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EventsMustang Mach 1 And SVT Cobra Drag Racing Shootout - Fanatical Four-Valve Fisticuffs
We pit Ford's Four-Valve Mach 1s and Cobras against each other in a no-holds-barred dragstrip battle.
Since its beginnings, dragstrip shootouts have been a big hit with the MM&FF crowd. We love doing them, as it gets us to the track and it gets our readers' vehicles in the magazine in a very cool way. These days, we use the Internet to put out the call for cars when a shootout idea arises, and never have we received as much e-mail as we did when we drummed up the idea for the Mach 1 vs. '99-'02 Cobra confrontation. In fact, we may have even gotten the idea after our computers were flooded with 50 or so e-mails from readers with cars who wanted to see this go down.
After some discussion, we devised a plan and sent out the word. While it may not have been a heavyweight fight, we did have a pretty decent card. In one corner was the '03-'04 Mach 1. From the factory it had a naturally aspirated, 4.6L, Four-Valve engine rated at 305 hp. The Mach 1's signature came in the form of the ultracool Shaker hoodscoop and its unique body and stripe package. In stock trim, we've run as quick as 13.13 at 105 rpm.
In the other corner was the '99-'02 Cobra. While the Cobra also came with a naturally aspirated Four-Valve, that's where the similarity ends. The Mach 1 is better equipped for the strip due to its solid rear, while the Cobra came with the often-looked-down-upon IRS rear suspension. The Cobra also has a cool body package, and in our testing we've lit up the clocks with 13.30 e.t.'s. Compared to the Mach 1's 305 hp, the Cobra was rated at 320. All in all, though, we had the makings of a great fight.
The thing is, most people get confused and think the engine in the Mach 1 is the same as that in the Cobra. That's not the case. Basically, the engine between the strut towers of the Mach 1 is the same one found in the Mercury Marauder. For starters, the Mach 1 has a higher compression ratio than the Cobra-10.0:1 versus the Cobra's 9.85:1. In addition, the Mach 1 has the same high-flowing heads found on supercharged Terminator Cobras. The rear-gear ratios are different (3.55 for the Mach 1, 3.27 for the Cobra), and, more importantly, the camshaft profiles are different. The Cobra showcases intake cams with 0.392-inch lift and a duration at 0.050-inch lift of 196. The Cobra's exhaust cams spec out at 0.390-inch lift and 194 duration. Compare that to the Mach 1's camshafts. The Mach 1's intake cams are basically the same ones found in the 5.4L Navigator engine, featuring specs of .394-inch lift and a 184 duration. The exhaust is more in line with the Cobra, with the specs coming in at 0.397-inch lift and a 196 duration figure. With shorter duration, though, the intake cam makes great midrange torque, although the high-rpm horsepower pales in comparison to that of the Cobra.
The rules for our Mach 1 vs. Cobra shootout were fairly simple. A stock-style suspension was required, though we allowed the Cobras to ditch the IRS for a solid-axle. All cars had to have a full interior, a Four-Valve engine, and 28x10.5 non-W or 325-sized tires. The kicker was that any engine modification was allowed, as well as any and all multiple power adders.
But our doorbell barely rang. The call heeded a surprisingly low number of entries, so we made the best of what we had and brought six cars to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, to see who would come out on top. This made us wonder if there were just a bunch of posers out there-fast with a keyboard but not on the track.
Right out of the gate, the Cobra contingent was in trouble as only two came to duke it out alongside four Mach 1s. While the power adder of choice was a supercharger, there was a mix between centrifugal and positive-displacement huffers as well as naturally aspirated Stangs. Everyone was given an equal chance, but each army was clearly not as strong as it could have been.
While the results weren't lightning quick, the competition was so close you couldn't fit a nose hair between First and Second Place.
1st Place
Matthew Wadel
Manassas Park, VA
'03 Mach 1
Matthew Wadel drove up from Virginia with his '03 Mach 1 and ripped off some blistering low-11-second times to claim the overall win for Team Mach 1. In a sense, he was straddling the fence as his Mach 1 had its engine bay stuffed with an '04 Cobra motor. The stock powerplant has its power output helped via a 2.3L Whipple supercharger stuffing 20 pounds of boosted atmosphere into the Four-Valve engine. Excessive Motorsports handled the tune, and according to Matthew, the engine was readied with little time to spare for the shootout, resulting in him running the everyday street tune. After opening the day with a couple of mid- to high-11-second runs, Matthew pounded out a pair of 11.30s with trap speeds well into the 120-mph zone. While his first pass was an 11.86, it was on that run that he recorded top speed of the day at 127.53. Adding looks to the purpose of the Mach 1 was the carbon-fiber hood with corresponding Shaker scoop cutout.
Weigh In | |
Owner: | Matthew Wadel |
Hometown: | Manassas Park, VA |
Driver: | Matthew Wadel |
Car: | '03 Mach 1 |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,638 lbs |
Engine: | Stock '04 Cobra Four-Valve |
Built/Tuned By: | Excessive Motorsports |
Power Adder: | 2.3L Whipple supercharger pushing 20 lbs of boost |
Heads: | Stock |
Camshafts: | Stock |
Best ET/MPH: | 11.304/127.53 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.739 | 11.304 | 126.84 |
2 | 1.712 | 11.309 | 122.82 |
3 | 1.828 | 11.532 | 127.23 |
2nd Place
Roy Cole
Avoca, MI
'03 Mach 1
We have to give Roy Cole a lot of credit for ending up where he did at the end of the day. For starters, he was the only participant in the shootout who did not use forced induction as a power adder. Instead, he relied on a couple of guns to get the job done. Even though he had difficulty with the second stage of the nitrous fading on and off at the top end, he was able to utilize the laughing gas enough to score a Second-Place finish. Roy beefed up the Mach 1's short-block with some forged components before working over the top end, adding a quadruple set of rumbling camshafts and plumbing in the nitrous system.
Another advantage afforded to Roy was his Mach 1 being the lightest car running in the shootout. He took it easy on the first run of the day, keeping the juice system in the "off" position. He then let it all hang out on the second run, with his 11.32-second best being a scant 0.02 of a second behind the top 11.30-second run of Matthew Wadel. Roy hooked and booked to a 1.59-second 60-foot time, the best out of everyone in the joint. We were left to wonder how quick Roy could have gone if he got the second stage to work. He says mid-10s, so maybe we'll have him back for another shootout down the road.
