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Where are all the stranded EVs?
There are lots of news articles and blogs about folks getting stranded in a Nissan Leaf. Lack of liquid thermal management, poor range estimation, and limited range to begin with.
A cousin of a good friend of mine recently purchased a Leaf thinking that it would be fine for his 70 mile commute. The stories are rolling in, unfortunately.
I own a Leaf in addition to the Model S. I can easily get 70 miles out of a full charge on the Leaf as long as I don't drive it at 90 mph. Know the car, know it's limitations, know where the chargers are along your route, and there will be no getting stranded.
I think that people who can afford $ 75 K - 110 K car didn't get their money as an inheritance. They worked hard and should have enough knowledge not to listen to all this garbage about stranded cars. Having enough brains you'll never get stranded. You know how many times I saw cars without gas standing in the middle of the highway or a street. Why? Because of brainless owners, nothing else. It's true that we don't have a good supercharge infrastructure yet. Bu it takes time. Just please turn your brains on when you drive Tesla S and you'll never get stranded. That's my personal opinion. Hope I am not alone.
@dtaubert - I drove a LEAF for 14 months before getting the Model S -- the only way you get stranded is if you don't pay attention to what you are doing, and those same people are the ones walking up to a gas station with a gas can. There were a few situations where knowing the range changed my behavior, but then in years past there were times I made sure I had a full tank of gas before driving on Christmas day when there would be few gas stations open in rural areas.
Sure, if he thought he could do a 70 mile commute with much interstate driving he should have known he was pushing it given the EPA estimate of 73 miles on a 100% charge.
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@Zelaza, that was a sobering story. Too bad nobody told the writer to do a range charge in Delaware. That might have solved his problems.
I had a disappointing weekend trip to Napa from San Jose. While I didn't run out of juice, the charger in Napa I was hoping to use (at Hall Winery) was in use by a Volt. I know the Volt has just as much right to an electric charger as I do, but at the end of the day, they could put some gas in to get home. Without a charger, I'm stuck.
A super charger in Napa or more wineries with chargers would nice.
The abundance of ChargePoint charges on the map of the SF Bay Area left me feeling pretty confident I wouldn't be totally stranded. The abundance of charges is deceptive though because there are so many people in the bay area with EVs and Plugin hybrids.
The two chargers in Walnut Creek's public parking lots (along the route home and in close proximity to many appealing restaurants) were both in use.
We ended up stopping at the Stone Valley Mall. The charger was empty, probably because the Mall had closed. We subjected ourselves to PF Changs where the notoriously slow service was perfect for killing time waiting for the car to charge. Our 2 hour meal recharged 30 miles rated range. We continued our trip home and arrived with about 30 miles of rated range. All that anxiety for nothing.
There really aren't enough EV chargers out there. I've been looking forward to cruising to my fathers place in Barkersfield, but there's only one supercharger at Harris Ranch, not a place I want to be stranded at for more than the time required for a tasty meal at their restaurant.
Maybe restaurants will start catering to EV owners, allowing you to reserve a charger at the same time you reserve a table.
The reporter got bad advice from someone in California who probably has no first hand experience with the range issues caused by cold weather.
Once you've driven in a chilly car, going slower and slower as your miles melt away, you became much more careful about allowing a sizable safety margin. And if the car is parked out in the cold, I don't know if the miles melt away, but they sure go somewhere!
Regarding the idea that a cold battery will regain miles after it warms up, I understand the theory, but it hasn't happened to me. It didn't happen to our reporter either, because he had 25 miles cold and only 19 miles after he "conditioned" it.
18 months in a Leaf, never stranded, no turtle but a few times zero left on the range. 70 miles is very doable if you learn the car....
Don't get on a horse and ride like John Wayne before you understand and learn the horse...
The wife drives the Model S.
Are you in a warm climate? Cause if you are you will have to re-learn to ride the horse when you get to Chicago!
One of the best articles on Model S range and trip planning is this one by Chad Schwitters: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/13220-Putting-some-numbers...
It's long, but well worth the read.
The first thing about your post that had me laughing my Ar$$e OFF was the comment about the possibility of a "limited charging infrastructure". Instead of jumper cables, THROW A 75' extension cord in the back end. If you notice that you are getting UNEXPECTEDLY low on range, just MAYBE you could stop within 50-75' of AN OUTLET!!!
But then, I'm sure I'm naive....
Better be a honkin' heavy-duty extension cord. And a 120V outlet will get you 2-5 mi/hr of charge. Be better off to wait for the Volt owner to show up!
Agreed, Brian. It would HAVE to be an extreme emergency.
@jg, I have first hand word that a 10 stall supercharger will be going into the Harris Ranch location. I spoke to the electric contractor who happened to be at the Tejon Ranch SC working to enable another charger at that location. He said they plan to break ground in early February (probably about now) and that they expect the SC to be fully functional by early May - I'd give them til late May just to be sure.
Harris Ranch is currently a choke point along the North-South California route. Yes, there currently is only one SC at this location. They also have a Roadster charger, but it tops out at only 70A (assuming you have the dual chargers in your Model S). There is a cable converter that converts the Roadster connector to the Model S connector. I used this "slower" charger for about 20 minutes on a previous trip, so it does work.
@Brian, I also keep a 25' NEMA 14-50 extension cord in the well of my trunk just in case I can't get close enough to the outlet. I also have a heavy duty 120V extension cord for the same reason.
I certainly see rated range whittle away during the night and also see it much lower on cold mornings. But as I drive on cold mornings, the rated range does not drop as quickly as I increase my miles, so, I am getting some range back as the battery warms up. I believe the computer derates the battery range when it is cold, but as it warms up, it recalculates rated range. One night, I thought I lost 20 miles of rated range (normal loss is about 8 miles if it's not too cold). I started driving and it took only about 10 miles of rated range to go about 20 miles, so I recovered most of the lost range by the time I got to my destination. This was in 45F degree weather (not sub freezing).
Olivesman, you cannot use an extension cord to charge a Tesla. The car senses it and won't charge. Owners manual says so, and it wouldn't be usefull anyway. 110 charging is worthless, only a couple miles per hour.
Those of you who say the Times reporter should have done a max range charge do not understand how charging works. You cannot get a max range charge at a Supercharger in an hour. You can get a normal full charge in about 80-90 minutes, but charging slows way down as the battery gets full. Superchargers are for adding range, not topping off. And taking more than an hour to 'refuel' while mid-trip is not a reasonable compromise except for the most diehard greenies and TM fanboys. The reporter only expected the car to do what it said it can do. Even with mothering and direct personal coaching from Tesla staff, it could not make it from one Supercharger to the next. He did nothing wrong. Not good.
A car should be here to enable us, not the other way around. I never expected to gt 300 miles, but did believe 265. That is never going to happen even under the best conditions.
