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Quality Awards III: Compellent shakes up midrange array field
No "big name" vendor has yet won the top spot in our Diogenes Labs-Storage magazine Quality Awards for midrange arrays. This year, two relative newcomers--Compellent and EqualLogic--topped the field of competitors.
Relative newcomers Compellent Technologies and EqualLogic snared the top two spots in this year's Quality Awards for midrange arrays.
Like EqualLogic before it, this is Compellent's first time as a finalist for this award, and its 7.02 overall score narrowly edged out EqualLogic's 7.00 rating (on a 1.0-8.0 scale where 8.0 is the most favorable score). EqualLogic's high rating is a big boost to Dell, whose CX line once again rated last out of nine finalists. Sun fell from second to sixth place this year, while Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. slipped from third to fifth. Hitachi Data Systems Corp. and Network Appliance (NetApp) Inc. each moved up one slot from the last survey, to third and fourth place, respectively. Rounding out the field were IBM Corp. and EMC Corp., which maintained their seventh- and eighth-place positions.
The battle between Compellent and EqualLogic was a tight one. Compellent won three of five categories: sales-force competence, product features and technical support. EqualLogic won the initial product quality and product reliability categories. Scores for all vendors improved significantly this year, with five of the finalists' scores exceeding the 6.00 winning score from the last survey. In keeping with the rest of the field, Dell CX Series showed a nice year-over-year improvement in its overall score, rising from 4.92 to 5.38. In fact, the lowest category score for any vendor was 5.19 (Dell CX for technical support). Such scores indicate a high level of satisfaction across the field and are the highest scores for midrange products in the three years we have presented the award.
In examining the survey results, we also looked at the "top-two box" and "bottom-two box" scores for each vendor. Those scores tell us how many of a vendor's respondents rated it in the top-two or bottom-two scores on every issue. This is a measure of how totally enamored or annoyed a customer is with a vendor. In the case of Compellent, 75% of its 18 respondents rated the company in the top-two box, whereas only 6% put it in the bottom two. EqualLogic's 22 respondents put it in the top-two box 73% of the time, but in the bottom two only 3% of the time. Hitachi was the only other vendor to be rated in the top-two box more than 50% of the time (57%). Although Dell CX Series had the highest percentage of bottom-two box scores (11%), it wasn't significantly worse than most other vendors.
When respondents rate more than one system, we compare the results head-to-head. In this comparison, Hitachi had the highest rate of match-up wins (57%), while Compellent and EqualLogic broke even (50%). All other vendors were less than 50%, with Dell CX Series winning just 11% of its head-to-head contests.
Sales-force competence
Compellent was the only vendor to notch a 7.00 or higher on any of our statements in this category. "This vendor's sales support team is knowledgeable" received a rating of 7.00, and 11 of its 18 respondents even awarded it a perfect 8.0. "Compellent was very interested in playing ball on price," says Cary Dahl, IT operations manager at Community Health Plan in Seattle. But dealing with a newer company was a consideration. "Sure they're new, that's one of the things that kind of worried me off the bat--you know, disk comes and disk goes," he says. But Dahl's concerns were allayed because "they had a good vision, [and] they had a good sales pitch."
EqualLogic also had its highest rating for this statement, albeit a slightly lower 6.82. Ten of the 22 EqualLogic respondents gave the vendor a perfect 8.0. Compellent received a top-two box score from 73% of respondents in this section vs. 59% for EqualLogic. All other vendors received a top-two rating less than 50% of the time for sales-force competence.
"I tell people it's like a marriage because it has its moments when you wonder if it's worth it," jokes James Yaple, supervisory IT specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Austin, TX, about his relationship with EMC's sales force. "But it's really a partnership," he hastens to add. Yaple also notes that EMC "will come out and visit us on a regular basis."
Product features
For Compellent respondents, data replication is apparently the best part of the product. Its highest ratings within this category were for remote replication capabilities (7.47), snapshot function (7.44) and mirroring (7.36). Its lowest category rating, and the only one below 7.00, was for "This product is interoperable with other vendor's products" (6.67). Ongoing operation is also a strong point. "From a day-to-day operations standpoint, it's really just set it and forget it," says Community Health Plan's Dahl.
Ease of use for daily operations is a key feature for most storage managers, and our midrange crop didn't disappoint. "The real highlight of the [HP] EVA is that you don't have to think too hard when you allocate storage," says Spencer Williams, chief IT architect at Rush Enterprises Inc. in New Braunfels, TX. With an HP StorageWorks EVA3000 and two HP StorageWorks EVA8000s in his shop, "[the] real benefit is that it allows us not to have a full-time storage guy," says Williams.
James Burd, senior storage administrator at Denver-based Infocrossing Inc., has had a similar experience with the IBM System Storage DS4700 and DS4800 he manages. "All of the basic features are there that we need," says Burd, "and the daily operation of these things is pretty simple and straightforward."
EqualLogic also received good marks for its data replication functionality. It received a 7.20 for its mirroring feature, a 7.17 for its remote replication and a 7.05 for its snapshot capability. As with Compellent, EqualLogic's lowest mark for the section was for vendor interoperability (6.53).
Compellent's biggest advantage is apparently scalability. When customers responded to the statement "This product scales to meet my needs," Compellent received a 7.28, the only score above 7.00; EqualLogic had a 6.86, followed by Hitachi's 6.77 and HP's 6.15.
Initial product quality
"It's a piece of cake--really no issues, just plug and play," says Rush Enterprises' Williams of HP's EVA8000 (6.58). Yaple, at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, manages EVA5000s/8000s, as well as a couple of EMC Clariion CX300 Series arrays. "As far as getting the CX up and running," he says, "it's really not very complicated."
Compellent wasn't without its own quality virtues. Respondents liked Storage Center's ease of use, awarding it a 7.38 for "This product is easy to get up and running"; it also received a 7.33 for "This product is easy to use." However, they weren't as pleased with the statement "This product requires very little vendor intervention," giving it a 6.83.
But Compellent's big advantage relates to value. It was the clear winner when we asked respondents how they felt about the statement "This product offers good value for the money," receiving a 7.11 vs. EqualLogic's 6.95. The third-place "value product" was Hitachi with a rating of 6.81.
Product reliability
This section proved to be Compellent's weakest, and the only section where the company didn't place among the top two. Even so, its 6.88 rating was to be envied by most of the field. Its best score in the category (a 7.11) was given to the statements "This product meets my service-level requirements" and "The vendor provides comprehensive upgrade guidance."
"I have had zero unplanned downtime," says Community Health Plan's Dahl, who's a Compellent user.
Hitachi's leap into second position (7.07) in this category can be traced directly to our bellwether statement "Patches can be applied nondisruptively," where it smoked the field with a 7.07. EqualLogic placed second with a 6.55, followed by Compellent (6.22). But Hitachi's highest score in the category was a 7.37 for "This product experiences very little downtime." Hitachi also had high marks for "This product requires very few unplanned patches" (7.29).
"The reliability of the Dell on a daily basis is great," says Infocrossing's Burd, who manages Dell CX Series and IBM DS4000 systems. For his IBM systems, he says they "get SNMP and email, and it works." But he prefers the "phone home" feature of the Dell CX.
Technical support
Compellent's best rating in this section was for "The vendor supplies support as contractually specified" (7.41). EqualLogic had a 7.23 in this regard. Compellent also had a very nice score for "The vendor provides adequate training" (7.40). Training is an area where we rarely find high ratings. Documentation can also be a sensitive area for storage managers. "The hardest part of dealing with documentation on EMC is finding it," says Yaple at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, although when he does locate the docs he needs he finds them comprehensive and useful. Other sources, such as Web sites, can also be good areas of tech support. Rush Enterprises' Williams likes HP's online forums. "They have high-end storage guys looking at those forums all the time," he says. "They write back within a couple of hours."
The most knowledgeable support staff apparently belongs to Compellent. It received a 7.35 for "The vendor's support staff is knowledgeable" and bested EqualLogic's 7.10 for the same statement.
Taking a chance on a relatively new vendor can be a risk, but sometimes that risk pays off. In the case of Compellent and EqualLogic, it would appear that users who took the risk are glad they did. If our surveys are any indication, a dark horse bet on midrange arrays can pay off handsomely.


