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WASHINGTON – The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) this week hailed the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee's passage of the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, H.R. 1526, legislation to prevent the continuation of catastrophic wildfire events by improving federal forest management. The bill, passed on a voice vote, was offered by Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and includes prescriptive measures offered by various western congressional members whose districts are threatened by catastrophic wildfire and forest mismanagement.
According to PLC and NCBA, the wildfire and forest management package's resounding passage through committee signals legislators' recognition that current practices of federal forest and range management, combined with extreme drought, are creating dangerous and economically and environmentally damaging conditions across the West. PLC and NCBA specifically applauded the package's inclusion of Rep. Paul Gosar's (R-Ariz.) Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act, which was introduced as a stand-alone bill earlier in 2013. Rep. Gosar's legislation would put hard deadlines on analyses performed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in those areas with excessive fuel loads, expediting livestock grazing and timber thinning for the purposes of hazardous fuels reduction while increasing forest and economic health.
"Decades of mismanagement have turned our U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands into a tinderbox," said PLC President and Hesperus, Colo. rancher, Brice Lee. "Over the years, ranchers who count on the grass resources for their livelihoods have been told they must scale back grazing. Not only has this been economically damaging for their families and their communities, it has also contributed to a massive overload of fuel. H.R. 1526 sets this upside-down situation straight."
According to Lee, the bill also includes measures from other congressional representatives that PLC and NCBA support. Rep. Scott Tipton's (R-Colo.) Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act was also included in the package. Tipton's bill takes further steps to reduce impediments to fuel-reduction projects brought by NEPA analysis.
NCBA President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo., rancher, stated that unless Congress gives this administration clear direction on forest and range management, the entire nation stands to lose important wildlife habitat, watersheds and production of food and fiber.
"It's not just those of us in the West who will suffer if we don't put federal land management back on course. Forty percent of the western cattle herd and over half the nation's sheep spend some time on federal lands," he said. "If the resources continue to go up in smoke, so does a huge portion of American livestock production. This hurts consumers everywhere."
Both Lee and George urged the House to pass H.R. 1526.
"We can't afford to see another year like last year, where livestock were killed by wildfire, thousands of head had to be shipped to temporary pastures, and hay was in short supply," said Lee. "But again, we're facing very similar dry conditions this year. Swift passage of H.R. 1526 is of the essence."
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As we saw in the previous article, networks of medical devices suffer from many problems intrinsic to the use of wireless technology. But testimony at the joint workshop held by the FCC and FDA on March 31 revealed that problems with the devices themselves run deep. One speaker reported uncovering departures from the standards for transmitting information, which led to incompatibilities and failures. Another speaker found repeated violations of security standards. As a trivial example, many still use the insecure and long-deprecated WEP authentication instead of WPA.
Most devices incorporate generic radio transmitters from third parties, just as refrigerators use replaceable compressors and lawnmowers depend on engines from just a few manufacturers. When markets become commoditized in this way, one would expect reliability. Whatever problems radio transmitters may have, though, are compounded by the software layered on top. Each device needs unique software that can affect the transmissions.
The WiFi Alliance is a consortium of manufacturers that tests devices for reliability and interoperability. But because it doesn't contain users or government representatives, some panelists thought it was too lenient toward manufacturers. The test plan itself is a trade secret (although it was described at a high level in the workshop by Mick Conley). Several speakers testified that devices could be certified by the Alliance and still perhaps fail to connect.
To my mind, testing is a weak response to design problems. It happens after the fact, and can punish a poor engineering process but not fix it. You can test-drive a car and note that the steering is a bit sluggish, but can you identify the software or the part that is causing the problem? And can you explain it to the salesman, presumably to be conveyed back to the engineers?
Cars tend to be reliable first because of widespread competition that extends internationally, and partly because lawsuits keep the managers of the automobile companies alert to engineering problems. It would be a shame to need lawsuits to correct technical problems with medical devices, but refusing to buy them might do the trick. Test beds do provide warnings that can aid purchase decisions.
Unfortunately, the forum produced no real progress on the leading question of the day, whether a national test bed would be a good idea. It was recognized generally that test beds have to reflect the particular conditions at different institutions, and that multiple test beds would be needed to cover a useful range of settings. Without further clarification of what a test bed would look like, or who would build it, a couple panelists called for the creation of national test beds. More usefully, in my opinion, one speaker suggested a public repository of tests, which are currently the proprietary sects of vendors or academic researchers.
So none of the questions about test beds received answers at the workshop, and no practical recommendations emerged. One would expect that gathering the leading experts in medical devices for seven and a half hours would allow them to come up with actionable next steps or at least a framework for proceeding, but much of the workshop was given over to rhetoric about the importance of medical devices, the need for them to interoperate, and other standard rallying cries of health care reform. I sometimes felt that I was in hearing a pitch for impressionable financial backers. And of course, there was always time taken up by vendors, providers, and regulators trying to point the finger at someone else for the problems.
Device and networking expert David Höglund has written up how the workshop fell short. I would like someone to add up all the doctors, all the senior engineers, all the leading policy makers in the room, calculate how much they are paid per minute, and add up the money wasted every time a speaker extols patient engagement, interoperability, or some other thesis that is already well known to everybody in the room. (Or perhaps they aren't well-known–another challenge to the medical field.)
Personally, I would write off most of the day as a drain on the US economy. But I have tried to synthesize the points we need to look at going forward, so that I hope you feel the time you devoted to reading the article was well-spent.

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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 30
Leader Kyle Barr upped his streak to a stellar 41-game clip last
night thanks to Miguel Cabrera, who extended the lives of 14.9 percent
of the BTS universe with a 2-for-3 evening vs. the Twins.
Barr is now 71.9 percent on the way to the big bucks and you
can already smell the white truffles, golden caviar and rich sea urchin
bustling along in his kitchen. Will our fearsome leader start counting
his cash and dare slap some insanely expensive saffron-season lobster
on his menu tonight?
We shall find out soon enough.
Regardless, it's clear that our cook is on a mission and there is no stopping him*
* = Assuming he doesn't pick Ichiro
Time for Wednesday's picks
Dave's Updated Note: Barr selected Denard Span. Span went 0-for-2. Well, that was fun. How Barr puts his $3,000,000 on Span, who has never faced opposing lefty Andy Oliver — who throws in the low-to-mid 90s by the by — is beyond me. Full post tomorrow.
Oh, hello there …
? Corey Hart: 14-game hitting streak; .407 AVG (11-for-27) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez
? Hunter Pence: .471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
? Aubrey Huff: .571 AVG (8-for-14) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla
? Adrian Beltre: .438 AVG (7-for-16) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza
? Matt Kemp: .412 AVG (7-for-17) lifetime vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez
? Vladimir Guerrero: .429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir
Feeling kinda spicy?
? A.J. Pierzynski: .400 AVG (16-for-40) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke
Didn't we see you here yesterday, A.J.? Don't you get the message?
You'll thank me later …
? Paul Konerko: .137 AVG (7-for-51) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke
? David DeJesus: .000 AVG (0-for-11) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Jake Peavy
? Ian Kinsler: .115 AVG (3-for-26) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir
? Nelson Cruz: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir
Leaderboard time!
Objects in Barr's mirror are further away than they appear, as
our fearsome foursome each survived another day and are all riding
29-game streaks.
Can this pack keep up the pressure on Barr while he's filleting kobe beef with his eyes closed while making his picks?
We shall find out soon enough.
Top MLB streakers
? Josh Hamilton: 22 games
? Corey Hart: 14 games
? Jose Lopez: 12 games
? Miguel Cabrera : 10 games
? Cody Ross: 10 games
? Mark Teixeira: 10 games
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Good thing I already had my pick made before the BTS Report came out. Nothing like being late. Went with Wright today. GL everyone!
