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As of right this moment my knee is swollen, missing a lot of skin, my elbow is missing most of its skin and it is swollen. The crash was just about 20 minutes ago. It must have looked bad to onlookers because several people stopped and asked if I was ok. The guy in the truck asked me three times, "Are you ok? That's a lot of blood!" I said, "I think my bike is OK."
I must have hit the ground hard, because it completely reset my computer. (Has this happened to anyone?)
So now, ego broken by a 2 inch curb, I ask fellow Bikeforums people, "How long before I can ride again?" When any of you had really ugly accidents (but no broken bones) how long? I am pretty tough, I can handle a lot of pain, but the knee is what I am worried about, it is huge!!! :irritated :cry: :irritated :cry: :irritated


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Who's so naive that he tries to SCREAM a stockprice down on a bulletin board. Foxsucks must be shortin the low 20's to be this manic. Or maybe, OH MYGOD, he IS the FOX specialist. You'd better coverPAL.
Anybody who sold today based on that bonehead'smessage deserves to get taken to the cleaners. That guyobviously is shorting the stock and using this board to tryand bring it down. Please say you didn't sell justbecause you believed that ignoramus. Look at the numbersand what other brokers are saying. When it starts tospike, you are going to wish you didn't read manicbonehead messages and obey. And if you were stupid enoughto short, get your luggage ready - que tenga buenviaje.
I'm thinking of taking a position in Fox, but amwondering if anyone can help me out regarding upcomingprofits. Star Wars will obviously be big, but it seemsthis is well aware of in the market, so wouldn't thishave already been factored into price? And couldmarket expectations be almost unrealistic on thisfront?Also Fox TV hasn't been exactly scorching lately.Simpsons and x-files are wrapping up, what else are theydoing? Seems to me UPN and WB have stolen a lot of theirhipness.What are some of the other main revenue streams forFox?This is still looking attractive to me as a 1 yearLONG, but am waiting for it to pull back into the low20's before entering.Any thoughts would beappreciated.-F

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ATLANTA -- A bill to crack down on pill mills in Georgia has passed the Senate and will now go to the governor's desk for signing.
It's an effort to shut down illicit pain clinics. 11Alive's Center for Investigative exposed the problem last fall and efforts began on legislation to curb the problem.
"It will expose and punish narcotic traffickers who operate rogue pill mills, said State Attorney General Sam Olens.
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"The best thing about the bill is it substantially raises the penalty for violation for operating one of these clinics when you shouldn't be," said Tom Weldon (R-Ringgold).
Weldon is one of the sponsors of the bill, which changes the playing field for those who want to set up pain clinics in Georgia.
The bill will make it a felony crime for anyone other than a medical practitioner to own a pain clinic.
It will also give the Georgia Composite Medical Board strong powers to regulate and control pain clinics to ensure that they don't over-prescribe prescription narcotics to those who don't need them.


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Postseason road ends for Nanticoke Area
NEW TRIPOLI - Nanticoke Area's reward for its first playoff berth of this millennium was an hour-plus bus ride to play a tough District 11 opponent.
And while a win was not in the cards, Trojans head coach Ron Bruza applauded his team's accomplishment, even in the immediate aftermath of a season-ending defeat.
Harry Hall rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries as Northwestern Lehigh routed Nanticoke Area, 50-21, Friday night in an Eastern Conference Class AA semifinal at Tiger Stadium.
"We played well for a long time. We really did," Bruza said. "I think things just started catching up with us, and you know what, our kids played with confidence. The breaks didn't go our way. My hat's off to Northwestern Lehigh. They have a great program.
"We lost to a better team tonight. We really did."
The Trojans (5-6) deferred the opening kickoff, and it did not take long for Hall to assert his dominance. A 32-yard scamper made it 6-0, and after a Nanticoke three-and-out, Taylor Breininger hauled in a 36-yard touchdown catch from Frank Dangello.
Following an interception by Trojans quarterback J.T. Levandowski, the Tigers (8-3) needed only four plays to score their third touchdown in 4:25. And once again, it was Hall, who capped the short drive with a 25-yard run.
Pat Hempel, who surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau against GAR two weeks ago, had a 26-yard touchdown run to slice the deficit to 18-7.
The Tigers' offense kept on rolling, and by halftime, their lead was 38-7. It was 50-7 after three quarters, but Nanticoke Area scored two touchdowns in a span of 1:56 in the fourth quarter.
"That's great for my young guys to be able to get that experience," Bruza said. "That gives me something to build on for next year."
The Trojans were a regular season surprise, earning their way into the postseason with consecutive wins over GAR and Hanover Area. But against an emerging District 11 program their season came to an end.
"Things didn't work out the way we wanted, but our program is back," Bruza said. "Nobody expected us to be in it. Everybody wrote us off at the beginning of the year. Our kids believed. They kept plugging away, and look, they were playing in Week 11."
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Playhouse (Edinburgh)
- Theatre ID2305
- Built / Converted1929
- Dates of use
- 1929: continuing
- Current stateExtant
- Current useTheatre
- Address18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 3AA, Scotland
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The Playhouse is truly a great monster of a theatre - in every sense. This vast enterprise started life as a 'super' cinema with full stage facilities and a caféall the work of Fairweather, designer of several such giants in the 1930s. The inspiration was American - the architect went to the United States to study the latest trends. The Playhouse makes clever use of a sloping site, the vast brick bulk of the auditorium rearing up behind the clumsy symmetrical sandstone façe of eleven bays in debased classical style. A proscenium frame recess denotes the entrance between flanking shop units. Within, it is the scale which impresses most of all. There are commodious foyers with fine terrazzo floors and a partially glazed barrel vaulted ceiling in the inner foyer. The decor is heavyweight classical with torch-bearers flanking the stairways and giant cornices everywhere. The auditorium has two massive fully cantilevered balconies, each seating over 1,000. These curve to meet single stage boxes below organ grilles with fanlights, flanked by giant pilasters. Above the upper circle, truncated pilasters rise to the heavily beamed ceiling. The entire interior is decorated in Apollo Leisure's standard lipstick red and gold. Remarkable as a cinema, the Playhouse is perhaps the least beautiful of Edinburgh's major theatres. It is, however, among the most commercially effective, its large capacity and well equipped stage (c.13m deep) being put to good use with short runs of touring West End musical sensations.
- 1929 Use: continuing
- 1929 Design/Construction:
- John Fairweather - Architect
- 1929 Owner/Management: Edinburgh Playhouse Ltd
- 1975 Owner/Management: Lothian Region
- 1983 Owner/Management: Apollo Leisure, now Live Nation.
- 2009 Owner/Management: Bought by Ambassador Theatre Group
- Capacities
- Original: 3040
- Later: 1951: 3048
- Current: 3056
- Listings
- Grade B
- Grade A
- Stage type
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Synta Pharmaceuticals is nixing 90 positions, bringing the total number of employees down to 130. The decision comes after last month's announcement that development of anticancer agent elesclomol had been suspended.
Synta says that the restructuring will allow it to operate for approximately two more years without the need for additional equity financing. Synta has two other programs in clinical development and two at the preclinical stage. STA 9090 is a synthetic Hsp90 inhibitor that is currently enrolling patients in two Phase I trials in solid tumors. Apilimod is an oral IL-12/IL-23 inhibitor currently enrolling patients in a Phase IIA study in rheumatoid arthritis.
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The news in February sent the company's stock plunging around 77%, and its partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for elesclomol hangs in the balance. GSK has paid $130 million in fees and milestones as well as a majority of program costs. If the companies decide to continue investigations, Synta could earn another $85 million related to melanoma and $750 million linked to other types of cancer.
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I was offered a job yesterday. Nothing fancy but I'll be working outside. I'm pretty excited. :)
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I was offered a job yesterday. Nothing fancy but I'll be working outside. I'm pretty excited. :)
congrats. nice time of year to be outside
Yay!!! Extra monies in the household will be most welcomed!!! And outside is nice (well as long as the weather is ok, hehe) as well!
Congrats UA! I'll bet it will be good to be back to work.
I remember when I was laid off. It was a big shock. I had been working since I have been about 12 years old (as a kid newspaper delivery, grass cutting, odd jobs etc).
It actually got a little scary for me being laid off. The check was coming in and I did not need to do anything for it. It was kind of nice.
It's not a whole lot of fun having to go to work every day putting up with all of the crap that goes on in most offices but it certainly is better than being out of work.
Now that you are back employed, I'll bet a better job is going to be right around the corner.
I always liked working outdoors, or even quasi-outdoors. You'd be hard pressed to find an indoor job that offered constant sunshine and a nice breeze. Congrats on the new job.
What will you be doing?
