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We were disappointed this week when we watched the presidential debate.
Of course both candidates displayed the occasional loose relationship with facts, and the debate often strayed into wonkish territory, but that's not what got our attention. For us, there was something missing. Despite holding the 90-minute event in Denver, neither candidate – nor moderator Jim Lehrer – found time to address several issues that are key to the West and important here in Weld County.
" Water: Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney made any mention of water policy. While this isn't surprising, it is disappointing. As anyone who's spent much time in Weld can attest, decisions about water usage shape nearly every aspect of life in this part of the country. That's true throughout the West, which is home to a couple of important swing states, Colorado and Nevada. Since both candidates took the time to come to Colorado, it would have been nice to hear them address water policy because it's an important issue that's often overlooked in the national conversation.
" Immigration: This one also escaped mention. Of course immigration isn't just a regional issue. It's frequently the subject of grandstanding from politicians across the country this time of year, and we don't need more of that. What we do need, however, is a reasonable, intelligent conversation about securing the nation's borders while also ensuring the country maintains its role as a land of opportunity. This is particularly true in agricultural areas like Weld where there's a real need for a sensible immigration policy that upholds the law and allows farmers access to the seasonal labor supply they often need.
" Energy: Both candidates made cursory mention of energy policy and agreed some form of American energy independence is an important public policy goal, but neither candidate offered much in the way of specifics. If the U.S. does achieve energy independence in the coming years, much of that energy – either by way of fossil fuels or renewable sources – will come from Weld. That will have real consequences – good and bad – for the community. While we certainly believe that many of the most important energy decisions must be made at the state and local level, it's also true that decisions made in Washington, D.C., carry a lot of weight. It would have been nice to hear both candidates address the nation's energy policy in a meaningful way.
While the focus of the debate was understandably on the economy, we wish the candidates would have found time for some substantive discussions of issues important to the West.
We hope they'll find time for these issues in their upcoming debates and maybe even make meaningful policy decisions about them in the future.


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Carrie Marie Abbott, 39, died June 7 at 3:38 p.m. in Frankton, Ind.
She was born Jan. 2, 1974 in Seoul, Korea and was brought to the United States through the Holt Foundation in 1976 to become an American citizen and daughter to Jan W. and Sandra M. (Eastman) Bachman.
She graduated from Eastbrook High School in Grant County in 1992. Carrie was employed by the Marion Fabrication Division of GM and was a member of the UAW 977. She was working on her B.A. Degree from Concordia University through the GM plant. She was a member of LaFontaine Christian Church.
Carrie is survived by her husband, James A. Abbott of Frankton; two children, Darianne E.M. Burnworth and Jacob A.W. Cromas, both of Marion; brother Jon A. (Denise) Bachman and Matthew W. (Kim), Bachman both of Marion, and Mark W. (Barbara) Bachman, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; grandson, Alexander Ortega; and four nephews and two nieces.
Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11 in the LaFontaine Christian Church, 207 Bruner Pike, LaFontaine, with Rev. Jack St. John officiating. Interment will follow in the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine.
Family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, June 10 at the LaFontaine Christian Church. Preferred memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Services of Grant County in care of the funeral home. Arrangements were entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main Street, LaFontaine, Ind. 46940 and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Apple Hand Pies
Delicious, no-compromise recipes for those who need to live a gluten-free lifestyle, but don't want it to taste like it.
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Recently the front page of my local paper trumpeted bad news: "Slim pickings for area's apple crop." The combination of warm March temperatures and an April freeze led to a poor apple-growing season and early fall apples. How early? Some pick-your-own-orchards opened in August.
Not wanting to miss the early apple crop, I did what any apple-loving baker would do. I made pie. Instead of baking a traditional pie, I decided on hand pies since the petite size makes them easy to enjoy while dining outdoors, something I'm still doing.
Back when I was baking with wheat, hand pies were especially fun to make. You simply took a round of pie dough, plopped in some apple filling, and folded the dough over the filling. The gluten-free hand pies, however, weren't as fun or easy to make at first.
Since the dough lacks the elasticity that gluten provides, it tore each time I tried to fold it over the apple filling. Instead of a smooth pastry, each pie had many deep cracks that leaked filling during baking. To fix this, I tried allowing the dough to reach almost-room temperature before baking, thinking that a warmer dough would give easier as it folded over the apples. No luck. Then I tweaked the dough itself. This yielded a dough that tasted more like a vanilla cookie when baked than pie crust. And it still broke as I folded it.
Finally I ditched the idea of a hand pie turnover. I grabbed two round cutters, cut dough rounds, filled them, and attempted to seal the dough. Again the top piece of dough tore as it went over the chunky filling. This time, there was an easy solution to the problem: use a larger cutter for the top pastry. The slightly larger piece of dough covers the filling easily. No tugging required! This simple adjustment again made it easy to make hand pies.
Now I can enjoy the apple harvest, no matter how short the season is this year.
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No more, no more, no more forever, shall love or gold return the fallen.
11 November 2012
Lest we forget
Cha Till Maccruimein
(Departure of the 4th Camerons)
The pipes in the streets were playing bravely,
The marching lads went by
With merry hearts and voices singing
My friends marched out to die;
But I was hearing a lonely pibroch
Out of an older war,
Farewell, farewell, farewell, MacCrimmon,
MacCrimmon comes no more.'
And every lad in his heart was dreaming
Of honour and wealth to come,
And honour and noble pride were calling
To the tune of the pipes and drum;
But I was hearing a woman singing
On dark Dunvegan shore,
In battle or peace, with wealth or honour,
MacCrimmon comes no more.'
And there in front of the men were marching
With feet that made no mark,
The grey old ghosts of the ancient fighters
Come back again from the dark;
And in front of them all MacCrimmon piping
A weary tune and sore,
On gathering day, for ever and ever,
MacCrimmon comes no more.'
Ewart Alan Mackintosh (1893-1917)
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ROCK HILL, South Carolina – April 9, 2014 - 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced today that it plans to hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its financial results for the first quarter 2014 on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company expects to release these financial results and to file its Form 10-Q on April 29, 2014.
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
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The recorded webcast will be available beginning approximately two hours after the live presentation at www.3dsystems.com/investor.
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About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D printing centric design-to-manufacturing solutions including 3D printers, print materials and cloud sourced on-demand custom parts for professionals and consumers alike in materials including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles. The company also provides integrated 3D scan-based design, freeform modeling and inspection tools. Its products and services replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used to rapidly design, create, communicate, prototype or produce real parts, empowering customers to manufacture the future.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at www.3DSystems.com.


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The Daily Beast's Coverage of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn Affair
" The Arrest and the Political Fallout," Christopher Dickey
The arrest has thrown French politics into chaos, and the IMF selected former U.S. Treasury executive John Lipsky to serve as its acting director. Christopher Dickey reports on the reaction in Paris, and how the arrest transformed the French presidential race overnight.
" The Timeline of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Weekend," Christopher Dickey
The disgraced economist allegedly called the hotel receptionist from his suite and asked her to join him for a drink the night before he was accused of assaulting a maid. Christopher Dickey on the prosecutors' case—including exclusive new details on the alleged attack.
" The Dominique Strauss-Kahn I Know," Bernard-Henri Lévy
No one knows if the IMF director is guilty of sexual assault—and by dragging him through the mud, politicians and the press are committing gross acts of injustice, says French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.
" Three Women to Decide DSK's Fate," Christopher Dickey
The rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hinges on the testimony of three women: his daughter, the hotel maid he allegedly attacked, and a second alleged victim. Christopher Dickey reports from Paris.
" The DSK Maid's Terror," John Solomon
John Solomon reports that the maid was so distressed after the alleged assault she had difficulty speaking and tried to vomit. Plus, new details on how her supervisors responded.
" The Narcissists Defending DSK," Michelle Goldberg
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest reveals the underside of the discreet French approach to the private lives of public figures. But the Arnold Schwarzenegger scandal shows Americans don't know how to deal with the messy confluence of sex and politics either, says Michelle Goldberg.
