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The Man Caves television series has been broadcasting for several years, providing hope to many home owners who dream of a room that they can call their own and inspiration for a number of different game room modifications. However, the very notion of a man cave or game room demands, at the very least, extra space, either in a spare room, a basement or a garage. What do you do, though, when you can't quite fit your huge dreams into your small home?
Many of us do not have the resources necessary to construct a game room in the style of Cameron and Siragusa, and many of us would not be able to do it ourselves, even if we had the resources. What you do have, however, is an imagination.
Imagine that your living or dining room doesn't necessarily have to behave like a living or dining room. Many of us have been raised in environments where living rooms were quiet gathering places at the end of the day or shrines for knick-knacks and various antiques; dining rooms were for meal time only. Woe to the person who dared to touch or soil anything within these rooms! Many of these rooms still exist, but in many cases, these rooms are but a shadow of what they used to be, and they collect dust just the same. Consider the possibility that your living or dining room can be more than what it is, what it once was or what it should be.
If you and your family are not in the habit of using a dining table, would you be more apt to spend time in the room if the dining table was replaced with a convertible billiard table? You could use a convertible table top, should the need arise, to still serve a meal there. Would you be more apt to spend time in your living room if your stereo console was replaced with a touch-screen jukebox? How much more fun would you have with a foosball coffee table than with a stereotypical coffee table?
The rules of foosball and billiards may be the same as they were decades ago, but the rules of decorating are evolving. In virtually all cases, you can make your own rules. You can have your game room. By replacing some of your "priceless" knick-knacks and antiques with recreational furniture, you will enjoy something far more priceless: memories.


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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The MIT men's tennis team held off a furious comeback from Stevens Institute of Technology to advance to the NCAA Regional finals with a 5-3 victory over the Ducks (18-4). The Engineers (15-1) will meet Middlebury College (19-2) at noon on Sunday with a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals on the line.
MIT jumped out to a solid 3-0 lead by sweeping all three doubles matches. Kevin and Larry Pang started off for the Engineers with an 8-3 win over Chris Rosensteel and Piotr Rusinkiewicz in the No. 2 match. Ken Van Tilburg and Matthew Skalak made it a 2-0 match by topping Shota Tasaki and Arik Zeevy 8-1 in the top spot, before Andrew Cooper and Brian Oldfield were 8-6 victors over Gregory Klose and Jason Ringstad at No. 3.
MIT increased its lead to 4-0 when Skalak quickly earned a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles. Stevens then began its comeback, winning the next three singles matches to come within one at 4-3. Zeevy was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over L. Pang in the No. 3 spot, before Tasaka topped Van Tilburg 6-2, 6-3 in the top singles slot. Rosensteel kept the momentum going at No. 2, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over K. Pang. Tymor Hamamsy sealed the win for the Cardinal and Gray, earning a 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 win over Rusinkiewicz at No. 5.
Full Results
MIT 5 - Stevens 3
1. Ken Van Tilburg/Matthew Skalak (M) def. Shota Tasaki/Arik Zeevy (S); 8-1
2. Kevin Pang/Larry Pang (M) def. Chris Rosensteel/Piotr Rusinkiewicz (S); 8-3
3. Andrew Cooper/Brian Oldfield (M) def. Gregory Klose/Jason Ringstad (S); 8-6
1. Tasaka (S) def. Van Tilburg (M); 6-2, 6-3
2. Rosensteel (S) def. K. Pang (M); 6-3, 6-3
3. Zeevy (S) def. L. Pang (M); 6-1, 6-1
4. Ringstad (S) led Oldfield (M); 6-4, 5-6 [halted]
5. Tymor Hamamsy (M) def. Rusinkiewicz (S); 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
6. Skalak (M) def. Klose (S); 6-3, 6-0

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Set Your TiVo: 12.21.11Posted by EJacoby on December 21st, 2011
Evan Jacoby is an RTC columnist and contributor. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter. See bottom of the post for the Official RTC Star System.
After several consecutive slow weeknights, Wednesday night offers some very good games. All eyes should be tuned in, especially, to the ESPN2 early game.
Texas at #4 North Carolina – 7:00 PM EST on ESPN2 (****)
- Since their collapse against NC State on November 21, Texas has won seven straight games by double digits, including some nice wins over Temple and at UCLA. Their talented guard combo of J'Covan Brown and Myck Kabongo is starting to click, with Brown's numbers up to 19.3 points and 4.3 assists per game and Kabongo at 10.8 points and 6.0 assists per contest. Four of the Longhorns' five leading scorers are freshmen, including Kabongo and exciting reserve guard Sheldon McClennan. The Longhorns are ranked seventh nationally with 1.18 points per possession and eighth in overall offensive efficiency (117.5). For Texas to hang in this game, they'll need their young guards to keep scoring at a high rate, and hope to contain UNC's massive frontcourt from dominating the offensive boards.
- North Carolina has a massive size, experience, home court, and overall talent advantage in this game, which is why they're 10-point favorites. Look for the Tar Heels to feature Tyler Zeller and John Henson inside to feast on Texas's smaller front line. The bigs should be able to control this game on the boards, where UNC ranks 16th nationally in offensive rebounds per game, and number one overall on the defensive glass. Even if Texas's guards can score effectively, Carolina can counter with its wing scorers of Harrison Barnes, Dexter Strickland, and Reggie Bullock, lead by the nation's top assist man in Kendall Marshall (10.2 APG).
- Texas has won four straight games against Carolina since 1995. The Longhorns are playing well and will certainly be ready for this game. But it's hard to envision UNC losing this one at home given their huge advantage in the paint and with just as many talented guards. Expect a super exciting, high scoring affair between two of the top programs in the country, with Roy Williams' team coming out on top.
Seton Hall at Dayton – 7:00 PM EST, no TV (***)
- This is a huge road test for 9-1 Seton Hall, whose only loss came in the finals of the Charleston Classic against Northwestern. Senior Herb Pope has been an absolute stud all year and he leads the Big East in scoring (22.1 PPG) AND rebounding (11.9 RPG). His fellow senior leader, point guard Jordan Theodore, leads the conference in assists with 7.1 per game. Sophomore guard Fuquan Edwin leads the Big East in steals per game with 3.4 per contest. He and Theodore each average about 14 points per game, as well. This dangerous trio will look to lead coach Kevin Willard's team to a big road win and legitimize their strong start to the season.
- Dayton is a talented but very inconsistent team. They have strong wins over Alabama, Wake Forest, and Minnesota on their resume, but they also have a shocking home loss to Buffalo by 29 (!) points. They lost road games to Miami (Ohio) and Murray State, as well. First year coach Archie Miller's team has five players that average nine or more points per game, lead by junior lead guard Kevin Dillard. A transfer from Southern Illinois, Dillard leads the team in scoring (11.9 PPG), assists (5.1 APG), and steals (2.3 SPG).
- This game is not televised nationally or on ESPN3.com, but be sure to follow along, or even watch if it's being shown locally. Dayton is a four-point home favorite in this one, but this is anyone's game. The Flyers have several big home wins and another awful home loss. Seton Hall will look to control the game with the dominant Pope inside, who will be a load to handle for Dayton's short interior players. I'd take Seton Hall and their experienced leaders to come out with the road win, but this one could go either way.
