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Posted on March 12, 2010
So this friend of mine asked about the Mystery and More Book Fair which, as I have been trying to make clear to you, is not happening this March but is rolling the books into July. In the course of conversation, I mentioned that we also sold fantasy and science fiction.
"I don't read that,' she said.
This is fine with me. There are plenty of people in the world, and plenty of books, and if everybody read the same books I wouldn't have much in the way of business.
She went on to say, "I don't know why anybody would. It's all so imaginary, so escapist."
Everybody is free to read what they want, with my blessing. But do you have to knock what other people read? I had another friend who felt that way about ALL fiction. "Why read that made-up stuff when there are so many fascinating true stories? Why read lies?"
Well, I suppose it's the writers, really: all their fault. They want to give you thrills or fears or insight into the human condition, and non-fiction makes so many time-consuming demands. Some writers find a story exciting because it IS true, but others just want to make their point or strike a chord in your emotions, and footnotes get in the way.
I have a story myself, a creepy one and a sad one, in which the hero (or was he the villain?) dies in a sad and miserable way. It is a true story. The problem is that I've heard it from three different people now, and each version has a different ending, one that the villain (or is he the hero?) lingered for a few months in the hospital, and another that he survived in a mentally and physically handicapped existence for several years. I could do research, of course, but this would not only not improve the story, but give me a two out of three chance of making it worse. In fiction, I can pick the ending with the best impact.
It's like that with genre fiction. Some people cannot write the story they want to write without dragons, or a dead body, or an alien race capable of telepathy, faster than light travel, and really unusual kissing. Some people cannot get the point of a story unless it contains a showdown on main street or a small hand-picked band of highly trained commandos. Everybody needs something in the story with which to connect, be it footnotes for the nonfiction reader or recipes for the lover of culinary mystery novels.
An obsessive author named Charles Fort, who had a sense of humor about fiction, nonfiction, and even his own obsessions, started by studying eyewitness accounts of showers of fish and frogs from the sky, and made four large books out of his research. He excused his obsession by noting that existence is large and the universe vast thatwe had to find a way to get a grip on it. Some, he noted, did this through a study of Napoleon, some through a study of laws of supply and demand. He chose his own method. "We shall pick up an existence by its frogs."
I endorse that sentiment, be the matter frogs or Frodo. We'll sell you whatever you're looking for to set the universe in order, if we have it. (By the way, Mr. Fort, though he wrote nonfiction, is to be found in the Science Fiction section. Take a look there in July.)


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ATHENS, Ga. – In a match that did not conclude until 12:30 in the morning, the fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team upended No. 14 Clemson, 4-1, Thursday, May 15, in Athens, Ga., securing the team's 17th trip to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Team Championship. Duke is scheduled to face No. 3 UCLA Saturday, May 17, at 4 p.m. With the victory, Duke improved to 18-6 when playing in the round of 16 and 60-24 all-time in the NCAA Team Championship.
"Clemson's a great team," said head coach Jamie Ashworth. "Obviously there's a lot of familiarity with the two teams. It didn't produce the best tennis for either one of us, but I think both teams competed well. It's tough to come here and play a conference team that you're so familiar with, knowing that they're just as familiar with you. We got through, and it started with the doubles match."
Although the Tigers came out with aggressive play to start the match, Duke was able to secure the doubles point, posting victories on courts one and three.
The 69th-ranked tandem of junior Annie Mulholland and freshman Chalena Scholl led the Blue Devils off the courts in doubles with an 8-4 victory over Clemson's Joana Eidukonyte and Jessy Rompies at the No. 3 position. The Duke duo trailed 1-3 to open the match, however Mulholland and Scholl won two consecutive games, tying the match at 3-3 before winning three additional games to take a 6-3 lead. Eidukonyte and Rompies took a game from Mulholland and Scholl to bring the match within two games before the Duke pair won two consecutive games to win the match. Mulholland and Scholl improved to 9-3 this season in doubles play with the victory.
On court two, the No. 36 team of junior Ester Goldfeld and freshman Alyssa Smith put in a valiant effort against Clemson's Tristen Dewar and Romy Koelzer, but were unable to earn the victory, falling 5-8. Goldfeld and Scholl sat tied with Dewar and Koelzer at 3-3, after trailing 2-3, but the Duke pair was unable to claim the lead at any point in the remainder of the match.
With the doubles contest tied at 1-1, the point came down to the competition on court 1 between Duke's fifth-ranked duo of senior Hanna Mar and sophomore Beatrice Capra and Clemson's 17th-ranked team of Beatrice Gumulya and Yana Korleva. The teams proved evenly matched, with neither seeing a significant advantage over the other throughout the contest. The two teams sat tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4 before two Duke breaks and a hold allowed the Blue Devils to take a 7-4 lead. Duke would drop two consecutive games to allow Clemson within a game before closing out the match, 8-6 and securing the doubles point. Mar and Capra reached the 20-win mark with the victory, as well as extended their doubles win streak to 12 matches.
The hotly contested doubles point proved a precursor to the stout competition Duke would face from Clemson in singles.
Redshirt junior Rachel Kahan continued her hot streak in NCAA Team Championship play, leading the Blue Devils off the courts in singles with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Clemson's Rompies. Kahan trailed early, falling behind 1-3 in the first set before a break and a hold brought her even at 3-3. After Rompies held serve to take a 3-4 lead, Kahan won three-straight matches to secure the first set. In the second set, Kahan jumped out to a 4-2 lead. Rompies brought the match to within a game at 4-3 before the Unionville, Conn., native won out the remaining two games to earn her 19th victory of the season. Kahan remains undefeated in NCAA Team Championship play, owning a perfect 10-0 mark during her collegiate career.
Mar followed her strong doubles play with a solid performance in singles, bringing Duke within a point of clinching the victory with a 6-4, 6-2 win over 100th-ranked Gumulya on court three. Mar led 3-0 in the first set after opening with two breaks and holding serve. Gumulya battled back, however, tying Mar at 4-4. Mar would win two straight matches to take the first set. In the second set, Mar trailed momentarily, dropping her first two games before winning the next six to close out competition on court three. Mar improved to 30-10 for the season.
Clemson earned a team point after senior Marianne Jodoin fell to Eidukonyte, 6-0, 6-1, on court six, marking her ninth loss of the season
No. 116 Scholl found herself with an opportunity to play the role of the hero and she took full advantage, clinching the victory for Duke with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win on court four over Dewar. The contest on court four was a back-and-forth affair, with five ties in the first set, which necessitated a tiebreak. In the tiebreak, Scholl asserted herself early and took a 5-1 lead. The Pampano Beach, Fla., native remained in control the remainder of the tiebreak, winning 7-4. The second set proved equally contested. School took a 4-1 lead in the second set before Dewar won two consecutive games to bring the set within a game. Scholl settled in and closed out the set, 6-4, winning her 11th match of the season in her first collegiate round of 16 contest.
"I got a little tight in the last few games, but I was able to pull it out," Scholl said. "We've put in a lot of hard work to get here, so I'm looking forward to playing more matches over the next few days."
With the victory clinched for the Blue Devils, the match on court one between seventh-ranked Capra and 34th-ranked Yana Koroleva went abandoned with Capra trailing, 1-6, 6-3, 1-2. The match on court two also remained unfinished, with 27th-ranked Goldfeld trailing Clemson's 33rd-ranked Koelzer, 6-2, 2-6, 3-4.
The Blue Devils will face UCLA for the tenth time in school history and the fourth time in the NCAA tournament. Duke owns an all-time record of 4-5 against the Bruins, with the Blue Devils defeating UCLA, 4-3, to earn the ITA National Team Indoor title Feb. 10. The Blue Devils have advanced beyond the quarterfinal round eight times in school history, with the most recent visit coming in 2012.

