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Relegation battles are not meant to be won with such swagger and ease. Roberto Martínez said aspects of Wigan's performance were "as good as it gets" as they secured victory at the Madejski Stadium with three goals in four minutes either side of the break.
Arouna Koné's double – if he has the temerity to claim both goals – gave Wigan a momentous advantage not just in this match but in the relegation scrap as a whole.
They have now climbed out of the bottom three, above Aston Villa on goal difference. Koné's goalline deflection and a lovely chip over the Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici came 60 seconds apart, preceding a killer strike from Maynor Figueroa early in the second half.
"I am so pleased with the performance because of the quality, composure and patience we showed. We had to be perfect in what we did," Martínez said. "The first goal was a good set play but the next two were as good as it gets. We've been showing that attacking quality this season but we've never had a clinical way of defending to go with it. But we limited Reading to no shots on goal in the whole game which is a real compliment to the defence. That pleases me as much as any defensive display this season."
The early stages were rich with intent as the teams, fielding 17 changes between them from their respective FA Cup outings against Manchester United and Huddersfield, pulsed from box to box.
Wigan's Argentinian striker Franco di Santo fashioned a chance in the third minute, cutting through the home defence with a dribbling run, but his low shot from the edge of the box was turned inches wide by Federici. At the other end, Hope Akpan steered a free header harmlessly over the bar.
Jimmy Kébé, back in the Reading team following a knock he sustained in their previous league match, a 2-1 defeat at Stoke, was a pest on the right flank. He flashed a shot against the side netting, which the home fans momentarily mistook for a goal.
But it was the Wigan defender Paul Scharner whose contribution seemed to turn the first half. He displayed immense strength and awareness to simultaneously divert Kébé's threatening cross and thwart the onrushing Pavel Pogrebnyak at the near post in the 25th minute. Scharner made 156 appearances for Wigan in his first spell with the club and was brought back on loan from Hamburg in the transfer window – evidently a shrewd move by Martínez.
Thereafter Wigan became the dominant side and they poached two quick goals as the break approached. First, Figueroa headed a loose ball goalwards and, on its way into the net, it glanced off the body of Koné.
Jean Beausejour's slide-rule pass then sent the Ivory Coast striker free in a wealth of space for him to add an exquisite second goal with a dinked finish.
It was a period of play that left Brian McDermott, the Reading manager, irate. "I just spoke to [Gary] Caldwell and he said himself he handballed it [in the scrappy buildup to the first goal]. The goal changed the game, it put a spring in their step."
Reading have built a reputation for comebacks this season – they had scored 12 goals in the final quarter of an hour of Premier League matches, acquiring an extra 11 points as a consequence – so the two-goal deficit might not have seemed insurmountable.
However, the second half began as gravely for them as the first had ended, as it took only three minutes from their return to the field to ship a third goal. It was another fine move from Wigan, as Figueroa played a seamless one-two with Di Santo and slotted the resulting chance through the legs of Federici.
Reading's fans grew wild with rage, especially when Pogrebnyak was shown a red card for a dangerous challenge on Figueroa, before the contest fizzled out.
Prior to this match, Reading had enjoyed a hugely productive run of late, especially at the Madejski: four victories from their past seven matches on home soil and a tally of 14 points since Christmas had lifted them to within a point of 17th-placed Aston Villa at the kick-off.
Wigan, on the other hand, had no such form coming into the match, but they looked dynamic, creative and ruthlessly confident. If Koné and Di Santo can forge the same intuitive bond in the coming weeks, Wigan should have the firepower to elude the drop once more.
Reading's next home game will be equally critical – it is against Villa, who have replaced Wigan in the relegation zone following their 2-1 defeat at Arsenal. They daren't lose that now.


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The snows of Kilimanjaro are melting. Recognized throughout the world as a symbol of Africa's wild beauty and majesty, Kilimanjaro is the continent's highest mountain, located in northeastern Tanzania near the border with Kenya. Its two volcanic peaks stand about seven miles apart, connected by a broad "saddle." The crater of Kibo, the higher peak, is covered with an ice cap. But now the legendary glaciers are melting so rapidly that scientists predict they will all be gone in 15 years.
By Patrick J. Bergin, Ph.D.
Seven environmental activists were honored today in San Francisco with the 14th annual Goldman Environmental Prize.
The Goldman Environmental Prize is given annually to grassroots environmental heroes from six geographic areas: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. (Two winners share the Island Nations award this year.) The Prize includes a no-strings-attached award of $125,000.
As the largest award of its kind, the Goldman Environmental Prize has been called the "Nobel Prize for the Environment."
If natural habitats are to be conserved, the people who depend on them must also survive. AWF believes that through conservation enterprise, conservation areas can be developed into commercially viable land, which can leverage space for wildlife while improving the livelihoods of local people. By assisting rural communities to establish conservation enterprises, the presence of wild animals becomes a potentially profitable opportunity rather than a costly nuisance.
An outbreak of Ebola, first confirmed early in 2003 when a band of lowland gorillas in the northwest section of the Congo began to die, is now spreading eastward, claiming the lives of hundreds of gorillas and chimpanzees. To date, the deadly disease has also claimed over 140 human lives, most likely due to the victims eating meat from infected primates

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CHAPEL HILL– Week three of high school action featured some intriguing matchups pitting local teams fighting to turn their seasons around. And the score lines indicated the urgency.
And no game may have displayed more urgency than Cedar Ridge's trip over to East Chapel Hill to take on new Head Coach Jon Sherman's squad. Both teams were gunning for their first victory of the 2013 season in one of WCHL's broadcast games on Friday night.
It was the home team that came out on top in this one by a score of 24-21. Coach Chris Casey's Cedar Ridge defense put the clamps on the offensive attack of East Chapel Hill in the second half, but came up three points shy of a win.
In other area action, Coach Jason Tudryn's Carrboro Jaguars continued their winning march. This time, it was the Chapel Hill Tigers serving as their victims, going down in an intense nail biter after a furious rally fell just short 29-28.
Meanwhile, Orange High School is turning out to have quite a juggernaut of a football team this year. Orange thumped Riverside 38-0. Head Coach Pat Moser's stingy defense has still yet to give up an offensive touchdown through three games to remain undefeated.
Coach Bill Hall's Northwood squad also picked up a nice victory by a 22-6 margin over Jordan-Matthews.


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Oct. 1, 2006
Santa Clara, Calif. - The 15th ranked Santa Clara men's soccer team responded to its loss on Friday night with a big 2-1 West Coast Conference victory over No. 10 San Diego on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Broncos (6-3-2, 2-1-0 in WCC) jumped out to a 2-0 first half lead and then held on for a 2-1 victory against the Toreros. Senior Keith DeVey scored his fourth goal of the year just five minutes into the match and sophomore Brian Martin scored just before halftime to send the Broncos on their way. Despite a goal by the Toreros in the second half, the defense, anchored by goalkeeper Joseph Buttitta's six saves, held strong as SCU moved its home record to 2-1-2.
After the loss on Friday night to Loyola Marymount, the Broncos came out with some lineup changes, as Brian Martin moved out wide to the left, while Sean Danzeiser made his second career start. Also, Garrett Frechette played left back in place of Matt Hatzke, who was forced to sit out the game following his red card on Friday night.
The changes appeared to help as SCU jumped out to an early lead. Just as he did last Sunday in San Francisco, DeVey scored an early goal with an opportunistic strike in the fifth minute. Martin beat his man to the endline on the left wing and whipped a cross in that headed straight for the near post upper corner. Toreros goalkeeper Lance Friesz was forced to make the save, but he could not prevent a rebound. The ball fell to DeVey who left-footed the ball into the open goal for his fourth of the season and 18th of his career.
USD appeared poised to tie the game less than 10 minutes later on a well executed counterattack. After forcing a turnover, the Toreros moved the ball wide to the right wing. A low cross then found Tannen Wels just inside the 18-yard box, where he side-footed a low shot to the corner. Buttitta got down low to block the shot, and then recovered to gather in the rebound.
The Broncos then went on the offensive as DeVey nearly scored his second of the day off a corner kick. Freshman Jeff Cosgriff sent the corner to the back post and the ball was knocked back to the near post for a waiting DeVey. He elevated and powered a header to the near post, but Friesz reacted well to make the stop in the 36th minute.
Friesz was unable to stop Martin seven minutes later as the sophomore's great work rate led to his first career goal at Santa Clara. Martin forced the defense into a turnover and then beat a man before sliding a low shot under Friesz and into the far corner for a 2-0 lead.
The Broncos victory would not come easy as USD came out hard after halftime and was rewarded with a goal in the 56th minute. Ryan Guy picked up the ball on the right wing after a foul by SCU. He fed a pass ahead to Kevin Meissner, who spun his defender and got into the box before finishing into the far post to cut the deficit to one.
San Diego continued to send players forward looking for the equalizer, but the Bronco defense stiffened and limited the Toreros chances in the final 30 minutes. Buttitta easily stopped San Diego's final dangerous chance with a save on a long-range blast by reigning WCC Player of the Week Ciaran O'Brien in the 84th minute.
Santa Clara heads out on an important two-game road trip next weekend in the Pacific Northwest. On Friday, Oct. 6, the Broncos play the Gonzaga Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. PT at Martin Field in Spokane, Wash. Then on Sunday, Oct. 8, SCU invades the Clive Charles Soccer Complex in Portland, Ore. to take on the University of Portland Pilots at 2:15 p.m. PT.