I now think of my 85kw Model S as a 175-mile-range car. I was able to get only 244 miles range after a max range charge, with 4 miles to 'spare' driving much more conservatively and slowly than we ever would have with our old cars. I will never do that again, so can't use the car for our weekly trip to the city, even with a new battery on max charge. If I want a 30% cushion, the limit is 175 one way (250 x 70%). As the battery ages, our trip options will have an even smaller radius. There are no charging options within 150 miles of my primary home, so the sanctimonious responses here about knowing limits and planning are nice theory, but the reality is that the car's limits are a lot tighter than we have been led to believe.
You can charge with and extension cord, it just needs to be a large gauge to support the high currents.
110 is only useless if you have better options or don't need it. I have, on occasion, found it very very very useful. It's silly for you to write something off like that.
Yes, the times reporter should have spent an additional 20 minutes at the Supercharger to reach a Max Range charge. The rest of the trip would have been much easier if he had. For that matter he should have spend 20 more minutes at the second charger had he not fully Max Range charger at the first.
He did do a number of things wrong, and Tesla did even more.
In cold weather the 110 outlet is perfect for keeping it plugged in at work. "110 a day keeps the drain away"
I wonder. We have only his word for what he was told by Tesla, and what the actual wording was. A transcript or two would be very interesting!


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Montreal, Quebec – The pleasantly historic and fully bilingual surroundings – though not especially wintery when we first arrived – of metropolitan Montreal served as an interesting backdrop to the official launch of a couple of groundbreaking models for Jaguar, the all-wheel-drive versions of the XF and XJ sedans.
Those of you who've read my stories in past years have probably figured out that my test drives alone account for the majority of the Jaguars present in the High Country, pretty much ever: These 2013 automobiles, with their innovative, intuitive all-wheel drive technology, may serve to change that just a bit, all across the North American "snow belt."
We made the jaunt to the French-Canadian Great White North to check out the fast-tracked AWD program, as well as taking a spin in the 2013 version of the Land Rover LR2, but the winter-ready Jags were definitely the biggest news event.
What started as a rainy, gloomy weekend turned, as if by magic, into snowy roads and by the time we got our mitts on the Jags, up at the Mount Tremblant ski area, conditions were indeed ripe to try out a very different take on Jaguar's luxurious, performance-oriented sedans.
In order to maintain that je ne sais quoi – the "Jaguarness" that makes the British cars special – the company's designers rather masterfully were tasked with a big job of reverse-engineering the current XJ and XF models to house and integrate a high-tech AWD system. That's no small feat.
But by re-engineering the exhaust, the subframe and the engine mounts, and also adopting an innovative AWD system that runs the front driveshaft through the engine sump, they managed to cram it all in there without distorting the shape of the cars, much less the basic feel of their smooth-but-always-potentially-sporty ride.
An electronically controlled transfer case is the piece de resistance, with the car's computer allowing two, diametrically opposed missions: A 50-50 split of torque that favors sporty rear-wheel drive feel, but is instantly biased to the front (or, whatever wheel needs it, really) for extra grip on icy roads. With the proper winter tires, of course.
All of that sounded great, but the best illustration – besides a long, comfortably well-planted ride on snowy rural highways – was a whip around a winter driving course with a cast of international instructors.
Flip on either the bigger XJ or the slightly more contemporary XF's electronic winter mode and the car starts in second gear, softens the throttle response for a less spinny takeoff and also (not so subtly) uses ABS to slow your wheels around turns, guaranteeing more grip.
The one or two drivers in North America who intend to do some wintertime drifting in their Jaguars will appreciate the dynamic mode, which retains almost all of the grip but allows for more spirited acceleration and a looser steering feel.
We even headed out onto a circle track of solid ice – you can see me in the photo gingerly feeling my way around the loop – and the winter-oriented modes certainly work miracles on keeping you somewhat glued to the not-so-solid ground.
Jaguar is moderately notorious for its high horsepower engines and in order to make the prospect of AWD a little more grounded, the cars are also the first application for an all-new supercharged 3.0 liter V6.
Designers say they literally chopped two cylinders off the existing V8 block and were still able to get 340 horsepower out of the smaller engine, plus a more engaging 26 mpg on the highway – even with the added AWD system.
As the pavement dried up on our way back into the city, we discovered this was certainly the case, as the car could probably hit its 155 mph limit, if not for those snow tires. The new, equally seamless eight-speed transmission also adds to the mileage factor, and there's a mildly invasive automatic stop-start system as well.
Most importantly, you hardly notice the AWD at all unless you get into a slippery spot, leaving you instead to concentrate on the cars' luxurious ride and their handsomely finished interiors.
The LR2 is no slouch, either – despite looking like a softroader, the smallest Land Rover proved to be almost literally bulletproof on a very challenging off-road course north of Montebello.
While 2013 brings mostly cosmetic changes – a simplified exterior design and a range of center console details and controls adapted from the Evoque – the LR2's DNA is all Land Rover, and the thing's as versatile as a goat with spiked hooves.
We rolled through deep mud, heavily tracked ice and even down precarious slopes and the little machine behaved like its $80,000 cousins – and it still looks pretty nice on the inside, with an optional 825-watt, 17-speaker Meridian stereo if you want to blast Rush and Triumph as we did during the drive.
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Although the rates in Nova Scotia are much less than the majority of the country, you still deserve to find the lowest rate plan available. The average car insurance rate in this province is around $91 per month, or $1,093 per year. This is compared to the average rates in Alberta, which are currently sitting at about $114 per month, or $1,371 per year. Worse still, paying the average auto insurance rates in Ontario will set you back about $160 per month, or $1,916 per year.
As with most of Canada, young drivers in Nova Scotia will often pay more than older adults. The province's young adults - between 25 to 30 years of age - will pay an average of $103 per month, or $1,241 per year in auto insurance. Those between 46 and 50 years of age pay an average of $81 per month, or $976 per year, while older adults - between 61 and 65 years of age - pay very little, at an average of $73 per month, or $878 per year. Nova Scotia's youngest drivers (under the age of 25) pay the most, with an average car insurance rate of $210 per month or $2,522 per year.
Your driving record has a big impact on your insurance premiums. If you don't have any violations within the past six years, you could easily receive reduced rates as cheap as $84 per month or $1,002 per year on car insurance. Having a maximum of even two violations in the last three years makes your car insurance premiums rise exponentially, to approximately $189 per month, or $2,273 a year for auto insurance.
What You Need for Coverage in Nova Scotia
In Nova Scotia, it is mandatory for drivers to have $500,000 in third party liability coverage, at least $50,000 in medical payment coverage, and $2,500 in funeral expense coverage. You will also need $250 a week for disability insurance. As a law in Nova Scotia, you cannot sue for more than $8,123 in pain and suffering caused by major injuries. This rule actually saves insurance companies money, allowing the province to have an average insurance premium as low as $783.
