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Extra Scholarship Money for NCAA Athletes? Not So Fast...
At the end of October, the NCAA approved a wave of changes for the benefit of student-athletes, including one that would allow conferences to offer up to $2,000 extra in scholarship money to athletes each year.
Now, the fate of that new rule remains uncertain, leaving high school student-athletes hoping to receive extra scholarship money in limbo.
Ninety-seven schools have signed a petition asking the NCAA to override the measure at January's annual NCAA convention, according to an Associated Press report from Wednesday. (Only 75 signatures were needed for the override challenge.)
If 125 schools sign the petition by Dec. 26, the new stipend will automatically be eliminated, the AP reports.
Why did the NCAA pass the stipend measure in the first place? One 2010 study from the National College Players Association estimated that athletic scholarships, which cover only tuition, room and board, and books, leave students paying roughly $3,000 out of pocket each year (depending, of course, on which school they're attending).
After discussing the possibility of a stipend at a two-day presidents' retreat over the summer, the NCAA board of directors implemented it on Oct. 27.
Remember, though, that just because the NCAA would allow conferences to offer the "full-cost" scholarships didn't mean they had to follow through.
Sure, you could argue that any conference that didn't offer their student-athletes extra scholarship money would be at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting, but is that much different from the current discrepancies between, say, Ohio State University and Ohio University, for example?
A Lucky Few?
Here's where the potential revocation of the stipend gets tricky.
David Berst, the Division I vice president of governance, told the AP that somewhere around 1,000 high school student-athletes signed letters-of-intent with their future colleges in November, with the understanding that they'd be receiving an extra $2,000 of scholarship money.
Even if the stipend plan gets revoked by virtue of 125 schools signing on to the petition, Berst told the AP that the student-athletes who already signed would still receive their extra money.
"We would honor the agreements that have taken place," Berst said. "So even if you were to rescind the rule as of Dec. 26 and not operate under that rule in the future, we would honor those agreements. I think that causes the board to redouble its efforts at the January meeting."
The NCAA did not immediately respond with a comment to an Education Week inquiry about the petition.
Christine Brennan of USA Today, who originally tweeted the news about the petition, suggested that a good bit of opposition to the stipend could stem from the fact that only 22 of 331 Division I athletic departments turned a profit last year.
As Brennan tweeted, "Football does not pay for field hockey, folks."
Berst appeared to confirm that theory to the AP, noting that most of the opposition to the stipend came from Football Championship Subdivision schools (aka, schools in "mid-major" conferences) and schools without football teams.
If the petition doesn't get the 125 signatures required to automatically revoke the measure, the Division I board will be forced to take the proposal up at its annual convention in January. At the convention, the board could rescind the stipend, modify the rule, or allow member schools to vote on the override, according to the AP.
Stay tuned ... this appears to only just be getting started.
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I just want to Thank everyone who showed up at the Cortaca Blood Drive Challenge last month. We won by a land slide, 284 units for Ithaca and 65 units for Cortland. Our break down was Tuesday October 2nd: First time donors 53, whole blood 102, and double red blood cell donation 41, for a total of 143 units . Wednesday October 3rd: First time donors 60, whole blood 109, double red blood cells donation 17 for a total of 141 units. Thank you to everyone who rolled up there sleeves for the Red Cross, You helped save many lives!!!!!! Plus ,we won again for the 3rd year in a row!!!!!!
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Rihanna's New Single "Diamonds" To Drop Wednesday
She's no slacker! Just in time for Talk That Talk to run out of radio-friendly singles, Rihanna's readying another album to make sure that our ears don't go Rihanna-less for even a matter of weeks. Elvis Duran of New York's Z100 Morning Show has the honor of unearthing the sparkly first single from Ri Ri's seventh album in as many years, called "Diamonds." When asked how we'll feel upon hearing the track, Ri Ri responded: "You're not sad, or dancing. You're happy… and hippy," before getting more serious. "Diamonds" will be "very hopeful and positive" with a sound that surprises fans.
Rihanna went on to tell Elvis that she likes to keep ahead of the curve to keep giving fans something new to listen to.
A new Rihanna single is hardly as rare as a precious gem, but we're still looking forward to a new set of songs from the island beauty when "Diamonds" drops early Wednesday morning.
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19th July 2013
Residents and visitors to Birr over the past few weeks will have noticed a column appearing at Woodlands, on the Tullamore Road into Birr. This is the first phase of a new sculpture being erected...
11th June 2013
Don't miss the opportunity to be cast for short films at the OFFline Film Festival, with the winning film being shown at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2014 - a feeder festival to potential Oscar glory!
16th May 2013
18 primary schools around Tullamore are looking for our help, to help break the Guinness Book of Records Attempt for the largest Coin Mosaic!! All coins will go to help raise funds for Tullamore...
16th May 2013
Birr Community Nursing Unit is a hive of regular creative activity, come along to Birr Theatre and Arts Centre to see the diversity and uniqueness of work that is created and the positive impact it...
30th April 2013
Co. Offaly Genealogy, Historical Placenames and Mapping Training starts in Edenderry from Tuesday, 7th May for four Tuesdays....
25th March 2013
11 Primary schools in Offaly recently got active with architecture as they participated in Offaly County Council's
25th March 2013
Easter Storytime Tues, March 26th @ 3.30pm Movie Matinee Wed, March 27th @ 3.00pm for details of movie, contact library Easter Egg Hunt Thurs, March 28th @ 3.00pm for ages 10 and...
12th March 2013
Beautiful new guide entitled Exploring Tullamore available from Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society.
11th March 2013
There has been collaborative work over the past number of years between the Archaeological Survey of Ireland and the Heritage Office researching the castles of County Offaly. This is now being...


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The changes occurring in the way capital functions today present a difficult challenge to all of us who reject and seek to destroy the present social order. We are living in a world in which existence is increasingly precarious, in which possibilities for a relatively autonomous existence are narrowing, in which our physical and mental beings are increasingly attacked by the poisons this system spews out, and in which the democratic state no longer feels the need to disguise what a state is but rather complacently garners citizens' support for the most repressive measures through propaganda about "violent crime" and "terrorism". To dream of finding individual freedom outside of the terrain of social struggle—of class conflict—is not adequate. Capital has permeated all but the tiniest crevasses of the globe and its poisons pollute even these. Our so-called "autonomous zones" are nothing more than marginal projects for survival within the present order—possibly necessary in the present precarious situation, but by no means a sufficient means for confronting the reality that surrounds us with the rebellious spirit that springs from our desire for a full and vibrant existence. Now individual freedom can only exist in the struggle to destroy the present social order—a struggle that is social, that involves the violent confrontation between those who are exploited and ruled and those control the conditions of our existence—because only in this context of struggle do our decisions and actions become one, ceasing to be a choice among the options offered by this society and becoming rather our own self-determined projects.
In this light, all easy answers must be held suspect. Whether it be so-called "revolutionary gardening" or "anarchist" free food distribution, the uncritical veneration of the EZLN or of the recent mass demonstrations against global capitalism, the acceptance of the official dogmas about AIDS or about mental illness (and the consequent acceptance of medical expertise), the simplistic generalizations about gender and sexuality put forth in so much feminist ideology and the equally unanalyzed (and often subtly racist) conceptions of race many "anti-racists" embrace, every easy answer silences the questioning essential to revolutionary struggle and individual freedom and leaves us impotent before the present horrors. If those of us who want to bring the state, capital and the entirety of this civilization down are to be strong in our attack, we will have to turn a pitiless and savage eye of critique on all the givens and commonplaces not only of the world of power, but also of the so-called radical movements that have failed to give us the powerful weapons we essential to our project of destroying this order. We can expect no saviors to come save us, no miracles to drop our revolution from the sky, no panaceas or wonder drugs to cure our ailing world. It is up to us to develop our tools, to hone our weapons, to create a revolt that is strong, intelligent and fierce. In the face of the present reality anything less becomes a prop for the present toxic reality.


