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Hanukkah (also romanized as Chanukah), sometimes known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight day Jewish holiday which may occur from late November to late December.
The festival is observed by the lights of a special candelabrum, a Menorah, upon which one candle is lit on each night of the holiday. The holiday is considered a primary holiday with the Christmas and holiday season in the United States.
The holiday had been featured in the Elmo's World special Happy Holidays! where all the holidays of the season, including Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are shown.
In the 1990s version of Shalom Sesame, show 6 deals with the history of Hanukkah, and its celebrations. The holiday is also the subject of show 2 of the 2010s version of the program.
Like Christmas, Hanukkah has many songs associated with the holiday, including "I Have a Little Dreidel", and "Oh Chanukah". Adam Sandler became an unlikely addition to the group with his "The Chanukah Song" (which itself was spoofed on Saturday Night Live with Jimmy Fallon playing Sandler and adding Mr. Snuffleupagus to the list of Jewish Celebrities referenced in the song.)
Just as Thanksgiving has its turkey and Easter has its colored eggs, Hanukkah is not without its customary foods. Among the foods associated with the Holiday are Latkes, or potato pancakes, and jam filled doughnuts.
- In the 1978 special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, Bob wishes Mr. Hooper a happy Hanukkah.
- Papa Bear and Baby Bear share their Hanukkah traditions with Telly Monster in Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
- Bear and his friends at the Big Blue House learn about Hanukkah and other holidays in the Bear in the Big Blue House episode "A Berry Bear Christmas." And the song within the episode, "A Holiday for Everyone," talks about there being a holiday for everyone.
- Sesame Street Magazine's Dec 2004/Jan 2005 issue featured an article on Hanukkah.
- The Sesame Street coloring book Celebrate! features Hanukkah celebrations.
- In A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, Zoot wishes Kermit a happy Hanukkah when he and the rest of the Electric Mayhem arrive at the Christmas party. In the extended DVD release, Zoot also lights a Menorah.
- A menorah is seen on top of Rowlf's piano backstage in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.


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Cisco should remember to send a Christmas card to Apple this year for all the business the iPad-maker is drumming up for the network security company.
Companies are being forced to spend more money to defend their networks, in part, because more and more employees bring their smartphones and tablets into work, according to a new study by Canalys.
"Organizations are investing to protect against the rise in denial-of-service attacks," Canalys Analyst Nushin Hernandez said. "They are also having to cope with increasing numbers of personal smart phones and pads that are being brought into the workplace by employees. The need for more integrated solutions has also become paramount; tougher compliance regulations are forcing organizations to deploy broader security capabilities."
The value of the network security market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa was estimate at about $674 million in the last quarter of 2011.
One of the biggest winners in the growing market is the network security industry leader Cisco.
"Cisco extended its lead over the competition this quarter by securing key high-end deals coupled
with aggressive pricing," Hernandez said. "A refresh of its ASA products and additions to its mid-range appliances will help it maintain its strong position in the high-end firewall segment and open up the competitive midmarket in 2012. Its security business will grow, but it must work with channel partners to win more security-specific deals in addition to succeeding with networking business add-on sales."
Tablets, Smartphones Forcing Companies to Spend on Security
Cisco should remember to send a Christmas card to Apple this year for all the business the iPad-maker is drumming up for the network security company.

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text: Veterans 'Walk Off the War' along the Pacific Crest Trail U.S. Army veterans Shawn White and Tom Bielecki, along with U.S. Marine Corps veteran Kevin Black, set off to hike the entire Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail on April 12 as part of the Warrior Hike's Walk Off the War program. Along the 2,650-mile journey, they will hike through 25 national forests. They recently passed through Plumas National Forest and stopped in Plumas County, California, where they were welcomed by the local community and invited to participate in the Mohawk Valley Independence Day festivities. The warrior hikers attended all of the weekend's festivities, including a special recognition ceremony honoring all veterans that followed the Independence Day parade, appropriately themed "Honoring Our Veterans." Lee Anne Schramel, Plumas National Forest, and Stephanie Bryant, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest Service Posted in Forestry Feb 21, 2017 1 Response


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The U.S. seller of Van Hool motorcoaches recently distributed this advisory about its operations and crisis resources.
SUSSEX, England — The Chauffeur Car of the Year Awards are decided by chauffeurs and set out to discover the best vehicles to suit the U.K. chauffeured vehicle market in a number of categories.
"The BMW 5GT offers the rear-seat client almost the same comfort and space as the 7-Series, while offering the chauffeur incredible MPG figures and adequate space for luggage," Gibson said. "This is what set the 5GT apart from its competitors in the category.'
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Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan Does Green Beans Heavy on the Smoke
In his 2011 review, Times critic Sam Sifton called Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan's dry fried string beans—excuse me, String Beans, Sautéed and Dry ($8.95)—"brilliantly done, neither crisp nor mushy, with excellent flavor."
Two years later, they still are. And they're one of the best Chinese treatments of vegetables I've seen in some time.
Dry frying involves prolonged shallow frying in hot oil until the exteriors wrinkle, the food dehydrates, and its flavors intensify. HKofGS's beans do this and more; they're imbued with a powerful smokiness from the screaming-hot wok that elevates them from side dish to destination plate of vegetables.
After that, everything else falls into place: the beans are tender but not overcooked, a dense, pleasing firmness from edge to edge, and there's minimal oily residue on the plate. Charred skin pocks the beans with little papery spots of crispiness.
There are many good things to eat at Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan. No shortage of people will tell you to get the crisp, cumin coated stir fried lamb, for instance. But save room for these beans; they were my favorite part of the meal.


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Albert Pujols done for season
Albert Pujols finally agreed he should wait till next year.
Pujols will miss the rest of the season to rest his injured left foot, the Los Angeles Angels announced Monday.
The $240 million slugger gave up his hope to play again next month when the team's medical staff and front office advised him to avoid rushing back to the lineup late in the Angels' dismal season. Pujols partially tore his left plantar fascia last month, and only recently got his foot out of a walking boot.While sitting out the past three weeks, Pujols repeatedly said he hoped to return at some point in September, even if the Angels remained hopelessly out of contention. He eventually acknowledged the plan made sense only as a salve to his pride.
"It's not an easy decision, as competitive as I am," Pujols said at his locker before the Angels opened a series against Cleveland. "But I also understand that we (need) to look beyond the season."
The three-time NL MVP hasn't played since July 26, when he partially tore his troublesome plantar fascia while running in Oakland. Pujols had been rehabilitating the injury with hopes of playing in September, but the struggling Angels' inability to get into playoff contention made that plan increasingly pointless.
Pujols, who has 492 career homers and 1,498 RBIs, consulted with owner Arte Moreno and general manager Jerry Dipoto before agreeing to shut himself down for the season. Moreno still owes Pujols $212 million over the next eight years in the third-biggest contract in major league history.
