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10-5-05 - Northbound and southbound I-35 is currently open to two lanes each direction and will remain completely open through this weekend for the OU vs. Texas football game in Dallas.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has relied on lane rental special provision terms in its construction contracts for years to complete work before such heavily traveled weekends as the Red River Rivalry and Thanksgiving.
Starting Monday, October 10 until Tuesday, November 22, southbound I-35 will narrow to one lane from exit 1 to the Red River Bridge (1.5 miles) for pavement reconstruction. This work will cease before the Thanksgiving holiday to facilitate holiday travel on I-35.
Motorists should still allow extra time on their I-35 travel this weekend or choose an alternate route on either US-81 or US-75/US-69. Even though all lanes are expected to be open, motorists should be aware of the heavy traffic expected with the football game and the Texas State Fair also being held in Dallas.
Various lane closures will occur after OU/Texas weekend and continue until the end of 2005. In January 2006, construction will commence in the construction zone just north of the Red River, narrowing I-35 to one lane in both directions until its completion in Fall 2006.
I-35 Detours in Southern Oklahoma
For Texas road construction and conditions, motorists can reach the Texas Department of Transportation at 1-800-452-9292.
National traffic and road closure information can be obtained via the Federal Highway Administration Web site or by calling the FHWA Office of Public Affairs at (202) 366-0660.
For emergencies on Oklahoma highways, the Highway Patrol can be reached by dialing 911 or *55 from a mobile phone.


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Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata says that he and his team-mates must secure Champions League football for next season.
The Blues have endured a topsy-turvy season that has seen moments of brilliance, including the 8-0 thrashing of Aston Villa, to season low points such as the humiliating 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened QPR in front of their own fans at Stamford Bridge.
All of this has coincided with a managerial change that some Blues fans have not taken to at all. The appointment of ex-Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been a turbulent one, as expected, and some members of the Chelsea crowd have not accepted the appointment at all.
In an interview with the Guardian, Mata revealed that Champions League qualification for next season has to be the club's main priority. Chelsea are currently competing in the Europa League, the 'second tier' of European football in Europe, but it would seem that for mega-rich owner Roman Abramovich this is not a high enough standard.
Mata said: "If we can finish in the top four, after ending sixth last year, that would mean we have more consistency and is a step forward. We've learned from what happened last year and won't make the same mistakes again. We know we have to be playing in next season's Champions League."
Despite the importance of the Champions League, both financially and commercially, Mata has not dismissed the importance of this season's Europa League campaign. The Blues are currently in the quarter-finals, and have a second leg tie against Russian outfit Rubin Kazan to play with a 3-1 lead from the first leg.
Mata added: "But if we can win, say, the Europa League, it would have been another great season for the club. They have never won that trophy before. Neither have I and there are so many things I still want to win."
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President Obama met with the White House press for his end of year news conference; a new review on NSA practices; a rare budget deal in Congress and a look at the economy's standing at year's end. Joining Gwen: Susan Davis, USA Today; Pete Williams, NBC News; Greg Ip, The Economist; Dan Balz, Washington Post.
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It's not a good year for many of the new Republican governors. After a year in office, their approval ratings are sinking like stones. The last one I saw for Gov. Nikki Haley was around 35 percent. But she's not alone.
Gov. Rick Scott of Florida has a 32 percent approval rating, the lowest ever. He, along with his colleagues, have misunderstood their wins and begun a path of overreaching that is leading downhill. They got it wrong — the elections were not an ideological mandate. Their use of a fiscal crisis to do whatever they want is not working.
In Wisconsin, more than 1 million signatures have been gathered for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker. This will be an ugly battle, with excess money coming from out of state to fight his opponents, who want to retain the policies that were in place before he ran on one set of issues, and once in office, began his crusade against collective bargaining. He has supported a very unpleasant and sometimes not very legal way to change laws. But those with the money got him elected, and now they are coming for their payback. Kudos to those who want to recall him.
In Ohio, Gov. John Kasick's approval rating is about 38 percent, and after he managed to ram through a bill to restrict the rights of public workers to collectively bargain, he got a big surprise. The voters, with a vote of 62 percent to 38 percent, voted to repeal the bill. In Ohio they can do that. His statement that the voters have spoken was sweet. Yes, they did.
Gov. Paul LePage of Maine found, to his regret, that the voters of Maine don't care for voter suppression, and outdid him in his quest for ultimate power.
The most unbelievable, and the least covered by the media, is Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan. A Forbes article of March 2011, describes one of the most sweeping, anti-democratic pieces of legislation in our country. It allows the state to dissolve local governments and replace them with an emergency manager. The governor can declare a fiscal emergency in any town or city and take it over, dissolve the elected officials, and name an emergency manager to run the government.
The town of Benton Harbor, a poor town with a great view, was the first. It sure looks like the motive was nothing but money. A park that was given as a gift to the town is being turned into a golf resort. How can this be allowed to happen?
Gov. Haley said, in her State of the State speech recently, that South Carolina is surging. Not quite, unless surging now means going downhill. Her approval rating is low even among Republicans. She accused unions of thriving in the dark and using secrecy as their greatest ally. This from someone who has allowed emails to be deleted. One who replaces qualified people without any reason that is made public. Her transparency is more opaque than transparent.
She claims to have created jobs, when we still have a 9.9 percent unemployment rate, and many of the jobs were from previous efforts, not hers. She praises our "right-to-work" state, even though wages and job opportunities are less in so called right to work states than in ones with unions. She says unions are not needed, not wanted, and not welcome in South Carolina. Tell that to my teacher friend and her colleagues who have not had a raise in three years. It's no wonder these governors are not popular. But I wonder why they were elected in the first place? Certainly not for the common good, or the people.
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What is BYOD? And why would anyone care about it?
Here is a little backgrounder on how we got here in the first place. How IT departments have had to change to user's demands to allow use of employee's own devices when in the workplace.
As devices have become smaller, more powerful and personal, users tend to be "always connected" to them. Having a "computer" that one can tuck into a pocket, has made it convenient to be mobile. The powerful convergence of several devices into one (camera, phone, scanner, browser, and more) have enabled people to carry just one device to take a photo, share it with the world, email, blog and literally do almost anything that was once the domain of the desktop computer. This has caused an explosion of acceptance and has also brought extra challenges in the way people use and interact with them.
Social change has moved slowly and painfully for many on how we tend to use these devices, we have had to adopt levels of etiquette on when and how we can use them in certain environments (movie theatres, flights) and started to think about security both personal and business on who can use them and what data is made available.
BYOD addresses one of these questions – how do you separate your personal data from your work data - who manages it? And how to manage 100's maybe 1000's of different device types at all may be insecure and possible hacker entry points?
Big questions need big answers!
To understand why we just don't have a solution from one organization we need to take a look at the landscape we currently have in the mobile space.
Almost all mobile phones can trace their roots back to a unix and linux based Operating system, the software engine that keeps all the applications and functions running properly on your smart phone. Without this operating system nothing would work.
Linux was developed for computers of all sizes, however, it was never really envisaged that it would end up on mobile devices so extension to the OS had to be made to support many of the functions one would need in a small compact mobile device. Screen sizes, user interfaces. While a good solid and evolved over decades this vital piece of software had more holes in it for hackers to get into than a swiss cheese.
So along comes the smart phone that needed an operating system to control its functions and engineers took to Linux. The price was right… you can't beat FREE and it had an established and vast set of trained programmers out there who knew their way around it. Manufacturers quickly embraced the operating system and built their additional value-added extensions to it and soon each variation of the OS generated its own gravitational pull of applications and development environments to create collections of apps that would run on these new flavors of OS.
One flavor was called Android, developed by google and licensed to manufacturers to run on each of their unique smartphones. Manufacturers would build HW and their smartphones would be classed as Android phones.
In contrast to this, Apple provided its developers with a similar path on its smartphones the iPhone family. And with each new model the operating system would need to be extended to support new screen resolutions and extended functionality such as integrated scanner or finger gesture input etc.
Apple decided to keep control of, what they call in the industry, their ecosystem which basically means their hardware design and the software applications that run on that hardware. This would be called a closed system and so they would not license their designs or software to others. There are no other companies, for example, who make iphones other than Apple. Only Apple design and manufacture, iphones. This allowed Apple to control their hardware more effectively and consistently across their line of products but of course, there is only one Apple Computer and variations of design are limited and more costly.
Google took a different approach; they decided to license their Android Operating system to any and all hardware manufacturers who wanted to integrate it into new mobile devices or smartphones. The terminology for this is called an open system.
While this option created an explosion of smartphones at various price points from various manufacturers, it also left HW manufacturers to support whatever "kitchen sink" functionality they included for a particular variant of their hardware du jour.