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We deployed CCH Tagetik throughout our group because our consolidation and reporting tools were ready for the next generation. We have already used the solution to optimize our monthly reporting and annual closing and we intend to add new functionality for reporting and other processes in the near future.
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Young people from New Alternatives (a program for homeless LGBT youth) were asked to describe some of the challenges they face in staying HIV negative.
Courtney, 20
In my generation, AIDS has become genocide that is equivalent to any war. I had a scare once. My mom told me she received a letter from my lawyer saying I had HIV. But she never took me to get tested. I found out later that she was lying because she was prejudiced against my lifestyle (I like girls). I was actually HIV negative.
Just a few days ago, I had sex with a girl I knew for almost a year -- or at least, I thought I knew her. I always distance myself from sex, especially being homeless. She and I talked over the phone for a while and eventually got serious enough to have a relationship. I would make general statements like, "If I ever have sex with a girl, I'm going to get her tested and we would have safe sex for three months until the test came back negative" and so on.
But, when things went down between us, that went completely out of my head. I figured, "Hey, I know her, she respects herself, let me stop being paranoid." A few weeks later we had an argument when I asked her the last time she had sex, and she told me it was only two weeks before we did. Now I'm being treated for an infection in my throat. Just when I thought it was safe to let my guard down for someone I "loved," I'm paying a visit to a doctor and taking medication. Although I know my HIV status, she probably doesn't know hers, and one careless step could have been the end of my healthy life. In the end, it is in our power to decide to have safe sex, so you can't blame other people.
Vincenzo, 24
If I look deep inside myself, past the painful shyness, the desire to be loved, and lack of self-respect, I can find the core of what makes it difficult for me to stay HIV negative: poor self-esteem. I've been sexually abused and homeless, and I lack an ability to be assertive when it comes to looking my partner in the eye and saying the dreaded word, "condom." Even thinking the word is embarrassing. We don't talk about sex at all. I don't dare ask if it is true for them, but for me, sex is dirty. The less I think about what we are doing, how uncomfortable I am as we lie slithering against each other in bed, the more I will be able to convince myself everything is all right in the mirror tomorrow. After all, I should be grateful they want to have sex with me at all. I have a voice that whispers to me that I am "damaged goods," a voice that sounds so much like my mother's.
So it starts with us lying in bed, a casual touch turning into something more because I don't say, "Wait, where are the condoms?" He does not put one on. It's a story that repeats itself thousands of times in countless lives, and it very well may be the disease of self that opens the way for HIV.
Teaching youth self-respect and empowering them are potent tools for prevention when coupled with proper sex education and HIV facts. Too often, I hear young people say, "It can't happen to me," or, worse, "I don't care if it happens to me, we all die one day." HIV just isn't about death. It's about health care, money, medications, and maintenance. The stigma of others' ignorance is still rampant. Maybe youth should be taught that the sting of rejection from a partner who does not want to wear protection will fade in memory, but looking at the pill bottles will be a daily reminder if you contract HIV.
Terelle, 19
I find it extremely hard to stay HIV negative because I personally have a high sex drive. I don't want to say I'm a sex addict, but I have been having sex since I was 12. Both genders, all ages, all races, and I can honestly say that I have probably had over 100 partners. Some coins [for pay], some just random sex acts, and some boyfriends. I don't always strap up so I am at risk for a lot of ST Is, but I have never had one. My luck could run thin and I could get infected tomorrow. It's scary. I would really hate to be another statistic in the world.
If youth would get smart, get tested every three months, wrap it up, and stop being scandalous, everyone would be okay. And I pray for the day we find a cure because I have lost too many people.
Danyal, 23
Promiscuity is something that plagues many communities. Personal decision-making skills are a major part of avoiding risky behavior. Making the best decisions for myself on a daily basis is what helps me remain HIV negative. The power of knowing is monumental. With the knowledge of how to prevent HIV and a commitment to practice this knowledge through safe sex and abstinence, one can combat infection.
Oftentimes young people fall victim to the pressure to have sex without protection. It can be hard, but we all have a responsibility to do our best to protect ourselves and our community. Personally, I have made a decision not to have sex until I am exclusively involved with someone whom I feel is ready to be a part of my life, and even then protecting myself from HIV will continue to be a priority.
Nathaniel, 22
When it comes to staying HIV negative, for me it's difficult. I identify as heterosexual, yet I've done things with men to survive. I became homeless at a young age and I didn't believe in selling drugs, so I was introduced to sex work. I learned to swallow my pride along with other things. Men would approach me and offer me excessive amounts of money, yet I would never let anyone penetrate me nor would I allow myself to penetrate anyone else. I thought oral sex was cool because I went through sexual abuse in my early childhood.
I needed the money and I felt secure enough that no one could make me feel "less than" because of what I was doing. Then I experienced gluttony and greed, when a man offered me a huge amount of money to allow him and his friend to come in my mouth. At that moment, it was a life-or-death situation. I'd never done anything that unsafe, yet we were talking about so much money. So I made a decision that took me in a whole new direction. After that, I was offered even more money to have oral sex with seven men, and extra money not to use a condom and to swallow. I was thinking about it, when I came to a shelter called Sylvia's Place, and learned how much danger I was putting myself in. So I let go of the excuses and the easy way of making a living.
To date I am HIV negative and am certified to teach others about the importance of knowing their status and respecting their bodies and themselves. To help those who aren't aware, it would be highly beneficial to open up more resources for homeless youth, and allow them to be themselves without restrictions. I feel if it weren't for Sylvia's Place, I could have been another young person caught out there.
Jovany, 22
I didn't find it hard to stay negative, until I entered what I thought was a picture-perfect relationship. Everything was normal at the beginning, and I truly thought I had met my soulmate. We talked about our status and even spoke about getting tested together. As the relationship progressed, I began to see his real character. He was not only emotionally abusive to me, but also verbally abusive to me in public. I tried leaving him so many times. He would show up at my job (which led to my termination), harass my friends in trying to get hold of me, and even threaten to take my life. Once all ties had been severed, I could finally breathe. I couldn't believe I ever allowed a "man" to treat me the way that he did. I had finally forgiven him when I found out about his infidelities.
Then I found out I was HIV positive. I have had only three sexual partners in my life, so I know who I got the virus from. I was absolutely devastated. I felt stupid for not using protection. I supposed that because he told me that he loved me and cared for me, that was reason enough. Wrong answer!! The struggle I now face is confronting him or moving on with my life and forgiving him. I chose the latter and have made a conscious decision to not let this experience or virus leave a sour taste in my mouth for life.
