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Adding beans to this meat chili helps to lower the fat and cholesterol in each serving.
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Drain fat from cooked beef to lower the amount of calories and fat.
Ingredients and Preparation
To cut back on sodium, try using "no salt added" canned kidney beans, or use beans prepared at home without salt.
- Brown meat in a large skillet with half of vegetable oil. Add water. Simmer covered for 1 hour until meat is tender.
- Heat remaining vegetable oil in second skillet. Add garlic and onion and cook over low heat until onion is softened. Add flour and cook 2 minutes. Add the garlic-onion-flour mixture to the cooked meat. Then add the remaining ingredients to the meat mixture. Simmer 1/2 hour.


text: Long Island RDS Try-out Dates Announced Tweet RDS Boys 2004 Summer Showcase © The Long Island Regional Development School (RDS) hosted and sponsored by Long Island Junior Soccer League, has provided fully funded, high-end training to Long Island's most talented soccer players for the past five years. Established in the fall of 2010, the Long Island RDS has consistently attracted LIJSL's elite, and provided a unique environment that allows the top players from around the area to receive additional technical instruction, thus supplementing their existing team training without conflicting with their regular team commitments. Open to boys and girls ages 7 to 12, the program caters to players at a crucial time of their technical, tactical, and physical development. Over 500 players have benefitted from this fully funded program, by partaking in three seasons of training each year, throughout the fall, winter, and spring. The primary objective of the RDS is to provide a highly competitive environment designed to develop those already at an advanced level of soccer. However, an additional goal of the RDS is to provide a platform for the truly gifted players to progress to Red Bulls Academy, the nation's number 1 Academy system. Since its inception, seventeen players from the Long Island RDS have graduated to Red Bulls Academy, with over one hundred additional players representing the Red Bulls RDS in Showcase Tournament play. Now entering its sixth year, try-outs for the Long Island Regional Development School are just around the corner. On-line registration opens to the public at 9:00am on Wednesday, September 2nd, and is open to the first 500 applicants. Subject to acceptance, the RDS features 20 weeks of supplementary training, all on Tuesday evenings, at a range of central Long Island locations. Historically, the try-outs have reached capacity within the first 48 hours of registration being opened to the public. Further details on this year's program, and information on how to register on-line, can be found at: http://www.rbnytraining.com/user-pages/public/camps/select-session.asp?CAMP_ID=2500& Once accepted, participation in the fall 2015 to spring 2016 program will include a nominal participation fee. Long Island Junior Soccer League continues to demonstrate their commitment to the development of youth soccer players by sponsoring the vast majority of the training costs. Participants will be required to commit to two easy installments of $185 each (less than $20 per session). Still the most affordable route into the RDS on a year-round basis, the LIJSL RDS represents an opportunity not to be missed for Long Island's most talented players. Back to news

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text: Friends and neighbors of Steve Nokleby, who is dealing with illness, came together to help with his fall harvest. On Friday, September 28th, a large group of people helped harvest soybeans and on Wednesday, October 3, a small army came to help harvest corn. Over 40 people helped combine and haul the grain. Others helped prepare and serve food for both days. Support also came from Pioneer, Cargill, Swenson Orchard, and the Co-Op Credit Union of Montevideo.


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When examining the dispersal of Pleistocene hominins, one of the more fascinating debates concern the patterns of biological and technological evolution in East Asia and other regions of the Old World. One suggestion emerging from palaeoanthropological research places a demarcation between these two regions in the form of a geographical division known as the Movius Line. Specifically, the suggestions that initially led to the Movius Line were based on observations of differing technological patterns, namely: the lack of Acheulean handaxes and the Levallois core traditions in East Asia.
Since Hallam L. Movius' initial proposal, the recent discovery of handaxes within East Asia have led to suggestions that the Movius Line is in fact obsolete. Suggesting this may not in fact be the case is a recent paper by Stephen Lycett & Christopher Norton, which highlights three central points coming from a growing body of research: 1) "several morphometric analyses have identified statistically significant differences between the attributes of specific biface assemblages from east and west of the Movius Line"; 2) "The number of sites from which handaxes have been recovered in East Asia tend to be geographically sparse compared with many regions west of the Movius Line"; 3) "'handaxe' specimens tend only to comprise a small percentage of the total number of artefacts recovered, a situation that contrasts with many classic Acheulean sites in western portions of the Old World, where bifacial handaxes may dominate assemblages in large numbers".
In light of these developments, the current paper combines cultural transmission theory and demography to produce a "generalised model for Palaeolithic technological evolution during the Pleistocene". As it is generally assumed, cultural transmission underlies technological traditions, which may be taken as "a particular behaviour (e.g., tool manufacture and use) that is repeated over generations, and is learned and passed on between individuals via a process of social interaction". Furthermore, we now also know such forms of transmission can be modelled in an analogous manner to that of genetic transmission. In fact, the parallels between genetic and cultural transmission extend to the point where "factors known to structure patterns of genetic variation and transmission (e.g., drift, selection, dispersal and demography) must also be taken into account when examining patterns of cultural variation across space and time".
Like in population genetics, Lycett & Norten refer to effective population size (Ne), except instead of meaning the number of individuals actively involved in passing on genetic material, they use the term to mean "the number of skilled practitioners of a given craft tradition involved in passing on those skills to subsequent generations via social transmission". As such, small effective populations rely more on stochastic factors, such as drift, in shaping which cultural variants will be passed on to future generations. By contrast, large populations are less likely to be impacted upon by stochastic sampling effects – allowing for a greater number of innovations to diffuse throughout the population. This is supported via mathematical modelling, which shows:
[…] that a decrease in effective population size (Ne) may lead to a loss of pre-existing socially transmitted cultural elements… [therefore] the greater the number of models, the more choice is available for selecting the best (i.e. most skilled) models from which to copy. That is, in larger populations, cumulative cultural learning is possible because the effect of having a larger number of models from which to pick the most skilled, exceeds the losses resulting from imperfect copying of that skill. Hence, the chance of copying the most skilled elements of a given practice correlates directly with the number of models from which to copy.
An example of these demographic conditions in action comes from the Tasmanian Islanders. When Tasmania became isolated from Australia approximately 10-12 thousand years ago, the newly established islanders appear to have lost and/or never developed the ability to manufacture a range of technologies, including: fishing spears, cold-weather clothing and boomerangs. Described as a 'cultural founder effect', Lycett & Norton use these observations to implement the following three conditions in constructing their model: population size, density and social interconnectedness:
Social interconnectedness reflects the likelihood of encountering a given craft skill and the regularity of such encounters. Social interconnectedness is thus somewhat proportional to the parameters of effective population size (i.e. number of skilled craft practitioners) and population density (i.e. probability of encounter due to degree of aggregation).
By varying these population conditions, Lycett and Norton use their model to show how different stages of lithic technologies may be sustained (see figure below, taken from Lycett & Norton(2010)). Crucially, demographic levels may decrease and lead to a situation where sustaining already-created technological innovations may not be tenable for the long-term. In providing a null model, they remain neutral as to the effects of cognitive and biomechanical evolution on the emergence and disappearance of technological patterns. In fact, the demographic processes described (larger populations and greater density) mirror those conditions under which human biological evolution may have accelerated. Meaning, human population structures are advantageous for the spread of novel technologies, cultural variants and adaptive genes. This may have implications for why we are seeing growing evidence of gene-culture coevolution in modern human populations.
Although it's prohibitively difficult to estimate the demographic parameters of ancient hominin populations, it is fairly certain that demographic levels will have been relatively higher within Africa than in other parts of the world during the Early to Middle Pleistocene. When coupled with evidence showing the earliest First Appearance Dates (FADs) for Mode 1, Mode 2 and Mode 3 technologies in Africa, the demographic model presented is certainly congruent with the assertion that there is a definitive link between the spread of technological innovations and sustained population growth. Thus, if hominin populations were temporally and spatially discontinuous, then they simply lacked the necessary population conditions to maintain a certain degree of technological sophistication. By extension, explaining the relative absence of bifacial implements in East Asia is perhaps a demographic problem.
As mentioned earlier, we do see some evidence for Acheulean technology in East Asia. But this is not a refutation of the model. Rather, the discovery of these technologies perfectly fits within the model, especially as it is not at any significant level when compared to those found west of the Movius Line. That is, even if Acheulean technologies were imported to East Asia, the demographic conditions would be unfavourable in maintaining them. In this case, we would expect to see Acheulean technology at relatively low densities in East Asia. As the authors note:
One further observation that is not often noted is that the artefact density of most of the Early Palaeolithic sites in East Asia is also usually very low. For instance, in Fangniushan and Chenshan, two Middle Pleistocene open-air sites in central-east China, the artefact densities are less than one per m3
Of course, artefact density may be influenced by a whole host of factors. Raw material availability is one example. More broadly, the markedly different technological patterns observed may not be causally related to demography at all. We could find evidence for sharp cognitive differences between hominin populations east and west of the Movius Line. However, the authors predict that these explanations will become increasingly problematic if "site densities and the chronological distribution of sites in East Asia […] continue to differ from those in the west".
But this is what's great about null models: they are testable. In this case, the model predicts that:
[…] evidence for demographic levels in East Asia will be found to be significantly different from those in many parts of western Eurasia and Africa during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. Here, we have hinted at some of the currently available evidence that suggests this may have been the case. What is now urgently needed are more sophisticated means than we have provided here of assessing Pleistocene demographic parameters in the key regions east and west of the Movius Line.
So it's still very much an open question as to why we find differing technological patterns east and west of the Movius Line. But demography certainly seems like a good candidate.
Lycett, S., & Norton, C. (2010). A demographic model for Palaeolithic technological evolution: The case of East Asia and the Movius Line Quaternary International, 211 (1-2), 55-65 DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.12.001