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Girls and boys teams win against Van-Far
NORTH CALLAWAY GIRLS: The North Callaway Ladybirds finished their regular season at home against the Van-Far Indians with a 59-22 victory.
Ladybirds in double figures were: Maddie Sorrell, 21 points and 10 rebounds; Tara Oberlag, 14 points; and Jaida Gray, 13 points and 6 steals.
Sorrell was 10-12 from the field; and Oberlag was 4-4 from two-point range and 2-3 from three-point range.
"It was nice to be able to take the lead early providing quality playing for a lot of players," said NorCal Coach Jack Peace.
Brooke Johnson from Van-Far was in double figures with 11 points.
Van-Far: 2-7-12-0
NorCal: 19-13-20-17
NORTH CALLAWAY BOYS: The Thunderbirds finished their regular season at home Friday against the Van-Far Indians. The 58-47 victory gives the Thunderbirds an undefeated season at home.
Justin Murphy scored 17 points for the Thunderbirds, followed by Jacob Haubner with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Zac Eads was the other Thunderbird in double figures with 10 points.
"It is always good to end the regular season with a win on senior night and it is good to play at home and not lose a game all season," said NorCal Coach Tim Turlington.
The Indians had three players in double figures. Nick Barnes scored 15 with 4 baskets from three-point range and scored 14 of his points in the second half. Ethan Gooch scored 13 and Brian Kurz scored 12 points.
The North Callaway boys and girls begin district play this week at home. The girls play at 5 p.m. today against Winfield and the boys play at 9 p.m. Tuesday against Hermann.
NorCal: 14-13-15-16
Van-Far: 7-9-15-16
JUNIOR VARSITY: The North Callaway JV team won 45-22. Steven Coleman scored 18 points for North Callaway. For Van-Far Woodrow Jackson scored 10 points.


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A woman who is a co-defendant in the Dec. 6, 2011 murder in Augusta is attempting to withdraw her guilty plea.
A hearing is underway for Lindsey Giovinazzo District Court in El Dorado this morning.
She is attempting to withdraw her guilty plea in the Dec. 6, 2011 murder of Loyce Cody of Augusta. Giovinazzo is a co-defendant with the man who was her boyfriend at the time of the incident.
The defendant has testified that she didn't understand all of the questions at the plea hearing and her attorney wouldn't listen to her side.
A new attorney has been appointed.
Her former attorney is next to testify at the hearing. Check back for an update as soon as the hearing concludes.


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Circa 1920
An antique petite teardrop holophane pendant on mellowed nickel fittings made in the Remains Lighting workshop. Due to the antique nature of this fixture, there are some nicks or imperfections in the glass.
Current height: 116 cm
Minimum height: 31 cm
Overall: 11 cm diameter
CE wiring available, contact sales for a quote.
CE Lamping: Single ES/E27 socket, maximum 60 watts.
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The grand jury, which met Nov. 11, returned indictments against five people.
An indictment means there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed; guilt or innocence is established later through the trial procedure.
Those indicted were:
• Robert Wayne Mullins, 18, burglary in the first degree, receiving stolen property (firearm), burglary in the second degree and receiving stolen property over $500.
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I found out that my level 10 was shooting over 300 because I didn't oil up all the new orings enough. I makes a big difference so make sure you use quite a bit of oil. I went from 310ish area to 250 just oiling it properly.
I found out that my level 10 was shooting over 300 because I didn't oil up all the new orings enough. I makes a big difference so make sure you use quite a bit of oil. I went from 310ish area to 250 just oiling it properly.
To TK, JON and the rest of the crew at AGD.... You are strictly the HEAT!!!!! The LVL 10 turned my good, balanced marker with marginal chop problems, to a fire breathing dragon!!!!! I sent my Mini in during Jan for a full overhaul of the original valve, I called in to insure they had received my marker and that the RA number was good. I believe it was Jon who talked to me about just upgrading the valve assembly to an x-valve with LVL 10 installed. I'm a money hording fool so at first I wasn't sure, but hey I needed a christmas present to myself so I said to go ahead. I received my marker in the beginning of Feb, about a three week turn around because of x-valve production. I went to my local store,FREEDOM PAINTBALL-IN FAYETTEVILLE NC, I have no shame for advertising for buds.. and I fired 500 rnds through the marker in about 3 minutes. I was impressed!!!! I had to oil the new valve extensively to get it broken in but this took a little time only. Now I have been chomping at the bit to go and play for two months. I played today (29 MAR) at Paintball Sportsland in Frederick Maryland.. excellent staff and fields-highly recommended! My Mini went from "Nailgun" to hey let me check that beast out! Players who are diehard cocker and electro players wanted to play with this thing. All enjoyed pulling the trigger and were very impressed with the LVL 10. I am thoroughly estatic with the products. Again to make a long story short.....TK and the crew...YOU GUYS AND THE LEVEL 10 ROCK!!!!!!
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Need some f�r help.
At the moment the gun doesn�t fire at all.
Just venting air out the barrel.
I'am using:
middle spring
2 small shims
carrier 1.5
It doesn't matter how much I screw the velocity up/down.
It's a brand new X-mag..
Fnoskar try going down carriers, if that dont work then take shimes out 1 by 1...
i tried that and it started just going crazy and shooting then stoped and started leaking air out or the barrel??? i dont get it?
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I have a few basic suggestions that I hope may help. If they dont pertain to your situation I am sorry, but I hope they do. From you saying that the gun doesnt fire at all, I am guessing that this leaking starts upon gassing up the gun. Is that true? If it is, there a chance the gun isnt sealing properly during initial gas up. Do you hold down the trigger in manual or hybrid mode when airing up the gun? This seems to help in keeping barrel leaks off the get go from happening for me.
Also it seems like I heard somewhere that the on off can yeild barrel leaks if it fails to seal, but i cant find that in my information I have compiled. Well hope you figure it out.
I installed the LX in my EMAG, went through the oring break in and installed smaller carrier with barrel leaks. This is my question, since I installed the largest spring(I really like the soft bolt with brittle paint), everytime I gas up, it coughs out the reg hole like 3 or 4 times. If I de-gas and re-gas it stops and marker works great other than me short stroking in mechanical mode. Is this ok or will it cause damage in the long run. I can fix this by installing the mid spring, but the bolt pinch is increased. I just dont want to cause any on/off or reg piston damage. Thanks for any advice.
mine when i turn the velocity all the way up just leaks down the barrel? and the sear doesnt push forward enough so that i can shoot it to break it in please please help me.
Need help...
The carrier no. 1 is the one the fits, no shims are used and the stock spring.
And now the followning occurs:
When I pull the trigger the gun fires around 4 shots.
And if I hold it down I get a barrel leak.
The velocity screw is almost all the way in.
One more thing I have noticed is that I no longer have to pull the trigger when I'am removing the bolt.
Haven�t done anything with my X-mag then removing the bolt a couple of times...
Going crazy!!!
Please help me.
I have a 68 classic and have it running on the middle spring with about 1/4 turn cut off (per AGD tech support). It has been running fine, but is leaking down the barrel. I pulled it apart and re-lubbed it and it will run fine for about 400 shots then starts leaking. Will removing shims help. I want to try other thing besides going to the next carrier. Also it almost runs on the largests spring. I get a few shots off before it vents and stops firing. I have a tournament screw for velocity adjustment, should I remove that as well for better tuning?
Thanks for your input.
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i have the velocity all the way up with the 1 dot spacer and the medium spring and it was leaking down the back then i pulled the trigger and it shot and stoped leaking for a second then started again and was leaking still i continued this for like 20 seconds then it started just leaking down the barrel???
I just put in my level ten in my minimag with the second largest spring and the carrier with no grooves. For some reason when i pull the trigger nothing happens. please help
Archdemon- When you pull the trigger is the on/off pin just pressureized? Turn up your velocity until it clicks.. If this doesnt work then try using the smallest spring in the pack.. What is your input pressure? I was having the same exact probs with my mini.
i dont know my input and neither of those thigns helped ne other suggestions?>
Well are you using an HP tank?? If so it should say if its 3000psi, 1200, etc...
its 20 oz c02
Well thats your problem, you cant use co2 with the level 10... Somewon correst me if i'm wrong.
thanks ill try it
Your wrong, I use CO2 with my level 10 and it works flawlessly.
Yeah but youll also have alot more problems running co2...
ok i got it firing but now its auto.....
Ok guys, I have had my lvl 10 in for some time now. I have approx 20k rds through it without a single break. This past weekend I noticed a small leak coming down the barrel. Should I replace the carrier O ring or go down a carrier? I'm unsure of how long the orings are meant to last and couldn't find the answer after skimming all 18 pages. Thanks in advance for the info.
TheDuelist, it probably isn't the carrier you need to replace, it is probably a new o-ring. First try oiling the ptoring and the set up and see if it works...
I swapped out carrier oring and it stopped. I'll see what happens on the field but so far everything looks good. Thanks
I havnt been around for a while, so this might have already been discussed. I noticed that after i installed Level 10, when the CO2 starts to get cold, it wont shoot on every pull, more like every other pull, or every third pull. Im pretty sure its from the CO2 freezing(if i let it sit for a while, its fine again), but it never did this before the Level 10.
If i start playing alot again, im gonna get HPA, so theres not much to worry about, just thought id let you know about this.
Havoc - how am I supposed to break it in if I can use it? I mean I oiled it up and all the good stuff but it still leaks out the side hole...any other ideas?Hemorrhage - X valves are new so they must be oil'd and broken in.
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OK did some more fiddling, tighest carrier (no dots/lines) the gold colored main spring, no shims. HEAVY venting out the front when the trigger is pulled. Sometimes it resets itself sometimes I gotta use the ol' finger. When I push the bolt back in and it resets it leaks out the back, again heavily. Hmmm?
Im not having to much trouble with my set-up the instructions you guys put up are great didnt have any trouble.It seems my velocity is very ,well all over the place.I used the smallest carrier or the one with no grooves and this was the only one that didnt leak when I gassed it up,I used the one up in size of it.I have 3 shime's and Im thinking of trying another and at first I was having to use the smallest spring but I got to messing with it and I cut the longest spring slightly longer than the shortest,kinda inbetween the shortest and middle.Shoots fine no leaks just a vleocity that may jumps around 10fps or more.I read the post nd it seems that the solution given for this is go up a carrier size but I cant,will it wear a little as I use it and get better or have I done something wrong.


