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The Chargers lit it up at the Q after being down 21-3 against Lions at halftime, coming back to win 33-28.
The San Diego offense had a sudden surge in the second half after only putting three points on the board through two quarters. It all started with Philip Rivers. The 33-year-old completed 83.3% of his passes on Sunday (35-42). He threw two touchdown passes to tie Dan Fouts' team record (254) for most touchdowns thrown for over a career. He threw for a whopping 404 yards. Not a bad start to the season for the 12-year veteran.
The Chargers offensive line did a decent job. They started off shaky in the early portions of the game, but meshed well as the game wore on. There were also two injuries to this line, D.J. Fluker and Joe Barksdale. Although those seem like key losses, their replacements did a solid job at protecting Rivers. Fluker sustained a high-ankle sprain and looks to be out about 4-6 weeks. Barksdale is expected to return this week.
Rookie Melvin Gordon had 14 carries for 51 yards, averaging 3.64 yards per carry. Gordon almost scored his first touchdown as a rookie, but it was called back because his elbow touched the turf when trying to spin out of tackle. Gordon also fumbled the ball, turning it over to the Lions. All in all, it wasn't a bad debut performance.
Danny Woodhead also had a nice game, toting the rock 12 times for 42 yards. He averaged 3.5 yards per carry. Woody managed to score two touchdowns on the ground. It was nice to have him back after losing him to a season-ending injury early last season.
Keenan Allen was huge this game! Allen had 15 receptions for 166 yards. He tied the team record for receptions in a single game. Allen didn't score any touchdowns, but he sure helped the team move the ball down the field. The 23-year-old also popped a ball up that Rivers threw at his back shoulder; it was intercepted and taken back for a pick-six.
Stevie Johnson proved to be a nice offseason addition. He recorded 6 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown, averaging 13.6 yards per catch. Johnson ran a great inside route and took it to the house with his lone diving touchdown. He will definitely be an asset to the already prolific offense.
Ladarius Green had a good game, stepping in for the suspended Antonio Gates. Green registered five receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown. Green came through in the clutch when the Chargers needed to move down the field to get into the red zone.
Lastly, Malcom Floyd. Floyd had a bit of a disappointing game having only one catch that went for 29 yards. Rivers also tried to target Floyd in the endzone, but that pass was well underthrown and ended up being intercepted by the Lions' secondary for Rivers' second pick of the game. Truth be told, there is only one football to go around, so to speak.
When every player is healthy, this is one of the most prolific offenses in the league. The offensive line took a while to mesh, but when they did, they were able to open holes for the running back and protect Rivers. With stable blocking upfront, the Chargers can move the ball down the field with a great deal of poise.
Next up is the Bengals. Let's see how the offense can do against a good defense on the road.
Thanks for reading!
Rick Reiff, Jr.
What do you mean, Keenan Allen playing slot receiver? Just bear with me while I attempt to persuade you.
A slot receiver, by definition, is a player in the offensive formation between the offensive line and the player closest to the sideline and at least a yard off of the line of scrimmage. That space can be occupied by a wide receiver, tight end or running back. It is often used when the offense wants to confuse the defense by having more than one receiver on the same side of the field. Utilizing this tactic generally forces the opposing team to adjust their coverage scheme by making alignment changes or adding extra defensive backs to ensure that the player in that "slot" has someone on him.
While at University of California – Berkeley (UCB), Allen was used in several different formations: split wide at receiver, in the slot and in the backfield. He primarily played the slot position while at UCB, so the role would be nothing new to him. Being quick off the line of scrimmage whether the ball is coming his way or if he is being a decoy can only help Philip Rivers in the long run. Although Allen may not have top speed, he does have the ability to change speed quickly. Prior to the draft, NFL analyst Charles Davis stated "…he didn't run very fast at his pro day, but the comparisons for him: he plays the game a lot like Anquan Boldin and has hands like Larry Fitzgerald". Current players also known as slot receivers are: Jeremy Maclin (Kansas City Chiefs), Demaryius Thomas (Denver Broncos), Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys), Randall Cobb (Green Bay Packers) and free agent Wes Welker.
Allen has played 29 games in his two years with the Bolts and has 148 receptions of which 95 went for first down. Other than his receiving yardage, there are only punt return statistics for him: 26 attempts for 224 yards with 24 fair catch calls and zero touchdowns. In comparison, here is what newly-signed Jacoby Jones amassed during his first two years (2007-2008 and 30 games) in the league. As a receiver, Jones recorded 18 receptions and 11 of those were for first down. His punt return numbers: 672 yards on 62 attempts, 24 fair catches made, two TDs. On kick offs, 17 attempts for 358 yards (zero touchdowns, zero fair catches made).
Perhaps the argument can be made to move Keenan Allen to the slot since he is considerably younger than Jacoby Jones and Jones has more NFL experience overall in that position. So you are aware, though he is also on the team now, Stevie Johnson was not included in this comparison because he was only used in the return game his initial season (2008).
I know what I would do if the decision was left up to me…however, where do you think Allen lines up this season?
Thanks and Bolt Up!
Cheryl White
The start of the 2014 season looked extremely promising for the offensive line. Veteran center Nick Hardwick was returning after questioning retirement, right tackle D.J Fluker was entering his sophomore season, and a healthy left tackle King Dunlap was set to make another impact. Adding to the mix was guard Chris Watt; a third round draft pick in this year's draft. However, being past the halfway mark and into the bye week, the offensive line has crumbled into little football pieces; almost unrepairable.
Shortly after the one point loss to the Arizona Cardinals on a Monday Night Football showdown, Hardwick was placed on injured reserve; not returning for the rest of the year. Rich Ohrnberger was to fill the position, however injuries have inhibited him to be able to play effectively. He too has missed some games. The injury bug struck so hard that at one point it left Watt, not a true center, filling the void as the fourth backup to Hardwick. At that point, the offensive line started to disintegrate and show their true colors. The next man up motto almost seemed like a joke.
