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Wrestlemania X. March 20, 1994. Madison Square Garden. It was unquestionably one of the biggest nights of my career. It was arguably the greatest opening match held at the greatest wrestling hall of them all.
In the first of two co-main event matches on a huge show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Wrestlemania, my feud with my brother Owen was at its red-hot peak and we blended his high-flying skills and my solid technical style to build a match that would finally earn Owen the respect he had so long deserved.
It seems ironic now the only way both Owen and I could get to the top of the WWF was to become nasty, vicious villains.
What a lot of people don't know is how Owen and I figured out two different ways to reverse the sharpshooter.
In what was then considered to be one of the biggest upsets of all time, Owen pinned me when I went for a victory roll. It might seem strange but nobody was more proud of his victory over me than I was.
I opened the show and closed the show.
In the other main event, I squared off with 500-lb. Yokozuna and regained the world heavyweight title.
The wrestlers piled out of the dressing room and hoisted me on their shoulders in what was a genuine and spontaneous showing of respect I'll never forget.
Wrestlemania XI was at the Hartford Civic Center on April 2, 1995, when I took on two-time world champion Bob Backlund in a classic matchup of the old generation versus the new. Unfortunately, it was a submission match centred around one of us having to say 'I quit.'
When I finally hooked old Backlund in his own hold, the cross-face chicken wing, he soon found out just how painful it really was.
It hurt so much that when guest referee Roddy Piper stuck the microphone in his face and asked him if he'd had enough, he couldn't remember to say 'I quit,' so he blurted out, "Yes!"
With no disrespect to Backlund, this was probably my least memorable Wrestlemania match but only because it was such a poor concept.
I redeemed myself the following year at Wrestlemania XII in the infamous iron- man match with Shawn Michaels. This was the toughest match I ever had.
That year, Michaels took the winter off to train solely for our one-hour marathon match, while I was being jackknifed and pancaked all winter in short but physical matches with the biggest behemoths in the WWF at that time -- Diesel, Undertaker, Psycho Sid and Yoko. This, along with a gruelling tour of India only weeks before Wrestlemania XII, made it extremely difficult for me to build my stamina for a one-hour pay-per-view main-event match.
Luckily for me, I could see I was being set up. The plan was for Shawn to scrape me off the mat, so Vince McMahon and Jim Ross could describe in their commentary how Michaels, who was a few years younger than me, had just taken over for the new generation.
Instead, I trained like an absolute lunatic every day -- on my own time -- and I think if you watch that match, you'll come to find that, more often than not, it was The Hitman scraping The Heartbreak Kid off the mat. To both our credit, I think the iron man match at Wrestlemania XII still sets the standard for hour-long matches.
The following year, I fully expected to have my planned rematch with Michaels, the still-reigning champion, but rather than lose to me, he came up with another of his many phony injuries.
So, plans were changed and I was hastily matched with Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was just beginning to make a name for himself. I've always felt this match opened the door for Stone Cold, who told me just a few months ago it was his all- time favourite match.
In my opinion, it was not only my best Wrestlemania match but also the single greatest Wrestlemania match ever.
And as for the rumour I'll be appearing at Wrestlemania XX tomorrow at MSG, I want to wish Chris Benoit all the luck in the world and, to all the grapplers, have the time of your lives.
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Duke Energy Renewables says it has completed a 36 MW energy-storage and power-management system at its 153 MW Notrees Windpower Project, located in West Texas.
Xtreme Power designed and installed the Dynamic Power Resource system at the wind farm and will continue to operate the system. The battery storage project will help mitigate the variability of wind power by storing excess wind energy and discharging it whenever demand for electricity is highest.
In addition to increasing the supply of renewable energy during periods of peak demand, the system will help stabilize the frequency of electricity traveling throughout the power grid. Duke Energy says it is working closely with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which signals to the battery storage system to either dispatch stored energy to increase frequency or absorb energy to decrease frequency.
The Electric Power Research Institute will collect performance data from the battery storage system and help assess the potential for broader adoption of energy-storage solutions throughout the industry. Technical and economic data will also be analyzed by Sandia National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The results of the storage project at the Notrees wind farm will be shared publicly through the DOE's Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse.
The energy-storage project was made possible thanks to a $22 million grant from the DOE awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Duke Energy provided the remainder of the funding for the project.


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Last year, due to the generosity of Alistair and Helen Hyatt I was able to spend two hours recording my first solo piano album in superb Echo Mountain Recording Studios. With such limited time, I sat down and played for about an hour straight and recorded almost all of these songs in a single take. The second hour I spent with engineer Josh Blake doing mixing and mastering, and was able to come up with 12 tracks out of the session that I wanted to release. Since it's been almost a year, I've been thinking about my next solo album, which I may be able to record at home. I'm also considering putting out an album where every track has a different singer, or small combo with it, a "Fletcher & Friends" sort of concept.
Take a listen, and if you dig it, order a CD or spend some money on the digitial download. Below is the entire album embedded here, or you can find my recordings at music.andrewjfletcher.com
Here are the liner notes:
Dear Listener,
Thank you for buying my CD. Your support means that I get to continue my work as a stride piano player and keep the tradition alive and vital for the next generation. My approach to this recording was to show you on a CD what I do at my numerous solo performances in Asheville and beyond, but with a more relaxed and thoughtful sensibility at the piano. I sound the way I do thanks to my mentor Reese Gray and my teacher Pam McNeil, as well as the excellent education I got on the job with my first band, Firecracker Jazz Band. Come out and see a live show sometime and make sure to introduce your self.
Cheers to you!
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Thanks to John Gellman for including me in his photo series of buskers. Check out his work and the many other Asheville buskers that he's photographed at jgphoto.com.
In addition to being a semi-retired busker, I advocate for street performers rights (a 1st Amendment constitutional issue) with the Asheville Buskers Collective. The reason I don't busk often anymore is simple: I'm playing about 200 gigs a year in venues. But I truly value the experience of busking and I think it's been a major part of my development as an entertainer. I suggest all musicians, no matter the level of your experience, to try street performing at least once. It can be a humbling, thrilling, informative and, many times, even lucrative experience.
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Een winnaar werd gekozen uit502 ontwerpen ingezonden door104 freelance designers.
a more organic than tech look. PLEASE READ ON
Point 1 Tech is looking for a logo that translates well to all forms of media. Something an advertising company can "evolve". "less is more" Goodluck to you all!
Point 1 Tech / point1tech.com / Point 1 Technologies. or
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- We want a new, yet clean and established in appearance
- We are a sales component or distribution organization that is currently engaged in major transportation and energy sector related opportunities.
- Coatings industry. Major corrosion & friction reduction.
- Point 1 Tech's business opportunity is quite large in scope and we have attracted key industry experts.
- Our clients include manufacturers of the industry staples that we see and use in our lives everyday.
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- relativity! clean!
- possibly included in logo, - tagline "transcending status quo"
- needs to look good in black and white
- "Point 1" is most important "technologies" secondary
- We definately do not need fireworks...once again, relativity
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2005) - Thanks to a career high 23 points from junior Ben Rhoda (Dayton, Ohio) and a double-double from junior forward Dillion Sneed (Chicago), the East Tennessee State men's basketball team picked up its second straight win with a 92-83 victory over Western Carolina Monday night in front of 4,364 fans at Memorial Center.
With the win, the Buccaneers improved to 8-16 overall, 4-10 in Southern Conference play, while
"It was great for us to get off to a good start," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow. "They made a run there on us late in the first half to cut it to eight, but the big key for us in the second half was that Western could never get over that hump. They got to within five or six, but could never get any closer. It's another win and now we've got a little momentum again."
The Bucs, who were coming off a 105-78 win over UNC Greensboro on Saturday, scored 64 points in the first half of that win over the Spartans. The same offensive intensity was there from the outset again against the Catamounts, as the Bucs built a lead of as many as 23 points at 43-20 with remaining before the intermission.
However, the Catamounts - who have now lost 15-straight to the Bucs - clawed back into the contest with a 19-6 run the rest of the way to make it 49-41 at the break.
In the second half,
ETSU was led by Rhoda's career-high of 23 points, while Sneed finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Smith ended the game with 23, while freshman Andrew Reed matched his career high with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Rhoda just missed a double-double, grabbing nine rebounds.
For the game, ETSU shot 50 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Catamounts, 46-40.
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Watercolours are dominated by views of Wawel from the turn of the 20th c., mostly by Leon Wyczółkowski, and the collection of 228 works by Jacek Malczewski (from the Lanckoroński family collection) includes the most valuable drawings.
ANGEL. Italy, Siena, Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344), c. 1315. Tempera and gilt on wood. A fragment of a lost altar, among the earliest works of the famous Sienese master. From the Lanckoroński collection.


