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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, known for its focus on families, has racked up yet another family-friendly accolade. The U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Kids Teachers Awards named Doug Weaver, director of golf instruction at the resort, one of the top kids golf teachers in the country. Weaver was one of 50 instructors awarded an honorable mention in the awards, which honor professionals for their expertise and commitment to developing the game of golf in youth.
Weaver is a former PGA Tour Pro and U.S. Open record holder, who has played and practiced with Vijay Singh, Tom Watson, Payne Stewart and many others. He is a Golf Digest South Carolina Top-Ten Instructor. Weaver helps young athletes develop a love for the game and improve their golf skills through the Junior Programs at the Palmetto Dunes Golf Academy.
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A state lawmaker wants the age limit of 45 for serving in the state militia removed, opening the force designed to be mustered in emergencies but never used in modern memory to older Arizonans.
But preachers of the gospel, judges, idiots, lunatics and members of the Legislature would still be barred under the early 20th century law that Republican Rep. Carl Seel wants to update.
Seel says all he's doing is bringing the age provision in the Arizona Constitution into modern times. But the parts barring lawmakers, elected officials, preachers, the totally blind, idiots and lunatics and "persons convicted of infamous crimes," will remain in the enabling legislation Seel wants to revise.
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A deadly start to the Labor Day week in St. Joseph.
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How to cool down process cooling systems
The use of cooling water is prevalent in many manufacturing industries. In fact, cooling water is important in various production processes, whether to chill plastic following heat treating or to cool down vats during chemical processing. As anyone involved in procuring water for these processes knows, the precious liquid is not inexpensive, particularly for those using as much as several thousands of gallons per minute. More costly than the water, however, is the cost of not having the water.
The most probable situation in which a company would not have water is if the company's process cooling system fails to operate properly or shuts down altogether. Don Rivard, an electrical engineer for Process Cooling Systems, Inc. in Leominister, MA, is painfully aware of the consequences of this scenario. About 12 years ago, Process Cooling customers were, on occasion, actually living that industrial nightmare.
"The transducers we were using in our cooling solutions were not particularly reliable," recalled Rivard, who handles all aspects of design for the power and control systems of his company's equipment, including component specification and vendor selection. "Many of them were failing completely or just losing calibration; either way, it often left our customers in a tough spot. The transducers were failing for any number of reasons: excess vibration, water -pressure fluctuation, voltage tolerances, you name it. As a result, they either prohibited our cooling units from delivering proper performance or stopped them from performing completely."
Given the importance of the transducers to the overall function of the cooling systems ─ which can represent a major capital investment between as high as $1.5 million ─ this was clearly a situation that screamed for remediation. Depending on their design and specific application, over 60% of the systems designed by Process Cooling Systems require the use of a pressure transducer for maintaining constant machine speed and regulating water pressure and flow, all while conserving energy. What's more, the vast majority of these transducers are not positioned directly on the equipment where they can be safely contained and monitored. Instead, they are mounted on the process piping, where they are exposed to a myriad of harsh ambient conditions.
Based on the non-negotiable need for superior transducer performance, particularly in severe environments, Rivard knew a switch was absolutely necessary. After being dissatisfied with the offerings of three major transducer producers, Rivard heard about Setra Systems, Inc. of Boxborough, MA, a leading designer and manufacturer of pressure, acceleration, and weight sensing devices.
"The primary reason we chose Setra is that their products are reliable, accurate and cost-effective," said Rivard. "In truth, while the reliability and accuracy are the most critical considerations, they mean nothing without cost efficiency. Other transducers are available that deliver similar performance but with a much higher price tag," he added. "We're in a field that is very cost-competitive, where the profit margins are already razor-thin. To protect those margins, and to keep the cost of the systems reasonable for our customers, we need products that are cost-effective. Setra's ratio of cost to reliability is phenomenal."
When Process Cooling began using Setra products about a dozen years ago, they started with the Model 206 Gauge Pressure Transducer but soon moved to the Model 256 when it became available (the 256 and 206 are similar, however, the 256 is used in more rugged conditions. Packaged in a die-cast aluminum enclosure specifically designed for NEMA4/IP65 service, the Model 256 incorporates Setra's patented capacitive design which, coupled with the company's proprietary circuitry, produces a strong signal that assures customers of superior mechanical and thermal stability as well as accurate output, even through many years of pressure cycling. Rivard is particularly enthusiastic about the wide range of PSI pressures that the Model 256 can accommodate.
"Most of our customers' needs fall within a PSI pressure of 0-500," Rivard said. "That's almost smack in the middle of the Model 256 pressure range, although it can handle ranges of 0-2 on the low end, all the way up 0-10,000 on the high side."
The environmental data for the Model 256 is equally impressive.
