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Manager, Research & Analytics
The Manager, Research & Analytics supports the AWEA analytic agenda through federal and state policy research, electric sector analysis, data collection and management, and market modeling. This position will use broad research methods, data analysis technologies, AWEA member contacts, and smart database management to collect, maintain, and analyze industry statistical information. The position will inform strategic planning and drive member value through the development of tools, data models, and dashboards. The position also will support the team in maintaining a fluent awareness of market trends and commercial activities. Finally, the role will use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of potential and existing policies on the industry.
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- Leverage data analysis technologies and data science techniques to collect, organize, store, and analyze data and information
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An update from Kimberly, a first-year student planning to major in political science and international studies with a minor in human rights:
Today, I did not know what to expect. I awoke early; trying to be ready by Ray's deadline … Roza and I were late anyway. How embarrassing!
Our first stop was Little Rock Central High School. Of course I've seen it in dozens of textbooks, class presentations, and on the internet, but I had absolutely no idea of how huge it was. The campus is gigantic. It is a beautifully built institution, but its history is harsh.
The museum was very interesting, but I couldn't wait to get on the campus. So, Hanna and I went together before anyone else. We took our pictures and explored, trying to find our way in … no luck. Near the top of the high school there are four statues that read "ambition, personality, opportunity, and preparation." I can only assume these words are the motto of the school. My question is, how effective are these words in describing the Little Rock Nine? What did all the hatred do to their ambitions? Did it encourage them; discourage them? How did their personalities change? What opportunities did they seek? Finally, how do you prepare to walk down the street to class every morning with adults claiming they will kidnap you and mutilate you and lynch you?
I don't think I could've done it. Actually, I know I wouldn't have been able to. It gives me such an uneasy feeling within. I tried to imagine how it felt to walk slowly down the sidewalk, up several dozen stairs, and through the door into a white school through a crowd of a thousand hateful people. No one will really ever know.
Next we made our way to Jackson to the home of Medgar Evers. I remember what the home looked like and special things here and there, but his blood, that's really all I remember. To stand where he was shot and bleeding to death was so disturbing to me. I felt sick even looking at it, but it made his assassination so real.


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Zambia coach Herve Renard has slammed AFCON group rivals Nigeria, saying the current Super Eagles do not impress him.
Defending champions Zambia take on Nigeria on January 25 in Nelspruit and Renard has been quick to say he has not been impressed with the Eagles under Stephen Keshi after he watched them labour to a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde on Wednesday.
"I think you saw Nigeria the other day against Cape Verde. Do you think it was the best this time?" Renard said. "I don't think so."
The two sides are set for an early African Cup of Nations showdown in their penultimate Group C match on January 25 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. And Renard reiterated that he was also itching for payback time against the Eagles after the latter ejected them in the 2010 quarterfinals.
"So, on January 25 against Nigeria, it will be a different game, it will be a tough game," the Frenchman said.
"But I can assure you we want to finish top of our group like in 2010 and 2012. It's not easy, but we want go as far as possible because this team has fantastic team spirit."
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If you haven't read my post on "Excel Tip: SUM Top 5 values", then this blog is an extension to that blog post. Do make sure to read it there because we will be using the same concept here in this tip.
Our dataset is simple as shown in figure below. We want to get the Max times for each city in a second list. How can we do this. The most easiest method I have seen is people resorting to PIVOT. If you want that implementation, do let me know and I will post that separately.
Just like in our previous post (Excel Tip: SUM Top 5 values), we used LARGE function there. Here we will use the MAX function with a conditional operator of IF. So in our example, we getting the MAX of values from the range B3:B8 where the value of D3 needs to be in the range A3:A8. Simple concept.
If you press a simple Enter you will get a value of 0. Remember the magic key (Ctrl+Shift+Enter) after you finish the formula and voila. You get exactly what you wanted. A typical output is below.
Now to copy this formula across E4 and E5. Find the cross arrow in E3 right hand- corner location. Now "Double Click" once you find the cross arrow.
Now that task automatically fills the range and you can see we have our desired output in less than a minute.
Hope you are enjoying the series of Excel Tips and tricks I am showing over the blogs. Do let me know of topics that will interest you and I will try to cover them here. Have a great day and learn something new every single day.


