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It's a good thing there's no speed limit on Mars, because the next parachute to fly to the red planet deploys faster than you can legally drive on a California freeway! The chute is designed to slow the Mars Science Laboratory as it rockets through the Martian atmosphere at more than twice the speed of sound. Engineers recently tested two parachute packing techniques in the world's largest wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center. They loaded each chute into a cannon and aimed it down the middle of the tunnel. They then fired the cannon -- horizontally -- at 85 mph and let the parachute fly! Finally, they looked for damage to line attachments and other parts. All four tests were successful. They are now reviewing a veritable "jet stream" of high-speed video data to select a final design.
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bayonets and bayonet lugs-- why are they in every one of these "assault weapon" bans?
are we in real danger of a mass bayoneting?
was there some mass bayoneting massascar at some school were not aware of?
when was the last time a 7-11 was held up with a bayonet?
we all know that bayonets are pure military evil and should be "off the streets" cause no civilian should be allowed that much pure military power!
if these bayonets are so evil why arn't they banned by the rules of war?
yep lets hope those AKs the BATF handed over to the drug cartels got no bayonet lugs or were in some real deep-do-do!
got forbid a drug cartel with a bayonet lug! the horror!

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Video: New Hampshire voters pretty excited about Mitt Romney
posted at 4:50 pm on November 6, 2012 by Guy Benson
From his rally in Manchester last night, which packed 14,000 supporters into an arena, with thousands more waiting outside. Just watch the first two minutes, which involves…very little speechifying for reasons that will become clear:
Meanwhile, the president held a final bonanza in Ohio. Consider the following facts: (1) It was held in a major college town. (2) It featured legit A-Listers Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen. (3) It starred the chillest, most awesome POTUS evah. (4) It had thousands of empty seats. Anecdotes only go so far, but it's obvious that Romney's had major energy behind his candidacy over the home stretch. Will it be enough?


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Up to 6 inches now, we are getting the lake effect snow.
Temp dropped to 3F, winds still whipping, lake effect snow still pounding us and about a hour ago the power went out. Some moron hauling a bunch of balloons into a party at the bowling alley out on the highway let the wind take them away from him. They blew right up in the primary and nocked out 100 homes.


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My Paleo Pizza
All right, so not the greatest picture, but that's what you get with an iPhone and oven lighting. It looks like a pizza, right? And the title of this blog post is "My Paleo Pizza," so that must mean it contains no dairy, grains or deadly omega 6-ridden oils, right? Almost. That picture is of the mostly Paleo Pizza my fiancé made the other night, before he put it in the oven. It's true that it has no grains or … Continue reading


text: The Guards fought in every major British campaign on the continent during the Napoleonic Wars. They carved their place in history under commanders such as Sir John Moore and Wellington from Corunna and Talavera during the Peninsula War to their legendary defence of the Chateau of Hougoumont throughout the battle of Waterloo. Have a look 764-767Sculpted by David Scheinmann, and today by Andrew Stadden which from modest beginnings has expanded to a very extensive range covering many popular subjects and periods of military history.


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NT Mathematica won't open Win95 notebooks
I am running a dual boot NT/Win 95 with Mathematica 3.0 in each. However
many, but not all, notebooks that I created in Win95 are unreadable
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Hey all,
I've come across a Casio MQ-1 that's unboxed, but still with the instruction manual. The manual is water stained so the MQ-1 might be damaged. I've tried 1.55V Alkaline batteries, but don't have the 1.5V silver oxide batteries that the manual specifies, so it may work, it may not, but I didn't know if costumers cared if it works or not because I read that they usually take it apart anyway?
Any thoughts on what I should put it on Ebay for, if it's not a working unit but is undamaged on the outside?
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Indonesia's two largest Muslim organizations criticized the Religious Affairs Ministry for barring a liberal Egyptian Islamic thinker from addressing an international youth conference in East Java. Din Syamusuddin, Chair of Muhammadiyah, who is a noted professor of Islamic thought, commented: "his visit should have instead been used for tabayyun(clarification) with Abu Zayd to find the truth about his Islamic thoughts. We should have discussed this kind of issue in a forum or debate with broad-mindness and tolerance." Abu Zayd has been attacked in Egypt for arguing the Koran should be regarded as a cultural document The leader of Nahdiatul Ulama, Masdar Farid Mas'udi, also expressed concern over the ban. "I am not interested in judging whether Abu Zayd's Islamic thought is right or heretic… but I think it's not wise to promote an excessive suspicion of new things considered to be violating the mainstream view." Both men expressed dismay that the Indonesian government was allowing extremist Muslim groups to dominate a religious dialogue.
The American media attempts to portray Muslims as being completely under the control of extremist religious fanatics. Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation in the world and its two largest Muslim organizations made a strong stand for religious freedom. Will their expressions of religious toleration be reported on Fox News?


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'"I think we took [the crowd] out of it with the first period we had," said Emery, whose name was booed during the pre-game introductions. "I get a kick out of [the negative response]. Like I said before, I think it adds to the energy."'
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2011-06-30 / Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICES for June 30, 2011
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE TOWN OF PATTERSON BOARD OF APPEALS of a public hearing to be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Patterson Town Hall, 1142 Route 311, Patterson, Putnam County, New York to consider the following applications:
1) Patricia Tanzi Case #03-11 – Special Use Permit – Held over from the March 16, 2011 and April 25, 2011 meetings.
Applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit and area variances pursuant to §154-105 of the Patterson Town Code, Accessory Apartments, in order to legalize her existing accessory apartment. §154-105 A(3) of the Code requires the floor area of the apartment to be no less than 400 square feet and no more than 600 square feet; Applicant has 2,400 square feet; Variance requested is for 1,800 square feet. §154-105 A(4) of the Code states that the floor area of the apartment shall not exceed 35% of the entire livable floor area of the single-family principal dwelling and the accessory apartment combined; Accessory apartment is 44% of the entire livable floor area; Variance requested is for 9%. This property is located at 405 Fair Street (R-4 Zoning District).
2) Dino Rentoulis Case #09-11 – Area Variance
Applicant is requesting an area variance pursuant to §154-67 A(2) of the Patterson Town Code, Signs in business districts. Applicant has an existing 132 square foot freestanding sign; The Code allows for freestanding signs to be no more than 25 square feet; Variance requested is for 107 square feet. This property is located at 2970-2974 Route 22 (C-1 Zoning District).
