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PANAMA CITY, Panama – Former Barry University star Yan Gomes will forever be remembered as the pioneer of Brazilian baseball, but he's not alone anymore. He now has 27 other teammates he can share the experience with, as they will get ready to shock baseball once again when they face the world's best in March.
Against all odds, and almost all fans at Rod Carew National Stadium, Brazil used a trio of stellar pitching performances, and a timely RBI from Gomes, to claim a thrilling 1-0 victory against Panama on Monday night to earn an improbable bid to the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
"You can tell from the beginning of this tournament we didn't start scared," Gomes said. "We were playing the top seed in this tournament [Panama] and we just came out and played the way you're supposed to play; we played with a lot of heart.
"That's the thing you're going to see out of Brazil -- no matter who is in front of us we're going to play with a lot of heart and a lot of determination and go out there and give 100 percent. ... The future is even brighter now."
Once Thyago Vieira struck out Ruben Rivera in the top of the ninth inning, the Brazilian team spilled out of the dugout, some hoisting their country's flags high over their head as the mob formed behind the pitcher's mound. The celebration continued in the locker room, as champagne and beer flowed in victory.
"It doesn't matter who you're playing against, it doesn't matter where you play, it doesn't matter when you play," Brazil manager Barry Larkin said. "If you have a plan, a mentality, if you execute, if you do the small things -- you can win. You can play with anyone in the world."
In a span of five days, Brazil went from unknown underdog to being the most dominant team of the Panama qualifier. Talk about a Cinderella story.
Before the tournament started, few would have been able to name any Brazilian baseball players other than Gomes, who became the first native of his country to crack an MLB roster with Toronto back in May. Now the baseball world has less than four months to learn about Brazil's baseball squad, one which showed great attention to detail throughout the tournament and even better pitching.
"We have a tremendous team," said Gomes, who was traded to the Indians over the off-season. "I've never seen more guys want to come out there and play harder than anybody. We didn't come out scared, and that just shows the Brazilian pride and how we were raised. I know we're a very popular soccer country, but with the talent that we have in that sport, why not bring it out to baseball?"
Fittingly, Gomes was responsible for driving in the game's lone run on Monday night. It came in the second inning, when he blooped one into center field and it dropped between two defenders, allowing Leonardo Reginatto to score from third base. Perhaps fate was on Brazil's side, as Gomes' RBI was one of several bloop Brazilian hits that found holes throughout the evening.
"It's good to be good and it's good to be lucky," Larkin said. "We are a little bit of both today."
It wasn't hard to spot the Brazilian fans among the 10,368 in attendance. All 20 or 30 of them waited eagerly behind their team's dugout to congratulate the players as they wrapped up their on-field celebration.
If it wasn't for a dominant pitching effort between starter Rafael Fernandes, Murilo Gouvea and Vieira, Gomes' RBI wouldn't have meant a thing. On the biggest stage in Brazil's history of baseball, Fernandes turned in an impressive six-inning, shutout performance.
Using a mix of his cutter, changeup, curveball and fastball, Fernandes silenced a lineup that featured such stars like Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, Phillies All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Lee and Ruben Rivera. In all, Fernandes faced three batters over the minimum, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two in the longest start of the entire qualifier.
"I think some stars were born in this tournament," Larkin said. "Yes, Yan Gomes, being the first Brazilian player in the big leagues, I think that is huge. But I also think Rafael Fernandes, I think his name is now in the books in Brazil for being the winning pitcher and leading us to this victory."
Gouvea followed up Fernandes' stellar start with 2 1/3 innings of no-hit ball. For the tournament, Gouvea tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, as he also played a huge role in Brazil's 3-2 win over Panama in the qualifier's opener on Thursday.
Vieira, meanwhile, picked up his second save of the tournament in a pressure-packed, ninth-inning situation. After Tejada laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move Isaias Velasquez to second base, Vieira relieved Gouvea and was tasked with facing Ruiz, Lee and Rivera -- Panama's Nos. 3, 4 and 5 hitters -- in order.
Ruiz brought the Panamanian crowd to its loudest level of the night when he singled to left field, but Tejada was held up at third base. Vieira was unfazed, though, as he struck out Lee and Rivera to close out the game on a hot, humid, historical night. For the tournament, Brazil's pitchers surrendered just four runs in 27 innings.
"Our pitchers pitched incredibly well," Larkin said. "Rafael Fernandes, he was an absolute stud today. Murilo Gouvea came in and did a nice job yet again, he really wanted the ball. And then our closer, Thyago Vieira, he came in and did what he's capable of doing."
Panama's pitching was also on point Monday night, but there's not much you can do when the offense can't push across a run. Starter Angel Cuan completed four tough innings, allowing one run on eight hits and zero walks while striking out six. Ramiro Mendoza, meanwhile, followed that up by giving up two harmless hits in 3 2/3 innings before Manny Acosta recorded Panama's final out pitching.
Panama skipper Roberto Kelly was quick to praise Brazil's quality squad for earning a berth to the 2013 World Baseball Classic, but couldn't hide his disappointment after watching his native country lose in front of its hometown fans.
"You've got to give credit where credit is due," Kelly said. "They've got good pitching. Both times they faced us, the pitching was outstanding. ... Obviously, I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed because our goal was to qualify. Anything other than that, it's not reaching your goal."
The team now awaits word on their pool assignment. The four first-round pools will be held in March in the Fukuoka Dome in Japan, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taiwan, Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico and Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.


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After a lifetime of running JB French Dry Cleaners in Los Angeles, Bernie Barton has seen more than his share
"The best thing I can do for my universe, in this dimension at this time, is to be honest and truthful and do it
100 percent," he said.
At a young age, he learned about integrity, diligence and attention to detail from his parents, Jack and Rose,
who originally opened the family cleaning business in 1945 on Western Avenue near downtown L.A.
"They used to have machines they called
cuffer machines," Bernie recalled. "When a
man came in with his pants to get fixed — everybody wore the cuffs and there was lint
in the cuffs — they had this machine where
they put your pants leg in and brushes that
were in the inside would literally take away
the thread that tacked up your cuffs so it was flat. It would be cleaned, of course, then my
mother would tack each pair of pants. Each
pair of pants! Are you crazy? I can't even
imagine what the labor was. She would also
sew on every button by hand. Now, they've
got button machines… takes two seconds."
Of course, Bernie knows there was a method to his mother's madness. She had a good reason for all the effort. "She said, 'I want my customers to know that I care.' I just never forgot that," he said.
While he may have grown up around the family business, young Bernie did not have much interest in it. As a
teenager, he worked selling shoes. Later, he tried his hand at the National Guard. Neither pursuit managed to capture his interest so he accepted his father's request to join the family business in the 1960s.
