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Senior Cassie Meyer accepts the Project Springboard top award from Dr. Gerald Hills, Turner chair in entrepreneurship.
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Hunting is a billion-dollar industry in a big modernization rut. That's according to senior entrepreneurship major Cassie Meyer, a lifelong outdoorswoman who saw a big opportunity in the growing prevalence of female hunters.
Knotty Outdoors, Meyer's company designed to give men and women a modern alternative to hunting apparel and accessories took the top prize in Bradley's 5th annual Project Springboard Business Plan Competition April 25.
"The number of women hunters is increasing every year – there were 163,000 new female hunters between 2008 and 2009 – but until now these women haven't been able to find hunting apparel that fits them well," Meyer said. "Our only competitors offer what they call 'better fitting' apparel, but Knotty Outdoors will use true measurements to ensure clothing that actually fits."
Knotty Outdoors isn't just a business plan. It's already a growing company with a snappy motto: "Work hard. Play Knotty."
Meyer, along with her brother and two friends, developed the idea for the company last October during the thick of hunting season. They quickly conceived a business plan, built a website and designed a line of casual wear to peddle at outdoor expos during the hunting off-season.
"We knew we had to move fast if we were going to hit the market and attract interest before the next hunting season," said Meyer, whose team also produces hunting videos, children's wear, drink insulators, and hats.
The Springboard award gives Knotty Outdoors the opportunity to add camouflage gear to their already popular line of sweatshirts and thermal long-sleeved T-shirts that bear the company's logo. The prize package includes more than $100,000 in start-up support including a $10,000 cash prize; marketing and insurance consultation; legal services; office space in the Peoria Next Innovation Center; and accounting and technology assistance.
The mission of the Springboard Business Plan Competition is to provide real-life experience in business plan development for Bradley students. This mission supports the University's entrepreneurship major by continually encouraging and educating aspiring entrepreneurs in the creation, start up, and early growth stages of potentially high-growth businesses.
"The entrepreneurial spirit is growing on the Bradley campus and the success and excitement over this competition is an indication of that," said Amy Fairfield Doering, director of Project Springboard.
In her address to Springboard competitors, judges, and guests Monday evening, Bradley President Joanne K. Glasser noted that the University has been ahead of the curve with entrepreneurship for years.
"Enrollment in our entrepreneurship major continues to grow. We are feeding the pipeline of tomorrow's business leaders," Glasser said.
Five teams vied for this year's Springboard prizes. Kollecto, an online-based property management website which aims to "make passive income more passive" for landlords, took second place in the competition, winning $5,000. Third place and $2,000 went to Brave Start, a company designed to guide and support students through weight loss or weight management.


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In a recent post over at the blog, Emotional Affair Journey, Linda discusses whether or not she forgives her husband's mistress. This got me thinking about my own ability to forgive.
I don't really think about forgiving her because I really have nothing to do with her. If she were a friend or someone I saw on a daily basis (OH THANK GOD I DON'T), I guess there would be a time when I would have to decide if I could forgive her. However, since I am blessed not to have to deal with that over everything else, I don't spend any brain power thinking about forgiving her.
What does it really matter anyway? And honestly, I blame my cheating husband more than I blame her. Of course, she sought out my husband so she does have a major role in the infidelity, but really, my husband should have resisted her advances.
Not to say that I don't have rage for her, because believe me, I hate her. She knew he was married and had two kids. What kind of person tries to break a marriage and take a father from his children? That's a pretty self absorbed person...
All I have to say is...Karma is a bitch.
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Forgiveness for Cheating Husband's Girlfriend
In a recent post over at the blog, Emotional Affair Journey, Linda discusses whether or not she forgives her husband's mistress. This got me thinking about my own ability to forgive.
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I would totally feel the need to call/text/meet her and ask her wth she was thinking when she decided to seduce my husband. I'd blame him but I'd want her to look me in the eye and admit she was a stupid whore. But that's me and I like confrontation. :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 9:10 AM
I would LOVE to confront my husband's whore, but she is also married with small children, and her husband doesn't know. I know the kinds of things that I thought about doing to HER at first, and have been in the 'protect my family' mode since the beginning of this disaster, and don't know what her husband would do when he finds out. I did call her at her work and leave a couple of nasty voice mails on her phone, to which she DID go running to my husband, but according to him he just told her that they deserved the nastiness for the horrible thing they did (I think he actually loved that I was fighting for him!). I know WAY too much about the stranger that invaded my family without my consent, though she and I have never met. I promised myself, though, that if things go to crap with my husband and I that I will make it my mission to destroy her! I KNOW that she pursued him - not that that excuses HIM at all, but what kind of married woman with kids chases after a man that she knows is also married with kids? She KNEW - they've worked at the same company for a LONG time. As long as my husband and I are still together, though, I will keep my silence to protect my family... I REALLY hope that there is such a thing as Karma!! I REALLY do!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I am in a similar situation and I know the answer to your question. I do not think it is that difficult. It is the kind of woman that has decided that her marriage is going to be over and is just waiting for a better option to come along. Usually she would go for someone who is making more money. They cannot do their maths, and do not realize that even if they were to succeed, they would not be able to have what you have as marital assets get split and he may have to financially support you as well as the children the children.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Honestly I felt the same way about my husband's mistress. I thought she was a whore and I hated every inch of her. I forgave my husband and we have an awesome marriage now. We lived so long in a bad marriage that when we tried to change things nothing ever helped. There was a brick wall between us with years of bricks that stacked up to create a wall that was just too hard to break down. It wasn't until he had an affair and moved out that things started to change. We opened up about everything. We laid it all out on the line and did this for a couple months. And each time we had a talk or spent time together it got better and better.ReplyDelete
I hate that he had an affair (which lasted months) BUT I think we needed something big to happen to help us break down that big wall. We turned something negative into something positive. So I forgave him. But I was living with this hate towards this other woman. It started to consume me. And I have always been a positive person but I found myself living each day with this hate and all these negative thoughts. I didn't want what they did to change who I was. I should be happy. And I realized that I was letting it change me. I have control over my thoughts... Not home or her. So I called her. And we talked briefly, and over the next few weeks we texted too. She apologized and we talked about how things happen for a reason that we understand later. Through our conversations I realized she was not a bad person. She did a bad thing as did my husband. They made mistakes. They were both in an unhappy marriage and chose to act on it in a bad way. But it didn't make them horrible people... It made them human, as humans make mistakes. So since I forgave my husband, I realized I could forgive her. And once I did I felt amazing. I was myself again! And I felt free and like I overcame a huge obstacle. So you know, she lives in another town and I never had to deal with her normal do I now. And she has her own family and us working on getting own marriage. So I could have lived my life hating this woman and making myself miserable BUT I chose to be happy. And it has made a world of difference in myself, my marriage and my life.Replies
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I am glad you were able to do so. Your husband got involved with a decent person who made a mistake, that can happen. Unfortunately it is not always like that. In my case she was and is a whore. Any woman who stays with a married man for years, making plans for a future when he will be able to leave his wife because the children are old enough cannot be called otherwise. Why do I say so? Because even though in the majority of cases the man has no intention of leaving the wife, these kind of relationship destroy the marriage over time and these women know it and they hope that when enough damage is done they can reap the benefit of their "hard planning and work".Delete
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One of the things that we're going to miss most about Steve Jobs now that he's retired is his wonderful speaking style.