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Basketball is growing in popularity in Canada, as we continue to develop top end players. Andrew Wiggins was drafted first overall in 2014 and is already developing into a star in the NBA. RJ Barrett lead Canada to the U19 Basketball World Cup in 2017 as a 17 year old and is expected to go #1 in the NBA draft in 2019. Canada just keeps churning out NBA quality players and I'm excited to see how we perform as a nation on the world stage at the next Olympics.
The Toronto Raptors are the only NBA team currently located in Canada. If you are interested in betting on basketball I suggest doing so at one of the recommended betting sites listed below. For Ontario residents this is your only option because the NBA has requested that Proline does not take bets on NBA games due to the Raptors being located in Ontario.
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Check out our how to bet on the NBA in Canada page for a more in depth look at the steps to sign up at any of these sites and start placing your bets.
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Different Basketball Bets
Basketball is such a high scoring game with so many different stat lines for both the team and the players that there is a seemingly endless amount of bets that can be made throughout a basketball game. For the sake of this page I'm going to be focusing on the three most popular basketball game bets: spread betting, moneyline bets and over/under bets. I will also be touching on the different basketball prop bets and futures wagers you can make.
Spread Betting
This is the most common form of basketball betting. It allows teams to be put on an even playing field and you can wager on whether you think either team will exceed their expectations and overcome their handicap.
In this example the Denver Nuggets are 2 point favourites over the Orlando Magic. This means that the Nuggets must win by 3 or more points for a bet on Denver to win. On the flip side, a spread bet on the Magic is a winner if they either win the game outright or lose by a single point. If the game ends with Denver ahead by 2 points then the spread bets are a push and you will have your wager amount returned.
In general spread bets will have odds of 1.91 for both sides or -110 in American odds format. Sometimes sportsbooks will only show the games spread without the accompanying odds. If this happens you can assume that the odds for both sides of the spread are 1.91.
Moneyline Betting
If you want to simply bet on which team will win the game straight up then you should be the moneyline. As you know Denver is a 2 point favourite in this game and that means their moneyline odds will be lower than Orlando's because they are favoured to win.
In this case the Nuggets have odds of 1.74, which means you can expect a payout equal to your bet amount multiplied by 1.74 if the Nuggets win as expected.
Orlando are slight underdogs with odds of 2.15. If you put down a bet of $20 on the Magic then you would expect a payout of $43, which equals winnings of $23.
Over/Under Betting
The other popular bet is wagering on the total number of points to be scored by both teams combined. In this example, Sports Interaction has set the over/under for the game at 213.5 points. You can bet that the total points scored will either be over or under that amount.
Prop Bets
There are a ton of stats to keep track of during a basketball game, which in turn creates a great deal of prop bets for betting sites to make. Prop bets are basically anything that you can bet on outside of the actual final outcome of the game.
Here are some examples:
- First half spread bets.
- First quarter moneyline bets.
- Race to 20 points.
- Race to 30 points.
- Highest scoring quarter.
- Winning margin.
- Total home team points over/under.
- Game total – odd or even.
That's just to name a few. In the higher profile games like the NBA Championships or the Final Four, the amount of prop bets are almost countless and there are many player props in addition to the team based props.
Futures Bets
The classic futures betting examples in basketball would be betting on which team which team will win the NBA Championship this year, or which school will win the NCAA Championship.
You can place futures bets throughout the year and the odds for each team will change according to their perceived chances of winning the Championship. I suggest not placing futures bets on a team that is on a hot streak because their odds my be shorter than they really should be due to the fact they are playing well at the moment.
You should also take into account the time value of money when placing futures bets. After you make your bet that money is locked up until the bet is settled. Take into account the decrease in your betting bankroll for this time span and consider if that money would be better used on short term bets.
Other basketball futures bets include which NBA team will win each Conference or Division, which NCAA team will win each Conference Championship and which country will win the FIBA World Cup to name a few.


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John Doe
Forever Hasn't Happened Yet
Album Review
Yep Roc
You may not have heard of John Doe, but he is something of a musical legend, from his time in LA 'punk' band X. The reason that you should pay attention now is that he has made some great music in the past 20 years, but none better or more consistent than on Forever Hasn't Happened yet. Punk in spirit, blues in spirit, rock in spirit and uplifting throughout, this is an album formed by putting musicians and great songs in a small room and, well, just going for it. With collaborators like Grant Lee Phillips, Neko Case, Kristin Hersh and Dave Alvin, the quality is always going to be high, but Doe's polished mahogany voice and song sense make this an intensely enjoyable experience, like some unassuming Springsteen album. Closest to classic artists like Warren Zevon or Steve Forbert, John Doe makes music that's full of flavour - hang the presentation.
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Winter sport lovers flock to Vail – some visit and others never leave. Believe it or not, though, you can find our locals hanging around places other than the slopes. This community is like your favorite Nordic sweater: close knit, snowflake patterned, ready to wrap you in its warmth. As you can imagine Vail Valley community events thrive in a town like this one. And unlike winter sports, they're not dependent on the season because our residents, like anyone, enjoy year-round entertainment. That said, you will find certain Vail Valley community events in the winter that you won't find in the summer – it is hard to take a snowshoe hike in August after all!
If you're working your way through the pages on this site, you might be scratching your head, wondering how Vail Valley's community events differ from the area's Daytime Events. Think of it this way: Community events are activities put on by members of the community specifically for other residents. This means they might fly under the radar as far as it goes for visitors looking for things to do, but everyone can enjoy them all the same. Maybe you're thinking about moving to one of the valley's towns. An event like a church potluck dinner or high school hockey game gives you a taste of what your potential life and neighbors would be like.
Check Out These Vail Valley Community Events
So what kind of community events can you expect to find in the valley? Think small-scale festivals or carnivals like a Cajun feast on Mardi Gras. You could find yourself invited to a casual fundraising event or even a snazzy banquet. Are you musical? Take your talents to town music series and ensembles. And let's be honest, in this snow globe setting you can count on finding an abundance of outdoor Vail Valley community events. Rally some friends for a snowshoe tour through the rugged Alpine wilderness. Or visit an artwalk to see how local artists capture the landscape – their muse – with nothing more than a camera, paintbrush or charcoal.
Below you'll find a guide to the upcoming Vail Valley community events. Give it a browse, pick your favorites and immerse yourself in local life.


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In September I was asked by the lovely Fox family if I was available to take some candid and some slightly more posed shots of them out for an evening walk. The idea was to take the photos during the 'Golden Hour' which is regarded generally as the period shortly after sunrise or before sunset when daylight becomes softer and more orange / red in colour and creates some stunning shadow and glow effects.
After arranging a time to meet in early October and armed with my trusty Panasonic GX8 and the lovely Olympus 75mm f1.8 prime portrait lens I set out to meet them in Farndon. Once we found them all (long story A) we made our way into a few fields adjacent to the river and I started to snap away. With a lovely backdrop of the Sun going down behind them and with a few relaxed walks towards the camera and a few standing still shots in different groupings including whole family and the siblings later, not forgetting the star of the shoot the Fox family dog who was so well behaved and was a natural, we were just about finished.
The whole family were very welcoming and made the whole mini shoot feel very relaxed which I hope and feel is reflected in the resulting images.
If you are thinking of having a family shoot or would like to find out more then please feel free to contact us at via our contact page or send us a message on Facebook via NQ Media.