Middle Tennessee State at Mississippi – 9:00 PM EST on ESPN3.com (***)
- Middle Tennessee is coming off a big home win over Belmont to push its record to 10-2. They are the class of the Sun Belt Conference, and are only two-point underdogs in this game. When you factor in the three-point cushion given to home teams in Vegas lines, that means MTSU is considered the slightly better team. This is a fair assessment, as the Raiders have an impressive trio of upperclassmen in guard Marcos Knight and forwards LaRon Dendy and J.T. Sulton who all average at least 12 points and 6 rebounds per game. These three all shoot at least 53.6% from the field, as well, which powers the nation's best field goal shooting team (53.2% as a team for the year).
- Ole Miss also comes into this game with just two losses, the most recent of which came on Saturday at a pretty good Southern Miss team. Ole Miss features five players that average nine points or more, lead by junior Murphy Holloway's 10.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Not included in their five leading scorers is new addition Jelan Kendrick, who is now eligible for Mississippi after transferring from Memphis when he was kicked off the team at the beginning of this year. Kendrick is a very talented freshman who could start to make his mark tonight. Andy Kennedy's team will have the athleticism advantage in this game, such as their 6.2 blocks per game which ranks 13th in the country.
- This game might be the best of the 9:00PM EST slate, so be sure to have ESPN3 ready on your computer even if you're tuned in to the television for another game. We expect Ole Miss to take care of business at home, but MTSU will offer a great challenge and could come out with another impressive victory.
Oklahoma State at Alabama – 9:00 PM EST on ESPN2 (***)
- Oklahoma State comes into this game at 6-4 having lost two straight games. The Cowboys have a collection of talented players but have not found the best way to utilize their pieces; nine different players have been in the starting lineup in the first 10 games. LeBryan Nash, the McDonald's All-American freshman, is starting to play better of late, seeing his minutes increase in the past three games. He's now up to 12.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the season. Markel Brown is a talented sophomore guard (9.7 PPG) and Cezar Guerrero is a freshman with a quick trigger that can fill it up in a hurry (7.7 PPG), though takes plenty of questionable shots per game. Upperclassmen Jean-Paul Olekemi (9.7 PPG) and, especially, Keiton Page (12.7 PPG) are the leaders of the team that will look to ignite the upset in this one.
- Alabama was ranked in the top 15 to begin this month, but the Crimson Tide have suffered three disappointing losses in the past three weeks, albeit to some good teams. Anthony Grant's team lost at home to Georgetown on a game-winning three from the Hoyas, and they followed that one with two road losses to Dayton and Kansas State. Bama has had trouble scoring in those games. They aren't a very effective offensive team, with a 104.8 efficiency that ranks 120th nationally. The Tide get it done on the defensive end where they allow an eFG% of 40.6 that is seventh best in the country. Jamychal Green, Tony Mitchell, and Trevor Releford are big time athletes who all average double figure scoring and can lock down defensively.
- This game is technically not a home game for Alabama, since it is being played in Birmingham as part of the 2011 Legacy Credit Union Holiday Classic. But for all intents and purposes, consider the Crimson Tide the home team as they will draw the much larger crowd in their home state. Bama has fallen victim to a few upsets this season, as they were the favored team in all three of their losses. But don't expect a repeat in this one, as Oklahoma State is still a work in progress and the solid defense of Alabama should lead them to a victory.
***** – quit your job and divorce your wife if that's what it takes to watch this game live
**** – best watched live, but if you must, tivo and watch it tonight as soon as you get home
*** – set your tivo but make sure you watch it later
** – set your tivo but we'll forgive you if it stays in the queue until 201
* – don't waste bandwidth (yours or the tivo's) of any kind on this game


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And assume we in next week... And against STL the week after...
What are the odds the Cardinals can pull a miracle against SF and give us the NFC west?
0 percent? 1 percent? Do you consider the west clinched by SF if they beat NE today?
Do you think Arizona would even let that happen considering what we just did to them, and what it would mean to us?
The only way I see it happen is if SF allows the cards to hang within a couple scores, by virtue of them resting starters, and the cards string like a touchdown and defensive pick 6/ forced fumble 6 together at the last second.


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It's been hard for me to keep this a secret for all these months, knowing that the photograph of the 1911 Greenwood, Nebraska baseball team would be on the cover sometime during 2011.
This photo originally appeared on this blog last October. Shortly thereafter, the President of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society, Floyd Smith III, emailed me and asked if the society could use the photo on a future issue, to coincide with baseball season. Of course, I said yes! Thank you, Floyd!
|1911 Greenwood, Nebraska Baseball Club
original photo from my collection
William L Kelly, Sr. (back row, left), Jimmy Mann, Henry Weideman (manager), Clay Hansen, John Kimberly, Walter Burke, Clarence Stokes, Evan Armstrong, Ben Howard, Carl Weideman Played 54 games; won 48, lost 6.


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My newest crazy untested idea that will most likely end in horrible failure.
The Bard
Cost: 5CP? (I'm not sure off the top of my head.)
Skill: 1D6
Move: 6" Stumble
Armor: 1D6/4 (Whichever works best.)
Special Abilities:
Drunken Stupor (-2 CP)
- The Bard uses a Stumble Die to determine how far and in what direction it goes in per turn. (You can not exceed your normal move limit this way.)
Guitar Hero (+2 CP)
- The Bard may spend an Action to play awesome battle music. If it does, roll the Bard's Skill, including any applicable bonuses. All units, allied or not, gain a +1 bonus to all rolls (other than Heroic Deeds) within as many inches as the total Skill check (I.E. A roll of 5 would mean 5 inches, a roll of 2 would mean 2 inches, etc.)
If the Skill check is more than 12, a Concert of Destruction begins. During the Concert, all units, allied or not, within 12 inches (No more!) gain the Drunken Stupor ability assed above, and gain a +1D6 to all Damage rolls ONLY. The Concert of Destruction, once started, can continue as long as the Bard who started it is not attacked or otherwise distracted.
There we are! This is the part where you tell me why it's a bad idea. Or, alternatively, how to make it a good idea.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seniors Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.) and Matt Hohenberger (St. Louis, Mo.) along with junior Joseph Rafidi (Los Angeles, Calif.) were named to the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large First Team on Tuesday. The three first-team selections tied for the highest tally among Division III programs this year and is tied for the second most in MIT history. The Engineers are the all-time Division III leader in producing Academic All-Americas and currently ranks third across all NCAA Divisions with 199 honorees.
Sports eligible for the at-large program are: women's bowling, women's crew, men's and women's fencing, field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rifle, men's and women's skiing, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo, and wrestling.
The recipient of her second straight first-team selection and third overall, McShane earned the ninth honor in the history of the MIT field hockey program. The only player to collect four All-America accolades, she was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association New England Player of the Year twice and was picked as the NEWMAC Athlete of the Year after leading MIT to its third conference championship in four years. A four-time all-conference first-team award winner, McShane ranked eighth in the nation in assists per game (0.85) while contributing to a defense that had a 1.80 goals against average. Majoring in mechanical engineering, she was a residential tutor for the Women's Technology Program, was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and served as the president of Alpha Phi.
Hohenberger became the first player in the history of the MIT men's volleyball team to receive multiple Academic All-America awards as he was tabbed to the second team last year. A two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America selection, he is the only NCAA Division III men's volleyball player to earn multiple Academic All-America and All-America plaudits. As an outside hitter for the Engineers, Hohenberger ranked third in the nation in kills per set (4.10) and was 17th in aces per set (0.45). He closed his career as the MIT record holder in aces (238) and aces per set (0.60) while finishing second in kills (1,495). A mechanical engineering major, Hohenberger has a provisional patent for the design of a cart that will transport kegs down flights of stairs into basements of bars. Following graduation, he will be an engineer at Compass Automation where he will be designing, developing, and integrating custom automation systems that help manufacturers optimize their production.
