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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary Chu today announced $8.4 million over three to four years for suppliers and vehicle manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the efficiency of engines and powertrain systems for future highway transportation vehicles. Four projects, located in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, will focus on new innovations that achieve breakthrough thermal efficiencies while meeting federal emission standards for passenger vehicles – cars and light trucks – as well as commercial vehicles, including long-haul tractor trailers. These technologies for engines and powertrains will help automakers and truck engine manufacturers achieve higher efficiencies than ever before, while meeting or exceeding the recently-announced vehicle fuel economy standards intended to help reduce U.S. demand for oil imports and save consumers money at the pump.
"The Department of Energy is investing in new technologies that will significantly improve vehicle fuel economy, save consumers money, and create skilled jobs for Americans," said Secretary Chu. "By encouraging innovations to help make America's vehicle fleet more fuel efficient, the Obama Administration is working to improve the nation's energy security and reduce our reliance on imported oil."
The projects announced today will focus on developing and testing new technologies for engines and powertrains that could reduce cost and address technical barriers currently inhibiting the wider use of advanced engine technologies in the mass market. Projects will also validate technologies developed at the engine or system level to help ensure that these innovations can advance into broad commercial use at a scale needed to reduce vehicle fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions nationally.
The four projects selected for award are:
Filter Sensing Technologies, Inc. – Cambridge, MA – $2.0 million
Filter Sensing Technologies will develop and demonstrate low-cost, robust sensors and controls that can reduce the overall cost and complexity of engine and emission control systems, while delivering tangible performance benefits. The initial focus will be on U.S. heavy-duty vehicles.
General Motors LLC – Pontiac, MI – $1.4 million
General Motors will develop and demonstrate a novel technology that enables the use of high dilution in the combustion chamber significantly improving the fuel economy of vehicles compared to conventional engines.
Eaton Corporation – Milwaukee, WI – $2.5 million
Eaton will develop and demonstrate advanced component technology for heavy-duty diesel engine waste heat recovery systems that are capable of improving the fuel economy of heavy-duty vehicles.
MAHLE Powertrain LLC – Novi, MI – $2.5 million
MAHLE will develop a next-generation combined ignition/turbo-charging concept that will enable the implementation of ultra lean-burn technology to engines, improving efficiency and significantly reducing the formation of pollutants such as oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
Additionally, on August 10, 2011, DOE announced more than $175 million for advanced vehicle research and development projects.
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in clean energy technologies that strengthen the economy, protect the environment, and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Learn more about DOE's portfolio of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicle technologies for cars and trucks that will help America to use significantly less petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


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Has your fast-paced, technology-driven life got you feeling out of touch with nature? There could soon be an app for that.
Created by London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson, "Biome" is a futuristic-looking flora terrarium whose climate conditions, water level, and nutrients are all controlled via an application that runs on tablets and smartphones; it's sort of like a real-life Tamagotchi, except that when you forget to tend to Biome, there's real plant life at stake.
Wilkinson explains the motivation behind the terrarium, a creation he describes as a piece of "slow tech":
The idea promotes "digital downtime" by finding an alternative use for smartphones and encouraging their owners to consider a slower life. The control and nurturing of a real mini eco-system takes patience and care, contrasting with the immediacy of messaging or tweeting that is so characteristic of the smartphone generation.
Using technology to fight technology and put us in touch with nature? I'll admit — it sounds totally backwards. Who's to say that an activity as rustic as tending to your plants wouldn't quickly become as touch-and-go as updating twitter, or playing Animal Farm from your desk at work? Call me cynical, but if you can monitor and control your Biome from anywhere, what's to keep you from incorporating its care into the rest of your hectic, technology-driven life?
Of course, it could also be totally brilliant. Just you wait — when we're colonizing Mars and all tending to our personal vegetable gardens via our iBody implants, somebody's probably going to happen upon this post and scoff.
[Samuel Wilkinson via designboom]
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Our Easter was very special and fun this year. We started the day very early for our church's sunrise service (6 a.m.!) and then a breakfast after; then we came home, changed clothes, and headed back to church for our morning service and cantata.
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Westminster Men Fall Short Against Spalding
FULTON, MO -- The Westminster College Blue Jays fell 69-77 to Spalding University Saturday afternoon. The loss broke their 3 game win streak, and brought their overall record to 9-3 and their SLIAC record to 2-1.
Verdis Lee put the first numbers on the board for the Blue Jays, hitting a jumper from inside the paint. The Golden Eagles retaliated, tying the game and took the lead on their next possession. The lead slipped from the Blue Jays, and with 2:05 left in the first half, they were down by 19 points (23-42). The Blue Jays went on a 7-0 run to end the first half down 30-42.
The Golden Eagles kept their lead, but the Blue Jays brought the game within ten points with 10:34 left in the game. A steal by Taylor Allen led to a jump shot by Joe James from Skylar Tolson to bring the Blue Jays within four points (67-71). The Blue Jays resorted to fouling to stop the clock with 1:27 left in the game, but the Golden Eagles went 6-6 on free throws to beat the Blue Jays 77-69.
The Blue Jays were not able to shut down the Golden Eagles' guard, Dewhon McAfee from the outside. He scored the game high 30 points.
Tolson scored 20 points for the Blue Jays, hitting 6 from downtown. James and Joe Prophet followed closely behind, chipping in 17 points apiece. James led the Blue Jays with 6 assists, 4 steals, and 8 rebounds. Lee and Allen grabbed 7 rebounds each.
The Blue Jays head to Eureka College Thursday, January 10 for another SLIAC matchup at 8:00 p.m.


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In 2000, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Texas adopted an ordinance that established a street maintenance fee which was assessed in city water bills. This fee was later amended and then finally repealed in 2003.
During that time, on May 15, 2001, an Arlington taxpayer filed a lawsuit in the 352nd District Court of Tarrant County, Texas against the City of Arlington, arguing that the fee constituted an illegal tax. Other Constitutional challenges were also raised, including allegations that the street maintenance fee violated equal protection and due process rights, was void for vagueness, and provided no mechanism for redress of unlawful collection of the tax. In addition, the taxpayer asserted that the City had violated the Texas Debt Collection Act, and he brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The City of Arlington claimed general authority to assess fees of this nature by ordinance, rather than charter amendment, but the taxpayer argued that it was a tax which was not permitted under the city charter without approval of the voters. Judge Bonnie Sudderth ultimately issued a summary judgment ruling that the City of Arlington exceeded its authority by taxing the citizens without their consent in violation of the city charter.
While the case was pending, the taxpayer also sought an injunction to prohibit the City from collecting the street maintenance fee and to require the City to refund the full amount of street maintenance fees collected. The lawsuit was brought by the taxpayer on his own behalf as an individual and resident of Arlingtonas well as on behalf of the proposed class of persons – all taxpayers from the City ofArlington- who had been billed for the street maintenance fee.
In response, the City asserted a plea to the jurisdiction, arguing that the trial court did not have jurisdiction due to the plaintiff's lack of standing to sue because his claim did not meet the $500 amount-in-controversy requirement. The City also claimed immunity from suit. Judge Bonnie Sudderth denied the City's plea to the jurisdiction and granted a motion for partial summary judgment declaring the maintenance fee an unlawful tax imposed without consent required of the citizens, but denied the injunctive relief sought.
