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Hearings have begun on the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster. A United States Senate subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services and Education held a hearing on mine safety and preventing future disasters.
Sen. Tom Harkin conducted the meeting.
Richard Stickler, MSHA, was also questioned about the press. He said, "I don't know how to handle the press. If you've got any ideas on that. It's unfortunate because things were quoted in the newspapers that were not confirmed or known to be fact. This information got back to the families and was hurtful to them."
Sen. Harkin from Iowa said the main purpose of the hearings in the Senate is to gather information on what to do to prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. He had many questions like? Why aren't mine operators employing the best technology currently available to protect their employees? Is the approval process for retreat mining rigorous enough? Is the inspection process identifying everything it should when pulling pillars 2,000 feet beneath the earth. Congress has given in the 2006 appropriations $25 million to hire more mine inspectors. Sen. Harkin was concerned about what MSHA knew about the bounces which occurred in March at the Crandall Canyon Mine, before it approved the plan to mine in an area 900 feet away.
Sen. Arlen Specter said UtahAmerican Energy purchased the Crandall Canyon mine on Aug. 9, 2006 from Andalex Resources. He had concerns about the violations at the mine and also the previous owner had deemed mining at Crandall Canyon was too dangerous to continue. One matter to look into is whether mine fines are high enough to deter infractions. Sen. Specter said they must look at whether criminal negligence was involved.
The rescue operations must be looked at, what was the quality of the safety precautions with the bounces going on. Mine experts were highly critical of the retreat mining in the southern tunnel.
Sen. Specter said Robert Murray will possibly be subpoenaed to a future hearing to ensure his appearance as he neglected to attend the first hearing, listing health issues for his absence.
Stickler gave an opening statement and then fielded questions. He is a third generation coal miner and worked in the mining industry for 40 years. "I am deeply saddened by the tragedy at the Crandall Canyon mine that occurred on Aug. 6.
"I assure you we will expeditiously act on the findings of the investigation to help prevent similar accidents in the future. MSHA accident investigation team will begin their investigation by meeting with family members and begin their investigation at the mine. An independent review team by the Department of Labor will also review the Crandall Canyon Mine. At approximately 2:50 a.m. on Aug. 6 a mountain bump registering 3.9 on the Richter scale occurred. The force of this bump inside the mine blew out the ventilation walls more than a half a mile from the bump area. "In my 40 years of working in the mine industry I have never seen a catastrophic mountain bump of this magnitude. These events underscore the importance of MSHAs commission to protect the health and safety of this country's miners. One of the most difficult and long standing engineering problems associated with mining is the catastrophic failure of mine structures known as bumps.
"Coal and rock outbursts caused by bumps have presented serious mining problems for decades in metal, non metal mines and coal mines. They have occurred as a result of all types of mining, continuous mining, long wall, room and pillar, room and pillar retreat, mine development and pillar splitting. While ground control experts have determined methods to minimize the result and occurence, they cannot accurately predict when they will occur, nor can they design mining plans where they can guarantee they will not occur.
"The rescue attempt moved very slowly because we required the installation of rib support. Forty ton water jacks, chainlink fence and steel rope cable were installed to protect the rescue workers from further mountain bumps. These safety precautions which were recommended from MSHA experts and outside experts proved to be inadequate to prevent the second bump which killed three rescuers.
"At that point MSHA suspended rescue work within the mine while continuing rescue efforts from the surface. In all seven holes were drilled. In every bore hole, microphone and cameras were lowered, but we could not locate the miners. We informed the families on Aug. 31 we had exhausted all known rescue operations. MSHA has and continues to be responsive to the families. MSHA had interpreters for the Spanish families. I spent several hours each day with the families. Clergy were on site. We will work hard to make sure the family members are communicated with throughout the course of this accident investigation. MSHA works diligently to make sure each miner returns home after each shift. Our goal is to prevent all fatalities," said Stickler.
Sen. Specter questioned Stickler about the letter from Agapito Mining, an engineering firm out of Grand Junction, in a letter dated on April 18, 2007 to Laine Adaire, UtahAmerican Energy, that on March 7, 2007 a bump had occurred which damaged the North panel causing it to be abandoned. But, the mining plan was approved for the South panel, 900 feet from the North panel. Sen. Specter asked Stickler, when he had received this letter from Agapito. Stickler answered after he returned to Washington after spending 17 days in Utah he obtained a copy of that letter.
Sen. Specter said that letter reported a large bump had occurred on March 7 afterwhich the North panel was abandoned. Sen. Specter asked Stickler if he had read this letter. Stickler said after he returned from Utah he obtained a copy of the Agapito report. Sen. Specter said the report was sent to Adair at UtahAmerican Energy and was a copy provided to MSHA?
Sticker said he didn't know if MSHA was provided a copy of the Agapito report at that time.
Sen. Specter wondered if the mining companies are required to submit engineering reports. Stickler said that is not a requirement, but most mining companies do submit the engineering reports with their mine plans for MSHA approval and review.
Sen. Specter said the bump in March closed down that part of the mine and the new plan was to do retreat mining 900 feet to the South. "MSHA approved that plan is that correct?" Stickler said, "That is correct."
Sen. Specter said, "If MSHA approved that plan did they have this letter in their possession before they approved the plan? If you don't know, find out if MSHA inspectors had this letter in their possession at the time they approved the plan."


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The Setting
The 3 Bars Ecosystem in central Eureka County, Nevada spans approximately 725,000 acres and includes all or portions of three major mountain ranges (Roberts Mountain, Simpson Park Range, and Sulphur Spring Range). Many factors are contributing to the overall decline in land condition of this area. The gradual loss of sagebrush, bitterbrush, and mountain shrub communities impact wildlife species such as sage grouse, pygmy rabbit, and mule deer. Compromised riparian habitats impact the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout and other aquatic species. Factors contributing to the overall decline in land health include increasing incidence and severity of wildfire, increasing expansion of downy brome (cheatgrass), increasing expansion and densification of pinyon pine and Utah juniper woodlands, and increasing human impacts. What is Being Proposed
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District Office is proposing a comprehensive treatment program for dramatically improving the health of the 3 Bars Ecosystem and reducing the risks that are contributing to its decline. The proposed project, known as the 3 Bars Ecosystem and Landscape Restoration Project (3 Bars Project), focuses on restoration at the landscape level. It will address landscape protection priorities identified in the Healthy Lands Initiative of 2007 (maintaining sagebrush steppe habitat and strategically restoring fragmented habitat for at-risk wildlife species), as well as resource management goals that are important to the BLM's Mount Lewis Field Office and the Battle Mountain District. The proposed treatments would range from several acres to several thousand acres, depending on specific treatment and management goals and desired outcomes for each resource area. Possible treatment methods could include prescribed fire or wildland fire use, and manual/physical, mechanical, and biological treatments, and other management actions.
In order to implement the proposed 3 Bars Project, the BLM must develop treatments and treatment objectives that meet previously identified resource management goals. These goals are consistent with the Shoshone-Eureka Resource Management Plan which currently guides land management activities on the 3 Bars Ecosystem. These goals pertain to wildlife and habitat components, fire and fuels management, control of weeds, woodland and rangeland values, wetland and riparian components, wild horse components, Native American components, and cultural resources. In an effort to develop treatment objectives, the BLM must also identify where existing conditions warrant a change based on ecosystem needs for health maintenance, habitat maintenance, restoration goal, and protection.