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Residents on Edge as the Midwest Deals with Near-Record Flooding
While much of the western and south-central portion of the United States are stuck in a devastating drought, parts of the Midwest are trying to fend off near-record flooding. The Mississippi River will crest at 20.8 feet tomorrow in Davenport, Iowa, exceeding flood stage by almost six feet.
The region has seen several heavy rainfall events over the past few weeks, and the saturated ground was inundated by the immense rainfall that occurred as part of the derechos on Monday, according to Quad Cities meteorologist Greg Dutra. The storms this week dropped more than 5 inches of rain in a short amount of time across parts of eastern Iowa and western Illinois, leaving widespread rainfall totals of 5 to more than 10 inches for the past two weeks, as shown by the above map.
The Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois — just across the river from Davenport, Iowa (the flooded-out city pictured beneath the chart) — is expected to crest just below 21 feet tomorrow afternoon, which is more than six feet above flood stage.
If the river crests as high as predicted, it will be the sixth largest flood ever recorded on the Mississippi at Rock Island.
Mississippi River in St. Paul #mnwx RT @goodxtwo: Harriet Island in May and today #stpaul #minnesota #flooding pic.twitter.com/M7U9ipT3nM
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) June 28, 2014
Further north along the Mississippi in St. Paul, Minnesota, the river there is also more than six feet above flood stage, with an expected crest of 20.1 feet this evening. A little west of the Mississippi in eastern Iowa, Iowa City is issuing evacuations as the Coralville Lake Reservoir is nearing the 712-foot cutoff before it starts to spill over and cause flooding in neighboring communities.
The major flooding should slowly wane through the weekend as drier, cooler air prevails. The next chance of rain comes early next week, some of which could prove heavy.
[Images via AP, NWS, NWS, and KWQC's Facebook]
UPDATE: A gentleman on Twitter took extreme offense to my using the term "flooded-out" to refer to the flooding in Davenport, Iowa. He notes that the city took measures to protect itself from the flooding, and that so far the downtown area has seen minimal private property damage. However, Greg Dutra, the meteorologist I quoted in the article, notes that the city will lose "a lot of revenue" due to the cancelled fireworks show scheduled for Thursday evening. While Davenport is not completely flooded out, it's still experiencing a "major flood" based on river gauges. My apologies to the great people of Davenport for the error.


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I have PSE 10 and was thinking about downloading Gimp because it has the pen tool. I used to use PSP and can't since I now have a Mac. I'm really missing that pen!
Does anyone use Gimp?
I use GIMP every so often, but usually just because someone asked me how to do something in GIMP. Its a lot like Photoshop. From what I've read, its basically Photoshop decompiled and then changed up a little bit. There are quite a few free tutorials out there for it so you wont' have any problems learning how to use it.
Thanks Cat! That is what I thought - I've also noticed a lot of brushes and tutorials on Deviant Art for Gimp. Since it's free I guess if I don't like it I can always hit "delete"
Yep. I am a regular GIMP user, and I've been able to apply all photoshop tutorials I've tried, there is a learning curve, but I like it.
There is a thread on here somewhere that has a link to an older version of Photoshop (CS2 I think) for free from Adobe. I'm not sure if it will run on the newer computers, but you could try it. I used Photoshop 7 for ages, but finally gave out and got CS5 just after it came out.
ETA: Here's the link from the other thread: Get Photoshop for Free
Thanks Emily! Cat for some reason I can't get CS2 to run on my Mac - I have OSX Lion - and I keep getting an error message so I gave up (sadly). Thanks for the link though! That's what made me think of Gimp. I'd rather have Photoshop, but it is too $$. Even the older versions are mega bucks ~
Yah, if I had the money I would totally buy photoshop, but I technically don't "need" it, so...
@Betsy - Isn't that a bummer about older software not running on Lion? Before Lion, Mac OS came with something called Rosetta, which let you run programs (like PSCS2) that were written for PowerPC rather than Intel computers. But they nixed it with Lion! So annoying! So now basically I can never upgrade my OS until I can afford a current version of Photoshop (mine is still the original CS from way way back).
For you Mac girls, doesn't it come with an emulator. I know in the PC world, I can get a program like VMWare and install and run different operating systems through it because it emulates the operating environment. You could use this to run the older version of PSCS if you have a working copy of the os that could run it. Might be a lot of work, but its a thought...
I use GIMP, a bit of a learning curve, but happy with it! Love that it will read .psd and brushes. I searched YOUtube for tutorials.
GIMP is official a LINUX software. I'm a hardcore Mac user but partly Linux because my husband is a Linux Software Architect on Intel's mobile platform. Before Intel he worked for a Linux distribution name SuSE later purchased by Novell. I used to volunteer in the Linux community and to write GIMP tutorials I had to use GIMP. It drove me crazy. I could not work with it. For me there, who was of course spoiled by the mac user interface, GIMP was too much of a Windows copy. The separate panels, instead of one integrated work space drove me insane and there were more issues. The fact that is was incredibly slow on my mac made me stop using it at all. If I had a relatively large file and would be working on it I could easily go to the kitchen make an espresso, come back and it was still working on it.
GIMP might have improved over the years but I never liked it. Of course if I didn't have anything else I would use it, no doubt about that.
A good way to get 'new' to you software is to see if there is anyone who is selling their 'old' software. When I moved from PSE 10 to 11 I gave my PSE 10 to my daughter. My other versions from 3 on went to schools who could use them. But I figure there must be a market on Ebay or Craigslist where you can buy Software that still runs on the newer mac versions. I made the mistake of purchasing PSE 9 in the Apple store online not knowing that it was not the full version. It wasn't mentioned anywhere. I'll never make that mistake again and I buy them at Adobe who often has sales or coupons or at Amazon.
hi there, I think GIMP is a very useful software and so far GIMP works like Ps does i guess..
I took a look at Gimp, but found it just took too much to have to set up.
I use GIMP. I wanted to make sure I would actually stick with digital scrapping before I made a software investment. Now that I kind of now what I'm doing I haven't bothered to switch. There are some good tutorials out there. Maybe PS is way easier, but for now ignorance is bliss.
Christine thanks for the info, I have a mac and it makes me a little nervous to download it now. I have Inkscape that I use on my mac and I hate it just because it seems twitchy and not all of the features seem to work well with my computer. That's been my experience so far with free-ware. The fact that Gimp could use PS stuff was enticing though. I'll keep thinking about it...
I wish that Corel would make PSP compatible with mac - I was so sad when I switched over from windows that I had to leave it behind. I keep sending e-mails to customer service pleading but so far no luck


