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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng in rural China. (Reuters photo)
Update: Chen Guangcheng has been offered a fellowship to study law at a U.S. university.
A State Department spokeswoman says the U.S. expects that China "will expeditiously process" travel documents for him to study there.
That the Chinese authorities appear willing to allow this long-detained activist and his family to freely travel to America — while retaining his Chinese citizenship — is an extraordinary breakthrough.
As Chen Guangcheng's case becomes more complicated and more politicized, the blind activist is wading into superpower politics, and maybe getting in over his head.
Less than a day after blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng fretted to a CNN reporter that he was "very disappointed" in U.S. officials for encouraging him — and, he said, lying in an effort to "lobby" him — to leave the embassy grounds in Beijing, Chen now says that his sense that the Americans had abandoned him was a "misunderstanding."
He expressed his "deep gratitude" to the same American officials whom, only hours earlier, he had lambasted as having not "protected human rights in this case."
He disputed the appearance that, since leaving the embassy as part of a deal to live in partial freedom with his family, he'd changed his mind.
"The agreement was that I would have full civil liberties and travel freely as I wish," he said, reiterating his desire — which he adopted shortly after leaving the embassy — to flee to the U.S.
The Chen roller-coaster has taken many ups and downs over the past 48 hours, and it's taken the U.S.-China relationship — maybe the most important diplomatic link in the world today — with it, every turn by harrowing turn.
First his stay at the embassy was a slap in Beijing's face and potential geopolitical crisis, then his departure under a carefully negotiated U.S.-China deal was a humble but important breakthrough, later his declaration that he'd been misled into taking the deal was a grave American mistake, and now his request for the U.S. to take him out of China is yet another slap to Beijing and opportunity for diplomatic meltdown.
Chen, who grew up in rural Shandong province when rural China was still one of the poorest places on Earth, is a courageous activist and a self-made man; he is not particularly worldly.
Yet he's on the world stage now, whether he wants to be or not, and as more than just an activist.
Having elevated his mistreatment to the U.S. embassy, he is, for this brief moment, a major player in the great power politics of the Pacific.
His declarations, demands and denouncements are now a subject of the U.S. presidential race and a major issue (if largely unspoken, in public anyway) of the high-level U.S.-China talks for which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are both in Beijing.
This a man who has done amazing things with his life, pushing against horrific abuses by a government that is not fond of dissent, but his battlegrounds have been very different than the one he's on today.
After what must have been an exhilarating escape, and a stay at the U.S. embassy that by all accounts had Chen at his cheeriest, he is back in the hands of the same Chinese Government whose police recently threatened to beat his wife to death (though the state is far from monolithic).
And he's scared. "I feel my family members aren't very safe in China," he told The Wall Street Journal.
Tellingly, Chen also seemed surprised by the idea that he would not be allow to return to the embassy, and thus leave China for the U.S., at any point.
"The U.S. embassy never said whether or not I could go back after getting out of the hospital," he said.
"But I'm a free citizen. If something happens, of course I could go to the embassy."
Few, if any, observers seem to believe that Chinese authorities, who kept him under house arrest for years, would allow him to return to the embassy.
Chen is a remarkable and brave man, but at moments like this, he can also seem a bit naive, and that's not irrelevant to how his case is developing.
Throughout this episode, Chen has shown two consistent traits that don't seem to be helping him: an odd optimism about his situation, no matter how dire it gets; and a politically insensitive willingness to say whatever he thinks.
His requests to fly to America on Hillary Clinton's plane, or to travel freely to a from the U.S. embassy building, show that he may not fully grasp the gravity of his situation.
His comments first thanking U.S. embassy officials, then chiding them, then insisting it had been a "misunderstanding" are probably not going to deter those officials from helping him.
But the same political insensitivity toward the Chinese Government — which is never thrilled to hear dissidents insisting that they be allowed to leave for the U.S., or accusing the state of violating their rights — could risk some of the unusual goodwill China has shown.
The deal that China agreed to for Chen is, by China's extremely low standards, surprisingly not bad.
Within the Chinese Government, some hard-line officials would probably like to see Chen thrown back under house arrest, and the activist is unwittingly helping those officials build their case.
Chen's sudden urgency about leaving China could be due in part to his claims that U.S. embassy officials are no longer answering his phone calls, and that the officials did not stay with him at the Beijing hospital overnight as promised.
The U.S. embassy appears to be doing what it can to keep up with Chen's shifting requests.
When he was in the embassy, he wanted to stay in China, and they negotiated an imperfect — he will not be totally free, and it's possible Chinese authorities could renege on their promises — but still landmark deal for him to stay.
Now that he's out, he says he wants to travel to the U.S., and though it's very difficult to see a way for the embassy to pull this off, officials say they're doing their best to negotiate with Chinese authorities.
At this point, the U.S. may be at or near the limits of its power to help Chen.
China is a powerful and sovereign country, and one particularly unwelcome to Western dictates.
Its treatment of dissident activists is among the worst in the world, but the U.S. has somehow managed to secure a deal that, although it has little way of guaranteeing Chinese state cooperation, is far better than years of house arrest.
Chen seems surprised and disappointed that the U.S. did not live up to his lofty sense of American power and ideals.
Somehow, in a country that drills into would-be activists that they should abandon hope and shut their mouths, Chen is still optimistic and still determined to speak his mind.
Those traits may have made him a great activist in a country that badly needs them.
But they are not helping him navigate the great-power politics that he's been thrust into.
He is stuck between the two most powerful states in the world, stuck in the middle of a much larger U.S.-China conversation about human rights that has been running since President Clinton reopened the relationship in the mid-1990s.
He has to figure out how to navigate all of this as a blind idealist from rural China, sitting in a Beijing hospital and worrying about his family's safety.
Of all the many challenges he's faced in his life, this may be the biggest.
Tim Lyncecum See details


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SEWANEE, Tenn.—The Birmingham-Southern softball team picked up two conference shutouts today on the road, defeating Sewanee 9-0 and 15-0.
The Panthers now stand at 15-13 overall and lead the league standings with a 12-2 mark, while Sewanee falls to 3-17 overall and 0-12 in the Southern Athletic Association.
BSC scored three runs in the top of the third inning of game one when freshman Torrie Garner walked with the bases loaded, followed by a two-RBI single by junior Hannah Harris. The Panthers scored the rest of their runs in the top of the seventh courtesy of a home run by junior Bethany Fronk, a walk by freshman Taylor Brewer, and a grand slam by junior Joanna Jernigan.
Harris was 3-4 at the plate, and freshman Maddie Ridgway was 2-5. Jernigan led with four RBI. Freshman Taylor Harkins (6-4) threw the complete game shutout, giving up only one hit and one walk while fanning 10 Sewanee batters.
Game two started with the entire Panther lineup batting in the top of the first, and BSC scoring five runs as Ridgway scored on an error, Fronk stole home, and Brewer hit a two-RBI single and then later scored on a wild pitch.
The Panthers added three more in the second on a two-RBI double by Harris, who then stole third and scored on a Sewanee error. Three more came across the plate for BSC in the top of the third when Ridgway scored on another Tiger error and Garner RBI doubled for two more runs, putting the Panthers up 11-0.
A Ridgway RBI ground-out put BSC up 12-0 in the top of the fourth, and in the fifth Harris scored on an error followed by an RBI double by freshman Ashley Leonard to plate two more runners for a 15-0 lead.
Garner and Leonard were both 2-3 at the plate. Fronk (8-9) pitched all five innings and gave up only one hit with six strikeouts.
The four-game series concludes tomorrow with a noon doubleheader.

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Posted: Monday, June 30, 2014Department: Fire
Police/Fire Departments - June 30, 2014
The Winston-Salem Police and Fire departments are urging all citizens to have a happy and safe Independence Day by following a few simple safety tips.
The Police Department reminds Independence Day celebrants to consume alcohol responsibly and to use a designated driver if they consume alcohol away from their home. Citizens are also reminded that it is illegal to discharge firearms in the city.
Fireworks that are legal in North Carolina include poppers, sparklers, fountains and novelty items that don't explode, spin, leave the ground or fly through the air. Examples include snake and glow worms, smoke devices, wire sparklers and noisemakers like string poppers. Firecrackers are prohibited, as are any fireworks that shoot into the sky or spin rapidly.
The Fire Department urges citizens be safe when grilling and handling fireworks. Follow these guidelines:
For more fire-safety tips for holidays, go to NFPA.org/education.


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Hal Clifton became the ninth head coach in the history of the North Carolina A&T volleyball program on August 2, 2011 when Director of Athletics Earl Hilton announced his signing. He came to A&T with the charge of leading the Aggies back to the success they enjoyed during the 1990's and early 2000's. Clifton has made tremendous strides with the program, making four straight MEAC tournaments after the Aggies had not reached the tournament since 2007 before his arrival.
In the process, he coached libero Ashley Johnson to a first-team All-MEAC selection in 2012 and third-team selection in 2015. Johnson also finished her career as the Aggies all-time leader in digs. Outside hitter Brooke Stamnes became the Aggies all-time leader in kills in 2015 and in the same year she was selected second-team All-MEAC. McDaniel, who like Johnson and Stamnes, was a member of Clifton's first recruiting class as the Aggies head coach, was a third-team All-MEAC selection in 2013. In 2016, Samara Brown showed her advancement under Clifton when she became a first-team All-MEAC member.
