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Pros – Very casual dress code, flexible with work hours.
Great computer equipment. Most staff has a dual monitor set up, nice phone system and some departments are paperless.
The company is growing quite rapidly and they are hiring most of the time. The turnover is below the average company in my option.
Weekly pay and quarterly profit sharing plan, with direct deposit from day one.
Good medical benefits (insurance) after 90 days.
GYM membership reimbursement.
Cons – The base salary is comparable to an entry level college job.
The commission it is basically a tease.
The Sales Quota is unattainable. During the past year, it was only met a handful of times by a few of the territories and it was by sheer luck. To only be penalized on the following month with an even more unrealistic quote to fill.
Expect your numbers to be in the 80% range or below, and the raises are non existent.
Some managers are great and some are totally clueless about what they are doing. (but most are friendly)
Even though they have been trying to improve the work conditions, they remain sub-par.
Restrooms are a handful for such a large team and half of the restrooms are plain nasty, old and dirty.
There is a large abundance of insects, rats and roaches that harass you during your shift.
There is no outside area to sit, and be able to enjoy your breaks, unless you are a smoker.
The only break room is in the back of the building, and you must walk through the plant to get to it.
The offices are overcrowded and sometimes are even hot.
There is lack of parking space. You will either park on the street (illegal areas) or in a dirt area, where trucks are usually driving by (dangerous) and if it rains, it all floods and it is a total mess.
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I would not say that you should not work here, but at least you now know what you are getting in to.
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Advice to Senior Management – It will be great if the facilities are improved further. Specially parking and the pest problem as it is a major issue.
Otherwise, keep up the work and best of luck in the future.
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6:30pm Friday 17th May 2013 in News By Rachel Masker
DEFENCE chiefs could fight plans for a major wind farm in the Hampshire countryside over fears of radar interference.
Developer EDF Energy Renewables plans to build 14, 126-metre masts on farmland at Bullington Cross, north of Winchester.
But wind turbines, whose spinning blades are about the same size as a passenger jet wing, disrupt radar systems.
Radar operators find it hard to distinguish between low-flying aircraft and wind turbines, causing confusion for civil and military air traffic controllers.
Bullington Cross is "an extremely busy aviation site with a high density of both military and civil aviation activity," according to an impact statement submitted as part of the planning application to Winchester City Council.
The proposed wind farm will interfere with air traffic control systems at Middle Wallop – home to the Army Air Corps – and Boscombe Down, an aircraft testing site. All 14 turbines will be visible on radar screens at the two bases and the The Ministry of Defence may object, says the report.
Bullington Cross is also close to the approach and holding area for aircraft on runway 20 at Southampton International Airport.
Some of the turbines may be visible to radar at the regional airport and all will be in the line of sight of radar at Lasham, home of the UK's largest gliding centre and a company that services airliners.
Bullington Cross is also within an MoD low flying area for battlefield helicopters and 4km from Popham Airfield used by civilian light aircraft.
Defence chiefs are likely to ask for the turbines to be lit, probably with flashing infra-red lights, says the energy giant.
The MoD has fought plans for wind farms in other areas because they interfere with radar at defence bases.
But French-owned EDF said the impact on aviation and radiation can be "negligible" once measures are taken to overcome concerns, such as new radar systems that can distinguish between aircraft and turbines.
Douglas Paterson, of Keep Hampshire Green, a campaign set up to fight the wind farm, questioned who would pay for the new equipment.
"It is normal for the developer to cover the costs but that will bump up household electricity bills further and is only necessary to build the wind farm.
"This is on top of the £3million a year the wind farm will harvest in subsidies – £75m over its 25-year lifespan – which will add to our electricity bills and there are other hidden costs."
The wind farm proposal has provoked opposition from locals who say the giant turbines – taller than Battersea Power station chimneys– will destroy previously unspoilt countryside.
However, EDF argues the wind farm will generate enough energy to power eight per cent of domestic electricity needs of Winchester, Test Valley and Basingstoke and Deane district council areas combined while cutting 26,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.
Seven of the turbines are in Winchester district, two in Test Valley and four in Basingstoke council areas. Planning applications have been submitted to all three councils. The public consultation ends on May 24 with a decision expected by October 30.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- January 3, 2009 --Corey Finch scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Springfield College women's basketball team to a 73-51 victory over Skidmore College this afternoon in the consolation game of the Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic at James Naismith Court in Blake Arena. In the championship game, Messiah College captured the title with a 63-57 victory over a scrappy Salve Regina team (see details below).
With the win, Springfield raised its record to 5-6, while Skidmore fell to 3-6.
Finch, a senior forward from Hanover, Pa., also had 3 assists for the Pride. Six of her 10 rebounds were on the offensive side. Two others also scored in double figures for Springfield. They were sophomore guard Rachelle Walker (Lee, Mass.) with 16 points (4-of-10 from 3-point range), and freshman guard Kelly Murphy (Mechanicville, N.Y.) with 12. Finch and Murphy were named to the All-Tourney team for the Pride.
Senior center Lauren O'Connor (Valhalla, N.Y.) scored nine points in this afternoon's contest, falling one point shy of the coveted 1000-point plateau for her career. She will have the opportunity to become Springfield College's 13th 1000-point scorer when the Pride hosts Wellesley in its NEWMAC opener Wednesday at home at 7 pm.
For Skidmore, junior guard Sharlyn Harper (New York, N.Y.) came off the bench for the second straight game to lead the Thoroughbreds with 13 points. She also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman guard Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam, N.Y.) scored 9 points, going 4-for-8 from the field for Skidmore.