3) Dino Rentoulis Case #10-11 – Use Variance
Applicant is requesting a use variance pursuant to §154-34 of the Patterson Town Code, Permitted principal uses, in order for a residential use to be permitted in the C-1 Zoning District. The two bedroom residence attached to the restaurant has lost its pre-existing, nonconforming status and is no longer a permitted use in the C-1 Zoning District. This property is located at 2974 Route 22 (C-1 Zoning District).
4) Caleb Smith Case #11-11 – Area Variances
Applicant is requesting area variances pursuant to §154-58 of the Patterson Town Code, Enlargement of nonconforming buildings, and §154-7 of the Patterson Town Code, Schedule of Regulations, in order to replace and enlarge the existing rear deck and construct a new 2nd story deck above. The Code requires a minimum side yard setback of 30'; Currently exists is 10'; Applicant will have 10'. The Code also requires that not more than 12% of the lot be covered by impervious surface; Currently exists is 42%; Applicant will have 43%; Variance requested is for 31%. This property is located at 6-8 First Street (R-1 Zoning District).
5) Putnam Lake Fire Department Case #12-11 – Area Variance
Applicant is requesting an area variance pursuant to §154-7 of the Patterson Town Code, Schedule of Regulations, in order to construct a 12' x 18' training station platform to the rear of the existing fire station. The Code requires a re yard setback of 25'; Applicant will have 13'; Variance requested is for 12'. This property is located at 72 Fairfield Drive (GB Zoning District).
6) Joseph Downey Case #13-11 – Area Variance
Applicant is requesting an area variance pursuant to §154-7 of the Patterson Town Code, Schedule of Regulations, in order to replace and enlarge his existing garage and attached shed. The Code requires the to be a 25' rear yard setback; Applicant will have 1'; Variance requested is for 24'. This property is located at 149 Stagecoach Road (R-4 Zoning District).
By Order of the ZBA
Lars Olenius, Chairman
(Pursuant to Section 516 of the Real Property Tax Law)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the final assessment roll for the year 2011 for the Town of Carmel, County of Putnam has been completed by the undersigned Assessor and a certified copy will be filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the 1st day of July, 2011 where the same will remain open to public inspection Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.
Paul E. Jonke
Dated: June 22, 2011
Town of Carmel - Town Hall, Mahopac, NY 10541,
845 628-1500
By the Planning Board of the Town of Carmel, pursuant to Section 267, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on:
July 13, 2011
At 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac, NY 10541, or as soon thereafter as possible on the following matters:
373 Route 6, Mahopac, NY – TM – 75.19-1-10 – Amended Site Plan
809 South Lake Blvd, Mahopac, NY – TM – 75.43-1-19 – Bond Return
Files on the subject applications may be inspected at the Planning Board office Monday through Friday during regular business hours prior to the meeting.
This notice is given in accordance with the law. However, it is not necessary for you to attend the public hearing unless you wish to be heard for or against the matter.
By Order of the Chairman,
Harold Gary
The annual meeting of the plot owners of the Milltown Rural Cemetery Association will be held Monday, July 18th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fowler residence, 2608 Carmel Avenue, Brewster, NY.
Meeting will be held at
34 Gleneida Avenue
Carmel, NY 10512
By Order of:
Kevin Bailey
Notice of Public Hearing
Town of Kent Planning Board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town of Kent Planning Board on July 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may come to be heard, at the Kent Town Hall, 25 Sybil's Crossing, Kent Lakes, New York, for the purpose of considering an application for re-approval of a Site Plan, and Steep Slope and Erosion Control Permit approvals submitted by Mountain View Realty, c/o John Ostuni, involving a ±26 acre site identified as tax lot number 12-1-44, located on Route 52, Kent, New York. The applicant seeks authorization to develop the site for office and contractor yard uses including: 1) a 23,850 square foot building; 2) a 13,300 square foot building; 3) an 11,000 square foot building; and 4) associated driveway, parking, water supply, sewage disposal, and storm water management facilities. The subject property is located in the Industrial/Office/Commercial (IOC) District. All persons in interest may appear in person, by agent, or by attorney, and all will be heard. The Kent Planning Board was previously and continues to be the Lead Agency for this application and is coordinating the environmental review of this action.
Date: July 23, 2011
By order of the Town of Kent Planning Board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the acceptance and removal of recycled materials from Garbage District No. 2 located at the Patterson Recycling Center, Town of Patterson will be received by the Town of Patterson at the office of the Town Clerk, 1142 Route 311, P.O. Box 470, Patterson, New York 12563 until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 and then at said place be publicly opened and read aloud.
All of the bids must meet the specifications of the Town of Patterson. Copies of the information for bidders, general requirements, bid specifications, non-collusive bidding certification, and bid proposal forms may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk. Bids must be submitted at the above address in sealed envelopes and must bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder and the following inscription: "Acceptance of Recycled Materials."
The Town of Patterson reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to re-advertise for new bids. Bids shall be awarded in accordance with General Municipal Law § 103.
Dated: June 24, 2011
ANTOINETTE KOPECK, Town Clerk
Sealed proposals for performing the work herein described will be received by the Town Board of Patterson, New York, at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 1142 Route 311, Patterson, New York 12563, on July 25, 2011 at 2 PM and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in said office.
The work consists of constructing separate turn lanes on Route 311 and on the off ramp approaches of I-84 (includes associated drainage improvements). Other related work shall include preparing, restoring and cleaning the project area all in accordance with the plans and specifications as prepared by the Engineer.
Contract Documents may be obtained at the above office of the Town Clerk on or after 9 AM., June 30, 2011 upon payment of a cash deposit of $150.00 for each set, which will be refunded only if a bid is received and documents returned in good condition. Plans will not be available for review, purchase only.
Bids shall be made on the separate Bid Proposal Forms furnished with the Specifications and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond acceptable to the Town or a certified cashier's check drawn on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 5% of the total amount of the Bid. Checks shall be made payable to the Town of Patterson, New York, and are to be held by the Town as a guarantee for the proper execution and delivery of the Contract and bonds to secure the faithful performance thereof. In default of such execution and delivery of Contract and Bonds, the amount of the deposit represented by the check shall be forfeited to and retained by the Town of Patterson as liquidated damages.
Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Bidder, addressed to the Town of Patterson, The Town Hall, 1142 Route 311, Patterson, New York and endorsed "Roadway Improvements NYS Route 311 and 1-84 Interchange, PfN# 8ME047.30A, Patterson, New York."
The Town of Patterson reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality in any Bid, and to award the Contract to other than the lowest Bidder if deemed in the best interest of the Town to do so.