It should be no surprise that the Chargers are ranked almost last (30th) in the NFL for rushing yards. Yes, the void of Ryan Mathews has greatly impacted the run game, but the guards and center haven't done a sufficient job at creating holes for the run. In week 3 against the Buffalo Bills, Donald Brown had 31 attempts, ran for 62 yards and only averaged 2.0 yards for the game. If you remember, the Bills have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL. The run game had no chance. As many know, Johnnie Troutman is the right guard on the line, but does it shock anyone that he isn't performing well? I'm not at all. Scary enough, Watt hasn't even been able to outperform him to snag the starting role — as predicted in the offseason. It wasn't until the Miami where the entire offensive line hit rock bottom.
The Chargers were shut out a few Sundays ago by the Miami Dolphins. That hasn't happened since 1999 (I was eleven years old). Philip Rivers had a total of three interceptions and one strip-sack fumble. Does it sound oddly familiar to the 2012 season? Before the three game losing streak, Rivers was said to be the league's MVP contender, but he doesn't look like that anymore. If you look below, Rivers' poor play has been due to an extremely underperforming offensive line:
-Rivers sets up for a pass play on 2nd and 18. Eddie Royal to the lower right looks to be making a route in open coverage and the offensive line looks to be blocking correctly to allow Rivers sufficient time in the pocket.
-Notice Troutman, turned around, looking completely lost and confused while exposing Rivers to Miami player #79. Fluker is basically playing the right tackle and right guard position. But it's becoming more evident that he might excel at the right guard position. As a result, the play ended in one of the three interceptions of the game.
Just as I mentioned, Fluker is being forced to play two positions at once. Do you miss Jeromey Clary yet? This type of play is a disgrace at the NFL level and absolutely needs to be address by the coaching staff sooner than later; if not, the next draft. Could it get any worse? Yes, and it does in the next example:
-A view of the offensive line setting up for a well needed 8 yards on 3rd down. Antonio Gates looks to be the receiver while lined up on the right side.
-In this view, Rivers appears to have pocket time to convert. However, the play never ended that way.
-Dunlap was horribly beaten on the edge. Keep in mind, this play only lasted roughly three seconds. That's how little time it takes to disrupt an opposing offensive line and quarterback. The play ended in the games only strip-sack fumble.
Lastly, Watt was given an opportunity when Ohrnberger was removed from the game. The rookie's inexperience was exposed horrendously:
-Rivers has a pretty decently protected pocket, however Watt starts to crumble under the pressure from Miami's Dion Sims at the far right.
-Well, this doesn't look great. Watt is easily manhandled and left looking behind him while #80 attacks up the middle for Rivers.
-A very painful looking sack occurred on the play while Watt looks like he is in complete disarray. Rookies will be rookies. However, with the mindset of "next man up", Watt doesn't look NFL ready.
An efficient guard and offensive lineman will protect the passer and open up the pocket for the quarterback to see an open receiver. At this point, the Chargers current linemen have allowed the pocket to collapse sooner than desired leaving Rivers to increase his release rate to 2.52 seconds in order to get the pass out quicker. If the line is collapsing in three seconds or less, that ultimately leaves Rivers forcing to throw and converting in .52 seconds or less. Even if you're Peyton Manning, that is horrible protection for any quarterback.
Basically, the offensive line has looked like the former 2012 line; nonexistent pass protection, no open lanes/holes for the running back and players looking like a lost child in a grocery store. Not to mention, they have been hit by injuries. The sad part, this was just the Miami matchup and more horrendous play occurred well before this game. Tom Telesco and company have many issues to address, and the offensive line is the biggest one. Everyone is pretty excited to see Ryan Mathews return to the practice field, but can the line hold up? It's going to take more than a bye week to clean up this train wreck.
Briana Soltis
The Chargers are heading into their fifth week with great poise and a record of 3-1 being led by the league's leading MVP contender – Philip Rivers. They've been praised and dubbed Super Bowl contenders for their early season success, yet it's no secret that the running game seems to continuously be struggling in each match up. Averaging only 2.4 yards a carry this year, and with only one rushing touchdown, gives them the distinction of almost last place for total rushing offense. The circling question of who is to blame can be debatable, yet the facts are pointing more toward the offensive line.
When it was announced that Ryan Mathews was going to be out 4-6 weeks due to injury, there was no question that Donald Brown and Danny Woodhead would step in nicely. However, that hasn't gone as planned, forcing Tom Telesco to make a flood of active roster changes. Brown is now averaging 2.0 yards a game and 6.0 receiving yards. In hindsight, he is playing the role of both Mathews and Woodhead. Yet, how is a running back supposed to complete his job when he isn't given the proper tools? Let me explain.
The offensive line has made an overflow of changes in just four games played. Nick Hardwick was placed on IR after the Arizona game which required the next center, Rich Ohrnberger, to step up. His performance hasn't been stellar, yet he has been able to get the job done. However, after playing an incredibly physical game against Seattle, the Chargers found themselves digging for their third-string center to step in. With that said, every opponent that has played Seattle has lost their next matchup – until San Diego.
Already limited at the guard position, and no guaranteed timeline of when Jeromey Clary will be back, we're left with two great pass blockers to hold the line – RT D.J Fluker and LT King Dunlap. In the last four games, the Chargers have played three of the league's top 10 defenses: Arizona, Seattle and Buffalo. Keep in mind, Arizona ended last year with the number one ranked rush defense and Seattle's defense crushed Denver in the Super Bowl with a 43-8 win.
Currently, the Chargers do not have the talent on the O-line to dominate the run game, which leaves the game dependent on Rivers' throwing arm. With Brown having 50 rushing attempts and sharing the load with Oliver, it's slowly wearing down each team that the Chargers play. This eventually tires the defensive line and opens up the passing game. It may not look too pretty in the boxscore, but the running game is serving its purpose.
Moving into week five versus the New York Jets, the Chargers will need a finely tuned game plan. Currently, the Jets rank #3 in total rushing defense, and #7 in total defense. These numbers are just as scary as going back into week one and two – in addition to an injury-ridden secondary. In order for the San Diego Chargers to defeat the Jets, the offensive line needs to step up big, open the gaps for the run, and hold firm for the entire game. Adding the way Rivers is connecting with his receivers and the defense's continued success, there are no reasons as to why the Chargers can't add another one to the win column.
Briana Soltis
We may not be on the field with Philip Rivers but just like him we spent a few years being spoiled by the play of left tackle Marcus McNeil. After injury cut McNeil's career short, the Chargers spent almost two seasons trying to replace him. When the GM who shall not be named offered a contract to the man the Ravens called the "Big Lazy," it surprisingly didn't work out.