Due to the fact that the proposed 3 Bars Project has been identified by BLM as a major federal action, the BLM and its contractor (AECOM Environment) are preparing the 3 Bars Ecosystem and Landscape Restoration Project Environmental Impact Statement (3 Bars EIS). This EIS will identify and evaluate treatment alternatives to implement the proposed 3 Bars Project to meet resource management goals.
Links of Interest
3 Bars Project Area Map
3 Bars Resource Assessment Map
3 Bars Scoping Report
3 Bars ePlanning webpage

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Stenotic Nares is a congenital disorder that tends to affect flat-faced breeds, such as the Shih Tzu. These dogs have narrow (stenotic) nostril openings (nares), which can make breathing through the nose very difficult. Over time, this can put a strain on the dog's system and can lead other respiratory problems.
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Other symptoms include labored and constant open-mouthed breathing, snorting, excessive snoring, gagging, intolerance to exercise and/or heat, general lack of energy, and pale or bluish tongue and gums due to a lack of oxygen. Stenotic Nares is easily diagnosed by your veterinarian with a visual examination.
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There are two different treatment options for Stenotic Nares: medical supervision and surgical therapy. If your dog has only mild signs of the condition, he may be able to manage without surgery, as long as he stays slim and avoids stressful situations, such as exercising on hot, humid days. Surgery involves widening the opening through the nostrils by removing a small piece of the wall of each nostril.
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Following surgery, your Shih Tzu will need to be monitored closely for the first 24 hours. This is because inflammation or bleeding can obstruct the nostrils, making breathing difficult. His exercise will likely be strictly limited for a few weeks. But after that, your happy Shih Tzu should be ready to resume his everyday activities—and that will help everyone breathe easier.
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any news on the avatars ?
why not do it manually it seems like yours is the only on which isn't working
I *think* The avatars can be changed - try it now Cross.
"I'm working on it - GAARRR"
but it did give me this the first time i tried a second ago.
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then i tried again and it worked. thanks evileric. the thank you fruit tray should be on its way LOL.


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Valencia Land of Wine – Free Chapter: Gutiérrez de la Vega, Parcent (DO Alicante)
Editor's Note: This is the 2nd chapter we are publishing of Valencia Land of Wine (see 1st chapter). Articles are written by Joan C. Martin, and translated by John Maher. Each story is straight from the pages of El Pais's Valencian edition that highlights an aspect of Valencian wine history through the story of one wine. If you are enjoying the stories, you might consider buying a copy with this link:Valencia Land of Wine.
Casta Diva: Wine of the Sea
Gutiérrez de la Vega, Parcent (DO Alicante)
When Felipe Gutiérrez de la Vega started out in 1980, the wine situation in the Comunidad Valenciana was difficult. The idea of making excellent and distinctive wines was for visionaries. Felipe, however, had a great love of wine culture and a cosmopolitan palate. He left the Spanish navy (with the rank of commander) in order to make wine from the vineyards owned by Pilar, his wife, armed with a couple of barriques in a "riu-rau†(a typical old farmhouse with columned porticos for grapes to dry in) in Xà bia.
The area of La Marina had lost its wine reputation but the Moscatel of Alexandria and the "Giró†(the local name for Garnacha) grapes make excellent wines in France (Beaumes-de-Venise, St-Jean-de-Minervois), Catalonia (Priorat) and California (Napa and San Joaquin valleys). Felipe began by making "alta expresión†reds (using the best hand-picked grapes from old vines) with Garnacha, blazing a trail and creating a new range: Casta Diva (not that chaste goddesses are such a common phenomenon). Winemaking had moved on from being a craft in the nineteenth century to industrial chemistry and subsequently high technology in the 1970s. The 1990s saw a clinical winemaking replace traditional bodegas with antiseptic installations, and Felipe humanized this, so that technology is used to extract not only the highest quality of fruit, but also the identity of the wine. He has shown this with his red wines, Viña Ulises (see page 124) dedicated to Homer and James Joyce, the Rojo y Negro dedicated to Stendhal and Dashiell Hammett, and the Casta Diva Blanco Cosecha Miel (dedicated to Spain's Nobel prize-winning writer Camilo José Cela and the soprano Montserrat Caballé), a "vin doux naturel†Moscatel.
The wine was a surprise in the 1980s. The predominant white wine style at the time was light, dry, sharp and cold. Casta Diva is the polar opposite: dense, intensely aromatic and sweet. Gastronomes identified its ideal accompaniment: foie gras, as with the great sweet Bordeaux wines from the left bank of the Garonne (Sauternes, Barsac, Cadillac).
These are not artificially sweetened wines. Casta Diva is made from mature grapes, in contact with a proportion of the skin of the grapes, then matured in oak – 6 months in French oak barrels – where it acquires its exquisite, silky, almond bouquet. Casta Diva is the civilized and cosmopolitan creation of a man of the sea who fell in love with wine and a magical wine area. Felipe is master and commander of a movement which has led to the renovation of the region of La Marina and its wines. Enjoy Casta Diva with some foie gras from Périgord, a quiche or a lobster bisque. No wonder Camilo José Cela wrote to the winemaker:
They're splendid, delicious and first-rate – your wines, Felipe, are my wines.
Joan C. Martin
Website: www.castadiva.es
Label: Casta Diva Cosecha Miel 2002
Type: Barrel-aged vin doux naturel
Grape: Moscatel de Alejandría (Muscat of Alexandria)
Approx. price: €15–16 (50 cl)
Bodega: Gutiérrez de la Vega
Address: Canalejas 4, 03792 Parcent, Alicante
Tel: 966405266
Fax: 966405257
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Headshots October 3rd
Patrick Johnston
October 03 2012 03:39PM
Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day's freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you've written a blogpost, produced a tribute video, birthed a clever .gif into existence, or have a hockey related cause you'd like to see promoted in this space - please e-mail Thom at firstname.lastname@example.com.
CA twitter-friend GayCanuck has a re-imagined WIcked he'd like to share with us all...(Hint, it stars Fehr & Bettman)
Credit to BuffaloSabresNation for turning our attention to this: following a pair similar videos that made the rounds this summer about Pavel Bure, the same user (WeatherWiseCDC) has posted an Alex Mogilny 'lost shifts' video to YouTube. Mogilny was truly a complete hockey player, who perhaps was somewhat underappreciated during his time Vancouver. Playing on a crappy team that offers you little incentive to work beyond the minimum will do that to you.
Seems the Canucks played some volleyball today:
Casual Wednesday volleyball practice with the#VancouverCanucks #FTBirds. Thanks boys! Hope you had as much fun as we did! @kbieksa3— Abigail Keeping (@abigailmalaina) October 3, 2012
Now, of course, I just can't help but think of this:
In all madness there is some blessing...or something. While considering his options (he's says he's waiting till December before deciding about Europe), Kevin Bieksa is doing his best to keep the vibe positive, despite the lack of NHL hockey: he's organized a charity 'Bieksa Buddies' game for October 17th at UBC.