This contract will be awarded by the Town of Patterson, however, the improvements are being funded by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Therefore, the award will also be subject to NYSDOT rules and regulations.
Dated June 23, 2011 By Order of the Town Board
By Antoinette Kopeck, Town Clerk


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Clinical Associate Professor, salaried
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- Service Period: 12 months
- Limitations on Appointment: Should receive 50% or more funding for 6 months or more to be considered for Clinical salaried appointment. Primary employment is at the University of Washington with no teaching responsibilities.
- Length of Appointment: Annual appointment, with indefinite reappointments.
- Eligible for tenure: No
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You'll find that the "bridge comb" between the two boxes is normally drone comb. If you go foundationless or pop in a couple of frames of drone comb they won't build the bridge comb near as much.Scott
I'm having to cut all my boxes down to the right size now as I was having a hard time with all the drone and honey between the boxes. After cutting down the boxes I haven't had much of a problem.
I can't think of a way to evenly plane the boxes anyway, and the thought of transferring all those bees into spare supers makes me feel very tired!Lone


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Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, was looking for a way to marry the experimental style of small teaching projects with regional aesthetics to maximize design opportunities on local projects. Affordable housing seemed like the perfect fit—until the talk turned green and the cash to fund it wasn't so readily available. Nor were municipalities willing to break from the design status quo to give architects and builders the flexibility to use size and layouts to shrink a building's energy footprint.
"I quickly found out it is quite a difficult field to practice in," Scarpa said.
Scarpa spoke recently to attendees at Residential Architect's Reinvention Symposium about his role in bringing design principles to affordable housing projects. As the founder of the Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute and for the last 23 years a principal at Los Angeles-based Brooks + Scarpa (formerly Pugh + Scarpa), he has worked to develop policy that gives architects and developers more flexibility to build within local ordinances while encouraging them to take a proactive role in securing funding and changing building codes to enable sustainable design. (Read more: Brooks + Scarpa firm profile, Residential Architect November-December 2010)
"I thought what we were doing was just common sense," he said. The challenge? Doing it well at a time when best practices and standards for green building and multifamily design weren't fully developed or widely accepted.
In 2002 while working on the first LEED-certified multifamily project in the U.S.—a 44-unit SRO in downtown Santa Monica, Calif.—Scarpa said he was forced to reconcile the demands of a client who wanted a building to look sustainable at the lowest price possible.
"Our client said we had to do something to demonstrate to the city that the project was green," he said. "But the client said to me: 'It better not cost a penny more.'"
The result: a solar panel system built into the structure's façade and roof that meets most of the building's peak load electricity demand. Because outfitting the 30,150-square-foot building with a solar façade—along with a natural-gas-powered turbine and heat-recovery system—cost more, Scarpa says, he looked into financing options and found a lesser-known local program funded by an energy surcharge. The fund had collected more than $8 million that no one had yet tapped.
He applied for the funding. "There were more questions to me than there were answers, like: 'How'd you find out about us?'" he said. He roped in his local congresswoman and "almost overnight, that money disappeared," he said.
The realization that financing for sustainable projects was hidden within the annals of municipalities and private advocacy organizations confirmed that the kind of projects Scarpa wanted to build—affordable with a serious green bent—were possible. But it also introduced a caveat: with too many strings attached, financing can do a project more harm than good.
One example: Scarpa's now-defunct Livable Places non-profit. "We were not the first to provide housing, but [were the first] to affect change," he said. "As a group we decided we could only exist if we could have a major role in policy." The group began in Los Angeles, working with local zoning officials to craft an ordinance that allowed multiple, smaller single-family residences to be constructed on single lots as a multifamily design alternative. But unencumbered funding was hard to come by and the resulting lack of financing sunk the organization, Scarpa said.
In his latest venture, Scarpa's Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute enlists the expertise of top architects, designers, and urban planners while its partnership with the Enterprise Institute takes the work of securing funding and appeasing donors out of Scarpa's hands.
Now the challenge is persuading clients to sign off on plans that integrate basic green design principles—natural light, cross-ventilation, and proper building orientation—with layouts that more closely model the single-family home; all while maintaining the sustainable compactness of urban design and envelopes that find creative ways to meld with local design. For example: the movable exterior shades that clad the firm's 2010, 20,500-square-foot Cherokee Lofts mixed-use urban infill project in Los Angeles, which residents can adjust to regulate light within their own living spaces while simultaneously reconfiguring the structure's exterior look.
Whether influencing design or influencing policy is more likely to move a green affordable housing project through the system, Scarpa still advocates for the latter. "At the end of the day, policy has more power," he said. "Rules are needed for good reasons but sometimes they eliminate the best of the best along with the worst of the worst."
For a full program of Reinvention 2012:http://www.reinventionconf.com/downloads/2012%20Reinvention%20Brochure.pdf
Reinvention 2012 will be viewable soon online at:http://hanleywooduniversity.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409&page=758
To view last year's Reinvention sessions:http://hanleywooduniversity.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409&sessionid=3-1F47CA2A-4102-4D5C-A0F7-BAC272EA99E8&page=662


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Rihanna's fashion is trending. And no, not her newest fashion line River Island.
Her latest "hot" couture to emerge this past weekend: posing pantsless in a baggy Ottawa Senators hockey jersey.
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Unbeknownst to the Barbadian beauty, she created a meme sensation after fans saw the above photo on Instagram. Thus creating #Rihannaing.
Scroll below for some hot, some not, and some weird people partaking in the newest fad — Rihannaing: wearing a hockey jersey with no pants.
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In what was the largest event ever contracted at the Saint Arnold Brewing Co., the University of St. Thomas Alumni Association exceeded its goal and raised nearly $35,000 for scholarships at the 2nd Annual Two Saints and a Taco Tasting on April 18.
The sold-out event signed up 450 people, 100 more than last year, and alumni, faculty, staff, board members and friends enjoyed taco samples from 10 restaurants. Guests also enjoyed dessert, a photo booth, live entertainment and the full line up of the Texas' oldest craft brewery.
The taste-test competition was serious as restaurants brought out their best tacos to offer samples; guests and professional judges alike took careful notes of their favorites to vote. No one left hungry.
The winner of the popular vote was Torchy's Tacos, a first-time participant in the Taco Tasting. Judges Neil Doherty, chef at Sysco; Seth Payne, former Houston Texans defensive tackle and SportsRadio 610 host; and Chris Shepherd, owner and executive chef at Underbelly, selected Bocados for the winner of the celebrity vote, crediting the homemade tortillas of the eatery owned by alumni Terry Flores '86 and Lily Hernandez '84. Restaurants earned bragging rights and a "Chihuahua Bling" Trophy, handmade by Kelli Kickerillo '03, a member of the UST Board of Directors.