"It was a decision of the organization, Arte and Jerry, because I don't make a decision here," said Pujols, who had career lows of 17 homers and 64 RBIs this year. "I put my uniform on and get ready to play. They said, 'This is what's best for the organization in the long run,' and they came and brought it to me. And I just told them, 'Whatever you guys want to do, I'm all for it.' It's definitely hard, as I want to be out there, but I also understand that I can't be selfish and put myself out there."
The injury has hindered Pujols all season, forcing the first baseman to be a designated hitter for 65 of his career-low 99 games. Pujols will finish with fewer than 30 homers for the first time in his remarkable 13-season career, along with career lows in batting average (.258), on-base percentage (.330) and slugging percentage (.437).
Pujols also had more than 150 hits in each of his first 12 seasons, ending the third-longest streak in modern history.
Those numbers aren't exactly encouraging for a player who will be 34 years old in January — in fact, they're a bit frightening. The Angels are determined to give Pujols every chance to get into ideal health for the spring.
"The doctors think it's the best course of action," manager Mike Scioscia said. "For Albert, everything would have to have been perfectly aligned for him to come back and play. I think by trying to get to that level, maybe there were some things that would have been at risk in setting the healing process back. I think that it's a decision that everyone can be at peace with and get everyone ready for next year."
Pujols has been diligent in his rehabilitation while still hoping to play this season. He even did 45 minutes of cardiovascular work Monday before announcing he was done for the year, and Scioscia is confident Pujols will be in top form by February when he reports to spring training in Tempe, Ariz.
It's certain to be a long offseason for the Angels, all but certain to miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season despite their lavish payroll and sky-high expectations. Los Angeles has lost 23 of 34 heading into its series with the Indians, and most of Pujols' teammates have been similarly disappointing.
Josh Hamilton, who got a five-year deal worth $125 million from Moreno, began the week batting a career-worst .230 with 19 homers, 60 RBIs and career lows in slugging percentage (.425) and on-base percentage (.285). The Angels' starting rotation has one of the majors' highest ERAs, while their bullpen is one of the majors' worst — as is their team defense.
With everything going wrong for the Angels this summer, Pujols decided to try to make things right in 2014.
"Just look at it," Pujols said. "Unless in two weeks something happens and we're only two or three games out … is it worth it to come back and put yourself in a situation where you take that risk? Or just wait six or seven months and get yourself ready for spring training? That's the decision we all came to."


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Great hour long fireside chat with Elon about Tesla, SpaceX, life in general...
Great hour long fireside chat with Elon about Tesla, SpaceX, life in general...
bsimoes | 16 juli 2012
This was fantastic; I loved every minute. Thank you for posting. I am developing a serious crush on Elon, as I'm sure every woman who meets him does! Loved his "famous last words!"
Brian H | 16 juli 2012
He's currently unattached. Offer him a ride in your sexy new car!
Mel. | 29 december 2012
Orbcomm has contracted with Space X, for 18 launches
Brian H | 29 december 2012
Yeah, their first sat got dumped on the last launch because NASA rules said the loss of 1 engine for a moment imperiled the safe zone around the ISS. Jerks.
Mel. | 30 december 2012
New agreement, 42.6 million. I think this is an add on and was just done 27 dec, 2012
Pungoteague_Dave | 30 december 2012
And he just bought the house that he had rented for the past couple years. No matter what happens with TM, Elon isn't gonna starve.


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The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples of Christ
BY Rev. Andrew Murray
Chapter 36 The Fear of the Lord
"Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid" kjv@Psalms:102:1 kjv@Psalms:7-8.
"So the Church, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied" kjv@Acts:9:31.
The Scriptures use the word "fear" in a twofold way. In some places it speaks of "fear" as something wrong and sinful, and in the strongest terms it forbids us to "fear."1 The word occurs in almost one hundred places--"Fear not." In many other places, on the contrary, fear is praised as one of the surest signs of true godliness, acceptable to the Lord, and full of His blessing for us.2 The people of God bear the name--those who fear the Lord. The distinction between these two lies in this simple fact--the one is unbelieving fear, the other is believing.
Where fear is found connected with lack of trust in God, there it is sinful and very hurtful.3 The fear, on the other hand, that is coupled with trust and hope in God is, for the spiritual life, entirely indispensable. The fear that man has for what is worldly is condemned. The fear that with childlike confidence and love honours the Father is commanded.4 It is the believing fear of the Lord--not as a slave, but as a child--that the Scriptures present as a source of blessing and power. He who fears the Lord will fear nothing else. The fear of the Lord will be the beginning of all wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the sure way to the enjoyment of God's favour and protection.5
There are some Christians who, by their upbringing, are led into the reverent fear of the Lord even before they come to faith. This is a very great blessing. Parents can give a child no greater blessing than to bring him up in the fear of the Lord. When those who are thus brought up are brought to faith, they have a great advantage. They are, as it were, prepared to walk in the joy of the Lord. When, on the contrary, others that have not had this preparation come to conversion, they need special teaching and vigilance, in order to pray for and awaken this holy fear.
This fear is composed of many great elements. The principal are the following:
Holy reverence and awe before the glorious majesty of God and before His almighty holiness. These guard against the superficiality that forgets who God is and takes no pains to honour Him as God.
Deep humility that is afraid of itself, and couples deep confidence in God with an entire distrust in itself. Conscious weakness that knows the subtlety of its own heart always dreads doing anything contrary to the will or honour of God. But just because he fears God, such a believer firmly depends on Him for protection. And this same humility inspires him in all his dealings with his fellow men.
Cautiousness or vigilance. With holy forethought, it seeks to know the correct path, to watch against the enemy, and to guard against all frivolity or hastiness in speech, resolve, and conduct.8
Holy zeal and courage in watching and striving. The fear of displeasing the Lord by not conducting one's self as His servant in all things encourages faithfulness in that which is least expected. The fear of the Lord takes away all other fear and gives inconceivable courage in the certainty of victory.9
And out of this reverent fear is then born joy. "Rejoice with trembling" (kjv@Psalms:2:11). The fear of the Lord gives joy its depth and stability. Fear is the root, joy is the fruit. The deeper this fear, the higher the joy. On this account, it is said, "Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him" (kjv@Psalms:22:23). "Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord" (kjv@Psalms:135:20).
Young disciples of Christ, hear the voice of your Father. "Fear the Lord, ye His saints." Let reverent fear of the Lord, and dread of all that might displease or grieve Him, fill you. Then you will never have to fear any evil. He who fears the Lord and seeks to do all that pleases Him, for him God will also do all that he desires. The childlike, believing fear of God will lead you into the love and joy of God, while slavish, unbelieving, cowardly fear is utterly cast out.
O God, unite my heart for the reverent fear of Your name. May I always be among those who fear the Lord, and who hope in His mercy. Amen.
