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Rodgers unhappy at 'lazy' Reds
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accused his players of laziness after their 3-2 Europa League Group A defeat to Udinese at Anfield.
The Reds had gone 1-0 up in the first half thanks to Jonjo Shelvey's 23rd-minute strike, but the visitors' captain and talisman Antonio Di Natale levelled in the opening minute of the second period. The home crowd were then stunned as a Sebastian Coates own-goal and Giovanni Pasquale's 72nd-minute finish from Di Natale's tee-up put Udinese firmly in the driving seat.
Luis Suarez swiftly replied with a delightful effort direct from a free-kick, but it proved only a consolation as the Italian side made off with all three points, leaving Rodgers fuming about his team's concentration levels. "It was very frustrating," he said.
"It was a game where I felt we were the much better side, but we lost our concentration at the beginning of the second half and I thought we'd moved on from that to be honest.
"I thought we were just lazy - that is the easiest way to describe it. Just lazy in our play and loose and sloppy. It is as simple as that.
"In that opening period (of the second half) we didn't do what I call the dirty bit. In the first half we earned the right (to be in front) - we pressed the ball, got tight and then showed our quality with the ball.
"But at the beginning of the second half we didn't do that, and before we knew it, we were 3-1 behind."
He continued: "We had scored and had total control in the first half. There were a couple of little moments, but I thought some of our play was very good and we deservedly were in the lead.
"But then we were so loose at the beginning of the second half it was frightening and our concentration was very poor. Then before we knew it we were 3-1 down and chasing the game.
"The last 20 minutes were very good, but it was too late by then - you have got to be in control and make sure that your domination and quality keeps you in front. Unfortunately we didn't do that."


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Monday Morning Standings
Back from vacation, saw Racki get married off (he mentioned it in the comments somewhere, figure it's safe for talking about), indulged in Vegas for a few days and then went to San Francisco for the weekend to catch a USC and 49er game. And you think Oiler fans are intense!
None the less, it appeared the Oilers had hit the bottom, and have recently attempted to make themselves respectable. Two straight wins, granted against shite quality teams, and looking at a very beatable team tomorrow. Something made me think they were not as bad as the first games have indicated, and we all know they are not as good as yesterday shows, so I'm guessing they'll settle in around 20th place in the league by seasons end. Let's make that my official prediction for the rest of the year.
Oiler News
Lots of Oiler news:
– Larianov bitched to the media about Yak's icetime, which created a mini-firestorm where Yak was asked if he was happy about it and he said no. Honestly the less said about this non-item the better. I mean, come on. Dude wants to play, and it isn't him asking for his way out.
– Smid was traded, and to the Flames no less. It seems Mac-T has put the team on notice that if things don't get better quickly, he'll trade all remaining defense away. I don't like the trade, and the only way I think this becomes a win is if Brossoit becomes an actual #1 goalie which I'm not sold that he can be. But he was awesome on the Oil Kings.
– And apparently with the cap room freed up by that trade, Bryzgalov was signed to a deal to shore up the goaltending. Honestly, I didn't think that Dubnyk would continue to shit the bed like he had been but at the price I don't see this as an issue. If he returns to his Phoenix/Anaheim years I think he'll help this team. Certainly a better quote.
– Mac-T had a state of the union address. I agree with pretty much all of what he said. In short (as I heard it), the team sucked but he won't trade the good bits for a quick fix. While it sucks that the team is spending another year getting railed by real NHL teams, sending out talent in an attempt to save this year isn't what is needed. Further, he mentioned that defense is what is needed, and while this isn't a shock to anyone who pays attention to the team, it's a positive to finally have Oiler management echo that sentiment.
– Arcobello has been told to apartment up. Good news for the little guy. Even though his waiver eligibility makes him the target of paper moves, he has definitely earned a spot on this team.
– All that said, the team is still in a terrible spot and I'd like to see a solid 2nd quarter of the season to show us that they are trending upwards and not just becoming the Islanders/Panthers/Thrashers of the west.
League News
– Buffalo cleaned house and turfed their GM, bringing in Pat Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalafontaine as their President of Hockey Operations (Kevin Lowe position) and Ted Nolan as their interm coach. Glad to see Nolan get another shot.
– Versteeg has been traded back to the Blackhawks, with Florida eating half of his contract (and cap hit) for the rest of his deal. I'd love it if Mac-T would start targeting cap/cash strapped teams and get players like this.
– Quick is hurt! Scrivens is playing lights out! I wonder who the Toronto goalie scout is cause seriously, with Rask, Scrivens and Reimer I'd like to see who he thinks is the next one. Or do they just draft a lot of goalies and hope for the best?
– Stamkos broke his leg. Now we can pretend we care about Tampa and what'll happen to their season, but really, who will replace him on team Canada? I mean, that takes one hell of a triggerman away from Crosby.
