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Wilson had been fighting stage 4 cervical cancer and Shar Jackson, who starred alongside the talented actress on MoEsha was among first the share the news online yesterday.
Wilson had been fighting stage 4 cervical cancer and Shar Jackson, who starred alongside the talented actress on MoEsha was among first the share the news online yesterday.
Word on the curb is that The Mo'Nique Show is on the chopping block!
BET's late night talk show, hosted by Monica Imes AKA Mo'Nique along with her sidekick Rodney Perry, would have started its third season this fall but rumor has it, the show has been cancelled.
The Academy award winning actress/comedienne, who was just honored by Big Boi's Big Kidz Foundation, has been plagued in recent months with reports of disputes between she and some of her higher ups at the network.
Besides all the talk show hoopla, Mo'Nique is reportedly scheduled to appear in a new new movie called "Bumped," which is currently in pre-production.
Stay tuned…
If BET really does can The Mo'Nique Show, will you miss it?
*UPDATE 7/27/11 ~ 3:38pm: Rodney Ho of AJC's Radio & TV Talk just confirmed that the show has been cancelled. He received confirmation of the cancellation from Comedian Rodney Perry via text message.
At about 1:30 p.m., I called Rodney Perry, who was Mo'Nique's sidekick on the show. He said he was running into a meeting and didn't answer my question. While I was at lunch over at the mall court, at 1:40 p.m. EST, he texted me:
"I was told indefinite hiatus." READ MORE
So now that you know for sure… do you still feel the same?
In case you missed it:
Mo'Nique Honored at Big Boi's Big Kidz Foundation 5 Year Celebration… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Mo'Nique "Not Happy" About her Brother's Oprah Appearance… [VIDEO]
Donnell Jones Performs on The Mo'Nique Show [VIDEO]
Mo'Nique Talks "Hairy Legs" & "Open Marriage" With Barbara Walters…
Did Mo'Nique Boycott the 2011 Academy Awards?
Comedienne/Actress/Talk Show Host Mo'Nique was honored by Antwan "Big Boi" Patton's Big Kidz Foundation last Saturday (July 16, 2011).
The Oscar winning actress spoke of the importance of giving back to the community and during her acceptance speech, made a point of acknowledging the people in her life who touched her life as a child.
The event was held in the Atrium of Atlanta's City Hall and other Big Kidz honorees included artist Gilbert Young, Susan Booth, Lauri Stalling, Jasmine Guy.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed & Big Boi
Mo'Nique's husband Sidney Hicks and her niece came along in support of the popular actress. Other attendees included Councilmember Kwanza Hall, new Atlanta housewife Marlo Hampton & more.
Photos from the Big Kidz 5th Anniversary celebration + video of Mo'Nique's acceptance speech below: Continue Reading…
You know how one person's gold is another's garbage and vice versa?
Well Academy Award winning actress/comedienne/talk show host Mo'Nique doesn't place a huge value that solid gold statue she received for her role in Precious.
In fact, in the April 2011 issue of Ebony magazine, Mo-Apostrophe-Nique (© Freshalina) reveals to writer Toure that she keeps her Oscar in her pantry between the fruit loops & canned spam. (I kidd… but not really!)
Mo'nique explains in detail where she keeps the golden statue below: Continue Reading…
Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress last year for her role in "Precious" and it's customary for the previous year's Oscar winners to present the awards to the current year's Oscar winners in each category.
All of last year's winners were in attendance… except Mo'Nique.
So the big question is… why did Monique skip the show? Continue Reading…
Comedienne/Actress/BET Host Mo'Nique and her hubby/business partner Sidney Hicks hit the "Black" carpet of the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta last weekend.
Mo'Nique looked amazing onstage and off, but the Oscar winning diva, who was clowned maliciously for her hairy legs during the Golden Globes Awards, is still sticking to her guns about that dayum leg hair.
If you recall, Mo'Nique has discussed her "hairy situation" (and also clarified her "open marriage") on more than one occasion.
She talked about it on The View and most recently during her post-Oscar interview with Barbara Walters, where she said that her husband loves it so she ain't changing a thing.
[READ: Mo'Nique Discusses Her Legs & Marriage w/Barbara Walters… VIDEO]
I dunno…Hubby looks a lil worried too Mo.
It's a shame she won't even consider shaving…a trim? or at least think about rocking a longer dress. But I guess if he likes it… we love it. *shrug*
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Not an easy listen, but so worthwhile! Maybe the second listen will be better because one knows where it's going. I was not comfortable listening. Things could have gone so many ways. Still, heartbreaking, unforgettable and beautifully written. Jeff Woodman is marvelous.
"Story is a Downer -- Not for Me!"
First of all, the dog is not clear about why his master was such a loser. The Poles I've met are clear-headed and hard-working. While the approach of the story is "interesting," that doesn't make it a good read! Sad beginning, sad ending, and way too many authoritarian figures who don't like dogs or pets or kids. Could've thrown in a Russian, a famous painting, a lot of drugs, more words -- and gotten the Pullitzer! Bah, humbug!
"Precious Content, Wonderful Narrator -- Bad Music!"
I love this woman and all her good work! She reads her own material very well. Her voice sounds young and musical. I was already planning to get the print book so I can underline, bend down pages, and see references to other works. This is a book to be eaten for breakfast with soymilk and raisins! I can't say enough about using this resource and all the suggestions if you want healing or just a happier life. Louise Hay seems like the gentle older sister of Jen Sincero (of Bad Ass fame). I love them both. Over and over they both say "Yes, you can!" "You deserve!" and "Just DO it!"
My problem was with the last half hour or so when Louise reads the appendices, meditations on different themes, with the worst piano accompaniment imaginable! Oh, but wait! I play piano and have to say the music is okay. It flows. It's trying to be pretty. It's in tune. It was probably composed with great love. Just that it's excruciatingly harsh and loud and DETERMINED TO DROWN LOUISE OUT!!! Maybe the recording engineer was "on" something! I could not finish. Maddening. Torture. If I knew any secrets, I would have spilled them for sure!
"One Listen Changed My Life!"
