displaying that trails heritage. They are equipped with an electric lantern, bedding, and a bench seat. Inside the Lodge, we have 5 rooms that are set up dormitory style with two sets of bunk beds (single bed on top with a double bed on bottom). These rooms are each named after well known cattle breeds in the West, and can accommodate couples or families nicely. The Lodge also has a 1,700 square foot deck, and has become a very popular place to sleep under the amazing starlight sky. We can accommodate 45 overnight guests comfortably, and with advanced notice, can arrange for groups as large as 60. We can easily accommodate much larger day groups, not requiring sleeping accommodations.
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The following articles were written to fulfill requirements for CAP II certification.
Helping Your Team Handle the Pressure by Kim Martinez, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Five Keys to Building a Strong Customer Service Environment for Your Team/Club by Roy Millsap, Williamsburg, Va.
Coach in the Making by Rob Pichardo, West Nyack, N.Y.
Parent FAQ by Andrea Buckner, Lancaster, PA, CAP II February 10, 2013
Tears of Joy by Roger J. Flores, Cub Director/Head Coach & Founder of Sportslife Juniors -- Gender Differences for Coaching Training
Ownership and Work Ethic in Your Athletes by Christine Mooberry, Head Volleyball Coach, Montreat College
The Lost Art of Shot-Making by Chris Larson, Giving Hitters Additional Tools for Terminating the Ball
Choosing Coaches for Young Athletes by Evgeniya B. Kirk of Ozark Juniors VBC
Motivating Young Athletes by Stephanie Hill, Jonesboro, Ark.
Time Out on the Court by Dennis Belaire, Wixom, Mich.
Give Credit Where Credit is Due by Catherine Pottle, Peoria, Ariz.
Recipe for a Setter by Peggy Kane-Hopton, West Chester, Pa.
So You Want to be a Great Defender? by Carla Anderton, Collierville, Tenn.
The Benefits of Cross Training by Casey Flynn, Corpus Christi, Texas
Traditions by Doris Salazar
Drill Design & Player Abilities: Developing the Higher-Level High School Program by JT Spanos
Opponent Analysis and Scouting by Jeff Rotondo (Pa.)
Intangibles and Taking Heat by Jason Seaford (Virginia Beach, Va., Beach Elite VBC)
A Coach and a Parent by Darrin Matthies (Badger Region FC Elite)
Developing Complete Players by Sami Bullion (Dallas, Texas - Ace VBC - North Texas Region)
Volleyball: The Ultimate Life Sport by Curt Larkin (Johnson VBC, Iowa Region)
Establishing and Maintaining an Effective Coaching Mindset by Corey Radford (Inland VBC, Florida Region)
From Competitive to Competing by Carrick Patterson (Colorado College Asst. Coach, Rocky Mountain Region)
Mentoring Young Coaches by Kayla Smith (HP Pipeline Coach, North Country Region)
Coming of Age: Youth Volleyball by Steven Antes (Easley, SC./ SRA Volleyball, Palmetto RVA)
Wash Scoring by Tom Tait (CAP Cadre, Former Penn State Men's & Women's Head Coach)
When Coaching and Teaching Collide: Treating the Court Like a Classroom by Tony Oldani
Breaking Through Intimidation of Coaching by Jahrae Hampton (Denver, CO)
Arcs and Angles by John Beckett (Ann Arbor, MI)
The Benefits of Cross Training by Casey Flynn (Corpus Christi, TX)
Drill Design and Implementation: Guiding Principles to Creating YOUR Drills by Christopher Wakefield
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Deputies on Tuesday responded to Stebbins Road in the town of Hanover for a report of a car accident. Investigation revealed that a 17-year-old female from Silver Creek was operating the vehicle westbound on Stebbins Road and lost control of the vehicle, which struck a stump and some small trees. The vehicle then rolled and came to rest on its wheels in a lawn. The driver was transported by a private vehicle to Lakeshore Hospital with minor injuries. It appeared that speed not safe for conditions contributed to the accident.
Deputies on Dec. 31 were investigating a reported burglary on North Erie Street in the village of Mayville. During their investigation they discovered the possible entry into a residence. A subsequent search of the residence by a K-9 dog found two juveniles hiding within the residence. A 16-year-old male was issued an appearance ticket for trespassing and will appear in Town of Chautauqua Court at a later date. Police say the juveniles were not involved in the initial burglary reported.
George B. Varner, 45, of Columbia was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. Deputies on Dec. 25 arrested Varner after causing a disturbance at the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca. He was told to leave the casino but later returned and continued to use loud vulgar language toward deputies and security. Varner was arraigned at City of Salamanca Court and posted bail to return at a later date.
Justin Pelsey, 20, of McAllister Road, Fredonia, was arrested Dec. 28 for unlawful possession of marijuana. Troopers said Pelsey was stopped in his vehicle for having an inadequate turn signal in town of Pomfret. He will answer the charges in Town of Pomfret Court on Jan. 8.