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CIO clashed with state's new tech secretary
Stewart, who had been CIO of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency since 2004, was removed June 10 after criticizing a recent invoice related to a $2.3 billion state contract for IT services from Northrop Grumman Corp., the newspaper said. It cited reports that Stewart and Pomata have a disagreement about the contract.
Stewart was removed from his job by the agency's oversight panel, the Information Technology Investment Board.
Pomata will succeed Stewart temporarily as Virginia's CIO.
Pomata on June 7 was named secretary of technology by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, replacing Aneesh Chopra, who became President Barack Obama's Chief technology Officer. Pomata also is the chair of the technology board's IT Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the 10-year, $2.3 billion contract with Northrop Grumman to transform state government's IT infrastructure.
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ACTING Opposition Leader Warren Truss says it is ''too simplistic'' to link the current heatwave and fires to climate change.
In Brisbane on Wednesday, Mr Truss acknowledged the record heatwave, but said Australia's climate was changeable, with hot times and cold times.
''The reality is, it's being utterly simplistic to suggest that we have these fires because of climate change,'' he said. ''It's too simplistic to link one hot spell to climate change.''
Earlier this week, when touring fire-affected areas of Tasmania, Prime Minister Julia Gillard linked extreme weather events to climate change. She said: ''While you would not put any one event down to climate change … we do know that over time as a result of climate change we are going to see more extreme-weather events.''
As Fairfax Media reported on Wednesday, the Bureau of Meteorology says this heatwave - in terms of its duration, intensity and extent - is unprecedented in its records.
Mr Truss is acting Opposition Leader as Tony Abbott has been deployed to Nowra, New South Wales, as a volunteer with his local fire brigade. Mr Abbott has delayed his annual holiday by three days to help the Davidson Rural Fire Brigade.
He spent Wednesday morning at Deans Gap, where he was spotted driving a fire truck.
Mr Abbott has been a volunteer with his local fire brigade since 2000. ''I urge all people living in areas facing fire risk at this time to monitor emergency messages carefully, activate their fire plans and stay safe,'' he said in a statement.
Judith Ireland is a political reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House


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English farmer Andy Burton didn't just build an Alfa Romeo with a Ferrari engine where the rear seats used to go. He went on to build a Peugeot 306 with a touring car engine in the middle, then went and won a few championships with it.
This is the short story of Andy and his 1990s rally cars. They might not be pretty, but dammit do they sound good.
I think it's fitting we end this day of the Rally Takeover with these cars, themselves part of the end of competitive homemade specials. May they never be forgotten.


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The week in review
Worst day for CEOs: July 8. Enron's Kenneth "Kenny Boy" Lay takes a perp walk and is charged with selling his stock while urging investors and employees to buy more. Adelphia founder John "Personal Piggy Bank" Rigas and his son, CFO Timothy, are found guilty of looting the company. And Martha "Decorator Cell" Stewart's motion for a new trial is denied.
Worst day for Richmond-weary legislators: A special session to fix the botched "day of rest" law that allows workers to get Sundays off– or triple pay– calls the General Assembly back July 13.
Best pork: Congressman Eric Cantor gets $14.7 million in funding for the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, a part of the Library of Congress devoted to preserving films, television, and sound recordings. The facility is already under construction in Culpeper using $11 million Cantor scored last year, and should create 140 jobs.
Biggest windfall from the new state budget: Albemarle County gets $2.7 million, most going to teacher salaries, a new fire station, and firefighters.
Most surprising top-10 award winner: Albemarle County, despite its painfully slow website, ranks #8 in the nation for its "high quality" information technology service for the second year in a row.
Most surprising AAA four-diamond award winner: The Clifton Inn, closed since November because of a tragic fire, joins local winners the Boar's Head Inn, its Old Mill Room, Keswick Hall, and the Omni, WINA reports.
Best continuing story: Former Louisa police chief John Wilson, who was convicted of assault and battery in March for striking one of his officers in the groin, appeals and is given a three-month suspended sentence July 8, according to Braxton Williams in the Daily Progress.
Worst decision for local cheesemakers: The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear John Coles and Christine Solem's appeal, Melissa Lynch reports in the Progress. The Satyrfield Farm owners refused to allow food inspectors to search their home in 1999 without a warrant, and appealed their misdemeanor sanitation violations.
Worst wild dog attacks: Fluvanna County compensates two farmers whose cattle were attacked by packs of wild dogs this spring. According to Virginia law, counties must pay when wild dogs attack livestock. Braxton Williams has the story.
Worst dogs-eat-former-owner story: Esther Crigger is found dead in her Speedwell home July 6 with at least 19 dogs. Three family members are charged with felony neglect and abuse.
Newest Wendell Wood project: The United Land Corporation czar plans a new shopping center on the same U.S. 29 parcel where Albemarle County nixed his plans to build a Home Depot three years ago, David Dadurka reports in the Progress.
Biggest overhaul: Wintergreen Resort plans a $35-million upgrade that includes a new high-speed lift and spa expansion.
Biggest negligence trial: Wintergreen goes to court July 12 in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed after a teenager slammed into a snow maintenance vehicle in January 2003. George Lettis has the story on NBC 29.
Biggest chain reaction: 10 cars pile up on U.S. 29 north July 12 when a car-transport truck hits a southbound car near Sam's Club. "It was like a chain reaction from the rear," the Progress quotes Albemarle police Captain Crystal Limerick.
Best flashback to "Dewey beats Truman": The New York Post runs an exclusive July 6 naming Rep. Dick Gephardt as John Kerry's running mate.


text: Thursday, January 10, 2013 CMS Further Clarifies Functional Limitation Reporting Requirements The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday further clarified the regulations on the new functional limitation reporting requirements to include reporting on patients who have Medicare part B as a primary insurance and those who have Medicare part B as a secondary insurance. CMS was mandated to collect information on claim forms regarding beneficiaries' function and condition, therapy services furnished, and outcomes achieved on patient function by the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012. As of January 1, all practice settings that provide outpatient therapy services must include the functional limitation data on the claim form. To ensure a smooth transition, CMS sets forth a testing period January 1-July 1. After July 1, claims submitted without the appropriate G-codes and modifiers will be returned unpaid. For additional details and resources on these new requirements, see the FAQ under General Information on APTA's Functional Limitation Reporting Under Medicare webpage.


