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People driving around the square in downtown Monmouth can hardly miss the dumpsters next to an old, empty block of buildings. In July, the new owner and developer began the long process of turning them into apartments and stores. On today's WVIK News Focus, a report from Michelle O'Neill who grew up in the western Illinois town. LISTEN using the audio player to the right.
The last time i visited, the dumpsters were the first thing I noticed. My mother only knew a little about the project. So I called Paul Schuytema, the Director of Community Development. He told me that so far, demolition crews have hauled away THIRTY-FIVE dumpsters FULL of plaster, wood, flooring, and other debris from the interior. The city hired a Cedar Rapids company, Frantz-Hobart, as the developer. He says its employees and contractors need every bit of their experience with restoration. That's because the property is in the nationally recognized Warren County Courthouse Historic District.
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Down a side street, however, there was a different kind of tension. Outside a locked-up building an excitable queue was beginning to form, one made up of mostly teenage girls, mostly in normal clothes but a fair few in purple, chatting on their phones, taking numerous photos, burbling excitedly about the next few hours…
Inside the building a tall man stood in front of a mirror, combing his hair. It was only a little while before he would be in front of the cameras and the cheers, and he wanted to look his absolute best. Pocketing the comb (and giving himself a cheeky wink), he walked slowly up to the doors, took a deep breath, and strode outside.
As the tidal wave of high-pitched screams washed over him, he paced slowly down the alley, giving a few waves, signing a few shirts here and there, and repeating his infectious wink. Soon the screams hushed to excited murmurs as he took his position in front of the cameras, ran everything through his head one last time, and switched on his microphone.
'Each morning, thousands of hundreds of fans line up in order to secure their spot in the Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour. How do the shows keep managing to sell out? Why do they all wear purple?' The onlookers laughed happily as he gestured to a purple-clad girl. 'And how do I manage to keep my skin looking so fresh and young?' Another laugh arose.
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By Adam Ebnit & Hilry Hazelwood
April 30, 2012
This past fall, the NYU Center for Student Activities, Leadership, and Service introduced NYUServiceConnect (NYUSC), an online system to connect students, faculty, and staff throughout NYU's Global Network University with volunteer opportunities. Within the first few months, NYUSC connected nearly 1,800 volunteers with over 325 different nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and abroad. By providing this service, NYUSC supports NYU's continued commitment to its communities by being "a private university in the public service."
NYUSC was created through a partnership with VolunteerMatch.org, an online community of volunteers and nonprofit organizations. Large national organizations, such as the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, the National MS Society, Habitat for Humanity, as well as thousands of local nonprofits have received over 5.6 million volunteer referrals through VolunteerMatch since 1998.
NYUSC is a co-branded website designed to be the foundation for volunteer engagement at NYU. It provides a comprehensive network of services that guides visitors through the entire volunteer process, from site selection to recording individuals' service hours. When an NYU community member logs into NYUSC, they immediately have access to VolunteerMatch's diverse selection of one-time and ongoing volunteer opportunities with NYU's nonprofit community partners and the over 80,000 nonprofits now registered with VolunteerMatch.
Once logged into NYUSC, members of the NYU community can search the network of nonprofit and tax-exempt charitable organizations for volunteer opportunities that best fit their individual passions, schedule, and skills. Visitors can also search for projects best suited for groups, children, teens, or an older population. It is also possible to search for "virtual" opportunities, where individuals can volunteer without having to be physically present at a specific location—usually by phone or via the Internet. In addition, NYUSC provides tools for individuals to manage their own service projects for their club, school, department, or residence hall, making it easy to recruit and manage volunteers for special NYU-related volunteer programs.
VolunteerMatch's extensive network also allows potential volunteers to search for service projects for any particular location by zip code, city, or country. Using NYUSC, students can find service opportunities catered to their interests wherever they happen to be; whether home for winter break or while studying abroad, students are able to find opportunities to serve their community. With this feature, NYUSC is able to support the University's priority and commitment to the Global Network University (GNU) by creating a streamlined system for all volunteer recruitment and management, no matter where one is living. NYUSC automatically knows where someone is located when they log on and will automatically populate volunteer opportunities within that area.
In addition to connecting the NYU community to service opportunities, NYUSC is extremely advantageous in providing the University with concrete data about community service—where it is happening and who is participating. NYUSC has partnered with NYU Information Technology Services to implement a single sign-on that allows visitors to connect using their NYU NetID and password. By using these credentials, ITS can provide VolunteerMatch with demographic information, such as a volunteer's school or department, current address, or class year.
As NYU community members record their service hours through NYUSC, reporting and tracking becomes more accurate and extensive. Measuring program and community impact is thus easier and more accurate. The information generated by NYUSC is especially important for supporting the ongoing assessment and development of community service at NYU, enhancing community relations, and gathering data for recognition from the Corporation for National and Community Service and The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
NYUSC will continue to expand in order to help global sites effectively manage their service opportunities and assist local community partners in recruiting and managing NYU volunteers. Searching for volunteer opportunities and logging hours will soon be even more convenient with the planned release of a mobile app for the NYU community, which will feature NYUSC alongside other services.
To explore NYUServiceConnect, visit www.nyu.edu/service-connect and log in with your NYU NetID and password. If you have questions or feedback about NYUSC, please contact the Center for Student Activities, Leadership and Service by sending e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or visiting the NYUServiceConnect website.
Adam Ebnit is the Associate Director at the Center for Student Activities, Leadership and Service and the System Administrator for NYUServiceConnect.
Hilry Hazelwood is a New York Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA member serving as the Coordinator for Program Assessment and Service-Learning in the Center for Student Activities, Leadership and Service.
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49 U.S. Code § 33106 - Exemption for passenger motor vehicles equipped with anti-theft devices
(a) Definitions.— In this section—
(1) "anti-theft device" means a device to reduce or deter theft that—
(A) is in addition to the theft-deterrent devices required by motor vehicle safety standard numbered 114 in section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
(B) the manufacturer believes will be effective in reducing or deterring theft of motor vehicles; and
(b) Granting Exemptions and Limitations.—
(1) A manufacturer may petition the Secretary of Transportation for an exemption from a requirement of a standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title for a line of passenger motor vehicles equipped as standard equipment with an anti-theft device that the Secretary decides is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the standard.
(2) The Secretary may grant an exemption—
(C) for each of the model years 1997–2000, for not more than one additional line of a manufacturer; and
(c) Petitioning Procedure.— A petition must be filed not later than 8 months before the start of production for the first model year covered by the petition. The petition must include—
(2) the reasons for the manufacturer's conclusion that the device will be effective in reducing and deterring theft of motor vehicles; and
(d) Decisions and Approvals.— The Secretary shall make a decision about a petition filed under this section not later than 120 days after the date the petition is filed. A decision approving a petition must be based on substantial evidence. The Secretary may approve a petition in whole or in part. If the Secretary does not make a decision within the 120-day period, the petition shall be deemed to be approved and the manufacturer shall be exempt from the standard for the line covered by the petition for the subsequent model year.
