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Blogger/Content Creation Intern
Type of work: Internship (part-time, non-paid OR for credit)
Location: Denver, CO (position can work remotely)
Company URL: www.recruitingsportsnet.com
Date Posted: 8.20.13
Length of Position: 3 month minimum with the potential for extension based on performance.
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RSN is a growing Denver based start-up. Our online media platform was designed to help High School athletes connect with College coaches by uploading full-game video. Coaches have the ability to search the pool of student athletes and connect with them directly. Our mission is to help young athletes achieve their dreams of playing at the next level… we help them get recruited.
We are currently looking for a team of intern bloggers to develop and create content to live on our website and blog. Sport passion and or background a MUST. This position will report the Strategic Marketing Manager and help RSN grow and expand organic SEO, utilizing brand keywords and industry knowledge. This position will utilize RSN's content calendar to generate timely and relevant blog posts, articles, and email content.
If you are a self-starter, looking for an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, interested in either working downtown in an agency setting or the chance to work remotely, please apply.
- Develop content for RSN's growing brand, website and blog
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- Ability to conceptualize AND execute based on content calendar
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-Must be able to write utilizing sport specific vocabulary, language, and vernacular
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This is the second installment of Scarlett's video journal from her trip to Dadaab, Turkana and Lodwar with Oxfam to shine light on the drought and food crisis that continues to unfold across East Africa.
Here is another in our series of videos to take you inside Oxfam's response to East Africa food crisis. Alice Mwanda shows us how she organizes getting trucks of equipment delivered to the camp, as well as managing the challenge of being a woman giving direction to men.
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Oxfam Humanitarian Press Officer Anna Ridout reports on the ongoing East Africa food crisis from the Dadaab refugee complex, in northeastern Kenya. Oxfam is working in Dadaab, laying pipelines and trucking in clean water for residents of the refugee complex.
Oxfam ambassador Kristin Davis, on the BBC News, describes her visit to Dadaab refugee camp, where she saw the devastating impact of the current drought.
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Join Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding science adventure. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of Tornado Alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado's destructive power at point blank range.
Above image: Sean Casey, inside the Tornado Intercept Vehicle, gets into position to capture a twister on film from within the storm.
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Tornado Alley 3D Launches at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater September 30th
Giant Screen Science Adventure Explores Unknown Twister Mysteries
Chattanooga, Tenn. (September 14, 2011) - Nearly five months have passed since the unprecedented tornado outbreak that swept through the Southeast with devastating results. Broadcast meteorologists, armed with the latest technology, were able to reach people with tornado warnings that had unequalled lead time in the Tennessee Valley. According to the National Weather Service, tornado warnings were issued an average of 24 minutes before communities were struck by the violent winds. "With large and long-track tornadoes, you have the potential to give people additional warning time," said Dr. Karen Kosiba, atmospheric scientist at the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, CO. "Unfortunately the lead time for all tornadoes is only about 10 minutes."
Kosiba and an army of scientists from VORTEX2 are featured in Tornado Alley 3D. The most ambitious scientific mission of its kind, VORTEX2 was comprised of more than 100 severe-weather researchers from around the world, a fleet of radar trucks, mobile weather stations and the most sophisticated weather-measuring instruments ever created. The mission: probe nature's most violent storms to better understand how tornadoes form and develop. "The data we collected on about 60 tornadic storms will help us improve the predictability of tornadoes," said Kosiba. "We also want to better understand and correlate how the winds inside a tornado cause damage."
Scientists still don't know why one storm will go haywire, producing a massive twister like the ones that touched down in Tuscaloosa, AL or Ringgold, GA, while other nearby storms fail to produce any tornadoes. "What we're trying to do is warn people BEFORE a storm produces a tornado," Kosiba said. "Currently a radar signature may indicate a potential tornado, but 75% of those storms don't produce tornadoes. So we need a better discriminator to reduce the false alarm rate and more accurately warn people."
In the film, audiences see how incredibly difficult it is to actually measure tornado winds directly. Kosiba helped gather wind measurements indirectly with radar trucks, but was also responsible for coordinating teams that deployed weather sensors in the path of oncoming tornadoes. "The wind data can help us correlate what we're seeing on radar and may help others design stronger homes and buildings in the future," Kosiba said.