"Fast forward to 1963, I opened my first 700-sq.-ft. store in West Hollywood," he recalled. "All I knew was what
my dad had taught me. Don't get me wrong. I drove a cab at night or I wouldn't have been able to pay rent."
One thing helped the business in the beginning: its ideal location. "I picked my first location across from the Santa Palm Car Wash," he noted. "My dad said, 'Why are you doing that?' I told him: 'People have to get their cars washed every day. That's my billboard. I don't need advertising. I don't need coupons.' When your car was washed and finished, it was pointing towards my store."
The business also improved when Bernie met future wife, Shelly. The couple enjoyed a whirlwind romance. "We met each other on a Sunday and got married five days later. Five days later!" Bernie exclaimed. "My wife was in a public relations firm. She would put out all of these parties for people like Glenn Ford. Of course, I would get their business."
Bernie indeed got a lot of their business, but his penchant for profanity often kept him from getting invites. "One of her clients was the Osmonds, so when Marie was getting married the first time, Shelly went to the wedding. I couldn't come because I swore too much. Unbelievable!" he laughed. "She threw parties for the Osmonds, Danny Thomas, Pat Boone, Andy Williams… these were my original people."
Both in his store and on his website, Bernie likes to display numerous autographed pictures of various celebrities he's met and cleaned for over the years. "This is my history. This is my life," he explained. "The pictures are signed to Bernie. The pictures are signed to JB."
The list is as long as it is impressive, including: Elizabeth Taylor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Lewis, Dean
Martin, Ray Charles, William Shatner, Bette Davis, Rock Hudson, Johnny Carson, Burt Reynolds, Michael Caine,
Frank Sinatra and countless more.
One of Bernie's favorites, however, was also one of his first.
"I grew up hugging and kissing to Johnny Mathis," he said, recalling
dances from his younger days where he would kiss his dates as one
of the singer's hit songs such as "Wonderful" played. "Then, five or
six years later, you are at his door picking up his clothes, dude. He
was the greatest guy. We would pick up about 20 pairs of white pants
a week and at least 25 shirts in seven days. He'd change about three
times a day."
When you offer star service to Hollywood stars and other famous clients,
it can garner a bit of publicity. It can also mean some extra work. In 1991,
some 4,200 guests were invited to witness the dedication of the $56.8 million Reagan Presidential Library in Los Angeles, including honoree Ronald Reagan, former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon, as well as
George Bush, the current president at the time.
Bernie put his employees on 24-hour notice surrounding the event to handle
the garment needs of the many famous guests who were staying at the Century
City J.W. Marriott, which was one of 19 hotel accounts handled by JB French
at the time.
Some of those accounts were smaller (about 100 rooms) while others were quite large (closer to 1,000 rooms).
Occasionally handling such high volume prompted Bernie to seek out a 20,000 sq. ft. production facility that had
once served as Army barracks.
During its heyday, the plant boasted 14 presses, two big shirt units, six washers, eight dryers, two 80-lb.
drycleaning machines and a 50-lb. drycleaning machine to service over a million garments annually.
The economic turndown may have slowed things a bit, but the large production facility continues to run, though
not always at peak capacity.
"It depends on the season," Bernie said. "When we get to the Oscars, forget about it." Every time the Academy Awards roll around, it means a lot of delicate pieces will be coming in, which is why JB
French was featured in an article in People magazine in 2008 on "What Would the Dry-Cleaning Bill Be?" In it, Bernie broke down the cleaning costs for four expensive gowns worn by actresses Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Keri Russell and Katherine Heigl during the Oscars.
The tabs ranged from $375 for Heigl's Escada gown to $750 for Cotillard's Gaultier Paris gown, a scaled,
mermaid-inspired dress which he described as a cleaner's nightmare. "A train like that would take three people to steam, and it has to be cleaned inside out or you'll flatten the ruffle on the outside," Bernie said.
Certainly, the article earned some positive publicity for the industry, but it was hardly the first time JB French
was featured prominently in publicity that reached a big audience.
A year earlier, TV Land's "Back to the Grind"television show aired
an episode featuring Sherman Hemsley, who played the famous
fictional drycleaner George Jefferson in "The Jeffersons." The
premise was to have him work at a real cleaners: JB French.
"He was the most wonderful man in the world," Bernie recalled.
"He literally spent a few days with us as a worker. He got into
the truck. He took care of customers. He went to the front and
talked to customers whether they were filming or not."
During the episode, Hemsley did everything from sew buttons
to fold shirts. He also tried his hand at pressing, packaging and
taking measurements for hemming. He walked away feeling
quite impressed. "This whole experience in the drycleaners is
very special to me because I learned so much about it, just the
whole operation," he noted. "It's just amazing the work that
goes into it. It's really a great experience."
For Bernie, the experience of working in the industry has also been
great, but there have been quite a few hard days, too. Less than ten
years ago, he and Shelly lost their 23-year-old son, Justin. Bernie still
keeps him fresh in his memory, especially the time when his son helped
a man he idolized: Elton John.
The singer was a customer at the time he opened his Red Piano tour at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and he
didn't trust his extravagant wardrobe to be transported by just anybody. "Justin drove all of his wardrobe to Vegas," Bernie said, adding. "Let me put it this way, when the trucks came back I had to repress like, say, 150 garments. They were all Versace."
Once the million dollar wardrobe had been delivered for the show and Justin headed back home through the
rain, John's assistants checked up on him to make sure he was all right.
The memory was not forgotten by either party. When Justin passed away, the singer's music was played during
the ceremony. Elton John also passed along his condolences. "They sent flowers that looked like a horse," Bernie added.
Unfortunately, over five years later, Bernie was grief-stricken again when Shelly died of cancer. Their five-day
courtship had turned into a lifelong marriage with no regrets. "We had a thousand divorces, but we never spent a night apart in 38 years," Bernie said.
Since the loss of his family, Bernie has picked up the pieces and moved on. After a half century in the industry,
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Jarrett Walker - Frequency is Freedom
July 20, 2011
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Jarrett Walker discusses what he believes is the biggest communications failure of public discussions about transit. Frequency. At CNU in Madison, Walker discusses the lack of discussion on this important subject.
Jarrett Walker - Designing Transit Lines to "Be On the Way"
July 19, 2011
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Jarrett Walker who writes for Human Transit often talks about designing transit systems that work for people. In this interview at the CNU in Madison, Wisconsin, we asked Jarrett to describe his transit design theory, "Being On the Way".
Norman Garrick: Street Networks are the Building Blocks of Cities
July 11, 2011
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Norm Garrick, CNU Board Member and one of the leads on the transportation networks program discusses what they have been working on and how street networks are the building blocks of cities.