Over at Nucks Misconduct, they have been running a little goalie-mask championship. Today it's the final, pitting Curt Ridley's stick-in-rink extravaganza against Gary Bromley mask of death...
And last, Ben Kuzma on the challenge facing prospect Anton Rodin as he begins his second North American season.
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Mogilny was an awesome player. Didn't have Bure's flair or Fedorov's power or speed, but was crafty and deceptive - a lot like Datsyuk.


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The Rapala BX Swimmer delivers the lively, responsive action a balsa lure offers, with the option to fish them in the most extreme, rugged conditions. Truly one-of-a-kind lures, they're the liveliest, yet toughest balsa-based baits ever created. What makes the BX Swimmer so versatile is the fact that they have balsa on the inside with a tough, durable copolymer shell for unbeatable toughness. Plus, the outer shell allows life-like finishes unlike anything seen on balsa-based lures before. Available in a range of proven colors, the Rapala BX Swimmer delivers jointed, swimming perfection.
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Hosts 9/4 to win World Cup
Brazil are 9/4 with Sky Bet for World Cup glory after they reached the semi-finals at Colombia's expense but were then hit with the news of Neymar being ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
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The hosts claimed a 2-1 victory over their South American rivals in what was a high-octane quarter-final clash in Fortaleza.
Thiago Silva put Brazil 1-0 up early on and former Chelsea man David Luiz doubled their lead in the second half, before James Rodriguez's penalty set up a nervy final 10 minutes.
But Phil Scolari's side held on grimly, despite Neymar being carried off injured on a stretcher, and consequently tightened their grip on outright favouritism with Sky Bet.
They were initially cut to 15/8 but were eased out slightly to 2/1 when news of Neymar's tournament-ending back injury was confirmed. On Saturday morning they were further eased to 9/4.
Germany are now 9/4 joint-favourites with the Leeds-based firm after they claimed a 1-0 victory over France in Friday's other quarter-final.
Mats Hummels' early header proved enough as Joachim Low's team claimed a narrow win in Rio.
Germany always looked comfortable with the slender lead and came closest to scoring again before the end of the match.
Brazil and Germany will now lock horns in the last four on Tuesday night, with the former priced at 7/4 to progress inside 90 minutes.
Sky Bet's World Cup top goalscorer market sees the now-eliminated Rodriguez the 5/6 market leader after his coolly-converted spot-kick took his tournament tally to six.
Lionel Messi (four goals) is next on the list at 3/1 ahead of Argentina's quarter-final clash with Belgium on Saturday, while Neymar (four) is 5/1 and Thomas Muller (four) 6/1.


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Riata Christiansen has been chosen as a semifinalist eligible to compete in the 2012 Utah National Geography Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek.
Riata is a sixth grade student at Ferron Elementary. She is the daughter of Mistie and Kirk Christiansen. Bees were held in schools with fourth-eighth grade students throughout the state to determine each school's Bee winner. School level winners then took a qualifying test which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. In each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Dependents schools, and the US territories, the National Geographic Society invited the students with the top 100 scores to compete at the state level.
The 2012 Utah National Geographic Bee will be held at Thanksgiving Point, Gardens Visitor Center in Lehi on March 30.
The state winner will receive $100, the Complete National Geographic on DVD and a trip to Washington DC where they will represent Utah in the national finals at National Geographic Society headquarters on May 22-24. The National winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the Society. The national winner will also travel along with one parent or guardian on an all expenses paid trip to the Galapagos Islands. The winner will experience geography first hand through up close encounters with the wildlife and landscape of Galapagos.


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Ralph Lauren Collection Mabel Patent Leather Flat Sandal
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Dirty Jigs Stand Up Finesse Head 5/0 4pk
Finesse fishing has become very popular, and more and more anglers are finding new applications for the technique. The trend of "finesse" fishing with 5" and bigger worms along with craw style baits has gained a lot of attention recently. Dirty Jigs considered this when designing the new Dirty Jig Stand Up Finesse Head. Featuring a larger 5/0 Mustad Ultra Point Jig Hook with a 60-degree flat eye - whether you want to rig a Hag's Tornado, a Power Team Lures 5" Finicky Tickler or 3.5" Craw D'oeuvre, even all the way up to the Power Team Lures 10" Ribbon Hinge Worm, the Dirty Jigs Stand Up Finesse Head has you covered. Available in several colors, the Dirty Jigs Standup 5/0 Finesse Head also features a recessed line tie to protect your knot and a convenient cork screw keeper.
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From: Adam: San Diego, CA
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Comments: This stand up head positions the bait perfectly vertical while the the cork screw keeper holds your bait and won't let go. Hook sets are easy with a very high hook up percentage. This is the only shakey head I will use from now on!
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by Howard Simon
posted Oct 10 2012 12:00AM
Its that time of the year again for Bills fans. Time to pay close attention to the top college quarterbacks in the nation each weekend so you can have an opinion on who the Bills should draft come April.
You might have done that the last three years and much to your chagrin, the only quarterback drafted was Levi Brown in the 7
round in 20010.
The way Ryan Fitzpatrick has played this season leads me to believe the Bills brain trust will finally realize he isn't the answer and its time to make drafting a quarterback the number one priority.
With that thought in mind, I spent last Saturday night watching Geno Smith from West Virginia and while it wasn't love at first sight as was the case the first time I watched Andrew Luck, I came away intrigued and very impressed, the same way I felt about Robert Griffin III.
Smith led the Mountaineers to a wild 48-45 victory at 11
ranked Texas in West Virginia's first ever Big 12 road game. He completed 25 of 35 for 268 yards and threw for four touchdowns.
Among the things that impressed me about the 6-3, 214 pound Smith was his poise. As I mentioned, the Mountaineers have taken a big step up in class going from the Big East to the Big 12 this season and playing in Austin in front of a record crowd of more than 101,000 screaming Longhorns fans is a difficult challenge. But Smith was unflappable.
He showed a strong command of the offense, solid leadership skills, and the ability to make all of the throws while hitting on some big passes in pressure situations and overcoming adversity, created by himself.
Smith had what could have been two very costly fumbles, one coming around his own five yard line which set up a Texas touchdown and another inside the WVU 20 yard line(although Texas missed a field goal attempt after that turnover).
The Miami, Florida native bounced back from those and continually had an answer on a night when the Longhorns defense sacked him four times and knocked him down on numerous other passes. He ran the no huddle with success but also showed he can operate under center and put points up on the board either way.
On the opening series of the game, Smith put together a 5 play, 54 yard touchdown drive that saw him go 4for 4 and included a key third down completion as he took a big hit.
I like the fact that Smith closed the first half(field goal) and opened the second half(touchdown) with scoring drives.
Down 31-27, Smith led a touchdown drive to put the Mountaineers up 34-31. Texas scored to regain the lead and Smith answered with another TD drive to put WVU back out in front 41-38. On those back to back TD drives, Smith completed 9 of his 10 passes including the 2 scores.
