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VETOED by the GOVERNOR: Electricity--Certificate--Wind Turbines--Limitation (HB 1168) would have placed a moratorium until July, 2015 on further development of wind energy projects within a 56 mile radius of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, including the Great Bay Wind Project that has been under development for years. In fact, the developer has already invested millions of dollars in plans for this project, has worked closely with the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense and construction is about ready to begin.
Not only would the provisions of HB1168 likely have stopped the PAX River development: the General Assembly's Fiscal and Policy Note on the bill states that "It covers the entirety of the southern Maryland counties, most of the counties east of the Chesapeake Bay, and most of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties."
For more detailed information on this bill, see the letter below There is also an informative editorial in the Baltimore Sun, which you may access by clicking here.
2014 UULM-MD Climate Change Issues
Urgent Letter to All Maryland Senators--Oppose HB 1168!
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Sierra Club – Maryland Chapter
Maryland Environmental Health Network Clean Water Action Environment Maryland
Assateague Coastal Trust Chesapeake Climate Action Network Food & Water Watch
League of Women Voters of Maryland Interfaith Power & Light (MD.DC.NoVA)
West/Rhode Riverkeeper Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry for Maryland
March 27, 2014
Dear Maryland Senators,
We are writing to clarify the record on one of the most important bills you will be asked to vote
on during this legislative session, the so-called "anti-wind power" bill or HB 1168. As leaders
from the fields of business, agriculture, labor rights, and the environment, we are positively
alarmed by the harm that would come from HB 1168. If passed, it would effectively shut down
an emerging $1 billion wind industry on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
But the very good news is this: The U.S. Department of Defense officially stated recently that it
believes that the Great Bay Wind Energy Center – the state's largest most mature wind farm in
development – can be built and operated in a way that satisfies radar testing needs at the
Patuxent River Naval Air Station. This essentially resolves the core reason supporters of HB
1168 introduced the bill. Again, for the first time, the DOD indicated this week that an
agreement – already agreed to by a key wind company developing along the Eastern Shore –
makes the DOD satisfied. That agreement is simple: The proposed Eastern Shore wind turbines
will totally shut down and stop spinning whenever the Navy needs to test its radar system. After
the test, the windmills can spin again. This approach, according to the DOD, creates "a feasible
and affordable mitigation measure."
That's the good news. The bad news is that, if HB 1168 passes despite DOD satisfaction with
radar measures, then the state of Maryland – and especially Eastern Shore communities, laborers,
and farmers – will lose enormously. This is guaranteed. The president of one proposed wind
farm in Somerset County – Pioneer Green – has emphatically stated that HB 1168 will kill the
$200 million wind farm just as construction is nearly ready to begin. Passage of the bill will
place a moratorium on wind development in all or parts of 12 Maryland counties, sending a
message to the national and international wind industries that Maryland is effectively closed for
business. The potential loss of investment opportunity for the Eastern Shore is conservatively
estimated by the Maryland Energy Administration to exceed $1 billion. Simultaneously, a wind
turbine manufacturing company currently considering opening a Baltimore plant may choose to
go elsewhere if this bill passes. The cumulative loss of jobs, income, tax revenue and other
economic benefits would be enormous.
Therefore, we appeal to you to carefully consider what is best for ALL of Maryland. HB 1168
will harm the entire state of Maryland – for decades to come – in an unnecessary attempt to
resolve a problem that has already been resolved. Our state has made tremendous progress over
the past decade in the fight for clean energy and a stable climate. Please do not vote to end that.
Cleaner Power, Brighter Maryland
1) 40% x 2025:
Make Maryland a Leader: 40% Clean Electricity by 2025
Maryland is fully capable of obtaining a robust 40% of its electricity from clean sources like wind and solar power by the not-so-distant year of 2025.
Today, in Maryland we still get a majority of our electricity from burning dirty fossil fuels, which in turn leads to almost half of our state's total greenhouse gas emissions. Thankfully, in 2004, Maryland became one of the first states to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which requires electricity suppliers to buy a growing share of their power from renewable sources. The original goal was 7.5% clean electricity by 2019. Since then, the RPS has been amended several times, most notably in 2008 by more than doubling the requirement to 20% by 2022. But with global warming accelerating faster than scientists predicted even 5 years ago, it's time for the Maryland General Assembly to double this standard again, to 40% by 2025.