The 2012 season was a disaster at the position, Jared Gaither lived up to his former team's nickname and seemed not interested in returning from injury. With no back-up plan in place (I mean, why would you have depth at the second most important position on offense, right?) The QB's blindside became the responsibility of undrafted free agent out of UCLA Mike Harris. Let's face it, most of the season Harris looked like his was guiding people to sack Rivers. Cut the rookie some slack, he had never played left tackle before.
The biggest question leading up to Tom Telesco first draft was who would be the starting left tackle for the Chargers. As the 1st round picks started going it seemed that all the left tackles were going fast. Many pundits didn't expect any 1st round-worthy left tackles to be left. It would finally take someone who had replaced Marcus McNeil before.
The Union-Tribune's Tom Krasovic even wrote on April 1st 2013 "King Dunlap, as of now, is the Chargers left tackle and that's not an April Fool's joke." Who? And why was the U-T already dismissing the big guy? Let's just take a minute (or several) to learn about King Dunlap and how he became a Bolt.
He is not just King Dunlap, he is King Dunlap V, as in the fifth. The fourth of the King Dunlaps was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1969 (which in Chargers terms was Sid Gilman's last year as coach) out of Tennessee State where his mother was also a track star. His sister plays for the Kentucky wildcats basketball team. Raised with an NFL history and an athletic family King V grew to be 6 foot 9 inches tall and was highly recruited out of high school.
One of the coaches that recruited him was an O-line coach out of Georgia Tech and now Chargers O-line coach Joe D'Alessandris. The two were so impressed with each other that they stayed in touch over the 10 years even though King Dunlap ended up at Auburn where he backed up none other than senior left tackle Marcus McNeil.
In Dunlap's freshman year 2005, he got his first chance to replace McNeil during an early season game against Ball State. The following year he became Auburn's starting Left tackle when McNeil became Rivers' protector. Dunlap started all 13 games for Auburn in 2006 and won the SEC offensive lineman of the week award for game against Tulane where he had a 99% rating. It was a surprise to many that he fell to the 230th pick in 2008 draft where he was selected by the Eagles.
Under Andy Reid in Philly, Dunlap was given credit often for his football IQ but Reid more than once called him his Sixth man. Not exactly the highest praise for an O-line man. During his rookie pre-season he rolled his ankle and didn't see action until 2010 when he came in for an injured Jason Peters in week 5 against the 49ers. He got abused by one of the NFL's best Justin Smith giving up 3 sacks in limited play. He did rebound in his second start against Atlanta the following week. Pundits had expected John Abraham to feast, but he ended with as many sack as I did that week. In that first start he also got high marks from profootball focus for his run blocking making an athletic play blocking 10 yards down field for Desean Jackson (who is not exactly slow).
Dunlap never caught on as an Eagle, always playing back-up despite flashes of good play. When San Diego signed him many of the local sports radio shows had on Eagles beat writers and none of them had very much praise for the free agent signing and coming to the west coast. As one of the first moves by new GM Tom Telesco this was not greeted by the Blue and Gold diehards with excitement. With a lot of 20/20 hindsight I think it is safe to say Coach Joe D had his finger on this signing.
I like many of you thought former Steeler left Tackle Max Starks (who signed on before mini-camp) would easily beat out Dunlap for the starting spot. Only Eli Manning's time in San Diego was shorter than Starks who pretty much walked off into the sunset after that. The rumors from Chargers park were that Dunlap not only won the job, he did so easily.
In the season we didn't see much of him at first. He played well against the Texans but against his former team in week two Dunlap hit the dirt and had to leave the game. In and out of the line-up with multiple concussions, He ended up missing five games in row. It would be easy at that point to say Telesco had made a mistake, when the their 1st round draft pick left guard was playing in blindside.
It was week 14 when the Bolts were set to play both Manning brothers in 5 days that the King came back. Boy did he! Against the giants Dunlap played like a man possessed. Despite a low snap count for the game he had the highest run blocking grade (+11.7) in the NFL that week according to profootballfocus.com. He didn't surrender any sacks and only two hurries.
On bolo Thursday five days later Dunlap was the only starter with a plus rating on run blocking (give major credit to Mathews who ran for 127 yards on 29 carries). Dunlap's two biggest plays in the game are worth noting. On Mathews' 23 yard TD run in the second half Dunlap crushed Both safety Mike Adams and linebacker Danny Treviathan thirteen yards down field to clear the way for the endzone. The other big one reminded me of his big plays blocking down field for Desean Jackson – this time it was Eddie Royal getting 20 yards on a third down conversation that crucial to the Bolt's ball hoarding game plan. A good ten yards from scrimmage, Dunlap again put Broncos safety Mike Adams on his back. Royal told Tom Krasovic of the U-T, "To see a guy that big who can run like that, he is a pretty special athlete."
Dunlap showed the Charger faithful what he had over that stretch of wins but it was the five days of Manning revenge that he shined the most. It was that kind of play that helped Tom Telesco feel comfortable drafting strong on Defense this year. I wonder what those dismissive Eagles beat reporters are saying now?
It doesn't matter.
Dunlap can hold down the fort as long as he stays healthy. He and my team MVP, coach Joe D', seem to work well together. All hail the king!
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It is common knowledge that the Chargers have many positions that need upgrading in the 2013 offseason. The most obvious positions of need happen to be on the offensive line.
But let's get one thing straight. The Chargers have many holes in their roster in addition to the offensive line.
Ryan Mathews has shown that he is incapable of being a workhorse running back due to repeated injuries and an inability to stay on the field on third down. Although Mathews is a decent receiver out of the backfield, he is a poor blocker, at best, in passing situations. There is no need to get started on his fumbling issues. The aforementioned facts show that there is a need at running back in the Charger offense as either a replacement for Ryan or as a complimentary piece to him.
Despite Donald Butler getting better in each and every game, it is hard to imagine how he would perform with a solid inside linebacker playing next to him in our 3-4 defense. I know that Takeo Spikes has become a fan favorite, but his best years have long passed him by. If the Chargers were to find another solid player to play next to Butler, our youthful, improving defense would only get that much better.
