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Seven games away from setting an NBA record for most consecutive wins in a season, the Miami Heat are the talk of the sporting world. The defending champions have not lost a game since a 13-point setback in Indiana on Feb. 1 and have a chance — in some people's minds, at least — to run the rest of the regular-season table. Their winning streak, the second-longest in league history, stands at 27 games.
NBA.com dispatched our game reporters to talk to those around the NBA who have seen the streak close up. Here's a sampling of what people are saying:
On the streak | How the Heat are winning | What makes Miami so good? |
Difference from last season's team? | Chances at winning out? | How to stop the streak? |
Any weaknesses in this crew? | Juggernaut team a good or bad thing?
Kevin McHale, coach, Houston Rockets: "The thing I've always been impressed about long winning streaks is the fact that you keep your concentration long enough to do it. You win 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 in a row, and you run into a bad team, and it's late in the year, that's usually when you stumble. I know the teams I played on went on a lot of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14-game streaks, and then we'd play a bad team, none of us would be ready, and they'd be all juiced up for us. You do get bored [when you're on a great team] a little bit, and you get complacent, and you start taking for granted you're going to win. You need to lose one or two, and then you get refocused and play. But, as I've said all along — I know you guys don't believe it — but actual human beings play this game. That's just what happens."
Ralph Lawler, announcer, Los Angeles Clippers: "I remember when the Los Angeles Lakers won 33 straight games in the 1971-72 season, it's a record that I thought would never be broken. For the Heat to be approaching the mark, it's extraordinary. Everyone is paying attention. Winning in the NBA is not an easy thing to do, and when you do it on a consistent basis, the pressure mounts. I think the players for the Heat understand what's at stake. You can't shut off the lights and say I'm not aware of what's going on. LeBron James and his teammates might attempt to deflect talk about the winning streak to the media, but on the team plane and team bus, it's all the buzz. If the Heat win 30, 31, or 32 games in-a-row, gee whiz, people will start to talk about them being world-beaters."
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder: "It's hard to win basketball games in this league and to win 'em in a row is even harder and over 20 is really tough, so we don't have any hate in our blood over here. We give respect when it's due. But I would say we're not worried about what they're doing, it's just that all we're focused on is us. But every time you turn on the TV you hear it and once you really sit back and look at it, it's impressive."
Marreese Speights, Cleveland Cavaliers: "If you can't get excited about playing Miami, then you're not a basketball player. Everyone around the league is watching you because they're all keeping an eye on them. [Those] are the games you love to play."
George Karl, coach, Denver Nuggets: "They've won a lot of close games. Sacramento almost beat them, they had a close game with Philadelphia, a one-possession game. It's a pretty amazing [streak]. Thirteen is a lot [the Nuggets had a 13-game streak and the time], so you double that … it's pretty impressive.
Daniel Gibson, Cleveland Cavaliers: "When they go into every city, people want to see them. It's exciting for all of us. They're playing at such a high clip, you can't help but want to watch them play."
Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets: "Winning streaks are always fun to be a part of, but it is tough when you see one team win so much … No one is scared of these guys, but I think most of the league respects the way they've handled their business."
Scott Brooks, coach, Oklahoma City Thunder: "I've never seen it in my lifetime, I mean I know the Lakers did it in the 70s but I wasn't following the NBA in the early '70s. But just to do what they're doing now with the parity that we have in the league it's pretty amazing. There's so many games that you have to have everything go right to win. The travel, the back-to-backs, the injuries you have to overcome, the foul trouble, the turnovers, just everything about it and to win 25 straight games … give them credit because they have the mental ability to have the mindset to do that night in and night out, that's just pretty phenomenal."
On the way the Heat have won during their streak …
Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs: "The Heat have been impressive in that they've won in all types of fashion. They've won close games, blowouts. They're rolling. Playing great. Everybody wants to be the team that's going to break their streak, and that's what makes it impressive, too. They're getting everyone's best shot."
Gibson: "It definitely shows how focused they are because they have to come in every night prepared. It's very tough to do because you also got to have a little luck with you because guys have to stay healthy, and everybody has to be clicking."
Jerry Stackhouse, Brooklyn Nets: "It can be tough building a streak. When you're constantly trying to find motivation, you can get some mental fatigue. But I think with it being so close to the end of the season and they're trying to go into the playoffs on a high note, I don't think it's as tough a task. If it was earlier in the season, you feel like you've got so many games left and you're not going to win them all, so this might be a good night to just chill out. I just think it comes down to their execution late in games. They trust each other. They've been together a while, enough now to know what to do. Their confidence is high."
On what makes the Heat so good …
P.J. Carlesimo, coach, Brooklyn Nets: "They're so quick and so versatile. They can play different ways. They can really disrupt you with their defense. Everybody knows they're a very good offensive team. They get up and down the floor. They can shoot the 3. They have a couple of guys you just pretty much can't defend. But their defense and the way they disrupt you offensively is the biggest problem. They take people out of their game. It's very hard to control the game against them. Most teams are not able to do it … When you are playing their way, that's not a good thing."
Bonner: "I think it's always been scary, not how good they could be: How good they are, to me. They're the champions, and you can argue they got better in the offseason by adding Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. They were always the team to beat. Now they've taken that to a whole new level."
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McHale: "They can switch a lot of stuff. Their power forward/center [Chris] Bosh can step out … I think [Dwyane] Wade has really played well during this stretch. He's kind of finding his rhythm."
Rick Adelman, coach, Minnesota Timberwolves: "The advantage they have … they have the ability to come back. When the game is on the line, they have the advantage. They know what they are doing at the end of the game. They have two closers, and they defend very well. You got to get through certain games, like they did against Cleveland, and you get through those games, it just adds to confidence. They're too good defensively, and they're too active. "
Beverley: "It's not just about the way LeBron and Wade play, it's the way they play with the other guys. They have those veterans, guys like [Shane] Battier and Ray Allen who are able to hit big shots off the attention that the big three draw."
Ty Corbin, coach, Utah Jazz: "They're confident, and they've found a way now to force their will on people. They get a lot of transition baskets and they feed off of runs. They try to turn a five-point run into a 10-point run into a 15-point run, and they believe they are going to get those runs during the game … They just put a lot of pressure on teams."
Michael Beasley, Phoenix Suns: "What they are doing is amazing. With the three monsters they've got, and the backups — and I use the term backups lightly — they've got great players coming off the bench. It's been a cohesive unit. Everybody is playing well, knocking down open shots. When you got LeBron, Chris Bosh and D. Wade controlling the middle of the floor and the outside players knocking down shots, there's not too much you can do."
Lawrence Frank, coach, Detroit Pistons: "They move the ball so effortlessly. They have great trust in each other. The way that ball moves from one player to the next is very, very impressive and defensively, they've always been top-shelf. They combine great athleticism, effort, technique and commitment. You know what they're going to do and it doesn't matter because they put great effort and intensity into it. The next step that they've taken is they've got great trust in each other."
Beasley: "They really excel on the defensive side. That's what [Miami] coach [Erik] Spoelstra really talks about a lot. To me, noticeably, they are putting their foots on opponents' necks early. Right out of the gate, they take away their confidence. They pound you inside, let their defense go to offense. The offense goes inside, outside."
Corey Maggette, Detroit Pistons: "What [Heat president] Pat Riley stands for there and what Erik Spoelstra preaches, those guys buy into their system, they buy into winning, they buy into competing at high level. That's tough — 23 games in a row. It's unbelievable what they're doing. The MVP of the league is definitely LeBron, the way he's been playing. They [LeBron and Dwyane Wade] complement each other the right way. It's important to have camaraderie with the team and with each other. Both guys have demonstrated selflessness, humbling themselves and their talents and abilities and that's way it's worked out."
On how this team differs from last year's Miami team, the defending NBA champs …
Gibson: "When you win a championship, it takes a lot of pressure off. Especially with LeBron. You can see the difference. Now, he's out there playing free, not worrying about anything. He's really playing free. People forget he's 6-8, 6-9 with a big frame. They're posting him up a lot more these days, taking advantage of the mismatches he always has. That makes their offense run a lot smoother because LeBron always finds the open man."
Maggette: "It took time for guys to play together, to get familiar with what they do best and what they can do best together. They [LeBron and Wade] take turns in doing the job and they still get Chris Bosh involved, they get Mario Chalmers involved, they get Shane Battier and Ray Allen involved. They found out how to play well together and with two superstars on the team, that's very hard to do. It starts with Dwyane wanting those guys to come in and taking less money because of what they could bring to the team."
Byron Scott, coach, Cleveland Cavaliers: "We've all seen this group grow and grow together over the last couple of years. At first, LeBron had to get comfortable playing with Dwyane and Chris, and Dwyane and Chris had to get comfortable playing with LeBron, and with each other. It's not just the 'Big Three' either. They've got as much — or maybe even more — depth asany team in the league. They're playing at a different level than everyone else right now."
Adelman: "They have the confidence of a champion. They've had the fortune in this streak to be healthy. They haven't had anybody out. They're more used to what they are going to do as a team. From what I've seen, Shane [Battier] is shooting a lot better than last year. Ray Allen has helped them. They can space the floor. They have two playmakers who can break you down at any time. And they're very active defensively. It's another year together with a very talented group. They're playing with a lot of confidence."
Lindsey Hunter, coach, Phoenix Suns: "When you win a championship … you figure things out. It doesn't hurt that you have the best player in the world."
Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers: "They were the NBA champions last season. They're not going to lay down. Champions don't lay down, even when they're down by 27. Their guys go out and make plays. The way LeBron is playing right now is a whole different level, but that's what great players do."
Frank: "Winning the [NBA] championship and the [Olympic] gold medal, [LeBron's] confidence goes to an even higher level. He has a great knowledge of the history of the game. You don't necessarily enjoy playing against him, but you can appreciate that he's on top of everything. He's the defensive QB. He's a great example of what a great player is because he plays both ends, he's got a great commitment and IQ and great preparation."
Carlesimo: "I think Ray was a great addition. I think LeBron is playing at another level than even he's played at in the past. D-Wade is healthier than he's ever been. At times he's been dinged up or not playing as well …"
On the chances of the Heat winning out …
Stackhouse: "I think they can really run the table … I think it's realistic [to win out], the way they're playing. If they stay healthy and have their lineup. Their role players have been consistent. In this whole stretch, they've had guys play at a high level …"
Maggette: "I don't think there's any other team [better]. It's about them. With the talent they have, they shouldn't lose at all, if you ask me. Some days, guys are tired or they're not mentally focused the right way and they lose games. But during the playoffs and around this time, as they continue the streak, a lot of teams in the playoffs are getting more and more focused. To them, it doesn't matter about the streak, it's about the process and how they're demonstrating that. I know LeBron very well and I grew up with Dwyane, and their ultimate goal is the championship. These guys want to win championships. Dwyane is ahead of LeBron with two and in his mind, he wants to get as many as he can."
On how to beat the Heat and break the streak …
Doug Collins, coach, Philadelphia 76ers: "That team is big-time good. They're a great, great team. I don't see any weaknesses. That team, when they go to LeBron as a four, is impossible to guard. You can't guard them. They have big rolling, setting screens, and they have 3-point shooters spreading you out. They've got [Dwyane] Wade isolating in the post. They are so good offensively when they have their small unit out there. I looked at our coaches and I said, 'What do you take away from them?'"
Stackhouse: "You're always able to get up for the bigger, better teams. The lesser teams that don't have anything to lose, they know they are not going to make the playoffs. They can play loose and throw haymakers at you all night. That was kind of the case with Cleveland [in the Cavs' near-win over the Heat]. But they have a lot of pride in what they're doing and where they are. They were able to fight back. That might have been the toughest one they had to deal with. After having that kind of wake-up call, they can see the finish line now."
Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia 76ers: "We had a chance to break the streak against the Heat a couple weeks ago and didn't get the job done. We might get another shot to knock them off. It could be us. Our record does not show how good we are. It doesn't matter what team you play, if you don't have the mentality to go out there and win, you should not be playing in the NBA. What the Heat are doing right now is incredible. It gives us an incentive to beat them. We have to step up to the challenge."
Scott: "You've got to be physical and aggressive, and have the mindset that you can win the game. If you're on your heels, it's almost like you're waiting for something [bad] to happen. You have to have fun and enjoy it, and you've got to be at your best every single play, every single possession you're on the floor."
Frank: "You have to have the belief that's you're going to put yourself in position to win. Someone's going to beat them. Why not us? You have to look at it that way."
Gibson: "You've got to come out with a real focus because they're very tough to cover. You must have a defensive mindset and get stops and take care of the basketball. You got out there, you play hard, and you let the chips fall where they may."
Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers: "You take away something and you've got to live with it. We kind of took away the inside in the first half [in the last game] and they started hitting threes. In the second half, they started opening up a little bit more … They hit shots, you know? They're dangerous at every position."
Beverley: "I don't know if it's [rebounding] really a weakness of theirs. I mean, if they're winning at this rate, you can't complain about much. I know some people would like to see them with two bigs who can post up and get a lot of boards, but that's not their style. They're more of a transition team now, and they can still play as good a defense as anyone when it matters. They seem to get the rebounds they need to get."
Beasley: "When their two best players are shooting 60 percent, there ain't a whole lot of rebounds to get anyway. It's not like they can't rebound. But you got Udonis Haslem, who averages eight or nine for his career. He's just a dog on the boards. They've got the right pieces, one through five. And backups. When you got everybody playing as a cohesive unit, everybody treating it like a symbiotic relationship, you get results."
Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia 76ers: "They really don't have any weakness and that's tough to guard. I think you just have to come out and match their intensity as best you can. They dig down deep when they need it and that's a tangible that's hard to overcome. LeBron is playing at an extremely high level and he brings the intensity, too. They've won a championship and they seem hungry for another one. They get the best shot from an opponent every night. Would it surprise me if they set the record for consecutive games won? No, they can do it. I think it'll be tough, but it can be done."
Adelman: "Wade is one of the better rebounders at the two. LeBron is one of the better rebounders at the three. They do it by committee. That's what they have to have."
Luke Ridnour, Minnesota Timberwolves: "Rebounding is supposed to be their weakness. Either it isn't or it doesn't matter. They're shooting so well. They play good team defense, which helps. They switch a lot of stuff. And they have big guards. That helps a lot."
On whether a juggernaut like this is good for the league …
Mike Dunleavy, Milwaukee Bucks: "I think it's great for the league. They're sort of the premier team in the league in terms of star power. They're the defending champs and they're already up on a big pedestal and now they're on an even higher one this season. It's brought incredible attention to the league. We're [in] the NCAA Tournament, but they're still the lead story. How many years has that happened that anything other than college basketball is No.1 right now?"
Hunter: "You've always had this type of club. I don't think it can last as long as people think because of the age of some of those guys. D-Wade is going to wear down because of the way he plays. I don't think it will last THAT long. Possibly they can win one or two more."
Jim Boylan, coach, Milwaukee Bucks: ""There has always been dominant teams in the league. If you go back to the '80s with the Lakers and Celtics, there's always been dominant teams. Go to the Bulls in the '90s, there's always been dominant teams, so that's never going to change. The league has done just fine, so I'm sure it's going to continue to do fine."
Carlesimo: "I think it's good [for the league]. I don't think it's a problem. There's always a best team in the league. To this point, it's clearly been them and San Antonio in the West. They're the defending champs. They've won our championship, which is significant. And they're on a great streak right now. But until they put a couple together, I don't think you get start getting concerned about parity. I don't think anybody is getting bored. They're extremely entertaining to watch. If you're not sitting on the other bench, they're a very nice team to watch."

