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Was out in the pole barn yesterday getting ready for the kids coming home this weekend. All of this years wood is cut, 85% is in the basement and all that is left is to split the remainder. Tried backing Ellie up to the wall bracket and the splitter. Didn't work out too well. Putt-Putt is kinda in the way. Figures.
The best laid plans of mice and men - poof now you see the solution and now you don't. So I was scratching my head trying to figure out a way around it when it dawned on me - block the Putt-Putt up and take the wheels off. Kinda had to anyways cause the right front has the tube poking through the inner sidewall for about 30% of the tire - so that tire isn't going to stay on.
Got everything ready, turned on the big compressor, got my impact gun and a 3/4" socket, sprayed the wheel bolts with Nut Buster, let it sit for a bit and went at it. Dang, the nuts on the left front just weren't moving -- running short of breath and energy so I stopped for a few minutes. Moved over to the right front tire. Put the impact on it and poof off came 5 wheel bolts rather quickly.
So, decide the left front shouldn't be froze up that hard and maybe since the Nut Buster had been working it's magic for a bit, the wheel bolts should back out quite nicely. Nope, no dice, not a chance in he-double hockey sticks .
Went to the other shop and got my 1/2" drive cheater/power bar. Gave that a shot. Bolts moved but not a lot. And man I put me into it. Even after all the health issues I am not a weak man, my upper body strength is still pretty good - for short periods of time that is. Anyways, I worked at those 5 wheel bolts for about an hour trying to get em off. They would move a bit especially after I hit em with another shot of Nut Buster, but they wouldn't budge more than a quarter turn at a time. In between, I would try the impact wrench using forward and reverse to try and bust whatever lock the rust had. Even went and got my 3lb hand maul and smacked em a bit. Back to the power bar and a 3 foot extension of pipe and laid onto it. Moved some more but hey, ifn I gotta do this for much longer it is gonna put me into a coronary unit.
So I called Ray and asked him for his 3/4" drive electric impact (DeWalt). He asked me what I was doing .. so I told him. He said go back to forward and reverse with the impact as there is about 250ft-lbs of torque using the impact wrench. Well if there is 250ft-lbs of torque with the impact and the bolts weren't moving, I would be curious as to how much torque I was applying with the cheater and extension.
Anyways, I went back to forward/reverse with the impact. Gave one bolt about 3 rounds of that. Recoated it with Nut Buster and started again. All of a sudden the bolt moved. So I kept it up -- and then the weirdest thing happened. On forward all of a sudden the impact went chugga-chugga - vrrrrrip and the bolt moved. Took the impact off and lo and behold the bolt was half out. Scratched my head for a sec and then I realized that these were left hand threaded wheel bolts.
Now I have been playing with vehicles and such since I was about 14 or so, so that would be what -- 67/68. I had never seen a vehicle with right hand thread on the right hand side and left hand thread on the left hand side (looking from the seat) wheel bolts.
So I call Ray back and tell him I won't be needing the 3/4" impact. He asked me why. I told him that the dang bolts were left hand thread. He said to me, yeah the Putt-Putt has those types for the front wheel and probably the rear wheels as well. (I am thinking -- hellooooo weren't you listening when I said I was trying to take the wheel bolts of of the front of the Putt-Putt???) So I got me a little backward chuckle out of that. If it hadn't been that I was pooped after an hour and a half of playing with this, I probably would have really thought it was funny, but I was really beat so it tweren't so funny at all.
So when did they stop making wheel assemblies that had left hand threads? Our Cubs don't have that .......
Man was I confused and really tired.
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Confusion breeds Discussion which breeds Knowledge which breeds Confidence which breeds Friendship
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
Chrysler Imperial quit using the left handed nuts in 1970 and Plymouth and Dodge in 1968. My best guess. Don't know when they started but both my 49 Plymouth and 50 Dodge pickup had the left handed bolts.
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
It brings back memories but i had forgotten that.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
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" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
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"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
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" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
It brings back memories of an old trailer tire that I am still trying to forgot. Didn't have an impact, just a cheater bar - then a longer cheater bar - then. When it finally dawned on me it was like slipping down - I quickly looked around to see if anyone was looking. Course they were not - I was by myself!
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
When I first got my license, and shortly thereafter my first flat tire, I snapped off a few lugs on my '65 Plymouth, nobody ever told me about left-handed threads on the driver's side, I had to learn the hard way!
REMEMBER: Keep it correct or you may face the
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
I had traded for a 1947 Willys CJ3A a few years back. My oldest son and a friend decided to take the wheels off to use on another jeep, well they got the right sides off without a problem. I walked out there to see how it was going and saw they were having trouble with the left side. Some of the lugs were rounded off, they had used a cold chisel trying to cut some of the lugs off, boy what a mess. I stood there and thought you guys are ruining this jeep, then I said maybe they are left hand threads on this side. They found one or two that they could still get a wrench on and turned clockwise and it came off. They looked at each other like how dumb can you be. Needless to say most of the studs and lug nuts on that were done for.
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
My brothers 1981 F-250 has left hand studs on one side. I've broken off a few left handed studs in my time LOL.
Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. 1964 cub. Farmall 100 and 130.
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Re: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
Most Apache campers have left hand threads on the left side. Narrowed the rear wheels on the 240 ane found both side were right handed.( Lefty lossey and Righty tighty)
IHC made a quality machine and was leader of the pack.Let's keep them running,
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Not to worry, Rudi. Has happened to most of us.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - For Novak Djokovic, the formula for success at the Australian Open is simple - if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The world number one will try to create history over the next two weeks by becoming the first man to win three straight Australian Open titles in the professional era.
Twelve months ago, Djokovic picked up his fifth grand slam title with victory over Rafa Nadal in an epic final, lasting just short of six hours.
Back in Melbourne after a few weeks rest, including a holiday in the Maldives, Djokovic looked fresh and raring to go again as he looks to create history.
"So far so good," the Serb told reporters after taking part in the Australian Open Kids Tennis Day on Friday, which drew a packed crowd to the Rod Laver Arena.
"We haven't changed much the daily routines in preparing for the new season for the Australian summer. Generally it's all the same.
"I have the same team of people around me that are making sure that I'm prepared well, so I'm just looking forward to start playing here."
The last man to win three straight titles in Melbourne was Roy Emerson, who won five in a row from 1963-67, his last claimed in the year before tennis turned professional.
The hot conditions and its place in the calendar makes the demands of the Australian Open unique but Djokovic, who also won the title in 2008, seems to have worked things out perfectly.
"I like playing here because it's after probably five, six, seven weeks of break with no official tournament," said Djokovic, who plays Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round next week.
"You get time to recover, regroup, recharge your batteries mentally and physically, try to get ready for the new season with four, five weeks of good practice. You come here fresh. You're motivated and inspired to play some good tennis.
"Yes, the Australian summer can be brutal sometimes with the heat. But it has been this way for so many years. I got used to it, I know how it feels like to practice, to play in the heat. You've got to go with the flow."
Having reached the final in six of the past eight grand slams, winning four, Djokovic is the clear favorite with the bookmakers.
But world number two Roger Federer is gunning for his 18th grand slam title and Djokovic said Andy Murray, who beat him to win his first major at the U.S. Open in September, will be equally dangerous.
"He has become a grand slam and Olympic champion," said Djokovic, who beat Murray in the Melbourne final in 2011 and again in the semi-finals last year.
"He's great. I think mentally something switched in his head and he just started believing much more in his abilities.
"He was always a great player, always a contender to win a major title, but now that he's done it, he's definitely right up there, one of the first few favorites for any tournament he plays.
"He's an all around player, improved his game, stayed committed."