Going with Corey Hart to start a new streak. It could be Kevin Kouz trap though where the very day everything lines up, he goes 0fer after inexplicably puttin together a pretty long streak.
Many of the picks are somewhat iffy today. Thought about Span but he has such a huge day yesterday so I was wary. Kemp looked good except for Sanchez pitching. I couldn't tell whether Kemp is ready to bust out again after a long slump. M. Cab. looks good but you don't know when he will have a off day because he always look good. Suzuki going against awfully tough Vaz this month. Mauer out of line-up.
I think 95% certain that kbarr moves this afternoon. Span hits awfully well @ home. I just hope he is too tired from running out 3 triples last night!
Sometimes the MLB pick of the day is just there to sink you. Sure Braun may get a hit but he is trapped in a worst split (@home & during day). He is batting like .130 in that box.
Cano going against rejuvanated King Felix throwing 2 complete games.
Top2500 (adjusted) posted later tonight. By that time, we'll know if kbarr is within a day of tying top mark this year.
Went with Braun today. Looks like it paid off with his double in the 2nd inning.
Span is now 0-2 with a walk and a sac bunt with likely no more plate appearances left in the game. Good run while it lasted, kbarr.
kbarr overlooked a couple of things. Span went 4f4 with 3 triples last night. He had to leg those out. He is gotta be kindd tired. Span hit 5 days in a row. Plus, Span's home game prowess is not as stong during the day. His lucky charm seemed to have ran dry too. That sac bunt & walk totally sapped his chances. But he has gotten so lucky in the past. He got away with Mauer & Morneau off days. Dick must be pretty happy now. His 10k seems to be safe for the moment.
well good bye streak leader. Span is 0 for 2 as of now going into the 8th and he just batted and Minnesota is winning by 4 at home so the Twins would have to hit around the order just for him to get another chance but I dont see that happening. The leader is now going to be from the 29 streakers assuming at least one of their picks get a hit
Went with Coery Hart for 7 and got it.
I actually changed my pick like two or three times earlier today before finally sticking with my pick of Werth. It ended up being worth it with him getting me a hit in his second at-bat. I'm back at my typical 7-gamer at the moment. Definitely hoping I can finally beat my own streak tomorrow and get to 8.
I was actually afraid kbarr wsa gonna go with M. Cab. It seems he is on a role these days and he hits better during the day. I was somewhat relieved when I saw Span as his pick.
Unlikely, but kbarr still has a chance: MIN, this inning (1 out), gets 5 players to the bags w/o double plays and/or DET ties it in the 9th.
Why would you tease kbarr like that? I don't want to be eating @ his restaurant tonight for sure. What sucks for him is at Dickie get 10K but he gets like $50 GC to buy an overpriced jersey or a cap from mlb store. They should at least hand him a $1000 for getting to 40+.
If there is any team capable of scoring 5 runs in one inning, it has to be the Tigers. I think even more so than the Yankees. Unfortunately, their moneymakers are due up. Those are guys you need when you have man on base already.
This games seems to be lot more about chances than we're lead to believe. There are so many dead streakers at 40 to 43 over the years. Sure, we control whom to pick but maybe they will only grant so many lucks your way. I thought Span was a good pick but not a great pick today. I certainly would not have picked him but I understand kbarr's logic behind it. Maybe he doesn't realize the curse of big day after. I played this strategy during my first year. Look for guys having a big day for the next day. It was worst than 50/50. Most of those guys are too tired, pitchers are extra careful and probably the hitters are cocky for big swings. That would have been the main reason why I would have stayed away from Span today.
@btsplayer: Hmm, why not charge anyone that plays this game, say $20 entry fee. Assuming a cool million+ join (countrywide/worldwide?), the entry fees (less some admin fees) are scaled for say the top 50 or 100, with 1st place the only one guaranteed to be millionaire? I'd pay the $20!
And as I am typing this, Brandon Inge just struck out to end the Twins' game, thus ending Span's day at the plate with an o-fer.
Yeah. I agree. Most contests/games charge $ anyway. I mean the all other prizes are basically a slap in the face. Its like the time I got 4 out 6 # in lottery. What a joke.
Corey Hart is the man, bumped my mediocre streak back up to 9….only 48 more to go!
i agree with you lavolpe, i would put down 20 for bigger payouts….it seems people can get so close just to be rewarded the same as those who suck all year
See ya in a month.
kudos kbarr!
Check out this guy. Second trip up the front page. Braun got a hit today so he is up 26 now. 26+27= 53. I wonder how many days og gap between 2 streaks. Just imagine though that it is one and he got a hit that day. He would be at 54 now.
lukehartzheim 27 25 Miguel Cabrera Ryan Braun
wolfenstein35. I remember this guy from last year. Pretty solid picker. I think he made 2 trips to the front page. I hope he didn't learn to much from his last year's run.
Good idea lavolpe but the problem will be in the legalese. BTS would become a gambling game rather than a sponsored contest. Plus it's done over the internet which opens up another abyss of issues. For the record, though, I'd pay the 20 bucks as well. 🙂
"@champ88. Good pick champ. We are on the same page…..lol. We are right with Wright…..lol."
lol, thanks!
Sorry for not posting this morning, but I was really rushed and by the time, I figured out I had forgot to post, I had already shut the computer off.
I really did not want to use him for the third day in a row, but I feel like Wright is right at the core of his hot streak right now, whereas the only other two pieces I toyed with, Rickie Weeks, and Josh Hamilton, seem to be at the tail-end of their hot streaks.
"Corey Hart, 53, 10.12 %"
Something must have screwed up here.
10.12% of 2,500 is certainly not only 53!
@champ88. Good pick champ. We are on the same page…..lol. We are right with Wright…..lol.
Count me in for 20 too guys
Today's Top Picks of the current Top2500. No Selections & resets of 2 earlier games not included; BTS updated before data pulled
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Corey Hart, 53, 10.12 %
Robinson Cano, 244, 9.76
Miguel Cabrera, 175, 7
Ryan Braun, 174, 6.96
Ichiro Suzuki, 159, 6.36
Vladimir Guerrero, 155, 6.2
Hunter Pence, 119, 4.76
Adrian Beltre, 86, 3.44
Albert Pujols, 83, 3.32
Matt Kemp, 81, 3.24
Justin Morneau, 69, 2.76
Josh Hamilton, 66, 2.64
Brennan Boesch, 51, 2.04
Highest "No Selection": Page #3 with streak of 19 now back to zero
Yesterday was average with 22.88% being reset
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Pick
blanco21, 22, Pg#1, David Wright (picked 18x by Top2500)
abk1087, 9, Pg#97, Robinson Cano
The $20 idea would not work, because there are only about 250,000-300,000 players right now and not all of them are core players.
I would estimate that 10% of the casual players and 50% of the core players would be willing to pay the $20 fee.
So, let us be generous and say there are 300,000 current players with a 2:1 casual to core ratio.
That would make 200,000 casual players. 10% of that is just 20,000 players * 20 per player = $400,000.
That would make 100,000 core players. 50% of that is 50,000 players * 20 per player = $1,000,000.
That would only result in a total prize money of $1.4 million, which is less than half what we are offered for the top prize now.
There are millions (per Blog Guy) of players; granted most are casual. However, even if 200K player nationwide paid entry fee, that's still $4million less admin fees. Higher payouts for #2-#100 could be enough to entice even more players: $20 may get you $1000 for 100th place, let's say. No way to know unless MLB tries it
But the real question: what to do with the millions if no one wins it. Anyway, an idea I like; that's all.
"There are millions (per Blog Guy) of players; granted most are casual"
When did he say that?
@champ88: Indirectly, in the mail blog (don't know how to get to it).
@champ88. Here it is when asked how many players:
"At least double the highest number kids ever count to when they see if they can count to a million. "
How much is that really? I have no idea; he wouldn't answer it directly.
