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In today's edition of Hawks Headlines, we take a look at reactions from across the web to the Chicago Blackhawks' sizable Olympic contingent, how NHL attendance numbers are surpassing those of the NBA, and the anchor around Patrick Kane's neck that is weighing down his chances at winning the Hart Trophy this season.
-Mark Lazerus leads off our Olympic round-up this morning with his piece on the 10 Blackhawks chosen to represent their countries at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The question Lazerus asks in the piece is a simple one: are there too many Blackhawks going overseas? [Chicago Sun-Times]
-Sam Fels also weighs in with his thoughts on the selections, and even makes a couple of excellent Photoshop jokes in the comments if you're into that sort of thing. [Committed Indian]
-Scott Powers talked to Patrick Sharp after it was announced that he was selected to participate in his first Olympic Games as part of Team Canada. [ESPN Chicago]
-Need a crash course to get ready for those Olympics? Here is a good starting point. [Chicago Tribune]
-Nina Falcone wrote a very interesting piece about attendance in the NHL and NBA this season, and has some surprising news: the NHL is actually doing better than the NBA does in that key metric of fan interest in the sport. [CSN Chicago]
-We missed this piece by Jay Zawaski, so we're paying our penance by including it today. Dr. Z has some great info on how Michal Handzus is hampering the MVP chances of Patrick Kane this season. [CBS Chicago]
-Finally, Chris Block brings us a very interesting look inside the mind of Hawks back-up goaltender Antti Raanta. [Third Man In]


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Having experienced a major failure with one of two main platform air system compressors from a competing brand, BP turned to Atlas Copco to assess the failure and advise on repairs. The damages were so important that the unit had to be removed from the platform and returned to Scotland for a full evaluation.
This is when Atlas Copco Rental got introduced to provide a temporary solution.
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Atlas Copco Rental advised for a temporary rental solution whilst BP progressed with a long term replacement project: a process that can take up to 2 years.
Fast tracking the project, BP progressed with the commissioning of Atlas Copco Rental to undertake an Offshore Survey visit. The survey reviewed the full application (location of the existing compressor, electrical and instrument services, tie-in points, lifting facilities, access and logistics to the final installation location) together with discussions with BP Andrew Team Leaders, identifying all potential issues in the replacement.
Back from offshore, the findings were discussed with BP Andrew's Onshore Project Team and the proposed way forward fully endorsed. The BP purchase order followed within days resulting in the long term rental of an engineered GA90-10 bar electric driven air compressor: the DCR348.
Electrical and fabrication modifications to the GA90 to suit the BP Andrew application were undertaken and fully managed by Atlas Copco Rental. Completing the package for the BP pre-delivery test and inspection was to a tight timeline.
A couple of days prior to the mobilization a last minute request by BP to accommodate new restrictions offshore, was to send the package in a crate format for assembly, testing and commissioning.
Working closely with BP Andrew core crew, assembly of the package offshore was carried out jointly by Atlas Copco Rental and Atlas Copco Compressors. Completion of the mechanical rebuild was followed by installation, pre-commissioning and customer hand over: operator familiarization covering the compressor controller, operation, maintenance checks and reporting.
The DCR348 now provides lead primary air for the BP Andrew Platform. A fantastic team effort by all involved ensured the GA90 Rental compressor met with BP's requirements and expectations.
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In the modern relationship between sports and television, two things are becoming crystal clear: Rights fees will keep rising, and you can never have too many playoff games.
Indeed, as broadcast deals become richer, the appetite for sports content keeps growing. And despite tensions involving their natural resources — namely, the players — leagues are doing whatever they can to accommodate media demand, until it sometimes feels as if the playoffs never end.
The NCAA basketball tournament is about to begin, with the four "play-in" games that expanded last year's "March Madness" field from 64 contenders to 68. In similar fashion, Major League Baseball voted to revise its wild card format, admitting two additional teams to create two one-game playoffs at season's close.
Meanwhile, college football — the one sport to have steadfastly avoided a playoff system — has given signs of cracks in its resistance, with Big Ten conference officials expressing interest in exploring the possibility.
So much for university presidents' long-cited concerns about prolonging the season and the risk of placing extra stress on student-athletes — which, frankly, has never been quite as convincing as their commitment to the safety, comfort and big money of the traditional bowls.
There's no mystery why sports leagues, and the networks that coddle them, adore the prospect of airing as many games as possible with a playoff atmosphere. Regular seasons drag on for months, often becoming anticlimactic at the margins once top teams have separated themselves from also-rans.
By definition, playoff games count, bringing with them the welcome promise of higher ratings and enhanced drama. That's especially true with the NCAA tourney, whose sudden-death format has trumped a dilution of on-court quality as star players flee early for the pros.
Practically speaking, the NCAA already added to its playoffs with the proliferation of conference tournaments, which have further padded pre-NCAA tourney schedules. When UCLA amassed basketball titles in the 1960s and '70s, those teams played 30 games in all. Last year's champion, Connecticut, endured a 41-game season, including a grueling five-games-in-five-days Big East Tournament.
In this context, it's no wonder the National Basketball Assn.'s lockout-shortened season didn't truncate the playoffs, even if that meant its champ won't be crowned until past the start of summer. With the winner needing to survive four best-of-seven-game series, the last teams standing could play nearly half as many playoff contests as regular-season games.
Networks can't go wrong piling on playoffs, eager as they are to help offset rights deals that, in the case of the National Football League, soared by more than 60% in the most recent negotiations, to roughly $5 billion annually starting in 2014. And while the NFL dwarfs all other sports, others have cashed in as well, such as NBC's 10-year, $2-billion deal with the National Hockey League — with the league more than doubling its previous contract — designed in part to help bolster the rebranded NBC Sports Network.
The only constituency that suffers, potentially, are elite athletes and their assorted body parts, the health of which has become a growing concern. In fact, the pushback from players has produced several public-relations nightmares, leaving the sporting world spending almost as much time in courtrooms as on the courts.
Retired NFL players are suing over longterm neurological effects of concussions, claiming the league didn't act to protect them. Meanwhile, former amateur athletes are taking on the NCAA, maintaining players deserve compensation for the billions generated by their labors.
In their contract talks, NFL players also resisted the league's efforts to replace two exhibition games, understandably fearing that raising the regular-season tally from 16 to 18 would invite more injuries and curtail careers. Most recently, pro football has been rocked by allegations that the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for knocking other teams' high-profile stars out of games.
At the same time, the appetite for more adrenaline-producing sports programming has clearly intensified, with the perceived value — heightened by the fact viewers prefer watching live, thus mitigating troublesome ad-skipping — leading to the launch of more networks, both regional and national, to pursue them. Plans for dedicated channels range from college conferences to individual schools, such as the U. of Texas, to pro franchises like the Los Angeles Lakers, as part of an enormous TV deal with Time Warner Cable. Networks are also adding sports to existing channels, a la News Corp.'s FX network, to fortify their bond with consumers. (Full disclosure: I'm a part-time contributor to Foxsports.com.)
Athletes and their representatives, however, are equally mindful of this dynamic. And even a sports media largely content to bask in the reflected glory of hometown teams has become more aggressive in covering what's become such an ostentatiously big business.
Despite such resistance, though, the consistent trend has been for leagues to find ways to stretch existing franchises, providing more games — particularly of the playoff variety — to fill more hours.
Because when you're busy counting all that money, it's hard to deny the hunger for games that count, too.


