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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by tanks and artillery moved into a rebel-held district of Damascus on Monday, stepping up efforts to drive opposition fighters from the capital and build on battlefield gains elsewhere in the country, a rebel commander said.
Opposition sources said troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad advanced into the neighborhood of Qaboun after subjecting the Sunni Muslim district to heavy shelling. Two adjacent rebel-held neighborhoods have been under sustained fire in recent weeks to cut off the movement of rebel fighters.
Diplomats and security sources said Assad appeared intent on securing the capital from rebels that pose a threat to his troops, who are dug into positions in the centre of the city.
Backed by guerrillas from the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, Assad has recaptured important regions in central Syria in the past two months, linking Damascus to his Alawite heartland on the coast. His troops now appear focused on eliminating the rebel threat to the capital.
Assad's gains, after more than two years of a war that has killed more than 90,000 people, come amid growing signs of rebel infighting that has pitted Islamist fighters against the Western- and Arab-backed Free Syrian Army.
In Qaboun, Republican Guards troops detained hundreds of people in public places to prevent rebel fighters from hitting government troops as they breached rebel defenses and entered the district, activists said.
There was no immediate comment on the fighting from the Syrian government and Reuters was not able to verify opposition accounts.
Qaboun contains an industrial area through which rebels had been linking up with opposition units in the north-eastern suburb of Harasta.
Republican Guards units overran the industrial area and besieged Qaboun with T-72 tanks while units on high ground in the centre of the capital hit Qaboun with rockets and artillery, according to a rebel commander there.
"They made inroads into Qaboun. We are still on the high buildings but they took lots of civilians to prevent us from hitting them," said Mohammad Abu al-Hoda of the Free Syrian Army.
He said the hostages were being held in a mosque and two schools.
The Qaboun Coordination Committee, an activist group, said at least 60 people had been killed in Qaboun over the last few days by the shelling and subsequent clashes.
A working class district, Qaboun was one of the first areas of Damascus to demonstrate against four decades of rule by Assad and his late father before becoming a centre of armed resistance after security forces killed dozens of Sunni Muslim protesters.
The conflict has taken on a sectarian dimension seen elsewhere in Syria, with Sunni Qaboun pitted against an adjacent neighborhood inhabited by members Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam that has dominated the state since the 1960s.
The opposition Syrian National Coalition said in a statement that 200 people were trapped in a mosque in Qaboun and 40,000 civilians in Qaboun and nearby Barzeh have been under siege for the last seven months and face the threat of being wiped out by indiscriminate shelling.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the detained residents were able to flee the mosque on Saturday. But it said locals were struggling to cope with shortages of food and medicine and the presence of snipers.
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Happy 4th birthday Tanner bo Banner!!! Eli and I adore this little guy. He has such a fun personality! We love his spunkiness, creativity, energy, and tender heart. I love his face in the first pic! I know it's blurry, but it just captures Tanner so well!
Tan had such a fun birthday! One of my favorite moments was when his classmates were singing to him at school (I switched with another parent so that I could be the parent helper on Tan's birthday), they sang "happy birthday" as cats and dogs. He wanted so badly to laugh out loud but his shyness was battling with his urge to join in and be silly with the kids. So he hung on my arm, stroked my hair, and kept making so many different facial expressions as his mental dilemma took place! Here's a little more about his day: He shared chocolate donuts with sprinkles with his classmates and loved all the birthday wishes all day. We napped together and I loved the snuggle time with him! He chose his special birthday dinner: chicken nuggets, hot dogs, breadsticks with sauce (toast with garlic salt dipped in marina sauce), kiwi, peppers and ranch. I think he ate the least out of all of us, but I guess that's normal. (He hasn't been feeling well recently so his eating drastically decreases during that time.) He helped make his cake, dyed it blue, covered it in blue sprinkles right out of the oven, and then cut it up and served it to Eli, Kenzie, and I on his own. He tried to take an entire half for himself, but Eli coaxed him into sharing more equally with the rest of us! He really enjoyed playing with some of his new toys: Legos, a big airplane with removable pilots, a sit and spin, and a bike with training wheels! He never tired of hearing people sing "Happy Birthday" to him all day long! We watched videos of when he was a brand new baby and he kept saying "that baby is crying," etc, and never really grasped the concept that it was him as a baby. He will always be my special Christmas baby. It was so neat to celebrate the birth of the Savior into the world and be able to snuggle my own swaddled brand-new baby boy. I felt very close to Mary during that Christmas season.
Today I interviewed him and will make this a tradition every year with the same questions.
We are so grateful for our wonderful little boy!!

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We downloaded Website Auditer Version 2.65 and it came up with a bunch of problems in my source code for the home page. I have the corrected source code for the page but am unsure where to go to fix it. We went to try to an edit it in the editor but the source code didn't match at all to the source code that http://validator.w3.org/ gave us. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Having reasoned discussion about a social problem is especially challenging in this new-media age, which may highlight what is sensational rather than thoughtful. This may apply to the attention being given to postpartum depression.
One way of attracting attention to any issue is to link it to a celebrity or movie star. In recent years the renewed interest on the part of women in motherhood after years when working and careers were in the limelight, was promoted with magazine covers of pregnant movie stars.
In the same way, celebrities are now speaking out about their postpartum depression. In the past, attention has been called to the issue through extreme examples like that of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in a bathtub, which are so clearly a sign of mental illness that new mothers have a hard time identifying themselves with the problem.
Now recent research has indicated that postpartum disorders may include symptoms of psychiatric illnesses. Mood disorders that may come to the fore after childbirth have often been trivialized or dismissed as �baby blues.� Yet there are good reasons that the possible seriousness of such symptoms are missed given the emotional upheaval as well as the reality that often emerges after the birth of a baby.
The psychoanalyst Daniel Stern, a pioneer in infant research, wrote about what it means to become a mother. In his book, �The Motherhood Constellation,� he describes a particular mindset that emerges during pregnancy and may last for months or even years. This mindset is one in which a mother�s primary preoccupation is with her baby�s well-being and her own connection to the baby.
Stern, writing about the tasks of new motherhood, describes the mother�s need to show her ability to protect her child and to keep him alive. The stress involved in the baby�s dependence and her feeling of responsibility requires an environment in which she feels validated and supported.
Stern believed that the mother�s preoccupation with her child�s well-being as part of the �motherhood constellation� should not be confused with symptoms of a psychiatric disorder, as it is a normal developmental stage. This adds another layer of questions to be considered when thinking about postpartum depression and whatever symptoms are a matter of concern.
One case that received a great deal of attention was that of an educated, professional woman who became convinced that her son had suffered brain damage in a fall resulting from her neglect. She was so sure that he was doomed to an abnormal life that she jumped out of the window with the baby strapped to her body.
Without questioning that such extreme behavior was a result of a serious disorder, it does focus attention on the mindset and emotional preoccupations of new motherhood. One is the degree of responsibility that mothers feel for their children�s well-being. A second is the degree to which mothers blame themselves for anything perceived by them or others to be wrong.
A third factor, which applies beyond infancy, relates to a mother�s connection to and knowledge of her child. Mothers, generally, know their children better than anyone else. During years of work with mothers, I have seen many situations where mothers felt that something was wrong with a baby or growing child, had their concerns dismissed and ultimately were found to have correctly sensed something amiss with their child.