So, millions may be overstated; but again, who knows unless attempted. What will bring more in? Higher payouts over a greater range of winners.
Man…….. It took 2 pitches this time………. I am dissapointed……. lol
Congrats Blanco. A few more Bloggers should join you in the Top2500 tomorrow.
@CHAMP88. Check Wrights stats vs Livan….. I am so tempted to pick him again tomorrow for a 4th time in a row…..
"So, millions may be overstated; but again, who knows unless attempted. What will bring more in? Higher payouts over a greater range of winners."
I think the reverse-work off his "several thousand fans eliminated a few percent" comment makes much more sense.
I'm at 9 and have Robinson Cano picked. However I'm 0-2 when my previous pick got 4 hits or more. I took Vladimir Guerrero yesterday I want this 0 for curse to stop!
a good game to hopefully advance in all 3 games is the Phillies/Pitt game…..the Pirates pitcher is 0-3 with an ERA of 11.00 and has given up 26 hits in 18 innings….the Phils should handle him pretty easily and probably crack a HR or two as well
Cano is batting well beloww .200 against lefty in June while batting over .400 against righty. His #s are also weaker during the day. But Rowland-S is a lefty who is very weak against lefty. So toss a coin. Jeter is only hitting lefty this year but Rowland-S is not as bad against a righty.
So toss a coin. Have Jeter for now but it won't matter as my streak is only @1.


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The theme for year 2018 is "Camp followers of the grand alliance of good". I.e. very much like the chaos villagers of 2016 but now with the good guys (and girls).
I don´t think we need a common color or anything like that as camp followers tend to be a pretty mixed group of people/creatures.
I say anything goes as long as it somehow fits with the general theme. I´ll be doing a model or two myself but won´t participate in the winner draw.
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Several months ago I purchased a Colt M45A1 pistol from a local gun shop. The model I bought is a Colt commercially available pistol, identical in every aspect as the actual pistol purchased by the Marine Corps with an ambidextrous safety, Trijicon three dot night sights, special VZ stocks, and a special finish. The only difference is the Rollmark on the slide. Originally Colt offered this model with USMC marked on the slide. The Corps took exception so Colt changed the marking to M45A1. There are several other versions out there; one, from Colt's Custom Shop came with an olive drab Pelican Case, Otis Cleaning Kit, etc and was pricey. Recently a limited number of "decommissioned" Marine Corps guns became available for sale on Gun Broker. These were actual Marine Corps guns and come with a Colt Factory Letter attesting to that. Expensive guns. My Colt has an MSRP of $1,699; it has exceeded all my expectations for a factory gun - no failures whatsoever.
Colt M45A1
I have a friend and knife maker - Mickey Yurco of Ohio. A lot of knife makers make knives that use 1911 stocks for their handles; Mickey is no exception. He made a few fixed blade versions, incorporating the number "45" in the serial numbers; mine is S/N: 2045. Here it is with Colt M45A1 VZ Stocks and my M45A1:
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Today would have been Hamish's 16th birthday, but I tell him every day how much I miss him. We were so lucky to have him in our lives because he taught us so much, especially to make the most of every opportunity, give 110% but take time to relax and smell the flowers. He took the many changes in his life in his stride - the loss of my Dad, living with us, moving to Canada.
He made so many friends and when we left England they organised a leaving party for him. He had his own Facebook page to keep in touch with them, and tell them about his travels. He visited most of England and Scotland, plus 25 US states, NYC, Chicago, Boston, DC, Detroit, and 4 Canadian provinces, taking hotel and cottage stays in his stride. He particularly enjoyed the elevators, sticking his nose out just as the doors were closing, kissing a lady who asked if he was friendly, and surfing down the corridors on the luggage carts! He seemed to enjoy the night we got stranded on Mull, snoring loudly and leaving us with an inch each on the bed. He was our action dog joining us on snowmobiles, kayaking trips and hikes, and our partner in crime.
We have so many happy memories of our time with him.
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Santos Junior Guilaza's hands are calloused, burned countless times by the smoldering wood he separates, barehanded, from the dark, steaming dirt of his earthen kiln. His bare feet are leathery and flattened from trekking over this overgrown land – from his bamboo-and-thatch hut, past increasingly rare trees, and to the road where he, like thousands upon thousands of others, sells the charcoal that fuels southern Africa.
"I go by foot," he says matter-of-factly as he guides a visitor through shoulder-high grasses that can slice skin like fine razors. ("Watch for the snakes," he warns.)
Mr. Guilaza has been chopping trees and making charcoal for as long as he can remember. It's what his father did and his grandfather, too. It's what all the men do in this village, not far from the crocodile-thick Pungue River. And it's how legions of impoverished people throughout the developing world stay alive.
Charcoal is more portable than simple wood, and can be made with trees, earth, fire – and sweat. In regions where electricity and money are scarce, but physical toil is not, the fuel is everywhere. In Mozambique, for instance, the government estimates that charcoal is the main fuel source for 80 percent of the population.
This causes intense international hand-wringing. It has given purpose to dozens of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), has prompted countless academic papers, and concerns environmentalists watching the world's trees disappear.
Along with South America, Africa loses forests at a faster rate than almost any place on earth, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Many farmers use a slash-and-burn process, cutting forest and burning the remaining vegetation to plant crops in the temporarily rich soil. Logging – illegal and legal – clears large amounts of forests. But almost half of Africa's forest loss is a result of people chopping trees for firewood or charcoal, estimates the UN Billion Tree Campaign.
Asked why he makes charcoal, Guilaza reacts like an American might if asked to explain the whys of driving a car: "Everyone does the charcoal." It's the main way, in this cash-scarce region, to get a few meticais to buy a shirt or a goat or a pencil for a child. It's simply a way of life.
But that doesn't mean that Guilaza is unreflective. He gestures to the chaotic collection of grasses, skinny young trees, and thick bushes: "This used to be a no man's land, a forest." But over the past decade, he says, the sky-kissing trees have become fewer and fewer.
Cash-earning work is scarce in rural Mozambique, which is largely a subsistence and barter economy. In some parts of the country, as much as 70 percent of individuals' income is from charcoal, estimates the Stockholm Environment Institute.
So it's no surprise that Guilaza seees no other choice. But he also says he has started planting saplings, because he worries that at the rate the forest around his village is disappearing, there will be nothing left for his children to chop.
"[Charcoal] is probably the biggest problem in Mozambique, as far as deforestation," says Regina Cruz, a Mozambican forestry expert. "Whole forests are being cut. But what else can the people do."
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Today, Guilaza walks to his kiln, a 30-minute walk from his house. There's no set schedule, he says, but when he woke up at 5 a.m., he knew that instead of going to his corn fields with his wife, Donazia, he would come to this pile of exposed earth. He started this oven a few days before, after he'd chopped two thick trees that grew alongside his corn fields.
In this part of Mozambique, the regulo, or regional leader, tells people where they can plant crops and where they can't. Too close to an ancestral cemetery is a no-no, for instance, as is planting on your neighbor's turf. Villagers can cut most trees that grow on and around their fields but not trees protected by traditional law, such as the panga panga or marula.
People also know that stealing another man's timber will end up in a village-wide dispute, Guilaza says. A log in the middle of the brush might look abandoned, but it probably represents half a family's monthly income.
After Guilaza chopped his trees – wood chips flying from his hand-length ax head – he separated the skinnier branches from the 1- to 2-foot thick trunks. He took the smaller wood pieces home for his own family's cooking. (Last week Donazia made a goat curry stew over a wood fire.) The thickest chunks go toward charcoal.