(e) Rescissions.— The Secretary may rescind an exemption if the Secretary decides that the anti-theft device has not been as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the standard. A rescission may be effective only—
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1082; Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(45),Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4383.)
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In subsection (d), the words "for the line covered by the petition" are added for clarity.
Subsection (e) is substituted for 15:2025(d) for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Pub. L. 103–429
This amends 49:33106(b)(3) to correct an error in the codification enacted by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 1082).
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A new pilot program being dubbed "Conductor Companion" is being unveiled on the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's commuter rail system, putting complete details about train services across the system in the hands of conductors.
The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR), the contractor that runs the commuter railroad for the MBTA, made the announcement on Monday.
Essentially it is a unique mobile application that will allow conductors on the MBTA commuter rail system to receive real-time information about service for the first time.
"The speed of technology today demands an application that gives conductors the information they need and that customers want," said Gillian Wood, MBCR's chief customer service officer in Monday's written announcement. "For the first time on any commuter rail system in the United States, conductors will have the same, if not better, access to information about service, data that customers already obtain from their portable devices."
The project is being paid for by the MBCR. The total cost of the project was not announced.
It will provide 24 conductors with specialized mobile devices – essentially modified iPhones - programmed with MBCR's "Conductor Companion" application. At first, it will go to 12 conductors on service traveling to and from North Station (including to and from Hamilton-Wenham station) and 12 working on trains traveling to and from South Station).
"The 'Conductor Companion' program leverages the power of mobile technology and will improve the quality of information that our customers receive," said MBCR General Manager Hugh Kiley as part of Monday's announcement. "MBCR crews will now be able to better communicate delays, service interruptions and other information directly to customers as events unfold."
Massachusetts-based mobile firm Raizlabs developed the technology.
The real-time service information available to conductors will include the speed, exact location and track assignment of every train on the commuter rail system.
The pilot program will run for 90 days. During that time, both conductors and riders will be asked to provide feedback to MBCR about their experience. Later this year, MBCR plans to unveil "Conductor Companion" for more than 200 other conductors.
The "Conductor Companion" will not put a fully operational iPhone in the hands of conductors and instead complies with Federal Railroad Administration regulations and MBTA policies that prohibit the use of cell phones, texting and email during work shifts by employees "who work in safety sensitive positions."
Dialing 911 is the only outbound communication allowed on the new devices, the MBCR said.
Also available on the new devices will be Federal Railroad Administration regulations, operating procedure manuals and other directives. Conductors are required to carry the regulations and manuals with them on all train service assignments according to federal rules and are typically stored in binders that contain several hundred pages.


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CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
40th Meeting of the Standing Committee
Kobuleti, Georgia, 26 April – 1 May 2010
Agenda item 8
Review of 2009 Core and projects income and expenditure
Action requested: The Standing Committee is invited to note the contents of this report and advise as appropriate.
1. Attached to this note is the final draft of the financial statements for 2009. These include:
- Management accounts with 2009 Core budget vs actual with 2008 actual for comparison
- Statement of Income and Expenditure (statutory format) - Core and Projects
- Balance Sheet (statutory format)
- Analysis of projects financed by Restricted Funds.
2. Core budget
- It is the objective of the Secretariat to break even each year, with Core incomes and expenditures largely in balance. 2009 has seen a net surplus of CHF 187,000 before transfers to restricted projects. The Secretary General anticipates that the Parties would expect to see CHF112,000, being the unspent amounts ring-fenced for the Partnership Coordinator post and for Regional Initiatives, transferred to restricted projects for use on these activities in 2010, as reflected in the draft financial statements. The Subgroup on Finance is invited to recommend this course of action to the Standing Committee. This leaves a net surplus for 2009 of CHF 75,000, underlining the generally cautious fiscal approach of the Secretary General in an uncertain financial environment, together with a less harsh year-end exchange rate effect in 2009 that was feared.
- The principal under- and overspends compared with the COP10-approved budget for 2009 are explained below:
Retained Swiss income tax
Due to changes in personal tax situation of various members of staff, tax rebates to Ramsar have reduced.
Partnership Coordinator
SC40 decision to defer position creation until 2010 –allocation transferred to restricted projects.
Regional Initiatives underspend
Allocation to Himalayan Initiative withheld –allocation transferred to restricted projects for use in 2010.
Communications underspend
Ecosystem services factsheet expenditure slipped out of 2009 into 2010, together with some of the work on the Handbook revisions. The CEPA panel meeting was deferred to 2010.
Charge for increase in exchange loss and bad debt provisions
2009 increase not required.
Individually small amounts
Transfers to restricted projects
Net surplus
3. There are also a few unders and overs in the various staff salary lines – these reflect very minor budgeting anomalies. 2009 salary increases of 2.6% were given, to reflect Swiss cost of living increase. No performance-related increases were given. This compared with a budgeted increase in salaries of 4%. Expatriate benefit costs (especially school fees) were greater than budgeted for.
4. Non-core budget
- 2009 non-core, project income was CHF 1,781,000, a slight fall over 2008. Of this CHF 874,000 came from Danone.
- In 2009 USFWS granted the Secretariat CHF103,000 to fund additional consultancy support resources for the Americas team at the Secretariat.
- Wetlands for the Future income declined to CHF 16,000, in part due to adverse exchange rates.
- CHF 86,000 of new income came from DEWHA, Australia (to fund the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Administrative Reform).
- Modest STRP funding was received from CBD, UK, Finland, Norway, Tanzania.
5. Other items of note in the financial statements include:
- The cost of the 2009 Standing Committee meeting was CHF11,000 greater than that budgeted, due to escalating interpretation costs and the increased travel costs of a greater number of sponsored delegates on the Committee. However, generous 2009 travel funding from Norway allowed some of this cost increase to be offset.
- Travel costs have been closely managed. The budget continues to be inadequate for the desired activity levels of Ramsar management.
- IUCN charges for the year were CHF 550,000, of which CHF 515,000 (13%) have been charged to the Core budget and CHF 35,000 to the non-Core administrative fees account where it is covered by overhead charges recovered from Danone.
- There was a strong cash and thus interest income in 2009 due to good collection of contributions and close cash management, with high year-end external and IUCN creditor balances.
6. Final audited accounts for 2008 are attached. There are no significant changes between the financial statements provided to SC40 and the final audited accounts.
7. Final audited accounts for 2009 will be available from May 2010.
Appendices (PDF):
Income and expenditure tables
Auditors' report


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Bottom Line:
The 2011 BMW 1-Series M is a taut and muscular ball of controlled fury. With M3 breeding and a torquey, turbocharged inline-six, it's one of the most fun, precise, and communicative sport coupes on the market. Get it while you can because it probably won't be back next year.
The BMW M3 holds a place of honor among enthusiasts as a precise performance machine that is an absolute joy to drive. However, the cost and technological complexity of the M3 has increased in recent years, leaving many entry-level M enthusiasts wanting BMW to create a new, more basic M model.