Participating restaurants also included 100% Taquito, El Tiempo Cantina, Haven, Hearsay Gastro Lounge, Maria Selma, Tacos A Go-Go, TQLA and the 2012 champion Escalantes Mexican Restaurant. The Chocolate Bar provided dessert, with a special gift of chocolates molded into the UST Alumni Association logo.
The samba group Morena Flor with alumna Yvette de Leon '03 provided live entertainment, and a larger-than-life Latina puppet mingled with guests.
In addition to ticket sales and sponsorships, the Alumni Association raised about $7,000 through 30 auction packages all with a saint, beer or taco theme.
The money raised will benefit the UST Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Fund, with scholarships to be awarded to continuing students.
The host committee was led by Jennifer Mengis, MLA '11, chair; Drew Wilson '02, co-chair; and Maggie Gonzalez Stroud '07, vice chair.
Mengis called it a "resounding success!" She said the event grew this year because of the addition of a second room at the venue, the Investor's Pub, and because people had such a good time last year.
"Everybody wanted to experience it again and share it with their friends," Mengis said.
"It's the kind of event where you can feel good about having a great time, because what you're giving is going to a good cause and you're having fun doing it," she said.
Mengis, who attended St. Thomas as an undergraduate in the 80s and is the vice president of the Alumni Association, said the event fulfills the association's mission of being a liaison between the University and the alumni and raising scholarship funds for students.
Michele Malloy, chair of the University's Board of Directors, joined the host committee because she enjoyed the fun, successful event last year. She also wanted alumni to know that non-alumni care about the work they are doing.
"It was another terrific event this year where alums, faculty and board directors came together to help raise needed funds for student scholarships and enjoy each other," she said.
Mengis said she's looking forward to doing it again.
"I'm definitely looking forward to next year's event to enjoy some great tacos, drink some great beer and raise more money for students," Mengis said.
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text: Just got a suomi kit from Cope's. I have to give them credit their stuff looks good and is packed well. The UPS man drove over my box I think. Everything was packed well and made the trip. Now I'm not sure if I want to build the SGN-9 or a Suomi. I still haven't been able to find a copy of the SGN, but the search continues. I don't have a subscription, does anyone have any suggestions? Walmart ususally carries it but not this issue yet.


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|April 21st, 2013, 01:22 PM
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I posted a few pics over in the picture and video forum, didn't have the camera going for the most exciting stuff, but thats how it goes. Lots of good stuff yesterday, some carnage, hopefully everyone is back up and running today.
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Mike R took first, Jim jr took 2nd and Trevor took third. Almost every one was still running for Sunday, but didnt take long for people to start dropping. Think only about half finished the course today. Between me, billy and unemployed there's video of just about every thing. Unemployed films has all the footage and will be posting it over the next couple days
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|April 21st, 2013, 08:33 PM
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Had a good time.lots of action.my new setup is awesome.made a dumb driver error Fri on the obstacle course. (Got some good air though). Dumb break today..yea john I'm getting a pinion guard! Congrats to mike again. Cory had crappy luck.but he is going to be crazy in the new rig when its done.john never gave up and beat that dang fj. Alice drove awesome.dale gave it all...max was smooth as glass. Thanks Shawn and twisted for all your hard work.
|April 22nd, 2013, 09:20 AM
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Working on getting videos out, thanks to all who raced, the drivers and spotters for putting on a great show, also thanks to Twisted Trails and their crew for doing a great job, thanks to Shawn of Inner Airlock for doing all the behind the scenes work, and thanks to all the sponsors for building a huge purse and the prizes that are a huge part of making this get bigger and better.
Now I want to personally thank Jacob, Billy, and Daniel for helping us film all the competitors. Running through the crowd, climbing trees, all your hard work, is tiresome, I know, so thanks guys, I really appreciate it!
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Just want to thank Twisted Trails and Shawn (Inner Air Lock) for putting on another great comp. The courses were more challenging than last time and a lot of fun.
Trevor & Jim Jr, you guys never let up and made it a great competition, can't wait to see where things go next time.
For those who stayed home you missed some of the best action especially my brother John and Dale Larson beating the hell out of their land cruisers, Alice as well..... Can't believe they stayed together as long as they did ...Wow!
It was great to have all the competitors show up, willing to beat their rigs so we can have completions like this.....thanks
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All I can say is what a blast! Becky was a "super spotter", the holy moly was quite a treat ! Can't wait to see video of that! All I wanted was to make it through all the obstacles so mission accomplished-thanks to all who helped make it happen especially those who pushed us back up on our wheels !
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I had a GREAT time! over all came in 4th beating out some stiff competitors!!
Big Thanks to Twisted Trails Off Road Park! and all the people who donated there time and money to make it come together! I'm sure pictures will be up soon.
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I can't remember when I had so much fun, even though a lot of things broke on my FJ, I ended up 9th. I'm going to fix it and be back for more fun. a lot of folks helped me out that I need to thank, my brother Mike R. for all your help, nice job on first place by the way, my spotter Dave, great job for your first comp as a true spotter maybe next time layoff the moonshine, Jon Moore and Randy Drew for your help with the winch, Jim Jr. For your help with those wonderful zip ties on the front, Dale Larsen for driveshaft removal, Zach and Jacob and Luke for helping me ratchet strap my motor in place, Corey for the use of his grinder so I could rebuild my drive shaft, Jim Sr for installing my drive shaft while I was at the drivers meeting, Shawn for letting us use his welder, and anyone I missed, thank you!
Also thanks to TT for hosting the comp once again, Shawn for your hard work setting it all up!
It truly was an Extreme Truck Challenge for me, having a real truck with 39.5" tires, I had a great time thanks!
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you guys did awesome, put on a hell of a show, got some good video and pics and it was cool hanging out with the drivers and spotters, had a blast overall, wife and kid loved it, i loved it, cant wait til next year
|April 23rd, 2013, 11:20 AM
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Some great pics and some video from the event in the video and pictures tab, here's a link to them:
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Thanks! Right back at ya. Loads of mooncakes to go around and kids with lanterns over here in Singapore.
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Portland, Ore. • It didn't look particularly good when Earl Watson limped off the court in the first half of Friday's 86-77 win over the Trail Blazers. But he returned to the game despite soreness in his right leg. He played 22 minutes, tallying 3 points and 7 assists before being sitting the rest of the night.