1) (kjv@Genesis:15:l kjv@Isaiah:8:13 kjv@Jeremiah:32:40 kjv@Romans:8:15 kjv@1Peter:3:14 kjv@1John:4:18)
2) (kjv@Psalms:22:23-25 kjv@Psalms:33:18 kjv@Psalms:112:1 kjv@Psalms:115:13 kjv@Proverbs:28:14)
3) (kjv@Matthew:8:26 kjv@Revelation:21:8)
4) (kjv@Psalms:33:18 kjv@Psalms:147:11 kjv@Luke:12:4 kjv@Luke:12:7)
5) (kjv@Psalms:56:4 kjv@Psalms:56:1l kjv@Proverbs:1:7 kjv@Proverbs:9:10 kjv@Proverbs:10:27 kjv@Proverbs:19:23 kjv@Acts:9:31 kjv@2Corinthians:7:1)
6) (kjv@Job:42:6 kjv@Psalms:5:7 kjv@Isaiah:6:3-5 kjv@Habakkuk:2:20 kjv@Zephaniah:2:3)
7) (kjv@Luke:18:2,4 kjv@Romans:11:20 kjv@1Peter:3:2 kjv@1Peter:3:5)
8) (kjv@Proverbs:2:5 kjv@Proverbs:2:11 kjv@Proverbs:8:12-13 kjv@Proverbs:13:13 kjv@Proverbs:16:6 kjv@Luke:1:74)
9) (kjv@Deuteronomy:6:2 kjv@Isaiah:12:2)
1. What are some of the blessings of the reverent fear of God? (kjv@Psalms:31:20 kjv@Psalms:115:13 kjv@Psalms:127:11 kjv@Psalms:114:19 kjv@Proverbs:1 kjv@Proverbs:7 kjv@Proverbs:8 kjv@Proverbs:13 kjv@Proverbs:14 kjv@Proverbs:27 kjv@Acts:10:35.)
2. What are the reasons why we are to fear God? (kjv@Deuteronomy:10:17 kjv@Deuteronomy:10:20-21 kjv@1Samuel:12:24 kjv@Jeremiah:5:22 kjv@Jeremiah:10:6-7 kjv@Matthew:10:28 kjv@Revelation:15:4.)
3. It is especially the knowledge of God in His greatness, power, and glory that will fill the soul with fear. But for this purpose we must set ourselves silently before Him and take time for our soul to come under the impression of His majesty.
4. "He delivered me from all my fears" (kjv@Psalms:34:4). Does this apply to every different sort of fear by which you are hindered? There is the fear of man (kjv@Isaiah:2:12-13 kjv@Hebrews:13:16); the fear of heavy trial (kjv@Isaiah:11:1-2); the fear of our own weakness (kjv@Isaiah:12:10); the fear for the work of God (kjv@1Chronicles:28:20); the fear of death (kjv@Psalms:23:4).
5. Do you now understand the word, "Blessed is the man that fears the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid . . . ."?
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I couldn't agree more with Dan Rodricks' recent column on marijuana policy ("The nonsense of marijuana busts shown," Nov. 11). It should be apparent to all except those with a vested interest in keeping marijuana banned that our entire "war on drugs," and especially the nation's marijuana policy, has utterly failed.
It has failed for the same reason the ban on alcohol failed during Prohibition — there simply is so much demand for marijuana that no amount of tax dollars can stop the supply.
Perhaps we should ask why we allow our government to waste our money fighting something whose negative social impact is far less than that of alcohol.
Yes, the same tired "experts" continue telling us it is a gateway drug, simply because most people who use harder drugs tried pot first. Studies refuting that argument have shown that just as someone who abuses heroin or cocaine is likely to have used alcohol or tobacco first, it was not the alcohol or cigarettes that caused their addiction to harder drugs, it was simply that alcohol and tobacco were readily available.
More than 100 million Americans have tried marijuana, and the vast majority have never moved on to becoming addicted to harder drugs. Yet our government classifies marijuana in the very highest schedule of controlled substances that have no medical use.
By doing so, the government not only rejects the overwhelming medical evidence showing marijuana's benefits for chemotherapy patients; AIDS wasting; those with glaucoma; PTSD and other disorders, it has also convinced young people to distrust the government more generally with respect to drug policy. Why would anyone believe any institution that tells them that marijuana is as dangerous as heroin?
Not only does the government waste precious resources arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating those involved with marijuana, it ruins the lives of millions of our fellow citizens by making them criminals.
Since politicians are always the last to change course due to their fear of being labeled "soft on drugs," the public can do something right now through the process known as jury nullification: If called to serve on a jury, simply refuse to convict anyone charged with marijuana possession.
It may not be the best answer, but at least it is a start toward regaining our collective sanity.
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There was drama, comedy, action, a nod to the classics and no shortage of technology, as Hockey Day in Canada provided more than a few thrills on Saturday. The CBC working to the extreme that mandate of bringing Canadians together, provided over fourteen hours of hockey and hockey themed features to celebrate our national obsessions.
As a scene setter and opening act we were front row cenre at the main stage of Stratford, treated to the vision of King Don and his consort and our narrator of the day Ron MacLean, Cherry regal in his robes as he looked out on the Dominion and its salute to the game.
Through the hours to follow vignettes and features would flow and as would be expected tugged at the heart strings, the usual flavour of fighting the odds of survival, struggling for comebacks and of community togetherness that would no doubt leave even the fiercest cynic reaching for a third box of Kleenex.
There were quite a few highlights as we crossed the country, but two did seem to shine brighter than most, Dick Irivn proved once again that even though he's long been out of the spotlight from his once weekly perch on Saturday night, that he can still weave a magical story, his tribute to the Morenz legacy one of the highlights of the day's information avalanche.
Likewise, Elliot Friedman's backgrounder on British Columbia's iconic Ernie Punch McLean, was a fascinating piece as he provided the nation with a tale that surely could have come out of a Robert Service poem. Beyond McLean's legendary coaching prowess, there were the tales of his wilderness adventures and near death experiences, stories which would seem as though from fanciful flights of fiction, if not documented through the years.
From various locations across the nation we saw the diaspora of hockey in this land, from the everyday fan, through the organizers and officials, on to the smallest of Timbit players and the rising stars of Junior B as well as those that probably know this may be their last stop in hockey, all celebrated the importance of the game on their daily lives, a sport and an experience that captures all their emotion and attention from September through to the spring.
As though on cue from the main stage just off the Avon river, when the day's attentions turned to the ice of an NHL arena, the three games provided for their own dramatic moments, a perfect punctuation point to each segment of the day's progress.
In Ottawa a hard fought match, gets settled in overtime, an iconic Canadian franchise and the team that summons on the past as much as the future, takes on an enigmatic squad that once seemed destined for Stanley Cup dominance and now tries to regain that dream and reward its long suffering fans.
An opening act which required an encore, with Mike Fisher taking the lead role in the taming of the Rouge, blanc et bleu. One of the hardest workers on any NHL rink, it was Fisher's marker with time winding down in the extra frame that sent Ottawa on into the team's history books, recording their 9th consecutive victory, a sudden reversal of fortunes that may bring back many of the bandwagon crowd that were ready to abandon them less than a month ago.