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Earl Sweatshirt - EpaR (featuring Vince Staples)
Tekst piosenki:
All the bad bitches boo when you rap
I can teach you how to pull 'em like a tutor, in fact
I got one in the front and two in the back
And the bitches keep screaming "Odd Future is back"
[Verse 1: Earl Sweatshirt]
Wolf with a T-Rex cock, less talk
While I invest stock in wet rock
Smoke with all the big bitches bumping "Bedrock"
Sub in the trunk, thumping up against the dead cops
And pop it like I tossed a match in the engine
And go harder than a fucking crack intervention
Clown of the class and the last to attend it
Big Earl make you fags stand at attention
Odd Future, I'm your motherfucking general
Catch 'em where them slap, slash, stab bitch ass niggas go
Girl, you ain't even gotta ask cause you finna know
Why this Playboy so sticky in this centerfold
Sticky what my niggas blow, icky Earl finish foes
Hit 'em low, riddle them with Chronicles of Riddick bows
Chronic in the spliff to the dome, got my system slow
So I'm walking out, ask them niggas what they sprinting fo'
[Verse 2: Vince Staples]
Black Ted Bundy sick as John Gacy
Chilling with a possible victim, she was 18
A hitchhiker hippie whore, met her at the liquor store
She frequented to help support the habit picked up in the fourth
Grade A piece of ass, so I plan on screwing it
Slipped of a couple Rufilin inside the bitch's juice and gin
Next thing you know, we're on Earl's burgundy carpet
She's kicking and screaming, begging for me to fucking stop it
Look, you know it's not rape if you like it, bitch
So sit down like a pretty ho and don't fight the shit
Or else I'll have to tie a pretty bow 'round your bloody neck
Hide the slices from the gashes given with a dull Gillette
Mop the blood up, put the body in the apartment
Stash her where we hide the marijuana and the condoms
"Hey, what's that?" Don't touch it or even fucking look
You are Fantasia and the body bag's a fucking book
[Verse 3]
Yo Vince, let me tell you 'bout these hoes I met last night
They thought I was cute 'til I asked what that ass like
Damn right, red light, ran right through it
"You don't even have your permit, what the fuck are you doing?"
Maybe if you shut the fuck up, we'd be cruising
And you wouldn't be sitting, boohooing 'bout your bruises
But no, you wanna be Miss Fuck-with-the-Music
I'm zoning on Relapse, she's sliding on Blueprint
Three seconds it takes for her to turn blue
With my hands around her throat, her arms stopped moving
Pulse stops too, in the back, look confused
As I turn to tell them both not to do shit stupid
Red, white, blue lights in the rear-view, shit
Swerved to the shoulder, tell them both no moving
Sit down in the back, cause the windows tinted
As I rolled down mine to forge a new friendship
"Aren't you a little too young to be driving?"
Look Officer, I'm just tryna get home
"Get out the fucking car with your license and registration"
I ain't getting outta shit, you're starting to try my patience
Didn't have backup, I could tell by the Hummingbike
Reached to the glove, grabbed the motherfucking hunting knife
Stabbed him in his neck and hip, threw him in the trunk and dipped
Back to the fucking crib for some tea and crumpets, shit
All the bad bitches boo when you rap
I can teach you how to pull 'em like a tutor, in fact
A dead one in the front, dead cop in the back