But you can learn just as much about communication from the Apple retail stores as from Apple's founder.
I needed something for my new MacBook Pro recently. So during lunch one day, I went to the Apple Store at Lenox Square. You would have thought they were giving away money in there.
The other stores were almost empty. Why wouldn't they be empty? It was a weekday in the middle of March!
But the Apple Store, as always, was like a carnival. Why?
The answers can tell us a lot about how to connect with people and sell ideas.
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Bold, life-changing ideas excite people. Or course, we can't all be selling iPads. But we can position our ideas more powerfully.
Next time you're invited to speak to your client on workplace laws, don't talk about "Changes in Sexual Harassment Legislation." Focus on something that people can get excited about: "Wipe Out Sexual Harassment in your Office."
Don't speak on "Everything you wanted to know about Non-disclosure agreements." Speak on "How to protect your business' most important assets."
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That authentic passion makes going to the Apple store fun.
I'm not suggesting that you pierce your eyebrow before your next presentation. But neither should you try to be something that you're not. Be the same person that you are with your close friends.
I once worked with an accountant that told me that she wanted to learn to speak like one of the senior partners in her firm.
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The original name for this drink was apparently the Suffering Bar Steward, but as one might expect in a noisy bar after a few drinks, the name gets a little mangled. There are several recipes for this floating about. For mine I turned to one of my favorite sources, Beachbum Berrry's Grog Log, by Jeff Berry.
1 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 Bourbon
1 oz Gin
dash Angostura Bitters
4 oz Ginger Ale
Build in a large glass.
Add ice and stir.
Stir to chill and combine.
Garnish with cherry, orange and mint sprig.
Luc 8 Sep 2008
10:16 am
This looks like adelicious drink! Must give it a try this weekend if I get the chance. There is a difference in the recipe posted and the one in the video, but i assume the video is correct.
Keep on making these video as they are fantastic!
Dave 8 Sep 2008
11:41 am
Just a heads-up: The recipe on the left of the screen calls for 3/4 oz. bourbon while the video and trailer call for 1 oz. Also, niether text recipe includes the ginger ale. Not to be a pain in the ass but just letting you know. Thanks for all the great episodes!! I truly enjoy the education…
Jake 8 Sep 2008
12:19 pm
Is that a "Red Robin" Mai Tai glass being used in the video? The R.R. doesn't strike me as your kind of watering hole. Keep up the good work!
Robert Hess 8 Sep 2008
1:54 pm
Ooops, sorry about the recipe mixup. Here is the correct recipe, as shown "in" the video itself:
Suffering Bastard
Robert Hess 8 Sep 2008
1:56 pm
...and no, those aren't Red Robin glasses (unless of course RR just happens to be using them as well), but are in fact a somewhat standard Tiki glass.
Wild Bill Turkey 9 Sep 2008
1:18 am
I love those glasses; I have a few of them in different colors. The other side of the glass has a grimacing face instead of a smiling one. That might have suited the "Suffering Bastard"!
rhos 17 Sep 2008
5:34 pm
hi, loved the drink denfinatly one for the day after. i just wanted to know where you got the glass and where i could possibly purchase one like it. thanks
Tim 17 Sep 2008
7:05 pm
I was suffering from low bandwidth when I first attempted to watch this, and I didn't scroll down to see that the recipe included ginger ale, so I decided to make one (using the recipe on the side) while the video was downloading. Except that I found myself sans lime juice (used 3/4 oz. lemon instead, in an attempt to compensate for the tartness) and also without bourbon, I used rye (which for some reason always interchange in cocktails, even though they're nothing alike). And of course, I didn't use any ginger ale, because I had no idea. So what did I just drink?
Kelly 3 Nov 2008
6:50 am
Wow, tried this last night (and the night before and before) and it's a new favorite! It
Blake 19 Jan 2009
4:13 pm
I just made a very tasty variant (I think it actually diverges too far to even be considered a variant), where I substituted rye for bourbon, lemon for lime, Marischino for gin, and used a stronger ginger beer, instead of ginger ale. It was tasty!
Robert Hess 19 Jan 2009
5:53 pm
Blake… sounds like a tasty drink, and agree that this isn't just a variation, but a brand new drink. I think it deserves a name!
Trevor 8 Jun 2011
6:15 pm
Just mixed up the version in Beachbum Berry's Remixed, which claims to be Joe Scialom's original 1942 recipe, printed for the first time:
1 oz gin
1 oz brandy
1/2 oz Rose's lime
2 dashes Angostura
4 oz ginger beer
Shake everything except ginger beer with ice. Stir in ginger beer and pour unstrained into double old-fashioned glass. Orange slice and mint sprig garnish.
I was skeptical about the Rose's lime juice, but it turned out great! Really nice balance.


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2008: Started all 20 games...Named the 2008 NEC Tournament MVP after leading the Pioneers to the league title...Scored six goals with three assists in the tournament including the game-winner with three seconds left in the championship game against Quinnipiac...Led the team in goals scored with 45 and was second with 56 total points...Finished the year sixth in the NEC in goals per game and tied for the league lead with four game-winners...Named to the All-NEC second team...Scored at least a point in all but two games and had a goal in 18 of 20 games...Finished 13 of 30 on 8meter attempts...Had 38 draw wins and 23 ground balls...Scored a career-high four goals three times, in wins over Lafayette (3/25/08), Saint Francis (3/30/08) and Central Connecticut (4/20/08)...Enters her senior campaign with 99 career points on 79 goals and 20 assists. 2007: Started all 15 games on attack for the Pioneers...Scored 20 goals with six assists for 26 points...Named All-Northeast Conference second team...Finished with 34 draw controls, 23 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers...Started off the season with a three goal outing in a 10-9 win over Binghamton (2/25/07)...Ended the season scoring in six-straight games...Tallied 12 goals with a pair of assists on the streak...Notched the game-winner with an assists against Wagner (4/5/07)...Scored two goals with an assist in the playoff game with Monmouth (4/27/07)...Finished the year four for 11 on free position attempts...Had a career high five ground balls at Lafayette (3/27/07)...Won six draws against Brown (3/2/07). 2006: Played in all 18 games with 17 starts her freshman campaign...Finished the season sixth on the team in scoring with 17 points...Scored 14 goals with three assists...Had 25 draw wins, 24 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers...Scored a season-high three goals in an 11-8 win over Robert Morris (4/13/06)...Added a season-best three grounders to her stat line against RMU...Notched a pair of goals in a loss at Monmouth (4/9/06)...Scored twice and assisted on another against Quinnipiac in the NEC Semifinals (5/5/06). High School: A graduate of Masuk High School...She played lacrosse for head coach John Murphy...She was named the Connecticut Post MVP for lacrosse...Named to CT Post All-League first team as a junior and senior...Named All-State in 2003 and 2004...Was a member of the CT Junior All- Star Team...She also played soccer and basketball. Personal: Born: 5/10/87 Parents: Paul and Beth Williams Siblings: Justin, Tyler, and Melissa Williams. Major: Sport Management/Finance. Favorite Teams: New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. Favorite Books: The Wedding and Change of Heart. Favorite Movies: P.S. I Love You and Love & Basketball. Favorite TV Shows: Friends, Grey's Anatomy and Prison Break. Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift. Favorite Food: Steak and Risotto. Hobbies: Snowboarding, reading and singing.