– Chelios, Shanahan, Niedermayer, Shero (deceased) and Heaney were all inducted into the Hall of Fame. Still no Burns.
– East is still a joke compared to the West.
– I'm sure there's more stuff but meh. Go Seahawks!
Anyways, on to the standings (and fight video, and Oil Kings):
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Glenwood Community High School Principal Shane Stephens made the difficult decision to step down from the position he has held for less than a year due to declining health issues, he said.
"My goal over the last 15 years has been to be a high school principal in Iowa and I did that," Stephens said. "When I took over this job I thought it was the right job for me, however, over the course of the last two months there's a combination of things. But the stress of the job is more than I thought it would be.
The Glenwood Community Schools will start classes two weeks earlier in August than it did for the 2013-14 school year.
The Glenwood School Board voted unanimously Friday to move up the start of school for grades 3-12 to Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 for grades K-2 for the 2014-2015 school year. The current school year began Aug. 26 for grades 3-12 and Aug. 27 for K-2.
An entomologist from the University of Nebraska was at Glenwood Community High School last Monday creating a buzz about bumblebee research with students in Betsy Maryott's environmental science classes.
Doug Golick, Ph.D., met with two classes of GCHS students who are doing research on bumblebee nesting habitat. As part of their project, students are making their own artificial nesting boxes in hopes of attracting bees. Golick and two of his graduate students are working with 40 high schools as part of their research effort.
Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Devin Embray said he supports establishing a protocol that would allow off-duty law enforcement officers to carry firearms on school district property.
The Glenwood Community School District Board of Directors has tabbed HSR Associated, Inc. to design and spec the district's proposed $3.5 million gymnasium and locker room addition to the high school.
At last Monday's regularly-scheduled school board meeting, the board voted 3-2 to retain the La Crosse, Wisc. architectural, engineering and interior design firm from a group of applicants that made their pitch to be the district's architect at a Jan. 10 special board meeting.
A proposed auxiliary gymnasium at Glenwood Community High School took two steps closer to coming to fruition at last Monday's Glenwood Community District Board of Education meeting.
The board voted 4-1 to proceed with the design and financing phase for the new gym, which would be on the north side of the building and would house a new locker room and allow for an expanded weight room and wrestling room.
A unique undertaking by her environmental science class students has earned a Glenwood Community High School teacher statewide recognition and her school $20,000 in technology.
Betsy Maryott is one of five winners from Iowa in the 2014 Samsung Solve For Tomorrow contest, a national competition created to promote innovative ways to teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a state winner in the contest, Maryott and GCHS automatically become eligible to compete for a larger technology prize of $35,000-$140,000.
A 66-year-old Glenwood man, armed with a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, was arrested without incident Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, near the Glenwood Middle School.
A $3.5 - $4 million auxiliary gymnasium being proposed for Glenwood Community High School was the focus of lengthy discussion at last Monday's regular meeting of the Glenwood School Board following a power-point presentation by GCHS activities director Jeff Bissen.
Bissen's presentation included diagrams and schedules showing current usage of gymnasiums throughout the district and how adding a second competition-size gym at the high school would benefit student athletes and their families.
A collaborative effort between Glenwood Community High School students and a crocheting group that meets regularly at Trinity Lutheran Church, will keep nearly 23,000 plastic grocery bags out of the landfill and roadside ditches while providing some winter warmth and comfort to more than a dozen homeless people in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – In an effort to help raise funds and awareness for Prevent Child Abuse America, the Georgia College baseball team and head coach Tom Carty are pleased to team up with Kappa Delta to host "Pack the Park in Green" Saturday, March 10 at 1 p.m. at John Kurtz Field.
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The proceeds of Saturday's event will stay local, as the vast majority of profits will go straight toward Crescent House in Macon, Ga.
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Since 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with their chapters, the organization provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.
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The PR2s in the PR2 Beta Program are busy learning how to make you food. To start your day off with a nice Bavarian breakfast, TUM's PR2 and Rosie robots are working together to make you sausages, slice bread, flip pancakes, and set the table. They also have taught PR2 some basic grocery shopping tasks, like putting items into a grocery basket. The work at TUM was done by the CoTeSys (Cognition for Technical Systems) cluster of excellence, which is using these integrated demonstrations to push research in 3D perception, manipulation, and cognitive robotics. You can watch the video below or checkout longer versions of the breakfast and shopping demonstrations. For more information, please see the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group page.
If sweets are your preference, Mario Bollini at the Distributed Robotics Lab at MIT is working on teaching PR2 to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch. So far it is now pouring and mixing the ingredients together and Mario hopes to soon having it baking cookies. You can read more at Popsci and IEEE Spectrum.


