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Every January, UK distributors Zyro invite their dealers to a hotel near their headquarters in Harrogate, Yorkshire where they showcase their key products for the year. Highlights of this year's show included kit from two brands that are new to the Zyro stable, XeNTiS and Etxeondo, plus urban gear from CamelBak and Altura, saddles from SQ Lab and a new secret-formula lube from Fenwick's.
XeNTiS wheels
We've seen the distinctive XeNTiSwheels on plenty of triathlon and track bikes overseas, and now they're going to be much easier to get hold of in the UK. The deeper aero wheels are hard to miss, with their unique quad- and five-spoke designs, but Xentis also offer a full range of both clincher and tubular road wheels. All are handmade and built in Austria.
For weight weenies and climbers, the SQUAD 2.5s are the obvious choice; at just 1,252g a pair, they're seriously feathery. The SQUAD 4.2 is the Zipp 303 rival, with a weight of 1,385g – impressively light for a 42mm deep carbon wheel. The SQUAD 5.8, as the name suggests, is a 58mm deep carbon wheel, and an obvious rival to the Zipp 404.
XeNTiS's SQUAD 2.5 road wheels are seriously feathery at just 1,252g a pair
The time trial/triathlon wheels are named MARK1 and MARK2, and are available in various configurations (standard, TT or Track, tubular or clincher). The MARK1 is the original design, with four aerofoil spoke blades made from unidirectional carbon fibre that are moulded into the woven fibres of the rim. XeNTiS claim this allows them to tune the stiffness of the wheel so that it's supremely rigid laterally but still offers a comfortable ride.
Even though the XeNTiS wheels are impressively light, rider weight limits are impressively high – 120kg (265lb) for all but the SQUAD 2.5s, which have a limit of 110kg (243lb). They also have some neat touches that separate them from the competition. Each wheel (apart from the minimal 2.5) has a computer magnet bonded into the rim at 180 degrees to the valve hole. This allows the wheel to be perfectly balanced and means the magnet has no affect on aerodynamics. The valve holes also have a soft insert to hold the valve and stop any rattling.
The quad-spoke MARK1 TT is available in clincher and tubular versions
The most important feature, though, is the patented 100 percent carbon brake track. This is claimed to offer consistent, powerful braking whatever the conditions, high resistance to wear and no need for carbon-specific brake pads. We'll have test sets arriving soon, so we'll let you know whether these claims stand up.
Etxeondo design, develop and manufacture all of their clothing in Spain. They have a long history in pro racing, with their kit being worn by the likes of Sean Kelly, Miguel Indurain and the Euskaltel squad, and the quality of materials and construction sets them out as a true premium brand. Think 'Spanish Assos' and you're not far away.
Etxeondo's Gizon jersey (£69.99) and Dicolor bibs (£89.99)
The Trier jersey combines multiple Meryl microfibre fabrics to create a superb form fit. The use of high-stretch fabrics with different densities means the jersey contours brilliantly and offers support in all the right areas. Details like the flattened zip, seamless arms and reinforced spine are all top quality. This is reflected in the price: £119.99.
The matching bib short is the Attaque, which uses a mixture of Tactel and elastane fabrics. The cut is again highly form fitting and the highly elastic fabric offers true compression qualities. The seat and inner thigh sections use heavier weight fabrics for durability, and the bib section's stitching is cleverly reversed to avoid skin irritation. The bibs retail for £229.99.
Etxeondo's Trier jersey and Attaque bibs
The Attaques won't make headlines like the new Feather shorts, though. Billed as the world's lightest shorts, they're made from a highly elastic, abrasion resistant micro-weave Lycra sport fabric. Features include compression sections on the lower back and a dedicated handmade and hand cut chamois. In a medium size the Feather bibs tips the scales at just 119g – that's around half the weight of the competition. RRP is £169.99.
Sticking with clothing, Altura have a new line of UK designed and developed urban/commuting clothing. Called Altura Metro it consists so far of shorts, three-quarters and trousers, plus a new polo-style riding shirt. This has a unique collar that gives the appearance of a collared polo shirt when undone. But fold it up using the magnetic closure and it turns into a round-necked cycling top. It's made from a fast wicking, soft touch, cotton-like fabric and detailing is superb. More so when you factor in the bargain price of just £29.99.
Altura's new Metro Polo shirt and 3/4-length shorts
The accompanying trousers (£59.99), shorts (£49.99( and three-quarters (£54.99) are all made from the same lightly ribbed high-stretch fabric, have higher backs than fronts for on-the-bike usability, and Velcro pulls for waist adjustment. They all use the same fleece pad, which is minimal so as not to be noticeable but should offer enough comfort for commuting duties. The trousers have Scotchlite reflective detailing on the inside of the ankles, to provide both nighttime visibility and protection from oily chains if you turn up the legs; a button closure is provided on the right (drive side) leg to prevent it rolling down as you ride.
Altura's Ergofit road wear has also had a major overhaul. The new Ergofit Pro bib features seamless legs, a laser cut bib section and an improved 3D ergonomic pad. Power Lycra sections are used to give a compression-like fit and extra durability. The Ergofit Pro bib has plenty of features we'd expect to see on much pricier shorts. RRP is £99.99.
The revamped Altura Ergofit Pro bib short and matching Ergofit Comp jersey
The colour and design matched Ergofit Comp jersey (£59.99) features a full zip and three rear pockets, with a zipped security pocket too. The fit is performance orientated and has been developed with the aid of the Altura road team. Also launching for the summer is a new Ergofit Pro mitt. This features a super-light, seamless, laser cut design with a slim palm and sculpted fit. It'll be available in white/red or black/red in S, M, L or XL for £29.99 a pair.
CamelBak have set out to prove that they don't just make great hydration packs but great backpacks too. The Solvo urban bag has a waxed cotton outer, with the handles, bottom and ribbed back pad constructed from superb quality fine-grain leather. Inside are organiser pockets, including dedicated padded spaces for your laptop or tablet.
CamelBak's new Solvo packs are made from a heavy duty waxed cotton fabric, with fine grain leather detailing. This is the larger Solvo 30
The Solvo is available in two sizes/styles: 30 and 25. The larger Solvo 30 has a full-length quick-access zip, so there's no need to dig through the bag's contents to get to your laptop. Both feature a full rain cover, detachable bottle holder and smartphone pocket. They're extremely limited, with only 100 coming to the UK. Pricing starts at £199.99 for the 25, rising to £239.99 for the 30. It's a lot to pay, but construction quality is outstanding – among the best we've seen from any backpack.
SQ Lab
SQ Lab are known for their ergonomic saddle designs. Rather than just buying a saddle straight off the shelf, they recommend you measure your sit bones using their remarkably simple system. All you have to do is sit on the dedicated SQ Lab stool, which uses a piece of corrugated cardboard to record an impression of your posterior. You can then measure the distance between the sit bone centres, and use SQ's gauge to find your optimal saddle width, taking into account your preferred ride position, varying from time trial/triathlon through to upright.