I have had a good time making up nicknames for Atari Bigby. He set himself up pretty good with his name announcement during the Monday night contest versus Denver. All joking aside, Bigby's inability to wrap up, coupled with his penchant to bite on play action, made him a serious detriment to the success of the Bolt defense. The Chargers haven't had a quality strong safety since the days of Rodney Harrison. Yes, it has been that long.
Now that Antoine Cason and Quentin Jammer have completed the final year of their contracts, the Chargers are now left searching for two starting cornerbacks. Despite Jammer being one of my favorite Chargers, it is nearly impossible to think that he will be back as a cornerback with the team. The door might be open for him to sign a hometown discount to return as astrong safety as we talked about last night on "All Out Blitz." Cason is a player that could price himself out of our range while being allowed t shop free agency. My hope is that we bring him back but only at the right price. Cornerback will need to be addressed with multiple players in any case.
Those are the obvious holes, in my mind, that need addressing on the 2013 San Diego Chargers. You could easily add in defensive tackle and defnsive line depth as well. Also, you can never have enough quality depth on the offensive line either.
Below you will notice a poll asking the very same question in the title. Excluding offensive line, which position is in need of upgrading the most in San Diego?
Please vote and leave a comment below stating why you voted for the position that you did.
Thanks a lot for reading and voting.


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Discussion in 'Video' started by doug, Jun 17, 2010.
Here's his site: http://www.llewtube.com/
A ride and chat with Chelsea Sexton is in there somewhere.
Bravo on his well-to-wheel CO2 comparison.
Yeah, in about the middle of the right-hand-side scrolling window. And Paul Scott, too.
Looking forward to more episodes...he does a great job and we really need more journalists that "get it" when it comes to EVs and hybrids.
That was an excellent display of journalism. Bravo!!!
In many ways that is the sad part. He is not a journalist per se, he is an actor. AFAIK noone is paying him for doing this and thus being a journalist.
Don't get me wrong he still makes an excellent show...
He's more of a presenter these days, mostly known for Scrapheap Challenge (the show was exported to the US as Junkyard Wars).
But the point is still valid.
He manages to cram a Tesla plug into this rat about the iPad too:
A project of love to be sure.
Nice to yell at the screen in appreciation instead of frustration.
The only thing on TG he did not hit was the small plug they had it in. (and the brake break)
Honda FCX Clarity on Fully Charged
Episode 2 of Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged.
Now taking a ride in the Honda FCX Clarity: Very informative and very clear on why hydrogen powered cars aren't there yet.
Watched it too, enjoyable episode. My evaluation is that he came to the right conclusion, but for the wrong reasons...or at least for only one of the reasons. He seemed to dismiss the energy cost of FCVs a bit lightly with only a small comment then discussing other sources of hydrogen as by-products. IMO large scale FCVs will be impractical for a very long time b/c of the tremendous amount of energy it takes to produce the hydrogen. And yea, that $2 Million dollar/car thing could be a tiny deterent for working families.
He should have said how long it took to fill up. Also notice that he finishes fill prematurely.
I presume the last part of the tank takes longer and longer to fill (i.e. tails off asymptotically) as the pressure increases?
... interesting thoughts ....
... how old are the first Roadster's on the street ?
... how many miles / km
... how about the Batterie ? Still good ?
This is ancient (well, 18 months old). If you read the comments he's kind of backpedaling.
I thought the same thing! He talked about fill-up time and then never gave it to us.
Robert. If you are reading, I love your stuff. Best out there. Each time you do a project it's better than the last. Partly because you listen to whingers like me and adjust.
well, your are right, but the last comments are just a few days old (young)........
TM say the Battery will last 5-7 years or 100.000 miles (or km ...? not sure ), because
of charge-monitoring a.s.o.
But do we have some "real" experiences / datas ?
any roadster close to the 100.000 miles "limit" ?
No actual owner (not counting Tesla's internal VPs/EPs) is anywhere near 100k miles. May be 30k by now. Also keep in mind the battery degradation is GRADUAL and not a sudden "limit". At 100k miles you still have a decent battery, just less range. How much range ? That depends on how you have treated the battery (and Tesla has taken as much as possible out of that "babying your battery" hassle as possible with their "Standard Mode" settings and behaviour). So when we talk about "life" we need to also specify the parameter by which "death" is measured. To some EV drivers the range (which is HUGE from the start) could continue to decline well into 200k miles on the odometer before they consider the battery unusable ("dead"), and needing replacement.
I think I heard that VP11 might have ~80K miles now.
Apparently Tesla has a "MAP" (miles accumulation program) where some cars are driven as much as possible to see how they do with heavy use.


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As soon as the financial items have actually been addressed it is after that time to concentrate on the dimension and scale of the task, along with the architectural as well as looks of the new addition. The enhancement ought to be of dimension and also scale such that it visually combines right into the original home. It should not be as well little or as well big. Freԛuently, house owners obtain carried away and also include large quantities of brand-new home without adequate believed on the outside look. From a market price, there is even more to a home than simply pure home. A home has to maintain its outside appearances too. It is necessary to consider such items as siding, doors, windows, rooflines, and also elevations. All must combine into the existing house exterior effortlessly as well as cosmetically.
If a designer is not planned for the project, then the homeowner should a minimum of make some sketches of the residence exterior with the brand-new addition. The building inspector will probably reԛuire them anyways throughout the authorization procedure. Also, there are many Residence Layout software packages on the marketplace today that can assist create such illustrations.
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If after analyzing all these problems you are still willing to move on with the job, call your subcontractors, draw your licenses and also prepare yourself for an interesting time. For most property owners taking on a residence addition is a positive experience that gives both brand-new living space and also an excellent investment.
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Magic Touch "Strongbow & Spliffs (feat. Roche)"
Los Angeles producer/DJ Magic Touch—who delivered a retro-leaning XLR8Rpodcast earlier this year—is set to embark on an Asian tour, making his way through Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, and Japan (for much of which he'll be joined by Japanese producer Oorutaichi). To help spread word of his ensuing travels, Magic Touch has dug into his vaults to pull out "Strongbow & Spliffs," a jacking house track crafted alongside fellow 100% Silk affiliate Roche. Built around a clap-heavy drum-machine core, the collaborative production comes bathed in hardware synth textures, its restless bassline joined by a number of gooey pads and delicately tweaked melodies. The pair's "Strongbow & Spliffs" track can be grabbed below while the full details of Magic Touch's upcoming Asian tour—which begins this Friday, May 30—are included after the jump.
