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Washer won't empty/spin
Model Number: LW8203L2 Brand: Amana Age: More than 10 years
The machine just finished a load with the burnt odor, so I opened to look inside. The belt was very loose and cracked, so I replaced with a slightly (1cm less) shorter belt from the auto store. The plastic pump under the motor had an oily film on it (?lost lubricant) and the 'impeller' seemed loose inside. Upon reassembly, washer filled, then smoked (motor) a couple tries at the switch, and quit. First off, if the motor is burnt (there was odor and the front panel has smoke marks), is it worthwhile to replace it for ~$170? Correct me if I'm wrong, but a new water pump ~$50 would seem like a good idea as well with the 12 yr old age of the unit. Will other parts need replacement as well that should lead me to buy a new machine? There appear to be very few mechanical parts, however, a look at other posts seem to convince me that there may be seals, transmission, and main bearing that will fail (eventually). On the other hand, the machine has a stainless basket and appears well made. Any ideas, suggestions welcome. Thanks. Glen Related Models |
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Hi ironglen
The motor has the overload protection and if the motor stopped it does not mean it's gone. The original belt suppose to be 32 1/2" and if the belt you installed is shorter it put more tension on the motor and overload it. Remove the belt and start the washer without the belt. If the motor works fine then I would recommend to replace the belt only and there is a great chance the washer will work. - The part number for the new belt AP74961 - Here are the break down diagrams for the Amana washer Model LW8203L2 Good luck. Gene.
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Christer Fuglesang's space diary #3
Soon it is time close ourselves in the airlock again to prepare for the second EVA on flight day 6. It is incredibly good fun and unbelievably busy – it is a pity I do not have time to give all the details. Yesterday's spacewalk was amazingly cool!
To float along the outside of the Station, to watch the Earth down below glide past, to see the curved horizon with a thin, blue layer of atmosphere bordering on black space... I need much more time to describe all that is great and all the wonderful emotions that I felt.
Sometimes it was difficult, for example to fit in the foot-supports out on the corners where my handle did not really fit so well, and to find the right way when darkness fell during a night pass. It was annoying when the extension to the pistol grip tool got loose and disappeared into the darkness, but apart from that I was really pleased with the first spacewalk. I had the experience of my life!
Today we managed to partially retract the solar panels. We succeeded to bring it far enough that the new panels on P4 can rotate and we can continue our main mission. NASA is deciding what will happen with the panels now. This activity took much longer than planned and because I was in the group (Suni, Roman, Joanie, Mike L-A and I) working with this, I have not had much time for anything else.
Last night after the spacewalk we had a 'party' in the Service Module – all ten of us. International food from the US, Germany, England and of course Sweden. It was the first time I showed the Swedish food I had brought with me. I treated the others to elk sausage and Swedish toffee – much appreciated.
I managed to call home and speak to Lisa for 10 minutes recently. That was also great.
- Day 1: Launch
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/My_mission_in_space - Day 2 & 3: Inspection & rendezvous
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_2 - Day 4: Spacewalk 1
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_4 - Day 5: Solar panel
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_5 - Day 6: Spacewalk 2
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_6 - Day 7-9: Crew photos, Spacewalk 3, ALTEA
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_7 - Day 10-11: Undocking
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_10 - Day 12: Landing
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Flight_day_12 - 30 November 2006
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_newsletter_-_Houston_30_November_2006 - 23 November 2006
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_newsletter_-_Houston_23_November_2006 - 16 November 2006
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_newsletter_-_Cape_16_November_2006 - 9 November 2006
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_newsletter_-_Houston_9_November_2006 - 31 October 2006
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_newsletter_-_Houston_31_October_2006 - 22 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_8 - 21 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_7 - 20 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_6 - 17 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_5 - 15 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_4 - 14 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_3 - 12 December
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Celsius_Mission_-_English_version/Christer_Fuglesang_s_space_diary_2 - 11 December


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Yep, I'm still dreaming of a solution for seating availability notification. Here's a coffee shop solution from Japan. Problem is our chairs don't stay with their respective tables, so probably not a perfect solution for us.
Yep, I'm still dreaming of a solution for seating availability notification. Here's a coffee shop solution from Japan. Problem is our chairs don't stay with their respective tables, so probably not a perfect solution for us.
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"On April 29, 2014 the Interim Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Chantal Bernier, revealed that Canadian telecommunications companies have disclosed enormous volumes of information to state agencies."
This lead sentence comes from Citizen Lab's recent post, Responding to the Crisis in Canadian Telecommunications. I heard about that post after listening to the most recent episode (#31) of Jesse Brown's Canadaland podcast, Your Telecom Provider is Selling your Information to the Government. Well worth the 32 minutes!
Using the template in the blog post above I have sent requests to Telus (mobile), Fido (mobile) and Shaw (Cable, Internet, VOIP) asking them to disclose the personal information it collects, retains, manages, and discloses about me, and I plan to post the information I receive here because CitizenLab makes such a compelling case and I want this information generally to be public:
Why Your Requests Matter
Beyond simply exercising your legal rights, these requests matter on both the personal and the national level. Personally, by filing these requests you will be empowered to think about whether you're OK with the amount(s) of information that your telecommunications companies collect or record about you, the duration of time they record that information, and their willingness to explain who they share information with. In effect, you won't be at the mercy of pundits and talking heads to explain whether the collection of data matters to your life, in the abstract, because you'll have the data in hand to make your own decisions and reach your own conclusions.
Beyond self-empowerment, it's important for Canadians generally to file these requests to telecommunications companies because the companies have so steadfastly refused to communicate with the experts, with government bodies, and with interested members of the press. Almost all of the 'polite' ways of figuring out what these companies are up to have been exhausted: it's time, unfortunately, to compel these companies to explain why they collect data, how much of it they collect, and explain why they disclose the information. To be clear, telecommunications companies in the United States and Europe have already begun releasing 'transparency reports', or documents explaining how and why the companies share information with state agencies. Those reports are the result of American and European publics supporting their civil advocates and privacy officers, lending their incredibly powerful voices to the policy and legal efforts that had been ongoing for years. Canadians are amongst the most digitally connected populations on earth: now it's time for us all to figure out who's been monitoring, and disclosing, who we've been connecting to and whether existing practices need to be reined in.
