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Driving Impressions: Chevy Volt
Rick DeMeis
As for how the Volt drives, it is much like an internal combustion engine car in terms of handling and negotiating hills, but with great low-end torque pickup thanks to the characteristics of its electric motor propulsion (the gas engine charges the battery and "drives" the car as needed via an electric generator without a direct mechanical link).
But impressions of the Volt and its technology begin even before it is driven. When I drove the car home I wanted to start my time with a full tank and charge. I previously noted my troubles with the 110V chargers that came with the Prius Plug-in (above) and the all-electric Nissan Leaf in falling out of the outlet in my decades-old detached garage. The Volt came with a similar unit for overnight charge ups in 10 hours or less (a Volt owner would likely opt to install the 220V charging station to cut that time by more than half). But where the Prius and Leaf chargers came in a bag, the Volt unit snaps neatly into a compartment below the trunk floor (the only problem would be getting it out if the one piece floor is loaded with cargo).
The charger itself has its power electronics not in a rectangular brick, a la the Prius and Leaf, but a rounded shape having a handy handle for carrying, with a molded lip that allows for wrapping the charging cord around, resulting in a non-tangling, compact package. Chevy also supplies a wall mounting plate that easily attaches with screws which the power pack simply snaps into—avoiding the weight of the pack pulling the cord from the socket. At the standard charging plug on the other end, the release lever that allows pushing the plug into the Volt's charging port also turns on an LED flashlight at the tip for better visibility when charging in the dark.
Upon plugging the charger into the garage outlet, the charging electronics ran through a fault-detection routine (and it also has a half-charge rate option), and informed me that charging could not be done because my outlet had a ground fault! Neither the Prius or Leaf chargers detected this and allowed charging. After a wiring attempt to ground the outlet, the result was still not good enough to allow charging—so some car position swapping permitted being able to charge from an adequately grounded outlet on our rear deck.
Volt charging can also be programmed to take advantage of any off-peak electric rate price differentials to save charging costs (Chevy says the electric use is roughly the equivalent of $1.50/gallon gasoline). Programming also allows pre-cooling the car while on the charger to reduce onboard power demands. Thus it is important to read the owners manual! (And there are features such as local weather reports that I found, as well as an "on screen" tutorial programmed into the car's displays.)
When starting the Volt by pushing a glowing blue button, the car comes to life with a whooshing sound like something from Star Wars. I set the center console display to show the energy flow between the battery, electric motor, gas engine, and regenerative brakes. The driver's cluster display shows electric capacity left in battery-only operation, with another a small icon indicating range with the gas engine in operation. Once the EV only capacity runs out, the battery icon goes to zero and shrinks and the gauge indicating range with gas operation (shown as a fuel pump) becomes prominent.
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Bob Lacovara
It would be useful to get a meter on the charging demands, so that you could find out just how much energy you are putting into the car to do your charging. After all, you pay for the electricity, and Chevy's estimate of "equivalent of $1.50 gasoline" sounds a bit low, but maybe not... I'd like to know what's going into both ports, the gasoline and the electrical ports.
Bob Lacovara
Certainly, it's fair to ask what the cost to operate the vehicle is. These discussions often generate more heat than light, but if you play engineer, and draw a circle around your "system", you can ask sensible questions. My first circle would cut through the gas filler, and the electrical connection. Forget for a moment all the hoo-rah about generating the power, or getting the petroleum refined... those arguments become less and less easy to verify. However: you can easily know the cost and amount of gasoline going in the tank, and the cost and amount of electricity going into the battery. The result is a cost per mile for a particular Volt in a particular service. Not much to argue about there. For those of us for whom a Volt won't work (I drive an FJ Cruiser, and for a reason) we can at least enjoy the benefit of the noble, environmentally sound sacrifices made by Volt drivers (small car, limited capacity, no towing) so that we can drive our big, heavy SUVs. ;-)
The capacity of the Volt's battery is 16 kWh, but to increase the number of charge cycles, Chevy has limted the useable capacity to 10.4 kWh. Due to charger losses, requires about 12.5 kWh to fully charge. At 12 cents per kWh (national average is slightly lower than this) the cost to charge is $1.50.
I own Chevy Volt. I took delivery of this vehicle on May 19th, 2011. Also I got installed 220 Volts charges under DOE program. To charge fully deplated battery it takes about 12 to 13 KW. Now you can compute how much it costs to drive about 35 to 40 miles per charge.
Chevy is one of the technologically advanced automoble in recent history of US Auto. It will take time to make this kind to maix perfection.
Many people commented about the price. It is expensive, no doubt about it. If one can offered it and need it should buy.
Everyone remembers that when Personal computer was introduced by IBM the cost was several thousands per PC. Now it is hardly couple of hundreds. When many cars of this kind produced and there is competetion to sell the price will come down. Send me your commets to my email firstname.lastname@example.com
Lee Harrison
One way or another the next few decades will see the end of private low-efficiency IC engines running on fossil carbon ... as the transportation of the masses. That will be unaffordable, which is how most people will increasingly experience it, rather than "unsustainable," which of course will be driving the unaffordability.
At the moment these electric vehicles and hybrids aren't economic, because they are "bleeding edge" new technology, and because the fossil fuels and pollution they produce are underpriced.