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Shock of shocks, it appears as if Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen isn't feeling as contrite and apologetic as he was a month ago when he apologized profusely for making some controversial comments about Fidel Castro. Guillen was subsequently suspended, he made a heartfelt plea for forgiveness, and now he's told a radio reporter from Houston to "fucking grow up, motherfucker" for asking how the backlash has subsided since the comments were made. Of couse he did, because this is Ozzie Guillen and that's what Ozzie Guillen does. He tells people to fucking grow up.
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Revision is a relatively new demoparty in Saarbrücken, the state capital of Saarland, located in southwest Germany. The first edition in 2011 was an overwhelming success, thus you can look forward to experience another and hopefully even better party in 2012 again.
A team of highly skilled and experienced sceners joined forces to bring you everything you would expect from a great demoscene event. As Breakpoint 2010 was the last event in a long series of easter party ownage, we decided that Easter without a proper party wouldn't be what it's meant to be. And here we are!
No flyer to print, but inviation demos as music/video animation as posted on the revision site:
- PC http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=58262 -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPKqDmvOdjs
- Commodore Amiga http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=58665 -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss4Bk0wGXzE
- ZX Spectrum http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=58668 -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtmqCjU6Wo
Yes, some computers are 20-30 year old home computers.
For more detailed info about the demoscene in general look it up at wikipedia: [nederlands ] [english]
In other words, this demoscene hosts a kind of animation and music festival where people show what they can do with simple computer equipment. The scening culture has originally taken of during the early eighties when home computers came available.
Timetable Sunday :
10:00 Seminar Jens Schönfeld: Embedded software development
11:00 Seminar Prince: Secrets of editing monumental GFXs
12:00 Seminar Franky: So you want to build an arcade machine?
13:00 Competition Executable music newskool
13:30 Competition Modern graphics
14:00 Seminar dox, Franky, Seven, Krusty, Pixtur: 4k Seminars
15:00 Competition Streaming music
16:00 Seminar JCO: Communicating emotion - how to make good music
17:00 Competition 4k executable graphics
17:30 Competition Wild
18:30 Event SIDRip Alliance
20:00 Event hoffman
22:00 Competition PC 64k Intro
22:30 Competition Web Browser Demo
23:00 Competition Oldskool 4k Intro
23:30 Competition Amiga Demo
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There are so many things to do on the Grand Strand. Myrtle Beach has a new boardwalk and attractions including a giant Ferris wheel. You can visit Ripley's Believe It or Not museum and see the oddities, play in an arcade game, or get a hot dog from Peaches Corners. If you travel to Broadway at the Beach, you have a wide choice of restaurants including Margaretville, owned by Jimmy Buffett. There is also mini golf, a movie theater, and countless shops. You will come back to your holiday rental loaded with the goodies you have found.
Seafood is the order of the day in the Grand Strand and one of the finest seafood restaurants around is located right in Garden City, maybe even in walking distance of your holiday rental. Sara J's is located right on the marsh, and if the weather is good, you can enjoy your meal outside on the deck. There are numerous restaurants up and down the Strand offering a myriad of choices; however if you prefer dining at home, just cook up something in the kitchen of your rental home.
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text: Thank you very much, Shane - that would be wonderful!Erm, yeah the music situation...I'm still using MIDI. MMF2 has great native MOD file playback apparently as well as .OGG. You know, like module tracker files form the Demoscene and so on. But you can use mp3 or anything with DirectShow.I contacted the guy from this thread: http://www.sfxb.co.uk/cgi-bin....nterestand asked whether he might be willing to help me out with a main-menu theme. Nada, sadly.It would be nice to have an original theme. In order to upgrade the existing audio, I think I can grab some stuff from the demoscene and Hornet archive (if it still exists). Those demoscene tracks are small and they have a good, unique sound that would fit the game quite well.If anyone has any other ideas for a suitably upbeat and courageous soundtrack (it all has to inspirational because I hate sad music) then I'm open to all suggestions.


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Nick Clegg appealed to would-be students not to be put off going to university by "myths" about the costs as he sought to win back votes lost by the Liberal Democrat's U-turn on raising tuition fees.
The Deputy Prime Minister said "wild" predictions that charging up to £9,000 per year would make degrees a "luxury" for the rich had proved unfounded - with applications from poorer households rising.
He sought to pin the credit on measures he championed to mitigate the impact of the fee rise, which was in breach of his party's 2010 election promise and for which he issued a public apology.
But the party was forced to play down fears that drastic cuts to the budget of one of the help schemes from 2015 could act to deter less-well-off youngsters.
The Lib Dems secured a sizeable proportion of the student vote in 2010 on a promise to oppose any rise in fees but saw that support all but disappear after entering coalition with the Tories and dropping it.
Mr Clegg used a speech to pupils and parents at a school in East London to kick off a week-long charm offensive intended to show support for young people.
"I've said I'm sorry for that, and I meant it," he said of the broken tuition fees pledge.
"But what matters to me now is that you know you can still afford to go to university - and that you don't let the myths that have emerged crowd out the facts.
"This may not have been the policy my party wanted, but I made absolutely sure that it wouldn't turn a degree into a luxury for the very rich."
That included increased grants and support for youngsters from poorer backgrounds as well as ensuring nothing was paid until after graduation and when someone was earning at least £21,000.
"We now have the highest application rates ever. More young men and women are going full-time to university than ever before," he said.
"A higher proportion of students from poorer backgrounds are going than ever before...e ntry rates for students from nearly every ethnic minority are at their highest level ever.
"So to all of you, to each and every one of you: if a degree is what you want, you can still have it - you've just got to work hard.
"To the mums and dads in the room: if you've always hoped to one day see that framed graduation photo of your son or daughter on your mantelpiece - you can still have it.
"Whatever you heard in the past, don't let it lower your sights for the future. University may not be for everyone, but it is open to everyone."
The National Scholarship Programme, w hich offers fee waivers and bursaries to the poorest students, will see its funding slashed by two thirds from £150 million to £50 million a year from 2015.
Critics said it was a "vital lifeline" for many and cutting it showed " a casual disregard for the realities of students".
"We would not have done it if we thought it was going to have that impact," a senior Lib Dem source said - saying the programme was only one part of the effort to minimise the impact of higher fees.
"It was always a time-limited policy; it's just been time limited a bit earlier."
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The reason young people have turned away from Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems is because of their broken promises.
"He said he'd scrap tuition fees but then he trebled them. You can't trust a word that Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats say."
After giving his speech, Mr Clegg was questioned by the young people about university costs.
Farjana Begum, 18, asked him why the Government makes decisions which affect young people "without asking them how they feel about things" and told him the majority of her friends do not agree with the policy on tuition fees.
Mr Clegg replied: "We took that decision... as a democratic Government trying to do the best thing for society as a whole and part of that decision, as I explained earlier, was controversial.
"Unpopular though it was - and obviously in your opinion still is - we basically said that how you divvy up who pays what between the graduate and the Government should change."
He added: "We just don't have as much money to go around so you have to make choices.
"Yes, you have to listen to people, of course you do, but you also need to make choices you think are as fair and balanced as possible.
"If you don't like the choices we make, not only tell me now but then obviously make your views known in the ballot box in the next election."