Ultimately, what stands out is the importance of listening to mothers. Their perceptions should be trusted rather than dismissed. To accurately judge the significance of those perceptions requires that mothers feel that they are being heard.
Elaine Heffner, LCSW, Ed.D., has written for Parents Magazine, Fox.com, Redbook, Disney online and PBS Parents, as well as other publications. She has appeared on PBS, ABC, Fox TV and other networks. Dr. Heffner is the author of �Goodenoughmothering: the Best of the Blog,� as well as �Mothering: the Emotional Experience of Motherhood after Freud and Feminism.� She is a psychotherapist and parent educator in private practice, as well as a senior lecturer of education in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Heffner was a co-founder and served as director of the Nursery School Treatment Center at Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital. And she blogs at www.goodenoughmothering.com.
Dr. Elaine Heffner: The mindset of new mothers
Having reasoned discussion about a social problem is especially challenging in this new-media age, which may highlight what is sensational rather than thoughtful. This may apply to the attention being given to postpartum depression.


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Christmas Theme
Well ... a few people think it would be a good idea to give the site a bit of a Christmas/Winter theme/feel. While none of us has the time to go over the top on a full site make-over, Flash_Squirrel suggested we give you all a chance to contribute something.
To that end I'm going to run a little banner competition, assuming GHDpro doesn't object : In much the same way the current banners used at the top of the forum were selected we'll select a Christmas/Winter banner...
What you need to do is take the background (attached to this post) and make a nice "AnimeSuki meets Christmas" banner for us. It should be exactly 650px wide and 60px high (like the template). When you are done post a link to it in this thread. That's it . You can enter as many banners as you like until the close. Time is ticking away and Christmas is getting ever closer, so we'll run the competition for say 5 days -- unless someone has a good reason for me to do otherwise .
At the end we'll select a few we like best and put them in rotation at the top of the forum, in place of the current ones .
If any of you have any other suggestions or ideas, feel free to offer them up here too .
Edit: The AnimeSuki font. GHDpro posted it below, but I've added it here so people don't miss it ... You do not have to use this font, it is just here incase you want to.
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She's a man, baby!!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 39
Why do I get the feeling that few people are taking this seriously ... oh well
... Maybe we should give something to the winner -- beyond the prestige of having their work at the top of the forum?
Hint: The banners work better if they make use of our blue-gradient background. Blend your pictures with it like the current banners for a cleaner look...
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The SquattLooStool is no ordinary stool. It is designed to incorporate all the essential features necessary to create the squat posture while seated comfortably on your raised toilet seat. The height of the stool helps raise the feet and thighs off the ground and press against the Abdomen just above the navel so that pressures created can be transferred into the Cecum, Ascending Colon, Descending Colon and Sigmoid Colon, helping to propel the faecal waste towards the Rectum. The Hollow on top of the stool at the back end neatly accommodates the heel of foot for a comfortable and stable fit. The Incline and slope in the stool accommodates the foot comfortably in the creatively designed crevice and creates an impulsive forward lean of the upper body, draws the legs back and forms a "tip toe" posture to aid the transfer of body weight from the buttocks to the legs and help relax the pelvic floor muscles that normally maintain a locked tone on the Rectum and Anus to maintain continence. The lip at the front of the stool accommodates the foot comfortably, provides stability and prevents slipping. The stool is made from Rigid Polyethylene for strength and a non slip surface when the weight of the body is transferred to the feet, yet easily moveable if required for comfort. It is easy to clean and maintain. The SquattLooStool helps you to create the squat posture while you are seated comfortably on the raised toilet seat in your bathroom. When the urge to go arrives, defecation of the well formed stool begins as soon as the Squat posture is adopted and the whole process is finished within minutes. The squat posture created does two things inside your body: 1.This posture helps relax the sling like muscle called the puborectalis muscle and causes it to release its hold at the junction between Rectum and the Anus. (The Ano-Rectal angle). Relaxation of the puborectalis muscle removes the "kink" or bend that normally prevents waste from entering the anal canal. This creates a clear pathway between the Rectum and Anus and only requires conscious or voluntary relaxation of the external anal sphincter to open the bowel so that stool can slide out without any straining. 2.In the squat posture created, the thighs are brought closer to the abdominal wall and will press against the abdomen just above your navel. The forward lean-to posture further aids this process. The thighs are pressing against the abdomen where the Cecum and Sigmoid Colon are located. Compression in this area transfers the pressure to the inside of the Ascending, Transverse, Descending and Sigmoid colon in a similar fashion to that of squeezing toothpaste out of a tube. This compression is gentle when compared to forces created during STRAINING and leads to waste matter being squeezed up from the ascending colon towards the Rectum without causing any unnatural pressures that may cause the ILEOCECAL VALVE to be forced open in the opposite direction, causing leakage of fermenting waste material from the Cecum to enter the small intestine and contaminate it. This contamination can lead to a condition called Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth. The open passage created together with the gentle compression within the Colon and Rectum allows the free passage of the well formed stool and the force of gravity will allow the stool to literally slide out of the body. The same effect of squatting could be achieved while using western toilets: sit down like normal and then spread your legs apart and place your feet in/on to the SquattLooStool and lean your upper body forward and bring your arms down as if trying to grab your ankles or place your arms around your knees so that the inside of your elbows is touching the outside of your knees and bring your hands in so that you can grab your fingers together. Basically you're folding yourself but still supported by the toilet seat so those who are infirm and have painful knees can also do it. Everybody is an individual and the location of your Colon tube (which you are trying to compress during this posturing) will vary from one person to another. For this reason, you will find that moving the knees, legs and feet around and apart at different angles on the floor will eventually lead you to find the best posture for your body. This is allowed for by having one stool for each foot and ease of adjusting the position on the floor by sliding the stool around. Just remember that the two most important factors will be achieved by the raised stool itself (Creating the squat by raising your legs and making you lean forward). The rest is achieved just by moving your legs and feet apart at different angles on the floor to find the best position for your body. You are trying to compress the Ascending, Transverse, Descending and Sigmoid Colon within your abdomen using your left and right thigh. This depends on where in your body these are located. You will find the location by compressing on different parts of your abdomen using your thighs in the squat posture. This is achieved by trying out different angles at which your legs are placed apart while sitting on the raised seat, with your feet on the SquattLooStool and in the lean forward posture. When you can evacuate your bowels completely with ease and without straining within a few minutes of sitting down, you will have found the correct posture for your body. This posture is only possible to achieve by placing each foot on a separate stool. You can only move the stool around at different angles and forward and backward or away from the toilet seat or nearer to it to find a position which works best for you comfortably. A stool that does not allow this flexibility is difficult to use and not as efficient as the SquattLooStool. There are a few Toileting Stools on the market that are made in one rigid piece and do not allow you to adjust your posture to a comfortable one and one that achieves the intended purpose (Immediate, Complete and fast evacuation of the bowels without much pushing or straining, no waiting for more action and hardly anything to wipe). The suggestion of using a platform on the existing toilet seat to squat on is not only dangerous but impractical for the old, infirm and those who have lost the ability to squat in the first place, which includes the majority of people in western society. The ability to squat is lost if the muscles involved are not used continuously. How to heal and prevent Bowel disorders Diet is not about what you should NOT eat, it's about what you should include in the diet that matters. As long as your diet includes the correct balance of plant foods containing soluble fibre, insoluble fibre and resistant starch your colon will produce the perfectly formed stool. The important next step is to evacuate this stool without straining so that the body does not suffer from the pressures created each time the bowel is emptied. In order to heal and prevent bowel disorders you need to make lifestyle changes that last the rest of your life time. 1. Include more fluids and plant food containing soluble fibre, insoluble fibre and resistant starch in the diet so that the perfectly formed stool will be made in the colon and beneficial bacteria will flourish and eliminate disease causing bacteria and fungi. 2. Evacuate the perfectly formed stool by adopting the squat posture to eliminate the need to strain during bowel movements. It is not possible or safe to squat on the modern raised toilet seat installed in all western homes and it is impossible to squat for any length of time if you have not done this from childhood onwards. This makes the use of any raised platforms impossible to adapt to. The SquattLooStool is designed to allow you to adopt the squat posture while seated comfortably on your raised toilet seat. The single best and easiest lifestyle change you will ever make, leading to a healthier body.
