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They call it Mumbai now, this most populous city in India that I always knew as Bombay. I don't know why they, the ubiquitous "they," go about the world changing place names that have a romantic resonance for me; and I don't know why it's called Mumbai now, and indeed I haven't asked, because they might give me a reasonable answer and put my Bombay in a different part of my mind. My Bombay is an intermittent place that flows in and out of my mind as easily as the cadenced speech of the Maharashtra native falls on the ear. The decibel level of industrial Bombay verges on the deafening, with mufflerless motorcars, trucks, trains, buses, and even iron-wheeled handcarts adding to the din. But Bombay has a rhythm that during the day is like the thumping of a bass drum; at night there is a restless sibilance undulating through the air, not allowing the torpor of other large metropolises in the small hours.
The city has a miasmic, sweetly offensive odor impregnable to the monsoon or to the daily industrial pollution. This odor, more noticeable at night, is a combination of decomposing vegetation, aromatic flowers, and burning flesh at the roofless crematoria, each striving to assert its dominance.
The well-known sights include the Mahalaxmi dhobi ghats. said to be the largest outdoor laundry in the world, and the red-light district where both men and women rent out their bodies. Generally speaking, the mendicants and street vendors, though persistent, will fall away if you firmly but gently refuse to give or to buy.
It's a hard place, Bombay, but oddly addictive, abounding in color and commerce—and always fascinating. I met a man on my last visit to Bombay whose business card said simply "Callahan of India." He has lived in Bombay for over 40 years. He neither loves nor hates the city but could not live as happily anywhere else, he told me over dinner, and intends to die there.
The Irish adage, "When God made time, he made plenty of it," could be the Bombay motto. Despite their city being the film capital of India (Bollywood), and despite all the industry and technology, the people of Bombay always have time for leisurely talk. There were nights when I just sat with the street dwellers and talked and listened. As magnificent as the Taj Mahal might be, it is just a postcard compared to Bombay, emerging at night, a murmuring place that belongs to the people who are born and live and die on its streets.
Irishman and New Yorker MALACHY McCOURT is the author of A Monk Swimming: A Memoir. Singing My Him Song. Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland. and other books.
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Heat Up the Forge, Examine the Crime Scene—Summer Youth Programs Explores College Life
By Danny Messinger | Published
Don your safety glasses, slip on a spark-proof smock and fire up the furnace because students enrolled in Michigan Technological University's Summer Youth Programs (SYP) materials science exploration are eager to share what they've been up to in the blacksmithing shop.
SYP wraps up another year of hands-on career explorations and summer camps—right in the heart of the Michigan Tech campus—this week. Middle and high-school students come from around the Midwest and across the nation (students from 23 different states participated this year) to spend a week engaging in hands-on classes, living and eating in a residence hall, and getting a feel for campus life. Michigan Tech experts teach, and participants get to take part in experiments and projects in the University's labs and the surrounding area.
Exploration topics this year included engineering bridges, dams and skyscrapers; studying wolf/moose ecology while backpacking at Isle Royale National Park; video game programming; sports science; forensic science; mobile robotics; and, of course, blacksmithing—a perennial favorite at SYP.
Carson Williams, a high-school student from Grand Ledge, Mich., explains how he used what he'd learned in the materials science exploration to create an antler-shaped candleholder.
"First, you have to make a plan and a sketch, so you get an idea of what order you'll do things in," Williams said. "You plan how much iron you'll need and in what shape. The size and length are pretty important. Then you heat one part at a time, bring it to the anvil and start working on the metal, since it's softer when it's red-hot."
A mixture of hammering the iron rod and using a wedge to split the metal into different branches gives Williams the antler effect he wants.
"When you've got a part the way you want it to be, you can quench it off in cold water," he explained. "The water cools the metal quickly and keeps it from changing more when you're working on the other parts."
Of course, the more than 1,000 students who attended SYP this year weren't all learning to be blacksmiths. Twin sisters Melanie and Brittany Blazar, ninth-graders from Minneapolis, Minn., said they came to SYP to explore possible college majors.
"SYP shows you what college is really like," said Brittany. "There have been a ton of activities to do; the classes are awesome, and it's more relaxed than school. We actually get to do a lot of stuff that we only read about in school."
Melanie said when the sisters were looking at possible explorations to take, they couldn't choose just one each. So they stayed on campus for two weeks—taking crime scene investigation, medical physiology and mobile robotics.
"We both took mobile robotics because we wanted to try engineering," said Melanie. "I took crime scene investigation last week because I love watching crime shows, and I think I might want to be a doctor."
The two said that they already plan to come back next summer for more SYP explorations.
"When you're here, you actually feel like you're in college," said Brittany. "You can try out different topics. You get to talk to your new roommate in the residence hall and go on really cool weekend activities like mine tours or go to the beach. SYP is awesome."
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.

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Plug in a city and a sect, and our computer will do the rest.
At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, renowned author Dan Brown will publish The Lost Symbol, his fifth novel and the third to star Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Early reviews report that Brown's new thriller has all the elements that made The Da Vinci Code a phenomenal success: intricate conspiracies, sexy sidekicks, and grotesque villains intent on stopping our erudite yet brave hero at all costs. Previous Langdon adventures have taken him to Rome, Paris, and London in pursuit of the Vatican's mysteries. The new novel takes place Washington, D.C., and delves into the mysteries of the Freemasons.
For those of you who can't wait another moment for Dan Brown's next blockbuster, Slate has your fix: an interactive Dan Brown plot generator that takes a city and a shadowy organization and spits out the plot of the next volume in the Robert Langdon chronicles. You can either select a specific city and/or group from the dropdown menus at the top of the tool or leave it on "random" and let the computer decide. Make sure to hit "refresh"—even the same city and group have multiple story lines.
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Lafayette and Acadiana Area Garbage Pickup For Wednesday
The arrival of Isaac has disrupted the daily routine of Acadiana residents. Now that disruption includes trash service. Allied Waste has announced these changes:
- Lafayette, Allied Waste and the Recycling Foundation will not run their garbage and recycling collection routes on Wednesday due to the anticipated stormy weather. Regular Wednesday customers will receive garbage and recycling collection on Thursday. Regular Thursday and Friday customers served by Allied Waste or the Recycling Foundation will have waste collection on the day following their regularly scheduled collection day.
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The heart is a muscle that pumps oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body. When you have heart failure, the heart is not able to pump as well as it should. Blood and fluid may back up into the lungs (congestive heart failure), and some parts of the body don't get enough oxygen-rich blood to work normally. These problems lead to the symptoms of heart failure.
The most common cause of heart failure in children is a heart defect that is present at birth (congenital). Other causes include:
Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. They can include:
How severe the symptoms are depends on how much of the heart's pumping ability is affected.
The symptoms of heart failure can be like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
The healthcare provider will ask about your child's symptoms and health history. He or she will give your child a physical exam. The provider will look for signs and symptoms that may mean heart failure. If the provider thinks your child has heart failure, your child may need to see a pediatric cardiologist. This is a doctor with special training to diagnose and treat heart problems in children. Tests for heart failure may include:
Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
If heart failure is caused by a congenital heart defect, correcting the defect may cure heart failure. Medicines are often used to treat heart failure in children. They may include:
Other treatments include:
Heart failure can cause many complications. These include:
How well your child lives with heart failure depends on many things, including his or her age. It also depends on how severe the symptoms are and what the treatment is. Your child's healthcare provider will check him or her often. Some pediatric heart centers have special programs for heart failure. Your child may need:
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Your dog is a family member. So, it makes sense that you want your pooch to travel in safety and comfort.
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Recognizing that 78.2 million people own dogs, according to The Humane Society, the car industry has gone to great lengths to cater to the furry-family demographic in the United States.
From fold-down cargo areas that can easily be hosed down, to cargo dividers that keep Fido safe and secure while the car is moving, there's a host of features pet owners can get for their new vehicles. Some of these pet perks come standard, while others require an upgrade, but if making sure your four-legged family member is as happy as a clam on your next road trip or ride to the grocery store, then consider these six dog-friendly cars. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices and miles per gallon estimates come from the carmakers.2014 GMC Acadia
MSRP: $34,335 Estimated mpg: City - 17 Highway - 24
Suited for dog owners who are toting around medium- to large-sized dogs, the 2014 GMC Acadia has ample cargo space to haul pounds of dog food or keep the pooch safe and in comfort when out and about.
