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Make a resolution for a sustainable 2013
While world leaders work to hammer out global solutions to climate change, there are many ways individuals can make sustainability a personal New Year's resolution in 2013. Sustainability requires us to more closely examine our relationship with the environment as well as with others around us. Here are five simple resolutions you can make to help the planet and save you money and time.
1. Spend your time doing things with people instead of buying energy-sucking, landfill-bound gifts.
For friends' and family birthdays this year, give experiences that can be enjoyed together. Memories last longer than gadgets, and leave you more fulfilled as a gift giver. Rather than spend the weekend indoors in front of a screen (TV, tablet, gaming console), volunteer with friends or as a family. The happier we are, the better we get along with others. Cooperation and collaboration are essential to solving the climate crisis and many other problems we face. Why not approach them from a better frame of mind?
2. Eat less meat.
You don't need to be a vegetarian, but meat is a large contributor to global warming and uses a lot of resources. Reduce portion sizes by making veggies the focus of the meal. Try Meatless Mondays. For the meat you do eat, buy locally raised products. You'll help the local economy as well as reduce emissions associated with transportation.
3. Cook at home and buy organic - for more reasons than you might think.
Organically grown produce is said to improve our health and reduce chemicals released in the environment, but it is also better for the farmers who grow our produce. Conventional farmers frequently are exposed to harmful chemicals via fertilizers and pesticides, so choosing organic produce supports farmer health. That means more efficient use of our health care system. If you can't purchase all-organic, be strategic. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit that disseminates information to protect public health and the environment, provides a shopping guide to pesticides in produce. Their guide calls out a "dirty dozen" fruits and vegetables that absorb or retain pesticides more than others. To avoid them, buy organic, the group suggests. This list is available at www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.
Cook dinner at home one more night a week than you do now. Make it a family affair. You'll save money, reduce packaging (if you tend to order takeout), and spend quality time with the kids while teaching them healthy food habits.
Consider buying in bulk. You can find healthy food that's cheaper and requires less packaging. You'll make fewer trips to the store. If you shop in bulk bins for grains and nuts, you can buy only what you need and reduce wasted food.
4. Understand your trash.
Many cities now offer curbside collection of food scraps/compostable waste. Dedicate January to learning your city's system. Starting in February, focus on one type of landfill waste each month and figure out how to avoid it or substitute a reusable/recyclable/compostable alternative. One idea: Stop junk mail with CatalogChoice.org, a free online tool that contacts mailers on your behalf. This will reduce wasted paper, and save time - yours and your postal worker's. (I noticed a 75 percent decrease in junk mail just a few weeks after signing up.)
5. Use energy efficiently.
Plugged-in electronics continue to draw electricity even when they are off or in "sleep mode." Plug kitchen appliances into a power strip and turn it off when you leave the house or go to bed. That will save you time and money.
Also, consider turning off your car's engine if you plan to idle for more than a minute. Idling emissions are really bad for the people near the car. It's something to think about while picking up or dropping off kids at school.
This year, make the conscious choice to improve your quality of life. Build relationships in your community, know that your food choices are fulfilling your body and positively affecting the farmers who grew it. Know that your daily decisions have an impact on the world around you.
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How Santa Clara University is a creative laboratory for sustainability: www.scu.edu/sustainability.
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Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner is the director of the Office of Sustainability at Santa Clara University. Santa Clara University is on its way to becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2015 and has a STARS Silver Rating. STARS is a rating system developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. www.aashe.org.


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The Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre is located in the heart of Whitstable on a site which has a long tradition of community and cultural activity. Since its launch in April 2004, the Horsebridge has established itself as a quality venue at the heart of arts, social, learning and leisure activities in Whitstable and the wider north east Kent area.
The Horsebridge Centre has a packed programme of events all year round that includes ground floor galleries, workshops, cafe with balcony and a large performance space for theatre, screenings and talks.
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"I remember the days before Whitstable Horsebridge Centre had been built, so can now fully appreciate what it adds to the town.
The centre has numerous weekly classes such as yoga, mediation and dancing, as well as one-off workshop courses. It always has some kind of art exhibition that is free to go and view, a bar/cafe for food and refreshments, as well as a packed evening entertainment calendar such as live music and comedy nights.
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"We find ourselves in there most weeks, all year round. It has been a huge success. The staff are friendly and efficient, they are also truly engaged in the desire to bring art to the community and visitors to the town alike." Via Tripadvisor
A History of the Horsebridge
The name itself comes from the jetty used by the horses taking the catch from the boats. Later, the first railway in Kent, the Canterbury & Whitstable (aka Crab and Winkle),took the place of the horses.
The Horsebridge area has played a key part in the varied history of Whitstable.
Whitstable has a long tradition of community and cultural activity including community and arts groups operating on the Horsebridge site itself. Canterbury City Council was committed to a building that reflects this activity and seeking to create a focal point for the town.
The project was a public / private sector partnership between Canterbury City Council, who owned the land, and the local developer Banbury Estates.
Four schemes for the re-development of the Horsebridge site were shortlisted and were featured in a public exhibition in April 2000. Over 600 comments were received from local people with 62% favouring an "upturned boat" design submitted by architects Clague.
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Safety and Security
Library Security Guidelines, as of June 7, 2001, prepared by the Security Guidelines Subcommittee of the Library Administration and Mangement Association (LAMA) Building and Equipment Section (BES) Safety & Security of Library Buildings Committee
Case Studies in Library Security. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Dealing with Difficult People in the Library. Chicago, ALA, 1999.
The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention, Planning, and Response, by Miriam B. Kahn. Chicago: ALA, 2007.
Protecting Library Staff, Users, Collections, and Facilities: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2001.
Web Resources
Nebraska Library Commission Library Safety and Security Resources
Special Topics
Number of Workstations
Malone, Debbie, and Bethany Levrault, and Michael J. Miller. "Factors influencing the number of computers in libraries : an exploratory white paper." C&RL News, Vol. 68, no. 3, March 2007, p. 181-182. Summary of paper for the ACRL College Library Section. (PDF document)
Staff ID badges
Sections 7.4 and 7.5 of the Library Security Guidelines recommend the following:
- Staff should be issued--and be required to wear--a "symbol" of authorized access with some visible form of identity such as a name plate, emblem, uniform, or badge.
- Visitors to non-public areas shoud be issued a one-time entry badge or authorization card, with requirements to comply with visiting rules.
- Staff should escort visitors to high security areas.
- If a photo photo identification badge or card system is used, it should be no smaller than 2 inches by 3 1/2; it should be laminated or otherwise protected from tampering or forgery; and it should include the name of the library, a reasonable photo, the person's full name (if required), a register number and/or color identifying the staff function and a date of expiration.
- The security office should maintain a full record of badges or cards, preferably as a duplicate from what is issued, should be kept.
Benefits, besides security, include:
- Reassuring patrons of a staff presence
- Discouraging patrons from imitating the work privileges and behaviors of staff.
