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Utilities stand on the brink of a data revolution. Smart meters, utility infrastructure sensors, weather data, and social media data all offer tremendous insight into and new possibilities for infrastructure operations. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning help utilities to harvest the potential of this data revolution.
Conversely, aging infrastructure, regulatory changes, and an increased distributed energy resources (DER) into the grid, however, are pressuring utilities to become increasingly more cost-efficient. Big data, AI and machine learning are three technologies that have already proven to make utilities more cost-efficient. This article will give you a short introduction to how and why this is crucial to future utility infrastructure operations.
Read also our guide to efficient power grid operations for the digital age.
Big Data Revolution and Smart Grids
Over 90 percent of the world's data was generated during the last two years. As the number of IoT-devices increases, the amount of generated data will only become greater. According to Gartner, the number of IoT-devices will grow from 8,4 billion in 2017 to 20,4 billion globally by 2020. In the same year, Forbes predicts 1.7 megabytes of new information will be created every second for every person worldwide.
The IoT-enabled, data-driven era we live in will have an impact on utilities. The massive roll-out of smart meters is one example. With automated meter readings on an hourly or a sub-hourly basis, the amount of data these devices generates will be much greater than utilities previously have been required to manage. Combined with a growing number of IoT-devices in electric grids or other utility infrastructure, the volume of data is enormous.
As a result, data analysis and legacy IT systems are completely incapable of coping with the enormous amounts of data flowing from an increasingly digitalized infrastructure. Additionally, these systems are unable to utilize the data in operations. This is where AI and machine learning comes in.
In short, AI and machine learning are techniques that help us intelligently manage large data volumes. By using data-learning algorithms, machine learning enables computers to find hidden patterns and generate new insights without being explicitly programmed to search a particular place in the data. Let me give you a few examples how this technology will help the utility industry.
Intelligent Drones, Predictive Maintenance, and Outage Management
AI and machine learning have played a significant role in grid repair and electricity recovery after the hurricane "Irma" ravaged large parts of Florida and left over four million households without power. Intelligent drones, equipped with sensors and intelligent software, flew alongside the damaged electric grid to identify network faults, helping local authorities restore critical infrastructure to its normal, functioning state.
With the help of AI, these specially equipped drones are capable of flying along the grid and taking dozens of images every second and analyzing these images in real-time. Machine learning then helps these systems learn from the analyzed data to gradually improve the drones' ability to identify faults in the grid on its own.
Undoubtedly, intelligent drones will become an essential part of future utility infrastructure operations. On the one hand, they have the potential to reduce outage time by 50 percent. On the other, the drones' analytic capabilities provide grid operators with valuable information that helps utilities reduce time spent on the costly inspection methods commonly used today.
Load Forecasting and Reduced CAPEX
With more than 750,000 EVs sold worldwide last year, compared to the near 550,000 sold in 2015, the number of EVs is growing quickly. Furthermore, new electrical loads requiring significant power levels in short-time intervals have become widespread. Additionally, more renewable energy is increasingly being fed into the electric grid making it far more difficult to keep the grid in balance.
Utilities have traditionally relied on historical data to predict loads through generic models and systems. Usually, this involves operating with smaller data sets, analyzing them to test a hypothesis, and use the resulting insight to create a load forecasting model for the coming day, week or month.
Much in the same way as the financial sector use AI and machine learning to refine their mathematical models for predicting shifts in the market, the same technology will give utilities new, improved load forecasting methods.
AI and machine learning allow utilities to more precisely predict consumption levels during a particular period in a given area. Juxtaposing data from various households under a substation with weather data, historical data, and other relevant data can provide utilities with far greater insight into the capacity levels needed to avoid outages and whether or not infrastructure reinforce is necessary. As a result, utilities can significantly reduce their capital expenditures.
Detect Non-Technical Losses
Although I have mainly focused on electric utilities in the above examples, AI and machine learning are of equal importance to utilities in other industries. One example is water utilities. Water leakage is a significant problem in the water industry with close to 25-30 % of a utility's water being lost in the network. Smart meter data, AI, and machine learning can give water utilities the opportunity to identify these leakages and other non-technical losses, as you can read more about in my colleague Davide Roverso's blog article on the subject.
The utility of the future is digital. Data has already become a valuable asset in its own, and AI and machine learning will become essential tools to reducing both operating costs and capital expenditures. As the utility environment undergoes massive changes and efficiency requirements rise to a whole new level, these technologies are indeed a welcome addition to utility infrastructure operations.


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Methuselah is considered to have been the oldest living man in the Hebrew bible, reaching the esteemed age of 969. It is only appropriate, then, that a date palm that sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed at southern Israel's Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES) carries the same name.
Dr. Elaine Solowey, director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at AIES and an expert in crops appropriate for arid lands, was very skeptical about the possibility of taking ancient seeds and producing something viable from them. With only six seeds, recovered by the Louis L. Borick Natural Medicine Research Center of the Hadassah Medical Organization from excavations at the Masada fortification in the 1960s, she set out to cultivate a Judean date palm. While native to Israel and the area surrounding it, the Judean date palm is a species that had not been seen there for more than a millennium.
Seven years ago, a male date palm sprouted from one of those ancient seeds, leaving many in awe of what was thought to be a botanically impossible feat.
"It has become a major attraction here at the institute," AIES Executive Director David Lehrer said regarding the now-mature Methuselah at its home on Kibbutz Ketura. Lehrer explained that AIES's dream is to reintroduce the Judean date palm to the State of Israel as a valuable crop and for its unique medicinal properties.
This initiative and other AIES agricultural projects are made possible by the institute's partnership with Jewish National Fund (JNF). Together, JNF and AIES are turning the world's attention to the knowledge and research coming out of the Negev desert, with a focus on the fields of hyper-arid nature conservation and water management.
Methuselah is actually part of a larger project organized by Solowey, and with this success she plans to create a center for the study of ancient, extinct, and endangered seeds. "We want to make sure that endangered plant species don't disappear from Israel's landscape," said Lehrer.
"We are looking for good uses for native plants which are under threat," he added, emphasizing the plants' medicinal qualities.
It is fitting to highlight Methuselah's rebirth in light of the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shvat, Israel's New Year of the trees, which was celebrated Jan. 24. Beyond the fact that dates are one of the "seven species" that are customarily consumed on this holiday, the story of the modern-day Methuselah provides an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a thoughtful and creative way.
"In some ways, nature is under threat," Lehrer said. "It's important that human beings remember that our role in this world is to continue to nurture nature and to 'take care of the garden.' The bible tells us that if we ruin it, there won't be anyone to come after us and fix it."

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This was announced on the sly by Blizzard a few months back, the possibility for players to exchange gold or a virtual money to buy game time or even gold. This is now official with the introduction of the WoW Token. Read more...Read More


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Houston Astros Bobble Head Display Case World Series 2017 Logos STAR & H. These are costumed, if you want any changes let me know. This item can be made for any team, any sport. I can make these for music bands also. THESE ITEMS MUST BE MADE.
20 hours / a week to make depending on my current orders I may have at the time. If you want any changes made let me know. As far as different logos or painting or lettering. YOU WILL SEE THE HANDING TIME IS 10 DAY. MEANING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS ITEM.On some of my listing there may be other paper layouts to choose from. There may be pictures of bobble heads in the pictures. Bobble heads Display Case, this item is made to look like a Dugout. This is a customized piece. Meaning I can make this item for any MLB Team and or MLB.
This can be made for any other sport. You will see in my store there are a few for Football.