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Kooroo is a rooster who lives in Fortune Land, where people lives peacefully. Each start of the day, he would sound "cock-a-doodle-doo" to waking up people in Fortune land. When dawn has broken he started to awaken sleeping people with his sound. One upon a time, a rich prince arrives to the Fortune Land. He […]


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Offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie needs to be unchained from the doghouse. For about a quarter Sunday, many vocal Ravens fans got what they had been asking for, though the circumstances weren't ideal. During the second quarter of the 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans, rookie right tackle Kelechi Osemele, one of the team's two second-round picks in April, was sprawled out on the field. His ankle was throbbing, but the pain showed on his face. When the cart came to haul him away like an old sofa, it looked like he would be lost for a while. But the Ravens caught a break because the injury wasn't, well, a break, and the rookie proved his toughness by returning in the second half. In Osemele's absence, though, veteran offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie lumbered out on the field and assumed his old spot at left tackle. Michael Oher, the scapegoat for the struggles of the entire line, shifted over to right tackle. The on-the-fly changes on the offensive line couldn't cease the team's string of three-and-outs, punts and interceptions. But we have seen enough over the past few weeks to know that changes need to be made on the offensive line, and a good start would be putting McKinnie back on Joe Flacco's blind side. It's fair to wonder why McKinnie is still playing professional football. His dedication to the game was questioned when he was in Minnesota, and the questions now dog him in Baltimore, especially after he was unable to get his weight and his conditioning to levels the coaching staff felt comfortable with during offseason workouts. After the team charter landed at BWI on Sunday night, he was Tweeting about hosting a party at a club down in D.C. Plus, McKinnie has serious financial issues, with his wages being garnished to pay off his debts. But even if his heart isn't in it, if McKinnie can perform passably like he did in 2011, his insertion at left tackle could potentially improve three spots on the offensive line. And with Flacco getting drilled several times Sunday and with two weeks before their next game, now is the perfect time to make major changes to a line that has been beaten for 13 sacks the past four weeks. Oher has struggled at times this season, but he had only allowed two sacks in the first six games of the season, according to Pro Football Focus. Because he hasn't lived up to the lofty expectations that go with being a first-round offensive tackle -- and because Baltimore was blessed for a decade with the presence of soon-to-be-Hall-of-Famer Jonathan Ogden at left tackle -- Oher is unfairly singled out for his uneven play. The only lineman who hasn't had hiccups is right guard Marshal Yanda, who might just be the best offensive guard in the NFL. That being said, Oher is an above-average right tackle. He struggles with speed rushers, but they aren't as prevalent on that side. Plus, he is an excellent run blocker, and he and Yanda packed quite the punch together last season when they lined up on the right side of the line. And then there is Osemele, who has shown flashes of future brilliance while starting every game at right tackle this season. The Ravens are still trying to figure out exactly what they have in the rookie. There is no question that he is one of their best five offensive linemen. But where is the best fit for both him and the Ravens? At left guard, he wouldn't have to worry about speed rushers and could go blow for blow with his man in a lane the size of a phone booth. Bobbie Williams, who took over for Ramon Harewood last week, clearly doesn't have it anymore, and he got beat badly for one sack against the Texans. Osemele might be the long-term answer at right tackle, but in the short term, the Ravens would be better off by moving him back to left guard, a position he spent the majority of training camp learning. Of course, the Ravens can't do that unless they fully trust McKinnie to be a professional. Harbaugh has always said positive things about the 33-year-old, but actions speak louder than words, and McKinnie wouldn't be here right now if he hadn't restructured his contract before the season opener. The time has come to let him out of the doghouse. The Ravens -- and Flacco -- need this line to be fixed in a hurry.
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I bought Eliza a potty this week. I figure we should get her interested in the potty and see what happens. She's always (in her 17 long months of life) been pretty good about making transitions and wanting to move to the next level, so I'm hoping she just kind of figures out this potty stuff on her own. I'm pretty sure she can. I'll just sit back and encourage her. I bet I'll hardly have to do anything! (Yes, I recognize I'm just setting myself up for failure once more.)
So I put the potty in the bathroom. Eliza says "potty!" with great enthusiasm. We've established the difference between Mommy's potty and Eliza's potty. She's figured out how to take it all apart and sort of how to put it back together. She's determined what toys fit nicely into the bowl. She's learned she can use it as a step stool to launch herself into the bathtub. As you can see, our potty training is off to an excellent start.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 2, 2013) – The ETSU baseball fall season is in full swing and below are some of the top performances from this past weekend's Blue-White scrimmages.
- Senior outfielder Dylan Tritsch (Boca Raton, Fla.) went 4 for 9 with a double, run scored, one RBI and a stolen base over the weekend. For the fall, Tritsch is hitting .478 (11-23) with two doubles, a triple, one home run, four runs scored and five RBI.
- Freshman local product Chris Cook (Kingsport, Tenn.) – who is hitting .389 (7-18) with one double, one triple, three RBI and five runs scored – had a pair of hits over the weekend. The two-way player had a two-run scoring triple and scored a run.
- Senior infielder Tyler Roach (Knoxville, Tenn.) had a pair of doubles and two runs scored over the weekend. In six Blue-White scrimmages, Roach is hitting .389 (7-18) with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored.
- Over the weekend, freshman outfielder Brandon Moss (Atlanta) registered a pair of hits (one double), scored two runs and drove in a pair of.
- Once again, Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) continued his stellar efforts on the hill as he tossed three scoreless innings this past weekend. After allowing a hit to the first batter he faced this fall, Freeman has been perfect since. Freeman has 11 strikeouts in eight innings of action.
- Fellow senior Will Chesney (Knoxville, Tenn.) extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to five after tossing three scoreless frames over the weekend. The right-hander allowed one hit and struck out two.