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There is a small but rather impressive list of bands who haven't yet made their music available to streaming service Spotify. The Beatles top the list, alongside Led Zep and Oasis. but one band who up until now had resisted making their music available on the service have finally changed their mind.
In a short period of time (hopefully, more on that in moment) Pink Floyd's entire back catalogue will be available to stream on Spotify. So listeners can revel in Syd Barret's psychedelic ditties while switching all the lights off and sniffing josticks to Dark Side Of The Moon.
Back in May several Pink Floyd albums landed on the site but were withdrawn quickly. This time round the track Wish You Were here has been added to the service and this cryptic tweet has come from the band.
Help stream Wish You Were Here 1 million times to unlock Pink Floyd's catalogue on @Spotify: http://t.co/PpNjKAm3AX #floydcountdown
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A few months back, Richard Nash of Soft Skull Press told me I'd probably enjoy talking with Tina Pohlman, editorial director of Harvest Books (the paperback imprint of Harcourt), because she had just acquired the paperback rights to three of my favorite books of 2005: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link, Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia Millet, and The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia. Indeed, this sounded like an extraordinary person, and so I contacted Tina and asked if she was willing to be interviewed. She was.
Where did you begin in publishing, and how did you get to where you are now?
I started as an editorial assistant at Houghton Mifflin in 1993. Then I went to Anchor Books/Doubleday in 1995 where I was promoted a couple times. Then Anchor was moved from Doubleday to the Knopf Publishing Group to join forces with Vintage Books and become Vintage-Anchor. I was with Vintage-Anchor for about a year and a half I guess. All told, I was with Anchor for about 5 1/2 years. And I learned from some of the best people in the business how to publish paperback reprints, Martha Levin in particular. Though even then, as now, I always had a few hardcovers going on, as well as paperback originals.
Then I went to Carroll & Graf in 2001, where I stayed until 2004. I only published originals at C&G, though I did look after the paperbacks of my own hardcovers. But there really wasn't a paperback publishing program there. Then, in 2004 I came to Harcourt/Harvest.
I am currently the editorial director of Harvest Books, which is the paperback imprint of Harcourt. So I oversee that list and acquire reprints and some originals for it. I do this because I love paperbacks and paperback publishing. The reprint side is a very different kind of thing from acquiring originals, but of course it's related.
What is it about paperbacks and paperback publishing that you particularly love?
I love paperbacks, the physical objects because they're portable, flexible, fit nicely in your hand. Obviously, they're cheaper too. I just personally prefer sitting down with a paperback in my hand than with a hardcover.
I love paperback publishing for several reasons. First of all, you get to cover a bunch of houses, see what other people are doing, and you have a great excuse to read a wide variety of books. If I am somewhat specialized in the kinds of originals I do (almost all new fiction and occasionally a memoir), I can cast my net much wider and indulge other interests while performing the paperback reprint part of my job.
Another great thing about paperback reprint publishing is that in the process you learn a lot about the business of publishing. Because when you're considering the acquisition of a paperback reprint, you have to look at the entire publishing picture: How many copies have sold? What kind of publicity is the book/author getting? How else is the house promoting the books? Advertising? Is the author working on another book? Is the hardcover house setting up this book in a way that will help us publish it successfully in paperback? Are they doing things wrong that we think we could do right? Etc.
Finally, one thing you have to remember about paperbacks is that this is the format in which a book spends most of its life. The hardcover's only out for a year, usually, and then there's the paperback, where the book lives on. So you have a this-is-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life feeling when you're preparing a book's paperback publication. Like you're sending it off into its adult life or something.
After acquiring the paperback rights for a book published in hardcover, what is the role of the editor? We tend to think of editors as people who slave over manuscripts with authors, but if a book has been published once already, what, then, is left for the editor to do?
Basically as a paperback editor your job is mostly about positioning and packaging -- marketing, really. You have the benefit of hindsight when you look at how the hardcover did, and you try to figure out what you can do differently that might be better. Or you figure out that you should leave well enough -- or great -- alone. Sometimes merely changing a package can do wonders for a book that performed poorly in hardcover.
Then you try to figure out what the author can do to continue promoting the book in paperback. This usually involves reaching out to book clubs, or reading groups, who like to buy their books in paperback. And then you hope that you catch their attention. Our publicity and marketing departments do a lot of this work. Sometimes we hire freelancers to write up a reading group guide, and sometimes the editor works with the author, and they write one together. These reading group guides are usually posted on line. Some houses print them inside the book or print them separately.
Another market you try to reach in paperback is the classroom. You try to get course adoptions. You attend academic conferences and feature books you think might get picked up. This is very difficult, but it happens, and when it does, it often means a nice long life of steady sales for a book. There is actually a bestseller list for the National Association of College Stores, and this is a very interesting list to look at.
Aside from the marketing stuff, sometimes you do a little editorial work, but that usually just amounts to little line edits and/or corrections. Sometimes you might work with the author on an afterword, or maybe an index -- to give the paperback a little of that good old "added value."
How is your approach different when you are working on a hardcover versus working on a paperback original?
My approach, editorially, with paperback originals and hardcovers isn't really any different. Our sales, marketing, and publicity goals are the same too. We often choose to do something as a paperback original because we feel we can get out more copies in that format. This tends to be the case, most often, with new fiction, because people are generally more hesitant to take a chance on a new fiction writer if they have to shell out twenty-something bucks.
When going after a book that you know you want to get the rights to, and you know other publishers are after it, what other than money will help you secure the deal?
That question's sort of hard to answer, because there are all sorts of things you can do, and every situation is different. You can fiddle around with payouts and give up first serial rights and perhaps territories if you've started out with an offer for world rights or something. You can throw in a performance bonus or a bestseller bonus. Or sometimes it just comes down to having a really great meeting or conversation with the author.
What attracted you to The People of Paper, Magic for Beginners, and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart? What other books have you acquired recently that excite you?
I bought The People of Paper, Magic for Beginners, and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart first and foremost because I read them and fell in love with them. I also realized that all three writers were clearly going to keep writing wonderful books, so I saw lots of publishing potential for the future, which just gave me another good reason to acquire them.
All three were published by small presses, who are often more likely to sell paperback reprint rights, so I knew that deals could probably be made. But at the same time, all three books garnered attention form other reprint houses, so I had to pursue them rather aggressively.
Two other books I recently bought reprint rights to, which are on the Fall/Winter 2006-2007 Harvest list, are Laila Lalami's Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (from Algonquin) and Michelle Tea's Rose of No Man's Land (from MacAdam/Cage). They're both novels. Lalami's is a moving and elegantly constructed tale of Moroccans illegally crossing the Strait of Gibraltar for Spain. Tea's is a hilarious and wild lesbian coming-of-age story set in crappy suburban Massachusetts.
A couple other reprints I've bought for Harvest are Temple Grandin's bestselling Animals in Translation (from Scribner), a nonfiction book about autism and animal behavior, and two books by Christine Schutt: Florida (from Triquarterly/Northwestern University Press) and A Day, a Night, Another Day, Summer (also from Triquarterly).
I also acquire originals, both paperback (as I mentioned above) and hardcover. Most of the originals I acquire are fiction, and occasionally there's a memoir in there. I published Tim Guest's memoir, My Life in Orange -- a wonderful book about growing up around the world in the communes of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh -- last year as a paperback original, and it did very well for us both critically and commercially. I also published a short story collection called The Task of This Translator by Todd Hasak-Lowy as a paperback original last year, and it was well reviewed (including a rave from Richard Eder in the daily New York Times) and sold nicely.
