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A Permanent Fix is Explained for Custom vs Stock Rods!
Last week i took a fall fighting a fish. The mainline snapped putting me on my back. That fall dislodged the rod tip insert. To get me by the following day i decided to temporarily super glue the insert back in. Some of my rod building friends like Mark Gonsalves cautioned me that this is a temporary fix, which it was. Today i went to visit Hawaii's best known rod builder/instructor/teacher/expert Brian Kimata, owner of Brian's Fishing Supply. Brian even gives free classes on rod building so he knows his stuff.
Before leaving i researched how to repair my rod tip on YouTube. Virtually everyone gave the same lecture on using a lighter to heat & melt the epoxy glue holding the rod tip to the blank's tip. Then pull it off. Sounds simple, right? Well i found out it's a half-true myth. If the rod is a custom rod, yes you can pull the rod tip off by using a lighter. This is because a rod builder will use a thermo plastic adhesive to attach the rod tip. The melting point of this adhesive is lower then the melting point of the rod's blank so the tip can be removed safely.
But if the rod is a factory rod, which over 90% are, the factory epoxy glue has a much higher melting point then the rod's blank so the actual rod itself will droop & melt way before the epoxy does. I was told maybe 1 out of 15 factory rods "might" be lucky enough to be fixed this way. This same info was shared with me today by not only seasoned rod builders but also by a rod building instructor.
I'm so glad that my friend Brian Kimata took the time today to properly explain & show me how to do my own repairs. My other fishing buddy & master rod builder Mark Gonsalves kindly offered to do it for me but i really wanted to learn this on my own. Always good to have great buds to back you up!
With Brian's permission i'm going to share his knowledge with everyone watching this video. Even a slow guy like me did this under 8 minutes on my first rod tip repair. If i can do it, anyone can. LOL!
Not only is Brian a master rod builder but he also instructs others to become rod builders & Brian is the advisor to Okuma, Penn & Shimano when they're developing new products. These companies not only listen but act on his recommendations for a reason. For those that think he's wrong, bear in mind the credibility of this shop owner & rod building instructor.


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Hundreds of thousands of people living in high-rise flats and maisonettes are in potential danger because they do not have a fire escape plan, according to a new report.
The London Fire Brigade said half of high-rise residents would leave their home even if a fire was somewhere else in the block - which can be the most dangerous thing to do.
The brigade launched a new campaign to highlight the issue, following recommendations made by the coroner into the inquest of six people who died in a tower block fire in Camberwell, south London, in 2009.
Landlords are being urged to check they comply with fire safety laws, while residents are encouraged to find out what they should do in the event of a fire.
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "Living in a flat is not more dangerous than living in a house, but it's important to know that your fire plan should be different. Flats and maisonettes are built to give you some protection from fire - a minimum of 30 minutes and up to 60. Walls, floors and doors will hold back flames and smoke for a time.
"If there is a fire elsewhere in the building but not inside your home, you're usually safer staying in your flat unless heat or smoke is affecting you."
James Cleverly, chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, said: "Landlords and housing providers with legal responsibilities for flats and maisonettes in purpose-built blocks need to act right now to ensure their residents are safe and understand what to do in a fire."

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Board officers of the Northeast Queens Republican Club were sworn in this week by Mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota and City Councilman Dan Halloran.
"This is a very important election year, especially because it's the mayor who sets forth policy," said Halloran. "We'll only get real change if our new mayor brings it. We need the new generation of young Republicans to stay involved."
Although Dan Halloran has not yet made an official endorsement of any of the GOP Mayoral candidates, he offered praise to Joe Lhota for his leadership of the MTA.


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I am praying for team Holland to win this year's FIFA World Cup only because my brother agreed to run to Pepper Lunch if this team wins on Monday early morning. My brother said it is going to be a long shot since team Spain is a good team. But who knows? Paul the Octopus just might predict Holland's victory! When that happens, our orange shirts are ready :)