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Sep 29,2006
Decoy Follies
by Scott Staats
Two bucks stood very still in a small clearing of the ponderosa pine forest. The hunter raised his rifle, taking aim at the larger of the two deer and squeezed the trigger. At only 50 yards, it should have been an easy shot but neither deer flinched. After two more shots, his partner also fired twice with the same result. Something wasn't right with this situation.
Oregon State Troopers set up elk decoy to catch illegal hunters. Photo by Scott Staats. Actually several things were wrong. First off, the hunter shot from inside his truck and his partner shot while leaning against the windshield. As the Oregon State Police vehicle drove up behind them, the officer introduced both hunters to the state's decoy operation. In Oregon, it's illegal to shoot from a vehicle or a road.
Although there is a lot of humor involved with many decoy operations, game officials take the work very seriously. Their goal is to apprehend violators before they illegally take game animals. The stuffed animals have fooled many would-be poachers.
Following are some humorous decoy stories from Oregon troopers who enforce the state game laws.
A pickup truck came down a Forest Service road at a fairly good clip when the driver spotted a deer decoy, thinking it was the real thing. He slammed on the brakes, slid into the ditch and the truck ended up on its side. The man then popped out of the passenger side door, opening it like a hatch, and began shooting at the decoy.
While a man stood alongside his truck and shot twice at an elk decoy, his wife slid behind the wheel and drove off, leaving him standing in the middle of the road in his shirtsleeves. It was late afternoon on a cold November day. After officers stopped the woman, she said, "I told that SOB it was a decoy and not to shoot it." She said she was going back to camp without him, about a 15-mile drive. She finally agreed to wait there while her husband walked to her, about 1/2-mile away.
During bow season, troopers saw a truck with two passengers drive by the decoys, a man behind the wheel. When it turned around, a woman now drove and the man stood in back of the pickup. After shooting a few arrows from the truck, once with an illegal arrow, he received two citations. They got ready to leave and discovered they had locked the keys in the truck. The man took a good-sized rock and tried to throw it through the window but missed and put a huge dent in the door. He then smashed the window with the rock. The pickup was rented and the couple was on their honeymoon.
The day before archery season, a driver stopped and began launching arrows at a decoy. The first shot fell short, the second long and the third just right – in the center of the chest. The sound of the arrow hitting the decoy sounded like a hollow wooden box. When he realized it was a decoy, he threw the bow down and started running back to the truck. As the officers arrived the man said he wasn't shooting at the deer, but at a squirrel instead. After careful consideration the man decided the judge wouldn't buy that story and paid the fine. He told the troopers he planned on going to college to become a police officer.
Once an officer came upon a man shooting so intently at a decoy that he had to grab the man's rifle and shoulder to stop him from shooting. The whole time the officer was shouting, "State Police, quit shooting!" When the man turned around, the officer said, "Welcome to the Oregon Decoy Program!" The man was too full of adrenaline to realize what had happened. He said, "Did I hit it, did I hit it?"
About 10:00 p.m. one evening, a pickup with a camper drove by a deer decoy placed only about six feet off the road in the borrow ditch. The driver stopped and walked behind the camper with an AK-47 wrapped around him. The taillights of the camper weren't bright enough for him to see the decoy about 20 yards off.
As another vehicle approached, its headlights illuminated the decoy and he shot two single rounds. In between rounds, he squinted to see if the deer was still there. Then he finally lowered the semi-automatic rifle to the hip position and opened up with five rounds. At that point he knew it was a decoy and ran for the truck.
This was more of a high-risk situation and troopers took the man into custody at gunpoint. The trooper said the man was a former Russian national and kept repeating, "I just stupid Russian." He was cited for hunting from a roadway, hunting at night and using an illegal weapon.
A fly fisherman was returning from a high Cascade Lake late at night during archery season and came across the decoy along the road. With the deer in the headlights, he got out in his chest waders and put the sneak on the deer. He got within 30 yards, pulled back the bow and noticed something didn't look right. An earlier violator hit the decoy with an arrow and left it slightly off kilter, so he didn't shoot. He was cited for hunting at night and using the aid of a light.
Two other bow hunters drove by at night and shot at the decoy at the same time, hitting it in the chest. The sounds of a twwwhhaaaackkkkk permeated the night then the two took off, only to be stopped a short distance down the road by an officer.
A truck came by with two guys inside and two standing in the back with bows. When the two in the back saw the decoy, they started pounding on the top of the cab and pointed back. The truck backed up, then the driver slammed the brakes and one guy toppled over backward, hitting his head on the tailgate and just about knocking him out. The other guy got about three shots off, hitting the decoy once. Hearing the vibrating twanging noise, one of them said, "That's a decoy, let's get out of here!" Officers got the entire scene on video.
A former county sheriff was cited for hunting from his truck, after shooting at a deer decoy. The ex-sheriff sat behind the wheel when he fired his rifle out the passenger-side window with someone sitting in the seat. Earplugs anyone?
As a pickup approached the decoy site, two of the three passengers jumped from the truck. One began firing at the decoy from the road, the second used the pickup bed as a rest and began firing. In the meantime, the driver fired shots out his window. After a volley of shots, they soon became aware that they had been shooting at a decoy and took off. In his haste to leave, the driver left one of his buddies standing in the road. The excited man ran around in a circle in the center of the road two times, then tried to escape into the timber, running into the arms of the troopers.
One driver fired a round from his vehicle at a deer decoy, hitting it then realizing it was not the real thing. He then grabbed the butt of his rifle and threw it out the window and sped off. The man admitted to not having a deer tag and attempting to fill his wife's tag. He also admitted to being a convicted felon. He tossed the rifle because he obliterated the serial number. Besides the game violation and two felony charges, he was also cited for open container and possession of marijuana.
Three guys headed to a favorite winter range of deer and elk with three rifles, two shotguns, pistols, a gallon of whiskey and a spotlight. One of them told officers later – "My buddy said there lots of things to shoot at up this road." They came upon a deer decoy and were blinking their headlights trying to get it to move. All three got pinched by troopers.
For those hunters headed out after deer and elk this fall, be sure you really know your target and when you think about doing something illegal, you better look over your shoulder. You never know who may be watching.


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A Massive Inflatable String Jungle Gym by Numen/For Use
Created by Croatian-Austrian collective Numen/For Use, String Prototype is a design for an inflatable volume containing a network of cables that can be explored similar to a jungle gym. The design group is known for their large-scale interactive environments made from tape and netting and this is their first foray into what they call "large geometric inflated objects." Via the project site:
When the volume deflates, the ropes get loose and lay on the ground enabling compression of the installation. When the object inflates, the ropes tense to a perfect line again, strained enough to carry the weight of a human being. Bodies entrapped in 3D grid, flying in unnatural positions throughout superficial white space, resemble Dadaist collages. Impossibility of perception of scale and direction results in simultaneous feeling of immenseness and absence of space.
The project is currently in development and you can see much more of it here. (via Designboom)


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Havelock (15-0) is scheduled to play Concord (15-0) for the state 3A championship at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh�s Carter-Finley Stadium.
Havelock (15-0) is scheduled to play Concord (15-0) for the state 3A championship at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh�s Carter-Finley Stadium.
Havelock High School is selling advance tickets during regular school hours today and Thursday, and from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday. Tickets at the high school are $9 each, while tickets at the gate are $10. The gate is expected to open at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, and Havelock fans will be seated on the east side of the stadium and enter through gates 8 and 9.
For those driving to the game, follow U.S. 70 West to Interstate 40 West. Continue on the interstate and take exit 290. Turn right onto Chapel Hill Road and then left on Edward Mill Road before taking a right on Trinity Road. The stadium will be on the left. The approximate drive time is two hours and 15 minutes. The parking fee is $10, and Havelock fans should park in the Gate B section.
The Havelock Rams Booster Club has made a charter bus available for the trip. The cost is $30, which includes a game ticket. Email email@example.com or call Joe Hailey at 447-4134.
The National Weather Service expects rain to develop in Raleigh from mid-morning to early afternoon on Saturday with a high temperature of 54 degrees. The stadium does not permit umbrellas.
Time Warner Cable will broadcast the game live on Ch. 521, and it will be live-streamed on the web at www.news14.com.