I've been trying for 50 years (as an adult) to get my life together. I've read all the books and when I could remotely afford to, I went to seminars and airy-fairy weekends. This youngster comes along and in just a couple of hours gives me back a condensed version of all this wisdom in a way that made me want to -- uh, do the rest of my life like I mean it and tell it like it is. I'm selling on eBay and after a power outtage my computer would not start. I called around and was called "Ma'am" in a way that meant disrespect and told I need a new computer. I finally found someone who said he would replace the starter button for $20, but he did not call back as promised and got upset when I called to check on his progress. Three days went by. I am churning with Jen's awesome input about quit telling your stories (my car broke down; my computer runs Windows XP; I was the family scapegoat; I'm low-income; I'm probably too old and too fat, etc.) and take charge! Decide! Get up and do it! Well, then she offers many ways to get up and do it! She offers all kinds of easy strategies to "get there" from here, break it down into doable chunks, if you're really up for the trip. I tried a little meditation, asked God what to do with my Friday, and called the computer guy to say I want it today, fixed or not. When I got there, he gave me hell and watched me carry the huge CPU out to my car. I drove to another storefront which purported to be woman-owned. This precious Minnie Driver look-alike admired my old computer, got busy and gave me a "veterans discount." The shop was busy. I was happy to wait, thinking without the inspiration of Jen's neat book, I'd have been a victim and never met this wonderful computer goddess! Turned out she's the single mom of a two-year-old. She jumped out of an airplane at Burning Man to marry her true-love in 2008. They had crossed the country to live out west. He died two years ago sky-diving, may not have met his daughter. His widow keeps going, using what she learned from him to run his computer repair shop. And completed jobs are lined up on a shelf with their cords wound neatly on top of invoices ready for pick-up by pleased owners! It feels SO MUCH better to push out love and admiration than to sit grumbling in the gutter! . . . Jen says to envision, to dream. I know I don't have the money to travel; seen a lot already; I'm probably washed up for travel. Oh, no! They were talking on NPR about travel on the Dalmatian Coast which my parents had loved. Suddenly I listen with new ears thanks to Jen; I really want to see all that, try the foods, walk on the beaches! . . . The computer lady is going to install upgrades for me. Then I can do FB. If I still want to! Meanwhile some people ganged up on me in a FB group. It really hurt. I lost friends. I had the clarity to see their silly games and bail -- take care of myself, move on!
This is a powerful book! Jen has heard all the excuses. She knows all the traps. She talks fast giving all kinds of ideas in a great tumble of words. She touches on all kinds of problems that can hang us up for months or years. I have been diagnosed depressed and have kicked my meds. I know about depression, family pressure, music performance anxiety. Jen offers help for all these things. She has had the courage in her own life to try all sorts of wild and crazy things. She uses the F-word. As do I. To hell with people who turn off their ears and brains, stopped by a couple of word choices! She's had her own rock band and been to India. She has a website. Go see, watch her spiel on the home page. I believe a listen to this book would lift someone of any age, either sex, any body type, any ethnicity -- anyone who is not having the life they had hoped for. And I'm only on the second listen. Thank you, Jen! I love you!
I got this book in hopes it would help me deal with my subsidized senior housing manager when it's time for recertification. I can't afford to live anywhere else. Most people who rent can manage to get along with their landlord. I certainly have over 50 years at 17 addresses. This is very different. This woman says "might-could" and "would've went" and thinks every car has a Cadillac converter! She knows nothing of right and wrong -- only who she likes, who she doesn't like, and what she can get away with! A sappy faith-based organization hired her and now provides no guidance at all. They have ignored my certified letters. The annual crunching of numbers to determine next year's rent will take place mid-November. And continue into the New Year! Torture by paperwork! I am educated and a military veteran. I have an ideal regarding respect and even-handed treatment of everyone. In the military we are Sergeant Jones and Major Smith. Everyone has a job adding up to defense of our country. Last year I finally got a sizable settlement from a VA case. I had to disclose it to the manager during recertification. She had no idea how to handle it. I suggested she present the question to her superiors. I insisted I did not want it treated as gambling winnings because the VA had garnished my government checks by mistake. The money had always been mine. She turned to her assistant and commented, "This one gets a little money and she gets all excited!" . . . I still have nice things, though a low income. The manager goes into people's units when they are out. She gave away the television set in our front room to a favorite. I have received three written "lease violations," the most recent for using profanity! This was on the word of one of her favorites, pure hearsay. I do get extremely frustrated at times, and I am convinced the F-word has its good uses.
As I listen to this smart-aleck, fast-talking narrator make it all sound like a piece of cake, I am getting a headache and while the listen has shown me how "un-safe" my manager feels, I don't know how to tell her I am not judging her bad English. I married a man who used sub-standard English when he was weary -- but he was honest and had a heart of gold! That is the difference! I have discovered this woman in blatant lies; she enjoys creating upset and uncertainty. She gets off on creating stress, tightening rules, fixing new requirements. She calls residents in to sign a many-paged new lease without telling us what changes have been made! I have vowed handle that differently next time.
The book gives examples of behavior and dishonesty that I think are exaggerated. If I cut someone off in traffic, it's a coordination problem -- not that I'm a jerk! And I would be sorry, not rationalizing like crazy. The people in some of the examples are really bad.
I think these ideas will help me deal with a pissy woman in the knitting group. I feel sure it would help anyone holding a job, in a marriage or close relationship, or a homeowner with problem neighbors. Then again, this manager uses the cameras she has placed everywhere to micro-manage the maintenance man. I've no idea what he would do. No, I'm glad if the book helps all those brittle yuppies having their conferences. [I did flash on a lawyer I tried to work for who mumbled and scribbled, such that nobody really knew what he wanted, and evidently nobody had the guts to tell him just that.] I'll probably listen to the rest. For now, I'm bailing and will go back to old-fashioned techniques like meditation and exercise to cope.
"A Sweet Book About Lifestyles, Horses, Respect"
I am a Rumer Godden fan, and this book did not disappoint! The general plot is classic: a misfit kid that nobody really understands or wants, do-gooders, "social services," prejudice and preconceived notions of the good life and how kids should be brought up. The little girl is a gypsy in England many years ago. Gypsies continue to challenge people all over the world! In Spain they beg pitifully, whining on the subway stairs, holding a sedated half-grown "baby" in their lap. I have heard of kidnapping and medical imprisonment of an adult in Northern California where the alleged gypsy perps have obscure foreign names, light skin and impressive credentials. Pretty scarey! In this story, it would be easy to judge the "nice" people who try to take charge of the child without contaminating their own lives. I enjoyed learning some of the different attitudes of the gypsies -- cleanliness rules akin to keeping kosher! This would be great family listening, maybe on a road trip. There's a little girl whose precious grandmother has died, rough and disgusting relatives who steal the treasures and burn the grandma's caravan, a rich and handsome Englishman, a dear old horse named Joe, way too many new clothes, nice people at the school, and one brave young woman who actually has an extra bedroom and agrees to give the child a home. And a delicious slowly-emerging romance that will take care of everything for this little girl. In the listen, we learn that men can indeed cook and clean very well -- and not to pour gasoline on a fire. Also that brown people aren't dirty -- a loving God made them that way and it won't wash off! -- and differences are just that, differences, not better or worse. But Rumer Godden doesn't preach; she didn't say all that; I did. Rumer Godden wrote a very nice book. Enjoy!
"Ruth Rendell and Juliet Stevenson . . . Wonderful!"
This book written by a master and read by a master narrator is to be savored a bite at a time like a box of chocolates -- or gobbled whole overnight! I didn't gobble it whole; however I stayed with the last several hours and was left in a real funk! The story is about a sweet old lady who is only in her early 70's but is dying of cancer. Her care-giver in a pricey nursing home thinks the old lady is interesting. A real love and care grows between them. There are plot details that would be missed by listeners who "gobble"! The medical details are minimal. Both women have been married and had a lover on the side. Their stories are inter-twined with no confusion between the two. The listener cares about both -- with Genevieve's (the care-giver) story progressing in real time and Stella's (the old lady) told in flashbacks and on cassette after she is gone. This is a true horror story! Ruth Rendell is clever and subtle and quite delicious!