Centre stage in Toronto provided a variety of themes for the night, redemption for a discarded former Leaf (ironically still on the Leafs payroll) as Andrew Raycroft, subbed in for a sub par Roberto Luongo, shut down a surprisingly prolific Leaf attack after the first period. By games end Raycroft would be revelling in his fortune, with more than a few waves to those in the wings that booed him out of town when he wore the blue and white.
Alexandre Burrows took his share of the spotlight, the object of much discussion and observation from Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean but a week ago, showed that he's full value for his statistics with a remarkable night. He started off a five goal Canuck's comeback and played as solid a two way game as any coach could ever hope to find. For good measure and good theater, he even ended up in between periods on Hockey Night in Canada, suggesting that the score at the end of period one was not going to be the night's final tally, and as would be seen as the night progressed he certainly seems to know his team and their capabilities.
Hockey Day in Canada took on a decidedly Nordic twist in Toronto, as the Sedins, showcased their talents as though running a clinic, a remarkable display of game control, passion and scoring that left their hosts reeling and their audience dumbfounded. With each shift on the ice before their former boss Brian Burke, you sense he could only wonder what cruel fates conspired against him. Burke while no doubt concerned about his current teams collapse and flaws, could find some room to marvel at those he brought to North America. In some back compartment of his brain he surely was satisfied that the twins, long ago tagged as a soon to be force in the NHL, have clearly arrived and proven his instincts correct.
Combined with the energetic Burrows, the Canuck's top line is quickly becoming one of the most impressive offensive displays the league has seen in a long, long time. Burke, his coach Ron Wilson, their players and fans could only watch in awe as the Canucks led by their Swedish component, methodically erased a three goal deficit, turned a game around 180 degrees and left their mark at ground zero of Canada's self obsessed centre of the universe.
The final act of the night would need no preamble, the Battle of Alberta, a blood feud that rarely disappoints and even in a game where the Oilers were left to wander the wilds of the Saddledome as though lost in a blizzard, the emotion of that setting provided more than enough drama to cover up a rather anemic Edmonton attack. Both teams have been woeful in recent weeks, tumbling down the standings with just a slight whiff of panic in the air in their respective cities, though after Saturday we suspect that the panic meter runs a little higher in Edmonton.
At night's end the Flames featuring a re-energized captain in Jerome Iginla would have dominated their northern cousins in all facets of the game, gaining the kind of victory that can turn around a season. On the other bench, Edmonton provided another night of mistakes, the kind of mental miscues and lapses of judgement that will continue to eat away at a team that still seems to be more than a few players away from ever thinking of a playoff berth, let alone a playoff run.
The pain of the learning curve etched on the face of Pat Quinn, who can only shake his head at times at the fragility of his team, where one miscue cascades into another and before anyone has a chance to look at the scoreboard the game is seemingly out of reach.
The final game did not provide the storybook kind of finish to cap a perfect day of hockey, but it too had it's purpose, defining the nature of a game that is built on emotion, but requires skill, team work and the ability to claw back from the abyss. Calgary seems to have stepped back from the downward spiral, the Oilers moved a step further into the tempest.
Six teams, comprised of Canadians, Americans, Swedes, Finns, Russians and many other collections of the United Nations, all merged into a celebration of a national game, each one as important to the day as though they had just stepped out on the Avon River, the Rideau Canal or a frozen slough on the prairies for the first time.
It was a day featuring a triple header of Canadianna, measured out with tales and characters from a land that follows the sport as though a religion or noble cause. Fourteen hours plus, to focus on the good that is still in the game well beyond the bright glare of the large arenas and the weight of the huge salaries and commercial deals.
A brief reminder that the game still resonates in much simpler forms, in far reaching places that far too often are not given their due for what they have given and what they bring to the sport.
Many of the features from Hockey Day in Canada can be found on the CBC's Hockey Day in Canada website, a good opportunity to catch up on some of those that may have passed you by today.


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ALFRED, Maine (AP) — The lead investigator in the case against an insurance agent accused of helping a fitness instructor use a Zumba studio as a front for prostitution testified Friday that she concluded early in her investigation that a "pimp" was calling the shots.
Officer Audra Presby said she later realized she was in over her head and needed extra help.
The Kennebunk police officer told jurors hearing the case against Mark Strong Sr. that she felt someone other than dance instructor Alexis Wright was controlling the operation at Wright's Zumba studio and making money from it.
Referring to her investigation notes, she said: "I felt that the term 'pimp' at that time was someone assisting or controlling the operation of prostitution. He was guiding her. He was assisting her in decisions and had something to do with the money aspect of her business."
The word "pimp" was a key source of disagreement in the trial Friday, with the defense arguing that Strong didn't profit from Wright's activities, and a prosecutor shouting "objection, objection, objection" during defense lawyer Dan Lilley's line of questioning.
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, is on trial on 13 counts related to promotion of prostitution. Wright, 30, who also faces charges, is to be tried later.
Strong's attorneys contend their client had an affair with Wright and loaned her money to start her Pura Vida studio but no crime was committed because he didn't recruit clients and didn't profit from her operation.
Prosecutors say video chats between Strong and Wright are proof that Strong was closely involved in the operation. Jurors watched videos Thursday that indicated Strong watched live video feeds from his Thomaston insurance office as Wright engaged in sexual encounters in which money changed hands 100 miles away in Kennebunk.
The proceeding Friday was marked by testy exchanges between Lilley and Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan, who objected often to Lilley's cross-examination with increasing volume, leading to a retort from Lilley: "Let's keep it down. I have ears!"
The alleged prostitution scandal in the seaside community of Kennebunk attracted attention last fall after it was reported that Wright's ledgers indicated she made $150,000 over 18 months and that she had more than 150 clients, some of them prominent.
Presby said she realized her police department needed help after search warrants were executed Feb. 14, 2012, on Wright's office and studio in Kennebunk and her home in Wells.
State police, the Secret Service, postal inspectors, Internal Revenue Service, Maine Revenue Services and other agencies eventually responded to her request for assistance.
But what Presby thought might be a large prostitution operation ended up involving only one prostitute, she said.
Among the items seized during last year's Valentine's Day raid were a gold badge and Wright's state identification as an assistant investigator, both of which were found in her purse.
Strong's lawyers say Wright studied under Strong to become a private investigator. But a state police spokesman said Friday that licensed private investigators aren't allowed to carry badges.
The defense contends Strong was unfairly targeted because he was investigating alleged unprofessional conduct by Presby, who was reprimanded for having an affair with her boss, and other officers in the police department.
Questioned by the defense, Presby acknowledged recovering a yellow legal pad from Strong's desktop in Thomaston with notes about her and other members of the department. She also was questioned about a hard drive that ended up in her possession and contained no data when it arrived two days later at the state police computer lab. The defense has suggested that the blank drive could have contained Strong's investigatory files.