Boasting "more cargo space behind the third row than any competitor in its class," this 3.6-liter V-6 crossover has ample space and underfloor storage behind the third row. The Acadia can seat up to eight or carry a combination of passengers and cargo thanks to the ability to fold the third-row split-bench seats flat. Touch-activated climate control will ensure your dog isn't too hot or cold, even in the third row.
Your pooch will also enjoy a smooth ride because of the Acadia's fully independent suspension. Opt for the all-wheel-drive model, which instantly reacts to the conditions on the road, if you want your dog to have an extra-smooth ride.
2013 Volvo XC70 3.2
MSRP: $33,600 Estimated mpg: City - 19 Highway - 25
Targeted toward people and pets who love the outdoors, the Volvo XC70 all-wheel-drive wagon stays in control on multiple terrains and offers versatile cargo space, so you can easily transition from a hike in the mountains to a trip to the pet store.
Aiming to leave more room for play, the six-cylinder 3.2-liter XC70 includes a split-folding rear seat, improved load capacity and an add-on power-operated tailgate.
Pet lovers can purchase the compartment cargo divider for the Volvo XC70 that, used with the steel safety grille, divides the cargo area into two sections, making it ideal if you want to carry your dog and luggage at the same time. If your dog is into toys or outdoor gear, you'll appreciate the luggage net that attaches to the load-lashing loops in the compartment floor and keeps leisure equipment or other loose items in place.
2013 Kia Soul
MSRP: $14,400 Estimated mpg: City - 25 Highway - 30
You don't have to spend a fortune to have Spot riding in style, thanks to the 2013 Kia Soul.
Named a Best Buy by Consumers Digest and bestowed a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, the four-cylinder 1.6-liter Kia Soul will make sure your dog gets where you are going in safety and style. With 23.7 cubic feet of cargo space, automatic climate control optional on the premium Soul model and the standard 60/40 split-folding design, you'll have enough tail-wagging room to cart your canine and other passengers.
Both sections of the rear seats can also be folded to give you even more room. You won't have to worry about your dog getting overheated in the car, thanks to the special glass that reduces the effects of the sun's rays and prevents heat buildup, all the while giving you more privacy. The standard cargo area light will help on nighttime outings or long road trips when you want to check in on your furry friend. In addition to having a reasonable sticker price, upgrade to the Eco package and you can save on trips to the gas pump, thanks to its idle stop-and-go system and low-rolling resistance tires.
2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser
MSRP: $27,030 Estimated mpg: City - 16 Highway - 20
Let's face it: Regardless of how much we love our dogs, sometimes they can get dirty, especially after hikes or other outdoor activities.
With a high likelihood of muddy seats and floors, a perfect solution is the 4-liter six-cylinder 2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, which comes standard with water-resistant seating surfaces. That will come in handy if you use your FJ Cruiser to cross a creek -- which, by the way, you can, thanks to its elevated air intake and protected electrical components.
The FJ Cruiser also comes standard with a ton of safety features, such as the Star Safety System, which is a suite of six safety features, including vehicle stability control, traction control, multiterrain four-wheel anti-lock brakes, electronic brake-force distribution, brake assist and Smart Stop Technology. You won't have to worry about your dog getting hurt from a side collision, either. The FJ Cruiser is equipped with six air bags and side-impact door beams.
2013 Mazda5 Sport
MSRP: $19,940 Estimated mpg: City - 21 Highway - 28 (with manual transmission)
Once your best friend hits a certain age, getting in and out of your vehicle can be tough. To make it a little easier on their bones and joints, consider the 2013 Mazda5.
Whether you have small dog or a large one, you'll appreciate the 2.5-liter four-cylinder Mazda5's sliding rear doors and 27-inch opening. The doors latch in the open position, so your dog won't have to worry about it closing while he or she is getting in. The rear liftgate and low cargo floor makes loading your dog in and out quick and easy. With the 50/50-split, fold-down third row, you'll have 44.4 cubic feet of cargo space.
You won't have to worry about your dog getting overheated if he or she is sent to the back of this minivan thanks to the automatic climate control with independent second-row fan speed controls. Not only will your pooch be comfortable in this ride, so will your wallet. The Mazda5 claims to offer some of the best fuel economy in its class. Calling it a minivan doesn't mean it has to drive like one
2013 Dodge Journey AVP
MSRP: $18,995 Estimated mpg: City - 19 Highway - 26
Looking to find maximum comfort for your pet? You've reached your destination: the Dodge Journey AVP. This 2.4-liter SUV comes standard with dual-zone temperature control. You can seat five comfortably, with the availability for seven-passenger seating, or you can turn the second row into a bench for your four-legged friend to blow off a little steam.
Fold the seatbacks down, and you get up to 67.6 cubic feet of cargo room. Looking for a discreet place to stow the leashes, dog treats and toys? You are in luck. The Dodge Journey comes with standard in-floor storage bins that can double as coolers. The Dodge Journey isn't shabby when it comes to safety features, either. It's equipped with seven air bags, and offers rear park assistance, a rear backup camera and electronic stability control, to name a few.


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What exactly is a texture spray? The right does-it-all potion should create volume, separation, and hold. Jonathan's Dry Dirt Texture Spray ($22) is a little different. The new product is like their classic Texture Paste, but with a more advanced texturizing agent and in aerosol form, which allows for light and even distribution of an otherwise heavy formula. So why is it so great? It offers hairspray-like hold, pumps up the volume like dry shampoo, and delivers the shine and texture of an old-school wax.If you're like me you prefer your hair the day after you wash it. But day two is a crapshoot--I never know if I'm going to wake up with hair that is perfectly textured or too messy not to wash. This spray is the quick fix to take day one's clean hair to day two texture. The key is to start light and build. Start with a small spray, let it soak in for a minute, and tousle your hair before applying more. Use a heavier hand to prep clean hair for an updo or ponytail--it gives tresses the thickness and grit they need to hold a style all day and night. I also apply it after I curl my hair to turn barrel curls messy. Put simply: it's day two hair, without the wait.
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There's a description of IPCC procedures for adopting reports here. There are a number of policies on "disparate views" or "different views" For example, section 4.2.3 says that, in the preparation of a report draft:
In preparing the first draft, and at subsequent stages of revision after review, Lead Authors should clearly identify disparate views for which there is significant scientific or technical support, together with the relevant arguments.
Section 4.2.5 says in connection with the Preparation of Final Draft Report:
It is important that Reports describe different (possibly controversial) scientific, technical, and socio-economic views on a subject, particularly if they are relevant to the policy debate.
Section 4.3 says of the Summaries for Policymakers that it should be:
consistent with the factual material contained in the full scientific, technical and socioeconomic assessment or Special Report accepted by the Working Group.
Any obligation to disclose disparate or different views does not seem to exist formally for writers of the SPM. Section 4.4.1 describes the process for a Synthesis Report which is to be written by the IPCC Chair and is to be written in a crash program at a Panel session:
This approach will take 5-7 working days of a Session of the Panel.
Annex 1 section 1 says that:
Lead Authors are required to record in the Report views which cannot be reconciled with a consensus view but which are nonethele ss scientifically or technically valid.