Juliet Stevenson is superb narrating Jane Austen. In this story she gets to holler and talk like some unkempt hausfrau in a dirty housecoat. She's an actress! I appreciate the silences after some shocking fact is revealed and between sections. At first Genny sounds like real disadvantaged trash. As the story progresses, we learn that she looks up words and studies classical music and art (to impress the cultured lover) and as she reaches to improve her knowledge, her voice softens. She takes on some of the fastidious "great lady" qualities of her patient, Stella, even as we learn that Stella was considered and treated as "a little nothing" in her own prime!
I feel like I know these people. Right away I sent for a reading copy of the book to go to my elderly English friend, Anne, living in Alabama. (She gobbles!) This is a book to set aside as a real treat on a long weekend or New Year's Eve when you don't have a date. Enjoy!
"Challenging but Most Worthwhile!"
Some people had a hard time with this author jumping back and forth in time, linking up all the people. I did at first, thinking, Oh, gosh, now who is this? And what color are these people? And what relationship? There are long scenes in which you simply follow one character. When I found myself not paying enough attention, I just backed up or moved to a different activity for awhile. I have only listened once -- with several back-ups! I want to get the print book. I found Edward P. Jones through the recent marketing trick in which authors told about their own favorite authors. I sifted and took notes, and came out with paydirt like this! I am pursuing African-American authors for new personal reasons. I called the suicide hotline one night recently and a man answered. I told him, "I'm going through something absolutely outrageous and it reminds me of what black people have put up with for a long time and while I'm white, if you're black, I think you can really help me!" A man's soft voice answered, "I am black." I wanted to know how black people cope, how they get up in the morning and feel hopeful. How they deal in their own interior lives with hoo-rah and nonsense coming from unworthy people who nonetheless are in positions of power, people jerking us around in our immediate personal lives, little Nazis. The conversation we had was extremely helpful, freeing me to do the most healing and beneficial thing for myself because "we could come back in ten years and maybe nothing would have changed!" This seems to me at first like giving up. Then I realized I was going into tailspins trying to write letters and getting involved in situations not my own immediate business. Emotional energy is limited.So let's save it for the poetry, music, color.
Actually, this book inspires me to do some writing, myself. Mr. Jones has a wonderful writing style, telling what a character was thinking about, who did what, who said what, but not many adjectives or even adverbs. When shocking things happen, they simply happen. This makes them more shocking. I have not read Hemingway in a while, but Mr. Jones is spare like Hemingway. And yet he pulls together a rich and colorful "known world". I see patterns of intense jealousy when some people show tremendous talent as well as good work ethic. Still happening! Strong women and weak women. Hierarchies based on energy, intelligence, inspiration -- and color. Men and women praying for all they are worth. The woman weeping as she milks the wonderful cow. The bride who is given a slave girl for a wedding gift and never actually frees her, despite saying she is against slavery! The good white man who had blackouts and might have lived longer except for a bad tooth. The ordinary house with a stairs that didn't creak and the woman living there who always had a tablecloth -- that came from intelligence, industry and refinement. I relished the way a few people got away to fresh vistas and to un-dreamed-of joy and fulfillment.
I've sent for this author's two short story collections in print because I don't do so well listening to stories and I have a huge wish list anyway. I do hope this author is percolating another good book!
I found Kevin Free a perfect narrator for this book and many others -- I have him neck and neck with Humphrey Bower, another favorite. He can do Irish and white gentlemen and low-life truly evil good ol'boys and sweet black people and uninspired black people. The reading is seamless. You forget he's reading. Great clarity, no mispronunciations. I had to google his name . . . oooh, dimples too! Thank Heaven we live in a time when talent and industry can be recognized, enjoyed and rewarded.
Yeah, I give 5 stars to fiction writers, too. I'm a doctor's daughter. In the 1940's Dad, an osteopath, survived terminal TB to begin his practice in Bakersfield, CA of dustbowl fame. He told his overweight patients to eat God's food. Our milk man brought certified raw milk to the front door. And I grew up (and later OUT) on Oroweat Honey Wheat Berry bread! Meanwhile, I was learning to follow recipes, first sifting the flour and leveling it in the measuring cup with a knife and to win blue ribbons at the county fair! Betty Crocker! And tonight I felt Dad was listening with me, telling me to pay attention because for sure the big boys have really done it now! However, Dr. Davis does point out that wheat was originally modified for greater yield, in hopes of feeding a hungry world. Greed has certainly taken over -- greed and stupidity and not really caring about people. I love this book! Thank you, Dr. Davis!
Tom Weiner reads very well. I have no scientific background. I had to just sit and listen, almost holding my breath to take it all in, almost as though it were in a foreign language. And yet, Mr. Weiner makes the following as easy as possible. The book is also well written. I loved the story about the President of the Soupbone Club. My dad would comment, "Oh, he's a walk-off!" [It seems God was making people one afternoon and left some sitting on the fence to dry and their heads off a little way. When He came back next day, they had walked off. Without their heads.] I am already following Dr. D'Adamo's Blood Type Diet plan and as I work with wildlife and love animals, I am vegan or at least vegetarian. While listening, I realized I would have to turn on my oven and look around for recipes, ask questions at my health food store and try a lot harder to cook well for myself. Dr. Davis is loving. He says more than once that people are genuinely trying to follow food guidelines, but . . . and I for one don't FEEL like exercising! My love handles ache. I live in HUD housing and the Powers that Be bring us charity junk food. Well, I just put aside a lot of it to take back to the "free" table for someone who really needs it. . . . When I think of the decades of "good" breakfasts I had, getting up so early and not wanting to go to those jobs, slightly sickened by the wheat? Maybe so. Dr. Davis mentions several specific ailments I have already suffered. . . . I don't have precious little kids to feed, but I do have long-lived parents and grandparents, baby birds to go feed, good things yet to do. Thank you, Dr. Davis, for giving me hope. And for the PDF with great recipes. As the girl said, "Because I'm worth it!"
"Maddening Bad Reading by Angliotta -- Can't Listen"
I've had this book for awhile and have already suffered with that Angliotta person trying to read Jane Austen. She rushes and swallows the last part of every important word. The neighbor's 7-year-old would do a better job.; Anyone at all would do a better job. I'm bailing for now and look forward to hearing Davina Porter do the work justice.
The author, a white man who served in Vietnam, was the perfect person to read these wonderful stories. He pronounces everything properly and moves along in a comfortable way. I had recently listened to a novel about a stolen painting -- 32 hours of the main character being drunk or stoned. When the next day it won the Pullitzer Prize, I was ready to scream in the street! This book, however, is so deserving! This writing is so rich. Most of the stories are told from the viewpoint of a Vietnamese person,man or woman, elderly or younger, usually a Vietnamese who came to the U.S. -- usually Lake Charles, Louisiana -- to settle. Not all the stories are about war at all. Some are about family life, co-workers, romance, trying to fit the old teachings and ideals into the new American framework.
I thought I already knew too much about Vietnam. I have a half-Vietnamese step-daughter who un-friended me on FaceBook, who got into serious drugs, whose daughter photographed her pregnant belly in the bathroom to show all of FaceBook, etc. etc. As the third wife, I listened to sickening stories of cutting down our tortured soldiers in the jungle, the naughty little lizard who uses the F-word. I've been screamed at by a Vietnamese-American boss one-third my age. . . . Americans tend to assume that brown people who don't understand English probably don't have much to say anyway. Butler shows how wrong this is as he paints the most subtle thoughts of his sweet and interesting characters.