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Each clojure-contrib project has a README. This file should contain:
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- General usage instructions (should mention which namespace to use/require)
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I added the "should mention which namespace to use/require". "Which namespace should I use/require to utilize library X?" is a common question in the IRC and many library READMEs actually forget to mention this.
In my view an ideal README should at minimum have these (the first two as close to the top as possible):
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The chief of a federal agency tasked with improving the safety of crude oil shipments by rail declined Wednesday to give lawmakers a date for new tank car rules that railroads and safety officials have sought for years.
Cynthia Quarterman, administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, also testified the tank car fixes weren't "a silver bullet," and were only "one piece of the mitigative puzzle" in making crude oil transportation safer.
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The rail industry petitioned the agency three years ago for a rule on tank cars, but the process didn't begin until this past September and could take at least another year to finish. Lawmakers expressed their frustration at the delay and the uncertainty it creates.
"Set a deadline," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.
In addition to the safety of crude oil shipments on railroads, the hearing in the House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees railroads also examined recent commuter rail accidents and the problems the industry has meeting a December 2015 deadline to install a collision avoidance system.
Federal regulators and industry officials told lawmakers that commuter and freight railroads will not be able to install the system, called Positive Train Control, by the end of next year. Congress required the system in 2008 after 25 people died in a head-on collision between a commuter train and a freight train in southern California.
Lawmakers mainly focused on series of derailments of crude oil trains since last summer.
The deaths of 47 people in Quebec last summer amplified years of warnings from the National Transportation Safety Board that general service tank cars were not well-suited to carry flammable materials because of their tendency to puncture in derailments.
Subsequent derailments in Alabama and North Dakota further cast doubt on the cars.
"Quite simply," testified NTSB member Robert Sumwalt, "their continued use poses an unacceptable public risk."
The head of the railroad industry's principal advocacy group told lawmakers that rail companies agreed with the NTSB. The Association of American Railroads didn't wait for regulators to make a move before requiring higher tank car standards on their own.
"There is some concern and doubt as to whether we can move crude safely," said Edward Hamberger, the group's president and CEO. "The answer to that is 'yes.'"
However, the timing of those improvements coincided with dramatic growth in oil production in North Dakota's Bakken region.
"Five years ago, no one would have predicted it," said Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute.
But the lack of pipeline capacity put much of the crude in trains, largely of the older, less-protected DOT-111A type tank cars.
Hamberger said the industry favored that such "legacy" cars be phased out of crude oil transportation or be retrofitted with better safety protections. New cars, he said, should be built with thicker shells, thermal insulation, stronger housings for valves and outlets, and steel plates at the vulnerable heads – the ends of each car.
For the most part, railroads don't own the tank cars in which crude is shipped. But last week, BNSF Railway, the nation's leading hauler of crude oil in trains, ordered 5,000 new, better protected tank cars. At an estimated $150,000 each, the railroad would need to spend $750 million on the order.
"BNSF is stepping forward and putting their money where their mouth is," Hamberger said.
A BNSF train hauling Bakken crude derailed near Casselton, N.D., in December, igniting an enormous fire and spilling more than 475,000 gallons of crude. No one was injured.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, said the railroad's purchase "shows the private sector can do the right thing."
But BNSF is acting before it even knows what standards will be required for tank cars.
DeFazio accused regulators of "20 years of inaction" for failing to heed the NTSB recommendations.
"We are drafting the rules as we speak," Quarterman said. "We need to get this right."
House lawmakers first heard from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who will lead a Senate hearing next week on rail safety. Two commuter rail accidents occurred last year in his home state.
North Dakota's sole House member, Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, said the Casselton derailment was a "stark reminder of our new reality," and said neither his state's citizens, nor the oil business that's lifting the state's economy, should have to wait longer for new tank cars.
"No one in the supply chain benefits from accidents," he said. "A train derailment costs everybody."
Some of the first people in harm's way in a derailment are the train crews. John Tolman, vice president and legislative representative for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, a railroad labor union, said no train should be operated with fewer than two people. The train that derailed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in July had a sole operator.
"You don't get on a commercial airline with a single person up there," Tolman testified.
The increase in flammable cargoes moving by rail also poses new challenges for emergency planning and response.
Hamberger said his group is helping train firefighters at its testing facility in Pueblo, Colo. Last week, the Department of Transportation announced that the industry would pay $5 million to train 1,500 first responders.
"I can send you 1,500 tomorrow," said Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.
An increasing number of crude oil trains are passing through his district to refineries in northwest Washington.


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Through its educational programs, awards, and publications, the AHS connects people to gardening, raises awareness of earth-friendly gardening practices, introduces children to plants, brings together leaders to address important national issues, and showcases the art and science of horticulture.
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'Global warming' fooling the faithful
This Sunday, Feb. 25, I will preach a very unusual sermon. My topic: global warming.