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So, we sorta freaked out at the office this morning when we saw THIS PHOTO of "Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco wearing a shirt that appears to be straight out of the Paula Deen collection!!!
Then we saw the other photo ... and all was right in the world again.
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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—The Breckenridge Ski Resort is kicking off its season, joining other Colorado resorts that are already open.
The resort is counting on a big storm bringing more than a foot of snow beginning Friday to some areas on the Western Slope.
Copper Mountain and Keystone Resort are now open, giving skiers and snowboarders more options of where to make turns in Colorado. Arapahoe Basin and Loveland opened in October.
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5 comments:
- speedyrabbit said...
Sounds like you had A blast for Christmas!Well Thats 2 places for Disapproval then as We are doing A weekly tribute day/Feature to Disapproving Rabbits over at SPeedy's So we will greatfully Receive any photo's too I am trying to Start it for New years Day to do every wednesday after that,xx Rachel
- December 26, 2013 at 11:57 PM
- Brandi B. said...
All the Disapproval a hoomin can tolerate?
Heaven and Frith have mercy on us!
That food is making me crazy hungry.
And Racer is making me sleepy....
- December 27, 2013 at 4:30 AM
- Crafty Green Poet said...
Looks like you all had a wonderful Christmas. I'm sure Racer will be recovered in no time!
- December 27, 2013 at 9:03 AM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
The party is never over. We cherish the memories until they are engulfed by new parties. Happy New Year, You All!
- December 27, 2013 at 1:27 PM
- bunnits said...
I'm so glad you folks had a great Christmas. I'm very behind on reading folks' blogs and trying to catch up. Happy Holidays to all.
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Total newbie question: Is there a difference between sticky and tacky dough?
Total newbie question: Is there a difference between sticky and tacky dough?
Sticky dough will stick to your hand if you touch it, that is, small pieces of dough will stay on you hand when you pull it away.
Tacky dough will adhere to your hand very slightly, but will not stick. Your hand will remain clean and free of pieces of dough when you pull it away.
If you're kneading rather than folding (I tend to knead up to 75% hydration), just accept that it's going to stick to your fingers. Large clumps can be added back to the dough, and it becomes less of a problem as the dough develops. You don't even need flour on your surface, and there probably won't be that much to clean up when you're done.
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Occa, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, is certainly a star here at Australia Zoo. Like all Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, he is very intelligent, extremely social, somewhat cheeky, and, loves nothing more than to put on a show for people who visit. In fact, Occa has been an entertainer his whole life. Prior to coming to the Zoo, Occa was thrilling visitors to Brisbane's Expo '88 with his bike riding talents as part of a cockatoo show. Since arriving at the Zoo, however, Occa has expanded his resume past the stage to both the big and small screen. That's right; Occa is both a movie and a television star!
Occa's star began to rise when he and Lady (another Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at Australia Zoo) were asked to appear in Wiggly Safari with Steve and the Wiggles. They helped with the song 'Cocky Want A Cracker'. Although both cockatoos are in the song, Occa would like to point out that it is in fact him, and not Lady, who does all the dancing!
With his obvious star quality hard to deny, Occa's star really soared to new heights when, after shaking off Lady, he was cast as a supporting actor alongside Bindi Irwin in Bindi the Jungle Girl. For the show, Occa was even given his own stage name - Ocker! Of course, Occa likes to think of himself as the star and Bindi the support - but we know better. He lives in the tree house with Bindi and works very hard on his poses as they film cut-away shots for the show.
This year too, with Australia Zoo celebrating its 40th birthday, who was called on to help - Occa of course. When animals were required to 'strike a pose' in front of a giant 40 sign at a photo shoot, Occa, the born entertainer, was the obvious 'turn to' animal. After all, posing for cameras is all part of a day's work for him here at the Zoo. He did not mind leading the way and lending his star power to such a cause.
Occa, then, divides his time between entertaining visitors to the Zoo with his antics, and his photo and filming commitments. Whilst this may sound fun (and it is) it is so much more. The stimulation Occa receives (from learning new words and performing new tricks as well as interacting with all sorts of different people) is vital for the mental health of such an intelligent and social species of bird.
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the game, the most exciting in the league this season, was bizarrely similar to the six meetings that preceded it: Full of giddyup; gripping; long, unceasing stretches of Red Wings dominance answered, in a blink, by the quitless Penguins.
Pittsburgh's 7-6 overtime win did nothing but support the notion that this is hockey's most compelling duel. (Less than 90 days to Game 8, in Pittsburgh.)
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City Parks and Recreation officials today announced that Heritage School will be moved to Pioneers Park on Sunday, November 1. The school will be moved today to a temporary location at the City Wastewater Treatment facility on Theresa Street just north of State Fair Park. The move on Sunday is scheduled to begin around 9 a.m.
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The Enchanted Barn is the ultimate in uniqueness and charm with the marriage of rustic (ancient timbers and aged fieldstone walls) and elegant (white linen and white sheer). We have transformed a century old icon of Wisconsin's dairy farms into a charming space that your guests will ask, " How did you ever find this place?" An 1880's barn loft with ancient timber frame surround is your setting for a perfect union. The south wall opens up to the valley and provides a feeling that is one with nature itself. This is where intimate ceremonies are held under the flicker of mid-air suspended candles.
After the ceremony, mingle with your guests for cocktail hour in the lower milking parlor, encased by aged whitewash fieldstone walls flowing out to natural slate patios with bistro tables and market umbrellas. Imagine your closest friends and family enjoying the intimate fireplace seating area on this level. Now it is time to follow your guests back up to the loft level, transformed into an elegant dining area with white linen amongst the ancient timber frame structure.
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The venerable timber-and-fieldstone walls of this late-19th century dairy barn offer an ideal backdrop for a range of wedding styles—from organic and rustic (think patina silver vases and heaps of wildflowers) to streamlined and modern. The bottom floor of the split-level barn features a slate patio that's perfect for cocktails, while the loft overlooks the pasture—an idyllic view for the reception. - BRIDES Magazine
"The work that the staff at the Enchanted Barn has done on their property is amazing. We wanted something uniquely different, something that was unfussy, low-key and easy—something where we could stare at the stars, light sparklers and have a bonfire. The Enchanted Barn provided everything we could have ever imagined for our wedding." – Kelly Rae Vo, South St. Paul, Minn., married September 2, 2011


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When my editor assigned me a story on balance, I wondered if it was some sort of sick joke. I am a full-time working mother of two who is running so hard my head spins for an hour every night in the dark making compulsive lists of what I have to do for job, kids, husband, school, soccer, piano, life. On weekends, I run to exhaustion to quiet my monkey mind. People talk to me about balance and I laugh.
I know I am not alone. Life is getting faster, and people are expected to do more and more at higher and higher speeds. But medical and mental experts agree, balance -- both physical and mental -- is essential to our daily well-being and long-term health.
I set out on a quest to find some simple exercises that can be integrated into everyday life to restore my mental and physical balance -- and to see if there is a link between the two. Here is what I found.
We are born, we learn to walk, then run. As we age, the process reverses. Our eyes and ears get weaker, our muscles atrophy, we move less. Some of us take medications that further impair our balance. In order to balance, many of our body's complex systems must interact: the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the vestibular system (brain and inner ear), the visual system (brain and eye), muscles, tendons and bones (which allow us to move) and a web of position-sensing nerves called proprioceptors (which tell us where our bodies are in space).


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- promote (part of?) clojure.contrib.lazy-xml?
- lazy-xml/parse-seq (optionally) relies on an external jar, http://www.extreme.indiana.edu/xgws/xsoap/xpp/ Presumably that option would simply be removed for a clojure.data.xml version?
- lazy-xml/emit was reimplemented fairly recently to rely on java.xml.transform for all escaping, indenting, and character encoding. This tends to be more correct than hand-rolled implementations of these, but does depend on Java's pluggable implementations of these classes leading to potentially inconsistent behavior in different Java installations.
- translation of XML into Clojure data structures.
- clojure.xml, c.c.lazy-xml, and enlive all share same format
- format is code friendly
- could have an alternate literal-friendly form
- improve/enhance undocumented functions in clojure.xml
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Efforts to refurbish used gas containers, perform wildfire-related work in the winter, and recycle thousands of lead bricks were among projects winning awards at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's annual P2 Awards ceremony held April 17 at Fuller Lodge.
Employee ideas allowed the Laboratory to save or avoid using more than 100,000 reams of paper, 3,000 chemical containers, 9,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, 50 million gallons of fuel, and 80 tons of metal.
In addition, environmental-related projects enabled the Laboratory to recycle more than 5 million liters of water and reduce the amount of hazardous and radioactive waste generated by Lab operations by more than 2,500 cubic meters.
The employees' pollution prevention efforts offered other benefits as well. Organizing and decluttering work spaces made them safer places to work. Many of the initiatives helped the Laboratory avoid potential environmental compliance liabilities. Reusing and recycling items reduced the Laboratory's overall space footprint. In addition, the Laboratory now uses fewer natural resources, such as fuel, energy, and chemicals, in its operations.
In recognition of these accomplishments, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan was presented with a symbolic check for $17 million, the amount of money this year's projects are estimated to have saved the organization.
"The mantra of 'reduce, reuse, recycle' was incredibly evident in our employees' accomplishments," said Laboratory Deputy Director Beth Sellers. "It's such a win-win. Using less energy, water, and materials is great for our environment. At the same time, it helps us because conserving resources and cutting down on waste saves money. It was a very powerful statement that we had 450 lab staff participate in the program this year."
A sampling of the award-winning ideas and projects:
Dewars Done Right. Workers at the Laboratory's Gas Facility contracted with a commercial company to refurbish used containers of pressurized gases, or dewars, instead of disposing of them. So far, this has saved $450,000 in purchase costs, and the Laboratory estimates it will save more than $1.5 million after all of the containers have been refurbished.
Leaving Nothing but Footprints. In a more ecologically-friendly approach to managing wildfire mitigation activities, the Laboratory performed wildfire prevention work during the winter instead of spring and summer. This practice allowed workers to avoid disturbing sensitive habitats during mating and nesting seasons, reduced erosion from minimizing soil disturbance, and used the expertise of trained wildland firefighters during their off-season. The effort allowed Lab resources to be used more wisely and helped protect local wildlife.
No More Bricks in the Wall. Lead bricks and shielding materials from decades-past experiments posed a health and environment hazard and occupied much-needed work space. A cross-organizational team recycled approximately 55,000 pounds of lead, eliminating the possibility of a lead exposure or environmental mishap.
In recognition for its overall excellence in "green purchasing," the laboratory also received a national award from the U.S. Department of Energy this year. DOE awarded the Laboratory a bronze award in its Greenbuy Program, which honors DOE sites that make purchases that help save energy, conserve water, and reduce health and environmental impacts.
"It is just great to see the Lab-wide commitment to the environment," said Alison Dorries, Environmental Protection Division Leader. "We're proud of our science and we're proud of our stewardship as well."
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Aaaaaah screw it I give up. I can't get down to 22 Secs. Well done Griff. Can i ask if u made any changes to get the 22?
Who is goin trick or treating?
DAMMIT!!! I thought I was the only pumpkin carving geek on here.That is one awesome pumpkin!