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KATS is celebrating a citizen soldier every week. Leonard Sarter is a Private First Class, he drives a tank for the Delta Company 1-161 that trains outside of Yakima. He is a professional cabinet builder, father and grandfather who loves to hunt, fish and play in the outdoors. The audio is messed up on this video, my apologies Private Sarter. Thank you for serving Eastern Washington and the USA in the National Guard.


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The primary goal of the College's Information Security program is to protect the information assets supporting the College's primary business functions. The program is aligned with the ISO/IEC Information Security Standard (ISO 27002:2013) and has the following objectives:
- Identify, assess, and treat information security risks.
- Develop and communicate information security policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Promote an effective information security awareness and training program commensurate with the needs of the College.
- Secure the College's information assets including hardware, software, data, and infrastructure.
- Provide identity management services for the College's information systems.
- Maintain an IT disaster recovery plan that meets the recovery time objectives set forth in the College COOPs.
- Manage and respond effectively to information security incidents.
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Republicans are vowing to learn from their mistakes in Senate races in 2010 and 2012. Most of them are convinced that they would have 50 seats, not the 45 this election left them with, had they run better candidates. Senate Republicans say they are therefore going to get more involved in primary campaigns.
In the process, they will find that candidate selection isn't easy to fix - and is the least of their problems.
In 2010, the Senate Republicans' campaign arm, run by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, was taken by surprise by the tea party surge in the primaries. Cornyn backed losing candidates in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Pennsylvania. Two of the politicians he supported ended up leaving the Republican Party because they had so little support within it.
After those embarrassments, Cornyn and his colleagues largely stayed out of the primaries this year. Since the election, however, Republicans in Washington have jumped to the conclusion that running away from the primaries was an overreaction that allowed weak candidates to get nominated.
The two races that Republicans think they threw away this year were in Missouri and Indiana, where their nominees were sunk by remarks they made about abortion and rape. In neither case, though, is it clear how increased involvement by Washington-based Republicans would have changed things.
Party insiders knew from the start that Todd Akin, the candidate who won the nomination in Missouri, was going to be trouble - enough that the Democrats were running ads to boost him. Republicans also knew that denouncing him would help him present himself as a threat to the establishment. Akin was in a three-way primary race so tight that it was hard for those who feared him to unite behind an alternative and pressure the other candidate to get out.
In Indiana, the party establishment preferred Richard Lugar, the incumbent senator, to Richard Mourdock, who successfully challenged Lugar in the primary. Nobody, however, foresaw that Mourdock would self-destruct. Writing on Salon.com in May, Steve Kornacki contrasted Mourdock with losing tea party candidates from 2010: "Mourdock - unlike, say, Christine O'Donnell or Joe Miller - is an established statewide politician whose public behavior doesn't easily conform to the image of a kook." The national publicity that Akin and Mourdock received has distorted people's perceptions of the Senate races, creating the impression that Republican losses resulted from tea partyers' foisting unelectably extreme nominees on the party. Akin was not, however, the consensus choice of tea partyers, who were split three ways in the primary, just as other Republicans were.
On Election Day, what's more, other factions of the party were at least as disappointed as tea partyers were. For most of the year, Republicans expected to pick up seats in Montana and North Dakota, where wholly establishment candidates were running for Congress. They lost both races narrowly. Tommy Thompson and George Allen were not tea party favorites, and they lost races that had been considered winnable in Wisconsin and Virginia, respectively. tea partyers and social conservatives point to those races and complain, justifiably, that they have become scapegoats for Republican defeats.
Senate Republicans insist that their efforts aren't directed against conservative activists in the party. They say they will consult with tea partyers and others to generate a consensus about future candidates. The newly elected vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is Sen.-elect Ted Cruz of Texas, who won conservative trust during his own insurgent campaign against the party establishment earlier this year.
Maybe the new tactics will improve the Republicans' showing in future elections. Yet it is hard to see how they would have changed the outcomes in any of the races during 2010 or 2012. And the defeat of Republican Senate candidates of every type this year suggests that choosing better candidates is not the party's principal problem.
That's a second way the focus on Akin and Mourdock is misleading: It makes candidate selection in general look more important than it is. Better candidates would have made a very good election night for Republicans in 2010 even better. This year, unlike 2010, Republicans lost most of the closely contested Senate races. Choosing the wrong candidates made those losses slightly worse, but didn't cause the night to go sour in the first place.
Republicans have now lost seats in three of the last four Senate elections. The party's message isn't sufficiently attractive to win a majority of the votes, it appears, absent highly favorable circumstances. No change in the process of picking candidates can possibly fix that problem.
Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist and a senior editor at National Review.
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To Marry an English Lord
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles. In this they were just like the fictional Cora Crawley, a wealthy American who through marriage became Countess of Grantham in the Downton Abbey television series.
Author Carol Wallace discusses her book To Marry an English Lord, a tour through the vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, and grand houses of the period which inspired Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes to create the hit series.
Wallace has written 21 books, most recently the historical novel Leaving Van Gogh. Her other books include All Dressed in White: The Irresistible Rise of the American Wedding, Dance, and Victorian Treasures: An Album and Historical Guide for Collectors.


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"It is a huge honor to be recognized as the best big news website," said Jennifer Sizemore, msnbc.com editor-in-chief. "But what really matters is how we reach our audience – through great stories no one else has, incredible visual storytelling, and the ability to deliver all that where and when people want and need it."
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- Police believe a 30 year old man stalked a terminally ill 13 year old in Waukesha. Prosecutors say Shannon Bailey found the girl on a website that families use to update friends on the medical conditions of loved ones. Bailey told investigators he sold all his possessions in West Virginia so he could move to Wisconsin to be near her. He also sent Facebook messages to the girl's mother saying he needed to see the girl and be with her. Bailey told police he has no sexual desire for the girl. He just wanted to befriend her and help her as she waits for a liver transplant. He faces four charges, one of them is stalking.
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The life of baseball's traditional economic powers isn't getting any easier.
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The life of baseball's traditional economic powers isn't getting any easier.
Here's the latest development in this saga. There are two basic ways to measure competitive balance:
1. Which teams are in the postseason.
2. Which teams are not in the postseason.
In that second category, 2014 potentially offers something completely different. For the first time since the Wild Card era began in 1995, there could be a postseason without either the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox.
This is not about either rejoicing or moaning about the possibility. This is about noticing it, and thus noticing the way the game has changed.
There were years when the narrative of the American League postseason was dominated by the Red Sox and the Yankees. Their epic seven-game battles in the 2003 and 2004 AL Championship Series reinforced their status, and, in the case of the 2004 ALCS, became a historical comeback and a historical breakthrough for the Boston club.
The Red Sox are currently retooling, but they are the only team to win three World Series in the new millennium. Still, apart from the 2013 championship, if they don't make the 2014 playoffs, the Red Sox will have missed the postseason in four of the past five years.
