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(SportsNetwork.com) - A couple of struggling teams will fight for a much- needed win on Wednesday, as the Washington Capitals host the Ottawa Senators in a clash at Verizon Center.
The Capitals currently are on a three-game slide, matching the club's longest losing streak of the season. Ottawa, meanwhile, has lost four of its past five games, continuing the Senators season-long battle with inconsistency.
After making the playoffs in each of the past two springs, the Senators are off to a disappointing 9-11-4 start to the 2013-14 season. Ottawa snapped a three-game slide by beating Detroit on Saturday to open a three-game road trip on a positive note, but then lost a 4-1 decision the following day at Carolina.
Ottawa fired 36 shots at Cam Ward on Sunday, but the Hurricanes goaltender turned aside 35 of them to help Carolina subdue the Sens. Jason Spezza had the lone goal of the game for Ottawa, while Robin Lehner allowed three goals on 36 shots in the loss.
"Right now, we don't play hard enough to win," Senators head coach Paul MacLean said. "We don't play long enough to win consistently."
MacLean hopes his club's recent performances against the Capitals will translate into a win on Wednesday. Ottawa has claimed four straight in this series, although Washington has take 11 of the past 13 encounters in D.C.
The Senators could be without defenseman Mark Borowiecki tonight after he injured his neck following a hit from Carolina's Kevin Westgarth on Sunday. Westgarth received a minor boarding penalty on the play and was suspended two games for the hit.
Borowiecki, who has one goal in 11 games this season, is questionable for Wednesday's tilt.
Washington had lost two straight in regulation before earning a point in Saturday's shootout loss at Toronto. The Capitals were held to one goal despite firing 50 shots at Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer through regulation and overtime.
Alex Ovechkin scored the lone goal for the Capitals late in regulation and became the first player to 20 goals this season. Alexander Steen of St. Louis is second to Ovechkin in scoring this season with 19 markers.
"I think we played a good defensive game tonight," said Ovechkin. "But we just couldn't get any rebounds, and when we did we didn't take advantage. Still, it was a good game and we got a point on the road."
Braden Holtby stopped 27-of-28 shots in Washington's third straight loss. Holtby expects to get the start tonight and has only faced the Senators once in his career, losing a 3-1 decision in Ottawa on April 18 of last season.
Craig Anderson figures to get the start for Ottawa on Wednesday. He is 8-5-1 with a 2.42 goals against average in 14 lifetime games versus Washington.


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The "Friends of Captain Rocky Versace" invite the public to the 9th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 30 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center at 2701 Commonwealth Ave. The event will honor the 67 Alexandrians who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.
The Program will include reading the names of the 67 heroes, a Tribute to Capt. Rocky Versace written by his fellow POW, COL James N. "Nick" Rowe (USMA 1960), guest speakers, a wreath laying, playing of "Taps" and the singing of "God Bless America."
The Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center is dedicated to Captain Rocky Versace and the 66 other men who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. The Memorial is an ongoing tribute, not just to the 67 listed on the benches, but to all Alexandrians who served in America's longest war. The Versace Memorial was dedicated on July 6, 2002 and the Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to the Versace family at the White House two days later.
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How difficult is it to build an award-winning Corvette for $2,007, using the very same engineering training that speeds products such as Tide and Downy to your local supermarket shelf? Impossible? That's not what the men at Procter and Gamble said when it came time to enter their Corvette into a unique high-performance competition.
"The Cheaparral story is about a group of engineers who work for P&G in Cincinnati," says Stoyan Lockar, a P&G Technical Associate Director. "By day, we design and build a variety of world-class machines that make P&G's consumer products [Crest, Pampers, Folgers, and Gillette, to name just a few]. One of the things that we're very good at is making complex machines go faster. To get a competitive advantage in cost, we strive to run our production systems faster than industry standard. As engineers, we take a lot of pride in that. It's similar to taking a car that's basically stock and souping up the performance, then beating others at the track.
"This mentality goes beyond our work lives for many of us," Lockar continues. "Since we're gearheads at heart, we also enjoy working and playing with high-performance cars and motorcycles in our spare time. Last winter [2006], inspired by all the build-off shows on cable TV, a group of us decided to see if we could channel our technical skills and innovation in some unique way in the automotive world. We agreed on a few main objectives: Have fun, learn some new skills, get to know each other a bit better, sell our creation at the end, and donate the proceeds to charity."
