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Coming soon? Town in N. Dakota may show future oil, gas impactFebruary 23, 2013The economy is booming in Dickinson, N.D.... AngelBearOHMcDonalds workers earning $15 to $20/hr? Are you fracking kidding me? Suddenly, "Do you want fries with that?" doesn't look like the dire consequences of not doing your school work that it used to be. 9 Agrees | 8 Disagrees | Report Abuse » OneAmongThemVery exciting news! Looking forward to the area getting a boost in the economy, as we certainly have needed it. And what a better place than in the same area that produces such quality Petroleum Engineers as Marietta College. I say, it's about time! 11 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » nutcaseWell, hows this for an example - Son goes from $10.00 with no benefits to a job driving water truck and paying more income tax than I collected from SS and retirement combined this year!!!! /wondering how many of those "protesters" were gainfully employed??? 11 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » JoshBrownIt all sounds great as long as they follow the laws 7 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » LovesBuckeyesI live in an area out west where coal was mined like oil is being drilled now and I know that there is another side to this. Economic growth that happens this fast (boom) is almost always followed by extreme decline (bust). Once everything is in place, the businesses that thrive because of all the workers who are building it are suddenly without customers. Out where I live stores set empty and For Sale signs are up on lawns block after block. Many of those who left here are now in North Dakota. ANY employment at all is good but what happens to those low-skilled workers when the work they're doing is no longer needed? We are a nation of bankruptcies because of boom and bust. 9 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse » mickmaagDear LovesBuckeyes... who cares if it is for a short while.. if it is here.. get involved and make some money to assist the local economy... there will always be those that have a sour puss attitude towards change and others prospering.. get off your duff and gain some of the fallen fruit.... Drill baby Drill 8 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse » scout82This is a great lesson on supply and demand and an example of how a free market economy works. People get paid more when the demand is high... people pay more for services when the demand is high... Some people these days really need a lesson on this. 6 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » ohioankevObama phones you mean Reagan and Bush phones. Reagan created Lifeline for phone service and Bush Administration upgraded it to include cellphones. 3 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinA lot of folks are concerned about making sure locals are hired over "carpetbaggers" so to speak.The company I am employed with may be forced to hire outside the area.Why?NONE of the recent applicants can pass a drug test,have a felony record or are still recieving unemployment compensation and arent quite sure if now is the time to start a new job 6 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogointhe drug test statement was typed wrong..some did pass but had records for arrest and conviction. 2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » asknotI hate saying this, but always remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. How quickly we forget booms. auto, silicon valley, housing. ALOT of people got rich quick and them WHAP. And when the money dries up, the companies go away, and what is left? Alot of people in debt and nature trashed. And then they beg and moan for the government to come fix the problems. Stiffy, I reserve the right to call you out in a few years when SHTF and you are whining about why nothing is being done. 5 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » scrappileThen you can run your mouth on them, but be careful, you have no idea what kind of man it takes to wranlge 60 to 90 feet of drill pipe that weighs in at 100 lbs. per inch, might get your a** handed to you to carry away in a plastic sack. Good grief we get it your daddy handed you a living and you should not even breath the same air as the rest of us. 4 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » scrappileGood friend had a section of drill pipe break loose from a cat line, hit him in the head, lucky to be alive, but now with shunt and walking with a cane, guess who pays for his healthcare, doctors, hospital stays, we do, as we should. Now with the next boom will come some money for some people, and big money for a few, then the bust will show and some people will need a job. while the few will be set for life. 4 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » scrappileSorry threaders Stiff hit a nerve. best senence in this article was from Mrs. Keim, "These people will need a place to live the 1 or 2 years they will be here." We need jobs that last decades not 1 or 2 years, and end up right where we was. 5 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinKeim has no idea what she is talking about.I remember her piece in the paper a few yrs ago saying internet jobs were the future.Also,this isnt a "couple of yr boom" Go to Penn and see for yourself.What you will see is middle income jobs(bulk) in the $50-70k/yr range for labor,all the way up the scale from there.Marietta is WAY short on modern,efficient housing and this will become even more apparent as good housing will command a premium price that HUD will not be able to match.If and when this "Boom" happens,it will be good solid work for 2 decades at least.Pipelines and infrastructure will not happen over the course of 2 yrs.Dont let Government fool you into thinking they are responsible for this work.THEY had nothing to do with it.As far as road use agreements..BS.The roads in Penn are FAR better than before the boom there.Along with new homes,jobs,youth being retained in the area they grew up in.An educated,drug free and willing workforce will be needed. 4 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinAs far a Workingstiff goes..I am with him all the way.I dont care how he makes a living.This valley is infatuated with welfare and ANY gov grant they can get(look at the 7th St. intersection mess)$3.3 million to fix something that is nothing more than a timing issue with the lights(as with the lights at the KFC intersection)that were evidently timed by an untrained baboon.GO WORKING! 4 Agrees | 3 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinScrap,pipe is not handled anymore.These new triples load themselves right off the rack.I think thats what has many upset about this issue.The old days of smoking dope,drinking on shift and muddy lease roads are gone.I drive my car to a nice parking lot at most all sites now.These sites represent anywhere from $6-14 million/pad now. 1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » asknotslogoin, if this is a 2 decade process, why are ALL the oil and gas guys renting and not buying? Why do ALOT of them own RV's and drive them around work site to work site? Why do most the rest have to travel 2 hours in a direction to go to work? Don't get me wrong, I welcome the financial benefits for a however long it lasts, I just don't think its wise to pretend this is all puppy dogs and kittens! I have a feeling that this will end up as all booms do, with a major bust, and alot of heartache. I hope I'm wrong! 4 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinYou wont even make it to a jobsite now with any drugs or alcohol in your system.And this aint no once per year test..some are almost weekly now.Even PRESCIBED med levels are now being checked is found in your system. 3 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinAsk,the pipeliners are following their work as we are in the infancy of this buildup.A lot of the folks driving a couple hrs are just driving to the rig that yhas hired them,and a couple hrs from the house covers a large area for the rigs to operate within.As for renting for a couple of yrs..most educated folks making 6-7 figures/yr arent going to live in/purchase substandard housing.You would be stunned to learn what a good engineer makes(and produces)with modern technology 3 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » slogoinAsk,almost forgot.Those pipeliners drive thos trucks to the site because they are set up for their craft(welding,mobile office ect)I can state for a fact we would be well ahead in the hiring cycle had this last election been won by the Republican party(not bashing,just a fact)With our present admin.Would you feel safe spending millions to prepare,lease and seismic and..well you get it..to maybe have the rug pulled out from underneath you by a rabid EPA? 3 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » Showing 25 of 53 comments Show More Comments
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The Editor The Times 2nd August 2005
Dear Sir,
Anthony Browne (The Times, 1st August 2005) makes the astounding claim that 70% of Muslim marriages are "inter-continental arranged marriages." Since such statistics are unavailable to either the government or the Muslim community, perhaps he should share with us from which cloud in cuckoo land he plucked this arbitrary statistic?