With his team hanging onto that three point lead and with just 5 ½ minutes left, the senior QB guided the offense on an 8 play, 76 yard drive that took four minutes and ended up in a game sealing touchdown.
Expect to hear more about Smith, who has 31 starts since taking over at the beginning of his sophomore season in Morgantown.
Todd McShay from Scouts Inc. just leap frogged him from 17 to 2 on his list of the top prospects in the 2013 draft. That jump put him in front of USC's Matt Barkley for the honor of top qb in McShay's opinion.
Check out what ESPN's Mel Kiper thinks of Smith and compare Smith's strengths to Fitzpatrick's weaknesses. Kiper said Smith is accurate, has exceptional ball placement and hits his receivers in stride to allow them to create more yards. All three of those attributes are nowhere to be found from the Bills qb these days.
Perhaps the front runner for the Heisman Trophy right now, Smith's numbers are eye popping: 81% completion rate, 1,996 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and no interceptions. That's right he has yet to throw a pick this season. In fact Smith hasn't had a pass picked off in his last 259 throws going back to last season's Orange Bowl game.
However, you should consider that he hasn't faced the cream of the crop when it comes to opposing defenses. West Virginia's four FBS opponents this season(they also played FCS member James Madison) include:Texas(ranked 74
in total yards/game), Marshall(105
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and dead last). But Smith did beat Maryland which has the 7
best defense in the country.
He's known for his work ethic too. After a 70-63 win over Baylor where he threw for more than 600 yards and 8 TD's, Smith's idea of "celebrating" the school's first ever Big 12 win, was to head back to the football building and start watching video of Texas, their next opponent.
Mountaineers Coach Dana Holgorsen says Smith's goal in life and his focus in life is to learn as much about football as he possibly can. He also says Smith is the "most competitive guy" he's ever been around.
West Virginia plays at Texas Tech on Saturday at 3:30 and its part of regional coverage on ESPN.
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"We weren't allowed to tie into the building's power grid, nor could we run cable 51 stories from our ground-level generator," says the DP. The production's agreement with the building owners also prohibited overloading the circuitand tripping breakers. Instead, Kazmierski opted to utilize and supplement ambient daylight as much as possible. "The office had floor-to-ceiling windows that we covered with ND.9 gels," he explains. "That reduced incoming light by three stops. We had to raise the light levels inside to preserve the panoramic view."
Traditional lighting solutions, especially large HMIs and tungsten lights, would inevitably have overloaded the circuits. The solution was a heavy reliance on LED lighting which delivers several times more light per watt than most traditional lighting sources. This included a pair of OHM (overhead horizontal multipurpose) lights to boost the overall ambient light level. Developed by Production Resource Group (PRG), these new high-capacity LEDs use Gekko Technology's proprietary kleer colour technology to deliver a daylight-temperature lighting equivalent of a 5000-watt HMI while drawing less than 500 watts of power. Hence, the DP was able to run two OHM lights in the office without overloading the circuit. "With HMIs, we would have been limited to using several 1.2K lights or some such [equivalent] at that location, which wasn't nearly enough, but the OHMs gave us all the base light we needed," says Kazmierski.
For creative highlighting, Kazmierski also used Gekko Technology's new karesslite 6006 (6x6) and 6012 (6x12) LED-based lights. These new low-amperage LEDs are equivalent to 400- to 800-watt HMIs. "They had some distinct advantages over HMIs, beginning with their smaller size, capacity and low-power requirement," the DP explains. "Besides in the office, we used them to light the inside of cars a fair bit. Compared to HMIs mounted on stands or other support, outside the car they were really efficient, especially since we could power them with V-lock camera batteries, typically with high-capacity RED batteries. Also, unlike HMIs, they're fully dimmable and with no shift in color temperature. Moreover, they emit a naturally soft light, hence, there is no loss of luminance in order to soften them and they're already daylight balanced. Their natural, daylight-balanced soft light fit the bill in a number of situations and, because they're LEDs, we were able to move them around freely whenever we needed."
For even smaller lighting needs, the relatively new Rosco LitePad LEDs fit the bill. "They're incredibly thin, 12 inch by 12 inch and only ¼-inch thick," says Kazmierski. "I put sticky Velcro strips on the back to make them easy to attach without a stand, but they also mounted easily on a pole or on a C-stand for use as a hair light or eye light, and were ideal in tight spaces. Hence, we used them a great deal."
For Knife Fight, Kazmierski relied more heavily on LED lighting than he ever had for previous projects. For scenes shot in the lofty lawyer's office, the OHMs and karesslite 6006s and 6012s made "a tough situation" very workable. "The sensitivity of new digital cameras like ARRI's ALEXA and RED's EPIC has helped a lot, and we probably could have made Knife Fight with mostly traditional lights, but it would have been tougher," the DP reports. "Because they require more setup and breakdown time, we would have spent a lot more time on that and less on shooting. We had a jam-packed, 22-day schedule, which would have been far worse without the LEDs. They definitely helped us do quicker setups, which gave the director more time to work with the actors and, hopefully, get better performances which should help the film."
So are LEDs the hot, new "cool" light and a godsend for cash-strapped indie films? Or are they a truly long-term lighting solution for all sectors in film production? Paul Kobelja, a PRG lighting specialist, believes it's the latter. "Light manufacturers have come close to matching the daylight standard of 5500K but have fallen a bit short in consistently achieving the AMPAS tungsten standard of 3150K," notes Kobelja. "We're hoping that our OHM lights will be the first to do so and will open the floodgates for LEDs in film and TV production. A number of studios are already reducing their labor and power costs by adding them to their mix of light sources on the set, while independents on low budgets are embracing them as a viable pathway to affordable lighting."


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The Epic Neon by Gotta Flurt is bursting with color. These neon painted high-top sneakers are sure to add a bright splash of color to your funky ensemble.
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Two years after World War II began, the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii incited the United States to enter the conflict. Take this quiz to test what you know about the assault.
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Question 1 of 30
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?
Sept. 9, 1942
Dec. 7, 1941
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Aug. 11, 1941
Question 2 of 30
True or false: The attack on Pearl Harbor lasted just 30 minutes.
The surprise attack lasted two hours, and only Navy aircraft carriers weren't destroyed.
Question 3 of 30
More than 1,000 U.S. soldiers were killed when this ship was sunk.
USS Nevada
USS Oklahoma
USS Arizona
An 1,800-pound (816-kilogram) bomb smashed through the deck of the USS Arizona and landed in the forward ammunition magazine. The ship exploded and sank with more than 1,000 men trapped inside.
Question 4 of 30
Which ship did NOT sink during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
USS Nevada
USS Maryland
The USS Maryland was attacked but never sunk.
USS California
Question 5 of 30
What did the Japanese NOT attack that allowed the U.S. Navy to quickly recover?
oil storage facilities
The Japanese never attacked the U.S. naval oil storage facilities, repair shops, shipyards and submarine docks, allowing the Navy to recover and rebound quickly and get in the fight.
Question 6 of 30
How many Japanese planes are estimated to have attacked Pearl Harbor?