The lone fencer to be voted for Academic All-America accolades this year Rafidi is MIT's fourth selection in program history and first since Igor Kopylov '09 in 2009. As the only Division III epee qualifier at the 2013 NCAA Championship, he finished ninth which resulted in All-America honorable mention honors and the Engineers' best epee performance in 18 years. Along with compiling a record of 57-10, Rafidi captured third place at the New England Championship and also earned Northeast Fencing Conference first-team all-star accolades. Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science, he is conducting research for the User Interface Design Group within the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and has submitted a publication for the Computer Human Interaction 2013 Student Research Competition. In addition, Rafidi's team captured first place in the MIT 6.570 Mobile App Competition held this past January.


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The national bestseller and winner of the American Book Award, thoroughly updated for the first time since its initial publication to include textbooks written since 2000 and featuring a new chapter on what textbooks get wrong about 9/11 and Iraq.
Since its initial publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and to sell one million copies in its various editions.
What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education" beginning with the pre-Columbian period and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, and the My Lai massacre.
In this revised and updated edition, James Loewen surveys six new high school history textbooks written since the first edition of Lies was published. In his inimitable style, he adds material to each chapter noting where the new books have gotten more accurate and where they are still fatally flawed. Loewen also writes at length about the way these textbooks treat the 2001 terrorist attacks and our "response" in Iraq. In fact, while researching this new edition Loewen made the front page of the New York Times in 2006 when he discovered that publishers were passing off as original virtually identical passages on important recent events in a number of history books. And in yet another example of the failure of American history textbooks, he found that "celebrity" historians whose names appear as authors in some cases have never read, let alone written, the texts attributed to them.
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It would be better not to know so many things than to know so many things that are
not so. JOSH BILLINGS
American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible
than anything anyone has ever said about it. JAMES BALDWIN
Concealment of the historical truth is a crime against the people.
GEN. PETROG. GRIGERNKO, SAMIZDAT LETTER TO A HISTORY JOURNAL, c. 1975 ,USSR
Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat the eleventh grade.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS hate history. When they list their favorite subjects, history invariably comes in last. Students consider history the most irrelevant" of twenty- one subjects commonly taught in high school. Bor-r-ring is the adjective they apply to it. When students can, they avoid it, even though most students get higher grades in history than in math, science, or English. Even when they are forced to take classes in history, they repress what they learn, so every year or two another study decries what our seventeen-year-olds don't know.
Even male children of affluent white families think that history as taught in high school is too neat and rosy." African American, Native American, and Latino students view history with a special dislike. They also learn history especially poorly. Students of color do only slightly worse than white students in mathematics. If you'll pardon my grammar, nonwhite students do more worse in English and most worse in history. Something intriguing is going on here: surely history is not more difficult for minorities than trigonometry or Faulkner.
Students don't even know they are alienated, only that they don't like social studies" or aren't any good at history." In college, most students of color give history departments a wide berth. Many history teachers perceive the low morale in their classrooms. If they have a lot of time, light domestic responsibilities, sufficient resources, and a flexible principal, some teachers respond by abandoning the overstuffed textbooks and reinventing their American history courses. All too many teachers grow disheartened and settle for less. At least dimly aware that their students are not requiting their own love of history, these teachers withdraw some of their energy from their courses. Gradually they end up going through the motions, staying ahead of their students in the textbooks, covering only material that will appear on the next test.
College teachers in most disciplines are happy when their students have had
significant exposure to the subject before college. Not teachers in history. History professors in college routinely put down high school history courses. A colleague of mine calls his survey of American history Iconoclasm I and II," because he sees his job as disabusing his charges of what they learned in high school to make room for more accurate information. In no other field does this happen. Mathematics professors, for instance, know that non- Euclidean geometry is rarely taught in high school, but they don't assume that Euclidean geometry was mistaught. Professors of English literature don't presume that Romeo and Juliet was misunderstood in high school. Indeed, history is the only field in which the more courses students take, the stupider they become.
Perhaps I do not need to convince you that American history is important. More than any other topic, it is about us. Whether one deems our present society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we arrived at this point. Understanding our past is central to our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us. We need to know our history, and according to sociologist C. Wright Mills, we know we do.
Outside of school, Americans show great interest in history. Historical
novels, whether by Gore Vidal (Lincoln, Burr, et al.) or Dana Fuller Ross (Idaho!, Utah!, Nebraska!, Oregon!, Missouri!, and on! and on!) often become bestsellers. The National Museum of American History is one of the three big draws of the Smithsonian Institution. The series The Civil War attracted new audiences to public television. Movies based on historical incidents or themes are a continuing source of fascination, from Birth of a Nation through Gone With the Wind to Dances with Wolves, JFK, and Saving Private Ryan. Not history itself but traditional American history courses turn students off.
Our situation is this: American history is full of fantastic and important stories. These stories have the power to spellbind audiences, even audiences of difficult seventh graders. These same stories show what America has been about and are directly relevant to our present society. American audiences, even young ones, need and want to know about their national past. Yet they sleep through the classes that present it.
What has gone wrong?
We begin to get a handle on this question by noting that textbooks dominate
American history courses more than they do any other subject. When I first came across that finding in the educational research literature, I was dumbfounded. I would have guessed almost anything else—plane geometry, for instance. After all, it would be hard for students to interview elderly residents of their community about plane geometry, or to learn about it from library books or old newspaper files or the thousands of photographs and documents at the Library of Congress website. All these resources—and more—are relevant to American history. Yet it is in history classrooms, not geometry, where students spend more time reading from their textbooks, answering the fifty-five boring questions at the end of each chapter, going over those answers aloud, and so on.
Between the glossy covers, American history textbooks are full of information— overly full. These books are huge. The specimens in my original collection of a dozen of the most popular textbooks averaged four and a half pounds in weight and 888 pages in length. To my astonishment, during the last twelve years they grew even larger. In 2006 I surveyed six new books. (Owing to publisher consolidation, there no longer are twelve.) Three are new editions of legacy textbooks," descended from books originally published half a century ago; three are new new" books. These six new books average 1,150 pages and almost six pounds! I never imagined they would get bigger. I had thought—hoped?—that the profusion of resources on the Web would make it obvious that these behemoths are obsolete. The Web did not exist when the earlier batch of textbooks came into being. In those days, for history textbooks to be huge made some sense: students in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, say, or Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, had few resources in American history other than their textbooks. No longer: today every school that has a phone line is connected to the Web. There students can browse hundreds of thousands of primary sources including newspaper articles, the census, historic photographs, and original documents, as well as secondary interpretations from scholars, citizens, other students, and rascals and liars. No longer is there any need to supply students with nine months' reading between the covers of one book, written or collected by a single set of authors.
The new books are so huge that they may endanger their readers. Each of the 1,104 pages in The American Journey is wider and taller than any page in the twelve already enormous high school textbooks in my original sample. Surely at 5.6 pounds, Journey is the heaviest book ever assigned to middle- school children in the history of American education. (At more than $84, it may also be the most expensive.) A new nonprofit organization, Backpack Safety America, has formed, spurred by chiropractors and other health care professionals. Its mission is to reduce the weight of textbooks and backpacks." In the meantime, pending that accomplishment, chiropractors are visiting schools teaching proper posture and lifting techniques.
Publishers, too, realize that the books look formidably large, so they try to disguise their total page count by creative pagination. Journey, for example, has 1,104 pages but manages to come in under a thousand by using separate numbering for thirty-two pages at the front of the book and seventy-two pages at the end. Students aren't fooled. They know these are by far the heaviest volumes to lug home, the largest to hold in the lap, and the hardest to get excited about.
