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Outback vs Highlander vs RAV4
I was comparing the Outback 2.5 i to my current Malibu Maxx, which weighs about the same but generates 30 more HP and mostly in the lower rev ranges. The maxx passes very well as long as the engine stays below 5000 rpm, at which point it "starves" and runs out of pull. The Maxx SS, with more sophisicated valve control, runs hard to the redline.
The 2.5 i did ok "off the line" (traction was fine), but trying to pass on a moderate hill going 45 or so was sluggish (hard push on the accelerator did very little, and as the trans shifted down there was very little difference in acceleration), and inspired no confidence it will handle mountain grades I deal with on trips.
I'm not trying to be ultra quick (if so the WTX STI would be the choice, and it isn't), but I definitely don't want to go backwards in terms of vehicle engine responsiveness in return for the nearly $30+ K Subaru is asking for that car.
Thnx for info on the RAV4: I suspect the Subie will do better wrt traction, but the RAV4 is more efficient in that its AWD appears to be reactive,not full time.0
The 2.5 i did ok "off the line" (traction was fine), but trying to pass on a moderate hill going 45 or so was sluggish (hard push on the accelerator did very little, and as the trans shifted down there was very little difference in acceleration), and inspired no confidence it will handle mountain grades I deal with on trips.
Agreed; especially in the 40-55 mph area, one has to drop the transmission to 2nd in order to get good response. 5000-6000 rpms provides a lot of "ummph" in this car.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Well, it seems wrt the outback I have three engine choices:
the 4 cylinder 170 hp that doesn't have enough power for confident passing,
the 4 cylinder with turbo which has turbo lag and (unless you check a particular bolt with filter frequently) vunerable to oil stavation,
the 6 cylinder which has little low end torque.
Is it perhaps because of racing emphasis that Subaru engines don't seem to work very well unless the driver is "revving" the engine and using a manual? I really hadn't planned on buying a race car :confuse:0
paisan Posts: 21,181They are fairly small engines with turbos pushing cars that weigh 3300+ lbs. I'm not sure how to really overcome such things w/o a larger engine.
As for the turbo fliter, if you change your oil and filter there is no need to worry. I have a 94 Legacy Turbo Racecar with 150k street miles and 10k race miles, the drivetrain is 100% stock and never rebuilt. Heck it doesn't even have an intercooler on it.
My 05 LGT has no issues at 50k miles and I push the turbo hard on and off the track, but I use synthetic oil and change it every 5k miles.
I don't think the oil starvation issue is common at all.
They need to replace the 3.0l H6 with the new 3.6l H6, though.0
Yeah, it sounds to me like the original poster likes the looks of the XT, but otherwise wants to convince himself not to buy a Subaru.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
The original poster ___likes___ the Outback (the AWD and interior were impressive!), but raised concerns about the available engines.
Ateixeria's nailed it - the new 3.6I H6 sounds good. Subaru needs to get it into the Outback (perhaps by Outbacks' redesign in '10 :confuse: ).0
It's a hot topic. I think they should phase out the 3.0l H6. Other think it should be refined.
Subaru recommends premium fuel for the 3.0l, and not for the 3.6l, which is better in every way. I'm not sure how much more it costs to produce, though.0
Having a slightly more powerful engine with more lower end torque __and__ regular fuel would make the Outback very enticing for me, provided the price was around that of the current model (which is a ___lot___ for a Subaru).
For the turbos, Suraru __requires__premium fuel __and__ oil changes at 3.8K miles or less. Not very enticing for my circumstances (your mileage may differ ).0
I can see you have had a lot of responses to your question and I was leaning toward the Subaru until I drove the RAV. I bought a 2008-Limited V6 4wd. The reasons, first, much more room for passengers. The second row seats move forward and back, I'm six foot three and had plenty of room, also the seats recline a bit with give more room than the Subaru. Mileage was a big factor in my purchase. I drove from Southern California to Bend Or. About 911 miles, and got 27 mpg vs. 19 or 20 for the Subaru. In Oregon we had ice and wet weather, the RAV never missed a beat. My daughters 2wd 4runner could not handle the ice so she used our RAV to get around.
My suggestion, go out and test drive each one. If you are going to do off roading get the Subaru . If you want an economical., safe all condition vehicle with plenty of power, get the V6 4wd Rav4.
2008 Limited V6 4WD.0
If you do the research, you will see the the Subaru has 173 hp compaired to the RAV V6 at 269 hp. Price wise, the Subaru flat V6 turbo delivers 263 hp at a price of over 32k. I was avle to get the RAV under 29K. The biggest complant that I have is in Calif. you can not order the option you want. Toyota has packages and that all you get. I almost had to go to Oregon to get what I wanted. Again, you should make a list of what you want and go test drive..
Subaru is offering a turbo on the H6? Are you.... sure?2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Only naturally aspirated 6 in the Outback. And it does not have as much torque as the Turbo-boosted 4 in the XT.
I will check the v6 RAV 4 out before I make the decision. Hearing that Rav4 works well in Oregon is a + (I live in Portland), as there are two good Toyota dealers near me. Not so for Subaru.0
Things to look for:
* 2GR V6 engine is a gem (a big reason I bought a Sienna)
* gas mileage is also good
* transmission is not the 6 speed known for hesitation, so reliability is a +
* fairly basic AWD system
* rear door opens to the curb side, blocks loading
* obstructed visibility
Consider the NAV system with a backup cam, that would resolve the 3rd issue mostly.
We do a lot of Costco shopping so my wife found the door-opens-the-wrong-way kind of dumb. I can't see why they don't at least reverse the hinges, though you can get a liftgate on the Highlander.0
cbmorton Posts: 252Agreed re the RAV4's rear door - it can be inconvenient. We don't load at the kerb so the way it opens is immaterial to us, but it requires more room behind the vehicle to open than a hatch does. In the real world this translates into a little extra thought required when parking - I don't back in as much as I used to.
The AWD system, although front-biased, is more sophisticated than it's generally given credit for - there's more to it than "slip-and-grip".
Like ateixeira, I'm happy with the 3.5 V6. Surprisingly powerful and efficient.0
Got to ride (not drive) a Subaru XT turbo this evening - was a manual. In 35 degree weather it took about 6-8 minutes for the windshield to get de-iced (sales rep was idling it in parking lot). Firm ride, and firm seats. Some clunks under the dash on bumps. Smooth idle for a 4. Headlights had very sharp cutoff. Engine needed to be 3K and up in torque band to generate real power, and then car accelerated well. Cover over hatch area kinda chinzy for a $35 K car. Noted the door switch gear and lower door trim had same look and feel (including internal molding ridges) as similar parts in my Malibu - Subaru Indiana must be using parts from the same supplier.
