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We have bought our daughters (11 and 13 yrs old: big-time readers) kobo touch ereaders for Christmas. The idea of accessing all the free legacy titles as well as the easy library services was part of the idea. But, since the purchase I have had some second thoughts about the gift(s) - unopened - can be returned.
Can someone explain to me how the ereader accounts (either chapters or amazon etc) work with respect to your purchased books? My biggest concern is that if we get a book for one kid, would that mean that the other would not be able to access it on their own kobo? What is the drm like on these 'books'. We have an android tablet... would I be able to access one of the kids' books on the tablet? Or are they restricted to the one device that is tied to the specific account it was purchased for?
If these items are super restricted, should we set up both kobos with one single account that we/they use to buy books so that they can 'share' the purchases?
One last question... if they have a shared account now but then in the future have their own account, will they lose access to any books purchased on the original account?
thanks for any help figuring this out.

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Members of City Corp.'s board of directors recently approved a combined water and sewer budget of $7.3 million for utility's 2006-07 fiscal year that begins Saturday.
Approved during last week's regular meeting, the utility's water budget of $5,185,212 for 2006-07 is a 2.76 percent decrease from the $5,332,549 million water budget of 2005-06. City Corp.'s fiscal year ends June 30 and begins July 1 of each year.
The water operation and maintenance budget, less depreciation, totals $2,535,433, an 11.24 percent increase ($256,268) over 2005-06. After operation and maintenance costs, the budget shows $1,663,779 available for capital expenditures, which is added to City Corp.'s reserve accounts to fund the capital program that is included in the utility's annual budget.
The sewer system operation and maintenance budget reflects a total projected revenue from all operations totaling $2,158,490, an increase of .59 percent from 2005-06. Sewer operation and maintenance budget, less depreciation, totals $2,085,036, a 24.74 percent increase ($413,507) over 2005-06. After operation and maintenance costs, the proposed budget shows $73,454 available for capital expenditures, which are also added to reserve accounts for capital improvements.
Combined water and sewer systems reflect total projected revenue of $7,343,702, with a total operation and maintenance budget of $4,620,469, leaving $1,737,233 available for capital projects.
"The proposed City Corp. water and sewer system operation and maintenance budget continues to focus on improvements, the operation and maintenance of the water and sewer systems as well as the modernization of those systems," the budget synopsis reads. "This budget continues to emphasize the direction as approved by the City Corp. board of directors, with input from the Russellville City Council. This course of action for system improvements and replacements is in accordance with the City Corp. Master Plan as approved in 2004.
"The master plan is a 10-year plan for the overall improvement of both systems. This budget also re-confirms commitments made to state and federal regulatory agencies. Some of these commitments were for minimum staffing levels, performance goals and for ongoing inflow and infiltration programs.
"An additional impact in this budget is the continued aggressive street and drainage improvement program administered by the city of Russellville. These improvements as undertaken by the city are funded by the 78-cent sales tax passed by voters in 2002. These street and drainage improvements require City Corp. to continue to make decisions about water and sewer facilities located within city rights-of-way on these proposed projects. The overall impact may require City Corp. to relocate water and sewer facilities in the street and drainage construction areas to prevent damage to City Corp. facilities at the time of construction or in the future. These unfunded relocation projects must be funded through existing internally generated revenues. Garver Engineering continues to evaluate and design numerous projects as the city identifies these projects. City Corp. continues to review plans as the city makes them available.
"Several capital projects spanning multiple budget years are included with a project timeline. Several projects are funded from reserves generated by the 1-cent sales tax that expired in 2002. These funds continue to be accounted for separately from the 2006-07 funds generated internally during the 2006-07 accounting year."


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The Cardinal should at least rack up a decent RPI rating along the way even if it stumbles once or twice, a distinct possibility.
"It's going to be a tough trip," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "We're looking forward to it. We've already played the best team in the country (Baylor) and against the best player in the country (Baylor's Brittney Griner). I'm not sure if it can get much harder. We have to make sure we're ready."
To put it all in perspective, South Carolina was 10-0 before losing to Stanford. The six upcoming opponents took a combined 49-5 record into play Thursday. The Lady Vols, at 7-2, have the worst record of the bunch.
Tennessee owns the all-time series with Stanford, 22-7, though the Cardinal has won two of the past three. Stanford is 1-11 on the Lady Vols' home court, with that win coming in 1996.
"The No. 1 ranking gives us a great sense of confidence but we also view ourselves as the hunted," Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike said. "We also view ourselves as underrated. Tennessee, Connecticut, Baylor have all been ranked higher. We have to play with confidence."
Particularly in the case of Tennessee, where the lack of success could work against the Cardinal, even though the Lady Vols are playing without head coach Pat Summitt on the bench for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Coach Holly Warlick is no stranger to the Lady Vols. This is her first year as a head coach, but she spent the previous 27 as Summit's assistant.
"We know the history of the game," Ogwumike said. "We know the environment. We understand the competitive nature and we know it will be a crazy arena. We know it's sold out. We're looking forward to playing in front of a crowd like that."
Stanford doesn't get any kind of break when the Pac-12 schedule comes around. Colorado has an opportunity to remain undefeated before hosting the Cardinal. Utah has won eight of its first nine games.
This is the third time in program history, all since VanDerveer took over, that Stanford has started 10-0. The last time came in the 1991-92 season. The 1989-90 team opened the season 20-0. Stanford won national titles in 1990 and 1992.
Stanford had to consider itself a little bit lucky escaping with a victory over the Gamecocks, who also gave the Cardinal fits in last year's NCAA tournament.
"We had a target on our back and that's one of the things we have to expect when we come into games like this," said Ogwumike, who recorded yet another double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Stanford nearly let this one slip away. The Cardinal led the majority of the game before the Gamecocks grabbed a two-point edge with 2:32 remaining to play.
Ogwumike gave Stanford the lead with a go-ahead three-point play and South Carolina tied it when Aleighsa Welch hit one of two foul shots.
That's when Mikaela Ruef stepped in, stepped up and threw up a shot that just did get over the rim and into the basket, giving Stanford the lead for good.
"Coach says every possession counts and they counted tonight," said Ogwumike, who produced her Pac-12 leading eighth double-double.
The Gamecocks got within 51-49 late, but Stanford's Toni Kokenis, who scored 15 points, sealed it with two final foul shots. She made six straight down the stretch and was 7 of 7 in free throws overall.
"I'm proud of our team, and proud how Toni and Chiney really stayed with things," VanDerveer said. "You're in a very hostile environment, great crowd, great atmosphere."
Stanford is headed into another hostile environment this weekend.
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Teaford likely candidate to fill rotation spot
That was the main focus of Royals players and manager Ned Yost when discussing the starting right-hander, who took a line drive off his left ankle during Friday's game against Cleveland. The official diagnosis is a left medial ankle contusion.
"I was a little surprised when they came up and said his leg wasn't broken," Yost said on Saturday.