The volleyball program also remains one of the top academic programs at A&T as five players were named to the MEAC All-Academic Team in 2011 and '12. Aleena McDaniel, along with Johnson, Jasmine Jones and Stamnes were named to the 2013 All-MEAC academic team. Six student-athletes were named to the MEAC All-Academic team in 2014. The program earned a perfect APR score of 1000 in 2015 as four Aggies made the conference's all-academic team. An additional six players made the MEAC All-Academic team in 2016.
Two-thousand thirteen was a turning point for Clifton's program. The Aggies made their first appearance in the MEAC tournament since 2007 as the No. 2 seed in the southern division. A&T also secured its first non-conference win since the 2010 season with a 3-2 victory over Alabama A&M in September. Clifton transformed one of the worst teams in the MEAC into a team that routinely qualifies for the MEAC tournament. In his first season, the Aggies were a young team and had the minimum of six players on the roster to start the season. Clifton developed those players and added others to the team as the season progressed. Despite the obstacles, Clifton converted outside hitter Chelsea Fox into a strong setter and he oversaw the steady improvement of middle hitter Andrea Evans.
Clfton came to A&T after concluding his sixth season as the assistant coach of the Elon Phoenix. He played a major part in turning the Phoenix from a 9-23 team in 2005 to a squad that finished in first place in the Southern Conference North Division in 2010 with a 21-14 overall record and an 11-5 mark in the league. Clifton came to Elon University in August of 2005 from St. Andrews Presbyterian College where he served as the assistant coach for the 2004 season.
At St. Andrews, Clifton helped lead the team to the NCAA Division II Tournament and a regional ranking of seventh. The team tied a school record with 14 conference victories and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Clifton coached four all-conference athletes at St. Andrews and one conference freshman of the year.
Before his stint at St. Andrews, Clifton spent three years as the head coach at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, N.C. At Jack Britt, he achieved an overall record of 62-20, including a 28-2 season. Clifton was a three-time Mid-Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and the Cape Fear Region Coach of the Year in 2003. He led Jack Britt to consecutive conference championships and state tournament appearances in 2002 and '03. Clifton coached three Mid-Southeastern Conference players of the year along with nine all-conference selections.
Clifton also served six seasons as the head coach of the Carolina Region High Performance club team from 2002-2007. In 2003 and '04, he served as the head coach of the developmental team before becoming the head coach of the youth team in 2005. Clifton also spent three seasons with the Fayetteville Area Volleyball Association as a head coach. His 17-and-under team won the Carolina Regional Championship and three other tournaments in 2002.
Clifton graduated with a B.S., degree in athletic training from Appalachian State University in 1994, where he played for the men's volleyball club team. While at Appalachian State, Clifton received the Ron H. "Doc" Kannoy Award for the most outstanding athletic trainer.
He earned his master's in exercise and sport science from the University of Florida in 1996. During his time at Florida, Clifton served as the athletic trainer for the World University Volleyball team while they trained and played exhibition matches throughout the state of Florida prior to going to Japan for competition. As an athletic trainer at Florida, Clifton worked with the 1994 Southeastern Conference Champion football team along with the top ranked men's tennis and men's golf programs.
Clifton and his wife, Jennifer, have two children.


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December 2017 LibraryReads
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere
delves into family relationships and what parenthood, either biological or by adoption, means. We follow the members of two families living in the idyllic, perfectly-planned suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio: Mia and Pearl, a mother and daughter living a less traditional lifestyle, moving from town to town every few months, and the Richardsons, the perfect nuclear family in the perfect suburb…until Izzy Richardson burns her family home down. Ng's superpower is her ability to pull you into her books from the very first sentence!"
-- Emma DeLooze-Klein, Kirkwood Public Library, Kirkwood, MO
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore
"This is the story of hundreds of young, vibrant women who were sentenced to death by their employers. The so-called "Radium Girls" painted luminescent faces on clock and watch dials using a paint mixture that contained radium. Instructed to "lip-point" their brushes as they painted, they absorbed high doses of radium into their bodies. When the effects of the radium led to horrific disfigurement and pain, the company refused to take responsibility. This heartrending book was one I could not put down."
-- Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, CT
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel
Gail Honeyman
"I loved this book about the quirky Eleanor, who struggles to relate to other people and lives a very solitary life. When she and the new work IT guy happen to be walking down the street together, they witness an elderly man collapse on the sidewalk and suddenly Eleanor's orderly routines are disrupted. This is a lovely novel about loneliness and how a little bit of kindness can change a person forever. Highly recommended for fans of
A Man Called Ove
The Rosie Project
– this would make a great book club read."
-- Halle Eisenman, Beaufort County Library, Blufton, SC
News of the World: A Novel
Paulette Jiles
"Readers fortunate enough to meet Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an old ex-soldier who makes a living reading the news to townspeople in 1870s Texas, and Joanna, the Indian captive he is charged with returning to her relatives, will not soon forget them. Everything, from the vividly realized Texas frontier setting to the characters is beautifully crafted, right up to the moving conclusion. Both the Captain and Joanna have very distinctive voices. Wonderful storytelling."
-- Beth Mills, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY
Glass Houses: A Novel
Louise Penny
"A new threat arises in Three Pines as a mysterious masked figure stands watch on the village green. 'It' refuses to communicate in any way, which is just the start of another thrilling adventure in this long-running series. Gamache is still trying to restore the Sûreté du Québec back to what it was before it was corrupted under the previous regime. Choices are made that will forever change our hero in ways we can only begin to imagine. The next book can't get here fast enough."
-- Joseph Jones, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
Small Great Things: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
"A black neonatal nurse is charged with causing the death of a white supremacist's newborn baby. The story is told from the points of view of the nurse, her attorney, and the baby's heartbroken father. As always, Picoult's attention to legal, organizational, and medical details help the tale ring true. What sets this book apart, though, are the uncomfortable points it makes about racism. The novel is both absorbing and thought-provoking, and will surely spark conversations among friends, families and book clubs."
-- Laurie Van Court, Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, CO
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
"Susan Ryeland is a London book editor who has just received the latest manuscript from one of her most irascible authors, Alan Conway. But the manuscript's ending appears to be missing and she learns that Conway has committed suicide. As Ryeland learns more about his death, she starts to question whether a murder has occurred and begins to investigate.
Magpie Murders
is a delightful, clever mystery-within-a-mystery. Horowitz shows real mastery of his craft. This is a terrific, modern take on the traditional mystery with ingenious puzzles to solve."
-- Andrea Larson, Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville, IL
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann
"In the 1920s, a string of unsolved murders rocked the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma. Made rich by oil rights, the Osage were already victimized by unscrupulous businessmen and societal prejudice, but these murders were so egregious, the newly formed FBI was brought in to investigate. Immensely readable, this book brings a shameful part of U.S. history alive and will keep readers thinking long after they have finished the book."
-- Jenna Persick, Chester County Library, Exton, PA
The Dry: A Novel
Jane Harper
"'Luke lied. You lied. Be at the funeral.' These eight words will change everything for Agent Aaron Falk, summoned by the father of his former best friend. It appears Luke went on a rampage, murdering his wife, son, and then himself. At Luke's father's request, Aaron agrees to look into the murders/suicide and learns that the small town has long held grudges and secrets that may be best kept hidden, in this atmospheric, chilling, complex tale of anger and revenge."
-- Jennifer Winberry, Hunterdon County Library, Flemington, NJ
Beartown: A Novel
Fredrik Backman
"Backman's most complex novel to date takes place in the small, hockey-crazed village of Beartown. He deftly weaves together the stories of the players, the coaches, the parents, and the fans as Beartown's hockey team chases its dream of winning a championship. Weighty themes are explored. How high a price is too high for success? How deadly is silence? Who can you trust with your secrets? How far will you compromise your beliefs in the name of friendship? There are no easy answers. A great book club choice."
-- Janet Lockhart, Wake County Public Library, Cary, NC
Find more great reading recommendations in NoveList!


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Government, Clinton Rossiter once wrote, is something like fire: "Under control, it is the most useful of servants; out of control, it is a ravaging tyrant."
So you want government workers to be acutely aware of the ambiguous and perilous nature of their position. You want them to have a heart full of affection for the people they serve. They should regard the people as a mentor, respecting their wisdom, grateful for their trust and longing to serve them with deference and respect.
As they love and respect the voters, you also want government workers to fear themselves. You want officials who are aware that they probably went into government in part because they have a desire to shape and help other people, and that this desire comes with its own form of immoderation.
You want government workers who are alert to their own tendency toward bossiness; who ladle out their power carefully, gram by gram; who are aware that they are not really as benevolent and disinterested as they seem to themselves. Most of all, you want people with a strong sense of self-restraint.
As a surgeon abhors sloppiness, the best government workers instinctively abhor any hint of domination. Knowing how power is liable to corrupt them, they tend to shrink back at any hint of their own overreach and desire for control.
But we don't exactly see this attitude in the big stories about government today, do we? Most government workers are amazingly dedicated and talented, and they put in a level of commitment that is far out of proportion to their salaries. But we're also seeing government workers, who, far from checking their own desire for control, have taken it out for a romp.
The I.R.S. scandal and Justice Department's invasion of The Associated Press are just the most recent examples of overreach. They rest on top of the daily intrusions of the post-9/11 security apparatus and much else.
It's hard to tell now if the I.R.S. scandal is political thuggery or obliviousness. It would be one thing if the scandal is just a group of tax people targeting the most antitax groups in the country. That's just normal, run-of-the-mill partisan antipathy.