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JIHADISTS Reveal Plans to Attack 2014 Sochi Olympics (Video)
Syrian jihadists sent out an appeal by Emir Saladin to prepare to do battle in Sochi, Russia at the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
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MEMRI published the transcript.
Following are excerpts from an appeal by Emir Saladin, a Jihadist volunteering in Syria, to the Muslims in the "Caucasus Emirate." The video was posted on the Internet on July 31, 2013.
Emir Saladin: If you cannot wage Jihad in the mountains, wage it in the plains, but if, for some reason, you cannot do that either, then go to Moscow, to that hornet's nest of heresy, and wage Jihad there.
You can choose any city in Russia you see fit, not only Moscow. Ultimately, you should prepare for the [winter] Olympics in Sochi. There are concrete instructions from our Emir Dokka Abu Uthman to do so.
Emir Dokka Abu Uthman is the first self-proclaimed Emir of the Russian Caucasus Emirate. Umarov is the most wanted man in Russia and is reportedly tied to Al-Qaeda.
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Let's talk a little politics, shall we? Specifically, the current Presidential race.
Barack Obama has swept the recent Democratic primaries (I believe he's won 10 in a row) and is now, at least in delegate count, the front runner for the nomination. With his fresh young face, his rhetoric of "Change We Can Believe In" and his Kennedyesque qualities, his possible nomination is making Democrats' collective pants go crazy. The problem with the whole, I'm-the-candidate-that-will-clean-up Washington bit, is that it doesn't work. Don't get me wrong, it's a pleasant bed-time fairy tale, but its just that, a fairy tale. Mr. Smith doesn't go to Washington anymore. Actually, I take that back. He does, but when he gets there he's told to shut up, vote the party line, and if he's a good boy, he might make it on a committee after he's paid his dues. Now Obama hasn't been around long enough to be a hardened Washington insider so his "change" rhetoric might play for a while, but sooner or later he's going to have to articulate actual ideas he has about policy to back up his vague and ambiguous calls for change.
Now, as a Republican, the Democratic scenario provides me with conflicting emotions. On the one hand, I think that Hillary would be an opponent that McCain could beat. She is nothing if not polarizing and I think more people hate her than love her. On the other hand, while I'm not a Clinton hater (I don't believe that Bill was the devil; I don't believe he should have been impeached; I think he accomplished some good things), I ama Hillary hater and nothing would please me more than to see her lose the nomination which, in her mind, was predestined to be hers. But possibly the best scenario, for Republicans, would be for Obama to cruise in to the Convention with a sizable lead in the delegate count and for the Super Delegates (fighting for truth, justice, and the fact that we know what's best for the people) to give it to Hillary. Then you'll probably get a bunch of pissed off Democrats who'll take their toys home because they don't want to play anymore and stay away from the polls, a prospect that can only help the Republicans.
On the Republican side of things, McCain has the nomination wrapped up, although the "miracle worker" Huckabee can't quite get it through his thick skull. A guy I work with said that what Huckabee doesn't realize is that if Jesus came back today, it would only hurt Huckabee because the only people that support him would all be "gone with the rapture" as it were. I'm not really a fan of McCain. I was really getting warmed up to the idea of Romney in '08, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. I'm one of those group of conservatives who thinks that McCain would have felt far too comfortable as John Kerry's running mate if he had accepted the offer. Historically, Independents like McCain so that's good for us. And he's not quite the apostate that some make him out to be. He's pretty conservative on social issues and foreign policy, and he's talks a fiscally conservative line. But there's the sticky issues of McCain-Feingold and the fact that he's always wanting to jump in bed with the Democrats at the most inconvenient times (usually to upset the plans of his party's sitting President and his personal nemesis, GWB). My personal impression is that, sometimes, McCain's only guiding principle seems to be: What's best for John McCain. But, as all good Republicans, I'll get in line and support him come election day.
Speaking of election day, and like, actually voting on said day, one of my favorite aspects of this year's political season has been the Republican (in name only) candidate Ron Paul's campaign. Every day, from mid-2007 on, I would see on the front page of Digg at least half a dozen articles/blogs extolling the greatness of Ron Paul. Or articles/blogs about the "Mainstream Media" trying to subvert his candidacy. If you believed the buzz on the internet, Ron Paul was Washington, Lincoln and T. R. all rolled into one and ready to kick some Washington-insider ass. You've got to love a guy who says he'll disband the IRS and the CIA on day one of his Presidency. I'm holding a Ron Paul business card that I picked up and on the back of it it says "Ron Paul is #1". It goes on to say "Ron won more straw polls than any other Republican (21 of 43 straw polls across America); Ron placed third or better in 79% of all straw polls (34 of 43 across America); Won national debate polls on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC News and C-SPAN; Ron Paul is the most-mentioned candidate in blogs according to Technorati.com since May 2007; More 'Cash On Hand' than McCain, Huckabee, Tancredo and Hunter combined (Stats as of 11/17/07)" On the front, it has his campaign slogan, "Hope for America". I think in an effort to be more truthful, he should change his campaign slogan to "Ron Paul, you can't buy crazy like this!" It's too bad for Paul (although good for America) that none of those bloggers or people polled could actually find the time to get off of their fat lazy asses and actually vote (maybe they were too busy playing WoW). When I look at CNN's Election Center 2008 website it shows that he never got more than 8% of votes in any primary. I guess that's what you get when you rely on people who write anonymously from their mother's basement as your base.
Anyway, the one thing we can probably all agree on is that, so far, this political season has been much more interesting than any of us thought it would be. I can't wait until both candidates are decided and we get to see them duke it out until November. And then…back to business as usual.