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Hey guys, some of you might be wondering what's going on. With an amazing girl, school, learning c++, and real life in general the mod has only some time to be worked on.
This mod is being worked on though and Anarchon spends a lot of time doing many tedious job like work. For both of us it's our second massive scale mod, so much respect to him for continuing to work on it at this pace.
It's not my job right now but I do try and put in some time whenever I can.


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The Warwick Interfaith Association for Affordable Assisted Living will hold a fundraiser breakfast/brunch Saturday, March 24 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Dave's Bar and Grill, 2339 Post Road. Funds raised will be used to help the organization meet its mission of providing housekeeping, laundry and other services for frail elderly in Warwick housing units.
Tickets for the event at $8 for adults and $5 for children 3 to 8 may be purchased by calling either Linda at 468-4079 or Vertie at 738-6763. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
The breakfast includes eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, toast, French toast, muffins, fruit, juices, coffee and tea.


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Feb. 20, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Behind a record-breaking effort in the 200 free relay and two more near records, MIT women's swimming and diving sits in third place after the first day of the 2009 NEWMAC Championships. Springfield leads the field with 290 points followed by Wheaton (206) and the Engineers (201).
MIT opened the Championship with a third-place finish and a new school record in the 200 free relay. The Engineers couldn't catch Wheaton and Springfield after surrendering a big advantage in the first half of the race, but the unit closed with an impressive time of 1:37.91, including a 23.45 anchor split by sophomore Amy Jacobi. Junior Sarah King, senior Jen Chao, and junior Ashley Pinchinat comprised the remainder of the record-breaking relay, with Chao posting a tremendous split of 24.25 to secure an NCAA "B" cut for the Engineers.
Senior Nicole O'Keeffe ignited MIT in the individual events with a third-place finish in the 500 free. O'Keeffe finished with a time of 5:10.74 to pace Tech's contingent, although freshman Megan Tadge also scored points after finishing eighth in the championship final.
In the 200 IM, the Engineers nearly set another school mark as rookie Allison Alwan authored a tremendous swim. Finishing third overall, Alwan split 2:13.79, while classmate Sydney Giblin closed in 2:15.83 to finish eighth. MIT kept it going in the 50 free where Jacobi snagged another third-place finish for the Cardinal and Gray after swimming 24.19 and netting an NCAA "B" cut. The Engineers boasted four swimmers in the consolation final, with Chao taking second in the heat with a time of 24.70.
Junior Kristie D'Ambrosio placed sixth in the championship final in one-meter diving, scoring 415.15 and an NCAA qualifying score. For the first time in school history, MIT featured four divers among the top 16 at the NEWMAC Championship.
The Engineers capped the first day of competition with a third-place effort in the 400 medley relay. Jacobi delivered another sensational anchor split after posting a clip of 52.46, while Alwan, O'Keeffe, and Chao combined to nearly set another school record as the team finished in 4:01.71


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Michael Eric Braden, 50, of Oak Ridge, earned his wings Wednesday, March 13, 2013, after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Michael Eric Braden, 50, of Oak Ridge, earned his wings Wednesday, March 13, 2013, after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Mr. Braden was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Patricia Hill and Robert Braden. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an aviation ordinance man, where he served 10 years active duty and three years in the Reserve and National Guard. He was very proud of his military service.
Mr. Braden was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, teaching fourth grade Sunday school until his illness progressed. He was an avid sportsman, loved UT sports, Pittsburgh Steelers football and Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, but his favorite pastime was caring for their horse Lucky with his daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila Cox Braden; children, Cassie Braden of Virginia Beach, Va., Zachary Corwin and Emily Braden, both of Oak Ridge, and USMC Lance Cpl. Jonathan and Erin Corwin of Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.; his parents, Robert and Patricia Garrett of Elkton, Tenn., and Robert Braden of Cheswick, Pa.; grandparents, BD and Effie Taylor; sisters and their husbands, Michelle and Wayde McCulloch of Clarksville, Tenn., and Vanessa and Todd Workman of Calera, Ala.; stepsisters, Angela Garrett of Pulaski, Tenn., and Melissa Lowry and Amanda Futch of Portsmouth, Va.; parents-in-law, Larry and Brenda Cox; brother-in-law, Robert Cox, all of Oak Ridge; special nieces, Christina and Caylen Moore, and several other nieces, nephews, and family members and special friends, Faye McDonald, Sherry Atkins and Kent Warren.
The family would like to thank the many members of Calvary Baptist for their prayers, cards, calls and meals during his illness. He was loved by many and will forever be in our hearts.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Calvary Baptist Church. The funeral will follow at 4 p.m. with Dr. Steve McDonald officiating. Military honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Honoring his request, Mr. Braden's body will be cremated.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations to be made to the ALSA Tennessee Chapter, P.O. Box 40244, Nashville, TN 37204-0244.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements. An online guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.


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Your mama's data's so big…
Who says there's nothing funny about government IT.
Steven VanRoekel opened his keynote address at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's cloud and big data conference Tuesday morning with a setup but no punchline.
The federal Chief Information Officer asked his staff for an opening joke as they were driving to the event, but "your mama's data's so big" was as far as the team got, he said.
With closing data centers, transitioning to the cloud, ramping up shared services and making APIs the default in government, VanRoekel's team has a lot on its plate. So, I think I can help out with this one.
Your mama's data's so big…her morning cereal's filled with whole grains and Hadoop clusters
Your mama's data's so big…her house isn't just messy, it's unstructured.
Your mama's data's so big…instead of a poodle she has a petabyte.
Okay…I'm clearly running out.
VanRoekel got the idea for the last minute joke request during his time at Microsoft working as Bill Gates' assistant, he said. Just seconds before Gates was scheduled to go on stage for the Windows 2000 launch -- as Patrick Stewart, TV's Captain Jean Luc Piccard, was introducing him in fact -- the Microsoft founder asked VanRoekel for an opening joke. The CIO didn't say what he came up with.