This may seem a strange, possibly even unnecessary, subject to some. But I believe the church must quickly get serious about denouncing the accelerating effort to promote the alleged catastrophic human-caused global warming.
This is especially true since some members of the evangelical community have recently aligned themselves with radical voices within the global warming movement. I see this as unnecessary and, worse, dangerous.
Now, I'm certainly not a scientist. But if one looks past the superficial reporting of the mainstream media and examines the many alternative scientific views on global warming, it is apparent that the earth frequently experiences warming and cooling trends. It appears to me – and I have been intently studying this subject – that we are now in a warming trend.
But many world scientists are preaching sermons that adamantly insist man is the cause of recent warming trends. They urge that America sign on to the Kyoto Treaty, which would compel America to self-impose exorbitant policies for cutting back on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The treaty, which many are urging America to sign, would immediately cost America an estimated $325 billion, according to Yale University's William Nordhaus and Joseph Boyer. That's a lot of money to spend on halting an unproven theory.
Meanwhile, Russia, India, China and Third World nations will not be required to sign on the dotted line.
Jack Langer, journalist and book editor for Regnery Publishing, recently wrote, "The real motives behind the entire global warming hysteria are equally opaque. It surely isn't science – Timothy Ball, the first Canadian Ph.D. in climatology, recently called global warming 'the greatest deception in the history of science.' Plenty of scientific research bears this out, from Bjorn Lomborg's 'The Skeptical Environmentalist' to the newly released 'Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1,500 Years' by physicist Fred Singer and economist Dennis Avery."
The problem is global warming has become a trendy issue of limousine liberals and Hollywood elitists, and the media are promoting it as virtual, if not substantive, fact.
Never mind that in November, for the second consecutive month, temperatures across the continental U.S. were cooler than average, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. We wouldn't want facts like that to get in the way of a global warming political movement, would we!
The media frequently note that the Union of Concerned Scientists is leading the charge to confront the out-of-control global warming advance. These scientists were recently described by writer Dennis Byrne as the "inexhaustibly liberal and self-appointed guardians of scientific purity [who] try to corrupt science for its own ends."
But in today's media, the Union is depicted as heroes of a just cause, tellers of truth in a war against evil American companies who want to destroy the world.
National Review Editor Rich Lowry recently reported: "Shock tactics inevitably mean simplifying in an area of unimaginable complexity. No one knows how to create a reliable model of the planet's climate, and inconvenient anomalies muddy the story line of the warming zealots. From 1940 to 1975, the global temperature fell even as CO2 emissions rose. Since 2001, global temperatures have only gone up a statistically insignificant 0.03 degrees Celsius. And in recent years, the oceans have actually gotten cooler."
In other words, there's no need to panic.
Further, there's no need for the church of Jesus Christ to be wasting its time gullibly falling for all of this global warming hocus-pocus. We need to give our total focus to the business of reaching this world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and stop running down meaningless rabbit trails that get our focus off of our heavenly purpose.
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Reconnecting America Releases LA Equity Atlas Report
November 5, 2013
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With a $40 billion voter-approved transit investment being deployed over the next 20 years, the Los Angeles County transit system expansion will add 102 miles of rail transit and almost 100 new stations, while creating 400,000 new jobs. While the City of Los Angeles is ground zero for much of this change - at the core of the transit network and with 113 current and planned stations - 63 other jurisdictions across the County will also enjoy frequent transit, making the scale of change as record-breaking as the pace of change.
Moving to Work in the Bay Area
September 9, 2013
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Low-income workers face multiple barriers to advancement according to a study by Reconnecting America with Urban Habitat and support from the Great Communities Collaborative.
Joint Announcement From Reconnecting America And Smart Growth America
July 24, 2013
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Reconnecting America and Smart Growth America's boards and staff have recently completed a joint strategic planning process to evaluate how to have the most impact in advancing shared goals related to federal transportation policy reform. To that end, the boards of each organization have agreed to the full transfer of the Transportation for America Campaign, which has been jointly hosted by Reconnecting America and Smart Growth America, to Smart Growth America with the goal of consolidating the transportation policy advocacy work into one organization.
'TOD University' Brings Transit And Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Concepts To Your Neighbors
July 16, 2013
With many cities and regions throughout the nation expanding public transportation options, how can communities advocate strategically for equitable Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD) as they work - often for the first time − with transit agencies, local elected officials, developers and land use planning staff?