SQ Lab's fitting stool contains a corrugated cardboard sheet. Sit on it and pull your weight down using the handles, and the impression you leave allows you to measure your sit-bone width
This data has been arrived at by sampling the shapes of 50,000 riders of all types, and SQ offer saddles for everything from trekking and city comfort all the way through to racing. For those looking to save some weight, the standard SQ offerings may seem a little basic in their construction. To address this, SQ are launching a lightweight carbon-railed, pro-level model in the spring.
The 'active' – read 'performance' – range has a shape very distinct from everything else on the market. The rear seat area is set much higher than the slim, narrow nose. This step-down design is combined with a deep depression at the transition between rear and nose. SQ claim this gets rid of potential pressure points that can lead to numbness and discomfort. The nose is almost completely flat, in order to better distribute pressure when riding up on the front.
Arriving in the spring is this new lightweight, carbon railed, pro-level SQ Lab saddle, which will be available in different widths
The saddles are all tuneable to your needs too. Each comes with three different rear elastomer inserts. Rated soft, medium and hard, these allow the rider to choose the amount of flex for their particular needs. The claims made about the SQ saddles are intriguing and we're looking forward to getting one in on test. We've been measured up so we're just waiting for our test seat to arrive.
Fenwick's Stealth lube
It takes quite a lot to get us excited about maintenance but Fenwick's new Stealth dry lube may just do it. Most dry lubes are wax- or ceramic-based, and can suffer from hardening on the chain or drying out and separating in the bottle. The new Stealth lube uses neither of these ingredients. Fenwick's wouldn't tell us what's inside but did inform us that the metallic finish to the lube is a buffing agent and it's this that gives a smooth lubed surface to your chain. It's also claimed to be highly contamination resistant.
Fenwick's Stealth lubricant comes in mountain bike (front) and road bike (rear) versions
The bottle has a pipette integrated into its lid. This means it's easy to apply the lube to individual chain links and you don't use excess lube when applying. Fenwick's claim one application of Stealth lube is good for 3-500 miles on the road, and around 100 miles for a muddy mountain bike ride. Stealth lube is priced at £9.99.
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This week I represented IUCN Water at the IWA Development Congress in Nairobi, Kenya. Despite the recent events there, the Congress was well attended, with over 1000 water professionals, global companies and institutions gathering to share experiences and knowledge on practical solutions, in particular for improved access to water and sanitation services for urban environments.
With four major themes, I followed closely the stream on optimising resources for the water, food and energy nexus, considering that I'm working on our Nexus Dialogue Project which we implement jointly with IWA. Through this stream, we ran a session specifically on the Nexus Dialogue where I spoke about our recent project activities.
Actually being in Nairobi and speaking to people working on the ground, the reality of the future challenges with regards to managing water, energy and food security in cities dawned on me.
The global urban population is projected to reach 6.3 billion in 2050 – every second the urban population grows by 2 people. With a majority of the global population living in cities, demand for food, energy and water will be highest in urban centres. We know that ecosystem services and the water resources they provide, or 'natural infrastructure', are integral to these three securities.
In Africa, high hydro-climatic variability, limited storage, aging water infrastructures and rising demand undermine the African water sector. With more than 60 transboundary rivers in Africa, developing large-scale infrastructure to manage water use and avoid conflicts is a huge challenge. Infrastructure development is therefore a key ingredient for economic growth.
In the report "Africa's -Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation" it was estimated that over US$90 billion per year to 2020 will be needed for infrastructure investments in Africa. Almost half of this amount is needed to address the continent's current power supply requirements and boost Africa's economic growth potential. Current spending is half of what is needed.
Chronic power shortages affect many African countries. The energy generation capacity of 48 Sub Saharan African countries is 68 gigawatts, about the same as Spain. Over 25 percent of that capacity is unavailable because of aging plants and poor maintenance. If we look at irrigation infrastructure, some 39 million hectares of agricultural land in Africa is deemed physically suitable for irrigation. However, physical suitability does not necessarily entail economic viability.
Reconnecting these facts with reality and understanding what these reports mean – what's really going on, for me, this is what this week has been all about – what the nexus really means to an engineer working for Nairobi Water fixing pipes for drinking water supply, or a strategic relations manager at Abengoa, a private company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors.
And this is the thing – we can't just talk about dams. Discussion about water infrastructure often quickly turns to discussion about dams. And yes, they play a major part in our Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure, but nexus solutions are also found in small scale technologies and other infrastructure, such as piping for water supply, drip irrigation and water re-use technologies.
And it is through dialogues about these technologies and solutions that we find an entry point to engage and align with the other sectors of the nexus, food and energy but also with the WASH (Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) sector. The nexus space does open up dialogue about the inter-linkages of the sectors and provides an opportunity to move outside the 'water box' and engage with other stakeholders. But key to these dialogues is language and terminology.
Communicating on the nexus is challenging and many people find the term a bit dry. For me, with a background in geography, understanding the interaction between water, food and energy – the nexus – is very much a 'systems approach'. The idea of a closed loop system, where instead of using a resource and then disposing of it (following a 'conventional linear approach') understanding that once the resource is used at one point in the system, it then gets taken back around through 'resource recovery'.
With the focus on the IWA Congress so heavily on WASH, and with a background in the sector myself, I can't help but come away thinking that there is a lot of learning and sharing to be done between the WASH world and the water management world. Better collaboration between these two fields would uncover some interesting solutions. The Nexus Dialogue is about bridging the gaps between sectors of water, energy and food, but we mustn't forget the WASH sector.
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Israeli planes reportedly entered Syrian air space today and bombed Syrian targets. The targets are said to be one or more weapons facility.
It isn't clear whether, assuming the veracity of the reports, the targets were chemical weapons facilities. But if the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, bombing chemical weapons facilities is an appropriate response, for it diminishes the chemical weapons capability of both the Assad regime and its possible (probable?) Islamist successor.
Any additional military response to the crossing of President Obama's imaginary red line would be unwise. If we choose to tilt the Syrian battlefield in favor of rebel forces, we should do so based on a careful weighing of interests — primarily our own — not on an assessment of the extent to which Assad's actions are dastardly.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's tennis squad closed out their fall campaign by splitting a pair of matches on Saturday. The Spartans fell to Ursinus 7-1 in their morning match before bouncing back to down Goucher 6-3 in Towson.
With the split, the Spartans are now 5-1.
Against Ursinus, the Spartans' lone win came from the third doubles tandem of Eric Cooperman (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Daniel Erk (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) as they posted an 8-6 win over Dalton Lynch and Mike Melchiorre.
The Bears captured five of the six singles matches with the fifth singles match not reaching completion.
Against Goucher, the Spartans started with two wins in the doubles matches. Matt Rosenkrantz (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) and Jake Greenstein (Morris Plains, N.J./Parsippany Hills) combined to roll to an 8-1 win in the second doubles match. Cooperman and Erk picked up their second doubles win of the day as they earned an 8-4 third doubles win.