After so ruling, Judge Sudderth expressed concern to the parties that due to the unique nature of the case and the fact that because there was little guidance in the law on the correct application of the law to the facts of the case, the parties could potentially expend considerable costs of litigation which might be unnecessary if the appellate court disagreed with her interim rulings. Because of this, Judge Sudderth suggested that the parties agree to request a written order for interlocutory appeal to the Second Court of Appeals.
This agreed interlocutory appeal mechanism was a new creature of statute (Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code, Section 51.014[d]), having at that time recently been enacted by the Texas Legislature. The new law provided that parties in litigation may agree to appeal an otherwise non-appealable interlocutory ruling if: (1) the ruling involves a controlling question of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion, (2) an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation; and (3) the parties agree to the order.
Without such agreement, the interlocutory summary judgment ruling would not have been appealable at that time, and the parties would have been required to wait until the entire case, including the class action certification issues, were concluded before testing Judge Sudderth's ruling on appeal. The parties agreed to go forward with an immediate agreed appeal, as suggested by Judge Sudderth, which the Second Court of Appeals accepted. (This was the first agreed appeal that the Second Court of Appeals ever accepted under the new law.)
As a result of that agreed interlocutory appeal, Judge Sudderth's ruling was reversed – not because her ruling was erroneous regarding the illegality of the tax – but on the ground that the taxpayer lacked "standing" to complain about it because the taxpayer failed to show a "particularized injury distinct from that suffered by the general public."
In the interim, the City of Arlington held an election on the issue and the tax was ultimately approved by the voters.


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"My dad was a policeman in the San Francisco Police Department, and they had a rowing team around the time that I was in sixth grade. They needed a coxswain every now and then, so he would bring me down to the lake on Saturdays and I would cox the boat, steer it around and tell the men what to do. I decided when I was entering high school that I wanted to row at the local club. I rowed for about six weeks when they pulled me aside and said, 'Well, you're too small to row, but we know you've coxed a boat before, so you can be a coxswain.'
I would probably have never ended up in Seattle – at the University of Washington, where I came to pursue my coxswain career – had I not had that opportunity. I was recruited out of high school, and I was lucky to come up to the University of Washington. After two conference championships and a bronze medal at the collegiate national championships, I had the opportunity to coach there for seven years as the No. 5 on the staff. I learned how to be disciplined, how to teach athletes to be disciplined, and how to be tough and not accept excuses moving forward. You have to put the hours in. Success doesn't just happen because you wake up and decide it's going to happen.
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- Value your experiences as student-athletes. "Realize the opportunity you have in front of you is rare. A lot of your college friends do not have the same opportunity that you do, and so make the most of it."
- Say "yes" to the dirty work, "whether it's driving the boat trailer from Seattle to Georgia, or if it's being out in the hail coaching your boats, or whether you're picking up the bagels for your entire men's and women's teams on Saturday mornings."
In the spring of 2003, Jan Harville decided to retire as the Huskies coach. So that seemed like a pretty good time to make a transition, and I was hired as an assistant athletics director for compliance at Seattle Pacific.
Once somebody figured out that I'd been on the administration side, I was quickly asked to serve on the Division II Rowing Committee, and I did that for five years. Three of those years I was the chair of the group. That was a great experience. I got to work with Tina Krah – she was heading up the Division I championships at the national office. I termed out, and as that was happening, my opportunity to become athletics director here happened.
My opportunity to get involved in USRowing would not have happened if it had not been for Tina Krah, who got a call from USRowing folks. They said, 'We have this at-large position on our board, and we'd like someone with a different kind of experience.' She said, 'You need to call Erin O'Connell.' So I thought, 'Well, I'm going to give it a year and see if I can assist in making some positive change.' I decided to continue on and was sort of balancing the Management Council, Membership Committee responsibilities and then the USRowing. As I was preparing to rotate off those committees, I was approached about the president's position.
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10 years later, Rosetta hooks up with icy comet
The European Space Agency says that after a 10-year journey taking in some 3.5 billion miles, its Rosetta spacecraft has entered into orbit around a comet known as 67P.
Here's why this is exciting: The Rosetta will travel with the comet for the next year and a half, taking pictures and and sampling the comets chemicals as they travel together toward the sun. This journey marks the first time a spacecraft has done more than a quick hello with a comet.
Rosetta "gives you a front-seat, ride-along vision of what the comet's going to do and how a comet works," says Rosetta project scientist Matt Taylor of the European Space Agency, which is mounting the mission. "This is really a big leap forward."
As the two head toward the sun together, the growing warmth will waken the comet. Its glowing halo will expand, it will sprout several tails and Rosetta will be there to watch the whole process — another first.
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Since I lack the second item, I take the down-and-dirty hands-on road that becomes very rewarding once you're on the other side. Custom work of any sort on a truck is tedious, time consuming, and at times-frustrating, but it should always be a learning experience, and custom metalwork is no exception. I had never tubbed any vehicle until I was faced with trying to stuff the 255/55/R18 Toyo tires under my '68 F-100's backside. The tires fit into the wheelwells, but not very well judging by the way they rubbed on the inside of each one, which didn't interfere with pushing it around the shop, but was definitely not going to work on the street.
Having just spent more than a few days last month raising the whole bed floor to clear the step notch in the chassis with great results, I had to figure out a way to widen the wheelwells that was on par with the rest of the bed modifications and would ultimately look as if the large presses and tooling at Ford had turned these pieces out long ago. Using a set of reproduction steel wheelwells from National Parts Depot (NPD), some careful slicing and dicing, and some electric glue from my Miller TIG welder, I achieved my goal. Read on for the details, and remember, it's only sheetmetal, and practice makes perfect!


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The Nikon 1 J4 may be a good mirrorless camera, but Nikon really needs to turn up the volume when you consider the strong competition.
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Nikon cleans up its full-frame act with the D600 upgrade
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Voter Registration Fight Rekindled
KSCB News - February 4, 2014 8:22 am
Kansas and Arizona have rekindled a lawsuit seeking to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to require residents of the two states to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
The states contend the agency's recent denial of their requests was "unlawful, arbitrary, capricious" in a federal case that has broad implications for voting rights.
Both states asked a federal judge in Wichita late Friday to order federal election officials to include state-specific requirements in federal voter registration forms.
Kansas and Arizona require voters to provide a birth certificate, passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. People who register using the federal form only sign a statement under oath that they are U.S. citizens.
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Patent trolls, open source, do not track, SOPA, PIPA and much, much more: Facebook's IPO filing has a real zoo of issues.
The securities laws require that companies going public identify risk factors that could adversely affect the company's stock. Facebook's S-1 filing, which it sent to the SEC today, identified almost 40 such factors. A number of these risks are examples of technology law issues that almost any internet company would face, particularly companies whose product is the users.
