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For the Houston Dynamo Academy U-18 squad, its first season as a USSF Development Academy team cannot simply be judged by wins and losses. By all measures, this year's season – with Francisco Navas Cobo signing a Dynamo first team contract and Bryan Celis and Fernando Piña earning invitations to the U.S. Residency program – can be considered a success. This weekend though, the squad will look to build on that success when it travels to Greensboro, N.C., for the first round of the USSF Development Academy playoffs.
"Making the playoffs is great," said James Clarkson, Dynamo Director of Youth Development. "The U-16s and U-18s have shown what our players and program are capable of. Ultimately though, we are judged on the number of players making the step up to the professional level, and with Francisco Navas Cobo signing a first team contract and making his MLS debut, we are very proud of this season."
This season has been a rollercoaster ride for the U-18 squad. After a blazing start in the fall, the Dynamo entered the winter break as one of the top teams in their division.
"In the first half of the season we were consistent," said assistant coach Scot Fraser. "We had a good team shape and organization. We had a system that suited the players, and we had the players to play the system. We went on a seven-game unbeaten streak. Then we had the break, which came at the wrong time for us. The high school season started, and some of the players got injured."
As spring rolled around, the Dynamo could not quite regain the form that led to their fall success. With the departures of Navas Cobo, Celis, and Piña, and injuries to key players including forward Abé Matamoros (Strake Jesuit), Houston struggled to earn positive results.
"After the trip to Europe, the team was together and very confident," Matamoros said. "When winter came along, we lost a couple players, and the morale went down because we were all so close. Our mentalities just weren't the same."
While a playoff spot seemed inevitable in December, a late-season collapse put those prospects in jeopardy. It took a herculean effort at the Development Academy Spring Showcase, in Sarasota, Fla., to ensure the Dynamo would continue playing meaningful games in June. With two wins out of three games in Florida and favorable results from other matchups around the country, the Dynamo finished with a points per game average of 1.62, which was good enough for one of the 12 available wildcard playoff spots.
"When Sarasota came along, we put the fact some players had left behind us and got our groove back on," Matamoros said. "Now we are feeling ready to go to North Carolina and perform. Everything that has happened does not matter anymore, and we are just looking to start all over again."
Midfielder Sebastien Ibeagha (Fort Bend Hightower) believes the team turned things around when players stopped making excuses for losing and began to look for ways to improve the product on the field.
"We were making too many excuses, like players leaving the team or other players getting hurt," he said. "Before Sarasota, we decided to stop making excuses for our actions and start doing what we had to do."
With Celis (Katy Mayde Creek) back for the summer, and many of the starters having recovered from their injuries, the Dynamo will look to carry their Spring Showcase momentum into the playoffs. The path will not be easy though, as the Dynamo, seeded 25th in the tournament, share a group with the Colorado Rush, D.C. United, and CASL from nearby Raleigh. To advance to the next round of the playoffs, the Dynamo must win their group, which is no easy task considering their opening match is against the third-seeded Colorado Rush.
"When you get to this stage in the competition, nothing is easy," Fraser said. "We might think that some teams are better than others. You would expect MLS teams, when they play each other, would have a slight edge to the game because they want to prove something. All of the remaining 32 teams are quality teams."
This coming weekend has added meaning to Clarkson and the Dynamo Academy. With 11 seniors on the squad, seven traveling with the team to Greensboro, many of the Dynamo players could be wearing the Dynamo orange for the last time before they begin their collegiate soccer careers.
"The current group of seniors have been outstanding, and many of them have been with us from the start," Clarkson said. "They have really set the standard for all the young players coming through on and off the field."
Matamoros believes it is important to play for hard for the seniors, because he not only considers them teammates on the field, but family off it.
"It just hit me that they were leaving," he said. "I have grown up with them for so long. It's weird that they are leaving, and this could be the last time I am playing with them. We have to play for them, because this could be their last time playing for the Dynamo jersey. We have to play for them and make them proud."
Fraser said that many of the seniors have been crucial to the success of the program, pointing to defenders C.J. Odenigwe (Fort Bend Travis) and Ibeagha, who are not only defensive stalwarts, but are dangerous offensively on set pieces.
"There is no substitute for experience," Fraser said. "People like C.J. and Sebastien are not only physically big, but also have a huge influence upon the team. If they are playing well, we play well."
If the U-18s hope to play meaningful soccer past this weekend, Odenigwe, Ibeagha and senior goalkeeper Pat Wall (Strake Jesuit) will need to provide the same leadership and dedication that has carried the team all season.
Three games stand between a trip to Carson, Calif., for the Development Academy Playoff Finals Week and a long flight back to Houston. Fraser believes that Saturday's game against Colorado is most important, because it will set the tone for the rest of the tournament.
"If we get a good result from the first game, it will take the pressure off," he said. "It's like anything else. We have to defend well, be able to keep the ball, and put teams under pressure. We have the players to do that. If we play well, we will be a very difficult team to play. Teams will not enjoy having us in their section."


