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Voters bring political veterans back to council
Original post made on Nov 9, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 9, 2012, 12:00 AM
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on Nov 9, 2012 at 9:11 am
Again, Gennady, you are dismissive of my campaign, part of a pattern ongoing and pervasive since July to belittle the residentialist perspective. That you say "a distant sixth place" ignores the fact that 4,316 votes represents about 20 percent of those who voted. Also the fact that I spent absolutely no money on my campaign other than putting up a blog and participating in three forums means that a significant and growing population of voters are fed up with the machine that cranks out a Marc Berman and retreads a Liz Kniss and are hungry for something new, that actually represents them. Most of those people spent up to $5 per vote. I'm sure that Tim Gray would rather have a result like $0 for 4,000 votes versus $30,000 self-donated for 5,000 votes tainted (and I voted for Tim).
Does my flivver quiver? It sputters and belches vile smoke...
Tell us, how does your close connection to developer/insider/power broker Jim Baer, who helped your ownership develop 450 Cambridge your hq, NOT influence how you cover this issue? That plus the 40 pages per issue of realtor ads?
My blog says "New Residentialists Send Message With 4,000 Votes for Weiss" which is more true than your characterization of these facts.
Web Link
Your readers could raise this in person with Bill Johnson Nov. 18 at Menlo Park library.
Mark Weiss
2012 Palo Alto City Council Candidate who received an impressive 4,000+ votes
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 9, 2012 at 9:16 am
So disappointed with the same old, same old.

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i am relatively new to the whole making-cosplay thing... any ideas or tips on how to make this would be useful
ideas ive already had are:
boots - long socks with fabric paint
spikes - foam with silver paint
belt - roll of fabric with painted cardboard buckle
am really stuck on the skirt and top bit so any ideas will be well recieved!
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animeaddict Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 151 | it would probably be easyer to use cheap boots instead of socks as then they won't let in water or end up looking slightly wooly.
you could use a long sleeved black polo top and add the spikes and red bits. hope that helps a bit ^_^ |
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Charlie-Bear Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 141 | Hmm looking at it I'd recommend craft foam, you could wear a top then build up onto it in craft foam. It'd be light and comfy. Or you could use a top and sew various parts onto it to give it the effect of the pattern. If you did that you could use some wadding to pad it out if you wanted it 3D. Or you could sew the basic shape with more material then paint detail with paint.
As for the skirt, I'd make a basic red skirt [or hunt round for one cheap] then cut it into shape, then again using material and a mix of fabric paint to add the details. Here's a really awesome craft foam armour tutorial if you want to take a look: http://entropyhouse.com/penwiper/costumes/helmsdeep.html ... I just realised, hi Beth! xD |
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Taffeta_Rose Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 275 | That's a fantastic costume -it will look awesome when you're done!
I'd recomment getting some cheap boots in a charity shop and modding those. Foam is a good place to start, probably covered in latex to make it smoother. I've also been playing with thermoplastic - not cheap, not the easiest thing in the world to work with, but it does the job. Basically, you heat pellets of this plastic in hot water and then shape it with your hands. It means you can get the shapes you want out of a tough, light material. The skirt I'd be tempted to make out of something like leatherette. Make the bodice a leotard, and don't worry about making the skirt a full skirt - cut it into panels the right shape. You've got a couple of options for the silver edging - one is piping, wrapping sliver fabric round cotton cord and stiching this between the seams. Or you could try puffy fabric paint, or running hot glue or something simiar round the edge and painting that when dry. You might want to consider latex molding for the details on the front. Make a mould out of platercine or clay, paint in your latex until thick enough, and then peel out. That will give you something that's flexible enough when you're moving around in costume. There's a few belts on the costume, I'd be tempted to maky your own out of leatherette or dress leather, then you can control the width and lenght easier then cutting down a proper belt (will also be cheaper). You can buy buckles from most sewing shops. Good luck |
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Adamoluna Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 79 | awesome! more guild wars cosplay!
If I were to make this I would probably start out with a cheap pair (secondhand f.ex) boots which are roughly the same heigh and fit as the boots on the costume. With craft foam and/or cardboard (depends how much money and effort you want to put into this), you decorate the boots in layers. For the top I'd probably start out with a corset here, and add deco onto it, or make the coat from scratch. It's usually easier to have a solid base to start working on, especially if you're not so good at sewing. I think I'd probably make the top (possibly exept the gloves) as one piece, if I were you. or at least make the skirt attatch to the top somehow, as a gap showing skin here would probably look a little clumsy. |
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Preview: Rockets vs. Thunder
Setting the scene for Houston's matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder
HOUSTON - Setting the scene for Houston's matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder:
The Basics:
Oklahoma City Thunder (55-19) at Houston Rockets (49-25)
Point Differential:
Oklahoma City: +6.8 (NBA rank: 3rd)
Houston: +4.7 (NBA rank: 6th)
Offensive Rating (points per 100 possessions):
Oklahoma City: 107.8 (7th)
Houston: 108.1 (6th)
Defensive Rating (points allowed per 100 possessions):
Oklahoma City: 100.3 (5th)
Houston: 102.5 (11th)
Pace (number of possessions per 48 minutes):
Oklahoma City: 98.05 (9th)
Houston: 98.46 (5th)
Four Factors:
Shooting – Effective field goal percentage (eFG% is a field goal percentage that's adjusted for made 3-pointers being 1.5 times more valuable than a 2-point shot):
Oklahoma City: 52.2% (6th)
Houston: 53.2% (3rd)
Turnovers – Turnover ratio (the number of turnovers a team averages per 100 possessions):
Oklahoma City: 16.0 (27th)
Houston: 16.6 (T-29th)
Rebounding – Rebound percentage (the percentage of total rebounds obtained)
Oklahoma City: 52.5% (1st); offensive rebound rate: 26.6% (15th); defensive rebound rate: 75.7% (T-7th)
Houston: 52.1% (3rd); offensive rebound rate: 27.6% (5th); defensive rebound rate: 73.8% (20th)
Free Throws – Free throw rate (the rate at which a team goes to the line relative to the number of field goals it attempts):
Oklahoma City: .300 (9th)
Houston: .387 (1st)
Before delving into the primary part of today's preview, let's take a moment to reflect on an event entirely unrelated – though still exceedingly relevant – to tonight's game between the Rockets and Thunder. Nearly one month ago, Houston found itself trailing the Portland Trailblazers by 13 points with 7:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. That deficit stood at 3 with 12.2 seconds left when Wes Matthews missed the second of two free throws. You know what happened next: James Harden drained a ridiculous corner 3 with Matthews in his grill, and the Rockets went on to win the game in overtime, securing the playoff tiebreaker over Portland in the process. That shot was obviously huge at the time, but it's looking increasingly monstrous now as the season draws to a close and the Rockets and Blazers inch ever closer to what appears to be an inevitable first round meeting. When all is said and done, that coldblooded 3 may very well determine which team has home-court in that potential series.