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Speaker Discusses Science Of Climate Change
SOCORRO, N.M. October 2, 2009 – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is hosting a special event about climate change Tuesday, Oct. 6, at New Mexico Tech.
|David Herring of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David Herring of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide background information on past climate, current climate trends, evidence for man-made contributions to climate change, and scientist's progress toward modeling future climate scenarios on a global, regional, and local level.
After Herring's presentation, the audience is welcome to engage in discussion about climate change.
This free event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at Macey Center.
Herring is the director of communications for the agency's Climate Program Office, based in Silver Spring, Md. Part of his job is to help people understand the science of climate change through programs and web resources and how they may use the agency's data and information resources to make more informed decisions in their lives and livlihoods.
He previously worked as project manager for education and public outreach within the Earth Sciences Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where he also worked on NASA's Terra Mission, Earth Observatory and Visible Earth projects.
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Dream Big Grow Here program received first place in the Mid-America Economic Development Council's 2012 annual Economic Development Awards' online marketing category in the small market division.
Dream Big Grow Here was started by the UNI Regional Business Center through MyEntre.Net, Iowa's online community for Iowa entrepreneurs and small business. The contest is a way to award grants to deserving small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses in Iowa. In 2012, hundreds of Iowa companies from nearly 60 different communities competed in one of 10 regional Dream Big Grow Here contests for $5,000. The regional award winners then compete for a $10,000 grand prize.
The Mid-America Economic Development Council is dedicated to enhancing economic developers' knowledge, capabilities and opportunities through multi-state networking, education and site selector interaction. For many years, it has sponsored the annual Economic Development Awards competition to recognize and stimulate the creative use of quality marketing by economic development organizations throughout the 10-state Mid-America region in promoting their respective communities. MAEDC's awards partner is Site Selection magazine, and all first-place winners will be highlighted in an ad in the January issue of Site Selection magazine.
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Trachoma Treatment and Prevention
The World Health Organization has targeted trachoma for elimination by 2020 through an innovative, multi-faceted public health strategy known as S.A.F.E.:
- Surgery to correct the advanced, blinding stage of the disease (trichiasis),
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- Environmental improvements in the areas of water and sanitation to reduce disease transmission
The comprehensive SAFE strategy combines measures for the treatment of active infection and trichiasis (S&A) with preventive measures to reduce disease transmission (F&E). Implementation of the full SAFE strategy in endemic areas increases the effectiveness of trachoma programs. The F and E components of SAFE, which reduce disease transmission, are particularly critical to achieving sustainable elimination of trachoma.
The "F" in the SAFE strategy refers to facial cleanliness. Because trachoma is transmitted through close personal contact, it tends to occur in clusters, often infecting entire families and communities. Children, who are more likely to touch their eyes and have unclean faces that attract eye-seeking flies, are especially vulnerable to infection, as are women, the traditional caretakers of the home. Therefore, the promotion of good hygiene practices, such as hand washing and the washing of children's faces at least once a day with water, is a key step in breaking the cycle of trachoma transmission.
The "E" in the SAFE strategy refers to environmental change. Improvements in community and household sanitation, such as the provision of household latrines, help control fly populations and breeding grounds. Increased access to water facilitates good hygiene practices and is vital to achieving sustainable elimination of the disease. Separation of animal quarters from human living space, as well as safe handling of food and drinking water, are also important environmental measures that affected communities can take within a trachoma control program.


