text: In preparation for the 100th anniversary Black Diamond Dinner fundraiser for St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale, volunteers Christy Horwith, seated, and Roxanne Berger, right, are dressed in 1900s period costumes, and are having their hair styled in the style of the period by Aaron Wappelhorst of the Revolution Styling Factory of Walnutport. The Black Diamond Dinner is March 13 at Penn's Peak. For more information, contact Micah Gursky, director of development, St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital at (570) 645-8118.


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The Impact of Asymmetric Information and Ownership on Nursing Home Access
A consistent pattern in the nursing home industry is that non-profit institutions serve a lower proportion of Medicaid patients than do for-profit facilities. This is contrary to the expectation that non-profit, altruistically motivated firms should serve a larger proportion of the less profitable Medicaid patients than proprietary firms. The literature confirms this pattern empirically, but provides no theoretical basis for it, which is the contribution of this paper. Specifically, we show theoretically that information disparities between providers and consumers regarding quality fosters an environment in which the percentage of uninformed consumers is a key factor in determining public-private patient mix. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2005
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GE Aviation's plant in Durham, North Carolina, features a $3 million solar field, which will supply one third of the power needed to run the facility.
Some 9,000 solar panels will provide 700 KW of energy for the plant, which manufactures jet engines. The amount of energy produced would be roughly equivalent to enough power for 200 homes. The environmentally friendly solar panels will reduce emissions by at least 400 million tons a year, according to GE.
Energy Bill Cut 30%
The energy-friendly measures at the plant in Durham will lower the energy bill by 30%, yet the production at the plant will increase by 50%, said Mike Wagner, the plant manager. GE calls its efforts to save energy 'ecomagination' and envisions reducing the intensity of its energy use by up to 50%.
GE turned to solar as a way to decrease reliance on sources of energy that cannot be renewed and because it fits with GE's energy-reducing strategy. The company has implemented more than 200 energy-reducing initiatives in the past several years, and has hopes to reduce water use by 25% and cut emissions by 25%.
The solar field in Durham is one of several located in North Carolina; there are also fields in Cary and Davidson County.
Key Players – US Solar Power Market
- GE Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, United Solar Ovonic, SunPower Corporation, First Solar, Evergreen Solar, GT Solar International, Global Solar Energy, Advent Solar, EMCORE Corporation, Envision Solar
Key Statistics – Global Solar Power
- The number of PV solar panel installations increased by 79% from 2009 to 2010. (source: Global Data)
- Global solar PV installed capacity hit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 55% over the period 2001-2010. (source: Global Data)
- The United States is in a prime position to buy more solar panels: 16 states installed 10 MW of solar power in 2010. (source: Taiyou Research)


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Discussion in 'Contact Printing' started by Sean, Dec 3, 2002.
Has anyone ever made contact prints from color transparencies? I wonder if it's next to impossible?
Not imposible, but the transparencies look awsome, no need to print them....
Yes! Astia looks great on Fuji Type-35 (R-print material). Unfortunately Astia is no longer available in 8x10" (I've got about 95 sheets left and am a bit peeved that my lab messed up two of them today, but in general they're a good lab, and fortunately the shots weren't too vital, and they gave me a decent refund, beyond the cost of materials and processing), and Fuji Type-35 seems on the way out, and the chemistry for doing it at home is virtually unavailable in the U.S. Meanwhile, I take the sheets to dr5, which is still offering Fuji R-prints.
Of course there is a need to print them, prints being more easy to display and give to other people than transparencies.


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Canatu has developed a new material, the Carbon NanoBud, which is a hybrid of Carbon Nanotubes and fullerenes. The hybridization is achieved directly in the material synthesis process and the resulting material combines the best features of both fullerenes and nanotubes.
NanoBud has many applications and enable a variety of new nano-components to be developed. This novel material has already been demonstrated to have numerous advantages in mechanical, electrical, chemical and optical properties as compared to traditional nanotubes.
Traditional carbon nanotubes, despite their many unique properties, are largely chemically inert and thus do not bond well to other molecules. Typically, in order to do this, the tubes must be damaged to create usable reaction sites. These defects, however, reduce the performance of the material.
In Canatu's proprietary NanoBud material, on the other hand, reactive fullerenes are combined with nanotubes without creating defects. Thus, the amazing properties of nanotubes are maintained while allowing additional useful chemical enhancement.
Films for flexible touch
NanoBud has tunable electrical conductivity, high strength, low density, high thermal and mechanical stability and high electrical and thermal conductivity like traditional carbon nanotubes, but also high reactivity, low work function and chemical functionalizability like fullerenes. In addition, they have been shown be much superior field emitters than traditional nanotubes and have the added benefit that they need not be aligned for the purpose. This makes NanoBuds® ideal for a tremendous range of applications.
Canatu's CNB™ transparent conductive film products focus on taking advantage of the high conductivity, high aspect ratio, low work function, chemical stability and mechanical flexibility of NanoBuds to make the world's highest performance carbon based transparent conductive film for transparent conductors in touch, haptics, displays and photovoltaics. These films, consisting of randomly oriented deposits of NanoBuds on polymer or glass substrates, are flexible, bendable, stretchable and have excellent transparency conductivity performance. Since 2007 Canatu has been able to double the conductivity at a given transparency approximately every 12 months (Brown's Law). Moreover, Canatu is able to deposit on very thin (50 µm) substrates, resulting in ultra thin components with no optical color distortion, haze of <0.1% and an index of refraction closely matching both glass and PET.


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Oct 27, 2011 at 9:39 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A third Minnesota Republican is moving ahead with a bid to unseat Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in next year's U.S. Senate race.
Anthony Hernandez opened his campaign with a call to curb spending and revoke the new national health care law. The St. Paul native has never held political office but noted in his kickoff that Minnesota has elected outsiders before.
Hernandez is 32 and ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in a heavily Democratic district in 2010.
Hernandez says he'll abide by the choice GOP delegates make at next year's convention and won't run in a primary without the party endorsement. Other GOP candidates are former state Rep. Dan Severson and St. Bonifacius councilman Joe Arwood.
Frequent candidates Dick Franson and Jack Shepard are waging primary challenges to Klobuchar.
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CDHPC is a multidisciplinary research center and forms the basis for long-term partnerships and collaboration amongst industry, academia, and government. The centre activities are directly supported by the research needs of our partners in a cost-effective manner with pooled, leveraged resources and maximized synergy. The centre enhances the educational experience for a diverse set of top-quality graduate and undergraduate students; and advances the knowledge and technologies in this emerging field and ensures commercial relevance of the research with rapid and effective technology transfer.
High performance computing has been designated as a strength area for Sydney University and the proposed centre will enhance and provide more focus for research activities. The CDHPC will enhance the University's image in providing solutions and leadership in key areas of national importance. The research activities in CDHPC will initially consist of the following five themes which will be led by members of the centre:
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- Distributed Computing Applications
- Internetworking
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The above themes might be expanded in due course, however, the centre's focus is large-scale distributed and high performance computing systems and any new themes need to fit this vision.


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Route Grade Votings
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Sometimes wet, but it is worth waiting for.
A hard section just below the break provides the crux. Good climbing if a little dusty.
Excellent fun and fairly straightforward to onsight.
Tricky getting over the break as well. Beware of the overflow pipe above if it starts to rain - you have 10 minutes before Niagara comes to Portland (and we're not talking spring water either).
Bloody desperate crux and clip for the short. Much harder than Wish the Impossible, Turn to Stone etc. 6b move for midgets. 7a?
Elegant, technical climbing but, in contrast to Rob Kinsey above, I think this route is hard on-sight and much easier once you know where the holds are and which way to go to reach the half-height break.
A harder on-sight than Wish the Impossible. 7a for average height.


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After fruitless searching in the fora and much cursing and pulling of hair (something I can ill afford) I have discovered the following rules for specifying cart links messages, which I hope will save others the same grief.
1. To stop the default "xxx added to your shopping cart" message, use the specification "_m0" (NB the underscore). For example ...cart/add/p23_m0?destination=cart.
2. To insert your own message, first define your message in the Cart links messages panel on the Cart links settings page, by entering for example "99|My message text", then use the specification "-m99" (NB a dash, not an underscore). For example ...cart/add/p23-m99?destination=cart.