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A NEW YOU: Your impossibilities can become God's opportunities
Are you struggling with uncertainties, doubts or fears? Is your heart heavy and burdened? Perhaps a dream of yours fell apart. Maybe you've been unjustly hurt. Factors could be weighing against you. And now, when you look out into life's horizon, all that you may see are impossibilities.
At times, there seems to be no logical solutions to what we face. There can be instances when we might let out a sigh and ask, "God, where are you leading me?" and, "This just doesn't make sense."
Yet, I read in the Bible how God led the Israelites by way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. It looked as if God were confused. It didn't seem right, for He guided the people around in a large circle. Then, as the people camped at the edge of the Red Sea, they noticed that the mountains were on one side, and the sea was on the other side of them.
Thenceforth, the Israelites saw Pharaoh's soldiers in the distance and they were charging toward them. Life certainly didn't turn out as the Israelites had planned or wanted. It appeared as though they were trapped with no apparent way out. Distraught and terrified, the people cried out to Moses, "What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? … For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness." (Exodus 14:10-12).
But, Moses trusted God during this impossible time. He didn't get upset, give up or give in to desperation. Rather, Moses steered the people's attention to God and calmly said:
• Do not be afraid.
• Stand firm.
• And you will see the deliverance of the Lord.
• The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. (Exodus 14:13-14).
God then told Moses to tell the people of Israel to go forward. Moses lifted up his staff and stretched out his hand over the sea and divided it. God dramatically caused a strong wind to blow. The waters parted. And the people walked on the sea floor, on dry ground, safely to the other side.
Similar to the Israelites, sometimes you can be put into a temporary, yet difficult, place or a seemingly impossible circumstance. However, what looked like a mess for the Israelites, God turned into a mighty miracle, and today He can do the same for you.
And so, trust Him even though things don't make complete sense to you at the moment. God has a plan for you and is working a miracle in the midst of your biggest challenge.
No matter what difficulties you may be facing, God is guiding you and repositioning you, as you enter into a new place of blessings. That setback, that disappointment, that unfair situation didn't change who you are or stop God's magnificent purpose for your future. This is not the end. It is a new beginning. So, go forward, take steps ahead, and know that "God has planned something better" for you. (Hebrews 11:40). And He promised to "repay two blessings for each of your troubles" (Zechariah 9:12).
A while ago, I received a kind letter from a reader, "You do not know me, but I feel like I need to say, 'Thank You' to you for your beautiful words of inspiration."
She explained that her husband unjustly lost his long-standing job, and she spent many days in a pool of tears, thinking that she could not bear the weight of it all anymore. "I would think about your words, and found them so inspirational. It seemed as if you knew what our troubles were and you were speaking directly to me," she wrote.
"I began cutting out your articles and posting them up. They kept me sane. They kept me grounded and humble. And kept me believing that God has a plan and if I was patient and focused on taking care of my family, my husband would eventually start working again."
Although this reader and her husband were challenged, she told that they developed newfound strength and trust in God. They recognized that this impossibility that they were confronted with, could become God's opportunity. So the couple focused on their blessings and persevered, while awaiting God's direction and deliverance.
At the end of her letter, this reader explained that not only did her husband find a new job with better benefits, but his office was close to their home. Now, he could spend more quality time with her and their young children.
Thus, refuse to be stopped by a challenging situation. For, shortly you're going to see things positively change. Out of the blue, a dream will come to pass. Suddenly, you'll be completely well. Unexpectedly, you'll meet that special person.
All at once, God's grace will be lavishly poured out upon you, and a new opportunity will emerge. Therefore, stay the course. Your time of success is coming. For very soon, you will see the spectacular miracles of God's intervention in your life.
Recently, in the news there was a story about a bus driver. His bus broke down along the roadside. As he was trying to repair the bus, three armed robbers approached him. There was a struggle, and the bus driver was shot three times; once in the leg, and twice in his chest.
However, in the bus driver's front shirt pocket was his Bible. The pair of bullets lodged themselves into his copy of "The Message" Bible and miraculously, his life was saved. Later, the police sergeant told reporters, "There was obviously some kind of intervention involved."
So dear readers, let peace rule in your heart. Rest confidently, knowing that God is taking care of you, protecting you and will intercede and bring about deliverance. Let go of the scars of yesterday and be on the lookout for the great joys and blessings that lie ahead.
Wipe the sand from your feet and move onward. God will be right next to you, walking with you to victory.
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In anticipation of the final ratification of 802.11n on September 11th, VeriWave last month released the latest version of its wireless testing solution, WaveAgent 2.0. We spoke with Eran Karoly, VeriWaves vice president of marketing, to discuss the ratification of 802.11n and its impact on the wireless market in general, and on VeriWave in particular.
On the reasons for the delay in ratification:
With 802.11n, for the first time, the technical community was starting to talk about wireless technology that will offer speeds in excess of 100 Mbps, and therefore will compete with and will have the same capabilities as an Ethernet networkso the effect on the enterprise user could be significant. That led to many, many vendors jumping into the standardization processand everybody had their own agenda, because I think it was clear to all of them, and Im starting from the chip vendors here, that were talking about a significant business opportunity and so of course everybody wanted to push their own version of the standardwhich is perfectly legit. That just caused the standardization to take a lot longer than anybody expected at the time.
On why 802.11n was finally ratified:
We, as a test vendor, speak to many, many IT departments, service providers, and private network operators, and we consistently hear the message, As an IT department or a private network operator, we cannot afford to make a significant investment in a technology, which is not a standard So a significant amount of pent-up demand has been building up here by those users waiting for the standard. Eventually, of course, that pushes back onto the stakeholders, and they realize its in their best interest to get to that compromise.
On the likely impact of ratification:
From a pure technical perspective, the impact is going to be pretty insignificant. The Draft N standard that has been around now for over a year is working well: practically everybody has adopted it. I dont see significant technical changes or improvements because the standard is now ratified. Its mostly a level of comfortand thats what the IT manager needs: they need a level of comfort to know that what theyre getting is accepted by the industry and has the official blessing of a standards organization, such as the IEEE.
On how the ratification will affect VeriWave:
Our 802.11n test solution has been on the market since December of 2007, so we have already more than a year and a half of 802.11n test product being used by the industry. Now, for a lot of that time the use of that test equipment has been mainly in the developer community, the chipset and equipment manufacturersbut for the last six months or so, weve seen a tremendous pull from the end user community, from the network operators, the network owners, the IT departments, to start delivering test systems to them as they see the ratification of the standard approaching. And what we have done lately is weve added an over-the-air test component for interoperability and over-the-air testing to our solution [WaveAgent 2.0] completes the VeriWave solution, now allowing the same test methodologies to be used all the way from chip development to access point development and quality assurance, to client device development and quality assurance testing, all the way to proof of concept testing, over-the-air interoperability testing, and eventually, final testing before a network is turned on.
On the all-wireless office:
The promise of an 802.11n network is the ability to take a business and turn it into an all-wireless office and theres a number of benefits to [that]. One, the cost of deploying a network connection to an employee is significantly lower. On average, industry research has shown that to bring an Ethernet network connection or port to an employee costs anywhere between $800 and $2,000 per drop. Now, that includes everythingthat includes the cost of the switch and router, it includes the cost of pulling the cableall-inclusive, its between $800 and $2,000. When you deploy an access point, and that access point serves, lets say, 20 to 25 employees simultaneously, the cost per employee drops to around $100. Thats a significant savings The second promise is that users, and I include myself in that, we expect mobility now. We expect to be able to use the network anywhere we go within the office building we want to use the network in a conference room, in another persons office, and so onand that mobility is afforded by a wireless network.
On how the market has changed since VeriWaves founding:
The market has expanded in some interesting ways, and some of them may have not been exactly what you would have predicted initially. From the initial customer base, which was access point manufacturers and chip vendors, we then went into the market of client devices, those devices that are connecting to the wireless network. Initially, those were mostly laptops. Now, its smartphones and other mobile devicesbut an interesting new area for us is all of those client devices, which connect to the network, which are what I would refer to as machine-to-machine interactions, such as patient monitors, such as infusion devices in hospitals, such as asset tracking, RFID asset tracking, such as wireless printers, wireless security cameras, and so on and so forthour customer base has increased significantly with those types of users.
In the past, testing a network was limited to a very small number of metrics that were observed typically, throughput, forwarding rate, loss, and latency: very academic measures of how the network behaves. However, now we see that changing, and there is a stronger focus on measuring end-user quality of experience. So instead of just measuring how fast the network runs the focus now is changing to how does the network behave from the perspective of the end-user . If I want to watch YouTube on my smartphone running over the wireless network, I dont really care what the throughput number is or what the latency number is. I care about how long it takes for the YouTube video to load, and how consistent the video isis it choppy, is it smooth, can I get the high quality version of it? over the last year and a half, weve been adding a lot more of those quality of experience metrics to what we offer.
On what to anticipate in the coming year:
I think that 2010 is going to be the year when we see that pent-up demand for the all-wireless office happening, and exploding we expect to have a lot more end-user customers, we are going to be involved a lot more in vendor selection test scenarios, a lot more in prequalification of live networks before theyre turned on to usersand we are going to address that market: were going to offer new products that help test networks before theyre deployed, before theyre turned on, as well as ongoing network monitoring and network health checking while the network is already active. So its definitely going to change our customer base into that communityinto the end-user community.
Jeff Goldman is a veteran technology journalist and a frequent contributor to Wi-Fi Planet.


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If you have frequent panic attacks, you don't have to suffer anymore. Treatment is available. Therapy (also called counseling) is often a helpful treatment for panic disorder. With therapy, a specially trained professional (therapist) helps you face and learn to manage your anxiety. Therapy can be short-term or long-term depending on your needs. In some cases, medication may also be prescribed along with therapy. It may take time before you notice how much therapy is helping, but stick with it. With therapy, you can feel better.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches you to manage anxiety that can lead to panic attacks. It does this by helping you understand how you think and act when you're anxious. Research has shown CBT to be a very effective treatment for panic disorder. How CBT is run is almost like a class. It involves homework and activities to build skills that teach you to cope with anxiety step by step. It can be done in a group or one-on-one, and often takes place for a set number of sessions. CBT has two main parts:
Cognitive therapy helps you identify the negative, irrational thoughts that occur with your anxiety. You'll learn to replace these with more positive, realistic thoughts.
Behavioral therapy helps you change how you react to anxiety. You'll learn coping skills and methods for relaxing to help you better deal with anxiety.
Other therapy methods may work better for you than CBT. Or, you may move from CBT to another form of therapy as your treatment needs change. This may mean meeting with a therapist by yourself or in a group. Therapy can also help you work through problems in your life, such as drug or alcohol dependence, that may be making your anxiety worse.
Therapy will help you feel better and teach you skills to help manage your panic disorder long term. But change doesn't happen right away. It takes a commitment from you. And treatment only works if you learn to face the causes of your anxiety. So, you might feel worse before you feel better. This can sometimes make it hard to stick with it. But remember: Therapy is a very effective treatment. The results will be well worth it.
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Hey everyone...I know this is the third or fourth time I've done this for anyone who remembers, I just want to give an update on what I'm up to.
I had no internet connection over the summer, ergo, was unable to post much. I've been back on decent internet for about a month now, but I'm sad to say, I've been moving on to other sites and haven't stopped by to comment on anything in a long while.
Partly because I've had a falling out with Star Wars in general after the mediocre new novels and my discontent with Karen Traviss's handling of the Mandalorians, and Troy Denning's ineptitude...
And also because, if anything, I'm trying to focus on improving my artistic abilities by joining art-focused sites...not to say I don't miss you guys a lot. But the spammage and inane topics were kinda getting to me.
So I'll try to stop by now and then and say hi, maybe comment on a relevant topic. But for the most part, I'll be leaving the BFFC until I have sufficient free time between classes and work, and the expanded universe takes a turn for the better and reintroduces authors who actually know how to write well...all the same, I'll miss you guys.
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MUMBAI - Wipro Ltd, India's No.3 software services provider, will acquire L.D. Waxson Group, a Singapore-based consumer goods company, in an all-cash deal worth about US$144 million (S$175.8 million), the Indian company said in a statement.
The deal, expected to be completed within 60 days, is valued at 2.1 times the revenue reported by L.D. Waxson during the fiscal year 2011-12, according to the statement issued on Saturday.
L.D. Waxson, which sells skincare and healthcare products in countries including China, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, will be a part of Wipro's stable of consumer care products.
In November, Wipro decided to hive off its non-IT businesses, including consumer care, medical diagnostics and infrastructure units, into a new unlisted firm, known as Wipro Enterprises Ltd, to focus exclusively on information technology.


