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chigau (meh) says
That God guy had some right odd notions, eh?
cicely (Context-stripped and hating it.) says
What are we lookin' at, here?
Menyambal --- the penuchle of evolution says
Gastrotricha http://eol.org/pages/8728/overview
Tethys says
Its a wee little gastrotrich. They aren't nearly as cute as their neighbors the tardigrades.
Olav says
That reminds me. If I should want to get into microscopy as a hobby, what would be an affordable (or: cheap) first microscope that is not going to disappoint with lousy image quality or imprecise mechanics? Perhaps something a student would use? What would be the minimum price that I have come to terms with? Any reasons not to buy second hand or even quite old? Are Russian microscopes from the 60s and 70s any good? (I have seen them advertised somewhere)
I am suspicious of the plastic USB microscopes that are available on many web shops, though of course it would be nice to be able to take digital pictures.
One thing I would be interested in is looking at yeast. I know they are really small, even compared to many other unicellulars. So I believe the magnification should be rather large.
Of course I am googling as well, but perhaps the science minded folks here have some practical advice.
bluentx says
Hair Bellies? Are they any kin to Hill Billies?
justawriter says
Here is an article on Micscape, a British internet magazine dedicated to amateur microscopy, on buying a first microscope. Check out the rest of the site, it is one of the best amateur science sites around in my opinion. http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/dww/novice/choice.htm
bahrfeldt says
Cute, but no Cthulhu.
David Marjanović says
Awesome animals, closely related to the rotifers.
Trebuchet says
Hairy bellies? All you need is kitties. KITTIES!
Olav says
Justawriter, thanks for the link. That site does have some interesting pages.

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COURSE: 36-101 Expanded Reading and Learning Methods (3)
This course is designed to help students view reading as a thinking process. Students are taught to make connections between what they read in text and their own prior knowledge of the world. They are encouraged to develop a systematic method of thinking about and approaching text. The international section emphasizes structure and arguments in academic texts. Prerequisite: Placement evaluation. Offered: Every semester, RMVL.


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The Labour party is deciding whether to take 'further action' against the Rotherham councillors who presided over the town's child sexual exploitation scandal.
The party is conducting its own investigation into the conduct of the Labour-run council over the period of the inquiry to review 'what further action is necessary'.
The Jay report said senior councillors were told of the town abuse problem's 'in the most explicit terms' in a seminar in 2004/05 - but did not act. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The party is reviewing what further action is necessary against any councillor who may have been involved in the appalling failure to protect children."


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Why Do We Call It Christmas - DVD
You're invited to the Party of the year... an educational, informational, Christmical kind-of party! Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and his friends from the popular What's in the Bible? series Buck Denver, Captain Pete, Sunday School Lady, Clive and Ian for the most unusual Christmas party ever!
We know Christmas is one of everyone's favourite holidays. But have you ever wondered why we celebrate the birth of Jesus by chopping down trees and putting them in our houses? Or why we hang stockings by the fire? Or how Santa Claus became such a big part of Jesus' birthday party? And why do we even call it "Christmas," anyway? You've probably heard the Christmas story - but have you ever heard the story of Christmas?
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WTFFF when are we ever going to go past 500!!!!!!!
WTFFF when are we ever going to go past 500!!!!!!!
Wow, Smith fouls Morrow a million times, ref lets nearly 5 seconds get off of the clock. Brilliant.
are you kidding me are you F*CKING KIDDING ME
Melo is gonna be roasted.......
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We lose to the Hornets "trap game, things happen"
We lose to the Nets "trade Melo"
let the Media begin!!
melo does not fit and it isnt his fault he is a ball dominant scorer asking to be an off ball team player and on top of that we cant run and we barely get over 100 points even in wins.our team is great on paper or in a video game but on the court we have to have a revamped system for melo to flourish
What bothers me is that STAT & Melo are playing like role players on both ends of the floor when they're supposed to lead everyone to the win.
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I know ppl are gonna over react over this loss but lets put thing in perspective. It was Melo's first game back after two weeks he was extremely rusty not to mention him and Lin have no chemistry it takes time to acclimate a player like Melo. JR and Baron still need time to adjust to the rest of the team and Chandler was in foul trouble early. Not to mention NJ wanted this way more since they were the first victims of Linsanity.
It's just insane to see how well we had grown as a team, and with Lin....and then we gradually add in our two veteran superstars and we see such meagerness as a team *and* their individual play.
I don't even care if STAT is scoring 20 game. What happened to this mans efficiency and dominance from the inside? It's unreal.
Garnet's numbers went way down with the Celtics, but he upped the ante with his team play, killer instinct, and efficiency.
Trap Game...come off a big win from the Mavericks..go against the "****ty" nets who were fired up from multiple losses to the Knicks. You could tell how bad Deron was waiting for this game. Kris Humphries played his heart out too after being booed every game. These guys simply wanted it more.


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Magnussen dip part of learning says Boullier
Kevin Magnussen is going through the same sort of rookie "processes" endured in the past by the likes of Vitaly Petrov and Romain Grosjean.
That is the claim of new McLaren team boss Eric Boullier, who at his former team Lotus helped to get the latter two drivers up to speed in formula one.
In Danish rookie Magnussen's case, the 21-year-old got his F1 career off to a stellar start in Melbourne with a debut podium, but his and McLaren's form has since dipped.
Boullier said Magnussen's progress "reminds" him of Russian Petrov and Frenchman Grosjean at Lotus.
"They went through the same processes and it's part of the learning curve, unfortunately," he said. "They need experience, they need to be able to understand the car.
"The F1 car ñ setup wise ñ is much more complicated than the junior categories, so it's just part of the learning progress. And he's not helped by the fact that he has a car that is not so easy to drive today," Boullier added.
Magnussen agreed that the four races so far in 2014, including the more difficult run since Melbourne, have been good for "learning".
"At this point for me it's all about learning," he said. "I need good results but I need to learn along the way as well."
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Carey Mulligan in Harper's Bazaar UK June 2013
Carey Mulligan on Teenage Leonardo DiCaprio: "He Wasn't My Pin-Up"
Carey Mulligan on Teenage Leonardo DiCaprio: "He Wasn't My Pin-Up"
Carey Mulligan is Spring-ready surrounded by flowers for Harper's Bazaar UK's June issue. She's on the promotional trail as she preps for the May 10 release of The Great Gatsby, and sat down at a press conference in NYC to chat up the film over the weekend. Carey was joined at the event by her costars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, who also received mention in the publication. She revealed her excitement about auditioning with Leo, shared her favorite on set song, and explained her love for Prada. Here's more from Carey Mulligan in Harper's Bazaar UK and make sure check out the full interview in the June issue on sale May 1 and as a digital edition:
- On working with Leonardo DiCaprio: "Well, he wasn't my pin-up, but he was for a lot of my girlfriends. When I did the audition with Leo in New York I walked away grinning. Just the idea that if I never got any further, I had just spent an hour and a half acting with Leonardo DiCaprio."
- On listening to LMFAO "Party Rock Anthem" while filming Gatsby: "That's what we used to dance to. It's also the song that made me laugh hysterically and there were lots of times when I needed to go into a scene with that kind of energy."
- On wearing Prada: "I have worn a lot of Prada and always loved their clothes. I always felt very comfortable. They were the first designer house that ever lent me anything; I wore Prada to the Oscars. The people who work there are so lovely and really just non-scary fashion people."
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Nutrition Primer
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Many common terms come from the long experience of man with horse, and some perhaps should be applied to the modern experience of raising horses. One of them, where feeds are concerned, might be "penny wise and pound foolish."
Kenneth Kopp, DVM, manager of horse feed at the Central Atlantic cooperative Southern States Inc., said a serious mistake made by horse owners is basing nutrition strictly on the cost per bag of feed or bale of hay. A common problem is the "owners or managers who purchase the cheapest hay and try to make up the difference with grain concentrates," Kopp said. This logic is a losing battle for both horse and budget. Quality forage--hay and pasture--is the foundation of good health.
"The basic needs for a grain concentrate are for energy (calories) supplementation, and as a vehicle for vitamins and minerals," Kopp said.