Hope to drive an auto Subie XT in a week or so - next on deck is RAV4 AWD60
I don't think you're going to find Audi-like interior materials in any of these 3. They're pretty basic materials, generally assembled well.0
Well the A4 Avant I briefly looked at did have a nicer interior than these 3 (the A3's only slightly better.).
...but A4 Avant 2.0T costs more (V6 costs _lots_ more), has less power (only by a little), and no choice of dealers (in my area). The last, given Audis' reliability remains worse than the others here, puts it out of the running. A pity. :sick:0
A friend of mine has a really nice one, but he works for VWVortex and bought it as a press car for cheap. They are very nice. His had nice aftermarket rims and tinted windows, so it looked very nice (not just "for a wagon").
I would have the same concerns you list.
Can you wait for the 2009 Forester? It'll be here in March. I think it looks great. The wheelbase will be almost 5" longer, and it's nice and boxy so cargo room should beat the Outback.0
seems odd that Subaru would introduce a 2009 model in March...
Or is this the Japanese introduction date, with a later USA date to follow?
If this new Forester has a comfortable seat (with real heigth adjustment), and the WRX engine with a 5-speed auto option, that would be a winner for me.0
It's in (pre-?) production now. Spy photographers are catching all sorts of photos, even though it has not made an auto show debut, officially.
They may keep the 4EAT for the first year on the Forester, which IMO is a mistake. Not sure if the XT models will get a 5EAT.
Shoot, Mitsubishi's Outlander already has 6 speeds.
Problem is, Subaru is working on a CVT, so they may not want to invest in the auto right now.
Here's what it looks like:
...the drive train will make or break this one with me.
Hopefully Subaru will improve it, and not just carry it over from last year.0
I'm gonna guess the base model will get 175hp and a 4EAT or 5MT.
The turbo will stick with the same powertrains it has now, as the WRX did.
Again, they're working on a CVT so I'd be surprised if they put in a 5EAT (though I hope I'm wrong).
One good thing - the automatic has been reliable, so it lessens the risk on a new model.0
Finally got to drive one but only on crowded city streets where salesperson and I had to dodge bicyclists, cars, homeless, etc.
Observations of the Outback XT limited:
In sport mode, it __definitely__ had turbo lag. Sport took at least 1-2 seconds before the engine decided it wanted to "go". More linear but softer response in Intelligent mode - car didn't feel particularly peppy then. Sport sharp helped the in town responses somewhat but lag still there. Noted some drive line lash (car was brand new). Seats comfortable but get too hot on maximum heat setting. Ride was euro firm but didn't notice any harshness. Seats leather and comfortable. Dash lights had a big step between maximum and the next level down, then stepped in increments. Did not have chance to try manually shifting the trans. Relatively quiet for a high revving 4 cylinder. Didn't tip much in corners.
I'll have to try the 6 before I'll know if this will work or not. The pretty much on-off turbo is a worry given several other publications have commented on hesitation and lag with this model. A pity Subaru has not addressed it other than the 3-position switch ( how about a dual-tuned intake manifold or some other torque extending technology , Subaru? :confuse: ).0
anyone had experience with the 6-cyl version of the Outback?
How does it compare to the 4 cylinder models?0
You may want to try test driving a used one. The transmission is adaptive and will learn your driving habits and adjust its shift map accordingly.
I just wonder if a used one would already be adjusted, and feel any different?
No manual for you, I suppose?
The turbos feel a lot quicker with the manual, a good second or so to 60mph.0
2008rav4driver Posts: 1Hi everyone. I bought a 2008 RAV4 Limited last Saturday and can't find a clothes bar to fit into the holes provided. Has anybody found a fix? Thanks!0
thnx for suggestions, ateixeria. I will be doing just that.
No interest in manuals unless they are clutch-pedal-less, and Subaru does not offer them yet.
VW/Audi does, but reliability and dealer issues make me very hesitant wrt those.0
apparently the Haldex systems, per wikipedia.com , can be "trapped" if two wheels on either side can't get traction.
Perhaps this is what the latest HALDEX system emarked for Saab's 9-3 is supposed to fix? But the Saab's out of the running (price, preceived market, etc.).0
Nowadays they pair up AWD with traction/stability control anyway.0
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India has announced plans to build a 65,000-ton aircraft carrier by 2025 (the newest U.S. Ford class weighs in at about 100,000 tons). The Chennai New Indian Express reports the warship will be "named INS Vishal (literally meaning 'huge') with the latest fighter jets and choppers onboard." In related news, the same issue of the newspaper reported that an Indian company will try to bake the biggest cake in history next week:
They will bake a 66,666 kg [66.6 metric tons, or 73.5 U.S. short tons] with 66 flavours, which will be cut on Independence Day. R J Rama Narayana, MD, AMN Global Project, said, "This is the first time in Chennai that such an event is going to be conducted. Over 200 bakers are to be involved in the baking on August 13. The cake will be cut by 66 participants who were born on August 15. Sixty six babies are also expected to be born on the same date at government hospitals in the city. We will gift them with gold coins." He added that they have also invited 66 special guests, some of whom will be freedom fighters.
"The cake will be sold at Rs 750 per kg. The entry is free for those born on August 15 and Rs 599 will be charged for those accompanying them. For those not born on that day, the fee is Rs 799. The money collected will be given to the Tamil Nadu CM Relief Fund and to Ragavendra Temple's Mantralaya to build a Navaratna chariot," he added.
From carriers to cakes, to freedom fighters and chariots. Wonder how Beijing will react?

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DOVER — Dover High School athletic director Peter Wotton said he was caught off-guard by the news that a member of the Dover School Board proposed cutting the school's football program.
"I wasn't aware it was going to come up (at the Board meeting) Monday night," Wotton said. "This was a little bit of a shock that it came out on the front page of the Foster's."
Board member Paul Butler, a retired physician, proposed at Monday night's School Board meeting that the city's schools drop football, citing concerns about the long-term effect of concussions. The subject was not discussed further at the meeting.
"I think it's the moral thing to do, the ethical thing to do to try to stop football at Dover High School and throughout Dover," Butler said.
Wotton, who played football at Spaulding and hockey at the University of New Hampshire, said Dr. Butler approached Wotton for information on the football program last spring and again last week. Superintendent Jean Briggs appointed Wotton to speak for the athletic department. No other athletic officials were permitted to speak, including head football coach Ken Osbon.
School board member Rocky D'Andrea, who is also a local youth baseball coach, said Dr. Butler's proposal was brought up at the end of the meeting, which is usually reserved for special announcements and what D'Andrea referred to as "fluff." D'Andrea said he doesn't think the proposal will gain much traction on the School Board.
"I'm not supportive of it," D'Andrea said, stating that there were ways to deal with the serious issues of concussions in sports other than dropping a sport entirely.
"Concussions happen in every sport," D'Andrea said. "I know it's an issue, and I'm not trying to belittle it. But getting rid of a sport? If you get rid of football, you might as well get rid of all sports."
