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In the face of rising fuel and vehicle operation costs, many municipalities are shifting to automated fuel management systems to mitigate fleet expenses and support environmental policies. These computerized systems improve vehicle data and fuel accountability, which pose an ongoing challenge in the diversified municipal fleet that may include transit vehicles, fire trucks and vehicles, garbage trucks, snowplows, street sweepers, police cruisers, buses, ambulances, and other specialized vehicles.
An automated fuel management system can be implemented with existing vehicles and pumping stations. The system consists of a module installed in the vehicle and a fuel control terminal located at the fueling station. The in-vehicle module is a small, vehicle-mounted computer that obtains and stores vehicle data such as the system and fleet number, the vehicle number, odometer, tank capacity, fuel type, and engine hours.
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To obtain fuel using the in-vehicle module, the user simply drives up to a hose module equipped fuel dispenser, stops the engine, flips the dispenser hook switch, and inserts the dispenser nozzle into the vehicle's fuel filler neck. The information from the in-vehicle module is automatically passed to the fuel control terminal via the radio frequency link of the hose module. When the user has finished fueling,the fuel control terminal attaches the current time and date to the transaction data collected from the user, along with the total amount of fuel dispensed. The fuel control terminal will store this fueling transaction until it is transferred to the fuel management software.
Fuel reports on excessive engine idling, speeding, maintenance requirements, and general fleet activities help reduce fuel consumption and harmful emissions. The data can also be used to schedule maintenance services such as vehicle inspection and oil and filter changes. The timeliness of preventive maintenance is improved as a result of receiving critical vehicle data after every fueling.
Capturing this data also provides a significant opportunity for a city to support its sustainability and environmental initiatives by reducing fleet fuel usage and vehicle emissions. Emissions from engines that are not properly maintained are 20% to 50% higher than engines that are properly maintained. Automated fuel management systems provide measurable results that may be used to qualify for air credit allocations.
System Scalability
The trend in fuel management systems is scalability the ability to integrate fuel management, vehicle tracking (GPS), and tire pressure management with fleet maintenance systems and other operations, such as human resources, accounting, and GIS. Not only can municipalities access fuel data with each fueling, but they also can receive vehicle tracking and tire pressure data. This scalability approach maximizes a fleet's resources while providing critical preventive maintenance data at every fueling.
Fuel is often the single greatest expense in any fleet's operation. By incorporating an automated system to monitor usage, emissions, and maintenance, fleet managers can implement best practices that will yield significant cost savings, risk reduction, fleet optimization, and utilization requirements.
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|January 1st, 2008, 05:45 PM
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And this is not just for fuel savings.
Tongue weight? wouldn't this be much like a boat trailer with a small block on the transom? (weight is probably less on the boat)But......
We pulled are single axle boat trailer all over the state as a kid with a Olds Delta 88 seem to work ,kinda were I'm coming from.
I'm not trying to argue but seems like it would be better all the way around if the motor is not working as hard its not building heat in the tranny or burning as much fuel to get the work done it would save [shrug].
Well I appreciate everyones input, thats what I wanted .I'm going to do some more research and probably build one, we will see what happens might just be a big pile of crap........................
Thanks Jeff
|January 1st, 2008, 06:16 PM
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My personal experience is that towing my sand rail on its T-trailer, which was the same weight as my old 14 ft flatbed tandem.
The sand rail I didn't feel behind the truck and it didn't really affect the mileage at all. Even empty, I could feel the bigger trailer and it knocked a mpg off the truck.
I think its a combination of these things:
Less weight. With a LIGHTWEIGHT wheeling rig, this can be 15-20% reduction of weight, which isn't insignificant.
Lower profile. I think designed right, you could lower the towed vehicle 8" or so over a standard trailer and 12+" over a deckover. Wind resistance is a significant portion of what is sucking down your gas.
Less road drag: Single axle instead of two axles. No scrubbing turns, 1/2 the rolling resistance.
I bet you coudl gain 0.5-1mpg, and have a smaller feeling trailer with this setup.
BTW, to answer your original question, I think its OK to not have springs on the trailer, if you strap down your axles, not the body. At least with standard springs and shocks. I'd watch your shocks, though. Don't know if I'd do it with air shocks. I've had my Toyotas shocks leak and get hot while on the trailer, on a really bumpy road.,...
|January 1st, 2008, 07:21 PM
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Personally, I've had the same ideas in my head for a while in regards to my next future project. Build a trailer specifically for the vehicle, balanced perfectly, keep it as low as possible. Dedicated trailer for use as storage of the vehicle too.
My next project is going to be some tiny something. I want to have the ability to tow it with a Jeep or Yukon and not have the whole thing weight more than a big pop-up camper.
If you can net another 1-2mpg+, each long trip to go wheeling, it could save you hundreds of dollars. And if you didn't need that 3/4ton anymore, then your DD'ing mpg could go way up because you don't need the big engine anymore.
I would still want suspension on the trailer and I wouldn't want a dually setup.
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|January 1st, 2008, 08:56 PM
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Its cool to see all the different ideas. If the majority of your towing will be at highway speeds, then, as others have already said, aerodynamics will have a much greater impact than anything else. Since everything consists of engineering compromises, make reducing drag a priority over reducing weight.
The security of four tires is nice and the dual wheel setup appears to be a good alternative to a tandem axle setup. Anybody have thoughts why dualys wouldnt be a good compromise?
Springs or no springs? With no springs the unsprung weight will be huge. Hit a large bump and without springs to absorb the impact energy you will see much higher peak loads and stresses to the trailer structure. Remember you will have to add the trail rigs unsprung weight (tires, rims, axles, and parts of the suspension) to the trailer weight to get the total unsprung weight on the trailers axle. You can go without springs, but especially if your planning build the trailer as light as possible, you may see fatigue issues over time.
Try to design for stability. Every trailer will sway at some speed, even properly loaded ones. Well designed trailers will sway at speeds higher than you will ever reach. Making a compact trailer (short) will make it more squirrely than a longer one. Think of a grandfather clock pendulum. The longer the pendulum is the slower it sways side to side. The shorter it is the faster it will sway. Also remember the tow rig will enter into the stability equation.