After the Gophers earned wins at first and second singles, Nathaniel Hoskins (Gap, Pa./Pequea Valley) earned an easy 6-0, 6-2 win at third singles. Rosenkrantz cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in the fourth singles while Zach Hanson (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) notched a 6-4, 6-2 fifth singles win. George Sosa (Wilmington, Del./Thomas McKean) recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win in the sixth singles match to conclude the victory for York.
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Plot: Aashiqui 2 movie is a musical starring Rahul Jaykar (Aditya Roy Kapoor) and Arohi Shirke (Shraddha Kapoor) opposite each another. This romance takes you through a journey of two lovers who go through a very turbulent journey. Will they emerge stronger together or do their egos come in the way, separating the two? Mahesh Bhatt`s `Aashiqui` (1990) created musical history. It made stars out Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal and more importantly, music directors, Nadeem – Shravan. Mohit Suri (`Awarapan` `Murder 2`) now takes his uncle`s legacy forward with Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in `Aashiqui 2`. Music director, Mithoon and director, Mohit Suri have given us blockbuster musical hits before. Will they be able to recreate the musical magic of the original love story?


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Along with "Hike Your Own Hike," it's equally important to "Pick Your Own Pitch" and "Choose Your Own Tarp." Just as there are as many hammock options to choose from, there are equally as many tarp configurations and rigging options to match.
When it comes to tarps, some like full coverage while others prefer to go topless. There's no right or wrong answer here, and your choice depends on many factors: weight, coverage, versatility, ease-of-use, etc.
It is generally agreed that full-coverage tarps, or "winter" tarps are best for four-season camping when you need maximum protection from the elements. Winter tarps usually add extra flaps or "doors" to the ends of the tarp that can be folded inward to enclose all four sides. Some manufacturers sell "doors" as an optional add-on to common hex or cat-cut tarps.
Large tarps also provide good privacy for modesty when changing clothes, etc. But larger tarps can be more complicated to pitch for some users and they do weigh more and can require extra hardware (e.g., stakes, guylines) to pitch.
In moderate conditions, almost any tarp can be modified for good coverage, ventilation, and privacy. Some users have successfully used ponchos as dual-purpose a-sym tarps. Diamond tarps offer more coverage than a-sym design and are equally simple to pitch. Keep in mind, however, that smaller tarps require greater skill to keep dry in adverse conditions. It is often necessary to sleep in a specific direction under an a-sym tarp to maximize coverage.
Square or rectangular tarps with multiple tie-outs can allow for greater pitching options than other tarps.
One great advantage of hammock camping with tarps is that in adverse conditions--rain, snow, wind--you can set up the tarp first and then keep your gear dry as you set up the hammock and sleep system. The first part to hanging the tarp is the ridgeline. As with tarps, there are multiple methods: end tie-outs or full ridgelines; knots, prusik loops, figure-9, knot bones, etc. The amount of versatility means each hanger can pick what works best for them, balancing weight, strength, ease-of-use, or other metrics.
Most ridgelines fall under one of two categories: end-only or full-length. End-only lines essentially eliminate the rope between the tarp tie-outs, which can reduce some weight. Full-length ridgelines run the entire length of the tarp and can be used under the tarp or over the tarp.
With a full-length ridgeline, you can set the line first and then adjust the tarp along the line to center it. It is often easier to center a tarp between the supports with a full-length ridgeline than with end-only lines.
Hanging the tarp over a full-length ridgeline provides additional structure and can be preferred during extreme conditions when the ridgeline can help support extra weight, such as during a snow storm. With the ridgeline running under the hammock, it also provides handy points for clipping gear to air dry, or to attach a bug net.
Whether you use a full or end-only ridgeline, one method for attaching the line to the support is to create a "V" around the post (see illustration). Essentially, you begin to loop the line around the support starting at the end point of the tarp. You then take the line around the support and then attach the line back at the beak of tarp. This creates a space so the hammock suspension can swing with less collisions against the tarp suspension line.
Once the ridge of the tarp is set, you can set the guylines. Diamond or asymmetric tarps have as little as two guy points, so set-up can be quicker. Guylines of approximately 6 feet allow enough line so you can guy the tarp around other nearby supports, pitched low during adverse conditions, or in conjunction with trekking poles or found supports to open the tarp for more ventilation or views.
Many tarps stretch during the night, so even the tightest pitch before going to bed may slacken by morning. You can retrofit guylines with elastic shock cord or purchase them ready-made from several manufacturers. With shock cord on the guyline, the tarp will remain taut as the tarp stretches.
I hope these two illustrations provide some basic understanding for the more common types of tarps used with hammocks and some best practices for pitching and using hammock tarps.


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It would have been a blue Christmas without a new Zelda title under our Christmas Wii, but Nintendo comes through in the nick of the time, announcing a November 20 release date for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
The largest Zelda adventure yet and the first designed solely for the Wii (Link's Crossbow Training never counted as anything), Skyward Sword is likely Link's last big hurrah on the Wii before Nintendo slaps a U at the end of it and makes it more powerful and expensive.
"The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the biggest game in the series yet," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We've just scratched the surface of this massive experience, and we look forward to sharing additional details with fans as we approach the Nov. 20 launch."
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Chris Woods, who had been Everton's goalkeeping coach since 1998, takes on the same role with United and veteran coach Jimmy Lumsden also joins the staff after working with Moyes at Preston and Everton.
Moyes told United's official website: "I have worked with Steve, Chris and Jimmy for a number of years and I am delighted they have decided to join me at this great club.
"They bring great qualities in their respective fields and I know that, like me, they feel that this is a challenge to relish. I have great faith that together, we can build upon the success this club has enjoyed over many years."
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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Do EACH of the following:
- a. Learn how to search your library's card catalog or computerized catalog by author, title, and subject.
- b. With the assistance of your merit badge counselor or a librarian, select six books of four different types (such as poetry, drama/plays, fiction, nonfiction, biographies, etc.). Ask your librarian or counselor about award-winning books that are recommended for readers your age and include at least one of those titles.
- c. Find the books in the library catalog. With your counselor's or a librarian's assistance, locate the books on the shelves.
- d. Read each book. Keep a log of your reading that includes the title of the book, the pages or chapters read, the date you completed them, and your thoughts about what you have read so far. Discuss your reading with your counselor. Using your log as a reference, explain why you chose each book and tell whether you enjoyed it and what it meant to you.
- 2. Read about the world around you from any two sources—books, magazines, newspapers, the Internet (with your parent's permission), field manuals, etc. Topics may include sports, environmental problems, politics, social issues, current events, nature, religion, etc. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor.
- 3. Do ONE of the following:
- a. From a catalog of your choice, fill out an order form for merchandise as if you intended to place an order. Share the completed form with your counselor and discuss it.
- b. With your parent's permission, locate at least five Web sites that are helpful for your scouting or other activities. Write the Internet addresses of these sites in your log. Talk with your counselor or a librarian about safety rules for using the Internet.