Lockar and his P&G colleagues studied many possibilities, ranging from building a car from scratch to creating a heavily modified "theme" vehicle. The option that won out in the end included a competitive aspect that really got the engineers excited.
"The project was based on preparing a car to compete in the Kumho Tires/Grassroots Motorsports $2,007 Challenge, [which] consisted of three events: a quarter-mile drag race, an autocross competition, and an appearance-judging contest. Points were scored for each event to determine an overall winner, as well as winners in various classes and categories. The real challenge to all this was that the car and all parts added to it could not exceed $2,007 in total, all of which had to be documented. This challenge seemed to fit very well with our P&G engineering focus."
Its goal established, the team decided on a contest car that would truly challenge its creativity. The candidate was an '86 Corvette purchased from salvage. The Vette had been rolled many times, sustaining extensive damage to the body and suspension system. The engine and drivetrain, however, seemed to be intact. The team decided to tackle the project in two phases: First, it would get the Corvette back in running condition. It would then modify the car to compete in the event.
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Walmart stores often serve as magnets for other new businesses, large and small. The small businesses that surround our stores generally have products and services we don't offer or are strong in areas where we can't compete. Chicago is a terrific example of our positive impact: since we opened our doors there in 2006, we've helped attract close to two dozen new businesses to the surrounding neighborhood.
For a sample of small businesses that typically surround our stores, click here.
Unfortunately, a study from Loyola University Chicago continues to be used as "evidence" of Walmart's alleged negative impact, despite the author's own admission that there is "considerable uncertainty" attached to their findings and their work includes three well-documented flaws:
- The researchers exclude NEW businesses from their job calculation.
- The "impact" radius used in the study was four miles, an obviously over-reaching measurement in a densely populated city like Chicago.
- Impact is evaluated using a linear model.
Don't take our word for it, see Walmart's impact for yourself or just read how the Loyola study has been routinely panned by others…
Emma Mitts, Alderman for the 37th Ward:
"Walmart has been a boon to my constituents on the far West Side of Chicago. The change is obvious. No academic research, especially not a flawed research report, will convince me otherwise…. Anyone who visits my ward can see how new retailers have risen from vacant lots and abandoned manufacturing facilities, bringing jobs for real Chicago residents and a tangible sense of renewed hope to my community."
D.C. City Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. joined with Alderman Mitts in writing an editorial which appeared in The Washington Post.
"When you talk about economic development, it's easy to get caught up in numbers and statistics and forget that the best way to see the effect on a community is to see it firsthand."
Mari Gallagher & Associates, a research firm specializing in food desert issues:
"In reviewing Loyola's 2009 report, we find their methods and conclusions flawed. One problem is that the Loyola calculation includes all competing jobs lost but excludes all competing jobs gained."
Emma Mitts, Alderman for the 37th Ward:
"As an elected official in Chicago who has long championed expanded economic development opportunities in diverse, underserved urban communities – and who has a Walmart - I feel compelled to set the record straight about a flawed study making the rounds in Los Angeles. The truth is that Walmart has been a boon to my constituents on the far West Side of Chicago."
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Professional Opinion of a Recent Study by the Center for Urban Research and Learning of Loyola University Chicago Concerning the Impact of Chicago's West Side Wal-Mart
Professional Opinion of a Recent & Second Study by the Center for Urban Research and Learning of Loyola University Chicago Concerning the Impact of Chicago's West Side Wal-Mart
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Seven students from South Korea are attending Wilson College this year, six of them as part of an exchange program with Seoul Women's University. The students — Soyoung An, Seung Hee Baek, Suji Han, Hye Jin Kim, Shin Young Lee and Ji Yoon Shin —will return to their home university after the 2011-12 academic year.
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Study-abroad programs offer students an opportunity to leave their home and experience the culture of a different society while they work toward their degree. The Korean students have a variety of reasons for wanting to student in the United States.
"I wanted to experience a different culture and this will help me toward my major in English language and literature," Ji Yoon Shin said. "I have lived in Korea my entire life and study-abroad will help me widen my thinking and improve my English speaking skills," said Suji Han.
Even before arriving at Wilson, the students had already met some of the Wilson family. Last summer, Wilson Chaplain Rosie Magee and student Iris McLane '12 spent one month in Korea through Seoul Women's University's Bahrom International Program, through which they met the Korean students. The Bahrom International Program — which is open to Wilson students, faculty and staff — provides lectures and classes on Korean history, religion, philosophy, art, language, politics, and economics, which are all communicated in English, along with field trips to the relative historical sites. The program offers a unique opportunity to learn about Korean culture while also getting to know the future international students of Wilson College.