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Poll Recap: Horse-Related Resolutions
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The majority of the commenters said their horsey resolution was to spend more time in the saddle or simply more time with their four-legged friends.
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In last week's online poll, TheHorse.com asked if you made any horse-related New Year's resolutions. More than 350 readers responded and we've tallied the results.
Of the 353 voters, 203 (58%) indicated they had made a horsey resolution for the new year. The other 150 (42%) indicated they had not. Additionally, 65 respondents left comments explaining why they chose their answers.
Some respondents have specific goals they're hoping to achieve with their horses in 2013:
- "I did this year: Sell my not-so-economical show horses and try my hand at foxhunting instead."
- "My Haflinger and I are going to compete in driving this year. I am budgeting my money and time."
- "My resolution this year is to be patient with my horse while I am riding him."
- "To ride more and to keep both myself and my horse in better shape."
- "Yes, hopefully I can find a way to get horses for folks with disabilities to ride."
- "I resolve to ride more and get my buddy back into shape!"
- "Always! This year is to train and sell a green-broke mare."
- "Want to become a better rider and horsewoman."
- "Not to buy any more horses. So far that hasn't been working too well."
Many readers agreed that resolutions aren't for them:
- "No resolution, just hope I'll be able to spend more time with them."
- "Can't wait for one day a year to improve things. The other 364 are just as important."
But the majority of the commenters said their horsey resolution was simply to spend more time in the saddle or simply more time with their four-legged friends:
- "To ride every day, of course!"
- "Always to ride more!"
- "I want to spend more time with my horses!"
- "More time with the horses and less time on the computers!"
- "More riding, better shows, more clinics!"
- "It's usually the same one--spend more time enjoying my horse."
- "I always just remember to have fun no matter what!!!!!!"
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For Immediate Release: March 7, 2011
Media Contact: Sandy Louey - 916-654-4989
Stakeholder meeting on March 9
for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
What: A stakeholder meeting will be held on the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP), a major component of California's renewable energy planning efforts. The DRECP will help provide effective protection and conservation of desert ecosystems while allowing for the appropriate development of renewable energy projects.
Working group reports and consultant reports are among the scheduled topics. The meeting is open to the public. There will be a public comment period. The complete agenda and presentations will be posted before the meeting at: http://www.drecp.org/meetings/index.html
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Where: Hearing Room B, California Energy Commission, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California for those wanting to attend in person. Most participants are expected to join the meeting through WebEx.
To participate by telephone and/or by computer, click the following link and scroll to page 2: http://www.drecp.org/meetings/2011-03-09_meeting/2011-03-09_Meeting_Notice.pdf
Who: The California Energy Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, the federal Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comprise the Renewable Energy Action Team. The team's task is to develop and implement the DRECP, which will identify areas suitable for biological conservation and areas suitable for renewable energy development with the least environmental impact. The DRECP study area covers the Mojave and Colorado Desert regions, including land in Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties.
The DRECP stakeholder committee provides a forum for public participation and input. Committee members include the counties in the desert region, renewable energy developers, environmental organizations, recreation organizations, Native American organizations, and electric utilities. State and federal agencies also participate in stakeholder committee meetings.
Why: Many renewable energy projects have been proposed in the Southern California desert due to the state's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. The Renewable Energy Executive Order raised the RPS goal to 33 percent of retail electricity sales by 2020. State policy prefers in-state generation of renewable energy, but project developers must find both environmentally acceptable and economical sites. The DRECP will facilitate this renewable energy facility siting. More information on the DRECP can be found at www.drecp.org.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JacksonArcher, Dec 14, 2010.
I mean, it's not like Joss has to WRITE it in order to direct it.
In Iron Man 3 the villain will be Kevin Feige.
No, but as director he'll have all but final say over the script. I've seen Serenity and Dollhouse and Alien: Resurrection and therefore don't trust him anywhere near a project that doesn't involve a gymnastic blonde fighting creatures of the night.
To be fair, he hates "Alien: Resurrection" as much as any of us.
Yay! a 90 minute rush job
Just keep Joel Schummacher away from the franchise.
Fuckity fuck fuck. Iron Man was excellent, and 2 was even better. (Yeah - I just went there.)
Maybe the silver lining here is that there shouldn't be an Iron Man 3 apart from The Avengers - 2 wrapped up his personal character arc beautifully, leaving Avengers to tackle his certain teamwork personal arc. Maybe they could fold his contractual obligation for one more appearance in an Avengers 2?
Well, piss.
For the record, Iron Man 2 was really good.
Anyways, I'm saddened but not really surprised. All sources said that Marvel pretty much screwed him on the last one. I can only hope that they'll find a director with as much respect for the material as Favreau had.
You must have different records where you come from.
That said, it's to bad. As much as I didn't like IM2, I still think Jon was the man to over see the next one... ah, well.
Iron Man 3 can both kill off the franchise and get critical acclaiam, four words, Demon in a Bottle.
I suppose his absence behind the camera means he won't be appearing in front of it, either. Should they recast Happy or just ignore the character? He was taking on greater importance in the second film.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
"Iron Man 2" was not really good, it was really disappointing. I can understand his frustrations with dealing with the studio, feeling restrained with trying to make the movie he wanted to make was probably irritating.
Shame. Favreau is a good, capable, director and Iron Man 1 shows that. Even some of IM2 shows that but it's hindered by the shoe-horning of the Avengers stuff and other studio man-handling. (Though I think RDJ's stuff with Stark's alcoholism was a bit hammilly done but I'm not sure even that's all on RDJ or Favreau.) Hope Favs moves on to something good as the man is a good director and screen writer.
This is where Warner gives Favreau free reign on one of their DC superheroes.
Aquaman! Coming to theaters in 2013!
Re: Favreau not to return for Iron Man 3 -- early report
What, no Happy Hogan in IM3?
To be fair, the rest of us weren't paid to help write it and make something good out of it. He was.
I had no problem with The Avengers stuff in Iron Man 2. The real problem with that movie was the horrendous 'Tony Stark is dying but wait! his dad just happened to invent the stuff that could cure him' angle.
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Britons spurn frozen meals after horsemeat scandal
Almost a third of adults in Britain have stopped eating ready-meals as a result of the horsemeat scandal, while 7 per cent have stopped eating meat altogether, a poll has found.
The ComRes survey for the Sunday Mirror and The Independent on Sunday newspapers, which was released on Sunday, found that 31 per cent have given up eating ready-meals as the discovery of equine flesh in products labelled beef, spreads across Europe.
The poll also found a 53 per cent to 33 per cent majority in favour of banning the import of all meat products "until we can be sure of their origin".
ComRes interviewed 2002 adults online on Wednesday and Thursday.
Twenty-nine beef products out of 2501 tested in Britain have been found to contain more than 1 per cent horsemeat, its Food Standards Agency said on Friday.
The scandal has left governments scrambling to figure out how and where the mislabelling happened in the sprawling chain of production spanning a maze of abattoirs and meat suppliers across Europe.
"We need to restore consumer confidence," said Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
"That is why we are working flat-out now with the European authorities, with other European countries and, of course, introducing things that we should now do on a more systematic debate like random testing."
Mark Price, the chief executive of Waitrose, one of Britain's major supermarket chains, warned that in return for knowing that food is safe and genuine, it can no longer be seen as a "cheap commodity".
"If the question is, 'who can sell the cheapest stuff?', I'm afraid it is inevitable that there will be a slackening of product specifications," he wrote in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
"If something good comes of the current scandal I hope it is the opening up of a debate around the true economics of food and a determination on the part of everybody in the food industry to apply renewed rigour to their processes and testing regimes to ensure that customers can relax and enjoy the food they buy," he said.
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According to S&P, the U.S. continues to be at risk of another credit downgrade. According to the National Journal:
"… Nikola Swann, Standard & Poor's top analyst for the U.S. government's rating, said that making big fiscal decisions in a crisis setting hurts the U.S. rating outlook and that continued 'political brinksmanship' remains a major threat."
"'So far we don't see any good evidence that there is more cooperation between the two parties than there was in 2011, nor that the American policymaking system as a whole is any more effective, stable, and predictable than it was in 2011 based on the latest debate,' Swann said."
So what does S&P suggest? Getting a balanced deficit reduction plan done (where have we heard that before?):
"If Washington wants to avoid another downgrade, Swann said S&P needs to see a 'credible,' roughly five-year plan that would 'keep the debt-to-GDP ratios from continuing to rise as they have been for most of the past 10 years.' That deal would need to have substantial enough bipartisan support from lawmakers in both chambers to ensure that even if an election flipped the parties in power, lawmakers would still support the plan in place."
Sounds like the big, bipartisan solution that we've been advocating all along. How much more proof do Republicans need before they're ready to stop holding the economy hostage, and instead reach agreement on a balanced deficit reduction deal?


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About 260 people gathered at Foothill High School on Monday morning for Tustin's State of the Schools Breakfast.
Parents, teachers, county and city officials, school officials, community members and alumni attended the breakfast, which was presented by the Tustin Public Schools Foundation.
A highlight of the breakfast was seeing people come together from different parts of the community, said Carol Burby Garrett, executive director of the foundation.
Members of the Tustin High School dance team and Beckman High School Chamber Orchestra performed for the crowd. Foothill High School alumna Dawn Davidson Wright sang the National Anthem and Boy Scout Troop 1518 presented the colors. Foothill High ASB members greeted people at the door and cleaned up after the breakfast. Students also helped make the decorations.
During the breakfast, the Orange County Community Foundation presented longtime Tustin Unified volunteers Gerry and Diane Aust with the Power Packed Philanthropy award.
Tustin Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gregory Franklin gave the audience an update on district schools, including construction on new gyms and event centers, and unveiled a new district logo in honor of the district's 40th anniversary.
"It was really fun to celebrate our schools. Even though budgets are being cut there's a lot of good happening and this was a celebration of that," Burby Garrett said.
Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares also spoke at the breakfast. He shared how important the Tustin schools have been for him personally. Mijares' children attended Tustin schools.
"It was outstanding," said Tustin Unified spokesman Mark Eliot. "It was a nice way to kick off our 40th anniversary."