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Owner: | Roy Cole |
Hometown: | Avoca, MI |
Driver: | Roy Cole |
Car: | '03 Mach 1 |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,464 lbs |
Engine: | '03 4.6L bored 0.030 over; Cobra crank, Wiseco pistons, Manley rods |
Built/Tuned By: | Lukovich Race Engines/Alternative Automotive |
Power Adder: | 225 hp two-stage wet- nitrous system |
Heads: | Livernois Motorsports CNC-ported heads with 1mm oversize valves |
Camshafts: | Livernois Motorsports billet single-patterns featuring 214 duration, 0.432 lift, and a 114 LSA |
Best ET/MPH: | 11.327/119.44 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.592 | 11.327 | 119.44 |
2 | 1.642 | 11.759 | 104.68 |
3 | 1.702 | 12.126 | 111.92 |
3rd Place
Eric Schaefer
Hillsborough, NJ'04 Mach 1
Eric Schaefer completed the 1-2-3 sweep of the Mach 1s with an 11.46-second best. He spent most of the day trying to perfect the tune-up in his Mach 1, as he had only a couple of days to get the powerplant ready for the shootout. Even though the car was running out of fuel at high rpm, forcing him to use Fifth gear at the finish line as a safety measure, he was able to make a strong showing. Powering his Mach is the accompanying Four-Valve, though the 4.6L had its cylinders punched out an extra 0.030. Eric was one of the few who utilized a centrifugal blower to make power-in his case, a ProCharger D1SC blowing in 15 pounds of boost. As the day progressed, Eric got quicker and quicker, eventually landing in Third Place with the aforementioned 11.46-second pass. Except for the first run, a 12.65, he stayed in the 11-second zone.
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Owner: | Eric Schaefer |
Hometown: | Hillsborough, NJ |
Driver: | Eric Schaefer |
Car: | '04 Mach 1 |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,584 lbs |
Engine: | '04 0.030-over 4.6L |
Built/Tuned By: | Eric Schaefer |
Power Adder: | ProCharger D1SC supercharger pushing 15 lbs of boost |
Heads: | Ported stock |
Camshafts: | Crower single-patterns featuring 222 duration and 0.475 lift |
Best ET/MPH: | 11.462/121.45 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.746 | 11.462 | 121.45 |
2 | 1.771 | 11.713 | 115.02 |
3 | 1.904 | 11.842 | 120.02 |
4th Place
Kevin Harvey
Mooresville, NC
'99 Cobra
Kevin Harvey hails from NASCAR country, and he almost didn't make it to our shootout. In the photo to the right, you see him holding the trash-a piston from the motor he fragged a few days before the event. A couple of all-night thrashings and no sleep enabled Kevin to show up and represent the Cobra contingent. He slapped on a ProCharger P1SC blower and utilized the ensuing 14 pounds of boost to break into the 11-second zone on his last pass of the day. In addition to seeing action on the dragstrip, Kevin also tosses the Cobra through corners at open-track events near his home. Instead of ditching the IRS, he beefed it up and, to the shock of those in attendance, had the fourth best 60-foot out of everyone there (Roy Cole had the top three), with a 1.669. Not too shabby!
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Owner: | Kevin Harvey |
Hometown: | Mooresville, NC |
Driver: | Kevin Harvey |
Car: | '99 Cobra |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,684 lbs |
Engine: | '07 FRPP 4.6L aluminum block, Cobra crank, Diamond pistons, Manley rods |
Built/Tuned By: | MM Performance |
Power Adder: | ProCharger P1SC supercharger pushing 14 lbs of boost |
Heads: | Ported and polished stock |
Camshafts: | Custom-ground Houston Performance billet cams |
Best ET/MPH: | 11.882/121 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.796 | 11.882 | 121.69 |
2 | 1.669 | 12.063 | 119.87 |
3 | 1.852 | 12.196 | 120.71 |
5th Place
Ken Pimental
Carver, MA
'04 Mach 1
Ken Pimental had the only automatic transmission-equipped car at the shootout, and after solving traction issues, he got it into the low-12-second range to end up in Fifth Place. The Competition Orange Mach 1 was by far the brightest car of the bunch, and it utilized a ProCharger P1SC centrifugal blower tuned by Dez Racing to enhance the power level of the stock Four-Valve. Except for the blower and normal exhaust system changes, Ken's Mach 1 was pretty much left factory-fresh. He has owned the car since new and cruised to Raceway Park to let it all hang out. After spinning the tires through most of Second gear early on, he swapped on a spare set of gummy shoes. The result was a better run through the middle, culminating with increasingly lower elapsed times. Overall, Ken's car performed with bracket-like consistency throughout the day.
Weigh In | |
Owner: | Ken Pimental |
Hometown: | Carver, MA |
Driver: | Ken Pimental |
Car: | '04 Mach 1 |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,694 lbs |
Engine: | Stock |
Built/Tuned By: | Dez Racing |
Power Adder: | ProCharger P1SC pushing 9 lbs of boost |
Heads: | Stock |
Camshafts: | Stock |
Best ET/MPH: | 12.098/117.9969 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.930 | 12.098 | 117.92 |
2 | 1.941 | 12.102 | 117.99 |
3 | 2.060 | 12.325 | 117.69 |
6th Place
Jamie Robinson
Moultrie, GA
'01 Cobra
Jamie Robinson's Cobra was the only pure naturally aspirated car in the lot. With only bolt-ons such as a Bassani exhaust system, a JLT cold-air kit, a custom dyno tune, and 4.30 gears, Jamie showed what a mostly stock Cobra could do with a great driver, as he clearly had the launch and powershifting technique down pat. By great, we mean phenomenal, as he made the stock five-speed stick sound like an automatic going down track. With the mild bolt-on work and a swap to sticky rear drag radials and front skinnies, Jamie got the Cobra into the mid-12-second zone. As with Eric Schaefer's Cobra, Jamie kept the IRS and wowed us with a 1.680-second 60-foot time. Of course, he-and we-have to thank his wife, Ellen, for letting him come out and play with the boys.
Weigh In | |
Owner: | Jamie Robinson |
Hometown: | Moultrie, GA |
Driver: | Jamie Robinson |
Car: | '01 Cobra |
Weight w/Driver: | 3,550 lbs |
Engine: | Stock |
Built/Tuned By: | Runnin' With the Devil |
Power Adder: | None |
Heads: | Stock |
Camshafts: | Stock |
Best ET/MPH: | 12.450/109.33 |
Log Book | |||
Run No. | 60-Ft | ET | MPH |
1 | 1.680 | 12.450 | 109.33 |
2 | 1.754 | 12.568 | 109.22 |
3 | 1.779 | 12.628 | 108.93 |


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Hydrogen gas sensing performance of a Pt/graphene/SiC device
Shafiei, M., Shin, K., Yu, J., Han, S.H., Jong, J.W., Motta, N., du Plessis, J., & Wlodarski, W. (2011) Hydrogen gas sensing performance of a Pt/graphene/SiC device. In Xia, Shanhong, Bao, Minhang, & Fan, Long-Sheng (Eds.) Proceedings of the 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11, IEEE, China National Convention Center, Beijing, pp. 170-173.