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BAMAKO, Mali — French special forces inched closer to an Al Qaeda-held town, fighting erupted in another center, and army troops raced to protect a third, as the Islamist extremists controlling northern Mali ceded no ground Thursday, digging into the areas they already occupy and sending out scouts to widen their reach.
Banamba, a town 90 miles from the capital, Bamako, was put on alert overnight and a contingent of roughly 100 Malian soldiers sped there on Thursday after a reported sighting of jihadists in the vicinity, the closest the extremists have come to the seat of government of this West African country, officials said.
France has encountered fierce resistance from the extremist groups, whose tentacles extend not only over a territory the size of Afghanistan in Mali, but also another 600 miles to the east in Algeria, where fighters belonging to a cell in Mali stormed a BP-operated plant and took dozens of foreigners hostages, including Americans in retaliation for the French-led military operation in Mali. They demanded the immediate end of the hostilities in Mali, with one commander, Oumar Ould Hamaha, saying that they are now ''globalizing the conflict'' in revenge for the military assault on Malian soil.
The first Malian troops arrived in Banamba late Wednesday, with a second group coming on Thursday. The small town northeast of Bamako is connected by a secondary road to the garrison town of Diabaly, which was taken by Islamist extremists earlier this week, and has been the scene of intense fighting with French military, as French troops continued to move closer, following another night of airstrikes.
To the south of Banamba, flanked by emerald rice fields and crisscrossed by irrigation canals, is the first government-held city, Niono. And another 75 miles south is Segou, one of the largest towns in Mali, and the administrative capital of its central region. As refugees from Diabaly continued to flee south, authorities announced a state of alert including the closure of the largest road after sundown, fearing that the Al Qaeda-linked fighters would try to infiltrate the towns in the south.
A city official in Banamba who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press said they had received reports that a rebel convoy had left Diabaly on the road headed to Banamba.
''We don't have a [military] base here, we have no defenses. So the military has come to secure the town,'' he said. ''No jihadists have entered our town. But there are reports that a column [of rebel vehicles] was seen heading toward us from Diabaly.''
France has stepped up its involvement every day, after launching the first air raids last Friday in an effort to stop the rebels' advance. On Thursday, it increased its troop strength to 1,400, said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
''The actions of French forces, be it air forces or ground forces, are ongoing,'' said Le Drian in Paris.
After a meeting in Brussels of European Union foreign ministers,Mali's foreign minister, Tieman Hubert Coulibaly, said it was necessary to mobilize ''the entire international community'' to help Mali and the region.
''What is happening in Mali is a global threat,'' Coulibaly said at a press conference.
EU foreign ministers on Thursday approved sending a military training mission to Mali.


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LOWELL -- The Richard P. Howe Bridge is scheduled to close on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to allow crews to remove portions of the old Textile Memorial Bridge.
Traffic will be diverted to the O'Donnell Bridge on School Street or the Aiken Street bridge during the closure. Pedestrian traffic will also be diverted to one of those river crossings during critical times of the operation.
Police details will be deployed to various locations to assist in traffic control.
The work is subject to cancellation without notice due to inclement weather or high winds.
MassDOT encourages drivers to reduce speed and use caution while traveling through the area of the new bridge.
The bridge also closed on Tuesday morning to allow crews to remove portions of the old Textile Memorial Bridge .
The Richard P. Howe Bridge, which opened in November, is named after the former Lowell city councilor and mayor, who spent 40 years in office. The $32.5 million project includes demolition of the old bridge, which is expected to continue through the spring.
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I haven't been posting much. National Poetry Month has been sideswiped me, has put me into a spin.
I've said this before--every poetry related event does not need to be scheduled in April. It's sort of like smoking a hundred cigarettes in a row to stop liking cigarettes. I'm not saying, I don't like poetry or poetry events anymore, what I'm saying is I need a breath of air, this room has become a little smoky...
However, with that said, these are the events I truly enjoyed this month:
April 12th-- Went to Port Townsend to hear Annette Spaulding-Convy & Susan Rich read. These are two of my favorite poets. Both of them come prepared and are quite polished. There is no sifting through pages or binders for poems. They have thought about the audience beforehand and are ready.
Annette read poems from her wonderful chapbook IN THE CONVENT WE BECOME CLOUDS, the winner of the 2006 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook prize. These poems are always enjoyable to listen to and were inspired by Annette's experience as a Roman Catholic nun in her 20's.
Susan read from CURES INCLUDE TRAVEL, her new book published by White Pine Press. These poems share Susan's experience as a world travel and activist. They are very moving and precise.
Annette read poems from her wonderful chapbook IN THE CONVENT WE BECOME CLOUDS, the winner of the 2006 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook prize. These poems are always enjoyable to listen to and were inspired by Annette's experience as a Roman Catholic nun in her 20's.
Susan read from CURES INCLUDE TRAVEL, her new book published by White Pine Press. These poems share Susan's experience as a world travel and activist. They are very moving and precise.
I highly recommend both of these books.
APRIL 13th (Friday the 13th)--
Secret Writers Meeting-- Because it's secret, I can't give out too much information. And when I say secret, maybe I mean private. And when I say "meeting," maybe I mean celebration. There were chocolate éclairs. Candle wax dripped across bamboo hardwood floors (not intentional dripping and the floors were fine.) There were giant orange rings. At at one point we were at the beach. There was a message in a bottle. There were strong winds. There were petals of magnolias. A new beginning and a goodbye.
APRIL 22nd--
Peter Pereira & Alice Derry reading in Poulsbo--
Alice Derry was a treat to hear read because she doesn't read often. I was most moved by her poems about her relationship with her daughter. I arrived about 5-10 minutes late and missed her first couple poems, but the others offered so much.
Peter read second. He always delivers such wonderful readings! He read from his new book WHAT'S WRITTEN ON THE BODY (Copper Canyon), another book I highly recommend. He read a couple poems from each of the sections. Truly, an enjoyable day.
I must say, it was the most unusual reading during the open mic as one of the readers became so nervous that he almost passed out. I at first thought he was moving into performance poetry as I thought he was going down on one knee to be dramatic, but then realized he wasn't well. Thankfully, Peter (yes, there's a doctor in the house) was able to step up and help him (the rest of the audience looked on like cardboard people not knowing what to do). He ended up being fine, just a little stage fright it seems and we all got the chance to see poet as hero, (as if we didn't know we're all superheroes behind our books).
After the reading, I went to another poets house to do some writing exercises. I got a good start to a poem that ends with the image of Buddha's hand (the fruit). We'll see where it goes.
I received the newest issue of 32 POEMS! It's pretty fantastic. It's one of my favorite journals and another on my list of "Journals You Should Have a Subscription To."
Another on that list of "Journals You Should Have a Subscription To" is RHINO. I just received my issue and love it. There's a fabulous poem in there by Martha Silano, if you get a chance to check it out.
So, that's my poetry month in a handful. It doesn't seem like much, but there were a lot of readings I had wanted to go to and missed-- like Jeannine Hall Gailey & Natasha Moni at the Seattle Poetry Festival. And maybe that the problem with this year's National Poetry Month, I ended up feeling guilty not going to events I wanted to because there were stacked one on top of the other. I missed this year's San Carlo reading to see Peter. I will miss Burning Word tomorrow to teach at the Field's End writing conference. I will see Billy Collins on Sunday in a gymnasium. I will roll out of poetry month with smoke burning from my fingers and I will roll into May ready to relax.


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RE[2]: eCS comes with Odin...
by rcsteiner on Wed 5th Sep 2007 15:31 UTC in reply to "RE: eCS comes with Odin..."
Many Windows applications use APIs which are specialized and which cause issues, and many depend on newer libraries that just aren't present in the vanilla Odin installation. Older programs tend to be better than newer ones.
Innotek also has a runtime for running Windows programs which is similar to (and I think partially based on) Odin, so there are a couple of different alternatives.
I would personally love to see an OS/2 port of Wine.