Guilaza sets up the oven by clearing a swath of grass about 30 feet across and turning over the rich ground, just like his father and grandfather once showed him. He piles the remains of the tree in the center, and covers them with dried grass. Then he lights the wood and shovels dirt on top of the pile, leaving a small hole on top to allow just enough oxygen for a slow burn. He'll make a new kiln for the next two or three trees he chops.
The fire will smoulder for a week, he says, the wood gradually transforming into the thick chunks of charcoal. After a few days of burning, he shovels the mixture of dirt and burned wood to a section of the clearing and sifts out the pieces of charcoal. When they're cool enough, he stuffs them into 35 to 40 burlap bags that he buys for a few cents in a neighboring town. After stuffing them full, he adds a grass net at the top that will allow it to hold a bit more. Guilaza says each 100-pound bag sells for 60 meticais, about $2.40.
The charcoal will heat stoves in cities from southern Mozambique to northern Malawi, from Zimbabwe to South Africa.
He sells the charcoal along the main road to travelers at a stand he and a few neighbors share. But sometimes he will pile his bicycle with bags and sell the charcoal in nearby towns, where he can sell the bags for double the price.
In the US, "charcoal" evokes small, evenly-shaped briquettes that fuel summer barbecues. Guilaza's wares are larger and less uniform, more clearly the blackened remains of trees. They also burn longer than the American standard because they come from hardwood, not plantation timber, says Grant Norvall, a Zimbabwean agricultural consultant in Mozambique.
"It's very, very good quality," Mr. Norvall says of the longer- and hotter-burning charcoal. He says that the buyers are not just people from Mozambique's cities who don't have electricity. Wealthier individuals pick up bags of charcoal because it's more economical, or because they just prefer grilling. A common scam, Norvall says, is for long-haul truckers to exchange fuel – paid for by their companies – for bags of charcoal, which they then sell for their own profit in neighboring countries.
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By noon, the combination of heat from Guilaza's kiln and from the blinding Mozambican sun is almost unbearable. This is the time when he rests, leaning a forearm on his ax. He'll walk back to his hut, where his wife has made lunch. He will try to stay in the shade.
Meanwhile, the heat shimmers on top of the pile of earth he made, distorting the green landscape beyond.
Stephanie Hanes's reporting for this article was partially funded by an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship.


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Customizing an EHR can offer incredible benefits to a medical practice, but it is critical to understand the cost-benefit analysis of customization before implementation for the benefit of the practice and the health of its patients.
To Customize of Not to Customize
One of the first questions to ask before deciding to move towards a customized EHR is about the health or the efficiency of an existing system. Are there currently bottlenecks in flow? Would EHR customization better support "meaningful use" and best practices? Do providers and staff find themselves frustrated on a routine basis with data entry or records management? If so, it may be time to consider a tailored records system.
Despite the benefits of customization,there are associated costs which must also be weighed in the decision-making process. Resource consideration is important when deciding if customization is appropriate, for example. Are the resources (both time and financial) available? Creating a cost-benefit analysis can help to determine whether or not to adopt a customized EHR system.
Pros of Customization
Designing and implementing a customized EHR system has many incredible benefits. Custom modules lead to better capturing of data and improved accuracy of that data. SuchEHR system impact affects not only practice flow, but also health outcomes.
Another important benefit of a customized records system is utilization by providers and staff. With a system carefully tailored to the needs of the practice (and in-turn its staff), practice-wide adoption can become much easier. It is no coincidence that staff will be eager to use an EHR system that's more functional; when appropriate screens and modules appear when and where they are needed, and the system is tailored to the flow providers desire and follow, staff is more invested.
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Despite its advantages, practices need to be aware of the cost of implementing a customized EHR system, both in terms of time and financial investment. The cost of implementation can by high, which is a common barrierto EHR customization for practices. This cost comes in the form of financial investment, but also the investment of time.
Adaptation and training take commitment on the part of providers, staff, and administrators, and customization management requires thoughtful and careful leadership. Other points of consideration include long-term system changes such as updates, as vendor updates down the line may create rifts with interfacing custom systems. Careful communication with a vendor before customization about future changes is key to best prepare for such events.
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This is a story about the love between a seemingly incompatible couple, a starry-eyed and mischievous high school girl and an all-conquering and powerful public prosecutor. They overcome their age difference and an equally vast gap in social status and upbringing to weave a cute yet great story of love in a comical spin. Yun Jeong-suk is a high school girl bent on doing things her own way but is a descendant of one of the most aristocratic families of Korea, the Yuns of Papyeong. She is not interested in studying nor does she seem to have a purpose in life. But the patriarchs of her family and the public prosecutor's had already decided that their offsprings were to get married. So at a tender age of 18, she weds the son of another equally blue-blooded family of Kwons of Andong. Her counterpart is Kwon Hyeok-jun, a straight shooter who has to do everything according to the norm but still retains the purity of heart. He is also one of the omnipotent public prosecutors in Korea. But doing her duties as the wife of the first son of an illustrious family and being tamed as if she's a shrew await her...
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In Issue #4 of Traversing Telara, our fearless narrator clashes with the forces of Regulos and Maelforge!
Traversing Telara is an exclusive series of articles from Trion Worlds that explores Rift's lore and gameplay mechanics through the eyes of one intrepid adventurer. It's a great read and a fantastic introduction to the world of Telara. Even if you're a veteran of Rift, you might enjoy hearing about the game from another perspective! Read on for Issue #4: Regulos and Maelforge!
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Hello and welcome to the next installment of ZAM's weekly leveling and lore guide for RIFT, Traversing Telara.
After last week's introduction to the new playing zone, I left the area of Port Scion and ventured deeper into the forest of Silverwood. I didn't get far before I realized that things are looking bad. The followers of the Dragon God Maelforge are wreaking havoc throughout the forest, and the Guardians are having a tough time of it. Morale is low, fire rifts are opening up everywhere, and Maelforge's dragon cult, the Wanton Flame, is pushing the good guys back, overwhelming them with fanaticism and sheer numbers.
My appearance causes something of a stir. An Ascended warrior, come to save them all. At least, that's what they say. It seems there is a prophecy telling how a great hero would return to save Telara from the Blood Storm. And the people hanging out at Divine Landing think that hero is me.
Which leads to my first quest. I am handed a Sigil and asked to take it to the Guardian sentries battling to hold back Maelforge and his minions. The Sigil will inspire them, fill them with hope and vigor, and that will likely be enough to stop the fire creatures overwhelming Divine Landing. I take the Sigil and make my way around the perimeter of the camp, using it on each of the sentries I come across. Once they have been imbued with its power they race off into the fray, taking the fight directly to the creatures that are threatening us all.
Once this is done my next task is to kill as many of Maelforge's Wanton Destroyers as I can, stopping them from setting fire to the holy forest. I also have to put out any fires that are already burning, stopping them from spreading any farther. And there are quite a few of those.
Just who is this Maelforge? He is known as the Flame Sire, and he comes-rather obviously-from the Plane of Fire. We might be forgiven in thinking that Maelforge and his followers want to destroy everything, but that is not the case. They are focused on the long game. They revel in suffering, in causing pain. Maelforge enjoys watching the world fall apart, enjoying the cycle of death and regrowth so he can do it all over again.
Unlike Regulos, (see below), who just wants to destroy everything once and for all, Maelforge wants to keep the world in one piece so he can destroy it over and over again. He is ultimate chaos, ultimate entropy, and his influence is one of distrust and dissent. He thrills to see pain in others, to cause suffering, and he urges his dragon cult followers to embrace this dark philosophy.
Maelforge and his cult have definitely gotten his foot in the door here in Silverwood, and they need to be stopped before I go any farther.
My Kelari elf is having a similarly tough time of it. But, instead of the Wanton Destroyers, he is dealing with the God of Death, Regulos, and his cult, the Endless Court. Things seem more chaotic this side of the bridge. Dragon cultists are running around everywhere. The Endless Courts and the Bomani-Egyptian-like, dog-headed creatures-are guarding death rifts just over the hill, and they seem to have constructed a settlement of some kind down by the shore.