" DSK and the Myth of French Anti-Semitism," Eric Alterman
Although Dominique Strauss-Kahn fits the stereotype of rich, leftist, Jewish banker preying on the poor and getting ethnic support from notable friends, there have been few anti-Jewish attacks on him in France, showing that claims of an anti-Semitism epidemic in the country are overblown, writes Eric Alterman.
" The DSK Conspiracy Firestorm," Tracy McNicoll
Did French President Nicolas Sarkozy set up Dominique Strauss-Kahn to sideline his top opponent? Is First Lady Carla Bruni pregnant just to boost his popularity? Tracy McNicoll reports from Paris.
" The Dangerous Life of a Hotel Maid," Jesse Ellison
Many in the media have focused on how sexual assault allegations against the French politician will affect his career, but the affair underscores the tough challenges hotel maids face working in isolation, and for often unsympathetic bosses, writes Jesse Ellison.
" DSK's Life in Jail at Rikers Island," Joe Halderman
Television producer Joe Halderman, who spent four months at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty to blackmailing David Letterman, says Dominique Strauss-Kahn's life in jail will be a far cry from his $3,000-a-night Sofitel Hotel suite.
" Trust Me, Dominique, Don't Run," Mansfield Frazier
Dominique Strauss-Kahn still has multiple reasons to flee. Even if his wealth affords him the chance, Mansfield Frazier says life on the lam is just another kind of prison.
" Stop the Attack Dogs," by Bernard-Henri Lévy
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has already been convicted in the court of public opinion, from the tabloids calling him a "perv" to the humiliating "perp walk"—but justice demands that the indicted be protected with the same scrupulousness as the alleged victim, writes Bernard-Henri Lévy.
" DSK Supporters' Paris Blues," Nina Sutton
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the man many French citizens hoped would rid them of the despised President Nicolas Sarkozy. Paris-based writer Nina Sutton describes the despair of those DSK supporters—and their suspicions that he may have gotten caught in a honey trap.
" DSK's Rich Wife," Sandra McElwaine
Anne Sinclair is shelling out millions of her own money on bail, security, and posh housing for her husband as he fights rape charges. Sandra McElwaine explains how the socialite inherited her fortune from her art-dealer grandfather Paul Rosenberg—and how he acquired it.


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I live in Palm Coast but work in Ormond so I am mostly looking for a game close to those areas. I don't mind driving for a good game, but I have no interest in 4E at all. I am in a saturday afternoon game right now and maybe starting a saturday or sunday night game with 2 friends. If so we will be looking for players who can play in Daytona Beach or Ormond.
Hi, I'm Chuck. I've been looking to join or put a group together to play in E. Palatka area. I'm also on RPGLife.com and Wizards' D&D boards. There's a group that meets on thurs. evenings in St. Augustine at Wizards Games on US1 across from the mall. I've been thinking about trying them out. They play 4E. I haven't played D&D since 2e, so I've got some catching up to do before I can start DMing again. I can run for some older games like Fringeworthy, STNF:Bureau 13, Rifts, Mechanoids series, Robotech and Battlelords of the 23rd Century. If we can get a group together that is. I've also been playing since 1977 when I got the old D&D boxed set for Christmas.


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Many people use the words "stress" and "anxiety" interchangeably, but they are not exact equivalents. Put very simply, stress originally meant something that pressures or influences an individual, and anxiety is an emotional response to the stress, or stressor. Some examples to illustrate this difference: a man is asked to give a speech in front of a hundred people (stress) and gets butterflies in his stomach and has sweaty palms (physical signs of anxiety). A woman doesn't like airplanes but has to fly to California (stress) and feels tense, a bit nauseous, and irritable (anxiety). At the end of the trip, she may well be exhausted, because of the amount of energy consumed by her anxiety.
Worrying about the future or events beyond immediate control is common place. In fact, most Americans report experiencing stress in their lives, and about half report that their stress has increased over the past year. Money and work are the leading causes of stress (mentioned by about 70% of respondents in a recent survey).(1)
The effects of stress aren't just in the brain. Some of the common physical signs of occasional anxiety include fatigue, occasional problems sleeping, indigestion, weight gain, hormonal imbalance, and reduced libido.
Echinacea for Anxiety?
Echinacea is widely-known for support of the immune system. It may be one of the best-known herbal remedies in the world. However, even with millions of people worldwide using echinacea, an anti-anxiety effect has never been previously reported. What are the reasons for missing this effect? First, only one species, grown in controlled conditions and processed using special extraction procedures, produces the plant compounds that reduce stress and anxiety.
Second, high doses don't work for relieving anxiety, and most immune supplementation is at high dosages, or standardized to high amounts of immune-stimulating compounds. The anxiety relieving effects are produced at low doses by active compounds that work only in a narrow therapeutic window of activity. It took a team of European researchers to unlock this secret from echinacea, and the result is AnxioCalm™.
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The first indication that echinacea might have previously undiscovered effects came when researchers at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, analyzing different species of echinacea, found that some of the plants contained compounds known to influence brain chemistry. These compounds could greatly reduce anxiety. Researchers then performed additional experiments and further testing that revealed that it is not just the species of echinacea that is important-how the plant is grown and how the key compounds are extracted are what determines whether or not the extract will be effective.
In a comparison test of 7 different echinacea extracts, only one-Echinacea angustifolia root-possessed high levels of the special compounds associated with anxiety relief. These compounds are able to safely bind to brain receptors that trigger feelings of calm and relaxation.* The researchers then set about finding ways to extract and concentrate these unusual compounds.
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Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton may have reached the heights of fame as an Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater, but surviving testicular cancer and a brain tumor have now brought him to the happiest time in his life.
Scott Hamilton's life story is defined by triumph over illness. At the tender age of 2, Hamilton contracted a mysterious illness that kept his body from digesting food. Numerous treatments failed until, at age 4, he started ice skating. The physical activity is believed to have helped cure the illness, which disappeared when he was 8 but left Hamilton's growth stunted.
He went on to skate his way to athletic superstardom, earning a gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games as well as numerous world championships. But those victories paled in comparison to his triumph over testicular cancer in 1997. With a renewed passion for living, Hamilton performed professionally until his retirement in 2001. He got married, had his first son, and believed the worst was behind him.
In 2004, however, Hamilton was diagnosed with a benign tumor on his pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain. The only cure was surgery to remove the gland, which is responsible for producing hormones that stimulate growth as well as adrenal gland and sexual function.
Today, Hamilton has proclaimed that he is "happier than I've ever been in my life." He and his wife, Tracie, now have two sons [Aidan and "Miracle" Maxx, born in 2008 after the brain tumor diagnosis]. Scott is also the author of The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable).
Hamilton recently spoke with Everyday Health about his journey to wellness.
Everyday Health: You've endured more than most people in regard to your health. How do you stop yourself from thinking you have a black cloud over your head?
Scott Hamilton: Everybody goes through challenges. I don't feel that I should be immune to everything. It was kind of odd after going through testicular cancer and chemotherapy to develop a brain tumor seven years later. That seems a little unlucky. But I look at these things as life experiences. It's my responsibility to figure out a way to navigate them, and endure them, and evolve out of them. But for many, many years, I did think I had a black cloud over my head.
Everyday Health: When did that change?
Scott Hamilton: A lot of it was the perspective of a 13-year-old cancer survivor I met. She was a student athlete and had lost her leg to cancer. How much more devastating can that be? She stood up before a crowd of people and said, "The worst thing that ever happened to me was cancer." Everybody nodded their heads. I definitely related to that. And then she goes, "But I'm here to tell you that the best thing that ever happened to me was cancer."
It was such a moment of clarity because I believe in making your losses your wins. Yes, cancer is horrible thing, but without it, I don't know who I'd be. At the moment that you're diagnosed, the fear that smothers you is extraordinary. But it's soon replaced with a sense of power and determination. It awakens something in you that you never would have known existed otherwise.
