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GNU Gzip is a popular data compression program originally written by Jean-loup Gailly for the GNU project. Mark Adler wrote the decompression part.
We developed this program as a replacement for compress because of the Unisys and IBM patents covering the LZW algorithm used by compress. These patents made it impossible for us to use compress, and we needed a replacement. The superior compression ratio of gzip is just a bonus.
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The 78744 Community Youth Development Program is a state funded program which provides an array of juvenile delinquency prevention services to support families and enhance the positive development of youth only in the 78744 zip code.
You can view a previous CYD Program brochure here. The 2018 program brochure is coming soon.
Youth and adult residents of the 78744 zip code make up the 78744 Community Collaborative Committee (CCC). They play the primary role in assessing needs, receiving program updates, and advising CYD staff on how to implement programs. To join the CCC, please complete this application). Through an annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment survey, the CCC is informed of their top five funding priorities. The most recent survey can be seen here.
The 78744 zip code is one of 15 sites (zip codes) of the state's Community Youth Development Program. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services oversees all 15 statewide CYD programs and evaluates them to re view positive changes in juvenile crime rates.
Under CYD, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is made up of youth between the ages of 13-17 who live or attend school in the 78744 area only. As part of YAC, the youth engage in leadership activities every month. This portion of the YAC is called Youth Leadership Development (YLD). These teens serve as the "youth voice" of the 78744 community and work with the CCC to establish the vision of the local program. The YAC provides community outreach to publicize program services, while emphasizing the perspective and needs of the youth population. At least two YAC members sit on the CCC. The two groups work in partnership to ensure a youth perspective regarding the effectiveness of programs in meeting identified needs and gaps in services.
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Princess Kaiulani Sheraton
Saturday, March 30, 2013 No comments
I posted about my trip to Hawaii Friday. I had an incredible trip, and as I said at one the end of the post, Hawaii is the one place I'd tell everyone they had to visit at least one time. You go once....you'll see once isn't enough. As a teacher, I certainly haven't found a clever way to make enough money that going on any vacations doesn't mean careful saving, but my Mom has always been really good about finding great deals for vacations. She searches for months, on random days via the internet. We try to do a mother/daughter trip each year. She found a great deal this time (pretty much for the same price I've paid for a plane ticket to Brazil the last few years. I was able two fly direct and stay the week in the Sheraton for an equal price to the ONE to Brazil). There are always tons of options when traveling as far as hotels go, and thus far we've stayed in three different hotels. Truly,the Sheraton was my favorite. It's definitely where I'd try to stay next time in in Waikiki. I got an upgrade in room when I told them I was blogging about them, but I can honestly say this was the nicest hotel we've snagged regardless of the upgrade room-I really am fond of Sheraton hotel rooms. The expense of Hawaii is the travel, and the point is to hit the beach (at least for me), so I've tried to locate hotels closest to the beach in the past, but not on the beach-this was the best location and the nicest room by far. With one day completely rained out, it turned out a nice room was a great idea-with a big balcony to overlook the city. All the rooms have balconies overlooking various things (ours had a slice of ocean on one side, the International Market (with nightly music wafting up) and the city to the other side (there are two towers-and your location=the price of the room, but they all have fun views of various slices of Waikiki and balconies). There is a main road that runs along the beach and a few hotels that directly back up to the beach, and on the other side of the street (and several streets back) house most of the hotels). This is directly behind the Moana Surfrider. The beach is one street away, and you can see it from the hotel.
The thing that struck me the first time we went to Hawaii were the number of 'open' rooms...one side= walls, and the other side-flowers and pools and fresh air. Even the airports have this same set up, so bizarre. I guess with the difference between winter and summer being 5 degrees (80 vs 85) it's not a big deal to be able to hide from the climates. One side of the lobby (the left here) is open to the pool area that leads to the street/beach.
View to one side-the water (the other side of the hotel would be facing the water as well, along with Diamond Head).
They also have a show on sight that includes dancing and tells the story of the various Polynesian islands. Again, I didn't go, but got to see the crowd coming out happily taking photos with the various acts. It was the one night I used the gym (once....better than none-and they had a great set up with free, bagged, headphones and towels you could snag to take with you to the equipment).
Next time I head back to Oahu (please let it be soon), I am going to try to stay at the Sheraton-it really has been my favorite, with the best set up, and the nicest rooms. I wanted something affordable, but close enough to the beach that I didn't forget where I was. I love the location-beach in front, King's Corner to one side, and International Market place to the other side. Super clean rooms, great balconies, regardless of where you are housed. The staff was really helpful at the check in counter/pool side, and the bell hop by the drive was always quick to find out what we were waiting on (tours/pick ups etc) to help out. I know so many people that don't think Hawaii is a viable option, but it's one of my very favorite spots, and it's a lot more affordable (room wise etc) than most of the big cities I've stayed in throughout the country. So if it's your dream-check it out before you check it off as something that's not an option-it's a pretty incredible state that the US gets to claim!
Friday, March 29, 2013 No comments
Over spring break (a few weeks ago) my Mom and I took our annual vacation. This year we found a great deal and headed to Oahu....one of my favorite spots on planet earth. Minus their lack of craft stores, it's paradise. I have been years before, but it was in the summer, and I've always wanted to head to Oahu in the winter to see 'the waves and the whales.' This trip provided an abundance of both.
I've been blessed to have had the opportunity to see quite a few places in this world I call home. So many incredible buildings that man created, and though I am fully aware that God is the ultimate creator of man who built these places, there is something really pure about Hawaii-it's beauty is all a testament to God. Nobody else can take credit for this incredible masterpiece.
I've touched down for a day on two on the other Hawaiian Islands, and my hope is to someday visit those islands again and actually rest my head on a pillow for a night or three, but Oahu has so many adventures still waiting for me, I can't help but go back again...and again.
It's definitely the 'busiest' of the islands-it's a stopping spot for many Japanese and Australian tourist coming to the closest American location for great shopping-and Waikiki caters to that, but despite the crowds, it doesn't deter from this incredible beach overlooking Diamond Head. This just may be one of my favorite views on planet earth.
We spent several days just exploring Waikiki again, but we also spent three days driving to other spots on the island. If you visit Oahu and think it is summed up by Waikiki, that is so far from the truth-there are many quite, beautiful spots all over the coast, and I think anyone who is concerned with the business of Honolulu and Waikiki perhaps didn't get to make this journey North. After stopping at some of my favorite coves and beaches, we finally made it to Pipeline. I've seen it before in the summer with small waves, but this round of site seeing didn't fail to impress. Check out how much bigger the waves are than the surfer.