- 4. With your counselor's and parent's permission, choose ONE of the following activities and devote at least four hours of service to that activity. Discuss your participation with your counselor.
- a. Read to a sick, blind, or homebound person in a hospital or in an extended-care facility.
- b. Perform volunteer work at your school library or a public library.
- c. Read stories to younger children, in a group or individually.
Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)
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External links
Library of Congress -- The USA's Library of Congress's home page.
LoC Online Catalog -- The USA's Library of Congress's Online catalog.
DMOZ directory of Boy Scouts of America sites -- A good resource for requirement 3b. Lists over 2,600 web sites beneficial to Scouting.
ALSC's Newberry Page -- List of Newberry Medal and Honors books.
Teen Reads Home Page -- A website entirely devoted to books for teenagers. Great source if you're looking for a certain book, author, or just browsing.
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After a few days in Napa last week, Ryan Reynolds brought Blake Lively home to Vancouver this weekend. It's their second visit back since they officially became a couple. On Saturday they went for brunch at Sophie's in Kitsilano - my hood! - and left hand in hand. Those images are attached at the beginning of the series. On Sunday they were spotted at Benny's which is actually where Jacek took me on our first breakfast date. It's cozy upstairs and you can read the paper for hours. The two also spent time with his family.
So... does this mean she won't be at the Met Gala tonight? She's been there the last 4 years in a row. And every time it's been spectacular. Maybe not spectacularly "stylish", but always something to talk about.
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County Clerk Starts Petition to Re-Bid State DMV Contract | Politics
A Statement Released by the County of Chautauqua Office of the County Clerk
Outrage over the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles $88.5 million bid award for driver's licenses prompted Chautauqua County Clerk Sandy Sopak to initiate a petition drive throughout the county.
"I learned just as everyone else did, through the news, that the state awarded the bid for production of new driver's licenses to the highest bidder, which is $38 million more than the current bid," said Sopak. "As soon as the news broke, Chautauqua County residents expressed their outrage at what appears to be an exorbitant waste of taxpayer money. If there's a legitimate reason for this award, the state hasn't shared it with us."
To give Chautauqua County residents a voice, the County Clerk's office is making petitions available throughout the county at each of the three DMV offices as well as the Office of the County Clerk. Anyone unable to visit a local office may have their name added by sending an email to Deputy County Clerk Tracie Kaminski Haskin at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
"According to the AP News report, The State Comptroller's office is reviewing the bid award and must make a determination before the award can be approved. We don't know how long that may take so we're urging residents who oppose this award to visit one of our DMV offices in Jamestown, Mayville or Dunkirk and sign the petition as soon as possible," said Kaminski Haskin. "There also appears to be a lawsuit requesting the bid be reopened. We would like to get as many signatures to our state representatives as possible so our feelings can be known before final decisions are made. Anyone unable to get to one of the offices may email me their name and city of residence and it will be added to the list."
More information on the bid award can be found on the County Clerk's website at http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/departments/clerk.


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Dear Sasha: I have been with my boyfriend for a little over a year. He's a great guy; hard worker, loyal, a great cook and he's hot. We have our differences, obviously, and I am way more expressive than he is: I'm constantly telling him low great he looks, I surprise him with gifts and basically show my appreciation for him in many different ways.
Anyway, after a long talk in which I jokingly told him I would like for him to write a little something for me on account of St Valentine's day, I asked him what he would like for me to change or do for him. And he told me to please watch my weight and do something about it.
I am 27, weigh 132 pounds and I am 5'4' tall. I am definitely not slim, but not fat, either. I felt rather bad about it and was quite offended and told him I could not believe how superficial he is. He insisted on telling me that he knew that it was a complicated matter, that he told me for my own good and that if I continue to put on weight it could affect the attraction he feels for me.
Being the petty bitch I am, I told him I would like his penis to be longer. He looked at me as if I had clubbed him on the head. Granted, he's not super well endowed but it works, I guess. He believed I was talking out of spite. I think I've crossed a stupid line but I don't know if I have to apologize, or forget about the whole matter. hope you can help! Love, C
Ouch. The dink shrinker. Harsh.
We all know that you don't f-ck with a girl's weight but you never ever f-ck with the size of a dude's dick. And C, you guys just knocked each other right out of the safe zone.
What you said was straight up a tornado kick right to his ball sack, not to mention a major blow to his ego. As harsh as it is to criticize someone's weight, at least that's something that can be changed, but dick size? That sh-t's for life. And now every time he whips that sucker out, he'll know that you don't see a dick, but a wee-wee and there's no chia petting his way out of that.
Honestly C, I don't know what you can say to make this better. It's really up to him to get over. At this point all you can do is say sorry, you didn't mean it, you only said it out of anger, and hope for the best. Good Luck.


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It is not right to 'bash' union guys
"In your anger, do not sin" is in Psalm 4:4, and Paul quotes it in Ephesians 4:26.
I was angry reading how you bashed trade unionists as a result of your being bashed by a hurricane ("Important issues pondered in cold and dark," Nov. 8). I understand how you reacted, but being understandable that you were hurt by the storm doesn't make it right to bash people who had nothing to do with the storm. I don't even find that understandable.
I was out helping others in that storm, and I wouldn't be surprised if many other union brothers and sisters were also. I remember another Bible verse written by James (actually "Jacob," I believe) — "Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger… James 1:19.
God bless you!
Dan Homan
Mural work in Chestnut Hill was a great experience
I am so happy the Local was able to do an article about our recent public art project in Chestnut Hill.
The article inspired me to write this letter. I would like to reiterate my deep gratitude to the community for all their support. I live in Spring Garden and even though I direct a citywide program, I have had surprisingly little interaction with Chestnut Hill – we have gotten close in that Mt Airy is building quite a collection of outdoor art – but this was a new and very positive experience.
From the support and vision of Karen Boyd to the generosity and tenacity of Richard Snowden, as well as other business leaders, residents and passersby, the support was much more than I had anticipated. I too became enthralled and loved driving up to watch people watch Ann painting the mural with such passion and intent.
One day in fact, about 25 people were watching her work and when she turned around they broke out in spontaneous applause. Moments like this make me love our city even more. But there is one aspect of this mural I want to underscore. This was a total community endeavor in that the community raised the funds for the project. And while Mural Arts was able, as we always do, to contribute many in-kind things, we could not have done the mural without people's support – both in terms of finances and time.
Karen gave us a great start because she had been raising money for years. But it was really Bowman Properties, with it's larger gift which was catalytic to the fundraising process, and the Bowman employees who helped smooth the way for Ann and our project manager and provided a beautiful community reception after the dedication. I thank them and the BID with Seth Shapiro who followed suit with fundraising and the residents from the area who closed the gap.
There is a term being used around the country now that I mentioned at the dedication, the phrase is "social practice." It is used by curators, academics, and artists and means that the process of creating the work has equal value to the object itself and that what happens afterwards has equal value. Many fascinating public art projects are being created with this idea in mind.