To have a healthy horse, "we must first concentrate on a quality forage program," Kopp said. The horse is designed by nature to be a wandering herbivore. Because of their small stomachs, horses given the choice will graze slowly for about 20 hours a day. Man has taken this ideal environment away from many horses and domesticated them into a box stall with interval meals of poor-quality hay and grain.
"Most of the hay that I see being fed to horses is overmature--it's been harvested too late. The younger the plant, the better the nutrition," he said.
For hay producers and vendors there sometimes is an "inherent conflict of interest to cut hay early," Kopp added. As a hay field matures, more bales of hay can be produced, so it can be more profitable to cut mature plants. However, as maturity increases, quality decreases. In addition, hay producers are at the mercy of local weather patterns. Many times they have to let hay fields continue growing because of rain in the forecast.
Owners need to know the difference between young and mature forages.
"If a large seed head is apparent, the plant is nutritionally overmature--horses in the wild would never consume these plants. They would select the new, young plants," Kopp said.
One reason mature plants are less nutritious is fiber changes with the age of the plant. As a plant produces a seed head, the fiber quality changes to a protective fiber "lignin." This is similar to tree bark, and it has no nutritional value. Straw is a good example of lignin--it is high in fiber, primarily lignin, which cannot be fermented in the horse's hindgut. A majority of the hay being fed to horses is high in lignin and thus poor quality.
Hay can be analyzed for nutrient composition. This can be a useful tool for larger farms buying hay in quantity. For the average horse owner, it might be impractical to test every batch of hay. Nutritionists will evaluate the acid detergent fiber (ADF) levels along with other nutrients found on analysis to determine the quality of the forage. As a rule of thumb, lignin will be higher with an increased ADF value, noted Kopp. Visual inspection by the horse owner will show if the hay has large stems and numerous seed heads. If so, the forage will usually be highly lignified and considered poor quality.
The best investment in nutrition for horses is quality forage. This includes pasture management. Taking the time and money to have a soil test performed and following up with recommended fertilization and pasture management will benefit your horse on a daily basis.
"Placing the focus of your feed budget on the best hay and pasture will pay great dividends in the nutrition and health of your horses," Kopp said.
Grain Concentrates
If forages are the natural way to feed horses, why offer grain at all?
"Because of the way we have domesticated the horse and how we use horses, grain concentrates are used for supplemental energy (calories), vitamins, and minerals," Kopp said.
The entire feed ration for a horse has to be balanced. That means whoever is formulating the ration will refer to the minimum guidelines established by the National Research Council (NRC) for horses in varied lifestyles. Those are minimums, Kopp stressed, and often local nutritionists will alter these based on current research and field experience.
"Feed formulation is part science, and part art," Kopp said. "Nutritionists sometimes have to extrapolate information from research in other species and from hands-on experience. In an ideal world, all nutritionists would like to base their formulas only on proven research. Many times the Nobel Peace Prize Research is not available, but the basic science behind a certain formula recommendation is logical.
"How rations are altered from NRC guidelines is the 'art' of feeding horses," he added. "And that is the important difference from one feed to the next."
While most feeds provide materials that include protein, fat, and fiber, as well as other supplements, the quality and quantity of the individual components can vary greatly. Kopp noted that some states have extended the labeling requirements on feed bags to include more information, such as: calcium (minimum and maximum levels), phosphorus, selenium, zinc, copper, and vitamin A.
Some feed manufacturers have voluntarily increased the amount of information on feed bags and tags, Kopp said. A reputable feed company should provide a complete nutrient breakdown for the owner and veterinarian to examine. A feed manufacturer will not release their "proprietary" formula, but should give you the nutrient levels found in the feed so that an accurate comparison can be made. However, comparing feed tags only does not provide the "complete picture," Kopp warned.
"For example, with foal and broodmare diets, not only is the percent of protein important, but also the quantities of essential amino acids," he said. "Two feeds may have the same crude protein guarantee, but vastly differ in guaranteed levels of lysine and methionine. The quality of protein is based on the amino acids that make up that protein. You may be feeding the correct amount of protein, but lacking in certain critical amino acids."
Another misconception about protein within the horse industry is energy. Horsemen for years have equated higher protein feeds with higher energy (calories). From this false logic, many owners and trainers have insisted on higher protein feeds for performance horses. It is not true that higher protein feeds are always higher in calories.
"The mature performance horse does not require very many grams of protein per day," Kopp explained. "Excess protein is actually a load on the liver and kidneys because of increased ammonia and urea production. Horses that consume more protein than they require will have to drink more water to excrete urea through the urine. It also has been theorized that increased ammonia production could affect intestinal and muscle physiology."
Protein is mainly used for structural needs in the body. With a mature horse, the need for a high-protein feed is diminished because most growth is completed. This becomes even more important if owners are feeding higher protein forages like alfalfa and clover. Most performance horses will only require a grain concentrate of 10% protein to balance the ration with these high protein fiber sources. The growing horse, lactating mare, and the geriatric horse do need higher protein rations.
Another area of misunderstanding is the benefit of fat in the equine diet. While high-fat diets might be the horror of human health, increasing the fat in your horse's diet might improve performance and health. Horses get into trouble when they consume excess soluble carbohydrates (sugars), which can lead to colic, diarrhea, myositis, and laminitis, said Kopp.
"By feeding a higher fat ration to your horse, it will be consuming less soluble carbohydrates," Kopp said. "Higher fat rations have been proven to have nutritional benefits for many equine disciplines and lifestyles. Horses require fewer pounds of grain concentrate with higher fat rations."
Five pounds of higher fat ration has more calories than five pounds of a lower fat ration, so you can and should feed less, he added.
Crude fiber guarantees on feed tags can also be confusing--protein and fiber quality might not be apparent, Kopp noted.
"Fiber is essential for proper health and performance, but some fibers are better than others. It depends on how fermentable the fiber source is. Sugar beet pulp and soybean hulls are good fiber sources, whereas peanut and rice hulls have less nutritional value. The most economical way to provide quality fiber is through the hay and pasture. However, some fibers in grain concentrates can be useful if they are of good quality."
What Form To Feed
Kopp said the tradition-steeped horse industry has been slow to accept pelleted horse feeds, as opposed to textured sweet feeds. The pig is a monogastric (one-stomached animal) like the horse, and the swine industry primarily uses pelleted feeds.
"So, while the horse owners are insistent on sweet feeds, the horse's belly can't tell the difference," Kopp said.
There is little, if any, nutritional difference between textured feeds and pellets with the same components, but there are some management advantages to pellets. The pellets have a longer shelf life than textured feeds because of the cooking process and the moisture levels, Kopp said. Pellets flow better in the winter, and owners claim pellets attract fewer flies in the summer.
"If you are feeding horses outdoors, spilled pellets can be consumed off the ground, whereas spilled textured feed will only benefit the birds and rodents," Kopp said.
"We need more research on the digestibility of pelleted feeds versus textured feeds. Many owners feel they can feed fewer pounds of pellets versus a like sweet feed. I've heard owners exclaim, 'I never see a pellet pass through in the manure, but I do find some grain when I feed sweet feed.' It stands to reason that the smaller particle size of pellets and the heat added at manufacturing could influence digestibility of grain. Until this question is answered, what type of feed you choose is a matter of personal preference."
Some owners have accused pellets of causing horses to choke and colic. Kopp said horses choke not because of type of feed, but because they eat too fast.
"I have seen horses that were choked on sweet feed, hay, and even pasture grasses," Kopp said.
Feeding hay before any grain to stimulate salivation and slow down a hungry horse is a good management tip that has been shown to reduce the incidence of choke.
"With regard to colic, there is no evidence to support the statement that horses are more prone to colic while being fed pellets. In recent epidemiological studies there has been no difference in colic risk assessment comparing sweet feeds to pellets," Kopp said.
Not all pelleted feeds are created equal, he added. Just because a horse might colic or choke while on pelleted feed doesn't prove all pelleted feeds are risky. Many horses suffer colic while being fed sweet feed, yet owners don't condemn all sweet feeds.
"Horses are creatures of habit," Kopp said. "We know that any kind of feed change does increase the risk of colic. With good water and forage management, pelleted feeds are no more risk than comparable sweet feeds."