Yost said he didn't know whether or not Hochevar would make his next start, but if he can't, the Royals have a prime candidate in reliever Everett Teaford.
Teaford relieved Hochevar on Friday, tossing four shutout innings.
"That was great," Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur said. "For him, he hadn't pitched yet. Obviously, he came in and did a great job. It's perfect. I think that gives Ned a lot of confidence. If he does have to make the next start for Hoch, he can. We all said in Spring Training how great he pitched. We felt very confident with him on the mound, and I think it showed [Friday]."
Yost had more to say about Teaford's performance before Saturday's game.
"When you have that long guy, he can't come in and blow up," Yost said. "If he blows up, then you're using the rest of your 'pen, and that's what you're trying to stay away from. That's why it was really significant [Friday] that Teaford came in and did what he did. He enabled us to get through that game without blowing up the bullpen, so that we're completely healthy [Saturday]."
Yost added that Teaford already has what it takes to be a big league starter. Good thing, because Teaford might be called into action soon.
Gordon getting things going on offensive end
KANSAS CITY -- Alex Gordon went from slumping to streaking, and it only took him three days.
After a well-documented sluggish start to the season, the Royals outfielder has reached base three times and picked up two hits in back-to-back games.
On Wednesday in Oakland, Gordon collected his first hit of the season, belted a home run, walked and drove in a pair of runs, breaking out of a slump that saw him hitless through the season's first five games.
He continued on Friday in the Royals' home opener against Cleveland -- going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI on the same day he was awarded his 2011 Gold Glove Award.
Gordon's teammates said it was all about getting that first hit.
"He had a rough start," designated hitter Billy Butler said before Saturday's game. "He was pressing a little bit. After he got that first one, he's started to have good at-bats."
Outfielder Jeff Francoeur said he's never considered the small sample size of five games a slow start.
"Almost every person, at some point, is going to go 0-for-12, 0-for-13 during the year," Francoeur said. "It just gets magnified [at the start of the season]. For him, the way he handled it was great. ... You could just tell [Friday] he was a lot more comfortable at the plate."
That's the benefit of slumping early in the season. Between Wednesday morning and Saturday afternoon, Gordon raised his average 160 points.
That's not a bad three days.
Francoeur taking his hacks in No. 2 spot
KANSAS CITY -- Jeff Francoeur is getting his first taste of batting in the two-hole in a Major League lineup and he kind of likes the idea.
"I mean, I just want to hit wherever you're at," Francoeur said.
He was moved up when Lorenzo Cain went on the Royals' disabled list and a right-handed hitter was needed to bat between left-handers Jarrod Dyson and Eric Hosmer. Francoeur is more of a slugger type, not normally expected to slap a ball behind the runner.
"I think I can do that when you need to," he said.
How about those sacrifice bunts?
"I don't think I've had any. Maybe early in my career," Francoeur said.
Actually, Francoeur had one sacrifice hit, in 2009 for Atlanta.
"His game has evolved now where he can do those things where he couldn't before," manager Ned Yost said.
Crown points
It was another Opening Day loss for the Royals, who now have a 21-23 record in home openers and a 19-21 record in home openers at Kauffman Stadium.
An attendance of 40,230 was on-hand for Friday's game, the largest crowd since The K was renovated in 2009.
The Indians scored more runs (seven) in the first inning Friday than they had in any single game to that point in 2012.
Luke Hochevar's injury-shortened outing Friday was the shortest since July of 2011, when the right-hander lasted just 3 2/3 innings against the Tigers.
Royals manager Ned Yost on the striking sea of blue gear worn by the sellout crowd at Kauffman Stadium Friday on Opening Day: "There was more blue in the crowd when I looked up there. It was beautiful."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Vinnie Duber is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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South Korea Says North Korea Dumped $1.3B USD Into Missile Launch
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That would be enough to buy 4.6 million tons of corn
North Korea's missile launch
succeeded in putting a satellite in orbit
(perhaps thanks to some Iranian expertise) this morning. But at what cost did the successful launch come?
I. Money Could Have Ended Famine, Claims South Korea
According to
South Korean officials in the Ministry of Unification, the launch and a failed attempt in April directly cost $600M USD (mostly for the rocket and engineering expertise), the launch site costs $400M USD, and additional $300M USD was spent on related facilities. That adds up to a total of a cool $1.3B USD -- a massive sum for the poverty stricken nation.
To put this in context, South Korea says that would have bought 4.6 million tons of corn for the nation, where a third of citizens are estimated to be malnourished. That would be enough corn, it says, to feed the people in the north for four to five years.
North Korea is home to an estimated 24 million people,
according to
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). Average household income in North Korea is less than $1,900 USD a year, among the lowest incomes in the world.
One third of North Koreans are estimated to be malnourished. [Image Source: NK Now]
There is some debate about the true cost due to potential deals between Iran and North Korea, in which North Korea agreed to act as the Middle Eastern nation's weapons test bed (and thus may have received better rates on parts and engineering expertise).
Further questions on the price figure come in due to the fact that North Korean engineers are known to make much less than their foreign peers, but the exact rate is a topic of current reserach and debate. North Korea is very hostile, isolated, and secretive to its neighbors (other than China) and the U.S., so it is difficult for foreign observers to get accurate numbers to describe its economy.
II. North Korea -- Proud or Used?
Despite its anti-U.S. propoganda North Korea has expressed of late a desire to be recognized by the U.S. and given aid. A food deal was in the works, but fell through when North Korea broke promises and launched its failed missile test in April.
The big winner in the missile test may be Iran who is unlikely to face sanctions for its supposed involvement, and appears to have offloaded some of the costs of its weaponization efforts on a far poorer ally. Average income in Iran,
according to
the CIA, is $13,200, meaning a single Iranian on average earns as much as nearly seven North Koreans (the average income in the U.S. $48,300 USD, roughly 3.7 times Iran's per capita income, and 25.4 times as much as North Korea's per capita income).
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard test launch of missiles is shown here dating back to 2006. The launch was carried out in the city of Qom, a holy city in the Islamist movement.
[Image Source: AFP]
Iran had
allegedly approached Russia in 2009
with a satellite launch request, but was rebuffed. Since it has focused on its own internal rocket efforts for commercial and military purposes. The White House and CIA have expressed in recent years the belief that Iran is eager to
develop intercontinental ballistic missiles
, which could be used to threaten the mainland U.S. and its Middle Eastern ally Israel.
Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh in recent statements denied it was targeting the U.S., but confirmed it was refining designs to fire at Israel, stating, "Israel is our longest-range target."
North Korea contends that regardless of the cost, it is worth it to develop both peaceful space projects and nuclear weapons, which it
says it needs to "defend itself"
against the U.S.
According to a recent public radio report North Korea's rhetoric has shifted since Kim Jung-un assumed power, taking the fresh stance that failure is (sometimes) acceptable, because as some observers put it, the leader says great nations often fail. For instance, North Korea in the past only broadcast Olympic events where its team or athletes won the particular match. This time around, they broadcast the whole event and welcomed home the athletes -- even the losers -- as national heroes (traditionally losers were sent to work camps).
