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Razer's no stranger to mouse pads and I'm actually using their old Destructor mouse pad currently. While Razer has come out with a few mouse pads, today's review is of a very high end mouse pad coming from them. Got $60 to spare on a high end mouse surface? Take a look at the Razer IronClad.
Now, as you can see the packaging is quite large and it's rather heavy. Inside the packaging, you can see the carrying case for the IronClad. It's a quite sturdy case and as you open it up you can see the IronClad pad sitting in the middle of the foam insert. It fits pretty snugly in the case and offers up some nice protection should you need to travel with the mouse pad to LAN parties and such.
The IronClad itself is made of a single sheet of anodized aluminum and it feels really solid when you pick it up. The top has a nice smooth sand blasted finish and the entire mouse pad measures 350mm by 250mm with a 2.5mm thickness. ON the bottom corner is the Razer logo, which does feel like it can come off over time but that's not going to affect anything but the aesthetics of the IronClad.
Turning it over, you can see the bottom has a nice non-slip rubber base so it ensures the mouse pad will stick to whatever surface you have it on and not move. It does a good job on a variety of surfaces, making sure it won't go anywhere while you glide your mouse on top.
Going back to the top, the slick surface does make for easy cleaning. Spill something on it or pick up any buildup, just take a damp cloth and wipe it away. For easy cleaning, the IronClad gives you that with the sanded surface.
So using a variety of mice from Logitech and Razer, the surface did pretty well in keeping movements clean and smooth. From small, slight movements to large, sweeping motions, the IronClad delivered a very pleasant gliding experience with each mice that I tried it with. Even the parts of my hand that rested on the IronClad felt comfortable as the soft, smooth surface provided a nice feel when in contact with my hand.
So, the large size is nice in that for those who do large motions will have plenty of room to move around in. Myself, I favor the short quick movements when playing so there's more than ample surface area for my mouse to work in. It's better to have a bigger surface area than needed though.
Given the pleasant experience I had with it, whats wrong with the IronClad? Well, it's $59.99. Yes, $60 is the cost of the IronClad, which is the cost of some good mice out there. It's hard to get by the sticker shock of how much this costs . Granted, an aluminum Steel Series SX can be had for $45.99 but pricing on the IronClad's still pretty steep.
Still, this is for the high end gamer who wants any edge possible when gaming and for those, sometimes nothing's too expensive for them. It does feel solid and feels like it will last a long time so spending $60 on a mouse pad that is durable might be something that can be cost effective in the long run for some. The old adage of you get what you pay for can apply here and Razer does produce high quality products.
At $60, it isn't for everyone and it does fall into that niche market product/price range.
Large and expensive, the IronClad feels good on the hand and when gliding a mouse around but that price tag of $60 really sets it back as a product for the masses. Still, those that have the money will enjoy the nice feel of the surface.
Rating: 7.9 Above Average
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Head down, palm up. That's how we're choosing to engage with information technology nowadays, our eyes fixed — transfixed some would say — on smartphones and other mobile digital devices not just for fun and diversion, but for productive reasons, too.
Electrical professionals are joining the wireless mobile fray, e-mailing, texting, navigating the web, and using the ubiquitous apps that deliver quick answers, manage and customize information consumption, and hasten communication. Now, with information at their fingertips, electrical pros at all levels are armed with ever more powerful on-demand IT capabilities. Tasks that used to demand laborious hand calculations or time-consuming diversions to consult hefty code books — and the conveyance of information via face-to-face meetings, phone conversations, and e-mails that are becoming the equivalent of smoke signals as expeditious means of communication — are being sped up and simplified.
EC&M recently conducted a non-scientific online poll that showed 68 of 126 respondents indicating that they use mobile device apps daily or weekly to complete electrical tasks more efficiently. Yet 44 said they never did. There's a lot of room for more adoption, but clearly many are using mobile IT — from electricians and contractors to plant/utility personnel to engineers and designers. The uses vary, but all are seeing benefits.
Toolbox time-savers
Electrical service providers to residential and commercial markets are sending more workers into the field and arming more project designers with mobile devices that amount to another tool in the toolbox. While the degree of reliance on apps that perform calculations and facilitate communications varies, more electricians and contractors are at least assessing apps and mobile device functions that in the right hands can produce more efficiencies.
Apps that deliver quick answers to questions on sizing, design, product selection, critical values, Code requirements, simulations, and other key variables are finding favor with electricians like Brandon Birdsell. A journeyman commercial electrician with Bosley Electrical Co., Sacramento, Calif., Birdsell has found himself relying more on apps that allow him to sidestep plodding manual calculations.
From iBend Pipe used to figure conduit bends to Elec Ref that calculates values for typical variables like conduit fill, feeder size, ground sizing, voltage drop to Electrical Calc that serves as a comprehensive resource needed for complex jobs, the apps Birdsell uses are helping him navigate jobs more quickly and confidently. Rather than having to consult the NEC and make calculations, he can quickly activate a pertinent app, plug in values, or consult tables and have at least the shape of an answer needed to move ahead.
"These apps provide a much quicker and more efficient reference in the field," he says. "iBend Pipe, for instance, helps me figure out tough bends like rolled offsets or parallel bends. I come out looking like a professional pipe bender without spending time racking my brain figuring out the math. Apps like this allow us to get started more quickly or get estimates to customers in a much more efficient time frame."
Some electricians and contractors are starting their foray into calculation apps by looking for those that meet a niche need. Bill Hillebrand, partner and general manager at Romanoff Electric, Louisville, Ky., has begun sifting through the growing library of apps available, searching for those with the most relevance to his type of work. With the company heavy into the residential construction market, Hillebrand rates some, such as Electrical Pro, as good supplemental tools.
"The multi-family load calculator on that app is very helpful, allowing me to plug in square-footage information that quickly produces a figure that can verify my own rough calculations," he says. "And with single-family, when a builder is adding HVAC systems or changing from gas to electric, you can show them in the field the effect it will have on the electrical service."
Service providers also are tinkering with more general-purpose apps that enhance and expedite the important information-sharing and communications aspects of their businesses. Apps that create, capture, massage, and deliver documents, data, and visuals more quickly are being adapted for use in the field and other work stages.
Hillebrand uses apps like CamScanner, which converts digital images of handwritten paperwork to PDF documents, and Documents To Go, which enables smartphone viewing of Excel and Word files. Their value, he says, lies in helping speed up the process of data sharing so central to today's accelerated pace of business. These, combined with a smartphone digital camera, enable quick relay of information from the field.
"These days, everything is [available] to you right away, and things are expected back right away," he says. "There are times you wish that wasn't the case, but this mobile technology has helped in that regard."
Birdsell has grown fond of JotNot Scanner Pro, a document conversion app he uses to transform sketches, paper notes, and diagrams to jpeg, pdf, or Word files that can be more readily shared. Simply capturing a digital image of the handwritten product via the app eliminates the additional step of translating that information into an e-mail, he says.