Another tradition that does not always serve the horse well is feeding by volume rather than weight. Managers can be puzzled when, after a new shipment, the horse begins to lose weight. But, Kopp said, it is important to realize that the density of the feed might have changed, and with it, the amount getting to the horse.
"It's not coffee cans of grain and flakes of hay that make pounds of horse, it's pounds of grain and pounds of hay that make pounds of horse," he said.
In the question of poundage, Kopp said, hay should exceed grain. "We never want the pounds of grain to exceed pounds of hay. That's a rule of thumb," he said. A rare exception might come for a high performance horse, like one on the racetrack.
Finally, Kopp advocated a more scientific approach to determining whether a horse is too fat or not fat enough, a beginning step in determining the feed balance. Again, tradition has sometimes won out over a more rational approach. Kopp recommends that managers learn how to do body condition scoring for their horses. As in other species, guidelines have been developed for feeling the body fat "at certain critical areas" on the animal. Taking those results the managers can develop a body score, determining the fat level of the horse. "You need to feed to body condition," Kopp said. "Just looking at them all the time, it can fool you, even for experienced horse owners."
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You don't win without a good QB in this league so I have no idea why anyone would say not to draft a QB.
Unless they've watched each guy and fully decided that they aren't going to be any good.
Get Manuel... And behind him would be Glennon for me. Nobody else worth taking in my mind because the others will fail.


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Some tips on maintenance from CFESA.
Ranges and range/oven combos are among the essential pieces of cooking equipment. Those operations that use them depend of them for a huge number of tasks, from making pasta to cooking burgers to sautéing vegetables to baking deserts and much, much more. The following are tips from CFESA on maintaining ranges. While some are best left to a service agent, others can be handled by kitchen staff.


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Click on the headline (link) for the full text. Many more articles are available through the Energy Bulletin homepage
Study links Texas earthquakes to drilling disposal wells
Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fuelfix
Most recent earthquakes in North Texas happened close to injection wells used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling in the region, according to new research.
A two-year study by the University of Texas at Austin also found that the relatively minor temblors happened more often than indicated in previous investigations.
The UT study, published this week in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," is the latest to suggest a link between drilling and seismic activity.
"You can't prove that any one earthquake was caused by an injection well," said Cliff Frohlich, the University of Texas researcher who conducted the study. "But it's obvious that wells are enhancing the probability that earthquakes will occur."…
(6 August 2012)
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Fracking poses risk to water systems, research suggests: U.S. study
Teresa Smith, Calagary Herald
A new scientific study of the risks associated with Hydraulic fracturing — or "fracking" — in the United States, found that current methods for wastewater disposal put drinking water at risk…
…in an American paper entitled "Water Pollution Risk Associated with Natural Gas Extraction from the Marcellus Shale," the authors found that the process is likely to contaminate nearby water systems. The Marcellus Shale, the largest in the U.S., covers approximately 124,000 km from New York to West Virginia.
The paper, which appears in the August 2012 issue of the international journal Risk Analysis, says "even in a best case scenario, an individual well would potentially release at least 200 m3 of contaminated fluids." Doctoral student Daniel Rozell and Dr. Sheldon Reaven, a professor in the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, partnered on the work.
In order to identify where regulators should focus their efforts, the study model identified five ways fracking could contaminate water supplies: transportation spills, well casing leaks, leaks through fractured rock, drilling site discharge, and wastewater disposal….
…However, Professor Danny Reible, Chair of Environmental Health Engineering at the University of Texas, said the study's projections are based on a large number of assumptions and it's unclear how accurate or current the results could be.
(8 August 2012)
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China Drills Into Shale Gas, Targeting Huge Reserves Amid Challenges
Catherine T. Yang, National Geographic News
Hills and water have shaped the story of Chongqing, in China's southwest. At the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, the Sichuan Province city became China's first inland port open to foreign commerce in 1891. In the 1930s and '40s, Chongqing served as China's wartime capital, although the mountain ranges on all four sides provided less of a buffer than hoped against Japanese air raids.
Now a new chapter in Chongqing's history is being written, as hydraulic fracturing rigs assembled this summer in this undulating landscape to drill into one of China's first shale gas exploration sites.
Technology to force natural gas from its underground source rock, shale, has transformed the energy picture of the United States in the past six years, and China—sitting on reserves some 50 percent larger than those of the U.S.—has taken note. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a made-in-the-U.S.A. process that China aims to import…
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(8 August 2012)
Shale Gas And The Overhyping Of Its CO2 Reductions
Shakeb Afsah and Kendyl Salcito, CO2 Scorecard
Recent declines in CO2 emissions in the US have made shale gas a fossil fuel of much adulation, but this reputation is unfounded. We show that price driven displacement of coal by natural gas can account for just around 10% of the CO2 reductions during the period 2006-11. Nearly 90% of the cuts in CO2 emissions were caused by: (1) the decline in petroleum use in the transportation sector, (2) displacement of coal by mostly non-price factors, and (3) its replacement by wind, hydro and other renewables.
Each ton of CO2 saved from price driven displacement of coal by gas in the electricity sector was offset by a ton or more of CO2 from its increased use in commercial, residential and industrial sectors.
We also show that both renewables and energy efficiency measures independently outperform the CO2 savings from coal-to-gas displacement, indicating that natural gas can at best play a peripheral role in cutting CO2 emissions, and it cannot substitute for authentic climate policies based on regulations, clean energy standards and carbon price.
Natural gas deserves credit where it is due, but pro-gas advocacy has led to a significant overstatement of the true CO2 cutting credentials of shale gas. This is a mistake and it undercuts the effort to keep policy discussions accurate.
Many are adrenalized by shale gas, but let's not lose track of what it can or cannot do for climate change. Natural gas is at its best when it displaces coal, but it is at its worst when it suppresses renewables and energy conservation. Striking the right balance will need a mix of policies including clean energy standards, energy efficiency programs, regulations and a carbon tax; unfettered shale gas supply is not the answer.
We are thankful to Danny Cullenward, Jon Koomey, Skip Laitner, Thomas Sterner, Gernot Wagner and David Wheeler for their comments on this research note. All the views and opinions expressed in this note should be attributed only to the authors and the CO2 Scorecard Group. This research note is supported solely by the efforts and resources of The CO2Scorecard Group and the parent consulting firm Performeks LLC based in Bethesda MD, US.
(7 August 2012)
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A 'War on Shale Gas'?
Brendan DeMelle, DeSmogBlog via Huffington Post
Since late 2009, there's been a slowly-growing wave of attacks from the unconventional oil and gas industry on media outlets that cover the controversies surrounding hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other shale gas practices. Reporters who write for publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Reuters to the New York Times have had their professional bona fides called into question after unearthing documents and facts that challenge claims that fracked shale gas is cheap, abundant, and clean.
These industry attacks on media occur against the backdrop of a larger campaign to establish unconventional oil and gas at the forefront of the nation's energy options.
Only a few years ago, it seemed likely that gas would increasingly be a mainstay of power generation, especially in the wake of high-profile disasters like the Massey Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster and the BP oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. The industry (at the time) received support from surprising allies like the Sierra Club and the Center for American Progress. Fukushima tarnished the nuclear industry, further shifting momentum towards shale gas for utility-scale electricity generation.
But a popular movement fueled by growing concerns about water contamination and public health impacts posed by fracking, coupled with a clearer look by press and by Wall Street analysts at the industry's claims, has threatened to derail the ascendency of unconventional gas…
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Today is a very special day for a wine marketing nerd like me, and it comes but once a year. I eagerly anticipate it for months and it shapes what I do for the year to come. It's the day the Wine Market Council and Nielsen yearly report comes out. And today's the day for me. Hooray!
I should say, before I jump into my favorite bits (like I said: nerd), that there are some very interesting data in general and I highly recommend anyone interested check out the presentation once it is publicly available on the WMC site. Because I focus on millennials and wine, that's what I'm covering here.
Let's get to the fun stuff.