Each quarter would bring a new raft of shiny new phones with new unique features and functions over and above what came wrapped up in the basic operating system release (each release was associated with a codename rather than being associated with a release number, while there was a release number – people would just talk about its code name such as "jelly bean" or "ice-cream-sandwich", "Cupcake" and "KitKat". This meant that there were now many versions of Android and many variations that did not all talk to each other. All Android phones but not all made equal. For developers of applications this was a little nightmare to support up to 100 variants of the OS running on different types of phones.
So now you see the background of the landscape of how diverse a universe of mobile phones has become in a very short time. While all run what is known collectively as Android, some variants are very different in how they perform and what functionality they can provide.
Linux is not a particularly secure operating system, consequently neither is Android. So in order to provide a level of security for an individual one would need to create an "environment" that would be more secure than the current operating system offering.
The only way to separate business from personal was to create a "walled garden" that would keep one from the other – any routes in or out would be closely monitored. This is called containerization and is the basis for several companies' efforts who are working to achieve this.
Manufacturers have taken unique approaches to provide differing levels of security, starting from the HW design itself to software solutions that provide the best security while being flexible and manageable. All these systems are managed by programs that run at the IT-end of the business.
Consequently, we are back to our IT departments who are able to manage and implement policies (i.e. who gets to see what information, think 007 and what security level they would be and what they would be allowed to see?) and track use and access to sensitive information.
Blackberry with BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) has until recently been leading this lucrative market but now is under intense pressure not only from HW competitors but also from companies who are offering cost effective solutions to the BYOD security issue at large enterprises.
Samsung, KNOX is a software offering which provides an android software/firmware solution that enterprises can enable and manage android devices. Firmware is software that re-routes the hardware itself before the operating system gets a chance to control functions. This means that very low level functionality can be woven into the device which would make it even harder to break the security that already comes standard with the package.
Apple, with their iOS had to essentially re-write their Operating system version 7 in order to fully realize some of the necessary levels of security needed to perform containerized (in software) or compartmentalized (in both software and hardware) security.
The US government passed Apple by validating their ios7 was indeed a valid option to be used for secure Agencies and thus became members of an exclusive club of approved manufacturers for mobile devices. A club consisting of BlackBerry, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft. For more info, check this website.
So, Knox is an Android-based solution designed to enhance security of the current open source Android platform for enterprises to manage mobile devices.
Quite simply, it means that employees don't have to carry 2 phones anymore, one for personal use and one for private. Installing and using the Knox app on any of these android platforms will allow employees a secure means to keep both types of data separated.
IT departments are eager to use a solution like this because they can push sensitive data around in the knowledge that they can see who is accessing it at any given moment. 2014 will be the year in which enterprises will be implementing a new flexible method to bring your own device to work and still be able to receive family emergency messages that you need to send Auntie Mable her birthday card on the same mobile as reviewing tomorrow's presentation to the board. The future looks bright for the minions to cut down on the devices that they have carry around in order to comfortably work and play.
Enjoy the New Year!
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Mtbr first learned about Cysco Cycles and Richie Moore back at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Austin back in 2011. One of the standout features of his Lefty-equipped 29er that we featured was the interesting shaped tubes that had a "twist" to them. Fast forward a couple of years and Richie is still innovating, this time with a 650b titanium hardtail that was custom built for an employee's wife. She is an endurance racer who understands and appreciates the benefits of 29ers, but wants something that is a bit more nimble for the relatively tight and technical singletrack found in Cysco's native Tennessee trails. At 5'3″, she also happens to be on the short side.
Thus, the opportunity to build a 650b for a devoted customer arose. It also gave Cysco the chance to showcase a bunch of exciting new 650b/27.5″ products just hitting the market for 2013. Cysco Cycles builds with both steel and titanium, but Ti is definitely their forté. Chris Williams from Cysco Cycles explains the tubeset choice: "Each frame we build has tubing specifically selected for the individual rider and their riding style, however, for this frame Richie picked a tubeset that was a little beefier since we wanted to accommodate a wider range of people for demo rides."
Chris goes on to explain the geometry setup, "In regards to the geometry…we wanted the bike to handle as close to a 26″ frame as possible while still taking advantage of the increased rollover capability of the 27.5″ wheel." The geometry of this custom frame is:
- 70.5 degree head tube angle
- 73.5 degree seat tube angle
- 430mm (16.9″) chainstays
- 105mm (4.1″) head tube
- 555mm (21.85″) effective top tube
- 55mm (2.17″) bottom bracket drop
Our hand measurement for the BB height shows about 12.25 inches. The distinctive top tube keeps the Cysco style with a diamond shape made to increase lateral and vertical stiffness. The seatstays are curved to add a bit of compliance.
The impressive build of this bike features:
- Industry Nine new Torch hubs laced to ultra-light prototype rims
- Cysco built Ti stem with 100mm length/6 degree rise
- ENVE carbon bar/seatpost
- SRAM XX1 group with a 32t chainring up front
- Pacenti Neo-Moto tires for the front and Quasi-Moto tires for the rear
- Cane Creek 110 headset
- Rock Shox's new Sid XX 27.5″ tapered fork with remote hydraulic lockout
Frame price is $3,400 which includes the oversized headtube, full custom geometry, choice of dropouts (standard, rocker, slider, etc.), shaped seat/chainstays, and choice of bottom bracket shell (PF30, BB30, or standard). In addition, the bike shown here has blasted panels which run $150 and the shaped top tube which is an extra $100. The titanium stem runs $335 which includes custom length and angle.
Photo Thumbnails (click to enlarge)
Our time with the Cysco Cycles 650b Ti hardtail is limited, but we will ride it for as long as we can and report back with our ride impressions.
For more info: cyscocycles.com Cysco Cycles – Handbuilt Titanium Bicycles – Ooltewah, Tennessee


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We ran about 6 passes. The video doesn't do much justice but the funny car was much quick off the line.
Looks like the funny car is more unstable or was it operator error? Both are fast off the line but your right about funny car launching better.
Good race but for proper result you'd have to roll start the xo-1 or who knows what you would destroy lol
looking good, find your setup and practice, practice, practice
Yeah i completely agree. The funny car is without a doubt more unstable than the XO-1. The race was really just for fun. In order to have a proper race and get real results you would need a much better surface and much more room. Overall I still had a good time racing the two cars.
Looks like it would have been fun hope to see more vids, what size batts were you running in this vid?
The funny car had a 3s 6400
I have alot of fun with my XO-1 but its a real blast to sit down with the Funny Car and work on setups and everything else the funny car has to offer. Its a different experience than just doing speed runs. I'm really looking forward to the DTS System
did you warm up the tires, it would add traction to both cars
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
Absolutly, It was just edited out.
for my on notes, what setting were you using on your launch with 3s?
I had a smaller pinion installed running at about 60% torque.
How about a 1/10 E-Revo vs those two? I haven't found an RC that can beat an ERBE on a drag race with stock setup...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
but here's the thing, the funny should have wayyy more traction when the tires are hottttt!!!!
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
Being that both cars use the same exact tires on the rear, I would think the added traction of the x01s ft tires would get out of the hole better.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
The xo1 is set up with torque limiting (5.0) and 0% punch control which is why it is so laggy from a launch. Modify these settings with the castle link and the xo1 becomes an entirely different animal. Cool video though! I drove a 2s setup this weekend and the funny car is definitely a fun car to drive.
E Revo brushless, XO-1, Nitro 4 tec 3.3, HPI RS4
if the funny car and xo-1 was at max performance, this would be a diff. story
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
11 lbs vs 4 lbs has a bunch to do with it as well.
on a prepped track though over the 132' or whatever you chose to run im sure the Xo would rapidly overcome the holeshot of the funny car.
Good example of the launch on the FC though. Looks great.
and if the tx of the funny car could be used on the xo-1, the xo-1 will leave the funny car in the dust
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
i dont think this is true. on a prepped track @ 132'' with a good setup and on foam tires. the xo1 would get beat every time!!!! after a 132 is a differ story. i cant forget about driver error.
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It's not a fair comparison. There's some personal preference from personal experience that fuels this argument, which is pretty futile.
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I've been trolling this site for about a year after after I first decided I needed a lifted subaru. As a college student, I only had a part-time job, part of the time I was in school, so modding was usually slow.
After seeing a bunch of wrxs with 1" lifts and grabbers on dirtyimpreza I realized that imps were pretty capable if you can squeeze some tires on there. So I began doing research on forester lifts and started collecting parts in January. I didn't want a subtle lift, I wanted to be able to take it on trails and 7" of ground clearance won't do it.
I bought 04 FXT struts, 1" paranoid fabrications butt spacers all around, and the Outback body lift components and netted 4"ish inches on stock tires. I just put on some 215/65/15 General Grabbers so it's about 5" over stock.
onto some pics
first it looked like this (June 2009)
then it looked like this
then after the lift
got kinda stuck
So I bought new tires
The last picture is what my car looks like today. My buddy just bought that jeep today and I kept up with him pretty good on the trails.