These are my next tasks as I get into the game. Kill Bomani mystics and guards. Kill the Endless Court cultists. Basically, kill everyone who worships Regulos and who is trying to keep the Death Rifts open before more creatures spill through and overwhelm the Ark of the Ascended.
Regulos is the main dragon god. The leader of the Blood Storm. He is called the Destructor, the Dragon of Extinction. And, although he is the strongest of the gods, his desires are the simplest. What does he want? To destroy everything. That's it. Regulos wants an end to all things. He wants nothingness. At least, this is what he wants to inflict upon Telara. Perhaps in revenge for the fact that his body was destroyed at the end of the Blood Storm Wars. This is what drives him; this is what he wants his followers in the Endless Court to achieve. Death. Destruction. Nothingness.
The Endless Court
The devotees of Regulos embrace death and emptiness. Not for them Maelforge's cycle of death and rebirth. To become a member of the Endless Court, Regulos's followers must forfeit everything it is to be human. One of the first tasks of those wanting to join the cult is for them to sever all attachments to their old lives by sacrificing their loved ones. During the rite of initiation, the aspiring cult member is required to murder the person closest to them on an altar dedicated to Regulos. Only then is Regulos convinced of the supplicant's dedication.
The Endless Court first began as a conspiracy between the dark mage Alekor Devishnille and the warlord Mahr Rilthain. These two men were beings of pure evil. Mahr sacri-ficed his own children to prove his loyalty to Regulos and Alekor slaughtered whole villages to harvest their body parts to use in his dark magic.
Alekor and Mahr were the first to wear the black robes of Regulos but others soon followed. Outsiders, murderers, rapists, those who did not obey the rules of society. Those who thought they could do as they wished. These people found a home in the Endless Court. They were encouraged to indulge in their base needs and desires. There were no rules. They could do what they wanted and no one would bat an eyelid. The Endless Court attracts the most evil people in the world, and they all work toward the day when their dark master can be freed from his prison beyond the Ward.
In the meantime, it is left to people like Anmar to try and stop them. A rain drop in a hurricane, perhaps, but we have to start somewhere.
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I have an 870 3" police magnum, but I think the Mossberg has a more convenient safety.
I've been pretty happy with my Hatsan Escort which is a copy of the 870. However, between the two, I would vote for an older 870. My dad has a handful of them and the quality is better than the 500's I've shot.
I have an 870 3" police magnum, but I think the Mossberg has a more convenient safety.
"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.", Will Durant
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.", Edmund Burke
Anybody up on the old-school long-recoil shotguns ("humpbacks")? These are Auto 5's, Remington Model 11's, Savage 720/745/755 etc, Remington 11-48, etc.
Seems Browning has revived the Auto 5 name and come out with a new shotgun, but it does not seem to be the A5 that I know and love.
Anybody know anything about how the action is supposed to work?
The New A5 -- Come Hell or High Water - Browning Article
I too have owned both the Rem. & Moss. but in a pinch I'de go with the Mossberg strictly because of where the safety is, right where your thumb rests, push it forward and your good to go, no double checking hopping you felt or heard a click like the Rem. safety, that when a potential intruder may be in your home could make the difference. That edge could save you life.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and goverment, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so that the second will not become the legal version of the first" ~ Thomas Jefferson
Bob it's unanimous.
You have to buy them both. Plus keep your eye out for that slam fire Ithica.
Another plus for the Mossberg safety. My home defense is the 590 kept with the forearm halfway back as a loaded chamber indicator and the safety on. It's very easy to train young people and wives to use under stress.
This young lady is impressive
Good on her!! And easy on the eyes, too!
I would go with the 500 , I no longer own either model . I do however own the mossy bigger brother ( 835) which shoots the 3.5 mag . The mossy was the only military approved shotgun for a long damn time , because like a timex , they just kept running and running , opppps that is the energizer bunny .
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjemin Franklin
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud
TO vote for the lesser of two evils , is to still vote for evil.
The 835 is the goosinist killinest shotgun I've ever used. It's especially fun if my buddies bring there 3'' mags because they can only get a shot when I am finished.
It's range is considerably longer. Just be careful that it doesn't knock you out of the boat.


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The first inlaid piano design by Stickley was in his Syracuse Columbus Avenue house, and when the family left Syracuse to move to New Jersey, it went into the girls' bedroom at Craftsman Farms. This piano has eighty-five keys and two pedals, and its work are by Carl Rhönisch, a German firm that also manufactured works for pianos designed by M. H. Baillie Scott. The piano was inherited by his second daughter, Mildred, and remains with her descendants, therefore a replica of that piano case, made in 2003 by Mitchell Andrus, has been placed in the room. Another inlaid piano of a different design was in the Living Room of the Log House.
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This first set is from Highway 159 between Blue Diamond and Charleston. There were dozens of others with the same idea, I've never seen that road so busy. We were all stopping we were could, then, we'd hop out and snap photos. It was really neat to see so many people out there admiring the beauty.
This last set is from Highway 160 (from Pahrump heading to LV) I met my mom and I snapped these on the way back.
There were groups pulled off to the side that stopped to play in the snow. I couldn't believe those that were sledding toward the hwy. Fortunately, the speed limit is reduced to 50mph in this area, but still that's super dangerous. I tinkered with a new toy to create this. Click the photo for a full size image.


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Meet Massive: a deadly 8 legged Aussie rock-monster that isn't for the faint-hearted.
Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2012 with the aim of making the loudest, fastest and ballsiest rock 'n' roll around, Massive are a volatile engine fuelled on adrenaline, alcohol and a determination to party hard. Known to travel thousands of miles across the baking desert between gigs, these riot-starting, fist-swinging road dogs mean business.
Out on July 21st, the debut album, "Full Throttle", is a breakneck all-killer-no-filler record, fusing aggressive and anthemic choruses with face-melting solos and melodies you'll be humming for weeks. Strap yourself in …Massive is going to blow your head off!
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13. Same Old Story (Bonus Track)
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'It is big, bright, beautiful, and perfectly suitable for every task. '
'Thin and wide the overall impression is of ultimate portability, a robust handset with a nice if plasticky finish. '
'Image and video quality is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note II, which is to say good but not as stunningly detailed as the S4. - Lastly, the phone has physical front buttons rather than capacitive.'
'Phone quality wise, the device is strong, with calls coming through crisp. '
Rugged yet ergonomic waterproof handset
Fit for outdoor use, Bright display
Underwater shooting mode
Terrifically responsive dial pad
Hard, plastic case is not conducive to a ruggedized device
Great Super AMOLED display
Resistance to dust, water, and shock
Well protected microSD card slot
Fully packed with features
Screen resolution on the Xcover is a disappointing
Sturdy design & push-to-talk capability
Great voice quality
No Wi-Fi
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Because We May is a sale collective of developers from different websites, devices and genres that have set low prices for the last week of May. Why? Because they can.
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Just five minutes from one of the most famous streets in Australia, Noosa's trendy Hastings Street, lies the holiday-makers haven of Sunrise Beach. Sunrise Beach is the perfect destination for a family holiday, getaway with friends or a romantic weekend.
While nearby Noosa is buzzing with trendy cafes, designer boutiques and the chit chat of cocktail bars, Sunrise Beach enjoys a calm, laid-back ambience.
The expansive stretch of golden sand at Sunrise Beach is lapped by pristine surf rolling in from the ocean. The area is almost entirely surrounded by Noosa National Park, a wild section of coastline jutting into the ocean and fringing Lake Weyba. On a walk through the park you'll encounter pockets of rainforest, rocky shorelines, groves of piccabeen palms, wide deserted beaches and glorious coastal views. If you're lucky you might just spy a koala or rare glossy black cockatoo.