(1) Advertising regulation. In providing detail about the nature of this risk, Facebook mentions "adverse legal developments relating to advertising, including legislative and regulatory developments" and "the impact of new technologies that could block or obscure the display of our ads and other commercial content." Facebook is likely concerned about the various technological and legal restrictions on online behavioral advertising, whether in the form of mandatory opportunities for users to opt-out of data collection or or the more aggressive "do not track" idea. The value of the advertising is of course tied to its effectiveness, and any technological, regulatory or legislative measures to enhance user privacy is a risk to Facebook's revenue.
(2) Data security. No one knows exactly how much information Facebook has about its users. Not only does it have all the content uploaded by its 845 million users, it has the information that could be gleaned from the staggering 100 billion friendships among those users. [More stats] A data breach puts Facebook at risk of a PR backlash, regulatory investigations from the FTC, and civil liability to its users for negligence and other causes of action. But Facebook would not be left without remedy, having in its arsenal civil actions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Stored Communications Act (among other laws) against the perpetrators. It is also likely the federal government would step in to enforce the criminal provisions of these acts as well.
(3) Changing laws. The section of the S-1 discussing this risk factor provides a laundry list of the various issues that online businesses face. Among them: user privacy, rights of publicity, data protection, intellectual property, electronic contracts, competition, protection of minors, consumer protection, taxation, and online payment services. Facebook is understandably concerned that changes to any of these areas of the law, anywhere in the world, could make doing business more expensive or, even worse, make parts of the service unlawful. Though not mentioned by name here, SOPA, PIPA, and do-not-track legislation are clearly in Facebook's mind when it notes that "there have been a number of recent legislative proposals in the United States . . . that would impose new obligations in areas such as privacy and liability for copyright infringement by third parties."
(4) Intellectual property protection. The company begins its discussion of this risk with a few obvious observations, namely, how the company may be adversely affected if it is unable to secure trademark, copyright or patent registration for its various intellectual property assets. Later in the disclosure, though, Facebook says some really interesting things about open source:
As a result of our open source contributions and the use of open source in our products, we may license or be required to license innovations that turn out to be material to our business and may also be exposed to increased litigation risk. If the protection of our proprietary rights is inadequate to prevent unauthorized use or appropriation by third parties, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished and competitors may be able to more effectively mimic our service and methods of operations.
(5) Patent troll lawsuits. Facebook notes that internet and technology companies "frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation, or other violations of intellectual property or other rights." But it goes on to give special attention to those "non-practicing entities" (read: patent trolls) "that own patents and other intellectual property rights," which "often attempt to aggressively assert their rights in order to extract value from technology companies." Facebook believes that as its profile continues to rise, especially in the glory of its IPO, it will increasingly become the target of patent trolls. For now it does not seem worried: "[W]e do not believe that the final outcome of intellectual property claims that we currently face will have a material adverse effect on our business." Instead, those endeavors are a suck on resources: "[D]efending patent and other intellectual property claims is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees…." And there is also the risk that these lawsuits might turn out badly, and Facebook would have to pay judgments, get licenses, or develop workarounds.
(6) Tort liability for user-generated content. Facebook acknowledges that it faces, and will face, claims relating to information that is published or made available on the site by its users, including claims concerning defamation, intellectual property rights, rights of publicity and privacy, and personal injury torts. Though it does not specifically mention the robust immunity from liability over third party content provided by 47 U.S.C. 230, Facebook indicates a certain confidence in the protections afforded by U.S. law from tort liability. It is the international scene that gives Facebook concern here: "This risk is enhanced in certain jurisdictions outside the United States where our protection from liability for third-party actions may be unclear and where we may be less protected under local laws than we are in the United States."
You have to hand it to the teams of professionals who have put together Facebook's IPO filing. I suppose the billions of dollars at stake can serve as a motivation for thoroughness. In any event, the well-articulated discussion of these risks in the S-1 is an interesting read, and can serve to guide the many lesser-valued companies out there.


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Minnesota Firearms Deer Season Opens Saturday
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's firearms deer season opens Saturday, and wildlife managers say it should be a good one.
Minnesota's white tail deer population is about 1 million. The Department of Natural Resources expects this year's harvest to be in line with the 207,000 deer taken last year. The peak harvest was 290,000 in 2003 after a succession of mild winters.
The DNR says most of the state's corn crop likely will be harvested by the opener, which is important because standing corn provides cover to deer and can hurt a hunter's chance of success.
Nearly 500,000 hunters are expected to test their skills and luck during the season, which ends in northern Minnesota Nov. 20 and the rest of the state Nov. 13. A special season in southeastern Minnesota runs Nov. 19-27.
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The decision by aviation authorities worldwide to ground the Boeing 787 Dreamliner until problems with its batteries are addressed will cost the company money and consumer confidence and create inconvenience for airlines. But that is just the price of pushing the envelope on new technologies, experts say.
The 787 is a next-generation airliner designed to be 20 percent more energy efficient than earlier passenger jets. The 787's lithium-ion batteries are at the center of that leap forward: They produce more power relative to their size than do traditional nickel cadmium batteries, and the 787 relies on its batteries to do much more than previous jetliners do. Its control systems, for instance, are run by electricity, not hydraulics.
But lithium-ion batteries require careful management and can overheat and catch fire without it. The batteries will be a focus of the emergency inspections by aviation officials.
For now, the question is what will be needed to get Dreamliners back in the skies again, and how long that might take. But in the long run, the current challenges might be only a speed bump in the story of a pioneering technology, some experts add.
"Look at the experience of Apple with their early iPhones catching on fire – but what that new technology has meant for millions," says Andrew Thomas, author of "Soft Landing: Airline Industry Strategy, Service and Safety." "It's always the first guy through the door who gets bloodied, and this has probably gotten more attention because of the 24/7 news cycle. This comes about because of the relentless pursuit of perfection. Every great step forward seems to hit a setback like this, but people need to understand that all human endeavor runs into this."
The consequences of a 787 catching fire are significantly greater than for an iPhone, however, meaning aviation authorities are taking no chances.
"There is hardly a worse emergency to have than a battery overheat in an airplane," says Rob Mark, a pilot and publisher of Jetwhine.com. "It means you have to get on the ground, right now."
"The FAA has done the right thing," he adds. "We have a new generation of plane that is all electronic and probably 100 times more complex than we have ever had."
Mr. Mark and others say there was no real way to know exactly how the lithium-ion batteries would perform until the plane was designed and built. "The only question now is, how long will it take to fix this problem?" he says.
Early reports suggested that it might just be days, but Mark says: "I love Boeing and feel their pain, but I am skeptical this will be fixed that soon. It took years to design this plane, so I don't think so."
Boeing has delivered 50 of the planes so far and has more than 800 additional orders. The company says that until the recent issues cropped up there were about 150 daily flights of the Dreamliner by airlines including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, United Airlines, and Air India.
"Boeing deeply regrets the impact that recent events have had on the operating schedules of our customers and the inconvenience to them and their passengers," said Jim McNerney, chairman, president, and CEO of Boeing, in a statement. "We are confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity."
Boeing's most recent problems with the plane extend beyond battery technology. Since July, problems have included a fuel leak, an oil leak, a damaged cockpit window, and two cracked engines.
This is the first time since 1979 that the US Federal Aviation Administration has grounded an entire fleet. It grounded DC-10s for 37 days after a crash at Chicago's O'Hare airport.