VanRoekel's preoccupation with '90s catchphrases is nothing new by the way. He announced he'd stay on for President Obama's second term by quoting M.C. Hammer.
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Batman Triple Show in Lufkin is a Must-See This Thursday! [VIDEO]
In anticipation of the new Batman movie coming out this Friday night, we rented "Batman Begins" on demand from Suddenlink tonight. Got about 10 min in and "the daughter" (she had never seen it) had to go take a shower, so I am waiting and I thought I would let you know about something cool going on at Carmike Cinemas this Thursday night.
The new Batman movie 'The Dark Night Rises' is premiering this Thursday night at the Carmike Cinema's in Lufkin and Nacogdoches at 12:01am (Friday morning/Thursday Night to be exact…). But if you want a real treat, don't pop in the DVD or rent the last two Batman movies on demand like I did!
They are having a Dark Night Marathon at the Lufkin Carmike. Starting at 6:30pm, you can see Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Night Rises for only $25. The regular midnight showing of just the one movie is 15 dollars, so this is a pretty good deal. Hope to see you there!


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Anyone seen him play? Quick, penetrating DT
6'1 295 strong w quick first step from what I have read
ivotuk wrote:I was looking through some older Pauline stuff and found this:
Chris Jones, DL -- Bowling Green: Jones was considered a future free agent entering the season but has since risen into the middle rounds. The senior has taken his game to another level, producing 17 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries with two games remaining on the schedule. He beats opponents with quickness, hustle as well as smarts and offers potential as a three-technique lineman. Expect Jones to be selected in the middle part of the draft's final day for any team that desires an interior pass rusher.
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Holy Week Laity Services
Holy Week Laity Services are conducted by lay people from a number of local churches. These services take place at 7 a.m. and last a half an hour.
The locations this year are: Monday, March 25: Family Worship Center - Foursquare Church; Tuesday, March 26: Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church; Wednesday, March 27: St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church; Thursday, March 28: First Assembly of God Church; and Friday, March 29: Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Holy Week at St. Barnabas
Holy Week and Easter Day Services at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 110 West North Street in Cortez, begin with Palm Sunday on March 24. Services will be at 8 and 10 a.m. as well as 4 p.m. In the park.
Maundy Thursday, March 28: Foot Washing in the park at 4:30 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, foot washing and stripping of the altar. Good Friday, March 29: Noon Good Friday Liturgy; 6:30 p.m. Tennebrae. Easter Sunday, March 31: 6:30 a.m Easter Vigil (sunrise); 8 a.m. Breakfast & egg hunt ; 9 a.m. Easter Service.
Messianic Passover Seder
Passover Seder will be held on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at 15325 Rd. 22 (north of Cortez, near Road S, off Highway 491). As celebrated in homes throughout the world, the Passover Seder is rich with historical meaning and traditions, as well as with Messianic symbolism. Passover is a holy convocation, a calling together for a sacred assembly. The observance will last about three hours and includes reading together through the Haggadah, eating the symbolic elements, drinking the cups, partaking of a meal of traditional foods, partaking of the Lord's Supper, all with music and worship and in order. An optional $10 donation would be appreciated. Please RSVP to one of the following by March 20: Mike and Paulette Gasner, 882-7696; Ron and Carolyn Lucus, 565-2430; Jeanette Conacher, 560-1651; Pat Grant, 560-2848; or Jean Oliver, 565-0747.
Easter party for children
All children in kindergarten through fourth grade are invited to attend an Easter party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washington St., Cortez, directly across the street from Manaugh School.
This activity is being organized by the "Fellowshipping Fun Loving Outreaching Christian" committee and the Youth Group of the church. Numerous games and activities are being planned for the children to enjoy. A raffle will be held for a number of items, including a large vinyl bunny. Refreshments will be available for parents who accompany their children.
For more information, contact the church at 565-7024 or Jack Robbins at 882-1444.


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RIPLEY – Ripley's city pool will be open for business and swimming today (Thursday), according to Ray Anderson of the parks commission.
Anderson address Ripley City Council at Tuesday night's regular session to apologize for apparent miscommunication that led to the pool not opening on Memorial Day weekend as previously announced.
"We will be open Thursday (with schools dismissing three hours early to begin summer vacation)," said Anderson. "The pool looks great. Tim (King) and the workers have done a great job."
In other action, Council:
• Voted to approve a final $1,953 budget revision for fiscal year 2013-2014 as presented by City Clerk Tom Armstead.
• Heard a report that 50 of the proposed 600 waters meters have been installed in Evans.
• Voted to move a water account at City National Bank to United Bank with the rest of the Ripley city accounts for more convenient banking.
• Added language to job descriptions as suggested by Councilman Bryan Thompson and Recorder David Casto.
• Heard a report from City Supervisor Tim King about the success of the recent spring cleanup and the fact that summer employees are on the job. King also reported that a city garbage truck that has experienced mechanical problems is again in the shop in Parkersburg.
• Asked City Attorney Kevin Harris to determine the requirements for the new Convention and Visitors Bureau attaining nonprofit 501 (c)3 status with regard to the city's obligation for funding.
• Discussed a summer maintenance projects list with additions made by Councilperson Carolyn Waybright and King.
Ripley Pool opens today
RIPLEY – Ripley's city pool will be open for business and swimming today (Thursday), according to Ray Anderson of the parks commission.


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Lady Gaga: 'Applause' Full Song - Listen Now! (JJ Music Monday)
Lady Gaga's new single "Applause" has dropped early due to a leak situation and the hot new song is this week's pick for JustJared.com and KIIS-FM 102.7's JJ Music Monday.
"Due to hackers, an abundance of low/high quality leaks… we issue this pop music emergency… monsters spread the word," the 27-year-old singer tweeted. "My new single 'Applause' is out today and can be heard on United States radio in 15 minutes. International radio to follow."
"Applause" is the first single off of Lady Gaga's upcoming third studio album ARTPOP, which hits stores on Tuesday, November 11. We can't wait!
