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Yesterday was a rather big day for Los Angeles, weather-wise. We had winds up to 50mph, lots of debris on the road, and most importantly: Many areas lost power for an extended amount of time. About 6 hours in my home location, for example.
"Stop complaining", you say. "Six hours of power loss is not a disaster." And you're perfectly right, it isn't. But it brought home a lesson. Even if you think you're prepared for disaster there's nothing like putting your theories to the test.
Even though we did preparation work – what with this being Earthquake Country – we found several areas that could use some improvement.
- We have candles, flashlights, and emergency lanterns. Just not enough to actually light a dark room to do anything more than shuffle carefully around. Lesson learned: More light is good
We were short on charged batteries. Lesson learned: Chargeable is good for the environment, but do keep a couple packs of old-fashioned batteries around. (And cycle them out regularly). The chargeable ones do not hold their charges for long enough to be actually useful for any longer duration.
Communications were OK (we both had our cell phones), but it's a good idea to add a battery pack for your cellphone.
Having tethering to get occasional Internet connectivity would be good. No, not to browse ICanHazCheezburger, but just to find out what's actually going on.
I'm sure had the power been out for longer than six hours, we would have found out more. As a result, we decided to actually run a weekend-long "emergency drill" from time to time, just to know.
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No one knows how much warming is "safe". What we do know is that climate change is already harming people and ecosystems. Its reality can be seen in melting glaciers, disintegrating polar ice, thawing permafrost, changing monsoon patterns, rising sea levels, changing ecosystems and fatal heat waves.
Scientists are not the only ones talking about these changes. From the apple growers in Himachal to the farmers in Vidharbha and those living in disappearing islands in the Sunderbans are already struggling with the impacts of climate change.
But this is just the beginning. We need to act to avoid catastrophic climate change. While not all regional effects are known yet, here are some likely future effects if we allow current trends to continue.
Rise in sea level due to melting glaciers and the thermal expansion of the oceans as global temperature increases.
Massive release of greenhouse gases from melting permafrost and dying forests.
A high risk of more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and floods. The global incidence of drought has already doubled over the past 30 years.
Severe regional impacts. Example: In Europe river flooding will increase and in coastal areas the risk of flooding, erosion and wetland loss will increase substantially.
Natural systems, including glaciers, coral reefs, mangroves, Arctic ecosystems, alpine ecosystems, Boreal forests, tropical forests, prairie wetlands and native grasslands, will be severely threatened.
The existing risks of species extinction and biodiversity loss will increase.
The greatest impacts will be on the poorer countries least able to protect themselves from rising sea levels. There will be spread of disease and declines in agricultural production in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
At all scales of climate change, developing countries will suffer the most.
Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting. Unless checked, warming from emissions may trigger the irreversible meltdown of the Greenland ice sheet in the coming decades, which would add up to a seven meters rise in sea-level over some centuries. New evidence showing the rate of ice discharge from parts of the Antarctic means that it is also facing a risk of meltdown.
The slowing, shifting or shutting down of the Atlantic Gulf stream current is having dramatic effects in Europe, disrupting the global ocean circulation system.
Catastrophic releases of methane from the oceans are leading to rapid increases in methane in the atmosphere and the consequent warming.
Never before has humanity been forced to grapple with such an immense environmental crisis. If we do not take urgent and immediate action to stop global warming, the damage could become irreversible.
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Power the Future Report
2015 February 04, 08:00 CEST
SKF, in partnership with industrial technology experts and academics from across the globe, has released a new thought leadership report focusing on the future of manufacturing and engineering. The document, entitled 'Power the Future', features contributions by specialists from within SKF and leading external authorities. It focuses on current and emerging trends in engineering technology and processes, and outlines how the factory, machinery and the workforce will evolve in the near future. In the right column you will find the report in its full.
Contributor bios
Chapter 1, part 1
Professor Peter Dobson OBE, BSc, MA (Oxon), PhD, C Phys, F Inst P, Member of the ACS, FRCS.
Peter is a leading expert in manufacturing, advanced materials and nanotechnology. He is currently a Principal Fellow at Warwick Manufacturing Group, (Warwick University UK), sits on several EPSRC panels and committees and consults widely for industry. From 2002 to 2013, he directed the Begbroke Science Park at Oxford University and he has set up a number of spin-off companies. Peter was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to science and engineering in 2013 and in the same year retired from Oxford University, where he was the Strategic Advisor on Nanotechnology to the Research Councils in the UK (2009-2013).
Chapter 1, part 2
Christoffer Malm, Head of Connectivity Room, SKF
Christoffer is Head of Connectivity Room at SKF. He is responsible for driving mobility solutions for SKF employees and customers forward. As leader of the connectivity team, he works with iOS and Android developers, product leaders and strategic thinkers within the mobile arena to enhance SKF connectivity. Christoffer graduated from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2006 with a Master's degree (MSc.) in Electrical Engineering and joined SKF in 2008.
Chapter 1, part 3
Rob Jenkinson, Director of Corporate Responsibility, SKF
Rob has been the Director of Corporate Sustainability at SKF since 2010. He began his career with SKF in 1989 and has held a variety of engineering and management roles in a range of countries, including the UK, China, USA and Japan. Rob has been very much involved in the development of SKF's BeyondZero strategy. He holds a Master's Degree (MSc.) in Energy, Environment Technology and Economics and an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Chapter 2, part 1
Professor Detlef Zühlke
Detlef is Director of the Innovative Factory Systems department at the German Research Centre (DFKI-IFS) for artificial Intelligence in Kaiserslautern and a leading specialist on Industry 4.0 and smart factories. Furthermore, he is the initiator and chairman of the executive board of SmartFactoryKL and holds the position of Chair for production automation at the University of Kaiserslautern.
Chapter 2, part 2
Filippo Zingariello, Director of Strategic Development, Group Technology, SKF
Filippo is Director of Strategic Development, Group Technology at SKF. He is responsible for strategic programmes and directives, such as the creation and development of new Global Technical Centres in India and in China, and responsible for Global Metallurgy and Chemical laboratories. Since September 2013, he has been leading the SKF Group initiative to commercialise and industrialise SKF Insight solutions. Filippo gained a Masters degree (MSc.) in Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and joined SKF in 1988.
Chapter 2, part 3
Ulf Sjöblom, Director - Group Manufacturing Development, SKF
Ulf is Director of Group Manufacturing Development and is responsible for the manufacturing related R&D for the SKF Group. He has a degree in Metallurgy and joined SKF in 1984. Ulf has held various managerial position in both manufacturing and in R&D and has been responsible for a number of industry assignments, mainly at universities and institutes in a position of responsibility on advisory and scientific boards.