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|This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (September 2008)
The Taborites (Czech Táborité, singular Táborita) were members of a religious community considered heretical by the Catholic Church. The Taborites were centered on the Bohemian city of Tábor during the Hussite Wars in the 15th century. The religious reform movement in Bohemia splintered into various religious sects. Beginning with the most radical, the various sects that existed were the: Adamites, Taborites, Orebites (Orphans), Utraquists and Praguers. Because the revolution's impetus came from the burning of Jan Hus, for the purpose of simplicity, many writers have put most of these sects under one umbrella term calling them the "Hussites".
Economically supported by Tabor's control of local gold mines, the citizens joined local peasants to develop a communist-like society. Taborites announced the Millennium of Christ and declared there would be no more servants and masters. They promised people would return to a state of pristine innocence.
Taborite theology represented one of the most radical departures from that of the hierarchical medieval church. They rejected the outer veneer of the corrupted church and insisted on the normativeness of biblical authority. Even though Taborite theologians were versed in scholastic theology, they were among the first intellectuals to break free from centuries-old scholastic methods.
The Taborites were particularly zealous in their religious practices and, like other such sects, some believed it was their duty to slay all heretics, i.e., non-Taborites.
Some of the most outstanding Taborite theologians were Mikuláš Biskupec of Pelhřimov and Prokop Veliký (who died in the Battle of Lipany). The early radical theological ideas of Taborites were represented by Petr Kanis and Martin Huska.
Tabor's army was led by Jan Žižka, the Bohemian general who commanded his rag-tag army in defense of Bohemia against the crusading Imperial Army under Emperor Sigismund. Žižka did not believe that all heretics should be slain and often showed clemency to those he defeated. After one battle when his army disobeyed him and killed many prisoners, Žižka ordered the army to pray for forgiveness. This experience partly inspired him to write a famous military code of conduct - "Žižkův vojenský řád" - a document partly inspired by the biblical book of Deuteronomy. Žižka eventually left Tabor because that community became too radical for his beliefs and took over the leadership of the more moderate Orebites in Hradec Králové. Due to the numerous crusades, the Taborites and Orebites often set aside their religious differences and cooperated militarily to defeat crusades launched against Bohemia.
Once the external threat was removed by Hussite victories, the various Hussite factions turned on each other. Finally, the power of the Taborites was broken, after twenty years, with the Battle of Lipany on May 30, 1434. 13,000 of the 18,000-strong army were killed. In 1437 they signed a treaty with Czech king Sigismund.
Even though the Taborites ceased to play an important political role, their theological thinking strongly influenced the foundation and rise of the Unity of the Brethren (Unitas Fratrum) in 1457 today in English called the Moravian Church.
External links
- Joan of Arc's Letter to the Hussites (23 March 1430) — In 1430, Joan of Arc dictated a letter threatening to lead a crusading army against the Hussites unless they returned to "the Catholic Faith and the original Light". This link contains a translation of the letter plus notes and commentary.
- The Hussite Wars
- The Bohemian War (1420–1434)
- "The Hussite Wars (1419–36)", Stephen Turnbull, Osprey Publishing (ISBN 1-84176-665-8)
See also
- Hussite Wars
- Wars of Religion
- Bohemia
- List of Holy Roman Emperors
- Jan Huscs:Táborský svazru:Табориты


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Almost Christmas, presents, and a new year is at the door.
This week i have pick some inspiration from many sources. And believe me there are so many good things around the web that the difficulty is to choose just a few of them.
However before to go for the WEEKLY INSPIRATION #03 i want to say a few words.
As a designer and also as seller i have to pay a special attention to this particular time of year and most of my colleagues are very busy sharing (and selling) Santa Claus, moose's, and all kind Christmas folklore digital items.
Well i don´t blame them because this is what in this days provides a good revenue but as a Creative Author i have choose my own Christmas version.
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I'm a bit worried about SEMA this year. It seems like most of the good companies have pulled out of the show for financial reasons. Usually trade shows are some of the worst hit by the recession and this year SEMA looks ultra depressing.
I'm left with all of the really cool ideas/concepts of cars I want to make, but no booths to put them in. I really hope SEMA wont be as dissapointing as I'm afraid it will be.
As most of you already know, I built Toyo's SEMA booth and ad cars two years in a row and now there's no Toyo booth at all this year…
I think I might need to go one better this year and build a car for Tokyo Auto Salon instead of SEMA. I always wanted to build a car to compete on JDM home turf. That would be a really fun challenge. Plus I always wanted to run Tsukuba…hmm, now I'm dreaming up something worth while.
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Though every man is the hero of his story, I love the frankness and honesty that he brings.
Instead of writing down quotes, I have clicked pictures of a few pages and am putting them here.
|Can't really summarise this. Some things can only be felt.
|This is something I can relate to.
|It is better to be judged than to be ignored. But nobody thinks it at that time.
|No arguing this, Agassi had an asshole father. The man made his son play for his own selfishness. And then wanted his son to quit for the same.
|This is the most motivating thing I have read in 2016!
|Aaaand, the most badass thing of 2016.
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By Phillip Marlowe
Believe it or not, I saw this on my NATIONAL NEWS FEED earlier today like it was important information that all of us out here in chumpland need to pay serious attention. The story was picked up from the Atlanta Journal Constitution like it should be read by the rest of the country. My guess is this particular freak is originally from the Atlanta area, before the media Jews turned her into a celebrity. God help that place. It used to be a decent southern burg back when our country used to be a decent place.
This black freak something or other with dyed blond hair is against Trump running as president but "she" or it once liked him as a TV person so we know "she" or it is being fair. "She" or it says "I really did like him a lot, but this orange man who's talking on TV? I don't know who that is. He says the craziest stuff. No, I will not be campaigning for the Trump."
What about you, you crap-colored freak bitch? Funny how the hypocrite media people can freely get away with racism against Whites anytime they damn well please since they belong to those "special classes" we're all now supposedly so beholden to.
Let me ask you something: Who the EFFIN' GD HELL cares what you think about anything, freakazoid? You need to shut your totally nasty, foul trap and crawl back under that slime-covered rock they found you. And you had also better figure out your time in the sun is coming to an end, once and for all. Got that, creep?
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but this bizarre creature appears to be a Negro transvestite who has artificially straightened and dyed blond hair, very possibly still having a ding-dong (no telling these days).
"She" or it has also now been turned into a famous respected person due to being on an obscure TV show of which I don't watch or even know anything about. It must be because I'm a boring White racist dude, who can't bring himself to admit he would like to walk on the wild side and pay something like "her" Jew-invented fake federal reserve notes for "her" to orally gratify me in some back alley stink hole.
Disgustingly, there are indeed total freaks like this inhabiting our cities. They actually make their living doing homosexual acts for money. We're now supposed to welcome them to our bosom as bona fide members in our brave new world society, earnestly being wrought by the "Chosen Ones," who's ancient writings once insisted we slay such types by public beheading.
Now, I'm just a simple guy. Call me old fashioned. Call me quant. But I like my babes genetically female, with all the correct natural parts right where they are supposed to be. I also like them Caucasian. Hair color is not important (notice how Whites come in all kinds of beautiful hair colors, while the rest don't). I obviously can't stand faggots or Jews (mostly the same I must admit).
I've seen freaks like this before on the city streets. It's not like I've been carefully cordoned from the underbelly of society by racist rich White parents. I went to college in a relatively big city and saw my share of sick sodomites strutting away.
But let me tell you something: Most of the freaks like this on our city streets are indeed black. Blacks are animalistic as hell. They do each other and dogs all the time. There's little wonder blacks have no problem going off the prison for murder or what have you. I know it's gross as hell, but there you have it.
This NeNe Leakes thing has been all over TV, apparently. After doing image searches I've seen shots of "her" on all kinds of shows, like ABC's "The View" (right) which is basically a big daytime brainwashing operation of stay-at-home White women by Globalist Jewess change agent, Barbara Walters. Watch it just once and you'll get a lot of the crap the filthy Jews are up to.
It's also possible this thing is at least partially Jewish. Looking at her shots (between violent gagging bouts, of course) you can make out a very Jewy nose. Maybe one of it's parents was a Jew faggot. Faggot? Yep, these freaks can reproduce, believe it or not. I won't gross you out on the nasty details involved, but they can do it, should they take certain actions, or merely pay medical people to handle matters. They can also adopt children these days, sad to say.
God knows the vile sicknesses going on due to the stinking Jews!
So what do we got here? A tranny faggot black, possibly Jewish, who is against Donald Trump and we should be too.