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It is the buyer's responsibility to know all the conditions and corrections before the sale. All the lots are sold "As Is" and the consignor not the Showplace makes no warranties or representations of any kind with respect to any property offered for sale, since the auctioneers is acting solely as an auction broker (and unless otherwise states) does not own the property for sale. Therefore the auctioneer makes no warranties in respect to the catalogue description or any other statement of attributions, authenticity, provenance, origin, size, age of condition of any property up for sale. Buyers must rely on their won knowledge when purchasing merchandise. ALL SALES ARE FINAL therefore it is crucial that the bidder knows all the information about the lot before bidding. All statements contained in the catalogue or in any bill of sale, invoice, or elseware as to the authorship, quality, variety, provenance, importance, exhibition and literature of historical relevance or physical condition are qualified statements of opinion and not representative or warranties. If the buyer doubts the items authenticity they have 30 DAYS from the date of the sale to submit, at his own expense, an opinion in writing from a recognized expert, approved by the Auction House and the purchaser, regarding authenticity. If the work is judged as authentic by the expert, the work may be returned in the same condition as at the time of sale and the buyers full purchase price will be refunded. Refunds do not include cost of transportation, shipping, insurance or any other expenses that may be incurred by the buyer. It is the buyer's responsibility to make payment in a timely fashion such that the property can be released and inspected within the 30 day time frame. ALL MEASUREMENTS and WEIGHTS ARE APPROXIMATE This warranty does not cover typographical errors. The descriptions of clocks, jewelry and lighting devices, whether in catalogues, condition reports or any other form may be incomplete and not identify every mechanical replacement, repairs or object. The absence of reference to the condition of a clock, jewelry or lighting device does not imply it to be in working condition or without defects, repairs, restorations or replacement parts. No warranty is made is that any clock or watch is in working condition or without defects, restorations or working parts. Buyers are advised to check if the watch or clock works prior to the auction. We sell clocks, lamps and all electrical items only for their decorative value. They are not represented to be in working order, but they may be. Bidding in our auctions indicates that you accept these terms. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW ANY PROPERTY BEFORE THE SALE AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR WITHDRAWAL OF PROPERTY. III. Bidding A. Introduction By bidding in the auction the buyer and all bidders agree to be bound by these terms or those changed and supplemented, whether internet budding, by phone internet or absentee. The highest bidder acknowledges shall b e the purchaser. In the event of a phone bidder being the highest bidder, they will immediately know and are responsible for paying the highest bidding price plus buyers premium, shipping fees and taxes (if applicable). Absentee bidders will know that they are the highest bidder within 72 hours after the auction and are bound to payment. Successful bidders will be notified and invoiced within 72 hours following the sale. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the article in dispute. B. Internet Bidders Showplace has engaged the services of ebay Live Auctions and Live Auctioneers. Please proceed to www.ebayliveauctions.com for all necessary information on how to bid and buy online using this system. If you place absentee bids with the Auction House, ebay Live Auctions or Live Auctioneers and also bid in person, by phone or by any absentee bids prior to the start of the auction. If you do not, or cannot, regardless of reason, you will be held responsible for the property's purchase. All internet bidders are charged a 22.5% Buyers Premium. C. Absentee Bidders and Phone Bidders Call or fax at least 24 hours in advance. The forms need to faxed or emailed. We must have a signature to validate your credit card information. If this is not provided we cannot process the bid. All forms can be downloaded from our website and emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com or faxed 212 633 6064 ATTN: LARA. If you have any questions contact Lara Haskins 212 633 6063 x 805. In order to best service you please provide the LOT NUMBER, DESCRIPTION OF ITEM, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, and DRIVER'S LISCENCE. The form MUST BE SIGNED. If the form is not signed and sent back to Showplace Antique Center we cannot register you as a bidder. Payment for all absentee and telephone bidders is required 5 business days after the auction. As a service to our clients we call and confirm ONLY WINNING BIDDERS within 72 hours after the auction and confirm the total billing costs which include Buyer's price, buyer's premium, shipping and taxes (if applicable). If the auctioneer does not hear back from the winning bidder within 5 business days after the auction she will charge the provided credit card at the end of the final business day. We are not liable for lost Phone or Absentee bids. We cannot guarantee Telephone or Absentee bids made during the auction and are not responsible for any lost if made at least 2 hours before the start of the auction. All requests for overseas telephone bids must be accompanied by absentee bids which will be executed on the buyers behalf, should there be any problems with any connections. All absentee bidders incur the buyer's premium of 17.5% In the case of identical Absentee bids left with us, the bid received first will prevail. Payment for all Telephone bids is required within 5 business days after the auction. All requests for overseas Telephone Bids must be accompanied by an Absentee Bid, which will be executed on the buyers behalf, should there be any problems with telephone connections. IV. Reserves and Estimates A reserve is the confidential minimum price established by the Auction House and the Consignor. If the lot does not reach its reserve the lot will be bought in house. Showplace has a right to bid until the lot has reached its reserve. Some lots will have no reserve but in most cases the Consignor has established one. Estimates are neither a representation not prediction of the actual selling price that will be realized at the auction, post auction sale, or upon resale. V. Sales Results Sales results will be available on the web post sale. If ebay records Auction Floor Bidder as the winner, either the piece has not met its reserve and it was bought in house, or a Phone/Absentee Bidder won the item. VI. Preview Many of our items are onsite, however some are not. Please call at least 24 hours in advance to set up a preview. We strongly urge potential bidders to preview items if condition of an item is of a concern. It is the bidder's responsibility to know the condition of the item. VII. Buyer's Premium, Taxes, and Purchase Price A Buyer's Premium of 22.5% will be applied to the purchase price of all the items bought through live internet bidding. A Buyer's Premium of 17.5% will be applied to the purchase price of all items purchased through Absentee and Phone Bidding. All items shipped out of state do not pay New York State taxes If shipping items in the state of New York or picking up from the Showplace, regardless of your location, New York taxes will be applied. Only a valid resale certificate from any state as proof of exemption from New York sales tax is allowed. VIII. Payment All payments from online bidder are due within 3 days of the auction unless otherwise arranged. All payments from Absentee and Phone Bidders are due within 5 days of the auction. We prefer paypal as it is the most efficient and dependable. Please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com for payment by paypal. We also accept Visa and MasterCard, Cash(In House Only) and Personal Check. We hold all goods paid for by Check until payment is cleared. IX. Shipment and Packing Fees US Shipments are sent UPS Ground. They are all insured for the total costs which includes Purchase Price, Buyers Premium and Taxes. International packages go USPS. 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On Monday, Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki was at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, attending a performance of Rodion Shchedrin's opera Dead Souls. As the performance was getting underway, spectators noticed Penderecki in the box and started booing. The legendary musician was bewildered, not understanding the reason for such hostility. Only later was it explained to him that the audience mistook him for Vladimir Churov, the chairman of Russia's Central Electoral Commission—to whom he indeed bears an uncanny resemblance.
As Sunday's presidential election draws near, the public frustration with Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly apparent. Over the weekend, thousands of Muscovites formed a human chain alongside the 10-mile Garden Ring Road—inspired by the pro-independence "Baltic Way" of 1989—to protest Putin's return to power and demand free and fair elections. In St. Petersburg, thousands of people from across the political spectrum marched through the city center calling for "a peaceful revolution." Attitudes to the regime are also being expressed in less political ways: a mock Channel One "news report" from the future showing Putin's arrest and trial in Moscow became an instant online hit, with five million views in one week.
The latest pre-election poll conducted by the independent "Open Opinion" project found that Putin, with 48 percent of the vote, still fails to pass the threshold required for a first-round victory. The opposition is mobilizing turnout to make fraud more difficult. Some pro-democracy leaders, like Boris Nemtsov and Grigory Yavlinsky, are urging voters to spoil their ballots. Others, such as renowned Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, are calling for a tactical vote for one of the "alternative" candidates—in Bukovsky's case, for businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, whom he considers a potential "Russian Yushchenko," a formerly pro-regime figure who can help the opposition. Independent monitoring groups, meanwhile, are mounting an effort to cover the maximum number of polling places on March 4th: more than 25,000 volunteers have already signed up.