Sean Casey, star of Discovery Channel's wildly popular Storm Chasers series, designed his Tornado Intercept Vehicle, or TIV, to film from within the center of a storm's fury. Armed with weather instruments and a 92-pound IMAX camera, Casey worked for more than eight years to get direct readings and a shot of a tornado at point blank range. "My dream has always been to get footage that's as powerful as the subject matter," said Casey. "There's a huge difference between filming a tornado from a couple of miles away with a telephoto lens, and filming a tornado that's on top of you with a wide-angle lens." The cinematic result gives audiences the chance to ride along – and to experience a visual powerhouse of never-before-captured tornado footage on the giant, six-story screen.
Dr. Kosiba will be at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater to introduce the film during a special FREE preview of Tornado Alley 3D on Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 pm. Seating is limited and available on a first-come basis. Donations will be accepted at this screening for the Chattanooga Red Cross to help our community be better prepared for future storms. "In addition to disaster response, The Red Cross believes in training people to be prepared. Last year more than 45,000 people in the Chattanooga area received training from our staff and volunteers. These residents now have family plans and are better equipped to deal with future threats," said Barbara Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Chattanooga American Red Cross. "The number of people requesting training increased dramatically after the tornado, so we're happy to partner with the Tennessee Aquarium to offer classes in conjunction with seeing Tornado Alley 3D at the IMAX Center."
One of the "Doppler on Wheels," or DOW, radar trucks will be at IMAX for the special screening on September 29th. The DOW and Sean Casey's TIV will be at IMAX on Saturday, October 1st.
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Assemblymen Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, and Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, will host host the Thursday, March 8 forum from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Public Library.
The forum, which will also include representatives from the California Highway Patrol, will focus on the massive traffic jam caused by a breakdown at a local concrete plant, which spurred unannounced lane closures in Banning.
The traffic jam, which caught up to 19,000 vehicles at one time, .
Wolfe, who has already apologized for the unplanned delays, will be "addressing the public on the current investigation and what measures are being taken to ensure this type of situation does not occur in the future on any state highways in Riverside and San Bernardino area," according to a news release.
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FOUR OAKS — Most of the talk around high school football in the month of July centers on the edges of the game. They're called seven-on-sevens and the workouts match teams' ball handlers – quarterback, center, running backs and receivers – against the opposition's linebackers and defensive backs.
The seven-on-sevens are passing workouts and some teams take them seriously. Some teams travel throughout the region to participate. Teams can generate early-season buzz with their performances in these once or twice a week scrimmages.
Meanwhile, the linemen usual toil on another practice field or in a weight room. Their goal is to be ready for the start of practice on Aug. 1 and the first game on Aug. 23..
The linemen work in a different way from the backs and receivers, who essentially are playing tag football, but the linemen's goals are the same: to improve speed and endurance.
Linemen spend time in the weight room trying to add strength, but they also work on technique.
"We're reinforcing the principles of our offense, lifting and doing skill development," said South Johnston coach Shane Dular said. "There's a big focus on individual technique but our main goal for all of our players coming out of summer camp is to make sure there aren't any questions about what to do when we start in August."
The summer months allow for time to focus on technique for linemen, mainly footwork – from the proper explosion out of a stance to first contact with the opposing player or that finishing move to get by an offensive lineman or complete a block on a defender.
Western Carolina University defensive line coach Mark Rhea, who was part of a group of Catamount coaches who conducted a series of one-day camps for linemen this past month, says it's even more important that linemen come into August in as good of shape as possible than it is backs and receivers.
"Kids need to be ready for the rigors of the hot months," Rhea said. "Especially for defensive linemen, you've got to be in shape. So we try to keep the focus on speed and getting quicker, which gets guys in shape."
That message corresponds to what Leesville Road senior tackle Chris Pendergraft has for his summer.
Pendergraft is using the summer to get back to his ideal playing weight and improve his footwork. His goal is to be as close to his ideal weight of 270 as possible when those August practices start.