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Debby Ryan & Karan Brar: New 'Jessie' This Friday!
Karan Brar has a heart-to-heart talk with Kevin Chamberlin in this new still from Jessie.
In this week's episode "Teacher's Pet," Zuri (Skai Jackson) is having problems with a teacher (Cheri Oteri) at school, so, Jessie (Debby Ryan) decides to volunteer in her classroom so she can assess the situation.
Meanwhile, after Ravi (Brar) finds out Mr. Kipling is in fact Mrs. Kipling, he struggles with his feelings over having a girl best friend.
"Teacher's Pet" airs Friday, February 1st @ 8:30PM ET/PT on Disney Channel. 10+ pics inside…
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Truma Plans LevelCheck Launch for Louisville
November 22, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Truma Plans LevelCheck Launch for Louisville
Germany-based Truma Corp. is entering the North American RV market with its LevelCheck device, an indicator that shows the filling level of LP tanks. According to a press release, the LevelCheck will be introduced as part of the Dec. 3-5 Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) National RV Trade Show.
"The device uses ultrasound to establish whether there is liquid gas at the point on the tank at which it is held," said Elden Wood, vice president of sales and marketing for the Munich-area company. When held horizontally against the gas tank, the LED status light turns green if there is LP gas at the measuring point or red if there is no LP gas. "This makes it is easy to determine how full the tank is, and with ultrasound technology, measurements are very precise and reliable," says Wood. While the device is determining the fill level, the LED status light flashes orange; and a beep tone indicates clearly the start and end of the measuring process.
The Truma LevelCheck is suitable for all propane and butane steel or aluminum tanks with approximate diameters between 8 and 14 inches. "It is a great help when camping or enjoying outdoor activities, for example when barbecuing with LP gas," Wood said. A practical LED flashlight is built into the device as an added benefit in low-light situations.
Dealers are welcomed and encouraged to visit Truma for more information on LevelCheck, or how to become a LevelCheck reseller, at the 51st Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Kentucky from December 3 to 5, 2013. Dealers who place an order at the show, will receive their own free LevelCheck (one per dealership please). The company will be located at booths 40-42 located in the South Wing – Hall 1, and will preview a selection of innovative products including: heating, air conditioning, maneuvering systems and the LP tank level indicator LevelCheck.
Truma to Launch RV Fuel Cell at Caravan Salon
August 24, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Truma to Launch RV Fuel Cell at Caravan Salon
European RV supplier Truma is launching its VeGA fuel cell system at the Caravan Salon 2012 show in Düsseldorf, Germany, set to run Saturday (Aug. 25) to Sept. 2.
Fuel Cell Today reported that the VeGA fuel cell system guarantees a permanent, self-sufficient power supply completely independent of electricity. It runs on liquid gas (propane and/or butane), both readily available and inexpensive.
"We have tested the system intensively for several years and have carried out extensive field tests with around 200 devices both internally and also in cooperation with end customers and vehicle manufacturers," explains Andreas Schiegl, head of the fuel cell system product center at Truma. "Also, TÜV Süd has tested and certified the product and the entire manufacturing process."
The VeGA keeps the battery charged to cover the auxiliary power demand on the vehicle – sufficient to have several appliances such as a TV, fridge, lights or heater operating simultaneously. A standard 11 kilogram gas cylinder is sufficient for the fuel cell to produce 28 kw of energy, enough for several days to weeks depending on energy consumption rate.
The fuel cell system works automatically and can run round the clock. Once the supply battery undercuts a certain charging level, the VeGA is automatically activated and charges the battery. The higher charging current and the optimized battery charging technology ensure that the charging process is short and efficient.
Once the batteries are charged, the VeGA returns to the stand-by mode. Alternatively, the fuel cell system can also be operated manually. A color touch screen displays all the relevant data, such as operating mode, battery voltage, charging current or service intervals.