It's estimated that about 360 Japanese planes were part of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Question 7 of 30
Who was the commander of the Pacific Fleet when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
Lt. Gen. Walter Short
Adm. James Richardson
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
Kimmel was relieved of his duty after the disaster.
Question 8 of 30
Who was the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Marshal Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto conceived and carried out the surprise attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor.
Toshihira Inoguchi
Osami Nagano
Question 9 of 30
What Japanese naval commander was in charge of the 1st Air Fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor?
Chuichi Nagumo
Nagumo oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor, but he was later criticized for failing to launch a third attack, which might have destroyed the fuel oil storage and repair facilities.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Ibo Takahashi
Question 10 of 30
Who said this? "Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt delivered the Infamy Speech to a joint session of Congress the day after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
Henry A. Wallace
Question 11 of 30
True or false: Congress passed a formal declaration of war against Japan on Dec. 8, 1941.
Within just one hour of FDR's famous Infamy Speech, Congress declared war on Japan, taking the United States into World War II.
Question 12 of 30
Who was the only member of Congress to vote against going to war?
Thomas W. Harrison
Jeannette Rankin
Rep. Jeannette Rankin was the only dissenting vote. She said because she couldn't go to war as a woman, she wouldn't send anyone to war either.
John M. Nelson
Question 13 of 30
What commission was appointed to investigate the attack on Pearl Harbor?
the Warren Commission
the Roberts Commission
President Roosevelt appointed the Roberts Commission to investigate and report the facts related to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor.
the Allen Commission
Question 14 of 30
How many U.S. battleships were moored at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked?
There were nine U.S. battleships moored at Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row when it was attacked.
Question 15 of 30
True or false: The U.S. didn't think Pearl Harbor was vulnerable to an attack from Japan despite the fact that the Hawaiian island chain proved defenseless from a carrier strike during war games.
U.S. naval intelligence expected an attack in the Philippines if hostilities broke out between the U.S. and Japan.
Question 16 of 30
True or false: In 1942, shortly after America joined World War II, President Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing all Japanese-American citizens be placed in "relocation centers."
More than 120,000 Japanese — 80,000 of which were U.S. citizens — were placed in interment camps in Idaho, Utah, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Arkansas and Colorado.
Question 17 of 30
Who said this? "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
The quote is generally attributed to Yamamoto, who is said to have been against the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
Question 18 of 30
Where did the Japanese attack planes take off?
Midway Islands
aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean
The Japanese planes took off from six aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
Johnston Atoll
Question 19 of 30
True or false: The Japanese called the operation to attack Pearl Harbor "Operation H."
They actually called it Operation Z.
Question 20 of 30
What famous Morse code message did air attack commander Mitsuo Fuchida transmit to his other Japanese A6M2 Zero fighters?
Bonzai! Bonzai!
Climb Mount Niitaka
to-ra, to-ra, to-ra
Fuchida transmitted "to-ra, to-ra, to-ra!" signaling that the Americans weren't able to mount a defense.
Question 21 of 30
What day and time was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday
The attack took place around 7:45 a.m. Sunday morning, which is likely why there weren't thousands of more U.S. casualties.
about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday
about 3 p.m. on Saturday
Question 22 of 30
What detected the Japanese attack force 70 miles (113 kilometers) out from Pearl Harbor, but soldiers thought it was friendly aircraft?
a submarine crew
U.S. Army mobile radar
A new U.S. Army SCR-270 mobile radar array mounted high up Opana Point on Oahu detected the Japanese attack force from 70 miles out.
a weather balloon
Question 23 of 30
The USS Arizona is one of two ships the Japanese sunk during Pearl Harbor that was NOT able to be raised later. What is the other?
USS Utah
The USS West Virginia was sunk but later raised, and the USS Nevada was heavily damaged. But the USS Utah, which capsized, was never raised and now sits on the bottom of Pearl Harbor.
USS West Virginia
USS Nevada
Question 24 of 30
True or false: Construction didn't begin on the Pearl Harbor memorial until 1960.
For years following the end of World War II, the wreck sat largely ignored until a desire grew to establish some type of Pearl Harbor memorial to honor those who died. The USS Arizona Memorial opened in 1961.
Question 25 of 30
When did the USS Arizona Memorial become part of the National Park Service?
The USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day 1962 and became a National Park Service area in 1980.
Question 26 of 30
On what U.S. battleship did representatives of the Allied and Axis powers sign two copies of the Instrument of Surrender?
USS Missouri
The Instrument of Surrender was signed in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, on the USS Missouri.
USS Alabama
USS Tennessee
Question 27 of 30
True or false: Japanese Emperor Hirohito's radio broadcast announcing that the Japanese government had accepted the unconditional surrender of the Japanese military at the end of World War II was likely the first time an emperor of Japan had spoken to the common people.
This is true. And he spoke in an imperial dialect that few ordinary Japanese people could understand.
Question 28 of 30
True or false: The name of the conference calling for Japan's surrender in World War II was the Potsdam Conference.
Participants included the United States, U.K. and Soviet Union. The countries issued the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan.
Question 29 of 30
What did the ultimatum in the Potsdam Declaration say Japan would face if it did not surrender?
inevitable and complete destruction
The declaration stated, "The full application of our military power, backed by our resolve, will mean the inevitable and complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Japanese homeland."
swift action
total annihilation
Question 30 of 30
True or false: The attack damaged or destroyed about 10 U.S. ships.
The attack damaged or destroyed about 20 U.S. ships and 300 aircraft.


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
Bron Bahlmann, along with his mother Shirley, was in Emery County visiting each school recently. He promoted his new book, Bone Warriors.
Bron is a sophomore in high school who lives in Manti. He is the fifth child in a line of six boys. Shirley said, "I drove him over here this morning because he doesn't have his driver's license yet." Shirley is also a published author, having written many books, some self-published.
Bron began the presentations with asking six students to come up and compete in putting puzzles together. As the students worked, Bron explained how many problems can look and seem overwhelming, but if you take it one step at a time, one piece at a time, the problem is not so daunting.
"Many people have asked me 'How do you write, I can't think of anything to write'. I just tell them that if you can speak, you can write," said Bron.
To demonstrate this idea, he asked three students to come forward. The first student gave him a character, the second gave him a location, and the third gave him a problem to overcome. The San Rafael Junior High students came up with Helga, the flying pig, who lived in a shoe box in Arkansas, with the problem of keeping away from the Canadians who had run out of bacon.
"You may think this is silly, but books are born of just such ideas. Many of my ideas come from dreams. I keep paper and pen close at hand to write them down in the middle of the night," said Bron. "Bone Warriors was a dream that I had several times."
He told the students that if they are writing something, they can write about anything they want. "Let your imagination run wild," he said. "When you arrive at an idea, ask yourself 'what if' questions. Write your story around those what ifs."
Shirley explained the difference between relating an incident using plain words, and telling the same story by describing the sounds, smells, and sights surrounding the same incident. "A very well detailed story including information about the five senses, sight, smell, hearing, tasting, and feeling, make a simple story better," Shirley said.
Bron said he is working on the sequel to Bone Warriors now, the working title is Skin Warriors. He told the students he just takes on a problem one step at a time. Students asked Bron several questions about writing and how to get your work published.