Chapter 3, part 1
Valentijn de Leeuw, Vice President, ARC Advisory Group
Valentijn is Vice President of ARC Advisory Group, a group of industry leading specialists in manufacturing and supply chain solutions. His speciality areas include organisational change, business process improvement, value-based performance and knowledge management. Valentijn holds a PhD in technical sciences from Delft University of Technology (NL) and a Master's degree (MSc.) in Chemistry from Utrecht State University, Holland.
Chapter 3, part 2
Alejandro Sanz, Group Technology Development, SKF
Alejandro is Head of Group Technology Intelligence at SKF. He is responsible for identifying and assessing new technologies and venture opportunities for future markets. Alejandro's team supports strategic decisions on SKF market-technology positioning, licensing, alliances, joint & corporate ventures and acquisition prospects. He has a PhD in Material Physics and joined SKF in 2003 to manage the science and technology activities in SKF, following a decade in industry.
Chapter 3, part 3
David Johansson, Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, SKF
David is Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management at SKF. He has been instrumental in SKF Group's business development and strategy implementation projects within the Marine division and now focuses on strategy development for all industrial markets. David graduated from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2005 with a Master's degree (MSc.) in Industrial Marketing and Electrical Engineering and joined SKF in the same year.


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When I was at the interview for my Global Entry card — a program that allows faster passage through Customs upon return to the U.S. — one of the last things the Customs and Border Protection officer said before I left was this, "Don't get arrested." After recent reader letters, I am convinced that this was more than just a throwaway line designed to elicit a smile. If you've been arrested or CBP thinks you have been, your return to this country may be anything but a cakewalk.
A July 21 On the Spot column ["At Miami Customs, a Legal Tangle"] told the story of a Southland man who had been arrested in 1970 for possession of a small amount of marijuana, then a felony. He was acquitted and had spent the ensuing 43 years as a public servant. Returning from a recent tour group trip to South America, he was detained and questioned about his record, something that had not happened in more than a dozen trips in and out of the country in preceding years. He was unnerved but had nothing to hide and was released. Customs told him to get his record expunged.
Customs told me later that he needed to go through the redress program. I'm unclear why Miami Customs didn't suggest that route, which is less expensive than going through the legal process required to wipe a record clean.
But, then, there are many things I don't understand about Customs, including this reader's story: She wrote to say that she and her husband, whom she described as looking like grandparents, were detained reentering the U.S. at the Canadian border while officials questioned them extensively about their itinerary and work history.
The husband had a misdemeanor arrest, also in the 1970s. "My husband seemed to think the man [the Customs officer] had a bully complex, i.e., he had the power and we didn't, [so] we had to play the game politely in order to gain admittance to the country we were born in after leaving it for less than 24 hours."
This couple had been in and out of the country several times and had never had trouble.
Los Angeles immigration lawyer Eliezer Kapuya thinks improved computerized records and additional information that you disclose on social media may have something to do with the increased scrutiny. "1984 is already here," he said.
"We are living in a time where computers are storing in their memories the secrets of our lives forever," he said in an email. "I have had several clients who were detained at various airports" because of this.
Both Kapuya and reader John Young of Glendale think traveler fatigue puts you at a distinct disadvantage when you return to the U.S. after a long flight. The Customs officers are fresh, Kapuya said, and you are not. Young, who says he frequently gets stopped when he returns to the country, said, "'Suspicious' usually means jet-lagged and tired."
Kapuya thinks the size of the crowd at immigration can determine whether you're detained; he also attributed some of it to luck, good or bad.
Another reader has the latter, it would seem. Customs believes she was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the country in 1986. She never left the country that year, she said in an email, and is nothing but a law-abiding citizen, although she did acknowledge a traffic ticket.
The redress program is probably her best bet. Does it work? Brian Kelly, who writes the blog ThePointsGuy.com, said his father shares the name of an Irish terrorist. His dad was always stopped at Customs and sought relief through the redress program. He has had no entry problems since. To learn more about CBP's program, go to https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-trip.
One reader wrote to say that if you want a pleasant Customs encounter, you should try the Dublin airport. "We landed, collected our luggage and went looking for Customs," he said. "We were almost to the arrival area when I saw an officer sitting in a chair and asked him where we were to clear Customs. He looked up and said, 'You just did.'"
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CU professors double-down on prediction of Romney win due to economic factors
Remember the University of Colorado professors who predicted Mitt Romney would win the election because of economic factors – despite national pollsters predicting President Barack Obama well ahead?
Well, political science professors Kenneth Bickers of CU-Boulder and Michael Berry of CU Denver have updated their model and say the new data still shows a Romney win.
According to the updated analysis, Romney would get 330 Electoral College votes to Obama's 208 votes, even less than the 218 the pair predicted during the summer and still well short of the 270 needed to win. Again, it's a huge disconnect from national punditry which still shows an easy Obama victory (though experts say new polling will have to gauge the effect of Romney's success during Wednesday's debate).
"We continue to show that the economic conditions favor Romney even though many polls show the president in the lead," Bickers said. "Other published models point to the same result, but they looked at the national popular vote, while we stress state-level economic data."
The pair's analysis relies on state and national unemployment figures and changes in real per capita income, among other factors. Their updated analysis includes unemployment rates from August instead of May, and has changes in per capita income from the end of June rather than March.
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Note From Designer: I love asymmetrical designs and always wanted to incorporate them in my kaftans. This kaftan is result of that wish; the front is high and back low in this kaftan. To further enhance it's beauty, I gave it an empire waistline and added flowing butterfly sleeves. The structure of this design will make you want the wind to actually flow towards you and bring out its beauty.Not only do I enjoy designing the kaftan but also enjoy choosing the fabric as much; for this style I chose Falling Leaves fabric in White Gray which has a light, windy feel to it.
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Effort to Save Historic Japanese Florist Can't Prevent Demolition
A key piece of pre-World War II Japanese history will be lost amid rubble and concrete next week to make way for the development of condos and retail in West Berkeley.
For many of the Berkeley residents who frequented the Auto California showroom at 1806 San Pablo Ave. until it closed recently, the building meant just one thing—a car wash run by an amicable Middle Eastern family.
When local historian Donna Graves embarked on a project to document California's hidden Japantowns last December, she stumbled upon Auto California's buried past.
Run by the Iwahashi family in the early 1930s, the quaint single-story building was used to grow and sell flowers.
"It was called the San Pablo Florist & Nursery," Graves told the city's landmarks commission while doing a presentation on Preserving California's Japan-towns in October.
After the Iwahashis moved back to Japan in the mid-30s, the business was bought by Hisako and Shigeharu Nabeta, who came from two of the earliest flower-growing families in Richmond.
Forced into WWII internment camps in 1942, the couple leased their business to Mr. Yee—a local Chinese florist—until they returned to Berkeley in 1946. In 1949, the Nabetas built a house next door where they raised three sons and lived until Shigeharu's death in 1994. The following year, Hisako sold the business and moved on.
Graves' efforts to put the nursery on a list of 60 pre-WWII-era buildings to either landmark or preserve proved fruitless. She discovered the building was scheduled for demolition this month.