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JERSEY CITY, NJ - A tough test for St. Dominic, hosting a North Bergen team that beat them by about 50 a year ago. The junior varsity game at St. Peter's Prep did see host St. Dominic coming in with some momentum, having defeated Dickinson on Saturday. This day was a tall order, literally and figuratively.
The Bruins have size, like to pressure, and have a few perimeter shooters, an enviable combination on this level. My partner Bill had North Bergen earlier this season and before the game, gave the aforementioned scouting report. I have had them in the past and their system maintains continuity.
North Bergen's varsity coach is Dan Reardon. One of the best coaches in Hudson County, Reardon works very hard with interest on all levels of the program. His JV and freshman coaches played for him, another example of former players coming home to give back to the program.
First half: North Bergen 33, St. Dominic 13
The Bruins come out pressuring and St. Dom's has trouble handling it. The only field goal for the home team the first six minutes is a foul line jumper. If they break the press, St. Dom's does not finish it off going to the basket. North Bergen has a post player with size and a soft touch, as well as a wing knocking down a few threes, obviously a tough combination to defend. Just past the midway point of the second quarter, the Bruins lead 31-8 and the press is pulled off. They fall back into a 2-3 zone. During a timeout late in the second quarter, Bill and I discuss the fouls - seven to four against St. Dom's. They are losing by over 20 and have more fouls. It happens. As we agree, the calls are being made. It is a situation where St.Dom's is just having trouble staying with the Bruins and fouling, mostly on penetration to the basket. On offense, they are basically shooting perimeter shots and not putting themselves in a position to draw fouls.
Final: North Bergen 49, St. Dominic 23
St. Dom's coach Kaitlyn Galati usually reserves this for the locker room talks. Kaitlyn lets her team hear it during a timeout. She wants no complacency and is looking for some better execution on offense. Her Blue Devils seem to get the message. They run their 1-3-1 zone offense better in the second half. North Bergen has gone deep to their bench and still has a commanding lead. Over the final 16 minutes, St. Dom's is outscored 16-10, a much more respectable showing than the first half.
As noted before, the Bruins had the inside and perimeter game that was tough to match. They did beat St. Dom's to a number of loose balls, especially in the first half. Loose balls are secured by hustle. North Bergen had it, which is another reason Kaitlyn lit a fire under her team during that timeout. Bill made a good point in how North Bergen's pressure goes for deflections rather than steals, a good way to avoid reach-in fouls and those deflections can lead into steals.
I spoke to Kaitlyn and St. Dom's varsity coach John Hester as the varsity was warming up for their meeting with North Bergen. The JV has three wins, an improvement from a year ago. As Hester notes, an encouraging aspect is numbers. "Last season, we barely had enough players for a JV game," he said. "Having a good number of kids out is something to build on. Getting more interested in the program is a big step."
Kaitlyn was encouraged by a better second half. "I think they got the message during that timeout," she said. A year ago, St. Dom's barely hit double figures against North Bergen. On this day, 23 points and a near-even second half is progress in small steps, but still progress.


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Indiana joined Pennsylvania and Ohio this week in an effort to ban the use of growth hormone-related labels on milk sold in the state. The Indiana House Committee passed HB 1300, a bill which would ban the use of "compositional" and "production-related" claims about milk. If you cannot confirm the difference in a lab or if your milk is different because you simply do not use an artificial hormone in the production of it, this Indiana bill will reject your label.
A core reason why we see this new wave of state legislation is fear that sales of the Monsanto rBGH product Posilac will decline further as large groups of dairies ban the use of the hormone. Consumer concern about the hormone, combined with the hormone's negative effect on cow health, increasingly raise the cost (both actual and PR) of rBGH for dairy farmers. If Monsanto can reduce consumer concern by blocking dairy product labels, dairy farmers will keep buying and Posilac can continue to be a Monsanto profit center.
If you are an Indiana consumer and concerned that your legislators are working for Monsanto, give them a buzz. Take a minute to contact your representative on the state website.
Many states dealing with milk labeling at the same time. HUM. Sounds kind of coordinated by some unseen force in the not to dim background.