The Yankees are the kings of the postseason with 27 World Series championships and 40 World Series appearances. But 2009 was their only World Series championship in the past 13 years.
What is striking this year is that if the Yankees miss the postseason, this would be the only time since the expanded playoff system began that the Yankees did not qualify in consecutive years. For a club that was a postseason team every single year from 1995 through 2007, this is a different universe, not to mention a lesser universe.
The Yankees are still in the postseason chase, but realistically what they are competing for now is a Wild Card berth. And they'd have to play catch-up to reach even that. There's a late-season scenario that would have been unimaginable not that long ago. Maybe the Yankees can squeeze in as a Wild Card.
What gives, apart from mere chance, freak occurrence, and random luck? Some completely explicable, totally understandable factors, that's what.
The game's economic structure has changed dramatically since the Yankees' last great run of dominance in the late 1990s through the year 2000. Revenue sharing, unknown when Bud Selig first became Commissioner of Baseball 22 years ago, is now an economic fact of baseball life.
This is the leading edge of Selig's legacy. His background was as the owner of the franchise in baseball's smallest media market, Milwaukee. He believed that fans of every team were owed by baseball the sincere "hope and faith" that their team could compete and could win. Revenue sharing was the device that brought hope and faith to more franchises than ever.
The free-agent market now isn't what it once was. Small- and medium-market clubs that once gave up their best talent as a matter of course, when that talent became eligible for free agency, can now retain that talent. And with that talent, they also retain a chance to win. But it becomes more difficult for a club such as the Yankees to purchase the postseason.
So, in this century, 28 of the 30 Major League teams have reached the postseason. (Make that 29, if the Kansas City Royals, currently leading the AL Central, can hang on for a postseason berth.)
Baseball, as a competitive proposition, has been headed in the direction of inclusion for some time. Still, it would be difficult to grasp a postseason that contained neither the Red Sox nor the Yankees. You take a notion like this and it doesn't really fit into any conventional baseball source material. Maybe a better fit would be "Ripley's Believe It or Not."
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Area photographer to share works in Wayland gallery exhibit
PLAINVIEW – Roaring Springs resident Ken Young will share his view of the world through the lens of a camera in an exhibit titled "Passing Moments: Photography by Ken Young," on display at Wayland Baptist University's Abraham Art Gallery Nov. 20 through Dec. 16.
The exhibit will feature many of Young's works, ranging from landscapes taken around the world to West Texas scenics, western and ranch scenes and more. A reception for Young will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 7-9 p.m. and is open to the public.
According to Dr. Candace Keller, professor of art at Wayland and curator for the gallery, the Young show will be a treat for visitors.
"I first met Ken Young when planning a retrospective exhibition for Artist Paul Milosevich, which was one of the first exhibitions presented in the Abraham Art Gallery. Ken was a good friend of Milosevich and a film-maker at the time, and he collaborated on the documentary film we made for the Milosevich show," she recalled.
"Ken has an inspired eye and a patient insightfulness which enables him to photograph the rare and temporal visual points of time represented in his work. This talented artist has an easy sense of humor and a story to go with each of his captured moments. The reception will showcase his beautiful photography as well as help to celebrate his 63rd birthday."
A fifth-generation Texan, Young was raised in Lubbock and attended Texas Tech. After time in the Army Security Agency where he traveled to Turkey, Japan and Vietnam, he moved to Houston, then to Breckenridge, Colo., to become an artist. He first worked in metals, but in his spare time dabbled in photography using a camera he picked up in Vietnam.
Young made the art show circuit for several years and took on private commissions for corporations and individuals. He also began showing in national galleries, which led to eventual burnout.
After moving to Lubbock in 1993, Ken married his childhood sweetheart, Dinah, and worked on commissioned sculptures. They moved in 1999 to Roaring Springs, where they live on a five-acre pecan orchard with gardens his wife has created.
In 2002, a series of mini-strokes caused by metal dust caused Young to turn to his longtime hobby, photography, for his primary medium, noting, "I couldn't be happier." He produces fine art photographs and was commissioned by the historic Matador Ranch to document their operations.
Though Young's work is expansive, his first love is photographing Texas, and he finds that timing is the key factor to his work.
"We live in a great area, and the Lord continually puts me in the right place. My images are not something I can plan but something I have to be always ready for," he said. "Whether it's a passing cloud, a newborn colt or a disappearing lifestyle, they are all images never to be seen again. I am blessed with the ability and talent to see and capture these passing moments in time."


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'Father' Ned telling Toni Cipriani to 'destroy' the three false idols Faith W., DB-P and Black Lightman.
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False Idols is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by news reporter Ned Burner, posing as a reverend, from Bedford Point, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Toni goes to the Cathedral in Bedford Point and is greeted by Ned Burner, who is posing as the local reverend. He tells Toni that he wants some celebrities dead after an unknown female celebrity agrees to do an interview with a radio station over a hardworking journalist. Toni is then faced with killing three celebrities before they reach the LCFR building: Black Lightman travels in a limousine, DB-P in a bullet proof Patriot and Faith W. in a helicopter. Toni kills all three and returns to the Cathedral and sees Ned Burner , who had been posing as the priest, run out of the Cathedral.
Toni Cipriani: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned again.
Father Ned: And you shall be redeemed once more, my son. The cult of celebrity has gone too far! What kind of whore gives a radio interview instead of giving a hardworking newspaper journalist an exclusive? Destroy these false idols!
(Toni kills the celebrities and then returns to the cathedral)
Toni Cipriani: I've done what you asked for, father.
Father Ned: Great. The paper circulation has tripled since you found your soul!
Toni Cipriani: What?
Father Ned: Thanks again for all your help Toni.
(Father Ned runs out of the confession booth and it turns out it's Ned Burner, the newspaper reporter)
Toni Cipriani: Hey what the fuck?! Who are you?
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Donald Love: Toni. It's Donald. I have rather a pressing matter that requires your... particular skills. Please call at my office as soon as you can.
The reward for completing the mission is $1,500 and the Love on the Rocks mission, if the player has completed Counterfeit Count and Munitions Dump.
- The Maverick helicopter used by Faith W. can be obtained only on the PlayStation 2 version. Through the use of cheats the helicopter can also be obtained on the PlayStation Portable.
Faith W. travelling to Staunton Island from Francis International Airport by helicopter.
DB-P travelling to Staunton Island from Portland by boat.
Black Lightman about to enter his limousine.
Toni Cipriani about to collect a rocket launcher from Ammu-Nation, which had been reserved by 'some church guy'.
The limousine carrying Black Lightman after being hit by a rocket propelled grenade shot by Toni Cipriani.
The vehicle carrying DB-P blowing up after being attacked by Toni Cipriani.
The helicopter carrying Faith W. blowing up after being hit by a rocket propelled grenade shot by Toni Cipriani.
Toni Cipriani making his way back to the Cathedral.