Browne also claims that the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) despises democracy. MAB, a national affiliate of the Muslim Council of Britain, was one of many British Muslim organisations which led a prominent campaign encouraging British Muslims to actively participate in the last general election. Since voting in a Parliamentary election is a key characteristic of participatory democracy, Browne is writing creatively when describing the MAB as 'a threat to democracy.'
And it simply will not do to glibly compare 'Islamists' with Nazis. This type of incendiary rhetoric only adds to the prejudice which British Muslims have to face daily. Does Browne really believe that demonising Muslims - as opposed to addressing the root causes which terrorists exploit - is the best way to counter the threat facing all of us?
Yours faithfully,
Inayat Bunglawala, Media Committee, The Muslim Council of Britain
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Sales — convincing homeowners to pay our company a lot of money to remodel their house — is one of the trickiest parts of our business. My partner, Eric Youngren, and I run a design-build firm, which complicates the issue further: Not only do we like to build, but we also like to design and budget projects. We need clients to buy into both our design services and our building services.
We've found that a formal initial design presentation helps us sell our company to potential clients and get them to commit to a longer-term (and hopefully profitable) relationship. Complete with detailed potential floor plans and budgets, the proposal is intended to convince prospects that we can design and build an incredible space for a price they can handle. But we don't provide the presentation for free; instead, we ask clients to agree to pay for our design work by signing an initial design contract.
The author's simple initial design contract spells out the terms of his company's preliminary design services, which he sells for a fixed price of around $1,500.
This simple contract is one of our most effective sales tools: It encourages prospects to jump on board for the long journey before they even really know us (and perhaps more important, before we really know them). For a modest investment — about $1,500, depending on the scope of the project — prospective clients receive several innovative custom designs as well as ballpark pricing. In return, the contract allows us to weed out people who want to drink coffee and talk about what they could do to their house — on our time.
We divide the entire design/build process into three different contracts, each with its own scope of work, and each clearly defined:
• the initial design contract
• the design contract
• the construction contract
Each contract is independent of the ones before and after it. That way, if things go bad on either side of the relationship, there is an easy out.
Initial sales call. When we receive a call or a lead, both my partner and I try to meet with the prospects; that way, we can compare impressions afterward.
While we listen to their ideas, one of us takes notes. When appropriate, we also offer our own ideas. We've gotten over the fear of throwing out numbers during this meeting. A lot of people don't know that a totally gutted and refinished bathroom or a killer front porch will cost at least $10,000, or that a 500-square-foot master suite complete with steam bath could cost as much as $220,000. Ballpark figures give potential clients a reality check and allow us to see if they are thinking in terms of 50s and 100s or in multiples of 1,000.
On that very first sales call, we try hard to make potential clients feel that we've listened to them and understood their objectives, and have a clear idea of their budget for the project. Listening well helps instill confidence that we have the capability to design and remodel their home based on what they want.
Following our meeting, we either e-mail or mail a packet containing the following:
• a custom cover letter (we don't use a canned form) that summarizes some of the thoughts from our first meeting
• a reference list
• sample floor plans, 3-D renderings, and budgets from past projects to give prospects a clear idea of what they will be getting for their money
We make it clear that prospects will need to sign this simple contract and pay us a fixed sum of money before we can proceed.
It takes me an hour to an hour and a half to put the packet together, including the time spent revising our initial design contract template to fit the specific project, highlighting the scope of our proposed remodel, and checking our reference list to make sure the clients on it have done projects of a relevant scope. My partner and I each spend about two hours at the sales meeting itself, so in the worst case, we'll invest five-and-a-half hours altogether in our presentation.
After a few days, we make a friendly follow-up call to see if the prospects received the packet. At this point, they're facing an ultimatum: Sign our initial design contract or call another remodeling company. But the stakes are low. We're asking for only around $1,500, an amount that won't make or break our company. If potential clients can't handle this small amount for initial design, it's a strong warning sign they're not serious.
The initial design contract is an important first step, but it's really just the tip of the iceberg; ultimately, it's the construction project we want. So our motivation to create a quality initial design presentation is very high, and we'll spend 25 to 30 hours preparing these initial designs and budgets. The $1,500 fee really just recoups the cost of our time.
We use Chief Architect to generate our designs. We focus on floor plans; in fact, depending on the scope of the remodel, we may not even generate exterior design ideas (siding, roof lines, and the like). Our primary objective is to use space efficiently and create the feel the clients want.
The initial design presentation includes as-built floor plans and at least three different design options with features that the client can mix and match.
We try to produce a minimum of three independent floor plans, each with different configurations. We stress to the clients that these designs are conceptual, and we encourage them to take the things they like from each one.
We also try to put different components in each design. For example, design No. 1 may include money to retool the homeowners' forced-air furnace, while design No. 2 might have an option to add air conditioning. In design No. 3, the furnace might be replaced with a high-efficiency boiler and radiant-heated floors.
The point is to make the information as modular as possible. We tell the clients to think of these decisions as a la carte choices, because in the end, most design decisions come down to money.
Budget. We prepare budgets after completing the designs (each design gets its own budget), starting from a template so as not to forget anything.
Each design proposal has its own itemized budget, generated with an Excel template. An estimated design fee is included in the first line.
We try not to spend more than two hours on each budget; our approach is to plug in ballpark figures rather than exact numbers. For example, we might budget $1,000 for a glass shower door, or $11,000 for the electrical work on a large addition.