These stories call for more than one listen -- and not more than two stories at a sitting! They're pungent! And sometimes funny. Among my favorites was the sleepy girl at the restaurant and Mr. Cohen. I also loved the ending of the one about bringing grandpa home from the airport, how the family prepared a feast and was so excited to have this dear old man come to live with them after many years of separation. How could the husband offer some kind of healing to his wife? Listen and see! These stories are a treasure. Thank you, Mr. Butler!

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Philadelphia Inquirer | October 02, 2011
Dr. Francos Interviewed By Philadelphia Inquirer About Chronic Kidney Disease
Bishop Joseph Galante of the Catholic Diocese of Camden will begin dialysis treatment next month after suffering from chronic kidney disease for a year. His kidney disease is in the fourth of five stages and it is related to Type 2 diabetes, which he has had since 2000.
In a Philadelphia Inquirer article, George Francos, MD, nephrologist at Jefferson, explains that in Stage 4, the kidney function is at about 15 to 30 percent. Although patients typically start dialysis or receive a kidney transplant in Stage 5, patients may start dialysis earlier due to other conditions or problems.
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to Grow Haricot Vert Beans
Haricot Vert with
1/2 pound of haricot vert, trimmed hopefully that you grew
2 teaspoon butter (Please not margarine)
1 Tbsp Dried Shallots,
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons diced tomato
2 teaspoon butter (Please not margarine)
1 Tbsp Dried Shallots,
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons diced tomato
Wedge of lemon
Bring a pot of well-salted water to boil. Boil haricot vert
for 3.5 minutes (yes, I honestly believe that this level of timed precision
will be rewarded). Plunge them into an ice bath and drain the beans.
In your empty pot (because we're always looking to save
dish-washing time in the smitten kitchen) melt two teaspoons of butter over
medium heat. Add the shallot and sauté them until they're just translucent, not
browned–about one to two minutes. Add the drained and cooled haricot vert back
into the pot and reheat them in the butter and shallots. Season with salt and
pepper. Spread haricot vert and shallot onto a plate, throw the diced tomato
over them and squeeze a few drops of lemon juice* over the dish. Serve
Haricot Vert Beans
with Butter and Herbs
1 pound thin green beans (haricot vert), trimmed
1/4 cup red onion, chopped fine
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tsp dried parsley
3 Tsp dried thyme leaves
3 Tsp dried tarragon
3 Tsp dried chives
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges
1 Bring a large pot of salty water to a boil. Prepare a
large bowl of ice water. Boil the beans for 2 minutes. Plunge them into the ice
water to stop the cooking and set the color. Drain the beans and pat dry on a
cloth or paper towel.
2 Heat the butter over medium-high heat in a large sauté
pan. Cook the onions until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
3 Add the green beans and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring
4 Add all the herbs and some salt and pepper and toss to
combine. Cook for 1 minute more.
Serve hot or at room temperature, with lemon wedges.
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September 12, 2011CHICAGO—Sept. 12, 2011—As soon as visitors to manroland's Print Technology Center have had a chance to see the Roland 700 HiPrint High Speed press in operation at a blinding 18,000 sheets per hour, it will be shipped to Stephenson Printing (Alexandria, VA) to upgrade the versatile printer's sheetfed printing operations.
George Stephenson, President of Stephenson Printing said, "While the high printing speed is nice to have, we really bought the Roland 700 HiPrint HS press because it has all the latest integrated technologies that support fast makereadies. This will allow us to print 500 or 15,000 copies or less of the multipage work (up to 300+ pages) that we specialize in, and still be cost effective."
"This technology will also let me push much more work through my sheetfed department with the same labor I currently have in less time and startup waste," he said. "I anticipate doubling my workflow with the same bodies."
While the high print throughput of the Roland 700 HiPrint HS is ideally suited for long run package and commercial printing, its makeready technologies allow printers to pursue much shorter runs that have not been cost-effective on this class of equipment in the past. Depending on workflow factors and press configuration, printers can expect up to a 33 percent or more increase in productivity.
The Roland 700 HiPrint HS has a maximum sheet size of 29"x41" which provides more space to maximize the number of pages and multiple-up images. This is particularly beneficial for printers of page work, folding cartons, labels, books, or other products outside the DIN A formats.
Various QuickChange options to automate air settings, adjust heights to thicknesses, engage rapid washing, reduce ink change time and many other functions are employed to dramatically reduce makeready times. autoprint Smart allows the operator to initiate an intelligent automated series of job preparation and press tuning functions at the press of a single button.
The QuickStart press control accelerates the press up to production speed before engaging the feeder. This achieves near optimal inking in the printing unit from the first sheet to avoid excessive substrate waste.
A new HS feeder improves vibration resistance, air control, sheet separation and sheet transfer, along with virtually continuous pile elevation control. The delivery is equipped with the new SelectDryer IR/TL Performance, a new dryer for more efficient and rapid drying of inks and coatings.
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Cry me a river, the world changes, get over it. If you don't like living there any longer, move.
And overall, NREL gets a huge return on its investments through its partnerships with private industry, according to the DOE. Baker says that at NREL, $1 of government investment historically has yielded approximately $8 in private investment research. As a result, NREL offers a significant reduction in risk for private industry — and that, DOE officials say, is a key part of why the lab is so important.
To continue to foster these partnerships, NREL just needed more space...and a new road.
******The challenge that NREL faces in creating commercially successful technologies is not lost on the residents who gave up property for what Jeffco claimed was a public good.
"I'd like to see more industry come out of it," says the Columbine's Chris Artemis. "Apparently, there has been very little. I mean, what the hell is going on up there? I watched SERI go in thirty years ago, and it's sad other countries take the technology."
NREL's own materials tout 35 years of innovation with all kinds of colorful examples of new inventions and projects. One pamphlet presents a range of the lab's work: building batteries, creating hydrogen out of wind, designing robots that can test solar cells, building cheaper air conditioners, creating glassless mirrors to concentrate the sun and even sending solar cells to Mars. But Sean Maloney isn't impressed by the hype.
"I've never heard about anything good coming out of NREL," he says. "I've never heard of any breakthroughs.... I've never heard good PR, and I've lived next door to it all my life.... All I see is they keep taking more and more and building more buildings.
"The public has a right to know what's going on in there."
Cry me a river, the world changes, get over it. If you don't like living there any longer, move.
I experienced using recs calculator and it was a cool way to learn more about the importance of renewable energy. Companies like them should be supported by us. Let us all admit that we are really having a hard time with the current resources that makes our expenses hurt our pockets.
First, I apologize for my earlier lack of empathy toward you, your story and your loss of property to your local governments' exercise of eminent domain. My reaction to the article was largely due to journalistic issues rather than your story. Sadly, our country's beginnings are a result of "land-grabs" from Native American tribes and continues today supported by Supreme Court rulings. I strongly support private property ownership rights and deplore seizure of private property through condemnation and EM. I also strongly support national energy policy that doesn't involve war or polluting our air and water. Unfortunately, as our country's land-space becomes more crowded, these conflicting interests become more commonplace and less palatable.