Ernie Clark, who played football for Dover in the late 1960s and is a supervisor of football officials for the NHIAA, called Dr. Butler's proposal a "knee-jerk reaction."
"I think it's such a defeatist attitude," Clark said. "I can't see it happening. Kids can be coached to play the game in a different manner than it was 20 years ago. I've seen a lot of improvement in technique and how the kids are coached. As officials, we can quickly recognize who the good coaches are simply by the technique their players are using."
Concussions and their long-term effects have become a major national storyline in recent years, especially in regards to the sport of football.
Wotton said education about concussions and how to deal with them is key.
"Some people think if they get one concussion, they're done sports," Wotton said. "There's this fear that if they get a concussion, their life's over. That's not the case. The big thing is the recovery time and not returning to play until you're symptom free."
Dr. Fred Brennan, the Medical Director of the Seacoast Center for Athletes and a team physician at the University of New Hampshire, where he also played football, said he doesn't believe there is a trend toward high schools eventually banning football.
"I think what we'll see is a reduction in the number of contact practices," Dr. Brennan said. "I don't think that's unreasoanble. I realize you have to have some contact practices during the week, but players typically hit and get hit more in practice than during games."
Wotton said athletes in other sports can be as likely to endure concussions as football players.
"We have to get away from just the sport of football," Wotton said. "Football doesn't have the first, second or I believe third highest rate (of concussions) at Dover High School. That's last year's numbers. This year may be different. Right now football is tied with another sport for the highest number. Therefore football doesn't have the highest rate because we have more kids in the sport."
Dr. Brennan said that the risk of concussions is high in numerous sports other than football.
"Look at cheerleading," he said. "You have athletes getting thrown in the air, taking elbows to the head. In boxing, the object is to give people a concussion. That's not the object of football."
This past summer, a new state law was signed by Gov. John Lynch that mandates coaches and other athletic officials who suspect an athlete has sustained a concussion be required to remove him or her from play immediately and the athlete will have to get written authorization from a health care provider and a parent before returning.
At Monday's School Board meeting, Dr. Butler said it is the duty of the "governors of the school district" to end the game of football altogether before lawsuits and lawyers require the district to do so. This past summer, lawsuits involving thousands of former NFL players affected by concussions and brain injuries were consolidated into one master complaint, which could cost the league millions of dollars. The suit accuses the NFL of hiding information that linked football-related head trauma to permanent brain injuries and illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Brennan said the key to avoiding lawsuits is training coaches and athletic trainers to make a good-faith effort to recognize concussion symptoms and to err on the side of caution when decided whether or not an athlete should be cleared to resume playing.
"As long as coaches are trained to recognize concussions and players are kept out of the game when they have symptoms, I don't think you can get in trouble for it," he said. "It's when kids get concussed and the coaches say things like 'shake it off' and then something bad happens, that's when lawsuits happen. If you follow the rules — and we're not asking people to be experts — you can't go wrong with sitting (players) out."
Wotton said he can't foresee a time when the Dover football program — which has existed in some form for more than 100 years — ceases to exist.
"I sure would like to believe (it will survive)," he said. "This program has had success. Just the idea of what football is — it's an event. It entails the band, the cheerleaders, the community. That's what makes football so different from the other sports. Good and bad."
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In a process that began with eight companies in September 2011, today marked the beginning of the second test phase with one of the two remaining companies - Hawk-Eye - at Southampton FC's St Mary's Stadium.
Whilst the rain and wind buffeted members of EMPA - the independent test institute - and representatives of IFAB on the pitch, 50 journalists looked on from the sidelines, getting their first close-up look at a 'live' test.
With a ball-shooting machine placed 6m from the goal-line, the media observed the 'Impact Wall' test. The size and shape of the wall is similar to that of a goalkeeper (190cm tall), with EMPA seeking to determine the dynamic accuracy of the Hawk-Eye technology. The wall starts out in front of the goal-line and then is moved backwards in increments, until finally it is behind the goal-line. The ball hits the impact wall at speeds between 50-120 km/h, with High Definition cameras determining whether the ball has crossed the line or not. If the shot is a 'goal', a vibration and visual signal is sent to a watch, worn by the testers, within one second.
Rolf Staempli and Michael Koster are two of EMPA's test team, and revealed that since the beginning of the test process last autumn, they have overseen between 3000-4000 test shots, using High Definition cameras at 2000 frames per second.
Hawk-Eye's involvement in sport currently sees their technology utilised in tennis tournaments across the world, and Steve Carter, Managing Director of the Basingstoke-based company explained how they are now seeking to develop a "Rolls-Royce system" for football.
"We have invested a large amount of money since 2007 in developing our GLT system which utilises 14 cameras, seven at each end of the stadium" said Carter.
People might say a positive decision on 2 July is a chance to 'make history', but we are fully aware of the responsibility we hold.
"Tennis is different to football, not least due to the trajectory of the ball, but also the motion of players within the goal area. Whilst we have been very successful in tennis, this is an exceptionally rigorous and scientific testing process for our football system. It feels like we're in the semi-final, trying to get through to the final."
Neale Barry (England), William Campbell (Northern Ireland), John Deakin (Wales) and John Fleming (Scotland) are all former referees who now head up their respective refereeing departments. In addition, they form part of the IFAB Technical Sub-Committee.
On Monday in a Scottish Premier League fixture, Hibernian were awarded a goal when replays subsequently showed that the shot had actually hit the crossbar and bounced down in front of the goal-line. Responding to questions from the gathered journalists, Fleming explained: "Officials are not educated to make a guess, they make a decision in split-second timing because they genuinely believe it is the right decision.
"In this incident on Monday, the decision was ultimately wrong, and if Goal-line Technology is approved, it will give the officials a huge help with taking a pivotal decision that is not always clear for the human eye in real time to detect."
In March 2013 when the IFAB Annual General Meeting takes place, it will be the 128th occasion that the 'custodians' of the Laws of the Game will have met. Although only a 'veteran' of seven such meetings, The FA's Head of Refereeing Neale Barry explained: "In the last 18 months there has been a total change of attitude and emphasis of the IFAB towards goal-line technology after the Frank Lampard goal at the last World Cup.
"After such a rigorous testing process - which during Phase 2 will also include training tests, laboratory tests and 'live' matches - we are really hopeful that come 2 July, one or both companies (the other being GoalRef, who will commence their Phase 2 testing later this month) will have met the pass criteria.
"We can understand people wondering why if they can put a man on the moon, why can't a technical solution be found for GLT. But Phase 1 of the tests, where six of the eight companies failed, has proven this is not as easy as people think."
The final word went to William Campbell who in March attended his 15th IFAB meeting. "The IFAB is a very conservative organisation, and it has only changed the Laws of the Game over 127 years when it has felt it is for the betterment of the game across the world..for fans, players, everyone involved. "People might say a positive decision on 2 July is a chance to 'make history', but we are fully aware of the responsibility we hold."


