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Updated 17 September 2015. With the new Turnbull Government now more likely to look favorably on renewable energy targets set over 10 years ago and the government wanting to maintain strong home building approvals what does this mean for environmentally friendly, sustainable new home design ? We talked with a long time advocate for sustainable housing construction Brian Welsh. Brian is a Canberra builder with Natura Homes. Brian has over 20 years experience in building quality new homes and created Natura Homes to design and build houses with an emphasis on:
- good design
- implementation of the latest building materials
- employing latest construction practices
- sustainable design and building
- healthy living environment
- advanced acoustic engineering to minimise external noise
Trends In New Home Construction In Canberra
Brian explained that there are many ways to add value to new home construction through ensuring sustainability and energy efficiency play a key role in the design and building process. The A.C.T. Government has played a role in making Canberra one of the most 'eco-friendly' cities in Australia by making grants available for small scale renewable energy programs like solar and wind power. Coupled with the latest techniques and insulation, ground sourced heat pumps and technologies like triple glazed windows, homes can be built, Brian says, with thermal efficiency profiles approaching 90. To put this in perspective, 'traditional' homes built in Australia have a thermal efficiency profile of around 65 to 70 meaning that for every kilowatt of energy used to heat or cool the home, that around 35 percent of that energy (be it from electric or gas heating or air conditioning systems) is lost meaning inefficient heating and cooling for the home owner and expensive utility bills.
New Technology In Canberra Buildings
The latest synthetic wool insulating materials are very effective and resist the transfer of conducted and convective heat through walls ceilings and the sub-floor. Companies like CSR have released new generation materials that have 'R' ratings (which, in simple terms measure the thermal 'stopping power' of insulating materials) that far exceed ratings available just 5 years ago as outlined in this video:
When working with clients we look at the total energy efficiency of their new home – including design, building material selection and construction techniques (that maximise the outcomes of the products used and design concepts). We include the following measures in our client checklist:
- Thermal Mass – Ensuring ground work and concrete slab design and laying maximises solar thermal performance
- Solar Energy Implementation. We encourage clients to examine the benefits of photo-voltaic modules to generate their own 'off grid' electrical supply and the use of vacuum exhausted solar hot water heating. this can save 90 percent on traditional electric or gas derived water heating solutions
- Ground sourced heat pump technology. very popular in Europe for over 20 years, we have introduced this technology to Canberra home owners. Building into the design of the new home this technology means significantly lower heating and cooling bills for clients. The technology is very simple in its principle of operation. The temperature profile of soil at 3 to 4 metres below ground surface is relatively stable year round. By using the relatively 'warm' ground temperatures in winter, and likewise the cool ground temperatures in summer we can pump this air temperature differential into the house to regulates the homes temperature year round – regardless of weather conditions.
In the next article we will look at the benefits of using a creative architect to design homes that offer great living environments for families and offer cost advantages over standard home designs seem in Canberra and the A.C.T.


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I just came across a deal for the Yorkville TX9s subwoofers,,, $1199./box. Regular selling price seems to average $1999./box. I've lusted for these subs for the last two years, but the lack of local availability, and affordability of a "complete" package, (including power-amp/processor), has steered me away. At this price however, I'm tempted to go for it.
Aside from the outstanding performance of these subs, is the fact that they're 51" tall. That's perfect for mounting my U15P's on top,,, which is something I can not do with my LS801P's (32" tall).
That said, I'm wondering about an amp and possibly a processor for these subs. Last year, my dealer had told me he'd have a used/re-furbed Crown I-Tech 8000(???) available, but that didn't materialize, and was one of the main reasons why I decided to go with the LS801P's.
Yorkville recommends the AP6040 power-amp with the TX9s. The price is roughly $1800. but it's VERY heavy. I'll start looking for a used I-Tech, but in the meaantime, is there something else I should be considering? I really haven't followed the developement of lighter/cheaper amps over the last few years, since all of my boxes are active.
I had told myself, "no mo' gear this year", but this is really tempting.

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"Freepark" is a skatepark located in wyandotte michigan. Also known "wyandotte skatepark", Freepark represents one of the area's only free options for skateboards, rollerblades, bikes and scooters. Built back in late 2002. Freepark is home to many of the area's local skaters and a nice hang out for teens and young adults. The park features 4 Quarter Pipes (4' 5' 6' & 7'), a pyramid, 2 fun boxes (roughly 2' & 4'), a humb, spine and two grind rails.
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"Dark Ages of Warcraft", is a Custom game for Warcraft 3 "The Frozen Throne". It is a strategy type game based on the original Warcraft 3 storyline but in the time after "The Frozen Throne's" campaign. It was created by Luka_blight, and clan TSI. It is a great game and the latest versions are available on epicwar.com
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October 11, 2012
Folded leather basket :: a minimalistic DIY
I love minimalism, as I truly believe less is more.
I have always loved geometry.
I love figuring out how things are built.
Lately I have been drawn into building shapes, going from something flat to something three dimensional and functional with the least steps involved. The teddy bear key chain is one example.
So, when I came across this fabulous basket and DIY on Pinterest, I couldn't get to my craft's table fast enough. In no time, I made a bunch of leather mini baskets based on the same principle, but instead of using a hexagon I made use of squares. And leather - what else!?
This is an easy and fast craft, which requires minimal supplies:
a (small) piece of leather, a hole punch, rivets and rivet setter, a cutting tool, and a ruler and pencil.
Now if you don't have access to leather, try using heavy weight felt as in the original tutorial, or use foam sheets. Or with the holidays just ahead of us why not try making some baskets out of nice and heavy card stock, replacing the rivets with eyelets or brads. These baskets would make perfect packaging for those homemade cookies.
Before you get started and especially when using precious materials like leather, I recommend making a paper version first, just to make sure you got the dimensions right.
I made two sizes of baskets:
- a 15 cm square results in a 7 x 7 x 4 cm basket
- a 10 cm square results in a 5 x 5 x 2,5 cm basket
To give you a rough idea: one of the larger baskets is holding (part of my) washi tape collection and the other one a bunch of large paper clips. The small one holds quite an amount of small paperclips.
1. Make a paper template or download the template here.
2. Cut the leather and make the diagonal incisions as shown (for a 15 cm square, cut 6cm diagonals; for a 10cm square this would be 4cm diagonals)
3. Punch 4 holes as shown in the picture and template.
4. Set rivets (I found the table corner to be very useful for this, but make sure to protect your table appropriately). Shape your basket by inserting the two remaining flaps.
26 comments:
- house on hill road said...
this is simple and beautiful! thanks for sharing the how-to.
- October 11, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Funny Squirrel said...
Thanks. This is really a good idea!
- October 11, 2012 at 1:27 PM
- heodeza said...
This is lovely!
So simple and so pretty... thank you for sharing!