- Sophomore Josh Jacques (Rollinsford, N.H.) posted three scoreless innings with one strikeout on Friday afternoon.
The Bucs will hold two more Blue-White scrimmages this weekend, as Friday's game is set for 4 p.m. and Saturday's first pitch is slated for 1 p.m., at Thomas Stadium. The scrimmages are FREE and open to the public.
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text: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 November PTJ Themes: Measurement and Physical Therapy at Societal Level Questions about tests and use of test data in clinical decision making arise from a reading of 2 research reports and 1 technical report in this month's Physical Therapy (PTJ), as described by PTJ Editor in Chief Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, in the November Craikcast. Also in her monthly podcast wrap-up, Craik discusses the perspective pieces and a second theme—the role that physical therapists play in society at large. In addition, she provides her insights on the 42nd Mary McMillan Lecture "Learning: What Matters Most," presented by Gail M. Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and APTA's 2011 Presidential Address " Extraordinary in the Ordinary," delivered by R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, at PT 2011 in National Harbor, Baltimore.


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Ford's "Virtual Vehicle Sound Simulator" looks like every video game racer's wet dream; three wide-screen monitors, force-feedback controls and Sennheiser headphones shame most setups, but this is actually a heavy duty in-vehicle sound simulator — an acoustic engineer's wet dream.
The driving simulation is pretty lame by even late 90s gaming standards; it's a road, with some trees and cars if you want, but you get the idea when you learn it can be set of automatic steering mode. It's a visualization to provide psychological and visual feedback surrounding the real purpose of the system. The VVSS may look like a game, but it's really a high-powered tool used by Ford's NVH group to develop a vehicle's sound signature before the first prototype ever hits a wind tunnel. Sound tuning has long been the last bastion of the craftsman engineer. The NVH profession has relied on a tuned ear and intuition to determine sources of noise and the paths they take into the cabin, and then recommend adjustments to either eliminate them or make them more pleasant. With this system, Ford is beginning to move that work into the proactive, digital realm to join nearly every other aspect of vehicle design.
The system is a first a North American manufacturer and found its first uses in the 2010 Ford F-150, it's currently being used in key programs surrounding EcoBoost, but is targeted at all models by the 2012 to 2013 time frame. In essence, the sound simulator is a mix of predicted and recorded acoustics, overlaid, and subjected to simulated vehicle inputs from the driver and the environment, outputting a simulated in-cabin noise experience.
The simulation has three stages. In the first stage, well before prototypes are even built, early design data from the chassis components, engine, driveline, and associated dampers and mounts is all modeled to reflect the harmonic performance of each part, 76 different simulated sounds in total. The components are all put into the simulation as independent equations and the vehicle is built as a vibration model. The model is then subjected to driver inputs, variations in loading on the engine, and road imperfections and as the models individually output frequency and amplitude, they're all summed into an ambient cabin noise which the tester can hear and can visualize on screen. The sources can be sorted and parsed to find sources of harshness or unpleasantness and the offending parts and paths can be determined. The team then works with design and release engineers to modify the part or system to improve the acoustic performance.
In the second stage, an actual prototype vehicle has been built. Since it's been optimized using the system, there's considerably less work in fixing NVH problems since the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Now engineers can sample the environment directly, recording ambient sound to replace the simulated version. The entire model can then be run as a blend of virtual and real data to improve the resolution of the results. Engineers can also observe the variation between the simulated model and the real and make tweaks to their modeling methods. The tuning on individual parts can also be optimized to improve the experience of the car, not just eliminate squeaks. A throatier exhaust, better intake rush, reduced harshness at 40% throttle under a medium load because of changes to the shape of a transmission mount. These are all things that can be done with this system.
In fact, the Taurus SHO has a sound amplifier hooked to the intake ahead of the turbos which allows for a more authoritative in-cabin sound, otherwise it apparently sounds like a vacuum cleaner. The 2010 Mustang has a pipe with a tuned mechanical amplifier leading from the intake tube after the filter into the cabin to improve in-cabin noise while leaving the exhaust note alone. With the tube removed the car is apparently shockingly quiet inside. Oftentimes these measures are taken so the customer has the proper aural experience while allowing the car to pass the Federal exterior measure sound limit to 80 dB.
In the final stage of the simulation, a completed car is measured with all aspects of the simulation isolated and recorded independently. It's all placed into something like an archival record of the car, which allows the next vehicle program to benchmark itself and improve the sound performance, while maintaining the character of the car. You wouldn't want the next Mustang to accidentally sound like a Taurus, would you? The end result, and the goal of the whole endeavor, is to move sound engineering from reactive artisan engineering to more of a scientifically based, proactive, effort. It's a lot of up-front work, but in the end, Ford is hoping it will pay dividends.


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President Barack Obama has designated Jill Long Thompson Chair and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration effective Nov. 27, 2012. She succeeds Leland A. Strom, who served as Chairman and CEO since May 2008.
Dr. Long Thompson has served as a member of the FCA Board since her appointment by President Obama in March 2010.
As Chair of FCA, Long Thompson will be responsible for policymaking, adopting regulations, and overseeing the examination and regulation of the institutions that compose the Farm Credit System, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. The System has $239.7 billion in assets. As of September 2011, it held approximately 43% of the nation's farm business debt.
Strom will remain a member of the Board pending future action by the President and the U.S. Senate. Kenneth A. Spearman, who was appointed to the Board by President Obama in 2009, serves as the third member. He also serves as Chairman of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.
Long Thompson has many years of leadership experience. From 1989 to 1995, she represented northeast Indiana as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving on the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. As a congresswoman, she introduced one of the nation's first pieces of legislation banning members of Congress from accepting gifts; this legislation also expanded disclosure requirements for lobbying activities.
From 1995 to 2001, she served as USDA under secretary for Rural Development where she oversaw an annual budget of $10 billion and a staff of 7,000 employees. In this position, she managed programs that provide services to the underserved areas of rural America.
The first and only woman to be nominated by a major party to run for Governor of Indiana, Long Thompson is also the first and only Hoosier woman to be nominated by a major party to run for the U.S. Senate.
Prior to her government service, Long Thompson taught at Indiana University, Valparaiso University and Manchester College for many years. She is also a former fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Long Thompson holds an M.B.A and Ph.D. in Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Valparaiso University. She grew up on a family farm outside of Larwill, Ind. Today, she and her husband, Don Thompson, reside on a farm near Argos, Ind.