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The University of St. Francis is a small, private university that makes each student feeling right at home by having the ability to make a personal connection to other students, faculty, staff and administration. The professors really go the extra mile to make sure that students are well prepared and comfortable in the classroom. There is always an event going on at USF that you will learn something new, have fun, and sometimes even both!Read More
The University of Saint Francis is a wonderful school. The staff and students are very friendly and welcoming. Being a freshman, it was very accommodating to have such a warm feeling entering college. The architecture is remarkable. The quad is gorgeous with benches,lawn chairs chairs, fountains, gardens, sport courts. Food options are simple and are almost similar to a home cooked meal. The teachers are really understanding and want to help out their students as much as possible. Classes are challenging, but in a good way to enhance your learning. If a student is having trouble with their work there are tutors for every subject. There are hundreds of opportunities to get involved on campus with numerous clubs. The social aspect is a great way to network.Read More
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Dear George, I [would like] to take this opportunity to say that I salute your efforts to make Phoenix sustainable with packaging and by choosing herbs that are grown with minimum impact on our environment.
You also have wonderful and supportive staff and you should be really pleased with their efforts to facilitate us herbalists. Their work helps people who are suffering so for me it's good to know that the herbs I use are being put together by such lovely people.
[On the Shanghai study trip] We travelled to the factory that supplies Phoenix with its herbal granules, and this was very impressive. The testing of the herbs and granules at the factory was extremely thorough and advanced. The thoroughness of the whole operation and the strict adherence to quality standards explain why the quality and reliability of the products that Phoenix sells are of such high quality.
Rosemary Lillie / Acupuncturist & Physiotherapist, West Wimbledon Physiotherapy Clinic
I want to personally thank the amazing team at Phoenix for all the support you have given both me personally and my colleagues in supporting our endeavours in London, in the aftermath of the Grenfell Fire. Without your generosity we would not have been able to get the project off the ground, let alone continue to support the community nearly 5 months on. So thank you again for your heartfelt generosity and compassion. It is having companies like yours with a commitment to quality and leadership that makes me very proud to be both a Chinese medical practitioner and a loyal customer.
I use Phoenix as my main pharmacy for Chinese Herbal Medicine because they are prepared to work with me and modify their modus operandi to suit my clinic needs. In addition I find Phoenix herbal medicines to be second to none in terms of quality. In short they are customer centric which all good organisations should be.
Dr. Trevor Wing / MBRCP FRCHM MBAcC BSc (Hons) MSc (Dist) DMed(img)
I chose Phoenix as my supplier because they have a genuine passion to provide the best quality possible and also to develop herbal practice through an unrivalled range of pao zhi forms which are important to get accurate clinical results.
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The team at Phoenix have always been friendly and helpful, and are a pleasure to work with. As practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine in the UK, we are fortunate to have a company like Phoenix supplying us with good quality medicinals.
Frances Turner / Practitioner, Oxfordshire
Over many years of practice, I had tried all of the herbal granules and powders available on the market and I can confidently say that Phoenix Medical is the best there is. Phoenix's products are extremely easy to dispense and they do not clump like other brands. I started using Phoenix/Tianjiang concentrated herbal granules two years ago and since then, my patients have seen significant improvements with their treatments compared with other brands.
Ai Zhong Chen / TCM Practitioner, Chinese Hospital Birmingham
We have used Phoenix herbs since we opened in September 2013 and have been very pleased with the service we receive. Orders generally arrive the next day and rarely do we have any problems with the order itself. Any issues that have arisen have been resolved promptly and without fuss. We have found the quality of the herbs to be consistent and our practitioners choose the acupuncture needles over the other brands tried. The staff have always been friendly and responsive and in the dispensary, we hold up Phoenix as the Gold Standard that we wished all suppliers attained!!
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We now opportunity to start meeting in-person again! We've added a 5pm Saturday service for those with specific health concerns. This service will be kid-free and everyone will be required to wear a mask. Sunday morning we'll head back to the two service times at 8:30 & 10:30am. There will be no kids classes, but everyone is welcome in the worship center on Sundays. All services will have spread out seating for social distancing and will max out at 60 people per service. If we need additional seating we'll set up some overflow seating in the cafe. It is perfectly fine if you don't feel comfortable meeting face to face yet. We'll continue to live-stream the Sunday services on Facebook and YouTube and will also continue the online kids' service, but the kids' service time will change to 9:45am.
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The leading national woodworking industry source magazine, Custom Woodworking Business, selected Wood & Wood Inc. as first-place winner of the specialty woodwork category in their 15th annual design portfolio awards competition. The American Girl Place display ribbon was Wood & Wood's winning entry and one of five top category winners selected for its originality in design and excellence in craftsmanship.
The judges were impressed by Wood & Wood's ingenuity and execution of creating a wood display ribbon that simulates a folded piece of fabric from a piece of oak. The art director at American Girl came up the interior signage display concept. Wood & Wood designed and fabricated the original six maple ribbons for The American Girl's Chicago flagship store in 1998. The winning display ribbon entry was recently installed at the New York store, and sized at 82 inches by 19.25 inches.
The CWB magazine editorial director, Helen Kuhl, says she was impressed with the company's abilities to invent ways to achieve what the customer wanted them to accomplish, even when it seemed impossible, often doing something that for all intents purposes had never been done before.
According to Sparky Potter, owner/president of Wood & Wood, Inc., what he found most interesting about this project is the fact that, "Wood is so manipulative that it would allow you to have this fantasy. It is a material that you can actually pull this off with. Not every material would allow you to manipulate it like that without falling apart."
Full coverage of this winning project with photographs can be reviewed on Wood & Wood's website at www.woodandwoodsigns.com . Wood & Wood Signs, Inc., has been designing, fabricating, installing and maintaining signs and displays since 1972.


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Updated Draft Proposal for West Hayden Island Released
June 25, 2013
Eric Engstrom
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Julia Thompson
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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has released an updated version of the draft proposal for the annexation of West Hayden Island.
On Tuesday, July 9 at 12:30 p.m., the Planning and Sustainability Commission will continue their work session (from May 28) and make recommendations to City Council.
City Council will likely hold a final hearing on the WHI annexation proposal later this year.
Read the June 2013 Amended Draft
WHAT: Planning and Sustainability Commission recommendation for West Hayden Island Annexation
WHEN: July 9, 2013, 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1900 SW 4th Ave, Room 2500A
In July 2010 the Portland City Council passed a resolution (No. 36805) directing the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) to develop a legislative proposal for the possible annexation of West Hayden Island to the city.
In August 2012, BPS released the first draft proposal for PSC consideration. In November 2012 a second draft was released, which responded to further input from the project advisory committee. The PSC held two public hearings in November 2012 and discussed the draft proposal in a number of work sessions in early 2013. This third draft responds to direction from the PSC as a result of the previous public hearings and work sessions.
For more information, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/whi.
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is committed to providing equal access to information and hearings. If you need special accommodation, please call 503-823-7700, the City's TTY at 503-823-6868, or the Oregon relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.
About the West Hayden Island Project
In July 2010 the Portland City Council passed a resolution directing BPS to develop a legislative proposal for the possible annexation of West Hayden Island to the City. Because the island is valuable for both its marine industrial potential as well as wildlife habitat, Council specified that the proposal should incorporate a concept plan that designates at least 500 acres as open space and no more than 300 acres for future deep water marine terminal development. The City worked with the project's advisory committee and the Planning and Sustainability Commission to prepare a draft plan based on this concept plan as part of the legislative package for City Council consideration. For more information, please visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/whi
About the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Through partnerships and collaboration, BPS provides: Citywide strategic and comprehensive land use planning; neighborhood, district, economic, historic and environmental research, planning and urban design; policy and services to advance energy efficiency, green building, waste reduction, composting and recycling, solar and renewable energy use, and local sustainable food production; as well as actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. For more information, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps.