It was a game of spurts. Springfield jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead in the first 3:14. Finch and Walker each scored five points, including one 3-pointer each in that run. But when Gaugler made a lay-up with 9:30 to go, Skidmore took its first lead of the game at 17-16. The Thoroughbreds then kept right on going, taking a 32-22 lead with 2:38 to go on a 3-pointer by junior guard Amber Kinsey (Troy, N.Y.). The Pride then came back with a mini 7-0 run to end the half. That included a 3-pointer by Walker with 17 seconds left in the half, making it Skidmore 32, Springfield 29 at the intermission.
Springfield then retook the lead at 35-34 when Murphy hit a 3-pointer with 17:49 left in the game. When sophomore forward Megan Macarthur (Baiting Hollow, N.Y.) made a jumper with 14:30 left, Springfield led 43-34. SC had outscored Skidmore, 19-2, in a span of 6:49 surrounding halftime.
With 4:30 to go, after Skidmore junior forward Dana Leonard (Cooperstown, N.Y.) made two free throws, the Thoroughbreds were still within nine points at 58-49. But Springfield capitalized from the free throw line down the stretch, outscoring the Thoroughbreds, 15-2, to end the game.
Springfield out-rebounded Skidmore, 54-24, led by freshman forward Cherelle Allen (New Britain, Conn.) with her game-high 16 boards. O'Connor added 7 rebounds. In the big second-half, where SC outscored Skidmore, 44-19, Springfield shot .520 from the floor (13-of-25), while Skidmore shot .231 (6-of-26). For the game, Springfield shot .406 (26-of-64), while Skidmore shot .333 (18-of-54).
Messiah/Salve Regina Box Score
Julie Henninger, the Tourney MVP, scored 16 points and added 6 rebounds to lead her Messiah women's basketball team to an exciting 63-57 victory over a scrappy Salve Regina team in the championship game of the Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic at Springfield College's James Naismith Court in Blake Arena.
Henninger, a junior guard from Carlisle, Pa., was one of three players from Messiah who scored in double figures. The others were senior forward Silalei Shani (Dakar, Senegal) with 14 points and 8 rebounds, and senior guard Christa Wenrich (Hummelstown, Pa.) with 11 points and 2 assists. Senior guard Katie Kalb (Holmdel, N.J.) also added 9 points, 2 assists, and 4 steals. While Henninger was named Tourney MVP, Wenrich was also named to the All-Tournament team.
For Salve Regina, which defeated host Springfield College yesterday (50-46) in a first round game, they also had two double-figure scorers who made the All-Tournament team. They were sophomore forward Erin Phillips (Morristown, N.J.) with 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Senior guard Allegra Lovoy (Charlestown, R.I.) scored 16 points, and added 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Messiah out-rebounded Salve Regina, 36-30. Shooting percentages were very similar in all three categories. From the floor, Messiah shot .444 (24-of-54), while Salve shot .429 (24-of-56). From 3-point range, Salve shot .200 (2-of-10), while Messiah shot .182 (2-of-11). From the free throw line, Messiah shot .700 (7-of-10), while Salve shot .684 (13-of-19).
This was a game of many lead changes and ties. The lead changed hands 10 times, while there were seven ties all told.
Messiah had small leads throughout most of the first half, and was up 25-20 with 5:29 left when Henninger made a lay-up. But Salve Regina then scored 13 straight points to take a 33-25 advantage with 1:32 left. At the half, Messiah managed to shave that lead in half, Salve enjoying a 33-29 edge.
In the second half, neither team led by more than five points, until the very end. It was nip-and-tuck the entire way. The largest lead, until the closing seconds, was a 5-point edge by Messiah at 50-45 with 11:09 left, again on a lay-up by Henninger.
Salve led by one at 57-56 with 2:52 left on a jumper by Phillips. But when Kalb hit a 3-pointer with 2:27 left, Messiah took the lead for good at 59-57. Wenrich then hit two free throws with 32 seconds remaining, giving the Falcons a 4-point lead at 61-57. Shani ended the scoring with two more free throws with just three seconds left, salting it away.
The 2009 Holiday Inn/Naismith Classic All-Tournament Team
Julie Henninger -- Messiah (MVP)
Christa Wenrich -- Messiah
Erin Phillips -- Salve Regina
Corey Finch -- Springfield
Kelly Murphy -- Springfield


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Dec 14 2006
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Dec 13 2006
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Dec 02 2006
Everyone is equal under the law oh, except those who prefer Sharia
EVERYONE IS EQUAL UNDER THE LAW OH, EXCEPT THOSE WHO PREFER SHARIA The BBC Radio 4 programme Law in Action this week claimed that it had uncovered evidence that Islamic sharia law was being practised in Britain in secret courts. Youth worker Aydarus Yusuf, 29, told how he helped convene an unofficial court which uses …


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A three-year, multimillion dollar project on a stretch of Interstate 95 north near downtown Jacksonville is under way this week.
It's called the Overland Bridge Project and it goes over the St. Nicholas and San Marco areas.
The Florida Department of Transportation said it shouldn't slow down commutes to work or school, but it's affecting businesses and people who live nearby.
FDOT held an open house Wednesday and will have another one Thursday for people with questions.
"They want to know what it will look like, impact to them, most, drainage issues," said FDOT's Gina Busscher.
The department said each meeting will be an informal, drop-in type deal for anyone who wants information on the construction project.
The work will take three and a half years, and will affect a lot of people who take I-95 north and people who work and live near the Overland Bridge in San Marco and St. Nicholas.