3. Note that just specifying "-m99" will display both your message 99 and the default message. If you want to display only your message, use the specification "_m0-m99". The _m0 must come first.
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The Towers of Trebizond (Paperback)
Farrar Straus Giroux, 9780374533632, 277pp.
Publication Date: October 30, 2012
Hailed as "an utter delight, the most brilliant witty and charming book I have read since I can't remember when" by The New York Times when it was originally published in 1956, Rose Macaulay's The Towers of Trebizond tells the gleefully absurd story of Aunt Dot, Father Chantry-Pigg, Aunt Dot's deranged camel, and our narrator, Laurie, who are traveling from Istanbul to legendary Trebizond on a convoluted mission. Along the way they will encounter spies, a Greek sorcerer, a precocious ape, and Billy Graham with a busload of evangelists. Part travelogue, part comedy, it is also a meditation on love, faith, doubt, and the difficulties, moral and intellectual, of being a Christian in the modern world.


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FOR RENT:A riverside house in Dublin 8, a stone gate lodge in Meath, a three-bed in Cabra and a four-bed in Carrickmines are all available for rent
Number 1 Swan Lake, Dublin 8
This is a three-bedroom semi-detached property set on the banks of the River Liffey in Chapelizod. It comes with its own private jetty and south-facing balconies and river-front garden and has just become available to rent on Daft.iefor €3,950.
Originally designed by Grafton Architects, it has a contemporary kitchen with Neff appliances and a home cinema room with state of the art technology. There are three double bedrooms. The master is en suite and has a balcony. There is a garage and the property is furnished.
The Gate Lodge, Tallanstown, Co Meath
A four-bedroom, stone-built gate lodge, this property is asking €2,000 per month. Built in 1850, it has been architecturally extended and now measures 269sq m (2,900sq ft). There are several notable period features including a turreted entrance hall and an oak-framed formal sittingroom with inglenook fireplace. The house has a large kitchen, a separate utility room with wc, a living-cum-dining room and a TV room with fireplace. There are four double bedrooms. The double garage outside houses another utility room, wc and storage area. The property is fully furnished and is set on 2.5 acres of south-facing landscaped gardens.
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This nicely decorated two-to three-bedroom end-of-terrace house is asking €1,000 per calendar month. One of the three doubles is situated on the ground floor. There is a sittingroom with a wood-burning stove and an eat-in kitchen to the rear that opens onto a small patio and garden. There is off-street parking out front for up to two cars. It is furnished and available immediately.
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rMBP broadcom wireless not working in slack64 14.1
After some grueling hours of triple booting my rMBP (early-2013; MacBookPro10,1) I finally was able to get clean installs of OS X 10.9.2, Win8.1x64 and Slack64 14.1 to run along side each other. One teensy problem, I have zero internet on slack.
1) Broadcom drivers (according to a lot of forums) generally suck.
2) There is no ethernet jack so I have to move between OS's/computers to download software & sadly, post this, heh
3) Thunderbolt port (thunderbolt to ethernet) doesn't work so I can not do any slack updates
This is what I have gathered so far:
As of kernel 3.2-rc3+ the broadcom driver wl.ko (which includes the broadcom 4331 device) is already included, just needs to load at start up.
I have made the b43xx_blacklist.conf that includes:
blacklist b43
wl: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel
I found another forum suggesting to # blacklist bcma in place of wl.ko but that did not work either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
There's a slackbuild for the broadcom-sta driver. Try installing it using sbopkg. If you blacklisted the b43 and ssb modules you should have no problem installing that. I have the 4312 card and use the sta driver and have had no issues.
rMBP broadcom wireless not working in slack64 14.1
Already tried it. Was my first thought to use the slackbuild. Same results btw.
I saw a post in the ubuntu forums saying that they used the b43 drivers. I'm not sure if this would help your situation or not.
Hmm, well, I managed to get it working - somewhat. Fresh install of 14.1 (again), installed b43, b43 fcutter, and b43 firmware from slackbuilds.
I can finally run
iwconfig wlan0 up
iwlist wlan0 scan
It returns maybe 3 networks; taking it as a good sign. Here is where the "somewhat" comes into play. I cannot see any network in wicd nor can I add a hidden network manually.
Anything I should try?
Here is the dmesg output regarding the wireless device
[ 6.086452] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4331 WLAN found (core revision 29)
Did you configure WICD correctly? You may need to go into properties and tell wicd that your wireless is using wlan0.
I setup wlan0 in wicd properties, never had to do that one before, and now I can see *some* networks, but cant connect to any of them.
I prefer network manager over wicd myself as I usually had similar problems with it.
Try setting up network manage to see if you can get it to connect to the networks. That might narrow it down to an issue with wicd then and not some other issue.
Yes, Wicd works but not for everyone. NetworkManager works a bit better in the case of Broadcom hardware usually.
As far as the STA vs B43 driver issue. One is the freeware driver the other is the OEM driver and both equally work. It doesn't matter if it "taints" the kernel. Plenty of OEM drivers taint the kernel because they are proprietary packages, but they are safe to use, so don't let that message fool you.
Well I wiped my system clean of b43 completely. Reinstalled network manager from Aliens repo, reinstalled b43-fwcutter, broadcom-sta and b43-firmware from slackbuilds.
I am able to connect to a wireless network without it dropping, however it is god awful slow. Getting in the 13-19Kbps down coming from a 75Mbps pipe something definitely is wrong with that one.
Any ideas?
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"XXXXXXXX"
with broadcom-sta installed you shouldn't need b43 at all. The sta is the only one I have installed and I also have b43 & ssb blacklisted.
Alright this is getting more annoying than I care to admit, this is what I have so far.
#Blacklist B43 Drivers
bash-4.2# ifconfig
bash-4.2# iwconfig
bash-4.2# vi rc.modules-3.10.17
I know this card works fine in Win and OS X and gets the full speeds of the pipe on wireless.
If i #blacklist wl and comment the modprobe b43 module I get no internet at all, the card doesn't even recognize SSIDs previously used/saved.
Also, another great thing that came up, thunderbolt adapter no longer works. In the dmesg i can see that its leased a working IP but KDE Network Manager show it as not connected and nothing I do will force it to connect.doesnt
About ready to scrap the idea of slack on this Mac. Ubuntu had the wireless working almost immediately after install. (I only tried it for S&G's)
Any last thoughts, things to try etc?
In my notes I have this command, which I added to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to prevent the ssb module loading:
modprobe -r wl; modprobe -r ohci_hcd ; modprobe -r ssb; modprobe wl; modprobe ohci-hcd
I find the broadcom-sta driver from SBo to be the best one. I'm a bit confused by your rc.modules-3.10.17 file; are you loading the b43 driver too?
Oh, and I have always found the wireless interface to be `eth1' on a Macbook, for some reason.
Quote: I don't understand why it is showing what should be wlan0 as eth1...?
You might also check the config in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistant-net.rules Sometimes they get switched and you have to manually edit the file to switch them back.
bash-4.2# lsmod|grep ssb
I did notice at the end of Linux loading (did not show in dmesg) that it said its being used and threw a FATAL ERROR.
bash-4.2# rmmod ssb
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Hip Hike
Stand sideways on a step, box, or bench at least four inches high with one leg held free of the bench, and keep both hips squared forward and shoulders level. Keeping your standing leg (the one on the bench) straight (no knee bending!), raise your free hip directly upward and then drop the leg.
Single-Leg Deadlift
Stand on your right leg with your left leg behind you and in the air. Keeping your shoulders back and your back straight, hinge forward and reach your hands toward the ground. Return back up and repeat. Hold weights or a medicine ball for an added challenge.
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Three-Way Leg Raises
Place a resistance band just above your knees. Separate your feet and bend your knees, lowering down into a slightly crouched position. Balance on your left leg.
1. With slow, controlled motions, move your right leg forward against the band's resistance, then back to the starting position.
2. Without placing your right foot back on the floor, move it out to the side, then return to the starting position.
3. Move your right foot behind you, then back to the starting position. That's one repetition.
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According to the colleges officiating principal S K Sharma, who was present when the trouble began, the commotion started around 4.30 pm.