"These transducers retain their accuracy in temperatures as low as -40 degrees F and as high as 260 degrees F," Rivard said. "This is critical, since the ambient temperatures at our customer's plants can vary greatly, not only from plant to plant but even within the same plant. And the transducer housing makes it very durable against dust, vapor, and just about anything our customers can throw at it."
The units designed and created by Process Cooling Systems do not come in a "standard" size or configuration; they are application-dependent. According to Rivard, they can be small enough to fit into a 4 ft. x 4 ft. space or they can be large enough to require several tractor trailers to move. Yet, the Setra devices can be easily incorporated into any of the systems, regardless of size or shape.
"We've found that Setra transducers engineer well into any system," said Rivard. "Of course, since the bulk of the transducers are mounted on outside piping, this is generally a moot point. But even when they are mounted in or on the machine - which is sometimes the case in smaller units - their compact dimensions make it a simple process."
Currently, Process Cooling purchases about 200 of the Model 256 transducers per year (the company occasionally uses the Model 209 in specialty applications). Rivard says that they hold up day after day, and that problems such as excess vibration, temperature and other ambient factors are concerns that other cooling unit developers might have to worry about but not Process Cooling.
"These things are no longer a problem for us or our customers," he said. "Neither is production downtime. Setra solved our reliability issues, and allowed us to do it without having to shoulder a huge financial burden."


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Mala beads, or rosaries, are beautiful aides to meditation. Breathe deeply and move through the beads one-by-one as you repeat a chose mantra or intention. This striking mala is made of 108 green aventurine beads (7-8 mm) and comes with a threaded green tassel and silver guru bead for keeping track of meditation cycles.
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The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall establish an Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed program for the development, testing, and demonstration of advanced engineering systems, components, and materials to enable innovations in building technologies. The program shall evaluate efficiency concepts for government and industry buildings, and demonstrate the ability of next generation buildings to support individual and organizational productivity and health (including by improving indoor air quality) as well as flexibility and technological change to improve environmental sustainability. Such program shall complement and not duplicate existing national programs.
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The program established under subsection (a) shall be led by a university with the ability to combine the expertise from numerous academic fields including, at a minimum, intelligent workplaces and advanced building systems and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, architecture, urban design, and environmental and mechanical engineering. Such university shall partner with other universities and entities who have established programs and the capability of advancing innovative building efficiency technologies.
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2008, to remain available until expended. For any fiscal year in which funds are expended under this section, the Secretary shall provide one-third of the total amount to the lead university described in subsection (b), and provide the remaining two-thirds to the other participants referred to in subsection (b) on an equal basis.
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GUESTS at a networking event learned about leadership and how to improve their public speaking.
Bsasepoint Bournemouth held its first Networking Hub for businesses across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Ferndown.
Anne Symes of Quay Development Coaching gave a presentation on the importance of strong leadership within business and how it affects productivity and profitability. Dee Clayton of Simply Amazing Training followed with advice on 'how to tackle your public speaking monkeys' and how to deliver your most impressive presentation and business pitch.
Karl Fuller, centre manager at Basepoint Bournemouth, said: "There was a great turnout at our first Networking Hub of 2014.
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FGCU Student-Athletes Excel in Classroom
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom during the 2010 fall semester as 163 out of 266 total student-athletes (61 percent) earned a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) (4.0 scale) during the grading period to earn a spot on the FGCU Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Forty-four of those student-athletes will be recognized during the department's second annual Athletic Academic Honors Luncheon on Friday afternoon at Sugden Hall Ballroom.
The 44 individuals honored Friday have been at FGCU for at least two semesters and boast a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. Overall, 11 FGCU student-athletes posted 4.0 semester GPA's last fall. FGCU student-athletes have combined for a record cumulative 3.15 department grade point average, exceeding the University's general student body 2.97 combined GPA.
"We are extremely proud of the continued, collective outstanding academic performances of our student-athletes," said FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh. "In particular, I want to commend those who achieved the tremendous distinction of recording a 4.0 GPA during the past semester. These significant combined results remain a by-product of the diligent efforts of the fine young men and women in our program, as well as the daily contributions by our coaches, academic advising units and FGCU's quality faculty. We also look forward to honoring our top cumulative performers at our upcoming (Friday, February 4th) Academic Honors Luncheon."
FGCU Athletics releases the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters each year. In order to earn a spot on the AD Honor Roll, active student-athletes registered for at least 12 hours (a minimum nine graded) must earn a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
Aided by their repeat excellent performance during the fall semester, two student-athletes continue to carry perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages over at least five FGCU semesters: Junior swimmer Teri Lytle (Melbourne, FL/Central Catholic), and junior women's soccer player Gina Petracco (Fort Myers, FL/Bishop Verot).