Right now I have a hardcover novel out (on the Harcourt list) that was just published in April and is getting one amazing review after another. AND it's selling! It's called Whiteman by Tony D'Souza. It was excerpted in the New Yorker, Playboy, and Tin House, has been reviewed everywhere, and we just went back to press for our second printing. It's a story about a guy who goes to the Ivory Coast post 9/11 to do relief work, just as the country is deteriorating into a bloody civil war between Christians and Muslims. It's very funny, very sexy, and very sad. I love it.
How do you know you want to invest the time and resources to acquire and work on a particular book?
This question is always harder to answer than it should be. As far as fiction goes, when I start reading something, what usually has to grab me first is voice, diction, tone, prose style. I also need a character, characters. Plot, of course, but I don't have a lot of requirements when it comes to plot.
I like dark psychological journeys much more than I like clever intellectual experiments. Though I love writers with a keen sense of the absurd, and I'm not against cleverness as long as there's substance underneath it.
Just look at The People of Paper. There is a book that could so easily have gone wrong. It's a testament to Plascencia's huge talent that not only does it work, it doesn't feel like something that's "working"; it feels like the story was meant to be told in exactly this way. To be honest, I was kind of amazed that I liked this book, let alone fell in love with it. When I did an initial drive-by of the book (you know, the way you pick up a book, read the cover copy, glance inside, thumb through it, smell it, etc, before you start reading it), I almost just threw it back on the pile. But I don't know, I always think I have this kind of sixth sense, and thanks to that sixth sense, I threw it in my bag instead. Took it home. Started reading it Sunday afternoon and finished it that night. Could not put it down.
This is why I love my job.
Will the paperback of People of Paper maintain the same interior design?
Yes, the interior design of People of Paper will be the same, with one exception: We will not be doing the die-cuts. The author has come up with an alternative that we both like, though. You'll have to wait and see! The trim size will also be the same, which is very unusual. I like to stick with standard paperback trim, but it's just impossible to do with this book. We have a great new cover design too, which is well suited to the paperback format.
How do you ever find time to do all the reading you do?
I don't know how I find the time. Seriously, I don't. I hate the idea of "time management," and I don't really have any program or allotted reading time. I'm not a very disciplined person. I read when I need to, when I feel like it, which happens to be most of the time. Though I guess I have pretty much unconsciously reserved Sunday nights for reading -- except when I'm watching "Big Love".


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The U.S. Treasury Department postponed until tomorrow sales of three- and six-month bills originally scheduled for today, citing a problem that occurred during testing of its auction system.
"The auction closure has been rescheduled due to an error that occurred during a test of Treasury's auction system," the department's Bureau of the Public Debt said in a statement in Washington. "The settlement date and all other aspects of both of these auctions remain unchanged."
The Treasury had planned to sell $32 billion in three-month bills and $27 billion in six-month debt today. The delay, the first for the two maturities in at least 15 years of record- keeping on the department's website, was the latest disruption as U.S. regulators press for improvements in the infrastructure of American equity and derivatives markets.
Treasury spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine declined to comment beyond the Bureau of the Public Debt's announcement of the error earlier today.
"This shouldn't be a major disruption," said Ward McCarthy, chief financial economist in New York at Jefferies LLC, one of 21 primary dealers that trade with the Federal Reserve. "The auctions are still expected to settle on time" and "so presuming they will be able to have it rocking and rolling by tomorrow, it's just not a big deal."
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was prevented from participating in the Sept. 9 auction of three-month U.S. Treasuries because of a malfunction with the government's online order system, according to a person briefed on the event, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private.
Following Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s three-hour trading halt on Aug. 22, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White told U.S. stock markets on Sept. 12 to collaborate on bolstering technology systems. On Sept. 9, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission requested industry input on safeguarding markets.
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San Francisco — Fitness Anywhere is on a pace to instruct more trainers on TRX Suspension Training this year than in the last three years, according to the company. Fitness Anywhere trained more than 1,000 trainers in the first quarter of 2009 compared with 2,500 trainers from 2006 to 2008.
The number of states and countries in which the company has hosted classes also has grown to more than 30 states and 10 countries.
Jon Binder, vice president of sales for Fitness Anywhere, says the company has shipped more than 100,000 TRX Suspension Training units since the product was launched in 2005. Some of the estimated 5,000 clubs that use TRX include Urban Active, Lexington, KY, Crunch, New York, and Western Athletic Clubs, San Francisco.
"The growth has been tremendous, mostly through word of mouth and referral sales," Binder says. "A key component of that has been through education."
TRX Suspension Training is a portable training tool consisting of straps with handles that leverages gravity and the user's body weight and develops strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously in a variety of functional exercises.
The cost for a club to implement TRX into its programming depends on the size of the club and the class, Binder says. For large classes in larger clubs, the cost ranges from $10,000 to $12,000, and a smaller-scale class can cost around $2,000, he says.
One of the appeals of TRX, Binder says, is that it can be used in a larger class and can incorporate both men and women of various skill levels and various ages.
The majority of clubs charge extra for the TRX classes they offer with classes ranging from $10 to $35 per session. TRX is having its greatest impact in the semi-private and small group training formats, Binder says. Clubs that have large group training, involving 12 to 20 people, usually charge at the lower end of the scale, he adds.
Club owners often see a return on investment within a few weeks to a few months, Binder says.
Hockessin Athletic Club (HAC) in Hockessin, DE, began to turn a profit within a month of implementing its TRX small group exercise program, which consists of 15 classes per week at $5 per class for six to seven participants in each class. HAC initially introduced the program to its members by offering a free TRX class with the option of purchasing one of a number of packages at $5 per class.
"To us, success is reaching out to a population we aren't currently reaching out to," says Rachael Ling, HAC's assistant fitness director. "Based on our surveys, 87 percent of TRX class participants aren't involved in group fitness or personal training at the facility, so TRX classes complement rather than cannibalize other potential revenue streams."


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'Canary' survives coal mine, scores nearly $2 million
Canary, a New York City startup with what it bills as the "the first smart home security device for everyone," has managed to raise nearly $2 million in 35 days from prospective customers and supporters through crowdfunding.
The company's experience suggests this is a funding approach other security companies may want to take a look at.
I wrote about Canary—which is both the name of the company and the home security device it sells—back in July when it launched the campaign on Indiegogo. Like a canary in a coal mine, the company was trying to see how much support it could garner from crowdfunding and set its goal at a modest $100,000.
But it exceeded that on the first day. Now, with the campaign recently concluded, Canary has raised a total of $1,961,494 from 7,460 funders, according to Indiegogo's site. Most paid to receive one or more of the devices when they're made and shipped early next year, but 123 people paid $5 each just as supporters of the product who want to be kept updated on it as it goes into production.
Was Canary's crowdfunding experience unusual? According to a website called Android Police, the answer is "yes." Here's what was recently written about Canary on that site:
Relying on crowdfunding is inherently risky. Regardless of whether a project's on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, some never get a fraction of the funding they aim for. Others fall slightly short or, if they're lucky, barely manage to crawl over the finish line. Still, a select few completely blow the doors off. The Canary [is one of them].
Now, is this because Canary is truly the unique product it's billed to be or do crowdfunders just really like home security? Time will tell us the answer, I guess.


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Checking in on… the WACPosted by Brian Goodman on December 15th, 2010
Sam Wasson, Co-Founder and Editor of bleedCrimson.net covering New Mexico State athletics, and Kevin McCarthy, Founder of Parsing The WAC, are the RTC correspondents for the WAC.