Large technology shifts are always painful, and often it is not clear what the winning technology will be. In this case it may not be batteries, there's a possibility it may not even be "automobiles" in the sense that they remain affordable to everyman. GM and the automakers investing in these battery cars are making a bet that they can improve the technology and costs enough to permit the automobile as an "everyone has one" product to continue into the future.
Bob Lacovara
My fear is that the "one way or another" in which we may see the reduction or demise of "low-efficiency" IC engines is that the Environmental Persecution Agency continues to levy unrealistic demands on the oil industry, and increasingly screwball requirements for fleet efficiency. (50 mpg? 75 mpg? 250 mpg?). And as far as the efficiency of an IC engine goes, what is it inefficient in comparison with? If we want to compare efficiency, let's do it from well known start and end points. My suspicion is that when electrical supply chain efficiencies are taken into account that gasoline won't look so bad. At the rate people demand "sustainable" this, that, and the other thing, we won't have any freighters on the ocean that are not powered by sail...
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You are correct. I won this car Chevy Volt. I bought this car in May 2011. In one word it technically advanced auto.Thanks to GM to bring this car to market. This is not a cheap car. One can by Benz for this price. Now they bring the price down to affordable level by improving the battery range to minimum of 100 miles from 40 miles. Hope to see great future of this kind of technology and no one will venture to kill it. Unitl unless the cured oil come down to $10 per barrel level.
There is a device for determining how much household electricity is used to charge the battery in an EV. It's called "Kill A Watt", from P3 International (www.p3international.com). It is not overly expensive (I paid US$25 several years ago) and plug into a household 120V/60Hz oulet (NEMA 5-15). Several versions of the Kill A Watt are now available on-line and at the major hardware and big box renovation stores. I use mine for measuring the consumption of new appliances to get a baseline. It has a set of buttons to select the display parameter (Volts, Amps, Volt-Amps, Watts, Power Factor, Frequency of the incoming AC power and Kilowatt Hours).
"Virtually sold out" because they've built 5% of the 100,000 planned, due to low demand since February's Chevrolet Volt 400 disaster ... http://placeitonluckydan.com/2011/05/nascar-pulls-plug-on-chevrolet-volt-400/
The miles per gallon rating achieved in the electric mode should also be modified (improved) to reflect that the short distance commuting miles covered in electric mode are the very miles for which the gasoline engine would have achieved the worst mpg. Doing errands around town typically achieves very poor mpg and these are the very uses for which a PHEV vehicle has the potential to work entirely with the battery.
Bob Lacovara
Dr. Quine, I'm not sure what you mean by "modified" when you mention the mpg in electric mode. Obviously, if you are running only electric, there is a direct cost to you to recharge the battery. Similarly, there is a cost of fuel if you are running a longer distance. Both of these can be observed. What's to be modified? Comparing these numbers to any of various alternatives is useful, but modifying the numbers to reflect the inefficiency of IC engines in short trips (which is certainly true) would merely complicate the comparisons, no?
So how is this better than the Mini Cooper SD which achieves around 60mpg using just fuel without any battery charging?
People often forget a huge hidden cost in EVs: the amortised cost of replacing the battery. Depending on various factors, you might be looking at $5-$10k per 100k miles - about the same cost as diesel.
EVs might be fine as novelty vehicles, but the reality is that in most countries the grid is already maxed out. Even a 20% market penetration by EVs can't be achieved without a huge build-out of generation and distribution. When that rolling blackout comes, you won't get a charge.
Bob Lacovara
cdhmanning, it may not be any better at all. In fact, having a single motive source in a vehicle strikes me as almost always a better idea, overall, than having both an electric and an IC motor with the attendant complexity and maintenance. At 60 mpg, the Mini Cooper SD sounds like it could give any hybrid of similar size a run for its money. And you are correct: a cost often overlooked is the cost over time of the battery. But here's a difficulty: when you leave a relatively simple analysis of "what goes in the car, and what does it cost per mile" and begin to ask a more sophisticated "what is the overall cost of ownership?" then the analysis must be done with great care, so that apples are compared to apples, and skunks are compared to skunks... ;-) As to electric power distribution, your point is taken, but since we don't have the problem yet, and it's not really on the horizon yet, it's hard to worry about. Stations that change out batteries; stations that remove spent electrolyte and replace it with new electrolyte: all of these possible future infrastructures will come at a cost borne by the consumer. Here's something that's certain: if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. We aren't seeing any paths being beaten for hybrids or EVs because they are not sufficiently better than Corollas, Mini Coopers, etc. for enough people in diverse needs.
I am curious to know taht do you own any EV? If so whcih one you own or driven any?
In USA either EV or some other vehicle is required for personal transportation. The present Chevy Volt should/will cahnge how we use the car. Now it is expensive. The technology of all kind of batteries are not optimized. Need to do alot of researh. Do you agree? If there is not demand there is not necessity to make and invent.
Mr. Manning:
One can not compare to MINI Cooper or any other autos to Chevay Volt. This is entirely different kind of car, no car exists as of now to compare.
Battery is guranteed for 100K or eight years which ever comes first. But GM did not recomends or suggests to replace the battery. If I am wrong please correct me.