Speaking with curators a few weeks ago about our newer projects they indicated that a project like the Chestnut Hill mural as well as other projects we are doing certainly fall under this category, and they felt we should be proud of this exemplary practice. I am proud of that. We have come a long way since the early days of the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network.
But I am prouder still of the connections we have made with community members over the years and certainly this project was no different. The momentum around this project that was sparked and stirred by Karen Boyd, Richard Snowden, Seth Shapiro, Bill Valerio, our curatorial panel and others, was palpable – your community opened the door so we could do the work.
Sometimes inspiring things occur because we decide to put aside our differences and work together for the greater good and in our case, something truly beautiful, inspiring and long-lasting was the result. In a world where sometimes there is not enough beauty, this was a glorious moment.
Thank you so much Chestnut Hill!
Jane Golden
Executive Director
Philadelphia Mural Arts
If we didn't have unions we would have to invent them
Several statements in the Nov. 8 Local article about the city's response to Hurricane Sandy are inaccurate.
The headline (page 17) that "Fortunately, PECO guys are not trade unionists," is incorrect. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers represents linemen and others.
The assertion that union and city workers could not clean up after Sandy is flip, belittling and makes no sense. If PECO employed enough workers to clean up after a hurricane our electric rates would be astronomical. It is efficient for out-of-town crews to help during disasters.
PECO workers restored our power within two hours and called three times with updates. I know not everyone was so fortunate, but electrical and tree work is dangerous and takes time.
In normal circumstances city employees also do a good job given limited resources. Whenever a tree blocks a street in my neighborhood (East Mt. Airy) or garbage is dumped, workers come within a day or two to clean up.
The article played into the now often-heard bias that working people and unions are the cause of societal dysfunction. This analysis is superficial and stops us from looking at deeper causes, including infrastructure disrepair and the debilitating U.S. wealth gap (75 percent of wealth is owned by 10 percent of the population).
While every organization, including unions, has problems, there are uncountable, but sadly often forgotten union accomplishments that help society: Unions helped end child labor, improved consumer and work-place safety, gave us living wages, fought for rights we all value and made it possible for many of us to rise to the middle class. Unions helped democratize the country by organizing people to help themselves – be it for healthcare, 40-hour workweeks or representation.
Antje Mattheus
Union remarks unwarranted
It was unfortunate that Len Lear was without power for 50 hours. But given that so many people lost so much more for so much longer – like my niece on Long Island (11 days) – while others lost houses, cars and their lives, his was a very small price to pay, let alone to devote all that space to.
But it was his disparaging remarks about trade unionists and city workers with which I took umbrage. As a former shop steward for Local 2187, AFSCME, I saw city workers up close. Of course, I saw those who just took their pay for a non-productive day. But what group of people anywhere does not have its share of maladroits?
Please don't tell me journalism is excluded. So to castigate city workers and trade unionists with such demeaning remarks, as did Mr. Lear, was beyond the pale. Does he think the utility workers of whom he spoke so highly, and deservedly so, are non-union?
One would hope that in the future he would put his fertile mind and the space he has to share it publicly in a more uplifting manner.
Lawrence H. Geller
Laugh, sigh over hurricane article
Just a short note to tell you how much I enjoyed your article in the Local this week ("Important issues pondered in cold and dark last week," by Len Lear, Nov. 8). It made me laugh, sigh, ponder and almost shed a tear. The style of writing speaks to me. When I read the part about the storm edibles, I asked myself, "What would he have done had he been out of power for 150 hours?" It is my belief that we are in store for more bad weather in the near future. Please stock up with imperishable foods. I don't want anything to stop those articles from coming.
Betsy Thompson
'We have our hospital back'
Two recent, and one not so recent, events prompt me to recount them for readers of the Local.
The first is to comment on my tour of Chestnut Hill Hospital's new ER, ICU and surgical suites: absolute "state of the art." The ER, with its private cubicles, equipped with emergency apparatuses and arranged in what CHH's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Scanlon, calls "the racetrack configuration" (central staff area with rooms around entire perimeter), facilitates staff access while providing privacy and comfort.
The ICU is similarly arranged, except that a nurse workstation situated directly between each pair of rooms provides direct observation and care on a one–nurse-to-two-patient ratio. And, for the record, CHH's own Dr. William McClenahan received a special award from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for his initiative in establishing the first hospital intensive care unit in America!
The second prompt was Barbara Sherf's letter in the last issue of the Local, recounting a very favorable ER experience. And the third was my own experience of a few years ago. Having suffered a previous TIA (transient ischemic attack, or "little stroke"), I was well aware of what was happening upon the recurrence of sudden loss of strength and a feeling of weightlessness in my right leg. With my wife, Lynn, at the wheel, we motored to a nearby community hospital, which had been certified as a "Primary Stroke Center."
At the ER we gave information to the receptionist that I was experiencing stroke symptoms. We then spent nearly one (yes, 1) hour waiting to be seen. The rest of the work-up and subsequent admission for overnight observation was by the book, and fortunately, all was well.
However, a subsequent TIA led us to the Chestnut Hill Hospital ER, where we were directed immediately to a treatment cubicle and just as immediately worked up with physical blood tests, CT and neurological consult, providing a marked contrast to the above.
Today, with its own certification as a Primary Stroke Center, CHH is geared to even more rapid and definitive diagnosis and treatment. Upon admission to ER, a "stroke alert" goes out to the appropriate team to provide all of the above on an expedited basis, with the addition of a face-to-face consultation with a Jefferson Neurologist, via "Jeffy," a robot linked directly to Jeff. Both Penn and Temple Cardiology are present on site, and an affiliation with Temple Orthopedics is pending.
So why bother to publicize all this? Simple. It's no secret that we as a community have gone through a period in which our confidence in Chestnut Hill Hospital was tested by changes in governance, staff morale and facilities that were visibly deteriorating. The state of the hospital today is vastly and palpably improved, not only in facilities but also in the notably high morale of all (from front door to OR) personnel.
This enthusiasm for top-level performance is validated by the Joint Commission on Accreditation's recent report card citing the hospital as a "Top Performer" (among 4 percent nationally) on Key Quality Measures two years running. And finally, and perhaps most importantly, is the energy and vision and dedication of its administration and governance.
I think we have our hospital back.
Burton A. Fleming, M.D.
Chestnut Hill
Ed. note: Dr. Fleming is a retired psychiatrist and former Chestnut Hill Hospital staff member as well as the first medical director of the Horsham Clinic.
A miracle on Germantown Ave
I boarded the 23 bus at the Chestnut Hill newsstand at about 7:45 a.m., having just left the physical therapy practice at the top of the hill. I had that week's Local fresh from the newsstand. I was taking a short ride to Allens Lane, near my home.