Eagle student-athletes have now combined to earn higher GPA's than the general student body for eight of the past nine semesters and 13 of 21 since FGCU introduced athletics in the fall of 2000. Eight of the 14 teams achieved a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. Ten teams currently have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
FGCU also had 85 student athletes named to their conference's fall All-Academic teams. The sports included men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and women's swimming. To be named A-Sun and Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) All-Academic, a student-athlete must achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher in the classroom during their semester of competition. The swimming team had the most members earn academic honors with 26, while women's soccer followed with 22.Fall A-Sun All-Academic Honorees
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I guess I'm just looking for a lower asshole density without sacrificing too many amenities. Chufftard, I'm gonna come live live with you. I'll bring a case of beer and a pellet gun, we could have fun.
Thanks again everyone, we had a great trip. You guys had some awesome input. Went to pinche tacos for lunch. Twice. I would have went more but my gf wanted to experience things other than tacos. El Rey was awesome. They changed the name though, which was confusing but worth it. Mountain Sun is packed. Also good, but packed. If I had known how busy it would be I would have put my name in before wondering around Neptune, which is also awesome. It's fun to listen to climbers at the Flatirons. And scary. We were surprised at how lively both Denver and Boulder were. Thanks to you guys, we were not surprised at how douchey Boulder can be. It still seems like the best compromise between a small town and big city and I think we'll be moving there in February. It sounds like the lady got one of the jobs she applied for, so the mission was a success.
Glad you had a good time! I saw that El Rey has a new name the other day when I drove by, but I forgot to mention it here. Boulder can be douchey for sure, but me and most of my friends just focus on enjoying our own lives (without trying to change anyone else), and honestly, it's pretty easy to do here. And there are plenty of cool people to hang with. By the time you get back it'll probably be more like winter...
A bit late but if you are still wanting to work in real estate you are coming to the right area. We have a lot of building going on here. housing prices went up 12% in the last year in the Denver area. We have a shortage of properties where many decent properties are off the market in less than a month. It isn't all roses but you should be able to do well if you take that path. Also I think you are selling the amount of money you make well short. I came from the midwest about 14 months ago (I know not philly) but my wife makes more in construction management here and I make way more as an engineer. With your background you should be able to find a job pretty easily.
How about considering Golden or even Longmont. It seems more in line with what you want. The entire front range has access to the mountains not just boulder or west Denver. If those places are not appealing you should definitely find a place on Pearl St or to 29th St.
Thanks Parker! I was really surprised at the amount of development going on in both the Denver and Boulder areas. We'll be back out in the beginning of January, I'll be trying to schedule interviews for that time, so you're not too late! Kenneth, we talked about Longmont but not Golden. Longmont would just but us too far away from where my girlfriend (Sara) would be working. I'm really disappointed because it seems like there are a lot better housing opportunities there. I think Golden just got forgotten about. We really don't know anything about the area and didn't get a chance to make it down there. I don't think we would enjoy living on Pearl very much! Cheers
Definitely check out Golden. 20 min from Boulder (15 from Eldo!), 20 min from Denver, 10 min from CCC sport climbing and much easier/quicker access for skiing than Longmont. Plus it is a neat little town in its own right and as of now, still quite a bit cheaper than Boulder (especially if you look outside of downtown proper). The downside is longer drives to RMNP, Lumpy, etc.... But close to Golden Gate Canyon which is pretty incredible. So many options. Welcome to Colorado!
Randy might actually have a lot of valid points about the People's Republic. Boulder... ah Boulder. Boulder in a nutshell: A person driving a Prius with a Coexist sticker through a red light that refuses to use turn signals, and texts while driving to buy overpriced groceries from underpaid, uninsured, and over-educated young people paying over half of their paycheck to rent. Lyons is pretty cool, as is Loveland. Both are smaller towns. Golden, as mentioned, is actually pretty nice but it is definitely a cookie cutter McMansion type of town. Good luck, the mountains are great.
In the spirit of Boulder bashing, I thought I might re-post this: Ode to Boulder Trail-run Tantra might as well make sense Where karma is confused with happenstance There's a solar panel unit newly installed Where prayer flags hang outside shopping malls Masters degrees provide anemic speciality For those with no practical world curiosity Who think for them the bell will never toll Worship the body, half-ass the soul Like the job they work at the health food store Stocking organics and green products galore To soothe the conscience of a town rife with wealth A material oasis arrogantly obsessed with health These people you see, They're better than thee They've managed trust funds with a hawkish eye And voted Democratic, they'll let you know why With stickers on Land Rovers, Tacomas, or a Suby, Roaming the land, celebrating the diversity Of rich white people, over-educated and superfluous To the frank human race, unspoiled and luminous Infiltrating their ranks, to commune at picnics While hypocrites mumble their Freudian slips
@ hank, yeah, Golden is pretty cool. I have a buddy that lived in Golden, just north of Clear Creek. It was a fun neighborhood. Lots of young people who just wanted to climb and ski and enjoy life. Every time I hung out down there with his crew whether it was Morrison, S. Platte, or Clear Creek; everyone was always psyched and fun to be with.
Golden is not really the place for the person that is looking at the trade offs between Golden and Boulder.