The trial continues Monday.
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Updated at 3 a.m. ET: The Year of the Woman, 1992, was declared a triumph when the number of women in the Senate increased to six.
Cheryl Senter / AP file
Now that Maggie Hassan has been elected as governor of New Hampshire, her state will assume the distinction of being the only state with a woman governor and an all-female Congressional delegation (two senators and one congresswoman). Washington state passed on a version of that baton on Tuesday night, as Gov. Chris Gregoire is retiring and the two candidates running for her position are men.
This year, the so-called "War on Women" energized Democrats to break a record for the number of women-held seats in the Senate. Nineteen women are in the Senate now, one more than the record set during the last Congress.
Among them are Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren who became the first female senator of Massachusetts when she ousted Sen. Scott Brown; Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay senator, who edged out former Governor Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin; and incumbent Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who beat Republican Todd Akin whose comments about rape were likely his demise.
No one disputes there remains a dramatic gender gap in Congress, where women make up just 17 percent of the House and the Senate. But women have slowly gained political power since 1991, when there were just two women in the Senate.
The new U.S. Senate will have a record number of women, ranging from the first Asian-American woman elected -- to consumer advocate and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
NBC has also confirmed that Deb Fischer, a Republican, beat former Sen. Bob Kerrey in Nebraska, that Democrat Mazie Hirono in Hawaii beat Linda Lingle, becoming the Senate's first Asian-American woman.
Among incumbents, Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Dianne Feinstein of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Maria Cantwell of Washington state won reelection by wide margins.
Also significant: Roughly half the 33 Senate races had a viable female candidate, more than ever before, according to NPR. That's noteworthy because women less often seek out office or have more trouble raising campaign money.
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Elizabeth Warren waves to supporters before voting at the Graham and Park School 44 in Cambridge, Mass.
"There's no group that will be impacted more by this election than women," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said on her website. "Look at the bills the GOP House has passed this Congress: they voted to redefine rape, they voted to defund Planned Parenthood and Title X funding."
Gillibrand herself easily won re-election over Republican Wendy Long.
There will be fewer female governors after this election, however. There are currently six women governors out of 50, and Govs. Chris Gregoire of Washington and Bev Perdue of North Carolina, both Democrats, are retiring.
American University professor Jen Lawless discusses how Elizabeth Warren's win in the Massachusetts senate race will impact other women candidates.
Gregoire's retirement means Washington state will lose its distinction of having a female governor and two female senators at the same time. Now that Democrat Maggie Hassan has been elected governor, New Hampshire will assume that distinction -- and then some: the state's governor and Congressional delegation is female, EMILY's List posted Tuesday night.
"We've always had a tradition of a lot of women running for office in New Hampshire," New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, told NBC's Brian Williams on Tuesday.
Washington Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat who was first elected in the Year of the Woman, served as the party's chief recruiter, seeking out qualified women and capitalizing on the "war on women" in a speech she made at the Democratic convention in early September.
(Murray was not up for re-election this cycle.)
Office of Sen. Maria Cantwell
This photo, hanging in Sen. Maria Cantwell's lobby in Washington, D.C., shows Cantwell, left, Gov. Chris Gregoire, center, and Sen. Patty Murray touring Washington state flood damage in 2009.
Murray recruited Baldwin and Shelley Berkley of Nevada, who was running against Dean Heller.
"When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance," said Murray on Tuesday night, according to the Huffington Post. "But we went out and built the best Senate campaigns in the history of the country. We recruited some of the highest quality candidates, including a record number of women. Democrats never let up and now we will retain our majority in the United States Senate."
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Campaigning with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, voting and election results.
McCaskill, the incumbent, was in danger of losing her seat until Akin said in a television interview that "legitimate" rape would not result in a pregnancy, because the female body "has ways to try to shut the whole thing down."
His comments, decried as sexist and out of touch, returned McCaskill to the game.
In the month after Akin made those remarks, EMILY's List, which supports women candidates, raised $2.3 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. After another rape comment, made by another GOP candidate, EMILY's List raised another $631,000.
In New York, Gillibrand made women's issues a theme in her re-election campaign. One ad opens with her pointing out that she is one of the only female senators with young children.
Her ad concludes: "I'm Kirsten Gillibrand and I approve this message, because if 51 percent of Congress were women, we wouldn't be debating contraception, we would be debating jobs and the economy."


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The EM1202-SK is a 100BaseT Ethernet to serial board based on the EM1202 Ethernet module. The board provides a convenient way to test the EM1202 and is small enough to be used in production devices as a faster implementation alternative to modules. The EM1202/RJ1202 combination comes soldered on the board.
Programmable in Tibbo BASIC and/or Tibbo C, the EM1202-SK offers a low-cost, rapid development alternative to expensive and complex computing platforms, such as Linux-based boards. It is a complete kit with EM1202EV board, serial cable (DB9F-DB9F for device-to-PC connection), Ethernet cable and a U.S. power supply.
The EM1202EV is a programmable board designed primarily for serial-over-IP and serial control applications. It comes preloaded with a fully functional serial-over-IP application.
The unique feature of the EM1202EV is its multi-channel serial port. There is a single serial port connector (either 12-pin header or DB9M depending on version; see below) capable of handling four independent serial channels. Have no use for those DSR and DTR lines? Turn them into RX and TX of an additional serial channel. Don't want CTS and RTS either? That's one more channel! In total, there are 15 different configurations or "port mappings" to choose from, starting from a standard single-channel configuration (RX, TX, CTS, RTS, DSR, and DTR) all the way to a 3.5-channel setup (RX, TX, RX2, TX2, RX3, TX3, and RX4).
There are three configurations of the EM1202EV: The "RS" for RS232, the "TM" for TTL Master, and the "TS" for TTL Slave. You can select which version you require by using the drill-down option box at the bottom of this page. The image to the right shows the "RS" configuration.
For details about the EM1202EV hardware and all the available serial port map settings, see the EM1202EV user manual.
For details about programming the EM1202EV, see the Tibbo BASIC and Tibbo C documentation.
View Tibbo BASIC Introduction Videos.
View a video of the Serial-over-IP application showing WiFi support.
The EM1202EV-TM is different from the "RS" version in that it has a TTL serial port and no status LEDs on top of the board. The port is accessible through a 12-pin connector on the PCB. The power regulator on the board can be used to supply 3.3V power to the attached serial device as well.
The EM1202EV-TS is like the "TM" version but has no "12V"-to-3.3V power regulator. Instead, the attached serial device should provide stabilized 3.3V power to the board.


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A common problem developers have is how to run through a large number of tasks in a short amount of time. For instance, sending out a nightly notification to all your users, calculating your user's bills every month or updating their Facebook graph data. These types of things are very common and almost every application needs to do it and it becomes more and more of a problem as your user base grows.