Everyday Health: You write in your book about the importance of deciding what kind of outlook you're going to have and making that your reality. How does that play out in your everyday life?
Scott Hamilton: It's that old "It's my story, and I'm sticking to it" [philosophy]. If I'm having a really rough day and things are not going my way, and somebody asks me how I am, nine times out of 10 I'll say: "Perfect. Never better. Best day of my life." I used to get really angry behind the wheel of a car when somebody would cut me off. Now when somebody pulls in front of me, it makes me laugh. I'm not going to let that guy dictate the rest of my day ever again.
Everyday Health: It sounds like your cancer journey has left you with a better perspective on life.
Scott Hamilton: Each of these life experiences has put me in touch with something else. I used to think cancer only happens to other people. It can't happen to me, and then oops, it did. And I think now what? I'm glad to be alive; I'm I glad that I was able to get back to work.
Everyday Health: When you were diagnosed with testicular cancer, you were single. But when you learned of the brain tumor, you were a husband and a father. How did those roles change your experience of illness?
Scott Hamilton: When I knew that I had the brain tumor, I started rehearsing how I was going to tell [my wife] Tracie. Finally I just said, "They found a brain tumor." I had to just come right out and say it. She looked at me with such strength. She just grabbed both of my hands and, without hesitation, began to pray. It was so powerful. I felt so strong. I had such a higher level of support, and not just from her. The brain tumor began my spiritual journey.
EverydayHealth: How are you feeling now?
Scott Hamilton: I'm doing well. I'm perfect. Never better. Best day of my life. It's a roller coaster, and I love it. Sometimes I really struggle, and other times I'm just in awe of everything. I have to look at it as the greatest thing that ever happened [to me]. Physically, I'm on hormone replacement every day. It's just a part of my daily regimen. I've got a scar that goes from my sternum all the way down, as the result of my testicular cancer. I look at it every day, and it's like, wow, I did it. I got through it. So much of survival is not the events in your life, but how you deal with them.
EverydayHealth: Are you still skating?
Scott Hamilton: I started a little bit last year, but I got hurt. It kind of put me back, and now I'm slowly getting back into it again. I took four years off. All those muscles are gone. My brain still remembers how to skate, but I don't have the same muscular capability as I used to. I have to build those back. It just takes time.
EverydayHealth: You think you'll get there?
Scott Hamilton: I don't know. But I'm open to it.


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Cappadocia Travel Guide
The unique landscape of Cappadocia has become one of the star attractions of Turkey. Despite being plastered across tour brochures, however, it still retains much of the mystique that makes it so enchanting. While the dryness and omnipresent dust give an impression of barrenness, the volcanic tuff that forms the land is exceedingly fertile, and the peculiar formations of soft, dusty rock have been populated for millennia. The area's major appeal has to be its startlingly dramatic vistas – light dancing over fields of fairy chimneys and still-inhabited rock caves dotted throughout modern villages. Both local wine, produced since Hittite times, and the renowned pottery works fashioned from the clay of the Kızılırmak River, are still key crafts. In addition, the horses from which the region takes its name – Cappadocia translates from Hittite as "land of the beautiful horses" – still play a big role in local life, and make a popular way for visitors to explore the region.
The most famous sites are located within a triangle delineated by the roads connecting Nevşehir, Avanos and Ürgüp. This region holds the greater part of the valleys of fairy chimneys; the rock-cut churches of the Göreme Open-Air Museum, with their beautiful frescoes; and the Zelve Open-Air Museum, a fascinating warren of troglodyte dwellings and churches. Nevşehir, the largest town, is an important travel hub, while Ürgüp and its neighbouring villages, Göreme, Çavuşin, Uçhisar and Ortahisar, all make attractive bases for tours of the surrounding valleys. Avanos, beautifully situated on the Kızılırmak River, is the centre of the local pottery industry.
A little further out, the underground cities of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı are astonishingly sophisticated labyrinths that attest to the ingenuity of the ancient inhabitants. The Ihlara valley near Aksaray, a red canyon riddled with churches cut into its sides, is perhaps the most spectacular sight not to have yet felt the full force of tourism. Kayseri has long been a quiet provincial capital, recommended for its Selçuk architecture and bazaars, and side-trips out to the ski resort on Erciyes Dağı and the Sultansazlığı bird sanctuary. To the south, attractions around the town of Niğde include the Eski Gümüşler monastery, whose frescoes rival the more famous examples in Göreme.
Brief history
The earliest known settlers in the Cappadocia region were the Hatti, whose capital, Hattuşaş, was located north of Nevşehir. The growth of the Hattic civilization was interrupted by the arrival of large groups of Indo-European immigrants from Western Europe, the Hittites. After the fall of the Hittite Empire, around 1200 BC, the region was controlled to varying degrees and at different times by its neighbouring kingdoms, Lydia and Phrygia in the west, and Urartu in the east. This continued until the middle of the sixth century BC, when the Lydian king Croesus was defeated by the Persians under Cyrus the Great.
Saved from Persian rule by the arrival of Alexander the Great in 333 BC, Cappadocia subsequently enjoyed independence for 350 years, until it became a Roman province with Kayseri (Caesarea) as its capital. Despite this nominal annexation, effective independence was ensured in the following centuries by the relative lack of interest of the Roman and Byzantine rulers, whose only real concerns were to control the roads (and thereby keep open eastern trading routes), and to extort tributes. Meanwhile the locals existed in much the same way as they do now, living in rock-hewn dwellings or building houses out of local stone, and relying on agriculture, viniculture and livestock breeding.
This neglect, combined with the influence of an important east–west trading route, enabled various faiths, creeds and philosophies to flourish. Christianity was introduced in the first century by St Paul; suffering from increasingly frequent attacks by Arab raiders, the new Christian communities sought refuge in the hills, where they carved out dwelling places, churches and monasteries.
The Selçuk Turks arrived in the eleventh century, quickly establishing good relations with the local communities and channelling their energy into improving trade routes and building the kervansarays that are strung along these roads to this day. After the Selçuk Empire was defeated by the Mongols in the middle of the thirteenth century, Cappadocia was controlled by the Karaman dynasty, based in Konya, until it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the fourteenth century. The last Christian Greeks left the area in the 1920s, during the exchange of populations by the Greek and Turkish governments.
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(Atlanta, Ga. – Jan. 9, 2013) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Environmental Protection (KY DEP) which will support and strengthen efforts to achieve cleanups that are protective of human health and the environment through the appropriate use of the Kentucky Voluntary Remediation Program (VERP). Kentucky is the 25th state nationally and second Region 4 state, after Florida, to have a voluntary cleanup program agreement with the EPA.
The VERP Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between EPA and KY DEP was signed by KY DEP Commissioner Bruce Scott and EPA Region 4 Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming in late December. The MOA clarifies roles between EPA and DEP for contaminated properties being addressed under Kentucky's environmental cleanup statutes and helps promote redevelopment of these properties. In general, and consistent with the Brownfields Law, EPA will not take a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Comprehensive, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) §106 enforcement action against parties addressing sites in compliance with the VERP. The MOA also sets forth a process for coordination and communication regarding program activities covered by the MOA.
Moreover, this agreement clarifies the working relationship that has developed between KY DEP's Brownfields program and the EPA Region 4 Brownfields program. The KY DEP Brownfields program has been very progressive and productive, as they conduct a great deal of outreach and training to their communities, as well as a large amount of Brownfields assessment work using their 128(a) State Response Program grant funding.
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Many years ago, in the predigital world, when my friends and I graduated from college, we scattered across the country to begin our first jobs.
Gradually, but inexorably, we began to lose connection. It wasn't easy to keep up. Long-distance phone calls were expensive. It took a real investment of time to write a letter, put a stamp on it and drop it in a mailbox.
Pursuing a career, and raising a family, began to take precedence over investing in those once precious relationships. Over time, most of us lost touch altogether.