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- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 1323-2288173
- Last Listed Price:
- £ 375,000 Tax Paid (US$ 467,250)
- Sold
The Oyster 53 Deck Saloon is a perfect mix of luxury and pure Sailing Capability.
The 53 is one of the best selling Oyster models ever, combining the long waterline and spacious interior layout of a long range cruiser, but efficient enough to be sailed by a couple.
This particular model has been lovingly maintained by owners who have enjoyed extensive Cruising including the ARC Rally 2009 and ARC Europe 2010.
She has benefited from an extensive refit in March 2009 plus upgrades to the navigation systems, fitting of a new Bauer dive compressor, a new generator plus numerous other upgrades. She is in every sense ready to go bluewater cruising.
Please contact at + 351 282 792 455
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Builder: Oyster
Designer: Rob Humphreys
Flag of Registry: United Kingdom
Keel: Bulb
Hull Shape: Monohull
LOA: 16.40 m
Beam: 4.66 m
LWL: 13.75 m
Maximum Draft: 2.21 m
Displacement: 22500 kgs
Ballast: 6355 kgs
Total Power: 100 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Yanmar
Year Built: 2002
Engine Model: 4JH3-HTBE
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 4142
Propeller: Folding propeller
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 100 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: 1 Fiberglass (750 Liters)
Fuel Tanks: 1 Fiberglass (800 Liters)
Holding Tanks: 1 Plastic
Number of single berths: 8
Number of twin berths: 2
Number of double berths: 2
Number of cabins: 4
Number of heads: 2
DVD player
Log-speedometer - Raymarine ST60
Depthsounder - Raymarine ST60
GPS - E120 Internal Monitor, E80 External Monitor both 2009
TV set - Panasonic
Navigation center
CD player - Stereo system with Ipod connection 2010
Autopilot - Raymarine ST7000
Wind speed and direction - Raymarine ST60
Plotter - E120 Internal Monitor, E80 External Monitor both 2009
Radar - Raymarine 2009
VHF - Raymarine 240 E
Compass - S.I.R.S Major 150mm
Radar Detector - Firdell
Furling mainsail - Dolphin - New June 2009
Furling genoa - Bank Sails - Genoa and Staysail new June 2010
Gennaker/Cruising spinnaker - Bank Sails - Cruising Shute with snuffer new June 2010
Spinnaker - New June 2009
Inside Equipment
Air conditioning - Units fitted 2004 - 16,000 BTU in Aft Cabin, 16,000 BTU in Saloon, 12,000 in Forward cabin
Fresh water maker - Seafresh - approx 63 litres per hour
Manual bilge pump
Deep freezer
Washing machine - Bosch Washer/Dryer
Hot water - 54ltr tank heated by heat exchanger or controlled by immersion heater by generator or shore power.
Bow thruster - Sleipner 10hp
Refrigerator - Frigomatic 24v 2009
Electric head - Flush Powered - 06/2010
Oven - Force 10
Microwave oven - AEG
Electric bilge pump - Jabsco Maxi
Heating - 3 independant heating/ac units with outlets to all cabins.
Electrical Equipment
Shore power inlet
Generator - Mastervolt Whisper 12kva
Outside Equipment/Extras
Tender - Avon Rib center console 2009, Yamaha 20hp outboard - 2009
Teak sidedecks
Cockpit cushions
Teak cockpit
Radar reflector
Cockpit table
Swimming ladder
Gangway - Complete with stantions and hand rails
Liferaft - Viking 8 man - New March 2010
Total Liferaft Capacity: 8
Electric windlass
Cockpit cover
Spray hood
Bimini Top
The interior of this yacht is stylish and well laid out. All interior oak woodwork and upholstery in very good condition.
Accommodation consists of 8 berths in 4 cabins.
Two double cabins and two twin cabins.
Form Forward:
Fore cabin with centerline double berth, seat with vanity table, good storage in clothes and hanging lockers.
Twin Cabin to Starboard with upper and lower berths, lockers for clothes, a vanity unit and a hanging locker.
Head to port with flush head, washbasin and separate shower.
Saloon features a sociable oval dining table and settee to starboard. To Port is a two seater settee. Good locker/stowage space throughout.
Navigation Station to Port, forward facing chart table.
Galley to Starboard with Avonite galley tops, fully equipped with good preparation area.
Twin Cabin to Port with upper and lower berths, lockers for clothes, a vanity unit and a hanging locker.
Aft Owners cabin with double berth offset to starboard, a curved settee, dressing table and large hanging locker. Abundant draw and locker space. En-suite Head with flush head, washbasin and shower.
Manufacturer Provided Description
The design brief for the Oyster 53 was to create a yacht with a centre cockpit Deck Saloon configuration that offered many of the features of the larger Oyster 56, but still maintained a stylish, well-proportioned outboard profile. Rob Humphreys designed the hull, deck and rig, while Holman & Pye designed the interior layout and provided the technical and structural specification. The Oyster in-house team has coordinated the styling and overall details of the yacht, and as with the Oyster 36, they also integrated the ergonomically designed cockpit whose technical specification originated from the Department of Ergonomics at Loughborough University. This design team approach, linked with the use of powerful integrated CAD design computers, has created a yacht that will set standards in design excellence for a yacht of this size. For a 53-foot yacht, this Oyster is very unusual in offering a spacious cockpit and a large saloon, together with up to four separate sleeping cabins.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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Located in downtown Champaign, Blind Pig brews its own craft beers. With its beautiful wood interior, casks full of local brews and friendly locals, this bar is a must-see. When the weather is nice, venture outside and enjoy the large outdoor beer garden.
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
Curtis Orchard is an 80-acre apple orchard, pumpkin patch and entertainment farm offers activities for the whole family. Open July 20–December 20, the orchard country store and bakery offer a wide variety of gift and food items, including pies, fritters, apple crisp donuts and award-winning cider. Outdoor activities include seasonal apple and pumpkin picking, kids play structures, a giant slide, several mazes including the corn maze, petting zoo, toddler area, birthday parties and corporate picnics. Weekend activities include outdoor meals, live entertainment, seasonal pony rides, and an orchard wagon.
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery is Illinois' first farmstead cheese making facility, founded in 2004. Visit this off the beaten path farm and learn about their cheese-making process and their "Animal Welfare Approved" Goat Dairy. Taste their delicious, award winning varieties of goat cheese and sample their amazing goat milk gelato and organic fruits. The farm is open weekdays for drop-in visitors to see the goats, walk the grounds and purchase farm products. During the summer, you can also visit the farm during Wednesday afternoon open houses. In addition to self-guided tours of the farm, you can get gelato by the scoop and purchase products from their farm as well as those from other farms and food artisans. Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery also offers additional food events in the summer with Dinners on the Farm, Third Friday Pop-Ups, and tasting trail events. This is a working farm, so check their website for hours and activities before venturing out to the farm.