"They are always going to be extra cautious and they should be," says Seth Kaplan of Airline Weekly magazine. "But if I had to bet, I would bet that a year from now we'll all look back at this with the problem solved and say, 'Yeah, that was the right thing to do at the time.' "
He and others say customers should take heart from the safety record already established. The first commercial Dreamliner flight took off in October 2011, flying from Tokyo to Hong Kong, and the planes flew without major problems for months.


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If you mentioned any type of musical performance to me last year I would have really said it wasn't my cup of tea. However, after watching Bend it like Beckham The Musical earlier this year I'm already looking for the next show! It's just an amazing experience watching some really talented people and you get all caught up in the moment as well. Although the name English National Opera may suggest that they only have opera performances going on, like norma opera, there are also many other performances that fit more into the category of dance. The one that I'm particularly interested in is Nutcracker which is a musical and ballet extravaganza that follows Clara's adventures in Edwardian London. It definitely has a Christmassy feel and I for one love seeing the Orchestra in action, I find it quite captivating! The best part is that in order to make it all accessible there is supposed to be atleast 500 tickets at £20 or under for every performance, although I have a feeling they must sell out quite quickly.
Cadbury World
Cadbury World is amazing at any time of the year. I mean heaps of chocolate, what is there not to love?! However, there's just that bit more magic around Christmas, especially with their handmade seasonal treats in the sweet shop. Tickets are relatively affordable and there are many treats included in that price, including pots of melted chocolate that you can fill up with more chocolates, a 4D cinema experience, and of course the guided tour. The sweetshop is where you go to pick up your chocolate souvenirs and they do packs of what they call misshapes, basically chocolates that didn't meet the high standards initially, which are bundled together in a huge packet for £3, these didn't last very long at all in my house!
Winter Wonderland
Lastly, I'm sure by now you must all know how much I enjoy visiting Winter Wonderland with a customary walk down Oxford Street to breathe the whole atmosphere in. If you missed it here's my latest excursion! Whilst there is a huge amount of German Markets in my city centre I find these too packed most of the time, whereas Winter Wonderland offers more in the sense of a day out as you can enjoy some attractions (Zippos Circus is still one of my favourites), some great food and some fun in the way of those win a teddy bar stalls, there's still time for me to win one of those huge teddies!


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Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - Jonathan Lucroy drove in two runs to push the Milwaukee Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, to avoid being swept in the three-game set. Aramis Ramirez had three hits and drove in a run, while Carlos Gomez and Lyle Overbay each had an RBI for the Brewers, who snapped a two-game skid. Wily Peralta (2-0) surrendered only one run on six hits with three strikeouts across 6 1/3 innings. Allen Craig's solo home run accounted for the St. Louis' lone run. Yadier Molina and Jon Jay had two hits apiece for the Cardinals, who entered the game with four straight wins. Cardinals starter Joe Kelly (1-1) exited the game in the fifth inning with a leg injury. He laid down a bunt and grabbed his hamstring after getting thrown out at first base to end the frame. He immediately called the team's trainer and limped off the field. The right-hander allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts in four innings before exiting the game. Seth Maness took the mound in relief of the injured starter. "I definitely tweaked it. I called the trainer over to let him know and I came out of the game," said Kelly, who will not travel with the team but head back to St. Louis for an MRI on Thursday. The Brewers opened the scoring in the third. Logan Schafer reached on a fielding error and moved to second on Wily Peralta's sacrifice bunt. Gomez's line drive to center scored Schafer to give the Brewers their first lead of the series. With two-outs in the fifth, Wily Peralta reached first on a line drive that deflected off shortstop Jhonny Peralta's glove. Maness then walked Gomez and allowed a groundball single to Jean Segura to load the bases. Lucroy brought two runners home on a hard grounder to right field. Ramirez then hit the first pitch he saw for a single to left, bringing Segura home and making it a 4-0 game. St. Louis got on the board after Craig smacked a solo shot over the right field wall to make it a 4-1 game in the sixth. The Brewers loaded the bases in the eighth with no outs. Cardinals reliever Pat Neshak entered the game and walked Overbay to make it a 5-1 game. Neshak got Schafer to ground into a force out that got Davis out at home. Rickie Weeks and Gomez struck out to end the inning. Francisco Rodriguez entered the game in the ninth for the Brewers and allowed two hits before working out of a one-out jam with runners on second and third to end the game. Game Notes Ryan Braun was not in the lineup for the Brewers ... The Cardinals went 1- for-7 and left eight runners on base ... The Brewers will travel to Pittsburgh on Thursday to start a four-game set against the Pirates ... St. Louis will open a four-game series opposing the Nationals in Washington on Thursday.
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UPDATE, 3/19/2012: The review of the new initiative for title and summary -- typically a six week process -- was performed in just two days. That speed, with an assist from the attorney general and legislative analyst, makes qualification much, much more likely. In this original post, your blogger had assumed that the usual rules would be followed.
When is a compromise worse than going forward with a fight?
When it's too late to compromise.
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The big news today is that Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Federation of Teachers are close to an agreement on a new, compromise ballot initiative that would merge their two rival tax-hike initiatives.
Reports suggest that the new initiative would retain some of CFT initiative's highly progressive tax increases on the highest-income Californians, while reducing by half the temporary sales tax in Gov. Brown's measure.
That makes sense. So what's the problem?
Timing. If these groups had reached such a deal in January or February, there would have been plenty of time to get a compromise initiative on the November ballot.
But it says here that a compromise reached now may simply be too late.
Another perspective on the governor's tax deal: Brown's New Tax Move Just Might Work
Here's the problem. Even if the initiative were filed this week, the calendar simply may not have enough time for the full process of legal and fiscal review, title and summary, and signature gathering.
The reasons are technical and complicated, but here is a brief summary. The key date to keep in mind is June 28. That's the final day -- 131 days before the election -- for the California Secretary of State to determine whether an initiative has qualified for the ballot. That date is a little more than 3 months away.
But the full process takes well more than that. And the reviews and signature gathering need to be completed by early May for the measure to have a real chance.
That will be extremely difficult. Once the initiative is filed, the department of finance and the Legislative Analyst's Office have 25 days to prepare a fiscal impact statement. The attorney general has another 15 days to prepare the title and summary.
Even if the full 40 days aren't required and this politically sensitive measure is fast-tracked, it should be mid-April, at best, by the time this measure hits the streets.
Practically, that could leave less than 3 weeks to collect signatures. Why? Because the signatures must be verified. Counties are supposed to conduct a raw count of the signatures that are turned in by May 2; and by May 11, the Secretary of State must receive those raw counts from the counties and decide whether there are more than enough signatures to qualify.
In that event, the signatures are verified via a relatively quick random sample. If there aren't enough, a time-consuing full count must be conducted. In either case, that full verification must be done by the end of June.
Fearless prediction: this compromise initiative, and its backers, won't be able to make it. Yes, county election officials, the attorney general and the secretary of state can be pressured into moving faster than normal. But even then, petition circulators, contrary to common belief, are not magicians who can conjure petitions out of thin air.