Looks like your tow rig has ok wheelbase, it is relatively heavy, and has stiff sidewall tires (if they are the stock ones anyway), but that long rear overhang is going to work against you. It will give the trailer more leverage to push the back end of the van around during cornering or during sway conditions. As others have suggested, a weight distributing hitch with sway control would probably be a good idea.
|January 1st, 2008, 09:11 PM
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The over hang on the van is part of the issue it greatly degrades the tow capacity of the van to 7000llbs (I realize thats enough for my situation)just trying to keep the load low, stable and light weight. I also don't want to have to change gears in the van to pull the trailer. It has 3.50s in the axle.Goes nice down the e way with out a load, kinda want to keep it that way.
|January 1st, 2008, 09:28 PM
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To me this number isn't worth it. Based on a different thread, it appears that very few tow more than 5K per year. So, a $150 per year savings is all you will net. In return, you need to be very consious of how you are loaded. Yes, I realize that $150 is significant, but like so many other discussions, if you are compromised by $150 per year, you are probably in the wrong sport.
A round trip to Canada is 600 miles, or $15. Make or break? I don't think so.
I find it odd that so many disregard my comments when I have actually done this. And with a reasonably light vehicle. Although I don't have pics of the other trailer, I actually had 2 different single axle trailers. Neither one worked well. But, at that time I didn't have a weight distributing hitch so balancing was super critical. I agree that with a WDH the balancing is not quite so sensitive.
If someone does this, I hope you have good success. But, at this time, I haven't read anything that there is significant savings or a good reason for it.
Lowering CG? Like Hagggar, I don't support a deck over trailer but rather a drop axle design. So, to lower your CG lower than that requires a more complex design that is likely to drag in many situations. I don't think that scrubbing around corners has a very significant effect on mileage. Also, most of us put a tool box on the front for straps, jack, spare stuff, etc. Now load this box up one time & don't the next and your dedicated mounting configuration is compromised.
Yes, 2 extra tires will impact mileage. I wonder how much it is. This may be your biggest savings.
As mentioned, wind resistance is the other big issue. But, when talking about jeeps, they are not very aerodynamic no matter how low you get them.
Since the concensus is to reduce weight and lower COG, does anyone have data to compare flat towing a specific vehicle versus putting it on a trailer? This would be a good indicator. Take your trail rig and flat tow it. Then stick it on a tandem trailer & check the mileage again. Since you are taking a vehicle on 4 tires and loading it onto a trailer with 4 tires, your difference would be COG and weight.
My suspicion is very little change.
BTW, what makes you think you will save 1 mpg?
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actually flat towing the samurai with the liberty, i get about 14-15 mpg, i'd suspect with the addition of a trailer (probably coming close to Doubling the weight, I'd get 10-12 mpg and have a hell of a time moving it up hills.
I don't think Aerodynamics and COG play a big role in towing mileage (open trailers) because neither vehicle is aerodynamic enough to matter. Weight is probably the biggest killer, then coupled with speed. There are probably enough people with similar trucks to prove/disprove this
i could get 20 mpg flat towing the samurai with my sonoma at 55-60 mph, but at 70-75 that would drop to 16 mpg.
My advice, Get as small of trailer as you can and drive slow, remember its okay if a prius passes you
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One thing I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned and maybe it's cuz the pics have dual rear wheels but I would never want to tow that much weight on a single axle, single wheeled trailer. Imagine how it would pull during a blowout. At least with a dually style axle you won't be completely out. As a unusual thought though, how about running an 8 lug axle and then using H1 rims with run flats as a precaution....
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Speed kills mpg because of aerodynamic drag. There are enough posts on different web sites where guys with enclosed trailers that say there is not much difference whether they run lightly loaded or heavy. They cant all be full of crap, can they? This shows that aerodynamic drag has a more significant effect than weight (with in reason) when lots of highway miles are involved. And an open trailer with a trail rig would be dirtier aerodynamically, so mpg will be reduced even more from going faster.
Flat towing should give better mpg, unless there are serious losses due to the towed rigs driveline friction or tire rolling resistance (or tweaked toe settings, /-\ lol). A flat towed vehicle is tucked in nice and tight to the tow rig, the perfect drafting. Put the towed vehicle on a trailer further back from the tow rig and higher up as well and yeah the aerodynamics will make a huge difference. Again this is assuming we all have a significant amount of highway miles to travel to get to the wheeling spots.
I not sure I understand the concern over single axle. Maybe a single axle just needs a good trailer design and is less forgiving to improper loading? I have a single axle deck over with wood sides that weighs 2k empty. Ive towed it on many trips, with a few different trucks, from a couple miles to over 600 miles, one time full of logs, another time a pump and motor that weighed around 4,500 lbs, all sorts of crap over the years and never had an issue. All plain weight carrying (no WDH). Granted the cog of those loads were somewhat lower than a trail rig, but one could easily design a deck to bring the cog of a trail rig to the same height. What am I not getting?
|January 2nd, 2008, 07:08 AM
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A lot of good points pointing about the difference between flat towing & trailering. I guess my test idea was a little too simple.
Regarding my concern or what you are missing: Have you ever loaded a rig on a tandem trailer & started down the road & had it start to sway? Stop, move it forward 6-8" and it trailers fine? This is because you balanced it properly & got the proper tongue weight.
With a single axle trailer, it is much much harder to get this balance just right.
A question further back asked what's the difference between a buggie, boat & jeep. Both the buggie and boat have the majority of their weight almost directly over the axle allowing differences in loading to be insignificant. I don't know the exact number but I would guess 60-70% More in many cases. Let's run with that number for a minute. Figure a buggie at 70/30 and a jeep at 50/50 and both are both 100 inch wheel base. A buggie weighs in at 2000 pounds so it would place 600 pounds of tongue weight. (assuming being measured directly under the front tires) A jeep weighs in at 4000 pounds (minimum) and would place 2000 pounds of tongue weight.
I'm sitting here early in the morning & not going to lay this out exact so give me a little latitude here. but move the buggie back 5 inches which is 5%. Now your weight at the front tires is 500 pounds..... an 8.3% change.
Do the same thing with the jeep & it changes to 1800 pounds... a 9% change. Percentage wise it doesn't sound like much but it doubles the difference in tongue weight. (the buggie changes 100 pounds and the jeep changes 200 pounds)
So, if you are trying to tow with your light duty SUV and only wanted 200 pounds of tongue weight, +/- 5" goes from double your desired tongue weight to none at all. Now throw in differences of having your spare on or not, 20 gallons of gas or empty (120 pounds), tools, etc, you effect it greatly. Yes, you should be able to place your rig within an inch or 2 all the time.
Again guys, I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm saying I've done it and it wasn't all that simple. The best way I figured out how to do it was determine the desired settle on the trailer hitch. Say 2". I carried a tape measure with me & would measure the unloaded tongue height. Then I would load up and place my jeep on the trailer till the tongue dropped the desired amount.
