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Omak no match for Cheney in 56-0 win
September 13, 2012
By JOHN McCALLUM
Omak learned the true meaning of the phrase "Speed kills" last Friday night, thanks to the Cheney football team.
The Blackhawks ran around, through and past the visiting Pioneers, scoring all eight of their touchdowns on the ground, three by Austin Kautzman and two by Marquis Allen, in a 56-0 romp over the team from the 1A Caribou Trail League. If it wasn't for a couple penalties negating other scores and a running clock after a 40-point lead, it could have been worse.
"We played pretty well, and bounced back well," head coach Jason Williams said of his team's performance following a last-minute 12-6 season-opening loss to East Valley (Yakima) Sept. 1.
Friday's game was pretty much over before it got dark. On its first possession Omak fumbled on a pass completion, and Cheney recovered at the Pioneers 37. One play later, Kautzman took a toss around the left side 37 yards to the end zone and 7-0 lead with just 22 seconds gone off the clock.
After an Omak three and out Cheney took possession at its 23 and after an initial first down, thanks to a couple penalties, wound up facing a first and 22 at the 21. This time it was Allen busting another toss left for a big gain, stepping out of bounds at the Pioneers' 46. Three more runs by the senior led to his 14-yard scamper for a 14-0 lead.
An illegal block in the back on Omak's next punt negated Eric Igbinoba's return to the Pioneers 25. But with the ball on its 48, Cheney smashed its way downfield, with Cameron Schlotter scoring from the 1.
Igbinoba picked off an Alexander Aguilar pass on Omak's next possession, and Kautzman followed with his second TD, a 20-yard run with 2:33 still to play in the quarter. Omak finally put together a drive that ended the first quarter and consumed the first 5:27 of the second, but came up short on fourth down at the Cheney 27.
Williams tried a new wrinkle in the Blackhawks offense with the Wildcat formation, inserting Igbinoba at quarterback in place of starter Andrew Graham, and a couple plays later on first and 10 at the Omak 46, the senior tossed left again to Kautzman, who picked up blocks, found holes and out ran the Pioneers to the end zone for his third TD.
An Omak punt gave Cheney the ball at its 27, and a play later on second and three at the 34 Allen took a toss left and turned up field for a 64-yard TD run. The effort was for naught as a holding penalty downfield brought the ball back to the 30.
Not to be denied, Allen did virtually the same thing, this time sprinting 70 yards for the score that held up, giving Cheney a 42-0 halftime lead. The Blackhawks added a 12-yard TD run by Tom Trude in the third quarter and a 9-yard run by Austin Kline in the fourth for the game's final points under a running clock.
Williams was pleased with his team's performance, noting blowout games such as last Friday can be hard to play and coach, and can result in injuries if players don't play hard. But after the East Valley (Yakima) heartbreaker, it was good to get the win if just for the mental aspect.
The Blackhawks (1-1) face a stern test this Friday, traveling to Rathdrum, Idaho to take on 4A classification Lakeland (0-2), 38-14 losers last week at East Valley.
It's the home opener for the Hawks, who lost in the first round of the playoffs last year to Middleton, and the third time the two schools have met in the past four years. In 2008 Cheney won at home 30-10 and in 2009 opened a 27-7 lead on the road before Lakeland rallied for a 34-33 win.
Williams said the Hawks "play fast" on offense and employ a lot of misdirection out of their Wing-T set. Defensively they like to stunt and crash players in and out of the line of scrimmage, somewhat akin to the "Desert Swarm" defense of the 1991-94 Arizona Wildcats.
Whatever they run, Williams said it's a team that plays hard from whistle to whistle.
"We'd better be ready to play four quarters," he said. "It'll be a stiff test."
John McCallum can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats shape their strategy for considering President Obama's proposals to curb gun violence, sharp divisions are forming between lawmakers who believe the best path to success is through narrowly written bills and a meticulous legislative process, and those who advocate a more guerrilla approach.
Many Democrats, and some Senate Republicans, believe the only legislation that has a whisper of a chance of passing would be bills that are tightly focused on more consensus elements such as enhancing background checks or limits on magazines, subjected to debate in committee and then brought to a vote after building bipartisan support.
That would be a departure from recent years, when leadership often sidestepped committees and sought to take fights directly to the floor.
Others, particularly those senators who have long fought for gun control measures, believe a plodding process allows too much time for opposition to build and prefer to fast-track measures by adding them as amendments to other bills, even blocking bills in ways that have angered Democrats, until they are granted votes on those ideas.
''We can't sit around for months talking and letting the gun lobby run out the clock,'' said Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey. ''If we're going to make progress, it's essential that we move quickly and start voting as soon as possible.''
Democrats are united on one point: For any legislation to reach the Senate floor, Obama will have to put the full weight of his office and bully pulpit behind it.
Without constant public pressure and a concerted effort to woo conservative Democrats, especially those up for reelection in red states in two years, there will be little impetus, numerous Democrats said, to move legislation along. Democrats also may be forced to decide whether to endure a lengthy legislative battle on guns at the expense of such priorities as immigration.
Recognizing that public pressure is going to be required to move such contentious measures, the president's former campaign aides in the weeks ahead will convert the Obama for America reelection operation into a different kind of outside political group led by Jim Messina, the president's former campaign manager, according to people familiar with the plans. The new organization will be able to raise money for grassroots campaigning on behalf of the president's second-term agenda, they said.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader who has spearheaded other legislation desired by the White House, will take a more passive role with any gun legislation, aides to Senate Democrats say, letting the administration set the agenda and allowing senators to press ahead through their committee leadership or interest in the issue.
Reid, who was deeply disturbed by the shootings last month in Newtown, Conn., is a long-standing gun rights supporter, a necessity for any statewide official from Nevada.
Obama's efforts on Capitol Hill will provide the most crucial test of whether the mass shooting in Newtown in which 20 children were killed, and the obdurate response from the National Rifle Association, has ushered in a new chapter in a legislative era that began in 2004 with the expiration of the assault weapons ban.
Since that time, most new gun legislation has emerged in state houses, and Washington has largely enforced gun rights.
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has a mixed legislative record on guns, but he said the first hearings he would schedule in the new Congress would be on gun legislation. Leahy was the only senator to attend an event with Obama this week to announce his push on gun laws.
Senate Democrats break down into roughly three groups when it comes to guns.Those such as Dianne Feinstein of California and Lautenberg have long labored to strengthen gun control laws.
On the other end of the spectrum are such members as Max Baucus of Montana, whose NRA scorecard is indistinguishable from those of conservative Republicans.
A third group, many of them up for election in 2014, have expressed tepid support for any gun regulation and will be a likely impediment to some if not all of Obama's agenda, especially a proposed renewal of the ban on assault weapons.