"I've never heard about anything good coming out of NREL," he says. "I've never heard of any breakthroughs.... I've never heard good PR, and I've lived next door to it all my life.... All I see is they keep taking more and more and building more buildings. The public has a right to know what's going on in there."
This person lives within walking distance of NREL, which has a visitor's center and several open-to-the-public activities every year :-/
No mention in this article of the advancements/contributions toward energy independence in the measurement of public good! How would this person feel if a Wal-Mart was dropped into their neighborhood solely for increased tax revenues. Or drilling for natural gas using fracking?
Salazar, Obama, Carter, Lamm, Baker, Kroposki: Statist experts on bribing people with their own money. Residual value in a Federal technology investment is of course never measured in dollars or true innovation for that matter. It is only measured in altruistic intent. They simply buy stuff with your money (jobs, roads, buildings, lab equipment, votes) then measure economic output in terms of how much of your money was spent in your neighborhood. NREL is simply a testament to how well your political leaders and their bureaucrat appointees are extorting you. Those of you touting the virtues of governmental intervention in "clean" technology either work at NREL or can't calculate ROI.
I thought this article would list some of the valuable contributions/advancements NREL has made to renewable energy. As I write this, I'm in the early stages of installing solar. This would probably not be possible without the work of NREL! Lets don't put energy independence on hold cuz somebody doesn't feel secure with NREL's location. Would they feel better if a coal-fired electrical generation plant landed in their backyard?
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This article SERIOUSLY underplays the use and abuse of eminent domain.
Are people aware that in Kelo v City of New London, the US Supreme Court rubber stamped the growing trend of governments (from municipal to Federal) to use eminent domain to take property from private individuals to give to other private entities? So it isn't just that the govt needs to build a highway and your land is in the middle of it. If a private entity wants to build a development, and your land is part of the intended site, a govt can use EM to force the sale of your land that will be transferred to another private entity.
Gone are the days when you heard stories about some widow having a skyscraper built around her house b/c she refused to sell to a developer. Now, the govt will just force you to sell under EM. That govt entity will receive far more tax revenue, jobs growth, etc from having that development rather than you retaining your property. And the US Supreme Court has said this is ok.
Don't believe that the existing statutes (in CO anyway) that purport to limit this type of EM use actually do that. This has happened over and over again. The interpretations of "public use" are jokes. And the CO Supreme Court has gone right along with the USSC.
The long and short of the Kelo ruling is that you don't really own your property. Any government entity can come in and force its sale for the most tenuous of reasons. And consider that Kelo (2005) and a great deal of legislation around the country designed to limit this abuse of EM (not just in CO) was enacted prior to the economic collapse. You had better believe jurisdictions are more motivated to increase revenue and by any means necessary.
All these people around NREL had better prepare for the possibility of losing their land altogether if NREL has further expansion in the future.
Honestly, I question Westword's motives with this article. Especially which quotes they wanted in this article versus those they didn't. What do I mean? They specifically tried to grab the hearts of people by getting the "HEARTWRENCHING" stories of the families who lost a little land (which has been vacant / full of weeds and unused for the past 2 years) And saying "I've never seen or heard anything good coming from NREL..." That is a joke right?
How about NREL's 27 Research & Development top 100 awards over the past 12 years? Where is that mentioned? Do you wonder why your air coniditioning or heating has gotten better in the last 2 decades? What about water energy, electric and hybrid vehicles, eletric and hybrid commercial trucks, solar, biofuels (NREL developed one of the catalysts that made E-85 possible on an economic scale), etc. You should know that NREL has something to do with that... What about those things? Where is NREL mentioned for the real good it has been doing by producing clean energy? If you expand a laboratory by 1500 employees in the matter of a decade - you HAVE to expand. New buildings need to be established to house those employees, and that serves as a great opportunity to show the world that you can build green!
One point of entry and exit is not acceptable for an organization of that nature - in fact it isn't safe. 2,000+ employees is the same as a multinational corporation! You have to provide proper access and exits for those employees.
Think of it like this: If there was a major accident that blocked the entry/exit onto the campus and firetrucks and ambulances couldn't get to another accident further in the campus wouldn't that be a problem? -Yes... it'd be a problem. Maybe that is why city planners work hard to make it possible for multiple ways to detour aroudn things in the event of a problem...
As a person who has seen this new road (of which they provide no photos), it isn't like they stole a portion of their lives. The land was unused and this made very little impact other than a possible property value decrease due to light traffic. The reason they didn't provide photos was probably because they wanted the words to paint a picture worse than a photo of the realism would've provided. Its a road people. Two lanes and 1/4 a mile long, nothing more - nothing less. And what NREL does completely overshadows a little bit of unused land being seized to better the access and exit abilities of the thosands that work at this facility.
One more note before I get off my grandstand should be this: The economic benefit of NREL is outstanding in this state, as read in the article. It provides nearly 800 million in economic benefit to the state. If this country is all about jobs and getting the economy back on track, well then i'd silence a little bit of the rhetoric that their broken hearts overshadow the nature of NREL's mission.
--JJ - Former NREL employee.
i don't see what the problem with the road is. a much bigger problem, i imagine, is the county jail that's just 1/4 of a mile to the east of the road.
Where is the mention in the article about the PUBLIC ELEMENTARY school affected by this road? I could see taking property for some vital need but not to provide drivers a more convenient way to get to work. What about using the road up next to the park that already had access to roads that connect to Old Golden Road? Are people unable to follow simple directions to find a place? Oh wait, wasn't there some special Frog that would be endangered if they went that route? I am obviously too disgusted by this to process yet.
Sounds like the woman has Ophthalmophobia – fear of being stared at and Scopophobia – fear of being looked at or stared at.
NO ONE is staring at you lady!
Next time, how about we vote the right people IN to office, all the way from City Counsel all the way to the freaking White House because the ones we have in the county obviously don't care- but this wouldn't have happened without the renewable energy act.
The agreement was not met at all! The construction ventured far off of the land they stole and crept on private property leaving a house without the ability to even wash a load of laundry. I am excited to have a surplus of renewable energy but at what cost? At the cost of NRELs biggest supporters. Does this make any sense?
@vinnieu I guess walmart would have the same argument that it would increase jobs and bring money into the city...still illegal to claim eminate domain
@vinnieu I think more of the point is that these people worked all their lives to secure a place for their family. I'm sure there were sacrifices and plenty of overtime involved in this process and after everything is said and done your neighbor sends you documents the day before Christmas and demands your property. And yes that's exactly what happened. I would much rather buy solar for my house with my hard work rather than hand everything over because someone told me so.
@traven37 it wasn't vacant weed filled land. It was a massive garage that my father built. It was the family business that brought us so close together. It was the pasture where we fed the horses. It was a peaceful place where we could detatch ourselves from the corrupt world around us. I love what NREL has to offer but I hate the way they took everything and called it nothing. You have no right to say that our family wasn't effected. No picture would have ever been able to capture the serenity of our home.