Requests were sent via email to Shaw and Telus on May 7, 2014, and via snail mail to Fido on May 8, 2014. I received an automated email response from Telus in 24 minutes, and nothing of the sort from Shaw.
I'll be back in early June or sooner with an update.
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Over the past couple of days I've run across a couple posts that will help you quickly manage the behaviour of LinkedIn's email alerts and endorsements.
Ahh, so much better!
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From time to time I find myself wondering what module a given Drupal site uses to perform some nifty action or another. A while back I found a tool that helps with that spy work for WordPress called simply What WordPress Theme is that? And then I finally found Drupal X-Ray, which does the same thing for Drupal sites.
Oh, and if you're not sure which CMS (Content Management System) you're looking at, try http://whatcms.org/
Happy snooping!
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Sorry (not really) for the linkbait headline, but I'm recently inspired. AND, it really is mentioned in the article I just read, Altmetrics: A 21st-Century Solution to Determining Research Quality. Bet you want to read it now!
This is an overview article that makes the case for and describes the concept of altmetrics (alternative metrics for scholarly output such as blog posts, conference procedings, preprints, and even traditional journal articles). For some reason, until I read this article I'd been pronouncing it alt-i-metrics in my head, but whatever :-)
Turns out you can also get a solid overview by reading the wikipedia entry, or the altmetrics manifesto as well. From the same site is a list of altmetric tools you can try out to get a concrete understanding of the concept. Not mentioned on that list, however, are two library-focused commercial products that you might take a look at too, Plum Analytics and Altmetric.com.
Certainly an interesting concept of which to be aware!
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Not a brand-new read, but *I* just finished reading the Educause annual paper, Top-Ten IT Issues, 2013: Welcome to the Connected Age (PDF). While libraries are only explicitly mentioned once or twice in the entire 19 pages, one of the panelists was a librarian, so there is that I guess. I only bother to mention that because while I read it I found myself checking off how almost each of the ten issues apply almost directly to my library, in addition to the institution as a whole.
Here's the list:
Each section concludes with a series of strategic questions to consider about each point. Well worth the read if you have anything to do with IT in your library. In addition to the paper itself, there's some supporting material on a companion website.
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Yesterday a colleague passed on a link to a wonderfully thoughtful journal article: Knowledge Creation Platforms: The Next Step after Web-Scale Discovery, by Carl Grant, whom I am now following on Twitter.
In this piece, Carl brings us up to speed with a brief history of how technology has gotten us (libraries) to our current search boxes and strategies, and then suggests we've lost the war with Google, so we'd better start focusing on something better.
"How can we add such compelling value to the life of our users that they will reaach out to us first in some aspect of their daily work/life flows centering around knowledge?"
He then goes on to describe what he calls the Knowledge Creation Platform, and you should really go read the article yourself to learn what he has in mind.
My only beef is that the article seems to end a few pages early, without pointing out the final solution; what product do I install or buy that does this now?!? ;-)
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I just finished reading a report called Working together: evolving value for academic libraries, and found it a good read.
Presenting the results of several surveys, the authors describe the areas in which academic libraries have traditionally attempted to demonstrate value (embedded teaching), and the areas in which they should probably start putting more focus (research support).
I had highlights throughout, but thought I'd mention their recommended skills for individual librarians (there are also recommendations for library management and the wider institution):
Some references to follow up (some from this report, some from my own to-read list):
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Workshop on Digital Surfaces in
Libraries (DSL)
We invite you to join DSL, a venue for collaboration and discussion on the successes and pitfalls encountered in working in with interactive surfaces in library spaces by bringing together researchers, designers, practitioners, and librarians. This full day workshop is held in conjunction with Interactive Tables and Surfaces (ITS) 2013 in St Andrews, UK on October 6, 2013.
Workshop Aims
Libraries have embraced the recent explosion of digital content and no longer
are simply warehouses of physical books. Today's libraries are gathering places
that are challenged with enabling collaboration, accessing and exposing
physical and digital collections, and supporting the creation and integration
of new forms of knowledge.
Interactive surfaces in libraries support moving away from text-dominated search interfaces; the nature of direct interaction encourages the integration of graphics, spatial interaction with information, and the possibility adding input to the system. Additionally, surface technology enables the interactive presentation of information to individuals or groups.
The goal of DSL is to cross-fertilize insights from different disciplines, to establish a more general understanding of interactive displays in library contexts, and to develop an agenda for future research directions in this area. Rather than focusing on paper presentations, this workshop aims to trigger active and dynamic group discussions as well as future collaboration.
Submission Instructions
We accept 2 page work in progress or position papers that provides an overview
of your current research or research interests in the area of interactive
surfaces in library spaces.
The papers should be prepared in the SIGCHI extended abstract format. You can download Word and LaTeX templates from the SIGCHI website: http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform.
Papers must be submitted by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. A receipt will be sent upon successful submission. They will be published on the workshop web site http://libraryworkshop.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/ prior to the event.
Potential topics for discussion include but are not limited to the following
* What is the potential of
interactive surfaces in library spaces?
* What are potentially useful and attractive application areas, even beyond
information exploration?
* How can we design large surface interfaces to help the exploration and
analysis of library collections?
* How can interactive surface technology promote collaborative scenarios in
library environments?
* What tools are available to support social experiences and collaboration?
* Stories of failure: What are the pitfalls of interactive surfaces in library
spaces and what can we learn from them?
* What might be guidelines and best practices for deployment and uses of
interactive surfaces?
* How can partnerships between researchers and libraries & archives be
established to achieve successful collaborations for all parties?
* What is the future of interactive surfaces in library spaces and how can they
be combined with other (novel) technologies and existing exploration practices?