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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the were-you-funny-or-insightful? deptA pretty close race in the insightful category this week, with the two top vote getters ending up neck and neck, with Killer Tofu coming out just a bit ahead, with his comment about competition in the entertainment industry:
With all of the competition in the entertainment industry these days, obscurity is a much larger threat to any artist, producer, programmer, or author than piracy will ever be. Any band that gets pirated should at least be happy that people care enough to do that, even if not enough to pay.Second place goes to an anonymous commenter, who explained why the media/entertainment industries aren't good at innovating themselves, and always leave it to others to do (and then freak out and sue them):
Kind of goes back to the true fan idea. The more your music spreads, the more true fans you will find that will donate money to you if they have to (in absence of merchandise) just because they love what you have done or want you to continue doing it (or in most cases I would think, both).
I know there are a few musicians I help support just by donation (note that they are in no way under the RIAA, thank you riaaradar.com ). There are others that offer merch, and I partake of the goods in exchange for my cash because they are just that darn cool. There is tons of music out there I will listen to. I like it. But not enough to be a true fan. I only have so much money I spend over any given duration on entertainment. Video games eat some of that up. Netflix gets some (haven't bought a movie in awhile because of that one actually). And then there are these bands that I keep a good eye on.
Only so much time and there are lots of entertainers trying to get it (and my money). I support what is in my opinion the best. I know other people's opinions differ from mine, and I am fine with that. That's just life. As long as I am never forced to support the likes of the Bieber or other such acts that somehow make it to the top of the charts (which I don't believe in) and never seem to enjoy anything from them, then life is good
Because they are terrified of it.On the "editor's choice" list, I've got two comments, both from professional musicians, discussing the question of which would you prefer: 100,000 unauthorized downloads or none. While we actually saw someone on Twitter say "hands down: none" (and I think he was serious!), the professional musicians in our comments seemed to feel quite differently. First up was Jason Parker, the wonderful jazz artist we've mentioned a few times before, explaining why he'd prefer 100,000 downloads:
They can not figure out a way to keep it locked down, missing the point that trying to keep it locked away just makes the consumer angry.
They think if you can just press a button and make a copy everyone will do just that! They miss the idea that if you price it right, people will buy it instead. They think if 1 person hears a track they did not pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars have been lost. They miss the idea that Billy sharing that track with Suzie might lead Suzie to explore more of that bands music buying more. Suzie might play the purloined track at a party, and more people might then explore that band. Instead they have these mental images of the party descending into an orgiastic cd burning party as they all just copy everything!
So they do their best to keep it locked away tightly, blithely unaware how annoying they make it for the consumer who hits their limit and then looks for ways to work around it. And then after they find their way around it once, they then look there again and again to avoid the limitations in the first place.
I bought the DVDs for a TV series I enjoyed, and I've never watched a single disc. It was easier to find them online in a format that more suited how I wanted to watch them. Am I a lost sale, a pirate, or a consumer frustrated by an industry that insists on forcing more advertising and FBI warnings on someone who actually paid them. The show was available as a digital download, but was loaded with DRM that left me at the mercy of a company that might just turn off the server and leave me "owning" nothing
I would SO love it if my music was torrented 100,000 times. The more the merrier!Another professional, but anonymous, musician talked about the difficulty of getting people to hear your stuff:
And AC...there's no way that it equates to 100,000 missed sales. Most people who torrent fall under two categories: those who would never buy the music anyway, and those who are looking to see if they like it before purchasing more. The former category is worthless, and the latter category are the potential fans that free downloads capture.
That's why all my music is on Bandcamp and fully streamable before purchase. I'd much rather have people be able to listen and decide if they are fans before spending any money. This way, I know that the people purchasing my music are fans and potential long-term backers. I'll take that over one-time disappointed purchasers anyday!
As a professional musician, I would wet my pants with joy if we managed 100,000 downloads. We've considered ourselves fortunate to get to 8000, and that took an insane amount of hard work.Over on the funny side, the dominant winner, which had more votes than any comment has ever received before by a lot, was Dark Helmet's response to someone complaining about his recent post, but focusing on me as the author of it... DH apparently felt that if someone else was going to complain about "my" writing, he ought to take it up a notch:
100,000 downloads means 100,000 people who might come to a show or buy something from us or tell 100,000 other people. We don't need any sales out of this, we need publicity, because we can't AFFORD that kind of publicity, and because the lack of it is a killer. (We do all our own promotion -- record company contracts SUCK.)
We hand out already-ripped (to MP3) songs at shows, by the way; not to everyone, but to anyone who says hi before or after, anyone who strikes up a conversation at the bar, anyone who seems like they give a damn. Sometimes it's stuff from the show, sometimes it's new stuff, once it was three completely different versions of the same song. (Country, metal, reggae, if you were wondering.) We tell them to upload, share, whatever -- we don't care as long as people are listening.
Pirates? No, they're our best friends. And if we manage to attract 100,000 of them, then we'll try for a million
Yeah, Mike! Obviously you were on crack when you wrote this story? I mean, come on man, WTF? This story was complete nonsense. I'd honestly rather read a blog about steaming shit piles than this travesty of an article.And, while it came in fifth, I'll just lump in this followup comment by DH as well, since it's along those same lines:
You're clearly a horrible writer, Mike, as evidenced by this very article that you yourself wrote...
I'll tell you one thing, if I wrote articles for Techdirt, they certainly wouldn't look anything like this. Mine would be filled with hardhitting factual journalism, the kind you see so sparingly these days. And I'd have graphs! Pretty, pretty graphs, with big pictures and bold text so that pregnant nuns everywhere could understand that Viacom is basically Godly and saint-like in a way that gives us all a boner.Coming in second was an anonymous commenter's response to a lawsuit that found forwarding a single sentence question from a listserv was not copyright infringement:
Instead we get this crap article written by The Maz. What a joke this site has become...
The judge is *clearly* legislating from the bench! If we don't grant copyright over sentences like this, how will people *ever* be incented to ask questions on mailing lists?Finally, on the editor's choice side of things, we have Liz's comment (which actually came in fourth in the running) discussing the 10 dying US industries, and her interpretation of why they're dying:
I'm sure that Mr. Stern will win on appeal!
These 10 industries are obviously impacted by Internet Piracy.And, there we go. No more funny and insightful comments for you. You'll have to just come up with your own.
Wired Telecommunications? Those land-line phones don't offer enough speed to download movies in a reasonable amount of time. You're looking at around 9 hours download time for a 750mb/90 minute feature!
News Paper publishers are loosing money because people are obviously pirating news from other sources. Ignoring pay walls and going to other news outlets for information. The young and lazy are to blame for this injustice.
Because of all the "downloadable" movies, games and music, rental houses and record stores are loosing businesses to online downloads and those store front kiosks. If the entertainment industry isn't getting paid at LEAST four (4) times for one (1) product, then it's theft!
Manufactured Home dealers are suffering because of... PIRATES! Yeah, I'm gonna stick with that one.