Design aids
Though their work environments are different, engineers designing and building electrical equipment and installations are using mobile IT for many of the same reasons as contractors and electricians. But their interests may skew more toward apps that aid component selection, consulting code requirements, and even providing remote control and monitoring of client installations.
Chuck Arthur, vice president of Arthur Engineering, Inc., an Elk Grove, Calif.-based designer of power
distribution, lighting, and control systems for industrial facilities, has been on a self-described app "binge" since replacing his Blackberry with an iPhone. Among those he likes are NEC Changes, an NFPA app that logs recent code updates; an NEC Quick Reference app that produces frequently used tables; and calculator apps like Conduit Fill Calculator, Voltage Drop Calculator, and Arc Blast Calculator that provide ready answers to respective queries. An emerging favorite are those that streamline product selection and deliver product data specs.
"Apps created by electrical equipment manufacturers and distributors help specify components and pull up data sheets and manuals," he says. "One manufacturer has one where you scan the bar code on a piece of automation equipment or enter its part number, and specifications and manuals are pulled up. It's a major time-saver in the field."
In his design engineering role, Arthur likes the timesaving attributes of apps that enable quick referencing and calculations, and is eager to expand their use. One intriguing prospect is an app tied to the company's billing software that could enable logging of project hours via a Smartphone. But a functionality gap he sees with some favored apps is the inability to produce a log of activity.
"There may be times you want to record calculations made with an app, but many don't come with the ability to email them to yourself or put them into a project file as explanatory information for design drawings," he says.
Apps and mobile handhelds won't handle the nitty gritty of design anytime soon, but Rich Bender, an electrical engineer with Girtz Industries/Z-Power, a Monticello, Ind., provider of turnkey power packaging solutions, finds apps like Conduit Fill, Partial Reel, and Voltage Drop handy for quick calculations. He also likes an app associated with AutoCAD WS, which is handy for ready viewing of project schematics, though the best format for that is a larger-screen tablet device rather than a phone. Whether he's in the estimating, planning, or installing phase, Bender finds select apps beneficial when virtually every project is one-of-a-kind and time-sensitive.
"You can make decisions on the fly on an installation," he says. "We had a discrepancy on a wire size on a recent project, and we used an app to settle the confusion. Everyone may know what wire size is needed for a 400A service, for instance, but there are often oddball sizes where you may have had to guess. Now the answer can be at the tip of your fingers."
Being engineers, both Bender and Arthur are also intrigued by exploring an expanding frontier of mobile device and app functionality: remote control. Arthur's company is evaluating apps from home automation companies that could be used to enable iPhone or iPad-based remote environmental control for a high-end winery client's visitor center. Arthur also is monitoring progress by companies to develop mobile app versions of database-driven, web-accessible control and monitoring systems for industrial environments. Such a dashboard-style app could redefine the concept of total control, he says.
With Girtz's containerized power products outfitted with sophisticated touch screen control panels, Bender is closely watching remote control developments on the mobile app front. Apps like C-more Remote HMI that provide a range of monitoring and control capabilities from an iPhone or iPad would offer another affordable layer of flexibility and protection for critical, high-value power systems.
"An app like that is cheap, but the equipment it's operating is expensive," Bender says. "I think apps that give you touch-screen control like this are going to become very popular."
Covering more ground
In power environments where a unique challenge is monitoring and maintaining a multitude of dispersed assets, mobile IT conveys some distinct advantages that electrical professionals are starting to appreciate.
Joseph Wolfe, a senior electrician at Northern Virginia Community College Medical Campus, in Springfield, Va., has found mobile technology useful for both routine maintenance and calculating the precise impact of upgrade projects.
To help sell his idea of installing "greener" LED lighting around campus that would generate energy savings without impacting the need for light still powerful and bright enough to provide security and safety, Wolfe used the Electrical Calc Elite iPhone app to calculate the impact on lumens and wattage load. He recently used that same app, along with an infrared camera and data logger, to verify the need to replace a drives-controlled rooftop HVAC unit.
That app, used in tandem with specialized conduit bending and sizing apps, has proven to be a powerful resource as he traverses the campus to maintain, repair, and assess electrical systems. It has proven especially helpful as a quick electrical math resource in the course of performing preventive maintenance on electric motors, lighting systems, and other assets.
"Input your numbers, hit 'enter,' and it tells me wire sizes, ampacity, load, what you can and can't do with containing devices, lighting factors, and lumens; it's the major math app I use when I come across new projects or make sure that what's installed is working properly," says Wolfe.
In Riverside, Calif., the city-owned electric utility has been exploring new ways to leverage IT for keeping tabs on its infrastructure and improving the efficiency of its service and maintenance crews, says David Miller, utility electric superintendent for Riverside Public Utilities (RPU). Built around apps that enable quicker identification of the condition and location of utility assets and more rapid response to problems, RPU initiatives are examples of how thinking creatively about IT's potential can open the door to new uses.
The one that's closest to being rolled out is a customer-targeted streetlight app that will produce an automatic streetlight-outage alert to utility repair crews. The process starts with an RPU app utility customers can download to their smartphones. A customer noting an outage takes a digital picture of a dead streetlight and GIS coordinates in the phone relay the precise location to the utility's 3-1-1 call center. Asset management software then forwards that information to utility service crews equipped with tablet computers loaded with the utility's app that provides a full map of the city's streetlights.
With quicker alerts and detailed outage information, RPU is hoping to improve service crew productivity to the tune of $80,000 annually, Miller says, and shave five days off the time it takes between notice of an outage and a repair. Such tech-enabled improvements, playing largely off the expanding mobile theme, are destined to become a bigger part of RPU's drive to shoulder its responsibilities with more foresight and certainty.
"This app was an example of us taking an app our IT department developed and making it apply to our business," Miller says, noting an app that will help crews better track and maintain condition of transformers is in development. "If we can predict the outcome, we can program it — and everything that's predictable we can automate with an app."
But not all electrical industry adaptations of IT tools are the result of such well-laid plans. Sometimes serendipity comes into play, as the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga's quality control manager discovered. After getting a point of view camera as a gift from his son, he had the idea to mount it on an extendable hot stick and use it to inspect hard-to-see spots at the tops of electrical poles. Now, instead of relying on the naked eye or binoculars, he's able to more confidently spot wood rot and evaluate the condition of connectors and insulators. In a municipal utility that's already well ahead of the curve on using mobile IT resources and automation, Phillips' innovative idea is an example of the synergy that's achievable with the form-and-function play that personal digital, mobile IT resources deliver.
Across the electrical construction, design and maintenance spectrum, wireless mobile devices seem poised to play a more important day-to-day role. They won't substitute for knowledge and expertise grounded in education and real-world experience, but with communication, speed, and efficiency becoming more paramount on the business side, the mobile IT platform is clearly a jumping-off point for improving processes and outcomes.
Zind is a freelance writer based in Lee's Summit, Mo. He can be reached at [email protected].
