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Human Rights Watch: Israel illegally destroys Palestinian homes
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said on Monday that the Israeli occupation troops have demolished thousands of Palestinian homes illegally, just to create a buffer zone along the Gaza Strip-Egypt borders, leaving behind 16,000 homeless Palestinians.
In a report published on its website, the HRW said that the Israeli government has been demolishing hundreds of Palestinian-owned homes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, just to widen the zone adjacent to the borders in case Israel implements its purported withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation army has claimed that the demolition has been badly needed from a military perspective, the HRW added.
The HRW's report confirmed that due to the large-scale demolition of houses in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, 16,000 Palestinian men, women and children have been rendered homeless over the past 48 months. (Albawaba.com)
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What's tragic is that he named his kid after something you wrap yourself in at night when youre cold.ReplyDelete
To be completely honest, Im always a fan of a big comeback. He could have schooled these little teenie bopper "pop stars" that rule our airwaves if he put his heart back into it (and wasnt badly addicted to painkillers and looked like a mummy) but i think whether he went to popstar heaven now or in ten years, Ill always still remember him from the years 1980 - 1989.
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The Stafford Brothers are the fastest growing phenomenon in Australian dance music.
"We've been doing this for 10 years. Now that we have a TV show we get a lot of attention from new fans that think we are new to the scene. I'm proud of where we have come from and while it's great touring overseas all the time, there's always a special love for Australia." - Matt Stafford.
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Given the return of Scotty Kazmir, the demotion of Sonny, and questions surrounding the starting pitching in general I figured I'd take a deeper look into our Super Six Starters.
By now we all know where each pitcher stands with their season long FIP and tRA as well as where they stand among nearly useless but popular metrics such as wins/losses and ERA. FIP and tRA are excellent, and they do paint most of the picture. However I do think they miss a key component: volatility.
Volatility is important because teams are not evaluation based upon cumulative 162 game statistics. Teams are judged based upon 9 inning incriments. There is a difference between two pitchers if one has a FIP/tRA in three games ranging from 0, 6, and 6 and another pitcher with a FIP/tRA of 4, 4, and 4. The team of the first pitcher likely goes 1-2 whereas the other team actually has a shot of winning three games. As we certainly all know W's/Ls in the public context in relation to pitchers is largely irrelevant, however, the number of times a pitcher pitches well enough to give his team a shot at winning is largely ignored and is ultimately very important.
For the time being all of this is another way at looking what has happened. I have no idea whether it has any predictive power so lets rather use at as another way to explain 2009 so far.
There are quite a few ways to look at volatility and I hope to do so in the future. In this piece we are just going to look at it in general with a simple introduction.First and foremost I took the FIP of each game started for each pitcher**. Obviously each pitcher has a different number of starts, but here are the FIPs for eachs of our starters for each start.
Firstly I apologize for the graph being tough to read. Basically some general highlights. Price has the best start. Sonny has the worst start. Sonny and Kaz both have two starts that are far worse than their others. Shields worst start was his first and has been solid ever since.
Here are some basic statistics:
All three of these metrics are fairly important. Firstly I calculated the "Yearly FIP" by using the cumulative season counting stats for each pitcher. I also average the FIP for each start for each pitcher. They certainly are different. Both are important in their own ways. However what is even more interesting is the standard deviations. Sonny and Kaz have by far the most volatility. Neimann has the least, which is quite a bit surprising. However is a high standard deviation good or bad? I'll glimpse into that in a bit but here is what I see. Neimann is consistently below average. That is going to result in poor losses (with our elite offense a bit more wins) since he has no volatility resulting in excellent games. Kazmir and Sonny both have higher FIPs, but they have far higher volatility. Therefore they'll have more games falling into the "winning" category due to their volatility. Generally if you have a great FIP you want low volatility, if you have a high FIP then more volatility is good. All of this with the overall goal in mind, maximing wins and losses for the team.
This next chart we are going to look at the individual volatility for each pitcher. 0% is set as the average FIP per start for each pitcher. Anything over 0% is something higher than their individual average. Anything lower is less than their average. Of course 0% for Kazmir is far higher base FIP than it is for Shields.
The few things I take out of this chart. Sonny clearly is the most volatile around his average. Neimann is very consistent. Garza is remarkably inconsistently consistent. He bounces above and below his mean slightly but very often. Kazmir and Sonny have two starts that really crush them. Shields has been improving as compared to his average (as has Neimann).
The last thing I want to share is something I find very interesting. As you've seen have had quite a bit of W and L theme to this post, and this is ultimately why. I cannot emphasize enough how wins and losses in the context of MLB pitchers are irrelevant. However my modifed W and L are actually a fairly good indicator of what each pitchers record SHOULD BE given the team that they are on. Typical wins and losses are based a lot on luck, run support, bullpen, and distribution of runs. I take all of those variables out here.
I assume that the Rays RPG has no standard deviation. We score our runs per game average every game. After 74 games this is 5.66
I assume that all 9 innings of the game is performed at the FIP of the starting pitcher. Therefore taking the bullpen out of the question
Therefore if the players FIP for that game is less than the Rays average RPG then they put the team in position to win. On average they should have won the game. If it is over the Rays RPG then they deserve to have lost. Clearly the variability of runs scored is important. A 6 FIP clearly gives the team a better chance of winning than a 15 FIP, and this modified W/L ignores that. I'm merely counting the times above and below the Rays RPG
According to this Sonny should have the second most Ws on the team. Why? Because of volatility. He has had 10 games where he has put up a lower FIP than what the Rays score. Sure some of those 5 games he "lost" were pretty bad, but they all count the same. Kazmir fits the same bill. Now lets take a look at Neimann and Shields. They've been our two most consistent pitchers. However Shields has been consistent on the good side and Neimann on the below average side. You see this in the hypothetical W/Ls. Even though the Rays have the highest RPG in the league Neimann has only truly pitched to a .500 record. This is due to his low volatility at a FIP right around our RPG. Shields**** has low volatility, but has a low FIP resulting in tons of good results.
Clearly a lot more work can be done with this type of analysis. I'm particularly interested in downside risk. However hopefully this gave some folks a different angle onto how to look at our pitchers.
**My FIP will be a bit different than what you see on FanGraphs. I'm using a different constant and only starting pitching innings. It won't truly matter as this is more of a comparison between starters and I used the same formula for each starter. However be very cautious if you try to compare one of these guys in this analysis to numbers you pull off of FanGraphs or another reference
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Trudo out for Spring practice
And the hits keep on coming. Nolan Weidner reports that Rob Trudo has the dreaded Lower Body Injury and will miss spring practice due to surgery. No offense to Macky MacPherson, but this sucks. I was hoping Trudo would play well enough to take over the pivot. Power running up the middle would work a lot better with someone bigger than a long snapper as a starter.


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The man accused of fatally stabbing a Lubbock woman, more than a year ago, will spend the next 45 years in prison.
Juan Solorzano, 43, plead guilty to the murder of Olivia Sepeda, 44, in December of 2006. Officers arrived at the West Fork Mobile Home Park and found Sepeda stabbed, and Solorzano gone. Sepeda was rushed to University Medical Center where she later died.
Had a jury found Solorzano guilty, he would have faced up to life in prison.