Governor Martin O'Malley has already called for a 25% clean electricity standard by 2020, and now a coalition of environmental, faith, health, and business groups is calling for the 40%-by-2025 goal.
With just a small increase in the rate of Maryland's RPS growth, the state can reach the Governor's goal of 25%-by-2020 and then continue on to achieve 40%-by-2025.
How will Maryland be able to increase its clean energy ramp-up?
#1: Other States in the US, and Other Countries are near 40% today.
Country |
Electricity Generation 2012 (GWh) |
Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other 2012 (% of generation) |
Hydro 2012 (% of generation) |
Renewable Energy 2012 (% of generation) |
Iowa |
56,919 |
25% |
1% |
26% |
Oregon |
60,372 |
11% |
65% |
76% |
North Dakota |
36,179 |
15% |
7% |
22% |
South Dakota |
12,168 |
24% |
49% |
73% |
Minnesota |
52,560 |
14% |
1% |
16% |
California |
201,341 |
14% |
13% |
27% |
Maine |
15,049 |
8% |
23% |
31% |
Italy |
285,524 |
13% |
15% |
28% |
Ireland |
26,560 |
15% |
4% |
19% |
Portugal |
45,316 |
24% |
14% |
38% |
Germany |
583,926 |
13% |
5% |
18% |
Spain |
286,461 |
21% |
8% |
29% |
Denmark |
29,098 |
35% |
0% |
35% |
#2: Wind and solar prices are plummeting.
Solar PV module prices have fallen 80% since 2008, and 20% in 2012 alone!
What's more, Maryland is leading the pack. In their 2012 countdown of the top solar states, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) ranked Maryland #8 right in front of Texas and Colorado, and right behind sunny Hawaii. In explaining their decision, SEIA said:
"Maryland tops all other states in the nation in driving down solar installation prices. Smart state policy has encouraged a great deal of solar deployment, with 74.3 megawatts installed in 2012. It's clear the solar industry is starting to take root--it's already surpassed the state's famous crab industry in value."
Wind turbine prices have fallen 29% since 2008, and 14% in 2012 alone!
Thanks to smart clean energy polices, wind power is now cost competitive with other forms of conventional energy.
Minnesota's largest electric utility, Xcel Energy, recently submitted a proposal to build 600 MW of wind power beyond what is necessary to comply with the state's current RPS. Explaining why the company made that decision, the CEO of Xcel Energy's subsidiary said:
"Wind prices are extremely competitive right now, offering lower costs than other possible resources like natural gas plants. These projects offer a great hedge against rising and often volatile fuel prices."
The Benefits
Federal statistics show that Maryland has the 7th "greenest" work force in the U.S. with over 91,000 individuals employed in the sector in 2011. Governor O'Malley's plan to increase the RPS to 25 percent would support between 3,000 and 5,400 jobs in Maryland annually between now and 2020. Extending the RPS to 40% by 2025 will allow Maryland to maintain that pace of supporting thousands of new jobs per year.
Enhancing the RPS to 40% by 2025 would reduce the carbon equivalent of taking hundreds of thousands of passenger vehicles off the road every year. This would give Maryland one of the strongest climate standards for electricity in America.
Health and Ratepayer Impacts
Achieving a 40% clean electricity standard will, over time, save Maryland's economy billions of dollars in health costs from avoided air pollution. These savings will help substantially offset an estimated slight increase in utility bills of a few dollars per month evolving from an expanded RPS.
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Reprinted by the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland
2) Restricting Qualifying Biomass ("Black Liquor and Wood Waste") as an Energy Source:
Reducing Carbon Pollution in Maryland's Renewable Portfolio Standard Will Clean the Air without Impacting Ratepayers
While fellow Mid-Atlantic States like Delaware and New Jersey get over 70% of their renewable energy portfolios from the wind and sun, these resources make up only 15% of Maryland's portfolio. The primary reason is a flaw in our renewable energy law that supports out-of-state high-emission black liquor and wood waste facilities that have been in operation for over 32 years on average.