Important Dates
Submission deadline: August 26, 2013
Notification of acceptance: August 30, 2013
ITS early registration deadline: September 6, 2013
Workshop date: October 6, 2013
Workshop Organizers
John Brosz – University of Calgary, Canada
Uta Hinrichs – University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Renee Reaume – University of Calgary, Canada
For any questions regarding the workshop, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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My quest continues. I didn't think it was all the way back in January that I last posted about this dream, but it was! Postifier is a little gizmo intended to be put inside a mailbox that will alert you when there's actually something placed inside:
The device lives on the inner roof of your postbox, attached with adhesive. It has a sensor that detects changes in infrared light when new mail arrives. When it detects mail, it activates the Bluetooth module and waits for the Postifier/smartphone reunion, at which point it will connect with your paired device and tell you the news.
So it's not quite the reporting structure I imagine, but the technology would be perfect to detect whether there's a pair of legs under a given study table, no?
Postifier doesn't actually exist yet, as it's looking for funding on Indiegogo. Waffling about whether to throw in some money just for testing. At $20-$25 each, it's still not an economical way to cover a couple hundred seats :-(
I should also point out this project at Oregon State that Cathrine linked to in the comments of my earlier post: http://beaversource.oregonstate.edu/projects/44x201213. Can anyone tell if these design files are enough to manufacture? I had been in touch with the students involved in the project, but haven't heard anything from them lately...
Oh, and there's this too: Wimoto.
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Back in November I posted about my desire for some way to reliably monitor and report available study seats within the library. I recently heard about Pinoccio, an Indiegogo project, and suspect it might do the trick! It's a very small Arduino board with an optional WiFi board. If one plugged a motion sensor, or used the included temperature sensor, it'd probably be able to report whether there was a body sitting at a given location. Small enough to work, WiFi and a long-life(?) battery. Ooh, even better, you don't need the WiFi bridge for each unit, only one for a given area, so that brings down the cost and complexity.
Pricing in bulk seems reasonable - they have a $999 package that would get you 20 monitors and a WiFi shield. Unfortunately we still have a couple hundred seats I'd like to be able to monitor, so realistically we probably still have to get the cost down. That's the primary reason I haven't given more thought to a more finished product like Twine... I think I'll drop the founders a note asking if they think this whole thing would work, and if so, go ahead and pick up a starter kit for testing.
Stay tuned...
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First, the heads. They aren't 629s, they're 624s. No such thing as 629, and the 4 is easily and often mistaken for 9. They are terrible. They not only flow pathetically, but if they aren't cracked now, they will be soon. Any time I get a set of these heads, I give them away to the local tech school for the kids to practice porting, or I cut them in half to show my own classes a cross section of the head. The large 76cc chambers plus dished pistons will give you about 8.0-8.5 compression. Way too low for the great cam you have selected. 64cc heads will put you at about 9.3:1 which is more on target. Cam is great, keep it. Excellent midrange, good low end torque. Tunnel ram? Seriously? On a 4x4? There couldn't possibly be a bigger mismatch. Use a Performer. Not even performer RPM. You will be building an engine for a vehicle that needs gobs of torque, and doesn't need anything above 4500-5000, and you want to put an intake on it that doesn't even really start flowing until the 4000-9000 RPM range? That right there will make your engine a boat anchor. Ditch the 624s and use something that flows well, has 64cc chambers, and can take 9.3:1 on 87 octane... gee, sounds like vortecs to me . They'll even work with the cam's .442/465" lift. Performer intake, then your choice of carbs. |
Use either the 600 or 650. In my opinion, the Holley is the better carb design, but the 600 or 650 cfms will be a wash. Either one will do well. 272* (or 214/224 in this case) is a relatively mild cam. Depending on how you tune the ignition curve you will be able to get it a bit lumpy, or be able to smooth it out based on how much initial timing you use. Using a tunnel ram drastically reduces vacuum signal to the carb. What this does is make it lumpy, but it also means that you'll have trouble idling under 1000, you'll have to run excessively rich mixtures that burn your eyes, your throttle response will suck, low end torque will be very pathetic, and tuning the carb will be very difficult. |
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A few years ago, PBS aired the documentary Town Hall, following the adventures and misadventures of two tea partiers in Pennsylvania. In one scene, on election day 2012, one of the tea parties, John, got himself authorized as a poll watcher. Poll watching usually involves checking the voter registration books at the polling places to make certain your supporters have voted and to be certain that the laws are being followed.
Tea party John got himself authorized as a poll watcher because he was certain, certain, that there was widespread voter fraud taking place and he was going to stop it. The documentary showed him challenging the right of certain people (weirdly only people of color. hm . . . ) to vote. In one scene, he challenges two black women's right to vote – except they had both become naturalized citizens. They got to vote. John was a stickler for the rules – for example in another scene he made the election judges clear the room of people who had already voted, even though they were waiting for a friend to finish voting. Once you voted, John explained, you had to leave the voting area. The film did not show anyone deterred from voting by John's earnest idiocy and bumbling poll watching, it highlighted an interesting dynamic among conservatives -convinced there is widespread fraud in voting, they're going to police the polls to make sure everything is kosher and their interpretation of the rules is adhered to even if that makes voting slow, annoying and difficult.
So it was with some concern that I heard Trump's statement:
The only way they can beat it in my opinion — and I mean this 100 percent — if in certain sections of the state they cheat, OK? So I hope you people can sort of not just vote on the 8th, go around and look and watch other polling places and make sure that it's 100 percent fine, because without voter identification — which is shocking, shocking that you don't have it.
There's no way this could go wrong. A bunch of uptight, panties in a wad white people, convinced they're saving democracy in America, overrunning polling places in mostly black and latino neighborhoods on election day is going to be just peachy keen.


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Kershaw was stellar again Monday night in a duel with Arizona's Ian Kennedy, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless in seven innings of work as the Dodgers won, 3-1, at Dodger Stadium.
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Being back on the road with the Blackhawks for the first time in weeks, Jonathan Toews said he felt "closer to being in the picture again" as he continues his fight back from a concussion.