Oh nice, we bought our house in Golden 6 months ago and can't believe how much we like it.
Yeah, I've been hearing a lot of great things about Golden as well, so we'll be adding it to the list. We're coming back out this weekend to hopefully lock down a place and sign a lease. It's up between Denver, Boulder, and Golden Right now. I'd really rather live in a smaller city, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of availability this time of year except in Denever. We'll see how it goes. I'm putting in my notice at work today!
If you're coming back again, here's a list of fantastic restaurants that haven't yet been mentioned: Zoe Ma Ma - Traditional Chinese street food cooked by the 83 year old owner. It's just off of Pearl on 10th St. No Mu Shu or Sesame Chicken here. Restaurante 100% Mexicano - The best mexi in Boulder. It's tucked behind Sports Authority on the corner of Iris and 28th St. It's in the hallway right across from the DMV office where you get your driver's license. This restaurant is so authentic that there is no cheese anywhere. Pupusa's - Up on N. Broadway, North of Violet and South of Yarmouth. Great food from El Salvadore as well as good street tacos. Rincon Argentino - Great new place with Argentinian-style empanadas. Mmmmm. This place is tiny. On the corner of Arapaho and Folsom. Tibet Kitchen - Corner of Arapaho and Folsom. Unbelievable momos but they make them fresh so they take 20 minuted to get to the table. Good luck, Mal
Anyone have tips or job suggestions for a Mech/Aerospace Engineering Masters grad trying to move to the mountains?
Mal, Thanks for all the good food tips. Those places sound awesome! Any good Vietnamese in Boulder that you know of?


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Accessibility (or just Access) is the ability to reach desired goods, services, activities and destinations (together called opportunities). A stepladder provides access to the top shelf in your kitchen. A store provides access to goods. A library, telephone and the internet provide access to various types of information. A highway or transit improvement can increase the services and jobs accessible from a neighborhood. Access is the ultimate goal of most transportation, excepting the small portion of travel in which movement is an end in itself, (e.g., cruising, historic train rides, horseback riding, jogging). Even recreational travel usually has a destination, such as a resort or a campsite. Four general factors affect physical accessibility:
Accessibility reflects the generalized costs (time, money, discomfort and risk) needed to reach activities. Where the marginal financial cost of travel is relatively low (for example, for automobile owners), travel time tends to be the dominant component of accessibility. Individuals often evaluate accessibility in terms of convenience, that is, the ease with which they can reach what they want. A shop that is relatively accessible to consumers is called a convenience store, and a home near common destinations is said to have a convenient location. Given enough time and money nearly every location on earth is accessible, but the degree of accessibility varies widely, depending on the location, time and person. The relative degree of accessibility effects where you go, what you do, who you know, your household costs, and your opportunities for education, employment and recreation. Accessibility can affect the types of business, property values and economic development that occurs in an area. Accessibility can be viewed from different perspectives, such as from the perspective of a particular location, a particular group, or a particular activity. It is therefore important to specify the perspective being considered when describing and evaluating accessibility. For example, a building with stairs and no elevator may be easily accessible for physically able people, but not for people with physical disabilities. A particular location may be very accessible by automobile but not by walking and transit, and so is difficult to reach for non-drivers. A building may have adequate automobile access but poor access for large trucks, and so is suitable for some types of commercial activity but not others.
Mobility refers to physical movement, including travel by walking, cycling, public transit, taxi, private automobile and other motorized modes. In general, increased mobility increases access. All else being equal, the more you can travel the more destinations you can reach. Mobility is evaluated based on travel distance and speed.
Cities and other major activity centers tend to have a relatively poor vehicle mobility (due to congestion), but are economically successful due to excellent accessibility (activities that are clustered together and many travel options). This indicates that in the game of economic competitiveness, accessibility trumps mobility. This suggests that traffic congestion itself is not necessarily a major constraint on economic activity provided that land use patterns minimize the amount of driving needed to reach common activities and destinations, and that travelers have good transport options to choose from. Roadway level of service or average per-mile vehicle operating costs are less important indicators of transport system performance than average per-capita commute travel time and total per-capita transportation expenditures. Smart growth strategies that result in more accessible land use may be the best way to improve transport and increase economic productivity, because they reduce the average distance between destinations and therefore total travel costs, while a congestion reduction strategy may provide little or no economic benefit overall if it stimulates sprawl which reduces overall accessibility in a community.
The word "access" has several specific meanings in transportation planning. In pedestrian planning it often refers to accessible design or universal design, meaning facilities designed to accommodate people with disabilities and other special needs. For example, a pathway designed to accommodate people in wheelchairs may be called "accessible." In roadway engineering "access" refers to connections to adjacent properties. A "limited access" highway has minimal connections to adjacent properties, while a local road provides direct access. Access management refers to programs to limit the number of driveways and intersections on highways to improve traffic flow and safety. Adapted from: Litman, Todd, Accessibility: Defining, Evaluating and Improving Accessibility, VTPI, 2005. For an excellent paper discussing differing approaches to measuring transportation system performance, see Litman, Todd, "Measuring Transportation: Traffic, Mobility and Accessibility," ITE Journal, Vol. 73, No. 10, October 2003, pp. 28-32.