This item is made to hang on a wall or it can be set on a table or shelf. The display case is made from 3/4 Pine wood for the most part. The Roof & Floor is made from 3/16 plywood. The top lettering (The name of Team and or City) in most case is 1 7/8 inches high, depending on the length, down to 1 1/2 inches.
The over all length is 22 inches giving me app 20 inches of cutting space. In most cases I like to fill up the inside with logos. On a 3 logo display. The inside end logos are app 5 inches high.
The center logo is app 6 to 7 inches high. On a 2 logo display. The logos are app 6 inch 6 1/2 inches. The logos & lettering is cut out with a scroll saw. The pieces are hand sanded and painted with Acrylic Paint and glued on to a backing board, 3/16 plywood.Only the surface of the logos are painted. It is finished off with four coats of Crystal Clear Enamel. This item is made from 3/4 pine wood & 3/16 plywood. The Roof & Floor is 3/16 plywood. + or - a 1/4 inch. The over all case is 22 inches long x 13 1/2 inches high x 10 inches wide. The top part of the case where is reads "the name of the team or city" is 3 1/4 inches high 22. The box is 8 x 10 1/2 x 22.
The inside box is 10 x 7 1/4 x 20 1/2. The Bench / back shelf is 2 1/4 high 3 1/2 wide 20 long (in most cases Dodgers is 1 1/2 high).
The Floor inside is 9 1/4 x 20 1/2. The Roof is 8 1/4 x 22.The handrail is 3 1/2 x 20. I will give all hardware to hang on your wall.
This item was made to hang on a wall but if you decide to set on a book shelf or table. Then cut out the cardboard outline on the inside of the box lid to use as a pad to prevent scratches. A standard bobble head is 3 inches round & 7 inches high. This item can hold up to 35 bobble heads if you use the roof as a top shelf.(THIS WILL BE A TIGHT FIT). In the pictures you will see I used CHEW CANS. A chew can is 2 1/2 inches so I spaced them out to show 3 inches of each.
The inside of the dugout will hold app. Six on the bench / back shelf and 11 on the Floor. You also can put 20 on the top of the dugout.EXTRA FEATHERS ARE ADDED (IF NOT IN THE MAIN TITLE). EXTRA FEATHERS To see other dugouts with sliding doors or stained look in my store. Sliding doors 2 plexi-glass sliding door. Green Felt for the floor. The floor will be covered in green felt to give it a grassy look. I don't have all MLB teams made, so if you want to see a paper layout for a team I don't have I will make you some layouts to choose from. These can also be made for other sports & teams. These items MUST BE INSURED. In 2017 they lost or damaged 9 orders from me. The weight of this item is 12 to 15 pounds depending on the dryness of the wood. The weight of this item is app 13 1/2 pounds packed. My zip code is 17872. This item is made from Wood that is a Natural item made by Nature. Over time wood will try to obtain it's natural shape.
I'm a wood worker with 35 years experiences. I take the time to study the wood to prevent problems in the future. As of Dec 2019 I'm 57 years old and in good health. I live alone / widower.
I work out of my home. My shop is my basement & kitchen. I'm a one man operator meaning I work alone.I been a wood worker for over 35 years. I work 5 days a week app 14 to 16 hours a day. Weekends I don't work, I do my housework. It gets very busy here. If you need your item in a timely manner let me know. In some cases I can move my work load around to fit your time frame. This is hand crafted and designed by me, Jimwood2007. The item "Houston Astros Bobble Head Display Case World Series 2017 Logos STAR & H" is in sale since Monday, April 15, 2019. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Bobble Heads". The seller is "jimwood2007" and is located in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.


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text: AT&T has just announced the Skyrocket HD at its Developers Summit. Technically it's called the Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, and it's one of AT&T's first LTE devices. It's got a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, removable battery, AMOLED display, and an enclosure described by AT&T chief Ralph De La Vegas as being "razor thin." There aren't any other announced specs, but official press images reveal an 8 megapixel rear camera and a front-facing companion of unknown resolution.


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AMD's New Radeon Software: Crimsonby Watcher
Hardware Canucks has a nice video presentation on the future of the AMD Catalyst driver in particular changes to the layout of the settings selection. It's worth a view and a read of the article.
Regardless of how well designed a given graphics architecture is, it essentially lives and dies by the quality of its drivers and associated software stack. Time and again we have seen promising graphics cards hobbled by bewildering performance bugs, unintuitive software interfaces or a complete lack of key updates. No small amount of that critique has been leveled at AMD in the past but with their new Radeon Software initiative, the newly formed Radeon Technologies Group is aiming to change the equation.
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How to create texture in watercolour part one
By Artists & Illustrators | Mon 14th Apr 2014
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The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours member David Poxon is famed for his depictions of rusting machinery. Here he reveals how deep layers can create great textures
As many artists will have discovered, people are imbued with the influences of their surroundings and the areas that shaped their upbringing. These cornerstones of our being are embedded within our subconscious and find their natural self-expression through the art we choose to make.
As a painter very much in the realist tradition, I choose to leave out of my work anything that isn't seen or felt. I follow this path because of a lifelong respect for the men and women that first created my subject material. Their undoubted work ethic is coupled with my reverence for the overwhelming might of nature, as it is always busy reclaiming that which man has created or cast aside.
While searching for the reality in my subjects, I am not relentlessly pursuing a photorealist fi nish, yet I do want my paintings to fully express the sense of time and place in which that initial moment of inspiration reverberated.
The subject of the following step-bystep demonstration is a gatepost at a farm I know very well and it will require a range of techniques to achieve a successful outcome.
First a few words on technique. My approach is not unique, but it does require consideration, preparation and patience. Using a pure watercolour technique, I work from light to dark and avoid using any white pigment. Instead I gradually build multiple layers of mainly transparent paint to better maintain luminosity and pursue rich tonal extremes. I always work with artists' quality watercolours and also favour blue masking fluid – available from most good art shops, it is easier to see than clear masking fluid when it has been applied to your page.
Time spent drawing and re-drawing your subject can save you from a world of pain further down the line. Remember, good painting technique can never hide bad drawing. It's important to keep this in mind as you work through the painting process. Before you start applying the watercolour to the paper, reduce the drawing elements to as few lines as possible. The drawing is merely scaffolding upon which to reconstruct the subject, so it shouldn't interfere with the finished painting.
There's no white watercolour paint that will look better than the white of the paper, so it is important to preserve your highlights at all costs. Apply masking fluid with an old paintbrush handle to pick out the various white details of the composition (for larger areas, masking tape can be used instead of masking fluid). Wait for the masking fluid to dry completely before proceeding to paint.
Mix three washes to the consistency of milk. The first wash of Hooker's Green should be used as the underpainting for the ironwork. The second pale wash of Phthalo Blue and Burnt Sienna will produce a muted grey for your first work on the wooden post. Finally, a Yellow Ochre and Burnt Sienna mix can be applied to the rest of the background. Accuracy is not important at this stage. Work with broad sweeps of colour and let these mixes blend naturally on a flat board.