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This has to be it, right? Assuming you're not a gearhead, the simple existence of a six-foot-tall robot inexplicably washing an old car is geeky enough. If you love cars you also notice the presence of an '02. As soon as I saw this photo I had to figure out the meaning behind it.
That fine specimen is called Tinker. He was created by British inventor Dennis Weston in 1966, who impressed the press at the time by proving that the robot is indeed capable of washing Mr Weston's car at his home in Leeds.
Equipped with 120 electric motors, a zoom-camera, a memory bank and a 29-channel radio receiver, Tinker could perform 180 different tasks while his creator could direct him from his cellar (or anywhere within a 2 miles radius) using a television screen to monitor what's in front of him and controllers to adjust his moves.
(Film now, land later is available on British Pathé)
Unfortunately, things turned for the worse for Tinker in 1974, when Mr Weston simply ran out of space and gave him to one of his friends. This friend happened to own a shop called Leeds Radio where he sold army surplus radio equipment. Bad luck for Tinker according to the inventor's son on cyberneticzoo:
Most of the gear that went through Brian's shop was eventually stripped down and sold off as spare parts. Unfortunately, the same thing probably happened to Tinker.
Dennis Weston had thousands of unfinished projects before his death at the age of 71, Tinker being just one of the robots he created during the sixties and seventies.
His dedication to four-wheeled objects shall not be forgotten.
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Guess which classic RTS looks fantastic in Lego form: Age of Empires II! Artizan, the creator, intends to recreate as much of the game as possible. You can see his progress here and even support him if you want to. An ambitious project, but it'd be nice to see those larger buildings (and catapults) next to these.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 20, 2012) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Feb. 20 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas and other team news.
HOOKER WITH SOLLYS/NESTLE IN BRAZIL: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) is competing for Sollys/Nestle in the Brazil Superliga during the 2011-2012 club season. Sollys/Nestle battled past sixth-place Banana Boat (9-8) 27-29, 25-23, 25-17, 25-14 on Feb. 14. Hooker scored a match-high 24 points with 19 kills on 41 attacks and five blocks. Hooker added another 18 points on Feb. 16 in a 25-17, 25-27, 25-19, 25-17 victory over 12th-place Macae Sports (1-16). She tallied her points with 15 kills on 31 attacks. Sollys/Nestle, ranked second with a 14-3 record, faces fourth-place Usiminas (13-4) on Feb. 25 in a match that can be seen on SporTV. To follow Hooker in social media platforms, visit destineehooker19.blogspot.com for her blog and click here for her Facebook athlete page.
SYKORA WITH VOLEI FUTURO IN BRAZIL: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) has returned to Brazil to compete with her club team Volei Futuro in the Brazil Superliga. Sykora returned to the court for her first official appearance on Jan. 20 after suffering serious injuries in an April 2011 bus accident as Volei Futuro was traveling to a post-season match in the Brazil Superliga. Volei Futuro blanked 12th-place Macae Sports (1-16) 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 on Feb. 13. However, Volei Futuro lost to fourth-place Usiminas (13-4) 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 17-15 on Feb. 16. Sykora did not compete in either match. Volei Futuro, now in third place with a 13-4 record, looks to rebound on Feb. 24 against eighth-place Pinheiros (5-12) in a contest featured on SporTV.
SCOTT-ARRUDA WITH SAO BERNARDO IN BRAZIL: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a four-time Olympian for the U.S. Women's National Team and attempting to become just the third women's volleyball to compete in five Olympics, signed midway through the 2011-2012 season to play for Sao Bernardo in the Brazil Superliga. Sao Bernardo dropped a 25-16, 25-20, 25-20 match to league-leader Unilever (16-1) on Feb. 13. Scott-Arruda tallied three points in the loss. Sao Bernardo returned to the victory column with a 25-23, 25-20, 25-12 win over 10th-place Sao Caetano (4-13) on Feb. 16. Scott-Arruda piled up eight points, including five kills and three blocks. Sao Bernardo, now in ninth place with a 5-12 record, returns to action on Feb. 24 against seventh-place Mackenzie (8-9).
TOM WITH FENERBAHCE UNIVERSAL IN TURKEY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) is competing for Fenerbahce Universal of the Turkish League in 2011-2012. In the Turkish Cup, Fenerbahce Universal defeated Ted Ankara Koleji 25-11, 25-10, 25-17 on Feb. 14 to advance to the Turkish Cup semifinals. Tom notched 13 points via seven kills on 14 attacks, five aces and one block. Fenerbahce, 17-0 on the regular season with 51 points, plays Nilufer VitrA on Feb. 25 in its next Turkish League match. In CEV Champions League action, Fenerbahce has advanced to the 4th Final Round, or quarterfinals, to play 2011 CEV Champions League runnerup and 2011 FIVB Club World Championship gold medalist Rabita Baku in a home-and-home series. The first match will be on Feb. 22, while the return match will be played on Feb. 29. To watch the Feb. 22 match live online, click here for the 14:00 CET match start.
KIM GLASS, SPICER WITH RABITA BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and setter Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) are competing for Rabita Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League. Rabita, the 2011 CEV Champions League runner-up, will now face Turkey's Fenerbahce Universal Istanbul in the CEV 4th Final Round, or the equivalent to the quarterfinals. The two teams will have home-and-home matches on Feb. 22 and Feb. 29. To watch the Feb. 22 match live online, click here for the 14:00 CET match start. Rabita Baku defeated Lokomotiv Bileceri 25-12, 25-6, 25-16 on Feb. 14 in Azerbaijan Super League action. For video highlights of the match, click here. Rabita continued its unbeaten record with a 25-15, 25-23, 25-23 victory over Igtisdchi on Feb. 17. Rabita is 7-0 in the Azerbaijan Super League, but trails Baki 15-14 in points due to Baki (6-3) having played two more matches.
BOWN, TAMAS WITH AZERRAIL BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team middle blockers Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) are playing for Azerrail Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. Azerrail defeated Azeryolservis 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 on Feb. 14. For photos of the match, click here. Azerrail is currently 6-1 in the Azerbaijan Super League, one loss more than undefeated Rabita Baku. In CEV Champions League action, Azerrail will face Russia's Dinamo Kazan in a home-and-home 4th Final Round series with matches on Feb. 22 and Feb. 28. To watch the Feb. 22 match live online, click here for the 17:00 CET match start.
METCALF, THOMAS WITH LOKOMOTIV BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and middle blocker Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.) are playing for Lokomotiv Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. Lokomotiv Baku topped Lokomotiv Bileceri 25-17, 25-14, 25-22 on Feb. 17 to improve to 4-3 in the Azerbaijan Super League. In CEV Challenge Cup action, Lokomotiv has reached the 4th Final Round to face Kralovo Pole Brno in a home-and-home series played Feb. 22 and Feb. 29.
HANEEF-PARK WITH IGTISADCHI BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) is playing in the Azerbaijan Super League with Igtisadchi Baku in 2011-2012. Igtisadchi edged Baki Baku 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 26-24, 18-16 in a thrilling five-set match on Feb. 14. Haneef-Park scored 31 points via 24 kills on 45 attacks, four aces and three blocks. In its second Super League match of the week, Igtisadchi lost to undefeated Rabita Baku 25-15, 25-23, 25-23 on Feb. 17. Igtisadchi is now 4-4 overall and in fourth place.
KLINEMAN WITH PESARO IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) is competing for Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Serie A1 in the 2011-2012 club season. In making up its regularly scheduled fifth round match, Pesaro rallied past third-place Chateau d'Ax Urbino Volley (10-5, 31 points) 24-26, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-13 on Feb. 16. Klineman netted a match-high 23 points with 20 kills on 41 attacks and three blocks while handling 29 service receptions. On the opposite side of the net, USA's Juliann Faucette came off the bench to provide seven kills in starting the final three sets. In its regularly scheduled match this week, Pesaro again fought back to earn a five-set win, this time a 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 15-13 contest against second-place MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese (13-4, 39 points) on Feb. 19. Klineman pocketed a team-high 21 points with 18 kills on 54 attacks, two blocks and an ace. She also added a 70 positive reception percent on 23 chances. Pesaro, now 8-8 overall with 22 points for seventh place, will have two Serie A1 matches this week, including a postponed sixth-round match on Feb. 22 against fifth-place Asystel Volley Novara (11-4, 26 points) and the regularly scheduled Feb. 26 match against 11th-place Riso Scotti Pavia (0-16, 1 point).
LLOYD WITH BUSTO ARSIZIO IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) is playing for Yamamay Busto Arsizio of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2011-2012 season. Yamamay Busto Arsizio remains undefeated in the Italian Serie A1 division with a 16-0 record and 47 points after sweeping seventh-place Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (8-9, 22 points) on Feb. 19. Lloyd set Busto Arsizio to a 43 kill percent with only 13 errors on 114 attacks. She provided two blocks and a kill for three individual points. Busto Arsizio plays fifth-place Asystel Volley Novara (11-4, 26 points) on Feb. 26 in the next round of the Serie A1. In CEV Cup action, Busto Arsizio will face Schweriner SC in a Challenge Round home-and-home series played Feb. 23 and Feb. 28.