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Bella Thorne Celebrates Sister Dani's Birthday With the Coolest Instagram
Bella Thorne has a big reason to celebrate this weekend — it's her sister Dani's birthday!
The two were spotted out in Los Angeles last night after grabbing a bite to eat at Gracias Madre — and Bels was rocking two different eye shadow colors on each eye.
You wouldn't expect that to work at all — but she totally makes it work.
"Happy birthday to my one and only rockstar," Bella wrote to Dani on her Instagram. "So glad I spend every day with you dani. you are the rocks on my beach. I love you."
FYI: Bella is wearing light up POP Shoes.
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"What is it, Shasta?" Candi asked as she came running.
"I have a tick on my eyelid. Help me get it off."
Candi immediately got the alcohol and a pair of tweezers. This is NOT one of her favorite things, so I sat patiently while she cringed and gagged through the entire process. Then it struck me how like a tick government is. If you don't take care of it right away, it'll suck every ounce of blood it can and swell to unbelievable dimensions. That is what is happening in our government today.
When Obama was elected in 2008, Nancy Pelosi decided she could drain the blood out of taxpayers whether they liked it or not and government began to swell. Remember "You have to pass it to find out what's in it?" Just like a tick, Nancy latched on to healthcare and made it so big we couldn't see anymore. We know we have to stop this. America needs to get out the alcohol and tweezers, remove the parasite, cleanse the wound to prevent any infections and pre-treat the animal against future parasites. In a way, America did just that with the mid-term elections in 2010, we just didn't get the head of the parasite so the infection is still present. We can't pre-treat until we cleanse, and I have to think that at this point...we're going to need a lot of alcohol to cleanse the wound.
C'mon America. Get out the biggest bottle of disinfectant you have and let's clean up the infection that is the Washington, D.C. establishment. It's time we get rid of the parasites, give the dog a good bath, and pre-treat against future parasites!


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6:34am. Peet's Coffee, a couple blocks away is the street I once lived on in my motorhome. A cup here today as I didn't have time to have one in my apartment, just throw on my clothes, grab what I want for a couple hours and fly out the door. It could be an easy rush when I just needed to avoid the street sweeper, but now I have a puppy and those eyes looking at me, depending on me. I tell her I'm hurrying but she doesn't understand, and we all know that feeling – every second an hour when you need to contort every muscle to hold it, just a minute longer. I knew I wanted to write today so the laptop was already packed up.
Is it possible to be homesick for the streets? The tight space in my RV, the sound and the way the motorhome rocked a little as cars went by a little faster, a little closer than they should?
Is it possible to be homesick for the uncertainty of it all, the adventure, the way every day changed?
It must be, because I am.
Because all of that is *who* I am – or at least who I was happy being. There's a strange sense of freedom that I feel like I'm missing living in an apartment.
There is little peace inside of me these days. An insistent feeling that I didn't fight so hard to live for a life like this; a mind that not that long ago – only a few years – was quite active and pleased with the constant challenges, even through a fog of constantly being drunk. Hell, maybe that's what made it fun; trying to keep the gears turning and coming out with new things to entertain myself and others when the oil was so thinned with cheap whiskey… Alas, I sure as hell can't go back to the three liter plus a week habit that I had – at least not until I'm done with all this and *really* want to write down the story of this life with no holds barred and the brutal honesty that is so under-appreciated and misunderstood by so many these days.
Fucking Facebook & Twitter. Fucking texting. Fucking lazy people (myself certainly included) that don't bother to use creativity to make the twist of the blade more pleasurable to the people who feel it, instead accenting every idiotic thing they say with emoticons or the 'lol' and it's cousins that have poisoned the English language. Fucking swearing when it's not absolutely fucking necessary.
I feel that there should be a test before people are allowed to use social networks, and everything else mentioned above. That is the only thing that might save us; save people like me from being so disgusted with what passes as language that they go off on rants like this when I was thinking of something else entirely… jeezus.
Let's get back to where I was, yes?
I need to break out of this haze. I need to start creating again, getting my mind back from its little decay vacation. Amazing what almost a couple years in a hospital & hospice can do to a person. It doesn't matter what you go in there with, if you are strong enough to get out, it seems like that's where the fight really begins…
the fight to remain human. The fight to bring back the person you were when you went in. It's lost somewhere if you aren't meticulously careful, watchful, aware. Lost with having every tiny freedom, every small responsibility taken from you, making you feel over and over and over like they don't believe that you can take care of yourself.
Lost in the way the time fucked with your head, lost with saying goodbye to each friend you made that didn't make it. For every candle lit by a book that has a few memories and farewells in it, for every room or bed that is empty when you wake the next day.
I am not who I was.
I'm angry. I'm tired. I'm bored as hell – but now I see it, now I know it, & now I am aware of what I need to do.
I just need to figure out where to start again.