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At UPEI we focus on providing truly excellent undergraduate and graduate programs while carrying out innovative chemical research. Our four-year BSc Honours, Majors, Minors, and Master's degrees are accredited through the Canadian Society for Chemistry. There is a tremendous sense of excitement in both teaching and research in chemistry at UPEI.
The Chemistry department's programs have undergone major transformations in recent years, resulting in the advent of a new honours program, designed for "professional chemists" who intend to advance to graduate school or pursue careers as chemists in industrial or government laboratories; and a revised majors program intended for students who will proceed to a second profession-oriented degree or diploma program, or seek employment as, for example, laboratory technicians. The full program, including both majors and honours, is described on the Chemistry Program page (link on the right of this page).
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Uruguay abortion law avoids repeal referendum
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- – The most liberal abortion law in South America withstood a challenge Sunday as Uruguayan opponents failed to attract enough votes in a consultation ballot to force a national referendum on repealing it.
The law authorizing elective abortions in the first three months of pregnancy was narrowly passed by Congress in October, and independent groups and some members of the right-wing Colorado and centrist National parties have been campaigning to overturn the measure.
Opponents needed 655,000 voters, a quarter of Uruguay's electorate, to cast ballots Sunday calling for a referendum. But with nearly all votes counted late Sunday, the electoral council said on its website that only 226,653 people participated.
Feminist groups and abortion-rights advocates celebrated.
"The fact that it wasn't enough for a referendum clearly shows that the Uruguayan society is willing to continue moving forward," the activist group Woman and Health said in a statement.
Passage of the law was widely seen as a landmark for a region in which many countries outlaw abortion in all circumstances. Other than Uruguay, only Cuba and some local governments make early abortions accessible to all women.
The governing Broad Front coalition of President Jose Mujica argued that the law would save many women from the risk of death or complications from illegal abortions.
"I want to defend the law because this issue has been debated for almost 100 years and many women paid with their lives," lawmaker Monica Xavier said on the Broad Front's website before Sunday's results were announced.
Opposition to the measure remains strong, however. Dozens of doctors have refused to perform abortions for religious or ethical reasons.
"This is not an issue that only pertains to women," said National Party congressman Pablo Abdala. "We can't forget about the conceived (baby) ... with organs, DNA, a heart. And then there's the father. This law doesn't take into account the opinion of the father."
Several Uruguayan celebrities and sports figures participated in radio and television spots ahead of the consultation ballot urging people to vote to require a referendum that would allow "profound discussion to reach a decision that truly represents the majority."
About 20 feminist organizations and unions waged a counter-campaign using the motto "I won't vote. What about you?" They argued that a ban would not curb abortions, but only keep women from getting proper care.
About 400 abortions a month have been conducted since the law took effect, Deputy Health Minister Leonel Briozzo said.
It's unclear how many were carried out before the law.
"We don't have trusted statistics because it is a social practice that is not accepted and up until recently it was a crime," Constanza Moreira, a ruling-party lawmaker, told local radio.
About 45,000 babies are born each year in Uruguay, which has about 3.2 million people.
Several polls say Uruguayans are roughly split when it comes to abortion, and abortion-rights proponents had to make compromises to pass the law. Those include a requirement that women justify their request for an abortion to a panel of at least three professionals -- gynecologist, psychologist and social worker -- and listen to advice about alternatives including adoption and support services for a child. Women must then wait five days to reflect on the decision.
Cuba, which allows abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, is the only country in Latin America where legal abortion is common. Argentina and Colombia allow it only in cases of rape or when the mother's life is endangered. Colombia also allows it when there is proof of fetal malformation. Mexico City has legalized first-trimester abortions, but there are restrictions in most other parts of that country.


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Ran across this article on Pat Williams laying the Big Bang on Toby Gerhart during "supposed" non-contact drills and his quotes from it are priceless.
On Hitting Gerhart:
"I don't care who it is, man," Williams said. "This ain't college no more. They're grown mans out there. (Expletive.) Paying these college boys like they already played before, so (expletive), we just show 'em. This is a different breed out there. This is grown men. It ain't boys no more. But they pay 'em like they done played in the NFL now."
On whether he apologized for laying him on the ground:
"(Expletive). I don't apologize to nobody. (Expletive), get your ass up. Let's go. Point blank. That's how I roll. I've been playing for like 14 years. I don't complain about nothing. I don't whine about nothing. I'm just coming to camp to have fun. Same old, same old every year."
To his credit, Gerhart responded "It's expected. I feel like I'm playing football again." but Pat Williams, that's an OG for you
Notebook: Pat Williams delivers hit, words to put Toby Gerhart in his place
Harvin leaves field with injury


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Cybercrooks have upped their game in the common "ransomware" scam, in which your screen displays a bogus FBI message accusing you of watching child pornography or another illegal online activity – and then freezes your computer until a "fine" is paid.
Since last year, this scam has primarily targeted PC users.
But now, the real FBI warns that the latest targets include Macs running the OSX operating system. And there are additional campaigns against PCs in which other federal agencies are being impersonated, including the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
With the Mac ransomware, the pop-ups appear legitimate, showing fbi.gov within the address field in your browser and using well-crafted language, as opposed to the mistake-riddled "scammer grammar" often used in Internet scams.
In all forms of the scam, supposed fines ranging up to $300 are demanded via a prepaid debit or MoneyPak card. Once that's done, you're told you will receive a password code that will allow you to unfreeze your computer.
Don't pay! Many people who did got nothing in return – other than demands for more payments. Instead, file a complaint with the IC3 and deal with the problem yourself.
With Macs, fixing it is relatively easy. The ransomware that targets these machines is not real malware, says the FBI. Rather, it just causes your operating system to open numerous browser windows (iframes) to incapacitate your computer.
You can close the iframes by clicking the "Reset Safari" option on the Safari menu, after checking all check boxes. Or hold down the shift key while relaunching Safari, which will prevent windows and tabs from the previous session from reopening.
With PCs, getting rid of the ransomware can be a bigger job. It's a virus known as Reveton, a variant of a type of malware used to hijack online banking accounts.
Sometimes it's possible to unfreeze your machine yourself by turning it off and restarting it in "safe mode" and then following Windows instructions to do a "System Restore."
But officials warn that this doesn't neutralize the threat, because Reveton may continue to capture personal information such as your user names, passwords and credit card numbers, and send them to the scammers. That's why PC users are urged to have a computer professional remove the malware.
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Man Arrested for Killing Knuckle Children in Neighbor's Homes
In a strange case of jerking and entering, an Oregon man was arrested earlier this week for allegedly breaking into people's homes and wrestling the old bald headed champ while watching porn on their personal computers.
Not only that, but apparently this twisted little monkey-spanking fiend wasn't even considerate enough to clean up after himself – leaving behind lube and spooge rags in some of the homes that he violated, according to the Eugene Police Department.