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The NY Yankee/Classical Music analogy only gets you so far. In yesterday's blog, (click here to read it) I wrote about two performances of the great Brahms Clarinet Quintet. The first performance was this past Sunday by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, presented by the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. The second San Antonio performance of this work is this coming up Sunday, October 17 by Camerata San Antonio.
In my blog I recommended that chamber music fans attend both concerts, not as a competition between two groups of professional musicians, but as a way of testing the role of the composer vs. the role of the interpreter. I joking called the Lincoln Center group the NY Yankees, because of all the famous players in the ensemble.
Well, I must withdraw my recommendation to attend both concerts. You see, Camerata San Antonio is playing the Brahms three times (see dates below). The Brahms is SO GREAT, I now highly, highly, highly recommend you attend ALL their performances this week. Of course, my wife will kill me if I try to attend four concerts in one week just to hear the same piece over and over again, but my recommendation stands. You see my backyard really needs mowing, but it will just have to wait until I can fully absorb the masterpiece that is the Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Opus 115.
Even players as great as those in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, were strongly influenced by the enormity of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. On the first half they programmed quintets by two slackers named Mozart and Mendelssohn. The performance was disappointing. But, when clarinetist David Shifrin joined the ensemble for the Brahms, it was as if the legendary Yankee relief pitcher Mariano Rivera had come into the game to save the victory. I'm a huge Mariano Rivera fan. I'm an even bigger David Shifrin fan. But, yesterday it was Brahms that won the game and the Lincoln Center Five were reborn as they played it.
I have an idea! What if Camerata San Antonio eliminated the repertoire of the first half of their program and just played the Brahms twice at each concert? That way we could all hear it seven times in one week!
Hot tip: Camerata's Friday night concert is at the Boerne First United Methodist (250 E. James in Boerne.) If, for some bizarre reason, your spouse will only let you attend one performance of the Brahms Quintet this week, this is the one to select because this Church has such fabulous acoustics. (It is the site where Camerata recorded their Latin Grammy-nominated CD.)
Here are a few chamber music options coming up this week:
Oct. 12, 2010 | 7:30 pm
Tuesday Music Club presents PSB Piano Trio
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
227 W Woodlawn Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212-3494
The Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio are:
Navah Perlman, piano; Giora Schmidt, violin; Zuill Bailey, cello
Camerata San Antonio
Kerrville: Thursday, October 14 @ 7:30pm
Boerne: Friday, October 15 @ 7:30pm
San Antonio: Sunday, October 17 @ 3:00pm
Golijov: Tenebrae
Frank: Leyendas - An Andean Walkabout
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet
Sayaka Okada & Matthew Zerweck, violins
Emily Freudigman, viola
Ken Freudigman, cello
Camerata SA Venues:
Kerrville First Presbyterian Church - 800 E Jefferson
Boerne First United Methodist - 250 E. James
Travis Park United Methodist Church - 230 E. Travis, San Antonio
David Krakauer's Acoustic Klezmer Project in Concert
Presented by Arts San Antonio
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio
Holzman Auditorium
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer redefines the notion of a concert artist. Known for his mastery of myriad styles, he occupies the unique position of being one of the world's leading exponents of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music, and at the same time a major voice in classical music. As one of the foremost musicians of the vital new wave of klezmer, David Krakauer tours the globe with his celebrated ensemble of four musicians.
"While firmly rooted in traditional klezmer folk tunes, the band hurls the tradition of klezmer music into the rock era." -- Jon Pareles, The New York Times
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That's right, I'll put a subtitle on my news feature too if I want to. Riddles isn't the only one who can mooch ideas! Anyway, there's not a lot of news, and I'm actually a little sick. Maybe I've got Pipher's disease.
Big Daddies Stacked to the Sky
This is the big one. Irrational Games announced Bioshock Infinite, the Boston-based developer's true follow-up to the original Bioshock. Ken Levine is involved again. This entry actually takes place before the original Bioshock – during the very early 1900s – in a flying city named Columbia. The name isn't as intriguing as Rapture, sure, but this is a different tale, after all.
In fact, for all the similarities that the teaser trailer showed, Bioshock Infinite seems to be refreshingly different. Columbia is not nation-less, in fact quite the opposite. American flags are abundant in the trailer and even compose a major part of the logo's design.
However, while the trailer was certainly intense and very intriguing, we didn't see any gameplay and the game won't be released until late 2012. Still, it's a promising announcement, and this is the first time that I've been excited for a Bioshock title as Bioshock 2 did nothing for me. Check out the trailer for yourself and check IGN for a full 2 page article with more details, including mention of some sort of inter-city grind-rail system.
The 3rd Birthday Removes the HP Bar, Protagonist's Clothing
That headline is a little deceptive because the HP Bar in the PSP Parasite Eye follow-up doesn't actually appear to be taken out of the HUD. However, the lead character, Aya Brea does lose more and more clothing the more she gets hurt. Take a lot at the side-by-side comparison I stole from IGN.
While this is somewhat of a cool and innovative mechanic, I'm having flashbacks to Final Fantasy II and picturing gamers intentionally inflicting damage on themselves. Only this time with slightly more sad reasoning.
Also, how many fucking games is Tetsuya Nomura working on? The 3rd Birthday, Final Fantasy Vs. XIII, 8543975 Kingdom Hearts games. The guy is a regular, crazier, emo-er, Shigeru Miyamoto. Read his hilarious
fake real blog, by the way. (IGN)
Bethesda's Bane
In slightly random, but mostly hilarious news, Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard used a panel at Quakecon to admit that while you may have never noticed, Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls don't have ladders. Apparently their engine can't handle climbing a ladder without slapping the player with loading times.
The reason why this story is newsworthy to me is Howard's quote at the end.
One day, we tried to figure out why we wanted ladders so bad because we don't really need them. It just felt like we're game development pussies because we can't do ladders.
I never noticed, but now I will. (IGN)
Xbox Wins July- No surprise, really. They have that redesign if you forgot. I did.
PSP Phone Rumours Roundtable- Not news, really, that's why it's here. Read IGN editors discuss pros and cons of the newest PSP Phone rumours. Personally, I don't give a shit about a PSP phone.
That's that! I wonder if Riddles had read any Scott Pilgrim. I know I haven't, so I wonder if he's enjoying it. Everybody I know that's seen the movie adores it though, so I'd better get on that. I'm feeling a little better today too, so maybe I'll try the game some more…
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The CCA's Drive For Success?
A Commentary by Matt Hansen
What's happening to the future of elite men's Canadian cycling? After a year of remarkable gains by Canadian elite cyclists, the CCA seems to be changing - or possibly - losing its focus. This year saw Svein Tuft take over the leadership of the UCI America Tour (something he is still doing), and saw Canada jump up the Nation rankings to fourth, just 40 odd points behind Brazil. What does that mean? It means Canada is right on the cusp of fielding three riders, not two, at the 2008 Bejing Olympics for elite men. One extra rider might not sound like a big deal, but bear in mind it seems like a lifetime ago since Canada fielded a giant 5 riders (Atlanta - 1996). Granted, the rankings and qualification has changed since then - but it doesn't seem like the CCA is interested in trying to up that number.
If you take a gander at the UCI website, you'll see under the America Tour standings Canada slots in fourth, at 845 points. Brazil lies in third, at 888. Much of these points can be attributed to Symmetrics racing all over North and South America. It's no secret I'm a fan of the team - and I'll say (biased or not) that they've racked up a ton of points for Canada - Tuft leads, Christian Meier sits 14th, Cam Evans 18th, Andrew Randell is 34th, and so on. Couple that with a great season for Martin Gilbert (Kelly Benefits) who scored a huge win at the Pan Am Champs, putting him in 13th, and you can see how Canada has climbed the ladder.
The fact that it's Brazil that Canada is chasing points is significant, too. If you're still on the UCI site, take a look at what's left of the Brazilian season. Not a whole lot. (Brazilians don't race much of out South America, by the way.) That means Canada could very well take over third, giving them that additional spot at the Olympics, and also up their rider total for the '08 World Road Champs. But the deadline for that is the end of September. Canada's in a sticky situation as it is - countries like Brazil are organizing more and more UCI races of their own to pad their standings. There's even been allegations that Brazil is organizing races that don't meet UCI standards (not enough foreigners) - which forces Canada to travel more.
So what's the CCA to do? As has been made clear, the organization is cash-strapped. So cash-strapped in fact, they've even had to let go one of the biggest assets in the office, that of the High Perfomance director, Kris Westwood. (Which is a whole other diatribe for some other rainy day.) Ideally, the plan would be to follow the Symmetrics model and send teams to races where Canadians could score points - The Tour of Venezuela, The Tour of Missouri, and so on. But alas, that's a long plane ride and muchos dineros. Fine. Huzzah! What's this? Univest Grand Prix? In Pennsylvania! And what about this Tour de Leelanau thing? Oh, lookit that - in Wisconsin. (Hey, you could almost drive there from Ontario or Quebec.)
The Leelanau race is even more significant as it's taking place during Missouri - meaning you could take any Canadians not riding Missouri (read: lots) and pluck those points like apples in Autumn. Between Univest and Leelanau, there are 250 points to be grabbed - 40 each for the win.
And Canada is, by the way, racing abroad this upcoming month. After much flip-flopping (due to budgetary constraints, the project was cancelled, then uncancelled) the CCA is sending U23 riders to the Tour de l'Avenir. Which is not a bad thing - this stage race offers tremendous opportunity for riders to showcase their abilities, and is meant to serve as excellent prep for the Road Worlds. But it's hardly a development project - it's a very tough race where many of the biggest future Tour de France winners have made their mark.
If you take a look at the roster, only David Veilleux or Christian Meier have a chance of any possible result. (Hey guys, if somehow someone else does well, I'll happily congratulate you and let Karma sink its fangs into my ass.) Granted, it is over a week of racing and it's not out of the realm of possibility that a Canadian could score points. But bear in mind, it's only Canada's top-10 riders that contribute to the Nation rankings. Which means at this point, only Meier or Red Truck Racing's Ryan Anderson are eligible to increase Canada's ranking.
And what if one of Canadians at Avenir score an incredible result? They'll be picked up by a ProTour team and be thrown to the wolves. Which, again, is not a bad thing, but it's not a great thing either, necessarily, considering the state of affairs both abroad and at home. At the end of the day, it still leaves the country hanging, and low on numbers at top level events like the Olympics. The question remains: Where is the CCA's focus? Is it truly building for the future?
Don't get me wrong - Canada is already a huge underdog at the Olympics in the elite men's road race. It would be foolhardy to suggest that a medal in the road race was something on a CCA "list of things to do". Apart from a rider like Michael Barry or Ryder Hesjedal having a ride of his life, it doesn't seem exactly probable. But as any cyclist knows, there's always strength in the power of numbers. Why not field three, instead of two? That way, if there is some 10 man breakaway that manages somehow to stay away, there's one more rider to try and get in it.
It just seems strange, given the circumstances, to send a team to Avenir, instead of competing in North America where riders could get achievable results, possible domestic contracts (which means being able to complete against a higher number of cleaner riders) and valuable points for the country. There are forty odd measly points right now that could mean a slightly better situation for Canada on the road.
The CCA has talked about the track being a tremendous opportunity for medals at the Olympics - which may or may not be true, time will tell. Ironically, if Zach Bell didn't have to ride the Track Nats and Christian Meier wasn't riding the Tour de l'Avenir, Symmetrics could probably send a team to Univest. Thankfully, Canada has other teams and riders riding in some of the aforementioned races. Gilbert, Dom Perras and their Kelly Benefits team, or Dom Rollin and Mark Walters for KodakGallery. Or Colavita's Charles Dionne. But these riders are riding for their professional teams - which means if an American team leader gets in a break, they have to sacrifice their own (and Canada's) chances at success. A CCA team with all Canadians guarantees at least a focus on a Canadian rider.
It's easy being an armchair critic, but to me, there's a simple solution if Canada wants to really make a bid for one more rider in Bejing: just swap France plane tickets for a drive to the US of A. If piling a bunch of guys in a van and driving to Pennsylvania could mean a few extra points and another berth to Bejing - can't someone at the CCA find the gas money?
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I'm having a little trouble understanding mosfet clipping. My understanding is that there are two forms: the diode-connected mosfet (tying gate and drain together) and the body diode. However, when breadboarding around I found that it worked opposite from how I expected. Examples follow.
Here are the three layouts I used. I picked a mosfet symbol that showed the body diode as on the datasheet for the 2N7000 (the n-channel enhancement mode MOSFET I used):
As you can see Mosfet A uses the diode to block the body diode. This is the set-up I expected to sound the most different. I expected Mosfet B to act simply as a diode with a higher forward voltage. I used the leds as a control for comparison (the forward voltage was fairly close). My results surprised me!
First, here is a comparison of each of them used to rails after a simple Pro-co RAT clone op-amp stage:
NOTE: the board style seems to be cutting off the far side of the spectrum analysis (where the most intersting stuff is). If you want to see it just right-click then "open in new tab"
Mosfet A
Mosfet B
As you can see, the Mosfet A (blocking the body diode) and the LED to rail are almost the same. Almost! The spectrum analysis shows a little difference, and the difference was barely audible. I expected Mosfet B to act like that though, whereas it created a much more different sound. A noticeably different sound actually.
This stands out much more when I put then in the negative-feedback loop of my op-amp:
LED (op-amp feedback)
Mosfet A (op-amp feedback)
Mosfet B (op-amp feedback)
Here you can see again that the LED and Mosfet A are close. The difference is more pronounced this time however. Mosfet A is definitely a bit more aggressive and brighter. Not in a bad way though! Probably not enough to be actually worth it though. Mosfet B on the other hand produces something noticeably different. It's got a lot less high end, and it's generally smoother.
So, my question is: why? What is actually going on that creates this behaviour?