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Swamp Demon
Josh Medors was an American artist of mainly horror comics. After getting his education in Graphic Design and Cell Animation/Illustrations at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he worked as a freelance illustrator before turning to comics. He started out working on several horror comics with writer Steve Niles, including 'Dial M for Monster', 'Horrorcide' and '30 Days of Night'. He has also worked on titles such as Frank Frazetta's 'Swamp Demon' and 'GI Joe: America's Elite', as well as his own 'Willow Creek'.
Medors passed away after a long battle with spinal cancer in November 2012. He had been ill since 2008, and was one of the driving forces behind the 'Help for Heroes' charity, an organization that helps others in the comic book industry with cancer.
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Kristen Wiig and beau Fabrizio Moretti have reportedly called it quits.
The "Saturday Night Live" alum and Moretti, the drummer for the Strokes, have ended their 18-month relationship, according to Us Weekly and People.
"It was very amicable and they will remain friends," a source told Us.
PHOTOS: Celebrity splits of 2013
Wiig, 39, and Moretti, 33, were first spotted together in December 2011. The "Bridesmaids" writer and star wasn't super open about her relationship, but she did divulge a few details in Marie Claire's August 2012 issue, crediting her beau with helping her reach a happy place.
"I will say that I'm happier than I've ever been," Wiig said of her relationship, "and I feel very lucky right now. Where I am now. Who he is. Those are the two big ones."
Wiig was previously married to actor Hayes Hargrove. The couple was married for four years before ending their relationship in 2009. After that, she went on to date producer Brian Petsos, an acquaintance of 21 years, People said.
PHOTOS: 13 memorable 'SNL' stars
"When you're on your deathbed, you probably aren't counting the movies you've made," Wiig told Marie Claire. "You're looking at the people who are around you and thinking about the people in your life, and you can't lose how important that is because that's ultimately where happiness comes from."
The actress has invested herself in her acting career, recently appearing as the younger version of Bluth family matriarch Lucille Bluth in the Netflix reboot of "Arrested Development." She also loaned her voice talents to "Despicable Me 2" and appeared in the awkward dramedy "Girl Most Likely," both of which hit theaters this month.
She'll soon appear in the highly anticipated newsroom sequel "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" and the comedy "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," due Dec. 20 and Dec. 25, respectively.
Moretti recently celebrated the release of "Comedown Machine," his band's fifth studio album.
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2004 Women's Soccer
Bluffton 6, Cincinnati Bible 1
By Ryan White, Sports Information Intern
October 19, 2004
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team (5-8, 0-5) defeated Cincinnati
Bible Tuesday afternoon by the score of 6-1.
The Beavers were led by sophomore Brianne Von Lehmden (Ft. Jennings/Ft.Jennings) and freshman Ashley Short (Fayette/Archbold) who tallied two goals each. Junior Kate Barhorst (Lima/Shawnee) also tallied a goal in the match. Rounding out the Beaver scoring was senior Rochelle Saccomen (Ashland/Ashland) who notched her first goal of the season.
"I thought we had good possession even with the low numbers," said coach Smucker. "I was pleased with how we finished."
The Beavers will return to conference action this Saturday against Transylvania at home. Start time is scheduled for 12 noon.


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The new makeover is a "cleaner gate" with no side ledges to collect material. Fewer fasteners makes it simple to maintain and the lighter design make it easier to handle and install.
Two-week delivery times remain standard.
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Massimo Ambrosini says that he will take the opportunity to blast out one of Bruce Springsteen's classic albums should AC Milan overcome Inter in Sunday's Serie A encounter.
The Rossoneri veteran, who has played 393 times for the club, has already revealed his celebration plans if his team secure victory at San Siro, a Milan derby which may prove to be his last.
"Sulley Muntari has taken control of the stereo in the dressing room and is constantly pelting us with R'n'B music," the 35-year-old complained to Corriere dello Sport.
"Seeing as I don't like it, if we win the derby I'll knock it all down and turn on Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' at full volume."
The Italian midfielder, who has been at the club since joining from Cesana in 1995, also revealed how much he would relish a win in the fixture, which he concedes may be his final derby as a Rossoneri player.
"I scored my first Serie A goal against Inter when I was playing for Vicenza," he added.
"I'd pay good money to get a goal on Sunday night! It would be like coming full circle.
"I'd like to continue playing, but we know the club is looking to renewal and bringing in youth, so we'll see. If I were to leave Milan, I certainly would not join another Italian club."
Ambrosini could not hide his excitement for the game and also spoke of the most memorable clash with the Nerazzurri that he has been involved in.
"The 2003 Champions League derby in the semi final was the most wonderful," the former Italy international continued.
"The tension was unbelievable. It's lucky we played both legs in six days, otherwise we might've collapsed."
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Well said.
I don't think that we yet know all the benefits from free weight training, but there is no question it provides value that is not there with machines. And if Pgh is using mostly all machines for weight training, they are losing out - that much I know. According to my sources, who consult to many NFL teams, Pgh seems to do less free weight training than almost every other team.
who knows, could be the hippie med ball too.


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Gary Moore - Still in love with you
Still in love with you
I think I'll just fall to pieces
If I don't find something else to do
This sadness, it never ceases
Woman, I'm still in love with you
My head, it keeps on reeling
It's got me in a crazy spin
Oh, Darling, darling, darling, darling
Is this the end?
I'm still in love with you
(You know) Some people out there saying
time has its way of healing
And it can dry all the tears from your eyes
Oh but darling they don`t tell you
About this empty feeling
And I can not disguise it
After all that we've been through
I try my best but it's no use
I`ll always keep on loving you
Is this the end?
I'm still in love with you
Now that it's all over
Woman, there's something I think you should know
Baby, baby, you might think it over
Just one more time before you go
Call on me baby
If there's anything I can do for you
Call on me baby, baby
Help me see it through
I'm still in love with you
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|Still Got The Blues (For You)
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UH Manoa Libraries Open Longer Hours Starting October 14University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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External Affairs & University Relations
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor Peter Englert has approved a proposed staffing plan that will allow Hamilton and Sinclair Libraries to be open for longer hours beginning October 14.
"Libraries are the basic academic resource, and we have been looking for ways to make them more accessible," Englert said. "Students are waiting at the doors to get into the libraries in the mornings, and at our recent forum with students, someone pointed out that one of the libraries isn't even open on Saturdays. So, we're fixing it."
Both Hamilton and Sinclair libraries will open their doors a little earlier; closing hours on Fridays and Sundays will be a little later; and Sinclair will now be open on Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters.
University Librarian Diane Perushek said, "The additional investment in the extra hours will be minimal, and staff have been extremely cooperative in adjusting schedules to provide coverage. We appreciate the chancellor's commitment to this extra service."
Current Hours: Monday — Thursday, 8 a.m. — 11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, Noon - 9 p.m.
New Hours (effective October 14): Monday — Thursday, 7:30 a.m. — 11 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. — 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. (same); Sunday, Noon — 11 p.m.
Current Hours: Monday — Thursday, 8 a.m. — 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, CLOSED; Sunday, Noon - 9 p.m.
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text: Thanks for the responses. I also design from what I'm calling the end of the scroll and go toward the large knob in the center. The reason I asked was because my student and I (Hora from the Cafe) were discussing this and I was telling him that Lynton McKenzie started the layout of his scrolls from what I'm calling the center, and worked his way back. I remember being really surprised when he told me that as it seems backward to me. Obviously it doesn't matter, especially in the case of McKenzie's beautiful scrollwork, but I do my scroll layouts like most of you, which is the opposite of they way Lynton did them.


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The I-Green Learning Center is no more.
During the public comments portion the Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, director Phil Stender told the board that he would be returning ownership of the land the facility was located on back to the county.
"At this time, we have no funds and our intention is to dissolve the corporation," Stender said. "I apologize for the late timing in coming to you with this. We didn't know we weren't going to have funds until late last week. My request this time is that the county release us from our contractual obligation."
The I-Green facility was located at the site of the former Jasper County Care Facility. In 2010, Stender proposed to the board that I-Green would pay $550,000 in annual payments of $33,328 for the next four years. When payments reached $200,000, the county will forgive the remainder, $350,000, as part of a grant to facilitate the construction and operation of the facility.
Stender said they attempted to garner more funding for the program through state legislation, but last Thursday, Gov. Terry Branstad vetoed the bill supporting the facility.
"We set out to train 900 (individuals) and we succeeded in our goal and trained 1,443 people throughout the life of the grant," Stender said. "We ran out of funds from the grant in February or so and finished with our training under that grant."
All three members of the board expressed their disappointment in the facility's closure.
"It had a lot of good intentions and I'm sorry to see it end this way," board member Dennis Carpenter said.