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Can Nanotechnology Save the Planet? Perspectives from INC5
Some science fiction stories, like Michael Crichton's novel Prey, portray nanotechnology as leading to developments that can destroy the world, but some of the presenters at this year's International Nanotechnology Conference for Communication and Collaboration (INC5) told a story that was quite the opposite. The world, or at least humanity, is already on a path toward destruction and nanotechnology may be the only hope to save it.
According to Mihail Roco, of the National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, "every major ecosystem is under threat at different time scales: food, water, risk of climate change, energy, biodiversity, and mineral resources. Sooner or later, the earth will come into equilibrium." "Will humans be part of the new earth equilibrium?" he asks and "If they are, will it be a comfortable place?"
With 1.1 billion people already at risk for lack of clean water in 2008, Roco reports that, as a result of population growth and climate change, the situation is predicted to be disastrous worldwide by 2025 if solutions are not found. Red areas in the map below show parts of the world in which the need for water will greatly exceed the supply.
Not only is the environment in stress, but worldwide health systems are also challenged. Larry Nagahara, of the National Institutes of Health, presented projections that by 2025 there will be 2 million new cases of cancer each year worldwide.
These are just two examples of catastrophic problems that scientists hope to overcome with nanotechnology. The National Institutes of Health has eight Centers for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence and more that deal with other applications of nanotechnology. Societal and environmental implications is one of four major priority areas for NSF nanoscale research and development, with themes focused on sustainable development, energy, water, clean environment, food, and climate.
One example of research NSF is supporting is on the development of "green" gasoline enabled by new catalytic processes that rapidly turn woody biomass and agricultural wastes into fuels whose only by-products are water and carbon dioxide.
At the INC5 meeting, Masatoshi Iji, of NEC in Japan, spoke about highly functional, biomass-based plastics. Chemming Hu of UC-Berkeley spoke about "green" transistors that reduce the power need in electronics to one-tenth of the amount currently needed. Kohmei Halada, of the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, spoke about nano-alchemy relieving the materials resource crisis.
Nanotechnology is the focal point for potential solutions to many of the world's current and future problems. But will it create new problems of its own? New technologies almost always do. According to Jeff Morris, of the Environmental Protection Agency, "very little is known about nanomaterials' toxicity and exposure: we are just starting to develop methods to test them." Will the hope for solving the world's problems with nanotechnology or the fear of creating significant new ones win out in the minds of the public and government policymakers?
Shuji Abe, of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan, says "There is a need to find a new scheme of constructive technology assessment and management, for constant reviewing and prioritization based on risks, benefits, costs, long-term strategies, and public opinions." NISE Net is considered part of the societal implications work of the National Nanotechnology Initiative because of its role in informing public opinions.


text: Hello everyone. Since I never felt that the USS Enterprise deck plans by Franz Joseph Schnaubelt represented the ship as seen on television (except for the bridge), it had been my desire to accommodate, combine and arrange the original studio sets in the most credible way possible and in a manner the Brandon character from Galaxy Quest would have probably done it. My special thanks go to various Trek BBS participants, which still have an equal unwavering interest in the Original Series' Enterprise and encouraged me to make my drafts available for discussion. Timing couldn't be better as a long time friend of mine (with CAD skills light years ahead of mine) is currently doing exterior views of the old Enterprise and will eventually use these deck plan drafts as storyboards for CAD deck plans. These deck plans are (currently) based on following theories: 1. In real life the USS Enterprise would have a length of 1,080 feet. 2. There are 16 engineering decks in the engineering hull (according to Whitfield's The Making of Star Trek) where deck numbering starts at the top of the neck pylon below the primary or saucer hull (if this were not the case the height of the engineering decks would be lower than seen in the series). 3. The yellow circle at the bottom of the engineering hull belongs to a structure that extends into the ship and conveniently justifies the existence of circular corridors inside the engineering hull. 4. The radius of the original studio sets' circular corridor can either be reduced (e.g. engineering hull) or enhanced (outer rim of saucer hull) to create a variety of locations aboard the USS Enterprise which are not just limited to the interior corridors of a few saucer decks. A good canon example that justifies this procedure is the opening scene of Journey to Babel (Kirk, McCoy and Spock walk down "Kirk's corridor" and then make a 180° U-turn into the same corridor, differently 'dressed'. One of these corridors has a different radius than the original studio set) 5. The Enterprise has at least two engine rooms, i.e. the "Engine Control Room" in the saucer hull near the impulse deck (especially Court Martial and Space Seed – it had to stand in for the engine room in the engineering hull during Season One) and the "Engineering Section" in the engineering hull (Season Two and Three with the possible exception of Day of the Dove). 6. A diagonal turbo shaft connects the saucer and the engineering hull (a passenger in the turbo lift car couldn't tell by the passing lights whether movement is vertical or diagonal). The mission goals are A) to recreate the ship's corridors and locations as seen on the show(s) (i.e. from The Cage to the ENTERPRISE episode In a Mirror, Darkly) and later fill in the blank spots with rooms and components as Matt Jefferies hopefully would have done it given the task. B) to present a feasible turbo lift system that makes sense. C) to try to make these deck plans look good and believable. This is a work in progress starting with the engineering hull deck plans that have been assembled by dissecting and assembling copies of the studio set plans from all three seasons (including some homemade reconstructions, i.e. the corridors from Where No Man Has Gone Before and In a Mirror, Darkly). Constructive feedback is much appreciated. Live long and prosper and enjoy! Engineering Deck 14: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/42om8cmlxqta8hn/gxvjE9apMA/USS%20Enterprise%20Engineering%20Deck%2014%20Uncompressed%20Version%202.2.JPG Rewatching TOS I felt that the first season was somehow bound in the engineering hull. Possibly for upgrades in the saucer hull – following events in Where No Man Has Gone Before where many things were noticeably different – Kirk had to take provisional quarters on (Engineering) Deck 12 and probably Dr. McCoy, too (The Man Trap reveals an exterior window above his bed). Janice Rand's quarters might be permanently on this deck (as a yeoman she should technically share her quarters, but as Captain's yeoman she seems to enjoy certain privileges but only gets her own cabin on Deck 12) and then there is a transporter room on Deck 14 (lower than that we'd have problems assigning useful functions to the bottom exterior hatches of the ship, IMHO). In an interview Doug Drexler conducted with production designer Matt Jefferies (RIP) in the 1970's for the Star Trek Posterbooks Matt Jefferies stated his design strategy: "identification by association". Therefore I have no doubts whatsoever that what we see in Kirk's, Mudd's and McCoy's quarters are exterior windows closed by shutters (probably because they ran out of budget to do the VFX or these looked like crap). Thus I started these deck plans on Deck 12 to adjust the orientation of the (two) studio sets to bring these quarters to the corresponding position: http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x06hd/muddswomenhd146.jpg