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text: As a preschool center director, it's difficult to find a portrait background parents will love. Perhaps you have no idea what your families would like, or maybe you have a very specific idea and you don't want to stray too far from that concept. Whatever the case, you want to provide an opportunity for parents to capture a precious moment in the life of their beloved student. The experts at Lifetouch Preschool Photography understand this dilemma. That's why all Lifetouch seasonal backgrounds go through rigorous testing before making it to market, with each one being evaluated by both parents and directors before the winning options are determined. A test may start with 20 backgrounds, and by the time evaluation is done, only the best two are selected. Here's a little insight into this thorough process: Over 1,000 parents of preschool-aged children weigh in rating each background and offering suggestions for how we could improve both the background or the propping. Backgrounds are evaluated in multiple ways, including gender of the child, age of parent (millennials vs. Gen X), and region of the country. Backgrounds are evaluated by highest appeal, plus the intensity of the appeal (tendency to purchase). Additionally, Lifetouch surveys over 1,000 preschool center directors to get their preferences and feedback to ensure well-rounded selections. All this data helps Lifetouch Preschool Portraits select the winning concepts. Final tweaks are made based on feedback, and then backgrounds are ready for centers like yours. What does this ultimately mean to you? Center directors can feel confident they are offering their families the best portrait options available. What's more, you don't have to overthink selections because the research is already done to ensure the on-trend backgrounds will let students' personalities shine bright. Lifetouch offers new parent and director-approved backgrounds every season (and that's a promise). Check out the backgrounds available for preschoolers and get ready to smile.


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The lease laws in Malta dissect Maltese tenants into two categories: those that contracted their lease previous to 1995 and those that signed their lease contract after 1995. The Anti-Kickback statute just isn't solely a prison prohibition towards payments made purposefully to induce or reward the referral or generation of Federal health care enterprise, it also addresses the supply or cost of something of worth in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering of any merchandise or service reimbursable in complete or part by a Federal well being care program.
Subjects covered embrace: structure of federal law; fundamentals of legal research; legal citations; learn how to use LexisNexis®; the 1976 Copyright Act; copyright as applied to music, computers, broadcasting, and education; truthful use; Napster®, Grokster®, and Peer-to-Peer file-sharing; Library Entry to Music Mission; The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act; DVDs and encryption; software licensing; the GNU® Normal Public License and free software.
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Whenever you or someone you're keen on is facing legal fees, it is smart to start out doing all your analysis so as to higher understand the law and what you might anticipate through the judicial course of. The highest law within the United States is the U.S. Constitution. If courts and lawmakers are at odds, the exact law on a certain topic can change again and again. All of the laws which do not come under the definition of written law; it's composed, principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the widespread law, and customs.
In one other sense, the civil law is that collection of laws comprised within the institutes, the code, and the digest of the emperor Justinian, and the novel constitutions of himself and a few of his successors. Selections by local courts typically operate as law insofar as they apply to the individuals within the case.
The healthcare field is the subject of a host of federal statutes, laws, pointers, interpretive info, and model steering. A rule, precept, or convention considered governing the structure or the connection of a component within the construction of one thing, as of a language or work of art: the laws of playwriting; the laws of grammar. Many things have been launched into the frequent law, that are opposite to the general public good, which are inconsistent with sound reason.
four. By the time period civil law is also understood the particular law of every people, opposed to natural law, or the law of nations, that are frequent to all. A judicial choice legally binds the events within the case, and also could function a law in the identical potential sense as does a statute.
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P.L.1991, c.431 with final retroactive amendments efficient August 5, 1992 consolidated, into yet one more flexible law, the various long run tax exemption laws below which municipalities might agree with private entities to undertake redevelopment projects in return for tax exemptions. Municipal law is outlined by Mr. Justice Blackstone to be "a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what's fallacious." This definition has been criticised, and has been perhaps, justly considered imperfect.
A set of matters has been selected to develop understanding of the situational and systemic demands inside which actors within the legal system operate and perform their roles; on the same time, we'll try to discover systematic patterns within the makes use of and consequences of law.
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Such a specialised dictionary is beneficial not only for law college students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require authorized services.
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2. Law is mostly divided into four principle classes, specifically; Natural law, the law of countries, public law, and private or civil law. The controlling influence of such rules; the condition of society brought about by their observance: sustaining law and order.
The opinions of courts, taken together, comprise the Frequent Law When there isn't a statute particularly addressing a authorized dispute, courts look to prior circumstances for steerage. These statutory codes can be found in lots of public libraries, in law libraries, and in some government buildings, corresponding to city halls and courthouses.
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The healthcare area is the topic of a host of federal statutes, laws, tips, interpretive data, and model guidance. The last clause of the eighth section of the first article of the plan into consideration authorizes the nationwide legislature "to make all laws which shall be MANDATORY and CORRECT for carrying into execution THE POWERS by that Constitution vested within the government of the United States, or in any division or officer thereof"; and the second clause of the sixth article declares, "that the Structure and the laws of the United States made IN PURSUANCE THEREOF, and the treaties made by their authority shall be the SUPREME LAW of the land, any factor within the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
He defines civil law to be a rule of human action, adopted by mankind in a state of society, or prescribed by the supreme energy of the government, requiring a course of conduct not repugnant to morality or religion, productive of the greatest political happiness, and prohibiting actions contrary thereto, and which is enforced by the sanctions of pains and penalties.
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The rent laws in Malta dissect Maltese tenants into two classes: those that contracted their lease previous to 1995 and those who signed their lease contract after 1995. With a view to keep professionalism, the observe of law is often overseen by both a authorities or independent regulating physique corresponding to a bar affiliation , bar council or law society Modern lawyers obtain distinct professional identification by way of specified legal procedures (e.g. efficiently passing a qualifying examination), are required by law to have a particular qualification (a authorized training incomes the scholar a Bachelor of Laws , a Bachelor of Civil Law , or a Juris Doctor degree.
Providing a constitution for public international law, the United Nations system was agreed throughout World Struggle II. The common law often controls civil issues, resembling contract disputes and personal injury cases (torts). 3. The phrase "widespread law" happens in the seventh article of the amendments of the structure of the United States.
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The law is a body of guidelines that's designed to manage the blameworthy conduct of people. In contrast , in " civil law " methods, legislative statutes are typically extra detailed, and judicial choices are shorter and fewer detailed, as a result of the judge or barrister is just writing to resolve the one case, moderately than to set out reasoning that can information future courts.


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`Ano`ai kakou… Happy Year of the Sheep! Big Island Trustee Robert Lindsey has been selected as our new Chairman of the Board. Trustee Dan Ahuna is our Vice-Chair. Trustee John Waihee IV chairs the Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment Committee and Trustee Hulu Lindsey chairs the Land and Property Committee.
As many of my readers know, I have worked diligently for many years to make OHA accountable to our beneficiaries and to make our decision making process more transparent. This call for openness has made me very unpopular with the past two OHA Chairs.
After years of having my requests get absolutely nowhere, I was finally forced to file a lawsuit against OHA in September 2013 to make it more transparent. Now that a new leadership team is in place, this lawsuit may no longer be necessary.
As the new Chairperson of the Asset & Resource Management (ARM) Committee (henceforth the "Budget & Finance" Committee), I will oversee all fiscal and budgetary matters and ensure that OHA's trust fund is properly management.
The Budget & Finance Committee also oversees OHA's real estate and develops policy on land use, native rights, and natural and cultural resources. It also approves all grants and evaluates OHA programs to decide whether we should continue funding them.
Now that decision making has shifted to a new majority, I feel confident that our beneficiaries will be pleased with the upcoming changes.
If you haven't already heard, you may now go to OHA's website at http://www.oha.org/about/board-trustees to watch live meetings of the OHA Board of Trustees. Be sure to tune in on the days we have our meetings. For a meeting schedule, please call me at (808) 594-0204.