We also stumbled upon a beach with sea turtles sunning. These are commonly seen on Turtle Beach (not to be confused with Turtle Bay). Two were on shore, and a person (not a lifeguard, not sure his exact role) stood with a red rope that couldn't be crossed. The turtles are protected and you can't knowingly go within a certain number of feet (not a problem for me). These guys rested on the shore, while others surfed the waves.
We also visited Pearl Harbor. I went 13 years ago, but it was just as moving the second time. My grandfather served in the Navy during WW2. He was too young to sign up when Pearl Harbor was initially attacked, but it didn't stop him from trying. As soon as he was able to get on the list, he enlisted and served in Japan to help with the clean up after the atomic bomb. He had many stories to share about the kindness of those he encountered in Japan, learned the language, and loved the people he met serving in Japan.
The memorial is built over the Arizona, you can get (free) tickets in advance of the visit (and should b/c by the time we got there at 7 they were giving away walk up tickets for 11:45 and out by 10:00). A boat goes over and you get to spend 15 minutes on the memorial before heading back.
We got to see a number of really beautiful sunsets, but one morning we drove to the Westside early enough to catch a sunrise on this beach covered with lava rocks. Watching the sun hatch above the horizon and bring it's crayon box of colors with it was worth the early morning wake up (not so early on Texas time).
We only rented a car for a few days (Waikiki and Honolulu are not fun to drive through-too much stop and go traffic, but we did rent one for a few days while we headed to the West and North coast). There are city buses that also go all over the island for a steal, but we decided to use our car to drive to Hanauma Bay before the first bus arrives. This is a popular snorkeling spot. It's an old volcano whose end gave away to the sea long ago. (I'm pretty sure Elvis filmed one of this movies in this spot). Whales were swimming at the opening o tfhe bay, but all the darker spots are actually coral that snorkelers and scuba divers explore.
I'm not a ginormous fan of swimming with large fish-I generally live in denial when I'm out in the ocean, but in this case-I invented 'florkeling'....I use the snorkel gear by laying on a float. One positive-you can go over some pretty shallow coral you aren't supposed to step on it, and considering the residents that call the coral home-I wouldn't want to). There are eels, and octopus, turtles etc, but what I saw were a large variety of urchins, living coral, and a plethora of strange looking fish. I took an underwater camera and florkeled until I ran out of film and then I high tailed it out of there before any of those huge fish got friendly.
Another stop along the way-we took a whale watching cruise. You could see whales breaching all along the shore, but I wanted to get a little closer (incidentally, whales terrify me-so it's like-you ride roller coasters for the 'stomach drop' emotion). When we were headed out we ran into a large pod of dolphins. There were at least a hundred of these spinner dolphins. They are smaller than the 'Texas' dolphin, and it was like running into the middle of an animal planet filming as they traveled in their bobbing herd, and then they started putting on a show as they spun out of the water.
...it would have been a fabulous way to spend the afternoon, but a whale showed up on the other side of the boat and we all got a little distracted. Check out the size of the head of this whale compared to the boat in the distance!
We were able to catch a lot of diving and whales spouting. The mom's and their calves were all over, and I learned on this go round, there were usually a third whale called an 'escort' whale traveling with the new family (either a male or larger female whale). The boat we were on was large....I was glad I wasn't on that little boat...
One other thing we tried this time was Tea on the Veranda overlooking Waikiki (I could have literally reached out and touched the sand from my table). This is one of the older hotels (it's been there since 1901) and it was worth the price (and the desserts were pretty spectacular as well). Ironically, I'm not a tea fan, but I love going to 'tea'....the scones and desserts make up for the untouched drink I usually leave after my first sip, just so I can say I tried it.
I'm taking a ton of memories to get me through these last months of school....lots of great meals, great beaches, and random hula shows.
If there is one place on earth I'd say you have to visit at least once. If they had a convenient line of craft stores to feed my crafting needs (and maybe a few folks I'd miss)-I'd say you could visit me there because I'd move in a heart beat.
For an obnoxious number of photos from the whole trip, my facebook album is housed here.
Tags: Hawaii, Personal 'Stuff', Travel, Vacation
"Chocolate" Bunny Sugar Cookies
Thursday, March 28, 2013 No comments
Today I'm bringing my chocolate themed basket treats to GMT. I'm going with chocolate bunny themed baskets for friends this year, but trying to think outside the chocolate bunny box.
I'm sharing these chocolate bunny sugar cookies. I drew a little pattern and just cut it out and laid it on the dough and cut around the shape with a sharp knife. Here is the free pattern (uploaded upside down...ooops...should still print fine).
Here's my favorite dough recipe (because it holds it shape well when it bakes).
Here's my favorite dough recipe (because it holds it shape well when it bakes).
The attached icing recipe goes well with these, you can dye it a brown color for your chocolate, or this year I'm cheating. I bought some canned brown frosting. I added a little bit of powdered sugar so it's not quite as runny, but the trick is to add karo syrup to icing if you want it to harden/be able to bag it up nicely like the gourmet grocery stores.
I posted the super simple directions to these eggs here.
Here's a link to a version of 'paint your own egg' using chalkboard paint.
...as well as these 'chocolate' bunny pouches.
...as well as these 'chocolate' bunny pouches.
I posted the chocolate bunny candy pouches yesterday, with a free template you can print for the shape. I'm a giver.
"Chocolate" Bunny Candy Pouch
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2 comments
This year I'm working on a chocolate bunny themed Easter basket (how novel, I know). Anyway, I've been seeing little candy pouches made out of shapes lately, and I'm sure this is out there, but....here is my version of a chocolate bunny. I free handed a silhouette, it's free to a good home, just click here to download. I traced this first guy on some tan paper b/c I wanted to ink the edges.
See, it's still opened.
I added a ribbon around the neck, just like a 'real' chocolate bunny, and I'm filling my baskets with these guys.
Tags: Bunny, Easter, Scrapbooking
Easy Chicken Taco Pie
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 No comments
I found this recipe via BettyCrocker.
Easy Chicken Taco Pie
Ingredients: 2 c. cut up cooked chicken (I did this the night before so I could just pop it out of the fridge the next day when I was ready to put this together), 1/2 c. chopped onion, 2 T taco seasoning mix, 1 c. bisquick mix, 1 c. milk, 2 eggs, 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1. Heat oven to 400. Grease a pie dish. Mix chicken, onion and seasoning mix. Place in bottom of the dish.