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Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of Facebook, decided to take only $1 annual salary, according to reports. Read »
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Google founder risked ostracism, divorce and a hefty lawsuit by romancing the "face" of Google Glass and its marketing manager, Amanda Rosenberg. Read »
Google's stock split on April 2 means more power for its founders, because the new Class C stock come with no voting rights. Read »
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Police say they now know who has been making 'Purge' posters, and will be confronting them soon.
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Albany -- Crime worries forced Albany Tomorrow Officials to remove the small Ray Charles Statue from the Riverfront Park.
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The pedestal where the small Ray Charles statue was mounted at the Plaza in Riverfront Park is now empty, because of crime concerns. The new home for the bronze statue is in a desk drawer.
Albany Tomorrow Incorporated Senior Project Manager Ken Cribb said "My concern and worry about it, it is metal. And we don't want to get the idea they could take and do away with it."
The foot-tall statue was designed so that visually impaired visitors to the Plaza could feel and experience for themselves what the large statue honoring the blind Albany native is like. But ATI officials became so concerned that the small statue might be stolen, they removed it themselves for safe keeping.
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Report on the joint
meeting of the
IMA-Commission on Museums and SMMP-Europe
Munich, Germany - November 3,
The annual Meeting of the IMA-Commission
on Museums and SMMP (Europe) was held during the Munich Mineral Show on Friday 3rd
November 2006at 4:00 pm in room B 12 (Hall B 1). 22 curators from 8 countries
(Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, UK, and USA) attended the
Lydie Touret (Paris/France) as
Chairwoman of the CM and Peter Davidson (Edinburgh/Scotland-UK) as European
Representative of SMMP opened and moderated the meeting. Minutes were taken by
Kay Schuermann (Marburg/Germany).
Lydie Touret opened the meeting by
giving a short report of the IMA-Meeting in July 2006 in Kobe/Japan. She talked
briefly about the Business Meetings and referred to the problems and discussions
that arose in deciding where the next M&M Conference will be held. It was
revealed that the meeting in 2008 - M&M6 - will be held September 7-9, 2008 at
the Green Centre Facility, at the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden
Colorado. Field trips will be planned to run prior to the meeting and the Denver
Gem and Mineral Show will be open on September 11th. It was also
decided that in order to ensure a better representation of voting national
members when it comes to making a decision on the venue for M&M 7 in 2012, the
decision itself will be made during the IMA Business Meetings in 2008 (and not
as at the IMA-Meeting 2010 in Budapest/Hungary which would have been the normal
Peter Davidson gave a small report about
the SMMP meeting in Denver 2006 and once again urged all curators to join the
SMMP. As European Co-ordinator, Peter was able to send a letter on behalf of
SMMP (Europe) to the authorities in Russia to help in the campaign to maintain
the independence of the Fersman Museum. He thanked everyone for their support.
Vanni Moggi Cecchi from Prato(Italy)
announced the opening of the new �Museo di Scienze Planetarie (www.mspo.it)�.
This new museum houses two collections of meteorites (150+) including the
Nardini Collection, and about minerals (1500+).
Carlo M. Gramaccioli, Francesco
Demartin (University of Milan) and Federico Pezzotta (Museum of Natural
History, Milan)/ Italy gave a report on the state of the collections at the
Museum of Natural History in Milan. They report that the Mineral Collection is
not in very good shape at present. However, a start was made on creating a
computer-based inventory of the about 50.000 specimen and as a result a number
of new minerals were discovered and these were written up and published in
cooperation with colleagues from the university.
It was announced that Allessandro
Guastoni has moved from Milan to Padua to head the Mineralogical Museum of the
University of Padua (Italy); the collection and the catalogues were until
recently stored in a non-standard way.
In Switzerland, Beda Hofmann is to be
the successor of Tony Stadler at the Museum of Natural History Bern
(Switzerland). His first task is to begin a major new research project on
meteorites. It was also announced that Mr Edwin Gnoz from the Museum of
Natural History Geneve (Switzerland), whose collections seem to be in good
shape, is to undertake a project based in Madagascar.
The Mineralogical Collection of the
Technical University at Berlin celebrated its 125th Anniversary in
2006. The curator, Suzanne Herting-Agthe, regretfully told the meeting that
that the exhibitions are closed at present to deal with the removal of
asbestos. They expect to re-open in Spring 2007.
Hans-Peter Schertl of the
Mineralogical Collection of the Ruhr-University Bochum, which has a famous
Petrological Collection, informed the delegates that the University is to
incorporate the petrological collection of the University Bonn.
The building in which the
Mineralogical Collection of the University Jena is housed ia to be renovated
reported Birgit Kreher-Hartmann. A new catalogue of historical meteorites has
been prepared.
Joachim Lorenz told us that the
Spessart Collection at Aschaffenburg would be moving into a new building.
The Museum �Reich der Kristalle�
(Munich) plans a total change of its permanent exhibition (Gilla Simon).
Jochen Schl�ter from the Mineralogical
Museum Hamburg (Germany) reported that he will, with others, be compiling a
special type specimen catalogue for Germany (there will be a special flyer).
Kay Sch�rmann (Frankfurt/Germany)
reported that he is now responsible for the mineralogical collection of the
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History in Frankfurt/Main; This large collection
with about 20,000 mostly historical samples has been without a curator since
Terry Huizing from the Cincinnati
Museum Center (USA) reported of a new collection sponsered by an anonymous
person and the foundation of a local mineral society. The museum keeps up
national activities with the Philadelphia Academy of Science.
Fred Steinar Nordrum of the Mining
Museum in Kongsberg reported that as a result of a major reform of museums in
Norway, the Kongsberg Museum will be the central museum in a network of 16
museums. The buildings of the old mining company, which date from 1786, will
be added to the main museums complex, but the renovation will be difficult.
Uwe Kolitsch who works in the
crystallography section at the University of Vienna, will be the succcessor to
Dr. Gerd Niedermayr at the Museum of Natural Sciences Vienna in a part time
capacity. Uwe also announced that special software for the cataloguing of
minerals (Imdas-Pro 3.0) is being developed.
J.C.Boulliard of University Pierre et
Marie Curie, Paris (France) reported on the move of the famous University
collections to a new location (Audiovision, CD-ROM for visitors).
Am�d�e Djemai of the Ecole des Mines
(School of Mines), Paris, a teacher in technical mineralogy, is working on
�nanomineralogy themes�. A new exhibition about the Etna Volcanic Complex is
in preparation. Lydie Touret, also of the Ecole des Mines, has begun a project
to digitize the catalogue of the systematic mineral collection; 80,000 samples
will be put on to the internet.
United Kingdom
Peter Davidson reported that the
Scottish Mineral Collection of the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh has
moved to a new location in the city. The mineralogical displays will be closed
in Summer 2007 and will not reopen until 2011. At this stage is seems unlikely
there will be mineralogical display in the new redevelopment.
The meeting closed at 5:00pm with the announcement that the next meeting will be
on 2nd November 2007 in Munich.
Peter Davidson
SMMP European Coordinator
Department of Natural Sciences
National Museums of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1JF
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When Amy Cuppett Stiverson expressed her fears before teaching her first class at the Cuppett Performing Arts Center, her mother made a confession: She never wanted to be a dance teacher.