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I think if you can move up to the next class of vehicle to tow with, it would be worth it. Parents Yukon netted 14mpg towing to Canada. My Suburban is 8mpg. But I can't tow down to KY, TN with the Yukon cuz the hills absolutely kill it, I was about 9mpg and still 8mpg with the Suburban. Shave some pounds, reduce a bit of wind drag, maybe tire drag, you could probably get the Yukon to go through KY without running it to its limit. And that would be totally worth it for me. Their Yukon nets around 17+mpg hwy unloaded and my suburban is 10mpg.
I remember towing our quads with a single axle. It was a bit of a PITA to balance it just right. Especially when I towed with my Cherokee, it was picky about tongue weight...
|January 2nd, 2008, 09:01 AM
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Balance, for the most part, woudl be a design issue, not a day-to-day thing, IMO.
If you are taking the time to BUILD a trailer like this, then have your rig weighed(without driver) on each axle, as you would load it. A little math and a bathroom scale or two can do the rest.
My design thughts would be that there are 4 pockets for the tires, so there is no chance of the thing being in the wrong place.
I can see with quads and snowmobiles how it'd be hard to get the balance right. But if you have no variability in where you place the tires, then its going to be the same every time, unless you change your rig.
Again, its a specialized setup for someone willing to do it right, not for the average guy.
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I do like the idea of keeping the rig low. One thing I have seen with towing my jeep is a slight difference (~1mpg) in towing mileage when pulling with my windshield down or off. I think keeping the rig tucked in behind the tow rig would help mileage.
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|January 2nd, 2008, 09:59 AM
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|January 2nd, 2008, 10:18 AM
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I think this setup only makes sense if you have a rig under 4000lbs loaded, though, and closer to 3 than 4. Geos, light CJs, buggies, that kind of thing. For those cases, saving 800-1000lbs makes a bigger difference, than when you've got something thats 5500lbs + 2000lb trailer.
|January 2nd, 2008, 10:21 AM
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I think the height of the towed vehicle on the trailer is much more of a factor than a bit of weight. Now in my case, comparing a tandem car hauler (2100 lb) to a single axle utility trailer (900 lb), both carrying a 2600 lb samurai, the weight does make a difference. But in most people's cases, with larger rigs on the trailer, the weight of the trailer will not make as much of a difference.
Now to aero, I can tow my Tbird (3900 lb) on my car hauler (2100 lb) and a couple of mpg's more than towing my Samurai (2600 lb). Towing 1300 lbs more, that is no higher than the roof of my truck, is much easier on the truck, than the lighter load that the hood is level with my roof of the tow vehicle. Stop and go, the weight makes more of a difference, but at highway speeds, the aero is the larger factor.
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I have heard many complaints about being given the incorrect visitation times. The family members are then not allowed to see the person they came to visit...."sorry there are no exceptions made". I understand inmates are there for crimes, but 1. some have not been in front of a judge yet, and in this country it is supposed to be "innocent until proven guilty". 2. You are not just punishing the inmates you are punishing their children, their mothers, sisters, brothers, wife's etc.
I believe it would be helpful and is also needed for there to be a section under the Union County Detention center on this site for Pod Visitation times to be listed. It would also be helpful place to post if Pod visitations have been Cancelled.
Although many of the visitors are from the El Dorado area many are not and are given incorrect information and turned away wasting their time and breaking hearts. Not all people can afford to come to El Dorado and be turned away when it could have been posted on this site.
Also, When you go to the detention center link under visitation it says this... "Visitation is a privilege offered to all inmates. Visitation rules are available at the front window of the Sheriff's Office and are also posted here. Visitation times are on Saturday's for general population detainees and on Sunday's for Act 309 convicts. Visitation times are according to the detainee's housing area. All visitors must now also be placed on an approved visitation list in order to visit any detainee. It is the responsibility of the detainee to advise their visitors of the correct visitation time for his location, as well as to submit the visitor's name and information for approval to be placed on the visitation list.".
There are two problems with the above, the first is when you click the link to see the visitation rules it brings you back to the same exact page. The second is that if you haven't received mail from the inmate yet or you can't receive phone calls, how are the families supposed find out when the visitation is, or what pod they are in etc.?
Please I think this could also help the Union County Sheriff Department's image to the community. I respect what you do and think you do a wonderful job, but not are alot of people who don't have much respect for what the Police do anymore..... The Sheriff's Department helping the community could help that.
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Leslie W. Miller; Francis D. Pagani; Stuart D. Russell; Ranjit John; Andrew J. Boyle; Keith D. Aaronson; John V. Conte; Yoshifumi Naka; Donna Mancini; Reynolds M. Delgado; et al. Use of a continuous-flow device in patients awaiting heart transplantation. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;357(9):885-896.
Jonathan B. Orens; Marc Estenne; Selim Arcasoy; John V. Conte; Paul Corris; Jim J. Egan; Thomas Egan; Shaf Keshavjee; Christiane Knoop; Robert Kotloff; et al. International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates: 2006 Update-A Consensus Report From the Pulmonary Scientific Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2006;25(7):745-755.
Francis D. Pagani; Leslie W. Miller; Stuart D. Russell; Keith D. Aaronson; Ranjit John; Andrew J. Boyle; John V. Conte; Roberta C. Bogaev; Thomas E. MacGillivray; Yoshifumi Naka; et al. Extended Mechanical Circulatory Support With a Continuous-Flow Rotary Left Ventricular Assist Device. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009;54(4):312-321.
Jason Xiao-Jian Yuan; Ann M. Aldinger; Magdalena Juhaszova; Jian Wang; John V. Conte Jr.; Sean P. Gaine; Jonathan B. Orens; Lewis J. Rubin. Dysfunctional voltage-gated K+ channels in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells of patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Circulation. 1998;98(14):1400-1406.
Susan G. Gerhardt; John F. McDyer; Reda E. Girgis; John V. Conte; Stephen C. Yang; Jonathan B. Orens. Maintenance azithromycin therapy for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: Results of a pilot study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2003;168(1):121-125.
R.E. Girgis; I. Tu; G.J. Berry; H. Reichenspurner; V.G. Valentine; J.V. Conte; A. Ting; I. Johnstone; J. Miller; R.C. Robbins; et al. Risk factors for the development of obliterative bronchiolitis after lung transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1996;15(12):1200-1208.
Joseph G. Rogers; Keith D. Aaronson; Andrew J. Boyle; Stuart D. Russell; Carmelo A. Milano; Francis D. Pagani; Brooks S. Edwards; Soon Park; Ranjit John; John V. Conte; et al. Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Improves Functional Capacity and Quality of Life of Advanced Heart Failure Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010;55(17):1826-1834.