BARBOZA, HARMOTTO WITH MODENA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) and middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell, Pa.) are competing for LIU-JO Modena of the Italian Serie A1 in 2011-2012. After an idle week in the Serie A1, Modena swept Chieri Torino Volley Club 25-15, 25-21, 25-15 on Feb. 19. Harmotto charted 11 kills on 20 attacks and seven blocks for a team-high 18 points. Barboza added five kills in the victory with a 71 positive reception percent on a match-high 28 attempts. Modena, now in eighth place with a 6-10 record and 20 points, resumes Serie A1 play on Feb. 26 against ninth-place Cariparma SiGrade Parma (6-11, 20 points).
BERG, WILSON WITH VILLA CORTESE IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and past U.S. National Team player Makare Wilson (Gardena, Calif.) are playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese in the Italian Serie A1 in 2011-2012. Villa Cortese lost to sixth-place Scavolini Pesaro (8-8) 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 15-13 on Feb. 19 for its second consecutive Serie A1 loss. While Berg did not suit for the match, Wilson turned in five kills, four blocks and an ace for 10 points. Villa Cortese, which remains in second place with a 13-4 record and 39 points, will have wait nearly two weeks to break the losing streak as it is idle next week in Serie A1 action. In CEV Champions League action, Villa Cortese has reached the 4th Final Round and will play Italian rival Volley Bergamo in the quarterfinal round in a home-and-home series played on Feb. 23 and Feb. 29. To watch the Feb. 23 match live online, click here for the 20:30 CET match start.
DAVIS, RICHARDS WITH PIACENZA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and outside hitter Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) are part of the Italian Serie A1 Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza squad in 2011-2012. Piacenza dropped a 25-21, 25-19, 25-20 match to league-leader Yamamay Busto Arsizio on Feb. 19. Davis provided a 74 positive reception percent on 23 attempts, while Richards was on the active roster but did not play. Piacenza challenges Chieri Torino Volley Club on Feb. 26 in the eighth round of the second half.
PAOLINI WITH ICOS CREMA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) is playing for Icos Crema Volley in the Italian Serie A2 Division for 2011-2012. Icos Crema downed IHF Volley Frosinone 25-13, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22 on Feb. 19. Paolini contributed 11 kills on 18 attacks to go with six blocks for 17 points. Icos Crema (16-4, 48 points), which is third in the standings and only two points out of first place, challenges 14th-place Lavoro Doc Pontecagnano (5-13, 15 points) on Feb. 26 in its next Serie A2 match.
LARSON WITH DINAMO KAZAN IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is competing for Dinamo Kazan of the Russia Super League. Kazan rallied past Omichka 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-9 on Feb. 16. Larson scored nine points with eight kills on 31 swings and a block while holding a 65 positive percent on 17 service receptions. However, Kazan could not produce a second straight come-from-behind victory in losing to Khabarovsk 25-16, 12-25, 25-18, 25-21 on Feb. 18. Larson did not suit for the match. Despite the loss, Kazan remains in first place with a 15-3 record and 42 points. Larson and company will face Proton on Feb. 25 in the next Russia Super League match. In CEV Champions League action, Kazan will face Azerbaijan's Azerrail Baku in a home-and-home 4th Final Round home-and-home series played Feb. 22 and Feb. 28. To watch the Feb. 22 match live online, click here for the 17:00 CET match start. To read Larson's blog, click here.
AKINRADEWO WITH DINAMO KRASNODAR IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar of the Russia Super League in 2011-2012. Krasnodar lost for the fourth straight time in the Russia Super League after falling to Uralochka 25-22, 25-22, 25-22 on Feb. 16. Akinradewo totaled five kills on seven errorless attacks to go with three blocks for eight points. Krasnodar snapped the losing streak on Feb. 19 with a 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Odinstsovo. Akinradewo tallied two kills and three blocks for five points. Krasnodar , now in fourth place with an 11-7 record and 35 points, will face Omichka on Feb. 26 in the next round of the Russia Super League. In CEV Cup action, Krasnador will now play 2004 Tomis Constanta in the Challenge Round with home-and-home matches on Feb. 21 and March 1.
GIBBEMEYER WITH TOYOTA AUTO BODY IN JAPAN: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer is playing for Toyota Auto Body of the Japan V-League during the 2011-2012 club season. Toyota lost a five-set heartbreaker 22-25, 25-19, 31-29, 19-25, 15-13 to sixth-place Pioneer (6-11) on Feb. 18. Gibbemeyer notched 24 points with 20 kills coming off 40 attacks, two blocks and two aces. She held a .475 hitting efficiency in the match. On the following day, Toyota lost to league-leader Toray (14-3) 28-26, 25-19, 25-17 as Gibbemeyer was credited with 12 kills on 22 attacks and two blocks for 14 points. Toyota (4-13), which dropped to seven place in the V-League standings, returns to action against fourth-place JT (9-8) on Feb. 25 and second-place Denso (13-4) on Feb. 26 in Kanagawa.
HODGE, ALISHA GLASS WITH POLAND'S ATOM TREFL SOPOT: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), both Penn State University products, are playing for Poland's Atom Trefl Sopot in 2011-2012. In the first round of the PlusLiga playoffs, Sopot was too much for Budowlani Lodz in advancing to the next round. Sopot won the first match of the best-of-three series 25-8, 25-17, 25-15 on Feb. 14. Glass set Sopot to a 44 percent while adding two individual kills on as many attacks and a block for three points to earn the match's MVP honor. Hodge provided 12 kills on 31 swings and two blocks for 14 points. In the second match, Sopot blanked its opponent 25-14, 25-20, 26-24. For the second match in a row Glass set Sopot to a 44 kill percent, while tacking on four points with two blocks, an ace and a block. Hodge chipped in 13 points with 11 kills, one block and one ace. To read Glass' blog, click here.
CRIMES, MIYASHIRO, LICHTMAN WITH POLAND'S BKS ALUPROF BIELSKO-BIALA: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), spiker Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) and libero Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) are competing for BKS Aluprof Bielsko Biala in the Poland Plus Liga. Bielsko-Biala swept KS Palac Bydgoszcz in both matches of a best-of-three series in the opening round of the PlusLiga playoffs. In the first match on Feb. 14, Bielsko-Biala won 25-17, 25-16, 29-27. Miyashiro provided a 60 positive percent on 10 service reception chances, while Lichtman was a sub in the second and third sets. For photos of the match, click here. In the rematch, Bielsko-Biala routed KS Palac Bydgoszcz 25-21, 25-14, 25-15.
THOMPSON, JONES, FORSETT WITH CATANO IN PUERTO RICO: U.S. Women's National Team setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), outside hitter Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) and middle blocker Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.) are playing for Catano in the Puerto Rico Super League. Catano defeated Carolina in four sets on Feb. 16. Statistics for the match are unavailable. Catano lost to Mayaguez 25-21, 30-28, 25-23 on Feb. 18. Angie Forset led Catano with 17 points, while Jessica Jones added 10 points. Courtney Thompson provided 18 assists, 11 digs and four points in the loss.
OTHER AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS IN PUERTO RICO: Kristy Jaeckel scored 11 kills in leading Guaynabo to a three-set win over Mayaguez on Feb. 13. Teammate Kelly Murphy added six assists, nine digs, two kills and a block in the win. On opposite side of the net, Blair Brown scored 12 points for Mayaguez, followed by Stephanie Neimer's nine points and Sydney Anderson's six assists and two kills…Kelsey Black contributed a team-high 24 points, including six blocks, in leading Ponce to a five-set win over Bayamon. Airial Salvo added 23 points and Meagan Ganzer 17 points in the victory…Erin Moore totaled 26 kills to pace Bayamon, while Kelly Wing added 18 points and Brianne Barker four points to go with 15 assists and 18 digs…Kim Willoughby notched 23 points and Mekana Barnes added nine points as Juncos topped Toa Baja in four sets on Feb. 14. Michelle Bartsch led Toa Baja with 18 points, while Jessica Swarbrick added 15 points and Kelly Fidero nine points…Blair Brown notched 12 points in Mayaguez's three-set loss to Caguas on Feb. 15. Stephanie Neimer added 13 points, while Sydney Anderson pocketed 15 assists in the loss…Kristy Jaeckel contributed 17 kills in pacing Guaynabo to a four-set win over Juncos on Feb. 16, while Kelly Murphy added 10 assists, 16 digs and five points. Kim Willoughby led Juncos with 22 points as Mekana Barnes added nine points in the loss…Michelle Bartsch placed 15 points on Toa Baja's side on Feb. 17, but it was not enough in a four-set loss to Caguas. Kelly Fidero added 14 points and Jessica Swarbrick chipped in four points…Corozal's Shonda Cole recorded 12 points and Ashley Benson added 10 points in a three-set win over Bayamon on Feb. 17. Julie Bennett added nine points in the victory. Bayamon was led by Erin Moore's 15 points, while Kelly Wing chipped in eight points and Brianne Barker provided nine assists, 10 digs and five points…Blair Brown and Stephanie Neimer scored 13 points each in a three-set win over Catano on Feb. 18. Sydney Anderson added 24 assists and two kills in the victory…Guaynabo defeated Carolina in four sets on Feb. 19 as Kelly Murphy scored 10 kills as part of a 14-point performance to go with 11 assists and seven digs. Kristy Jaeckel added 11 points while Nicole Branagh added two points in limited action in two sets. Kristen Dozier led Carolina with 14 points, while Morgan Beck tacked on 12 points and Diane Copenhagen nine points…Airial Salvo scored 28 points and Meagan Ganzer added 25 points in leading Ponce to a five-set win over Toa Baja on Feb. 19. Kelsey Black added 10 points in the victory. Michelle Bartsch led Toa Baja with 24 points, followed by Kelly Fidero's 22 points. Jessica Swarbrick added seven points in the loss.