He's increased his workload every summer for the last three seasons, trying to better prepare himself for the rigors and grind of a season he experienced in previous years.
"The biggest thing you learn over time is trust what your coaches are telling you," Pendergraft said. "Those 110s and 150s (sprints) we run aren't much fun in July but they pay off in the fourth quarter of hot games."
Pendergraft also uses tire drills and jump rope to help improve his quickness and footwork this time of year.
Garner center Dillon Counts, another senior, is using his summer to boost his prospects with college programs while getting ready to help anchor the line of a Trojan squad that's gone 29-2 over the past two seasons. One of his goals is to get his 40-yard dash time down and to improve on his shuttle run time. He often works out with his dad, a former college player.
"The summer is the most important time you have to prepare for the season," he said. "Most of your strength development comes in college. For me, it's all about speed this time of year."
During those speed-driven workouts, players hope to build the endurance they will need to get through those first few sun-drenched, humid workouts in full pads. That keeps their level of concentration up throughout the workout, making it easier for coaches to get their teaching points across and make the minor adjustments that can lead to better performance on game nights.
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Both players and coaches beat the motivational drum of fourth quarter performance during end of practice sprints that teams use to build cardiovascular strength. But starting that building process in the summer makes those first few hot and humid game nights a little easier to endure.
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Tsongas, D-Lowell, beat Golnik in Methuen (13,274 to 7,486) and Andover (8,247 to 5,637). The Eagle-Tribune is still awaiting results in Haverhill and Lawrence.
Tsongas will represent the newly-formed 3rd Congressional District after representing the Merrimack Valley in the 5th District since 2007.
The race was a rematch of 2010, when Tsongas beat Golnik by a margin of 55 to 42 percent. Golnik, of Carlisle, earned 94,646 votes to Tsongas' 122,858 that year in what was the best showing in the Valley from a Republican congressional hopeful since 1992.


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Isuzu Trooper Check Engine Light
Nah, you have an engine temp sending unit on the crossover pipe on the back of the engine that is very important to the operation of the engine, but would not cause a no start condition. IMO. You have OBD I system, so most code readers may not work, but simple to get codes. The code connector is located where the center console meets the carpet and dash on the driver side. Jumper the connector properly, three wire conncector IIRC and one wire is ground, other dtc. One is not used. turn on the igniton but don't start, and the CEL will flash the codes. Post up if you don't know them. HTH One guys opinion.
sounds like a weak battery. Leave any accessories, dome light, etc; on overnight? Clicking is starter solenoid trying to engage starter motor. Clean battery terminals, check grounds for good contact, jump and after start check voltage output of generator and have battery checked for capacity. Best case is cleaning will fix problem, worst would be possibly a bad starter, assuming you get the battery and alternator checked and they are OK. HTH One guys opinion.
wlbrown9 Posts: 835My starter went out about 2 years ago, 2000 Trooper LS that is very similar to the 2002. I came out of the mall and it would not turn over... I did not get the rapid clicking...just on solid click when turning the key. Took battery out and over to Walmart and had them test it. Tested good. Mall security tried to give me a boost and that did not work. Had it towed home. Picked up a rebuilt starter at Napa regional warehouse. Got out the tools and a couple hours later had it swapped out. Turned the key and back in business about 6-7 hours after it failed. IIRC the starter was around $175 so that is not really that much worse than a battery unless you have to pay someone to put it in for you. Good luck.
2001 Isuzu Trooper and CEL is on. I changed the EGR valve, cleaned the port, changed intake gaskets, changed PCV valve, change air filter, changed fuel filter and it still is on. It is very sluggish during initial acceleration. If anyone knows what to do next, let me know, The garage told me to change the main wiring harness for $1,500, but the tech asked me for help in diagnosing it. Let me know, thanks.
I need to take it back to the place that did all the work and see what the codes are. They also cleaned the MAS. Since this things burns so much oil, I haven't changed the Oil Filter in awhile. Could that cause issues? I know it is a stupid question, but I couldn't imaging a dirty oil filter causing the CEL to come on.
cope77 Posts: 4My ABS light came on. I read the trouble code (43) using the jumper/blink method and was directed to test another relay. Unfortunately, I can't locate the ECBM unit on this vehicle. The 1997 manual shows this under the passenger seat, but it doesn't appear to be under there anywhere. Does anyone know this location?