Randall C. Starling; Yoshifumi Naka; Andrew J. Boyle; Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski; Ranjit John; Ulrich Jorde; Stuart D. Russell; John V. Conte; Keith D. Aaronson; Edwin C. McGee Jr.; et al. Results of the post-U.S. food and drug administration-approval study with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation: A prospective study using the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011;57(19):1890-1898.
David H. Adams; Jeffrey J. Popma; Michael J. Reardon; Steven J. Yakubov; Joseph S. Coselli; G. Michael Deeb; Thomas G. Gleason; Maurice Buchbinder; James Hermiller Jr.; Neal S. Kleiman; et al. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. New England Journal of Medicine. 2014;370(19):1790-1798.
Activities & Honors
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Heart Association
- Council on Education and Membership Services, Chair
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Task Force on End Stage Heart Disease, Chair of the annual meeting in 2006
- United Network for Organ Sharing


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Denali , the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center's CRAY Y-MP, came on-line on Dec. 28, 1992. At the time of its purchase by the University of Alaska Fairbanks as part of a $25 million grant, it was the largest memory supercomputer in the world. Denali is an eight-processor CRAY Y-MP M98/81024 large memory vector parallel supercomputer with eight gigabytes (GB) of main memory and 89GB of disk storage. The Y-MP provides peak potential parallel performance of 2.6 billion floating-point operations per second. During its five-plus years of service at ARSC it has been available to users more than 97 percent of the time (most of the down time was due to regularly scheduled maintenance); utilization of the system has averaged better than 91 percent. One-thousand-ninety individuals have performed computations on the Y-MP, from 73 different universities, businesses, federal and state agencies; and representing three countries. Although Denali was a state-of-the-art supercomputer when it was new, after six years of major advances in the fast-moving high performance computing arena, it has been surpassed by new technology. It will take two supercomputers to replace it: the CRAY T3E named Yukon , which has been at ARSC since last March; and a CRAY J932 named Chilkoot , which will be available to users in late April. During its years of service at ARSC, researchers used the extremely large memory vector processing capability of Denali to solve all kinds of tough problems. A few highlights include:
Climate Studies Better Understanding of the Effects of Climate and Weather in Alaska - Arctic temperature trends from 1961-1990 show that over the past 30 years Alaska is one of the hot spots in global warming. Researchers developed models that take into consideration the advent of global warming, and scientists are able to predict what the climate in Alaska might be like many years in the future. These predictions are based on the results of numerical models which were run on Denali . Arctic Biology Advancements in Understanding Fish Populations - Computer models of the physical factors that influence fish survival in the Gulf of Alaska are complex. This region includes unique physical factors posing special challenges to numerical modeling. Oceanographers at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory used Denali to simulate how ocean currents affect the survival of pollock eggs and larvae. Engineering Studies of Highway Properties Over Permafrost - Springtime load restrictions on Alaska roads increase the cost of goods transported via truck by up to hundreds of thousands of dollars every day the restrictions apply. Assessment of road conditions using non-destructive test data analyzed on Denali allowed better understanding of the "weak" pavement sections, and added to engineers' understanding of the behavior of road beds during periods of thaw. This led to reducing or eliminating, in many cases, the need for load restrictions, resulting in substantial savings for the trucking industry and consumers. Earth Sciences Simulations of Underground Hydrology in Permafrost Conditions - For decades, underground hydrology has been studied in more temperate regions but only recently have researchers looked at how permafrost affects ground water flows. Discontinuous permafrost directs subsurface water flows in complicated but predictable patterns. Researchers at the UAF Water Research Center examined subsurface flows and ground water contamination using Denali . This research led to better understanding of problems unique to geographical areas with permafrost.


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Green Bay Breaks from League Play, Hosts EMU Saturday
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Green Bay will take a break from Horizon League play Saturday and welcome Eastern Michigan of the Mid-American Conference to the Resch Center at 1 p.m. as part of the Sears BracketBusters series. The game will begin a stretch of four games in eight days for the Phoenix to end the regular season.
The contest will be a Festival Foods Family Game at the Resch Center, with discounted tickets and concessions available and Free Throws with the Phoenix after the game. The first 750 fans will also get a Green Bay Way street sign courtesy of S&L Motors.
Horizon League contests at home against Cleveland State and at Loyola and UIC will follow Saturday's game and will determine Green Bay's seeding for the conference tournament.
At 10-2, the Phoenix is in the midst of one of its best seasons ever at the Resch Center. Head coach Brian Wardle has led Green Bay to a 20-6 record at home in his two seasons at the helm.
Green Bay won at home on Tuesday to kick off a three-game homestand, defeating Youngstown State 71-65. Juniors Brennan Cougill (Sioux City, Iowa) and Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) posted historic double-doubles in the win, becoming the first set of Phoenix teammates to have a points/assists double-double and a points/rebounds double-double in the same game since Green Bay went Division I in 1981-82.
Like Green Bay, Eastern Michigan played a challenging non-conference schedule. The Eagles play a slow tempo controlled by three senior guards in the starting lineup. Darrell Lampley averaged 13 points per games to lead Rob Murphy's first EMU team.
• INSIDE THE SERIES: Green Bay leads the all-time series with Eastern Michigan 5-4. The last meeting between the two teams was also at the Resch Center, with the Phoenix posting a 73-69 win on Dec. 14, 2005. Green Bay has lost a game in the series scoring 99 points (109-99, 1-26-71) and won a game scoring 44 points (44-42, 12-5-80).
• IN THE BRACKETBUSTERS: Green Bay has a 3-5 record in eight previous BracketBusters contests. The Phoenix last two games in the inaugural event have been decided by just one point, including a 60-59 home win over Indiana State on Feb. 20, 2010 and a 61-60 last-second loss at Southern Illinois on Feb. 19, 2011.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Green Bay is 10-2 at the Resch Center with two home games remaining this season. The Phoenix has outscored opponents by 7.6 points a game and has hit 40 percent from long range at home (70-175). Brown leads the team in scoring at home (14.9) while Kam Cerroni (26-51) and Steve Baker (17-33) have hit a combined 43 three-pointers at the Resch Center.
• HISTORIC DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Sykes and Cougill did something in Tuesday's win over Youngstown State that had never been done in Green Bay's Division I history. Sykes (17 points/10 assists) and Cougill (17 points/11 rebounds) are the first teammates to have a points/assists double-double and a points/rebounds double-double in the same game since Green Bay went Division I in 1981-82.