Awesome Bro!
Congrats, UA. That's gotta feel good.
I'll be working for the city park service. I'm stoked. It would be nice if it could lead to some regular employment but I'm taking what I can get for now. :)
We went to the bike shop to pay for my new bike (the frame is in and they're planning on building it this week.) We know the owner well and we were just chatting with him. I happened to mention that I was offered a job yesterday. He offered me a job at the bike shop. They need a seasonal employee to help build bikes and work with customers. Looks like the first bike I'll be building there is my own. :D :lol:
Congratulations Matt.
Congrats! :beer:
Congrats! See my reply in P&R to your thread.
Feels good, doesn't it? Congrats to you, you'll do good. :)
I just use my laser vision and thus disinfect everything I see.
That or bleach.
UA -- you feel that? I just gave you the bro-slap on the shoulder.
OUT - F'N - STANDING! Congrats!
And forget all this road-apple about 'demeaning conditions' -- who gives a sh**, as long as the work is there? And you've got it X2!


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If you have asthma or have ever experienced symptoms of exercise-related breathing difficulties, this news may be interestingbut not exactly helpful. You can't very well control how much you sweat, after all. But the study results do support what doctors already believe: Keeping airways moist while you're working out may help reduce your risk. Here are a few strategies to try.
- Stay hydrated and avoid dehydration during workouts.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a loose scarf during cold weather.
- Exercise in a warm, humidified environment, if possible.
How an athlete copes with asthma
I recently had the chance to meet Olympic gold medalist Peter Vanderkaay; he swam anchor in this year's 4x200 freestyle relay with Michael Phelps, and won an individual bronze as well. Vanderkaay has been swimming competitively since age 7but around age 10 he began to experience asthma symptoms (chest tightness, trouble catching his breath, wheezing) when he was in the pool or playing outside at recess.
Vanderkaay sought treatment right away, and today he's one of countless professional athletes livingand thrivingwith asthma. He's partnered with Asthmyths.com, a site dedicated to helping patients get their asthma under control and their lives back to normal. (Asthmyths is sponsored by Merck & Co., maker of the asthma drug Singulair.)
"I remember being a little bit worried, early on, that I wouldn't be able to keep swimming," Vanderkaay tells me. "But once I found the right long-term action plan, I was able to get where I am today. My doctor, parents, and I worked as a team so that I could continue training. And when I got to a higher level of competition in college, I realized that a lot of athletes have asthma, and it's something they deal with on a day-to-day basis. It's not something that has held me back, at all."
Although the air quality in Beijing didn't worry him (since his events were all indoors in the air-conditioned Water Cube), Vanderkaay does have to monitor his asthma on a daily basis. He stresses that each case is different, and anyone with symptoms should talk to their doctor about preventive measuressuch as avoiding common triggers and learning how to recognize the signs of an oncoming attackand emergency treatment options.
More than 20 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma, according to the National Institutes of Health, and that number is growing each year. Are your workouts affected by asthma? How do you manage your symptoms?
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Well, the MLB All-Star game did not end the way I wanted it to. The American League defeated the National League 5-3. Joe Nichols was there to perform God Bless America and I'm going to be honest, it wasn't the best performance ever. The reviews this morning, not so good. David Nail participated in Sunday's Legends & Celebrity Softball game and was named co-MVP with Nelly.
Three Connecticut residents have pleaded not guilty to causing a disturbance at Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home. Police say the three were throwing beer bottles at the home and shouting at a security guard on June 14th. They were each charged with disorderly conduct and have been released.


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Nina LaCour was 26-years old when Publishers Weekly declared her then yet-to-be-released debut book, Hold Still, their "Pick of the Week." I believe in terms of debuts, this could be considered a very decent start to a career. Also, being that Hold Still follows teenager Caitlin through a year after her best friend Ingrid commits suicide, this isn't the most typical of Young Adult novels.
(I must confess, there are three books on my nightstand right now; the authors being of the GRAND MALE variety; Pynchon, Roth, and Murakami.. But I really think that the last book I have read cover to cover in one sitting is Hold Still. So, I'm a YA head now, and I love it. Give me Twilight: New Moon right now, and I'm invested in the teenage world circa 2009.)
Nina is an Oakland-based writer, and happens to be someone I just watched "Where the Wild Things Are" with, so this is finally the chance I got to ask her questions that I don't normally get to ask her. Like, how do you write a book? (Most of us haven't, I surely can't.) And we wrestle with a long-standing disappointment that I have with authors and their lack of entourages. I think Nina can end this with the proper time allocated to entourage-gathering. Hold Still is just the beginning. . . —Evan Pricco.
Q: This question is serious. How do you write a book? What actually goes into it? I'm talking time management, research, editing your own work, how do you do it?
Well, when I wrote Hold Still I had this very clear support structure. I was in grad school, so writing was my homework. It was so great. Whenever people ask me if it's worth all the money it costs to get an MFA I say yes, because it forced me to take my writing seriously—it forced me to stay up all night and do it—because I knew that a professor and a class full of other writers were expecting pages from me. And then there's the ego thing. I wanted those pages to be good because all these people were going to be critiquing me based on what I handed in.
But now that I'm out of school it's much harder. I mean, I work. I'm a teacher. I'm not at the place where I really write for a living yet. And nobody is waiting for me to turn in twenty or thirty or forty pages of work every couple weeks, so there is a shift in priorities that makes it hard for me to answer your question. I guess my answer is that I don't know what it takes to write a book. I'm figuring it out as I go along.
Q: Nina LaCour, age 17. Did you ever think that less than 10 years later, you would have written a book? Was this ever a goal or ambition?
I have always wanted to be a writer. Of course I've wanted to do things in addition to writing, and sometimes I daydream about how great it would be to be in a completely different field—like interior decorating or farming or something—but even when I was a kid I used to fantasize about having a book I wrote appear on shelves in bookstores and peoples' apartments. All through high school I worked in independent bookstores and part of my job back then was entering the ISBN numbers for the new books that we were about to receive, and I used to think, Someday I will have an ISBN number, which is so nerdy but now, ten years later, the fact that I have one makes me super excited.
Q: Was there an intention to write a "Young Adult Novel?" What does that even mean?
I know, right? There is so much crossover potential between teen and adult audiences that it's hard to tell sometimes. For me, the only real rules for a Young Adult Novel are that the book is about young adults, and that there is an immediacy to it—not too much reflection by an older and wiser self. But I think that most attempts at categorization ultimately fall short, and that in this case it's best to just stick with what it feels like for the reader. I did always intend for this novel to be for teenagers. I had never written specifically for a teen audience before, but I was taking a class on young adult literature and figured I'd give it a try. And then writing this book just felt right, and I set aside the adult novel I was working on.
Q: Hold Still was written while you were at Mills College getting your Master's, so you were removed from high school for a number of years. What I think is really interesting, and one of the strongest aspects of the book, is the way you evoke and describe the relationships of high school, whether two people are friends or just acquaintances. I think most importantly, your non-dialog writing really captures a mood I think most people could relate to when they were 14-18 and finding out who they are and who they want to hang out with. Did you have to do some channeling of past high school experiences to get that out into your book? Did you have to spend some time with high school kids to get back into that mindset?
I was only like 22 or 23 when I started writing Hold Still, so even though I had been through college, high school wasn't that far in the past. I think that for a lot of people, and definitely for me, there is this feeling of high school that never goes away. Those years are so exhilarating and beautiful and terrible and new. I think that's why, as a culture, we're all so obsessed with high school movies and books and TV shows. They remind us of who we were then, when we weren't yet who we are now. That's part of why I love teaching high school. I get to see my students form identities. Part of it is organic and part of it is intentional. That's why clothes and music are so important when you're a kid: it's not just about what you love, it's about who you want to be.
But that's not exactly what you asked. I didn't do much research about teenagers when I was writing. Once in a while I would ask my brother a question. He's seven and a half years younger than I am so he was a good resource. Most often, though, I just remembered what it was like to be in high school and immersed myself in that feeling. I'm so glad to hear that it comes through!
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It was a huge day for A-Level students in the UK as they received the exam results that will determine whether they go to university or not and many turned to social networks for support and advice on what to do next.
Two weeks ago we found that students lacked confidence in their exam results but for those that got the grades they needed results day was a calm affair usually followed by a night of celebration and a weekend long hangover in preparation for uni.
But for those that didn't the 'OMG I'm in clearing' panic sets in and students want answers immediately.
The primary route for many students was UCAS who this year had a service called UCAS Connect, which helped to spread the demand for their services across other channel such as Facebook, Twitter and The Student Room.