@brax.qlipp the problem with the road is the way that it was taken. Eminent domain was used against the people and families affected. This is currently a private road to NREL not a public road. The only way its considered public is if they open it to the park. That is still not done.
@maikohiga2 they are staring. I have seen many cars nearly drive straight off the road. Not to mention the bicyclists tresspassing on clearly marked property. It sounds like you have a fear of being compassionate to a stranger.
@maikohiga2 They probably are staring at her because she sits next to a beautiful water fall!
@pixiebabe2 The way it is described in the article, it made it seem to me that maybe a lot of details and particulars were not specifically addressed in the contract. Ambiguities can wreak havoc in contracting as both sides may interpret general clauses and terms differently. Hence DOE claiming they complied with all terms of the contract. If the contract was badly written and lacking in specifics, then DOE might technically be telling the truth.
But the only way to get DOE to comply with the terms of the contract, or have a court determine the intent of the contract, would be to take it to court. Which I have no doubt would cost the family a great deal. Unless the family is willing to go to the mat on this, they are probably screwed. I don't know if the family had a lawyer the last go 'round, but if they did, they probably need a better one. If they didn't use one with the contract, they should at least contact one to see what are their options. Sad but true.
@NWDen our family had a great lawyer and he did everything he could for is. We thought that our own personal property would be returned to its place after the construction. I guess that is something that needs to be in writting. Although what was in writting was bent around to better the construction company. We had no rights and we lost all say. The company had easements but somehow were always past the limits and that's how we ended up with a broken leachfield. To cover theirselves they are hiring a company my family has worked with for years to replace the leachfield but it has been several months still. The road has increased the flood plane and leaves us stuck. We just got our permit the other day but now the field is going right where we wanted to build a new garage (because the original one my dad built was destroyed in the process). The construction company knew they were in the wrong and tried to make a peace offering of a bottle of wine. I don't think wine justifies breaking the law. Not to mention the fact that our family is in recovery from alcoholism. Thanks for getting to know us NREL!


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Welcome to Challenge Number 07.
If you don't know what the Challenge Series 2009 is all about, please read the Introduction.
Onto the seventh challenge.
Don't collect health unless you are below 70 points.
It's clear to me that having too much health makes me reckless. I can honestly say that the best I have played has been when I have less than 10 health and I even remember a specific time when I had 1 health point left and played really, really well.
For me it means I have to be very careful. I can't just "run and gun", I have to plan and think. Strangely though I can't play like that for too long – the stress is too much. It's alike the one-shot-one-kill format of some Unreal Tournament mods. I loved that game for ashort time but it would drive me crazy for too long.
So this week's challenge is trying to recreate that feeling. Instead of simply collecting every drop of health you see, you have to wait until you are low.
Now, depending on your skill level and the maps and mods you are playing, you can change the value. Although I would say that 70 should be the highest you go. Any higher and it probably won't work. I will be interested to hear from players that have chosen a lower amount and to see how they faired.
I suppose it wouldn't be too hard to write some code that we set you maximum health points at lower than 100. That would force you to be more careful. It may also be possible to simulate the same idea but adjusting the values of health, sheild, ammo damage and enemy damage in a config file but I suspect that the psychological factor of seeing less than 100 is what's most important.
This challenge isn't related to shield power, so collect as much as you want. However, it would be cool if the same applied to shield power if it's possible.
The same concept could be extended to the amount of ammo we store and collect, although it's a bit harder to control.
I have one Neosis tutorial DVD that I will send to somebody who is prepared to create a mod/code that will allow players to set various maximum levels of health and ammo via a slick options style interface. You would then select a mod to play and use those settings in. Anybody up to the coding challenge?
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- What health level did you choose?
- Did it make much difference to your playing style?
- If you could set a permenant lower level, would you?
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what if, we dont heal us until we find a medkit, the chargers at the wall are prohibited ^^
game play slowed a lot, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I found my sound quick saving and loading a fair few times, as I got use to the new game play element though I found myself enjoying it more.
I tried to minimise my health maximum to 50, but primarily stayed near the 30 marker.
I tried with half life 2: episode one, and found it rather difficult. Played some RnR and the challenge made me play even more strategically in certain locations, I think increasing the fun in that particular MOD.
As for the prospect of making it more permanent, in the world that is HL, I don't think it would work. HL as a game, involves a little run and gun… I think with the introduction of permanent health reduction slows the action down to much. You aren't as willing to risk your health when you know three shots and your out, in turn slows down your pace and willingness to take a chance. In other games that prospect works, in the HL series, I don't agree so much
When I used 70 as the marker before I gathered health I found that it became slightly easier get through fire fights. I would generally have more health to gather after a fire fight because I had avoided it earlier when I didn't really need it.
I found that the gameplay slowed a bit as I was a bit more cautious but I generally play more tactically, moving from cover to cover, rather than just run and gun so it wasn't a drastic slow down as it may be for others.
Then I went to the extreme and only collected when less than 10 and capped around 30. It dramatically slows down play but it feels more realistic as you can only take a few bullets before going down. I found this really challenging but it was quite fun too. It also has a satisfying feeling when you do complete an area or an entire game knowing that you did it like a normal person might have rather than being a tank.
I would say that only the patient would be able to keep this going for long periods because the amount of quick save/load is ridiculous.
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GR: That brings up an interesting point. Rondo of Blood may be the last game in the Castlevania series that's linear: play the level, beat the boss, finish the level. Is it interesting to work on a game with that old-style Castlevania feel? Is it teaching you anything about Castlevania or reminding you of its roots?
KI: That's a good question actually. Because another reason I brought Rondo of Blood to PSP this time was to test case with the consumers if they would accept the linear type of game. Because, obviously, the linear type of game is not mainstream level design in the current industry. From my end, my keyword to the game creation was "longevity." How gamers could last the gameplay and play it over and over again. So I really want to hear the consumer reaction to the linear type and see if it would fit for the future Castlevania series.
GR: Do you feel it has something to offer that the exploratory style doesn't? Could they work together in harmony?
KI: [Exploration] was one the keys to the success of the Castlevania series, linked with the linear possibility. I don't know about the US, but this is like a phenomenon in Japan that not many people could heavily play games nowadays. And that they are only asking for a short time of gameplay. That's why one of the phenomena is the Nintendo DS - it's been really popular.
My thinking has been, in the past, like back with SOTN, longer gameplay has been everything to me. But probably, the trend might have changed in modern days, in that probably, though linear level designs are getting much less popular, there might be potential to the industry where consumers are able to have short gameplay but provide a heavy game [experience] in that short period of time. If we could get consumers' understanding for that point, we could probably keep on working on the linear type.
So New Super Mario Bros. on DS could be a good example. They've got linear level designs. They do have some exploration elements in it. They've got tons of things in it like items and everything put together in one game, and we can't do that with Castlevania, unfortunately, because we know that Castlevania fans all want detailed graphics and they want to see everything different with the stage designs. So it's kind of hard to follow purely like Mario. So personally speaking, going back [to what I said] earlier, I would like to see the consumer reaction with our linear type first, and see if we could do something [different] with the Castlevania series, maybe including some exploration.