2. Stir together bisquick, milk, and eggs with fork until blended. Pour into pie dish.
3. Bake for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 2+ more minutes until cheese is melted. Garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. Serves 8.
Tags: Chicken, Main Dishes, Mexican Food, Pie, Recipes
Family Tales and Bunny Tails
Monday, March 25, 2013 No comments
This is my static electricity, slide riding niece, Blythe. She came to visit last month, and my heart actually hurts as I write this. I know most of my blog is more about crafts and food-and I have over a hundred post set to post all craft and food related, but first....I realize anyone visit inghas their own little family to care about, but this little girl inspires me....
Last year her mama and daddy added this little guy to the mix...
They live in a land far, far away called California, and they come for a visit once a year. Thus far, we have also been able to get up to see them once a year, but it will never be enough time. I was able to spend time with them each day they were here for the entire week, but a lifetime of daily Candyland games and singing made up songs wouldn't be enough.
I missed our traditional zoo day this year (boo to staff development days), but we tried out the Rainforest Cafe this year, which was a little scary at 3 1/2.
At 14 months, Jonathan was less concerned about his surroundings being scary. He currently stays at a home daycare and his provider is most comfortable speaking Spanish, which makes for interesting toddler babble. Thus far, the only thing I understand is his request for agua. He also likes to jam out to any music he hears that originates south of the border....so cute. I think the hope is to continue this in his life and eventually enroll him in a bilingual program....which gives us 3 years to catch up to this guy. At this point he's laid back and does those cute baby giggles.
I had the family over one night for Easter dinner since we won't be together this year and for dessert we made bunny tails....(cotton candy with my little machine).
This one she was the most proud about.....She told me she wanted three noodles only....
After the first one I thought she'd forget about this one, but she asked for it over and over again every day I saw her until I finally brought it....it's kind of my favorite thing right now....
Among family dinners and barbie playdates I stole my cousin Holly and cousin-in-law Lydia away. We went downtown and I did a live craft segment on GMT. I took the morning off intending to get out nails done and grab some lunch together at a tea room. It turns out the show was doing a live audience this morning, and so they snagged my cousins to be a part of the audience. This made for an even more interesting experience....so fun. They were forced to dance with props.
...and now I'm going to apply for jobs in California. Then Tennessee. Then Florida. I can't take all this separation from these cute children. Jobs, bills, and lack of lottery winnings is really holding me back, man.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn a lower-court decision upholding legal immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly participated in a National Security Agency surveillance program during the last decade.
The court, without comment, declined to review a December 2011 appeals court decision upholding legal immunity for AT&T in its effort to help the NSA monitor phone calls and Internet communications following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the class-action lawsuit, Hepting v. AT&T, in 2006. Congress in 2008 gave telecom carriers legal immunity for participating in the NSA program, and the EFF appealed a June 2009 dismissal of the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the appeals court let the immunity stand.
The EFF and other civil liberties groups accused AT&T of participating in an illegal surveillance program run by the NSA. Officials of President George W. Bush's administration said the program was necessary to fight terrorism.
Meanwhile, the EFF is pursuing a related case, Jewel v. NSA, according to EFF legal director Cindy Cohn. "This program hasn't been seriously considered in the courts," she said. "We look forward to rectifying that."
This version of this story was originally published in Computerworld's print edition. It was adapted from an article that appeared earlier on Computerworld.com.
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Reported by Hunter Golden of WrestleView.com
Wrestling Rumblings #30
On Friday, August 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM EST
Wrestling Rumblings #30
August 28, 2009
By: Jose Marrero of WrestleView.com
Bryan Danielson to the WWE? I don�t know why this surprised anyone. Anyone who has followed the career of Danielson knows that making WWE has been his goal from day one. It was why he originally trained under Shawn Micheals and led to him shortly beginning a stint in MCW, when it was a WWE developmental. This is the smartest move he could ever make career wise and as of this moment in time, truly the pinnacle of what has already been a promising wrestling career. Danielson is a rising star that has yet to truly grab that national stage, and while his star is rising the company that helped shape him into what he is today: Ring of Honor; is sinking. How did this innovative and popular promotion find itself on the ropes? That�s where I come in. Join me for a little history lesson on ROH, how did it get here, where is it going, and what can it do? You�re reading �Wrestling Rumblings�.
I have to tell you guys, although I have been critical in the past of the decision making that has been made in the past, I am a fan of Ring of Honor. No, I am not a �ROHbot� and no I don�t prescribe to the theory that anyone in ROH is necessarily a better worker than the cr� me de la cr�me in WWE and TNA. You see the best workers are the ones who draw money and well if that was the case here there wouldn�t be an article to write right now would there? However I did subscribe to the idea of something different, something unique. More often than not independent companies tend to just try to imitate what they see in WWE without truly understanding that wrestling fans desire alternative. If everyone wanted WWE they would be watching the WWE. All you have to do is look at ratings numbers and see that there are millions of fans who all of a sudden gave up on wrestling when WWE became the supreme being of the wrestling universe in 2001. Ring of Honor gave them an alternative. It was an attempt to bring Japanese strong style wrestling to the United States to appeal to the tape trader and smart fans that are fans of the overseas wrestling as well as appeal to fans who were becoming disenchanted with wrestling for MMA by giving them a style that was more smash mouth and �real� looking. In other words, it was targeted towards a niche audience.
Of course it was a typical independent company that would run monthly and sell DVD�s�only problem with that was ROH became more than a typical independent company. T hey became a super indy, as they started to import talent from all over the country. ROH would become the independent company all others became compared to as many fans in the northeast, where in my opinion independent stars come to truly shine were becoming familiar for the first time with wrestlers such as Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels and CM Punk. Ring of Honor tapes and DVD�s (at the time there were still many fans getting ROH on VHS if you can believe that) were outselling other independent companies by a wide margin and any wrestler lacing his boots and struggling on the indies considered ROH his Shangri-La, a place where they could raise their profile and solidify there fanbase, as well as enable themselves to raise their stock amongst other independent promoters. It was after that first year in 2002 that it just made sense to expand the number of shows that were being held. After all more shows, means more DVD�s and more DVD�s meant more money in the coffers of then ROH owners RF Video. So the shows nearly doubled from 12 to 21 however in all fairness outside of one co promoted England show ROH stuck to promoting in the north east and still reigned supreme. While they battled CZW and 3PW that year for control of Philadelphia, they managed to bring their product to New York where the independent scene was already slowly beginning its decline and to Connecticut which was starving for a big name group at the time, it made inroads in New Jersey which helped them out greatly as they were already using stars such as Jay Lethal, Homicide, and Dan Maff who had cut their teeth out there for most of their career at that point in time, and of course now they were able to expand to Ohio and Maryland as well. It was an ambitious but productive year as the company was rolling along so well that they were able to import Japanese stars such as The Great Muta who hadn�t been seen at that time wrestling on American soil since the demise of WCW. It truly seemed like the best was yet to come.