Why bring that up now? Well, a Houston win tonight would go a long way toward ensuring Harden's heroics hold up in the final ledger. With all due respect to the rest of the teams remaining on the Rockets' schedule, the Thunder pose perhaps the toughest test Houston will face the rest of the way (who knows how San Antonio will approach things when it pays a visit to Toyota Center for the Rockets' penultimate game of the regular season). It's no secret that Oklahoma City has had Houston's number this season, as their unique blend of skill, length, athleticism and an ability to switch everything on defense has wreaked havoc with the Rockets' scheme, allowing the Thunder to win all three contests by an average of 17 points per game. And even though OKC will likely play tonight's contest without three of its starters (Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Perkins are definitely out, and Thabo Sefolosha figures to join them on the sidelines due to a lingering calf injury), that simply serves to even the scales a bit since Houston definitely won't have Patrick Beverley and Dwight Howard appears doubtful to go given that he did not take part in this morning's shootaround.
Take care of business tonight and the Rockets will have 50 wins in their pocket while needing to finish 5-2 over their final seven games to hit the 55-win mark – the absolute best Portland can attain at this point (the Blazers, by the way, finish the regular season with five of their final six games at home so it's not outlandish to think they could run the table). Lose, however, and Houston's hold over home-court advantage in the first round obviously becomes all the more tenuous.
The Rockets are 5-6 since their remarkable rally past Portland, as injuries, illness and a very challenging road schedule have conspired to unsettle the two-month roll the club had enjoyed up to that point. Still, they remain in the driver's seat, and a victory this evening would help ensure they stay there - and that Harden's last-second shot holds up as one of the signature and significant plays of the season.
Know Thy Enemy
- By now, Rockets fans surely know what to expect when Oklahoma City comes to town. Kevin Durant is obviously an otherworldly wizard who has mastered basketball's black arts, and even without Westbrook the Thunder still play a dynamic, up-tempo style that makes them a titanic challenge.
The silver lining: Per Elias, Houston has played 20 games this season in which its opponent had played the previous day (as OKC did while bringing an end to San Antonio's 19-game winning streak last night). The Rockets are 17-3 in those contests, including a sparkling 12-1 mark at home.
- The Rockets love nothing more than making opponents settle for midrange jump shots – a strategy that always sets up an interesting game-within-the-game when the Thunder are involved. OKC hits midrange shots at a rate of nearly 43 percent; a figure that is higher than that owned by any other team in the league. It's not difficult to discern why: Durant takes about eight such shots per contest, nearly three of which come from beyond the arc. Amazingly, he connects at a 44 percent clip on those attempts regardless of whether they occur from inside or outside the 3-point line.
- Surprisingly, the Thunder are one of the worst teams in the league when it comes to knocking down corner 3s. OKC has hit just 34.4 percent of their attempts from that precious piece of real estate this season, but take note: the Thunder rank in the league's top-5 in terms of their ability to drain above-the-break 3-pointers. Oklahoma City has connected on nearly 38 percent of those attempts this season, and yet again, the answer to that riddle can be found by simply perusing the shot chart of the inimitable Durant. KD has attempted just 25 corner treys this season while having launched a whopping 405 from above-the-break. The extra length on that shot clearly leaves him unphased; he's hitting 41 percent of his shots from that location.
In the non-Durant category, keep an eye on Caron Butler, who has historically been good from the corners but is having a down year in that regard. Derek Fisher, meanwhile, has hit 38 percent of his corner 3s that come from the left side of the floor, but just 17 percent of the triples he launches from the right corner.
- On the other side of the 3-point coin, the Thunder tend to concede 3-pointers in bunches. From a pace-adjusted standpoint, Oklahoma City has allowed the fourth-most attempted 3s per game this season. And since the All-Star break, those shots have been falling with increased and alarming regularity. Thunder opponents have drained 39.5 percent of their 3s in that span – the second-highest such mark in the league.
This may well prove to be the key component of tonight's game. With the way OKC packs the paint and with the Rockets again playing shorthanded, you better believe Houston is going to receive more than its fair share of quality looks from beyond the arc tonight. It goes without saying, then, that it will be imperative that the Rockets' perimeter shooters take advantage. Houston has hit just a shade better than 32 percent of its shots from downtown against the Thunder this season, and if you remove that magical second quarter on January 16 when the Rockets went 9-of-14 from distance, Houston's hit rate plummets to an icy 26 percent. In other words, the Rockets are going to require some progression to the mean tonight.
- About OKC's pack the paint tactics: The Thunder are No. 2 in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage allowed from the restricted area and top-3 in the league in opponent points allowed in the paint. Serge Ibaka's presence plays a prodigious role in those numbers, as opponents are shooting just 43.5 percent at the rim when the 24-year-old jumping jack is in the vicinity. A common lament among the Rockets following their three defeats to the Thunder this season has been their inability to convert a higher percentage of their bunnies around the basket. Let there be no doubt, however: the looming specter of Ibaka is a big reason why those shots have gone astray.
- With Westbrook out, Reggie Jackson figures to gain the starting nod at point guard for OKC tonight. And though the third-year player is no Westbrook, he's dished out plenty of damage against the Rockets this season. Jackson has averaged 16 points and more than four assists and two steals per game versus Houston this year. Those numbers become even more impressive when taking into consideration he's only played about 27 minutes per contest. In fact, during his 81 total minutes against the Rockets this season, Jackson is a +31.
In the spotlight
There's no secret to the fact that Kevin Durant is in the middle of a Jordan-esque streak (at least 25 points scored in 39 straight games) amid a positively Jordan-esque season (32.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game this year while making 51 percent of his shots from the field). And against Houston, he's been even better, racking up 37 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 51.7 percent overall and 50 percent from 3. Yikes.
And while James Harden's career scoring average versus the Thunder (23.3 points per game) is higher than his average against any other opponent, he's struggled to find the range against his former team this season, averaging just 17.3 points, 6.7 assists and 6 boards per game while shooting 37 percent from the field and just 27.8 percent from 3. Since the start of February, however, Harden has consistently delivered numbers that have more in common with Durant's than they do those other substandard figures. Suffice to say, then, that Houston is going to need more of the same kind of stellar production from its superstar tonight.
And as an added bonus, keep an eye on a potential Rockets' X-factor tonight: Francisco Garcia enjoyed some memorable one-on-one battles with Durant during the two teams' first round playoff matchup last season, and he came off the bench to knock down three triples and score 11 points in just 17 minutes against Oklahoma City last month. His length and fearlessness make him a likely candidate to renew acquaintances with KD this evening, and the Rockets could really use another hot night from downtown from him again as well.
Injury Update
Pat Beverley (right knee sprain) and Greg Smith (arthroscopic right knee procedure) are out. Dwight Howard (left ankle strain) is day-to-day.
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Much of the discussion centered on the governor's race and U.S. Senate race. But discussion on the state Legislature piqued my interest. The governor's race appears all but certain to be between two former congressmen — Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross. Ross has the money advantage after bringing in nearly $2 million in his recent filing while Hutchinson appears to have a slight advantage in the early preference polls.
Sen. Mark Pryor's fight for re-election also will be a titan race with unheard of sums spent both on both sides. Republicans have a legitimate chance of regaining a majority in the U.S. Senate and Pryor's seat could be the key. That means a flood of money from outside the state and a deluge of ads, most of them negative, flooding the airwaves. All indications are that freshman Republican Congressman Tom Cotton will jump in this race, probably later this summer.