GR: That sort of goes back to our discussion earlier - about SOTN and how it kind of set the tone for the series for the next ten years. If you made a really good game that wasn't like SOTN, do you think you'd have a problem getting fans to accept it?
KI: So... we love Castlevania fans, to start off with. So we're not neglecting them. But we have to move forward. And to move forward, we have to challenge many new [ideas], and it obviously goes back to the gamers' perception - if SOTN is the number one Castlevania game. It [was released] maybe ten years ago. They're all good memories, and [gamers] add depth to that memory of the game experience. They might have something really huge... their expectations might have expanded bigger and bigger, maybe. Or they might have... you know how when people's memory is not accurate and as time passes, they think's something's better?
GR: Nostalgia.
KI: Nostalgia. So we know that we can't overcome if people think SOTN is the masterpiece. We can't overcome that part, or win over those Castlevania fans [who love] SOTN. But then again with Portrait of Ruin we [experimented with bringing] over the SOTN graphic parts, and we're quite happy with the graphics that we brought over. But as you know with POR it wasn't all about the castle. There were outdoor stages and you saw some graphic changes over the stage designs. So anytime we develop Castlevania games we're moving forward to look for new opportunities, and we challenge to expand our series. So we will keep on a lot of staff to develop new experiences, for the consumers. However if fans are still thinking that SOTN is the number one game we can't help it. We can't erase their memories.
GR: What we're trying to say is that, we think that people will love what you do with Castlevania and we'd like to encourage you to think outside of the confines of SOTN, or any other games may have created for the series. It would be really good to think different when approaching making the next 3D Castlevania. It would be good to think fresh, and we think people would love it.
KI: It's always in my mind, actually, to overcome SOTN. From my end SOTN made a drastic departure from the past series by adding the RPG elements to the game. That was a real evolution to the franchise. We want to do something like that for the future Castlevania series - but then again we're thinking from a business standpoint, that bars to consider new challenges. Hmm. I guess I need to think and find to make a drastic change like we did for SOTN.


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Franjul of Food Lion says Puerto Ricans also are inclined to buy more plantains and roots, while Mexicans buy more jicama and chili peppers.
The Hispanic community can be segmented into groups based on their acculturation levels, too. FMI's study separated Hispanics into Spanish-preferred, bilinguals and English-preferred consumers. Shopping preferences differed significantly between the three groups. One statistic showed that Spanish-preferred consumers cooked Hispanic meals 91% of the time, while English-preferred consumers cooked Hispanic meals only 45% of the time.
In order to successfully target Hispanics, familiarize yourself with your local Hispanic consumers.
One way to learn about Hispanic product preferences and shopping behavior is to ask ethnic employees to recommend restaurants and then bring them along to explain the dishes, according to "Grow with America: Best Practices in Ethnic Marketing and Merchandising," published by the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council of North America. Find out how meals are prepared. When are they eaten? What are the ingredients?
Or bring prepared and packaged ethnic foods to merchandising meetings to introduce buyers, merchandisers and category managers to new items and brands. The study recommentsscoping out leading ethnic supermarkets on a regular basis.
Another option is to surf the Internet and look through cookbooks for recipes. Take note of staple ingredients that often come up: produce, condiments, herbs, meats and grocery items.
Also consider hiring Hispanic employees to help interact with Hispanic shoppers. Atkinson says Buy for Less, which is paying for him to take Spanish classes this fall, has four Hispanic produce personnel.
Suppliers can play a role in interacting with Hispanic consumers, too. According to the May 2001 "Grocery Headquarters," published by Windsor Marketing Group, employees at Presidente Supermarkets, Miami, receive Spanish-language training from supplier International Systems & Electronics Corp., also based in Miami.
FMI's Jaketic says that having Hispanic employees is an added bonus, but it is more important for employees to be educated about Hispanic produce items.
"Having associates there that know the products will help attract and retain Hispanic consumers," she says.


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HSE311 - Applied Sports Science 1
Unit details
Year | 2015 unit information |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in H343, D324, D394, E377, S302 and S307. Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to firstname.lastname@example.com. Enrolment quotas apply. |
Unit chair: | Dan Dwyer |
Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Amelia Carr |
Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 and one of HSE201, HSE202, HSE203, HSE204 |
Contact hours: | 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar on alternate weeks |
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of how sub-discipline studies in exercise and sports science can be used to improve human performance in sport and physical activity. The approach taken in the unit is to translate theory (presented through classes and readings) into practice (achieved in practical laboratories, seminars and assessments). As such, students will utilise and develop a range of applied skills and strategies that are relevant to becoming practitioners in exercise and sports science, teaching and coaching. The content will focus primarily on the application of sport science within individual sports, with a particular emphasis given to athletics and exercise rehabilitation as examples of how this can be successfully achieved. The use of software to prescribe exercise, assess performance and present information will also be utilised. Following successful completion of all assessment items, students will be eligible for their Level 1 Athletics Coaching Accreditation with Athletics Australia.
Assessment task 1: Final examination (1.5 hours) 40%
Assessment task 2: Coaching skills assessment 25%
Assessment task 3: Written abstract and oral presentation 15%
Assessment task 4: Written exercise program and its demonstration 10%
Assessment task 5: Cloud (online) seminar quizzes 10%
Assessment task 6: Students are required to attend practical laboratories (80% attendance hurdle requirement) and complete all cloud (online) seminar quizzes.
Prescribed texts
Athletics Australia Level 1 Course resource pack.
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Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
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Tour de Trossachs 2014 – Golds for Chris Smart and Lynsey Curran (Comments Off)
Paisley Velo's Chris Smart joined the likes of Ian Steel, Billy Bilsland, Graeme Obree and Jason MacIntyre on the Tour de Trossachs roll of honour with a fine 1:08:10 winning ride on a cool, grey morning which favoured the strong men.
Last year's winner, Silas Goldsworthy (Sandy Wallace Cycles) was second with 1:09:29 and fast pedalling David Griffiths (Glasgow Wheelers) third in 1:09:47.
VeloVeritas drove the whole course and snapped about every rider…
Ponferrada World Road Championships 2014 – Elite Men. Michal Kwiatkowski Times it Perfectly (Comments Off)
Spanish sports paper, Mundo Deportivo says; 'El Tigre, en la Lieja-Ponferrada-Lieja' comparing the race to an Ardennes Classic. 'A complete cyclist with a brilliant future,' they say of the 24 year-old Pole. Despite a tiny box on the front cover, the race gets two-and-a-half pages with nice colour pictures.
The second of the Nation's four sports dailies, Marca concentrates on Valverde's medal, 'El hombre de bronce,' again with colour photography and two full pages – if back on page 40. AS too goes with Valverde, 'La sexta de Valverde' – his fourth bronze and two silver medals take him two medals clear in the tables of seven riders on four podiums: Freire, Binda, Van Steenbergen, Lemond, Van Looy, Darrigade and Poulidor. Albeit all of them save Poulidor won the race at least once…
Ponferrara World Road Championships 2014 – Juniors & Women. Jonas Bokeloh & Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Comments Off)
I hate to keep moaning about these Worlds, but … There's no way you can get from the two K to go sign at the foot of the final descent and up onto the climb. Barriers, tapes, police, volantarios (volunteer janitors) – grim! A man who can't walk the course ends up in too many bars.