Annex 1 section 5 says that Review Editors should:
ensure that all substantive expert and government review comments are afforded appropriate consideration, advise lead authors on how to handle contentious/controversial issues and ensure genuine controversies are reflected adequately in the text of the Report. … ensure that where significant differences of opinion on scientific issues remain, such differences are described in an annex to the Report
For chapter 2 of TAR, the Coordinating Lead Authors were C. Folland of Climate Research Unit ( the sea surface bucket adjuster) and Thomas Karl of NOAA, both of whom had occupied a similar position for the same chapter in IPCC 1990. The Lead Authors were: J.R. Christy, R.A. Clarke, G.V. Gruza, J. Jouzel, M.E. Mann, J. Oerlemans, M.J. Salinger, S.-W. Wang. The Review Editors were: R. Hallgren, B. Nyenzi. Hallgren was at NOAA from 1970 to 1988. In browsing IPCC TAR, their efforts to identify and describe "different views" does not seem as diligent as seems to me to be mandated under their procedures. My very first impression of it was that it was highly oriented to advocacy and did not meet "full, true and plain disclosure" standards as I understood them. Merely reading these procedures suggests a couple of questions:
1) What steps did the IPCC take to ensure that WG1 complied with these procedures? For example, when you do a prospectus, lawyers actually do try to check this sort of stuff. Even though there were some somewhat subtle disclosure obligations, did IPCC take any steps to ensure that the Lead Authors, Coordinating Lead Authors etc. understood these duties? 2) Do these procedures rise to a "full, true and plain disclosure" standard? Should they? 3) Mere "consistency" for the SPMs is a pretty vague benchmark. Should the SPM have a "full, true and plain disclosure" criterion of some sort? 4) Is the crash schedule for making a Synthesis Report a good way of doing business?
There are lots of interesting issues. It will be fascinating to see what the House Energy and Commerce, who seem to have pretty broad experience with different sorts of organizations and institutions, make of this system. When you think about it, the IPCC has more or less morphed into a big feature on the political and scientific landscape with pretty unique ways of doing things. Maybe their methods are good, but it is surely long overdue for someone like the House Committee to look closely at these methods.


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Bontrager's R1 Road is a super tire for training rides, centuries and all-around riding. The round profile and lightly textured tread offer low rolling resistance and grip like glue in the corners while the lightweight, high-density casing provides a supple ride you'll love.
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This tire came stock on my Emonda S4. It's been a terrific tire for the 700+ miles of road and roller work. It does seem to wear really fast on the rollers but it's not stopped me from going from rollers to road. Traction seems good and stability at high speeds is perfect. Once spring comes I'm not sure I'll upgrade or just stay with a solid, inexpensive tire, considering the type of riding I do. I'm not sure how well the tire would hold up to race conditions. I've always been a Continental guy, but this tire may get me to change my mind.
I got our bike in the beginning of July. My back tire blew July 20th after 150 miles, I did not run over anything. Then 2 days later, I noticed the threads showing on the front. So, needless to say, I did not go back to the R1's. Theses are basic stock tires, if you plan on doing any serious riding, do yourself a favor and put on Continental Grand Prix 4000S II.
Bought a pair of these and after about 100km the rear tire failed catastrophically due to a sidewall blowout.
The have been very puncture resistant and they wear great, I have about 2000 miles on them so far and will replace with the same.
rides well, this was a stock tire on my Trek. 950 miles and almost a catastrophic blow out, thankfully I noticed the bump bump bump of the worn thru tread and fabric sticking out, I always check my tires and the pressure in them no cut but the tire was distorted and casing was now showing. This mileage is not very far for tires on a bike made for Iron-man type century rides and time trials...only translates to (20) 47 mile rides...not a great value .
Bought my trek madone 3.1 just recently and these are the stock tires that came with it. So far they've been a great tire and has lots of grip. Love the tire and my awesome trek madone 3.1 bike. Real awesome staff at the [...] location. Very knowledgable, experienced and friendly people.


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I'm building a cabin up in northern Michigan (think: waaaay up north) and I'm looking for a really durable exterior stain that'll last through the crazy snow storms there. Does anyone have any suggestions for stains and where to find them?
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I would search these forums for past topics. There is a huge thread on the "best exterior stain" with all kinds of opinions from homeowners, contractors, and salespeople. When you narrow it down to a few that you would like to try do a cost comparison based on price per gallon, get samples and try them, and like Colorado Log Home Finishing suggested, do the manufacturer suggested prep work and follow their maintenance guidelines.
Thanks for the advice! I did some digging around the forums and on Google, and it seems like Perma-Chink Lifeline Ultra-7 is a good choice.
I love Outlast Q8 stain. It has a beautiful color and will last 4-5 years.
I like that q8 is a wood preservative which means I can skip coating with Borecare and there is no top coat needed which is a major plus. I was just about settled on q8 then saw a comparison report from Sashco: http://www.sashco.com/log/pdfs/CAP-Competitive-Stain-Report.pdf
Sashco's test description is that all boards were sanded and then stained no cleaning or fluid type wash to reopen the pours. Q8's application instructions say "If sanding was required to remove a prior coating, re-open the pores of the wood with a chemical or detergent cleaner, thoroughly rinse and allow to dry as much as is possible"
This sounds reasonable. My logs are 33 years old and need a sanding. Has anyone been successful at reopening pours with a chemical detergent? Can anyone share some Q8 pics with several years of aging 3-5? I'm not expecting perfection I'm just looking for some visible evidence this this report is not indicative of the actual results I can expect from Q8.
After a great deal of research and testing I decided on TWP 100 series by Gemini Coatings. This is an oil base penetrating stain that has held up on my full log home and log sided garage quite well for the last 7 years. I did not need to put my second staining on the full log sunny side of the home until the 5th year. TWP retail sells for about 35.00 per gallon. In some states that more heavily regulate VOC levels you may need to use the 1500 series of TWP.
Most water based stains are coatings and like paint lay on the surface of the wood. Ask, " Is this product a coating or a penetrating stain?"
Also, do not get talked into a clear coat as a final coat. These manufacturers want you clear coating every two to three years. The clear coat traps moisture and your logs will show signs of mold, mildew, darkening and eventually rotting if they cannot breadth. One of the responders suggested 'listen to your builder!'. My observation has been that almost all long home builders want nothing to do with staining the logs and most recommend products with high profit margins that they can make money selling. They are anxious for you to buy their stains at retail prices but want nothing to do with staining your log home. Most say 'you can save money doing the staining yourself, its easy." Staining when the logs are prepped properly, you use the right product and do it properly is not hard and you do save money BUT the builder does not want the liability when you use their recommended product should they put it on and 3 to 5 years later the stain looks awful and is no longer protecting the logs/wood.
Google Gemini Coatings and look at their videos on how to stain. Very educational. Make sure your logs are at or less than 15% moisture when staining, clean the logs, treat them with Timbor or Borada-D ( borax salt ) to prevent mold, mildew, rotting and ward off over 100 wood boring/wood eating insects, and use the right stain -begin at the bottom and go up. ( if you start on the top all your spills and runs will be visible when your done.) If you are still in the design stage then design large overhangs 30 inches on the sides, 6 feet front at back, install gutters, keep bushes and vegetation off and away from the logs, start your first row at least 24 to 30 inches above final grade so the lower logs are NOT under the snow in the winter.
Call the U.S. Forest Products Lab and ask them their opinion about oil based penetrating stains on logs verses other products: which hold up best, do not need re-staining every two or three years and do not require a clear coat over the stain. I am a log home owner NOT a stain manufacturer and NOT a builder. I took the time to do the research and test products out, talk to others who own log homes and stained them on their own or had to hire others to do so, or remove some bad product and had to start from scratch.
Do not be scared off buy wanting to build and own a log home. When done with the right materials and stained properly you will NOT need to be staining every 2 or 3 years. That's nonsense when you use the best stains and prep your logs properly before staining.
I hope you find some of these suggestions helpful. If you are interested in additional suggestions on prepping and staining exterior and interior logs and log siding send me your e-mail address and I can send you some suggestions. send your e-mail address to firstname.lastname@example.com
After much research, I used Permachink Ultra 7 last summer. I'm in Maine, and it still looks perfect one year later. There's no mildew and no problems. I used the oak color, which ironically gave me the best cedar color on my Western Red Cedar logs. My log railing guy uses permachink and he loved my color, but never thought of using the oak color on cedar. I have a co-worker in Maine with a pine home, and her husband only uses Permachink on the logs. I don't have a recommendation for decks, though. I used Cabots Australian Timber Oil and it made my cedar really dark, which was better than maintaining a light colored deck. But I have to re-apply every other year to keep it looking consistent. Better than stripping, and better than looking at mildew. I know Permachink has a decking stain, but I don't think it's supposed to be great for my wr cedar deck. Whatever you use on the logs, you should know that linseed oil is food for mildew. Stains with linseed oil base will attract mildew. They counteract this with mildewcides, but the Feds don't let them put much in anymore. You can add some on your own. Mildewcides break down under UV rays, and the mildewcides in the current decking products on the market usually break down in weeks not months. So I recommend finding something with a good track record for not attracting mildew. On my logs, I was much more concerned about this than my deck, since the deck is easier to refinish. The deck, however, is the harder surface for the stain companies to address. I can't find a paint contractor around who will guarantee a finish on a deck because of all the current problems.