Talk of state House and Senate races in 2014 centered on party majorities. Republicans hold a razor-thin margin of 51 of 100 House seats while the Senate has 21 Republicans to 14 Democrats. With only half the Senate seats up for election in 2014, the upper chamber is likely to stay Republican. Left-leaning panel members argued that the Democratic Party has a good chance of reclaiming its majority in the Arkansas House. They pointed to Democrats controlling the 2010 redistricting process and tilting the map in their favor. In addition, they argued that Mike Ross would be a popular rallying figure for down-ballot candidates and he could be instrumental in putting together the best Democratic team.
The Republican-leaning pundits countered that the red tidal wave that sailed through Arkansas in the 2010 and 2012 has only grown. They countered that Republicans not only will hold their seats but will pick up new ones as voters continue to oppose the unpopular policies of President Obama, even though he is not on the ballot. Both are compelling arguments that easily could be correct, but I think the answer lies in something simpler. The party that controls the Arkansas House will be the party that does the best job of recruiting candidates over the next six months.
Republicans have an opportunity to become the dominant majority party for the foreseeable future, but will do so only if local community leaders choose to run with an "R" instead of a "D" by their names. In times past, business owners, chamber of commerce members, and church leaders who leaned strong conservative often ran as Democrats because the Democratic Party traditionally had won in their areas.
The GOP majority will solidify when those conservative-leaning business leaders begin to file as Republicans. Once that shift happens, it will be difficult for Democrats to turn the trend back in their favor.
The Republican Party is still a young party in Arkansas that has experienced widespread success only in recent years. The 2014 elections could be a tipping point in either direction, particularly in those down-ballot races.
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The SeaWolves came from behind in game two of Saturday's doubleheader to stun the Binghamton Mets 6-5. It was Erie's first come from behind win of the season.
The Mets jumped ahead in the first inning against Erie starter Kenny Faulk. Darrell Ceciliani led off with a walk and was doubled over to third by Brian Burgamy. Matt Reynolds and Matt Clark followed with back-to-back sacrifice flies plating Ceciliani and Burgamy for a 2-0 lead. Corey Vaughn and Joyce Boyd followed with consecutive walks extending the inning for Travis Taijeron. Taijeron doubled home both baserunners for a 4-0 lead.
The SeaWolves responded in the last of the first against Mets starter Darin Gorski. Jamie Johnson led off with a triple and scored on a one-out Eugenio Suarez double making it 4-1. With two outs, Wade Gaynor doubled home Suarez, cutting the Mets lead in half 4-2.
Binghamton added a run in the fourth against Erie reliever Pat McCoy. Xorge Carrillo doubled with one out and moved to third on a Wilfredo Tovar single. Ceciliani lifted a sacrifice fly to center, plating Carrillo making it 5-2.
Erie got the run back in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Brandon Loy walked and moved to third on a Suarez knock. Loy scored on an Aaron Westlake sacrifice fly to center making it 5-3.
Trailing by two in the bottom of the seventh, the SeaWolves mounted a comeback against reliever Chase Bradford. Suarez walked, Westlake singled and Ramon Cabrera walked, loading the bases for Gaynor. Gaynor grounded to short and Tovar overthrew the second baseman allowing Suarez to score while recording no outs on the error. Steven Moya grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, scoring Westlake, tying the game. With Cabrera on third, Francisco Martinez took the first pitch of the at-bat and lined a single to right, scoring the winning run.
Corey Knebel (2-0) earned the win tossing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in relief.
The Mets struck for a run in the top of the first inning against Erie starter Jeff Ferrell. Kyle Johnson led off and doubled. He scored on a one-out Matt Reynolds base hit for a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the second, the Mets extended their lead. Kevin Plawecki doubled and Jayce Boyd singled putting runners on the corners. With one out, Wilfredo Tovar singled home Plawecki for a 2-0 lead. Johnson followed with a three-run home run to left for a 5-0 Binghamton lead.
The SeaWolves lone run came in the bottom of the third against Mets starter Matt Bowman. Francisco Martinez led off with a walk and scored on a Jamie Johnson double making it 5-1. The 'Wolves would get no closer.
Binghamton put the game away in the top of the seventh when Matt Clark belted a three-run home run off of reliever Nick Avila making it 8-1.
Ferrell (1-2) took the loss allowing five runs on nine hits with a walk and two strikeouts in five innings.
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My 1973. I can't get the file image to open/post on my work computer (where I'm at now) so I'm posting it as an attachment for now. Open if you want. I'll redo it as a full page when I get home unless someone wants to do it for me. Before you say anything I know its hard to read in that size but it will be better once its bigger. Thanks
Like the others have said, you may want to go back to the drawing board. Too many things to critique. I am a graphic design teacher and I have 14 year old students who see this and laugh. Most of them could make something WAY better. I'm not one to be mean but if you are serious, you may want to get yourself checked by a doctor.
NO - don't do 1996. Because I'm making a stellar 96 haha.
Go for 93.
Haha nothing. I just randomly suggested the first year that came to mind (which was 93).
monklish calling someone a dickhead is like richard simmons calling someone a ******
This is the last revision.
I'm finally finished.
If You Love Someone, Set Them On Fire
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added a little bit to the design. since the poster's on my server and i replace the image each time the original post is updated i'll just post the link.
Weeklymix's 1998 Submission
Since you jackasses keep bashing 96, I'm reposting my 1996 here.
There's nothing particularly poor about this entry that I can see.... it's not mind-blowing, but I worked hard on the lineup and the design is in line with the traditional posters:
But... uh, feel free to tell me what sucks about it. I probably won't change it, I'm just curious due to all the "96 sucks!" talk.
You spelled Weird Al wrong. That sucks.
Also "Smack My Bitch Up" wasn't released as a single until late 1997 so what would justify a second line spot in a festival in the United States?
Well, I was thinking of doing a later poster when I came up with them, but The Prodigy was popular elsewhere in '96, and became huge in '97, showing the festival's forethought.
They did headline Glastonbury in '97 and had two Gold singles in 97 while "Fat of the Land" went Double Platinum, and "Fat of the Land" debuted at #1 in the US and UK, so they weren't an unknown quantity in the electronic community.