Maryland lawmakers should limit the eligibility of black liquor and wood-waste in the RPS. This will ensure our renewable dollars go to work for new clean energy resources without impacting energy bills
By requiring that power providers buy a growing portion of electricity supplied from renewable sources, the original intent of the RPS was to establish a market for new sources of mostly in-state renewable electricity generation and to recognize economic and environmental benefits.
However, rather than encouraging new low-emission facilities, the ratepayer-funded renewable energy credits (RECs) from Maryland have largely flowed towards old sources of generation that were already operating for decades without ratepayer assistance. For the last five years, 56 percent of Maryland's renewable energy dollars have been spent subsidizing black liquor and wood waste facilities that have been in operation for over 32 years on average.
Maryland is the only state within our regional grid that allows unrestricted access to renewable energy credits for all black liquor and wood waste.
Black liquor and wood waste facilities generate heat-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane emissions on par with coal, and health-hazardous emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, arsenic, and lead at levels greater than or equal to fossil fuels. Furthermore, because all black liquor and wood waste facilities that qualify for the RPS were built decades ago, they do not contribute to reducing CO2 or any other pollutants from fossil fuels below current levels. The only way to reduce pollution below current levels is to build new clean energy facilities to displace high-emitting energy production.
The Maryland General Assembly should pass legislation to limit the eligibility "qualifying biomass" in the RPS.
Currently, black liquor and wood waste plants are the only "qualifying biomass" facilities receiving Maryland RECs. Restricting "qualifying biomass" RECs will fix the RPS and thus solidify the General Assembly's intent of promoting clean sources of renewable energy for the benefit of our health and economy.
Because the future price of RECs will be set by new wind power regardless of whether out-of-state black liquor and wood waste facilities qualify for the RPS, their restriction will have no future impact on Maryland ratepayers.
Limiting black liquor and wood waste will create more space in our RPS for new clean generation, which will create jobs and reduce global warming pollution.
Written by Tommy Landers, Maryland & DC Policy Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Christine Hill, Campaign and Policy Representative - Maryland Beyond Coal, Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
Reprinted by UULM-MD, a member of the Maryland Climate Coalition.
3) "Fracking"--Drilling for Natural Gas:
Fracking: In 2014, UULM-MD is supporting the Shale Gas Drilling Safety Review Act of 2014 (SB745/HB1122). This legislation would prohibit issuing a permit for hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas until certain requirements have been met, including information on the human and environmental consequences of the natural gas drilling process known as "fracking."
How would you like to have this in your backyard? It's a wastewater pond for a fracking operation.
Global Climate Change, Pollution and
Maryland's Fracking Moratorium
What is "fracking"?
Hydraulic fracturing of underground rock structures to recover natural gas is spreading rapidly around the US. It is producing natural gas and grave environmental concerns. This practice, commonly called "Fracking", involves high pressure pumping of huge amounts of water, sand and chemicals into promising rock or shale formations to break them and release trapped natural gas. Fracking is reported in 28 States. Corporations now want to use fracking in Western Maryland and have obtained many "intent to frack" leases from local landowners.
Are there concerns?
Industry avoids responsibility. Industry's approach is frack now, keep the chemicals used secret by claiming "trade secrets", don't tell landowners of all risks around leasing their land, deny provable legal responsibility for negative effects, delay impact research and lobby against regulatory legislation. A Bush Administration regulatory exemption from the Clean Water Act is assuming, they cannot be held retroactively responsible for damages caused before regulations are imposed. This strategy minimizes expenses and increases profits, but is often used and inspires much mistrust.
There is major awareness of the concerns surrounding frackingin much of the US, but not here because of Maryland's fragile fracking moratorium.
Water use is a major concern. Each well uses millions of gallons of water under high pressure to fracture underground rock and shale formations.
Water contamination is a major concern. There have been numerous reports of groundwater and surface water contamination attributed to chemicals used in fracking. Industry denies responsibility citing lack of information clearly proving their responsibility.
Toxic waste water disposal is a major concern. Water retrieved from wells contains many chemicals toxic to humans and the environment.
Storage and disposal of this contaminated water brings risks from spills contaminating land and water to earthquakes from underground disposal. Sewage treatment plants can't detoxify it and the industry says their practices are safe.