As 2003 gave way to 2004 though ROH suffered its first major setback as RF Video owner Rob Feinstein became embroiled in a publicized legal dispute. The backlash was so strong that many at that time predicted the company would not last, even though Feinstein never was actually charged with anything he was pressured into giving up his stake in the company in order to save it from an unfortunate demise. Enter Cary Silkin, up until becoming the head honcho in ROH; Silkin was a relative unknown in the industry. His only involvement had been with Spanish language wrestling magazines, however he was touted by many as having strong financial resources and was considered the best fit for the company to survive and move forward. Booker Gabe Sapolsky20would be given total control of the product from that point on and with Sapolsky controlling the creative direction and Silkin having a strong financial vision, the company regained strength and put out 23 shows in the year 2004 and now made inroads in the Midwest with shows in Chicago, Wisconsin and Wyoming. At the time many questioned these moves as the company was already doing good business northeast and there really was no need to expand the company any further but Silkin was convinced that the product was in demand by more than just northeast fans as DVD sales were good and using simple DVD sale demographics it was determined that this was the next step in getting their product out there. It would be hard to argue against that logic as 2004 had some of the best ROH matches ever in the promotions entire history as that was a year dominated by the historic reign of a then fledgling Samoa Joe who would have epic encounters with CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Homicide that were praised by internet fans all over. 2004 was really a banner year in the history of the company and as it gave way Samoa Joe dropped the ROH title to a young up and comer in Austin Aries. However 2004 while successful will always be remembered in my opinion as the year ROH became noticed by WWE and TNA.
In 2005 the company in many ways found itself reinventing itself. There biggest star Samoa Joe started competing simultaneously with TNA wrestling and was slowly making that his top priority as he was now becoming noticed on a national stage. Of course the man considered Joe�s greatest ROH opponent CM Punk was altogether finishing up with the company as he would soon depart for WWE developmental. Austin Aries was having great matches with whomever the company put in front of him but quite honestly was stuck trying to fill the unfillable shoes at the time of Samoa Joe. It was an unenviable position to be in trying to be the guy that replaced Joe as the champion and I�m not sure anyone else could have done better but that�s just the way it was at the time. The company needed a buzz and tried to gain more mainstream recognition by involving stars such as Jim Cornette, Ricky Steamboat and Mick Foley. They would also develop their initial relationship with NOAH and Dragongate which would lead to the importing of many talents from the orient. They also tried to use the specter of Punk leaving to WWE to create interest in there championship as Punk would go on to win the championship in what many �smart� fans assumed would be his last match for the promotion. Leading to an atmosphere that led ROH fans to believe the title could change hands literally at any time as the departure of CM Punk was imminent. Despite a lackluster title run by forme r WWE star and Cruiserweight champion James Gibson (Jamie Knoble) the title appeared settled around the waist of one of ROH�s founding fathers in Bryan Danielson by the end of the year and throughout the year remained still doing great business in the north east having run 36 shows, three times the number of shows they ran from their first year of business in 2002.
Sadly in my opinion that was the last strong year of the company. 2006 would lead to ROH doing what most independent companies looking for attention would do; have an angle with another independent company in CZW. It was a great angle for the company but helped to lower its stock amongst wrestling fans who considered it an equal to WWE and TNA. It was also the year in which touring took on a whole other meaning as ROH really started to expand beyond the northeast and tour other countries starting with England. The concept of every show having meaning started to really be tested as matches that while considered classics were repeating themselves over and over again and struggling to be fresh. All in all 2006 proved to the busiest year ever for ROH as they held 44 shows that year.
In spite of all of this ROH still surged forward, saying goodbye in 2007 to stars like Samoa Joe and Homicide to TNA wrestling leaving a relative unknown in the US in Takeshi Morishima to carry the promotion. The company was ambitious in marking its debut in PPV. The whole idea was stated to bring about interest and increase struggling DVD sales. The PPV�s while raved for having great matches were considered financial failures; still the company was determined to expand even though there were already rumblings of possible financial issues. Everyone was told to relax as the company was spreading to new markets and now touring not just England but also Japan as well. 2007 was also the year of the Briscoes and Nigel McGuinness as the tag team and the untapped former WWE developmental star were carrying the promotion as they tried to succeed to the next level. Despite injuries that were occurring to their stars from the burdens of having to work the ROH style so often; ROH still managed to hold 40 shows.
With the company on PPV many fans began to feel really good about the company, a national DVD deal that would distribute �best of� compilations ha d many feeling ROH arrived on the big stage. However 2008 was the year in which the wheels started to fall of the bus but no one really knew it yet. Despite putting out more PPV�s the company was not really gaining any new fans or increased exposure. Touring expanded more aggressively than ever before and the crowds were getting smaller and smaller. The company looking for ways to get noticed tried working on a relationship with the NWA to use their titles on shows. However the NWA name was faded and worn and failed to help the situation. Instead of cutting back the company was convinced that it needed to surge forward and instead of seeing the situation for what it was blamed the current financial situation on booker Gabe Sapolsky. While it may have been true that Sapolsky had horrible person to person skills, and may have even been burned out the truth of the matter was it was extremely difficult and impossible to provide fans with 40 shows a year at the standard that they had accustomed fans to shows. How many times could you see Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness after all? Changes needed to be made and instead of scaling back Gabe took the fall.
That brings us to 2009 and the present. ROH scored a deal to be HD Net but at the same time lost its PPV deal and national DVD deal as well. Of course while the HD Net deal was considered at the time by many (not me) to be brilliant, they struggled as because of the low visibility of HD Net they had a hard time letting fans know there show existed. Crowds continued to dwindle even more as the company tried everything from becoming associated with the Wrestler movie to putting their title on former ECW World Champion and current aging star Jerry Lynn and now here we are today. I have heard as recently as a month ago from very reliable people about checks bouncing in ROH (readers who email me regularly about ROH can attest to me telling them this at times myself before reports ever became public). At the time I hoped it was untrue but can see with recent reports that came out this week that the company is once again in peril. I am not going to announce the company to be on its deathbed like many already have, but it is time for changes.