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Zenyatta returns to the scene of her greatest triumph Saturday when the champion mare will be honored in a farewell appearance at Santa Anita Park, where she captured the hearts of the racing world with a historic victory in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 7.
The 5-year-old daughter of Street Cry retired undefeated in 14 starts after becoming the first female to defeat males in 26 runnings of the mile and a quarter Classic.
"There are so many things that come to mind," trainer John Shirreffs said when asked his most prominent memory in Zenyatta's brilliant career. "That's a tough one, but I think it was her ability to run such a great race on a big day. She showed up 14 times in a row. That's what I'll always remember."
In addition to her impeccable record on the track, Shirreffs recalled with fondness Zenyatta's docile demeanor around the barn. "She's a sweetheart," he said.
Just yesterday, Zenyatta worked a half-mile at her Hollywood Park headquarters in :49.40, breezing, raising speculation that she might race again, but Shirreffs squelched any such rumor. "As far as I know, Mr. Moss retired her," Shirreffs, said, referring to Jerry Moss, who owns Zenyatta with his wife, Ann. "Zenyatta is just winding down from her regular training regimen," Shirreffs added.
Shirreffs said the Mosses haven't "gotten into that yet" when asked about potential stallions for what will be one of the world's most attractive broodmare prospects. As for when she would ship to Kentucky to be bred, Shirreffs revealed no specific date. "It's early yet," he said. "Breeding season doesn't start for another month and a half."
Zenyatta is scheduled to leave Hollywood Park Saturday morning for her appearance at Santa Anita on the track's traditional day-after-Christmas opening.
All fans in attendance at Santa Anita will receive an attractive full-color poster of Zenyatta, courtesy of HRTV, and will be treated to a winner's circle ceremony honoring the magnificent mare. HRTV's Kurt Hoover will host.
The Associated Press announced Tuesday that Zenyatta finished second to tennis star Serena Williams in its Female Athlete of the Year voting.
"We are thrilled and very honored to have Zenyatta return here to Santa Anita one final time," said Santa Anita President Ron Charles. "This will be great for all of our fans as well. What she accomplished in the Breeders' Cup Classic is something none of us who witnessed it will ever forget, and to have her with us as we celebrate our 75th anniversary is very special.
"On behalf of everyone here, we want to thank Jerry and Ann for allowing us to get close to her and to enjoy Zenyatta this one last time. For her to be able to return to the scene of one of the greatest moments in the history of American racing is something I think everyone is going to cherish."
In addition to the Zenyatta poster, fans also will receive Santa Anita's traditional wall calendar, which this year features dramatic photos chronicling the greatest moments of the past 75 years. Four stakes races highlighted by the Grade I $300,000 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds and the Grade I $300,000 La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies headline the 10-race opening day program.
First post time opening day is 11:30 a.m. Gates open at 9 a.m.
Arkansas Derby winner Papa Clem seeks his first victory since capturing that Grade II event last April 11 when he runs in the Grade I $300,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
The 3-year-old son of Smart Strike owned by Bo Hirsch and trained by Gary Stute hasn't raced since finishing seventh in the Grade II Del Mar Derby at 1 1/8 miles on turf Sept. 6.
"He bled a little that day," Stute said, "so we decided to give him a little time off and point for the new year." Stute sent Papa Clem to trainer Vladimir Cerin's facility in Bradbury where the bay colt received hyperbaric treatment.
"He worked seven eighths the other day," Stute said. "I would have liked to have one other work in him, but he's pretty close to fit. I'm anxious to get him back. My bank account needs the money."
The field for the Malibu: Misremembered, Victor Espinoza; Kinsella, Garrett Gomez; Square Eddie, Joe Talamo; Supreme Summit, Michael Baze; Mythical Power, Joel Rosario; Jeranimo, Brice Blanc; Papa Clem, Tyler Baze; Join in the Dance, Chantal Sutherland; Coronet of a Baron, Ahmed Ajtebi; New Bay, Alex Solis; Smart Bid, Jeremy Rose; Hunch, Rafael Bejarano; and M One Rifle, Mike Smith.
Tyler Baze was on horses Tuesday morning for the first time since recovering from surgery on his left pinky finger and is set to resume riding on opening day. The 27-year-old Seattle native rides Lava Man in Sunday's Grade II $150,000 San Gabriel Handicap at 1 1/8 miles on turf.
"The finger had to be reset," agent Ron Ebanks explained. "Doctors had to crack the bone in the finger, straighten it, reset the knuckle that had been out of place forever, and then they had to tie a tendon. The operation went as well as they could have expected.