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March 28, 2010
Taylor's in Paris? Who knew?!
How can you not love a guy in leather?
I'm not exactly sure why he's in Paris though - funny that he's there when Rob's in Budapest pretending it's Paris... oh yeah, Rob's in Budapest - next post :)
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Low-cost summer fun under the summer sun
Summer Event Savings
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
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Summer's the time to enjoy the great weather at festivals, fairs, carnivals and concerts. To get the most summer fun for your funds, here are tips to save a bundle wherever the sun leads your family:
Tickets sold from grocery stores and in advance often provide great savings such as discounted prices and buy-one-get-one deals. Check out the organizers' websites to find where you can save. Ask your company's human resources department about corporate discounts. Or perhaps you and a group of friends can purchase a block of seats or swing a group rate because buying tickets for a larger group often garners discounts. Tickets good for more than one day or for the season can also save you money if you plan to attend more than just one day. If you're unsure, talk with people who've attended this event before to see if it's worth it. Some events offer buy-one-get-one tickets for a certain weekend. Don't automatically spring for the best seats at the concert unless you're certain you want to be that close to the stage. Most of the time, less expensive, more distant seats work just fine.
Check the website of your local cultural centers for free-admission events during the summer, which are scheduled to lure more patrons during their slow months.
Food is usually one of the most expensive parts of attending summer events. Check prices ahead of time with someone who has attended before. Some fairs, such as the New York State Fair, offer very reasonably-priced food. Other events, however, make your wallet take a beating. If that's the case, eat a hearty meal before heading out. Don't buy food at the first booth you see. Scope out several to get a feel of where the bargains are. Spoil your appetite by eating samples at vendor booths (always easy to do at county and state fairs). Since part of the fun of summer events is the food, buy only one or two favorite treats. Bring along single-serving snacks such as cereal bars and mini bags of M&M's and beverages that are easier to tote than larger packages (unless you're allowed to tailgate). Management at most venues at least allow you to tailgate or picnic outside their facilities. If not, consider leaving and re-entering for lunch and buying only beverages. If possible, buy one that has free or discounted refills. Remember, you'll likely want to drink more than eat on hot days, and nothing quenches thirst like good old water. Freeze bottles half full of water and top them off at home before you go to ensure frosty drinks later.
Amenities represent another way hosts make extra money at their events. For example, theme parks offer an all-day pass, but the parachute jump is $40 extra. Decide ahead of time if you plan on spending the extra money instead of making an "impulse purchase." Usually, there's plenty to enjoy without splurging for extras. By the time you ride every ride at the amusement park, you may not want to spend more for yet another ride.
Souvenirs make fun mementos of your outing but many carry a price tag too big to warrant buying. Instead, take digital photos of your adventure to put in a scrapbook with a program and ticket stubs. Or, consider something you will really use and won't just become additional clutter.
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The Cub Scouts of Fortuna have been very busy lately. For one thing, they have been organizing for a second annual fundraiser for Miranda's rescue. Troop 47 Boy Scouts will be at the Eureka Costco on Black Friday, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and at Carl Johnson's Farm Store in Eureka on Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also, Pack 47 Cub Scouts will be at Fortuna Feed and Garden Store on Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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2.Scouts Ryan Mamprin and Paul McKenzie, in front of Safeway.


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Hoyer: Republican National Security Policies Have Failed to Make America as Safe as It Should Be
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WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today at a press conference with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Carl Levin, and Senator Thomas Carper, as well as former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark and Sharon Burke, Director of the Third Way National Security Project, to release a new report detailing the Republicans' failure to make America as safe as it should be:
"Republicans have dubbed this month 'Security September,' in an openly cynical attempt to use our nation's security in a political gamble to save their Congressional majority. They believe that they can scare the American people into continuing to support their disastrous policies that have created record deficits, left our country more dependent on foreign oil, given our middle class stagnant wages, and failed to make our nation as secure as it should be. As Republican Tom Kean, the Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, recently stated: 'The government is not doing its job.'
"The House has become known as a deeply partisan place, so I expect the Republican rhetoric about Democrats to be especially distorted and desperate. The fact is, Democrats have been leading our nation in the battle for democracy for over a century. From Wilson, to FDR, to Truman, to Kennedy to Clinton, Democrats have been holding the torch of freedom to light the way for other nations long before the Republican Party joined the fight.
"That is a tradition that we continue here today. This report details how President Bush and the Republican Congress have failed to make us as safe as we should be; how they said one thing and did another. We hope that by pointing out these failures we can force a change in course.
"We agree that our nation is engaged in an epic struggle against terrorism, but we believe that their miscalculations and mistakes, from their failure to capture Osama Bin Laden, to their rosy assumptions about the cost of the Iraq war, to their promise to always properly support our military, to their failure to effectively deal with Iran and North Korea, have made us less safe.
"Democrats have no doubt that America will win the war on terrorism. But we believe that we need a new direction. We believe the American people are ready for one."
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From the International Energy Agency website: "The 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook was released on 12 November and presents authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for energy security, environmental sustainability and economic development. Oil, coal, natural gas, renewables and nuclear power are all covered, together with an update on climate change issues. Global energy demand, production, trade, investment and carbon dioxide emissions are broken down by region or country, by fuel and by sector."
World Energy Outlook 2012
The International Energy Agency
From the Executive Summary:
A new global energy landscape is emerging The global energy map is changing, with potentially far-reaching consequences for energy markets and trade. It is being redrawn by the resurgence in oil and gas production in the United States and could be further reshaped by a retreat from nuclear power in some countries, continued rapid growth in the use of wind and solar technologies and by the global spread of unconventional gas production…
Taking all new developments and policies in to account, the world is still failing to put the global energy system onto a more sustainable path. Global energy demand grows by more than one-third over the period to 2035 in the New Policies Scenario (our central scenario)…Despite the growth in low-carbon sources of energy, fossil fuels remain dominant in the global energy mix, supported by subsidies that amounted to $523 billion in 2011… Emissions in the New Policies Scenario correspond to a long-term average global temperature increase of 3.6o C…
WEO 2012 Executive summary
WEO Presentation to the press
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U.S. Oil Output to Overtake Saudi Arabia's by 2020
Lananh Nguyen, Bloomberg
U.S. oil output is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia's in the next decade, making the world's biggest fuel consumer almost self-reliant and putting it on track to become a net exporter, the International Energy Agency said.
Growing supplies of crude extracted through new technology including hydraulic fracturing of underground rock formations will transform the U.S. into the largest producer for about five years starting about 2020, the Paris-based adviser to 28 nations said today in its annual World Energy Outlook. The U.S. met 83 percent of its energy needs in the first six months of this year, according to the Energy Department in Washington.
"The IEA outlook feeds into the idea of a shift in the center of influence in the world oil market," said Gareth Lewis-Davies, an analyst at BNP Paribas SA in London. "Given Saudi Arabia is willing to shift production up and down it will retain a large degree of influence, and remain important as a price-influencer."…
(12 November 2012)
IEA calls for focus on energy efficiency
Nature Magazine Blog
The International Energy Agency (IEA) today implored policy-makers to focus on energy efficiency measures, to buy a little time before the world resigns itself to global warming of more than 2 °C.
Presenting the agency's 2012 World Energy Outlook in London, the IEA's chief economist Fatih Birol told reporters that he could see a "growing momentum in many countries to push the energy efficiency button", but also that energy efficiency remained an "epic failure" in most nations' energy policies. "The chances are slimmer and slimmer of avoiding a 2 °C rise," he said. The IEA likes to talk about the time when existing factories, buildings and cars will 'lock in' greenhouse gas emissions that will push atmospheric carbon dioxide above 450 parts per million, the target thought to give an even chance of limiting global warming to 2 °C. Last year, it projected that time would come by 2017. Today, the agency said that energy efficiency measures could push the lock-in date out five years to 2022…
(12 November 2012)
IEA cuts global forecast for growth in nuclear capacity
The International Energy Agency has cut its 2011 projections for growth in installed nuclear power capacity by 10% to 580 gigawatts in 2035 in its latest World Energy Outlook issued Monday, Fatih Birol, chief economist of the Paris-based agency told a news conference in London to present the report.
In aggregate, world nuclear capacity in the WEO's New Policies Scenario is about 50 GW lower than last year's prediction, Birol said…
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Can anyone tell me exactly how to open a win32 console mode program full screen?(no opengl, directx, MFC, just plain Vga).
btw - can anyone tell me how to print quotes to the screen?
printf("whatever I want to say goes "here""); <- won't work.
I have tried stuff like: /" or "" or "/, i should know this already but I don't.
Compiler = Microsoft Visual C++ | OS = Windows 2000