Finding three electronic headliners folks will get excited about isn't always easy!
not to mention they were big many years prior to that
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Dr. Bob please answer, eagerly awaiting response -Contracted MRSA and Herpes from being rimmed Follow Up QuestionsApr 20, 2009 Hi Dr. Bob, Sorry to be a pest, but I am freaking out (eagerly) awaiting your response to my question...The question is this...I was rimmed / oral from the prostitute late may 2007 (only possible exosure) tested 6 times after (last test on dec 31st 2008 all non-reactive/negative, my wife tested twice 2 months after my incident and 11 months both non-reactive/negative...the thing is this, I am receiving conflicting info..If I was potentially exposed in late may 07 and potentially got hiv and then gave it to my wife ( as i gave her herpes 1) if we were both potentially infected with hiv we would be giving it to one another and re-exposing / repeatedly exposing each other could/would this delay and not allow for antibodies to show up on the tests?? I heard that if repeatedly re-exposed it would be difficult to show up on blood antibody tests..is this right?? SHould i get tested again?? by blood or swab?? We have been completely unprotected yet monogamnous with one another since my unfortunate incident with the prostitute in late May 07....Please respond..thanks for all your help. Contracted MRSA and Herpes from being rimmed Follow Up Questions Dec 31, 2008 Hi Dr. Bob, Thanks in advance for your previous help, I have made a donation via credit card to your admirable foundation. I am still concerned about and have questions with regards to the following which I wish I included in my previous post... 1. From the prostitute giving me oral sex with the saran wrap, is the risk of hiv high? Could HIV be transmitted this way? 2. I understand that there has been no documented cases of HIV been transmitted from rimming, however could it have been transmitted due to the cut by my anus when I was rimmed which gave me MRSA and HSV 1? Is this a high risk situation due to no barrier, cut on anus, blisters on the prostitute's mouth? Could HIV been transmitted this way? 3. I currently have a unexplained rash on my testicals...I have been both to my primary care and dermatologist, I have tried numerous creams for 3 weeks and the rash still has not gone away...is this related to possible HIV? Thanks again for all your help, I have also discussed you with my primary care and she agreed you are a god sent. Contracted MRSA and Herpes from being rimmed Dec 15, 2008 To Dr. Bob, On May 31st, 2007 I went to a Massage Parlour where I received oral sex with saran wrap on my penis for about a minute and then was rimmed by the prostitute while I masturbated until I finished. I was extremely nervous afterwards and went home and washed thoroughly. There was a cut around my anus from my girlfriend niking me while she rubbed down there previous. About 2 weeks later I had a fever, pus, and sores around my anus. I went to my primary care and she suspected herpes and MRSA. I also went to my Dermatologist who confirmed both. In June 2007 I got tested for HIV and tested negative. In July, I was tested by blood for Herpes and this came back positive for HSV 1. My girlfriend (now wife)was also tested in August 2007 for Herpes and HIV, the herpes came back positive for HSV 1 and HIV negative. I then got tested by a swab to my penis for other std's and they came back negative. My dermatologist also swabbed my nose and no MRSA was present. By September of 2007 the MRSA was all cleared up and I received another HIV antibody test by blood from my Primary care on Sept 19 2007 and this was negative. In early January 2008 I got tested again for HIV and this was negative. I then got tested in April of 2008 any May 31 2008 for HIV and these antibody tests were also negative. My concern is this happend when I was 23 going to be 24, and now I am 25 and still not sure whether or not I conclusively do not have HIV. My girlfriend (now wife) has also been retested for HIV in early MAY 2008 and she was also negative. I have been only with my wife (since this incident) and according to her (which I truly believe) she has only been with me during the 6 plus years we have been together. I am still very concerned as I have neck pains, diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes, pink eye, various pains throughout body, head aches, pain in groin, sides of body, unexplained rashes, on and off till this very day of 12/14/2008. Me and my wife continue to have unprotected sex (oral, rimming, fingering etc...)throughout this whole time...even though we have been completely monogomous with one another since my incident on May 31st 2007. I am very concerned about and have questions with regards to the following: 1. Could HIV not show up on the antibody tests yet due to exposure to Herpes 1 and MRSA at same time? 2. Could the chronic herpes outbreaks every two months in the anus region (easily cured by valtrex after couple of days) indicate HIV? 3. Is herpes a chronic condition? Is it an immune suppressing condition? 4. Could the mark (hole) by my anus from the MRSA indicate anything? 5. I get tested at my primary care physician's office and this is sent out to a lab....could these samples which mostly sit over the weekend be contaminated and not produce the accurate results? 6. Is my immune system taking longer to produce antibodies to HIV due to the dual exposure of MRSA and herpes? Thanks in advance Dr. Bob, this website and your foundation is doing great things....I am a fortunate individual economically speaking and plan on contributing a great amount to further your admirable cause. If you could respond as soon as you could as it would be helpful, cause I am still verry worried and am wondering if I should go see a infectious disease doctor, go directly to the lab to get tested, or get a pcr test....not sure.....thanks again. Response from Dr. Frascino Hi, The massage parlor used Saran wrap on your Mr. Happy? Hmm . . . I'm glad they are adhering to safer sex principles, but when a sex worker, I mean massage technician, doesn't have a supply of latex condoms on hand and needs to resort to items found on aisle three at the local Piggly Wiggly, it's usually not a good prognostic sign. No doubt your anal nick put you at risk for MRSA and possibly HSV as well. These types of infections are much easier to acquire than HIV. Your repeatedly negative HIV tests out to one year from the time of your massage sexperience are definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. Responding to your specific questions: 1. No. If you were HIV infected, the HIV-antibody tests would have been positive. Having MRSA and HSV-1 would not affect the accuracy of these tests or the duration of the "window period." 2. Your HIV-antibody tests are definitive and conclusive. You are HIV negative. Consequently, your recurrent herpetic outbreaks are not related. No way. No how. By the way, if they recur that frequently, you should consider chronic suppression therapy taken on a daily basis rather than just treating the outbreaks. 3. Yes, it is a chronic condition. However, it does not suppress the immune system. 4. This is most likely just a healed defect in the skin caused by the infection (indented scar tissue). 5. No. Your physician's office and the laboratory know how to handle specimens to assure the results remain accurate. 6. No, absolutely not. Your worries about unrecognized or delayed HIV are unwarranted. No doubt this entire experience was psychologically terrifying for you and this may account for some of your symptoms and persistent fears of being HIV infected. However, I can assure you that you dodged the HIV bullet. No further HIV tests are warranted. Whatever is causing your ongoing symptoms, one thing is absolutely certain: it's not HIV! Your general internist (general medical doctor) should be able to help you sort out any persistent symptoms. Thank you for your willingness to make a donation to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). Please accept my heartfelt appreciation for your desire to help those whose lives have been shattered by the AIDS pandemic. Be well. Stay well. Dr. Bob Advertisement Response from Dr. Frascino Hi, 1. As you might imagine, Saran wrap has not been clinically studied as a condom substitute. It's usually paired up against aluminum foil or wax paper in a trial of which keeps your PB&J fresher longer rather than being paired up against Trojan Magnum XL condoms in a scientific suck-a-thon safety test. That said, I will remind you that oral sex, even without being "dressed for the occasion," carries only a very minimal risk for HIV acquisition. If you add a layer of Saran wrap, the HIV risk declines into the negligible range. 2. This would be extremely unlikely. Saliva that does not contain visible blood is not considered to be a risk for HIV transmission. 3. This type of rash is not associated with HIV. Follow up with your dermatologist. I continue to believe your fears related to unrecognized or delayed HIV infection are completely unwarranted. Please send my best personal regards to your primary care physician. Good luck. Be well! Stop worrying about HIV. Dr. Bob -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Response from Dr. FrascinoHi, You are "receiving conflicting information"??? From whom? Certainly not from me or this Web site! Your fears are completely unwarranted. You and your wife's repeatedly negative HIV tests are definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No additional tests are warranted. Neither one of you has HIV so neither one of you can re-expose or repeatedly expose the other to HIV. Stop testing. Stop worrying. OK? Dr. Bob | ||||||||||
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Just a few weeks after the controversial release of long time head coach Jason Lamb, Brigham Young University has found a replacement in former assistant coach Matt Schneck. Two new assistant coaches have also been named: Jordan Harris (Defense) and Josh Austin (Offense).