I chastised the move to TV when it was first made. I am still convinced it is not the best option for them at this time. The truth of the matter is HD Net is not giving them any visibility at all that they didn�t already have and some could argue that because they are giving away the matches that t hey have on HD Net it creates less of a market for the DVD�s. As for the DVD�s there is just too many of them. We are in a recession and anyone who wishes to collect 40 ROH DVD�s a year would be wasting 800 dollars on DVD�s from an independent company (figure was reached by face value of ROH DVD�s $20 although it should be noted that ROH does often have sales on its DVD�s that would decrease this number). When you consider that most ROH fans despite what they say do follow WWE and TNA more than they follow ROH how can they possibly keep up in this economy? Truth of the matter is because every show that ROH runs is not the typical throwaway house show and means something it also has been killing the live house. While Tyler Black and Nigel McGuinness have fantastic athletic performances (I won�t call them matches�wrestling matches have psychology) how many times are people going to be willing to pay for it live? Don�t even get me started on some of the additions to the current ROH roster, I won�t name names out of respect for the wrestlers but some of these guys just aren�t ready for prime time (don�t email me names I won�t answer) and don�t belong on the stage that they are on right now. When I see some of these guys I just don�t wrestlers who are talented or charismatic enough to sell tickets worldwide, DVD�s or any merchandise and with the costs of doing business in today0s economic climate, that�s just not healthy.
It�s time to get off T.V and scale back shows. Why compete with WWE and TNA when you know you can�t. ROH can argue all it wants but a national distribution DVD deal, PPV and a T.V. deal is going national and when you attempt to go national you compete with the big boys and if you are not ready to be a big boy yourself, you die a slow agonizing death. ROH is, was and always will be a cult niche promotion. There is nothing wrong with that. I enjoy it, many of you reading this enjoy it, but the fact remains that unlike WWE or even in some ways TNA, it is not a product that appeals to everyone. If you can�t appeal to everyone, you shouldn�t market towards everyone as it�s really just a waste of money, time and effort. There have been independent groups that have been in existence for years that have been critically acclaimed for having some of the best in ring action on the independent circuit. The ECWA has had many of the greatest wrestlers ever come through its doors in its 42 year history. Wrestlers that have gone onto WWE, TNA and ROH like Simon Diamond, Scoot Andrews, Christian, Christopher Daniels, Xavier, Amazing Red, Austin Aries, The Haas Brothers and so much m ore that I could spend a whole column naming. They are still here because they knew their role as an independent wrestling company. Ring of Honor should do the same.
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In Part I, we discussed the particular moisture- and air quality-related problems of midrise housing, and we took a close look at two cases. Here we explore issues unique to Veterans Era Housing and present three cases where moisture problems were successfully addressed.
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Target Customers Broadcast Epic Checkout Fail
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Target's customers jumped en masse onto social media Sunday night after technical malfunctions at its stores around the country resulted in long checkout lines and, in some cases, inability to make purchases with store-branded credit cards.
The episode struck a nerve with customers, not only because of the inconvenience, but because it was a reminder of another Target point-of-sale glitch: last year's infamous security breach that may have affected as many as 110 million customers.
Target has attributed Sunday's temporary breakdown -- the system was apparently back up by midnight -- to a malfunctioning network device.
The company apologized for the inconvenience, reassured customers that the disruption was not due to a security breach, and in some locations gave customers gift cards or complimentary beverages.
Still, the incident surely didn't increase consumer confidence in the Target brand, Michael Myers, a marketing lecturer at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business, told CRM Buyer.
No Playing Favorites on Social Media
It is probably cold comfort to Target, but the wave of comments on Twitter probably would have been directed toward any retailer -- not just one that recently experienced a security breach.
"Social media acted, and will always act as a means to first communicate information, and then sentiment, which occurred in this case," Myers said.
The problem, at least from Target's perspective, is that social media allows the rumor mill to spin out of control very quickly, noted Rich Hanley, associate professor and director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University.
"Social media posts amplify issues and create a heightened sense of a problem often beyond the scope of the problem itself," he told CRM Buyer.
For that reason, "it would be best for Target and other firms to have a strategy in place to handle these incidents," Hanley suggested. "Target reacted quickly with coupons to placate customers -- but even so, word proliferated on social media as misunderstandings and rumors abounded."
Target, in particular, should be on hyper-alert to put out rumors, precisely because it compromised its customers' data last year.
A short-lived checkout glitch likely would have been a minor story for any other national retailer, David Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, told CRM Buyer.
"Coming on the heels of the massive security breach the company suffered, it reinforced the narrative that something is wrong with the company when it comes to its checkouts and security in regards to credit cards and debit cards," he said.
Target still hasn't adequately responded to the bad press the breach earned for the company, Johnson maintained, and based on its less-than-robust response to this event, "Target still is not giving a proper crisis communications response."
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One point that should be emphasized is that there are two audiences paying attention to this story, Britt Fero, chief strategy officer at Publicis Seattle, told CRM Buyer -- the investor community and consumers.
Investors are watching how Target responds to issues with an eagle eye, and they probably will be for some time. Everyday shoppers, though, may be a little more forgiving -- especially if they liked the Target brand before the breach.
That is not to say consumers didn't lose trust in Target, "just like when a car is recalled after something major -- but here's where a great brand connection matters," Fero said.
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Ice-T's reality star wife Coco Austin braved the elements on Monday night to capture footage of Hurricane Sandy as the superstorm battered down on her home in New Jersey.
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Austin's turn as a weather reporter should come as no surprise to fans – earlier this month she told The Huffington Post her dream is to be a meteorologist.
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Information About the 2013 Update
Launched in 2013, the updated NSSE questionnaire is built upon years of evidence-based testing, institutional feedback and recent advances in educational and survey research. While item changes range from minimal adjustments to entirely new content, the updated instrument maintains NSSE's signature focus on diagnostic and actionable information related to effective educational practice.
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- Update terminology to reflect current educational contexts.
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Engagement Indicators
Sets of new, continuing, and updated items have been rigorously tested, and are grouped within several Engagement Indicators. These indicators fit within four engagement themes adapted from the Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice, as follows:
- Academic Challenge – Including Higher-Order Learning, Reflective & Integrative Learning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Learning Strategies
- Learning with Peers – Including Collaborative Learning and Discussions with Diverse Others
- Experiences with Faculty – Including Student-Faculty Interaction and Effective Teaching Practices
- Campus Environment – Including Quality of Interactions and Supportive Environment
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High-Impact Practices are special undergraduate opportunities such as service-learning, study abroad, research with faculty, and internships that have substantial positive effects on student learning and retention.