Reconnecting America President & CEO John Robert Smith's Testimony Before Congress
July 9, 2013
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$code Chairman Denham, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am John Robert Smith, Co-Chair of Transportation for America, the country's broadest and most diverse transportation coalition. Our members hail from the fields of transportation, housing, environment, public health, real estate, safety, and social equity, representing more than 500 different organizations. I am also the President and CEO of Reconnecting America, a national nonprofit that integrates transportation and community development. Reconnecting America is the managing partner of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, which conducts research and promotes best practices in development along transit lines. I would like to thank the Subcommittee for holding this hearing on the role of innovative finance in intercity passenger rail. Functional, safe, and efficient transportation systems are one of the cornerstones upon which this…
Toward A Federal Transportation Policy For Every American
June 27, 2013
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I commend the US Senate for its unanimous vote to confirm Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation. Foxx will bring an invaluable perspective on the needs of local governments to the federal department responsible for transportation policies that affect every American. Secretary Foxx understands that transportation comes in many modes, and that they're each integral to the economic strength of a region. As mayor, Foxx saw first-hand the role that transportation choices play as the backbone of economic development and the creation of resilient cities and regions. He made efficient and innovative transportation investment the centerpiece of Charlotte's job creation and economic recovery efforts. Under Foxx's predecessor, Ray LaHood, the Department of Transportation partnered alongside the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to address the interdisciplinary challenges of housing, employment, the environment and…
Statement of Reconnecting America President John Robert Smith on Senate Subcommittee passage of bipartisan bill
June 25, 2013
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I commend the leaders of the Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairman Patty Murray and Ranking Member Susan Collins, for the passage of their bipartisan bill funding critical housing and transportation programs. The investments called for in this bill in our transit, rail, and road networks and in neighborhoods and communities across the country will strengthen America's economic resilience and improve the daily lives of millions of families. Of particular importance are the HUD Integrated Planning and Investment Grants. The $75 million set aside for this program will support integrated regional and local planning for housing, transportation, and other infrastructure in urban and rural areas around the country. By coordinating regional investment and implementation strategies, this funding will help to create stronger communities for all while getting the most out of every dollar invested. I am also extremely pleased to see continued focus on improving and…
New Guide Discusses Better Connecting Transit, Jobs and Workforce Development In Denver Region
June 24, 2013
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Reconnecting America and its partners in Mile High Connects today released "A Station Area Typology of Economic Opportunity: A Guide to Better Connecting Transit, Jobs and Workforce Development in the Denver Region." The report provides an overview of the benefits to employers and workforce training providers of locating near transit and identifies the barriers that often prevent them from choosing a transit-oriented location. The report also includes a typology tool for determining the best locations to attract, retain and grow businesses in transit-oriented locations, using Denver's East and West Lines as case studies.
Senate Should Support Foxx Appointment As Secretary of DOT
June 11, 2013
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Statement Of John Robert Smith On The Passing Of Transportation Champion U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
June 3, 2013
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U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Today, transportation generally and passenger rail in particular, lost a dear friend and valiant advocate with the passing of New Jersey U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Of the many trusted relationships I have formed through my work in transportation, my association with Sen. Lautenberg is one of the most highly valued. As the mayor of my hometown of Meridian, Miss., I worked closely with Sen. Trent Lott in the support of a national passenger rail network linking America's cities and towns, large and small. It was in the thick of that effort that I got to know Sen. Lautenberg and first realized the strength of that national system, which served both small town Mississippi and the rural South, and metropolitan New Jersey and the densely populated Northeast. It was my good fortune to work with two statesmen, one a conservative Republican from Mississippi, the other a liberal Democrat from New Jersey, who did not let party affiliation or geographic…


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - It took four police officers to subdue a "belligerent" White Plains man who was acting suspiciously in the middle of the night in the village.
While on larceny patrol at approximately 4 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, officers spotted a suspicious man - later identified as 34-year-old William Jones - wearing a hooded sweatshirt, walking slowly and looking down driveways and side streets as he passed.
According to police, the officer proceeded to observe Jones from afar as he crisscrossed around several village roadways, continuing to walk slowly and peering down side streets suspiciously. Due to Jones' suspicious behavior and the odd time of night, the officer proceeded to stop him and made contact.
Police said that upon making contact, Jones was immediately hostile and would not give a reason for why he was in the area or where he had come from. He stated he did not have any identification on him and after being asked several times he gave the responding officers his name and date of birth, which were confirmed by a New York State Benefits card that was later found on his person.
While speaking with Jones, the officer reported that there was a large bulge in his sweatshirt, and when he was told he would be pat down to check for weapons, Jones began walking backwards and reaching for his pocket, leading the officers to intervene and conduct "a hasty pat down for weapons," with none being found.
Officers said that an NCIC check of Jones revealed an active arrest warrant out of New York City. During the course of the investigation, police said that Jones became "belligerent and hostile and was repeatedly reaching in his pockets and not following officers instructions."
According to the officers, due to his increased hostility, they attempted to place Jones in handcuffs, which prompted him to resist by pulling away and locking his arms out in an attempt to avoid being detained. It ultimately took four officers to place him in handcuffs.