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'Operation Freedom': 64 arrested in human trafficking sting in Fort Bend County during July
A joint investigation conducted by 22 agencies at the local, state and federal level yielded 64 human trafficking-related arrests during the month of July in the Fort Bend County area.
The investigation, called "Operation Freedom," led to the rescue of five adults and two juvenile girls ages 15-17. Charges filed in the operation include the promotion of prostitution, compelling prostitution, various narcotics charges, evading, fraud, forgery and failure to identify, according to officials with the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office. Each offense was linked to human trafficking, officials said.
Four criminal gang members and an active law enforcement officer were among those arrested. Officials said the investigation is still ongoing and more charges, including federal charges, could be filed.
"No one is above the law," Houston Police Department Sgt John Wall with the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance said during a press conference Friday. "Buying sex is illegal."
The Operation Freedom task force also worked with social service agencies to assist the trafficking victims who were swept up in the investigation. Officials said the victims were provided with a full array of services that included sexual assault examinations.
"We will continue to conduct these type of operations like Operation Freedom simply because the fact is, the more we look, the more victims we find," Wall said. "This crime will no longer be tolerated."
Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton echoed Sgt. Wall's sentiments at the conference and said agencies are committed to eradicating human trafficking in Fort Bend County.
"If you are in Fort Bend County and committing these crimes, time is up," Middleton said.
Fort Bend County prosecutors said the trafficking was detected primarily through undercover social media stings and called the suspects "sophisticated" traffickers that groom young children through a variety of online apps.
"The grooming process happens on social media, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram... I can't begin to name the number of apps these people are targeting young juveniles as young as 12 all the way up to their teens [on]," Fort Bend County Assistant District Attorney Jenna Rudoff said. "These victims come from all kinds of backgrounds. What is common is they are being targeted and recruited through social media."
"Operation Freedom" was focused on Fort Bend County and was led by Middleton's office, but officials said they will work the U.S. Attorney's Office to determine if any federal charges could be filed against the arrested men.
Middleton called "Operation Freedom" a "big success." While it officially ended, investigators and prosecutors are still at work and additional charges may be filed, officials said.
Click through the photos above for mugshots of the arrested suspects...
NOTE: Not all of those arrested could be released due to ongoing prosecution, per the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office.


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The American people are faced with a disastrous choice this election. A choice between statism and statism, between less freedom and less freedom. But behind all this liberty-hating, lies a very clear alternative.
The United States of America was founded over two centuries ago as a state which promised to hold freedom and liberty as ultimate ends in their own right. A state which enshrined the rights of the individual over the state itself in a written constitution not to be edited with ease. A state where the people told the government what to do, rather than the other way around.
But what has America given the people? Has the modern day United States given the people a choice that upholds these principles? No. It has given nothing but a false choice. A choice between two parties which both claim the other doesn't support America's founding principles, when in reality neither does.
Think about it. A country built on liberty given the choice between a party that supports some economic freedom but no social freedom, and a party that supports very little economic freedom and only some social freedom. What kind of a choice is this? Surely a country founded on liberty cannot be given a choice solely between two parties who fundamentally oppose it?
But that raises the question: does an alternative exist to the choice between the GOP inhibition of personal freedom and the Democrat inhibition of economic freedom? A party that supports both personal and economic freedom? The answer, if you're willing to search among historically unsuccessful parties, is clear: the Libertarian Party.
The Libertarian Party, with Gary Johnson as its nominee, is a clear choice for Americans who still value America's founding principles of individualism, liberty, and freedom from government. And this choice is especially important in 2016, an election where the likely nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties leave a larger gap in the political spectrum than at any point in history. Never before has libertarianism been so underrepresented. Not since Goldwater and Johnson has America been faced with a choice between a candidate so socially conservative by the name of Donald Trump, and a candidate so averse to economic freedom by the name of Hillary Clinton. Not in decades has freedom been so far from the grasp of the American people.
There is an alternative. But as with any party, it's important to consider what they actually stand for. This is perhaps best illustrated diagrammatically:
The Libertarian Party and Gary Johnson take the best bits of both parties, and then take them even further. They take the limited advocacy of personal freedom from the Democrats and extend that further to advocate policies of rational non-interventionism, ending the failed war on drugs, taking the government out of marriage entirely, and encouraging legal immigration.
They then takes the limited advocacy of economic freedom from the Republicans and extend that further to advocate large cuts in public expenditure to reduce the national debt and the role of government, large cuts in the levels of taxation, and massive deregulation of the economy.
The Libertarian Party combines and extends economic and personal freedom into a party that represents pure liberty and represents American values. These policies show us nothing less than the fact that only the Libertarian Party can guarantee the American people freedom, guarantee that you will be able to spend your own money how you please, and guarantee that you will be able to live your life how you want without the constant interference of government.
However, upon being faced with this alternative, the natural response of most people is to say that a vote for the Libertarians is a wasted vote, that the Libertarians can't win the presidency. And it's not irrational to ask, can they actually do it?
Yes. The Libertarians can win.
Why? Well, recent polls have shown Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate, on 10 and 11 per cent. This may not seem like much, but if he can manage to scrape 15 per cent in the opinion polls, he may be able to get into the presidential debates themselves. And once Americans see this alternative, it's likely they will warm towards it.
Many Americans hate Congress, they hate the two-party system, and deep down they really do want a change from Red and Blue. The Libertarians are that change. They are the choice for the Republicans who think Trump is not a true fiscal conservative, or that he is too socially conservative. They are the choice for the Democrats dissatisfied with the shift away from basic economic liberties embodied in Clinton and Sanders. They are the choice for the disillusioned advocates of freedom, with no one left to represent them.
So remember when you vote, that America isn't purely faced with a choice between the untrustworthy and the racist, or the stupid and the stupid, or the statist and the statist. It isn't purely faced with a choice between the two people who have changed their positions more than any politician of significance in decades.
Instead, you can vote for freedom. You can vote for the Libertarians.
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Imagine our ancestors. For months at a time, they could eat nothing but boring grains and pulses and the occasional dried mammoth steak, and then they would discover an orange or a banana, or an apple. That sudden rush of natural sugars must have made them very happy. In much the same way, the fruit theme really got the Readers recommend community's juices flowing this week.
Let's start with four tracks that encourage you to put on your dancing shoes and get ready to move. We open with a fantastic Colombian Cumbia de la Zenaida by Armando Hernandez, followed by King Kurt's Banana Banana. We continue with Banana Chips by Shonen Knife, who have made a long career out of having fun with their music. Toquiwa recently toured the UK supporting Wedding Present, and this cover of Kennedy – with its refrain of "Lost your love of life/ Too much apple pie" – is great.
Of course, this is the Guardian so we must not forget philosophy in our excitement, and frat-metal rockers Psychostick, with Orange, give us an existential examination of the fruit for our entertainment and education.
There is always a track that surprises you on RR, and Jools Holland and Suggs performing Oranges and Lemons was that track for me this week. The first time I saw the video I almost fell from my chair. Rico Rodriguez, the legendary ska trombonist, was playing in the band. The track really grew on me and I was singing along after a few plays.
Asobi Seksu's name comes from the Japanese for "play sex". So it is not surprising that their track Strawberries is sexy and fun. Love isn't always fun, though – it can be a dark and complicated thing, and that is the theme of Bertine Zetlitz's lovely but disturbing Apples and Diamonds.
I am a great fan of flamenco singer Arcángel. In the track Dame Limones he is asking his attractive neighbour to give him some lemons. Well, it is a better opening line than some. The healing power of fruit is explored by Harry Nilsson in Put the Lime in the Coconut. Modern medicine will catch up one day.
So, ladies and gentlemen, how was Fats Domino's Blueberry Hill not chosen for the playlist before now? I was really surprised!
The list finishes with the wonderful, talented and beautiful YUI singing CHE.R.RY, a lovely song (in Japanese) about innocent first love and cherries.
The playlist
1. La Zenaida – Armando Hernandez
2. Banana Banana – King Kurt
3. Banana Chips – Shonen Knife
4. Kennedy – Toquiwa
5. Orange – Psychostick
6. Oranges and Lemons – Jools Holland and Suggs
7. Strawberries – Asobi Seksu
8. Apples and Diamonds – Bertine Zetlitz
9. Dame Limones – Arcángel
10. Put the Lime in the Coconut – Harry Nilsson
11. Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino
• Listen to these songs on a YouTube playlist.
• See all the readers' recommendations on last week's blog, from which Hoshino Sakura selected the songs above.Reading on mobile? Click here to listen
• Here's a Spotify playlist containing readers' recommendations on this theme.