I have Isuzu Trooper 2002 my SUV running fine until 3 days ago then it was just parked in my garage, today when I start my car, it started fine but about after qtr mile I see Engine Check and Reduce Power lights were on and my gas paddle just went free and there was no power when I press gas paddle and car was running like 2 MPH so very slowly I reached home.
Can anyone tell me whats wrong with my car, its been running fine in fact a month ago it got done complete tuning.
Any help will be really appreciated.
I just made it to the Autozone to get it checked for codes and I got these..
P1295 - Electronic throttle control power management mode probable codes.
P1515 - Commanded versus actual throttle position correlation.
P1125 - Electronic throttle control limited performance mode-two APS faults set.
My question is... Do these problems fall under power train warrenty ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
johndeeregirl Posts: 1I am having this same problem - but it only occurs when it is above 85* outside. Last August it started, I spent several hundred dollars and several having it trouble shooted and I thought fixed.Would run fine, then have the issues randomly. Replaced 02 sensor, idle control, etc. 3 different shops. Then was told maybe needed to have the fuel injectors cleaned, used Lucas fuel cleaner. Ran great all fall, winter, spring (also rebuilt transmission this spring). Last week it started it again. Very random, doesn't matter if AC is on, it will reduce power. If I pull over and let it sit for about 5 minutes it runs great again. The check engine light will also go off after driving a couple of miles. Anyone else have a solution?
Hello All,
Finally I found out this stupid "REDUCE POWER" light on resolution.
It comes in only because your battery is start dying, you would think it's working perfectly fine but in reality it just start dying and not sending enough voltage to your ening.
All other functions will remain working fine untill it really died but for the 4 wheel drive SUVs, voltage has to be on a constant level.
So, if you see that light start coming either try to recharge your battery or replace it with good one.
This exactly what happened to my Isuzu Trooper 2002 SUV. Good thing is that mechanic from Isuzu dealer is my friend and he told me about that. So I bought a new battery and go back to dealer and installed it by myself (coz they are charging $200 just for battery and installation) and now there is no more Reduce Power light.
fkorbmacher Posts: 1I had the same codes displayed and this is what I found. Isuzu moved the ECU into the engine compartment and the wiring is most sensitive. After replacing the TPS (throttle Position Sensor) the problem still occured. You recieve these codes becuase there is a loss in cunductivity within the wire harness in the engine compartment. The connections after time get loose and correded. I pulled apart every connections of the wire harness within the engine compartment, cleaned and made sure they snapped back together. I was told by many mechanics that this is a common problem and most recommend replacing the main wire harness. This is a major job if you do not know what you are doing and the harness itself costs $700+/-. By simply making sure that your connections are solid, they problem will solve itself. My Tropper was down for three weeks, new battery, new TPS and the problem was just the wires. She has been running like new with zero problems.
I hope you find this helpful. Exhaust all avenues before spending major $$$$. It took me a good hour to make sure alll the connections were cleaned and snapped together. Good luck.
What did you clean the connections with? That is what they were going to do last year, replace the main wiring harness. I thought that was ridiculous, so I replaced a bunch of other parts and still have the issue. Let me know what to clean the connections with and I will give it a try. I also experience the engine turning off while the tank is almost empty. I wonder if there is crap in the tank?
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The second release candidate for the forthcoming release of
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R.I.P. NeilNeil Armstrong, the astronaut who became first to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11, has died. He was 82 years old.
R.I.P. NeilNeil Armstrong, the astronaut who became first to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11, has died. He was 82 years old.
Wow...I just saw that news a few minutes ago too. RIP Neil.
-Dan MarinoI just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do.
RIP Neil.
Well at least he wont here anymore about this...............
Does anyone think the decepticons were behind this?
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Famous people always seem to die in threes, this week was no different.