Police said that Jones refused to answer any questions while at Scarsdale Police Headquarters, including the suicide screening. While he was being fingerprinted, Jones continued being "hostile to officers, attempting to make fast movements to 'scare' officers and stating he knows (mixed martial arts)."
Jones was subsequently charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration. He was remanded to the Westchester County Jail after refusing to post $100 cash bail, stating that they should "keep him locked up." Jones is due back in Scarsdale Village Court later this year to answer the charges.
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Natural red diamonds are so rare that most jewellers have never seen one, and will never own one. In recent years, methods of producing intensely coloured diamonds, probably including fancy red, have been developed, although we have never yet seen any red diamond natural or treated . We believe that the process probably recreates the conditions which existed millions of years ago to produce natural fancy coloured stones. The treatment can only work with a small minority of diamonds, and involves irradiating them causing the colour change, usually followed by heat treatment to stabilise the colour. We do not currently have available any red diamonds, natural or enhanced. We not miss any reasonable opportunity to acquire one for stock whenever we can. We will add a page devoted to gemstone treatments when we have more time.
In our first twenty years of designing diamond rings, we had only owned 5 coloured diamonds, four of which were certificated as natural. Now that treated stones are available, we intend to make full use of their inherent beauty in our rings. Even enhance (treated) red diamonds are not easy to find, so our stock selection will never be very extensive. Natural red diamonds remain so rare, that we don't bother trying to find any! Any comments we make about red diamonds will relate to treated ones unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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Authors: Gagnon, Suzanne; Vough, Heather C.; Nickerson, Robert
We argue that improvisational theatre training creates a compelling experience of co-creation through interaction and, as such, can be used to build a distinctive kind of leadership skills. Theories of leadership as relational, collaborative or shared are in pointed contrast to traditional notions of an individual "hero leader" who possesses the required answers, and whom others follow. Corresponding thinking on how to develop these newer forms has, to date, been relatively rare. In this article, we draw on recent research to identify three core principles for learning affiliative leadership. We then apply literature on improvisational theatre and its main skill areas to build a model of developing affiliative leadership, and illustrate the model through an improvisation workshop in which participants learn the skills and principles that it sets out. The model and workshop may serve as useful tools for those searching for methods to develop leadership in contemporary organizations. © 2012 SAGE Publications.
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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is an upper class south side Dublin teenager. He's in his last year in Castlerock College and starts for their Senior Cup Rugby team with his friends; Christian, Oisinn, JP and Fionn (and he sometimes goes to classes as well). Ross has it easy; a high social status, hundreds of girls falling to his feet wherever he goes, rich parents who would do anything for their only son, loads of friends and, of course, he's on one of Dublin's...
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Tracking Code 14124-647 Job Description CREATE YOUR PATH TO A CONNECTED FUTURE.A Wireless is the nation's leading Verizon authorized retailer. We are looking for fun, upbeat, hard-working people to join our expanding family. Our network of 1200 locations connects nearly 6000 employees nationwide who are committed to providing the best possible customer experience, products, and services backed by the most powerful technology brand.We are a very collaborative team that promotes a positive culture that continually gives back to our guests and our employees. Our commitment to ongoing training, employee development, growth opportunities, and unlimited potential for reward and recognition are only some of the reasons why our employees are driven to succeed.You're positive, upbeat, passionate, competitive, and determined to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Meeting and exceeding monthly sales goals and managing and driving your sales staff to success is your primary focus. A Wireless is one of Verizon's most trusted premium retailer in the United States. Together with your Assistant Store Manager, you will also be highly involved in sales management, operational duties, safety and security of our employees, and motivating the rest of your team to greatness. You will be highly involved in hiring, training, and development of your team to ensure your location sales objectives are attained. Required Skills As a Retail Store Manager -Your Focus (Responsibilities):We rely on your ability to create sales momentum and the ability to work well in a team environment and to lead by example.You will also:Recruit, train, coach and develop sales staff on all aspects of sales for A Wireless including, but not limited to, sales techniques, products, promotions, and proceduresActively manage and motivate sales team every day to ensure A Wireless sales quotas are being met or exceededProvide effective performance feedback to all staff and sets timeframe for achievementConsistently find ways to increase employee and location productivity, and drive salesMaintain appropriate level of staffing at location by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employeesEnsure availability of merchandise by maintaining inventory levelsMarket merchandise by adhering to advertising, sales promotion, and display plansSecure merchandise and protect employees by adhering to security standardsContribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as requiredHandle scheduling of staff at location to ensure appropriate shift coverageHandle all intensified customer service issues with professionalismExecute daily operational procedures with efficiency, diligence, and integrityCommunicate, execute, and enforce A Wireless policies and proceduresOther duties as assigned. This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA. Education/ Experience RequirementsHigh School diploma, AA preferred3-5 years of experience in a retail sales environment, 2 years in a leadership/supervisory roleWe also have expectations that you bring the following traits:Excellent interpersonal skillsCommitment to excellent customer serviceBasic interview skills and enhanced staffing knowledgeRelevant history of high retail sales performance Physical Requirements Ability to lift up to 10 poundsAbility to bend, squat and stretch for purposes of inventory and stockingRequirement to stand for long periods of time in order to provide the best customer service (unless accommodations are required/requested for an employee under the ADA) Travel Requirements Varies Equal Employment OpportunityWe're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better. **The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of employees so classified. Job Location Aberdeen, Maryland, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular


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LMC, KWS has a 12 rebel to demo.