Head west to the hinterland and you'll discover more beautiful National Parks along with boutique wineries, country markets and the charming mountain villages of Montville and Maleny.
Accommodation at Sunrise Beach ranges from self contained units to motel-style accommodation. Sunrise Beach can be found five minutes drive south of Noosa Heads or approximately one and a half hour's drive north of Brisbane.
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The students in the 3rd hour Ceramics I class studied the art of Japanese tea ceremonies and the philosophical Zen methods used to create a "chawan" or tea bowl. These vessels have different properties compared to normal ceramic glazeware in that the vessels are removed from the kiln at 1850 degrees Fahrenheit, then submerged in water. This thermal shock creates a "crackle" on the glaze giving the chawan a very antiqued look. Below are several examples from the Fall 2015 class as well as a video demonstrating the raku process.
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"The current phenomenon of 'bloggers' should be of serious concern to scientists"
In his October 12 Analytical Chemistry editorial, "Science Blogs and Caveat Emptor," Editor-in-Chief Royce Murray submits that "the current phenomenon of "bloggers" should be of serious concern to scientists.
I agree.
I'm concerned that not enough scientists are bloggers.
Dr. Royce Murray has had a remarkable career in chemistry with over 440 publications and a h-index of 87, having trained 72 Ph.D. students, 16 master's students, and 58 postdoctoral fellows, 45 of whom who have gone on to university faculty positions. The American Chemical Society just held a symposium in his honor at the recent annual meeting in Boston in marking 50 years since his first faculty appointment. That a scientist of his stature and influence holds negative views of science blogs is deserving of today's discussion.
Several other bloggers have noted that Professor Murray castigates the entire community of "modern non-word 'bloggers'" as a threat to scientific education of the public because our credentials cannot be evaluated by peer review and impact factors. Murray decries what he calls "blogging agencies" – to what he's referring, I'm not entirely sure – where no formal qualifications are necessary. I honestly can't respond to this statement because Professor Murray does not mention any specific blog or network. Indeed, he is correct that anyone can start a blog. Whether anyone reads that blog or whether that blogger develops a reputation as an expert depends entirely upon the quality and content of the writing. And people should indeed carefully evaluate the authority of any news source.
Murray also states that because our backgrounds and qualifications have not been reviewed by an employer such as a legacy news organization that this "frees the blogger from the requirement of consistent information reliability." This statement is inconsistent with fact. Employment in a news organization does not necessarily ensure that a writer conveys reliable information – in some cases, professional writers can be consistently unreliable.
In fact, Murray's next statement emphasizes that very point:
The magazine and newspaper media that disseminate science news have, however, been afflicted by financial challenges that have slowly produced a shrinkage of their flow of reliable information to the general public. This is a critical trend, since at least in democracies, the general public plays a strong role in the public financing of scientific research and the societal benefit that flows from that. We science scholars should care a great deal about how well the general public is served with reliable science news.
And it is for this very reason that I write on several science blogs and why I think that every scientist should be obliged to, and rewarded for, their outreach to the public through blogs. Scientists who can communicate effectively to the public are playing a crucial role in raising the quality of public science education that had long been the purview of magazines and newspapers.
Of course, there are some remarkable professional writers out there – my British colleague, Ed Yong, yesterday won the National Academies Communication Award for online science writing. Ed is a blogger – now at Discover magazine – who hung out his shingle originally as just another chap who signed up for a free WordPress blog.
Ed's no longer a practicing scientist but he does spend his day writing on science for Cancer Research UK, making sense of reports on cancer laboratory studies in a manner understandable to the public.
But for every Ed Yong, there are hundreds of writers who are doing double and triple-duty on science and health, local politics, and community events who barely have time to distill a press release before having to go on to the next deadline. That a Briton won this National Academies award speaks volumes about the state of US science communication.
Science blogs now fill that gap. Scientists now have a medium to comment more deeply, and with very specific expertise, directly to the public both on scientific advances and refuting misinterpretation or misrepresentation of other science. Blogs such as Science-Based Medicine (where I contribute monthly) prides itself on its physicians and scientists who stand up to the pseudoscience movement that threatens public health.
Generalizations are difficult, of course, and I am surprised that a scholar of Professor Murray's stature would make such a sweeping dismissal of science blogs. Certainly, some very popular science blogs cover very little science. But most science blogs are written by practicing scientists who do so as a hobby out of their love for their fields and enjoyment of engaging with the general public and other scientists. And as Hank Campbell pointed out, our beloved American Chemical Society's C&EN hosts this very blog network, albeit primarily with staff writers (all of whom are scientists).
But I must admit some degree of embarrassment that Professor Murray doesn't know more about the excellence and public service of science and medical blogs. Some of the fault for the content of his editorial may lie with this blogger himself. It turns out that he is in my real-world community, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about 10 miles from where I am writing this.
The Research Triangle area is known in online science communication circles as a hotbed of the science blogging movement. In fact, I'll be on his campus next week to talk about science blogging to UNC medical and science journalism students. Our local organization, Science Communicators of North Carolina, is composed of professional science writers, book authors, and – yes – bloggers who share the common goal of raising public discourse on science. Professor Murray's local newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer, has been featuring science bloggers in their weekly Science and Technology section in profiles written by science journalist and fellow Gator, DeLene Beeland.
The wildly-successful ResearchBlogging resource of blogging about peer-reviewed research papers sprung up with Dave Munger down the road apiece in Davidson, NC. Together with Anton Zuiker and Bora Zivkovic, Dave helped launch the mega-science blogging aggregator site, ScienceBlogging.org. And in January, we will host again the international ScienceOnline unconference where some of the world's top science writers, bloggers, and educators come together to share how they communicate science to the public. We should really encourage Professor Murray to attend.
That all of this goes around in Professor Murray's community while he wrote his Analytical Chemistry editorial tells me just how far we have to go in demonstrating the value of science blogging to the scientific community. We are filling the gap left by financial cutbacks in legacy media outlets and providing added value to the public understanding of science by no longer relying on the intercessory of traditional journalism.
Science blogs are friends of science and scientists. We just need to do a better job of communicating this to accomplished senior scientists such as Professor Murray.
Others who have blogged about the professor's editorial:
- Everyday Scientist – caveat grumptor
- ChemBark – Editor of Anal. Chem Dislikes "Bloggers"
- Anthony Fejes – Insightu, a Nature Network Blog – Science Blogs and Caveat Emptor. A comment on an Analytical Chemistry editorial
- Hank Campbell of Science 2.0 – Caveat Emptor When It Comes to Science Blogs
- Mike Lisieski of Cephalove – An Open Letter to Dr. Royce Murray
- Derek Lowe of In The Pipeline – Those Chemistry Bloggers
- Larry Moran of Sandwalk – Science Blogs vs Scientific Literature
- Deborah Blum of Speakeasy Science – The Trouble with Scientists
- Marie-Claire Shanahan of Boundary Vision – Science Scholars, Science Blogging, and Boundary Work


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Ray Tanner to Receive "Key to the Midlands" at LMC Dinner
Calling all Gamecock fans! University of South Carolina back-to-back national championship winning baseball coach Ray Tanner will receive a special honor at a Lexington Medical Center Foundation dinner on Tuesday night, August 23rd, 2011, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Mayors from Lexington and Richland counties will present Coach Tanner with a "Key to the Midlands" in recognition of his significant accomplishments for USC baseball and our state.
"Leaders around the Midlands are unifying to recognize one of our local heroes with a "key" to our region," said Tim James, Executive Vice President and Director of the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. "The Lexington Medical Center Foundation is pleased to sponsor this presentation in honor of Coach Tanner."