Phyllis Diller
Tony Scott
Neil Armstrong
I was gonna say that 'ol Mike Jackson was gonna be pissed in the moonwalk department ... but, we all know he's simply waiting for Sandusky to join him.
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Is it training camp yet?
Just because you don't agree with someone,
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I highly doubt it's true, but just picturing it is hilarious.
On a side note, everybody should follow George Takei on facebook. Cracks me up.
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The game includes two 30 minute halves and a five-minute intermission. The game is 8v8 (7v7 plus goalkeepers). A size 4 ball is used. Offsides is first introduced at this level. There are unlimited substitions, made during any goal kick and a team's throw-ins. Travel referees officiate the game. Players wear official Holliston travel uniforms. Players must wear shin-guards, soccer socks and cleats.
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OXFORD — The new year hasn't been as kind to Cardinal Gibbons' boys basketball team as expected.
With a pressing defense that forced 21 turnovers, host J.F. Webb defeated the Crusaders 70-57 Friday night in a Big Eight Conference game, bringing Gibbons' record to just 1-2 in 2014 after ending 2013 with a strong third-place finish in a holiday tournament.
"We're going to take some time to re-evaluate," coach Marquee Carrington said. "Our past two games haven't been very good. We've got to figure it out. We've got time."
Gibbons led 19-7 early in the first quarter, but 18 points from Webb's Tyrek Beverly before halftime helped cut that to 28-27. Beverly ended with 30.
"The fast pace early probably hurt us," Carrington said. "We were thinking we were going to get going and trap a little bit and then get back into our mold, but that backfired on us."
The Crusaders (7-8, 2-3) mustered just nine points in the second quarter and five in the third.
"They kind of imposed their will," Carrington said. "You can't beat anybody if you turn it over more than 20 times."
Justin Reid (eight rebounds) had a team-high 16 points for Gibbons. Moses Romocki had 14 points. Webb (7-8, 2-3) beat Gibbons 36-24 on the glass.
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If its the last game of the season, go out battling right to the end...Skeletor believes...
For the first time in the 2013-14 season, the Rangers have a non-negative goal differential.
At the 2013 Masters I noticed that Tiger Woods caddy (#52) is wearing a NY Rangers T-Shirt under his uniform. Interesting
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Folks - If anyone is interested I can acquire 2 tix to this Sunday's game. Good seats, section 419, $75 each. They are NOT mine, so I would put you in touch with the owner - I'm meerly helping him out. Looking for answers fairly quickly, as he's exploring all options to give them away. If interested, we'll coordinate getting in contact to make the transfer, but for the record, you'll get stuck sitting near me for the game. Remember, this is a 12:30 start gsme! THX- Bleed'n Blue
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John Tortorella is not the sentimental type. He's got a job to do and he's going to focus on that. Still, I can't help but thinking the motto of the 2004 Stanley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning should apply to the Rangers. Good luck!
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The Iowa Barnstormers are coming back to Oskaloosa in March and the city of Oskaloosa and William Penn University will welcome them with open arms.
The Des Moines-based Arena Football League team will come back to Oskaloosa on March 2 for their preseason training camp. They made their debut visit to William Penn University to use the Penn Activity Center facilities in 2012.
"We're really excited to have them back," William Penn University Vice President of Advancement Sherri Taylor said.
"This year is going to be a little bit different than last year," William Penn Advancement Event Services and Conferencing Coordinator Sara Reck said. Due to the Arena Football League schedule and the state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in February, the Barnstormers will be in Oskaloosa in March, she added.
Also, this year, the Barnstormers will stay on-campus in the new dormitory building on North Market Street, Reck said. This past year, the team stayed in an off-campus hotel, she added.
During their 2012 stay in Oskaloosa, the Barnstormers participated in a Community Welcome event at Penn Central Mall after their first day of practice. Later in the week, they did a community night at the Peppertree restaurant and participated in an event at Mahaska Health Partnership. The team also held a rookie talent show as part of a fund-raising event for the Oskaloosa High School cardio room and they participated in an event at the Oskaloosa Christian School.
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Rainfall is up slightly statewide, but parts of southeast Iowa are not so lucky, and meteorologists are saying chances to recover from this year's drought are running out.