This year, I'm guessing due to the sheer numbers and varying life-stages of the group, they have split the millennial demographic into two parts: Younger Millennials – ages 21 – 25 in the year 2011, and Older Millennials – current ages 26 – 34 in the year 2011 (of which I am a member). This makes it more difficult to compare the demo as a group to other generations in terms of numbers or buying power. However, most of the data is in terms of percentages – I suppose we can be thankful for bringing to light the different consumer behaviors of millennials at different times of their lives. It also makes things a bit less dramatic (and anyone who has seen me speak knows that I love the dramatic). Sigh.
But I did find some drama, so let's start with that:
Millennials, and particularly the older millennials, are most likely to experiment with a brand they've never heard of. Many wineries like to complain about this – these complaints can be summed up by the following quote from John Gillespie of the Wine Market Council in Wine Enthusiast Magazine's blog: "So much for brand loyalty." I will say, however, that these numbers are specifically referencing trying MORE wines. Being brand loyal and trying new wines aren't mutually exclusive, are they?
This information should give hope to every winery out there thinking about putting a new product on the market. It's exciting information and it's the reason why I spend most of my time now on brand development and launches. It should also give hope to smaller wineries without the multi-million dollar budgets of the big guns: if you can capture our interest, we're likely to give you a shot. And whether we like it or we hate it, we're likely to tell our 900 closest friends on Facebook about it. If you want millennials to drink your wine, put a little effort into it and it may well pay off.
Here's another fun fact that shouldn't surprise anyone:
Wine labels matter. Period. Now, attempting to define "fun and contemporary" is nigh on impossible, but I think it would be safe to assume that this could mean "non-traditional." Let's face it. Design matters to millennial consumers. Apple, Ace Hotels, Dwell Magazine – these brands are not ONLY for millennials by any means (well, maybe Ace), but design is top priority for these brands, and these brands have top priority for millennials. Feel free to do the math. If we spend money on something, we expect it to be beautiful and often times we expect social purchases like wine to act as a public reflection of our tastes and personality. This latter expectation is no different than any other generation (if arguably more intense due to our intrinsic personal branding tendencies); however, our personalities and what we are reflecting out to our peers IS different.
Well, looky here. Wine reviews are important to millennials. I'd be VERY interested to see what the definition of "wine review" was – whether it meant a traditional review from a published expert, a peer review, or a user generated review. In any case, let's assume this means published expert reviews. Isn't it interesting that the wine-specific publications that print these reviews seem to have no interest whatsoever in making their media more appealing to the millennial demographic? I mean, I'm sure they're interested in taking millennials' money, but the publications with the "most respected" reviewers are also some of the worst offenders in the stodgy-old-boys-blazer-and-ascot-wine-is-for-fancy-people category I can think of. Seems like based on this info and millennials' ever-growing disposable income, they could be making bank with a few simple changes.
I wonder who these millennials see as industry experts, anyway. Is it Gary V.? Saveur Mag? Real Simple? Robert Parker? Steve Heimoff? I don't think people will ever stop looking to experts for recommendations on wine; however, it's my personal prediction that if magazines like Spectator, Advocate, and Enthusiast don't attempt to reach this demo, that we'll see new "experts" pop up to take their place in publications that millennials consider more "relevant" to their lives. You can keep the two cents.
Here's another juicy tidbit:
Oh, you're not surprised that people in their 20s and early 30s consume more wine per sitting than other demos? Yeah, me neither. And this is a good thing. They purchase more wine per occasion.
I swear, the next winemaker/owner/marketer, etc. that complains to me about how they don't like millennials in their winery because we drink too much gets an honorary title of Asshat from me. THEY ARE BUYING MORE OF YOUR WINE PER SITTING. Oh, that's good, but you would prefer them to buy more of your wine per sitting in a restaurant or in your tasting room and NOT get drunk? Well, I suppose they'll just buy 3 glasses and NOT drink them. YOU SELL WINE. WINE HAS ALCOHOL. ALCOHOL MAKES PEOPLE DRUNK. It's true. Google it.
Anyway, now that that's off my chest (phew), this is obviously good news for purveyors of wine.
So I'd like you to take a minute and look at 3 out of the last 4 slides. The ones with the bottom category that says "High End." Go ahead, take a look.
Notice anything interesting about the overall numbers? Look again.
According to this data, the consumer behaviors of millennials, specifically older millennials, correspond to the consumer behaviors of the "High End" group. ("High End" being people that purchase $20+ wines monthly or more often.) Here's some more data to illustrate this correlation:
They all correlate. So does this mean that it's the millennials that are the high end buyers? Not necessarily.
HOWEVER, it DOES tell us that millennials and high end buyers have many of the same consumer traits. High end buyers seem to behave much the way millennials do as consumers.
By targeting these traits in millennials through your outreach and marketing, you are also targeting these traits in high end buyers.
Well isn't that interesting?


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Sprint will not charge for FaceTime over cellular
0. phoneArena posted on 18 Jul 2012, 20:59
Those who have been keeping a close eye on the news lately know that AT&T might charge its subscribers for using FaceTime over Cellular. But how about Verizon and Sprint – the other two carriers offering Apple gear?...
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1. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
That's crazy that carriers want to charge for app usage. They're already getting paid for the data.
2. tlsmithsr (Posts: 81; Member since: 28 Sep 2010)
I'm really thinking about switching to Sprint from Tmo.. Some may say that is a step up and others may say its a step down but the coverage is pretty good in my area and unlimited data would be awesome when I'm not wifi..
4. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
T Mobile doesn't have unlimited data. They cap you and throttle your speed. It's a deceptive marketing gimmick.
10. Brewski (Posts: 515; Member since: 05 Jun 2012)
That's why he said he's switching TO Sprint FROM T-Mobile. Read more carefully Taco.
14. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Brewski, Taco made a statement that neither affirmed nor disaffirmed the OP's position. Taco simply clarified Tmobile's data plan.
Perhaps Brewski is the one that needs to read with more care.
11. D.Aceveda (Posts: 410; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
A deceptive marketing gimmick that all but 1 carrier uses. What's your point?
13. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Actually AT&T and VZW and Sprint don't use it.
24. tlsmithsr (Posts: 81; Member since: 28 Sep 2010)
I'm making the jump today(to sprint)... Now the problem is what phone.. GS3 or Gal Nexus.. Both have great prices at Radio Shack.. GS3 is 150 and Gal nexus is 49.99 both without a mail in rebate.. What do you guys think?
26. kaintae (Posts: 89; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
i've had both. loved them both. but the gs3 takes it in my opinion
31. EvoHero (Posts: 38; Member since: 15 May 2011)
I think you should get your phone somewhere else and not start with a screwed up account.
28. D.Aceveda (Posts: 410; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
Actually AT&T, VZW, and T-Mobile all use it. Next.
5. archangel9 (Posts: 233; Member since: 07 Feb 2010)
Go w/Sprint.I did a mock purchase w/Tmo and the charges are just ridiculous.confusing too.for the gs 3 they wanted 329. whereas Sprint only 199. And now they flipped the switch on LTE,it's only gonna get better
8. aikonix (Posts: 60; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
Honestly, Sprint would be a step down from T-Mo if your thinking in terms in internet speed, yes. Sprint's internet speed is NOT the greatest and nor do i have any speculation on their new LTE speeds but rated 6-13 Mbps which is very slow for LTE. But, the benefit of Sprint is they are truly unlimited for data which is nice compared to T-Mo lying to their cust and throttling you at 5gb... But overall, Sprint isnt too much of a step down if not at all
3. Birds (Posts: 1171; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
Data rates just went from 296 kbps to 4 kbps on 3G.
15. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Birds, are you confusing data SPEED with RATES?
6. kingpet13 (Posts: 139; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)
Sprint seems to be the only carrier that still cares about the customer in the U.S. unfortunately they just cant grow as muc as att or vzw.
7. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Lol, cool story bro. Cares about customers my ass, more like trying to scavenge as many new customers as they can. This whole company is in the hole trying to get the "Holy" iPhone on the network and believe you me it's a long term debt. They are taking a hit and once LTE gets enough people on the pindropping network you can bet your ass that they will switch to tiered and throttling because if you give people an inch these jackasses will take a mile and then some. Sorry but customers can be assholes, there are some people who rack up 15+ gigs on a cell phone. Honestly unless you are using your phone as a WiFi hotspot that is ludicrous, you aren't even using it for anything other that frivolous nonsense anyway.