Parents and students gathered and started shouting slogans. They entered the staff room and started breaking tables and chairs and even broke into the principals office, where they shattered windowpanes and misbehaved with employees. Terrified, we contacted police and ran to the college playground, Sharma said.
According to college employees, the few police officers deployed could not handle the group, resulting in college employees being stuck on the campus till late evening. The group had surrounded the gate and police were unable to make them move. So we were stuck on the college premises, Sharma added.
A senior police officer said, We have detained four persons who barged into the principals office. We will take action against them.
However, parents claimed that trouble began when college officials arbitrarily denied admission to certain students and misbehaved with them.
Even after clearing the desired cut-off, the college refused to give my child admission. When we asked why, officials started misbehaving with us, Prem Verma, a parent present at the college, said.
Cut-off for admission into BA Programme was pegged at 68 per cent by the college. College authorities claimed that even though many students had cleared the requisite cut-off, the college had only a certain number of vacant seats left for students who had studied a particular combination of subjects.
The cut-off was set at 68 per cent, but only students with a particular combination of subjects English B + Hindi A were eligible for admission. Our only mistake was that we were unable to communicate this to the students, Sharma said.
Students were protesting outside the college on being denied admission, even though they had cleared the cut-off, when police took a few students to RK Puram police station. Students belonging to ABVP, NSUI and INSO were also taken away by police, Saket Bahuguna, general secretary, ABVP said.
NSUI spokesperson Amrish Ranjan Pandey also confirmed that some NSUI students were detained by police.


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How many vials of Juvederm are typically used for the lower left and right eyes(bags under eye), to achieve a nice natural look, but with noticeable difference?
How Many Vials of Juvederm Are Typically Used for Both Eyes (lower Eye Bags)?
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Juvederm under eyes should be used in very small amounts.
1) Juvederm Ultra or Restylane should be used in this very unforgiving area, not Juvederm Ultra Plus.
2) The filler is placed deeply, under the muscle, and in tiny amounts.
3) We usually use only one syringe, very occasionally two.
Number of Juvederm Vials
Difficult to say. 1 syringe may do the trick or it may take more depending on how deep the leading edge of the lowere eylid bags are. Have you consider lower eyelift to remove these bags?
Learn more: http://www.drfpalmer.com
How Many Vials of Juvederm for Lower Lid Bags
Fillers are not used to treat lower eyelid bags, but depressions along the orbital rim. If bags are the problem, consider surgical excision. I use a lot of Juvederm but prefer to Restylane in the lids because it is less likely to cause temporary edema (swelling) immediately after injection. I typically use 1 syringe for both lids.
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Juvederm under the eyes
It's impossible to determine how much dermal filler a patient will need without an examination. Sometimes even after an adequate exam, due to the density of the patient's dermis, some patients require more dermal filler than a physician might expect. Personally, I am often surprised that everybody's skin responds to dermal filler in a unique way. Some people who require a large area of correction may sometimes require less volume than a patient that initially appears to need less.
Fillers for eyelid bags, Juvederm or Restylane vs. surgery
lower eyelid bags are either swelling of fluid or herniation of fat, neither of which are treated well with fillers. The fillers can absorb your water to puff it out and may make it look worse. The groove between eyelid skin and the cheek, the line that goes diagonally from the corner of the eye/nose to the mid cheek, can be filled in with filler. I prefer Restylane for this area and usually not more than a half of a full syringe is needed per side but it does vary considerably for some patients. A consultation would be needed for a physician to examine you and determine your needs. There are risks so make sure you see an experienced injector / physician to have filler injected in this off-label procedure.
Learn more: http://www.thenyac.com/restylane/index.html
Juvederm for Lower Eye Bags
Juvederm is not used for lower eye bags -- rather it is injected into the tear trough (the hollow groove below the bagts) to try to camaflauge the bags a bit so that you have an overall smoother contour below the eyes. Approximately 1 syringe of Juvederm is needed -- in the most severe cases, maybe up to 2 syringes will be needed to improve the problem.
1-2 syringes of Juvederm™ for lower eye bags
Dermal fillers, such as Juvederm™, are priced per syringe. The number of syringes required to achieve a smoother surface beneath the eyes depends on each individual. Generally, however, physicians accomplish the desired result with 1 syringe (used for both the right and left eye). The use of 2 syringes (1 per eye) is necessary if the problem extends into the cheek.
How Much Juvederm for Tear Troughs?
A filling agent can be used to fill in the depression sometimes seen between the lower lid and the cheek. This is an attempt to blend the lid/cheek junction. If one is going to use a filling agent in this area, one needs to be very careful and go to an experienced person. Usually the filler is placed under both eyes using one syringe. We can always come back an do a little more...
Learn more: http://www.jjrothmd.com/procedures/facial-filler
Juvederm for under eyes
I will often use one or two syringes of filler to fill in the lower eyelid cheek junction for most patients.
Learn more: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
Fillers for under eye hollows
Fillers can be used to improve under eye hollows. Restylane is an excellent filler for that. It is deposited in very small amounts deep in the hollow, close to the bone, to lift the hollow and decrease the under eye circle.
If there is an outpouching of fat, which causes bags, fillers are not quite as helpful. That may need to be evaluated by an oculoplastic surgeon for correction.
To fill the under eye hollows, I would start with a 0.4 ml syringe of Restylane. If too much filler is injected under the eyes, there may be some bulging out due to both filler and the water that the filler attracts there. In this case less is better, as more can be added later if needed.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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News to Use Podcast Transcript: Mar. 19, 2014
Good day, and welcome to the Fairfax County News to Use podcast – I'm
your host Jim Person. Coming up, learn about the Venture into
Volunteering Fair, Bluebells at the Bend Festival at Riverbend Park,
Reston Community Center's Eggnormous Easter Egg Hunt, National Public
Safety Telecommunications Week and the Barbara Varon Volunteer Award.
Links to topics mentioned in this podcast can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
Don't miss the Venture into Volunteering Fair on Thursday, March 27, 10 a.m. to noon at the Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center, 2709 West Ox Road in Herndon. County and nonprofit agency representatives will be on hand to discuss a wide range of volunteer opportunities including helping kids with homework, delivering meals on wheels to older adults and serving as a court-appointed advocate. No registration is necessary. Call 703-704-6075, TTY 711, for more information and reasonable ADA accommodations.
The trails of bluebells at Riverbend Park are one of Fairfax County's most noted and beautiful spring sights. It's time to plan a trip to see them. Follow the progress of the bluebells on the Park Authority blog at http://ourstoriesandperspectives.com. You'll also want to head out to Riverbend Park on Saturday, April 12, for the Bluebells at the Bend Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit the Park Authority online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks and search for "Bluebells."
Kids ages 1 through 8 are invited to Reston Community Center's Eggnormous Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 12. Join in for carnival games, entertainment, moon bounces and the ever-popular egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. All activities are free. The festival takes place at Brown's Chapel Park on Baron Cameron Avenue from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The rain date is April 19. For more information, call 703-476-4500, TTY 711, or visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
Each year, the second week of April is recognized as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. This is a time for residents to show their appreciation for professionals in the field of public safety communications. The weeklong event was initially set up in 1981 by the Contra Costa County, Calif., Sheriff's Office, but it grew to be nationally recognized. The public safety telecommunications group encompasses everyone involved from the first moment a call is connected to a public safety answering point until the last line has disconnected and help has physically arrived. These individuals work tirelessly to ensure that when others need help, someone answers the call. The Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications – the Fairfax County 9-1-1 Call Center – uses this week to recognize its outstanding employees at an awards ceremony. This year will be the 9th Annual DPSC Telecommunicators Awards Ceremony. Awards will be presented to employees based on recognitions by their peers and supervisors for outstanding performance over the past year. The ceremony is Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center. Residents are invited to attend to show your support for 9-1-1 Center staff.
Nominations are being accepted for Fairfax County's Barbara Varon Volunteer Award, which recognizes a county resident whose dedication to improving the community through volunteer service honors the memory of Barbara Varon, former chair of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. Nominations must be received by the second week in June. Nominees must live in Fairfax County, demonstrate an appreciation for the diversity of the community's population and exhibit patriotism by participating in the electoral process, educating others about the rights and privileges of all citizens to participate in the electoral process and/or participate in voter registration outreach. Applications are available by calling the office the Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs Division at 703-324-2953, TTY 711.