October averaged more than 3.1 inches of rainfall statewide, which is more than one-half inch above normal and the highest total since May, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
bad. Statewide, rainfall is still 8.2 inches below normal, and parts of north-central and southeast Iowa are more than 20 inches below normal.
Jeff Johnson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said Ottumwans shouldn't expect any substantial precipitation in the near future.
"There are small chances out there, but nothing that's going to do anything to mitigate any drought conditions," Johnson said.
While the most recent report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows slight improvements in the drought in eastern and southeastern Iowa, the improvements are only that — slight.
"You guys are down to a severe drought — I hate to even say this — instead of an extreme drought," Johnson said. "It's hard to make that up in the winter because we don't get rainfall or snowfall enough to make up the deficits. The odds of pulling out of the drought this winter are fairly low."
Water Works and Hydro General Manager Mike Heffernan said water production hasn't been affected greatly because Lake Red Rock continues to steadily release 320 cubic feet per second (cfs), "which is more than adequate for us for our water supply."
"But with that lower outflow, the water is becoming harder so it's getting harder to treat," Heffernan said. "We anticipate low flows probably at least until spring. The biggest effect it's having on us is there's not enough water coming down the [Des Moines] River to turn the electrical turbines at the hydro electric plant to generate electricity."
And that electricity contributes to the department's operating revenue. They planned for $700,000 in electrical sales in this year's budget, but Heffernan said they'll likely only hit $450,000.
"What we generate is sold directly to Alliant Energy," he said.
He also said without the dam, the entire river would look like it does outside Bridge View Center with lower-than-normal river levels and sandbars.
But residents don't need to worry about their water, he said.
"It still complies with all health guidelines," he said. "It does create a little bit of trouble for people with dialysis units because of the hardness of the water. They just need to be more diligent in working with their supplier to make sure their machines are working properly."
As winter approaches, Heffernan said Water Works will deal with its typical frustration in that as water gets colder, it becomes harder to treat.
"But if we don't get more rain and we have a cold, severe winter, we face the risk of having a lot of water main breaks because of the frost going deep into the ground," he said.
October is typically a drier month anyway, Johnson said.
"It's typically a lower precipitation month compared to the warm season with May and June as the wet months," Johnson said. "It's typical fall weather. Temperature changes will be relatively cool with occasional chances of rain. But the 'S word' will come soon enough."
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Chris Greenley was shaking when police stopped him, but he denied being involved in the robbery of a pizza shop near Gig Harbor.
Pierce County sheriffs deputies didnt believe him. Witnesses had described his vehicle fleeing the scene, including a partial license plate number.
After officials recorded a phone call Greenley made to his dad from jail instructing him to get his car out of the police impound lot before it was searched, and to retrieve cash from under the seat, prosecutors charged Greenley with first-degree robbery.
The 23-year-old pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was ordered jailed in lieu of $150,000 bail.
The robbery occurred Tuesday at Seabeck Pizza in the 9500 block of state Route 302. The owner told deputies she was closing for the night when a man in a hooded sweatshirt and ski mask walked in, demanded money and reached into his sweatshirt as if grabbing a gun.
When the owner handed him the money, the robber snatched cash from the tip jar and fled, court records show.
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Greenley changed his story about where hed been that night, first saying hed dropped a friend off in Purdy and then saying hed loaned his car to a friend who went searching for cocaine, charging documents state.
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All O: Supercross Atlanta Podium Utterly Owned By Oakley Team Riders, Ryan Dungey Tightens Championship Standings Race
Apparently, Oakley's Motocross Team loves the A.T.L.
In a monster sweep of the Supercross podium (and the Top Four overall finishes), the team, lead by resurging O star, Ryan Dungey, displayed its utter dominance in the Georgia Dome this past weekend.
Rounding off the awards stage, Oakley's defending Supercross Champ, Ryan Villopoto (RV), and James "Bubba" Stewart gripped onto their positions amongst the riders in the top of the Championship standings – capping off yet another super intense battle for 450 supremacy in the land of peaches.
More than 71,000 fans packed into the Dome to watch the big bikes go off for the Main Event. But it wasn't your usual suspect who'd grab the first turn.