Mahalo nui loa to Governor Neil Abercrombie for his constant support of Native Hawaiian issues, which goes all the way back to championing the Akaka bill while he was in Congress. He can take pride in being the Governor that finally made the ceded lands settlement a reality with the transfer of Kakaako Makai to OHA.
I would also like to thank State Senators Malama Solomon and Clayton Hee, and Representative Faye Hanohano for their dedicated service to the Native Hawaiian Community while serving in the state legislature. I wish them well in their future endeavors.
While OHA now has to work even harder to educate the new incoming legislators on unresolved Native Hawaiian issues, I have high hopes that we will have another successful session and get more things done for our beneficiaries.
Aloha Ke Akua.


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Registered Nurse (RN) Elkin, NC Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Medical/Surgical Part Time - 12-hour nights 7:00pm-7:00am with every other weekend Hospital Nursing Req #: 5504-3852 Posted: September 28, 2021 Summary Operates as a key member of the health care team using the nursing process, clinical skills and leadership to direct, provide and evaluate age specific patient care according to the department's scope of service. NC RN License or Multistate RN License required. Current CPR certification or within 30 days of hire. Must be a patient advocate and be willing to provide exceptional care to patient every time no exceptions. Must have a positive and professional attitude and be a team player.
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text: It's the end of the year, so the boys get together and discuss the best games they have played in 2017. Things kick off with the '3 for 3' awards, where the Polyhedron Collider crew discuss the games all three members have purchased in 2017. We then look back on 2017 with a little help from our listeners. Finally, we all pick the three games that we have enjoyed the most in the past twelve months and our honourable mentions, and not all of them are brand spanking new. Continue reading


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Released in April, Tobago Tracks' DISMISS U compilation is one of the most vital of the year. Assembled by producer, DJ and installation artist 8ULENTINA, the compilation showcases seven femme artists weaving diasporic narratives into dance tracks that reference, subvert and/or ignore Western club tropes. Although the release is cohesive, it resists easy categorisation: featured on the compilation is everything from Missy Elliot bootlegs to abstract collage work, while its artists are geographically dispersed with many having non-intersecting roots. Perhaps the connecting thread is one of approach: all the artists featured are explicitly bringing their heritage to bear on the music they make and refusing to smother crucial aspects of their identity to fit into a white-washed dance music culture. It's a project that deserves further unpacking, so we got in touch with 8ULENTINA to find out more about the background and intention behind the compilation.
How did the idea of working with Tobago Tracks on a compilation come about? "After I made my TT mix Robert aka DJ Pitch from Tobago Tracks reached out to me and asked me to to work with them for a compilation release. I was excited about the artists they were collaborating with at the time and they have been supporting my work for a while. I knew we could have a solid collaborative dialogue from afar."
How did you go about selecting the artists for inclusion on the compilation and what's your relationship to them? "All of the artists on DISMISS U are artists whose work I've been following for the past year or so. Some of them are friends of mine who I've collaborated with before and some of them I've kept in contact with online. foozool and I have been collaborating for a year now on mixes and events, we currently throw Club Chai together in Oakland. Kibz Selcuk is one of my best friends whose work I've been following since I found her work on tumblr, her video work involves immaculately mixed tracks and edits. Her track "Bülent + Nicki Dick in Your Face TFTTF" is an addition to her TFTTF series, which she describes as "a mainly video based work that looks into the politics of flow and femininity". I also connected with DJ Haram and Nargiz online initially, and had the opportunity to play three shows with them on the east coast for our #KEFTOUR in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Philadelphia. After #KEFTOUR I kept in touch with both of them and continued to follow their work. I first heard Maieli's mixes on soundcloud and then her edits, I loved how she was working with her relationship to Desi and Latin sounds. I saw MOHINI'S work on Tumblr and was really into the digital collage work she was doing, then started to hear more of her tracks. I love how both her sound work and visual work use a processes of abstraction and collage while addressing Afro-Arab diaspora."
Can you tell us a little about your party with foozool, Club Chai? How did you begin to collaborate? "Me and foozool met about 2 years ago, our first collaboration was our border_convos mix. We continued to be friends and collaborate after that mix and threw a monthly party called Night Forms in collaboration with Browntourage for eight months at a bar in Oakland. We wanted to move away from bars to open up more experimental options for performers. We conceptualized Club Chai together and the first one was in January with DJ Haram, Turbo Sonidero, Jasmine Infiniti, foozool and me. We have always been interested in creating spaces where non western music and western club music could intersect especially since most of the middle eastern music we both grew up with is dance music but isn't always put in a club context. Club Chai dismisses genres and is an event that often centers diasporic narratives, women and trans artists, DJs and producers."
Outside of music you also work in installation art: do these practices intersect in any way for you? "My work is about diasporic fantasy and is heavily based in abstraction and archiving. My visual work and sound work are all a part of the same practice for me although they don't always exist in the same space. I just started a studio residency in Oakland at Real Time and Space for this month and next month. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to work on sound and sculpture in the same space."
When I interviewed DJ Haram last year she talked about how her Identity Crisis mix series "discuss[es] how music from Middle Eastern pop culture and folk tradition interact with Black American dance music and culture." A similar intersection with Black music occurs within DISMISS U as well: obviously there's DJ Haram's nods to Jersey club, but more explicitly, Kibz Selcuk's track beautifully repurposes "Come On A Cone" and Maieli blends Bollywood film music with Missy Elliott. Was this an intentional aim with the compilation, a happy coincidence or something else entirely? "I told all the producers involved about my ideas for the comp and told them to make whatever they wanted, no genres or specific sound in mind, but I think that dance music and black music are inseparable, especially in America. Black people invented dance music so I think its important that non black people involved in dance music acknowledge this and respect it. Each producer is channeling sounds from their own diasporic narrative and that is intersecting with their local relationships to dance music in the west."
In the press release it states "DISMISS U approaches sound/noise experimentation and diasporic narratives from an expansive yet dismissive perspective": I was wondering if you could expand on this? In particular, for you, how does 'dismissiveness' inform and instantiate itself in the work? "For me dismissiveness is important in this project in how it ignores genres and structure. There is no single genre that ties all the tracks on the comp together. I'm interested in how each producer is sampling traditional or folk instruments while collapsing them into electronic sounds. When it comes to non western music production people are always jumping to exoticize, define and categorize it, especially when it's being consumed in the West. I wanted this compilation to avoid those corny ways of categorizing non western aesthetics and sounds. All of the artists on this compilation have had to dismiss a lot of assumptions about their work to continue to make it."
I'm also interested in the "false notions of solidarity" the press release alludes to: what do you perceive these notions to be and how are they damaging? "I think the internet can create a fake or simplified notion of solidarity amongst people of color and diasporic people. I am grateful for the ways I've connected with other diasporic people and like minded artists online but I think there's a lot of generalizing that happens when it comes to middle eastern and non western politics on the internet. Acknowledging difference and privilege amongst each other's varying struggles is really important to me, you can't just repost or reblog solidarity for someone else's pain and then move on. Lots of people fixate on the fact that I am Turkish and collaborate with foozool who is Armenian as if its some peace fantasy friendship but we are both very aware that our friendship doesn't change the fact that the Turkish government still denies the Armenian Genocide and continues to oppress Armenians, Kurds, Alevis, Romani people, Syrian refugees and ethnic minorities that come into the country. It's about supporting each other without generalizing or oversimplifying each others experiences."