It would be far worse if the senior workers of the I.R.S. have become so isolated by their technocratic task that they didn't even recognize that using the search term "Tea Party" was going to be a moral and political problem. If that's the case, then the members of the I.R.S. leadership are suffering from a tunnel vision that turns outside reality into abstractions. When government workers lose touch with the normal human context of their job, that's when the real horror show commences.
Everyone is treating the I.R.S. issue as a bigger deal, but the Justice Department scandal is worse. This was a sweeping intrusion that makes it hard for the press to do its job. Who is going to call a journalist to report wrongdoing knowing that at some future date, the government might feel perfectly free to track the phone records and hunt you down?
I would have thought a dozen Justice Department officials would have risen up and splashily resigned when they learned of the scope of this invasion. Aren't there some lawyers in the Justice Department, and, if so, did they go to law schools where the Constitution is left unassigned?
This scandal arises from a larger cultural virus: leakaphobia. Every administration centralizes power more tightly than the one before and is more paranoid about leaks than the one before. Every administration successively narrows the circle of debate, forsaking wide deliberation for the sake of reducing leaks (except the politically useful ones). Why do they do this? Because people who go into government not only have a tendency to want to control other people but also to control information.
We clearly have a values problem in the federal government. We clearly have a few or many agencies where the leaders don't emphasize that workers need to check themselves, or risk losing what remains of the people's trust.
The rest of us just have to be more wary. For example, I generally support the little behavioral nudges that Cass Sunstein describes in his outstanding book "Simpler" — the subtle policy shifts that induce people to save more, or eat healthier. I'd trust somebody with a minimalist disposition like Sunstein to implement these policies. But I wouldn't necessarily trust the people at the I.R.S. or Justice Department to implement them. They'd take a nudge and expand it into a shove.
And what are we to make of financial regulatory reform and the new health care law? In a culture of unrestraint, will federal regulators use these rule-writing opportunities to expand their reach beyond anything now imagined?
People can only have faith in a government that self-restrains, and there's little evidence of that now.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to our most frequently asked questions about Dresser-Rand Enginuity® products, aftermarket services, and general questions.
HPFi® (High Pressure Fuel Injection)
How long can I expect my high pressure fuel valves to last? HPFi fuel valves last an average of 13,000 operating hours. Your results may vary depending on your specific application.
Are there replacement options other than replacing my entire valve? Yes. Dresser-Rand Enginuity® offers several options for bringing your system back to "like new" condition. Visit our Aftermarket Support page to find out more about our valve re manufacturing program.
Can I remove HPFi valves without disconnecting the electrical leads? Yes. However, Dresser-Rand Enginuity recommends that the valve and EHV be removed as a single unit for maintenance as the EHV armature is easily damaged resulting in additional costs of repair.
How do I know when a valve needs to be replaced? If you've noticed an increase in gas flow through the Gas Flow Indicator installed with your system it may be time to have one or more valves repaired or replaced. Individual valves needing replacement can be isolated using the techniques described in the HPFi Hydraulic manual.
What oil do I have to use in my HPFi hydraulic system? Only approved hydraulic oils (listed in the HPFi Hydraulic Manual) should be used to avoid damage to critical components throughout the system and fuel valves.
How often should I change the hydraulic oil in my HPFi system? Dresser-Rand Enginuity recommends changing the hydraulic oil annually. However, if the hydraulic oil becomes contaminated it should to be changed immediately to avoid damage.
Why does Dresser-Rand Enginuity use hydraulics to control its HPFi valves? Using hydraulics allows the injection event to be controlled in a very precise manner without extracting energy from the fuel itself. This results in better mixing, efficiency, and lower overall emissions with minimal trade offs in performance.
iBALANCE™ and iFLOW™ (Engine and Compressor Monitoring)
I'm getting an alarm that is keeping the unit from auto-balancing. What should I check to resolve it? Take a look at the HPFi, iBALANCE™, or iFLOW™ manuals. Each manual has a troubleshooting section which identifies the alarms and several possible causes for those alarms.
I don't see any numbers coming across on my HMI. What could be wrong? Check to make sure that you don't have any communications alarms. If the communications has been interrupted in any of the critical links, then the HMI would not have data to display. Check to make sure that the Wonderware communications driver is running.
I can't communicate with the modules using iVIEW™. What should I do? Check to make sure that the software is set up with the correct Module address. If this is correct, run the COMMSCAN program to see if the modules have been incorrectly set to the wrong address.
All my iBALANCE or iFLOW numbers are 0, but the engine is running. What's wrong? Check to make sure that the TDC signal is present to the modules. Also make sure that the polarity of the TDC signal is correct. It should move in a positive direction first then go negative as the TDC Pin goes by the probe.
I have gain alarms and Cold Compression Pressure errors and I have already verified that the sensor is calibrated correctly. What's next? You may have plugging in the Kiene valve which is causing the pressure signal to be attenuated to the sensor. Check to see if the pressure curve of the offending cylinder has a pronounced blow down after TDC.
iFLEX™ (intelligent Flexible Control)
How does the iFLEX™ system interface with other systems? The system communicates using the standard Modbus® protocol allowing both Serial (RS-485/232) and Ethernet communications standards.
Is a lap-top or computer interface required to change set-points? No. The iFLEX™ system comes with a touch-screen display. Set-points can be accessed and changed via the display.
Is tunable information (such as the set-points) protected? Yes! There are varying levels of password protection which will only allow authorized personnel to access and modify information in the system.
We have had trouble operating the engine as we would like due to our fuel supply having a varying BTU content. Is this something the iFLEX system could help us with? Yes! We have used meters to supply BTU values of the fuel to the iFLEX system. Using this input, the system is capable of adjusting the air/fuel ratio as required.
Does the iFLEX system provide purely air/fuel ratio control? No. The iFLEX system has been created with a stackable architecture allowing it to be built to customer specification. In addition to air/fuel ratio control, it can provide complete engine control (including starting, stopping, speed, loading, safety shutdowns) as well as compressor control and monitoring.
Is the iFLEX system capable of allowing us to increase its functionality in the future? Yes! The system is fully expandable allowing I/O and additional capabilities (control, monitoring) to be added as required.
General Questions
Do you keep an inventory of all the items I will need in stock? We do our best to have a supply of the most common parts, but call us to check. We can typically get most parts to you within a few weeks, even if we don't have them in stock.
If I send a part in for repair how long does it typically take to be completed? This will vary greatly depending on the item to be repaired but typically a repair is completed within 3-5 weeks, sooner if necessary but expedited charges may apply.
What information does Dresser-Rand Enginuity® need from me when sending in items for repair? Specific contact information, part number, serial number, reason for return, etc. can be found on the RMA form.
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Egyptian Military Points to American Police Brutality in Justifying Murder of Tahrir Square Protesters
America's response towards the peaceful Occupy protesters has been so brutal that now the Egyptian military is justifying its murder of protesters in Tahrir Square by saying they are just following the American example. As Gawker notes:
Two people were killed in Cairo and Alexandria this weekend as Egyptian activists took the streets to protest the military's attempts to maintain its grip on power. And guess how the state is justifying its deadly crackdown. "We saw the firm stance the US took against OWS people & the German govt against green protesters to secure the state," an Egyptian state television anchor said yesterday (as translated by the indispensable Sultan Sooud al Qassemi; bold ours).
Note: American protesters are protesting for the same reasons as the Egyptian protesters. Truly, it is the people of the entire world versus the oligarchs and their mercenaries.


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Unlike many other smartphone navigation app, MotionX doesn't heat up the phone or chew extensive battery. It also doesn't break the signal in middle of no coverage area and always continue to record/show the track as expected. The only Android app that comes closer to MotionX is Maverick, but it still has some teething issues and need some more time to mature.
Fullpower released the MotionX-GPS for iPhone users in October 2008 and since then they have been successfully capturing the new technology and enhancing this navigation app capabilities. MotionX-GPS is a handheld GPS Multi-Sport app for runners, hikers, sailors, stand up paddle boarding (SUP), cyclists, geocachers, and other outdoor sport enthusiasts. It leverages the iPhone built-in GPS chip as well as other on-board sensors to provide location data. MotionX-GPS supports map data provided by OpenStreetMap, Google, Bing, Apple and others.
One of our personal favorite feature in MotionX is it's capability to allow you to load Google satellite maps that can show the dunes formation, slip faces, sabkha's, wadi's, easy access points etc. (if you know how to read google maps). Of course this feature requires 3G / 4G connection when venturing in new area, but if you browse area before at home or on 4G then it can comfortably load cached map and allow you to record tracks, timing and waypoints easily. It's really an intelligent way to beat Garmin's Montana - Bird's eye view (paid subscription) in a comfort of your pocket size existing smartphone, no more devices to handle on dashboard while hitting the dunes.
Some of the key and best features:
- See your position and tracks anywhere in the world on fast live MotionX open topographic and road maps.
- Course-up and direction-up maps.
Best map selection from 14 different sources: Google, Bing, Apple Road, Satellite and Hybrid maps.
- Record and save up to 300 tracks.
- See your track in real-time with Track up, North up, or Direction Up, then follow it later if you want to retrace your path.
- Record time, distance, speed and max speed.
Live speed and altitude graphs.
- Save up to 2500 personal waypoints for your favorite locations.
- Use the MotionX TapTap® tool for easy waypoint creation.
Add a geotagged photo to capture the moment!
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- Downloading and storing maps for offline access is faster and easier than ever.
- MotionX maps can be cached for offline access and lightning fast rendering!
MotionX Terrain and Road maps and NOAA marine charts can be downloaded for offline use for free.
- Use the compass for orientation in True or Magnetic bearings.