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St. Patrick's Day Manicure Ideas: You'll Love These Green Nail Polishes
Are you planning on dressing up in head to toe green for the St. Patricks day festivities? Don't forget to coordinate your nails. Green beer in hand, your nails will look adorable with these fabulous green polish colors. Who knows with all this green…maybe you will catch the luck of the Irish.
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Penn State Lehigh Valley will host its second annual Golf Tournament to benefit student athletes on Monday, June 3, at Brookside Country Club in Macungie, Pa. The tournament begins at 9 a.m. Registration for the tournament is now open and information can be accessed by visiting http://www.lv.psu.edu/StudentLife/Athletics/29553.htm online, or calling Rich Fatzinger at 610-285-5216.
A special "early bird" rate of $150 is available to golfers who register and send in their payment by April 1. The regular fee is $165.
A variety of sponsorship opportunities also are available, and donations for a silent auction will be accepted. Information can be found on the tournament website. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Penn State Lehigh Valley student athletes and athletic teams.


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Following a recent acquisition, a Global Communications Company had doubled in size and required a consolidated, centralized HCM system to enhance HR processes and reporting, and to work towards improved performance management. Accenture helped strategize, design, build, implement and deploy Workday HCM, providing project management, management consulting, data migration, communications adoption and short-term application support post-deployment.
By delivering more efficient HR processes and reporting, the new HR system has already empowered employees by providing access to reliable, accurate HR data through mobile devices, as well as self-service access to potential benefits and HR tools.
As a result of the new self-service and HR tools, employee satisfaction has increased by more than 35 percent, and the adoption of dashboards and automation for reporting has helped manager satisfaction increase by more than 25 percent. Together, these potential benefits have helped build a foundation for stronger recruiting and potential future growth.


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Types of Financial Aid
Students who file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are automatically considered for most federal and state grants, federal loans, and federal work-study.
As a rule, most aid for a given academic term cannot disburse to a student's Bursar account more than ten days before the beginning of that term. Aid awarded for a full academic year typically disburses in halves, one half for the fall term and one for the spring term.
Starting with the Fall 2012 semester first time freshman will have their loans delayed until after the Bursar refund period has ended (30 days). The goal is to reduce loan borrowing to the exact amount needed and by waiting to request funds until bills are finalized we hope this will help our new students.
If students meet all eligibility requirements, their federal financial assistance will be disbursed through the Office of Student Accounts (Bursar), and credited to the student's account. All current IU East charges are paid first; the student will be paid ("refunded") any remaining amounts. Disbursement procedures are explained on the inserts included with the bursar bill and in the IU East Schedule of Classes.
The Office of the Bursar will use that money to:
- pay other University charges besides fees and housing, which are automatically paid by federal aid.
- pay any outstanding charges from a previous academic period with any funds remaining after current charges are paid from any federal grants and loans that have been credited to the account.


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By Joe Chase
Special to THELAW.TV
Business owners are busy people. Their days are filled with attracting new customers, keeping existing customers happy, and finding and retaining talented employees. Small businesses, particularly those just getting off the ground, usually also have tight budgets.
Often lost in this hectic mix is the need to pay attention to legal issues relevant to any business. It is a mistake for small business owners to give in to the temptation of putting off dealing with legal issues until their companies are larger or only when problems arise.
Entrepreneurs can often save themselves a great deal of money and aggravation by dealing with these issues from day one. Getting appropriate legal advice up front can, among other things, help protect a company against expensive lawsuits brought by employees, customers, suppliers, and other parties; help protect a company's intellectual property and other proprietary information; and, ultimately, make a potential future sale of the business relatively painless.
Quality legal advice does not need to be expensive. Many of the legal choices that a small business needs to make, and many of the documents that a small business should have in place, can be prepared quite efficiently. A good business lawyer can help a small business owner "triage" his or her needs to get the most bang for a limited legal budget.
In particular, a business lawyer at a good full-service law firm can have much to offer to a small business. A full-service firm will have experienced professionals in most of the areas of practice relevant to a small business. For example, business lawyers deal day in and day out with, among other things, drafting and negotiating contracts, structuring business entities, and issues relating to how business entities are controlled and managed – in other words, they are not litigators. But, should a lawsuit arise, a lot less time will be spent laying the groundwork for the litigation if the litigator handling the case has a close working relationship with the company's business lawyer — all the better for a small business' bottom line. Even if the business lawyer's firm does not have an attorney with the necessary skillset, by virtue of working with a variety of sophisticated clients, day in and day out, a good full-service law firm will have relationships with lawyers outside of the firm who have proven themselves capable in the areas of law that are important to businesses.
Although regional full-service law firms may be more expensive than individual lawyers in general practice, the small business owner who develops a relationship with the right business lawyer at a regional full-service firm can receive the legal assistance he or she needs at a reasonable price.
That said, there are plenty of business lawyers who work as solo practitioners or in smaller firms who have developed networks of lawyers outside of their firms that allow them to help their clients with problems involving various areas of legal practice. These lawyers often primarily represent small businesses and can be very in-tune with the needs of small businesses. However, small business owners should be wary of solo practitioners who claim to be "Jacks of all trades." Legal practice becomes increasingly specialized with each passing year, and a lawyer who truly believes he or she is capable of handling every matter faced by a small business likely does not "know what he or she does not know." As most experienced lawyers will readily tell you, the most dangerous thing for a lawyer is not being able to readily identify matters that are beyond his or her expertise. That is, the most effective business lawyers — whether or not they are members of full-service firms — are those who recognize when a particular issue goes beyond their own skill-set and requires the help of a lawyer in a particular area of law.
So, what are the legal issues every small business should address? Stay tuned: future articles in this series will cover the key issues entrepreneurs should consider sooner, rather than face the cost and aggravation of considering them later.
The author, Joe Chase, is an attorney at Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., "Florida's Law Firm For Business."