After getting off at my stop, planning to go into the Wawa for some forbidden goodies, I reached into my side pocket to get my wallet. I realized it was not there. I looked for the bus, but it was quickly heading up the hill towards Mt. Pleasant Avenue on its way to downtown Philadelphia. I thought, "Oh no. There goes my wallet, I.D. and recently withdrawn handful of twenties." I assumed it was gone forever.
When I got home I called my wife to share my loss with her, hoping that she could be of some help (long distance from her job in Horsham.) She called the Chestnut Hill Community Association to see if she could get a number for the newsstand, then SEPTA to see if there was possibly a lost and found. Neither effort led to any promise.
I needed to cancel and reorder a bank card from Citizens Bank. Later that day, my friend took a break from his work and drove me to the bank. After completing the transaction in the bank, I was prepared to take the bus home, for the second time that day.
Leaving the bank I saw a bus. I tried to run to get it, but I missed it. The next bus came by in around ten minutes. When I got on that bus, I recognized the driver as the same one earlier. I looked over in dismay at the seat I had occupied earlier, the first seat facing the front. Lo and behold! I could see a slight view of my wallet jammed between the seat and the outer sidewall of the bus.
I grabbed it! Everything was there – the cards and the cash. I could not believe that the wallet rode downtown and back at least twice without being seen. My father, who is now deceased over twenty years, used to ride the 23 trolley back and forth from Chestnut Hill to South Philly as a daily routine. I thought that maybe he was looking out for me and had somehow concealed the wallet until I was able to get back to find it! Thanks, Dad. There is no other better explanation.
Frank Root
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Mark Young, an assistant coach for the United States Olympic Track and Field team for the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia, has built nationally recognized women's cross country and track and field programs at Yale since arriving in New Haven in 1980. The national Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1987, Young also earned District I honors in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Young has led Yale teams to six Heptagonal (Ivy League plus Naval Academy) Championships and four top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships (best finish was 3rd in 1987). Yale has also won four ECAC titles under Young's guidance. Many individuals have been recognized for their accomplishments during Young's tenure. Thirteen women have earned All-America status in cross country and eight more have been individually honored in track and field since 1982.
In track and field, Young was named NCAA District I Outdoor Track Coach of the Year in 1987, when Yale won the outdoor Heptagonal Championship and finished second indoors. In addition to the Olympic team, Young has had several other impressive international coaching assignments. In March of 1995, he was the head coach of the U.S. Women's Team at the World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In the summer of 1999, he was an assistant coach at the World University Games in Mallorca, Spain, a post he previously held in 1993 at the World University Games in Buffalo. In 1990, he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Junior National Team when it traveled to Bulgaria for the World Championships. Young also served as both an assistant track coach for the East Team at the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival and the head coach for the same squad in 1989. Off the track, Young chaired the NCAA Track and Field Committee from 1989-1992, and served as Co-Commissioner of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games Athletics Venue.
A 1968 Yale graduate, Young captained the 1968
outdoor Heptagonal champion Bulldogs. He won IC4A titles at 440
yards outdoors, 600 yards indoors and anchored the mile relay team
to the current outdoor record of 3:09.6 and an IC4A championship.


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It's coming. Sometime in July we expect Nokia to formally announce the Lumia "EOS". The device that we think will help further push the adoption of Windows Phone into the mainstream. It's going to be hard for any news outlet to ignore a 41MP sensor on a phone. That being said, it's always nice to see the device show up online before that official announcement.
The leak above comes from Vizileaks. The guy (or gal) who happens to have spent some time with the Nokia Lumia "EOS" shares another pic of the Lumia "EOS" besides the Lumia 920. The device on the right is the upcoming smartphone that we expect to knock your socks off. Besides the obvious Nokia Glance Screen, you'll notice the shadow being cast by the slightly raised device. That device is being raised because of that little volcano on the back – the 41MP camera housing.
Here are the specs we still expect from the EOS:
- 41 MP camera with Xenon flash
- Nokia Pro Camera
- 32GB of internal storage
- OLED screen at 768 x 1280
- WP8 v 8.0.10322.71
- FM Radio
- Flip to silence
- Polycarbonate body
- Takes 35 MP picture and a 5 MP at the same time. The 5 MP version is meant for quickly sharing on social networks.
- Comes in yellow
- No SD card
- No visible OS changes
Just imagine, it's plausible that a month from now we'll know the official story behind this device. Exciting times ahead.
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I took a conference call last week on the toilet. Actually, it gets worse: I took a conference call while standing on the toilet and whispering so my kids wouldn't be able to find me. When they did, I muted the phone so I could hiss, "Get out of here THIS MINUTE and leave me ALONE." Except that I didn't actually press mute.
Oh, the joys of working from home.
Fortunately, I'm not the only mother who has resorted to such lows for a little privacy. Here are some of my favorite Scary Mommy Confessions on the subject ...
1. Figured out a way to get some time to myself. I went in my room, closed the door, and hung a sign that read, "Do not enter, mom is naked." Worked like a charm.
2. I can hear little people looking for me. I am hiding in the closet for some me time.
3. I love my husband dearly, but some days I think it would be good to get a divorce so we could split custody and I could actually have time to myself for a change.
4. I'm supposed to be working out. I got dressed and drove to the gym. I'm sitting in the parking lot playing Angry Birds. This is the only alone time I get. I just don't have it in me today.
More from The Stir: 25 All-Time Favorite Mommy Confessions
5. I love playing hide and seek with my children. They still haven't caught on to the fact that I hide in a different bed every time. Best way ever to sneak in a cat nap.
6. I pretend to have IBS, but really, I just sit in the bathroom endlessly playing on my iPhone. Periodically, I flush the toilet and grunt.
7. I gave up privacy the day I became a mother. I mourn it every single day.
8. I go to great lengths to get away from my children. I am currently typing this while hiding out on my son's bunk bed, literally under the blanket.
9. I wear headphones almost constantly. "SORRY, KIDS! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!"
10. The real prep for motherhood was the dump I took on the delivery table with my first daughter. Haven't gone to the bathroom without an audience since.
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Amy5 needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
i am partners in a new website for women. we are mothers of teen age daughters trying to set an example, raising awareness, and having fun. we aim to be socially conscious, eco-friendly, but always with a sense of humor. we say "we are the site for women seeking world peace, food for thought and a really great pair of shoes"
our theme line is look good. feel good. do good.
the shirts are for us to wear - we have a big trip coming up to Australia where we may have some media exposure. we also hope to sell the shirts on our website, expanding the design to other products as well.
the design should be appropriate for women between the age of 35-55 - a fashion conscious woman but not a slave to fashion. we shouldn't look like we are wearing our daughter's shirt, but the design should be interesting enough that they would want to wear ours.
be creative with the design elements provided in the attached logo. they do not need to lock up in the way they are set in the logo currently. be aware of where on the shirts you place the designs. be tasteful, innovative. the designs must reflect the name style substance and soul. please consider all areas of the shirt - front back side sleeve - make a statement - we know the name is long and a mouthful, use that, make it an advantage
no beefy t's - the shirt itself must have good lines and a nice fit. we are grown ups!