- October 11, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- Ine said...
love it!!!
i think i have to make this for xmas:)
- October 11, 2012 at 4:52 PM
- Cris M said...
Hi Pascale,
Your blog is sooooo nice! Thanks for sharing your crafts and days in such a beautiful way.
Warm hug from Buenos Aires,
Cris M
- October 11, 2012 at 7:38 PM
- mandy said...
I love these simple baskets! What a great little pattern.
- October 12, 2012 at 12:55 AM
- Frances said...
Your appreciation of minimalism is well-served and displayed in this design!
It's great that it can be made up in so many different materials. I can imagine that with a felt version, you could substitute a button, or some sort of embroidery stitch for the rivet. Or for holiday cards some sort of dazzling glittery something or other.
Merci! xo
- October 12, 2012 at 1:02 AM
I love this! Just need to purchase some rivets and I'm away... Thanks for the tutorial.
- October 12, 2012 at 3:03 AM
- jane said...
I love these! Thank you.:)
- October 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM
- Mimii said...
Ooooooh I love !!
- October 12, 2012 at 11:49 AM
I love minimalism too, your work is so simple and essential...
- October 12, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Ella said...
Hi there! I really like this tutorial. I was wondering... where do you purchase your leather? Is there a site on the internet? Thanks!
xo, Ella
- October 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- AVY said...
Really cute :)
- October 13, 2012 at 1:18 PM
- JTS said...
This is lovely. I am going to try it with felt. Thanks for sharing!
- October 14, 2012 at 10:22 PM
- floortje said...
just one word...beautiful!
- October 14, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- Elli said...
Absolutelly love it!!
- October 15, 2012 at 6:40 PM
- Anna said...
these are so so beautiful! lovely.
- October 16, 2012 at 9:35 PM
I LOVE these.
- October 21, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- Beth said...
These are SUPER cool.
- November 9, 2012 at 6:50 PM
- Eszti said...
These baskets are adorable, thanks for sharing the how to!
- January 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM
was sad the template to download was asking for a purchased membership before it would let me :(
- April 5, 2013 at 3:04 AM
- Pascale said...
Huh?! Are you sure about this? All my tutorials and templates are available for free...
- April 5, 2013 at 8:11 AM
- Pascale said...
to @Anonymous:
1. I went back to Scribd: if you sign up for a (free) account you can download it without any problem, also for free...
2. the template is kind of straight forward, so you could try to make your own.
3. as said before: everything you find on my blog is available for free (though I'm wondering sometimes what I would have earned if I would have charged a small fee for every download or tutorial used - not much probably because people are only interested in what they can get for free...)
- April 5, 2013 at 8:28 AM
I love this project. And I love your blog! A new find!
- July 16, 2013 at 11:55 PM
SIMPLICITY . . . "less is more" concept in the design of these leather baskets, ideal to keep anything and everything organized. I LOVE these! Thanks for sharing this tutorial. Sarah Helene in Minneapolis
- April 26, 2014 at 4:46 PM
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Savory Cones
This clever presentation of snapper seviche puts it into cones fashioned from corn tortillas. Served with a garlicky bean puree and salsa this dish is bursting with flavor.
8 6-in. blue and yellow corn tortillas
Oil, as needed for frying
1 19-oz. can white beans, drained and mashed
4 cloves roasted garlic
1 tbsp. fresh sage, chopped
3 plum tomatoes, diced
1⁄4 cup red onion, diced
2 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
3⁄4 lb. snapper fillet
1⁄2 cup lime juice
1 tbsp. jalapeño, seeded, minced
3⁄4 cup mango, diced
1. Heat oil in fryer. Halve tortillas, and fold to create a cone. Secure, or hold together with tongs, and fry until golden; drain.
2. Skin snapper; cut into 3⁄4-in. cubes. Toss with lime juice, and marinate for 30 min, until flesh turns opaque. Add jalapeño and mango; toss; reserve.
3. Puree beans, garlic and sage; reserve. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, onion and cilantro.
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In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. For this purpose there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as "wilderness areas", and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, the preservation of their wilderness character, and for the gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wilderness; and no Federal lands shall be designated as "wilderness areas" except as provided for in this chapter or by a subsequent Act.
The inclusion of an area in the National Wilderness Preservation System notwithstanding, the area shall continue to be managed by the Department and agency having jurisdiction thereover immediately before its inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress. No appropriation shall be available for the payment of expenses or salaries for the administration of the National Wilderness Preservation System as a separate unit nor shall any appropriations be available for additional personnel stated as being required solely for the purpose of managing or administering areas solely because they are included within the National Wilderness Preservation System.
A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. An area of wilderness is further defined to mean in this chapter an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; (3) has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.
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A comedian in the world of skateboarding Street League skater Mike Mo Capaldi takes the meaning of technical to a whole new level. Sponsored by names like DC Shoes, Girl Skateboards, Royal Trucks, Spitfire Wheels and more, as well as co-founder of Glassy Sunhater Sunglasses, he is known for his proficiency in ledge, handrail and flat ground tricks.
Hailing from Simi Valley, California Mike Mo Capaldi has been skating since he was 9 years old with his brother Vince. Mike Mo Capaldi made his debut in street skateboarding with his groundbreaking video performances such as Paul Rodriguez's "Forecast" where at 16 years old he gained notice for his undeniable talent in hand rail and flip tricks. He is most well known for his opening role in Lakai and Girl Skateboard's "Fully Flared" where he did a variety of new technical tricks that had never been done before making them all seem effortless. Mike Mo Capaldi also stars in Girl Skateboard and Chocolate Skateboard's film "Pretty Sweet" where there is no shortage of talent. Aside prominent roles in street skateboarding cinema, Mike Mo Capaldi has an impressive history in the competitive circuit as a three time competitor in Street League, 2011 winner of the Zumiez 24-7 Award and winner of the first ever Battle at the Berrics.
In late 2011 Mike Mo Capaldi joined up with DC Shoes and DC Apparel as part of DC's Rediscover Campaign which was aimed at reintroducing the DC skateboarding team featuring its newest members. Mike Mo Capalid also has his own line of Girl skateboard decks including decks like Girl Mike Mo Real Big skateboard deck and Mike Mo Capaldi Pretty Sweet skateboard deck, as well as signature model Spitfire skateboard wheels and Royal skateboard trucks. In 2012 Mike Mo and brother Vince created their own brand of sunglasses called Glassy Sunhaters which currently sponsors some of the biggest names in skateboarding.
Making some of the most technical skateboarding tricks look easier than walking, Mike Mo Capaldi is a skateboarding force to be reckoned with. Representing names like DC Shoes, Girl Skateboards and more Mike Mo also co-owns Glassy Sunhaters. Whether he is throwing down in the Street League tour, or shredding it up in films such as "Pretty Sweet", DC and Girl skateboard rider Mike Mo Capaldi has a talent and style that keeps us all watching.