Finally, subscribe to "Weekender," the county's weekend arts and entertainment e-newsletter. "Weekender" brings together offerings from around the county and delivers them right to your inbox every Thursday evening. Subscribe to "Weekender" today at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/email/.
That's all for this News to Use podcast. Thanks for listening. For more information about the topics in this podcast and for continuous news updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. You may also call 703-FAIRFAX, that's 703-324-7329, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. News to Use is produced by the Fairfax County, Virginia, government.


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AFTER a year in retirement, 10 times MX1 national motocross champion Arthur Blick Jr has declared his return to active competition this year.
Blick announced his move in a press briefing held at Speedway quick fix Garage in Rubaga at the Launch of the first round of the Mountain Dew Motocross Challenge due February 23 at the Uganda Motorsport Arena (UMA) in Busiika.
"I will compete for the MX1 championship this year with Maxime Van Pee who confirmed his presence, Yasin Bukala and Barak Orland and I will also go for the FIM-Central Africa title," Blick stated.
He explained that his return is meant to keep the competition high in the sport and give the fans value for their money.
Blick retired at the end of 2012 season after winning his 10th title and concentrated in rallying.
He focused on managing his sons Alistair Blick who later won the 2013 MX 85 cc title and Paddy Blick who emerged third in the MX 65cc category.
Blick will also lead a team of free style riders that include Talha Kiggundu, Fatuh Kiggundu, Ahmed Tamale and Mike Ntairo in a demonstration of what they learnt from South African star Nick De Wit.
"It's just a demonstration and safety is a priority as we show fans what we have learnt from training and I am confident that free style motocross in Uganda has a bright future," Blick added.
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A HEREFORDSHIRE soldier was among those who died in Afghanistan yesterday morning.
Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas was travelling in the Lynx helicopter that came down in the Kandahar Province.
Captain Thomas Clarke, Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner and Corporal James Walters also lost their lives in the accident.
Lance Cpl Thomas was 26 and based in London. However he had grown up in the Kington area and previously worked for the Brecon and Radnor Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams.
He joined the Army Reserve in June 2011, and enlisted with 3 Military Intelligence Battalion in July 2012. He volunteered to be mobilised from the Army Reserves for deployment to Afghanistan and arrived last December to be part of the United Kingdom's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Commanding Officer, 3 Military Intelligence Battalion, said: "The news of the death of Lance Corporal Oliver Matthew Thomas is devastating to his friends and companions in 3 Military Intelligence Battalion.
"This tragic incident has taken a young, enthusiastic and highly capable Intelligence Corps soldier away from us and his loss is deeply felt by all members of the Unit and the Intelligence Corps as a whole.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, particularly his parents, at this most difficult time.
His Officer Commanding said: "Lance Corporal Oli Thomas was the embodiment of his generation: bright, gifted with an enquiring mind and laser focussed on the task in-hand.
"The bonus for us was that he was also blessed with a natural flair and the happy-knack of always being able to raise a smile with his keen sense of wit.
"The future and uncertainty did not disturb him. He only saw opportunity ahead and, ultimately, it was his irresistible addiction to the life-force that took him away.
"It is with regret and to my loss that I did not know Oli for longer – but in only a short time he made an immediate and lasting impression.
"His absence has left an enormous gap in a close-knit team. We will remember him."
In a statement released through the Ministry of Defence, his family said he was a truly amazing person, who lived his life to the full, while fulfilling some of his many dreams and adventures.
"He was very much loved and will be greatly missed by his grieving family and friends," they added.


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There will be over 30,000 items to choose from for maternity needs all the way through junior girls and boys. Prices are typically marked at a third of what they would be brand new.
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The long battle through the regular season has left twelve of the sixteen Big East teams to battle for the tournament championship in New York.
The top four seeds, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame and Connecticut, received first round byes and will watch as the other eight teams battle. The tip-off game is 11am CST Wednesday when No. 8 Villanova faces No. 9 Syracuse.
The battle for the Big East automatic bid to the NCAA tournament is on and MarquetteWatch.com gives a top to bottom crash course of the 2008 Big East tournament.
Georgetown Hoyas
Head Coach: John Thompson III
Record: 25-4 (15-3 BE)
Best wins: at Marquette, Louisville
Worst loss: at Syracuse
Last ten: 8-2
Players to watch: Roy Hibbert (13.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg), DeJuan Summers (11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Jonathan Wallace (10.3 ppg)
The skinny: Georgetown, earning the top seed with Saturday's 55-52 win over Louisville, is primed for a run at their second consecutive Big East tournament championship. Led by 7'2" center Roy Hibbert, the Hoyas have scoring balance and senior leadership which is crucial this time of year. First game is Thursday vs. Villanova/Syracuse winner.
Why they might win the tournament: Defense. GU leads the country in field goal defense holding opponents to 41.6%. Winning 14 of 16 games heading into the tourney, they seem to be peaking at the right time. Seniors Hibbert and Wallace privide stability in pressure situations of close games late in the season.
Why they might not win the tournament: They lack scoring punch averaging only 69.4 point per game.
Louisville Cardinals
Head Coach: Rick Pitino
Record: 24-7 (14-4 BE)
Best wins: at Marquette, Georgetown
Worst losses: Cincinnati, at Seton Hall
Last ten: 9-1
Players to watch: David Padgett (11.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg), Terrence Williams (11.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg), Jerry Smith (10.5 ppg, 56 three point baskets)
The skinny: Louisville has the size down low to challenge Georgetown. It is no coincidence that when senior David Padgett got healthy, Louisville started winning. Jerry Smith's three-point shooting stretches opposing defenses. First game Thursday vs. Pittsburgh/Cincinnati winner.
Why they might win the tournament: Full court pressure defense allows the Cardinals easy baskets. Rick Pitino has as much tournament experience as any head coach in the conference.
Why they might not win the tournament: Free throw shooting deficiancy was key in Saturday's loss at Georgetown (10-18 from line). They shoot just 65% from the charity stripe on the season.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Head Coach: Mike Brey
Record: 24-6 (14-4 BE)
Best wins: Connecticut, Marquette
Worst loss: Georgia Tech (U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam)
Last ten: 8-2
Players to watch: Luke Harangody (21 ppg, 10.3 rpg), Kyle McAlarney (15 ppg, 99 three point baskets), Rob Kurz (12.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg)
The skinny: Notre Dame proved experts wrong for the second year in a row finishing third after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason. Harangody is a beast down low leading the conference in scoring. First game Thursday vs. Marquette/Seton Hall winner.
Why they might win the tournament: The Irish have all the pieces with Hanangody in the post, scoring (80.7 ppg as a team) and three-point shooting (41.1% as a team).
Why they might not win the tournament: ND lacks athletic big men to match up with teams in the top tier of the conference.
Connecticut Huskies
Head Coach: Jim Calhoun
Record: 24-7 (13-5 BE)
Best wins: at Indiana, Louisville
Worst losses: Providence, at Providence
Last ten: 8-2
Players to watch: Jeff Adrian (14.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg), A.J. Price (14.7 ppg, 6 apg), Jerome Dyson (12.6 ppg)
The skinny: Connecticut has incredible balance with six players averaging double figures in scoring. Price had a breakout year and is the key cog for the Huskies offense. First game Thursday against West Virginia/Providence winner.
Why they might win the tournament: Their athleicism poses match-up problems for opposing teams. Adrien led the league in double-doubles and is a force. Hasheem Thabeet protect the hoop leading the conference with 4.5 blocks per game.
Why they might not win the tournament: Georgetown has the size to match the Huskies in a potential semi-final match-up.
West Virginia Mountaineers
Head Coach: Bob Huggins
Record: 22-9 (11-7 BE)
Best wins: Marquette, Pittsburgh
Worst losses: Oklahoma, Cininnati
Last ten: 7-3
Players to watch: Joe Alexander (16.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Alex Ruoff (14.1 ppg), Da'Sean Butler (12.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
The skinny: No team in the tournament is more dangerous from beyond the arch. First team All-Big East selection Alexander averaged 30.5 points in the final two games of the season. First game Wednesday vs. Providence.