It is said that USA have enough capacity to support even if all autos are converted to EV. Or New industry will be creasted. And the OIL will be used for other purpose rather than just use it in IC autos.
I am curious about the performance after the battery has been depleted & the small gas engine
now has to power both the car & recharge the battery -- it must be very underpowered & sluggish under those conditions.
Don H.
I own Chevy Volt. There is not change in performance. It is fund to drive. This is technologically advance vehcile in many folds
once the MiniSD is reported on Fueleconomy.gov, you can make a reasonable comparison. European papers also reported the Volkswagon TDI's getting in the high 50's but when it showed up, an apples to apples comparison resulted in showed 31/43 city and highway. This is nearly the same as the 35/40 reported for the VOLT in GAS only mode. The value is 95/93 in electric mode.
Chevy Volt is completely different vehicle, can not be compared with any others. It is functional. Nissan Leaf may be advanced and pure electric. But after the battery is depleted in highway what do you do?


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Chrome Developers Don't Listen to Users (or, why no advanced option to show http:// in the url bar?)
I think the way they are handling bug 41467 is disrespectful to their user community. Given the uproar surrounding the change why haven't they provided an extension or a user option to display the "http://" part of URLs? I think their behavior shows that they are not listening to their users.
Chrome devs, please give us users more freedom.
Does anyone know of an extension to put the http back in the URL?
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The reaction I'm seeing in the comments is similar to the "tab pinning" feature; for a while it was completely gone in development builds of Chromium on Linux, and a lot of people reported it and asked why. The response was essentially, "You don't need tab pinning and we're working on something completely new and different anyway that will replace it." But eventually tab pinning made it back into the builds. So I guess people were heard. Based on that, I think with enough user backlash they might reconsider.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Google on this one - settings suck. They make software hard to build, and should be reserved for things which will commonly need to be set/changed by users.
Most users won't even notice that the 'http://' is gone, let alone want to put it back - so all a setting would do is increase testing/dev overhead.
Maybe I'm reacting to the enormous amount of settings on our product at my last job :-)Antoine, if you read the linked ticket you'll see a rather long list of people who noticed and want it back. I don't know how else to measure the ratio of users. I do know that most people won't file bugs. The sheer number of commentaries on that ticket (and duplicate bugs) tells me that lots of people dislike it.
Leaving the user option discussion aside for a moment. This feature has been appearing in dev builds for some months. They could have worked out an extension by now, in my opinion.Well, I'm not tied to the behavior one way or another, but I think I prefer the simpler look.
But I'm pretty hard-line against configurations. Maybe this is a backlash against the environment I was in in my previous job.
Also, a bug report comment has two big things against it as a source of usability informations 1) it's full of power users, which is precisely the group you don't want to poll for this sort of thing - a power user is a power user because they will do the most amazing things in the worst HCI environment 2) the only people that will post will be the people that hate it. The folks that don't care won't speak up.
But I guess I'm speaking up, so maybe my thesis isn't so strong. Maybe it's only the people that hat it and the people that like arguing that speak up :-)I guess ultimately my concern is: Are the Chrome developers *listening* to their users? The things they want/need may not always be convenient or the first thing the Chrome devs want.
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SAN FRANCISCO - In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot.
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Custom Web Design vs. Template Website – What is the Best Option for Your Business?
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Most people understand how critical a website is for business success, but when asked why a business needs a website the answers usually differ. When it comes to the debate over which type of website is the best solution; a custom website or a template, the devil is in the details. This article discusses the pros and cons of these two different types of business websites.
Custom Web Design – The Basics
The main goal of custom web design is to represent a brand, integrating the brand identity within the design. It is always built from scratch and is designed to address all of the unique aspects of a business. Since it has been designed from the ground up, a custom solution makes it possible for a business to stand out from the crowd. Designers integrate features, copy, and images that are perfectly tailored to match the interests of targeted customers. Custom development also provides for user-friendly applications that add value to visiting customers and help attract new leads from the internet.
Web Design Template – The Basics
A template is not unique to a business in anyway. Web design templates are standard, pre-existing websites that have been generically designed to address the needs of a certain industry or goal. For any popular CMS, such as WordPress, hundreds of pre-configured template website designs exist that come with ready-to-use features. They are designed to plug and go, providing a fast website after a few basic modifications have been made. Due to the pre-built nature of these templates, hundreds and sometimes thousands of companies have exactly the same website – give or take some minor modifications to stock images and text.
Cost Analysis
One thing is clear when talking about the cost of custom web design as compared to a predesigned template: A custom business website is more expensive. A template website that includes basic marketing SEO and basic branding for your business can be purchased for as little as $600. On the other hand, a minimum price for a good custom website is $2,500. The main reason for the difference in price is the time, experience, and labor required.
Time and Experience Requirements
Most template websites require little more than a website designer and a single SEO specialist working together for a short period of time to complete the project. A template website can be completed within three working days. Alternatively, a custom website requires an extensive team that includes multiple designers, programmers, SEO specialists, branding consultants, copywriters, and a project manager. There is a high experience level required for each of these roles, and the time it takes to complete a custom website project varies. It can take anywhere from three to twelve weeks depending upon the complexity of the website.
Take a look at this table for a comparison of custom web design vs. a design template:
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Addresses all business needs accurately |
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Truly represent your brand identity |
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Full control over the layout |
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Which One Should You Select?