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Maybe this is a ridiculous answer, but it was advise given to me from a fellow homeschooling friend who has a 17y.o. graduating this spring and moving on... in hind sight she would have not have called him a high schooler until he was old enough to be graduating at the age of 18. That's just her experience and he's a great and mature kid, but she's doing things a bit differently with her other two.4Truth wrote:If you've never followed a traditional school year, and you don't follow a traditional graded textbook curriculum, and your child has a birthday late in the year (fall or early winter), and you don't test regularly, how do you know exactly when it's time to declare 8th grade completed and start high school work? Do you go by standardized testing? Or when you complete a certain level of math or language arts? Or does it matter "exactly" when you make the switch and call it something else?
If I go by where she'd be in public school, she'd be expected to start 9th grade at almost 15 years old. I think the simplest thing to do would be to just go by that regardless of anything else... but we'll be partway through a year in MFW history and science at that point..... Both my other girls have fall birthdays, too.
Am I worrying too much?
I have a looong way to go, but in the back of my mind my dd who is a Nov. baby, will not be "graduated" until she's 18. My friend says I wont be sorry. I have 2 other kids who are in the same boat, but they're not in school yet so I'm not even giving it a thought (well sometimes).
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No,its just the other way.the hole thing is working with the abused uno.Now I want to replace the uno with an normal USB TTL converter, to simplify the hardware.But the software on computer does not 'speak' to it like to the Uno (I see the RX LED blinking). The TTL adapter keeps beeing dark.
The only question is, there must be a little difference in the behavior, so that the software can divide between the uno and the adapter.
I did all the things you suggested.but it isnt working. The RX Led doesnt show any transmission if the adapter is connected
the adapter that is connected to serial2 gets no connection to the computer. I does not matter which one I use. ( I also changed the comports in the Sotware so that the address is correct)
I think I tested every possibility of change. Always the same result.The software detects that there is no arduino at the choosen com port and does not work.Funny.
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Dear CODEPINK Supporter,
Last week we mourned the great loss of the 2,000 US soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, casualties of our country's illegal war in Iraq. We also mourned the loss of a great leader, Rosa Parks, who stood up against injustice and inspired a new generation of activists.
Today, a generation of activists, shaped by the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War, are being joined by students at colleges and high schools, who are demanding the chance to grow up in a peaceful world. Let's help build the youth peace movement now!
Here's how you can get involved:
War is not inevitable for future generations. Positive alternatives do exist. Please join us as we say NO the war in Iraq, NO to the recruitment of our fellow Americans, and YES to the next generation of young female activists!
Recruiting for peace,
P.S. Join CODEPINK on November 18-20 in Ft. Benning, Georgia to protest the School of the Americas (SOA), a facility that has trained over 60,000 Latin American and Middle Eastern soldiers to wage war against their own people for over 60 years. Please contact Emily for more info at firstname.lastname@example.com or (607) 227-9731. For detailed information about the history of School of the Americas and the nationwide call to shut it down, visit SOA Watch website.


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I almost feel bad picking on Marie Claire dating blogger Rich Santos because even though he's the magazine's resident expert on women, I'm beginning to think he never gets laid. And normally I would just think that was a shame, but in this instance, it's actually pathetic. I mean, the title of his column is "Sex and the Single Guy," when the reality of the situation might just be "The Single Guy." Naturally, though, Santos believes his unattached status is because he hasn't met the right girl yet, where as single women are that way because they are behaving incorrectly.
It's not like we haven't ripped into Santos before. But he's about due again, after his most recent column, "Why Men Prefer Innocent Girls to Bad Girls." Some of the reasons he gives? Because men don't like overly confident women—apparently the characteristic of a bad girl—and men "don't necessarily want to be in bed with a girl who knows more than they do." Here's the thing, though: I think he's sort of right here. He should stay away from women who are confident and experienced—mostly because they wouldn't want him to touch them with a ten-inch pole, even if said pole was his peen. Chicks like that don't like insecure pussies who don't know how to properly go down on a woman.
But what's really irksome about Santos piece is exactly the same thing that's kind of admirable about it. He was pretty honest about this being a dominance issue:
We hate to admit it, we usually like to be in control. A bad girl is tough to control - we never know what she's going to do next.
Differentiating women into groups of "good" and "bad" over how easy it is to control them is deplorable and downright creepy. The good news is that in this day and age it's less and less likely that Santos will run into a "good" girl he deems worthy of meeting his parents.
Why Men Prefer Innocent Girls to Bad Girls [Marie Claire]


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Budget Battles
Trump Threatens Veto of Defense Bill
Virus Surge Could Wallop the Economy Again
Mnuchin Pulls Plug on Emergency Covid-Relief Programs
250,000 Dead. Where Are Trump, Pelosi and McConnell?
Top CEOs Call for Covid Relief, Mask Mandate
Biden Warns 'More People May Die' if Trump Refuses to Coordinate
Trump Touts Covid Response as Cases Surge to New Highs
Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters
In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...
Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over EpidemicBy Nate Raymond, Reuters
(Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...
Trump Vows to Campaign Intensively for Republicans, May Avoid PrimariesBy James Oliphant, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to devote much of his time this year to helping Republicans maintain control of the U.S. Congress, but suggested he may...
Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to DemocratsBy David Morgan, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...
Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from considerationBy Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...
Senate Republicans Gain Crucial Support for Budget Vital to Tax ReformBy David Morgan, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday gained crucial support for a vote on a budget resolution that is vital to President Donald Trump's hopes of signing sweeping tax reform...
U.S. consumer finance agency expected to punish Equifax: lawyersBy Reuters and Patrick Rucker
By Lisa Lambert and Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer finance watchdog agency is expected to punish Equifax for its cyber breach with the wide-ranging powers it has used with...
U.S. incomes, poverty rate bounce back to pre-recession levels in 2016By Reuters
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. poverty rate fell for the second straight year in 2016 while median income rose to an all-time high of $59,000 as the economy made up ground lost...
No Talk of Ousting Speaker Ryan, Key Conservative SaysBy Reuters
Many Republicans are unhappy with the deal President Donald Trump reached last week with Democratic leaders to raise the government's debt ceiling and allow it to continue financing federal spending...
Congress sends Trump disaster aid, debt limit increaseBy Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to provide disaster aid, extend the debt ceiling and fund the federal government for three months on Friday, delivering on...
Progressive Group Offers a New Guide to Tax ReformBy Michael Rainey
The Center for American Progress just launched its own guide to tax reform, joining other left-leaning groups as they gear up for a tax reform battle this fall.
Wild About Tax Cuts, Wall Street Forgets Its Deficit Worries
Max Abelson at Bloomberg Businessweek details how the titans of Wall Street and others in finance — think Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, Bank of America's Brian...
Paul Ryan: We Will Raise the Debt Ceiling and There Will Be No DefaultBy Jacob Pramuk, CNBC
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday insisted the United States will raise the debt ceiling before it defaults, ahead of a looming political fight. "We will pay our debts and we will make the debt...
Here's What Happens If Congress Fails to Raise the Debt CeilingBy Michael Rainey
What happens if Congress fails to raise the debt limit? A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center examines that question in detail, and the results aren't pretty. Here are some highlights — or...
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A Lesson in Washington Campaign Tactics
Of the four or five regular magazines and newspapers read on Capitol Hill every day, Politico is probably the least policy-focused, and the one that places the most value on entertainment and drama. However, sometimes that reporting focuses on the biggest drama in Washington – elections – and a new article on Politico's website outlines an important yet subtle distinction between actions on Capitol Hill designed to do what's actually good for the country and what's good for the Member's re-election campaign.
Here are a few examples highlighted by Politico:
Rep. Michael Grimm of New York is pushing a resolution of support for peace in Sri Lanka. And Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois has scored two legislative victories: one bill to rein in lavish, taxpayer-funded conferences and another that aims to help travelers by loosening restrictions on checked baggage….
Though Washington is staring down a number of critical policy issues this year — not least of which the so-called fiscal cliff — much of its agenda is consumed by hard-to-refuse bills that lawmakers can tout back home.
Most of the article continues like this, and those who follow the above link will notice it focuses on House Republicans. While this could be seen as media bias, the House is where more legislation is passed than in the Senate and where Republicans are clearly the dominant – and thus the more vulnerable – party. But the Senate plays this game as well:
The House isn't alone in showcasing its vulnerable members. One of the main items on the Senate's agenda this week is a bill aimed at helping veterans find jobs. That's sponsored by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, up for reelection against Republican Rep. Connie Mack in the perennial swing state of Florida this fall.
Now, to be fair, some of the bills Politico highlighted are good for the country. But passed this late in the session, with only a little over two legislative work weeks left before the November elections and the "fiscal cliff?" The passage of these bills is somewhat reminiscent of the infamous government agencies that buy a lot of material at the end of the government's fiscal year, or the scientific centers that suddenly come out with grand theories on the world at the end of the fiscal year, both done in order to not lose funding in the next fiscal year.
Of course, cover is provided by the House leadership for these bills. However, note the section that has been bolded for this post:
A spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who runs the floor, said his office evaluates what bills to schedule based on their merits.
"It's not unusual for there to be a larger number of bills considered before the end of the fiscal year or before the extended district work period preceding a lame duck," Doug Heye, Cantor's deputy chief of staff, wrote in an email.
In other words, when it's really important to be noticed by the electorate, you can count on Members to take advantage.
One additional note: often Members introduce legislation that has no chance of passing, or is duplicative, just to impress constituents. One example of this is H.R. 787, the No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011. Despite the important-sounding name, the fact is that no Social Security is allowed to go to illegal immigrants, so this legislation is truly useless – or worse than useless, since staffers had to create it, print it, and introduce it, meaning it cost taxpayers some small measure of their tax dollars.
What do you think? Should Members of Congress be trying to pass bills that may possess some benefit for the country just for re-election purposes? Or could that be a violation of federal law, which states that Members are to explicitly keep election and official work separate? Let us know in the comments.