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The Best And Worst Of The Chinese Victoria's Secret Show Knockoff
Students at China's Chengdu University of Technology recently held a fashion show in which models wore designs that looked, curiously, exactly like what has been seen on the runway in Victoria's Secret shows for years. But you know what? Some of them were awesome. Here's a look at the best and worst.
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Johnson's New York City Presence to include "Wheel"
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise to work with New York Wheel to create high-tech, state-of-the-art expo on innovation and sustainability.
September 27, 2012
The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University has announced it will work with New York Wheel, LLC, to ensure the newly proposed icon to be built on Staten Island becomes a mechanism for showcasing innovative approaches for addressing the world's most pressing social and environmental problems.
The New York Wheel, which will be built on the northeastern side of Staten Island, will offer city residents and tourists unrivaled views of the Lower and Midtown Manhattan skylines, the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn, and the New York Harbor. At 630 feet, or 60 stories, it will be the world's tallest observation wheel.
The New York Wheel will feature a large Terminal building with exhibitions about New York City history, alternative energy, and environmental sustainability. The site will also include significant open green space. Showcasing cutting-edge technologies in the built environment, the entire facility will be designed to achieve Platinum LEED certification, the highest rating of sustainable building today.
"Given its knowledge and experience, the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Johnson is an ideal partner for us to ensure we successfully communicate the critical role the private sector can play in addressing society's sustainability concerns," said Rich Marin, AB '75, MBA '76, president and CEO of New York Wheel, LLC.
The center's objective is to use informative, interactive multi-media exhibits to deepen the general public's understanding about a range of topics, including green building and design, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, next-generation green materials, low- and no-carbon energy technologies, geo-engineering, and the green collar economy.
"This is a unique opportunity to influence and inspire how millions of people view the role of the private sector and sustainability," said Mark Milstein the director of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise. "In particular, we will seek to highlight the growing influence that entrepreneurship, innovation and technology commercialization is having on efforts to solve some of our most pressing problems – including poverty, climate change, and ecosystem degradation."
"This collaboration will further extend Cornell's growing presence in New York City in a way that is complementary to the NYC Tech Campus where sustainability-related innovation and entrepreneurship will be a key element of the program," said Soumitra Dutta, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of Johnson at Cornell University. "We look forward to leveraging our involvement in ways that will continue to enhance Johnson's research, teaching, and outreach capabilities in this critical area."
The New York Wheel is part of the City's greater urban waterfront renewal effort. Construction is expected to begin in early 2014, with a grand opening scheduled for around New Year's Eve 2015.
About the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Established in 2003, Johnson's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise is a world-class academic institution, producing and disseminating relevant knowledge for managers seeking innovative, profitable business opportunities that address global sustainability challenges. The Center works with firms to specify innovative, entrepreneurial, and new business alternatives they can implement in the marketplace. Our programs include those focused on market and enterprise creation (particularly in low income communities), clean technology commercialization and innovation, and finance + sustainability.
About Johnson at Cornell University
Founded in 1946, Johnson at Cornell University offers both a two-year and accelerated Masters of Business Administration program, as well as two executive MBA programs designed for mid-career professionals. Johnson also offers dual degree and certificate programs with law, industrial and labor relations, engineering, medicine, health administration and real estate. With 52 full-time tenured and tenure track faculty, 20 regular non-tenure track complemented by adjunct, Emeritus or visiting academics—many of whom come to Cornell from successful careers in the business world—the school offers superb instruction using a collaborative, immersive approach in which students apply what they learn to business challenges at real companies.
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High Idle Controller?
Posted 10 December 2003 - 10:10 AM
Reccomendations? and no, removing crap not an option :moon:
Posted 10 December 2003 - 12:38 PM
Warning Equipment
Whelen 4 strobe Mini-Edge Bar with rear halogen flashers
Whelen 90 Watt Strobe Power Supply
Front Hideaway Strobes in Corner Lights
Front Par 36 Grill Strobes
Wig-Wag Halogen lamps in headlights
Whelen Dual Halogen Dashmiser in rear window
Whelen Air horn/PA Unit with 100 Watt Speaker
Touchtronics 6 switch membrane control panel
Icom FT-2720 Dual band VHF-UHF Transceiver
Maxrad Dual band VHF-UHF Antenna
Motorola HT-1000 MTVA Unit with 25w amp
Antenna Specialists UHF antenna
Relm MS 2000 Mobile Scanner and antenna
Nokia CARK 133 Hands Free Unit
Driving Accessories
60 watt Halogen Driving Lights
150watt Halogen Driving Lights
Whistler 3300 Remote Mount Radar/Laser/Safety Alert Detector
Alpine 4x40watt CD FM Radio
Priority Start Pro Series Battery Protector
On Board Automatic Battery Charger
150amp Aftermarket Alternator
Remote Starter/Light Control
Posted 10 December 2003 - 03:36 PM
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Posted 10 December 2003 - 03:55 PM
You could check a Jeep website or a 4WD mag.
We used to use a hand throttle cabe for the same thing when I was a kid.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:00 PM
And it would seem that the AC system would have a switch that would increase idle a bit when AC is on. The AC one would probably only give you a couple of hundred RPM increase, but that might help if you ran a switch and a wire to that.
All an idle control is is a solenoid and a switch.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:13 PM
What battery do you have, is the alternator stock? Has it ever been replaced?
I wouldn't recommend messing with idle stuff like that. Unless this is for when you're doing work outside the vehicle and need the lights....and if that's the case, just stick a small something between the throttle stop screw throttle linkage.
Really, you should have an optima yellow top if you don't.....and possibly two for all that stuff. Also, your alternator probably could used to be replaced if it's still original. There's really not much an option for HO alternators that bolt in easily. I have one that a guy in Dallas sells. It's meant for the newer subarus. To fit it on mine I had to extend the main power leads and re-wire the other leads to a new plug.
As for the underdriving option. It is an option, and I'm doing it. You want to underdrive the alternator pulley. The alternator pulley is a driven pulley, not a driving pulley. Think of a bicycle....when you put the bike in the smaller gear in the back.....you go faster.....decreasing the size of the alternator pulley does exactly the same thing.
Go Fast Bits out of Australia are the only company I was able to find that makes an underdriven alternator pulley. I wanted just the alternator pulley and not anything else, since I'm going to be going back to stock sized aluminum crank pulley. To do that I contacted GFB directly and they were able to help me purchase just the alternator pulley through autospeed. I'm still waiting on the pulley since the anodized red pullies were out of stock.
With the GFB underdriven alternator pulley, you'll get an increase in rpm of roughly 100 rpm....that's it.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:37 PM
Would that do the trick? Should I think about getting the alternator replaced?
The draw for the system when it is on draws 26.8amps, give or take a few. That is with all the lights running, the siren on, radios transmitting, and flashers flashing.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:44 PM
I liked the idea of the overdriven alternator pulley.
It does seem that you could prettey easily make something to increase the idle.
Years ago I saw cop cars in Augusta Maine that were subies. They must have solved the problem then.
Somebody must still use subies for police work.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 04:50 PM
How many miles are on the car? Is the alternator original?
I'd highly recommend you replace the battery with a yellow top. When I was going to school in PA, I killed my battery.....got a normal battery.....it worked....however stereo never sounded as good, and I had light dimming or other weird issues.....killed that battery in a year......said screw it, bought the yellow top, and was quite amazed at how everything just seemed to 'brighten up'
The optima yellow top is a starting/deep cylce battery. It is not a normal deep cylce and will be more then enough to start your car. Like I said, I lived in PA for 4 years while going to college and even during the coldest winters the optima started the car fine. The only time I'd say the car started slowly was when I leave the car sit for 2-4 weeks and then started it up...this was during winter. The car still started fine, just slower then it normally did....no biggy....
Go with the battery first....If you have high miles, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get a remaned alternator as well. Both of those things should help you out a lot.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 05:28 PM
Reccomendations? Thanks guys you are really a wealth of info, just wish I was more useful once in a while!
Posted 10 December 2003 - 06:08 PM
27 amps doesn't sound like too much, where are you measuring from the alt to the batt? Your site mentions a 150 amp alternator, I would think that would be quite a bit. Is your wiring beefed up enough? You'd need some pretty heavy gauge stuff to the batt. and then maybe some fairly heavy gauge stuff to some distribution points for the more power hungry accesories.
Better batt is not a bad idea either.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 06:24 PM
I would also think about a high idle solenoid like the old carbureted cars had. Put a switch on the dash and interlock it with park or neutral. Rig it up so it presses on the throttle.
Posted 10 December 2003 - 07:35 PM
As far as how I measured the amount of amperage, I used an ammeter, (measures the amount of electrical current flowing through a given circut, given in amps).
I am running 4ga marine cable from the battery to a MAXI fuse block (30amp fast blow fuse) and then it goes from that block to two (2) 10ga wires feeding a fuse panel which powers the accessories.
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Posted 11 December 2003 - 06:09 PM
I don't recall exact amount....I keep forgetting if it was 300 or 400......think 300.....
It uses the new subaru alternator style casing instead of the old one. Difference is the pos output lead is further towards the passenger side, which is why I had to extend the leads.
Here's the alternator's birth certificate.
in these pics you can see old vs new
Old alternator
New alternator
Posted 11 December 2003 - 11:40 PM
Also, is it hard to replace an alternator myself? Is it a bolt on bolt off job? Or should I see if I can get a mechanic install one I buy for me.
Posted 11 December 2003 - 11:53 PM
Be careful to not use any product like Armour All since it contains chemicals that will harm the oxygen sensor if these substances are breathed into the engine. Silicone is one of the substances that even in extremely small quantities destroy an oxygen sensor.
I have replaced several oxygen sensors that mysteriously failed not long after an engine detailing.
Posted 12 December 2003 - 09:24 AM
I have the yellow top battery. I forget the actual part #, but it's the one with dual post terminals.
no I don't use armoral or anything like that. This picture just happened to be after I just wiped the engine down with wet rag. I have used some stuff in the past, but it's silicone free.
I normally don't like to put anything on because then dirt sticks to it, and it's a slimey mess.....
Posted 12 December 2003 - 01:13 PM
Battery Model: D34/78-950
Part Number: 8014-021
Nominal Voltage: 12 volts
Description: High power, sealed, lead acid deep cycle battery.
Physical Characteristics:
Plate Design: High purity lead-tin alloy. Wound cell configuration using utilizing proprietary SPIRALCELL technology.
Electrolyte: Sulfuric acid, H2SO4. Specific gravity: 1.342
Case: Polypropylene
Color: Case: Light Gray
Cover: "Optima" Yellow
Group Size: BCI: 34
Standard Metric
Length: 10" 254 mm
Width: 6.8" 172.2 mm
Height: 7.8" 198.1 mm(height at the top of the terminals)
Minimum Weight: 43.8lb. 19.89kg
Terminal Configuration: SAE / BCI automotive and GM style side terminal (3/8" - 16 UNC - 2B, threaded nut).
Performance Data:
Open Circuit Voltage (full charged): 13.2 volts
Internal resistance (fully charged): .0028 ohms
Capacity: 65 Ah (C/20)52 Ah (C/2)
Reserve Capacity: BCI: 124 minutes
(25 amp discharge, 80o F (26.7o C), to 10.5 volts cut-off)
CCA (BCI 0o F): 750 amps
MCA (BCI 32 o F): 950 amps
Battery Power (C/2) 8.4 kW
412 W/Kg
Battery Energy (C/2) 624 Wh
30.6 Wh/Kg
70.9 Wh/L
Cycle life:
Cycle Life - deep cycle (BCI): ~ 350 cycles
J240 Life Cycle (BCI): 10,000 - 12,000 cycles
EV, C/2 discharge to 10.5 volts, cycle to 80% retained capacity: > 220 cycles
Recommended Charging:
The following charging methods are recommended to ensure a long battery life:
(Always use a voltage regulated charger, with voltage limits set as described below.)
Model: D34/78-950
These batteries are designed for cyclic applications and for use in vehicles with large accessory loads.
Recommended charging information:
Alternator 13.8 to 15.0 volts
Battery charger 13.8 to 15.0 volts, 20 amps maximum
Float charge 13.2 to 13.8 volts, 1 amp maximum
Rapid Recharge (Constant voltage charger) Maimum voltage 15.6 volts. No current limit as long as battery temperature remains below 125F. Charge until current drops below 1 amp.
Cyclic or series string applications 14.7 volts, temperature <125F, no current limits. When current falls below 1 amp, finish with 2 amp constant current for 1 hour.
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I, too, share the life long dream of moving to Israel and I am at a stage in life to make it happen. As a high school student, AIPAC sent me to the national conference in Washington, DC. I am ready to join the Israeli sense of purpose. Israel'e current issues gets my blood flowing. I am still investigating my options and I would appreciate any comments or suggestions. I am undecided regarding financing. Shall I start my own foundation or hook up with an established entity? I wish to reside in the disputed territory. I do have cousins who have made Aliyah, had lots of children, live nicely and are very comfortable in the big city. For me, I envision new housing in a new locale. Each house funded by a U.S. state. First goal = 50 houses. Next goal = another 50 houses. I am starting with the Florida house with each contributing city naming a room in the house. I have discussed the plan with a trusted mortgage firm in Israel. The recent insanity in Syria has me looking at property near that border. I have discussed contributions with JCA's from several states. Admittedly, I am one person with one passport, however, the idea seems infectious as anyone who hears the plan, after the initial shock, wants to join me. If you are reading this, you are not a victim to the new strain of the old Jewish disease --- apathy. I notice more and more each day that from my neighbor to the President, the wonder of Israel is getting less and less attention. Some say we need to tend to our home first. That is true--- Israel is our home. The Golan Heights is our land. Upon my first visit in 1977, an elderly chasid pulled me aside to say, "you Americans, keep your money. We do not want your money. We want you." Well, that simple message is now so clear. I am grateful my business has left me with frequest flyer miles so that I can mean it at the next family seder, 'Next year in Jerusalem" !!!
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As a Christian, I too would love to reap the benefits from G-d by helping His people. I am a youth minister in Kentucky, USA and i lead my kids into praying for the peace of Jerusalem. We are fairly poor (comparatively) but is there something we can do, even financially, to support Aliyah? How much could we give that would actually help, and where would we send it? I am amazed at the strength and determination of your people. May G-d bless you and keep you.
(75) Anonymous, February 20, 2010 9:19 PM
I made Aliyah in the summer of 2008 and Í haven't looked back since. It's just wonderful that everything here evolves around the Jewish calendar and it's great that I no longer have to listen to anti-zionist (which I believe is usually just a euphemism of antisemitism) nonsense all day long. If you want to make Aliyah, go for it!
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With God's help one day soon i want to be one of those doctors coming to take care of my brothers and sisters in our homeland! thank you for creating a way for me to fullfill this dream more easily. when i do make my moving plans i am planning on going straight to Nefesh B'nefesh for help and guidance. Thank you for all you do and may your merit in helping jews come home bring the redemption very soon!