http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x05hd/theenemywithinhd138.jpg http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x06hd/muddswomenhd395.jpg http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x01-2-hd/themantraphd484.jpg Because of this the two transporter rooms two decks lower were first diagonally aligned but I felt it looked bad, so for Deck 14 I readjusted the orientation to have both transporter rooms near a central axis running through the ship (after all, who says that the "Environmental Engineering Only" ladders have to connect to more than two decks?). The corridor used by Kirk and Captain Christopher in Tomorrow Is Yesterday is a late addition and the result of "Janice's corridor" two decks above. The turbo lift near the transporter room might be an exit-only turbo lift (we've seen only people exiting this one but never entering it), it may be debatable whether it was also seen in Elaan of Troyius (judging by the lights in the turbo lift shaft). The latest addition was the medical ward in the center. Ironically, this is a rare occasion where the strange curvature of the bed section from all seasons makes almost perfect sense (the corridor should still be a little tighter). Since I presume a medical ward in the engineering hull would be specialized in handling radiation burns (a daily hazard for the engineering personnel) I think this one is (Dr. M'Benga or Dr. Sanchez in charge) and since the Cestus III surviving Lieutenant had radiation burns I'd like to believe that the medical ward scene from Arena took place here. http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x18hd/arenahd151.jpg Engineering Deck 13: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/42om8cml...terprise Engineering Deck 13 Uncompressed.JPG Engineering Deck 13 is better known as the "Hangar Deck Shuttlecraft" judging by the deck marker seen in The Doomsday Machine. I believe that decks with a certain known function are not referred to by numbers but by alphabetic letters in crew's lingo instead (like "B deck" in Court Martial aka crew's quarters "Berth deck" or main deck number 6). I'm somewhat undecided whether to sacrifice the "Science Library" from Dagger of the Mind for a later added brig cell. And I seem to be having a problem fitting Nomad's top security cell from The Changeling into the section. I also believe that the Medical Ward from WNM should go to the port bow. http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x09hd/daggerofthemindhd064.jpg Engineering Deck 12: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/42om8cml...ring Deck 12 Uncompressed Version 2.2 001.jpg Engineering Deck 12 is the one that started this project. Here we see two variations of the corridor set with the strange angle from WNM (where three different locations of this corridor were shown in the beginning of the alternate version / edit!) of which I first didn't know whether this corridor was a curse or a blessing. Near Janice's cabin the angle helps to bring this kind of (upgraded) corridor to a nice conclusion parallel to the central axis on the port bow (possibly a medical ward there, too, as seen in WNM). Alternately, in its original version it aligns nicely with the H deck corridor below and the turbo lift location from Let That Be on the starboard stern. A last minute addition is the stern corridor from ENT. Why mirror universe Archer and his men needed to enter the tri-ladder tube here to get all the way to the main level of engineering a few decks above, I cannot answer as I'd rather expect this kind of tri-ladder tube in the neck pylon (similar to TWOK: http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/twok/ch11/twok0874.jpg). I presume it added to the pirate theme of the episode and made it look as if they were climbing the mast of a ship (my 0.02 $). http://ent.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/4x19/inamirrordarkly2_296.jpg The engineering deck plan drafts for 11, 10, 9 and 8 will follow soon. Bob


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Farm-e represents my first foray into developing decision support tools for agriculture. Talking to growers in agricultural areas of Fiji (and also Cambodia and Timor Leste) has given me insights into the numerous challenges they face. I've only become more convinced of the relevance and need to develop more tools in this category, as a means of helping people lift themselves out of poverty.
It is impossible to have a conversation with growers without mention of the weather and its impact on determining their fortunes. Reliable information on weather data is difficult to access. Initially, our office went to the Fiji Meteorological Service in an attempt to get weather data only to be dismayed by the prohibitive and lengthy process involved in acquiring information that should rightly be in the public domain.
The mandate for met services like the National Weather Service in the United States is to provide consistent and reliable weather data to service providers. The result is a thriving ecosystem of companies involved in working with this data to make it available to the wider public.
Some time after this, with this problem in the back of my mind, I got in touch with a friend who I know does work in this area. Peter Shin has been a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla for more than ten years. His recent work includes hardware and software development for remote weather sensor networks. He has been instrumental to deployments of such systems in Taiwan. I suggested to him certain agriculture-specific applications of his system that would benefit emerging market contexts—as a means to strengthen weather information infrastructure in countries where this information is not efficiently delivered.
The discussion sparked mutual interest and we promised to keep each other updated on developments.
As it turns out, restrictive policies toward access to data (in a time of growing uncertainty from climate change) are just one side of the story. On the technical side, we see that closed and proprietary systems developed by companies such as Campbell Scientific make it very costly to gather weather data—and when acquired, difficult to share.
Peter's work involves building open source tools that builds upon software development already done by the Open Source Data Turbine Initiative. The work has been funded by the Moore Foundation and based out of the SDSC. The resulting hardware and software systems have been deployed in different environments. But, the result is a low-cost, flexible, open, and highly functional system for collecting and sharing weather-related data.
It seemed logical to me to try to bring this kind of innovation to Fiji. So, the plan is to go forward with a deployment of such a system for Fiji. We're both excited by this prospect.
In western nations, government weather services generally provide increasingly complex weather data for free to agriculturalists and other service providers. In fact, there exists a healthy ecosystem of information providers who utilize this information to offer financial and other products to their customers. The recent $1.1 billion acquisition of Climate Corporation by Monsanto highlights this connection between improved weather data and financial products aimed at farmers.
But is Development the right pathway for pursuing this initiative? I hope to be able to tell you in a few months.
The gestation period for such projects can be quite lengthy and results are mixed. I can say this much. Peter and I are trying to compress the deployment of a very complex system that collects and reports data from sites located in numerous locations all over the country and bring in private sector support for this venture into the extremely short timespan of just a few months. This last element is absolutely crucial for the long-term viability of this project.
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Plaster Model making/carving by hand
Plaster lathe and motorised bench whirler turning
Teapot handle and spout modelling
Profiling/sledging with a metal tool
Sprig moulding
Drop-out and multi-part mould making
Moulding a found object or existing ceramic shape
All abilities are welcome to attend, from the enthusiastic beginner, to the more experienced maker who wants to develop their skills further.
- Bring your current project with you or start something new with expert guidance from me at my workshop in the heart of the Potteries of Stoke on Trent
- I also offer one day one-to-one courses at dates to suit you and a complete shape design and model/mould making service.