- Visualize your progress and ETA while navigating.
View coordinates in UTM, MGRS, OSGB (UK grid), Lat/Lon format.
- Post your tracks and waypoints to Facebook or Twitter, or email them to share.
- Share your location and see where your friends are in real-time using the Auto Live Updates feature.
Source: http://gps.motionx.com/iphone/overview/
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- Go to Apple App Store
- Search for MotionX GPS (from Fullpower)
- Click on Get and install
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DF101 Introduction to Laser Cutting and Engraving
2016-12-11 14:00 to 2016-12-11 16:00 (US/Pacific)
United States
In this first-level class, you will learn how to use OSML's laser cutter to cut, etch, and engrave a variety of materials up to 22"x33" and ⅜" thick, including wood, glass, granite, plastics, foam, paper, cardboard, leather, or fabric. You should see what this machine can do! This class is a prerequisite for DF102.
You will make a balsa wood name tag to take home. Once you pass this class, you can use the laser cutter for your projects whenever you work at OSML as a member. (Student members 12-17 years old must be accompanied by an adult member who has also completed this class successfully.)
Prerequisite: None
Materials: Provided
Class length: 2 hours
Cost: Free for members, $60 for non-members (includes materials fee)
Maximum class size: 5
Minimum age: 12 (students ages 12-17 must be accompanied by an adult who is also enrolled in the class)
Safety: Please wear closed-toe shoes while in the lab workshop area.
Instructor: OSML staff


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[Funeral Program for Fannie J. Caviness, June 21, 1960]
Description: Funeral program for Mrs. Fannie J. Caviness, died June 1960. The funeral was held June 21, 1960 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. J. H. Carruthers. The funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in City Cemetery No. 4 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 21, 1960
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AMC Theaters Launches Mobile App
This summer, just like every summer before it, will be filled to the brim with blockbuster movies. AMC, one of the largest theater companies in the US has released a mobile app that will keep users informed on movie information, trailers, tickets and promotions right from their iPhone or Android smartphone.
Honestly, there are a number of movie apps out (Fandango, Flixster, IMDb, Apple Trailers, etc) that do the same things as AMC Theaters Mobile app:
Find a Theater based on your current location
Find a movie & showtimes
Get movie information and see movie reviews
Order tickets
...etc. What sets the AMC Theaters app apart is the integration of the AMC Stubs rewards membership that lets users view account information, rewards and earnings balance, and keep track of the movies they've seen through the virtual stub feature. Additionally, you can redeem rewards and get notified of special deals for members only. Since AMC is one of the largest theaters, you are guaranteed to use your membership the next time you want to go check out a flick.
So check out the AMC Theaters mobile app for iPhone and Android and let us know what you think.
Will Smith will thank you.


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About cosmicwonderful
Doesn't have to actually work.
"sufficient reason to believe it could be successful"
"Taken at face value, Special Agent Frank Montoya Jr. is basically saying that the FBI will abuse its power (and the reputations of others) whenever it determines such methods to be necessary to achieve its goals."It's worse than that. The FBI is saying it will do anything it wants if it thinks it could be effective.
We identified a specific subject of an investigation and used a technique that we deemed would be effective in preventing a possible act of violence in a school setting. Use of that type of technique happens in very rare circumstances and only when there is sufficient reason to believe it could be successful in resolving a threat.That's not specific to phishing or malware; it's not specific to anything. It's not limited by circumstances or employed with regard to constitutional or statutory guidelines. All it says is techniques will be used when the the FBI thinks there is sufficient reason to believe the techniques could be successful.
Here's my question: why the f*#$ doesn't every single band post the lyrics to every single one of their songs on their own band website?
I've never understood this. Absolutely nobody likes going to lyrics websites. They're spammy and ugly and often inaccurate. I doubt the people who create them even like them. But people go to them because we want to know what the real lyrics are and we have no other choice.
So WTF, musicians? If I can go to your (Flash-built, designed for 2002) website for tour dates, merch, discography, etc., why can't you help me sing along to your songs that I already like?
You want to put lyrics sites out of business? Become the definitive place to go to find your lyrics. Boom. I'd never go to another lyrics site again.
(I would still go to rapgenius though.)
Rid writes,
There is no doubt that signal intelligence agencies are an essential tool necessary for . . . maintaining the domestic constitutional order.Rid tellingly doesn't define "domestic constitutional order." Yet the constitutionality of current NSA programs ostensibly intended to maintain domestic order is precisely what Snowden's leaks have revealed -- and continue to reveal -- to be in question.
Terrorism is principally a threat to safety; counter-terrorism is the threat to democracy.
My understanding of your position is that you believe:
* Doxxing is never ethical (it's unethical?), even when used by non-government entities to punish unethical (but legal) activity
* Despite that, you would support doxxing to punish illegal activity that is being hidden from public view
I don't really get saying that you would support doxxing in circumstances that you think it would be unethical, but let's set that aside for now. What I really want to know is: why do you think doxxing is always unethical?
Is it about the act and intention of doxxing? How would you feel if ViolentAcrez's boss inadvertently learned his real identity (not through an intentional doxxing like Chen's) and fired him as a result? That would be an IRL-consequence without widely destroying VA's anonymity.
Is it about all non-expressive "punishment" (i.e., non-governmental / community-based / IRL consequences) for anonymous online speech? What if all the other sub-reddit mods banded together to punish VA instead of defend him?
Or what if VA applied for and got a job where he could exist entirely pseudonymously (as "ViolentAcrez"), but whomever hired him didn't connect his pseudonym to his reddit actions until later -- at which point he fired him (never knowing his IRL identity)? That would be real economic punishment for his speech without doxxing.
"Free speech" is traditionally used to mean freedom from government censorship, as in your ViolentAcrez-as-political dissenter hypothetical. The ability to express ideas without lawmaker approval has historically been far more important than being able to so without community approval.
You're hinting at, but not expressly suggesting, an expanded definition of free speech: the right to express ideas and/or content anonymously, without any real-world consequences (even non-governmental consequences). I suspect the reason other commenters have failed to see this issue "clearly" (i.e., the way you do) is that you have implicitly taken this more extreme position without supporting its extremity. Why should anonymity in expression -- without consequence -- be a right?
"They fought the player piano, they fought the MP3 player, they fought DVRs etc."
But did they fight TV Guide? Or the schedule of programs in the newspaper? I'm no defender of the maximalists, but assuming they would consider Ubertalk and Dar.fm to be equally infringing seems to be an unfair straw man until they do it. However much you might disagree with them generally, it's pretty clear they consider copying and unauthorized performance to be greater sins than creation of a directory of already-scheduled, authorized performances.
I've looked at original story and I can't for the life of me figure out who added the "[the]" in brackets. Did Judge Harvey say, "We have met the enemy and he is the U.S"? Or did he say, "We have met the enemy and he is U.S."?
He was making a pun; it makes a difference.
But if the photo posted on the Daily Mail *WAS* the derivative work - i.e., a photo that had been significantly post-processed in creative ways since the original (copyright-less) photo had been taken - that would create a copyright in the derivative work that Caters / the Daily Mail could assert. At a minimum, we can see that the Daily Mail changed the orientation of one of the pics, rotating it to compensate for the odd angle of the first self-portrait; it's possible that (many) other tweaks have been made as well. One can have a copyright in a derivative work despite lacking the copyright to the original. The Daily Mail would be at the mercy of the original copyright holder - if there is one - as far its right to post its derivative work. But since the original copyright holder (the monkey? the chattel owner? nobody?) won't be asserting its right to exclude the Daily Mail from posting, they don't have to worry about that.
Again, this is all IFF the original film / RAW files have been significantly and creatively edited before being posted online.
And they pay for them, too.


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Monday, March 29, 2010
Caption Contest
There's an ocean of comedic opportunity here. Let's see what you got. What are Ted and Mike thinking?
22 comments:
Damn, how come Ted gets to watch the YouTube's?ReplyDelete
MM: Ted, are you sure?ReplyDelete
TT: Yes, Mike, I'm sure.
MM: This could mean our jobs.
TT: Damn it, Mike! I told you: as long as we have that jackass, Kiper, on in the background, no one will know we're doing our fantasy baseball draft.
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 9:18 PM
TT: What do you think of Bryan Bulaga?ReplyDelete
MM: Needs better pad level.
TT: Russell Okung?
MM: Pad level.
TT: Anthony Davis?
MM: Pad. Level.
TT: How about a fullback?
Pad level and fullback! Hilarious!ReplyDelete
I want Ted's shirt. Classy, stylish, and sophisticated.
MM: What do you think about my tie?ReplyDelete
TT: Little Ward Cleaver.
MM: Vintage is the new Hip.
TT: Sure Mike.
TT: Don't we pay you enough to get tailored shirts? You're very chesty
MM: Whats wrong with it.
TT: Homework, watch Mad Men.
MM: Sigh .... F-ing tax season.ReplyDelete
TT: Are Coach Bags business expenses?
MM: I gave you Turbo Tax for Christmas.
TT: Oh yea, and its great! It's just, you know ....
MM: You returned it didn't you.
TT: I needed Heroes VI, and it had the Best Buy gift receipt, so....
MM: You're a dick.
TT: I hate you.
- PackersRSMarch 31, 2010 at 11:07 AM
TT: Mike.ReplyDelete
MM: Uh. What? Sorry, I was distracted. Mel Kiper's hair...
TT: Mike. Pay attention! So the plan is, we trade down, get a WR, and a FB, okay?
MM: I still think we should get Tebow...