Available budget should be the primary deciding factor, followed closely by required look and functionality. A template website is the most popular option for many small owners with limited marketing budgets. Template websites provide fast and affordable internet marketing solutions.
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Saracens have had the beating of the east Midlands giants in their last three league meetings, claiming a win at Welford Road at the end of last season before doing the double over the reigning champions this term.
The two sides now meet in the Grand Final for the second consecutive year, with Leicester winning last year's showpiece thanks to a late Dan Hipkiss try.
And Croft is adamant that a Twickenham final appearance will make for a very different set of circumstances from their league meetings, although he acknowledges the threat posed by Mark McCall's side.
"We are expecting a very tough test," he said.
"They beat us home and away in the league, which is disappointing, but this game is not about those results, it's about putting in a performance worthy of winning that cup.
"We know we have to work on certain areas of our game. They will pose different threats (to semi-final opponents) Northampton.
"They have a strong scrum that we will need to wear down, because if they start making headway there they have backs who are capable of scoring from anywhere.
"They pose a big challenge and it will be a tough one."
Leicester will go in search of a third straight Premiership title, in their seventh-successive final, with rugby director Richard Cockerill and head coach Matt O'Connor in attendance after the RFU took no action against them over allegations they had used foul and abusive language towards referee assessor Brian Campsall during their last-four win over Northampton.
But they will be without powerful centre Manu Tuilagi after the 20-year-old was handed a five-week ban for his three-punch attack on England winger Chris Ashton during their punishing 11-3 semi-final success.
And Croft admits it is a blow for Tigers to be without the England World Cup contender.
"It will be a loss but someone will step up," he said.
"What happened, happened. You wish it hadn't but it has and you have to carry on.
"He will learn, he is a young guy who is a bright prospect and it's about learning at his age."
Despite the furore over the Saints game, Croft believes the performance ranks among Leicester's best of the season and tees them up perfectly for the final as they chase yet more silverware.
He said: "It was a tough semi-final but we are in a very good place,
"We are into another final and we are very pleased with the performance.
"We had shown glimpses of what we can do during the season but not put together a full 80 minutes.
"But we played the game the right way. We limited their forwards and the power they had.
"We closed Ashton and Ben Foden down really well and deprived them of ball from set-piece and nullified their driving maul.
"But the job is not done yet, this will be a very tough final."
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Most stories that begin with childhood abuse and poverty do not have a happy ending.
But for Melissa Apodaca, a passion for sports and the help of a few friends led her out of her troubled past into success in wrestling and an eventual home at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in
"Growing up was really hard," Apodaca said. "We moved to
Despite her young age, Apodaca set one goal for herself: to avoid following in the footsteps of her sisters and finish ninth grade without getting pregnant. She committed to her goal, too - even when her mother told her to quit school and get a job, Apodaca was adamant about continuing her education.
"She really didn't want me to do that," Apodaca explained. "So, she was like, alright you can stay with one of my friends. I was like, alright at least I can go to school. That's all I want to do and I don't care what I have to go through, I just want to go to school. So, I don't know how she got it, but … she gave her friend a TV to take care of me and, I mean, it was a lot better because I had a permanent roof over my head but … I just spent the night there and kept my clothes in a trash bag."
Apodaca's living situation understandably left her with many emotions; anger, yet appreciation, sadness, yet excitement. She explains she was able to stay sane because she put all of her energy and emotions into sports.
During her high school years, she was the first and only girl on her football team. She participated in bodybuilding and cross country, created a physical fitness team and, of course, wrestled. She would sometimes spend late nights at school, training until eleven at night to avoid going home.
"She was very driven in the fact she strived to get better every day," her high school wrestling coach Tom Huffer, Jr., said, "In the off season it was not uncommon for her to jog home from school which was approximately 8 miles one way. She was always lifting weights and training in some form. We always tried to get her to take a day off and rest. I always worried about her over training."
Her teammates and their families eventually started to see Apodaca's devotion to training, as well, and regularly checked in with her to make sure she was okay.
"A whole bunch of people always, like, like my teammate's moms would be like 'Are you okay?' and I'd be like, 'Yeah, I'm totally fine,'" Apodaca said, "I didn't want anybody to know, … [but] I think they kind of knew. Some of my teammate's moms and teachers kind of new a little bit, but not really."
All of that changed, though, when she met a boy named Marcus. Described by Apodaca as "a really good guy," he introduced Apodaca to his family. Before long, she was spending days at a time at Marcus's family's house. Their only requirement for their hospitality was that Apodaca attend church with them.
When the family asked Apodaca to move in with them permanently, though, she balked at the prospect and turned them down.
"I was kind of like, no I can't do that because in the back of my mind I was so scared of having … a family," Apodaca explained, "I'd never had a family, I wouldn't know how to react in a family - I've always been by myself."
Still, with more people becoming aware of her situation, it wasn't long before her school found out. Once they did, Apodaca was told if she was not taken in that night, she was going to be placed into the foster care system.
Apodaca's high school football coach Duncan Shackelford stepped in to provide her with a home, but she knew it was only a temporary arrangement.