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Seton Hall Law faculty comprises nationally and internationally respected experts in corporate, employment, tax, environmental, financial, and commercial law including specialties in securities and bankruptcy. Our home in New Jersey places us within the nation's largest business corridor – more than 20 percent of the world's Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in or near the state. Just a short 15 minute ride to Wall Street, our location also offers students the opportunity to obtain highly sought-after externships with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange.


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Warp Records Celebrates 20th Anniversary
They even dragged Aphex Twin out of his tank!
Warp Records, the English electronic music/experimental rock powerhouse, turns 20 this year, and the label is marking the occasion in some big ways. Before the year is out, Warp will release both a retrospective box set and an interactive greatest-hits album, and they'll throw parties on three different continents.
For most of its history, Warp was known mainly as an IDM label, the place where Aphex Twin and Autechre and Plaid and LFO and Boards of Canada all cranked out their alternately jittery and placid beat symphonies. In recent years, the label has branched out into more instrument-based fare like Grizzly Bear and !!!. According to a Warp rep, one of the releases the label plans for its 20th anniversary is "a deluxe box set featuring previously unreleased archive material from some of the label's best-known artists." I'm really hoping the box runs chronologically, so we'll get, like, three discs of jackhammer drum-machines phasing between speaker channels before, I don't know, Max誰mo Park shows up out of nowhere.
The label also plans to release a compilation album, with 10 tracks chosen by fan voting (the rest will be picked by Warp founder co-founder Steve Beckett). At this website, you can vote for which songs will make the cut. As I'm writing this, the Boards of Canada track "Happy Cycling" tops the list. There's also a Vincent Gallo track in the top ten, something I have to imagine won't stand for too long. (I'm thisclose to launching a voting campaign for Aphex's "Avril 14th".) If you like, you can leave "personal messages and memories" about the songs you're picking, and they might make it into the album's packaging. ("Dude, I got so stoned jamming on 'Bucephalus Bouncing Ball', you don't even know.") Warp plans to release the album this fall.
The label is also planning big events in five cities around the world. Thus far, they've only announced details for one of them. In Paris, on May 8-9, a gang of Warp acts will perform at the Cite de la Musique. Thus far, the lineup looks like a monster: Aphex Twin & Hecker, !!!, Pivot, Andrew Weatherall, and DJ Mujava, with more acts to be announced. There will also be a homecoming party in Sheffield, England in August. And the label also plans "music, film, and art installation events" in New York (July), London (September), and Tokyo (November).


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Trevor Hoffman is returning to the Padres, but not to pitch.
Hoffman Tuesday said he is retiring as a player and will join the Padres front office.
"My new role with the Padres doesn't have to be defined right away," said Hoffman. "I might wear a lot of different hats. I'm just excited about being back in San Diego full time and involved with the Padres."
Hoffman, who turned 43 last Oct. 13, leaves the game as the all-time saves leader with 601. He recorded 92 percent of that total -- 552 -- in 15 1/2 seasons with the Padres through the end of the 2008 season.
Hoffman spent the final two seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers and was 2-7 with 10 saves and a 5.89 earned run average in 50 appearances last season.
Between 1993 and 2008, Hoffman appeared in 902 games with the Padres, going 54-64 with a 2.76 ERA and the 552 saves.
He broke the all-time saves record as a Padre when he picked up No. 479 on Sept. 24, 2006.
Hoffman made the National League All-Star team six times as a Padre and was twice the runner-up (1998 and 2006) in the league's voting for the Cy Young Award. He finished seventh in the National League Most Valuable Player voting in 1998 and 10th in 2006. He also won the Rolaids Award as the league's top relief pitcher in 1998 and 2006.
Hoffman holds Padre career records for games pitched, ERA, strikeouts per nine innings (9.72) and opponent's batting average (.211) in addition to saves.
He also set the major league record of nine seasons with 40 or more saves as a Padre -- his career-high coming in 1998 when he had 53 saves and a career-best 1.48 ERA over 61 appearances. He twice led the league in saves, again in 1998 and 2006 (46).
"If I had just said, 'I want to play,' I'm sure I could have found a job pitching in 2011," said Hoffman. "But this day is something I've come to terms with. It's time to retire, it's time to move on.
"I love it here. Being with the Padres in any capacity is a great fit. I'm comfortable coming back. I'm glad I have the opportunity. The only thing I didn't expect was such a fanfare when word got out. It's been a lot more than I could have anticipated. I'm a bit overwhelmed."
Hoffman officially put an end to that career Tuesday in a story first reported by MLB.com. The Padres will hold a press conference with Hoffman at 9 Wednesday morning to announce his position with the club.
Hoffman, who was 5-9 with a 3.73 ERA and 47 saves in 105 appearances over two seasons with the Brewers. His other save came as a rookie with the Florida Marlins in 1993.
Hoffman lost his job as the Brewers closer to John Axford last season, although he picked up his milestone 600th save in September. He finished his career 42 saves ahead of the Yankees Mariano Rivera, who is second on the all-time list.
Hoffman will be eligible for Hall of Fame consideration after the 2015 season.
Hoffman, whose brother Glenn is the Padres third base coach, hinted strongly last August that the 2010 season would be his last.
"I set high expectations for myself," he said. "Not only what I do but how I do it."
Of his final decision to retire, Hoffman said: "To be honest, the decision was easy."
Hoffman, who started his career in the Cincinnati organization as a shortstop, came to the Padres from Florida midway during the 1993 season in a trade for Gary Sheffield -- a deal that was part of the Padres infamous "fire sale."
"I was not the most popular player in San Diego when I arrived," Hoffman joked recently. "But my time as a Padre was special."
If his arrival in San Diego was rough, so was his departure.
Hoffman was a free agent after the 2008 season and appeared close to rejoining the Padres when the Padres pulled their offer to the closer off the table. He later signed with the Brewers.
At the time, John Moores was the controlling owner of the Padres, Sandy Alderson was the CEO and Kevin Towers was the general manager. Jeff Moorad is now the controlling owner and CEO. Jed Hoyer is the general manager.
"There's a fresh atmosphere and we all move ahead," said Hoffman. "No one is happier than I that this opportunity presented itself. Time was the real healer. Sometimes you have to take a step back. I understand that some of it is about baseball being a business. There's been a turnover of people there who wanted to reconcile and I've been cool with it. A couple of years definitely makes a big difference."
Hoffman, however, is sticking to the position he took in August by saying he would not sign a ceremonial one-day contract to retire as a Padre.
"I don't believe that's the right way," said Hoffman.


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I flew to Lexington, Ky., last Tuesday.
Despite the holiday rush, I found convenient economy parking for $8 a day at Savannah/Hilton Head International, sailed through security and was at the gate less than 35 minutes after leaving my Thomas Square home.
My return trip through Lexington's Blue Grass Airport was just as easy.