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In this work, we present the development of a Pt/graphene/SiC device for hydrogen gas sensing. A single layer of graphene was deposited on 6H-SiC via chemical vapor deposition. The presence of graphene C-C bonds was observed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. Current-voltage characteristics of the device were measured at the presence of hydrogen at different temperatures, from 25°C to 170°C. The dynamic response of the device was recorded towards hydrogen gas at an optimum temperature of 130°C. A voltage shift of 191 mV was recorded towards 1% hydrogen at −1 mA constant current.
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With everything from the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, to the protests that are still ongoing in Egypt, the topic of democracy, revolution and change has been at the forefront of many conversations. And there is perhaps no better time for the documentary "Let Fury Have The Hour," an exploration of the artistic response that comes in the wake of oppressive political climates.
The feature directorial debut from acclaimed author, visual artist, and filmmaker Antonino D'Ambrosio chronicles how a generation of artists, thinkers and activists used their creativity — and their creations — as a response to the reactionary politics that came to define 1980s culture. To help tell the story, D'Ambrosio rounded up an array of folks including John Sayles, Chuck D, Shepard Fairey, Lewis Black, Ian MacKaye, Billy Bragg and many more to talk about how the heyday of Reagan and Thatcher informed their creative output. Also sharing his experiences is Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who in this exclusive clip explains how it's the power of the people that invokes massive change, not politicians.
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Rhode Island congregations of the United Church of Christ will come together on Good Friday joining their neighbors, young and old, from churches of all denominations to raise money for hunger and homelessness. In this Good Friday Walk for Hunger, event organizers aim to raise at least $100,000 — about twice as much as previous years.
"This is our 35th year, and we continue to grow," said the Rev. Betsy Garland, a UCC minister and president of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. Garland was the Good Friday Walk president for 10 years, and is now a board member.
In its early years, the walk was organized primarily by Roman Catholic parishes in Providence, and since has grown into an ecumenical experience to raise money for local, national, and international groups. The walk attracts about 800 to 1,000 walkers annually, and raises about $25,000 to $50,000 in proceeds. The event is an all-volunteer effort to help maximize the amount donated to fight hunger and homelessness through 20 local outreach organizations in the state and international partners in the Caribbean and Africa.
"We start at churches of different denominations and walk to the State House for a rally," Garland said.
Since the event is held on Good Friday, it also brings together the Christian community to remember the sacrifice of Jesus on one of the holiest days of the year. Good Friday is symbolic in the Christian faith as the day when Jesus walked to his crucifixion on Calvary, carrying the cross on his back.
Garland said that a number of UCC congregations from across the state participate in the walk. "I manage the Haven [United Methodist Church] stepping out site in East Providence, and churches from the East Bay come there," Garland said. "We generally have [UCC walkers from] Newman, Seekonk and Riverside. Also, Beneficent UCC in downtown is the big water stop."
The Providence area will have 10 "stepping-out sites," or starting points, where participants begin their walk at 9 a.m., and converge from all directions at the State House in downtown Providence, R.I., at 11 a.m. Most of the routes are about 6 miles, with some longer and shorter routes. Two additional walks will take place in the cities of Coventry and Newport, R.I.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a National Nuclear Security Administration facility and has extremely tight security, with restrictions on personal cell phones and the Internet access. Lawrence Livermore's lockdown policy has been a problem for some employees, who needed to access personal email or use social networking tools for work.
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Goldstone said she considered on-premise virtual desktops, but she didn't have in house expertise or the resources to invest in infrastructure within the timeframe in which she needed virtual desktops. Hosted virtual desktops enabled Lawrence Livermore to deploy virtual desktops without the know-how or cash required to build a VDI on premises.
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Like Kaviza, other virtual desktop software companies are offering their products as both in-house and hosted services. Austin, Texas-based Virtual Bridges recently began offering its KVM-based VDI product as a hosted package through partners such as Rackspace and IBM, which provides Virtual Bridges desktops for Panasonic.
Lawrence Livermore chose Kaviza because it integrates with existing platforms, and the remote desktop experience across the WAN performed well. It is also cost-effective, Goldstone said. The Kaviza desktops are based on Citrix's latest remote desktop protocol, HDX, and some employees say the hosted desktops are actually faster than the lab's desktops because they aren't behind a firewall, Goldstone said.
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Dan Kline, a business manager at Massachusetts-based Sports and Physical Therapy Associates, moved from a server-based systems model to a services model because his company doesn't have a dedicated IT team to maintain its computing infrastructure. He is now testing Desktone Desktops as a Service, hosted through Rackspace, to reduce PC maintenance costs.
"We have 14 clinics, and the nightmare is maintaining desktops remotely, doing fixes and patches," Kline said. "We found ourselves always buying new computers for users and spending more than we wanted to."
Desktone recently launched Version 3.0 of its hosted desktop offering, which costs $1 per desktop, per day for the Professional edition, hosted by Rackspace. The cost covers Rackspace's service-level agreement, but it doesn't include the cost of Windows licensing, which customers have to own themselves.
Since Kline ditched most of his Microsoft Office licenses in favor of Google Apps, he doesn't have to pay for Windows licenses, and the $1 Desktone price tag is even more appealing. He also plans to move to thin clients, which outlive PCs and have lower power requirements.
In addition, Rackspace provides better redundancy and availability than the physical therapy provider could, Kline said.
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While Kline trusts Rackspace's infrastructure, security is a major concern in health care, so the data of patients at Sports and Physical Therapy Associates is not housed in the cloud. Instead, that information is stored on local servers, he said.
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The virtual desktop as a service model offers clear benefits to some IT pros, but not everyone is convinced that cloud-based virtual desktops are better than on-premise models.
Jeff Moore, IT infrastructure planning manager at First Interstate Bank in Billings, Mont., is piloting both VMware View 4.5 and XenDesktop 4. He said moving to cloud-based VDI is too risky.
"Financial institutions are concerned about security of hosted applications, so hosted virtual desktops would be unthinkable," Moore said.
His other concern is performance; because cloud-based virtual desktops are delivered from a remote location over the WAN to end users, it can introduce additional latency. This is particularly problematic for companies based in parts of the U.S. with poor bandwidth, Moore said.