Enter the 2011 1-Series M, a souped-up version of the automaker's smaller 1-Series sport coupe with M3 suspension components and a turbocharged 6-cylinder engine. After driving the 1 M, we found it to be a great car. But is it worthy of BMW's "ultimate driving machine" legacy? We think so.
Model Lineup
Inside, the 1 M gets the M Sport steering wheel, Boston leather upholstery with orange contrast stitching, and an anthracite headliner. Other standard equipment includes 12-way adjustable front sport seats, AM/FM/CD stereo with HD radio, auxiliary input jack, fog lights and adaptive bi-xenon headlights.
Options are limited. There are two packages and four stand-alone options. Notable options include Bluetooth connectivity, a navigation system with an 80-gigabyte media server, and a 10-speaker Harman Kardon sound system. Unfortunately, you have to order both packages to get the navigation system.
Under the Hood
Inner Space
The sporty features include flourishes of Alcantara trim, an anthracite headliner, a thick M Sport steering wheel, and sport bucket seats. Those seats are heavily bolstered to provide support during aggressive cornering, and 1 M owners will do a lot of that. The steering wheel feels great in the driver's hands, and it tilts and telescopes to help tailor an ideal seating position.
The 1 M's controls are fairly easy to work. The climate controls are set mid-dash and the radio rests underneath. Order the Convenience Package and you get BMW's iDrive control interface, which provides a centralized control knob to handle the entertainment, navigation and communications features. It'll complicate some controls, but the other choice is a sea of buttons.
As a small coupe, the 1 M doesn't offer much space for people or cargo. The front seat has plenty of room, but the rear seat is best left to kids, unless the front seat occupants are rather short. It's not easy to get back there, either. The trunk has a modest 10 cubic feet of cargo space, but that can be extended thanks to standard split-folding rear seats. That's unexpected, because some cars with the 1 M's sporting intentions forego a split-folding seat in the name of body rigidity.
On the Road
The 1 M shares the M3's steering rack, and the feel is very much the same — quick and communicative — though the 1 M may actually dive a little more willingly into, and rotate through, turns due to its shorter wheelbase and lesser weight. The big, cross-drilled brakes bring the car to a stop quickly and easily, and they held up to a full day of track driving with no fade or pulsation.
Those brakes reside under big Michelin Pilot Sport II tires that provide prodigious grip and ready feedback when they're about to reach the edge of adhesion. We were actually more comfortable carrying speed through gradual bends in the 1 M than the M3. That's probably because of the lighter weight, but the talkative tire squeal made us feel very confident in the 1 M's ultimate capability.
The downside of a tight suspension is kept to a minimum. The ride does become rough on uneven pavement and sharp bumps can pound through, but the suspension soaks up most ripples. It's certainly firm, but your kidneys should stay intact.
The torquey engine gives the 1 M a very different feel versus the higher-strung, higher-revving V8 in the M3. The M3 feels like a precision instrument that revs freely, building speed all the way up to its 8400 rpm redline. The 1 M, on the other hand, has more immediate power at lower rpm and pulls slower but willingly up to 7000 rpm. It doesn't make as much noise, but the low, burbling engine note is quite pleasing.
On the road, the inline-6 engine offers more than enough power for any situation. The hefty torque means ready power is on tap in higher gears, so a downshift isn't necessarily needed for passing. An "M" button on the steering wheel activates more aggressive throttle mapping that will be welcome during performance maneuvers, but may be too touchy while cruising.
When a shift is required, rolling through the 6-speed manual's gears is a pleasure. The throws are short, clutch engagement is communicative, and the feel is very smooth. We did have a bit of an issue finding third on a racetrack, but found we were reaching too far toward fifth.
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Neal owns the bar. He's a good guy, always treated me right. We used to date, but he got a little too serious for my liking. I don't want to be a widow."— Trish
Kill Neal is a side quest in Fallout.
Quick walkthroughEdit
|Side Quest: Kill Neal
|Complete Steal Neal's Urn quest.
|Go to Skum Pitt, kill Neal and Trish.
|Report back to Vinnie.
|Reward: 300 XP, -6 Reputation
Detailed walkthroughEdit
Once the Vault Dweller has given Neal's urn to Vinnie, he will ask for the Vault Dweller's help with killing Neal. Agree to go with him, and the Vault Dweller will then be transported to the Skum Pitt. Once Neal and Trish are dead, the Vault Dweller will receive 300 XP and negative Reputation.
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Nik Antropov will likely miss Thursday's game against Boston and Evander Kane could progress to a game-time decision, according to Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay. Both forwards are battling recent injuries.
Antropov missed the past two games after suffering an unspecified injury crashing into the net in a game at Toronto Dec. 20. He played the following game, but missed last week's game at Boston and did not travel with the team to Pittsburgh for Tuesday's game. Antropov took part in the first 18 minutes of the team's practice Wednesday.
Kane was hurt in Pittsburgh after being checked by the Penguins' Aaron Asham early in the third period. He left the game, in which he scored his 12th goal, and did not return. Kane, who suffered a "mid-body" injury according to Ramsay, made it through just six minutes of Wednesday's practice.
"He could bounce back," Ramsay said.
Dustin Byfuglien and Ben Eager sat out Wednesday's practice. Ramsay said each player was sore and would be able to play Thursday.
Rematch at hand
Just a week removed from a fight-filled 4-1 loss to Boston, the Thrashers host the rematch with the Bruins.
The previous game will be remembered for the 10-skater brawl that took place with 4:06 left, ignited by Freddy Meyer's check on Milan Lucic. The incident resulted in 15 penalties to eight players totaling 96 minutes.
The Thrashers expect a physical game but say they can't focus on retaliating, especially on Lucic who threw a late punch at Meyer that drew a match penalty.
"We can't let our emotions get the best of us," defenseman Zach Bogosian said. "It's a big game. It's a must-win game. I'm sure it will be a physical game but you can't do anything to jeopardize your team in a big game like this. You also want to make sure you play hard and compete for your teammates."
Cormier fares well in debut
Patrice Cormier fared well in his NHL debut Tuesday against Pittsburgh. The highly-regarded prospect played 12:14 in 19 shifts as he centered a line with Fredrik Modin and Eager.
Cormier had one shot, one blocked shot and one hit. He won six of 14 faceoffs.
"Personally, I was just happy to get the first game out of the way and keep working to get better game in and game out," Cormier said.
Ramsay said he liked the presence Cormier showed in his debut.
"I thought he was pretty good," Ramsay said. "It's hard when you jump in and your first NHL game is against Pittsburgh. He was out against [Sidney] Crosby sometimes. He was out against [Evgeni] Malkin. He's got good size. He's a kid that's going to have some presence. Adjusting to the pace doesn't happen when you get a call-up. It takes adjustment. I thought he was strong on the puck. He was initially good on his faceoffs. He came out in decent shape. I like his presence out there. He likes to compete."
Goalie rotation
Ondrej Pavelec will start in goal for the Thrashers against Boston on Thursday. Chris Mason will get the call in New Jersey on Friday, the second of back-to-back games.