And it was needed as UCAS.com crashed early on in the day due to an unexpected 4x more visitors to the site, which meant more emphasis was placed on the external channels to answer students' questions.
As some students sat on hold waiting for their calls to be taken or twiddled their thumbs anticipating an email response the social media train was in full flow from UCAS' digital hub, where at the time of writing the response was:
- The Student Room Advisors – 952 posts seen by 230,000 students going to uni in September
- Twitter – 550 tweets seen by 13,144 followers of UCAS
- Facebook – 181 messages seen by 19,052 people who 'Like' UCAS
In addition to this the regular moderators on TSR responded to an additional 1079 queries in our dedicated UCAS, Clearing and A Level forums and another 12,183 posts were been made by users of the site.
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The data protection authorities of 10 nations are expressing disappointment with the privacy practices of Google Inc. and other international corporations. The privacy regulators of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom made their feelings known in a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Monday. They called on the company to "incorporate fundamental privacy principles directly into the design of new online services" and to set an example "as a leader in the online world." Several of the commissioners will gather to detail their concerns at a press conference today in Washington, DC. A Google spokesperson told the Daily Dashboard that the company tries very hard to build meaningful controls into its products and that Google is eager to launch a new transparency tool. According to reports, this tool relates to subpoena requests around the world.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Mariners got a reminder of the pitcher they hoped Erik Bedard could be when they traded for him before the 2008 season. But that glimpse came in 2014 with Bedard throwing against them.
Bedard, who went 15-14 with a 3.31 earned-run average in three injury-riddled seasons with the Mariners, tossed six shutout innings, giving up just four hits and striking out eight to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-0 win over Seattle on Friday night at Tropicana Field.
It snapped two streaks in the process. The Rays' ended a 10-game losing streak, while the Mariners had their five-game winning streak broken. It was the seventh time this season the Mariners have been shut out.
While Mariners fans may remember Bedard as a petulant and disinterested pitcher who seemed content getting to 100 pitches and exiting games early, he doesn't lack talent. Even at age 35 after multiple surgeries and his fastball topping out at 89 to 90 mph, he possesses decent enough off-speed pitches and a deceptive delivery to get outs.
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"He's got to pitch now," said Michael Saunders, one of the few players left on the Mariners' roster to play with Bedard. "He's lost some miles per hour. But he's added a cutter. He was finding success up in the zone, and we couldn't lay off it."
Working at a hypnotically slow pace, Bedard had all those things working against a Seattle team (31-29) that won't be mistaken for an offensive juggernaut on most nights.
"Our at-bats weren't great tonight," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "He threw OK tonight. Listen, he had (eight) strikeouts tonight. That says a lot. So he must have been doing something right."
Bedard retired 12 of the first 14 he faced. Those two exceptions came in the third inning when Stefen Romero led off the inning with an infield single. Cole Gillespie followed with a double to center to put runners on second and third with no outs. But Bedard came back to strike out Brad Miller, James Jones and Michael Saunders in a row — all swinging.
"You got to bear down and make some pitches," Bedard said. "Just try to limit the damage."
It was a massive opportunity lost.
"That changes the game," Miller said. "You get in those guys, or at least one of them, and you strike first. Any time a team gets out of that (situation), the momentum goes back to them. We've got to do a better job of executing there, and it started with me."
Rays manager Joe Maddon was a little more definitive.
"If they had put several runs up right there, it'd have been very difficult with the mood and the thought of having to come from behind," Maddon said. "That one particular moment, I think, won tonight's game."
Saunders injured himself swinging during that inning and had to be taken out of the game.
"I don't know how to explain it," Saunders said. "I felt something on a swing. It was uncomfortable."
McClendon said that Saunders is "day-to-day" and will be re-evaluated on Saturday. Saunders tried to be optimistic despite obvious frustration.
"I don't think it's anything serious," he said. "I'm pretty confident in that."
While Bedard was cruising, Mariners starter Chris Young struggled. He pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with a season-high five walks and three strikeouts.
"You aren't going to be as sharp as you want to every night," Young said. "My command wasn't as good as I'd like it to be."
"We had some opportunities early, and we didn't take advantage of them," McClendon said. "It was one of those days where we didn't play well on either side of the baseball, and those things happen. We'll have to put it behind us and get ready for tomorrow."


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Here's a quick look at the opening point spreads and totals for Week 2 of the 2014 NFL preseason.
Via Don Best, home teams went 14-2 SU and 12-3-1 ATS in Week 1. The home team opened as the favorite in all 16 games this week. UNDER, according to The Linemakers on Sporting News' Micah Roberts, went 11-5.
This week's schedule is spread out from Thursday through Monday, with nationally-televised primetime games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday.
The lines listed below are the opening numbers from the LVH SuperBook. For updated spreads and total, visit our live odds board, and stay tuned to The Linemakers for analysis and picks on this week's slate.
Thursday, August 14
Jaguars at Bears (-4, 42)
Rookie Blake Bortles impressed in his Jacksonville debut, a 16-10 win over the Bucs. Chicago was involved in a predictably high-scoring affair with Philly, winning at home, 34-28.
Friday, August 15
Eagles at Patriots (-3, 46.5)
This total jumps out as the highest by far of the Week 2 preseason card, but the 46.5 was bet up to 47 within minutes of the LVH posting opening numbers. Rob Gronkowski, who did not travel with the Patriots for last Thursday's game at Washington, is listed as probable to give it a go against Philly.
Titans at Saints (-4, 43)
Both teams won their preseason openers, New Orleans without Drew Brees, who has been nursing an injured left oblique. No sense hurrying him back for preseason games, reasons coach Sean Payton.
Lions at Raiders (-1, 39)
Matt Schaub played sparingly with his new club, leaving most of the passing duties to rookie Derek Carr and Matt McGloin in Friday's loss in Minnesota. Lost in the Manziel hype Saturday in Detroit was Kellen Moore leading the Lions to a comeback win over Cleveland.
Chargers at Seahawks (-6, 38.5)
Seattle's streak of nine straight preseason wins and covers came to an end Thursday in a Super Bowl rematch in Denver. To get back on track, the Seahawks will have to cover the biggest number on the Week 2 exhibition board.
Saturday, August 16
Packers at Rams (-2.5, 40)
Both squads will be looking for their first win of the preseason Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.
Giants at Colts (-2.5, 41)
Boosted by a 73-yard touchdown run by former Raider Rashad Jennings, the Giants ran their preseason record to 2-0 with a win at home over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Indy, who lost at the Jets 13-10, has veteran Matt Hasselbeck backing up Andrew Luck at QB.
Ravens at Cowboys (-1, 40)
Dallas did nothing to allay concerns about its defense in its Thursday night loss at San Diego, allowing Chargers QBs to complete 14 of 16 pass attempts for 243 yards and rookie RB Branden Oliver to rack up 64 yards and 7 carries. OVER bettors jumped on this early number and drove it up to 41 at the LVH.
Jets and Bengals (-3.5, 41.5)
The hook here has to tempt underdog bettors.
Bills and Steelers (-2.5, 40)
Buffalo bounced back from its Hall of Fame game loss to the Giants with a 20-18 win at Carolina Friday night. Bills' second-year QB EJ Manuel went 9 of 13 for 96 yards, while rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins grabbed there receptions for 21 yards.
Dolphins at Bucs (-2, 37)
Ryan Tannehill was 6 for 6 for 62 yards in Miami's loss in Atlanta, before being replaced by Seth Lobato, who went 14 for 28 with 124 yards. Lovie Smith, meanwhile, will be looking for his first win as coach of the Bucs after a loss to Jacksonville.
Falcons at Texans (-2, 40)
If Houston was looking toward the preseason to help shake off last year's miserable season, it got off on the wrong foot in a 32-0 loss at Arizona, where they got inside the Cardinals' 30-yard line only once. Said new Texans coach Bill O'Brien, "Tonight was not a good night of football. It all starts with me. I've got to do a better job of coaching this team. ... It's the first preseason game and there's nowhere but up from where we are right now."
Cardinals at Vikings (-3, 38)
While rookie Teddy Bridgewater was less than impressive Friday night for Minny, veteran Carson Palmer was went 5 for 5 for 84 yards and a touchdown in his lone series for Arizona.
Sunday, August 17
Broncos at 49ers (-3, 40)
While Jim Harbaugh lost to his brother, Ravens head coach John Harbugh, for third straight time, rookie RB Carlos Hyde, with his 7.8 yards per carry, was a bright spot for San Francisco.
Chiefs and Panthers (-3.5, 39)
Bettors laid -2.5 at CG Technology with Carolina, pushing the number to -3. But the line opened 3.5 at most shops, a number many handicappers will consider in preseason football.