Racing the Lites class this year, Oakley's own Cole Seely, who was on loan to the Team Honda Muscle Milk team from Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Honda for the 450 Main, emphatically smashed into the Holeshot – trailed by fellow O star Dungey.
Catching the field off guard, Cole held the lead for six laps – before RD finally powered himself past the young gun with authority.
"Cole, obviously I remember him being on the 450 last year," RD said, rocking his Signature Series MX goggles. "He's a great rider, has a lot of speed, and is great in the 250s as well. He's a great starter, and he showed us that tonight. I had trouble getting around him. He was riding good. The track was tough, being a little bit tacky in some areas, and but being really slippery in others. A couple times I almost tucked my front end but I was able to keep it up and make the pass on Cole."
While the front of the pack was owned by RD and Cole, their fellow O speed demons RV and Bubba were clawing their way forward from behind. RD sat in the sixth position through Lap 1, while Bubba was peeking his head into the Top 10.
As Lap 7 came around, RV finally found his way to the Top 3, powering his way past Cole for second – while Bubba was making his way to the third position.
Once in pouncing position, RV kept the pressure on RD.
"I was obviously hoping for a different outcome…I was thinking Chisholm would hold him up in that turn, maybe he wasn't going to triple, and maybe double-double and hold him up on the outside and I'd be able to go underneath him, but that's not what happened," RV said, sporting his own Signature Series MX goggles.
With that, RD and his Factory KTM team, grabbed his second Supercross victory of the season – bringing himself back to within 10 points of RV in the overall Championship standings.
And to top that all off, O's Davi Millsaps took the fourth place finish – capping off an evening where Oakley Team Rippers were in top form and in brilliant display.
But while the 450 crew did their own work, the Lites class team continued its own dominance.
O's Justin Barcia, fresh on the heels of his first Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class victory the week prior, fully owned the Lites Main Event in Atlanta, finishing a full 2.253 seconds in front of the second place finisher, Blake Baggett.
Following a dogfight of his own, O's young ripper, Justin Bogle, found light in Lap 9 – smashing his way to the third position. He eventually held on for his first career podium finish in third – to complement his first career heat race triumph earlier in the evening.
"Two for two (is) not a bad way to start," Justin said, rocking his own pair of Oakley MX goggles. "I wanted a good start, I got the holeshot, and just rode hard from there. The track was super tough tonight. It was very slick and there were a lot of places where the bike was sliding around. I was trying not to make any mistakes. Fortunately, everything went really smooth and we got the win."
The victory, which keeps his record perfect in the Eastern Regional Lites Class, extended his lead in the standings by 12.
Congratulations to all Oakley riders who represented the Big O to the Max in ATL!
Supercross Class Results: Atlanta
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
4. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
6. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7. Jake Weimer, Wildomar, Idaho, Kawasaki
8. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
9. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki
10. Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 180
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 170
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 136
4. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda – 128
5. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 106
6. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 105
7. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 100
8. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 96
9. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 94
10. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki – 90
Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Atlanta
1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
2. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki
3. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
4. Blake Wharton, Beaumont, Texas, Suzuki
5. Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki
6. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
7. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha
8. Hunter Hewitt, Corona, Texas, Suzuki
9. Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Suzuki
10. Shane Sewell, Westville, In, KTM
Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 50
2. Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki – 38
3. Blake Wharton, Beaumont, Texas, Suzuki – 36
4. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 35
5. Blake Baggett, Butler, Pa, Kawasaki – 28
6. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda – 27
7. Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda – 26
8. Hunter Hewitt, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki – 22
9. PJ Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 21
10. Lance Vincent, Youngsville, La, KTM – 16


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It's my ninth year of entrepreneurship and when I reflect on the early years, I remember the many nights I worked past midnight, the invitations to fun events that I declined because I was "too busy," and the eventual realization that I had traded in my stressful corporate job for entrepreneurial freedom, but there was nothing free about what I was doing. In the midst of all of this I became a mom and soon realized that my priorities had to change.