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As Apple's share price sinks to lower lows, most analysts covering the company continue to be extremely optimistic.
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After a promising start to the 2013 season that saw the Houston Dynamo win their first five home games in all competitions, the Dynamo's season has hit a road block that few expected. Houston is winless in its last three home games, including back-to-back losses to Sporting Kansas City and the New England Revolution.
And while the writers at MLSsoccer.com are not ready to write off the Dynamo as a contender this year, they have dropped Houston a few pegs in the latest power rankings based on their recent form. Dominic Kinnear's squad dropped four spots in the latest rankings and now sits at No. 10. According to MLSsoccer.com's Matt Doyle:
Jumping the gun on dropping these guys a bit, maybe? It's the Dynamo, after all – they're never really as vulnerable as they seem, and on paper this team competes for the Shield. But the offense is sputtering, and the defense still looks a cut below the best this league has to offer.
Over at ESPN.com, senior writer Jeff Carlisle also dropped the Dynamo four spots to No. 10 in his rankings. Carlisle wrote:
The Dynamo delivered a surprising performance against New England, and not in a good way in a 2-0 loss. Houston will need to regroup without both starting center backs, as well; Jermaine Taylor was injured and Bobby Boswell was red-carded.
SI.com's Avi Creditor, who had the Dynamo higher than most in the week 11 power rankings, joined the parade of writers moving Houston down this week, but only to the No. 6 spot in his rankings. According to Creditor:
What happened to Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium mojo? The Dynamo dropped a second straight home game, this one a lackluster 2-0 defeat to New England, after a run of 36 home games unbeaten. More concerning is how Dom Kinnear will address his immediate woe at center back, after Bobby Boswell's red card and Jermaine Tayor's injury suddenly has the club shorthanded in the back ahead of a revenge bout with rival SKC, which ended Houston's home streak and was not shy in celebrating the fact.
While Creditor has the Dynamo higher than his counterparts, all agree that the center back situation is one to keep an eye on this week. Bobby Boswell will be suspended after picking up a red card in last week's match against New England. Jermaine Taylor was forced out of Saturday's game early with a shoulder injury.
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WARRENVILLE, Ill., Jun 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Navistar, Inc. has been awarded a development contract by the United States Postal Service (USPS) under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles. Navistar's re-powered diesel vehicle effort is designed to significantly reduce the escalating service and fuel costs associated with the USPS's aging fleet.
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"When the USPS current fleet was first put into service, diesel fuel and advanced diesel powertrain technology were not widely available," said Andrew Dondlinger, vice president, North America operations, Navistar Engine Group. "Now, by replacing its gasoline powertrains, USPS could realize diesel's benefits of fuel efficiency, long operational life and low service and operating costs."
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Cancelation and Medical Insurance is highly recommended as it can safeguard against the expenses associated with in-country medical emergencies, lost or delayed baggage and emergency cancelation or interruption of your trip. Medical facilities are comparable to North American facilities. Please ensure your policy will provide you with upfront medical coverage so that you are not responsible for a hefty medical bill. Insurance can be purchased through us.
We always recommend that you see a doctor or health-care provider who specializes in Travel Medicine. They will best determine your vaccination and medication needs based on your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, planned activities and up-to-the-minute requirement changes. For all vaccinations and health requirements, we also recommend that you consult the World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://wwwnc.cdc.gov.
If there are any medical items that are essential to your health, such as prescription drugs or corrective eye wear, bring duplicates and divide them between your checked bags and hand luggage. While non-prescription drugs such as aspirin are generally available, many common medications are not available without a prescription. It can also be very difficult to send some prescription drugs into the country, so it is highly recommended to bring any necessary medication with you.
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The weather in the Netherlands is mild; a maritime climate. Summers are generally warm with changeable periods, but excessively hot weather doesn't usually occur. Winters can be fairly cold with the possibility of some snow. Rainfall is ever a possibility, and rainwear is advisable year-round. May to September generally see the nicest weather, with temperatures staying around 18-19 °C. For up-to-date forecasts, check weather.com.
Electricity in the Netherlands is supplied at 230 volts. Circular, two-pronged sockets are standard. A multi-adaptor with different plug configurations can be very useful. We advise not to bring a hair dryer as it could blow a fuse.
Phone: Roaming charges vary between carriers, but tend to be quite costly. Consult your phone provider prior to departure to discuss overseas rates and international package options. It is also possible to purchase a SIM card locally to avoid international charges when calling numbers within the Netherlands. (You should check to see that your cell phone is SIM card compatible.)
Internet: Internet cafés and wireless access is available in most urban areas, airports and hotels.
Generally speaking, we advise bringing €70-100 per day, per person, for spending money. Be sure to bring lots of small bills for porters, wait staff and housekeeping (not obligatory and based on your satisfaction). Euro paper money comes in different colors and denominations (5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 notes). There are also Eurocent coins: 1 cent, 2 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 and 2 Euro. Your largest bills should be 50 Euros, with a combination of 5's, 10's and 20's. We recommend that you bring approximately 100 Euros of spare cash in small denominations to have ready for tips and expenses when you first arrive.
We recommend that you get local currency from your bank before you leave home or from a bank machine in-country which is much cheaper than an exchange service at the airport or in tourist areas. Your bank card may work, but Visa or MasterCard are more widely accepted. You will need a 4-digit PIN to be able to use your cards in Europe.
Capital: Amsterdam
Language: Dutch
Currency: Euro (€)
Time Zone: UTC +1
Electricity: 230 volts/50Hz
Telephone: Country code for calling you from outside the Netherlands is +31
Calling North America: Dial 001 and your 10 digit number.
Emergency numbers in the Netherlands: 911 or 112 for any type of emergency.