Why they might win the tournament: With only two losses in their last eight (at Villanova, at Connecticut), West Virginia is playing their best ball of the year. Six players shoot better than 38% from the three-point stripe. If the Mountaineers get hot, a tourney title is possible.
Why they might not win the tournament: Beating the Friars for the third time this year will be a challenge. Slotted on the same side of the bracket as Georgetown and UConn give them the toughest road of the top six seeds.
Marquette Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Tom Crean
Record: 22-8 (11-7 BE)
Best wins: at Wisconsin, Notre Dame
Worst loss: at Syracuse
Last 10: 6-4
Players to watch: Jerel McNeal (13.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Dominic James (13.3 ppg, 4.3 apg), Lazar Hayward (12.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
The skinny: A trio of Marquette players, James, McNeal and Hayward, were named second-team All-Big East. It is no secret the Golden Eagles' guards are their strength. Going five deep in the backcourt allows them to put intense pressure on the opposition.
Why they might win the tournament: MU averages a league-high 9.8 steals per game often leading to fast break points. Second-team Big East selection Hayward has given them scoring (12.9 ppg) and much needed outside shooting (48% from three-point line).
Why they might not win the tournament: They do not have the size to battle long, athletic front lines of the top teams in the conference. Senior Ousmane Barro will have to play big if they have a shot at the tournament title.
Pittsburgh Panthers
Head Coach: Jamie Dixon
Record: 22-9 (10-8 BE)
Best wins: Duke, Georgetown
Worst losses: Rutgers
Last 10: 5-5
Key players: Sam Young (18 ppg, 6.4 rpg), DeJuan Blair (12.3 ppg, 9.5 rpg), Levance Fields (11.1 ppg, 5.4 apg)
The skinny: Pittsburgh has a powerful front line with Young and super-frosh Blair. Defense always powers Pitt and they are strong at all positions on the floor. First game Wednesday vs. Cincinnati.
Why they might win the tournament: They have won three out of four and are the healthiest they have been all year.
Why they might not win the tournament: To win four games in four days requires depth. The loss of Mike Cook for the year and Fields, still bothered by early season injury, not being 100% leaves the Panthers with a thin bench.
Villanova Wildcats
Head Coach: Jay Wright
Record: 19-11 (9-9 BE)
Best wins: West Virgina, Connecticut
Worst losses: at DePaul, at Rutgers
Last 10: 6-4
Key players: Scottie Reynolds (15.4 ppg, 63 three point baskets), Dante Cunningham (10.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg), Corey Fisher (9.7 ppg)
The skinny: The Wildcats can hurt you in many ways. They are physical and well balanced. NCAA hopes hinge on a stronge performance in the Big East tournament.
Why they might win the tournament: Senior Reynolds has done a great job acclimating young players to Big East basketball. The freshman Corey's, Fisher and Stokes, are playing with confidence like they are nieve to the bright lights of the big time.
Why they might not win the tournament: The Wildcats may have trouble matching up with the size of their opponents.
Syracuse Orange
Head Coach: Jim Boeheim
Record: 19-12 (9-9)
Best wins: Georgetown, Marquette
Worst losses: Villanova, at South Florida
Last 10: 5-5
Key players: Donte Greene (17.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg), Jonny Flynn (15.9 ppg, 5.3 apg), Paul Harris (14.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg)
The skinny: Like Villanova, Syracuse is playing for their NCAA lives. Talented but inexperienced, the Orange will rely heavily on young players to carry them. First game Wednesday vs. Villanova.
Why they might win the tournament: They have been in this position before having to win games in the conference tournament to make the Big Dance. Boehiem knows how to prepare his teams to battle in March.
Why they might not win the tournament: Having a freshman, Jonny Flynn, run your team this time of the year could come back to haunt the Orange. They don't shoot well from the three-point line (33.5%).
Cincinnati Bearcats
Head Coach: Mick Cronin
Record: 13-17 (8-10 BE)
Best wins: at Louisville, at West Virginia
Worst losses: at St. John's, Providence
Last 10: 4-6
Key players: Deonta Vaughn (16.7 ppg, 4.1 apg, 86 three point baskets), John Williamson (11.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg)
The skinny: Vaughn has been the backbone of the squad as a first team all-Big East selection. The program is on the rise and they know they have to win the tourney for an NCAA birth. First game Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh
Why they might win the tournament: They allow teams to shoot only 42% from the field in league play. Rebounding is a strength on the team (36.5 per game as a team)...they do not allow second-chance points.
Why they might not win the tournament: The young Bearcats have not been played a Big East tournament game in their first two years in the conference so experience may be a problem.
Seton Hall Pirates
Head Coach: Bobby Gonzalez
Record: 17-14 (7-11 BE)
Best wins: Louisville, Cincinnati
Worst losses: at St. John's, Rutgers
Last 10: 2-8
Key players: Brian Laing (19 ppg, 7 rpg), Eugene Harvey (13.3 ppg, 4.8 apg), Jeremy Hazell (12.9 ppg, 77 three point baskets)
The skinny: Big East first-teamer Laing, second leading scorer in the conference at 19 ppg, has been a true go-to guy for Seton Hall. An explosive backcourt has complimented him putting pressure on opposing guards. Hazell's hot shooting carried the Pirates to upset victories. First game Wednesday vs. Marquette.
Why they might win the tournament: A single-elimination tournament in their own backyard with nothing to lose takes the pressure off. Winning four overtime games early in the year gives the Pirates positive experience in close games.
Why they might not win the tournament: On a three game losing streak, their first round matchup with Marquette poses problems with the strength of the Golden Eagles being their backcourt.
Providence Friars
Head Coach: Tim Welsh
Record: 15-15 (6-12 BE)
Best wins: at Connecticut, Connecticut
Worst losses: at DePaul, Seton Hall
Last 10: 3-7
Key players: Jeff Xavier (12.5 ppg, 74 three point baskets), Weyinmi Efejuku (11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg), Brian McKenzie (11 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
The skinny: Providence has nothing to lose and everything to gain this weekend. All-Big East honorable mention Geoff McDermott has had an injury plagued year but has been the team's glue throughout the season. First game Wednesday vs. West Virginia.
Why they might win the tournament: In the Big East, any team can win on any given day. Coach Welsh will rally his team with their underdog status.
Why they might not win the tournament: Losers of six of eight, including a 80-53 blowout loss to first-round opponent West Virginia, the Fiars are not playing well going into the tournament.


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The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) announced that four individuals and four Alaska Native tribal governments asked on Tuesday to join with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in a Washington D.C. federal court to defend the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act as challenged by the state of Alaska in the case Alaska v. Holder. Both the individuals and groups will be represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACL) and NARF.
Alaska is one of only a few U.S. states that must abide by Section IV and Section V of the Voting Rights Act. Section IV requires that Alaska provide information on all stages of the voting process statewide in all Native languages. Section V asks that the state show that any changes made to the election process will not negatively effect, either unintentionally or intentionally, minority voters.
As it stands, the state argues it should not be subject to the federal provisions, and the plaintiffs and ACL, NARF, Holder and others believe that Alaska has not honored these sections of the Voting Rights Act and should still be subject to such election oversight.
NARF attorney Natalie Landreth said, "The four Alaska Natives and four tribal governments represent a cross-section of voters who continue to face barriers to voting as a result of the State's neglect, unequal treatment and violations of the law." Landreth added, "Discrimination in Alaska is not a thing of the past, and federal oversight of Alaska's election is no accident."
The four groups involved are the Emmonak Tribal Council, Bethel's Kasigulk Traditional Council, the Togiak Traditional council in the Dillingham region and Levelock Village Council in the Lake and Peninsula Borough.
The four individuals are Anna Nick, who was the lead plaintiff in Nick et al. v. Bethel et al., a case that targeted the state's violation of the language and voter assistance provisions of the Voting Rights Act; Willie Kasayulie, the lead plaintiff in Kasayulie v. State of Alaska, a case that addressed the history of unequal funding of rural school districts and resulted in a settlement with the state that will fund $146 million worth of rural school construction projects; Mike Williams, who's a member of the Akiak Tribal Council; and former redistricting board member and Native voting advocate Vicki Otte of Anchorage.