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Hi. Hello. Am I at this point again? Apologizing for not keeping you amused? Dang it!
So, crawling back out from the rock that was a combo of chemistry, ATNC (advanced trauma nursing course) and the ever present "yob" here's a lot of updating in no particular order.
ONE: I cut my hair
For someone who has to make a lot of quick decisions at work it takes me forever to make decisions on the home front.
We've lived northbound for >2 years and in all that time I've been talking a big talk about chopping off my golden locks. They've remained firmly rooted mainly because I had not yet found someone I'd trust with the process. I sincerely prefer my hair long but have felt that I really should donate some of that hair. I love my hair long. But it was beginning to feel a twinch-bit selfish to not share such a renewable resource.
Approximately 9 1/2 inches later we are left with:
We've had quite the plethora of visitors. Friends from down south have been marching through and I don't know what we did to be honored with such great people who are willing to call us friends but man am I glad we did it. It's a hike to get out here, we understand and appreciate that fact. So after my folks, and the lovely Karen, we had the dynamic duo of jb and JB and then the bionic Paul and Kate.
My camera went on classic "camnesia" with the jb/JB visit but we ate lots of good food and found great new music. Ryan was cruisin' for something to do on a Sunday night and went to the AV club site of our hometown to find a band playing that none of us knew. We checked out some of their online stuff and jb declared, "We shall be going." Granted, it ended up being on the not as nice side of town and the crowd was only 20 strong but Elephant Revival was AMAZING! If you can see them live, GO DO IT! You won't regret it. They are one of those bands that perform live so amazingly.
I guess I do have one photo from jb/JB visit sent to me from the phone of said jb^2, so please excuse the pixelated quality and as it was late at night, the moody lighting.
Nice kitty, nice kitty. We be sultry sirens, don'tcha think?
Paul, Kate, Ryan and I hiked in 30-50mph winds to catch a ball game.
And the home team won! Obviously Paul and Kate are our good luck charms so really guys, y'gotta come back. My logic is irrefutable (especially if I put my fingers in my ears and shout, "nananannana", to any counter argument).
They got something out of it too. Kate received not-so-high-quality but definitely great scenery instruction in the fine madness that is knitting. Paul, if you find that all your book shelf space is overtaken with a yarn stash…it is not my fault.
And you may eventually find yourself saying these words, "Do we really need ANOTHER washrag?" To which the honest answer is, "Yes, you can never have enough washrags." But Ryan's answer may be, "No for the love of all things sane in the universe, stop the madness. We just don't have that many dishes that need washing!"
THREE: Biking to the ends of the Earth
We've kicked our bikes around town. We had some really great weather a few weeks back and explored until the land ran into the lake.
I think that maybe if we had fatter tires would could have gone all the way to the opening in the bay. But as it was we kept our feet and wheels on dry land.
This summer is proving to be a wet one. We haven't gotten out to the trails much but have been trying to keep to the road. When we do get to the trails I'm afraid of what swarms of mosquitos may be awaiting us. We'll be sure to have firm tires this time around….or full body mosquito netting.
FOUR: Babypalooza + a graduation
We did a quick visit through the South. Good friends in KY and OH had new babies within 3 weeks of each other. Originally we had planned on a great trip to Devil's Tower/Badlands/Mt. Rushmore, but there are somethings you just can't miss out on. Hopefully those amazing landscapes of wilderness exploration will still be there when we next can enjoy them.
I wish I had pictures of the little babies, but as it turns out, my hands stayed pretty full with said babies and few pictures were taken. It is amazing the difference a bit of time makes and doesn't make. Kona who was three days old was bigger than Sofia who was three weeks old and don't even let me get started on Rhetter-man who is a whopping seven months old but about as big as three year old brother.
Annie, the smart woman that she is, put Ryan straight to work to keep the men out of our hair so we could gab and gossip and what not. Seeing that Annie and Craig have been storing a lot of our stuff in their basement for nearly three years…I think we can be put to good use. We…er, Ryan, er….we, yes I think I did something worthwhile there too. Just give me a moment to think on it.
Ryan can now add taking down and putting up a new garage door to his handyman resume. The instructions for installation were priceless. Included in their lines of wisdom were something to the effect of "Once you start putting the garage door together, if the garage door is the only exit, make sure you have everything you are going to need for the 8 hours it takes to install."
The only kiddo picture I did get was of the older ones playing in the front yard. You can see the neighbor girl running to join in from across the street. There is such a care-free joy in child's play. Try to remember that enthusiasm and "in the moment" joy next time you are up to some shenanigans.
That joy in the moment was certainly shared when we surprised Karen and Kate at their med school graduation. They have since moved west to start their first year of residency. To say there were tears of shock, sadness and joy all rolled into one evening would be an understatement. Kate's parents kindly invited us party crashers to a very nice dinner at a very nice French restaurant in Dayton, OH. Kate's stepdad enjoys a good bottle of wine. Meaning that I got to enjoy several different good bottles of wine. Over top of all that though was the joy of sharing such a moment culminating the accomplishment that is the torture of med school with two people we love but never get to see often enough. My heart is in my throat for the different role they will be taking on this year, their new responsibilities and the weight those new responsibilities can put on the mind and soul. I know that if I were a patient out there, I would not hesitate to put my care in their hands knowing that they would utilize all their own resources to see that the best possible outcomes were achieved. Good luck you two. I'm glad you have each other to rely upon through this year. We are just a phone call or keyboard clack away, if you need us.
FIVE: An experiment in greenery
We are lucky to have a very nice farmer's market every Saturday a five minute walk down the road. One sunny Saturday morning we went for a stroll and came home with four pepper plants. Sadly we didn't think to mark them immediately upon return to our house so they are currently unidentifiable without some sleuthing of the leaf morphology kind.
As they came home in little grown-from-seed containers and I had to go to work, Ryan was left with task of going to the nearest supply store for pots and soil. Unsure of what size pot to get he asked the friendly 80-year-old lady for some advice. She was quite shocked to hear that we were trying to grow fruiting plants INDOORS! They require quite a lot of SUNLIGHT! It isn't like trying to grow HERBS, don't we know.?! (Our basil is doing quite well, thank you very much, and the pesto from it has been quite tasty.)
So, unable to persuade Ryan to break the lock to the roof and grow our plants up there, she sighed and said, "Well, we'll just call this an experiment."
This is a close up of the progress for the plant second from the left:
And here is one from the plant on the right:
Maybe we'll get flowers and if we are lucky enough to get flowers maybe we'll be lucky enough to get fruit.
They are self pollinating but their proximity might make them cross pollinate. It'll be interesting to see how a habanero, jalepeno, serrano and sweet red, come out and play nice.
PHEW. That's all for now. Are you still reading? If so, kudos to you! Now that summer is no longer hiding behind the corner we can eagerly say, enjoy summer!