"The way you approached us with this (project) was very honorable," board member Joe Brock said. "You didn't take advantage of our charity and it only cost us time."
"I hate this. I believed in the program," board chair Dennis Stevenson said.
The board can't officially accept Stender's forfeiture of the contract until next week when it is on the agenda. Stender seemed very upset about the closing and commented he won't be able to attend next week's meeting because he has to look for a job. He did however seem proud of what he accomplished in the two-year time span.
"The end result is something that we can be very proud of," Stender said. "It would have been nice to continue."
Jasper County Community Services Director/Central Point Coordinator Jody Eaton asked the board to sign a number of contracts; however, the most essential contract was the 28E agreement for the county to join Central Iowa Community Services Region.
Eaton and the county had previously made their intentions to join the region public on May 7 and by approving the contract Tuesday, it became official.
"By approving this 28E agreement we can move forward with this transition, but we can't move forward without the governing body," Eaton said.
Approving the 28E agreement will allow the county to move forward with its efforts to form a mental health services region with Boone, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Madison, Marshall and Story counties.
The next step for the region is to create a regional board, form a management team from the collective community services directors, create a regional budget and fund management system and eventually develop a regional mental health plan.
State legislation requires all regions to be active June 30, 2014.
Eaton also presented the board with a number of contracts that needed approval for the 2013-14 fiscal year. Eaton said the contracts were necessary while the county was still in transition period with the region.
Her requests were approved and the following contracts were extended for a year:
• Capstone Behavioral Healthcare, which provides mental health services, chemical dependency counseling and residential and community-based care for the county. Capstone also provides emergency services for the county for an additional $4,000 a month. Stevenson commented, "We pay for emergency services one way or another. I think it's one of the most important things we do and we get a lot of bang for our buck."
• HIRTA, which will provide transportation services for citizens that meet certain criteria and were approved by Eaton.
• Optimae Life Services, which provides mental health care services at its facility in Des Moines or at an individual's home.
• Progress Industries, whose CEO Dan Skokan was in attendance, also had its contract renewed with the county. PI offers a wide range of comprehensive services for people with disabilities and other life challenges, including employment, activities, and work force training.
In other business:
• GIS Director Laurie Jackson received approval on canceling the county's contract with The Schneider Corporation of Indianapolis. The county contracted the company to perform Jackson's duties while she was ill last year. The contract was one that would automatically renew and Jackson said that it is not necessary now that she is back. The move will save the county $3,000 annually.
• The Colfax Senior Citizens Center had its contract approved to continue providing meals to citizens under the county's Elderly Nutrition program. Elderly Nutrition Director Kelli Van Manen said that Colfax facility has been wonderful.
• Pam Olson represented the Jasper County Secondary Roads Department and presented the final resolution for a bridge replacement for the bridge at Meadow Avenue East over Cherry Creek. The measure was approved and Olson said that it would have to be presented to the Iowa Department of Transportation by Sept. 17.
• Jasper County Human Resources Director Dennis Simon received approval for the two hiring resolutions he presented to the board. Brittany Eckert and Terri McKinney began work for the Congregate Meals department on Wednesday.
• Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott made a request to the board to allow the Iowa Department of Human Services-Targeted Case Management division 30 more days on its current lease with the county to finish moving out of its office at 115 N. Second Ave. E.
The department, which is a part of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, is seeking to move to a bigger office within the county. The request was approved as a goodwill measure. Parrott commented that the county doesn't have urgent use for the office and it would be a good gesture.
• Four fireworks requests made by citizens were approved.
• The board also approved the Young Professionals of Jasper County's request to use the courthouse lawn on Sept. 5 for a "Thanks with Franks" event.
Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at email@example.com.


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Rantings and tirades of a frustrated economist.
..as I blogged the day the announcement was made, maybe they felt Rio was a safer bet than Chicago. Perhaps the IOC wasn't ready for William Ayers as security coordinator.
And CNN and Yahoo News went out of their way to "fact check" the skit...
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Tethered to the Cradle: Kinetic Work by Christopher Carter
Christopher Carter's substantial and important sculptures are intended to invite viewer interaction, reflection and contemplation. The ready-made forms draw on Carter's experiences and memories of his adolescence for their inspiration. The individual pieces comprising the totality of the work resonate and interact with each other, suggesting viewers reflect on the weight and meaning of their own experience of growing up.
Carter is a contemporary American artist and sculptor of African-American, American Indian and European descent who was born in New Mexico, grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives and works as a full-time artist in Miami.
Curated by Aria Gannon. On view through December 17, 2017, Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm.
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TRENTON — From the day he took office in 2010, people said it was only a matter of time before he'd end up in handcuffs, as happened to Mayor Tony Mack Sept. 10 when he was arrested by the FBI and charged in a sting set up by the feds.
The alleged extortion scheme that led to the arrests of Mayor Mack, brother Ralphiel Mack and local steakhouse owner Joseph "Jojo" Giorgianni was monitored and exposed by a two-year-long federal investigation.
In the sting, sources said the FBI used disbarred Trenton-area attorney Lemuel H. Blackburn Jr. and North Bergen developer Harry Seymour of Seymour Building as cooperating witnesses to bait the mayor into allegedly conspiring with his brother and Giorgianni to extort $119,000 from Seymour.
As bait, the FBI concocted a phony sales pitch to develop an automated parking garage project on East State Street in downtown Trenton near City Hall. The mayor and co-defendants allegedly took the bait hook, line and sinker, and the FBI went on to raid City Hall July 19 in a search for evidence of corruption.
In the day before the City Hall raid, FBI agents executed a search warrant at the mayor's Berkeley Square home as well as the Glen Afton residence of Ralphiel Mack and Giorgianni's Ewing home.
Days after having his home and City Hall office raided, Mayor Mack went on vacation and appointed city Business Administrator Sam Hutchinson to serve as acting mayor. Since then, the mayor has been accused of being "missing in action" and members of City Council have been praising Hutchinson for keeping the city's municipal government afloat during difficult times.
The FBI's two-year-long investigation featured extensive telephone wiretapping and a secret video-recording setup that law-enforcement secretly installed inside Giorgianni's office on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to federal documents detailing the operation.
On Feb. 8, 2012, a federal court authorized the interception of communications occurring over Mayor Mack's cell phone for a period of 30 days. That order was extended six times, meaning the mayor's phone conversations and text messages were intercepted from Feb. 8 to July 20, according to a letter signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Skahill and dated Oct. 4.
Tony Mack, a married father with four minor-age children, in August put his home up for sale as he faced personal financial troubles. The mayor in the weeks after his arrest took a low profile as he made limited public appearances and blocked The Trentonian from contacting his cell phone.
In early November, Mack opened himself up to the public by creating a weekly City Hall event called "Ask the Mayor" in which Mack welcomed residents, business owners, City Council members, visitors and members of the press to interact with him in the mayor's conference room in a civil matter to discuss any concerns or ideas.
A federal grand jury dropped the hammer Dec. 6, handing up an eight-count indictment that charged Tony Mack, Ralphiel Mack and Giorgianni with extortion, bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud.
After being indicted, Tony Mack turned "Ask the Mayor" into a one-on-one private meeting. As the federal case waged on, Ralphiel Mack and Giorgianni ran into finance issues of retaining a private attorney.
Mayor Mack, 46, who earns an annual salary of $126,400 as the city's chief executive officer, has had no issues in retaining Mark Davis as his personal attorney.
City Council in recent months attempted to cut Mack's salary to an annual $60,000, but Mack vetoed the ordinance and City Council failed to muster a super-majority vote to override the veto.
The FBI complaint alleges Mayor Mack was supposed to get $50,000 for his alleged role in offering to sell the city-owned East State Street lot on the cheap to a cooperating witness for $100,000. The lot had a market value of $278,000.
Tony Mack, Ralphiel Mack, 40, and Giorgianni, 63, have all pleaded not guilty to their charges. Both Macks are free on $150,000 unsecured bail. Giorgianni was released on a $250,000 bond secured by property and is on electronically monitored house arrest.
Mayor Mack's administration has weathered scandal after scandal since he took office in July 2010. Thousands of city residents in 2011 tried, but failed, to have Mack recalled from office on the belief that Mack was leading the city in the wrong direction.
In the City Hall scandals during Mack's term, one of Mack's former business administrators, Andrew McCrosson, resigned and pleaded guilty to stealing from a congressional campaign. Mack's former chief of staff, Paul Sigmund, resigned after being charged with heroin possession. Mack's other brother, Stanley "Muscles" Davis, pleaded guilty to illegally profiting from a Trenton Water Works job and was sentenced to six years in prison on two counts of official misconduct.
The mayor's extortion trial is expected to begin in August 2013.