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Because they are typically deployed as close air support to ground forces, their role is tactical rather than strategic, operating at the front of the battle rather than against targets deeper in the enemy's rear. As such, they are often attached to and in the direct command and control structures of army units as opposed to air force units, though tactical air forces attached to army formations are still an organic part of the air force and ultimately under air-force command. A number of names have or are used for ground-attack aircraft: attack aircraft, fighter-bomber, tactical fighter, tank-buster, tactical bomber, strafer, strike aircraft etc. A light strike aircraft is another category, based on adapted trainers or other light aircraft.
In US service ground-attack aircraft have been identified by the prefix A- as in "A-6". British designations have included FB for fighter-bomber and more recently "G" for Ground as in "Harrier GR1".
The NATO reporting names for Soviet/Russian ground attack aircraft classified them as "fighters" instead of "bombers" possibly, because they were often only variants of fighter aircraft, but always similar in size, range and weapons to fighters.
Between the World Wars, as the United States embraced the role of global power with the United States Marine Corps as its preferred force for military intervention, marine aviation pioneered ground attack and close air support tactics in the Banana Wars. Marine Aviators pioneered the technique of dive bombing during interventions in Haiti and Nicaragua.
At the start of World War II engine power was scarce and aircraft had to be tailored to individual roles. Ground attack aircraft during this era were generally created for the role, one that was considered largely unimportant and therefore saw little development. Perhaps the only early-war aircraft in this niche was the Henschel Hs 123, a biplane. The Germans worked on a suitable replacement and eventually delivered the Henschel Hs 129, which featured a steel-armored cockpit and windows made of bulletproof glass. Only small numbers were built, however, as the Germans widely used the more flexible Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber in the ground attack role. A more famous example is the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, a light bomber that was adapted into the ground attack role with it armoured fuselage, powerful artillery and possibility of using air-to-ground missiles. More than 43,000 Ilyushin Il-2 were built through World War II. Stalin credited the Il-2 with winning the war.
As engine power improved, roughly doubling over the course of the war, even the average day fighter was more than capable enough to carry out the ground attack role, and some of the most successful designs were slight modifications of existing designs. One of the most successful of these was the RAF's Hawker Typhoons, although they deployed a variety of other aircraft due to changing availability. The Germans made a series of adapted versions of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the F and G series, serving roughly the same purpose. The same was true of the USAAF, who moved former front-line fighters into the ground attack role during the war, notably the P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt, as newer aircraft took up the air superiority role.
While machine guns and cannon were sufficient against infantry and light vehicles, and one or two small bombs could be easily fitted to most fighters, for operations against tanks heavier weapons such as the 40 mm Vickers S gun or high explosive rockets (such as the RP-3 60 lb rocket) were needed. The former equipped the Hawker Hurricane to good effect in North Africa Campaign, the latter was used by many RAF aircraft among them the Typhoon. Both the US and Soviets also used a variety of rockets in this role. The Germans also deployed rockets, as well as the first cluster bombs.
In the immediate post war era the piston engined ground attack aircraft remained useful - Royal Navy Hawker Sea Fury fighters and the US Vought F4U Corsair and Douglas A-1 Skyraider operated in the Korea with the latter plane effective into the Vietnam conflict. The long loiter times of the piston powered planes gave an advantage over thirsty jet planes.
In most of the post-World War II era air forces have been increasingly reluctant to develop combat aircraft specifically for ground attack. Although close air support and interdiction remain crucial to the modern battlefield, attack aircraft are less glamorous than fighters, and both pilots and military planners have a certain well-cultivated contempt for 'mud-movers.' More practically, the extra cost of a dedicated ground attack aircraft is harder to justify as opposed to having multi-role aircraft.
In the late 1960s the US Air Force requested a dedicated air support plane that became the Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. It eventually became a primarily anti-armor weapon with limited capability in the interdiction and tactical bombing role, and even in the anti-tank role it was met with mixed feelings. However, the A-10's performance during Operation Desert Storm negated these criticisms. Current US doctrine increasingly emphasizes the use of US Army helicopters for close air support and anti-tank missions. The Soviets' similar Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot) found greater success in the flying artillery role, although it, too, shifted to anti-armor use in later versions and has largely been phased out in favor of 'fast mover' fighter-bomber versions of the MiG-29 and Su-27.