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Cleveland's Opportunity Corridor – a project that will construct a new boulevard from I-490 into the heart of the city's University Circle business district – will see a 13-year delay wiped out.
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I decided to build my own knee armors. I cut them from pvc and heatgunned them into shape. bondo fill and bondo glaze plus sanding and then added the battle damage plus steelwooled them.
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This is my current blaster, it from MoW, got it with the armor I got from him - he didn't spend too much time on it, but it looks nice and is of the quality to be expected from MoW, it was kinda like a freebie with the full armor purchase I made. I'm looking to upgrade to something I can be excited about. If it can be used to upgrade to a nicer one I'm all for that also.
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Bats and other animals use sound as a hunting tool—but their prey has also evolved ways to thwart detection
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The transmission characteristics of the medium determine whether electromagnetic radiation or sound makes for a better signal. Electromagnetic waves (in radar) travel through air with little attenuation, or signal loss. Sound travels far less well in air and is more subject to the vagaries of the environment such as wind and rain; in addition it's also wavelength (and frequency) dependent. Infrasound (with frequencies of less than 25 cycles per second) travels relatively far in air, and elephants and other large land animals use it for long-distance communication (over ranges of about 2 kilometers). In contrast, the ultrasound used by bats (with frequencies of over 20,000 cycles per second) is quickly absorbed by air molecules, which limits its effective use to just meters.
Underwater, however, sound is king. It can travel great distances and is absorbed at a rate of only about 1 percent per kilometer. Because of this characteristic, whales can likely communicate across the vastness of oceans. Long-distance communication underwater is facilitated by the presence of naturally occurring sound transmission channels at different depths: As one goes deeper, the speed of sound is affected by changes in temperature, salinity and pressure. Gradients in the speed of sound bend the sound waves, focusing them at specific depths, effectively creating channels. In the ocean there is a shallow channel where the sound waves are bent toward the surface and bounce along it, allowing communication over longer distances. At greater depths there is a second channel (called the SOFAR, for "sound fixing and ranging") that traps sounds at a depth and projects them laterally rather than spherically. Both channels facilitate sound transmission because the normal three- dimensional spreading of sound is limited to two dimensions. Both submariners and marine mammals take advantage of the sound transmission channels for more efficient use of sound power.
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And there have been many times where how the dogs react to an individual has affected whether this child comes to live with us or not. Dogs are extremely sensitive to the "personality" of people. That is interesting to me, and I listen very closely to my dogs, ALL THE TIME.
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Watch out for the bank's fascination with fees. I am probably going to go to court with Washington Mutual about a practice of theirs which to me .at least borders on dishonest. I was purchasing inventory from suppliers on a debit card. When it hit -0-, the debit would be rejected, and the supplier would shift the charge to a regular alternate credit card. Washington Mutual, "as a service to me" started honoring debit card overdrafts, and of course charged me $25 for each one. I raised hell, and they would stop the practice for maybe a month, and then start it again. THe local branch tried hard to correct the situation to no avail as the bank was making a huge amount off myself and all others who were in the same boat.
Banks have become incredibly adept at thinking up new ways to make your money theirs.
Fees may now be paid only at Citibank in either Cristobal or Balboa, and no longer direct to the Panama Canal Commission. Payments can be made only in cash, bank transfer or VISA credit card. In Cristobal, the office is on the second floor, Administration Building, No. 1105, and in Balboa, first floor, Building 729. An appointment will be made to visit the boat.
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Dang! You mean Citibank went out and bought up both China and Panama while no one was looking?! Wonders never cease.
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Barclays is about the most international boat that I know of, I know they are in OZ so probably your home grounds too.
Agree with Cam, Citibank is all over the place, allow you to manage everything online, AND, I believe it is the only card for the deposit that's accepted if transiting the Panama Canal
BOA, and TD-BankNorth both have online banking as well..
I don't think that customer service has died out completely yet. When I was trying to get FiOS internet, the customer service rep I had went well above and beyond the call of duty to help me get it. From what I can tell, I was one of the first people to get FiOS internet in a multi-unit building. About four months later, Verizon announced that they were going to try and get permission to install in apartment and condo complexes... but still many can't get FiOS there.
Thanks for the tip on Chase.
I happened to have some involvement with some of the AOL folks back in the hey-day...and your comments are SPOT ON! A great franchise sucked dry by greed at the top.
Citibank's web site was just fine. It was their people, in three different "offices", that couldn't correct their own error in processing.
Somehow you missed Chase.
The corporate culture is different from Citibank's.
What SD says about customer service is almost right. Except, customer service isn't "dying" out, it has DIED OUT. No big secret, there have been a number of articles done on this in the last couple/five years. Customer service costs money, even when it is someone the tigers should have eaten in Bangalor. (Hey, tigers are entitled to lunch too.) Most major corps are run by MBA's, the curse of the 70's, and answer to stockholders, and everyone wants to know how to push the year, quarter, week, and daily stock prices. Since that's the paradigm that American Corporate Business has adopted, and the one sanctioned by our culture and courts and Congress....that's where reality is for most of them. That means screw the customer, service costs money, answering the phone costs money, correcting mistakes costs money. Easier to churn the rubes and abuse them, because most of the public is too stressed out and busy to complain. Case in point, AOL, who were churning one million new accounts every month (1 million customers quitting and being replaced by new ones) for several years at their peak. They are now down from 22 million to 7 million--the result of pissing off too many customers for too many years, among other things. But, the old bosses got their stock money, they don't care.
All the more reason I give credit to the few companies that really do understand the phrase "lifetime value of customer" and that keeping a customer happy, keeps their business for fifty years. Instead of spending money every year, fifty times, trying to replace the ones they po and burn.
Five mistakes on my cell phone bill last month including "teehee, I guess we forgot to put the bonus airtime on your contract" when the bonus was 50% more airtime and part of their offering plan--nothing special for me. Hmmm.... But who else do you go to? Citibank?
SD...the BBY guy ot no spiff...they are hourly grunts. He was just clueless which is what you get when you take out all costs to remain competitive AND profitable when your customers have made it clear they do not value service by buying from Wal-mart and making them your closest and closing in competitor. I imagine it is much he same in the banking world.
If you find a helpful and knowledgable person...it ain't because they are getting paid that way!
Unfortunately, good customer service seems to be dying out. Banks are getting just as bad as the grocery stores, BestBuy or Home Depot. When was the last time you were able to find a knowledgeable person at a Home Depot... or a West Marine. It seems like competence and knowledge about the goods being sold is getting to be less and less a requirement.