MM: You look like a cross between Norman Bates and...well...Norman Bates' dead mother! Where's your rocking chair and shawl?ReplyDelete
TT: A boy's best friend is his Mother.
MM: I'm not sayin' I'm just sayin'
- ChazmanApril 1, 2010 at 7:40 AM
MM: Couldn't we just draft a . . .ReplyDelete
MM: but what about a . . .
MM: but we really need a . . .
MM: This sucks . . .
TT: Don't make me put this pen down and come over there . . .
MM: I really hate wearing this crappy tie. I like my sweats.ReplyDelete
TT: Well you have to look presentable Michael, like a boss.
MM: Sheesh not like any boss I've ever had.
TT: Aaahemmmmmm!!!! Excuse me.
MM: Right...
MM: Is this too tight?ReplyDelete
TT: Yeah I told you that!
MM: Who we looking at now?
TT: If I tell you can you keep it a secret?
MM: Sure!
TT: Tebow for round 3
- Phone rings -
MM: Hello? Yeah, OH YEAH we are getting Tebow!
TT; (Shakes head in disaproval) That is why I dont tell anybody anything!!
- A_Lerxst_in_PackerlandApril 1, 2010 at 8:16 PM
TT: Hugo Reyes, Jack Shephard, James Ford, John Locke, Ben Linus...ReplyDelete
MM: Are you sure that's the draft board? It sure sounds like the candidate list from "Lost".
I'm loving this!ReplyDelete
TT: Zero, None, Nada, Nil, Nadir, Naught, Zilch, Zip ....ReplyDelete
MM: The number of good punters you have found?
TT: Correct!!!! That shirt is too tight.
- grbfrogApril 3, 2010 at 4:52 PM
TT: (thinking aloud to self) Took care of upgrading our starting strong safety in round five. Let's see... I'm a little concerned about offensive tackle. This sixth rounder is raw, but a couple of weeks working under Allen Barbre should have him ready to step in. Now, pick an impact pass rusher in the seventh, and our team will be complete! I don't know why everyone doesn't build through the draft, it's so easy!ReplyDelete
MM: (to himself) F--k.
MM = The BeaverReplyDelete
TT = Wally
MM: Hey, does this hairstyle makes me look like Fred Flinstone?
TT: Never mind that.
MM: Are you going to get me a real punter this year?
TT: Crikey, I already took care of that, mate.
MM: Can you get me Tim Tebow at least? Maybe he can punt.
TT: That's a dumb idea, Mike. What would Dad say? Now go get yourself a chocolate milk. It's nap time for you.
MM: Awwwww Ted...
MM: Hmmm mmm mmm, I don't want to work, just want to bang on my drum all day...ReplyDelete
TT: Hey, according to these figures, I saved $100 on punters the last 2 seasons!
LOL. Al, you rock!ReplyDelete
I think Al wants a punter.ReplyDelete
As Willie Nelson said, "Punters are always on my mind..."ReplyDelete
That is better than Willie Nelson being on the punters mind if you know what I mean!! -Wink-ReplyDelete
MM: God, I need to fart!!! Maybe I shouldn't of had those bratwurst for lunch!ReplyDelete
MM's Stomach: Grumble...Grumble
MM: Oh god here it comes...maybe if I let out a little one nobody will notice?
TT: Shhhh! Quiet you!! I am doing my homework...(TT mumbling) so if I do my calcuations correct, when I phone my pick in, not only will get Player A from Parkviewwest- Northcut A&M college..but according to Geico, I will save an additional 15% on car insurance!! Ching Ching more money saved!!..hey, what's that smell?


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A cell-phone watch shown off this week at the wireless convention is an eyecatching big boy.
If you're old enough to remember Dick Tracy, then you probably remember his walkie-talkie wristwatch. The W Watchphone being marketed at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association may look cartoonish, but its technology is not.
The W is manufactured by the San Diego-based Kempler & Strauss, the same folks who brought you the Slim Data USB (a credit-card-sized memory stick you can carry in your wallet) and the Billionaire-6 and -7 phones.
The Bluetooth-enabled W has a micro-SD slot and is tricked out with a stereo MP3 player, camera, video recorder and player, and games. It also has a touch-screen interface that's pretty nifty for sending text messages and e-mail, and making calls, and the watch face is customizable, as are its ringtones, alarms and shortcuts.
While it's a cool gadget, it's hard to take K&S's claim seriously that it's "elegantly designed." In fact, it's a big, blocky thing sure to elicit "What the hell is that?" type questioning.
The W will go on sale next year and cost about 200 bucks.
Over and out.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Intertextual reading uses a wide range of corollary materials to help students build a deeper understanding of a particular text. These materials can include primary historical documents such as newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and diaries; or they may include novels, poems, films, plays, or other works of art that relate thematically, culturally, or historically to the primary text. By tracking the common words, images, characters, and ideas across these different works, students begin to experience the primary text in a deeper cultural context.
When choosing a primary text to study, teachers should look at the time and place in which it was written, and determine what other sources may correspond in some way to those settings. They should select a source and a primary text that will "resonate" with one another; that is, the source material will increase the students' understanding of the primary text, and study of the primary text will in turn influence how students view the source.
Intertextual reading is used in both classrooms featured in Workshop Session 5. Teacher Betty Tillman Samb uses Zora Neale Hurston's "High John de Conquer," an adaptation of a traditional African American folktale, to introduce the primary text, Ishmael Reed's poem "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man." Both texts reference the folkloric trickster figure. She also offers additional source texts to each literature circle in her class. Similarly, teacher Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens uses Subcomandante Marcos' bilingual picture book The Story of Colors (La Historia de los Colores), based on an indigenous Mexican folktale, to introduce Graciela Limón's novel Erased Faces; both works deal with the Zapatista uprising in southern Mexico.
To get the most out of intertextual reading, students should watch for repetitions and similarities in the texts. With "High John de Conquer" and "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man," for example, students look for all references -- obvious or subtle -- to the trickster figure. Students should also examine the actions and speech of characters: If a certain word or phrase occurs again and again in the texts, students can observe how its meaning changes -- or remains the same -- each time it is used. In this way, they begin to see how cultural ideas are formed, preserved, altered, and passed down through time. Students should discuss what they have found in small groups or with the whole class, sharing their ideas and interpretations and listening to those of others.
There are many types of sources that can be used in conjunction with a primary text. As stated, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens' class uses a bilingual children's picture book. Because picture books can often be read at multiple levels, they can be engaging for high school students as well as younger readers. Children's stories often make political statements, explore mythology, and examine cultural mores; thus, they can stimulate rich discussion in the classroom.
There is an added benefit: By introducing The Story of Colors (La Historia de los Colores), a children's book written in Spanish, the teacher opens up another level of intertextual exchange -- language. The teacher can engage students in a powerful cross-cultural exchange by asking bilingual students to read the Spanish text and other students to read the English translation. Teachers should encourage the Spanish speakers to comment on the English translation. As Houtchens explains: "A lot of my students speak another language at home, and the other language they speak at home is Spanish. They don't get much chance in the mainstream classroom to hear their own language and their own stories, and hear their own voices validated."
Intertextual reading helps students make connections across a broad spectrum of works. Because students can compare different kinds of texts, they are better able to understand how literary works are produced in a cultural, social, and historical context.
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by Matt Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 16 Georgia College women's tennis squad (7-5, 4-4 PBC) picked up a solid Peach Belt Conference (PBC) win Saturday afternoon at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility, defeating Georgia Southwestern State University (6-9, 2-6 PBC) 8-1.
The victory evened GC's record in the PBC at 4-4, placing them sixth in the current standings.
Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio (Paris) and Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) got things started off for the Bobcats at the top doubles spot, making quick work of Carly Cangelosi and Ginny Jones 8-0. The victory helped to improve the duo's record to an impressive 9-2 on the season.
At the second doubles position May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) and Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) teamed up to take down Mollie McGowan and Victoria Ondo in a grueling 9-7 match.
The Bobcats rounded out the sweep of the doubles portion with Ivana Marevic (Rottweil, Germany) and Leah Pridgeon (Lawrenceville, Ga.) taking the third pairing 8-4 over Kalie Douberly and Melinda Vansant.
No. 19 Setyon-Ortenzio and doubles partner Barksdale would win by identical 6-2, 6-0 scores over Cangelosi and Ondo, respectively.
Holding down the second position for the Bobcats, No. 20 Johnson defeated Douberly easily 6-1, 6-0. At the third position Marevic defeated McGowan handily 6-3, 6-2, while Pridgeon topped Jones 7-5, 6-3 at the fifth spot.
The 'Canes picked up their sole victory at the final position, as Vansant defeated Sara Roberts (Kennesaw, Ga.) in thrilling fashion 2-6, 7-5, 10-4.
The GC women will host No. 7 Columbus State University tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The Raiders did not have a selection in the first round of the NFL draft for the first time since 1989 and are scheduled to pick at No. 48 Friday.
Raiders coach Hue Jackson said he and owner Al Davis considered several opportunities, but none of them was the right fit. He reiterated the Raiders already have their first round pick _ Richard Seymour, who cost Oakland the No. 17 selection the Patriots used to pick offensive tackle Nate Solder out of Colorado.
Some of the things addressed by Jackson regarding the first round and players beginning to return to work Friday:
The scene in the draft room
"There was so much phone-calling going on in that room like you wouldn't believe. There were a lot of opportunities but nothing that really fit for us . . . obviously the player has to be there when you want to trade with somebody, and there were several phone calls made but it just didn't fit for us at this time.''