Russia's political future will be decided not on March 4th, but on March 5th, when Moscow is expecting to see the largest street protests to date. That the vote will be illegitimate is already clear—if for no other reason than the disqualification of Yavlinsky, the only truly anti-Kremlin candidate in the race. In addition, according to a media study conducted by Gennady Zyuganov's campaign, 72 percent of television airtime from December to February was dedicated to Putin, with 28 percent divided up between the remaining four candidates. During the campaign, independent media outlets, including the radio station Ekho Moskvy, the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and the television channel Dozhd, came under attack from the authorities. This week, state media reports of an alleged Chechen assassination plot against Putin fueled concerns about possible preparations for a crackdown.
There is little doubt that the official tallies announced on the evening of March 4th by Vladimir Churov will give Putin more than 50 percent of the vote. This much became clear when the government-owned VTsIOM polling agency predicted that Putin will win on the first ballot. The real question, though, is whether Russian citizens will accept this "victory." For the first time in a decade, the answer to this question is far from certain.


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THOMASVILLE | City officials approved more incentives Monday for a chemical packaging company proposing to create jobs.
THOMASVILLE | City officials approved more incentives Monday for a chemical packaging company proposing to create jobs.
Thomasville City Council signed off on an agreement that could shuffle up to $500,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to High Point-based Mill-Chem Manufacturing. The company, formerly identified as Project Hem, pledged to create 25 jobs and renovate a vacant building at 416 Albertson Road.
The company is also eligible for a combined $63,250 in economic development incentives from the city and Davidson County government. All of the potential incentives are contingent upon the company keeping its guarantees.
The federal funds are funneled through the state department of commerce, which notified city officials about the grant earlier this month. City Council unanimously voted to accept the money and will in turn loan it to Mill-Chem, Thomasville City Manager Kelly Craver said.
The loan agreement states the company must create the jobs on or before Nov. 6, 2015. In addition, 60 percent of the jobs must benefit low-and-moderate income people.
The company is renovating a building once operated by Executive Delivery Service. Bryson-Miller LLC, registered to Mill-Chem Manager Earnest Miller, purchased the nearly 21-acre property in September for about $1.46 million, according to county and state records.
City Council approved a nearly identical CDBG package earlier this fall for SV Plastics LLC, which is locating to a building at 25 High Tech Boulevard. The injections molding company also pledged to create 25 jobs with an average annual salary of about $50,000.
Rich Fork Baptist annexation
Council members also set a public hearing for Dec. 16 on an annexation request from Rich Fork Baptist Church.
Church trustees filed a petition for non-contiguous annexation on Oct. 14. Rich Fork administrator Bob James said the request is rooted in potential law enforcement response times.
"Even though we get good response from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, we felt we would get better response from the Thomasville Police Department," James said, adding that no particular incident prompted the annexation request.
James said churches can be a "soft target," and Rich Fork officials want to ensure they are as prepared as possible.
The church, which already receives municipal sewer service, is not directly contiguous to Thomasville's city limits. If annexed, Craver said the church would not pay property taxes, as it is a non-profit group.
During a public comment session, local government watchdog and Thomasville resident Barney Hill questioned how much the annexation would cost city taxpayers, including potential solid waste costs.
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• Awarded a key to the city to outgoing city councilwoman Jackie Jackson.
• Listened to an audit report prepared by Martin, Starnes and Associates, which reflected an unmodified opinion.
• Awarded a bid for the purchase of a new rear-load garbage truck in the amount of $171,391.
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text: Power Hour: Short Corn Crop Puts the Squeeze on Ethanol September 5, 2012 09:31 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Sara Schafer Top Producer Editor Email Groups are calling for an end of the ethanol mandate. Watch this U.S. Farm Report roundtable to see what that means for grain markets. Should the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive its Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) mandates due to the drought-impacted corn crop? That's what the audience wanted to know at a recent U.S. Farm Report marketing roundtable. Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing & Management, says if ethanol demand is reduced, the price will likely fall. "If we said we'd no longer require the use of ethanol, that's only going to knock the ethanol price down, which will make everyone want to use more." Arlan Suderman, Farm Futures grain market analyst, says our agricultural infrastructure is dependent on ethanol and market indicators will drive the mandate decision. "Economics instead of policy will affect the market more." Sue Martin, Ag and Investment Services, says she's worried removing the ethanol mandate will also reduce the amount of DDGs available to livestock producers. "We certainly aren't going to have the amount of corn we're accustomed to," she says. In the current situation, Martin believes exporters could be fighting against ethanol producers. Watch the U.S. Farm Report roundtable, from the 2012 Farm Progress Show: Part 1 Part 2 Read more about the current ethanol controversy: Ethanol Mandates Need to Be Waived For dairy and livestock producers, it's a no-brainer. EPA administrators, however, will be under intense pressure from waiver opponents. But there is middle ground. Waiving Ethanol Mandates Won't Cut Corn Prices—Much And when it comes to ethanol and its marriage to the Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS), that conventional wisdom applies in spades. Lower Corn Production Fueling Calls for Ethanol Waiver With USDA's forecast that corn production this year will drop 13% to a six-year low as a result of the historic drought nationwide, the calls to divert more corn for food versus fuel are likely to grow more urgent. For More Information Read and watch more Power Hour news, blogs and videos. Visit AgWeb's Market Center. Back to news


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This is one of only two capes we have. It is a lovely red with black paint and a zip-front closure.
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This is the final sale of Betty David's coats, jackets and accessories. Betty David passed of gastric cancer August 31, 2008 and this is what is left from her collection and some of the artwork she collected. All items are perfect condition unless otherwise noted. They have been carefully stored and cared for.
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Snowfall good news for thirsty soil
It might be a real pain in the commute -- but today's anticipated snowfall could be good news for thirsty suburban soil, experts say.
Forecasters are predicting up to 10 inches, which should continue to ease droughtlike conditions lingering from a scorching summer and an unusually dry 2012.
"Anything we get is a positive," meteorologist Richard Castro of the National Weather Service in Romeoville said Monday.
The impact of the snow will depend largely on how quickly it melts and whether the soil below has thawed enough to take on water, experts said.
"Even if you do get that precipitation and it runs off, you're at least going to help the hydrology of the region," said climatologist Brian Fuchs of the U.S. Drought Monitor at the University of Nebraska.
Fuchs said 82 percent of the state was experiencing drought conditions in the fall, but that figure has since dwindled to about 17 percent.
Northern Illinois is still fighting precipitation deficits, but "things are looking up and much better than they did when we went into cold season," Castro said.
Still, he added, "We're not out of the woods."
According to Fuchs, snowfall of 12 to 15 inches typically leaves behind about a one-inch rainfall, though it also depends on the snow.
A slow melt with little evaporation can help thaw soil and get that water deeper into the ground, State Climatologist Jim Angel said.
"It's not like getting a 2-inch rainstorm in the middle of July, but the upside is, this time of year we don't get much evaporation, so pretty much whatever falls and melts will stay in place for a while," Angel said. "It's not going to be as effective as rain over thawed-out soil, but it doesn't mean it's not welcome."
Temperatures are expected to rise to the upper 30s by Thursday and continue to climb through the upper 40s by Monday, meteorologist Castro said.
He said meteorologists are keeping an eye on snowfall in the Plains states, which remains in a long-term drought and can lead to a pattern that creates extreme heat and dryness here.