When I visited Hochstetler Milling the salesman brought me to the north side of the mill where they had a wall with different sections of wood nailed to it. Each section was stained with a different stain manufacture. All of the stain was applied at the same time. I forget how many it was but at least a dozen or more. It was exposed to the south so the sun beat down on the wall. I seen for myself which stain held up to that. Sikkens held up the best. It kept its color and water resistant's longer and better.
The saleman for the different stains that didn't hold up stated it was applied wrong. Hochstetler said have at it, apply it the way you think it should be applied. Again Sikkens product came out on top.
Hochstetler didn't have a horse in the race he just wanted to find out which stain was the best so it can be used on his log homes when built.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- British energy company BP said it was suing oil contractor Halliburton for costs and damages tied to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP, in a case filed in a U.S. District Court in New Orleans, wants Halliburton to pay "costs and expenses" in addition to "lost profits" and "all other costs" incurred in relation to the gulf oil spill in 2010, the BBC reports.
Halliburton manufactured a cement cap for the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.
A U.S. government investigation into the accident concluded BP, Transocean and Halliburton committed a series of regulatory violations at the site.
A report from U.S. regulators determined that the blowout that led to the gas explosion that sunk the Deepwater Horizon platform came from the failure of a cement barrier.
Last month, BP claimed Halliburton destroyed test results regarding cement used to seal the well. Halliburton said the charges are baseless.
All parties involved at the Deepwater Horizon rig blamed one another during the course of the investigations into the spill. An October report listed seven violations for BP and four each for Transocean and Halliburton.
A trial is set for February in New Orleans. Cameron International, the designer of the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, agreed to pay $250 million in a settlement, BP announced last month.


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Prior to his election in 2008 and even after his inauguration, President Obama has faced rumor, innuendo and attempts to discover his roots, his past, that he has carefully hidden. No one may ever know whether B. Hussein Obama is eligible to be President, but what the people of America deserve to know is whether or not he was put into office for a purpose and what that purpose is. Never mind the different birth certificates released by Obama, ignore the subterfuge surrounding his not releasing his college transcripts and that no one really remembers him at Columbia University, there is only one way to put those issues to rest and B. Hussein Obama is not willing to produce the documents to do so. All of this leaves Americans wondering, at least until American Idol comes on. Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Hawaii. There is considerable discussion as to whether "Hawaii" is in reference to the fiftieth state, or to a moment in Kenya when someone held him up and said, "We shall call him Barack and we shall call this place Hawaii". Either way, he was named Barack Hussein Obama II, after his father. Well, according to his mother. After all, only our mothers truly know who our fathers are. Young Barack, eventually became an adult, as most people do, who manage to get through childhood and not stick a fork in an electrical outlet or anger their fathers such that they die in a tragic hunting accident (But, this is not about my brother, may God bless his soul). During his childhood, his formative years, young Barack became known as Barry (allegedly short for Barack, or in honor of Mr. Manilow), and changed his last name to Soetoro, as he was adopted by his mothers husband of the same last name. It was at this time that Barry enrolled in Occidental College, often referred to as Oxy. After a stint there, that no one knows much about and Barry/Barack, whatever his real name is, left, he found his way to New York City, where he, by his own admittance was homeless and on drugs. While in New York, young, stoned and with no place else to go, Barry decided that hanging out with a young Pakistani made sense. Barry and this Pakistani traveled to Indonesia to visit some of Barry's family and from there, he and his male traveling companion, went on to Pakistan. Only Barry Soetoro knows what went on in Pakistan during that visit. However, anonymous sources, within and outside of the military have shared and shed light upon the transformation of Barry Soetoro, homeless drug addict, alleged homosexual and aimless college dropout, to Barackah Hussein Obama, world traveler and now President of the United States of America.
In 2005, the US Military became aware of certain allegations regarding Barack Hussein Obama. An al-Qaeda operative disclosed to an operator within the Military that in 2008 a man named Barackah Obama would be made President of the United States of America. When pressed further, the Jihadist stated that the title "Barackah" and all the power and influence that goes with it, was given to an American, by Bin Laden himself. In 1981 both Osama Bin Laden and Barry Soetoro were in Pakistan. Who vacations in Pakistan aside from a young man who left America as Barry Soetoro and returns Barack Hussein Obama? It isn't like Pakistan is a vacation hotspot, face it, dirt and outdoor plumbing can be found in much more attractive parts of the globe and without all the Muslims. When the reports were written and moved along to Counterintelligence, they "went straight in the garbage can" said an anonymous source.
In 2005, the US Military Counterintelligence unit had information about a Barackah Obama, who was anointed with the title "Barackah" by America's number one most sought terrorist and the reports ended up in the trash. The tossing aside of this information occurred well after the Philadelphia Meeting of the Muslim Brotherhood, in America, long after the horrors of September 11th, 2001 and long after the November 2002 letter, from Osama Bin Laden, to the American people and no one in the Counterintelligence Unit thought that something such as this warranted looking into? After all, it is common knowledge (which isn't so common any more) that the Crusades, all three, were defensive measures, to push Islam back out of Europe, after its encroachment, that the basic tenets of Islam are global domination, wherein all non-Muslims have either converted to Islam, become slaves and pay the poll tax, or are killed and that under Islamic law, Sharia Law, Osama Bin Laden had to offer Americans the chance to willingly convert to Islam and had, in his 2002 letter to America. Counterintelligence personnel were armed with all of this information, or should have been (Did they not hear of this thing called Google, which makes finding things on the internets easier?), and they knew Osama Bin Laden was really named Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden and was a strict Wahhabi Muslim, yet they did nothing.
America now has Barack Hussein Obama as President, a man who was bestowed the title and blessings of "Barackah" upon him, by Osama Bin Laden, in Pakistan, in 1981 and not only is nothing being done about it currently, it could have been prevented. Americans, certainly not the media, have wondered aloud, why is it that B. Hussein Obama has fought releasing his records, his transcripts, how he funded a trip to Indonesia and Pakistan when he was destitute, how he qualified to get into Columbia University, much less Harvard Law School and then have a meteoric rise through the Senate, to be the leader of the greatest nation on earth and now it is known why Barackah has covered his tracks so well during the three years he has spent destroying America. Call it a conspiracy, call it a plot, call it anything you like, but the United States of America is now in a full blown Constitutional crisis and it is time Congress did something about it.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The 19th-ranked Coe College football team scored 28-straight points, as they won their ninth-straight game with a 35-7 win over Wartburg. Coe's winning streak, dating to last year, is the third longest in the nation.
The Kohawks got off to a slow start, as a mis-snap on the first play of the game resulted in a five-yard loss. Coe would go three-and-out on the opening drive, but it was all Kohawks after that. The Knights were also held to a three-and-out on their opening drive, as Coe started its second drive on its own 32-yard line.
On first-and-10 from the Wartburg 22-yard line, senior Jared McNutt (Warren, Ill./Warren) found senior Jared Kuehner (Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana) for a 22-yard touchdown pass. Kuehner outjumped the Wartburg defender before leaping into the endzone.
Coe took the 7-0 lead into the second quarter, as the Knights took over at their own 28-yard line following a Coe punt on the first play of the second quarter. The Knights went 72-yards on nine plays, tying the game on a one-yard touchdown run by Brandon Domeyer with 11:30 to play in the first half. The Kohawks were forced to punt on their next possession. The Knights marched 52-yards on eight plays before senior Bryce Sampson (Roland, Iowa/Roland-Story) forced a fumble at the 21-yard line that junior Jordan Atwater (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) recovered.