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Gattopardo Ristorante Di Mare | 23 Nov | Lunch 12pm
Regular price $80.00
"At Gattopardo Ristorante di Mare, Sicilian-born chef-owner Lino Sauro deftly melds top quality produce-driven ingredients and choice seafood bounty with his South Italian culinary roots. For each season, for instance, he introduces a degustation menu highlighting key ingredients, like scrumptious triple asparagus (white, green and purple), which runs April to June. " - Singapore Tatler


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Down For the (Thread) Count
By Brent Felgner -- Home Textiles Today, 10/25/2004
New York — The long simmering passions that briefly flared over the industry's first formal definition for thread count appear to be giving way to a somewhat broader discussion that includes packaging language and, perhaps, product quality issues.
The recently adopted ASTM standard is the textiles industry's first-ever formal definition for thread count, according to participants in the deliberations. Previously, it was simply understood among companies within the trade. But the rise of imports over the last several years, involving a broad mix of upmarket luxury suppliers along with goods of lesser quality, has resulted in skyrocketing thread-count claims — not uncommonly reaching as high as 1,000 or more.
"The ASTM ruling on threadcount determination is a needed simplification of how the industry will describe product going forward," said Bobby Lanier, vice president, bed manufacturing, WestPoint Stevens. "Ours is a global business with an ever expanding source of supply. It is important that all suppliers use the same thread-count definition, and that everyone in the supply chain have the same understanding of its meaning."
The new standard states that warp and weft strands are counted as single units, regardless of the number of yarn plies. So a package claiming 800-count sheets using two ply yarns should be correctly labeled as 400-count, according to Bob Holcombe, chairman of the ASTM D13.63 subcommittee that adopted the definition.
Holcombe is lab director for Safety Components International based in Greenville, S.C., formerly the J.P. Stevens Synthetic Fabrics division. Two importers earlier joined the committee to seek the more liberal rule making, he said.
The controversy also highlights what many agree is the false emphasis on thread count as the primary gauge of product quality. Others, including some importers, complain it reeks of old U.S. mill standards and a desperate effort to fend off global competitors.
The issue argued by the importers focused on the U.S. Customs Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which states each ply should be counted as one using the "average yarn number."
But a U.S. Customs specialist, who is also a member of ASTM, said it's a false comparison. The regulation exists solely for determining the tariff.
"They're taking apples and trying to make orange juice," offered Kathleen Mulligan-Brown, textiles team leader for the U.S. Customs Service's Savannah, Ga., laboratory.
"If you have plied yarns in sheeting the number's going to be higher, which is fine and dandy, except we don't really care about the packaging (claims)," Mulligan-Brown explained. "We just need that information to properly classify the merchandise (for purposes of the tariff)."
In rejecting the Customs argument, all but two of the subcommittee's members present — the importers — endorsed the commonly held industry standard. Some importers countered that times have changed and thread-count definitions tell only one, out of context, part of the story.
"I'm only ready to get on board with this as an industry if we also add additional components to that because they are still making it a thread-count issue," complained Paul Hooker, president of Sferra Bros., Edison, N.J. "If they really want to get on board with this let's talk about (publishing) what yarns we're using in our construction — warp and weft. I think we should publish about our finishing. For example, is the fabric mercerized, or not? I don't think you can categorize the thread-count issue only and then talk about it as a single-ply or two-ply. It's going to boil someone like us, who pays attention to 10 different components of sheet construction, down to a single denominator, and it's not right, it's not fair and it doesn't make sense."
Hooker, whose company supplies luxury bedding at $1,000 price points, said he did not take part in the deliberations.
Holcombe said the subcommittee is already considering some "editorial" changes to the definition's language that might bring the importers on board.
"These are reasonable people … we're not trying to put them out of business," he said. "You (can) put what you want to on the label, as far as describing your materials. But you still should count it as the rest of the world does — a plied yarn is considered a strand and each strand is counted as a single unit regardless of whether it's one-, two- or four-ply."
As for quality issues and other alleged misrepresentations, for example cotton source and quality, that's out of the subcommittee's hands, a different issue. The ASTM is a volunteer consensus group, he explained.
"You've got some people shipping stuff in here that are more concerned about how they can circumvent the requirements than they are about playing by the rules," Holcombe said.
Strictly speaking, the new standard is not a rule — there is no formal enforcement or sanction within the industry. Most U.S. retailers, however, have adopted ASTM standards for their own internal measurements, according to Janett Rice, chairman of the ASTM D13 committee.
Rule or not, there may be significant pressure to comply.
"Because the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has chosen to support the ASTM action, I believe that this new definition — and with the clarification added to D3775 — will resolve the industry controversy," Rice wrote in an e-mail response. "The consumer will ultimately benefit by receiving consistent thread-count labeling on bedding products."
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Go on an amazing adventure with Teddy as he works to find his way home!
Marble Blast - Colors Learn color names while matching. Blast the lines of colored marbles by aiming the cannon ball at the matching colors.
Typing Speed Test Practice your typing skills. Type the words as fast as you can! Teachers, Parents and Kids... If you would like to see your own paragraphs in this typing game, you can! Simply send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com listing the school, the name of the paragraph, the actual paragraph and any credits that you want to give to the author.
Build a Circut Game Use a soldering iron to design a pathway for electricity to flow from the battery through the lightbulb and back again.
Spot the Difference Identify the differences in the pictures by clicking the picture where they are different!
Shape and Color Train Help load the train for a ride. Find the the color or shape.
Dino Sorting Sort the dinosaurs by size. Big Dinosars, little dinosaurs! It's Prehistorific!
Jungle Jigsaw Puzzle Solve jigsaw puzzles online! Put the Lion family pride back together!
Sliding Space Puzzle Solve the sliding puzzles. Click on a piece to move to open spot. Rearrange the pieces to solve the puzzle.
Swapping Deep Sea Puzzle Solve the swapping puzzles. Click on two pieces to have them swap places. Keep swapping until the puzzle is solved.
The Four Seasons Identify the four seasons. Hint: it's not "Hot, Cold, Warm, and Cool!"
The Tower of Hanoi A classic problem solving game. How fast can you solve the puzzle with the fewest jumps?
Multi Ball Hand and eye (or should we say, mouse and eye) coordination put to the test.
3D Maze Challenging mazes at the click of a button. Don't get lost.


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First Lady Greets Military Families at 'Toys For Tots' Event
By Terri Moon Cronk
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2016 — First Lady Michelle Obama and military families joined at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling here today to sort toys for the Marine Corps Reserve's "Toys for Tots" program
Obama has participated in the program each year since her husband took office in 2009.
During the event, the first lady also acknowledged today's 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. "When we acknowledge the sacrifice of so many, I want to say a very special thank you to our service members who are here today," she said.
Sorting the toys for under-privileged children across the country is what the holidays are about, she told the military children, adding that the holidays are about the spirit of service and the belief that in the United States. People should look out for one another, she said.
"No matter what anybody says, we are all in this country together. You all belong here. And that's true not just during the holidays, but every single day of the year, [and] that's what I've seen all across the country these past eight years as first lady," she added.
*Spirit of Service in Military Families*
"I have seen it, first and foremost, in our military families -– in brave men and women who serve around the world, and they keep us safe," the first lady said, "[and] in the military spouses who work so hard to keep their families strong and together while their loved ones are serving. And of course, I have seen it every day in our amazing military kids. I am so awed watching you young people step up when your mom and dad are doing some hard stuff. You step up at home and you take on extra chores."
She told the military children she knows they often attend 10 to 12 different schools and must get good grades while making new friends with children from every background, race and religion and around the world.
*'Beautifully Diverse'*
"That's something that we can all celebrate during this holiday season. It's something that we have to remember every day: How we are so beautifully diverse, but we have so much in common," Obama said, citing love for families, pride in their country, and the commitment to help one another in times of need.
"On behalf of myself and the president and my family, I just want to thank you all for the privilege to serve, and thank everyone at Toys for Tots for everything you're doing," the first lady said. "And we wish you all a wonderful holiday season, a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.
The first lady arrived bearing gifts for the local Toys for Tots organization from the White House staff, she said, as she asked the children to help her sort toys by age and gender.
"Toys for Tots" program [ http://www.toysfortots.org/about_toys_for_tots/toys_for_tots_program/default.aspx?source=GovDelivery ]


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LONDON — I'm a Londoner and I love London. And 2012 is London's year. But it's not an easy city — not to navigate, not to find affordable accommodations, not to stay dry. As we approach the Olympics, here are some tips that may help you. If you're not coming for the Games, use them for later when the crowds have gone home but the difficulties remain. (Prices maybe higher during the Olympics.)