SIDEBAR: Attention Deficits and Corner Cutting: A Mobile Device Risk?
As reliance on mobile devices grows, some special safety concerns arise with their use in the electrical work environment. Two stand out: inattention to surroundings and blind reliance on calculation apps. If devices are increasingly valued for their communication and electrical app powers, job-site restrictions on their use could ease, possibly resulting in more instances of potentially dangerous divided attention.
"Things are constantly changing on a typical job site, so I've trained myself to get off to the side and out of the main work area when I'm using my smartphone," says devoted app user, Brandon Birdsell, an electrician with Bosley Electrical Co., Sacramento, Calif.
Electrical calculation apps may be handy, but exercising caution with how and when they're used is important, says Joseph Wolfe, a senior electrician Northern Virginia Community College Medical Campus in Springfield, Va.
"If I'm testing an electric motor live, I won't be consulting an app," he says. "There's almost no circumstances where that information needs to be crunched while you're doing the work."
That number crunching is much easier with apps, but that in itself poses a safety concern. Namely, greater reliance on calculation apps that may not account for special circumstances and their availability to underqualified or less-seasoned workers who may not know the math behind the answers.
"An app may not factor in the need to consult the Code book if you're dealing with different temperature differentials in calculating wire ampacity," Birdsell says. "If you're not trained to understand those things, an app can cause you to mess something up."
App accuracy also can be a concern, which argues for using apps initially as a verification tool. Marty Riesberg, director of curriculum development for the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Upper Marlboro, Md., says apps have to be used with some caution and can't substitute for thorough training and understanding of electrical concepts.
"It's important that these apps come from a reputable source," he says. "I'm not sure you pull them off Google Play or the Apple store without verifying the source of the information."


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TRENTON � Jamaz Richardson scored three times and Stephen DiCenso added a touchdown of his own to lead Lejeune to a 27-6 victory at Jones Senior in the Coastal Plains 1A conference opener for both squads.
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When officials at the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara realized they needed a new building to call home, they decided to take an existing design and change i in ways that reflected more environmentally sound practices.
And change they did, to the point where Donald Bren Hall was the second building in the country to receive a platinum LEED rating, the highest certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Featuring 85,000 square feet of space, it is the greenest building in California and the greenest laboratory building in the nation.
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Established in 1991, the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management offers masters and doctorate degrees in areas of specialization ranging from Coastal Marine Resource Management to Corporate Environmental Management.
The entire school is now housed in Bren Hall. Designed by Zimmer Gunsel Frasca (ZGF) Partnership of Los Angeles, the building features four floors of teaching and research laboratories, a center courtyard, and four floors of classroom and office space.
The design process for the building began in 1992 even though the school did not begin to accept students until 1996. Following passage of a state bond in 1997 to fund the cost of construction, greening of the building began in earnest in 1998 with the support of the Bren School's Advisory Board. During the greening, ZGF introduced the Bren School to the USGBC and the project became part of its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 1.0 Pilot Program.
The school used the LEED rating system both as a framework for exploration of sustainable design strategies and as a rating system that allowed it to objectively judge its own progress. Of the 40 buildings participating in the pilot program, only 12 achieved certification by USGBC, which awards bronze, silver, gold and platinum ratings. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 31,000 square foot Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, a small office building in Annapolis, Maryland, was the first to receive a platinum rating.
Now that the building is completed, Donald Bren Hall is being used as a benchmark for setting new standards and implementing green building guidelines for all future construction at the UCSB campus. It is also a pilot project for the University of California and will help promote sustainable practices throughout the entire UC system.
Commenting on the new facility at the opening ceremonies in April, 2002, Dennis Aigner, Dean of the Bren School, explained that "Bren Hall will be a living laboratory for sustainable green building practices and materials. The installation of elements within the building is varied so that students and faculty will have the opportunity to use the building for comparison studies and life cycle analysis."
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The story of these delicious taffy candies begins on the balmy beaches of the Jersey Shore. A popular story, although unconfirmed, concerns a candy-store owner, David Bradley, whose shop was flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of taffy was soaked with salty Atlantic Ocean water. When a young girl came into his shop and asked if he had any taffy for sale, he is said to have offered some "salt water taffy." At the time it was a joke, because all his taffy had been soaked with salt water, but the girl was delighted, she bought the candy and proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Bradley's mother was in the back and heard the exchange. She loved the name, and so salt water taffy was born.
Whatever the origins, Joseph Fralinger popularized the candy by boxing it and selling it as an Atlantic City souvenir. Fralinger's first major competition came from candy maker Enoch James, who refined the recipe, making it less sticky and easier to unwrap. James also cut the candy into bite-sized pieces, and is credited with mechanizing the "pulling" process. Both Fralinger's and James's stores still operate on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Get a taste of the sweet history of taffy candies with our wide selection of bulk salt water taffy!


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The Check-In: The Points Chase is On
After the announcement of the July IRONMAN World Championship qualifiers, pros have their eyes on the season's few remaining races.
Pros Ramp up for Kona Points Chase
August has become a month of points chasing for the remaining 10 men and seven women aiming for IRONMAN World Championship starts. With the potential earnings from six IRONMAN events and seven IRONMAN 70.3 races, the fight for these positions will be fierce and strategic.
Vanhoenacker, ITU boys mix up the field
On the men's side, all the usual suspects have earned a start in Kona (see complete list below), however there is an exciting new crop of athletes making their first appearances. Bevan Docherty, Ivan Rana and Tyler Butterfield have all successfully bridged ITU careers to IRONMAN racing and are expected to impact the race tactics. Igor Amorelli, James Cunnama and Andrew Starykowicz represent the up-and-comers and will be around for some time, while Chris Legh makes his first start in Kona since 2004 and tops out the sentimental factor.
Some notables not on the list this year include Marino Vanhoenacker, whose ill-timed injury will prevent the standout athlete from racing. The 2009 IRONMAN 70.3 world champion, Michael Raelert, narrowly missed the July Qualifiers list and was relying on the IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship in Wiesbaden and the 1,500 KPR points available there. However, the two-time European IRONMAN 70.3 champion announced late Wednesday that a knee injury will prevent him from starting in Wiesbaden, which in turn make his chances of making to Kona this year remote at best.
Women's field
There are no real surprises with the women that have earned their Kona starts. The 2010 IRONMAN 70.3 world champion, Jodie Swallow, will be making her maiden start in Kona and should provide exciting dynamics up front. IRONMAN European champion Camilla Pederson is also newly in the mix, as is the talented Yvonne van Vlerken who has returned to her expected form and will be starting in Kona after missing out or DNF-ing the past two years. Meanwhile, the ageless six-time IRONMAN world champion Natascha Badmann will once again grace us with her infectious smile on the lava fields.