From Brigham Young University press release:
"I am pleased to announce that Matt Schneck has been hired as the new head coach of the BYU lacrosse team. Coach Schneck combines knowledge of the game with solid leadership and will inspire each athlete to excellence both on and off the field. He is committed to the BYU ideals of a balanced life with a primary focus on academics. I am confident Coach Schneck will help the lacrosse players achieve their athletic goals as individuals and a team."
– Lee Gibbons, BYU Extramural Sports Director
Schneck played his college ball under Lamb, and has been on the staff as an assistant with the Cougars for the last 8 seasons. He believes that his experience under Lamb will help him fill a pair of enormous shoes, and carry on the tradition of Cougar dominance in the MCLA.
"It's not often that someone gets to learn from and be mentored by one of the best strategic coaches in the country, said Schneck. I am extremely fortunate to have seen Coach Lamb in action, to have helped him prepare the team for 8 consecutive National Tournament appearances and to win a National Championship both as a player and a coach. I look forward to applying those lessons and experiences as BYU Lacrosse enters a new era. Jason's dedication to the sport, this program and the players will be greatly missed.
The full news release can be found at the BYU Lacrosse website.
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The second day of the NHL Draft started Saturday morning with the Buffalo Sabres selecting Brendan Lemieux, the son of former Canadien Claude Lemieux, with the first pick of the second round.
The Canadiens, who didn't have a second-round pick, later made a trade to move up in the third round, dealing picks No. 87 and 117 to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for pick No. 73. With the No. 73 pick, the Canadiens selected defenceman Brett Lernout from the Swift Current Broncos. The Canadiens dealt their second-round pick to the New York Islanders in the Thomas Vanek trade.
Lernout, a Winnipeg native who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 206 pounds, was ranked No. 52 among North American skaters by Central Scouting. In 72 games this past season with the Broncos, Lernout posted 8-14-22 totals, was plus-7 and had 103 penalty minutes.
Lernout didn't think he'd be selected high in the draft, so he didn't make the trip to Philadelphia, instead spending time with his family in Winnipeg.
"I was happy that they thought so much of me that they gave up two picks," Lernout told The Gazette's Pat Hickey over the phone. "I think they're going to need physical defencemen in the future and that's my game."
Said Trevor Timmins, the Canadiens' director of amateur scouting: "He's a tough kid and we moved up in the draft because we wanted him and we thought there were some other teams that might have grabbed him if we didn't make that move."
With their next pick, in the fifth round (125th overall), the Canadiens selected defenceman Nikolas Koberstein from from the Old Grizzlys in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In 51 games last season, the 6-foot-2, 180-pounder from Barrhead, Alta., posted 5-13-18 totals and had 153 penalty minutes. He was ranked No. 205 among North American skaters by Central Scouting.
With their second pick in the fifth round (147th overall) the Canadiens picked Daniel Audette of the QMJHL's Sherbrooke Phoenix. Audette (photo above) is the son of former Canadien Donald Audette. In 68 games last season with the Phoenix, the 5-foot-8, 177-pounder posted 21-55-76 totals with 79 penalty minutes and was minus-37. He was ranked No. 75 among North American skaters by Central scouting. Audette was the No. 1 overall pick at the 2012 QMJHL draft.
Donald Audette is an amateur scout for the Canadiens, but Timmins told reporters in Philadelphia that there was no element of nepotism in the pick.
"Whenever we discussed Daniel in our meetings, we asked Donald to leave the room," Timmins said. "And when the draft started, he wasn't at the table, he was up in the stands with his son. We felt they should be together."
Timmins added: "I said before the draft that we weren't going to ignore a skilled player just because he's small and Daniel falls into that category."
In the sixth round (177th overall), the Canadiens selected goalie Hayden Hawkey of the USHL's Omaha Lancers. Hawkey was named the USHL's top goalie last season after posting a 22-6-3 record with a 1.99 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.
In the seventh round (207th overall), the Canadiens took forward Jake Evans, who plays for St. Michaels in the OJHL, with their final pick of the draft. In 49 games last season, the 6-foot, 172-pounder posted 16-47-63 totals with 79 penalty minutes. He was ranked No. 106 among North American skaters by Central Scouting.
On Friday, the Canadiens selected Russian left-winger Nikita Scherbak of the Saskatoon Blades with the No. 26 overall pick in the first round. Listed at 6-foot and 172 pounds by Central Scouting, Scherbak led all Western Hockey League rookies in scoring last season with 28-50-78 totals in 65 games. He was ranked No. 15 among North American skaters by Central Scouting.
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Habs take Russian Scherbak with first-round pick, by The Gazette's Pat Hickey
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McCarron remains work in progress for Habs, by The Gazette's Brenda Branswell
Habs need to prove themselves again next season, Therrien says, by Pat Hickey
Subban embracing role as a huge star, by The Gazette's Dave Stubbs
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Now that Oxygen has officially ordered a second season of last summer's reality hit "The Glee Project," we can stop talking about the series in hypothetical terms even though we all knew it was coming back.
The first official news about Season 2 — other than the fact that it, you know, exists — is that none other than "Glee" lead Lea Michele herself, otherwise known as New Directions star Rachel Berry, will be the very first guest judge.
Michele tweeted the news over the weekend (Jan. 21), writing, "So excited to announce that I'll be guest mentoring on the season 2 premiere of the Glee Project! I was such an amazing experience! All the kids are so talent! [sic] Can't wait for you guys to see it!"
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:mad: Stolen from my son's boat "Mako Bound" from Northwest Boat Yard on th Pawcatuck River in Stonnington, CT.
Liferaft was an Elliot 4 person Cannister Ocean Service APack Serial/Lot # SCE 1033 Lot 110. As I understand it replacement is about $3000. The Coast Guard, and all the raft service companies in the US have it on their stolen list. Boaters please be on the lookout especially if you see a raft for sale it might be an expensive buy. Thank you, Art B |
If they are found, I say, Hang them from the highest yardarm. I'll keep an eye out Art !:tsk_tsk:
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One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds. They feed in short grass or open areas adjacent to woodlands, hedgerows, or brush piles. They may pop out in response to pishing and raise their crown feathers when agitated. Polytypic. Length 7" (18 cm).
Identification For bill color, see sidebar below; whitish throat; brownish upperparts; mostly pale gray underparts. Adult: black-and-white striped crown. Immature: tan and brownish head stripes. Juvenile: Brown and buff head; streaked underparts.