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Americas' Records Come Crashing Down on Day One of the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials - Track & Field
Teammates Casey Tibbs (San Diego, Calif./San Antonio, Texas) and Jeff Skiba (Chula Vista, Calif./Sammamish, Wash.) followed in second (4,323 points) and third place (4,088 points), respectively.
Day one of competition also saw several of the Americas' records (include records from both North and South America) fall. Carlos Leon (Birmingham, Ala./N. Lauderdale, Fla.) topped the current Americas' record (7.34m) in the men's F52 shot put by launching his best pitch of the day with 7.98m.
Teammate Matthew Brown (Idalou, Texas) also bested the current Americas' record (43.39m) in the men's F54 discus by throwing 44.77m.
Thrower Robyn Stawski (Tampa, Fla.) also set to new Americas' records, a feat that she says proves that hard work does pay off.
"Training and working everyday - that's my life," says Stawski. "I've been working really hard and giving it everything I've got. Competing at the 2007 Parapan Ams was a real eye-opener for me. It confirmed what I wanted to do, and with the help of my new coach, I've been able to really dedicate myself and adapted my workouts and it's paying off."
Stawski's new Americas' records are in the women's F33 shot put, with a throw of 5.67m (previous 5.45m), and the women's F33 discus with 12.93m (previous 11.78m).
In today's racing action, Amanda McGrory (Kennett Square, Pa./Champaign, Ill.), who set a new world record (11:29.95) in the women's T53 5,000m just last month at the Swiss Racing Series in Ibach, proved that the 105-degree heat was no match for her. She finished the 5,000m in 12:04.56 in first, followed by teammate Cheri Blauwet (Menlo Park, Calif.) in a close second with 12:04.71.
"It felt good - the Arizona heat makes the 5,000m a challenge, but it felt good," said McGrory. "Cheri and I worked together on and off through each lap. While the pressure's on to do well, we both knew that we needed to hit a certain time and worked with each other to get there."
McGrory also took the women's T53 800m with a final time of 1:52.49.
Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.) won the women's T54 800m final in 1:50.93, beating her closest opponent by over three full seconds.
In the men's T54 5,000m action, Joshua George (Champaign, Ill.) continued his dominance on the track, finishing first in 10:58.64. He was followed by Tyler Byers (Washington, D.C./Spokane, Wash.) with 10:59.42 and Adam Bleakney (Champaign, Ill.) in third with 11:00.26.
George also took the field in the men's T53 800m in 1:40.07. Adam Bleakney trailed just behind in 1:40.30.
In the men's T54 800m, Jordan Bird (Wichita, Ks.) led the pack with a final time of 1:38.55. He was followed by Tony Iniguez, 1:40.89, and Aaron Pike, 1:42.08.
In today's 100m action, the following athletes finished first in his/her final heat:
T11 - Nelacey Porter (Chula Vista, Calif.) - 11.59
T12 - Josiah Jamison (Chula Vista, Calif.) - 10.99
T13 - Royal Mitchell (Chula Vista, Calif.) - 11.06
T37 - Cole Sanders - 13.56
T42 - Kortney Clemons (Little Rock, Ms.) - 15.14
T44 - Brian Frasure (Apex, N.C.) - 11.45
T52 - Paul Nitz - 18.59
T53 - Joshua George (Champaign, Ill.) - 15.06
T54 - Erik Hightower (Glendale, Ariz.) - 14.83
T37 - Sabra Hawkes (Rockport, Mass.) - 15.52
T44 - April Holmes (Chula Vista, Calif./Somerdale, N.J.) - 13.09
T53 - Jessica Galli (Savoy, Ill.) - 17.46
T54 - Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.) - 16.48
For complete results from the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials - Track & Field, go to http://www.2008paralympictracktrials.com/.
For additional information, please contact Beth Bourgeois, U.S. Paralympics, at (719)866-2039 or email@example.com.
About U.S. Paralympics:
U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is dedicated to becoming the world leader in the Paralympic sports movement and to promoting excellence in the lives of people with a physical disability. Visit the U.S. Paralympics Web site at http://www.usparlaympics.org/.