But Toews won't play against the Minnesota Wild Thursday, and that's actually a good thing if his symptoms are "lingering" as he said after practicing Wednesday.
"There's still signs of the concussion lingering and, when that's completely gone, I'll be comfortable playing," said Toews, who will miss his 21st consecutive game.
Toews hasn't been ruled out for the regular-season finale Saturday in Detroit. The hope is that he will play in that game with the playoffs next.
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Written by Bertrand Amigues & Sebastian Groetsch, Master in Luxury Goods students
The Geneva Motor Show, one of the most important events in the automotive industry, was an amazing experience. All of the brands were represented and we have seen more and more companies producing hybrid and electric cars. Even Rolls Royce is following this green trend! The luxury brands attracted the most people and it was sometimes very difficult to have access to some stand such as Ferrari, Aston Martin or Lamborghini.
"Crowded" was the word that we used the most during this weekend in Switzerland.
We were amazed by a lot of new cars such as the new Lamborghini Aventador and the new Aston Martin Virage which were the real stars of this show.
We met a lot of unexpected people during this show and the good point was that most of the brands opened their area to everyone.
These Luxury carmakers create dreams. People dream about these prestigious cars. This event allowed people to touch their dream for real.
If we have to resume our experience in one sentence, it would be:
"We felt like kids in a toy store! The most difficult part was to leave the show room the last day. We did not cry, but still, next time, we will find where they hide the keys!"
While being in Geneva, we also took the chance to visit the Hublot factory, which is located in Nyon, a 15min train ride from Geneva. After arriving at Hublot, we have been welcomed by Hublot's marketing coordinator and one of their watchmakers, who was going to lead the factory tour. We were lucky to get an insight into all the different departments of Hublot. We saw all stages of the manufacturing process, starting with the cleaning of the parts, moving on to the assembly of the movement, the in-casing process of the movement to the last finishing steps like polishing and packaging the watch.
During the whole tour we were able to ask all kind of questions regarding the production process as well as their marketing strategy. While we stayed at Hublot for almost two and a half hours, we learned a lot about the steps involved in creating a Swiss made watch.
All in all, the weekend in Geneva was very enlightening and was quite successful in getting into contact with employees from outstanding companies.


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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha helping handa helping handHELPSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANhelp and supportgive/lend/offer etc somebody a helping hand She's been giving me a helping hand with the children. → help
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give/lend/offer etc somebody a helping hand• Britain's champion in the sport has been lending a helping hand.• Even with housed animals they normally gave their husbands a helping hand.• The Basques, romantics to a man, believed that Fate would give Biarritz a helping hand.• A few guidelines are all that is needed: Be considerate of others, give a helping hand, be safe.• The one giving the helping hand looked at me and Thorpey but that was all.• He wasn't even offering her a helping hand, she brooded.• This is often the result of inexperienced people trying to give a helping hand to get the gliders out.
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Carla Metzler 2/8/2007 6:19:30 AM
Beautiful, Timothy! #601923Cyn Valentine 2/8/2007 7:02:41 AM
WOnderful image..love the comp and the great color!! #3925425Sherry Sturgis 2/8/2007 7:22:55 AM
Beautiful colors & composition, Timothy!!! #3925472Mary Timman 2/8/2007 8:00:09 AM
Awesome capture. Love your composition, the DOF and the brilliant reds of the Cardinals. All it needs is a frame for hanging. #3925604Rachel McKinnie 2/8/2007 9:09:04 AM
Great capture and perfect title. Love the comp. #3925867randy dannheim 2/8/2007 9:46:43 AM
I love your title line, and it is a great image. #3925993Tarun Bose 2/8/2007 10:09:31 AM
Mind blowing composition and fantastic colours.Lovely details. Great work Timothy. #3926070Lois Pierpont 2/8/2007 10:11:44 AM
Beautiful photo I love this #3926075Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling 2/8/2007 10:12:10 AM
I absolutely love this! The detail and color is stunning. The title made me laugh! #3926079Mitch Spence 2/8/2007 2:02:23 PM
Really, really interesting, with the almost mirrored, but not quite, second bird. #3926726Jo Berry 2/8/2007 3:12:06 PM
Wonderful capture!! Great colors and comp!!!! #3926943Shelly A. Van Camp 2/8/2007 4:28:32 PM
Beautiful image!! #3927201Janine Russell 2/8/2007 5:57:14 PM
Timothy, great colors, detail and composition. #3927420Kathy Radford 2/9/2007 3:58:24 AM
Excellent work on this Timothy. Terrific color, comp and detail. Kathy in NH #3928604Regina L. Rickert 3/22/2007 7:19:18 PM
A very deserving finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations! #4083103Kay E. Mahoney 3/22/2007 9:10:50 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4084178Mitch Spence 3/23/2007 9:09:53 AM
Congrats, Timothy, on your beautiful finalist. #4087393Kay E. Mahoney 3/24/2007 7:18:05 PM
Congratulations on your second place winner. #4093896Janine Russell 3/24/2007 7:44:04 PM
Timothy, congratulations on your Second Place Win. #4094025randy dannheim 3/24/2007 7:56:17 PM
Timothy, this is just gorgeous. Congratulation on your 2nd place winner #4094131randy dannheim 3/24/2007 8:25:55 PM
This is an amazing picture. #4094321Mary K. Robison 3/24/2007 9:30:50 PM
Gorgeous capture, Timothy ~Susan M. Hembree 3/25/2007 10:09:14 PM
Just love the contrasts in this, Timothy! Congratulations on your 2nd place win! #4097275Ross Throndson 3/26/2007 6:44:31 AM
LOL..Fantastic capture, Timothy....this is great....Many Congratulations!! #4098377Colleen Farrell 3/26/2007 8:30:26 AM
Brilliant! Absolutely one-of-a-kind. Big congratulations on your win! #4098778Fawn M. Schutt 3/29/2007 1:56:30 PM
Amazing! Beautiful colors and I love the birds expression! Nice shot and congrats! #4110057Judy Williams 4/3/2007 6:16:03 AM
DUDE!!!! Congratulations. What a fabulous shot. Way to go. #4124900Lisa R. Buffington 4/10/2007 7:29:30 AM
Congrats!!! BEAUTIFUL! Love the composition and the detail and clarity are amazing. Love the title too. Great job. Lisa #4150330She-She Killough 4/12/2007 6:36:39 AM
LOL!! Gosh I LOVE THIS Timothy!! This is SO great and your title KILLS me! Perfect!!!sheesh #4158174
Mary E. Heinz 4/13/2007 1:16:59 AM
PERFECT...first, if you're still a stay at home day/ my congrats...on that and the beautiful photo..I take it you meanTaken at a local Metro Park here in Columbus. I had a prosperous couple of days shooting these guys. This was the most animated and entertaining of the bunch. Shot with my Sigma 70-300 with no significant crop that I can remember.