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Warren Freeman is senior pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Leavenworth.
Warren Freeman is senior pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Leavenworth.
1. How have the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King influenced your personal life and your professional life as a pastor?
The teachings of Dr. King have a great influence on my personal life and that of my family. My family is a great proponent of education and equality. My father served in the U.S. Army for 20-plus years and because of his duty stations (Fort Benning, Ga.) in the 1960s my background was not in a purely segregated environment. I did see my family however experience discrimination at various levels, because my family was a Christian family who believed that God created all people the same, we as a family did all we could to associate with all who cared to do the same. I believe that as a pastor, the same applies today. Although I pastor a predominately African American congregation, I have always stressed in my ministry the need for all of God's children to receive the good news, and that all people regardless of their race or background have the right to receive whatever resources the church has to offer.
2. As the pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, do you use Dr. King's teachings in your sermons and if you do what are his most valuable lessons that you emphasize to your parishioners?
Without question. While I may not always refer to Dr. King by name, or even use the civil rights movement as a sermon base, my preachings always are geared at all people. Some of the most common sermon points used are teachings from the parables. I truly believe that the parables of the Bible speak to common day issues, and in Dr. King's teachings, the emphasis points he used in many cases also were formed from the parables. Dr. King was a common-day person, who used a common-day gospel to speak to the world. The parables of the Bible do the same. In addition to the commandments, the idea of treating people the way you desire to be treated continues to be the greatest point of emphases of the Bible and that of Dr. King.
3. Do you think Dr. King's reputation as one of the greatest orators of all time was well deserved and why do you think his speeches have had such a profound effect on not only African Americans, but all races and ethnic groups?
I believe that Dr. King's reputation as one of the greatest orators of all time without question holds true. However, I must state that because of who Dr. King was, a great preacher and proclaimer of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, he must be recognized as one of the greatest preachers of all times. I state this point because there is a great difference between that of an orator and a preacher. His speeches were always biblically based regardless of who he was speaking to, His speeches were always geared toward living in harmony and love and in a spirit of unity and community. His speeches had a profound impact on everyone. As the climate of the country has changed over the years, although there are those who would still believe in segregation and separation, so many who started out believing that segregation was the only way have since changed their views, and because the climate and environment of the country dictates the same, I believe that people generally would rather live in an environment and in communities where people of all colors, races and creeds can live together.
4. How has the local African American community been empowered over the years because of Dr. King's positive message of combating racial inequality through nonviolence?
Not being a native of Leavenworth, however familiar with Leavenworth, I can say that the city is moving in a new direction. While feeling a sense of community amongst the residents, as in all communities, there is much work to do. Our religious leaders and community organizations could stand to be more inclusive. While preaching togetherness and unity are spoken in words, our actions still lack. This community as in so many other communities this size need to reach out across racial lines. At times I sense a spirit of tolerance as opposed to a spirit of actual harmony and unity.
5. Since Dr. King's death, what public figures do you think have best carried on his great legacy and message of hope?
Of course, I believe President Barack Obama, however this is not about a great African American leader. The message of hope must be carried by all leaders. I have recently seen Gov. Chris Christie speak words of hope. His words may have been born out of a disaster that struck the state in which he governs, but I felt his message was from the heart. People working together, people helping people. Our country and society needs and does have positive role models who may in fact be qualified to be called "drum majors for the cause," such as Rev, Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life," Rev. Al Sharpton, who is a drum major for the civil rights of all persons, and so many others. The bottom line is any person, preacher, lay person, business leader or common-day citizen who is willing to openly speak a positive message or words of togetherness, unity and community should be an individual recognized for carrying a message of hope. Dr. King's message of non-violence speaks as loudly today as it did in the 60's and 70's. Even more so today does the country need to listen and hear the message. We are no longer divided only by color, we are allowing ourselves to be divided by class, health, religious preference, sexual orientation and whether or not we may have or have not a mental health issue. The message of overcoming is now expanded. The question must also be addressed, when will we overcome? Will we ever overcome in unity, or will it be done only in segments. Will we overcome because the hearts of man desire to, or will we overcome only as an act of legislation. Will we overcome is the real question. As the final words of the Negro spiritual, many times quoted by Dr. King, would be sung or spoken, "If in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome someday." Overcoming all of the barriers that divide people.
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Better Home EfficiencyThe Devil is in the Details
If you are a home performance professional then you will most likely look out for the same kinds of things when carrying out your energy audits. You'll probably look for things like air quality, temperature, boiler efficiency, and insulation. You'll use a range of diagnostic equipment and tools such as carbon monoxide detectors and blower doors, and you'll come up with a number of solutions to help your clients improve their efficiency and comfort.
If you want to do your job thoroughly and really help your clients and the environment, there are a number of ways you should be going beyond the call of duty. That means not just ticking boxes, but also offering consultation and advice to your clients to help them live in a greener way and to save them that extra bit of energy. When it comes to efficiency, the devil truly is in the details and it's by making lots of small changes to save energy that you can end up saving larger amounts. Here are some of the things to look out for when looking around a home, as well as ways you can help your clients.
Other Systems
Boilers and furnaces are an obvious place to look when trying to improve a home's energy efficiency because they're so crucial to our comfort and because they use a lot of energy to run. However, there are many other systems in most homes and installations that will also use energy and almost all of these can be improved in terms of their efficiency to bring about huge cumulative savings.
An example of this is security cameras. These serve an important role in protecting the home but they will also contribute to your energy overheads. Fortunately there are a number of ways they can be made more efficient too. Like any technology, different models of CCTV camera will have different efficiency ratings but you can also save energy by using them in smarter ways—for instance by using motion sensors so that the cameras will only come on and start recording when there's actually something to record rather than leaving you with hours' worth of empty rooms.
Smart Gadgets and Installations
As well as looking at existing gadgets and helping your clients make the usual changes to their home, you should also think about where they could benefit from additional gadgets and installations specific to their lifestyles. For instance a household that uses a lot of smartphones, laptops, and tablets might benefit from something like a solar charger so that they can charge their devices outside rather than using their home's main power source. Meanwhile you might suggest an app for your clients' phones so that they can monitor the amount of energy they're using, or you might recommend that they look into getting timers for their lighting so that they never accidentally leave the light on when they're not in, for example. Spend some time researching various green gadgets and installations so that you can recommend them where you think they would be useful.
Lifestyle Changes
If you want to help someone to improve their energy efficiency then fixing up their home is only part of the story—you also need to help them to manage their own energy consumption and to be more efficient wherever possible. There are numerous ways you can do this, but just passing on the basics can be enough to help your clients to start living in a more eco-conscious manner. Likewise you should also look for little tell-tale signs that particular advice might be useful. If you see a lot of mould around the house for instance, then perhaps try explaining the causes of mold and giving tips as to how they can prevent it (by removing air pockets from the rooms and keeping the windows open occasionally for example). Likewise if you notice they have a lot of electrical devices you might want to ensure that they are using them efficiently and not leaving them to charge overnight or on standby for example.
Go the extra mile and pick up on the little details when you do your energy audits and you will be able to do more for the environment and your clients.
Bill Walter owns a home improvement blog and provides valuable tips on home security. You can learn more about wireless home security systems here.
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Nine Huskers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors
The Nebraska women's gymnastics team placed nine student-athletes on the Academic All-Big Ten list, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Huskers' nine honorees led all conference gymnastics squads and gave the women's gymnastics program 150 total academic all-conference selections.
Jessie DeZiel, Janelle Giblin, Kailyn Hawkins, Amanda Lauer, Jennifer Lauer, Kassandra Nathe, Jamie Schleppenbach, Desiré Stephens and Emily Wong were all named to the academic all-conference listing. In order to earn Academic All-Big Ten accolades, a student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second year of competition and carry a cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA.
Giblin led the way for Nebraska with her third career academic all-conference honor; the senior has previously earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2011 and an Academic All-Big Ten award last season.
Nathe, Schleppenbach and Wong all took home their second academic all-conference awards of their careers. Nathe also earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2010 and is a three-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-American. Wong and Schleppenbach each picked up All-Big Ten accolades for the second consecutive season.
Sophomores DeZiel, Hawkins, Amanda Lauer, Jennifer Lauer and Stephens were all awarded academic all-conference honors in their first season of eligibility for the award. Hawkins, Amanda Lauer and Jennifer Lauer are all previous NACGC/W Scholastic All-America award winners.
Nebraska returns to the competition floor on Saturday, April 6 for NCAA Regional action. NU is slated to take part in the Morgantown Regional at 5 p.m. CT as they vie for a spot in the 12-team NCAA Championship field.
2013 Academic All-Big Ten
Jessie DeZiel (So.) - Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science/Pre-Nursing
Janelle Giblin (Sr.) - Nutrition Science
Kailyn Hawkins (So.) - Advertising and Public Relations
Amanda Lauer (So.) - Nutrition Science
Jennifer Lauer (So.) - Nutrition Science
Kassandra Nathe (Gr.) - Family Financial Planning
Jamie Schleppenbach (Jr.) - Advertising and Public Relations
Desiré Stephens (So.) - Advertising and Public Relations
Emily Wong (Jr.) - Nutrition Science