The experience of running a draft with Davis
"Just seeing the different dynamics that happen, getting a phone call, talking to him saying, `Hey, what do you think about this? What do you think about that? `No.' Then we talk about a few more things. `Maybe.' Then we talk about a few more things. `No way.'
The position in the draft of teams that called
"Oh you'd be surprised. A little bit of everywhere. I think a lot of people wanted to get out of the first round.
" It's a different type of draft obviously because of what's been going on so I think a lot of teams wanted to make sure that value of a player was very important, so I think from everywhere there was about every team really truly discussing trying to move out of it and some teams were trying to move in.''
The confluence of the draft and return of players to work
"I love chaos. Bring it on. That's probably when I'm at my best. I love it. All kinds of stuff was flying around today, right? We get our players back. All of a sudden they say 'Hey you get to talk to them now,' and that's what we did. We tried to talk to every last one of them or text them. We did it all today.
"I tried to call every last one of them. I called them. I texted them. I got calls back. We did it today.''
What is expected of players upon arrival
"When they get here they'll start getting acclimated to our offseason program, getting acclimated to our coaches, just get back into football, just being back in the building and us getting to know them, them getting to know us and starting this process on our journey toward our goal.''
On timing of the first minicamp
"I don't know . . . there's still some rules that need to come down from the league. I came right out of the draft room and all of a sudden they grab me and say you got go downstairs. I didn't get to read anything else. My thing is once I find out about all the different rules that's going to be in effect for what we're trying to accomplish with the league, you know, we're going to do everything the right way, then we'll make that decision about when minicamp will be and when OTAs will be and all the different things we have to do.''
No discussion of labor situation with players
"There's not been one player that I talked to that even mentioned the lockout. The players I talked to are excited and 'Coach, I am there. I'm all in. When do you want me to be there? When can I get there? What do I need to do? Who do I need to talk to? Let's schedule a flight, and get me there.' And I think that's what's most important. I think all of our players are very excited about where we're headed."
On how much time was actually missed by veterans
"There's some offseason time that has been lost as far as conditioning. Again, pros in this league understand what they need to do to get ready to play. I think every player's been training. Has he been training under the watchful eye of somebody within the organization? No. But I think a pro football player knows what his job is.
"And if he wants to continue to make the money and support his family, he has to make sure his corporation is ready to go perform. And I think that's what they do. I think they prepare themselves.''
Timeline on the arrival of players
"I think they'll be trickling in. It's like anything, you call 'em, and there are some guys that still have some loose ends to tie up. Again, the word I love to use is fluid . . . What I said to our players, I want to see you in this building at some point in time next week. I think our guys will get here.
"They're excited about getting here and they're doing everything they can to be here by Monday because that's when our team will start, it's when our offseason program will begin.
Whether he's confident about getting the player they've targeted at No. 48
"I feel pretty good. I mean, there's still a lot of good players on that board, a lot of guys that we evaluated and are sitting there for us. This is a process, it can change, you can wake up in the morning and after our first pick the whole board can go upside down or it can stay consistent and just keep on flowing. But there's a lot of good players from the Raiders to choose from starting tomorrow.''


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I went to college at Grand View (then Grand View College; now Grand View University), a Danish school in Des Moines. There were many wonderful things about being a Grand View Viking: a rich history with many interesting Danish traditions, small class sizes, excellent teachers, and every Christmas, an all-you-can-eat aebelskiver breakfast. Go, Vikings!
So what is aebelskiver? I had never heard that word before I went to Grand View. This traditional Danish pastry can be served for breakfast or as a dessert. It's like a cross between a pancake and a popover, with a pancake texture and a popover flavor, but in the shape of a ball, usually between golf ball and tennis ball size. Heavy cast iron aebelskive pans with round cups are used to make the treats. (Aebelskive is the singular form of the word; aebelskiver is plural.) A few years after graduation, I came across an old pan at an auction and snapped it up. I had never actually used it to make aebelskiver until today! (You can find aebelskive pans online, sometimes called pancake puff pans.)
This morning when I saw something on Facebook about today being National Donut Day, I thought I'd make some baked donuts for my still-sleeping boys. Then I remembered my aebelskive pan was tucked away in my cupboard, so I found a recipe on our sister site, BHG.com, and got to work. I like this recipe because it's basic and simple, and what I think traditional aebelskiver must have been like. It doesn't call for fancy ingredients, so the old-time Danish farm mom would have everything she needed on hand to whip these up for her family. The word aebelskiver is actually Danish for "apple slices" because traditionally, they would mix chopped apples into the batter. That would be delicious!
You can top the aebelskiver with powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, jam, peanut butter, or whatever tickles your fancy. I had mine with honey and a mug of hot tea, and they were delicious. It definitely brought me back to Julefest breakfast at Grand View! The boys tried all kinds of toppings on theirs, but decided they liked strawberry jam the best.
It may take a little practice to perfect your method for flipping the aebelskiver. I tried using a fork, but found that using two wooden chopsticks worked best. I'd push on one side of the aebelskive with one chopstick, until it started to come up out of its cup, then would let the uncooked batter pour back into the cup and flip the shell over on top. In the old days, Danish ladies used their knitting needles to flip aebelskiver, which I think would work perfectly! I also had less trouble with sticking when I used non-stick spray rather than oil. Give this recipe a try, find which method works best for you, and share this delicious treat with your family, on Donut Day or any day at all!
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites
Cooking oil (about 3 tablespoons)
Jam, jelly, honey, syrup, or applesauce (optional)
Sifted powdered sugar (optional)
1. In a mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another mixing bowl stir together milk and egg yolks until well combined. Add to flour mixture. Stir until smooth.
2. In a small bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter, leaving a few puffs of egg white. Do not overbeat.
3. Place an aebleskiver pan over medium heat; lightly brush each cup with oil. When the oil sizzles, use about 2 tablespoons of the batter to fill each cup 2/3 full. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. As a thin shell forms, use a fork or wooden toothpick to gently invert the cooked portion and allow the uncooked portion to flow into the cup. Invert each aebleskiver and cook until all shells are set and all sides are sealed. Continue rotating and cooking until they are evenly golden brown and a wooden toothpick inserted in their centers comes out clean.
4. Use a fork or wooden toothpick to transfer each aebleskiver to a plate. Serve immediately or keep warm in a loosely covered ovenproof dish in a 300 degree F oven. If desired, serve with jam, jelly, honey, syrup, or applesauce and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes 30 aebleskiver.


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Indian Bagh or wedding shawl from the state of Punjab. Silk embroidered on rust colored cotton ground. These were embroidered by both Hindu and Muslim women upon the birth of a child. Upon completion a ceremony was held and based on the quality of the textile marriage negotiations took place between families. The Bagh was then put away as part of the child's dowry and used again only at the time of the wedding itself. The use of Baghs ended abruptly shortly after the partition of India in 1947. Early 20th century.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
ATTN: PRADA fans in the UK
Look, Mumsy, I am in the UK edition of Esquire. The March issue. I will attempt to procure you a copy. Anyway, yeah, so photographer Bela Borsodi combined parts of drawings by myself and a couple other guys (Basil Wolverton and Rick Griffin) with several expensive clothing items. Pictured here is my my work combined with a "brown and white leather small messenger bag" by PRADA.
Labels: Basil Wolverton, Bela Borsodi, Esquire, Marc Bell, messenger bag, Prada, Rick Griffin, UK
5 comments:
- BK said...
Marc, congrats on a great gig!
- February 19, 2013 at 9:10 AM
- Brad Mackay said...
Super nifty! Did you get to keep the bag??? (My wife asked me to ask you that.)
- February 20, 2013 at 6:14 AM
- Balsam Adhesives said...
I have not even been in the same room as that $1,300 bag. I think the security would have looked at my shoes and turned me away.
- February 20, 2013 at 6:51 AM
- Diego said...
beautiful, sonny!
- February 28, 2013 at 6:56 AM
- Berto Fojo said...
Messengers with those bags don´t need to be messengers anymore!
That´s exactly how Prada´s costumers´feet look like.
- March 4, 2013 at 4:04 PM
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Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities. Charles Ferguson and Robert Turbyfill: Human Kinetics, 2013. – Engaging the mind and toning the body, orienteering offers a mind-body workout that builds confidence, problem-solving skills, and an appreciation for the natural environment. Written in an engaging manner, Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities offers a systematic approach to learning, teaching, and coaching orienteering. Discovering Orienteering presents the basic skills and techniques of the sport for beginners. It also functions as a review for advanced orienteers. (ISBN: 0736084231; available from many bookstores, and online)
Discovering Orienteering is our most recent publication to learn about or coach our sport, including many exercises to improve skills and techniques to maximize your orienteering experiences.
Our older publications, Coaching Orienteering and Orienteering and Map Games for Teachers, are still available from Orienteering USA, c/o Mike Minium, 6797 Stillwell-Beckett Rd., Oxford, OH 45056-8870 (mikeminium [at] aol [dot] com; (513) 523-9279).
Coaching Orienteering. Orienteering Coach Certification Manual. Mary Jo Childs. US Orienteering Federation, 1991. – An excellent guide for instructors and coaches. Covering all aspects of both teaching and coaching orienteering. Complete with objectives, skills, levels, materials, preparation, and methods. Includes dozens of exercises for orienteers at all levels. To order, send name, address, and quantity desired to Mike Minium at the address above, along with a check/money order in U.S. currency payable to: United States Orienteering Federation (no acronyms, please).