"My wife and I talked it over and wanted to offer her a place that she could stay and get back on her feet and not worry about where she was going to live," Shackelford said, "We didn't have a very big house and my son had to give up his room to make it happen, but she was a joy to have be a part of our family."
It was her cross country coach Rachel Smith, though, who gradually opened her house to Apodaca as a permanent home.
"My cross country coach for like the longest time would be dropping me off from practice and would always be like, 'If you ever need anything, let me know,'" Apodaca said, "And just over time, one day I came there and there was a bed in the garage and I was like, 'Oh, okay.' And so, anyways, just over time, they took me in as their own kid and it changed my life like 100% around."
Even with a place to stay, Apodaca still felt like something was missing in her life. She had not seen her father since she was five, and she wanted to see him again. Despite never having had experiences with religion aside from her time with Marcus's family, she turned to God with her request.
"One day, I was like, alright, God if you're really there, if you really do exist, I just want to meet my dad, that's it," she said.
Apodaca did not expect anything to come from her plea - after all, she was in Alaska and her father and his family had no idea where to find her if they were even looking. But later that night, the phone in her house rang.
"That night, they got a call at their house and it was my aunt who I didn't even know who she was," Apodaca explained, "And she said, 'Hey, you had an uncle that died. Do you want to come out here and meet everybody?' And so they flew me out the very next day to meet my dad."
Once all of the pieces of her life had begun to come together, Apodaca was once again able to pour her energy into school and sports. Without worries about where to sleep at night or where her next meal was coming from, Apodaca was able to work until her grades were up to straight As. For the first time in her life, she was convinced that school could fit with someone from her background.
Still, she excelled at sports - enough that she was able to come to the Olympic Training Center in
"Wrestling was like a way to get all my anger and frustration out," she explained, "It was more challenging than anything else and I kind of related it to my life because I was thinking you know, if I can go through all this, then I'm tougher than anyone out there no matter what boy is out there."
Her coaches, too, saw the way Apodaca was able to take her life experiences and turn them into positive results not only in her sport but in her life.
"I think Melissa's background had a major impact on her life," Huffer said, "She became a better person for it and was driven to become a better wrestler. As you know, many people with a background such as Melissa's channel the energy negatively but she went the opposite way. She bettered herself and has become the young woman she is now. She is trying to make a difference, not only in her life but others as well."
Having recognized how fortunate she was to have escaped from a life of poverty and abuse, Apodaca decided that she wanted to help others in similar situations get out. As a result of her efforts, the Change Ribbon was born.
"There's abuse ribbons, there's poverty ribbons, but they're all different ribbons," Apodaca said, noting that kids with similar backgrounds to hers tend to experience three things: abuse, poverty and rape.
"I really wanted to hit on childhood abuse, rape or poverty because I went through that, and so I combined all three of those ribbons to make one ribbon and I want to call it 'Change' because I was able to change my destiny. If we make [people] more aware, other kids can change their destiny."
Although the project is just in its beginning stages, Apodaca has high hopes. She aspires not only to raise awareness with the general public, but also to let abused children know that there are other options out there for them.
"I really want [the Change Ribbon] to be recognized because I think the biggest problem is because kids do not know what's wrong," Apodaca said, "Their parents will abuse them or … will spend all their money on drugs and the kids won't be able to eat that night and kids are always like, 'Oh, it's my fault' or 'It'll get better,' but that's like Stockholm Syndrome. … If kids are more aware that this is a problem and if they recognize it, then hopefully more kids will be able to report it and hopefully I'll be able to change something."
Her desire to change the lives of abused children goes beyond raising awareness through the Change Ribbon project. While her current goal is to make it to the 2012 Olympic Games, once her wrestling career is over, she has a different goal in mind.
"I think my number one goal is after I'm done wrestling is I want to open a home for kids," she said, "And not an orphanage, not foster care, but a home for kids where they stay until they grow up and are able to take care of themselves."
Despite the ease with which she now talks about her past, Apodaca admits that it was not always so easy to talk about her history. Today, though, she is hopeful that by telling her own story, she can inspire children to seek the help they need to get out of abusive situations.
"Before…now, it was really hard to talk about my background," Apodaca explained, "but now I think it's really good for people to hear about it … because a lot of kids don't ever want to talk about it because they're scared and they don't know any other world or any other place. It's definitely good to be a voice for them."


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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...Tags: Executive Branch, Evan Bayh, Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Senate, Government
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South Bend TribuneThe candidates who have been working for Hoosiers' support this year made their closing arguments Monday and urged people to get out the vote in Tuesday's election. Local Republicans started the morning by packing into Stevie's Unique Treats, a cafe in...Tags: Executive Branch, Evan Bayh, Government, Libertarian Party, Richard Mourdock
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg announced he has chosen Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson as his running mate for Indiana governor. Gregg revealed his selection for lieutenant governor at the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday morning. "I...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Government, Family
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg is expected to announce his running mate Tuesday afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse. Our partners at the Bloomington Herald Times reports that Gregg has picked Vi Simpson to be his running mate. Simpson is...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate
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KentuckyOne Health was formed when two major Kentucky health care organizations came together in early 2012. KentuckyOne Health combines the Jewish and Catholic heritages of the two former systems – Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System. In late 2012, the organization formed a partnership with the University of Louisville Hospital | James Graham Brown Cancer Center.