text: The Resseguie collection on department stores, which covers the years 1945 to 1966, contains the research files of Harry E. Resseguie, editor at Fairchild Publications, for a never-published book on the history of the department store in the second half of the twentieth century. The collection consists largely of clippings from Women's Wear Daily and other newspapers, as well as Resseguie's manuscript notes. The collection offers a wealth of information on all aspects of the history of department stores and the retail industry. Resseguie collected clippings on such subjects as individual stores and chain retailers, new methods in sales and service, retail in specific cities, labor-management relations, and on the unionization of department stores from 1940 to 1958. While upper management was almost exclusively male for most of the history of department stores, Resseguie's files show that women were present throughout these organizations. A clipping from Women's Wear Daily of May 21, 1964 offers a composite of the "happy buyer" based on a survey of 107 buyers, male and female: "A married woman, who is over 55 and has worked with a big store in the Far West for 20 years." Several clippings from 1957 to 1963 address the professional development of comparison shoppers, women who visited competitors' stores to report on prices and the availability of goods. "From comparison shopping," one article asserts, "which pays in the range of stenographic work, many advance to the executive ladder. Macy's considers comparison shopping part of its executive training program."The collection contains clippings on a wide range of topics of gender interest, such as fashion and consumer habits. There are articles on the furor that resulted when Dior raised its hemlines by six inches in 1953. "Some skirts are nearly 18 inches off the floor," one article reports. A folder on "Out-Size Apparel Stores" reveals that a number of women opened tall-girl specialty shops in the early 1950s. Analyses by Fairfield Publications (publishers of Women's Wear Daily of the Department of Commerce's 1948 and 1954 Census of Business compare the number of men's and women's clothing stores. A 1957 clipping reports, based on a survey on consumer spending, that professional and semi-professional women workers spent more money on clothing than any other group of women.Resseguie was interested in the nitty-gritty details of the development of department stores, as well as in the broader arenas of political and cultural change. Clippings on the controversial development of department store charge accounts include a 1954 article (probably from the Wall Street Journal) entitled "Survey Claims Women With Charge Accounts Aid the U.S. Economy." The article is subtitled, "That Is, Brother, They'll Buy More Than Those Armed Only With Cold, Hard, Cash." The folder "Consumer's League" contains Resseguie's summaries of books and articles on the National Consumers League, obituaries of Florence Kelley and other leading women in the movement to better women's and girls' working conditions in factories and department stores through consumer pressure, as well as Resseguie's notes on the movement.


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Good Choice, Bad Choice: The Right Attitude
If you read my last blog about "Polarity" (and if you haven't, you really should) then you know that I had signed up for a workshop to learn about champion thinking, and hopefully develop the tools to get out of my own way as I continue my journey toward wellness.
The group was small which made it difficult for me to hide from facilitator Christine Heilman, PhD. I was the only non-athlete in attendance, and the only person dressed in business-casual instead of jeans and a knitted cap. In other words, I was well on my way to finding excuses to excuse myself.
Being a mind-reader, Christine promptly began our session with some uncomfortable statements about people who isolate themselves from progress through self-limiting beliefs and self-doubt. She said that everyone is seeking ways to enrich the quality of their lives and that she would review basic mind-set tools for accomplishing that.
For the next hour, we did some group exercises, engaged in discussions, and learned about ACE: A = Attitude, C = Concentration, E = Execution (as in "get it done" not as in "let it perish"). I came away from the workshop feeling that I had learned something valuable and no, I won't go into a bunch of details about the training because you should contact Christine and put yourself in her mind-reading gaze.
Do you like sayings? I sure do. Do you like mangling famous quotes unintentionally? Me, too.
- It's better to receive an honest slap than a false kiss.
- How sharper than a serpent's tooth are the words of an ungrateful child.
- Silence is a conversation.
- It's just a flesh wound.
And here's my new favorite, as shared by Christine:
Having the right attitude means choosing to believe in your ability.


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I thank you and Blizzard should thank you!
I entered into World of Warcraft while waiting for Diablo III to launch. I played around with an Orc Warrior, Undead Warlock, Night Elf Rogue, Dwarf Hunter, and Gnome Priest. I enjoyed the game but was about to set it aside for the D3 May 15th launch. After poking around the web and trying different WoW addons, I eventually found Dugi Guides. Dugi has given WoW the little push it needed to keep me playing. The guides provide direction without taking all the fun out of the game. The interface is clean, integrates flawlessly with the WoW HUD, and it's easy to turnoff any unwanted settings... I have them all turned on. Support is exceptional, updates are frequent, and the Dugi community is patient and friendly.
Im leveling at my own pace as Im in no rush to hit the level cap. For me WoW is all about the the journey, not the destination. I purchased the Alliance Leveling Guide and I plan on adding to my collection of guides.
Please keep up the excellent work!
My name is Roger Killam, I'm a real person, and I love these guides.


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Six organisations have been awarded a total of £38,495 by Derbyshire County Council to deliver projects which improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people.
The grants have been awarded through Derbyshire Health and Housing Group – a partnership chaired by the county council to reduce health inequalities through improved housing standards.
The group invited applications and awarded the funding – secured from the county council's public health budget – following a priority screening programme.
Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Dave Allen said: "These organisations provide valuable and necessary support to vulnerable people whose health is affected by the standard of their housing.
"We're pleased to be able to help them continue the important work they do to improve health and tackle inequalities such as the life expectancy gap, which between some parts of our county is as much as 13 years.
"This is completely unacceptable and along with our other anti-poverty work such as supporting credit unions and food banks we're committed to tackling this issue."
The following six organisations have been awarded funding to deliver housing related programmes:
* FairPlay – £5,000
A project to increase independence, provide long-term housing and encourage healthy lifestyles for young people with learning disabilities in north Derbyshire.
* Derventio Housing Trust – £6,503
To provide work experience to disadvantaged and homeless people and encourage healthy lifestyles.
* North Derbyshire Women's Aid – £7,963
Funding to support an out-of-hours helpline and drop-in service for victims of domestic violence and abuse.
* Future's Homescape – £1,362
To provide skills and support to people who need help to live independently.
* Erewash Borough Council – £8,000
A 'Warmth in the home' project to identify children under five and people aged over 65 in low income households and carry out heating and insulation improvements.
* North East Derbyshire District Council, Bolsover District Council and Chesterfield Borough Council – £9,667
Projects to support homeless and vulnerable people and reduce the number of times they need to visit hospital accident and emergency departments.
Funding is allocated for one year and organisations are required to provide information about what benefits the grants have achieved to ensure they are being used effectively.