The idea is to give a reasonable range to the associated scope of the project. The hvac figure might be $2,800 for design No. 1, $7,500 for design No. 2, and $18,500 for design No. 3. The point is to let the clients see how design decisions can affect the bottom line — but in simplified form. Because detailed line-item budgets tend to confuse the average homeowner, we actually provide them with a simplified initial design budget. For accuracy, we generate our numbers item by item, then lump them together into broad categories, with notes to explain the consolidation.
One of the keys to our sales pitch is that we deliver a preliminary design and the preliminary budget at the same time. Most builders can't do that because it's impossible to price a product that isn't clearly defined; most architects don't accurately price projects because they're not builders. As builders, we do have a good idea of what things cost, so we won't include a 4.5-kw PV solar array in the design for a small addition if a client can't spend more than $80,000.
Our intent is to build a budget with enough money to make the general design happen. For instance, we know that the initial budget for a standard second-story addition to a single-story house needs to be at least $200,000. We may not know every last detail, but we do know that as designers, we'd be able to reconcile the addition's various components for that amount of money.
The whole point of our initial design contract and presentation is to get our clients to agree to a full design contract — and ultimately to the construction contract. For a large remodel-addition, the design contract might be in the vicinity of $10,000.
By now, we hope that clients recognize that we provide incredible value for their money. They've already gotten several floor-plan options (at a fraction of the cost of a full architectural design) and accurate ballpark estimates to execute those designs. They've seen that we have a handle on all the costs associated with a complicated remodeling project; they realize that they won't have to spend $10,000 and many hours with a designer only to find out that the price of their project is drastically out of range.
Clients can also see that they have a huge amount of control over their budget. Providing designs and budgets early on helps establish the idea that scope and budget are negotiable, and that we are the best option for reconciling the two.
As I once heard someone say about remodeling, ultimately a decision will need to be made about what is most important — the final product or the final dollars spent. Some people simply secure a fixed amount of financing, while others have more flexibility and can splurge on whatever they wish. One of the advantages of being a design-builder is that we can efficiently help both kinds of clients get what they want.
Mike D'Onofrio of SoBo Homes is a residential design-builder in Boulder, Colo.
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Jefferson Community College womens basketball player Alyssa Crosby was selected NJCAA Region 3 co-athlete of the week for her performance last weekend.
Crosby, a former standout at Hammond, scored the winning layup with 5.8 seconds left to lift the Cannoneers to a 67-66 victory over host Mohawk Valley Community College in the championship game of the Torchia Classic on Sunday. She scored the final five points in the last minute and finished with 25 points.
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Crews in Rockbridge County are trying to rescue a hunter who was injured after falling from a rock.
The hunter fell in a remote are in the Petites Gap part of the County.
Rescue crews are still trying to reach the hunter.
A deputy from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management is headed to the scene.
Rockbridge County Emergency Services Coordinator Robert Foresman says it will take between two and three hours to remove the hunter from the area.


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Place is nice. Very close to Legoland. Shopping center and restaurants across the streets. There is a TGIF right next to it. Free breakfast is good, considering that it's free. My only issue is that the housekeeper does not even bother to knock before coming in. It happened twice in one day. First time freaked me out a bit because I was with my daughter. Someone was trying to get it but couldnt because the latch was on while we were sleeping. Second time was around 10 am. Same thing happened again. I peeked through the peephole and saw the houskeeper's cart moving away.
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The staff members of the AUM Library are pleased to announce an additional benefit for the students at AUM. The Library has purchased the Pharos print management software that allows students to print using their AUM printing account. Students will now be able to print from the computers on the second floor of the Library using their AUM print accounts. When sending a print request simply log it as yours and give the job a name, then go to the print station outside the classroom/lab and login to release the job. No more cash required to print in black and white! Each student is given $50.00 in printing costs each semester.
Photocopies are still only ten cents a page for black and white, and 25 cents for color copying or printing.
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"Resilient love is when love is not an ordeal but a habit, so that when they lie about you next week, or you face unsurmountable tasks, you just bounce back through perserverance. It is when you are not even aware anymore that you do it."
I like to think of mine and David's love as just that, resilient! We met in high school but never really hung out. He was one of my older brothers friends. Fast forward 10 years and we both were divorced and ended up at my brother's house to visit on the same day. We have been inseparable ever since. Sounds like a typical love story but there is so much more to it.
I have 4 children and David has 2! Relationships are hard enough without children but somehow everything fell into place for us, but not without challenges or people talking and trying to tell us we were crazy. I am so grateful to have met someone who not only loves me but loves my 4 children. He has never once complained about having to deal with 6 kids. And let me tell you life can get pretty crazy with 12,10,10,7,6,and 5 year olds. On top of that 1 year into our relationship I found out that I had a heart defect and had to have open heart surgery! I dont know too many people who would have stuck by me and helped me with my kids. There have been times I felt like such a burden knowing he could have a much easier life with someone else with fewer kids and fewer health issues but he has not once said anything other than how much he loves me and that "this" is where he wants to be. I dont want to miss the opportunity to express how lucky I am to have found what I found in David.
Loving him has made me realize that people who have successful relationships, do not have perfect relationships. They work together and have that resilient ability to bounce back no matter what anyone says, thinks or does and no matter what mountains may come their way. We will have been together 5 years on April 28th. We dont get as much alone time as we would like but when we do, we enjoy our time together. Im thankful that he spends his free time with me when he doesnt have too. Sometimes I think God placed him in my life at this moment because he knew David would be the best man for the job ahead! I am blessed to be loved by him and blessed with 4 wonderful children of my own and 2 sweet and sassy girls that I have watched grow over the last 5 years!


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German Parliament approves Cyprus aid package
Thursday - 4/18/2013, 9:22am  ET
BERLIN (AP) -- The German Parliament on Thursday approved a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) rescue package for Cyprus by a wide margin.
Lawmakers voted 487-102 in favor of the bailout deal hammered out last month. Thirteen abstained.
Cyprus will receive 10 billion euros in loans after its bloated banking sector threatened to destroy the economy.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, insisted on making those holding large deposits in Cyprus' biggest banks contribute to the rescue. That position was shared by the German opposition.
All the rescue agreements involving euro countries need approval from the German Parliament.
Although some in Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right coalition are uneasy about bailouts, the main opposition parties so far have supported them.