The Kohawks then went 80-yards on seven plays, as senior Brendan Leiran (Waukon, Iowa/Waukon) scored from eight-yards out with 2:27 to play, giving Coe a 14-7 lead. Wartburg drove to Coe's 44-yard line, but a fumble on the final play ended the first half.
Wartburg took the ball to start the third quarter and moved to the Kohawk 15-yard line. A 32-yard field goal attempt by Frank Loconti sailed wide right, as the Kohawks took over at their own 20-yard line. Both teams exchanged punts on the ensuing possessions.
With 6:48 to play in third quarter, Coe took over at its own 28-yard line. Coe completed two third downs on the 72-yard drive, as Leiran scored for the second time in the game with 3:20 left in the quarter from one-yard out, giving Coe a 21-7 lead. Wartburg punted on its next drive, but junior Ben Schmidt (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) blocked the punt at the 14-yard line. On the first play of the fourth quarter, McNutt found Kuehner for their second touchdown of the day, this time from 21-yards out with 15:53 to play.
The Knights' next drive ended on a punt, as Coe took over at its own 29-yard line. Facing third-and-12, McNutt found Leiran in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown, giving Coe a 35-7 lead with 10:14 to play. The touchdown would be the final score of the game.
Coe's 28-point win was the largest in school history against the Knights. Wartburg outgained Coe 134-100 on the ground, while the Kohawks held the advantage in passing 275-191. Coe tallied 375 yards of total offense, while the Knights had 325. Wartburg held the ball for 31:09, while Coe had it for 28:51. Coe was 4-for-4 in the red zone, while Wartburg was 1-for-3.
Leiran carried the load for the Kohawks on the ground, as he rushed 24 times for 108 yards, including two scores. McNutt attempted a career-high 33 passes, completing 22 of them. He threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, tying a career-high for the third time.
Kuehner caught eight passes for 142 yards, including two scores. Kuehner moved into a tie for second with 138 receptions in his career, while he moved into second in career yards receiving (2,378) and touchdowns (23). He also moved into seventh on the single-season receptions list with 46. Junior Keaton Juergens (Elkader, Iowa/Central Elkader) caught a career-high seven passes for 87 yards. Leiran caught five passes for 37 yards, including a score.
Senior Frank Weymiller (New Albin, Iowa/Waukon) led the defense with 12 tackles, including four for a loss and one and a half sacks. His four tackles for a loss are tied for the eighth most in school history. Weymiller now has 50 career tackles for loss, tying Jordan Wilkens (2005-08) for the most in school history. Sampson finished with eight tackles, including his sixth career interception. Senior Zach West (Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amana) added eight tackles.
Junior Mitch Montgomery (Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon) tied his career-high for the third time with seven tackles. He also had two tackles for loss. Sophomore Dustin Elsbury (Byron, Ill./Byron) and junior Justin Snorton (Valley Park, Mo./Desmet Jesuit) had six tackles apiece. It was a career-high for Snorton. Senior Terrance Locket Jr. (St. Louis, Mo./Desmet Jesuit) picked off his first career pass. The Kohawk defense forced three fumbles on the day for the third time this season.
The Kohawks travel to Luther next week. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Decorah. Coe will be playing for its first outright Iowa Conference title in school history and the fourth overall.


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The K-State Student Subunit was established in 1999 to actively involve students in the American Fisheries Society. The Student Subunit has been dedicated to advancing fisheries and aquatic science through the professional development of students ever since. Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled throughout Kansas's Colleges and Universities. The Student Subunit was established within the Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (KSAFS) which was founded in 1977. The KSAFS is committed to the conservation and sustainability of our fisheries resources and aquatic ecosystems by uniting fisheries professionals in Kansas.
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Click here to view the 2013 Golden Eagle football schedule
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Starting times for Tennessee Tech's six home football games at Tucker Stadium have been announced for the 2013 season. The Golden Eagles' home schedule includes two afternoon games and four night contests, two of them on Thursdays.
The first four home dates - Thursday, Aug. 29 vs. Cumberland, Saturday, Sept. 21 vs. Tennessee State, Saturday, Sept. 28 vs. Indiana State, and Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. UT Martin - will all kick off at 7 p.m. CT.
Tech's final two home games - Saturday, Oct. 26 for Homecoming vs. Jacksonville State and the Saturday, Nov. 23 regular season finale vs. Austin Peay - will both kick off at 1:30 p.m. CT.
On the road, the Golden Eagles will face five different starting times, with the starting time for the Wisconsin game on Sept. 7 not yet announced. The start times are at 12, 1, 2, 3 and 5 p.m. Tech's game at Hampton on Saturday, Sept. 14 is the latest one, beginning at 5 p.m. That's followed by a 3 p.m. kickoff at Murray State (Oct. 5), a 2 p.m. kickoff at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 19), a noon start at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 2) and a 1 p.m. kickoff at Southeast Missouri (Nov. 9).
All times are tentative and subject to change. Time changes will be announced on TTUsports.com.
To order single game or season tickets, please call (931-372-3940) or visit the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center, or click here to order online.


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In 2004, the Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books released "Brooklyn Noir," a collection of all-new crime stories, each set in a different neighborhood of the borough. "Brooklyn Noir" won readers and awards, and spawned "Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics," then "Chicago Noir," "San Francisco Noir," and "D.C. Noir." "Dublin Noir" was the first book in the series to leave the borders of the US.
Although crime-fiction stars like Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos have edited previous volumes in the series, with Haiti Noir Edwidge Danticat becomes the first of the series's editors to have made her name as a mainstream literary author. (Coming up are "Lagos Noir" from Chris Abani and "New Jersey Noir" from Joyce Carole Oates.) Though best known as the author of melancholy, well-crafted works of fiction, Danticat is also the editor of the anthology "The Butterfly's Way," and three contributors to that book also appear in this one.
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Haiti has been the subject of more than its share of lurid narratives. In her introduction to "Haiti Noir," Danticat discusses some of the "dark tales" that emerged from Haiti during the US Marine occupation of 1915-34. Books like "The Magic Island" by William Seabrook and "Voodoo Fire in Haiti" did their part to create a persistent image of Haiti as a land of zombies and cannibals.
By focusing on tales of crime and cruelty, "Haiti Noir" might be expected to generate more of the same. But Danticat maintains that if "mind-blowing and sometimes bone-chilling" stories are to be written about Haiti, they should be written by Haitians themselves. Of the 18 stories in this collection, all but two are written by Haitians, though many of them live in the diaspora. Madison Smartt Bell and Mark Kurlansky, white Americans with a deep knowledge of the country, are given the honor of inclusion.
Danticat tells us that she began working on this anthology about a year before the devastating earthquake of January 2010. She includes three tales that focus on that historic disaster, and chooses two of them to begin and end the book. In "Odette," by Patrick Sylvain, a grandmother in a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince survives the destruction only to become the target of the fears and suspicions of her neighbors. In "The Harem," by Ibi Aanu Zoboi, a charming lady's man with three lovers has a twisted response when he loses two of them in the quake. And in "The Blue Hill," by Rodney Saint-Éloi, the earthquake comes as the final blow of what is already an apocalyptic scene brought on by the dumping of chemicals and an outbreak of blue pustules.
Unlike other volumes in the series, "Haiti Noir" features few stories of mystery and detection. One exception is "Dangerous Crossroads," by Louis-Philippe Dalembert, a satisfying police procedural about a veteran police detective and a series of strangely deformed corpses.
For all the drama and violence in this book, some of its most effective stories focus on quieter losses. Populated by slaves (after the indigenous Taino Indians succumbed to European diseases), Haiti began as a land of displaced people and has remained a hard land to thrive in. "Migration is such an integral part of the Haitian experience," writes Danticat, "that those living outside of the country were once designated as part of a 'tenth department,' an ideological auxiliary to Haiti's first geographical nine."