The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission, Zoning Adjustments Board and the City Council approved a use permit to demolish the building and construct a four-story, 51-unit apartment complex with retail space and 67 parking spaces back in 2004.
At that point, no one in the city was aware of its Japanese connection.
"There is very little we can do about it now," Dan Marks, the city's planning director, told the Planet Friday. "There was opportunity for public review ... It was sent before landmarks but there was no information to indicate that it was a former Japanese nursery. If the owner applies for a building permit to demolish the structure now, then I would have to go ahead and issue it."
Syed Adeli—who owns Auto California—told the Planet last week that he didn't plan to demolish the building for the next two or three months. However, ZCON Builders—the contractors hired for the project—began demolition work Tuesday. The building is currently being prepared for asbestos abatement and will be torn down Monday.
"The time was right," Adeli told the Planet Wednesday. "We got all the permits from the city and we wanted to start demolishing as soon as possible."
Adeli is awaiting a $315,588 building permit fee deferral, which would allow him to start construction. His building permit application will expire on December 21 if the fee is not paid or deferred.
Councilmembers Linda Maio and Laurie Capitelli will ask the City Council to grant the deferral at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Since fee deferrals are not common for projects of similar size in Berkeley, Marks had expressed concern at a public meeting that it would set a precedent for future projects.
"I did not support the project in the beginning, but I have changed my mind since then. If this project is not approved then we could get a bulkier and boxier project. Adeli has included extra parking spots for the neighborhood and addressed a lot of their concerns," Maio said. "The building is fairly well designed and does not evoke the state density bonus law. I know about Donna's concern, but we are so far down the road now that we can't start from square one."
Both Maio and Capitelli expressed concern in their request to the council that Adeli could be in danger of being caught in the sub-prime lending fiasco.
"If he were to back away and lose the property it would be a disaster for him financially," Maio said. "The permit application has been extended three times and currently expires on Dec. 21."
Adeli told the Planet that he would not be able to save the nursery but was open to recording its history. "We respect the community's concern but there is nothing in the building that resembles Japanese culture in any way," he said. "My project will be a great contribution to San Pablo Avenue ... It will improve the neighborhood tremendously."
Paul Osaka, executive director of the Japanese Community and Cultural Center and representative of the California Japanese Leadership Council, said most Nisei-owned buildings did not resemble Japanese architecture because the 1913 Alien Land Law prevented Japanese immigrants from buying property.
"It's not a matter of one building, it's a matter of collective history," he said. "The Japanese-American nursery business was a big part of California's economy. Once historical resources are gone, they are gone."
He added that cities and developers should extensively research a building before demolishing it or try to retain it in the new development.
"If all else fails, then it's important to document and photograph it before it's gone," he said.
For the city's planning department, it's a lesson learned.
"Thanks to Donna, we do have a list we can look at now," said project planner Aaron Sage. "There's no way we can know about a past event or person living in a building by just looking at it. We don't do the level of research that historians do ... We make a determination about its importance by looking at the architecture, age and the 1970 Berkeley Architecture Heritage survey of historically significant buildings."
Terry Blount, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission secretary, told the Planet that it might be possible to apply for a grant from the State Historic Preservation Office to record historical buildings in the future.
"Every time we lose an irreplaceable historic structure we lose a chance to connect to the community's diverse past," Graves said. "If we really need more housing then there must be a way to build around what is important. The purpose of our project is to discover the sites and share the information with the community so that they can make the best planning decisions."


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i960 Color Bubble Jet Photo PrinterThe i960 photo printer features the Canon Think Tank System™, an intelligent ink-management system that uses individual ink tanks for each color. You replace only the color that runs out rather than an entire cartridge.
This is the sight that greets you when you lift the cover on the i960 printer. Rather than seeing the usual two ink cartridges there's this very impressive looking print head assembly with its six separate ink tanks.
Here's the print head with its 3,072 print nozzles and three of its six ink tanks. Not only can the user replace the individual ink tanks but you can also replace the entire print head if necessary. (Replacement print heads are available from Canon Service after it is determined that a replacement is necessary.) Epson printers require a trip to the service center if they encounter a print head problem.
Optical ink sensors automatically monitor all ink color levels and communicate with your computer--giving you a pop-up message indicating exactly what colors are running low. You can also check the status of the ink tanks at any time using the Status Monitor of the driver as shown above. Canon's optical low ink detection system prevents wasted printouts by notifying you via the Printer Status Monitor before any ink tank becomes empty, so you'll never unexpectedly run out of ink in the middle of a job again.
A light beam shines through a prism located at the bottom of each ink tank. When there is sufficient ink, the light is detected by the sensor. When only about 20% of ink is left in any of the ink tanks, the light beam is refracted, triggering the sensor which tells the printer driver to display a low ink tank notification for that ink tank.


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Aggregated Media
Aggregated Media is a small social media startup that builds lifestreaming and social media aggregation tools. Our prototype site is at http://www.profilactic.com.
We need a logo for Aggregated Media that communicates what our software does: bring content together from hundreds of social networks and social media services.
The current logo, which is really bad, shows a globe with multiple arrows converging at a single point. (see super bad logo here: http://www.aggregatedmedia.com/)
While I like the idea of having a globe with a couple of arrows coming together, the execution of the current logo is nowhere close to good enough.
Because we use RSS for a lot of our content aggregation, I would like to incorporate the orange color from the RSS chicklet.
We will need to the logo in PSD format.
- The orange color from the standard RSS chicklet; doesn't have to be the dominate color, but would like to include it.
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A new project is being launched in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park to save six of Scotland's rarest invertebrates.
The shining guest ant, dark bordered beauty moth, small scabious mining bee, northern silver-stiletto fly, pine hoverfly and Kentish glory moth have all been identified by experts as needing urgent conservation action, with many of them having their last strongholds within the national park.
RSPB Scotland, the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA), Buglife, Butterfly Conservation and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will work in partnership on the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms project over the next three years to improve the conservation fortunes of these six insect species.
Funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the initiative will involve recruiting volunteers to help with surveying work that will establish the size and distribution of the species' populations, as well as implementing practical management on the ground to help them thrive.
While the Cairngorms National Park is known for giving wildlife such as capercaillie, wildcat and red squirrel a home, some of the smaller, lesser known species can be even more fascinating. For example, shining wood ants do not create their own nests, they simply move in to those of regular wood ants. The 'squatters' can be easily identified by their extremely shiny coat of armour.
Small scabious mining bees meanwhile can only be found in Scotland in the Cairngorms and feed exclusively on a plant known as devil's-bit scabious – so called because the roots come to an abrupt end as if the devil had bitten them off.
Gabrielle Flinn, projects officer for the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms project, said: "The Cairngorms National Park is well known for its iconic species such as the capercaillie and wildcat, but it's also the last refuge for some of Scotland's rarest insects.