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Is the 2010 Census road tour still happening?Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Even though nearly all enumerations have been completed at this point, a reader submitted a photo to us from the Whiting, Indiana Pierogi Festival (yum!) that implies partnership/outreach efforts are ongoing. MyTwoCensus.com seeks to determine why money is still being spent on partnership/road tour activities. Take a look at your tax dollars, still at work:


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Caleb Edmonds qualified for the IC4A meet in the men's 3K, Saturday evening in Seattle.
Liberty senior Caleb Edmonds clocked a 3K time of 8:16.06 on Saturday at the Husky Classic at Dempsey Indoor, qualifying for the IC4A Championship. Running the 3K for the first time this season, Edmonds performed well, placing 24th overall between the two invitational sections of the event. His 8:16.06 clocking is the fastest by any Big South men's runner in 2013-14. Edmonds has now recorded IC4A qualifiers in two events this year, as the Empire State native previously qualified in the mile. The Flames will host the Liberty Quad, their final home meet of the 2013-14 indoor campaign, on Sunday and Monday at the Tolsma Indoor Track Center. The meet will get underway Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with the heptathlon 60-meter dash.


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Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press 2011
Signs of change amid repression
The proportion of the world's population that has access to a Free press declined to its lowest point in over a decade during 2010, as repressive governments intensified their efforts to control traditional media and developed new techniques to limit the independence of rapidly expanding internet-based media. Among the countries to experience significant declines in press freedom were Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, and Ukraine. And in the Middle East, a number of governments with long-standing records of hostility to the free flow of information took further steps to constrict press freedom by arresting journalists and bloggers and censoring reports on sensitive political issues. These developments constitute the principal findings of Freedom of the Press 2011: A Global Survey of Media Independence, the latest edition of an annual index published by Freedom House since 1980.
The report found that only 15 percent of the global population—one in six people—live in countries where coverage of political news is robust, the safety of journalists is guaranteed, state intrusion in media affairs is minimal, and the press is not subject to onerous legal or economic pressures. At the same time, the global media environment, which has experienced a pattern of deterioration for the past eight years, showed some signs of stabilizing. For example, the declines in the Middle East and in crucial countries like Mexico and Thailand were partially offset by gains in sub-Saharan Africa and portions of the former Soviet Union.
Prospects for a reversal of the negative trend were enhanced by the protest movements that emerged across the Middle East in the early months of 2011. While this report assesses developments in 2010—and thus does not take into account the potentially dramatic changes in Tunisia, Egypt, and other Arab countries—its findings are a vivid reminder of the central role that the denial of press freedom and freedom of expression has played in the suppression of broader democratic rights in the Middle East and elsewhere. A principal complaint of the Middle East protesters has been the role of regime-controlled media in circulating government propaganda and stifling opposition voices. While the fate of political reform in the region remains unclear, the demands for change could well have ripple effects in other parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa, the former Soviet Union, and even China.
During 2010, however, many of these positive pressures remained below the surface. Indeed, authoritarian efforts to place restrictions on the press, new media, and other instruments of expression gained momentum in a number of strategically important countries, such as China, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela. These states were also notable for their attempts to restrict media freedom and influence the news agenda beyond their borders. Meanwhile, media in new and aspiring democracies proved vulnerable to a combination of hostile forces, including political leaders determined to mute critics, powerful business interests, drug traffickers, and armed insurgents or terrorists. Among the countries that experienced press freedom declines because of these forces were Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Fiji, Iraq, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen. Backsliding was also seen in relatively open press environments, with South Korea falling into the Partly Free range and Hungary experiencing significant setbacks.
The year's most impressive gains were brought about through major legal and regulatory reforms and a greater official willingness to allow media freedom and diversity in Guinea, Moldova, and Niger. Smaller improvements were noted in Colombia, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
Of the 196 countries and territories assessed during 2010, a total of 68 (35 percent) were rated Free, 65 (33 percent) were rated Partly Free, and 63 (32 percent) were rated Not Free. This balance is almost exactly the same as in the edition covering 2009, which featured 69 Free, 64 Partly Free, and 63 Not Free countries and territories.
The survey found that only 15 percent of the world's inhabitants live in countries with a Free press, while 42 percent have a Partly Free press and 43 percent live in Not Free environments. The population figures are significantly affected by two countries—China, with a Not Free status, and India, with a Partly Free status—that together account for over a third of the world's nearly seven billion people. The percentage of those enjoying Free media in 2010 declined by another point to the lowest level since 1996, when Freedom House began incorporating population data into the findings of the survey. Meanwhile, the share living in Not Free countries jumped by three percentage points, reflecting the move by three populous states—Egypt, Mexico, and Thailand—into this status designation.
The most significant regionwide decline occurred in the Middle East and North Africa, while smaller negative trends were apparent in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, and Western Europe. The regional average for Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union remained unchanged, with declines in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic states balanced by improvements in the former Soviet Union. Meanwhile, sub-Saharan Africa registered a significant improvement in 2010, with dramatic political openings in some countries and positive legal reforms in others.
The year featured a total of nine status changes—five negative and four positive—with all but one spanning the Partly Free–Not Free divide. In terms of significant numerical shifts, statistics were far more balanced than in recent years, with declines (12 countries) only marginally outnumbering gains (11 countries).
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Every once in a while I will get amazed when I find that I don't have a tutorial on the site that I thought I had but I didn't. So today I will be showing you all "how to draw a sea creature", step by step. Sea creatures can be anything that lives in the ocean whether it is fact or fiction. The creature that I chose to draw is really epic because I could totally picture something like this living under the dark, undiscovered sea. There are literally millions of species and organisms that have not yet been discovered, and for us to sit here and think to ourselves that there is nothing that might look like the sea creature you see before you now, is pretty ignorant. Anyways, the sea creature that you will be drawing today can be tweaked to any look you want. If you want a more fish like species, you can draw the face a bit differently. For me I wanted to mix dolphin with dragon. As you can see the body of the dolphin is very prominent, but the face of a dragon also adds that perfect combination or touch. I hope you guys have fun with drawing my version of a sea creature. I will be back in a bit with more fun for you all to tackle. Peace out people and enjoy!
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Saturday Feb 08, 2020 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Feb 09, 2020 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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ENPC is a 16-hour course designed to provide core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to care for pediatric patients in the emergency setting. The course presents a systematic assessment model, integrates the associated anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and identifies appropriate interventions. Triage categorization and prevention strategies are included in the course content. ENPC is taught using a variety of formats, including lectures, videotapes and includes skill stations that encourage participants to integrate their psychomotor abilities into a patient situation in a risk-free setting.
The most current ENA textbook is mandatory for entrance into the course, and will be available for purchase during the registration process. Whether you purchase the ENA textbook during registration or have access to your own copy, you must bring your textbook with you to class or you will be unable to attend class. ENA courses carry unusually high costs of sponsorship due to specialty faculty requirements and strictly enforced student-to-instructor ratios. For this reason we are unable to provide refunds or credits for last-minute rescheduling. Any student who does not comply with ENA's policy on textbooks may be omitted from participation in the class and their registration fees forfeited.