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I am working on using 2 objects (would be iframes, but xhtml strict doesn't support them anymore):
The objects are for the Local Weather section and the blue listing ad on the right side. FF displays just fine, but IE won't show the content, AND I can't get the scroll bars to go away.
I have read numerous articles on this problem, and a few people have suggested answers. I have tried all of them and nothing works.
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2. The freaking scrollbars won't go away
Please don't suggest that I change doctypes. The client wants xhtml strict, and the document currently validates as such.
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Dec. 8, 2004
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
On Saturday night, Neil Jones' UC Santa Barbara soccer teammates walked out through the tunnel at Harder Stadium. Moving single-file, side-by-side with their counterparts from Virginia Commonwealth, the eleven starters made their way to the center of the playing field to prepare for introductions. The reserves for each side went to their respective benches.
Jones, the Gauchos second-leading scorer, went neither to the center of the field or the bench. Instead, he headed across the field, jumped over the short fence that separates the fans from the playing surface, and climbed the stadium stairs and into the press box, high atop the stands.
Jones was serving a mandatory one-match suspension after receiving a red card in UCSB's previous contest, a 1-0 overtime win at North Carolina-Greensboro six days earlier. He had been in the same situation before during his Gaucho career, so it was nothing new.
Actually, it was something new. Jones had been in the same situation before, but it wasn't exactly the same situation. Every other time it had happened, he knew there would be another game, another tomorrow. This time, there was no guarantee. This, after all, was not just any match, it was an NCAA Championship Quarterfinal match. A loss and that's that.
"It drove me crazy to be in the press box. I was obviously disappointed, and still very angry, about Greensboro," Jones said of his red card. "It would have been absolutely terrible to end my career in the stands. It has been a great four years, and to lose in front of that crowd (11,214) with me sitting in the press box would have been a huge disappointment."
While Jones sat and watched nervously during the match, he tried to help in any way he could leading up to the match.
"All week I was trying to help the young guys," Jones recalled. "I knew I couldn't really play a part in the game, so I was trying to help out any way I could. Whether it was giving advice or leadership, or just helping someone out on something they needed to work on throughout the week. On game day I was especially trying to calm the nerves."
Jones found it more difficult to calm his own nerves as he sat and watched the Gauchos fall behind 1-0 in the early minutes of the match against the Rams.
"It was tough to watch," he said. "When they went ahead I just leaned back, closed my eyes and thought `oh no'. But I knew we would come back, we've been doing it all year and this team doesn't quit."
UCSB tied the score midway through the first half on a goal by freshman defender Andy Iro. Jones cheered the goal, but settled down after being reminded about press box etiquette. He breathed a bit easier as the teams went to halftime knotted at 1-1.
About 20 minutes into the second half, sophomore midfielder Bryan Byrne put the Gauchos in front 2-1, sending the crowd into a frenzy and Jones - now up-to-snuff on press box etiquette - out the door to cheer. However, Jones didn't breath easier until a goal by Andrew Proctor in the 82nd minute put the Gauchos up 3-1.
"It was a relief when Proctor's goal went in," Jones remembered. "At 3-1 with eight minutes to go, I knew the game was over. At 2-1, you never know. They could sneak a goal in and its 2-2 and you go to overtime, and then it's like the lottery, anything can happen. From Proctor's goal to the end of the game, to now, it has been nothing but excitement."
In the 85th minute, Iro scored his second goal of the match to make the final score 4-1. As the final minutes and seconds ticked down, Jones left the press box, stopping on the way to hug and hoist UCSB Media Relations Assistant Jeff Bowers. Jones went down the stairs, joining the horde of fans waiting to storm the field.
"When I ran onto the field I thought it would be just me and the players," Jones said. "But obviously that wasn't the case. The players I really wanted to get to were Iro, Drew [McAthy], and Proctor, and all the other guys I felt played really well. Jon Apilado was the first player I got to, and I gave him a big hug. The whole scene was unbelievable."
Jones, a native of Auckland, New Zealand, has played in numerous important matches during his soccer career. He has been a member of New Zealand's World Cup Qualifying Team as well as his nation's Under-17 National Team. He hopes to use his experiences to help his UCSB teammates prepare for their biggest match ever.
"I've played in some big games," commented Jones. "And I have realized that the most important thing is simply to concentrate on doing the simple things right. I also realize that you need to enjoy the circumstance, but not get too caught-up in the moment. I know players who choke in big games, but I just kind of relax and use the crowd's energy to make some extra runs and do some extra stuff. I'm sure there are a lot of guys who haven't played in such big games and I want to be there for them, to try to help them through it if they get nervous, or too excited."
This time, though, Jones will not only have the opportunity to impart his wisdom in the locker room or from the press box. This time, he'll be on the field playing in the College Cup, the Final Four of NCAA soccer.
"When Tim recruited us," Jones began, referring to UCSB head coach Tim Vom Steeg and the other seniors on the team, "he said `this is going to be the class that will take us to a Final Four'. We thought that last year we could get it done, but we didn't quite get there. Every year though, we've gotten a step closer and this year we made it. It will be the end of the road, but we've taken this program to new heights. We want to end with a win in the final. That would be the perfect end to a perfect four years."
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Nerval's Lobster writes: Google had previously sold Motorola's Home division for $2.4 billion. Combine that with yesterday's $2.91 billion sale of Motorola's remaining assets, subtract the $12.5 billion acquisition price for the company back in 2011, and Google's little smartphone adventure cost it roughly $7.1 billion even before you start throwing in expenses related to actual production, marketing, and personnel. That's a hefty chunk of change, but some analysts think the deal was ultimately a good one because it allowed Google to pick up patents, engineering talent, and insight into the mobile-device marketplace. It's debatable, however, whether those patents ultimately helped Android in the still-raging smartphone wars, and Google was slow to promote Motorola smartphones out of fear of irritating other Android manufacturers. At least Google can console itself with the thought that so many of its other acquisitions—including YouTube and DoubleClick—resulted in massive profits; but you can't hit a home run every time you step up to bat.