California's paid-signature gathering industry can produce many signatures quickly, especially when paid millions. But producing more than one million signatures -- which will be necessary -- in less than three weeks may be more than the existing infrastructure of petition companies and circulators can handle. Firms will try to ramp up hiring, but that can take time as well, and new circulators aren't as productive, and are more prone to mistakes, than seasoned circulators.
For these reasons, the compromise is a huge logistical gamble.
The teachers' union is likely to abandon its measure; Brown's measure, which is still circulating on the streets ($1.50 per), would be the only back-up. So if the measure doesn't make the November 2012 ballot, both Brown and the teachers' union will be left with nothing for voters to cast ballots on.
It would be much safer for the two sides to agree on one measure or the other -- and figure out ways to incorporate a compromise at a later date.
Let us know what you think. Send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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absolutely. you one of them.
after all, whose balls possibly bigger than gump's, who have nerve send americans to fight, bleed, and die in stupid wars of sort he certainly never interested in fighting when had chance.
so, let's review:
that really not substantive response, sparky.run away! (and yes, you wrong. thanks for admitting.)
Quote from: Julie Fern on April 06, 2011, 06:42:54 AMthat really not substantive response, sparky.run away! (and yes, you wrong. thanks for admitting.)no, Tarzan. me thank you. you know what i thinking better than me do.
not mock handicapped.
back to topic:the Seat Of Power has been bought and sold, many times over. whoever takes the Seat, has to give way to the people "behind" the Seat Of Power.and in the first place, why "Seat Of Power"? who made that up? oohh... the wealthy-filthy people now also behind that Seat. oh, good almighty Nature! do them dirt..nothing's gonna change, until such man, bred in hatred and intelligence, take up to the Seat and destroy it, publicly. with the right intention of no Seats are to be built. all are equal. but not this lifetime.


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Quantrill in the Movies: John Tibbetts
William Quantrill's August 21, 1863 Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas, left nearly 200 men and boys dead and the city in flames. Film expert John Tibbetts explores how that dramatic story has found its way onto celluloid in movies as varied as Dark Command (1940), Quantrill's Raiders (1958), and Ang Lee's locally-filmed Ride With the Devil (1999).
Tibbetts is associate professor of film theory and criticism at the University of Kansas. A broadcaster, journalist, artist, and scholar, he has written and illustrated nine books, among them The Cinema of Tony Richardson and His Majesty the American: The Films of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
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"It is Christ who is to be exalted, not our feelings. We will know Him by obedience, not by emotions. Our love will be shown by obedience, not by how good we feel about God at a given moment. "And love means following the commands of God." "Do you love Me?" Jesus asked Peter. "Feed My lambs." He was not asking, "How do you feel about Me?" for love is not a feeling. He was asking for action."
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"If you love me, obey my commands."
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I recently read a book that called sin "demanding-ness" and that is exactly what it feels like in my heart here recently. I want what I want when I want it. I want things my way. I want joy and life and adventure and love all on my time. I want to be happy. I don't want to feel pain. I don't want to feel like a mess or lost or confused. I don't want to question my identity or feel insecure. I don't want things to be hard, ever. And I definitely don't want to have to wait. I want control. So I cling to my life and my things and most of all my relationships. I hold them tightly with clinched fists.
But Jesus comes. He asks me if I love him, and deep down, under all my selfishness and fears and crap, my heart says, "yes, Lord, you know that I love you." And he asks again and again, and it seems as if he is asking over and over not to assure or remind himself that I love him, but to remind me that I do. I love him so much. I love him because he loves me and is crazy about me. I love him because of the cross. I love him because he is GOOD and faithful and forgiving. I love him because he lavishes his mercy and grace on me. I love him because he is relentless and comes after me when I run from him. I love him because he calls me beautiful and wanted and HIS. I love everything about him. And when I really think about what I want, it all comes down to him. I just want more of him. And he will give me that if I open my hands to it. He wants to bless up with himself! He wants our lives, EVERY MOMENT of them,to be about knowing him and his love for us more so that we will fall more in love with him!
Lord, though I will often fail or forget, my heart's cry today is to obey you. I will do whatever you want me to do. I will go wherever you want me to go. I will say whatever you want me to say. I will have whatever you want me to have. I will give whatever you want me to give. I will love whoever you want me to love. God, I want your way. I want your plan for me even if its painful, even if it messy, even if it means waiting and waiting and waiting, and even if it is hard. I will do anything you want if it means more of you. I surrender. I bow down at your feet rejoicing in your GOODNESS! Lord, may my faith be about action and not feeling. My I be continually moving towards YOU in everything I do. I am yours, Lord, all of me. May my life be about YOUR glory, and not mine.


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31. Lochan and Endae.
Silvester, noble desire!
from their feast - no very feeble leap
let us strive to step to the calends (of January).
The scholiast notes:
31. Lochan and Enda, in Cell na manach in Hui Dunchada are those two, and in Cell maic Cathail in Hui Bairrchi, i.e. in Belach Giabrain.
The Martyrology of Donegal concurs:
ENDA and LOCHAN, of Cill-na-manach, in Ui-Dunchadha, or of Cill-mac-Cathail, in Ui-Bairche; and of Bealach Gabhrain. Lochan was of the race of Dathi, son of Fiachra.
The site of Cill-na-manach, literally ' the church of the monks' is in County Kilkenny, although there is another site of the same name near Tallaght, County Dublin. I haven't been able to discover a great deal about these two saints but they are mentioned in a nineteenth-century paper by the Irish cleric J.F. Shearman. He produced a most interesting series of articles under the title Loca Patriciana and attached an appendix on the Monastery of Kilmanagh to part ten of this. He writes:
Lochan, son of Cathal, the grandson of Oilill, K.I., 463-483, son of Dathi, K.I., 405-428, and Enda were connected with Acadh Finnech (December 13th, "Martyrology of Donegal"). Lochan was also connected with a church in the diocese of Leithglin, now Kilmacahil (Cill Mic Cathail), in the county Kilkenny. The Abbot Garbhan, the friend of St. Kevin, was of this monastery.Rev. J. F. Shearman, Loca Patriciana - Part X, Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 4th series, Vol. 4, (1876-8) 88-9.
I think the writer has accidentally misquoted the Martyrology of Donegal to read December 13 instead of 31.
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I really like the fact that convo system isn't good/bad, paragon/renedage, apple/orange, etc. I've been arguing that Mass Effect should adopt a system like this. Some badass Krogan merc is probably gonna respond better to a show of brute force rather than a feather tickling. Good to see a game is implimenting this.
You put a smile on my face by making it a point to say it won't be as mind-blowing as the original Deus Ex. I had come up with this naive idea when I had glimpsed the few seconds of Reed and Jenses's conversation about helping people yet seeing most DoD people. I had hoped for a plot provoking ideas about how technology can ease or even prevail human suffering yet the technology does the opposite because of the lack of ethical understanding, something Like Joseph DesJardins environmental ethics. Plus all of it would fit the perfect backdrop of a distopia future where human suffering remains over a world filled with new innovation. After reading this hands-on I'm disappointed but not surprised; still going to get the game, probably for the same reasons I bought Invisible Wars. At least it's shiny.