In representing Nick, Kasayulie, Williams and Otte, Landreth will be joined by attorneys Thomas Stenson of the ACLU of Alaska, Erin Dougherty of NARF, Dr. James Thomas Tucker of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith LLP, and Laughlin McDonald of the national ACLU Voting Rights Project.


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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore may have spent their sixth wedding anniversary apart Sept. 24, but the couple reunited just days later for a public outing in time for the Jewish New Year.
Arriving to a Los Angeles-area Kaballah center together Friday, the pair -- both wearing their wedding rings -- attended a private meeting for approximately an hour before walking to their car separately.
With rumors swirling of an impending split and Kutcher's alleged affair, the actor, 33, and and his wife, 48, "definitely seemed tense" during their reunion, a source tells Us Weekly.
Kutcher hasn't directly addressed rumors that he cheated on wife with several women. But he Tweeted on Thursday: "When you ASSUME to know that which you know nothing of, you make an ASS out of U and ME." Earlier in the day, he linked to the Public Enemy classic, "Don't Believe the Hype."
Moore also vaguely alluded to problems with a recent Tweet: "When we are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."


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Tiger Beat and Ranger Danger
Tiger Beat
After an 0-7 start, the Tigers have leveled off, going 8-6. Nonetheless, they're still in last place in the AL Central, and looking very little like the team that we projected for 91 wins and strong contention for both the Central crown and the wild-card slot, and more like their near-historically hapless 2003 squad.
The Tigers' problems have come on both sides of the ball. Through Monday--the team's 10-2 romp last night over the Rangers isn't included in any the following stats, though it brightens the picture a bit--their offense ranked 10th in the league in scoring at 4.1 runs per game, but some of that is an illusion. Taking park effects and run elements into account, they were actually fourth in the league in Equivalent Average, and second in Adjusted Equivalent Runs according to our Adjusted Standings. Factor in the absence of Curtis Granderson and the injury to Gary Shefffield, and at least the offense has some mitigating factors as they lag behind expectations.
Not so with their pitching. The Tiger staff as a whole is allowing 5.9 runs per game, which is dead last in the AL by about two-thirds of a run, and it's the worst even in terms of Adjusted Equivalent Runs as well. The absence of Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya in the bullpen shows, as the unit has been flat-out bad; their 5.98 Fair Run Average ranks 12th in the league and their -8.9 Adjusted Runs Prevented is 13th, though they're actually eighth in Reliever Expected Wins Added because of context. They've allowed more than 10 runs four times, and four times they've lost by at least six; within a win expectancy framework, those extra runs don't mean much, as the team is already numb to the beating. The staff's 0.78 Leverage score further confirms that there's been a lot of mop-and-bucket action thus far. Cleanups in Aisle 12? The Tigers lead the league.
The real problem is the rotation, however, where the starters' performances have been nasty, short, and brutish: they're last in Fair Run Average (6.14) and Support-Neutral Lineup Adjusted Value Above Replacement (-0.2), and second-to-last in innings pitched per start (5.35). In their first 20 games, they managed only one outing of at least seven innings, and just two quality starts, one by Kenny Rogers in the season's second game, the other by Armando Galarraga on April 16. Justin Verlander finally added another last night, but you won't need a second hand to count their quality starts until at least the weekend.
Turning from that crude measure to the more sabermetrically sound Support Neutral Winning Percentage, a rate stat that tells you how often a team would win a game given the starter's performance plus average offensive and bullpen support (SNLVA_R + .50, discussed in this space last season), here's how the Tigers rank; we'll throw in some of the other metrics that have been under discussion as well:
Team IP/GS SNLVAR FRA_s SNW% CHA 6.09 2.4 3.87 .549 SEA 6.44 2.7 3.72 .545 OAK 5.80 2.5 3.87 .537 MIN 6.00 2.1 4.05 .521 TOR 6.24 2.2 4.15 .518 CLE 5.98 1.9 4.88 .511 KCA 6.14 1.8 4.32 .505 ANA 6.27 1.8 4.46 .500 TEX 5.65 1.8 4.60 .499 BOS 5.73 1.8 4.45 .498 BAL 5.53 1.2 5.08 .471 NYA 5.07 1.2 5.47 .468 TBA 5.63 0.4 5.77 .428 DET 5.35 -0.2 6.14 .399
In other words, with all else being equal, the starters have been giving the Tigers only a 40 percent chance of winning. While we're here, note as well the two teams above them in the rankings. The vaunted Rays rotation has actually been worse than last year (5.55 FRA, .486 SNW%) despite slightly above-average Defensive Efficiency in the early going--.699, compared to the league's .695, both using the reached on error version of DE not included in our stat reports [1 - (H + ROE - HR) / (PA - BB - SO - HBP - HR)]. Then there's the Yankees, who through Monday have been getting just 5.07 innings per start from their staff, including less than four innings from the Philip Hughes/Ian Kennedy tandem, a performance that's no small part of Hank Steinbrenner's pining for Joba Chamberlain to join the rotation.
While we're at it, let's take a look at the NL:
Team IP/GS SNLVAR FRA_s SNW% SDN 6.27 3.9 3.53 .604 ATL 5.26 3.2 3.28 .577 ARI 6.02 3.1 3.40 .572 NYN 5.85 2.9 3.54 .570 SLN 5.97 2.9 3.70 .555 MIL 5.89 2.5 3.96 .540 LAN 5.41 2.0 4.20 .518 CHN 5.62 1.8 4.42 .506 HOU 5.49 1.9 4.69 .505 PHI 5.94 1.4 4.83 .481 SFN 5.45 1.4 5.04 .477 CIN 5.65 1.2 5.44 .467 WAS 5.45 0.9 5.55 .453 COL 5.62 0.7 5.54 .444 FLO 5.21 -0.2 6.32 .398 PIT 5.28 -0.6 7.02 .378
That's a frightening performance from the Pirates' rotation, but we'll save their woes for another day. Turning back to the Tigers, unlike the bullpen, the rotation didn't appear to be a problem coming into the season. Yes, there was some concern as to whether Jeremy Bonderman's late-season elbow troubles would carry over, whether Dontrelle Willis could make the jump to the tougher league, and whether the 43-year-old Rogers could stay healthy. But as a unit, only the Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox were projected by PECOTA for a lower rotation ERA than the Tigers' 4.36.
If there was a warning bell to be sounded by the rotation's projection, it would have been in their rather unimpressive 1.98 K/BB ratio, good enough for just 10th in the league. Sure enough, throwing strikes has been a major issue thus far, as Justin Verlander (14/12 K/BB), Jeremy Bonderman (10/14 K/BB) and Kenny Rogers (9/12) haven't found the strike zone consistently. As a group, the starters have whiffed just 5.4 per nine innings while walking 4.8 per nine, and that doesn't include an MLB-high 11 hit-by-pitches. Factoring those in, and excluding intentional walks, here's what the AL rankings look like in what we'll call Adjusted Strikeout to Walk Ratio:
Team AdK/BB
In other words, Detroit's starters have unintentionally walked or hit more batters than they've whiffed, a surefire recipe for disaster. Even if you exclude Dontrelle Willis, who walked nine men and struck out none in his five-plus innings of work before taking up residence on the DL, the team would rank no better than 11th in the league. Blech.