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Cabo Chilaquiles
Tear 6 corn tortillas into bite size pieces. In large skillet heat oil, fry pieces until golden, then drain. Wipe skillet and add 1 container (15 oz) Rojo's Homestyle Salsa and tortilla pieces; stir and heat through. Spoon onto platter and top with fried eggs, sour cream and shredded cheese. Great brunch or light dinner.


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I am trying to find some chip music from a demo.
From memory it was a mega demo (2 - 4 disks), there were a load of crews participating but there was a French demo which was kinda text only (that you could scroll up and down) and the text was coloured by rasters. It did little more than that but it had some music that I really liked. I think the screen which selected the next demo was a Xenon clone.
I am looking for a link to YouTube of that screen OR link to the music file, you get the idea.
Any help appreciated.


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Protect your home from basement flooding
It's important to protect your home from basement flooding because no matter where you live in Winnipeg, your home is at risk of basement flooding. Why?
- Heavy rainstorms that fall over short periods of time can overwhelm city sewer systems.
- Overloaded sewers can back up through house sewer lines and flow into basements that aren't protected.
- Even if you or your neighbourhood have never experienced problems with basement flooding, your home can still be at risk.
- In heavy storms, the total amount of rainfall, and how fast it falls, can vary greatly from neighbourhood to neighbourhood across the city.
- As an example, the rainstorm of July 16-17, 2005, dumped up to 104 millimetres (4 inches) of rain within 2.5 hours in Fort Richmond, while East Kildonan received half that amount.
- In case of a basement flooding emergency, contact 311.
What can be done to protect your home?
Since 1977, we've spent more than $290 million improving the city's sewer system. Along with our improvements, the following protective steps that you can take greatly reduce the risk of sewer backup and basement flooding:
- Install a backwater valve and sump pit drainage system
- Check and maintain your backwater valve and sump pit drainage system regularly
- Improve drainage around your house
1) Install a backwater valve and sump pit drainage system
You should install this equipment if your home doesn't have these features. For recently built homes, it's the law:
- new homes built since 1979 are required to have backwater valves
- new homes built since 1990 are required to have sump pits with pumps
This applies both to houses built in new subdivisions and to new houses in older neighbourhoods
Backwater valve
A backwater valve is a device that prevents sewage in an overloaded main sewer line from backing up into your basement.
- The valve automatically closes if sewage backs up from the main sewer.
- A properly installed backwater valve must be placed so that sewage backup is stopped and does not come out through other outlets in your basement, such as sinks, toilets, showers and laundry tubs.
- With a backwater valve alone, weeping tiles connected to the sewer line can't drain when the backwater valve closes, causing water to overflow into your basement from the floor drain.
Sump pit
A sump pit drainage system includes a sump pit, a sump pump and a pump discharge pipe.
- The sump pit, set into the basement floor, collects water from the weeping tiles around your basement.
- The pump pushes the water outside your house through the discharge pipe.
- Place your sump pump discharge pipe so that it drains somewhere onto your property where water can be absorbed, such as your lawn or flowerbed.
- Do not allow water from your sump pump to drain directly onto neighbouring properties, lanes, sidewalks, boulevards, streets or into your home's floor drain or plumbing drainage system because this is illegal.
Proper sump pump installation for homes built before 1990
You will need a permit and inspection to install a backwater valve and sump pit. Since part of the basement floor will be dug up and because proper placement of these items is important, we recommend that you use a licensed plumbing contractor.
Check your Yellow Pages for reputable contractors, and ask friends and neighbours for referrals. We recommend that you:
- Get at least three estimates
- Ask for and check contractor references
- Call the Better Business Bureau for a reliability report on contractors
- Make sure your contractor obtains the necessary information and permits by calling the City's Planning, Property and Development Department at 204-986-5300
2) Check and maintain your backwater valve and sump pit drainage system regularly
Here are some things to do to make sure that your drainage system continues to operate properly.
Check the operating instructions for more detailed information and safety guidelines, or ask your plumber to explain the details of your system to you.
Backwater valve
- Make sure that you can get to the valve at all times.
- Check the valve regularly and remove any material that may prevent the valve from operating properly.
Sump pit
- Clean the pit each year after freeze-up. Weeping tile drainage may carry small amounts of soil, sand and debris into the pit from around your basement.
- Some water may remain in the pit and cause a musty smell if it sits for a long time. If so, you can flush the pit by adding fresh water until the pump removes the stale water.
Sump pump
- Check and test your pump each spring before the rainy season begins, and before you leave your house for a long time. Pour water into the pit to trigger the pump to operate.
- Remove and thoroughly clean the pump at least once a year. Disconnect the pump from the power source before you handle or clean it.
- Check the pit every so often to ensure it is free of debris. Most pumps have a screen that covers the water intake. You must keep this screen clean.
- Check and clean your catch basin / floor drain trap.
Sump pump discharge pipe
- Check the place where the discharge pipe leaves the house. If the pipe is discharging right against the basement wall, the water will drain down into the weeping tiles and continue to recycle through the system.
- Check the discharge point regularly to make sure that nothing is blocking the flow.
- Contact 311 for help if your pump runs frequently in the winter, and ice is causing hazardous conditions.
3) Improve drainage around your house
- Build up the ground around your house so that water flows away from your basement walls. Also examine sidewalks, patios, decks, and driveways. These can settle over time and cause water to drain back towards your basement walls.
- Extend downspouts so that water flows away from your house and doesn't pool next to the basement walls or basement windows. If your downspouts are connected to your home's sewer system, disconnect them.
- Clean debris from eavestroughs regularly. If they overflow even when clean, replace them with larger size eavestroughs and downspouts.
Proper drainage helps to...
- reduce the amount of water flowing to your home's sewer system and to the main sewer system, and lessen the risk of sewer backup
- reduce water seepage into your home through basement windows and cracks in your basement walls
- keep the moisture content of the soil around and under your house stable to reduce the chances of cracking and shifting. If water pools next to your basement, it can make its way to the footings that support the basement walls. The increased moisture may cause the soil to swell and the footings to heave
- extend the life of your sump pump by reducing the amount of work it has to do
Be sure your drainage improvements do not cause drainage problems for your neighbour or affect the grading near the property line. This could be against the City's lot grading by-law. Contact 311 if you have questions about your planned drainage improvements or about the by-law.
Have you done everything you can?
Contact 311 for more information on the steps you can take to reduce your risk of basement flooding. For information on installing backwater valves and sump pits, contact the Planning, Property and Development Department at 204-986-5300.
- Typical household backwater valve installation printable illustration (pdf - 92kb)
- Flooding frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- Building By-law 4555/87
- Complete by-law including Section 23 - Subsurface drainage, starting on page 51.
- Sump pits and pumps (pdf - 401kb)
- Summary of the subsurface drainage section of building by-law 4555/87
- Sump pit requirements (pdf - 282kb)
- Guidelines for the installation of sump pits and pumps in an existing single-family dwelling