Editors also realize how daunting these books appear to the poor children who must read them, so they provide elaborate introductions and enticements, beginning with the table of contents. For The Americans, for example, a 1,358- page textbook from McDougal Littell weighing in at almost seven pounds, the table of contents runs twenty-two pages. It is profusely illustrated and has little colored banners with titles like Geography Spotlight," Daily Life," and Historical Spotlight." Right after it comes a three-page layout, Themes in History" and Themes in Geography." Then come hints on how to read the complex, disjointed thirty- to forty-page chapters. Each chapter begins with a two-page chapter opener," it says. Study the chapter opener to help you get ready to read."
Oh, no," groan students. Nothing good will come of this." They know that no one has to tell them how to get ready to read a Harry Potter book or any other book that is readable. Something different is going on here.
Unfortunately, having a still bigger book only spurs conscientious teachers to spend even more time making sure students read it and deal with its hundreds of minute questions and tasks. This makes history courses even more boring. Publishers then try to make their books more interesting by inserting various special aids to give them eye appeal. But these gimmicks have just the opposite effect. Many are completely useless, except to the marketing department. Consider the little colored banners in the table of contents of The Americans. No student would ever need to have a list of the Geography Spotlights" in this book. One spotlight happens to be The Panama Canal," but the student seeking information on the canal would find it by looking in the index in the back, not by surmising that it might be a Geography Spotlight, then finding that list within the twenty- two pages of contents in the front, and then scanning it to see if Panama Canal appears. The only possible use for these bannered lists is for the sales rep to point to when trying to get a school district to adopt the book.
The books are huge so that no publisher will lose an adoption because a book has left out a detail of concern to a particular geographical area or group. Textbook authors seem compelled to include a paragraph about every U.S. president, even William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore. Then there are the review pages at the end of each chapter. The Americans, to take one example, highlights 840 Main Ideas Within Its Main Text." In addition, the text contains 310 Skill Builders," 890 Terms and Names," 466 Critical Thinking" questions, and still other projects within its chapters. And that's not counting the hundreds of terms and questions in the two- page reviews that follow each chapter. At year's end, no student can remember 840 main ideas, not to mention 890 terms and countless other factoids. So students and teachers fall back on one main idea: to memorize the terms for the test on that chapter, then forget them to clear the synapses for the next chapter. No wonder so many high school graduates cannot remember in which century the Civil War was fought!
Students are right: the books are boring. The stories that history textbooks tell are predictable; every problem has already been solved or is about to be solved. Textbooks exclude conflict or real suspense. They leave out anything that might reflect badly upon our national character. When they try for drama, they achieve only melodrama, because readers know that everything will turn out fine in the end. Despite setbacks, the United States overcame these challenges," in the words of one textbook. Most authors of history textbooks don't even try for melodrama. Instead, they write in a tone that if heard aloud might be described as mumbling lecturer." No wonder students lose interest.
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This document provides users step-by-step instructions for deploying OpenShift Origin (OSO) v3.0 using OpenStack Heat. Heat is the main project in the OpenStack Orchestration program. It implements an orchestration engine to launch multiple composite cloud applications based on templates in the form of text files that can be treated like code. The current OSO Heat template supports deploying one Broker instance and one Node instance. The base OpenStack deployment was accomplished using Cisco's OpenStack Installer (COI) Havana release. However, the Heat deployment should work using any OpenStack distribution that uses Icehouse-2 or later. Although COI supports multiple OpenStack deployment scenarios, the only available scenario for use with the OSO Heat template is full_ha. This is because full_ha uses Neutron VLAN Provider Networking which do not require Floating IP address assignment to instances for external network connectivity. Please file a feature request if you require support for a different Neutron networking model.
Prepare the Images
Images must be created for the Broker and Node instance. The images will be used to deploy running Broker and Node instances using the OpenStack Image Service (Glance), Compute Service (Nova) and Orchestration Service (Heat).
Log into a host that contains the following:
- OpenStack client packages (i.e. python-novaclient)
- Network connectivity to OpenStack API endpoints
- OpenStack credential file. (i.e. openrc). Here is a reference to the contents of an authentication file.
Install git and download Heat Heat templates:
apt-get install -y git git clone https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates.git
Perform the following steps in the parent directory of heat-templates to build the images using diskimage-builder:
Download the diskimage-builder software and dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/openstack/diskimage-builder.git apt-get install -y qemu-utils kpartx policycoreutils
Create environmental variables for the Broker image:
mkdir $HOME/tmp export DIB_RELEASE=19 export ELEMENTS_PATH=heat-templates/openshift-origin/F19/elements export TMP_DIR=$HOME/tmp export DIB_IMAGE_SIZE=5
Create the Broker image. Be patient as it takes several minutes to build the image:
diskimage-builder/bin/disk-image-create --no-tmpfs -a amd64 vm fedora openshift-origin-broker -o F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-broker
If you have not done so already, load your credential file.
source /root/openrc
Note: A credential file can be avoided by using the necessary Glance flags to specify the auth URL, username, password, etc..
Add the newly created Broker image to Glance:
glance image-create --name F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-broker --is-public true --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare < F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-broker.qcow2
Change the DIB_IMAGE_SIZE environmental variable for the Node image:
export DIB_IMAGE_SIZE=20
Create the Node image. Be patient as it may take several minutes to build the image:
diskimage-builder/bin/disk-image-create --no-tmpfs -a amd64 vm fedora openshift-origin-node -o F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-node
Add the newly created Node image to Glance:
glance image-create --name F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-node --is-public true --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare < F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-node.qcow2
Verify the Broker and Node images have been installed on Glance and has an active status:
glance image-list +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-------------+------------------+------------+--------+ | ID | Name | Disk Format | Container Format | Size | Status | +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-------------+------------------+------------+--------+ | 102d07df-53e9-4499-b04d-32d9e217e2d1 | F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-broker | qcow2 | bare | 457444864 | active | | 5a93c647-98c7-4b46-8461-ac17d3a1aee7 | F19-x86_64-openshift-origin-node | qcow2 | bare | 454047232 | active | +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-------------+------------------+------------+--------+
Follow the instructions in the SSH Key Injection Section of the Cisco Havana HA Manual Deployment Guide to create a Nova key-pair.
If Neutron networks have yet to be created, create your first tenant network now. Keep in mind this example uses Neutron Provider VLAN Networks which is the only supported networking model for the OSO Heat template. In our example, we use the admin tenant. Create additional networks as needed. Note: The --tenant_id flag is not specified in the following commands because we previously sourced our credential file.
neutron net-create public223 --provider:network_type vlan --provider:physical_network physnet1 --provider:segmentation_id 223
Create your first tenant subnet and associate it to the network you created in the previous step. The example below uses .10-.250 for Instance IP addresses. Modify the allocation-pool and dns_nameservers based on your deployment needs. Create additional networks as needed.
neutron subnet-create --name 223-subnet --allocation-pool start=192.168.223.10,end=192.168.223.250 public223 192.168.223.0/24 --dns_nameservers list=true 192.168.26.186
Heat Deployment
Since the Icehouse release of Heat is required for the OSO template, Heat must be installed and configured. At the time of this writing the latest version of COI is Havana. If you have installed Havana Heat using COI, make sure to uninstall all Heat packages. Install Heat from source:
apt-get install -y git git clone https://github.com/openstack/heat.git cd heat git checkout 2014.1.b1
Install Heat source dependencies:
apt-get install python-dev python-pip libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libsasl2-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev libldap2-dev libffi-dev
Install Heat:
pip install -r ~/heat/test-requirements.txt python ~/heat/setup.py install
Create the Heat directories if they do not exist:
mkdir /etc/heat mkdir /var/log/heat
Copy the Heat config files:
cp -R ~/heat/etc/heat/* /etc/heat/.