Geographic Variation The white-crowned sparrow is divided into 3 well-defined subspecies groups: "dark-lored" (Rocky Mountain oriantha and eastern leucophrys), "pacific" (northern pugetensis and southern nuttalli), and "Gambel's" (western gambelli). Individual subspecies are often not identifiable in the field. The region around the lores gives the best first clue. The median crown stripe meets the eye line at the base of the maxilla in the "dark-lored" birds; the supercilium is pinched off and the supraloral region is black. In "pacific" and "Gambel's," the white supercilium meets the gray lores and the supercilium is not pinched off. Judge the bill color, carefully, too: yellow in "pacific," orange in "Gambel's" and pink in "dark-lored." "Pacific" birds often show a prominent malar stripe, rare in the others. Note as well that the primary extension is comparatively short in "pacific," longest in "Gambel's", and intermediate to longish in "dark-lored." "Pacific" lacks gray striping on its back, showing only dark brown and tan; gray striping is fairly prominent on the back of "Gambel's" and "dark-lored." "Pacific" also has more brownish coloration to its breast and flanks. First-winter birds show a distinctive difference that can be very hard to spot in the field: the first-winter "pacific" has a small patch of yellow feathers right at the bend of its wing; on "dark-lored" and "Gambel's," this patch is white. (More information available in Complete Birds of North America.)
Similar Species The white-throated sparrow has a dark bill, prominent white throat, and yellow supraloral. Immature similar to immature golden-crowned, but note the latter's dark gray bill, indistinct head pattern, and dingy underparts.
Voice Call: loud, metallic pink. Flocking birds give a husky chatter. Flight note: sharp tseep. Song: one or more thin, whistled notes followed by a variable series of notes.
Status and Distribution Common in the West, uncommon in East, rare in the Southeast. Winters south to central Mexico. Breeding: clumps of bushes or stunted trees on taiga and tundra; coastal scrub, chaparral for "Pacific" group birds. Winter: hedgerows, desert scrub, brushy areas, wood edges, and feeders. Migration: spring mid-March–mid-May, peaking early to mid-April; fall early September–mid-November, peaking mid-October. Vagrant: Europe and Asia.
Population Stable.
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Delhi Daredevils (DD) are at 53 for five against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014. Dinesh Karthik is batting on 15 and Jimmy Neesham is on three. Delhi are chasing a 178-run target against Chennai in Match 8 of IPL 7. JP Duminy and Ross Taylor were the batsmen dismissed in the last few overs.
After a few overs of low-scoring, Karthik came forward and played a cut shot to a wide delivery from Pandey and got a four behind point. Looking at the increasing run-rate, Dhoni brought Dwayne Smith into the attack. He pitched one on leg-stump and the ball moved slightly away and struck Duminy on the pads. The players appealed and the umpire raised his finger almost immediately. Duminy was out for 15 runs.
Hilfenhaus was brought back into the attack in the 10th over. His first delivery was a full-toss and Ross Taylor flicked it away for a four towards fine-leg. That brought up the 50 for Delhi. The next delivery was full and outside off-stump and Taylor edged it to Dhoni behind the wickets.
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The Rehab Care Unit at Southern Ohio Medical Center offers a monthly support group for patients and family members suffering from a stroke.
The Moving Forward After Stroke Support Group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. June 22 in the Rehab Care Unit Conference Room, located on the SOMC Main Campus, 1805 27th Street, Portsmouth.
Jodi Cooper is the key speaker for the evening and will present education about speech, language and swallowing disorders after a stroke. Pre-registration is not required and the meeting is open to the community.
The SOMC Rehab Care Unit is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and recently earned Stroke Specialty accreditation by CARF reviewers.
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The Frederick Douglass Free Public Library
By Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison Senior Fellow, Family EmpowermentKen Blackwell is Senior Fellow, Family Empowerment, and Robert Morrison is Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at Family Research Council. This article appeared in The American Thinker on September 20, 2013.
In Washington, D.C., one of our most stately buildings is undergoing an extensive renovation. The Free Public Library, Northeast Branch is probably the library closest to Capitol Hill. And this red brick structure, with its stylish quoined corners, promises when it reopens to bring even more opportunities for study and reflection to this thriving community.
We would like to suggest renaming this library after Frederick Douglass. Douglass was, with Abraham Lincoln, the greatest example of what nineteenth-century Americans meant when they defended "the right to rise." Millions of Americans, native born and immigrant, free-born and emancipated slaves, committed themselves to self-government and self-improvement. They recognized that knowledge is power. They sought to improve their minds in order to improve their country. We saw hundreds of colleges founded in the nineteenth century, including the first colleges for women and black Americans. We saw the vast expansion of the public library system, many the gift of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. We saw lecture series -- like the famed Chautauqua Circuit -- dedicated to informing and equipping the citizens of the world's greatest republic.
Abraham Lincoln traveled the lecture circuit with his address on inventions and discoveries. He honed his research and oratorical skills in preparing and delivering this lecture. He knew something of invention. He is still the only president to hold a patent.
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Loaned out to Baltimore relatives of his owner, he came in contact with young white boys. He pleaded with them to help him read.
It was in Baltimore that young Frederick Bailey -- his birth name -- first learned the power of literacy. His master's kindly wife, Sophia Auld, was secretly teaching the bright young slave how to read. Frederick quickly picked up the rudiments of the alphabet. When her husband Hugh Auld discovered this, however, he became enraged.
"Learning would spoil the best n----- in the world," Hugh Auld shouted. Mr. Auld went on scolding his wife, telling her that there would be no holding Frederick if he learned to read. A slave should know nothing but to obey his Master, Hugh Auld roared.
As Frederick Douglass would write in his still powerful Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, that lesson in racism and oppression was not lost on the intelligent lad. He saw instantly how learning would bring him freedom. He did not for an instant think that literacy would mark him for "acting white." He began, secretly, preparing himself for his flight to freedom.
There would be, of course, many dangers in escaping slavery. How much better he would fare as a passenger on that Underground Railroad if he could read all the signs along the way.
Frederick Douglass pored over The Columbian Orator and became one of the greatest platform speakers in American history. He met President Lincoln in the White House several times and cooperated with the Great Emancipator in many efforts to bring freedom to the slave. He certainly agreed with Lincoln's proposition, as eloquently stated in his State of the Union Message to Congress of December, 1862:
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just -- a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless.
As the president explains here, freedom for the slave was necessary to maintain freedom for the free. Surely, Frederick Douglass was the great leader of his people. He was, as some of his white admirers called him, a powerful African prince. But he was also fully American. He had the courage to fight and subdue a "slave breaker" in his youth and the vigor to fight off pro-slavery mobs in middle age. Frederick Douglass was in a very real sense an action hero.
He was born in a dirt floor slave cabin in Maryland's Talbot County. He died at Cedar Hill, his stately Victorian mansion in the nation's capital. There are few stories of our history as inspiring as that of Frederick Douglass. And his passion for learning can be an example for today's young people of all races and creeds. What better name to grace a major library in our nation's capital?


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TYLER –More than 1,200 recently were transported into a Christmas wonderland at Breckenridge Village of Tyler, which turned its chapel into a colorful shopping bazaar, featuring items handcrafted by residents and friends of the Village. Entertainment included live music from the Upper Neches band, dance performances from Candy Crocker Dance Studio, a petting zoo, and an opportunity for children to have their pictures taken with Santa.