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It's Warmer in Alaska!
When trying to escape to warmer weather, many think of traveling to states in the southern part of the United States. But recently, if someone was looking to escape the colder temperatures, going north....to Alaska....might be the best bet!
The National Weather Service is saying, once again, that very cold weather is going to be moving across a large portion of the United States. Expect very cold temperatures from the upper Midwest, down to the deep South and up into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern sections of the country.
One of the colder areas of the country is in the state of Minnesota. With the winds continuing to blow through the state, many residents are definitely feeling the colder temperatures.
One place to look for warmer, much more pleasant temperatures, is California. The National Weather Service is saying there is a quieter weather pattern that will provide very comfortable...and warmer....temperatures for this time of the year.
But Alaska is one state that should be looked at for warmer than normal temperatures. On several dates this past month, Alaska recorded temperatures that have been warmer than Texas, Louisiana, Florida and much of the Atlantic coast. For example, Nome, Alaska has had 7 days in the month of January where the thermometer has climbed above the freezing mark.
A relief from the colder weather would be much appreciated by all, but forecasters think that this particular weather pattern probably won't shift until sometime next month.
Source: NPR


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Haricot beans
Pochas beans take their name from the dull colour of the pod when they are harvested.
It is actually a type of white bean that is consumed before it is ripe. In fact, the bean, phaseolus vulgaris l., goes from green in colour during the growing phase to a whitish colour when ripe. Pochas beans are grown on family farms and are sown around the month of March. They are usually eaten in stews and are one of the typical dishes in Spanish gastronomy.
More information
Product information
- Type of product: Pulses
- Season: During the autumn months, although, if preserved, they may be consumed year-round.
- Origin: Pochas beans are produced primarily in two Autonomous Regions: La Rioja and Navarre.
- Recipes: Stewed white beans
- Varieties: On the farms of both La Rioja and Navarre, there are two varieties of pochas:
- 'Arriñonada': As its name indicates, in the shape of a kidney with tough skin
- 'Boio': Rounded in shape with a very thin skin. Starchy and better performing than the 'arriñonada'.
Nutritional information
- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: 0
- Comments: Rich in carbohydrates and calcium.


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Teasers. In the Internet age, they're about as quaint as embargoes. Case in point, the new Range Rover Sport. It'll be formally unveiled on a couple weeks from now in New York, but the web got a head start on Land Rover.
This image, posted to Facebook, apparently originated at a window-tinting forum. The story, as told by a UK website, is that someone posted the new Sport as it was being prepped at a U.S. tinting business for a video shoot. Autoblog has a rear-end shot as well. One less surprise for the NY Auto Show, kids.


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A cookie can be set so that it only applies to a certain pattern of URLs on that server, but the default is for the cookie to be sent with all requests to that server. It is also possible for a cookie to be set so that the browser will send the cookie with requests to all servers in the same domain, not just the one web server.
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May 4-June 18 in the Wurster Hall 1st Floor Lobby & Sculpture Courtyard
Studio One is a one-year post-professional program for students with an accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree. A two-semester studio course makes up the core of the program intended for those interested in exploring innovative and experimental design issues through a research-oriented and multidisciplinary approach. It is supplemented by seminars, lectures, and workshops in architectural design, engineering, and natural sciences with the opportunity to take electives at the College of Environmental Design. Students who complete the program will receive a post-professional Master of Architecture degree.
Building on the positive experience of the previous year, Studio One once again has the theme Bio-inspired Design and Fabrication and is directed by Assistant Professor Simon Schleicher. The goal of the studio is to pioneer a new design approach that arises from knowledge and experience of multiple disciplines and to deepen our newly established collaborations with academic and industry partners. Studio One seeks to forge interdisciplinary and cross-professional alliances to provoke a novel design paradigm based on the integration of multifaceted methodologies and informed processes. The main focus in this respect is on re-examining and merging the areas of biomimetics, computational design, structural analysis, material-based fabrication and construction.
The studio follows an inquiry-oriented, experiment-based, and project-driven research agenda. Based on an intensive, critical, and analytical approach to cutting-edge design and construction methods, the studio aims to go one step further by taking inspiration from flexible and resilient structures found in nature. By closely investigating biological role models in the plant and insect world for their efficiency and adaptability and by abstracting their underlying construction principles into suitable architectural systems, the studio challenges our present understanding with new bio-inspired fabrication and construction concepts. Studio One students designed and fabricated models and large-scale demonstrations that showcase the potential of biologically informed design concepts that anticipate a new foundation for lightweight, multifunctional, and sustainable architecture.


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Yummy Plants: a vegan lifestyle website and community. We can help you start a vegan diet!
Protein Chart: Protein vs Fat Content in Common Veggies
Did you know that all plants contain protein? Some plants, like peas, are very protein rich with 7 grams of protein in a 3.5 oz serving! By combining several veggies together, you can actually create a protein-rich meal. We've put together a chart to show the protein and fat content of many common vegetables. Thanks Mother Earth for all these yummy veggies!


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We are connected. We are interwoven. Let us rise to the ripple effect of positivity. Shine your light and grow community connection in love and deep soulful happiness. Dig your lil light!
Ann Green established 1970
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Ann's mission in life is to manifest that deep vibration of connection and happiness discovered through the web and flow of love and nature. An active green 'be'ing, she inspires others to act as a conduit in their own deep power all as an integral part of the magical tapestry of life interwoven and connected to be a force of that nature and surf that magical tapestry creating a truly deep and connected quilt of community, harmonious to all. She aims to inspire and to spread happiness in neighbourhoods everywhere ~ SHiNE on! She radiates living life to the fullest!
Ann is a yogi, a runner, a surfer and a shineologist and has been teaching this revealing force of nature in her approach to yoga, humbly inspiring more bliss in this awe inspiring world. Her work resonates a weaving; a tapestry of love and light through traditional foundations and modern, fun approaches in a playful style, enlightening your heart, your mind and your body in every yoga journey shared. Her vast experience as an international world class athlete brings the confidence and wisdom in training and technique needed to be embraced by all athletes and students of this amazing force, life! She works with many professional and amateur athletes and teams and is in constant admiration of all students of sport, yoga and life. Ann meets you where you are at and encourages you to shine brightly. As an avid athlete, the vinyasa yoga experience with Ann will embrace ahimsa in alignment and attunement and will share her vast and wild love of nature and our connection in this force. Powerful and transformative, nurturing and intuitive, your journey will rise to intelligent ascent and anatomical wisdom through fun, fluid flows and deep powerful knowledge. You will be guided with humour, with love and with profound respect of the coexistence of all life. Get ready for fun, phenomena and wisdom of the mystical power inside. Your own leader from that deeply whole place of 'Wahoo!' right inside the very core of you! Shineology has been growing in fun and fabulousness since 1998; Ann has been ascending + cultivating happiness since 1970!