Edit the /etc/heat/heat.conf file to include the following. Replace <CONTROLLER_IP> with the IP address of the Controller. Note: All other information is based on COI full_ha scenario deployment parameters:
[DEFAULT] heat_metadata_server_url=http://<CONTROLLER_IP>:8000 heat_waitcondition_server_url=http://<CONTROLLER_IP>:8000/v1/waitcondition heat_watch_server_url=http://<CONTROLLER_IP>8003 heat_stack_user_role=heat_stack_user log_dir=/var/log/heat rabbit_hosts=control-server01:5672,control-server02:5672,control-server03:5672 rabbit_userid=openstack_rabbit_user rabbit_ha_queues=True rabbit_password=openstack_rabbit_password [database] connection = mysql://heat:heat@<CONTROLLER_IP>/heat idle_timeout=30 [ec2authtoken] http://<CONTROLLER_IP>:5000/v2.0/ec2tokens [heat_api] bind_host=<CONTROLLER_IP> [heat_api_cfn] bind_host=<CONTROLLER_IP> [heat_api_cloudwatch] bind_host=<CONTROLLER_IP> [keystone_authtoken] auth_host=<CONTROLLER_IP> auth_protocol=http auth_uri=http://<CONTROLLER_IP>:5000/v2.0/ admin_token=keystone_admin_token admin_user=heat admin_password=heat_pass admin_tenant_name=services
Start the Heat services:
/usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/heat-api --config-file=/etc/heat/heat.conf & /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/heat-api-cfn --config-file=/etc/heat/heat.conf & /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/heat-api-cloudwatch --config-file=/etc/heat/heat.conf & /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/heat-engine --config-file=/etc/heat/heat.conf &


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|2012-05-11, 17:09
|Link #82
U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
GR sounds like he read GTO and tried imitating him (without the teacher part)
Cao Cao lost to Oppai missle, feel the shame...
Edit: Not sure whether Ophis was simply frustrated that she couldn't chase out GR now that they are in the dimensional gap or she was seriously trying to deal some kind of damage with her patting
|2012-05-11, 17:15
|Link #83
Summary Machine
Join Date: Apr 2011
The summary I translated didn't mention about sealing Ophis' power to the level of a slightly strong dragon, but I guess the assessment of a cute mascot character shouldn't be too far off.
|2012-05-11, 17:25
|Link #84
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Europe
Also i want to point out that again Rias oppai save him lol.Just this time was a toy
|2012-05-11, 18:21
|Link #85
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
my 5 cents.
I do not understand why you have a claim to the Rias, that she was not first said - "I love you." In my opinion she honestly expecting that Iseei will make first. She said this in the 10th volume.
With regard to fear. It's from the area of psychoanalysis. IMHO from the 10th volume - it's fear to build a strong (serious) relationship between man and woman. That is because Issei feeds to the Rias special feelings - he does not show (or it does not show) this fear. It's impossible: Issei say Rias - I'm have "love phobia" or something like that.
This is because the Rias - a target for Issa.
Issei has an inferiority complex (servant/junior). He even compares himself to the pet.
Rias does not understand this complex - for Rias - Issei knight in shining armor who will rescue her.
I want to say can not be replaced in the Rias to Akeno or Asia or Koneko ... - There will always be Rias and others.
|2012-05-11, 22:04
|Link #86
Carefree Dragon
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Canada
Age: 27
@v8 Hell-Teacher Azazel has been slightly updated (Ise's fantasy about being Akeno's husband has been translated, not much past that). I'm kinda surprised that Ise hit Gasper, and insulted him (though it was more scolding than insulting).
|2012-05-11, 22:16
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Join Date: Apr 2012
This is even shown in there battles. Kiba and Zenovia lost horribly against Siegfried who was weaker then Cao Cao. BB Issei kept up with Cao Cao. Then Kiba, Zenovia and Rossweisse together had a hard time dealing with Sariaorg and ultimately the best they could do was cut of a arm. BB Issei kept up with Sairaorg and could've bested him with Trianna. Then in volume 11 Cao Cao had to specifically deal with Issei using the strategy of targeting a weaker member to get Issei to block using a weaker mode. Cao Cao didn't even regrad Kiba as much of a threat to use strategy against him.
Sorry but no matter how I see it BB Issei>Kiba by a good marigin until Kiba gained Gram. That might've changed things but since Issei gotten Ophis and GR his power should've increased once more.
|2012-05-11, 22:38
|Link #88
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
ccie20012 ^ the first part huh?
Are you saying has intimacy issues ?
On the "Issei has an inferiority complex (servant/junior). He even compares himself to the pet.
Rias does not understand this complex - for Rias - Issei knight in shining armor who will rescue her."
Well Issei problems started with Yuma the first girl to to him confess her love for him ( although a complete lie ) and from what we knew the only that ever talk to him or show interest in him who is a bit of pervert and has reputation as one and the fact that his friends are just as or more perverted then him plus he at the time had experience with talk girl or with girls in general. To Issei , Yuma is his first love and GF then one at one point thought marrying if possible in the future. Yuma then kills him.
He is then reborn as a devil courtesy of Rias and then fights his first love who tells him how she really feel about him and calling low class devil, telling that the date he put his whole heart in to planning was so boring among other things. At this time Ise still despite the fact that she killed him and killed Asia he still his first loved and was the one in his heart. So being told all these things by her left a very deep impression in his heart and in his mind. From all of this was born his truma and fear of get close to girls or more to the point beautiful girls fearing they will do the same things Yuma did to him. Fearing if he tried anything they would just hate him or laugh at him.
The other thing is how his relationships started with each of the girls
Rias treated him like a little brother, servant , junior and a from the fact that she was his master a pet. thats how he sees his relationship with her even after vol 2 when she fall in love with him. He belives that all of rias actions and affection as that toward a pet dispite the fact after vol 2 it is no longer the way she sees him.
I have a lot more about rias and the other girls but I ll make this quick.
His relationship with Asia a big brother and little sister he must protect for life and protect her even if it may cost him his life.
His relationship with akeno she sees him as her junior who she likes to in her S mode enjoy teasing him, playing with him and likes provoking rias jealousy all her acitons to him are just this things.
Koneko at begining disliked him for peverted nature so when she falls for him he thinks that Koneko is finnaly warming up to him.
Xenovia a girl with knowlege of real life who wants his genes for strong babies.
Irina his childhood friend who has been influence by Xenovia in think that bearing Ise children maybe help heaven and maybe what archangel michael wants.
On some of the other girls the jury is still out on them.
Remmember with Rias and Akeno they are the most beautiful and popular onee sama's in the whole school. Added to Rias the fact that she a devil princess there is the problem of status .
To Ise, Rias and Akeno are two girls out of his reach two girl he does not have a chance with. In vol 5 during his training he thinks about confessing to them only to think they will just give him a "sorry" as a response to it .
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|2012-05-12, 09:31
|Link #89
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dubai.
About Rias when she said her last wish i think she mean that this is her last year in school so she wants to go on date with Issei and you know once you graduate from school you will sometime be busy in university right.
|2012-05-12, 09:41
|Link #91
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The date is Rias' last wish before they got into the mess in Volume 11(the promise she gave to Ise before the Mid-class devil test and battle in the other dimension) so she might said "Last wish" in reference to that moment
|2012-05-12, 10:32
|Link #92
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dubai.