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The primary goal of the design for UB's new downtown School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is to create new opportunities for interactions between UB medical students and faculty members in clinical and basic science departments, according to Kenneth Drucker, FAIA, design principal for the project and design director for HOK's New York office.
"To bring together academia and research, the design sandwiches the three research floors between the more public parts of the medical education program on the lower floors and the more specialized, pedagogical components, such as the human anatomy suite, on the upper floors," he says. A common atrium and second-floor "piano nobile," or principal level, fosters collaboration between educators, researchers and the greater Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus community.
Faculty, researchers and students will have clinical responsibilities on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which will be physically connected to the medical school's "piano nobile" level by an enclosed bridge across High Street.
By providing opportunities for learning, researching and credentialing for medical practitioners from across the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the building creates a true academic medical campus.
And while the new building is clearly modern, it acknowledges the city's architectural history, notes Robert G. Shibley, dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning and head of the committee that selected HOK to design the UB medical school. "Our goal was to find expression for a new medical school that is comfortable with some of the historical circumstances that surround it and that is typical of sites across Buffalo where new and old work well together."
The medical school design does this through the use of an open interior space, similar to other large urban buildings in Buffalo, such as the Ellicott Square Building or the Market Arcade building. "Just like these buildings, the new medical school will appear to take up a whole city block, but it actually has an open interior that invites social engagement and creates an opportunity for natural light within the interior, increasing the utility of space inside the core of the building," he says.
In addition to fostering interactions within the UB medical school and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the new building will further the development of an active, vibrant community with its integration of the NFTA's Allen Street transit hub.
"This is the transit-oriented development that the state-of-the-art in city building calls for," says Shibley. "Anytime you can place a high-density workforce at the intersection of a high-capacity transit system, can live anywhere along the corridor, can create a mixed use family of activities at the street level, and can find a way to go to work and go home without your car, you have successful transit-oriented development."
Shibley says that the new medical school will further strengthen Buffalo's NFTA-Metro system. "Buffalo already has, in terms of performance and ridership density, a well-functioning, though short, Metro system," he says. "This new development will presumably increase efficiency while increasing ridership without increasing demand for capacity in the overall system. We had room for more riders and the new medical school will give us more."
The Metro station's location in UB's new medical school building provides mass transit options not only to students, faculty and employees but also to patients, families and other visitors to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
It also provides a front door to the medical campus and to Buffalo's growing downtown. "The design of the new medical school vertically marks the junction," says Shibley, "marking one's arrival at the same time in Allentown, on the medical campus and downtown."
HOK's Drucker concluded: "The entire community has been incredibly supportive during the design process. The high level of cooperation we have experienced with all the constituents – including Allentown and Fruit Belt neighborhood groups, agencies such as NFTA and users of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus – is unprecedented in my professional experience."


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About Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck, (born January 18, 1949, Paris, France), French designer known for his wide range of designs, including everything from interior design to household objects to boats to watches. He has also worked as an architect.
Most likely influenced by his father, who worked as an aircraft engineer, Starck studied at the École Nissim de Camondo, Paris, and in 1968 set up his first company, which produced inflatable objects. Always interested in design as a total concept, in the 1970s he made a reputation for himself by creating interiors for clients such as the Paris nightclubs La Main Bleue (1976) and Les Bains-Douches (1978).
Starck first gained international attention when he was commissioned to refurbish the private apartments in the Élysée Palace (1983–84) in Paris for French President François Mitterrand. He went on to design restaurant interiors for the Café Costes (1984) in Paris, Manin (1985) in Tokyo, Theatron (1985) in Mexico City, and Teatriz (1990) in Madrid, among others. Starck was also responsible for the interior design of the Royalton and Paramount hotels (1988 and 1990) in New York City, work that subsequently inspired hotels throughout the world to seek his services. Over the course of these varied commissions, he did not develop one distinct aesthetic or a preference for certain materials. Rather, he addressed the needs of an individual client, whether it was the somewhat conservative character of state apartments or the more flamboyant tone needed for a trendy nightclub. Some constants did develop in Starck's work, however, such as a preference for fluid, organic forms and the inclusion of subtle, playful details. For example, in the Delano Hotel (1995) in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Florida, each room has a metal apple holder affixed to the wall; the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is printed on the holder, promising a daily replenishment of apples.
Parallel to his career as an interior designer, Starck developed an international reputation on the basis of his wide range of industrial designs. Often displaying the same organic, fluid lines of his interiors, the varied products he designed on commission included boats for Bénéteau, mineral-water bottles for Glacier, kitchen appliances—notably the Juicy Salif juicer—for Alessi, toothbrushes for Fluocaril, luggage for Samsonite, "Urban Fittings" for Decaux, office furniture for Vitra, televisions for Thomson Multimedia, watches for Fossil, eyeglasses for Alain Mikli, and the Optical Mouse for Microsoft. Starck's populist vision for design was best achieved in such products, which were often sold at affordable price points and through mass-market venues. Rejecting design simply for the sake of beauty or as a symbol of wealth, Starck hoped that his work would improve people's lives by adding an element of humour and surprise to everyday acts such as brushing one's teeth or cooking. The designer himself was often featured in ads for his products, since his flamboyant, lighthearted personality embodied the message of his work.
Starck also worked as an architect, with many commissions in Japan. Although not as well known as his interiors and product design, his buildings also displayed the fluid lines and playful details for which his industrial designs were known. His best-known works are the Asahi Beer Hall (1990) in Tokyo, an austere, blocklike granite building topped with a bulbous orange shape resembling a flame, and the Unhex Nani-Nani office building (1989), also in Tokyo, which has been described as a biomorphic shed. In 1997 he received the Excellence in Design Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.


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Your fantasy is running loose.PaCmAn wrote:As said: There is NO arguing with total TV viewing / brainwashed persons.
You give examples from our history, examples that are no longer existent. Show me how this endangers the world of today, because as far as I know it doesn't.
Thule Society were a small group of wackos with a crazy fantasy like yours and thought they could reach spiritual enlightenment, they were of no threat. Hitler's army however, was a threat.