I'm told that I can get cheaper flights out of Jacksonville, but I never see prices to my destinations that are even remotely worth the extra time and hassle.
Many others feel differently.
The number of passengers at the Savannah airport has been up in recent months compared to 2011, but total enplanements and deplanements are still about 20 percent off the pre-recession peak.
Our competitors in the Southeast have generally fared better.
We have to assume that air travel will pick up as the economy does, but there's no room for complacency. Airport officials seem to be working hard to add a low-cost carrier.
In the meantime, I hope enough of us continue to appreciate the ease of Savannah/Hilton Head International to prevent cutbacks by existing carriers. The airport's convenience is a big plus for quality of life in a city of this size.
A note about weekend parking
On Sunday afternoon, I watched four snappily dressed young women get out of their car in a prime parking space on Barnard Street near City Market.
One of them started putting coins in the meter.
I put a stop to that, as I do pretty routinely on weekends.
I pointed out the barely legible text saying that meters are only enforced Monday through Friday.
"So we can stay longer than an hour?" one of them asked.
Sure enough, the time limit was a measly one hour.
So not only were they planning to pay for parking, but they were also prepared to shop for just 60 minutes before returning to the car.
This is all about money.
Yes, the city can certainly use the added revenue from meters that aren't being monitored, but out-of-the-loop consumers are wasting cash they'd likely spend elsewhere.
And because of the arbitrary time limits, shoppers are spending less time and money downtown than they would otherwise.
Now, maybe in some crowded portions of downtown, the faster turnover of spaces even on the weekend benefits merchants.
But there are also some pretty quiet areas where shopping times are tightly restricted by meters, like the stretch of Barnard Street near the Downtown Design District.
With overly restrictive time limits, a rate increase during the recession and the removal of perfectly good spaces, we've simply made it too hard to park on many downtown streets. Merchants are paying the biggest price.
City Talk appears every Sunday and Tuesday. Bill Dawers can be reached via email@example.com and http://www.billdawers.com. Send mail to 10 E. 32nd St., Savannah, GA 31401.


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'Jonathan's Card' Raises Interesting Ethical Debate: Who Decides Which Uses Of A Shared Resource Are 'Right'?
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And while he noted that $625 is the price of an iPad, and provocatively titled his post "How to use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad," in this case Odio took the $625 he got and decided to put the cards on eBay with a promise to donate any proceeds to charity (eBay has a system to confirm that proceeds are donated to the charities named).
Suddenly, the social experiment got even more interesting from a variety of angles. The general sense of "the internet mob" was that Odio somehow "abused" the system or did something wrong. People have called for him to be arrested or physically harmed. Apparently some have reported him to the FBI.
As this was going on, Odio reached out to Stark and asked him if he was okay with how this was going. Stark upped the social experiment another degree by simply posting Odio's email and responding publicly that:
My impression is not the one that matters. The impressions that matter are those of the people who have been touched by and participated in Jonathan's Card. If you'd like to speak to them, you can do so on their Facebook page.Again, the general community response is that Odio is somehow evil. Others are arguing that he somehow "ruined" the experiment. To be honest, I don't see the logic in most of these arguments, though I understand the emotional place from which they come. Part of the reason why people jumped in to support the whole Jonathan's Card experiment is because people really do seem to like supporting these types of experiments where it allows people to "feel" altruistic in some ways while supporting the view that humans are "generally good." Odio's simplified skimming presents a bit of a shock to the system to a bunch of people who have bought into the argument that "here's an experiment that shows people are basically good," because it feels like he's taking advantage of the system.
I'd argue that emotional feeling, while a legitimate feeling, is misguided. Stark set this up as a social experiment and part of that experiment is what happens and how people react when things don't quite go according to plan. To some extent, Odio was also just tweaking the knobs on the experiment to see how more people reacted (and, in the end, one could make an argument that what he did may have a better societal benefit than what Stark did). But, obviously, the point that many people are upset about is not that aspect, but just the fact that someone didn't use the card as those other users thought it was intended to be used. But, the important thing is that Stark made no such restrictions, and Odio doesn't appear to have broken any laws. He did exactly what Stark allowed when he made the card public.
If anything, part of the social experiment's results was a reminder that someone could do things like this. But the flipside to the experiment is how the community of supporters reacted, generally acting to express clearly to Odio that they did not like his actions. While that sort of response might not really matter to someone who just wants to take money for free, community pressure can be quite effective in other cases. The real issue, to me, however is that community pressure can be good in some scenarios, but can border on going overboard and creating a "burn him" pitchforks & torches mob at times -- and in a few instances seemed to border on that in this case. While I'm a big believer in the ability of communities to police behavior, I do worry about when a community makes an emotional response that isn't always completely rational, as may have happened here.
All in all, if you view this very much as an experiment, there's a lot to learn from it. You can see some interesting group dynamics. How people respond to opportunities to be altruistic or to benefit from altruism. And how communities respond when "unwritten" or even "unspoken" rules may be broken, even if they don't actually violate any real rules. I find it hard to "side" with Stark or Odio or the community here, as it's one of those cases where I think (and hope) both Stark and Odio have viewed this mainly from an impartial "this is interesting, let's see what happens" standpoint, rather than any big moral claim.
Either way, for now the experiment is over. Last Friday, Starbucks finally realized what was going on and shut down the card. Still, I imagine we'll be discussing the implications of this and similar experiments for a long time.


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RALEIGH, N.C. – Jerome Smith and Prince-Tyson Gulley each ran for more than 100 yards and a touchdown to help Syracuse beat North Carolina State 24-10 on Saturday.
Smith finished with 140 yards and a 1-yard score in the first quarter for the Orange (3-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Gulley ran for 132 yards and the 18-yard go-ahead score with 6:13 left, helping Syracuse win its first ACC road game.
Terrel Hunt added a rushing score of his own to make it a two-possession game with 2:39 left, part of the second straight big rushing performance for Syracuse. A week after running for 323 yards against No. 3 Clemson, the Orange ran for 362 yards against the Wolfpack (3-3, 0-3).
Pete Thomas threw for 151 yards and a touchdown in a frustrating performance for the Wolfpack, who reached the end zone only once and struggled to sustain drives all day.


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Flag for identifying an order for Big Data Deployment.
This is the datatype that needs to be populated and sent to SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder. This datatype has everything required to place an order with SoftLayer.
Flag for identifying an order for Big Data Deployment.
Billing Information associated with an order. For existing customers this information is completely ignored. Do not send this information for existing customers.
This is the ID of the SoftLayer_Billing_Order_Item of this configuration/container. It is used for rebuilding an order container from a quote and is set automatically.
The URL to which PayPal redirects browser after checkout has been canceled before completion of a payment.
User-specified description to identify a particular order container. This is useful if you have a multi-configuration order (multiple
orderContainers) and you want to be able to easily determine one from another. Populating this value may be helpful if an exception is thrown when placing an order and it's tied to a specific order container.