This hostel is in a converted 200-year-old magistrates' court in King's Cross. You can sleep in a prison cell and drink in lounges in the original courtrooms. It's ideal for backpackers. 78 King's Cross Road; 011-44-20-7183-9400, http://www.clinkhostels.com. Double room with bath $117, cell room $78; 16-bed basic dorm, $14.
La Gaffe
Hampstead is one of the prettier north London villages. La Gaffe started as an Italian restaurant — it's still there — and expanded into rooms in a 17th century shepherd's cottage. It is well placed between the wildness of Hampstead Heath and the Tube station. The rooms are small but the service is friendly. 107-111 Heath St.; 011-44-20-7435-8965, http://www.lagaffe.co.uk. 18 rooms, all with bath. Doubles $117.
The Hoxton
Sinclair Beecham, founder of the sandwich chain Pret a Manger, created the Hoxton hotel with the aim that it be stylish and comfortable without costing a fortune. The cavernous lobby restaurant buzzes, and there is even an olive tree in the tiny courtyard. 81 Great Eastern St.; 011-44-20-7550-1000, http://www.hoxtonhotels.com. 205 rooms with luxury beds. The earlier you book, the cheaper the room (from $92-297). It's nonrefundable, but you can change your dates.
Jesmond Hotel
Set in an 18th century Georgian block in the heart of Bloomsbury and run by Glyn, son of the founders Terry and Nest Beynon. At the back is a pretty, peaceful garden designed by another son, James. Full English breakfasts are included in the room price. 63 Gower St.; 011-44-20-7636-3199, http://www.jesmondhotel.org.uk. 15 rooms; doubles from about $155.
New Linden Hotel
This refurbished hotel is in a typical London square next to super-trendy Westbourne Grove and handy for Portobello Market on Saturdays. 58-60 Leinster Square; 011-44-20-7221-4321, http://www.lindenhotellondon.co.uk. Call or book online for best rates. 50 individually designed rooms. Doubles from $195, non-refundable.
5th View
This bar and cafe is on the top floor of Waterstones bookshop. The lovely 1930s building, once a posh clothes shop, is the largest bookshop in Europe. The bar and restaurant looks out over the Houses of Parliament. Wonderful place to meet people, and if the food is too pricey, you can just have a cup of coffee. 203-205 Piccadilly; 011-44-20-7851-2433, http://www.5thview.co.uk. Main dishes from $14.
Mon Plaisir
This French restaurant has been here all my life (and then some); sometimes you just need a steak frites with a glass of red wine served by a brusque French waiter. 19-20 Monmouth St.; 011-44-20-7836-7243, http://www.monplaisir.co.uk. Main dishes from $27.
Cafe in the Crypt
In the brick vaults underneath the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Great value for lunch and early dinner. Save room after the fish and chips or the Sunday roast lunch for its famous apple crumble or bread-and-butter pudding with oceans of custard. Also fabulous tea and cakes. Or book a Wednesday night for jazz with your dinner. Trafalgar Square; 011-44-20-7766-1158, http://www.smitf.org. Main dishes from $11.
Cinnamon Soho
The new little sister of the lovely but expensive Indian restaurant Cinnamon Club. It serves small plates — unusual for an Indian restaurant — but it gives you a chance to sample more tastes. 5 Kingly St.; 011-44-20-7437-1664, http://www.cinnamonsoho.com. Dinner main dishes from $19.
Rochelle Canteen
Best for lunch, although open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. But first you must find it behind the bandstand in Arnold Circus. Ring the bell marked Canteen next to the gray door in the red brick wall and enter the garden of this former school. The restaurant is in the bike shed and offers a small menu with fantastic food. Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, London; 011-44-20-7729-5677, http://www.arnoldandhenderson.com. About $60 for two.
Jamie Oliver's restaurant, where unemployed young people get a chance to become professional chefs, with great success. 15 Westland Place; 011-44-20-3375-1515, http://www.fifteen.net. Main dishes from $30.
Venetian small plates, such as chopped liver crostini ($2.30). Reservations accepted for lunch, but dinner is first come, first served in this pop-up style but permanent restaurant. 41 Beak St.; 011-44-20-7734-4479, http://www.polpo.co.uk. Heartier small plates $9-$15.
Serving the same Anglicized Greek food — kleftico and moussaka — in a Soho basement since 1948. Even the prices haven't changed much. Expect basic Bohemian atmosphere and service. 23 Frith St.
Burger & Lobster
Serves dishes that match the name — lobster, lobster roll or burger, all with chips and each one costing a minimum of $31. It's a bargain for the lobster but a bit steep for a burger. No reservations. 29 Clarges St.; 011-44-20-7409-1699, http://www.burgerandlobster.com
Forman's Fish Island
Closest restaurant to Olympic Stadium. It's the long pink building resembling a salmon just the other side of the canal from the stadium's west entrance. Its convenience and excellence justify the price for the very best British food. The Forman family has been smoking salmon since 1905. Stour Road, Fish Island; 011-44-20-8525-2365, http://www.formansfishisland.com. Dinner packages from $235; $352 during the Olympics.
For a budget Italian pizza and pasta chain, I like Carluccio's, http://www.carluccios.com, because it's fun and noisy and the place cares about the food. Pasta dishes from about $12; main dishes from about $17.
Rent a bike
All over central London there are racks of blue bikes for rent; they're known as "Boris bikes" after the cycle-crazy mayor who introduced them in 2010. You need to insert your credit card at the docking station and pay £1, about $1.55, for access. After that, the first half hour is free. Go to http://www.tfl.gov.ukand click on Barclays cycle hire, the official name of Boris bikes, for details.
London history
The Museum of London, in the middle of a roundabout, tells the multilayered, quirky history of London, starting with the skull of an extinct auroch from 245000 BC. The Lord Mayor's gilded carriage stays here when he's not using it. Free. 150 London Wall; http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk
National Theatre
London theater's best bargains are the National's Travelex tickets. Buy them online at http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk or by phone at 011-44-20-7452-3000. If they sell out, you can try for same-day tickets by going to the theater and joining the queue. The box office opens at 9.30 a.m., but get there by 9 (earlier for hit shows). If you are between ages 16 and 25, you can sign up and get access to tickets for £5, about $7.75, http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/entrypasssignup. I can't wait to see Simon Russell Beale in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" this summer.
Hidden garden
On the top of Hampstead Heath, behind the pubs of Jack Straw's Castle (now converted into condos) and the Old Bull & Bush, hides the Hill Garden, a wonderful 800-foot-long raised pergola where you can walk under the roses and wisteria. The pergola has views from central London toward Harrow, but it is the beauty and calm that are magical. When I was a child, it was surrounded by rotting greenhouses, which have been cleared away and replaced by fruit trees and fragrant herbs. Free. Inverforth Close, Hampstead.
Jump on a bus
Riding on top of a red London bus is fun wherever you want to go. I love the No. 11 bus from Victoria past Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and down the Strand to St Paul's. Buy an Oyster card bus pass to get the cheapest fares, http://www.tfl.gov.uk/oyster; otherwise, the standard bus fare is $4.
Garden in the air
The brutal concrete architecture of the South Bank's Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre-Belvedere Road) in no way prepares you for the delightful wildflower meadow on its roof, let alone the messy rows of vegetables sprouting over the Thames. A former pop-up garden, it proved so popular they kept it. There is a coffee shop too. Free.