Spots still up for grabs
IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant has 4,000 KPR points available and the largest possible haul of points for those in a serious hunt for a start in Kona. One could finish seventh in Quebec and still garner more points than winning one of the 2,000 point races in August (IRONMAN Canada and IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden). Further, one could finish 13th in Mont-Tremblant and still earn more points than winning one of the three 1,000 KPR point races remaining in the qualifying year (IRONMAN UK, IRONMAN Louisville and IRONMAN Copenhagen).
Comparing pros that missed the July Qualifiers against the pro start list for IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant, one could predict that the top five through 10 performances could nail down a Kona start—depending on their current KPR points total. Among those in the field that have yet to secure a Kona spot are Rebekah Keat, Liz Blatchford, Sara Piampiano, Jackie Arendt and Hillary Biscay. The same can be said for the men's side of the race that features the likes of Matty White, Daniel Fontana, Jozef Major, Paul Ambrose, Luke Bell, Matty Reed and Brandon Marsh.
There are a total of five IRONMAN races and seven IRONMAN 70.3 races to factor into the mix in August and countless scenarios that could be imagined. Let the games begin.
Click here for the full list of qualified pros and more details on the KPR qualifying process.
Hot Ticket Races for August
It came as no surprise that IRONMAN Lake Placid closed to general entry within a few hours last week, but IRONMAN Foundation entries are still available for the race. The IRONMAN Foundation provides charitable support to a variety of local non-profit organizations that recognize citizens in need and support the foundation's mission. The foundation provides grant funding opportunities as a way of leaving a little of IRONMAN's legacy behind after race day.
Europe has two spectacular races that are still available: IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg and IRONMAN Pays d'Aix. The Luxembourg event features a swim in the Mosel River followed by a picture perfect ride through the wine region, while the Pays d'Aix region is renowned as a training and racing paradise rich in history and art.
Those looking to sneak in one last full-distance race in 2013 still have one remaining chance in North America: a precious few entries are still available for IRONMAN Louisville on August 25.
Matt Miller Heads to IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant
When you see racer 1048 racing by on the bike with a full-faced bike helmet at the IRONMAN North American Championship in Mont-Tremblant, cheer him on. He's just happy to be there.
You may recall the remarkable story of a pre-med student who in 2008 was laying on the road after a collision with a vehicle. Twenty-year-old Matt Miller's life was in the hands of a doctor who happened to be in close proximity when the horrendous accident occurred, leaving Miller with every bone in his face broken and untold brain damage. Doctors wondered if he'd survive the first 72 hours.
Not only did Millar survive his brave fight, he has gone on to cherish and excel in life. He set a goal after his miraculous recovery to compete in an IRONMAN. In 2010 he completed the inaugural IRONMAN Cozumel in an outstanding 10:30:12, while in the midst of his first semester of med school. That finish in Mexico was validation of conquering the odds of his survival and a celebration to those who had supported him throughout his ordeal.
Now, Miller is engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Emily, who was a pillar of support along with his parents throughout his recovery. Both are entering into their final year of medical school and starting the residency application process; Miller will be applying in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.
Endurance Hour Podcast
This week's episode includes a guest interview with professional IRONMAN athlete Ian Mikelson; six-time IRONMAN World Champion Dave Scott discusses optimum fueling before your morning workout; race recaps from IRONMAN UK, IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder, IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines, IRONMAN 70.3 Steelhead, XTERRA Mexico Championship and the Frankfurt City Triathlon. Plus, how to win two Timex IRONMAN Run Trainer 2.0 GPS watches and more. Download or listen here.
Garmin Launches Vector Power System
This week, after a decade of development, GPS and watch manufacturer Garmin released the highly anticipated Garmin Vector pedal-based power system. The Vector joins Look's KeO Power as the second pedal-based power meter on the market.
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Jeff Blair reports that the Jays are close to an agreement with Plucky Shortstop Smurf, David Eckstein.
To which we say: Wwwwwhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa?
Eckstein's offensive numbers are vastly better than Johnny Mac's, and he would provide the Jays with exactly the sort of prototypical leadoff hitter that they might have needed last year. But the X Factor has been in decline for a couple of years, and has missed significant time due to injuries. Moreover, most teams that were looking at him in the off-season had visions of him playing 2B. His ability to compensate for his weak arm and limited range with spunk (or grit, or hustle, or heart, or whatever intangible bunk you choose) is declining as he ages, and he'll turn 33 next month.
On the bright side, there's something to be said about building up you depth, and we'd take Eckstein over your Hector Lunas or your Joel Ingletts any day.
UPDATE, 12:01: And it's done. One year, $4.5 mill.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Jays's urgent need for a light-hitting plucky SS about to be filled
2 comments:
- Torgen said...
PMoD has so much room for improvement that there must be a (legal!) way to spend the millions per year we would be offering X to improve PMoD's bat, right? Not to X levels, of course, but enough to make a difference.
- December 13, 2007 at 11:39 AM
- Andrew said...
Well since Johnny Mac turned 33 in September, I don't know what to think. Other than 1 year and 4.5 mill is much better than what could have happened...
- December 13, 2007 at 12:58 PM
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VAL MUSTAIR, Switzerland - Len Valjas won a bronze medal Tuesday at the third stage of the Tour de Ski to become the first Canadian cross-country skier to reach the men's podium this season.
Norway's Finn Haagen Krogh won gold and Italy's Federico Pellegrino captured the silver. It was Valjas' first career World Cup podium appearance in the skate-ski format.
"This is totally unexpected for me with a skate-ski and the race being on this hard of a course, but it turned out to be a great course for me," Valjas said. "I just had a good feeling today and I'm super pumped."
Valjas, a towering six-foot-six Torontonian, led three Canadians into the head-to-head heats with the fastest 30 athletes after qualifying 13th on the 1.4-kilometre track. He later secured one of two lucky loser spots for a shot in the medal round after finishing third in a photo finish at the line.
"I kept telling the wax techs between heats that I was cutting it too close," said Valjas. "I was just tired of making comebacks so I punched it to the front right away in the final."
Darting out of the start gate, Valjas led some of the world's best sprinters around the first of two loops on the highly technical course loaded with twists, turns, a punishing climb and steep downhill to the finish stretch.
The Canadian dropped into the middle of the pack for his final trip around the track to set up another charge to the finish. Racing in fourth spot behind Dario Cologna, Valjas took advantage when the local favourite crashed going up the final climb.
"There is always a bit of luck in sprint racing, but felt like I had third if I kept drafting Cologna," Valjas said. "The downhill finish here was perfect for me. It was a lot of fun racing here beside Cologna. There were so many cowbells, flags and people screaming that it made the atmosphere awesome.
"This is beyond my expectations and I'm just really happy with how things turned out."
Alex Harvey of St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., was 12th and Devon Kershaw, of Sudbury, Ont., was 15th.
Valjas won a bronze and a silver medal in classic-sprint races during his breakout season last year. He also won a bronze medal in a 15-kilometre classic-ski race at the World Cup Finals.