December 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Should be a fun game to watch live
December 29th, 2010
4:24 pm
Thanks Chris, any idea what the lines might be if both Kane & Antro are out? Bergy back with Little & Ladd I suppose with Cormier playing with Eager & Modin again?
December 29th, 2010
5:04 pm
I'm one of the posters who regularly supports Nik Antropov as an integral part of the Thrashers roster. So, I'm disappointed by this news. Every game … is another chance … to turn this 0-3-1 stretch of season around. Historically speaking, no team that ever reached 95-points ever missed the postseason. Might even be as low as 94-points. Right now, I can see a projection of 86-91 points for the Thrashers, this season. And that would be an improvement over the 35-win, 83-point season the Thrashers had last year. But will that be enough to reach the playoffs? Last year, 88-points got both the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers into the postseason. In my opinion, that was an anomaly from what normally qualifies a team, in terms of point totals, into the playoffs. We all remember that the Flyers went on, from the # 7 seed, to host the CF and lost the Stanley Cup, in Game Six, to Chicago, on a Pat Kane overtime goal against Leighton.
We don't want to be the 2010 NY Rangers, who finished the year with 87-points, (http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=CON) on the wrong end of a shootout, that eliminated them, and pushed Philadelphia into the # 7 slot, leapfrogging Montreal. Sorry, I cannot resist using the term "leapfrogging" and "Montreal" in the same sentence. But I'm working on it.
December 29th, 2010
5:07 pm
By the way, is it even mathematically possible for the NJ Devils to reach the 103-point total of 2010? I think the Devils have 20-points right now. So, it's a pretty close shave right now.
December 29th, 2010
5:28 pm
Bogo needs to sit for a few games. Get Meyer in there.
December 29th, 2010
5:53 pm
Still smarting that we are apparently unaware when Crosby hits the ice but time to move on. Oduya has to step up his game. He's playing very timidly and making some dumb decisions with the puck. We need a win BIG TIME.
December 29th, 2010
6:47 pm
any more call-ups likely with the recent rash of injuries? team is looking its thinnest in awhile and duds needs to react before streak gets too ugly.
December 29th, 2010
7:57 pm
I'm sure we'll see lots of new Boo-hoo-ins jerseys in the crowd tomorrow. The boys need to shut them up with a big first period. Zach Bogosian needs to step it up on defense. His -8 is looking bad. Oduya was solid last year but as Zach's partner, he's -8 also. The rest of the defense is a combined +31.
There's your problem.
December 29th, 2010
9:19 pm
I think zachs kinda gotten messed up with all the coaching and partner changes these last three years. First year with enstrom they were incredible, then hainsey and schubs plus an injury so he hit more and put on weight this summer, well now hes with johny and a new system where rammer implores more stick checks then body checks and hes got all that muscle but not using it first. as much as he says its easy to play with johny i dont see anything but flashes of chemistry between them. He's looked best with enstrom and kulda as far as a partner to me and was better when he came in from juniors and just did what he did in juniors without anderson and rammer telling him how to play his game. in my eyes anyway. Really hope he improves because I really like the guy.
December 29th, 2010
10:11 pm
If there isn't a huge fight the second the first puck is dropped against Boston, I'll consider that game a failure, regardless of the final score.
December 29th, 2010
11:44 pm
Nothing wrong w/ any of the young guys that seasoning won't cure. Integral parts of our team is still very young.
As long as I continue to see the work ethic, and the Org. trying to get better… I'm happy.
Looking forward to a BIG, VOCAL, crowd tomorrow. Thinking we're going to win.
Heard that, collectively, The "Team" was ……??????? Upset!!!! after the beat down in Pitt.
Anxious to see how we react….. no shame in losing…. the shame is in not competing!
"Live Hockey, Love thrashers!".
December 30th, 2010
7:07 am
i agree with puck like a porn star, though..it more than likely won't happen. soemone needs to challenge that hunchback of boston. funny how the NHL suspends jody shelley for the same sucker punch..how come milan didn't get the boot? makes zero sense.
December 30th, 2010
8:13 am
lakelanier….colon cambell is a butthole. doesn't his son play for the bruins?
December 30th, 2010
9:06 am
I think it's ironic that the overplayed commercial shows Bogosian hammering a guy into the boards, yet he backs away from physical contact on the ice. He acts like the defensive zone is on fire and he can't wait to get out. Really thought this system was perfect for a guy with his talents. Again, it makes you wonder if he's mentally got what it takes.
The team goes as the goaltending goes. When Pavelec is on fire, we look great. When he is average…not so much. Here's hoping Malarchuk had some wise words for Pavs. Need to come out flying in the first 5 minutes and get them on their heels.
December 30th, 2010
9:08 am
Let's face it the Trasher will win against Boston if the play agressively throughout the whole sixty minutes of their game………..so come on out fans and support this team from now on
December 30th, 2010
11:24 am
Flames and Islanders entered NHL at same time. Flames were always considered superior team. Tough watching Islanders win all those Stanley Cup championships while Flames played tough hockey which led nowhere except to Calgary. Realize Thrashers not fit to carry jock straps of those Flames but these Thrashers are ghosts allowing Isles to stick it to local fans again. Old time fans understand EXACTLY what I am talking about. As for everyone else I have two words for ya…STENDEK
December 30th, 2010
11:37 am
[...] on what Chris Vivlamore reported yesterday in the AJC Ondrej Pavelec will start tonight, Nik Antropov is doubtful to play, and Evander Kane will be a [...]
December 30th, 2010
11:57 am
@Brendan – Just to clarify your comment about teams not missing the playoffs at a certain point level…The 2006-07 Colorado Avalanche missed the playoffs with 95 points because 8th seeded Calgary had 96 points. If I recall correctly, that Avalanche team became the first team (and may still be the only team) to miss the playoffs after accumulating 95 points.
December 30th, 2010
12:12 pm
[...] Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thrashers writer Chris Vivlamore had the following in his preview: [...]
December 30th, 2010
12:20 pm
Robert, excellent research. I hadn't even thought of the Western Conference during my post. Which is my fault for not clarifying. But I'm glad someone did! If you don't mind, and have the time, what is the highest point total for an Eastern Conference team to have, but still MISS the playoffs? It very well may be 95-points in the East, too. Or 94-points. Or 93-points. But it's probably one of those three. I remember the Islanders once got in with a meager 83-points. I am forever forgetting which year that was. My guess is 2002 or 2003. But I think that was prior to the lockout. So, we just never know what will get a team in or out, in terms of a point total.
Boy, it sucked for those 2007 Avs to miss the dance, being 13 games over .500, NHL-style. Who knows where that might have put Colorado, had they been situated in the Eastern Conference that year.
December 30th, 2010
1:52 pm
Brendan – The Av's would have finished in the 6th spot in the east that year, with the Rangers & Bolts 7th & 8th. The Isles would've been bounced to 9th with 92pts. So we'd have squared off with the Av's in the 1st round and the Rangers would have faced the Devils.
