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The classic God of Pokemon has always been one of the most fearsome combatants of Ubers, but BW has given Mewtwo a gift so great that even Arceus is jealous: Psystrike. This move strikes fear into old nemeses Blissey, Ho-Oh, and Kyogre, as it makes Mewtwo a fearsome mixed attacker with almost none of the previous downsides! Like many other Uber Pokemon, Mewtwo has the stats and movepool to do virtually anything it wants. With viable sets that range from a fearsome sweeper to a frustrating staller, its versatility ensures that there is absolutely nothing that can counter it. However, while it is by no means frail, Mewtwo is not the bulkiest Pokemon around, and with its susceptibility to entry hazards and priority attacks, its longevity is an issue in the hard hitting Uber metagame. Like other Pokemon with huge movepools, it is a pity that Mewtwo can only use four of them at the same time. These problems highlight its greatest flaw of all: Mewtwo is unable to run everything at once. You have to choose between bulk and power, and Mewtwo's typing is rather poor defensively. BW2 also introduced Genesect, which made Mewtwo a lot easier to check for offensive teams. It is otherwise perfect, as its flaws end here. Dr. Fuji's dream was to create the world's most powerful Pokemon, and he most definitely succeeded.
If there is one set in the game that embodies the word "uncounterable", this is probably it. Mewtwo's blazing base 130 Speed and sky-high base 154 Special Attack make it a terrifying sweeper and end-game cleaner. Psystrike allows Mewtwo to take out all sorts of special walls, namely Blissey, Chansey, Ho-Oh, and Kyogre, without needing to waste EVs in Attack, by striking (pun unintended) their weaker Defense. Between Aura Sphere, Ice Beam, and Fire Blast, Mewtwo hits everything that resists Psystrike. Aura Sphere destroys the likes of Tyranitar and Darkrai, while doing a lot of damage to Dialga. Ice Beam brings down Lugia and Giratina, especially physically defensive variants. Fire Blast fries Genesect, Scizor, and Ferrothorn, and is Mewtwo's most powerful option in the sun, OHKOing bulky threats such as Jirachi and Steel Arceus, as well as Lugia, after Stealth Rock damage. Calm Mind pushes Mewtwo's Special Attack to even higher levels, allowing it to take down walls effectively. It also makes Mewtwo surprisingly resilient on the special side, letting it take attacks such as Draco Meteor from Choice Scarf Palkia. Without Calm Mind, Pokemon such as Lugia, Giratina, and 252/0 Arceus avoid being 2HKOed by its attacks.
As for move selection, Psystrike along with three coverage moves is a fine choice. Four attacks Mewtwo is preferable, since setup opportunities are usually quite limited for it. Calm Mind, however, makes Mewtwo much harder to wall. The best moveset for Calm Mind Mewtwo is Calm Mind, Psystrike, Aura Sphere, and Ice Beam, which retains excellent coverage while hitting Lugia and Giratina, the two bulkiest walls in the tier, for super effective damage. If you can give Mewtwo sun support, Fire Blast should replace Ice Beam due to its power and coverage, especially against Genesect. The only Pokemon that stands a chance of walling Calm Mind Mewtwo in the sun is physically defensive Giratina, who can phaze Mewtwo out with Dragon Tail, but even it risks getting 2HKOed by Psystrike. While Fire Blast Mewtwo is the most potent variant, rain's popularity makes Fire Blast less attractive for teams that don't have sun support.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
This set maximizes Mewtwo's bulk, allowing it to set up Calm Mind with greater ease but sacrificing Mewtwo's immediate destructive power for greater longevity. With Calm Mind and Recover, Mewtwo can slowly boost in front of special attackers. This set is particularly useful on sand teams and teams that are more susceptible to Fighting-types such as Fighting Arceus. Normally, entry hazard damage and sandstorm recoil can easily whittle Mewtwo down, but this set allows Mewtwo to stick around for longer to counter threats such as Fighting Arceus. Be aware, though, that this Mewtwo set has significant coverage issues. Psystrike is Mewtwo's STAB attack, and helps it win Calm Mind wars. Flamethrower allows Mewtwo to hit most Steel-types for super-effective damage, in particular OHKOing Genesect. This is especially important because with a bulky spread, Mewtwo can survive both U-turn and Bug Buzz from Choice Scarf Genesect. Flamethrower also allows Mewtwo to hit most Steel-types for super effective damage. Aura Sphere hits Tyranitar, Dialga, and Darkrai for super effective damage. Ice Beam might not appear to add significant coverage, but it does hit Lugia and Giratina for super effective damage, and being able to quickly OHKO Rayquaza is always nice as well.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Defensive Mewtwo seems rather weird, but it is surprisingly effective. It is especially useful against opposing stall teams thanks to Mewtwo's great Speed and support movepool, traits that let it stall out a wide variety of threats. Taunt forces defensive Pokemon to hit it with weak attacks instead of healing or using support moves, allowing Mewtwo to easily stall them out. Recover in conjunction with Mewtwo's Speed allows it to heal before most things can even touch it, making it extremely hard to break. Furthermore, when combined with Pressure, Recover can easily sap up all of the opponent's PP. This is handy in a tier filled with 8 PP moves such as Spacial Rend and Draco Meteor. Once again, four-moveslot syndrome kicks in for Mewtwo. Will-O-Wisp allows Mewtwo to stall out physical attackers quite effectively, letting it repeatedly heal while they slowly die to burn damage, and easily cripples many initial switch-ins to Mewtwo, such as Genesect and Tyranitar. Toxic does more damage in the long run, and hits Fire-types outside of Heatran, with the downside of leaving Mewtwo helpless against Steel-types and without a way to cushion the blows of physical powerhouses such as Zekrom and Groudon. As such, Will-O-Wisp is usually the better option because Mewtwo's defenses, while not especially low, are not amazing either.