Hope the other members dont stalk them.
|2012-05-12, 11:48
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Upon closer inspection of the illustrations of vol 12, I found something strange. I remember Ophis having a V in both her eyes. Looking at Rias and Ise hugging, Ise also has those eyes. I already checked the other pictures of Ise and only the one on vol 12 has it. Ise is no doubt a Pure Blooded Dragon in my opinion.
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|2012-05-12, 11:57
|Link #95
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Dubai.
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|2012-05-12, 12:00
|Link #96
Carefree Dragon
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Canada
Age: 27
@Reaper that's just a lighting effect on the eyes, has nothing to do with Ophis or Ise being a dragon. If you look at other pics the eyes have the same effect, just because the eyes may have a different shape the lighting effect can look different on each character.
The only character that doesn't seem to have that effect is Koneko which makes sense since she's a cat demon, cat's eyes reflect light differently than human eyes.
|2012-05-12, 12:06
|Link #97
Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
It could be, there were moments when Ophis' eyes were not like that. It only appears when she is fighting. I could be very wrong, but it is still up to debate. When it comes to species in High School DXD, there are something that distinguish each of them from each other. Angels has a Halo, White Wings (Aside from Michael), and a Holy Aura. Fallen Angels has Holy Aura, Black Wings, and no Halo. Devils have Bat like Wings and Demonic Aura. Aside from Dragons looking what you expect of Dragons, what characteristics of a Humanoid Dragon like Ophis and Ise suppose to have to distinguish themselves from the 3 races other than their Dragon Pulse.
|2012-05-12, 12:07
|Link #98
U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
I'd say rather than a V form, their irises have a different shape than other beings.
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Tanninim in dragon form has an iris resembling an ellipse, so dragon in general (dragon or humanoid form) have ellipse shaped irises.
Edit: Though that might just be light effects
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|2012-05-12, 13:40
|Link #100
Summary Machine
Join Date: Apr 2011
As for the illustrations, it's just a lighting effect. Notice that Rias has the same effect in her eyes.
It's just that depending on angle, it resembles more of a semi-circle if viewed from the front, or compressed to a "v" if viewed from the side.
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If you're in the market for a new piece of fitness tech, the Nike+ FuelBand has no doubt caught your eye. The slim wristband was announced today and is sure to be a runner's new best friend. But maybe you can't help thinking about the Jawbone UP, and you're hesitant about giving up on the device altogether.
While the very similar wristband had some early issues (the company had to issue full refunds after some buyers complained about malfunctioning devices), Jawbone will see it through to store shelves. The company has been working on a fix, and has a tester program up and running (pun intended) to work out the kinks.
We'll break down the current specs for you, so you can remain committed to the UP or cave and get the FuelBand now.
Make and mold
Both the Jawbone UP and the Nike+ FuelBand are made of rubbery, water-resistant materials. To be a little more specific, the UP uses a steel spring beneath its hypoallergenic skin so that it stays snapped around your wrist. It doesn't actually meet and close shut, and instead uses its rigidity to keep its shape.
This led to early complaints about losing the caps that plug the UP shut—Jawbone has since addressed this with replacement cap packages for $10.
The FuelBand is mostly made of thermoplastic elastomer and polypropelene—and it's also water-resistant but not waterproof. The FuelBand does clasp shut, and is slightly heavier than the UP.
If you like the idea of your fitness wristband fading into the background, you'll prefer the UP. It's much more discreet than the FuelBand with its LED display.
The UP plugs into the headphone jack of any iOS device. This is how it will connect to your other hardware, but charging requires a USB-headphone jack adapter (which is included with your purchase).
The FuelBand has a USB built into it: unhinging the bracelet reveals this, so it plugs directly into your PC. You can connect it to your smartphone via built-in Bluetooth, as long as your have iOS 4 or 5.
Battery life
Jawbone easily takes the cake here. The UP stays charged for 10 days—which everyone who's ever owned an electronic device will tell you translates to about eight. It takes about 80 minutes to fully charge.
Nike's FuelBand, on the other hand, has battery life for four. No word yet on how long it takes to charge, although the ease of an internal USB versus dragging an accessory around might sway some buyers.
Hardware features
UP will vibrate when you've been inactive for too long, and you have the option of allowing it to wake you up at the most "natural" part of your sleep cycle.
The FuelBand has an LED light display, which shows your calorie intake and output, lights up to show you your daily progress—and is also a watch. You can scroll through the display options via its singular button.
Really, the software might be what differentiates these two devices the most. For all accounts and purposes, they look, feel, and function extremely similarly. But if you're interested in one of these items, then it's because you like the idea of virtual fitness tracking—so you'd better like the app.
The UP app is available for iOS only, and you can track your exercise (steps, distance, calories burned, pace, intensity, active and inactive time, and your routes), sleeping patterns and quality, gives you tools to track your eating habits (which includes just take a picture to track calorie input), and offers "challenges," which also allow you to interact with the rest of the UP community if you want to.
All that information is transferred via the headphone jack. According to AllThingsDigital, an update to the app is coming within the next few weeks, so early complaints about the software crashing will likely be addressed.
The FuelBand, on the other, transmits information wireless via Bluetooth connectivity. From the available screenshots, it looks incredibly polished and very user-centric. You set goals, it counts calories, tracks movement, acts as a pedometer, collects all this to show you how you're doing, and lets you share out this information (there isn't a sleep tracking feature).
It also weaves in game mechanics in the mode of NikeFuel. You start each day with no fuel—in the red—and the more you move, the more fuel you get, eventually reaching the green. Each person's fuel gauge is different depending on their goals.
This is all also available on the Web if you want to use it there instead, or don't have an iPhone. You just have to plug the wristband USB in.
The Jawbone UP costs $100, and the Nike+ FuelBand costs $149.
While the Jawbone UP has something of a "stay tuned" status, it has one important feature Nike's device doesn't, and that's sleep tracking. These types of tools for analyzing and adjusting your sleeping patterns are becoming more popular, and if you want that woven into your tracking wristband, then you should probably hold out awhile longer. Otherwise, the Nike+ FuelBand stacks up nicely, and the extra $50 is well worth Web access, a polished UI, and the peace of mind of knowing it will be available soon.


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I have very poor vision and must use a lot of magnification to read my computer screen. Because of the high magnification and short focal length, I have to be very close to the screen: ~2 inches. I see mostly with my right eye so stereo performance will not be an issue. I can disable or patch the left side to prevent distraction.
The virtual reality glasses that are coming to market may present a solution.Has anyone tried a pair of virtual reality glass to present a regular computer screen? Reading text is most important for me.I primarily use a Raspberry Pi 3 for computing. I also have a Windows laptop and a Macbook Pro but prefer the RPi while at home.
Please help
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Phew... 23 miles biking today.
I feel beat. It was a beautiful sunny day and I went out to Loch Lomond which is a lake..well..23 miles north of Glasgow. Gotta say, the last 6 miles or so, the only thought that kept me going was the pint of beer I knew I'd reward myself with at the end.
My foot was sore in the morning but I went out anyway and it got better as the day went on. Now my thumb is complaining... but, hey ho. That's how it goes. I'm rather pleased with my effort. My bum will be super sore tomorrow, for sure!!
So that's like... almost half of what I need to do in 2 weeks time and I can't even train much next weekend because I have a friend coming over from America and he'll want to go sightseeing around castles and men in kilts playing bagpipes and all that stuff you americans go bonkers over!