This hash is internally-generated and is used to for tracking order containers.
The currency type chosen at checkout.
Device Fingerprint Identifier - Optional.
This is the configuration identifier for tracking orders on the HTML order forms.
The SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price for the Flexible Credit Program discount. The
oneTimeFee field contains the calculated discount being applied to the order.
For orders that contain servers (bare metal, virtual server, big data, etc.), the hardware property is required. This property is an array of SoftLayer_Hardware objects. The
hostname and
domain properties are required for each hardware object. Note that virtual server (SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_Guest) orders may populate this field instead of the
virtualGuests property.
An optional virtual disk image template identifier to be used as an installation base for a computing instance order
An optional virtual disk image template identifier to be used as an installation base for a computing instance order
Flag to identify a "managed" order. This value is set internally.
The collection of SoftLayer_Container_Product_Item_Category_Question_Answer for any product category that has additional questions requiring user input.
The SoftLayer_Location_Region keyname or specific SoftLayer_Location_Datacenter id where the order should be provisioned. If this value is provided and the
regionalGroup property is also specified, an exception will be thrown indicating that only 1 is allowed.
This SoftLayer_Location object will be determined from the
location property and will be returned in the order verification or placement response. Any value specified here will get overwritten by the verification process.
A generic message about the order. Does not need to be sent in with any orders.
Orders may contain an array of configurations. Populating this property allows you to purchase multiple configurations within a single order. Each order container will have its own individual settings independent of the other order containers. For example, it is possible to order a bare metal server in one configuration and a virtual server in another.
orderContainers is populated on the base order container, most of the configuration-specific properties are ignored on the base container. For example,
location and
packageId will be ignored on the base container, but since the
billingInformation is a property that's not specific to a single order container (but the order as a whole) it must be populated on the base container.
This is deprecated and does not do anything.
array of strings
Collection of exceptions resulting from the verification of the order. This value is set internally and is not required for end users when placing an order. When placing API orders, users can use this value to determine the container-specific exception that was thrown.
The SoftLayer_Product_Package id for an order container. This is required to place an order.
The Payment Type is Optional. If nothing is sent in, then the normal method of payment will be used. For paypal customers, this means a paypalToken will be returned in the receipt. This token is to be used on the paypal website to complete the order. For Credit Card customers, the card on file in our system will be used to make an initial authorization. To force the order to use a payment type, use one of the following: CARD_ON_FILE or PAYPAL
The post-tax recurring charge for the order. This is the sum of preTaxRecurring + totalRecurringTax.
The post-tax recurring hourly charge for the order. Since taxes are not calculated for hourly orders, this value will be the same as preTaxRecurringHourly.
The post-tax recurring monthly charge for the order. This is the sum of preTaxRecurringMonthly + totalRecurringTax.
The post-tax setup fees of the order. This is the sum of preTaxSetup + totalSetupTax;
If there are any presale events available for an order, this value will be populated. It is set internally and is not required for end users when placing an order. See SoftLayer_Sales_Presale_Event for more info.
A preset configuration id for the package. Is required if not submitting any prices.
The pre-tax recurring total of the order. If there are mixed monthly and hourly prices on the order, this will be the sum of preTaxRecurringHourly and preTaxRecurringMonthly.
The pre-tax hourly recurring total of the order. If there are only monthly prices on the order, this value will be 0.
The pre-tax monthly recurring total of the order. If there are only hourly prices on the order, this value will be 0.
The pre-tax setup fee total of the order.
This is a collection of SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price objects. The only required property to populate for an item price object when ordering is its
id - all other supplied information about the price (e.g., recurringFee, setupFee, etc.) will be ignored. Unless the SoftLayer_Product_Package associated with the order allows for preset prices, this property is required to place an order.
The id of a SoftLayer_Hardware_Component_Partition_Template. This property is optional. If no partition template is provided, a default will be used according to the operating system chosen with the order. Using the SoftLayer_Hardware_Component_Partition_OperatingSystem service, getPartitionTemplates will return those available for the particular operating system.
Priorities to set on replication set servers.
array of strings
Flag for identifying a container as Virtual Server (Private Node).
Type of Virtual Server (Private Node) order. Potential values: INITIAL, ADDHOST, ADDIPS, ADDZONE
Optional promotion code for an order.
Generic properties.
The Prorated Initial Charge plus the balance on the account. Only the recurring fees are prorated. Here's how the calculation works: We take the postTaxRecurring value and we prorate it based on the time between now and the next bill date for this account. After this, we add in the setup fee since this is not prorated. Then, if there is a balance on the account, we add that to the account. In the event that there is a credit balance on the account, we will subtract this amount from the order total. If the credit balance on the account is greater than the prorated initial charge, the order will go through without a charge to the credit card on the account or requiring a paypal payment. The credit on the account will be reduced by the order total, and the order will await approval from sales, as normal. If there is a pending order already in the system, We will ignore the balance on the account completely, in the calculation of the initial charge. This is to protect against two orders coming into the system and getting the benefit of a credit balance, or worse, both orders being charged the order amount + the balance on the account.
This is the same as the proratedInitialCharge, except the balance on the account is ignored. This is the prorated total amount of the order.
The URLs for scripts to execute on their respective servers after they have been provisioned. Provision scripts are not available for Microsoft Windows servers.
array of strings
The quantity of the item being ordered
A custom name to be assigned to the quote.
Specifying a regional group name allows you to not worry about placing your server or service at a specific datacenter, but to any datacenter within that regional group. See SoftLayer_Location_Group_Regional to get a list of available regional group names.
location and
regionalGroup are mutually exclusive on an order container. If both location and regionalGroup are provided, an exception will be thrown indicating that only 1 is allowed.
If a regional group is provided and VLANs are specified (within the
hardware or
virtualGuests properties), we will use the datacenter where the VLANs are located. If no VLANs are specified, we will use the preferred datacenter on the regional group object.
An optional resource group identifier specifying the resource group to attach the order to
This variable specifies the name of the resource group the server configuration belongs to. For MongoDB Replica sets, it would be the replica set name.
An optional resource group template identifier to be used as a deployment base for a Virtual Server (Private Node) order.
The URL to which PayPal redirects browser after a payment is completed.
This flag indicates that the quote should be sent to the email address associated with the account or order.
The number of cores for the server being ordered. This value is set internally.
The token of a requesting service. Do not set.
An optional computing instance identifier to be used as an installation base for a computing instance order
The containers which hold SoftLayer_Security_Ssh_Key IDs to add to their respective servers. The order of containers passed in needs to match the order they are assigned to either hardware or virtualGuests. SSH Keys will not be assigned for servers with Microsoft Windows.
An optional parameter for step-based order processing.
For orders that want to add storage groups such as RAID across multiple disks, simply add SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Storage_Group objects to this array. Storage groups will only be used if the 'RAID' disk controller price is selected. Any other disk controller types will ignore the storage groups set here.