Within Haiti itself, survival sometimes requires internal exile. Some of these stories refer to restaveks, or children whose parents are driven by poverty to send them away to work as domestic servants for richer families. Restaveks may be abused, deprived of education, or even raped. In "Rosanna," by Josaphat-Robert Large, a wealthy woman who owns a boutique in the capital takes in a boy as a restavek, and although she treats him well the decision ends in tragedy. In "Which One?," by Evelyne Trouillot, a mother contemplates a deception that would send her daughter to Brooklyn in hopes of a better life.
Danticat's own story may be the highlight of this collection. In "Claire of the Sea Light," a fisherman's wife dies while giving birth to their daughter, Claire. Gaspard, the father, raises the child but is constantly haunted by the sense that he is inadequate to the task. Though the love between Gaspard and Claire is strong, Gaspard devotes years to convincing a woman who sells fabric to become the girl's godmother — in fact, to take her away and raise her. It is a heartbreaking story, and when Gaspard finally succeeds, the result is more heartbreaking yet.
Geoff Wisner is the author of "A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books that Capture the Spirit of Africa."
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Danbury girls top New Fairfield for seventh straight win
NEW FAIRFIELD -- Oh, what a week it has been for the Danbury High School girls lacrosse team.
The Hatters extended their winning streak to seven games on Saturday with a thrilling 14-12 victory over New Fairfield in a non-conference game. That win came just two days after the Hatters held off FCIAC rival Ridgefield 10-9 at Tiger Hollow.
With these two big wins against two perennial contenders, the Hatters are now 10-3 overall and 8-1 in the FCIAC -- and feeling pretty confident as they get ready for the final stretch of the regular season and the FCIAC and state playoffs thereafter.
"We have depth, which is a good thing, and we're getting stronger every game," Danbury coach Jaime Williams said. "We've made a few mistakes, and we're hoping to fix those things by the time we get to the end of the season."
The Hatters feature nine seniors in their lineup, and those seniors are looking to make the most of their final season on Clapboard Ridge.
"I can't wait to see who we play (in the postseason)," Hatters senior Raven Winters said. "I think we'll do really well and I think we'll make it far this year. We have a new coach and a new style of play, and I think we're ready to play these tough teams."
The Hatters have beaten Ridgfield three years in a row by one goal. In Thursday's 10-9 win, Molly Miller scored four goals, Kendall Krafick had two goals and an assist, Pauline Kaplan scored two goals, Winters had a goal and three assists and Lindsey Eanniello scored a goal. Goalie Ketsia LeFranc sealed the win with 11 saves.
The Hatters followed that up with another big performance at New Fairfield Saturday. It was a close game, but one in which the Hatters never trailed.
"We played them in the preseason and we didn't do so well, so it was great to come out here and show them what we could really do now," Winters said. "We're well-developed now and we're coming together as a team."
Kaplan led the Hatters on Saturday with five goals and two assists. She scored three of Danbury's first four goals as the Hatters opened a 10-7 halftime lead. Winters had three goals and three assists, Lindsey Eanniello had three goals and two assists, Miller scored two goals, Alison Reisert scored one goal and Kendall Krafick handed out five assists, four of them setting up Kaplan goals.
For New Fairfield, Nicole Hughes scored four goals, Leah Osborne scored three goals, Alexis Rullo had two goals and an assist, Dana Bouwman scored two goals, Danielle Hanley scored a goal and McKayla Romanello and Casey Jagemann each added an assist.
Kaplan's goal with 48 seconds remaining in the first half -- after Miller and Winters had each rung a shot of the goal post -- gave Danbury a three-goal lead at the half. The Rebels, however, quickly erased that lead as Bouwman scored twice and Hughes scored once in the first 2:23 of the second half to tie the game at 10.
Then, after valiant defensive stands and clutch saves at both ends of the field, Winters broke the tie with 10:05 remaining off a pass from Eanniello, who had made an athletic move to leap and snare a pass from Krafick and then move the ball to Winters.
Winters then assisted goals by Reisert and Miller, and Eanniello scored unassisted, as the Hatters opened a 14-10 lead with 6:01 remaining. The Rebels chipped away in the final minutes, with Osborne and Hanley each scoring once, but they came no closer.
Both goalies played extremely well. Danbury's Ketsia LeFranc made seven saves and New Fairfield's Emily Zurzola, who entered the game in the first half in place of starter Colleen Loughran, made seven saves of her own. With the game tied at 10, Zurzola made a dazzling stick save to rob Miller on a free-position shot with 15:30 remaining. Four minutes later, with the score still tied at 10, LeFranc denied Romanello's close-range shot with a fine stick save.
"We've been on a good run so far," Williams said. "Coming off that win against Ridgefield I was worried that we would have a little let-down. And we had the junior prom last night. New Fairfield has been having a great run. After beating Newtown (17-16 on April 30) and then beating Brookfield (10-9 on Thursday), they've been playing very strong. We knew it was going to be good competition coming in."
Next up for Danbury is a road game at Norwalk on Monday at 4:30 p.m. The Hatters had beaten the Bears last Saturday 19-5.
New Fairfield (10-3), which had won eight straight before Saturday's loss, will look to rebound at home Monday at 6:30 p.m. against Lauralton Hall. That will be the Rebels' Senior Night game.
Records: Danbury 10-3; New Fairfield 10-3.
Scoring: D--Raven Winters 3g, 3a; Kendall Krafick 5a; Alison Reisert 1g; Lindsey Eanniello 3g, 2a; Molly Miller 2g; Pauline Kaplan 5g, 2a. NF--Casey Jagemann 1a; Dana Bouwman 2g; Leah Osborne 3g; McKayla Romanello 1a; Danielle Hanley 1g; Alexis Rullo 2g, 1a; Nicole Hughes 4g. Goalies: D--Ketsia LeFranc (7 saves). NF--Colleen Loughran (0 saves); Emily Zurzola (7 saves).


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Delphi announces Singapore automated pilot test
Published on Jul 31, 2016
Singapore has selected Delphi to provide a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles and a cloud-based mobility on demand software (AMoD) suite, beginning later this year. Engineers, acting as "safety drivers," will accompany select commuters in the first phase of the pilot test. Delphi will start testing this fall through 2018. Later this year, Delphi will reveal plans for similar pilots in American and European cities.
Taking a ride in Delphi's latest autonomous drive
Published on Jan 4, 2017
Delphi's latest self-driving vehicle system tucks sensors around the car out of sight such that it's hard to spot them if you're not actively looking. The car also drives Vegas streets like a local – a local with better manners than most.
A look at Lyft/Aptiv's self-driving car
Published on Jan 17, 2018
The future is here, folks—and it looks better than ever. After partnering up, Lyft and self-driving tech company Aptiv are at CES 2018 showcasing their self-driving taxis—cars that are ready for the future, but offer riders a familiar look.
"We did this cross-country drive back in 2015, 99% automated. And one of the pieces of feedback we got about that car was that it was 'remarkably unremarkable.' And we love it. And that's what we have here; it feels normal. It feels like there's a human there."
Aptiv: Autonomous vehicle explainer
Published on Feb 23, 2018
The first thing people notice about an Aptiv autonomous vehicle is just how unnoticeable it really is. While other autonomous driving prototypes feature lots of technology attached to their exteriors, Aptiv autonomous vehicles more closely resemble any production car you see on the road.


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Monk seals are sweet-faced marine mammals, endangered in the Mediterranean and Hawaii and extinct in the Caribbean. There's no record of them ever appearing in Georgia.
Yet a $130,000 cruise feasibility study, paid for by Savannah, Visit Savannah, Georgia and the Savannah Waterfront Association, cites monk seals as a species of concern for cruise vessels here, noting:
"... the Monk Seal would likely be too small to recognize from the vessel bridge."
BEA Architects authored the study, which was presented to city officials in installments throughout 2010 and 2011. Much of the language BEA uses in its environmental impact findings is identical to language used in a 2008 cruise feasibility study performed for the state of Hawaii by another consultant, ICF International. In fact, Googling a snippet of the monk seal findings quoted above brings up the ICF study.
Architect and BEA Principal Bruno Elias Ramos said his company used an archive of information it has accumulated by participating in cruise and ferry conferences to produce the Savannah study.