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Stockyard Days 2017 - A Special Section published by Lillie Suburban Newspapers
The Lillie Newspapers Summer Home & Garden guide, 2017
Have you ever thought about installing a rain garden on your property, but you didn't know where to start? I've thought about putting a rain garden in my backyard this spring – in an area that gets a lot of runoff and is near a stormwater pond. Fortunately, I know exactly where to go for information on how to do it. The Oakdale Environmental Management Commission has put together a simple educational packet with rain garden standards and design examples, and it is available for the asking.
The Washington County Parks will open campgrounds at Lake Elmo Park Reserve and St. Croix Bluffs on Friday, May 1.
A few basic precautions can help keep families healthy and happy at the pool and beach.
The new Keller Golf Clubhouse, at 18,800 square feet and already open for special events, is located at 2166 Maplewood Drive and again a familar sight along Highway 61. The renovated golf course is planned to open at the end of June. (Linda Baumeister/Review)
Looking up at the new Keller Lake Golf Course clubhouse as you drive along U.S. Highway 61 in Maplewood, you will hardly notice any differences. It was meant to be that way.
Even the brand new pro shop is located in the same place, and its exterior also appears unchanged.
I stopped by Keller recently and met with Allison Winters, communications associate with the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department.
Stress, strains, accidents and other dangerous conditions often accompany a snowstorm.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning parents to keep an eye on their children when they near a pond or other body of water where only a thin coating of ice may have formed.
Last winter season, six people died after falling through the ice.
Did you know that the quality of water in your community can impact your property value? It's true. Studies have indicated a direct correlation between quality of water and property values. After all, would you rather live in a neighborhood with clean, clear waters or one that has ponds full of blue-green algae?
Now, I'd like to think that everyone cares about the quality of our ponds, lakes and wetlands just because it's the right thing to do. But I am a realist, and I know that this isn't the case. But perhaps knowing that good water quality has an impact on one's pocketbook – through increased property values – might spring some people into action!
Writer Mary Lee Hagert's son Kevin stands atop a craggy butte in majestic Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (photos by Mary Lee Hagert/Review)
I've just returned from the Wild West, and I'm not referring to the re-enactment of 1890s gunslingers shooting up Main Street in Deadwood, S.D.
No, I mean the new Wild West, the one that's cropped up more than a century after the days when drifters got into quick-draw duels on the Dakota Territory's High Plains.
A vacation in the Dakotas wasn't on my family's radar a month ago. But after discovering all the campsites were reserved at our top choice -- Rocky Mountain National Park -- we weren't sure where to go.
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The latest addition by the suddenly splurging Pittsburgh Pirates hustled into the dugout in the sixth inning on Saturday night eager to step into the batter's box against St. Louis if necessary.
Take a breath, Justin Morneau. The Pirates - and the pennant race - aren't going anywhere.
A.J. Burnett scattered four hits over seven innings, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and the Pirates beat the Cardinals 7-1 on Saturday night to regain sole possession of the NL Central lead.
Neil Walker added three hits for the Pirates, who improved to 79-56 and moved within three victories of their first winning season since 1992. And there's still a month left.
"It's a great feat," Burnett said. "It's been a long time, but our goals have been higher than that."
Burnett (7-9) gave up one run while striking out six and walking one. He received plenty of help only hours after the Pirates acquired Morneau from the Minnesota Twins, hoping the 2006 AL MVP can give a middling offense a jolt heading into the stretch drive.
Morneau didn't waste time getting to Pittsburgh. He left Texas - where the Twins were playing the Rangers - in the middle of the afternoon, arrived at the airport just before 8 p.m. and was in uniform trading jokes with his new teammates moments after pulling on a black-and-gold jersey.
"You try to get here as quick as you can because you want to be a part of this," Morneau said.
The 32-year-old first baseman will have to wait until Sunday to get his first major league at-bat for someone other than Minnesota. By the time he was inside PNC Park, the Pirates had things well in hand.
Martin keyed a five-run second with his drive off Lance Lynn (13-9), who has a 7.66 ERA in his last four starts.
"It just (ticks) you off and that's where I'm at," Lynn said. "I'm not happy with the way I'm throwing the ball, but I'm going to fix it and I'm looking forward to the next month because it's going to be better."
It might have to be if St. Louis wants to keep pace with Pittsburgh.
The trade for Morneau marked the second big move by the Pirates in five days as they try to beat out the Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds in baseball's tightest division race. Pittsburgh brought in Marlon Byrd and John Buck from the New York Mets on Tuesday.
Asked if he was encouraged by the way the Pirates' notoriously thrifty front office opened the checkbook to bring in three proven veterans, Burnett couldn't fight back a smile.
"That's what they're supposed to do," he said.
Pittsburgh ranks 10th in the NL in runs scored, one of the main reasons general manager Neal Huntington aggressively pursued Morneau. But the Pirates are averaging 5.2 runs per game during their current six-game homestand and Morneau's arrival gives MVP contender Andrew McCutchen and slugging third baseman Pedro Alvarez some much-needed protection.
"Everybody knows we got better with the addition of Justin," Martin said. "He's an ex-MVP. He knows what he's doing out there. He's going to give you a productive at-bat and he lengthens the middle of the order."
For a night, however, it wasn't McCutchen, Alvarez or Morneau but role players who provided the pop as the Pirates clinched the season series over St. Louis.
Burnett got Pittsburgh started with an RBI single in the second, and Jose Tabata followed with one of his own to stake the Pirates to a 2-0 lead. It could have been worse after Lynn loaded the bases before striking out McCutchen to get out of the jam.
Lynn wasn't so fortunate one inning later. Alvarez led off with a double, Byrd singled him home and Garrett Jones walked. Martin stepped in and sent a fastball into the front row of seats in right-center for his second homer in two nights to give Pittsburgh a 6-1 lead. Walker added an RBI triple later in the inning.
While Lynn managed to stay in the game, he left after four innings following a miserable start in which he gave up seven runs on 10 hits with three walks and four strikeouts. His ERA rose to 4.29.
The deficit proved far too large for a suddenly reeling offense. The Cardinals lead the NL in batting average and runs but have scored just once in their last three games.
"We've had a few balls hit hard, but not a lot," manager Mike Matheny said. "I like what our offense has done over the majority of the season. You don't want to take a couple of games and start making conclusions. We're just going to keep going about it."
Burnett's control had something to do with it in front of the second-largest crowd in the 12-year history of PNC Park. Working both sides of the plate effectively, Burnett assured Pittsburgh heads into the final month of a remarkable season in first place for the first time since it won the NL East in 1992.
NOTES: Reliever John Axford, acquired on Friday from Milwaukee, pitched a perfect seventh in his Cardinals debut. ... The Pirates have outhomered St. Louis 18-3 in 15 meetings this season. ... St. Louis SS Pete Kozma grounded out while pinch-hitting for Lynn and is hitless in his last 29 at-bats. ... The series concludes Sunday. Joe Kelly (6-3, 2.91 ERA) starts for St. Louis against Kris Johnson (0-1, 3.00). ... The Cardinals have not settled on a starter for Tuesday in Cincinnati. Michael Wacha, Carlos Martinez and Tyler Lyons are all under consideration.
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On September 23, Microsoft detailed some of the new features delivered through the latest update of the Bing app on iPhone. With iOS 8, Apple did bulk up and two of the many features added were extensibility through sharing between apps as well as widgets on the notification screen.
The updated Bing app utilizes both of these features:
Bing Translator
With Bing Translator feature of the app installed as a supported shareable app in Safari, you can now instantly translate any web page in Safari. This feature is also of course available inside the Bing app itself, so if you need to translate search results it can be done within the app itself.
Today and Trending Topics widget
In addition to the translator, the Bing app now lets you choose Bing Today as a lock screen widget. This widget shows the Bing Image Of The Day, as well as three top trending topics. Clicking on the image leads to the front page inside the Bing app and clicking on any of the trending topics leads to the news items about those trending topics.
Microsoft has moved Bing's value from a pure desktop web search engine to a vast pool of entities and relationships which get better as more people use the service. The more "end points" Bing has, the better the quality of the engine becomes. With this background it is easy to see why the Bing team would improve the Bing app for iPhone and jump on the latest technologies supported by the latest features of iOS.
Although most users who need to search on iOS can now use iOS 8's updated Spotlight, it is still nice to use an app that lets you search not just the web, but also news, images, photos, videos, etc., and that's what the Bing app lets you do.
Do you use the Bing app on iOS? Do you like the updates?