Anyway here's some pics from today:
Me with a big statue of a bike that I randomly came across..
The map of the route I took today
Most of the journey was along rivers or canals like this
The final destination
...and, my reward
Right..a hot chocolate in bed is in order, I think!


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The Promise of Plug-In Hybrids
By Bill Moore
Reprinted from the October/November 2005 issue of Mother Earth News, which features several articles on hybrids and green cars.
I am riding in a customized 2005 Toyota Prius traveling just under 35 mph, and the central display console shows we're getting 99.9 miles per gallon. We're actually doing much better than that, but the Prius' mileage monitor can't display anything more than three digits.
We are, in fact, getting better than 160 mpg as we roll along, powered only by the Prius' electric motor and a custom battery pack wedged unobtrusively below the trunk deck. This gasoline-electric hybrid looks like any one of about 200,000 Priuses on U.S. roads, but with one historically significant difference: It is one of only a few in the world to be converted into an electric plug-in hybrid. The first was modified by The California Cars Initiative, a northern California nonprofit organization, and then came two others with better batteries by Peter Nortman and Greg Hanssen of Energy CS, a small research-and-development firm in Monrovia, Calif.
Better Batteries and Less Gasoline
Carmakers such as Ford, Honda — and especially Toyota — have gone to great lengths to reassure the public that, unlike earlier battery-only electric cars, they don't have to plug hybrids in; the batteries recharge while you drive. But equip a hybrid with larger batteries that you can recharge from the grid overnight for pennies, and surprising things start to happen. While a standard 2004 or newer Prius averages about 50 mpg in real-world driving conditions, plug-in hybrids can deliver three times that — or more — for short distances, and at least double that mileage for longer distances.
As most Prius owners know — and the Escape Hybrid from Ford has a similar feature — you can drive the car for short distances at slow speeds on its electric motor and battery pack alone; typically a mile or so. The gasoline engine only provides power when the control computer determines the nickel metal hydride battery needs recharging, or when you accelerate briskly or beyond neighborhood driving speeds.
What Nortman and Hanssen did was replace the standard 1.3-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery with a 9-kWh lithium-ion battery pack from Valence Technology in Austin, Texas. Some nifty computer code hacking to the battery management system and a larger onboard charger enables these modified Priuses to run more efficiently — up to 60 miles almost exclusively on electric power, driving at lower speeds. After that, the car reverts back and operates like a standard Prius. But unlike the factory model, the Energy CS conversions can be plugged into a household 110-volt, 60-cycle outlet, which recharges the larger battery pack from the local power grid.
Coal Considerations
The concept of electric plug-in hybrids has been around for about a decade. Andy Frank and his students at the University of California at Davis have built a number of prototypes based on sedans and sport utility vehicles. Electric companies are attracted to the idea because it would enable them to sell more of their surplus overnight power. Carmakers, which have started to shift their position on this issue lately, historically have tended to denigrate both electric cars and the plug-in hybrid concept as contributing to global warming. They point out that most utilities currently generate electricity from coal, and because gasoline burns cleaner than coal, the argument is that a shift to electric cars would generate more air pollution, not lessen it.
But it turns out that this argument is not correct. Plug-in hybrids actually will contribute less climate-altering carbon dioxide (CO2) than gasoline. Here's why: A conventional gas vehicle releases about 24 pounds of CO2 and travels about 24 miles on 1 gallon of gas. It would take about 6 pounds of coal, creating just 12 pounds of CO2, to produce enough electricity to travel the same distance in a plug-in hybrid. What's more, not all our electricity comes from coal; roughly 30 percent of the grid electricity that would be used by plug-ins comes from non-CO2-producing or CO2-neutral sources, including nuclear and hydroelectric plants, biomass and renewables such as wind and solar energy. This means that plug-ins would produce only about 8 pounds of CO2, or about one-third as much as a conventional 24-mpg gasoline engine. Burning coal gives off other pollutants, including mercury, particulates and sulfur, but these either are captured, or soon will be captured, using advances in technology at newer power plants.
What's the payoff to you? Assume your utility charges you 5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for off-peak usage between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Let's also assume you drive a plug-in hybrid that operates on electric power alone for about 25 miles, requiring 6 kWh of energy to recharge its batteries. To travel 25 miles in an average car, you'll pay more than $2 in gas, and in some areas, closer to $3. To travel the same distance in a plug-in hybrid would cost you only 30 cents, or about one-tenth of a conventional car. If you drive only 25 miles a day, your trip will cost just pennies, and your visits to the gas station will be few and far between.
This difference in the cost of gas versus electric power is due in large part to the fact that electric motors are much more efficient than internal-combustion engines.
Better Biofuels
The emergence of biofuels — such as ethanol and biodiesel — to power the internal-combustion engine makes the potential for plug-ins even more compelling. Proponents such as James Woolsey, the former director of the CIA, argue that burning E85 (85-percent ethanol; 15-percent gasoline) would further reduce the amount of gasoline the "flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid" would consume. If Energy CS's 160-mpg Prius were refitted to burn E85, it could consume only 15 percent as much gasoline, resulting in the equivalent of a conventional car getting 1,000 mpg for the first 60 miles — at least theoretically. After 60 miles, the fuel efficiency would drop back to 333-mpg gasoline equivalent.
Woolsey is quick to point out, however, that we need to transition rapidly away from corn-based ethanol to cellulosic ethanol derived from plant- and forest-product waste for this to make environmental sense. The result would be a convenient fuel that, while having less energy content per gallon than gasoline, can — in a hybrid configuration — deliver efficient fuel economy. What's more, these new biofuels are virtually carbon-neutral; small amounts of nitrogen oxides are the principle air pollutants, which can be processed by exhaust after-treatments.
Looking even further down the road, a study by scientists at the University of Delaware concluded that plug-in hybrids could be made to give and take power from their local power grid — a concept called vehicle-to-grid or "V2G" hybrids. They calculate the North American grid could receive up to 50 percent of its electricity from wind power alone, if plug-in hybrids' batteries acted as temporary electric storage devices.
Energy CS's 160-mpg Prius demonstrates it's possible to dramatically improve the efficiency of today's hybrids while creating significant environmental and economic benefits for consumers, the nation and the world.
Bill Moore is the publisher and editor in chief of EV World (www.evworld.com), a weekly online publication and clearinghouse focusing on electric vehicles and related news. He began reading Mother Earth News in the mid-1970s, which helped kindle his interest in sustainable technologies and energy.
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"The spiritual journey can be very tricky." Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Just as the American Revolution began as a misunderstanding between loyal British subjects, so is this crisis of faith we now face as Karma Kagyu in America.
We have just experienced our equivalent of the Boston Massacre, a local decision made in the heat of the moment, with historic global implications.
What began in 2008 as a dispute over someone not cutting a Tibetan nobleman's lawn has resulted in a full blown schism in our sangha.
I have spoken at length, on background, with both patriot and loyalist representatives since I became aware of the recent incident which has so divided us.
Personally, I have seen this coming since the parinirvana of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa in 1981, so I'm not at all surprised that it has come to this.
I was shocked though when I was told that the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra board of directors had decided to ban Bardor Tulku Rinpoche from teaching.
Not only did they ban him from teaching at the monastery he literally built with his own hands, like an ordinary laborer, despite his exalted status as a lineage holder.
Adding insult to injury, to the outrage of Karma Kagyu patriots, they have shamelessly cast Rinpoche as the disloyal instigator of this crisis.