Not so for my daughter Kate, now 31, or for her friends, who are equally scattered geographically, but keep in touch constantly on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and Pinterest and by text, e-mail, Gchat and Skype.
In truth, I didn't take any of these forms of communication seriously. They struck me as superficial, and often self-absorbed, updates on the most prosaic details of their lives. Yes, I occasionally posted on Facebook, but not about where I went for dinner or being stuck in traffic. I bought into the idea that the millennial generation's obsession with social media was undermining the depth of their relationships.
Then last week, Kate got married — over four days at a location she and her fiancé, Philip, had chosen in western Massachusetts, three hours from our home in New York. The wedding weekend made me realize that it was the ultimate expression of all the ways Kate stays connected to her friends.
On Thursday evening, there was a dinner for the early arrivals, in advance of the Friday rehearsal dinner, which was the prelude to the wedding itself on Saturday. More than two dozen friends of Kate and Philip showed up for the Thursday event, and the dinner went on for hours.
The following evening, 160 people appeared for the rehearsal dinner, meaning the vast majority of those who planned to attend the actual wedding.
One friend after another offered toasts, a genre that often runs to the maudlin and the generic. To my surprise, these talks were rich in details and nuance, attuned to and appreciative of the complex person I know Kate to be.
Among the highlights were dramatic readings of two verbatim transcripts of Gchat conversations Kate had with different friends two years earlier, shortly after she'd been contacted on OkCupid by a guy from high school who would eventually become her husband.
Kate and Philip spent a year planning their wedding, down to the smallest detail. As the long weekend progressed, I realized it wasn't just their union they wanted to celebrate, but at least equally all of the people they love – and they love a lot of people. Generalization though this is, my strong sense is that members of her generation aren't willing to let ambitions trump their relationships.
Their community is much wider than mine and my wife's. Kate, Philip and their friends don't move on when they move to new cities. They simply add on. They keep in touch through hundreds of tiny digital connections, and these moments add up. The constancy of contact helps to sustain the freshness and the intensity of their relationships.
What Kate has taught me – never so much as last weekend — is that it's possible to be both intensely focused at work and also intensely engaged in other people's lives; ambitious in the world and generously giving in relationships, discerning and perceptive about people and their foibles, but simultaneously able to focus on the best in each of them.
This energy was contagious. I rarely stay up past 11 p.m. On the wedding night, I finally went back to my room at 1 a.m. Dozens of Kate and Philip's friends stayed much later than I did, and most of them were back again at 9:30 the next morning, for the post-wedding brunch.
Even after they finally headed home, they didn't really leave one another. That night, the next day and the day after that, Kate and her friends were all over social media, posting pictures and sending each other messages about the experiences they'd shared at the wedding.
Inspired, I posted my own first Facebook picture, walking toward the wedding with Kate, just before the ceremony. In response, I heard from old friends I haven't spoken to in years.
As the comments and "likes" piled up, I was amazed by how filled up I felt by these brief affirmations, and how happy I was to feel reconnected with friends from my past. The next day, I posted a video of Kate singing an incredible original song to Philip about the history of their relationship – have a listen — and reveled again in the outpouring that followed.
The day after the wedding, I sent friend requests to a half dozen of Kate's friends, who quickly accepted. Small as these gestures are, they felt surprisingly intimate and nourishing.
I see now how much I've given up over the years by keeping my work focus so central and my circle so narrow. I understand more viscerally why Kate and her friends spend so much time keeping up on social media. It's nearly a week since the wedding, the "likes" keep coming, and my heart still feels wide open.


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Yummy apples, walnuts and raisins dusted with traditional pie flavors.
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Yield: 10 x 1/4 cup servings
In bowl, combine cinnamon and nutmeg. Add raisins and apples; toss to coat with spices. Add walnuts; toss. Store in air tight container.
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Grain products include items such as bread, rice, pasta, oatmeal, cereal, and tortillas. Unfortunately, most of the foods we eat are refined grains, such as white bread, white rice, pasta, and pretzels. Refined grains do not contain as many nutrients as whole grains because most of the nutritional value is processed out of them.
An unrefined whole grain contains all of the nutritional elements of the grain kernel. This includes the bran and germ. Whole grains contain more B vitamins, fiber, carbohydrates, minerals, and proteins.
White flour, which is the base of many of our foods, is made by refining whole grains. During the refining process, most or all of the bran and germ are removed. White flour that has been enriched has certain nutrients added to it, such as iron and some B vitamins (including folate). However, other important nutrients are lost, including vitamins E and B6, magnesium, copper, zinc, and phytochemicals.
Whole grains are a healthier choice because the ingredients they contain may help to lower the risk of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Soluble fiber, which is found in oats and barley, can lower cholesterol levels.
It is easy to get plenty of serving of grains everyday. The amount of servings an adult needs varies depending on age and activity level. The requirements range from about 5-8 servings per day. The following list gives you some examples of single servings of grains. Some on the list are refined grains, others are whole grains. Look at some of your favorites and determine where you can make substitutions.
The US Department of Health and Human services recommends at least half of the grains you eat be whole grains. The more whole grains you eat, the better off you are. Ultimately, you can make all your grains whole grains.
The trickiest part about eating whole grains is figuring out which grains truly are whole. To do this, check the nutrition label. The product is a whole grain if the first ingredient is whole wheat or oatmeal. Do not be fooled by brown breads, some are dyed to be that color. Also, a food label that reads wheat bagel, stoned wheat, or seven grain is not necessarily whole grain. The good news is that labels are standardized, making them easier to understand.
The following are whole grains:
Many cereal manufacturers recently switched to whole grain products. Be sure to read the box carefully.
There are many options for grains, so find foods you like. If you do not like one substitution, try another. It may take some time to make the adjustment, but in the end it will be worth the effort.
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Help > Startup Guides > Sony Reader (PC)
Sony Reader (PC)
This guide is also available for: Mac
Creating an Adobe ID
Go to Adobe sign-in page.
Click Get an Adobe ID
Fill in the form and write down the email address and the password you chose. Check the box "I have read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy", then click Sign up.
Your Adobe ID is the email address you used in the form. Don't forget to write it down, along with the password you chose: you will need this information to configure the software and devices you will be using to read ebooks.
Installing Reader for PC
Reader for PC allows you to open borrowed ebooks and to transfer them to your Sony Reader.
Installing the software
Click here to download Reader for PC.
The installation procedure varies depending on your browser:
In Internet Explorer, click Run in the download bar at the bottom of the page.
In Chrome, choose a location to save the file, then click Save. When the download is complete, click on ReaderInstaller.exe in the download bar at the bottom of the page.
In Firefox, click Save file. When the download is complete, click on the downloads button in the navigation bar, then click on ReaderInstaller.exe.
The installation of Reader for PC will start. Click Run to confirm.
In the country selection window, make sure that Canada is selected, then click Next, then Next again.
Check the box "I accept the terms in the licence agreement", then click Next.
Click Next, then Install.
When the installation is complete, click Finish to close the software installation. Reader for PC will start automatically.
Updating the app
When you first open Reader, it may prompt you to update your software. If so, follow these steps.
In the update window, check the box "I agree to the above" and click Update Now.
Follow the installation instructions. At the very end, click Finish to close the installation program. Reader for PC will start automatically.
Authorize the computer
You now have to authorize your computer to read borrowed books. In the info tab, in the Reader for PC/Mac section, click Authorize.
In the authorization window, type in your Adobe ID and password, then click OK.
Your computer is now authorized to download borrowed ebooks and transfer them to your e-reader.
Checking out and opening a book in Sony Reader (PC)
Borrowing a book
In your device's Internet browser, find the book you want to borrow on Edmonton Public Library.
In the results page or in the book's details page , click Borrow.
On the loan confirmation page, click Download. You may also download this ebook by following the link that was sent to you by email.
You have 24 hours to download the borrowed ebook. Downloading it on multiple devices is possible, as long as they are all authorized with the same Adobe ID.
Once the book is downloaded, Reader for PC may ask you the following. To open the book in Reader, click Yes.