What can you tell us about your contribution to the compilation? "I've been thinking a lot about sound as an extension of my body, especially my experience as a diasporic person. Both DAF ATEŞ and Alevi Spiral address the tension, anxiety and distance I feel in that space. The folk instruments I am sampling are used in Alevi rituals, I'm creating my own ritual experience within these tracks and creating a relationship to a spirituality that I have an ancestral relationship to but access from a distance and through technology."
Equally important are the artists on the compilation. For the uninitiated, here's a primer on the producers behind DISMISS U.
foozool is co-creator and resident DJ of the Bay Area club night CLUB CHAI, a party she runs with 8ULENTINA. Over the last year they have invited the likes of False Witness, DJ Haram, Manara and Stud1nt to play. Outside of dance music she works as a curator, as well as a sound and video artist exploring "familial narratives, diasporic intimacy and memory". Her music has an archival quality, with samples of the traditional Armenian music of her heritage rubbing shoulders with contemporary club tropes.
On her contribution to DISMISS U, foozool says: "In "Hishatak (memory)", I sample and edit vocals from Komitas, Deradoorian, and instruments prominent in Armenian music and its surrounding regions, such as the duduk, tar, and dhol drums. Komitas was an Armenian priest, composer and musicologist who collected and transcribed thousands of pieces of Armenian and Kurdish folk music, more than half of which were destroyed during the 1915 genocide. As far as Komitas vocals, only a few recordings are left today. Throughout the track, and what emerges more so at the end, is a droning sound I recorded from inside St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral when I was in Yerevan, Armenia -"dham" (drone notes) are common in Armenian music, usually paired with the duduk to give a fuller sound. I wanted to have a clash of all these sounds, almost nightmare like, coming from different places (geographically far yet personal) that have shared long histories together, and bring different elements to it today."
Maieli is a DJ and producer based in LA, fusing her Columbian and Indian roots on syncopated club tracks and dreamy rap beats. She has amassed a fearsome archive of tracks and mixes on her website: we particularly recommend her amazing contributions to Desi rapper Horsepowar's Out2Lunch mixtape and her storming mix for Mishthi Music. On her contribution to DISMISS U she hits on all of these touch stones: an electro cumbia beat houses a conversation between Bollywood film music and Missy Elliot.
Nargiz is a DJ and producer based in New York. Originally from Azerbaijan, she's lived back and forth between the US and various places in Asia. Whilst living in Tokyo she was part of the collective that programmed the Laguna Bass nights, one of the few parties in the city where contemporary club music from the UK and US could be heard. Having cut her teeth as a resident DJ there, she now runs Heat Ritual in New York City, a party that taps into the up-to-the-minute sounds of crews like NAAFI, KUNQ and Mixpak.
On her contribution to DISMISS U, Nargiz says: "Being able to experiment with non western sounds and styles on this track for the compilation was everything. I only know how to play keys in maqam scales, and I finally got to use them! Ignoring genres and standards made room for experimentation. I had just gotten back from visiting fam in Azerbaijan and had a lot of drums patterns on CDs, so I started off with chopping up a traditional Azeri drum loop and built from there. I made the track on the compilation while thinking about the style of meyxanas. Meyxana is an Azeri kind of performance, often compared to freestyle rap in the west, it's carried through the night based on one drum pattern. Guests of a meyxana will pass a mic trying to jump in and rhyme, change topics, battle, pass on verses or chant to keep things going, but it's the same one drum pattern that strings the mess together. In love with the all the intentions on this compilation …Ready for more!!"
Mohini is a French producer exploring her Afro-Arab roots through music. Her productions tap into many modes, including low slung FlyLo style beats, classic Chicago house and edits of Maghrebian music. Her contribution to the compilation is much more experimental than all of these, however. "3ala el amar" is an abstract soundscape filled with pitch shifted voices that has a lot in common with the pre-Far Side Virtual tape releases of James Ferraro, as well as the current output of his Skaters companion Spencer Clark.
On her contribution to DISMISS U, Mohini says: "My track is about the feeling of otherness and confusion. Being a place where people don't talk the same language, and you are trying to communicate. It's about suffering, the desperate calling upon God and screaming at the moon, saying 'life is miserable, i am miserable'. It's about outdoing yourself."
Kibz Selcuk is a video, text and installation artist based in California but originally from Istanbul. Her contribution to DISMISS U is a chaotic bootleg of Nicki's "Come On A Cone" instrumental, an audio extension of her video series TFTTF that explores "the politics of flow and feminity".
DJ Haram is a producer and DJ working in and around Jersey club. Part of the rising Philadelphia collective/"club-not-club night" ATM, DJ Haram's music takes in everything from experimental noise to party bangers. Her "Crisis" mixes are the perfect introduction to her work, each a fully formed articulation of her desire to fuse music of the Middle Eastern diaspora with East Coast club music. We profiled her for our Functions Of The Now series last year and in the time since we last met she's gone from strength to strength, most recently joining feminist dance music collective Discwoman. She'll be setting off on her first European tour with them this August and September.
On her contribution to DISMISS U, DJ Haram says: "SO FUCKING FUNNY (soap) ft. Moor Mother Goddess is about soap opera drama, when life is so confusing and aggravating that it has come to a laughable point. Running away. Getting played. Lol. More ft. Celline is about not having shit but knowing you deserve everything. DISMISS U is a fantasy about denial making ends meet."
8ULENTINA & Tobago Tracks Present: DISMISS U is available to buy from Bandcamp. 8ULENTINA will be in London this weekend playing at Bala Club in Dalston and Caller Tune in Hackney Wick. Follow the links for tickets/more information.


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Product Review: Trader Joe's Peppermint Mocha Almond Creamer!December 4, 2018 / byrunningwhilevegan / Categories : Food, Review, Running
Nothing gets me in the holiday spirit more than when Starbucks releases their Peppermint Mocha and Trader Joe's Peppermint Joe-Joe's hit the the shelves! My favorite part of the holidays is seeing my family, but that generally doesn't happen until Christmas Eve, and to keep myself from feeling like a complete grinch, I overindulge in peppermint! Hoping this year that love (and a new apartment that is all our own!) saves me, and I get a cheery flush from Christmas tunes and pertty lights. I feel like my lack of enthusiam stems from years of working as a baker in the restaurant industry — in bakeries the busy season is a few weeks before Thanksgiving until Christmas, then back to work through New Year's, so suffice to say, it was hard for me to get out of the stress and into the festive merriment! Or maybe I just have a heart of ice, the jury is still out.
But things are different now that I've switched industries, from restaurants to gyms, and I'm determined to feel the joy this year! I'm running a holiday half marathon next weekend, Mike and I have ugly sweaters and I'm pretty sure I have some Christmas lights in some of our stashed-away-yet-to-be-unpacked boxes I can hang later. It also came to light I've never seen It's A Wonderful Life, which according to my sister, must be amended this year! What can I say? Summer is my season, with it's sunshine and 8pm sunsets!
Peppermint season though, I can get into! I have to be careful bringing boxes of candy canes in the house because I can't stop myself from eating them all in one sitting! Floating on this high of trying all the things, Mike and I stopped into Trader Joe's for their peppermint mocha almond milk creamer. I think my expectations may have been a little high with this one. It's very thick, similar to chocolate milk. I was hoping my coffee would be instantly transformed to my fave beverage of all time, the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha. That it did not. It adds flair to morning coffee, but without making it creamy, so if that's your style, this'll be right up your alley! For me, I add some more non-dairy milk as well. The flavor is subtle, and I'm not sure I love it. After a lil digging on the interwebs, I realize I may be alone in this assessment; it turns out I like my mochas with 1,000 grams of sugar but hey, if you're gonna indulge why not go all out? Here's another non-dairy peppermint mocha creamer I'm interested in trying this season! And if all else fails, I can always spend $5 at Starbucks on my fave drink (no, I actually can't, that's way too expensive, haha!!!)