Charles Kearns, who lives just a stones throw away on South Hampton, attended the open house Wednesday night.
"I'm worried about my property value. They'll be doing this construction all at night. The noise factor, we'll be 75 feet way from all the building," said Kearns.
Kearns said he feels like big government is trampling on him and his family. He had lot of questions for the contractors who will actually be doing the job.
Others came to meeting to learn how construction will effect bike lanes and their everyday commute.
"As a business person, I like to know what's going on with our tax dollars, traffic being disrupted," said Tracy Winfree.
Carl McCall has lived on Southampton Road for 28 years, just down the street from the Channel 4 studios.
His front porch view is empty lots where houses used to be but were demolished by the state for the Overland Bridge Project.
He also sees the east side of the bridge wall, which will soon be extended out to the road.
"The people who moved, they were well compensated," McCall said. "The ones who are left here are, well, we didn't make out as well."
The $227 million project will replace several overpasses that carry traffic over Hendricks, Kings and Montana Avenues along 2.3 miles of I-95 near downtown.
"I understand its a quarter of a billion dollar project, and we want to know what we are getting for our money," said Winfree.
The FDOT said the project is about safety. Last August, a part of the bridge washed out after a storm, something that regularly started to happen.
"This has been what we call a structurally deficient bridge, meaning right now it's safe, but whether or not we could say that five or 10 years from now is debatable," FDOT spokesman Mike Goldman said.


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Allen St. John, Contributor
I provide an alternative take on sports, entertainment and pop culture
My friend and collaborator Ainissa Ramirez, a Yale University materials scientist and TED Talker, likes to call herself a science evangelist, and her passion and expertise at science education is unparalleled. So this week, with the announcement about the discovery of the Higgs Boson, was both exciting–because of an amazing opportunity–and frustrating–because she thought the science world largely blew it. Here's her guest post about this defining moment in the history of modern science.
By Ainissa Ramirez, Yale University
Here's what you need to know about the God Particle.
The Higgs boson (Higgs is a guy's name, BTW, and a boson is a subatomic particle) is the biggest scientific discovery of the 21st Century. Period.
This discovery is up there with Copernicus. If we did not find the Higgs boson, everything that we understood about how the universe works would have been wrong. We would have had nice equations that describe things we observed in the world, but they would have been crap. That would have been $10 billion flushed down the toilet with the creation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and we would have gone back to the drawing board with our tail between our legs after fifty years of an aimless pursuit.
It was a big gamble, and we won. It is that big.
And while we don't know exactly how, this discovery will shape our world and that of our great-grandchildren in ways that we can't quite imagine. When the electron was discovered in 1897, its uses were not obvious. But, what is obvious today is that we can't live without electrons, since they run through all our electronics (of cellphones, laptops and TVs) and even make it possible for you to read this now.
So what's the problem?
One of the founders of the Higgs theory, Gerald Guralnik, was quoted in the New York Times saying he was glad to be at a physics meeting "where there is applause, like a football game."
The problem is that it's only physicists that are excited. A few thousand scientists (less than 1 percent of the population) are losing their minds, not taking any calls, getting buzzed in the middle of the day, and crying and hugging each other.
The rest of society is trying to figure out why this is a big whoop.
The biggest discovery of the 21st century, which connects you (and the world and the universe) to the Big Bang, was barely a whimper to over 99 percent of the population.
As Cool Hand Luke said, " What we've got here is a failure to communicate."
I think the nerds got it wrong by not inviting everyone to the party. The biggest discovery of the 21st century may actually widen the gap between scientists and the general public.
For the past few days, I've been interviewed by CNN and several radio programs to talk about the God particle. In preparation, I was armed with all kinds of pithy facts about the Large Hadron Collider, where the discovery was made, and the Higgs boson itself. I spent time searching for the best analogy to describe how this Higgs boson helped other particles gain mass. I had great facts like this: the LHC creates millions of mini-Big Bangs each second in an effort to create traces of Higgs bosons, like footprints in the snow. And, that protons are accelerated to make these collisions at nearly the speed of light in a 17-mile long circular tunnel–-going around 11,000 times per second.
The facts about the experiment are mind-blowing.
But, what my interviewers really wanted to know—all apologizing for their lack of science background as they asked the question—was what does this all mean and why should we care. Like many of my physics brethren, I almost missed the boat myself in stating the significance.
People don't want to know the details of the Higgs. Not yet. They want to know why it is important and how this changes human history.
I did my best to tell them in terms they could understand. I felt like a voice in the wilderness.
Far too many physicists are freaking people out discussing how this changes religion, philosophy, and the like.
Hold up! You've got to get people to understand what has been done before you claim to rock their world. Shouldn't we let people decide for themselves what this means?
This Higgs boson announcement typifies a big problem with science. The men (and sadly, it is mostly men) in the ivy tower throw information to the masses expecting them to appreciate it and even worse be grateful for it. (Oh, and by the way, these discoveries are made on taxpayers' dimes–and Euros.)
I'm sorry. But, those good 'old days, and I mean that with every bit of sarcasm I can muster, are over.
People are asking questions, and they have every right to get answers they can understand.
The headline is that we got it right. We came up with a theory, crunched the numbers, then we built a massive and wondrous machine to see if we were right, that this thing really does exist, and we were right. That's big. It's a reason to be proud to be a human being.
Scientists can and should bask in that glow for a while, but we should also spend a bit more time talking with the rest of the population, sharing the enthusiasm. Specifically, I think we should do a better job at teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) using events such as this as a catalyst. Since science is right now part of the national conversation, let's strike while the iron is hot and create ways to get more people excited about science.