Textile Mills, Apparel manufacturing and Costume/Formal wear rentals are suffering because the decline in movie sales means fewer movies are supposed to be made. Film companies don't rent as many costumes. Plus fewer actors and musicians don't go to as many award shows due to the rampant theft of movies online. So, they stop renting formal wear. Without costume rentals, people that create clothing purchase fewer bolts of cloth.
It's just like how corn farmers are suffering because people don't go to movie theaters any more.


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Wait; BOTH Nash & BD are going tonight? Where'd you hear that? With both in or both out I take the Warriors by at least 5---not impressed with Phoenix at all. Not saying they aren't dangerous and couldn't score, say, 125 points in 4 quarters but they could just as easily hover around a hundred with the W's posting 115. That said, I'm going to make a blanket guess: Warriors by 8---lead the entire second half.
Nash smash, barbosa's their leading scorer, and has a hot hand right now. b-diddy and troy should be game-time decisions. we'll win our eighth if: monta keeps the turnovers down; biedrins doesn't have 3 fouls 12 minutes into the game; they keep the energy up and the defensive rotations crisp; and they don't split every other pair of free throws.
I heard Baron was listed as doubtful for tonights game. That true? Docs said his rib injury should've been listed from questionable to doubtful. But iono, besides Nash, Diaw, and Amare are still battling back from their injuries. This game will most likely go down on who's out on the break and who scores more points. We shouldn't rush Baron though if it is that bad. Monta can explode on the offensive end when he's given the opportunity. So I'm down with that.
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That was so close.......ouch that hurts........
.........Ouch. That hurts. Nash hit the three, Jrich had that open 3 on the fake. What a game. The Warriors just let the Suns hit the three pointers when they needed em. Gotta tighten up defensively on the perimeter. Monta was spectacular again. Hopefully it was only a cramp like they said.
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Wow, this is a tough one to stomach. I don't know how you can just allow them to get wide open 3 after wide open 3. The guards do not like to drive, they just love to sit back and launch. Almost every time the Warriors forced them to drive in from the arc they came in and missed the shot. Although taking the Suns to the wire with no Baron and a sluggish J-Rich is pretty impressive.


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I know it's been a long while again since I've posted here. I really don't quite know what I wish to do with this blog. Part of me wants to keep it and part of me wants to merge it with my main blog.
I feel like I am stuck at a crossroads with what path to follow. There's that part of me that is strongly drawn to the Avalon path. I was hoping to read "Avalon Within" by Jhenah Telyndru. A while back, I actually won a copy of the book. I was thrilled and excited. I couldn't wait to get it in my hands and read it. BUT then...I never received it! I contacted the sender who explained what happened and told it would be sent. And....still didn't get it. I've tried a few more times to contact the person, but I guess the emails got lost. So I don't know what ever happened to it. It makes me sad because I really want to read this and I can't afford to go buy a copy. So when I won it, I thought it was a clear sign that the Universe had spoken and said YES! This what you need to seek.
Then I'm still greatly drawn to Druidism. As well as being a Green/Hedge Witch. I'm more drawn to following the Goddess than a God, but I know one cannot exist without the other at least in my opinion. It could be too that my aversion to following a god is just due to my years in Christianity, where god rules and controls everything...the it's a man's world mentality and I should be the silent and submissive woman. And honestly I don't know how to just sit quiet and meditate on this. It would be really nice if I could find a way to blend it all.
So moving right along....It's now been 9 months since I moved 2200 miles to follow my heart. Slowly I've been rebuilding myself, healing, reconnecting with my Beloved (and things are going well with us), and learning what it's like to be accepted and a sense of belonging. I miss my girls terribly, and I wish they had chosen to come too. But it is what it is, for now. And maybe one day, my girls will decide to join me. The only thing left to do is file for a divorce which I am researching but I don't know how easy it's going to be and I still need to have money to do it. And also to figure if and how to get the things that I left behind.
Still things to think about and do, but everything in time. But I'm in a better place than I was a year ago spiritually, emotionally.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
How About An Update? Yes?
I know it's been a long while again since I've posted here. I really don't quite know what I wish to do with this blog. Part of me wants to keep it and part of me wants to merge it with my main blog.
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1 comments:
- earthenmagic said...
...sending blessings ~ keep well gentle one...
- March 16, 2012 at 10:13 AM


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ATHENS, Ga. (Nov. 8, 2012) – Junior Roger Ordeig (Gurb, Spain) and sophomore Rogerio Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) will represent the ETSU men's tennis team in its final tournament of the fall season this weekend, heading to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia for the Bulldog Scramble.
The three-day tournament begins Friday, and will be competed in a round-robin format. The Buccaneer duo will face the likes of Alabama, UGA, Kentucky and Mississippi State through both singles and doubles action.
Ordeig and Ribeiro have been two of ETSU's best this fall. In singles, Ordeig boasts a 9-4 record while Ribeiro leads all Buccaneers in wins at 12-4. The two competed together in doubles for the first time this season last weekend, going 2-1 with wins against teams from Davidson and Boston College.
Daily recaps will be provided at the end of each day on ETSUBucs.com.
ETSU fans wanting to receive Buccaneer news, score updates, in-game promotions and much more sent to their mobile device can do so by signing up for "Buc Updates." Click here to sign up today!
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Mayor Chris Beutler today announced a new program to encourage families to participate in water recreation activities on Friday nights at Woods Pool.
Through the $5 Family Night Swim program, families can swim at Woods Pool, 3200 "J" St., from 6 to 8 p.m. on eight Friday nights this summer for a $5 admission fee. The $5 Family Night Swims begin on Friday, June 12 and continues through Friday, August 14. The evenings of Friday, June 19 and Friday, July 31 will not be included in the Family Night Swim program due to previously scheduled swim meets at Woods Pool.
"Swimming and water recreation activities can be fun and healthful for families," said Mayor Beutler. "We recognize that current economic conditions may limit some families' ability to participate in swimming. We hope that many families will take advantage of the $5 Family Night Swims at Woods Pool this summer."
Woods Pool is one of ten outdoor pools operated by the Parks and Recreation Department. Information regarding pool hours, admission fees, swim and diving league, and swim lessons are available at parks.lincoln.ne.gov or by calling 441-7960.


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May 22-27: The Wild Women's Gathering
A six day event for women only, with a focus on primitive camping, interaction with the natural world and personal rewilding: learning to trust our senses, instincts and needs – and to heed our callings and live our dreams regardless of constraints, norms, fears and habits.
June 12-17: The Woman Spirit Gathering
Another six day women's event, a memory-making celebration of the spirit of womanhood, dedicated to self nourishment, sisterly sharing and sweet savoring – with inspiring teaching circles, wonderful outdoor feasts, swimming, singing and riverside dancing!
July 3-6: The Shaman's Path Intensive
For men as well as women, a four day long workshop imparting insights and techniques for heightening awareness, connecting with inspirited nature, exploring alternate realities, instigating ecstatic states, developing our powers to affect events, and defining and fulfilling our individual most-meaningful purpose.