Indeed many expected this unfamiliar new breed of mea culpas from the Asian regime to arrive this week when the rocket launched, given the delays due to technical difficulties. But instead North Korea surprised observers and succeeded, shifting the question to a new one -- whether the cost of success was worth it.
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Of course the intent is to disenfranchise
Updated 11:28 pm, Saturday, July 14, 2012
One exchange in particular gets to the heart of the legal battle that unfolded this past week in a federal court over Texas' new voter ID law.
Q: Now, would you agree that any law that decreases the voter participation of minority voters could lead to Anglos remaining a majority in the legislature?
A: I haven't considered that before.
Q: Well, considering it now, would you agree that that is a possibility?
A: I guess it is a possibility.
The exchange was between attorney Nancy G. Abudu, representing the American Civil Liberties Union, an intervener in the case, and GOP state Sen. Tommy Williams of The Woodlands, co-author of the law.
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Texas is suing the Justice Department to force a pre-clearance of its voter ID law, which requires government-issued photo IDs for registered voters at the polls. The Justice Department contends the legislation discriminates against minorities.
I highlight the exchange between Abudu and Williams because the senator's naïveté would be breathtaking were it not feigned — but is still indicative of the larger strategy. He was not guessing.
A week of testimony in the voter ID battle in Washington, D.C., revealed much the same questions as occurred in the recent redistricting fight. Did the state knowingly intend to disproportionately impact minority voters or did it act from race-neutral motives — the sanctity of the ballot box?
As testimony in this case revealed, the GOP Legislature, as it enacted voter ID, rejected doing the homework to determine effect, a giveaway about intent. This seems to indicate either indifference or a fear that they knew the answer.
The state even failed to demonstrate that there was any problem significant enough to warrant the legislation. The raison d'être for the legislation simply could not withstand reasonable scrutiny.
Later in his testimony, Williams said "no one will be disenfranchised."
The state did indeed present some minor flaws in the Justice Department's expert testimony that some 1.4 million Texans, disproportionately minority, would be affected. The state's own survey that it said showed little to no effect had much too small a sampling to be credible, challengers note.
Meanwhile, duplicative names the state came up with as flaws in the Justice Department's analysis actually prove one of the challengers' points.
For instance: If her name is Kay Bailey Hutchison on her voter registration and Kathryn Bailey Hutchison on her driver's license, will an election worker allow her to vote?
Testimony from J. Morgan Kousser, professor of history in social science at the California Institute of Technology, was also on point. He studied Texas voter ID bills past and present for hints that discrimination was afoot. The hints were as conspicuous as fireworks.
He noted that the bills offered from 2005 through 2011 became increasingly restrictive in ID allowed. This, he said, indicated an effort to "constrain the electorate."
Kousser noted what anyone paying any attention in Texas has noticed — a racially polarized electorate, Republicans increasingly dependent on Anglos for support and Democrats on a faster-growing minority population.
Two clear strategies present themselves: Attract minorities or mute their votes. Voter ID represents the latter, he concluded.
"So a bill that disenfranchises Democrats and particularly affects poorer people has a very disproportionate effect on minorities. It's impossible to separate those two," he said.
Yup. And the fact that the kind of voter fraud this bill was intended to eliminate does not much occur just makes the intent all the clearer.
Of course the intent was racial and ethnic.


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Following successful completion of the Physical Ability Test (PAT) and the Written Examination applicants will meet with an applicant screener to discuss their background orientation packet and Personal History Statement (PHS). A thorough background check is conducted on all entry level officer applications. As a part of the background check it is required that applicants bring in specific documents. During the interview with the applicant screener, you will discuss many aspects of your background. Many applicants are hesitant to reveal information that they fear may disqualify them from employment. Keep in mind that many minor violations are not automatic disqualifiers to appointment. However, failure to provide truthful, accurate, and complete information will disqualify an applicant from employment.
Further information is provided during new candidate orientation; however, below are some of the required documents:
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|Worker's Compensation Records
|High School Dipolma or GED With Test Scores
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|Driver's License
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There's a new sheriff in town.
After almost two full months of summer camps, 7-on-7 tournaments, more film evaluations and events like the E.A. Sports Elite 11, Rivals.com has updated the Rivals100 for the month of August. The most noticeable change on the list of the nation's top 100 prospects regardless of position is the change at the No. 1 spot at quarterback.
Both Mitch Mustain of Springdale, Ark., and Matthew Stafford of Dallas Highland Park had exceptional summers and are deserving to be ranked as the nation's top two quarterbacks. However, it was Stafford that dominated at the Elite 11 in almost every facet and he did the same thing a few weeks prior at the regional qualifier in Las Vegas.
But dominating is nothing new for Stafford, who committed back on May 13 to Georgia over offers from Florida State, LSU, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma and many others. Stafford's been doing it for years and years at Highland Park and is now ranked as the nation's No. 10 overall player.
"Stafford is one of the best young quarterbacks I've ever seen in Texas," longtime Kilgore, Texas, assistant Chris Valley said. "He's got good size, he can make all the throws, and he has great poise."
So does Mustain, which was why making the final call between the two signal-callers was extremely tough. Despite moving down to the No. 2 quarterback spot, he did not drop at all nationally and remains as the No. 13 player overall.
Mustain also showed his stuff at the Elite 11 and a series of strong performances at 7-on-7 tournaments in California and in Alabama proved he's worthy of the heated recruiting battle that he's going through now.
"In analyzing Mustain, physically he has a lot of pluses," Rivals.com recruiting analyst Greg Biggins said after watching Mustain at one of the passing tournaments and at the Elite 11.
"He's above average in arm strength, accuracy and making his reads. In the chalk talks, we liked Mustain a lot and feel he's one of the few quarterbacks in the group that could play early in his college career. He is smart and has a high-level understanding of the game."
Also making a move up in the top 10 nationally was the top player in California, linebacker Allen Bradford of Colton. Bradford bumps up one spot and is now ranked at No. 6 in the rankings. He's just ahead of Ohio State commitment Chris Wells, Texas commitment Sergio Kindle and Florida offensive lineman Sam Young, who all also move up one slot.
Showing how log-jammed it is in the top 10, the fabulous Taylor Mays moved to No. 11 in the nation, but he could easily have also been anywhere in that same group with Bradford and the others.
Probably the biggest move outside of Stafford to the No. 1 quarterback spot was the addition of Daron Rose of Florida to the national top 30.
The talented offensive line prospect did not make the first edition of the Rivals100 and that was an oversight that was corrected after further film evaluation and another personal observation of the 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive guard.
Because of Rose's ascent he is now also ranked as the No. 4 player in Florida. Rose recently cut his list of favorites to nine teams with Duke, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Florida and USC still on the list.