"For the next three years the project will be working to conserve some of these rare species spread across the parks key habitats, from aspen woodland to flower rich grasslands."


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The ThinkPad Edge series was introduced at the beginning of 2010, and was pitched as a sexier, more affordable midrange alternative to a venerable but staid ThinkPad line. Back then, its sole representative was a 13.3-inch model ThinkPad Edge with no optical drive and a low-voltage Core 2 Duo processor.
The new 14- and 15-inch ThinkPad Edge models change the equation slightly with built-in DVD drives and faster processors, but the look and feel is largely the same. The ThinkPad Edge 14 comes with either AMD or Intel CPUs; on the Intel side, it's a full-voltage Core i3/i5. Prices vary, but start at an affordable $649 on Lenovo's site; our configuration with 4GB of RAM is slightly higher, at $784.
An excellent keyboard, sturdiness, and reliable performance, paired with ThinkVantage software tools, could amount to a worthwhile purchase for some, but we weren't a fan of its boxy, plastic, heavy feel. Compared with lighter, similarly priced 13- and 14-inch competitors such as the Toshiba Portege R705, the Dell Vostro 3300, and the HP Pavilion dm4, it still feels like a throwback workhorse despite its new looks.
The revamped design of the ThinkPad Edge series, with its glossy black or red lid, silver plastic edge trim, and 16:9 wide screen, is reasonably attractive but a bit clunky and boxy compared to svelte competitors such as the Toshiba Portege R705. The squared-off lid seems needlessly thick, and the base is chunky, too. The inside fares much better: a clean, crisp, centered raised keyboard and wide touch pad framed by smooth matte-black plastic invoke classic ThinkPad design with a modern spin, and stereo speakers are integrated nicely on the upper lid underneath the wide, bright 14-inch screen.
A single circular power button off to the top right is one of the only exceptions to this ThinkPad's minimalism. There's no number pad, but the Edge keyboard is one of the best sets of keys we've ever used. Curved, slightly concave keys respond better than even the classic tapered ThinkPad keyboard layout. Lenovo's keyboard smartly emphasizes the basic QWERTY keys and eschews adding any extra side rows of keys–the Enter/Shift keys are very large and easy to access. It's all aces, with the unfortunate exception of the red trackpoint nubbin Lenovo has kept as its trademark. Dropped between the G, H, and B keys, a single finger's graze across this zone can gum up the typing just enough to become annoying
The trackpoint's presence also necessitates a redundant set of buttons above the large, smooth multitouch touch pad, framing the pad with a quartet of buttons both above and below. We never used those top buttons, so all they did was reduce the space for our fingers to scroll and execute multitouch gestures. We'd prefer their removal, but there must be enough fans out there who think otherwise.
Function-reversed keys on the top of the keyboard control volume, screen brightness, and other commands with a single button-press, something we wish most laptops incorporated. The Edge 14 also has a fingerprint reader on the lower right palm rest for extra biometric security, and it's easy to configure.
The 14-inch LED-backlit 16:9 display has a native resolution of 1,366×768 pixels, which is standard for midsize laptops. Colors seem particularly true, and brightness and clarity were above average. Documents and Web pages looked very crisp, and movies looked good as well. Viewing angles were consistent with most other 14-inch laptops we've seen: good, but not great. The Edge's upper lid, notably, opens up past 180 degrees, just in case you need it for presentations or some other function that necessitates a fully flat opened-up laptop.
Stereo speakers embedded in a grille below the screen sound loud, but lack some depth because of their small size. They're fine for basic sounds and voice chat, but for music or videos you'd do better plugging in earphones.
The included Webcam demonstrated better-than-normal light sensitivity and contrast during a Skype camera test, and Lenovo ThinkPads tend to have better audio quality for Web conferencing. A higher-resolution low-light-sensitive 2-megapixel Webcam can be added on Lenovo's site for an extra $30. A dual-array microphone offers better conversation quality than on many other laptops, which is a good thing since the Edge 14 lacks a dedicated microphone-in jack.
The ThinkPad Edge 14 comes with an above-average selection of ports, covering the basics: USB, HDMI, eSATA, and ExpressCard are all represented. Bluetooth isn't included standard but can be ordered up for an extra $20.
Lenovo offers a variety of processor options on the ThinkPad Edge 14, ranging from an AMD Athlon II X2 dual-core P320 to an Intel Core i5 CPU. Our configuration had a 2.27GHz Intel Core i3 M350, a CPU not currently available on the Edge 14, but it's very close to a slightly faster 2.4GHz Core i3-M370 that is available. RAM can be configured up to 4GB, and hard drives are offered up to 500GB.
We like the Core i3 CPU as a general all-purpose processor that suits most tasks extremely well, particularly when it comes to multitasking and HD video streaming. We were able to achieve all our computing needs reasonably well and with a snappy response from the OS. The Edge 14 only comes with integrated Intel graphics, which won't allow for gaming or fast video editing, but it's fine otherwise for basic business use.


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Levi who?
Bristol Palin confirmed during a radio interview Friday she has a new man in her life.
Speaking by phone on the Anchorage-based "Bob & Mark" show, the "Dancing with the Stars" alum was gently goaded into addressing reports she's dating an Alaska pipeline worker, People mag reported.
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"Are you guys getting personal with me, really?" Palin asked.
After Palin, 20, at first pledged to "plead the fifth," the radio hosts proposed she respond this way: "Yeah, you know what, I'm seeing a guy and he's really great and [son] Tripp loves him and we're having a really good time and we're really good friends."
"Yeah, we can go with that," Palin replied.
She went on to say that she and toddler Tripp were "happy," especially about the new Maricopa, Ariz. home she reportedly bought with a $172,000 check.
"It made 'Dancing with the Stars' worth it, for sure," she said.
During the interview, Sarah Palin's daughter also revealed she was considering an offer to co-host a radio show in Phoenix and denied rumors she'd changed her son's last name to Palin.
Not that she doesn't hope to do so one day. Palin said she's asked her ex, Levi Johnston, many times to "sign over" his parental rights in exchange for not having to pay child-support.
The off-and-on pair last split in August and has an agreement that reportedly gives her primary custody of Tripp, though both parents share joint legal custody.
Palin said the last time she broached the surname switcheroo was two years ago.
"'He's always going to be your son, you can see him whenever you want to,' but he just doesn't want to sign him over because it looks bad on paper," she said of Johnston.
Selected Reading: People, HuffPo, Bob & Mark


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Craft distillery bringing big names in bartending to Golden
Gould will soon open Golden Moon Distillery's second tasting room in downtown Golden in the form of a back-alley bar with a world-class cocktail program. Seriously, its entrance will be at 1111 Miner's Alley, and making the cocktails with Golden Moon's absinthe, gin, creme de violette and amer dit picon will be Noah Heaney, of The Squeaky Bean. Gould said Heaney will be splitting his time between the bars at Golden Moon Speak and The Squeaky Bean.