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附加的形体格式: | Online version: United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Deep water. 1 online resource (xiii, 380 p.) (OCoLC)696156224 |
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注意: | "January 2011." Shipping list no.: 2011-0020-S. |
描述: | xiii, 380 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
内容: | Foreword -- Part 1: Path to Tragedy -- Chapter 1: Everyone involved with the job-was completely satisfied -- Deepwater Horizon, the Macondo Well, and Sudden Death on the Gulf of Mexico -- Chapter 2: Each oil well has its own personality -- History of offshore oil and gas in the United States -- Chapter 3: It was like pulling teeth -- Oversight-and oversights-in regulating deepwater energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico -- Part 2: Explosion And Aftermath: The Causes And Consequences Of The Disaster -- Chapter 4: But, who cares, it's done, end of story, [we] will probably be fine and we'll get a good cement job -- Macondo Well and the blowout -- Chapter 5: You're in it now, up to your neck! -- Response and containment -- Chapter 6: Worst environmental disaster America has ever faced -- Oiling a rich environment: impacts and assessment -- Chapter 7: People have plan fatigue-they've been planned to death -- Recovery and restoration -- Part 3: Lessons Learned: Industry, Government, Energy Policy -- Chapter 8: Safety is not proprietary -- Changing business as usual -- Chapter 9: Develop options for guarding against, and mitigating the impact of, oil spills associated with offshore drilling -- Investing in safety, investing in response, investing in the Gulf -- Chapter 10: American energy policy and the future of offshore drilling -- Endnotes -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Commission members -- Appendix B: List of acronyms -- Appendix C: Executive order -- Appendix D: Commission staff and consultants -- Appendix E: List of commission meetings -- Appendix F: List of staff working papers -- Index. |
其他题名: | Gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling |
责任: | National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. |
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Synopsis: On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas-the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions necessary to minimize such risks in the future. The Commission's report offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened in the Gulf and why, and proposes actions-changes in company behavior, reform of government oversight, and investments in research and technology-required as industry moves forward to meet the nation's energy needs. Complementary reports, staff background papers, hearing records, and other materials produced by the Commission are available at www.oilspillcommission.gov.
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L-R: USH Adventure, X'Plor MSO, and Strada LLG Road |
So, here are some stats that I have gathered so far. First, we have weights...
Strada LLG Road 28mm: 220gms/230gms pair
X-Plor MSO 40mm: 520gms each
USH Adventure 35mm: 440gms each
The MSO's went directly to my "Orange Crush" Black Mountain Cycles rig. The wheels are Velocity A-23's. The MSO tires measured out at 38.1mm initially upon installation at 50psi. The tires have stretched to an even 39mm after a few rides at the same pressure. (Note: Minimum rated pressure on the MSO is 50psi.) To me, that's acceptable. If I were to run at the higher pressure ranges for this tire, I would likely see more stretch and the advertised 40mm width easily. I am not that interested in running these at higher pressures though. I'll get back to the reasons for that in a minute.
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Okay, so I pulled off the IRC 42mm tires, weighed those, and they were 10 grams heavier a piece than the MSO tires. Then I mounted the MSO tires up to find a nice, tallish, "C" crowned shape to the casing profile. The knob pattern seems to be a mix of polygonal and hexagonal shapes with a tightly packed center tread area and outer knobs arranged in terraced rows. The outermost knobs are longer and bigger to handle extreme cornering angles, apparently.
The ride of the MSO tires changed a bit after a few rides to become simply heavenly on rougher surfaces. The MSO damps vibrations to a degree. For example, I rode a bit on some diamond ground pavement that was being prepped for asphalting, and the MSO made it seem like chip seal. Grassy areas, smother dirt, and cobby dried up mud were also noticeable smoother with this tire.
On paved surfaces, you do notice a slight bit of rolling resistance, but this isn't a pavement only tire. For what it is, the feel on pavement is totally acceptable. In fact, it corners really well on pavement, and the rougher the road, the better this tire becomes. Commuters and touring folk may want to check this tire out. That said, those going on multiple surfaces, on or off road, will appreciate this tire the most. It's on gravel, smooth dirt, and grassy two tracks where this tire just really comes into its own.
The Clement X'Plor MSO strikes me as a very well made, high performance tire for all surfaces short of true off road mountain biking. (Maybe even on some buff single track it would even be a star though.) The casing is straight and true, the tread is laid up perfectly on that casing, and the sum of these parts add up to a grippy, nicely damped ride on rougher surfaces, gravel, and smoother dirt.
Weight weenies may be turned off by the 500 plus gram figure of these big tires, but it does have quite a bit of tread being slung around on that casing, and those tread blocks do buy you some traction. You'll have to decide whether or not that is worth it to you and your riding.
Well, so far, that is what I think. I'll be running these through their paces as the summer comes along, and then I will get back to ya'all on that. In the meantime, I have to work on a couple rigs to slip the rest of the Clement tire trio on. Stay tuned...
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MONTREAL, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Aimia (TSX: AIM) announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per common share, payable on March 29, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2013.
The Board has also declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.40625 per Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Share, Series 1, payable on March 29, 2013 to the holders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2013.