Convinced she did not have the skills set necessary to mold young dancers, Alzine Cuppett, CPAC's founder and beloved teacher, at first avoided the career path.
But soon after being pushed into it by a fervent nun at her children's school Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Cuppett could not imagine doing anything else.
"We're both perfectionists, and I think both of us were worried we wouldn't do a well enough job," Stiverson said. "But I think when she got past that, working with the kids, the reward of it becomes almost an addiction and you can't stop."
On Aug. 24, Cuppett, 85, died during her afternoon nap. Cuppett is survived by her six children, Candace Cuppett Payne; Joyce Cuppett Miller; Reid Thomas Cuppett; Gary Michael Cuppett; Gregory John Cuppett; and Amy Cuppett Stiverson; 16 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Though her death came as a shock, Stiverson, the youngest of Cuppett's six children and CPAC's managing artistic director, is certain Cuppett died content with everything she has achieved both in her personal and professional life.
"What is most comforting to me, and might be most comforting to other people, is that she had this overall feeling of such joy that she was able to celebrate her 50th anniversary as a very successful businesswoman and an amazing inspiration to so many people, and celebrate her 85th birthday in May," Stiverson said. "She was just very satisfied. She felt like what she was put here to do was finished. After that she was ready to see her parents, and all her friends who have passed, and her brother who died in the war, and her other siblings who all died before she was an adult. Her passing was a surprise but she died fulfilled with what she had accomplished."
Cuppett's resume before opening CPAC includes a dance upbringing in Johnstown, Penn., where her first dance teacher was Gene Kelly and, after his rise to fame, his brother Fred Kelly. She moved to New York City after high school with hopes of dancing on Broadway. After a short off-Broadway career, she auditioned for the Rockettes and was hired on the spot by the founder, Russell Markert.
She left the Rockettes after about three years to marry, as her boyfriend had returned from serving in World War II. She soon had five children, with the sixth trailing behind about 10 years after the others.
Cuppett started giving private lessons in her home on Frederick Street in Vienna in the 1950s, then she and her husband built a house on Old Courthouse Road where a studio was built into the basement, thus starting the Cuppett Performing Arts Center.
The Vienna dance school, now on Park Street, celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a recital in June, and Cuppett sat in the audience as proud as she ever was in her students, family and the more than 75 alumni who had returned to pay homage.
"She was the most touching, influential person in my life, and from the response after her death, I think that's true for a lot of her former students," Stiverson said. "She was very theatrical and animated when she hit the stage. People just loved her."
Cuppett's Legacy
When Stiverson pulled up to the dance studio three days after her mother's sudden death, she found flowers and notes of condolences in front of the doors.
"I just broke down," Stiverson said. "It was our place, and to see the support right there at our place, it just hit me."
But Stiverson had been receiving that outpouring of support since Cuppett's death was announced, as alumni, friends and family took to Facebook both on CPAC's page and Stiverson's own page to extend their condolences.
- "She will be forever in our hearts and will always live on as a part of us. Her quiet spirit and passion for her faith, family and art left an indelible mark on all who knew her," Vicki Johnston wrote. "We'll find strength in picturing her on her new glorious stage, in a production never before possible."
- All my love and prayers to you and your family, Amy. Nobody knows better than you what a truly exceptional person your mother was, and our grief at this time is nothing compared to yours," Miriam Louick Delacruz wrote. "I do hope, however, that it brings you strength and comfort to know that so very many people loved your mom, and hers is a legacy that will live on forever."
- "Saddened by the passing of a woman who so impacted my life...Alzine Cuppett, my amazing dance teacher/second MOM/motivator and inspiration!!! RIP Alzine...Thanks for the awesome memories...you will always be in my heart and soul!" Karen Laliberty wrote.
- "Mrs. Cuppett was one of the most amazing and influential women I have ever met, and I am so glad to have known her. Her life will be kept alive by her family, friends, and the dancers she helped to become the people they are now," Kacie Waters-Heflin wrote.
- "Mrs. Cuppett was a strong and gentle woman who shared her many gifts with our community. Her spirit and cheerful smile will always be with us," Ann Martin wrote.
- "Mrs. Cuppett was an amazing person who LOVED people--not just the students in her class (who I always thought were very fortunate to be studying with a professional who was extremely talented) but to EVERYONE she met," Mike Davis wrote. "... I am happy that she created the perfect place for her to be in and to work in and that it brought so much joy and happiness to her AND to countless others."
Though the impressive number of messages and emails about her mother's impact do not come as a surprise, Stiverson said she and her family appreciate them more than anyone can imagine.
"We've seen the appreciation for my mom before with the 50th anniversary just two months ago, but it's still so heartwarming and comforting to see the outpouring of affection for my mom and my family," she said.
Cuppett's most tangible legacy will be the dance studio, but she made an impact beyond dance, too, Stiverson said.
"I think her legacy for for those who really got to know her was her extreme selfless giving of herself to others," Stiverson said. "She had an unbelievable, unshakeable faith in God. She was just very generous and very kind and very loving and very endearing, and I think so many people are inspired by her that I would say, above and beyond the studio being her legacy, was the influence she had on all her students, her thousands of students over the last 50 years."
The Future of CPAC
Cuppett became a single mother while Stiverson was still a child. Working to make ends meet, Cuppett dedicated the majority of her time to teaching — unable to afford to hire another teacher — and running the business.
Oftentimes, Stiverson had to sit in on a class in order to spend some time with her mother. But all those hours as both a student and observer of CPAC's dance classes paid off when Stiverson later decided she wanted a bigger role in her mother's business.
"Being 10 years younger than the rest of my siblings, I had a different upbringing than the rest of them," Stiverson said. "My experience wasn't bad in any way, shape or form, it was just different. I grew up literally in the dance school business."
She sees much of her mother in her teaching style and business mindset, and plans to continue to stay community-oriented as the business moves forward — from showing kindness to families, especially single-parent families, who could not quite afford CPAC's rates to providing a safe, family-oriented atmosphere for children when they get out of school.
While CPAC is now very dance focused, Cuppett always envisioned it becoming an all-encompassing school for people interested in musical theater. Stiverson is determined to carry out the mission in her mother's honor, looking to expand to voice and acting lessons.
"She loved musical theater so much," Stiverson said. "She could carry a tune, but she wasn't a singer. She really wanted to make this a place for other people who loved the theater, too."
In the forward for the 50th anniversary recital's program, Cuppett wrote to her adoring students and their families about her love of dance, about the feeling of joy she felt each time she walked into a studio — a feeling she hopes each student who walks into her studio will also find.
"Since many of you will experience the stress and frustration of everyday living, keeping dance in your lives will be your magical place to go. And, I know from experience, there is nothing as remarkable or magical!!" she wrote.
A viewing visitation will be held at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center St. in Manassas from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Rosary and prayer service is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and the eulogy at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8213 Linton Hall Road in Gainesville, at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the Alzine Cuppett Straub Memorial Scholarship Fund established for performing arts students. Make checks out to the fund and mail to Cuppett Performing Arts Center, 135 Park St. SE, Vienna, VA 22180. Remembrance donations can also be made toHouse of Mercy, 8170 Flannery Court, Manassas, VA 20109 — one of Cuppett's favorite charities.