Yonah Freemark - Advice for Aspiring Transport Bloggers
July 8, 2011
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Anyone want to start a blog? It can be daunting. What do you want to write about? Who is your audience? Will people read? Those are questions that go through many people's heads before they take the plunge. Yonah Freemark who writes the wonderful Transport Politic discusses what he's learned so far in the blogging process. He has some advice for folks looking to start thier own blogs and its definitely worth a listen.
Jeff Tumlin - Business Expansion and City Office Space Needs
July 6, 2011
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Recently San Francisco got a slight scare. Its most famous tech company was expanding fast and needed space for new workers. However, the amount of office space needed was either split over multiple buildings or outside of the city. We often talk about the need to keep companies in cities and make sure they have incentives to stay, however this might be one of the major challenges of keeping buisinesses in the places where people can take transit or bike/walk to work. Jeff Tumlin of Nelson Nygaard discusses building floor plates and what that means for companies that want to stay in cities.
Norm Garrick - Automobility Decreases the Efficiency of Cities
June 30, 2011
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Norman Garrick discusses what happens when you start to change your infrastructure from being pedestrian supported to auto supported. Case in point, the City of Hartford, which had at one point 15,000 parking spaces when it was a more walkable place. Today, it has 45,000 parking spaces and less jobs that it did then. To see what that means in terms of city destruction, you only have to wait till the end of the discussion to see the destruction that has on a city's soul. In plain terms, making way for automobility decreases the efficiency of cities.
Charlie Hales - Portland's Unsung Heros
June 29, 2011
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People are tired of hearing about Portland. But I asked Charlie Hales what he liked best about the region and he mentioned all of the unsung heros that work behind the scenes to make it an amazing place. Of course Portland has its problems and its blemishes just like anyone else, but you have to give their civic infrastructure credit, they do a great job up there.
Tom Low - Laying Lightly on the Land
June 28, 2011
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Tom Low of DPZ in Charlotte discusses the initial places where New Urbanists thought more sustainable infrastructure could be used. He also talks a bit about how to deal with engineers that will try to gold plate the infrastructure as well as the acceptance of more environmental principles.
Jeff Tumlin - Tech Buses, A Job Sprawl Solution?
June 27, 2011
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Jeff Tumlin gives his thoughts on private corporate transportation, such as tech buses in Silicon Valley and Seattle. In his opinion, it's an interesting solution to the problem of job sprawl that we see happening all over the country. But the areas have to be dense and in some instances, you'll see real estate agents noting the proximity of a property to the tech bus stop locations. You'll want to check this video out.
Charlie Hales - Holding Together With Chewing Gum and Bailing Wire
June 24, 2011
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Anyone else ready for the Transportation Bill to be finished? I know I am. But folks like Charlie Hales, currently with HDR Engineering but soon to be running for Mayor of Portland, seem to be happy with what we've gotten out of this administration so far. Over $400 million for streetcars via TIGER and Urban Circulator grants? Sure, we'll take it, even if it is a system somewhat held together with chewing gum and bailing wire as Charlie states in this interview from CNU 19 in Madison.


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Teen Girl Indoor Tanning Worries Health Officials
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota health officials are worried about the number of teenage girls using tanning beds to get a bronze glow.
According to the Minnesota Student Survey, compiled by the state Health Department, slightly more than one-third of white 11th-grade girls in Minnesota said they have tanned indoors within the past year.
Reports say this is the first year the survey has addressed use of tanning beds by teens.
Minnesota's health commissioner, Dr. Ed Ehlinger, says the survey shows the importance of educating teens about the skin cancer risks of tanning.
In an effort to alert teens to the dangers of indoor tanning, the state Health Department is promoting a contest. The UVideo Challenge calls on teens to create short videos about the dangers of tanning.


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The Arab Spring is looking more like Springtime For Hitler all the time. The latest outrage comes from Libya, where 100 Christians from Egypt were arrested, allegedly for proselytizing. Representatives of the local Christian church say the men were working in Libya, but not proselytizing. Be that as it may, telling others about their religion is something they had a right to do. The creepy video below shows the men, or some of them, in captivity. It shows the incriminating materials that were found in their possession–Bibles, pictures of Jesus and the like. Ahram Online reports:
On Thursday, Coptic Bishop Pachomios, archbishop of Beheira, Matrouh and Libya, told the media: "I am following up on the issue with church authorities in Cairo and the Egyptian foreign affairs ministry."
Speaking from Ethiopia, Pachomios added: "This is a very serious incident, in which Egyptian citizens were arrested on the mere suspicion [of proselytising] and tortured while in detention."
The bishop confirmed that the Egyptians in question had worked in Libya, adding that "it doesn't make sense that as many as 100 Egyptian Copts had decided to engage in proselytising activities in another country."
Here is the video, which was made by members of the Libyan group that arrested the Christians:
Normally, one would expect the Egyptian government to protest and seek redress if its citizens are abused by another country, but it is more or less open season on Christians in Egypt, too, so help from that direction seems unlikely. Perhaps our newly-minted Secretary of State will take an interest.


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I'm posting a second photograph today because what we did last night was so darn fun: a duct tape boat race. I think I've mentioned that I work with our church youth group, specifically the girls, and Tuesday night we challenged the boys to a race in boats made only of duct tape and cardboard.
Pictured is the H.M.S. Clark, mysteriously christened as a British boat and better built than a Yugo, right down to its duct tape oar locks. That's what happens when testosterone meets duct tape--a full catamaran?? The other two mens' boats: The Free Willy II and The Priest Craft which looked more like floating feeding troughs didn't fare as well once they were put to sea.
And the girls? Well with our yar little sloop affectionately named The Lucky Banana we went for a minimalist, cubist approach and covered a very large box in 17 layers of duct tape--have you ever wondered what $60 dollars worth of duct tape looks like? We didn't win for speed (there's a reason we didn't name her The Quicksilver) but we won on a technicality as we were the only craft that didn't end up disqualified. Grace and Paige who had been elected captain and crew did us proud.
We raced at Jewel Lake and drew quite a crowd. Here's a video clip of the start of the race--please forgive the lines on the screen, it was so sunny and bright the glare nearly killed us.
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At least two of Leavenworth County's department budgets will need to be amended before the end of the year, according to County Clerk Janet Klasinski. That information came as she presented a monthly budget and cash report for the Leavenworth County Commission. Budget amendments are done every year as needed toward the end of the year if a fund appears to be close to exceeding its budget authority. It does not mean that the county will need to levy additional taxes. But amending a budget does require that the county publish a notice and conduct a public hearing before approving the new budget. As of now, two funds will need to be amended, Klasinski said. The first mentioned was that containing the county's share of the 1-cent sales tax revenue approved by voters in 2006. "Not because we don't have the cash there, but because we spent more than what we budgeted, what we told the public that we were going to spend," she said. The other individual fund budget that will likely need to be amended is that for operations in Sewer District No. 1. "Sewer District No. 1 spent more money than we thought would be incurred throughout the year because of grinder pumps going down and additional maintenance that that sewer district required," Klasinski said. Again, she reminded the commission that neither amendment was related to cash flow, only that amount set by the county as the annual spending limit for those departments. In another part of her monthly report, Klasinski said the county is actually ahead of expectations in terms of the cash carryover that departments will use to start the year. "We're ahead of the game," she said. "Look at the general fund. We're supposed to start the year with $1.7 million. Well, I estimate we're going to start the year with over $3 million." Klasinski said she plans to publish a hearing notice for the amendment of those two budgets Dec. 13.