May 30th Bali @ Metis (DJ)
May 31st Jakarta @ The SafeHouse (LIVE & DJ
Hong Kong
June 6th Hong Kong @ XXX Gallery (W.Hong Kong) (DJ)
June 12th Shanghai @ 390 Club (DJ)
June 13th Beijing @ Dada Bar (LIVE & DJ)
June 14th Shanghai @ Arkham (LIVE)
June 20th Naha Okinawa @ Record & Music Bar "ON" w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 21st Fukuoka City @ Kieth Flack w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 22nd Nagasaki @ Big Deal w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 24th Okayama City @ Pepperland w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 28th Sendai Miyagi @ Club Shaft w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 29th Takasaki Gunma @ Woal w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE)
June 30th Tokyo @ Dues Shinjuku w/ Oorutaichi (LIVE & DJ)
July 3rd Tokyo @ block.fm
July 4th Osaka @ Stomp (LIVE)
July 11th Tokyo @ Amate-Raxi (DJ)
Strongbow & Spliffs (feat. Roche)


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Two black businessmen from Chicago, Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe, became the first minority owners of a major league sports franchise Saturday, purchasing the National Basketball Assn.'s Denver Nuggets for $65 million, with backing from media executive Robert Wussler.
An earlier bid by Lee and Bynoe to acquire the team fell through when they failed to raise enough capital by an Oct. 10 deadline.
Wussler is president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based Comsat Video Enterprises, which put up $17 million and will own 62.5% of the team. Lee and Bynoe and their Chicago investors will put up $8 million and will own 37.5%. The balance of the purchase price will be financed.
The structure of the sale calls for Lee and Bynoe to run the team as managing partners. Lee, 50, is a banker and broadcasting executive. Bynoe, 38, is a real estate developer.


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Final days for Ĺopenĺ Bristol, Washington
Bristol and Washington elementary schools were packing up this week.
Both District 11 Westside schools, which have been putting in extended days since last October to build up the necessary academic hours, will end their school years Friday, May 4, to let contractors get an early start on major interior reconstruction projects.
Cardboard boxes filled with school supplies were stacked high at both schools, including classrooms where teachers were still giving lessons this week to students.
ôWe're hanging on till the bitter end,ö joked Washington Principal Terry Martinez.
Ferguson lightened the stress by letting his students paint on the walls that will be torn out. At Washington, the students were making up stories about ôMary Annö - the nickname for the ancient boiler that will be removed.
Both schools are looking forward to the renovations that they're scheduled to see in August, when classes start again.
The Washington project is budgeted at about $1.67 million, Bristol's at $930,000. Both are complex, with new interior layouts and extensive upgrades or outright replacements of electrical, plumbing and heating/cooling systems.
It's not quite true that as the students file out one door May 4, the contractors will be bolting in the other. But the tight schedule does call for a moving company to clear the boxes out of Washington starting Saturday, May 5, then head for Bristol on Tuesday, explained K.C. Keen, the District 11 manager for the two projects.
Both upgrades have two major aspects in common: Both will replace 1970s ôopen classroomö designs with hard walls that meet modern fire codes; and both will provide air-conditioning.
The projects are similar financially as well. Funded by the 2005 bond issue, their budgets have been hit by industry-wide construction cost hikes since then. Keen said it was a challenge being ôthriftyö enough to make the numbers work, but was eventually able to get both in just under their previously estimated amounts.
The school will get difference types of air-conditioning. Washington's climate control will be created through a new geo-exchange system in which water will loop through pipes deep under the playground - drilling for their holes started in March - while Bristol will get an A/C add-on to a modern system that was installed in a bond issue several years ago.
Comfort aside, Keen said the hard walls at the two schools will accomplish two key goals: improved student safety and academic achievement. Another benefit will be fewer sound distractions, Keen noted. Using temporary partitions as the next best thing, both schools long since gave up on the 1970s open-classroom idea, which was intended to make education more flexible and less confined.
(Note: The older, western half of Washington was built with hard walls, and will not be altered by the project.)
The projects will allow welcome efficiencies, such as locating the two kindergarten classes next to each other at Bristol or installing sinks in several classrooms at Washington. And, despite the tight budgets, money was found for ôextras,ö such as a new gym floor at Bristol (technically not part of the bond issue) and, at Washington, a new classroom in part of Mary Ann's old space and a drainage swale to eliminate the ôLake Washingtonö that rainstorms have traditionally created on the playground, Keen said.
As May 4 neared, Joan Grant, head of the Bristol library, waxed philosophical about the craziness of the packing and the boxing effort in particular. Color codes are being shared by overlapping school areas, which could make unpacking an adventure. ôIt will be a bit of a hassle,ö she said. ôBut I'm not going to worry about it . I'll just bring a lot of aspirin in August.ö Then she added happily, ôAnd we'll have air-conditioning then.ö
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Job Description
Administrator- Finance
Location: Fareham
Salary: £16,000 - £17,000
Hours: 37.5 Hours Monday to Friday
Duration: This is a temporary to permanent opportunity after the first 12 weeks.
Dynamite Recruitment is proud to be recruiting an Administrator for one of our top 10 clients based in Fareham.
You will report jointly to the Credit Control Team Leader and the Business Team this is an administrative role that will work between the two busy departments to oversee the fee queries coming into the business.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the busy Credit Control In-box for incoming Fee queries and responses.
- Process incoming post for fee queries
- Attach all correspondence in the necessary manner and update the management system.
- Work to our in-house guidelines regarding fee dispute and escalate if necessary
- Advising our instructing parties of our decisions and noting the case on the management system appropriately.
- Receive and log telephone queries and pass to relevant persons.
- Maintain Credit Control Macros and send follow up letters as and when needed.
- Monitoring letters to clients who have lost contact with instructing parties
- Any other adhoc tasks in relation to either departments.
- Customer focused with experience within a finance admin role would be advantageous
- Good team player
- Proficiency with IT systems; Excel; Word; Outlook
- A "can do" attitude;
- The ability to cope well under pressure, prioritise and keep a cool head;
- An excellent telephone manner and very good attention to detail;
- A flexible approach with the ability to adapt quickly to meet the demands of a busy environment;
- Resilient and a real desire to succeed;
To be considered for this role, please submit your CV ASAP.