Dividends paid by Aimia to Canadian residents on both its common and preferred shares are "eligible dividends" for Canadian income tax purposes.
About Aimia
Aimia Inc. ("Aimia") is a global leader in loyalty management. Employing more than 4,000 people in over 20 countries worldwide, Aimia offers clients, partners and members proven expertise in launching and managing coalition loyalty programs, delivering proprietary loyalty services, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital, mobile and social communications spaces.
Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program and Nectar, the United Kingdom's largest coalition loyalty program. In addition, Aimia owns stakes in Air Miles Middle East, Nectar Italia, Mexico's leading coalition loyalty program Club Premier, Brazil's Prismah Fidelidade, and i2c, a joint venture with Sainsbury's offering insight and data analytics services in the UK to retailers and suppliers. Aimia also holds a minority position in Cardlytics, a US-based private company operating in transaction-driven marketing for electronic banking. Aimia is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM). For more information, visit us at www.aimia.com
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Oh, Karennnnnn!!!!! How I LOVE this!!! Magic, winsome, delightful! LOOOOVE! And I've been singing "Dare You to Move" by Switchfoot all day!
Thank you! How funny! I almost picked that song! Thanks for the really nice comment!
Another stunner!!! Excellent piece!!! the texture, moon, B&W and her colored clothes and umbrella…all PERFECT!!! :o)
Another fabulous comment! You have completely spoiled me! Thank you so much!
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This is absoulately beautifull,magical, delightful and fun,Nicely clarity and detail not to mention the colours Wonderful Nicly done and displayed Nicel song as well
What a lovely comment…all your comments are! Thank you so very much!
This is just gorgeous Karen, so whimsical! I love the restricted usage of colour and the textures, just beautiful!!!
Excellent work Karen.
I Love this very beautiful my Karen always with love also the song always Normaje,
Hmmmm…Don't do it springs to mind..but you know…there will always be someone to catch you…..
Much love,
Yes….I quite agree. Very ill advised to leap from a cliff with only an umbrella to break your fall. I love making up stuff…thanks so much Polly for popping by! Always enjoy your visits!
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"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?."
Harry S Truman
"Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid."
Rodney Dangerfield
"The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness."
W. E. B. Du Bois
"Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured."
"Yesterday in Egypt, archaeologists discovered the burial site for the 50 children of Ramses II... Fifty children! What I want to know is, who decided to name a condom after this guy?"
Conan O'Brien
"I am dying, Egypt, dying."
William Shakespeare
"It wasn't as difficult in Egypt because the professors were more laid back. Over there, high GPAs don't really factor into getting a good job. It's more about who you know and your parents' connections, so there wasn't as much of an emphasis on grades,"
Anne Morrison
"At the moment we are not prepared to take over in Egypt. We don't want to see the sudden collapse of this regime, because that is dangerous. We know the international community needs stability in Egypt. So we support gradual change toward freedom, step by step, provided those steps are real."
Ali Abdel Fattah
"That kind of MO [method of operation] has not been typical to Egypt before but, to do that, you have to have some cooperation of locals, the tribesmen in Sinai, and that's the main assumption we're working on right now,"
Ahmed Nazif
"The score was a bit cruel, but that's football and we congratulate the Egypt team."
Claude LeRoy


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The house is chilly at five-thirty and the morning is still dark. The dough is rising. My spouse is out doing a peyote ritual or some such thing. They are like that. The pets are quiet and my child-unit is sleeping.
Though I do not have to work today, I am thinking about my job as a nurse.
Nefarious thoughts. I am probing the depths of evil. Instead of merely typing on a computer keyboard, if I could I would cut out berzerkowitz letters from magazines and paste them into this message.
A handful of terrorists could bring down all the hospitals in this sprawling city. It would cost nothing and involve no complex training. Institutional health-care delivery would cease almost instantly if medical centers were infiltrated by scrub-clad insurgents who simply took away all of the coffee-making machines.
This cannot happen.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
3 comments:
- Dirk Gently said...
great. just great.
now they know. - 9:47 AM
- Becca said...
Great. Not only do you give away the "keys to the kingdom," as it were, but you do it using my coffee maker.
WTF, man? - 11:39 PM
- Ruth said...
Thanks for that.
You missed some rather startling statistics this a.m. at Eschaton, there was sharing of public health findings such as how much excrement we touch in public places. hmmmmm. We don't need terrorists, we have public doors. - 6:37 AM
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What a beautiful day and service at Happy Hill Sunday. The choir specials were 'Gone' and 'I Will Rise'. Special singing by Brandon and Holly Benefield. Special drama by the youth. On Sunday night, we observed the Lord's Supper.
Beth-El and Happy Hill have come together to present a Easter play entitled "Jesus Friend of Sinners." The play will be at Beth-El Assembly of God on April 18th & 19th at 7:00 and April 20th Easter Sunday at 6:00.
Sonrise Service and Breakfast at 6:00 - Easter Cantata REDEMPTION - The Power of the Cross at 10:30
Those on the prayer list are Irmalene and Robert Norton, Betty Hayes, Lavada Vice, Ken Sanders, Danny Spradlin, Jeff Adams, April Benefield, Danny Crawford and Carol Doyle.
Until next time, God Bless!
The key to Heaven was hung on a nail!
The teacher was extremely enthusiastic. She looked at her class of four-year-olds and asked this question: "Does any know what today is?" A little girl held up her hand and said, "Yes, today is Palm Sunday" The teacher exclaimed, "That's fantastic. That's wonderful. Now does anyone know what next Sunday is?" The same little girl held up her hand. She said, "Yes, next Sunday is Easter Sunday" Once again the teacher said "That's fantastic.


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Who is RIP747?
So what is it about me that's interesting?
Well I'm a tech junkie by birth. I'm currently employed as a ColdFusion programmer, however I also perform other tasks such as network administrator (which I have my MCSE for, like that means anything today), database administrator and project manager.
When I'm not working for the man, I LOVE helping out in the opensource community. I have a github page with a couple of projects going on and I'm a member the lead developer of the ColdFusion on Wheels core team.