Monday, August 18
Browns at Redskins (-2.5, 41)
Johnny Manziel gets the Monday night spotlight – and possibly the start – this week in the nation's capital.
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Blue Mountain State Season 3 Episode 1 : The Captain
Latest Blue Mountain State Episodes
Alex adjusts to becoming the starting quarterback and team captain, Thad awaits word on his future with the team after his drug related arrest following BMS' loss in last season's championship game. Following the arrival of a new offensive coordinator, Marcus Gilday (Anthony Lemke) with a desire and scheme to take BMS head coach Marty Daniels' job, Coach Daniels finds an unlikely ally in ex-wife Debra. New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco makes a guest appearance, coming to campus to take part in a bizarre captain induction ceremony for Alex. Thad is eventually let back on the team once serving a one game suspension.
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Spiders, along with daddylonglegs, ticks, mites, and scorpions, belong to the class Arachnida.
They are beneficial animals that feed on all sorts of arthropods, including insects. About 3,000 species of spiders are found in the United States. Spiders rarely bite people, and most species found in the world are harmless. However, some people may be allergic to a spider's bite, and a few species of spiders are known to produce bites that may have serious medical implications for humans.
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Magic Kingdom
Splash Mountain 2nd January 2013 19th March 2013 Mad Tea Party 7th January 2013 18th February 2013 Liberty Square Riverboat 1st February - 7th February 2013
Test Track 16th April 6th December 2012 Bistro de Paris 1st August 10th December 2012 Epcot Character Spot 21st October 2012 Mid February 2013
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
Annual Refurbishment 28th October 2012 5th January 2013
Disney's Blizzard Beach
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Annual Refurbishment 6th January 2013 16th March 2013
Uzima Springs Pool Slide Pool will remain open 14th January 8th February 2013
Disney's Boardwalk Inn
Boardwalk Bakery Expansion
BoardWalk Bakery will be closed during this work.
A coffee cart will be available on the boardwalk
area during this time.
2nd January 12th April 2013 Luna Park Pool Refurbishment
Guests may use the other leisure pools located next to Community
Hall or on the Inn side.
28th January 1st March 2013
Disney's Contemporary Resort
California Grill 2nd February 2013 - Late Summer 2013 Bay Lake Tower Bay Cove Pool Slide Pool will remain open 15th January 8th February 2013
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Dig Site Feature Pool Slide Pool will remain open 17th January 1st February 2013
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Grand Floridian Spa Senses -A Disney Spa opens 1th December 2012 Fitness Center
A temporary tent location specifically built to serve as a fitness center will be available for Guest use.
The tent will be located in the Convention Center Parking lot.
It will be open from 6:30am - 10:00pm daily.
It will be air-conditioned with military-grade flooring and natural light.
This will also be the main option for Guests at Disney's Polynesian Resort.
21st September
Late December 2012
Gasparilla Grill and Games 13th September 17th December 2012 Courtyard Pool - The Beach Pool will remain open during this time 10th September - February 2013 Beach Pool Bar Pool will remain open 25th January 15th February 2013
Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
Hurricane Hannas
During this time there will be a temporary hot dog/drink cart near Stormalong Bay and Laffertys Arcade.
Adult beverages and poolside cocktail service are available out of Poolside Gifts.
27th August 18th December 2012
Disney's Old Key West Resort
Sandcastle Feature Pool Slide 28th January 15th February 2013
Disneys Hilton Head Resort
The Big Dipper Pool Slide The Big Dipper Pool with remain open Ongoing completion due Fall 2012
Disney's Port Orleans - Riverside
Ol Man Island Pool Slide Pool will remain open 7th January 1st February 2013
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort
High Rock Spring Pool Slide Pool will remain open 5th January 8th February 2013
Golf Courses/Miniature Golf
Disney's Magnolia Golf Course 26th November 2nd December 2012 Disney's Palm Golf Course 3rd December 9th December 2012 Disney's Osprey Ridge Golf Course 10th December 14th December 2012 Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course 10th December 14th December 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 1:26 PM HST
More than $80K donated for Big Island storm relief
By Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) Organizations say they have raised more than $80,000 in donations for tropical storm relief efforts on the Big Island.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that at least 225 homes have been damaged or destroyed, mostly in the Puna district south of Hilo on the island's east side.
Janice Bueltmann of Hawaii Island United Way says needs are changing day by day and rebuilding will take time and money. Bueltmann is coordinating the organization's relief efforts in Puna.
Hawaii Island United Way and sister organization Aloha United Way have collected more than $31,000 in online donations.
Bueltmann says another $50,000 has been donated by the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation and Bank of Hawaii, while even more money has been pledged.
The area was rocked by Tropical Storm Iselle this month.


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Russell Elliott says UK Labour can learn from Plaid's brand of community and identity based politicsMay 22nd, 2013
Since she became leader of Plaid Cymru last year, Leanne Wood has prioritised improving the economy. Last week she launched the party's Plan C.
The seven-point Plan includes initiatives to share income tax powers between the Welsh and UK governments, a procurement campaign to make the most of the public sector's £4.3 billion spend, and more support for co-operatives, social enterprises and credit unions.
There are new ideas to support business, such as establishing a Welsh business bank, able to make the most of local knowledge to support small businesses, crucial to the Welsh economy, but struggling to access credit. There's a proposal for an innovative infrastructure financing vehicle, Build 4 Wales, that would be able to borrow money on the capital markets. This would be a not for dividend company, recycling its profits into further investment. It's also suggested that effective monopolies, such as rail services, are run by a not for profit company, along the same lines as Welsh Water.
From its title it could be thought that Plaid's Plan C is merely a sequel to the Compass think tank's Plan B – see here. True, some of the ideas, such as learning from the German model of regional banks, are in Plan B, but they also appeared years earlier in the Plaid's 2009 response to the crash. So rather than seeing Plan C as Plaid jumping on the bandwagon, it would be more correct to see it as bringing together ideas the party has been putting forward since the crash.
The Party of Wales has been stereotyped as only being interested in constitutional and cultural issues as if it is above consideration of the economic life of the country. However, this grounding in Wales' cultural life and appreciation of the need to decentralise the UK state, has given Plaid Cymru a strong and distinctive take on the economy from the start. This tradition is worthy of consideration by others on the centre left looking for alternatives beyond both clumsy, big state command and control models and neo liberal idolatry of the hidden hand of the market.
In a recent book, Gramsci, Space, Nature, Politics, Gramsci's distinctive outlook, which stands out from the centralising politics of his contemporaries, has been attributed to him coming from 'the west's most remote periphery', Sardinia. Moving to northern, industrial Turin he was very aware of the uneven development of the economy and how this was influenced by the particular history and culture of different places. He wrote dismissively of the limitations of the 'cosmopolitan' view which missed important local details and treated Italy as if it were one homogenous nation, not properly considering regional or global influences on development.
Raymond Williams' journey from working class south Wales to academic life in Cambridge gave him a similar perspective and appreciation of the importance of grounding political economy in geography. A Plaid member, in the 1970s he saw the renewal of politics emerging from the periphery of Europe, not from its cosmopolitan centres. This new politics would come out of an appreciation of place and he thought Plaid offered a valuable alternative to Labour's tradition of 'metropolitan centralism'.
Challenging the hegemony of the UK state, he wanted Wales to gain 'real independence', based not around the illusion of national political sovereignty but on more local economic control. In 1981 Plaid formally enshrined these ideas by adopting 'community socialism' as a constitutional aim.
Williams was not the first to take such an approach. From the start Plaid had seen the importance of a decentralist approach to the economy, rooted in consideration of real places with their very different issues. D.J. Davies, one of Plaid's founders, sought ideas from other small countries on the edge of Europe, and looked at Irish and Scandinavian economic policy. He emphasised the power of community to create an alternative, co-operative economy for Wales, which he thought could "undermine capitalism and transform it from within."
This tradition continued with Plaid championing the ideas of economists like Leopold Kohr, who opposed what he called the "cult of bigness" in social organisation, and Ernst Schumacher, author of Small is Beautiful. Using this thinking, Plaid set out its Economic Plan for Wales in 1970, based on a decentralised network of hubs across Wales, very much in tune with grassroots, green thinking.
So in contrast to Labour's traditional top down, big state socialism, Plaid has long advocated a greater role for co-operatives, mutuals and credit unions. In place of a One Nation, one size fits all model, Plaid's decentralised socialism has emphasised the importance of diversity and autonomy for nations, individuals and families. While the Compass Plan B outlines the concept of the social investment state, as a more pared down, smaller state model of social democracy, it can be argued that Plaid have been pushing for this community centred model of social democracy since the 1930s.