If Reader doesn't send you the previous message, open the file URLlink.acsm that you just downloaded. By default, it will open in Reader for PC and the book will be added to your library.
You can now read the book in Reader for PC or transfer it to your e-reader.
Transferring a book to your Sony Reader
Connecting your e-reader
Make sure Reader for PC is open.
Connect your Sony Reader to your computer with a USB cable.
The following step varies depending on your Sony Reader's model:
For Sony Reader PRS-T1 (2011 model): When the following screen appears on your e-reader, click Data Transfer Mode.
For the Sony Reader PRS-T2 (2012 model) and PRS-T3 (2013 model): When the following screen appears on your e-reader, click Yes.
Updating the e-reader software
At this stage, Reader might ask you if you want to update the e-reader software. This update is required. Click Update Now in the update window.
Follow the on-screen procedure to update the e-reader software. It will restart during the procedure.
At one point, the update program will ask you to tap Yes on your Reader's screen. If you don't see the Yes button, disconnect and reconnect the USB cable. The Yes button should now appear.
When the update is complete, your Sony Reader will restart and will be ready for use.
Your device will now be automatically authorized with your Adobe ID and a notification will appear at the top of the screen.
Your Sony Reader is now authorized to read borrowed books. Since the e-reader is authorized with the same Adobe ID as your computer, you can transfer ebooks from your computer and to e-reader.
Transferring books to your e-reader
To transfer borrowed books to your e-reader, simply connect it to your computer with a USB cable and click Yes on your e-reader. The synchronization (the transfer of books from your library to your e-reader) should take place automatically.
A notification will appear at the top of the screen to let you know how many books have been transferred from your computer to your e-reader.
If the synchronization doesn't start automatically, click on the Sync tab, then on the Sync Now button.
Once the books are transferred to your e-reader, click the eject button in the main menu to safely remove your Sony Reader.
You can now unplug the USB cable from the Sony Reader and your computer and read the books you transferred, wherever you are.
For more information on your Sony e-reader
To know more about your e-reader's main functions, refer to your Sony Reader user guide:
Returning a borrowed book in Reader for PC
In your library, select the book you want to return and click on the button depicting a public library at the bottom of the screen.
In a few minutes, Edmonton Public Library will have processed your return and the borrowed book will disappear from your account.


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Cubs prospect Jorge Soler suspended 5 games after brawl
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- Soler was ejected during a Florida State League game after charging the opponets%27 dugout
- The league and the Cubs are probing the incident and a suspension is likely
Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Jorge Soler was suspended for five games by the Florida State League following his actions during a brawl in a game Wednesday evening, the team announced.
Soler, 21, could face additional discipline from the Cubs, according to a high-ranking club official. The official spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the probe into the incident is ongoing.
Soler, who received a nine-year, $30 million contract from the Cubs last year, ran across the field toward the Clearwater Thresher's dugout carrying a bat Wednesday night but was stopped by his Dayton Beach teammates before reaching the dugout, according to the Daytona News Journal.
Daytona manager Dave Keller told the News Journal: "It was kind of like a nightmare.''
Soler, who never reached the dugout nor swung the bat at anyone, was immediately ejected.
The incident, according to the News Journal, was triggered when Soler slid into second base in the seventh inning and got tangled up with Clearwater second baseman Carlos Alonso. The two exchanged words while teammates separated them. But after each team went to their respective dugout, Soler grabbed a bat and ran towards the Threshers' dugout.
"I think that he was frustrated by some things and there was some emotional things he was fighting with," Keller told the News Journal. "Why he did that, I don't know. I think he was frustrated by what happened. When he slid into second base, (Alonso) ended up laying on top of him. He was laying on him so (Soler) pushed with his arm to get him off him, and I think the second baseman interpreted that the wrong way like he wanted to fight or something. ….
"There were two separate incidents, and there was really no fight. But because nobody was around him when he was running across the field with a bat … that makes things a little bit crazy."
Soler was an up-and-coming player in Cuba, representing the island in two junior international tournaments before moving up to the top league, or Serie Nacional. He played a month with the Havana club before being suspended for trying to defect. He eventually left Cuba in 2011 and established residency in Haiti before signing with the Cubs in June 2012.
Powerfully built Soler, who is 6-4 and 215 pounds, made an impression in spring training with his physical tools despite batting .222 with 13 strikeouts in 39 Cactus League at-bats. He was hitting .435 with two home runs in six games at the time of Wednesday's incident.
In a Spanish-language interview with USA TODAY Sports in late February, Soler spoke a bit about the culture shock he encountered when he got to the USA last summer. He played in 34 minor-league games in 2012, batting .299.
"When I first arrived I was kind of scared,'' Soler said. "Everybody spoke English and I couldn't communicate with anybody. But then I started adapting.''
Author Peter Bjarkman, an expert on Cuban baseball, said he knows of no previous disciplinary incidents involving Soler, and he pointed out brawls between teams are "extremely rare'' in the Cuban league.


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New Brasserie 7 Restaurant On Abbey Street (I Was Their First Very Customer), a photo by infomatique on Flickr.
Abbey Street is located on Dublin's Northside and is one of the principal shopping streets of Dublin, running from the Customs House in the east to Capel Street in the west. The street is served by two Luas light rail stops, one at the Jervis shopping centre and the other near O'Connell Street.
The National Theatre of Ireland, the Abbey Theatre is located on Abbey Street as is the Peacock theatre.
The old buildings of the Irish Independent newspaper 'Independent House' are located on Middle Abbey Street. (The offices have since moved to Talbot Street).
St. Mary's Abbey is on Meetinghouse Lane off Abbey Street.
The Royal Hibernian Academy used be located in Lower Abbey Street but was destroyed in 1916.
In 1785, James Napper Tandy stayed at 180 before eventually fleeing to the United States.
George Frideric Handel stayed in Abbey Street while in Dublin producing Messiah at Fishamble Street in 1742.
In 1900, Maud Gonne founded Inghinidhe na hÉireann (The Daughters of Erin) at 32 Lower Abbey Street.


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There's food for thought at Justin.tv -- even if it's just an afterthought
Justin.tv, which is making Internet history by broadcasting every moment and movement of founder Justin Kan's life, is giving new meaning to the term live feed.
The unusual San Francisco startup is dishing up the kind of gourmet grub usually reserved for Internet giants like Google.
Call it the North Beach diet, produced by Michael Seibel, the 24-year-old chief operating officer of the company, cast member and resident chef of the online reality show headquartered in an apartment high-rise overlooking San Francisco's northeast shoreline.
With its expansive views of the San Francisco Bay and sky-high electricity usage included in the rent, that high-rise is now dubbed the "Yscaper" because it has become home to six startups funded by Y Combinator, the startup investing firm that provided the initial funding for all of them. The ragtag set offers a quintessential slice of startup life.
A central feature of that life: "You have more servers in your apartment than edible items in your fridge," said Matt Brezina, founder of Xobni, which aspires to help people get more out of their e-mail. One founder of a Y Combinator startup even contracted scurvy, a disease that used to afflict sailors who were out at sea too long without fruits and vegetables.
Seibel, like the pioneering former Google chef Charlie Ayers before him, is determined to change the way malnourished entrepreneurs eat. He commandeers ovens throughout the building to prepare tasty meals from scratch, single-handedly getting his fellow startup junkies to consume more than two basic food groups in one sitting. He even persuades them to wolf down what few guys their age will: leafy greens.
How did Seibel find himself playing chef on Justin.tv?
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"I am the only one who knows how to cook," said the Yale political science grad who started cooking in high school and worked as a fundraiser on Kweisi Mfume's failed U.S. Senate campaign in Maryland before joining the startup last fall.
And cook Seibel can, from homemade gnocchi to sushi. In the Silicon Valley spirit of experimentation, he usually makes a dish only once and then, after inspecting what food his guests leave on their plates, tries something new. On Monday night, Seibel even hosted a Passover seder while juggling calls from television producers and bookers, potential advertisers and business partners.