Land use is a major concern. Drilling pads, waste storage sites and roads and pipelines leading to and from drilling sites convert lots of rural land to heavy industrial use. Landowners report being mislead about the effect of fracking leases on damage to their rural lands from industrialization and pollution and lowering its future resale value. These and other concerns often reduce the financial and esthetic values of surrounding land from home sites to farms and parks
Greenhouse gases are a major concern. Fracking, along with its related processing and transportation often release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. Regulation, monitoring, controls and accountability for methane releases and leaks are generally lacking and difficult to enforce across thousand of fracking sites and miles of pipelines. Burning the gas also produces CO2. The total climate change impact from all aspects of fracking may be greater than coal, but much research is needed to clarify the total impact. An ethical industry would pay for research on all aspects of fracking before proceeding, instead of just saying "trust us".
Why moratorium Legislation now?
Fracking is only on temporary hold in Maryland. Governor Martin O'Malley issued an Executive Order in 2011 establishing a special commission to determine if and how fracking could be done safely in Maryland. However, the commission lacks dedicated funding to do the studies and analyses of fracking's impact on the human and natural environment. Meanwhile, funding from our General Assembly for this vital work has been opposed by the industry. Legal protections are lacking to prevent fracking before this critical research is done.
Because the Executive Order does not have the force of law and lacks funding, the Maryland General Assembly must immediately pass legislation to temporarily prevent fracking until two steps are completed. First, the impact studies identified in the Executive Order must be funded, completed and publicly reported to the General Assembly and citizens. Second, legislators can decide if and how fracking is appropriate for Maryland based on complete and credible information. Nothing less is acceptable.
UUs role.
There is no legitimate need to rush ahead. The gas will wait in the ground. Avoiding industry openness and accountability is NOT a legitimate public policy goal. Until Marylanders can make a fully informed, scientifically credible decision on whether and how to frack safely in Maryland, a leak-proof, legal moratorium on fracking is reasonable and essential. With UUs contacting their legislators early and often, we and a broad coalition can get this done. Our General Assembly should pass this legislation in 2014 and we can help it happen!
Surveys of Maryland Residents About Climate Change Released
Two reports have been released from a survey developed by the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. The first report, "Public Health, Energy & Climate Change," found that, "More than half of Marylanders (52 percent) believe people in the United States are being harmed by climate change. A majority of Marylanders believe respiratory problems, injuries from storms or other extreme weather events and heat stroke will become more common because of climate change." Read more...
The full report can be found at http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OEHFP/EH/Shared%20Documents/Maryland_PublicHealth_Energy_ClimateChange_Survey_July2013.pdf.
The second report, " Climate Change & Energy: Public Attitudes, Behavior & Policy Support," released by the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, included the following information:
Global Climate Change: Disrupting the Interdependent Web of All Existence
As Unitarian Universalists, we recognize the interdependence of all existence. We are called to seek solutions to environmental degradation in affirmation of our Seventh Principle. Most are now aware of the severe consequences of the Earth's warming climate. This not only threatens to disrupt key ecological processes, but will exacerbate worldwide inequality as its impacts disproportionately affect marginalized groups in vulnerable regions.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and Fukushima nuclear reactor problems in Japan are stark reminders of the grave consequences of our reliance on fossil and nuclear energy. The impacts are huge and their duration still unknown. Hurricane Sandy is emblematic of changes in the weather. As a coastal state, Maryland is projected to be particularly impacted by sea level rise, with profound implications for our State's ecology, economy, and culture.
2013 brings renewed opportunities for Maryland citizens to lead on climate change and renewable energy. Maryland can soon begin generating electricity with wind turbines in the shallow waters off Ocean City, launching an offshore wind industry for America. This initiative will minimize our State's reliance on fossil energy, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce unemployment. Unitarian Universalists have always provided key contributions to nationwide grassroots environmental efforts. Now more than ever we are called to lead as UUs and citizens to transform Maryland's energy industry and protect our health and environment.
Offshore Wind: A Green Opportunity for Maryland
Currently, the majority of Maryland's energy is from coal-powered plants. These release a staggering amount of greenhouse gas and other pollutants each year. Coal extraction, which often involves mountaintop removal, is devastating to biodiversity, and, as recent mine explosions demonstrate, to human health and wellbeing. Cleaner energy blows freely just off our beaches. The Federal government has recently made 277 square nautical miles off the coast of Maryland available for lease by wind power companies:
Creating offshore wind farms, however, will require a shift in our State's current regulatory paradigms. Specifically, energy companies need incentives to invest billions, so that the significant start-up costs may be recouped. It is imperative that we urge our State representatives to pass legislation that directs Maryland utilities to buy energy from offshore wind farms. Such legislation passed the House of Delegates but not the Senate in 2012. If we citizens require it, 2013 will be our year to authorize an offshore wind industry for Maryland.