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text: A. Apologies if this is addressed previously on TrekBBS. B. I usually hate in-universe conjecture, but was watching an ep last night with now you see 'em, now you don't, spheres at the rears of the nacelles. So I thought I'd ask if the contuinity-crazed among us have any explanations. I have none other than modelmakers or Jeffries thought they looked better (debatable). But do YOU have any conjecture as to what they are and why they sem to be so jettisonable and replacable?


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© 2006 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
How to throw a sinker
Indians right-hander Jake Westbrook tells how it is done
By Andrew Bare / MLB.com
The knuckleball dances and twists like an over-caffeinated belly dancer. The splitter dives like an Olympian. The slider can be as elusive a pitch as any in baseball. And a blistering fastball gets the fans "oohing" and "aahing" with every large number on the radar gun. So that leaves us with the sinker. The poor, under-used, under-appreciated pitch that astounds no one but just keeps getting hitters out. "It's nothing extravagant," Indians pitcher and avowed sinker-thrower Jake Westbrook says. "It's a good pitch to have. A lot of pitchers would kill to make it move." In fact, the term "sinkerballer" evokes images of un-athletic, un-talented hurlers without the stuff to "man up" and blow a fastball by hitters. But where pitchers like Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson use their blazing fastballs to rack up strikeouts, Westbrook and sinkerballers like Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Webb use their sinkers to induce weak ground balls from opposing hitters. During his time in Cleveland, Westbrook has proven quite adept at keeping the ball down in the zone. Since becoming a regular in the Indians rotation in 2003, Westbrook had induced 1,278 ground-ball outs entering June 5. During the same timeframe, he has given up only 433 fly-ball outs. That's a ratio of nearly three ground balls for every fly ball. And groundballs rarely end up as home runs. It's not as superficially impressive. But to quote the great baseball philosopher Crash Davis, "Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some groundballs -- it's more democratic." So, how does Westbrook show his devotion to democracy? The beauty of the sinker lies in its simplicity; it's easy to throw with a little practice. "I hold it on top of the seams, and I just throw it," Westbrook says. OK, so it's a little more complicated than that. While Westbrook says to "hold it on top of the seams," he's demonstrating with a special red baseball he has in his locker. Westbrook places his index finger and middle finger on the top of the ball. Specifically, those two fingers are placed where the seams narrow on the top of the baseball. On the opposite side of the ball, where the seams narrow again, Westbrook places his thumb between the seams, on the smooth leather. "The key is to stay on top of it," Westbrook says. By that, Westbrook is referring to the wrist action on the pitch. Once you have your grip, the pitch is simple to throw. Just keep your hand and fingers on top of the ball until it's released. If a pitcher "cuts" the ball, or releases it so that the hand ends up on the side of the ball, the sinker doesn't do much sinking.
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This edition's Game Face features:
Blake rewarding Indians for their gamble
How to throw a sinker: Jake Westbrook
Life as a bat boy: not glamourous, but fun
Inside the draft room with Matt Underwood
Getting to know Lou Merloni: 350K
And because of how the sinker is gripped, friction is created when the ball is thrown. Friction is what makes the ball sink, but it's also what makes the pitch a few miles per hour slower than a normal fastball. And because of that lack of velocity, when the sinker doesn't sink, a baseball game can look like batting practice."When you elevate a sinker, it usually doesn't sink, obviously," Westbrook says. "You're probably getting underneath it. A good sinker is really just down in the zone. Even if it's in the middle of the plate, if it's sinking down, there's good chance they're going to hit the ball on the ground somewhere. To have a good sinker, you have to stay on top and keep it down in the zone." The sinker is an ideal pitch for younger hurlers. Its simplicity makes it an easy pitch to learn, and the way in which it is thrown puts little stress on young arms; there's not much twisting of the wrist, so there's little torque put on the elbow or shoulder. And because the pitch doesn't require much velocity to move down in the strike zone, young pitchers won't need to "muscle up" on the ball and potentially break down in their mechanics.
Andrew Bare is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Pay Range: $35,280 – $39,200 ($18-$20/hr) 3.5 weeks vacation with benefits. Manage a client portfolio of 90-150 lawns while following company policies and procedures. Also overseeing operations of other landscape and fertilizer crews (up to 500 weekly accounts). Primarily overseeing field to office communications. Extensive benefits package because this will be a demanding job. 40+ hours work per week split 70-30% between field and office. Normal working hours are 7am - 4pm. Most office work can be done from any location as all software and tools are available via the cloud. Will send a VERY detailed job description to serious applicants. More information available by emailing email@example.com. Please send a cover letter indicating your desire to change jobs and a resume outlining your experience. Degree in Horticulture not required but a plus. Will help with moving expenses for the right candidate. Benefits: Benefits are available to employees after 45 days of continuous full time employment and include: Health Insurance 50% of premium for employee paid covered. Any other dependents added to insurance plan will be covered 100% by the employee. Gym Membership – Fitness 100% of the yearly membership price to the city gyms will be covered by Facilities include pool, weights, racquetball, volleyball, and basketball courts. Company will pay up to $100 a year in race entry fees (marathon, half marathon, triathlon, 5k, etc) for full time employees between the months of October and April. Retention Bonus Employees will be paid a $500 retention bonus per year of employment (1 year = $500, 2 years = $1000, 10 years = $5000. Maximum 10 years.). One half of the retention bonus will be paid at the beginning of the year and the other half six month later. If you are hired Feb 1st 2012 you will receive $250 on Feb 1, 2013 and $250 on Aug 1, 2013. Data Plan Crew leaders and any position at a higher level are expected to have a smart phone with a data plan. Full time crew leaders (working 4 or more days a week as a crew leader) will receive an additional $20/month to offset the cost of data plans. Tuition Assistance Company will pay a maximum of $1,000 in tuition assistance per semester (up to $3,000 total maximum) for any full time employee taking classes in any of the listed areas. For each amount up to $1,000 of assistance the employee will be expected to sign a 1 year employment agreement, any amount between $1,001 – $2,000 the individual is expected to sign an 18 month agreement, any amount between $2,001 – $3,000 the individual will be expected to sign a 2 year agreement. Payments will be made in two disbursements. The first payment will be made after the employee provides a receipt from the college bursar. The second payment will be made after completion of courses with a grade of B (3.0) or better or successful passing of certification exams. Tuition Assistance is available for the following areas of study: Landscape design/construction (including fertilizer, sprinkler) Business Information Systems (computer science) Marketing/Advertising Entrepreneurship Continuing education courses that may benefit Working 4 College. Any other course deemed appropriate. Vacation Time From September to May employees can take up to 3 weeks of un paid vacation (maximum 2 weeks at a time). Employees may also receive an additional 16 hours of vacation between September to May when used to participate in community service or volunteer activities. There are no sick days. Smoothie King Full time employees will receive one $50 Smoothie King gift card each year. Bonuses Crew Leaders and Superintendents will receive a 2% bonus on all sales achieved beyond weekly sales goals. crew lead job, superintendent, spray job, good paying jobs, lawn care jobs, texas landscape job, internship opportunity