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A/C Compressor Swap ~ Has Anyone done that?
Posted 10 September 2011 - 10:58 AM
My Weberized EA82 Wagon has always had a Good Working Air Conditioner, the only Problem it had, has been to properly engage due to electric problems; so I Had only Changed all its Relays to a Bosch standard ones (as I Explain Here) and beside that, the A/C has been Working good since the Subie was New.
I Really Need the A/C, Not for the Hot Weather we have here, at the Caribbean Tropics, but to Safely Drive under our Heavy Thunderstorms we have; I Need it to Keep the Windshield Clear.
About a Month ago, the A/C compressor Started to have a Rattle Sound that was only noticeable at idle... Specially if the engine was Just Started (Cold, in the Morning) and that rattle Sound Disappeared when engine was under Normal Driving Conditions.
But the Rattle Noise became Louder now... So I Believe the inner Bearings on the A/C Compressor are bad, well, it has more than 26 years of Use.
Here in my Country, there's no problem to Find Freon R12, but since it contaminates very Bad the Atmosphere, I Want to Retroft a Newer A/C compresor, capable to Run with R134a.
Does anybody already Swapped Successfully the Old A/c Compressor on their EA82 engines?
Mine has the Hitachi one. (The Panasonic has Different Belts Layout) So my Main Concern is the Alternator, Because it is held by the A/C Bracket.
Any Idea, tip and Picture will be More than Welcome!
Kind Regards.
Posted 12 September 2011 - 12:40 PM
Posted 13 September 2011 - 06:31 AM
For that matter just convert your current system to r134a. Just swap out your hitachi for another hitachi, replace your drier, and just use r134a with the proper oil if you really want to be "environment friendly" (read up on how to do this properly, I just paraphrased the whole process there are a few more key steps to the conversion). There is no need to change over to another compressor for r134a to work in your system. I just did this conversion and really didn't have any issues with the conversion itself but I would NOT have converted if I had access to r12. No way, no how. I would really just stick with r12 if I had the choice. Not to mention that r134a will not cool as effectively in a system designed for r12, since r134a does not dissipate heat as well as r12. So a converted system will not function the same as it did with r12 since it needs more room to disperse more heat.
On top of all that, if you did swap your compressor, you would have to swap all the lines as well, since all the fittings will be different. r12 and r134a do not have the same fittings, so basically your entire system will have to be swapped out in order for you to use an r134a compressor. Or a bunch of splicing has to happen to the ends to make it all compatible with each other. This is also known as too much work, for hardly any gain. Just convert your existing system over to r134a if you insist on going that route.
r12 is still used commercially BTW, so it's not like it's evil and it all must go away. It's also a better refrigerant compared to r134a. The government just doesn't want Joe Blow venting his r12 system to the air, and if he does, they would rather it be r134a then r12, hence the change. Both are bad for the air and environment, don't kid yourself about that
But honestly, if you evac your system correctly, replace your compressor, refill your system using your old stuff that should still be good, and top if off with r12, you are doing the world a favor by not wasting good r12!
Posted 13 September 2011 - 06:51 AM
or - get another EA82 compressor and just convert that to 134a, that's what most folks over here do. there's little $10 kits that are basically just adapter that go over the ports so you can charge 134a into an R12 system via R12 ports. technically speaking i think 134a is a bit less efficient so they say it doesn't get quite as cold as R12 when used in older systems that weren't designed for the lesser capacity of 134a. but i think the difference isn't huge so personal preference there.
Posted 13 September 2011 - 01:42 PM
The Freon R12 is Plenty available here in my Country, so I Believe I'll Stay with that.
Now the Problem is the Compressor unit itself... it sounds really bad and the Rebuild kit isn't available.
A salesman at one large A/C Store here told me that they are able to Bring a Rebuild kit for that Hitachi compressor, but it will cost Much more than to Purchase a New one!
Our Local Junk Yards (Called here: Yonkers) Doesn't have many Subarus and the Few they Bring, are New Gen only... (They bring all their Cars & Parts from U.S.A.) ...so there's no Chance to Find a Good Workin' one around.
Plese, Could you Tell me if there's any "Direct" Swap Compressor?
I Mean, if any Nissan -or other brand- came with the same Compressor (I Wrote Nissan due to the Subaru Partnership in the 80's) that I can Just Swap and will Work the Same...
...Or if is there any Known A/C compressor that Will work fine with the EA82 setup?
Thank you for your Help.
Kind Regards
Edited by Loyale 2.7 Turbo, 13 September 2011 - 04:14 PM.
Added internet Link
Posted 14 September 2011 - 05:00 AM
Checkout http://www.car-part.com/ as well. They might have someone that would be willing to ship internationally for you...
Or find someone that would be willing to ship an ac compressor over to you. I would ship a compressor over to you, if I got one to ship. I don't mind throwing it into a box and shipping it for you, but shipping might be a killer though. But it's an option.
I have a compressor off my 1990 loyale turbo, but I don't remember what setup it is. Here's a pic of my setup, sounds kinda like yours...
My compressor works, but it's got 215k or so on it. But it does blow cold and I don't *think* it made any noise, but I can't find out now nor do I remember, it's been almost a year since that car ran. The car is totaled and has no engine and technically it's not mine anymore, but the new owner of the hulk would probably get rid of it with no issues, if it will work for you. LMK and I will talk to him and see what he says...
Other than that, you might just have to order a new compressor man, which TOTALLY sucks :-\ Let's hope we can find something for you man!
Posted 14 September 2011 - 11:07 AM
Well, what's the part number for your compressor? ...
That's a Good Question, I'll take all its Numbers tonight and post 'em here, maybe someone can help me doing the...
...cross reference that number and see what else that compressor went into...
Good Idea.
... I would ship a compressor over to you, if I got one to ship. I don't mind throwing it into a box and shipping it for you, but shipping might be a killer though. But it's an option...
Well, I have a Mailbox in Miami, Florida (USA) there's an international Mail Shipping company named "G-Box" from "Gutierrez Logistics" that gives to anyone who needs, their address in Miami and you only add your Name to it, No monthly nor yearly payments, you just pay the Fees and Shipping Costs to their Honduras Office from miami for anything that reaches onto your Mailbox.
That's How I Received my Weber Carb, my Special H.I.D. Kit, etc... So the USA Shipping will be only to Miami, and I Pay here the Shipping Cost from Miami to Honduras when I Pick up the Packages. That way Becomes Cheaper than a Direct international Shipping.
... Checkout http://www.car-part.com/ as well ...
I'll Do that, Thanks!
...I have a compressor off my 1990 loyale turbo, but I don't remember what setup it is. Here's a pic of my setup, sounds kinda like yours...
Nope, yours got the Rare Setup, which have the Panasonic / Matsush¡ta (or Wynn) Brands A/C Compressor at the Right end of the Belts.
This is my more Common Setup, which have the Hitachi Brand Compressor Between the Alternator and the Power Steering Pump:
That Won't work, because the Problem with my Setup is that the Alternator is Held by the A/C Compressor Bracket.
But Thank you, I Really appreciate your offer, You're So Kind!
For Now, I Believe that maybe the Route I'll Take to Solve this Problem could be to Ask to a Store online to Send me Not a Complete Compressor but the Rebuild Kit for it...
Any information about those Hitachi compressors Rebuild Kit, or about another Compressor which can Work fine in my Wagon, will be more than Welcome.
Kind Regards.
Edited by Loyale 2.7 Turbo, 14 September 2011 - 12:24 PM.
Center the Picture
Posted 14 September 2011 - 01:42 PM
Found online a Couple of A/C Hitachi Compressors, Both Remanufactured:
a Close View of its Part Number:
But it seems to be Known as Part Nº
I'll continue Searching for a Suitable Replacement from other car Brand or for its Rebuild Kit, 'cos its almost impossible to find here the Original Part.
Kind Regards.
Posted 19 September 2011 - 05:45 PM
Edited by Loyale 2.7 Turbo, 21 September 2011 - 03:49 PM.
Posted 21 September 2011 - 03:49 PM
Edited by Loyale 2.7 Turbo, 28 September 2011 - 11:31 AM.
Posted 21 September 2011 - 11:44 PM
They ship internationally. There is a very nice guy there in sales named Ryan (I think that's his name) who is quite helpful.
Posted 05 October 2011 - 01:36 PM
But I can't bring one from there because Shipping Costs for a Complete compressor unit are more than Twice the Compressor cost itself, so I Preffer to find a Suitable Replacement, or a Rebuild Kit for Mine.
Kind Regards.
Posted 22 November 2011 - 01:02 PM
The Rattle Noise that I thought the Culprit was the A/C Compressor, it turned to be a Worn Fan Clutch on the pulley driven fan.
Here is the Thread about that: http://www.ultimates...ad.php?t=127948
So seems like my A/C Compressor will stay there for a while...
It keeps Working but is Hard to Turn and rob too much Hp from the EA82, so maybe I'll Rebuild it soon anyway.
Kind Regards.
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Skip to comments.FReeper Canteen ~ Fabulous FRiday Favorites ~ 21 December 2012
Posted on 12/20/2012 6:05:47 PM PST by beachn4fun
Favorite memory ...Nana's sister got stuck at home, so we packed up Christmas dinner and drove 70 miles to take it to her and her family.
Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))
Clear and cold today, and sunny and COLD.
Hope you are feeling better....colds are a pain in the neck.
Scott had always admired the relationship between Ken and Phyllis, his wifes parents. So he asked them one day what made their marriage work. Ken replied, You need to keep it sweet!
A friend of mine concludes many of her notes to me and my husband and other friends with these words: Remember to be good to each other.
Thats great advice from both of them about being kind. The daily stresses of life can easily cause us to get irritable with our spouses or with others. We pick at the little annoyances or criticize minor habits. We blurt out harmful, unkind words without thinking.
The book of Proverbs gives us counsel about the words we use with others. It says, Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles (21:23). And there are these warnings: Death and life are in the power of the tongue (18:21); and Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (12:18 niv). Kens advice about keeping it sweet reminds me of Proverbs 16:24, Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Lord, fill our hearts with words that will be a blessing to others today.
Read: Proverbs 16:19-24
Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))
You made it through another day....are you open, and working, every day til Christmas?
Are the guys getting more frantic?
You made it, fidelis...good job. Happy almost Christmas.
Yay!!! I did it...
I didn't KNOW I did it, but I did it! :)
Thanks! Love the kitties! :)
Ok...when I was about 5 or 6 yrs old I asked Santa for a camera. Well, come Christmas morning my older brother got a camera from Santa.
I was sooooo certain that Santa had inadvertently made an error that I pitched such a fit & plead my case until my poor brother had to relinquish his camera to me.
Silly Santa making such an mistake! As if!!! :)
Yep, we're open till 6pm on Christmas eve. Luckily, I get off at 1:30pm so I can enjoy being with hubby and my MIL who is going to be visiting.
There are LOTS of guys! It's good that a lot of the galz gave them specific instructions about what to get. LOL!
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how's the plumbing project?
All parts and pieces in place and doing their jobs?
The electrician won't be here til next Thursday, which is good because I will be off for more errands. I just moved the toaster to another counter so my Dad can have toast.
What a great memory..."flexiblity", a great attitude, and a really good memory maker. You did good!
My family has always been flexible, but I remember back in high school some friends with no flexibility at all. I don't remember the "goal", but 2 of my friends parents said NO to something that came up "because dinner was already made"....they missed out. My Mom just put dinner in the fridge.
Thanks Kathy! Happy almost Christmas to all. :)
WTG, Mr Ruggles....a well rounded education for those penguins. LOL!
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...you and Maddi have a good day?
Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...I and Maddi had a good day?
I even got some painting in the computer room done.
Back shortly...gotta get "Thursday Night Dinner Out" for my folks.
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All the running gearheads around the RW offices (which we'll admit, is most of us) are getting stoked, because new spring run gear is starting to trickle in to our warehouse. There's a lot more to come in the next few months, and we can't wait to share it with you. Here are just a few of the new arrivals that we're really excited about right now…
Jelly Belly Extreme Sport Beans: Assorted & Pomegranate
Give us a reason to eat jelly beans – any reason – and we're pretty much on board. Extreme Sport Beans, from the geniuses who make Jelly Belly® jelly beans, give us reasons to eat these tasty little bites during a workout. Fuel your run with carbs, electrolytes and vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C. B vitamins help your body burn carbs and fat, and vitamin C is a potent antioxidant. The Extreme version of these beans also packs 50mg of caffeine to help keep you going through long training sessions. We now have two new flavors: Assorted and Pomegranate. Yum.
If you're ready to kick up your training a notch, then the Nike+ SportWatch GPS is a great place to start. The watch comes with the Nike+ sensor foot pod and everything you need to get started so you can monitor your training progress. Measure your pace and distance, and track your progress over time as you work toward your next goal. You can even get involved in the Nike+ online community to compete with your friends and get inspired by the running accomplishments of other athletes.
But wait a minute, we hear you saying, I think I've seen this watch before. You're right, this is not a new model from Nike. But what is new is the fancy white color, which looks pretty dang futuristic. In fact, we think the watch's sleek design looks so good that you'll want to wear it even when you aren't running.
New Minimal Options from Brooks and Mizuno
This season we're excited to see some zero drop shoes that offer a bit of protection from the road. A couple newbies that caught our eye are brand new models from Brooks and Mizuno. Brooks introduced the Brooks PureDrift as the lightest member of the PureProject family. Its flexible midsole gives your feet a bit of padding from the ground, while maintaining an excellent feel for the running surface. The shoe can have a 4mm offset or zero drop with insole removed.
From Mizuno, we're pumped about the Mizuno Wave Evo Levitas, which boasts low weight, a low stack height and an invitation to get your runner's high on. The zero drop platform and wide forefoot combine to offer an excellent shoe for a mid-to-forefoot strike. Mizuno uses their Wave technology in the forefoot midsole to provide cushioning on ground contact. The colors are great, and we couldn't help but fall for the incredibly breathable open mesh upper of this shoe.