December 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
Brendan – Good memory. The 2002-03 Islanders made it with 83 points. To answer your question, it appears that, since the League unveiled the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1993-94, the highest point total for an Eastern Conference team to not make the playoffs was 93, by the Florida Panthers in 2008-09. That year, the Panthers had an identical record as the Montreal Canadiens, but the Canadiens took a tiebreaker to make the playoffs.
I followed the Avs closely during that time, and I remember being heartbroken by that season. Just going on points, Colorado's 95 would have seeded them 6th in the East. They would have played the Thrashers in the first round…
December 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
BTW 93pts is the highest total not to make it in the East, FLA 08/09 season.
December 30th, 2010
2:05 pm
Adam beat me to it…I started tying a reply and then began looking it up.
December 30th, 2010
2:07 pm
"I followed the Avs closely during that time, and I remember being heartbroken by that season."
As was I Robert. Other than the Blackhawks the Av's are my team in the West.
December 30th, 2010
2:13 pm
Dare I reveal I'm a Bruins fan, but the Avs always were my western team, long before Ray Bourque got there. I (obviously) hate Montreal, and I liked Quebec as a kid because they hated Montreal too, thus I followed them.
I know a lot of people bash the Thrashers and their fans, but I'm in the camp that hopes to see the franchise succeed. I agree with comments I've seen elsewhere – if the Thrashers can build on a successful couple of seasons, then the fans should respond. It's hard to watch mediocrity over and over and suddenly expect people to turn out when there is a slight glimmer of hope. It'll take time to get the fans back, but I believe they will come back if things keep going in the right direction. This summer will be a huge test (to see who the Thrashers can re-sign and/or sign as Free Agents).
December 30th, 2010
2:57 pm
Robert & Adam, good posts. I remember the Panthers missing out on the tie-breaker with Montreal. As a division rival, I'm glad the Cats missed out. But, as a hockey fan with a heart, I feel awful for what has transpired in south Florida, since 1993. That team cannot buy a break. And that's what they need, since their ownership has been just terrible since Wayne Huizinga (Sp?) quickly dismantled them. If I'm recalling correctly, the last playoff berth for the Cats was 2000, and they were swept by someone. I want to say New Jersey, but that's probably not right.
Speaking of the Avs, that 1996 season was their very 1st in Denver, and they won the Cup over those Florida Panthers. Beezer's Game Four performance stood out, from those years. Segue to your 2:13 post about suddenly expecting people to turn out when the glimmer of hope returns, I couldn't agree more. On these blogs, over the past 7-8 years … I preached, and preached, and preached about how important it was to build up and MAINTAIN the fan base here in Atlanta. I often cited the Colorado Avalanche, as an example, in my novels. There in Denver, CO, they realized that they had a new product in the community, making its NHL return to that city, and that they ought to cultivate it. When hockey returned to Atlanta, after an NHL absence since 1980, I cited how the Thrashers soldout 38 of 41 home games in the 1999-2000 season. Where did the interest level in this team go?
Answer: It wasn't shunned, by performance results. It was systematically and methodically PUSHED AWAY by uncaring and unfeeling, and unaccountable ownership, that let a GM without a playoff win remain in power for a DECADE, hiring 3 Head Coaches, plus himself as coach, not once, but twice, without any better results. The fan interest in hockey didn't dissipate in Atlanta. Its willing to support the Octocluster, now "Heptacluster" (Copyright 2010, poster Brendan, all rights reserved at U.S. Library of Congress) waned. Years of neglect and inaction drove those hardcore hockey fans away. That there were tough economic times didn't help any, either. Put those two things together, and you get "relocation talk." But, really, this team isn't going anywhere.
Robert, nothing wrong with being a Bruins fan, especially posting the way you do. My favorite Bruin of all-time was Johnny Bucyk. Over 500 career goals, and 1300 points, I think. I wouldn't doubt the "Chief" had over 100 playoff points. Bucyk was a former Lady Byng and Lester Patrick award winner. Other Bruin favorites of mine were Rick Middleton, Gerry Cheevers, and Wayne Cashman. I know, those names are blasts from the past. But when Cheevers was on, nothing could get past him. But Cheesy was off, he couldn't stop a beach ball. But that mask was always memorable!
December 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Brendan – Do you post on the hockeys future boards? If not, the Thrashers section sure could use your insight…You could add a lot to the conversation there. http://hfboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29
December 30th, 2010
4:57 pm
I appreciate the invite, Robert.


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Soda is rotting our teethMay 09,2013In 1987, when my husband and I were graduating from dental school, they told us that by 2012, 25 percent of dentists would have nothing to do. Strange as that sounds now, we were in dental school at the precise moment in time when the result of municipal water fluoridation was becoming very clear: Fluoridating water was reliably reducing tooth decay by as much as 60 percent. We easily calculated that we would be only 52 years old and probably running out of work.
No one in 1988 could have imagined that by the year 2000, 75 percent of middle schools and 98 percent of high schools would be selling intensely sugared drinks in vending machines.
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Who could have guessed that in the year 2010, the American Heart Association, would report that children ages 2-18 would be getting 35 percent of their daily calorie intake from soda/energy/sports drinks.
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If the previous statistics dont surprise you, this might: My husband and I estimate that approximately half of the dentistry we do for people under the age of 40, is completely due to diet choices largely sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Our experience tells us that this is actually an excess of need problem? These sugar-sweetened beverages just dont hurt peoples teeth for a month or a year. They permanently change the hardness of the enamel, and they leave people with teeth that will require high maintenance for the rest of their lives.
Even as we write, Vermont is staffing more and more state-funded dental clinics. None of them break even. All of these clinics must require huge cash infusions to balance their budgets at the end of the year and nothing on the horizon promises to shrink that taxpayer-funded chasm, except changing consumption.
So our question to you is this: Where in this equation can we make the biggest impact to decrease demand for dental services? Of course we all know the answer is: At the source. And that would be to discourage the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. All economic models from the dawn of time show that increasing costs will decrease demand. Its as simple as that.
And where a penny per ounce tax does not discourage consumption, at least the state will have gained revenue to pay for the demand for dental services if it continues to increase. And that money would come from the proper source people who drink excess sugar-sweetened beverages. Remember that statistic about the average Vermonters drinking 50 gallons of sugar-sweetened beverages a year? If you dont drink that much, that means that someone else is drinking your share or way more.
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September 30, 2014
GameStop Technology Institute announce collaboration with AT&T
GameStop (GME) announced that its GameStop Technology Institute business unit is collaborating with AT&T (T) to further its focus on delivering to its brick-n-mortar retail stores technology advancements that drive positive customer experiences and accelerate the pace of change within the retail industry. As part of the relationship, GTI is working closely with AT&T to define the technical capabilities required to enable customers to interact seamlessly and responsibly through their electronic devices with digital product promotional materials (e.g., video game trailers, special discounts, etc.) located on store shelves and within identified product communication zones. To accomplish this, the company is utilizing AT&T Network Services, such as AT&T Business Fiber, so GameStop stores have reliable and scalable speeds.