"Christmas in the Village is a great opportunity for our residents to showcase their talents through art and music, all the while giving back to the community and giving our neighbors a better understanding of the special individuals we serve at BVT," said Linda Taylor, BVT director of development. "Our residents are so proud to invite friends and family into their home."
Throughout the event, BVT residents took part in selling t-shirts, hand-made winter hats, framed drawings decorated with their artwork, homemade goodies, candles, Christmas décor and more. Many residents also showcased their talents on stage, singing Christmas carols along to the melodies of their guitars.
The 4th annual Christmas in the Village raised more than $25,000 which will go toward the scholarship fund established to help residents continue calling BVT their home.
Residents repeatedly expressed how much they loved life at BVT and how much they enjoyed helping out at the event.
"My wife and I searched all over the country for a place for our daughter. We know first hand that there is no place better than BVT," said Dan Tracey, whose daughter Deborah has called BVT home for the past 11 years.
The event closed with a live manager scene and a memorable rendition of O Holy Night, as the campus chapel was illuminated in a bright, holiday glow.
For more information on Breckenridge Village of Tyler, please visit www.bcfs.net.
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Royce Wilder faces pressures at work, at home and from his past. His self-made career as a land appraiser in Altamont, N.C., is threatened by recession. His son, Dean, is turning into a surly teenager at a private school, where he has taken up graffiti as an illicit hobby. His wife, Eva, seems distracted, losing her job as director of a nonprofit for community beautification.
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A homeless man, Kyle McRae, who knocked at the Wilders' door but who was turned away with nothing, holds the key to these secrets. As Kyle makes his way back to Beaverdam, all these lives converge in a rural community under threat in an always changing world.
Dale Neal is the author of the novels, The Half-Life of Home, and Cow Across America, winner of the 2009 Novello Literary Prize. His short fiction and essays have appeared in Arts & Letters, Carolina Quarterly, Marlboro Review, Crescent Review and many other literary journals. A graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, he has been awarded fellowships to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Hambidge Center and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland. He is a lifelong native of North Carolina and lives in Thomas Wolfe's old hometown of Asheville with his wife and dogs.


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The Inspiration behind Netbooks
Steve HammSuddenly, Netbooks are all the rage. Turns out the UMPC (ultramobile) form factors were a bit too small and too expensive to make a mass market, but the Netbook is JUST RIGHT. I'm doing some comparison shopping right now since I'll likely need a machine for reporting out the next book I'm working on. (Involves spending some time in Africa) The MSI Wind and Asus Eee 901 look like the best bets, with prices in the $400 to $600 range.
This JUST RIGHT concept is fascinating. It's one of the lessons that has been learned over and over again in the 40-year history of portable computing. The industry thrashes around with a set of ideas and technologies and then hits on something. For outsiders, the hits may seem to come out of the blue. But for the inventors and product developers, they're hard won.
The Netbook concept has an interesting provenance. Clearly it was inspired in part by the One Laptop Per Child organization and its XO computer for children in poor countries. Another stimulus was Transmeta's bid to come up with a brand new processor architecture for small portable computers—which scared Intel into coming up with the Atom chip.
Another formative factor was Project Hoover, an initiative dreamed up by Mark Anderson, head of Strategic News Service, one of the most successful high-tech newsletters. Back in 1997 he convened a meeting of some of the leaders in the PC industry in an effort to focus them on creating a new generation of devices for emerging nations. After a couple of days of discussions, people from Compaq, Dell, AMD, Intel, Stratus, etc. went on their ways, but Anderson kept pecking away at the idea—and publishing his thoughts. What emerged was the concept of the Carry Along PC, or CA PC.
The idea was to create devices that were stable, durable, portable, inexpensive and just the right size and weight. Minimum screen size: 9 inches across. Weight: about 2 pounds. Hey, that's a Netbook.
Anderson's prediction today: "It will be the best selling computer ever made because it's a great computer for the human body."
He has one quibble: the name. It suggests that these devices are just for Net browsing, e-mail, and IMing, when they're really smaller, lighter, less expensive notebook computers.
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These are very exciting times for the fuel industry in America. We are at the point of being totally oil independent. We are finding new reserves in various parts of our great nation. Natural gas is now abundant thanks to a new process known as Fracturing or Fracking. In fact, we were once importers of natural gas but now, thanks to Fracking, we are exporting it for attractive profits. No longer do we have to rely on nations that don't particularly like us for our energy needs. God blesses the child who has his own and we are certainly blessed.
The US Department of Energy (George W. Bush Administration) proposed putting a prototype coal energy plant in Florida. Environmentalists persuaded the voters that Florida didn't need another coal plant even if it were a clean prototype for the nation. My friend, former Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, pounced on the opportunity. So, $270 million dollars were transferred from Florida to Mississippi. Governor Barbour convinced his constituents that this project will put Mississippi on the road to prominence as it will be an innovator in the energy industry. Florida's lost will indeed become Mississippi's gain.
The Dept. of Energy, the Southern Company and Construction Management Firm KBR (Kellogg, Brown and Root) got together at the Power Systems Development Facility in Wilsonville, Alabama and developed a process known as Transport Integrated Gasification (TRIG). The mission was to take lignite coal and put it to use. There are three types of coal – peat, lignite and bituminous. The majority of coal is lignite but formerly there was no use for it. The United States has the largest coal reserves in the world. Through TRIG technology lignite is turned into a clean gas while reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide and mercury. Carbon Dioxide emissions will be reduced by 65% - making CO2 emissions equivalent to a similarly sized natural gas combined cycle power plant (full operation).
TRIG is a form of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS). It can capture the CO2 released in the combustion process, transport it to a suitable storage location and finally store it (usually underground) where it cannot enter into the atmosphere and thus contribute to climate change. It can then be sold to oil exploration companies for use in oil recovery. A perfect solution!
Governor Barbour chose Kemper County, Mississippi (30 miles north of Meridian) as the venue for this new power plant. He broke ground on June 3, 2010. The power plant, Kemper Project, will be operational by mid-2014. During its lifetime it will use 150 million tons of lignite coal. The state has at least five billion tons in reserve. This will be the beginning of a safe, clean and effective way to ensure our energy needs and be good managers of our environment. The balance of natural gas, oil and clean coal is a winning hand for the American economy and its freedom loving populace. This rivals the works of John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Thank God! America has become fuel independent.
The typical environmentalist groups have been trying various tactics to stop this innovative miracle. Nothing is working for them as this really answers their proclaimed needs for the world - environmentally safe production of energy. Plus that, it is affordable. While the costs to build baseload power plants (running 24/7) are higher, the significantly lower cost of the plant's lignite fuel source compared to other generation types will benefit customers for decades. Sales of byproducts such as carbon dioxide captured in the gasification process will generate approximately $50 million annually and the byproducts will be used to get to unreachable oil reserves.
The Kemper Project is owned by Mississippi Power which is a subsidiary to the Southern Company. Mississippi Power has committed $990 million in Kemper – related costs. If there is a cost overrun Southern Company shareholders, not Mississippi Power customers, will pay every penny of cost above the limit agreed to by the Mississippi Public Service Commission and the Mississippi Legislature.