Hey, that's my line. Different reason though - all i wanted to hear was "it's still Deus Ex".
Bring it.
I am still reserved about the game. If the stealth works I'll buy it, but I expect to be disapointed in the same way I was disapointed in Fallout 3. ie. It was a good game but didn't live up to the originals. It still looks too much like Conviction to me, the idea of automated multiple takedowns reinforces that.
I'm liking the idea that the AI adapts to your playstyle.
couldn't agree more
This sounds amazing. I know the last one left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, but this seems like it's going to be pretty amazing. Others mentioned these same sentiments but, I'm glad he came out and said it's not going to blow your mind. I am loving how the conversations sounds, and I'm loving the awesome multi approach to everything. In reading this, it sounds like what Alpha Protocol was going for. I still liked Alpha Protocol, but this seems like it's going to succeed where that one actually failed. You've given me high hopes of at least looking forward to a good or even a great game, even if it won't mimic the first one in it's impact.
I guess if I really don't want spoilers I should go play the original before reading all of this.
As long as it's a good Deus Ex game I'm happy... I'm still gonna file it under my "Shit List" until I get to play it myself... though that's a given with any game...<.<
I wanted to read this, but as was stated, thar be spoilers ahoy..
I am looking forward to this, and I do indeed have great expectations for it, but not in the sense that it will be an amazing flawless game, but rather it will be a great dystopian sci-fi RPG atmosphere.
Games don't do sci-fi enough, which is bizarre in itself, but the only genres we get are space operas and space marine shooters.. usually hybrids of the two. This needs to stop, even though Mass Effect is concentrated liquid-awesome, it's still just a space opera, and nothing can ever beat a dystopian sci-fi conspiracy setting when done right.
Im liking the sound of the conversation system.
Yes, a game with depth, this is what pushes the game industry forward.
Gave me the impression that it would be Melee only though.
If they keep it to a Melee-only reaction-based move (like Disarms in Mirror's Edge), and only allow for two at a time, with an Augment, and even then requireing the two to be in melee range...
Doesn't sound half bad to me.
And on the strength of those words, consider it pre-ordered.
Now to decide whether I want the satchel charge or the silenced sniper... still hate them for putting those two in seperate packs >.<
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, a game coming out is going to have the option of using dialogue as a means of resolving things instead of just fisticuffs and bullets?
What is this I don't even
Holy replay value batman!
Seriously though, it looks like the devs are holding up on their promise to not the same thing as most other games and just go "hey look at this content/feature we put it". This game looks like it will have some very nice depth.
When is this game scheduled to come out? I really wanna get my hands on it.
Well said, someone present this person with a medal.
If it's even anywhere close to the original is a definite buy, and definite awesome.
Plays like Deus Ex but with modern sensibilities? Exactly what I hoped. I since I played Deus Ex for the first time just last year, I don't have to worry about this one not being as groundbreaking, since the original wasn't groundbreaking at all to me. Definitely excited.
Two slight little complaints.
1. You complain about blind-fire being fairly inaccurate. Well duh it's going to be inaccurate. You're just sticking the gun out and holding the trigger.
2. You complain of balance issues. From other reviews I've read, they all praised the difficulty and were happy that nothing had been toned down for the consoles.
The release date is still unannounced. How can we have a hands on preview, without an announced release date?
I really gotta decide if I'm gonna get this game or not. It sounds good, but will it live up to it? We've all played games that sounded good, but turned out to be crap. Or, at least, games that didn't live up to their potential.
The variety of ways that you can approach a situation, sounds good. The preview didn't discuss if there will be some kind of class system. I'm guessing it's less about classes and more about how you augment you character. Which hopefully means I can change strategies from one mission to the next. Gun-sling through one, sneak through the next, hack computers later, so on and so forth. Sounds promising.
Looks ok so far.
So, is it coming out in a month or two, or are they pushing it back a year? I keep hearing conflicting reports. Most are from sellers though and they seem to ahev issues without updating their information.
Sounds like a good, but not a great game. I'll probably wait till the price goes down or Yahtzee points out some huge flaws in the final build.
This is one of those games that really has me on the fence, and the main reason is that the first game was bad. The first game had bad gameplay, bad level design, bad understanding of what I did or did not do, misinterpreting almost everything I did in the game, and to top it off a bad story.
So you can se why the new game doesn't fill me with confidance, Lets hope this one doesn't get screwed like other promising titles.
Invisible War springs to mind.
There's always a class system in DX games. Usually, the rich guys are assholes, and the workers are poor assholes.
OT: Can't wait. Looks like it's nearly time to upgrade my system.
Sounds very good but I will reserve final judgement until it actually released, I don't want to get burned like Ivisible War again, and given their poor form this year I'm half expecting Square-Enix to ruin it somehow.
Yes it won't certanly blow you away like the first, but seriously it would be too much to ask for.
I can't tell whether it was a joke or not, but if not: He meant as in you picking a class (i.e a Melee class or a Ranged class)
Anywhoo looks awesome! glad to hear that eventhough it won't surpass the original game it still holds quite a lot of ground!
There typically isn't a class system in Deus Ex... your able to go about the game as you see fit building your character in anyway, to suit your needs, unrestricted by such a system... but in Invisible War... the way the augmentation system was set up you might as well have been choosing a class...<.<
I was clarifying to that guy, but never mind :P I would ask you to answer my thread (Why all the flak for Deus Ex 2?) for you seem to be one of the people with flak for Deus Ex 2 :P
Does that mean other gaming journalists, or sharing notes with the developers? Is that a usual thing to do in preview events?
I just did that... read it if you want...<.<
This is looking more and more promising. Can't wait until it's released!
Ok, so it won't boggle minds like its illustrious ancestor, but it does sound like it could be a good game in its own right.
In this case, both. And it's certainly not unusual to share impressions with each other, but this was a little bit different. We weren't discussing the game as professionals, we were doing it as players, if that makes any sense to you.
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Sun. 4 . To 1st ME at 10:30. Cold. AA worried me so about the dinner, but she will be in the kitchen all the time I am there and runs around all the time I cook. To Jesses for an hour or so in p.m. and to church with AA and Eva at Christian church in evening. Florence Ohl and her hubby there. Not feeling a bit good about my heart.
Monday 5, warmer. A little. Uptown to mail letter and got can of Herno. Did not have pocketbook along when I went to pay for it, so had to come home for it. Made swiss steak for dinner. A.A. bound to help all the time. I made 4 quilt blocks for Pavonia comforter, and took them to Jesses for Emma to take home with her. Had a nice little visit with Emma and the little ones. A.A. up to market while I was gone and got some hominy when I had just made a lot of mush, and some bacon when we had some then lost her pocketbook and went back to hunt it, but did not find it. Poor old body she is not fit to do such things. I do not know how much money she lost. Neither does she. After supper about 7:00 Lizzie came as Win came to Wigle's to get her hair curled. Dick brought them down and was to come for them, but had come at nine o'clock, so thay started. Sick with my heart again -- miserable.