Price list for Coaching Orienteering (effective on orders received on or after 1 January 2016)
single copy $17.00 ($14.00 + $3.00 shipping & handling*)
2 to 9 copies $12.00 each plus S&H
10 to 49 copies $8.00 each plus S&H
50 copies or more $7.00 each plus S&H
Generally, an invoice will be sent with order, terms: net 30 days.
Orienteering and Map Games for Teachers. Meg Garrett. United States Orienteering Federation, 1996. — Orienteering is presented here as the process of using a map to find or understand something. The material presents a series of games and activities for use with a student group, and is arranged in two basic age/grade categories: pre-school/primary and secondary. To order, send name, address, and quantity desired to Mike Minium at the address above, along with a check/money order in U.S. currency payable to: United States Orienteering Federation (no acronyms, please)
Price list for Orienteering and Map Games for Teachers (effective on orders received on or after 1 January 2016)
single copy $16.00 ($12 + $4.00 shipping & handling*)
2 to 9 copies $12.00 each plus S&H
10 to 24 copies $8.00 each plus S&H
25 copies or more $7.00 each plus S&H
Generally, an invoice will be sent with order, terms: net 30 days.
*Shipping to Canada is US$6.00 for one book; US$10 for two books. Contact Mike for other quantities.
For general articles about orienteering, see our Media > Articles page. Also included below are studies regarding orienteering and its effect on learning.
Note: Don't forget our own Orienteering North America magazine! Back issues are available and make great training aids.
Annotations below are generally from the publishers. We would like to include input from people who have taught orienteering using these publications. If you have used a book to teach orienteering and would like to add your comments, contact Donna Fluegel (fluegeldonna [at] sbcglobal [dot] net). If we are missing a book/resource or you see an error in the list, also contact Donna.
Advanced O-Technique Training Answer Book. Rebard. Norway, 1988 – The sixteen worksheets, containing 94 real map parts printed in 6 colors, enable you to teach O techniques or learn them through self-testing.
Armchair Orienteering I (A Practical Guide to Reading Orienteering Maps) and II (A Practical Guide to route Planning). Winnie Stott. Canadian Orienteering Federation, 1984. – Two practical guides designed to help the novice orienteer improve map-reading skills. In a worksheet format, the orienteer can do the exercises at home and alone and have the answers to check the work. Skills such as contours, map symbols, route choice, and map details are all covered.
Basic Essentials Map & Compass, 2nd edition. Cliff Jacobson. Globe Pequot, 1999. – This book is a complete course on using maps and compasses to navigate in the outdoors. It explains how to select and use a compass, read maps and map contours, and navigate using aiming off, declination, and triangulation. Includes diagrams, map symbols, and a glossary. Not strictly orienteering related. (ISBN 0762704810; 3rd edition available in Jan 2007: ISBN 0762740167)
Be Expert with Map&Compass, 3rd Edition. Björn Kjellström. Wiley, 2009. – Thorough presentation of map and compass skills for the orienteer and the general topographical map user. Includes many games and exercises. The 3rd edition, revised by Kjellström's daughter, includes the strengths of the original content while addressing some of the latest technologies, resources, and challenges. (ISBN: 978-0-470-40765-3)
Beyond Armchair Orienteering. Winnie Stott. Canadian Orienteering Federation. – A variety of orienteering exercises which can be used in the classroom or the comfort of your favorite chair.
The Complete Orienteering Manual. Peter Palmer. England: Crowood Press, 1998. – This illustrated manual looks at what constitutes successful orienteering and suggests ways for people of all ages and abilities to improve their performance. Palmer, a British Orienteering Federation senior coach, is author of half the chapters. All the course maps and resource information are British. (ISBN 1861260954)
Cool, Awesome, and Educational, online booklets aimed at teaching school children about orienteering (ages 6-15).
Creative Outdoor Work with Young People. Alan Smith. Scotland: Russell House Publishing, 1994. – Great games and activities useable in a variety of outdoor situations: camping, hiking, orienteering, canoeing, etc. Hilarious pictures! (ISBN 1898924252)
Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities. Charles Ferguson and Robert Turbyfill: Human Kinetics, 2013. – (see above)
Get Fit for Orienteering. Steve Bird. England: Nonington Press, 1996. – A book on the orienteer's special fitness needs (strength, speed, stamina, and agility) and how to achieve them. (ISBN: 0952735105)
Learn Orienteering (a pamphlet). Silva Orienteering Services. -– Sheet of 14 panels of orienteering information, including how to read maps, the parts of the compass, tips on orienteering, etc.
Learn Orienteering. Leif Rebard. Norway, 1990. – 12 full-color worksheets intended to acquaint the beginner with maps and how to orienteer using them. Very good for elementary school ages. Answer Book and Instructor's Guide also available.
Lesson Plans – Orienteering – 6th Edition. Orienteering Service of Australia, 2006. – These lesson plans of orienteering games and exercises have been compiled by teachers, instructors, and coaches of the Swedish Orienteering Federation to provide a range of activities suitable for the teaching and instruction of orienteering in schools and for special training/coaching sessions for junior orienteers of varying standards. Each lesson includes objectives, preparations, and methods suitable for 7-16 year olds.
M.A.P.S. Book 2 – Land of the Blue Lights. Bonnie and Robbie Risby. USA, 1994. – An integrated approach to geography for young people (grades 3-4), each book takes learners to a special location where they meet the residents via captivating stories. Related reproducible worksheets after each story teach and reinforce map reading skills. Each book has a full-color poster of the book's location, plus ideas for additional hands-on activities.
Mapping Penny's' World. Loreen Leedy. Owlet Paperbacks, 2003. – Suitable for grades 1-3, this book is an introduction to mapping your world that focuses on a child and her world, including her room, house, neighborhood and school. (ISBN 0805072624)
Map Mania: Discovering Where You Are&Getting to Where You Aren't. Michael A. DiSpezio. Sterling, 2003. – Suitable for grades 3-5, this book is a very colorful and playful introduction to maps and their uses. (ISBN 1402705999)
Mapmaking with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years. David Sobel. Heinemann, 1998. – All elementary school educators (and homeschoolers) can benefit from the approach taken in this book to helping children develop map-making skills; this book also can be used in combination with environmental awareness programs. (ISBN 0325000425)
O ABCs. Doria Peltz. SM&L Berman Publishing Co., 1992. – A coloring book using orienteering as the theme of each letter of the alphabet. Contact Berman's Orienteering Supply: 617-868-7416, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Orienteering (Essential Guides). Ian Bratt. Stackpole Books, 2002. – Perfect for the beginner, this book covers every basic detail; from what to wear to how to read a map, use a compass, and cope with different terrain. Covered are the four different types of orienteering recognized by the International Orienteering Federation: foot, ski, mountain bike, and trail orienteering. The book is comprehensively illustrated with maps, map symbols, and full-color photographs. (ISBN 0811720543)
Orienteering (Outdoor Pursuits Series). Tom Renfrew. Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 1997. – Author Tom Renfrew, an orienteer and instructor in the U.K. for more than 20 years, is an enthusiastic and insightful teacher. He covers basic map reading, compass skills, running a course, and what to do if lost. This richly illustrated book features 70 colorful maps, drawings, and photos that show beginners how to get started and that help more experienced orienteers to assess and hone their skills. (ISBN 0873228855)
Orienteering: a Way of Learning Outdoor Navigation. Peter Wilson. New Zealand, 1991-94. – This is a good text for beginner orienteers, either youth or adult. Good reading for teachers who are unfamiliar with the sport.
Orienteering: Skills&Strategies. Ron Lowry and Ken Sidney. Canada, 2000. – Designed for recreational and serious orienteers. Shows what is required to perform well, how to learn and practice skills and strategies, and important competition tips. Lots of pictures, diagrams, and maps to illustrate techniques. (ISBN 0920285015)
Orienteering: the Skills of the Game. Carol McNeill. First published 1989 by The Crowood Press, Ltd., Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HR, UK. Orienteering is a test of practical navigation, intelligence, and physical endurance. This book is a guide to its various forms and aspects, covering basic map work to advanced racing techniques, training, coaching, and organizing an event. (ISBN 1852239905)
Orienteering, the Sport of Navigating with Map and Compass. Steve Boga. Stackpole Books, 1997. – A comprehensive introductory book including the history of O', how to get started, how to improve skills, fitness and training, and lots on teaching youngsters. Contains references to BAOC. (ISBN 0811728706)
Orienteering in Simple English, online booklet from Sweden for teaching orienteering in schools.
Orienteering Handbook. Anne Anthony. North Vancouver: Hancock House Publishers Ltd., 1980. – A general guide to teaching orienteering with sample lessons, map-making, event procedures, and map and compass work. (ISBN 0888390475)
Orienteering in the National Curriculum (Key stages 1 and 2). Carol McNeill, Jim Martland, and Peter Palmer. Britain, 1992. – Shows how orienteering can be used with pre-teens to deliver attainment targets in geography, physical education, and math. Explains what orienteering is and includes 20 lesson plans. (ISBN 1851373993)
Orienteering in the National Curriculum (Key stages 3&4). Peter Palmer & Carol McNeill. Britain, 1993. – Similar to above, but structured for early teen through teen years. (ISBN 1851370102)
Orienteering in Simple English. Göran Anderson, produced by Silva, Sweden, 2017. Useful for teachers and coaches for all ages.
Orienteering at School Ages 6-12. Göran Anderson, produced by Silva, Sweden, 2017. Part One of the Cool--Awesome--Educational series for teaching orienteering at schools.