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I'll preface this by saying that crashes aren't something most cyclists want to think about. They're not an inevitability, you should always take reasonable safety precautions and be prepared to learn ways of improving your cycling skills. However, the longer you cycle and the more aggressively, your odds of an incident or two will increase so you should be prepared for dealing with a crash. They're not exactly an enjoyable experience but more often than not, the damage to the ego is greater than that to the body. There's a number of ways you can minimise the long term impact to both, starting with how you treat the accident scene.
The first thing that can be done to improve your recovery, once you've accepted that you're on your way down is to avoid putting your arms out. Instinct compels you to try and catch yourself but this will not be of great help when falling from a bike, especially at speed – outstretched arms can lead to a broken arm, collarbone or a dislocation. The generally accepted, best thing to do is keep your grip on the handlebars firmly but not locked and tuck your head. This minimises the odds of the most common breaks and head injury.
Now you're on the ground; it's time to engage your brain. You should try, without moving to assess whether you're in immediate danger from other vehicles or cyclists – if you're travelling with a group, hopefully your bunch mates will be on top of this for you. If you're in a race, it's likely that you'll be waiting on a support vehicle. At the same time, you'll need to gauge your capacity to move. If you don't believe you have any serious bleeding, breaks or spinal injury then you should try to carefully remove yourself and bike from the road as soon as possible. No need to rush, but be aware that you want to maximise your visibility to other road users to lessen the risk of a secondary accident. If you're with friends or bystanders and feel that you can't get out of the road, ask for help if it's due to jelly legs or a sprain, otherwise ask them to control the road while medical assistance can be called.
If you've been able to move out of the road, you should start an injury assessment. Inspect anywhere you feel pain first, ranked by most painful, have a witness help if possible. Make sure you can move your fingers and toes. Inspect your helmet for damage, if it's broken you should pay extra close attention for symptoms of concussion and consider being checked by a professional. If you are unable to move fingers or toes on a limb, you should immobilise it and call an ambulance.
Consider your options for transport and treatment (if required). If you have friends or family that can help pick you and the bike up, that's a great option. Consider that shock might actually convince you that you're less injured than in reality, this is why a lift is a good choice. You should be planning to travel to a place where you can treat any injuries appropriately. Road rash, sprains and bruises can be treated effectively at home or at the roadside if appropriate gear is available and you're familiar enough with these injuries. If in any doubt, you should seek medical help.
Any internal pains, suspected breaks, soft tissue tears or large wounds should see you at the emergency department. This is a one stop shop that can have you examined by X-Ray, cleaned and stitched and referred for anything more serious. If help isn't imminently available to get you there or if you're unable to move from where you've landed then an ambulance should be called.
If you are well enough to ride or it seems necessary, you should do a rudimentary safety check on the bike:
- Look for any obvious cracks
- Check if your stem has rotated around the steerer, bars have rotated or your shifters rotated on your bars
- Grab your drops and push down on them hard, feel for any excess give and listen for creaks
- Look for missing/broken spokes, spin the wheels and make sure they're not badly out of true by looking at how close/consistent the rim distance is to the brake pad
- Ground the bike, pull both brake levers and rock the bike back and forth. Pay attention to make sure the brakes are grabbing properly and that this doesn't produce any loud creaks or seem to have a lot of give
- Shift carefully into your lowest gear (not on the bike) look at how close the rear derailleur cage comes to the spokes. Make sure it is not in danger of contacting them. It may be best to avoid riding in this gear to be sure
- Make sure your chain is on
It's critical that you check the bike, I can tell you from experience that impacting existing bruises and road rash is not something you want to do. If you've been able to get a lift, then ensure the bike is fully inspected before you ride it next.


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- 10-12 medium-sized potatoes
- 1/4 cup black sesame seeds (til)
- 2-3 green chillies (more or less according to taste)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 3-4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1-2 tbsp mustard oil
- coriander leaves
- 1 tsp chili powder
- salt according to taste
- Boil and peel potatoes. Cut them into approx 1 inch cubes. Place the til in a
- pan and roast the till they look well roasted and crisp. Remove the pan fron
- heat and let the til cool. Then grind the til into a fine powder(as you might
- notice til contains oil). Add the til powder, chili powder, salt, turmeric,
- lemon juice and mustard oil to the potatoes and mix well. Also add the green
- chilies cutting them into long strips. If the sauce looks too thick you can add
- some water and if the sauce is not thick enough you can add some mashed
- potatoes. Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy.
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text: 'Imitation Game' Screenwriter's Best Advice: "Shut The F--- Up" 8:00 AM PST 11/7/2014 by THR staff FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE Graham Moore gives a surprising answer As a first-time screenwriter, Graham Moore was understandably pumped to get to the set of The Imitation Game. But what's the role of a screenwriter who's around during a shoot? To figure that out, he asked a friend with experience. Read more Writer Roundtable: Chris Rock, Gillian Flynn on Their "Perfect Movies," 'Gone Girl' Backlash and Unhappy Endings "I had a moment, right before we shot our movie, I talked to my friend Fred who has made a bunch of movies. 'As a writer on set, what's my job?' And he was like, 'Well, there's one simple thing you have to remember: You're the writer on set, shut the f— up!' " recalls Moore. In other words, let the filmmakers do their thing, and don't get involved in squabbles that aren't in your area of expertise. See more roundtable videos by subscribing to THR's YouTube channel Moore, who is earning Oscar buzz for his work on the biopic of British code-breaker Alan Turing, made his comments during The Hollywood Reporter's writer roundtable. The wide-ranging discussion also features Chris Rock (Top Five), Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Jon Favreau (Chef), Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (Interstellar) and Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything). Click here for the full writer roundtable story. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE THR staff email@example.com @thr