Psystrike is Mewtwo's only option to hit Ho-Oh and Reshiram if you are running Will-O-Wisp. It also lets Mewtwo prevent powerful attackers such as Kyogre and Kyurem-W from switching in for free. Light Screen lets Mewtwo sponge all but the most powerful of special attacks, and makes Mewtwo hard to crack when used with Will-O-Wisp. Substitute is useful for scouting a switch in and preventing status. It also lets Mewtwo Pressure stall more effectively. As a bonus, Mewtwo's Substitute is strong enough to survive most Dragon Tails, while Roar and Whirlwind are blocked by Taunt. Without Substitute, stall teams can still Dragon Tail Mewtwo out, which can get annoying when combined with entry hazards. There is very little reason to run any item other than Leftovers. While Mewtwo really specializes in neutering things with Taunt + Status + Recover spam, it will often rely on prediction between status and Taunt (Gyro Ball vs Leech Seed on Ferrothorn, for example). One wrong move can prove fatal.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Mewtwo's power and excellent Speed let it outpace many dangerous threats and be a decent revenge killer. With a Choice Scarf, it reaches 591 Speed, outspeeding anything not at +2. Besides revenge killing, Mewtwo can also clean late-game when its counters, such as Lugia, are weakened. Psystrike is for STAB and is generally Mewtwo's most powerful move, but beware of trappers such as Tyranitar coming in for free. Thanks to Psystrike, Mewtwo has a good chance of breaking past Blissey and Chansey with entry hazard support. Mewtwo easily OHKOes Pokemon such as Rayquaza and Salamence with Ice Beam. Fire Blast, Flamethrower and Aura Sphere let it revenge kill Excadrill and most Steel-types. Additionally, it's good to have Aura Sphere in there somewhere for neutral-Speed-natured SmashPass recipients such as Dialga, as well as Choice Scarf Darkrai. Aura Sphere is also Mewtwo's only option to 2HKO defensive Tyranitar, and nails Heatran for solid damage too. Trick can let Mewtwo cripple a wall, such as Lugia and Giratina, which would both be more willing to switch in if they see no Life Orb recoil. It can also surprise Latias and Latios by removing their prized Soul Dew.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Physical sets with Bulk Up can be used to surprise certain checks such as Tyranitar. Bulk Up also helps to reduce damage from potential revenge killers such as Arceus with ExtremeSpeed and Giratina-O with Shadow Sneak. However, physical Mewtwo is easily walled by Giratina, Lugia, Groudon, and even Ho-Oh depending on the coverage moves Mewtwo has. It is also very weak unboosted.
Mewtwo does have a massive movepool, but is generally most effective sticking to the sets listed. Dual Screens + Selfdestruct + Taunt can be used on offensive or Baton Pass teams, but sacrificing Mewtwo for this usually not worth it. Choice Specs is rather mediocre because Mewtwo prefers the ability to switch moves, but the extra power gained from Choice Specs can surprise opponents. Defense boosting moves such as Barrier can be used on the StallTwo set, but pure defensive roles are better left to bulkier walls such as Lugia and Giratina.
Checks and Counters
Mewtwo does not have any failsafe counters. Ever. It has such amazing power and coverage that there is no such thing as a safe switch-in, and its checks depend purely on what move and set it is using. Choice Scarf Genesect is probably the best check, as it can easily OHKO Mewtwo with a +1 U-turn or Bug Buzz. However, one wrong switch into Fire Blast will end it, and even Psystrike or Aura Sphere will punch a huge hole into Genesect, which means it can only come in safely after one of its teammates has fallen. Since Mewtwo lacks any true counters, revenge killers are often used. Choice Scarf Kyurem-B, Zekrom, Ho-Oh, Kyogre and Reshiram are the more prominent ones. Be wary of going straight to revenge killers though, as few things outright KO full HP Mewtwo, so hazards and racking up Life Orb recoil via prediction are often useful before the revenge killer comes in. Toxic Spikes, sandstorm damage, and the fact that Mewtwo commonly carries Life Orb can help wear it down quickly. Giratina-O can make a dent in Mewtwo with Shadow Sneak. Ghost Arceus can take a hit and deal major damage with Judgment. Physical Ghost Arceus can bypass any boosts Mewtwo might have obtained with Shadow Claw, but will fail against StallTwo. Victini resists all of Mewtwo's commonly used moves and can OHKO with V-create in the sun. However, despite its resistance, Mewtwo can still 2HKO it after Stealth Rock, so it has to be careful switching into too many Psystrikes or the rare Shadow Ball. While normally rare in Ubers, Bisharp can revenge kill Mewtwo with Sucker Punch, but requires good prediction as Mewtwo can easily play mind games with Calm Mind and Substitute. Lastly, Choice Scarf Heracross can OHKO any Mewtwo set with Megahorn and has Guts to ignore StallTwo's Will-O-Wisp. One also must be careful because checks to offensive Mewtwo often fall flat against a support variant or even a more defensively oriented attacking set.
Defensive Dark Arceus with Payback is a bit gimmicky, but is one of the closest things to a "counter" to offensive Mewtwo out there; however, it will lose to StallTwo. In a similar vein, Psychic Arceus walls the Psycho Killer if Mewtwo lacks Fire Blast, or if the sun isn't shining, and can 2HKO Mewtwo with Payback and ExtremeSpeed. Jirachi can check offensive variants in the rain or even neutral weather if they lack Fire Blast, as +1 Aura Sphere fails to 2HKO. Jirachi can cripple Mewtwo with poison or paralysis, effectively neutering it. Metagross or Bronzong can be used for a more offensive check in the rain as long as Mewtwo lacks Fire Blast. Lugia and Giratina can attempt to check Mewtwo by forcing it out with Dragon Tail, but will fail to do anything significant to StallTwo. As for StallTwo, powerful special attackers such as Kyogre and Reshiram are good choices to take it out. Ho-Oh and Reshiram are immune to StallTwo's Will-O-Wisp, but cannot take multiple Psystrikes.
If Mewtwo lacks Aura Sphere, Dialga, Heatran, and Tyranitar can all act as effective checks. Tyranitar can safely KO Mewtwo with a super effective Crunch or Pursuit it if it tries to switch out. Wobbuffet can very effectively check non-Taunt variants, as even +1 Shadow Ball will never OHKO 28/252+ Wobbuffet after Stealth Rock. +1 Fire Blast in the sun, however, has a decent chance (a little over 50%) to OHKO Wobbuffet after Stealth Rock.


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Recognition of Skill
While the proverb "work done well is its own reward" may offer some solace, most crave recognition of their skills and occupational accomplishments by co-workers, bosses, family, and friends. It is not surprising that one type of story retired workers tell concerns experiences that confirm their status as superior workers.