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The season will begin tomorrow at 4 PM.
James Shields (2008: 3.56, 125 ERA+; Spring 2009: 14.1 IP, 8.16 ERA) / Josh Beckett (2008: 4.03, 115 ERA+: Spring 2009: 27.2 IP, 3.25 ERA)
It has been 170 days since Tampa Bay's David Price got pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie to ground into a game-ending fielder's choice at Tropicana Field, saving the Rays' 3-1 victory, and clinching the American League pennant.
The two teams will meet this afternoon at Fenway Park, as the 2009 regular season begins.
I don't think they've gotten any worse. If anything, they've gotten better. It will be interesting. It might be a preview of what's to come.David Ortiz:
Yeah, why not. [Let's] see what they have from the beginning.
Lineups (expected):
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Akinori Iwamura, 2B Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carl Crawford, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Evan Longoria, 3B David Ortiz, DH
Carlos Pena, 1B Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Pat Burrell, DH J.D. Drew, RF
Matt Joyce, CF Jason Bay, LF
Dioner Navarro, C Mike Lowell, 3B
Gabe Gross, RF Jed Lowrie, SS
Jason Bartlett, SS Jason Varitek, C
Ortiz is 7-for-14, 1.214 SLG; Pedroia is 5-for-10; Ellsbury is 1-for-10; Yook is (ack) 0-for-17.
The last time the Red Sox began the season at home was 2002: Pedro was shelled and the Blue Jays grabbed a 12-11 win. I remember watching that game (and cursing Ugueth Urbina) at the Riviera in Manhattan (in those dark ages before EI).
The last time the Red Sox began a season with a win at home: 1995. With Aaron Sele on the hill, Luis Alicea leading off, and Kevin Kennedy as manager, Boston blanked the Twins 9-0.
It's my 34th Opening Day as a Red Sox fan, and another summer of little white boxes and fine-pointed pens.
Opening Day Roster:
SP: Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Wakefield, Penny***
RP: Lopez, Delcarmen, Ramirez, Masterson, Okajima, Saito, Papelbon
C: Varitek, Kottaras
INF: Ortiz, Youkilis, Pedroia, Lowrie, Lowell, Green
OF: Bay, Ellsbury, Drew, Baldelli, Carter
John Smoltz was given Curt Schilling's locker, next to Jason Varitek's. When Smoltz is ready to pitch in a game, he'll go down to A ball, either Greenville or Salem.
It really doesn't matter what organization level it is. I have nothing to gain being down there anyway because the statistical information is not a good gauge for me, it's really about getting my work in.Rocco Baldelli's locker is between Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell.
Terry Francona, on telling Chris Carter he had made the roster:
You would think it would be great, but about a minute into it he hadn't breathed yet. It wasn't quite as fun as I anticipated it. I thought he was going to pass out.Carter:
I'm just happy and excited and I'm ready to go. I really believe in this team and I'm really confident. Every day we play is going to be a great game.***


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ISHPEMING — The Sault Little League Major All-Stars (ages 11-12) defeated Muskegon Roosevelt Park 8-6 in a pool play game at the 16-team state tournament Friday.
The Sault stars rallied from a one-run deficit, scoring three times in top of the sixth inning.
Logan Bailey was 3-for-4, while Avery TenEyck was 2-3, and Shane Thompson, Hunter Coneset and Alex Morehouse had one hit each for the Sault.
Sam Hopper, Morehouse, Thompson, Coneset and Bailey all combined on pitching duties. The Sault pitching staff gave up six runs on eight hits, striking out eight and walking six.
Sault Ste. Marie was scheduled to play West Portage Saturday and Ypsilanti Sunday to conclude pool play. The top two teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals on Monday. Semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday, and the state championship game is set for Wednesday, July 24.