"If the VDI environment is hosted at the data center, you do not introduce additional latency, and latency is the biggest challenge to VDI," he said. "I can say without a doubt you would have to give each remote location direct Internet access, which introduces additional security concerns."
The Taneja Group's Bartoletti said cloud-hosted virtual desktops certainly aren't right for enterprises with special needs, such as high performance and video, it can work well for companies that need to deliver only basic computing to end users.
"For corporations that just want to deliver desktop apps and Web-based apps to employees, rather than running a VDI environment just for the traveling and remote employees, it's easier to use hosted desktops," he said.
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By Jaideep Vaidya
Pune: May 11, 2013
Mumbai Indians consolidated their place in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 with a five-wicket win over the whipping boys Pune Warriors India. Mumbai thus skipped over the Rajasthan Royals to second place in the points table, while Pune glued themselves to the bottom.
Chasing a lowly 113 for victory, Mumbai lost five wickets before eventually getting there. It wasn't the most convincing of wins, but good enough for the superstars of the IPL to tell the table-toppers, the Chennai Super Kings, that they aren't runaway favourites for the title.
Pune were looking to stem a losing streak that had extended to their last eight matches prior to this game and, as captain Aaron Finch put it at the toss, they were "looking forward to end our campaign on a high". However, they didn't make much headway towards that as they ambled along to a none-too-imposing total.
The Warriors lost their big-hitting openers, Finch (10) and Robin Uthappa (11), early, before Yuvraj Singh (33) and Manish Pandey (28) put on a watchful third-wicket partnership as Pune reached 58 for two at the halfway stage. Yuvi, in desperate need of a few runs this season, then carted Pragyan Ojha for two typical slog-sweeps over deep mid-wicket for six to raise some hopes of a good finish.
However, when Pandey hit Lasith Malinga's full toss straight to Ambati Rayudu at deep mid-wicket in the 13th over, the dam was breached as Mumbai broke through. The hosts slumped from 84 for two to 112 for eight, which the powerpacked Mumbai batting line-up shouldn't find too difficult to achieve.
Mitchell Johnson was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai, bowling an economical two for eight in his four overs, and put his team in pole position for the win.
Ashok Dinda sent Dwayne Smith's off-stump cartwheeling 20 metres back on the first ball of the second innings to get the Warriors pumped up in their defence. It got better for the home side five overs later as Sachin Tendulkar was deceived by Ajantha Mendis's carom ball and gave an easy catch to Manish Pandey at long-on to make it 25 for two. It got even better for Pune a couple of overs later when Dinesh Karthik mistimed a lofted on-drive to give Pandey his second catch.
Just when you thought Mumbai were making a mess of an easy win, Ambati Rayudu walked in at No 5 and combined with skipper Rohit Sharma to revive the chase. The duo took their sweet time to get settled and steady the wobble, their low required rate helping them in the process.
Rohit and Rayudu patiently guided Mumbai closer to their target, bringing up the half-century in their partnership in the 16th over after Rayudu hit Dinda for back-to-back boundaries. The stringy Pune pacer, however, got one back for his side the same over after a slow bouncer was scooped towards deep mid-wicket where Angelo Mathews took a good diving catch.
It was too little too late for the Warriors to avoid a ninth straight defeat of the season as the million dollar baby Glenn Maxwell — making his IPL debut — stuck till the end, giving his team a comfortable win.
Once again, it was the mature head of Rohit that got Mumbai to their win after the early stutter. Unfortunately for the 25-year-old, he was dismissed with his team needing a run to win and couldn't hit the winning run. Rohit cut Mitchell Marsh straight to short fine-leg that brought up a wry smile on the bowler's face, but Harbhajan Singh was there to wipe it off as he spanked the Australian over deep extra cover to finish it off.
Brief scores:
Pune Warriors India 112 for 8 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 33, Manish Pandey 29; Mitchell Johnson 2 for 8) lost to Mumbai Indians 116 for 5 in 18.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 37, Ambati Rayudu 26; Ashok Dinda 2 for 35) by 5 wickets.
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Felipe Massa kept his talks with Williams last year secret even from his own manager.
The former Ferrari driver said that when he initially made contact with the British team, Williams asked him not to involve his manager Nicolas Todt.
That is because Todt, the son of FIA president Jean Todt, doubles as Pastor Maldonado's manager, whose Williams split - and that of his lucrative sponsor PDVSA - was already in full swing.
"Williams preferred to speak directly with me, because Nicolas was already dealing with the departure of Maldonado, who did not want to continue," Massa is quoted by Brazil's Totalrace.
"I started talking by myself from the race in Japan and we agreed very quickly. But it all depended on the departure of Pastor and so it took a while (to finalise)," he added.
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Now that we have our step dimensions we need to make some calculations to determine how much pipe and what type of fittings (we are using Kee Klamp fittings) we will need to complete this job.
Lets start with the simple and work our way to the complex
1. Posts – The posts at the top and the bottom need to be the same height. BOCA and OSHA standards specify that the minimum height of the handrail must be 42". For simplicity that's the length we are going to specify
2. Handrail – Calculating the length of the hand rail is a bit more complicated.
First we need to determine the angle.
- To do that we take the distance from post to post. Add the step length plus the length from the post to the step.
Then we determine the height of the steps.
- Add the step height together.
Determine the Angle
- Now here were you might need a calculator. In order to get the angle with the height and the length use the following equation. Divide the Height by the Length. Then do an Inverse Tangent on that number. That number should be the bottom angle of your handrail.
Selecting Angle Fittings
- Now that you have the angle you can determine the type of fitting that you want to use. Kee Klamp fittings offer a number of angled fittings.
- For our project because of the angles we're going to be using a Type-C50 fittings at the top and at the bottom. They allow you to create a handrail at just about any angle.
C50 - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/c50-single-swivel-socket
Now we are ready to determine the length of our handrail pipe.
- First we determine the overall length using the classic formula you learned in geometry a2 + b2 = c2. We just square the height and the length. Add them together. And take the square root of that number. That will give us the overall length.
- Now we're not done. Because the fittings have some length to them we need to to a little math. There's a handy chart in the Kee Klamp catalog (and on our website- https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/kits/stair-railing-kits ) which gives us the numbers we need to subtract. There is no figure for the C50 (they do have offsets for other popular angle fittings) so we just figured an 1" on each side.
I threw together a spread sheet to do these calculations.. I left my numbers in it and attached it so that you can see where I'm coming from.
Selecting Flanges
- There are many different types of flanges to mount your handrail. We chose to use a simple Type 62 flange. We then used Tapcon concrete anchors to secure these to cement.