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, who serves on the board of the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, will lead the presentation for Coach Tanner. Other mayors from around Richland and Lexington counties will be in attendance also.
Ray Tanner will be speaking at a sold out dinner for the Lexington Medical Center Foundation at the convention center, beginning at 7:00 p.m. He will share the behind-the-scenes story of winning a second-in-a-row College World Series title this year.
During his 15 years as head coach of the University of South Carolina baseball team, Ray Tanner has established a premier program, including the back-to-back 2010 and 2011 national championships, where the Gamecocks became the first men's team to win a national championship at the University of South Carolina and only the 9th repeat champion in College World Series history. In addition, Carolina was the first team to go 10-0 in NCAA Tournament play in one season. The team established NCAA records with 16 consecutive postseason wins and 11 consecutive wins in the College World Series.
At South Carolina, Tanner owns a 689-296 record with a .699 winning percentage, second highest all-time among SEC coaches.
Proceeds from the dinner and talk with Ray Tanner will benefit the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, an organization that works to ensure quality health services and patient-centered care are available for the people of the Midlands. The Lexington Medical Center Foundation serves our community through a wide variety of initiatives including nursing scholarships, programs for patients in need, women's cancer care plans and Lexington Medical Center's nationally-recognized Doula program. Learn more about the Lexington Medical Center Foundation at www.lmcfoundation.com.


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ZL2AOX wrote:Looking for a couple of SCSI CD-ROM drives for my Sun SPARC workstations - preferably internal type with SCA connector.
recycled wrote:Just to be rude, what model workstations?!
recycled wrote:SCA CD-ROM you say! They must be a particularly rare jem, I've been a SCSI fan-boy for as long as I've had computers of my own and I've never seen one, so expect to be charged a kings ransom when you track one down. Sure you can't get by with a standard SCSI narrow 50 pin IDC style drive?
ZL2AOX wrote:SPARCclassic and SPARCstation 5. Neither came with a CD-ROM drive.
You're right; my mistake. Only the hard drives are SCA. The CD-ROM just uses the 50 pin SCSI-2 connector.
ZL2AOX wrote:I'd prefer an internal CD-ROM for the SS5, if possible. Not 100% sure what you mean by old and new cases
ZL2AOX wrote:I want to install a floppy drive too
ZL2AOX wrote:Still interested in acquiring more though...
SpidersWeb wrote:Came across this one on ebay...
.recycled wrote:...is an example of what I'm referring to as the 'old' case, where the floppy drive height is the same as the CD-ROM.
recycled wrote:I have a floppy drive from a SS5...
recycled wrote:A network with huge online storage has solved a lot of my worries where unreliable removable media/drives have annoyed me, but that's another hassle to deal with if you're right back ant square one!
acsi wrote:Was just hunting for an external SCSI CDROM and spotted this on ebay...
Not sure if it's what your after or not?
Paul wrote:Didn't see anyone mention it but don't those early Suns require SCSI CD drives that can be configured for 512 Bytes/sector? Not as easy to find as just a standard SCSI drive.
ZL2AOX wrote:SpidersWeb wrote:Came across this one on ebay...
It has since arrived but is the wrong type - not SCSI at all but ATAPI (IDE) which I can't use
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The temperature of Heaven can be rather accurately computed. Our authority is in the Bible: Isaiah 30:26 reads, "Moreover, the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days." Thus Heaven receives from the Moon as much radiation as we do from the Sun, and in addition seven times seven (forty-nine) times as much as the Earth does from the Sun, or fifty times in all. The light we receive from the Moon is a ten-thousandth of the light we receive from the Sun, so we can ignore that. With these data we can compute the temperature of Heaven. The radiation falling on Heaven will heat it to the point where the heat lost by radiation is just equal to the heat received by radiation. In other words, Heaven loses fifty times as much heat as the Earth by radiation. Using the Stefan-Boltzmann fourth-power law for radiation,
(H/E)4 = 50, where E is the absolute temperature of the Earth, viz. 300 K. This gives H as 798 K (525 C).
The exact temperature of Hell cannot be computed, but it must be less than 444.6 C, the temperature at which brimstone or sulphur changes from a liquid to a gas. Revelations 21:8: "But the fearful, and unbelieving… shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone." A lake of molten brimstone means that its temperature must be below the boiling point, which is 444.6 C. (Above this temperature it would be a vapour, not a lake.)
We have, then, temperature of Heaven, 525 C. Temperature of Hell, less than 445 C.
Therefore, Heaven is hotter than Hell.
This appeared in Applied Optics, vol. 11, A14, 1972.


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Mr. President, you moved a nation today with your words in Tucson. "Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame," you said, "let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together."
You also said this: "It's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds."
Two weeks from now the State of the Union address will be an opportunity to bring Americans together - Americans who have been bitterly divided by party loyalty and ideology, but who stand united in their support for the social programs that have improved our lives for the past seventy-five years. On that night, will they know that somebody has heard them? Will they feel that someone is talking to them? Will they feel they have a voice inside the Capitol rotunda, in a city where they sometimes seem to have been forgotten?
There's a popular idea in Washington that I've - perhaps too harshly - called "the Third Way Fallacy." It essentially says we can end the harsh and divisive nature of today's politics by having Washington party leaders work out their differences in private. Some of us think that's the wrong way to go about the people's business - that a truly "bipartisan" approach must respect the opinions of each party's members, not just those of its leaders.
But whatever my past criticisms of Third Way, the organization had a terrific suggestion today for increasing civility in politics. In an open letter to Speaker Boehner, they suggested that the Congressional seating chart be changed for this year's State of the Union address so that members aren't separated by party.
"We do not see any purpose behind putting Democrats on one side of the floor and Republicans on the other," Third Way's letter said. "The spectacle of one side of the room leaping to its feet while the other sits glumly on its hands is just that--a spectacle. Perhaps having both parties sit together, intermingled, would help control the choreography of partisanship that accompanies the President's remarks."
This idea is smart, moving, and even beautiful. The State of the Union has turned into an annual circus, as you know far better than I. Americans want more statesmanship in Washington, and this would be a symbolic way of letting them know they've been heard. The Speaker would bring honor to himself and his institution if he took this suggestion. It would, in Third Way's words, "demonstrate what is true but not always apparent--that we are one nation, not two, and that Members are unified by their service to our country."
Mr. Boehner is famous for crying in public, but if he follows this suggestion maybe we'll cry instead. It might be good for the country if more of us shared the burden of tears.
But the business at hand won't just be symbolic. As you know, Mr. President, leaders of both political parties have been talking about Social Security cuts. Your own Deficit Commission came up with some very Draconian (and unpopular) ideas, and members of your Administration haven't committed to defending retirement benefits. There are even rumors that people in your Administration have floated trial balloons about cutting a deal with Republicans to raise the retirement age and make other cuts.
Inside the Beltway there's some "bipartisan" approval for those ideas. But outside Washington the real bipartisan consensus is even stronger: Large majorities of Americans - Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike - agree that Social Security must be defended, not cut.
Mr. President, I hope you'll have the chance to see the poll numbers on Social Security. We know you've said you won't govern by following polls, and we respect that. But it's moving and inspiring to see the way Americans of all political parties have joined together in their defense of Social Security. They speak with one voice about how to handle it: Raise the payroll tax cap and protect its current benefits. They're equally united in their defense of Medicare in similarly large numbers. These are the people's programs, and people of all political persuasions want them protected.
We know that Americans don't like party squabbling. But that doesn't mean they want the two parties to collaborate on policies that rank-and-file members of both parties have rejected. Voters mean exactly what they've told those pollsters for years: They want Washington politicians to work for them, not each other. They'll be watching on January 25 to see their leaders speak to them, or to each other.