I'm opinionated but fair, outspoken but know when to be quiet.
How did I get the name RIP747?
A lot of people have asked me this over the years and I've heard some really creative guesses. The truth is that WAY back in the day I used to play lot of video games and enter into tournaments for them. Back in the 90's it was very common for high score lists to only allow you to enter in 3 characters. I figured I wanted something that would be recognizable, so I started entering in RIP (Rest In Peace) whenever I got a high score. It also sounded cool when entering in tournaments: RIP vs so-and-so. After a while, it stuck, and that was my nick name.
The 747 part came during the age of pager. People needed to know who was paging them so everyone I knew had a code that they entered after the number they were paging the person with. RIP translates to 747 on a phone pad, so when I paged people I would do, 4075551212#747 or something like that so my friends knew it was me paging them.
When the internet started, I put them together and started using RIP747 to try to distinguish myself from everyone else. I soon found out though that I wasn't the only RIP747 out there in the world 😛 Guess great ideas can come from more then one person after all.
— Start Hack from Charles —
Doesn't it stink that you and I are twins and share everything together…like our passwords. HA HA HA!!!
So that is suppose to be a something about you that all the people in your community can take with a grain of salt. Well, what can I say…
1) You know you stuff when it comes to computers
2) You're probably the best CF programming I have ever seen
3) You can't play Street Fighter for crap (Guile will always win again Blanka)
4) You have the best twin brother in the world, except when he hacks into your WordPress account
5) You have 4 of the most dumbest, but cute as hell, dogs
There's plenty more, but I don't want to bore everyone. I was going to make a post, but I know your blog is published on many sites. Anyway, let's see how long it takes for you to realize I changed your profile and yell at me. luv you bro!!!
— End Hack from Charles —
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@rip is this for real? you have a twin brother?
and did you already realized he added content to your About page?
that would be too funny.
for those wondering. yes i have a twin brother and yes he did hack my wordpress account back then and left that message 🙂
Rip747– There is one area where twinship terminates– you can write and even spell (for any programmer, that is remarkable), and your brother failed remedial English grammar (with determined effort).
Rip747, Part II– What is your opinion about the future of Cold Fusion, now that even Adobe Flash is feeling heat from HTML5? Will Adobe dump Cold Fusion eventually?
Adobe is on record trying to have it both ways– (1) Yes, Adobe will continue to evangelize Flash and (2) Yes, Adobe will embrace HTML5, etc. Adobe is so well established, it may well be able to pull off both policy directions.
@Bob Part 1
we live up to the definition of "mirror" twins 😉
@Bob Part 2
Personally I wouldn't care if they dropped the product. It's no secret that I've never liked what Adobe has done with the product and not participating in the CFML Advisory Committee proved that they are more for profit then the community; very sad indeed for such a wonderful language. For all future CFML work, I've switched over to using Railo and I'm in the process of converting all my Adobe CFML sites over to Railo as well. Though Railo a little bit more to setup and configure with IIS then Adobe, the speed and stability increase is worth it. Railo has also impressed me with their responsiveness to fixing bugs and their community involvement (especially on the open source end). I will also say that once OpenBD sorts out a few bugs so that CFWheels runs on it, I will give that a try as an alternative engine.
Does rip747 refer to the good old days of the Boeing 747 jet plane?
I have fond child-hood memories of travelling on 747s in the late 70s.
They were so big.


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AKVIS Sketch 8.6.1523.4342-r | 22.37 MB
Convert a Photo to a Pencil Sketch
AKVIS Sketch is software for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings.
Now you do not need to handle a pencil to feel like an artist. All you need to create your original work of art is good taste and AKVIS Sketch.
Our efficient method allows creating realistic color and B&W drawings that imitate the technique of graphite and color pencil, charcoal and watercolor painting.
In contrast to the standard filters (like the built-in filters in Photoshop or PSP) that offer an approximate sketch, AKVIS Sketch comes very close to hand-drawn works of a human artist. Getting a similar result with the standard tools would require expertise in image editing and extensive manipulation with layers, masks, brushes and applying filters.
AKVIS Sketch allows adding background effects to the resulting pencil drawing. Create a blend of a drawing and a photo; imitate motion or add "time machine effect" by swirling the background. Put an accent to certain parts of the image by blurring the rest of it in an artistic way. It proves especially useful when the final drawing contains too many details on the background that divert attention.
You can personalize your work of art by adding an inscription (a signature or a greeting) to your pencil drawing. Besides, the parameters on the Canvas tab allow adding a rough surface to your image, as if it has been drawn on canvas, corrugated paper, brick wall, etc.
AKVIS Sketch has a neat interface with a few sliders. At first you can process the image with the default settings and then touch up the photo adding color, or trying different techniques - from pencil to charcoal or watercolor. You can make the hatching denser or finer and change the pitch angle of strokes, add/remove the original colors.
Home users will be delighted by the neat result of the photo-to-sketch conversion. AKVIS Sketch can bring a lot of fun: a pencil portrait can be a good present for your relatives and friends, a watercolor drawing obtained from your last nature shooting can decorate your room, you can convert any photo to an original drawing to print on a T-Shirt.
The program can be helpful to designers who need to quickly bring images to one style for a web-site or an advertisement booklet.
On the whole it's a wonderful tool for those who have always wanted to draw but didn't know how.
homepage - http://akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php


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I have been hearing the moaning, complaining, and second guessing from Red Sox fans growing louder and louder. You are frustrated, angry, and gnashing your teeth grasping for reasons why the Red Sox are ruining your October. I can answer that question pretty easily. The Rays are better than the Red Sox right now, at this moment in time, which is the only thing that matters. Did you ever notice how when one of your batters strikes out, it is his fault - he is a bum. It's not the pitcher who was masterful. When your guy hits a home run, he's a great hitter, but when they other guy hits a homer, it's because your pitcher stinks. In this case, you need to starting thinking the other way. We don't stink, they are just playing better.