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Dear Colleague Letter for NSF 12-608, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (SGP)
The Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (SGP) program is pleased to announce a revised funding opportunity for the SGP community! "Earth-Life Transitions" (ELT) is a direct response to some of the grand challenges posed by the community through a number of workshops and National Academy reports. ELT will support fundamental research into Earth system dynamics, focusing on scientific questions at the frontiers of climate change and biogeosciences. The goals of the Earth-Life Transitions program are 1) to develop the synergistic activities and capabilities of multi-disciplinary scientists to address critical questions about Earth-Life interactions in deep time and 2) to enable team-based interdisciplinary projects to understand the major linked events of environmental, climate and biotic change at a mechanistic level. These projects may involve stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, calibration and application studies, geochronology, and climate modeling at appropriately resolved scales of time and space.
This program is Track 2 of the SGP solicitation 12-608 and can be found on the SGP website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13691. NSF anticipates funding a total of 4 ELT awards at approximately $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 and an additional 6 awards no larger than $500,000. An individual may serve as PI or co-PI on only ONE proposal per deadline to the Track 2 competition. Pending availability of funds, the program will be offered every other year in the Spring (2013, 2015, 2017). The 2013 submission deadline for Track 2 proposals is February 22, 2013. Proposals should be prepared in accordance with guidance in the SGP solicitation, NSF 12-608, and the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) or NSF Grants.gov Application Guide.If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity, please contact the SGP Program Officers: H.Rich Lane (email: firstname.lastname@example.com; phone: 703-292-4730) and Lisa Park Boush (email: email@example.com; phone: 703-292-4724).


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For many moons, "when it's done" was the only release date Blizzard would give for Diablo III--comforting, but slightly frustrating. However, now it's "targeting" a Q2 launch, Blizzard is preparing to ship the game before it's done, cutting out the PvP Arena mode to fix it up and patch it in after launch.
Diablo III game director Jay Wilson wrote in a blog post, "We wanted to let you know that we've made the difficult decision to hold back the PvP Arena system and release it in a patch following the game's launch."
"After a lot of consideration and discussion, we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who's waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete."
We got to play Arena PvP way back at BlizzCon in October 2010, and were pretty pleased with it, but evidently it's still not up to Blizzard's standards.
When PvP does "ultimately" launch, Wilson wrote, "it will add multiple Arena maps with themed locations and layouts, PvP-centric achievements, and a matchmaking system," along with a "personal progression system."


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Feb. 24, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - At the end of its second day of competition at the Ivy Championship, the Yale women's swimming and diving team slipped to fifth overall with 618 points. The team's performance was punctuated by Moira McCloskey's win in the final of the 100-yard backstroke.
McCloskey, who was seeded second overall in the 100-yard backstroke, actually swam her fastest time in the preliminary round. Her time of 56.29 was just her personal best on the season. In the final she swam 56.34, narrowly beating out Princeton's Kelly Hannigan and Harvard's Lindsay Hart. McCloskey was joined in the final by Brenna Davis, who came in eighth with a time of 58.73.
The other individual standout for the Bulldogs, as on day one, was junior Meg Gill. Gill added to her second place finish in Thursday's 50-yard freestyle with a third place in the final of the 100-yard butterfly. Her time of 55.71 was a personal best.
But aside from the old guard, the Bulldogs also received some crucial points from some of the younger team members. In the 100-yard breaststroke, freshmen Marilee Kiernan and Katie French both qualified for the final, finishing fifth and seventh respectively. Kiernan and French showed a great deal of promise for the future as the only two freshmen to qualify for the final of the event.
"The breaststrokers really stepped it up tonight," senior Megan Bailey said. "It was huge to have them both in the final as far as points are concerned."
The Bulldogs also performed well in Friday's relay events. In the first event of the day, the 200-yard medley relay, the Yale team of McCloskey, Gill, Caroline Dowd and Alexis Mann finished third in 1:44.78. Their time is a new Yale record, beating the previous record of 1:44.97, which had stood since 1992. In the last event of the day, the 800-yard freestyle relay, Chase Butler, Dowd, Bailey and McCloskey finished fifth in a time of 7:35.84.
As expected, Princeton and hosts Harvard pulled away throughout day two, leaving a gap of nearly 300 points between them and third place Pennsylvania. Yale is fifth, but only 2.5 points behind fourth place Columbia.
"We're really close to Penn and Columbia," Bailey said. "They're both definitely within reach. We also usually get stronger throughout the meet, so tomorrow could be a good day for us. We just need to make sure we swim fast in the morning to make as many finals as possible."
The Bulldogs will begin their final day of competition at Harvard's Blodgett Pool at 11 am tomorrow. Complete Results are available online.
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only thing I can add to what has already been said is that in the upper 60s - lower 70s range of temps, a bit of a breeze can still cool you down. I pop up
something to cut the breeze, a NeetSheet works well.
a couple of nights out and you'll know whether you need under-cover at those temps.


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Looking great Cameron, love to see more of your sexy body!
Welcome to JUB
You are HOT. I love your slim bod and great smile. Yes, we definitely need to see more of you. Thanks!
I like a man who loves his dawg.
thanks for the welcome and the compliments guys more posts cumming up : )
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Lucky for any guy who lives in the great state of Maine...They have a chance at worshiping your heavenly body!
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
It gets better and better!
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thanks man and you are fit as fuck : )
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Welcome to JUB. Great looking pics.
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These are great pics of you! You're very hot and sexy and you're so cute with beautiful eyes. Hope you keep posting here!!
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damned sexy and handsome man
"...Girls are for procreation, boys are for recreation..."
Great pic! Nice cock to get out in public!
All your pictures are amazing: what a body and what a cock - you are hot! I'd love to see your hole.
Jesus. I don't think I've ever commented in this section. But, that smile, and that body. I bet that skin is like silk.
thanks guys latinjay i think im in love papi
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nice ass...bet it looks hot in a jock
fuck love to suck ur hot cock and rim that tight ass
Mmmmm. Fuckable!
I think i have a JUB crush
thanks guys ill post some more if ya want to see anything inparticular...not that there is much you havn't seen of me
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Cheese Championship
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Cheesemakers from around the country have gathered in Green Bay in the hopes that their cheese will be named best in the nation. The preliminary rounds of the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest began Tuesday in the Lambeau Field atrium. The top cheeses in each category advance to Wednesday night's championship round. More than 1,700 cheeses were entered in 82 classes, including pepper-flavored, smoked and sheep cheeses. John Umhoefer (UM'-hay-fer) is the executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. He says there seems to be an increase in spicy cheeses this year, as though cheesemakers are racing to see who can make the hottest cheese. The biennial event has been held at Lambeau Field since 2009. Organizers say this year's number of entries is a record.
— Online: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest: http://www.uschampioncheese.org
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We have initiated coverage of Biomerica, Inc. (BMRA). See below for free access to our full 16-page report on the company which includes our financial model and outlook and provides further discussion about the company, their products, and growth strategy.
By Brian Marckx, CFA
For over 40 years Biomerica, Inc. (OTC BB:BMRA) has been involved in the development, manufacturing and marketing of medical diagnostics products for the early detection and monitoring of chronic diseases and medical conditions. Their product line encompasses various diseases and conditions including tests for gastrointestinal/foodborne diseases, infectious diseases, diabetes, women's health, hormone levels and even some esoteric diseases. The company's particular focus is on gastrointestinal/foodborne diseases and diabetes.
The tests are sold into two major market segments, clinical lab and point-of-care (POC). Demand for the clinical lab products mainly comes from hospitals and clinical and research laboratories. The POC segment, which may hold particularly attractive opportunities for growth given recent technological advancements which have significantly improved speed and accuracy of certain rapid tests, includes the over-the-counter retail channel as well as physician offices. Biomerica sells through distributors as well as directly. The majority of Biomerica's revenue is generated from international sales, particularly from Europe and Asia, while domestic sales account for approximately 15% - 20% of total revenue.
Biomerica recently divested the bulk of their internal research and development department in order to focus on a strategy of in-licensing technology and products from other companies, universities and institutions which they expect to result in a greater rate of revenue and earnings growth. The company, with headquarters and administrative offices in Southern California, maintains a portion of their manufacturing facilities in Mexico which helps reduce COGS and operating costs. Since the R&D divestiture in July 2010 BMRA has made meaningful progress in pursuing accelerated growth including the acquisition of several new high potential products as well as consummating additional distribution agreements.
Relative to their financials, revenue grew 24% in fiscal 2012 and was up 19% in the first six months of fiscal 2013 (ending 11/30/2012), Biomerica has been consistently profitable over the last nine straight quarters, has regularly generated positive cash flow (from both an operational cash flow and free cash flow standpoint), and maintains a stellar balance sheet. Add to this the fact that executive compensation is relatively meager (possibly the lowest of any company we cover in the med-tech space), a minimal outstanding share count (7.4 million diluted, 7.0 million basic at most recent quarter-end), and obvious diligence on growing revenue while leveraging their cost base and we think all this is clear evidence that management and the board lead the company in a way with an eye on increasing shareholder value. In our experience, we have come across few companies that have been in existence over 40 years (as BMRA has) and possess all of these positive characteristics yet trade at what we would characterize as an incredibly cheap valuation. As of today's market price BMRA is valued at just 1.1x book value, only 11x trailing EPS, and just 6x our current year EPS estimate.