Ranger Danger
As bad as the Tigers have been, they at least have a track record of recent success to suggest optimism for a turnaround. As I discovered while conjuring up a recent Hit List, there's one team with a profoundly awful track record when it comes to its starters, one that goes back more than a decade. Consider this:
Year W-L SNLVAR Rank SNW% FRA_s FRA+
2007 75-87 6.8 14 .444 6.25 0.79
2006 80-82 14.3 12 .491 5.41 0.92
2005 79-83 11.1 12 .475 5.47 0.88
2004 89-73 13.8 12 .485 5.65 0.92
2003 71-91 4.9 14 .433 6.54 0.78
2002 72-90 12.0 13 .477 5.58 0.92
2001 73-89 5.4 14 .435 6.39 0.77
2000 71-91 13.1 14 .476 6.20 0.88
1999 95-67 15.2 13 .490 5.94 0.91
1998 88-74 11.5 13 .471 5.93 0.88
1997 77-85 13.1 12 .482 5.64 0.91
Rank is the team's ranking in the American League in SNVAR, and FRA+ is to Fair Run Average what ERA+ is to Earned Run Average, an index relative to the park-adjusted league average (and yes, it's my civic duty to coin at least one new stat a week in this space simply to torment this guy). In other words, this team hasn't had an above-average rotation, one that gave them at least a 50 percent chance of winning based on average offensive and bullpen support, since the days of the 28-team major leagues.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Texas Rangers. And yes, they've been worse than the (Devil) Rays since the latter's inception when it comes to starting pitching. In some ways, they've been even worse than the Rockies, a team that faces even more obstacles, environment-wise, in assembling a staff. Since 1998, the year Tom Hicks bought the club:
Team WPct SNLVAR FRA_s FRA+
The Rangers have had a few years of competitiveness within this decade of rotation futility; they even made the playoffs in 1998 and 1999 despite their woes in this department. But a big reason why they've averaged just 79.4 wins per year in that span is right there in front of you. They've done an absolutely horrendous job of developing or acquiring starting pitching during this era. Within the franchise's top 50 seasons for starters according to SNLVAR, the highest-ranking one in this span is Kenny Rogers' 2002 season at #15. Among current staffers, Kevin Millwood and Vicente Padilla both crack the list, at #45 and #48, respectively, for their 2006 campaigns. Throw in Ryan Drese's 2004 at #17 and we've completed the list of starters who crack their top 50 since the days of the Clinton administration. Currently Millwood and Kason Gabbard rank in the AL's top 10, but if we're going to marvel at the altar of small sample sizes for the moment, it's only fair to note that former Ranger prospect John Danks is right there as well, and Galarraga is 21st. Oh, and in the NL, Edinson Volquez is fifth and Chris Young 35th, the latter coming off of two top ten finishes in that category.
That may seem like piling on, but at the moment it's far from clear that the Jon Daniels administration--now two and a half years old--is any better at building a rotation than predecessor John Hart was. In this year's BP annual, Steven Goldman explored the long and sordid history of the Rangers' status as a real estate concern or billionaire's toy rather than a competentl-run competitive ballclub. There are things to like about the job Daniels has done in rebuilding the farm system via last year's fire sale--Kevin Goldstein ranked them third in this year's Organizational Rankings--but the team still has a long way to go to overcome its legacy.
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Discussion in 'Geographic Location' started by BradS, Dec 9, 2005.
Anybody in Quito?
Not right now but my wife and I spent 6 months in South America several years ago including 3 months in Ecuador and a trip to the Galapagos. You should save some of your film for portraits of wildlife. You should be able to get so close that 4x5 portraits are possible, especially for larger birds like pelicans and boobies. Loading film should not be that bad. I don't remember it being nearly as humid as the Eastern side of Ecuador. Take lots of film. Remember that you go to each island from a boat and you cannot easily go back and forth. Therefore you need to take all of the filmholders with you on the small boat to the islands. We did not get too wet but you have to hop out of a rubber raft and do a little wading in salt water so be prepared.
Jerald, Thanks. You came so perfectly to the point of my quandry. You must have read my blog....Thanks for taking the time to look (there's more of the story posted there now).
Well, I'm still torn between 4x5 and 35mm....I guess I need to talk to the professor leading the trip to find out what to expect.
Do I understand correctly that one must stay with the "naturalist" guide while on the islands? If so, it seems that 35mm is the only option - as I doubt the Biology students will be too pleased to constantly wait for "the geek with the big camera".
I just read an article on the Galapagos--it may have been in outdoor photographer. The article mentioned that you do have to stay with a guide and you are somewhat pressed for time. It was noted that a monopod may be more handy than a tripod as it is quicker.
Brad, I haven't been to Equador, but I have been to Venezuela. My son in law lived there at the time working at the American Embassy. One thing I am glad he did do was talk me out of taking a big camera. I used a 35 with 3 lenses for the trip and from some of the places we went, I could see why. It is not the size of the camera, but the opportunity for the less scrupulous to snatch it all. The one time I was seperated from him and the others, I had gotten caught up taking pictures of a catherdral. He luckily came around the corner to watch me punch one of the two guys trying to steal my camera. I don't think they had expected an old fat lady to fight back and sucker punch them. Joao just laughed at all, and the two guys ran. If I had had a big camera it might not have been such a funny outcome.
Why do I see a guy with a 2" diameter dent in his forhead who cann read "Schneider Super Angulon" in the mirror?
Great Story!
LOL...I'm thinking a Nikon F3HP on a sturdy neck strap makes a pretty effective weapon at close range - no?
I was in South America for 6 months and lugged around a big Tunra case with a large Canon EOS outfit. That was before I moved up in format. I think medium format (Pentax 67 with 45/90/165 mm) and my Canon 35 mm with some type of zoom and a 400 5.6 would be ideal. It is a hard choice. Take the largest format that you can manage, ideally in something like a Tundra case which is waterproof and dustproof. I also took a Bogen monopod which is cheap and makes a good walking stick/weapon while wandering the streets and fending off stray dogs.
You must stay with the naturalist but not hip-to-hip. You can wander up the trails. They are pretty good about not letting people trample the place off trail or get offensively close to wildlife but I suppose there could be variability. I was with a small group. I did not feel limited by the group.
For shoes in the Galapagos, I would take Keen sandals. Think about packing your own snorkel if you are fussy about fit, etc. I would get a fairly cheap one here and just leave it behind.
If you have time, go to the Eastern part of Ecuador. I never find the tropics to be very photogenic. Too damn hot for me. But the birdwatching and the experience is worth it. A lodge called La Selva is very nice. It is cheaper (a little) if you set it up in Quito. If you go to the buggy parts, I recommend:
It packs up very small and light and greatly improves sleep.
I don't know if it is still there, but the South American Explorers Club in Quito was a safe place to leave pieces of luggage while moving from one climate to another.
Make sure you have the Lonely Planet for Ecuador:
Jerold, Thanks again for sharing so much of your experience. I'm really vacillating on whether to go with a minimalist LF kit or a full blown 35mm kit (I have no MF gear). A few days ago, I was totally convinced that 35mm was the only practical option. Now, I'm swinging back to the 4x5 wood field. I think I could manage the LF kit in a Pelican case. Perhaps, the 1550 - I believe that is about the largest Pelican than can legally be carried on to a commercial flight these days.
My first instinct was to go with the LF gear...how many times have I looked back on a decision and said to myself "I should have trusted my instincts". I just need to gather up the intestinal fortitude to go for it!
(got my shots today)
One more thing. If yougo to the Indian markets in the mountains, they are very photogenic. However, I would not want to spend very long under a darkcloth - you might find yourself naked when you peaked out from people stealing you blind. For the markets, I would stick with a very compact outfit that does not leave your hands. At the time, I used a Canon EOS1 with a 24 mm lens an a separate 35-135mm zoom.
If I went back, I would use my Pentax 67 with a 45 mm lens. I would use 400 speed B&W film. Pre-focus the lens using the distance scale and then activate the mirror lockup. Use a cable release. Sidle up to a group of locals who are often sitting on the ground, pause, hold the camera by the strap against your waist (or on the low monopod), and activate the cable release without looking at the people. That way you can get some candid shots without alarming them. I would use 220 film to avoid frequent changes. Never use a wallet. Keep your valuables in a pouch under your shirt. I lost an American Express card before my eyes. Those women are about eye level with my waist so they are crafty pick pockets (I am only 5'10").
That's what bras are for!
There are other scenic photo spots in Ecuador outside of Quito and the Galapagos. Otavalo market, Banos, and the portraits one can take all along the pan american highway. Landscapes also abound due to the terrain, and with patience LF works, but in general I would stick 35 MM, and normal focal length lens will be used. Mountains such as Cotopaxi, Imbabura(sp) and others, are beautiful. In fact, I would put Ecuador at the top of the list as one of the most photogenic spots anywhere.
I'm from Quito, but right now live in North Carolina
Having visited the Galapagos a couple of times my advice would be to go with the 35mm gear.
Take a smaller bag with you, and pack a 50, 28 and 200 mm or similar. The longest lens is very useful for some wildlife, and the 28 will be great for some of the landscapes.
A monopod or a light rtripod maybe useful. Waterproof case/bag while not indispensable is not required, I have sailed around the islands is very small boats and have never had any problem.
Take lots of color film and some BW if you prefer.