As far as the Rays go, we are so used to them being a meaningless team that this transformation is difficult to embrace. But, you know the saying, "if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck"? That is what we are dealing with here. The Rays took over first place in the AL East midway through the season. We all wondered when they would collapse, but they never did. They had injuries and kept winning. They never let go of first place. They faced off against the Red Sox, their only true threat this season, in Fenway Park in September, and they survived and held on to first place. They survived a temporary losing streak in early September, and retained first place. They ended the season in first place with most home wins of any team. They passed their first post-season test by walking over the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS.
This team is for real, get used to it. Their pitching is running on all cylinders right now. They are hitting well, running well, and playing excellent defense. They are good. They are better than the Red Sox right now. That's what we are seeing. All those strategies you are juggling in your mind won't help. Batting Papi 6th, sitting Varitek, pulling Beckett sooner, mixing things up, are all interesting, but futile.
So, you admit the Rays are a good team playing great ball right now, right? But, aren't the Red Sox a great team? Aren't they the defending World Champions? Technically, yes, but practically speaking, no.
This is not last year's Red Sox team. Last year's team had Manny Ramirez batting 4th and Mike Lowell batting 5th. Last year's Red Sox had Jacoby Ellsbury creating all kinds of problems for the opposition, this year he can't get on base. Last year's team had one of the best post-season starters in history (Curt Schilling) on the roster, and Josh Beckett pitching the best games of his career. This year is different. Schilling is not available, Beckett is obviously not 100% healed from an oblique strain, and that takes a huge 1-2 punch out of the starting rotation. Big Papi is struggling to hit, and from watching his swing, I am certain his wrist does not feel 100%.
So where does that leave us? Is it all over? Not yet. The Sox came back from an 0-3 deficit against the Yankees in '04, and came back from a 1-3 deficit against the Indians last year. This is not over, and they won't give up. I think their chances are bleak, given everything described above, but they can still make this interesting. Here's why...
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches tomorrow night. He had a terrific outing in Game 1. The Sox are due to break out the bats, and they are at home, and don't like losing there. I think we can all envision this game being a tough battle, but the Sox could pull out a win. That would make it 2-3 in the series. So, we head back to Tampa Bay for Game 6. Personally, I'd be inclined to pitch Lester in Game 6. He has been brilliant up until his last game, during which he was good, but gave up 2 fatal home runs. Erase those home runs and it was a good outing. So, if Lester bears down and returns to ALDS form, they could win Game 6.
That would set up a Game 7 showdown, which is all we can ask for at this point. Beckett takes the mound, pops a few aspirin, and who knows? So, don't give up yet, but do know you are simply getting outplayed by a very good team right now. Give them some credit for that, as we regroup to take the battle back to them on Thursday. Time to get hot, and go on our own little 7 game winning streak!
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Kim Beck, a mixed-media artist based in Pittsburgh, has long been interested in exploring ubiquitous, often-overlooked spaces of the American landscape. "Self-Storage" (2005) is a series of layered, cut-paper constructions of anonymous, hutlike facilities scattered along any exurban highway. Beck also produced a pocketsize artist's book Field Guide to Weeds (2007). The gutter of the book mimics a crack in the sidewalk, with leafy plants slowly spreading across each page; by the end of the book the pages are covered with a dense thicket of overlapping weeds.
On March 4, "Space Available," Beck's largest, most complicated project to date, will open New York's elevated High Line park's spring season. On the roofs of three buildings visible from the southern end are three 20-by-12-foot sculptures that look like the armature of an empty billboard. Signs along the High Line will direct visitors' attention to the sculptures, and there will be a map pointing out the various locations. But both Beck and High Line curator Lauren Ross like the fact that it will take an attentive viewer to notice that they're not supposed to be there.
The sculptures in "Space Available" are constructed like theater backdrops, so they look three-dimensional from a distance. Based on Beck's perspectival drawings of billboards, they are mostly flat, cut out from large sheets of plywood and painted black. Only as you walk along the path and see them from different angles do you notice their surprising lack of depth. "Hopefully the piece will become activated by the physical gesture of walking," Beck explained when we met, along with Ross, in the lobby of Beck's midtown hotel earlier this month.
In 2008, Beck went on a trip to Mexico City. One photo she took there happened to include an empty billboard in the background, and from then on she started to notice them everywhere, both in Mexico and in the States. "The billboards in Mexico City are much more antiquated as structures. They're made out of wood, and they're stuck together in ways that look very improvisational. It seems like someone built each one of them," said Beck, almost wistfully.
Beck and Ross scouted buildings along Washington Street and chose three that fit the bill: not so tall that you wouldn't be able to see the sculptures from the vantage point of the High Line, or too short, creating an unwanted bird's-eye view, or too cluttered with distracting HVAC systems, water towers and pipes. "Some building owners didn't want to participate," Ross said. "A lot of landlords really think only about the bottom line and so some people who we asked, the first question was, 'Well, are you going to pay us rent?'" (The answer was no. Participating landlords donated the rooftop real estate free of charge.)
Throughout our conversation, Beck and Roth talked about the prevalence of empty billboards as symptoms of the current economy. I asked Beck if she saw any conflict in installing "Space Available" in the gentrified Meatpacking District. "No matter what, it points to the nature of the economy in a moment of shift. I like the contrast between a more boom-time part of the city and these 'bust' looking remnants of things that the economy left behind."
"Space Available" will be on view from the High Line starting March 4, through the fall. In June, the High Line will again make use of adjacent buildings, re-staging Trisha Brown Dance Company's 1971 Roof Piece, in which 8-12 dancers, then stationed on SoHo rooftops, mirrored each other's movements.


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Melt butter in a large saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach, artichokes, cream cheese, sour cream, 3/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese, 3/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, TABASCO® Sauce and salt. Stir until well blended and heated through.
Pour mixture into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish and top with remaining 1/4 cup Monterey Jack and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 350°F oven until cheese starts to brown, about 10 minutes. Serve with pita bread and garnish with tomatoes.
Makes about 4 cups.