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All That Excitement Over BlackBerry 10 Was Really Dumb
How else can you explain this market's irrationality?
And I'm not talking about Amazon.com (AMZN) , Facebook (FB) and Netflix (NFLX) UP, Apple (AAPL) DOWN. Whether you think these battleground stocks should be going in the directions they are or not, credible bull cases support AMZN, FB and NFLX optimism and AAPL pessimism.
It's easy for me to wrap my head around the AMZN bull case ; maybe not so much for you, but that doesn't mean you should discount my argument. As difficult as it is for me to take my own prediction of NFLX to $300 seriously, I still see the logic that underlies decisions to buy the stock in the face of what I consider an uphill climb .
An investor goes into a long or short play on all four names with, by and large, sound logic. If this was debate class, I could take either side of the investment (not talking about a trade here) and make the case for or against AMZN, FB, NFLX and AAPL. You're going to get some of these calls wrong. That's expected. Ultimately, the way you manage your overall portfolio dictates how badly a miss or two hurts.
With that said, there's no logic underlying some of the moves we have seen in other stocks that moved higher in 2013. You simply cannot make a credible case for buying these dogs, Dell (DELL) . Radio Shack (RSH) . Best Buy (BBY) and the artist formerly known as Research in Motion (RIMM) .
Have a look ...
DELL data by YCharts
I could go on all day about all four companies, but I must focus on one. Like the others, there's no reason why RIMM should have run at all, let alone as much as it did.
I need to understand how these runs happen. And if they happen the way I think they do, I'm more depressed than I was the other day about Apple .
So people buy these types of stocks on some whiff of false optimism. With Dell and Best Buy, you get long for no other reason than playing the prospects of a buyout. Same with Radio Shack, plus when such a well-known name gets that "cheap," people feel compelled to act on the it can't go much lower impulse. All awful reasons to make an investment, even if you're just taking the shares for a quick ride.
RIM's run was all about BlackBerry 10-related hype. We see the phones. They're not horrible -- BlackBerries, even after the brand fell behind, became uncool and imploded, never are. But they're certainly nothing to write home about.


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Eleanor A. Woods
LAKE PLACID – Eleanor A. Woods passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at Uihlein Living Center following a lengthy illness with family by her side.
Eleanor was born May 16, 1924, to Alonzo and Anna Kelley in Bangor. Eleanor's siblings, Robert Kelley and Richard Kelley, predeceased Eleanor, along with a sister who passed away at birth.
In 1946, Eleanor married Richard "Dick" Woods. Dick predeceased Eleanor in 1990.
Eleanor was employed with Marine Midland for many years. Most recently, Eleanor worked a few hours a week for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Eleanor was a hard-working woman and a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Eleanor was a lifelong resident of Saranac Lake and a devoted Catholic.
Eleanor is survived by her three sons: Richard (Karen) Woods of Spring Hills, Fla., Michael (Connie) Woods of Hubbardsville and William (Rosemary) Woods of Irving, Mass.; nine grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
We wish to thank Uihlein Mercy Living Center for their outstanding care, especially on three.
Friends and family are invited to pay their respects from 1 to 3 p.m Friday, Jan. 18, at Fortune-Keough Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place at 3 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Patrick O'Reilly officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10001.


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Cento Italian (35oz can) hands down. As good or better quality at less than half the price.
Make a couple 3 hundred pies, you will figure it out.
Stupid question.I have been reviewing your pizza formula PMCWhat does the Size and Q (quantity?) mean?https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuvMQbzk5INUdE1mVkMyOEY2My1sc1phRTJBSmo5TVE#gid=0
I just wanted to confirm these are the tomatoes you recommend? There are so many options of the same can and just needed some clarification.Thankshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C4C67C/?tag=pmak-20
Size is the desired dough ball weight in grams. Q is the number of dough balls you want to produce. Waste is how much dough is stuck in the bowl after mixing. It will probably be 1-2%.
There is more than one Caputo in a red bag. The red 1kg "chef's" 00 is the same as the 25kg blue pizzeria flour, but there is also 25kg Caputo 00 Rinforzato which has a higher W and also comes in a red bag.
1. What EXACT caputo 00" flour do you recommend and why ( a link/pic would be nice )
2. What is the difference between Red and Blue Caputo 00"Only thing I have heard or found just as " La Sera" has said is that the red needs to be mixed.
Also "tlcraig" stated that the red "chefs flour" is the same as the blue pizzeria flour. Why sell different kinds if the same. besides the price?
3. Rinforzato which has a higher W, what does that mean exactly? why choose this one ( newbie, not hip to the lingo yet )
4. If it is the red choice ( Rinforzato or chefs flour ) does it need to be mixed and if so with what
Craig are you sure Rinforzato has a higher "W" factor than Pizzeria flour? Captuo's data show the "W" for both as "280-320". Also the data show both having "12.5%" protein. the 12.5% protein in Rinforzato and Pizzeria flour isn't strictly just about gluten making proteins. Correct me if I'm wrong, The 12.5% presents both gluten & non-gluten making proteins which include protein based enzymes. The QUALITY of the portion of the 12.5% set aside for gluten making proteins makes a huge difference as you or somebody else pointed out. I use Rinforzato regularly in summers <<when hot>> using room temperature. Caputo website disagrees but IMHO Rinforzato results in mediocre napoletana dough when fermented in fridge. It already requires a long time of warm fermentation as it is. Using several days of cold fermentation doesn't make sense <<to me>>. In Naples I was told that Rinforzato was a main flour for pizza napoletana long before Caputo Pizzeria flour <<requiring less warm fermentation time>> was introduced to the market. Rinfozato flour still has many useful applications
I don't know. I've seen the sheets you're referring to. I've also seen the numbers shown differently as in the link above. It makes no sense to me that they would be the same. I've never been able to get a spec sheet from the Caputo website. Have you been able to get them/see them there? If so, how are you doing it? When I click on the spec links, nothing happens.


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