Retired textile worker Sam Balister worked as a "twister" — an essential job in the textile industry that requires extraordinary concentration, precision, and dexterity. He became known as the best in Paterson, and his skills were in great demand by weaving mills. He appreciated the respect and good wages his skills brought him, but even when he was at the height of his career he wondered how his skills compared with those of legendary twisters of the past.
In particular, he wondered about Joe Bromilow, the twister who, according to at least one factory boss, was the fastest ever to work in Paterson. In most instances, this sort of question remains unanswered, but, as Balister describes in the following story, he was lucky:
I was working with Ronatex one time on Paterson Street. They used to have a place on Paterson Street. And the looms were in a row like this, you know, alongside the windows. And you get in back of the looms, and I'm right alongside the window. And in the summertime they had the windows open and anybody that walked by could look in, you know, and watch you, and [then] they'd walk away. And this old man used to come around once in a while. He used to limp at the time. He'd look through the window and watch me and he'd go away. This happened about maybe five or six times, you know. He always had some kind of bag in his hand. [He] went shopping, I guess. So, one day he happened to come by and he says to me, "I've been watching you for a long time." I says, "Yes, I'm getting to know you," I says. "What's your name?" He says, "My name is Joe Bromilow." "Oh," I says, "you're Joe Bromilow. You're the guy that [my old boss] Charlie Simmoni used to brag about how fast you were [at twisting]." [Bromilow] said, "I can't compare with you." He says, "I couldn't compete with you. I was fast, but not like that." He says, "You really got it," he says to me. "You're really fast." To me that was the greatest compliment I've ever received. . . . Even now, I get goosebumps when I think about it because that was a great honor for me to hear it from him, you know.8
The stories presented here allow us to look through workers' eyes into Paterson's bustling weaving factories, dye houses, garment shops and other workplaces of the past; to appreciate, in a more profound way, the meaning of being a textile worker or a garment worker or their children; and to better contemplate the legacy of the past in our time.


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One Last Look at the Almonds 'n the Bees
In actuality, those fragile white petals fluttering to the ground in the Central Valley are a different kind of snow, but the kind that doesn't make you shiver or shovel.
The University of California, Davis, campus is now seeing the last of its dwindling almond blooms. Over on Bee Biology Road, west of the central campus, steady rains are driving the bees 'n blooms away.
So we took one last look for the buds that first began unfolding in mid-February. The almond trees are leafing out as if to welcome spring. In a couple more weeks, spring officially arrives (March 20).
Meanwhile, the California State Beekeepers' Association is busy planning its display at the California Agriculture Day, a farm-to-fork celebration always held near the beginning of spring on the State Capitol grounds. This year it's March 19. It's when the rural folk meet the city folk. Youths learn that chocolate milk doesn't come from chocolate cows, honey doesn't come from sticks, and beef doesn't originate on a bun at a fast food restaurant.
It's good to see the governor and the state legislators mingle with the farmers, the ranchers, the growers, the 4-H'ers and the FFA'ers.
For one day, the State Capitol lawn virtually turns into the land of milk and honey: the dairy industry hands out cartons of milk and the state beekeepers, sticks of honey.
Best of all, it's good to see a tractor on the steps of the capitol building. That's exactly where it belongs.
Honey bee foraging on an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen-packing honey bee dives in head first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Land around an almond tree on Bee Biology Road is being prepared for UC Davis pollination ecology plots. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Susan Cobey: Queen Rearing and Instrumental Insemination
Cobey, former manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis, and now with Washington State University (WSU), is an international authority on instrumental insemination. She's perfected and taught the specialized technique of instrumental insemination for more than three decades.
Based on Whidbey Island, Wash., Cobey maintains the New World Carniolan Closed Population Breeding Program, now in its 32rd generation. Her independent research program focuses on the post-insemination maintenance of queens and the selection of behavioral traits at the colony level.
Cobey currently coordinates the WSU collaborative stock improvement and maintenance program, partnering with California queen producers. A focus is the incorporation of germplasm (sperm) collected from Old World European honey bees into domestic breeding stocks to enhance U.S. honey bees. Much has been written about the germplasm repository established at WSU.
The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Cobey presents her work nationally and internationally at numerous conferences and seminars, and publishes extensively in trade journals and professional peer-reviewed publications. Her credentials include the former management of several bee research labs, including those at UC Davis and Ohio State University. She has also worked at the USDA Honey Bee Lab, Baton Rouge, and in commercial queen production in Florida and California. Cobey studied with Harry H. Laidlaw Jr., for whom the UC Davis research facility is named. She founded and operated a queen production business, Vaca Valley Apiaries, in northern California (Vacaville, Solano County).
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (kneeling at right) at one of her queen bee-rearing classes at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Susan Cobey (right) adding bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bring 'em On!
It's what I've always wanted to see on Christmas Day.
On Dec. 25, we rarely see any insects--probably because we aren't looking for them. But a butterfly? And a butterfly laying an egg?
I took an image of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) laying an egg in west Vacaville (Solano County) on Christmas Day. She fluttered around a frost-bitten, caterpillar-eaten passionflower vine (Passiflora) as the temperature held steady at 65 degrees.
Then the butterfly dropped down, extended her abdomen, and laid an egg. A tiny yellowish egg, right in the middle of dozens of caterpillars and chrysalids. Somehow or another, these immature stages managed to survive our extended frost, when the mercury dipped to 22 degrees.
I told butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, about the egg-laying butterfly. Not so coincidentally, he was searching for adult butterflies in Vacaville today (temperature, 70 degrees), but didn't see any.
Shapiro, who monitors the butterflies of Central California and posts information on his website, sounded the alarm about the comeback of these spectacular orange-red butterflies several ago. It was in September 2009 that he excitedly announced the re-appearance of the Gulf Frit after its four-decade absence in the Sacramento metropolitan area, and its three-decade absence in the Davis area.
The larvae or caterpillars of the Agraulis vanillae feed on the leaves of the passion flower vine; they eat "many but not all species of the genus Passiflora," Shapiro says. "There are no native members of this genus in the state of California, but several are widely cultivated in gardens."