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Here is an item-by-item comparison showing how the survey was updated from 2012, indicating which items were unchanged, slightly modified, significantly altered, and deleted. New items are included at the end.
Compared to NSSE 2012, about a quarter of NSSE questions are new, and nearly the same proportion unchanged. Of the half that have been changed, an equal number were modified in major or minor ways. Of course, some items were deleted to keep the overall length of the survey about the same.
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New customization options include topical modules, or short sets of questions, on focused areas such as academic advising, civic engagement, experiences with diversity, writing, and technology. Additional modules will be developed over time.
How Do the Changes Affect Comparisons with Prior-Year Results?
Even the best surveys must be periodically revised and updated, affecting multi-year analyses such as trend studies or pre-post designs. Although many items remain unchanged, others have been modified and a few have been dropped, limiting longitudinal comparability of individual questions and historical benchmarks.
While some new results are not directly comparable to past results, institutions can still evaluate longitudinal questions. For instance, if previous comparison group results indicate above average performance in a particular area, institutions can still gauge whether they outperform the same or a similar comparison group.
We are confident that these updates enhance NSSE's value to institutions. NSSE will continue to provide useful resources and work with participating institutions to ensure maximum benefit from survey participation.
How are Institutions Transitioning to the Updated NSSE?
Early lessons about using results from the updated survey indicate that redesigned reports, including the Snapshot, are easy to interpret and share, the new Engagement Indicators provide concise summary measures, and results offer institutions new insights into effective practice and opportunities for improvement. A brief summary highlighting how four institutions used results from the updated survey is described in Lessons from the Field: Transitioning to the Updated NSSE.
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After a decade in the field, we know more about what matters to student success, institutional improvement efforts, and properties of the NSSE survey itself. Moreover, as higher education faces increasing demands for assessment data, NSSE must stay relevant to current issues and concerns.
Long-time NSSE participants may recall that NSSE was updated regularly in the early years. Starting in 2005, however, we kept the survey largely unchanged as a practical matter for institutions to facilitate year-to-year comparisons. Our intention has been to roll out major updates at longer-term intervals, as we did in 2013. This approach balances the need of institutions to have year-to-year comparisons with NSSE's need to respond periodically to changes in the higher education landscape, informed by a methodical research and development process.
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Oversupply is rife, just don't call it gold plating
IT WAS media management at its slickest. The press release lobbed on Monday, January 7. It was holidays. No one cared. It was hot. The third Test was in the news. Warnie had got in an argument about something.
Few eyes were peeled for media releases from the office of Chris Hartcher, the NSW Minister for Resources and Energy.
Even then, the release managed to ramble on for an entire page without actually saying anything. PR at its finest, crafted to induce an instant drooping of the eyelids.
Anyway, it was a press release about a report, a report headlined by the eye-catching title, ''Interim Report Mid North Coast Review''.
Riveting stuff.
As it turns out, after all that kerfuffle last year about ''gold plating'' by energy companies - arising partly from the hue and cry by farmer Bruce Robertson and the Manning Alliance - the government must have commissioned a report.
Written by engineer Robert Rollinson, it is remarkably forthright, and does the government no favours.
Extrapolating from the findings, it would not require the drawing of too long a bow to deduce that ''gold plating'' is rife.
Gold plating is the excessive expenditure by electricity networks on poles and wires to increase their revenue (under the National Electricity Market regulatory framework, the more the power companies spend, the more they get paid - and this spending is the single biggest component of the rise in our power bills).
In the Rollinson Report, the words ''gold plating'' are not mentioned once. But there is no mistaking the findings.
Here is an experienced engineer and financier from Macquarie Bank who simply fails to understand why the network providers plan to spend the millions they do.
The big question, which we will get to soon, concerns the message about electricity companies around the country. If this gold plating is rife in one part of NSW, how many billions are being wasted, indeed added to our power bills, Australia-wide?
First, to the specifics in the report that vindicate such a joining of the dots.
''Based on [reports by the transmission provider] the review has found it difficult to gain a complete understanding of the reasons for the promotion of a 330kV solution that was originally proposed by TransGrid,'' writes Rollinson.
He is talking about a TransGrid proposal to build a line of those big coathangers between Stroud and Taree on NSW's mid-north coast, a plan that brought trenchant opposition from the Manning Alliance group of locals who argued, in the end successfully, that demand for electricity was simply not there to support the project.
Among Rollinson's recommendations, of which the first included suspending the project, was for a better consultation process.
''The public consultation process used by TransGrid for this project should be independently reviewed to identify improvements that can be made.''
Nationally, the concern is not simply about TransGrid. It just happens to be the subject of this report. All the state network providers have been accused (and in some cases pinged by the regulators) for unnecessary spending.
Rollinson is saying there should be independent reviews, generally, not just of the NSW project. And he doesn't spell this out, but as the entire industry is prone to overspending, thanks to its structure of regulated returns, surely it is not this project alone that bears scrutiny.
If one network provider were about to spend almost $300 million on an unnecessary project, how much gold plating is really going on out there?
Mark Byrne, of the Total Environment Centre, says residents on the far-north coast of NSW have been fighting a proposal by TransGrid and Country Energy to spend $227 million on new power lines.
''It was based on dubious demand forecasts for the entire north coast region,'' says Byrne. Residents claimed a win last year when the project was put on ice for a year - delayed, not abandoned.
Similar allegations of gold plating have been levelled at SP AusNet and the distributors in Victoria, and of Powerlink, Ergon Energy and Energex in Queensland (though it is said to have made more progress in demand management than its southern peers).
Since the matter of gold plating achieved prominence last year - and in response to the public backlash over energy prices - there have been savings and deferment of projects announced of some $2.85 billion over the next 18 months in NSW alone (that's from the earmarked $16.6 billion in spending for the five-year regulatory period to June 2014).
Arousing further suspicions over the basis for industry spending are Rollinson's observations about electricity consumption.
Bruce Robertson told BusinessDay the report vindicated everything the Manning Alliance had been saying. ''You would think they [the networks] would have identified major customers who were going to use the stuff [electricity],'' he said.
Sadly, the mid-north coast is one of the poorer regions of Australia. Some 25 per cent of the rate base of the city of Taree is on benefits. Population is tipped to grow at a little over 1 per cent. Against this backdrop of energy poverty, demand is just not there, says Robertson.