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The social media world changes daily. We are bombarded on all sides with interesting information, useful as also totally unnecessary. For this reason, I think the words of Chris Brogan are true, he say, things will change in 2012. For this reason we should be heading in the right direction and in the right dynamics if we wants to be successful on social media in the future. [note mg]
2012 is the year where social media oversaturation hits hard. We will scale back on our participation in social networks, and we will most certainly scale back who we choose to follow as sources. This won't be because someone is bad or good. It will be based on whether the connection with that person adds value to the stream of information we're cultivating or not.
In determining how to deliver value and stay relevant and visible in this new landscape, I've written down 97 ideas to help you build a valuable platform. Note: some of this thinking comes from writing a new book with Julien Smith that isn't out until Fall 2012. Want some up front hints? Read this post...
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I'm new to the forum, so please be patient if my questions have been answered before . Tried searching, but found nothing, so I'll try to pop a question.
I am fairly new to really interesting myself with kitchen knives - the ones I have, have sort of just ended on my wall (magnetic list) through bargains and more or less chance.
They are nice knives though - some Macs (chef line) and Victorinoxes (wood & plastic handles).
However, I'm interested in experiencing the difference between these and a really top notch chef's knife.
Been looking around, and see that many people have good things to say about the Mac professional line, and being happy with the Macs I have, I am tempted.
However, I just stumbled upon a Damascus 8" chef's knife at about half regular price, which amounts to about the same (or less) as similar sizes in the professional range.
I have not found much information about the Damascus on the net. Anyone have experience with it? Would it be a better knife than the professional?
In the price range I'm looking at (about USD130), there are probably also other knives that could compete with the Mac (Damascus or Pro) in both performance and finish. Any particular knives you think I should consider when deliberating my upgrade?
Of myself and knife use: hobby cook, lots of vegetables. Horrible technique. Regular wooden cutting board (fairly soft, bought at IKEA...). Try to take care of knives by frequent honing (ceramic hone). Beginning to learn freehand sharpening on a set of Norton whetstones (220/1000/4000/8000) that I have for my razors , but have also just ordered a Chef's Choice 1520 to aid me in the work of sharpening (when I fail, when I don't have time etc).
Kitchen equipment stores in the vicinity basically have a stock of Victorinox knives, and that's it, so regrettably "going out to try it for myself" won't do. I'll have to go the online route.
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Utsunomiya (宇都宮) [1] is the capital of Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Utsunomiya has more streets lined with horse chestnut trees (栃の木 tochi-no-ki), and more places and products labeled Marronnier (French [2] for Aesculus hippocastanum) than any other city in Japan's Tochigi ("Buckeye") Prefecture.
Utsunomiya is also the hometown of jazz great Sadao Watanabe [3] and bills itself as a Jazz Town [4] that is also famous for its cocktail bars [5].
Get in
By plane
From Narita Airport, take the Narita Express train to Tokyo Station and transfer to the Tohoku Shinkansen (about 2-1/4 hours, ¥7510).
From Haneda Airport, take the Keikyu Line train to Shinagawa, then the Yamanote or Keihin-Tohoku line train to Tokyo Station. From there, take the Tohoku Shinkansen (about 1-3/4 hours, ¥5200).
Infrequent buses (eight per day) run directly to JR Utsunomiya station from Haneda (2.5 to 3 hours, ¥3500).
The Marronnier Bus makes 10 runs from Narita Airport to Utsunomiya between 8:10 am and 8:50 pm. The price is about ¥4000 for adults and ¥2000 for children.
By train
Utsunomiya is a major train hub served by the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, JR Tohoku Main Line, JR Nikko Line and Tobu Utsunomiya Line.
Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko, Max Yamabiko, Nasuno and Tsubasa trains depart from Tokyo station about three times per hour, with more trains during the evening. The ride costs ¥4800 and lasts just 50-55 minutes.
Direct runs on the regular Tohoku Main Line depart from Ueno station 3-4 times per hour. The trip takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes at a cost of ¥1890.
There are also hourly departures on the Shonan-Shinjuku line from Shinjuku station, reaching Utsunomiya in roughly the same time it takes from Ueno, and at the same price.
JR Nikko Line trains, appropriately bound for Nikko, depart from Utsunomiya.
Tobu line trains run to Tobu-Utsunomiya station from Tochigi every 30 minutes or so. From Asakusa, you can reach Utsunomiya by Tobu rapid train, changing in Tochigi, in about 2 hours, but for only ¥1160.
With the exception of the Tobu line, all of these trains can be used at no charge with the Japan Rail Pass.
By bus
Kintetsu operates the Tochinoki overnight highway bus service from Osaka and Kyoto to Utsunomiya Station. It takes 10 hours from Osaka and 8 1/2 hours from Kyoto and costs ¥11000 and ¥10400 one way, respectively.
Get around
The city does not have a subway system, but the bus system is very thorough. Most buses converge on JR Utsunomiya station's West Exit. The city information desk near the Shinkansen gates will help point you at the right bus and platform. There also is a bus named "Kibuna" which you can ride and see around the city. You can get off at any bus stop and it costs only 100yen.
There's also 2 Free Shuttle Bus Services available to two different part of utusnomiya for more shopping experiences.
The first shuttle bus station is actually right in front of a famous gyoza shop just outside the JR Utsunomiya Station. A bus will come based on a interval of every hour from 11am. Last bus leaving from the station will be at 7pm. If you are not certain of the stop (which is not quite prominent), just pay attention to queue. If you see some people queueing The bus will be stopping mainly 4 places. The destinations are Baby R' US, Daiso, Jeans Shop, FUKUDAYA, Japan Meat, Honda and many other more second hand shops there even the cinema is there. And the journey to these places will be taking appx 20-25mins, depends on traffic situation. Esp when coming back to the station on weekend, the free bus could be so cluttered that you may have to stand for the whole journey and could be as long as 40mins.
The second shuttle bus station is just right opp the back entrance of a shopping mall call LALA SQUARE. This bus stop is more prominent in the sense that it's a small pull up space that used to be a office or shop.And a man will normally stand outside or inside it distribuing a ticket that is valid for that particular day to be given to the bus driver upon coming back. This bus will bring you to the OLD FUKUDAYA. Over there, there's only one shopping mall call FUKUDAYA which is considered still relatively big. And at the opp there's some small restaurants. The bus journey for this trip is much shorter and will take appx only 5-8 mins. Not much of traffic issue.
Relatively, if you knows how to cycle. There's always a renting bicycle centre just nearby to the JR Utsunomiya Station. Once you exit from the station, walk towards LALA SQUARE SHOPPING MALL and from there walk all the way straight. You will see a sports shop, bypassing it. Will see Macdonalds. Then just the opp will be the place for you to rent the bicycle. You can't missed it as you will see many many bicycles.
Hachimanyama park is about 1km northwest of JR station and a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing (hanami). Futa-ara-san (二荒山 "Two Storm Mountain") is Utsunomiya's main shrine, located on a small hill in the city center, about 600m west of JR station. The Art Museum in the northern part of the city also has a park nearby.
Utsunomiya's main pedestrian shopping street (Orion-dōri) runs east from Tōbu station towards JR station, just south of main street (大通り, Ō-dori) and parallel to it. West of Tōbu station is Union-dōri, a pedestrian street lined by fashion stores. PARCO and 109 are also on the street. They are big department stores for buying clothes and cosmetics. Another big shopping mall, BellMall Utsunomiya, is about 2km southeast of JR station. In front of PARCO, there is a shop famous for green tea called Sekiguchien. In summer, it sells refreshing green tea ice cream to passers-by on the street.
Utsunomiya is most famous for its gyōza (餃子) dumplings, available sauteed, deep-fried, boiled, or and steamed with all sorts of stuffings all around the city. Just within the plaza below JR Utsunomiya Station, there's already a couple of restaurants. Check out the one in PASEO facing the supermarket. There's one gyoza restaurant that has queue almost throughout the whole day, due to it's cheap cheap price at only 350 yen to start off plus 100yen to pay for the rice. Just beside this long queue gyoza restaurant, is another one which is relatively good as well, slightly higher price but equally good.
There's one special restaurant which is hidden at a corner of the street of utsunomiya which sells a very wide varieties of KOME ( meaning porridge). The street is just inbetween LALA SQUARE and a Italian Restaurant, and if you pay attention you could see a yellow sighboard on the road that says: KOME KOME. and that's the shop. But the shop is closed on monday. The special thing about this porridge is that it's actually a rice patty costing from 120yen and above. And upon ordering and paying through a machine, you hand the ticket to the staff who will then process your order. The rice patty will first be pop into micro oven and then next presented to you in a tray together with a small pot of hot water. All you need to do is to pour the hot water into the bowl of rice patty and then one submerge, just have to "burst" it up with your spoon and you can be quite surprised at how much and what type of thing can hide inside the small rice patty. "Delicious" and "Unusual" is the word to describe this kome.
And at this shopping mall just opp PARCO, there's a supermarket. In this supermarket, there's always cheap daily special food which cost only 100 yen. Sometimes it could be a whole handroll of sushi ranges from kanpyō, crab meat, cucumber, tamago etc..... Or sometimes it could be tempura of seasonal vegetables, or even fresh delicious hot donuts. And prices for this supermarket are sometimes cheaper that what you could buy from FUKUDAYA, another big shopping mall that also has it's own supermarket.
If fast food is your choice, you could find MOS Burger or LOTTO Burger within the shopping mall just below JR Utsunomiya Station. Or like wise, walk towards LALA SQUARE and towards a sports shop. From the corner, you could find MACDONALDS which has a chicken burger that offer at only 100yen every day and any time of the day. And if you think that the drink is too expensive in macdonald, take a walk to 3rd level of LALA SQUARE. POP into DAISO, grab a 100 yen BIG SIZE COKE.....and total meals make only 200yen!
The area also produces 90% of Japan's kanpyō (干瓢) dried gourd strips, and Tochigi Prefecture is Japan's largest producer of strawberries (ichigo), so many local foods feature these products. The strawberries produced in Tochigi is called "Tochiotome", and it is a bit sweeter than strawberries that are produced in other prefectures. In spring, many people in and out of the prefecture visit strawberry fields to enjoy picking strawberries.
A good place to stay, convenient to both the JR station and the Tobu station is the Tobu Utsunomiya Hotel Grande. It has several restaurants, including a nice breakfast buffet, both westerna and Japanese. The staff is friendly, and the rooms are typical business Japanese single rooms (a few doubles and suites are also available). High speed internet is also available upon request. The hotel is located about a 15 minute walk or a short bus ride west of the JR station on the north side of the Grand Avenue (take the number 10 bus from stop 7 and get off on the second stop after the Parco department store. It will be across the street on the north side.
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AYER -- Looking at the Blue Knight's hockey sweaters the first thing you will notice is how the emblem portrays both the Ayer-Shirley Panther and the Blue Knight. The Blue Knight's shield has a roaring panther jumping off the front, and the color scheme incorporates both the Ayer-Shirley crimson and the Lunenburg blue.
One third of the Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley hockey team comes from Ayer-Shirley High School and that is the way the numbers have been since the partnership began in 1999.
"They're just as much part of the team as the Lunenburg kids," said Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley head coach Eric Short. "We've really made a transition when we first started right down to the mascot and the jerseys. The program would not exist without Ayer players nor would it exist without Lunenburg players. As far as I'm concerned, the only difference is they go to two different buildings for class."
The most challenging part about joining two schools together is gaining team chemistry, and the Blue Knights feel that right from the get-go it has been a fringeless relationship.
"Coming in freshman year, I didn't know anyone, but a hockey relationship is much different than the average friendship," said LAS forward Keven Cowdrey. "We have built a good bond here because we see each other every day."
Cooperative hockey has been a growing trend in recent years, with the cost of ice time and equipment on the rise.
Ice time averages around $250 an hour at the Wallace Civic Center that is managed by FMC Ice Sports. Lunenburg's booster program helps to offset some of the costs of keeping the program running. Ayer-Shirley contributes roughly $650 per player each season.
Other cooperative teams in the area include Littleton-Bromfield, which has 11 Trojans on the roster, Nashoba-Clinton, Fitchburg-Monty Tech and Assabet-Maynard. The Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley kids in most cases have never played club hockey together. A vast majority of the Lunenburg members of the cooperative team competed together at the club level for Twin City. The Ayer players sighted the Groton youth hockey league as the place many local Ayer and Shirley players turn to.
Traditionally, the Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley Blue Knights like to have at least one captain from Ayer-Shirley each year, it just so happens that this year's team vote favored Cowdrey and senior Dan Hughes. Cowdrey is a three-year varsity player who started the season as a defenseman, but has made a smooth transition to forward this season.
Typically the Blue Knights would like to have two from each school to showcase the great partnership between the two athletic departments.
"Hughes has been a captain for two years now and is a leader on and off the ice," said assistant Jason Welch. "He is one of our more talented players. Hughes sees a lot of ice time on a lot of special teams. He has had some shoulder issues in the past, but we've really counted on him as a first-line center."
Ayer-Shirley sophomore forward Danny Baldino is one of the premier players from Ayer-Shirley who is a very strong finisher in the slot. Baldino has a high hockey IQ and is equally effective on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ice.
Lunenburg/Ayer-Shirley has been enjoying success on the rink, capturing the Bushnoe Tournament crown over the holiday break. The Blue Knights are still in the Div. 3-A district playoff picture with a record of 3-3-1 in the Coughlin Conference and 8-4-2 overall.
Cowdrey and Hughes urge the Ayer-Shirley public and students to come out and support the hockey team. The Blue Knights play all of their home games at Fitchburg State University's Gaetz Arena at the Wallace Civic Center.
Get used to hockey at Ayer-Shirley, because in the eyes of Short, it is here to stay.
"It's probably one of the best co-ops around in terms of the relationship between the two schools," said Short. "I hope that it stays like this forever."