An investigation into these alleged "crimes of whackin'" began in the fall of 2011, when one resident claimed that not only had someone broken into their home and helped himself to a computer porn buffet, but also at one point the homeowner's son actually woke up and found the thief conducting masturbatory rituals in his bedroom.
According to police, the culprit is 21-year-old Antone Forrest Deedward Owens (ridiculous name, btw), and they say that not only is he a gutsy little pervert without his own internet connection, but on more than one occasion he has threatened physical violence and even murder after being caught "rosy palmed and white handed" by the occupants of his whack shacks. Wow – and we thought beating your meat would prevent beatdowns of others.
Owens was charged with burglary, menacing and coercion as the result of a police investigation, which will likely land him in prison, as there appears to be no lack of DNA evidence to link him to the crimes.


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Justin Burton ran hard last Saturday.
The Mancos runner was so fast, he crossed the finish-line first, and 13 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher at the Pagosa Springs Cross-Country Classic.
Burton clocked in at 19 minutes, 23 seconds. The Mancos Bluejays placed fourth as a team.
"Justin Burton has worked very hard this season to make himself a better runner and a team leader. He consistently pushes himself in practice and he is a smart runner," Mancos coach Brady Archer said. "I am happy for him and I hope this win is something that helps him see how good he can be as the season moves along."
Over the course of two days, the Mancos cross-country team competed in meets in Ridgway last Friday and in Pagosa Springs. Both races saw a number of successes for Mancos, including the first career cross-country victory for Burton.
On Friday afternoon, Mancos made the trek over Lizard Head Pass to the Ramble at the Reservoir, hosted by Ouray High School inside Ridgway State Park. The meet attracted many local schools, including Montezuma-Cortez High School, but also included Cheyenne Mountain High School from the Front Range.
In the boys' varsity race, the Bluejays were led by Brandon McKie, who finished the demanding course in 21:42, which was good for 23rd-place. He was followed by Asa Kearns in 31st and a time of 22:33, and Vincent Grego in 44th and a time of 24:54. The varsity boys' champion was Chuck Bisbee from Fruita-Monument in 19:10. Mancos finished in eighth as a team. The team champion was Cheyenne Mountain, which took first on the girls side as well. The M-CHS boys took seventh.
Dillon Wells grabbed 21st in 21:40 to lead the Panthers. Noteworthy for the Panthers, also, was the emergence of sophomore Chandler Dee and junior Taylor Wilson. Dee showed his love for the hills, powering to his best performance of the season (30th) in 22:33. Wilson finished 43rd in 25:05; he was followed by junior Jonathan Bloedel (45th) in 25:53 and junior Brackin Whiteskunk (47th) in 28:17.
Rachel Demby led the Lady Panther with a 17th-place finish in 25:21. Sophomore Elana Cope had her best race of the season, finishing in 28:09. Junior Abby Lock (47th), freshman Julia Damore (50th) and Amanda Haukeness (67th) rounded out the Lady Panthers finishers. First-timer Sydney Getz showed promise with a 69th-place effort. She was followed by Kelly Abrams, Sage Kramer, and Selena LaPaz. In team scoring, the M-CHS girls totaled 106 points for seventh-place.
"When I saw the hill the runners faced in the race, I was glad that we've been putting in some quality hill training this season," M-CHS coach Paul Koops said. "I'm especially hopeful about the progress and attitudes of some our young talent. Runners like Dee, Demby, Cope and Damore make the future look promising for our team."
On Saturday morning, only Mancos travelled to Pagosa Springs. Seven teams competed in the annual event that switchbacks its way up a hillside in Pagosa Springs.
The Mancos Lady Bluejays were led by the duo of Kristin Adams and Kia Baikie. They finished in fifth and sixth, and times of 24:32 and 24:33, respectively. They were followed by Maya Bonde, who finished in 28th-place and a time of 32:42. The individual champion was Emily Bryant from Pagosa Springs in a time of 22:05. The team champions were the Pagosa Springs Pirates.
The Mancos boys were led by Burton who, greatly distanced himself from second-place finisher Sumner Erhard (19:36) from Del Norte. Ro Paschal was next across the line for Mancos in 22nd-place at 21:31. He was followed by Nic Archuleta in 31st-place and a time of 23:08, and Zane Goodell in 39th-place with a time of 24:40. The Mancos boys finished in fourth-place behind team champion Pagosa Springs.
"This was a tough weekend from our runners. Both of these courses are notoriously rough," Archer said. "The Ridgway course included switchbacks going up a hillside and the runners had to climb a set of stairs on the trail before heading back down the hillside. There were cacti along a narrow course, also. The competition was great, though. Brandon had his best looking race of the season. Asa and Vincent were racing in their first varsity competition and really held their own. We only ran part of our team since we had two meets so close together."
Archer further added.
"At Pagosa, our girls really ran well. One runners, unfortunately, took a wrong turn on the course and had to backtrack a ways to get back on course," he said. "Our boys had three freshmen running varsity for the first time. Ro, Nic and Zane did a great job pushing themselves on a tough course."
On Saturday, Mancos High School will host the 15th running of the Chicken Creek Challenge. Mancos expects teams from Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, including M-CHS and Dolores. The event is held at the Chicken Creek Cross-Country Ski Area up County Road 40 near Mancos. The middle school races start at 9 a.m., JV races at 10 and varsity races at 11.
Photo courtesy of Brenda Burton
Mancos runners Kristin Adams, Maya Bonde and Kia Baikie take off after the starting gun sounds Saturday at the Pagosa Springs Cross-Country Classic.
Photo courtesy of Brenda Burton
The Mancos cross-country team stands Saturday in Pagosa Springs. From left, Andie Paschal, coach Brady Archer, Zane Willburn, Kia Baikie, Kristin Adams, Maya Bonde, Ro Paschal, Anthony Reiners, Justin Burton and Brandon McKie.


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The 18 km Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall trekking offers an in-depth exploration of the Wild Jiankou with a finish on the restored Mutianyu Great Wall. The first day we hike the Eastern section of wild Jiankou Great Wall and stay overnight at a local farmhouse. On day 2 we pick up our trek on the Jiankou from the famous Zhengbeilou Watchtower and hike East all the way to Mutianyu Great Wall.
Hiking Distance: 9km/day
Hiking Duration: 4h/day
Hike level: 3 medium/strong
Departure time: 9:30 am
Back in Beijing: 4:00 pm on day 2
Price: 1600RMB (1440 RMB for kids 7-17, 1280 RMB for membership, 800 RMB for kids younger than 7)
Day 1: Jiankou Great Wall trekking
From our meeting point (Lama temple subway station) we drive for about 2 hours till we reach picturesque Dazhenyu village. Before we start this Great Wall trek we enjoy a good farm house lunch in yard surrounded by chestnuts and with a view on the Jiankou Great Wall. Today it's an 8 km hike with a total ascend of 600 meter so you ll need a fair bit of energy to make it to the top.