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Tech-Ed Israel: MVPs Raise the Bar
At this year's
Tech-Ed Eilat Israel--the
biggest IT event in Israel—MVPs set a record with a whopping 50% in attendance
serving as speakers. With 3,000 participants, 15 tracks and more than 150
technical sessions, Tech-Ed Eilat Israel delivered an excellent opportunity for participants to
expand their knowledge and connect key influencers in the technical community.
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event's keynote speaker, Jason Zander. This was one of six unique MVP
opportunities that set a new standard of engagement in Israel.
MVPs contributed
in every phase of the event--from pre-event right through to the end. Visual C#
MVP Sasha Goldshtein and Data Platform Development MVP Gil Fink wrote articles
that were featured in the local Newsgeek
publication. SQL Server MVP Meir Dudai wrote a feature on the local IT Portal.
Data Platform
Development MVP Gil Fink summed it up, "Tech-Ed Eilat 2010 was
a very exciting event with a lot of great sessions and cool parties.
It also gave its attendees the opportunity to meet with colleagues from
different organizations and to share knowledge. I had the pleasure to
have a session in the event about building N-Tier Applications using Entity
Framework 4."
The Tech-Ed Show
featured Exchange Server MVP Daniel Petri with a great interview to help
promote the event. Daniel then came up with a creative idea on how to promote
his sessions. He filmed himself walking in the supermarket talking about his
sessions and received excellent reviews.
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China seeks data on Uighurs after deadly crash
BEIJING — Police investigating the apparent car attack at Beijing's Forbidden City searched Tuesday for information on two ethnic Uighur minority suspects, a hotel employee said, a day after the vehicle plowed through a crowd and crashed, killing five people and injuring 38.
Police released no public information about a possible motive for the incident at one of China's most politically sensitive and heavily guarded public spaces, and it was not immediately clear if the two suspects were among the three people killed inside the vehicle.
Two bystanders, including a Filipino woman, also were killed when the sport utility vehicle veered inside of a barrier separating a crowded sidewalk from a busy avenue and then drove toward Tiananmen Gate, which stands opposite the sprawling Tiananmen Square.
Any incident in the area is sensitive because the square was the focus of a 1989 pro-democracy movement that was violently suppressed by the military.
The 38 injured were among the crowds in front of the gate, where a large portrait of Mao Zedong hangs near the southern entrance to the former imperial palace. Three other Filipinos and a Japanese man were among the injured, police said, but there were no immediate details on their conditions.
Zhao Fuzhou, a security official at Beijing's Xinjiang Dasha hotel, said police had circulated a notice searching for information about two suspects with Uighur names in the aftermath of Monday's deaths. Unconfirmed copies of the notice also were widely circulated on the Chinese Internet.
One of the men, identified in the notice as Yusupu Wumaierniyazi, was listed as living at the address of a town in Xinjiang in which 24 police and civilians and 13 militants were killed in an attack on June 26.
Radicals among the Muslim Turkic Uighurs have been fighting a low-intensity insurgency against Chinese rule for years. This summer saw an unusually large number of violent incidents and Chinese security forces say they have been guarding against attacks outside of Xinjiang.
Uighurs are culturally, religiously and linguistically distinct from China's ethnic Han majority and many have chafed under heavy-handed Communist Party rule.
Beijing police said on their microblog that they were taking "effective measures to ensure the capital's safety and stability."
A police statement said the vehicle had burst into flames after crashing at about noon Monday into a guardrail for one of the ancient stone bridges leading to the gate. The adjacent Chang'an Avenue was closed as police and rescue services converged, but police said traffic was restored just over an hour later.
The incident had every appearance of being deliberate, since the driver apparently jumped a curb and traveled about 400 meters (yards) to the spot where the car was said to have caught fire. Along the way, it avoided trees, street lights and at least one security checkpoint.
Photos of the scene that briefly circulated on the Internet showed a vehicle emitting thick smoke at the gate. Injured people, including a young girl, lay on the ground, many of them bleeding heavily.
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said their information indicated that the woman who died and the injured Filipinos — two women and a man — were tourists. "Our embassy is working to gather more details about this incident and to extend the necessary and appropriate assistance to the victims," he said in a statement.
Police said the other tourist killed was a Chinese man from the southern province of Guangdong.
Attendants and nearby concession stand vendors who were asked about the incident all said they were not clear on what happened. Such employees are generally understood to be part-time police informants.
Just west of the square lies the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's parliament, while many of China's top leaders live and work just a few hundred meters (yards) away in the tightly guarded Zhongnanhai compound.


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The Hillsborough County (Fla.) Bar Association has selected Harold Oehler, general counsel for Lazydays RV Center Inc., as its Corporate Counsel of the Year for 2009, according to Reuters.
The association will present this award Thursday in Tampa. John Horton, CEO of Lazydays, will be the keynote speaker for the ceremony and will speak on the topic, "Navigating Your Business Through a Challenging Economy."
Oehler was selected for his part in guiding his company through one of the most difficult periods in the history of the RV industry, for leading his company's efforts to help at risk children in the Tampa Bay area and for his work to strengthen the RV industry and improve public safety.
For the past 10 years, Oehler has served as general counsel for Lazydays. In 2007, he played a major role in obtaining the passage of Florida's first RV dealer protection law which helped strengthen Florida RV dealerships across the state. The following year, Oehler spearheaded a nationwide safety campaign to improve vehicle weight information provided to travel trailer owners in order to prevent vehicle overloading, a leading cause of blowouts and rollovers. Traveling the country at the beginning of the economic downturn, Oehler recruited competing dealers and manufacturers to work together on this issue. His efforts ultimately helped improve safety standards for RV users and their families.
On the local level, Oehler helped his company's employees create a non-profit foundation to benefit at risk children in the Tampa Bay area. The Lazydays Partners Foundation has since raised $400,000 to build The Lazydays House, which is part of A Kid's Place, Hillsborough County's first emergency foster care facility. The Lazydays House provides children who have been removed from abusive situations with a child-friendly environment, medical care, counseling and schooling from licensed professionals. At The Lazydays House, siblings can even remain together until they are placed into a foster home.
The Foundation has also funded college scholarships for 50 underprivileged children in the Tampa Bay area. Each "Lazydays Scholar" signs a contract to maintain a certain grade point average and remain drug and crime free in order to receive their scholarship. Funding for The Lazydays House and the Lazydays Scholars is provided almost entirely by weekly payroll deductions voluntarily made by Lazydays employees.
"I am humbled by this award, but it truly is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication by the employees of our company who chose to focus on our customers and the kids they wanted to help, during a very challenging time in our industry's history," Oehler said. "I accept this award on their behalf."
The Lazydays Partners Foundation is a non-profit corporation formed by the employees of Lazydays in order to enhance their ability to support children's causes. The mission of the foundation is to "measurably change the lives of children by instilling hope, inspiring dreams and empowering them with education." The foundation is funded primarily through payroll deductions pledged by employees of Lazydays. Working in partnership with other non-profit organizations, the Lazydays Partners Foundation has generated gifts to children's causes in the Tampa Bay area of over $1 million. For more information visit www.ldpf.org.


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Bradley shows off range with highlight-reel grab
After making running catch in eighth, center fielder goes all out to rob Kendrick
ANAHEIM -- Jackie Bradley Jr. may have played just two innings in Friday's game against the Angels, but his presence and importance in the Red Sox's 4-2 win was definitely felt.
Bradley, who's had plenty of defensive gems this season, showcased his skills at Angel Stadium once he became a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.
The first came in the bottom of the eighth on a sinking liner into center field off the bat of Mike Trout. Bradley read the ball and then sprinted in as quickly as possible, making a catch just inches off the ground to record the first out.
"I'm not coming in with that guy," Bradley laughed. "I saw it off the bat and knew it wasn't going to be deep. It was one of those where you just have to put your head down."
However, Bradley wasn't even close to being finished. He outdid himself on a ball hit by Howie Kendrick to lead off the bottom of the ninth.
A ball was scalded by Kendrick into the right-center-field alley when Bradley went into an all out sprint, leaping up to snow cone the ball just as he ran into the wall.
"It was well hit and I immediately broke and took my eyes off of it," Bradley said. "I tried to get the fastest three steps in before looking back in to see if I could handle it.
"It all happened so fast. I was just hoping that the wall didn't stop me before I got to it."
Once the catch was made, Kendrick couldn't believe it.
"Yeah, I was surprised. It was hit hard, but at the same time, he was shading me over there a little bit but he made a heck of a play," Kendrick said. "That was a phenomenal play by him."
Had Bradley not made the grab, the whole complexion of the inning would have changed. After the catch, the Angels put the tying runs on base before closer Koji Uehara struck out Kole Calhoun to preserve the win.
"He is such an impact defender, and that was evident with both catches. We have seen it tonight and he had an impact on this game with just two innings of defense," manager John Farrell said.
"The one thing that has never been shaken in his time here is his defense. He is a confident defender. You feel like he can roll out of bed and into a spot where a ball will land. Thankfully he had that instinct because it showed up again here tonight."