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Timmy ? What is that ? Timmy is the new timing application for smartphone developed by MSO-Chrono.
You want to compare your Sunday training with your friends, but also with the best runner of your region? You want to show people the new record you broke on your smartwatch ? Races full of people aren't your cup of tea ? We have the solution: Timmy. The application has been launched on the 10th June 2017 for the « Kilomètre vertical de Fully ». From now on, you can use it each time you do the crazy climb. Once set off, the system will save your timing and you can choose to publish the result or not in the rankings. At every attempts, only your best performance will be recorded, there are even great prizes to be win for the faster ones !
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Human services agencies cannot be truly effective if families most in need—those with annual gross incomes of less than 50 percent of federal poverty guidelines—stay that way. But the neediest families can be the hardest to help. Human services analytics can provide more individualized help faster.
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Anxiety. Nerves. Butterflies.
That first start, five seasons ago, went well for the Washington Capitals goalie and so did Friday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs as he made 32 saves in a 3-2 victory.
"I was nervous, couldn't really sleep before the game," Neuvirth said. "I was feeling like I was as nervous as my first NHL game. My girlfriend told me just do what you do and try to be good."
Neuvirth was just that, giving up just two goals, both on deflections. In his first NHL game, Neuvirth had 31 saves in a 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
"I thought he played a great game, I really did," Washington coach Adam Oates said. "First period, I think he had some shots that allowed him to get into the game, which is good for him. After the second goal, he made a fantastic save that saved the game for us."
Neuvirth's work paved the way for Joel Ward to score the go-ahead goal with just over 8 minutes left in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin added a goal and an assist. Nicklas Backstrom also scored as the Capitals won on back-to-back nights for the fourth time this year.
It was the fourth straight loss for Toronto after a 3-2 victory over Detroit on Jan. 1 in the Winter Classic, and the Maple Leafs have been outscored 21-7 in the defeats. James Van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel each had a goal and an assist.
Coming off a 6-1 loss Thursday night at Carolina, Toronto saw some positives in the defeat.
"This might be one of the better games we've played in a month. We showed desperation. We showed that we care," coach Randy Carlyle said. "We've been begging, pleading, kicking, kissing, whatever we can do to try and find a way to play with some confidence. It seems like we've squeezed our sticks here. It's mind boggling."
Kessel's team-high 21st goal gave Toronto a short-lived 2-1 lead in the third when his shot went off the stick of Washington defenceman Karl Alzner and over the shoulder of Nuevirth.
The Caps got the equalizer in similar fashion with 15:24 left as Backstrom's severe-angle shot went off the skate of Maple Leafs centre Jay McClement and past Jonathan Bernier (32 saves) for his 11th goal.
"A little lucky," Oates said. "Their second goal, Alzy breaks a stick on that deflection. A little lucky, so we're even."
Ward's winner, his 13th of the season, came with 8:10 left, 6 seconds after Toronto had killed a penalty, as he fired a slap shot from 15 feet out on a pass from Marcus Johansson.
"I was a little upset at first cause the way it kind of came off my stick," Ward said. "But I kind of got enough to actually go in."
After that, Neuvirth kept Washington in command, making his final save with 12 seconds left.
The last time the 25-year-old was set to play for the Capitals, on Nov. 29, he suffered a leg injury in warmups. He had not suited up for a game since. With the Caps playing their second of five games in a span of seven days, Braden Holtby struggling and rookie Philipp Grubauer coming off a taxing 4-3 win Thursday night at Tampa Bay, Neuvirth made his first start since Nov. 22.
In the absence of Neuvirth, Grubauer (6-2-3) emerged as perhaps the team's most reliable goalie, prompting Neuvirth to request a trade last month.
"I've been watching a lot of hockey from the press box," Neuvirth said. "I haven't seen the puck for some time. Probably would be tough if I get scored on in the first couple minutes, but I didn't want to think about it."
NOTES: Washington D John Erskine had an eventful second period, drawing a pair of penalties for fighting. The scraps were against Cody Franson and Colton Orr.


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Peck Winner Advocates Liberal Arts Approachby Howard Hewitt • April 4, 2012 Share:
The Rule of Law is no esoteric standard understood by few and affecting even less. The 2012 Peck Medal winner William Neukom suggested respect for the Rule of Law along with a fair and balanced approach to tackling problems and major issues would improve worldwide society immeasurably.
Neukom was presented the Peck Medal at a dinner Wednesday night after giving formal remarks prior to the evening's banquet. Neukom founded Microsoft's legal department, served as President of the American Bar Association, Founded the World Justice Project, President of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth, and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus of the San Francisco Giants.
Students were honored by the Pre-Law Society and Wabash College for their work and potential during the evening banquet. See a full list of honorees below.
Neukom's talk was titled "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education and an Appreciation for the Rule of Law in Complicated Times."
"When rule of law is practiced it tends to encourage the bright side of human nature and when it's not it encourages the dark side," Neukom summarized after setting a contextual background for his remarks and applying the rule of law to challenges facing the U.S. and world.
He started with providing the context of today's society and the challenges of climate change, divided communities, partisan government, and the lack of trust in governing institutions. He included social unrest and the instability of the global economy.
"This may be the first president elected (this year) determined by factors out of his control," Neukom said. "The current administration knew it had to straighten out the U.S. economy but not the world economy."
He added his personal worries on a more familiar level when considering the expanding knowledge base of mankind and the new ways to communicate. "I worry a lot about my grandchildren and how do they know the wealth of information they're getting on the internet is accurate?"
Neukom tied a liberal arts education closely to strengthening the rule of law in every facet of life. He cited several examples. The world needs labor to build things but who controls working conditions, he asked. Who makes sure the laws are clear and fair for workers. Medicine has made great advancement, he noted, but who makes sure medicines get to people around the world who need it most.
A liberally educated man or woman would be most likely to understand difficult issues beyond the shortcuts, greed, and political expediency which rules much decision making worldwide today. "A multidisciplinary collaboration is the most effective way to advance the rule of law. We're all stakeholders in what happens in society. We ought to be getting together around tables and making decisions.
The access to the justice system creates chaos everywhere. "Eighty percent of folks on welfare have no access to civil justice," he said. "The judiciary is being starved with judges laid off and courts closed."
He cited a South Dakota movement that was going to elect citizen panels to review judge's decisions and have the power to overturn them as chaos in the judiciary. Fortunately, he noted, critical thinkers prevailed.
He offered four principles that would guide a path to better reliance on the rule of law.
- Government officials have to be accountable under the law.
- Laws have to be clear, publicized, stable and fair.
- The process by which laws are enacted, administered and enforced has to be accessible, fair and efficient.
- Justice is delivered by competent, independent and ethical representatives who are neutral, provided resources, and represent the community.