"He needed about three and a half to four weeks to recover, and today is the first day he's on horses. He worked five this morning, and he feels good. He's finally healed."
Baze injured his finger when he was unseated by R. Bee Ess as they went to the gate for the 10th race at Del Mar on Aug. 22.
HRTV's Jon White will take a leave of absence during the Santa Anita meet to focus on his new assignment of providing the track's morning line program odds.
White will continue co-hosting Santa Anita's simulcast with Kurt Hoover, and will appear on selected HRTV programming during the winter, including as host of HRTV's award-winning "Inside Information" series.
"Jon was the first on-air talent hired for HRTV and he remains an important member of our network," said HRTV Director of Broadcasting Amy J. Zimmerman. "While we will miss his insights on a daily basis, we understand the enormous amount of time required for creating the morning line for Santa Anita and respect his decision to take a leave of absence from HRTV. We join our viewers in looking forward to Jon's return to our network on a full-time basis at the conclusion of Santa Anita's meet in April."
Added White: "The reason I asked for a leave of absence from HRTV during the Santa Anita meet is the morning line has been added to all of the work I still do for the track, such as the Handicappers' Helper comments in the program and the paddock commentary for the simulcast network. If the time I'd be on the air for HRTV and all of the prep work needed to do that were added on top of all I now do for Santa Anita, it just would be too much. I look forward to returning to HRTV in April after the Santa Anita meet is over."
FINISH LINES: Ron Anderson is optimistic that Garrett Gomez can overtake leader Julien Leparoux in the year's final days and capture his fourth consecutive national purse earnings title. Through Monday, Gomez was $227,864 behind Leparoux, thanks in large part to Gomez's victory aboard Lookin At Lucky in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park last Saturday. "I think we have a pretty good chance," Anderson said, "but it's going to be close." . . . World traveler Chantal Sutherland, a popular member of Santa Anita's riding colony last season, is back. "She rode 11 horses closing day at Woodbine, left there to ride in the Jockey Challenge competition in Hong Kong, and arrived here late last Tuesday and has been working horses ever since," agent Tommy Ball said. "I never thought I would do this well," Sutherland said of her previous season at Santa Anita. "I came here to better myself as an athlete . . . It's been like a dream." . . . Simon Callaghan is among the new faces at Santa Anita. The 26-year-old from Newmarket, England, has been training for two years and has 14 horses on hand for the 83-day meet, some for owner Anthony Ramston. "I discussed coming here with Mr. Ramston and a few of my other owners back home, including Michael Tabor, and they said they'd support the move," Callaghan said. "All my horses here have European form. Some are lightly raced, but I feel they definitely have stakes potential." . . . Agent Craig O'Bryan will represent jockey Ahmed Ajtebi (pronounced ASH-tebi) at Santa Anita through Jan. 20. The 27-year-old rider won two $5 million races back-to-back in his native Dubai on World Cup day last March . . . Luis Medina, who rode Twin Sparks to victory in world-record time of 1:06.49 for six furlongs in the Caballo del Sol Stakes at Turf Paradise on Nov. 21, makes his Santa Anita debut this meet. The 23-year-old native of Puerto Rico tacks 107 pounds and has ridden at Belmont Park and Aqueduct. Vic Lipton has his book . . . Agent Roger Olguin now represents jockey Felipe Valdez, who won three races at Hollywood Park last Thursday . . . Medina ReRun, the nonprofit Thoroughbred adoption program, is offering two Moneighs created by Zenyatta on its online ebay store Saturday. The sale will also feature two Moneighs by Zenyatta's stablemate, Life is Sweet, winner of the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic. The horses create the paintings by using their muzzles, whiskers, a hoof, and tail. "Moneigh Mary Simons," who heads ReRun's Moneigh fundraising program, said "the Zenyatta Moneighs commemorate her brilliance and exit from the racing stage. She and Life is Sweet are raising needed funds to help less famous Thoroughbreds get good homes." The ebay store is on ReRun's website, www.rerun.org, which is also the site of ReRun's annual fund-raising campaign . . . Northern California owner Keith Pronske has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tom Bachman. Pronske, a native of San Francisco, has been in the Thoroughbred business since 1997. . . Octogenarian Ivan Puhich, still with a spring in his step, is looking forward to a successful meet with veteran Julio Garcia, one of three jockeys with that surname riding at Santa Anita this meet. The others are Martin and Matt. The three are not related.


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The program will be presented by Katlyn Lewis, a speech therapist for Good Samaritan Regional Health Center. She will discuss a new speech program designed for Parkinson's patients, "Lee Silverman Voice Therapy."
The April meeting will be changed to Thursday, April 18.
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Man Ram has accepted a 50 game suspension for failing a drug test, testing positive for a banned substance. The substance wasn't steroids, but female fertility hormones. The hormones are used to jump start a man's natural hormone production, which is usually derailed by the use of human growth hormones. Manny made no excuses, accepting responsibility for his actions.