For more information about prices, dates and our on-site accommodation please visit - www.manifoldcraftbarn.co.uk
Hand/slab building, slip casting, shape designing, detailed technical drawing, plaster modelling by hand (sledging/profiling, handles, spouts, sprig moulding/relief modelling), drop-out and multi-part plaster mould making, lathe and bench whirler turning. All these skills are taught on my master classes.
2016 University of Sunderland, visiting plaster workshop Technical Demonstrator
2015 Manchester Metropolitan University, visiting plaster workshop Technical Demonstrator
2012 Central Saint Martins, London, visiting plaster workshop Technical Demonstrator
2008 The International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary. 'Plaster Master' master course on model and mould making.
2007 - 2011 Glasgow School of Art, visiting tutor in ceramics
2006 - 2010 University of Cumbria, visiting tutor in ceramics
2006 - Cardiff Metropolitan University, visiting tutor in ceramics
2005 - Staffordshire University, visiting lecturer in industrial ceramics
2006 Ed Bentley, Black swan Arts gallery, Frome, Somerset
Group Exhibitions:
2008 Sculptural Influences in Ceramics, St Joseph Galerie, Netherlands
2006 Ceramics and Glass, Harding house Gallery, Lincoln
2006 New Designers On-line, Business Design Centre, Islington London
2006 Spring Exhibition, Lund Gallery, Easingwold, Yorkshire
2005 Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London
2004 Real Art for Real People, Coningsby Gallery, London
2005 - 2007 Crafts Council Next Move scheme, University of Cumbria
Hole & Corner Oh! You Pretty Things 05/2015
Ceramic Review, A Potters Day, issue 218 Mar/Apr 2006
The Big Issue, Unfettered Lines by Sarah Jane Downing, issue 705 2006


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BioWare working with second dev on Mass Effect 3 for Wii U
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The Wii U is getting its own version of Mass Effect 3, but BioWare isn't handling the port alone. The Australian developer Straight Right has announced that it's working with BioWare on the port. The studio previously worked on Shift 2: Unleashed for iOS.
The studio confirmed Facebook page (via Polygon), after rumors surfaced that the game was being co-developed by Straight Right's sister company, Tantalus Media.
The Wii U port will feature touch controls, a digital comic to make crucial decisions from the first two games, and the Extended Cut ending included on the disc. For more detail and impressions, check out our recent hands-on preview.


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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed in April to list the Cook Inlet beluga whale as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), following a November 2006 Status Review and Extinction Assessment that found the population is now at a "26 percent probability of extinction within 100 years."
With numbers once estimated at 1,300 in the 1970s, the genetically distinct and geographically isolated Cook Inlet belugas began suffering greatly in the 1990s, when unsustainable subsistence whaling lowered their count to 653 in 1994 and to less than 350 by 1998. Two years later, the NMFS attempted to curtail the devastating hunts by listing the belugas as "depleted" under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
However, the belugas have not achieved the 2 to 6 percent population growth rate that was expected. Instead, their population count has "declined 4.1 percent annually since 1999, with a 5.6 percent annual decline since surveys started in 1994," according to a recent NMFS news release. Current estimates list the dwindling whale population at less than 300.
Sadly, threats to these whales far exceed the formerly unregulated hunts. Today, their precarious state is also subjected to predation, ship strikes, anthropogenic noise, ice entrapment, fishery interactions, and habitat loss due to oil and gas development.


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The placement of missiles in the East, potentially at Fort Drum, may not do much to help in the nation's defense and could result in billions of dollars in unnecessary spending, according to a handful of military policy experts with reservations about the plan.
The issue was discussed in a conference call with media members Monday afternoon hosted by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, which is listed as a nonpartisan research group dedicated to reducing the number of nuclear weapons.
Philip E. Coyle, former associate director for national security and international affairs for the Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Barack Obama, said U.S. missile technology would need to be improved before such a site would be feasible.
"You have to fix what's broken first," Mr. Coyle said. "It's like worrying whether you have enough sweaters when your pants are falling down."
Mr. Coyle said his comments were based on a report released in September by the National Research Council. The report, which claimed U.S. missile defenses were "very expensive" and had "limited effectiveness," suggested such a Northeast site but also improvements to the missiles, radar technology and tactics.
Spending for such a site is being debated in conference negotiations between the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The House plan calls for $100 million to find and assess possible site locations, which would be ready for use by 2015. The Senate bill does not feature any such funding.
The Pentagon earlier this year suggested such a site would not be necessary. Supporters of the site say placing missiles in the Northeast would help protect against attacks from places such as Iran.
Last week, the Congressional Research Service reported Iran was not on track to have missiles that could hit the United States by 2015.
A Northeast site would be in addition to sites already operational at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Kingston Reif, the center's director of nuclear nonproliferation, said Fort Drum would be a likely place for the site given the amount of funding already allocated for its growth. Both the House and Senate versions of the bill call for $25.9 million for a new missile defense data terminal complex similar to those on the West Coast.
Mr. Coyle, comparing costs to Fort Greely, said the expense for a missile site in the Northeast might be $4 billion over five years.
John Isaacs, the center's executive director, said the timetable in place would mean the only usable missile technologies would be the types already in use, which had shown limited efficacy.
Asked whether such a site would be approved in the conference negotiations, Mr. Reif said the Senate, acting in step with the White House, would press against the missile site funding. Mr. Coyle suggested that even if the proposal is approved, budget cuts tied to the looming fiscal cliff may eliminate the plan's funding.


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- Red Bull news
Buemi closing in on 2013 race seat
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- Sébastien Buemi
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- Red Bull
Sebastien Buemi says he is closing in on a contract to drive in 2013 and that his current role as Red Bull reserve driver has helped.
After being dropped by Toro Rosso at the end of the 2011 season Buemi was kept on by Red Bull as the team's test and reserve driver. Although that left him without a race seat for this season, Buemi says that the role will prove beneficial in the long term and that he's optimistic he will soon have a deal to get back on the grid next year.
"It's good to be the third driver for Red Bull," Buemi told 20 Minuten. "Red Bull is the number one team in Formula One and I have a foot in the door. This is important. It also helps your chances of getting a cockpit and returning to the grid next year. It's more accurate to say I cannot tell you before the ink is dry on a contract. But I can say that it looks good at the moment."
Buemi also said that he would not take a drive with one of the backmarkers over his current role with Red Bull.
"No, I would not (drive for HRT or Marussia). Of course I want to race again, but these teams are just too far away from all the rest. It's not really racing if you're lapped after just 15 laps and even have to be careful that you do not get in the way."
When asked if that meant he was in discussions with a competitive team for next season Buemi replied: "Yes."


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In that state between sleep and wake
traversing birth and mortality
there is the faintest hint of earthy candles,
macabre dreams interrupted by sighs
the soft strophe of sonnets and the odd
sensation of strung pearls falling like
tiny moons through my open palm.