Welsh Labour have understood the importance of setting politics in terms of place and have successfully taken on Plaid Cymru's key policy issues, in what has been dubbed a 'Welshminster consensus'. This means the Party of Wales has suffered electorally, with Labour ministers asking, "What is the point of Plaid?" The answer to this question is surely that having two social democratic parties in Wales allows a richer politics to emerge from this dialogue between different traditions, a politics which fits real places.
At the UK level, some in Labour are considering how to escape the bland cosmopolitan outlook of the mainstream British parties, exploring 'Blue Labour' ideas to try to reconnect with real people and real places. There's a lot that could be learnt from parties like Plaid, if space can be found in One Nation Labour for a variety of approaches, tailored to fit the different nations, regions and geographies of the UK. A consideration of political economy around 'place' would emphasise the diversity of measures needed to fit different parts of the UK. It could also provide the focus for the formation of grassroots alliances, bringing together a range of interests in an area, which Raymond Williams saw as being so crucial to renewing politics and avoiding the fragility of coalitions formed only by party leaderships.
Tags: Build 4 Wales, Co-operative, decentralised, Leanne Wood, Plaid Cymru, Plan C, Raymond Williams, social democracy
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Noel Thompson says:
Lots of "ifs" in this article. Whilst parties can learn from each other from time to time, it must be remembered that there are palpable existential differences between Plaid Cymru and Labour. Plaid desire political independence for Wales as a nation within the European Union, whilst Labour represents a form of British nationalism, with varying degrees of Euroscepticism, that is representative of an Ancien Regime big state mentality.
'One Nation' Labour is a busted flush. It sidelines the traditional nations of the UK in favour of an English social policy programme, that attempts to boost welfarism and social justice. Its only focus on identity is to seek inclusivity through multiculturalism, but it conspicuously ignores a multi-nationality approach or constitutional pluri-nationalism.
Raymond Williams supported Plaid Cymru because he was a Welsh nationalist who believed in internationalism. Nation was central to Williams' political philosophy because within his nation an innovative 'decentralist socialist' society could be constructed. All of this is abhorrent to Labour supporters – who have criticised, and sneered at, Raymond Williams over the years – as they root themselves in a London-centred statist framework.
Gramsci, as the article notes, was the primary theorist of hegemonic authority. Plaid Cymru's attempts to decentralise power will always be opposed by Labour's controlling tendencies, which it organises through its cabalist networks. Under devolution, Labour and Plaid Cymru have forged cosy relationships, often through Labour's appropriation of people like Raymond Williams. Plaid, sadly, has been taken in by this flattery. To the outside observer, nevertheless, the nationalisms of both parties are poles apart. If Plaid desire political autonomy and freedom, they have to eschew Labour's 'Brit' agenda, and start to cultivate a vibrant Welsh nationalism, based on ideas of community socialism that were enunciated by Raymond Williams, D.J. Davies, Leopold Kohr, etc. If they don't, they will become little more than a second-rate British regionalist organisation.
Jon Jones says:
I do like a lot of Leanne Wood's thinking. It's a pity really that she belongs to a party that is least likely to be able to rally behind that thinking, in fact I wonder if Leanne understands her Plaid constituency at all. The problem lies in the dislocation between "Local" (OUR COMMUNITIES) and National politics and policies.
The appeal to localism is very effective and there is hardly a passing bandwagon in any part of Wales that Plaid is unwilling to jump upon. Mostly this involves negativism……if the local people don't want it, Plaid doesn't want it!
There lies the problem. Wales needs economic growth…jobs for voters. Therefore it needs commercial links to its nearest wealthy neighbour and the infrastructure to go with it. So Plaid's policy is? Build North South links (Nation unification) rather than East West (Wealth creation). We need the best brains and the best innovators and educators…from wherever they are available. So Plaids policy is? A unique Welsh Language dominated School system which will prevent outsiders re-locating with their families to the Fro Cymraeg and an emphasis on how DIFFERENT Wales is to England, so much so that much needed foreign doctors think that Welsh is essential and that we have a different currency in Wales to that in England.
In various areas of Wales where construction could boost the local economy Plaid opposes house building schemes on the grounds that such schemes bring in English people and the language is "diluted". See, Wrexham/Flint/ Denbighshire and now Ammanford. All opposed on the grounds that "Outsiders" might come to live there.
Plaid, as the political Wing of Cymdeithas Yr Iaith, strongly supports the introduction of an even more restrictive TAN 20 to protect the language. They are for low carbon emmitting power generation but, at will, against Wylfa B (or for Wylfa B) and against Wind turbines (or for Wind turbines) against tidal power in the Severn Estuary (or for it).
This is the great fallacy behind local populism and local economics….. it is an anti National stance; it doesn't serve the greater good and is inconsistent with wider government. How can Plaid reconcile Localism with Nationalism without laying bare their inherent hypocrisy?
Dave says:
Plaid, though it has weaknesses, is the only vehicle capable of addressing the fundamental issues facing Wales today. It is the only party which can claim to exclusively stand up for Wales and its people. Wales is peripheral as far as the unionist parties are concerned.
@Jon Jones
I suspect your preference for Wales is continued Labour government, but one only has to look at the state of the country after thirteen years of Labour governance at Westminster and in Cardiff. It's truly an appalling record. It consists of an unprecedented financial crisis resulting in a decade of increasing austerity and instability, illegal and immoral wars, and a relatively greater decline in Wales' already poorly performing economy. Wales ranks with Romania and Bulgaria, having been overtaken by other eastern European former Soviet satellite states. To that could be added the increases in NHS waiting times and worsening educational attainment, the failure to arrest child poverty and investment in infrastructure – by 2010 Wales, like Albania, was the only European country to have no electrified railways.
All parties are broad churches, Plaid is no exception. One will find a range of views within it on most issues, just as there are Euro sceptics in the Labour party, or those opposed to same sex marriage.
Indeed I would expect to find a greater divergence of views within Plaid because of its primary policy of achieving independence – which is capable of attracting people right across the political spectrum, even though the party is broadly left of centre. Lack of homogeneity does not amount to hypocrisy. For instance, I happen to be sceptical of the party's advocacy of onshore wind farms, but that does not amount to hypocrisy on the part of Plaid. It is a democratic party where differing views are debated and policies formed on that basis.
I see no inherent conflict between localism, or community, and the nation, which I view as a 'community of communities'. Our communities in Wales have much in common, but they also have their distinctiveness. To be fair, I think most of the parties try to balance the two, but the tendency for centralisation in a large nation state is far stronger. The UK is a primary example of that, being perhaps the most centralised state in Europe. I find Plaid's approach refreshing having the potential to benefit communities right across Wales.
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Howard Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge!
After both Jennifer Aniston and Matt Lauer nominated him, Howard Stern finally accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge - and you won't believe who he nominated!
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If anyone still thought there was no favoritism at Red Bull and that Webber was on a level playing field with Vettel should have had those illusions thoroughly dispelled by these comments. I honestly hope Webber writes a tell-all book about his experiences at Red Bull and how much they've actually interfered with his racing. He has not been allowed to compete, much as they give lipservice to their drivers being treated equally.


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When the Eastern North Dakota Synod met April 5-6, the gathering marked the beginning of the ELCA's synod assembly season. By presstime eight assemblies had met. Resolutions on Book of Faith, the initiative from 2007 Churchwide Assembly that members commit to hearing, reading, studying and sharing of God's word, were the most prevalent.
|Craig Johnson, bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod, preaches during the opening worship at its assembly, April 18. Meeting under the theme "A New Creation: Fit for Mission," assembly participants focused on learning to listen to each other and building a shared leadership.
•Asked that the ELCA Rural Desk work with organizations such as the National Community Education Association and the Organization Concerned with Rural Education to make a concerted effort to revitalize rural America.• Committed to the Book of Faith initiative, asking the synod bishop and an advocate to lead the effort, that all voting members commit to regular Bible study and that all congregations become "Book of Faith" congregations.
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
April 17-19, Tulsa, Okla.
• Urged its members to tithe money they receive from the 2008 "economic stimulus plan" to ministries among people living in poverty.
• Urged every congregation to examine Confessing Our Faith Together, a study guide on full communion with the United Methodist Church, and submit a response.• Asked the synod to establish a forum where congregations can discuss issues of race, gender and immigration and asked the Churchwide Assembly to develop related resources and opportunities for the entire church.
Minneapolis Area Synod
April 18-19, Eden Prairie, Minn.
• Asked that each congregation be entitled to add one youth to its allotted synod assembly voting members.
Southeastern Minnesota Synod
April 18-19, Rochester, Minn.
• Resolved to become a Book of Faith synod.
• Encouraged the synod, its congregations and members to advocate for peace.
Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod
April 18-19, Spokane, Wash.
• Urged congregational worship leaders to use a language of prayer that promotes respect and dignity of all; that parishioners ask elected officials to comply with the Geneva Conventions and the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and that congregations discourage inflammatory rhetoric and encourage open dialogue about the country's military involvement in the world.
• Resolved to be a Book of Faith synod.
Alaska Synod
April 24-26, Anchorage, Alaska
• Encouraged members to visit a Moravian congregation and asked its synod council to appoint a Moravian-Lutheran committee to discover how full communion will work.
• Committed to be a Book of Faith synod, including celebrating locations where study already exists and urging congregations to join the effort.• Called for a social statement on disabilities—physical, sensory, psychiatric or intellectual—to be presented to the 2013 Churchwide Assembly.
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod
April 25-27, Longview, Texas
• Set a goal of increasing per capita giving (from $3.02 to $6 by the end of 2009) to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal.
• Voted to become a Book of Faith synod.
• Joined the Lutheran Earthkeeping Network of Synods.• Urged congregations to highlight and renew young adult and youth ministry leaders.
Sierra Pacific Synod
April 25-27, Oakland, Calif.
• Passed a resolution on immigration based on Luke 4:18-19 that calls congregations to show compassionate hospitality and service, and seek justice in regard to refugee and immigration efforts and just reform of immigration law.
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Energy Monitoring Goes Mainstream
Manufacturers are joining the energy parade and developing real solutions for your home, albeit piece by piece.
Gas prices aren't the only energy costs going up, up, up. Electricity costs are on the rise as well. So what's an electronics-loving homeowner to do? Watch the amount of electricity you're using. Only can you?
The electric meter records its usage on the outside of your home, so you'll need an energy monitoring system to view your usage while you're inside. Studies show that monitoring your energy use can save 10 percent or more in electricity. In other words, the more real-time info you have on how much money you're spending, the more likely you are to conserve.
The energy savings that indirectly result from energy monitoring systems also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. That's always a good thing. And let's face it: Having more info about your home is always cool.
There's a catch, of course. Most house-wide energy monitoring systems aren't quite ready for primetime. There are the inexpensive gadgets like Kill A Watt and Watts Up? that monitor individual products' energy consumption. Using these around the house can be educational and a bit shocking, especially when you see how much juice that plasma screen is gulping.
There are some relatively inexpensive house-wide monitoring devices like The Energy Detective (TED) that tie into your electrical panel and provide info on the amount of electricity you're using. Other products like the Power Cost Monitor mount on your electric meter so you can monitor your usage inside the house.
There's also startup Threshold Corporation, which in August released a suite of affordable and easily configured wireless control products. Its Home Controller replaces or works with an existing wireless router in your home and features a readout screen that can display the energy consumption of your electronics and appliances plugged into separate power control modules. You still need to buy separate power modules, and starter systems are available for about $500.
So, what about a whole-house energy monitoring system that can do all that and display it on a touchscreen, computer screen, or TV, as part of a whole-house control system? These exist—sort of, kind of—in one form or another. In other words, the technology is here, but in bits and pieces. And the few full-scale systems can be mondo-expensive.
Home automation companies like Crestron, AMX and Control4 say their systems can monitor the energy load of any device on their networks. They even have interfaces to show it on their touchscreens. That's cool, but their control networks are not likely to include power-hungry refrigerators, electric clothes dryers and hot water heaters, leaving homeowners with only a partial scan of their electrical consumption.
Enter Lucid Design Group, whose Building Dashboard system displays energy use in an elegant and easy-to-understand interface. However, it's largely for commercial and institutional buildings like schools. A Building Dashboard system can cost $15,000 and up. Because of its price, few houses have a Building Dashboard—or are likely to in the near future. "Some of the inexpensive hardware doesn't exist right now. And most basic utility meters are not designed to be hooked up to the Internet," says Gavin Platt, creative director for Lucid Design Group.
Platt says it's only a matter of time before such systems make their way into mainstream homes. "[The cost] needs to get way down" to see a home market. "It can't be thousands of dollars. It needs to be hundreds of dollars."
Entrepreneurial company Solaris Home Systems is putting together a small Environmental Management Automation (EMA) system. This comprises HomeSeer software and Solaris' customized programming, along with some hardware connections, an 8-by-12-inch touchscreen, a small PC with flash drive, and a whole-house power meter. Solaris' Ron Mocogni figures a comparable system would come out to $3,000 to $4,000.
Web-based home control company Control4 is also looking to do more. The company is working with several electric utilities in trials to provide homeowners with real-time electricity usage information and enable the utility to shut off power to certain appliances or devices in your home during peak load periods, if the homeowner allows. This "demand-side management" would help avoid brownouts and blackouts that occur during these peaks.
"We're providing a connection to the smart meter, with [wireless protocol] ZigBee inside. We can see what the meter is reading, and we can post the information on every touchscreen and television," says John Yoon, vice president of marketing. "We can pause the movie you're watching and post an announcement of a rate-changing event, and you can override that. We can also aggregate energy use on a weekly, daily, or monthly basis in the home's lighting or entertainment systems, and pinpoint devices that are using a lot of power."
The company expects that with communicating, or "smart" meters, its system can be shutting off products in the home within six months.
Electric utilities may well be the answer to kick-starting more wide-scale adoption of home energy monitors.
GridPoint, whose $12,000 Energy Management Appliance can collect data on energy use and store extra electricity from a solar-powered system, is looking to distribute its SmartGrid Technology through utilities. If GridPoint has its way, utilities will become the gateways for energy monitoring systems in the home, by installing the technology that tracks a house's energy use for both the homeowners and the utility.
Many more issues need to be worked out before all this happens, but at least energy monitoring in the home is on its way to becoming mainstream.
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April 08, 2008 08:05 PM by Lisa Stauber
Hell's Kitchen starts with a yell this week, as Sous Chefs Gloria and Scott arrive with bullhorns to blast the contestants out of bed. They barely have time to scramble into their jammies before they are presented to Chef Ramsay in the parking lot.
"The amount you wasted last night, any restaurant would have gone out of business!" he yells. Today, they are going to get a hands-on lesson about kitchen waste. The teams have to scramble to recover the wasted, rotting food from the previous night's service.
The contestants are allowed a quick shower, and then Chef Ramsay meets them at Hell's Kitchen for a class on economy. He hoists up a huge halibut and shows them how to filet it. He makes 53 perfect portions, and gives the teams 20 minutes to do the same.
The Blue Boys finish in only 11 minutes, but the Red Girls take their time. Ramsay inspects their work, and finds that each team has prepared 41 filets that meet his exacting criteria. It's the first tie in the history of Hell's Kitchen! He makes each team select one person, who will then select a filet. The filet that weighs in closest to six ounces wins. The men choose Ben to pick the perfect portion, the women select private chef Corey. Corey's filet comes in light – 4.8 oz., while the Blue Boys choice weighs a near perfect 5.9 oz. The guys are going to dine on lobster and caviar on a yacht while the girls have to prep the fish for the next night's service.
Jen can't get over her bad fortune. She spends most of the fish prep time berating Corey for choosing a puny piece. "I'm sorry, so sorry!" Corey says, in tears, but Jen won't let up. Corey has had enough of Jen. "I think her personality is to blame others," she says.
The next day, it's Sharon who's having problems – again. She needs a lot of hand holding in the kitchen. "Our team has a problem," Christina says of Sharon. Corey has a different point of view. "Christina is a know it all," she gripes. Looks like the Red team isn't so friendly, after all!
Service is going to begin, but Chef Ramsay decides to give a pop quiz on the menu. Petrozza can't name all the dishes, and a fed up and angry Ramsay sends him upstairs to memorize it. His station will be unmanned until he does – putting the Blue Boys at a disadvantage. Ramsay calls Petrozza down for a private chat, but he still can't get the menu right. Ramsay sends him right back up again, and Petrozza throws in the towel. "I'm done, I'm done," he wails. Bobby talks him out of his depression, helping him get back in his game. Petrozza recovers himself, and is able to rattle off the dishes to Ramsay's satisfaction.
Jean-Philippe, the maitre d', is going to have help tonight. "I've never seen Jean-Philippe take such a battering," Ramsay says, referring to the last service, and assigns Rosann from the red team and Craig from the blue team to be his assistants. Time to see if the chefs can work the front of the house as well!
The men get started cooking, but Rosann hasn't turned in any orders yet. The Blue Boys are presenting appetizers for Ramsay's approval but Bobby's having trouble frying an egg. He takes it out on Jason who is cooking the other half of the starter plate. Their second attempt meets approval, and food starts leaving the kitchen. The women finally get started on their orders, and Ramsay's pleased with their progress. "Corey, very nice, that risotto," Ramsay says. After pushing out 48 appetizers, the men start on the entrees. The women haven't sent any entrees out, though, and it's over an hour into the dinner service.