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Watchmen: Directors Cut (US - BD)
Our Marcus watches as Watchmen re-assembles itself on Blu-ray disc
Set in an alternative 1985 where Nixon is still President and a super powered being works with the US government, Watchmen begins with the death of Edward Blake, AKA the Comedian(Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Blake is thrown from his high-rise apartment window and so begins a series of events that leads to the literal changing of the world.
After my recent review of the UK theatrical cut DVD, it's time to take a look at the Blu-ray and an extended director's cut edition to boot. Having covered the theatrical cut in plenty of detail, I'll use this review to focus on the additions made to this directors cut. So here goes, the second step in the on screen evolution of Watchmen.
It has to be said that this cut isn't revolutionary at all. You're not going to see massive changes or huge alternatives or anything to rock your perception of key events (and no there's no squid either). The extensions here mainly consist of odd lines or moments within scenes that flesh things out. Moments like Hollis Mason (Stephen McHattie) reminiscing a bit more about his superhero golden age, Dan (Patrick Wilson) noticing that Laurie (Malin Akerman) has been followed by the government on their date, more shots of Kovacs (Jackie Earle Haley) walking through scenes with his 'End is Nigh' sign, a few extensions on some of the Comedian scenes, including a helicopter landing in Vietnam before he pulls the flame thrower and even Doc Manhattan (Billy Crudup) arriving with Janey, via teleportation, to the Watchmen meeting.
However there are some new added scenes as well, shorter ones such as our first proper look at the News Vendor and the Comic Book kid, which of course means we get to see the Black Freighter comic book in all its motion picture glory. Though it has to be said the glimpse we get at the inside of the comic (from the recently animated side project) doesn't look at all like a comic book from 1985, adding more weight to my worry that this won't work in the final cut (still think they should have used the Motion Comics stuff instead but I remain open minded—sort of).
Thankfully, the big sub plot additions of this director's cut come at exactly where the theatrical cut started feeling rushed. Doc Manhattan doesn't just teleport to Mars in a quick jarring cut (one of the major gripes I had), we get to see the empty television studio and we get to see Laurie going back home to be greeted by the government bods scanning the place and ready to question her, though why Snyder needed to have her smash a guy's head on the table and then beat him up and chain him to a sink in order to leave is beyond me. Same goes for the bizarre addition after Rorschach discovers the hidden Comedian costume at Blake's, when two cops walk in and Rorschach beats on one of them while the other watches him jump out of the window or to have Veidt's (Matthew Goode) assistant get most of her fingers blown off in the assassination attempt. That stuff's not even in the book and just seems to be Snyder enjoying his R rating again. We even get multiple swings of the cleaver on the child killers head to celebrate the adult rating.
Other additions I did like were Laurie mentioning how she's shaking after the alleyway fight, a short but sweet shot of Veidt watching the map burn at the Watchmen meeting as well as an extended speech from the Comedian. We also get the Laurie scene with the Comedian after the meeting placed earlier in the movie to add a bit more weight to the her flashback later on (but sadly still no banquette scene). Also, there're a few small extensions with Rorschach doing some investigation. We get the Happy Harry's matchbook discovery and even Rorschach picking up his hidden costume in an alley with a bit more journal entry voiceovers. Finally at a Watchmen fans delight we get to see Nite Owl, Silk Spectre and Rorschach on the prison roof having their little verbal snaps at each other before boarding the Owl Ship. These are small but thoroughly enjoyable moments.
Out of everything on offer here, one scene really delivers the goods. The scene where Hollis finishes talking to Sally on the phone and is attacked by the Knot-Tops is fantastic. It was always a powerful scene in the book and Snyder has really done it justice. Watching old Hollis swing away and seeing his old villains' faces as he tries to defend himself is pretty much perfect. It's heartbreaking, it's intense and the last devastating blow, which immediately wipes out the nostalgia of the moment and turns it into devastation, is well handled. It's great stuff and is nicely backed up with the scene where Nite Owl II finds out about the attack and rips into a Knot-Top in the bar. Again, it's probably a scene that goes a little too heavy into the Snyder violence territory, with teeth smashed out and what not but it gets the message across that Rorschach ain't the only hardcore one in that scene.
Generally this extended version of movie offers space for Watchmen to breathe. Small scenes and moments that don't really affect anything but offer a richer experience to the viewers who enjoy these characters and the world of Watchmen. I still don't think there's enough time given to the set up of the New Frontiersman and I'm hoping this isn't the only scenes we'll see of the news stand characters, what with the Black Freighter cut on the way, but out of the list of things I'd hoped to see added, it's a positive step forward toward the final cut at the end of the year.
Watchmen is gritty, textured, packed with shadows and dark scenes and this Blu-ray disc shows it off beautifully. Whether a scene is bathed in moonlight, bright TV screens or Manhattan's blueness it all looks great and with a real filmic quality as opposed to an overly clean and glossy digital transfer.
Noticeable step ups from the DVD release I looked at (and there are loads) include the texture of Rorscach's mask, which in some scenes you can see every fibre, the tiny particles floating around Doc Manhattan's aura catch your eye and can become mesmerising as well as the movement of energy under his skin. The landscape of Mars can look fantastic with close ups of the ground looking beautifully detailed.
Skin textures all look pretty natural (other than the Doc's of course)and the shot where Kovacs first goes to prison really looks great. The detail on his face, what with skin, blood and freckles is very impressive.
Sometimes the darker scenes can take the sheen off the overall effect and sometimes the thin layer of grain can dance about in some scenes but these are such minor things when it comes down to how well the quality here captures the style of Snyder's work, they are easy to forgive.
The DTS-HD Master Audio track here does Watchmen proud. Dialogue is crisp and clear no matter what the situation, the track feels wide and mutli layered and everything just comes with a whole lot of oomph. Atmospherics and acoustics seem bang on, no matter the setting, sound effects, music and speech all feel well thought about and balanced and when the track wants to go wild it does so with satisfying aggression.
Arguably you might say that some of the higher impacts, such as explosions or fight scenes jump up the audio levels that little bit too much, but it's all for show and nowhere near as jarring as Warner Bros. big hitter last year, The Dark Knight.
Also impressive here is the music. Dylan's Times They Are A-Changin' could very well be the best I've ever heard it, Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah sounds delicate and even though I don't like it's placing in the movie, All Along The Watchtower rocks.
The Watchmen Blu-ray release comes with the much hyped Maximum Movie mode, which I'll admit I was quite excited about getting onto with this release. Initially I was very impressed, especially with the seamless nature of Zack Snyder walking on screen in a virtual set with the movie running in the background. His introduction for what's in store for us with this new feature really sounded impressive, with director walk-ons, graphic novel comparisons, cast and crew interviews, a time showing Watchmen world and the real world, still galleries and even some storyboards. Now don't get me wrong, this is still impressive stuff, but it has to be said this is the same old stuff with a bit of a makeover.
The Snyder walk-ons were brilliant, but there're not enough of them. I think I was expecting a video commentary of sorts, but really it's only a few key moments in which he pauses the movie, highlights or zoom's into things (for example the Manhattan bomb has S.Q.U.I.D. written on it). The short picture-in-picture interviews are good as is the presentation of the storyboard on screen, but I didn't really like having to pop out of the movie to see stills or the web docs offered. I would have much preferred them running along with the movie with the option to turn the movies audio on or to have the option to watch them on their own elsewhere. The timeline really turns out to be pointless as well offering unrelated facts that only slightly tie into the movies events. Generally this is all going to come down to personal preferences but for me, while enjoying the new presentation it wasn't quite as revolutionary as I'd hoped it might have been even if Snyder's involvement was pretty great.
Jumping across to disc two, we begin with 'The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics' (27:38 HD), which is very much in tune with the great featurettes that appear on the DC animation titles. Cast, DC guys and girls, journalists and the lead singer of My Chemical Romance discuss just how good the Watchmen graphic novel is, the themes, the history of its creation and leading up to how the 'unfilmable is filmed'. As expected there's no surprise involvement from Alan Moore (seriously did anyone think there would be?) and even though I really enjoyed this featurette, it would have been far more fitting on the recent Watchmen: The Motion Comics release in my opinion.
'Real Superheroes : Real Vigilantes' (25:25 HD) takes a look at the history of vigilantes in the real world. Giving a brief overview of the crime ridden New York of the seventies and eighties and highlighting what the Guardian Angels set out to do in their own vigilante ways to help the citizens. The featurette then covers Bernard Goetz, the New Yorker who took the law into his own hands and shows the mixed views on his actions as well as informing us of the American laws about lethal force. In amongst all this, questions are raised about how and why you'd become a vigilante but then when real life costumed vigilantes Tothian and Ecliptico show up and give their thoughts, while striking super hero poses in front of graffiti covered walls, any dreams that this might be a cool thing are shattered forever.
We also get the Zack Snyder directed My Chemical Romance video for Desolation Row (03:09 HD), which is good as the video depicts them as support act for Pale Horse (the band in the Watchmen Graphic Novel), but I was never a fan of the songs inclusion in the movie, so thankfully it's a much shorter version than the Dylan original.
Also included is BD-Live, which promises plenty of interactivity, with even the possibility to link to Facebook and use it to arrange community screenings. Finally, a digital copy of the movie is included.
Watchmen proves that Blu-ray is the place to watch it and really has the feeling that Warner Bros. are presenting it as a show-off title. The director's cut offers a few more slices of insight and a few more slithers of Snyder violence, but overall you'll see why the scenes were cut for time. Not that you'll catch me complaining about the run time. Until every frame from the graphic novel is in a cut, could a Watchmen fan ever be satisfied?
Until we arrive at the full cut later in the year this edition feels a little like a stop gap but a stop gap that's satisfactory, so until we get the full Black Freighter Watchmen, which is the one I'm really waiting for, have fun with this one.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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Disc Details
Release Date: 21st July 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Maximum Movie Mode, The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics, Real Superheroes, Real Vigilantes, Mechanics: Technologies of the World', Music Video: My Chemical Romance 'Desolation Row' BD Live, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 186 minutes
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So a few minutes later I met her in an empty room. She told me that she found out last week that she's pregnant, and so she stopped her migraine medication. I told her that's fine, and congratulated her.
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DURHAM, N.C.—Duke University junior Sean Davis scored twice as the Blue Devils erupted for three second-half goals in a 3-0 shutout win over Southern Conference rival Elon in non-conference men's soccer action this evening. The Blue Devils push their unbeaten streak to five games.
Freshman Brody Huitema added the third goal for Duke (6-4-5) and junior Nick Palodichuk provided an assist on two of the tallies. The clean sheet was the sixth of the year for the Blue Devils as Duke's stalwart defense of Sebastien Ibeagha, Zach Mathers, Rob Dolot, Will Donovan and goalkeeper Alex Long held the Phoenix to just three shots over the 90 minutes.
Duke stretches its shutout streak to 180 minutes and has allowed just one goal in the previous 510 minutes of action. Offensively, the Blue Devils registered three goals in regulation for the first time this season to post the convincing win.
After a forgettable opening 45 minutes in which the Blue Devils and Elon (10-4-1) managed just one shot apiece, Duke jumped all over the Phoenix with two goals in the first 2:10 of the second half.
"I told them [in the locker room at halftime] that the season is on the line here," said head coach John Kerr. "Our energy level wasn't as high as we wanted it to be. Fair play to the boys they stepped it up and jumped on Elon in the first couple minutes of the second half."
Duke, understanding the importance of coming away with a victory, needed just 25 seconds to get on the board. After a quick build-up off the opening whistle and a quick layoff from Palodichuk, Davis struck the ball perfectly from 20 yards into the right upper 90 for his fourth tally of the year.
"We weren't happy with the first-half performance so we really wanted to push the tempo," Davis aid. "It was a great build-up. Nick Palodichuk laid it off perfectly for me about 20 yards out. I was able to hit it perfectly and get it over the goalie. I think that kick-started the half and we kind of cruised the rest of the way through."
Less than two minutes later, Huitema netted his sixth goal of the year with a header on a Palodichuk corner kick. The score was the rookie's first since Oct. 1 and gave the Blue Devils the 2-0 advantage with 42:50 left to play.
With the Blue Devils in control of the game, Elon tried to get its offense going and started to look dangerous. However, Duke's backline remained organized and steady in not allowing the Phoenix a clear shot on goal. The game was the first that Duke had not allowed a shot on goal this season.
Duke continued to play at a high tempo and push forward and attack the Elon defense. The pressure paid off for the Blue Devils in the 81st minute with a handball by the Phoenix in its penalty area resulting in a penalty kick. Davis calmly stepped up and buried the shot for his second score of the game and a 3-0 Duke lead.
Overall, the Blue Devils had just nine shots in the game. Dean finished with one save in 90 minutes of action, while Long was not forced to make a stop.
Duke closes out its regular season home schedule with No. 15 Wake Forest Friday night at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live by NSCAATV and will be the final regular season home contest for the group of 11 seniors.