Orienteering at School Agest 13-15. Göran Anderson, produced by Silva, Sweden, 2017 Part Two of the Cool--Awesome--Educational series for teaching orienteering at schools.
Orienteering Instructor's Resource Manual. Wilf Wedmann, Jennifer Fenton, Bryna Kopelow. British Columbia, 1990. – This is part of a series of books from Canada's Premier Sport Awards Program. Although it focuses on the program, it has a wonderful selection of activities for the teacher. All include objectives, materials, preparation, and methods.
Orienteering Made Simple: an Instructional Handbook. Nancy Kelly. AuthorHouse, 2004. – The purpose of this book is to help teachers begin an orienteering program using a simple step by step approach. The book is divided into 3 sections. The first section includes simple fun activities that are done indoors to get the students familiar with simple map reading skills. Section two involves outdoor map reading skills and encourages more advanced map reading skills as well as recognizing map symbols. The last section involves more advanced map reading skills in order to recognize landforms, contours and to make smart route choices. This book takes away the anxiety behind trying something new by doing all the preparation work for the education or group leader. (ISBN 1414008929)
Preparing a Simple Orienteering Map. James Gilchrist. Willowdale, Ontario: Canadian Orienteering Services, 1974. – This 8-page publication describes how to prepare a sketch map including compass triangulation and how to prepare a topographic map to use as a base map for producing maps. A great resource for the basics.
Route Finding: Navigating with Map&Compass. A Falcon Guide. Gregory Crouch. 1999. The Globe Pequot Press, P.O. Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437. – Explains step-by-step the map reading, land navigation, and route finding techniques crucial to success and safety in the outdoors. (ISBN 156044820)
Simple Maps for Orienteering. International Orienteering Federation. Sweden, 1990. – Booklet on producing basic black and white maps. Learn how to make maps of all sizes. Great for teachers.
Start Orienteering Series. Carol McNeill and Tom Renfrew. England: Harveys, 1989. – This series consists of a set of graded books designed to assist those who teach young children to become 'map literate' through skills and activities that are part of the sport of orienteering. The first four books, covering the age range 7-12 years, provide a structured program of activities and lessons. Book 5 suggests how the sport maybe used to stimulate work across the curriculum. Book 6 consists of many ideas and examples of games designed to assist learning and testing of map reading skills. All books include objectives, vocabulary, equipment, and methods.
Tackle Orienteering. John Disley. Great Britain: Stanley Paul&Co. Ltd., 1982. – An easy-to-follow book which describes with use of examples and illustrations the basics of orienteering. (ISBN 0091450314)
Teaching Orienteering, 2nd Edition. Carol McNeill, Jean Cory-Wright, and Tom Renfrew. Britain: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 1998. – A more advanced, comprehensive text, going from introduction to advanced competitive techniques. Many games and other teaching aids. Numerous color illustrations. Each lesson includes objectives, preparations, and methods. (ISBN 0880118040)
Teaching Orienteering: A Handbook for Teachers. Instructors and Coaches. Carol McNeill, J. Ramsden, T. Renfrew. England: Harveys, 1987. – This book covers a multitude of lessons, games and training activities for both elementary and secondary students. Most exercises rely on access to good orienteering maps.
Teaching Orienteering. Johnson Worldwide Associates. USA, 1991. – Concise instructional manual, in outline form, for teaching orienteering skills. Written by an experienced teacher, it presents maps, facts, and diagrams in an easy-to-follow format. Also, each objective has page references to Björn Kjellström's "Be Expert with Map&Compass."
Trail Orienteering. Anne Braggins, chair of IOF Trail-O Committee. Scotland, 1993. – Shows how those not able-bodied (even temporarily) can take part in orienteering that requires map-reading skills, not physical prowess.
Your Way with Map and Compass – Orienteering. John Disley. Canada, 1971. – This workbook is a useful tool for learning basic map, compass, and orienteering skills. Many diagrams, activities, and a color map with overlays supplement the text, which is intended primarily for 9-12 year-olds. Teacher's Edition (61 pp) and Student's Edition (32 pp) available. (ASIN# B0007AHMB8)


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OALAND — The A's and center fielder Coco Crisp have agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2016 with a vesting option for the 2017 season.
The 34-year-old Crisp, the A's leadoff hitter for most of the last four seasons, said at the end of last season it was his wish to stay with the A's and work out a contract extension. His current contract carries through this season.
A career .272 hitter with 278 career stolen bases, Crisp hit .261 with 22 doubles, three triples and a career-best 22 homers with 21 stolen bases in 131 games in 2013, becoming the 10th player in A's franchise history with at least 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season.
He also led all major league outfielders in total chances per nine innings (3.03), the best mark for an A's outfielder since Willie Wilson's 3.54 in 1992. He enters the 2014 season with a 138-game errorless streak.


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LOS ANGELES, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's dominance on both sides of the Atlantic and the clearest hint yet at the exciting potential in China were the biggest storylines in what may prove to be a truly transformational golfing year in 2012.
The coronation of McIlroy as the game's leading player was confirmed in sensational fashion when the exciting Northern Irishman cruised to his second major title by a record eight shots in the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in August.
Dubbed 'Boy Wonder' in his homeland for the past decade, McIlroy fully justified his other nickname of 'the Celtic Tiger' as he ended the year being showered with virtually every accolade available to him.
He followed in the footsteps of Luke Donald when he became the second player to win the money list titles in both Europe and the United States and he strengthened his position as world number one with an extraordinary run of form.
Long regarded as heir-apparent to Tiger Woods as the game's greatest player, McIlroy has smoothly taken over that role while Woods, despite triumphing three times on the 2012 PGA Tour in a welcome return to winning ways, has had to take a back seat.
The 23-year-old McIlroy is almost certain to be a dominant figure in golf for at least another decade but 14-year-old Chinese Guan Tianlang gave a strong indication of the likely impact from his part of the world well beyond that time frame.
Guan ensured he would become the youngest player ever to compete at the Masters by winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship last month, tantalising proof of the vast golfing potential in the Chinese market.
The world's most populous nation had celebrated another coup just five months earlier when Shanshan Feng, 22, clinched the LPGA Championship by two shots in Rochester, New York to become the first person from mainland China to win a women's major.
Remarkably, Feng was born just five years after the first golf course was opened in China.
There were several other highlights during 2012 with Bubba Watson producing arguably the shot of the year to win the Masters in a two-way playoff and Ernie Els ending a decade-long drought in the majors to claim his second British Open.
The belly putter was also thrust into the limelight when Webb Simpson, at the U.S. Open, and Els, at Royal Lytham, joined 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley as the only players to triumph in the majors using a long putter.
That trend, coupled with the growing number of younger golfers opting to anchor putters to their chin, chest or belly, prompted golf's rulemakers last month to propose a ban on the technique which could come into effect by 2016.
However, McIlroy's stellar play around the world gave golf fans their most stirring memories in 2012.
He recorded four wins on the U.S. circuit among 10 top-10s in just 16 starts before ending the season being named the PGA of America Player of the Year, the PGA Tour's Player of the Year and winner of the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average.
McIlroy clinched the Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour's leading money winner, with earnings of $8,047,952, and was delighted to follow that up with the European Tour order of merit with two events remaining.
"Winning a second major already made it a fabulous season, but then to follow Luke in becoming number one in both Europe and the States is the icing on the cake after a fabulous season," he said.
Hardly surprisingly, McIlroy finished his 2012 campaign on a triumphant note when he won the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour Championship by two shots in Dubai last month.
"I didn't want the year to just tail off, I wanted to end it in real style," he said after spectacularly making birdies on the last five holes to close with a 66.
While the richly talented McIlroy is a gifted shot-maker, left-hander Watson delivered the 'blow' of the year with a miraculous escape from pine straw to win the Masters in a playoff with South African Louis Oosthuizen in April.
On the second extra hole, the long-hitting American ended up well right and deep in the tree line off the tee from where he had a narrow avenue to the green.
Undaunted, Watson struck a stunning hook off the pine straw with a gap wedge, his ball bending 40 yards in the air to settle 10 feet from the pin before he claimed his first major victory with a two-putt par.
"I got in these trees and hit a crazy shot," said Watson, a self-taught golfer who learned the game by hitting wiffle balls around his house. "I just hooked it up there and somehow it nestled close to the hole."
In June, Watson's good friend and fellow American Simpson clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling one-shot victory at the U.S. Open after overhauling overnight leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.
The following month, 42-year-old South African Els won the British Open at Royal Lytham by one stroke from Adam Scott after the Australian agonisingly bogeyed the last four holes.
Unquestionably the greatest comeback of the year, and perhaps of all time in golf, came at the Ryder Cup in September when Europe overhauled a deficit of 10-6 going into the final day to beat the United States by 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2.
Inspired by the spirit of the late Seve Ballesteros, Europe sent out their best players early and rode a wave of blue numbers to retain the trophy when Germany's Martin Kaymer defeated Steve Stricker one up.
"Seve will always be present with this team," a teary-eyed European captain Jose Maria Olazabal said of his fellow Spaniard, friend and mentor. "He was a big factor for this event, for the European side."
That same month, South Korean Shin Ji-yai romped to a nine-stroke victory at the Women's British Open at Royal Liverpool in England to complete a stunning Asian sweep of the year's four women's majors.
Shin's compatriot Yoo Sun-young won the Kraft Nabisco Championship in a playoff at Rancho Mirage in April and Choi Na-yeon, also of South Korea, claimed her first major title by four shots at the U.S. Women's Open in Kohler, Wisconsin in July.