Now, I'll admit, the folks at CERN (the home of the LHC) have made some valiant efforts to teach the general public about science. There is a cute pop-up book on the LHC that I cannot wait to get a hold of.
But they could do much more. Since this is the biggest scientific experiment in history, they should set the gold standard for how to communicate science too. They are the role models that everyone will follow. If they made it a priority to communicate the meaning of this discovery all along, we wouldn't have reporters scrambling to use the same sound byte all week.
So how could we have done this differently?
CERN should have hired a PR firm to develop a website for the general public on the Higgs Boson. Maybe CERN should have hired a TV personality to be a spokesperson. (I'm in the book should anyone care to follow up.)
How about educational videogames where the player makes his or her own Higgs boson?
Or an amusement park ride called the Supercollider?
Or have Peter Higgs do a cameo on The Big Bang Theory.
Now that we have the public's attention, let's show them that science is important, and yes, fun too. The Higgs has opened up the door to a conversation between scientists and the public. Let's boldly step through it.
Editor's Note: Several readers commented on the "failure to communicate" quote from Cool Hand Luke, noting that Captain played by Strother Martin said it.
Martin did say it, but so did Luke (as played by Paul Newman) later in the film/Allen St. John
Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story included a less complete explanation of a boson, which has since been amended.
Please follow Allen St. John on Twitter (@avincent52), friend me on Facebook (allen.stjohn), or follow me on Forbes. Follow Ainissa Ramirez on Twitter (@blkgrlphd)
You wrote an article saying scientists need to communicate why this discovery is important and then neglected to explain in any depth why it is important…
His boss won't allow him to go into all the implications this find will have for the energy sector… namely stamping out most of the value of someone's $200 trillion dollar piggy bank.
This article does everything except respond to the problem it raises. So, apart from indicating we are on the right track in our understanding of the universe,which certainly is a big deal, what is the significance of this discovery to the general public?
How about the fact that in America the media can't stop calling it the "God particle?" What we have here, as the Captain (Strother Martin), not Cool Hand Luke, said, is "failure to communicate."
While we all know that the term 'God particle' was a misnomer coined by a publicist for an exasperated scientist who wrote an article 'The God-damned Particle' because it was so hard to find. Nonetheless, it is a catchy name and has helped to attract attention and make a difficult academic subject more palatable to the lay population. I, for one, like the title and it actually makes sense as it is the particle that gives mass. So, like it or not, the title has helped to increase the awareness of the Higgs Boson experiments and they are now, quite well known. This is a good thing.
For someone who states "I provide an alternative take on sports, entertainment and pop culture", you've seem to be confusing your cinematic metaphors – it was Strother Martin's character of the camp captain that spoke about "a failure to communicate" , not Cool Hand Luke himself.
Otherwise, an enjoyable article!
Perhaps your friend and collaborator Ainissa Ramirez, Yale University materials scientist and TED Talker, who likes to call herself a science evangelist, with her passion and expertise at science education being unparalleled acts as if she believes she has found God.
"The biggest discovery of the 21st century, which connects you (and the world and the universe) to the Big Bang, was barely a whimper to over 99 percent of the population."
She obviously has believed that aspect of the Higgs Boson prior to its pseudo discovery. She seems to have a more profound sense, because to her this is God. It literally is her God particle. Most folks on earth need no apparently observed phenomena to believe in God.
Consider, if your truth can be determined through the observation of things within the reality in which you dwell, then the evil demon which imprisons you in a world of illusion can hold you captive forever.
How important this discovery is, is not that it is important in a truth or spiritual sense. It may be important if it leads to the betterment of the human condition. Of course it could also potentially lead to the ultimate weapon, the unzipping of the Higgs disintegration beam.
"a boson is a particle that's smaller than an atom" – that's an inaccuracy, to put it very mildly. Bose-Einstein statistics (in particular, the ability of multiple particles to be in the same quantum state, like photons in laser) has nothing to do with the size. Stable nuclei of even mass number are bosons too (e.g. lead-208).
And Higgs at 125 GeV is heavier than atoms of most element in the periodic table.
Excellent. I am glad to see that other people noticed the misquotation, but did anyone else catch the bit about the Ivy tower? Slap me in the face and call me lepton, but I suspect the author meant to say Ivory tower. Yay science.
Three pages and you didn't say a thing. You blathered on about why we should pat the scientists on the back for getting it right and how we should be blown away with how science works. BUT you still didn't tell us why we should care. People don't want to read about the colored bubbles they want to know how a discovery of this magnitude is going to impact their lives and to that end you didn't say a word and so we're right where we started "why should we care?".
Thanks, I thought my reading comprehension was just bad… Waste of a read.
Same thoughts here pal!
Agreed. The problem is narcissistic scientists like Ms. Ramirez who think they can communicate science, do such a poor job that it actually turn people off. Horrible article.
Agreed. This article is more about a rant on scientists needing to do a better explanation rather than the author's objective of explaining why we should care about the particle. She quotes that we have a failure to communicate, and well, she kind of proved that with this aimless article.
The link to "The Big Bang Theory" is there because why? And the article calls scientists "nerds" because why?
What? This article is titled, "why you should care about the higgs boson". You start out talking about how scientists need to explain it better so… ok, three pages later you're still talking about that, and you don't mention a word of why we should care about the higgs boson. Jeeze such a misleading waste of time. Thanks for stealing a webpage hit that you didn't earn at all
I absolutely agree – the author went on and on with his opinion about why we should care and even stated what would make us care but then didn't give the answer.