Craig is having a few problems at the front. He is moving a chair and whacks a customer in the head with it. JP is flabbergasted and demands that Craig apologize. Meanwhile, Rosann turns in an order – which she took an hour ago. Ramsay asks her what she was thinking, and she replies that she has a whole line up of old orders, because she "didn't want to bombard the kitchen." I'm surprised Chef Ramsay didn't have a stroke after hearing that!
Sharon, cooking the beef for the Red Girls, is the weakest link. She lets raw meat touch cooked meat, and nothing she fires up meets Ramsay's standards. Christina is on fish, and because Ramsay won't let a plate go out unless the whole table is served at once, it's backing all of the ladies up. Petrozza's not faring much better over on the blue side, and Bobby picks a fight.
Jean-Philippe brings back a plate of raw fish that somehow slipped past Chef Ramsay's quality control. It was cooked by the Blue Boys, and that's the last straw. Ramsay bellows the order: "Shut it down!"
Chef Ramsay determines that the girls were the worst team of the night, and selects Corey Earling as the best of the worst. Corey's not conflicted about who she'll put on the chopping block, though. Ben finally gets it. "You're going to take out the best, aren't you!" he cries. "I am the best." Corey snaps back.
Corey chooses Christina, for strategic reasons, and Jen, for personal reasons. Whoa, Jen, I guess you should have lightened up a bit during all that fish prep! Christina is brief and to the point about why she should stay, and starts crying. Jen goes on, and on, and on, seemingly naming every good thing she has ever done on Hell's Kitchen. Ramsay listens, but then he has his own speech to make.
"There's someone here that I just don't believe in. So the person leaving is Sharon." The contestants are shocked – she wasn't one of Corey's choices. Now Corey has two enemies on her team. "The gloves are off!" Jen says.
"Anything can happen on Hell's Kitchen!" Bobby seems delighted at the surprising turn of events. We'll see how he feels next week, when the girls take a dip in the hot tub while trying to tempt the guys and distract them so they'll lose.
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My T1 at Americana Velodrome in Brazil.
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Sorry guys...
Finally snapped a pic of my bike in its current state that I find acceptable.
Borrowing another bike! This time on a bike that fits a little better and holds my weight a little better.
lol nahhhhh
was borrowing a 49t chainring and didn't move the wheel back after throwing the 48t back on.
Picked up an incredible deal on this Pro-Lite Trentino frame. Sometimes its useful to ride an unusual size! And its a better fit, and stiffer frame, than my giant.
photobombing courtesy of my cat.
New shoes.
I've chartered shuttles form SF -> SJ (Hellyer) to get as many club members their 3 beginner sessions as possible over 3 weekends in October. Stoked!
(disregard the chain slack, hastily put on the wheels for the photo op - the light was fading)
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Brothers in arms. Big brother on the right now living life on the streets and little brother going around and around in circles.
Langster Pro
Bar ends, hex key skewer, SRAM chain and Mavic Ellipse rear wheel missing (picking them up from LBS this week!)
Epic/Tarmac/Langster Pro
My big steel track ride. It's given me a lot of laps so far, looking forward to next Aussie winter season to get out again. First wheels I actually put together myself.
Took longer than planned, but finally finished of my pursuit specific build.
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Hong Kong Houseware Fair Opens in Asia
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HONG KONG, China-The Hong Kong Houseware Fair opened here today with more than 2,100 exhibitors from 32 countries, and with the debut of several new programs and exhibitions.
Overseas attendance for the fair--in its 25th year-- was up 14 percent, said Benjamin Chau, deputy executive director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the show's organizer. While the HKTDC remains "conservatively optimistic," it has seen "signs of recovery" for the economy, he added. It also continued its sponsorship program to bring buyers to the fair this year, including some from the U.S.
Unfortunately, due to the volcanic ash that has disrupted air travel in Europe, some European exhibitors and buyers have not been able to make it, an HKTDC spokesperson said.
For those that are attending, however, the fair has several new additions to visit. The ASEAN Select exhibition debuts, with product from more than 100 companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. And products from Turkey will be the highlight of a special exhibition, as it is the show's partnering country this year.
The fair looks to showcase premiere products as well, with the debut of the Hall of Elegance. "We need to develop the higher end of the market; we can't only focus on the lower end," said Chau during a pre-show tour yesterday. More than 40 exhibitors are participating in that hall.
There are also four new category zones for the fair overall: Home Accents, Home Living, Outdoor Living, and, with more than 300 exhibitors, World of Fine Dining. In addition, the World of Pet Supplies has seen an increase of 43 percent in its exhibitors over last year, with more than 100 exhibitors from eight countries and regions.
This year also marks the debut of the Hong Kong Home Textiles Fair, with more than 240 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions. Previously, these exhibitors were in a product zone within the Houseware Fair.
Evan Dash, principal owner, Innovative Technology, said that unlike Frankfurt's Ambiente or Chicago's International Home + Housewares Show, where he's in his booth all day, here he's able to walk the floor and spend time with suppliers. "We're seeing a lot of international customers," Dash told HFN. "It gives me another place to see them."


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Attorney General Mike Cox today announced that an undercover investigation involving the classifieds Web site craigslist resulted in child sex predator charges against a Michigan man and revealed serious holes in craigslist's commitment to protect children against online sex predators. Cox challenged craigslist to immediately address his concerns and create a safer online community.
"We must remain vigilant in the fight to protect our children online because child predators are constantly looking for their next victim," said Cox. "It is time that craigslist makes a real commitment to help protect children from predators."
The investigation involved undercover agents, posing as a boy, a parent, and a teacher, e-mailing craigslist officials and asking for help with a suspected child sex predator encountered on craigslist. The messages reported inappropriate behavior conducted on craigslist, yet were ignored or merely received an automated response from craigslist.
Craigslist also ignored repeated e-mails from Attorney General officials requesting it to place links to the Attorney General's website on craigslist so victims may directly contact the office for help.
Additionally, Cox announced that the investigation resulted in the Attorney General's seventh craigslist-related arrest. Steven Gerard LaJoie, a former teacher and school administrator, was charged with one count of Child Sexually Abusive Activity (a 20-year felony), one count of Using the Internet to commit Child Sexually Abusive Activity (a 20-year felony), and one count of Using the Internet to commit Disseminating Sexually Explicit Matter to a Minor (a 4-year felony). Undercover investigators arrested LaJoie, 49, of Oxford, after he asked who he thought was a 14-year-old boy to meet for sex.
LaJoie reported previous employment at several Michigan schools, including Eaton Academy of Eastpointe, and Notre Dame Preparatory School of Pontiac.
"The arrest of another Internet predator on craigslist highlights the real threat predators pose to our children on this site," said Cox. "While we will continue to monitor various Internet sites for child predators, I am calling on craigslist today to take immediate steps to improve the level of child safety on its website."
In a letter sent to craigslist, Cox called for the company to take the following actions:
- Establish public guidelines on how craigslist will respond to notifications of a crime.
- Commit to forwarding all alleged crimes to a centralized authority, such as the Michigan State Police and other central law enforcement officials in each state.
- Designate staff to give immediate responses to law enforcement authorities who contact craigslist.
- Create and maintain web links to the Michigan Attorney General's office, state police departments, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and any other law enforcement agencies that request to be listed.
- Provide easier access to the "exploitation of minors" link because it is currently very difficult to locate on the craigslist website.
The Attorney General's office has arrested six other men resulting from craigslist investigations. The Attorney General's office has arrested 228 Internet predators since 2003 and was instrumental in working with MySpace and Facebook to remove predators and protect children on these social networking websites. In 2008, Cox signed separate agreements with MySpace and Facebook. Among the conditions in these agreements, the social networking websites committed to responding to complaints within 72 hours, providing more staff to review photographs, and removing inappropriate material, such as pornographic pictures and links. The Attorney General's office continues to monitor various websites for signs of illegal activities.


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Dr. Lasiter was born January 17, 1923, to Brinkley Bird and Minnie Bell (Cain) Lasiter in Eagle Mills, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James Opal; and sisters, Helen, Idell, and Florence.
Dr. Lasiter is survived by his wife of 67 years, Bobbie Richard Lasiter; children, Lee Allen Lasiter (Janette Kensinger), Richard Scott (Linell) Lasiter, Beau Robin (Morgan) O'Brien, and Clayton Brink (Barbara) Lasiter; grandchildren, Jennifer Lynn Lasiter, John (Shannon) O'Brien, James (Tonni) O'Brien and Lace (Matthew) Felcman and Kathryn (Wade) Skrobarczyk and Victoria Lasiter; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Trinity and Taryn O'Brien, Sydney O'Brien and Elizabeth, Christine and Morgan Felcman; many nieces, nephews and friends.