Gould, who got into his style of botanical spirits through the old bottles of booze he collected while traveling the world for his corporate job, said that Heaney won't be the only member of the Colorado cocktail community making an appearance. He said other members from the Colorado Bartender's Guild, JP Smith from Justice Snow's in Aspen and other bar teams will bring their talents to the "speakeasy-style" tasting room in Golden.
"We wanted to be able to get people to come in who would otherwise be driving to Denver or Boulder for a good cocktail," Gould said.
As a tasting room, Golden Moon Speak will only serve Golden Moon's products, which will be for sale by the bottle along with the ephemera of any other modern tasting room. It will also cater to the Golden tourist who wants a whiskey and coke, Gould said, and feature bits and pieces of local history. (Golden Moon plans to bottle whiskey it will get from a distiller in Kentucky.)
Golden Moon Speak is planning on a soft opening Jan. 16, the anniversary of the last day of legal drinking before Prohibition was enacted in the U.S. in 1919.


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Spatial Extent: N:89.9876 E:179.1997 S:60.252 W:-179.8934
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ISEM at SMU
Welcome to the ISEM website. In these web pages you will be introduced to the ways in which ISEM welcomes students to the N.L. Heroy Science Hall on the SMU campus and to the ways in which ISEM reaches out to the community. Heroy Hall was built by the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man and that name is emblazoned on the façade at the entrance to the building.
ISEM is a mission-driven, interdisciplinary 501(c)3 organization with traditional interests in geology and archaeology. The ISEM focus has evolved since its inception and as the sciences have explored new directions. New challenges to society continually arise and new approaches are continually devised to face them. For the students of SMU, the world will face significant challenges in the decades ahead. Shell, the energy company, views the issues of the future as revolving around a linked food-water-energy nexus (http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/environment/water-food.html). Earth is now home to over seven billion people, all of whom want and deserve good lives. By the year 2030 Earth will have over eight billion inhabitants. By 2030, the global demand for water will increase by 30%, the demand for energy will increase by 40%, and the demand for food will increase by 50%. Supplying those increased demands and improving the quality of life for citizens of an interwoven world where the tug of a single thread will cause widespread and sometimes unforeseen vibrations requires well-trained and creative people, willing to think originally and broadly across a wide range of disciplines. It will require people willing to seek out the knowledge of those beyond their own fields and to appreciate and respect the data from who-knows-where in order to obtain a synthesis for the common good. Students trained to appreciate interdisciplinary approaches are sorely needed now and for the future. That is why an interdisciplinary approach is the priority for ISEM.
Please visit the ISEM web pages through the drop-down windows and links to explore opportunities for students and to learn about ISEM programs of outreach, interdisciplinary projects, and research. Welcome to ISEM!
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ISEM was founded in 1966 as the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man –an intellectual "joint venture" by Dean Claude Albritton and William B. Heroy, Sr. The decade of the 1960's saw SMU beginning to develop major research centers and the doctoral programs that accompanied them. Geological Sciences (now Earth Sciences), Archaeology (in the Department of Anthropology) and Statistics were three departments that Albritton and Heroy believed to be at a point in their development where each would be strengthened by interaction with the others. At a time when interdisciplinary programs were far less common than they are now this was path breaking.
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Praise where praise is due! In recent days, two men, both pastors, have done us a favor by setting a public example of taking a stand in an unpopular arena. The first is Hershael York, pastor of the Buck Run Baptist Church of Frankfort, Kentucky. He was invited to deliver the invocation before the Kentucky legislature on the night in which Governor Steve Beshear would deliver his budget speech. Beshear is lobbying hard for legalizing gambling in the state, largely because Kentucky dollars are going to neighboring states that allow gambling. Beshear is another politician in a long line of pragmatists who think that the end justifies the means. York, in striking contrast, offered this prayer for the legislators:
Help us to admit that we cannot truly love our neighbor as ourselves and then scheme to get his money by enticing him with vain hope. May they not lead this state to share profits from an industry that preys on greed or desperation.
Help us to foster salaries and not slot machines, to build cars and enable jobs—not license casinos and seduce the simple into losing what they have. May their greatest concern not be that we get our share of the family's losses, but that we foster a sense of hope and justice that creates opportunity and leads to success.
Bully for York for offering a courageous prayer in the face of such pressure. In doing so, he is standing in a long line of preachers and prophets who had the opportunity and courage to cry out against the iniquity of the day. Like Nathan the prophet rebuking King David, or John Knox shaking his finger in the face of the Queen, York besought God publicly for politicians to put righteousness ahead of expediency. Sadly, his prayer fell on the governor's deaf ears, as the video linked above demonstrates: Beshear followed York's invocation by continuing to angle for legalized gaming.
The other man worthy of commendation, also a Southern Baptist, is Voddie Baucham, Pastor of Preaching at the Grace Family Baptist Church of Spring, Texas. Baucham was invited to fill the spot vacated by Mark Dever in James MacDonald's Elephant Room 2. Dever bowed out when he learned that MacDonald had also invited Bishop T. D. Jakes of the Potter's House; Jakes is a Oneness Pentecostal who preaches a prosperity gospel. With Dever gone, MacDonald invited Baucham to stand in. Baucham considered the venue and the invitation of Jakes and declined the invitation.
However, Baucham had already been scheduled to preach at a Harvest-sponsored Men's Conference that followed shortly after the Elephant Room 2 conversation. Enough has been written on the lack of clarity with which Jakes answered the questions on his view of the Trinity and the shallowness of the nature of some of those questions. However, Baucham had to field questions from his own constituency about the Elephant Room conversation because of the following Men's Conference.
Because of the lack of clarity on the Trinity and the failure of the ER2 participants to address Jakes's prosperity gospel, Baucham responded publicly to the issue via his Facebook page knowing full well that he was to preach for MacDonald soon thereafter. Baucham showed up at Harvest and, after a brief conversation with MacDonald, was disinvited from speaking at the Men's Conference. Baucham's rationale for speaking out against the ER2 interview with Jakes may be found here.
Whether or not one agrees with these men over their association with the Southern Baptist Convention, we can certainly appreciate their forthright stand for righteousness in the face of a clear challenge to truth. York could have privately admonished the governor against the gambling issue and Baucham could have chosen remain silent after the ER2 meeting, but both men felt that silence on their part implied some form of tacit agreement. Both men are to be commended for the stand. They serve as models of gracious opposition.
For All The Saints
William W. How (1823-1897)
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of Glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Glad for Baucham's stand.
As for the prayer... well, he's got some good points there but prayer isn't a good substitute for debate. It isn't the place to make these points.
I can't blame York for wanting to bring some attention to his ideas. Good intentions.