While the Gulf oil spill and Fukushima reactor problems are ecological tragedies, coal mining and burning continues poisoning human health and our shared environment. Out of adversity comes opportunity. As Unitarian Universalists, we are called by our consciences to support climate solutions that harness clean energy and bring justice to our most vulnerable here and around the world. Maryland UUs continue to be a powerful force within grassroots citizen campaigns. Now more than ever our help is needed to support clean energy, mitigate climate change and generate American jobs.
Maryland and Offshore Wind
For resource information about Maryland and offshore wind, follow this link to the Resources page of Marylanders for Offshore Wind. UULM-MD is represented on the Steering Committee of the Maryland Climate Coalition, Marylanders for Offshore Wind and The Maryland Climate Change and Clean Energy Coalition.
To Learn More and to Take Action:
UUs and Climate Change
As Unitarian Universalists, we recognize the interdependence of all existence and are called to seek solutions to environmental degradation in affirmation of our Seventh Principle. Most are now aware of the severe consequences of the Earth's shifting climate, which not only threatens to disrupt key ecological processes, but will exacerbate worldwide inequality as its impacts disproportionately affect marginalized groups in vulnerable regions. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was a stark reminder of the grave consequences of our reliance on nonrenewable energy, as its impacts not only harmed sensitive habitat and marshland, but reverberated throughout communities whose livelihoods rely on sustainable fishery management. As a coastal state, Maryland is projected to be particularly impacted by sea level rise, with profound implications for our State's ecology, economy, and culture.
2013 brings renewed opportunities for Maryland citizens to help launch our State into a position of national climate leadership. At stake is one of the largest offshore wind farms yet proposed in the United States, an initiative which would minimize our State's reliance on non-renewable energy, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce unemployment. Unitarian Universalists have always provided key contributions to nationwide grassroots environmental efforts, and now more than ever we are called to stand as a leading example on the importance of citizen campaigns to transform Maryland's energy dependence.
Please click here to read more about UULM's position on climate change.
Wind Power
To read about the extent and success of wind power in Europe, go to this article published by the European Wind Energy Association.
Letter to the editor of the Washington Post about offshore wind in Maryland by Tom Carlson, Maryland campaign director for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network:
"The Feb. 5 front-page article "Despite likely O'Malley win, wind project might not fly" underestimated the prospects for developing Maryland's most abundant clean-energy resource.
Gov. Martin O'Malley's 2013 offshore wind bill represents Maryland's piece of the puzzle for launching one of our region's best available solutions to the global climate crisis. The bill is...Read more.
For additional information on these and other environmental issues, check out
UU UNO Climate Change Task Force
League of Conservation Voters
Union of Concerned Scientists
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Environment Maryland
Sierra Club of Maryland
Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light
UU Ministry for Earth
In addition to being a UULM-MD priority, global warming is a top issue for many other statewide advocacy networks as well as the Unitarian Universalist Association and the UU Service Committee. Please click here to view the Statement of Conscience adopted at the 2006 UUA General Assembly.
The UULM-MD Board of Directors has adopted guidelines that UUs may use when fiscal issues arise in relation to our priority issues, such as global warming. Please click here to read the guidelines.


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Washington - Jan 12, 2010 - In a second further notice of proposed rulemaking, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed amendments to its Part 11 rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to provide for national testing of the EAS and collection of data from such tests. The FCC notes that the EAS or its predecessor systems have been used to deliver a presidential alert, and the rules do not currently mandate a test of the system nationally.
During the FCC chairman's recent 30-day review on FCC preparedness for major public emergencies, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau noted that concerns had been raised regarding the frequency and scope of EAS testing. That FCC bureau recommends that the three Federal partners responsible for EAS -- the Commission, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) -- review the testing regime to see where improvement could be made.