After serving as a Navy pilot in World War ll, Dr. Lasiter married Bobbie Richard on August 11, 1946. Dr. Lasiter attended Kilgore Junior College and obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Texas (Houston). He and Bobbie moved to Beeville in 1952 where he started his dental practice. In 1968, he established the Dental Hygiene program at Bee County College which he directed until his retirement in 1985. In addition to his professional contributions to the City of Beeville, Dr. Lasiter was an ardent supporter of Little League baseball, past president of Kiwanis Club and a Member of the Methodist Church.
Dr. Lasiter was a beloved husband, devoted father and cherished by extended family, friends and community. We will miss him dearly, and he will always be in our hearts.
A funeral service was held on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at First United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
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An humble welcome from an also new member
Hi, I'm new to the forum. Someone at the COTI forum for Traveller suggested I come here to find mappers for some modules I'd like to write and produce.
I've done some RPGs on and off throughout the years, but am pretty much retired from playing games. Even so, I do like to write, and writing for games can be fun, as well as writing for other venues.
An humble welcome from an also new member
Welcome to the Guild, BG! Good to have some cross pollination between the COTI boards and here!
Welcome! I hope your stay will be pleasant
My finished maps
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Hi Ghost,
I remember isomage here did a real nifty automated Traveller world and sector generator. The link is here:
There are some more Traveller and sci-fi links but they will need a bit of digging to find them.
Edit: Ah yes I just tried the sub sector generator and its still wicked !
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May 31, 2016
Aldersgate Retirement Community was the place to be Wednesday night.
Members of 186th Air Refueling Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard Non Commissioned Officer Association held its second annual "Dancing with the Greatest Generation" Valentine's Dance".
Officers attended in their dress uniforms to dance and spend time with the residents of Aldersgate.
"They still feel vibrant. They still feel like they have a life and some independence and they are enjoying themselves and providing happiness for others, too," said Aldersgate activities director, Kathy Anderson. "Because these people that are helping to put this on are getting as much enjoyment as the residents are. "
Coordinators said it was a way to share appreciation for our greatest generation.
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - In less than a month, the Ironbridge golf subdivision is expected to be turned over to a new owner, or several new owners, depending on results of an auction being conducted by a Chicago-based auction house.Sheldon Good & Co., the auction house, has set a deadline of Nov. 14 for sealed bids on all or part of the Ironbridge project, which is located between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale on the west bank of the Roaring Fork River.Ironbridge currently is owned by a holding company of the defunct Lehman Brothers investment company, which collapsed in 2008 in what was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.The original developer of Ironbridge was L.B. Rose Ranch, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, which filed for bankruptcy in 2009.In 2009, the Post Independent reported that, besides its financial problems, L.B. Rose failed to install improvements that were required in the county government's 2004 planned unit development approvals for the project.At the time, the BOCC was preparing to ask a bankruptcy judge to allow the county to go after cash deposited in escrow accounts, in order to pay for the promised improvements. Those claims were withdrawn after most of the improvements were finished, according to Assistant Garfield County Attorney Cassie Coleman.In an unrelated difficulty, some lots in Ironbridge Phase I proved to have unstable foundations, which reportedly began slipping downhill toward the river. That issue is still subject to a class action suit against the developers, according to Phil Weir, a real estate broker and resident of Ironbridge.Approved for development of 316 homes and lots on 533 acres, the golf subdivision boasts a par-72, 18-hole golf course designed by Arthur Hills, a national golf course architect. The Ironbridge golf club reportedly has 280 members and, according to Sheldon Good & Co., generates annual revenues of $1.1 million.To date, according to a press release from Sheldon Good, 198 of the homes and lots in the subdivision have been sold, leaving 118 sites vacant.Weir, a member of the homeowners association at Ironbridge, said he sees no downside to the auction, and believes it will increase golf membership and boost the financial health of the golf course and club."I think it had to happen," Weir said of the auction. "I mean, Lehman Brothers had to sell off their assets to pay off their creditors."Bidders in the auction can buy the golf course, one or more of the remaining homes, or the entire package, according to the auction house.Sealed bids for the auction are due in Sheldon Good & Co.'s Chicago office by 3 p.m. Central Standard Time on Nov. email@example.com
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Permits to study tidal-power locations throughout Puget Sound and other national coastline areas will take longer than initially expected...
Permits to study tidal-power locations throughout Puget Sound and other national coastline areas will take longer than initially expected as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) considers how best to handle the new technology.
FERC says it's not delaying permit approvals, but taking a methodical look at the increased interest in using tidal power for electricity production. The agency has approved 11 permits for pilot projects — including two on the West Coast — out of about 50 applications filed the past two years.
Among the pending applications are seven filed last June by the Snohomish County Public Utility District, which has potential plans for tidal-power projects at sites throughout Puget Sound and to the north, including Admiralty Inlet, Deception Pass and the San Juan Channel.
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Tidal power
To learn more about tidal-power energy and specific sites currently being considered for projects, go to these Web sites:
Snohomish County PUD: Learn more about the PUD's projects at www.snopud.com. Go to the homepage and click on the "tidal power" link located on the left under current news.
Tulalip Tribes: The Tribe's environmental liaison Daryl Williams has created a site at www.pstidalenergy.org to track tidal-power studies and concerns.
FERC: Permit applications and accompanying documents can be found at www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/indus-act/tidal-energy-permits/permits.asp.
Each of the PUD's projects would be different, but the basis for producing electricity using tidal action involves a series of turbines that draw water using underwater rotating propeller blades measuring about 66 feet in diameter.
Together, the projects could produce as much as 100 megawatts of power — just less than the PUD's hydropower project on the Sultan River and enough to power 60,000 homes.
Potentially, the largest project could be near Port Townsend at Admiralty Inlet, with turbines generating about 75 megawatts. The city of Port Townsend has filed a competing application with FERC for use of Admiralty Inlet.
When the PUD filed applications last summer, it had hoped to be working by now on feasibility and environmental studies at sites. But little work can be done until FERC approves its applications.
"This is a new technology, and a lot of developers are looking to test pilot projects before they go to commercial operations," said FERC spokesman Bryan Lee. "The commission has acted very flexibly with early applications, but now it needs to take stock of the upsurge in recent interest."
Lee said each application is being considered as it is filed. All are moving forward at the same pace.
"There are a lot of questions the commission has to answer yet," he said, adding that tidal-power issues were the main topic of FERC's annual hydroelectric conference in December.
Among the questions to be addressed are environmental issues, mainly how tidal-power projects will affect marine mammal and fish migrations. Washington tribes say they fear tidal-power projects throughout the Sound will send orcas away and disrupt salmon runs.
"We're not opposed to someone like the PUD doing the studies, because that's the only way we're going to find out," said Daryl Williams, the Tulalip Tribes' environmental liaison. "But from what we've seen in other countries where tidal power already exists, those types of studies haven't been done."
Tacoma Power will be one of the first to test the waters. Only it and Golden Gate Energy in San Francisco have permits to conduct studies on the West Coast.
Tacoma Power is considering a tidal-power project at the Tacoma Narrows. The utility is seeking grants for funding help as preliminary studies, including how much energy might be produced, are getting underway, said spokeswoman Sue Veseth.
"If that study looks good, then we'll look at environmental issues, permitting issues and other aspects of the project," she said. "We're taking it one step at a time."
The PUD, which hopes its test permits are in hand by the summer, believes it will take about 18 months to complete preliminary studies, meaning any electricity produced from tidal power is years away.
Still, PUD officials say the clock is running, especially in light of last year's passage of Initiative 937, which requires a mix of conservation measures and renewable-energy sources to make up a utility's energy base.
Under Initiative 937, utilities serving more than 25,000 customers — the PUD has more than 300,000 — would need to get at least 15 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2020, and that doesn't include hydropower.
"First, we need to nail down the tidal currents at each site," said Craig Collar, senior manager of energy-resource development at the PUD. "If the tidal resource is not there, then nothing else matters."
While it's waiting, the PUD is getting feedback from stakeholders on their concerns. Many of them are raising the same questions FERC is now trying to address.
"The questions are very good and valid, and we want to get to the right answer also," Collar said. "It's possible that environmentally this is not good to do, but given I-937 and climate change, these kinds of renewable-energy sources need to be investigated, evaluated and implemented."
All in good time, says FERC.
"There's just no definite timeline on how long this all will take," Lee said.
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