"Rule of Law is everywhere," Neukom said. "When the tsunami comes and the first building collapse is the hospital is it because the right materials went out a side door to a prince? Or, is it because there was no building inspector to enforce the code?"
Neukom celebrated the connections of Wabash and his Dartmouth alma mater to begin his presentation. He noted that Caleb Mills and Edmund Hovey were Dartmouth grads. He singled out the leadership of President Thaddeus Seymour at Wabash and who was Dean of Students at Dartmouth when Neukom was a student on the Hanover, New Hampshire, campus.
The awards included:
Richard O. Ristine Law Award presented by Riley Floyd
Jane Ann Himsel
Steve Creason '97
Junior Peck Medal presented by Scott Himsel '85
Tim Markey '12 (photo at right)
James E. Bingham Award presented by Matthew Price '90
Kyle Bender '12
Steve Henke '12
William Nelson White Scholarship Award presented by Aaron Cook '06
Tommy Ball '12 (not pictured)
Joseph J. Daniels Award in Constitutional Law presented by David C. Worrell '73
Jeremy McDonald '13
Matt Paul '13 (not pictured)
Senior Peck Medal presented by Pat White
William Neukom
The David W. Peck Awards Banquet has been held each year since 1974. The event was established by long-time Trustee John P. Collett '24 in tribute to his dear friend and fellow Trustee David W. Peck '22. Peck enrolled at Wabash at age 16, graduated at 19, and had finished Harvard law by 22. He had a long and distinguished career as a judge and partner in the New York law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell.
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The Bob & Jackie Houck Professional Center is designed to support the community through the provision of specialized Business, Public Management and Nonprofit services. The Professional Rooms are intended to augment the Library District's specialty services by providing professional space for business meetings, trainings, and programs.
The Bob & Jackie Houck Professional Center emphasizes education, research, and sound business practices. Their purpose is to strengthen and support the community's business, governmental, and nonprofit infrastructure and to improve the quality of life in St. Charles County.
Applications for the use of a Houck Professional Room may be made online through the Library District's website or by contacting the Spencer Road Branch reference staff. The Library District requires a seventy-two (72) hour lead time for the processing of online applications. Library customers applying for the use of a meeting room within seventy-two (72) hours or less of the meeting time should contact library staff directly. Early notification of cancellations is encouraged.
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This week on the New Tech Forum we're featuring Maneesh Joshi, senior director of product marketing and strategy for SnapLogic, a cloud data integration startup. As companies move forward with a mixed bag of applications and services, both in-house and in the cloud, the problem of creating data connections between these apps will arise over and over, as each new application is integrated into the enterprise.
SnapLogic has designed a software stack that provides data connections between disparate data sources, allowing companies to control data flows between different in-house applications, or cloud applications, or a mixture of both. Joshi, whose resume includes a stint at Oracle as a developer, provides a clear explanation of how SnapLogic's technology works. -- Paul Venezia
Elastic integration for the 1,000-app enterprise
The SaaS model continues to increase in popularity, thanks to the promise of agility at low risk. But SaaS applications complicate the already intricate web of on-premise enterprise applications. Business applications popular in the 1990s -- such as Oracle eBusiness Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel CRM, or SAP R/3 -- are each being supplanted or extended by hundreds of SaaS point solutions. For example, Okta focuses specifically on enterprise identity management for the cloud, whereas Zuora focuses on subscription billing alone. With this explosion of SaaS offerings, the application integration challenge has never been harder. It's no longer a distant prospect to imagine enterprises running 1,000 different applications.
SnapLogic's Elastic Integration provides an easy on-ramp to the cloud by providing a flexible integration layer that connects any combination of data sources more quickly and cost-effectively than traditional integration solutions. SnapLogic's integration infrastructure and SnapStore enable customers to integrate data quickly using a drag-and-drop visual designer and over 160 prebuilt intelligent connectors called Snaps that do not require coding.
SnapLogic's Web-based architecture and data containerization technique stand apart from other integration approaches. SnapLogic enables connections between an ever-growing set of cloud applications, as well as other data sources such as legacy enterprise systems, social media, and machine-generated events.
As businesses adopt SaaS applications, in most cases existing on-premise applications are not being ripped and replaced, but augmented with SaaS. The result is often referred to as a "hybrid cloud" world. The ideal integration solution that binds all of this together will be more effective if it is elastic, both on-premise and in the cloud. At SnapLogic, we believe hybrid is the state and elasticity is the solution.
Three-way elasticity
SnapLogic delivers elasticity in three ways. First, by leveraging the Amazon's EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) infrastructure, SnapLogic can to scale up and down to meet the customer's integration needs in the cloud. Second, with appropriate hardware configurations, or by leveraging private cloud infrastructure, customers can benefit from elastic integration in on-premise data centers as well. Third, by using a technique known as "function shipping," customers can move functions closer to where data resides and reduce network bandwidth consumption.
Imagine that a CSR (customer service representative) is reviewing his customers along with information about the products they own using the SaaS-based ServiceNow portal. Part of the content displayed in the portal needs to be refreshed from Salesforce.com with customer and products-owned data. While fetching customer data from Salesforce.com, the CSR would like to enrich it with recent clickstream activity from the customer support portal. Among other things, this clickstream of support-related activities can flag any unresolved issues.
The challenge is that both applications, Salesforce and ServiceNow, are in the cloud, while the large clickstream data set resides in an on-premise Splunk data store. Rather than loading this large data set into the cloud and joining it with customer and product data -- and tying up network bandwidth -- SnapLogic allows customers to ship a function to the Splunk instance and return much smaller query results. With this approach, SnapLogic helps customers optimize their integrations around data gravity and move closer to where data density is highest.


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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) It's not often eight college basketball coaches from around the country can agree on something.
Usually conference loyalty or recruiting prospects or old ties manage to find their way into an answer. But on Wednesday all eight coaches polled about what their teams were about to face spoke in the same key.
When asked about the quality of the field for the Battle 4 Atlantis, there were five greats, one unbelievable, one strongest ever and an amazing. When asked about the site of the tournament the answers ranged from spectacular to best place on Earth.
See, these coaches can all get along.
That would be until Thursday when No. 13 Missouri meets Stanford; No. 5 Duke faces Minnesota; No.19 Memphis goes against Virginia Commonwealth and No. 2 Louisville meets Northern Iowa.
That's four ranked teams - half the field - and the others have all had some success in recent years.
They are not lying about the site, either. While the coaches and players have practices, film sessions and the like to take up their free hours, the friends, fans and family who have made the trip are more concerned with kissing dolphins, snorkeling and jet skiing.
These teams are facing different scenarios for the trip. The teams ranked in the top 10 are looking for three wins and verification of their lofty status as conference play gets closer.
The next group is made up of the other ranked teams and those close to it. They want to come out with no more than a loss so they can place themselves as teams trying to stay where they are and suddenly become sleeper favorites as the NCAA tournament nears. Then there are those who want to get better and return home with a different attitude as the season deepens.