The first storage group in this array will be considered the primary storage group, which is used for the OS. Any other storage groups will act as data storage.
The order container may not contain the final tax rates when it is returned from verifyOrder. This hash will facilitate checking if the tax rates have finished being calculated and retrieving the accurate tax rate values.
Flag to indicate if the order container has the final tax rates for the order. Some tax rates are calculated in the background because they take longer, and they might not be finished when the container is returned from verifyOrder.
The SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price for the Tech Incubator discount. The oneTimeFee field contain the calculated discount being applied to the order.
The total tax portion of the recurring fees.
The tax amount of the setup fees.
An optional flag to use hourly pricing instead of standard monthly pricing.
For virtual guest (virtual server) orders, this property is required if you did not specify data in the
hardware property. This is an array of SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest objects. The
hostname and
domain properties are required for each virtual guest object. There is no need to specify data in this property and the
hardware property - only one is required for virtual server orders.


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SAN ANDREAS - The same legislative redistricting that gave San Joaquin County a state senator with deep local roots left Calaveras County at least temporarily an orphan.
SAN ANDREAS - The same legislative redistricting that gave San Joaquin County a state senator with deep local roots left Calaveras County at least temporarily an orphan.
The Citizens Redistricting Commission that finished its work in 2012 put Calaveras into District 8, an even-numbered district. Senators serve four-year terms, and the elections are staggered every two years, so only half are elected at any one time.
Even numbered districts won't be up for election until 2014.
Calaveras was formerly in the 1st Senate District represented by Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville. Gaines in November won re-election to the newly drawn 1st District that no longer includes Calaveras.
The residents of Amador and Calaveras counties are among roughly 2 million Californians who temporarily have no elected state senator. About another 2 million Californians are in areas with two state senators because of the way the old and new district boundaries overlap.
But being an orphan doesn't necessarily mean being left alone and without help. The Senate Rules Committee as one of its first actions in the new session named senators to serve each of the orphaned areas.
The choice was made based on geography rather than numbers.
If it had been done by numbers, then liberal Democrat Leland Yee of San Francisco would have been tapped, because he represents the old 8th District. Yee, however, would have been a poor fit for the conservative, heavily Republican Mother Lode.
Instead, the committee chose Tom Berryhill, a Republican who represents the nearby 14th Senate District, which includes much of the eastern rural San Joaquin Valley, including Ripon, Escalon, Oakdale and Clovis.
Berryhill spokeswoman Eileen Ricker said the senator has already opened a district office in Jackson and has named Dana Jorgensen as director for that office.
"We thought that was a good choice. He's got a long r�sum� representing that area," Ricker said.
Jorgensen formerly worked as a district representative for Gaines, as well as other legislators who served the region over the years, including Dave Cox and Rico Oller.
The 2012 redistricting in San Joaquin County, in contrast, ended a period when none of the state or federal legislators representing the county lived in it.
In the 5th Senate District, which includes all of San Joaquin County, for example, voters elected Democrat Cathleen Galgiani, who grew up in Stockton and currently lives there.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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What is RSVP-TE (RSVP Traffic Engineering)?
RSVP-TE refers to a resource reservation protocol that is invented in order to allocate a bandwidth for the individual flows on the network devices.
To say it another way, RSVP-TE are extensions to the RSVP protocol specified in the RFC 3209.
Although, RSVP-TE has been initially invented as a Quality Service Mechanism in an Intserv QoS architecture, it has never been used in modern networks due to scalability problems.
This is also because allocating tremendous number of flows on the networking nodes creates scalability problems. Read more


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It was just another AGM resolution that received overwhelming shareholder support. Yet when the chair of oil major BP announced that resolution number 25 had passed with more than 98% of shareholder support, there was an incongruous burst of applause.
This was, of course, the resolution filed by shareholders on climate change portfolio resilience, which commits the company to enhanced action and disclosure on its preparedness for the challenge presented by climate change.
Similar resolutions are pending at its peers Shell and Statoil, signalling that these have become part of a new approach to engagement on climate change. But resolutions are only part of a long period of engagement that encourages the board of a company to acknowledge the risks of climate change, support the resolution and subsequently support ongoing compliance. Collaboration between shareholders and companies is essential. This is achieved by developing a relationship of trust, based on the understanding that shareholders and company directors and executives share the common purpose to responsibly deliver long-term value to investors and their beneficiaries. Boards appear to appreciate the benefits of an AGM resolution, which reinforces and legitimises their focus on delivering long-term results.
The case for engagement
Hermes EOS has been engaging extensively with a wide range of carbon-intensive businesses. In addition we have collaborated with other investors through discussions with the Aiming for A coalition and the Carbon Asset Risk Group of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change. This has included intensive dialogue with of the chairs of BP and Shell, as well as other board directors and senior executives.
Many asset owners are debating whether to divest from or engage with fossil fuel companies. At Hermes EOS, we have enjoyed a number of discussions with clients on this issue, which have helped us write a draft paper consolidating our thinking so far. Divestment clearly has a role to play, especially if a company or sector is overvalued or bears undue risk. It also sends a strong message to policy-makers about the strength of opinion on the issue. However, divestment alone does not reduce the level of investment in fossil-fuels.
Decarbonising the global economy is a complex challenge without a simple solution. Even in the lowest carbon scenarios, more capital expenditure is required by all fossil fuels over decades to come. Only engagement can increase dividends and reduce capital expenditure to genuinely curb future investment or support increased investment in low-carbon alternatives. It can also help to lead a change of lobbying strategy to move climate change up the public policy agenda, without which fundamental change is likely to be impossible.
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We will debate these issues and more at the Business and Climate Summit in Paris on 20-21 May and the Investor Summit on 22 May. We are also hosting a dinner for clients on 21 May to discuss the options with guest speaker Helen Wildsmith, who leads the Aiming for A investor initiative. I look forward to reporting back on the ideas that have developed and progress made in this vital year for action on climate change.
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Busy Philipps is pregnant
Actress BUSY PHILIPPS is set to be a mum again.
The former Dawson's Creek star and her husband Marc Silverstein are expecting their second child next year (13).
Posting an image of a positive pregnancy test on her Twitter.com account on Monday (10Dec12), Philipps wrote, "So this happened..."
And her representative, Carrie Byalick, tells Life & Style magazine, "I can confirm she is pregnant."
The couple is already parents to four-year-old daughter Birdie Leigh.


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Protected Tree May Uproot Florida Developer's Plan
An 80-year-old rain tree in Fort Lauderdale is creating a sticky situation for one Florida developer. He wants to relocate it to make way for a project, but some locals say he's barking up the wrong tree. WSJ's Arian Campo-Flores reports.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures extended gains after government data showed the economy in the final quarter of last year grew in line with forecasts, while initial weekly jobless claims rose by more than expected.