Jiankou Great wall trekking, Jiankou to mutianyu Great wall hiking
Jiankou Great wall trekking
The start of this Jiankou Great Wall trek is immediately amazing. The Great Wall drops down into WangQuan ( spring valley) valley and climbs back out almost vertical. We ascend about 500 meters following a small trail up the mountain for about 1 hour until we reach the Great Wall at the second beacon tower. From here it's all about enjoying the scenery.
As our trek on the Great Wall continues you can enjoy fantastic views of the valleys and the middle Jiankou Great Wall. We will walk trough and over 7 beacon towers , the best preserved ones are called the 5 eye watchtower and the Jade tower.
At the highest point of our hike we reach a Great Wall intersection and follow the wall towards middle Jiankou. This part of the hike is all down hill till the end of the hike. You'll need a little balance here once in while but it's all safe. At the wall's lowest point we follow a small trail that curls trough the forest and ends up right at our guesthouse in Zhuanghu village.
The guesthouse is a farmhouse run by a friendly local couple. The Chinese country style rooms are clean and the chef will kook us an excellent organic dinner.
Day 2 East Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall trekking.
Today we get up early and enjoy a good local breakfast before we step into our van for a short drive to the Eastern part of the Jiankou Great Wall. Jiankou to Mutianyu is a breathtaking 10 km trek that combines wild and restored Great Wall. You have to be in good physical condition but you will be rewarded with fantastic scenery.
West to East Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall trekking. View from the Zhengbeilou watch tower.
From a Chestnut orchard we start walking on a dirt trail that leads to the Jiankou East Great Wall. It is a descend 500 meter ascend that will take us about 1 hour. You will agree that it was worth the effort when you finally climb the ladder to the Zhengbeilou Watchtower(991m) where some of the most spectacular pictures have been shot.
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Level 3:1 Medium-strong
We rate the West to East Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall trekking Level 3 because both days include a steep climb to reach the Great Wall. Good Hiking shoes are recommended as we will hike some crumbled sections of the Great Wall. We always hike at a relax pace so if you have an average to good physical condition you will enjoy this trip. There is little shade during start of the first day's hike so don't forget to bring sun lotion and a hat during summer.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Torrey Craig scored 27 points and Ty Greene made two of four free throws in the final 7 seconds as South Carolina-Upstate overcame a 16-point, second-half deficit to edge UNC Asheville 73-71 Thursday night.
The Spartans (3-4) trailed 71-69 when Ricardo Glenn's tip shot tied it with 8 seconds left. He missed the ensuing free throw, and Greene, who was fouled a second later, hit the second of two free throws to give the Spartans their first lead of the game. Greene made his second foul shot with 3 seconds left to finish with 16 points.
The Bulldogs' Keith Hornsby missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
South Carolina-Upstate shot 59.5 percent after the break (22 of 37), making up for a 49-33 deficit with 13:14 left. UNC Asheville made only 13 of 25 second-half field goals.
Trent Meyer's 23 points led the Bulldogs (1-6), who have dropped six straight.


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Today's jobs report wasn't as exciting as it could've been. However, the modest up-move in stocks today sent the S&P 500 to its highest level since December 2007.
First the scoreboard:
Dow: 13,435, +43.8, +0.3 percent S&P 500: 1,466, +7.1, +0.4 percent NASDAQ: 3,101, +1.0, +0.0 percent
And now the top stories:
- The December employment situation report came out this morning, and it was... meh. Not too hot and not too cold, the numbers were effectively right in line with expectations. The U.S. economy added 155k new jobs, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.8 percent.
- There was quite a bit of anxiety ahead of this report, especially in the wake of yesterday's Federal Open Market Committee minutes, in which Fed members expressed a desire to end QE3 some time this year. This hawkish tone had some economists thinking that the Fed was itching to tighten monetary policy. As such, some experts like Deutsche Bank's Joe LaVorgna and Citi's Steven Englander wrote that a strong jobs report could trigger a sell-off in the markets as the Fed pulls away the "punch bowl."
- Then again, other experts like Goldman's Jim O'Neill and SocGen's Kit Juckes have written that market dynamics are changing. You see, since the financial crisis, correlations between asset classes tightened up and things would move in unison in what was called the "risk on/risk off" trade. O'Neill and Juckes believe this phenomenon is breaking down.
- Regardless, today's jobs report shouldn't take away from the fact that this continues to be the worst jobs recovery in the post-WWII era.
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Before we begin, glamping (aka glamorous camping) is not camping. For serious outdoors lovers, the thought of sacrificing that epic hike for a pair of heeled hiking boots or setting aside precious packing space for a scented outdoor candle should make you feel queasier than the after effects of eating a SPAM sandwich. But, in case you're considering a trip to the great "outdoors" with all of the little luxuries of the Ritz, we've compiled a list of some of the most indulgent, overtly luxurious items glampers deem appropriate for the wilderness.
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GetOffYourGas wrote:JasonA wrote:He said...When I hear and see that along with his past posts... yes, in my mind he is one..it or Olancha was one of the locations I recommended to the CAFCP) and someplace like Lee Vining, with Bishop or Mammoth as options,
Ok, I can see where you're coming from I guess. When I read that, though, I assumed that the CAFCP was already planning on spending money on a fueling station. Maybe they even asked for inputs on desirable locations. So if all Guy did is to respond to a request, that's still not really lobbying for them.
He basically has three options:
1) Recommend a location which makes sense to him (seems a logical, rational thing to do, even if simply open-minded about the possibility of FCVs working)
2) Ignore the request. This is what I'd expect most people to do who don't care about FCVs.
3) Make a bad recommendation in order to try to sabotage FCVs. Clearly neither of us would expect him to do that.
OK, way OT, but just to be be clear as to what I mean by 'lobbied', I went to the H2 open house in S.F. on 10/08 to look at/drive whichever FCEVs and PEVs the manufacturers chose to demo/display. As the 'driving' involved nothing more than a slow-speed loop around the parking lot, I didn't bother much with that, and spent far more time riding the electric bikes that were present. I did take a lap in the Soul EV along with the F-Cell, as they were the only cars of the ones available to drive that I had much interest in (the Volt 2 was there, but only to examine rather than drive). There were also various portable charging companies showing off their wares, so I talked to them as well, and collected handouts from whoever was giving them (just like any trade show).
I was hoping that a Tucson FCEV would be present, as I'm most interested in small AWD CUVs, but only several Mirais and Claritys plus a Mercedes F-Cell (same body as B-Class BEV) were. I talked to some of the people demoing all those and examined the Clarity (I'd previously talked to a Mirai owner and had a look at his car). The guy demoing the F-Cell happened to mention that he worked for CAFCP, and I told him some of the places I thought they needed to expand the infrastructure to allow touring. He gave me his card and suggested I email him with a list, so I did (as follows):
[Name redacted], I met and talked with you Saturday at Pier 27, and I mentioned that the lack of en-route H2 fueling infrastructure between the Bay Area (I'm in [city redacted]) and various national parks and other outdoor recreation areas prevented me from opting for an FCEV at this time. As you gave me your card, I wanted to expand on where I think they are needed, beyond the local expansion areas indicated in the successive CARB Annual Reports and grant applications (PON 13-607 et seq.), in hopes that you can pass this along to the appropriate person(s) and get them considered for a future round of grants.