Dynamite Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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Wild Florida Photo
Nature Photography by Paul Rebmann
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Strangalia strigosa
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
This species of flower longhorned beetle is found only in Florida, usually seen on flowers feeding on pollen.
All members of this genus have the distinctive slender-bodied appearance. Adults of Strangalia strigosa are on the wing from April through July.
This species feeds on flowers of buckthorns, redbay, fleabane, holly and other plants such as prickypear cactus as seen here.
Since the common name 'flower longhorned beetle' can apply to any of the Lepturinae subfamily of Cerambycidae and this species is either the only or one of the few flower longhorned beetles endemic to the state, I think it should be called the Florida longhorned beetle.
For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Bugguide.net page for this species
Date record last modified:
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The guide below explains the key components and essential steps one must undertake in order to effectively get rid of File Restore virus. This program is not what it claims of itself. Instead, this is yet another example of fake hard drive defragmenter (fake system optimization tool) that is extremely dangerous, annoying and malicious. The presence of File Restore virus on your system slows it down considerable. Plus, it causes a lot of problem due to the fact that this virus hides a lot of important data that is available on your hard drive. For example, this scam sets up the hidden attribute to your files, folders, desktop icons, shortcuts and even the list of programs in the Start menu. In addition, it relocates them to the special smtmp folder that was specifically created by the malware in order to store the hidden files there. Be careful with this rogue (fake HDD) utility. Instead of trusting it please hurry up to get rid of this malware sample from your system immediately, without hesitation.
File Restore virus doesn't ask for permission to enter your machine. It also makes the necessary unauthorized preparations in order to be started automatically together with Windows operating system (whatever version of if you have). So, once you turn the PC on you will immediately face the GUI of File Restore scareware running on your PC, without any files or documents on your desktop. As we've already mentioned, this is the result of the malicious activity of this fake HDD tool on your computer. At the same time, the malware will try to persuade you in its so-called decent and good intentions. It will run the series of fake system scans and will then report many fake errors (hard drive, memory and other system errors). All of them are invented by File Restore virus and aren't peculiar to your machine. The culmination moment for this hoax is when it offers itself to you as a solution to fix those fake bugs. However, it will not let you do it until you first buy its fake license (File Restore activation code). Please be careful and do not follow these fraudulent instructions of this malware. Instead, please follow the guide below that will explain to you how this virus can be effectively removed from your computer with the help of GridinSoft Trojan Killer.
Detailed removal guide:http://trojan-killer.net/remove-file-restore-virus/
Free tools you need to run to restore your missing files:
- GridinSoft Unhider - http://trojan-killer.net/download/unhider.exe
- GridinSoft Restore - http://trojan-killer.net/download/restore.exe


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Monday, May 16, 2016
Registration Is Now Open For Craft Napa 2017!
CRAFT NAPA 2017 Registration goes live today at 1:00 PM Pacific!
CRAFT NAPA January 12-15, 2017
Registration for our second edition of CRAFT NAPA 2017 goes live today at 1:00 PM PDT! Join other artists and crafters for an art retreat like no other in world-famous Napa Valley featuring stitching, art quilting, improvisational piecing, mixed media, collage, journaling, paper arts, and more. Plus, don't miss out on the "Blend Your Own Vintage" competition or the "Sip 'N Sew Wine Train" adventure! Swag bags, good food, wine, and the opportunity for community crafting and relaxing among friends abound.
What you'll find at this year's edition:
• 33 workshops ranging from quilting and improvisational piecing to batik and mixed media.
• Newly offered evening workshops (on Thursday night)
• Welcome Reception with lots of swag
• A Panel Luncheon: The Artists' View
• Expanded Artist Market where you'll find unique art supplies and treats
• Blend Your Own Vintage competition
• "Sip 'n Sew" Wine Train excursion through Napa Valley
Book your hotel before the rooms sell out!
Our discounted hotel block is at 60% capacity before registration has opened! Book your rooms ASAP so you secure the discount! Once it is full, it is full.
CRAFT NAPA will once again be held at The Embassy Suites/Napa,
January 11 – 15, 2017
, with on-site workshops taking place
January 12-14, 2017
Room Rate
The discounted room rate is as follows for each of the four nights:
Single: $159
Double: $179
Triple: $199
Quad: $209
Contact Information
We have secured
a limited number of rooms
for a group discounted rate. The three letter group/convention code for Craft Napa is
. Please mention this code or your group name "Crafting a Life/Craft Napa" when making your reservations, in order to receive your group discount!
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Military Brats of Etsy March 2008
The Military Brats of Etsy Global Street Team Announce ourFEATURED ARTIST ~ SELLER …..ClassicAddressSignshttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5008064 http://www.classicaddresssigns.etsy.com
Every few weeks we will be choosing one of our members to "feature". We are proud to Feature: "ClassicAddressSigns" as our third Artist ~ Seller. To see photos of their work click the links between questions.
1~Tell us a bit about your self (name, location, affiliations, and personal stuff).
David and I were both born in Germany to Air Force dads and dependent moms. We both traveled all over along with the rest of the baggage. When we finally met it was no surprise that our photo albums were almost identical right down to the poses at the Grand Canyon. It was a miracle we didn't meet as kids! We now have 5 kids ranging in age from 23 to 4. My husband tried both Air Force AND Army but figured civilian life was more for him. When our youngest two came along I just couldn't do the whole daycare thing again so I took our little hobby to the next level and turned it into a full fledged craft business and all our kids help even the little ones! **Here are a few flickr photos including their work space their family and craft fairs they have been in…. a lot of really good photos!http://www.flickr.com/photos/24556015@N08/
2~What is the first thing you can remember making by hand? How and why did you make it?