Tues -- sick with heart when I wakened at 5. Slept no more. A.A. came in nearly 10, but did not stay. I got up with an effort & tried to get Esther, Anna, Ede, and Jess. Got Jess and told her to try Esther, then I tried again all round and got Anna and told I'd have to go somewhere where I could lie still for a few days and rest my heart. She and Esther conferred together, then Ed and Anna came at 1:30 and brought me to Esther's where I went to bed, I called Dr. Shafer about 11, but he did not come until after 12:30. Jess came about 2 for a minute.
Wed. Dec.7 Slept pretty well, with my nerve medicine and slept a couple of hours in p.m. while Esther was at general aid -- Ethel out to dedication of Weller junior high with Ed and Anna this evening. I feel better this evening than I did this a.m. Rained nearly all day. Colder tonight. Cannot write well in bed, in bed all day.
Thursday got up before noon. Feel pretty sick and weak, lay on couch all day.
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Randall Lee Eicher
Jan. 26, 1940-Nov. 15, 2013
Pleasanton, CA
Submitted by Graham-Hitch Mortuary
Randall Lee Eicher passed away on Friday, Nov. 15 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He has touched the lives of many with his determination, strength of character, gentle spirit and positive outlook on life.
Randall was born in Connellsville, PA. He graduated from East Huntingdon High School and later attended Antelope Valley Community College in Lancaster, CA. After serving in the Air Force for 4 years, Randall enjoyed a 35 year career with the Federal Aviation Administration, working at the Los Angeles and then the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Centers. He retired in 1998. He enjoyed playing golf, watching football, jewelry making, playing with his many slot machines, spending time with his grandchildren, and traveling the globe with his wife of 55 years.
Randall is survived by his loving wife, Lois; devoted children Christine Raymond (John) of Livermore, Rebecca Hansen of Pleasanton, Richard Eicher (Isabel) of Ripon, and Craig Eicher (Kimberly) of Pleasanton; and grandchildren Jessica, Paul, and Brian Hansen; Joseph, Jillian, Elizabeth and John Eicher. His generous and loving nature will be missed by all who knew him.
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service in his honor at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Graham Hitch Mortuary, 4167 1st St., Pleasanton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hope Hospice, 6377 Clark Ave., Dublin, CA 94568; 829-8770. Contact Graham Hitch Mortuary at 846-9624.
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Jimmie Johnson relishes moment, wows peers with title No. 6
- Johnson finishes ninth and wins title by 19 points
- Kenseth is runner-up in race and points
- Hamlin gets first win of year in finale
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Symbols of perhaps the greatest dynasty in NASCAR history were hard to miss amid the star-shaped confetti falling on the Sprint Cup championship stage Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
But as his crewmembers wore hats shaped as mammoth title rings with sparkling fake diamonds and fans chanted "Six Time!" as he wandered around the championship stage accepting congratulations, Jimmie Johnson tried to downplay his latest step toward racing immortality.
He earned a Hall of Fame vote by virtue of winning his sixth title (NASCAR is adding the active champ to its panel), but the Hendrick Motorsports driver didn't want to weigh his place in the stock car pantheon.
"We'll see if I can get seven," Johnson said of the championship tally that would tie him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the Cup record. "Time will tell. We need to save the argument until I hang up the helmet. Then it's worth the argument."
For his peers, there wasn't any need for a debate about the career merits of a driver who has won six championships during his 12 seasons.
"Unfortunately, we're racing during the Jimmie Johnson era," Denny Hamlin said with a shrug after winning the Ford Ecoboost 400. "We're just unlucky in that sense. Racing with him, I think he's the best that there ever was. He's racing against competition that is tougher than this sport's ever seen."
Said Matt Kenseth, "Jimmie and that team are obviously unbelievable. Never seen anything like this in the sport and probably will never see anything like it again.It's amazing they can figure out how to do that year after year."
"Maybe he'll retire now."
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was kidding, but he might have hit on the only scenario in which the Johnson juggernaut can be slowed. His Homestead performance indicated why.
Kenseth was virtually perfect — leading the most laps and finishing second to teammate Hamlin — during a race in which Johnson faced adversity, but it wasn't nearly enough. Johnson won the title by 19 points with a ninth-place finish and never fell below 23rd, the finish needed to clinch the title regardless of Kenseth's result.
"The 10 races we put together would have won a championship in some years," said Kenseth, who notched a series-high seven victories in what he called the greatest season of his career. "They just seem to be able to raise the bar. If they don't have any kind of problem, they're capable of winning every week. If they don't win, they're going to run in the top five."
Johnson had an average finish of 5.1 in Chase races, his second-best performance, behind a 5.0 in 2007.
At 38, he is the youngest driver to reach six titles (83 days earlier than Petty) and seems at an unbeatable peak. In each of the final two races of the Chase, he averted disaster with impressive saves — at Homestead, on a restart with 74 laps remaining in which he made contact with Kenseth but didn't lose control.
"He can do things with a race car that most mortals can't," crew chief Chad Knaus said. "I'm blessed to be his crew chief, but the resources we have allow him to be as good as he is. He's very studious (and) very intuitive. He feeds us great information. He's pretty spectacular. That dude is pretty amazing."
The team also seems impervious, despite plenty of turnover. Only three members (Johnson, Knaus and car chief Ron Malec) remain from its 2002 formation, and this season brought the addition of two engineers. "I don't think we're close to the potential yet," Knaus said.
And though the fastidious Knaus admits to bickering with Johnson, there have been no cracks in their relationship since they nearly split eight years ago.
"They've learned how to not let things get to a boiling point," team owner Rick Hendrick said. "They have tremendous respect for each other, and the chemistry is the best it's ever been. They can see what they're capable of doing, and I don't think they'll let anything come between that."
Aside from planning to text basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan ("He's given me a hard time that I only won five. 'Hey buddy, I've caught up.'"), there were no hints Johnson would lose focus by getting caught up in accomplishments.
Said Johnson, "This team is capable of a lot of great things, but all of that is in the future. I just don't want to focus on that yet. I'm going to unplug and enjoy the sixth."
As Johnson emerged from his car, he tossed liquid from a six-pack of blue Gatorade, which he later held aloft.
Team owner Rick Hendrick, Knaus and the entire No. 48 crew — wearing huge title rings as hats with fake diamonds that sparkled in the lights — crowded into the winner's circle to congratulate the driver after he'd climbed from his car.
"I hear you up there! Thank you!," Johnson yelled to the crowd in the stands as he celebrated in victory lane with wife Chandra and Genevieve. "This sport's about people. And our people rose up and got the job done this year. I'm so honored and excited to have the six-pack.
"I know my grandma (who died last month), was guiding me around the track."
Johnson revealed during the post-race news conference that he had to skip her funeral to attend testing at this track.
Unlike last year's championship celebration — in which titlist Brad Keselowski swigged his sponsor's product from an oversized beer glass — this team drank adult beverages from blue Solo cups emblazoned with the No. 48 sponsor's logo — Lowe's. Johnson and Lowe's have been a team since his first season, in 2002.
Former NFL player Jason Sehorn and his wife, actress Angie Harmon, were among the crowd of fans near the stage. Harmon took pictures of the Sprint vision screen with her phone as Johnson was interviewed on TV.
Kenseth came to the championship stage, walked up on the podium, congratulated Hendrick and Knaus, then found Johnson. He smiled and held his hand up for a high-five from Johnson's daughter Genevieve, or "Evie".