For example, I recently had a guy at Best Buy tell me that I needed a WiFi 802.11n router to work with my friend's laptop... too bad it only has an 802.11b card in it... which means she'd be spending money on features she doesn't need and can't use.
He was probably getting a SPIFF on it... and what would work best for my friend had little to do with what he wanted to sell. The router my friend finally bought was a third of the price of the one the salesperson was trying to sell.
Banking is getting to be that way... some banks have good customer service in some areas, others don't.
HelloS...funny...I found just the opposite...great website and idiot people. Problem for me was one place that did EVERYTHING (savings,checking, multiple accounts with family members, brokerage, auto bill pay, electronic checking and credit card payments with imagng on line etc) and linked it all together on line and provided support for large transactions on-line as well.
Six years ago they were the ONLY bank I could find that did all this AND had offices in NY state for access by my family members. So my needs were somewhat broader than average I guess and other banks may now have caught up by now. Nevertheless I remain satisfied with their on-line services and much less so with their personnel.
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One of the guns Im looking at for my next purchase is available in .357 Sig. I dont hear too much about them, so I was thinking it'd be cool to have a gun with an "uncommon" round.
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One of the guns Im looking at for my next purchase is available in .357 Sig. I dont hear too much about them, so I was thinking it'd be cool to have a gun with an "uncommon" round.
My brother carries a Glock 31 on duty. We both think the .357sig is a great 1600 fps. is hard to argue with even if your like me and a shot placement guy and not a caliber guy, but like Kansas said it is a very expensive round to shoot on a regular basis. My brother only shoots his to qualify with 4 times a year and shoots it at the range only here and there. A box of ammo is $20 give or take a few bucks, but if price is not an issue a .357 sig is a very fun round to shoot.
I still prefer the 9mm!
Yes, I will stick with 9mm, and sometimes 45ACP, myself...
I think it is a decent round. But if you are just buying it for range use, it isn't worth the money. The rounds are a touch on the expensive side, but not awful. However, it isn't that different in feel from the 40 S&W on the range. If you are using it for something like work or for carry, then it is a fine choice of round.
It's a good round but as the others have already said, the ammunition is more expensive. For range time, the 9mm is the best because ammo is cheap (as ammo costs go). I've got a few .357 Sigs, but I find I don't shoot them as often as my 9's, .40's and .45's.
357 Sig is a very accurate and capable defensive round. Is it any better than a 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45acp? I do not know but it is one hell of a hoot to fire! I can fire the 357 Sig in two of my handguns and I do not buy a second in a caliber if it is no good. Regards, Richard :D
I shoot .357 sig through my Glock 22 with the help of a conversion barrel. Love the round. Too expensive to shoot on a regular basis.
Your basically shooting a light .357 Magnum round in an auto loader.
Check here for everything you wanted to know about the .357 Sig:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.357_SIG
It's interesting to see necked down pistol rounds.
I have a Glock 22 40 S&W, put a 357 Sig barrel in it. I really like the round. It's my bed side gun, have nite sights on the Glock..
After less than satisfactory performance from the .45 ACP ammunition they were using, the Texas DPS (State Troopers) went to the .357 Sig... they seem to like it alot.
I have a Glock 31 and it is a blast to shoot... expensive?
Shoot, guns are an expensive habit, period... If you're looking for cheap, try needle-point! :mrgreen:
My police Dept were trying to decide between the .40 S&W and the 357 Sig. We were carrying the 9mm +p+ and wanted a power increase. I took a Chrony to the range with a 2340 SigPro in .357, and another in .40 plus my issue P228 and as many kinds of ammo for the 9mm as I could find. The .40 sent the 180 gr bullet across the screans at just over 900 fps. About the same as the 147 gr Subsonic 9 mm that I had recently gotten the Department to drop after carrying it for several years. We had gone to the 9mm +p+ which had a great reputation amoung police officers. The 357 Sig gave me an honest more than 150 fps faster than any round I tried. The 115 gr 9mm +p+ was fast but the 135 gr 357 Sig was more than 150fps faster. and the recoil from the Sig round was not any worse than the 40 S&W. It was a no brainer. We went for the 2340 SIGPRO in .357 Sig. I like it.
+1 and Amen brother!! I have a Sig P229 and a Glock 31 - both very accurate and both just flat out fun to shoot!! :smt071Quote:
Shoot, guns are an expensive habit, period... If you're looking for cheap, try needle-point
Love it. It's almost neck and neck with .45 for my favorite, but probably just a bit ahead. I own a H&K USP-c with both .40 S&W and .357 Sig barrels, shoot a lot of .40 at the range, but I can find S&B .357 Sig for $13.00 a box, so I don't think it's that bad. When I'm carrying my H&K, it has the .357 Sig barrel in it for sure :smt071 You should see .357 Sig hollow points just flat out explode waterbottles and mellons, and leave big holes in the dirt. It's an FBI favored round as well.... I don't think the recoil is much "harsher" than .40 just "snappier" and, as mentioned above, it seems to be very accurate. Opposite end of the spectrum light and fast vs. .45 massive and slow, both are great rounds, .45 with a longer proven track record, it all comes down to what you like better. I don't shoot it cause it's cool to have a new fangled caliber, I shoot it cause I believe in it.
Someone said they wanted to see them?
I guess the flash from my 357 Sig would be the last thing an intruder would ever see.........at the moment, my bedside pistol is my Ruger P345..............


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Cooking is a family tradition. There are many great cooks in my family, starting with my grandmothers.
These two ladies are not only great cooks but also amazing women.
One was raised on a farm with five brothers and became a mother of three, grandmother to six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The other grew up in West Virginia, worked as a cafeteria cook in area schools and became a mother to two daughters and grandmother to four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Each one has shared recipes that are staples for any family gathering.
The Owsley family favorite recipe is bananas rolled in peanuts, often called croquets. A summer family gathering is never complete without them.
One year before a family cook out, my grandmother, who either didn't have time to make the treat or wasn't feeling well, called me and asked me to make it.
Talk about pressure, the responsibility of preparing the family favorite dish. But the responsibility was a gift that was taken gladly.
Having that kind of recipe is as much as an heirloom as any family treasure.
The favorite recipe from my other grandmother was written on paper that resembled a historical document.
Her specialties are desserts. She was once a cake decorator and the family has two favorites: Italian Cream Cake and Red Velvet Cake.
When I stopped by her house to get her recipes, she ruffled through an old notebook and handed me recipes on pieces of yellowed and tattered paper that looked as important as the Declaration of Independence.