"is the biggest scientific discovery of the 21st Century. Period."
That's rather presumptuous, isn't it? We still have 88 years left before the century is over, and given the rate of technology development, we can probably safely assume other big discoveries will be made in the next 88 years.
Now if you say it's the biggest scientific discovery of the 21st Century thus far, that could be a reasonable statement.
Why is it that the readers in the comments section under science journalism pieces always seem so much more well informed and articulate about science than the authors? Why does a Nobel Prize physicist coin the term "GOD Particle" (to sell a book of that name) and then the journalists plaster the term all over the headlines, then they say that the term is "used by laypersons, but frowned upon by scientists"?
And this article, more childish writing, lacks content, doesn't explain why I should care. As a matter of fact, the more I read about the discovery, the less I am beginning to care.
Is this just a there not-there proposition? Or is there some implication of the exact energy level that it was found at? Would it have different implications if it had been found elsewhere? Wouldn't they have thought about that? Is there anything else in the discovery that would enlighten us as to the character of the Higgs boson? How can the standard model be so right if it doesn't encompass dark energy or dark matter? Where does dark matter get its mass? This is the kind of stuff we want to know…..
What are the implications?
"everything that we understood about how the universe works would have been wrong."
Isn't this also rather presumptuous and possibly incorrect? It wouldn't have been flat-out wrong, it would have been incomplete. Isn't that like saying Newtonian physics is wrong, rather than that it is incomplete? Just because it doesn't describe what happens on a nano-scale (e.g., in the big world, rolling friction provides less resistance than sliding friction, but on the nano level, the opposite can be true) doesn't mean it's wrong.
…actually, I think it's the media's fault, for real, for once, on this one. "You guys" collectively are doing a sucky, sucky job of relaying the theory behind what these men were doing at the supercollider; I have seen some *horrible*, horrible explanations…whereas there are perfectly good explanations being put out by LHC teams. Honorable mention to the BBC who put out the only coherent explanations I've seen by a media outlet so far.
Some companies are clearly doing this on purpose: "Look at these ivory-tower intellectuals, blowing your tax dollars on stuff you'll never see results from!" …blatant agenda, typical American media.
Pretty meaningless article here. Your byline brags of sharing your astute insights, which you allude ingratiatingly to in the article, but you never never never come up with the goods. Go back to journalism school.
"But, what my interviewers really wanted to know—all apologizing for their lack of science background as they asked the question—was what does this all mean and why should we care. Like many of my physics brethren, I almost missed the boat myself in stating the significance."
Perhaps I missed something, but you don't actually fulfill the title of this article. Where do you tell us why we should care? You take 3 pages to describe how it justified spending a lot of money and that the general populace doesn't care and that scientists need to do a better job of telling the general populace why they should care, but you don't actually answer the question of why we should care.
Ok, here is yet another example of a willful ignorance in science. These guys could have saved ten billion dollars and a lot of time if they would have used a tiny bit of deductive reasoning before trying to recreate the beginning of the universe. HELLO – you are not starting at the beginning! You are starting with something…energy, matter, whatever. Bottom line is blowing up atoms still assumes that you have something there to begin with which leaves an infinity of unanswered questions. That's like asking the question of how many times you can cut a line segment in half. The answer is forever because there are always two segments left. Why waist ten billion dollars trying to blow up an atom when the real question is where matter and energy came from. I propose the true nothingness never can create any form of anything so figure out the nothingness question before you try to make a big deal about discoveries launched from pre conceived assumptions.
I think it's more like breaking a cake down to it's ingredients , Sure we have cake now, but how did we get it. Then going further as to the minerals in the eggs, Flour, and milk, and so on till you are at the basic elements. then down to the atoms, the quirks, finally to what that is made of.
So you can "cut a line" in half, or you can take that line apart and see what it's made of, and when you find out what that is made of you keep going, till you can't go any further. Next will be what is the Higgs Particle made of?
Oh, mainstream media… like always spreading ignorance. The higgs boson hasn't been discovered yet.
"If we did not find the Higgs boson, everything that we understood about how the universe works would have been wrong."
That is not true. That is not even close. If you knew anything about physics, you would know to not write such absurd statements. Beyond its misrepresentation, it ends in unnecessary passive voice..ugh.
How come this article does not explain at all that which it attempts to argue is so important to understand about the particle? You even compare it to discovering electrons in 1897, and state that discovery allowed for the development of electrical components. Guess what? The light bulb was invented almost two decades before the electron was discovered.
Does Forbes just publish whatever its writers submit? It is clear this author is unqualified to write on this subject, or merely opted to phone it in this time. Quite upsetting.
You can't quite say the group hasn't done anything….. but more marketing would be good. There is a clever youtube video out there named "The LHC Rap :Understanding Higgs' Boson". Perhaps they need to do a remake with celebrity personalities.
So — Why You Should Care ? I read this post because I wanted to know why.
Still don't. Instead of just criticizing what scientists did/did not do, why didn't you just answer the question? I still want to hear what you think about why I should care.
Well, blame the government for spending 1 trillion dollar on weapons programs while a budget of 10 billion in debated endlessly … that 10 billion is a drop in the vast amounts spent on weapons programs.
I guess scientists need a stronger lobby in congress. After all the Tobacco, Oil and Offense contractors all have strong lobbyists in Congress bribing off the politicians.
I agree … no more money spent on weapons development….nothing new to discover there either. So what is your point? Maybe the LHC is also a secret weapons research facility…. super ray gun! How about spending more money on curing disease or helping less fortunate people….