Also making a nice move up into the national top 50 was Cincinnati (Ohio) Colerain offensive lineman Connor Smith. The recent Ohio State commitment moves into the No. 49 spot after coming in at No. 84 in the first Rivals100 release. Smith, who is 6-6 and 300 pounds, is a bruising guard who should be a welcome blocker for Wells, the nation's No. 2 running back.
Auburn fans rejoiced when they found out that they landed Ben Tate, and the running back from Maryland is a new addition to the list at the No. 74 spot. The move up the rankings also pushes him to the No. 5 spot in the state of Maryland.
The coaching staff at Auburn has mentioned comparisons of Tate to the NFL's No. 2 overall pick this past April, Ronnie Brown.
"Yes, they compare me to Ronnie a lot," he said. "They said we're the same size when he came in, but I might be a little faster than him. He's a great running back and being compared to the No. 1 running back taken in the NFL draft is really nice. It's a great compliment."
Texas quarterback Jevan Snead also moves onto the list after a great showing at the Texas 7-on-7 State Tournament and at the Elite 11. Snead is heading to Florida to play his college football.
Other interesting moves include the addition of Hawaii offensive lineman Micah Kia, California defensive tackle Derrick Hill, Illinois quarterback Isiah Williams, Georgia offensive lineman Justin Anderson and Minnesota tight end Jordon McMichael.
One college coach said Kia is at the same level as any five-star offensive lineman. Hill is one of the most heavily recruited linemen in California. Williams looked great at the Elite 11 and is now the No. 2 player in Illinois. Anderson is a massive offensive lineman who looked great in the summer, and McMichael might be the most underrated tight end in the nation.
Also, Tallahassee (Fla.) Goodby defensive back DeAndre McDaniel made his debut in the Rivals100. McDaniel was a Rivals.com Junior All-American.


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Discussion in 'Racing' started by wrk2surf, May 4, 2011.
Great work. What roadbook and bracket are you using?
Mount I made myself as the original KTM Rally.
What roadbook - F2R
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What kind of fuel you have in those tanks ??? Weird color !!! :huh Lokks like two stroke's fuel !!!!
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95 fuel.
It's really that blue ??? :huh Or it's the white balance of your digital camera, or anything else ... It reminds me the liquid that's found in KTM bikes' reservoirs when they are delivered here.
Paul Jr
Alot of other countries use color additives to ensure that you are getting the fuel you've asked for. If nothing else, as a placebo.
Same colour fuel in Albania as well.
New photos of the professional photographer
Quick question about bixenon projectors, is it much better to rubber mount them to isolate vibrations?
Has anyone mounted them directly and had any problems?
Same for the ballast...
MakS, круть!!
Спасибо .!
I received my Highway Dirtbikes fairing in orange along with some replacement hand guards (mine were all beat up):
Here are some pics I just took of it mounted up:
Looks great Geek!
Love your work Paul!
That looks great Geek, I like what you have done with the CF tape. I am just a bit anxious to get mine....someday...I hope??
Very sharp looking, Geek
Just wanted to give Sicass Racing a shoutout for very generously making me a custom addition to the wiring harness for my navigation business. Clips right into their headlight/tail light kit and saved me from having to demonstrate that I'm a software engineer, not an electrical one.
@MakS: Those pics belong in the dedicated 690RR thread
Be sure to join the KTM RFR group on FB. You're welcome
I can't find your group on FB.


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A sad day in the comic world, as American Splendor's Harvey Pekar has just passed away at age 70. He had been working on a new project with fellow comic artists at the Pekar Project, and just had an interview in Juxtapoz. We just talked to our friend at Jux who did the interview who passed the word on.
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Mean Gene Okerlund is in the ring and welcomes everyone to Smackdown – Blast From The Past, then introduces Sheamus as one of his new favorite stars. Gene gives him the mic and Sheamus says it's a honor to be in the ring with him, and there is also a code of honor when you are the champion. He says there is no excuse for what he did last week and he wants to publicly apologize to referee Chad Patton and all of the people there. Sheamus says he hopes he accepts his apology because he learns the hard way, then John Laurinaitis cuts him off and says he wants to show everyone what happened again. John asks Sheamus who he thinks he is, because John is the general manager around here and how dare Sheamus put his hands on a referee.
John tells him to apologize, and Sheamus says he already did, but John makes him repeat because he didn't hear it and says he doesn't think it is funny. Sheamus apologizes again to Patton, the other referees and the world, but John says it's not good enough and he is putting Sheamus on probation. He says if Sheamus touches another referee he will fire him and fire him $500,000, and he also wishes him good luck in his match tonight. John says he knows he didn't tell him yet, but Sheamus will face Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio, and his partner will be Mean Gene.
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The last video makes me sigh. If that's not a moving screen, then shouldn't Amir switch off and run like hell to Anderson?
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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Agent Richard07, Jun 11, 2012.
^ As much as I loved John Ritter, he wasn't iconic in that role.
Good for you! I wasn't trying to suggest John Ritter was "iconic" as Jack Tripper. I only mentioned him (and Reeve) because they were, as I said, the only celebrity deaths that really affected me more than any others, and Hagman is no different.
The producers are working on a way to address his passing on the show: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/larry-hagman-death-dallas-prepping-393767
For those interested, TV Guide this week (the issue with Matt Smith on the cover) has a lovely, 12-page tribute to Hagman.
For a lack of a better phrase, Hagman and JR were the soul of Dallas. How do you go on? Damn. I would hate to be in their shoes.
More spoilerific casting news for the new season, and most notably who TNT has lined up so far to attend J.R.'s funeral on March 11.
Spoiler: SPOILER
I for one, cannot WAIT to see the inevitable Sue Ellen/Mandy Winger reunion!
I started a new thread here.
I don't know that a new thread was necessary, but rock on!
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Sgt. Cassandra Davis says witnesses reported the occupants of a northbound car and a southbound car on University Avenue exchanged gunfire about 3 p.m. Tuesday.
UALR spokeswoman Angela Parker says a window on the third floor of a campus building was shattered by a bullet.
Parker says UALR is on spring break and no classes were being held in the building at the time.
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Deal Gone Wrong Adds to Caterpillar's Troubles in China
Caterpillar Inc. believed acquiring China's Zhengzhou Siwei was a way for the U.S. company to boost its fortunes in a lucrative but challenging market.
Siwei's sales and profit growth were surging. And the company offered access to China's mining industry, where domestic companies were prospering.
Siwei, which sells mine-safety equipment, also boasted an American pedigree. Its controlling shareholders were James E. Thompson...


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Making a list and checking it twice no, thats not Santa, its Ilze Aviks and the committee of Textiles Today: Redefining the Medium, which opened at the Durango Arts Center last week.
They made a list of the 20 artists working on textiles today who they think are the most influential and important contributors to the field and invited them to participate in the exhibit.
Everyone said yes, which is pretty amazing considering they are all top artists known nationally and internationally, but even more cool, many created new works just for this show.