Alto Vineyards' retail wine shop and tasting room offers custom gift baskets, gourmet foods and local artwork. Indoor and outdoor seating offers a place to relax with a glass of Alto's finest. Alto's original location is situated in Alto Pass, on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
What Lincoln Center is to New Yourk and Kennedy Center is to Washington D.C., Krannert Center is to the Midwest—a magnificent showcase for the performing arts. KCPA is a premier educational and professional performing arts complex and is the setting for over 300 performances each year. A professional laboratory for the University of Illinois dance, theatre, opera and music departments, the Center also hosts internationally famous artists such as Emmy Lou Harris, Herbie Hancock, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group, and is home to the Champaign-Urbana Symphony and Sinfonia de Camera.
Discover Green Street and the heart of campus at the University of Illinois. Restaurants, bars, shops, bookstores and more await your presence in this Orange & Blue themed area.
Since its inception in 2002, Prairie Fire Glass has delighted visitors with the mesmerizing art of traditional glassblowing. Featuring a gallery in the front of the store and a working studio in the back, you can peruse original art glass creations while enjoying live glassblowing demonstrations.
Marketplace Shopping Center offers all of the big names from larger cities, but without the long wait lines! Shop everything from the Gap, Limited, and Banana Republic, to Sephora, Finish Line and Eddie Baur. Complete with four anchor department stores, this shopping center also offers a varied food court, multiple restaurants, and even a carousel for the little ones.
Gifts, decorative accessories, jewelry, candy - life's simple pleasures
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In the heart of downtown Urbana, Lincoln Square offers places to eat, shop, work, relax, and do business with plenty of parking. One of the nation's first fully enclosed malls and home to the historic Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln Square of Urbana is building on it's great past and moving toward and even greater future.
We specialize in Americana, limited edition prints, custom framing, primitive antiques, gifts and decor. We are located in a 1906 vintage church.
Join thousands of residents and visitors during Market season and connect with growers at Urbana's Market at the Square. Choose locally-raised foods and treasure-hunt among the art and craft vendor booths. Gather information about local non-profits, schools and other community groups on our Community Row. Catch up with friends, take in a set from local performers, and enjoy the public square atmosphere the Market has to offer. Saturday morning at Urbana's Market at the Square is one of our city's signature institutions. It's a great way to kick off your weekend! Open May through November.
The midwest's premier woodworking destination is a haven for woodworkers. Their top-tier educational facility offers project and skill courses for all levels with classes running evenings, weekends and weekdays. The adjoining 8,000 square-foot supply store, open six days a week, is unique to Central Illinois and offers "all things woodworking" including 60 varieties of hardwoods. Free demos and seminars are available many Saturdays. Making the CU Woodshop even more of a destination is the DreamShop, where hobbyists can perfect their skill.
General antiques, collectibles, lighting, restoration and repair. Call for appointment.
15,000 square feet with over 100 dealers. Quality antiques, furniture, primitives, glass, china, coins, quilts, trunks, toys, books, granite ware, crocks, crystal, and more. Everything on ground level, no stairs. Open seven days, layaway, gift wrapping, spring shows. Open house in June. Fall festival in September and a Christmas show in November.
Pick up fresh asparagus at this roadside spot from mid-April through the end of May.
A friendly little store with a lot of new stuff on the east side of the square.
You are invited to shop the ever-changing collection of traditional crafts, folk art, candles, furniture, home accents, decorative accessories, and much more. Displayed in room design design settings. Country Junction treats you to an enjoyable shopping experience.
Jane Addams Book Shop in downtown Champaign offers more than 70,000 titles in fifteen separate rooms on three floors, plus ephemera (old photos, postcards, tickets, advertising materials), greeting cards, and bookmarks. Find rare, out of print, or hard to find titles or purchase a gift card for a book lover!
Atwood Visitor & Information Center
Early trains made an "at-the-woods" stop, and in 1873 the town of Atwood was formed. Main Street today features split-rail fences, benches, grassy areas and country crafts, collectibles and antiques.
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|Posted by mike keller on December 29, 2003 at 17:52:16:
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: : : I have same problem. In absence of instruction sheet, how is core/stem removed for replacement?
: : : Thanks. (PS: I think Moen is a division of Stanadyne)
: : : fp
: : : : Stanodyne is Moen. I do not know how tightening the handle could stop a leak, but the normal repair is to replace the core/stem.
: : : : : Terry Love,
: : : : : we have a leaky bathtub faucet. The splash "shield over the pull handle says "standyne" on it but it looks like moen type hardware. I've this this problem before in other homes and usually I just remove the cap over the central screw in the pull handle and tighten it and the leaking stops. But in this case that does not work. The type of hardware is the kind that is controlled by pulling a single knob to regulate water flow and turn to the left for hot and right for cold. Any advice on how to correct the problem short of calling a plumber in?
: : : : : thanks
: : My parents have a leaking shower faucet, I think it is American Std. It is a dual handle type. Problem we are having is trying to get the faucet handle off to replace the core. Any ideas? We have removed the screw but the handle won't budge!
: : Thanks in advance
: Danco Kit MO-6 #80553 is the repair kit, at about $10.00 at your local hardware store.
: Be careful in replacing it so the brass lock washer fits snugly on the plastic unit. I tightened mine and bent the screw,,, 12-24 X 2/3/4". When replacing the unit if the screw is bent, the plastic core will deform in a week or two and break. ( I have replaced about 10, before recognizing the bent head of the screw.) Now all I have to do is find the proper S/S screw..... No luck yet.
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: I want to move the rough-in for the toilet four feet to the opposite end in my rectangular unfinished upstairs bathroom. The ideal position for the toilet is in the two foot cantilevered area. I think the slope will work, but am concerned about any code requirements and pipes in that area. I'm in Boise and the cold temperature extremes can hit below zero F, but that's rare. Pointers please before I waste someone's time driving out for a bid. Thanks!
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Retailers too often don't have the inventory systems to deliver what they promise in merchandising images.
It's too bad that retailers too often can't deliver what they put so much effort into merchandising because they don't have effective systems for getting the right stuff into their warehouses and stores. It's a problem that put one of my favorite retailers in the doghouse.
Weakness on the fulfillment side of things came to light in a report we recently covered from London-based research firm FreshMinds, which indicates that retailers in the U.K. place a low priority on investing in better inventory systems, figuring that accurate delivery is at the low end of consumers' concerns. The report was sponsored by DHL Supply Chain and, of course, supports the sponsor's line of business.
But the report's findings sound all too familiar to what I've heard, and experienced, on this side of the Atlantic. Another study, by research and advisory firm RSR Research LLC (and sponsored by supply chain technology companies RedPrairie and Manhattan Associates) found that the No. 1 operational challenge facing multichannel retailers is matching local store assortments to local consumer demand. That report also notes that out-of-stock merchandise is a persistent problem among 39% of stores—and 60% among stores RSR determines to be laggards, with annual sales growth of less than 3%.
Meantime, the need to better manage inventory across channels has increased in recent years along with the healthy competition between web sites and stores over which can best engage consumers. Web sites serve up interactive merchandising displays designed to be informative, entertaining, soothing and compelling, and many stores seek to have the same effect with a heavy dose of visual and audio props.
But all I really want to know is: Can you deliver what you're promoting in these displays?