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This was an amazing NBA season. With the Clippers' streak of 17 straight wins and the Heat's streak of 27 straight wins, and more, there were many great teams. Also, there were lots of amazing plays by people like Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chris Paul, and more. This upcoming draft class is horrible. Nerlens Noel from Kentucky is expected to be the first pick, and his team didn't even make it to the NCAA Tournament.
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Staten Island, NY – Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and
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Bridget Cunningham September 7, 2016
Many modern devices leverage piezoelectricity. When analyzing the design of such devices, you want to be confident in the reliability of the obtained results. By utilizing the COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software, you can achieve accurate results quickly. To prove it to you, we have created a benchmark model of a piezoelectric transducer.Read More
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Refrigerated trucks must maintain a cool temperature in order to avoid damaging the products that they carry. Optimizing the insulation materials and cooling systems of these vehicles is therefore an important step in their design. To ensure that such components work effectively under open- and closed-door cycles, Air Liquide teamed up with SIMTEC, a COMSOL Certified Consultant, to perform heat transfer and CFD simulations with the COMSOL Multiphysics® software.Read More
Magnus Ringh September 2, 2016
A COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation typically includes one or more field quantities in its output. Depending on the number of field quantities, the geometry's complexity, and the mesh density required for valid results, simulations can include millions of degrees of freedom (DOFs). Oftentimes, storing one or more scalar quantities or the results on a small geometry part is sufficient. Here, we explore tools for storing selected output quantities and minimizing model file sizes and the time required to display this data.Read More
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Suppose you take a piece of metal — a thin sheet, for example — and apply some mechanical loads. The metal will deform and take on a new shape that differs from the original undeformed configuration. Say you now want to use this deformed object as part of a new geometry construction. You can then solve another physics problem on the new composite domain. Today, we'll demonstrate how to use a deformed object as an input to a geometry sequence.Read More
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Have you ever wanted to integrate your COMSOL® software apps with external data files? These files can contain material properties, geometric dimensions, or other model inputs, and such data can derive from internal company standards or be provided by a vendor. Built-in methods in the Application Builder simplify reading from these files and displaying options read. To show this procedure, we will build an app that populates a combo box with material properties from a comma-separated values (CSV) file.Read More
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Leon Theremin, a Russian inventor, is best known for creating the theremin as well as the Thing, also called the Great Seal bug. Referred to as the "Russian Edison", his passion for physics and music fostered the growth of electronic instruments on an international scale. Today, we celebrate the life and accomplishments of this influential figure.Read More
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Around the world, trash is added to landfills at an increasingly rapid rate. Since these landfills take up large areas of land and can cause environmental issues, researchers are looking for safer, space-saving solutions. One option is to convert traditional anaerobic landfills into aerobic bioreactor landfills. This conversion process needs to be studied further, which could take years experimentally. For faster results, researchers at the University of Western Ontario used the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to efficiently analyze this process.Read More
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Resistive and capacitive effects are fundamental to the understanding of electrochemical systems. The resistances and capacitances due to mass transfer can be represented through physical equations describing the corresponding fundamental phenomena, like diffusion. Further, when considering the resistive or capacitive behavior of double layers, thin films, and reaction kinetics, such effects can be treated simply through physical conditions relating electrochemical currents and voltages. Lastly, resistances and capacitances from external loading circuits can easily be represented in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software.Read More
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Today, guest blogger Matteo Lualdi of resolvent ApS, a COMSOL Certified Consultant, discusses the benefits of creating a simulation app to analyze a solid oxide fuel cell stack. For many businesses, numerical modeling and simulation are valuable tools at various stages of the design workflow, from product development to optimization. Apps further extend the reach of these tools, hiding complex multiphysics models beneath easy-to-use interfaces. Here's a look at one such example: a solid oxide fuel cell stack app.Read More
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The numerical analysis of fluid flow and temperature fields can offer valuable insight in many engineering applications. Efficiency, of course, is important when performing such simulations. Here, we'll discuss the various formulations for fluid flow equations in the COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software and when it's best to use each option, paying particular attention to how this selection influences heat transfer analyses. We will also cover how to set up both natural and forced convection simulations using these formulations.Read More
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We are an housecleaning company looking to expand into a new market. Our business prides itself on customer satisfaction, ease of use, and the quality of our cleaning services. Our employees are dedicated to their position and cleaning our clients house like it is their own. Our company uses products with an environmentally friendly basis.
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Our ideal logo is modern, classy, and "new-age". We tend to prefer something simple with a clean typeface and a branding symbol. We do not want any cleaning supplies, brooms, vacuums, etc. in the symbol. We would like to see some, not all, with a symbol around a zesty fruit (lemon, lime, orange, pear). We could see greens, purple/pinks, and oranges all be utilized for a successful brand.
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This spring Ayesha Shah '13 led a group of Davidson Elementary first grade students on a field trip around campus to show them how math surrounds our everyday lives. The field trip capped a semester-long project where Shah and classmate Ali DeFrancesch created online "math maps" accessible on a computer or smartphone. As students walked around campus to spots specified on the map, they were presented examples of math in the world.
"It's called 'geotagging'" explained Shah. "It involves marking locations on a digital map and adding information to those locations. The maps are published online so anyone can access them."
Shah and DeFrancesch used a map of the campus they procured online, and geotagged seven locations on it. They then created mathematical activities at each of the spots. Tagged locations include a giant outdoor analog clock where the students practiced telling time, and the sculpture garden where they identified three-dimensional shapes. In the student café children learned how math is involved in making purchases and, on the football field, Davidson football players talked about measuring yard lines.
Over the semester, Shah and DeFrancesch visited the class to explain their project. They also collaborated with teacher Maggie Hershey-Mason to prep the youngsters for the activities and make sure the math map activities were grade-level appropriate.
The project was an outreach component in "Finite Math," a course taught by Associate Professor Tim Chartier. "Finite" is the only course in the discipline that Shah and many other Davidson students will take at Davidson. The class covers topics like NCAA basketball bracketology, and how computers make scalable fonts.