A Look Back
Heading into the final week and a half of non-conference play the WAC has an RPI ranking of 19 out of 32 teams, and worse yet, has the weakest strength of schedule among the 31 conferences and independents, according to RealTimeRPI. The league has no victories over Top-100 RPI opponents and just four victories over opponents with RPIs in the Top 150. Utah State is the only league member in the RPI Top 100 (#29) and just one of two schools along with Louisiana Tech (#130) in the Top 150. To further illustrate the tough times the league is encountering this season, the longest current winning streak in the league is two, by Fresno State and Utah State. Nevada and New Mexico State recently ended seven-game losing streaks by defeating San Francisco State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, respectively.
Player of the Week: Tai Wesley, Utah State – Wesley takes the honors after leading Utah State to a pair of home wins last week against Long Beach State (81-53) and Cal State Bakersfield (77-58). Against the 49ers, Wesley posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with a season-high six assists. Against the Roadrunners, he recorded another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, to go along with three assists. For the two games, Wesley averaged 16.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steals. He also shot 63.2 percent (12-19) from the field and 61.5 percent (8-13) from the free throw line.
Power Rankings
1. Utah State (7-2)
Up Next: 12/18 at Utah Valley, 12/21 vs. Idaho State, 12/22 vs. Western Michigan, 12/23 vs. Troy
The UtAgs rolled past visiting Cal State-Bakersfield 77-58 getting a double-double from Tai Wesley. The Aggies led 37-16 at halftime while holding UCSB to just 23.1 percent shooting (6-26). The Aggies did, however, allow Bakersfield to shoot 51.4 percent in the second half (18-of-35). Utah State got a game-high 18 points from Tyler Newbold in the victory. Up next for Utah State is another in-state rival in Utah Valley on Saturday and the following week the Aggies host the Basketball Travelers Invitational.
2. Hawai'i (6-2)
Up Next: 12/17 vs. Chicago State, 12/22 vs. Florida State, 12/23-12/24 vs. TBA
Hawai'i bounced back from a pounding at BYU with a pounding of Division-II Hawai'i-Pacific, winning 72-50. Hawai'i got 18 points and nine rebounds from former Arizona Wildcat Zane Johnson in the victory. The Warriors made more news off the court than on the court this past week, losing a pair of players to transfers. Guards Anthony Salter (6.2 minutes per game in five appearances) and Jordan Coleman (0 points and just eight minutes played in two games), bolted, while UH football player Miah Ostrowski joined the roster. Topping off the eventful week, Hawai'I announced that they're joining the Big West Conference in 2012-2013 for all sports other than football, which will be joining the Mountain West. The Warriors also got good news when it was announced that senior center Bill Amis could return to action against Chicago State. Amis has been out with an injury since just prior to Thanksgiving and he had been their leading scorer, averaging 15.8 points in addition to being their leading rebounder at 6.8 rebounds per game. The return of Amis is also just in time for the Warriors' toughest stretch of non-conference games as they host the Diamond Head Classic during Christmas week. The hosts will play Florida State first and then a pair of opponents, which are TBA pending the outcome of the games. And they said finals week is slow.
3. Louisiana Tech (8-4)
Up Next: 12/18 vs. UT-Arlington, 12/21 at Iowa
The Bulldogs dropped a tough one at McNeese State, falling 80-70 as McNeese hit 62.5 percent of their shots (10-16), 83.3 percent of their three pointers (5-6) and 76.9 percent of their free throws (20-26) in the second half. Lonnie Smith led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Louisiana Tech bounced back with an 80-57 drubbing of Houston Baptist and got 21 points and 13 rebounds from Olu Ashaolu. They held the Huskies to just 31.6 percent shooting in the game and just 26.7 (8-30) in the second half, a far cry from the lights-out shooting the Bulldogs allowed in the second half against McNeese State. The Bulldogs host UT-Arlington and then travel to Iowa City to take on the Big Ten's Hawkeyes, a chance for the WAC to pick up a rare win against a Power Six school.
4. San Jose State (6-3)
Up Next: 12/18 at Seattle, 12/22 vs. University of Puget Sound
The Spartans split a pair, losing 67-63 to cross-town rival Santa Clara. The Spartans held a two-point lead with 2:40 left and were tied with 42 seconds but could not come away with the victory. Adrian Oliver led the Spartans with 25 points in the losing effort. SJSU bounced back with a one-point victory over Eastern Washington in the teams' second meeting of the season. Oliver poured in 29 points and Justin Graham buried a jumper with seven seconds let for the one-point win. The Spartans head north to take on Seattle, who has already defeated a team from the WAC this season (Idaho). The Spartans then return home to take on the University of Puget Sound.
5. Boise State (6-3)
Up Next: 12/17 at Utah, 12/19 vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/22 at Portland
Three is an unlucky number for Boise State. Their football team saw its BCS hopes dashed by a pair of missed field goals, and now the basketball team has lost three in a row, each by three points. The Broncos fell behind 15-0 against UNLV and trailed by 20 in the second half before rallying late from an 11-point deficit with under two minutes to play. The Broncos got to within two points with 23 seconds left before running out of time. Prior to UNLV's loss to Louisville this past Saturday, the Broncos' three-point margin was the closest game the Rebels had played all season. Boise State then traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to take on Drake where they once again lost by three points. Paul Noonan led the Broncos with 20 points but 72.7 percent shooting in the second half (16-22) by Drake was too much to overcome. The Broncos travel to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Utes before returning home to host Texas-Pan American. A game at wraps up the non-con schedule.
6. Idaho (5-4)
Up Next: 12/18 vs. Montana, 12/21 at Oregon.
The Vandals had their four-game win streak snapped at the hands of Seattle this week. Idaho trailed by eight at halftime, but took a 51-50 lead with 7:40 left to play but would score just five points the rest of the way. Shawn Henderson scored 17 points in the loss. The Vandals wrap up conference play as they host Montana, where they'll try to extract revenge for an ugly 75-33 loss to the Grizzlies in Missoula. They'll then travel to Eugene to take on the Oregon Ducks.
7. Fresno State (3-5)
Up Next: 12/18 vs. North Dakota State, 12/21 vs. Pacific
The Bulldogs have won two in a row thanks to a return to the west coast. Fresno State defeated Pepperdine 64-51 behind 17 points from Tim Steed. The Bulldogs trailed by one point with 13:10 left to play, but took the lead with 12:47 left to play and never looked back. The Bulldogs have just one player, Greg Smith, averaging double-digits in points. Smith is averaging 10.5 points per game while Garrett Johnson at 9.9 PPG and Kevin Olekaibe at 9.3 PPG are closing in on double-digit averages. The Bulldogs host North Dakota State and Pacific to wrap up non-conference play.
8. New Mexico State (3-7)
Up Next: 12/16 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 12/18 vs. Pacific, 12/21 vs. Louisiana, 12/23 vs. St. Mary's
The good news for New Mexico State is that they are no longer on a losing streak. The bad news for New Mexico State is that players are dropping like flies. The biggest loss is that of leading scorer Troy Gillenwater (18.4 PPG) who suffered an ankle injury in a loss at in-state rival New Mexico. Gillenwater played just eight minutes in the first half of the Aggies' loss. Also suffering an ankle injury in that game was senior guard Gordo Castillo (7.7 PPG). The Aggies' junior center Hamidu Rahman (9.6 PPG, 6.8 RPG) returned to action from a calf injury that caused him to miss the three previous games. He scored 14 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the loss. The Aggies snapped their seven-game losing streak against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, winning easily, 83-49. However, Rahman re-injured his calf in the first half and did not return. The Aggies will be without the trio of Rahman, Gillenwater and Castillo for at least this week's games and possibly longer. Also in limbo is the return of forward Wendell McKines, who has been out all season after suffering an ankle injury of his own prior to the start of the season. The Aggies have four non-conference games remaining, with the two toughest games figuring to be against Pacific and St. Mary's.