As someone who walks several miles a day year-round in a northern city, I visited a favorite retailer's store early last December in search of a pair of cold-weather walking shoes. The retailer's web site and catalog showed what I was looking for, but I wanted to try them so I visited a trendy new store the merchant had opened about a year earlier. With great props and engaging product displays, it's the kind of store that just makes you feel good walking into. It makes you want to buy some of their cool stuff.
I found the walking shoes featured in an attractive wall display, but the clerk gave me the bad news: "Sorry, we're out of stock in your size." When I asked if I could order the same pair online (in a rather common size, by the way) she checked with a manager, then informed me the company was no longer re-stocking the shoe for the season to make way for spring merchandise.
Really? But winter doesn't actually start until next week, and it's going to be around for awhile, I noted. After all, this is Chicago.
Instead, she offered me a pair with Velcro straps. I hate Velcro straps.
Leaving the store empty-handed, I looked down at my old shoes and decided I didn't really need new ones after all.
RSR managing director Nikki Baird notes that U.S. retailers tend to be further behind their U.K. counterparts in investing in better systems for managing and planning inventory, largely because, until recently, U.S. merchants have found it relatively easy to replenish merchandise thanks to a larger and more effective network of warehouses and stores accessible via a more modern transportation system. Now, with transportation costs rising and fluctuating, and with retailers needing to satisfy cross-channel web and store shoppers, they're starting to give effective inventory systems stronger consideration, she says.
But they've got a ways to go, Baird contends. "Retailers generally think they do a good job managing inventory against demand, but feel they have a hard time keeping up with fast-moving items and managing slow-moving items. That doesn't leave much to be good at."
Making shopping easier for customers, RSR says, requires dealing with more complicated inventory and supply chain management systems. Rather than pushing merchandise to stores based on what a retailer wants to sell, merchants need to think more in terms of starting with accurate demand forecasts on a local store level as well as across an entire chain. With web-enabled technology that can compile demand forecasts from store point-of-sale systems as well as from shopping behavior recorded across web sites and customer contact centers, retailers can get a more accurate feel for what customers want in individual stores as well as across their entire chain and on their e-commerce sites.
In my urban environment, for example, where pedestrians trudge through ice- and snow-covered sidewalks for months every year, surely there must be lots of people providing such demand data about cold-weather gear.
With more accurate demand data on hand, merchants can also use web-enabled inventory management systems to view and pull the right merchandise from throughout their networks of distribution centers as well as from other stores and drop-shippers to ensure that the right products are in stock in stores as well as in warehouses that support e-commerce sites.
Retailers that invest in the right mix of technology systems backed by effective cross-channel merchandising and inventory management policies, Baird says, will continue to emerge as the ones that deliver what shoppers want.
Sounds promising to me. Winter trekking will be back in Chicago before I know it, and with any luck my old shoes and I will find a retailer that has what I need and can deliver it when I'm still in a buying mood.
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I can not beleive that this paper had the audacity not to have the event that happened in Boston yesterday in the front page. Who is running this paper? Whomever it is does not understand the impact of the event of April 15, 2013.
How dare this paper bury this news on page 5, while everywhere I look it is front page news.
Shame on everyone at this paper.
The NE is a LOCAL paper, covering LOCAL news for folks in this region. They do not normally cover national events, no matter the impact. If you are counting on this paper to keep you abreast of breaking news on the global stage, then you are going to be continually disappointed. All you will see is what came over the wire...unless there is a LOCAL angle, which they will cover reasonably well.


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Skip to comments.Pope shocked by same-sex adoptions legislation
Posted on 12/30/2013 2:44:42 PM PST by NYer
The Pope is "shocked" by Malta's Civil Unions Bill, which will allow gay couples to adopt children, Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna has told The Sunday Times of Malta.
Defending his decision to use his Christmas homily to reiterate that a family had to be built around a man and a woman, Mgr Scicluna said he had aired these concerns with Pope Francis when he met him on December 12.
"We discussed many aspects...and when I raised the issue that's worrying me as a bishop [the right for gay couples to adopt] he encouraged me to speak out," Bishop Scicluna said.
Even when one moves the pope from the papal apartments to the Sancta Martha House, his life remains insulated from all that is happening in the world.
wait until he finds out that Kalipornia and probably Massataxes allows "tranny" boys into girls showers and likely the same motel rooms on overnight trips.
Okay, then I guess we can expect His Holiness to be leading the charge in defense of the family in 2014? Or can we expect more of the 'who am I to judge?' sort of comments that so endear him to the media?
Didn't he say once, "Who am I to judge?"
My interpretation of the Pope's previous comments on homosexuality "shock" me as to this attitude concerning gay adoption. I sure hope we are losing something inthe translation.
Out's "Man of the Year"....
'Defending his decision to use his Christmas homily to reiterate that a family had to be built around a man and a woman,'
Why aren't OUR(US) Bishops/Cardinals engaging in similar homilies?
I'll answer my own question: Cha-Ching
(For the record, I'm a Roman Catholic quite disgusted with the Church leadership with no intention of leaving the Church.)
Did you read Francis' Christmas message?????
What a dud.
I think he's shocked because Malta is 99% Catholic, AFAIK.
Hey Pope Francis come to California we have that
Good possiblty we going legalize Hippie lettuce after 2014 mid term elections
as if Kalipornia wasn't bad enough as it is
Well we thinking about it RIGHT NOW no word yet if we are
There is movement get in 2014 or 16 intintive to legalize Cali weed
Trust me we would
Kali would legalize pedophilia if it came up for a vote.
Is he just now figuring out why the dude before him quit?
Every child needs a MOTHER and a FATHER!!!!!
The problem is this: As stated previously, these guys are so insulated from the outside happenings that the ball is past the plate, the horses are out of the barn, the cats are out of the bags before they recognize there is a problem.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to join him sprititually in prayer for the upcoming Concistory and for the next Synod of Bishops which will focus on the theme of the Family.
Celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family on this first Sunday after Christmas, the Pope entrusted the work of the bishops to Jesus, Mary and Joseph and recited this prayer: Read More
Your understanding of this comment, it seems, comes from how the msm projected those words. The reality of its meaning, OTOH, is quite different. The pope does not stand in judgement of anyone ... that is reserved for God, alone. The statement had nothing to do with gay adoptions.
?? To which comment are you referring?
I presume he means "who am I to judge?"
No, no, no, you don't know what the Pope said by reading his words. To know what he meant you have to read one of the many "what the Pope really said" threads here on FR. It is there you will find that he is not really a social justice practitioner but really a conservative Pope whose comments the MSM cherry pick to make it appear that he supports statism.
Hey, I'm not insulated from this stuff and I'm, not so much shocked, but definitely going "Society, go home. You're drunk."
Yep, we have to wait for the retranslation and reinterpretation threads.
Isn't it interesting that we never had to have Benedict's words re-translated from a mistranslation? His quote from Manuel II Paleologus about islam left no doubt in the MSM's interpretation of what was meant.
Francis, on the other hand....
Pope Francis says its 'not necessary' for church to speak about gay marriage, abortion all the time
Ed Zackery. I sometimes think I indulge in nostalgia when I remember JPII being clear and consice. Good to know that others remember things the way I do.
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