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Huskers Face Tough Competition in the First Round
Montgomery, Ala. - The No. 38 Nebraska mens tennis team (7-5) was defeated by Boise State 4-0 in the first round of the Blue Gray Tennis Classic Friday, March 15. The Huskers will have the chance to compete in the backdraw, facing off against Troy tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.
The Huskers struggled in doubles with losses at the No.1 and 2 positions. The doubles point was clinched when Andre Stenger and Marc Herrmann were knocked off 8-4 by Boise States pair of Bettles and Sereke.
Nebraska fell to 0-2 when Eric Sock was defeated by Filipp Pogostkin 6-2, 6-1. The next point was lost when Tom Blackwell fell to Thomas Tenreiro 7-5, 6-3. No. 1 singles finished last, with Andre Stenger losing a close match to #30 Andy Bettles 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Results from tomorrows match in the backdraw will be available on Huskers.com or the tournament website http://bluegraytennis.com.
Blue Grey Tennis Classic
Montgomery, Ala.
Friday, March 15
Boise State 4 Def. Nebraska 0
1. Bettles/Sereke (BSU) def. (NU) Stenger/Hermann, 8-4
2. Patton/Sears (BSU) def. (NU) Boyer/Zitsch, 8-3
3. Mitchell/Pogostkin vs (NU) Videtich/Elsass, DNF
Order of Finish: 2, 1
1. Andy Bettles (BSU) def (NU). Andre Stenger, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
2. Nathan Sereke (BSU) vs. (NU) Marc Herrmann, DNF (4-6, 6-4, 1-1)
3. Scott Sears (BSU) vs. (NU) Dusty Boyer, DNF (4-6, 6-3, 1-1)
4. Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) def. (NU) Eric Sock, 6-2, 6-1
5. Thomas Tenreiro (BSU) def. (NU) Tom Blackwell, 7-5, 6-3
6. Garrett Patton (BSU) vs. Andrew Dzulynsky, DNF (6-4, 3-2)
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1


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Average retail gasoline prices in Denver on Sunday were 6 cents below the national average at $3.24 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 844 gas outlets in Denver.
The price of gasoline fell 5.1 cents in the past week in Denver while the national average fell 5.9 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.30 a gallon.
Prices in Denver on Sunday were 25.8 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 17.6 cents a gallon lower than a month ago.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, said last week saw downward momentum in crude prices.
He said the sudden drop in crude prices have pushed gasoline futures down with "motorists on the winning side."
"The national average has picked up some steam on it's downward trend and in some areas of the U.S., the wholesale price of gasoline in nearing yearly lows, which is adding up to a significant savings for motorists," said DeHaan.
He said Americans are spending over $100 million per day less on gasoline than they did a year ago.
GasBuddy operates DenverGasPrices.com and more than 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at approximately 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
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Circa 1930
A polished nickel and aluminum clear jelly-jar glass pendant fixture.
Current height: 40"
Minimum height: 15"
Overall: 5-1/4" diameter
Can be UL listed for use in dry or damp environments.
Single Edison socket, maximum 75 watts
Available as a flushmount, please contact your salesperson for more information.
27 fixtures total available.
On display at our Los Angeles showroom.


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Frequently asked questions
Charts > Extra Chart Factors
- Can
I have Lilith shown in a chart?
Yes, you can. Please, choose the chart type "Natal Chart Wheel", and the style "Astrodienst w. Asteroids". The resulting chart shows Chiron, Lilith (the Dark Moon), and the major asteroids (Ceres, Eros, Juno, Nessus, Pallas, Pholus and Vesta). Lilith is the mean lunar apogee, unless something else is stated explicitly.
There are additional data on Lilith in the "additional data sheet". For interpretational information on Lilith, you may want to read the article on the Dark Moon in our "Understanding Astrology" section.
- How
can I enter more than one asteroid?
To select the asteroids you wish to include in your chart, find the numbers on the asteroid name/number list with over 20'000 named asteroids at the bottom of the Extended Chart Selection page.
You then enter the asteroid numbers in the asteroid field, separating the numbers with commas, e.g. "34, 6, 49".
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you give information on declinations in the chart?
The declinations are given in the additional data tables (Please, click on the link Additional tables (PDF) above the chart).
You can also find them visualised in the 3-dimensional chart drawing in the group Astrodienst special -> 3-dimensional chart.
- Is it
to get a chart with true BML (Black Moon Lilith)?
Yes, you can show true Lilith by entering "h13" in the asteroid field at the bottom of the Extended Horoscope Selection page.
The so-called "true Lilith" appears in the chart drawing with the abbreviation "Lil(o)", and in the aspect table below as "Lilith(o)".
How can I show hypothetical planets in a chart?
At the bottom of the "Extended Horoscope Selection" page, you can find a link called List of "hypothetical" planets which opens a window with this list. Now, choose the numbers of the factors you would like to show in the chart and enter them in the asteroid and hypothetical planet field at the bottom of the Extended Horoscope page. In order to add more than one factor, please separate the numbers by commas.
You can now click to view the chart, and the selected factors will be shown. (Please note, that only up to ten extra factors from these lists can be shown in the chart.)
How can I show sensitive or arabic points in a chart?
Please go to the Extended Chart Selection and select the chart drawing type: 'Astrodienst with Arabic Points'.
When the chart drawing is displayed, click on the link 'Additional Tables (PDF)'.
You will find a whole page with around 50 different arabic or sensitive points.
How can I show the Pars Substanciae (Point of Substance) in the chart?
You can show the Pars Substanciae by first showing the chart you would like to see. When the chart is shown, please enter the following at the end of the URL at the top of your browser:
Press ENTER.
The chart will be re-calculated, showing the Pars Substanciae.
You can also calculate the part yourself by using the following formula:
- First, calculate the distance between Sun and Ascendant (d), in order to find out whether you are dealing with a day or night birth. Should this result in a negative value, please add 360°.
- Night birth (d < 180°):
Pars Substanciae = Ascendant + Saturn - Mars
- Day birth (d > 180°):
Pars Substanciae = Ascendant + Mars - Saturn
There is an interesting article by Robert Hand which deals with the so-called sensitive (or Arabian) points:
The Lot or Part of Fortune.
The Pars Substanciae appears as the "Lot of Accusation". This is all the information we have got on this point at the moment.
Can the South Node be displayed in the charts?
Yes, there is an option to show the South node on the "Extended Chart Selection" page. Just tick the box "Descending Node" in the Additional objects section.