The best way to see London is on foot with an expert from London Walks. Many of its guides are actors, so it is easy to hear them. The tours range from Jack the Ripper Haunts to the Royal Wedding Unveiled — something for everyone. $12.50 for adults; children younger than 15 are free, http://www.londonwalks.com. For something edgier, try Alternative London's walking tour of the East End and its street art. Its tours, with volunteer guides, are on a pay-what-you-can basis. http://www.alternativeldn.co.uk
Art for adults
Some of London's greatest pleasures and bargains are its free museums, but not everyone knows that once a week they are open late. It's a lovely time to see your favorite pictures without the crowds and school groups. The National Gallery, http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk, is open until 9 p.m. Fridays when it has free music and a wine bar. On the first Friday of the month is Late at Tate Britain, http://www.tate.org.uk, a free evening of special events, talks and films. The eclectic Sir John Soane's Museum, http://www.soane.org, has a candlelight evening on the first Tuesday of each month from 6-9 p.m., but it is popular so arrive early for a free ticket. The British Museum gives free tours on Friday evenings, when it stays open until 8:30 p.m. http://www.britishmuseum.org
My favorite
I love Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street because it's beautiful and the staff is intelligent. The store sells all the usual stuff, plus it has a good children's section, but it is best for travel books. There are guidebooks, maps and hotel and restaurant listings organized by country to make it easy, but the best thing is that you can find histories and novels about that country in the same place — Donna Leon's mysteries are in the Italy section. There are comfy armchairs, and if you buy enough books they'll give you a canvas bag too. 83 Marleybone High St., http://www.dauntbooks.co.uk
Zoo ahoy
London Zoo is expensive, but it's free to go to Regent's Park and walk around the zoo's perimeter. You can enjoy the park and peer through the railings at the elephants and wolves. Walk along the canal that bisects the zoo to see the giraffes and the aviary on the far side. It's best to go early in the morning and listen to the whooping, growling and tweeting of the animals and birds as they wake up. If you have time, leave the park and cross the road to climb gentle Primrose Hill for a favorite view of London.
Markets, markets, markets
Until 1991, Spitalfields Market was one of London's wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. Now it is open every day with 110 stalls selling vintage and designer clothing as well as flea market ephemera, books and rugs. At its edges are cafes and restaurants, which fill the air with the smell of fresh coffee and roasting vegetables. It is all so lively and changes so fast that you never know what you are going to find to buy or to eat. Free; http://www.spitalfields.co.uk, http://www.oldspitalfieldsmarket.com. On Sunday mornings, you can walk from there to Columbia Road, where the street is devoted to a plants and flower market from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. http://www.columbiaroad.info
Harry Potter's London
King's Cross Station now has platform 9¾ marked by a shopping cart trying to get through the brick wall to catch the Hogwarts Express, even though the films used the exterior of St. Pancras station next door. The entrance to the Leaky Cauldron is in Leadenhall Market, http://www.leadenhallmarket.co.uk, a beautiful Victorian covered market that sells fish, game and meat. There also are many restaurants and shops. It was also used for Diagon Alley, as was Borough Market, http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk, a foodie paradise under the railway at London Bridge. The Ministry of Magic is in Great Scotland Yard just around the corner from Westminster Tube station, which Arthur Weasley used. Free.
Not only books
The British Library has a permanent free exhibition of its treasures, which include a copy of the Magna Carta as well as Jane Austen's tiny writing desk. Right in the heart of the library is a six-story, 56-foot glass- walled tower housing the library of George VI and his father. Sit and look at these beautiful books (and sometimes at scholars searching for the right volume behind the glass walls). The British Library receives a copy of every publication in Britain. So far there are 14 million books, which you can see from the viewing gallery. It's free, but you must reserve. Also free are tours of the conservation studios, which also require a reservation. 96 Euston Road; 011-44-1937-546-546, http://www.bl.uk
Concerts at Kings Place
Kings Place is a new arts venue on the canal behind King's Cross station with art galleries, a restaurant and bar overlooking the water and concert hall. Every week there are free concerts. 90 York Way; 011-44-20-7520-1490, http://www.kingsplace.co.uk, http://www.spitz.co.uk
Changing the Guard
The quintessential free London experience. Two morning changings: one by the Horse Guards on Whitehall and one at Buckingham Palace. The one at the palace is bigger and has a marching band. Arrive at least half an hour early. For the palace changing, stand so you can see across to Birdcage Walk, where the new guard marches up in scarlet tunics, rather than pressing against the palace railings. Schedule and times change, so go to http://www.royal.gov.uk. These days they even have their own app.


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Harrell serves up three homers in loss to A's
HOUSTON -- A move to the American League or not, the Astros weren't predicted to win a great number of games in 2013.
So a poor start to the season may have been expected for a franchise that is committed to developing young talent.
On Sunday at Minute Maid Park, the Astros experienced growing pains. Little went right for the Astros, who lost to the A's, 9-3. The loss extended Houston's losing streak to five games as it concluded its homestand with a 1-5 mark.
"Nobody's going to feel sorry for you," said Astros manager Bo Porter.
Astros right-hander Lucas Harrell (0-2) wasn't feeling sorry for himself after allowing three home runs and failing to get out of the fifth inning on Sunday.
By the time Chris Young's three-run home run in the fifth inning chased Harrell from the game, the Astros were down 8-0.
"When you don't throw the ball where you want to, it's going to be a long day," said Harrell. "I didn't locate it. It wasn't with me today."
Scoring twice in the sixth inning and once in the eighth wasn't enough for the Astros, who struck out 14 more times on Sunday, giving them 74 strikeouts in only six games and a batting average of .199.
As ineffective as Harrell was, Oakland starter Brett Anderson (1-1) was the opposite. The left-hander tied a career high with 10 strikeouts. Both his runs allowed were unearned. In six innings, Anderson allowed five hits and two walks.
"He had a slider and curveball going and he was spotting his fastball pretty good," said Astros designated hitter Chris Carter. "It's tough when he can throw four pitches whenever he wants, on any count."
Carter provided one of the rare highlights for the Astros, who managed only six hits. Carter, who reached base safely twice, hit his first Major League triple to lead off the bottom of the eighth off Pat Neshek. Carter's triple to left-center hit just under the yellow home run line.
"When I hit it, I thought it was a deep fly ball," said Carter, who also walked. "I didn't think it was that far, but it carried."
The ball was really carrying for the A's, who got home runs from Jed Lowrie in the third and Coco Crisp in the fourth. Crisp homered in all three games in the series in which Oakland outscored Houston, 23-9.
"We've done everything well," said Lowrie, "We've pitched well, played good defense and hit well."
"Any time you come in and sweep a series it's good," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "At the end of the day, we'll take three wins any time."
Oakland had 11 hits as it improved to 5-2. Lowrie had three hits and has 11 home runs in 50 career games at Minute Maid Park. Young, who played his high school ball in the Houston area, has a .405 (30-for-74) career average at Minute Maid.
"Look at the Oakland Athletics and the way they went about the series," said Porter. "They kept the line moving, they made our pitchers work. They got in deep counts. Those guys put good swings on it."
Harrell was in trouble starting with the second inning as Seth Smith's two-run double opened the scoring.
In 4 1/3 innings, Harrell allowed eight runs and seven hits with five walks and two strikeouts.
Asked how he'd pitch the A's differently the next time they played, Harrell said, "don't leave the ball up."
Control problems plagued Harrell, who threw 79 pitches through three innings. He threw 112 pitches total.
"If you don't attack the strike zone, you're going to find yourself behind in counts, deep counts and your pitch count is going to climb, and climb fast," said Porter. "That's pretty much what happened to Lucas today."
In the three-game series, Oakland had 56 at-bats with five or more pitches thrown.
The Astros scored two runs in the sixth inning on a two-out throwing error by Lowrie at shortstop. Lowrie fielded a hot shot off the bat of Matt Dominguez, but his high throw over first baseman Brandon Moss allowed Justin Maxwell and J.D. Martinez to score.
Maxwell reached base three times on two walks and a single. He has at least one hit in his last four games and in five of the team's six games.
The Astros wasted a scoring chance in the fifth inning when Anderson struck out Jose Altuve for the third out with two runners on base. Altuve, who had hit safely in the team's first five games, went 0-for-4.


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One of the things you'll quickly learn about wood when you build a tiny house is that it will never be perfectly straight. You can do your best to select the straightest pieces, but all wood is going to have some warp to it. The trick is that when you build a tiny house, the fact that the space is so small, the tolerances is much smaller than a traditional house. Dealing with warped wood is just part of the game. What is worse is that you can build something very square, but over time it settles, expands, contracts, shifts etc. It can be a tricky thing.
The biggest skill I've learned to combat this is the creative use of clamps. Early on in your build you'll learn a truth: you can never have enough clamps! So here are some photos of the clampings that I've had to do during my build so far. I have had quite a few crazier ones, but forgot to take photos.
I just learned today that you can actualy revers the clamp grip heads on the irwin quick grip clamps to become a spreader instead of a clamp.