62 Flange - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/62-standard-railing-flange
One more piece:
Because we're using a Type C50 fitting we'll need a Type 84 malleable plug. This will finish off the top pipe and make sure no water get's inside.
84 Malleable Plug - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/84-malleable-plug
Selecting Pipe:
When installing a handrail make sure that you use Schedule 40 PIPE (not tube or fence post).
When selecting pipe you want to make sure that the steel is galvanized. This will ensure that you handrail will not rust. You might also think about having your pipe powder coated to protect it.
Taking Stock
Here are the parts and required tools
We've got three pieces of Schedule 40 1-1/2" galvanized steel pipe. This you can get at a local pipe store (note you can't get this at Home Depot)
2 x 42"
1 x 28" (this is particular to our project)
We've got the following fittings:
2 Type 62-8 flanges - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/62-standard-railing-flange
2 Type c50-88 swivel fittings - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/c50-single-swivel-socket
2 Type 84-7 malleable plug - https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/pipe-fittings/kee-klamp/84-malleable-plug
For hardware we have:
4 Concrete anchors - ConcreteFastners.com
For Tools we have:
Concrete Drill Bit
Allen Wrench.
Level (not required)
Rubber Mallet (or hammer and cloth)


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Under the "dena Solar Roof Programme for Foreign Market Development", the first grid-connected photovoltaic system (including back-up system) and a solar thermal system were built in Transylvania on the roof of the Protestant parish kindergarten. In September 2010, the inauguration was attended by leading figures from politics and business in Sighisoara.
The project was jointly realised by the German Energy Agency - dena - (Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH) and project partner AS Solar GmbH under the Renewable Energies Export Initiative, which is funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). In March 2010, dena organised a trip to Romania with AS Solar GmbH, where the company was able to make important contacts. "The thorough preparation for the trip, as well as establishing contacts with relevant decision makers on the spot, was an important prerequisite for the successful implementation of the project," said Claudia Vogel, Head of the Renewable Energies division at dena. "The fact that we were discussing the grid connection with grid operators and utility companies at a very early stage made the pilot project possible in the first place. With the implementation of the project we want to create awareness of the relevance of renewable energy in the Romanian population."
As part of dena's Solar Roof Programme, together with a representative on site, the company AS Solar founded an academy to train tradesmen and installers. The goal is to train competent specialists who pass on their know-how. The transfer of knowledge and policy advice is one of the main tasks of the dena Solar Roof Programme. With the installation of the first grid-connected PV system in Transylvania, the programme has created a foundation for further positive development of the solar industry in Romania. It also sets a value chain in motion locally, which contributes to the spread of renewable energy in the European Union.
Since 2004, over 30 projects have been implemented worldwide under the dena Solar Roof Programme. The demonstration systems set up provide the opportunity to get an idea of solar energy and its technical possibilities. Participating companies, as well as representatives from politics and business, consistently describe the programme as a success story.
The dena Solar Roof Programme is just one of many activities of dena's Renewable Energies division. Amongst others, the division publishes subsidy overviews for the European photovoltaics market, which provide information about existing subsidy programmes for PV use in the EU Member States in compact tabular form. Market studies can be requested on individual countries to analyse the market potential and risks and get accurate information on European markets. In addition, the division is actively involved in the European Energy Network, where it chairs the Renewable Energy Working Group.


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Before each home game, Chargers fans will have the opportunity to submit questions to Chargers players for the team's GameDay Magazine, which is sold at the stadium. This week ask Center
Answers will appear in the September 14th issue of GameDay Magazine, for the home opener against Seattle. To ask your question, simply fill out the form below by August 27th and look for your question to be answered in the magazine!


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HTC Touch HD
From Touch Diamond to Pro, and now the HD. This latest mobile phone from HTC claims superb multimedia offerings for mobile users who cannot live without looking at youtube videos and their holiday photos. And we managed to get it in for review this week.
HTC announced their latest Touch HD in November, but the product only started selling in the shops early this month.
The HTC Touch HD is designed as an entertainment mobile phone with a minimalist design, but offers abundant features and superb performance to satisfy multimedia-hungry users on the move.
Even though the manufacturer did not reveal what HD means exactly, most could guess that it stands for High-Definition (high resolution images and videos).
The HD aspect actually goes along with one of Touch HD's distinct features, its 3.8-inch widescreen VGA (480×800) display that promises better quality image and video viewing. It is the first in HTC's line of Touch phone with such screen size, and is also slightly larger than Apple iPhone 3.5-inch (480×320) and Samsung Omnia's 3.2-inch (400×240) displays.
Let's take a look at its specifications:
Model | HTC Touch HD T8282 |
Processor | Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz |
Operating System | Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional |
Memory | ROM: 512MB, RAM: 288MB |
Expansion Slot | microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
Display | 3.8-inch TFT LCD (480×800) WVGA |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, |
HTC mini USB2.0 | |
Camera | Main camera: 5-megapixel w/auto focus |
Second camera: VGA CMOS | |
Audio | Built-in 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, |
speaker, and FM radio | |
Battery | Lithium-ion polymer (1350mAh) |
Talk time: Up to 480 minutes for GSM | |
Standby time: Up to 440 hours for GSM | |
Dimensions | 115 x 62.8 x 12mm |
Weight | 147g with battery |


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WildCard Movies have released their new shred flick this month, Shred-A-Vision.
I like the look of some of the riding in the teaser (below) and I like their view on how they do things: Representing the NorthWest for over a Decade…. WildCard has emassed a cult following of die hard shreds who love the flavor of our one of a kind snowboard flicks..
I've not seen any of their productions yet, but I'm going to get this. As you'll read in the next post, I've only just joined the party this season. A new snowboard movie is right on cue.
Check out the teaser below, and if you wanna see more, you can hook it up on iTunes.
Shredding in this movie: Andy Bergin-Sperry, Forrest Burki, Manuel Diaz, Tim Carlson, Kurt Jenson, Scotty Vine, Andy Stern, Nick Ennen, Shaun McKay, Luke Thorington, Jake Blauvelt, Austin Hironaka, Temple Cummins, Laura Hadar, Joe Bosler, Matt Penny, Scotty Witsil, Forest Bailey, Morgan Rose, Aaron Robinson, Scotty Witsil, Jesse Flies, Stefan Krumm, Blake Payne, Sebi Geiger, Madison Ellsworth, Colin Spencer, Seth Hill, Patrick McCarthy, and many more


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req # 60548 Scheduling Services Part time position 40 hours /pay period (bi-weekly) Shift: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-11:00am Elevating the Possibility of U at UCHealth UCHealth is a special place and it requires a special type of person to work here. We are committed to attracting exceptional people who possess a rare combination of talent, drive, and intellectual curiosity. They are the people who naturally gravitate toward our culture, our geography, and our passion for discovery -- ambitious people for whom UCHealth isn't just a career, but an elevated state of mind.