VCU coach Shaka Smart has seen his school's basketball image change greatly since the Rams reached the Final Four in 2011.
``People know us a little bit more,'' he said of his school's national image since the great run. ``Still, we are one of the underdogs. We like that. That's our identity. That's what we're about.''
Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said he has talked to his players about this opportunity since the end of last season.
``There are only a few championships you can play for - this, your conference tournament and the end of the year,'' he said. ``I told the team this is a good opportunity to see where we are in this type of environment. You just keep preparing for the rest of the season.''
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, who was Dawkins' coach in college, was clear about why his team is in the Bahamas.
``You'll be better after playing three games here,'' he said.
Krzyzewski has history on his side. The Blue Devils have won 20 consecutive regular-season tournament games dating to the championship game of the 2006 CBE Classic.
With all the positive vibes about the tournament, are there any negatives to playing in these three-games-in-three-days tournaments?
``Losing all three and seeing how you recover from that,'' Minnesota coach Tubby Smith said with a laugh. Louisville's Rick Pitino had the same smile when he said: ``Three losses.''
Krzyzewski was serious when he said: ``Somebody gets hurt.''
Almost every coach takes a trip like this to build brownie points at home. Wives, kids, a lot of relatives are all along for the ride with a destination like the Bahamas.
Still, there's always one coach different from the others.
``With me there is no gray area'' Memphis coach Josh Pastner said. ``My wife was like 1-6 on the road with us last season. Until she can start to turn that around she's barred from road trips.''
Not all coaches are the same.


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|67 kg
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|My 9th place in the 2014 Tour de France
|2017 outlook
My young teammates and the positive environment of this team has really inspired me. During the Tour de France last year I realized I wanted to continue racing and I felt that the youngsters could still benefit from my legs and my experience. The signing of Wilco Kelderman has also given me motivation to continue. We've got a great GC team this year and I hope to play a big role in making many successes.
|How do you spend free time?
|With lots of "good-life things" like playing with my two kids, going out for dinner, grabbing a coffee, reading books and newspapers, camping, doing outdoor activities, paddleboarding, drinking beer and tasting wine.
|Your favorite race?
Definitely the Tour de France. I always watched this race as a young boy. It just has something special. Sometimes I'm scared of the Tour. Just like a boxer before stepping into the ring. You know you can get beat up. But the ambiance, surroundings and spectators help you conquer the pain you have during those three weeks.
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|I'd like to win a stage in the Tour de France.
|On living in the U.S.
|I didn't want to miss it for the world. I had the chance to ride races, mainly off-road, in the USA, which was lots of fun. I could still ride in races I had dreamed of as a younger boy, such as the Tour. In between the races I was also able spend more time with my wife and two boys.


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Necessity being the mother of invention, as populations grow and climate patterns shift towards drought and deluge, one very basic need currently spawning a lot of invention is the need for water. While meeting the needs of thirsty people may be priority number one, thirsty power plants are spurring engineers to consider some unusual strategies to make sure that the lights stay on. More and more, those lights are depending on the water that's pouring down drains and toilets.
Presumably wary of poop jokes, engineers and other technically-minded folk call this recycling of treated municipal wastewater "reclaimed water," which is increasingly seen as a water source for uses ranging from golf course irrigation to cooling massive power plants (PDF).
Cooling for power plants and other industrial facilities is the largest use of reclaimed water, and the benefit of using this maligned but incredibly valuable water source is that it can reduce pressure on limited freshwater resources. Plus, it eliminates the need to suck in cooling water from rivers, lakes or estuaries, meaning that cooling a power plant no longer has to mean destroying aquatic life.
However, the process is not as simple as just laying a pipe between a treatment plant and a power plant and turning on the tap. If the wastewater isn't treated properly, chemicals can corrode and damage equipment, and bacteria and other potentially harmful microorganisms can be released into the atmosphere through the plume of evaporated water rising out of a cooling tower.
There are no federal regulations specific to reclaimed water, and a 2004 EPA study – the most recent nationwide look into reclaimed water use – found that only nine states had regulations or requirements specific to the industrial reuse of wastewater. As one might expect, the regulations vary from state to state, but in general they require two things.
First, the reclaimed water has to receive tertiary treatment, which includes disinfection to kill bacteria and other pathogens. Where the reclaimed water is not already treated to meet those standards, power plants sometimes treat it onsite and other times plant owners simply pay the treatment facility to upgrade their equipment.
Second, power plants have to limit the exposure that the public might have to the cooling tower plume, either by requiring a certain distance between the plant and areas where people might be enjoying their day, or by requiring the plant to use particular technologies that keep the size of the plume to a minimum.
About 50 power plants across the United States use reclaimed water, and perhaps the poster child is the Palo Verde Nuclear Plant in Arizona, which draws in about 55 million gallons of wastewater per day from five nearby cities, far more than any other plant in the country. Not only does this keep the 3.7 gigawatt plant from tapping into already-stressed aquifers, but the cities will be paid $1 billion over the next 40 years by the plant's owners for the privilege of using the cities' wastewater, turning a former burden into a bonanza.
As might be expected, reclaimed water use is common in arid southwestern states (Florida is also a big fan). But many states that would not usually be considered water-poor, like New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland, are wisely planning for the long term as evidenced by numerous power plants that are tapping into this recycled source not just for cooling but for water-dependent scrubbers that reduce emissions. Since the release of the 2004 EPA report, other states have jumped onto the reclaimed water bandwagon. New York, for example, passed a law in 2005 to establish reclaimed water regulations and standards. The rules haven't been finished, but in a state with over 600 wastewater treatment plants, forward-thinking power plant owners are forging ahead anyway. A just-completed power plant near Albany uses water piped in from a nearby sewage treatment plant (PDF), and the Long Island Power Authority has discussed using reclaimed water in its recent ten-year electric resource plan.
And reclaimed water is not just used by fossil fuel and nuclear plants. The new Beacon Solar Energy Project in California, a massive utility-scale solar power plant, will pipe in 521 million gallons of reclaimed water per year from a neighboring community.
Is using reclaimed water a perfect solution? Maybe not. Water is still typically drawn from a source and transported to a different watershed, whether by pipeline or by evaporation. But in regions where water is scarce or growing demand is casting an ominous cloud over the future, power plant owners are exploring this time-tested option, and states are developing regulations to keep the process safe and sane – no one likes an airborne pathogen, after all. Necessity can be a persuasive mother when she wants to be, and the nation's sometimes fragile water supply is demanding smarter choices, like taking the "waste" out of "wastewater."


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Bob Ellis
Dakota Voice
Friday, December 18, 2009
You can count on it: almost every time I point out that the campaign against the imaginary problem of anthropogenic global warming is primarily Marxist-driven, Marxists come out of the woodwork to protest that, "No it isn't."