Teammate Jeff Gordon made his way over and his children seemed fascinated by the star-shaped confetti that had fallen, along with the fireworks display, as Johnson was crowned. Gordon's daughter Ella picked up a few of the stars.
Johnson survived a scare on a Lap 194 restart after Gordon appeared to have trouble getting up to speed in second, stacking up several cars behind him. For the second consecutive race, Johnson swiftly was forced into evasive maneuvers in traffic, and he made contact with title contender Kenseth while jerking the wheel of his No. 48 Chevrolet back and forth.
Johnson got another scare seven laps later when Greg Biffle battled him hard for 15th. It seemed to be a leftover from a scrape between Biffle and Johnson at Martinsville Speedway a few weeks earlier in which Biffle was unhappy about being bumped.
Johnson caught a break with a caution five laps later that allowed his team to assess and fix the damage. He steadily solidered into the top 10 after restarting 17th with 56 laps remaining.
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Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 results
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 130 rating, 47 points, $322,350.
2. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 139.9, 44, $293,251.
3. (21) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 122.5, 42, $203,860.
4. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 104.8, 40, $174,235.
5. (25) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 96.5, 39, $167,968.
6. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 110.4, 39, $156,701.
7. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 109.2, 37, $140,293.
8. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 98.7, 36, $119,518.
9. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 109.1, 35, $134,221.
10. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 91.7, 35, $126,246.
11. (26) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 102.4, 33, $123,596.
12. (18) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 87.5, 32, $115,435.
13. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 88.1, 31, $94,060.
14. (10) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 267, 74.8, 0, $88,110.
15. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 77, 0, $107,593.
16. (19) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 78.4, 28, $116,421.
17. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 78.1, 27, $113,343.
18. (27) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267, 65.6, 26, $105,999.
19. (22) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 79.3, 25, $121,585.
20. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 61.4, 24, $80,935.
21. (2) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 74.1, 24, $104,255.
22. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 66.7, 22, $122,396.
23. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 65.9, 21, $85,360.
24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 70.7, 20, $91,660.
25. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 267, 55.7, 0, $93,543.
26. (23) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 57, 18, $103,724.
27. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 48, 17, $90,368.
28. (40) Casey Mears, Ford, 266, 49.4, 16, $95,568.
29. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 266, 48.8, 16, $93,157.
30. (28) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 265, 51.4, 14, $103,230.
31. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 265, 38.5, 13, $74,685.
32. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 264, 40.5, 12, $71,960.
33. (39) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 264, 39.7, 0, $71,760.
34. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 263, 34.6, 10, $71,560.
35. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 263, 31.9, 0, $71,360.
36. (36) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 257, 48.9, 8, $79,135.
37. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 248, 27.9, 7, $78,912.
38. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 242, 36.5, 6, $65,750.
39. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, accident, 229, 76.8, 5, $91,741.
40. (17) Trevor Bayne, Ford, engine, 223, 53.8, 0, $57,750.
41. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, rear gear, 119, 31.2, 0, $53,750.
42. (43) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, vibration, 104, 26.9, 0, $49,750.
43. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, brakes, 63, 27.8, 1, $46,250.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 130.693 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 52 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.799 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps.
Lead Changes: 22 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-11; D.Hamlin 12-13; M.Kenseth 14; K.Harvick 15; M.Kenseth 16-25; D.Ragan 26; K.Harvick 27; Ku.Busch 28-31; M.Kenseth 32-91; K.Larson 92; M.Kenseth 93-139; D.Earnhardt Jr. 140; M.Kenseth 141-142; D.Earnhardt Jr. 143-153; M.Kenseth 154-166; D.Hamlin 167-207; K.Harvick 208-213; B.Keselowski 214-222; D.Hamlin 223; D.Earnhardt Jr. 224-235; D.Hamlin 236-239; D.Earnhardt Jr. 240-243; D.Hamlin 244-267.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 7 times for 144 laps; D.Hamlin, 5 times for 72 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 4 times for 28 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 9 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 8 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 4 laps; K.Larson, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap.
Final 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup points: 1. J.Johnson, 2,419; 2. M.Kenseth, 2,400; 3. K.Harvick, 2,385; 4. Ky.Busch, 2,364; 5. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,363; 6. J.Gordon, 2,337; 7. C.Bowyer, 2,336; 8. J.Logano, 2,323; 9. G.Biffle, 2,321; 10. Ku.Busch, 2,309; 11. R.Newman, 2,286; 12. K.Kahne, 2,283; 13. C.Edwards, 2,282.


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The procedure the monks followed developed over a 900 year period, and though there were different variations, it generally consisted of three equal states, each 1000 days long. For the first 1000 day period the monk adopted a strict diet that consisted of only small amounts of soba (buckwheat) dough and walnuts, hazelnuts, and nutmeg gathered from the surrounding forest. The diet served to reduce the ascetic's body fat dramatically, and as fat decomposes quickly after death, it increased the chances of successful mummification. In the second 1000 day period, the ascetic's diet became even more limited: only bark and the roots of pine tree were ingested. The monk became increasingly emaciated as his body fat reduced to nothingness and his body's water-content similarly declined. Though greatly weakened and increasingly skeletal in appearance, the monk continued to subject himself to long periods of prayer and chanting mantras.Is it wrong for me to read that and wonder if the dough, walnuts, hazelnut, and nutmeg combination could be adapted for a modern American weight-loss diet? Is it wrong to write a diet book using those foods and processing the religious elements into some New Age-y nonsense to spice it up?
Back to the monks:
Nearing the end of the second 1000 day period, the monk drank tea made from the juice of the Urushi, or Japanese Varnish tree. A caustic, extremely toxic sap—even its vapour can cause a rash—it is usually used to make a highly durable coating for Chinese and Japanese lacquerware. Drinking the tea caused the monk to vomit, perspire and urinate extensively, further reducing the fluids in his body, as well as causing a large build up of poisons. These poisons, however, played an important part of the mummification process, for they would also kill any organism that tried to consume the priest's flesh after death.Now, this is rather extreme. I'd prefer the mellified man route.
But back to the monks:
The monk, by then severely debilitated and, one assumes, in tremendous physical pain, was ready for the third and final stage in the process, described in a pamphlet from Kaikoji Temple:
"When the priests were near death, stone shelters were constructed three metres underground. The priests were then put into wooden coffins and buried in the shelters with only a bamboo tube for air. In the coffins the priests continued their ascetic practices, sitting in meditation, reciting mantras, and maintaining their strict diet."That's some serious performance art.
Entombed in his subterranean chamber with only bark and roots to eat and a bell to signal their continued existence to the other monks, the initiate waited for death. "When the sounds of their prayers [or the bell] could no longer be heard, the priests were dug up to confirm their deaths and were then reburied. After three years and three months, they were again dug up, placed in shrines, and worshipped as living gods." Unlike other mummies, the process finished with death: "No other methods were used in the mummification process"—hence the presence of internal organs that scholars were amazed to discover.
How much religion does it take to want to starve yourself in the hope of being worshiped as a living god? Perhaps none.
(Via Metafilter.)