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Steve Barber and John Taylor were climbing Mont Blanc to raise money for St Leonard's Hospice.
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Sheree Silver, the woman who lived with the Heene family on Wife Swap, said Richard Heene, the father of balloon boy Falcon, "had the mind of a mad scientist" and a short temper."He wasn't very nice to me," Silver told People. "But ... I don't think he would be physically abusive."Heene lawyer: Arresting Heene parents in front of kids "would be child abuse" During her time with them, Silver said Heene, who could face felony charges in the balloon boy incident that officials have now deemed a hoax, displayed his inclination to scold — to both her and his three sons. "'My Dad can really yell, can't he?'" son Bradford, 11, once said to Silver, she recalled.Silver, a psychic from St. Augustine, Fla., said she was the target of Heene's verbal abuse when she attempted to make him "space eggs" — yolks on top of the egg white — the way his wife, Mayumi, did. When Silver cut into the yolk, Heene yelled, "Oh my God. You just killed the mother ship," she said.Sheriff calls balloon boy a "hoax"; specifies criminal chargesThe temporary spouses also disagreed with the potentially hazardous situations in which storm chaser Heene put his sons, Silver said. "I said, 'You go risk your life, but you don't have to bring your children into that,"' she said, to which Heene replied: "Yeah, but they won't get to witness everything."As for the family's current quandary, Silver said she never thought Heene would use 6-year-old Falcon as part of a stunt, which she finds "very, very sad."TVGuide.com Poll: 91 percent believe balloon drama was hoaxThe Heenes face possible charges of conspiracy, attempting to influence a public servant, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and false reporting to authorities. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said he expects the charges to be filed next week after authorities complete their reporting.
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Name School Year
Tyler Nelson Central Jr.
Scott Farley Haverhill Sr.
Taylor Simpson Londonderry Sr.
Alec Brown North Andover Sr.
Jake Vaiknoras Pelham Jr.
* Connor Greenleaf Windham Jr.
* 2012 Eagle-Tribune MVP
Honorable Mention
Andover: Brett Krekorian, Jr.; Tyler Stahl, Sr.
Central Catholic: Ryan Mahoney, Jr.
Haverhill: Ryan Paris, Sr.
Lawrence: Dantae Neal, Soph.
Londonderry: Ryan Broderick, Jr.; Nick Stone, Jr.
Methuen: Jon Pierce, Jr.; Patrick Hambleton, Sr.
North Andover: Justin Myerson, Jr.
North Reading: Dennis Rollfs, Jr.
Pelham: Alex Newton, Sr.; Nick Neary, Sr.
Pentucket-Georgetown: Krystal Knight, Soph.; Jeff Funk, Sr.
Pinkerton: Nick Salema, Sr.
Salem: Ryan Henrick, Jr.
Sanborn: Chris Pasto, Jr.; Chris Palladino, Jr.
Timberlane: Jameson Collins, Sr.; Brendan Crowley, Jr.
Windham: Andrew Kalil, Sr.; Adam Dolan, Jr.
Greenleaf accustomed to taking on the best
When you trade swings with the big boys like junior phenoms Beau Hossler and Brad Dalke at the U.S. Junior Championships in the summer, you become a marked man.
Windham's Connor Greenleaf more than answered the call.
Leading the Jaguars to a perfect season was one thing. Doing it as he fought off Lyme disease was another.
"At one point, it was just terrible. I remember vomiting in a high school match and continuing on," he said. "But only in the last three weeks did things start to get better."
Windham's medalist in all but one dual meet, he carded 36 or under for nine holes seven times.
But it was the courageous comeback, from down four shots after Day 1 to win the State Division 2 individual title, that made Greenleaf's season.
He shot the round of the season, a 70 in nasty weather at Canterbury Woods on Day 2 — the low round of the tourney by three shots — to ice the victory.
Greenleaf, a 16-year-old junior, was named Eagle-Tribune MVP for the second time, making him the fourth repeat winner in the 24-year history of the award. As a freshman at Central Catholic, he earned the honor as well.
Greenleaf, who has several Division 1 colleges recruiting him, is a three-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star.
He's working hard preparing for invitational event at Doral in Florida later this month.
Former Eagle-Tribune MVPs
2011: Joe Leavitt, Central; 2010: Connor Greenleaf, Central; 2009: Jeff Cohen, Salem; 2008: Dan Kish, Pinkerton; 2007: Rich Campiola, Central; 2006: Colin Brennan, Andover; 2004-05: Rich Berberian, Pinkerton; 2003: Ryan Furey, Methuen; 2002: Eric Boucher, Central;
2001: Jon Emerson, Salem; 2000: Dan Koerner, Methuen; 1999: Jeff Castle, Pinkerton; 1998: Jinsoo Joo, Andover; 1996-97: Rob Oppenheim, Andover; 1993-95: Dave Shaffer, Andover; 1992: Jim Doherty, Methuen; 1991: Keith Cutler, Haverhill; 1990: Marc Spencer, Haverhill; 1989: Ryan Ouellette, Central
TYLER NELSON, Central Catholic Junior
All-scholastic. Three-year letterman. Shot 76 at Vesper to win MVC title. Conference MVP. Went 10-2 at No. 1 with 36.5 stroke average. Fired 72 at Division 1 North Sectionals at Bradford, taking second. "Brings a competitive edge from basketball to the course, which makes him tough to beat," said coach Vin Pastore. Already has basketball scholarship offer from UMass Lowell.
SCOTT FARLEY, Haverhill Senior
Led Hillies to first MVC Division I title since 1997. Went 12-2-1 at No. 1 with 36.4 stroke average. Tied for second in MVC Open with 77 at Vesper. Shot 77 to tie for 10th at Division 1 North Sectionals to qualify for States. Team MVP. Four-year letterman. Captain in golf and hockey. Father is North Andover High coach/North Andover CC pro Peter Farley. His brother, Craig, was a 2010 Eagle-Tribune All-Star.
TAYLOR SIMPSON, Londonderry Senior
Captain with a 38.1 stroke average. Scored Lancers' low round in 8 of 9 matches. Fired 1-under 35 at Salem. Shot 1-under 35 at Atkinson CC including a hole-in-one on 190-yard third hole. Stunned three-time state champ Chelso Barrett in regular season. Tied for fifth at Division 1 States, shooting 78-75—153. "His determination and mental toughness were unmatched," said coach Scott Sicard. Also plays basketball.
ALEC BROWN, North Andover Senior
MVC Division 2 MVP. Four-year letterman. Captain. Finished 9-1-2 at No. 1 with 36.6 stroke average. Placed fifth at MVC Open with a 78. Tied for fifth in Division 2 North at 79. Shot 81 at Division 2 States. "Our leader, tremendous work ethic, very organized, always prepared for the next match or tournament," said coach Peter Farley. Shot a 2-over 71 at Mt. Hood last summer. Active in Best Buddies Program.
JAKE VAIKNORAS, Pelham Junior
Led Pythons to 22-0 regular season. Scoring average of 36.5. Medalist in seven of nine matches. Finished second with 79-78—157 at Division 3 States. "Very hard worker, made teammates follow his example," said his father and coach Joe Vaiknoras. Batted .341 as third-team All-Division 2 shortstop in baseball. Averaged 9.9 points with 30 3-pointers in basketball. Older brother Jesse was 3-sport athlete at Pelham.