The nonprofit system is committed to improving the health of Kentuckians by integrating medical research, education, technology and health care services wherever patients receive care. KentuckyOne Health has more than 200 locations including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies, with nearly 15,000 employees across the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is the largest health system in Kentucky and has more than 2,700 licensed beds.
Jewish Hospital opened in 1905 with a mission to provide all patients with the highest quality care and a strong emphasis on research and education. Today, Jewish Hospital is a 462-bed, internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville, developing leading-edge advancements in the minimally invasive surgery, hand and microsurgery, heart and lung care, emergency care, orthopaedics, neuroscience, and organ transplantation. Noted for numerous medical "firsts" in Kentucky, the nation and the world, Jewish Hospital is the site of the nation's first four hand transplants, and the world's first and second successful AbioCor® Implantable Replacement Heart transplant.
The Transplant Center – a program of Jewish Hospital and the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine – is in the elite percentage of organ transplant centers in the nation and one of a handful of hospitals performing all five solid organ transplants.
Jewish Hospital's Outpatient Care Center expanded in 2001 to include a new state-of-the-art Hand Care Center – the first in the U.S. The Center is the site of the world's first successful human hand transplant with a total of six hand transplants to date, including Kentucky's first double hand transplant.
Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital (SMEH) is a 331-bed, full-service hospital, founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1874. SMEH offers a full range of orthopaedic, cardiac, medical imaging, surgical and emergency services, a wound healing center, sleep disorders center and has three medical plazas on campus to provide office space for a wide array of physicians representing a number of specialties. Additionally, SMEH is home to Jewish Bariatric Care, the region's only weight-loss management program utilizing the Lap-Band® System and The Women's Center, a state-of-the-art diagnostic facility specifically for women.
Founded by the SCN's in 1951, Our Lady of Peace is dedicated to treating individuals and their families with an array of 21 different psychiatric inpatient, outpatient and partial programs for patients with emotional, behavioral and psychiatric disorders and chemical dependencies. Approximately 75 percent of patients are children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders or who have physical and developmental disabilities such as brain injury, autism, mental retardation and fetal alcohol syndrome. A team of psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, recreational therapists, play therapists and others strive each day to help patients regain their confidence, rebuild trust and develop the skills they need to function successfully in the world.
Jewish Hospital Shelbyville was founded in 1906 by the King's Daughters and Sons Organization and purchased by Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare in 1992. The 70-bed hospital provides excellence in care to the residents of Shelby, Henry and Spencer counties. Located just 30 minutes east of downtown Louisville, it provides a full range of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services.
In 2003, Jewish Hospital Medical Center East ushered in the next generation of health care in Louisville. With a high-tech and patient-focused vision, the facility offers the most comprehensive technological enhancements available, distinguishing it from other outpatient facilities.
Jewish Hospital Medical Center South in Bullitt County is an outpatient surgical, diagnostic and comprehensive primary care center. Opened in 2006, it offers 24-hour emergency services, diagnostic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging services and ambulatory surgical services.
In 2007, JHSMH brought about many new additions. The rise continued with the world-class Frazier Rehab and Neuroscience Center, a 15-story, 135-bed acute rehab hospital offering physical, occupational and speech therapies, therapeutic recreation and psychological and neuropsychological testing services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Comprehensive rehab programs, highly skilled therapists, state-of-the-art-facilities and innovative therapeutic techniques have earned Frazier Rehab Institute national recognition.
Jewish Hospital Medical Center Southwest opened in 2007, giving the residents of southwest Louisville access to an array of health services. Services include a 24-hour emergency department and a full complement of diagnostic services, including digital mammography and diagnostic imaging. The facility also includes a satellite location of the world-renowned Frazier Rehab Institute.
To improve care for patients with advanced heart disease, Jewish Hospital partnered with U of L in 2007 to open the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII). CII focuses on research, development, pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of bio-adaptive heart innovations and combination therapies including heart assist devices, gene therapies, biofeedback sensors and related technologies.
Jewish Hospital Medical Center Northeast (JHMCNE) opened in 2009 in the fast-growing, northeastern part of Jefferson County. JHMCNE is an outpatient diagnostic/treatment and emergency care facility that also houses the Owsley Brown Frazier Cancer Center™. Signature services at the facility include outpatient cancer services including radiation therapy, infusion/chemotherapy, PET/CT and support services. JHMCNE provides patients a full range of diagnostic medical imaging services, laboratory services, 24/7 emergency care and Frazier Rehab outpatient services. Primary care and specialty physician practices are also located at the facility.
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The NDAA Conference Report passed the Senate by a vote of 86-13 this evening, with detainee provisions intact. It should be noted here that 6 additional senators voted NO than when S. 1867 was previously voted on and passed 93-7 on December 1. This is by no means the end of this fight. Several senators [...]