I dont want to write one more word without giving credit to an incredible group of people who put in more than a year of work organizing this show. Its nothing less than stunning and of remarkable caliber for a town of this size.
(Students and lovers of the textile arts already are making detours to Durango to visit it. Talk about the arts as an economic driver.)
Ann Norris served as the chairwoman shes a textile artist herself. Other members of the committee were J.M. Jones, Sandra Mapel, Leah Pahlmeyer, Peggy Zemach, Jeanne Brako, Mary Puller, Jenny Vierling and Becky Surmeier.
Brako, who is the curator at the Center of Southwest Studies and has mounted more than a few memorable shows herself, brought Jack Townes into the project. Hes a professional installer whos currently redoing the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe not just installing a show, redoing the museum. This was a tricky show to hang, and Townes did it with panache.
Name a textile technique knitting, quilting, embroidery, felting, stitching, beading ... these artists have used them and more. There are amazing pieces that are equal parts high technology and hands-on, age-old techniques, pieces that are hand-woven and machine-woven. Im glad its up to my colleague Judith Reynolds to write the actual review of the show, because I was left speechless more than once. (Her review will run Tuesday in the Arts & Entertainment section of The Durango Herald.)
I was a lucky duck and was invited to the Benefactors Reception on April 26, so I got a sneak peek before it officially opened. (This job as the Neighbors columnist definitely has its privileges.)
As one can imagine, an exhibit at this level is expensive to produce. Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel; the Downtown Durango Business Improvement District; and TOP, the annual fashion show where artists design clothes and accessories starting with a blank shirt, are the name sponsors, but 20 generous individuals, couples and businesses sponsored the artists as well.
Kirk Komick and Diane Wildfang opened the lobby of the Rochester Hotel for the reception before we all trooped down to the Barbara Conrad Gallery at the arts center for the show. (No food or drink allowed in the gallery for this show textiles are too vulnerable.)
The folks at The Yellow Carrot catered a delicious menu, and I want to give kudos for making sandwiches available. Theyre real food, instead of just appetizers, and easy to eat at a stand-up reception.
The menu included a variety of sushi rolls with ingredients such as lemon-basil poached shrimp, black soy-seared saku tuna, smoked coho salmon, lotus root, truffled asparagus, sesame cucumbers, wasabi avocado and carrot spaghetti. The housemade black bean chorizo and bok choy-ginger potstickers with a red pepper thread-chili-garlic sauce were a hit, as were the sweet potato-and-Parmesan chicken-confit lollipops with grilled black cardamom pineapple.
The assorted sliders included three types all served on The Yellow Carrots housemade black sesame-and-Parmesan brioche. They were a roasted red-and-yellow-beet Napoleon with horseradish-cheddar salsa, Colorado goat cheese and daikon sprouts; the huge Cuban, with oven-roasted turkey breast, grilled five spice pork belly, dill pickles, yellow mustard and basil mayonnaise; and the Italian chicken salad sandwich with lemon-thyme marinated chicken breast with artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, red globe grapes and Parmesan-Reggianito in basil-tarragon cream.
Of course, Yellow Carrot owner Sari Brown is known for her desserts, and this reception was no exception. Guests enjoyed butterscotch-caramel-fudge-torte and satin lemon-cream truffles, white chocolate-vanilla bean mousse-filled chocolate cups and macadamia-peanut butter cream cups.
Kudos to her, her chef de cuisine Ginny DeJong and general manager/event specialist Jessica Lovelace for a delicious and lovely spread.
Clare Verstegen, a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe, has two pieces in the show, and came for the event. She has recently been fascinated by atmospheric forces and how they parallel emotional forces.
She and Aviks shared some fun facts about some of the creative forces behind the work.
Mark Newport, whos head of the Fiber Department at the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, knits superhero suits, with a wide variety of stitches and patterns. He started with the ones we all know, such as Batman and Superman, but now creates his own, often creating stories to go with the suit. And hes been known to don one of his suits on campus. Newport uses only acrylic yarn, because thats what his grandmother used, and he likes the connection to her and his family history in textiles.
Ed Lambert, whose intricate stitchery has to be seen to be believed, died before the exhibit was mounted, but his widow lent the DAC his most recent work.
Bhakti Zieks magnificent woven wall hanging, created just for this show, was funded by grants from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Vermont State Arts Council.
This show is missing just one thing: a piece or two by Aviks. I asked Verstegen if Aviks hadnt been guest curating the show, would she have been one of the 20 artists invited? She said, Without a doubt.
Its easy to take our local artists for granted, but Aviks is one artist who has put Durango on the international textile-arts map.
I urge everyone to take some time to visit this extraordinary show.
And just in case Santa is checking his list for some early Christmas shopping, I absolutely covet Sally Sellers Approximating Pi, and I promise to be nice for the rest of the year. Wow.
Enjoying gorgeous May birthdays are Laura Lewis Marchino, Kenya Mills, Sophie Ragsdale, Jesse Sheldon, Evan Krispin, Kenzie Nielson, Bob Barnhardt, Shirley Gale, Dolores Jaye, Ryan Smith, Collin Jackson, Deon Mertz, Nick Skahill, Frank Anesi, Kim Buffalo, Jerry Hanes, McKenzie James, Phyllis Tucker, Nicholas Unkovskoy, Travis Von Tersch, James Zink, Talisker Kautter, Makayla Safran, Isabell Walt, Ayden Guion, Janelle Meyer, Ray Wilson, Darlene Cheesewright, Sandy Beebe, William Crouch, Donnie Wince, Jane Marentette, Chris Larson, Clarice Huckins, Hillary Wolfe, Sherri Libby, Carl Hotter, Rollie Roth, Rinda Slack, Ann Norris, Jeanne Brako, Kris Ryall and David Kidd.
One of the great ladies of La Plata County is poised to celebrate her 95th birthday, and I know she would appreciate hearing from her friends.
Emma Horvaths big day is May 10, and her address is Senior Life Country Residence, 3689 County Road 131, Hesperus, CO 81326. Drop her a card or stop by and visit. Or call her at (505) 215-8661.
Born a Paulek, her story is the story of the southwest region of the county. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania and built a life through hard work and persistence, values she has demonstrated in her own life in spades.
When she was 90, Horvath sat down to write her autobiography with her son Roy Horvath, and its an entertaining and informative read. Not only is she related to a lot of the residents on the west side of the county, she taught most of the the rest. Happy birthday, Mrs. Horvath!
It was a perfect melding of function and mission when TOP co-sponsored the Textiles Today exhibit at the Durango Arts Center. TOPs main fundraiser is the juried exhibit, fashion show and auction that challenges local artists to come up with something fabulous using the T-shirts or fabric it provides, so both this exhibit and the fundraiser are textile-related.
TOP, which is put on by New Face Productions, has a clear mission statement: to benefit cutting edge adult programming at the DAC, which Textiles Today clearly is.