It's a tropical and subtropical butterfly with a range that extends from the southern United States all the way to central Argentina. No one knows exactly when the first Gulf Frit first arrived in California, but "it was already in the San Diego area by about 1875," Shapiro said. It was first recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area around 1908.
The showy butterfly colonized both south Sacramento and the Winding Way/Auburn Boulevard area in the 1960s but by 1971 it "apparently became extinct or nearly so," recalled Shapiro, a Davis resident since 1971.
Now we know that at least some Gulf Frits survived the freezing temperatures--just when a setback threatened the comeback.
Gulf Fritillary butterfly laying an egg on Christmas Day in west Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary spreading her wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ah, Humbug!
It's no secret that bugs often get a bad rap.
Take the negative expression, "Bah, Humbug!" uttered by Ebenezer Scrooge, a Charles Dickens character.
Now it seems that everyone who dislikes Christmas says it, with an emphasis on "bug."
Why not turn things around and say "Ah, humbug!" Think of the hum of the buzzing honey bees on a warm summer day.
Or even a cold wintry day.
Yesterday as the temperature hovered at 48 to 49 degrees on the University of California, Davis, we took a noonhour stroll behind the Lab Sciences Building to look for insects. We spotted a lone honey bee buzzing around some spiderylike red flowers, and buds that looked like tiny balls of red yarn. The plant? Calliandra californica, also known as Baja fairy duster, according to Ernesto Sandoval, director of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.
Now bees don't usually leave their colony until the temperature hits at least 55 degrees (although we've seen them flying at 50 in our backyard).
This bee apparently wasn't aware of the "no fly" list.
This honey bee was not aware of the "no fly" list; bees don't usually fly when the temperature is 49 degrees, but this one did. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee gathering nectar on Calliandra californica, aka Baja fairy duster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee continues foraging on Calliandra caifornica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Queen of the Queen Bees
Sue Cobey is world renowned for her work in trying "to build a better bee." With colleagues, she collects drone semen throughout Europe and deposits it in Washington State University's honey bee germplasm repository, aka "the world's first bee sperm bank." Cobey works closely with entomologist Steve Sheppard, professor and chair of the WSU Department of Entomology.
Cobey is renowned, too, for teaching courses on queen bee insemination and queen bee-rearing courses. She draws students from all over the world, and there's always, always, a waiting list.
We first met Sue in May 2007 when she began managing the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis (she's now based at WSU).
You won't find anyone, anywhere, more passionate about honey bees or the need for diversity. Or the need to protect them. In October 2010, she told us that her overall goal "is to improve colony health to supply the critical and demanding need for pollination of the nation's agricultural crops."
Reporter Joel Millman of the Wall Street Journal successfully captures Cobey's passion.
Cobey talks about queen bee insemination, why bees are in trouble, and why the United States needs to unplug the genetic bottleneck. Honey bees, you see, are not natives. European colonists brought them to what is now the United States in 1622. Indeed, honey bees didn't arrive in California until 1853.
Cobey is especially fond of the subspecies, the Carniolans, originating from Slovenia. But she also works with Caucasians from the country of Georgia, and the Italians, the most common bee reared in the United States. To paraphrase Will Rogers, she's never found a bee she didn't like.
We are continually asked if Cobey still offers queen bee insemination classes. Yes, she does, but they're small, private classes. She will offer the classes in July and August. She also plans to teach a queen-rearing class at Mt. Vernon, Wash.. Dates not set. (She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Meanwhile, Cobey is working her hives on Whidbey Island and doing research at WSU. And enjoying every minute of it.
The Queen Bee of the Queen Bees--that she is.
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Queen of the Queen Bees" Susan Cobey checking the hives at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are Carniolans, which Susan Cobey rears. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Packers Periscope: Week 12 vs Minnesota Vikings
The Past: The Packers played their last game at the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome in week 8 and showed exactly how dangerous a balanced Packers offense could be. In short, the offense was brutally efficient; even without Randall Cobb, James Jones and Jermichael Finley, quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 24 passes out of 29 for 285 yards and two touchdowns to Jordy Nelson while adding 31 yards on 6 scrambles. However the running attack needed no help from Rodgers this time as Eddie Lacy ground the Vikings defense for 94 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown while James Starks provided the change of pace with 57 yards on only 7 carries (8.1 ypc) and a touchdown.
On defense, the loss of Clay Matthews and Nick Perry certainly didn't help with the pass rush, but with Adrian Peterson's body obviously starting to break down plus a "give up" call to put Christian Ponder back after perhaps the worst quarterback play in the history of the NFL by Josh Freeman the week against the Giants before left the Vikings offense in shambles; Peterson only managed 60 yards on a paltry 13 attempts while Ponder completed 50% of his passes for only 145 yards.
Perhaps the most interesting story of the night happened after the game where Greg Jennings purposefully pulled Aaron Rodgers aside and proceeded to awkwardly hug/presumable apologize for about 5 minutes to which Rodgers just nodded dutifully. Neither Rodgers nor Jennings has fully disclosed what was said on the field, but as both players might be watching from the sidelines this game probably means that this will be a non-issue for either team (not that that will stop the media from covering it like it was).
The Present: The Vikings are perhaps as injury riddled in key positions as the Packers are, which is no small task. Star running back Adrian Peterson has been hobbled by a groin injury and hasn't been as explosive as he once was. Leading wide receiver Greg Jennings was a surprise scratch from last weeks game against the Seattle Seahawks, much to the dismay of head coach Leslie Frasier. If Jennings does indeed miss his homecoming against the Packers, how much of it will because he simply doesn't want to be on the field when he knows he can't win back the fans? The Vikings still also have questions at quarterback, Josh Freeman was expected to see the field at some point after recovering from his concussion due to his relatively large contract, but hasn't seen the field as Matt Cassel played in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he dislocated his shoulder two weeks ago. Aside from Christian Ponder's shoulder injury, he will also be without his favorite target in tight end Kyle Rudolph, who is likely to be out with a broken foot.


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December 5, 2012
In the year of his greatest triumphs, the most powerful man in Los Angeles sports was perhaps never stronger than when he took the hand of a child.
It was Saturday afternoon at the Home Depot Center, shortly before his Galaxy would defend its MLS championship against the Houston Dynamo. After a pregame ceremony involving local children, Tim Leiweke was leading David Beckham's kids off the field and up to his suite when another kid, age 4, fell in line and followed the group.