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Gilmer, Texas Native and 1989 SMU Graduate, David Kitchens and owner of Juniper Post, Inc. in Burbank, CA received a total of 3 MPSE NOMINATIONS for best sound editing this year! BLOG below.
Each week a new blog will be released for each film with more details. The first nominations, "Rising From Ashes" was produced by Texas as well from the Austin area. See Blog for details.
David Kitchens is a 2003 Emmy Award Winner for "James Cameron's; Expedition Bismarck" and 2013 Golden Reel Winner for the feature film, "Fire with Fire", Starring, Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio and Julian McMahon.
For 24 years he has worked on films such as, James Cameron's: Aliens of the Deep, James Cameron's: Expedition Bismarck, The Foot Fist Way, Black Dynamite, Fargo and over 300 more films!
Here's the MPSE's site link for more information regarding the award ceremony in February and below are photos of some of his awards. http://mpse.org
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2 hitter. Shutout. Freakin' Arroyo/BP/JV/DS/JB/Dusty masterpiece tonight. Tuesday can't come soon enough. I'd ship some brooms to you guys in CIN but hoping to need 'em here in DC on Wednesday.
Wish us luck. Nats tomorrow for Game2 w/ Redbirds.
'Night everyone. 'cept RedFan: good morning to you, sir. And a very good morning indeed. May there be many, many, many more.