With this in mind, the FCC, FEMA, the NWS and the EOP have begun planning for a national EAS test, with subsequent tests to occur thereafter. To facilitate this test program, in the second further notice of proposed rulemaking, the FCC proposes to amend the EAS rules to specifically provide for national EAS testing and data collection.
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In preparation to create an annual national-level EAS test, the FCC, FEMA, the NWS and the EOP have formed a working group that is planning an initial national test of the presidential-level EAS. This test will involve nationwide transmission of the EAN and associated messages and codes within the EAS.
The FCC seeks comment on the specific language of its proposed rule and its sufficiency to ensure an adequate framework for the conduct of national tests. It also seeks comment on whether the specific rule proposed is the best way to implement national testing of the EAS.
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On December 23, 2013, InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (the "Company") appointed Mark D. Perrin as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commencing January 6, 2014. Mr. Perrin, 57, most recently served as President of Dennan Consulting, a biotech consulting firm, since 2012. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Perrin, was President and Chief Executive Officer of ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Inc. Prior to joining ConjuChem, Mr. Perrin was Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Orphan Medical, Inc. from 2002 to 2005, when it was acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals. From 1995 to 2001, he was Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations of COR Therapeutics, Inc.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Perrin and the Company entered into an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Perrin agreed to serve as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Perrin will receive a salary at an annual rate of $400,000. In addition, Mr. Perrin will be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus equal to 50% of his annual salary, subject to his performance of specified objectives to be established by the Board (or a designated committee thereof) each year. Mr. Perrin is eligible to receive all medical, dental and other benefits to the same extent as provided to other senior management employees. In connection with his relocation to the Boston area, the Company will arrange for up to 12 months of corporate housing and will pay Mr. Perrin $20,000 for moving expenses.
Upon the commencement of his employment, Mr. Perrin will receive a stock option under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the common stock on such date. This stock option shall vest and become exercisable over the course of a four-year period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting monthly in equal installments until fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
Under the agreement, if Mr. Perrin's employment is terminated by the Company without cause, or by Mr. Perrin for "good reason," then (i) the Company is obligated to pay severance (consisting of base salary in effect at the time of termination and his prior year's annual bonus) to Mr. Perrin for a period of one year and (ii) with respect to any such terminations occurring subsequent to the first anniversary of the commencement of employment, the unvested portion of any stock options held by Mr. Perrin will vest to the extent of 12 additional months. Severance payments and the accelerated vesting of options are contingent on execution of a general release of claims against the Company, and are in addition to accrued obligations to Mr. Perrin unpaid by the Company prior to the time of termination. The agreement also contains various restrictive covenants, including covenants relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and assignment of inventions.
Upon commencement of employment, Mr. Perrin will also become a Class III member of the Board of Directors.
Upon commencement of Mr. Perrin's employment as Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Astrue, whose term as Interim Chief Executive Officer was set to expire on January 10, 2014, will no longer serve in that role, but will assist in the transition during the remainder of his term.


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Two men walk into a bar. One man swaggers. He has a strong jaw, an unsettling gaze, and an urge to order whiskey straight up. The other man … um, who cares?
Ah, bad boys: the eternal temptation. They've been besting the likes of feisty heroines for centuries: Virgil's Dido, Shakespeare's Helena, Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett, Margaret Mitchell's Scarlett O'Hara, Gossip Girl's Blair Woodward. But do bad boys—in the immortal words of Gloria Estefan—really make us feel so good? Or are we setting ourselves up for failure, overlooking the perfect mate in favor of, well, losers?
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__ 1. Infatuation is the best part of a relationship.