When the child realized he was lost, he stood in the door of the suite, hysterically crying and refusing any stranger's offer to help. At this point, Leiweke leaned down and spoke to him with the same calm reason that has helped him deal with Staples Center red coats, NFL stadium opponents and nutty Kings fans.
"Look, we own this building, I can find anything in here," Leiweke said. "Trust me, take my hand, we'll find your parents."
So, as the game began with guys like Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard waiting for him upstairs, Leiweke was down in the concourse reuniting a family.
"It was sort of tough to explain to everyone why I was late to the party," Leiweke said with a smile. "I guess it still is."
What's sort of tough to explain is how a guy who never spent a day in college now spends every day directing the future of sports in this city as president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group. He is essentially Hollywood's athletic director, yet there is little glitz on his rolled-up sleeves, and no glitter in his homespun touch. He is the greatest asset of a company on the verge of being sold for several billion dollars in the biggest sports transaction in Los Angeles history. Yet on the day this company opened an arena in London several years ago, he and his fellow executives personally vacuumed and polished each suite.
Leiweke, 55, wears his hair gray and his suits plain, and is unafraid to unleash an infectious Midwestern belly laugh, which has resounded plenty in 2012 as he has enjoyed perhaps the greatest year ever for a Los Angeles sports executive.
He is the first boss in this city's history to oversee two league championships in the same calendar year, as he runs both the Galaxy and the Kings. Yet neither trophy can be found in an office that, instead, features a hanging photo of himself and his mother, Helen, who died of cancer when he was 12. He didn't attend college because his father spent his life's savings trying to keep his mother alive. He remains grounded in memories of her perseverance.
"I didn't need to go to college," Leiweke said. "I went to Mom school."
He runs the glamorous Staples Center and L.A. Live complex — essentially is the director of downtown's real-life movie set. But he refers to the area as "a campus" and can sometimes be found talking sports with folks at the Starbucks, bowling a horrific 120 at Lucky Strike Lanes or simply walking around picking up trash.
"You can say you care about your customers," he said. "But you are ultimately judged by people seeing you show it."
Not only is he responsible for the Kings and Galaxy, but he also is the curator of AEG's 30% share of the Lakers, which means he could one day run the team. Considering there are few power brokers in this town with a better understanding of entertainment in sports, it would be a match made in Showtime.
"The Lakers are kind of like a reality TV series; they're always going to have drama," Leiweke said. "But I have such great respect for Doc [Jerry Buss], and I've always told the family, if they ever needed us to step in, we would."
Leiweke has such influence, he has even contributed to the success of a team in which he has zero ownership. It was not a coincidence that the Clippers' rebirth coincided with their move from the Sports Arena to Staples Center. During early discussions with Donald Sterling about that move, Leiweke made one demand.
"I told Donald, 'I don't want to waste these dates — if you're not going to be a good team, I can find something else to do with the building," Leiweke said. "I'm proud of how he stepped up.''
Then there is football, perhaps Leiweke's greatest challenge yet. He has taken plenty of grief for his attempts to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles at AEG's proposed downtown Farmers Field. But the paperwork has been completed, and the bulldozers are prepared to roll as soon as a team agrees to come here, which could happen as soon as this spring.
"I want to finish football. There's a lot of people betting on us, and I want to get it done," Leiweke said. "Maybe we're even talking two teams."
From zero teams to two teams? That's typical Leiweke, whether he's walking or dreaming, going from zero to 60 in the blink of a hope. He has been ripped for working the system through AEG's political contributions. He has been ripped for pushing through projects that have placed tax money at risk. For the longest time, he was ripped for being an awful sports executive with teams more concerned with making a profit than winning a championship.
"We would call him 'Baby Seal,'" said his daughter Francesca, 26. "He would pop his head up, get it whacked, pop it up again, get it whacked again.''
But in the last year, he has stood tearfully amid thousands of Kings fans celebrating the appearance of the Stanley Cup at Staples Center. He has bowed low to the fan groups celebrating the Galaxy win at the Home Depot Center. In a sports world where the bottom line is as plain as the lights on a scoreboard, he has finally delivered, and is finally being embraced for it.
Embraced, at least, by those who can catch him, which is no easy task considering he basically runs everywhere, including taking swift walks along the Staples Center concourse during stressful moments in games.
"Whenever things get bad, I'm like, c'mon, Dad, go take a lap," Francesca said.
Conducting a lengthy interview with Leiweke is like taking one of those laps. One minute he's admitting that he cries during movies, including recently tearing up while watching "Lincoln."
"I was emotionally moved by the magnificence of the man," he said.
The next minute he acknowledges the reason he refused his daughter's request to name one of their dogs "Ziggy" after former Kings star Ziggy Palffy.
"I didn't want to do it because eventually the players get traded, and wouldn't that be emotional for the dog?" he said, smiling, and you wonder if it wouldn't be too emotional for him.
Then, in the middle of the interview, his daughter appeared at his office door. Francesca works down the hall, as a vice president of special projects that include the NFL. While at Stanford, she wrote an essay about the NFL returning to Los Angeles, but that's not why he hired her. She was hired only after she worked in the Staples Center maintenance department cleaning up elephant dung during the circus.
"There's definitely a sense of family and tradition with him," she said with a grin.
Moments later, she was gone, back to work, her father soon following her out the door into a night full of obligations, not even noticing the shiny L.A. Live skating rink and Christmas tree outside his office window, just below those closed blinds.
"Hard work is what my mom taught me," he said. "I've been doing the dog paddle since I was 12."
I don't know about the stroke, but the splash is enormous.
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The most important thing is to use good common sense and to never operate a boat in conditions you're not completely comfortable with.
Bass boats are commonplace on America's waters. Thousands are owned and operated mostly by fishermen, but also by casual weekend boaters. Many of these boats are capable of going faster than 70 miles per hour, and they are frequently bought and operated by people who have had little or no experience at driving a performance watercraft.
The most important thing is to use good common sense and to never operate a boat in conditions you're not completely comfortable with.
Actually, driving a bass boat is not difficult. It can be done by anyone who can drive a car and who has some basic sense of how an outboard operates. The most important thing is to use good common sense and to never operate a boat in conditions you're not completely comfortable with. Starting with this foundation, it's easy to learn how to operate a bass boat in its maximum performance envelope.