Pat and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings are still going through the appeal process after also failing a drug test: testing positive for a banned diuretic substance. Diuretics are used for two major purposes: to lose water weight, and to cover up drug use. The Williams blame faulty labeling, and have accepted little to no responsibility for their actions. Both Pat and Kevin Williams face 4 game suspensions for violating the NFL's substance policies.
Professional athletes need to take responsibility for the substances they put in their body. If you are not completely familiar with a substance, supplement, or drug, don't put it in your body. You are a highly paid professional athlete, start acting like a professional and stop trying to play the 'ignorance' card, because it should earn you a fat suspension.
We need to clean up professional sports. Let's start knocking $10,000 of these guys' paychecks and using it to do across-the-board testing, so that we can reward honest hard work instead of sneaky drug use.
Oh yeah, and how about some real punishment in the NFL? Serving 4 games hardly intimidates anyone. For what these drugs do to the sport, let's start season long suspensions. Or how about indefinite suspensions for repeat offenders? (By indefinite, I mean career long, and by repeat offenders, I mean twice)
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Ocean Front Luxury Home – Best Location -180° View of Sea in Huntington Beach
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Gorgeous 4000 Sq.Ft. OCEANFRONT beach house. This corner Ocean view estate has forever Ocean views! Unobstructed views from 3 decks of Pacific Ocean, HB Pier & Catalina...... It is a true luxury vacation for your family and friends to enjoy and to remember for a lifetime.
12 min to Bella Terra shopping & restaurants, 30 min to Disneyland, 30 min to Knotts Berry Farm, 1 hour to Universal Studios, 20 min to infamous South Coast Plaza designer shopping center, 20 min to beautiful outdoor Fashion Island designer shopping center (beautiful drive along Coast), 20 min to OC Airport, 45 min to LAX Airport, 25 min to Long Beach Airport, 1 hour to Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Beach, Venice Beach, Hollywood.
No Parties please. Non smoking house. No pets please.
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The house has a Private Elevator plus 2 staircases to all levels.
The whole 3rd floor is the beautiful master suite with California King and quality linens, a 76 inches big screen TV, a walk-in closet, a huge master bath with jetted jacuzzi tub, separate oversized shower, and two double sinks.
2nd floor has an oversized bedroom with a King bed, and the third bedroom which has a queen bed. These two bedrooms have direct access to a full travertine bathroom. Also on this floor there is the fourth bedroom which has two twin beds, and another separate full bathroom. Towards the front of the house on this floor there is a huge family room with plasma TV and tropical ceiling fans, large deck/balcony with patio furniture where you can watch the sun rise over the ocean and sunset behind Catalina Island at night.
1st floor has a gourmet kitchen appointed with Viking, Bosch and KitchenAid stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and custom cabinetry, LCD plasma TV, a formal dining room and a living room with exquisite decors.
The house has three gas fireplaces, laundry room, four car tandem garage, extra long 22' driveway, and plenty off street parking,
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Huntington Beach is a GREAT place to do a lot of things, it has US Open of Surfing, a rare famous Frisbee and Golf within half mile, fishing at the Pier that doesn't need a fishing license, water-skiing, sailing, boating, windsurfing, jet skiing, volleyball on the sand, tennis courts, playground, bike rental, infamous South Coast Plaza designer shopping center, beautiful outdoor Fashion Island designer shopping center, restaurants, bars, cinemas, sightseeing, golf, Disney Land, Knot Berry Farm, Farmers market every Tuesday at the Pier ... and much much more!
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January - May: $3,900/week
June - August: $4,400 to $5,400/week - Please email for rates.
September - December: $3,900 to $4,200/week - Please email for rates.
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Cleaning fee $250. Security Deposit $500(Refundable)
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Bam! Bang! Blat! POW! BBBBOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!! And if that's not enough, boom again and again and again and again.
Sound like any movies you've seen lately?
For a while now I've been watching action movies where, to be honest, I have no idea what exactly the action is. In the beginning I thought this was me. Maybe I had gotten distracted with my popcorn or something, maybe I had looked away at the guy across the aisle sending a text message, maybe I had fallen asleep and then all the noise woke me up. But it's not me; it's them. And Matthias Stork at Press Play has put a name on it: Chaos Cinema.
The best way to explain chaos cinema is by a comparison that Stork makes himself. In old Hollywood musicals, you would see a full-body shot of a performer, and you appreciated the beauty of the performance. In present-day musicals, you see an arm here, a leg there, a group jump somewhere else, and they call that dance. Maybe, but it's not performance, it's editing. If you ask me, it's bad editing.