According to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, the average annual electricity bill for Country Energy customers is $2520, which is 39 per cent higher than in the city.
''People simply can't afford the product,'' says Robertson. ''The industry isn't doing the basic demographic data.''
Indeed, electricity can be considered more than a product. It is an essential service, one whose cost can promote or drag down the entire economy.
And it is the rise in the price of this commodity over the past few years - now running at a 17 per cent annual increase - that has dampened demand.
Industry has been its worst enemy.
The price rises have killed demand and now the spectre of overcapacity looms.


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Apparently in Japan they advertise for recruits to the Special Defense Force (Japan aren't allowed to have a military due to a clause that was added to their constitution after WWII) using manga. Look at how cute that girl is, she is missing her boyfriend who is away helping people for his country. The above image is from the 2012 campaign below are the 2011 and 2010 posters.
Via RocketNews24


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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Armistice that ended fighting in World War I the war to end all wars was signed.
While the peace did not last, the date gained recognition throughout the Western world. Originally, the date was marked as Armistice Day, but when losses mounted in the many wars that followed, the name was changed to allow all soldiers from all wars to be honored.
In America, the day usually is marked with parades, ceremonies, quotes and speeches and a moment of silence to honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their nations in the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands, Lebanon, Desert Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq. Dignitaries gather to place wreaths on the tombs of unknown soldiers who rest in anonymous honor as a symbol of all who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
The Durango/La Plata Senior Center will honor veterans during the lunch hour Friday with a brief ceremony. All veterans are welcome to attend. Remember that you must call in and make a lunch reservation if you wish to have lunch at the senior center. Reservations can be made by calling the senior center at 382-6445 before 9 a.m. Friday.
La Plata County veterans and veterans service organizations will march in the annual Veterans Day parade starting at 1 p.m. Sunday on Main Avenue in Durango. The service organizations will host open houses after the parade.
All are welcome to attend these annual celebrations on behalf of our nations veterans.
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As keeper of Sports Illustrated's indispensable Vault, Andy Gray spends a lot of his time sifting through the sports photography of another time, when athletes wore short shorts and facial hair, and everyone looked vaguely uncomfortable. Here is one such photo.
As the trade deadline approaches, we look back to May 1972 when 41-year-old Willie Mays was shipped to the Mets in exchange for Charlie Williams and a cool $50K. It was a homecoming for Mays, who started his career with the New York Giants. The Big Apple rejoiced as celebrities, fans and sons of former presidents (such John F. Kennedy Jr., pictured here) flocked to see Gotham's newest hero. William Leggett described the scene:
Twice last week situations came up in which Berra could have used Mays as a pinch hitter if he had cared about the "We Want Willie" chanting of the crowd. Both times Willie stayed on the bench. At one point M. Donald Grant, the Mets' board chairman, who had worked out the details of the winning of Willie, leaned over the rail of his field box and peered into the dugout, obviously hoping to see Mays heading plateward. The pinch hitter he saw instead was John Milner. Forty-four thousand people booed. Yogi had decided before the game that Milner would be his first pinch hitter against right-handed pitching. Milner, who was hitting .357, dutifully got on base-via a walk-and then scored the winning run.


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So, how is Anthony Bennett's rookie year in Cleveland going so far? Not so fucking great, buddy.
The sad play in the video above is a perfect encapsulation of the kind of season Bennett has had so far. The rookie forward is averaging 12 minutes per game, and he's made only four of the first 32 shots of his career. Four! That's good for a field goal percentage of 12.5.
But those numbers don't tell the whole story. Bennett went a combined 0-15 from the field in his first four games before bouncing back with a 1-5 performance in his fifth. How'd he follow that up? By taking zero shots in six minutes during his sixth game, and then going 0-1 in nine minutes during his seventh.
This is what his shot chart looks like:
Sadder still is the fact that last night's game, which featured the atrocious play at the top of the page, was the best of Bennett's career. He played 20 minutes, grabbed five rebounds, and shot 3-11 from the field.
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April 13, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In the inaugural meeting between both programs, the nationally-ranked No. 28 MIT women's tennis team defeated NYU, 8-1, on Saturday. With the win, the Engineers improved to 13-5 on the year while the Violets dipped to 7-5.
MIT's doubles sweep began with Karina Pikhart and Melissa Diskin's 8-2 decision over Amanda Freedman and Lisa Mijovic in the No. 3 position. Leslie Hansen and Mariah Hoover defeated Holly Smith and Meggie Smith, 8-4, in the top spot while Anisa McCree and Yi Wang edged out Stephanie Tu and Jaclyn Manning, 8-6.
Hoover extended the Engineers' lead to 4-0 following her 6-2, 6-4 win over Tu in the No. 2 singles slot. Hansen clinched the match by defeating Holly Smith, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, in the No. 1 spot. Diskin topped Meggie Smith, 7-5, 6-1, while Wang posted scores of 6-4, 6-2, in her win over Manning in the No. 4 position. Mijovic put NYU on the board with a 6-0, 6-4 decision over Jenny Dohlman as McCree wrapped up the day with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory.
NYU vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 8, NYU 1
1. Leslie Hansen/Mariah Hoover (M) def. Holly Smith/Meggie Smith (N), 8-4
2. Anisa McCree/Yi Wang (M) def. Stephanie Tu/Jaclyn Manning (N), 8-6
3. Karina Pikhart/Melissa Diskin (M) def. Amanda Freedman/Lisa Mijovic (N), 8-2
1. Leslie Hansen (M) def. Holly Smith (N), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
2. Mariah Hoover (M) def. Stephanie Tu (N), 6-2, 6-4
3. Melissa Diskin (M) def. Meggie Smith (N), 7-5, 6-1
4. Yi Wang (M) def. Jaclyn Manning (N), 6-4, 6-2
5. Anisa McCree (M) def. Amanda Freedman (N), 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
6. Lisa Mijovic (N) def. Jenny Dohlman (M), 6-0, 6-4


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|Technology Pages
|A page for the Impulse drive has been added, along with a couple of images to compliment it. Much is taken from the TNG Tech Manual, with some speculation of my own thrown in to explain at least a little of why Impulse drives seem to be so anti-Newtonian at times.
|The B'Rel and K'Vort pages have recieved newly scanned images to replace a couple of non-original ones. By my count, this brings the number of non-originals on the site down to about ten.