__ 2. Challenge excites me.
__ 3. I long for excitement in my life.
__ 4. There's nothing more exciting than sexual tension.
__ 5. I eat when I know I shouldn't.
__ 6. I am addicted to diet drinks.
__ 7. I fall in love quickly.
__ 8. There is a bad girl side of me.
__ 9. I have a history of drinking, shopping, or working too much.
__ 10. I crave chocolate.
__ 11. Even in short-term relationships, breakups can devastate me.
__ 12. When a guy really loves me I tend to take it for granted.
__ 13. I tend to get bored in relationships.
__ 14. I have a negative history with more than one male in my life.
__ 15. I can easily get restless in a relationship.
__ 16. When I meet a nice guy I tend to think of him more as a friend than lover.
__ 17. I am happier when I am falling in love than at any other time.
__ 18. I have been attracted to two or more unavailable men in my life.
__ 19. I have had an affair.
__ 20. I have had more than one affair.
__ 21. I have had many disappointments with men.
__ 22. Over time, I doubt a man's love for me.
__ 23. It seems like certain guys cast a spell over me.
__ 24. Bad boys are sexually exciting.
__ 25. I have continued to date a guy my friends have warned me about.
__ 26. Good guys are rare.
__ 27. Even when I know a guy isn't good for me, I can't always resist his charm.
__ 28. My friends would say I'm attracted to bad boys.
__ 29. I've gone back to a relationship against my better judgment.


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Blackhawks drop a wild one to Lightning in overtime, 6-5
BY MARK LAZERUS Staff Reporter October 24, 2013 9:25PM
Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (39), from Russia, cannot stop a backhand goal from Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis as Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27), of Sweden, tries to guard the goal during the sudden death overtime period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Tampa, Fla.. The Lightning won 6-5. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
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TAMPA, Fla. — Some night, perhaps soon, the Blackhawks will leave an arena entirely happy — not satisfied with managing a point, not content with escaping with a win, not mildly pleased to have held on for dear life.
Thursday night was not that night.
Yes, the Hawks were lucky to leave Tampa with a point after a truly ridiculous 6-5 overtime loss to the Lightning — a point they "earned" when the Lightning scored on their own net from center ice with 1:49 left in the third period.
Yes, they still boast a very good 6-1-3 record 10 games into the season. Yes, they erased their first two-goal deficit of the season with ease and outshot the Lightning 43-25. Yes, they scored more than three goals and scored in the third period for the first time since the season-opener. Yes, the offensive floodgates finally opened, just as the Hawks insisted they would.
But Martin St. Louis' game-winning goal 76 seconds into overtime was the sixth the Hawks gave up on the night, and for a team that allowed the fewest goals in the league last season, that's a tough point to swallow.
"You can always look for positives," Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith said. "But it's not a game that we're going to be happy about, giving up that many goals."
On the other hand, the game was so wild, so bizarre, that it'll be pretty easy to write it off as a fluke and move on to Saturday's divisional showdown against Minnesota, the first of a home-and-home series over three days.
"It was a strange game," said Hawks winger Patrick Kane, who had a goal and an assist (but a minus-3 rating) in a dynamic offensive performance. "Just a lot of weird bounces here and there, weird penalties, different things like that. That's not really a normal game."
Certainly not toward the end.
Everything seemed to be looking up for the Hawks after Andrew Shaw tipped in a Kane shot for a power-play goal 93 seconds into the third period. That gave the Hawks a 4-3 lead and seemingly exorcized a few demons — the Hawks' first fourth goal since the opener, their first third-period goal since the opener, and Shaw's first goal of the season. It seemed the Hawks' rally from a 2-0 deficit midway through the second period — on a rebound goal by Bryan Bickell and a tip-in by Marian Hossa, followed by back-to-back highlight-reel goals by Steven Stamkos (two goals, two assists) and Kane — was going to stand and be the feel-good story of the night.
The Hawks and Lightning traded chances after that, but Nikolai Khabibulin (19 saves) and Ben Bishop (38 saves) each made big stops.
Then things got weird.
Victor Hedman tied the game at 4-4 when Michal Rozsival checked Stamkos into Khabibulin with 8:57 left in the third. Stamkos then gave Tampa Bay a 5-4 lead with 2:29 left after Michal Handzus took a head-scratching delay of game penalty for covering the puck after a faceoff.
Then, when the Hawks finally appeared down and out, Tampa Bay's Matt Carle flung a harmless pass from the red line back to his own end to kill time, only to see the puck hit teammate Radko Gudas and get past a stunned Bishop to tie it at 5-5 with 1:49 to go. Jonathan Toews, the last Hawks player to touch the puck, was credited with the goal.
"We had lots of chances, a couple more we could have had that maybe we didn't catch a break on," Kane said. "Maybe the hockey gods were giving us that last one."
But St. Louis scored early in overtime off a Stamkos assist to give the Lightning the win — their second befuddling one over the Hawks in two meetings. Three weeks ago, the Hawks blew a 2-0 third-period lead at home against the Lightning and lost in a shootout. Now this.