My gf has the SGS3 and that thing is 4G enabled, she has the 5GB limit and was at 2 GB in about a week of having the phone. 4G is a blessing and a curse, you get blazing fast speed, but you get to your limits relatively fast.
I still say carriers are assholes, why do I need a data plan with my smartphone, perhaps I like my damn tablet want to only use data on WiFi. This forced data plan is bs, I don't even think they can stop you from getting a smartphone without a data plan, legally that is. I have to check up on that one. Home internet is truly unlimited and still faster than 4G that is out now, but with LTE pushing into home internet territory something has to give. I'll be damned if my home service all of a sudden gets tiered.
9. aikonix (Posts: 60; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
home internet carriers are infact "tier'ing" their packages.. Comcast has a 250gig limit and will shut u off lol.... WHATS this world coming too with this s**tty CAPPED crap??? If a carrier were to offer service say at $30 a month, unlmited internet (fast too), unlimited voice and text/picmail AND sitll have a really good phone selection or allow u to use ur own phones -- you'd see tons of people dropping their current carrier for this, but no, we get crappy subcarriers who offer CRAPPY phones, really crappy, slow and horrible service, and some good unlimited prices -- which aint a good deal considering.... prices are going up, landline carriers are picking up the "tiered" prices, this world is in CHAOS, chaos of GREED
12. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
^ranting hater^ wow
and our gf uses 2GB... good for her, the rest of us with balls average bout 7GB
btw LTE has been live for Sprint and ummm still no caps.
16. kaintae (Posts: 89; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
Where are your statistics on that 7gb for the users with balls? Yes, LTE is out. You're right, no caps. But they don't have customers either. And the 20 or so ppl on sprint's unlimited network don't even have LTE phones to use on those "uncapped" plans.
Let's say they do catch up with the big 2 (they won't). But do you really think they'll keep that "unlimited" plan forever? Last i checked, they were a for profit company like everyone else. They'll do what everyone else is doing. Just much later.
17. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
To answer your first question regarding the 7GB average usage, that is my own personal statistic because I work for Sprint and I get to see this stuff all day everyday. Ofcourse, the average AT&T, Verizon, Tmo user averages about 1GB and that is because they discourage you from using it by charging you extra or throttling. (usage is a punishment)
Now regarding your statement about us having 20 customers... any point you were trying to make was lost after that. Sprint is the #3 carrier in the US and own 80,000 towers. More than Verizon an AT&T combined (you need to do some homework if you didnt know that). Sprint also owns more spectrum than any other carrier and that is why it can handle serving unlimited data.
BTW: Evo LTE, Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper, Galaxy S3
18. kabu7x (Posts: 11; Member since: 04 May 2012)
i agree with bucko i believe sprint is a better service provider than tmobile. the unlimited data that sprint pushes is what really bring customers in. i had to switch back to tmobile due to my money situation. but u bet your ass once i get my money up im coming back to sprint for that unlimited data its such and advantage u have no idea. i would be pulling 26gig+ a month on sprint cause i tether my phone i dont need cable internet sprint is fast enough for that. i hope they get the galaxy note 2 by the time i come back. the galaxy s 3 is a nice phone but coming from an epic 4g touch its no really such a big upgrade. but i will be back sprint i willllllll be backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
20. benzb (Posts: 73; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
You are EXACTLY the reason why carriers are throttling data and placing data caps. Unlimited data was never intended to tether your phone to your computer. It was for "unlimited" internet on your phone only. You as well as others like you cause people who use their phone for normal use suffer from extremely slow internet on Sprint...
19. benzb (Posts: 73; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
I don't know what Sprint can handle and what they can't. I do know that Sprint has always been a company that gives (almost) everything away just to get/retain customers. It's almost as if they are desperate! I remember when I had Sprint they offered me their 900 minute plan for the cost of their 450 minute plan, plus a $20 monthly discount, plus a 27% employee discount, plus 5 free numbers to make/receive calls to/from, plus a free airave (signal booster), and more....No other cellphone company that I know gives you that much to keep you as a customer. I left because I needed better coverage for work and VZW suits my needs.
If they are able to get/retain customers without giving unlimited data along with other freebies, I can assure you that it will stop.
21. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
Are you sure Sprint "owns" their towers b/c last time I checked they were leasing their towers. If their network has so much girth & stability why is Sprint such a sinking ship? So more spectrum + more towers (apparently) + unlimited data = still less profitable than the top 2? That doesn't make sense. Enjoy unlimited data while you can b/c if you've worked in the cellular industry for a good amount of time you know things change. Companies do what's profitable. People think At&t or Verizon charge more simply b/c they want to but the reality is...there's operators costs to be maintained. As your LTE coverage grows just wait, unlimited data will slowly exit - stage left. But as for now, unlimited data & cheap prices (which ends up being only $20-$30 cheaper after all the fees for smart phone users) are their ONLY gimmick to survive this rough cellular battle.
25. kaintae (Posts: 89; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
is that 7GB on phones only? or does it take into account clearwire's mbb? (honest question).
touche on your point about the 80,000 towers. but if you have all those towers, have all that spectrum, and are offering your customers unlimited data...then why are you still at #3? how can they be cheaper, and offer all those great things, and still not have the same appeal as their bigger competitors? do they not advertise enough, to where all those people are simply ignorant of how great sprint is?....or is sprint really just not that good, despite the offers?
let's be honest...sprint has a lot of spectrum. but not all spectrum is good spectrum. they have some pretty nice phones too. but it's like driving a lamborghini in the ocean. a phone is only as good as the network it's on.
IF they somehow draw all those customers to their unlimited plan, they will eventually need to see a return on their investment into the iphone and into the LTE network. (you don't just upgrade for free). you tell me how you think they'll pay for that.
29. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
I have to admit kaintae, I mistook you for a dchebagg when I read your first comment. This post was much more instructive.
To answer your first question, Im not sure. I just know from what I've seen on the average users bill ranges from 4GB - 9GB (again not a real statistic but my what I've seen)
Regarding why, if we own so much spectrum/towers, and are cheaper, are we still #3. You have to remember that cheaper never means better. Not everybody drives lexus, acura, or bmw. Most people own a car that suits their needs. The reason AT&T and Verizon have more subscribers is because they have more funds. Verizon bought Alltel which almost doubled them in size and made it to number 1 just like that. At&t bought numerous GSM carriers, Cingular being the biggest one, and made it to where they are (the Tmo buyout woulda crowned them for life)
Sprint has historically made bad investments, they bought Nextel when it was cool and slowly died. They bought Boost mobile (another company that WAS cool with the *chirpchirp* walkie talkie) that died too. They invested in Clearwire another bad investment because WiMAX is not only slow but at 2500mhz they would have to set up almost 3 times the towers just so it wont get completely smoked by LTE.
On the other hand Verizon has been very smart with their investments. they bought the 700mhz spectrum from FCC and that set the stage for domination. (ncase you dont kno, the lower the frequency the longer the coverage range. just like the bass in a car can be heard from far but tweeters not so much) That means their 40k towers can do the job of Sprint's 80K. And if you wonder why the speeds are better, its simple: when you pay a toll for the expressway theres less traffic and faster speed limit, but people with no money take the cheap route with more traffic. Sprints network has more traffic, and as a matter of fact Verizon has a roaming contract with Sprint and uses our towers (even more traffic). Verizon discourages data usage by charging more $ for more data, so that the rich people have faster data speeds and dump more money for Verizon to invest in their network.
Make sense? To answer your last question: How will they pay for upgrading to LTE? I'd like to know that myself and so would everybody at Sprints board of directors. But one thing is for sure, Sprint will ALWAYS hold a spot in the top. Even though they dont have funds they have healthy income and own a lot of spectrum, including the 800mhz Nextel spectrum that they are about to unleash LTE on, after they get those truck drivers and construction workers off that network.