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Earth Matters: Religion, Nature, and Science in the Ecologies of Contemporary America
Levine, Daniel
Kripal, Jeffrey J.
Doctor of Philosophy
Earth Matters examines the relationships between alternative religion in North America and the natural world through the twin lenses of the history of religions and cultural anthropology. Throughout, nature remains a contested ground, defined simultaneously the limits of cultural activity and by an increasing expansion of claims to knowledge by scientific discourses. Less a historical review than a series of fugues of thought, Earth Matters engages with figures like the French vitalist, Georges Canguilhem, the American environmentalist, John Muir; the founder of Deep Ecology, Arne Næss; the collaborators on Gaia Theory, James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis; the physicist and New Age scientist, Fritjof Capra; and the Wiccan writer and activist, Starhawk. These subjects move in spirals throughout the thesis: Canguilhem opens the question of vitalism, the search for a source of being beyond the explanations of the emerging sciences. As rationalism expands its dominance across the scientific landscape, this animating force moves into the natural world, to that protean space between the city and the wild and in the environmental thinkers who initially moved along those boundaries. As the twentieth century moves towards a close, mechanistic thinking simultaneously reaches heights of success previously unimagined and collapses under the demand for complexity posed by quantum physics, by research in genetic interactions, by the continued elusive relationship of mind to health. This allows the wild to return inside through the internalization of consciousness sparked by the American New Age, but also provides a new model to understand the natural world as complex zone open to a wide variety of strategies, including the multiplicities of understanding offered through contemporary neopaganisms. Earth Matters argues for the necessity of the notion of ecology, both as an environmental concern but also as an organizing principle for human thought and behavior. Ecologies are by their nature complex and multi-variegated things dependent upon the surprising and unpredictable interaction of radically different organisms, and it is through this model that we are best able to understand not only ourselves but also our communities and our efforts to make sense of the external world.
Comparative religion; Environmentalism; Ecology; Paganism; Neo paganism; More... Science and religion; Alternative religions; Cultural anthropology; Nature; Georges Canguilhem; John Muir; Arne Naess; Deep ecology; Vitalism; Gaia; James Lovelock; Lynn Margulis; Fritjof Capra; Starhawk; Wicca; Mary Midgley Less...


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The Leading Men and a Leading Lady
Feature Act available for hire, based in New South Wales
'The Leading Men and a Leading Lady' is a collection of some of the most respected talents in Australian musical theatre and is nothing less than a 'vocal powerhouse'. They have performed for corporates, charities, conferences, heads of state and celebrities from all industries.
They are especially popular at private events such as weddings, anniversaries and significant birthdays.
'The Leading Men and a Leading Lady' is a variation of one of Australia's most enduring and respected entertainment acts.
'The Leading Men' are all award-winning stars who have performed leading roles in the world's most popular musicals. 'The Leading Men' are elegance personified from their white tuxedos to the red roses on their lapels, and their sophisticated blend of humour.
When they are joined by a 'leading lady' (who is also an award-winning star of the Australian stage), not only does she lend even more elegance and sophistication to the show but she brings with her some of Broadways most emotive and stirring ballads. Her introduction also allows for the performance of poignant duets such as 'The Prayer', 'Time to Say Goodbye' and 'All I Ask of You' (from Phantom of the Opera) as well as crowd favourites such as 'You're the One that I Want' from Grease.
Show highlights include selections from Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Singin' in the Rain, Wicked, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Annie, Evita, Spamalot, A Chorus Line, Priscilla Queen of the Desertand a list that goes on and on!
"The Leading Men and a Leading Lady" were truly the icing on our cake. What extraordinary voices - everyone had goose bumps and the evening was a spectacular success due in large part, to them!" Julie Conway, Director Eventful Special Events, Sydney
"The Leading Men and a Leading Lady were the main act at our major world congress. Over 900 guests from all over the world were absolutely wowed – they were outstanding!" Paul Leishman, Leishman Associates Intl Conference Project Manager


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Remember when you went on vacation as a kid and your dad stopped off at the local gas station or AAA to get the coveted "map" that was the size of today's iphone but unfolded to take up the hood of the old 1976 Granada? entire The information contained on that map was basic: States, Cities and Highway names with a few added "features" to denote rest areas etc…Today, I can zoom into my Google maps app all the way down to the street level view with such granularity that I can read the sign located outside a particular business letting me know the parking restrictions.
Data in the past was like the old trusty gas station map. It gave us some direction and insight but was exceptionally limited and completely visually barren. Today's Google maps app is a kin to "Big Data". It provides you with an exponential treasure chest of data points and does so with warp speed. So what? That's the question many business leaders are asking today around this concept of "Big Data". You can almost hear the old school business gurus saying "When I wanted to go from New York to Florida, that old gas station map did just fine! Why do we need to complicate the simple!!" In some respects, they are correct. However, it's not the fault of the data…or Big Data in our case. The problem lies with understanding the story the data tells and ultimately with…the storyteller. I am in the process of putting the finishing touches on a book around how to use storytelling as a strategy to grow your business. It's roughly two hundred pages in length. Imagine if I took every word on every page, ran a program to jumble every word and then let the computer randomly place words in any order on any page with no relation to context or language. The book would make absolutely no sense and no one would ever gain even a single insight by reading it. That's a bit how analytics appears to most C-level business leaders. They don't want to spend hours, days or weeks trying to "de-code" the book just to understand the story. Now take this example a step further. Let's say the book is War and Peace and instead of jumbling the words on its massive 1400+ pages, we actually jumbled each letter of each word and followed the same random placement exercise. That's how Big Data feels to most executives.
Its really about the three "S's" not the three "V's"
We can debate the definition of true Big Data and we can create new and improved analytic "tools" to decipher big data but none of this actually helps us turn Big Data into Big Strategy! We all know that volume, velocity and variety are the main attributes of Big data. Again, I ask the question, so what!?! I work with CEO's and Presidents of major companies whose number one priority is to create shareholder value and increase the profitability of their organizations. Today's business executive is saying this; "Show me how to use Big Data to increase my top line growth and overall profitability and do it in a simple, straightforward, timely manner and you'll have my undivided attention". With that in mind, the way innovative companies will leverage Big Data in the future is to drive the "volume, velocity and variety" towards a strategy of "Simplify, Summarize and Standardize". Now your Big Data story will be clear, concise and easy to drive the insights through the organization for increased effective decision-making, clear accountability and ultimately, better results. Think of it this way, if I asked you to give me a thirty second summary of the last book you read, could you do it? Of course you could. Executives today want the summary of the book and the insights you gleaned from it. They don't want you to "show" them the hundreds of thousands of data points you analyzed to reach your conclusion. In today's world of exponential data growth, do we need Data Scientists, yes indeed…but we need "Data Storytellers" even more!
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text: Many months ago my friend Charlotte requested Spanakopita (Greek spinach and feta pie) for a blog post and finally the weather and veg box glut of spinach have aligned and her wish has come true. A while ago I saw a great post for Spanakopita on one of my favourite blogs Souvlaki for the Soul and mentally stored it away for later. I have cheated by buying filo pastry and also wilting the spinach in a pan.