Examples of modern ground attack aircraft include the A-10 Thunderbolt II, Sukhoi Su-7, Sukhoi Su-17, Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot), Nanchang Q-5. Ground attack has otherwise become the domain of converted trainers like the BAC Strikemaster, BAE Hawk, and Cessna A-37.
U.S. experience in the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq War has resulted in renewed interest in fixed-wing ground-attack aircraft.
Under the Key West Agreement which governs the allocation of aircraft between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, fixed-wing ground-attack aircraft were generally allocated to the Air Force, while attack helicopters were generally allocated to the Army. The Army, wishing to have its own resources to support its troops in combat and faced with a lack of Air Force enthusiasm for the ground-attack role, developed the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for ground-attack roles such as destroying enemy tanks and supporting troops in combat.
One concern involving the Apache arose when a unit of these helicopters was very slow to deploy during U.S. military involvement in Kosovo. The Apache, which is the main alternative for the same airborne anti-tank role in the U.S. military as the A-10, ended up performing more poorly than anticipated, while the A-10 performed well in anti-tank roles in the Gulf War and in Iraq. Indeed, in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, a unit of AH-64 Apaches was severely mauled by the Republican Guard division, Hammurabi.
According to the Army Times, the Army is shifting its doctrine to favor ground-attack aircraft over attack helicopters for this role because ground-attack helicopters have proved to be highly vulnerable to small-arms fire. The U.S. Marines have noted similar problems.
Officially, the U.S. Air Force planned to replace the only dedicated ground-attack aircraft currently in U.S. service, the A-10, with its new "Joint Strike Fighter", the F-35 Lightning II. But, facing political concerns that the new fighters were not designed for the ground-attack role that had proven particularly useful in Iraq and Afghanistan, a plan to decommission the A-10 has been replaced with a plan to upgrade the existing aircraft with improved electronics extending the service life of the planes until as late as 2028. The U.S. Air Force has not commissioned any new designs for this role (in part, out of concern for the F-35 program).
The UK is replacing its current ground attack aircraft with the F-35 (replacing the Harriers), and the Eurofighter Typhoon (Jaguars and Tornado GRs)
The other major complication to planes of military forces to purchase new ground-attack aircraft is uncertainty over the degree to which manned fixed wing aircraft may be replaced by unmanned combat drones in this role, a possibility illustrated by the armed Predator drone which has been used in this capacity.


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I promised you exciting news, so here it is! SingStar, the ultimate competitive singing game forPlayStation 3, will now be available to everyone in SCE Europe territories (as well as Australia and New Zealand) as a free download straight from the XMB.
Yes, that's right, no more need to slot in a disc to get that party started. Simply install SingStar from the XMB and you will be able to start singing in no time, share your performances with the community and visit the SingStore to get hold of more great tracks for your collection.
I've listed all the great things about SingStar on the XMB for you below but I am most excited about the fact that you can now play SingStar with your PlayStation Eye camera. We have spent many an afternoon testing this in the office and are pretty pleased with it so please let us know what you think! This will only work for single player mode, so if you're gearing up for a serious SingStar battle, you'll obviously still need to plug in some mics.
If you're brand new to SingStar and have never bought a song from the SingStore before, there are also some short demo songs available for you to download and try out.
SingStar on the XMB:
- The client is FREE, no disc required!
- Sing with PS Eye
- Compatible with SingStar microphones, official PlayStation Wireless headsets and common USB microphones
- Short demo songs available for download for new SingStore customers
- Easy access PS2 and PS3 disc swap from song carousel
- Use PSP or PS Vita to create playlists with SingStar Remote
- Instantly share your performances with the SingStar community and your friends on Facebook
- Acquire new trophies
SingStar will be added to the XMB very soon. Follow us on Twitter @SingStarHQ and keep your eyes peeled on www.singstar.com for more news and a confirmed release date.
Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/10/23/get-ready-for-singstar-on-the-xmb/
I really don't care for this, but hey ho, I guess this is a natural step for the franchise.


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The Drip Store's, Excel 1 GPH, 18" spacing pressure compensating drip line with check valve from DIG Corp is available in 250'
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Faculty Bio
William J. Quinn, PhD
Professor of Biology and Computer Science
Phone: 512-448-8457
- PhD in Forestry at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1982
- MS in Forestry at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1978
- BS in Forest and Range Management at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1973
Why I Teach
I do my best to imagine being in my students' shoes in order to get a stronger sense of what they need to learn and grow as individuals. In the classroom, I like to move around so that I can literally see and hear things from my students' perspectives.