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Ricotta Balls with Lemon Curd
I've been in book production the last two weeks. For the writer, that involves a lot of housekeeping: Inputting editorial changes, correcting notes styles, writing the front and back matter. Rodale's brilliant art director (and mycophile) Amy King came up with this cover.
Anyway, the book has been eating up a lot of time, so I'm behind on my posts. I'll try to catch up.
Shortly after putting up the lemon curd I made a dessert with it that is pretty indulgent: stuffed ricotta balls. My parents often served ricotta balls as a dessert, and both adults and kids love them. It's just ricotta, eggs, sugar and Marsala or brandy, baking powder, and a bit of flour. The batter is dropped into hot oil and the fried balls are garnished with powdered sugar. They are light and delightful. Some chefs serve the ricotta ball with a molten interior. It is very easy to fry the balls too fast, in which case the interior will be undercooked. I wouldn't intentionally go for this. To me it tastes raw. What you want is a just cooked, soft interior with a delicately crunchy exterior. The way you achieve that is control the heat of your oil, and don't use too much oil. Halfway up the ball—around 1 inch–is enough.
I've stuffed ricotta balls with jam (various types—strawberry was great) and with chocolate pudding (the same that I use in a chocolate meringue pie). The lemon curd is definitely my favorite though. It's easy. You just need a pastry bag with a narrow metal nozzle that you can insert into the ricotta ball.


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Topic: Bitcoin Study Group (advanced)
How the internals of Bitcoin work. Requires knowledge of Bitcoin and C++. We will explore block validation, the network protocol, scripting system and transaction features like sighash and locktime.
Amir (genjix) has written a full bitcoin implementation called libbitcoin and has done some amazing projects with Bitcoin. During this workshop we will explore ECC, algorithms and cryptography behind Bitcoin.
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Forget-Me-Not Review
- Publisher: Brandon Williamson
- Genre: Action
- Released: 22 Mar, 2011
- Size: 3.0 MB
- Price: FREE!
- Fun mix of traditional arcade game elements.
- Additional skill-based bonuses via wall-grinding and unbroken flower-chains.
- Fun retro-inspired visuals with a modern colorful touch.
- Two-player mode can be awkward; relatively tiny screen space for controls and easy to get confused.
- Additional modes don't add to the experience.
Forget-Me-Not is certainly hard to forget, with a unique combination of classic and modern elements that make it a blast to master.
- Full Review
- App Store Info
Some may remember Nyarlu Labs for their somewhat bizarre, but incredibly fun and unique title Magnetic Shaving Derby. I'll give you a moment to let all of the memories to flood back as you remember a disheveled pixel-art face and other various random objects. All good? Forget-Me-Not is the latest from the developer and while the game may look a lot less bizarre, the combination of Pac Man and Rogue-like elements makes for an experience that's hard to put down.
Players must control their square block by swiping the screen to change directions, navigating down maze-like corridors while avoiding enemies in order to collect all of the flowers. However there's a twist, or two, or three. Firstly you will have to contend with your constantly firing weapon which, when fired down a corridor that leads off-screen, can hit you and damage you. This can be negated by a key that you can drag behind you, however enemies can steal the key and subsequently use it as a shield as well; nastier varieties can even shoot back, so be ready to dodge. Lastly, you can 'grind' against the maze in order to build up a charge, boosting your weapon's power temporarily, however if you charge too much you'll blow up, taking out a chunk of the maze in the process.
Three modes are currently available, though this is a bit misleading as they're only minor variations on the basic mode that pits you against increasingly challenging mazes while giving you a limited amount of lives. Survival mode reduces your lives to one, while Shuffle randomizes the order of the levels. For a truly different experience you'll need to play with a friend, sharing the screen in a two-player mode (just try not to kill your friend in the process... though where's the fun in that eh? >:D).
Ultimately, Forget-Me-Not successfully manages to recapture the fun of an old classic while mixing in features that give it more depth. This makes it a fun diversion and a great pickup for those who enjoy something out of the ordinary.
DescriptionForget-Me-Not is a tiny little arcade game for one or two players. Mazes + monsters + shooting.
Run around the infinite, ever changing corridors of the NEON DUNJUN, gathering flowers and shooting everything. ZAP!
Grab the key to the next floor.. try not to let monsters take it off you. Once you've picked all the flowers, the doorway shall appear...
Grind the walls for a speed boost and the power of squishing!
Two player device sharing mode. Take a friend along to help and/or hinder you.
Game modes:
.oO( Standard ) - Start from the start, travel as far in as you can.
.oO( Shuffle ) - Oh no! Space/time has gone higgledy-piggledy. Play through levels in random order.
.oO( Survival ) - Same as standard but you only get one life. Make it count.
.oO( Seed ) - Everyone in the world gets the same set of levels, which changes once a day. Replay the day's levels as many times as you want to compete for highscores.
.oO( Arena ) - Trapped! There's just one big level. There's no door. Enemies keep appearing, flowers keep being replenished, the walls keep being blasted away. Oh, and you only get one life.
Difficulty setting..
* Original - Like Forget-Me-Not 1.0.
* Arcade - Harder! Faster! Scarier!
Procedurally generated, screen-wrapping, destructible mazes. Tiny little pixelly graphics and zappy retro sound effects.
Gameplay videos:
What's New in Version 2.0Lots of tweaks to make things more balanced.
A couple new monsters and variations on the old ones.
New game modes - Seed and Arena.
Difficulty setting - Original or Arcade. Arcade is harder and faster, with more stuff.
New leaderboards. The v1.0 leaderboards are now locked - your old scores are preserved in glory forever!
Higher entropy.
iCade support.
*** NOTE! Apparently this update crashes on iOS 3.1.3, so if you're running that, hold off on updating. Sorry about that...working on a fix.
i played something similar few years ago...it was really funny :)))
Very interesting game. I'm always excited when I see creativity (with either good or bad results). One of the great things about the app store is being exposed to a title like this which takes a spin on an old game that I wouldn't have thought of.


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The eye can be analyzed with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical assessment includes the capability to relocate the orbit and the response of the pupil to light and lodging.
The function of the eye might be evaluated in several ways. The client may be asked to determine illuminated letter or objects of varying sizes on what is referred to as the Snellen chart.
On the other hand, the assessment of the structural part of the eye may be made in several ways. Tension within the eyeball is determined by a "tonometer." In particular illness, particularly in glaucoma, the stress in the eyeball is increased noticeably.
However, it must be well remembered that a patient with an eye problem might have other issues as well. Frequently other physical conditions are main and impact the eye as a effect. The appearance of the eye can signal the doctor and the client to troubles in some disruptions of other parts of the body even before other symptoms present themselves.
Consequently, one's reliance on sight is highlighted when one deals with a possible or short-lived long-term loss of this important sense. For this reason, when corrective steps are sought, specific forms of vision correction such as contact lenses or spectacles are recommended.
On the other hand, some people are troubled with the reality that they have some framed lenses or contact lenses in front of their eyes.
For this factor, advanced surgical operations were developed to motivate reduced usage of contact lenses or glasses. Among which is the now popular LASIK eye surgery.
Essentially, LASIK eye surgical treatment is the short term for "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis." Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgery is another type of vision correction. The only difference is that with this type of surgical treatment, one's vision is corrected completely.
With LASIK eye surgical treatment, the refractive mistakes in the cornea are completely changed. This can be done utilizing an "excimer laser."
The primary purpose of this surgical treatment is to develop a threadlike, rounded "flap" in the cornea utilizing a blade referred to as "microkeratome." In a series of unfolding and laser processing, the cornea is lastly reformed, enabling better the eye to direct more light into the retina.
Appeal vs. Disadvantages
Amidst the Find Out More growing appeal of LASIK eye surgical treatment, there are still disadvantages that individuals must understand. Probably, the main reason that this type of eye surgical treatment has actually ended up being well accepted is because the majority of its cases had succeeded.
Nevertheless, in spite of its success, there are still some downsides. Here is the list:
1. It is an operation applied to the most delicate part of the eye
Because LASIK eye surgery includes the operation of the retina, which is among the most sensitive portions of the eye, many individuals say that the operation can be very risky.
To puts it simply, a easy mistake might almost trigger an person's life time loss of sight. For this reason, it is very important to think about numerous elements prior to deciding whether LASIK eye surgery is the best restorative procedure one has to undergo.
2. It is not a perfect treatment
LASIK eye surgery might remedy your vision but it does not necessarily indicate that it can offer you a best vision. Even if statistical reports reveal that 70% of the clients might have 20/20 vision, this does not necessarily suggest they have ideal vision too.
Given all these things, it can be deduced that, in spite of the popularity of the operation, LASIK may not constantly be the ideal eye surgical treatment the method most people view it
Conversely, the evaluation of the structural part of the eye may be made in a number of ways. It should be well remembered that a client with an eye issue might have other problems. Typically other physical conditions are main and affect the eye as a consequence. The look of the eye can inform the physician and the patient to troubles in some disruptions of other parts of the body even before other symptoms present themselves.
Like its tangible equivalent, LASIK eye surgical treatment is another form of vision correction.
Two Aspects You Do Not Really Know About LASIK Eye Surgical Procedures
The eye can be analyzed with relative ease regarding both its function and its structure. A practical assessment includes the capability to relocate the orbit and the response of the pupil to light and lodging.