Aug 1-6: The Medicine Woman Gathering
Six days of presentations and discussions, plant walks and medicine making – for women who feel called to a healer's life of intense awareness and personal responsibility. The Medicine Woman Tradition defines healing as contributing to wholeness and balance… of our selves, of others, and of the living world we are a part of.
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Four days of learning to identify, gather, preserve and deliciously prepare a wide number of the wild native foods of the mountainous West and Southwest – increasing observation skills, self confidence and our ability to survive, while helping us connect deeper to the natural world and cycles of life that we are each a natural part of.
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One day a couple of summers ago, I didn't have a lot of pressing work to do, and I found myself free for lunch. I hopped in my dune buggy and went on a mission for beef nuggets, my favorite menu item. As I like to tell people, beef nuggets are just like chicken nuggets…only with meat.
On my way home from Decorah, I saw an interesting scene on the side of the road about three miles from Ridgeway. Two vehicles were parked along the shoulder and several occupants were standing in the ditch. Yet there appeared to be no fire in either of the vehicles. I kept going without breaking my pace. Right as I went by, I noticed that the minivan on the side of the road had a jack under the passenger side rear tire. The crowd standing in the ditch appeared to be high school or college-age young ladies. (It's not that I'm old, but I can't tell the difference between 17 and 19 like I used to.) A guy was jacking up the van. He appeared to be the only male in the group.
Three events went through my head in succession. The first one was my Good Samaritan experience in the buggy a couple years ago, which was a blast. The second one was a similar situation on I-494 in Minneapolis where I drove by and didn't stop to help a guy in the same position, because traffic looked ugly that day and I questioned the safety of being that nice a guy. The third one was a story I saw about a guy who did stop to help a fellow motorist and got run over for his trouble. The story was about the benefit being held for him to pay his medical expenses. On balance, the odds said I had a 33% chance of this being a good thing and a 67% chance of this being the lead in the paper, on TV, and in the opening paragraph of my potentially-soon-to-be-published obituary.
It didn't take long for me to do the math and decide I felt lucky. Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith. A quick check of my mirrors told me I could make a quick U-turn and do these people a favor. I had something coming up later in the week where I might need a huge favor or two myself, so building up a balance in advance may not be all bad.
Turning around and pulling up to the shoulder of the road near the assembled group generated a grand total of response of zero from the crowd. No one said a word and no one had any reaction. I climbed out the ultra-discreet GuyNo2Mobile, walked over to the guy running the tire iron, and announced, "Hi. Need any help?"
Once again, the hills were alive with the sound of crickets. Not a word was said by anyone — not the eight or ten young adults, not the roughly 50-year-old Hispanic lady by the rear of the van who appeared to be the driver, and not by the roughly 50-year-old guy running the tire iron. We all stood in silence as he kept working on the remaining lug nuts. It was surreal. My leap of faith appeared to be shifting the odds to 1-to-4 for roadside Samaritan success.
When I pulled up, I noticed that the van had Howard County license plates on it, which meant it could be as little as 10 miles from home. Once I got back to the work area and didn't have to spend my time being chatty with everyone, I noticed that the fairly new Nissan pickup behind us also had Howard County plates on it. Yet I didn't recognize a soul in the group. My first thought when passing these people was that they were Luther College students on some kind of outing. They seemed to have the diverse look to them that says, "I attend Luther College, but I probably won't do anything practical with my degree for at least six years after graduation." Although, the van wasn't really Luther College caliber. It looked extremely practical. It also looked extremely experienced.
The lug nuts were finally off. The rim did not want to get divorced from the hub. It took Tire Iron Guy a couple good whacks to bust it loose. Thinking ahead a step or two, I asked him if he wanted me to run the tire up to Hanson's (the Goodyear dealer in Cresco) to get fixed. Tire Iron Guy gave me an unbelievably noncommittal answer. He looked at me like I said I enjoy scallops, but only on Thursdays. He then started to crawl under the back of the van. "They've got a spare under here."
We were making progress. By his voice, I could tell "they" meant he wasn't really acting as the representative of the group, but he wasn't totally distancing himself from them and coming to my side either.
I got on one knee and took a look under the van. Just as I suspected from the tire and hub marriage, the separation of spare and van frame was going to be a messy divorce proceeding. Even money says the spare won't have enough air in it if we do get it busted loose. Had I been driving the Ranch Hand, this would be different. I could whip out the air hose and do all kinds of feats with it. I had the buggy, though, and added features are not its strong suit.
Once again, I asked about the idea of taking the tire to get fixed and then putting it back on instead of using the spare. Tire Iron Guy was again pretty indifferent, as was everyone else. Not a word was said. I took the tire and began to carry it toward the buggy as I repeated my intentions. "I'll run this up to Hanson's and be back in a while. It won't take long."
Again, the conspicuous sound of crickets.
Most of this time, the group of students hadn't really done much or moved around much. As I went by with the tire on my way to the buggy, they remained in neutral. No questions were asked. No advice was given. Eight or ten X-chromosomes, and not a single one had a conflicting idea or suggestion for me. I expected Alan Funt to hop out from behind a nearby shrub at any moment. He never showed up, so I put the tire in the buggy, fired it up and headed west. I was not overcome by warm fuzzies.
As I got to Ridgeway, I made a decision. If the proprietor of Glen's Service Station was around, I would try my luck with him instead of driving the extra eight miles to Hanson's in Cresco. Sure enough, Glen was in the shop. I explained my situation and Glen took the tire to start working on it. As soon as he got it loose from the rim, he said the word you never want to hear in a tire shop.
Glen pulled the tire to the side and showed me the inside. The inside of the tire had a substantial pile of tiny little rubber shavings in it. That meant the tire was wearing out from the inside. Glen said he didn't want to put the tire back on, because he didn't think it would hold air. I reviewed the facts with him: A vehicle with Howard County plates, and probably a small budget, needs to get maybe 15 miles total. A fixed-but-less-than-ideal tire would get them there. A new tire would require some negotiation or approval from the van's owner(s). Fix the tire, Glen. It's not that bad. I have faith in it to make it all the way to Cresco. Worst-case scenario, they'll get partway to Cresco and I can do a better job on the next flat with the Ranch Hand if they're closer to my place.
Glen started putting the tire on again and then paused. "I'd really rather put a used one on than this thing."
Now we're talking options, Glen! How much will it cost and what do you have for a used one?
"I charge ten for a used one."
Ten whole dollars??? I figured that meant putting it on, but I also figured a used one can't cost more than $25, so we went in search of a used tire. Lo and behold, we found one! Glen slapped it on and had me ready to go in no time. We went to the office to do the paperwork. The total bill? Ten bucks for everything! I felt like asking if he sold lottery tickets, but I decided to squelch my glee and hit the road after handing him a twenty and getting ten back.