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ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Trent Lusignan was honored Tuesday with The Summit League's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award.
Lusignan finished second in the 5000m with his time of 14:22.63 at the Missouri Relays this past weekend.
Lusignan's time is a new personal best and ranks sixth overall in SDSU history. His time also currently ranks seventh in the nation.
This is the first Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for him.
Lusignan and the rest of the Jacks will be on the road this weekend as they compete in four different meets. He will be competing in the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Friday, March 29th.


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But that's just me.
sanchez tebow and mcelroy are all under contract i dont foresee anyone of them being traded or released unless im missing something.
Let me ask u this.
With the way Wilson played in the 2nd half, compared to the way he played in the 1st, does Matt Flynn's effort on the sidelines warrant any respect ?
To say all he did was rub Wilson's back is what IYHO ?
Matt Moore > Plain white bread.
IMO. Many people are reading way too much into the Jets QB situation. I hear alot of Alex Smith, Matt Flynn. I know we still don't even have a GM yet. I just can't see anyone being able to make that happen. I think all that will happen is they probably will bring in a "vanilla guy" such as Matt Moore or someone like him.
I think it will be an open QB compition between Sanchez, Moore ( or add your own journeymen guy here) and McElroy . My prediction is we will start next year with McElroy as the QB. Reason? I think it would be a PR disaster to go with Sanchez, and the fans would turn on them before the season even started. I think since they drafted Gregg, they will at least give him a ligit shot to see if he can play.
I think it will take a few more years to get out franchise QB here. Maybe just playing mistake free football and good defence, will be enough to keep us from being embarrassed on a weekly basis. Best case maybe McKlroy can play a little.
Bottom Line : If there is a Stop-Gap guy I'd like to have 'till we get our Franchise QB, it's Moore.
But of course the Jets NEVER get the player we all want.....So we'll end up with the Dog-Killer instead. You KNOW it's going to happen....
I'd rather start Sanchez next year since he gives us the best chance at putting us in a position to draft Bridgewater or Johnny Football in 2014.
I'll put money on the fact that Tebow will not be on this team come 2013.
best case scenario seattle does a trade with us sanchez and a draft pick for flynn.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's tennis team enters the 2013-14 season with high expectations. The Spartans welcome back a deep core of experienced players while a large recruiting class forms one of the most talented teams in the history of the program.
Head coach Ryan Weber will have the largest team in his tenure at York as the roster boasts 18 players, many of who return with significant varsity experience.
"I like the balance on this roster," says Weber. "Our returners are strong and experienced while the new guys are talented but a little raw. There is going to be more competition for court time than we have ever had before."
The Green and White will be led by senior captains Tyler Cheatham (Westminster, Md./Westminster) and Nathaniel Hoskins (Gap, Pa./Pequea Valley). Cheatham is the Spartans' number one singles player and will also see significant time in doubles play for the Spartans. Cheatham won eight matches at the number one slot last year while he combined with various teammates to notch seven doubles wins. Hoskins will play in the upper half of the Spartans' singles lineup and, much like Cheatham, will anchor down a spot in the Spartans' doubles lineup.
"Tyler and Nate give us great leadership," states Weber. "We are a pretty young team and they have done a really good job of getting everyone going in the same direction."
A trio of juniors provide Weber with outstanding middle of the order talent. Matt Rosenkrantz (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow), Jake Greenstein (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills), and Daniel Erk (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) are three players who Weber believes can make a jump in performance in their third collegiate seasons. Rosenkrantz is slated to hold down the second singles slot after an offseason of hard work has allowed him to move up in the lineup. Rosenkrantz went 11-6 playing out of the third and fourth singles slot as a sophomore. He also combined with Greenstein to notch eight wins in second doubles play last season. Greenstein will play somewhere in the middle of the Spartans' singles lineup and will have an impact in doubles. Erk was York's top winner last year as he went a brilliant 16-4 last year. Erk went 2-1 at fourth singles, 6-0 at fifth singles, and 7-2 in sixth singles. He is slated to play fourth singles heading into this season. Erk also had a combined 13-3 doubles mark during his sophomore campaign.
"Each of those three juniors have continued to work hard to improve," says Weber. "We will count on them to have big years and provide us with strong performances during the season."
Freshman Kaltrin Bullaj (Glen Rock, Pa./Susquehannock) has earned the sixth singles spot to start the season.
"Kaltrin has been very impressive so far," says Weber. "I could see him moving up the lineup as the season progresses."
Weber will look to returners Mario Herrera (San Francisco, Calif./Josua Christian) and Zach Hanson (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) to contribute during the season, particularly in the doubles lineup. Herrera went 7-3 in singles play last year while Hanson notched a 4-1 mark in limited opportunities.
"I like the make-up of this team," says Weber. "Guys are working hard and pushing each other to improve. We are deep and that depth will pay dividends throughout the season. I am excited to get started."
The Spartans open the fall campaign on Saturday, September 14 when they host Messiah College in a non-conference contest. The match is slated for a 1:00 pm start in York.