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The little girl thought she had lost her new bike forever when she tumbled off a rickety bridge over a muddy stream in Wellfleet, Mass., 42 years ago.
But the bike has been found — by the now-grown woman's own wife.
Lisa Brown tells the Cape Cod Times she was 11 when she lost control while riding over the Herring River in 1970 and fell in. She came up "smelling like a snapping turtle" but could not locate her bike in the muddy depths.
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Brown's wife, Deirdre Olinger, was walking along the stream this spring when she spotted a rusted bike tangled in the undergrowth about a quarter mile from the bridge.
Brown, tipped off by the banana seat, knew immediately it was hers. She describes the discovery like "finding a long lost friend."
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When Jacobs forces it like that – we should be stripping the ball
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There you go. That's going to be a key going forward. As good as the defense has been, they just haven't been getting turnovers lately, and it's been costing us games.


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Neal Boulton: 'I Am Boring, and Meaningless, and Frankly Useless'
Hamilton Nolan has taken frequent aim at 'pansexual' self-promoter and editor Neal Boulton's public antics, usually with a disclosure that Genre magazine never paid him $250 for a story Boulton assigned. Today, they bury that hatchet. A letter from Boulton:
Dear Gawker,
I am writing to you today as politely as I can to ask if you would consider possibly assigning someone new to cover my banal life? The fact is that Mr. Nolan is terribly biased. And his disclaimer at the end of his item about me was not enough.
I am afraid that when I see him on the outside world I will have to approach him to see why he feels I am so abhorrent. I am happy to be lampooned, but he goes too far with "God Damn..."
The fact is (and has always been) that Page Six and Keith Kelly have phoned ME, and in this case about a serious ethical journalistic violation that I did not commit, so I told him the truth about who did and why I quit. I have never denied a thing to your online journalists as a strategy to not get caught down the road (my being with men, my wife's past and mine, my drug and alcohol struggles which were hard might I add to overcome). However your author continues to exercise his grudge about an unpaid bill to skewer me. I can take it, but it's become a bore.
Darling, I have never put on moral airs, I've been about as moral as Mick Jagger. But I am not
A "God Damned" person because with your authors, I have played quite fair and taken my lumps.
Yes I entered a rehab, struggled with addiction, and was open about ALL of my errs BEFORE the understandably snarky young blog journalist found out on their own.
I am boring, and meaningless, and frankly useless—except where my own journalistic pursuits are concerned, my wife, the cute blond boys I ever so often "entertain," and my children.
In Mr. Hamilton's case, yes, I asked him to author a story for Genre and had every intention of paying him, but along with ME not getting paid by David Unger, neither was he.
It was not in my control.
Hamilton responds: "For the sake of my own serenity, I'm happy to stop complaining about the fact that Neal Boulton is the only editor who's ever ripped me off. I agree with Neal that there are many other, worthier reasons to complain about him."
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ELLIOTT, Gordon Dugald Evans, FCA
May 1, 1930 – November 4, 2012
Gordon passed away unexpectedly at the age of 82. He will be sadly missed by his wife Pat, his sons and their families: Mark (Sylvia), Carlyn (Ben), Blair and Kelsey; Brock (Leona); Ross (Dolores), Leanne (Matt), Tanis (Andrew) and Denise; Guy (Kathy), Melissa and Laura; and Kent (Carole) Elise, Stefan, Justin and Claire; and his daughter and her family, Jan Filippelli (Tony) Danielle, Elliott, Melia, Shane, Seyarra. He will also be missed by his two great-granddaughters Ella and Emily and his close sister-in-law, Jolyne and niece, Susan.
Gordon graduated from King Edward High School in 1948. In 1955 Gordon started his career in accounting in Vancouver with Rudd and Goold and in two short years was promoted to partner. Gordon and Pat moved their family to Kamloops in 1958 and the firm became Rudd, Goold and Elliott.
Gordon continued to build the practice, returning to Vancouver 14 years later as the managing partner of a much larger accounting firm, then known as Jarrett, Goold, and Elliott. In 1981 this firm merged with Price Waterhouse and shortly thereafter, Gordon and Pat were asked to relocate to Toronto, with Gordon assuming the role of managing partner of the firm's national office. He served in this capacity until his retirement from public practice in 1992, after which he and Pat returned to the west coast and settled on Bowen Island.
Gordon volunteered extensively in his CA profession and was elected to the ICABC Council, ultimately serving a 1973-1974 term as the Institute president. Gordon became an FCA in 1974 and was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2008. Gordon was also a founding shareholder of Campion Marine Inc. and a Chairman of the Board.
His community involvement included being a member of the Salvation Army BC Advisory Board. He was past President of the National Miniature Donkey Association of North America. He played a key role in the Ontario Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and was a proud supporter of children in 4H Clubs. On Bowen Island, Gordon served on the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Fire Department.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvation Army, Canuck Place, Looking Glass Foundation would be gratefully appreciated. We will greatly miss his love and passion for life, his ambition for excellence and his daily list of things that must get done. He loved having his family around him and lived his life with many passions, he will always be remembered for family, business, agriculture and boating.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held Friday, November 9 at 2:00pm at Seymour Golf & Country Club, 3723 Mount Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver.
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Agenda for CIC meeting on June 26, 2013
Comprehensive Plan Update – Community Involvement Committee (CIC)
Date and time: June 26, 2013
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:1900 SW 4th Avenue,Portland, Conference Room 2500A
Welcome (11:30 a.m.)
Discussion Leader: Howard Shapiro, Chair
Description: Review today's agenda and approve the 04/24/13 meeting notes.
Announcements (11:35 a.m.)
- See upcoming PEG meetings and summer events below the agenda.
- PSC briefing on the Comp Plan Update and What We Heard from the Public Report, link: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/452784, next Tuesday, June 25 at estimated start time of 8 p.m.
- Part 2 Workshops preparation and CIC involvement.
Debrief on District Mapping Conversations (11:45 a.m.)
Discussion Leader: Joan Fredriksen, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Desired Outcomes: Report on the District Mapping Conversations. Share what went well and what we might want to alter in each of the following:
- Overall format
- Questions being asked of the participants
- Other
CIC observations of PEGs (12:15 p.m.)
Discussion Leader: MartyStockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Desired Outcomes:
- Feedback and discussion on 2013 PEG meetings to date.
- Recommendations to forward to BPS on PEG areas of improvement.
Summer Outreach Tabling Events 2013 (1:00 p.m.)
Discussion Leaders: Marty Stockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Desired Outcomes:
- Update on the summer outreach tabling events (see dates below).
- Share final activities: the "Map It" exercise and the postcard.
Public comment (1:15 p.m.)
Next steps (1:25 p.m.)
Discussion Leader: Howard Shapiro, Chair
For more information, please contact Marty Stockton, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-2041 or email@example.com.
District Mapping Conversations
- (Canceled) Northwest, Saturday, June 22, 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m., Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Wistar Morris Conference Room
- Southeast #2, Saturday, June 22, 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m., Southeast Uplift,3534 SE Main St,Portland,OR
Planning and Sustainability Commission
- Comp Plan Update briefing, Tuesday, June 25, estimated start time 8:00p.m., Conference Room 2500.
Policy Expert Groups and Working Groups – June/July Meetings
- Neighborhood Centers PEG meeting, Thursday, June 20, 8:00-10:00a.m., Conference Room 2500A
- Community Involvement PEG meeting, Thursday, June 20, 6:00-8:00p.m.; City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Pettygrove Conference Room
- Networks PEG meeting, Wednesday, June 26, 2:30-4:30p.m.; 1900 SW 4th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Conference Room 2500B
- Watershed Health and Environment PEG meeting, Wednesday, June 26, 4:00-6:00p.m.; 1900 SW 4th Avenue, 7th Floor, Conference Room 7A
- Infrastructure Equity PEG meeting, Wednesday, July 10, 10:00a.m-12:00p.m.; 1900 SW 4th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Conference Room 2500A
- Economic Development PEG meeting, Wednesday, July 17, 11:30a.m. to 1:30p.m.; 1900 SW 4th Avenue, 7th Floor, Conference Room 7A
Summer events – Comprehensive Plan Update outreach table
- Good in the Hood, Saturday, June 29, 12:00-6:00p.m., Lillis Albina Park/Harriet Tubman Middle School at N FlintandN Russell St
- Community Fair and Movie atGatewayPark, Friday, July 26
- Sunday Parkways – North, Sunday, July 28, 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
- National Night Out, Tuesday, August 6, various locations
- Multnomah Days, Saturday, August 17, 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m.,SW Capitol Hwy
- Lents Founders' Day, Sunday, August 18
- Sunday Parkways – SE, Sunday, August 25, 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
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Jim Tracy ejection highlights Colorado Rockies' shutout victory against Los Angeles Dodgers
If Jim Tracy was a radio station, he'd be KOZI 105 or AM oldies. Monday night, he went metal, doing everything but bang his head during the most animated ejection of his Rockies' career in Colorado's 2-0 victory over the Dodgers.