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Martin Doyle
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By Brian Lutz and Martin Doyle -- Our research shows that for the Marcellus Shale significantly less wastewater is generated for every unit of natural gas recovered by hydraulic fracturing than by conventional gas production.
Terry Anderson
Thu, 06/24/2010
As oil continues to gush from BP's Macondo well and politicians posture, it is time for us to ask why we are drilling in such risky places when there is oil available elsewhere. The answer lies in the mantra NIMBY—"not in my back yard."
Thoughts on the Relative Merits of Cap-and-Trade versus Emission Taxes for Controlling Carbon Emissions.Bruce Yandle
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Wash. suspect commits suicide after 7-hour police standoff
The daylong stalemate began around 9:30 a.m. when someone fired a gun in a second-story apartment
The Bellingham Herald
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Gunfire at an apartment building on Sunset Drive led to a seven-hour police standoff Tuesday, June 10, that ended with one man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Bellingham police.
The daylong stalemate began around 9:30 a.m. when someone fired a gun in a second-story apartment at 1716 E. Sunset Drive. The bullet passed into an occupied unit next door, Bellingham Police Lt. Bob Vander Yacht said.
A woman fled the neighboring apartment unharmed, and police evacuated everyone from surrounding homes.
The man in the apartment where the shot originated didn't respond to officers' entreaties to come outside. So a SWAT team fired tear gas and rounds filled with pepper spray at the apartment. But there was no response.
About four hours into the standoff, the SWAT team and a police dog rushed into the apartment. The dog found the man tucked into a small closet. As the dog tugged on the man's leg, he screamed at the police.
Officers didn't know if he had a gun. They decided to leave the apartment for their safety, then try to convince the man to surrender, Vander Yacht said.
That was the only contact they had with him. He never responded by phone or to the many efforts police made to contact him, yelling through a megaphone, Vander Yacht said.
The SWAT team entered the apartment a few more times but bolted outside each time, some members coughing as they came out. They were not wearing gas masks.
They used robots to explore the apartment. Officers shot out the apartment windows to toss in a small dumbbell-sized robot with a camera and possibly to ventilate the lingering tear gas. Police tore apart parts of a staircase railing so a large robot had room to make a turn up the stairs.
Shortly after 4 p.m. police re-entered the apartment, with the robots still inside. They found the man's body in the same closet. They believe he shot himself.
The man's body was expected to be removed from the apartment Tuesday night. Crime scene technicians are expected to go over the apartment on Wednesday, after the tear gas and pepper spray dissipate.
An autopsy will be performed to confirm how the man died. A 37-year-old tenant lived in the unit, police said, but the deceased man's name had not been released Tuesday.
Four blocks of Sunset Drive were shut down for the duration of the standoff, leading to traffic gridlock on surrounding streets. The road reopened around 5 p.m.
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Happy Monday…hope you had a good weekend. Did you watch the ACM Awards? (if you're reading this and thinking, gee there are an awful lot of country music awards shows, you're right – there sure are, but this one – the 45th annual – really is one of the biggest and most prestigious. It's the one Reba McEntire hosts.) What happened at the Vegas countryfest? Well, Carrie Underwood took away the top Entertainer of the Year prize, and guess who else cleaned up with 3 trophies? Lady Antebellum. No surprises there as that threesome doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Best guy singer was Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert took the trophy from the field of ladies. In other news, one of music's most popular summer kickoff events, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, happened this past weekend in Southern California. 75,000 people flocked to the festival each day to catch one of the 140 bands playing. This year featured Muse, a reconstituted Faith No More, Jay Z & Beyonce (performing the music) Paris Hilton, Katy Perry, John Mayer and Kelly Osbourne (watching the music) & True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard (getting into a scuffle with police near the music). Did you happen to catch any flicks this weekend? A cursory check to our weekend movie box office stats reveals two things: 1) kids' movies rule and 2) slightly older kids' movies with dubious language and that deadly "R" rating, in spite of huge advertising, don't always rule. So, the weekend's #1 pic pick: How To Train Your Dragon – with $20 million. #2 was Kick-Ass, and #3, Well, that was Date Night (with Mr. Carell and Ms. Fey). Now as we head towards summer, the movies are likely to get bigger and badder (as will the amount of cash the movie studios pour into promoting them). So right now, since it's still April, let's take a peek at a few of summer's most hotly-anticipated films and let us know which one you're most exited about:
1) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2) Prince of Persia
3) Karate Kid
4) Iron Man 2
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Presidential Food Obsessions
With all of that spooky Halloween spirit happening, I found my mind drifting off to places where freaky foods live. A number of foods we may perceive as bizarre or a little scary are considered delicacies in different parts of the world. I'm a big believer that you should never yuck someone's yum, but some of these treats may be my breaking point. When you travel off to a foreign land, would you be down to try whatever regional cuisine is handed your way, or would you pass on these freaky foods? Prepare your palate: it's time to tell us when you click through these photos. - Lizzie Fuhr
These guys are especially popular in the South. They're often smoked then canned in a vinegar brine.
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Ted Kennedy couldn't bring himself to confess to the family of the woman he killed in a car accident how she died.
A new biography "Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died" reveals the longtime senator has been tormented by guilt for more than four decades and visited the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne twice after her death but could never speak of how she died, the New York Daily News reported.
"Ted had us come to his house in McLean [Va.], saying he wanted to talk," Mary Jo's late mother Gwen said in the book. "But [the visit] was uncomfortable -- for all of us."
"Ted led us to believe he was going to explain what really happened. But when the time came, after plenty of small talk, he said he just couldn't talk about it," she said. "It was very puzzling. Twice we drove all the way down there [from Pennsylvania] and twice he couldn't talk about how our daughter died."
The book out today by Edward Klein details Kennedy's anguish over the night he drove off a bridge in Chappaquiddick on Martha's Vineyard and swam to shore -- leaving Mary Jo in the car to drown, the News reported.
He left the scene of the accident on July 18, 1969, and reported it the following day.
Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene and was given a suspended sentence of two months in jail.
"I'll never forget [Bobby Kennedy's widow, Ethel's] words," Gwen said. "She said, 'God has a plan for us all, and Mary Jo is in her rightful place in heaven."
Mary Jo's mother also said in the book that Ted's son, Teddy Jr., would often send them letters, in which she found great comfort.
"Young Teddy Jr. wrote us several letters over the years. He was just a little boy at the time, but they were very heartfelt and honest. He wrote that he had met Mary Jo and had liked her very much. He said she had always paid attention to him, even though he was a little boy surrounded by busy adults, who usually ignored him."