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A fire has destroyed the Wendy's restaurant in Rib Mountain.
Firefighters say they fought flames for more than two hours Thursday night and into Friday morning.
Customers say they're sad to see the devastation. Jim and Mary Waelchli were planning on Wendy's for lunch.
"We couldn't believe it. We're so shocked. Because I love eating at Wendy's and it's so sad," said Mary Waelchli.
But when the couple got to the restaurant Friday, they couldn't believe what they found.
"I see these windows are all broken, I said, my gosh Jim it looks like they had a fire!" said Mary Waelchli.
The building was destroyed. Rib Mountain Fire Lt. Bert Nitzke says the fire started about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. No customers were in the building, but four employees were.
"They advised they had a kitchen fire going on. As they were leaving the building they could see flames and they could smell smoke prior to leaving the building," said Nitzke.
About 60 firefighters fought the flames until after midnight.
"It was a difficult fire because if you look at any type of a industrial grease fire, things like that, we all learn that we don't put water on grease fires and things like that so when you add that mix to it it is a little bit harder, it spreads a little bit quicker, so it was a little harder to fight," said Nitzke. "That's why it took a little bit of amount of time to actually put it out."
Investigators are trying to determine why the fire started.
"We are leaning towards a grease - electrical cause at this time," said Lt. Nitzke.
Loyal customers Jim and Mary Waelchli had to head elsewhere for lunch.
"Right now it makes me just want to cry because I can smell it, I see it, it's really sad," said Mary Waelchli. "We love Wendy's, we love coming here, it's just hard to believe that something like that happened."
Officials say no one was hurt in the fire. Five fire departments responded to help put the fire out.
Wendy's employees wouldn't comment. It's unclear if any jobs will be affected.
Pizza Ranch in Weston is almost ready to open its doors.


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Chester Moore
The Port Arthur News
The latest Texas Outdoors Recreation Plan according to officials with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) calls for more trails and greenways to encourage active lifestyles, new parks in or near urban areas, better access to public waters, and a review of local park grant rules to make the most of limited dollars, among other recommendations.
Besides ways to improve, the plan is chock full of interesting research findings pulled from many sources.
"The plan ticks off a sobering list of challenges facing the Lone Star State, including how it's a predominately urban society where children are becoming less connected to nature and the outdoors. Partly because of this increasingly "indoor" culture, obesity and health care costs are on the rise statewide."
"And, like the rest of America, Texas is recovering from the biggest recession since the Great Depression, creating budget challenges for public funds. Plus, the state has been rocked by natural disasters such as record drought and wildfires, and water resources are becoming strained."
However TPWD said the plan points hopefully to a body of research that makes the case for investing in outdoor recreation and park solutions.
"For example, a key finding in a review of more than 200 research studies by the American Heart Association in 2011 was that every $1 spent on building biking trails and walking paths would save an estimated nearly $3 in medical expenses. (Trust for America's Health, 2012)"
The plan states "There is a well-documented scientific connection between access to outdoor recreation and positive physical health."
Direct access to green space and parkland has been shown to correlate with improved cognitive function, increased self-esteem and better self-discipline, decreased levels of depression, lower stress levels, reduced cases of obesity, and an increased sense of community and belonging."
Now onto the report…
North Sabine---Trout and reds are fair under the birds on plastics, Gulp and live bait on the main lake and in the rivers. Flounder are slow to fair.
South Sabine---Flounder remain fair along the Louisiana shoreline and around the causeway. Trout and reds are slow to fair under the birds on a variety of plastics and live bait.
Sabine Pass---Flounder are slowing but fair numbers are coming from various points in the channel. The best bites are on incoming tides, but any moving water is producing bites. Very few reports of specks and reds.
Lake Calcasieu (Big Lake)---Hackberry Rod and Gun reports fair action for trout and reds on live bait and plastics fished under the birds throughout the system. Flounder fishing is fair in the channel south of the lake.
Sam Rayburn---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are slow. White bass are fair on minnows, watermelon spinnerbaits, and white striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are good on worms. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp, and minnows.
Toledo Bend---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on slabs and silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
TOLEDO BEND: Normal Pool Level: 172.0 Current Pool Level: 167.59 Was 167.58
RAYBURN LAKE: Normal Pool Level: 164 Current Pool Level: 159.66 Was: 159.75
B.A. STEIN HAGEN: Normal Pool Level: 85 Current Pool Level: 81.80 Was: 81.72


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Distribution of political stickers, brochures, and other promotional items is strictly forbidden on properties owned or operated by the University. Violations will result in the surrender and disposal of said items by University officials.
Each space in the Premium North and Premium South sections of Gamecock Park is equipped with electrical and cable hookups. Please click HERE to access the reference guide for these amenities.
Stadium restrooms located on the north & south ends of the stadium as well as portable restrooms on the east side of the stadium will be made available for use five hours prior to kickoff. After gates open (two hours prior to kickoff) only the east side restrooms will be available and will close at kickoff.
Both permanent and temporary restroom facilities are located throughout Gamecock Park. Only temporary restrooms are available in the Fairgrounds.
Game day RV parking is available in the Fairgrounds (803.799.3387) on the east side of Assembly Street and at Gate 12 on Rosewood Drive.
The University of South Carolina makes every attempt to ensure all fans are able to enjoy the festivities surrounding the game. In the unfortunate event that threatening or illegal behavior is observed, guests may contact parking lot attendants or uniformed security located throughout the parking areas. Richland County Sheriff's Deputies are stationed in the stands in the Fairgrounds and are mobile, as well. Please do not hesitate to report suspicious activities or unruly fans.