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(first posted 9/17/2012) I am surprised that we've not yet had a CC on the mid-size, mid-70s Ford Gran Torino. Of course, most of us remember a certain Gran Torino made famous on Starsky & Hutch, and who knows how many 1974-76 Torinos have been saved and restored thanks to that classic detective show? A lot, I'd guess. That said, I will assure those whose Torino knowledge is limited to late-'60s fastback Cobra Jets and Detective David Starsky's tomato red hot rod that most Torinos were not at all like those. Back in the '70s, your typical Torino shopper wanted comfort and luxury–a smaller LTD Brougham, if you will, and certainly not a muscle car. Today, we're going to learn about non-TV prepped Gran Torinos that likely made up 90% of Torino production.
The Torino got its start as part of the restyled 1968 Fairlane lineup. The Torino was the plushest–or, in the case of the GT model, fastest–mid-size Ford. The fastback GT was especially attractive, and had plenty of power to match its looks, provided the right option boxes were checked. My maternal grandfather, in a surprising move, traded in his pale yellow 1965 Galaxie 500 sedan on a Torino GT hardtop. Such a sporty coupe was quite out of character for him, but Mom was grateful for it, as she got her driver's license not long after its arrival.
The same basic chassis was restyled for the 1970 model year. By then, the Torino had effectively elbowed out the Fairlane 500 series, which offered only a coupe, a sedan and a wagon. (The Fairlane moniker would disappear completely from the U.S. for 1971, when the Torino 500 series replaced the Fairlane 500.) Every other car in the 14-model 1970 lineup was now badged Torino, including the new, top-of-the-line Torino Brougham. In the end, for better or worse, the Brougham would win the war between it and the GT.
The mildly restyled 1971 model was the last go-round for the 1968-based body, as well as last call for the speedy Torino Cobra, the GT, and convertibles. Muscle and sportiness were on the way out.
The Great Brougham Epoch was in full swing in Dearborn, and the arrival of all-new 1972 Torinos further raised the stakes. The new Torinos were sized closer than ever to the big Fords: Sedans and wagons rode a 118-inch wheelbase, and coupes a 114″ stretch. The focus was on ride comfort–not on speed, sportiness, or indeed, on any serious attempt at handling. By the early '70s, quietness and smoothness had become the watchwords at Ford, as spurred by the "quieter than a Rolls-Royce" LTD. Handling? Those who cared wouldn't find much at Ford, and most didn't. For those who simply wanted something comfy to point toward the horizon while driving the Interstate, these were just the ticket–as long as they didn't make any sudden moves with that steering wheel!
The new Gran Torino was the highline trim level for 1972 (a Brougham interior option was optional, but did not comprise a stand-alone model); offered for entry-level buyers was the base-model plain Torino. As previously mentioned, the GT was now gone, but two new Gran Torino Sport models, a fastback and a hardtop, were available for those who still valued sportiness over Broughaminess.
Nineteen seventy-two was the only year you could buy the redesigned model with bumpers as originally envisioned by the design staff. The following model year would bring bulky front bumpers that completely altered the front end's appearance. Offered as a trim option the previous year, the Brougham now returned as a full-fledged model in 1973–how could it not?
Yet another face lift greeted Torino shoppers in 1974, as Gran Torinos and Torinos got new grilles. The fastback was gone from the lineup, but you could still get a Sport notchback coupe. Out back, taillights were moved from the bumper to a much less damage-prone spot in the rear fascia.
As in 1972 and 1973, plain Torinos sported a front end different from their higher-priced siblings…perhaps to upsell Torino customers on a fancier Gran Torino model?
Although very little else was changed for 1975, the base Torino's unique front fascia was replaced with the fancier Gran Torino nose; probably having realized that tooling different grilles and headlamp surrounds was unnecessary, Ford simply decided to save a few bucks. Standard equipment now included chrome windshield, backlight and drip rail trim, high-back vinyl bench seating and hubcaps. Also standard was a 351 cu in, two-barrel V8 (the previously standard 302 having been relegated to Mavericks and Granadas) producing 148 hp at 3,800 rpm, along with a "three-on-the-tree" manual transmission. Because most retail customers didn't want something as spartan as the base Torino, only 22,928 sedan, 13,394 coupe and 13,291 wagon versions were built that year. The real money–and volume–could be found in Gran Torino Land.
If you wanted something more than a fleet-duty special, the Gran Torino was your car. It was much better equipped, with standard front disc brakes (power assist was optional), upgraded cloth and vinyl seating, carpeting instead of rubber floor mats, and lots more chrome exterior trim. Odds are that most of them sported the optional vinyl roof and full wheel covers seen on this '76 sedan.
The Gran Torino was the most popular Torino model in 1975, with 53,161 sedans, 35,324 coupes and 23,951 station wagons sold. (The personal-luxury Elite was badged as a Gran Torino in 1974. It became simply "Elite" for 1975-76, but technically remained part of the Torino series.) Engine options were limited to a two-barrel, 158-hp, 400 cu in V8 (priced at $5.00), and a 218-hp, 460 cu in V8 with four-barrel carb that went for a whopping $245.00 extra.
The Gran Torino Sport returned for 1975. With only 5,126 buyers, it might well have been the least-frequently seen Torino. The lone model was a two-door hardtop that featured special badging, turbine-style wheel covers, color-keyed sport mirrors, and full instrumentation–including a tachometer.
Torino and Gran Torino station wagons offered the same engine selections as the rest of the lineup. They were available in three flavors: Torino, Gran Torino, and Gran Torino Squire. If the Di-Noc-sided Squire was not enough, you could equip it with the Squire Brougham option, which got you seats from the Gran Torino Brougham sedan and coupe (more on those in a moment), although in vinyl only. Also included were that all-important stand-up hood ornament, deluxe wheel covers, electric clock and whitewall radial tires. If Ford was known as the Wagonmaster, it was mostly thanks to their full-size LTD and Country Squire wagons. While Torino wagons sold rather well in 1972-73, they were not seen nearly as frequently by the mid-'70s. In 1975, 37,242 Torino wagons were produced, versus over 95K full-size Ford wagons. A bit of a gap there, eh?
At the top of the '75 Torino heap again was the Brougham. Available only as a coupe or sedan (Brougham option Squire wagon notwithstanding), a Brougham cost about $500 more than a "standard" Gran Torino. The easiest was to spot a Brougham was by its exclusive stand-up hood ornament.
The expected flossier interior was available in your choice of Westminster cloth or all-vinyl. Either way, you got a split-bench front seat with dual folding armrests, unique door panels with pull straps, thicker cut-pile carpeting, and extra woodtone trim.
Standard on Brougham coupes was an opera window, inset into the C-pillar, that was optionally available on lesser Torinos.
Broughams also got standard power front disc brakes, power steering, bodyside moldings, a padded vinyl roof and, of course, the obligatory hood ornament.
You could identify a Brougham from the back by its special reflective molding between the taillights, as seen on this clean sedan spotted by Paul – you may remember it from the Fairlane FEMI fiction post done back in May.