At the boundaries I find you
not your spirit or rose tinged snow,
but flesh and bone and sinew.
Now I am sleeping less
roused by the wing beats of boreal Owls
circling ancient Cypress,
their knife edge talons entwining knotty branches.
When sleep intrudes fitful winds erupt
feathery curtains, vibrate my hemispheres.
A swift breeze lifts me over the
valley to a moonlit hillside of sweet lea
where a silver wolf lies down beside me.
He is the scent of golden meadows and
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas under Colorado's Gold Dome
The official lighting of the Christmas tree at the state Capitol is Tuesday, but the place already looks festive with trees in other parts of the building.
A white tree with red, white and blue decorations was put up on the second floor of the building, another project of House staffer Pat Worley to honor those who have served.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia will light the Capitol Christmas tree at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on the first floor of the Capitol in the north foyer.


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ATLANTA - A national trade association says Georgia lost roughly 4,800 construction jobs in the past year.
The Associated General Contractors of America released state-by-state figures Tuesday that showed Georgia with 140,900 construction workers in September, down 3 percent from the same month last year.
In metro Atlanta, which has been hit particularly hard by the recession's steep decline in home building, construction jobs were down 6 percent. The Augusta area saw a 3 percent drop, while in Savannah the decline in construction jobs was 2 percent.
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Baseball's 100 Names You Need to Know: Nos. 1-20
USA TODAY Sports counted down the 100 Names You Need to Know this upcoming season.
This is our yearly look at young players primed to make an impact during the upcoming big-league season. They aren't necessarily baseball's best prospects but rather the ones most likely to make a mark in 2013.
NOS 21-40:From Danny Hultzen to Leonys Martin
NOS 41-60:From Oswaldo Arcia to Wily Peralta
NOS 61-80:From Sean Gilmartin to Tommy Joseph
NOS 81-100:From Billy Hamilton to Robbie Erlin
To qualify for our list, a player must have had more innings (for pitchers) or at-bats (for hitters) in the minor leagues in 2012 than he has had during all of his major league time. Players are ranked in order of their anticipated impact this season.
The final 20 names:
1. Manny Machado, 3B, Orioles: It's not often a team has one of its top prospects change positions in midseason just to get him into its lineup for the stretch drive — especially a 20-year-old. But Machado did that and fit into the lineup and clubhouse of a playoff team like one of the veterans. He showed poise, maturity and the ability to adapt and adjust to what the opposition threw at him. He won't be going back to his natural shortstop anytime soon, but he's an impact player wherever he plays.
2. Wil Myers, OF, Rays: There's plenty of precedent for winning rookie of the year awards without starting the season in the majors — like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper last year. Myers, 22, is this year's leading candidate. Tampa Bay has enough experienced options to keep Myers in the minors and out of the right-field job right away, but it's unlikely they can live without Myers' total offensive package for long.
3. Jurickson Profar, SS, Rangers: He can play in the majors — but when and where to fit him in is the immediate dilemma. Elvis Andrus is the shortstop. So barring a trade, Profar will be an everyday player in the minors rather than starting the season on the major league bench. But his speed, switch-hitting prowess and power that should increase as he fills out his lanky frame (he will be 20 on opening day) are too much to ignore for long.
4. Trevor Bauer, RHP, Indians: He gets more publicity for his unorthodox preparation, but Bauer, 22, is a potential ace with a full arsenal of swing-and-miss stuff. The Indians will tell you they're expecting Ubaldo Jimenez or Justin Masterson to emerge at the top of their rotation, but Bauer could snag a job out of spring training and be a revelation. He got a brief look with the Arizona Diamondbacks last year before the three-team trade that moved him to Cleveland, so his free agency clock is ticking.
5. Dan Straily, RHP, Athletics: Straily, 24, got remarkably better last year, and not just statistically. His pitches got sharper. They moved more. They were faster. That's why he projects to keep building on a season in which he led the minors in strikeouts when Oakland called him up. The A's have built up his innings over the last three years — from 148 to 160 to 191. He should be in the rotation this year and stacks up as at least a middle-of-the-rotation starter.
6. Tyler Skaggs, LHP Diamondbacks: A rotation spot is there for him this season, especially after fellow prospect Bauer was traded to Cleveland. He is 21 but has back-to-back seasons of more than 150 innings, so Arizona shouldn't have to be overly careful about his workload. His down-breaking curveball is his best pitch, and he's had a strong walk-strikeout rate through the minors. But that deteriorated during his debut in the majors last season. That's the one aspect that could delay his arrival.
7. Zack Wheeler, RHP, Mets: Matt Harvey got to the majors first, but Wheeler is on the verge of giving New York a 1-2 punch to build around. Wheeler, the prize in the 2011 trade of Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants, went through unhittable stretches at Class AA last season. With improved command making Wheeler more consistent, those stretches are becoming more prolonged. His sharp curve is the pitch that sets him apart from other prospects, and though he's likely to start the season at Class AAA, the wait won't be long.
8. Dylan Bundy, RHP, Orioles: The jewel of the Baltimore system and arguably the best pitching prospect in baseball can help the Orioles this year. But it could mean some time in the bullpen, considering he pitched 105 innings in 2012, his first pro season, and the Orioles were excessively careful with his workload. Bundy could start in the bullpen, much as Kris Medlen did with the Atlanta Braves last year, and be in position to move into the rotation around midseason. He's a future ace with a full repertoire and one of the least stressful deliveries in the game.
9. Adam Eaton, OF, Diamondbacks: Eaton, 24, is the prototype of the "gritty" Diamondback that has become a buzzword as Arizona explains the Justin Upton trade. But it was the trade of Chris Young to Oakland that really opened the door for Eaton, who could be the leadoff hitter and play center field this season. He's a lefty hitter who's in motion almost before his bat is on the ball, helping compile his .355 batting average over five minor league levels in three seasons.
10. Oscar Taveras, OF, Cardinals: St. Louis management thinks Taveras, who is capable of handling all three outfield positions, can play in the majors now. Finding room for him is key, and the Cardinals aren't looking to force the issue right away. Taveras, 20, is in the conversation for best all-around hitter in the minors. It's dangerous to say, but if this organization has a chance of producing another Albert Pujols, this is the guy. He's not on the 40-man roster, which could affect spring decisions.
11. Chris Archer, RHP, Rays: There's seldom a gap in the Tampa Bay pitching pipeline. What the Rays don't develop themselves, they go out and get. Hard-throwing Archer, 24, was part of the haul from the Chicago Cubs for Matt Garza two offseasons ago. He's the swing-and-miss type the Rays covet, but he'll have to battle to snag a spot out of spring training in a rotation still loaded despite the trade of James Shields.