I looked down at the papers, looked at my grandmother and then to my mom. Mom offered some sage advice.
"Don't let your dogs get a hold of those," she said.
The recipes were scanned into the computer and then placed in a safe place before being returned to the master chef.
In all honesty, when making the Italian Cream Cake, some of the preparation was a guess. Time had smeared some of the ink on the recipe. The ingredients were clear, just when they needed to be put in the mix was smudged.
It also called for one small can of flaked coconut. I guessed half a bag would work.
Thankfully, the cake turned out well so the guess work probably was correct.
These two ladies still are cooking and baking with love for their families and I hope to continue to carry on the family tradition.
Granny's Bananas Rolled in Peanuts
1 jar peanuts
1 bunch bananas
2 eggs
1 ½ cups sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
1 stick margarine
Crush peanuts finely. Cut each banana into thirds.
To make mayonnaise, beat eggs then add sugar, vinegar and margarine and whisk.
Cook in a pan over medium heat stirring often. The mixture will get thicker as it sits. Drop each banana into mayonnaise then roll in crushed peanuts.
The mayonnaise also can be used in cole slaw or potato salad.
Recipe from Iva Lee Owsley in "Recipes and Reflections" a Cecilia Baptist Church cookbook.
Mamaw's Italian Cream Cake
1 stick of margarine
½ cup vegetable shorting
2 cups sugar
5 egg yolks
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small can flake coconut
½ cup chopped nuts (pecans)
5 egg whites stiffly beaten
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, shortening and sugar then add egg yolks and beat well.
Sift flour with baking soda in a separate container.
Alternately add flour and buttermilk to the creamed mixture.
Add vanilla, coconut and nuts. Mix well and fold egg whites into mix.
Pour into two greased and flowered 9-inch pans and bake for 45 minutes.
Italian Cream Cake frosting
8 ounces cream cheese
½ stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chopped nuts (pecans)
Beat cream cheese with butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Mix well and spread on cooled cake.
Recipe from Margaret Baughman
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Julia Vice Versa runs Vice Versa Press. Check out the Vice Versa Press website at viceversapress.com and stop by her table at Zine Fest Houston 2012.
Why do you like zines?
Zines are the most intimate, uninhibited form of communicating ideas
in print now. They remain uncensored and still underground, although the internet threatens to take that sense of renegade away.
What is your favorite part of zine fests?
Having beers and discussing if punk is still relevant. Not that I really know.
What is something you're looking forward to about the 2012 Zine
Fest Houston?
Getting turned on to new and old Chopped and Screwed music and finding
soul dance parties to go to.
What made you decide to participate in 2012 Zine Fest Houston?
Vice Versa Press is releasing the "Guide to Bing Alone" zine at the
end of the summer and it would be a great opportunity to get that zine
circulating. Plus, zinesters in general are pretty cool folk.
What will be on your table at this year's zine fest?
A slew of self published zines (Including "Guide to Dating Gangsters
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At the start of the new year, I've had one thing and one thing only on my mind. It's a fantasy of sorts. And it involves a device that you rarely need but gives you all the power in the world. The snow plow.
What if, what if for only a moment I wonder, what if I were not at the mercy of others -- to plow the driveway, to plow the parking lot, to plow the street. What if I actually owned a plow and held this power in the palm of my driving mittens ?
I would attach the device to the front of my car. And suddenly in one fell swoop become the most popular person on my street.
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IBM is the very first to publish on this new benchmark. These results
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White Castle sued for violating civil rights of man too fat to fit into booth
posted at 11:01 am on September 11, 2011 by Howard Portnoy
In what has to be the ultimate irony, a 290-pound New York man is suing the fast food chain White Castle because his wide body is too wide to fit into one of its standard-issue booths.
To add insult to injury the man, Martin Kessman, is citing the Americans with Disabilities Act, which he claims is "applicable, not only to me, but to pregnant women and to handicapped people." Nice of him to include handicapped people!
The New York Post reports that Kessman, a stockbroker, entered the Nanuet, New York, store in April of 2009 and ordered a No. 2 combo meal. But when he attempted to shoehorn himself into one of the booths, he discovered that they are designed for normal—I mean "non-disabled"—people.
Kessman, who insists he has no problem "fitting in" at other fast food chains, wrote White Castle, complaining:
As I looked around the restaurant, I saw that there were no tables and chairs that could accommodate a person that merely wanted to sit down and eat his meal.
In a lawsuit filed last week in Manhattan federal court, Kessman states that White Castle replied with three "very condescending letters." Each contained a coupon for three free hamburgers; cheese, however, was extra. What—no cheese?? The nerve of them!
Kessman was so incensed by his treatment that he has since refused to set foot in the store. Instead when he wants sliders he sends his wife to pick up the food.
A spokesman for White Castle told the Post that Kessman could have approached a manager and asked for a regular chair. In addition, the store (sad to say) is renovating its booths to make them "comfortable for people with a little more weight," although not fast enough to pacify Martin Kessman, who says, "I just want to sit down like a normal person."
Here's a newsflash for Kessman: If you want to sit down like a normal person, become one. Spend less time in White Castle and more (or any) in a gym. Drop some pounds. Then drop your silly lawsuit.
What Martin Kessman and others like him need is not a larger seat but a different seat—one that is somewhere other than at White Castle.
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Best Games Of 2012-13: No. 10
Starting today with entry No. 10, GoHeels.com will be counting down the top 10 games of 2012-13 one per weekday until we get to No. 1. To catch up on the previous great moments of the Tar Heel year, click here for entries 11-25.
No. 10: Carolina 1, Stanford 0 (2OT) - Women's Soccer, Nov. 30, 2012
It should immediately tell you something about the quality of 2012-13 for Carolina that a two-overtime win over a national rival in the Women's College Cup comes in at No. 10.
This game wasn't the most dramatic of UNC's run to the NCAA title (that one is coming), and it wasn't for the biggest stakes (so is that one), but when the Tar Heels met No. 1 Stanford on a wet Friday night in San Diego, Calif., it certainly had the feel of a national championship game.
Carolina women's soccer is, of course, the gold standard in the sport and perhaps in all of college athletics. Entering 2012, UNC had won exactly two-thirds of the NCAA titles contested in women's soccer (20 of 30).
But since defeating Stanford in the 2009 title game, the Tar Heels had fallen on relatively hard times. They'd been elmininated in the NCAA round of 16 in both 2010 and 2011, marking the first time in program history that Carolina had failed to reach the quarters in consecutive seasons. They had been knocked out of the ACC tournament in the quarterfinals in each of the last two years, including a 1-0 home loss to Virginia in 2012.