American Kikkan Randall won gold in the women's race, finishing over 50 metres ahead of Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg of Norway. Heidi Weng of Norway won bronze.
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Muhlenberg College Commits $10 Million to Launch 1:1 Scholarship Match ChallengeIn an effort to close the ever-widening affordability gap that could inhibit prospective students from pursuing a college degree, Muhlenberg College has committed $10 million as a matching incentive for donors to establish endowed scholarships.
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Called the Muhlenberg Match Scholarship Challenge, new outright gifts or signed multi-year pledges of $25,000 or more toward endowed scholarships are eligible to be matched 1:1 by College funds reserved for this purpose until $10 million is committed. The maximum match amount for any single fund is $250,000.
"We see access to higher education as the ultimate democratic value," says Muhlenberg College President Randy Helm. "To prove it is a top priority, we're offering this extraordinary opportunity for alumni, parents and friends not only to double their gift but, more importantly, to double their impact on the lives of talented students who simply don't have the means to afford the Muhlenberg experience."
Nationwide, the demand for financial aid is growing, and at Muhlenberg it is no different. Each year, Muhlenberg runs out of scholarship and grant funds before the College runs out of students of need. Muhlenberg's financial aid budget for 2012-2013 was $31.8 million, an increase of almost $3 million from 2011-2012. This year, 87% of the Class of 2017 is receiving institutional grant and scholarship aid (up from 83% last year for the Class of 2016).
"There is nothing more satisfying than helping young men and women achieve their potential," says President Helm. "Endowed scholarships ensure that the College will be able to provide to those who need aid for generations to come."
In addition to the Scholarship Match Challenge, Muhlenberg has set aside $1 million in matching funds to encourage endowed gifts for educational enrichment opportunities. Endowed funds for programs such as study abroad and student research, or in support of departments such as Muhlenberg's Career Center or Academic Resource Center are eligible for the Muhlenberg Match Enrichment Challenge.
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April 12, 2013Mid-America Transplant Services Awarded Northside License Office Contract
JEFFERSON CITY - The Office of Administration, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Revenue, has awarded the management contract for the Northside License Office to Mid-America Transplant Services of St. Louis. All license office contracts in Missouri are awarded through a competitive bid process. The winning bid for this license office was one of four submitted.
Mid-America Transplant Services, founded in 1974, is a not-for-profit organization that procures organs and tissues for transplant surgeries in an 84-county area in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.
The office will have a new location when it opens under new management. The new location will be at 625 N. Euclid Ave., Suite 130, in St. Louis, which is at the intersection of North Euclid Avenue and Delmar Boulevard.
In Fiscal Year 2012, there were 47,393 transactions conducted at the office, generating $174,922 in agent processing fees. Mid-America Transplant Services' contract includes an annual commitment to return 10 percent (about $17,500) of future processing fees to the state.
All local license offices are overseen by the Missouri Department of Revenue, but each is operated by an independent agent.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tony Parker had 31 points and the San Antonio Spurs earned their eighth consecutive win by shutting down the Phoenix Suns in the final quarter for a 108-99 victory on Saturday night.
Manu Ginobili added 20 points, Tiago Splitter had 13, and Boris Diaw finished with 11 for San Antonio (36-11), which has won 16 in a row at home.
The Spurs were without Tim Duncan (sore knee) and coach Gregg Popovich (illness) for a third consecutive game.
Michael Beasley had 25 points and Jared Dudley scored 23 for the Suns (15-29), who lost for the first time since coach Lindsey Hunter took over.
Parker had 11 points and five assists as San Antonio outscored Phoenix 27-17 in the fourth, forcing six turnovers in the period.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Nicolas Batum had 20 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists for his second triple-double in a week, and the Trail Blazers handed the Clippers their fourth straight loss.
The Clippers, playing without guard Chis Paul for the third straight game because of a bruised right kneecap, trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half but reclaimed the lead in the fourth quarter.
They held off the Blazers until Wesley Matthews got Portland within one with a layup and free throw. J.J. Hickson made a pair of foul shots to get the lead back for the Blazers with 45 seconds to go and Jamal Crawford missed a 19-foot jumper for the Clippers with 0.9 seconds left for the final margin.
Blake Griffin had 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Los Angeles.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 35 points, Nick Young had 20 and the 76ers cruised to the victory.
Evan Turner also added 20 points for the Sixers, who led from the start and beat the Knicks for the first time in four tries and second in eight games.
Carmelo Anthony needed 28 shots to get 25 points. He has 28 straight 20-point games, tied with Patrick Ewing for second-longest streak in franchise history. Richie Guerin did it 29 games in a row in 1961-62.
The Atlantic Division-leading Knicks, who are second in the Eastern Conference, have lost five of eight.
Amare Stoudemire had 20 points for New York. Jason Kidd, Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith combined to go 0 for 17. Kidd had zero assists in 15 minutes.
HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden scored 29 points, Chandler Parsons added 16 points and a career-high 11 assists and the Rockets beat the Nets for the 12th straight time.
Omer Asik had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Rockets, who outrebounded the Nets 50-31 and outscored Brooklyn 60-24 in the paint.
Nets star Deron Williams scored 27 points, but cooled off after a 20-point first quarter. He was ejected with 1:07 left after arguing a call with referee David Jones. Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Joe Johnson added 13 for Brooklyn.
Jeremy Lin had 14 points, nine assists and six turnovers for Houston.
TORONTO (AP) - Kyrie Irving made a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to lift Cleveland to its third consecutive victory.
Headed to his first All-Star game, Irving added to his credentials by calmly draining a pull-up jumper from the top of the arc to give him 32 points on the night. Marreese Speights had 17 for the Cavaliers, and Tristan Thompson scored 14.
Toronto had five players score in double figures. Amir Johnson had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Alan Anderson scored 17 and Ed Davis finished with 16.
The Raptors had won seven of their previous nine meetings with the Cavaliers.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Emeka Okafor had 15 points and 16 rebounds, helping the Wizards to another victory.
Nene scored 16 points and John Wall had 15 for Washington, which has won consecutive games for the second time this season. The Wizards have won five straight at home for the first time in five years, and seven of 10 overall.
It's a marked improvement from the start of the season, when Washington (11-31) dropped 28 of its first 32 games.
Chicago had won a season-high three in a row for the third time. Nate Robinson scored 19 points for the Bulls, and Joakim Noah narrowly missed a triple-double with nine points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, which equaled his career high.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Al Jefferson scored 25 points and Paul Millsap had 21, leading Utah to the overtime win.
Utah scored the first six points in the extra session after blowing a 97-89 lead with 2:44 left in regulation. Gordon Hayward coughed up three turnovers to Indiana's George Hill in the final minute of the fourth.
Paul George scored 24 points, David West added 23 and Hill had 22 for Indiana (26-18), which lost for the third time in four road games. The Pacers outrebounded the Jazz 41-28.
Hayward scored 15 points, but had the ball stolen from him three times on the final three possessions for Utah in regulation.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Gerald Henderson made a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left, helping Charlotte snap a 16-game home losing streak.
Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 25 points and Ramon Sessions finished with 23 as the Bobcats won at home for the first time since Nov. 21. The home slide was two short of the NBA record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks.
Henderson finished with 15 points and Bismack Biyombo had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte.
Luke Ridnour had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota, which has lost nine of 10.
DENVER (AP) - Ty Lawson scored 26 points, Andre Iguodala had 20 and Denver used a strong first three quarters to rout Sacramento.
Danilo Gallinari added 14 points for the Nuggets, who led 71-49 at intermission to set a season high for points in a half. They shot 62 percent in the first two quarters and had three players in double figures.
They led by as many as 35 in the second half and were up 101-69 heading into the fourth period when most of the regular players watched the rest of the game.
Aaron Brooks scored 16 points and Tyreke Evans had 15 for the Kings, who have lost four straight. DeMarcus Cousins was held to three points. It's the first time in his past 17 games he failed to score in double figures.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brandon Jennings scored 20 points to push the Bucks to the win.
Milwaukee's Monta Ellis also had 20 points against his former team, while Ersan Ilyasova added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Larry Sanders added 16 points and 11 boards.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 points. Klay Thompson added 19, and David Lee had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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Six Churches enjoys tree trimming social
Members of the Xi Beta Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority recently had a Christmas tree trimming and social with residents at Six Churches Plaza, continuing an annual tradition.
Residents attending were Luvenia Burrell, Christine Brown, Gloria Harper, Christine Williams, Louise Jones, Margaret Jenkins and James Strickland.
Sorority sisters attending were Jessica Shimer, Sandra Braxton, Nan Morris and Diane Bowen.
Home Solutions: Fireplace cleanup, removing soot and stains
In the midst of cold, damp weather, nothing says �cozy� like a cheerful wood fire. But along with the ambiance comes two less desirable companions: soot and ash. The American Cleaning Institute has suggestions for banishing soot and ash from your hearth and surrounding areas.
When soot gets on the carpet, the first instinct is to brush it away. But that simply will imbed the stain deeper into the fibers. Instead, vacuum the spot with a canister vacuum and crevice tool. Avoid the upright type of vacuum with a rotating brush, which will spread the stain and push the soot deeper into the carpet. Gently work from the outer edge of the stain to the center. If this doesn�t remove most of the stain, stop and call a carpet cleaning professional.
If vacuuming removes most of the stain, the next step (assuming it is safe according to the carpet manufacturer) is to apply rubbing alcohol to a clean white cloth and blot gently until the spot is removed. Do not saturate the carpet; the alcohol can harm the backing if it has a latex bond.
If the spot still remains, mix a quarter of a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid with one quart of water. Blot gently with a clean white paper towel. Continue until the spot is removed. To rinse, mist, using tap water and a spray bottle; blot to remove the moisture. Spray lightly; apply a pad (about half an inch thick) of paper towels weighted down with a brick or other heavy weight. Let the carpet thoroughly dry before walking on it again.
Glass fireplace screens are a magnet for baked-on ash buildup. Before you begin the cleanup, line the floor with newspapers to catch the debris.
If the ash build-up is heavy, scrape most of it off. Use a flat razor blade to avoid scratches. Starting at one corner, hold the blade almost flat against the screen and work your way across, then down.
Use a spray glass cleaner to remove the residue that�s left after scraping. Wipe clean with a soft cloth or paper towels.
There are also commercial soot and ash cleaners and special sponges available at home improvement and janitorial supply stores that will make this dirty job a little easier.
Resource: American Cleaning Institute
Trudy W. Pickett is extension family and consumer agent at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office, 1791 N.C. 11/55. Reach her at 252-527-2191 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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At North High, freshmen mark a new beginning
Two years ago, North High School nearly shut down. Community groups rallied to save the school. Now it's starting over with smaller classes and a focus on getting students ready for college. But recruiting students to the new school remains a challenge.
The arrival of this fall's freshman class marks the beginning of a transformation for this Minneapolis high school.
Small classes are the norm for freshman at the new North High School. In this algebra class, for instance, there are 17 students here, and two teachers.
"We try to make sure the kids stay on track, that they turn in all their assignments, that they don't fall too behind," says one of those teachers, Warsame Warsame.
For students accustomed to classrooms twice as full, the smaller classes come as a relief.
In middle school it was common for nearly 40 students to share just one teacher, said Mahommed Moses, 14.
"If there's a whole bunch in a class you're not going to get as much individual work with the teacher. But (here) you do, because there's only like 10 or 12 kids in one class," Moses said.
One reason the class sizes are so small is because the school is still working to enroll more students. But school officials say even if they hit their goals, they'll remain committed to smaller than normal class sizes of 20 to 25 students.
There's also a commitment to provide more advising and counseling for students, a focus on preparing students for college and an expectation that parents and guardians will be more engaged. District officials hope these changes translate into improved overall test scores within two years.
With this new mission comes a new name: North Community High School Academy of Arts and Communications.
Right now, the school is made up of only freshmen. As students make their way up through the grades, the old North High School, now called North High Senior Academy, will be phased out.
The new North High is nothing short of a complete reboot.
"I think students are quickly realizing that this is something new and this is something different and they're starting to really appreciate what they have here," said Shawn Harris-Berry, who serves as principal of the new North High School.
Two years ago the school faced falling enrollment, a graduation rate of less than 50 percent and test scores that were near the bottom in state rankings.
That's when Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent Bernadia Johnson announced plans to close North High School.
Community groups opposed the move, rallied to save the school, and Johnson changed her mind.
The district began working with the Institute for Student Achievement, a national group that manages the turnaround of failing schools.
"It's going to take time to win over students and parents who were scared away when the district threatened to close the school down just two years ago."
With its new emphasis on teacher and student interaction, one might think students and parents would be eager to enroll. But so far the school has enrolled only 61 freshmen, far short of its goal of 100, and far fewer than nearby Patrick Henry High School with a freshman class of 260.
Brett Buckner, a community member who fought to keep the school open, warns its going to take time to win over students and parents who were scared away when the district threatened to close the school down just two years ago.
"That's a Herculean task," Buckner said. "To really start to change peoples' mindset. To say, 'Hey look. This whole thing is going in the right direction. Now all we need is you.' "
District officials expect to continue to enroll freshman as the school year progresses.
Mark Bonine, an associate superintendent with the Minneapolis Public Schools district, hopes current students will spread the word about the school and help bring in more students next year.
"I think the first year is a really big year. Then I think naturally once they've been through a year, they're talking to their brothers and sisters and community members, it makes recruiting that much easier," Bonine said.
Because fewer students enrolled than expected, per-pupil costs are about 40 percent higher than at comparable schools. District officials say they hope 500 students are enrolled in grades 9 through 12 within four years. If they can hit that goal, it will cost about as much to teach a student at the new North as it does at other Minneapolis schools.