Given that BMRA trades at roughly book value, has liquid and high quality assets and no debt, and is generating positive cash flow (i.e. - book value is increasing), we see very little to no downside risk in the share price at this level. We think the cheap valuation may have more to do with BMRA being a nano-cap and suffering from a lack of exposure rather than having anything to do with fundamentals. We think the current market value grossly undervalues the company and recommend accumulating the shares up to our $2.70 price target.
To download a free copy of the full BMRA Initiation report, please click here: BMRA 1-24-13
Balance Sheet / Cash Flow
Biomerica has a history of maintaining a healthy financial condition and remains that way currently. Cash balance at the end of the most recent reporting period (11/30/2012) was $1.2 million. BMRA has access to a credit line but has nothing drawn on it. Book value stands at $5.5 million and quality of assets appears reasonably strong. Intangibles account for less than 5% of total assets. Relative to A/R - one customer accounted for 60% of total A/R at 8/31/2012 - which does introduce some risk of customer concentration although there's no indication that there's any material credit risk with BMRA's A/R.
Biomerica is generating positive cash flow on both a cash from operations as well as a free cash flow basis (positive FCF over ttm). Through the three and twelve month periods ending 11/30/2012 cash flow from operations and free cash flow were;
3 months 11/30/2012: CFO = $67k, FCF = ($110)k
12 months 11/30/2012: CFO = $650k, FCF = $49k
Assuming BMRA continues to generate positive cash flow, book value should continue to increase. BMRA's ability to generate positive cash flow is due in no small part to their relatively meager CapEx needs and SG&A spend along with keeping manufacturing costs down (low cost facility in Mexico), exiting most R&D functions, and low overhead. We do not anticipate any significant PP&E/intangible asset purchases in the foreseeable future. Relative to SG&A we note that executive compensation is relatively meager and is possibly the lowest of any company we cover in the med-tech space (many of which, unlike BMRA, do not generate positive cash flow). We think this speaks loudly to management's and the board's focus on increasing shareholder value.
Capital Structure
BMRA's capital structure is straightforward with no debt, no preferred, no convertibles or esoteric securities. Basic and dilutive share counts are 7.0 million and 7.4 million, respectively, which are impressively minimal and relatively very low compared to most micro-cap companies that we cover. Unlike many companies which struggle to maintain solvency and resort to regular and sizeable share compensation programs in an effort to reduce cash burn, BMRA funds itself with internally generated funds and does not have to rely on issuance of dilutive stock/options/warrants to maintain operations. We think this again speaks to BMRA's leadership and attention to increasing shareholder value.
Revenue Jumps on Strong Sales to Asia
Very strong double and triple digit revenue growth in Asia over the last six quarters helped push total revenue up 24% through the end of the most recent fiscal year (ending 5/31/2012) and up 19% in the first six months of fiscal 2013 (ending 11/30/2012). This recent run-up has resulted in sales to Asia accounting for 40% and 54% of BMRA's total revenue in the 12 and 6 month periods ending 5/31/2012 and 11/30/2012, respectively, compared to just 24% at fiscal 2011 year-end (5/31/2011). The company provides little in the way of detail relative to what's moving the numbers in the income statement but our best-guess is it may be a combination of recent product introductions, increasing interest in certain product lines (namely in gastrointestinal/fooborne and diabetes), and wider/increased distribution throughout Asia.
Meanwhile, sales to Europe were roughly flat in both fiscal 2012 (5/31/2012) as well as the most recent 6 month period (11/30/2012), accounting for 42% and 33% of total revenue, respectively. Domestic revenue dipped about 7% in 2012 and was down 17% in the first six months of fiscal 2013. Again, our best-guess is that in contrast to other parts of the world, a greater portion of revenue from the U.S. and Europe is generated from POC-related products.
GM Improving
Gross margin has improved from 30.8% in fiscal 2010 to 31.1% in 2011 to 37.8% in 2012 and was 41.9% through the first 6 months of fiscal 2013 (compared to 39.2% in the comparable prior year period). The majority of the widening of GM in 2012 and 1H 2013 is likely due to the big increase in sales over those periods, resulting in greater leverage of the fixed portion of manufacturing costs running through COGS. BMRA maintains manufacturing in Mexico which helps keep COGS down. We expect that continued growth in revenue will incrementally benefit GM going forward.
Operating Expenses Relatively Low and Leverageable
Similarly, operating expenses have shown regular improvement since 2010 (although by no means were they exorbitant in prior years). Operating expenses (R&D and SG&A) as a % of total revenue fell from 38% in fiscal 2010 (ending 5/31/2010) to 34% in 2011 to 30% in 2012 and were just 26% of revenue in the first six months of fiscal 2013 (compared to 29% in 1H 2012).
The improvement comes from a combination of the July 2010 divestiture of the bulk of the company's R&D assets and related activity, relatively minimal increases in compensation, and the aforementioned strong revenue growth through the most recent fiscal year and quarter ends. Also, similar to GM, we expect operating expenses will continue to be leverageable with growth in revenue.
Positive and Growing EPS
The combination of revenue growth, widening of GM and operating expense leverage has pushed EPS up from ($0.05) in 2010 to $0.02 in 2011 to $0.08 in 2012 and EPS was $0.07 (Q1 $0.04, Q2 $0.03) through the first six months of fiscal 2013 (compared to $0.05 in 1H 2012).
We've decided to use comprehensive number and variety of common metrics to value BMRA in order to underscore why we feel so strongly that the stock is not only undervalued but has very low downside risk at the current market value. Our comparable cohort consists of seven companies of various market capitalizations in the medical diagnostics space with products/services that target the POC and/or clinical lab markets.
On all seven metrics BMRA calculates out to be significantly undervalued (ranging from a low of $2.20/share based on P/E ttm to a high of $3.15 based on P/E FY1). We reiterate that we think our financial model may err on the side conservative - and if that is indeed the case, our calculated valuations (below) are also conservative meaning our $2.70/price target (based on the avg of all seven metrics) is still too low.
Relative to risk mitigation, cash flow and book value are key. BMRA's current enterprise value is just 5x EBITDA (compared to 29x comp avg) and market value is just 1.1x book value (compared to 3.2x comp avg). Biomerica is generating positive free cash flow (meaning book value should increase further), has liquid and high quality assets ($1.3 million cash, high quality A/R and inventory, minimal intangibles), and zero debt. We think all this adds up to very low downside risk.
In summary, we believe BMRA is significantly undervalued with some of the lowest downside risk available in the micro-cap space. We recommend buying the shares up to our $2.70/share target price and are initiating coverage with an Outperform rating.
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You give a topic sentence, but then seem to forget about it. I was waiting for you to develop your theme that "The internet is like a sleeping giant waiting to be awakened."
but it never came. Your second sentence is illogical. It doesn't explain the topic sentence at all.
Basically, this isn't really an essay. It's an unstructured, almost 'stream-of-consciousness' single paragraph of your activities with the internet, some people you met, and with an enigmatic opinion about colleges at the end.
You need to get your ideas together; put each set of similar ideas in a paragraph of its own, and then make linking statements between the paragraphs.
You also need to say something consistent with your topic. You've given no explanation for the simile that the internet is like a sleeping giant waiting to be awakened.
You paragraph fizzles out with a non sequitur, and you have no conclusion.
You could make your introduction sentence "Here is some trivia about the internet, me, Griffin Bowman and my assertion that a college is not a trophy."
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The US munitions regulations that Zimmermann was arguing with were repealed many years ago.
Not such a joke. Look up DIADS, Digital integrated Air Defense (amazingly, not in Wikipedia!). This guy has just hacked the rudiments of Fire Control system. Which is approximately half of a DIADS. The other half being the radar and sensor integration. Which is handled by the many Open projects on sonar and video camera applications. Put them all together, and Our Sandbox Conquering Overlords will have all the tools they need to take them to Playground Domination.
Actually, this seems like an almost ideal platform for sentry gun research. It's small, cheap, relatively harmless, can be operated in an office environment, and is probably wildly inaccurate which means that if you can make this work, actually shooting targets with some kind of accurate weapon will be trivial. I'd very much like a sentry gun that would squirt the @#$%@#@ deer with water (at least) when they come to eat the plants on the front porch.
Why go for the complex solution?
A motion sensor connected to a air horn should do the trick.
That sounds fantastic. I'd love to jump out of bed at 3 am wondering where the iceberg is. And I won't need to squirt the deer with water, either; I just sleep on the porch, and when I fucking piss myself I can hose them down, too.