Stanford, on the other hand, came into the season in the midst of its best run of form in program history. The Cardinal had played for the last three national titles, finally winning its first NCAA crown with a win over Duke in 2011. The defending national champions arrived in San Diego with a record of 21-1-1 and were a perfect 19-0-0 since tying Boston College in August.
While Carolina's difficult run to the College Cup required a visit to Provo, Utah, Stanford -- like UNC so many times before -- was looking to win a national title without leaving its home state of California. The Pac-12 champions had outscored Idaho State, Santa Clara, Denver and UCLA 10-2 at the friendly confines of Laird Q. Cagan Stadium before arriving at USD's Torero Stadium.
For 90 minutes, the two giants of the sport fought to a stalemate in the rainy southern California conditions. Through regulation Carolina had a slight 14-13 edge in shots and had a 3-2 edge in corner kicks. Stanford's Emily Oliver registered seven saves in regulation and UNC's Adelaide Gay had four before the game went to sudden-death overtime.
The Tar Heels dominated the extra periods, outshooting Stanford 6-0, but Oliver kept the Cardinal alive with three crucial saves, including an incredible reaction stop of an Amber Brooks shot in the 94th minute.
But Carolina finally broke through in the 105th minute, as Kealia Ohai side-footed a low shot off the left post and in after a lovely build-up from Katie Bowen and Crystal Dunn. Ohai's golden goal was her team-best eighth of the season and gave the Tar Heels a spot in the NCAA title game for the 24th time in school history.
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No. 11: Carolina 3, Florida State 1 - Volleyball, Nov. 3, 2012
No. 12: Carolina 3, Wisconsin 2 (8 inn.) - Softball, May 16, 2013
No. 13: Carolina 2, Duke 1 (OT) - Men's Soccer, Sept. 28, 2012
No. 14: Carolina 79, Maryland 76 - Men's Basketball, March 16, 2013
No. 15: Carolina 10, Maryland 8 - Men's Lacrosse, March 23, 2013
No. 16: Carolina 72, Maryland 65 - Women's Basketball, March 9, 2013
No. 17: Carolina 4, Maryland 3 (OT) - Field Hockey, Oct. 20, 2012
No. 18: Carolina 11, Northwestern 8 - Women's Lacrosse, Feb. 22, 2013
No. 19: Carolina 4, USC 3 - Women's Tennis, Feb. 9, 2013
No. 20: Carolina 3, California 1 - Volleyball, Nov. 29, 2012
No. 21: Carolina 11, Johns Hopkins 10 (OT), Men's Lacrosse, March 30, 2013
No. 22: Carolina 1, Fairleigh Dickinson 0 (OT) - Men's Soccer, Nov. 25, 2012
No. 23: Peacock Smashes NCAA Record - Swimming and Diving, Dec. 2, 2012
No. 24: UNC's Big Day at ACCs - Track and Field, April 19, 2013
No. 25: Carolina 30, NC State 6 - Wrestling, Feb. 1, 2013


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I have just been looking online to see if there was anything about the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Kentish Town, whilst browsing I came across a good website called "The Virtual Tour of Hampstead". Clicking on the tab entitled Family History I have found the following transcripts.
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State ignored economic development law, so BIA stepped in
CONCORD — The state Office of Energy and Planning is required by law to create an economic development plan for the state every four years, but hasn't done so in more than a decade.
That's one reason the Business and Industry Association, the statewide chamber of commerce, felt compelled to step up and fill the void with a plan for New Hampshire that contains more than 100 recommendations.
A coalition of nearly 200 stakeholders from industry, education, the public sector and nonprofits has been at work since the spring, producing a plan unveiled Monday morning at BIA headquarters in Concord.
Key recommendations include more generous tax credits for research and development; more state support for education; leaner and less costly state government; and reduced barriers to workforce housing through revised building codes and more favorable zoning.
"Business leaders across the state have for several years expressed concern that, economically, many of the good things we enjoy in New Hampshire seem to happen by chance rather than through thoughtful, intentional decision-making," said BIA President Jim Roche. "They feel that, absent a well-thought-out, strategic economic plan, New Hampshire's economic assets are threatened and its vulnerabilities are further exposed."
9 committees, 3 months
The plan was developed by nine committees working in April, May and June, each focused on a specific topic. The topic areas were business growth; education; energy; fiscal policy; health care; infrastructure; natural and cultural resources; regulations; and workforce housing.Each group worked to create a vision of positive outcomes in each area, then developed goals toward that vision and tactics to support those goals.
The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies created a snapshot of the current economic landscape against which to benchmark future progress. Two other consulting groups were hired to facilitate the stakeholder meetings and draft the initial report.
The 50-page final report that was presented Monday is a road-map that is going to require more than one driver, according to Roche. "There are more than 100 recommendations in there," he said. "There's no way we (the BIA) can pursue all of them equally at the same time. We will identify areas we can focus on in the short term, but given the scope of this plan, we hope others will jump in."
In addition to state government, the BIA is counting on the involvement of trade associations in the key areas such as energy and health care.
According to the BIA, "the plan pays particular attention to the advanced manufacturing and high technology sector because of its demonstrated economic impact to the state."
It emphasizes the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and the need for educational programs to match business needs in these areas.
Law ignored for years
There is a provision in state law under RSA 9-A that calls for a comprehensive development plan to be renewed or revised every four years, beginning on Oct. 1, 2003, and transmitted to the General Court.
When the statute was initially drafted, the job fell to the Office of Planning, which was merged with another state office to become the Governor's Office of Energy and Planning in 2003 under Gov. Craig Benson.
The incumbent director, Meredith Hatfield, just took office in January. In a telephone interview, she said the office is working on a statewide energy plan, and will then turn its efforts to the development plan required by law. "Obviously, we want to comply with the requirement," she said. The last statewide development plan approved by the Office of Planning was in 2000, according to Hatfield.
She couldn't say for sure why the statute has been ignored for so many years, but speculated that a lack of manpower was part of the problem. "Part of it had to do with funding cuts on the planning side," she said. "We've lost about 40 percent of our funding over the years since the energy and planning offices were merged." Hatfield could not comment on the BIA plan, having not seen it as of Monday morning, but said it could help her office meet a 2015 deadline for its development plan. "There's a difference between a strategic economic plan coming from a business perspective and a strategic economic plan coming from the public sector," said Roche.