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Morten Riis - Digital Sound Drawings
Digital Sound Drawings [Crónica 039~2009], by danish composer Morten Riis, is a collection of
6 pieces composed through the drawing of images and their direct conversion
into sound. By literally drawing sounds, Morten Riis presents us carefully handcrafted
pieces that are in reality audiovisual creations, due to the great care
that was put on composing not only the sound but also the visual appearance of
their waveforms.
This release is distributed as 24 bit 44.1 KHz AIFF files, and the listener is
encouraged to use a wave editor when listening to the tracks, watching the
waveforms as they play.


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Fortune Cookie Giveaway, Dublab broadcast on Monday & watch 'Made' video - A Sufi and A Killer Album out now!
Many have already fallen in love with it's vintage charm and poetic presence - check some of the amazing things people have been writing below.
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A Sufi and A Killer out now (ltd 12inch, CD, download)
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"Spooky, poignant and impressively unique" - Q
"Few debutants will make an impression this year quite like Gonjasufi" - Uncut
"Contender for album of the year" - Guardian Guide


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A 51-year-old French man is suing drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, claiming the prescription he was taking for Parkinson's disease turned him into an Internet gambling and gay sex addict. According to AFP News, the man's lawyers say their client's behavior changed drastically in 2003 after he first started taking Requip. The married father of two became addicted to online gambling. He lost the family's savings and began stealing to keep up his habit. DIDIER JAMBART says he also became a compulsive gay sex addict and began cross-dressing. His lawyers say he was raped during one of his risky sexual encounters. The man also attempted suicide three times.
In 2005, Jambart stopped taking the drugs. When he went off Requip, the behavior stopped, but not before he was demoted in his job. His attorney says he has suffered psychological trauma resulting from his addictions. In 2006, a label was added to Requip, warning users of the drug's potential side effects. Jambart is suing his neurologist and GlaxoSmithKline for over $600-thousand-dollars because he wasn't warned of the risk of compulsive behaviors even though it was a known possible side effect when he began taking the drug


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Providing every American worker strong health and safety protections is a priority that stretches across party lines. That is why the House Education and the Workforce Committee has raised concerns with a number of actions taken by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, such as:
While concerns persist, it's important to recognize positive steps underway to improve worker health and safety, including one initiated earlier this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor announced a new working group to prevent fatalities in the telecommunications industry. It's about time.
In a letter sent to OSHA more than three years ago, the committee explained that current policies provide "standards for hoisting workers while the towers are under construction, but does not address the hoisting of workers during maintenance or modification of the towers." To fix this problem, the committee urged OSHA to "review current policies and determine a uniform standard that ensures worker safety at every phase."
It is encouraging the department is answering the committee's call and in a way that welcomes the views and expertise of leaders in the industry. This is what responsible safety enforcement looks like: Identify a gap in safety and work with employers and other key stakeholders to develop a responsible solution.
As Secretary Perez noted earlier this week, "It's a perfect example of federal agencies and industry breaking down barriers and identifying common goals to save workers' lives." Let's hope it's not the last.
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Happy New Year? What? Did I imbibe a bit too deeply of mango daiquiris on the 31 December and miss the big event?
Actually I'm talking about Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. The day heralds the arrival of the first solar term in the Chinese calendar and is officially the end of winter. It falls on the second new moon after winter solstice, which is why the date changes each year. In comparison to the Gregorian calendar it usually falls between 21 January and 20 February. The traditional greeting is Kung Hei Fat Choi, literally meaning 'may you be prosperous!'


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The crescent moon winks in the waking dawn,
as I look up and behold her.
The lamp posts glow with a golden sheen,
and my footsteps ring below here.
The air is cool and pleasant now,
with a blue-tinged pink arising.
To close one's eyes and breathe in slowly,
the ribs expansion surprising.
There's a misty element to the streets,
and the morning dew's still settled.
I imagine up an ocean breeze,
though I'm landlocked and slightly nettled.
So much change to come, much more change has passed,
I am living and breathing and holding fast,
I can feel the wind, as it shifts on high,
'There is so much more to learn,' it sighs,
Just remember this, if you don't all else;
The key to all things is:
To know oneself.