Brougham identification was located within the opera window glass on coupes, and on this chrome C-pillar emblem on sedans. The Brougham series sold decently enough at its 1974 reintroduction, with 11,464 sedans and 26,402 coupes finding buyers, but demand went off a cliff in 1975; only 5,929 sedans and 4,849 coupes found homes.
My guess is that most of the Ford faithful chose the new-for-1975 Granada over the Torino. Although a smaller car, the Granada was much more space efficient, and the uplevel Ghia model did the Brougham treatment just as well as the Gran Torino Brougham–and for less money. In fact, the whole Granada line blew the Torino out of the water, to the tune of 302,658 to 177,953. Even if you include the Torino-based Elite, 1,333 more Granadas were sold, despite the lack of a station wagon model.
But back to the Torino. Whatever model you chose, there were plenty of options available to personalize your Gran Isolation Chamber. In addition to the aforementioned engine choices, other options included an AM radio ($54), AM/FM stereo radio ($217), vinyl roof ($96), A/C ($426) and whitewall tires ($33). You could even take your pick of several wheel covers, including the still available, always-cool Magnum 500 wheels–but please, please don't order them with the fender skirts!
After 1976, the Torino name was no more. The car, however, got fresh sheetmetal and a new LTD II moniker, and carried on through 1979.
Today's CC is a 1975 or 1976 Model 65D Gran Torino coupe. I spotted it in a fast food restaurant parking lot in Monmouth, IL, on my way to the 1000+ car Maple City Cruise Night. Initially I passed it by, thinking I'd see it at the show. After a few moments of internal debate, I turned around and went back. Good thing I did, because it wasn't at the show!
Here's how you can tell it's a '75-'76: The '74s had a straight-across steering wheel, which was replaced with this car's U-shaped wheel the very next year. This car would have sold for $4,234 new, but the full wheel covers, whitewalls, landau vinyl roof, pinstriping, side moldings and bumper guards would have added to the tally.
It was in very nice shape, and looked good in bright red with a white vinyl roof and red vinyl interior. These cars have all but disappeared, at least in non-Starsky and Hutch tribute form.
Just as I was backing out of the parking spot, the owner and his wife/significant other came out and got into their time capsule from 1975. I had time to lower my window and say "Nice car!" and they waved, but seemed to be in a hurry. I hope they know they've got a great Curbside Classic!


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It's taken some time, but you've got your agency in a good place. To do this you've avoided the primary reasons agencies don't get hired and you're diligently practicing some (if not all) of the techniques you need to get clients to pay you what you're worth.
Not being one to rest on your laurels you're thinking to yourself, "what else can I do to add value to my brand?"
The first idea, creating a gold-plated version of your logo, seemed like a good one at first, but on second thought… It got you thinking more about your brand. So you start poking around and you notice that you're missing out on branding opportunities.
Like your notification emails.
Every time you send an email notification to clients, you want it to reflect a professional image and for the recipients to be excited to hear from you. And, because you're building such awesome post-click landing pages for them, you're probably sending lead notifications a lot. It's at this point you decide you want to start sending clients email notifications that reinforce your brand.
For this reason Instapage now allows Team & Agency and Enterprise customers to easily send branded email notifications to clients.
Until now, only "Instapage branded" email notifications were available to inform you when you received a new lead — no doubt a valuable feature. But if you're an agency or consultant that manages client post-click landing pages, don't you want to take credit for each post-click landing page conversion?
What are branded email notifications?
Branded emails are automated notifications that let your clients know they just received a new lead. They also confirm to clients (and your agency) the post-click landing page you built is working!
Similar to major email marketing services, this new feature allows users to:
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For advanced users comfortable with HTML, you can modify our standard email template code, or upload your own custom HTML file.
Who would use them?
If you're an entrepreneur or small business, our standard email notifications are more applicable because those business types are likely not passing off leads to another party.
If you're an agency or consultant, however, branded emails are your newest customizable option within the Instapage platform. This is because agencies and consultants manage post-click landing page campaigns that are not their own.
Consider this scenario…
You're an agency managing 100 different post-click landing pages for 10 separate clients. Every time your client's page converts, you can (automatically) send them an email (branded with your agency) that says they just received a new lead. From the client's perspective, they think, "leads equals money." But they also think, "Wow! Every time one of my post-click landing pages converts, the agency sends me an email right away so that I can follow up on the lead… This is important because leads in our line of work are very time sensitive and I appreciate the immediate notification."
It's that kind of personal service your client appreciates that keep them loyal to you (while keeping your retention rate higher).
Why would you use branded emails?
They help establish a strong rapport with clients and your brand because the emails come from you.
Branded emails add extra value for your end clients because they can take action on fresh leads in real time. You control the post-click landing page, your client controls how they follow up with those leads. Furthermore, these automated emails let clients know you are being proactive with their leads and care about the success of their business.
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Gas Prices Fall And Wyoming Gets Stuck With Abandoned Fracking Wells
What happens to fracking wells after natural gas prices fall enough that they are no longer worth maintaining? Often, the New York Times reports, nothing.
The state of Wyoming is grappling with that issue as natural gas companies -- and profits -- disappear as prices plummet.
The state estimated that closing the 1,200 wells already abandoned would cost about $8 million.
Compounding the problem, state officials estimate that Wyoming may also have to plug 2,300 wells that are sitting idle but have not been entirely abandoned by operators.
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- The scoring record at Madison Square Garden lasted more than 24 years, even withstanding a famous challenge from Michael Jordan.
Now LeBron James can seize it from Kobe Bryant after just two days.
Of course, he'll need to score 62 points to do it.
"We set the bar up high for him. He'd have to play really well," New York coach Mike D'Antoni said Tuesday.
Still dazed from Bryant's 61-point performance, the Knicks brace for a visit Wednesday from James, who loves playing in the Big Apple just as much and authored his own 50-point masterpiece here last season.
The NBA's two best players, appearing two nights apart on basketball's biggest stage. Even James, perhaps the MVP front-runner at midseason, will have a tough time matching Bryant's act.
"Last night Kobe made a lot of tough shots," Knicks center David Lee said. "I'm sure LeBron will probably do the same thing and we're going to need to play our best ball."
James, though, promised he won't be gunning for Bryant's mark.
"Hey, man. I just go out and play my game," James said after leading Cleveland to a 101-83 win over Toronto on Tuesday. "I'm not a video game where you can just expect me to go out there and score 60 or 70. I play the game to win the game. I'm not into individual accolades. Kobe Bryant's performance was unbelievable. I watched every second of it. It's not about individuals in this league.
"I'm not trying to outdo Kobe or anybody on their team."
Bryant shattered Bernard King's record of 60 points at the present Madison Square Garden, set on Christmas 1984. Jordan had the top performance by a visiting player, scoring 55 points in 1995 shortly after ending his first retirement.
James also is on the list of 50-point scorers at the Garden, finishing with 50 in Cleveland's 119-105 victory over New York on March 5, 2008. Like Bryant, he was treated to raucous ovations and "MVP!" chants during that game -- along with a fan coming on the court to meet him when James exited for good in the final minute.
And just like Bryant, he always talks about his passion for "the world's most famous arena."
"Every time I come here, it's like a warm feeling just because you know the history," James said in November, before his first visit this season.
"It's not just basketball, everything that ever went on. Concerts, boxing, I mean everything that ever went on at Madison Square Garden. Being a basketball junkie like myself, how could you not love it being in this building?"
New Yorkers still cling to hope that James will someday make it his permanent home.