Despite the similarity in language and the inclusion of the Hawaiian species, he at first said he didn't think there had been any cutting and pasting from the ICF report into the Savannah study.
"I doubt that would be the case," he said. "It may be the same source (for both reports). It may be that a prior report was used."
After comparing the documents side by side, he said via email that a member of BEA's consulting team, Charles Towsley, was a contributing author to the Hawaii report.
"We were able to apply portions of that data which pertained to known impacts of the cruise industry, and hence are valid for the cruise industry globally, including Savannah," Ramos wrote in an email. "The chart for marine mammals had a missed typo, which was intended to reference 'small whales' not seals."
Wrong seals/
right whales
Ramos said the cruise ship feasibility study was meant to be a scoping study only - one that identifies key issues and factors that would affect moving to the next level of a detailed study - but when Savannah sought consulting services in May 2010, "environmental impact analysis on the waterways and air quality" was one of six study objectives outlined in the Request for Proposals.
The resulting nine PowerPoint presentations and 23-page report from Miami-based BEA include a three-page chart of "key findings" on impacts on the marine environment - including the monk seals - that paints a rosy picture of "unlikely impacts" and "minimal concerns."
That's not how Marcie Keever of the environmental group Friends of the Earth sees it.
"From the environmental perspective, I would say it really just doesn't take a look at the right things," said Keever, the organization's oceans and vessels project director. "With regard to mammals, right whales are the things they should be taking a look at. On the East Coast, that's the most likely marine mammal that could be hit."
Whales are mentioned generically in BEA's chart, but there's no specific mention of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, a large whale that migrates to Georgia waters every winter to give birth.
The report also dismisses water quality concerns, citing but not quantifying the cruise industry's use of advanced wastewater treatment systems to protect water and concluding the efforts are sufficient to avoid "significant, quantifiable impacts."
Keever said that while about 60 percent of the ships graded for environmental friendliness by her organization have installed advanced wastewater treatment, that percentage varies greatly by cruise line.
"If you look line by line, Carnival only has two of 24," she said. "So it really does depend on who you're inviting into your port."
On air pollution, BEA's report makes broad statements about the existence of regulations, green technologies and practices, but doesn't comment on possible impacts.
The Request for Proposal specifically requests "where possible the impacts should be converted into monetary value for further assessment." No such monetary values are provided in the presentations the Savannah Morning News received from the city in response to an open records request.
Keever said 23 of 148 cruise ships have shore power that allows them to turn off their engines while in port if the port is equipped with shore-power capability. Otherwise, a cruise ship in port for 10 hours produces emissions equivalent to 34,000 trucks idling the same amount of time.
BEA's key findings on heritage sites - institutions and places considered to have great cultural significance - includes an overview of Savannah history that's identical to the description on Visit Savannah's website.
The firm then lists nine heritage sites and dismisses the possibility of impacts from overcrowding from cruise ship passengers.
"Physical impact damages from the increased visitors to the heritage sites are not expected to increase significantly," the presentation states, without evidence of why.
The nine sites are the Savannah Historic District, Andrew Low House, Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, Bethesda Home for Boys, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Christ Church of Savannah, Davenport House and the Cotton Exchange.
The list struck Historic Savannah Executive Director Daniel Carey as odd.
"If the incompleteness of the identified list of 'heritage sites' and the cursory attention given to potential impacts upon them is any indication of the quality of this feasibility study, then we have little reason to rely on its veracity," he said.
BEA's feasibility study - which the city now refers to as a marketing study - was meant to be a step toward defining the $197,500 phase-one study now under way, Ramos said.
"The first-phase study was only an initial feasibility study and not intended to be interpreted as a full impact study but a 'scoping' study, which identifies key issues and significant factors, which affect moving forward to the next level of detailed study and is now under way with site-specific analysis," he wrote in an email.
Carey is concerned it's a rocky foundation.
"The greater question: Is the city getting its money's worth?" he said. "That's from the taxpayers' perspective. It's really important we get this right to have the best info available and presented in a way we can use. If we're not getting that, we're starting off on the wrong course, which could lead to a disastrous conclusion."


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Ave Maria
Ave Maria ä´vā märē´ä [key] [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. The words in English are:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.The first part is from Luke 1.28,42. The prayer is much used in private as well as in public devotions, e.g., in the rosary . It has many musical settings, the compositions by Franz Schubert and Charles Gounod being especially popular.
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For Immediate Release
New building offers expansion; growth opportunity for NEHGS
Boston, MA – January 3, 2013 – Brenton Simons, President and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) announced today that it has purchased the adjacent property located at 97 Newbury Street, giving NEHGS an opportunity in future years to expand on its current location at 99‐101 Newbury while growing its national leadership position. The seller, jeweler John Lewis, has leased back the property from NEHGS and plans to continue to his successful retail jewelry operation there for the foreseeable future.
The purchase of the 4‐story brownstone building by NEHGS will give the non‐profit genealogical library and archive an additional 4,500+ square feet for a variety of purposes, including education and public programs, collaborations with other organizations, exhibition space, parking, and a museum store retail enterprise. In particular, NEHGS can continue expanding its collection of more than 28 million objects while allowing the organization to maintain a larger portion of those important artifacts on the premises rather than in off‐site storage. It also allows for the addition of expert staff to help the increasing numbers of people coming in to learn more about getting started with their own family history research.
Simons said, "This is an historic time at NEHGS. The organization has grown dramatically in recent years, nearly reaching maximum capacity in our present building. Adding this new space will allow NEHGS to continue its leadership role while serving more than 65,000 members and registered users in new, more effective ways."
Simons added, "We are especially excited about the opportunity to build a new platform for educating
and training the next generation of genealogists while advancing the important work of preserving
our nation's family and local history for decades to come."
The brownstone, built in the 1870s by local department store founder Eben Jordan, will be preserved
by NEHGS because, Simons noted, "It is an important part of the Back Bay cityscape."
"We look forward in the fullness of time to the lasting legacy that the acquisition of John's building
will offer to the people of Boston, New England and indeed the United States in discovering their
family history," said NEHGS board Chair David H. Burnham of Cohasset, Mass.
NEHGS, founded in 1845, moved to 99‐101 Newbury Street in 1964 and expanded by adding an
additional four floors to offer greater access to its collection of more 200,000 books in addition to the
original artifacts. Today, NEHGS is the nation's leading resource for family history research and has
appeared in a number of celebrity genealogy programs, including serving as anchor location for the hit
PBS show, "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr," and actively participating in the NBC show,
"Who Do You Think You Are?" which included on‐air expert research for actresses Sarah Jessica
Parker, Brooke Shields, and Ashley Judd.
For more information on NEHGS visit their website at www.AmericanAncestors.org.


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Carrie Underwood Discusses Anxieties, 'Blown Away' and Life as a Wildflower
Do you need evidence that Carrie Underwood is still just a small town girl from Checotah, Okla.? Check out her Twitter page. The singer was one of the last holdouts to join, but now says she appreciates being able to jostle with her fans and followers. She doesn't stalk anyone — most of the 26 people she follows, she knows — and hasn't become addicted to the social media site just yet. Her favorite part? Watching her number of followers get bigger and bigger… and bigger.
Be honest with yourself. When you first joined MySpace, or Facebook, or Twitter, wasn't that the coolest thing? Sure, it's a little narcissistic, but there is a tiny amount of enjoyment to be had from passing 100, 1,000 or 200K followers (in Underwood's case). The famously talented and beautiful singer is not above these little pleasures. The things that give her thrills — hearing her song on the radio for the first time or a sweet compliment — are the things that would make us all feel the same way. Sure, she's got millions of dollars, but Underwood still has insecurities and moments of self-doubt. She hasn't yet reached that point where she feels like she belongs or deserves this life.
"I think that's something I'm still working towards," Underwood tells Taste of Country. "I mean I love being on stage but there is always to me, deep in the pit of my stomach, I'm thinking Oh my gosh. Are they gonna like me?'"
'Blown Away,' in stores May 1, is Underwood's fourth studio album and her first in almost three years. Instead of subscribing to the Nashville grind of record, promote, tour and repeat, country's original 'American Idol' chooses to take time off to live life in between days of fame. She won't be seriously touring until fall 2012, because July and August are the only months she gets to spend with husband Mike Fisher.