Shah commented, "It's easy for teachers to become disheartened in an entry level course like Finite Math because many students are only taking it to fulfill a requirement. But Chartier taught it as an opportunity to show how math is a part of everyday lives. Then we went out and taught it to younger students."
"When students of any age find they can use their math skills to help solve real problems, in the world and in their community, it adds a whole other level to their learning," said Chartier. "They become more engaged."
Each semester Chartier incorporates community-based learning into at least one of his courses. Two student groups in Shah's class worked on math maps with Davidson Elementary School students, four groups worked with students at the Community School of Davidson, and four worked with Davidson Day school students. Chartier's students have also used math skills to complete projects for non-profit organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the Loaves and Fishes food pantry.
"I hadn't been around six-year-olds in a very long time," said Shah. "As a college student it's easy to get surrounded solely by other college students and forget that other people, like families with older people and younger people, are out there. This class helped me interact with the community and get me out of school mode in a way that I didn't expect. For something I just took as a core requirement I got a whole lot more out of it."
After graduating this coming May, Shah hopes to create a career in teaching.
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Assessing Novanta Inc's (NASDAQ:NOVT) past track record of performance is an insightful exercise for investors. It allows us to reflect on whether or not the company has met or exceed expectations, which is a great indicator for future performance. Today I will assess NOVT's recent performance announced on 30 March 2018 and evaluate these figures to its long-term trend and industry movements. View out our latest analysis for Novanta
Was NOVT's recent earnings decline indicative of a tough track record?NOVT's trailing twelve-month earnings (from 30 March 2018) of US$12.07m has more than halved from US$22.00m in the prior year. Furthermore, this one-year growth rate has been lower than its average earnings growth rate over the past 5 years of 14.19%, indicating the rate at which NOVT is growing has slowed down. What could be happening here? Let's examine what's occurring with margins and whether the rest of the industry is feeling the heat.
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On Tuesday morning, the Atlantic Sun Conference tabbed Lipscomb midfielder Omar Djabi as the Player of the Week after his performance in a 3-1 season opening win.
The junior from Venezuela attempted two shots on Friday night against Belmont and scored on both. Djabi was named to the Preseason A-Sun first team, and on Friday, he did nothing short of proving why he was chosen.
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China will rapidly become a net importer of corn over the next few years, according to a U.S. Grains Council delegation that visited the country in March. USGC president and CEO Kenneth Hobbie, who returned from a tour of Asia on April 1, said he didn't have figures on what the development would mean to U.S. corn producers, "but I see us moving rapidly toward an event that will cause a change in our trading patterns over the next two or three years."
According to USDA, China's exports of corn have dropped from 15.2 million metric tons in 2002-03 to a projected 4 million metric tons for 2004-05. The country's imports this year are projected at 200,000 metric tons.
During the last two weeks of March, Hobbie and other USGC officers visited emerging markets in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Vietnam to evaluate the level of economic development there and the level of market-building efforts needed. The officers discussed their trip during a teleconference on April 5.
Vic Miller, an Iowa corn farmer and treasurer of USGC's board of directors, said lack of infrastructure continues to be a major problem overall in the four countries, but it's not an insurmountable one. "Roads are not in the best shape, and bulk shipments cannot be easily handled. In the short-term, containers are probably the best bet, cost-wise and for meeting the demands of the customers in that area."
Miller said that DDGs, a feed source that is a byproduct of ethanol, "are the bright spot in the area. They are getting a great deal of attention. People are beginning to understand and realize that this is just not an energy source, but a protein source as well. With the rise of the ethanol industry in this country, it's imperative that we find a home for all those DDGs or we're going to have a problem in our own ethanol industry."
He said that value-added corn "is an area that we could really hit a home run with. The entire region is seeking high starch and high oil. They want the traits that U.S. producers provide. Economies are starting to recover and as people have more disposable income, they increase protein in the diet, which means more milk and eggs are consumed. And if that's the case, we're going to have more corn in that area to feed livestock."
Major competitors in the region are local growers, according to Miller. "Of course, every government is going to take care of its own people first. But the local corn grown isn't a huge amount, and aflatoxin is a problem with local corns. So they are not going to be that stiff a competitor."
Indonesia's transportation system is a bump in the road toward new markets for U.S. growers, according to Miller. "It's going to take a lot of work, but they fully understand the value of U.S. corn, and they are importing a great deal of it. Corn gluten meal is also viewed very favorably in the country. In fact, there are about 700,000 metric tons of corn gluten meal in the market."
Indonesian officials told USGC they intend to become self-sufficient in food production in about 10 years. "However, they've been saying this for the past 30 years. One problem is the lack of disposable income. It's going to be a while before we move those people to a higher protein diet."
China's assertion that it would become a net importer was echoed by private industry as well, according to Miller. "This is the first time we've gotten that message. It isn't a matter of if, it's when. Sometime within the next two years, China is going to be an importer."
The change signals China's shift from self-sufficiency to self-reliance, according to Miller. "To us, the terms mean the same thing. But in China, self-sufficiency means going to any means to not import a specific product because enough will be grown to feed the entire population. Self-reliance means that some will be grown and some will be imported.
"The government is also predicting that 250 million people will relocate from rural areas into coastal cities over the next 15 years. As that happens, the protein demand is going to skyrocket for those people. We're also expecting a huge increase in China's ethanol industry. Four years ago, they had one ethanol plant. Today they have five.
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The group also visited several freshwater and saltwater aquaculture operations in Vietnam. USGC officer Paul Williams, a barley producer from Washington state, said the freshwater ventures use formulated feed, "so we will be looking for opportunities there to work with feed millers. The one saltwater operation we went to raises grouper. They were a freelance operation that feeds trash fish. While they were making a good profit doing that, we don't foresee much building in that market for feed grains."
In Malaysia, USGC is recommending research programs to show the benefits of feeding high quality corn to the broiler and livestock industries. "We can also work with consultants to show the opportunities of importing container shipments during this time of high freight rates."
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Bicycle Quarterly advocates fat tires: they consider 28 mm excessively narrow, let alone 26 mm. But by the standards of MDR these tires are fatties: most riders were using 23 mm tires. As the VeloNews test showed, fatter tires smooth out bumps even at the same pressure as thinner tires, but the advantage of fatter tires is you can run them at lower pressure for the same tire deflection (and pressure of the bead on the rim) and so can gain considerable further reduction in shock transmission from the lower pressure. So I was interested in going against my inner racer and running these tires at lower pressure than I've used before: only 80 psi.
So despite the $66 price tag (on which I get a 10% discount as a member of the San Francisco Bike Coalition), fairly pricey for a tire I'd use for anything short of racing, I decided to take the plunge.