Before I forget, today and June 1 and 2 are the remaining days to pick up the blank canvases, also known as shirts and fabric, for the 2012 event. Get them at Theres No Place Like Home, 820 Main Ave. The deadline for completed items is Aug. 25, and the big evening for the fashion show and auction is Sept. 21. Entry fees are required, with reduced rates for students.
More information is available by calling Regina Hogan at 385-4989 or emailing email@example.com. A prospectus is online at www.durangoarts.org.
Im even more jazzed for the TOP event after seeing Bill Cunningham New York at the Back Space Theatre on Thursday. The film, with two screenings sponsored by TOP, follows New York Times photojournalist Bill Cunningham through his frenetic days and nights. Cunningham writes Evening Hours and On the Street for the Sunday Times every week.
Evening Hours is somewhat similar to Neighbors in that it chronicles the philanthropy scene in the Big Apple, although I dont have Astors, Trumps or Basses in my column, and thankfully, I dont have to worry about who people are wearing. But like me, Cunningham looks for the charities that do the most good with no concern as to who is on the guest list. He gets a lot more excited by what guests are wearing, and his invitation list is 20 times larger than mine, but I completely empathized. In the daytime, he rides his bicycle on the streets of Manhattan, with his camera ever ready to catch the latest fashion trends.
Cunninghams belief that fashion is the armor that allows us to survive day-to-day reality, makes it feel OK to love fashion again.
In homage to Cunningham, Durango photographers Kyla Jenkinson and Wesley Sebern did their own version of On the Street in Durango, which was shown before the film. The ladies of Photo Divine definitely showed how we rock jeans, T-shirts and comfortable clothes, but we can look pretty sharp, too. And for people who werent riding a bike or walking their dogs Durangos most popular accessories hats seemed to be the ultimate fashion statement.
Seach for TOP This Durango to check out their slideshow.
In the last week, Ive seen two women looking stunning in pieces they bought at last years TOP auction. Carol Salomon wore a jacket created by Ann Norris to the Bill Cunningham New York screening, and Rochelle Mann wore the most-talked-about piece from last fall, the multimedia, for lack of a better word, jacket created by Barbara Belanger at a party earlier in the week. (Ill have more about that event in my next column.)
I guess I do care who people are wearing if its a local designer.
Clearly, TOP is where all of Durangos most fashionable women shop.
The trees are in bloom for the anniversaries of Paul and Monica Broderick, Fred and Fran Rusk, Kevin Jones and Donna Suggs, Mike and Mandy Gardner, Rob and Maria Kolter and Vance and Carrie Thurman.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Adviye Ergul, physiologist and Professor at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, has been selected as Co-Chair of the American Heart Association's Brain 3 Review Panel.
The panel reviews a wide range of grant applications on topics such as the blood-brain barrier, brain immunology and inflammation, cell therapies in stroke, cerebral blood flow and metabolism, cerebral edema, ischemic cell death, cerebral plasticity and repair and vascular dementia.
Ergul is a member of the AHA's Council on High Blood Pressure Research Leadership Committee. A Fellow of the AHA, she has received the association's Scientist Development and Established Investigator Awards. As a graduate student at the University of Miami School of Medicine, she received a fellowship from the AHA Florida Affiliate and as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Georgia she received a grant-in-aid award from the Georgia Affiliate.
She researches the vascular dysfunction, including blood vessel remodeling, that occurs in diabetes in the brain, increasing the risk for stroke. Her studies have shown that an established intravenous antibiotic can reduce that dangerous remodeling as well as bleeding that often follows a stroke. Diabetics are at risk for some unfortunate synergy in stroke, where a blood clot causes the stroke and leaking from the blood vessels follows, increasing the damage. Her research is funded by the AHA, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Ergul, Director of the MCG Department of Physiology Graduate Program, received the 2012 GHSU Distinguished Research Faculty Award.


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All-Star Guzman bound for Bronx
Shortstop earns sub spot in the 2008 Midsummer Classic
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The news was announced on the MLB All-Star Selection Show presented by Chevy.
Guzman will be making his second All-Star appearance. In his first, in 2001 as a member of the Twins, he went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. Guzman becomes the second Nationals/Expos shortstop in the past 14 years to make the All-Star team. Wil Cordero was a member of the NL All-Star team in 1994. The last Washington-based shortstop to make the Midsummer Classic was Rocky Bridges in 1958.
Despite the Nationals losing to the Reds, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon, Guzman's face was beaming when he spoke about playing in Yankee Stadium for the last time.
"I feel happy like everybody," Guzman said. "Ah, I feel great. This is my second All-Star Game. It's in New York. This is the last year at Yankee Stadium. So I'm going to go over there and have some fun. It's the only game they have [that day]. Everybody else has to watch."
The 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game.
No matter where Nationals manager Manny Acta has put him in the lineup, Guzman has produced this season. He is leading the NL in hits with 119 and is on pace to collect 200 hits and score 90 runs. Both would be career highs. Guzman also is on a 14-game hitting streak. Guzman has called the 2008 season the best of his career.
Guzman has come a long way since signing a four-year, $16.8 million contract with Washington after the 2004 season. In '05, he hit .219 in 142 games. In retrospect, many believe a right shoulder injury was the reason. It would get worse for Guzman. In the next two seasons, Guzman played in a combined 46 games because of right shoulder and left thumb injuries.
"It's nice for him [to have a great season], because he is a good guy and he enjoys playing baseball," said third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. "He plays the game the right way. When he was hurt, I don't think he could really do that. He never really complains about anything.
"For him to finally be healthy and having fun, I think it's nice to see him goof around and smile -- actually have fun on the field."
This year has been a different story with the bat for Guzman, who underwent Lasik surgery in the offseason and has been healthy for the first time since joining the Nationals.
"It's well deserved," Acta said. "The guy is leading the leagues in hits and has played pretty much every day for us. He has been a pro for us on an everyday basis. It will be very satisfying for him after those three tough years he had here."
Guzman said he credits the Lasik surgery for making him see the ball much better, but general manager Jim Bowden said the surgery doesn't tell the whole story. The GM attribited Guzman's improvement to the shortstop's maturity, the fact that his shoulder is 100 percent and that he drives the ball to the gaps. Guzman no longer relies on being a slap hitter on artificial turf like he did with the Twins.
"The Lasik surgery helped him see the ball better," Bowden said. "But what I think is being missed here is his maturity as a baseball player, his swing and approach. ... More importantly, his swing is completely different from when we acquired the player. He has adjusted to grass, and he doesn't slap and run. He swings the bat with a level swing and squares the ball more than anybody on our team. His hits are line drives. That's the story about Cristian Guzman."
Guzman is a free agent after this season, and Washington is hoping to sign him to an extension. Through his agent, Stanley King, Guzman has told the Nationals he would take a two-year deal because of the tremendous hit the team took for signing him to the previous four-year contract.
"I want to stay," Guzman said. "I have my own house [in Washington]. My family lives there. I can stay close with my family."