|Holiday Break
|Well, April 1st is the last day of the Easter term - and believe me us teachers celebrate that more than the kids! I'm off to spend a week with the family somewhere a lot sunnier that this, so there will be no updates, newsgroup postings, or replies to e-mail enquiries for at least that long. I promise to make up for it once I get back - there's a whole new section in the works...
|Technology Pages
|A new set of pages has been added to the technology page outlining a few of the different kinds of force fields we have seen in use in Trek. There is an image or two showing each type of field working - or failing to work in some cases.
|Starship Names
|Many Federation ship classes have now been updated with new ships that we have seen over the last season or so.
|New Classes
|Now added, specifications pages for the Rigel and niagara class starships to go with the size comparison images. No pictures, unfortunately.
|A couple of the non-original images have been replaced with my own scans. The site is now pretty close to being entirely free of non-original images.
|Size Comparison
|Lots of changes here today : from the TNG-era the Rigel and niagara classes have been added, while from the TOS-era the Federation class Dreadnought, pre-refit Constitution and Miranda, Ptolemy, Saladin and Hermes classes from the original Starfleet Technical Manual. Many of these images have been specially created for this site and are not available in this form anywhere else (yet). The image of the Shelley class has now been replaced with a much more accurate one - one of the many flaws in the DS9 Technical Manual is that the Shelley in the Starships section is nothing like the one that appeared in the episode.
|Rather irritatingly, after naming the Intrepid variant the Chimera class I have found that there is already a class of this name which predates the Dominion war. So I've changed it to the Griffin class, which is another monster made of parts of different animals.
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|Now has specifications for the pre-refit version to go with the new size comparison image (see below).
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|We have noticed that the ship we where describing as an 'Academy Trainer' was actually a picture of the 'Peregrine Class'. We've changed the links and names accordingly.
In addition, some of the references on the sizecomp Comments page have been re-worded slightly and one or two moved to place them into the correct order.
|Power page
|The main power entry for the Galaxy class starship has been largely re-written; thanks to all the posters on startrek.expertforum.ricksternbach for their insights into all things power related.
In addition, the Relics figures for shield capacity have been modified to include various detail changes. Thanks to Elim Garak for pointing out that the changes were needed.
|New Classes
|Now added are three new classes, all taken from the DS9 Technical Manual. In that book they were not given names - but since it makes no sense that a reference guide of the 24th century would not know the names of these ships, I have been reluctnatly forced to call them the "Griffin class", which is the Intrepid saucer with Constitution nacelles on Danube struts attached to a TOS-era hull; the "Trident class", which is the three-nacelled Excelsior type with the double saucer section; and the "Polaris class", which is the Constitution variant which has no engineering hull. These ships are naturally unusual in many respects, and I recommend you read the 'comments' page on each for the arguments as to why I have made the choices I have regarding the performance figures, etc. Naturally, pretty much the entire of each entry is speculation and they are really just here because it was so much fun to play with these kitbash designs!
|The size of the K'Vort has been increased from 300 to 327 metres. For reasons, read the class comments page.
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|Lots of new stuff going up here today :
|Another four new additions today - new people pages for Uhura, Data, Bashir and Paris All with the usual images.
|Name Changes
|The Ferengi "Marauder" class has been given the more correct "D'Kora" class name. The Negh'Var has now been given the correct spelling (it was previously Neigh'Var).
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The bike is making some noises I can't pinpoint, but I'm only somewhat peeved by that. Bikes make noises. Though bikes don't necessarily make weird scraping noises and I should make try to be a bit better with my pinpointing, lest there's an actual problem.
I found myself riding very slowly behind another bicyclist, mostly because that other bicyclist was riding very slowly and I didn't have a good opportunity to pass. I got over it- there's no sense in getting all huffy about having to go slower than you'd necessarily prefer. It happens. It's not a big deal- but it led me to wonder: is there an optimal (and attainable) speed at which bicyclists should try to maintain in city traffic? One that achieves the perfect balance between effortless movement, the ability to avoid hazards and fails to inhibit other traffic, while also remaining apparent and predictable to all other road users? And if this optimal speed existed, should bicyclists be encouraged to maintain it? Or is that a kind a speed paternalism (Speed Racer's Dad?) that shouldn't be foisted on anyone, unless it's something that they themselves desire? Bike boffins, you have your charge!
It's rare that I'm presented with such a wonderful, blog-worthy picture. It's a blocked bike lane on the 1400 block of G Street NW (I turned right at 11th and E and turned left onto G).
Blocked bike lane? Not uncommon, so why is it noteworthy?
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That's right! It's in front of the headquarters of auto advocacy group AAA! But don't worry about the blocked bike lane- they're still open! I guessing the fence is just fortification for the War on Cars. DDOT said that this was just temporary, but I'll check it out on the ride home and let you know the current state of affairs.
A great, as usual Friday coffee, and it was nice meeting blog reader and twitterer Ben and it was good talking bikes and seeing the usual suspects and drink coffee al fresco. Afterwards, there was a motorcade which held up pedestrian, bike and car traffic. I saw one lady ride across the street before nearly getting tackled by a secret service agent, who grabbed her by the shoulder and ushered her out of the way. I think that motorcades say less about the dominance of car culture than they do about the dominance of security culture. I'd like to see more bicyclecades, but I don't think those are approved by the powers that be. Maybe in Holland.
I took the 15th Street cycle track and it's been maybe more than a month since I've last been on it. (You can check the archives, but it seems like a month). It seemed wider than I remembered it. I'm pretty sure they haven't widened it. I guess what they say is true and that absence makes the heart grow wider. That and cholesterol.
On Massachusetts, I saw a truck with the license plate DRTGURU. I bet this guy is the envy of all local soil engineers.
I ride past the British Embassy on the Brompton quite frequently and no one has even lifted a bowler to say "Good chap!" at me for supporting their native industry. What happened to the famed British gregariousness?
A bus ad told me that there's a Turkish festival on September 30th. Also, tonight commences Turkish Restaurant Week. One of the (alleged) highlights of last year's Turkish Festival's Tourism tent were the "Amazing Van Cats," which aren't, I've just learned, cats that can drive vans (Toonces, look out!) but cats that look like this.Worth the price of admission, I suspect.
I saw two kids on the wooded grounds of St. Albans next to the intersection of Wisconsin and Massachusetts hitting each other with pointed sticks. Private school tuition, everybody!
Down and up Mass, through Ward Circle, across the street, across campus, fold up the bike, work and now it's about time to head home. See you on the road, people who I sometimes see!