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Prep notebook: What to expect from girls golf this season
Yes, we're already two weeks into the girls golf season, but it's not too late for an outlook on what to expect.
We got a fantastic email from a girls golf parent this week, and he did a great job of breaking down the field. So, in full, a preview:


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Detroit may finally be getting its RoboCop statue.
After a tweet at Mayor Dave Bing and his subsequent dismissal of the actual need for a statue of RoboCop, a group of fans quickly raised over $50,000 for a representation of the bionic crime-fighter.
Apparently, Mayor Bing felt the depiction of Detroit as a lawless, crime-ridden wasteland might not be great for the city's reputation as a lawless, crime-ridden wasteland. But this is where the internet comes in.
Harnessing the power of crowdsourcing, Jerry Paffendorf used Kickstart to solicit donations for the project. The tipping point came with a $25,000 donation from San Francisco's Pete Hottelet, of the Omni Consumer Products Corporation.
"Once the price tag is determined, a team of skilled sculptors, including a team that worked with Bjork's husband, Matthew Barney, will build the sculpture from any number of materials. The group is working with the Mayor's Office to consider public spots, such as areas near Comerica Park or a downtown park.
If that doesn't work out, the statue may end up at Imagination Station, an outdoor art project cofounded by Paffendorf near the abandoned Michigan Central Station just off Michigan Avenue." (read more at the Freep)


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A board member of the Fallbrook Public Utilities District was admonished by his cohorts earlier this week for violating the district's ethics policy and the Brown Act, the state's open meeting law.
According to a resolution passed by the board Monday night, in emails dated Dec. 18, 2012, and Jan. 8 and 24 of this year, Archie McPhee disclosed confidential information gleaned during closed session meetings. The emails were deemed by the board to be "inappropriate and disruptive communications with the District staff."
The resolution said McPhee "violated the FPUD Administrative code and the Brown Act with regard to disclosure of confidential closed session board proceedings;" authored inappropriate and disruptive communications to district staff members; and is now directed to communicate with district staff only through the district's general manager's office.
What the information in the emails concerned was not explained in the resolution, but the timing coincides with contentious meetings of the board concerning the possible merger of the district with the Rainbow Municipal Water District.
On Thursday, McPhee, 78, said all he did was provide information to a local newspaper concerning General Manager Brian Brady's resume, which he said was available on the Internet. Brady was hired in 2011.
McPhee said Brady and many board members dislike him because he was the only board member to vote against a plan to form a Joint Powers Authority with the Rainbow district. The board approved the move earlier this month to eventually merge the two district's to save money by sharing resources and personnel.
Brady, however, said Thursday that the admonishment had nothing to do with the JPA vote and everything to do with McPhee contacting members of the district's staff and revealing information about candidates for the general manager's position he had learned during closed sessions in 2011.
"He made unfounded assertions about the qualifications of some of our staff," Brady said. "He started revealing information that was supposed to be confidential as part of the human resources recruitment process."
Brady said the board voted, 4-1, to admonish McPhee. McPhee cast the lone no vote. McPhee says he has no memory of the board voting on the issue.
He said the board and Brady simply don't like him because he has been "a thorn in the side" of the district for a decade. McPhee has been on the board for two years. His term expires in November 2014.
"They don't like me," he said. "They're making my life miserable."