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In a particularly deep draft class, a few teams came out as clear winners with multiple picks that are set to have an immediate impact, while others simply settled for the best selections available. Here are the winners, losers and question marks of the 2012 NBA Draft:
Winners: New Orleans Hornets
No surprises here, but the New Orleans Hornets came out better than everybody as far as their draft picks are concerned. By virtue of the (flawed) lottery system, the Hornets stole the number one pick from the more deserving Charlotte Bobcats and didn't let it go to waste, taking the clear best choice with Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis. However, the Hornets also put their 10th pick to good use, picking up Duke guard Austin Rivers, son of Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. Then New Orleans used their 46th pick to grab the small forward Darius Miller, a fellow UK teammate of Davis. With Eric Gordon and Austin Rivers in the backcourt and Anthony Davis in the middle, the Hornets have a very talented, very young core group to build around in the future. The Hornets won't find immediate success as they still need talent at the forward positions, but this draft couldn't have gone any better for a team that floundered in its first year without Chris Paul.
Winners: Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets also had a nice draft, capitalizing on multiple selections early on. What they intend to do with those picks remains unclear, as the Rockets' plan to lure Orlando into sending Dwight Howard to Houston for numerous draft picks has been mentioned many times, but for now, they have a young nucleus to work with. The Rockets took advantage of UCONN's Jeremy Lamb still being on the board and grabbed him with the 12th pick before selecting Iowa State's Royce White at number 16. Two picks later, they added Kentucky power forward Terrence Jones to the mix. While the Kyle Lowry/Goran Dragic situation plays itself out, at least Houston was able to add young talent to their roster for the time being. Keep an eye on this team during the offseason however; they could be looking to make some major moves.
Winners: Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers didn't have the sexiest draft and they will most likely continue to struggle next season, but they did make good use of their picks. Portland has been seriously lacking at the guard positions ever since Brandon Roy was forced to retire and Raymond Felton has been extremely disappointing for Rip City. So with their number six pick, the Blazers selected Damian Lillard, a dynamic point guard from Weber State with one major attribute in his ability to score in droves. The Blazers also tried to get LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum some help in the front court by picking up Meyers Leonard with the 11th pick. Leonard has a lot of work to do to be a contributing big man in the NBA, but he also has the potential to help out in the paint.
Winners: Golden State Warriors
Once again, this is a team that may not be a contender next year, but they're certainly starting to turn things around with a young nucleus. After trading Monta Ellis for an injury-prone big man in Andrew Bogut, many feared the worst. But the Warriors had a solid draft, picking up Harrison Barnes, Festus Ezeli, Draymond Green and Ognjen Kuzmic. While Kuzmic might not have much of an impact, the other three picks are very good ones. Harrison Barnes will have a chance to make an immediate impact while Ezeli will strengthen a frontcourt that depends too much on the shaky health of Bogut. Green isn't the most enticing pick, but I think he will contribute if he can work his way into the rotation with David Lee, Klay Thompson and a hopefully (healthy) Stephen Curry.
Winners: Milwaukee Bucks
With mediocre position in the draft, the Bucks were able to get a quality big man and shot-blocker in John Henson, as well as a skilled shooter in Doron Lamb. Although these two acquisitions might not turn many heads this season, Milwaukee got a little bit of what it needed after trading away their injury-prone center. The backcourt is set with Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings, now the Bucks needed to add a paint presence and more shooters on the perimeter, which is exactly what they did.
Winners: Oklahoma City Thunder
They only had one pick in the draft, but the Oklahoma City Thunder sure made it count by picking up Perry Jones III out of Baylor. Although there are some concerns about Jones' knee, the rewards outweighed the risks by the time the 28th pick of the draft rolled around. If PJ3 can stay healthy, he can be an extremely helpful presence in the paint off the bench for the Thunder, especially if they can't hold on to Serge Ibaka. At the worst, he'll be a bust, but the Thunder did just make it to the Finals, so if anyone can afford to take the chance, it's OKC.
Losers: Brooklyn Nets
This was already decided months ago, but the decision to give Portland draft picks in exchange for Gerald Wallace makes this an easy choice for one of the bigger losers in the 2012 NBA Draft. Wallace was a dynamic player…when he was in his prime. With that decision, the Nets settled for Ilkan Karaman with the 57th pick, which was their only selection of the night. Not exactly the kind of way to convince your star point guard to stay instead of bolting for Dallas. That could change if the Nets are able to find some way to entice Dwight Howard to come to Brooklyn, but if not, there's little reason for Deron Williams to stay.
Losers: Phoenix Suns
It's ironic that I'm labeling the Suns as losers when they actually made an intelligent selection based on what was left by the time their 13th pick rolled around, but choosing a great passing point guard in Kendall Marshall only reaffirms the fears that are in every fan's mind: Steve Nash might really be leaving. Suns management denied that free agency had anything to do with it, but why else would they ignore the other gaping problems in their roster if they weren't at least a little concerned that Nash might be gone next year? Yes, the Suns are lacking a big in the backcourt after Nash (Sebastian Telfair is the Suns' second point guard at this point) and Phoenix is already up to their ears with small forwards, but is choosing a backup point guard really the best draft strategy with the 13th pick if you really think Nash is going to stay? I didn't think so. Everyone was big on this pick, but all I see right now is an insurance policy.
Losers: Los Angeles Lakers
I loved watching Robert Sacre play at Gonzaga, but it seemed that with each passing year he never seemed to get better. Los Angeles didn't have great position in this year's draft which was part of the problem, but I don't see Sacre having much of an impact and I certainly don't see him providing help in the paint for a team that may be trading Pau Gasol away very soon. The Lakers would have been better off with a role player like the undrafted double-double machine Drew Gordon, who can score and grab rebounds. They did get their hands on Darius Johnson-Odom from Marquette by virtue of Dallas' pick, but I just don't see him helping a very lackluster LA bench. The Lakers have problems to sort out and even though a few offseason moves could quickly right the ship, the 2012 draft didn't accomplish very much.
Losers: Charlotte Bobcats