i am hopeing to brake my 12m habbit...
i want to ride 10m or smaller now,
i wanted to demo a link, but ollie wouldnt give his up.
everyone, on one, yesterday,. were rippinG... it up!
iam sure the rev is just as good if not better.
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The people have spoken!
One thing I willnever do no matter what is mislead people for money or kites or whatever. It's not in my blood. So if saying something good about another kite gets me kicked from North, then forget it. I truly think that north kites as well as any good product seems to sell itself. The few of us that are on proform are purely lucky. With that said. i tried the 9 rev in good 20 mph wind. I was very impressed. Really the only 2 complaints were the depower sticks if not used frequently, not so much concerned about the cleat below the bar but I think it should be up top. The other thing was the bar was a little sticky from all the lines going through it. But it was very stable, quick but not twitchy, nice bar pressure for riding all day long without un-neccessary fatigue. I really like above all else one pumps and 4 lines. But there is an advantage and disadvantage to everything. But i just wanted to say that I do think the rev is a great kite and will probably be the sole competetor this year to the new rebels, which need no introduction.
We are lucky to have so much great gear available to us these days. Yes, the costs are all over the map depending on where you buy from, who you ride for, if you are good friends with the retailer or seller, if you're a rep, know a rep, etc... But the bottom line is there's great stuff. The RRD Type 9 looked good out on the water too - and fast. Looked like it flew more like the Type Waves than the Type 7's or 8's.
Ramsey's review is awesome because of the effort he put into it, but also because we know he is a true independent, which can be rare online. Many of the vocal proponents of the particular brand they ride are getting support and discounts, myself included, but sometimes people don't always say so, which is why I posted this some time ago: https://www.bayareakiteboarding.com/viewtopic.php?t=3989 to try to get close to unbiased reviews (almost impossible, I know!).
My advice to anyone would simply be to try your top two or three picks more than once and in varying conditions and see what suits you best taking into account your style, preferences and budget. Someone's favorite kite and brand of choice is a very subjective thing. And don't buy into hype, peer pressure or ratings of 11 from me or anyone else. Just like your momma taught you when you were a kid...
Nice weaTher were haveing ...
i for one, like, all the south in it.
i saw se wind this mornning in alameda..
made me think rain..
when i was at the delta yesterday..
me and that women who was in the mag lately..
(i knowiamlamewithnames)
we are jalg jack n about all kinDs of DeeP shiT
and she SlaPs me on the arm and says
"heads up"
i look up, and here comes some 250 lb neWbEE... FlOt in on us...
dumB aSS must have sent it 100 feet off the shore brake...
well inside the bouys.
we Ducked and coverd stage lefT.
he slamed sand.
So in other words you didn't get the DiGiTS because someone pulled some huge air on you?
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A playful and faithful companion, "Nuri", whose name means parrot in Indonesian, is a cockatoo with a magnificent plumage.
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I mean a real electric car. A Nissan Leaf, not a Volt. A Volt is a plug-in hybrid. In reality there's only 4 pure electrics.
Tesla, Leaf, Mitsubishi I-Miev, and Ford C-Max Energi. The are a couple others, sold mostly in California but they have minuscule sales (Less than 100 per month).
I've had it 14 months now and have over 16,000 miles, so I'm doing about 1,000 miles a month.
The Leaf is a niche vehicle. It really only serves as a commuting car for people with 2 cars, a fairly short commute, and a place to charge over night. I suspect 30-40 percent of folks fit that niche.
I'm a semi-techie guy. That's why I wanted an Electric rather than a plug-in hybrid. Even though for most people, a plug-in Hybrid really is kind of the best of both worlds. Electric-only mode for short trips and gas for long trips. The thing holding back sales is cost.
Volts (and Leaf's) approach $40,000 in cost.
So after 1 year do I regret buying it? I regret 2 things. Buying it when I did (instead of 2-3 months from now) and not leasing. First the lease. I only leased one car in my life, and vowed never to do it again. And I intended to put as many miles on this as I could and did not want to get hit with mileage charges and pay for little cosmetic issues. But.....the lease costs are so low. I've seen them for $199 a month. And you can walk away after 2 years. Since I purchased, I'm paying much more.