Seibel's culinary inclinations boost Justin.tv's energy, productivity and efficiency, said Kan, the reality show's star who has strapped a camera to his head to stream his life on the Internet 24 hours a day.
"You are far more alert when you eating well instead of having Burger King every day," Kan said.
Until the show launched, creating a media maelstrom, Seibel used to whip up a meal most nights for his Justin.tv co-founders and dinner crashers like Steve Huffman, who lives two flights up. Huffman, who hit it big last fall when Wired Digital bought his startup Reddit, is "our millionaire freeloader," Seibel said. The other entrepreneurs in residence describe themselves as Internet thousandaires.
"It's like a family dinner," 23-year-old Justin.tv co-founder Emmett Shear said. "A horribly dysfunctional, all-young-twentysomething male family, but a family nonetheless. ... It becomes the social event of the day. I fear getting stuck in one room for the whole day working and working only to buy food from the convenience store."
Since November, one night a week, the Justin.tv crew has thrown open its doors for a free-for-all, usually on Thursday nights. The two-bedroom apartment fills up with 20 to 30 neighboring entrepreneurs known by their startup names -- for example, the Xobnis or the Weeblies. The weekly dinners were inspired by Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator.
Seibel organizes weekly bulk-buying expeditions to stretch the startup's shopping dollars for entertainment, hauling home huge bags of rice and bottles of olive oil. Then he takes over the kitchen (and sometimes the Xobni and Weebly kitchens, too) for several hours each Thursday afternoon to give his fellow startups a taste of finer dining. Lubricants of choice are Budweiser and Charles Shaw's "Two Buck Chuck."
Sometimes Seibel's colleagues pitch in. On a recent Thursday night, Shear, who in his college days experimented with lemon, lime and orange bars, baked a chocolate cake served alongside a vat of vanilla ice cream to 18 people from seven startups.
With Kan filming the animated bursts of conversation and consumption, the evenings have the feel of a smartly scripted but completely unpredictable television sitcom, laugh track and all. In addition to good food, these entrepreneurs say they pick up good ideas.
"It's a place to show off what you have done, get help with technical problems, find out what's going on in the venture capital world, get advice," Seibel said. "Everyone appreciates good food."
Justin.tv is holding off on handing Seibel his own camera and cooking show. He borrowed the camera once while preparing a meal and managed to burn his hand, drop food on the floor and curse up a storm.
Still, Seibel's spreads get star reviews from this startup crowd. And that's not surprising.
The startup food pyramid would alarm the surgeon general. These entrepreneurs want their food fast, cheap and loaded with calories. After all, food is for thought, the deep kind that fuels all-nighters. Keeping such erratic hours makes it hard to figure out what time of day it is, let alone what to eat.
"Eating's inconvenient," says Adam Smith, the 21-year-old founder of Xobni. "It can really break your concentration."
The typical startup kitchen comes equipped with the two essential tools to sustain a steady diet of frozen pizza and canned soup: microwaves and can openers. Snacks range from potato chips to Pop-Tarts. And don't count out the nutritional value of condiments.
Consider Justin.tv's "poorest" startup pals, the Weeblies, who are working on a way for even the most technologically challenged to build their own Web sites. The scrawny Penn State dropouts -- Chris Fanini, 22, David Rusenko, 21, and Dan Veltri, 22 -- look forward to Thursday nights all week.
"This is the only day of the week we get a full, regular meal," Veltri said at a recent Justin.tv get-together. Veltri occasionally remembers to pop a multivitamin to make up for certain nutritional deficiencies in his eating habits.
For the first two weeks of startup life, the Weeblies subsisted on nothing but grilled cheese sandwiches. Now their diet ranges from cereal for breakfast to sandwiches for lunch and hot dogs or hamburgers for dinner. No Ramen noodles ("We're not that low"), but macaroni and cheese is OK. They sometimes splurge on frozen pizza. But vegetables rarely make an appearance at the dinner table. The only time they have eaten asparagus, for example, was at chez Seibel.
"We once bought some canned corn," Fanini recalled. "That's our favorite vegetable. I guess I have never seen anything green in this apartment."
The Weeblies do go through gallons of ice cream, a common startup staple for late-night technobinges.
"We went to buy shampoo the other day and we ended up in the ice cream aisle," confessed Brezina, the more health-conscious of the two Xobni founders.
So just how much of a junk food nut is Smith? One of his proudest achievements is his technique for warming chewy chocolate-chip Chips Ahoy cookies: Microwave them for exactly 10 seconds. He averages between six and eight cookies a day. If he stays up late, make that 10.
"It's an art," he said.
Good news for worried parents out there: Ayers, the former Google chef who is opening a chain of restaurants and is consulting with startups, senses a growing awareness in Silicon Valley of the importance of eating right.
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Stay tuned for an exciting look into one of Apple's latest revision of its MacBook Pro line, the Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro.
We gutted the Core i5 on April 14, 2010.
Apple's need for faster and better processors has led it to incorporate Core i5s and i7s into its latest lineup of MacBook Pros.
Our new MacBook Pro's specifications:
2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 with 3 MB shared level 3 cache
4 GB of 1066 MHz DD3 SDRAM
15.4 inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
Intel HD Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 256 MB of GDD3 RAM
So, what are the chances that the motherboard for this model would be interchangable with the previous model for an easy upgrade?
Well i stuffed up. My screwdriver was not magnetic so i lost one of the small screws. While i hunt is there anywhere i could buy one or a set?
Removing the rear cover will get things going.
Servicing the battery is not super easy due to the fact that you need a Tri-point screwdriver to get it out of the machine.
Citaat van charlie dropbox:
What size of tri-wing screw driver is needed?
Same question from me. Just bought the new MacBook Pro, and I want to get a triwing screwdriver to remove the back case for hard drive replacement.
I have 6 screwdrivers sets, nice ones, but no triwing bits.
Citaat van charlie dropbox:
What size of tri-wing screw driver is needed?
iFixit has two bit driver kits, both which contain the Y0 bit necessary to remove the screw:
Citaat van Brady Cabe:
iFixit has two bit driver kits, both which contain the Y0 bit necessary to remove the screw:
Excellent! Thank you Brady.
Are the tri-wing screws actually holding the back, or are these only for the battery retainer? The online instructions Apple makes available for HD replacement for the 17" i7 (here) say you only need a #00 Phillips.
Citaat van Eric Tiffany:
Are the tri-wing screws actually holding the back, or are these only for the battery retainer? The online instructions Apple makes available for HD replacement for the 17" i7 (here) say you only need a #00 Phillips.
The back only needs the Phillips. If you want to remove the battery, you would need the triwing bits.
Bought! Thanks. Now I have 6 nice screwdriver sets. :-)
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iFixit has two bit driver kits, both which contain the Y0 bit necessary to remove the screw:
Taking off the rear cover reveals a machine that is not very exciting or different from earlier MacBook Pro models.
As usual, there's a sticker warning against removing the battery. Por qué, Apple?
That might be the reason why there is a warning about the removal of the battery:
Silly sticker... You can't stop us!
For some odd reason, Apple has stopped using five-point Torx screws found on other MBP 15" Unibodies in favor of Tri-point screws. Try as you may, Apple, you won't win. We got all the screwdrivers right here.
The battery is now rated at 77.5 Wh. That's just a tad bit more than the 73 Wh battery found in last year's 15" model, but not enough to explain the 1-2 hour battery life improvement Apple is claiming for this machine.
Perhaps they optimized the Pro's power consumption?
Citaat van tarabella:
Ditto on the request for Tri-Wing size. Just ordered a new 1TB HD, and I want to have the right tool on hand when it gets here.
iFixit has two bit driver kits, both which contain the Y0 bit necessary to remove the screw:
The Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board location is one of the few major changes made to the new model.
Its layout closely resembles that of the MacBook Unibody.
A close up view of the AirPort Extreme card.