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I had Winnie-The-Pooh and Piglet pins stuck to my workspace wall. They were a set, but someone stole Piglet so the set is now broken up . The way the pins were designed, Pooh looks odd without the Piglet.There was also a time when the workplace gave us a small box of chocolate as a reward for....something (I forget what). They were tied with a ribbon. I had about two or three boxes. One day when I finally opened a box, the chocolate was gone. I then opened all the boxes to the same thing. The nervy (yet funny) thing was that whoever stole the chocolates tied all the boxes back neatly and prettily with the ribbons.ETA: Can someone please point me to the pink hat thread? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.
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Monday, August 05, 2013
Pick 5 is Alive
While in 'park' for 45 minutes on I-295 as a medevac propelled a stricken motorcyclist to a hospital, I thought of Cross Traffic. A maddening afternoon for the maddening times we bet in.
While in 'park', again, this time for only 25 minutes, at mile marker 78.9 on the New York Thruway heading north as some sort of big rig smoldered, Mrs. Carryover handed me her 4G LTE Smart Phone and I perused some headlines. They all seemed boring, which, I must add, wasn't helping my cause and systolic blood pressure. The roadside flares burned on.
But, hark, there was headline befitting of you crazy horse player types: NYRA to Launch Pick 5 Wager in Fall.
I suppose that's the second-best time to launch a new, possibly lucrative bet, the first being the Old Gray Mare that is Saratoga. The provisions of the Pick 5 wager are awfully inviting to the multi-race exotic purveyor … or cheapskates, sorry, "value hunters." Minimum wager is 50 cents that goes counter to its, dare I say, high-brow Pick 6 brother, the one who requires a $2 minimum, a New York City penthouse, and, perhaps, a penchant for the trenchant.
The Pick 5 will also have 15 percent as its takeout. I also imagine there is no carryover.
The Pick 5 is boxed wine, a nice nozzle to pour a glass of Franzia white zinfindel. The Pick 5 is cutoff-tee shirt-guy-playing-$5 minimum-black-jack-at-MGM Grand. The Pick 5 eats McRibs. The Pick 5 rarely showers. The Pick 5 attends Cowtown Rodeos.
Part of the worry since this plan was put to the commission at the end of May had to have been the potential "cannibalization" of the Pick 6 pool. But when they realized, one can imagine, that they need to pull of a pyramid scheme just to afford a playable set of Pick 6 tickets, that potential "cannibalization" is a non-threat, or, in horse racing terms, Alpha.
The Pick 6 maintains its high entry level, high threshold, and high degree of difficulty as its charm for the Steve Crist's of the world. It is, as Crist puts it in his book Exotic Betting, and I'm paraphrasing, the Mecca for horse players.
The Pick 5 and Pick 6 run together, though they don't run in the same circles. The Pick 5 may act as the gateway drug for the Pick 6 and allow for one person to comfortably go wide enough to include, say, Cross Traffic over Fort Larned. (For Cross Traffic, the buck stops at nine furlongs. Ha-cha-cha. Dirt Mile for him, no? Almost forgot Mr. Pletcher trains some older horses.)
For those playing Pick 6 tickets, God bless you, the Pick 5 could be a way to hedge. Or vice versa. Imagine going wide with your Pick 5, but hedging with the Pick 6 with fewer horses. Maybe this makes no sense, but I have to think there are some folks who subscribe to handicapping that can make them work in tandem and not as foes. It's Harvey Two-Face, without the need for skin grafting and vendettic (coined that word. Boom!) bloodlust.
It's nice to see the N.Y.R.A expand its betting buffet. There's a poor man's option for just about every other bet: 50-cent Pick 4s, Dime Supers, eating Carolina BBQ, so the Pick 5 is the alternative to the Pick 6.
Hopefully NYRA's tote system handles it just fine as it enters the Fall Championship meet at Belmont Park. With the buzz of the Breeders' Cup on the horizon, a new wager adds more pep to Gotham and beyond.
So, go on, have yourself a generic soda pop, and tear open that box o' wine, the Pick 5 awaits you. Stay affordably thirsty, my friends.
Written by Brendan O'Meara


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Saint Spikes Foard
St. Stephens picked up a win Thursday and remain in the hunt for the top 3-A spot in the Northwestern 3-A/4-A conference. The Indians shut out the Fred T. Foard Tigers 3-0 at Foard, and they improved to 7-2 in conference play. They trail Watauga, which is undefeated as of Wednesday. The Indians were down 18-14 in the first game Thursday at Foard, but they rallied for a 26-24 win.
St. Stephens defeated Foard 26-24, 25-14, 25-17. Hall and Hannah Cogswell had a team-high nine kills in the match. Nicole Hardy and Paige Heeke had eight kills, and Hardy finished the match with 20 digs. Taylor Cummins led St. Stephens with 24 digs, and Abby Foster had a team-high 33 assists.
The loss Thursday dropped Foard to 4-5 in conference play and 9-9 overall. Drew Worrells and Kelsey Hammer had five kills apiece for the Tigers.
The Red Devils shut out the Vikings on Thursday at home. The victory is Newton-Conover's 13th conference win of the 2010 season, and the team puts its undefeated record on the line at home Tuesday against West Caldwell in the regular season finale.
The Red Devils are three games ahead of second-place Maiden in the Catawba Valley 2-A standings.
The Blue Devils defeated the Bears on Thursday at Bunker Hill to remain within three games of Newton-Conover in the CVAC standings. Maiden is now 10-3 in conference play after it shut out Bunker Hill, which dropped to 4-9.
The Blue Devils won 25-19, 25-12, 25-10.
McKenzie Garrison led Maiden to the win with 13 kills, and Melanie Annas contributed 11. Ibtxhis Khang had a match-high 41 assists.
Haley Null led Bunker Hill with seven kills and two aces, and Krissy Edwards had 18 assists.
Prep Soccer
West Iredell shut out Bunker Hill on Thursday in a non-conference match at Bunker Hill.
College Baseball
Catawba Valley Community College baseball will hold a fall defensive skills camp from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds. Players will receive collegiate and professional instruction in major league throwing program, infield philosophy, outfield/catching drills and philosophy, hand-eye coordination specific drills, speed and agility training with certified specialists.
Cost for the camp is $55 for walk up or $50 for pre registration. For directions or pre registration information, please call (704) 860-4393.
Prep Girls Tennis
Jackie Lomboy (HHS) d. Kelly Blanton 6-2, 6-1; Erynn Hurst (HHS) d. Shyann Belanger 6-3, 6-2; Nadia Juerges (HHS) d. Regan Spencer 6-1, 6-3; Caroline Poole (HHS) d. Morgan Whisnant 6-4, 7-5; Caroline Smith (HHS) d. Amanda Bryan 6-1, 6-1; Zoe Fisher (HHS) d. Ana Dela Riva 6-0, 6-0
Jackie Lomboy-Erynn Hurst (HHS) d. Kelly Blanton-Morgan Whisnant 8-6; Nadia Juerges-Caroline Smith (HHS) d. Regan Spencer-Amanda Bryan 8-4; Zoe Fisher-Jessie Herforth (HHS) d. Ana Dela Riva-Audrey Pennell 8-6


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's basketball team will be looking to avenge an early season loss against Pfeiffer University on Wednesday (Feb. 20), as they host the Falcons in Conference Carolinas action.
In the first meeting between these two teams, Coker struggled offensively and only scored 54-points. However, the Cobra offense has averaged nearly 70-points per game since that point and has proven to be strong at home all season long with a 7-2 home court record.
The Lau sisters continue to be a force on the offensive end by averaging a combined 33-points per game. Along with scoring duties Autumn Lau is getting it done on the defensive side by averaging a team high 2.6-blocks per game. Sophomore guard Angie Lawrence has scored back-to-back 18-point games, and is averaging 10.6-points on the season.
Coker will be put to the test on Wednesday, as they prepare for the third ranked team in the conference. Brittany Cox will be the primary focus for the Cobras, as she leads the team in total points (429), scoring average (18.7), 3-point percentage (.383), and 3-pointers made (67).
Wednesday's game is Faculty-Staff Appreciation Night. Members of the Coker College faculty and staff will receive a free t-shirt at the game, along with drinks and popcorn. Games and prizes will also be apart of the night's festivities.
The game is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off, followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.