Register patients to receive medical services, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Obtain demographic information, validate insurance, and collect payments. Answer and/or refer questions received from patients, visitors, and staff. Job duties Greet and register patients, collecting complete patient demographics. Pre-register patients for scheduled services. May perform bedside registration. Determine correct account type for registration according to service. Perform verification of insurance for payors including Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, Blue Cross Fed and others. Collect co-pays or co-insurances per financial policy. Communicate payment options when significant patient liabilities are identified. Refer patients to Financial Assistant Representative when need is identified for financial screening. Utilize Medicare medical necessity module for appropriate diagnosis codes and procedures. Complete Medicare Secondary Payor Questionnaire for all Medicare eligible patients on each visit except for standing orders and recurring accounts. Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, and take appropriate action. Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required. Offer Patient Rights and Responsibilities information to each patient. Explain and request patients to sign consent and release forms as required. Ensure excellent customer service by walking patients to their destination. May occasionally transport patients by wheelchair. Requirements High School graduate or GED. With award-winning hospitals and facilities serving the entire Front Range, University of Colorado Health is the state's largest and most innovative health system. By integrating the strengths of academic medicine with the finest community health care, we're able to push the boundaries of medicine and offer our employees endless career opportunities. Here, there are no limits, except those you place on yourself. Everyone is united by their passion for discovery and their commitment to improving patients' lives. Join Us. Together We Improve lives. The University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) system recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization. |


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This past year so many people have told me how hard it is to find work in America, how the country is in a recession and one kind man even exclaimed "If all else fails you could probably get a job at McDonalds as they are always hiring but no one wants to work there"... Rest assured I was pretty nervous about the prospect of the job hunt. Visions of burger flippin' and unemployment plagued my thoughts.
Well my friends, i'm excited to say that this week I found the job of my dreams sewing costumes for the Nutcracker. My days are spent in a handsome Garment District studio nestled between hot dog vendors and more fabric stores than you can poke a stick at, I feel right at home. I'm pretty damn chuffed, getting to do what I love five days a week seems almost too good to be true.


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Perl is such a powerful language, you only need a few lines of code: Output: CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James My blog: Imperial Deltronics
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Welcome to Blackfeet Country! |
The Museum of the Plains Indian, founded in 1941, is administered by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, an independent Federal agency located in the U.S. Department of the Interior, whose purpose is to promote the development of contemporary Native American arts of the United States. The Museum of the Plains Indian exhibits the creative achievements of Native American artists and craftspeople of the United States. A permanent exhibit presents the rich diversity of historic arts of the tribal peoples of the Northern Plains, and two special exhibition galleries are devoted to changing presentations promoting the creative works of outstanding talented contemporary Native American artists and craftspeople.
A permanent exhibition presents the diversity of historic arts created by tribal peoples
of the Northern Plains, including the Blackfeet, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Sioux, Assiniboine, Arapaho, Shoshone, Nez Perce, Flathead, Chippewa, and Cree. Highlighting the historic exhibits is a display of the varied traditional costumes of Northern Plains men, women, and children, presented in complete detail on life-size figures. Other historic displays are devoted to numerous art forms related to the social and ceremonial aspects of the tribal cultures of the region.
The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 Museum of the Plains Indian Junction of US Highway 2 & Montana 89 Browning, Montana USA Hours June 1 - Sept. 30 (Summer - Admission charge) 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Oct. 1 - May 30 (Winter - Free admission but closed weekends) 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Craft Shop (same hours) Phone: 406-338-2230 Open July 4th and Labor Day The Museum of the Plains Indian is not a part of the National Park system and does not accept Golden Passports. Join the Friends of the Museum of the Plains Indian, a unit of the
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As Joan so astutely observed while patching up a bruised post-fight Lane, "Everyone in this office has wanted to do that to Pete Campbell." And in "Signal 30," last night's episode of "Mad Men" (named for a 1959 driving safety film that was a precursor to the "Red Asphalt" series), someone finally did sock Pete in the face. It's been a long time coming, though for once in Pete's life, it wasn't (that) deserved.
That the one who delivered the blow was Lane, seemingly the least likely of any of the men (or women) in Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to be a physical aggressor, especially in an office setting, says more about Jared Harris' character than Vincent Kartheiser's. Pete's changed a lot over the course of the show, but this episode showcased many of the things about him that have stayed the same. He still looks up to Don as a father figure he desperately wants to please, but also a rival he needs to best (after rejecting a few different approaches from the girl he's chosen at the brothel, it's the declaration of domance "you're my king" that satisfies him). He still fools around behind Trudy's back, despite the happiness they seem to have achieved. And he's still passive-aggressive and undermining, though this time he gets called out on it and in the process is forced to confront the fact that he's not part of some jovial office community, no matter how much headway he's made.
While not quite friends, Lane and Pete haven't shared a strong enmity either (as Lane points out in the "previously on" clip from last season's "Waldorf Stories," the two have a certain pragmatism in common). But Lane feels his professional standing and his masculinity have been eroded by his wife's continued longing for England, by the sense that he's useless in the office and by his general social reticence. When the opportunity to bring Jaguar on as a new client comes along thanks to his wife's friendships, he leaps on the chance to be the one in charge of closing the deal, despite (like Don) being no account manager.
Roger's become a ridiculous figure of fading potency from a passing era, but the tips he gives Lane about how to win someone over in a business dinner ("It's kind of like being on a date") show off the talents he really does possess and his unmatched skills when it comes to wooing executives. Roger even counsels relative sobriety, which is a shock coming from him: "You order a Scotch, rocks and water. You drink half of it until it turns see-through, you get another." Lane tries to keep control of the account by claiming he and Edward from Jaguar can relate "Englishman-to-Englishman," but the man actually has a lot more in common with the old Don Draper. Lane, who doesn't care for football or gardening and who spent the war working as a supply assistant, can't find a way to relate to the guy, who just wants to be taken out for wine and women. When Roger, Pete and Don oblige him, Lane rushes in scandalized, yelling about how Pete's "corrupted" his friend.