"Even though we've improved, we would like to see the Plains continue to see more moisture," Castro said "because that can easily be a type of pattern that gets into our area in the summertime."


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Video About Fair Use, Remix & Culture Taken Down Over Copyright Claim (Of Course)
from the how-nice-of-them dept
Fast forward to the present, and even though this video has been up for years, Julian discovered that his original video was taken down on a copyright claim. If you go to it now, you see this:
And, yet, it's gone. Even worse, when Sanchez appealed the takedown, which was rejected, and there appears to be nothing else Sanchez can do:
It's also odd that there doesn't appear to be any further appeals process. After all, just last month YouTube said it had changed its appeals process to avoid exactly this situation. The "old" model allowed whoever made the claim to "reject" the appeal and there was no further action possible. The "new" situation is supposed to require the claimant to file a DMCA notice, at which point the DMCA process takes over.
Users have always had the ability to dispute Content ID claims on their videos if they believe those claims are invalid. Prior to today, if a content owner rejected that dispute, the user was left with no recourse for certain types of Content ID claims (e.g., monetize claims). Based upon feedback from our community, today we're introducing an appeals process that gives eligible users a new choice when dealing with a rejected dispute. When the user files an appeal, a content owner has two options: release the claim or file a formal DMCA notification.But, as Sanchez notes, there doesn't appear to be any such appeals process available to him (at least not in an obvious manner).
Either way, Glassnote/Kobalt/SME is playing with fire here. First off, taking down such a popular viral video -- one that clearly only served to help promote the song massively -- just seems stupid and shortsighted. But, going further and taking down Sanchez's video commentary on remix culture, which used part of that song seems doubly questionable, seeing as it's almost certainly fair use. It might not be the same issue as the Lenz case, in which Universal Music may get into trouble for issuing a bogus DMCA without properly considering fair use, since it's unclear that any actual DMCA notice was filed (instead, this looks like it was all a problem via ContentID). However, going around and censoring videos that are clearly fair use isn't going to end well. Though, really, YouTube's broken ContentID system isn't helping either.


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How America's most watched TV event reduces home energy usage
By Barry Fischer and the Opower Analytics team The 2012 Super Bowl was the most watched television broadcast in US history. An estimated 111.3 million viewers tuned in – more than a third of the country's population. That's a lot of TVs aglow at one time. The amount of electricity collectively consumed by TVs during the big game is reckoned by General Electric to exceed 11 million kilowatt-hours – equivalent to the power generated by ten medium-sized coal-fired power plants over the course of the event. But here's the real kicker: all those TVs illuminated during the Super Bowl are actually a force for dramatically lower overall energy consumption. Turning back the clock to February 5th 2012, we analyzed electricity consumption data across 145,000 households on last year's Super Bowl Sunday. And our analysis revealed a remarkably consistent pattern: when the game kicks off, electricity usage plummets.
Let's examine the game-day details and explore how a major televised sporting event can affect home energy use…
When Super Bowl XLVI kicked off, home electricity usage dropped off
First, let's take a look at game-day energy usage in the western part of the country, for which we analyzed data from 91,000 anonymous households. The chart below shows how average residential electricity consumption on 2012's Super Bowl Sunday (broken up into 15-minute intervals) differed from a typical midwinter Sunday. From morning through midafternoon, Super Bowl Sunday was a fairly normal energy day in the West. Between 10am and 3:30pm, electricity usage was slightly above typical – possibly as party hosts were doing preparatory tasks like washing dishes, and soon-to-be party guests were firing up their ovens to bake jalapeño poppers.
But then something special happened around 3:30pm PST: the Giants and Patriots ran onto the field at Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium. Immediately, electricity consumption began to tumble downwards. As the game's suspense escalated, usage levels descended –dropping to around 7% below what is normal for a Sunday afternoon/evening. During the halftime show, the game's viewership surged to 114 million people (even higher than the 111.3 million that the game averaged), who were treated to performances by Madonna, the dance duo LMFAO, and the English singer M.I.A. But something else also seemed to be M.I.A. during halftime: home electricity usage. It faded to a full 7.7% below typical levels. And so while in the hours before the game, home electricity usage had been just slightly above (+2.4%) what is typical, things changed radically after kickoff. Over the course of the game, consumption decisively decreased to 5% below normal.
Why do homes use significantly less electricity during the Super Bowl? We think there are a couple key reasons for the sharp reduction in usage: 1) Many households are not using appliances other than their TV during the game. On a typical Sunday in the early evening, many people would have been at home using multiple different kinds of electricity-consuming appliances (e.g. laundry machine, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaner, TV) around the house—as suggested below by the relatively high evening usage that normally takes place on a Sunday.
But the Super Bowl changes this pattern: it concentrates activity around the TV. With so many people glued to the couch during the game, fewer households are using electricity for cooking, cleaning, or anything else other than watching the tube. Abstaining from other forms of energy usage naturally causes game-time electricity consumption to decline below typical levels. And what explains the persistence of below-average consumption levels even after the conclusion of the game? One factor (another is described below) may simply be sustained fixation on the TV, which continues to divert people away from their typical Sunday night uses of electricity. For example, after the game ended in 2012, tens of millions Americans didn't leave the couch: 37.6 million viewers stayedhuddled around the TV to watch the season premiere of the musical reality-TV show "The Voice." 2) Many people watch the game at houses of friends and family. For many fans, watching football is a community event — meaning that people leave their homes to watch the game with other fans. In 2011, an extensive poll by Nielsen found that 45% of Super Bowl viewers planned to watch the game with friends or relatives.
A mass movement toward collective TV-watching at friends' houses (or at a bar) on a Sunday night will result in significantly lower-than-average electricity use. Just as carpooling reduces transportation energy use, gathering together to watch televised sports—let's call it "TV-Pooling"—decreases home electricity use. Twenty people watching one large TV at a friend's house requires much less energy than 20 people watching 20 TVs in their individual homes.
And because for West coast audiences the Super Bowl concludes fairly early (around 7pm), the communality of the game-watching is likely to segue into additional away-from-home social revelry that persists longer into the night…as is suggested by the sustained lower-than-average usage through the very end of Super Bowl Sunday. The numbers and analysis above correspond specifically to the Western region, but what about elsewhere? To test whether the Super Bowl's energy-saving effect truly represents a broader nationwide phenomenon, let's check to see if the pattern we've identified also materializes on the other side of the country.
Chips and (Electricity Usage) Dips: across the country, home energy consumption declines during the Super Bowl
Now we know what to look for, as we shift our attention to 54,000 anonymous households located in the eastern part of the country… When last year's Super Bowl kicked off (at 6:30pm EST), did the region's average home electricity usage substantially decrease like it did in the West?
Indeed it did: game-time consumption in the East dropped to as much as 5% below typical levels. Up until game-time, usage in the Eastern region was slightly below normal — likely due to the relatively warm weather that day, which may have given people an incentive to spend more time outside. But then the Giants and Patriots took the field in Indianapolis, and poof: electricity consumption decreased significantly. Each 15-minute interval of usage during the heart of the game was more anomalously low than any other interval that day.