9. Nevada (2-7)
Up Next: 12/17 vs. Arizona State, 12/22 at Washington, 12/27 at Portland
The Wolf Pack likewise ended a seven-game skid with a 78-64 win over San Francisco State. Dario Hunt scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots in the win. The victory did not come easy for the Wolf Pack, as SFSU trailed by just one at halftime. However, a quick spurt out of the gates in the second half put San Francisco State into a double-digit hole from which they would not climb. The Wolf Pack also have a tough non-conference finish, playing a pair of Pac-10 teams and Portland. The Wolf Pack will welcome the addition of Duke transfer Olek Czyz who becomes eligible now that the first semester has completed.
A Look Ahead
All nine teams wrap up non-conference play over the next week and a half and the WAC has a chance to notch some much-needed quality wins and up the aforementioned poor conference RPI. There will be opportunities as opponents include Iowa (9-1, RPI 4), Arizona State (6-2, RPI 28), Washington (4-3, RPI 165), Oregon (5-2, RPI 101), St. Mary's (5-6, RPI 115), and Florida State (8-1, RPI 34). Conference play is right around the corner and no team has really established themselves as the dominant team to watch for once conference play begins.


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Flexible agreements could keep agencies running, at least in the short term
Agencies using public cloud services might fare better than those depending on government data centers during a federal government shutdown – at least for a while, industry observers said.
The impact on agencies and cloud services providers ultimately would be determined by the length and resolution of any shutdown, if a shutdown happens at all.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree this week to a plan that would cut $4 billion in spending and move a potential shutdown from March 4 to 18. However, the measure only delays the possible shutdown. If Congress can't agree on a longer-term funding bill or another stopgap, the spectre will return.
"If [agencies] were using public cloud services, those would be the only services that would be funded – at least for awhile," said David Linthicum, CTO of Blue Mountain Labs, an IT consulting firm.
Agencies using the public cloud providers pay for those services out of an operating fund rather than money appropriated by Congress. Just like telephone, water, power and other utility services, they are going to keep going for some time after the offices are shut down, Linthicum noted.
"However, government-owned data centers won't be able to keep going without money," Linthicum said.
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Shutdown could be on the shelf, for now
A government shutdown is never a total shutdown -- there are specific agencies that will continue to operate; the Defense and Homeland Security Departments and the U.S Postal Service, for example, said Kevin Paschuck, vice president of public sector with RightNow Technologies, which provides software-as-a-service solutions to defense and civilian agencies via the company's secure government cloud.
"For those agencies that do get shut down, and have a cloud computing delivery model currently in place, it is actually quite advantageous," Paschuck said, "because services continue without interruption since they are being managed by the cloud provider."
In contrast, services operated in government-owned data centers could be left with no one to operate them if the administrators are sent home.
The majority of RightNow's government clients are organizations that would continue to operate even in the event of a shutdown, Paschuck said.
Several scenarios
"I believe we have several scenarios to consider," said Robert Otto, executive vice president of advisory services with Agilex, an IT consulting firm.
The key factor is if the contract is defined by the availability of a service or the consumption of a service. Availability-based contracts will likely have recourse for collecting payments while consumption-driven agreements will not, Otto noted.
For example, one has to take into consideration if the agency is involved in fixed-price, annualized contracts to provide a specific service – for example, a software-as-a-service application or website hosting.
Technically, the government would probably have an exemption from paying under the "availability of funds" clause in most contracts, said Otto, former CIO of the Postal Service. However, most providers would also have some type of early cancellation fee that would outweigh the cost of a short-term shutdown.
"From a vendor perspective, total costs are typically amortized over a year so there is little value or cost savings from discontinuing the service temporarily," Otto said. Both parties are likely to agree that the cost of continued services is less than invoking the early termination fee, he said.
In the case of more elastic or on-demand services, such as Amazon Web Services, agencies would mostly likely be prevented from incurring new costs, Otto said. Unlike the fixed-priced, annualized contracts situation, the service provider is unlikely to have any recourse for collecting these funds, he said.
Agencies receiving services from government cloud providers would be able to maintain critical and essential services but would be expected to discontinue non-critical ones, Otto said.
"As such, if you are depending on another agency to provide a service, you could be out of luck," he said. Of course, if the service is deemed critical and essential, it will probably be exempt from these restrictions.
Generally, the government has not shut down for more than a week or so at a time, Paschuck said. However, an extended shut down would have a tremendous economic impact on government contracts and systems integrators.
"In terms of acquisition costs, the government doesn't pay for anything it hasn't received," Paschuck said. So contractors who work within agency walls on a daily basis would also be sent home -- unless their work is under a services contract, he noted.
Additionally, contracts up for renewal that happen to expire at the time of a shutdown could present a potential problem, "but currently we don't have any contracts that fit that description," Paschuck said.
"In the end, I think that the government will seek pragmatic solutions versus being fully constrained by the letter of the law or contract," Otto said.
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If the government is shutdown, the vast majority of users of government cloud computing would be similarly furloughed. That is, there will be no (or very few) users. Doesn't matter where the cycles live (commercial facility or federal facility).
I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. All Federal employees take this oath of office. And it means something to us. The people in the clouds do not. Ponder that and the implications. Certain activies that we do cannot legally be performed by people who are not federal employees.
Do not read too much into these sales points. Currently many Government services, operation and maintenance contracts are forward funded; but when the money runs out, the money runs out! Cloud vendors are unlikely to continue to provide services when payment is at risk. I was here and working as management deemed me essential enough to be working during much of the shutdown of 1995-1996. Forward funded contracts continued services and operations. Immediately to save funds, we stopped non-essential information services, and then we started prioritizing and turning off the essential but not critical information services. This gave us the flexibility to decide to continue critical operations as long as possible using the smallest crew as possible. Forward funds were getting very close to running out, and we were making plans for a totally shut down. Even without a total shutdown a lot of contractors lost a lot of income and many businesses did not survive and went out of business; yet the economy was much better then.I wondered what the general public would have done when all of the Government services stopped and many more jobs were lost. We were very close to a hard shutdown; but it did not happen and then the public had a [IMHO false] belief that a Government shutdown was not that big deal. Yeah short term it is not a big issue (as it is a bit like a big winter weather event). Long time it starts to be very dramatic. Just the talk of shutdown starts costing taxpayer's money on contingency planning. Any shutdown is a waste of time and money. The House and the Senate needs to do their primary job; that is being civilized grownups, and make some compromise to pass a reasonable budget. PS There will always be deficit spending as long as the House and Senate keep over 80 percent of the budget off limits to cuts; and no one has the courage to raise some taxes. George H. W. Bush raised taxes and we eventually had balanced budgets in the 90's. For the record, the increased taxes did not seem to hurt the go-go years of the innovative 1990's.
you will still need to pay for the cloud services.
If the government moves all their computing to the "Cloud" does that mean there would be no need for GCN since there would be no more "government" computers?
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As Bedford police investigate, state homicide prosecutor pays visitBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 27. 2012 9:46PM
BEDFORD - Police detectives should soon have the opportunity to interview Sonia Quesada, the woman injured along with her spouse, Manchester anesthesiologist Eduardo Quesada, during a reported burglary at their upscale Proclamation Court home Saturday night, the Hillsborough County prosecutor said Tuesday.
County Attorney Dennis Hogan said authorities have an incomplete description of a person who was in the house and assaulted the two. He hopes that Sonia Quesada will help investigators develop a more detailed description.
"The description they have can certainly be improved," Hogan said.
Elliot Hospital acknowledged Tuesday that the Quesadas are patients at the hospital, receiving treatment. But following their request for privacy, the hospital will not describe their condition.