In separate votes Thursday, lawmakers approved by a similarly wide majority agreements to grant Ireland and Portugal seven years more years to pay their bailout loans -- a move meant to ease the burden on their economies and pave the way for a quicker return to sustainable growth.
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January 5, 2011 | Posted By: Sam Murray
There is only one guarantee over this festive period. Unfortunately, the guarantee is not getting a white Christmas, but the sad fact that everyone will get an unwanted present. Unwanted gifts are as common over the Christmas period as turkeys, with research suggesting nearly four out of five people will receive presents they dont want or dont need this year.
So once you have stopped faking smiles and merrily thanking the giver, what can you do with your unwanted gift? Here we highlight five simple tips that you can do to help you save money:
This article was written by guest contributor Sam Murray in association with The Rug House, the supplier of ethically produced large rugs and strong supporter of recycling.
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January 16, 2011 | Posted By: Jazz888
Great tips..It seems that every year I am blessed w/a few gifts that I can donate to Goodwill or the local church resale shop. Someone can use them as opposed to me letting them collect dust in the closet :-)
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I'm Ash's first capture was Heracross, it reminds me of when he got Caterpie.
It's a shame he didn't catch a bug type for each region and keep the theme going.
I'm Ash's first capture was Heracross, it reminds me of when he got Caterpie.
It's a shame he didn't catch a bug type for each region and keep the theme going.
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This is a real standing-around episode. It's mostly just Satoshi-tachi and Morio milling around and talking about Heracross and Kairos, without actually doing anything. Fortunately, when things do happen, they're quite entertaining. Togepi almost falling off the tree-bridge and plummeting to certain doom, all the while with a smile on her face, really makes me laugh - given all the times Togepi's come within a Digda's eyelash of a horrible death, you'd almost swear she's messing with Kasumi's head.
Speaking of Kasumi, you'd think her fear of bugs would play into this more heavily, wouldn't you? She mentions it at the beginning of the episode and then she's pretty cool with being surrounded by all these Heracross and Kairos for the remainder of it. Seeing her constantly freaking out would have been much funnier, I think.
As always, the Rocket-dan save an otherwise mediocre episode. Musashi confusing pancakes with okonomiyaki is good for a laugh, and the highlight of the episode is easily Kojirou sending out Utsubot and then hightailing it behind a bush in fear...then he comes back when he realizes that Utsubot is just licking the sap off the tree. And then Utsubot eats Kojirou anyway. Timing!
Heracross' cry is really cute. I just felt like throwing that out there at some point. "Her-crroh!"
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Not my favorite episode but at least Ash caught a Pokemon, even if that Pokemon didn't play much of a role in Johto. I did like the fact that Pinsir appeared sort of like a counterpart to Heracross. For the longest time people thought Heracross evolved from Pinsir but that obviously wasn't the case haha. A sappy ending indeed. 5/10.
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Heracross was very strong. it dropped a tree, wow..
And it was funny when it tried to eat the honey.
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Great episode, first Poke Ash catches in Johto, I love Heracross and was hella funny the antics between it and Bulbasaur, shame he sent it to Oak early in the saga, and there were some Butterfree there, memories... again Team Rocket sequence was full of win!!! omg did really Jessie thought of something like that? xD
This was a pretty boring episode. Nothing interested me too much but it's nice that Ash caught a Heracross.
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This was an ok episode. I didn't like the overall theme of it, but really loved seeing Heracross show behind Ash at the end to join him. The Pinser drove me nuts.
Good episode. Great to see Herracross be Ash's first Johto Pokemon as he is so cool. I don't like Pinsir that much
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This was the first Jotho episode I've ever seen. It was good, seeing Ash getting his first Pokemon. It is great to see Heracross sucking Bulbasaurs bulb. Misty's bug fear was less worse than most episodes containing bug types. 9/10.
A good episode, it was funny when Misty was scared of the bug pokemon who were on the trees. It was nice seeing Ash catch his first Johto Pokemon Heracross, it's my favorite.
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It's Donphan!
Yay, Ash's first Johto Pokémon caught. This was an alright episode, I knew Team Rocket would have been behind the sap stealing! Good thing it went back to the Pinsir, or people may have actually eaten Jessie's Pancakes!
Oh god...I nearly lost it when Heracross was sucking on Bulbasaur (never thought I'd ever type something like that...) That was easily my favourite part of the episode. I was really impressed when Heracross tossed the mechanical Pinsir - I didn't realize it was that strong! Because of those two things, I was glad that Heracross decided to go with Ash.
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Good episode, Heracross is one of my favorites of Ash's Pokemon.
I just watched this episode. I liked that Heracross was following Ash just to be with him and not saying anything, also Team Rockets reason for wanting the tree sap was so stupidly funny!
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This episode was in some way, shape or form not that interesting. I did like the capture of Heracross at the end of the episode and how they introduced them in this episode. Also, I love that running gag with Heracross and Bulbasaur.
And this is the episode where Heracross fell in love with Bulbasaur's bulb. Well, it's good Ash got a new Pokemon. One would think it would have been a Flying type first. But, this is the 2nd generation so....
What a great episode! I couldn't guess that it was Donphan in the break, I knew roughly it was him but I couldn't think of the name lol
It was a very entertaining episode, I can't wait to see what else happens this season!


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Paul Buchheit, the founder of Gmail, had the idea to run ads within Google's e-mail service. But he and others say it was Susan Wojcicki, with the backing of Sergey Brin, who organized the team that adapted that idea into an enormously successful product.[10] By early 2005 AdSense accounted for an estimated 15 percent of Google's total revenues.[9]
In 2009, Google AdSense announced that it would now be offering new features, including the ability to "enable multiple networks to display ads".
In February 2010, Google AdSense started using search history in contextual matching to offer more relevant ads.[11]
On January 21, 2014, Google AdSense launched Direct Campaigns. A tool where publishers may directly sell ads.
AdSense for Content[edit]
The content-based adverts can be targeted for interest or context. The targeting can be CPC (click) or CPM (impression) based. There's no significant difference between CPC and CPM earnings, however CPC ads are more common. There are various ad sizes available for content ads. The ads can be simple text, image, animated image, flash, video, or rich media ads. At most ad sizes, users can change whether to show both text and multimedia ads or just one of them. As of November 2012[update], a grey arrow appears beneath AdSense text ads for easier identification.