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Saturday, July 2, 2011
HRP: Anti-Bersih protest at PAS HQ 'not Hindraf'
Bernama had reported that the youths "claiming to be Hindraf supporters" showed up at the opposition party's HQ at Jalan Raja Laut at about 11.20am bearing banners 'Datuk Ambiga Jangan Buat Kecoh Di Malaysia' (Ambiga Don't Create Disorder in Malaysia) and 'Jangan Ikut Nik Aziz' (Don't Follow Nik Aziz).
"However, they were seen fleeing the area in several cars about 10 minutes later when the police arrived," reported the national news agency.
Jayathas when contacted told Malaysiakini, "Hindraf has nothing to do with it, it's not our style to run away from police."
"We are waiting for the 18 points of demand over constitutional right to be endorsed by the Pakatan (Rakyat)... if they give the green light, we will be in the frontline of the Bersih 2.0 rally," said Jayathas.
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Hindraf and Bersih: Last chance to unite
Perhaps, if the Hindraf movement will not join the rally, then hopefully, individual Hindraf members will participate in their personal capacities.
COMMENTOne name stands out in the Bersih 2.0 rally: Hindraf. In a communiqué issued on June 15, Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar said that Hindraf would not participate in the march because Pakatan Rakyat had reneged on its promise to Hindraf after the 2008 general election.
Uthayakumar said, "We are not participating because Pakatan failed to endorse our 18-point demand made in 2007."
Might Hindraf be persuaded to reconsider its earlier decision to stay away?
When would we be given another golden opportunity to show unity among the various communities in Malaysia? In another 54 years perhaps?
People of various ages, faiths, races and backgrounds would be coming together on July 9 in a show of strength.
The message to the Barisan Nasional-led coalition is that we would not tolerate lip service anymore, that electoral reforms are necessary and that human rights abuses cannot be ignored.
It is also a deliberate snub to the Election Commission because its offer to talk and engage with us has only come at the last minute.
Back in 2007, the first Bersih march on Nov 10 and the subsequent Hindraf rally on Nov 25 were instrumental in forcing a change in people's attitude towards BN.
There is no denying that Hindraf's leaders were successful in galvanising the movement to stand behind Pakatan. Also without the support of the Hindraf movement, whose members turned out in the tens of thousands, the outcome of the 2008 general election might have been different.
These two marches in 2007 contributed towards the significant opposition gains in the 2008 polls.
Using the element of fear
It is obvious that all the parties and individuals who are opposed to the "Walk for Democracy" are using the fear element to cow the public into staying at home.
Fear is what makes Umno-BN and its cronies try their best to stop the march because a mobilised rakyat demanding urgent democratic and electoral reforms is a dangerous beast.
Fear is what drove MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek to warn his party members against joining the march, saying that it was politically motivated and illegal: "We cannot accept the objective of this illegal rally."
Fear and shame drove the EC deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar to declare that Bersih was merely a front for Pakatan to increase its bid for Putrajaya.
He said, "There was (a 2007) demonstration and as result, a momentum was built and in the 2008 election (the opposition) won big… now, the rumour is that snap polls will be called and history will be repeated.
"(They think) let us have Bersih 2.0 with more supporters, the momentum will grow and possibly win Putrajaya."
Wan Ahmad told S Ambiga, the Bersih chairman, to be apolitical: "If Bersih separates itself from political parties, then we can meet Bersih as a member of civil society as its agenda is for the good of all."
However, Wan Ahmad forgets that if he had not been a lame chairman of the EC and discharged his duties professionally, then Malaysia might not have been lumped into such a quagmire.
In another attempt to blacken the Bersih organisers, Umno sympathisers have said that the EC was efficient, that elections in Malaysia were fair, otherwise, the opposition would not have been able to win five states in the last general election.
Have these people considered that if the elections had been truly clean, fair and free, and the EC did not collude with Umno, the opposition might not have won just five states but would have scored outright victories throughout Malaysia?
Last February, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak claimed that Hindraf did not need to represent the Indian community because the government was capable of looking after the interests of the Indians.
He said, "We have taken action on the question of Indian community interests, meaning that they don't need Hindraf, they only need BN.
After 54 years of BN, what improvements in living standards or educational and work opportunities have the Indians to show for BN's supposed concern?
Time to be magnanimous
But BN alone is not to blame; Uthayakumar of Hindraf is still seething from being let down by Pakatan after the 2008 general election.
True. It is frustrating and a serious point of grievance.
Hindraf leaders have striven so hard for the Indians but have achieved very little because they have been let down by politicians. They have been used, as every political party uses us, the rakyat, for their own means and to fulfil their own agendas.
There are almost 850,000 Indian voters, yet there is not a single constituency with an Indian majority.
In 2007, Hindraf was said to be linked with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam but none of the politicians or any social activist defended Hindraf.
Hindraf was accused of having overseas links and plots to overthrow the government but again no one spoke up for them. When Hindraf's Orange T-shirts were banned because they threatened national security, or when Hindraf's supporters' children were arrested, again no one came to their defence.
When Hindraf organised a demonstration against racism in February, no opposition politician supported them.
When hundreds of Hindraf supporters were arrested and 54 were charged in court, one Hindraf supporter commented: "Not a single word from civil societies. Their silence is deafening."
Perhaps Pakatan's arrogance has cost them dearly. Equally, is Hindraf cutting off its nose to spite its face?
We respect Hindraf's decision to stay away, but this is not Pakatan's march. This march is also not a misguided attempt to overthrow the government or cause civil unrest.
The July 9 rally is possibly the rakyat's last chance to make a difference, to set aside political and personal differences and to stand as one against those who make a mockery of democracy and clean elections.
Many of us are angry with politicians, from both sides of the political divide. They make use of us when it suits them. Then they spit us out like orange pips after they have sucked all the juicy orange segments.
What would it take for more Malays to speak up? Liberal-minded Malays can collectively make a difference.
One Hindraf supporter who would be joining the rally said, "Human rights do not belong to the privileged few."
Perhaps, if the Hindraf movement would not join the rally, then hopefully, individual Hindraf members would participate in their personal capacities.
There is a Tamil saying, "It does not matter whether its Rama or Ravana who reigns as it wouldn't make a difference to me."
So has Umno-BN already won, if we cannot even join hands in a common cause? It is never too late for Hindraf to join the Bersih rally to show solidarity against Umno-BN.
Now is the time to be magnanimous and to set aside petty squabbles. Hindraf has more to gain but the real champions would be the rakyat.
Mariam Mokhtar is a local political observer. She is an FMT columnist.
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ONEIDA - The Oneida Common Council will continue to move forward with its intentions of establishing legislation to regulate outdoor furnaces.
At its meeting Tuesday, the council discussed feedback received from the city's planning commission and Madison County officials on a proposed local law that will require outdoor furnaces to be permitted. The law would require all outdoor furnaces to be setback at least 200 feet from adjoining property lines and operate only between September 1 and May 31. Permits could be revoked if emissions from the furnaces interfere with vegetation, property or the health of neighboring residents.
City Attorney Nadine Bell addressed several issues raised by the planning commission, fire marshal and county.
While many have suggested the local law include the DEC's provisions regulating outdoor furnaces, Bell said she didn't recommend it. It is assumed that city's local ordinance would work in conjunction with existing state and federal laws, including the DEC's regulations. By including those in the local law, the city would have to revise its own ordinance each time those agencies change their regulations.
The time frame in which outdoor furnaces would be allowed to operate was also questioned by Fire Marshal Tim Cowan, who pointed out that some residents use them as a source for heating water year round. Bell said it was up to the council to change the time frame but believed the time frame had been established as that to eliminate any potential fire hazards for the furnaces operating in hot, dry summer months. Fire Chief Gregg Myers added that the smoke emitted from the furnaces also creates an annoyance and health concerns for residents in the summer as they open their windows to the fresh air, allowing smoke to permeate the inside of their homes.
The ability to enforce the proposed local law was also questioned by the planning commission but Bell said the city will still follow the same DEC regulations for monitoring the use of the furnaces.
Overall the council and fire department officials agreed that other policies need to be clarified and added to enforce the department's ability to inspect and permit outdoor furnaces. Currently furnaces are expected when the property is sold, so long as the fire department is notified, if a new one is installed or there is a complaint about one, Myers said. Homes privately sold slip under that radar though and he could think of at least one furnace currently operating illegally, without a permit. Otherwise, there are currently seven permitted outdoor furnaces in the city.
The council will continue to discuss the local law at its next meeting March 19 at a public hearing scheduled for 6:30 p.m. If it takes action to significantly change the legislation, a second public hearing will be required to allow the public to comment on those changes, Bell said. The council agreed to notify existing permit holders of the public hearing. Although Myers said the new policy will not apply to them, City Clerk Sue Pulverenti said they may be able to provide some useful input.
The council approved the first round of special event applications for the year. The first, for The Kelberman Center's Walk for Autism, will not require any city services. The organization will utilize BOCES public safety students to direct traffic for the event.
The Oneida Area Daycare Center's Run for the Children will require the use of city-owned barricades and potential police presence for traffic control. If the organization is unable to find eligible volunteers to direct traffic, it may have to pay $645 for five police officers to work overtime to cover the event.
Both events are scheduled for April 20.
The council gave the go-ahead to the fire chief to proceed with capital projects to purchase preemptive traffic devices and a fire detection system.
The traffic devices will cost the city $10,500 and will allow firefighters to more efficiently and more safely travel through the city's major intersections when enroute to emergencies. The State DOT installed mechanisms at the intersection of routes 5 and 26 and Route 5 at Dream Catcher Plaza as part of its repaving project. It will also install a device at five corners, near Walmart, when it repaves that section of roadway.
The city will purchase counterpart devices to install in three of the fire department's trucks that will allow a signal to be emitted as they approach those designated intersections and turn the light green for them, allowing them to pass through and stop oncoming traffic.
The second project will install a fire detection system at the fire station. Currently the building is only equipped with only residential smoke detectors. The new system will include a complete fire alarm system for the station that can be monitored by the department, the chief said. That will cost $7,000.
In addition to the two scheduled capital projects, Myers presented the council with an unexpected cost at Tuesday's meeting. In a recent inspection of the fire department's apparatus, its ladder truck failed. The 16-year-old truck's ladder mechanisms, specifically its cables and hydraulics "significantly failed" the inspection, rendering it unusable until fixed, Myers said. Although the equipment is tested every year, this year was the first indication that it was in need of repair, he said.
Myers has received only a verbal estimate from one company so far but the necessary repairs are expected to cost about $25,000. The council approved the chief to solicit bids from other agencies and accept the lowest one meeting specification. The money will be taken from contingency to pay for the repairs, which are expected to take at least a month.
In the meantime, the city's fire department will rely on mutual aid in the event that it responds to a confirmed structure fire or specifically needs a ladder truck for a call. The Verona Fire Department is the closest department with a ladder truck, Myers said.
What would have been sold as surplus equipment will be repurposed in other departments across the city. Ten radios, no longer in use since the switch-over to the county's digital public safety radio system, were set to be sold but will now instead be used by the DPW and water department. Currently DPW and water department workers are equipped with radios in city vehicles to communicate with each other while on the job. City Engineer Jon Rauscher said hand-held radios would also be beneficial for when they are out of their vehicles.
Given the inundation in sale of the outdated radios, Ward 6 Councilman Tom Simchik estimated they would be worth little value.
Also at Tuesday's meeting, Recreation Director Luke Griff reported that the city was turned down for the New York State Department of Transportation Strategic Transportation Enhancement Program grant it applied for for funds to put toward the Onedia Rail Trail Project. While it won't get the $700,000 grant, Griff said a second round of grants is expected to be released in September that will be more fitting for the project's objectives.
In other business, the council approved:
- For the sale of surplus equipment on eBay, including radios and related equipment and a 1964 Ford Mustang (considered an abandoned vehicle).
- An amusement device license application from Ye Olde Pizza Pub.
- A work change order with Marcellus Construction to increase the original work contract by $6,416 for the installation of an aluminum hand railing and a pre-cast manhole as part of the western truck sewer waste water pumping station upgrade.
- An agreement with the American Red Cross for the use of the Oneida Recreation Center as an emergency shelter during a disaster.
- The acting mayor to execute all financial and administrative processes relating to an application for a New York State Department of State Local Government Efficiency grant in cooperation with local municipalities and the Mohawk Valley Water Authority.
- The Power Authority of the New York State to cut five hazardous trees on city property located in the town of Annsville, for which the city will be compensated $400.
- The purchasing agent to advertise bids for water meters.
- A memorandum of agreement with CSEA for a $2,000 health insurance buyout to be paid to the estate of David Niles.
- A preventative maintenance agreement with Power Generation & Industrial Engines of Bridgeport in the amount of 1,928 for generators at City Hall and waste water treatment locations.
The council scheduled a special meeting for March 12 at 6:30 p.m. to review recommendations from the Charter Review Committee and to come up with an action plan for enacting those changes.
The next regular council meeting is scheduled for March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.


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