Yes, they got Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a very coveted piece at the number two spot in the draft. But after hearing rumors about what some teams were offering Charlotte for the chance to pick up Gilchrist, it's a little disappointing the Bobcats weren't able to work out something better. Not that Gilchrist won't be able to help in some way in his first season with the abysmal Bobcats, but at this point Charlotte needs a miracle to turn their organization around. They already got screwed over in the draft lottery when they couldn't land the number one pick, so I don't think Gilchrist (and the strikingly similar selection in Vanderbilt's talented Jeff Taylor) will be enough to turn this ship around.
Question Marks: Boston Celtics
There were already question marks surrounding the Celtics before the draft got underway. Will Kevin Garnett be back? Is Boston still planning on trading Rajon Rondo any time soon? Will Brandon Bass stay? And would Ray Allen really leave for the Miami Heat? Now they've added more questions to the mix with their selections of Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo, two talented big men who also have slight downsides. For Melo, there are rightful concerns about his attitude and overall basketball IQ, making him a bit of a project for Doc Rivers. As for Sullinger, the risk of his back problems could prevent him from seeing a lot of playing time. But that's okay, the last injury-prone big man out of Ohio State turned out to be just fine and had a long and successful career, right?
Question Mark: Dallas Mavericks
After a lot of trades and flip flopping of picks, the Mavericks ended up with Jared Cunningham (an attacking shooting guard from Oregon State), Bernard James (a 27-year-old center from Florida State) and Jae Crowder (a very undersized but tough "power forward" from Marquette). While I understand the need to put young pieces around Dirk with young in the hopes of rebuilding with Deron Williams, I'm not sold on Dallas' selections. They're not terrible selections and they could prove me wrong very easily, but for the time being, I need to see where the Mavericks' offseason takes them.
Question Mark: Indiana Pacers
The Pacers had a tremendous season but fell short to the Heat because of two main reasons: 1) Roy Hibbert crawled into a deep dark hole and couldn't be bothered despite Indiana's enormous advantage in the paint (especially with Chris Bosh out) and 2) they didn't have a consistent sixth man to help ease the pressure when their starters needed a breather. Indiana can't do anything about Hibbert except hope he rises to the occasion next time, but they had power over the second part of that equation. Unfortunately, I don't see Miles Plumlee as the answer to the bench problem. On a team with Tyler Hansbrough and Lou Amundson, why use your only pick in the draft for another unathletic rebounder who can't score? In their defense though, they did get their hands on Orlando Johnson, a dynamic scorer from UC Santa Barbara who could be the exact lift off the bench the Pacers need. But for the moment, that hope remains uncertain.
Question Mark: Minnesota Timberwolves
With Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love to build around, the Timberwolves are one of the youngest and most promising squads of the future. Unfortunately, the 2012 draft did little to make that statement even stronger. I've always liked Robbie Hummel and I do think he can add points off the bench because he's an elite shooter and a smart player. Unfortunately, I don't think he'll be enough to raise the Timberwolves to the next level. Hummel has pretty much reached his peak (or will soon enough) and the Wolves really could have benefitted from a better spot than the 58th pick of the draft.
Question Mark: Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets are usually very good about their draft picks (Kenneth Faried is going to be a beast next year), but this year raised more than a few doubts. Nuggets fans are usually pretty accepting and trusting of their management, but I have to question the drafting of so many foreign players who haven't proven they can play at an NBA level. Denver took Evan Fournier of France and Izzet Turkyilmaz of Turkey, who both have many areas they need to improve. However, the Nuggets also took Quincy Miller from Baylor, who could be quite the steal if he stays healthy. Nuggets fans trust their management and it usually pays off, but I need to see more before I can say it was another successful draft for Denver.
Question Mark: Cleveland Cavaliers
Sure, they added some length with Tyler Zeller and moved up in the draft to go along with their fourth pick. But I'm still struggling with the selection of Dion Waiters as the number four pick of the 2012 draft. Whatever Cleveland saw at the NBA Combine must really have impressed them, because Waiters' stock rose incredibly fast after being projected in the middle of the first round just a few weeks ago. Zeller adds more size and depth to a Cavs team in need of both, but if Zeller can't produce and hold his own at the next level and if Waiters doesn't pan out to be a complementary guard for Kyrie Irving, Cleveland might regret this draft.
In closing, here is the complete list of every pick of the 2012 NBA Draft:
- Anthony Davis – New Orleans Hornets
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – Charlotte Bobcats
- Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards
- Dion Waiters – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Thomas Robinson – Sacramento Kings
- Damian Lillard – Portland Trail Blazers
- Harrison Barnes – Golden State Warriors
- Terrence Ross – Toronto Raptors
- Andre Drummond – Detroit Pistons
- Austin Rivers – New Orleans Hornets
- Meyers Leonard – Portland Trail Blazers
- Jeremy Lamb – Houston Rockets
- Kendall Marshall – Phoenix Suns
- John Henson – Milwaukee Bucks
- Maurice Harkless – Philadelphia 76ers
- Royce White – Houston Rockets
- Tyler Zeller – Dallas Mavericks (traded to Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Terrence Jones – Houston Rockets
- Andrew Nicholson – Orlando Magic
- Evan Fournier – Denver Nuggets
- Jared Sullinger – Boston Celtics
- Fab Melo – Boston Celtics
- John Jenkins – Atlanta Hawks
- Jared Cunningham – Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas Mavericks)
- Tony Wroten Jr. – Memphis Grizzlies
- Miles Plumlee – Indiana Pacers
- Arnett Moultrie – Miami Heat (traded to Philadelphia 76ers)
- Perry Jones III – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Marquis Teague – Chicago Bulls
- Festus Ezeli – Golden State Warriors
- Jeff Taylor – Charlotte Bobcats
- Tomas Satoransky – Washington Wizards
- Bernard James – Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas Mavericks)
- Jae Crowder – Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas Mavericks)
- Draymond Green – Golden State Warriors
- Orlando Johnson – Sacramento Kings (traded to Indiana Pacers)
- Quincy Acy – Toronto Raptors
- Quincy Miller – Denver Nuggets
- Khris Middleton – Detroit Pistons
- Will Barton – Portland Trail Blazers
- Tyshawn Taylor – Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Brooklyn Nets)
- Doron Lamb – Milwaukee Bucks
- Mike Scott – Atlanta Hawks
- Kim English – Detroit Pistons
- Justin Hamilton – Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Miami Heat)
- Darius Miller – New Orleans Hornets
- Kevin Murphy – Utah Jazz
- Kosta Papanikolaou – New York Knicks
- Kyle O'Quinn – Orlando Magic
- Izzet Turkyilmaz – Denver Nuggets
- Kris Joseph – Boston Celtics
- Ognjen Kuzmic – Golden State Warriors
- Furkan Aldemir – Los Angeles Clippers
- Tornike Shengelia – Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Brooklyn Nets)
- Darius Johnson-Odom – Dallas Mavericks (traded to Los Angeles Lakers)
- Tomislav Zubcic – Toronto Raptors
- Ilkan Karaman – Brooklyn Nets
- Robbie Hummel – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Marcus Denmon – San Antonio Spurs
- Robert Sacre – Los Angeles Lakers