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Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, I am privileged to live close to some of the most stunning scenery and iconic landmarks that the North of England has to offer. My main photographic interest is capturing images of the landscape, nature and architecture of the area. I am however continually experimenting with different styles of photography and digital processing and hope to extend the range of my work over time.
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As I referenced in an earlier DW post, DB2 Version 9 for z/OS introduced over 50+ great new performance features. Many of these enabled companies to reduce CPU demand on system and application environments.
One of the features introduced in Version 9, selecting modified data, helps your applications minimize the number of SQL calls and the number of trips to the DB2 system. This feature provides the ability to get data values with SQL SELECTs clauses wrapped around your standard UPDATE, INSERT, MERGE and DELETE SQL statements.
By providing for the ability to perform an SQL SELECT from an UPDATE, INSERT, MERGE or DELETE SQL statement, the application is able to retrieve many important values previously retrieved in additional SQL statements. By retrieving these data values when the UPDATE, INSERT, MERGE or DELETE SQL statement is executed, the application can get data values for ROWIDs, identity, sequence, timestamp columns and other values or defaults in the database.
What is also great about using a SQL statement to select the modified data is that the application can get the data values of columns modified by BEFORE INSERT triggers. By getting these column data values, your application can use them in other parts of the application immediately. This is especially valuable for maintaining referential integrity relationships that need the values of ROWIDs, identity or sequence column values.
The new feature of selecting modified data or SQL SELECT from an UPDATE, INSERT, MERGE or DELETE SQL statements, is very powerful also because it can eliminate a large amount of network traffic and additional SQL calls. Processes and their related SQL that were done in multiple calls to DB2 can now be done in a single call. Additionally before selecting modified data SQL enhancement, these old multiple SQL calls sometimes had to transmit large chunks of data back and forth across the network. Now all that extra data transmission traffic is eliminated.
By implementing this powerful feature of selecting modified data or SQL SELECT from an UPDATE, INSERT, MERGE or DELETE SQL statement, you can dramatically reduce the number of SQL Calls, reduce your network traffic, and improve your application response time while reducing your overall CPU demand


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Angry Birds creator Rovio has just unleashed the latest game in the franchise this time called Bad Piggies. Bad Piggies the Angry Birds concept on its head and this time you have to help out the piggies to progress in the game.
The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again -- but as usual, nothing is going according to plan! Can you create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination? Those tricky pigs have a few objects they can use, but they need your help to turn these into the perfect transportation!
With more than 60 levels, and free updates coming up, you have hours and hours of pig-crashing, exploding, and flying fun! Get three stars on every level to unlock 30 more puzzles! HINT: Sometimes you need to play the level several times to achieve all the objectives -- try building a new device or steering in a different way to earn all the stars!
Bad Piggies has been released for the iPhone and also for the Mac and certain Android devices too. It should also be released later in the year for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices as well; looks like Rovio is covering all bases. If this game is nearly as good as the original Angry Birds then Rovio will have another huge hit on its hands.
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Stuttgart Police Department reports published in the Thursday, Oct. 31, edition of the Stuttgart Daily Leader:
Oct. 29
400 block of E. 22nd
The Stuttgart Walmart reported a juvenile shoplifter. An employee observed the 17-year-old take several items from the electronics department and hide them in his clothes before walking out of the store. The employee stopped him at the door, and SPD Sgt. Keith Smith took him into custody. The items stolen included a USB power adapter, USB cable, Playstation3 game and two sets of earphones. The items totaled $93.84.
500 block of W. Lennox
A Pine Bluff woman started throwing things inside Lennox Industries after she was asked to leave the building. According to employees, the woman threw rolls of wire, pushed boxes around, threw a copper pipe and pulled plants out of flower pots before throwing them on the floor. According to SPD Ptl. William Basore the company needed a report filed on the incident in case any property was damaged.
Oct. 30
100 block of S. Crockett
A woman reported that someone broke into her home sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. and stole two cell phones. There were no signs of forced entry. One cell phone was an iPhone 4 estimated at $200 and the other was a Straight Talk phone with an unknown value. SPD Sgt. Keith Smith took the residential burglary report.


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Let´s have a fashion moment
Tommy Ton, known from Jak & Jil but also photographer for Style and GQ. Outside the fashionshows are were the really interesting clothes can be seen. No one can ever say that the fashionistas and fashion magazin editors wear 'the black uniform' anymore. When I started to work in this buisness it felt like black was the only option and now it´s the other way around. I love the colours, the crazy matches, the 'over the top' styling and the freedom to express yourself. Never say that fashion isn´t fun!
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I know I promised this post a while back, but better late than never, right? Here are some ideas and tips for customizing your Issara.
Issara is rather bulky and heavy, which can make blocking challenging, especially with the pleat. Before wet blocking, I suggest basting the pleat closed and in place with a high contrast waste yarn. Then, to shorten your blocking time by several days, I would put it in your washer on spin cycle. Do not actually run it through the washing machine. Once your machine has done all the work of sucking off the excess water, you can block the coat as you would normally do.
I was a bit impatient when blocking the sample, especially for the stubborn pleat, which remained damp when other parts of the coat had dried. This is due to the thickness of the multiple layers. Thus, I sped up the process in the pesky areas with a hairdryer. You can also face a fan towards your garment, which will shorten the overall time considerably.
After the coat had dried both naturally and with the help of my handy hairdryer, I fine-tuned blocking some of the other elements, such as the pleat and the edging, with my steam iron. When you steam-block with an iron, make sure that you are not touching your garment with the iron, especially if your yarn contains synthetic fabrics. You don't want to melt your yarn! Instead, hover above your garment by about 0.5″ to 1″.
Adding More Waist Details:
If you would like to add a more substantial and visual waistline than the single purl ridge, then I'd suggest omitting the purl ridge and instead, work in about 4-5 rows (or more, if desired) of seed stitch right after the folding of the pleat. You can also do a reverse Stockinette stitch band, though I think doing the seed stitch will be more unifying design-wise with the rest of the garment.
If you'd like to add a belt that's 1.5″/ 4cm wide, CO 5 sts. Row 1: Sl1, [k1, p1] twice. Repeat Row 1 until desired length and BO. Then, for the belt loops, I'd crochet 3 or 4 chains that are a little longer than the width of the belt and attach the loops right above or over the waist ridge. Don't forget that you'll need to allot extra yarn for this.
Shortening the Coat:
If you're a bit short, or would just like a shorter coat, the best way is to reduce the number of Stockinette stitch rows between the skirt shaping. The gauge works out to 4.5 rows per 1″/ 2.5cm. Thus, if you'd like your coat to be 2″/ 5cm shorter, then I would omit 8 or 10 St. st rows in the skirt. I would disperse throughout the skirt to maintain the gradual A-line shape.
If I had more ample assets in the hip area as well, I'd probably work the omissions closer to the top of the skirt. This way, I'm shorting the skirt, but also do so in a way that gives my hips more room. For example, if I was working size 39 3/4, instead of working the Decrease row every 10 rows in the 6th and 7th repeat, I'd work the Decrease row every 6 rows.
Making it a Jacket:
I you are in a warmer climate or just prefer a jacket over a coat, you can omit the pleat and make it a shorter, hip-length jacket. The following instructions will get you a jacket that measures about 5.25″/ 13.5cm below the waistline of Issara, which would give you a length of 17.25 (17.5, 18.25, 18.75, 19.25, 20.25, 20.5) from shoulder to hem. Of course, you should modify it further as desired to accommodate your needs and preferences.
Set up 1 (WS): Sl1, [p1, k1] to last st, p1.
Set up 2 (RS): Sl1, [k1, p1] to last st, k1.
Rep Set up rows 1 and 2 again.
Using removable markers, place marker after the first and last 31 (33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 42) sts.
Row 1 (WS): Sl1, [p1, k1] twice, purl to last 4 sts, [k1, p1] twice.
Row 2 (RS): Sl1, [k1, p1] twice, knit to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] twice.
Rep Row 1.
Dec Row: Sl1, [k1, p1] twice, knit until 2 sts before marker, ssk, sm, k2tog, knit until 2 sts before next marker, ssk, sm, k2tog, knit to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] twice.
Work as established, working Dec Row every 6 rows 3 more times. – 109 (117, 121, 133, 137, 145, 153) sts.
Next (Waist Ridge, WS): Sl1, [p1, k1] twice, knit to last 4 sts, [k1, p1] twice.
Next: Rep previous row.
Work Bodice and the rest of the of Issara as instructed in the pattern.
Tutorial & FAQ:
In case you are not aware, I try to post tutorials/FAQ pages for many of my patterns, especially those that require some special, unusual or more intermediate techniques. Click here for an index of all the tutorials on this site. Click here for the Issara tutorial/FAQ. If you have a question that's not addressed in the tutorial, you can post your question in the comments or go to my Ravelry group.