West Sacramento and Truckee take care of North Lake Tahoe and Reno, but although it's possible to make an un-refueled round trip from W. Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe and back via U.S. 50, any local driving in the area of the Lake may require a detour to Truckee before returning - see http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mirai/201 ... tahoe.html and especially http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mirai/201 ... ntest.html for an example. First Element's CEO said awhile back that Truckee would be a sacrifice station for them for years owing to lack of usage, and a station in South Lake Tahoe may be similar but remains essential, especially to handle winter ski trips.
I frequently travel from the Bay Area to Yosemite, especially the Tuolumne Meadows area via State Route 120, and often over to Lee Vining and up or down the east side on 395. Unfortunately, while it might just be possible to do the B.A.- Yosemite Valley round-trip in a Mirai or Clarity (a Tucson or F-Cell doesn't have the range) from here given great care, it would be impossible to reach Tuolumne Meadows or the east side (U.S. 395, owing to both the range and the elevation gain required (186 miles/8,600' from my place in [city redacted] to Tuolumne Meadows; 206 miles/9,900+ feet gain followed by 3,160' drop to Lee Vining, etc.) barring a station in Lee Vining. See below.
At least one H2 station located well east of the Bay Area on State Route 120 is needed to reach the Tuolumne Meadows and Lee Vining areas and return, if un-refueled. One in Manteca at the junction of S.R.'s 99 and 120 is a bit too far west to easily do the round trip to T. Meadows (134 miles/8,600' 1-way) or Lee Vining. Oakdale, 20 miles further east, is better, but to make the trip easy you want the station in Jamestown, or else Big Oak Flat, Buck Meadows or Yosemite Lakes Resort (Hardin Flat).
Jamestown adds about a nine mile round-trip detour off the direct route to Yosemite, but a station there can also serve S.R.'s 108 and 4, which both have downhill ski resorts located along them (Dodge Ridge and Bear Valley, respectively) in addition to seeing summer visitors.
However, a station on S.R. 120 east of Yosemite Junction at Big Oak Flat et al, will serve Yosemite traffic better, and may reduce the need for a station in Lee Vining as well at an early stage. I assume that the National Park Service has no desire to upgrade the gas station at Crane Flat inside the park (which would otherwise be the ideal location) to provide H2, as they've been removing gas stations from the park wherever possible.
Another station is needed at Fresno to provide access to Yosemite from the south, as well as access to Sequoia/Kings Canyon from the North and the Shaver/Huntington/Edison Lakes areas from either direction. As Fresno is the fifth largest city in the state and marked for future expansion already, this shouldn't require it to be a sacrifice station. Another station is required in the Visalia/Tulare area to handle traffic to Sequoia/Kings Canyon from the south.
Over on 395, at least two seed stations are needed, probably at Lee Vining and Lone Pine, 125 miles apart. This allows round-trip coverage of the entire length of 395 south of Lake Tahoe, and also provides access to Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon from the east, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest from the west, plus Mammoth Lakes and other mountain resort towns/trailheads west of 395, as well as somewhat inconvenient access (for people coming up from the south; good access from the north) to Death Valley. A station in Olancha would better serve northbound Death Valley travelers, but is a bit far from the Mammoth Lakes/June Lake areas to easily make the round trip un-refueled. Eventually, 395 will need stations in Bridgeport, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Bishop, Lone Pine and Inyokern at a minimum, and maybe June Lake, Big Pine, Olancha and Independence as well, but the initial two locations of Lee Vining (June Lake or Mammoth Lakes are less desirable alternatives) and Lone Pine/Olancha will provide reasonably convenient access for visitors from both Northern and Southern California.
On I-5 north of Sacramento, a single station in Red Bluff would provide access to Lassen and Mt. Shasta as well as the lakes around Redding and also U.S. 101 to the west from the Bay Area and Sacramento, although commercial considerations (larger potential local FCEV sales) might favor Redding instead. Red Bluff is a bit far to make the round trip (165 miles + over 4k feet of climb 1-way) to the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR, which many Northern Californians in the higher income demographics that can afford an FCEV attend, and even Redding's 137 miles 1-way, so another station in the Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir/Weed area would be needed for that, unless Oregon gets on board H2 and builds a station in Ashland.
Other than the above, expansion will be needed up 101 north of Rohnert Park to reach Eureka/Arcata, although the Fort Bragg round trip should be doable from there. Monterey/Carmel/Pacific Grove are already under consideration, but another in San Luis Obispo and/or Paso Robles to handle people doing the S.R. 1/U.S. 101 loop would be helpful.
As for Joshua Tree, I assume that there will be something in the Palm Springs-Indio area at some point. Las Vegas travelers will need a station around Baker, because Barstow is too far from L.V. to do the round trip (unless someone in Nevada is willing to build a station in Las Vegas. Considering the income demographic of the average FCEV customer, that might well happen in the not too distant future, as it did early on with Tesla chargers.
Thanks again for the test drive of the F-cell as well as the conversation on Saturday. I'll be happy to answer any questions or provide any assistance I can, so please feel free to pass my email address along. Unfortunately, my hearing is so bad now that phone conversations are mainly an exercise in frustration for both parties.
He replied and said he'd passed the email along to the appropriate people. I've done similar 'lobbying' with Tesla, sending them recommendations on needed SC sites. Whether or not that influenced Tesla's decision to put SCs in Groveland, Fish Camp, Fresno, Topaz Lake (most of us on TMC were suggesting Gardnerville/Minden, but Topaz Lake's good), Lone Pine, Inyokern, Mojave and Mammoth Lakes (most of us on TMC were asking for and would have preferred Lee Vining), I can't say, but it certainly didn't hurt. if you don't speak up and state your wishes in advance, IMO you've got no right to complain if they aren't met. I assume that these companies want input from potential and actual customers, and I've never been bashful about offering mine. I certainly valued well-thought out customer comments when I was on the other side of the fence selling off-grid RE, a similarly immature and rapidly expanding tech at the time I was doing it.


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Get A Backstage Pass to Steve's Facility During the Northwest Street Rod Nationals
Get ready Portland, Oregon, for the 1st Annual NSRA Northwest Street Rod Nationals. Steve's Auto Restorations is and they're celebrating their open house on June 29th.
The Street Rod Nationals will be held at the Clark County Fairgrounds and the open house will be coinciding. Steve's Auto Restoration is well known for its 1955 Chevrolet Nomad "Newmad," '37 German built Ford "The Baron" and the Double Dozen '33 Roadster.