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2% annual pace in the fourth quarter, fueled by the biggest rise in consumer spending in three years and a snapback in business investment. Strong net exports also boosted growth, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The number of people who applied for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 to 348,000 in the seven days ended Jan. 25, marking the highest level in six weeks. But the less volatile four-week average barely changed.
The Federal Reserve unanimously agreed to taper an extra $10 billion a month in its bond-buying program on Wednesday, citing an uptick in the economy and improvements in the labor market.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJH4 rose 58 points to 15,755, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index US:SPH4 rose 7.6 points to 1,778.80. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index US:NDH4 rose 21.25 points, or 0.6% to 3,495.25.
Technology stocks rallied after upbeat earnings from Facebook Inc. boosted sentiment earlier.
Facebook FB, +0.47% surged 18.4% in premarket trade after its quarterly results topped Wall Street's consensus.
Shares of Google Inc. GOOG, -0.31% rose 2.5% after the bell on Wednesday following the company's announcement that it will sell its Motorola Mobility phone-hardware unit to Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992, +0.86% Google reports results after the closing bell.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.17% closed down 1% to 1,774.20 on Wednesday, falling below the key resistance level of 1,775 to its lowest close since mid-November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.47% fell 1.2% to 15,738.79, recording its fifth triple-digit loss this month. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.03% lost 1.1% to close at 4,051.43.
Other data for Wednesday include pending-home sales for December, due to be released at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Qualcomm Inc. QCOM, -0.51% shares rose 1.6%. First-quarter earnings beat forecasts late Wednesday.
In overseas markets, European stocks were coming under light pressure on the heels of China data, which showed confirmation of a January pullback in the country's manufacturing sector. That data also hit Asian markets. Yen strength leaned on the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -2.06% which closed off 2.5%.
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I moved to the Bay Area last fall, and want to get into Kiteboarding this summer, but I need some help/advice on how to get started.
I need to find a good place to take some lessons, does anyone have suggestions on the best company and what kind of lessons I should be taking? When do lessons start up in the spring? April? May?
I am going to need to buy a trainer kite and gear, does anyone have advice on what kind of equipment I should be buying (size, brand, etc) and about how much I should be paying for it?
Is there anything else I should know about?
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log10 — Returns a base 10 log.
Returns the base 10 log of x (x positive only).
log10(x) (no rate restriction)
where the argument within the parentheses may be an expression. Value converters perform arithmetic translation from units of one kind to units of another. The result can then be a term in a further expression.
Here is an example of the log10 opcode. It uses the file log10.csd.
Example 376. Example of the log10 opcode.
See the sections Real-time Audio and Command Line Flags for more information on using command line flags.
<CsoundSynthesizer> <CsOptions> ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform ; Audio out Audio in -odac -iadc ;;;RT audio I/O ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below: ; -o log10.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform </CsOptions> <CsInstruments> ; Initialize the global variables. sr = 44100 kr = 4410 ksmps = 10 nchnls = 1 ; Instrument #1. instr 1 i1 = log10(8) print i1 endin </CsInstruments> <CsScore> ; Play Instrument #1 for one second. i 1 0 1 e </CsScore> </CsoundSynthesizer>
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South Dakota Promotes Joey James to Interim Men's Basketball Coach, Former Athletic Director Dies
As expected, the University of South Dakota has promoted top men's basketball assistant Joey James to take over the Coyote program on an interim basis for the 2013-14 season.
The move comes just days after the surprise retirement announcement of long time head coach Dave Boots after 25 years.
Boots had lobbied for James to get the job, something almost assured by the timing of his resignation, just weeks before the start of the season.
USD Athletic Director David Herbster acknowledged the timing constraints in a press release late Friday afternoon:
David Boots' resignation this close to the beginning of the season makes an extensive national search an impossibility.
After carefully considering our options, I have decided to appoint Assistant Coach Joey James interim head coach effective immediately.
At the conclusion of the season, a national search for the position will be conducted.
We are fortunate to have someone of Coach James' experience and caliber to give us leadership and continuity for the immediate future.
His knowledge of the game, ability to recruit and to relate to the players makes him the right coach to lead the Coyote men this season.
James, who will turn 37 next Tuesday, has no head coaching experience at any level. He has been an assistant at USD for the past decade, after playing for the Coyotes and coach Boots from 1997-99.
James said:
I want to thank president (James) Abbott, David Herbster and David Williams for having the confidence in me to lead this program.
I would also like to thank Coach Boots for the 10 years that he allowed me to be a part of his staff and learn under a great leader.
Our staff and players will work hard on and off the court and will represent our University and program with great pride.
We have a team that is ready to take another step in the process of competing for a Summit League Championship.
They play hard, compete hard and have great chemistry.
Our staff is confident we will get the job done.
James is a native of Bellevue, Nebraska, and played at Iowa Western Community College before transferring to USD in 1997.
The school also announcing Friday the passing of former men's basketball coach and athletic director Jack Doyle at the age of 80.
Doyle came to Vermillion in 1971 following 14 seasons in the South Dakota high school basketball at Faith and Lead.
He served as an assistant to Bob Mulcahy for two seasons before taking over the Coyote men's program in 1973.
In nine seasons, Doyle's teams were 106-119.
He resigned from his head coaching position in March of 1982 to become USD's athletic director, a position he served in for 15 years before retiring in 1998.
Under Doyle's leadership, USD won 21 North Central Conference championships in various sports. In addition, he initiated numerous upgrades to the DakotaDome, including an eight-lane, 200-meter track, a new Daktronics custom scoreboard and artificial turf for football.
He was inducted into the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the NACDA Hall of Fame in 2006.


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By Stiff
My inspiration for cooking can come from a variety of things. Sometimes I get inspired by having a dish from a restaurant that I've never had before and try to replicate it at home. Sometimes inspiration comes from recipes I may see on television. I mostly get inspired by the certain items I see in the grocery store or farmer's market.
Sometimes I fail at the outcome of what I'm making and sometimes I succeed. I just like to try new things and expand my horizons when it comes to testing new ingredients or cooking methods. James, my husband is a great guinea pig. He will generally eat whatever I make and is honest about how the food tastes. Unlike James, I myself am much more critical about how my food turns out.
Tater Tot Hash Poutine
1/2 Small bag of tater tots
5 Sausage links (I used veggie in this picture)
2 Eggs
1 Package of instant brown gravy
Serving Size 2
In a large non stick pan, heat to medium and coat bottom with canola oil. Add tater tots and fry until thawed all the way through and crispy on the outside, tossing throughout the cooking process to evenly crisp, about 10-15 minutes.
In another pan, cook sausage links all the way through and crumble into small pieces.
In a sauce pan, follow instructions on gravy packet and set aside when finished.
You can make homemade beef gravy if you prefer.