I'd love to jump out of bed at 3 am wondering where the iceberg is.
Thanks to global warming, there are no icebergs anymore. Oh, wait-
I'd love to jump out of bed at 3 am wondering where the iceberg is.
Thanks to global warming, there are no icebergs anymore. Oh, wait-
Shit, an iceberg got him!
Wouldn't an ultrasonic loud speaker be more effective and less likely to miss?
Or perhaps a pop up scarecrow.
Problem is deer are usually smart enough to figure out what is and is not dangerous. If they get squired a few times they'll just assume they're setting off your sprinkler system. And I've seen deer walk right through sprinklers without a care in the world.
Who says the squirt gun has to use water?
I recommend tiger urine.
It also depends on how hungry a deer is and the relative quality of the food. A stuffed deer can afford to be very, very skittish. One that hasn't eaten it's fill in a couple days/weeks is going to start taking chances - including eating the plants off your back porch, especially if they're tasty to the deer.
That's why we need hunters to actually reduce the deer population. If all everybody does is scare them off, eventually there will be so many deer that the non-scary food sources are exhausted and the
Perhaps pepper spray sprayed a wide arc would work. Or maybe one could lob miniature tear gas canisters at the deer. Or just use VX nerve gas on them, those deer really do deserve it. If disposing of deer carcasses in order to avoid uncomfortable questions from game wardens, or even disposing of dead wardens is an issue, gas the deer with either Chlorine Trifluoride or Hydrogen Fluoride from lawn sprinklers. The deer will wander off, but will die in a couple of hours. Seal your house well and spraypain
Aren't there more than a few "Paintball turrets" floating around on the 'net that basically do this already? I recall seeing one that was already for sale as a package.
I'd love to have one of these to get rid of the animals that poop in my backyard. Better biodegradable paint than cat shit.
And with a little hacking into an alarm system and replacing paintballs with ball bearings...
"Get the HELL out of my house! You have FIVE seconds to comply. FIVE. FOUR. ONE." *bam* *bam* *bam*
Wasn't that in a movie with a robot?
sigh Robocop.
Motiondetection, bionic arms, waving aluminium foil: wouldn't that scare the animals away?
Yes, but it'd be boring when I put the video up on YouTube.
And as for a counter to home invasion, what do you expect me to do? Hook up a bunch of cardboard cutouts to a model train set?
Do you have any idea what it costs to get hunting licenses in California? It's cheaper to buy meat.
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I'd very much like a sentry gun that would squirt the @#$%@#@ deer with water (at least) when they come to eat the plants on the front porch.
You can get something like that here [contech-inc.com], although it's just a simple motion sensor rather than an active tracking platform.
I'd very much like a sentry gun that would squirt the @#$%@#@ deer with water (at least) when they come to eat the plants on the front porch.
Like this? [contech-inc.com]
Go buy yourself a cheap, bulk container of cayenne pepper. Sprinkle liberally on plants. That may deter the deer as well as rabbits, etc).
I recommend landmines. Just don't forget where you put them
Your solution is called a compound bow.
Totally silent and you will solve the problem.
And knocking it down the speaker attached from it should say "I don't hate you".
You mean the automatic pellet turret [slashdot.org]?
Get a 'Striker' laser-target-enabled missile launcher ($40, I think). Then get a webcam or IP-enabled camera (I got one of these from Ebay for ~$70).
Use the camera to detect motion and generate a centroid of motion; use the (high-intensity of red) laser-spot to detect where the missile is pointed (again from the camera image), and move the missile to make the centroid and laser-spot coincident.
It's actually pretty trivial, but it looks pretty cool to have people walk into the office and have two missile-launchers automatically track them.
I also have the think-geek big-red-button [thinkgeek.com] box, which I modified to allow the button to control a USB port. Now I can fire the (auto-targetting
It's actually only slightly harder to get the system to track two independent targets... The next step is to build in target-recognition by accessing the company's person-directory (we all have pictures)... Don't shoot the VP. Only directors and below are valid targets
Leader of a Rouge nation
Our kids want to play at being Communists? Or worse Canadians?
Mein Gott, who will think of the children?
I was thinking of some joke a little more limp-wristed, which is what I always thought when I saw some kid talking about "Rouge Squadron". They fly the pink X-Wings, right?
I was thinking of some joke a little more limp-wristed, which is what I always thought when I saw some kid talking about "Rouge Squadron". They fly the pink X-Wings, right?
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Our kids want to play at being Communists? Or worse Canadians?
Nous sommes plutot mauve que rouge voyons.
Nigan: He does fit the profile perfectly. He's intelligent, but an under-achiever; alienated from his parents; has few friends. Classic case for recruitment by the Soviets.
Arthur Cabot: Now what does this say about the state of our country, hmm? I mean have you got any insight as to why a bright boy like this would jeopardize the lives of millions.
[the General rolls his eyes]
Nigan: No sir. He says he does this sort of thing for fun.
Arthur Cabot: What!
Oh wow. I was one of the enthusiastic fans of Muse Software's Robot Wars for the Apple ][ [mobygames.com]. It sounds to me like Soulskill has invented a way to re-create Robot Wars in a more real and more fun way.
Here's a description of the original game.
Create code for a robot using the provided programing language, limited to 256 lines of code. Test your robot on the test bench by examining the code line by line and determining whether the bot performs as intended. Then put your finished robot in the arena with up to four other bots, set the number of battles, and watch them fight it out in a top-down view. Computer Gaming world had annual contests for several years in which readers could send their bots on disk to participate in the match, with results and prizes reported in the magazine.
Me and a work mate have a battle every couple of months with Robocode [sourceforge.net]. Winner gets bragging rights.
It is as difficult or as easy as you want to make it. There are also world wide comps with 256 byte codes. Makes you also brush up on your high school trig. Awesome fun.
Sounds like this game [wikipedia.org] which I loved as a kid.
It is really a timeless concept - it could probably be successful if it were launched again on a more modern platform.
Looks like someone did launch it again on a more modern platform...
http://www.mindrover.com/ [mindrover.com]
I've tried it - haven't been impressed. It is a bit limited, and I don't like the fact that it doesn't really allow for procedural programming. It is more of a stimulus-response feedback loop design.
It sounds to me like Soulskill has invented a way to re-create Robot Wars in a more real and more fun way.
I was thinking of getting two launchers and recreating Scorched Earth. [wikipedia.org] To each his own.
I don't Phone anyone so I stopped reading at "iPhone"
I watch Woot on pretty much a daily basis and as a result I frequently end up purchasing toys that I really don't need. Most recently I picked up this silly pair of USB Missile Launchers for just under 40$ shipped.
Presumably this is how the guy ended up with an iPhone.
It must be fun to reverse engineer toys at a computer security company and get paid.
Hak5 [hak5.org] did this a while back. They also did a few videos about it [hak5.org]. The code [cynox.ch] has been around for a while.
You can even control it yourself from the web [hakhouse.com], if it's not Slashdotted, over at the Hak House [hakhouse.com].
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I am seriously considering to hook up one of these USB Missile Launchers to our continuos integration server at work. When someone checks in code that doesn't compile or breaks tests the launcher targets the offending developer (using pre-determined login aiming mapping) and fires a couple of rounds at him. That'll certainly increase code quality!
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Don't even get me started on which artists I think should use this cool new iPhone app. I'd love to name names, but the pesky threat of slander is just too difficult to bear. I'll leave it to Jay-Z to continue picking on the proponents of this emergent technology.
After what was for a time an uncertain future, Auto-Tune, the popular software that alters the pitch of a performers voice, is coming to the iPhone.
From The New York Times:
An application called I Am T-Pain, after the rapper who most recently popularized the Auto-Tune software with a liberal use of it in his songs, transforms the iPhone into an auto-tune microphone. The application was developed as a joint collaboration between T-Pain, Antares Audio Technologies, the company that produces the software that creates the vocal effect, and Smule, a start-up that develops applications for the iPhone.
Gee, how do you really feel, Jay-Z?
A few famous rappers aside, Auto Tune is poised for further popularity. This is our latest experiment, said one of the co-founders at Smule. Theres no shortage of celebrity apps in the App Store, but the feeling was that a lot of them didnt capture the essence of the artist.
The application turns the iPhone into an Auto-Tune microphone, allowing users to sing alongside popular T-Pain tracks. I Am T-Pain comes bundled with five songs, including the radio hits Bartender and Sprung. Players will also have the option of buying more songs via the application to digitally harmonize along with. In addition, players can create and record songs using a freestyle Auto-Tune effect, which can be uploaded to the Web and sent to friends via e-mail, Facebook and MySpace.
Although I'm not a gambling man, I will still go out on a limb and wager that "I Am T-Pain" might quickly become one of the most popular music apps for the iPhone.