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For Aerin Lauder, the beauty industry is pretty much in her blood. She's the granddaughter of the late Estée Lauder, the founder of the eponymous beauty brand that has evolved into the Estée Lauder Cos. — one of the biggest beauty empires in the world, and home of some of your favorite lines, including MAC, La Mer, and Jo Malone.
With roots like those, you can bet Lauder knows a thing or two about looking good. She's been contributing to the company since her young adult years, most recently serving as the style and image director for the Estée Lauder brand. Now, she's finally ready to strike out on her own with Aerin.
The global luxury lifestyle brand will feature launches in the home, footwear, jewelry, and — no surprise here — beauty categories. Its ultra-chic makeup line just launched last month, with expansions planned for 2013.
In the midst of all that empire-building, Lauder took the time to sit down with us in her posh Madison Avenue offices, where she dished on how the line came about, her favorite beauty products (we'll give you one guess where they're all from), and what it was like growing up in such an iconic family. Click through to see the amazing snaps of her stylish space, peep the products, and learn all about Aerin.


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Industry News
CHI Crowns Miss Universe with Winning Curls
CHI was the Official Hair Care Sponsor of Miss Universe 2013 Competition which took place in Moscow, Russia on Saturday, November 9. The CHI Backstage Styling Team was on-site for over 2 weeks creating the styles seen on all of the 86 contestants for preliminary photo shoots, events and the live telecast of the competition.
The CHI team was also responsible for the styles seen on celebrity panel of judges, presenters and performers including Jeannie Mai, recognized for her fashion segments on NBC's "Today"; Steven Tyler, Aerosmith's front man and lead singer; Tara Lipinski, Gold medal figure skater and 2014 Winter Olympics figure skating analyst for NBC Olympics' multi-platform coverage; Carol Alt, TV personality, star of Fox News Channel's 'A HEALTHY YOU AND CAROL ALT'; Anne V, supermodel, actress, and mentor on Oxygen's upcoming season of "The Face"; and, of course, Farouk Shami himself, the man behind the brand.
The live event featured 86 beautiful women vying for the title of Miss Universe 2013—but only one could take the crown. Miss Universe Venezuela, Gabriela Isler is the 7th young woman to take home the Miss Universe crown from Venezuela.
Her hair was perfected for the crown with volume and shine enhancing products by CHI Backstage Stylist Abel Salazar.
Here's how he created her winning look:
"I applied CHI Magnified Volume Finishing Spray and CHI Twisted Fabric to each section of hair before curling with a 1" CHI Orbit Wand. After curling we rolled each sub-section up with our fingers and set the curls with clips. Once all curls are set, we applied a little more finishing spray. One hour later we removed all clips and brushed the hair. I used CHI Magnified Volume and CHI Shine Infusion to finish the look," said Salazar.