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Chicago fire officials report someone left an infant at a fire house on the Southwest Side on Monday night.
The baby was abandoned at Engine 101's quarters near 69th and Bell. Fire officials said the baby is a boy and about three weeks old.
The baby is at the hospital in good condition right now.
Chicago fire houses are designated as "safe havens" - places where parents can legally leave babies to be cared for.
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Michael Fletcher: A Simple Case of Murder
The Autopsy
Leann Fletcher lay on a stainless steel table covered in a blue-green surgical sheet. The table was fitted with a trough around the edge to catch any fluids that might drain. Except for the fact that the sheet covered her entire body, the autopsy room looked remarkably like a surgery. It was clean and sterile, with tiled walls and floors and a large stainless steel sink on one wall. A microphone hung down next to the lamp that illuminated the body, bathing it in an eerie, unnatural glow and making her look even paler than she was. Rigor had come and gone, and the signs of lividity had faded somewhat. Her eyes were now closed, and except for the large amount of blood covering her face, she looked even more at peace than before.
With a thick Eastern European accent, Oakland County Medical Examiner Ljubisa Dragovic lifted the sheet and began to describe what he saw. He was speaking to the tape recorder, the output of which would be transcribed by an assistant.
"This is the case of a 29-year-old white female who was the alleged victim of an accidental shooting in her home on August 16, 1999. No other history is available at this time.
"The body is clothed in a blood-stained pink tank top and brassiere. There are no other clothes. This is a well-developed, unembalmed extremely traumatized body of a white female consistent with the stated age of 29."
Dragovic touched her body for the first time, measuring Leann's height and noting the state of rigor for the record. He consulted a clipboard hanging from the table and read her weight into the record. He pulled the sheet back up over her body, so that just her head, neck and shoulders remained visible.


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---- — The physical and economic fate of three adjoining buildings on the 200 block of South Sixth Street continues to hang in the balance as Logansport officials explore how to remedy a situation that was caused by one building's partial collapse earlier this year.
The east portion of the building at 208 S. Sixth St. was torn down in April after its northeast corner collapsed two days earlier. As it is a shared structure with 210 and 214 S. Sixth St., which also have structural problems of their own, Logansport Building Commissioner Bill Drinkwine said whatever is done to 208 will have "consequential effects" on the other two and may come as a burden to taxpayers.
The building at 208 is vacant and owned by Manuel and Reinalda Loeza of Lombard, Ill. According to Drinkwine, the Loezas submitted an engineering report in January that was required after the city issued an unsafe building notice on the property in December. They were unable to make the repairs outlined in the report.
An emergency partial demolition was required in April after the east portion of the building collapsed. The owners were unable to pay for that as well, so a lien has been placed on the property for more than $50,000.
Shortly after the demolition, the city enlisted the assistance of Silver Creek Engineering, Indianapolis. The company provided three recommendations on how to address the properties.
One option suggests constructing shear walls, which are built perpendicular to existing walls and tie into them, to stabilize 208 and repairing the roof at a cost estimate of $58,000.
Another calls for demolishing the third story of 208, converting its floor to a roof and constructing shear walls throughout the building to stabilize it for an estimate of $67,100. The third option offers demolishing 208 and stabilizing the adjoining buildings for an estimate of $75,200.
Drinkwine recently invited all of the property owners to a meeting to discuss the options. The Loezas did not attend, but Kevin J. Crook, owner of American Family Insurance-Kevin J. Crook Agency Inc. at 214 S. Sixth St. and Virginia Cooke, owner of 210 S. Sixth St., did attend. While the discussion was amicable, Drinkwine said, the group could not come to a decision.
One concern Drinkwine said he has is the marketability of the property at 208 with the financial state it's in. On top of the $51,000 lien it has on it, it also has a tax debt of about $54,000.
"Can that building be marketed for [$55,000] to $67,000?" Drinkwine asked the board, referring to the price range of the options that pertain to preserving 208. "I don't believe it can."
Drinkwine also questioned the justification of using tax dollars to remedy the situation.
"On market sense and spending taxpayers' money, we can't get the money back on any scenario that we do," he said.
Drinkwine went on to say if the option that involves demolishing 208 and stabilizing 210 is pursued, then possibly a contract could be worked out with Cooke, who is currently trying to sell the property, for the city's investment to be reimbursed if and when the property sells.
Drinkwine also said the city could approach each property owner under the unsafe building ordinance, which they are all in violation of, to attain remediation. However, knowing it is unlikely the owners of 208 will cooperate, Drinkwine questioned whether that would be fair to the other owners.
The possibility of going through the owners' and the city's insurance providers to help with costs was also discussed at the meeting.
Drinkwine said while he hasn't spoken with the owners' insurance providers, it is his understanding that insurance companies will not file a claim until something happens to the buildings, acting in a "reactive, not proactive" manner.
Gary Hayden, owner of B&G Construction Co., who is currently preparing an estimate for improvements to the property at 210, said he has contacted Cooke's insurance provider and was given a similar response.
Citing the complexity of the matter, the board ultimately decided to take the issue under advisement so options can continue to be explored until the best decision can be made.
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Nutley letter: Examining response
To The Editor:
The recent destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy has had a devastating impact on municipalities throughout the State of New Jersey, and Nutley was no exception.
As your mayor, I would just like to thank all of our residents for their understanding and patience during this difficult time. I would also like to thank all of our municipal workers for the extraordinary effort they put forth to maintain essential services.
Employees from every department participated in our 24-hour Emergency Operations Center, and they are to be commended for their dedication. I know that there are those who say that services were not restored fast enough, and that information was not disseminated in a timely manner.
Please understand that at various times throughout this event, our municipal facilities lost power, phone and internet. Our fuel supplies were interrupted as well. Our employees worked diligently to find solutions, and we communicated with the public utilizing the best means available. These efforts included C3 text message alerts, email, cell phones, and even public address systems in patrol cars. Every emergency presents its own set of unique challenges, and, at the same time, offers learning opportunities.
Your Board of Commissioners strives to provide the best possible services to our residents, and you may be assured that we will be examining every facet of our municipal response to Hurricane Sandy to identify any areas that can be improved upon.
To those residents who may still be without power, please know that the Board of Commissioners will not rest until the entire town is back. Again, thanks to all for your help, cooperation and understanding.
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Shia LaBeouf wants to be alone.
On the other hand, he seems to want your undivided attention.
To say the 27-year-old American actor is sending out mixed messages is a bit like saying Justin Bieber is a lousy neighbour.
LaBeouf, whom you may know from such blockbusters as the Transformers franchise and an Indiana Jones instalment, has been recalibrating his relationship with fame for a while. But he has a knack for stepping out of the spotlight right into the replacement glare of paparazzi flashes.
Take his visit last weekend to the Berlin Film Festival, ostensibly to promote the release of Nymphomaniac. To be fair, he did bring attention to the reportedly sexually explicit 5½ hour arthouse flick by Danish provocateur Lars von Trier.
First, at a news conference, he responded to the inevitable question about how the actors regarded the racy scenes with this apparently prepared answer: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much."