"Summers are very important to us and things are about to pick up a lot for me anyway, with the album release stuff and his (NHL) playoffs so we're going to cherish that time," she says, adding, "then I'll see him in 2013 I think."
It'd be fair to describe the songs on 'Blown Away' as dark and theatrical. The title-track is about getting revenge on an abusive, alcoholic father, and 'Two Black Cadillacs' is about a wife and a mistress who conspire to get even with the man who betrayed them. These are hardly pages from Underwood's personal diary, but she's become a master of invention — an actress with the voice of an angel.
You wrote eight of the 14 songs on 'Blown Away.' Is it fair to assume that this is your most personal album to date?
As far as working on it, yes. But subject matter — you know I always look for ways to play a character and step out of myself to make music. As far as subject matter I'd say most of the songs aren't that personal to me. I love making up characters and kind of having fun in a different kind of way.
What do you have to do to sort of "get into character" to record or perform songs like 'Blown Away,' 'Two Black Cadillacs' or even 'Last Name'?
You don't have to follow any specific rules or anything. Like in 'Two Black Cadillacs,' it really is a mini-movie. We had to condense quite a bit and try to get from Point A to Point B to Point C, back to Point A and try to make it all make sense — and that was the most fun part of it. It's nice to be challenged like that and see where you can take things and how far you can stretch things and still have it all work.
Are there one or two songs from the album that are biographical?
Definitely. 'Good in Goodbye' is one. I feel like everybody can relate to this in some way. You have those people in your life that were such a huge part of your life at one point. And you love this guy or this girl or whatever, and at the time, when it all ended, it seemed like the worst thing in the world, like you were never gonna recover. No,w my life is wonderful and I have this perfect husband and we have this great life together and if it had worked out the way I wanted it to years ago then I wouldn't be here.
Do you care to share who that song is about?
I never would want to mess with anyone's life at this point. I feel like as a writer every song is loosely based on somebody or very not loosely based on someone. But I don't know. I would never do that to somebody. The whole point of that song especially is that your non-involvement now is awesome, and they've moved on and I've moved on and thank God we both did because our lives are so much better.
'Forever Changed' (about a mother-daughter relationship) is another one that sounds very personal. Will you be able to get through that song without crying?
I haven't thus far [laughs]. When I was recording it, it was a fine line in being in the studio pouring my heart into, but still trying to think about what I needed to buy at the grocery store later, because if I really actually listened to myself I'd have to cut out mid-song and we'd have to start all over again. It was hard and we've done rehearsal lately, getting the band to know it and I have not been able to make it through it yet. So we'll see.
The problem is, sometimes performances like that make for really good radio singles. And when they're singles, you have to play them live every night.
I know. Everything we're doing, letting people hear these songs and having little listening parties here and there to get people familiar with it and share what we've been working so hard on … I'm like "Please don't play that one." I want people to like it, but I want them to like it in their own private corner, you know. So it really does scare me that that would actually become a single. I don't know what I'm gonna do if it does.
Have you played the entire album for your husband yet?
I think he's heard it, but I don't think he's heard it front to back. I think he's heard everything, but out of context.
What are his favorite songs?
He likes 'Two Black Cadillacs,' which kind of surprised me because he's a really conservative guy. He would love it if I just sang love songs or I started some awesome career in Christian music. He would absolutely love that. So that was a little bit out of his … I was like "Really? You like it? I didn't think you would." But he likes the drama I think.
Are you the wildflower in the relationship?
I think so. He's just that strong — I mean, he grew up pretty much like I did, he just grew up in Canada, you know. Hard-working parents and he always worked hard for everything that he got, and worked hard to be in the NHL and he still works hard now. He's quiet and strong and I definitely am the loudmouth, listens-to-her-music-too-loud kind of wife.
We caught you on your first major tour with Kenny Chesney in 2006, and then not again until early last year. We were really blown away by not only how good you are on stage, but how far you've come as a live performer. We don't know that anybody really gives you credit for that.
Well thank you. I think after coming off of 'American Idol' … people kind of expect you to just be awesome all the time, and we're still learning. I had a lot of stage experience, but it was in a 200-seat theater, you know — it wasn't thousands of people in front of me. So practice really does make you better in being able to be on stage and sing in front of all those people. I feel like I'm vocally better. I feel like I'm better on stage. I feel like everything about me musically is better, like light years better than it was seven years ago when I won 'Idol.'
Is there an artist that has really helped you out throughout your career?
Brad Paisley has always been really great to me, and that's no secret. Being on tour with him is like, "This is what I want to be like to my people when I'm on tour someday." He's just a great guy and he's definitely somebody I know right now if I needed advice on something musically or something that's going on in my career or whatever I could call him up and ask him and he'd totally be cool about it and give me good advice.


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Centennial Roadshow Fall 2013 Wrap Up
Date: November 21, 2013
The HSU Alumni office has recently wrapped up their final Centennial Roadshow for the Fall 2013 season. We have visited alumni in over 11 different cities around the US including but not limited to; Walnut Creek, La Jolla, Monterey, Redding, Anchorage AK, Portland OR, Fresno, Denver CO, Montclair NJ, Boise ID and Bend OR.
Alumni near and far gathered together to reconnect, share old memories and celebrate HSU's 100th. Many laughs were shared, friendships were made and delicious food was eaten. The Centennial Roadshows this fall were a time to celebrate and remember what it means to be a part of the Lumberjack family.
We loved hearing what our alumni were up to, where they're working and living and how they are growing or have grown their families. We enjoyed sharing what we're up to on campus now and what type of programs we have for our students, that our alumni were once a part of.
The Fall 2013 Centennial Roadshows were a hit with almost every event SOLD OUT! We look forward to traveling to our alumni next semester, Spring 2014. Here is a list of the cities we'll be visiting. Come join us!
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my parents and brother moved to denver a couple of years ago, and last year my brother called and told me about this toy store he had found. when he went inside, he saw the dunny I had made for kidrobot, and told the owners he was my brother. the next thing i knew.. a show had been set up for me at the plastic chapel.
After having a couple of corporate sponsored shows this past year, it was nice to work with a small shop. The title of my show was "I see the future" and the concept behind the work is "On the eave of my 30th birthday, I am given the power to see into the future. I witness my own death, and am deeply affected."
The opening was a week before my 30th birthday, and it was a great excuse to come out to denver and visit my family for the occaision.
this is scotty Lefavor... he was taking down his work at the gallery we stopped by the gallery to check everything out. he is a super massively nice guy.
steve's snappin dogs in denver are awesome. i just had to say that.
we got the keys to the store and came in the morning of the show to hang my work. my frame hook up didnt work out, so i picked up these totally shitty $5 poster frames at a craft store. all of the work was priced really low ($200 a pop) so i didnt feel too bad about it.
the turn out for the opening was pretty decent, though part of me wonders if people come to these things to see art or drink free beer and look at toys. everyone there was really nice, and it came across that denver has a really great close knit art scene. everyone goes to each other openings, and is really supportive of locals. it was refreshing...
here's me and my awesome brother playing good cop bad cop. there was a time i looked a lot like my brother, but then i discovered beer.
this guy's name is christopher cox. he has a website called changethethought.com and is a real "go getter".
andrew bell was randomly in town and stopped by. really super duper nice guy. you should buy his toys.
the next day my folks took us to boulder. there was a guy making insane balloon animals.
we swung by Joy Engine while we were there. Its an awesome little shop & gallery that also has a design studio in the back.
oh and check this out... after 30 years my mom has started painting again. here we see a portrait of her poodles.
i ate a lot of weird things while in denver, including brains and lots of raw meats. here we see some tasty tripe.
we had brunch at a place called "bump & grind" where the waitstaff dresses in drag.
and a parting shot of my brothers sweet bike...
so here I am, starting my 30th year of life. i feel pretty good about things. i really enjoyed my denver trip, and want to thank the plastic chapel for the opportunity. im looking to get out of ohio for more shows.. so if anyone has any suggestions, let me know!
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