But the idea that gambling exploits the poor really should be debated in the legislature, so... pressure on a representative, or an organized protest (which is also pressure on a representative) etc., would be some better options.
A prayer is just not the place to preach against something.
I do not approve of preaching
I do not approve of preaching prayers but I also believe that it is possible to lead a people to consider their sin before the Lord as we are all bowed before Him. Last year, I prayed at a public event at the New York State Capital and I prayed that the leaders, some of whom were standing right next to me, would look to God to settle the confusion over marriage. Some people might of have frowned upon that as preaching a prayer. My heart, was to simply help them consider this issue as we were bowed in His presence.
Preachers must be free to bring up the evil in our midst when we are bowed before the Lord as the Spirit of God directs. When I offered that public prayer, I felt that it would have been wickedness for us all to sit there bowed in the presence of the Almighty and not mention this issue which was heavy on poeple's minds.
I didn't see this mentioned in the essay, but York is also http://www.sbts.edu/theology/faculty/hershael-york/ professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.
The whole prayer can be heard http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=36995 ]here
The choices of Herschel York
Assuming Herschel did not invite himself to give the invocation and assuming that he had good reason to believe that the governor would advocate FOR the acceptance of gaming in KY in his speech, what COULD he have done?
1. Decline the invitation for any number of reasons and avoided the issue
2. Accept the invitation but keep the prayer completely free of any reference to the issues at hand.
3. Accept the invitation and say something
4. Is there another option I am missing?
If he had done #1, he would, I think, implicitly say pastors have no roll in the secular world.
If he had done #2, he would have failed at being salt and light, IMO. How does a faithful man of God pray a prayer in this kind of a venue that offends no one?
If he did #3 but said less, he would still have been criticizing for saying ANYthing.
Assuming he was genuinely praying . . . Who among us NEVER says anything in our prayers that someone wouldn't conceive of as preaching?
Aaron, I have never to, my knowledge, heard you pray publicly, much less in your own church, but I wonder if your church people would say you NEVER preach when you pray? I have regularly prayed in such a way to carry on my sermon, not to give myself an extra 5 minutes of preaching but to implore God to lead the people to do what I have just proclaimed.
If York was genuinely praying and he wished to honor God and beseech him with specifity for the need of the hour in the face of a governor intent on pushing through an act that promotes societal degeneration, what should he have said?
Therefore, kudos!
Jeff Straub
I am very thankful for
I am very thankful for Baucham speaking out on this in the way he did.
Hershael York Preaching Book
I recently read a book that was co-authored by Hershael York called Preaching with Bold Assurance. I don't necessarily endorse the whole thing, but I recommend it as a good read.
Preaching in prayer
Aaron, I have never to, my knowledge, heard you pray publicly, much less in your own church, but I wonder if your church people would say you NEVER preach when you pray?
I don't believe I claimed to have never done it. ( http://www.fallacyfiles.org/tuquoque.html tu quoque ?) I do consciously try to avoid it.
It would be possible and appropriate to reference the situation in the prayer. But York's prayer goes way beyond that.
Assuming Herschel did not invite himself to give the invocation and assuming that he had good reason to believe that the governor would advocate FOR the acceptance of gaming in KY in his speech, what COULD he have done?
This was a meeting of the legislature, right? Why would seeking God for wisdom and courage on behalf of the group constitute an endorsement of any of their decisions? Unless I'm missing something, there would be no reason to see it that way. We do not have a command to "use public prayers as salt and light," so an opportunity to pray is probably not an opportunity to 'be salt and light' in that sense.
Trickle down
I am also appreciative of men who take a stand against Christianity's celebrities and darlings when they are in error. If more men took conscientious stands against immorality and apostasy, maybe there would be some trickle down, and fewer churches would be supporting hirelings instead of pastors.
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We do not have a command to "use public prayers as salt and light," so an opportunity to pray is probably not an opportunity to 'be salt and light' in that sense.
Soooooooo the only way to be salt and light in our world must be commanded?
Ok, but this view seems a bit narrow to me.
Jeff Straub
I think the point of Aaron's
I think the point of Aaron's objection is the privelege of addressing the King of Heaven is not to be used as a means of influencing the people who happen to be present when we do so.
About this privelege we have received instruction.
Soooooooo the only way to be salt and light in our world must be commanded?
Ok, but this view seems a bit narrow to me.
No, didn't say that either.
Your argument was:
If he attends the event and doesn't speak out against its decisions in his prayer, he is failing to be salt and light.
My counter was:
We do not have a command to be salt in light via our prayers.
So, while I would agree that "being salt and light" is a principle with many applications, it isn't obvious that using a prayer to denounce legislation is one of those applications (i.e., that refraining to use a prayer this way would be a failure to live that principle.)
So the question would be, why should we conclude that the salt and light principle requires this particular application?
On the nature of PUBLIC prayer
While I agree with DavidO that prayer is directed at the King of Heaven, public prayer is more than simply talking to God out loud.
I would argee that if it was simply York's intention to make a point to the legislators and he chose this avenue to do it, then it would be inappropriate.
But giving him the benefit of the doubt . . . no doubt (and maybe there is doubt) there were legistors waffling on what to do in this instance and York was imploring heaven to aid them to do what was right.
Was he merely over zealous and said too much, or are you arguing that he should not have said anything at all?
My whole point with the essay was to say that here were two men with conviction that took their stand on matters they felt important. And they did not do so in the closet. It really was not to suggest that everything they did or said was spot on or couldn't have been done better.
Jeff Straub
I was rethinking this whole
I was rethinking this whole thing today. I don't have a problem with a man praying what is on his heart. Nor would I say I disagree with the policy matters he included in his prayer, at least on their face.
I think it is the notion of taking a stand via prayer. Seems like a misuse in a way I might not fully be able to articulate other than to say doing so seems to me to change the primary focus of prayer.
The only close scriptural example I can think of is Nehemiah's prayer, likely in the presence of the earthly king to whom he was about to appeal.
O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of [the king ].
No specifics, if this is a word for word record.
Nehemiah's prayer
It almost certainly wasn't in the presence of the king, if you look at the whole context. The events of chapter two came four months after chapter one. Nehemiah prayed about this for four months, and even then he didn't initiate the conversation with the king, the king did.
I agree with Dr. Straub that it would have been a failure, given the circumstance, for Pastor York to say nothing. I also agree that public prayer is not the time for debate. It would have been sufficient to pray that the decisions of the day would be made, not for convenience or financial benefit, but based on righteous principles. You are asking >God< to work, and He knows exactly what you mean, and so does everyone else who is willing to think about righteous principles. Those who aren't willing aren't going to listen to your prayer anyway. More than that certainly could have been said, but in my opinion (which few people care about, and perhaps some who do care shouldn't :)), he crossed the line into debate.