Transfer half of the tater tots out of the pan. With the remaining tots, take a potato hand masher and run through the tots, breaking them up into smaller pieces. Add a little more oil to the sides of the pan and crisp on each side. It should look like a potato pancake now. Crisps in about 3 minutes per side. Add sausage and mix together and continue to fry for another couple minutes. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with the remaining tater tots. I separate the cooking of the tots because it allows the tots, when broken down into smaller pieces to crisp more evenly and faster.
Once the second batch is finished, fry two eggs and top over tater tot hash.
Smother with gravy and enjoy!
Cook Time: 30-45 minutes
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Consumers in 'Buying Mood' at Detroit RV Show
February 15, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Consumers in 'Buying Mood' at Detroit RV Show
Recreational vehicle dealers had cause to smile at this past weekend's annual Detroit Camper and RV Show. The four-day event was packed morning to night, every day, according to ABC News.
Attendance at this year's Detroit show was up 15% over last year. Industry insiders are encouraged by the enthusiasm after a big slump last year.
And the families who came to see everything from small pop-up camp vehicles to 40-foot luxury coaches with bathrooms, refrigerators and built-in barbecues were in a buying mood.
"Things have been great," Chad Neff, general manager of American RV in Grand Rapids, Mich., said. "The traffic has been good and people are buying."
American RV sells a full range of recreational vehicles from small economic campers to the fifth-wheel Montana, which has an interior floorplan that seems almost as large as a studio apartment. Neff, like many other RV dealers at the show, attributed increased industry sales to the improvement in the availability of credit.
"I think there's a lot of pent-up demand," he said. "People right now, they're willing to get out, and the banks are lending more money, and those things are helping us out."
The increased interest is a dramatic change from last year's show, which occurred amid the backdrop of a weakened U.S. economy and uncertainty about the future. RV enthusiasts weren't buying because of job insecurity and the prospects of losing their homes, leaving little appetite for mobile ones. Several RV manufacturers filed for bankruptcy early last year and even industry giant Winnebago Industries Inc. had a rough go at it.
The RV industry has long been thought of as a good indicator of the overall economy's performance because RVs are a major discretionary purchase that often require financing. After a sales slump, which coincided with the worsening economy, and an overall lack of enthusiasm at RV shows last year, 2010 has started with a boom for the industry. Attendance at this year's Novi, Mich., show was up about 15% from last year, according to show director Bill Sheffer, who is with the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds.
"We're encouraged by what we see," Sheffer said this weekend. "I'm not an economist but I sure hope this is a harbinger of good things to come."
Attendance was also strong at two other important RV shows last month. The annual Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show was up 26% from last year and the Florida RV Super Show surpassed 50,000 for the first time in the history of the show, according to organizers.
The Florida show is one of the most important indicators of retail demand for the industry, analysts and insiders say.
"A year ago this time, financing was terrible," said John Monterusso, a Michigan motorhome dealer. "People's existing RVs took a beating in value so a lot of people were upside down in what they already owned. But things are on the upswing. Sales are better."
About 1 in 12 U.S. vehicle-owning households, or about 8.2 million, also owns an RV, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA. The industry employs more than a quarter-million Americans.
RV lovers and the culture associated with owning the vehicles runs deep across the country. Retirees love the time outdoors, on the road in their vehicles. And people with small children enjoy the family time.
"You're outdoors, instead of being at a theme park or something," said John Dotson, who visited the show with his wife looking for an entry-level RV in the range of $10,000 to $15,000, "Instead of relying on something else to entertain you,"
He said he has never owned an RV but thinks now is the right time to buy one.
Another Michigan resident at the show, Larry Nethot, said he was looking for a replacement RV. He and his wife are former backpackers and they need a new RV because she no longer likes the outdoors. "Our parents stole our retirement home, so we've got to find another place to sleep," he said.
Nethot checked out an RV that had an LCD television, DVD player, a kitchen dinette and other home furnishing in it. "I like the outdoors but my wife can no longer stand it at the camp, " he said.
The RV is a compromise for the couple.
Jeff Rank, the president of Prime Time Manufacturing in Wakarusa, Ind., attended the Novi show and was delighted with interest from prospective customers like Dotson.
"The traffic is awesome," he said. "Let's face it, the last couple of years, it's been a struggle. People seem to be in a better mood."
Rank sells the impressive high-end LaCroose RV, which is 35 feet long and features a 26-inch LCD screen inside. That people are looking to buy some of the high-end RVs is a real sign the industry is back on track, he said. "You're already seeing the comeback in wholesale shipments to dealers," he said. "It's about a 50-70% increase in shipments."
Rank's family has been in the RV business since 1969 and he says the past few years have been one of the worst periods he has seen in the industry. "It seems like every decade we have had a 10-, 12-year run that has been whatever the U.S. economy is doing, our industry is doing."


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GLENN MOLLETE: America's growing nest, time for some to fly out
Flying never happens until the bird leaves the nest. President Johnson's Great Society is just over fifty years old. During this very long period America's great society nest has become huge and yet crowded. President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in January 1964. He then needed a poster child for his new campaign and chose my hometown - Inez, Kentucky. The famous TIME Magazine picture of Tom Fletcher and his family sitting on a porch with the President happened about two miles from my boyhood home. Life changed for America in many ways in the sixties. The Civil Rights act was vital and was an important piece of Johnson's war. Helping kids go to college was a crucial investment in America's future. In reality at face value it's hard to knock most of the programs that have became permanent American fixtures. Most of us know someone that has used Medicare, Medicaid, federal college help, food stamps, Head Start, Women and Infant Children and much, much more. With any thought whatsoever we know that many of Johnson's programs have been lifesavers for millions of Americans. The problem is how far do we go and for how long? Three fourths of our national budget goes to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and defense. I realize Johnson didn't start Social Security or our defense program. However, his administration produced about forty new programs and most of them in some form are still in existence. Government programs seldom go away. They just get bigger and need more and more money. I am all for helping people that really need it and are trying. However, there has to be a cut off time. Federal handouts can't go on for a lifetime unless someone is truly disabled. A lifetime of welfare is personal and national debilitation. One big problem is that all of The Great Society programs are enrolling more and more people. In millions of cases people hang on to their government support for as long as possible. More people require more federal budget dollars. These dollars come from the taxes of the American people. America is broke and going deeper and deeper into debt to keep our current programs going. The safety net programs of The Great Society era must only be safety nets with a cut off time. Millions should not be allowed to live in these safety programs forever. Whether it's one, two or even three years there must be a cut off time when the government says no more. There comes a time that every family must insist that every abled child financially care for himself. I firmly believe we must help every child succeed. This involves a major investment of our time and resources. Education and/or some type of training are vital to all. However, the time comes and it's painful but children have to leave the nest. If they do not they will never learn how to fly and survive. Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and author. Click here to watch Glenn Mollette's special TV broadcast on American Energy on American Issues. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Like his facebook page at www.facebook.com/glennmollette.