Outside of the classroom, I provide my students with a variety of research opportunities in order to enhance their understanding of particular subject areas. This kind of hands-on experience helps to develop their skills and overall knowledge. I love watching my students learn and grow.
- Assistant Area Manager and Range Conservationist, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University
- Systems Analyst/Programmer, Science Applications, Inc.
- Interim Associate Academic Dean, St. Edward's University
- Chair of Biology Program, St. Edward's University
- Interim Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, St. Edward's University
Quinn's research includes in-depth studies of plant biology, soils, water quality and bird habitats in the U.S. and Europe. He has published a variety of papers on topics that directly impact environmental management and sustainability.
Recent research presentations include: "Iron Reductase Activity in Annual Sunflower," "Temperature and Vegetative Effects on Soil Respiration in an Alkaline Clay of Central Texas," "Water Quality: Surveillance of Potential Exogenous Nutrients in a Watershed Bordered by Residential Development."
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- Texas Academy of Science, President and Fellow
- American Society of Plant Biologists
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- St. Edward's University Teaching Excellence Award


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crea-torX wrote:I hope you didn't hold your breath. For some reason, that figure is holding a 30ish price tag. Most of made fewer of em, my guess. I had one for a long time...must of traded it a while back. Sorry I can't help ya....but I looked!
*sighs* Yeah I figured that man. Thanks for looking anyway. I'm surprised it's so expensive now, cause when I started collecting DCSH, which was around the wave with Cyborg Supes, There were several places that had at least one SC each and there was even a couple on clearance. I got mine almost a year after DCSH ended, for $4 at my local Target (right after Christmas). I even had an extra scythe a little while back but I sold or traded it.
I should mention, this is for someone in Brazil who's been looking for this item for years and hasn't found one that he can afford. He already paid me $10 shipped for it but I found that the extra one I had was already gone and still want to fulfill his order so I don't have to refund him. I would rather spend $10+ shipping to get one for him and then send it to him myself than disappoint him.


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JB: What do you recall about your first professional MMA fight, and how prepared do you feel that you were at the time?
LR: I obviously had a lot of nerves with my first time fighting. But I had been in some scraps and I was prepared and ready. It always helps being with a team like AKA and seeing all these guys on the big stage doing so well. And I was doing well with them in the gym so I had a lot of confidence through those guys.
JB: Your first loss was in your second fight. How did you react to the loss and how did it affect you moving forward in your career?
LR: That loss had a lot to do with my career and how far Ive gotten. It was an eye-opener. Because of the guys I had in the gym and that I was doing so well, I really didnt believe that anybody could touch me at that point in my career. I dont know if I took it as seriously as I should have at the time. The guy I was supposed to fight at 185 dropped out on a Sunday night before and I was freaking out because I had no money and I needed a fight and I had trained hard for it. I took a last-minute fight and went up in weight to 205. I really knew nothing about him and just kind of went in there scrapping. I didnt really put MMA together yet. When I was wrestling, I was wrestling. When I was doing Jiu-Jitsu, I was doing Jiu-Jitsu. When I was striking, I was trying to strike. I just hadnt put everything together yet. I got caught in the fight. It was a huge eye-opener. You cant take anything for granted in MMA. Youve got to train the best you can and do your homework on your opponent and go into every fight with no regrets really. It was scary at the time too. I loved fighting and I loved MMA. It kind of scared me a little bit because I was seeing this as a career for myself and losing a fight is a big deal in MMA. I wanted to make this work. So that next fight was the most tense Ive ever been in my career for a fight.
JB: You had a brilliant 9-0 run in Strikeforce, winning the middleweight championship and defending it twice. Now that the promotion is gone, what are a few of your favorite memories from your time in the promotion?
LR: Strikeforce was awesome. Obviously going undefeated in Strikeforce was really cool. It was a family atmosphere. We were all tight with Scott Coker and everybody who worked at Strikeforce. Im pretty tight with everybody at the UFC too, but to grow with Strikeforce was cool. I like the Challenger events. Those were fun. Winning the belt was amazing for me, and beating Jacare was my biggest fight.
JB: Your UFC debut, against Vitor Belfort in Brazil, did not go as planned. What did you learn from that fight and how do you regard it now that some time has passed?