As with all thins which go on my bike the first thing I did was weigh them. Fatter tires tend to be overbuilt for puncture resistance, since it's assumed their users aren't interested in either rolling resistance or weight. Partially due to Jan's influence, however, the Grand Bois range is built for speed as well as comfort, however, and so I wasn't surprised when for their width the weight came out to be a very competitive 241.5 grams on this sample:
I then mounted them on some clincher wheels I picked for the tour. Each had Velocity Aerohead rims which I've not found to be particularly tight. Despite this, and despite the fact my front rim had VeloPlugs instead of rim tape (in theory allowing the tire to settle deeper into the rim), it wasn't easy mounting these tires: I had to use my tire iron for the last bit. But once I did so they popped right into place.
I was using a Challenge latex tube for the front wheel, a Ritchey butyl tube for the rear. Latex tubes don't patch quite as easily as latex, so I was hedging my bets with using the single latex tube. The latex tube worked out fine, so next time I'd run the Challenge tubes front and rear.
I gave a quick spin on the road in front of home with my wheels with my 23 mm tires with whatever was left of the 100 psi I'd pumped them to at some point in the undocumented past, then put on the wheels with the 26 mm Grand Bois tires on and repeated the test. The difference was striking. I'm sure Jan would claim the massive shock transmission of the 26 mm tires sapped the strength straight out of his legs, but by my standards the improvement in ride quality was palpable. I wondered if I'd ever want to go back to 23 mm except for when I use tubulars, which is only in races.
Once concern with tires larger than 25 mm is brake clearance. This simply wasn't an issue on my Ritchey Breakaway with Rival brakes. There's plenty of room.
Another concern with fatter tires is sluggish cornering. The profile of the Grand Bois Cerf is what I'd describe as parabolic near the contact point: a relatively tight radius. I've used other tires with flatter profiles and you really feel the width of the tire. However, these tires cornered as well as my 23 tires, from what I could tell.
So I set off on the tour. I wish I could describe the silky smooth ride the tires provided, but the reality is that I quickly took them for granted, and on the relatively rough pavement encountered during parts of the route, I felt not only discomfort in my unpadded saddle (to be expected I suppose) but also through the handlebars. Of course the discomfort would have been worse with high pressure, narrower tires.
The Cerf tires have been said to be prone to puncturing. However, during the 370 mile tour we went over a glass-strewn highway shoulders, through potholes, and I even went "off-menu" for a 7 mile dirt and gravel road. At the end I don't even see a nick on these tires. Maybe I was lucky.
Coastdown contest early finishers, photo taken by winner, Alan Armstrong.
In Bicycle Quarterly Jan likes doing coast-down tests for checking rolling resistance. Our tour had our own version: on a hill outside San Luis Obispo it's traditional to have a coasting contest: one stomp of a pedal then it's into a tuck for the often slow speed ride until momentum runs out. Obviously excessive rolling resistance would be a disadvantage on this test, while body weight is an advantage in overcoming wind resistance. Everyone finishing ahead of me was heavier, and all of the light women finished behind me on this contest, so from this there's no indication my 26 mm tires at 80 psi added any substantial rolling resistance.
There were only a few nontrivial descents on the tour, but even with the cross-winds I had no handling issues on these. I once had serious stability issues riding 28 mm Michelin tires which have a different shape than these tires.
A second highly nonscientific test happened today, where I commuted to work for my first nontrivial ride after MDR. I rode SF2G Bayway, where I traditionally put in a good effort on Cortland Ave to check my fitness. I took 4 seconds off my Strava-best time on the hill, reducing my PR from 57 to 53 seconds. Of course last weekend's tour played a role here, but it's safe to say the wide tires or the 80 psi pressure don't seem to be slowing me down much. And for the rest of the commute the smoother ride on familiar roads was familiar.
So I give them a very positive review. The only disadvantage is they're on the tight side, so I'd not want to have to change a flat on the road with cold fingers, especially if I was under time pressure. But hopefully the wider tires make a pinch flat, at least, less likely. So these tires are a keeper.


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Archive for Thursday, November 1, 2012
Candidate questionnaire: Janice Dickson
November 1, 2012
The Dickson File
Janice Dickson, Republican
Age: 47
Occupation: Deputy county clerk
Married: Will marry David Van Parys on Dec. 1 and name will change to Janice Van Parys.
Children: 2
Experience: 10 years county government experience; before that was a medical transcriptionist for 10 years.
Education: Attended legal program at Johnson County Community College; certified county clerk through Wichita State University.
Religion: Christian
Q: Why did you decide to run for county treasurer? What would be your top priority if elected?
A: When I heard that Janice Young was going to retire and not file for re-election, I decided immediately that I would file for County Treasurer. I knew that it would be difficult for the County to lose a 16-year incumbent. The position of County Treasurer is specific to county government and there is no training to prepare for it; unless you have worked in county government. This position requires immediate knowledge of the county's tax structure and finances. My top priority, if elected, would be to continue to promote quality customer service and to provide a smooth transition for both the staff, taxpayers, and the taxing entities that receive tax distributions. Other priorities would be to work to upgrade the financial management system and to continue to work with the Department of Revenue on the improvement of the new motor vehicles system (MVRS).
Q: How does your experience qualify you for this office?
A: As Deputy County Clerk, I work daily with the county's finances in reviewing all budget expenditures and fund balances, reconciling the county's bank accounts and balancing the daily transactions in the treasurer's office. I am a Certified County Clerk and am fully aware of the demands on the treasurer's office. The county treasurer must monitor short term investments and expenditures on a daily basis, as well as have funds readily available for operating expenses. I am familiar with the operations of the office and I feel that I am the best candidate for the job.
Q: What are the biggest challenges facing the treasurer's office?
A: The biggest challenge that faces the county treasurer's office is working with the new motor vehicle program that has been mandated by the State of Kansas. The taxpayers have been paying a $4 "modernization" fee for motor vehicle transactions since 2009 to pay for this system. The State of Kansas is now proposing extending the fee to pay for the problems the program is having. I don't believe the taxpayers should have to "foot the bill" for this. I believe the Legislature should hold the vendor, 3M, accountable for producing and delivering a deficient product. The problems with this system do not only affect the taxpayers at the window, but there are other issues on the opposite side of the counter for the workers. Through networking and problem solving, I intend to work with other counties on the problems they are facing with the system as well.
Q: Are there any areas in the treasurer's office you would like to improve?
A: As stated in a previous question, I would like to improve the county's financial management program. We are currently working on an old DOS-based system. I believe if we had a windows-based system it would be more efficient. A new windows-based system would have to interface with the new motor vehicle system and current tax system. A software application like this could be very costly for the county and would ultimately be an expense that would have to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
Q: Why should voters select you instead of your opponent?
A: I believe that whoever is elected for this position has to have knowledge of governmental accounting procedures, the county's motor vehicle, ad valorem, and 16/20m tax structure, as well as all of the county funds and how they relate to the county's budget. There is no way to know this unless you have gained institutional knowledge from working in county government. I also feel that I have a good working relationship with current staff, county elected officials, and the general public.