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Africaine includes 1959 recordings by jazz artist Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. These recordings were not released until over 20 years after it was recorded. This album features tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter in his first recording with The Jazz Messengers, the great trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Walter Davis, Jr. and bassist Jymie Merritt.


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Rikki Baldwin
2005: Played in 88 games, missing just one match ... Third on team with 3.11 kills per game (274 total) ... Third on team with .195 hitting percentage ... 188 kills and 3.69 per game average led team and were good for sixth in the league during Ivy play ... Had 116 digs, averaging 1.32 per game.
2004: Played in 90 of 95 games ... Second on team with 277 kills, 3.08 per game ... 154 kills, 2.96 per game in Ivy play were also second on team ... Had 97 digs to average just over one per game.
2003: Played in 75 of 78 games as a freshman ... 218 kills were second on the team (2.91 per game) ... Served 16 aces, third-best on the team ... 49 blocks were second on the team ... Had 68 digs, averaging just under one per game ... Came on strong at the end of the season, averaging more than five kills per game in the last five games ... 10/24: Five service aces against Dartmouth tied for third-best in a match for Brown.
Before Brown: A three-year starter at Magnolia High School ... Named the 18-4A District/County Newcomer of the Year in 2000 ... As a junior in 2001, she earned First Team All-District/County ... Captained the team her senior year ... Helped to lead Magnolia to the 2002 Conroe Tournament Championship as the Tournament MVP ... Also named the 2002 Team MVP ... Named Third Team All-State and First Team All-District (16-5A) ... Was a Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week once during the year ... Capped off her career as Montgomery County's Offensive Player of the Year ... Career highs of 17 kills, 21 digs.
Personal: Concentrating in Human Biology.


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Are you a beginning Twittering Realtor looking to connect but without a strategy? Have you gone off the deep end by following hundreds of people and companies and now find yourself in the unenviable position of being perceived as a spamming MLM sales person? Is nobody following you back because of your initial aggressive follow "strategy"? If you are in this situation there is hope and it starts with bringing your follow to follower ratio inline. Simply put you want to have a near 50-50 ratio between people you follow and people who follow you. A huge thank you to developer Dossi Shiobara for this fantastic tool.
The Premise
Dossi's tool is based on the Twitter premise that many people adhere to in their strategy: I will follow you if you follow me back. That is a reciprocal follow strategy for nothing more than an attempt at generating large follower numbers. Dossi's Twitter Karma tool allows you to check to see who has followed you and most importantly remained a follower thus keeping your follow to follower ratio intact.
Twitter Karma: Clean Up Your Ratio
Twitter Karma aka dossy.org is simple to use Example:
- Green Arrows: you follow them
- Red Arrows: they follow you
- Time Stamp: key to knowing their Tweeting habits
- Batch Unfollow: you can check multiple accounts if you wish to do a batch unfollow
- Unfollow: many Twitterers follow then quickly unfollow within a few days. The idea behind this is to build recipricol followers and then unfollow to create more room in their ratios. When you find someone like this dump them immediately
- Due Diligence: sometimes you foget to follow somebody. If you missed one then immediately follow that person to correct the situation
- Tweeting Habits: you can tell, by looking at the time stamp, how often a person tweets. If they are not tweeting enough then they could be a candidate to unfollow
- Abandonment: according to many recent reports up to 70% of new Twitterers abandon their Twitter accounts within 60 days. This is inline with the idea that blogging, Twitter is a microblog, has a high attrition rate. If you find someone who has not tweeted in months it is time to clean up and unfollow them. It helps your ratios so you can follow somebody signficant to your efforts


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Korth Combat revolver (.357 Magnum)
Korth revolvers are produced on semi-custom, limited basis by Korth Waffen company in Germany. Willie Korth designed his own revolver action during late 1950s, and started to manufacture centerfire revolvers of his own design circa 1965. Korth revolvers represent top grade of European guns; made in very limited numbers and with great deal of precision machining and hand fitting, these revolvers command prices of several thousands of US dollars or Euros. In reward, their users get excellent accuracy, great durability and luxurious finish.Over the time, Korth revolvers were made in a number of calibers and versions. Basic versions are Korth "Combat" (usually chambered in .38 Spl or .357 Magnum, with optional 9x19 cylinders and barrels 3 or 4 inches long), Korth "Sport" (basically similar to Combat but with longer barrels, also available in .22LR and .22WMR) and Korth "Target" (with adjustable orthopedic grips and target type sights).
Korth revolvers are slid frame, swing-open cylinder double action guns. Trigger is of proprietary design, with telescoped coil-type mainspring and complicated, precision made and tuned lockwork. Cylinder release lever is located next to the hammer, at the rear of the frame. Once opened, cylinders with crane could be easily removed from the frame by pressing an oval release button, located at the left side of the frame, below the cylinder. This allows for multiple cylinders for one gun, i.e. for shooting 9x19 Luger / Parabelum and .357 magnum ammunition from the same gun, with just the swap of the cylinder. Most Korth revolvers feature full-length ejector rod shroud and ventilated barrel rib. Sights are of adjustable type on al revolvers.


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PINOLE — A woman was carjacked in Pinole on Friday night at gunpoint by a woman who initially said she needed help getting to her mother's house in San Pablo, police said.
At about 8:47 p.m., police said a female victim was approached by another woman as the victim was getting into her car on the 1900 block of San Pablo Avenue.
The female suspect told the woman her car had broken down and pointed to a nearby parked car.
The suspect then asked the woman to give her a ride to her mother's house in an unincorporated area of San Pablo. The woman agreed to drive the suspect to her mother's house, according to police.
However, the suspect gave the woman misleading information as to where her mother lived and they ended up driving around Pinole for about 30 minutes.
At one point, police said the woman became suspicious of the suspect and stopped her car to seek assistance from a resident in the 1000 block of Marlesta Road.
But, as the woman was about to get out of her car, the suspect brandished a handgun and ordered the woman out of the car. The suspect then punched the woman in the face and kicked her and drove away east on Marlesta Road towards Appian Way.
The victim's car is a 2001 Mercedes beige SUV with a California license plate number 5EWU199.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic female, 25 years old, 5-feet-1 to 5-feet-5, about 110 pounds, with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a black sweater and dark pants.
The suspect told the woman her name was "Jessica."
Anyone with information should call detective Justin Takacs at 510-724-8944.
Contact Katie Nelson at 925-945-4780 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.