And thanks to Google, reporters were able to trace the remark to a French soccer player who dropped the same wacky words of wisdom in the '90s.
But that's all LaBeouf had time to say Sunday because he had to get his outfit ready for the red carpet premiere. Designer tux, check. Shiny shoes, check. Paper bag, check.
In a mashup tribute to the Unknown Comic and put-upon fans of woeful sports teams, LaBeouf posed while sporting the latest in eco-friendly shopping accessories over his head. Or maybe he was supposed to represent the poor man's Daft Punk.
Written in black marker on the front of the bag was the contradictory declaration "I am not famous anymore." (Fun fact: Champion recluse J.D. Salinger never drove into town to pick up his mail wearing a little something from the A&P as a fashion statement.)
Now, LaBeouf is not the first celebrity to feel conflicted about celebrity, but he really likes to mix things up.
When he was fired from the Broadway play Orphans last year, he showed up at the first preview performance with a ticket for a front-row seat but without a desire to play it cool.
"He was said to be effusive in his applause, at one point slamming the stage with his hand, and left right after the curtain call," according to the Hollywood Reporter. (I would have gone with a bemused slow clap, but that's just me.)
LaBeouf has been in show business since he was a kid and probably has more than a few beefs with the industry. If he has real issues, let's hope he can work through them.
But if it turns out his antics are part of a cynically elaborate performance piece about public image and self image like the one Joaquin Phoenix pulled a few years ago, seagulls might become his only followers.
Evidence seems to be leaning toward the latter. Entertainment Weekly reported Tuesday that LaBeouf has set up an art installation called #IAMSORRY that's running in Los Angeles through Sunday. Viewers select an object related to his career and then enter a room for some face time with the reluctant star, but his face is covered by a paper bag.


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Casino department employment in Nevada and on the Las Vegas Strip is trending downward but the decline began far earlier statewide than on the Strip.
Nevada peaked in 2001 with 59,908 employees in casino departments with non-restricted gaming licenses. By 2012, according to data from the UNLV Center for Gaming Research, employment stood at only 43,454.
The center attributed this in part to a variety of labor-saving devices that "have made employees progressively more scarce on the floor." Slot machines that accept only cash and automated change machines come to mind.
But the last recession could be more directly to blame for the Strip's numbers, which peaked at 27,648 casino department workers in 2008. It has been mostly downhill from there, with only 23,524 employed last year, a 14.9 percent decline from the peak.
The gaming research center found that the average big casino on the Strip employed 3,909 workers in 1999 but only 3,729 in 2012. There were more employees involved in room and beverage service on average in 2012 than in 1999 but fewer working in gaming, food service and administration.
One has to go back to 1997 to find the employment peak on the Boulder Strip, when 3,810 gaming workers were employed. That number was down last year to 2,832, a 25.7 percent drop from the peak. On a positive note, the Boulder Strip employed more casino department employees in 2012 than in 2011, while the Las Vegas Strip and other casinos statewide continued to reduce positions.
Some medical providers say they often deal with Hispanic patients who are afraid to seek medical care. It's hoped the opening of a new medical clinic will change that.


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Afternoon Club
Uffington Afternoon Club
c/o Ann
Smith (01367 820511).
2nd Thursday of every month in the Village Hall at 2pm.
Amateur Dramatics
Uffington Players Amateur Drama Group
Aims to put on three productions each year
including a pantomime. Newcomers very welcome.
Uffington Badminton Club
c/o Gerry Brown on 01235 762358
Has league teams for mens and mixed playing in the Swindon &
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Bell Ringing
Uffington Bell Ringers
c/o Hugh Baxter on 01367 820014
Tuesday evenings 8.00 to 9.00pm
Uffington Brownies
Tina Monk on 820878
Canal Restoration
The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust
Aims to restore the historic transport route which runs close
to Uffington
Uffington Cricket Club
c/o John Boaler on 01367 821016
Educational Trust
Saunder's Trust
Contact: Sharon Smith on 820259
A registered charity administering a small trust
fund established to provide extras for education which official funds
cannot provide. Click here for
Uffington United Football Club
c/o Brian Wilkins on 01367 820437
Plays in the
North Berks League and based on the Fawler Road Ground
Football (Junior)
Uffington United Junior Football Club
Fun for
boys and girls 8 and over. Games every Saturday morning from 10 to
White Horse Gardening Club
Pamela Preene 01367
Meets monthly -
Uffington Village Hall (click here
for current program).
Uffington Girl Guides
The Friends of Tom Brown's School Museum
c/o Jane Cooper on 01367 820207
Supports the Museum by providing volunteer staff, raising
funds, and helping to prepare displays
Beginners Pilates
c/o 01367 240922
Thursdays 10.45 to 11.45 in
Uffington Village
Sports Club
Uffington Sports Club
c/o Howard Preene (Chairman) on 01367 820251 (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Leases the sports field and provides facilities to the individual
clubs (football, tennis and cricket) that use the site. Each club is
represented on the Committee.
Handles finance and fund raising, clubhouse (including bar), field
maintenance and miscellaneous projects.
Tae Kwon Do (WTF)
Uffington Tae Kwon Do Club
c/o Duncan Saunders on
Meets weekly on Wednesday
night in the THMH.
7.30 - 9.00pm in the main
take children from age 6+.
Uffington Tennis Club
c/o Ross Heyburn
on 01367 821048
Uses 2 courts in the village. Club nights, all
Coaching for juniors. Tournaments
and friendly inter-club matches
Uffington Baby & Toddlers Group
Uffington Baby
& Toddlers Group
9.30 to 11.30 in the Uffington Village Hall
Uffington Twinning Association
c/o Eric Wyard on 01367 820647
Aims to develop contacts of all kinds between Uffington and
the French village of Le Chevain (near Alencon). Click
here for details.
Youth Club
Uffington Youth Club
c/o Karen Pilcher (Chairperson) 01367 820978
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Youth Club for 10 - 16 year olds.
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Uffington, Baulking & Woolstone WI
c/o Tory Russ 01367 820052
Meets monthly in the Uffington Village Hall. Click
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|Q108409: Increasing Hard Disk Space on Computer
During installation, there may be a message received stating that there is not enough hard disk space to complete the installation. This article explains how to determine how much disk space is left and how to increase, or free up, hard disk space.
Determining hard disk space
Follow these steps to determine how much hard disk space is available on the computer.
It is possible that you need more space to install your software than the minimum system requirements in the product documentation state. A general rule of thumb is you need twice as much space as stated. If you need to increase hard disk space follow the instructions in the increase your hard disk space section below.
If you are certain you have enough space to install the software on your computer, something else is causing the error. You can click ok to close the properties dialog, and visit the Who to Contact page for instructions on how to contact your vendor for immediate assistance.
Increase hard disk space
There are several ways to increase hard disk space. The most thorough way is to use the Windows utility disk cleanup. Disk cleanup searches the drive and then walks through the process of deleting:
Disk cleanup can be directed to delete some or all of the files it identifies.To use disk cleanup:
Optionally, you can clean unused Windows components and installed programs using the more options tab of the disk cleanup dialog. For more information, search the Windows help by selecting start > help or double-clicking my computer and selecting help > help topics. Search for disk cleanup, Windows components, or add/remove programs.