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The NBA Playoffs have reached the Confernece Finals and with Game 1 of the Western series going down Sunday night, it's sure to be a fun series. Game 1 between the San Antonio Spurs and OKC Thunder saw the former grab a 1-0 series lead despite a 27 point, 10 rebound game from scoring champion Kevin Durant who laced up a sick colorway of his ever so popular Zoom KD IV, which saw two releases over the weekend in the "Home" and "Away" editions of the N7 series. No telling if KD will ball in those at any point this postseason but it will surely be interesting if he does. Game 2 of this series will kick off Tuesday night. Check out images from the game and let us know what you think of the wide array of Nike Basketball footwear. Images: ESPN


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A majority of Washington communities saw better access to high-speed Internet in 2012, according to the 2012 Annual Broadband Report from the Washington State Broadband Office.
Last year, more than 500 of the state's 629 Census-designated communities saw increased access to broadband through wireline and/or wireless providers.
Washington now ranks tenth in the nation for access at 3 megabits per second, and third in broadband adoption.
"These statistics are encouraging and the result of some great work across the public and private sectors," said Rogers Weed, director of the state Department of Commerce, in a press release. "Washington will need to continually improve its technology infrastructure to keep its place as a national innovation leader."
The report is the third annual report on the state's broadband network and includes data based on the National Broadband Map, which is compiled from information gathered by the Broadband Office. The report also includes the progress of five Local Technology Planning Teams working under grants from the Broadband Office and the results of the Office's Evergreen Apps Challenge, which encouraged the use of public data for the common good.
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- 98.7 percent of the state's residents live in areas where broadband is available, 83 percent of the state's population live in households with Internet access and 73.8 percent of the state's population regularly use their home broadband connection.
- Gross business income from broadband-enabled electronic shopping in Washington grew for the third-straight year, topping $3.1 billion in 2011.
- Washington is second only to California in the number of "apps economy" jobs at 49,800 in April of 2012.
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Why is modding/hacking videogames and consoles considered bad? People mod their computers and cars, and that's perfectly fine. You don't see Ford or HP trying to stop people from modding their cars or PCs, so why are game companies so freaked out?
As long as you don't pirate games, it's fine, right?
Companies like Valve encourage modding, as long as it's on a PC.
Modding PC games/hardware = good
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So we just found out that my son is going to have a G tube placed in his stomach on january 8th. right now he is getting fed through an NG tube, but its becoming a huge pain in the butt as he keeps yanking it out and the skin on his cheeks is worn raw from all the tape we have to use to keep it in place. im glad that the G tube will make our lives much easier and pleasant in the long run, but im still nervous about the operation. i know its super minor but its scary!
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Texas Outlines Future Plans for Women's Health Program
By: Thanh Tan, The Texas Tribune
Updated: April 17, 2012
They want the federal government to keep paying for the Medicaid program through October "to ensure that current and future clients of the program have access to family planning services without disruption."
In the proposal, state Medicaid director Billy Millwee acknowledged that the state plan differs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' announcement that it would gradually phase out federal funding of the WHP by April 30. Instead, the state wants to assume "full responsibility for the program" on Nov. 1.
Millwee wrote that the revised start date "allows time for (the Health and Human Services Commission) to follow the Texas rule-making process and to conduct robust outreach to clients and providers."
At a cost of about $40 million to run annually, the five-year old program had been getting 90 percent of its funding from the federal government to pay for family planning services to 130,000 low-income Texas women, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, STD testing and birth control. So far, HHSC reports the program has saved the government millions of dollars that would have been spent on Medicaid births.
CMS requested the transition plan after it rejected the state's enforcement of a rule that excludes Planned Parenthood from being part of the program, even though the funding went to Planned Parenthood's family-planning clinics that do not perform abortions. State officials in the Legislature and Gov. Rick Perry have said their affiliations and willingness to refer patients for abortions are enough to disqualify them from the program.
The transition packet outlines the state's plan to find new providers to participate in the program. As it stands, about half of the clients in the Women's Health Program go to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and the network receives about 40 percent of the program's reimbursement funding. Planned Parenthood has filed a federal lawsuit against the state, arguing they are being denied their constitutional right to participate in the program.
Under Perry's directive, health officials say they are executing plans to operate the program without Medicaid funding and will rename it the Texas Women's Health Program. They plan to house the program under the Department of State Health Services and to "transition the Medicaid program to a program funded exclusively with state general revenue." Officials have not confirmed where that funding will come from, or whether it will be diverted from other sources. In response to an inquiry from Democratic lawmakers last month, HHSC Commissioner Tom Suehs hinted the state could free up state dollars to fund the Women's Health Program by seeking federal block grants for other programs.
In addition, the state plans to expand the program's scope of reimbursements services to include paying for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. The Medicaid Women's Health Program was intended to provide early detection and diagnoses; women were referred to other medical providers for treatment of their health issues.
Though family-planning providers have expressed confusion and uncertainty over their futures, HHSC officials maintain there will be a "seamless transition for clients and providers."
The state's proposal outlines plans to conduct a campaign that will include more robust referral services and outreach via radio, mailings and brochures. The commission plans to expand its call center's scope of services to help clients find providers.
Without Planned Parenthood clinics in the picture, health officials say it's their priority to "increase the number of providers accepting and actively serving TWHP clients and retain current providers.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.org/texas-health-resources/planned-parenthood/texas-outlines-future-plans-womens-health-program/.


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One being my cousin-in-law, who is almost sure it isn't, and said as much to the two Freeman descendants who came to look at it up close and in person this past weekend.
He has his reasons - which he and I discussed by phone earlier this evening.