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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sandy Beans! Getting Our Grit On with Crispy Parmesan Breadcrumb Coated Beans
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
22 comments:
- Kaszka said...
My mom puts such "sand" on a boiled cauliflower. I have to try it with beans!
- July 27, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Where has this technique "bean" all my life. OMG! Ha, ha, ha!!
- July 27, 2011 at 7:07 PM
I love your recipes but I'm concerned about your garlic oil. As you know, this has a potential for botulism. So I think it would be good to warn readers that there should be some acid added to the oil and it should be kept refrigerated.
- July 27, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Ian said...
No rim shot after "where has this technique 'bean' all my life"?!
for shame, sir, for shame...
Recipe looks fantastic, gonna crank it out this weekend to accompany some grilled chicken breasts and some of your mas famoso grilled peaches.
- July 27, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes, good point. Even though the chances are quite slim there would be a problem, I changed the post amounts so they are only making enough for the recipe. Plus added a warning. Thanks!
- July 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- The Daily Sarah said...
Was that the side dish to your breast of lamb video? I remember thinking "I want to eat that. What is that?" Now I know :)
- July 27, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- TXcoyote said...
Looks delicious. Have you tried making it with Panko? Would that change the sandy texture too much, or do you think it would work?
- July 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- LipeCau said...
So you basically made your version of a brazilian Farofa.
Here's a basic version of it http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/recipes/farofa.htm
You can actually put anything on it, scrambled egg farofa is one of brazilian's favorites.
In my case, I like mine with lots of garlic and onion, nothing else.
Great videos, chef, keep up!
- July 28, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- LipeCau said...
So you basically made your version of a brazilian Farofa.
Here's a basic version of it http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/recipes/farofa.htm
You can actually put anything on it, scrambled egg farofa is one of brazilian's favorites.
In my case, I like mine with lots of garlic and onion, nothing else.
Great videos, chef, keep up!
- July 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Genius!! Do they give a culinary Nobel?
- July 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- LDM said...
We do something very similar (without the cheese) with pan-fried broccoli. You start the broccoli, then add extra oil & then the breadcrumbs and cook them together.
Will have to try this as a side soon: been trying to add more beans to my diet.
- July 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Food Junkie said...
Sounds tasty. I have a question on the garlic oil where you say not to brown the garlic. In your Spaghetti Aglio e Olio you do brown the garlic to get better garlic flavour infused into the oil. Why don't you brown the garlic in this recipe?
- July 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Monica said...
Were they fresh breadcrumbs? or out of a package. Mine never look like that.
- July 28, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- Grams Pam said...
What a versatile side-dish ... good for any season.
Currently have lots of lemon thyme in my herb garden, so I'll use it in place of the parsley (maybe in addition to ... I have lots of parsley right now, too)
- July 28, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- Chef John said...
I used progresso plain breadcrumbs.
FJ, Cooking the garlic golden is okay, but dark brown is not recommended since too dark may be bitter.
- July 28, 2011 at 6:16 PM
My favorite way of making garlic infused oil is to simply make garlic confit. A cup or so of peeled garlic in about as much olive oil over low heat for 45 minutes to an hour and you're golden.
Not only do you have a wonderful flavored oil but you have garlic confit, which is good on just about everything.
Seal, refrigerate, and . . . enjoy.
- July 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- JoAnn said...
I'm going to try this with tomatoes and zucchini. Do you think the crumbs with freeze successfully? We eat lots of beans in Puerto Rico. Should be delish with black beans too.
- July 30, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Valerie said...
Is this amount of "sand" to be served with one can of beans, or would there be extra left over - and if so, how to store. Thanks
- July 30, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Chef John said...
No, you'll have extra. Store in fridge and warm to serve.
- July 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Mr Downloads said...
I made this today, but with 2 cans of beans and was wonderfull, even I let the "sand" a little too wet. I will do this "sand" with other beans and bacon instead of garlic oil, or maybe both.
- July 31, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Made this today although i added some kidneybeans and corn, super nice taste and very healthy with the beans! I will try this sand for so many things and i have a feeling i will taste good everytime! :)
- September 23, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
How about warming those beans in.......leftover, refrigerated Buerre Blanc!!
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Mammoth High, Lee Vining students take top honors in 'Poetry Out Loud'
When local students Ashley Garrison and Kyle Northington first decided to enter the Poetry Out Loud completion held here in Mammoth, neither of them thought they would win.
Northington, a senior at Lee Vining High School, wasn't even a fan of poetry.
"I never liked poetry," he said. "It was daunting, confusing, and just plain boring to me."
But he was an accomplished public speaker and saw the competition as another way to practice his skill.
Garrison, for her part, liked poetry well enough, maybe even more than most high school students. An avid reader, she even has a few poems on her wall at home.
She claimed to have been somewhat of an introvert all her student life—until recently when theatre and drama parts made her realize she really wasn't. To her, the poetry competition was one more way to practice her growing love for drama.
Garrison took first place out of a dozen Mono County students from all the high schools and Northington took second, just three points behind her.
"There were just so many other good speakers in there," Garrison said. "I never thought I could actually win."
But her delivery, the affection for her chosen poems, and her enthusiasm won over the judges and Garrison walked away with first place.
"It feels great," she said. "It was really a lot of fun."
She'll travel to Sacramento in March to compete against students from every other county in the state, something this formerly quiet students is looking forward to.
Northington is, unexpectedly to him, now something of a poetry convert.
"It was a really great experience," he said. "After doing the competition, I realized that poetry is so much more. Poetry tells a story, and you can truly see what the poet is trying to say through his work. Reciting poetry allows you to connect to the poems on a more personal level, and makes them far easier to understand.
"While the competition itself is very nerve wracking, it ends up being a lot of fun. Everyone is really supportive and kind. It was never something where we felt like we were enemies, it felt like we were reciting poetry in front of our friends."
Garrison recited "The Pulley" by George Herbert, and "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"I'm a very spiritual person," she said. "I could really adapt to 'The Pulley' because of that. It's about how God gave man both rest and restlessness, but always, always, we have to come back to turn to God. And the poem by Browning? It's such a sweet poem, it touched my being more than I could have imagined."
Northington chose "Here" by Joshua Mehigan and "Saturday's Child" by Countee Cullen.
"These poems are so different, but I found both really enjoyable," he said.
"I really connected to 'Here,' which is all about this guy coming back to a small town. It reminded me of the small town feeling that I love so much, and the quiet repetitiveness that we experience every day. 'Saturday's Child' was a far more dramatic poem, but after reading it I could really tell how much suffering the poet must have gone through."
The Poetry Out loud competition was coached by local, published poet Eva Poole-Gibson and judged by Jo Bacon, Malcom Clark, Stacy Corless, Noelle Deinken, Bob Struckman and Pat Struckman.
It was sponsored by the Booky Joint, the Eastern Sierra Community Bank, the Poetry foundation, the Mammoth Lakes foundation, the California Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About 365,000 students from every state in the country will compete in the completion this year.
The winner of the state's completion in March goes to Washington, D.C., in May for the final contest.


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I'm sure you've seen or at least heard about the "Share the Road" campaign organized by the American Trucking Association (ATA) and funded by industry suppliers such as tire maker Michelin, Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks North America (sure, Volvo owns Mack - but let's give out the props equally, I say). It essentially takes a group of seasoned truck driving veterans with spotless safety records and puts them on the road to criss-cross the country, speaking at elementary schools, public events, and driver safety meetings, to emphasize the importance of safe driving - especially around big rigs.
These drivers are nominated by their peers in the industry to serve as "captains" of what the ATA calls "America's Road Team" for one year - and the ATA's been doing this for over two decades.
"The public face of the trucking industry is our drivers," said Scott Kress, Volvo's senior vice president - sales & marketing. "Given the challenges our industry sees today, it is critically important that the U.S. trucking industry once again come forward with its best people."
I got to talk with three such captains this week by lucky chance at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting here in Orlando, Florida: Clarence Jenkins Jr., a driver for UPS freight; Rich Scholl, a driver with Roadway; and Wayne Crowder, a driver for FedEx Freight. Gregarious, funny, and plainspoken, they each jumped at the chance to represent their chosen profession and their peers before the public - even if they weren't exactly thrilled with the idea of speaking before large crowds, which they are called upon to do.
(Left to right: Clarence Jenkins, Rich Scholl, Wayne Crowder)
"It's a little daunting, to say the least," Jenkins told me. He should know - a few weeks back he took part in safety event held on the steps of the state capitol in Charleston, West Virginia with the Governor, no less. It might not compare to the pressures faced on the highway every day, but Jenkins said that came awful close.
"But this is important - we need to be before our fellow drivers and the general public to talk about safety," he told me. "It can be dangerous out on the road, especially if you don't know the basics, like where a truck's blind spots are."
"It also helps dispel the stigma about driving trucks for a living," added Scholl. "It's good career - my wife and I have seven kids and this job allows me to put food on the table and take care of them. It's also important to take pride in what we do."
Many drivers might dispute their experiences - lord knows, there are lots of truckers living on the edge of financial ruin these days, faced with high fuel prices and little freight - but I still think taking pride in doing a dangerous job well, in being a professional and not just a seat warmer, is a very good thing.
Tell you something else: we need more drivers like these guys.


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Thanks for the tid-bit Stubby. Very helpful. Questions, though.
6. Does a supernatural effect count as an action? Or can a fig (or whatever) attempt multiple supernatural effects in the same turn depending on his/her dice pool? [For instance, would infusing a sword with magic cost an action {thereby necessitating multitasking in order to also attack with that sword}?].
7. Does the fact that lasting effects no longer exist mean that a wizard buffing a squad would have to cast that buff every turn [instead of devoting a supernatural die for "duration"]?


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External parasites can be costly for cattle producers and getting a handle on problems early can lead to more prosperous and better performing cows.
Dr. Jason Cleere, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, College Station, discussed fly control tactics recently at the Independent Cattlemen's Association meeting in Bastrop. External parasites include bloodsucking flies such as the horn fly, stable fly, horse fly and deer fly.
Horn flies are a common problem battled by cow-calf producers, Cleere said. Negative effects are decreased weight gain and the consistent irritation caused by flies feeding on the backs of cattle.
"Sometimes you will see cattle just run across the pasture. They are using up energy," he said. "Ultimately, it leads to reduced profitability."
For ranchers, first they must identify the external parasite.
"How big of an external parasite problem do you have?" he asked. "Does it have economic implications? What method or methods can I use to control them?"
Activity varies among the different flies. Cleere said while the horn flies rest on the back of the cows, stable flies remain on the cow only while feeding and feed mainly on the legs.
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"The horn fly is our most damaging because they do suck blood and reduce the performance of the cow," Cleere said. "Adult flies live for about three weeks and feed up to 30 times a day."
They lay eggs profusely, especially around manure piles. Within nine to 12 days reproduction can occur, he said.
"When we see a big flush of flies come in, there is usually moderate temperatures and recent moisture," he said.
Peak populations for horn fly are late spring and early fall. He said the economic treatment level is approximately 250 flies per animal. Treatments include pour-on, sprays, ear tags, feed additives, dusts and rubs.
Fly control may include biological options such as parasitic wasps. Cultural remedies can include removing fresh manure from barns and stalls and preventing buildup of wet, decomposing vegetation such as hay.
"Keep your barns clean and manure away," he said. "That's going to be your biggest ally in controlling flies in those areas. Keep things clean and sanitary."
Parasitic wasps are fly predators and are effective but not viable on a large commercial cattle production scale since there are large numbers of animals in a herd. Chemical horn fly control includes ear tags, pour-ons, sprays, feed additives, boluses, dust bags, rubs and gel caps.
Pyrethoids, organophosphates, organochlorine and abamectin are some topical products. Oral products are IGR (insect growth regulator) and organophosphates.
"Producers deworming using a pour-on are getting a knock down in fly populations for about 30 days," Cleere said.
The challenge with rubs is getting the cattle to use them, Cleere said.
"If you have some areas where cattle are traveling back and forth, it's certainly a valid option."
Ear tags require putting the cattle in a chute. They provide about 90 to 150 days of control and fly season typically lasts longer. The challenge with pour-ons is the labor required to apply the pour-ons and a time-frame of 20 to 30 days, Cleere said.
Feed additives in mineral supplements cost about $4.50 to $8 per head a year if the cow is eating a bag of mineral a year, he said.