Bill Ladson 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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Saracens could break new ground next season by hosting a Heineken Cup Pool game in Cape Town.
The reigning Aviva Premiership champions have taken innovative steps to enhance the club's brand in the past, playing several matches at Wembley. Reports surfaced on Friday that Saracens are looking to play January's match with Top 14 club Biarritz in Cape Town, either at Newlands stadium or the Cape Town Stadium.
The north London club, who signed South Africa captain John Smit earlier this month, have now confirmed its proposal to play in the country through a statement on its official website. "Following media speculation this morning, Saracens confirm it has applied to ERC (European Rugby Cup), the RFU (Rugby Football Union) and SA Rugby (South African Rugby Football Union) for permission to play the Heineken Cup Round 5 match against Biarritz in Cape Town," the club statement read.
"The club will continue to engage with these bodies, and other important stakeholders such as sponsors and broadcasters, and is committed to acting in the best interests of European rugby. In addition, the club will consult widely and seriously with season-ticket holders and supporters before reaching any final decision."
Saracens' statement echoed comments made by the club's chief executive Edward Griffiths last night.
"The idea of playing one of our Heineken Cup matches in Cape Town has been mooted, and it is appealing in many ways, but our first obligation is to protect the interests of our supporters," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"We have made contact with ERC, the RFU and SA Rugby, but we are primarily engaged with our season-ticket holders to explore how, either by compensation or other means, we can make this work for them.
"On a broader level we are a genetically innovative club and, with the permission of ERC and the respective unions, the sponsors and other stakeholders, we would be eager to showcase the strengths of top-class European rugby on a grand southern hemisphere stage.
"It's an increasingly small world."
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Since three years ago when nursing jobs went begging in Colorado, the field has taken a 180-degree turn.
The message today is: Only the experienced need apply. A minimum of two-years experience is required, which makes jobs for newly minted nurses extremely hard to come by.
A recent survey by Colorado Public News found that of 752 nursing jobs advertised statewide by six employers, only four were available to new graduates.
Mercy Regional Medical Center can take its pick, and it does, Human Relations Director Cathy Roberts said Friday.
We have 30 to 60 applicants for every position we want to fill, Roberts said. We find that nurses with years of experience is in the best interest of patient care.
The ability to speak a language other than English is an advantage, but it doesnt count in a job interview, Roberts said. Interpreters do the job at Mercy, she said.
Counterparts elsewhere have the same story the overabundance of nurses is true throughout the state Roberts said.
Mercy has 881 registered nurses, she said. The turnover of RNs in their first year at Mercy last year, she said, was 16 percent.
Hospital officials arent pleased with the rate, but realize that Durango is a hard place to make it economically, she said.
The longest tenured staff nurse one who deals directly with patients has been with Mercy 36 years, Roberts said. Others are close behind, she said.
No one from the Southwest Colorado Community College nursing program in Durango was available Friday to comment.
Suzanne Smith, chief nursing officer at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, said there have been fewer opportunities in nursing there in the last three years.
But new nursing graduates from San Juan Community College arent shut out of the job market because the hospital overhires, Smith said.
San Juan Regional takes perhaps 20 of the 35 to 40 graduates each spring, Smith said. New nurses are eased into the cadre of caregivers so the pace from novice to expert isnt stressful.
Its mutually beneficial, Smith said. We tell our new nurses, If we turn you away now, in two years when we need you, you wont be here.
The average annual salary for nurses at San Juan Regional is $47,000.
The Colorado Public News survey found that only a few years ago, nursing was among the fastest-growing professions, spurred by the needs of an expanding population of the elderly.
Nursing schools began to graduate an increasing number of nurses. Their numbers jumped from 73,000 to 161,000 in 10 years.
But its a different story today. In a tough economy, veteran nurses are staying put instead of retiring, the Colorado Public News survey found.
I dont have any hard evidence of that, Roberts said. But, anecdotally, I hear that it could be true.
The cost of bringing a new nurse up to speed in a given setting can be expensive another reason to stick with veterans. The survey cited a Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence estimate that it costs $60,000 to $90,000 to familiarize a new nurse with a particular clinic or hospital system.
The average salary for a registered nurse at Mercy is $62,000.
Many new Colorado nursing graduates started nursing school because they were told there would be jobs. And there are, but not many for inexperienced nurses.
Recruiter Dee Cook of S.O.S. Healthcare Staffing says she hates having to turn away new graduates. But, she said, hospitals want experience. Its a huge liability kind of industry, and you have to know what youre doing.
Competition is fierce. Childrens Hospital Colorado in Denver, for example, gets 500 applications a year for 44 slots.
The federal NURSE Corps helps pay student loans for nurses who will work in shortage-plagued rural areas and low-income clinics but the program also has a glut of applicants.
Nursing college faculty are painfully aware that new graduates are hurting for jobs.
Were talking to them about the strategies and what to do when they dont get their dream job right away, said Sara Thompson, dean of the University of Colorado College of Nursing.
The CU nursing dean says some of her 240 graduates a year expect to walk straight into an exciting top job, such as the ones they saw on the television shows ER and Greys Anatomy.
They have to be willing to work in other settings that are not as glamorous, the dean said.
Despite the troubles, Thompson predicts the nursing shortage will return soon, when the older generation of nurses finally retires, and because the health-care law will result in new patients beginning January of next year.
In fact, 37 percent of nurses in Colorado are 55 or older, with 9 percent older than 65, according to the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence.
The groups CEO, Karren Kowalski, said that after 30 years in the field, shes seen this cycle happen over and over.
I would tell new nurses to hang in there but find any kind of job in health care, Kowalski said.


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I saw this fantastic pin on Pinterest on how to make a bucket list board. The idea is to write your bucket list items and hang them up on the board. Once you've completed an item, you put it in the bucket. It's a great way to visualize items you would like to complete. I decided to create a New Years goal board so that I can visualize and remember all of my goals for the New Year!


text: If you haven't read this week's BackBeat, than maybe you have no idea that there's a new festival coming to town this August. The first Kaleidoscope Music Festival will be hosted at Mt. Pisgah with onsite camping, and they just released their lineup via viral video. Headliners include Bassnectar, Paper Diamond and Blue Scholars. Watch the video to find out the rest. We have to give Kaleidoscope producers OneEleven props, this is one hell of a creative press release.


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. Assad does her best work on material rooted in the musical traditions of Brazil, as evident on the euphorically rhythmic opening track 'Acredite ou Não.'"Acoustic Guitar


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Through the end of June, we had seen about 400 wildfires in our state. Compare that to 2012, when drought conditions and extreme fire danger contributed to more than 1,000 fires during that same six-month period.
However, weather conditions can change quickly. Just two weeks without rain will put parts of Arkansas back in the position of high fire danger. Although the beginning of July has brought a welcome break from the usual summer heat, we realize that hot, dry conditions are set to return.