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Road to Brazil
Sky Sports picks the star men to keep an eye on, takes a look at the background of each nation and remembers the previous best records at World Cups after the draw for the groups for next summer's finals
By Peter Fraser - Follow me on Twitter @SkySportsPeteF
Last Updated: 07/12/13 1:14pm
The draw for the 2014 World Cup has taken place and we now know all the groups which will be taking place in Brazil next summer.
We have taken an in-depth look at England's opponents in Group D but what about the other games ahead of the finals?
Here, we select the star men to keep an eye on, examine the background of each nation and pick out their previous best records at World Cup finals.
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Star man: Neymar
Tournament best: Winners 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Success at the Confederations Cup last summer has raised hopes of a record-extending sixth World Cup triumph on home soil next summer. Scolari has previous after taking them to victory in 2002, and if Barcelona forward Neymar shines then Brazil could be about to witness the mother of all parties.
Coach: Niko Kovac
Star man: Mario Mandzukic
Tournament best: Third 1998
They may not be the class of '98 standard but there is enough quality within the squad with the talents of Bayern Munich's Mandzukic and Real Madrid's Luka Modric supplemented by the likes of Niko Kranjcar, Eduardo and Nikica Jelavic.
Coach: Miguel Herrera
Star man: Javier Hernandez
Tournament best: Quarter-finals 1970, 1986
They needed the intercontinental play-offs to qualify, but routed New Zealand 9-3 on aggregate once there. A blend of seasoned veterans and emerging stars - built around the focal point of Manchester United striker Hernandez - will make Mexico a dangerous proposition in Brazil.
Coach: Volker Finke
Star man: Samuel Eto'o
Tournament best: Quarter-finals 1990
They may be a way off emulating the ground-breaking Cameroon side of 1990 but they remain a competitive force. Eto'o's best days are well behind him but he is still the figurehead for the side, for whom Stephane Mbia, Alex Song and Jean Makoun also play an important role.
Coach: Vicente del Bosque
Star man: Andres Iniesta
Tournament best: Winners 2010
Having enjoyed the best spell in their country's history there is a sense that Spain are not as strong as they once were as their golden generation loses some of its lustre. However, that does not mean the depth of their talent should be underestimated as the likes of Roberto Soldado, Alvaro Negredo, Jesus Navas and Michu have added new impetus while the quality of Iniesta, David Silva and Xavi remains.
Coach: Louis van Gaal
Star man: Robin van Persie
Tournament best: Runners-up 1974, 1978, 2010
Van Gaal made amends for his failure to lead the Oranje to the 2002 tournament with an impressive qualification campaign, but memories are still fresh of their awful showing at Euro 2012. If the egos can be managed they could go far, although getting to the final again seems unlikely.
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Star man: Alexis Sanchez
Tournament best: Third 1962
Chile boast a good combination of experienced campaigners like Claudio Bravo, Pablo Contreras and Jorge Valdivia with exciting younger players including Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez and Fiorentina's Matias Fernandez. Demonstrated their potential by playing England off the park in a November friendly at Wembley.
Coach: Ange Postecoglou
Star man: Robbie Kruse
Tournament best: Last 16 2006
The Socceroos qualified from the Asian section but some terrible friendly results, plus a failure to truly refresh an ageing squad, cost German coach Holger Osieck his job. Getting out of the group phase may be the best they can hope for.
Coach: Jose Pekerman
Star man: Radamel Falcao
Tournament best: Last 16 1990
Qualified in relative comfort and playing the finals in South America should also be an advantage to Pekerman's side. In Falcao they have a born goalscorer, allied to the creative talents of his Monaco team-mate James Rodriguez, and they will feel well capable of at least matching their best-ever World Cup performance.
Coach: Fernando Santos
Star man: Georgios Samaras
Tournament best: Group stage 1994, 2010
Goals have been a problem and so the pressure will be on the likes of Samaras and veteran Dimitris Salpingidis to deliver up front, particularly if Greece can keep things tight at the back as they have done throughout qualifying.
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi
Star man: Yaya Toure
Tournament best: Group stage 2006, 2010
The African nation possess plenty of goal threat from Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Wilfried Bony and Yaya Toure but they have struggled to transfer that into success at major tournaments despite regularly being one of their continent's standard-bearers.
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
Star man: Keisuke Honda
Tournament best: Last 16 2002, 2010
Stormed to qualification in their pool and Zaccheroni has moulded them into a strong squad, but three defeats out of three at the Confederations Cup last summer leaves them open to question about their top-level credentials.
For more on England's Group D, click here
Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Star man: Xherdan Shaqiri
Tournament best: Quarter-finals 1934, 1938, 1954
Hitzfeld will be one of the most experienced coaches among the 32 finalists, and he oversees a group featuring several star names from the German Bundesliga. A new generation which has impressed at under-age tournaments in recent years - spearheaded by Bayern Munich's Shaqiri - are now poised to strut their stuff at senior level. They arguably had the easiest route to qualification of all the European entrants however.
Coach: Reinaldo Rueda
Star man: Antonio Valencia
Tournament best: Last 16 2006
Although Ecuador lost their final qualifier to Chile, they secured automatic qualification on goal difference alone ahead of Uruguay. Their recent successes have come on the back of the emergence of players like Valencia, Cristian Noboa and Felipe Caicedo.
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Star man: Franck Ribery
Tournament best: Winners 1998
Scraped through qualifying after coming from 2-0 down in the first play-off leg to beat Ukraine. In Ribery they possess a world-class wide man while the likes of Yohan Cabaye and Mathieu Valbuena offer additional quality in midfield.
Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez
Star man: Wilson Palacios
Tournament best: Group stages 1982, 2010
Honduras have undergone several changes since South Africa, but pulled it all together in time to enjoy a successful qualifying campaign, finally sealing their place with a 2-2 draw against Jamaica in the final match.
Coach: Alejandro Sabella
Star man: Lionel Messi
Tournament best: Winners 1978, 1986
Barcelona superstar Messi will turn 27 during next summer's tournament and this looks his best chance to add major international glory to his glittering club successes. Plenty of other attacking options are also available to coach Sabella, but the defence might be a weak link against top-class opposition.
Coach: Safet Susic
Star man: Edin Dzeko
Tournament best: Never qualified
The nation born out of the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s is heading into uncharted territory. They will rely heavily on the Champions League experience of Manchester City striker Dzeko and midfielders Miralem Pjanic and captain Emir Spahic while in Asmir Begovic they have a top-class goalkeeper.
Coach: Carlos Queiroz
Star man: Javad Nekounam
Tournament best: Group stage 1978, 1998, 2006
Topped their qualification pool ahead of South Korea and although the side contains players like Nekounam with European pedigree, it is difficult to see them progressing beyond the groups.
Coach: Stephen Keshi
Star man: Victor Moses
Tournament best: Last 16 1994, 1998
Moses may only be 22 but has quickly become a key player since making his debut for the Super Eagles in 2012. Goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama provides stability from the back with Chelsea's John Obi Mikel their midfield enforcer.
Coach: Joachim Low
Star man: Bastian Schweinsteiger
Tournament best: Winners 1954, 1974, 1990 (all as West Germany)
Arguably Europe's best hope of bringing the trophy back from South America. Low's side is littered with players steeped in top-level experience and this may be the time for Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller, Schweinsteiger et al to make the final step at international level.
Coach: Paulo Bento
Star man: Cristiano Ronaldo
Tournament best: Third 1966
In Ronaldo Portugal possess a player worthy of gracing the game's biggest stage but therein lies their problem as they rely so heavily on the Real Madrid forward's unquestionable star quality. Frequently unstoppable but when the world's best defenders can isolate him he has few team-mates who can make the difference.
Coach: James Kwesi Appiah
Star man: Asamoah Gyan
Tournament best: Quarter-finals 2010
Ghana have often been the standard-bearers for African football and their controversial heart-breaking last-eight exit on their home continent at the last World Cup prevented them making history. Captain Gyan provided most of the goals in qualifying but midfielder Michael Essien, despite his injury problems, remains a pivotal player while the likes of Kevin-Prince Boateng, Sulley Muntari and Andre Ayew provide considerable experience.
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
Star man: Clint Dempsey
Tournament best: Third 1930
Klinsmann struggled initially to make his mark but his team ultimately qualified with comparative comfort. Reaching the quarter-finals looks like a realistic goal.
Coach: Marc Wilmots
Star man: Eden Hazard
Tournament best: Fourth 1986
Back at the finals over a decade since their last appearance, Wilmots presides over a highly capable generation of players who could go far in Brazil.
Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic
Star man: Madjid Bougherra
Tournament best: Group stages 1982, 1986, 2010
Scraped through qualifying on away goals against Burkina Faso, who have never made it to a World Cup, and are likely to struggle in Brazil having had a poor showing at the African Nations Cup.
Coach: Fabio Capello
Star man: Alexander Kokorin
Tournament best: Fourth 1966 (as the USSR)
Russia's recent World Cup record is a story of failure but Brazil offers the 2018 hosts the chance to start redressing the balance. Having missed three of the last four tournaments and not progressed beyond the group stage since 1986, topping Group F ahead of Portugal suggests things may be about to improve with the promise offered by 22-year-old forward Kokorin backed by the experience of the likes of goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and striker Alexander Kerzhakov.
Coach: Hong Myung-bo
Star man: Son Heung-min
Tournament best: Fourth 2002
Koreans hope that 2002 captain Hong can inspire the current crop, but an appearance in the last 16 might be the best they can achieve.


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Pex in the wrong hands can be dangerous!!! -DF
These are the "after" photos. -DF
I think the kink in the pex was a method of flow control. LOL...
You did a great job of cleaning up that mesh, real nice work.
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How many times must one fix something before it is fixed?
Nice work. Mustof took forever to clean that up. What kind of HW tank is that next to the boiler?
Just noticed something...you put this in the wrong thread!
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Thanks for the comments. The tank is a Viessmann Vitocell 300 -DF
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GOP Rep. Latham to pass on Iowa Senate bid
February 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa congressman who had been considered the establishment Republican choice for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin says he won't seek the job. Tom Latham said in a statement Wednesday he won't run for Harkin's Senate seat in 2014. The 10-term Republican from Clive says he could not "in good conscience launch a two-year statewide campaign that will detract from the commitment" to the new district he was elected to in November.
Attention now turns to U.S. Rep. Steve King of Kiron. King, a conservative from northwest Iowa, has said he's weighing a Senate bid. He wasn't expected to challenge Latham in a primary. Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley, a four-term House member from Waterloo, is the only announced Democrat for the seat.


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(MCT) — DALLAS — Gay Scouts and their supporters continued their war of words Monday with the Boy Scouts of America over the organization's ban on homosexual members and leaders.
Officials of the Boy Scouts did not to respond to a dozen critics who held a news conference on the front lawn of the organization's national headquarters in Irving, Texas, as security guards guarded the building's entrance.
Several miles away, the Boy Scouts' national executive board began three days of meetings at an Irving hotel. But the high-powered businessmen who make up that group also were silent Monday. They gave no indication of whether they plan to scrap the national ban on gay Scouts and replace it with a local-option plan that would allow Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops to set their own membership rules.
The BSA announced on its website last week that the national executive board would reconsider the policy.
On Monday, Greg Bourke, a former Scoutmaster who was kicked out for being gay, said he favored the local-option plan. His former troop in Louisville, Ky., is chartered through a Roman Catholic parish.
"Ending the discrimination is maybe something my parish would not do," said Bourke, the parent of a 15-year-old Scout. "But it would at least open a door for me to get involved in a more inclusive unit somewhere in Louisville."
Bourke, dressed in his Scoutmaster uniform, was among the protesters outside BSA headquarters.
Participants also included Jennifer Tyrrell, an Ohio den mother who was kicked out for being a lesbian; Eric Andresen, the father of a California Scout who was denied his Eagle ranking after coming out as gay; Will Oliver, a Massachusetts Scout who earned his Eagle status and later came out as gay; and Brad Hankins, who described himself as "a straight Scout" who supports ending the ban.
"America is moving today to embrace full equality for gays and lesbians," Hankins saids. "And the Scouts should be blazing the way."
The Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and Change.org, which provides an online platform for signature petitions, arranged the news conference on behalf of gay Scouts and gay parents who've been kicked out.
The protesters bore large boxes containing, they said, 1.4 million signatures on a petition calling on BSA to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. Presentation of the signatures at Scout headquarters was the latest event in their yearlong campaign to end the anti-gay policy.
Mark Anthony Dingbaum, a change.org campaign manager, said a BSA official was supposed to accept the signatures, but that didn't happen. Instead, he and Tyrrell carried the boxes into the headquarters and left them in the lobby.
The announcement last week that the executive board would reconsider the policy did not explain why the issue had resurfaced now. Just last summer, the BSA announced that a two-year study of the membership policy had led to a decision to keep the gay ban in place.
The 102-year-old BSA claims 2.7 million youth members and more than 1 million adult volunteers.
Only two national executive board members have publicly expressed support for ending the discriminatory membership policy — Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and chief executive, and James Turley, Ernst & Young chairman and chief executive.