• CAN I SEE SOME ID?: Sykes has an impressive stretch going since his 18th birthday, averaging 14.8 points and 4.8 assists per game in 12 games since Dec. 30. Since becoming eligible to vote, the country's second-youngest player scored in double figures in 11 of 12 games.
• KAM CATCHIN' FIRE: Since being inserted into the starting lineup, Cerroni has consistently provided the Phoenix with an outside scoring threat. In his 15 starts, Cerroni is averaging 10.8 points per game and shooting 48.8 percent (40-82) from long range. The Horizon League leader in three-point percentage (46.2%) has made a triple in 14-straight games and 18 of the past 19 contests.
• TOP THE CHARTS: Sophomore Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) has broken the program's single-game, single-season and career blocked shots records this season. The 7-foot-1 Brown has 74 blocks this season and 141 for his career, and has a block in 50 of 57 career games. He became the program's all-time leader in the category in just 54 career games.
• SWAT TEAM: Led by Brown's record-breaking season, Green Bay has tallied 115 blocks this season and needs just five blocks to break the program's record of 119 set in 2010-11. This season is the fourth time that a Phoenix team has blocked at least 100 shots (1991-92, 1997-98). Eleven different players have blocked a shot this season, with junior Brennan Cougill (Sioux City, Iowa) and freshman Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) helping Brown the most with 19 and nine blocks, respectively.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – After a break-out offensive game on Thursday at Stetson, the Marist women's lacrosse team changed gears and used strong defense and a controlled attack to earn its first-ever win over Oregon by a 9-5 margin. Senior Amanda Tuck (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) led the offense with three goals, while her classmate Ashley Casiano (South Windsor, Conn.) made a game-high eight saves and allowed a season-low five goals in net for the Red Foxes on Sunday afternoon.
In a first half with a slow, but deliberate pace the Red Foxes controlled play with a 5-0 advantage in draw controls. This lead would allow Marist the opportunity to break through first on the scoreboard with an Ashley Miller (Montville, N.J.) tally off of a Lexi Brannigan (Loudonville, N.Y.) assist at 8:55.
After an Olivia Pyne goal at 4:16 tied the game at 1-1, the Red Foxes would close out the half with a pair of goals in the final 86 seconds; a Kirsten Viscount (Smithtown, N.Y.) free-position score at 1:26 and a Tuck goal off of a Tierney Larson (Fairfield, Conn.) pass with eight seconds remaining.
Coming out in the second half down 3-1, Oregon would close the gap to within one less than two minutes into the period.
Consecutive goals by Miller and Tuck at 22:45 and 19:13 would jump Marist back ahead by three goals at 5-2. For the second time in the game, Tuck's goal was assisted by Larson, who is now up to 23 helpers on the season.
An Oregon marker at 15:24 brought the score to 5-3, but that would be as close as the Ducks would get as the Red Foxes slowly built their lead out to five with three straight goals between 13:36 and 6:15. Jamie Romano (Kings Park, N.Y.), Brannigan, Allison Gionta (Eastport, N.Y.) all netted their first goals of the game during this span of play.
A trading of goals down the stretch would make the final score 9-5 in favor of the host Red Foxes.
For the game, Oregon outshot Marist 18-16, with a 13-12 advantage in shots on goal. The Red Foxes earned the important category win of draw controls with a 10-6 margin. Romano secured a game-high five draw controls for Marist.
Casiano garnered her second consecutive win in goal with eight saves and two ground balls; her counterpart Oregon's Salliebeth Finnegan made three saves.
With the win, Marist moves to 1-3 all-time against the Ducks.
The Red Foxes will look to carry their momentum over to conference play as their next contest will be on Saturday, March 30 at home versus MAAC member Niagara. The opening draw is slated for 3 p.m.


text: Ok, all this talk about having tons of cash for 2010 market, I'm sure everybody had at least a "what if" thought about LeBron coming here. My question is, would you want to have LeBron here? I'm not looking for "he'll never sign here because..." type responses. I'm curious to know if you would actually want him here if the stars lined up. If it were about two years ago, I would've said "absolutely" without hesitation. However, he really has grown a huge ego. There are so many things he does I just cannot stand. The "Chosen1" tattoo is exhibit A for what this kid has become. I personally think it would be a lot more satisfying for me to be a fan of the team that beats LeBron than the team that has LeBron. What do you all think?


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Original post made by Taxpayers & Pensions, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jul 31, 2012
Wait until the Pleasanton Unified School District gets honest about the pension crisis bearing down on our school district. If School Board candidates aren't aware of the issue they shouldn't be elected. If school administrators fail to respond to questions regarding the coming CalSTRS pension issues they should be challenged.
It will be so Budget Ugggly school officials will have a difficult time claiming ignorance. When the CalSTRS (teacher's retirement system) pension tsunami hits it will hit all districts extremely hard because districts can't afford the additional cost of 16% of payroll - PARENTS BEWARE. The teachers unions will claim they didn't see it coming and produce videos of young children in tears and teachers claiming all they ever wanted to do was teach.
In the meantime the problem is completely ignored amongst school district administrators while hoping Governor Jerry Brown can get his tax proposal passed - allowing for additional time before actually confronting either the teachers union, the pension problem, or the reality of the "new norm".
The clock is ticking … and people better start paying attention to the root cause or they will be blindsided into making poor decisions based on glossy campaign fliers and politically motivated endorsements. The California Teachers Unions are the most powerful unions in the state and they are very good at manipulation, in many forms, with the end game being they get what they want at all cost - and they spend millions to get that result.
It would serve current and future students well if we start paying attention to decisions made by school boards, the proposed tax increases that "claim" to benefit childhood education, and admit that the current system, under the current control, is heading in the wrong direction.
While the PUSD has performed well based on state averages they are only average when compared to like cities with similar demographics. But the district has also been less than honorable in their dealings with the public. Transparency isn't the PUSD's strong suit; far from it.
My point is that while the PUSD may continue to maintain their ranking compared to other districts in the state what we are about to see is the lowering of the tide that will bring the entire California school system to a lower level. We can't continue to fall in national & global rankings but the pension issue is sure to force a continuation of that trend.
Time to pay attention to who is running for the school board. We can no longer rely on the teacher's union endorsement; in fact we should challenge the teacher's union endorsement. The same argument applies to endorsements from the Mayor or a Council member. People need to consider that those endorsements have strings attached that aren't visible to the general public. We can't afford to accept glossy fliers and union endorsed candidates as the best choice going forward.
Time to put our critical thinking skills and civic duty to the test while setting an example for the next generation (current students). We can even incorporate this topic into a civics lesson.