September 29, 2014
Plug Power highlights work within auto industry
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Stocks with implied volatility movement; ANR PLUG
Stocks with implied volatility movement; Alpha Natural (ANR) 104, Plug Power (PLUG) 87 according to iVolatility.
September 25, 2014
GameStop nearly doubles seasonal hiring efforts for 2014 holiday season
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September 24, 2014
Stocks with call strike movement; HLF PLUG
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B. Riley to hold a tour
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September 23, 2014
On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were lower after the U.S. took new action to clamp down on tax inversion deals and led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, while Europe reported weaker than expected manufacturing data. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the FHFA's home price index rose 0.1% in July to 212.7, missing expectations for an increase of 0.5%. Markit's preliminary manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for September came in at 57.9, slightly below the consensus forecast for a 58.0 reading. In China, HSBC's flash manufacturing PMI rose to 50.5 from a final reading of 50.2 in August, better than expectations. In Europe, Markit's composite flash PMI for the eurozone dipped to a nine-month low of 52.3, missing expectations for it to hold steady with its 52.5 reading for August. COMPANY NEWS: The shares of a number of companies that have announced or been speculated as targets in tax inversion deals fell after the U.S. Treasury last night issued new regulations that will make such deals less attractive. AstraZeneca (AZN), which has previously turned down an offer to be acquired by the U.S.'s Pfizer (PFE), sank $3.54, or 4.74%, to $71.13 despite a Bloomberg report that said Pfizer is still considering pursuing a deal with the U.K. drugmaker. AbbVie (ABBV), which has a deal in progress to acquire Shire (SHPG) and thus move its tax domicile to Ireland, fell $1.15, or 1.96%, to $57.56, while Shire shares slid $5.56, or 2.17%, to $250.74. Medtronic (MDT), which is pursuing its own inversion deal with Covidien (COV), dropped $1.90, or 2.88%, to $64.08. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Herbalife (HLF), which rose $3.88, or 9.65%, to $44.09, bouncing back from a pullback yesterday that had been attributed to rumors of Carl Icahn selling out of his stake in the company. Also higher was Plug Power (PLUG), which rose 40c, or 9.57%, to $4.58 after the company's CEO gave FY15 revenue guidance that was above the consensus Street view in an interview with the Albany Business Review. Among the noteworthy losers was Ascena Retail (ASNA), which dropped $2.78, or 16.82%, to $13.75 after the apparel retailer's fourth quarter results and fiscal 2015 profit outlook trailed analysts' consensus estimates. Also lower were shares of used car retailer CarMax (KMX), which fell $5.01, or 9.49%, to $47.80 after the company reported sluggish comparable used car sales in its second quarter. INDEXES: The Dow declined 116.81, or 0.68%, to 17,055.87, the Nasdaq dropped 19.00, or 0.42%, to 4,508.69, and the S&P 500 fell 11.52, or 0.58%, to 1,982.77.
Plug Power CEO sees FY15 revenue of $130M, Albany Biz Review says
Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh sees its new agreement with M&T Bank to offer financing packages for its GenKey systems to allow customers to decide more quickly on purchases, which will help the company accelerate its revenue, reported Albany Business Review, citing an interview with Marsh. Marsh said the new financing will help Plug generate more than $75M in revenue this year and that the company is "on track to do $130M in revenue in 2015," the report added. Consensus estimates for Plug Power's revenue in FY14 and FY15 are $75.93M and $126.37M, respectively.
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September 22, 2014
Plug Power implied volatility of 82 at upper end of index mean range
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Gabriella. 21. Been a nerd for so long, I've virtually turned it into an artform.
"Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive." –Mel Brooks
Doctor Who. Supernatural. Teen Wolf. Sherlock. Firefly. M*A*S*H. The Big Bang Theory. The New Normal. The Avengers. Castle. Merlin. The Boondock Saints. Team Starkid. Harry Potter. Glee. Community. Lord of the Rings. Dalton, by Mama CP.
"You have enemies? Good. That means that you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." –Winston Churchill
I pretty much reblog stuff that I find hilarious or amazing. Sometimes, I might post some original stuff (mostly Jogan fics and more recently, Scisaac oneshots), but don't count on it. And if you don't agree with what I post, feel free to tell me! If I find your response offensive, prepare: you will be mocked, with GIFs.
Ask me anything, and I'll answer it all! Or most of it.
Tags for: beautiful people, important things, funny things, painful things, WTF things, OMG FEELS, things that are true and adorable things.
The Bobby to my Winchester brothers
Destiel, Castazar (Castiel/Balthazar); Sterek, Scisaac; Johnlock; Mal/Simon, Inara/Kaylee, Wash/Dinosaurs; Hawkeye/ALL THE BROSHIPS; Canon, pretty much; Bravid (DUH); Stony, Hawkeye/Coulson, a slight side fetish for FrostIron; Caskett, of COURSE; I'd call it canon, really – Arthur/Merlin. Oh, and JOGAN JOGAN JOGAN COME BACK TO ME
❒ Single, ❒ Taken, ✔ Proud to be in Ravenclaw, ✔ Waiting for my Time Lord
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one." ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Who, for the first time in ever, made my askbox show 7 messages.
And all in answer to the fictional characters she'd pair me with.
And I shall answer each one in turn.
Oh my god, YES! He is so fucking adorable! But I wouldn't want to take him away from
Yeah, I can see myself instead of Rose. I'd like that.
Just throw a bag of crack of the side of the ship, Jack, and she'll jump after it, and then we can be alone! =D
Now I have to watch the last episode and Serenity…
Never was a big fan of Draco, so that's the only GIF of his that I have. TOM FELTON, ON THE OTHER HAND…
David speaks for himself.
And now, for my response to 7 messages in my inbox from you, lovely person that you are:
If the myriad of fictional characters and real people haven't convinced you, OMFG I AM YOUR NEW BIGGEST FAN. Seriously, you helped me reach a new high, and I am so grateful. <3 I would be more coherent and look for more GIFs, but I can barely keep my eyes open. So thank you so much, and I really love you now. ALOT. <3 <3
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Free webinar on July 1st by David Ziser (save the date!)
David Ziser will be offering his first webinar on Wednesday July 1st at 2pm eastern. He will be answering five questions, featuring wedding photography, flash, color settings and he will close with magazine-talk.
If you have been following Ziser's blog, Digital Pro Talk, you already know that he is providing great content, with a nice balance of photography talk and tech talk, while at the same time sharing his experience and his images with the rest of us.