The first step is proper rigging. How well a boat performs and how safe it is depends in large part on how its component pieces are assembled. A boat that is rigged properly will deliver top performance. On the other hand, a boat that is rigged improperly will perform poorly, or even dangerously. Boat owners who have questions or who have experienced problems they suspect are related to improper rigging should contact their boat maker's factory representative.
I recommend that any boat rated for a V-6 outboard be outfitted with dual steering cables. Typically, such a boat is going to be loaded heavily and run in excess of 60 miles an hour. Dual steering is necessary to have the positive steering that is required to handle the boat safely at those speeds and with no slop in the steering. (Hydraulically-assisted steering is a very nice - albeit costly - feature which reduces wheel torque and operator fatigue. However, rack-and-pinion steering produces a more positive feel, and wheel torque is minimal when the boat is set up and operated properly.)
The other main consideration in rigging is engine height. If an outboard is set too high or too low on the transom, a boat that runs in excess of 60 miles per hour will perform poorly. So it is critical that the engine be set at the exact height recommended by the boat manufacturer.
I always tell folks that if they experience horrendous wheel torque at top speed, they should check their engine's height on the transom with their dealer or factory contact. At top end, a boat that is rigged and operated properly should have virtually no steering wheel torque.
Outboard Trip Operation
Trimming is a critical factor in proper operation of a performance boat. Trimming means raising or lowering the motor into the water.
For the fastest takeoff, trim the motor full down. With this trim angle, the propeller is trying to lift the transom, and the cavitation plate is serving as a trim tab of sorts. The effect of this is a faster planeoff, which typically occurs at 20-25 mph.
The most efficient angle for an outboard's gear case to run is parallel with the water.
Once the boat planes, start trimming the motor up immediately until the prop is roughly parallel to the bottom of the boat. This picks the bow up, making the boat easier to steer and relieving wheel torque. Finding the right trim setting is a matter of feel. I trim until there's almost no wheel torque; I can turn left or right with relative ease. Then I'll maintain this trim setting until the boat is running in the 50-60 mph range.
The most efficient angle for an outboard's gear case to run is parallel with the water.
This is where some boat operators make a mistake -- they overtrim. They think that the higher they trim their engine, the faster the boat will go, but this is a misconception.
The most efficient angle for an outboard's gear case to run is parallel with the water. When you reach this position, the roostertail typically isn't any higher than the top of the engine. Steering wheel torque is minimal, and the front of the boat is slightly above parallel to the surface, not floating around 5 feet off the water. Most hulls actually slow down at that point.
One thing to remember is to watch both the tachometer and the speedometer. If you're overtrimmed, your tach may go up to 6000 RPMs, but your speed may actually be slowing down because the prop is losing its bite in the water. For top-end running, you're looking for the best combination of high RPMs relative to speed. So, when you're running in the 50-60 MPH range, get the boat cleaned up (trimmed properly so it's running on the pad), then ease in the rest of the throttle.
Handling Chine Walk
Chine walk is a back-and-forth wobbling effect of the hull created when hydrodynamic forces try to balance the boat up on the primary pad and the supporting lifting strakes on each side of the pad. Each time a propeller blade enters the water and another exits, they are constantly trying to throw the boat off the pad. Now, if the prop is getting too much bite, it creates chine walking. This is typically results from improper rigging - not setting the motor at the right height.
Chine walk can be dangerous and can cause a wreck if it gets out of control. Do not try to drive a boat through a chine walk. Some boat drivers think if they keep trimming and adding power, the boat will stabilize itself. This kind of thinking will get you in trouble. The only way to eliminate chine walking is to reduce power and solve the problem either by adjusting the engine height and/or learning the proper way to drive your performance hull.
Learning to Drive a Performance Boat
Say you buy a new boat that's capable of running 70 mph, but you have no experience driving a boat at this speed. How do you learn to do so in a safe manner?
The best thing to do is to ask a friend who knows how to drive a performance boat to go to the lake with you and help you get started. However, if you can't find anybody, you can teach yourself. Pick a day when the water's fairly calm, and ease into an open part of the lake. Start out running it in a straight line. Bring the throttle up until the engine is running at 4200-4400 RPMs, and trim until the boat is clean and running smoothly. This is the range where you'll get your best fuel efficiency.
When you're running fast, you need small steering movements, that chop-chop-chop, to counteract torque.
When you're comfortable at this intermediate setting, add power in small increments and experiment with the trim. But again, use common sense. Never run the boat any faster than you feel totally safe with.
When you're running fast, you need small steering movements, that chop-chop-chop, to counteract torque.
Many boaters don't ever achieve maximum performance in their bass boats because they don't know how to drive at top end. They buy boats that should go 70 mph, but they can only get 60 out of them. They usually think they're rigged improperly, but many times this lagging is the result of poor driver technique.
Here's the scenario. The boat is trimmed properly, and the hull is running on the pad. When you try to get those last few miles per hour, the boat gets squirrelly and maybe starts wobbling a little bit.
Put the boat in a slow, sweeping left hand turn. Turning this direction counteracts propeller torque and helps you control the hull. Grip the steering wheel in your left hand at the 10 o'clock position. Now, pretend that you're holding a pocketknife, and you're trying to chop down a tree. Make short downward chopping movements - chop, chop, chop - no more than an inch of movement at a time. This helps you control the wobble and keep the boat balanced. By turning against the wheel torque, you're actually lifting the hull, which makes it easier to hold on the pad.
After you learn this technique in a slow left turn, you can start applying it to running straight. It's a matter of getting the right rhythm and learning how much control you need to keep the boat balanced at high speed. It doesn't take a lot. Many people I've observed tend to oversteer in this situation. They'll place their hands at 9 and 3 on the steering wheel, and they'll steer up to 12 and down to 6. This is all wrong and why they never reach top performance. When you're running fast, you need small steering movements, that chop-chop-chop, to counteract torque.
Crossing a Wake
Every boater jumps some other boater's wake every day he's on the water, and there's a right way and a wrong way to do this. This is an easy procedure, but I can't tell you how many times I've been in the boat with a bass pro who didn't know how to cross a wake. I've been scared to death and almost beaten to death, both needlessly.