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Thanks for your Reply,Your numbers do not work, if you want economy. With economy first, you give up on 50+ psi in your system, and settle for about 40+ psi. This allows you to apply a simple centrifugal pump as a booster, because those pumps move good volume as long as the boost is 30 psi or so. For instance, a 1.5 HP centrifugal could boost a 50 gpm flow by 35 psi.
The key question, is how many acres are you watering? Flat ground?
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For an acre-and-a-half, 50 gpm is overkill, even on sandy soil. 20 gpm would do just fine, which keeps you with standard 1-inch zone valves. This also changes the pump situation. You can use a 1 HP jet pump, which gains more pressure in exchange for delivering less flow.
As for the system drawing, it lacks a scale, so no one on the internet can know exactly what you are looking at. You need to add a line with inch markings.
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If your zones ran two minutes each, you'd be done in less than half an hour.
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Every year South Dakota Pilots Association and the Office of Local Transportation Programs-Aeronautics sponsors a contest in an effort to motivate and encourage young people to become more familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering and science.
This year's theme for the contest was "Silent Flight". We had many submissions and it was difficult choosing our winners. Each person received a prize purchased by the South Dakota Pilots Association and the Office of Air, Rail & Transit-Aeronautics and a laminated copy of their poster. Below are pictures of the winners' submissions which will also be published in our co-sponsor's newsletter, the 'South Dakota Pilots Association News'.
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Shares in Aer Lingus rose sharply in early trading on the Dublin Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning – after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary made a bid to buy Ireland's national airline.
Budget carrier boss O'Leary has offered a near one billion dollar cheque for the shares in Aer Lingus not already owned by Ryanair.
The new offer places the $1billion valuation on Aer Lingus with O'Leary even claiming the sale would help the Irish government meet some of the conditions of the EU bail-out.
The surprise cash offer was made just 24 hours after Britain's competition commission began a full investigation into Ryanair's 29.8% holding in Aer Lingus according to the Irish Examiner.
The paper reports that Ryanair has offered €1.30 per share, slightly less than the €1.40 per share offered in a 2008 takeover bid.
Making the offer, Ryanair chief executive O'Leary said it represents good value for Aer Lingus's shareholders and would keep the airline Irish.
"We believe that Ryanair's offer of €1.30 now offers Aer Lingus's long-suffering shareholders a real and meaningful return which represents a 38.3% premium to its closing price of €0.94 on Tuesday, 19 June, 2012," said O'Leary.
"It allows the Irish Government to deliver the first of its assets sale obligations to the troika, and it enables Aer Lingus to secure a financially strong, Irish-based, airline partner committed to keeping Aer Lingus as a separate airline while developing the Aer Lingus brand and business."
An Aer Lingus spokesman acknowledged the offer but said the carrier would not be making any comment.
The new bid will be scrutinised by the European Commission which has already investigated a 2007 Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus and decided to block it in Jun 2007.
O'Leary says Ryanair is willing to address any concerns held by the commission prior to completing a bid.
"The increase in capacity at Dublin Airport, the consolidation of airlines across Europe, and the
Government's commitment to the troika to sell its stake in Aer Lingus have resulted in a different set of circumstances," said a Ryanair statement.
"The most significant development was the consolidation of the two largest airlines operating out of Heathrow. The green light for IAG's (BA and Iberia) takeover of BMI paves the way for Ryanair to attempt a similar move in acquiring Aer Lingus."
Shares in Aer Lingus rose on Wednesday morning but NCB Stockbrokers analyst Brian Devine told the Irish Examiner that the takeover deal is unlikely to be approved.
"It is very hard to see how it would be accepted by European competition authorities," said Devine.
Ireland's Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said his Government would have to study the offer before making any comment.
Fianna Fáil transport spokesman Timmy Dooley said his party is opposed to the Ryanair bid and urged the Government to prevent it.
"The existence of Ryanair and Aer Lingus as separate competing entities has transformed our tourism and business connectivity," said Dooley.
"Any material change to the separate status of these airlines would inevitably lead to reduced competition, increased fares and less choice."


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Doug Grassel, Ohio Express Guitarist, Dies
Doug Grassel, a guitarist for the Ohio Express, died on Sept. 21, 2013, from fibrosis of the lungs. He was 64.
Ohio Express were originally put together by bubblegum-pop producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffrey Katz, who also worked with the Music Explosion and 1910 Fruitgum Co., in 1967. Working under their Super K Productions, they took a band called Rare Breed, reissued their single 'Beg, Borrow and Steal' as Ohio Express and had a Top 30 hit with it.
But a dispute with the group led to a reshuffling that brought in a band called Sir Timothy and the Royals from Mansfield, Ohio, to replace them. Grassel was their guitar player. Kasenetz and Katz then enlisted New York singer Joey Levine (who also sang with 1910 Fruitgum Co., among other session groups) and studio musicians to play on the records, while still using the Ohio band on cover art and on tour.
Over the next few years they had a handful of hit singles, including 1968's 'Yummy Yummy Yummy,' which went to No. 4.
According to the Mansfield News Journal, Grassel continued to perform over the years, often incorporating many of the Ohio Express hits in his sets. He had been hospitalized for the past four months and passed away in Germany. He is survived by three children.