text: Sep25 crashadrenalinewhat to do if you're hit Your body is an idiot Thanks to evolution, there are hormones in our bodies that will turn even the frailest weakling into a car-lifting superman. In an emergency situation, adrenaline boosts your heart rate, slows digestive functions, and increases the amount of oxygen and glucose that get to your brain and muscles, making you capable of superhuman feats. It also restricts your ability to feel pain. While this would no doubt help you escape a charging rhino on a broken leg, or come from behind in a knife fight, it can cause problems if you happen to get hit by a car on your bike. Just imagine the following scene: you're lying on the street, some driver is yelling at you for being hit by his car, and you're already late for work. You scramble to your feet to inspect your bike, and it appears to be fine. There isn't any blood coming out of you, so that's good. You've been lucky—now all you want to do is escape this awkward interaction. You're a little shaken, but nothing hurts. No need to involve the police or paramedics; you dust yourself off and ride away. Cut to the next morning. For some reason you can't seem to move your left arm, and your ankle doesn't bear weight like it used to. A quick trip to the ER later, you discover that the crash did a lot more damage than you thought. If only your pain hadn't been masked by your stupid body's emergency response, you might have been forced to call the police, and they would have gotten the driver's info. Thanks adrenaline. Here's the rule: If you made contact with a car, you need to call the cops. I know that may seem like overkill, but you're better safe than sorry. If the police respond, you can at least be assured that the driver's information will be recorded. Then, if it turns out that you are seriously injured, you'll know who's responsible. That helps me do my job—making sure their insurance company pays for your treatment. You may not think this is a common problem, but I assure you, it is. I once had a client refuse medical care and continue home after being right hooked, even when witnesses and the driver herself offered to call him an ambulance. It turned out he had a broken wrist. He had to undergo major surgery and months of physical therapy. Luckily, he happens to have a photographic memory, and was able to recall the car's license plate number for the police report the following day. Unfortunately, adrenaline doesn't do anything for your memory, and it can't pay your hospital bills either. That's why you should always get help at the scene, even if you feel fine. Your stupid body will thank you later. Yours, Josh Permalink


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Passer-by, these are words. But instead of reading
I want you to listen: to this frail
Voice like that of letters eaten by grass.
Lend an ear, hear first of all the happy bee
Foraging in our almost rubbed-out names.
It flits between two sprays of leaves,
Carrying the sound of branches that are real
To those that filigree the still unseen.
Then know an even fainter sound, and let it be
The endless murmuring of all our shades.
Their whisper rises from beneath the stones
To fuse into a single heat with that blind
Light you are as yet, who can still gaze.
May your listening be good! Silence
Is a threshold where a twig breaks in your hand,
Imperceptibly, as you attempt to disengage
A name upon a stone:
And so our absent names untangle your alarms.
And for you who move away, pensively,
Here becomes there without ceasing to be.


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Central Kitsap Montessori * 10323 Central Valley Rd NW * Poulsbo, WA 98370 * (360) 698-7620
Central Kitsap Montessori is a Montessori school in the Bremerton / Silverdale area of Kitsap County, WA. The school has two classrooms, and each classroom offers both a morning and an afternoon class. Ages range from 3 - 6 (preschool and kindergarten).
Welcome to Central Kitsap Montessori!
CK Montessori was formerly know as Montessori Schools of Central Kitsap (MSCK), which encompassed
Barker Creek Montessori and Steele Creek Montessori.
"Help me to do it myself! And once I can do it myself - don't do it for me because you are faster or better or because I am lazy! (This will help me become responsible.)"
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Yamaha EPH-100SL Inner-Ear Headphone
"This is my second pair of EPH-100s. I purchased my first pair in the beginning of 2012 some while after they became a FOTM here on Head-fi. Strangely enough I would have thought that they would have increased in price with the popularity these have, but I got the second pair for $15 less than the first pair I bought. The first pair survived a lot of hours of music at work, but the housings were..." --daerron
Tekfusion Twinwoofers
" HERE IS MY FULL REVIEW ON THE TEKFUSION TWINWOOFERS Note: I'm not much of a reviewer, but i had to review these In-Ear Headphones because they are so special to me, and to my collection, so couldn't resist but give you guys some of my views. Hope you like it. Also, if you don't like my review, forgive me for taking your time but i think you won't INTRO Tekfusion Twinwoofers is a..." --audiophilic0
Yamaha EPH-20
"These buds came from amazon I was simply looking for something more suited to the bass head genre of music that really packed a punch. True these do pack a punch but to be very honest with you all they only pack a punch. The bass is actually extremely poor, there is a difference between punch and tight punch. The bass in these gives a punch that makes your ears rumble but the actual detail and..." --Hawkinssa


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Strange Sunrise
We see a lot of sunset photos but this was a photo I took at dawn. The gray mass in the middle are clouds that seem to be limited in altitude (by an inversion) but moving rapidly to the south (left to right in the photo). A few minutes later, the sun popped over the clouds.
Note that I wasn't even outside. I took the photo from my livingroom window.
Were you awake? :-)
I have to laugh at this, not because of the photo but because I have been helping fyl by organizing the Photo section here. In trying to get rid of the too full Unknown and Indifferent galleries, I put the unidentified scenery into Generic Scenery. So I'm thinking either fyl can operate a camera before he's awake OR I need to rename this gallery OR I should label it for people who take pictures when lost!


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Winter Reading
A Night to Remember
She was the world's biggest-ever ship. A luxurious miracle of twentieth-century technology, the Titantic was equipped with the most ingenious safety devices of the time. Yet on a moonlit night in 1912, the "unsinkable" Titantic raced across the glassy Atlantic on her maiden voyage, with only twenty lifeboats for 2,207 passengers. A Night To Remember is the gut-wrenching, minute-by minute account of her fatal collision with an iceberg and how the resulting tragedy brought out the best and worst in human nature. From the first distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for hours in freezing waters, here is the legendary disaster relived by the few who survived and can never forget the many who did not. RCL staff says: "I don't know why I think of it as winter reading--maybe the thought of icebergs makes me cold!"
Anna Karenina
Sensual, rebellious Anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband--and Russian high society--would condone, she is doomed. Set against the tragic love of Anna and Vronsky, the plight of the melancholy nobleman Konstantine Levin unfolds. In doubt about the meaning of life--a mirror of Tolstoy's own spiritual crisis--Konstantine is haunted by thoughts of suicide. A magnificent drama of vengeance, infidelity, and retribution, Anna Karenina tells the story of two characters whose emotional instincts conflict with the dominant social mores of their time. RCL staff recommendation: "Characters in conflict, exotic locales, fantastic heroes/heroines--a great 'long book' read."
Dark Fire
It is 1540, and Matthew Shardlake, the lawyer renowned as "the sharpest hunchback in the courts of England," is pressed to help a friend's young niece who is charged with murder. Despite threats of torture and death by the rack, the girl is inexplicably silent. Shardlake is about to lose her case when he is suddenly granted a reprieve—one that will ensnare him in the dangerous schemes of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar-general. In exchange for two more weeks to investigate the murder, Shardlake accepts Cromwell's dangerous assignment to find a lost cache of "dark fire," a legendary weapon of mass destruction. RCL staff says: "Substantial enough to while away the long dark hours from after work to bedtime."