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Positive change
6 million pennies represent 6 million victims of HolocaustBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent March 30. 2013 7:52PM
Kearsarge High School students Anna Stowell, 14, of Sutton, Andrea Cutts, 14, of New London, Eleanor Angus, 15, of Springfield, Emmaline Keene, 15, of Springfield, and Kaileigh Davis, 15, of Newbury, hope to collect 6 million pennies to raise awareness about the Holocaust through their Everyone Counts project. (MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent)
SUTTON -- So powerful was the impression left by their visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., last year that a group of Kearsarge Regional School District students created a project to heighten awareness of the atrocities Nazis committed against European Jews and other victims before and during World War II.
Eleanor Angus and Emmaline Keene of Springfield, Anna Stowell of Sutton, Kaileigh Davis of Newbury and Andrea Cutts of New London were Kearsarge Middle School eighth-graders when they visited the museum last spring. Now freshmen at Kearsarge Regional High School, the girls have since set about collecting 6 million pennies - the figure represents the number of people estimated to have been killed during the Holocaust - in a project they call Everyone Counts.
"It's one thing to see the number 6 million but another thing to see a physical representation. That's a whole other thing," Davis said Tuesday.
The museum has a way of conveying the numbers in a very personal way. A room filled with thousands of shoes of those stripped of everything before being killed in concentration camps. A room four stories tall displaying pictures of an entire village of Jews killed in the Holocaust.
"You look up, and it's heartbreaking," Angus said.
During the museum visit, Kearsarge Middle School teacher Paula Mercier told the girl she had heard of a project in which a group collected 6 million paper clips to represent those killed. But what would you really do with 6 million paper clips?, the girls thought.
"We decided it would be cool if somebody did pennies. So we could take those pennies afterward, cash them in for a check and give them to a charity that needed it," Keene said.
That was the start of the Everyone Counts project.
"We liked the idea of pennies because every one is different," Keene said.
"Some may be brand new and shiny, and some may be old and rusty and totally gross. But they are all different, just like people. And that's something I like about the idea of pennies."
Everyone counts and has value. That, the girls said, is the philosophy behind their project. Each penny is equal and not worth any more or less than another.
Awareness is more important than ever, they said, since Holocaust survivors and witnesses are becoming fewer.
"It's 65 years later. It's hard to find survivors," Mercier said.
A trip to the Warner Fall Foliage Festival to collect pennies brought that home to the girls last year.
"When we were at the Fall Foliage Festival, a man came up to us and said, 'You know, the Holocaust didn't actually happen,'?" Davis said.
"And if we could actually collect 6 million pennies, we could keep the memory there and say this actually did happen. It was a terrible thing in history, and people are still forgetting."
In less than a year, the girls have collected more than 30,000 pennies, or $300 worth.
Achieving their goal would bring in $60,000, which they say they would donate to two or three charities - perhaps a fund to honor Jewish victims of the Holocaust and another that brings attention to other groups who were killed.
"We're trying to represent every type of person who died in the Holocaust," Cutts said.
The Kearsarge students hope to reach their goal of 6 million pennies before their graduation in 2016. In the meantime, they're working on creating a display to hold the remaining million pennies.
"Part of the point of this is keeping the memory," Mercier, the middle-school teacher, said. "But also the other thing I think the girls are trying to achieve is trying to get people to understand and being able to try to get your head around it. What does it mean for 6 million people to be killed over a four-year period?"
Everyone has pennies and can usually spare a few, the girls said. They hope people will search under the couch, dig through their change purse or clean out the change dish in their car and make a contribution to Everyone Counts. The group also is accepting other forms of cash donations and checks.
Donations can be sent to 32 Gile Pond Road, North Sutton, NH, 03260 c/o Paula Mercier/Everyone Counts.
To learn more about the project, visit its Facebook page or website (everyone-counts.webs.com).


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In just three years local artist Laura Gravenstine has made her mark in the art world, exhibiting throughout the area and in New York her distinctive works, which incorporate organic materials such as berries and juices. Pieces of her fruit series are currently on exhibit at the Barsky Gallery in Hoboken and at the New York Hall of Science. She also has an upcoming exhibit in February at the Museum of Russian Art in Jersey City.
Intersections of art and science
Gravenstine, 41, employs a unique style and technique where she makes markings of various berries and juices on prepared surfaces such as paper, glass, and acrylic, among others. The literal print of the berry becomes fused with chemicals on the surface. She removes the fruit and paints with juice, then allows oxidation before sealing the material with a clear epoxy or resin.
"The process that I do is unusual," said Gravenstine last month at her studio on 49 Harrison St. While the process itself was organic and accidental at first, she has worked with biochemists to hone her technique to prevent molding and the disappearance of the imprints.
"You could take 100 different berries and make marks of 100 different ones and you would be able to see that it is different berries every time," noted Gravenstine. "So it is like a fingerprint almost."
Through her work Gravenstine explores themes related to mortality and the ephemeral nature of life.
"The [berries] were an amazing metaphor for the impermanence of human life," she noted. "They are here for the moment and then they are gone. It is the same with people [and] with anything living on the planet."
Preserving imprints
"I was very determined to preserve the imprints of those berries as paintings," said Gravenstine, who stumbled upon the inspiration following her grandmother's death. She had suddenly died as a result of a brain tumor.
"The night that she passed, I was thinking about her life," said Gravenstine. She sat at a table eating blackberries as a small tribute to her grandmother, who had enjoyed making preserves.
"It was a small way of sort of honoring her and the only way I knew how at the moment," said Gravenstine. She left the berries in an open container next to paper she had prepared for drawings she was working on at the time.
"I went to sleep…when I got up in the morning the berries were gone," said Gravenstine.
She noticed that the seeds were scattered on the paper and saw evidence of a mouse from mouse footprints left behind.
Gravenstine reacted to the effect left by the seeds: " 'Wow, that's really pretty,'" she said.
"It was my way of bringing her [my grandmother] into the world," said Gravenstine of her work preserving the likeness of berries.
Rediscovering a passion
"When I first started out using the fruit, I had a very specific goal in mind," noted Gravenstine. "Once that goal was met, then my interests became more about imagery."
She added that it wasn't so much about figuring out the material but rather about exploring what could be done with it and how she could use it to communicate a specific idea.
Gravenstine rediscovered her passion for art later in life. After several career explorations from youth counselor to gourmet baker to model, in 2009 she completed a BFA at William Paterson University. While she originally majored in English she was hooked on fine arts after taking her first drawing and painting class.
"On the one hand I was excited," said Gravenstine about starting over.
She noted that starting from square one meant that "I had to make sure that is what I wanted to do."
Despite the later start, Gravenstine has made many connections and has had the law of attraction work in her favor as people have noticed her work.
"At first it was really serendipitous," noted Gravenstine. "I started making the fruit work…people started finding out about that and things took off on their own."
Gravenstine was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and moved to West Milford, N.J. with her family at the age of 11. She currently lives in Weehawken and secured her Hoboken art studio three years ago.
She feels that living and working in Hudson County allows her to stay connected to artists here, and across the river in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
"I do like knowing all of the different groups," Gravenstine added. "They all have something different to offer."
Gravenstine also runs a full service life-casting and sculpture studio with clients who range from Barney's New York to Art House Productions in Jersey City. She works with visual artists and also does individual casts of couples, expectant mothers, and babies.
For more information about the artist, visit: http://www.gravenstine.com.
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SCRANTON-On Saturday the University of Scranton and PNC Field played host to The Office Wrap Party.
SCRANTON-On Saturday the University of Scranton and PNC Field played host to The Office Wrap Party.
The day started out with a Blogger's Breakfast followed by a writer's panel, where attendees got to hear about some things that go on behind the scenes.
The panel was made up of Greg Daniels, executive producer, Claire Scanlon, editor/director; Matt Sohn, director of photography; Allison Silverman, co-executive producer; Philip Shea, property master; Steve Burgess, producer; Carrie Kemper, writer; Jennie Tan (Tanster), OfficeTallys, a blogging site; and Paul Lieberstein, executive producer who also plays Toby.
The first question and the one everyone wants to know, is why they picked Scranton to base The Office off.
"I'm so happy I did," said Daniels. "I didn't know much about Scranton, but I just kinda knew it had a heyday, maybe more in past than present, and since learning a lot about it, I think it's a wonderful city.
"At one point I think it was the number one city in America for a number of different things. I guess maybe there was something about the nostalgic feeling of it not being that now. There were a ton of other reasons we picked Scranton too."
Daniels mentioned a Paper Magic place and said that he went to a drug store and found paper valentines when trying to think of paper stuff for the show, that a lot of them were printed in Scranton.
"That's how we knew," he said. "There's a writer named John O'Hara who I was reading a lot of at the time. He's a cool writer and wrote a lot of stories in Scranton. When I was pretty sure it would be Scranton, John Krasinski ("Jim") was going to drive from New York to Los Angeles to work on the pilot and he asked where to go, that he wanted to do some research for the show.
"He and his friends drove through Scranton and came with a documentary camera. He interviewed a lot of people working at these different paper companies and shot all the footage from our main title sequence. We saw the footage and realized there were real Michael Scotts all over the world."
The panel was asked different questions about props, if they watched the episodes after they were filmed, their favorite moments, etc.
"Sometimes we'd go the route that a character didn't say anything offensive and will bleep them because it comes out funnier," said Daniels.
Burgess added that a lot of the pranks done on the show come from real life experiences.
A video was shown that took a tour of the prop warehouse and some actors explained where certain things came from or stated what episode they were from.
"We never threw any of the props away," Burgess said.
There were a few behind the scene videos shown too.
The panel shared some thoughts on what they'd miss most about The Office.
"I went on set the other day and it was just a big empty vault," said Sohn. "It reminded me that it was truly over. It was a hard moment."
"I'm so grateful to have been a part of it," said Shea.
"It was a privilege working on the show for so long," said Daniels. "Thank you all for supporting the show."
Daniels added that he hopes the legacy of the show will be that nothing will get erased and that people will continue to watch the episodes.
After the panel a parade was held where cast members took part. Following the parade was some entertainment in Courthouse Square where some cast members joined in. An estimated 10,000 people were present.
The last event of the night took place at PNC Field, where an estimated 8,000 people attended.
Videos were shown for The Office biggest flan winner and bloopers from all the seasons. Those in attendance even got to see the first 10 minutes of the next episode.
Actors were announced one by one at PNC Field with their character name followed by their real name. Some ran the bases after their name was announced. They were dancing around with each other and having a lot of fun.
After they were all announced, John Krasinski said there's an extra seat. That's when it was announced that "Michael Scott" was there. The crowd went more wild than before as Steve Carell made a surprise appearance.
Andy Buckley, who plays David Wallace, did the Q & A with the cast members and they shared some favorite moments, while acting goofy at the same time.
Carell was asked what he misses most about being on the show.
"To be completely sincere I miss the people," he said.
Phyllis Smith, who plays Phyllis, said that one of the best moments for her was "when Jim told Pam that he loved her for the first time."
"I started crying," she said. "She kept saying I'm sorry, I'm sorry and Jim kept saying don't do that."
Carell said that one of his favorite Michael Scott moments was the dinner party.
"There's a scene in that show where I'm showing my new flat screen television and it was an almost impossible scene to get through.," he stated. "We did a Christmas episode where Brian is sitting on my lap. There are so many great memories. Can we just pause for a second and say thank you (to the fans). We really appreciate all of you."
Fans had the opportunity to ask questions as well.
Someone said that people tell him he looks like Carell. Steve ran over to the stands so they could see if they did look alike.
"He's way more handsome than me," Steve laughed as he went back with the rest of the cast.
Carell was asked by a fan what his favorite moment to film was.
"It's almost impossible to pick one scene," he said. "Every day was something fun and exciting and great that made us all laugh really hard. I don't think there's one. For me it was seven years of fun with everybody."
Another person said their dream was to hug Dwight. Rain Wilson said, "I'm a dream come true maker" and went over and hugged her.
The cast was asked what they would miss about being on The Office. Jenna Fisher, who plays Pam, answered.
"The easy answer is I'll miss seeing all these people every day," she said. "One of the cool things about being on the show and being a fan of the show, which I am, is getting to talk to Dwight and Kevin and Michael Scott. I will miss the fictional people in my life too. That's a special thing about being on the show so I'll miss that."
At the end of the night there were fireworks.