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MLB.com sits down with Jose Mota
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jose Mota can be found on both Baseball-Reference and IMDB. Not many can say that. After being a two-time Collegiate All-American second baseman at Cal State Fullerton, Mota enjoyed a 12-year pro career that saw him play in 17 Major League games in 1991. Eight years after that, he made his film debut in "For Love of the Game," portraying Dominican shortstop "Jose Garcia" and making the final out of Kevin Costner's fictional perfect game.
Now you can find Mota on your Angels broadcasts.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jose Mota can be found on both Baseball-Reference and IMDB. Not many can say that. After being a two-time Collegiate All-American second baseman at Cal State Fullerton, Mota enjoyed a 12-year pro career that saw him play in 17 Major League games in 1991. Eight years after that, he made his film debut in "For Love of the Game," portraying Dominican shortstop "Jose Garcia" and making the final out of Kevin Costner's fictional perfect game.
Now you can find Mota on your Angels broadcasts.
For 12 years, Mota has served as a pre and postgame analyst on FOX Sports West and a color commentator for FOX Sports Espanol. He arrived in 2002, right in time for the Angels' first and only World Series championship, and has seen quite the transition ever since -- from five American League West titles in six years to four consecutive playoff absences despite back-to-back blockbuster signings.
Mota recently spoke with MLB.com about what needs to happen for the Angels to get back to their winning ways.
MLB.com: This team has spent a lot of money and brought in some big-name players, but what was once a model franchise has now gone four consecutive years without making the playoffs. What's it going to take for the Angels to get back to playing October baseball again?
Mota: It's going to take pitching. Not once in a while, two or three times through the rotation do well -- consistency all throughout. I recall the days when Mike Scioscia always spoke about shortening the game, when guys who started the game didn't have to worry so much about, 'How deep can I go so I don't put too much stress on the guys in the bullpen?' And that needs to come back. When I talk about pitching, it's a combination of having enough depth in your rotation, because you're always going to need more than five starters, and then having enough guys that can bounce back with each other in the bullpen where you can go out there and throw night after night but also have a buffer with experience and guys that can go multiple innings.
MLB.com: Last year they tried to shore up the rotation with three veteran guys -- Tommy Hanson, Joe Blanton and Jason Vargas. This year they're doing it a different way, with three young guys in Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs. There's no doubt the upside is greater. But the Angels have to win now. They need these three guys to click in the big leagues now. What are your expectations for the trio?
Mota: I expect them to fit well into the system. And I expect, especially with the failures of the last four years, for more emphasis to be put on certain things that need to be happening, which is catch the ball behind the guys that are on the mound. Richards is one of those guys that I really look forward to seeing because he's bounced back so much between the rotation and the bullpen -- from the short guy to a long guy to a guy who was sometimes discarded or pushed away. He's going to get the ball now. It's up to him.
Santiago is quite an interesting guy because even though people talk about the screwball, he's got the changeup, he's got a very decent fastball to keep you honest. It's a matter of command. If he has enough strikes that drop off the zone as balls but guys are swinging at it, he's going to be effective. The question is stamina. How effective will he be pitching in September? Same thing with Garrett Richards.
And it's the thing that Tyler Skaggs needs to answer. When the big lights are on, when Tyler Skaggs got those starts with the D-backs in those 68 innings, he's given up a lot of home runs, which means at times maybe he was aiming the ball, not thinking about mechanics; the mechanics got out of whack. But in the Minors, his strikeout-per-inning average [was high]. So he can bring that to the big leagues as long as he knows that velocity isn't the issue. It's going to be location and understanding who he is as a pitcher mechanically.
MLB.com: Here's a guy you know well -- Albert Pujols. He's 34 years old now, coming off the only bad season he's really ever had. How does he look to you so far? And can fans expect an MVP-caliber season if he's healthy?
Mota: You can expect it if he's healthy, and he is healthy. And the thing with Albert is he's a guy who just always makes you wonder because when people start questioning him, whether it was about the age in St. Louis or how good he was going to be because he wasn't a good defensive player until he made himself a Gold Glover -- all these questions have always been around with Albert. That's given him a chip in his shoulder. Where he got drafted, that bothered him. He used that as inspiration.
If healthy, I don't question his ability. He can hit, he looks great. Now he's 34, he understands his body a little bit more, so I think there's going to be an adjustment with regards to the amount of work he used to do as a young player, the amount of swings he needed or wanted. And Don Baylor will be a big influence on that because Don Baylor went through a transition himself and was productive all the way to the end.
But with Albert the key is the intangibles, what he brings. He's comfortable in Mike Scioscia's system; he's comfortable with the Angels. He wants to win very badly. That's one thing that Albert has been really hurt by the most. The contract, yes, that he hasn't played to his potential. But not winning -- he grew up winning. He grew up in that franchise where all they do is win and develop players and play together.
MLB.com: How do you interpret Josh Hamilton's 2013 season, the first of a five-year, $125 million contract?
Mota: I think Josh, to me, was a little confused, because of the whole contract situation. I think his feelings were hurt over the whole Texas situation, how that was handled. But I also saw him trying to live up to the contract, and it's not easy. It doesn't matter how long you've been around. That zone was big, and that zone gets big when you're trying to prove a point. When the zone closed down, the last 45 games, he was Josh Hamilton, pretty much.
MLB.com: You mentioned at the start about catching the ball and the fundamentals. This team was one of the best defensive teams in baseball in 2012. Last year, by almost every measure, it was one of the worst. What happened, and how can that be fixed in 2014?
Mota: No excuses. A lot of plays were not made. A lot of it has to do with the guys in the transition on the mound. A lot of it had to do with the new system of technology. They need to make plays. In order to have that guy throw 110, 120 pitches and last through the seventh inning or so, you cannot be prolonging innings. Fifty-two unearned runs is way too high for a Mike Scioscia-type team.
The stolen bases need to be stopped, too. It doesn't only fall on the catchers. It falls on both the pitchers and the catchers. To see Mike Scioscia take the initiative in late August to start working on that shows how much it was bothering him, when the Texas Rangers stole 13 bases in two games. It was a wakeup call. So all that needs to come together with the guy with the ball, the pitcher. If he throws strikes, is ahead in the count, pitching to his strengths, everybody behind him is going to be better. Pick up the pace a little bit, too. I think sometimes last year the game got slow because guys were on their heels and not making plays.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the first day of its new term on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over whether lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with convicted swindler Allen Stanford could avoid lawsuits by investors seeking to recoup losses incurred in his $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
New York-based law firms Chadbourne & Parke and Proskauer Rose and insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings Plc were all sued by former Stanford investors.
They are part of a consolidated case along with two other defendants, financial services firm SEI Investments and insurance company Bowen, Miclette & Brittin, for which the Supreme Court heard a one-hour argument on Monday.
The defendants sought Supreme Court review after the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2012 said the lawsuits brought under state laws by the former Stanford clients could go ahead.
The former Stanford clients are keen to pursue state law claims because the Supreme Court has previously held that similar so-called "aiding and abetting" claims cannot be made under federal law.
The defendants have argued that under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA), the claims cannot be heard under state law either.
The class action lawsuits filed by the former investors accused Thomas Sjoblom, a lawyer who worked at both law firms, of obstructing a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into Stanford, and sought to hold the other defendants responsible as well.
Stanford's fraud involved the sale of certificates of deposit by his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank. Much of the litigation centers on whether these qualified as securities under applicable laws.
Stanford is serving a 110-year prison sentence.
During Monday's oral argument, the justices questioned to what extent a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would affect the SEC. The Obama administration, representing the SEC, sided with the defendants.
The administration said in court papers it was against the lawsuits because they would conflict with Congress's intent to give the SEC the "ability to protect the securities markets against a variety of different forms of fraud."
Justice Department lawyer Elaine Goldenberg told the justices that lawsuits like those filed by the Stanford investors have "a very particular effect on investor confidence and the integrity of the markets, which is one of the purposes of the securities laws."
Several justices, including Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Stephen Breyer, indicated they would be uncomfortable with allowing such lawsuits to proceed in state court, although they also seemed keen for some kind of limit to federal authority.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote in close cases, questioned whether the claims made by the Stanford investors were any different from similar cases that courts already have determined to be excluded from state law claims.
But Justice Anthony Scalia signaled support for the plaintiffs on the language of the federal law in question, which says that state lawsuits are barred in relation to activity "in connection with the purchase or sale" of a covered security.
"There has been no purchase or sale here," he said.
A ruling in the case is expected before the term ends in late June.
The cases are Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice et al, U.S. Supreme Court. No. 12-79; Willis of Colorado Inc et al v. Troice et al, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-86; and Proskauer Rose LLP v. Troice et al, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-88.
Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller and Cynthia Osterman


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McCann Healthcare Worldwide announced a new "Office of the CEO" under which four executives will share leadership responsibility.
The realignment follows the December departure of McCann Healthcare chief Richard Nordstrom, who had held that post since 2005.
The four execs, who will take on responsibility for leading the network in addition to leading their units, are: Marci Piasecki, CEO of Torre Lazur Healthcare Group; Maureen Regan, managing partner of RCW Group; David Backmann, DCFO of McCann Healthcare Worldwide; and John Cahill, president, McCann Healthcare EMEA and Asia Pacific as well as head of med ed.
Cahill, who is based in London, will be first among equals, serving as chairman of the Office of the CEO, with oversight for global operations as well as multinational coordination on behalf of clients, the company said, and will serve as "the single point of contact for the McCann Healthcare Worldwide Network," though different companies will have different point persons among the four.
McCann Worldgroup chief John Dooner said in a statement: The new structure both recognizes the leadership achievements of the four executives and will help us meet our clients' global needs by fostering increased collaboration between McCann's healthcare companies around the world. We thank Richard for all that he has accomplished and wish him well with his new plans."
The changes were first reported in the January issue of MM&M.


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Hey there!
I am flying to bangkok the 11. of february and i really want to learn to kitesurf.
I was thinking about Thailand, but i have done a lot of research, and supposedly the wind is not that good there (i weigh around 90 kgs)
So what are my best options for learning to kitesurf in that region?
Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines or maybe Thailand is good enough?
Preferably a nice warm and not too touristic, party atmosphere
I will be in SE Asia until may.
Kind regards Jacob