The loyalists claim, without proof, that this is the will of HHK17, while the patriots dispute this with documentation contradicting such a claim.
This is typical of Tibetan tradition though. In the past Rinpoche would have been imprisoned for siding with the patriots as he has.
I have contacted the KTD board of directors for their side of the story but I have not heard back from them as of yet unfortunately.
A representative of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche did respond immediately to my request for a statement and we spoke at length on the phone about the subject.
Also, my guru, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, is a loyalist in this dispute, while my wife recently took refuge with Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and is a patriot as such.
As a matter of principle I have never supported either Karma Triyana Dharmachackra or its local affiliate center Karma Thegsum Choling.
Although it was the wish of HHK16 to establish a monastic seat here I have always believed that to do so would be to repeat the mistakes of Tibetan history.
And here we are thirty years later, and that effort has been laid to waste because someone neglected to mow a Tibetan nobleman's lawn like a good peasant.
It was the failure of the British to control the Hudson River that flows to the east of Woodstock, New York, that led to their defeat in North America.
Those Tibetans who doubt what we Americans are made of need only read of what happened to General Burgoyne in 1777 up river at Saratoga.
If HHK17 doesn't personally intercede in this crisis it will result in the failure of the Karma Kagyu as a religion in North America as we know it.
I can't verify this number, but my loyalist source has indicated that 80 percent of KTC members have taken refuge with Bardor Tulku Rinpoche.
They consider his banning to be an insult to their guru and have responded as one might expect them to, despite their loyalty to HHK17 and the lineage.
Previously, before this most recent development, a disciple of Situ Rinpoche shared with me that key benefactors have withdrawn their support for the monastery.
It was only a matter of time, from my perspective, but my fellow Karma Kagyu have finally begun to tire of being treated like we are a bunch of peasants.
All this began as a cultural misunderstanding over the privileges of a Tibetan nobleman, who was made president for life of KTD as a matter of his birthright.
As my patriot source put it to me, all they want is the nobleman to retire and an elected board of directors be put in charge; to hell with Tibetan tradition.
On the other hand, my loyalist source reminded me that the Karma Kagyu isn't a democracy and none of this should come as a surprise to anyone.
Either way, as Julius Caesar is supposed to have said when he crossed the Rubicon, "the die has been cast," and we are witnessing the end of an era for our lineage.
The monastery is likely to fail, thanks to the failure of Tibetans to accept Americans as their equals. It is as simple as that. We are peasants to them.
As my patriot source told me, Bardor Tulku talks regularly with HHK17, who continues to support his dharma activity here.
On a personal note, Rinpoche has recovered from his stroke. He limps, reminiscent of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, but is otherwise doing well.
He has a new dharma home, Kunzang Palchen Ling, across the Hudson River from KTD, and the support of some of our lineage's best and brightest disciples.
We may look like sheep, sound like sheep, smell like sheep, feel like sheep, but we aren't sheep. Some Tibetans have a problem with this.
Everybody needs to chill and remember that we all are Karma Kagyu, patriot and loyalist, and trust that His Holiness will address the concerns of all factions.
Karmapa Chenno
(Please follow me on Twitter @Ryderjaphy)
A persistent young man I met on Twitter named Waylon Lewis asked me to write something for Elephant Journal. I'd just been diagnosed with severe congestive heart failure. Tibetan Buddhists tend to be pretty tight lipped about their experiences but I figured given the circumstances I might as well break the silence. EJ readers have taken to what I have to say about my life as a Tibetan Buddhist and what it's like to be sick and dying as one so now I'm a columnist here. I write to engage my audience and try to respond to every reader's comments as frankly as possible which isn't always pretty but at least it's real. Karmapa Chenno!
This is the first I've heard of this. Does anyone know if there have been other pieces from both sides written so I can make a more informed judgment?


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The legs by far have got to be one of the least liked muscle groups in fitness training. In fact, in all of the years that I have been a fitness trainer, manager, and coach, seeing underdeveloped legs, particularly among men, is common.
The legs by far have got to be one of the least liked muscle groups in fitness training. In fact, in all of the years that I have been a fitness trainer, manager, and coach, seeing un-proportioned physiques, particularly among men, is common. Men, and many women too, will typically have well-developed upper bodies with noticeably underdeveloped lower bodies. If you ask them why they don't train and exercise their lower bodies, many will simply say "because it's difficult. It often hurts and recovery time takes much longer."
Now here's the thing, if you want to lose weight, lose body fat, or simply have a symmetrical, toned physique, you have to train the legs. You're basically doing yourself a disservice by not making your lower body a focal point to your fitness training.
There are many secrets our leg muscles hold. One of them is that they are the largest muscle group and increase our growth hormone levels when they are trained, which helps to increase our lean muscle mass. Working the legs also helps to increase our metabolism, further allowing our bodies to more easily burn calories and body fat, and lose weight.
Another benefit of working the legs, particularly in the spring and summer, is that strong legs will help to increase your endurance, and for anyone that loves to run, jog, or simply power walk, you definitely will understand the importance of strong legs.
Best leg exercises
Some of the best exercises to develop the legs are squats, and lunges. You can do these exercises almost anywhere. The added resistance you receive from gym equipment, like barbells and dumbbells, do help with increased development; but, if you do not have access to gym equipment, you can successfully do these exercises with your own body weight. Other effective exercises include leg extensions, lying leg curls, and split squats. For anyone unfamiliar with these exercises, spending time with a personal trainer and learning how to effectively execute these exercises will do you a world of good.
As with anything, if you want to successfully receive all the benefits that properly working your legs will provide you, a personal trainer will ensure you are not only doing the exercises properly, but that the workout program you are doing also is effective for the goals you have in mind, whether it be weight loss or muscle development.
If you find yourself relating to this article, then this is a perfect time to make a change. Opening ourselves to new things is something we should always do. Understanding the importance of what leg exercises can provide you can significantly change your way of thinking and the way you've exercised, or not exercised, up to this point. Imagine yourself on the beach with a well-toned, well-proportioned physique. Symmetry equates to beauty; it always has.
Imagine losing weight faster, or gaining lean muscle easier. Making these things happen isn't always about doing something completely different or taking a magic pill; it often can be about making small changes to your daily routine. We can only receive as much as we put out. Life, like a mirror, never gives back more than we put into it. Enjoy the benefits your legs will provide you today.
Michael Shaw is a certified fitness trainer, sports performance nutrition specialist, owner of Shaw Fitness, a member of the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, and a fitness model manager. He can be reached at www.michaelroyshaw.com.


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"Coming into this gym can be scary and we're fortunate to get the win," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team reached the century mark for the first time this season. "The last 10 minutes of the first half we really played well and that helped us going into the second half.
Along with Pigram's 24-point effort, senior forward Brad Nuckles (Council,
It was a game of offensive spurts for both teams in the first half. The Bucs took the early lead and built a 17-7 advantage with 11:04 remaining before the intermission, thanks mainly to the 3-point shooting of Pigram and Smith, who combined for six long-range bombs before the break. However,
The Camels still led at 27-26 with 4:40 left, but then the Bucs got more 3-point marksmanship from Pigram, Smith and junior forward Kenyona Swader (
The Bucs opened the second half shooting well again, hitting on 9-of-12 from the field at one point and building their lead to 28 at 69-41 with 11:54 remaining in the game. While the Camels managed to trade baskets with the Bucs the rest of the way, ETSU emptied its bench in the final minutes and finished with the 24-point victory.
ETSU enjoyed season highs for points (100), assists (31), field goals (37) and field goal percentage (56.9), out-rebounding
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