I laugh at such foolish statements every time, but you have to give them props for being able to continue peddling such an obviously false statement.
If this movement was truly about fighting this imaginary environmental problem, the religion's apostles would spend more time trying to get Third World and other developing nations to come up to the standards of the Western nations; instead, they attack the Western nations and demand they strangle their own economies while simultaneously transferring their wealth to the poor nations (a Marxist tenet).
If AGW apostles were sincerely trying to fight this imaginary problem, they wouldn't engage in the kind of hypocrisy we continually see from this bunch; it's another characteristic of Marxism that mirrors the behavior we see in "The Animal Farm."
"The Great Global Warming Swindle" took a good look at the Marxist influence in the modern environmentalist movement; I would encourage you to watch the film if you haven't already.
CNS News also reported on the warmly-received capitalism-bashing which went on at the Copenhagen conference by some of the worst despots in the world:
Warning that the "silent and terrible ghost" of capitalism is lurking in Copenhagen, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez roused the global climate conference in the Danish capital Wednesday with a populist speech targeting his perennial target, the United States
"Capitalism is a destructive model that is eradicating life, that threatens to put a definitive end to the human species."
Television footage of Chavez' address showed delegates applauding some of his remarks, particularly those on capitalism, with some standing and clapping.
President Obama's buddy Hugo wasn't the only despot in the mood for capitalism-bashing either:
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe also addressed the gathering on Wednesday. He, too, took aim at capitalism and Western governments which are his main critics.
"When these capitalist gods of carbon burp and belch their dangerous emissions, it's we, the lesser mortals of the developing sphere who gasp and sink and eventually die," he said.
"Why is the guilty north not showing the same fundamentalist spirit it exhibits in our developing countries on human rights matters on this more menacing threat of climate change?"
This murderous thug has a lot of room to talk. But then, that's common among Marxists: claiming to be all worried about egalitarianism…as they butcher and jail their enemies.
But because people's memories are short and a picture is worth a thousand words, videos like the one below are always welcome to continually illustrate these truths.
The "mainstream" media pretty much entirely glossed over these Marxist groups marching in Copenhagen; after all, they know most Americans aren't up for their real agenda. But as you see in this video, all the anti-West, anti-capitalism, anti-freedom Marxist flavors were well represented. They ranged from the relatively (I stress relatively) benign socialists, to the more openly Marxist and virulent communists. This spectrum of Marxist rot could be compared to illnesses, with socialism being like having the flu (where you feel terrible, weak, and wish you were dead) to full-blown communism which is like Ebola (very bloody and very deadly).
I know some of you have been duped into embracing the environmentalist movement. The talk of clean air and water and good stewardship (something we all realize are important) are very seductive enticements, but you should be very careful who you get in bed with. The modern environmentalists movement is not about clean air, water and good stewardship, but rather about advancing Marxist ideology.
Take heed, America! This is the real face behind the mask of the movement which is trying to force the environmental flavor of Marxism on you in the form of the cap and trade global warming tax, the UN Climate Change Treaty, the sustainability "Green Cities" movement, and more.
We must not allow them to trash our Constitution, quash our freedom and steal our hard-earned property.
View the original article at Prison Planet


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Our wonderful Warren County Fair (Iowa), now in its 158th year, is underway and I entered vegetables and flowers this year. I was most nervous about the flowers, because I had never entered before. Here are photos and captions with some tips.
This was my assortment of flower entries, plus basil. The fair provides the glass vases, so you just have to get the flowers to the fair without crushing or breaking them.
The pink phlox won; the medium dahlias and basil were second.
Competition was tough in the daylilies, and my entries did not place. I learned good tips (you really need two flowers blooming on the day of judging, plus lots of unopened buds).
Three of my glads got blue ribbons and one got a red. Only one other person entered, which was disappointing. We had a champion glad grower in the county, but he moved to Colorado. Glads should have at least seven blooms and one-third of the plant unopened.
These were my vegetable and fruit entries. The butternut squash are not totally ripe, but you take the produce at the stage it's in. I will still eat these.
My entry in the Largest Cabbage category is weighed (12 pounds). I placed second out of three, and might have won the class if I hadn't trimmed the outer leaves. Even if they are full of insect holes, it doesn't matter in this class.
There were 10 entries in the Giant Squash competition. My zucchini was third.
The judge took the longest time deciding the red potato winner (my husband, Bob). I placed second. Bob tills the garden and provides all the sheep compost, so he enters a few things.
I won the white onion class, but did not place in yellow onions. The key with onions is DRYNESS, not size. Pull them weeks before the fair so they can dry out completely. The judge eliminates any onions that have even a tiny bit of moisture in the tops.
The Largest Potato contest was stiff. My red potato is being weighed (17 ounces). Bob's white potato (directly above) won at 17.2 ounces.
It was another great year at the fair!


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"We are here today because nearly a decade of war has been taking place, and our Armed Forces -- you and your families -- have done everything you've been asked to do," President Obama said, during a press conference to unveil a report highlighting nearly 50 agency commitments to improve support services. "You've been everything we could ask you to be. You have done your duty. And as a grateful nation, we must do ours."
The document comes in response to Presidential Study Directive-9, which ordered Cabinet secretaries and agency heads to take a coordinated, comprehensive approach to assisting troops' and veterans' families. Obama commissioned the study last spring, according to the Defense Department.
The report enumerates four governmentwide priorities: improving education for military children; enhancing families' psychological health and well-being; developing career and educational opportunities for military spouses; and increasing child care availability and quality.
First lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, who have both advocated for military families, also spoke on Monday. "Don't think for one minute that Jill and I will not keep pushing and advocating and fighting for you, because we will," Michelle Obama said. "And we're not going to stop until every part of our society -- every part, both inside and outside of government -- is fully mobilized to support our troops and their families."
All the Cabinet secretaries signed the report, signifying their dedication to making the well-being of military families one of their highest priorities.
The document, Strengthening Our Military Families: Meeting America's Commitment, outlines a number of partnerships among agencies to achieve the four broad goals. Defense and the Health and Human Services Department are working together to confront suicide trends and to improve access to child care. Defense is also joining the Veterans Affairs Department to focus on mental health and will review benefits provided to key populations within the military family community, including comparing military to civilian pay. The review will conclude in May.
VA also has teamed up with HHS and the Housing and Urban Development and Labor departments to form the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The council is aiming to eliminate homelessness for veterans by 2015. That is no small undertaking; VA estimates that 107,000 veterans were homeless on any given night in 2009. The Pentagon and the Homeland Security, Transportation and Treasury departments are "accelerating efforts to bring down professional licensing barriers to promote competitive career advancement across states on par with civilian advancement," the report stated. In addition, Defense is partnering with the U.S. Agriculture Department to host the Family Resilience Conference in Chicago in April. The conference will provide a national forum for serving military and at-risk families.