One of them being that it is not a dogtrot house, since they were usually two cabins, each with its own fireplace, with a breezeway in the middle.
And he's right about that - it isn't a dogtrot.
And I didn't say it was.
I said it is a shotgun house which was very popular with poor people, and very easily added on to, as we see in the homestead I *still* believe is the Freeman place.
My reasons are more mundane. There's that matter of the nearby creek, which isn't where it needs to be in the southwest part of Section 11 cousin-in-law says the house is in, but is there in Section 14, where I say it is.
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1. | kitsch | ||
December 16, 2005 Urban Word of the Day
As an art movement, lifestyle, or literature and film genre, kitsch is pleasingly distasteful. It's melodramatic, overdone, gaudy and tacky or sentimental and folksy. It's so bad that it's cool. Your cat might attack it, but it's hot.
And, no, Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer are NOT bad enough to be kitsch. At all. Paris and Nicole though... You're looking rather kitschy today, your grandma's neckace is hot.
I saw an awesome Andy Warhol knockoff at the galley yesterday, it was so kitsch. I couldn't get it though, I didn't have the cash. *sounds dissappointed* |
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Sentimentally charming, tacky and fun all rolled up in one. One catch with kitch is that you're never quite sure if it's supposed to be serious or not. It's that uncertainty that is amusing. The lounge singer with red sequined jacket...could be considered kitsch.
3. | kitsch | ||
art, decorative objects or design considered by many people to be ugly, lacking in style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny. His house is to kitschy.
4. | kitsch | ||
Collectible, nostalgia inducing products, artworks or people.
At some point mass produced and at a later point rising in value and sentimentality. Souvenires, paraphernalia and memorabilia. written off as junk by the untrained eye. Appreciated as naive and beautiful by those wityh a discerning eye and a refined sense of aesthetic. The artwork of Jeff Koons, David La Chappelee and Pierre et Gilles is so Kitsch!
Essentially anything collectible is Kitsch. At first glance this may seem like a pile of junk, but it is actually a large collection of collectibles and kitsch which people will probably pay a lot of money for on ebay. |
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Whilst orignially used to describe an art movement of distaste, now most commonly used to describe items or individuals attempting to be 'vintage' and 'popular' thus making them pretentious. Used most frequently by hipsters. ''Oh this sweater is so kitsch and vintage! Where did you get it?''
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Quite simply, kitsch is the junk sold on the street to American tourists at or near famous landmarks. Elements of proper kitsch include the overuse of bright paints and shiny metals, "clever" american slang incorporated into the design, and workmanship quality of the lowest order. Tiny models of the Eiffel Tower garrishly coated in gold colored paint, wooden beer steins with a forest scene carved into the outside, disgusting parts of local wildlife stuffed and mounted to display for your viewing pleasure. Kitsch collections are universally recognized as one of the signs of the apocalypse.
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Something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality. Keychains are a fitting example of kitsch... anything tacky and or garish. From inflatable furniture to lava lamps to foam covered mobile phones.


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A Teenage Couple Who Are Madly In Love and Are Gonna Be Together Forever and Even Though They Go Through Alot And It May Seem Like At Times They Are Not Gonna Last They Find Away To Prevail Through It. Girl:Hey baby i just wanted To Say i love you jellybean.!
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Ancient creatures that died out because you touch yourself at night. Peter: "Why did all the dinosaurs die out?"
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a now extinct creature that had once walked the planet. scientists have theorys of how they became extinct.
emo//scene kids usually like this animal && call it a "dino". they will use it as a name on their myspace or screen name. they will have cartoon pictures of dinosaurs on their myspace also. personally, its my favorite animal, along with the giraffe. :] dinosaurs:
tyranosaurus rex stego saurus brontosaurus triceratops an emo//scene kid may combine a type of dino saur and "rex" e.g. brontosaurus rex;; stegosaurus rex;; etc. |
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Ancient people at your work place that are usually bitter and old that need to retire. I would love to move up in seniority but the dinosaurs will never leave.
Question How long has she been with the company? Answer Oh she is one of the dinosaurs, she has been here forever!!!! |
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I sincerely hope Phrigajiblenophip's definition was a joke.
See my definition of 'Dinosaur' and ByThorsBeard's definition of 'Scale of Dinosaurs'. Alarmingly, a recent poll showed that 51% of Americans believe that dinosaurs and early man lived at the same time.
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Prehistoric animals that became extinct for god knows what reason...WARNING: any boy who played with dinosaurs as a kid is certain to be a wanker...serious check it out! be weary of those kids who liked dinosaurs.
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Something that I, Cuddlywuddly, like. I like dinosaurs.


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Several months ago we reported that a classic white PlayStation 3 was coming to Japan, and now the ceramic white 320GB PS3 console is heading to Australia and Europe on November 1, 2011.
The white PlayStation 3 will come with two matching white Dualshock 3 controllers, and will be available at Micromania and in Australia at EB Games.
To quote: "Gamers in the UK can expect to pay 250GBP, while those in mainland Europe face a tag of €300 Euro, and Aussies will need to find $448 AUD.
Sadly, the white PS3 won't be coming to North America anytime soon-unless extremely geeky Sony fans across the pond are desperate enough to buy that they'll splash extra for importation."
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