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Labs that are asking their techs to work these hours and that are not paying a differential are not staying competitive. It is hard enough to find techs that will work but to find ones that willing to work these hours is very difficult. A differential is not too much to ask. IMO .25 to .50 is too low. That would not motivate me to want to change my hours to 0130. The majority of our work is completed during those hours also and we pay $1 hr for dif. Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP) Histology Manager Professional Pathology Services, PC One Science Court Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29203 Office (803)252-1913 Fax (803)254-3262 email@example.com ***************************************************** PROFESSIONAL PATHOLOGY SERVICES, PC NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited by law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately. -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:06 PM To: Cindy DuBois; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: [Histonet] Night differential The only way you do not get a night differential is if you do not work more than 40h/week including the night shift, and even so, many labs pay a differential that goes from 8PM to 6AM and that is usually from $0.25 to $0.50/hour René J. Cindy DuBois


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How a Computer Repairman Took Photos of His Customers in the Shower
Worried your computer repairman is a pervert? Here's a handy guide: If the software he installs suggests that take your laptop to the bathroom when you shower, he's probably using remote-controlled software to take pictures of you naked.
That's what Trevor Harwell, 20, of Fullterton, Calif. is accused of, at least. According to cops, Harwell took "hundreds of thousands" of pictures of women whose Macs he repaired , and used some very, uh, sneaky methods:
The lurid repair ploy first came to light last summer when a Fullerton resident contacted police about suspicious messages appearing on his daughter's computer, Goodrich said.
One message mimicked the appearance of a system message and read: "You should fix your internal sensor soon. If unsure what to do, try putting your laptop near hot steam for several minutes to clean the sensor."
Anthony Weiner must be so bummed that this story is coming out now, instead of two weeks ago. If Harwell serviced your laptop in the last couple years, you should check the "WebServer Documents" folder in the Library—that's where the photos would have been stored. And, everyone, computers don't ever want to be near hot steam. Ever!


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Singer Miley Cyrus' home burgled
Police in the US are searching for two burglars who broke into Miley Cyrus' home and stole a car and jewellery.
The Los Angeles Police Department said officers from the department's North Hollywood station responded to a report of a burglary at the singer's home in the San Fernando Valley on May 30.
They said a man and a woman scaled a fence and got inside the house and garage.
Wrecking Ball singer Miley, 21, wasn't at the property at the time, and the house was empty.
A 2014 Maserati luxury sedan and an unspecified amount of jewellery were taken.
Last month Miley obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who was detained by police while trying to meet her.


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The Anaheim Ducks try on Monday to clinch their first Pacific Division title in six years as they visit the Edmonton Oilers for the second straight night.
Following a 3-1 victory last night, their 10th straight in Edmonton, the Ducks lead the Los Angeles Kings by five points for first place in the division with three games left for both clubs. The Kings are idle tonight, so with a victory the Ducks can lock up their first Pacific crown since 2006-07, when they won their only Stanley Cup championship.
Anaheim snapped a four-game slide with Sunday's win, getting goals from Corey Perry, Cam Fowler and Kyle Palmieri. Jonas Hiller added 27 saves.
"It's great to have a win again after what has been happening for the last little while," said Hiller. "We knew that we needed to play better, but sometimes it is not that easy. Tonight I think that everybody worked a little harder and that made the difference."
The Oilers, meanwhile, found themselves mathematically eliminated from the playoff race on Sunday, meaning they will miss the postseason for a seventh straight season.
Edmonton has not played a postseason game since a Game 7 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.
"To have another season out of the playoffs, to have another season where we're playing meaningless games at the end of the year, is very frustrating and something we're not proud of," said a disappointed Taylor Hall.
Hall scored the lone goal for the Oilers in Sunday's game just one minute into the contest before the Ducks got the equalizer from Fowler with just two seconds left in the frame.
Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves in defeat.
The Oilers played without forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who will miss the final week of the regular season due to a shoulder injury that will likely require surgery.
The first overall pick of the 2011 draft, the 20-year-old had just four goals and 24 points in 40 games this season after notching 18 goals and 52 points in 62 contests as a rookie last season.
The Ducks, who took the first of three meetings between these clubs 2-1 at home on April 8, have won three straight and 13 of the last 15 overall in this series. They have not lost in Edmonton since Nov. 30, 2007.


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With the growing population of Macintosh users around the globe, manufacturers are working double time to meet the growing demands of this particular audience. Hardware and software manufacturers are now creating Mac versions for what used to be a Windows dominated marketplace. In an effort to support this growing demand for Mac applications, InFocus® Corporation (NASDAQ:INFS), the industry pioneer in digital projection technology, today announced the availability of the InFocus DisplayLink™ support for Mac, a display driver that allows Intel-based Apple computers to transmit audio and video content over a standard USB connection for instant set up with DisplayLink™ enabled InFocus projectors.
"InFocus continues to meet market demands, as evidenced by the release of the InFocus DisplayLink™ Mac Driver—enabling users to create an even more collaborative and productive meeting environment through instant set up and multi-presentation options," noted David Woolf, InFocus' Vice President of Global Marketing.
By using the DisplayLink™ feature, Mac-based presenters can enjoy "plug and project" convenience by simply connecting a standard USB 2.0 cable to the projector. The InFocus DisplayLink™ Mac driver is immediately detected by the computer and will configure with the DisplayLink™ enabled InFocus projector settings within seconds—resulting in zero set up time and instant screen switching so users can start using the projector instantly. Users will appreciate DisplayLink™'s multi-display capability, which makes it possible to project up to four projectors simultaneously from just one computer. This feature also allows users to create video walls, and presentation of multiple contents during meetings, making it an ideal solution for videoconferences and collaborative meetings where two or more live broadcasts need to be shown simultaneously.
The InFocus DisplayLink™ Mac Driver enables an all digital connection, doesn't require any additional InFocus-specific control software, and only needs one small USB cable in place of both an analog PC cable and PC adaptor that projectors typically require for Mac use. Moreover, set-up adjustments can be controlled through the computer's own video settings. The driver supports connectivity to DisplayLink™ enabled InFocus projectors utilizing Intel-based Apple computers running minimum Apple OS X, Tiger 10.4.11, or Leopard 10.5.5. Supported models include Mac Mini (Intel), iMac (Intel), MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro.
The InFocus DisplayLink™ Mac Driver comes embedded on the new InFocus IN3108 meeting room projector, which will be available in February 2009 and can also be downloaded on the InFocus Support Site (www.infocus.com/displaylink) for use on the previously launched DisplayLink™enabled IN110 and IN3100 projector series.
"DisplayLink USB graphics brings unparalleled ease of use to projector connectivity," said Dennis Crespo, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for DisplayLink. "We aim to offer the same ease of use that people have come to expect from a Macintosh – technology that just simply works."


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Tornadoes were reported in the Little Rock suburb of Mabelvale, in Redfield near Pine Bluff and at Natural Dam in northwestern Arkansas. But the worst reported damage reported by Tuesday night was downed trees and power lines, and some roof damage to homes.
Monticello police said one person was injured when lightning struck a home around 9 p.m. but that the injuries did not appear life-threatening.
Entergy Arkansas Inc. reported nearly 9,000 power outages, more than 2,200 in Jefferson County around Pine Bluff and more than 1,000 in Pulaski County in and around Little Rock. About 950 outages were also reported in Lafayette County and more than 800 in Columbia, Drew and Faulkner counties.
The National Weather Service also reported that suspected straight-line winds of up to 80 mph were reported in the state before the storms began moving eastward late Tuesday night. Flooding was reported in low-lying areas of Jonesboro in the state's northeastern corner.
The heaviest damage appeared to be roof damage to homes in Washington, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, and Franklin counties, with most of the damage reported near Goshen in Washington County.