Eduardo Quesada is believed to have received serious head injuries in the attack, which was initially described as a burglary to the couple's home at 7 Proclamation Court. Bedford police have said they have not ruled out other explanations for the assaults. Hogan said he did not know the nature of Sonia's injuries. A 2-year-old child at the home was unharmed.
A year ago, police made an arrest on an assault charge at the Quesada home after responding to a domestic-related complaint, police have acknowledged. The charge was eventually dropped and the case annulled, which wiped any record of it from public files.
Meanwhile, the chief homicide prosecutor in New Hampshire, Jane Young, visited Bedford police Tuesday. Young and Lt. James Geraghty, commander of the Major Crimes Unit, left the Bedford Police Department about 11 a.m. Young referred questions about the case to Hogan.
"Because this is New Hampshire," Young said when asked why she was in Bedford. The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, which investigates homicides in New Hampshire, often makes appearances when police investigate life-threatening assault cases. However, state prosecutors don't take over an investigation unless the victim dies.
Police continued Tuesday to keep a presence at the Proclamation Court home. A Bedford police SUV was parked outside the driveway, and the state police crime-scene van was backed up close to the garage.
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Travel to Quito and embark on an adventure through the untrammelled wilderness of the Galapagos
With almost 1,000 km of water lying between them and the South American mainland, the islands of the Galapagos were able to evolve largely unfettered by the presence of humanity and its ambitions. Read of Charles Darwin's voyage there in the early nineteenth century and he tells of hawks that would come to perch on his shoulder and sea lions waddling up to inspect him. Today, thankfully, much remains as it was then. So if close encounters with the winged, scaled and finned kind are what you're after, you really can't go past this sailing trip through the archipelago's remote northern islands.
Learn about the islands' history at the San Cristobal Interpretation Center
Wander through Santa Fe's Opuntia Forest
Visit the seabird rookeries on Genovesa
Snorkel among turtles and diamond sting rays off Darwin Beach
Inspect the unique flora of Bahia Sullivan
Stroll along Isla Rabida's rust-coloured sands
Although we don't ask travellers to complete a Physical Participation Form for this trip, we do ask that you read through the trip notes carefully to ensure that this trip is right for you. You'll need to feel comfortable with the included activities and with moving about the boat. The cabins and communal areas of the boat are spread over four decks, and the steps between the decks are steep.
You will be entering and exiting a Zodiac boat (panga) during wet and dry landings and when returning from snorkelling. Although the waters we sail are usually calm, there are times when the sea can get rough and choppy. Steady sea legs (and a sturdy stomach) are needed when walking around the boat during bad weather. Rain or shine, your trusty crew will always be on hand to assist you.
A typical yacht/boat for sixteen travellers is equipped with eight cabins each with ensuites. They are designed to maximise living area space, so sleeping quarters can be a bit cramped. That being said, the adventure and exhilaration of an authentic Galapagos trip more than makes up for any discomfort.
While at sea and when exploring the islands, you may be exposed to the sun for large parts of the day. It's important to use sun protection and drink plenty of water.
Please note that while there is an itinerary in place, some changes may occur due to the weather or because of direction from the local authorities. This can happen with little notice so please be prepared for potential modifications to the route or activities. A sense of humour and flexibility will ensure you have a fun, relaxing trip through this beautiful part of the world no matter what happens.
All of our Galapagos tours begin and end in Quito which is located approximately 2850 metres above sea level so you may experience some altitude sickness.
On this itinerary, you'll be travelling aboard the Daphne
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Before checking in for the flight from Quito to the Galapagos, there is a US$20 transit fee that needs to be paid. On arrival in the islands you must pay the US$100 national park fee to enter Galapagos National Park.
When booking, please make sure that your name is spelt correctly, and that you book using the name in your passport (particularly if you are recently married). If you are issued a new passport with a different number between the time that you book and the time you travel, please take both the old and new passports with you.
Should you have a special diet requirement (for example vegetarian, celiac, vegan, severe food allergies) it's essential that you inform Peregrine of the specific details at least 10 days prior to departure, in order to make sure the chef on board the boat or on the island can request the necessary food supplies.
The minimum age on this trip is 15. Please note that triple cabins are not available. If travelling with a child, the child will need to share with one of the adults, and the other adult will share with another adult passenger, or pay a single supplement.
Please note that from June to August the water is rougher than usual. Consequently travel times will be longer than usual. If you suffer from seasickness you may want to reconsider travelling during this period.
Electricity in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is 110 - 120V and requires US plugs so you may need to take an adapter.
Wi-Fi is not available on the boat at all whilst in the Galapagos Islands. There is limited access on the bigger islands of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela and there may also be internet cafes for you to use if there is time.
Like Wi-Fi, mobile phone coverage is pretty non-existent whilst travelling around the islands. Again, you may find that you have limited service when you are closer to the bigger islands.
There is a satellite phone on board, for the use of shipboard staff, in case of emergency.
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text: Whitecaps blank visiting Impact - The Vancouver Sun September 15, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next John Atkinson Lyle Martin happily concurs that the page he has taken out of David Beckham's book is really beginning to pay dividends. The 23-year-old Whitecaps right-back has been putting in extra hours on the practice field in a bid to perfect his crosses just like the English superstar did to get his free kicks down to a fine art. And, after providing a pinpoint delivery to set up Charles Gbeke for the goal which earned Vancouver a timely 1-0 win against Canadian rivals Montreal Saturday, Martin revealed the secret of his success. "I've just been practising all the time; each and every day concentrating [on them] in my sleep even," he said. "Now it's paying off and I'm finally getting those crosses down." Martin made his impact against Montreal in first-half stoppage time, latching onto a chipped pass from Justin Moose and whipping in a ball which was putty in the hands of former Impact player Gbeke. Timing his run to perfection, the Ivory Coast forward powered a header wide of helpless Montreal goalkeeper Matt Jordan sending a message to his former employers that they were wrong to cast him aside in July. The win ended Impact's six-game unbeaten run in the USL First Division and guarantees Vancouver (14-7-8) second place. Teitur Thordarson's team can still, theoretically, take the USL-1 title but only if leaders Puerto Rico Islanders (15-6-7) lose their final two matches and the Whitecaps beat local rivals Seattle (10-9-10) in their final game of the regular season next Saturday. That would give Vancouver a bye in the first round of the end-of-season playoffs along with a huge psychological boost. It's a long shot, but Martin isn't ruling it out. "You always want to think about first place," he said. "You want to get that bye and the little rest period [two less games to play] that goes with it. "I definitely feel we are peaking at the right time." © The Vancouver Sun 2008 Previous Next


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NEW YORK – A man suspected of fleeing the scene of a grisly crash in New York City that killed a pregnant woman and her husband was arrested at a convenience store in northeastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender with authorities.
Julio Acevedo, 44, walked to officers waiting in cars in the parking lot in Bethlehem, Pa., and was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, said Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the New York Police Department. Acevedo, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, said nothing to officers who took him into custody, Browne said.
The surrender, which occurred shortly after 5 p.m., was brokered by a friend who had been in touch with police earlier in the day. The friend met officers at New York's Grand Central Station, then led them to Acevedo in Bethlehem, about 80 miles away, police said.
Acevedo was being held by Pennsylvania State Police and was awaiting extradition to New York. Browne said it wasn't clear when he would be returned.
It wasn't clear if Acevedo had an attorney. The friend had told police that Acevedo would surrender after consulting a lawyer, but none was with him when he turned himself in, Browne said.
Acevedo allegedly was speeding down a Brooklyn street in a BMW at 60 mph early Sunday when he collided with a car carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21. They died Sunday, and their premature son died Monday.