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Note that this has also been reported to Bugzilla (though I can't say I did it correctly). All pages that I have created in HTML-Tidy output as XHTML Transitional are failing to display in Mozilla M14 for Win98, as is the page http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/ . If anyone else is having this problem, and if you know how, please report it to Mozilla (since I can't say that I got it right). If anyone knows what's causing it let me know, I'd appreciate it, as I've already converted my entire website over to the rec XHTML, and am afraid that I will now have to convert everything back to HTML 4.0 to get it to work in NS5 (or 6, or whatever the hell they're planning on calling it). Patrick T. Rourke email@example.com on Saturday, 18 March 2000 16:31:27 UTC
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I'm starting this thread because I have found my vocabulary lacking some days...and I think, surely, we all have room to learn. Please add any words that you come across that you think may be unfamiliar to some of us. Today, I saw the following word and had to look it up and so, I am sharing it in case any of you saw it and also didn't know its meaning:
- : a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known
- : a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing; also : extreme egocentrism
solipsist ˈsō-ləp-sist, ˈsä-ləp-, sə-ˈlip-\ noun
solipsistic sō-ləp-ˈsis-tik, ˌsä-\ adjective
solipsistically ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary


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February 8, 2011
Mac Petty, a fixture in the Wabash College Athletics Department for 35 seasons, has announced his retirement as Head Basketball Coach at the end of the academic calendar year.
Wabash will honor the accomplishments of Coach Petty's career at the conclusion of the final regular season home game on Saturday, February 19 versus Oberlin College. A search for his replacement will begin at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 basketball season.
"I don't know if there are enough words to describe my feelings and the gratitude I have for Wabash to allow me the privilege of being involved with so many fine young men over my 35 years as head coach," Petty said. "However, I'm not getting any younger, and I have a partner in my wife, Gloria, who has been with me for 40-plus years. I think it is time to spend some quality time with her."
Petty is the winningest coach in Wabash history with a record of 494-387, and has a career win-loss record of 541-415. He began the 2010-11 season 10th in total wins among active Division III men's basketball coaches and ranks 20th on the all-time coaching list.
"I remember the decision to first come to Wabash and the challenge of fixing a program that was down," Petty recalls. "I talked to Bobby Knight, who I played against in high school. He told me that Wabash could be a diamond in the rough. Fortunately because of the hard work of our fine student-athletes, we've been able to turn that around. The credit for our success goes to my players, my assistants, and all of people who have been associated with Wabash basketball over the past 35 years."
Petty and success have gone hand in hand throughout his career. After taking over a team that finished 4-22 in 1974 and 6-20 in 1975, he quickly helped Wabash to the first of five 20-win seasons over his career in 1979. He guided the 1981-82 Little Giant team to a 24-4 record and the 1982 NCAA Division III national championship. The National Association of Basketball Coaches named him the 1982 Division III National Coach of the Year.
"To generations of students and colleagues Mac Petty remains the consummate Wabash gentleman," said Wabash President Patrick White. "For us all he has modeled what it means to be a gentleman and a citizen – a man of honor, integrity, respect, and passion for excellence and for Wabash."
Petty's 1996-97 team won the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament and earned a berth in the NCAA playoffs. The following season the Little Giants won both the conference regular season and tournament titles, earning a trip to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, while earning Petty District Coach of the Year honors. During that run, Petty guided Wabash to its best four-year record in the history of the program, going 83-26 from 1996-2000.
He has coached five teams to 20 or more victories, with his current team owning a 17-4 overall record with three regular season games remaining on the schedule. Petty received the North Coast Athletic Coach of the Year Award last season after his Wabash team finished second with a record of 12-4 in conference play and an 18-8 mark overall.
Petty was inducted into the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. He was added to the Montgomery County Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Petty was named an honorary alumnus of Wabash in 2005.
"As a coach, Mac Petty takes young men seriously and demands of them maturity and achievement, and leads them to take themselves seriously in every aspect of their lives — academic, athletic, and personal, and in their commitment to team, college, family, and community," said President White.
Petty was a standout baseball and basketball player at Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio. He was inducted into the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also a member of the Wooster High School and Wayne County Athletics Halls of Fame.
Petty earned a basketball scholarship at the University of Tennessee and played both varsity baseball and basketball. Petty helped the Vols' baseball team to a Southeastern Conference title in 1966 and received professional offer from the New York Mets. Petty stayed in school, graduating in 1968 with a degree in physical education, while also helping the Volunteers' basketball team win the 1967 SEC title.
Petty's first coaching job came at Loudon High School in Tennessee, where he coached basketball for three seasons. He then accepted the head coaching position at the University of the South at Sewanee, where in three seasons he posted a 47-28 record.
"Coach Petty has been seen as the consummate Wabash Gentleman by our students — not just his players — throughout his time here," Wabash Dean of Students Mike Raters said. "His interests and efforts in the whole life of the College, and the education of our students, have been most evident during his tenure. Accordingly, his retirement will be emotional and impactful for Wabash men of many generations."
Petty has been involved in basketball away from the Wabash campus, too. He was as an assistant at the 1983 National Sports Festival and, in 1985 he assisted former Purdue coach Gene Keady on the USA's Jones Cup team in Taiwan. Petty is a member of the NABC, for which he has served as a congressman and member of the research committee. He has been a member of the NCAA's 12-member rules committee. He is also a former member of the NABC College Division All-America committee. Petty was recognized for his long-time service as a teacher and mentor of the game of basketball by the NABC in 2010 with the Guardians of the Game Award for Advocacy.
"The highest compliment I can pay him is that I've lost count of the number of non-basketball-playing alumni who have commented about how tough it will be on the College when he steps aside," added Dean Raters. "He is, without question, a legendary figure who, like others who achieve that status, has become one due to his success, humility, gentlemanly behavior, and widespread positive affect on the lives of those both inside and outside his direct sphere of influence."
Petty is active in the Kiwanis Club and the First United Methodist Church. An avid golfer, he has coached the Wabash golf team since 2005. Petty has achieved the associated faculty rank of full professor, and is a member of the Wabash faculty athletic and teacher education committees.
Petty and his wife have two grown children, Susan and Matt. An Indiana basketball All-Star, Matt was a four-year letterman on the Creighton University basketball team. The Petty's also have four grandchildren.


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The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is just as useful — and interesting — today.
So rather than leave his wisdom printed on pages archived in our storage room, I pulled out issues from the late 1980s and early 1990s and have been reproducing relevant entries in this blog. Here is my 21st entry, which was originally published in the September 1989 issue:
Hi-lo circuit solves cushion problem
When specified correctly, cylinder cushions do their job of protecting a cylinder and its load against damaging impact at the end of a stroke. However, if the external application changes — say, by increasing the load, the speed, or both — the original cushions may not be able to perform acceptably under the new conditions.