I think the first time my husband and I made a sign was after my dad had a heart attack and it took EMS 1 hour and 22 minutes to find his house. He had a lovely wooden plaque with his house number on the house but you couldn't see it from the road. The local fire department had tried to sell my mom a reflective address plate for the mailbox but my mom thought it was too ugly! I came up with a wrought iron design with some curly~ques and had my husband weld it all together. Then we bought a metal plate and some reflective numbers and put it all together. All their neighbors wanted one too! But a year later they were all rusted! So we started working in aluminum and polypropylene. We re-made everyone's signs! They still look great today! And the last time my dad had a heart attack EMS was there in 18 minutes! Every winter we come up with a new design or two! Today we cut our own metal plates in any size we need, we make our own reflective numbers, letters and even images!http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5134290
3~What inspires you? Where do your ideas come from?
Since both of us have spent many years in Europe, the whole concept of Brackets & Shingles (the English term) comes from old European shops. The designs have become more elaborate as our skill level matured. We also love feedback from our customers. Our newest design (will be listed in May) was a customer encouraged design.http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5053961
4~Why should people buy handmade?
Everyone should buy handmade whenever possible! It helps strengthen our economy and encourage more small businesses to thrive. It also gives a lot of people that are otherwise unable to work, an alternative to welfare or unemployment.http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5044628
5~Apart from creating things, what do you do?
Besides creating reflective address signs, decals, and license plate, we may be raising the future president of the USA! Our kids are the focal point of our lives. At this point, our craft business is all we do. Neither my husband nor I work outside our home.http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7867854
6~Read any good books lately?
David doesn't like to read but I love Sci-Fi and Fantasy books. The last one I finished this week was Heir of Stonbe by S.L. Farrell. It's the final book in the Cloudmages series. This book does not have a traditional happy ending! It does make you think about what impact ones decisions make for the next generation and many to come.http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5125086
7~In ten years I'd like to….
In 10 years we would like to be debt free and have our signs in all upscale garden centers in the USA. We have 10% of NC covered for now and a long, long way to go to make either of those goals but they are do-able!http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5111139
8~ What has being a brat at Etsy meant to you?
I think having been a Brat has created a more flexible frame of mind for us than having been raised in a traditional household. We both keep an open mind, we don't mind traveling and we both adapt easily in the craft festival circuit. This has help make us a desirable vendor and helped our income sky-rocket!!!http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5042062
Go see their beautiful signs…..Then come back here and tell us about it.


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MURFREESBORO - Middle Tennessee Head Football Coach Rick Stockstill announced this morning that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching vacancy at East Carolina University.
Stockstill, who was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year today, led the Blue Raiders to a 10-3 season and a win over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl in 2009. Stockstill, who also earned Sun Belt Conference Co-Coach of the Year honors this season, has twice been named SBC and TSWA Coach of the Year (2006 and 2009) in his four years at the helm.
Stockstill is currently on the road recruiting and has issued the following statement:
"I am very humbled and appreciative of the interest East Carolina University has shown in me about their head coaching position. ECU is an outstanding University, community, and its football program has a great tradition and has been very successful throughout the years.
"The timing is never good for a coach to change jobs. However, the timing of this opportunity came at a critical time in recruiting with both universities and to the fault of neither MTSU nor ECU.
"I have decided I will remove my name from consideration at ECU. I could not look in the eyes of these recruits and their families and tell them the things I believe in and what I want them to believe in and then leave Middle Tennessee with only two weeks left in the recruiting process. Also, I have so much respect and admiration for our current players that they were ultimately the reason I could not pursue this any further. We have invested a lot together during these four years which played a major role in this decision.
"Personally, I want to thank Dr. (Sidney) McPhee, Chris (Massaro), and Middle Tennessee for giving me the opportunity to be the coach of the Blue Raiders. They gave me a chance to be a head coach four years ago and I will always be grateful for that opportunity."


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Australian launch event speakers announced
The line-up for the Australian ng Connect "Made in Australia. Delivered by Broadband" launch event has been confirmed.
This is a fantastic agenda for anyone engaged in the Australian innovation sector and interested in how ng Connect can contribute. The event aims to bring together energetic Australian companies who want to collaborate and contribute to future innovative services delivered over high-speed broadband.
Event Details:
4pm-7pm, Wednesday 30 October 2013
NBN Discovery Centre, North Sydney
Register online here.
Speaking at the launch will be leading voices in Australian Innovation: Rachel Dixon (Viocorp), Dror Ben-Naim (Smart Sparrow), James Nathan (Food Orbit) and Kate Cornick (University of Melbourne).
These thought leaders will discuss the disruptive nature of ubiquitous broadband coverage for business and the possibilities it brings for innovation – together with real-world Australian success stories.
Complementing these fantastic local speakers will be international representatives of the ngConnect program including Jason Collins (Alcatel-Lucent) and Victoria Crone (Chorus NZ).
Our international guests who will share details on the ng Connect collaborative innovation approach and recent outcomes from activities in the United States and New Zealand.
Jason and Victoria, along with the local ng Connect team, will be able to field questions about the value ng Connect offers its members and how to get involved.
Conversations at the launch will influence the focus for the Australian ng Connect program in 2014, with an initial agenda around innovation for health, education and agriculture verticals.
To register for the event and find out more about our speaker, click here.


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This is the repo for this website. I wanted to play with jekyll and felt a need for some minimal level of web presence. Mix those two… you have this website.
Puppet Camp AZ 2016
From Bad Puns to Implementation
This was a short talk at Puppet Camp AZ 2016 about how my team got Puppet Enterprise configuration
Error Page
I wanted to play with a quick and dirty splash page. I recently delt with a 'system maintenance' page at work and thought that could be a fun little thing to work on.


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The hilltop perched house is all about land and panoramic views down its 150 rolling acres and out across 72 square miles of Lake Winnipesaukee. And this was one of the factors that Ann and Jerry Calvert wanted us to work with - a color clean house that let the landscape and guests showcase the 'color' and for the living spaces to be more background.
The mid-house open air gallery that leads into the farmhouse kitchen or out and onto the veranda for amazing views.
The living area was done in hues of cream & taupe, with accent pillows of dark brown and animal prints. A wine barrel stave chandelier is suspended mid room while wood framing, a massive stone fireplace and magnificent views anchor the room.
The white palette gives the kitchen a feeling of spaciousness and provides a perfect backdrop for Ann's antique ironstone collection. Off the kitchen is a small pub (not shown) and is my favorite room in the house! I hunted down a fabulous collection of wine openers in England for it.