Let's say you're trimmed out and running down the lake, and you see a wake approaching. The right technique is to trim the engine down a little, and cross the wake at a 45-degree angle. If it's a wake from another bass boat, you might not reduce your speed. If it's a wake from a big cruiser or a barge, you'd better reduce your speed, maybe enough to take the boat off plane so you can ease over the rollers.
But the important thing is to trim that nose down so the bow can slice through the wake more efficiently. Just lay the nose down a little, and as soon as you cross the wake, bump the trim back up again. This will provide a safe, comfortable crossing for you and your passenger.
Running in Rough Water
There are different degrees of rough water. Sometimes when 50 boats are heading back for a tournament weigh-in at the same time, you'll have boat wake rough water - 1-1 1/2 foot waves coming at an irregular pattern. In this situation, trim the nose down slightly so the keel will cut through the waves, and you'll have a lot smoother ride. Now, this doesn't mean you can run full out trimmed all the way down. Again, common sense has to prevail. You've got to use some rationale about how rough it is. Am I breaking my rods? Am I beating up the fish in my live well? Am I scaring my passenger?
Always wear a life jacket, and keep your kill switch hooked up all the time.
Let's graduate up to 3-4 footers. Now you've got to pay more attention to where the waves are breaking and how far apart they are. This is when I slow down, and I start thinking about tacking instead of going straight into the waves. Also, I'll trim somewhere between parallel and full undertrim so the keel is slicing nicely through the waves.
Always wear a life jacket, and keep your kill switch hooked up all the time.
Reading waves and jockeying the throttle are important in rough water. Learn to look 100-150 feet ahead of your boat for any freak swells coming so you can adjust both your speed and the angle at which you approach the wave. You don't want to take a big wave head-on or too fast.
If you get caught in really rough water - 6-8 foot waves, don't take a chance. Find a protected cove and ride the blow out. I'd rather spend the night in the boat rather than chance getting capsized.
However, if you have to get in, do so tacking back and forth across the waves at 12-14 mph. Keep the nose up so you don't take a wave over the bow. And here's where you've got to read every single wave. You don't want to get hit broadside. Just quarter the waves, don't panic, and don't get in too big a hurry to get in.
Final Safety Advice
The more experience you have driving your boat, the better and more comfortable you'll become. Just remember, never drive beyond your comfort level or your ability. Be sensible about operating in rough water. Don't drive too fast in congested areas. Always wear a life jacket, and keep your kill switch hooked up all the time. And last, if your boat has a hand-operated throttle, always keep your hand on the throttle ready to reduce power. You don't know when you're going to hit a submerged object, and you want to be ready to react and slow the engine down.
Modern bass boats are products of high technology in terms of design and materials. They are true marvels of high-tech true performance crafts, yet they are easy and fun to drive. Just don't get in a hurry to go too fast too quickly. Get a feel for how your boat handles, and work your way up.


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DEFECTIVE GOWN – TERRIBLE! Stay away. I purchased a gown and since I live a distance from the store, I took the option to have the dress sent to me. The store sent me a defective gown that did not have a satin border on the bottom of the gown, like it should, so the dress was 6 INCHES SHORT and stopped mid ankle on me. Store refused to help claiming I cut the gown on purpose!!!!! I couldn't believe it. They really should not be in business to treat customers they way I was treated. I am an anesthesia provider in the state of connecticut, if I cut the gown, trust me I could afford a new one. They completely scammed me. I am still fighting this and it's a year later. Had to buy a new gown for my wedding. PLEASE save yourself the aggravation. NEVER HAVE A GOWN SENT TO YOU....LESSON LEARNED!
HORRIBLE – My experience with the bridal mall was extremely stressful. Janet the woman who helped me find my dress was absolutely wonderful but when it came to fitting dates...it was a headache. I was told to come in 3 days before my wedding for the final fitting after I had been measured at the first fitting and picked out the cups that needed to be sewn in and brought the ribbon in that was to be sewn onto the dress. Going in for my final fitting and seeing my dress, it had not been touched since I had last seen it two weeks before! No ribbon, no alterations nothing! i put the dress on for more measurments because the hem was not the correct length and when I expressed that the dress was too tight in my stomach (being 8 months pregnant) I was asked, ''well you can deal with it being tight for a day, right?'' I scheduled another appointment for the next day so that the dress would hopefully be done. Going in the next day and seeing the dress, it was still too tight, the ribbon was not completely sewn on I was losing a lot of confidence that my dress was going to be done in time. I expressed to the seamstress that it was too tight and that my son was going to kick at the tight dress if I had to wear it that way and the reply was, ''well, children do tend to kick, but you wouldn't know that, would you?'' long story short, my dress was fixed but I dont feel that things that came out of that woman's mouth were necessary or professional, if you want to have everything done right and feel like a princess when you put your dress on everytime, then the Bridal Mall would be the last place I suggest anyone go.
The Bridal Mall - Has everything - Great service – This store has everything for the wedding of your dreams! I cant belive the service I got. I went to davids bridal, and was told about the bridal mall from one of their customers in the store. They werent happy with davids and said they were going to the bridal mall after shopping around so I thought I would try them. For a mom and pop store, they really have it all. The staff was very helpful. I was waited on by Janet she was very helpful. They made the first vist so easy I had bought the dress of my dreams. I do plan on going back for my cake, and flowers.
They know their business. Much better visit than I had at davids. I will tell all my girl friends to go there once they finally get hitched. Such a wonderful place, I can go on and on.
AVOID this place at all costs! Horrible service and shady standard practice of ordering wrong sizes so you can pay them MORE for alterations – Brides & Bridesmaids Beware of the Bridal Mall Ltd. (also known as Barretts at the Bridal Mall) of Niantic, CT.
I would like to inform and deter any brides-to-be and their wedding parties from using this facility where we have had a completely unacceptable experience, where the wedding and bridesmaid gowns that were purposely ordered in the wrong sizes for the bride and entire bridal party. This store seems to make it their standard practice to order dresses in sizes that do not agree with the measurements taken and the dress maker?s size charts, so they can then charge unsuspecting customers for expensive and unnecessary alterations. The staff could not be more attentive and helpful when they are trying to make a sale, doting on the bride to be and catering to the group when dresses are being selected. Yet once the dresses are paid for, they make it very clear that you are on your own to make it actually fit the way they are intended to.