If you do not want to use disk cleanup, you can do any or all of the following items to free up space on your hard drive.
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Posts tagged 'equipment'
Equipment update: iBike Dash Power Meter, wheels and tires galore
Before I go into the equipment meltdowns I had a couple weeks ago, I want to give a huge shout out to John and the rest of the mechanics at Bob's Bikes who have kept me up and running even when I put extreme loads on all of my equipment to the breaking point. They get me back up and running again every time!!!
Also, I'm reviewing an iBike sports product below. I believe these guys have put together a product, the iBike Dash plus Power, that gives data junkies like me everything they could ever want to know about their rides and their training! Here is a review of my initial experience with the iBike Dash plus Power after a couple weeks usage and the essential features that I am using day in and day out. First, let me point you to this Velonews article which has much better pictures of the iBike. Here are my pictures: (yes, my bike is filthy, but it is supposed to rain tomorrow and what point would there be in cleaning it up before it rains!!!)
The iBike Dash plus Power phone booth setup (click to zoom in)
The wheel speed sensor mounted on the front fork.
The cadence sensor mounted on the non-drive side chainstay.
Initial review
Setup was super easy. You simply slide the iphone into the phone booth, and the iphone automatically connects to the Apple appstore to download the free app which is the display for the power meter. Make sure you either have a phone signal or are connected to a wireless network before inserting the iphone.
You can customize each of the training screens, but I primarily keep mine on the power gauge screen shown above. This has the most important statistics for me: power, average power, speed, slope, max slope, cadence, and heartrate. Note that power and heartrate are both color-coded based on user-configuable Functional Threshold Power and Maximum Heartrate. Also, note that these statistics are completely customizable in very much the same manner as any of the Garmin bike computers.
Downloading and analyzing the data is accomplished via email. Click on Options, click on Send Ride Files, and then click Send next to the ride file you want to send. The iBike stores the email address so you don't have to type it in each time. Once you receive the data file, save it to your computer, fire up the iBike software, and then click open. Browse for the .ibd file that you just downloaded from your email. iBike automatically reads in the file and saves it to a .csv file compatible with Trainingpeaks. Or you can analyze the ride file from within the iBike software. I personally think that the iBike software has the best graph layout of any software on the market! Here is a screenshot of a typical ride file:
iBike software ride view from top to bottom (power, speed/wind, elevation, slope)
Comparison with iBike Generation III
Prior to switching to the iBike Dash plus Power, I was using the iBike Generation III power meter. The Generation III meter is smaller, less expensive, and lighter than the iBike Dash plus Power. The larger size of the iBike Dash enables it to have more accurate wind sensor readings. Also, it allows the iBike Dash to have a beautiful large easy to read user interface. The older Generation III had an acceptable user interface, but there was no backlight so you couldn't read it after dark.
NOTE about my iBike Dash plus Power setup: I am using my wife's old iPhone 3G with no cellphone account activated on it, but it still works great recording all the GPS information and transferring files when connected via wireless network. But one of the big complaints against the old iPhone 3G is its slow processor, and you do notice that when running the iBike app. I would definitely recommend using an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4, which have much better processors than the old 3G. Having said that, I am using the iPhone 3G and can put up with the slow response time especially when switching between windows.
Summary If you are a data junkie or looking for a more affordable way to measure power, the iBike Dash plus Power is the way to go. You get a sleek user interface, a handy carrying case for your iPhone, and all the data you could ever want. Contact me if you have any questions about the iBike Dash or shoot me an email to setup a ride with me where you can see it in action.
Broken spoke #1
Broken spoke #2
Extra wheel tied to backpack, mid 90s Spinergy, iBike and Garmin mounted together
Here is a bulletted list for what didn't make it into the picture:
- Sunday 4/3 – Broken front derailleur – I was climbing a steep grade and all of a sudden I hear a clunk/ping. I continue the climb but notice that my chain is rubbing on the front derailleur. On closer inspection at the top of the climb, I notice that there is a rivet missing from the front derailleur and so the whole derailleur is essentially split into two halves with the bottom part rubbing on not only the chain but also the front chainrings. I rode home very slowly trying not to ruin the chainrings. I ended up swapping out bikes and riding my old Trek after a little bit of work on it to make it rideable again and ended up just doing tons of climbing near my house – http://app.strava.com/rides/387911
- Monday 4/4 – Double flat – I was enjoying a slow, easy, wandering commute home with a ton of climbing when I started down the descent of Hackberry. I hit a small rock and heard the hissing sound of leaking air. Well, it turns out that it was a pinch flat (probably from not having pumped up the wheel in a week). I patched the tube and pumped it up to as high a pressure as I could with my frame pump (maybe 80psi?). I continued on my way home and then at the steepest part of the descent, which I was doing slowly, the tire went flat again. I was only a couple miles from home so I called Kristine to come pick me up, and she and Josiah came to my "rescue" a few minutes later! http://app.strava.com/rides/390412
- Tuesday 4/5 – Broken spoke – I was riding an old Cane Creek wheel because my Mavic training wheel was in desperate need of an internal hub cleaning to the point that it was no longer safe to descend at above 40mph without pedaling fast enough to keep the freewheel from spinning. The Cane Creek wheel was in pretty bad shape to begin with, but held together well on my Monday ride. Tuesday, though, I broke a spoke at the farthest out point of my ride. The rest of the wheel still had enough tension for me to ride home slowly. http://app.strava.com/rides/393157
- Wednesday and Thursday passed without incident.
- Friday 4/8 – Another flat tire – This was a puncture flat from a 10 week old tire with about 3600 miles on it. This was a rear tire which hadn't worn through to the threads yet so I was surprised to puncture. I patched the tire up and made it home with no problems. http://app.strava.com/rides/401319
- Tuesday 4/12 – Another broken spoke – I was climbing up a hill in Mountain Brook and as I pulled over to a shady spot to pull out a powerbar from my backpack, I heard the familiar sound of a spoke breaking. I looked down and sure enough, I had another broken spoke. This one really put the wheel out of true, and I had to ride very slowly home to keep the tire from rubbing the frame. Definitely time to say good-bye to the Cane Creek wheel. $5 or best offer. Needs new spoke. Other spokes are frozen in place if you are looking to part out the hub you may need to cut the spokes off. http://app.strava.com/rides/419270
- Wednesday 4/13 – Extra wheel ride – All of this brings us to me riding home with my Mavic training wheel strapped to my back (photo above). And hopefully my run of bad luck / equipment breakdown is over for a while! http://app.strava.com/rides/424389
After hearing about all my equipment woes from the previous week, Roger hooked me up with these sweet Michelin racing tires, which I used for Dothan and Mississippi Gran Prix. Next up for these tires is Barbers this weekend and then USA Crits Speedweek (Athens, Roswell, Spartanburg, Dilworth, Sandy Springs). Also in this pic are the Rudy Project strydon sunglasses that I won from the January KOM climbing competition on Strava.
So that about sums up things, and randomly, here is my 4 year old mountain biking through the woods in our neighborhood. Check out those skills and no training wheels!