Now all they need is $$$ :/
30. jerry.english (Posts: 3; Member since: 01 Feb 2012)
Why do you need a data plan with your smartphone? If you don't want data, then WHY DO YOU NEED A SMARTPHONE? Why would a for-profit business subsidize a phone that you don't want to pay for the service to use it to its full potential? If you don't want data, check out the feature phones. They talk and text VERY WELL!
22. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
I applaud Sprint for not trying to rip off it's customers for a feature that allows video chat to exist since 2009. It might be new to iphone but android devices have been video chatting forever. Trust me Asst&t and Verizon will figure out a way to make more money.
23. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
And yes Tmobile is boss in this space. Their HSPA PLUS 42MPS network simply s**ts all over Verizon and Sprint.


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what's Brandon Moore's deal?
After our draft, we still have a few missing pieces at WR, PR, and TE.
Here is who I would target:
TE: Kevin Boss
WR: Brandon Lloyd or Braylon
PR: Josh Cribbs - We still dont have anyone on the roster that can return punts. He would add a dynamic option to the return game, although medical an issue.
what's Brandon Moore's deal?
Kyle Wilson can return punts.
WHY ARE MOST OF THE JETS FAN BASE UP IN ARMS ABOUT THIS DRAFT??? I can't even begin to rationalize some of the things I'm reading online. the one thing I'm seeing a lot of is *****ing about WRs. our WRs weren't all that bad before injuries plus Sanchez was missing a lot of open guys. ppl need to chill. i would like a kevin boss pickup BTW.
He has returned a total of 19 punts in his career for 141 yards. (7.4 average).
However, his long for 2010 and 2012 were 18 & 19 yards respectively. If you take those 2 puts out, his average was 6.1 yards.
Josh Cribbs has an 11.0 average on `195 career returns with 3 career tds.
However, medical is an issue, so he may not be healthy.
Kerley/McKnight/Wilson/Goodson will return punts.
RB's will be a much bigger asset in the passing offense this year
The WCO emphasizes the RB position, it's one of the reasons the Jets made big moves at RB this off-season with Goodson and Ivory, in addition to Powell, and moving on from Greene.
One player I could see the team bringing back if he passes his physical is Josh Baker, a quality pass receiving FB/TE/HB to perform in the same role.
People complaining about TE's forget that the Jets have 3 solid young players that the team is still high on, Cumberland battled some injuries and was coming off of an achillies injury last year from the year before, but there is sentiment IMO that Cumberland makes another jump in his development, remember he was a converted WR who will be a weapon at TE because of his speed and receiving ability.
Add Rueland as a blocking TE, who can do some receiving, also a prospect who was a very solid player last year.
Another player to keep an eye on is Hayden Smith, he really made a jump towards the end of the year last year, and he has some upside and could be a player the team may be happy with his progress to the point they consider him also a prospect to compete at the TE position, and perhaps better than some of the talent they did pass on in the draft, at least after Ertz was taken in the 2nd.
Jets also have some young WR's they are excited about, Gates is a player to keep an eye on IMO as a prospect and a player who could make a jump this year.
Other players signed Joe Collins and Emanuel Arceneaux have some ability
My point is, the Jets have some developmental players on the roster that have to be factored as to why the Jets made some of their draft decisions this year. It's quite probable they like some of these players already on the roster over the players available in the draft.
Titus Young - Braylon - Collie - Breaston - Ocho Cinco - Laurent Robinson - Randy Moss
Winslow - Boss - Shiancoe - Clark
Wouldn't mind seeing Kevin Boss brought in, although what has he done the past two seasons?


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Is Felix Baumgartner about to become the richest space jumper alive? Can he make money if there's no real space jumping industry?
—Skywatcher, Tennessee, via Twitter
Yes, currently, Fearless Felix is currently the only person who has fallen at Mach 1.24 and watched the Earth creep up on his face at the same time. He may not have a whole industry to base a career on, but canny managers tell me that the guy can start making money. Like, right now.
How much? Well, move over, Michael Jordan.
Let's start with the small stuff.
A record-breaking athlete with good charisma can make a couple hundred thousand dollars every time he shows up somewhere to talk. Now, consider the fact that there are plenty of record-breaking athletes, but only one guy who fell to Earth at Mach 1.24, and that price just might, um, skyrocket.
"I am not gonna see another guy do this while I am alive," says Malki Kawa, who represents three Ultimate Fighting champions, including Jon "Bones" Jones, Benson Henderson and Carlos Condit. "This really is a once in a lifetime thing."
In fact, Baumgartner has the chance to capitalize in ways that even the Jordans and Ryan Lochtes can't. Jordan's sneaker line accounts for the bulk of basketball footwear sold right now, Kawa says. However, Baumgartner's achievement speaks not only of physical prowess, but also milestones in science and technology.
Which brings us to our next income stream: Endorsements.
If Baumgartner is smart, he will compartmentalize his feat into different traits, each of which could make him millions: speed (say, a tech company), endurance (a deodorant endorsement?), adventure (his own TV show), curiosity, whatever. With his unique story—somewhere between Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, David Blaine and Cal Ripken—Baumgartner's possible income streams could be twice as long as any basketball hero.
"In the end he can easily get into the seven figures" just doing that, Kawa tells me.
Of course I haven't gotten into the inevitable book or movie deal yet. Kawa says he'd start the bidding "in the seven figures."
And all of this could happen for Baumgartner without him ever jumping off of anything again.


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Social science and science grew significantly in Canadian universities during and after World War II. This growth, along with a growth in consumerism and mass culture, signalled the decline of the centrality of the humanities in the curricula of Canadian universities and the rise of the technological society. Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, and George Grant were leading critics of this trend. Their criticism was shaped by the home front experience of Canada during World War II and the economic boom which followed the war. Although not linked through friendships, professional collaboration, or common academic disciplines, their thoughts and criticisms of technology and mass culture were shaped in a context which they shared.
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Here's an idea for college athletic directors: Stop giving five-year contracts to rookie football coaches.
Call me crazy, but a five-year contract for a first-time coach — such as the one Colorado AD Mike Bohn gave to the just-fired Jon Embree two years ago — seems to me to be a breeding ground for excuse-making on both sides when things go bad, as what happened here.
Embree got a five-year deal upon his hiring, but was fired after two, with a 4-21 record. Embree, among his many excuses, played the Herbert Hoover defense most of all.
"Prosperity is just around the corner," the former U.S. president said in 1932, right in the middle of the Great Depression. He said similar things after his first year, then went 1-11.
But it's not hard to see why Embree thought he got the shaft. He had a five-year deal. Bohn should have been more patient. After all, he was with Dan Hawkins during his disastrous regime.
The solution to this, of course, is to eliminate the built-in excuse both sides have — but more so when it comes to the coaches; are you telling me Embree felt any real compulsion to win games after his bad start this year, knowing he still had three years left on his deal? Show me a guy in the last year or next-to-last year of his contract, and I'll show you a guy who will do whatever it takes to win games.
These five-year, entry-level deals for college football coaches don't create enough sense of urgency. If ADs really want to win right away, why give less incentive for the new coach to do so? Most coaches in pro sports get only three years on their first contract.
If a coach is a proven winner, then they usually get more — and rightly so. But a five-year deal for a rookie coach? Too many years.
Give them three, with a formal or informal provision like this built in: "You show me some progress, and you'll get an extension."
Embree felt he was entitled to more time. Maybe the contract said so, but nobody is entitled to anything in big-time athletics. It's win or walk. Athletic directors such as Bohn should be more up front about that in the first place. The counterargument will be: "But you'll never attract a high-quality candidate with short job security."
Maybe true. Then again, maybe you'll only attract guys who know they can milk it for a couple years, passing the buck for tough times on the previous regime, before really getting serious.
Everybody in big-time athletics always talks about accountability for the here and now. That's great. Coaches and ADs should apply that to themselves, too, instead of falling back on the five-year plan.
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An anti-bullying bill that's become the top priority for Equality Texas in this year's legislative session received tentative approval from the Texas House tonight, in a 102-34 vote.
HB 1942, by Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington, doesn't provide specific protections for LGBT youth. However, experts say the bill represents the last, best chance for the Legislature to crack down on bullying this year.