I was just helping a customer today that was using Heroku workers at full worker capacity (24) and it was taking ~9 hours per day to go through his user database of 200,000 users and send out notifications. A quick calculation explains why:
((200,000 users * 3.5 seconds per task) / 3600 seconds/hour) / 24 workers processes = 8.1 hours
We took it down to less than 9 minutes. Here's how:
The easy (naive?) way would just be to queue up 200,000 tasks on IronWorker. This would have worked just fine, but it would have taken a while just to queue up the tasks and the setup/teardown time of a task would be wasteful when the task only takes 3.5 seconds to run. Instead, we had each task process 100 users which is now only 2000 tasks. Each task should take approximately 3.5 * 100 = 350 seconds = ~6 minutes to run and we can run them all at pretty much the same time, but I'll be conservative and adjust a bit for IronWorker capacity.
((200,000 users * 3.5 seconds) / 3600 seconds/hour) / 2000 worker processes * 1.5 capacity adjustment = 0.146 hours = 8.75 minutes
Batching up the tasks into batches of 100 was easy, here's sample code:
IronWorker gives you super simple access to huge compute power and you don't even need to think about a server. This customer will never have to worry about scaling this part of his application again.


text: biggman100 Posted July 6, 2013 I have a 1994 4 wheel drive dodge dakota, 3.9l, ax15 5spd, that i need to replace the extension housing on. The extension housing is the piece that is in front of the transfer case, and the shifter bolts into, and the trans mount bolts to. What i am trying to find out is if the extension housing from a jeep will work, since both the jeep and dakota use an AX15. If the jeep housing will work, what years, engines, and models should i look for? Also, is there a difference between a v-6 and v-8 AX15? And, last question, will the complete AX15 transmission from a jeep bolt in and work in the dakota? The local yards say no, but i don't see the trans being that much different between the two makes of vehicles. I need to find out this info because i can find a ton of manual trans jeep vehicles at the local u pull yards, but no manual trans dakotas, so far. The reason i need to change the extension housing, as you can see in the attached pic, is that the person i bought the truck from kind of abused it and didn't seem to care about the consequences. How the problem actually happened is a lesson to anyone who works on their own trucks, though. One of the trans mount bolts sheared off in the extension housing, and from repeated burnouts, and hard 4 wheeling, the other one either snapped or came out. The vehicle was driven like that until the trans slammed up and down enough times on the cross member and punched a hole in the housing. So, if you are going to be rough on a jeep or a dakota, i would recommend changing the trans bolts with something stronger than the factory ones! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Welsh Construction Remodeling shuts down, lays off workers
Workers say they received no prior notice
Several Baltimore-area workers have lost their jobs after a home remodeling company abruptly shut down.
Welsh Construction Remodeling company workers didn't expect that they'd be leaving their jobs for the last time on Thursday, but that's exactly what happened.
The Welsh website described the company as "one of the oldest and most well respected remodeling companies" in the Baltimore area that had been in business for more than 50 years. The website was abruptly taken down Thursday.
Adrian Rowe worked for the home remodeling company for 18 years.
"They just laid us off. They just laid us off," he said.
Rowe said he and his co-workers reported to work as normal when the owner broke surprising news.
"We really weren't told too much. He basically showed up, had a meeting and he told us it was over," Rowe said. "They told us that the business is shutting down, he accounts are frozen. That's basically what we got."
The well-known company has been around since 1961. Joseph Meyerhoff II bought the business two years ago, changing the name from Welsh Construction Remodeling Co. to Welsh Construction Remodeling LLC.
Meyerhoff did not return numerous calls from 11 News placed Thursday and Friday seeking comment.
A second long-time employee contacted 11 News by phone, saying there was no warning of a shut down and claiming that the company had $2.1 million in remodeling projects in progress.
According to Rowe, workers had heard some talk of problems, but he never anticipated being out of a job.
"It was just rumors, and then the rumors became true. That was it. No explanation, no pay, no nothing. That's basically it," he said.
According to one of the workers who contacted 11 News, the owner told employees that he was unable to obtain bank financing and the company was terminating employment and closing its doors immediately.
The sudden closure has also left customers in the red. Brian Messaris and his wife are customers left in the lurch. Welsh was in the middle of re-doing the porch on a home the Messaris' are fixing up in northeast Baltimore.
"We checked out references, we looked at their other jobs, we did all the things you're supposed to do when you hire a contractor, and now we're out a couple thousand dollars and we don't have anybody to finish our porch," Messaris said.
A Welsh worker showed up Thursday morning at their home to finish the porch, but Messaris, while at work, then got a call from him the worker.
"What I learned was, by 9 (a.m.), he was called into the Welsh office. They were shutting down. (They told the workers) don't tell the customers anything and that they would take care of the customers and they were effectively unemployed as of yesterday," Messaris said.
The sudden closure left Messaris out more than $9,000 for a porch that's unfinished.
"More than anything, we're hurt and heartbroken because this is our dream house," Messaris said.
The state Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation said the person who held the company's license with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission turned it in Thursday with no explanation.
"They can finish the contracts they've already entered into. So they may honor the current contracts; however, there's some concern that they may not do that. If that doesn't happen, any consumer in Maryland of home improvement series who has entered into a contract with a licensed contractor may file a complaint with the Home Improvement Commission. They also are eligible for restitution from the guarantee fund," said Michael Vorgetts, acting commissioner of occupational & professional licensing at DLLR.
Homeowners who lost money with Welsh can file a claim online or by calling the MHIC at 410-230-6309. There is a cap on how much money they can reimburse, so it might not be a full refund, but Welsh customers could be entitled to some.


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How is VO2 Max Measured?
The direct measurement of VO2 max during a maximum exercise test provides the most accurate assessment of aerobic power. Measuring VO2 max requires some sophisticated laboratory equipment, including oxygen and carbon dioxide gas analyzers, an expiratory air flow probe, an air mixing chamber, a dehumidifier, a vacuum pump and a data acquisition system. Some computerized systems contain all of these things in one unit.
There are many testing variables that can affect the determination of VO2 max, including:
- the type of exercise (typically cycling or running)
- whether a treadmill test incorporates increases in grade and speed
- the environment in which the test is conducted (altitude, temperature, humidity)
- the specific measurement system used, the sampling interval for respiratory gases—the foreign open-ended nature of the test that requires individuals to continue running or cycling until they no longer can
- the duration of the test and its stages.
Although the classical definition of VO2 max is the maximum volume of oxygen that is consumed per minute, many laboratories collect air samples over a shorter time period (sometimes for each breath), and extrapolate to a minute's value. All of these differences make the comparison of VO2 max values obtained from different labs difficult.
Typically, the treadmill test starts at a slow speed (about the runner's normal easy running pace) and gets progressively harder with each stage, initially with increasing speed and then with increasing grade, until the runner is completely exhausted and can no longer keep pace with the treadmill. The runner runs while breathing through a snorkel-like mouthpiece that connects him or her to respiratory gas analyzers, and wearing a nose clip to prevent breathing through his or her nose. The whole test takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
VO2 max can be measured either in liters of oxygen per minute (L/min) or in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min). In order to compare runners of different sizes, it is usually measured relative to body weight. The greater the amount of muscle mass used during the test, the higher the VO2 max.