David Copperfield
Dickens' s favorite of all his novels, "David Copperfield" is the story of a boy who loses both parents at an early age, and who escapes the torture of working for his pitiless stepfather to make something of himself and, with any luck, find true happiness. "David Copperfield" features an unforgettable gallery of characters, including David' s cruel stepfather Mr. Murdstone, the unctuous Uriah Heep, the amiable Mr. Micawber, whom Dickens based on his father, and Dora Spenglow, whom David marries and calls his " child-wife." Written in the first person, "David Copperfield" is perhaps the most autobiographical of Dickens' s fictions. RCL staff recommendation: "Long and classic novels are great for drowning oneself in during the winter."
Little, Big
Little, Big tells the epic story of Smoky Barnable -- an anonymous young man who meets and falls in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, and goes to live with her in Edgewood, a place not found on any map. In an impossible mansion full of her relatives, who all seem to have ties to another world not far away, Smoky fathers a family and tries to learn what tale he has found himself in -- and how it is to end. RCL staff says: "One of my top ten books of all time."
Lonesome Dove
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America. Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember. RCL staff says: "Great plot full of intrigue and danger--love the long book that sucks you right in!"
No Biking in the House without a Helmet
When the two-time National Book Award finalist Melissa Fay Greene confided to friends that she and her husband planned to adopt a four-year-old boy from Bulgaria to add to their four children at home, the news threatened to place her, she writes, 'among the greats: the Kennedys, the McCaughey septuplets, the von Trapp family singers, and perhaps even Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev, who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, gave birth to sixty-nine children in eighteenth-century Russia.' Greene is best known for her books on the civil rights movement and the African HIV/AIDS pandemic. She's been praised for her 'historian's urge for accuracy,' her 'sociologist's sense of social nuance,' and her 'writerly passion for the beauty of language.' RCL staff comment: "Funny, sad and happy."
When Nobel prize-winning physicist Michael Beard's personal and professional lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways, an opportunity presents itself in the guise of an invitation to travel to New Mexico. Here is a chance for him to extricate himself from his marital problems, reinvigorate his career, and very possibly save the world from environmental disaster. RCL staff recommendation: "It's weirdly, savagely funny and set in large part among the endless snowy tracks of the South Pole."
The Memory Chalet
"The Memory Chalet" is a memoir unlike any you have ever read before. Each essay charts some experience or remembrance of the past through the sieve of Tony Judt's prodigious mind. His youthful love of a particular London bus route evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning. Memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe, before concluding that his generation 'was a revolutionary generation, but missed the revolution.' A series of road trips across America lead not just to an appreciation of American history, but to an eventual acquisition of citizenship. Foods and trains and long-lost smells all compete for Judt's attention; but for us, he has forged his reflections into an elegant arc of analysis. RCL staff recommendation: "Very thoughtful exploration of a life of the mind, Great Britain and Europe, the 60s, and illness."
The Thirteenth Tale
The reclusive author Vida Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who loved her most, remains an ever-present pain. Struck by a curious parallel between Miss Winter's story and her own, Margaret takes on the commission. As Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling but remains suspicious of the author's sincerity. She demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. RCL staff says: "A real booky book--with all those "I love reading" allusions."


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To the everyday on-looker, Lacey Barchart is just your average young girl.She likes playing with her stuffed animals and her friends.
But, she sees the world just a bit differently than one might guess. Lacey has no central vision whatsoever, and she has to rely on peripheral vision to see. To make things more challenging, her glasses don't help very much.
Lacey has Stargart's Disease, which is a hereditary eye condition that affects one out of every 10,000 people. She was diagnosed after her first grade teacher pointed out problems with her vision.
Although she is not completely blind, Lacey is learning to master Braille, at home and during four weekdays at school.
Kayla, the older sister of one of Lacey's friends, was moved to help when she learned of Lacey's condition. She decided to organize a middle school dance, and ended up raising $1400 dollars for research.
Right now there is no cure for Stargart's Disease, so Lacey's family is fundraising to work toward getting one. They participate in Vision Walks for the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
There is a community effort going on, and people wear "Eye Love Lacey" t-shirts at the Vision Walks.
It is clear that people have their "eye" on Lacey.
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Paul Walker's Daughter Shares Smiling Beach Pic
July 07, 2014 Celebs on Social Media
Meadow Walker, daughter of late actor Paul Walker and his ex Rebecca Soteros, took to Instagram on Sunday to share a smiling picture of herself on the beach.
The caption simply said, "Glad to be back."
The 15-year-old reportedly opened a series of social media accounts back in April, but has rarely used them.
Meadow has stayed out of the spotlight since her father died in a car accident on Nov. 30, 2013.
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Police responding to a 911 call in the Riverdale section of the Bronx found a three-year-old girl unconscious.
EMS rushed Ahyna Louis-Hardy from 4652 Manhattan College Parkway to Montefiore Hospital at about 4 p.m. on Monday.
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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (22 September 1694 - 24 March 1773) was a British statesman and man of letters.Add to my favourites Get these quotes on a PDF
I am sure that since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has heard me laugh.
The young leading the young, is like the blind leading the blind; they will both fall into the ditch.
Let dull critics feed upon the carcases of plays; give me the taste and the dressing.


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Biotech cotton has bloomed quickly since its debut in 1996, now cornering the market with a 94% share. Growing conventional cotton has not become a lost art, but it is turning into something of a rarity.
"There are people in our industry now that have no experience dealing with conventional cotton," notes Texas crop consultant Jim Johnson.
Johnson and others met at the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio to discuss the merits of growing conventional cotton in today's Bt-dominated landscape. Is there still a case for conventional cotton?
"We plant both (Bt and conventional), and we think it goes better together," says Russell Jungmann, who produces cotton south of Corpus Christi, Texas.
For Jungmann, the decision to plant both types of cotton is a simple matter of economic choice. In certain scenarios and fields, he says it is more profitable to grow conventional cotton. In other instances, biotech cotton makes him more money. Jungmann uses a cost-analysis spreadsheet to help him decide what mix to plant in a given year.
"There's just a lot of equations and you just plug in the variables of what you do on your farm," he says. "You plug in what you're going to do and the bottom line spits out a residual return."
The spreadsheet includes roughly 40 lines of variables. Jungmann says understanding the variables at play helps him select "the right tool for the right job."
Texas A&M University Extension economist John Robinson agrees that a lot of variables come into play when determining whether or not to return to conventional cotton, and at how many acres. Cotton producers will need to consider a variety of factors, including flexibility with weed/insect management, drift issues, managing volunteer cotton and seed availability.
Robinson reminds producers that conventional cotton is more labor-intensive, too.
"If you're going to switch your whole farm to conventional, that's going to take a lot more labor and a lot more machines," he says.
The lynchpin to any cotton production system lays with its ability to control yield-robbing weeds, says Paul Baumann, Extension weed specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife. He suggests conventional cotton producers keep at least two tools close at hand—hooded sprayers and soil-applied herbicides.
"If you haven't sold your hooded sprayer, don't," he says. "There's still a lot of use for it, especially if you're planting conventional cotton. We also have to understand the benefits of using alternative soil-applied herbicides. We have to go back to what we learned years and years ago. The day the weed comes up with the crop, it's already picking your pocket."
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