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It's always unfortunate in World of Warcraft when a friend chooses, for whatever reason, to play on a different server than you. However, 1up spotted that Blizzard is now working on a feature which will allow you to reunite with your chums on any server to slay monsters together.
A post by World of Warcraft community manager 'Nethaera' on the forums explains that a "cross-realm Real ID party system" will allow players of the same faction on any Realm, who are Real ID friends, to party up and queue to play 5-person regular and Heroic dungeons together.
While friendship is free, playing with friends will not be entirely so.
"It's important to note that as with some of the other convenience- and connectivity-oriented features we offer, certain elements of the cross-realm Real ID party system will be premium-based, though only the player sending the invitations will need to have access to the premium service," the post explained.
As the cross-realm party system is mostly a mystery for now, it's unsurprisingly unclear exactly how usable the feature will be if nobody in your party has paid for the premium service.
Blizzard promises more details "as development progresses" and notes that "certain elements of the feature" may begin to appear on the Public Test Realms. "As this is a fairly complex service to develop, we don't have a release date to share quite yet," it explained.
World of Warcraft already offers cross-realm dungeons and PvP battlegrounds, but players can only go in grouped with others already on their own server, then the rest of the party is selected at random from all Realms.


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MASON CITY -- John Joseph "Joe" Fitzpatrick, 98, of the Good Shepherd Nursing Home died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 under Hospice care at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, February 8, at Epiphany Parish-St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mason City. The Rev. Rodney Allers was the Celebrant.
Burial was in the Bohemian Cemetery, Plymouth. Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to John Joseph Fitzpatrick Memorial. The family will be dividing memorials among Joe's charities of choice.
John Joseph Fitzpatrick was born Oct. 31, 1915, in Emmetsburg, the oldest of six children of Edward Thomas and Geneiva Cecelia (Donahue) Fitzpatrick. Joe attended school in Emmetsburg and served in the U.S. Army in WWII
He was united in marriage to Edna Lucy Kunz on Dec. 31, 1946. They were blessed with two children.
Joe's passion was driving, for work and pleasure, beginning with driving a truck for his uncle at the age of 10. In 1947 after moving to Mason City he drove much of his career, until his "first retirement" from Deckers/Armour of Mason City. He then continued driving for 3-M and Michaelsen truck lines. Joe finally "fully retired" after driving a transit bus for the city of Mason City for 19 years.
During his WWII service in the Army, Joe drove trucks with an artillery unit. He also operated amphibious "ducks" delivering troops and supplies from ship to shore. He also served as driver to various Army officers. He spent 30 months overseas in the Aleutian Islands and the Philippines.
Joe loved spending time with family and visiting with friends. He was a faithful follower of his children's and grandchildren's music and athletic events. He was always ready to lend a hand whenever and however his family needed him.
Joe was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, VFW, and the Knights of Columbus.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Carol McClary; son, Michael Fitzpatrick; daughter-in-law, Sheryl Fitzpatrick; grandchildren, Bryce (Suzanne) Fitzpatrick, Tara (Phillip) Dimitros and Kyle Fitzpatrick and his great-grandchildren, Cullen, Gabriel, and Kian.
He is preceded in death by his wife, his parents, and siblings, Ethel Neibauer, Edward Eugene Fitzpatrick, Donald Fitzpatrick, Rachel Reger, and infant sister, Mary Jean Fitzpatrick, and most recently his son-in-law Norman McClary.
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Longmont twins Kenny and Kile Jarnagin progressed quickly after joining the Sunset Middle School music program in sixth grade — a little too quickly for their parents to keep up.
The boys' mom, Lisa Jarnagin, said that the school has a great program, with phenomenal teachers, but that her sons needed to advance beyond what they were getting in a school music program.
She began looking at private lessons for Kile, who plays the violin, and Kenny, who plays the alto saxophone, but the cost was too much.
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"We want them to have all the benefits available to help them succeed, but when you're already working hard just to pay regular bills, it's really tough to do," Jarnagin said.
Despite the financial challenges, Kenny and Kile began private lessons and joined the Longmont Youth Symphony in January after receiving the organization's Spreading the Harmony scholarships.
The scholarships provide free or reduced symphony tuition and private music lessons to low-income and underrepresented families, said Mary Bernstein, the symphony's outreach volunteer.
The symphony began giving out scholarships last year after receiving a two-year grant from an anonymous nonprofit, Bernstein said. The symphony would not release how much the grant was for but said that 15 students received scholarships last school year. Staff are expecting to distribute scholarships to a similar group this year, she said.
Auditions are currently being scheduled for potential recipients and will continue until the money is disbursed.
Symphony staff are in talks with the nonprofit about continuing the scholarships after this year, Bernstein said. But the symphony already has commitments from other area sponsors and donors to launch some scholarships next year, though the amount will depend on continued support and need, she said.
"Due to varying student needs it's hard to say exactly how many scholarships we can support," Bernstein said. "Some families request only tuition help, while others request help with both tuition and private lessons and our funds are distributed on a case-by-case basis to families who qualify for the program."
Jarnagin hopes the scholarships will continue to support her boys and other students in need of assistance.
"When something like this comes along you feel like you've won $1 million. I couldn't provide for them any other way," Jarnagin said. "The greatest gift you can give children is to encourage them in whatever abilities they have and we couldn't do that any other way."
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May 1, 2012 > New Hope for People with Diabetes
Washington Hospital Seminar Focuses on Advances in Research
If you or a loved one has diabetes, you know how difficult it can be keeping it under control. Research has played a major role in the treatment of diabetes and new research could mean even better outcomes for people with the chronic disease. "The treatment and control of diabetes is a huge issue because so many people are affected by the disease," said Kevin Bronson-Castain, a registered nurse at Washington Hospital who has conducted research into diabetes-related eye disease. "About 26 million people in this country have diabetes." He will talk about some of the latest research at an upcoming seminar titled "Research: Advancing Diabetes Management" on Thursday, May 3, from 7 to 8 p.m. It will be held at the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West), in Fremont. The seminar is part of Washington Hospital's free monthly Diabetes Matters education series. Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or is not able to use it properly. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to utilize sugar, starches, and other food as energy. When this process doesn't work properly, glucose levels in the blood can get too high. "Diabetes can impact every system in the body," Bronson-Castain said. "Complications include heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, gum disease, kidney failure, and eye disease. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the working-age population. The goal of diabetes research is to minimize complications and improve quality of life."Type 2 Diabetes Most of Bronson-Castain's discussion will focus on type 2 diabetes, which represents 90 to 95 percent of the cases. He will touch on one of the biggest advances in the treatment of type 1 diabetes: the delivery of insulin via insulin pumps. People with type 1 diabetes don't produce insulin and must take insulin every day to control their blood glucose. Research has been directed at creating what is essentially an artificial pancreas, he added He will talk about some of the research around gastric bypass surgery and type 2 diabetes. Research shows that a large percentage of people with type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity who undergo gastric bypass surgery experience resolution of their diabetes in a very short period of time. Bronson-Castain said it's not yet clear how the surgery works, but it could lead to new treatments for insulin insensitivity, which is often associated with obesity. New research is being conducted to better understand the hormonal and other changes that make gastric bypass surgery such a successful treatment in the hope that medications could be developed that would result in the same response without the potential complications associated with the surgery.Diabetes Management Other research is being conducted into the behavioral aspects of diabetes. Lifestyle factors like a proper diet, exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight are critical for keeping blood glucose levels under control and avoiding serious complications of the disease. But often it can be hard for many people to make the necessary lifestyle changes and stick with them, Bronson-Castain said. "Diabetes can be an incredibly burdensome condition sometimes," he added. "We talk about necessary lifestyle changes as if they are easy, but many people really struggle with them. Their motivation wanes after a while. We need to find ways to help people stay motivated." Bronson-Castain will also talk about some of the genetic research that is taking place. "We know there is a genetic component to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes," he explained. "If we can identify the genes that contribute to diabetes development maybe we can introduce treatments early on and prevent or reduce complications." Finally, Bronson-Castain will discuss the benefits and risks of becoming a test subject as well as some of the local research projects that are looking for participants. While people with diabetes can have access to leading-edge pharmacological treatments by participating in some of these studies, they could also face adverse side-effects. "I'll provide some questions they need to ask before getting involved," he said. "It's important to ask about the benefits and risks, how they will be kept safe, what happens if something goes wrong, and whether they will be compensated. Taking part in a study can be very time-consuming but very rewarding." To learn about other diabetes programs at Washington Hospital, visit www.whhs.com/diabetes.