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How to Close a File on a Mac
Mac files can contain a wide variety of types of data as diverse as images and audio tracks. Because a computer only has limited RAM, which is used for short-term memory, you cannot have all of your files open and running at the same time. When you close a file, it stops running and is saved to your computer for future use.
Files are a collection of data, such as a word-processing document or the pixels that make up a single image. In order to be opened, a file needs an application that is compatible with its data. When you open a file on your Mac, the application that reads the file is also opened on your computer. A file will remain open until you close it or shut down your computer.
Closing Files Completely
When you close a file completely, you can no longer view it but it will remain on your computer unless or until it is deleted. In some cases, as in Word for Mac, the file you work on will ask you if want to save any changes before it closes. If you do not agree to save the changes, the alterations you made will be lost. To close a file, click on the red circle in the upper left-hand corner of the file window.
Minimizing Files
If you only want to stop viewing a file for a very short period of time, minimizing the file window makes more sense. To minimize a file, click on the yellow circle in the upper left corner of the file window. The file will stop appearing on your computer screen, but a shortcut will exist on the Mac's dock, which runs along the bottom of the screen. To open the file again, double-click on the icon representing it in the dock. You will not lose changes to your file if it is only minimized.
A file will always remain in the same format, such as .JPG or .PNG, when you close it. If you want to change the format of your file, choose "Save As" instead of "Save" -- when allowed in the application you are using -- and choose a new format. A copy of the original file will remain, in addition to the new file format.
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Lots of research has been done by experts to maximize the use of GPS. Even today, GPS with high accuracy can be used to monitor ground movement, the idea is only mm in a year. Monitoring ground movements are useful for estimating earthquakes, both volcanic or tectonic movements. This technology can even be used in business, just like the geo fencing features for the location-based marketing campaigns.
The following are some examples of the use of GPS in several studies:
1. Geodynamics by placing monitoring points in selected locations, periodically or continuously to be carefully coordinated using the GPS survey method.
2. Ground deformation on the body of a volcano by placing several points in selected locations, its coordinates are carefully determined using the GPS survey method. By studying the pattern and speed of change of coordinates from these points from one survey to the next survey, the characteristics of the ground deformation in the body of the volcano can be calculated and studied further.
3. Study of the ionosphere and troposphere. GPS satellites emit electromagnetic wave signals that before being received by the GPS receiver antenna will pass through the medium layers of the atmosphere, namely the ionosphere and troposphere. In both of these layers, the GPS signal will experience interference (bias) so that the calculated distance will give a value that contains an error. Distance is used to calculate the position of a point. In the scope of GPS studies, these two layers become a bias that must be corrected before determining the position of the point.
4. Oceanographic studies using the GPS buoy system are used, among others, for the determination of offshore tides, beach tides, studies of current patterns, EWS tsunamis, and others. GPS can provide position accuracy up to a centimeter or millimeter accuracy. To achieve high accuracy using GPS in the GPS Buoy study, differential kinematic methods are used both in real-time (RTK) and cinematic post-processing. For some cases commonly used Differential GPS (DGPS).
5. Earthquake studies. GPS data can properly see the deformation that accompanies the stages of the mechanism of an earthquake. The study of the stages of this earthquake mechanism will be very useful in evaluating the potential for earthquake natural disasters, to improve mitigation efforts in the future.


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Judge Orders Secret Service to Release Aaron Swartz Files
A judge ordered the Secret Service to start releasing "thousands" of pages pertaining to its file on Aaron Swartz, the Internet freedom activist and hacker who committed suicide in January.
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued the order following a lawsuit brought forth by Wired's investigations editor Kevin Poulsen, who requested Swartz's Secret Service file earlier this year. When his initial FOIA request was denied by the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service's parent agency, Poulsen filed suit.
"Defendant shall promptly release to Plaintiff all responsive documents that it has gathered thus far and shall continue to produce additional responsive documents that it locates on a rolling basis," wrote Kollar-Kotelly in the order, according to Poulsen's coverage in Wired.
The Secret Service investigated Aaron Swartz after he downloaded millions of scholarly articles from the JSTOR database in January of 2011. For this action, Swartz was later charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and was about to face trial, when he committed suicide.
Poulsen, who worked with Swartz on Strongbox, the New Yorker's WikiLeaks-style secure document submission system, is not the only one who had his request denied. Others saw their own separate requests dismissed, with the Secret Service citing a FOIA exception used when there's a criminal investigation ongoing. Swartz's charges were dropped when he died, however, and his case was filed away.
Poulsen's request has been delayed repeatedly. In May, the government admitted the exception didn't apply anymore, but didn't release the file. And then the government also missed a May 23 deadline to respond to the lawsuit. Finally, last Wednesday, they asked for more time, arguing that they have just found new documents.
The new deadline is August 5, but the Secret Service has to start releasing the documents it has already found. Poulsen promised he'll share them. "You'll see them here when I get them," he wrote.
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Samsung's Q40 Ultramobile with SSD
February 28, 2007 by poeloq | 2 Comments
Filed Under Announcements, Laptops, UMPC
Samsung has made it's ultramobile laptop, the Samsung Q40, even more portable by adding the option of replacing the normal HDD with a SDD, either a 16GB or 32GB NAND Flash SSD. The main advantages of the new SSD drives will be faster access times, meaning that booting will be quicker (20-45%), as well as read/write operations. It also will improve battery life and best of all: silent operation. And not to forget that SSDs are less likely to fail than traditional HDDs.
The Q40 offers ultramobile computing with a 12.1″ display and is powered by a Intel Core Solo ULV processor. It doesn't offer any built-in drivers for obvious reasons, instead coming with an external 12.7mm DVD super multi Dual Layer drive.
Sadly, the SSD version isn't going to come cheap.
[more about the Q40 and it's specs: press release, via CoreDuo News]
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September 19, 2007 07:40
that crap look like a thinkpad.
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flash drive will completly replace hard drives, there better in so many ways, and as soon as we figure out how to put more mem in less space, and the prices go down, THEY WILL RULE THE WORLD!!!!