The event is open to everyone following the show to check out what Steve's has been making. Steve's are experts in custom metal shaping, bodywork, paint, and complete custom builds. The event will be taking place at 5:00pm. 4440 SE 174th Ave. Portland, OR. Don't miss out!
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I wrote these two poems for an electrician friend that was in boot camp, class "A" school, and basic "nuc" school with me. He shall remain nameless.
He was having trouble with his girlfriend and begged me to write a poem for him. The first, "Eternity", was written in March 1966 while we were in class "A" school in San Diego. She wrote a poem back to him and everything seemed ok for a while, but he got the "Dear John" a few months later when we were in basic nuc school at Bainbridge, MD. There, I wrote a final poem for him to send. I am not sure if he sent the second poem or not. I never asked him.
We split up for prototype training, I went to Schenectady, NY and he went to Connecticutt. After prototype, he came through Birmingham, AL and visited me a few days while we were on leave prior to reporting to our assigned ships. Their relationship had not worked out as you will see by the last poem "Unforgotten". Both poems are only "so - so" but I did submit them for copyright protection.
You say you will always love me
As long as there are stars above.
But what of the lonely, rainy nights
When the stars aren't easy to see,
Do those dark clouds also dim your love?
Once you held me close to you
And whispered sweet words in my ear,
Things like, "Darling I love you."
And "Honey I'll always be true."
But now there are miles between us;
Oh, how I want you here!
You say you will always love me,
Then please don't treat me wrong.
If you do I'll pack up my emotions and move on.
Our future together will disappear in that moment,
Washed like the rain into the sea.
I once loved a girl and life was worthwhile.
We were happy, without a care.
I lived each day for her touch, her smile.
There wasn't anything we didn't share.
What happened, my love, while we were apart?
Why did your love grow dim?
It must have been weak from the very start
For you to go back to him.
There are things only God understands.
So I whispered this prayer above -
"Help her change, dear God, I know you can;
Make her want my love." -
Then, perhaps, we can be together again,
This time until the very end.
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Pre-game preview: Loyola
No. 13 UConn has to guard against the let-down factor tonight against Loyola (Md.) at the XL Center.
The Huskies (6-0) are coming off an emotional 2K Sports Classic championship win over Indiana Friday in New York.
They also can't afford to look ahead to playing No. 15 Florida next Monday.
"Every game counts," coach Kevin Ollie said. "It always comes down to leadership. You have to have good leaders that are not only playing but coaching the game. Hopefully, the guys who have been around here a long time are able to do that. ... They will hear from my mouth a lot of times."
Here's a pre-game preview:
Records: Loyola 4-0, UConn 6-0
Last game: Loyola defeated Maryland-Baltimore-County, Wednesday; UConn beatIndiana, 59-58, Friday
Probable starters:
UConn, 6-0 jr. guard Ryan Boatright (11.5 pts), 6-1 sr. guard Shabazz Napier (16.8 pts, 7.8 rebs, 6 assists), 6-5 so. guard Omar Calhoun (9.8 pts), 6-8 jr. forward DeAndre Daniels (12.2 pts), 6-10 so. center Phil Nolan (2.3 pts, 2.3 rebs)
Loyola, 5-9 jr. guard R.J. Williams (7.0 pts, 4.5 assists), 6-3 sr. guard Dylon Cormier (29.8 pts, 8.0 rebs), 6-6 so. guard Eric Laster (9.3 pts), 6-9 sr. forward Jordan Latham (5.3 pts, 3.8 rebs), 6-9 so. forward Franz Rassman (2.8 pts, 3.0 rebs)
-- It is the first meeting between the two schools.
-- Loyola is off to its best start since 2005-06 season.
-- Cormier, the preseason Patriot League player of the year, has scored at least 31 points in three games.
-- The Greyhounds rallied from 10-point deficit with 90 seconds left to beat UMBC in overtime.
-- Loyola doesn't rebound well, losing the battle of the boards by 9.2 per game.
-- Top reserve: 6-7 forward Jarred Jones (14 pts, 5.8 rebs).
-- Hot: Daniels is a perfect 12-for-12 from foul line this season.
-- Cold: Niels Giffey is averaging 4.7 points in the last three games after scoring 14.3 in the first three.
-- Naper is the only Husky to hit double figures in every game.
-- UConn is shooting for first 7-0 start since 2010-11.
-- The Huskies are 3-0 in games decided by two points or less.
"Glad we got those wins where we won by one or two," Napier said. "Shows us we can still get out with a win. Every game's not going to be easy and be a blowout. For us to get that experience early, it's going to be better for us in the future."
-- For regular game updates, follow me on Twitter @GavinKeefe.
-- Check back later for a post-game breakdown and video.
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Baltimore Ravens tight end Ed Dickson took his turn signing autographs for an enthusiastic group of fans inside Bel Air's Dark Horse Saloon Friday night.
Despite the cold and raining weather outside and a threat of possible sleet and snow to come, Dickson was warmly welcomed, as he became the latest of several teammates to participate in signing and personal appearance events in Harford County before and since last Sunday's Super Bowl victory in New Orleans.
One of those who met Dickson was Susan Melefsky, who came to the Dark Horse with Dena Raimondo. Melefsky, a teacher at North Bend Elementary School, presented Dickson with a stack of letters from students congratulating him and the team.
Dickson's appearance preceded what turned out to be a small, family-oriented Ravens Rally inside the Dark Horse between 5 and 6:30 p.m., sponsored by the Bel Air Downtown Alliance.
Early on, the maybe 75 people inside one of the rooms at the Dark Horse appeared more interested in a Friday night dinner out with the family than doing any heavy duty cheering and whooping it up, as emcee Tyler Daniel from WXCY-FM announced the start of "Rally Number Five" in Bel Air.
Aside from Daniel, who was adeptly cranking up some classic rock on the sound system, and for the folks from Natty Boh gear, who were set up at the entrance to the room, the main action was eating, chatting and watching one of the big screen TVs arrayed around the walls, several still showing Super Bowl XLVII clips and related doings involving the new NFL champs.
"Family friendly," was the way one person in the room aptly described the atmosphere. Young children outnumbered the adults by about 3 or 4 to 1, and there were still a couple of seats open at the bar and one or two vacant tables.
There was one constant of the past several weeks in Bel Air and elsewhere in Harford County: Just about everyone was wearing a Ravens jersey or some other purple attire with the team logo or name.
The rally itself was scheduled for 90 minutes, time to get people fired up for the appearance by Dickson, who signed autographs and handed out photos. Tickets for the signing were a modest $25.
According to the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, some of the proceeds from Friday's activities are to be donated to the Brigance Brigade Foundation to fight ALS, started by former Ravens player O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chandra, to aid ALS victims and their families. O.J. Brigance was diagnosed with the neuromuscular disease in 2007.
The Downtown Alliance had originally hoped to hold a post-Super Bowl rally outside on the county-owned parking lot next to the Dark Horse but decided to move the event inside because of the threat of bad weather Friday, a judgment that turned out to be a wise one.