Acevedo told the Daily News that he was fleeing a gunman who was trying to shoot at him when his borrowed speeding BMW slammed into a hired car carrying the couple. He told the newspaper he fled because he was worried he'd be killed, and said he didn't know the couple had died until he saw it in the news. But police said there were no reports of shots fired in the area at the time of the wreck.
The tragedy unfolded shortly after midnight Sunday, when Raizy Glauber, who was seven months pregnant, decided to go to the hospital because she wasn't feeling well, her family said. They called a livery cab, a hired car that is arranged via telephone, not hailed off the street like a yellow cab.
The crash with the BMW reduced the cab to a crumpled heap, and Raizy Glauber was thrown from the wreck. The engine ended up in the back seat. The driver of the livery cab was knocked unconscious but was not seriously hurt.
The couple belonged to a close-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, which is home to the largest community of ultra-Orthodox Jews outside Israel, more than 250,000. They were members of the Satmar Hasidic sect. Raizy Glauber grew up in a prominent rabbinical family. Her husband was studying at a rabbinical college; his family founded a line of clothing for Orthodox Jews.
The child was delivered by cesarean section after his parents were killed. The baby weighed only about 4 pounds when he was delivered, neighbors and friends said. He died of extreme prematurity, the city medical examiner's office said.
The baby was buried Monday near his parents' graves, according to a spokesman for the Hasidic Jewish community. About a thousand community members turned out for the young couple's funeral a day earlier.
Acevedo was arrested last month on a charge of driving while under the influence, and the case is pending. He was stopped by police after they said he was driving erratically around 3 a.m. Feb. 17. He had a blood-alcohol level of .13, over the limit of .08, police said.
He served about a decade in prison in the 1990s for manslaughter after he was convicted of shooting Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn criminal whose moniker "50 Cent" was the inspiration for rapper Curtis Jackson's current stage name.
How Acevedo came to possess the BMW is under investigation. The registered owner was arrested Sunday on insurance fraud charges related to the vehicle, but the case was deferred.


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Cozad Telephone buys local buildingto house equipment as industry grows
The downtown building that once housed Costa Family Practice has been bought by Cozad Telephone Co.
Mark Young, president of the Cozad business, confirmed that his company owns the building at 514 Ninth St.
Young said he plans to remodel the 2,700 square foot structure to house equipment that allows for a diverse route for fiber optic cable.Optical fibers are used in fiber-optic communications which allow transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths or rates of data than other forms of communication.
"We're taking the fiber into Gothenburg and connecting it to Pinpoint out of Cambridge," he explained.
Originally established in 1918 as a rural telephone company in Cambridge, Pinpoint Communications offers telecommunications technology.
Cozad Telephone is already connected to Qwest's fiber optic cable, Young said, noting that a back-up connection with Pinpoint will give the company more diversity.
For example if the existing fiber optic line is cut, he said customers in Cozad can't call outside of town.
Young said Pinpoint also sells bandwidth less expensively than other fiber optic cable carriers.
"Everything now takes bandwidth," he explained. "You need it for faster speed and because more people are using the Internet.
"We need to keep our customers happy."
The Gothenburg building is being remodeled to accommodate the telecommunications equipment and will include the installation of duct and fiber.
Although Cozad Telephone employees will visit the building from time to time, Young said there will be no one manning the building each day at this point.
"We'll clean up the building so it looks good aesthetically and be ready for the next step if there is one," he said.
Young said the telethony industry is changing so fast that expanding the business to Gothenburg is an opportunity to offer different types of services.
Telephony, according to SearchUnifiedCommunications.com, is technology associated with electronic transmission of voice, fax or other information between distant parties using systems historically associated with the telephone, a handheld device containing both a speaker or transmitter and a receiver.
With the arrival of computers and the transmittal of digital information over telephone systems and the use of radio to transmit telephone signals, the Web site describes the distinction between telephony and telecommunication as blurring.
"We look forward to working with Gothenburg," Young said. "You are business friendly down there."
Cozad Telephone has nine employees.
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Can either Sweden or the Czech Republic put a stop on a North American rematch in the gold medal game? Photos: Jana Chytilova, Richard Wolowicz / HHOF-IIHF Images
LAPPEENRANTA – It's semi-final time at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship. A traditional, though recently one-sided, U18 rivalry gets a new chapter as Sweden takes on USA, and defending champions Canada face a surprising Czech Republic team that returns to the medal round for the first time in eight years.For Sweden, Team USA has been a major obstacle at the U18s. In the 15-year history of the tournament, the Americans have beaten the Swedes in the playoff round six times. The most painful losses for the Swedes came in the 2010-2012 years, when the U.S. beat them 3-1, 4-3 in overtime, and 7-0… all in the gold medal game. Nevertheless the Swedes are coming into the semis as the tournament's top scoring team, averaging six goals a game. Leading the charge is forward William Nylander, a player whose draft stock is sure to rise following his performance at this tournament. In five games at the U18s Nylander has put up six points and nine assists to lead the scoring table. Nylander and second-leading scorer Axel Holmstrom will be the focus for the Americans going into the game. Stopping the opposition's top players has been the calling card for Team USA, which prides itself on playing strong from the net-out. "Our goal is always to play tighter and make things tougher for the other team," said head coach Danton Cole. "We're in the medal round now and the games get tougher. Hopefully we'll be ready to battle."In the other semi-final we have defending champs Canada in a surprise matchup against the Czech Republic. The Czechs have been perennial underachievers in this tournament since winning bronze in 2006. But there's just something different about this team, which has proven scorers like Jakub Vrana that have carried the load on offence, while at the back end goaltender Vitek Vanecek has been consistent in not giving up anything easy to the opposition. As for Canada? Look no further than the defence, beginning with netminder Mason McDonald who has a tournament-best 1.71 GAA. Unlike last year's tournament that turned into the Connor McDavid show, there is no one scorer for Canada that the team has relied on. As of right now, Jake Virtanen is the leading point getter on the team with three goals and two assists, good for just 19th overall.But with the scoring depth that the Canadians have (17 players have registered at least one point at the 2014 U18s), it could cause problems for the Czechss who struggled in a 3-0 shutout loss to a team with another deep roster, the USA, in the preliminary round. But that's why they play the games, and this year's tournament in particular has seen its fair share of surprise results. Sweden-USA kicks off at 15:00 EET, with Canada-Czech Republic following up at 19:00. ADAM STEISS


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After Marine Sgt. Daniel J. Patron, 26, was killed by a roadside bomb Aug. 6, 2011, while serving in Afghanistan, Matt turned to the camera again, this time to honor the sacrifice of his baby brother and find answers amid anguish.
Matt Patron and his kid brother played superheroes in the backyard of their Perry Township home, preserving every second of their childhood heroics on VHS tape. Matt would write silly scripts that the two would act out, taking turns saving the world.
After Marine Sgt. Daniel J. Patron, 26, was killed by a roadside bomb Aug. 6, 2011, while serving in Afghanistan, Matt turned to the camera again, this time to honor the sacrifice of his baby brother and find answers amid anguish.
"I feel like when I finally let go of the movie, when I give it to somebody to print it out on a DVD, that's when I'm officially going to say goodbye," Matt Patron said.
In April, Matt Patron will debut his documentary "Collecting Sgt. Dan" at the Akron Civic Theatre.
The movie follows the Marines who served with Dan in Afghanistan during his final tour of duty, including Johnny Morris, a gunnery sergeant whose life Dan saved a month before he lost his own.
The film details Dan's job as an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician and the IED blast that took his final breath.