"I am a pretty tolerant guy, but even my patience has limits," Tracy said.
He reached the expiration date in the seventh inning after Shane Victorino's line drive out into Dexter Fowler's glove was overturned. Fowler came racing in, his glove appearing to scoop the ball before it hit the grass for the final out. Victorino and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly argued. Only the first base umpire Mike Estabrook ruled it an out initially, meaning he was hung out to dry by second base umpire Paul Schrieber, who should have made the call.


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A beautiful model named Valentine crosses paths with a retired judge, whose dog she runs over with her car. The lonely judge, she discovers, amuses himself by eavesdropping on all of his neighbors' phone conversations. Near Valentine's apartment lives a young man who aspires to be a judge and loves a woman who will betray him. From these characters' proximity comes spiritual kinship and mutual redemption.
Starring Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Samuel Le Bihan
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Eric Boullier has described the Lotus upgrades for Korea - including a Coanda effect exhaust - as "the opening of a new era" for the team.
Having come very close to winning on numerous occasions earlier in the season, Lotus appears to have dropped off the pace since the mid-season break and has failed to challenge for the podium in the last three races. During that time the focus had been on a double-DRS device which has yet to be raced and has now been temporarily dropped, but Boullier is hopeful the Korea updates will see a big improvement in performance.
"Every time you bring new developments you hope that they will work as predicted," Boullier said. "The upgrades for Korea are a big step; it is the opening of a new era for us. We expect that they are going to work, but of course it's always a difficult task to find the correct setup for the car when you are also evaluating new parts. What happened with our "DDRS" shows that you can't take any improvement for granted until you actually measured it on the track. Let's say that we are cautiously optimistic."
Technical director James Allison revealed the new Coanda effect exhausts would provide not only an immediate boost in performance but also carry greater future potential for improvement.
"We've been ploughing something of a lonely furrow on the circuit with our relatively straightforward, power-maximizing exhaust," Allison said. "However, since well before the launch of the E20 and to the present day we've been carrying out parallel developments in our wind tunnel programme based around a Coandă effect exhaust. Once we saw the potential gain of the Coandă system surpass that of our current design it was clear that we needed to implement it, both for the benefit we could get in the last quarter of this season and also for learning experience it presents us for next year. We will run our first version of this style of exhaust in Korea."
The Coanda exhausts had been pioneered by the likes of McLaren and Sauber, but Allison is confident that they should be relatively easy to introduce to the E20.
"It is not as big a deal as the 2011 style blown exhausts. Last year (for all teams, but especially for our forward exhausts) it was quite challenging to ensure that the exhausts did not set fire to the car. The Coandă system is a little more indirect, and the jet has cooled a little before it impinges on the floor which makes things a little easier to manage. There's still a fair amount of rearrangement including new Coke panels, new exhausts, new exhaust exit panels, some fireproofing of the floor and so on. All told, it's a biggish change rather than an enormous one. It's also easier to swap to and fro for evaluation."


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There has been much talk in the media recently about dress codes during office hours, particularly for ladies: are such stringent dress codes old fashioned and patronising? Or do our clothes say more about us than we may think?
An increasing number of international businesses are sending employees on courses to learn basic business etiquette and presentation skills. The media has made much of this in recent days, highlighting the importance of dress for women in particular, and when interviewed on BBC Radio 2, columnist Amanda Platell remarked that she writes her newspaper column from her home in full business dress and lipstick to give her the appropriate 'corporate' persona.
What we wear, and how we wear it, can speak volumes. It is important to get the right look for the right occasion. Look at the advertisements for Apple computers, where they use anthropomorphise Apple and Windows computers. The former, whose machines are sleek, all in one and appeal mainly to a younger, more creative market, use a hip, young, trendy man, whereas the Windows character is a suited, balding man with a slight paunch. The juxtaposition instantly conveys two very different images.
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November 28, 2002
Monuments Of Herat, Afghanistan's Ancient Cultural Capital, In Danger Of Destruction
In 1933, travel writer Robert Byron called the towering minarets of the western Afghan city of Herat "the most beautiful example of color in architecture ever devised by man to the glory of his god and himself." Today, the minarets and monuments of this ancient center of culture and learning cast but a faint shadow of their former selves. Earthquakes, wars, wind, and water have taken a disastrous toll. But as RFE/RL correspondent Grant Podelco discovered on a recent visit to Herat, efforts are under way by the Afghan government and the United Nations to save these celebrated treasures.
November 27, 2002
'Kept In A Cage' -- Citizens Of Herat Describe Life Under Ismail Khan
For centuries, the western Afghan city of Herat has been known as a center for art, literature, and learning. Today, however, the city is more closely associated with the iron-fisted rule of its governor, the self-styled "Emir of Herat," Ismail Khan. RFE/RL correspondent Grant Podelco just returned from a visit to Herat. He discovered a city more outwardly civil than the capital, Kabul, but one that on closer inspection is governed by a palpable climate of fear, an atmosphere only exacerbated by the publication this month of a damning report on the province's human rights record.
November 15, 2002
Artistry In The Air -- Kite Flying Is Taken To New Heights In Afghanistan
Kite flying is more than a pastime in Afghanistan -- it is a national obsession. The streets of the capital, Kabul, are filled with shops selling kite-flying equipment, and the skies above the city are decorated each day with hundreds of colorful kites fluttering in the wind. Banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic, kite flying has now hit new heights of popularity in the country.
November 13, 2002
Tensions Ease At Kabul University, But Grievances Remain
Tensions at Kabul University have eased after three days of student protests over poor living conditions that resulted in the deaths of at least two students. Students are returning to classes, although security on campus is still tight, and many roads leading to the university remain blocked by police. Afghanistan's minister of higher education blames extremist groups on campus for the protests but says the grievances of students will be addressed. RFE/RL correspondent Grant Podelco visited the university's dormitory and spoke with a group of 16 students all living in one room in squalid conditions.
November 12, 2002
One Year Later, Kabul Clan's Journey From 'Unluckiest People' To Happiest Family
A well-known tourist guidebook to the Afghan capital, first published in 1965, notes "cities like Kabul change a little every day." That comment is as outdated today as the city tours it recommends, of gardens and palaces and restaurants that no longer exist. Kabul has changed in the 12 months since the Taliban regime abandoned the city -- and in great leaps, not small steps. Girls are now attending school. Women are free to work and to show their faces on the city streets. Music can be heard again, and kites dance once more in the skies. RFE/RL correspondent Grant Podelco recently spent a morning in the Kabul home of an Afghan family of eight. They described the dramatic changes that have taken place in their lives and in the city during the past year.


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Dave Brown scored a goal and added 5 helpers.
Albany, N.Y.-UMBC sophomore attackman Scott Jones (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) scored a career-high five goals and midfielders Jamie Kimbles (Centreville,Md./Queen Anne's) and Dave Brown (Coopersburg, Pa.) amassed six points each, as the Retrievers outlasted Albany, 13-9, in miserable weather conditions at John Fallon Field.
The Retrievers won their third straight game and improved to 5-5 overall and 2-1 in America East play. Albany lost for the third consecutive time and fell to 4-8, 0-3.
The game was played in a driving rainstorm with winds gusting to 40 miles per hour and temperatures in the mid-40's.
There were seven ties and the lead exchanged hands three times in the contest. The Great Danes tied the game for the final time at 9-9 on a Ryan Feuerstein goal with 11:01 remaining.