This AirPort card is a bit different than the one mounted in the clutch cover of the Late 2008 and Early 2009 MBP 15" Unibody.
This is in fact the same AirPort/Bluetooth board found in the plastic MacBook Unibody.
Is there extra space in the clutch cover now that they moved the card? Did they put an antenna in its place?
I would like to know if the battery is interchangeable with the previous 15" MBP, ie Can you put the NEW battery into the old MBP & will it charge to the higher capacity & if so BMARK to see if its a worthy upgrade to the older battery.
If & when you do the 13" MBP tear down this is a must know the answer to question too please!
The connectors as viewed, from left to right:
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth antenna
Camera cable
Optical drive
Speaker wires
Hard drive
Due to the redesign of the AirPort/Bluetooth interface, its connections are no longer integrated into the camera cable, greatly decreasing the size of the connector.
With the antenna out of the way, the optical drive can be removed.
The new MacBook Pro uses the same Seagate hard drive from the previous model.
W801480XAGU - MacBook Pro 15-inch Mid-2010 - Limited Warranty
Telephone Technical Support: Active
Your product is eligible for complimentary telephone technical support during the first 90 days.
Estimated Expiration Date: July 13, 2010
Repairs and Service Coverage: Active
Your product is covered for eligible hardware repairs and service under Apple's Limited Warranty.
Estimated Expiration Date: April 13, 2011
Thought it was fun to check the warranty on the MacBook Pro iFixit worked on.
Thank you so much to iFixit, especially to Luke and Kyle for great idea and great repair guides! iFixit, vFixit, We save the World!
Since the AirPort/Bluetooth board is mounted inside the all-metal case of this machine, Apple added an antenna that is mounted on the frame for the optical drive opening. Pretty clever!
Is this antenna just for Bluetooth or is is part of a tri-MIMO 802.11n setup? Also, do you happen to know where the other two antennas are located in the display? Are the antennas band-specific (dedicated/separate 2.4 and 5 GHz antennas)? Info could be useful for optimizing reception...
Citaat van femtoflash:
Is this antenna just for Bluetooth or is is part of a tri-MIMO 802.11n setup? Also, do you happen to know where the other two antennas are located in the display? Are the antennas band-specific (dedicated/separate 2.4 and 5 GHz antennas)? Info could be useful for optimizing reception...
One of the antennas is dedicated for bluetooth. The radio used from broadcom only supports MIMO 2x2.
On step 11 of the Macbook it is mentioned:
"All three antenna cables appear to route into the display assembly. This may be an improvement for Bluetooth range, since on previous MacBooks the Bluetooth antenna was located above the optical drive and not inside the display assembly."
Is this new antenna on MBP connected to the same port (J?) on the Airport board than the one routed into the display assembly above mentioned? It seams that this antenna is being used for bluetooth only and the other two remaining for WiFi (2,4 and 5 Ghz). Is that correct? If so, there will not be any WiFi radio performance improvement compared to previous MBP.
How does this piece get removed? It seems like there is glue or something holding it in. I removed the one screw holding it, but it won't budge.. any help??
I had the same question and after hours of searching the net I couldn't find an answer. The replacement part I purchased from China, which was supposed to be brand new yet was obviously not, lacked this antenna. So I tried sliding an iSesamo blade underneath, got about halfway and stopped for fear of damaging the thin metal plate. Next I doused it with goo gone and tried to slide it under again, but that didn't help at all. Finally, I hit it with a heat gun at about 300F and it came out pretty easily by continuing to slide the blade all the way through. The glue was still pretty sticky and held it in place on the new case.
Hope this helps someone...
I am so happy I am finding this now. The 2012 MacBook Pro 15" has essentially the same bluetooth antenna setup. I accidentally broke the wire and found a replacement, but could not figure out how to uninstall the broken one. I'm gonna borrow a heat gun and get that glue softened up, so I can take it out and replace it.
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Intel Core i5 processor with integrated graphics.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M. The OS switches to the NVIDIA graphics for higher demand applications.
Intel BD82HM55 S LGZS Platform Controller Hub. Interestingly enough, the hub is not connected to the heat sink. Apparently, enough heat is convected from the surface of the silicon to remove the small amount of heat generated by the graphics switching operations.
You make a misstake in Step 15
You put the wrong link, it`s sending to http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_gef...
But must to send here:
Very few pieces placed on an angle any more as was in the previous unibody MBPs. Maybe a cost saving move?
The intel processor has a socket? is it possible removing the i5 processor for future upgrades??? what does it mean that the i5 2,4 GHZ is embedded and the 2,53 GHz isn't??
in the end, do the i5 2,4 Ghz support EEC??
Upclose of the Intel BD82HM55 S LGZS Platform Controller Hub.
We assume this chip could be some sort of switch between the Intel and NVIDIA graphics.
The Platform Controller Hub is all the I/O - USB, SATA, additional PCIe, SPI for Flash, LPC for embedded controller, etc.
On the back-side there is an NXP DisplayPort switch and a Lattice programmable chip for switching LVDS going to the LCD display. These are the same chips use to switch between the 9400M and the 9600GT in the previous unibody MacBook Pros. So I wonder if Apple could add automatic GPU switching to them as a sotware update?
The heat sinks can be separated from the logic board, leaving it very cold and lonely.
Wouldn't that make the logic board hot and bothered rather than cold and lonely?
The Core i5 was no match for iFixit.
Here are the remains of this lovely machine...
Fantastic! Any chance you'll post a high-rez version of the teardown final pic? Would love to use this as the desktop on my identical i5 MBP. Well, not quite identical. Mine had an Hitachi 320GB 5400 rpm.
Citaat van Jose Martinez:
Fantastic! Any chance you'll post a high-rez version of the teardown final pic? Would love to use this as the desktop on my identical i5 MBP. Well, not quite identical. Mine had an Hitachi 320GB 5400 rpm.
Hover over the thumbnail and click "View huge" in the left upper corner.