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1 Peter 2 English Standard Version (ESV)
A Living Stone and a Holy People
2 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:
"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
"The stone that the builders rejected
8 and
"A stone of stumbling,
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Submission to Authority
13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,[b] whether it be to the emperor[c] as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants[d] of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Just from the flavor descriptions, I knew which limited edition Snicker's I would like and which ones I wouldn't. I love a salty caramel and know it's super trendy right now and oversaturated in the market but I'm not burned out on it yet. Salty and sweet is almost invariably tasty. The Salty & Sweet "Indecisive" Snicker's includes a salted caramel flavor infused into the traditional nougat layer. I liked it a lot. Taste tester Ben proclaimed it even better than the classic Snicker's. Big Win. The Espresso "Irritable" bar was pretty tasty, too, with an espresso-flavored layer of nougat. The espresso tastes pretty artificial, and I think a milk coffee flavor might blend better with the peanuts and chocolate than a strong espresso. The bar disappeared pretty quickly, though. No one really liked the Fiery "Wimpy" bar with its hot peppery infused nougat. Ick. We're all burned out on the spicy chocolate trend and I didn't like it that much to begin with. The Espresso and Salty & Sweet Snicker's are definitely worth a try while they're on the market--a novelty worth testing. Skip the "Wimpy" bar, though.
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Snicker's (Salty&Sweet): 4
Snicker's (Espresso): 3
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luckyfatima's favorite mango, the anwar ratol, has just been approved for export to the United States. It has been demonstrated to be the sweetest mango by "scientific sweetness measurements." Great news! "This is such a delicious mango. I can't wait to eat some," she says. "Now we USians will have access to Alfonsos and anwar ratols, which in my opinion are the two best types of mangoes! Yay!"
However, luckyfatima's favorites may not be universal: "people from Alphonso growing regions might shun the langra and the anwar ratol and vice versa. There is mango rivalry from region to region," she says.
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Drivers on edge after car plunges off Combs-Hehl Bridge
Civil engineer takes a look at structural safety
Thousands of drivers cross the Combs-Hehl Bridge on a daily basis.
They know the span of concrete and steel by different names. Many call it the connection to Coney Island, while others know it as the I-275 bridge.
But some people say the ride from Cincinnati to Campbell County over the Ohio River gives them an uneasy feeling.
That feeling was amplified when police said a car involved in a multi-car crash went over one of the bridge's concrete barriers and into the river Tuesday.
"Until this accident, it was just any other bridge," Erin Smith of Ft. Thomas said. "After this has happened, I feel like maybe the guard rails could stand to be a little higher."
Richard Miller understands why Erin Smith feels the way she does.
"The first thing that you always think about is it is a very tragic situation," Miller said.
But Miller, a professor of civil engineering at UC, questions if raising the height of the bridge's barrier walls makes sense.
"This is about a 3 or 3-1/2 feet high concrete barrier," Miller said. "The amount of force it takes to pick something like that (a car) up and push it over that barrier is very, very high. The incidence of these things happening are very rare. And to try to design for every eventuality just isn't possible."
Miller said it's remarkable the car went between the huge structures connecting the top of the bridge to its bottom.
"When you think about the size of that barrier, and the number of structural members that are there, it was just the most unfortunate event that it just happened to be pushed over the barrier, and in a place where those uprights couldn't stop it."
Raising the height of the concrete barriers or redesigning certain parts of the bridge in response to one tragic event would have to involve cost considerations.
"The cost of trying to fix these one-in-a-million accidents just exceeds anything that is economically reasonable," Miller said.
Not only would it cost money to make the barriers higher, but bigger side barriers would add weight to the bridge which would then likely need to be strengthened.
"If you raise the size of the barrier, first of all, there's the cost of making the barriers bigger," Miller said. "But then the problem is a large amount of the work a bridge does is holding up its own weight. So when you start making these barriers bigger, now that raises the weight of the bridge, so that means the structural members have to get bigger."
And Miller says a raised barrier would change a driver's perception, not always for the better.
"If those barriers get very, very high, the perception of the driver can be changed. So as a result, when we add it all up, the size of those barriers are chosen to make sure that in 99.99 percent of all accidents, something like this won't happen. But there's always going to be that one-in-a-million that we just can't anticipate."
The Combs-Hehl Bridge opened in the late 1970s.
While a major overhaul is unlikely anytime soon, engineers will examine Tuesday's crash to see if something does need to be changed on the bridge to reflect new conditions on the road.


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English (Essex): probably a habitational name from either of two places called Binbrook. The one in Cambridge is named with Old English binnan 'within' + broc 'brook'; the other, in Lincolnshire, is named with the Old English personal name Bynna + Old English broc.
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This portrait is of Glaswegian David Milligan - known amongst the artists community as the 'dole spy' for his undercover work for the Social 金殿棋牌.
Fullerton is a young Scottish painter, whose portrait has very little to do with Vidal Sassoon's mother. His interest is in hair and Sassoon's role at the forefront of "styling" in the seventies, and his emergence as a world brand. Fullerton is a political artist whose work indicates an off-kilter affection for his subjects.


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How to Reduce Finance Charges on Credit Cards
Credit card finance charges can greatly increase the amount you will have to pay on your credit card. It is easy to forget that credit cards are really a loan and the card issuer will charge you finance fees for the privilege of having credit available to you. But there are ways for the wise credit card user to keep these finance charges as low as possible. "Debt", an article on USA.visa.com, outlines how finance charges are actually computed on your credit card (See References).
Pay down your balances. Credit card interest rates use compounded interest rates according to loan.com's article titled "5 Proven Tips to Reduce Card Finance Charges". That means interest is charged on interest at the end of each billing cycle. Any unpaid balance on the card that rolls over into the next month's billing cycle will be assessed a higher interest rate. And that interest rate is charged against a balance on which you have already accumulated an interest fee in past months.
Pay attention to the rate you are charged. Card companies send information about rate increases in the mail. Be sure to open the letter, and if you are charged a higher rate, call the card issuer and ask why the interest rate is being raised, and what you can do to prevent the hike.
Read your statement carefully. If you see a charge that looks suspicious call the issuer right away. The article on the five proven tips to reduce finance charges states that it is very difficult to get charges removed once they have been on your account for more than 30 days.
Use the card. It is a way of establishing good credit if you pay your account balance promptly and in full. When you have a good account history with the card issuer, you can then ask for a credit increase or a lower interest rate.
Investigate the many credit card balance transfer offers that exist, if you have a high interest credit card,. According to an epinions.com article titled "Finance Charges: The Price you Pay for Credit Card Convenience", you could reduce the interest rate from 21 percent or more to less than 10 percent depending on the offer to transfer your balance to the lower rate card..
- If credit card offers sound too good to be true, they probably are. Often the low interest rate is only for a short period of time, typically three months or even less.
- Practice good personal financial management by not charging items you really cannot afford.
- Read your monthly credit card statement carefully to spot charges you don't understand.
- Call the card issuer for clarification of charges if you do not understand them.
- Ask for a lower rate if your credit history is good.
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This past year I picked up some new gear that I would now hate to be without. For a sport that really should be quite basic in terms of what you need, it is amazing what you end up buying. Of course need and want are two very different things!
First on my list, and my favourite purchase of the year, is my Sugoi two in one running jacket. This is one of those things where you slap your head and think "I wish I had thought of that!" When I run in cool or cold weather I want layers that are easy to take off. Often even in the coldest of temperatures I start to get too hot in any kind of running shell and I end up having to tie my jacket around my waist. Not any more though. My new jacket has removable sleeves, easily turning into a vest. But what really makes this jacket different is the fact that the sleeves are a single piece, like a balero jacket or shrug, and are attached by magnets. I don't have to stop and unzip individual sleeves, I just pull the shrug off while running, scrunch it into a ball and slip it into the back pocket of the vest. When I want sleeves again I just pull the shrug back on and the magnets located around the back, collar and arm holes quickly click back together. Couldn't be easier!
My second favourite purchase – actually purchases since one pair wasn't enough – was compression socks. I had never worn them before and wasn't sure I really needed them. But once I knew I would be flying for five hours a couple of days before a half marathon, I decided that at the very least I needed them for the plane trip. Once I tried running in them there was no going back. How can something so goofy looking be so comfortable? I have no idea if they make me run better or make me recover faster, I just know they feel great both during and after a run. I now own four pairs; three regular pairs and a merino wool pair. All have been well used. I admit I used to laugh at the look of knee-high socks, but now I totally get it!
In the number three spot – my Garmin 220. It is light, not too big for my small wrist, easy to use and has everything I need. It is a vast improvement on my previous Garmin, the 405, which I never ended up fully liking but had a hard time ditching since it was still working. A special thanks to my husband for convincing me that I was doing enough of this running thing to deserve a watch I would really like. And my kids aren't complaining about getting to use my old Garmin!
Not quite making my top three but still a great buy, my first 2 pairs of trail shoes. As I start to do more off road running, both in training and orienteering, I have realized that I need some traction. A little protection from the elements doesn't hurt either. I love how light these shoes are and I can't believe the grip. No more sliding around in mud or on snow. My only complaint is the waterproof Climate Shield was not up to the task of snowshoeing for over an hour on a sunny day with the temperature hovering around zero. My feet stayed dry and very warm for at least 45 minutes. But the wet snow stuck to the top of my shoes and snowshoe straps, eventually melting into them, leaving my feet very wet. If I had been running the snow would have been coming off the top of my shoes more easily and I doubt there would have been a problem. On two other occasions when I snowshoed in colder temperatures I had no issue with the snow working its way into the shoes.
As for the year of running itself, what were my favourite memories? It was such a busy year of running, the busiest I have ever had, so the memories, good and bad, are numerous. The following however, did stand out:
- Knowing at the 18k mark of the Vancouver Half Marathon that I was going to blow away my previous PB – which I did by about 6 minutes with a final time of 1:57!
- Running my first 30k race, where I ran a very steady comfortable race and finished in a surprising 3:04. And by the way…that course has hills and more hills in the last third of the race!
- Seeing new cities. Running took me to Vancouver (followed by a car trip through the Rockies) and Philadelphia. My love of travel has been renewed thanks to my love of half marathons!
- Finally running a smart, and fast, Mission Possible Half Marathon. The course had beaten me twice, but the third time was the charm and I finished under 1:57. It may or may not be my half marathon PB. My Garmin, and those of others, measured the course as few hundred metres short of 21.1 km. But, given the hilly, winding nature of the course and the several tunnels we had to go through, I'm not sure how accurate the GPS would be.
If I ignore my very disappointing full marathon in May, this was by far my most successful and fun year of running yet. I surprised myself with faster than expected times in the 10k, 16k, half marathon and 30k distances. In some ways I think I have to prepare myself for the fact that 2015 may not hold as many PB's as this past year. That said, I do have three very specific time goals for the new year:
- Half marathon – 1:55 or less
- 10k – 52 minutes or less
- marathon (if I choose to do one in the fall!) – sub 4:30
None of these goals are out of reach and in fact should be quite achievable. This year has proven that while I may be a relatively average runner, I can get faster.
Happy New Year and here's to a successful year of running for all of us!