From the Texas Tribune:
The bill lays out a definition of bullying and calls on school districts to adopt procedures that prohibit it, make students aware of their options for seeking assistance, protect "whistle-blowers," establish procedures for notifying parents and guardians about incidents of bullying, and set out counseling options for both the victim and the bully. The bill also gives authority to a school board to transfer a bully — as opposed to a victim — to a different classroom and different school, if necessary.
Equality Texas has issued action alerts over the last few days calling on people to contact their state representative and urge them to support the bill. The bill must be voted on once more by the House before moving to the Senate, which could happen Wednesday.


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Date: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010, 08:10
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Electronics maker Hitachi announced its new 375GB per platter, 5400-rpm and 7200-rpm, 2.5″ hard drives: the Travelstar 5K750 and Travelstar 7K750 on Wednesday.
Per Macworld, Hitachi has stated that the drives offer the industry's highest capacities in a standard 9.5 mm two-disk design.
The Travelstar 5K750 and 7K750 drive families are the first Hitachi hard drives that feature Advanced Format, which increases the physical sector size on hard drives from 512 bytes to 4096 bytes, or 4KB—eight times larger. Hitachi's previous generation drive was the Travelstar 7K500, which had maximum areal density of 370 Gbits per square inch. The new platters have an areal density of 472 Gbit per square inch.
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Hitachi's 7200-rpm Travelstar 7K750 drive has a 16MB buffer, which allows quicker access to data and faster system performance, especially for multi-tasking and other high-performance office and home applications. It uses 0.5 watts idle and 1.8 watts during read/write operations.
The Travelstar 7K750 is a self-encrypting drive using Hitachi's Bulk Data Encryption (BDE) specification, which encrypts data using protected keys in real time. It also speeds and simplifies the drive re-deployment process. By deleting the encryption key, the data on the drive is rendered unreadable, thereby eliminating the need for time-consuming data-overwrite. The drive is said to be "independent of OS so that a BDE hard drive can be used on an Apple Macintosh system. However, because Apple systems do not support the ATA security feature set, a BDE drive will function only as a standard drive in an Apple system."
Both of the new Travelstar hard drive families come in capacities of 500GB, 640GB and 750GB.
Travelstar 5K750 Retail Hard Drive Kits will be available next month with a suggested retail price of US$130. The drive will be shipping to system manufacturers for qualification by the end of the year. The 7200-rpm Travelstar 7K750 family will be available in Q1 2011. Pricing for that drive has yet to be announced.


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Derby not horse play for El Caballo
Lee means business in his first Home Run Derby appearance
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
"Oh, he wants to win," said teammate Geoff Jenkins. "There's no doubt about that."
Lee is one of eight sluggers set to participate in this year's derby, which begins at 7 p.m. CT on Monday on ESPN during All-Star Game festivities at Comerica Park in Detroit. The 20th anniversary of the event will be celebrated with several dramatic changes, including a largely new eight-man field representing eight different nations and the introduction of a "Golden Home Run Ball" during each player's at-bat.
It's Lee's first All-Star bid and his first appearance in a home run derby, unless you count his everyday batting practice. According to Brewers third base coach Rich Donnelly, who will accompany Lee to Detroit and serve as his pitcher, Lee has a knack for crushing BP pitches at will.
In fact, Donnelly seems more nervous than Lee.
"When you pull [the batting cage] away, it's like being naked," Donnelly said. "Now you throw in a catcher, the crowd ... it's harder than people think it is."
So Lee has been practicing. He takes two normal rounds of batting practice and focuses on hitting line drives to all fields. In his third round of hacks, he goes into derby mode, and Donnelly waits longer between pitches to simulate the oohs and aahs of the crowd and the token shows of awed players on the sidelines.
"The key is that you choose pitches you can drive," said Lee, who will represent Panama in the event, which hopes to draw attention to the upcoming World Baseball Classic. "That's the important thing."
He will compete against Hee-Seop Choi of the Los Angeles Dodgers (Korea), Philadelphia's Bobby Abreu (Venezuela), Pittsburgh's Jason Bay (Canada), Atlanta's Andruw Jones (the Netherlands), Boston's David Ortiz (Dominican Republic), Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) and Texas' Mark Teixeira (United States).
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Lee drove in two runs on Sunday to give him 76 RBIs before the All-Star break, tops in the National League and a Brewers record. He has started every game this season and is batting .268 with 22 home runs.
"Carlos has been everything he was advertised to be and more," said Brewers starter Chris Capuano, the pitcher of record in Sunday's 8-4 win at Turner Field.
Lee is the ninth Brewer to represent the team in an All-Star Game in his first season with the club, joining Ben Sheets (2001), Dave Parker (1990), Jim Sundberg (1984), Ted Simmons (1982), Rollie Fingers (1981), Larry Hisle (1978), Hank Aaron (1975) and Tommy Harper (1970).
Brewers position players are hitting .163 (8-for-49 w/ two RBIs) in the All-Star Game and the last to get an All-Star hit was Jeromy Burnitz, who doubled and scored a run in 1999. The last Brewer on a winning All-Star team was Jeff Cirillo in 1997, when the club was still in the American League and the game was played at Cleveland's Jacobs Field.
Lee joins Richie Sexson (2002-03), Burnitz (1999) and Greg Vaughn (1996) as the only Brewers to participate in the Home Run Derby.
"I'm just going to go there and enjoy myself," he said. "If I get a chance to win, that would be awesome, too."
Donnelly is a veteran of four Home Run Derbys. He won it in 1994 as Ken Griffey Jr.'s pitcher, and he most recently threw to Sexson in a forgettable 2003 Home Run Derby at U.S. Cellular Field.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Three lefty relievers remain in competition to break camp with the Mets, though there is an outside chance that none of them will make the roster.
Pedro Feliciano, Scott Rice and Robert Carson all fired scoreless innings in Thursday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers, keeping them afloat in the race to join fellow left-hander Josh Edgin in the Opening Day bullpen. The Mets recently demoted rookie Darin Gorski to Minor League camp, and plan to stretch Aaron Laffey out as a starter, leaving Feliciano, Rice and Carson to battle for a maximum of one spot.
"There are certainly some things they've got to get better at," manager Terry Collins said. "Time is starting to run out, but yet we've still got enough days to get those guys some more innings."
Carson had not thrown a clean inning all spring until Thursday. And his performance at Tradition Field, which came against a quartet of Tigers Minor Leaguers, only lowered his Grapefruit League ERA to 5.63. Though Carson has the built-in advantage of a 40-man roster spot, the Mets will not place him on the Opening Day roster for that reason alone.
Rice, a 14-year Minor League veteran who has never cracked the Majors, has impressed the Mets throughout the first half of camp. Following the lefty's scoreless inning on Thursday, executive J.P. Ricciardi stopped by his locker to congratulate him, lauding the sink on his fastball. But Rice is not on the 40-man roster, and will need to do more for the Mets to consider adding him.
The final left-hander vying for a job is Feliciano, another non-roster invitee, who has rebounded from a health scare to pitch two scoreless spring innings with a heart monitor strapped to his chest. But coming back from shoulder surgery, Feliciano's velocity has yet to rise from the low-80s, a range that even he admits must improve -- if only slightly.
"Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux threw low 90s, high 80s always," Feliciano said. "For me, I just want to be 85, 86, like I was before, maybe 86, 87, 88. As long as I can perform and get some outs, I don't care about velocity."
Because a 40-man roster crunch looms at the end of Spring Training, there is a chance the Mets may forego a second lefty altogether and carry right-hander Jeurys Familia on the Opening Day roster. Familia has been untouchable for five straight Grapefruit League outings since struggling in his debut, giving up a total of one hit and one walk. His continued success could make the lefty competition moot.
But Collins still craves a second left-hander to reduce Edgin's workload. For now, three candidates remain with no guarantees for any of them.
Gee perplexed over wildly disappointing start
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Dillon Gee called it an exhibition in "how not to pitch." Gee's line against the Tigers on Thursday included six runs on four walks, two hit batsmen and three wild pitches. The right-hander came away so disgusted with his outing that he did not even top off his pitch count afterward in the bullpen.