AdSense for Feeds[edit]
In May 2005, Google announced a limited-participation beta version of AdSense for Feeds, a version of AdSense that runs on RSS and Atom feeds that have more than 100 active subscribers. According to the Official Google Blog, "advertisers have their ads placed in the most appropriate feed articles; publishers are paid for their original content; readers see relevant advertising—and in the long run, more quality feeds to choose from."[12]
AdSense for Feeds works by inserting images into a feed. When the image is displayed by a RSS reader or Web browser, Google writes the advertising content into the image that it returns. The advertisement content is chosen based on the content of the feed surrounding the image. When the user clicks the image, he or she is redirected to the advertiser's website in the same way as regular AdSense advertisements.
AdSense for Feeds remained in its beta state until August 15, 2008, when it became available to all AdSense users. On December 3, 2012, Google discontinued AdSense For Feeds program.[13]
AdSense for search[edit]
A companion to the regular AdSense program, AdSense for search, allows website owners to place Google Custom Search boxes on their websites. When a user searches the Internet or the website with the search box, Google shares 51% of the advertising revenue it makes from those searches with the website owner.[6] However the publisher is paid only if the advertisements on the page are clicked; AdSense does not pay publishers for regular searches. Web publishers have reported that they also pay a range from $5.67 to $18.42 per click.
AdSense for mobile content[edit]
AdSense for mobile content allows publishers to generate earnings from their mobile websites using targeted Google advertisements. Just like AdSense for content, Google matches advertisements to the content of a website — in this case, a mobile website. Instead of traditional JavaScript code, technologies such as Java and Objective-C are used.
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AdSense for domains allows advertisements to be placed on domain names that have not been developed. This offers domain name owners a way to monetize domain names that are otherwise dormant or not in use. AdSense for domains is currently being offered to all AdSense publishers, but it wasn't always available to all.
On December 12, 2008, TechCrunch reported that AdSense for Domains is available for all US publishers.[14]
On February 22, 2012, Google announced that it was shutting down its Hosted AdSense for Domains program.[15]
AdSense for video[edit]
AdSense for video allows publishers with video content to generate revenue using ad placements from Google's extensive advertising network including popular YouTube videos.[16]
How AdSense works[edit]
- The webmaster inserts the AdSense JavaScript code into a webpage.
- Each time this page is visited, the JavaScript code uses inlined JSON to display content fetched from Google's servers.
- For contextual advertisements, Google's servers use a cache of the page to determine a set of high-value keywords. If keywords have been cached already, advertisements are served for those keywords based on the AdWords bidding system. (More details are described in the AdSense patent.)
- For site-targeted advertisements, the advertiser chooses the page(s) on which to display advertisements, and pays based on cost per mille (CPM), or the price advertisers choose to pay for every thousand advertisements displayed.[17][18]
- For referrals, Google adds money to the advertiser's account when visitors either download the referred software or subscribe to the referred service.[19] The referral program was retired in August 2008.[20]
- Search advertisements are added to the list of results after the visitor performs a search.
Some webmasters create websites tailored to lure searchers from Google and other engines onto their AdSense website to make money from clicks. Such websites often contain nothing but a large amount of interconnected, automated content (e.g., a directory with content from the Open Directory Project, or scraper websites relying on RSS feeds for content). Possibly the most popular form of such "AdSense farms" are splogs (spam blogs), which are centered around known high-paying keywords. Many of these websites use content from other websites, such as Wikipedia, to attract visitors. These and related approaches are considered to be search engine spam and can be reported to Google.[21]
A Made for AdSense (MFA) website or webpage has little or no content, but is filled with advertisements so that users have no choice but to click on advertisements. Such pages were tolerated in the past, but due to complaints, Google now disables such accounts.
There have also been reports of Trojan horses engineered to produce counterfeit Google advertisements that are formatted looking like legitimate ones. The Trojan uploads itself onto an unsuspecting user's computer through a webpage and then replaces the original advertisements with its own set of malicious advertisements.[22]
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There have been numerous complaints reported about the difference in treatment that a publisher is receiving from Asia against one from the US.[23][not in citation given]
Due to alleged concerns about click fraud, Google AdSense has been criticized by some search engine optimization firms as a large source of what Google calls "invalid clicks", in which one company clicks on a rival's search engine advertisements to drive up the other company's costs.[24]
To help prevent click fraud, AdSense publishers can choose from a number of click-tracking programs.[citation needed] These programs display detailed information about the visitors who click on the AdSense advertisements. Publishers can use this to determine whether or not they have been a victim of click fraud. There are a number of commercial tracking scripts available for purchase.[citation needed]
The payment terms for webmasters have also been criticized.[25] Google withholds payment until an account reaches US$100,[26] but many micro content providers[citation needed] require a long time—years in some cases—to build up this much AdSense revenue. However, Google will pay all earned revenue greater than US$10 when an AdSense account is closed and not disabled. On the other side Google bills its customers (API users for example) monthly, in increments as low as a few cents.[citation needed]
Many website owners complain that their AdSense accounts have been disabled just before they were supposed to receive their first paycheck from Google.[27] Google claims accounts have been disabled due to click fraud or forbidden content, but have offered no proof of this.[citation needed] An automated email is sent to the publisher's owner which offers no reasoning, or options but a link to file an appeal.[citation needed] In the email, Google states that "Because we have a responsibility to protect our AdWords advertisers from inflated costs due to invalid activity, we've found it necessary to disable your AdSense account. Your outstanding balance and Google's share of the revenue will both be fully refunded back to the affected advertisers."[citation needed] The revenue generated - whether legitimate or not - is taken, and all complaints are deferred.[28][not in citation given]
Google came under fire when the official Google AdSense Blog showcased the French video website Imineo.com. This website violated Google's AdSense Program Policies by displaying AdSense alongside sexually explicit material. Typically, websites displaying AdSense have been banned from showing such content.[29]
It has been reported that using both AdSense and AdWords may cause a website to pay Google a commission when the website advertises itself.[30]
In some cases, AdSense displays inappropriate or offensive ads. For example, in a news story about a terrorist attack in India, an advert was generated for a (presumably non-existent) educational qualification in terrorism.[31]
AdSense uses tracking cookies that are viewed by some users as a threat to privacy.[32] Webmasters that use AdSense must place the appropriate warning in the privacy policy page.[33]
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- ^ Google Expands Advertising Monetization Program for Websites, June 18, 2003, Press Release, Google
- ^ What happened to the pay-per-action beta?