The general manager, Barbara Galganski has been completely unapologetic, rude and disinterested in solving the problem that was created by their unprofessional and appalling practices.
A long letter outlining the situation was sent via certified mail with receipt to the owner of the store, Christopher Barrett who could not be bothered to respond to me, let alone rectify a situation his staff purposely caused.
To make your dress shopping experience smoother ? I urge you to go somewhere else, anywhere else,
Rebecca Sarkosi
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Today is International Women's Day, and March is Women's History Month, but we don't need to wait for special dates to promote the welfare of women and girls.
Around the world, women are making progress, but still far too often they are deprived of their rights, forced into early marriage, refused education, and paid less than men for their labor. And yet we know that we cannot make progress as communities, countries and nations without economically secure, healthy, and politically engaged women.
I hope you will support one or more of the organizations listed below. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but checking out some of them is an education and may lead you to deepen your support for women's issues. Support a woman today, and do it long-term. Do it for all the women in your life. You could do them no greater honor.
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10X10 is both a campaign and a film. It's about the power of educating women and girls. The film, GirlRising, profiles nine girls who challenge their circumstances through education. The film debuts in theaters March 7, 2013. 10X10 works with various nonprofit partners that promote education and the welfare of women around the world. Watch the trailer and join the effort.
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- Girl Scouts. If women in the US have one experience in common, it's the Girl Scouts. We've been scouts ourselves, led troops, been to a Girl Scout camp, and sold cookies. Supporting this always innovating organization is just natural.
- She's the First - Encourages young women in the US to help girls around the globe to attend school.
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- Vital Voices identifies, trains and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - The Gates Foundation works in numerous areas, but many directly affect women's economic security in developing countries. Individuals cannot donate to the Gates Foundation, but it is worth while to keep up with its activities.
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- International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) - ICRW conducts crucial research into what works and what doesn't to improve the lives of women, from AIDS prevention to economic security.
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- Girls' Power Initiative, Nigeria (GPI) - Educates girls about their health and rights; and teaches self-reliance and communication skills.
- Berhane Hewan - Assists unmarried girls in the Amhara region of Ethiopia by providing the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to avoid child marriage.
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- March 9, 2012 at 9:18 pm(1) ReSource says:
Thanks for your comments and passing on links. We all need to stand together and to stand up for what is right and fair. I'm passing on info about meditation http://meditation-in-5-days.com as I think if we all took the time to get connected to ourselves we can make the world a better place. Let's keep marching forward.
- March 8, 2013 at 11:18 am(2) Nancy says:
Realizing that you list is not exhaustive, I'd like to add to your list Soroptimist International of the Americas whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girsl through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. http://www.soroptimist.org/
- March 8, 2013 at 9:52 pm(3) Linda Burn says:
Thank you for reminding everyone that there are so many wonderful organizations helping girls to be educated and have a future with choices.
There are many small NGO's around the world doing this work too. Children's Education Foundation – Vietnam is just one of them here in Vietnam helping girls get through school and do further education or training. http://www.cef-vietnam-usa.org / http://cef-vietnam-blogspot.com
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SEStran is one of 7 Regional Transport Partnerships in Scotland. Our partnership area includes 8 local authorities, within an area of 3,180sq miles and is home to 28% of Scotland's population.There is a huge diversity of transportation issues within the SEStran partnership area, from urban congestion to rural public transport and from ferry ports to airports. SEStran aims to address these issues and work towards a more sustainable and efficient transport network.
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A wide range of special bus and train services are available to events across Scotland, which may also be accessed through Park & Ride, cycling and walking.
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The creation of the Forth Replacement Crossing will enable the existing Forth Road Bridge to be maintained as a dedicated public transport corridor as part of a Managed Crossing Scheme carrying public transport, pedestrians and cyclists.
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SEStran's Park & Ride Website is a comprehensive guide to Park & Ride services available throughout South East Scotland.
Park & Ride provides a cost effective sustainable alternative to using the car, which helps reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions.
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Halbeath Park & Ride is located just off the M90, to the east of Dunfermline, in Fife, for commuting journeys to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dunfermline.
It is a joint initiative - developed by Fife Council and Transport Scotland and comes as part of the Forth Replacement Crossing Project.
With its 'sister' park & ride site at Ferrytoll - a few miles to the south - regularly reaching capacity, Halbeath Park & Ride will offer additional capacity for Edinburgh commuters, an alternative interchange for travellers to Edinburgh Airport as well as journeys across Fife and longer distance coach services
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Lothian buses have launched a new app which is available free on Apple and Android smartphones.The new app is a first in Scotland for public transport.
Passengers can pre-purchase SINGLEtickets, DAYtickets, DAY&NIGHTtickets, NIGHTtickets and FAMILYDAYtickets straight onto their mobile phones.
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One ticket offers unlimited travel by bus and train in East Central Scotland. You can hop on and off buses and trains as you please, with no more fumbling for loose change – just show your pass to the driver.
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The new SEStran Thistle Assistance card is designed to make using public transport easier for older people or those with disabilities or illness.
The card, which is supported by a wide range of voluntary organisations in South East Scotland and by most bus operators, is credit-card sized and comes with a supply of peel-off stickers, which advise the driver of your disability and the help you need in an easy-to-read format.
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The deteriorating condition of the existing Forth Road Bridge requires a sustainable solution and the new crossing will present significant opportunities for the development of public transport in the area.
You can find out more about the Forth Replacement Crossing project here.
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This department plans, develops and manages software applications and websites for other County departments to improve workflow processes so that Cook County residents' and businesses' needs for simple, responsive, transparent and cost-effective government administration are met.
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This department is responsible for building and maintaining a secure, flexible, dependable, technically sound, cost-effective information and communications technology infrastructure for Cook County agencies to ensure a high degree of systems availability, performance and continuity of business operations, so that Cook County residents' and businesses' needs for public services that depend on technology—-whether onsite, by phone, over the web, or through mobile devices—-are met.
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This department provides maintenance of and access to Cook County's enterprise geographic information system (GIS), including related hardware, software, applications, program development and training. The GIS Department delivers a high-quality, current geographic computing platform that supports the County's many location-based operations and services.
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