"I felt great all week," Gee said. "Your guess is as good as mine as to what happened today. But we'll figure it out."
Classifying all his pitches as "terrible," Gee could not concoct any theories or hypotheses as to why his control and command so completely deserted him. He had been stellar in his first two Grapefruit League outings, allowing just one run over seven innings, and said he felt fine throwing between starts this week.
Asked to guess the source of his seemingly random struggles, Gee said: "Don't have one right now. Don't even want to think about it."
Gee's next rotation turn is scheduled for Tuesday, a team off-day. He could pitch in a Minor League game that day to stay on turn.
Baxter mourns loss of beloved coach Curran
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Fighting back tears, outfielder Mike Baxter recalled fond memories of his legendary high school coach, Jack Curran, who passed away this week at age 83.
Curran coached for 55 years at Archbishop Molly in Queens, not far from the Whitestone neighborhood where Baxter grew up. His 1,708 career victories in baseball and 972 in basketball made him the winningest coach in New York state history.
"Everyone calls him 'legendary' and things like that," Baxter said Thursday, after taking a moment to compose himself. "He was more. I think when you knew him and knew what kind of guy he was, he was selfless. He put everybody first, all the kids. He was just an incredible guy."
In addition to Baxter and former MLB pitcher Mike Jerzembeck, Curran coached NBA players Kenny Anderson, Kenny Smith, Brian Winters and Kevin Joyce at Molloy.
Baxter laughed as he recalled Curran urging his baseball players to "just hit the straight ball."
"Back then he used to coach third," Baxter said. "He'd get in the box and you'd take a fastball and he'd go, 'Yo, what are you doing? Don't take the straight ball. You've got to swing at the straight ball.' I guess from high school he kind of taught me you try to hit the fastballs."
After high school, Curran stayed in close touch with Baxter as he advanced from Columbia University to Vanderbilt, to San Diego's Minor League system and finally the Mets.
"He really put the lives of the kids that he had first," Baxter said. "That's kind of why he was around forever. It meant everything to him, that school and the kids. It's just a sad day."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm a big proponent of DIY, IF you are capable and understand more than just which way to turn the wrench. But, I am also a proponent of having the dealer at least do the first service schedule. Think of it as insurance. If the dealer has record of at least the first service on the bike, and since if something is to go amiss it usually happens soone than later, then at least YOU and the dealer have a record to present to the factory should a "discussion" come up.
If you do everything on the bike from day one, with no dealer participation, then its your word as an untrained inexperienced (no matter what YOU say, that is how the manufacturer sees it) home wrench against the wealth of knowledge of BMW. If anything doesn't fit right, work right, is mishandled, then the factory will have the attitude to wash its hands of the bike. Right or wrong, its all to you then to prove the issue on the bike.
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Maybe someone on this forum could speak up and confirm that they have gone through just what you've described ... anyone?
BTW, my Ural has by far the best factory warranty support ... Ural owners speak glowingly of the factory warranties, as Ural not only quickly meets expectations but often exceeds their obligations.
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I'm just saying it could. I work part time at a BMW dealer and I have seen a lot of the botched DIY work of unknowing owners. If your bike has NO dealer maintenance record, and it develops a problem related to a warranty issue, BMW is still held to their side of the issue for the warranty, but I am sure a dealer will argue more in your favor if he knows something of the bike, because the dealer also represents the company and may take some of the cost hit.
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Despite what the dealers say, the above act is in force in the USA. The burden of proof is NOT on you. I have seen far too many first scheduled maintenance's to believe that they are anything special. My FJR came back with missing plastic fasteners and I checked to see if they synced the TB's like they were supposed to, but did not. My Triumph Sprint ST cost me $120 for an oil change and a "visual inspection." IMO, that is the rule, not the exception.
"Yeah, I'd agree with that. DIY work needs to be done well." If YOU screw it up, then YOU should pay for it, PERIOD!!! The reference above does not apply.
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That is the very source on which I based my previous statement:
"The best idea would be to get the list from the service manager at the dealership where you bought/plan on having your warranty work done. That way there is no disagreement as to what should have been done. Several of those official looking online lists are completely missing some of the most critical known maintenance items (ie. early K bike final drive spline lube). If the guy that is making the decision on your warranty knows he is the guy that gave you the list of what to maintain, you should have no problem. If you get a list off the internet, they have room to say that it was the wrong or not current list."
If you had used those lists to service an early Kbike, your final drive splines would have an early demise. Just because it's on a dealers website and says BMW on it does not mean it is the latest approved version with all the latest service bulletins and updates. Check with whichever dealer you buy the bike from and/or whichever dealer you would be taking any warranty issues to to make sure that those lists are complete. Periodically check with them to find out if there have been any updates or service bulletins.
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I suppose A&S (who is a BMW dealer) might not post up a mid-year update to a maintenance schedule. And I'm guessing that Haynes Manuals can't notify people of up a mid-year update to a maintenance schedule. Also, the $100 Maintenance DVD outfit also might not be able to notify someone of an update.
It's possible, whether it's a Chevy or a BMW, that new recommendations come from the factory every so often though in my 35 years of backyard wrenching I've never been aware of it being a factor to anything I've owned.
So to be very safe, then a DIY owner should check with the dealer perhaps monthly to make sure the latest maintenance schedule is correct. Scary.
Personally, I live dangerously, so I won't be checking with my dealer periodically and I'll take my chances with the schedules from A&S, Haynes and the DVD.
P.S. Or, BMW could print their schedules in the owner's manuals like nearly every other manufacturer in the modern world and then if any updates come along they could post them on their website under Maintenance.
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By the way... Moss/Magnuson Act prevents dealers from forcing folks to be dealer serviced. Federal law gives you the right to self-maintenance. Try to keep all receipts and mileage numbers in case they ask for something which they do have the right to do. However, lack of producing a doc doesn't automatically disqualify you. Should you damage something during a self-maintenance whatever you damage may be denied warranty coverage for that particular repair. An OEM cannot deny coverage for future events unless of course you decide to damage more things in the future. Your warranty remains in place for the full term however.
There is something to be said for servicing at a dealership. OEM service reps will frequently ask if the customer has brought the bike in for the scheduled maintenances should you experience a failure after warranty expiration. The dealer performed services will not guarantee coverage once the warranty has expired however. It's up to the OEM to decide and the reasons can be complicated and have potential federal implications. Keep in mind some people will attempt services that they do not have the skill sets and/or tools for. So think and know with certainty if your concerned with potential warranty claims. Or, consider it a wonderful learning experience that may have financial implications and go with what you feel comfortable with.
An important point when it comes to warranty: many folks will argue that something should be warranty after the warranty has expired. Realize there is zero guarantee the OEM will do something for you once you have reached the expiration point. The time to decide if you can live with the warranty terms is prior to the purchase not after. Read the warranty prior to purchase and decide if you can live with the terms. If you can't don't make the purchase.
As to the comment "The dealer isn't taking any of the cost hit." Not necessarily correct as sometimes BMW will negotiate a percentage claim on out-of-warranty repairs. For example the OEM may offer to pick-up 1/2 the cost if the dealer is willing to pick-up the other half or possibly the dealer will be asked to pick-up 1/4 and the customer 1/4. A dealer and/or a customer denial can scuttle the whole transaction. In addition, because flat rate times are based on certain assumptions which may or may not be present the dealership may not get full retail value for his/her share. This is an issue in automotive as well as motorcycle and in fact there have been class action law suits in regards to this. Never forget if an OEM understates "real" repair time they lower their expense on that particular repair because they pay the dealer less than full value. Some states guarantee through an act of law that an OEM must reimburse the dealer at retail rates. However the law does not get involved in how warranty times were determined. Some OEM's are worse than others and BMW is better than many but there are a variety of warranty repairs that even a BMW dealer will lose their butt on. It's just part of the gig. Almost 100% of the time the dealer will have zero say in the matter.
As far as the wealth of knowledge statement: often true but certainly not all the time. And, this may be a surprise but if the dealer creates a problem the problem turns into a non-warranty issue. No OEM will warranty dealer errors. The OEM will not pay the dealership for a dealership mistake. At that point the honesty of the dealer comes into play.