We ran into this situation on a welding line for truck wheels. Four of the stations used cushioned lift cylinders to swing the heavy wheels slowly between horizontal and almost vertical positions. Unfortunately, the equipment was configured to put the cylinder at a 4:1 mechanical disadvantage, and when our production people had to speed up the system to fill new orders, the additional momentum became a cushion cruncher. We were replacing a cylinder weekly.
We considered external shock absorbers, but the cost of rebuilding the framework was prohibitive. We investigated big rotary cams and deceleration valves, but there was no room to install them.
However, there was a thin rotary cam plate at the pivot point that was used to trip some limit switches, and someone remembered reading about electronically operated flow controls. Maybe we could add other limit switches to sequence high and low voltages to such a flow control.
As we suspected, the electronic valves were expensive, and we had a battle to get our hands on a single unit to try to prove our point. We installed the flow control in the tank line and ran the cylinder at full speed for 80% of its stroke; then we ramped down via the meter-out flow control over the last 20% until the cushion could handle the final stop.
The setup worked like a charm, and adjusting speed with a twist of a potentiometer was a pleasure. Too much of a pleasure, as it turned out. We had half the guys in the shop coming over to play with the new controls — zooming up and zooming down — until we caught a couple of them plotting an attempt to launch one of the wheels across the aisle. The pot wound up in a locked box with a shatterproof glass cover, so all could see the settings but not change them.
After this first success, it was easy to get and install electronic flow control valves on the other stations. Four years later, we still haven't lost a valve—or another cylinder.


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Assuming we don't resign Alan Branch,
If PC/JS aren't thrilled with the available FA 3-Tech DT's, and don't think they can get an immediate contributor with pick-56 in the draft -
Do you think it's possible they try to negotiate a player trade - swap player/pick(s) to acquire a 3-Tech DT they covet from another team?
Teams changing from 4-3 to 3-4 may have a player we covet that doesn't fit with that teams defensive changes?
Any thoughts on players they'd pursue under these circumstances?


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"In this beautiful book about striving and surviving, every essay displays a well-stocked brain grappling with life's thorny problems."
—Debra Monroe, author of On the Outskirts of Normal
For nearly ten years John Griswold has been publishing his essays in Inside Higher Ed, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Brevity, Ninth Letter, and Adjunct Advocate, many under the pen name Oronte Churm. Churm's topics have ranged widely, exploring themes such as the writing life and the utility of creative-writing classes, race issues in a university town, and the beautiful, protective crocodiles that lie patiently waiting in the minds of fathers.
Though Griswold recently entered the tenure stream, much of his experience, at a Big Ten university, has been as an adjunct lecturer—that tenuous and uncertain position so many now occupy in higher education. In Pirates You Don't Know, Griswold writes poignantly and hilariously about the contingent nature of this life, tying it to his birth in the last American enclave in Saigon during the Vietnam War, his upbringing in a coal town in southern Illinois, and his experience as an army deep-sea diver and frogman. He investigates class in America through four generations of his family and portrays the continuing joys and challenges of fatherhood while making a living, becoming literate, and staying open to the world. But Griswold's central concerns apply to everyone: What does it mean to be educated? What does it mean to think, feel, create, and be whole? What is the point of this particular journey?
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.
The regulations are aimed at reducing the estimated 3,000 deaths a year from foodborne illness. Just since last summer, outbreaks of listeria in cheese and salmonella in peanut butter, mangoes and cantaloupe have been linked to more than 400 illnesses and as many as seven deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
The actual number of those sickened is likely much higher.
The FDA's proposed rules would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, to include making sure workers' hands are washed, irrigation water is clean, and that animals stay out of fields. Food manufacturers will have to submit food safety plans to the government to show they are keeping their operations clean.
Many responsible food companies and farmers are already following the steps that the FDA would now require them to take. But officials say the requirements could have saved lives and prevented illnesses in several of the large-scale outbreaks that have hit the country in recent years.


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Securities and Exchange Commission
Litigation Release No. 17795 / October 22, 2002
SEC Alleges Fraud Against Aventura, Florida Public Company in Connection with False SEC Filings and Against Its Transfer Agent for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Florida Stock Transfer, Inc., Vector Holdings Corp., and Allen E. Weintraub, Case No. 02-23048-CIV-Ungaro-Benages (S.D. Fla., filed October 15, 2002).
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that on October 15, 2002 it filed a federal civil action (action) against Florida Stock Transfer, Inc. (FST), Vector Holdings Corp. (Vector), and Allen E. Weintraub, president of both FST and Vector, in connection with alleged violations by FST of the transfer agent rules under the federal securities laws and alleged false filings with the SEC by Vector. The action asked for emergency relief against FST and Weintraub. On October 16, 2002, the Honorable Patricia Seitz, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida entered, among other things, a temporary restraining order against FST and Weintraub and an asset freeze against Weintraub.
According to the SEC's complaint (complaint), Vector's transfer agent, FST, which is under the exclusive control of Weintraub, has engaged in violations of the transfer agent rules under the federal securities laws. The complaint alleges, among other things that FST did not produce all documents requested by SEC examiners during an examination of FST, did not create and maintain a daily log, and kept an incomplete and inaccurate master securityholder file for Vector. Further, the complaint alleges that since Weintraub gained control of Vector, its filings with the SEC have failed to disclose one or more of the following: (1) In 1992, Weintraub pled guilty in Broward County, Florida to five felonies: one count of organized fraud and four counts of grand theft; (2) In 1998, Weintraub pled nolo contendere in Miami-Dade County, Florida to four felony counts for fraudulent practices; (3) Also in 1998, a civil judgment was entered against Weintraub in the amount of $22,897.36, which remains unsatisfied; and (4) In 2000, a civil judgment was entered against Weintraub in the amount of $33,549.62 which also remains unsatisfied. The complaint also alleges that Vector misrepresented Weintraub's background in its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2001 which was later also incorporated by reference into a Form S-8 registration statement. The complaint further alleges Weintraub has profited from Vector's misrepresentations and omissions by dumping millions of Vector shares into the public market for a profit of well over $200,000.
As a result, the SEC's complaint charges FST with violations of Sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3), 17A(c), 17A(d)(1) and 17(f)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and Rules 17Ac2-1, 17Ad-6, 17Ad-7, 17Ad-10, 17Ad-11, 17Ad-12, 17Ad-15, 17Ad-16, 17Ad-17, and 17f-2 thereunder, and charges Weintraub with aiding and abetting those violations. The SEC's complaint further charges Vector and Weintraub with violations of 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Weintraub with violations of Rule 13b2-2; Vector with violations of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-11 and 13a-13 thereunder, and Weintraub with aiding and abetting Vector's violations of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-11 and 13a-13 thereunder. The SEC is also seeking in this lawsuit preliminary and permanent injunctions against FST, Vector and Weintraub, disgorgement of ill-gotten profits from Weintraub, civil money penalties against FST and Weintraub and an officer and director bar against Weintraub.