The Education Department has established a policy that will allow officials to favor grant applications that meet the needs of military students. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department's new Office of Service Members Affairs, led by Holly Petraeus, aims to educate and protect military families against predatory lending.
The report emphasized not only service, but communication as well. It outlined a governmentwide effort to increase opportunities for military personnel, veterans and their families to share their needs and to critique and improve federal programs.
The initiative also aims to increase national appreciation for those who serve. "Stronger military families will strengthen the fabric of America," President Obama said in the report. "By spotlighting their devotion to service, internal resilience and patriotism, all Americans will have examples to emulate."
The first lady will appear on Oprah on Thursday to promote a new campaign to garner national support for service members and their families.


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Why You Need to Be Careful with Water
During and right after your cancer treatment, your body cannot protect itself against infections. Tiny germs can be in water, even when the water looks clean. You will need to be careful where you get your water from. This includes water for drinking, cooking, and brushing your teeth. Ask your doctor or nurse about special care you should take.
Tap Water
Tap water is water from your faucet. It should be safe when it comes from:
- A city water supply
- A city well that supplies many people with water
If you live in a small city or town, check with your local water department. Ask if they test the water every day for the kind of germs that can give you an infection (these germs are called coliforms).
Well Water
Boil water from a private well or a small community well before you drink it or use it for cooking or brushing your teeth.
Running well water through a filter or adding chlorine to it does not make it safe to use. Test your well water at least once a year for coliform, the germs that may cause an infection. Test your water more often if coliforms are found in it or if there is any question about the safety of your water.
How to boil water and store it:
- Heat the water to a rolling boil.
- Keep the water boiling for at least 1 minute.
- After boiling the water, store it in the refrigerator in a clean and covered container.
- Use up this water in 3 days (72 hours). If you do not use it in this time, throw it out.
Bottled Water
The label on any bottled water you drink should say how it was cleaned. Look for these words:
- Reverse osmosis filtration
- Distillation
Water Filters
Tap water should be safe when it comes from a city water supply or a city well that supplies many people with water. It does not need to be filtered.
You should boil water that comes from a private well or a small local well, even if you have a filter.
Many sink filters, filters in refrigerators, pitchers that use filters, and filters you may take on camping trips do not make water safe to drink.
If you have a home water-filtering system, ask the company you got it from how to keep the filter clean. Tell them that your body cannot protect itself against infections.
Most water-filtering systems can make the water safe only by adding chlorine to the water supply.
National Cancer Institute. Nutrition and cancer care (PDQ). November 13, 2011. Accessed May 19, 2012.
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Bill Gates Back as World's Richest, and More
What's News: Bill Gates overtakes Carlos Slim as the world's richest person in the new Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Russia is building up its naval presence near Syria. Consumer sentiment jumps, tops forecasts. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP
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... the world's richest person this is what's news I'm WS J live I'm Joann ... bill Gates is not the wealthiest person Ally according to Bloomberg's New billionaires index ... Micra soft co-founder CS fortunes fall by another ten billion dollars in the last year ... his personal wealth is now at nearly seventy three billion dollars ... that's enough to overtake Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos slim and grab the top spot ... for the first time since two thousandseven ... Microsoft's stock is up twenty seven percent this year and hit a five-year high Thursday ... Russia is building up its presence in your Syria Russia has sent the dozen or more warships patrol waters ... near its naval base in the region ... U S and European officials see the build up aimed at deterring the West and Israel ... intervene in Syria's bloody civil war US officials started noticing brushes expanded presence in the eastern Mediterranean ... three months ago ... the move represents one of Russia's markets the Spain able to finance ... the cold war ... and positive news on the economic front ... the preliminary baby at the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index topping forecasts ... jumping to a reading of eighty three point seven ... that's well above ... the seventy six point four reading in April ... the positive data on the market drivers for the day ... bookie keep us anomaly this is about instructed and what's his aunt the beest live ...


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The world's great inventors, always trying to figure out new ways to solve everyday problems, tend to ask one of the following questions: Wouldn't it be great if…? Or, doesn't it suck that….?
Melville, Long Island native Ben Kaufman, 24, has answered those questions by creating a new kind of social network for inventors, Quirky.com, and the brick-and-mortar production company that goes with it, Quirky.
Kaufman's idea, subject of a six-part series, "Quirky," on the Sundance Channel, was to harness the best Internet ideas from across the planet, produce workable prototypes, get the online community to vote yea or nay, and then transform those ideas into merchandise for stores like Bed, Bath & Beyond and television markets such as the Home Shopping Network.
What has Quirky come up with? Well, two years and 165 products later, its best-seller so far has been "Pivot Power," a flexible power strip that solves the problem of having big "brick" electrical plugs or plugs of uneven size that block adjacent outlets.
"The mission," says Kaufman, "is to make invention accessible. We want to make it possible for average people with way above average ideas to execute their visions."
Quirky is not free. For the price of $10, anyone can submit an idea online. Each week, the two ideas that get the most votes are taken to the next level. Once accepted, the idea itself, including the product license and copyright, become the property of Quirky, which employs a staff of 55 for design, sales and marketing. Products are manufactured here and in Asia; it takes between three-to-six months to transform an idea into a shippable product.
Then, out of every dollar in sales, Kaufman and his team keep $0.70 cents; the rest, or $0.30 is split between the inventor and any number of online commenters who help build it. The person who submitted the original idea gets a minimum of $0.12 of that $0.30.
The inventor of "Pivot Power," says Kaufman, "will clear $150K this year. It's in every Bed, Bath & Beyond in the country."
But nothing this company comes up with may be as interesting as Kaufman himself. As a senior at Long Island's Portledge prep school, he wanted to design a retractable lanyard headphone for his iPod "that the math teacher wouldn't notice." Having no money, he convinced his father, a lawyer, and his mother, an accountant, to refinance their $185,000 home.
"To this day, getting my parents to remortgage their house was my hardest pitch, ever," says Kaufman.
Kaufman took the money and went — to China — to make the prototype. Six weeks into his college career at Vermont's Champlain College, his iPod accessory won MacWorld's Best of Show, and Kaufman, flush with cash from venture capitalists, dropped out.
Has he repaid the loan? "Yes," says Kaufman, laughing. "My parents are very happy."


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Resident Vancouver Canucks and hockey insider Josh Hall is back with his third exclusive twitterview for NWSB. This time around, it's Northwest native Victoria, BC born Sean O' Connor; Captain for the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Sean currently makes his off season home in Arizona but when it's hockey season, he's kickin' ass on German soil.
NWSB Exclusive: Twitterview with Former Canuck Brad Leeb
Josh Hall recently had a NWSB exclusive twitterview with former Vancouver Canucks player and current right winger for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Brad Leeb. Leeb spends parts of his off-season in British Columbia and also played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs. What else did Josh ask Brad? Read on to find out!