The junior race was mad – crashes aplenty but a good finish with the big German lad too fast for everyone. The wee Russian lad who was second looks 'well hard' he'd get no lip from anyone in a chip shop in Whitburn.
- Ponferrada World Road Championships 2014 – U23 Men, Sven Erik Bystrom Takes it Solo
- La Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 21; Santiago de Compostela (ITT), 10 km. Adriano Malori Home and Dry
- La Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 20; Santo Estevo de Riba de Sil – Ancares, 163.8 km. Contador Dominates
- La Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 19; Salvaterra de Miño – Cangas de Morrazo, 176.5 km. Adam Hansen Takes the Win!
- La Vuelta a España 2014 – Stage 18; A Estrada – Monte Castrove en Meis, 173.5 km. Fabio Aru with Froome Calling the Shots
Gent Six Day 2014 – One of the 'Straightest' Sixes We've Seen (Comments Off)
I remember once, after the last chase in a Six Day I asked Dirk, our Belgian mechanic; 'was that finale 'straight' Dirk?' He fixed me with a patient stare, much as a good parent would do after their child has said something silly, 'have you ever seen a 'straight' Six Day, Ed?'
I took his point, they're all pretty much choreographed – but like I keep saying, you have to be able to take laps out of a string riding at 52-53 kph to win. But I reckon that on Sunday evening I did see a straight finale – and our cycling sage and mentor, Vik shares my opinion having watched the finale on the computer; probably getting a better view and appreciation of the racing than I did.
The last 20 minutes or so were savage; up close you could see the pain on the faces with De Ketele and De Buyst looking increasingly determined and Cav and Iljo looking increasingly desperate.
A Day at the 'Duinencross' – the Koksijde Cyclo-Cross 2014 (Comments Off)
We're at the Gent Six Day, and of course, the pils still gets the better of a few of the 'don't get out much brigade.' Friday night didn't see the best madison chase ever, and on a unanimous decision we headed for frites – and beer.
We love the Vivaldi, the landlady, the crazy clientele, the 70's Disco and the fact that no matter how late we stay, we've never seen closing time… And the Saturday of the Gent Six Day means just one thing – the big 'cross at Koksijde.
Amsterdam Six Day 2014 – Part Two; a Race and Rider Review (Comments Off)
Kris maybe summed it up best; 'it felt like a Monday night at any another Six Day.' There was none of the tension or expectation which usually precedes the final chase in a Six.
Granted, we weren't looking after riders who were in the mix for the win but it was indeed, 'just another chase.' Maybe it was because it was clear from the start that Terpstra was the strongest man on the track and there was only going to be one winner.
- Amsterdam Six Day 2014 – Part One; 'Terpstra is on another planet'
- Le Tour de France 2014 – Stage 21; Évry – Paris Champs-Élysées, 136 km. Kittel's Fourth
- Le Tour de France 2014 – Stage 19; Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour – Bergerac, 208 km. Navardauskas Solo
- Le Tour de France 2014 – Stage 17; Saint-Gaudens – Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, 125 km. Majka Confirms
- Le Tour de France 2014 – Stage 16; Carcassonne – Bagnères-de-Luchon, 237 km
Theo de Rooij – One of the World's Best Pro Riders and Directeur Sportifs (Comments Off)
He had a stellar amateur career in a Golden Era for Netherlands Cycling; rode for four of the sport's most famous teams – Ijsboerke, Capri Sonne, Raleigh and Panasonic; was a highly successful team manager and is still deeply involved with the sport he loves.
VeloVeritas is delighted to be able to bring you the thoughts of Mr. Theo de Rooij.
Simon Cope – Team Wiggins' new Director Sportiv (Comments Off)
Team Wiggins ? Fear not, VeloVeritas is on the case.
Our man in Gent, Ian Whitehead informed us that his amigo of some 25 years, Simon Cope is 'Chat Show Sensation' (it says here) Wiggins' DS for the new venture.
We checked Mr. Cope out and he's got the T-shirt, the DVD and the box set – originally a 34 Nomad before he turned pro and a British champion on road and track we decided to do the usual VeloVeritas thing and 'have a word.'
Barry Davies – Colourful Cyclocross Star of the 70's and 80's (Comments Off)
These last few winters we've tracked down some of those colourful British cyclo-cross stars of the 70's and 80's – Keith Mernickle, Eric Stone and Chris Wreghitt have all told their stories to VeloVeritas.
But perhaps the most colourful of them all was the man with the 'George Best Look' and the lightest of bikes – Barry Davies.
Barry recently gave of his time to remind us about a time when it all seemed like so much more of an adventure – and more fun…
- Colin Sturgess – the Ex-World Pursuit Champion on the Comeback Trail!
- Laurence Roche – Irish Pro with Carrerra and Tonton in the '90's
- Ryan Mullen – Silver Medallist in the World U23 Time Trial Championship
- Doug Shapiro – US Pro and Joop Zoetemelk's Tour de France Domestique
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Feb 5, 2013 9:01 AM by Cristy Aranguiz - KPAX News
MISSOULA - The warning period for those who like to chat on the phone while they drive is officially over and starting today, police will be pulling people over, and for the first time, handing out citations.
The ordinance does allow the use of hands-free devices like Bluetooths, and also makes exceptions for people driving emergency vehicles, people calling for emergency help, operators of two-way radios for work, and drivers who have pulled out of the driving lane and in a complete stop.
The minimum penalty for a first offense will be $100 and for the second offense within 12 months it's $150. But if you use a cell phone and cause an accident, the penalty increases to $350.
City officials say that half of the money collected in fines will be used to put up more signs around the Garden City to educate the public about the cell phone ordinance.
Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Columbia Falls, Great Falls, Helena and Whitefish are among some of the other Montana cities that already have comparable ordinances in effect.
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Japanese Wife Kills Cheating Husband with Coffee Cup
Posted on September 8, 2013
When jealous, murderous wives become too old for knives, guns, and bombs, household items come in handy.
In Japan, a 61-year-old woman was reported to have repeatedly beaten her husband with a coffee cup, resulting in serious injuries that eventually led to his death, the Asahi Shimhun reported.
The housewife, Emiko Hirose, admitted to her fit of rage that apparently stemmed from her discovery of her husband's affair with a woman Emiko "hates."
Seventy-year-old Yasuo Hirose, who served as an honorary professor at Yokohama National University, was allegedly beaten 10 times in the face last Sunday afternoon. He was rushed to the hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
Emiko was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Astec discusses market position in India
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Four United States-based companies of Astec Industries have hosted two senior executives of Tractors India (TIL) to work toward strengthening Astec's market position in India.
Visitors included Sumit Mazumder, vice chairman and managing director, and Somnath Bhattacharjee, president of material handling solutions equipment and project solutions business at TIL.
The guests visited the Telsmith factory in Mequon, Wisconsin, followed by a factory tour of Kolberg-Pioneer (KPI) in Yankton, South Dakota, and Johnson Crushers International (JCI) in Eugene, Oregon. The visitors also toured Astec and Heatec plants in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Discussions included new product review, expanded training, cooperative manufacturing and marketing initiatives.
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