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JLo's next career moves
Forbes has just put Jennifer Lopez on top of their Celebrity 100 List, calling her the most powerful celebrity in the business with $52 million earned last year along with total pop culture domination. I don't dispute it. American Idol is the best decision she's ever made. The way she managed her career after that decision, with the music and the marketing and the branding, straight up, it was a clinic.
So of course she wants to quit Idol now.
It's been 2 seasons. Us Weekly reports that with her job(s), and the tour, and her kids and, um, her boyfriend, it's too much for her to handle right now. And I believe Us. I believe Us because I know they have it in really tight with JLo's people after getting f-cked over last year with the separation announcement. This source is solid. She's either really done with the show then or...
She just heard about Britney's $15 million score and wants some of that too.
After the year she's had, who else but JLo could defend against Britney and X Factor? Idol boss Nigel Lythgoe has already put it out there, after intense speculation yesterday that JLo's on her way out, that he wants her back. Very badly. I mean, at this point half the negotiating is done already. All she has to say is "match" or "more". And there it is - a pay rise from the reported $12 million she already makes for, let's face it, the role that secured most of her fanbase. Jennifer Lopez has never been more famous than she is right now. And it's because American Idol takes it to the masses several times a week. The show does the work FOR her.
Which is another consideration before her departure.
If she leaves, will they follow?
Television is easy fame. They can support you without leaving the house. Without getting up off the couch. Without having to figure out how to click and download sh-t off the Internet. Television, for all its oldfashioned-ness, is what gets them to Kohl's, where her fashion line is sold, and to the drugstore, so that they can buy her razors and her fragrances. They're the ones who'll embrace her when her 4th marriage falls apart.
So it might not be so easy being #1 on the Forbes list if she goes back out there, without the weekly Idol support system. But then there's Casper in her ear, you know?
Baby, you are so much more than Idol. You make Idol. Let's do our own thing. Let's start our own production company together. Let's take our love on the road. Let's not be limited. We have no limits, baby. Our love can't be limited.
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RAPIDS, Iowa — The Watertown Wizards had high hopes for this
summer, and for good reason. Their roster includes six all-stars,
third-most in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. But with just two regular season games
remaining they are in sixth place with an 18-26 record.
"We think
we've really underachieved," Owner and General Manager, Todd Kirkey
said. "But that's because we think our league is pretty good
Amsterdam Mohawks sit atop the league standings at 35-10, with a
comfy nine-and-a-half-game lead over second place Newark Pilots. Both teams
have already clinched a playoff berth. Two games separate third
through fifth-place Glen Falls (26-20), Oneonta (24-21) and Mohawk
Valley (23-21), who are fighting for the last two spots this week.
While a
playoff run is no longer a possibility for Watertown, they are one of
two teams (Amsterdam being the other) with two players who rank in
the league's top 10 in ERA and batting average.
pitcher Rene Solis (St. Mary's) is tied with Amsterdam's Chandler
Shepherd for the league-lead in ERA (1.31). Solis' batting average
against (1.72) is second best in the PGCBL, while his 49 strikeouts
rank sixth.
This season
as a sophomore at St. Mary's, Solis was a finalist for the Tino
Martinez award, which is given to the Division-II player of the year.
reminds me of Tom Glavine, he's that exact same type of guy,"
Kirkey said of Solis. "He doesn't break 85-86 mph, but we kind of
make fun of his changeup because it stops in mid-air, you just don't
see it coming."
Nick Bradley (Western Michigan) ranks 10th among qualified starters
with a 3.74 ERA, and has been Watertown's No. 2 pitcher this
Walter (Cal Poly Pomona) and Jordan Enos (Holy Cross) lead the team
in batting average with marks of .340 and .339, respectively. Walter
is also fifth among the league's qualified batters in slugging
percentage (.536) and total bases (82), and is second in runs scored
(42). Enos is tied for fourth in the league with 15 doubles.
Gleason (Wabash Valley C.C.) leads the team with 40 starts and is
third with a .327 batting average.
And then
there's Brandon Cipolla (Holy Cross), one several players who
returned from last year's team.
swing is playable now," Kirkey said. "He puts the same swing on
every pitch and has power to all fields. He just stands out. Maybe
I'm being biased, but I think he's the best position player in
the league."
missed several weeks last summer with a broken cheekbone after a
throw from shortstop hit him in the face while running down the first
base line. Following a standout season with Holy Cross, Cipolla is
batting .281/.434/.459 with five homers and 14 stolen bases in 135
at-bats for Watertown this summer. He's also tied for the league
lead with 35 walks and was one of two players who homered in the
PGCBL All-Star Game last week.
The center
fielder says he's improved mentally this season, not only at the
plate but on the base paths as well. Like Cipolla, the level of play
across the league has gotten better this year.
"I think
the competition is very good in this league," Cipolla said. "Just
judging by the All-Star Game the other day, I was talking to some of
my teammates, and we were really happy with the competition. It's a
great league, a top-tier league. It's definitely one of the better
spots to be in the summer."
will enroll for his junior year as a political science major at Holy
Cross this fall. While the Cape Cod League may be an option for him
next summer, Kirkey thinks his future is even brighter.
"If he
wants to stay at Holy Cross and graduate, that's going to be his
choice," Kirkey said. "But I don't see how he couldn't get
drafted next year."
Cipolla doesn't return to Watertown next summer, his absence will
be one of many changes. Traditionally, the Wizards have targeted
freshman, who after a year at college and a summer in the PGCBL go on
to dominate in other leagues the next year. Kirkey vows to recruit
more experienced players next season, and plans to use Perfect Game's
scouting services to do it.
that big-time first-round guy, that Stephen Strasburg type so the
PGCBL can say we had him, that's our next big step," Kirkey said.
"We need that guy that's on TV every day".
Kirkey says
the Wizards have always been "ahead of the curve" with marketing
the team and getting players involved with the community. They do a
free camp with the local YMCA and visit schools, for example.
the league-wide reputation is important as well. And that requires
players spreading the good word.
thing I think our league has tried to prove is that we can get good
players from the SEC and we can get kids that are junior college,
NAIA and D-II and D-III guys," Kirkey said. "That's important,
because the players go back and tell their coaches, 'This is where
we need to send guys.' If those guys don't go back and tell their
teammates how good the league was, then we're fighting an uphill


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PWMania has learned exclusively that soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has been pitching a reality show to various cable networks in which HBK would be part of a Poacher Patrol.
Shawn's concept is said to be a look at how some hunters have gone outside of the law to ruin the reputation of the entire hunting community, and how law enforcement is attempting to bring these illegally-operating hunters to justice.
"He's not the Heart Break Kid anymore," one person close to the negotiations told us exclusively, "he's more Michael Hickenbottom than Shawn Michaels, and he seems very comfortable with that fact, now more than ever."
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On the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that recognized the right to an attorney in criminal cases, a bill waiting for the governor's signature could provide free legal assistance in the civil arena to those who cannot afford it.
Under the limited pilot program, approved by lawmakers in House Bill 3111, legal help would be provided in landlord-tenant disputes to those who fall at or below the federal poverty level.
While the finer details have yet to be ironed out, if Gov. Pat Quinn signs the bill, it would be a rare step in providing free legal representation in civil courtrooms.
"For the most part, you're not facing incarceration in civil courts," McHenry County Chief Judge Michael Sullivan said. "… But that doesn't mean that the issue's impact on your life and your family's lives … are not as important to your well-being or your family's well-being."
Sullivan is part of the state's 11-member Access to Justice Commission, which is looking to make it easier to navigate the state's legal system, especially for those who are indigent or vulnerable.
The measure comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court decision which recognized that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney when they are unable to afford one. Known in legal circles simply as Gideon, the same right does not extend to civil cases.
Though the program outlined in HB3111 is limited – only one courthouse in each Appellate Court district would have a pilot program, and only in landlord-tenant cases – the executive director of the Access to Justice Commission said the measure would be a step in the right direction.
"We kind of take as a given that you don't have a right to a lawyer in noncriminal cases," Danielle Hirsch said. "[This is] a way to test what it would be like if you did have a meaningful lawyer on both sides. How would it change the process?"
But law experts say a full-blown civil Gideon is far off, and even more rare.
"The broad-based right to an attorney in civil matters if you're impoverished, paid for at state's expense, is highly impossible to imagine," said Marc Falkoff, associate professor at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Although he applauded the effort, he called the state's courts "woefully underfunded."
"It sounds great, but if we can't keep up in the criminal context, I don't know how we're going to pay for it," Falkoff said.
An additional $10 filing fee will be tacked onto civil court cases, pooled into an Access to Justice fund, then funneled back to pay for the pilot program.
Moving forward, a line would need to be drawn in the sand, Falkoff predicted.
"I don't want to pay for someone's divorce attorney, and I can't imagine we'll ever be able to do that," he said.
HB3111 also creates a legal assistance hotline for veterans. But these are only part of the Access to Justice Commission's overarching goal.
"It's really a multifaceted approach," Sullivan said. It's "trying to make sure everyone has access to justice – no matter what your educational background, financial abilities, or your abilities to communicate language."


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Here's the short version of my colleague Dimitra DeFotis' bull case for European stocks during 2014.
For a big year, it might take as little as a modest pickup in growth and the possibility (indeed, likelihood) that the European Central Banktakes over as the loosest goose in monetary policy.
"It is not inconceivable that the ECB ends up being the most equity-friendly central bank in 2014, and I didn't think I would ever hear myself say that," says Peter Sullivan, head of European equity strategy at HSBC in London. "Growth just picking up to between 0.5% and 1% means stabilization continues." …
Portfolio manager David Herro has invested about 75% of the Oakmark International Fund (OAKIX) in a big bet on Europe. He doesn't want the indexed ETF's heavy exposure to commodity calls in energy, nor to pharmaceuticals beholden to government spending cuts. He prefers value-priced names and multinationals, including luxury auto makers like Daimler (DDAIF) and BMW (BMW.Germany), financials Credit Suisse Group (CS) and Allianz (AZSEY), and consumer plays Danone (DANOY) and Diageo (DEO). (See Q&A, "Beating the Market for 20 Years," Aug. 13.)
"Share prices have rallied a little bit, but they lag North America and Japan. You are left with the same investment proposition that you had a year ago, even though shares are not as cheap," Herro tells Barrons.com.
DeFotis recommends Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as an easy and effective way for bulls to take their position.


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Who the Linux Developer Met on His Way to St. Ives
Oracle - Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
For some reason I still remember this nursery riddle:
"As I was going to Saint Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each cat had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
How many were going to St Ives?
The answer, of course, is one. More about the riddle here.
Little did I know, when I first learned it, that this rhyme would help me understand the Oracle Exadata Database Machine. Miss Blankenship, please forgive me:
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with 8 Oracle Exadata Machines
Each machine had 8 sockets
Each socket had 8 cores
Each core had 2 threads
How many CPU's were going to St Ives?
If your i-phone has hobbled you to the point that you can no longer do simple arithmetic in your head, you can get the answer to that riddle by listening to these podcasts (the first one even provides notes):
Podcast: How Oracle Linux Was Optimized for the Oracle Exadata Database Machine
Turns out that when you use off-the-shelf components to build a NUMA system like the Exadata, you lower your hardware costs, but you increase the software work that must be done to optimize the system. Oracle Linux already had a set of optimizations well suited to this task. Chris Mason, director of Linux kernel engineering at Oracle, describes the process engineering used to optimize Exadata's integrated stack, touching everything from storage, to networking, the CPU, I/O speeds, and finally the application. Great Q&A, too.
Podcast: What's So Great About Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel?
It's easy to replace your tired rust-bucket of a Linux kernel with the chromed-out Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel from Oracle, but why would you? Sergio Leunissen, Oracle Vice President, and Lenz Grimmer, blogger extraordinaire, explain why it's worth your time to use the Unbreakable Linux Kernel. Sergio and Lenz explain why Oracle went to the trouble to engineer its own kernel, what's included in Release 2, how it is tested, how it is optimized for the Oracle stack, the close relationship with the Linux community, and what benefits it brings developers and sysadmins.
Where to Get It, How to Use It
As you may have already heard, Release 2 of Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux is now available. Here are some resources to help you get started.
- How to Replace Your Linux Kernel with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (Release 2)
- Download the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel from the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN)
- Download the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel from Oracle's Public Yum Repository
- Read Lenz Grimmer's Blog about the availability of Release 2.
About Oracle
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The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
News gathered from: Oracle blogs.