- ^ "Google Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results". Google. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Usage of advertising networks for websites". W3Techs. 2012-08-25.
- ^ AdSense Ad limit per page
- ^ a b "Google Form 10-Q, Q2 2010". 2010-07-15. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ Matt, Cutts. "Google Guy". Web Master World.
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(help) - ^ a b Battelle, John (2005). The Search. New York: Penguin. pp. 151–2. ISBN 978-1-85788-361-9.
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(help) - ^ Pepitone, Julianne (2011-02-12). "Google expands ad targeting methods". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
- ^ Shuman Ghosemajumder (2005-05-17). "Official Google Blog: Feed me". Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ AdSense For Feeds going away
- ^ AdSense For Domains Now Available For All US Publishers, Robin Wauters, Dec 12, 2008, TechCrunch
- ^ Google kills "hosted" Adsense for Domains program , Andrew Allemann, February 22, 2012, Domain Name Wire
- ^ Brian Womack (2010-05-03). "Google's YouTube Boosts Display Advertisers 10-Fold (Update1)". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "Google AdSense Help Center: What are CPM ads?". 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Google AdWords: All About Site-Targeted Ads". 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Google AdSense Help Center: What is the referrals feature?". 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Google yanks AdSense referral program, offers shoddy surrogate". blog.anta.net. 2008-07-01. ISSN 1797-1993. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Google Webmaster Guidelines". Retrieved 2012-02-02. "If you believe that another site is abusing Google's quality guidelines, please report that site at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/spamreport."
- ^ Benaifer Jah (2005-12-27). "Trojan Horse program that targets Google AdSense ads". TechShout.
- ^ "Adsense discrimination". Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Charles C. Mann (January 2006). "How click fraud could swallow the internet". Wired.
- ^ Lem Bingley (2007-02-01). "Google keeps on coining it in". IT Week.
- ^ "When do I get paid?". Google AdSense Help Center.
- ^ TONY CHOU (MAR 23 2011). "Google Adsense Scammed Me And Will Probably Get You Next".
- ^ "Disabled Account FAQ - AdSense Help". 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Adult content". Google AdSense Help Center.
- ^ "BE CAREFUL when using both AdSense + AdWords by Google". 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Google's Worst Ads Ever (GOOG)". 2009-08-20.
- ^ Criticism of AdSense cookies[dead link]
- ^ Google AdSense terms
External links[edit]
- Google AdSense
- Google AdSense patent application
- Inside AdSense — Google's official weblog on AdSense


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These tender nuggets are great for nibbling, thanks to the coconut, cumin, celery salt and garlic powder that season them. I've served the bites several time for parties, and everyone enjoyed them.
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- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Place coconut in a blender, cover and process coconut until finely chopped. Transfer to a shallow bowl; set aside. In another shallow bowl, combine egg and milk. Place flour in a third shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour; dip in egg mixture, then in coconut. Arrange in a single layer on a baking pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 2 in. of oil to 375°. Fry chicken, a few pieces at time, for 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels; place in a bowl. Sprinkle with celery salt, garlic powder and cumin; toss to coat. Serve warm. Yield: 3 dozen.
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It was very good, but hard to get the chicken cooked perfectly. The coconut tends to burn before the chicken is completely cooked through so make sure to keep the chicken chunks fairly small! Very tasty with honey mustard and Polynesian sauce!
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October 31st, 2008 By: Rich Miller
We've been writing about rising data center power bills for several years now. But few companies are experiencing this issue more acutely than Facebook, which is reportedly spending "well over $1 million a month" on electricity. That figure comes via TechCrunch, which says spending on power and data center hardware has burned through most of the money Facebook has raised, prompting the company to return to the markets to seek more capital.
The problem, apparently, is the huge amount of user-generated content at Facebook (like those 10 billion photos users have uploaded). TechCrunch says this enormous volume of UGC has driven the company to buy a new NetApp 3070 storage system every week. The company says it has "more than 10,000 servers" but it's been saying that since the spring and the number would likely be higher than that by now. Facebook has also been expanding its data center footprint, leasing substantial chunks of new space in Ashburn, Virginia and Santa Clara, California.
Facebook is clearly a hot property, and as such has been the focus of many rumors, a few of which have turned out to be true. But we have no problem believing that their power bills are huge, and growing by the month.
Hooyah Booger Ninny
Posted November 2nd, 2008"more than 10,000 servers"
LOL… have they ever heard of VMware? They could probably cut that down to 850, or 2000 with Xen/Hyper-V.
The Inquirer ES : La factura energética de Facebook, por las nubes
Posted November 3rd, 2008[...] DataCenterKnowledge // [...]
Jim in Arizona
Posted November 3rd, 2008I sure hope they figure out a solution to this problem before it does them in. Although I rarely use facebook (I do have an account though), I would hate to see it disappear or to become myspace property in some way. Perhaps it's time to build a green datacenter somewhere in greenland?
Posted November 3rd, 2008What's going to happen to Facebook and other IT companies when electricity costs skyrocket when Obama becomes President? Obama wants to put coal out of business as a resource for our country which will then cause the increase in electricity costs. Interesting.
1 millon de dolares al mes gasta Facebook en energia electrica
Posted November 8th, 2008[...] fuente: datacenterknowledge [...]
Posted May 1st, 2009typically, if you're adding $100 million worth of servers, vmware is not a solution worth looking at. if you use the processing power of that many PHYSICAL servers, it is nearly impossible to get that amount of work from virtual servers without running into resource contention with memory, cpu and also network bandwidth.
Internet Used up all the Power - Cost of User Generated Content
Posted February 18th, 2011[...] two data-centres at the same cost really affect the bottom line? To quote costs, back in late 2008, facebook's power consumption alone cost them about $1,000,000 (yes, that's a MILLION) a month. Deloitte's Media [...]
It's Not Easy Being Green
Posted April 12th, 2011[...] only worry keeping data center managers up at night. Yes, they're aware of the costs: Recent reports estimate social media giant Facebook is spending as much as $1 million per month to power their [...]
Facebook Wants You to "Unfriend" Dirty Data Centers. But Do They Really Hold the Key?