The so called free California education is paid for by every taxpayer including those that do not have children, those that no longer have children in the system, and those with children in the PUSD. It is important that all of us continue to push the district to be cost effective, proficient, and fiscally responsible.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 1, 2012 at 7:30 am
It's all about the salamis, I mean tsunamis.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Aug 1, 2012 at 9:51 am
It is easy: if you have children, you consider having children in a future or you simply believe that children are good for California, next time you go to vote ask yourself who should be responsible for these children lives: their own families, or clerks in Sacramento pushed by union bosses with their money and connections. California Teachers Unions do everything to protect bad teaches rights to keep getting their paychecks and do absolutely nothing to protect children's rights to get proper education. The only solution in my opinion is to give parents more power to decide who teaches their children and how their tax money are spent.
a resident of Parkside
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:11 am
If we had more people like AnnaS in the class room insted of our corrupted teaches, we'd be better off. Just my to cents worth.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm
If you don't have children, why should you be taxed to pay for schools?
Schools educate the people upon whom you depend: police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, engineers...getting the picture now? You learn to be a nurse in college and a doctor in graduate school, but if you don't have good teachers in elementary, middle, and high school, you're not going to succeed in college and beyond.
Universal, free K-12 education is one of the great things about our nation, and we all benefit from it.
Notice I didn't make any humanitarian appeal, as that would be wasted on the Anonymous Brigade. From a purely practical standpoint, the money allocated for education is an investment--one that pays dividends--and not money that is just "spent".
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 2, 2012 at 6:52 am
Bradford, I want you to perk up those long pointy socialist ears of yours. You are conflating K-12 education with college and post-college education. I'm an individual and I want to be given the choice to support k-12 education or not. I personally don't want to because so much goes to teachers' salaries and pensions when most of them aren't worth much more than minimum wage. With the money I save, I can go elsewhere for policing or healthcare. And besides, so much of this is moot. After Obamacare starts, most of us are going to die under a huge tsunamic sea of debt and death panels anyway.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 2, 2012 at 3:52 pm
The teachers's pension sysstem will destroy the already failing California educational system. It isn't a matter of if, but when. And when is right around the corner.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 3, 2012 at 11:04 am
@ Taxpayers & Pensions
Does this mean you're announcing your candidacy for PUSD School Board? I hope it means you'll get an education on how much clout individual school boards have when it comes to CALPERS and pensions.
For the record, I agree the teacher's unions (and other public service unions) need to get serious about helping reduce the ballooning pension issues facing state and local budgets. My grandfather fought for unions in the 1920's and must be rolling over in his grave now at their bullying.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 3, 2012 at 11:48 am
We have to do something about the expanding teacher salamis. If we don't, the unionist pirates won't get out of bed with the orgiastic Democrat Party spenders who want to tear down the dikes that are the only thing protecting us from what lies right around the corner: salami induced tsunami eruption that chokes all of us, and especially our grandchildren.
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The deleterious effects of stereotyping on individual and group outcomes have prompted a search for mitigating solutions. One approach has been to increase the awareness of the prevalence of stereotyping in the hopes of motivating individuals to resist natural inclinations. However, it could be that this strategy creates a norm for stereotyping, which paradoxically, undermines desired effects. This research demonstrates that individuals who received a high prevalence of stereotyping message (HPSM) expressed more stereotypes than those who received a low prevalence of stereotyping message (LPSM) (Studies 1a, 1b & 2) or no message (Study 2). Furthermore, individuals who received a HPSM were less willing to work with females who negotiated than those who received no message, a LPSM or a high prevalence of counter-stereotyping effort message (HPCSM) (Study 3). Also, in a negotiation simulation, men who received a HPSM were seen as more assertive by, and claimed more value from, their female opponents than those who received a LPSM or those who received a HPCSM (Study 4).
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What next gun do you plan to buy later in 2007 (and can realistically afford)?
I'm looking at a Ruger 22/45 next. Its only $221, so it won't be too bad....
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What next gun do you plan to buy later in 2007 (and can realistically afford)?
I'm looking at a Ruger 22/45 next. Its only $221, so it won't be too bad....
As per my 357 Sig thread, I want a Glock 32C as my next pistol. As Tom Petty once wrote, the wait is the hardest part. :D
Depending on the deal either a 460 S&W or a bolt action in 375 H&H.
I'm aiming for another Beretta, maybe a PX4.
I'd also like a Smith CS9, and possibly a Kahr of some sort.
I hope to get another .44mag. New,used,blued or SS. I don't care as long as it's a shooter.
I can't make up my mind.
With summer coming up, I'd like to get a smaller CCW gun than my XD40. Maybe a baby Glock, the new XD45 compact, or the P99C.
I'd also like to get a 20" barrel 12 gauge for home defense.
Then, there's that AR build I want to do.
I just can't figure out what's more important. ARRGH! So many guns, so little time and money! :rolleyes:
It'll be a 1911 as a graduation present to myself in May. :mrgreen: I'm thinking Springfield, but haven't decided by any means.
I carried my G26 for about 8 months and then bought a CZ PO1 that immediately replaced the Glock, everything about the CZ was better than the Glock and now I just have to buy the SPO1 that is now available. The CZ line of handguns just have to be the most underrated handguns around...If not the CZ, then another T/C Encore.
I'm debating either a 1911 (SA) or Shipwreck's personal favorite, the Walther P99.
A buddy of mine is really hot to buy a 1911 and the guy at the shop I was at this weekend was doing a heck of a sales-job on the 1911. The two of us (me and my buddy, not me and the guy at the shop) are going down to the range to rent both this coming weekend (just didn't have time to fit it in this past weekend) to see what we see.
I'll be looking at buying at least one of the following.
Beretta PX4 Sub-Compact 9mm
Walther P99C 9mm
If you have not seen the new PX4 SC here is a link. I think it looks pretty sweet.
CX4 Storm that takes PX4 Mags
Walther P22
Beretta 12Ga
The CX4 is at the bottom of the list. I probably buy the P22 first.
The PX4 compact will be popular - but 1 caution. Many gun companies have issues w/ new designs once the guns start rolling out. I'd wait at least a year before ya buy a brand new design, if it were me...
Right as yet I do not really have an urge to get another pistol so it is hard for me to say. I have not wanted to since I got my HK's (which is really weird). Right now I will probably just spend money on ammo and accessories but we will see about all these new toys being released later in the year. :mrgreen:
Either Glock 19 or a PPK/S, can't decide, PPK/S will be cheaper (from a friend that never shoots it).
Im pretty set with handguns for the time being, so I think Im gonna gets me a shotgun.