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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House to increase the share the federal government is paying for repairing public property damage by Superstorm Sandy from 75% to 90% or more. Federal law requires that FEMA pay at least 75% of eligible costs after a disaster, and once federal obligations meet or exceed $133 per resident, FEMA can recommend the President to adjust the federal costs share up to 90% or more. New York crossed this critical threshold yesterday - Schumer today called on FEMA to move forward with this request in order to prevent local taxpayers from holding the bag.
"Sandy was a storm of national significance, and the federal government should act accordingly, picking up as much of the tab as possible so local taxpayers aren't left holding the bag," said Schumer. "Now that we've cross this critical threshold, the federal government can pay for 90% or more of the storm damage, and that's what they should do."
"The impact of Hurricane Sandy on Long Islanders has been devastating," observed Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray. "Local governments and taxpayers could be slammed again - this time by a storm of Sandy related debt - if the federal government does not pay for the lion's share of superstorm recovery costs. I want to thank Senator Charles Schumer for pushing to get Sandy impacted Long Islanders the federal recovery monies we need. On Long Island, we spell hurricane relief 'S-C-H-U-M-E-R'."
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act allows the President to adjust federal cost-shares for FEMA's Public Assistance Program. The Stafford Act requires FEMA to pay at least 75 percent of eligible costs, including repair, restoration and debris removal. Once federal obligations meet or exceed $133 per capita of the state's population ($2.6 billion in the case of New York), FEMA can recommend the President to adjust the federal cost-share from 75 percent to 90 percent.


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PITTSBURGH -- Lubomir Visnovsky wasn't exactly eager to join the Islanders at the start of this season. But late Friday night, he agreed to be an Islander for the next two seasons.
Visnovsky and the Islanders agreed on a two-year, $9.5-million contract extension, ending a very short and productive negotiation between general manager Garth Snow and the defenseman. In Pittsburgh last June, Snow acquired him on draft day from Anaheim for a second-round draft pick.
Neil Sheehy, Visnovsky's agent, termed the conversations between himself and Snow "very positive" earlier Friday, barely a week after the 36-year-old gave his agent the go-ahead to start talks.
Visnovsky has three goals and nine points in 22 games during this debut season for the Islanders, one that almost didn't happen.
Visnovsky and Sheehy filed a grievance to void the draft-day trade, citing a no-trade clause, but an arbitrator ruled against Visnovsky and he became an Islander.
But then came the four-month lockout, and Visnovsky -- living and playing in his Bratislava hometown and with a 4-year-old son who was having health issues -- declared his intention to stay in Slovakia rather than report to the Isles.
The KHL ruled Visnovsky could not stay, and he arrived on Long Island on Feb. 6. He returned home March 4 to comfort a friend whose son had been killed, then returned after three days with his wife and children to settle on Long Island.
Visnovsky told Newsday last week that his family likes their new home, which might have been a factor in his decision to seek an extension.
With Visnovsky taken care of, Snow can turn his attention to his other pending free agents who otherwise might have been trade targets with the April 3 deadline approaching but now will be extension targets.
Two sources told Newsday that contract extension talks between Snow and the agent for captain Mark Streit have been progressing well. Streit is believed to be seeking a three-year contract.
Snow is interested in bringing back two other pending free agents next season -- goaltender Evgeni Nabokov and wing Brad Boyes. Sources indicated that the team and agents for both have had preliminary talks on extensions.
Notes & quotes: The Isles carry a three-game winning streak into Saturday's meeting with the Penguins, who have a 14-game winning streak but might not have Jarome Iginla, their latest deadline acquisition, in the lineup because of visa issues. He will arrive in Pittsburgh Saturday, but likely not in time for the 1 p.m. game.


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Ed Schupp's newly completed Van's RV-9A kitplane sat center-hangar at the Hedgesville, West Virginia airpark, stripped down for a thorough inspection: Cowling, panels, and plastic fairings had been removed, exposing the levers, pulleys, and other mechanical magic that make an airplane slave to the pilot's command. James R. (Bobby) Thomas was on his way there to make sure this bird would fly.
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As a designated airworthiness representative (DAR) for amateur-built aircraft, Thomas, 76, is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to certify the airworthiness of what are commonly referred to as homebuilt aircraft—the metal, tube-and-fabric, or composite creations that take shape in basements and garages throughout the nation. Pilots work weeks, years, or sometimes decades to make an airplane they can take off and fly in, their lives invested in every rivet. When the builder is done, he calls in an expert to inspect the aircraft; if it passes, the builder is awarded a small pink certificate declaring that the aircraft is safe and legal. When Schupp was done, he called Thomas.
More than 30,000 U.S.-registered aircraft are classified as "experimental amateur-built." The category, which allows amateurs to construct an airplane "for educational or recreational purposes," helps lessen the sting of rising aircraft prices—a kitplane can cost a fraction of a production airplane—and frees designers and builders to experiment with unusual designs.
Building and flying one's own aircraft is only for a certain kind of pilot. Thomas estimates that out of each of the 1,000 or so chapters of the Experimental Aircraft Association, an organization founded to support amateur airplane builders, about 10 percent of the members are "doers"—people who go beyond dreaming to buy some sheet metal and start riveting. Of those, he estimates, 30 percent finish their project. And of the finishers, several dozen have gone on to become eligible to issue airworthiness certificates to their fellow builders.
Thomas had retired from a banking career in which he financed aircraft, and in 2004, having built four airplanes, he became a DAR. The FAA had created a DAR qualification specifically for amateur-built aircraft in 2002; Thomas was one of the first to qualify in that category. "The aviation community gave me a life," he says; now he's giving back, by keeping people from killing themselves.
Designees like Thomas perform functions similar to those of FAA staff inspectors and report to agency supervisors; they allow the agency to cover more ground with fewer full-time employees.
The FAA taps into the collective wisdom of a community—"airport bums" who have spent enough time machining or rib-stitching to know where another builder is likely to go wrong, and to distinguish between a strange design decision and a potentially fatal flaw. Inspectors who qualify from their homebuilding experience must have built an aircraft that has flown for at least 100 hours and have experience conducting routine inspections on amateur-built aircraft. They must be certified airframe-and-powerplant mechanics, though not necessarily by vocation. From a director of flight operations to a retired professional banjo player, they come to the position from all walks of life. By late 2011, 251 DARs were authorized to give airworthiness certificates to amateur-built aircraft; former EAA Government Relations Director Randy Hansen estimates that about a fifth qualified from their homebuilding experience, mostly through their affiliation with EAA. (Those sponsored by EAA are reimbursed for expenses by the builder but volunteer their time for the inspection; others may charge the builder from $300 to $1,500, Hansen says.)
Like many of his fellow DARs, Thomas earned his bona fides as much from practical experience as from formal schooling. He started building his first airplane in 1970, he says—a single-seat, metal Parker Teenie Two with an empty weight of a little more than 300 pounds. You could build it out of truck body aluminum, using a Volkswagen engine and Coca-Cola hand truck wheels, he adds. By the time he enrolled in A&P classes at Frederick Community College in Maryland, he had already built the Teenie and a Sonerai racer, and had started on a Wittman Tailwind. He learned the trade largely by helping his friend and mentor Richard Roberts rebuild and re-engine aircraft.
Hang out at airports until someone puts you to work: It's a strategy as old as aviation itself. Jon Ross, a DAR based in Long Island, New York, says he earned his A&P license in the "school of hard knocks." While working as a flight instructor, he spent the time he wasn't teaching at the shop. "I got it by having mentors, people who leaned over my shoulder," he says.
As he drove the familiar, winding roads to the West Virginia field where Ed Schupp's airplane waited, Thomas recalled Roberts and others who have populated his life in aviation. The ones who lived and died by aviation—like Roberts, who died in a crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno in 1998—remind him during each inspection that he's not there to make someone happy; he's there to keep someone safe.


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I have been using a Supco Micron gauge and I noticed something odd from day one.
After my vac has run for a bit, I shut off my manifold to see if the numbers go up. If I were to shut off my manifold say around 1500 microns the numbers will sometimes go down to say 750. My Micron gauge has an aux port and a vac port. I hook the hose from the low side service port into the aux side, low side hose coming out of vac side to manifold. I have both valves open when pulling a vacuum.
What is causing my numbers to drop when I close my manifold? I'm guessing that my high side has a deeper vacuum and it is siphoning the from low side causing the numbers to fall.


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- 3 cups oyster crackers, crushed
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups finely chopped fully cooked ham
- 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/3 cup minced chives
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- Assorted crackers
- In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter. Set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined (mixture will be thick). Add the ham, Swiss cheese, chives, basil, salt and pepper; beat just until combined. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
- Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until filling is almost set. Turn oven off. Leave cheesecake in oven with door ajar for 30 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Serve chilled or at room temperature with crackers. Yield: 24-30 servings.
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