The Arkansas Forestry Commission faces uncertainty as we begin our new fiscal year. On the positive side, increased funding will allow the hiring of new personnel during the next 24 months. The Commission has been short-staffed since the resolution of budgeting problems two years ago. During the next two years, Forestry will be building back toward full manpower.
But there is also trepidation, because the Forestry Commission still does not yet know the full consequences of the federal sequestration. Self-imposed budget cuts by Congress are still being implemented throughout federal agencies and having impacts on states as well. The Arkansas Forestry Commission has recently received its usual federal grants for the new fiscal year. However, officials have also been cautioned by their federal counterparts. As sequestration continues, Arkansas may be asked to return some of that grant money.
None of this, however, lessens the resolve of our men and women who serve Arkansas on a wildfire's front lines. While the Arkansas Forestry Commission coordinates responses and provides most of the equipment being used, much of the firefighting manpower comes from volunteer fire departments across the state. They all work tirelessly to protect our forests and our communities when fires ignite.
Keep our firefighters in mind as you take your vacations and camping trips this summer.
Our fire danger is expected to increase, and it doesn't take much in those conditions to spark a dangerous blaze. The Arkansas Forestry Commission has lost four firefighters in the line of duty fighting fires during its history, the last in 2010. The tragedy in Arizona reminds us that theirs is perilous work, but it is work that these men and women love, despite the dangers and harsh conditions. And it is work we should thank them for whenever we have the chance.


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Richardson road crews will begin 12-hour shifts at midnight tonight in order to be prepared to respond to emergent traffic issues. Major traffic intersections and bridges will be treated as needed to help provide traction in those areas. If travel is necessary, commuters are asked to leave in plenty of time to reach their destinations and to monitor local media for weather impacts on traffic arteries.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) reports it is also monitoring weather conditions and is preparing DART and TRE facilities for tonight and tomorrow to operate all Richardson and system-wide stations. DART will be deploying additional people and supplies as needed through the evening. Riders can sign-up for service updates at DART.org or follow @dartmedia.
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I have a project set up on my PC for CouchPotato. I am weary of getting too deep into it until V2 of Couchpotato is released since the current version does not have an API. The V2 does have an API and I have an installation of it that I am using. Once that version is released or the API is finalized I will put more time into it.


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The Celebrity Apprentice - April 29th Ultimate Preview
The teams are tasked with writing and performing a new jingle for Good Sam. Its déjà vu for one team, whose Project Manager struggles with a power-usurping teammate. On the other team, a mutiny results in some of the seasons biggest fireworks when the team hijacks the task away from the Project Manager. It all comes down to the performances, and the celebrities must sing their hearts out to get the win.
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Almost back into the playoffs!!!
The Phils' magic number is now down to one as their offense wakes up long enough to defeat the Astros, 7-4, while the Marlins hold on to defeat the Braves. The Phils will be looking to clinch their third straight NL Eastern Division title tonight behind veteran pitcher Pedro Martinez.
The Astros took an early 1-0 lead in the third as, with two men out, Lance Berkman hits a solo home run, his twenty-fifth home run of the season. The Phils would tie the game up at one-all in their half of the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Paul Bako, who had earlier walked, and had moved up to second on Phils' starter J.A. Happ's sacrifice bunt. The Phils then took the lead in the fourth as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez, and a walk to Jayson Werth, which sent Howard to third and Ibanez to second, with nobody out, Pedro Feliz hits a grand slam home run, his twelfth home run of the season, his seventh career grand slam, and the eleventh grand slam hit by the Phils this season, making it a 5-1 Phils' lead. The Astros would get a run back in the fifth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Carlos Lee hits an RBI single, knocking in Miguel Tejada, who had earlier singled, and had moved up to second when Berkman reached base on catcher's interference, cutting the Phils' lead to 5-2, while sending Berkman, who had went to first on catcher's interference, moved up to second. The Phils increased their lead in their half of the fifth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Werth hits a two-run home run, his thirty-fifth home run of the year, scoring Ibanez, who had earlier walked, giving the Phils a 7-2 lead. In the sixth, the Astros would get those two runs back as, with a man on, and with two outs, Kazuo Matsui hits a two-run home run, his ninth home run of the season, scoring J.R. Towles, who had earlier doubled, making it a 7-4 Phils' lead. But that would be the final score, as Jamie Moyer would come in to hold down the fort for an inning and a third, and then Ryan Madson would come in to pitch for two innings, recording his tenth save of the season, as he struck out Hunter Pence to end the game.
J.A. Happ got the win as he pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, only three of which were earned, on nine hits and a walk, while striking out six. His record is now 12-4 with a 2.85 ERA. Jamie Moyer recorded his first hold as he pitched an inning and a third of scoreless relief, giving up only a walk, while he struck out one. Ryan Madson collected his tenth save of the year as he pitched two innings of shut out ball, giving up just two hits, as he struck out two. Wilton Lopez took the lost as he pitched three and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on six hits and two walks, as he struck out two. His record is now 0-1 with a 9.42 ERA. Wesley Wright pitched one and a third innings, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk, while he struck out two. Chad Paronto, Jeff Fulchino and Samuel Gervacio combined to keep the Phils off the board for three innings, giving up only one hit (Paronto), while striking out two batters (Fulchino (1), Gervacio (1)).
The Phils had eight hits in the game, with both Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth leading the way with two hits each, with one of Rollins' hits being an RBI double, while one of Werth's hits was a two-run home run. Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez, Pedro Feliz and Paul Bako had the other four Phils' hits, with Feliz's hit being a grand slam home run, which put the Phils ahead for good. The Phils' offense will be trying to break the game open early tonight to finally end the pennant race.
The Phils (91-66, 1st East) continue their four-game set with the Astros (73-84, 5th Central) with a night game. The game will start at 7:05 pm Eastern and will be played at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils will send to the mound Pedro Martinez (5-1, 3.32), who is coming off a neck injury. His last start was a lost against the Braves on September 19, when he went only three innings because of tightness in his neck, as he gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out one, in the Phils' 6-4 lost. Martinez will be trying to pitch the Phils into the playoffs tonight. The Astros will counter with Brian Moehler (8-11, 5.21), who is coming off a lost against the Reds on September 25, as he pitched two and a third innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out only two, in the Astros' 10-4 lost. He will try to hold off the clinching party for at least one more night. The Phils will be trying to clinch their third straight NL Eastern Division crown tonight, so that they can use the final four games to set things up for the Divisional Series.


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Move over, Forbes—Bloomberg is out with a new daily ranking of the world's billionaires, based on changes to their net worth due to stock fluctuations and company news.
Called the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, it's essentially a real-time version of the Forbes Billionaires List, which comes out annually (though some individual net worths are updated more frequently).
While the top three positions are the same on both lists, after that the rankings deviate significantly. Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad ranks fourth on the Bloomberg index while he's at #162 on the Forbes list, largely because he says he isn't the owner of his company (though Bloomberg maintains he is).
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