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Twitter Engagement, by Miguel Arucan, Spring 2016
Part A: Design
Part B: Documentation
As a visual designer, I can definitely see on how much I've improved. From my Storify, the viewers can see that my first few posts are bland - centered, monochrome, use of simple fonts. Later on, I get more comfortable with learning how to use different techniques such as gradients, using my logo, clipping paths and finding images. I am proud of the things I've produced because of what I've learned. I've learned to communicate visually effectively. I've also learned how important it is to not only look for what is aesthetically pleasing, but how important every little element (font, color, composition) is, in order to send the right message.
If I had to improve my Storify, I would've produced more blank image tweets and kicked out the blank image tweets in order to have consistency.


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So Much Candy
So Much Candy is a 5 reel, 25 payline video pokie game developed by software provider, Microgaming. This is one of the titles in a trilogy which includes So Much Sushi and So Many Monsters and it includes similar features to those available in the other two games. Players can make the most of the Much More Candy feature in the base game which can increase the size of your wins and the free spins bonus round which allows players to choose how many free spins they will play with.
So Much Candy Pokie
This is a brightly coloured game with a purple background covered in different rock candies. The reels are surrounded by a pink border with red and white candy sticks separating each one. The main symbols include five different rock candies – one with a heart centre, a red and white one, a green one, a purple one and a yellow one. There are also high playing card values in bright colours. The gumball machine is the scatter symbol. It pays out for two or more landing anywhere on the reels and when it does, it shakes around. It is also the key to triggering the free spins bonus round. The So Much Candy game logo is the wild symbol and it substitutes for all other symbols, except the gumball machine scatter symbol, to help complete a winning combination.
The main feature is the Much More Candy feature that occurs during the base game, increasing players' payouts on any spin. Three or more candy symbols landing in a winning combination can trigger this figure and the candy symbols can split into a maximum of five mini symbols per main symbol. This means that players can create combinations of up to 25 matching symbols per payline with a maximum 640x your stake available per spin.
Landing three or more gumball machine scatter symbols anywhere on the reels activates the free spins bonus round. Players are able to choose the number of spins to play with out of five options, but the higher the number of spins, the lower the winning potential per spin. Players can choose:
-8 Free Spins – Offers wins of 320,000 per line
-10 Free Spins – Offers wins of 280,000 per line
-12 Free Spins – Offers wins of 240,000 per line
-14 Free Spins – Offers wins of 200,000 per line
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Lindsay Beaudry
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"NAIT does an amazing job at preparing their students… NAIT establishes confidence in their students to back the skill set that they have learned."
- Lindsay Beaudry ('09 Respiratory Therapy)
From a young age, Lindsay Beaudry always knew that she would end up at NAIT. Her father, a retired electrician, graduated from NAIT and remembers his time fondly. "He spoke very highly of NAIT, the alumni and the faculty," says Lindsay. Little did Lindsay know that her time at NAIT would encompass one of the most challenging events in her life.
In 2008, at the end of her second year of the three-year Respiratory Therapy program, Lindsay was doing her rounds with a nurse at the Royal Alexandra Hospital when she experienced a sudden, debilitating pain in her head. "I actually thought it was something that had fallen and hit me, that's how severe and localized it was." She was rushed to the University of Alberta hospital under the care of neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Chow. They quickly identified the problem and performed an emergency craniotomy, in which a portion of the skull is removed to operate on the brain.
After recovering in the neurosciences intensive care unit, Lindsay returned to complete her diploma a mere four months later. "After my surgery, faculty members of the Respiratory Therapy department at NAIT were phenomenal in accommodating my specific needs to complete the program." This included rearranging shift rotations so she didn't have to work nights and giving her extra time to complete her academic studies.
Lindsay's clinical instructor, Sean Easton, says that all the credit belongs to her. "Most people would probably throw in the towel for a period of time," says Easton. "But that wasn't what Lindsay was going to do – she was going to persevere."
Lindsay was hired by the University of Alberta hospital in 2009 and, as fate would have it, started working in the intensive care unit where her life was saved. Dr. Chow was thrilled when Lindsay joined their team. "She will probably be the only patient that I've ever operated on that I see on a day-to-day basis, working alongside me," he says. "It's very gratifying to see that."
Lindsay is now in a career that allows her to serve her community and provide care to others experiencing similar serious health concerns. Through NAIT, she acquired the skills to succeed in a high stress environment and her personal experiences have made her appreciative of the opportunity she has been given. "I truly feel that it is my calling to work with some of the people who helped me recover from my surgery," says Lindsay. "They are a phenomenal group of individuals who help me on a regular basis to have the courage to continue doing what I'm doing."


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Scott Kirsner is an Author and Co-Founder of Innovation Leader, a Cambridge-based information service focused on helping innovators in large companies. Scott has spent two decades as a business journalist and contributing editor at the Boston Globe, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, Variety, The New York Times, BusinessWeek and other publications. His focus on how innovations that matter get introduced to the world has taken him to the White House, the Sundance Film Festival, the United Nations, and the innovation labs of Google, Disney, General Motors, Delta Air Lines, iRobot and many other companies. Scott is the author of several books on innovation and technology, including a highly-acclaimed collaboration with George Lucas, "Inventing the Movies," which explores the challenge of bringing new ideas to a century-old, change-resistant industry: Hollywood.
He has presented leadership strategies to corporate leaders, technologists and entrepreneurs at Harvard Business School, MIT R&D Conference, South by Southwest, the Sundance Film Festival, Mass Tech Leadership Council, SMPTE Annual Tech Conference, HubSpot Inbound, Internet Week, Churchill Club, and NAB Futures Summit. Scott has also appeared on NBC's Today Show, NPR's Science Friday, the Discovery Channel and WBUR's Radio Boston.


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California Mulls Antibiotic Use In Livestock Measure California State Sen. Dean Florez has introduced a bill to restrict antibiotic use in animal ag. As introduced, SB 416 would:
- Prohibit, commencing Jan. 1, 2012, a school or school district from serving poultry and meat products (from which the animals have been) treated with antibiotics.
- Prohibit, commencing Jan. 1, 2015, a person from using antibiotics for non-therapeutic and prophylactic use in any animal raised for the production of any human food product.
- Require state and local governments, when purchasing meat supplies, to prefer meat supplies produced without the use of medically important antibiotics as feed additives.