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MILPITAS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/12/12 -- FireEye®, Inc., the leader in stopping advanced cyber attacks, today announced the FireEye Certified Service Provider (FCSP) program to expand its channel strategy and develop new markets. The FCSP program supports customers who leverage a service provider model and who have complex, hybrid environments, outsource IT, and limited resources to support sophisticated IT security infrastructures.
Companies benefit from having the unique, cutting edge protection that the FireEye Malware Protection System (MPS) provides. In addition they benefit from working with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) in order to minimize complexity, leverage malware expertise, and reduce costs associated with owning and managing their own IT infrastructures.
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1973, originally and usually in reference to a woman's sexual climax, from orgasm (n.). Related: Orgasmed; orgasming.
1680s, "sexual climax," from French orgasme or Modern Latin orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos "excitement, swelling," from organ "be in heat, become ripe for," literally "to swell, be excited," related to orge "impulse, excitement, anger," from PIE root *wrog- "to burgeon, swell with strength" (cf. Sanskrit urja "a nourishment, sap, vigor," Old Irish ferc, ferg "anger"). Also used 17c. of other violent excitements of emotion or other bodily functions.
The highest point of sexual excitement, marked by strong feelings of pleasure and marked normally by ejaculation of semen by the male and by vaginal contractions within the female. Also called climax.


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Three sorts of players will determine the near-term future of the American economy: consumers, businessmen, and politicians. Only one seems to be willing to give the economy a boost—consumers. At least, that has been the case until now as consumers flock to auto showrooms to replace aging vehicles, and re-enter the housing market, driving sales and prices up. Indeed, builders who were moaning about the lack of buyers now complain that they cannot find enough skilled construction workers. Never mind that unemployment remains high and income growth low-to-negative; consumers have been sufficiently confident—the highest level in five years—to dip into savings to gratify their current wants.
Unfortunately, that recent past is not necessarily prologue. Spending fell last month. Looking ahead, we don't know how superstorm Sandy will affect consumer spending in the final quarter of the year. This week's spurt in claims for unemployment insurance suggests that many workers could not get to their jobs, and that many businesses are having difficulty resuming operations. No pay check, no spending. Unless, of course, the need to rebuild and re-fit houses and businesses leads to the spurt in sales that chains like Home Depot are anticipating. In short, we just don't know the near-term effects of Sandy. In the longer run, the storm will matter less: if we could durably spur sales by destroying homes and businesses, there would never be a construction slump, and floods, Fukushima, and hurricanes would be positive economic events.
Consumer spending might also falter in the face of that old bugaboo "uncertainty." No one knows whether the President and Republicans who control the House of Representatives will come to some agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, Friday's optimistic turn by congressional leaders before the television cameras notwithstanding. If they don't, taxes will go up and spending down, yanking about 4 percent out of GDP. Economists say we will dip into recession—shallow or sharp, short or long, depending on the crystal ball being consulted.
Only by diving over the cliff would we find out. A few things, however, are clear right now. The president is in no mood to compromise. He is calling for tax increases twice as large as those he demanded before the election. These are incorporated in his last budget, rejected by the Democratic controlled senate 99-0. Beneath promises of openness to new ideas lurks the old "I won" attitude, an unwillingness to discuss at this stage any reductions in entitlements—Medicare, social security (pensions)—or in spending on infrastructure, green energy, education, research and development. First, says the president, tax rates—and other taxes—must go up on everyone earning more than $200,000. Then "we can shape a process whereby we look at tax reform" and, presumably, the entitlement cuts that his trade union allies have told him they find unacceptable. To accept higher taxes now and gamble that Obama will cut spending later would be "a sucker bet" according to Wilbur Ross, an investor on everyone's "rich list."
Republicans are under increasing pressure to make some sort of deal since the president holds all the cards, and increasingly prepared to cave in, as comments by several Republican governors, assembled a few days ago in Las Vegas, make clear. Even in the increasingly unlikely event that a majority of Republicans hang tough, Obama can let us drop over the edge, let taxes rise on all income groups, and immediately push through a tax cut for middle-income taxpayers that gives him what he is demanding—higher rates on those earning over $200,000, restoring existing rates for others.
In any event, deal or not, higher earners will see their taxes rise, both because of Obama's higher rates and because Republicans have already agreed to cut provisions from which they benefit—deduction of charitable contributions, interest paid on mortgages on second homes, lower rates on dividends and capital gains. Bad news for charities, housing, and high-end retailers.
If middle-income consumers believe that the President will protect them from tax hikes and from lay-offs due to cuts in defense and other spending, they will storm the malls in search of bargains. Because many stores will open on Thursday evening rather than the usual early Friday morning, the mall crush will occur immediately after we carve up some 50 million turkeys on Thanksgiving afternoon.
Even a mall rush is unlikely to cheer up businessmen, the second important group that will determine the course of the economy in 2013. The drop in share prices has them reaching for headache pills and tranquilizers. Fear of fiscal austerity—higher taxes and a cut in government spending—are already prompting layoffs and freezes on new investment, especially by health care providers and companies making military gear. Hoteliers and airlines are expecting to share the pain. But not just yet: holiday bookings are up, as consumers favor their old flame, Rosy Scenario, over practitioners of the dismal science.
Then there is the queue of regulations. During the first three years of his presidency, Obama issued 953 "major regulations"—costing $100 million or more or otherwise deemed significant by the government—reckons Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. This compares with thirty by George W. Bush in a similar time period. Crews counts 4,128 additional regulations of all sorts still in the pipeline.
Add the costs that Obamacare will impose on most businesses, the failure of many firms to hit their earnings target, Wal-Mart's puny third-quarter sales growth (1.5 percent) and downgrading of its fourth-quarter earnings estimate, and it is little wonder that businesses are sitting on some $2 trillion of cash rather than invest it in job-creating projects becomes understandable.
Then there is the third group, the world's politicians, whose performance makes that of ours seem a model of good governance. The inability of the eurozone leaders to devise sensible solutions to the problems of its over-indebted members, its under-capitalized banks, and the trade imbalance between Germany and the rest of the zone is inevitably producing a recession. China's governing kleptocracy has yet to decide whether to return to the marketization policies that triggered its great growth leap forward, and its slowdown is rippling through the Asian countries that sell to China's consumers and provide supplies to its industries. Politicians in charge of the Arab Spring seem more interested in stifling than stimulating the growth of democracy and their tiny private sectors. Gaza's Palestinians seem more intent on demonstrating their skill with rockets than unleashing the latent entrepreneurial talents Palestinians often demonstrate in other venues.
America's business leaders behold the works of their and the world's politicians and despair. With reason.


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Aero engines of the future should be environmentally friendly and cost-efficient. Scientists at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen are currently testing an innovative single-stage supersonic high-pressure turbine on behalf of Rolls-Royce that fits that description exactly. The turbine is designed be used in business jets.
DLR test bed for high-pressure turbines unique in Germany
The new high-pressure turbine makes it possible to develop engines with a good balance between costs and performance in the lower thrust range. Before the turbine can be used in an engine, however, its flow characteristics must be closely examined. "The only test bed in Germany suitable for this purpose is the one at DLR in Göttingen", says Dr Erik Janke, who is responsible for turbine aerodynamics at Rolls-Royce Germany. The turbine is one of the most important components of an aero engine. It transforms the energy released by fuel combustion into motion used to drive the compressor. Dr Ingo Röhle, Head of the Turbine Department (Abteilung Turbine) of the DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology (DLR-Institut für Antriebstechnik), explains what makes the test bed in Göttingen so special: "The turbine test bed enables us to operate almost life-size high-pressure turbines using the correct Mach number and air properties. This means that we can accurately simulate the conditions that will occur when the turbine is actually used in the engine."
Engine research for environmental protection and high-tech employment in Germany
The new turbine will reduce the engine's energy consumption and thus its CO2 emissions, in addition to reducing production costs. "In this way, engine research contributes in a very practical way to protecting the environment, while at the same time it helps to secure high-tech employment in Germany in general, and in the Göttingen region in particular", says Dr Röhle. The expertise gained by DLR in this field also benefits other industries, for instance in the energy sector.
The first of two series of measurements for Rolls-Royce Germany was successfully completed in 2007. The results of the second series of tests, which is currently under way, will help to determine the turbine's final design.
Sensors measuring pressure, temperature and other parameters determine the turbine's aerodynamic characteristics during the tests. The pressure inside the turbine, for instance, is measured using high-speed pressure transducers that collect data at a rate of 250 000 measurements per second. Over the course of the measurement campaign, this process alone generates a total data volume of 100 gigabytes that then needs to be analysed.
DLR develops a test turbine for Rolls-Royce aero engines
Before the first measurement can be taken, however, the scientists must make sure that the turbine rotor's mechanical strength is high enough to withstand the strong forces exerted on it during operation, and that the rotor is free from vibrations. After all, at maximum speed a rotor blade experiences a force equivalent to 37 000 times the Earth's gravitational pull. By way of comparison, an astronaut on board the Space Shuttle experiences a force of about three times the Earth's gravitational pull during takeoff. Careful assembly of the test turbine in the workshop at DLR Göttingen is also crucial to the successful completion of the measurement campaign.
The project is funded through the aeronautics research programme of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie; BMWi). About 2.5 million euro is made available for the research conducted in Göttingen. Rolls-Royce has been a leading manufacturer of aero engines for decades. It has two sites in Germany. Thanks to the very promising results obtained so far, Rolls-Royce has already been able to successfully negotiate a contract for an engine based on this new high-pressure turbine technology. DLR is the national aerospace research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. It employs 380 people in Göttingen, primarily in the field of aeronautics research.