Posted May 23rd, 2011[...] Facebook, with their blueprint to energy efficiency success, is not immune. Recent reports claim the social media giant is spending as much as $1 million per month on power costs for their [...]
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8/7cHow I Met Your Mother (CBS)Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston is back as Ted's reviled, pompous former boss.
Season 9, Episode 10 When some bad blood with old foes compromises their ideal Thanksgiving, the gang decides to make amends by breaking bread with those they've hurt.
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Season 9, Episode 8 When an experiment successfully multiplies Charlie's intellect and takes him away from the bar, the rest of the gang find themselves struggling to complete the menial 'Charlie Work' that has kept the bar running for so long.
Season 9, Episode 7 When a severe flu outbreak sweeps Philadelphia the gang voluntarily quarantine themselves inside of Paddy's.
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Steve Forde, a spokesman for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, said its members had "been committed from the very outset'' to complying with the state request to stop discharging wastewater at regular treatment plants. Now, most of the brine is either recycled or sent to deep underground wells for disposal.
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Though he was right under everyone's noses, 2012 ended up being the year Jason Clarke achieved "overnight" success. Known mostly to American audiences as the face of the short-lived Showtime series "Brotherhood," the Australian Clarke came on in two Annapurna Films productions displaying a very specific slice of the American experience. In John Hillcoat's "Lawless," Clark was Howard, the most violent and reckless of a trio of bootlegging brothers. And while his more famous co-stars, Shia LeBeouf and Tom Hardy, gained most of the attention, Clarke's snub-nosed appearance and menacing countenance made a strong impression. He also brought steely intensity to "Zero Dark Thirty" as a government operative burnt out on extraordinary rendition techniques, desperate to find a moment of grace within a sea of dubious torture. While it's a much smaller film, Clarke is also superb in the upcoming "Yelling To The Sky," and he's got a big year coming up, with roles in "The Great Gatsby," "The Green Blade Rises" and "White House Down," all of which should benefit greatly from his brutish charm.
While it never quite got the crossover buzz of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Middle of Nowhere" was one of the best films to come out of Sundance this year; a smart, low-key indie about a nurse who's devoted years of her life to keeping up the spirits of her husband, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence. As he's offered the chance of early parole, his morale starts to plummet, and she becomes increasingly drawn to a friendly bus driver. The cast, including familiar faces like David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick and Lorraine Toussaint, are pretty much impeccable, but it's newcomer Emayatzy Corinealdi, as lead Ruby, who just blows you away. She's got an amazing screen look -- cherubic, expressive eyes almost bigger than her face -- but it's the performance that's really unforgettable. Steely and dedicated to her husband, the physical and emotional strain always visible on her, Ruby's nevertheless vibrant and complex, not least when her husband's secrets come to the surface, and the prospect of something else with Oyelowo's Brian starts to emerge. It's sadly a rarity to have a female character as well written as this one, and Corinealdi -- whose most prominent credit before now was a small recurring role on "The Young & The Restless" -- picks it up and runs with it. She's already won a Gotham award, and taken an Independent Spirit nomination, and if there's any justice, even bigger things await.
Love is in the air for the second chapter of Miguel Gomes's "Tabu," a section narrated by an older gentleman as he reminisces about his glory days in a colonialist African nation. The filmmaker gives everything a whiff of those-were-the-days aroma while doing his utmost to separate the audience from this blissfully ignorant bubble of pop songs and boozing, allowing the viewers to look at things with a clear head, free from any narrative manipulation. Still, that doesn't mean the actors get to sleep on the job -- both Carloto Cotta (playing Ventura, the narrator decades earlier) and Ana Moreira (Aurora) shine as the adulterous couple, a pair so smitten by their ultimately brief fling that nothing else in the world could possibly matter more to them than each other. Since Gomes is playing with some familiar tropes to further his "mission," if you will, the actors often have to engage in contrived scenarios and dramatic turns. But much credit should go to Cotta and Moreira, who make their love -- despite all of the barriers and alienation methods employed by Gomes -- feel real, passionate and burning. When the two can't sneak off together, you feel the regret, the agitation, and the thrill. Similarly, when a gun is brought into play -- and you know where they're going with it -- it still feels like it means something to them. When a director is plotting and theorizing as deep as Gomes is, it's difficult for an actor to stand out -- but these two beautiful, fresh-eyed thespians do.
Stripped of any narrative abstraction in its portrayal of two teenage lovers' affairs, French actress Lola Créton acutely conveys heartbreak through the passage of time in Mia Hansen-Løve's understated drama with simply a subtle expression or wounded delivery. While the film around her occasionally drifts due to the frustrating and one-note male performance by Sebastian Urzendowsky (an aspect, one could argue, that is intended as such), Créton keeps thing central and intimate as seasons progress towards her coming of age, but her conflicted feelings eschew any easy answers or avenues. Catch her next in the Olivier Assayas film "Something in the Air," where she's unfortunately underused, but "Goodbye First Love" promises more carefully observed insight and range moving forward in her young career.
It's not uncommon for an actor to wind up in multiple movies during any given year, but the likelihood that one would play two dying men in films that both happen to kick off with harrowing plane crashes does boast a certain novelty. Beyond that, underrated character actor James Badge Dale managed two completely convincing and nigh unrecognizable turns as the immediate victim of a plane crash who eases off this mortal coil with Liam Neeson's assuring guidance, and then as a cancer patient who interrupts a conversation between junkie Kelly Reilly and pilot Denzel Washington in a hospital stairwell, only to steal the scene entirely with his gaunt appearance and a dose of gallows humor. With any luck, his profile will soon be raised between these turns and roles in not one, not two, but three of next summer's blockbusters: a main villain in "Iron Man 3," along with supporting roles in "The Lone Ranger" and "World War Z".
JP | December 16, 2012 1:59 AM
Parker's character is opening an Applebee's in Virginia...not Atlanta.
jen | December 14, 2012 1:37 PM
Rebel Wilson always give annoying performances. She is also grating on talk shows.
Simone | December 13, 2012 5:18 PM
Omar Sy for THE INTOUCHABLES, he won a Cesar for best actor in the last February.
Simone | December 13, 2012 5:15 PM
Rachelle Muwanza War Witch, she's so amazing she won Berlin film festival award for best actress.