When I pulled up to the waiting van on the side of the road, several of the assembled group actually began to jump up and down and shout, "He came BACK! HE ACTUALLY CAME BACK!!!" as they hugged each other in mass hysteria.
I smiled and got the tire out of the back seat as I headed for the van. One skeptic had a burning question for me as I went by her and she looked back at the buggy. "Who's Guy Number One?"
Sticking with the brevity theme, I said, "I have an older brother."
"Uh, okay."
Case closed. The prosecution rested.
Tire Iron Guy was nowhere to be seen, so I began putting the tire on myself. After I got a couple of lug nuts on, the inquisition began again. Still feeling mildly creeped out, I decided to be somewhat evasive and vague in my answers.
"What's your name?"
"Are you from around here or something?"
Yep, I live west of here, towards Cresco.
About that time, Tire Iron Guy appeared. I got the last of the lug nuts on, and he began letting the jack down. Curiosity finally got the best of me and I asked him what his name was. He apparently followed my lead.
You from around here?
"I live in Cresco."
Oh, okay. What's your last name, Mike?
That's when it got really weird. Leaning into the van like he was looking at the tire, and sort of whispering in a voice the others couldn't hear, he said, "I…don't…remember."
Cue The Twilight Zone theme! This was major creepy. Yet, it sort of made sense.
I got ya, Mike. You with these people?
"Nope. I just happened to be driving by."
Okay. We're now some sort of Samaritan Blood Brothers or something, I think. Let's not make any sudden moves and maybe we'll all get out of here in good shape.
Next, one of the chatty members of the group stepped in with a question. "So, do you two know one another?"
Look at the ground. Answer, but keep looking at the ground. In the Stephen King movie, your head always explodes if you look them in the eyes. Look at the ground! Short answers. No details.
Great answer, Mike! But, like an idiot, I gave in to a Midwestern reflex. "So, where are you folks from?" I asked.
With an unbelievable amount of glee, multiple people responded in unison, "We're from the mission in Cresco!"
Whoa! Suddenly a lot of stuff made sense. I didn't know much about "the mission," because it seemed to want to keep a low profile in our community. Whatever its "mission" was, it seemed you had to join the club to find out what the heck it was.
Mike and I got the tire back on and the jack put away. It was time to hit the road. I turned to head for the buggy and was greeted with several cheers and shouts of thank you. Not a dime was offered for my services or for the tire I bought them. Frankly, I was feeling lucky to get off that hook for only ten bucks and an hour's worth of, I don't know, entertainment, I guess. It was the first time I'd gone anywhere without both my cell phone and my business cards. Talk about lucky! Not that I wouldn't want to build a long-term friendship with everyone involved that day or anything, but I really wanted to slip away as anonymously as possible. You know, what with me wearing no hat and everything, how tough could that be? "Yes, officer, he was a tall, bald man with a knobby skull. He was driving a bright yellow dune buggy with ISU Cyclone plates that said 'GUY NO2.' Do you think we'll ever find him? He'll probably blend right into the scenery, don't you think?"
Anyway, my next day was much better. My Samaritan habits were rewarded quite handsomely. On the balance sheet of life, things have a way of coming out even for me — no matter how big a leap that sometimes seems.


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Mart Lume needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Stealth Project
A 2D Flash sidescrolling massively multiplayer game in development needs avatar designs! The avatars should have broad appeal to both genders, be drawn in vector graphics and with the head/body ratio somewhere between the Sackboy of the Little Big Planet to the original Mario.
The avatars should be humanoid (2 hands, 2 arms, 2 eyes etc) but not explicitly human. Please see the attached images for reference.
In this assignment we are looking for samples to help us make decisions about the standard body shape and the range of possible decorative customizations a player can make (e.g., hair, eyes, nose, mouth, clothes, hats, shoes, etc.) Please include two different basic designs, each with two variations of customizable features -- that's six figures total.
20-30 years-old, both genders, who are used to expressing themselves on the web through games and social websites. The focus is on a little more savvy and "mature" crowd than the stereotypical early teenage Facebook gamer. The tone is humorous and often absurd.
Aesthetic requirements for the avatars:
* Semi-chunky body form, without any bent limbs (e.g., they will be animated as jointed skeletons, not rubber-armed mickey mice).
* There is no combat in the game - please stay away from violent themes. Also, no warrior-like or muscle-bound avatars.
* Cute, but not *too* cute or cutsie-poo cute.
* Animal and dress-up themes acceptable, but should be centered around some concept or "normal-looking" for avatars in a MMO.
Technical requirements for the avatars:
* Drawn in vector graphics (Flash preferred)
* In 3/4 front perspective
* Characters cannot have a strongly directional lightsource, shadows or highlights (if the style requires a lightsource, it should be roughly above the avatars head, shining down). Styles without any lightsource, shadows or highlights are also acceptable.
* Please do not use keylines.
Please provide:
Two basic avatar body shapes each with 2 additional variations of facial features and clothes (3 avatars in each basic body shape/style).


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The finished size of quilt is 60" x 72", a generous lap size. An option for enlarging it to a queen size is included at the end of the pattern. "The Natural" is one of those patterns I just love. It is earthy without being too country. Sounds like I am describing a good wine. There are four basic colors - tan, dark olive green/gold, blue, and purple. Multiple fabrics within each color group are used. Great for using up your scraps. The Classy Patterns have full color instructions and most have photgraphs placed into the pattern for extremely easy to read and concise directions.
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Super Typhoon Neoguri Threatens Okinawa with 165 MPH Winds on Tuesday
Super Typhoon Neoguri is churning towards the southern islands of Japan this evening with the power equivalent to that of a category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters expect that Neoguri could have winds of 165 MPH when it comes dangerously close to Okinawa on Tuesday.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center, a joint weather forecasting effort by the Navy and Air Force that forecasts tropical cyclones in parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, expects that Neoguri will pass just west of Okinawa at 0600Z on July 8. Okinawa is 9 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (Z), which puts the center of the storm making its closest approach to the island around 3:00PM local time on Tuesday.
The latest JTWC forecast shows the island of Okinawa experiencing winds between 50 and 64 knots, or 57 to 73 MPH. A slight jog to the east could result in much stronger winds, rain, and storm surge for Okinawa, and a slight jog to the west could result in lesser effects.
After passing by Okinawa, the cyclone will hang a sharp right and begin to impact the main islands of Japan as a weaker but still dangerous storm with winds around 105 knots, or 120 MPH.
Neoguri is the only tropical cyclone on earth at the moment. The only other area of interest is in the Atlantic, where the National Hurricane Center gives a cluster of showers and storms off the southeastern coast of the United States a 10% chance of development over the next few days.
[Images via Japan Meteorological Agency, NOAA, and the JTWC]