Shuttle service will be available on game days for $3.50 per person roundtrip. For more information, please click on the shuttle service information link at the top of the page. Tentatively, the shuttle will run from the Colonial Life Arena parking lots on Devine Street to Rosewood Drive beginning three hours prior to game time and will run for 90 minutes after the game.
Please tailgate within your assigned space. Drive areas must be clear to allow access for emergency vehicles.
Tents should be no larger than 10' x 10' and should be contained within the individual parking space. Tents should be dismantled prior to guests leaving for the game. Unattended tents are subject to removal by University officials at their discretion. Drive areas must be clear to allow access for emergency vehicles.
In Gamecock Park, tents may only be placed in designated tent zones. Tents are not allowed between the knee walls on the Garnet Way unless approved by the University.
Any vehicle impeding the flow of traffic or preventing a member from parking in an assigned space will be towed. Once a tow truck has arrived at the vehicle in violation, negotiations will be strictly between the towing company and the vehicle owner. Towed vehicles may be recovered at City Garage, located at 436 Superior Street (803.765.9780).
View the pregame and postgame traffic flow maps included at the top of this page.
The University conveniently places trash receptacles throughout its parking areas. Please help keep these areas enjoyable by disposing of all trash into these containers and recycling when possible.
Utility trailers are allowed in any of the University-operated lots with an appropriate parking pass for the vehicle and an appropriate parking pass for the trailer.
Soliciting or vending of any goods or services is strictly prohibited in University-operated lots on game day.
Please review the pregame and postgame traffic flow maps to help plan your visit to Williams-Brice Stadium. Tentatively, no game day parking for 2014 will be available in Gamecock Park (National Guard Rd. via Bluff Rd.) and Carolina Fair Park (Fairgrounds) for $40 per space (George Rogers Blvd. Gate 6) is questionable at this time.
All parking lots open two hours prior to tip-off. Please check gamecocksonline.com for game schedule and times.
All Gamecock Club members with parking passes should park in the lots designated for Gamecock Club Parking, either in the DOT garage, Discovery garage entrance via Park Street or Lot A.
Donors holding a parking pass - DOT garage level 1 parking (peach color) - should enter the DOT garage from either College Street or Lincoln Street.
Donors holding a parking pass with a blue background should enter the DOT garage via Pendleton Street. Discovery Garage should be entered via Park Street. Lot A should be entered from either Greene Street or Devine Street.
Suite holders will park in either Lot A or the DOT garage.
Media members with press parking (gray pass) should park in the Discovery Garage and enter the garage via College Street. Please enter Colonial Life Arena through the College Street entrance.
Because of pedestrian safety, beginning approximately 30 minutes prior to game time, the block of Greene Street bounded by Lincoln Street and Gadsden Street will be closed to all traffic. This block becomes a pedestrian walkway for fans entering the arena. The corner of Lincoln and Greene streets is patrolled by officers who help the foot traffic crossing the intersection. Traffic is routed south on Lincoln to Devine Street where vehicles can enter Parking Lots A, B and C off of Devine Street. After these lots fill up attendants will direct Gamecock Club members to the best available remaining parking.
Gamecock Club members with parking passes are not allowed to park in the lots labeled General Public until after Lot A, the DOT Garage and Discovery Garage are filled. Also, Lot F is the parking lot for the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Therefore, this lot may not be available for some basketball games due to conflicting events at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This is a paid lot.
For approximately 20 to 30 minutes following the game, Greene Street is again blocked off between Lincoln and Gadsden for the pedestrians leaving the arena. The intersection of Lincoln and Greene is manned by officers to help with the pedestrian crossing. Parking Lot A will exit onto Devine Street and Gadsden Street until the pedestrian traffic subsides on Greene and Lincoln streets. Also during the post-game period, Lincoln Street between College and Devine is closed to vehicular traffic so that pedestrians may exit the arena area. Thru traffic on Greene Street westbound is prohibited at Park Street and Greene Street because of pedestrian flow and the traffic leaving Parking Lot D on Greene Street going east.
Information on the Bus shuttle for basketball will be available closer to the SEC basketball games.
Parking Areas | 2014 Baseball Parking Application
For GPS purposes, the address of the baseball stadium is:
Carolina Stadium
431 Williams St. (Tanner Way)
Columbia, SC 29201
If you purchased a season parking pass you will be parking in the parking lot that corresponds to the parking lot number and address with which it is associated (Note: while there are reserved parking lots, there are NOT reserved numbered parking spaces in them). If you do not have a parking pass you should consider taking the baseball shuttle that picks up at the Carolina Life Area parking lot B that is located at Blossom, Lincoln, Devine and Gadsden streets. The shuttle will run continuously before, during and after the baseball game for one hour. The cost to use the shuttle is $3.00 per person round trip. It costs $3.00 to park and you will be issued one free shuttle pass. Please see the game information chart for the hours of operation. The trip takes less than 8 minutes and the wait time according to most fans is minimal.
If you are looking for game day parking, the lots cost $10.00/$5.00. Please review the Gamecock Baseball Parking Map.
Entrance into Williams St. (Tanner Way), Wheat St. and Catawba St. is by permit only. You must have a Hang tag to access the various parking lots and or a window decal for Granby Mill Village or the Rapid Apartments.