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In his first year at the helm of the program, Cody led the Sooners to a 13th-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., with a 13-5 overall record. In addition to his team's finish, Cody produced his first two All-Americans in the Crimson and Cream in Kendric Maple (141) and Nick Lester (147).
The following season, the Sooners claimed a 12th-place showing at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Under Cody's leadership, five Sooners (Cody Brewer, Maple, N. Lester, Matt Lester and Patrick Graham) qualified for the national tournament.
Cody produced his first national champion at OU as he coached Maple to the 141-pound individual NCAA Championship. Maple, who topped Edinboro's No. 4 Mitchell Port with a 4-3 decision, became the first Sooner to claim a title since 2005.
Maple also earned the second All-America honors of his career with the performance, and redshirt freshman Brewer finished seventh at 133 pounds to earn the first of his career.
The 2013-14 season saw Cody lead his squad to its best postseason finish of his tenure, finishing 10th place at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. A trio of Sooners in Andrew Howe (second at 174), Maple (eighth at 149) and Brewer (eighth at 133) earned All-America status. For the year, OU recorded an 11-5 overall record.
Not only have Cody's Sooners found success on the mat, they have also excelled in the classroom as he's coached a total of 11 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic team selections, including three in 2011-12 and two in 2012-13. In 2014, OU placed a nation-best six wrestlers on the squad and tied for 11th place on the All-Academic Team standings with a combined 3.16 GPA.
Cody, arrived in Norman after nine years at American University, led the Eagles to a program-best fifth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships. The team produced three All-Americans after qualifying six for the tournament, while also posting a school record 3.48 grade point average.
"The wrestling community has watched Mark Cody do remarkable things with his teams at American," said Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma's Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and Athletics Director on the hiring of Cody in 2011. "He has maximized limited resources to take a program that was once struggling and transform it into one of the strongest in the country. Along the way, he has earned the respect of his peers as not only a great program builder, but an outstanding teacher and leader.
"We have watched Mark's work and spoken with a number of people in the profession who are familiar with him. He is held in very high regard and has proven his ability to operate a program at an extremely high level."
Cody explained that it was tradition and the people of the Sooner state that attracted him to the job.
"I think back on Tommy Evans, Stan Abel, Jack Spates and the other men who coached there and I really appreciate the tradition they established," Cody said. "It's a responsibility to take that over, but it's also encouraging because it's a school that appreciates and expects success."
Two stints at Oklahoma State taught the New York native all he needed to know about Oklahomans.
"People make the place and I have always loved the people in Oklahoma," he said. "I lived there twice and always felt they were some of the nicest people in the world."
Recent improvements at OU's wrestling facility caught Cody's attention and said things like the upgrades at the Port Robertson Center send a strong message.
"The improvements to the facilities indicate a commitment to the sport and that's something that has a great impact on recruiting," he said. "The cupboard is full there in terms of the resources and I look forward to getting started."
Cody's work at American was beyond impressive. He took over the program just after it had been dropped and then resurrected with just 4.5 scholarships available for seven wrestlers. Finally, in 2005, the Eagles broke through with their first national qualifiers. The team went on to post top-25 team finishes in the NCAA Tournament from 2006-2011. In 2008, American added wrestling as only its third fully-funded sport.
"People thought I was crazy when I took the job, but we always had a plan for recruiting, fund-raising and running the program," said Cody.
Some $180,000 were raised in the programs first year and that total has risen to nearly $1 million over the length of Cody's nine seasons.
Now he can look back on a tenure that included the school's first national champion, 14 All-Americans and 16 NCAA qualifiers (all since 2005) and 21 academic All-Americans.
Cody came to American after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He helped OSU to a Big 12 Championship and a fifth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Championships. In addition, the squad earned recognition from the NWCA as a top-25 academic team, and two were named Academic All-America by the NWCA. Nine were also named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.
While Cody was at Nebraska, 23 Cornhuskers were named All-America, including Rulon Gardner, who later captured the heavyweight gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
As a student-athlete, Cody was a three-time All-American. He spent two years at the State University of New York at Delhi before transferring to Missouri in 1983. His greatest success came during his senior season, 1984-85, when he earned All-America status and was named the team's Most Outstanding Wrestler. Cody still ranks in Missouri's single season top-10 for falls (17) and winning percentage (.875). He graduated from Bellevue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business.


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From five miles away, the Nevada Solar One power plant seems a mirage, a silver lake amid waves of 110 degree F. desert heat. Driving nearer, the rippling image morphs into a sea of mirrors angled to the sun.
As the first commercial "concentrating solar power" or CSP plant built in 17 years, Nevada Solar One marks the reemergence and updating of a decades-old technology that could play a large new role in US power production, many observers say.
"Concentrating solar is pretty hot right now," says Mark Mehos, program manager for CSP at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Co. "Costs look pretty good compared to natural gas [power]. Public policy, climate concern, and new technology are driving it, too."
Spread in military rows across 300 acres of sun-baked earth, Nevada Solar One's trough-shaped parabolic mirrors are the core of this CSP plant – also called a "solar thermal" plant. The mirrors focus sunlight onto receiver tubes, heating a fluid that, at 735 degrees F., flows through a heat exchanger to a steam generator that supplies 64 megawatts of electricity to 14,000 Las Vegas homes.
Today the United States has 420 megawatts of solar-thermal capacity across three installations – including Nevada Solar One. That's just a tiny fraction (less than 1 percent) of US grid capacity. But Nevada Solar One could signal the start of a CSP building boom.
Efforts to generate another 4,500 megawatts of solar thermal power are now in development across California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico – all of which have the flat, near-cloudless skies most desirable for solar thermal, the Solar Electric Industries Association reports.
Photovoltaic panels that produce electricity directly from the sun's rays work well on rooftops, but are still too costly for utility-scale power generation. Solar thermal, however, is nearing the cost of a natural gas-fired turbine power plant – making it a winner with several power companies that have signed long-term contracts to purchase solar-thermal power.
Desert land lures developers
In fact, there's a land rush at the federal Bureau of Land Management. As of July, the BLM reported more than 125 applications to build solar power on about 1 million acres of desert, up from just a handful of proposals a few years ago.
"We think there's a good market there," says Travis Bradford, an expert at the Prometheus Institute, a Boston-based solar-energy market research firm. His firm sees 12,000 megawatts (12 gigawatts) of solar thermal installed by 2020 and maybe 20 times that in coming decades.
Dr. Mehos says perhaps 100,000 megawatts (100 gigawatts) could be built across the US Southwest over the next 30 years.
"You could supply the entire US with the sun power here in a little piece of the Southwest," says Dan Kabel as he strolls beneath a row of trough-shaped mirrors. Mr. Kabel is chief executive of Acciona Solar Power, which owns the $266 million Nevada Solar One project. "As fossil fuel costs rise, this plant is unaffected. "If America doesn't do this, if we don't install many more of these clean solar-power systems, we'll just end up seeing a lot more fossil-fuel plants instead."
Still, the cost of power remains critical. Commercial CSP systems emerged in the late 1990s, only to be squashed by falling natural gas prices.
Today, as natural gas prices rise along with concerns about carbon emissions and global warming, the stable, predictable costs of carbon-free solar thermal is increasingly comforting to utilities.
"What's different now from the '80s and '90s is that we have much higher natural gas prices than back then," Mehos says. "I don't think people foresee a serious drop in natural gas prices now. Even if they fell 30 percent, CSP would look attractive."
The importance of tax credits
Concentrating solar technology produces electricity for about 17 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), Mehos estimates. But subsidies remain critical to solar thermal development in both the US and Spain, two global hotbeds of CSP development. With the federal investment tax credit, or ITC, costs drop to about 15 cents per kWh – low enough to compete with natural gas.
A key feature of solar thermal is its potential to use heat-storage technology to generate power after the sun sets. Nevada Solar One is considering adding a molten-salt or similar system to allow it to supply power for several hours after sundown.
With such storage systems, solar thermal becomes even more attractive to utilities, experts say. Arizona Public Service is contracting with Abengoa to build a 280-megawatt solar thermal plant near Phoenix that will cost more than $1 billion and have molten-salt heat storage.
"Arizona Public Service really does want to put this [solar thermal] plant in because in the future this really could replace natural gas," says Reese Tisdale, an analyst at Emerging Energy Research, a market-research firm in Boston. "They're the first to say that once this plant is installed, the fuel is free."
So far, US development of solar thermal is dominated by a handful of big overseas companies, including Abengoa and Acciona (Spain), as well as Solel Solar Systems (Israel), Solar Millenium (Germany), and Ausra (Australia), now headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
To stimulate development, Spain has deployed hefty, long-term feed-in tariffs. But in the US market, solar thermal is hanging by a thread. The investment tax credit, which covers 30 percent of a CSP facility's cost, will expire at year's end unless renewed by Congress. But bills to renew the ITC have been blocked eight times this year by Senate Republicans.
"What we're seeing with all these companies lining up for solar thermal is hugely promising," says Monique Hanis, spokeswoman for the SEIA. "But without the ITC, all of these solar thermal plants will be put on hold."
That would pour cold water on a raft of potential breakthrough solar-thermal technologies promoted by US companies. So far this year, five US-based start-up CSP companies have gotten $419 million in private funding for their technologies, Emerging Energy Research reports.
BrightSource Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, eSolar, Skyfuel, and Infinia Corp. are start-up US companies pursuing refinements of existing technologies – and major new ones – and the funding to prove them. One of the key goals is to make mirrors and receivers more efficient in order to achieve higher temperatures – which tend to make for greater efficiency and lower cost.
BrightSource Energy, funded by Google and others, received $100 million in May to proceed with its advanced "central receiver" approach. It has refined 1990s technology to develop simpler, cheaper to manufacture mirrors that focus the sun's rays on a tower receiver, heating water to nearly 1,000 degrees F.
By contrast, Stirling Energy Systems in April received $100 million to further develop its "SunCatcher" approach – a relatively small system in which a 38-foot dish supporting 82 curved glass mirrors automatically tracks the sun. The solar heat is focused onto a high-efficiency four-cylinder reciprocating Stirling engine. The Stirling engine uses solar heat to expand (not burn) hydrogen gas to move its pistons, which spin an electric motor with no fuel cost or pollution.
Each SunCatcher dish generates about 25,000 watts, turning about 30 percent of the sun power that strikes it into electricity, compared with about 20 percent for parabolic-mirror systems.
Although the technology has yet to be proven on a commercial scale, Stirling Energy Systems announced in June that it had applied for permits to build a 750-megawatt "Solar Two" facility on 6,500 acres of desert in California's Imperial Valley about 100 miles east of San Diego. When complete, the plant could supply power for about 500,000 homes.
Another technology called "linear fresnel" is being pursued by Ausra, which has opened a factory in Las Vegas to build inexpensive mirrors mounted on rolling platforms. Though operating at lower temperatures, the technology could operate at costs well below current levels, some observers say.
Back at Nevada Solar One, Mr. Kabel looks out across the desert to a hulking building on the horizon – a natural gas fired turbine power plant – an arch rival power producer. But maybe not for too much longer.
"The way things are going, with our costs coming down, this valley is going to see a lot more of these," he says, gesturing to the rows of mirrors. "Fossil fuel generation is headed one way – like the dinosaurs."