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Tuesday's Elections Provide Crucial Voter Insights
So-called "off-year" elections are often important to political analysts hoping to get a read on voter mood before a major election cycle. Tuesday night's results seem to have given them a lot to think about.
In Ohio, voters sharply rejected Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposal to limit the collective bargaining rights of teachers, firefighters, police and other public workers. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Ohio "sent a message to every politician out there: Go in and make war on your employees rather than make jobs with your employees, and you do so at your own peril."
Gov. Kasich seemed a bit shell shocked by the results, saying, "I respect what people have to say. It requires me to take a deep breath, you know, and to spend some time reflecting on what happened here."
Also in Ohio, voters approved a ballot issue that would exempt residents from the 2010 federal health care law's requirements that people buy medical insurance — a result that will likely face a court challenge.
Mississippi residents defeated a ballot issue deemed the "Personhood" amendment that defined life as beginning "from the moment of fertilization" and would've essentially outlawed abortion and some birth control methods. The same measure previously failed twice in Colorado.
In Maine, a law passed in June that abolished the state's nearly four-decade-old policy of allowing people to register to vote the same day of an election was repealed, restoring same-day registration.
And in Arizona, state Sen. Russell Pearce, who authored Arizona's controversial immigration law, was ousted in a recall led by a fellow Republican.


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Crisp exits after crash into wall on stellar effort
ANAHEIM -- A's center fielder Coco Crisp exited Friday's game in Anaheim in the fifth inning with a strained neck after a tremendous effort to snag Chris Iannetta's two-run homer.
Crisp, who has been bothered by the same injury on numerous occasions this season, is considered day to day.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- A's center fielder Coco Crisp exited Friday's game in Anaheim in the fifth inning with a strained neck after a tremendous effort to snag Chris Iannetta's two-run homer.
Crisp, who has been bothered by the same injury on numerous occasions this season, is considered day to day.View Full Game Coverage
"He doesn't feel as bad as the last time right now," said manager Bob Melvin after the Angels' 4-0 victory. "We'll see how he is tomorrow."
The A's are already drowning in injuries, with Sean Doolittle, John Jaso, Nick Punto and Jed Lowrie all stationed on the disabled list. Crisp has avoided the DL to this point, despite the recurring neck discomfort, but any time missed at this stage of the season is significant. The A's will enter Saturday's game in a three-game hole in the division.
"Hopefully it's not too long," said Jon Lester, who gave up the home run. "He hit the wall hard and he hit the ground hard. We all know that he's struggled in the past with some neck stuff, so hopefully he didn't aggravate that too bad and, best-case scenario, it's only a couple days or a day, I don't know. But we can't afford to lose a guy like that for too long."
Crisp remained on the ground for several minutes while a team trainer attended to him, with Melvin and several of his teammates huddled around. Crisp ultimately walked off the field under his own power, and Craig Gentry replaced him in center field.
Angels fans awarded him a standing ovation upon his exit after the video board displayed a replay of his impressive attempt. Crisp did have the ball in his glove before the impact of the wall forced it loose.
"I knew I could catch it, and I caught it," said Crisp. "Just as soon as I hit the wall, after I caught it I guess, the momentum of it all, the ball just kind of slung out of there. I thought it might have come out, but I didn't really know, so when I pointed to my glove for [left fielder Sam] Fuld to look if it was in there, that's when I obviously knew it went over the wall."
"It would've been probably the greatest catch I've ever seen," said Lester.
Crisp admitted he's tried to dial it back some in recent weeks, avoiding certain diving plays to not worsen the neck issue.
"But when I play it safe, I don't really feel like myself, because usually I just throw my body out there, whatever happens happens, and I just kind of deal with the consequences," he said. "Today, one of those things where I'm running back and I know I can make the play and I know it's going to be some consequences that come along with it. Just take those chances, like most guys do. Got the bad end of the wall, but I felt like I could've made the play."
"Unbelievable, came out of nowhere to get to it," said Melvin. "Airborne. Actually in his glove for a while, he just couldn't pull it back. We've seen him hit the wall hard several times before but no more so than that."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Lake Stevens quarterback Jacob Eason, one of the top recruits in the nation for the class of 2016, verbally committed to the University of Georgia Saturday afternoon.
Eason announced his decision via Twitter after an unofficial visit to Georgia this weekend.
"I have officially made my verbal commitment to play football for the University of Georgia #GoDawgs #DawgNation," Eason tweeted.
Lake Stevens head coach Tom Tri said Georgia had recruited Eason aggressively from the start.
"It's exciting for him," Tri said. "I just want him to go to the right fit and have a chance to be successful and get a good education and have a chance to play on Saturdays. I know they've been recruiting him very hard and have been very, very interested. It doesn't really surprise me (that he committed to Georgia)."
Eason cannot sign an official letter of intent until February 2016.
As a sophomore, Eason threw for 2,941 yards and 23 touchdowns for the Vikings. According to 247Sports he is the No. 1 recruit for the state of Washington and the No. 14 player overall in the nation. ESPN.com ranks him as the top pocket passing quarterback recruit in the county.
The 6-foot-5, 205-pound Eason was considering several other schools, including Washington, Notre Dame, Stanford, Alabama and Florida State. Eason is the son of former Notre Dame wide receiver Tony Eason, who is an assistant coach for the Vikings.
Tri believes Georgia will be a good fit for Eason. Aside from football, academics and a stable coaching staff were key factors in Eason's decision.
"(Georgia Head) coach (Mark) Richt has been there, for heck, I don't know how long," Tri said. "He was looking for stability in the program. The right offensive fit and scheme. He was looking for the right group of coaches he could continue to flourish with. Georgia was definitely a good fit in that direction."
Eason would be paired with Richt, who took over at Georgia in 2001, and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Mike Bobo, who returned to Georgia as a coach with Richt after serving as quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97.
Bobo helped former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford get drafted No. 1 overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 National Football League draft.
"To his credit, he was locked and loaded. He knew what he wanted," Tri said of Eason. "He enjoys the game and loves to have fun and continue to get better."
Tri isn't worried that the distance – Athens, Ga. is over 2,700 miles from Lake Stevens – will be a problem for Eason.
"I think it's a good fit," Tri said. "… He's such an easy going, just tolerant personality that I don't think he's going to have a hard time adjusting at all."


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Integrate Amazon and Movable Type, and you'll be posting about books to your weblog in no time.
Using external tools to integrate Amazon links into your web publishing system is helpful, but ease of use depends on features being built directly into the software you use to publish. That's the thinking behind Movable Type's plug-in system, and MTAmazon is a plug-in that can do much of the integration work for you.