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Hi Walter,
I'm working to try to repair a MacBook Pro A1286 - it won't start up. The owner said his 7-yr old dropped it, and it's been sitting for some time. A visual inspection reveals no obvious damage externally, or internally, as a matter of fact, the MBP appears to be in pristine condition. There are no lights from the Magsafe power adapter port. I've tested the Magsafe adapter on another MacBook Pro, and it works. Any idea what other test I might try? Thank you in advance for your reply.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- In May, Susan Phillips Read, a justice on the New York State Court of Appeals, took over the reigns of Saratoga Performing Arts Center's board of directors, succeeding chairman William Dake. Recently, the Averill Park resident talked about her career, her love for the arts and SPAC's future. Briefly describe your legal, education and family background. Growing up in small-town Ohio, I was taught ballet by a refugee from New York City who filled my head with visions of George Balanchine. I studied piano and voice and spent hours listening to my dad's classical recordings of the Philadelphia Orchestra. I graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and the University of Chicago Law School, where I met my future husband, a native upstate New Yorker. After a short stint at the State University of New York, I worked for almost two decades in the private sector, first at General Electric and then in private practice. I joined the governor's staff in 1995 and have been a judge since 1998, first on the Court of Claims. I've been on the Court of Appeals since 2003. Judges are not allowed to fundraise for political campaigns. Are you allowed to fundraise for SPAC? If yes, do you see that as part of your job, and how will you do it? Judges may serve as members or officers of a not-for-profit cultural organization such as SPAC. While judges may assist in planning fundraising, they may not personally participate in the solicitation of funds or other fundraising activities. They may not use or permit use of the prestige of judicial office for fundraising or membership solicitation, but they may be listed as a member or officer, including on letterhead. Although I may not ask for donations to SPAC, there are 23 other board members and a staff who are not similarly constrained. What was your first SPAC experience? What do you like best about SPAC? Given my love of the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra, I was naturally attracted to SPAC after moving to the Albany area as a young married woman in 1973, when I attended my first performances. I became a member in 1977 and have donated every year since then, always anonymously until 2012 upon becoming chairwoman. I have a separate history of significant giving to the New York City Ballet and its affiliated School of American Ballet. In recent years I have especially enjoyed watching the SPAC performances of several young dancers whose development I have followed since their student days at the school, where I audit classes as often as my schedule permits. The classical arts, like another major Saratoga industry, thoroughbred racing, has a fan base that is mostly older. What should SPAC do to attract younger people to sustain programs for the long term? SPAC fosters future performance-goers in many ways. Children 12 and younger are admitted free to the lawn; students are eligible for $10 lawn and discounted amphitheater tickets; there are numerous pre-shows, such as Family Night and American Girl Night; New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra artists present children's workshops. We always schedule a few classical programs especially appealing to youngsters, such as a story ballet and the Cirque de la Symphonie. Classical Kids, which serves about 5,000 area middle-school children, combines study, lectures and artist demonstrations, and provides free season lawn passes to participants through high school. SPAC's Action Council puts on the Vivienne Anderson Children's Program for hundreds of disadvantaged area youths who take in a free matinee New York City Ballet performance. SPAC's Junior Committee hosts special events, such as the Winter Ball, aimed at a younger demographic. Without sponsors and individual donors, none of this would be possible. What do you consider top priorities during your tenure as chairwoman? SPAC's top priority remains to bring its audiences as varied, high-quality programming as possible, anchored by the New York City Ballet and Philadelphia Orchestra. We also have a 50th anniversary coming up in 2016, which is not that far off. We plan to present all sorts of special entertainment during our anniversary summer, so stay tuned! And, of course, the immediate priority is to work with the New York City Ballet to restore a two-week residency on a sustainable basis by 2014. How critical is it to get New York City Ballet back for at least two weeks? Why is that more important than another company? SPAC's audiences have learned to love classical dance through eyes calibrated to the Balanchine style and repertoire, which makes the New York City Ballet singular. We have programmed two additional first-rate classical dance companies for 2013 (the National Ballet of Canada and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet) and anticipate a positive audience response to something new. But the New York City Ballet remains our beloved "home team," and the SPAC board considers two weeks to be the optimal length for their residency, given past attendance figures. Fortunately, we have every reason to believe that New York City Ballet also desires a two-week residency and that the second week may be restored without overburdening either organization financially, as is essential. Are you comfortable with the board's current size? Should it be expanded? There are 24 people serving on SPAC's board of directors. The bylaws provide for up to 35, and we would like to come closer to that number. We are always on the lookout for potential directors who possess the so-called "three w's"(work, wealth and wisdom), the qualities sought by every not-for-profit organization. As a starting point, we have generally sought out people who care deeply about SPAC and have the resources or access to resources to make a meaningful philanthropic commitment. At present, the board has no minority members. Should diversity be a goal, and how could it be accomplished? Diversity is a goal we pursue and expect to achieve through our recruiting efforts. Ideally, a not-for-profit board consists of a mix of people from different backgrounds, communities and industries or professions, which enhances collective wisdom and potentially expands fundraising capacity. In order to provide additional perspectives, there are currently two Saratoga Springs "community" directors on the board, as well as two directors designated by the Saratoga Capital Region State Park Recreation & Historic Preservation Commission. Are any more physical improvements on tap at SPAC this decade? Given SPAC's size and age, there are always capital projects on the "to-do" list, and we strive to make our venue as attractive and comfortable as possible. We do not foresee anything major in the immediate future, however, principally because so many large-scale physical improvements have recently been completed. The state, through the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, refurbished the amphitheater's interior and the bathroom tucked in at stage right. Through the generosity of Bill and Susan Dake, the facade, parts of which were rotting away after 45 upstate winters, was replaced, and an improved speaker system installed. And Jersen Construction of Waterford donated the new Patrons' Terrace, "Bill's Place," one of the biggest hits of the 2012 season. What potential new fundraising sources and avenues should be developed? SPAC, in common with performing arts organizations everywhere, depends on philanthropy. Ticket revenue does not come close to covering the costs of our classical programming. We are grateful for the support of more than 2,600 active annual members; roughly 70 percent of those donors at or above the sustaining level join primarily for access to early ticket ordering for LiveNation concerts. SPAC also enjoys robust annual support from 70-plus corporate sponsors. Board efforts are directed at cultivating relationships with these existing donors, promoting planned giving and expanding outreach to potential new donors locally and in targeted markets, including southern Canada, southern Vermont and metropolitan New York. And as SPAC approaches its 50th anniversary, plans are in the works for an endowment campaign to generate more annual operating income and provide greater stability in uncertain financial times. What special qualities/experience from your judicial career help in your role as SPAC's chairwoman? Judges, of course, are accustomed to making decisions, which may be why they are sought after as not-for-profit board members, especially for educational institutions (locally, the chairman of RPI's board is a judge) and cultural organizations (a long-serving member of New York City Ballet's board is a judge). Personally, I believe my judicial experience has probably sharpened my sense of the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of board service to SPAC, which I have always thought of as the jewel in our region's cultural crown.
New leader of SPAC's board of directors discusses opportunities, challenges for the Saratoga Springs venue
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Surveillance video shows a man shooting a woman in the shoulder at a West Palm Beach restaurant during an argument, authorities said.
Officers responded to the shooting at Las Brisas Restaurant at 5201 Georgia Avenue on Sunday July 7, according to the West Palm Beach Police Department.
When they arrived at the scene, they found 47-year-old Margaritta Sandoval inside on the floor suffering from a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, officials said.
The confrontation began when Sandoval started yelling at 30-year-old Victor Yovanni Martinez for grabbing her buttocks, according to a West Palm Beach police report. She grabbed a beer bottle and threw it at Martinez, who was with an unknown man, as they he walked out of the restaurant, but she missed, the report said.
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An unidentified witness followed Martinez and the other man into the parking lot, where Sandoval showed up holding another beer bottle, according to the report. She began to argue with Martinez, who had pulled out a shotgun from his Chevrolet Avalanche, the report said.
Officials say the witness then grabbed Sandoval and tried to pull her back into the restaurant when he saw Martinez begin to load the shotgun. Once it was loaded, the witness then tried to grab the gun away from Martinez, but he lost his grip and Martinez was able to fire, the report said.
Martinez and the other man then fled in the Chevrolet, but police were later able to locate Martinez. Officials said he confessed to the shooting during an interview.
He is being held without bond at the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of attempted first degree murder with a firearm.
Sandoval was taken to Saint Mary's Medical center in critical condition and treated for her wounds. Her condition is unknown.


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Parnell, Charles Stewartpär´nəl, pärnĕl´ [key], 1846–91, Irish nationalist leader. Haughty and sensitive, Parnell was only a mediocre orator, but he possessed a marked personal fascination and was a shrewd political and parliamentary tactician. He succeeded in uniting the moderate and militant Irish nationalists in the drive for land reform and Home Rule and brought the Irish question to the forefront of British politics.
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Bank not closed to higher Ecclestone settlement
Bernie Ecclestone looks set for new settlement talks.
After he ended his criminal troubles in Germany recently with a controversial $100 million payment, the F1 supremo's legal troubles nonetheless went on when the Munich bank BayernLB rejected his EUR 25 million settlement offer.
But BayernLB chief executive Johannes-Joerg Riegler on Thursday admitted that if "the overall package is right, we wouldn't be closed to it (a settlement)".
However, having lost a recent civil suit also over the Gerhard Gribkowsky affair, another former shareholder, Constantin Medien, is also fighting on.
"Constantin will pursue every possible legal remedy it has, both in the UK and in Germany, against those responsible for the losses it sustained," lawyer Keith Oliver told the Guardian.
But with the trial that could have seen him sacked and jailed definitively over, 83-year-old Ecclestone's mind is firmly back on formula one.
He is busy putting together the sport's 2015 calendar, which will not feature the return of an Indian grand prix.
"We are looking at 2016 now and hopefully the tax issues in India will also be sorted out by then," Ecclestone told the Indian news agency PTI on Thursday.