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Hire Help – Many business owners balk at this because they think they can't afford to hire help, but can you afford not to? If you can pay someone $20 per hour while you go out and earn $50 or more per hour, then hiring help pays for itself and actually leads to increased revenues. Also consider the relief in handing off tasks you dread. I hate dealing with financial details so I hired a bookkeeper early on and wouldn't have it any other way. A virtual assistant is also a time-saving option (find a great one via IVAA.org). You can also find contractors via Elance or by asking around in your business community.
Guard Your Time – In the early years I spent a lot of time at networking events, but realized that those took an incredible amount of time out of my schedule. To make matters worse, it seems that in the networking community, once you've exchanged business cards you're expected to schedule a coffee meeting—even if your businesses are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. I found it disruptive to drop everything and drive across town for a meeting in the middle of the day, and so I rarely attend meetings and instead generate the majority of my business via networking online.
Define Your Boundaries – As I mentioned, most days I work from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Setting these boundaries for myself, and for the sake of my son, ensures that I have work-life balance. Sometimes I find myself racing to get out of my office and pick him up, but I keep my commitment and it's completely worthwhile.
Learn to Say No – This one was tough for me. By nature I'm a people pleaser so learning to decline invitations to events and those dreaded "Can I pick your brain?" meetings wasn't easy. But it feels great to free myself of these time suckers.
Prioritize Tasks – Managing the To Do list is essential to working less hours. I keep a running list of tasks and each day I select three to five that I'm going to accomplish that day. It's interesting how this simple effort helped me see that I had a lot of low-priority tasks on the list that either get dropped altogether or handed off to an assistant.
Get Control of E-mail – It turns out that the world doesn't come to an end if you limit the amount of times you check e-mail each day. I used to feel like I spent half of my day on e-mail, but these days I check it just three times per day. I'm also quick to hit the delete key and have filters set up to route certain messages to folders for later reading.
Stop Doing All the Work – I mentioned the importance of hiring help, but you might also want to change your entire business model. Several years ago I had a busy marketing consulting practice, but soon I burned out. Doing all of the work was exhausting and if I left on vacation for a week, I didn't get paid. And so I decided I needed a new business model—one that allowed me to sell services without being the one to deliver them. I launched a custom publishing company, which forced me to hire a team of contractors that I paid by the job. I'm not an editor or a book designer so I couldn't do the work even if I wanted to. This allowed me to scale out my business, generate more revenues, and free up a heck of a lot of time because as the business grew, I was able to scale back my consulting work. Now when people ask me how I have time to do so much, I point out that for the most part my business runs without me—and it leaves me time to focus on the things I enjoy most like writing and speaking. If you're the sole worker bee in your business, consider how you can expand and offer services delivered by others.
These shifts in my business have made all the difference in the quality of entrepreneurial life that I have today. Even if you were to implement just one or two of the changes I've mentioned here, I bet you will be well on your way to finding the entrepreneurial freedom that we all want to enjoy.
Good advice. As my wife has come to say, "If it's not on my calendar it does not get done!"
If you schedule play time, it'll get done. If you schedule work time, it'll get done.
All work and no play makes Jack and Jill dull people.
What a great reminder; its so easy to let bad habits creep in. I'm doing this big 4 day/330 cycling fundraiser this month (NorCal AIDS Cycle.) Training for the ride is great because I kind of have no choice. Once people started donating to my effort, I'm accountable. And then I have to leave the office early at least one day every week for training, or my body won't be ready for the ride.
Now if I can just figure out the email thing. Sigh.
Outsourcing is a must. I use Fiverr.com for alot of tasks that costs only $5 to outsource but would take me hours to do. Definitely a time saver.
Thank you, this article opened my eyes to a bunch of things I hadn't considered. Having worked in a specific medical discipline and deciding to move south to be closer to family, I find myself unable to get traditional work. I've worked with multiple recruiters, all sing the same song: the market for my work doesn't exist.
So, being faced with the lovely options of working underpaid or chasing down my food in another state, I've chosen to go into business for myself.
I'm still absorbing the basics of being the boss, which seems kinda scary, but there's a a part of me that wonders why I hadn't done this earlier.
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