And there's kind of a natural limit as to how many miles you can put on it, as it goes about 70 miles on a charge, and it takes several hours to charge. So it would not have been hard to keep it at 12,000 miles a year.
As for when I purchased, the car I bought was the top of the line 2012 Leaf. They really are very nice cars. GPS, Bluetooth, backup cameras etc. They are a blast to drive, with amazing acceleration, and surprisingly roomy. It ran me about $38,500. I paid sticker. At the time the dealers were trying to charge over sticker because they were in short supply.
But the 2013's come out next month and 2 things have really changed. Not the mileage, you still get about 70 miles a charge. But they now charge twice as fast, and they have dropped about $6,000 in cost.
The cost drop is the result of several things. First, the cars are now made in Tennessee instead of Japan. Much cheaper here. Secondly, the economies of scales are starting to kick in on the battery manufacturer side of things. And thirdly Nissan quite frankly wants to sell more of them. The Leaf is far and way best selling of the Electric and Plug-In Electric Vehicles worldwide. They just announced they sold their 50,000th vehicle. Volt has sold 32,500 all in the US. But Nissan expected higher sales, especially in the US.
Their US goal for CY 2012 was 20,000 and they only hit 16,749.
So it hurts a little to be driving a 1 year car with little dings and 16,000 miles on it when for what I owe, I could have a brand new 2013....... and the 2013 is better, mostly because of one little thing. Charging.....
Let's talk about how they charge. They have 3 levels of charging. 120 volt. You can plug these babies into any 120 outlet and charge them. That's called Level 1. I assume that puts the number of Level 1 charge locations at 500 million. (ok,, I have no clue how many 120 volt outlets there are, I was using a real high number just to impress you).
But Level 1 is VERY slow. Like 16 hours to charge from empty to full. Unless you charge all night, it's close to useless. But there are tons of people with short commutes who use 120 at home.
240V (Level 2) - This is what most people (like me) use to charge at home. For reasons unclear to me, the 240V charge is more than twice as fast as the 120V. You can charge from empty to full in 6.5 hours. And of course you don't really start from empty unless something went terribly wrong the day before.
The Leaf has a charging timer so you can tell it to start charging at a specific time (like midnight) to take advantage of cheaper rates. Or you can do what I do and just tell it when I want it to be ready and it figures out when to start.
When the Leaf first came out home 240V charging systems were going for about $1,500. That would have been show stopper for me, but then good old American know-how took over. Some engineer in California figured out he could adapt the standard Nissan 120V plug to put out 240V. And for about $325. He had tons of satisfied customers so I bought, and now I am one of those satisfied customers. Home chargers now go for as low as $799 at Lowes.
There are a few public level 2 chargers in most towns. Almost all Nissan dealers have a free one available to the public, so in Jax there are 7. 4 Nissan, 1 city, 1 free commercial (Shopping center) and 1 pay station. But a 2012 will only get 13 miles for an hour of charging at Level 2, so unless you are parking at the exact spot you are going to be, the public Level 2 chargers are only useful for emergencies. In 14 months I took advantage once. I had planned my trip and knew I was on the edge, so I stopped at the shopping center and charged for 20 minutes or so just to be safe.
Level 1 and Level 2 chargers use the same plug.
Level 3 charging is high speed DC 480V charging. It uses a different plug. Only the top level 2011-2012 Leafs had a high speed port. But it can charge a Leaf from empty to full in 30 minutes. Now you're talking!! Here's the problem. They are practically non existent except for a few isolated places like SoCal or Oregon. For example.....there are none in all of Florida. The main reason I went for the more expensive Leaf was to get the Level 3 charger which is useless to me.
So why is the 2013 a lot better about charging? Because the internal charger on the 2013 can handle twice as many kw as the 2011-2012 model, so it charges twice as fast at Level 1 and Level 2. There are many times when I would get home with 30 miles or so, and some place to go that night, but not quite enough time to get it charged up for the trip that night. A charger that was twice as fast would make the car much more useful for that 2nd trip during a day.
The third thing that is different about the 2013's is that they now offer a "stripped down model" at about $28,000 which after the $7500 federal rebate means you are talking about a $20,500 car. Much more in line with a "normal" car. But does not have the new high speed internal charger.
I love the car...... So what would I do knowing what I know now?....... For sure I would wait for the 2013's.... and I would probably lease.


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Israeli Airstrikes Target Gaza's Islamic University
Israel continued airstrikes across the Gaza Strip Friday and early Saturday, after a cease-fire that went into effect Friday morning fell apart. Israel targeted Gaza's Islamic University, which it says housed a weapons manufacturing research center. Photo: Getty
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