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- Sony Open
Bae birdies sees him top in Hawaii
Sang-Moon Bae got off to a great start in pristine conditions along the shores of Oahu. Chris Kirk had an ideal finish.
They were together all of Thursday, playing in the same group at the Sony Open and taking the top two spots on the leaderboard after the opening round at Waialae Country Club.
Bae played bogey-free of a 7-under 63, while Kirk shot 29 on the back nine at Waialae, including an eagle on the last hole, for a 64.
Ryan Palmer, coming off a week vacation in Maui, birdied the last two holes for a 65. Brian Stuard made eight birdies in his round of 65. Those were the best scores in the afternoon, when a full day of sunshine made the course play faster.
Bae and Kirk provided plenty of excitement in one group. They had a better-ball score of 56. There were only five holes where both of them had to settle for par.
"He was off to a great start," Kirk said. "At one point he was 4-under and I was still 2-over. It took some catching up for me on the back nine. But it's always nice to see putts falling."
Retief Goosen, finally feeling better after missing another big chunk of last year with back problems, slept awkwardly on his neck and was sore during the pro-am. That apparently healed quickly. He was in the group at 66 with Harris English, Jimmy Walker and John Daly.
Kapalua winner Zach Johnson opened with two bogeys before he settled into a 68. Jordan Spieth, who finished one shot behind Johnson last week in the Tournament of Champions, reached 3-under through 10 holes until he was slowed by a three-putt bogey from 20 feet on No. 12. That was the start of three bogeys in four holes, and the 20-year-old Texan had to settle for a 70.
There are not two courses 100 miles apart in the same state on consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour any more different.
Kapalua was built on the side of a mountain, with severe grain in the greens and massive changes in elevation. Waialae is flat, tight and tree-lined with small greens.
"I think I played well last week, but really tough greens," Bae said. "Very hard to read. I couldn't read any right-to-left putts -- any putts -- so I missed a lot of puts last week. But this course is more shorter than last week, so easy read, and I can make good speed, too."
Bae opened with a 7-iron to three feet on the opening hole, made a 25-footer for birdie on three and didn't miss a green until the 13th hole. He hit wedge to 15 feet to save par, and picked up his seventh and final birdie on the next hole.
Kirk had reason to believe this wasn't going to be his day when his ball got stuck in a tree on the sixth hole and he had to scramble for bogey, already 2-over. But a shot into tap-in range on the eighth hole sent him on his way, and an eagle brought him within one shot of Bae after the opening round.
Palmer won the Sony Open four years ago. He spent the last month working on his upper-body fitness, and then took a big vacation. He took his family to Disneyland, followed by a week on Maui before it was time to get to work.
"I need to play good to pay for the trip," he said.
He was at his best on two of the toughest par-3s, hitting 6-iron to two feet on four and a 7-iron to pin-high on the 17th and making an 18-foot birdie putt.
Masters champion Adam Scott, with pro surfer Benji Weatherley filling in as his caddie, birdied his last two holes for a 67. It's not a bad start, but in these conditions, Scott realises it needs to be better.
Daly can only hope this isn't just a false start. He had surgery on his elbow last summer, and hopes that his injuries are behind him. He made five birdies for a 66.
Bae, who won his first PGA Tour event last year at the Byron Nelson Championship, is coming up on three straight weeks in Hawaii. It was too cold in South Korea to practice, so he came to the islands on Dec. 20 to practice and relax on the beach for two weeks before the Tournament of Champions.
He played Waialae about three or four times, and feels like he knows the course better.
"I practiced a little bit and I had fun," he said. "Go to beach, go swim, everything. I like it here."


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- Picturing the past 205: Floods (1/19/15)15
- Picturing the Past 204: Sam Moore's store (8/18/14)5
- Picturing the Past 203: 41 Drive-In burns (8/8/14)8
- Picturing the Past 202: Country stores (6/27/14)13
- Picturing the Past 201: The popcorn stand (6/9/14)8
- Picturing the Past 200: Early-day Central High (4/11/14)9
- Picturing the Past 199: 1915 Football team (3/31/14)5
Brief return to a daydream world
Once upon a time, there was a little city (well, small-town anyway) boy who wondered what it would be like to live on a farm in the rural Midwest.
Fueled by old black-and-white "Lassie" reruns and my grandmother Melson's copies of Progressive Farmer magazine (far as I know, she never lived on a farm...), I pictured myself riding around on a tractor in a rolling wheat field, throwing around hay bales and milking cows. Being a child, the financial side of farming never entered my mind.
Those daydreams disappeared as I grew older, though I've retained a healthy respect for those involved in such an important profession.
But, on Friday, I was unexpectedly transported back to my youth -- at, of all places, a conference center in big-city Nashville.
T-G colleague Sadie Fowler and I were among many Tennessee journalists who judged the 2008 Nebraska Press Association contest.
Stacks and stacks of contest-category envelopes containing newspaper pages awaited us. "Just grab any category you're interested in," Robin Gentile of the Tennessee Press Association and a woman from the NPA said.
Because I design the Times-Gazette's front pages, I first grabbed an envelope which read "Front Pages" or something similar.
Then I noticed the circulation category: "Weeklies Under 1,000 (circulation)."
To put things into perspective, there are some entire counties in Nebraska with fewer people than some individual Shelbyville subdivisions. And those counties have newspapers, at least one which only publishes four pages a week and many which are tabloid-sized.
Imagine Bell Buckle or Wartrace in our county with their own newspapers and you get the idea. Tennessee simply doesn't have newspapers that small.
Rural Nebraska in print appears to be about two things: High school sports (especially football, to be expected in Cornhusker country) and farming.
Many of these newspapers had nameplates, even page designs, which resembled those of many years ago. And the Page 1 category specified entries from the week of Sept. 17, so high school homecomings were on page after page along with massive farming coverage.
It was small-town Americana at its best. I loved it.
And I also saw many examples of journalism in the categories I judged which stand up to anything you'll find in much larger cities. Nebraska apparently grows writers and photographers well, also.
But what really struck me were the people and events being written about. It seemed like Mayberry transplanted into the 21st century Midwest. Decent, wholesome people making their way through a seemingly less complicated life than those of us in Middle Tennessee.
Those newspapers reminded me so much of those farm daydreams I had when I was growing up. Let's see...now where did I put those overalls and keys to the tractor?
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It takes guts to be an artist, to devote time and talent to making artwork and putting it in front of the public, where it's subject to criticism (constructive and otherwise) or, worse, indifference. I admire that kind of courage.
It requires a different figurative body part to be a street artist, to decide that the best way to get your work before the public is to literally put it in front of people by setting up a table on a busy downtown sidewalk. But as Portland officials reconsider the rules regulating street art, and as street artists become increasingly defensive, self-righteous and dismissive in response, these artists begin to resemble a third body part located in that general area, and my admiration turns to animosity.
City Hall has been wrestling with this issue for more than a decade. In 2005, the City Council attempted to clarify the rules by allowing musicians, performers and visual artists to make and sell their work on sidewalks as long as they left at least 4 feet unobstructed for pedestrians and people in wheelchairs.
This compromise worked well until about two years ago when the proliferation of artists selling their wares in the Old Port — especially on the stretch of sidewalk in front of the Maine State Pier, where cruise-ship passengers disembark — prompted complaints from shop owners and other citizens. City staff determined that some street vendors were stretching the definition of art to the breaking point by selling goods they did not make by hand.
So last year, councilors waded back into the murky issues of what art is and how the right of free speech meshes with the rights of business owners. As is typical of city government, a task force was formed that promptly tied itself into knots debating dumb ideas like a free, but mandatory, street-art registry, and buffer zones between retail businesses and artists' tables. Complex maps were drawn. Petition signatures were gathered and submitted by both sides. The local chapter of the ACLU threatened legal action, again.
Meanwhile, the rhetoric and anger ramped up. Last month, my friend Nancy Lawrence — proprietor of Portmanteau, an artisan clothing and accessory shop on Wharf Street — gathered the signatures of fellow Old Port shopkeepers on a petition in support of the task force's recommendations. The manager at Company C, a home furnishings business on Commercial Street, kicked Lawrence out of her shop, claiming that "by soliciting [signatures] in her store I was just like the street vendors," Lawrence wrote on Facebook. "[S]he asked me to leave just as she asks the vendors to leave when they set up in front of the business. Of course if the task force recommendations fail, she will no longer have the right to ask the vendors to leave."
In mid-February, the Portland Press Herald published an editorial slamming the idea of a street-artist registry, claiming such a system would "tell the world that Portland is not a place that values free expression." The most popular comment beneath the editorial online was the one in which a poster named Caroline Evans asserted that shop owners who resent the competition street artists generate "have only themselves to blame."
"A nasty, miserable crank who gets all bent out of shape over nothing is going to have problems dealing with customers," Evans wrote. She goes on to suggest that bankers and wholesalers should stop doing business with shops whose owners speak out because they are "probably doomed businesses run by incompetents."
Evans is, of course, dead wrong. Street artists who display and sell their work in front of retail businesses absolutely do constitute unfair competition. They pay no rent and compete for the same customers while blocking shop windows and often making it a hassle to navigate the sidewalk and enter stores. As I've noted before, the 4-foot rule routinely becomes meaningless as soon as someone stops in front of an artist's table to gawk at their wares.
I'm all for art, but I fail to see why street artists should be exempt from the rules governing the sale of everything else. If you want to use public property to conduct your private business, get a permit to do so, just like the organizers of the annual arts festivals on our sidewalks and in our parks are required to do.
Common sense and courtesy can go a long way toward making this a non-issue again. Demonizing shopkeepers who have legitimate concerns — many of whom, by the way, sell the work of local artists in their stores — is a big step in the wrong direction.