To recite debate points in prayer is both lowering prayer (as others have noted) and a form of political cheating. On a political level, it is somewhat akin to President Obama blasting SCOTUS in the State of the Union address. They had to listen and couldn't respond. It is cheap and tacky. I'm glad he wanted to take a stand and had the courage to do so, but this was not the way to do it.
If you had one opportunity to
If you had one opportunity to speak biblical truth before the government about something that the government was about to do and did not do it, you would be a coward.
If the legislature was about to vote on abortion and York prayed that people would not consent to mindless infanticide, that would not be inappropriate at all. Scripture truth is not debate talking points.
1 Kings 8:60 - so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God and that there is no other.
If you had one opportunity to speak biblical truth before the government about something that the government was about to do and did not do it, you would be a coward.
If the legislature was about to vote on abortion and York prayed that people would not consent to mindless infanticide, that would not be inappropriate at all. Scripture truth is not debate talking points.
Actually, since we don't live in a theocracy, Scripture truths are debate assertions.
We cannot--and don't want to--govern by forcing everyone to comply with what the Bible teaches. There's no actual faith in that.
But we do want to see our society be blessed by honoring the realities of right and wrong revealed in Scripture. So how do we make that happen? The only way is to be persuasive in public debate.
We can either be coercive or persuasive. I don't see any other options.
If our obligation is to be persuasive, then we ought to speak in ways that are likely to be effective.
But really, more at issue here is whether an invitation to pray is supposed to be seen as an invitation to address the legislature. My view is that even if the legislature views it that way (which I doubt), it's not biblical to view it that way. It's pretty hard to find "confrontational prayers" in Scripture... which only makes sense since the audience is God.
I'll grant that leading in prayer is a special kind of prayer. But it's still fundamentally about leading others in seeking God, not telling others what God thinks about things.
Aaron, even in a theocracy,
Aaron, even in a theocracy, people did not live or believe Scriptural truths, so no, they aren't debate assertions. The command to not steal is not a debate talking point.
No one is arguing governing by force. I was talking about a preacher with the opportunity to proclaim truth in a format given to him.
Technically speaking, those unbelievers were not led in prayer at all. So it had a twofold benefit at least: 1) prayer for right decisions, 2) rebuking evil decisions.
1 Kings 8:60 - so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God and that there is no other.
Speaking Before the Government
If you had one opportunity to speak biblical truth before the government about something that the government was about to do and did not do it, you would be a coward.
James, thanks for responding to my comment. I want to parse what you've said here, so you can then explain to me why I'm misunderstanding it.
1. You are saying that he was speaking Biblical truth before the government. I say that prayer is speaking to the Lord.
2. You are saying this was his one opportunity to speak Biblical truth. I say that in America today there are many opportunities. He could have walked outside the chamber and stood on the front steps and began saying whatever he wanted. He could have been writing, phoning, protesting, etc.
3. You are saying that if we only have one chance, we need to seize it. I say that we need to be sure that our words in every situation are always with grace, that we don't need to "seize a chance", and that it is God and not me that changes hearts. Nothing I say will make one bit of difference unless God works, whether I have one, zero, or many chances, so the most important thing is to make sure my words are exactly as God wants them to be.
I say he was not invited to "speak before the government," but rather to speak to God, and it was bad manners for him to do the former. It violated the spirit (though probably not the explicit terms) of his invitation, and was not peaceable.
In brief, I think this comment was not of the standard I might have expected from you. I welcome push-back.
"Debate points"
James K...
I guess I don't know what you mean by debate points. To me, a "debate point" is something you believe is true and value enough that you seek to persuade others as well.
You seem to be assuming that a debate point cannot be something that is absolutely true and that you believe with total conviction. But these are ultimately the only things worth debating.
Of course, you're welcome to your own definition. But no Christian believes that the moral principles of Scripture are just stuff to randomly and insincerely yak about.
JG, I had not even read your
JG, I had not even read your post when I originally posted. I was not responding to you. Sorry.
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Between them, Jimmie Johnson (five wins) and Denny Hamlin (four wins, including his current three-race win streak) have won the last nine Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway. Despite different backgrounds — Hamlin is a Virginia native who raced at Martinsville during his formative years as a NASCAR Late Model Stock Car driver; Johnson grew up racing off-road trucks in his native California — each has mastered the art of getting around the flat half-mile oval with its pair of hairpin turns. And what each has learned is that no single approach works. At Martinsville, success is a matter of reading and reacting to ever-changing circumstances. Here are some examples.
You have to be patient …
Last fall, Hamlin started on the pole and almost immediately began backsliding. Another team might have overreacted and made multiple setup changes. Instead, the No. 11 team stood pat and determined that the problem was simply a bad set of tires. "I knew we couldn't be that far off," said crew chief Mike Ford. "Very fortunate to not panic and lose the race right at the beginning."
Said Hamlin, "As soon as we bolted on that second set, I knew we had a car capable of winning the race." And they did. It just took Hamlin more than 400 laps of patient driving to regain the lead. Once in front, he coasted home.
… Unless there's no time
Contrast that to the Goody's 500 last spring, when Hamlin started 19th but worked his way to the front before the halfway point. He was comfortably ahead when a yellow slowed the field with just seven laps to go.
In the past, no leader would have surrendered the top spot so late. But two recent developments had altered the No. 11 team's thinking. First, double-file restarts and a rule change allowing up to three green-white-checkered restarts had increased the likelihood that the race would go beyond the scheduled 500 laps. So Ford opted to pit for fresh tires, which dropped Hamlin back to ninth. Sure enough, the race went eight extra laps, and several cars ahead of Hamlin crashed themselves out of contention. That gave Hamlin just enough time — and enough tire — to regain the lead.
He did so by applying a lesson he had learned from Johnson: The leader is vulnerable on a late restart. In 2009, Hamlin left the door open and Johnson took advantage, with a move that Hamlin at first didn't think was strictly kosher. "Denny, if he wants to think that I tried moving him out of the way, he can believe that," Johnson said afterward. "But he should watch the video."
Hamlin did, and he absorbed his lesson well. Last March, as he motored back into the lead in "overtime," he stayed glued to Martinsville's famous yellow curb. Just as Johnson had done in elbowing his way by him a year earlier. "That's the thing about this racetrack," Hamlin said afterward. "When you have an opportunity late in a race to nudge a guy out of the way, you've got to make sure you do it quick."
Slow = fast
Because Martinsville has such tight turns, success is as much a matter of finessing the brake as mashing the gas. It's the only oval track on the Sprint Cup circuit with qualifying speeds less than 100 mph, despite a pair of straight-aways that are like drag strips. "The entry speeds into the corners are around 115," said Johnson. "There's a long braking zone where you're going to take a lot of speed out of the car."
Smooth braking not only keeps cars from losing too much momentum, but it also keeps tires from blowing due to excess brake heat. "Brake temperature and melting (tire) beads is very critical," said Ford. "That's where Denny excels. We never see any brake temperature (problems) with him at all."