It is also about JOBS, JOBS, and JOBS! More than 450 Mississippi companies have a significant role in the construction of the project. Nearly 12,000 direct and indirect jobs are being created during the construction of the facility. Peak construction employment alone will be nearly 6,000. More than 1,000 direct and indirect permanent positions will be in place once the facility opens. During construction, the project is generating nearly $75 million in state and local taxes. Once operational, the project will create $30 million annually in state and local taxes over the life of the plant.
Harry C. Alford is the co-founder, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce.


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Jaideep Vaidya recounts the happenings of a dreary day on November 22, 1999, at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, when Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist joined hands in an epic final day's battle against Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar and Saqlain Mushtaq to chase down 369 in the fourth innings. This, after ending the previous day reeling at 188 for 5.
Australia had won the first Test of the three-match series at Brisbane by 10 wickets. A repeat was on the cards in the second Test at Hobart when Pakistan were bowled out for 222 in the first innings, after being put in to bat by Steve Waugh.
The Australian top order took them to 191 for 1 with Michael Slater, dropped thrice scoring 97. He had gotten a magnificent 169 in the first Test and looked on course for another big one when he top-edged Saqlain Mushtaq to mid-wicket going for a sweep. The wicket opened the floodgates as Australia lost the next 9 wickets for 55 runs and had to settle for a paltry 24-run lead. Saqlain and his doosra-speared arsenal spun mayhem, taking 6 for 46 including three wickets in an over.
In the second innings, a buoyed Pakistan walloped their way to 392 all-out, riding on the big man Inzamam-ul-Haq's 118. Shane Warne took 5 for 110, taking his match tally to 8 wickets.
Australia now had to chase 369 in just over 5 sessions. Slater (27) and Greg Blewett (29) provided the hosts a brisk start before the former edged Shoaib Akhtar to fourth slip. Azhar Mahmood then took 2 in 2 to make it 81 for 3, before Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting fell in quick succession for Australia to display 126 for five on the scoreboard with just under an hour to play on Day Four.
This brought Adam Gilchrist — he had made his debut earlier in the series at The Gabba — to the crease. At the non-striker's end was Justin Langer, who was celebrating his 29th birthday and had an aggregate of just 1,365 runs in 26 Tests at 33.29, including 3 hundreds and 9 fifties. He was clearly not the best No. 3 Australia had fielded and had been welcomed to the crease by a full-toss stinger from Akhtar hurled at his knuckles at 154.3 kph.
Langer and Gilchrist somehow made it through to stumps on Day Four with Australia still needing another 181 runs to win with half the side back in the pavilion. They were at the mercy of a so-so batsman and an aggressive, yet inexperienced, keeper who had scored 45 of the pair's 62 runs.
Come Day Five, one would have expected Pakistan to go for the kill and level the series in the first session itself. But the Australian duo clearly had other plans.
The Great Escape begins
Langer, who would later come to be known as one of the most charismatic drivers of the cricket ball and an equally efficient cutter, used the two shots to perfection against the Pakistani quicks. Length balls were caressed to the cover boundary, while shorter deliveries were dispatched to the fence via elegant square cuts and late cuts. Some of the cover drives were timed to such perfection against Akhtar, who was constantly clocking upwards of 140, that it made him seem like a pedestrian gully-cricket medium-pacer. Langer was equally impressive against Saqlain as he exploited the area square of the wicket with his sweeps.
Gilchrist, meanwhile, knew that he had to stick it out with Langer until the end if Australia wanted to garner any hopes of winning the match. But Gilly, who had scored an 88-ball 81 on debut, wasn't going to deviate from his natural game now. He brought up his fifty with a prance down the wicket against Waqar, driving him for three. The half-century came off just 72 balls (3 fours, 1 six) and it was his second in three innings. After that, he began to sweep Saqlain like a veteran, before practicing his later-trademark back-footed heave over the deep mid-wicket fence. Soon, his natural aggressive game paid dividends as he forced Akram to have the field spread out, and Gilchrist still managed to find the gaps.
At one point, Gilchrist smacked Akram's short and widish delivery to the deep point fence. The look on Akram's face as he watched it crash into the hoarding was one of utter exasperation at himself and, to some extent, desperation. Gilchrist then brought about his first Test century with a beautiful straight drive off Waqar down to the long-off boundary. It had taken him just 110 balls and less than three hours, including eight fours and a six.
The duo scored at a good pace and went into lunch at 277 for 5. The Pakistanis, who had almost taken the win for granted at the end of Day Four, were clearly showing nerves and getting frustrated now.
After lunch, Langer reached his fourth Test hundred with a shot that the Pakistanis had gotten used to in that innings – a deft sweep of Saqlain's ball pitching outside off and angling away from the left-hander. The so-so batsman had proved that there was something in him; and just as if he still hadn't proved a point, every hit to the fence as the Aussies inched closer to their target was followed by fist pumps towards the dressing rooms.
Then, with five runs needed to win, almost as if it were scripted, Langer was gone for 127 trying to execute the very shot that had earned him a chunk of his runs. He tried to sweep Saqlain to the square leg fence, but found the top edge and then Inzamam at square. Langer's batting chart was filled with red lines, denoting boundaries, zipping through the deep point and third-man area. The wicket, for the Pakistanis, was of course purely academic.
But the man who truly snatched the game away from the visitors was a 28-year-old swashbuckling debutant, who would go on to rewrite the definition of a wicketkeeper-batsman. Adam Gilchrist took the game away from Pakistan by going after their best bowler. Saqlain had tormented the Aussies in the first innings, taking 6 wickets including Gilly's.
But the southpaw displayed to the world for the first time his counterattacking abilities and heaved Pakistan out of the game. The way he took apart Saqlain with his booming cover drives, clockwork sweeps and massive pulls over mid-wicket gave the world one of the first glimpses of what Adam Gilchrist was capable of. He got the scores level with an exquisite square cut that pierced the field and raced to the boundary, and he finished it off with a swipe over mid-on to the long-on fence. He had scored an unbeaten 149 off just 163 balls in his second Test, sprinkled with 13 fours and a massive heave over deep mid-wicket.
The Australians had pulled off what Richie Benaud, sitting in the commentary box, felt was "one of the finest victories I've ever seen in Test cricket." They had registered, at the time, the third-highest fourth-innings total to win a Test match. Only thrice before in the history of Tests had a total of above 350 been successfully chased. After this effort, it was to be done three more times in the next nine years, including a record chase of 418 by the West Indies against Australia at Antigua in 2003.
Langer and Gilchrist had thus given other teams the belief that such a mammoth total can be overcome and it was this belief that sparked Australia's rise to the summit of world cricket in the following decade. It also gave to the cricketing world the one and only Adam Gilchrist. The rest, as they say, is history.
(JaideepVaidya is a multiple sports buff and Editorial Consultant at Cricket Country. He has a B.E. in Electronics Engineering, but that isn't fooling anybody. He started writing on sports during his engineering course and fell in love with it. The best day of his life came on April 24, 1998, when he witnessed birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar pummel a Shane Warne-speared Aussie attack from the stands during the Sharjah Cup Final. A diehard Manchester United fan, you can follow him on Twitter @jaideepvaidya. He also writes a sports blog - The Mullygrubber )


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