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Weill Cornell's Leonard Appointed Chair of Pathology at UVM/Fletcher Allen
- 10-11-2012
- By Carole L. Whitaker
University of Vermont College of Medicine Dean Frederick C. Morin III, M.D., and Fletcher Allen CEO John Brumsted, M.D., have announced the appointment of Debra G. B. Leonard, M.D., Ph.D., as professor and chair of pathology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and physician leader of pathology and laboratory medicine at Fletcher Allen Health Care, effective April 2013.
Until then, Ronald Bryant, M.D., associate professor and director of clinical pathology, will continue as interim chair of pathology and director of laboratory medicine at the UVM/Fletcher Allen. He was appointed in March 2012 with the retirement of Edwin Bovill, M.D.
Leonard joins UVM/Fletcher Allen from Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she has been professor and vice chair of laboratory medicine in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of clinical laboratories since 2004. She also served as chief diversity officer of Weill Cornell Medical College from 2009 to 2012.
A leading expert in molecular pathology for genetics, cancers and infectious diseases, Leonard is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology, and by the American Boards of Pathology and Medical Genetics in molecular genetic pathology. She currently is a member of the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Translating Genomic-based Research for Health, and chair of the Personalized Healthcare Committee of the College of American Pathologists. Leonard previously served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Genetics Health and Society to former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt, and was chair of the Stakeholders Group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program Evaluating Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention. She has spoken widely on various molecular pathology testing services, the future of molecular pathology and the impact of gene patents on molecular pathology practice.
A 2003 Fellow at the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program at Drexel University, Leonard is a member of the College of American Pathologists and a founding member and former president (2000) of the Association for Molecular Pathology, which presented her with its Leadership Award in 2009. She is the editor of two textbooks on molecular pathology and has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and reviews.
After earning a bachelor's degree in biology from Smith College, Leonard graduated from the M.D./Ph.D. program at New York University, and then completed a residency in anatomic pathology, a post-doctoral fellowship in pathology and a surgical pathology fellowship at New York University Medical Center. She later joined the pathology faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University Hospitals of Cleveland, and served as director of the clinical Molecular Pathology Laboratory and director of the Molecular Diagnosis and Genotyping Core Facility at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
"In addition to being an outstanding scientist, clinician, and mentor, Dr. Leonard is also a dynamic leader and administrator, and we look forward to welcoming her to Vermont after the New Year," says Morin.
David Warshaw, Ph.D., professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics, led the committee that conducted a national search for this position.


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I've read somewhere that you're missing characters somehow, and don't understand it?? Where is that? Certain URLs? Special languages, chinese or such? What system do you have? Can you post one of those captures or URLs as example...?
That's a very nice editor program, that I've actually tried before. But aside from the fact that capturing with PicPick doesn't work on my win98, it's not that convenient as FSC to be put on a browser's capture button. Just takes more clicks to get there! The button could only start the program in the big editor mode, then you have to click the "Tools" menu, then choose the capture option, then choose the window to grab... Alternatively you could put a direct hotkey for a specific capture function on the button, but that would eliminate the flexibility of capturing one time full page, the next time a rectangle, the next time a freehand form only, and it would occupy a hotkey that can stay free with FastStone.
PicPick also has named the scrollgrab "Capture Window Control", one needs to know what that is... and that for capturing you have to click on "Tools" to begin, so all in all I find FSC just more intuitive and direct for casual users. As long as capturing is the goal.
But needs are different, and this macro is actually built in a way that you can use whatever program you want with it. All it needs is the path to an exe-file, and it happily accepts any program you wish for that Just right click the button and choose "Set new path", and it immediately starts working.


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News Feature
Originally published in Community News, February 13, 2014
BHMH welcomes new Medical Director for Family Medicine Practices
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital has welcomed Michael Murnik, MD to its medical staff, the hospital announced in a news release. Dr. Murnik has been appointed as Medical Director of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Family Medicine. He has been a staff physician for the past eight years at Ellsworth Family Practice of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. Murnik will start on February 24 and looks forward to practicing in and serving the community in which he and his family live.
Murnik is board certified in family medicine and received his medical education from University of Vermont, completing his residency at the University of New Mexico. While he enjoys the diversity of family medicine, he has a special interest in family planning, office procedures, no-scalpel vasectomy, and patient-centered care delivery. He is welcoming new patients at Blue Hill Family Medicine. Interested parties can call 374-2311 for more information or an appointment.


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Addressing student safety and poor floor tile condition, Kutztown School Board approved a new High School Band Room floor and also removed from future agendas elementary and middle school reconfiguration talks.
In a unanimous decision Monday, the Kutztown Area School District School Board voted to approve an $8,718 renovation project to replace the tiles in the high school�s band room. The proposal was a complete reversal of the initial direction of the discussion, in which the project appeared to be headed toward postponement.
The floor tile replacement was only listed as a discussion item on the board�s agenda, but when Business Administrator/Board Treasurer David Miller announced that the replacement was a non-item due to complications, it sparked several members� interest.
Completing the task before the start of the school year was a concern, as was how much of the room�s tiles needed to be replaced. The board had to choose between re-tiling just the lower level, which is 12,000 square feet, or the entire room, which totals 18,000 square feet.
After some back-and-forth discussion, Board Vice President Randy Burch made a motion that the entire band room be refurbished with new tiles, which was approved.
�Given the age of the floor, if you just did the one section and left the other section go�the older would be faded, weathered, [and] it would look very noticeable and different. I think it would have the look of a shoddy or half-done repair,� Burch said in an interview with The Patriot.
According to Burch, the photos that the board was shown of the floor depicted a number of tiles that were chipped or broken. Student safety was a chief motivator behind the decision.
�It�s really in a condition that I don�t think is the way we would want our students using the band room,� Burch said.
A second discussion item, that of elementary and middle school reconfiguration talks, was ultimately removed from the board�s future agenda.
Superintendent Katherine Metrick brought it to the board�s attention to decide whether or not they would open talks about reconfiguration at a future meeting, and the board voted against it.
�I don�t think you would get community support [on the topic],� Board President Carl Ziegler said during the meeting.
In other news, the board approved the restructuring of the district�s Technology Department. The restructure is designed to reduce the department�s high turnover rate.
�I�ve been here two years, and there�s [only] one person in the Technology Department that was here when I got here,� Metrick said. �We need to change some things to make it as efficient and effective and as nice of a place to work as possible so that people come who are highly qualified and stay.�
The board also approved action for two additional projects at the high school. They approved the purchase of blinds from Thermal Sun Screen for the library at a cost of $3,628, and approved Apex, Inc. to replace the grease drain at a cost of $8,284.
New blinds are a continuation of the work that has already been put into the library, which has received a fresh coat of paint. The blinds are not necessary for appearance�s sake alone.
�They use the [library] projector for classes throughout the day and those [the current blinds] aren�t very good at darkening the room, so these new ones will do a much better job of that,� Miller said.
The board will host their next meeting, a workshop, on Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Library.


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thanks Skylar, i'm not really a fan of the book Jacob but Taylor looks so cool in the pictures.
That would teach the leaker from ever leaking again!!
Maybe we could use him as target practice and throw balls at him or anything else we can lay our hands on.


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