Amazon.com product links, wish lists, and more can be automatically inserted into web sites managed by Movable Type thanks to MTAmazon, a Movable Type plug-in for Amazon Web Services.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) connect Amazon's databases with associate sites, showing search results, buttons to buy products, users' wish lists, and the contents of product categories without requiring the associate to make manual updates. For sites that use Movable Type, the MTAmazon plug-in provides a simple way to make use of AWS.
You can download MTAmazon and get instructions on installation and basic usage from the MTAmazon web site at http://mtamazon.sourceforge.net/.
Provide MTAmazon with a product ID, search string, or the list ID from a Wish List, Listmania! list, or product category, and it will retrieve a wealth of product information and provide Movable Type template tags with which to display it. If you know the ASIN for a product, you can insert a picture of it, the title, the price, and a button to add the item to the Amazon shopping cart.
<MTAmazon search="B00003CWT6" method="Asin" lastn="1">
<img src="<MTAmazonMediumImage>" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" />
<MTAmazonTitle>

Amazon Price: <MTAmazonSalePrice>

<form method="POST"
<input type="hidden" name="asin.<MTAmazonASIN>" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="<MTAmazonAssociateID>">
<input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="<MTAmazonAssociateID>">
<input type="hidden" name="dev-tag-value" value="<MTAmazonDevToken>">
<input type="submit" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy From [RETURN]
That's great, but it requires you to code the product's ASIN into your templates. The plug-in wouldn't be very useful if you had to change your templates every time you wanted to link to a different product. Fortunately there's a way to use content from Movable Type in the MTAmazon code. For instance, someone writing a book review in Movable Type can store the ISBN of the book in the entry's keyword field and use that ISBN to automatically insert a picture, price, and link to Amazon.com. Simply use the <MTEntryKeywords> tag as your search attribute.
Movable Type typically won't let you use one MT tag as the attribute for another, but MTAmazon will let you fake it with a special tag format. If you use the tag name with square brackets around it, MTAmazon will evaluate the tag and use the output as the attribute value. For example, in the case of our book review:
<MTAmazon search="[MTEntryKeywords]" method="Asin" lastn="1">
MTAmazon can evaluate more complex expressions as well. This example will use the titles of the last five entries as the keywords for a book search:
<MTAmazon search="[MTEntries lastn="5"][MTEntryTitle] [/MTEntries]">
Movable Type tags are available only in templates, so to include links or images in your weblog entries, you'll need another plug-in. Process Tags (http://kalsey.com/2002/08/process_tags_plugin/) will let you use MTAmazon and other MT template tags in your entry bodies. With this plug-in, you can add associate links to books, movies, or games that you mention in your weblog.
<a <MTAmazon search="0425170349" mode="Asin"> href="<MTAmazonLink>"[RETURN]
title="<MTAmazonTitle>"</MTAmazon>>this book
One of the disadvantages to using Web Services to automatically insert associate links is that you may earn a lower commission on sales made through those links. Sales from AWS links earn only a 5% commission, while other links can earn up to 15%.
To take advantage of MTAmazon but still earn the higher commission, you'll need to replace the product links that MTAmazon generates with your own links. An Amazon associate URL is always in the format:
MTAmazon has tags for both the product's ASIN and your associate ID. You can use these to construct associate links that will earn you greater commissions:
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My family have a definite weakness for rissoles.
We don't eat great quantities of meat, but we do have a joint at the weekends and that means lots of lovely leftover bits to make rissoles the next day. The recipe below is my standard one, but in fact the ingredients are by no means invariable. I like to vary them slightly. For something really spicy (with either lamb or beef) I add ¼ teaspoon of chilli powder and half a green or red pepper very finely chopped or minced. For a Middle Eastern flavour to your rissoles, try adding ½ teaspoon of ground cumin plus ½ teaspoon ground coriander. Or for an Indian influence, add 1 level teaspoon of curry powder, ½ teaspoon of ginger and ½ teaspoon ground turmeric. Whichever combination you choose, home-made rissoles are quite delicious!
This recipe is taken from Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course and Delia Smith's Complete Illustrated Cookery Course. Serves 2-3
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Either mince both the onion and the meat through the finest blade of a mincer, or else chop them finely in a food processor.
Then place them in a mixing bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Now just mix and mix until everything is thoroughly blended. Divide the mixture into six portions, and shape each into a round cake shape with your hands. Then coat each rissole all over with some seasoned wholewheat flour.
All this can be done in advance, and the rissoles can be covered and chilled in the fridge. When you're ready to cook, heat some oil in a frying-pan (just enough to cover the base) and when it's very hot fry the rissoles for 5 minutes on each side.


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I am a long time lurker and I must say you guys are AWESOME!! Normally I have nothing to add when it comes to spoilers but I was on the Watch with Kristin website reading the thread about the Amazing Race and a woman on there said she knew someone that helped the contestants when they were in Guam I wrote her and asked for any info and this is what she wrote back"I'd be happy to share what I know with you, and you can pass it on if you want. A friend of mine was selected to be a driver for the teams that came to the naval base. The Beauty Queens were the first to arrive at the base, and this is who my friend drove. I believe they were the first to finish here as well. I have no idea whether all the teams came to the naval base or if they had the choice to go to the air force base. From the previews for next week, I'm pretty sure that Eric & Danielle also came to the naval base, and the Charla & Mirna were at the Air Force Base. The challenge on the Naval base involved a run through a jungle, and a short helicopter ride, I think. The challenge at the Air Force base, is part of a toy drop that Guam participates in every December, where they fly donated toys to nearby islands. I really have no idea how any of them did overall here. Hope this helps a little! "I don't know if this helps at all. I am also going to write her back and see if she has any times.
What are they holding? A walkie talkie or a GPS?
What's with the PRE-confessional? D/K say in the video of them in our mystery field that it is either win or go home---I've been thinking that was the Pitstop confessional all along but sounds like when there are four teams still...And I guess with MrsPreachers info and apskip's flight info it is safe to discount foxburn's info now? A huge Ch/M lead doesn't seem in the cards...puddin--have you tried to reach chevy again??
Okay I've been poking around both the naval base and the airforce base looking for anything to do with zero gravity flights.The KC-135 Stratotanker is the plane used some years ago for zero-gravity flight training. I eventually was able to place one of those at AAFB, but can find no mention of any zero-gravity training. Wonder if this is just exaggeration? They might get to do some kind of jet flight but...
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Because the old one[s] died...
Feel free to reuse any of mine, but I don't get why you'd want to.
In an attempt to shrug off my old persona like a snake shedding it's skin.
Good ol' Dr Bronner, the man who owns a company named after me.
No reason, didn't fit in with my Frank avatar.
Needs to be redone, maybe in blue.
Too conflicting.