XD-45 Tacticle and a CZ p01.
theres a couple on my list for 2007
1. Smith & Wesson M&P9c
2. Walther P22
i'm thinking a sig 226 in 40 cal. i was going to do a beretta 96fs, but they seem to have stopped making them in the traditional design. i am also interested in the P99 in 40. it's a toss up yet, so many guns and so limited funds.......
shipwreck - just a word of caution: of the 5 people i know that had a 22/45 (including myself) they seem to be prone to ejection problems. i can't vouch for the others, but i clean all my guns every time i use them and even sometimes when i don't...i don't think that was the problem. don't get me wrong, i love rugers, but i was very unhappy with that model. i have heard nothing but good about their mark II and II designs and i think theyare only a little more. just a heads up on my own opinion.


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to gain the privilege of being a warrior didn't they have to go though some tourtures...ummm, trials first? :-) i have always felt that it was pretty safe moral ground to use the techniques of the enemy on them. no more, and certainly no less. if they were well trained they should have been trained to withstand that threshold of treatment.
they say god made everything with a purpose, he must have made yellow jackets so we could enjoy destroying something; I can't imagine those horrid creatures having a purpose otherwise.


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Nine University of St. Thomas students, accompanied by Fr. Mike Buentello, CSB, and Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, joined nearly two million Catholic youth in Madrid, Spain for a transformative three week trip of prayer, sacrifice and pilgrimage. After traversing the famous Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain and attended World Youth Day in Spain, they joined Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic representatives from across the world in Madrid.
The students included Claudia Arguelles, Joseph Bedell, Charles Borromeo, Yesenia Guzman, Jennifer Monroy, Mayra Morales, Stephanie Rivera, Blue Secatero and Steffani Rush. They returned to Houston last week – on fire with their faith, ready to share the Gospel and with many positive words about the trip.
Yesenia Guzman, junior : "I was told before I went on this Pilgrimage my life was going to be transformed and my path in life would be clearer. At first, among all the chaos, I could not distinguish God's voice from all of the noise, hunger, pain and fatigue of the Camino and the masses of people at World Youth Day. Now I feel a sense of relief, renewal and revival. I did not know how much my soul needed to be fed by the beauty of nature, friendship, kindness and prayer. This journey has opened my heart to love and my eyes to truth."
Joseph Bedell, junior: "This trip to Spain has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. This was my first time in another country. I didn't speak the language and it was a completely different culture, but that is why the trip was so memorable – it was so different from everything I am accustomed to in everyday life. Before Spain, I was absorbed in school and uninterested in volunteering or helping youth through faith-based ministries. After going to Spain and World Youth Day, I have a drive, a passion inside of me and a yearning to do more - to go to FOCUS youth conferences, to volunteer at my Church with the Life Teen program and to volunteer at the next World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. God has blessed me with so many gifts in my life; it is only right to share them."
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The Canisius College men's lacrosse team won its second-straight game to the start the 2014 season, earning a 7-6 victory over Air Force on Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic in Denver. The Griffs are now 2-0 to start the season for just the second time in the program's history and for the first time since 2001. Air Force drops to 1-2 on the season with the loss.
"I couldn't be more proud of the resolve our players showed today against a very talented Air Force squad," Mearns said. "They willed themselves to a victory and made plays when we needed them."
Sophomore Billy Jacobbi led the Griffs, netting his second career hat trick in the victory. Freshman Lewis Vaccaro added his first two collegiate tallies, while juniors Brandon Bull and Austin Romantic rounded out the scoring for Canisius with a goal each.
Junior netminder Alex Govenettio put forth his second-straight strong performance in goal, matching his career high with 13 saves in the winning effort.
Junior Tim Edwards also dominated at the faceoff X for the second-straight contest, winning 10-of-14 restarts for a .714 winning percentage to go along with a career-best and game-high nine ground balls.
"The offense got us the lead in the first half," Mearns said. "Billy Jaccobi was on fire and Lewis Vaccaro got us some timely goals. Tim Edwards controlled the faceoff X the entire game and that was huge for us.
"Alex Govenettio was very sharp and is the seeing the ball very well right now. He was the catalyst but I can't say enough for the defensive core in front of him in DJ Giacobbo, Adam Donner, Rich Stapleton, Kevin Collins, Brendan Barren and all of the defensive midfielders. If you can hold a team to six goals, you have a good chance of winning and they certainly rose to the challenge today."
After Air Force netted the game's opening goal just 59 seconds into the contest, Canisius took control of the contest. Bull and Romantic added tallies in the first quarter with 4:43 and 2:42 remaining, respectively. Jacobbi then netted his first goal of the afternoon just eight seconds into the second frame off a pass from Romantic for a 3-1 Canisius advantage.
Air Force got one goal back but Jacobbi and Vaccaro each added goals to stretch the Canisius lead to three, 5-2, with 10:53 remaining in the second quarter. Air Force would net the half's final score as the teams headed into intermission with the Griffs ahead, 5-3.
The Falcons netted the first two tallies of the third quarter to tie the game at five with 2:02 remaining in the period. Canisius, however, quickly responded with two goals of its own before the quarter ended. Vaccaro netted his second of the day off a pass from defender DJ Giacobbo to give the Griffs the lead 26 seconds after Air Force tied the contest. Jacobbi then completed his hat trick with just six seconds remaining in the period as Canisius headed into the final stanza with a 7-5 advantage.
Air Force was able to pull within one with 8:54 remaining in the contest but the Griffs would not allow the equalizer and held on for the 7-6 victory. Govenettio made one final stop in the closing seconds of the contest to preserve the Canisius victory.
The Falcons finished the game with a 42-28 advantage in shots. Canisius, however, won the battle in faceoffs, 10-6, and in ground balls, 30-28.
Mike Crampton led Air Force with two goals, while Doug Gouchoe recorded eight saves in defeat.
Canisius continues play at the Frontier Face-Off Classic with a contest against host Denver on Sunday. The Griffs and fifth-ranked Pioneers are set to meet at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Game Notes: Canisius also won its first two games of the season in 2001 en route to a program-best 4-0 start to the season … The Griffs won two games against non-conference foes for the first time since 2002 … Canisius also won consecutive contests against non-conference teams for the first time since opening the 2001 campaign with wins over VMI and Radford … Govenettio now owns a .727 save percentage – stopping 24 shots in two games, while allowing just nine goals (4.50 per game) … In his first two seasons, Govenettio recorded a .424 save percentage … The assist for Giacobbo was the first in the fifth-year senior's career (34 games) … Edwards has won 77.8 percent of his faceoffs this season (21-of-27) … Edwards, however, was held without a point for the first time in his 29-game career. He entered the weekend with the 11th-longest scoring streak in the nation (third among midfielders).