If you are lucky you may see some lava coming off in Fernandina Island. and black and white would be anatural choice for those lava flows.
In the islands you maybe really safe, if you can wander off and walk around the orange groves near San Cristobal you maybe surprised.
If you are going to visit Quito, be careful with pickpockets and thieves. Unfortunately safety has decreased a lot in the last years.
PM me if you want to talk
titrisol, Thanks! I received your PM. I may call you sometime today - if time permits.
my pleasure...
BTW Google earth has updated most of the Quito and surrondings area, so now it is in high resolution.


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How To Play $100 Silver
This morning, Citigroup came out with a report and said that silver could hit $100 an ounce, if it follows the pattern it had between 1971 and 1980.
According to Citigroup, "If the final rally in the last bull market repeated then we can expect $100 over the long term," said Tom Fitzpatrick and two other analysts in a research note. "While the high so far this year was at the same level as the peak in January 1980, we are not convinced that the long-term trend is over yet."
Prices hit a yearly high of $49.79 an ounce on April 25, before coming back down to the ~$39 level that it currently is at.
According to Citigroup, the silver bull market started in November 2001, and rose 5.8 times through March 2008, before falling 60%.
"The move down from the April high this year has come to an end and the double bottom is a good platform for a turn back up," the analysts said in the report.
This is not the first outlandish call on silver we have seen in recent weeks, with Silver Wheaton's (NYSE: SLW) CEO Randy V.J. Smallwood saying he sees silver prices well above $50 in the next few years.
Smallwood spoke with Dow Jones last month, and said that he sees $2,000 an ounce gold, and if that happens, silver will be pulled up along with it. He also expected serious consolidation in the space if silver stays that high. If silver touches $100 an ounce, as Citigroup said potentially could happen, we could see even more M&A in the space, as miners are flush with cash and looking to expand their reserves to capitalize on the demand for the precious metal.
If silver cracks over $50 an ounce, there is the likelihood that silver will be subjected to Comex margin hikes, and would see a small drop in the price of silver. With demand in China continuing to stay strong, this could just be a short-term blip in the road before moving sharply higher. Silver levels at the Comex continue to be at record low levels, and if there is a move past $50 an ounce, there could be a massive short squeeze, thus driving prices higher, like we saw late in 2010, and early 2011.
Silver and other precious metals have continued to climb thanks in large part to easy monetary policy out of the Federal Reserve, as well as continued economic uncertainty due to terror attacks, high debt amounts, sovereign defaults, and worries that there could a potential U.S. downgrade of its prestigious Aaa rating. None of these worries or causes are going away in the short term, so silver and gold look to continue making new highs, albeit with some blips.
So how should traders play it?
Traders who believe that silver is likely going to head towards $100 an ounce might want to consider the following trades:
- Considering this is a hugely bullish call for a bank, there are a few ways to play this. Silver is generally talked down by large banks, as a couple of them have large short positions in the precious metal. Names like Silver Wheaton, Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) should do well.
- If you are looking for smaller silver miners that are more levered towards the price of silver, consider a name like First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG).
- If you are not comfortable holding silver miners, consider some silver ETFs. ETFS Silver Trust (NYSE: SIVR), ProShares Ultra Silver ETF (NYSE: AGQ) or the granddaddy, iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV).
Traders who believe that silver does hit $100 an ounce, this could be very bearish for the U.S. dollar and may consider alternate positions:
- Consider investing in a short U.S. Dollar ETF, such as PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish (NYSE: UDN) or CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust (NYSE: FXF).
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It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to
We've got some some celebrating to do people … I hope you're up for it! First off there's the matter of my birthday this coming Sunday. Turns out that the Ravens have rather selfishly managed to get into the post season and have the small matter of the playoff game with New England to deal with on that day …. apparently that "top trumps" my turning 48 so I will be officially celebrating on Thursday 24th. As tradition dictates the venue will be the wonderful Metropolitan @ 6pm and of course there will be a couple of special casks. This year they will be an oak barrel of Winter's Wolves and a pin of "Act Of Fear (Act I)"
What's that you say … What on earth is "Act Of Fear"? Shame on you! Well, if you're sitting comfortably, I'll begin. It turns out that my good friends Volker Stewart and Steve Frazier of The Brewer's Art and myself were all turning 48 within about a month of each other and Volker casually suggested that we should brew a beer to celebrate. I'm not one to turn down a fun collaboration, especially for a birthday celebration with two of the nicest people in the business that you could hope to meet and the seed was sown. We met over a beer or two at Alewife and plans were hatched. We would all pick a favorite grains/hops to use, the malt grist would be 480lbs and we would brew at both the Pratt Street Ale House (Act I) and Brewer's Art (Act II). In case you didn't read the previous (Friday Question) post , here are some details … Here's what we went with … English Golden Promise malt, Crystal 85 and chocolate malt with German Vienna malt and Franco-Belge CaraVienna. We bittered with English Bramling Cross at the start of boil and at 45 minutes with a late addition of German Tettnang and whole leaf Bramling Cross in the hop back. We're fermenting with our English Ringwood yeast and Brewer's Art fermented with one of their strains. It's a really exciting project, I'm really interested to see how the beer brewed at both locations will compare and contrast. Our brew systems are very different, with different efficiencies, and therefore the brews have different original gravities. We fermented in our open vessels with an English ale yeast and B.A. fermented in a closed system with a Belgian yeast, sure to introduce a whole world of difference between the beers!
We brewed our version on 12.21.12 and it is on tap now. The Brewer's Art brewed theirs on 01.08.13 and will be on tap soon. We will of course have both versions available on tap side by side at The Pratt Street Ale House, The Ale House, Columbia and The Brewer's Art. I haven't tried Act II yet but I am very, very happy with Act I. By the way, for the last Friday Question I had asked why the beer was called "An Act Of Fear"? Nobody really hit the nail on the head, not surprisingly really, it's a bit obscure. As well as the proximity of our 48th birthdays we also share a certain Teutonic background … Volker & I both have German mothers and Steve worked in Germany at one time. Tenuous I agree but you'll see where I'm going with this …. so, when I was working up the recipe, instead of using "48" as the working name I referred to it by the German "Acht und Vierzig" and then the pronunciation struck me … "Act" & "Fear" … An Act Of Fear which sort of references us, the 48 and the fear of growing old & ones own mortality! Pretentious, possibly, but I think it's a pretty cool name for a beer. We then added Act I & Act II to reference the separate batches from our breweries.
I hope that you will be able to join me for a pint or two.
Next up is a very special birthday indeed … January 27th will be the 20th Anniversary of the very first Oliver brew day. We will of course be celebrating by brewing "20" but that of course won't be released until March at least. I can't really say much about it other than it's going to be something big, will involve as much grain as we can squeeze into the mash tun as well as a lot of Belgian Dark Candy Syrup, lots of high alpha hops and California Ale Yeast.
To celebrate the Anniversary we'll be holding 2 "Barrel Full Of Monkeys" events, one at The Ale House, Columbia on the 27th and one at Max's Taphouse on Tuesday 29th (6pm). We've been diligently barrel aging some brews, most notably Hot Monkey Love (that would be our 10% barley wine type thing) for some time now so the time is right to unleash these beasts upon the world. Here's what we've got … Hot Monkey Love batch #1 aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrel & batch #2 aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrel (aka "My Monkey's Gone To Heaven") blended together. Hot Monkey Love batch #2 aged in a French oak red wine barrel (aka "J'aime mon singe et mon singe m'aime"). Hot Monkey Love batch #2 aged in a Wild Turkey barrel (aka "My Monkey's Gone Wild"). Winter's Wolves aged in a French oak red wine barrel. Meridian #5 (old ale) aged in a French oak red wine barrel. Max's Taphouse will also have an oak barrel of "My Monkey's Got Wood" with elderflowers which will be hooked up directly to the beer engine and a keg of "Monkey Crucifixion" (a blend of "Hot Monkey Love" (batch #1) & "Sign Of The Southern Cross") and the regular draft of Hot Monkey Love batch #1. The Ale House, Columbia will also have a keg of the draft version of Meridian #5. If that doesn't float your boat (or maybe that should be "sink it") I don't know what will. I hope you'll be able to come along and help us celebrate this landmark in our brewing history.