He could be the marquee free agent in a stellar class in 2010, and the Knicks have positioned themselves for a run at him by clearing salary cap space for that summer. The Knicks still hope to get far enough under the cap to offer maximum deals to two superstars, hoping they can convince a Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade to join James in New York.
"That's a long ways off, so that's not our focus," D'Antoni said. "Our focus is to win that game."
James had only 26 points in his November visit, but he sat out the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 119-101 romp. He's less likely than Bryant to have huge scoring nights because he tries to do so many other things -- he had 10 assists and eight rebounds in his 50-point game here -- but his size and strength could make him a more difficult matchup for the Knicks.
"LeBron can do the same things and he does it with a 6-9, 260-pound body," D'Antoni said. "He not only can get 61, he can hurt you doing it, and that's not good."
D'Antoni has said that if a player wants to be MVP, it helps to play well in New York. Bryant, last season's winner, did his part with the greatest scoring performance Madison Square Garden had seen.
Now it's James' turn, in a place he reveres.
"It's the one remaining building that still has the history," James said. "You think all the way back to Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Willis Reed and all those guys who came through that building, all the way to Patrick Ewing and the great teams they had. To be able to be on the same court that the greats have been on is an honor for me."
source : NBA.com
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
After Kobe's 61, Now It's LeBron's Turn At MSG
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Bryant's 61 Sets Record For Most Points At MSG
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pau Gasol wasn't looking a couple of times when Kobe Bryant attempted a free throw. So when the Madison Square Garden fans cheered, Gasol assumed that meant his Los Angeles Lakers teammate missed.
But on this record-setting night, even the opposing crowd wanted to see history.
In the 41 years since the current Garden opened, no player has scored more points than Bryant did Monday. He finished with 61, breaking Bernard King's mark of 60 for the Knicks on Christmas 1984 against New Jersey.
Bryant shot 19-of-31 from the floor and made all 20 foul shots as the Lakers beat the Knicks 126-117. He surpassed King's total by hitting two free throws with 2:33 left.
"When he came to the bench in the second quarter, he kind of had this dazed look on his face," teammate Lamar Odom said. "Some call it the zone. He was just in another world. I don't think it probably mattered what shot he took or how he took it. It probably would've went in."
Bryant is often mischievous when he has one of those in-the-zone nights, smiling after shots, joking with opponents. But in the Lakers' first game since losing center Andrew Bynum to a knee injury, Bryant wasn't goofing around.
"I noticed that, too," coach Phil Jackson said. "I noticed his mood was very determined, very somber about him."
Jackson also was the coach when Michael Jordan set the previous Garden record for most points by an opponent with 55 for Chicago on March 28, 1995. He recalled that Jordan was playing in just his fifth game in 22 months.
"He wasn't really totally himself as a player yet," Jackson said. "We just stuck him in the post."
He added, "Both remarkable performances."
Bryant said he didn't know Jordan owned that record.
"But I watched the game, actually, when he had that game," he said, "just oohing and aahing and just marveling at the performance, as I'm sure we all were."
Bryant left to a standing ovation with 1:48 to go. The many Lakers fans in the building -- or maybe they're just Kobe fans -- made their presence felt the whole night, chanting "MVP!" when he shot free throws.
"I was totally surprised," Jackson said.
The Knicks played their first game at the current Madison Square Garden, known as "Garden IV," in February 1968.
Bryant's night quickly became the talk of the league.
"I've never had a night like that," said Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who scored 32 in Miami's win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. "You could tell, just watching the highlights, he had a pep in his step and he was on a mission. With Bynum out, he's going to have to do a little more, and I think he understands that. I mean, 61 points, that's Kobe -- that's all you can say."
Hearing Wade, Heat rookie Michael Beasley became wide-eyed.
"Kobe scored 61?" he asked. "You serious?"
source : NBA.com
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Warriors' Biedrins Sidelined By Sprained Wrist
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins was held out of Wednesday night's game against Oklahoma City with a sprained left wrist.
Biedrins, averaging 13.7 points and 12.0 rebounds, complained of a sore wrist during Tuesday's practice but hoped to play against the Thunder before he was ruled out by Warriors coach Don Nelson. He is listed as day-to-day.
The 6-foot-11-inch center became the latest Golden State player to get hurt. Backup guard Marco Belinelli (sprained right ankle) and forward Brandan Wright (partially dislocated left shoulder) were also unavailable to play against Oklahoma City while guard C.J. Watson was questionable with turf toe.
source : NBA.com
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Warriors' Biedrins Sidelined By Sprained Wrist
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins was held out of Wednesday night's game against Oklahoma City with a sprained left wrist.
Biedrins, averaging 13.7 points and 12.0 rebounds, complained of a sore wrist during Tuesday's practice but hoped to play against the Thunder before he was ruled out by Warriors coach Don Nelson. He is listed as day-to-day.
The 6-foot-11-inch center became the latest Golden State player to get hurt. Backup guard Marco Belinelli (sprained right ankle) and forward Brandan Wright (partially dislocated left shoulder) were also unavailable to play against Oklahoma City while guard C.J. Watson was questionable with turf toe.
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Raptors F Kris Humphries Out With Broken Leg
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Toronto Raptors forward Kris Humphries is out indefinitely with a broken leg.
The Raptors said Wednesday X-rays showed his right fibula was fractured.
Humphries was kicked in the leg Sunday against the Phoenix Suns, missed the following game and Wednesday's matchup against the Detroit Pistons. He is averaging 3.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 9.1 minutes this season for the Raptors.
source : NBA.com
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Bucks' Bogut Misses 4th Straight With Back Spasms
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Andrew Bogut could only watch his Bucks teammates struggle with rebounding during their recent West Coast swing. Bogut can't play because of back spasms that have wiped out most of the 7-foot center's month.
"That was the most demoralizing thing to me, waiting up (late) and watching it on TV," said Bogut, averaging 11.8 points and a team-high 10.4 rebounds a game. "I was bored out of my brain. The last five days I've been inside -- going to treatment and going back sitting inside on the couch or in bed. It's been pretty frustrating."
Bogut says he's "day-to-day" but Bucks coach Scott Skiles hinted his center won't travel to Atlanta for Friday's game and may not play until Monday against Minnesota.
On their most recent trip, the Bucks finished 1-2, losing to the Clippers and getting outrebounded 58-30 in a loss to Portland that was hailed as rookie Greg Oden's coming out party after he scored a career-high 24 points and added 15 rebounds. Of course, Oden didn't have to bang against Bogut, a former No. 1 pick in 2005.
"I know that's something I could help the team in," Bogut said of the rebounding disparity. "I definitely could've helped, at least get 10, maybe get that margin closer to even and helped us stay in the game."
There's been little joy for Bogut in recent weeks. He's played in three of the past 11 games and initially hurt his back more than a month ago on Dec. 17 against Philadelphia. Doctors have said there's nothing structurally wrong, but the pain has been intense.
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Heat To honor 3 Olympic Gold Medalists
MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade's Olympic banner will be swaying from the ceiling of the Miami Heat's home arena soon. So, too, will one for Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning.
The Heat will raise two banners at halftime of their Jan. 31 game against the Dallas Mavericks: one for Wade, who was part of the 2008 U.S. gold medal team in Beijing, and the other for Mourning and Hardaway, who helped the Americans win gold at the 2000 Sydney Games.
They will be displayed alongside the Heat's division, conference and NBA championship banners.
Wade's banner was unveiled during a ceremony shortly after he returned home from the Olympics in late August, but the Heat opted not to raise it to the rafters until such a time that one also could be presented to honor Hardaway and Mourning.
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