Aside from the unmitigated pleasure of seeing Pete take one on his smug little chin, "Signal 30" was a mixed bag of an episode, peppered with mild character dissonances and certain directorial choices from John Slattery (who also helmed season four's "The Rejected") that were awkward or on the nose — the dripping-faucet sound at the end, the match cut from Ken opening the door to leave Peggy's office to Lane opening his own to let Roger in. Lane's shock at what Edward had gotten up to with his coworkers felt extreme — he may not have grasped all that client entertaining can entail, but he did also indulge in some compensated company himself when hiding from the holidays with Don in "The Good News."
Roger's demand that Ken quit writing fiction on the side also seemed a little abrupt — back in season one, when Ken first outed himself as an author when his short story got published in the Atlantic Monthly, Roger offered him backhanded praise during a meeting, saying that the piece showed an understanding of "what most people like." We've had no sense that Ken's work at the office has been lagging, so Roger's claim now that "your attentions are divided" came across as punitive rather than corrective. Was that problem that he's been writing sci-fi? Someday, Roger, that stuff will rule the multiplex.
But the fight itself was wonderful and cleverly, amusingly staged. There was such a great deal of affronted dignity in the way Lane stripped off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves as he readied himself to challenge the "grimy little pimp" — if he'd been wearing gloves, he absolutely would have used one to issue a slap. And the slow horror that registered on Pete's face as he realized that Lane wasn't kidding and that none of his coworkers were going to step in to stop this was delightful, as were his attempts at tough guy comments ("Mr. Toad!"). But what made the sequence work so well were the fascinated visages of Roger, Burt and Don, thrilled to be observers of the impending smackdown.
Pete, like a previously bullied kid who's found someone even lower on the totem pole to pick on, leapt at Lane assuming he was speaking with the support of the group, and misjudged and overstepped in his insults. He ends up literally separated from the pack of which he considered himself a member, separated by the conference table from the partners, who see no reason to cross over to come to his aid. They're eager to see the fight, with Roger lighting a cigarette and commenting "I know cooler heads should prevail, but am I the only one who wants to see this?" and Don drawing the curtains for privacy. Worse than the blows to his face for Pete were those to his pride and sense of self, which is so closely tied to his work.
Battered and broken and sharing an elevator with Don at the episode's end, his sense of betrayal is clear (if not terribly justified) — rather than see what happened as a consequence of what he said, he can only look at it as a personal abandonment. "You just cut me loose," he says to Don, thinking that Don was casting judgment for his cheating on Trudy, and not understanding how much Don's actually worried about his own potential to backslide into infidelity. Pete may be duplicitous, overly senstive and phony, but he's also in much worse emotional shape than anyone around him seems to grasp, and has just been humiliated in front of the entire office — his sanctuary. What's the future going to hold for poor Pete Campbell?


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Crocodile Crock: Sir Elton John Attacks Christian Missions
Sir Elton John is world famous and deservedly so. This billionaire singer is one of the most creative talents we have. But when he attacks Christian missionaries in Africa and other Third World regions, his message is off-key. Instead of "Crocodile Rock," he's peddling a Crocodile Crock.
As a mega-star, Sir Elton is free to say whatever he likes. His native Britain and the U.S. are still free countries. But his belief that the worst thing about AIDS is the "stigma" attached to it is bizarre. We thought the worst thing about AIDS was the disease itself. Even here, however, Sir Elton is free to disagree with us.
What is wholly offensive, however, is Sir Elton John's attack on Christian missionaries is being funded by U.S. taxpayers—Us!—and distributed to the very nations that are in dire need of help. This Voice of America video is titled "AIDS 2014—Living in the Shadows." It's a series of stories of truly terrible treatment of people suffering from AIDS, or survivors whose family members died of AIDS. There's nothing wrong with showing compassion for these desperate people.
There's a lot wrong, however, with Elton John pushing the idea that the spread of AIDS is the fault of Christians, especially American Evangelicals, who have "targeted Africa for thirty years." Would that included the born-again President George W. Bush. President Bush's PEPFAR initiative sent millions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid to AIDS-ravaged countries in Africa. President Bush saw this effort as an example of "compassionate conservatism." Others saw it as stemming from his Christian faith.
Bono saw PEPFAR as praiseworthy. So did former President Bill Clinton. Even Bill Clinton took care not to knock Christian missionary engagement in Africa.
As to Sir Elton's lending his fame and international prestige to an attack on Christian missions, what do any of these Christian missionaries teach about the Gospel and fidelity within marriage that is different from what the Bishop of London taught the world at the wedding of Kate and William.
Elton John sat in the pew at Westminster Abbey for that beautiful event. He was joined by his partner. Neither man jumped up to protest when the Bishop described the importance of a lifelong commitment of husband and wife, and the joy of bringing children into the world. Was the Bishop's sermon—heard by billions throughout the world—a message of anti-gay bigotry? Of course not.
What Evangelicals in Africa and the Third World believe about the purpose of sex within marriage is what the Bishop of London preached that sunny day in the Abbey. What these missionaries teach is what Jesus taught. And they are teaching it to those most in need of a healing ministry.
The world has just witnessed an amazing story of Christian missionaries facing death by Ebola for the sake of Christ. Dr. Kent Brantly and his colleague, Nancy Writebol, were airlifted from West Africa to Emory University to an isolation unit. Both of these Christian medical missionaries serve with Samaritan's Purse, the aid organization founded by Dr. Franklin Graham. He's the son of famed evangelist, Billy Graham.
Both of these missionaries risked death to treat victims of another deadly plague.
This Elton John attack video—promoted by the Obama administration—could not come at a worse time. Throughout Africa, the Mideast, and South Asia, Christians are suffering persecution worse than at any time since the eighth century. Daily, Christians are murdered, raped, tortured, and driven from their homes. They are ordered to convert to Islam, pay a jizya tax, or be killed.
In the face of this historic evil, Obama administration's record of muted response and a blind eye is a shameful one. But worst of all, when Christians are being attacked, the Government of the United States is weighing in with this bigoted video.
It seems the Obama administration's foreign policy—which is in total meltdown—consists of making the culture war a world war. Sir Elton John's participation in the Voice of America video is but the latest example of this administration's hostility to Christian practice and belief.