When asked how we should cut the deficit, Americans would rather raise taxes on the wealthy than cut Social Security by more than two to one. These Americans - Democrats, Republicans, and independents - make up the New Silent Majority, and they speak with a single voice. To paraphrase Third Way, when they talk about Social Security they demonstrate what is true but not always apparent - that we are one nation, not two.
This bipartisan consensus has the unwavering support of non-partisan experts, too - experts like Harry C. Ballantyne, who was appointed Chief Actuary for the Social Security Administration under Ronald Reagan. Mr. Ballantyne and two respected economists wrote a paper that explains how the bipartisan preference for Social Security - keep benefits and raise the payroll tax cap - addresses that program's very modest long-term shortfall.
There will be many people in the room with you who want to make these cuts anyway, Mr. President. Despite the great benefits that have flowed to the wealthiest among us, they'll want to protect the wealthy from paying the same payroll tax rate as police officers or nurses. These differences of opinion are unavoidable in a democracy. But you'll have an opportunity to show the nation how its leaders can differ with courtesy and grace - and in this case, with a bipartisan majority at your back. You'll be able explain that you're not defending Social Security because you speak for Democrats, but because you speak for all Americans.
While you're at it, you can also defend the principles of trust and honesty. Too many politicians and pundits have said that the government's bonds, which cover the money it has borrowed from Social Security's Trust Fund, is just an "IOU." That's not true. And you can remind them that even if it were true, we're an honorable people who make good on our IOUs.
There isn't a single argument being thrown around today about Social Security that hasn't been around for 75 years: "Ponzi scheme," too many old people and too few workers -- you name it, we've heard it before. That's why President Eisenhower's bipartisan panel refuted them all back in the 1950s. Ike's experts defended our shared hopes and dreams back then, and now it's our generation's turn.
You also said that in a time of tragedy "we reflect on the past. Did we spend enough time with an aging parent ... Did we express our gratitude for all the sacrifices they made for us?" What better way of expressing gratitude to all of our aging parents than by ensuring their financial security? That's an ideal way to "expand our moral imaginations, listen to each other more carefully, sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together."
Our moral imaginations shouldn't be limited to slanted ideas cooked up in think tanks and parroted by pundits and consultants.
Sometimes listening to one another, really listening, means we have to silence the clamor of Beltway chatter.
Our instincts for empathy can be sharpened by the image of an elderly woman in a small urban apartment, struggling to get by on $800 per month. They should direct our thoughts to the 68-year-old janitor whose back aches after half a century spent pushing a broom. They should call us to remember the waitress whose feet can no longer support her for eight hours, and whose bent fingers can no longer scribble on her order pad.
We've been bound by shared dreams since the country was founded. Social Security and Medicare turned some of those dreams into reality. Let's not turn them back into dreams.
Mr. President, this year's State of the Union will help to shape your legacy. That legacy can be one of real bipartisanship. You can bring us together as a people by expressing our shared commitment to Social Security. That's a commitment that binds Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and even Tea Party followers together in a common bond.
Reach out for that bond. Express it. Build on it to create a new American consensus - a consensus for fairness, a consensus for security, a consensus for growth and jobs. Americans are united on the issue of Social Security, and the state of that union is sound.
At least in one small way, we're already bound together in our hopes and dreams. In a wounded moment, that bond can help us heal.
This post was produced as part of the Strengthen Social Security campaign.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and try to find your snow-bound abandoned car. LET'S GO!
PARKS AND RECREATION – 9:30PM (NBC) I missed the first two episodes of this season because my power went out last week and because I forgot to record the season premiere. And I am so much poorer for it. Tonight, Megan Mullally (try saying her last name. It sounds like you have food in your mouth) returns in her role as Ron Swanson's sex-crazed ex-wife, a plotline from one of the best episodes of a masterful second season. Also joining the fun tonight is Will Forte, who is always remarkably funny anywhere but Saturday Night Live. Seriously, it's weird. He's great on "Conan." He was fantastic on "Flight of the Conchords." And I'm sure he'll be funny on this show. So why wasn't he funny on SNL? The curse of Seth Meyers! That's why! ANTICIPATION: HIGH!
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING – 9:00PM (Bravo – an NBC/Universal network) Season premiere! And there's a bit of a change in store for this hour of real estate porn. Chad Rogers is OUT. He was the guy with the terrible Bieber haircut who made me want to punch the screen. In his place is Josh Altman, who I do not know but surely represents a vast improvement. Watch this show for five minutes and you'll never want to live in Los Angeles. Ever. Ever ever ever. ANTICIPATION: WALK-IN CLOSETS!
GREY'S ANATOMY – 9:00PM (ABC) My guide says that Meredith feels left out tonight as Derek begin his Alzheimer's clinical trial. Yeah, forget these poor old people who are slowly having their memories erased. What about ME, Derek? I can't believe you'd be so selfish as to exclude me from your little party! ANTICIPATION: SELFISH!
MASTERS OF SURVIVAL – 8:00PM (Discovery) Learn all about the art of foraging. Did you know this is a thing now? It's true. Hipster foodies have made foraging the next cool food trend. What, did you buy your food at a STORE? Pfft. Loser. You're so unenlightened. Anyway, this show is about foraging when you HAVE to forage, which makes infinitely more sense. ANTICIPATION: WILD BERRIES!
JERSEY SHORE – 10:00PM (MTV) Snooki meets a cute guy who's very smoosh-worthy, but he may be engaged. I see no reason why this would stop Snooki. You know she doesn't know what words mean, right? ANTICIPATION: SNOOKERED!
Thursday Watch List: The Curious Case Of Will Forte
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The Game Of Farmers - The Harvest Moon A Poem of Happinessfrom: Valerie Christie - Guest Writer
Farming has become sophisticated nowadays, so sophisticated that it already appears in video games.
Who would have thought about the feasibility of setting up a video game that would see through the growth of a farm boy or girl and his or her farmland? It may have seemed a queer idea initially yet it worked. An original creation from the developer and publisher Marvelous Interactive, Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness is a game that takes you to a whole new perspective of farming.
Primarily a farming simulation, Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness is also an adventure game that lets you choose your own methods of farm growth.
The first juncture of the game allows you to choose your gender- that is a boy or a girl. This very character will start a life in a village and will set up his own farming community with the main goal of becoming an adult farm manager. As you begin the tending of your farm, you will also be able to observe your own character turn into adulthood.
Like with the actual farming community setting, your character will also get to experience living with daily catching of fish, planting and harvesting of plants and crops, tending of farm animals, building up your own farm and a lot more other activities associated with agriculture.
Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness also features horses, cows, sheep and other animals that you really must be watchful and careful of. You need to set up grazing areas and ensure security in them. Lack of it would endanger your animals to loss or of being attacked by the wild dogs wandering within your farming area. This game also features your flexibility to plant even outside your farming area.
Complete with social interaction, your character will earn points or hearts depending on how much heart town folks can give you. This will be achieved through interaction. Depending on your choice of character, you will also have to choose your love interest.
Harvest Moon:- Poem of Happiness is further made interesting by putting up a lifetime rival which you will create the tension and competition in the farm area. This rival will remain the same for both choice of character. And because he has to prove that he is better than your character, he will try to out play you with your farm growth and management, living and even in dating with the same girl.
On the onset, this game may not be appealing, but when adventure begins, you are sure to hold your grip and cease not in making both your farmland and character advance to higher levels.
To obtain more hearts and to make your growth faster, we have prepared some cheats here for you…enjoy!
To obtain three hearts, try to bring Martha wool and make her your friend.
To obtain a Free Copper Fishing Rod, walk at the Lake. You will then see a scene with Ray who will give you a Professional Fisherman's 125 which is nothing short of the Copper Fishing Rod. To increase the odds of you getting the best product from your sheep or cow, try saving the game before shearing the sheep or milking the cow. In case you did not get the random high heart level, you can always reload your game and take your chance.


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