More: Maximize Your VO2 Max
For example, running results in a 10 to 15 percent higher VO2 max than cycling (unless testing a trained cyclist). The VO2 max of elite male endurance athletes is over 70 ml/kg/min, while that of elite female endurance athletes is over 60 ml/kg/min. Men have a higher VO2 max than women because they have a greater cardiac output to send more blood and oxygen to the muscles, more hemoglobin in their blood to transport oxygen, and more muscle mass to consume oxygen. Even when the difference in muscle mass between men and women is accounted for and VO2 max is expressed relative to lean body mass, men still have a higher VO2 max than women. But there are plenty of female endurance athletes who have a higher VO2 max than most men.
The highest VO2 max ever recorded is that of Bjorn Daehlie, a cross-country skier from Norway who won eight gold and four silver medals in three Olympic Games from 1992 to 1998. His VO2 max when he was competing has been reported to be an astounding 93 to 95 ml/kg/min. The VO2 max of other cross-country skiers has also been tested to be in the 90s. Comparatively, Olympic 5,000-meter 4th place finisher Steve Prefontaine's VO2 max was 84; Olympic Marathon gold and silver medalist Frank Shorter's was 71; Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist and former world 1500-meter record holder Jim Ryun's was 81; and nine-time New York City Marathon champion Grete Waitz's was 73.
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As high as these athletes' VO2 max values are, humans actually do not fare well against many other mammals in their ability to consume oxygen at a fast rate. Humans' VO2 max is equal to that of the pig and the rat, about half that of the horse and the dog, and only one-third that of the fox. Among all animals, flying insects have the highest rate of oxygen consumption relative to their size. For example, the VO2 of a hummingbird flapping its wings 80 beats per minute is 40 ml/gram/hour which, in human terms, is equivalent to 666 ml/kg/min. As if this were not impressive enough, the flight muscles of worker honeybees, flapping their wings 250 beats per minute, consume 6 ml/gram/min, equivalent to 6,000 ml/kg/min in human terms.
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ECO:nomics: Creating The Next EV Battery
Boston-Power Founder Christina Lampe-Önnerud and Ann Marie Sastry, CEO of Sakti3 tell WSJ's Joe White how their companies are working to create the batteries that will make electric vehicles more practical.
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The ability to help manage a remote and flexible workforce will be a deciding factor as to whether UK companies will deploy Windows 8, according to research.
A fifth (19 percent) of 500 UK CIOs in research commissioned by Virgin Media Business said that Windows 8's ability to help them handle a remote workforce is persuading them to purchase the product.
The study also found that 41 percent of the respondents were looking at how well the software performed with a more dispersed and mobile team of workers, before making a purchasing decision.
The consumerisation of IT and growing popularity of bring your own device (BYOD) schemes will have an effect on Windows 8 deployment decisions, suggested the research.
The survey found that 62 percent of CIOs believed that company supplied PCs will disappear from the office and already nearly one in five (16 percent) of companies offer BYOD schemes.
Tony Grace, chief operating officer at Virgin Media Business, said: "Many CIOs recognise the need for an operating system that allows them to be as flexible as possible, which is why Windows 8 has received their attention."
CIOs will be looking for a "blend of the right software and the right infrastructure" that releases them from the barriers of traditional ways of working and "gives them the platform to offer their staff exactly what they need",said Grace.
Now Read: Windows 8 faces enterprise scepticism.


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Topdressing and ball roll
Topdressing has become standard in golf course management. For years, many golf course superintendents practiced heavy topdressing in the spring and fall after core aeration. In the last 10 to 15 years, many of them have switched to lighter, more frequent sand topdressing in their greens management program.
Research has shown that greens that are not topdressed have poorer turf quality than those that are topdressed as little as two times per year. Greens that are not topdressed become thatchy and puffy, and can result in scalping and shorter ball-roll distances.
Topdressing has several benefits. It * Produces a smooth, firm putting surface. * Reduces the thatch layer. * Allows reduced mowing heights. * Protects the crown. * Increases ball-roll distance.
With the continued demand from golfers for greater ball-roll distances, superintendents have begun topdressing more often throughout the growing season. Light, frequent topdressing is defined as application of 2 to 3 cubic feet per 1,000 square feet of material every 10 to 14 days throughout the growing season. It is believed that this level of topdressing will provide a smooth, firm and uniform surface, resulting in longer ball-roll distances.
Topdressing is increasingly important on greens using the newer, aggressive bentgrass cultivars. These bentgrass cultivars produce a denser canopy and turf that is thatchier than the older bentgrass cultivars. The greater resistance to the ball as it rolls over the grass blades may result in shorter ball-roll distances. Shorter ball-roll distances and thatchy turf surfaces are not acceptable to today's golfers. They want smooth, firm and fast surfaces for putting.
Adding inches to ball roll In-depth research on topdressing and ball-roll distance has been limited to just a few projects. Much of the research that involves golf green topdressing deals with thatch management and topdressing materials. But, the studies that deal directly with topdressing's effect on ball-roll distance can provide a better understanding of how topdressing can improve ball-roll distance.
How much added distance should a superintendent expect to see from topdressing? Research indicates that ball-roll distance difference would have to be at least 6 inches greater-and more likely closer to 12 inches greater-for a typical golfer to notice a difference. Anything less would not warrant the added effort and expense of increased topdressing because few players would detect the change. You should increase the topdressing frequency only if it significantly increases the quality or health of the green.
A University of Nebraska study has shown that greens topdressed seven to eight times during the growing season at 2.7 cubic yards per 1,000 square feet p roduced significantly longer ball-roll distances than those greens topdressed in the spring and fall at 10.8 cubic feet per 1,000 square feet. The ball-roll distance of the light, frequent topdressing program was 8.1 feet compared with 6.9 feet for the twice-yearly topdressing program. Both had nitrogen applied at 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet per growing season.
Other factors Not only is frequency of topdressing important, you also must allow the topdressing to be worked into the surface. Verticutting opens the turf so that the topdressing can easily settle in. But don't overdo it.
Researchers in a University of Nebraska study conducted on several golf courses in Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, found that a moderate frequency of verticutting and topdressing-two to six timesper year-was preferable to a more aggressive program of 12 to 16 times a year.
The more aggressive program caused continual disruption of the surface of the green, so a smooth surface never formed. But moderate topdressing and verticutting allowed the topdressing material to be worked into the canopy to produce a firm, smooth putting surface.
Research at The Pennsylvania State University supports the conclusion that the topdressing must be worked in to achieve a smooth putting surface. Researchers found that both light and heavy topdressing decreased ball roll distance initially. But after topdressing material had time to work itself into the canopy, ball roll distance increased.