And it's not as if Hamlin doesn't use the brake pedal. In fact, he says judicious use of the brakes is the only way to get to the front. "You've almost got to dive-bomb yourself down in there and out-brake the (other) guy getting into the corner," he says. "There's not too much nowadays of guys actually getting a run off the corner. It's more about who can out-brake each other. I feel like our brake package is as good as it's ever been."
Attitude begets aptitude
"Martinsville's spring race always seems to be the springboard for our season," says Hamlin. "That's when we hit our momentum. We go there with a great outlook. Once you figure out how to win, you know what to go back to."
Over the last two years, Hamlin has figured out Martinsville better than any other driver — including six-time winner Jimmie Johnson. "You can't argue with stats," said Johnson, "and the speed that he and that team have had here."
ONE TO WATCH: Kevin Harvick
WHY HE MATTERS: His first career win at Fontana gives him momentum for Martinsville, where he's also looking for his first win.
WHAT HE SAYS: "Our short track stuff was really good for Martinsville last year. A lot of that should carry over to this year."
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY: His third-place finish at Martinsville last October was a career best.
NEXT RACE Goody's 500, Martinsville Speedway
THE LOWDOWN With two wins last year Denny Hamlin was clearly Martinsville's dominant driver. The next-best driver? Hamlin's teammate, Joey Logano, whose average Martinsville finish in 2010 was fourth. Could be a big day for Joe Gibbs Racing — if the team's engines hold together at the end of Martinsville's long straights. So far each JGR car has had at least one engine-related DNF this season, with Hamlin blowing up at Fontana last weekend. And that was after Logano had to start in the back after an engine change after qualifying third.
2010 Denny Hamlin
2009 Jimmie Johnson
2008 Denny Hamlin
2007 Jimmie Johnson
2006 Tony Stewart
ABOUT Martinsville
TRACK: Martinsville Speedway (Martinsville, Va.), .526-mile paved oval
RACE LENGTH: 500 laps, 263 miles
SERIES: NASCAR Sprint Cup
Quote of note
"It's like kissing your sister, running second. And I don't have a sister." – Jimmie Johnson, who lost the lead to Kevin Harvick on the last turn of the last lap at Fontana.
Where to watch
Sunday's pre-race show on Fox starts at 12:30 EDT, followed by the race at 1:00.
No time like the present
Sunday's Goody's 500 is the 125th Cup race in Martinsville history, most of any track. Many great drivers have showcased their skills at the tricky ½-mile track over the years. But three of the top four, based on average finish, will be racing this Sunday, including the best ever: Jimmie Johnson (see chart). No other active drivers are in the top 20.
Gas prices hurting attendance?
Auto Club Speedway failed to sell out last Sunday, despite cutting back to a single Cup race in 2011. The week before, the crowd was down at Bristol compared to the March 2010 race. While attendance at Martinsville remains to be seen, the track has sold out all of its lowest-priced tickets ($25) in advance. That suggests that economic factors, including rising gas prices, could be a primary factor in sagging attendance.
Sunday's Auto Club 400 was not only the first win at Fontana for Kevin Harvick, but it was also the first for car owner Richard Childress. Harvick's RCR predecessor, the great Dale Earnhardt, struggled at Fontana. In 4 career starts, his best finish was ninth.
Highest average finish at Martinsville (all time)*
1 Jimmie Johnson 5.3
2 Lee Petty 5.5
3 Denny Hamlin 6.1
4 Jeff Gordon 7.1
5 Cale Yarborough 8.7
6 Clyde Minter 8.8
7 Rex White 9.2
8 Joe Weatherly 9.7
9 David Pearson 10.1
10 Herb Thomas 10.2
11 Jack Smith 10.5
12 Ned Jarrett 10.5
13 Darrell Waltrip 10.8
14 James Hylton 10.9
15 Bobby Allison 11.0
16 Richard Petty 11.2
17 Bill Blair 11.2
18 Fred Lorenzen 11.4
19 Bob Welborn 11.5
20 Dale Earnhardt Sr. 11.9
*Minimum 10 starts
Active drivers in bold


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"The fact is that I have a seat and we don't have to go into a byelection, and we don't have to think about going into a general election," said Wynne.
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Kennedy, who lost the 1996 leadership race to McGuinty and also lost a 2006 bid for the federal Liberal leadership, was in third place in delegate support at 14 per cent, followed closely by Takhar, the former government services minister, at 13.25 per cent.
Also running are former labour minister Charles Sousa, who pulled almost 11 per cent of first-ballot delegates, and former children's services minister Eric Hoskins, who finished last in delegate support at 5.6 per cent.
"It's still a wide open contest," Sousa said Friday as he cast his ballot.
Interim federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae also registered Friday morning, but would not say who he's supporting in the provincial contest.
"I'm not backing anybody (publicly)," Rae said in an interview.
"I've decided who I'm supporting on an individual basis but I don't really feel it's appropriate for me as interim leader to come in and say this is who I'm supporting."
The convention floor itself, on a hockey rink two stories above the old ice surface in the historic Gardens, was closed most of Friday while the candidates rehearsed their presentations for their final half-hour pitch to delegates Saturday morning. The leadership convention was not scheduled to officially open until Friday evening when the party pays tribute to McGuinty.
Second-ballot voting is expected to begin around 1 p.m. Saturday, and only the last place candidate will be forced off each ballot until one of them gets over 50 per cent.
There were about 100 protesters on the narrow sidewalk outside the entrance to the convention on Friday evening, and delegates did their best to quickly slip through the crowd to get inside.
The sound of drums, bullhorns and pots and pans rang out while anti-Bill 115 placards held by elementary teachers bobbed above the line of protesters.
"What's disgusting? Union busting!" the crowd chanted.
About 1,800 selected delegates and another 400 so-called ex-officios — party executives, current and former members of the legislature, MPs and even defeated candidates — are eligible to vote for the new leader.
Many predict the Liberals are looking at a three- or four- or five-ballot convention, which means the race could go on until late Saturday, or even early Sunday.
In the past year, the minority Liberal government has been rocked by scandals, including the costly cancellation of two gas plants, a police probe at the province's air ambulance service and a nasty fight with public school teachers.
The question many Ontarians will be asking Sunday morning is: Will the province be heading for an early general election, or will the new leader try to work with one of the opposition parties to keep the minority government alive.
"They're going to be looking hard at the kind of (publicity) bump they get coming out of the convention," said Bryan Evans of Ryerson University in Toronto.
"I'm sure they will (get one), but will it be sufficient to inspire confidence so they can win a general election? Only the (winner) and the people around them can be the judge of that."
Henry Jacek, a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, said the Liberals know they're in third place in popular support right now and likely couldn't even win another minority government, so they're in no hurry for a general election.
"The party is saying we need somebody who's going to carry us over the next two years," he said.
"There are going to be a bunch of people saying we don't want to turn the government over to somebody else right away."
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