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Visual Studio 2008 is packed with features that help you create better software and do it with less repetition and drudgery. Visual Studio 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows you how to make the most of this cool suite of tools! It's all here!
This comprehensive, seven-books-in-one guide gets you up and running with Visual Studio 2008 in no time. You'll discover Microsoft's vision for Visual Studio, get familiar with the .Net environment and languages, and learn how to install, browse, and make connections with Visual Studio. Soon, you'll be building applications for Vista, Office 2007, and mobile devices; using AJAX and LINQ; and testing and debugging your programs. Discover how to:
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Live Humanely: Speak Up for Animals
You can make a difference in the lives of animals today and in the future by speaking out for them in your community:
- Report animal cruelty and abuse. Most communities require that all pets have good food, fresh water, shelter and veterinary care.
- Call 911 if you see an animal in imminent danger.
- Report abandoned or stray animals to your local Western Washington animal control or take him or her to the nearest shelter.
- Tell local leaders and elected officials that policy which impacts animals is important to you.
- Stay informed on PAWS' Washington State legislative coverage.
- Write a letter to the editor of a local paper, share posts from PAWS' blog to encourage others to speak up, or become a fan of PAWS on Facebook and spread the word about important animal issues.


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To the Editor:
It is unfortunate that the So. 6th Street rezoning issue was defeated by the majority of FIVE members of the city council.
We have SEVEN elected council members to represent the community's best interests. An issue as important to the community as a zoning change deserves the votes of ALL SEVEN council members.
It looks to me like the 3 council members who voted no on the rezoning issue were actually voting on a permit to operate an animal shelter. That was not the issue. The issue was a zoning issue. Should this parcel of land be zoned General Business or Highway Commercial?
I would respectfully ask the city council to reconsider this issue at a future council meeting, after a second notice of public hearing and that ALL members of the city council cast their vote one way or the other.
I am convinced that, given some additional information & focusing on the zoning issue, the city council will do the right thing for the community and the Emmet County Animal Shelter will have received a decision of the majority of SEVEN council members.
Steven D. Woodley


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The Black Infant Health program exists to increase the chance of African American babies to have a healthy start in life. We provide FREE counseling, social support, parenting education, and referrals to health services for African-American women who are 18 years or older, pregnant and parenting. The primary goal of the Berkeley Black Infant Health program is to reduce the number of low birth weight infants born to African American women in Berkeley, and increase their chances for a healthier start in life.
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Her Mark
Aug 3, 2008 - ongoing
Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60662
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Woman Made Gallery is proud to present its annual publication, Her Mark 2009, a journal of art and poetry by 44 women. Her Mark 2009 includes a beautiful layout with 23 color reproductions, poetry on separate pages, journal pages, monthly calendar pages with moon cycles and holidays, information about WMG, jurors, artists, poets and our fabulous designer, Karin Kuzniar. Works will be on exhibit from August 1 to 28, 2008. The Artist Reception is on August 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. The Release Party with readings by select poets is scheduled for Sunday, August 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. Her Mark 2009 copies are available at the Artist Reception and Release Party or may ordered for $15 per copy plus shipping. Please contact WMG by phone 312-738-0400 or by email email@example.com. Artists Represented: Visual Artists: Grazyna Adamska-Jarecka, Beth Balliro, Tara Banfield, Sofia Barão, Jennifer Barnett-Hensel, Shannon Benine, Monica J. Brown, Elizabeth Bruno, Kim Jackson DeBord, Crisanta de Guzman, Lauren Ennist, Sharon Etter, Victoria Hoyt, Maria Lobo, Uzma Mirza, Mary Kay Neumann, Kelly M. Pearson, Blair Tyler Peters, Wendy Tuxill, Amanda Valdez, Elaine Wannechko and Elizabeth Wuerffel. Poets: Sandra L. Beck, Virginia Bell, Lorian Brown, Lynne Burgess, Emari DiGiorgio, Lucia Galloway, Jane Ellen Glasser, Luisa A. Igloria, Laura LeHew, Joyce Lombard, Caridad McCormick, Arlyn Miller, Liz Robbins, Lori Romero, Mary Kolada Scott, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Diane Stone, CC Thomas, Angela Narciso Torres, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Claudia Van Gerven and Sarah Zale. Juror(s): Art: Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Associate Curator, MCA; Poetry: Kathleen Kirk and Orick Peterson
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Vote for our Young Citizens!
11 students from Newfoundland and Labrador have been chosen to participate in this year's Young Citizens program! These students were chosen at the Regional Heritage Fairs for their outstanding projects, passion for their topic and excellent communication skills.
Now the students have created videos about their projects and they need your vote! Two students from Newfoundland and Labrador will be chosen as 2015 Young Citizens and will receive a trip to Ottawa to attend Canada's History Forum. Voting counts for 50% of the student's score, with a panel of judges reviewing the videos and selecting the final recipients.


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If you work from home, you need good pyjamas. If I was just sleeping in them I wouldn't bother. Lounging is also one of my essential activities, which requires the correct pyjama.
Obviously Olatz is the dernier cri, the ne plus ultra, the creme de la creme (sorry, I've been watching too much Del Boy) of the pyjama world, but they're SO spen, even when they often go on sale, and they're silk, which means dry cleaning. Can't get my head around doing that - and how often would you need to? I'll be wearing them all the time, so that doesn't really work for me.
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Japan inaugurated a floating offshore wind turbine Monday that energy industry leaders hope will open a new frontier in Japanese renewable technologies and help the country reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and fossil fuels.
The floating platform is anchored 13 miles offshore from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the scene of earthquake, tsunami and reactor meltdown disasters in March 2011.
The platform, anchored to the seabed 400 feet below the surface, is the first project of its kind in Japan, and is intended to show that emerging energy technologies can take advantage of powerful offshore winds despite the challenging ocean depths around most of the island country.
Electricity generated by the new 2,000-kilowatt wind turbine is relayed at the adjacent floating substation to an underwater cable and distributed to about 600 households by Tohoku Electric Power Co., the Jiji Press agency said.
The project, which envisions two additional floating turbines next year with 7,000-kilowatt capacity each, is a joint public-private undertaking by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, the University of Tokyo and 10 major industrial enterprises.
Japan's wind energy potential could generate 1,570 gigawatts, or five times current national electricity output, the Japan Daily Press said in its report on the turbine start-up. It hailed the project as reflecting the hope that nuclear power, which supplied nearly one-third of Japan's electricity needs before the Fukushima disaster, can be significantly reduced or phased out.
All 50 of Japan's nuclear reactors are shut down or inoperable following the March 11, 2011, disasters that began with a magnitude 9 earthquake, which triggered the tsunami that smashed through retaining walls at the four-reactor Fukushima complex. Electrical utilities have already petitioned the government to restart 14 of the idled reactors following safety retrofits and more stringent regulations put in place after the Fukushima meltdowns.