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While there are ample supplies of natural foods in the forest, suburban neighborhoods offer attractive amenities to wandering bruins. In many instances of bears in close proximity to people, the motivation is birdseed - particularly black oil sunflower seeds.
Adolescents, particularly the males, now disperse to establish new territories while avoiding conflict with older, dominant males, who are busy defending territory and seeking mates. Young boars are interlopers in already-occupied territory, and they must travel warily to avoid conflicts. Dominant boars tolerate young sows that will mature to become part of a regional harem.
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I am very honored to be able to share this info with you but I can't take ANY of the credit for it. Lee (C17LM) made this discovery all on his own!!!
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There appear to be a few inconsistancies near the back of the buckle. Note that the buckle from MoM is on a belt so you can't see the bottom lip of the buckle in that half of the image as you can on the bare buckle above it. Also there is a line where the green paint ends on the buckle from MoM and not on the bare buckle. That line and other details are documented on the webpage in the link below.
As a side note: I was reading, earlier today, PhantomFett's post concerning his theory of the jet pack harness being an SCBA tank harness. After doing a bit of research, I do believe he is correct and I can't wait for the correect model to be IDed. Many SCBA harnesses have a similarly styled buckle as the US Divers SCUBA harness posted in the link above. I would imagine that the buckle is simply a oem item, made by a third party, and bought by the various harness companies to be added to their rig. We are not trying to say the US Divers harness is the ONLY harness that has this buckle or that Fett's buckle has the US DIVERS brand name stamped on it. However, I do believe it to be from the same oem.


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Canisius (6-3, 2-0 MAAC) at St. Francis Brooklyn (5-5, 0-0 NEC)
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. | Pope PE Center
Online Video: NEC Front Row
Talent: Seth Cantor (p-x-p)
Live Audio: AM-1400 (Buffalo) & GoGriffs.com
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The Canisius College men's basketball team takes its three-game winning streak on the road Saturday afternoon when the Golden Griffins play at St. Francis Brooklyn. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
• Canisius plays its second of three-straight road games this afternoon as the Golden Griffins travel to meet the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers.
• The Griffs are coming off a 69-55 win over cross-town rival Buffalo Dec. 11, in First Niagara Center. The win was Canisius' third straight and fifth victory in its last six contests.
• Canisius' win over Buffalo improved the Griffs to 3-0 in the month of December. This marks the first time since 1993-94 where Canisius has won three-straight games to start the final month of the calendar year.
• This is Canisius third three-game winning streak under second-year head coach Jim Baron. Prior to Baron's arrivial prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, Canisius had won three-straight games three times over a six-year span.
• The Griffs come into today's game with a 6-3 overall record and a 2-0 mark in MAAC play. Canisius is 2-0 in MAAC play for the second-straight season and for just the fifth time since 1989-90.
• Canisius overcame an 11-point halftime deficit on Dec. 11, to beat Buffalo by the score of 69-55.
• As a team, Canisius matched a season-low with six turnovers in its win at Buffalo Dec. 11. The Griffs have turned the ball over a total of 15 times in their last three games after turning it over a total of 41 times in the three previous contests (Nov. 19-26).
• St. Francis Brooklyn comes into today's game with an overall record 5-5. The Terriers have dropped two straight, including their last game at home to Monmouth on Tuesday night.
• St. Francis is led by junior forward Jalen Cannon, who is scoring 14.5 points per game. He is also averaging a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor.
• Freshman forward Wayne Martin is chipping in 9.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game off the bench for the Terriers. As a team, St. Francis is good for 35.2 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from the field.
• Redshirt junior Brent Jones is dishing out 3.5 assists per game and leads the squad with his 1.75 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting between these two schools in a series that started during the 1948-49 campaign.
• Canisius and St. Francis last played Dec. 10, 2010 in the Koessler Athletic Center. In that game, the Terriers knocked down 11 3-point field goals and posted a 76-58 victory. The only player on Canisius' current roster to play in that game is forward Chris Manhertz, who had two points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes as a freshman.
• Canisius has played in the Pope PE Center four previous times, with each team scoring two wins. The last time Canisius played in Brooklyn was Nov. 21, 2009 - a 79-69 win for the Blue and Gold.
• Canisius' largest win in this series came Dec. 8, 1979 when the Griffs scored a 90-64 victory when the teams played in Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium.


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Thursday 27th October 2011
My memory is pretty good, especially when it comes to all things Arsenal, a fact I am reminded about of course every time I forget anyone's birthday! For me this is due to association and not necessarily dates. After all, I have a diary for those! For example, any year where we have won a trophy I find extremely easy to remember and that includes many of my activities away from football.
Me opening my latest thoughts with such a subject is relevant because I didn't realise until this week that if we overcame Bolton on Tuesday night it would be the ninth consecutive season we have reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup. Definitely one of those facts relatively low down on the list of ones we remember but a quite incredible feat nonetheless. Especially of course when you consider there are 92 clubs who enter every season and Mr Wenger's consistent policy in the competition.
Many of those matches down the years have seen us almost brush teams aside, with numerous players we know little about at the time giving us early examples of what we might see in the future.
Tuesday was definitely not a 'stroll in the park' and on another night we might have been knocked out. Overall however, having enjoyed the majority of chances in the first half, scoring two excellent goals in the second, showing character to come back immediately from going behind and defending well when under pressure late on, I felt we deserved to take our place in the last eight once again.
Injuries dictate we are short in both full-back areas at the moment leading to Miquel moving from his more natural centre-half position to left back and a full debut for Nico Yennaris on the right. This in turn of course led to the return of Tommy V in a red-and-white shirt after his injury, great news as we need as many options as possible for the winter months ahead.
The Meerkat can be a frustrating player to watch at times but some of the best players in the world have fallen into that category down the years. The one thing that cannot be argued is his quite outstanding ability. His run and fine finish and the timing and accuracy of his pass for our second demonstrated that perfectly.
While on the subject of 'class', how good was Ju Young Park's finish for our all-important winner. More of that to come please!
Off to west London next and Saturday's kick-off time coincides roughly with the draw for the Carling Cup. For obvious reasons we would like to take on Cardiff or Palace with the other Premier League teams left to battle it out between them. If not, a home draw has to be favoured.
Some of our best memories down the years come from Stamford Bridge. Since Roman has arrived however, the west Londoners' selling power has taken them to a new level.
We go into the game with confidence however, and with the right attitude, effort, sharpness and fortune we are well capable of coming away with a result.
Sing up you Gooners!
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