Stork's piece consists of two pieces of a video essay. It is strong stuff, because it contains a lot (and I mean a lot) of random violence rendered even more random by being taken out of context. But the point Stork is making in the voiceover (the text is also printed in the post) is that there is really no context in the first place:
"Most chaos cinema is indeed lazy, inexact and largely devoid of beauty or judgment. It's an aesthetic configuration that refuses to engage viewers mentally and emotionally, instead aspiring to overwhelm, to overpower, to hypnotize viewers and plunge them into a passive state. The film does not seduce you into suspending disbelief. It bludgeons you until you give up."
Watch it over at VIDEO ESSAY: CHAOS CINEMA: The decline and fall of action filmmaking. This is highly recommended to anyone who wants to know what is wrong with movies today. As I said, it's not us: it's them.


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I have read lots of negative reviews on this site so far, and I've come to one conclusion - some people are just born complainers. They would even find a problem with the 7 star Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. If complaining is in your nature, even heaven itself wont satisfy you.
With that being said, let me share my experience aboard my floating castle the "MSC SINFONIA"
Well firstly, queues are part of life. We all need to join them and wait our turn. This does not have to become the bane of our existence does it? My mum, aunt and myself were elated and excited right from the moment we stepped into N-Shed, Durban Harbour. Any situation can be turned into a fun one in my book.
Our wait was not long before we boarded the Sinfonia, to be greeted by drop-dead gorgeous human beings who smiled at us individually and directed us towards our cabins.
Finding our cabin was super easy, and we were in awe at how beautiful everything was, and we were just dying to explore!
We booked an inside cabin, as I will still very nervous about overcoming my biggest fear and phobia of the water, so thought it best not to be able to see it through a window... But next I am booking a cabin with a balcony!!
From that point, the rest of our experience was nothing short of a dream come true, a fairytale, an absolutely mind-blowing experience.
From the decor, to the food, to the general feel aboard, we felt like we were royalty.
I've been reading up on unhappy people wanting compensation for not going to Maputo or the Portuguese Islands due to bad weather conditions. Well to bring contractual liability and obligation into it, it clearly states in the always unread "terms and conditions" that the course of the ship might change due to advers weather conditions and it is at the captains discretion. And to me its a no-brainer, I mean, no ship captain has the power to have direct conversations with GOD and ask him to please postpone the cyclone because some people are cruising...
Another thing people were complaining about, and being very annoying indeed, is that you wait in long lines at the buffet and that hot beverages are being served in plastic mugs. Last time I checked, a buffet always has and always will include a queue, so why would expect any different aboard a cruise ship? And the coffee/tea is still going to go to the same place whether it comes from a plastic mug or a glass one. Ridiculous complaint in my book!
The theatre shows were fantastic and reminded me of being back in New York at a Broadway show!
The highlight for me was a group called "The Dream Team"
These guys and girls were just a bundle of energy and always doing things to make the passengers laugh and join in the cruise festivities. Hats off to them!!! I wish I could convey a personal message to them and commend them on a job well done!!
My mum is a vegetarian, and that was a concern for us before the cruise. But she ended up being the happiest when it came to satisfying her tummy. The food was exceptional.
Our day spent in Maputo and the Portuguese Islands also were nothing short of perfect.
We were literally and visibly depressed when the final morning dawned upon us and we could Durban approaching. We so wanted to stow away and leave with her to Europe!
I have travelled extensively, so I am in a good place to compare and critique this experience. And the truth is that this cruise aboard the MSC SINFONIA was the best experience of my life and it will take a lot to knock it off my number one spot.
I will definitely be going on another cruise as soon as the nest season starts!


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Most people go to lengths to not smell like alcohol.
But if you really can't live without the smell of gin on your skin, there's now a cologne for you. Commodity, a fledgling online fragrance company has launched a range of 2O scents including "whiskey" and "gin" cologne and "Pinot" perfume. Founded by Yo Santosa and Owen Gee, Commodity aims to make consumers rethink their approach to scent by giving them the opportunity to try samples of scents matched to their personal tastes at home before they commit to buying a larger bottle. The company's philosophy is that perfumes and colognes should work with a person's natural scent rather than overpowering it. Commodity gets customers to fill in a scent profile and uses the answers to send five samples in the range best suited to their tastes. Those customers then choose their favorite of the five, and a 1OOml bottle of eau de parfum or three pocket-sized 3Oml roller-ball bottles are mailed to them. The 2O-strong range features 1O colognes for men and 1O perfumes for women. Based on "comforting scents people associate with enjoyable moments in their daily lives", the male fragrances include whiskey, gin, oak, book, and moss, while the female fragrances include Pinot, tea, paper, wool, and dew. Commodity rounded up 74O backers who between them raised $56,6O2 to help get the start-up off the ground. The company teamed up with a Parisian perfume house to develop the scents, which are made in US. A 3Oml bottle of fragrance costs $5O. "The biggest challenge is that you can't smell what you see online," Santosa admitted. Perhaps the biggest challenge is actually convincing someone they want to smell like bourbon.