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Google was at RootsTech 2012. Google was a Keynoter, Google was a Vendor and Google was a presenter. Google was in the house. The tech gear had some Android devices in the audience too.
Only Apple had more technology there. Unfortunately, it was among the users, developers, and presenters. Tim Cook bring Apple to RootsTech 2013!!! Your customers deserve Apple to give the same presence as Google. As I said in my last article, iPads, iPhones, MacBooks (mostly Pro, but some Air) — the attendees were so tech laden you would have thought Ubiquitous Computing had arrived. Isn't there a recession? Where did all these tech warriors come from? These were users a bit more than developers. Bloggers were numerous, most wore Mardi Gras beaded necklaces so they were recogizable. Then you had secret bloggers such as Stanczyk. Everyone was a genealogist. Users encouraged Vendors/Developers with praise and requests for more/better technology. Oh and make the tech transparent.
But this is about Google. Before the conference I had written the Google tech off as too low brow to bother with. Then Jay Verkler showed up — who is apparently the Steve Jobs of genealogy. He was the Keynoter on day one. Stanczyk is a genealogist and I have been to genealogy conferences before. These are usually staid affairs. Genealogists are … how should I put it … umm, old. It is not unusual to see octogenarians and nonogenarians (90's). But the energy in the auditorium of 4,200 conference attendees was electric. These were not stodgy, Luddites. Notebooks and pens were almost nonexistent!! People were excited and very much anticipating — what, I do not think we had a clue, but expectations were off the charts.
Jay did not disappoint. He was personable and masterful in his presentation skills. Mr Verkler is a Visionary like Steve Jobs and the audience knew it and responded. It was Jay who weaved the vision which everyone now wants ASAP. He brought up Google and my eyes were prepared to glaze over. I did not even record the Google execs' names [shame on me]. They were good! They had prepared for RootsTech and they showed brand new tech and also Microcode. I do not have words to express what I saw, but everyone in the audience wanted it.
Google showed Microcode which would be a Google Chrome plug-in and appear as a widget/icon in the address bar that can do amazing search/exchange tricks in a Web 2.0+ way. It would utilize Historical-Data.org in some unspecified way to do this genealogy magic. It was beyond amazing. Google created a genealogy plug-in!! Google is apparently also coordinating in an API-like way to transfer these search result magics into other websites like FamilySearch, Ancestry, etc. that put this magic into the beyond amazing realm.
Firefox and Safari take note if you do not want to see a massive shift to Chrome. I am pretty sure all genealogists will use Chrome when Microcode widget arrives.


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A healthy mix of orange-and-blue-clad Denver Broncos fans fill up Fred's Mexican Café — the portion of the establishment that faces the street corner — while a crowd of red-and-gold-laden patrons cheer on the San Francisco 49ers in the spacious Typhoon Saloon, located in the back and western portion of the same building.
"There are so many people that are not from San Diego that live here," said Ryan Dickert, general manager of Fred's and Typhoon Saloon. "We definitely support our teams. If you're a fan of either team, this is your home."
What used to be a small 49ers contingent a few years ago has grown into a dedicated gathering of committed fans who line up outside Typhoon's doors before game time every Sunday, Dickert said.
"We started with the 49ers midway through the season back in 2008," he said. "We had a small 49er crew of locals and a few employees that still kept coming in even though their team wasn't doing so well. We started putting the sound on for their games and it just evolved into the beast that it is now."
Likewise, Fred's is constantly packed with loyal Broncos followers on game day, a tradition that started just last season during the quarterback Tim Tebow craze and continues now with the acquisition of seasoned pro quarterback Peyton Manning. Despite the contemporary fan base, Fred's' affiliation with the Broncos dates back many years.
"One of our employees that worked here with us for a summer, Byron Chamberlain, actually played for the Broncos and has two Super Bowl rings as part of that team," said Dickert. "He helped get it started. We put out a couple posts and found several [Broncos] groups as well, and it started from there."
With both the Niners and the Broncos in the picture for playoffs this season, Fred's and Typhoon Saloon are packed to the brim every Sunday with fans enjoying the game alongside an ice cold brew or the restaurant-bars' game day "tailgate special," which includes a choice of barbequed meat and traditional tailgate sides like potato salad, macaroni and cheese or baked beans.
And with nearly 40 TVs at Typhoon and 20 more at Fred's, those who want to simultaneously keep up with all the games at once have found their hotspot for game day.
"We have a multitude of TVs on both sides, so we're showing all the games in addition to the teams we support, so you can definitely follow your fantasy football teams," said Dickert. "We're about the next best thing to being at the stadium. We've just got great food, a great staff and with Typhoon being as big as it is, you'll never have a problem finding a seat."
Coming up on Feb. 3, Typhoon will also play host to a Super Bowl XLVII bash in partnership with Vavi, a local sports club and social team. Details about the event will be available at www.typhoonsaloon.com. Fred's Mexican Café and Typhoon Saloon are located at 1165 Garnet Ave. For more information, visit www.typhoonsaloon.com. or www.fredsmexicancafe.com.


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Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013
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Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise is the largest presentation of Newcomb arts and crafts in more than twenty-five years. Organized by the Newcomb Art Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit will feature significant examples of the iconic pottery, as well as lesser known textiles, metalwork, jewelry, bookbinding and historical artifacts. Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise will offer new insights into the Newcomb community—the philosophy, the friendships, the craftsmanship, and the women who made an enduring mark on American art and industry. The exhibition will be on view through March 2014 after which it will tour nationally to several prominent art institutions.
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