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Brussels, 19 April 2011
Digital Agenda: Commission underlines commitment to ensure open internet principles applied in practice
The need to ensure that citizens and businesses are easily able to access an open and neutral internet has been underlined by the European Commission in a report adopted today. The Commission will be vigilant that new EU telecoms rules on transparency, quality of service and the ability to switch operator, due to enter into force on 25th May 2011, are applied in a way that ensures that these open and neutral internet principles are respected in practice. For example, the Commission will pay close attention to the existence of generalised restrictions of lawful services and applications and to EU citizens' and businesses' broadband connections being as fast as indicated by Internet Service Providers' advertising. The Commission has asked the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to undertake a rigorous fact-finding exercise on issues crucial to ensuring an open and neutral internet, including barriers to changing operators, blocking or throttling internet traffic (e.g. voice over internet services), transparency and quality of service. The Commission will publish, by the end of the year, evidence from BEREC's investigation, including any instances of blocking or throttling certain types of traffic. If BEREC's findings and other feedback indicate outstanding problems, the Commission will assess the need for more stringent measures.
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda, said: "I am determined to ensure that citizens and businesses in the EU can enjoy the benefits of an open and neutral internet, without hidden restrictions and at the speeds promised by their service providers. I am a firm believer in the principles of competition, which are at the core of the new enhanced telecom rules on transparency, quality of service and the ability to easily switch operators. Over the next few months, in close cooperation with Member States' regulatory authorities, I will be closely monitoring respect for new EU rules to make sure that they ensure an open internet. At the end of 2011, I will publish the results, including any instances of blocking or throttling certain types of traffic. If I am not satisfied, I will not hesitate to come up with more stringent measures, which may take the form of guidance or even general legislative measures to achieve the competition and choice consumers deserve. If this proves to be insufficient, I am ready to prohibit the blocking of lawful services or applications."
There is no set definition of 'net neutrality' but it will be a legal requirement under EU law as from 25 May 2011 that Member States' telecoms regulatory authorities promote the ability of internet users "to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice" (Article 8(§4)g of the telecoms Framework Directive 2002/21/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC).
Other rules directly relevant to net neutrality that enter into force on 25 May as part of new EU telecoms rules include requirements concerning:
Service transparency
Consumers are entitled to make informed choices about their internet provider on the basis of adequate information about possible restrictions on access to particular services, actual connection speeds and possible limits on internet speeds. There will be an obligation for telecoms providers under the new EU telecoms rules applicable from 25 May 2011 that consumers are informed – before signing a contract – about the precise nature of the service to which they are subscribing, including traffic management techniques and their impact on service quality, as well as any other limitations (such as bandwidth caps or available connection speed). BEREC has reported that the majority of Member States' national regulators received complaints about discrepancies between advertised and actual delivery speeds for an internet connection.
Blocking or throttling of lawful internet traffic
Blocking can take the form of either making it difficult to access or restricting certain services or websites on the internet. For example, some mobile internet operators block voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services. Throttling, which is employed to manage Internet traffic and minimise congestion, may be used to slow down certain types of traffic and so affect the quality of content, such as video streaming provided to consumers by a competitor. Today's report shows that here have been some instances of unequal treatment of data by certain operators. Although in many cases these were solved voluntarily, often after intervention by Member States' national regulatory authorities (NRAs), more accurate information is needed to distinguish cases of contractual or "de facto" blocking from those subjecting access to certain services to additional payment, and on the extent (isolated or generalised) of the blocking practices detected.
Internet traffic management
Most internet users can accept that an email takes a few seconds to reach its intended recipient, but a similar delay in online voice or video chats is disruptive. Today's report highlights the general consensus that traffic management is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of Internet traffic, particularly at times when networks become congested, and so guarantee a consistent good quality of service. There is broad agreement that operators should be allowed to determine their own business models and commercial arrangements. However, some parties are concerned about potential abusive traffic management, for example, for the purposes of granting preferential treatment to one service over another. The Commission and BEREC are monitoring the situation.
Switching internet service providers
The Commission's report confirmed it was crucial to ensure that consumers can change operators easily. The new telecoms rules on number portability, which will require that consumers be able to change their operators and keep their numbers within one working day, should help in this regard. The new rules also make sure that conditions for contract termination do not represent a disincentive to switching. The Commission and BEREC will examine how switching takes place in practice.
The net neutrality report follows a Commission commitment, at the time of adoption of the EU telecom reform package, to report to the Parliament and Council and reflects comments made during a public consultation (IP/10/860), which attracted over 300 responses (IP/10/1482), and wide discussions with interested parties including a summit organised with the European Parliament.
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March 30, 2009
Santa Cruz-Calif. - Looking to place in the top ten for the first time since the first weekend of March, the UCSB golf team remains in the hunt after the first two rounds of the Western Intercollegiate, posting a 45-over 605 through two rounds at Pasatiempo Golf Course, good enough for a tenth place tie. Tyler Weir currently leads the Gauchos and is tied for 22nd place with a 9-over 149.
Fresno State leads the tournament at 19-over 579. Fresno State boasts four players, Bhavik Patel (144), Grant Doverspike (145), Michael Gideon (146), and Brian Hogan (147), in the top-12.
The next closest opponent is University of Oregon at 23-over 583. Colorado University is six shots back.
Oregon State University's Diego Valenzona rode a second round 4-under 66 to take the lead in the clubhouse after the second day at 140, even par. First round leader Pat Grady is one shot back, shooting a 3-over 73 after his first round 68.
Fueled by a 1-over 71 in the first round by Andrew Gunson and a 73 by Weir, UCSB's 294 had the Gauchos tied for seventh place at 14-over. However, UCSB was unable to translate any momentum into the second day, finishing the day 31-over as a team.
Scott Lewis, playing in his first tournament of the Spring season, is at 15-over 155.
Brian Hollenbeck, who leads the Gauchos in stroke average on the season, sits in 70th place, posting rounds of 76 and 82.
The final round will be played tomorrow, Tuesday March 31st at Pasatiempo. The shotgun start is set for 9 am.
Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com and www.westernintercollegiate.net.