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OCEAN CITY – The Francis Scott Key Family Resort is featured in TripAdvisor's Traveler's Choice 2009 publication as the No. 10 hotel/resort in the United States for families.
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Democrats cry foul over GOP's attempts to tie fuel prices to EPA
House Republicans' move to join the two most politically volatile threads in the Washington, D.C., energy debate -- gas prices and U.S. EPA rules -- sparked Democratic charges of deception yesterday and silence so far from the Obama administration.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) amplified the GOP gambit as he laid out a new project, dubbed the American Energy Initiative, calling for more domestic fossil-fuel production, new nuclear power plants and an end to EPA's authority over greenhouse gases. While the Republican message had percolated all week, Boehner's decision to spotlight the anti-EPA bill now sailing through the House Energy and Commerce Committee gave the gas-price charge a far broader platform.
The administration's offshore oil-production policies and regulation of greenhouse gases, Boehner said yesterday, represent a systematic hit to economic growth. "If the White House has its way -- and the EPA imposes a backdoor national energy tax -- gas prices will only go higher," the Ohioan told reporters.
Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) began invoking the effect of EPA emissions rules on fuel prices earlier this week, citing cost estimates from a 2009 study of the now-defunct House climate change bill (E&E Daily, March 9). But Democrats were still perplexed by the elevation of that argument, with several accusing the GOP of stretching the boundaries of logic to serve its political goals.
"If they could fool people into believing there's a connection, I think they would gain some political mileage, but it's all deceptive," said Rep. Henry Waxman of California, the Energy and Commerce panel's top Democrat and a chief author of that 2009 climate bill. "There's no connection to EPA regulating greenhouse gases for certain stationary sources by requiring them to be more efficient and the price of gasoline."
In fact, Waxman added, large-scale emitters are more likely to reduce their fuel consumption in response to the EPA regulations, saving industry more money. Another senior Energy and Commerce Democrat, Rep. Jay Inslee of Washington, raised similar points by billing the emissions rules as "incentives for industry to make investments" in efficiency -- with no direct effect on gas prices.
"We're locked into higher oil prices, and the only way to get off of it is finding efficiencies," Inslee said in an interview.
As for Republicans' chances of scoring politically with their new strategy, Inslee quipped: "You can repeal the Clean Air Act. You can't repeal the First Law of Thermodynamics. You can't repeal the law of supply and demand. ... People realize there are much bigger forces on gas prices than the Republican caucus."
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) appeared nonplussed upon hearing about the Republican strategy.
"They're ignoring the political upheaval in the Middle East and the fact that we're not moving fast enough to alternative fuels and clean vehicles," she said. Of the 2009 study employed by House Republicans, she added: "It's funny that they're blaming a law that didn't pass for high gas prices."
Yet the rhetoric was not confined to the House side of the Capitol. The ranking Republican on Boxer's panel, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, delivered a floor speech blaming the White House for rising gas prices and dismissing the impact of recent unrest in the Middle East.
"[A] lot of people are saying that the gas prices that are going up are a result partially of what's happening over there," Inhofe said. "That isn't the real problem. The real problem is a political problem."
Several Democrats, however, found problems with the factual basis of the relationship between gas prices and greenhouse gas emissions limits that would apply to refineries and power plants starting in 2012. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), for one, termed the argument "bizarre."
"It reminds me of somebody who ate a hamburger and then ends up catching pneumonia and then says, 'Hamburgers cause pneumonia,'" Cleaver said.
EPA did not respond to requests for comment last night.
Refiners' avowals
In addition to the 2009 study of the House-passed climate bill, Energy and Commerce aides pointed to testimony and supportive letters from refiners who hailed Upton's plan to revoke EPA power over greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
"Every credible economic analysis that has been performed shows that Americans will pay higher prices at the pump and that the refining sector, its high-paying jobs and our nation's energy security will suffer as a direct result of EPA's action," Valero Energy Corp. CEO Bill Klesse wrote in a Wednesday letter to Upton.
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), who chairs the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, cited such testimony as the reason the Republicans are pushing for legislative changes.
In some cases, Whitfield said there is not even technology available to deal with new EPA mandates. "The additional costs that they would have to go through and investments they would have to be making to try to start complying would increase the price of gasoline," he said.
Another letter of support from 16 trade associations, including the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, praised the economic benefits of restricting EPA regulations but did not specifically address gas prices.
However, in recent testimony before the Energy and Commerce Committee, a top executive at Arkansas-based refiner Lion Oil Co. directly linked the EPA regulations to higher gas prices. New fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles drove up costs for his industry by reducing demand, Lion Vice President Steve Cousins told House members last month, and legislation blocking EPA's greenhouse gas rules would be "necessary to protect consumers, farmers and truckers from higher gasoline and diesel fuel prices," he said.
Rep. Ed. Markey (D-Mass.), the co-sponsor of the climate change bill that passed the House two years ago, said flatly, "the EPA has not done anything to increase gas prices."
That's a point Whitfield acknowledged as well.
"I'm not saying it's contributing to it right now, because the regulations haven't been finalized but we're talking down the road," he said.
Markey dismissed the GOP argument as a distraction from larger issues like the unrest in the Middle East, which is influencing American energy prices.
"Instead of focusing on Gaddafi and the other Middle East dictators, they have decided just to use it as a way of engaging in partisan political finger pointing, and I just think they have no credibility," Markey said.
Click here to read Valero's letter to Upton.
Click here to read the multi-association letter to Upton and Whitfield.
Reporters Jean Chemnick, Katie Howell, Jeremy P. Jacobs, Hannah Northey and John McArdle contributed.
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by Starfury, Dec 9, 2012.
Talk about being way past your prime
Look at that frightened old man.
Look at the bounce height. They clearly slowed down the courts. Federer would own this kid on a real court.
Dolgopolov and Almagro played and match in an exhibition at buenos aires and almagro called a ball girl of about 12 to play a few point agains dolgopolov and she won the 2 point they played, she served and did 2 great passing shots, not that he played for real but the girl could hit the ball not like this kid. Cant find a video but it was really fun to watch.
Next point.
Weak era.
Clearly shows Federer can't be GOAT when he loses to upcoming players.
He needs a bigger racquet.. that's all.
I think his movement has declined. He did not even make an attempt to get to that ball.
Also, see where he chose to return the serve? He clearly cannot hang with younger guys behind the baseline.
Also, his forehands did not look explosive to me at all - too spinny, none of that 2005 blistering pace.
This is the most entertaining match of the year. Federer clearly at his prime against the Nadal's half-brother that just came back from a leg surgery.
the real treat of the video is seeing Fed sit on the ground against the wall (looks like a little kid smiling), that's good, old fashioned fun, the man's still smiling when he plays and that puts a smile on the face of the fans too
Especially when you know he's a stone cold killer in a real match.
Federer is a real gentleman.
Corny stuff
Yeah that was the best part indeed, he is awesome!!
When the ball kid played against Tsonga with Federer's racquet, he couldn't even connect with the ball and just whiffed. Must be used to a large racquet.
Man that was embarrassing. Tsonga put nothing on that serve and the kid still couldn't get a racket on it hahhaha
OMFG! Give me the racquet!!! Just once I'd kill to be able to play a point out against one of them like that. I cannot believe these balls boys don't play any freaking tennis. WTF?!
Cause it was Federers racquet. 364gr and 355 swingweight for a child was to heavy .Dont blame him .
Come on you can still at least shank it.
Loved the part where Roger was dancing.
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