Taylor | December 13, 2012 3:03 PM
I'd add Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman from Moonrise Kingdom, they both definitely held their own against the veteran actors.
Zack | December 11, 2012 9:25 PM
McNairy was fantastic in "Killing Them Softly". He was like Charlie from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" played straight.
Susie | December 11, 2012 3:37 PM
Also Pal Hagen in Kon Tiki, who reminded me of a Norwegian Ryan Gosling...
jim | December 11, 2012 3:15 PM
Based on the movies I have seen, the performances that freaked me out were given by Pierce Gagnon and Dane DeHaan ( he may become the next Ryan Gosling) . Both of their intensity and creepiness they brought to their roles blew me away. They were both so brilliant that they sometimes forced me to turn away from the screen.
Rebel Wilson's excessive and annoying comedic schtick will grow old fast.
Susie | December 11, 2012 2:32 PM
Great list, but you left out Omar Sy and Tom Holland who were both so compelling in THE INTOUCHABLES and THE IMPOSSIBLE respectively


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MIAL participates in SFU Open house 2012 May 25, 2012
Several students from the Medical Image Analysis Lab will be participating in the Simon Fraser University's Open House 2012.
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Dr. Chris McIntosh receives the CIPPRS Doctoral Dissertation Award Honourable Mention 2011 April 24, 2012
Chris McIntosh, former PhD student of Ghassan Hamarneh at MIAL, has just received the CIPPRS Doctoral
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The right tools for the job. RockShox's Whistler workshop is a suspension nerd's oil-soaked wet dream. |
What is a Tune? The word 'tune' is usually used when talking about a shock's damping characteristics that are partly controlled by a combination of shims (thin, flexible steel discs ) arranged on the top and bottom of the piston. Typically shocks have an oil path that avoids the main piston to control low-speed damping at slow shaft speeds (shaft speed being how fast the shock is being compressed, not the speed of the bike ). This ''bypass'' commonly has an adjuster that controls the size of the bypass hole, thus controlling the amount of low-speed damping. When the shock is forced to compress quickly, known as a high-speed movement, the oil flows too fast for all of it to pass through the small diameter low speed bypass bleed holes, so it then looks for an additional path, which is through the piston. The size of the piston ports (holes in the piston ) determine how much oil can flow through and push on the shims. The shims are stacked on both sides of the piston in what is known as a 'shim stack', blocking the oil flow through the openings. It's how easily and far these shims flex to allow oil to pass by that controls much of the shock's damping, both on the compression and rebound stroke. Different shock tunes generally refer to how the shim stacks are laid out on the piston, with a different number of shims, shim diameters, and shim thickness all contributing to how the shock will react to compression and rebound forces. The science behind a shim stack can become quite complicated, but the simplest way to think about it is that a stiffer shim stack (be it from more, thicker, or even preloaded shims) will restrict more oil flow, thereby creating more damping, while a softer shim stack will offer less damping. This is true for both the compression and rebound shim stacks that are located on each side of the piston. | More than Shims The layout of the shock's shims, along with the size of the low-speed bleed holes, controls the damping, but a shock's spring rate (how much weight is required to compress it a given amount, often expressed in lb/ft ) is another factor that comes into play when talking about tuning. An air shock's spring rate can be adjusted by not only changing the air pressure, but also by altering the volume of the shock's air chamber. Air shocks are inherently progressive, meaning that they require more force to compress as they go deeper into their stroke, due to the the volume of their air chamber shrinking as they are compressed. On the other hand, a coil sprung shock is, for the most part, linear throughout its stroke. An air shock's air chamber volume can be used to tune how the shock performs, with one example being the use of a small volume air can (giving it much more 'ramp up' through its stroke ) to combat a bike's falling rate suspension design, or by using volume-reducing spacers in a large volume air can to fine-tune the spring rate to your needs. To that end, there are even rear suspension layouts designed exclusively around an air shock's progressive spring rate. |
After years of tuning rear shocks for different suspension designs, RockShox has a solid database of what setup works well, along with a few thousand shims to make it all happen. |
Swapping between the different shocks took mere minutes to do at the bottom of the trail, making it easy to feel immediate differences in back-to-back comparisons. |
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Our time spent with RockShox was eye opening, despite the day being an abbreviated account of an actual tuning session with a manufacturer. While we were aware that a rear shock must often be tuned to best suit a bike's suspension design, being privy to the selection and development process shed light on just how much a bike can be improved with the correct setup. At the end of the day it is the frame manufacturer that makes the final call on the tune that they spec on the production bike, but RockShox supplies them with the ingredients and expertise needed to make that call. The experience highlighted the massive impact that a shock's tune has on a bike's performance - the wrong setup can make a great bike perform well below expectations and vice versa, but when both factors are dialled is when you're really aboard a winner. - Mike Levy |
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Belleville alumnus Cozzarelli's work ethic goes beyond the mat
As an athlete, you couldn't find a more unassuming young man.
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The attributes which made Bobby Cozzarelli a standout wrestler at Belleville High from 2003-2007 have carried him into a standout academic career at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, with a future as bright as the young man himself.
Cozzarelli is concluding his studies at Quinnipiac this spring. When he finishes those final 18 grueling credits, you may officially address him as Dr. Robert Cozzarelli, PhD, with a concentration in Physical Therapy.
It's what Cozzarelli has dreamed about since his childhood, and he's just about reached the finish line of an arduous path of study, whose attrition has claimed nearly half of his original class.
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Cozzarelli is quick to credit that work ethic, in which he is maintaining a 3.8 GPA in college, to his days as a wrestler for the Bucs. The son of Robert and Susan Cozzarelli and older brother of Rebecca (who was graduated Belleville High in 2008), Cozzarelli was an outstanding wrestler for Belleville.
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As a junior in '06, Cozzarelli had high hopes of making it to the NJSIAA championships in Atlantic City. However, on that Friday night at the regions, he was defeated in the quarterfinals, meaning Cozzarelli had to win three straight matches at Passaic Valley High School the next day if he were to finish third and qualify for the states.
Deeply disappointed that he wouldn't be a region champion after most favored him to hold that distinction, Cozzarelli battled back and won three consecutive matches to punch his ticket to Atlantic City. When he had concluded his improbable run, he went into the stands where his mother, father and sister were in tears of joy over the accomplishment.


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