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Earthworm Express
Unusual and untold stories from the world of food science, from the present and ages past.
About Nitrite
Advertising and Marketing Matters
Anatomy of the pig
Artisan Meat – Practiced from the beginning of time!
Artisan Bacon Flavours and great concepts – research notes
Basics of Dry Curing
Bobotie – its origins
Christmas Gammon ala Robert and Jaques
Concerning the Aging of Beef
Dry Cured / Cold Smoked Bacon
Ducks and Stuphins – Sausage Makers and their OXFORD SAUSAGES
How to Cook a Gammon / Ham
Robert Goodrick's Pastrami/Pastrama
Salumi – from the leg and some salami's
The Transition of Westphalian Hams
The Unknown Cook Book (of Steve Berman)
The Unknown Cook Book (of Steve Berman): Liver Sausage
The Unknown Cook Book (of Steve Berman): Pudding Scotch to Saleicca, Napoli – including Salami
Yunnan Xuanwei Ham (宣威火腿/xuān wēi huó tuǐ)
Background studies to Bacon & the Art of Living
Bacon & the Art of Living
Chapter 01: Once upon a time in Africa
Chapter 02: Dry Cured Bacon
Chapter 03: Kolbroek
Chapter 04: The Shambles
Chapter 05: Seeds of War
Chapter 06: Drums of Desperation
Chapter 07: The Greatest Adventure
Chapter 08: Woodys Bacon
Chapter 09.00: The Denmark Letters
Chapter 09.01 – Mild Cured Bacon
Chapter 09.02 – The Danish Cooperative and Saltpeter
Chapter 09.03 Minette, the Cape Slaves, the Witels and Nitrogen
Chapter 09.04 The Saltpeter Letter
Chapter 09.05 The Polenski Letter
Chapter 09.06 From the Sea to Turpan
Chapter 09.07 Lauren Learns the Nitrogen Cycle
Chapter 09.08 Von Liebig and the Theory of Proteins of Gerard Mulder.
Chapter 09.09 David Graaff's Armour – A Tale of Two Legends
Chapter 10.00: The UK letters
Chapter 10.01: Lord Lansdowne
Chapter 10.02 – Sweet Cured Irish and Wiltshire Pork
Chapter 10.03: American Ice Houses for England: Year-Round Curing
Chapter 10.04: Ice Cold in Africa
Chapter 10.05: Ice Cold Revolution
Chapter 10.06: Harris Bacon – the Gold Standard!
Chapter 10.07: John Harris Reciprocates!
Chapter 10.08: Irish Animosity
Chapter 10.09: The Wiltshire Cut
Chapter 10.10: Engaged to be Married
Chapter 10.11: The Salt of the Earth
Chapter 10.12: The Salt of the Sea
Chapter 10.13: The Salt of Meat
Chapter 10.14 Dublin and the Injection of Meat
Chapter 10.15 The English Pig with links to the Kolbroek and Kunekune
Chapter 11.00: Letters from New Zealand
Chapter 11.01: Our Manuka Bay Wedding!
Chapter 11.02: C & T Harris in New Zealand and other amazing tales
Chapter 12.00: The Union Letters
Chapter 12.01: The Fathers of Meat Curing
Chapter 12.02: Fresh Meat Colour vs Cooked Cured Colour
Chapter 12.03: The Direct Addition of Nitrites to Curing Brines – the Master Butcher from Prague
Chapter 12.04: The Direct Addition of Nitrites to Curing Brines – The Spoils of War
Chapter 12.05: The Preserving Power of Nitrite
Chapter 12.06: Regulations of Nitrate and Nitrite post-1920's: the problem of residual nitrite
Chapter 12.07: The Discovery of Ascorbate
Chapter 12.08: Erythorbate
Chapter 12.09: The Curing Reaction
Chapter 12.10: Meat Curing – A Review
Chapter 12.11: The Quilliam Family and the Early Days of Pig Breeding in South Africa
Chapter 13.00: The Best Bacon on Earth
Chapter 13.01: The Castlemaine Bacon Company
Chapter 13.02: Eskort Ltd.
Chapter 13.03: Finally
Chapter 14.00: Woody's Photos
Chapter 15.00: Tristan Photos
Chapter 16.00: Lauren Photos
Chapter 17.00: Family Photos
Chapter 18: Roy Oliver
Chapter 19: The Boers (Our Lives and Wars)
Big Yellow Bacon Man
Chapter 99: The Art of Living
A Basuthu boy to the mountains
Cape Point Hike
East Coast Adventure with Eben and Minette
Gallant Rescue of Table Mountain, 1881
Horse riding
India Venster Night Hike
Letter of thanks after our mountain rescue
New Year 2015
Old Cable Station, Table Mountain
Oom Jan onthou
Fotos van Oom Jan
Oom Jan onthou vir Sannie
Oupa Eben Kok
Our Amazing Wedding on Manuka Beach, Cheviot, New Zealand
Platteklip Gorge
Sms communication with rescue team
Suikerbossie to Moordenaarsbos
Table Mountain Pic's
The majestic Mnweni
Tranquility Cracks, Table Mountain
Woodys Adventure Hike – Cape Point to Table Mountain Cable Station
Drinks, Soup, Stock: Bovril
Eben interviews food people
01. The Woodhead-Graaff hike
02: Eben meets Sir David
03: Searching for Combrinck & Co
04: The gifts of a gentleman, Sir John Woodhead
05. C & T Harris and their Wiltshire bacon cure – the blending of a legend
06: Eben interviews David Donde
A Most Remarkable Tale: The Story of Eskort
Eskort and Enterprise: Echoes in the first Union of South Africa cabinet
John William Moor
Aloys L. Tappel
Kathmandu's Urban Food
Seekombuis – visiting with Neels and Attie
The Anglo-Boer War and Bacon: Old Enemies Become Friends
Where life stands still and flavours abound – observing life at the Mardi Himal Eco Village, Kalamati, in Nepal.
Eben's Consumer Product Reviews
Denny's Beef Style Mince vs. Frey's Veggie Mince
Honey – the magical super-food
Honey – powerful preserving and healing power (Fascinating Insights from Arabia)
Honey in cured meat formulations
Joshua Penny and Khoikhoi Fermentation Technology at the Cape of Good Hope
Kolbroek and the Kune Kune
In Search of the Origins of the Kolbroek
Kolbroek – Chinese, New Zealand, and English Connections
The Old and the New Pig Breeds
Mechanisms of Meat Curing
Difference between Fresh Cured and Cooked Cured Colour of Meat.
Mechanisms of meat curing – the important nitrogen compounds
Reaction Sequence: From nitrite (NO2-) to nitric oxide (NO) and the cooked cured colour.
Research notes – nitrosating agents
Carcass Sanatising
Listeria Monocytogenes: Its discovery and naming
Listeria Monocytogenes: Understanding the enemy and plotting the defenses
Preventing and Treating Mildew on Biltong
The Chemistry of Sulfur Dioxide in Boerewors
Water Activity
My memories
Gert Koen's Memories
My Memories of Van Wyngaardt
My memories of Woody's
Shorthand Notes
01. Lessons from New Zealand and the Decision to Move on
02. Lagos, the Beautiful
Evening Meditation
Morning Meditation
Stocks Meat Market
Nguni: Living Works of Art
The Domestication of Cattle and Eurocentrisity in Regards to Heritage Breeds
Nitrate and Nitrite – their history and functionality
01. Concerning the direct addition of nitrite to curing brine
02. Concerning Chemical Synthesis and Food Additives
03. Clostridium Botulinum – the priority organism
04. Concerning Nitrate and Nitrite's antimicrobial efficacy – chronology of scientific inquiry
05. Concerning Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER and the invention of the blend that became known as Prague Salt.
06: Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER vs The Griffith Laboratories
07. The Life and Times of Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER – The Codex Alimentarius Austriacus
08. The Naming of Prague Salt
09. Regulations of Nitrate and Nitrite post-1920's: the problem of residual nitrite.
Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Tip: Re-Thinking Emulsions
Chicken Meat – Thawing, Breading, Cooking, Browning
Collagen Marker: Hydroxyproline
Emulsifiers in Sausages – Introduction
Experiential Substitutes for Chicken MDM
Hot Boning in America
Interaction of Soy Protein and Starch in Fine Emulsion Meat Paste with Chicken MDM
MDM – Not all are created equal!
Noted on Fat Emulsion and Lecithin
Notes on Alginate
Notes on Collagen
Notes on Proteins used in Fine Emulsion Sausages
Notes on Starch
Origins of the South African Sausage, Called a Russian
Poultry MDM: Notes on Composition and Functionality
Protein Functionality, the Bind Index and the Early History of Meat Extenders in America
Review of comminuted and cooked meat product properties from a sol, gel and polymer viewpoint.
Soy or Pea Protein and what in the world is TVP?
Soy: Notes on Reducing Sugars and the Millard Reaction in Relation to Human Health and heat damage to soy
Soya: Its Utilisation and Processing
Soya: Review of Health Concerns and Applications in the Meat Industry
The Origins of Polony
Notes on Spices
ORIGINS Smallgoods Co
Porchetta ala Africa
Project Origins (Legendary Food)
The Game Salami Project
Pic's History of Meat Processing
Sausages and Blended Hams
Bockwurst – The Prince of German Sausages
Chuck Vavra's Prasky
Oupa Eben's Boerewors
Recipe: Emergency Sausage
Recipe: Liver Sausage
The Use of Mushrooms in Meat Formulations
The Fascinating History and Use of Ascorbate
Concerning the Discovery of Ascorbate
Regulations of Nitrate and Nitrite post-1920's: the problem of residual nitrite and the introduction of ascorbate
The History of Bacon, Ingredients and related technologies
Bacon Curing – a Historical Review
Counting Nitrogen Atoms – The History of Determining Total Meat Content
Part 1: From the start of the Chemical Revolution to Boussingault
Part 2: Von Liebig and Gerard Mulder's theory of proteins
Part 3: Understanding of Protein Metabolism Coming of Age
Part 4: The Background of the History of Nutrition
Part 5: The Proximate Analysis, Kjeldahl and Jones (6.25)
Part 6: The Codex
Part 7: Connective Tissues and Gelatini
Part 8.1: A Basic Introduction to Lipid Chemistry and the History of the Recognition of the Role of Lipids in Nutrition
Dr. Morgan's Arterial Injection: The Australian Connection
Fathers of Meat Curing
Mild Cured Bacon – Recreating a Legend
Saltpeter, Horse Sweat, and Biltong: The origins of our national food.
Saltpeter: A Concise History and the Discovery of Dr. Ed Polenske
Tank Curing Came From Ireland
Occurrences of "mild cure" in English Newspapers
The Mother Brine
The nitrogen cycle and meat curing
The Master Butcher from Prague, Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER
1. Eva's Beloved Dad
2. Concerning Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER and the invention of the blend that became known as Prague Salt
3. Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER vs The Griffith Laboratories
4. The Life and Times of Ladislav NACHMÜLLNER – The Codex Alimentarius Austriacus
The Prehistory of Food
01. How did Ancient Humans Preserve Food?
02. An Introduction to the Total Work on Salt, Saltpeter and Sal Ammoniac – Salt before the Agricultural Revolution
The Present and Future of Food Processing
Best Bacon and Rib System on Earth
Curing Brine and Microbial Transglutaminase (MTG) – designing the optimal blend
Factors Affecting Colour Development and Binding in a Restructuring System Based on Transglutaminase
Microbial Transglutaminase System: Applications and Clever Ideas
Reconstructed Ribs
Restructuring of whole muscle meat with Microbial Transglutaminase – a holistic and collaborative approach.
TG Options and Processes
The Rib Project
Nitrite Free Bacon: Barriers against clostridium botulinum
Removal of Nitrite from Meat Curing Systems
The Freezing and Storage of Meat
Freezing for Slicing Bacon
Weight Loss During Chilling and Freezing of Meat
The Salt Bridge
01. Salt – 7000 years of meat-curing
02. Nitrate salt's epic journey: From Turfan in China, through Nepal to North India
03. And then the mummies spoke!
04. The Sal Ammoniac Project
05. An Introduction to the Total Work on Salt, Saltpeter and Sal Ammoniac – Salt before the Agricultural Revolution
06. Searching for Salt in New Zealand
07. Concerning the lack of salt industry in pre-European New Zealand and other tales from Polynesia and the region
08. Salt and the Ancient People of Southern Africa
09. The impact of Sodium Bicarbonate and the Twaing Impact Crater
10. The Stories of Salt
11. Builders of the Stone Ruins – From Antiquity to the Pô
12. Salt Bush
13. Ancient Stone Ruins Coming to Life
Useful Documents and Links
About Eben
My memories
Shorthand Notes
02. Lagos, the Beautiful
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