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D.W. Moffett, who currently appears in ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" and a recurring role in TV Land's "Happily Divorced," was born in Highland Park and raised in Wilmette. After college, he returned to Chicago to work as an investment banker. He began studying at St. Nicholas Theater Company, which was founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy. Moffett then started his own theater company in Chicago, Remains Theater, and embarked on a successful career on Chicago stages.
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Hughes Introduced as Captain and Mandi Schwartz Award Winner
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Culminating an emotional week, the 2010-11 Yale women's ice hockey team gathered for one final time Friday night for the annual team banquet at The Course at Yale. The Bulldogs, who were part of a memorial service for their teammate Mandi Schwartz (1988-2011) on Wednesday night and led the annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registry Drive at Yale on Thursday, spent Friday night remembering a season like no other, as Mandi's battle with cancer provided constant perspective throughout a year of ups and downs. The ceremony included the presentation of the Mandi Schwartz Award for the first time, given in acknowledgement of one player's unique courage, grit and determination. Junior forward Aleca Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) won that award, and also was introduced as the team's 2011-12 captain.
In his first year as head coach, Joakim Flygh has made an effort to find innovative ways to improve his team's performance both on and off the ice. That same approach was evident Friday night, as there were several new additions to the banquet format. The Bulldogs had a special master of ceremonies for the event -- Giana, the nine-year-old that they "adopted" after she had surgery for a brain tumor at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She got the evening started by introducing herself, adding "I can only hope that I am as inspirational to the team as Mandi and the team have been to me."
After dinner, the ceremony resumed with a slideshow. Assistant coach Jess Koizumi then presented the Wendy Blanning Award, given to the most improved player on the team. In introducing the winner -- junior forward Lauren Davis (Morrison, Colo.) -- Koizumi recalled Davis' work ethic and "the million questions she would ask so that she mastered our fore check."
Davis emerged as one of Yale's top forwards in 2010-11 thanks largely to her adopting thankless roles such as being one of the team's top fore checkers. But she also produced some offensive highlights, including scoring her first career goal in Yale's win at Union Feb. 4.
"Our entire team erupted, because we all knew she deserved it," Koizumi said.
It was then time for the presentation of the Mandi Schwartz Award, which had been known as the Bulldog Award in previous years. Giana spoke of how "Mandi showed the world how tough and determined she was" while introducing a video of Caroline Murphy '10, Mandi's friend and teammate. Murphy was in Germany, but she taped a presentation of the award in which she noted that Mandi would "be humbled and embarrassed" to know that an award had been named after her.
"She would probably say 'Oh guys, come on'," Murphy said. "And she would say 'thank you.' … She would say it wouldn't have been possible for her to be courageous without everyone being courageous with her … She would say this award is a reflection of you all, and our collective courage, determination and grit."
The rest of Murphy's presentation was delayed by technical difficulties, so the Bulldogs moved on to the presentation of the most valuable player award. In a continuing effort to engage alums, the Yale coaching staff invited one of them back to New Haven to present the award. Helen Resor '09, a 2006 Olympian for Team USA and former Yale MVP award winner, returned to present the 2010-11 award.
Resor had a history with this year's winner, recalling how while in high school her Noble and Greenough team face a goalie from the Taft School who wound up breaking up Nobles' perfect season by, as Resor put it, "single-handedly" forcing Nobles to settle for a tie. That goalie, of course, was Jackee Snikeris (Downingtown, Pa.). Snikeris earned her third straight MVP award Friday night.
"Yale is known for its goaltending," Resor said, rattling off the names of some of Yale's all-time leaders. "She shattered every single one of their records, which is astounding."
After a break to show some bloopers from the season, Murphy's video resumed and she announced Hughes as the winner of the Mandi Schwartz Award.
In addition to displaying all the qualities that the award recognizes, Hughes was also one of the leaders in efforts on Mandi's behalf, including extensive work on the "White Out for Mandi" fundraiser game and the Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registry Drive. On Thursday, the Bulldogs added nearly 900 people to the Be The Match Registry in Mandi's memory.
"This is no surprise, because [Aleca] did everything she could think of to help Mandi in her battle with cancer," Murphy said.
The team's four seniors -- Snikeris, forward Bray Ketchum (Greenwich, Conn.), defenseman Samantha MacLean (Mississauga, Ont.) and forward Lili Rudis (Chicago, Ill.) -- then spoke, reminiscing about the past season and their careers.
"Our four years have been everything we could have asked for," MacLean, Yale's captain, said. She then passed the ceremonial captain's gavel on to Hughes, who spoke briefly.
"Our whole program has shown so much strength and resilience," Hughes said. "I'm so happy and proud to call you teammates and best friends."
Volunteer assistant Eddie Ardito then presented the Richard H. Brodhead '68 Award, given to the player "who has contributed significantly to the success of the team while excelling academically." The winner, Snikeris, fit that definition perfectly. In addition to her on-ice accomplishments, she was also ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year and will earn her fourth ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team selection this year as well.
Flygh followed, presenting the Bingham Award for leadership to MacLean, Yale's captain.
Assistant coach Paul Nemetz-Carlson then presented another new award, the 3v3 Award. When Flygh took over as head coach this year, he and his assistants started a weekly 3v3 competition in the team's practices. As Nemetz-Carlson noted, the competition also was a chance to celebrate the team's past, as it was named after all-time leading scorer Maria Dennis '88 and the top goaltender in the competition earned an award named after goaltending great Sarah Love '06. The winner of the team competition was "The Pylons", represented by MacLean, freshman forward Paige Decker (New Preston, Conn.) and sophomore defenseman Tara Tomimoto (Calgary, Alta.).
Flygh then presented the Coaches' Award, admitting that he had a tough time singling out any individual based on the award's criteria (work ethic, attitude and commitment to the core values of the Yale women's ice hockey program). He decided to recognize the entire senior class.
"I had a meeting with the seniors one of the first days I was on campus," Flygh said. "I talked to them about leaving a legacy behind. The Class of 2011 did a great job throughout the whole season, leading by example … We also talked about honoring Mandi the right way: by working hard."
Flygh then gave his reflections on the season, thanking many of the people involved with the program. The players then had their chance to give gifts to the assistant coaches and support staff, and the coaches then recognized each of the letter winners and gave the each of the seniors a framed jersey with photos.
After a video presentation that included the juniors, sophomores and freshmen all answering questions about the seniors that ranged from what type of animal they would be to what they have meant to Yale Hockey, it was up to Giana to sum up the night.
"The future for Yale women's ice hockey is bright," she said. "See you next year."
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A recent publication by the American Red Cross now advocates staying in your car if a tornado is approaching. Honestly, I am not making this stuff up. The image to the left is an excerpt that says to stay indoors with your seat belt on and engine running.
I have been a Meteorologist for eleven years so I hope you value my professional opinion. This advice has got to be some of the most idiotic I have ever heard!
If you want to be devil's advocate and entertain the idea that vehicles are safe during tornadoes, consider the pictures at the bottom of this post.
The reason why the Red Cross adopted this stance was based on one abstract in the journal of the American Meteorological Society. You can read that by clicking here.
Either later tonight or on Friday I would like to talk about some of your comments on 13News. Please comment with your opinions.
Thank you! -ES
p.s. Am I getting fired up with things lately or what? 😉
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