LR: It sucks. It was my UFC debut, in Brazil, against Vitor, so there was a lot riding on it. Its hard to take too much away from that. I dont believe that Ill ever get caught with a spinning heel-kick to the head again, just to put that out there. Its hard to take. I did my homework pretty extensively on my opponent. I saw that he threw a wild spinning heel-kick once against Bisping. I didnt really think he had that in his repertoire. I was more focused on his hands and his boxing. I dont know. I was so focused on his hands that he caught me with a nice kick. I should have kept the pressure more. I relaxed too much. I tried to bait him in and started counterstriking when I should have kept him back. I made a mistake. But Im excited about the future. It hasnt changed my goal.
JB: You are still one of the top middleweights in the world. There have been some other top fighters in your division who have gotten matched up lately, like Munoz and Bisping. Who do you want to fight next?
LR: I want a top fighter, whatever makes sense. They like to match up guys coming off losses with other guys coming off losses. Tim Boetsch is a top-ten opponent coming off a loss. I cant think of anyone else right now. Obviously theres Belcher too, but I heard hes going up to 205.
The Bisping fight is definitely something I want in the future. Bisping went out of his way to talk shit on national TV and say that he got the better of me in training. Thats obviously something that I want to clear up. I dont know who talks about practice really. I went down there and trained with him one time when I was just cruising through LA. I asked a good friend of mine down there if anybody was training, and he said, Well Bisping is here and sparring a lot. So I ended up just showing up for a sparring day, and we went three rounds. He was in training camp for Brian Stann. I'm not going to go in-depth about what happened and this and that, but there are a lot of different circumstances in training. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on how these rounds go, but if he really thinks that he got the better of me, the guy is just delusional coming out and saying anything about it. A fight would go a little differently, I'm sure. I'm pretty positive about how our fight would go. I'd love to get that fight and do it for the fans. I think I could put on a great show for them.
I want to get back in there as soon as possible. October would be awesome, or November. I'm trying to talk to Joe and work something out soon. I definitely don't want to sit on this loss too long. I was at the fan expo, hearing all my fans like, "Sucks about that kick." I'm tired of hearing about that kick. I want to move on. I want to get to that next fight. I want to get that Vitor fight behind me. I'm excited to get in there.
JB: What was your reaction to the Silva-Weidman fight, and the way in which Silva lost?
LR: I don't know. I think Anderson went too far this time. He has clowned a lot in the past. At the top of the game, I don't care how good you are, you can't get out of control in there. Chris is a tough guy and he did what he had to do. I'm stoked for him. Chris is a friend of mine. It was pretty sweet. I'm not going to lie. It would have been a lot sweeter if I had got my bet in. I wasn't able to make my bet. I was hosting a party at a Fertitta casino and I tried to put in a $1500 sports bet, but I realized that a Fertitta casino doesn't take UFC bets there. I had $1500 on me, and I ran in there, and was like, "$1500 on Weidman." And they said, "We don't take UFC bets here." It was right before the Frankie Edgar fight. So I ran back and watched him win. I was bummed and stoked at the same time. I went out and met up with Chris and we had a good time afterward.
JB: Last question, Luke, and thanks for taking the time to do this. What does it mean to you to be a fighter and how much do you enjoy it?
LR: I'm just blessed to be able to do what I love to do. I've always loved competing, and there's something about fighting and the adrenaline rush that's unmatched in any other realm of life for me. It's the highest high you can possibly get. I'm just blessed to be able to do this. It's hard to put into words how I feel about it. I love what I'm doing and couldn't see myself doing anything else. I've done a lot of sports and a lot of jobs and I'm just happy to live the MMA life.


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Australis wrote:Aside from Discworld... hmmm. let me have a quick look on my bookshelf.
One of Terry's favourite authors is George MacDonald Fraser, one of mine too,. The Flashman Papers are really good.
Over the last couple of years I've found the Shardlake books by CJ Sansom. Great historical stuff.
In my spotty teens I discovered the Lensman series for SF, and the Eternal Champion as well as the Conan series for fantasy.
And finally only a trilogy, but a good one, Dream Park, The Barsoom Project, and The California Voodoo Game, by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes.
Penfold wrote:Who's Wee Dug wrote:That's what got me to buy the book those many years ago, as soon as I seen that passage about the two unsavoury rogues it made me laugh, I then put it back on the shelf because it had a tiny tear in the dust jacket and it was the last one.