When traveling near the Carolina Baseball Stadium please be advised that pedestrian safety is of the utmost importance and that traffic will be halted for pedestrians and their safety. Before and after the game, pedestrians will have the right of way at the intersection of Wheat and Williams (Tanner Way) Sts. and at Williams (Tanner Way) and Catawba Sts. Your cooperation is most appreciated.
|including public game day lots (PGDL: $10/$5 Per game)
|Proposed Times for 2014 Season
|February 14 & 21
|Game Times:
|Stadium Opens:
|Business Lots Open:
|Lot 1, STDM, HDC PGDL Open:
|Bus Shuttle for Patrons:
Business lot parking passes will be honored in Lot 1 ONLY for the Feb. 14 and 21 afternoon baseball games based on availability. The businesses at 405 (lot 9) and 401 (lot 10) Huger Street request that you begin parking at 5:30 PM on weekdays. Other business lots open at 5:00 PM on weekdays. See above table.
Please visit the following link for information regarding the parking shuttle: http://www.sc.edu/vmps/gameday.html
Please be aware on game days entrance via car to Williams, Catawba and Wheat Street will be closed to public and they are accessible only by a valid parking pass. Therefore we encourage the visitors to use public game day parking lots illustrated on the parking map. The cost is $10.00/$5.00 per vehicle. Visitors can also park for free at Colonial Life Arena Lot B which is bordered by Blossom, Gadsden, Devine and Lincoln Streets with roundtrip shuttle service available for $3.00 per person which will drop off right at the main entrance of Carolina Stadium. Limited RV Parking is available in the Colonial Life Arena Lot B. Overnight RV parking is not allowed Monday through Thursday. Questions concerning RV baseball parking can be directed to Richard Evans at (803) 777-1439.
Visitors who need handicap parking should park at the Colonial Life Arena Lot B. Handicap accessible roundtrip shuttle service will be available for $3.00 per person and it will drop off right at the main entrance of Carolina Stadium.
Q. If I purchase less than 4 season tickets, can I purchase a season baseball parking pass?
Any Gamecock Club member who has purchased between 1 and 4 season baseball tickets is entitled to request one season parking pass for the current baseball season. Members purchasing more than 4 season tickets may request two passes.
Q. We would like to come early on game days and tailgate, which parking area should we request?
If you would like to come early and tailgate, you should request a season parking pass for Lot 1. That's a large grass lot located in left field on the corner of Williams, Wheat and Blossom Streets.
Q. Where do you anticipate having handicap parking?
Handicapped parking for the season is assigned in Lot #8, the Cregger lot. That lot is currently full and is for renewals only. Additional season and game-by-game handicapped parking is offered in Lot #1: at Blossom, Williams (Tanner Way) and Wheat Sts. and/or in the gravel lot across the street at Tanner Way and Wheat St. Handicapped spaces go quickly. Another alternative is to park at the Colonial Arena and ride the shuttles for $3.00 per person. Parking in Lot B is $3.00 and you will be issued one free shuttle pass.
Q. How will parking in business parking lots around the stadium area affect me during game days?
For those who purchased season parking in the various business lots, your season pass will be honored in Lot #1 at Blossom, Williams (Tanner Way) and Wheat Sts. when the games begin during the week at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Event parking in the business lots normally begins at 5 p.m. during the week. This is especially true for lots #6, #7, #9, and #10. Lot #8, the Cregger Co., allows parking on the back side of the property on Williams Street (Tanner Way). Weekend games on Friday night (7 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday are not affected during the afternoon hours.


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Harry J. Grabenstetter, 84, of Meadville, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Marquette Hospice House, Meadville.
He was born Jan. 28, 1928, in Elyria, Ohio, a son of Harry G. and Ruby M. Boughton Grabenstetter. He first married Helen Baker, and subsequently married Doris E. Crowe Webster, Nov. 12, 1993, and she survives.
He worked as a police officer, retiring in 1980 from the Fremont, Ohio, Police Department after 27 years of service. He previously had worked as a meat cutter in Fremont and for a brief period as a cook on a Great Lakes freighter.
He was a 1945 graduate of Fremont Ross High School in Fremont, Ohio, and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of First Christian Church, Meadville; Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1286, Elks Lodge 169 and Fraternal Order of Police Col. George Croghan Lodge 35, all of Fremont; a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2947, Fremont; member of American Legion Post 733, Bettsville, Ohio; and he volunteered with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Meadville. He loved fishing, especially with his grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, Doris, of 19 years, include four daughters, Theresa Poe and her husband, Stan, of Bettsville, Sherry Genzman and her husband, Roger, of Sun City West, Ariz., Kimberly Sue Dotson of Fremont, and Jamie Clements and her husband, Edison, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; two sons, Robert Lee Grabenstetter of Fremont, and Timothy Lou Grabenstetter and his wife, Theresa, of Fremont; a stepdaughter, Darleen Clark of Mauldin, S.C.; a stepson, Edward R. Crowe and his wife, Debbie, of Meadville; two granddaughters, Tysha Mosser and Tara Shanahan; four stepgrandchildren, Joey Crowe, Michelle Crowe, Ryan MacLeod, and Becki Hayes and her husband, Rusty; four great-grandchildren, Timothy Mosser, Scout Mosser, Reese Shanahan and Owen Shanahan; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Scott Shriver; a sister, Darlene Getts; and a half sister, Janet Havens.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Terry Clark, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating.
Interment will be in Blooming Valley Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 464 Pine St., or First Christian Church, 503 N. Main St., both of Meadville, Pa. 16335.
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Kudos to both Pleasanton high school teams making the state finals and a big congratulations to Amadors team. Thanks to all the teachers, parents and administrators for all their support. And to all the students for their hard work.
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