Speedplay zero cleats
Amazing cleat story here – after two and a half years and at least 25,000 miles I had to replace my speedplay zero cleats this morning. I knew that there was a problem about a week ago when the right cleat was loose even with the tension screws closed all the way down. It turns out that I had sheered off a plastic tab that helps hold the locking mechanism in place. It's hard to tell in the blurry picture, but you can wiggle the locking mechanism with your hand even though it's supposed to be secure. So today I installed a replacement cleat, and I thought the warning message was hilarious in light of the miles that I had on the shoe. It says to replace the cleat every 5,000 miles! Mine lasted 5x longer than that! Tonight's the Charlotte Criterium (Presbyterian Invitational) and I'll be posting my race report sometime tomorrow – hoping to get more points in the USA crits series to keep my top 10 standing (I'm currently 7th by 1 point).
I didn't know the off-season could be this busy!
So it is definitely the off-season. One way I know that is because of the number of projects that have managed to make it to the queue for processing. I am working on the development of two different websites in addition to creating a toolkit for monitoring Ajax performance as part of my academic research. I haven't been riding a ton, but there a few things to note:
- The 2008-2009 BBL season is underway! I am managing the website for the series, and we have really stepped it up this year with organization, prizes, etc… I rode the inaugural weekend but was then out of town last weekend for a conference, and this coming weekend we will be on our way back from Thanksgiving with family in Northern Indiana.
- My Garmin Edge 705 bike computer / GPS unit arrived in the mail yesterday morning. I brought it with me here to Indiana where I am sitting in a coffee shop trying to get caught up on a few things while Kristine and the kids nap. I will write up a detailed review of my experience with the Garmin after my first few rides with it. On an interesting side note – I am writing from Rocky Mountain Cafe – a very cool coffee shop in La Porte, IN. My large mocha was a bit expensive ($4.50), but I have unlimited access to free wireless. This is compared to the other wifi hotspot that I tried – Temple News Agency – where I had the option of paying $4.25 for a large mocha and then paying not $1, not $2, not $3, but $4 for one hour of wireless connectivity. Hmmm, let's see – $4.50 plus free wifi or $8.25 plus the opportunity to sit in a small cramped building with somebody smoking inside it. I'm glad I just smiled and said "thank you" and left the first spot!
- Finally, it looks like I'll be doing a couple days of cold-weather riding up here on snow-free roads surrounded by a beautiful snowy countryside up here in La Porte, IN! They had a lake effect snowstorm that dropped about 10 inches of snow a few days ago and all of it has melted from the roads which are completely dry and yet the fields are still covered in snow! It doesn't get any better than that for a biking southerner who doesn't get to see snow very often!
Day 2 – Downtown Greenville Cycling Classic
A little bit disappointing with how the season ended today – but I am glad I was even able to finish the race after my power meter cable came loose and was getting caught in my gears. I had to shift around in the back as it was jumping around to try to physically push the cable out of the way with the chain or get it to rest on top of the chain. I ended up trying not to shift much in the last few laps and then sprinting in the middle of my rear cassette spining like mad for the finish. All things considered, I will take 13th to finish up the season and start my off-season with a nice easy week of commuting!
Flat tires
With two flat tires in two consecutive days, I thought it was worth posting about my bad luck. Yesterday on the way into work, I had not made it a mile from my house and my rear tire was flat. I didn't hear a popping or deflating noise, it just went flat so I thought I could fill it up with my CO2 cartridge and then book it home to change the tire. Turns out it was a pinch flat so I wasted a CO2 cartridge trying to fill it up since it deflated just as quickly as it would inflate. I rode home slowly on the flat tire.
Today, on my way into work, I got another flat – this time as I was climbing Shades Mountain (see map). This time it was my front tire, and I had left my saddle bag in my backpack at school during the Tuesday world's ride. So with no way to change the tire, I rode it the 4 MILES down the mountain, across the valley, and then up to my building at an average speed of 10mph. Whew, hopefully no more flats for a while!


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Your View: La Jolla losing its freedoms
I read the article by Joe Parker regarding off-leash dogs at one of Bird Rock's dog parks. I am the fourth generation in my family to be born in San Diego and I have watched our freedoms diminish as our population grows. I love the diversity that new people bring, but I regret the forcible changes they bring with them.
I am guessing that Mr. Joe Parker is not a native San Diegan, not sure how long he has lived in La Jolla, but this park and the bike path have been open and welcoming to off-leash dogs as long as I can remember. I agree that dogs should be well mannered and if they are not, then they should not be off-leash.
I am saddened by the fact that once again a freedom that we have all enjoyed for so many years may be taken away. Mr. Joe Parker I ask that you consider the desires of your neighbors rather than just your own.
Jamaica Grace
La Jolla
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(1) A box that contains both connectors and ports that are used for attaching video and audio peripherals. A break-out box is part of a video digitizing systems.
(2) A self-powered device used to test and rewire serial communications. It enables users to switch, cross and tie interface leads. One common type of break-out box is used for the monitoring and diagnosis of RS-232.
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Welcome to the 2013 Winter Season! AIA's Color Guard division looks forward to an exciting winter ahead.
The information on this site is intended to assist you in preparing for your season and locating your units classification in AIA.
AIA will offer a clinic for Instructors and judges on Saturday, December 8th in Richmond, VA. There will be information covered on specific policy / philosophy changes from WGI and AIA, discussions on refining judges skills as well as the relationship between judges and instructors will be covered. There will be a question / answer time in each of the sessions to ensure everyone gets something out of this clinic. This is an excellent opportunity for the judges and instructors to learn from each other.
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Volunteering Becomes a Labor of Love for ODU Sophomore
It was a required project for her high school when Old Dominion University sophomore Ashley Morris started volunteering her time making ID profiles for senior citizens and children.
But for the 19-year-old from Grafton, it's become much more.
Morris estimates she's made 150 of the profiles in the past three years, discs that contain vital information about children and seniors, so they can be identified by family members if they get lost, or worse.
"I was required to do volunteer work as part of school," Morris said. "As I got older, I got more involved with it. Now I understand why I'm doing it."
Morris, who hopes to go into marketing or advertising after her studies, became involved with the SafeAssured ID program through the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula, where her grandmother Carolyn Kincaid is the director.
Morris has been helping the volunteer center set up the computerized profiles - which include still photographs and video images, as well as information such as a person's tattoos, scars or other identifying characteristics.
The completed disc is given to a family member for safekeeping, and can be used by police and other authorities in the event a loved one goes missing.
"It's a really fast process. All the information is right there, and really easy to use," Morris said.
The program is sponsored locally by the volunteer center, in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
While Morris believes strongly in the program, she's been surprised how much becoming a volunteer has moved her. She long ago stopped needing to volunteer for school assignments. Now it's becoming a habit. "It makes me feel so good to help people, any way that I can," she said.
School is a busy time for young people. Many aren't able to volunteer, while others may not have seriously considered giving some of their free time to any of the hundreds of worthy projects in Hampton Roads desperate for volunteers.
But Morris says she has a pitch for her classmates who might not be involved with an organization or agency, and are wondering if it's worth the time.
"I just explain to people that when you do something good, it's such a positive experience, and you get such positive reactions from the people you're helping. It's an awesome feeling."
Students interested in getting involved in their community can call ODU's Center for Service & Civic Engagement. The center provides them with the opportunity to enhance their educational experience beyond the boundaries of the classroom by engaging in meaningful service to the campus, local and global communities.
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