I think it may have been that passage that got me hooked, together with the Lovecraft references. It takes a great deal of skill to take the micky like that without giving offence to fans of those books (LotR fans vs. Bored of the Rings, anyone?).
Who's Wee Dug wrote:Just like some people do with the Discworld books.
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It's easy to take tires for granted. We rarely interact with them, and usually only come down to their level when it's time to check and add air. So it's no surprise that some see tires only as rolling rubber hoops, built for laying tracks and doing donuts.
But the truth is, your tires may be the most high-tech component on your Corvette. And just as every new Vette is the pinnacle of user-friendly performance, the latest tires are the most reliable, most comfortable, and highest- performance versions in a long production history.
To drive home how lucky we are right now, put yourself in the shoes of a tire engineer: Ever since Charles Goodyear stumbled upon vulcanized rubber in 1839, engineers have been making trade-offs with tires. There are so many criteria working at cross purposes—traction, comfort, noise, wear, rolling resistance, handling—that compromise has always been a must. Remember those rock-hard "performance" tires that used to shake your fillings out?
But thanks to recent advancements in tire design and production, modern tires are able to lessen those compromises. For example, the 2014 Stingray's Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZPs carry a 300 treadwear rating, higher than many recent Corvette tires. Yet the Stingray pulls more than 1g in lateral acceleration, has less rolling resistance (for improved fuel efficiency), and rides both smoothly and quietly. That, my friends, is called progress.
This article will help you learn more about tires—what they're made of, how they're assembled, how to read their sidewalls, and most importantly, how to take care of them.
Tires are highly complex, multi-layer constructions that meld specialized rubber compounds with reinforcing materials. Here's what your performance tires are made of:
External Components
Tread is what hits the road, and each tire's tiny contact patch keeps your Corvette on it. It's made of a complex tread compound comprising rubber, along with other materials such as silica, carbon black, polymers, and bonding agents. Today's advanced tread compounding can make softer compounds rigid for high-performance applications—so it's no longer accurate to state that all high-grip tires are "soft" compounds, and long-life tires are "hard" compounds.
Tread patterns aren't just a cool design, they play a huge part in a tire's performance. They handle water removal, help handling, and reduce noise. The patterns can be asymmetric (not the same across the tread centerline) or directional (requiring a particular rotation).
A tire's tread incorporates a center rib and tread blocks that assist with dry handling, grooves that evacuate water, sipes that open and lock together to increase handling, and shoulders that can be square or rounded.
Sidewalls help support the load, protect the tire from curbs and other hazards, and, in the case of run-flats, help keep a deflated tire rolling. In addition to the obvious rubber outsides, sidewall internals include fabric carcass plies. They can also be reinforced with fabrics or steel cords to help steering response and cornering stability.
The bead allows the tire to be secured to a wheel. It looks like a smooth, U-shaped circle at the very bottom of a tire's sidewall, and it's internally reinforced by steel wires.
Internal Components
Cap plies—typically used on performance tires—are found right under the tread. These nylon layers control the shape and size of the contact patch during acceleration, braking, and cornering. They can also help smooth out the ride.
Steel belts form a foundation for the tread. Made of high-tensile steel, these belts provide tread stability, and guard against impacts and punctures.
Body plies/carcass plies are fabrics like polyester that help give the tire its shape. Modern body plies run radially at 90 degrees to the tire centerline—hence, the name "radial." In contrast, older or reproduction bias-ply tires run the plies at 45 degrees to the centerline.


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You can adjust Picasa settings to control which file types are displayed in your Picasa Library. Picasa for Windows supports the following file types:
- Photos: .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .gif, .psd (Photoshop), .png, .tga, and selected RAW formats.
- Movies:
- For general playback in Picasa: .mpg, .mod, .mmv, .tod, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .divx, .mov, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m2t, .m2ts, .mts, .mkv. For several of these file types, the correct software is required for playback. Read more about video file support.
- For use in Movie Maker: .avi, .asf, .wmv, .mpg, .m2t, .mmv, .m2ts
- Audio (for slideshows and the Movie Maker): .wma and .mp3
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- Animated GIF files will not animate in Picasa.
- PSD files are generally supported, but some files saved or created in Photoshop need to be saved using the maximum compatibility option to be viewed properly in Picasa.


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Welcome to the Huntsman School of Business Faculty and Staff Portal. Most of this information is for use by our faculty and staff, but the directory below contains the contact information for all of the Huntsman School employees.