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- Housing Need – Applicants must reside in housing that fits Habitat's description of inadequate or substandard. For example:severe structural problems, poor heating, leaks in the roof, overcrowding (three to a bedroom), unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
- Income – Habitat sets specific minimum and maximum income requirements based on the size of the family. (See Income Requirements). A stable employment history, evidence of an ability to manage money responsibly, and the ability to make monthly house payments of approximately $700 to $800 a month (including taxes and insurance) is required. With your permission, we will verify employment and other income, verify checking and savings account balances, get a statement from your current and previous landlords, have a credit check done, and ask for your credit references.
- Willing to Partner – Applicants must be willing to work cooperatively with Habitat. They must attend Homeowner Workshops and meet with Habitat representatives to prepare for successful home ownership. They must help build their home. All adult (18 years and older) members of the household must be willing to work 200 hours of sweat equity, to a household maximum of 400 hours, 25% of these hours can be contributed by designated family and friends.
If approved for a Habitat home, a $500 down payment is required within 90 days of acceptance.
If you believe you qualify for a home according to these guidelines, we encourage you to fill out and return the application form. Your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received and you will be contacted. All information is considered confidential and is to be used only for family selection. If you have any questions, please call Habitat for Humanity of Addison County at 802-388-0400 or to email us
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Click here for the Application Form. This PDF includes the selection process, application form, checklist and income eligibility guidelines…
After reviewing this material, if you feel you meet the qualifications, you can print and complete the application and mail it to the Habitat office, or contact us at email@example.com or call us at 388-0400 and you will be sent an application and some supplementary material.


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Very nice! Good luck to everyone that enters!
oooopph. Big phone . Thanks for the link and good luck to everyone entering
Open to Canada too! Niiice. Thanks for the post
I hope someone from our family wins!
That blue does look really good actually
I didn't care for the blue. To be totally honest, I really dislike colored electronics most times. I tend to stick with black, gun metal, silver, the fact I love the Ion Gold Axon is actually really weird for me.
Fair, it depends to me, I don't like pop colors but subtle ones i do, like this navy blue or white or grey or black. I love the axon 7 in grey but I really don't like gold phones at all.
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How to Make the Most of Your Floor Space
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Typically office space is second only to payroll among the greatest expenses companies face. It makes sense: you want to invest in strong talent, and you want an inspiring and comfortable environment so everyone can perform at their best. However, reducing your need for space – through clever management and office design – can be a great way to save money, as well as an opportunity to improve your business's collaborative culture and productivity. Below are several suggestions to optimize your floor space usage.
5 tips to optimize workspace planning
Martin Atkinson suggested several space-saving strategies, including those listed below, in a 2011 article for leadership and management publication Director
- Gather desk data Set aside 30 minutes per week to walk through your facility and count the number of desks and conference rooms that are currently occupied.
- Establish goals Determine what you want the number of square feet per employee to be. Atkinson recommends that when you want to determine furniture layout, divide your internal work area by quantity of employees, and you should see a number that's below 12 square meters.
- Get mobile One of the best workspace planning tactics is to reduce the demand for desks by allowing workers to telecommute or implementing hot desking (in which multiple employees utilize the same desk, reserved for certain time periods) Be careful with the latter approach, though: one executive told Ben Collins of Business Insider that it was insulting not to have any dedicated space, "like you're in high school."
- Prioritize organization Two tactics can help create more room immediately: an organizational policy and a stronger storage solution. The policy should specify that desks typically be clear of obstructions. You may find the policy is easier to maintain with additional garbage cans. For storage, floor-to-ceiling compartments could perform double-duty as partitions between workstations.
- Realize collaboration One of the standout features of an open or flexible office design is collaborative areas – alternately called hives, caves, or breakout zones. Of all the above strategies, this approach can perhaps be most critical since teamwork is so highly valued in business. A 2006 McKinsey analysis found that almost 4 out of 5 top executives believed harmony between various business players was essential to development.
Don't go overboard with your efforts to be space-efficient, though, as indicated by 2012 FacilitiesNet coverage that advocates a careful blend of individual and interactive workspaces.
Making the right office design and furniture layout decisions can be simplified by working with experts who spend every day learning to better "understand" space. All of our philosophies and approaches are research-driven, allowing us to develop scientifically sound office environments. We also help you communicate your brand via your surroundings.


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Getting Straight to the Point
The 2013 International Diabetes Federation's World Diabetes Congress (WDC) was a major communications opportunity for companies with diabetes-related portfolios to reach their customers. Accordingly, the WDC's 140 page official programme contained more than 600 sessions, seminars and symposia, all vying for their share of delegates' attention.
A global healthcare company with 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care, it was essential that Novo Nordisk's messages were heard among the volume of competing content. To overcome this challenge, Novo Nordisk turned to the dramatic arts to create an unbranded event that would set its sponsored symposium apart, attracting audiences with engaging content designed to enlighten and generate discussion on some of the complex issues relating to the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
By combining live drama with debate around the issues raised on stage, which were carefully aligned to its portfolio attributes, Novo Nordisk would retain its share of voice and preserve its reputation as the agenda-setter in diabetes management.
But for meaningful customer outcomes, the drama itself had to deliver on its promise.
This was an innovative entry with strong, useful content. We particularly liked the involvement of the in-house team, who between them produced a believable script that - boldly - made us laugh, while drawing out the team's obvious expertise.
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|Judging day 1
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|Awards Ceremony
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