But opposition to nuclear operations remains strong among Japanese. The government in power before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office 11 months ago had pledged to phase out nuclear power over the next 30 years, although there has been political backtracking on that idea under the new conservative government.
Local officials at Monday's ceremonial launch of the floating turbine project said it represented an opportunity for nuclear industry workers in the region to find new careers in renewables.
"Fukushima is making a stride toward the future step by step," Fukushima prefecture Gov. Yuhei Sato told industry and political leaders gathered for an opening ceremony in the port of Iwaki. "Floating offshore wind is a symbol of such a future."
Japan also recently opened the country's largest solar energy project in Kagoshima prefecture, at Japan's southern tip.
The wind turbine project will be accompanied by an environmental impact assessment to determine the potential consequences for Japan's vital fisheries industry, broadcaster NHK reported. It quoted the head of a local fisheries cooperative, Hiroyuki Sato, as saying that trawling operations would be hindered by any major ramping up of the floating platforms and the heavy chains and anchors positioning them over the seabed.
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Whether it's recruiting one of your colleagues, becoming a rep in your workplace, joining of one our informal networks, voting in our elections, attending a conference, or contributing to one of our outreach charity projects, we welcome all levels of engagement from our members.
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Is There a Good Response to the "Nothing to Hide" Argument?
One of the most common attitudes of those unconcerned about government surveillance or privacy invasions is "I've got nothing to hide." I was talking the issue over one day with a few colleagues in my field, and we all agreed that thus far, those emphasizing the value of privacy had not been able to articulate an answer to the "nothing to hide" argument that would really register with people in the general public. In a thoughtful essay in Wired (cross posted at his blog), Bruce Schneier seeks to develop a response to this argument:
The most common retort against privacy advocates — by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures — is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?"
Some clever answers: "If I'm not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to watch me." "Because the government gets to define what's wrong, and they keep changing the definition." "Because you might do something wrong with my information." My problem with quips like these — as right as they are — is that they accept the premise that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It's not. Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect.
As a pragmatist, I'm generally unconvinced by inherent rights talk. But Schneier goes on to discuss a reason for restricting government surveillance that I do agree with — ensuring that government power is appropriately checked, monitored, and limited from potential abuse.
Another argument is that if you look hard enough at someone's life, in the words of playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt, "a crime can always be found." With the infinite tangle of criminal laws in this country, Durrenmatt's line might belong in a work of non-fiction rather than fiction. But this response gets back to Schneier's objection that we shouldn't focus on privacy as protection to hide wrongdoing.
One response that I find particularly compelling is that there is a value in not having to explain and justify oneself, something that might become necessary when the government is trolling through personal data. Things that look odd might spark some speculation or negative inferences, and a person might feel the need to explain the context and background. Should people always have to be prepared to justify themselves and explain their behavior? How will one's data trail appear to government officials judging it at a distance? What's worse, people might never even get the opportunity to explain.
But still, the person who says "I have nothing to hide" might not be concerned about her data being misinterpreted or in having to justify herself.
Are there other good responses to the "I have nothing to hide" argument? I'm curious if anyone can articulate a compelling response that will have widespread appeal.


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Quilt designers: Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs
From American Patchwork & Quilting, October 2006
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"Clash of the Titans"
The timeless -- and oft told -- Greek myth of Perseus leading the humans in a war against the gods stars Sam Worthington in this 3D remake of the embarrassingly campy 1981 film.
We don't waste our time on anything not worth your time. We celebrate the best of what's coming on film and TV. We cheer when our expectations are met and criticize when we're let down.


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Hinduism is celebratory by nature. Hindus miss no opportunity to set mundane matters aside and join with family, friends, neighbors and strangers alike to feast and have fun, to renew the home and the heart and, most importantly, draw nearer to God.
Festivals are perhaps more impressive and varied in Hinduism than in any other religion. The devout Hindu knows these are times of profound mysticism, when God and the Gods touch our world, revitalize our souls, lighten karmas and bless our families.
Yet festivals do even more than this: they are essential to the perpetuation of religion, periodically reigniting the spark of zeal and devotion in the community. They provide the spiritual public square where Hindus engage with one another, affirming shared values and enjoying life's intersections.
Before each celebration, vows are taken, scriptures are studied, pilgrimages are trodden and fasts observed in preparation--all individual acts of intimate devotion that bring the devotee closer to the Gods and keep him on the path to his inmost Self. As each festival begins, solitary adoration becomes a collective ritual, with millions of people taking their places in an ad-hoc choreography. Tradition is followed but the result is never the same; every festival is special and unforgettable in its own way.
Thus the Hindu is reminded of his faith by the sounds, scents and the wild medley of tastes laid out for the feast. His mind and emotions are imbued with Hinduism as sacred mantra prayers are intoned, the spiritual teachings are recounted by saints and the Gods are praised in melodious bhajans.
Each state of India, indeed each village, lends a little of its unique culture to how a festival is celebrated, creating almost endless variations. But recently, with the growing Hindu population outside of India, festivals have acquired an international dimension. They provide a window into Hinduism for the non-Hindu populations in countries as far flung as Norway, Chile and Canada. At the same time, for Hindus immersed in foreign and often very alien cultures, festivals are the most visible and memorable sign of their heritage. Celebrated with unmatched fervor but with paced regularity, festivals serve as a reminder of one's identity and allegiance to Hindu traditions and ideals.
What could be more entertaining, alive, vibrant and yet pious and rich in symbolism than a Hindu festival? Professor Dr. Shiva Bajpai remarked that it is through festivals that most Hindus experience their religion: "Festivals, pilgrimages and temple worship are the faith armor of Hindus."
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Speaking for All Bodies (Not Just the "Perfect" Ones)
In this culture, there's an aura of sin around our attitudes toward the body. Sex is dirty and disabilities are frightening. So who better to shatter stereotypes and show the redemptive power of reclaiming our bodies than a group of disabled artists who explore disability, sexuality, and social justice through edgy performance.
"We're here to help reshape the political imagination of how the body can be experienced as beautiful regardless of whether or not it's normative," says Patty Berne, co-founder and director of "Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility." Through sexually evocative poetry, spoken word, music, drama, and dance, "Sins" challenges the dominant notion of what it is to be able-bodied, as well as the identity politics that label people "disabled," "person of color," "queer," or "trans."
Antoine Hunter, who performs a dance about his struggles as a deaf man, says "Sins" has been transformative for artists and audiences alike. "Hearing people have come up to me after the performance and said it helped them understand their deaf friends. Deaf people have said it helped bring their hearing friends closer."
"There is nothing like 'Sins,'" says performer Maria R. Palacios, who says that taking part in the performance has changed her life. "It helps us expand our wings and rise above any obstacles."
Sins Invalid the film premieres in October.
The "Vagina Monologues" author on why knowing your body can shake up the world.
What happens when the Motor City transforms itself into the capital of grow-your-own food?
How to fight diabetes with better policy—and cut your own diabetes risk by 93 percent.