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Ick.... yesterday was just wasn't all that great. First I woke up sneezing with my eye swollen shut. It must be spring... my allergies have arrived. Then I got a call in the morning saying that a job had opened up at the hospital and that I should fax in my application. So I spent most of the morning filling out paperwork and driving around town trying to find a fax machine. When we got home, the weather was so nice that the girls did not want to go inside. I figured I had a million things that still had to get done outside, so we ran around the yard for a while. BIG MISTAKE. I was sneezing so much I couldn't catch my breath.. and my eyes were starting to swell up again.. one didn't want to open at all... damn cedar trees. So we came back inside and had lunch. I put the girls down for a nap and then laid on the couch trying to keep from itching my eyes. I tried to get myself to do a workout.. but couldn't. Hubby came home a couple of hours later and I got up and did my Tae Bo Abs.. but that was all I could manage. I ate terrible, having a bowl of cereal (there goes my 40 day challenge), popcorn, a pb&j sandwich.. and between my regular meals. grrrrrrr. So today I am determined to make it a great day. I am going to the store first thing this morning and getting some eye drops and antihistamine.. I am going to get lots of veggies and fruit and fill myself up on everything natural today. Hubby is home today, so we will most likely be doing alot more yard and field work... so exercise is definitely in the forecast. I'm looking forward to tomorrow mornings gym workout... especially the swimming!
Have a Blessed Day!!
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- Lola said...
It's ok TL.
Sometimes there are bigger reasons then what you see to have an off day.
You've been doing wonderfull at getting healthier and being such a positive role model for your girls.
Don't stress over it, just let it go and move on.
And, could you send me some of your nice weather :) - 7:25 AM
- ~~Midnight Raider~~ said...
Don't worry about a few minor setbacks. You're doing great!!
- Cory said...
I hope your allergies get better! Mine are starting to act up too.
- MissXXL said...
Dont sweat the petty stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff LOL Good luck with the job!! :)
- ArleneWKW said...
Ah, some of my favorite binge foods. Too bad about the allergies. Fruits and veggies, yummmmmmmmm.
- Michelle @ The 2007 Challenge said...
Poor Tigerlilly!! *hugs* I'm fortunate not to have allergies, but know they are a real issue! I hope the meds help!
Take care,
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- Tee said...
I am sorry to hear of your allergies. I hope the medicine works.
I have to apologize for not being a daily/weekly reader of all of the blogs in the challenge. I have been really busy, but I made a promise to myself that I will be back doing my rounds. Please forgive me. - 6:49 AM
- JOY said...
Everyone has an "off day" but it is great to see you are putting it behind you and starting afresh!
Sorry to hear about your allergies - I know how awful it can be.
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Eastern California's Mono Lake is where scientists conducted experiments aimed at determining whether a particular kind of salt-loving microbe could consume arsenic rather than phosphorus to keep life's machinery going. The results suggested thatThis image of Mono Lake was captured in 1999 by NASA's Landsat 7 satellite, and it serves as the second offering in our Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar. Come back every day from now until Christmas for another image of Earth as seen from space. By the time Advent is over, we'll have all 25 images stacked up right here.
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Before conference play begins, the Tigers knew it would be vital to get Kim English going. The junior guard has struggled this season when you consider the high expectations that were put on him.
Tonight, English scored a season high 20 points, all in the first half, to lead the Tigers to a 98-58 win over Division II Northern Alabama. English scored 18 of his points from behind the three-point line. It was important for English to find some range in his shot, as at times he as been ice cold from this area.
Six other Tigers reached double digit scoring. The frontcourt duo of Laurence Bowers and Justin Safford each scored 16 points. Bowers also pulled down 11 rebounds.
Fresh of Big 12 conference weekly awards Marcus Denmon and Matt Pressey contributed with double figure scoring. Denmon, who won player of the week, scored 12 points. Matt Pressey, who won rookie of the week, added 10.
Guards Michael Dixon and Rickey Kreklow each netted 10 off the bench. Kreklow also had 10 rebounds in 20 minutes of play. It was the first career double-double for the freshmen from hometown Columbia.
The 14-1 Tigers bring in their top 10 ranking to conference play when they travel to Colorado on Saturday afternoon. The Buffaloes have gotten off to a hot start this season with 11-4 record.
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Just like how people have been getting shot for just as long now over looking at somebody for too long or wearing the wrong color on in the wrong place.
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It's Detroit, it's a war zone. React accordingly.
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It was the company's single largest customer, and with the contract coming up for rebid, the competition would be intense. With the value in the millions of dollars, this marquee customer would attract new competitors from Massachusetts and Connecticut. How would a small Rhode Island business defend its turf in the face of larger, more aggressive competitors who could afford to drop prices?
In recent columns for Providence Business News, I have talked about a new playbook for winning. Strategies and tactics for winning are often best illustrated with real-life examples; and no place better than right here in Rhode Island where small businesses are winning by applying innovative tactics and taking the actions required to win in more competitive markets.
The business, NETS Printer Solutions, located in Middletown, has been supplying printer cartridges and services to its clients throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts for decades. While the owner, Davis Dewey, and his team had been steadily growing the customer base and providing a solid level of service to this specific major customer, the fact that the contract was nearing its termination date had him worried. With the economy softening and regional competitors looking further and wider for new business, Dewey was concerned.
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"Everyone talks about their employees being a source of strength, but in our case the collective energy was contagious. I also realized how much our team truly cared about our customer and what a source of pride that was for all of us," he said. "We transformed from a company hoping we could keep our major customer to a team excited for the chance to re-earn our customer's loyalty."
As the proposal began to take shape, the focus sharpened on finding creative ways to illustrate the business value of better service. Faster response time to get equipment working, proactive service routines and other services were all areas that translated into quantifiable business value. Creative graphics, charts that summarized the lifecycle value of service improvements and other tactics began to transform a simple business proposal about products and services into a highly customized story about how the company was in the best position to help its customer achieve its business objectives.
What Dewey and his team began to realize was that the trusted sports motto – the best defense is a good offense – was relevant here. Instead of defending the business, the focus turned to proving the case based on quantifiable metrics the customer could use in making a business decision. Being liked was nice, and having a solid service history was good. But this team understood winning major contracts means proving your value in a way that is compelling and powerful.
"One of the real lessons was turning things inside-out and looking through the eyes of our customer. Why should they choose us even if a competitor appeared to offer lower prices," Dewey said. "We wanted to do more than just claim it, we wanted to show it and prove it. And we did."
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When the Avengers assemble, the world opens its collective wallet. In just under three weeks since its international opening, "Marvel's The Avengers" has earned more than $1 billion worldwide. In America, it blew through the $200 million mark over opening weekend alone, and now holds the title of best three-day opening in film history. Or does it?To see the surprising answers, click here to read the article! comments powered by DisqusWhile dollar signs fuel the engine of Hollywood movie production, they are not necessarily the most objective measure of a film's success. Most importantly, the dollar is not a static unit of measurement like the meter; as a result of inflation, a dollar in 2008 has more purchasing power than a dollar in 2012. If we search for a better way to measure film's opening weekend success, is it possible to dethrone the mighty Avengers? Let's try to find out.


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