12. Shelby Miller, RHP, Cardinals: He's been the top pitching prospect in the St. Louis organization since he was taken in 2009's first round. He's 22 and looked plenty ready after a September call-up, even though he was used mostly in relief. He'll get a chance to crack the rotation, especially with Jaime Garcia's shoulder making him questionable to start the season, and the Cardinals would consider using his high-octane stuff in relief as opposed to more Class AAA starts.
13. A.J. Griffin, RHP, Athletics: Griffin is one of several pitchers whose polished performances were crucial to Oakland's surprising run to the American League West title. Not overpowering, but with a full complement of offspeed pitches, they throw strikes and aren't afraid to pitch to contact, especially in their home park. Griffin, 25, is exactly that, and it translated well to the majors, where he allowed two or fewer runs in 10 of his 15 starts.
14. Erasmo Ramirez, RHP, Mariners: He had three stints with the big club last year, the latter two as a starter. Stocky Ramirez showed no ill effects from an early-season elbow problem, posting a 2.86 ERA in five September appearances. He has been overshadowed in Seattle's talented group of pitching prospects, but Ramirez, 22, throws hard and has a strong changeup and impeccable control.
15. Jedd Gyorko, 2B, Padres: This guy can hit. That's all you really need to know about Gyorko, 24, who is blocked at third base by Chase Headley but can be an instant offensive star in San Diego's big ballpark if he can win the second-base job from Logan Forsythe. Average defense and not being on the 40-man roster could slow his arrival, but he should provide gap power in a park where matching his 30 minor league homers in 2012 will be difficult.
16. Matt Harvey, RHP, Mets: Harvey, 23, certainly was ready when he arrived in the majors during the second half of last season — holding opponents to one or no runs in half his 10 starts and striking out at least a batter an inning in seven of them. With R.A. Dickey gone, Johan Santana is the de facto ace of the staff. But Harvey is the power-pitcher prototype who can take over that role. He threw 169 innings last year — up from 135 in 2011 — and to go higher, he must reduce his often-deep pitch counts.
17. Gerrit Cole, RHP, Pirates: The clamor will grow for Cole, a potential No. 1 starter who will begin this season at Class AAA. Cole, 22, made his final six starts there last year, a season that began two levels lower. He threw 132 innings in 2012, his first pro season, so there will be workload concerns. But there's no doubt about his high-90s fastball and above-average slider and changeup.
18. Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP, Dodgers: Los Angeles' posting-fee bid was $25.7 million just to talk with Ryu, 25. Add the $36 million they'll pay him over six seasons and it's obvious the Dodgers expect him to be a solid member of the rotation. He has played in his native South Korea, so dissecting stats doesn't help in projecting his performance. He has a complete repertoire of pitches, especially a strong changeup. Like many Asian pitchers, he could be prone to fly balls in the major leagues.
19. Anthony Gose, OF, Blue Jays: Gose has an immediate advantage because of his defensive prowess and his ability to play center field, where Colby Rasmus is perhaps the most vulnerable of the Toronto outfielders. Gose has exceptional speed but a high strikeout rate. At 22, he already is ahead of the development schedule, so there's time to work on the strikeouts.
20. Jose Fernandez, RHP, Marlins: He posted some of the most eye-popping stats in all the minors while dominating at both levels of Class A last season, and he has the stuff to continue that type of performance all the way to the majors this year. Fernandez, 20, should start this season at Class AA. But Miami will be looking to create buzz around its club, and what better way than a Cuban-born pitcher with an electric fastball.


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The warm-and-fuzzy story of starter Valerio De Los Santos now a porcupine, the Rockies will make a roster move Monday, according to manager Clint Hurdle.
Santos was told today in Miami that he will be sent out, likely designated for assignment. Jeff Francis fills his rotation spot, but that doesn't happen until Wednesday. So the Rockies will look to bring up another reliever — my gut tells me Triple-A reliever Steven Register based on my talks with sources this morning. The obvious guy would be Ryan Speier, but he's not eligible to return until Wednesday, continuing his season of tough luck. Ten days must pass before an optioned player can return unless there is an injury.
Speier could really help a team that has seen the sixth-inning become a sinkhole on this road trip thanks to the struggles of Matt Herges, Jason Grilli and Kip Wells. Luis Vizcaino has moved ahead those guys in the pecking order given last night's performance.
Again, for those who are still gulping down the morning coffee of broncos' news and might have missed it, here's a look at Rockies' rotation going forward. Remember, Hurdle pushed Francis back to align the top three pitchers against division-leading Arizona next week.
Monday: Aaron Cook
Tuesday: Jorge De La Rosa (comes back on short rest after his abbreviated outing)
Wednesday: Jeff Francis
Thursday: Ubaldo Jimenez
Friday: Rusch
The Rockies have interest in Twins' starter Livan Hernandez, but because of when Minnesota designated him for assignment he might never make the waiver-wire. Hernandez is owed $1.66 million on his contract, so the Rockies would prefer to sign him as a free agent at the minimum. Josh Fogg remains a possibility to land when Aaron Harang rejoins the Reds' rotation.
A look at today's lineups, with slight tweaks by the Rockies' to move their top hitters against lefties up higher in the order:
Rockies (50-62, eight games back in NL West)
CF Taveras
SS Tulowitzki
LF Holliday
1B Atkins
C Iannetta
2B Baker
RF Hawpe
3B Barmes
LHP Rusch
Marlins (59-52, 1.5 games back in NL East)
SS Amezaga
RF Hermida
3B Cantu
LF Willingham
2B Uggla
1B Jacobs
CF Ross
C Baker
LHP Olsen


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August 7, 2018 @ 5:00 am - 1:00 pm
An event every day that begins at 5:00 am, repeating until August 26, 2018
The 2918 Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze partners with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. The Maze is open daily from 9am to 5pm beginning July 28th and runs through August 26th.
$1 of each admission to the Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze is donated to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Pediatric Cancer Unit. Over the past decade years, you've helped us donate $93,527 to CT Children's.
This year's Sunflower Maze celebrates two new Amur tiger cubs, Reka and Zeya, which were born this past autumn at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo has a proud history of over 90 years as Connecticut's only Zoo. It is committed to the preservation of endangered animals and are actively developing strategies that will protect species and preserve their wild habitats.
It's a wonderfully wild experience for children and adults alike. More than 350,000 red and yellow sunflowers surround you in a 360-degree environment. Get lost in this 2.5-acre maze as yellow finches and beautiful butterflies fly around.
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CD storage cabinets are the perfect means to accommodate a growing CD collection. CD storage cabinets assure maximum protection for a CD collection from moisture and scratches and are ideal for long-term storage. CD storage cabinets can be mounted on a table, near the CD player, or can be clamped on the wall.
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