In the documentary, which is not yet complete, Matt Patron also takes a final walk through the vacant Jacksonville, N.C., home where Dan and his widow, Cody Drace Patron, hoped to start a family when his deployment ended.
Matt Patron wanted to share his brother's story. And he needed to learn who "Dan the soldier" was. He also needed to preserve his memories of Dan for his 4-year-old daughter, Mia, and 16-month-old-son Dan, who's named after the uncle he's never met.
"There's a part of me that aches, that hurts still, that they won't know who their uncle is," Matt Patron said, closing his eyes as if to stop a flood of tears. "This is my way to show them what a hero he was and is still to me.
"It kills me. I still feel that absence," he said about the bond he had with his little brother, a 2003 Perry High graduate. " I want my kids to respect that. This is part of that too, showing them how to love each other after I'm gone."
The project nearly collapsed a week before a planned trip to Camp Lejuene, N.C., in October 2012. Matt Patron and friends Taylor Copeland and Andrew Dalrymple were scheduled to interview the Marines who served with Dan during the trip. The U.S. Marine Corps wanted information: What was the film about? Who would distribute it? Matt Patron threw his hands in the air in defeat.
"It was like, 'That's that, we're done,'" he thought, recalling the stack of seemingly endless paperwork he was asked to fill out. "I remember telling (wife) Meagan and Taylor that it was like Dan being taken away again."
Shortly before the trip, though, a lieutenant colonel emailed Matt Patron to tell him that he needed to proceed with his project. "It was the right thing to do," he wrote.
It wasn't the only time the project almost faltered.
He was running out of money to finance the project. The trips to North Carolina and Florida and his investment in camera equipment, a computer and editing software took their toll.
Copeland, who was duet partners with Dan on Perry's speech and debate team during high school, wanted Matt Patron to go to the community for help through the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. Matt was reluctant. He didn't believe people would find merit in the concept. "People die all the time, you know?" he said. But he was out of money and he knew post-production costs would be high.
"Collecting Sgt. Dan" raised nearly $7,000 in the first three days of being on the website. They hit their goal of $20,000 halfway through the month-long campaign.
"It jumped from $16,000 to $21,000 over night," Copeland said. "It was a nice thing to wake up to."
As of Friday, 305 backers had donated a total of $25,265 to the project with six days still remaining. The donations have come from family, friends and people Matt Patron hasn't ever met and probably never will, he said.
In 2007, Matt Patron wrote and illustrated a book in his brother's honor. "I Love You, Dan, Good Night," charts the brothers' way through their childhood – those days in the backyard playing super heroes – to the day Dan chose to enlist.
"Collecting Sgt. Dan" has helped Matt Patron understand how his brother felt about his extremely dangerous job and the men and women he served alongside, and, for the first time, why Dan chose to extend his tour of duty.
There are nights Matt Patron sits sobbing in front of the computer in his Plain Township home. Sometimes it's too painful to replay another clip. He's also put off interviewing his parents, Kathy and Frank Patron.
"Nobody through this whole thing has been looking forward to talking to me," he said. "I think if I were to ask some of them to do it again I don't think anybody would."
Dalrymple has watched his best friend toil over the project.
"I'm immensely proud of him and how he's handled this whole situation," said Dalrymple, who has composed original music for the movie. "Some days I think it's going to kill him, because he stresses out so much. But he stresses out because he wants it to honor Dan the best way he can. That's what I've seen from Matt through this whole thing. I always knew how much Dan meant to him, but his extreme desire to make this the best movie it can possibly be shows me how much he cared about Dan."
Meagan Patron said her husband refuses to give up.
"This is unbelievably painful, this journey," she said. "Many people would have probably quit. He's been there. He's thought about it with some of the things he's faced with this. But he won't let himself."
Reach Matthew at 330-580-8527
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To learn more about "Collecting Sgt. Dan" visit collectingsgtdanmovie.com. To donate to the project, visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/997593184/collecting-sgt-dan
ABOUT THE TITLE: "Collecting Sgt. Dan"
"They do a post blast after a Marine is killed. In the post blast they have to determine what happened to that Marine. Sometimes they don't have an answer for it. It's the process of them collecting that individual, whether that be the pieces of that person or the things that belonged to them, and sending them back home.
I look at this as a post-blast for my family, collecting the pieces so I can understand it in my own mind and share it with others, too."


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Dave Wood's Book Report, Feb. 11, 2009
I'm proud and happy to work for newspaper organizations who still believe it's important to publish news about books and the folks who write them.
In the past few years I've gotten the impression that other newspapers consider books as little more than competition for their own readers' attention.
Twenty years ago when I edited the Minneapolis Star Tribune book review section, most metropolitan dailies had respectable books pages that usually appeared on Sunday and were staffed with local editors who coordinated reviews by freelance writers from around the world. In those days the Star Tribune boasted 400 reviewers in its rolodex.
The assumption was that newspapers were aimed at the general reading public and that book sections would encourage more to read beyond that level and then some.
That sounds like a reasonable assumption, doesn't it?
But then, one after another, newspapers began cutting back (newsprint was expensive), book publishers didn't advertise, profits were declining. First the Detroit Free Press dropped its section, then the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's excellent section was scaled back, as was the Pioneer Press in St. Paul.
Fortunately, some newspapers hung on. My employer kept its full section and still does, despite the fact it has fallen into bankruptcy. How long this section, which employed topnotch reviewers like William Nolen, M.D., Jon Hassler and Susan Allen Toth, will hold on? The prospects are not good.
If the section disappears, forget about ever reading reviews of books by little known but good regional authors. The New York Times will run the whole show.
Two weeks ago it was announced that the Washington Post's Book World will go out of print as a separate section.
And now Book World is gone. And we're the worse for it.
At first I was floored -- and very, very sad. Book World has been around a long time and employed many of my close friends. It was an entire magazine, devoted to reviews of new books that was folded into the Sunday newspaper, sort of like an old-fashioned rotogravure section.
It was staffed by some of the nation's best editors and reviewers including Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Yardley and Michael Dirda, as well as first class reviewers like novelist Carolyn See. I always considered it better than its rival, the New York Times Book Review, which struck me as East Coast-oriented and cumbersome.
The Post will continue to review books, but not in an entire magazine devoted to good writing.
"Anne Frank Remembered," by Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gould (Simon & Schuster, paper, $14).
Originally published in 1982, this book is a fine one for anyone who was mesmerized by "The Diary of Anne Frank." Gies tells the story of how she and her family risked their own lives by hiding the Frank family in World War II Amsterdam. The paperback reissue is chockfull of black and white photos of the heroic family and the family it sequestered.
"A Way of Living," by Bill Hakala (Obirus, P.O. Box 250, Afton, Minn., 55001, $24 paper).
Years ago I wrote a feature story about the eminent Minneapolis portraitist Richard Lack, known for his classical realism and his school, Atelier Lack. I was wowed, but my readers were definitely not. Some even wrote nasty anonymous letters.
So it is with great enthusiasm I recommend "A Way of Living," Bill Hakala's thoughtful critical biography of Don Koestner, one of Lack's colleagues and a very accomplished nature painter, who, at 85,is still painting great scenes from his beloved northern Minnesota. Hakala's book is laced with personal photographs and beautiful reproductions of the artist's paintings.
"Hands of My Father," by Myron Uhlberg (Bantam, $23).
I've long been fascinated by the life of Lon Chaney, the silent film star whose parents were deaf. What was it like? How did it affect him? Chaney didn't live long enough to tell us, but Uhlberg sheds light on the subject in his memoir of growing up with two deaf parents, immigrants who spent their adult lives in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood.
Dave Wood is a past vice president of the National Book Critics Circle. He can be reached at (715) 426-9554.


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