For the first eight days, a ball lost up to 5 inches of roll with light topdressing and 9 inches with heavy topdressing. But after the topdressing material worked itself into the canopy, ball roll increased 6 inches with light topdressing and 15 inches with heavy topdressing.
For this reason, you should apply topdressing material 10 to 12 days before you want the surface to achieve its best surface (for member-guest or other big events). This gives the topdressing material enough time to settle into the turf. Dry topdressing material will easily settle into the turf canopy with just a light brushing or light irrigation.
Is it worth the effort? Topdressing provides a better surface for ball roll because it creates a firm, smooth, uniform surface that exerts minimal resistance on the ball as it rolls across a green. Rather than applying topdressing material heavily at the beginning and end of the growing season and hoping that it provides an adequate surface throughout the golf season, light, frequent topdressing has been used to provide a better surface to putt on throughout the growing season.
Golfers can play on greens managed with a light, frequent topdressing system right after topdressing applications. Playing on greens managed with heavy, infrequent topdressing is difficult right after applications because they have a thick layer of sand that needs to be worked in. Also, piles of sand often persist for up to four or five days after applications.
When considering more topdressing to improve ball-roll distance, you should keep in mind the average golfer's ability to detect a change of ball-roll distance. Most likely the change would have to exceed 6 inches, and probably be closer to 12 inches, before a golfer would be able to notice.
Increasing ball-roll distance by 5 or 6 inches by increasing topdressing frequency from six to 10 times per year probably would not be a sound financial decision unless you were seeing improved turf quality or health. The added time and money spent on the four additional applications would not give you a significant increase in ball roll distance.
A good rule to follow for topdressing greens to get maximum ball roll distance and highest green quality is to topdress at a light rate once a month during the growing season.
Anne Streich is an extension horticulturist and Dr. Roch Gaussoin is an extension turfgrass specialist at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.).
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Yeah, I know. I've been a shitty blogging host of late. My apologies. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the down time and the ease of Twitter for off-season thoughts, rants and funny. I guess when coaches in Columbus don't implode, it makes for much less to talk about in May.
I have returned to find a new Blogger interface and I must say it absolutely BLOWS. Don't like it at all.
Finally, additional apologies for any unanswered emails. I've been traveling of late and just haven't been checking in. Hope everyone is doing well. More to come as the season gets closer.
Go Blue!
Friday, May 11, 2012
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I haven't posted in a very long time....just too little spare time these days.
I came across a blog today with a fun little activity I decided to participate in. Visit Geniaus to participate.
The list should be annotated in the following manner:
Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven't done or found and don't care to: plain type
You are encouraged to add extra comments in brackets after each item
Which of these apply to you?
Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents
Can name over 50 direct ancestors
Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents (I have 6 of 8.....both my paternal great-grandfathers remain elusive.)
Have an ancestor who was married more than three times (well, my great-grandfather was married 3 times exactly)
Have an ancestor who was a bigamist (well, in reference to the above Great-grandfather.....he got his second wife pregnant before he was divorced from his first wife...does that count??)
Met all four of my grandparents (both my paternal grandparents died long before I was born)
Met one or more of my great-grandparents (2 of my maternal great-grandparents died while my mother was pregnant with me.)
Named a child after an ancestor (Emily)
Bear an ancestor's given name/s (variations of.....My Great-Great-Grandmother was Christina, My middle name is Christine, My Great-Great-Aunt was Hilda, I am Hillary)
Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland
Have an ancestor from Asia
Have an ancestor from Continental Europe
Have an ancestor from Africa
Have an ancestor who was an agricultural labourer
Have an ancestor who had large land holdings
Have an ancestor who was a holy man - minister, priest, rabbi
Have an ancestor who was a midwife
Have an ancestor who was an author (Great-grandfather was a famous song writer in the 20's & 30's. He wrote Animal Crackers in My Soup, Shuffle Off to Buffalo and the J-E-L-L-O Jingle to name a few)
Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones
Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng
Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
Have an ancestor with a forename beginnining with Z (Zachariah
Have an ancestor born on 25th December (a 1st cousin actaully)
Have an ancestor born on New Year's Day
Have blue blood in your family lines
Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century
Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier
Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents
Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X
Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university (University of Houston graduate)
Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offence (Great-grandfather mentioned earlier spent 4 days in an Illinois jail for failure to pay child support)
Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime (not my line, but my husbands.......rape)
Have shared an ancestor's story online or in a magazine (Tell us where) here on this blog and at ancestry.com
Have published a family history online or in print (Details please)
Have visited an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries
Still have an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family
Have a family bible from the 19th Century
Have a pre-19th century family bible


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Welcome to AgriBio
AgriBio, Centre For AgriBioscience is a joint initiative of the Government of Victoria,through the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Resources (DJPR), and La Trobe University (La Trobe).
AgriBio is one of Australia's premier biosciences facilities, with a key emphasis on supporting and protecting Victoria's A$11.6 billion agricultural sector by focussing on cutting-edge research to;
- improve productivity
- fight disease and
- reduce environmental impact.
The facility is located at La Trobe's Melbourne campus in Bundoora, and accommodates over 400 DEPI and La Trobe staff, including scientists students, and business and science-support staff.
A $A288 million public private partnership (PPP), AgriBio was delivered under the Victorian Government's Partnerships Victoria policy. DEPI and La Trobe engaged Major Projects Victoria, a division of the Victorian Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (DSDBI), to manage procurement, design and construction of AgriBio on behalf of the Joint Venture parties up to commercial acceptance.
Plenary Research - consisting of Plenary Group, Grocon and Honeywell Limited - have designed, constructed, financed and will provide facility management services required for the operation of AgriBio over a 25-year period.
Design and construction of AgriBio commenced in May 2009. AgriBio is fully operational as of 2013.


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Surfing is supposed to be an individual act. The surfer and board do what they want. Let them be seen as they want to be seen let them be heard through only their motions. Let the camera capture what it can. Let there be Sight Sound.
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|Surfing is supposed to be an individual act. Its supposed to illicit creativity and take place in a natural environment. Its supposed to have moments familiar and original. Its supposed to be both elegant and raw. Surfing isn't supposed to be choreographed.
The surfer and board do what they want. Let them be seen as they want to be seen let them be heard through only their motions. Let them surf in climates warm and cold, on waves big and small, on boards long and short, in countries near and far. Let the camera capture what it can.
Let there be Sight Sound.
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|HD | 1920x1080
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|Chapter Markers
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In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
I condemn indecent and immoral motion pictures and television programs, and those which glorify crime or criminals. I promise to unite my efforts with all those who protest against them.
I acknowledge my obligation to form a right conscience about films and television programs that are dangerous to my moral life.
As a true Roman Catholic, I pledge myself to watch only good motion pictures and television programs. I promise, further, to stay away altogether from places of amusement and sources of entertainment which are offensive to God and occasions of sin for myself and others for whom I am responsible.
Source: Half the Kingdom
Further Reading: Vigilanti Cura: Encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on June 29, 1936.