But Jones went to work, scoring three straight goals to put UMBC ahead for good. He got the game-winner with 9:53 to play , putting in a rebound of a Zach Linkous' (Jarrettsville, Md./St., Paul's saved shot. He then converted a pair of passes, as Albany started the double UMBC ball carriers. With 4:12 to play, Brown dished out his fourth assist of the game and Jones converted from the right edge of the crease. At the 2:37 mark, it was sophomore attackman Joe Lustgarten (Wading River, N.Y.) hitting Jones all alone on the doorstep for an empty net score.
Sophomore long-stick midfielder Ethan Murphy (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored his first collegiate goal on a man-up situation, as Brown fed him with 1:52 remaining.
Jones posted the most goals for a Retriever since Matt Latham scored six vs. Albany on April 17, 2010.
Kimbles posted career highs in goals (4) and points (6), scoing the four goals on five shots. On the heels of a 3-goal, 1-assist effort vs. Binghamton, Brown scored a goal and added five assists against the Great Danes.
Albany freshman attackman Miles Thompson led the Great Danes with three goals and one assist.
UMBC led, 3-1, after one quarter, as Kimbles scored the first two goals and assisted on Jones' first score of the night. Albany evened the score at 3-3, but sophomore Scott Hopmann (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) gave the visitors a 4-3 lead with a left-handed shot from eight yards away with 12.8 seconds to go in the half.
The teams split eight third-quarter goals, as Albany took its second lead of the night at 7-6 on a man-up goal by Thompson with 3:13 to play in the stanza. But Kimbles evened it up at the 1:34 mark and freshman midfielder Brian Patton (Mount Airy, Md./Urbana) gave UMBC an 8-7 advantage with his first collegiate goal 28 seconds later to close the scoring in the period.
UMBC junior netminder Brian McCullough (Garden City, N.Y.) was credited with nine saves and improved to 5-3 on the campaign. Albany outshot UMBC, 36-32, but UMBC edged the hosts, 30-29, in ground balls.
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Just as SUV's get bigger, so does the carrying capacity of this caged beast. The weather resistant MegaWarrior Basket can carry all the gear required for epic adventures with its mammoth dimensions, and fits mid- to full-size SUV's best.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Damn I love the way this thing looks on top of my 4runner - not to mention the extra room and comfort it adds removing gear from inside the cab. I've thrown everything from coolers, jugs and kayaks to firewood up there. In the winter she takes on the Powderhound snowboard rack and doesn't miss a beat. Looks like I may need a sweet light bar however..............
Love this rack!
Picked this up for my buddies bday gift and he's so stoked. Overall quality is what you would expect from Yakima. Nothing but the best. Look no further for your future rack.
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I love this thing. I thought it would be noisy on the top of my car and may drain my gas mileage.. nope! I haven't noticed any change in gas mileage and my car isn't any louder. Its super nice have the extra storage space for long road trips, and the ability to haul stuff home from home depot.
Bought this as a gift for a friend and she couldnt be happier! Who knows I might even have a chance to get in her pants now... Thanks Mega Warrior
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Well worth it
Fits great on my jeep. I also added lights to the basket. Much better quality than the less expensive baskets.
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Fits well on my 4Runner. Easy to mount. Great for everyday as well as vacation use.
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This thing is way cool! I had to get a roof rack to haul gear for a 5 day, 4 person backacking trip in Zion and this thing is going to work perfectly! Its pretty big on the Sub, but it fits well enough and will hold all of our packs.
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This Yakima rack fit right on my 99 jeep grand cherokee out of the box perfectly. Doesn't get in the way of the sun roof and all the accessories that I already had for my car work with it. I put my bike mounts on and another perfect fit. Doesn't get in the way of the back hatch. This rack is sweet!
I have a 2004 Grand and was worried it would either interfere with my sun roof or hang over too far and hit the hatch when it opened. Thanks for the info. I was also concerned about the width. Does it hang over the side much?
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The Mega Warrior gave us the extra room inside the car that we needed. This along with the Destination 10 made for a smooth trip - Plus it looked good on the expedition.
Does the Mega Warrior basket mount to factory Xterra bars?
I'm wanting to put a cargo basket on top of my 2012 Xterra Pro4X. From the Q&A section I saw where it says this will fit an xterra but I want to make sure I know exactly what I'll need to buy.
Will the rack include the mount kit needed? Or do I also need to buy rack mounts and other crossbars in addition to the basket?
Hey Ian,
You're going to want to check out Yakima's site, they have a feature where it'll tell you exactly what you need to mount that to your vehicle!
Is the Mega Warrior too big for a 2006...
Is the Mega Warrior too big for a 2006 Jeep Liberty? Should I go with the Load Warrior?
Your first step should be getting your roof dimensions, but having a rough idea of the size of your Liberty, I know that it's going to absolutely cover the majority of top of it. The Mega Warrior can be scaled down to essentially a 4" wider version of the Load Warrior by just removing 4 screws. It's nice to have the option of using it either way. A lot depends on your load requirements. The Mega holds a lot of gear, but the Load Warrior never quite seems to hold enough and requires some creative packing to keep the load lower in profile. I use mine on an Xterra, and in the Mega Warrior configuration, set behind my factory gear basket, it goes right to the back hatch. All that said, if your Liberty's dimensions can handle the size, and for what's currently a really small price difference, go with the Mega. And you'll definitely want to throw a gear net on top of it. Hope this helps you out.
Hello- I've been looking over your website...
I've been looking over your website and am trying to configure a roof basket on top of my Jeep Cherokee Sport (1999 model).
It has a roof rack (side bars) on now but I'd like to put the Yakima Megawarrior basket on top of it.
In addition, I'd like to carry a canoe (for family of 3) (looking at the Yakima Gunwale brackets/canoe rack for this) or 3 kayaks but not all at the same time.
I would, however, like to have the brackets or rack for the canoe always set up and the brackets or racks for the 3 kayaks already set up so I can mix or match.
My questions are: Can this be done with the Megawarrior basket?
Is the Megawarrior basket compatible with a 1999 Cherokee Sport?
What would be the best way to go about or, in other words, which other brackets or racks could I attach directly to the Megawarrior basket
to make all of this work the way I want it to?
Would the Megawarrior basket support one regular size fiberglass canoe or three lightweight kayaks?
i have a 2002 subaru impreza rs. (with the...
i have a 2002 subaru impreza rs. (with the round headlights) i want a badass roof rack to be functional with camping. the load warriors are awesome looking. but anyways the real question is. will it fit on the wisperbar through. i like the sleek look. also does it come with locks so it can't be stolen.
Can the megawarrior fit on a nissan...
Can the megawarrior fit on a nissan xterra?
Hey there, yes it will fit your Xterra.... the MegaWarrior Basket is compatible with round, square, and factory cross bars...
I have this exact set-up and it covers the entire factory rack behind the cargo basket up front. Works great though. My Xterra is '04, so unless they've changed from the oval factory cross bars, or Yakima changed their mounting kit, you need 4 rail grabs to mount on the two round factory side rails and a pair of 48"(min) Yakima cross bars. While you're building your system, I would also suggest you go ahead and pick up a set of 4 like-keyed lock cylinders.
can you use one of this rack for spare...
can you use one of this rack for spare tires? have h2 hummer, wondering if this rack hold my spare tire.
Check out the Rhino-Rack Alloy Tray on the site as you can place spare tires, gas tanks, propane tanks, highlift jack, shovels on the tray with the right accessories!
will this fit on my 09' Toyota Tundra...
will this fit on my 09' Toyota Tundra Double cab? not on bed>>>
Yes it will. Also, check the yakima website for more info, they have a neat program which selects the products that will fit on your vehicle, or click the "car rack configurator" link at the top of this page.
I see a mountain bike in the picture, is...
I see a mountain bike in the picture, is the mega warrior setup to carry bikes? Or is that just a picture.
There are options for mounting a bike onto this cargo basket, but you'd have to buy other things. so it's just the picture. if you set it up right you can have the basket and a bike rack or two, if your crossbars are long enough.
have 09 buick enclave w factory cross bar...
have 09 buick enclave w factory cross bar and rack (two separate rails) do I need a mounting system for this. Example (thule ride on adapter......
Your best bet is to click on the Car Configurator up at the top and go through the steps. It will tell you exactly what you need.
Is it possible to mount one of these to a...
Is it possible to mount one of these to a Jeep Wrangler?
If you've got the right roof setup, then yes. If you have the cloth roof, no.
Your best bet would be to go to www.Quadratec.com for Wrangler products.