Consolidating the 15-minute usage intervals into wider time periods, we see that home electricity usage during the game was, in total, nearly 4% lower than we would expect on a typical midwinter Sunday evening – and represented the day's most significant deviation from normal.
The pronounced decline in game-time electricity usage in the East is, similar to what we saw in the West, most likely a consequence of two related behavioral phenomena: exclusive focus on the TV and communal game-watching. Importantly, these two subconscious energy-saving actions take place during a time that is normally characterized by peak residential consumption — i.e. when people are typically at home doing their Sunday evening routine (cooking, washing, etc.). It's for this reason that the Super Bowl produces a prominent energy-conservation effect: relative to a run-of-the-mill midwinter Sunday evening, the Super Bowl catalyzes an extensive cutback in household energy use. And why did eastern residential electricity consumption spike to above-average levels after the game, given that the entire rest of the day had been below average? Quite simply, the Super Bowl ends on the late side in the Eastern time zone. That means that immediately after the game, many people (at least those planning to report to work the next day) were probably returning home en masse from parties. One can imagine that as they walked in their doors, they collectively flipped on the lights and other appliances. This, in turn, translated into an unusually above-average period of energy usage relative to a typical Sunday's late night, when most people would have been winding down and going to bed.
Better together: TV-Pooling is good for the planet, the pocketbook, and civic life
We were struck by how the Super Bowl – which has for the last 3 years been the most watched television event in US history – appears to reduce home energy usage. Mass TV watching traditionally conjures up images of enormous, electricity-gobbling 42-inch plasma screens. But as it turns out, all these TVs are a force, at least over the course of a few hours, for decreased electricity consumption. And we were especially intrigued by the energy-efficiency implications of a key factor behind the decrease: TV-Pooling. Communal TV viewing may at first seem like a trivial concept, but its effect on a country's residential energy consumption could be significant. Super Bowl XLVI demonstrated that when around one-third of Americans collectively watch a single 3.5-hour sporting event, the corresponding reduction in the nation's daily energy bill can be upwards of $3.1 million. That's a lot of guacamole. Replicate this phenomenon a couple times each month, and you're potentially talking about some serious energy and cash savings. In addition, TV-Pooling may do more than conserve energy: it may help strengthen our social bonds. In his influential book Bowling Alone, Harvard Professor Robert Putnam chronicles how Americans have become increasingly disconnected from their friends and neighbors in recent decades, replacing communal engagements with individualized entertainment. In Putnam's analysis, television is among the culprits – and
perhaps appropriately so. But, there is something different about how we watch major broadcasts like the Super Bowl. Events like the Super Bowl are not just popular, they are social. And, as such, they may help, just a little, to unite neighbors, friends, and family – and help save the planet. Special thanks to Ashley Sudney, Efrat Levush, Steven Blumenfeld, Nathan Srinivas, Emily Bailey, Elena Washington, Yoni Ben-Meshulam, David Moore, Katie DeWitt, Andrew Sharp, Nate Kaufman, Jordan Jakubovitz, Carly Baker, and Arkadi Gerney. Follow @OpowerOutlier on Twitter Methodology: The aggregated data used for this analysis stems from two large regional samples (nwest = 91,355 households; neast = 53,574 households). Time-of-use consumption data in both cases are defined at anAMI granularity of 15 minute intervals. Baseline electricity usage levels (used to evaluate the deviation in home electricity usage on Super Bowl Sunday, relative to a typical day) correspond to energy usage levels observed on other Sundays in January 2012 and February 2012 that exhibited similar regional weather to February 5, 2012. Similarity in weather is based on comparable daily mean temperature and negligible-to-zero precipitation. Each regional analysis is demarcated by a geographic area with maximum radius of 25 miles. To reinforce the analytical comparability of daily weather conditions and the underlying electricity usage requirements associated with them, the analysis is explicitly restricted to homes that utilize gas heating systems. Meteorological data is sourced from Weather Underground. Each 15-minute game-time usage interval exhibits a standard deviation of no more than 0.40 kWh. Accordingly, the computed interval differences from baseline usage are statistically significant at the 99% level, within an confidence interval of +/- 0.005 kWh (equivalent to the amount of electricity consumed by a single 20-watt efficient light bulb during the interval considered). Note that, in the western region case, the above-average usage levels observed during the pregame period are more than offset by the strongly below-average usage levels that register when the game starts. This suggests that Super Bowl Sunday does not simply reduce usage during a certain segment of day; it also, as a result of the exceptional game-time contraction in consumption, is an overall net reducer of daily residential energy use. This outcome holds true across both regional analyses. Calculations: TV power demand in terms of number of power plants: General Electric estimates that all TVs beaming the Super Bowl in the US collectively use 11,309,607 kWh over a 5 hour period, implying an instantaneous power demand of 2,262 MW. Net capacity of an average coal-fired power plant in the US is 228 MW. Aggregate demand of 2,262 MW over the course of the event thus corresponds to approximately 10
average coal-fired power plants. This is a conservative assumption, as it does not reflect transmission and distribution losses, which are generally considered to be around 7%. Game-time usage reduction > 3x the energy consumed by TVs watching it: Based on GE's 5-hour TV energy consumption estimate of 11,309,607 kWh. Proportionality to our game-time-specific analysis suggests that all TVs watching the big game for 3.5 hours = (3.5/5) * 11,309,607 kWh = 7,916,725 kWh. The larger of our two regional time-of-use evaluations suggest that average residential electricity usage falls to 5.0% below typical levels during the game. A given US household consumes an average of11,496 kWh per year (i.e. 8,760 hours), and so for a 3.5 hour period is proportionally assumed to consume 11,496 kWh * (3.5/8,760) = 4.59 kWh. Average per-household usage reduction during Super Bowl = 4.59 kWh * 5% game-time reduction = 0.23 kWh. Across 114.76 million households in the US, the specific game-time reduction nationwide sums to 26,355,811 kWh. This is approximately 3.3 times as much electricity as the 7,916,725 kWh consumed by TVs during the game. This is a conservative estimate, insofar as the Super Bowl takes place on a Sunday afternoon/evening, which is a relatively high-usage time of the week for the residential sector. Game-time monetary savings almost equal to cost of a 30-second commercial: Specific game-time reduction sums to 26,355,811 kWh (see above). At a national average residential cost of electricity of$0.1187/kWh, the game-time energy cost savings is $3.13 million. 30-second spots during Super Bowl XLVI fetched $3.5 million. Data Privacy: All data analyzed here are anonymous and treated in strict adherence to Opower's Data Principles. Author's note: The analysis and commentary presented above solely reflect the views of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of Opower's utility partners.


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The candy-colored singer and her 25-person entourage arrived at the Greenhouse Nightclub in New York City, where she was set to appear alongside Flo Rida and Fabolous. But since she didn't show until 3:30 a.m., the place was already packed.
"She wanted to celebrate with her fans, but she was denied entry at the door by the police because they said the venue was at capacity and there was nothing they could do to accommodate her," a source alleges.
Which is precisely when she should have busted out, "Do you know who I am? I'M NICKI MINAJ, BITCH."
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Looks like someone needs a fairy godmother with a watch. Better luck next time, Cinderella.