Ph.D., Organization and Management, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1985
MS, Business Admin, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1974 Emphasis: Organization Behavior
BS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California at Berkeley, 1970
Dr. Glenn M. McEvoy holds a bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and both masters and Ph.D. degrees in Management and Organization from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Glenn has taught at eight different universities, including schools in the UK, Australia, and Canada. The former Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Department Head in Management and Human Resources, he is currently Professor of Management at Utah State University.
Originally from Montana, Glenn teaches organization behavior and human resource management and conducts research in the areas of international management, employee retention, organization change, training, and performance appraisal. His work has appeared in major academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology as well as key practitioner journals such as Human Resource Management, Training and Development Journal, and Human Resource Management Review, and he currently serves on the editorial board of Human Resource Management Journal.
Over the course of his career, Glenn has won multiple teaching awards, has received evaluations by students that are consistently in the upper 20th percentile of all university instructors, and has been recognized by the provost of Utah State University as a "master teacher." He has also been very active in professional organizations and service to both his community and to USU, and is currently finishing up his term as President of the USU Faculty Senate.
Notable Faculty Research (Huntsman Alumni Magazine - Fall 2013)
Glenn McEvoy Earns Library Faculty Award (The Huntsman Post - November 2012)
Huntsman Students, Faculty and Staff Win Prestigious Awards (The Huntsman Post - May 2012)


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For my next PC I'm thinking of buying it pre-made by professionals. I'm semi-competent at assembling PCs, but I don't make them very tidy, silent, or robust. I live in Montreal, Quebec, so the closer to that the better. My next PC should first and foremost be silent - I shouldn't hear it at all when idle, and only slightly so when under load; it should also be a capable gaming machine and a powerful workstation for programming and video rendering. These are conflicting requirements but I'm ready to put some serious money in it, i.e. 2-3K$ if necessary. I won't buy before Haswell is out, but I'm starting to look around.
So far I was looking at Puget Systems, they build SPCR certified PCs and their Serenity looks like exactly what I'm looking for (minus the Haswell, but that will come in due time). The only problem is they're really far away, i.e. 5000kms, so communication and shipping with them will be difficult. Any other suggestions?


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The foundation voted unanimously Monday to pursue offering the commission an "ex officio" non-voting member position. The foundation passed a motion asking its legal counsel Rob Jackson to contact county lawyer Terrell Arline about the feasibility of creating the position.
During Monday's meeting,
Foundation member Greg Brudnicki suggested appointing County Commissioner Guy Tunnell. He said appointing Tunnell, who serves as the commission's vice chairman, would "solve all the issues." He said the commission would have to deal with any conflict of interest issues on its own and noted that if Tunnell had to recuse himself from commission votes, that could cause a 2-2 tie.
But foundation member Andy Stein didn't want to appoint Tunnell. He said he would not support putting a commissioner on the foundation and would abstain if a vote were taken.
"Where does it stop? Do they want to be on the airport board? Do they want to be on the port authority?" he said.
He also thought the non-voting appointment was of little value.
"I don't see a whole lot of difference between an ex officio member and somebody sitting in the audience," he said.
Tunnell said he was disappointed by the foundation's decision and thought his fellow commissioners would be, too. He said a voting-member appointment would have laid the issue to rest and had no problem abstaining on votes.
Also Monday, the commission approved $399,389 in grants for local nonprofit health care organizations. The foundation has invested about $33.3 million, a surplus which came from the hospital lease. The grants are funded from the investment earnings.
St. Andrew Community Medical Center received the largest grant — $100,000 — which is the maximum the foundation can disburse.
But St. Andrew received $125,969 from the
The chairman said he hoped the grant disbursement would be perpetual. He said since October the $33.3 million has generated a $1.4 million return. He said the investments are in "mostly conservative" positions in stocks, bonds and international investments.
"So far it's off to a good start," he said.
Approved grants
- Avicenna Free Clinic: $89,000 (requested $89,000)
- BASIC: $10,000 (requested $73,000)
- Bay Cares: $93,777 (requested $93,777)
- CARE: $5,000 (requested $85,000)
- Healthy Start: $5,000 (requested $22,700)
- Pancare: $25,000 (requested $68,000)
- Second Chance of NWFL: $21,612 (requested $21,612)
- St. Andrew Community Medical Center: $100,000 (requested $100,000)


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