The Hawks were glad to be done with Tampa Bay, and relatively satisfied to come away with a point in such unusual fashion. But happy? No, it's been a while since the Hawks have been genuinely happy after a game, gaudy record be damned.
"We'll take a point," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "Especially the way it evolved there in the crazy third period — some things you've never seen before. We were victimized by what we did a couple of times, but we were fortunate to get that one at the end. Didn't like the ending, though."
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The celebrated French philosopher's most essential text, Being and Nothingness takes a revolutionary look at ontology, ethics, and personal freedom
In Being and Nothingness, Jean-Paul Sartre closely examines ontology (the study of the nature of being) and discusses empirical issues that he finds scientific fields struggle to explain. Above all, he delves into the idea of "freedom over choice", which states that humans have complete and total responsibility over their actions. While taking care to address, build on, and refute the works of Descartes, Husserl, Hegel, and other earlier philosophers, Sartre covers "Being-for-itself", "Being-for-others", and ethics, arguing that the body and the mind are capable of sharing a true single consciousness.
As one of the seminal works of existentialist theory, and thus a pinnacle of 20th-century philosophy, Being and Nothingness is a fundamental text for anyone interested in the field.
About the author: Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a significant voice in the creation of existential thought. His explorations of the ways human existence is unique among all life-forms in its capacity to choose continue to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, but refused the honor.
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Once Bitter Rivals, Mulayam & Kalyan Patch Up
January 29, 2009 by TMO
By Nilofar Suhrawardy, MMNS India Correspondent
NEW DELHI: Kalyan Singh, once the Hindutva mascot of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister when the Babari Masjid was demolished in 1992. He has now joined hands with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), the very party that had earlier strongly criticized Kalyan for demolition of the mosque. Taking a U-turn on his earlier stand against Kalyan, Yadav said the former was not responsible for the mosque's demolition. "He (Kalyan) did not do that. The mosque was demolished by Shiv Sena and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)," Yadav said within a few days of Kalyan quitting BJP to move closer to SP. Acknowledging that mosque's demolition was Kalyan's "moral" responsibility as he was the then UP chief minister, Yadav said: "Kalyan now represents the downtrodden and working-class and he has always been a supporter of their issues. We cannot call him extremist now." On their being bitter political rivals earlier, Yadav said: "We were never enemies but opposed each other, as we have always been in opposite parties" (January 25).
On his part, suggesting a negotiated settlement on the disputed Ayodhya-issue, Kalyan said: "All concerned parties, including prominent Muslim clerics, saints and sadhus, intellectuals, historians and archaeologists, should sit together and find out an amicable solution to the dispute keeping in mind that the sentiments of no group or community are hurt."
Ayodhya-issue is not responsible for Kalyan's decision to resign from BJP. Announcing his decision to resign from all party posts in BJP, Kalyan said: "I am feeling suffocated in the party and it is impossible and humiliating to continue" (January 20). Clarifying that he had never asked for party ticket for his son or his supporters, Kalyan said that the BJP had ignored him while preparing candidates' list from UP for Lok Sabha elections. "No one consulted me while preparing a poll candidates' list for 80 constituencies. I just wanted Bulandshahr seat but they offered me ticket from Etah, which I have returned to party president Rajnath Singh," he said.
Kalyan is angry with the BJP for nominating Ashok Pradhan from Bulandshahr. He holds Pradhan as responsible for sabotaging his son Rajveer Singh's chances in assembly elections two years ago from Diboi seat in Aligarh. The preceding day, Yadav had said that Kalyan's son was welcome to fight on a ticket from SP. When asked to comment on this, Kalyan said: "I would like to thank him for that. We will see." Rajveer was inducted into SP and appointed its national general secretary, the following day.
Yadav is hopeful that alliance with Kalyan will swing the Dalit-vote in their favor and create a dent in the support enjoyed by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which at present heads the UP government under Chief Minister Mayawati.
The U-turn in Yadav's attitude towards Kalyan has angered quite a few Muslim leaders within SP. Azam Khan, known as an important Muslim leader of SP, has strongly opposed Yadav's decision to join hands with Kalyan. "This is just not acceptable to me. Kalyan Singh is a hardcore RSS man who was directly responsible for the demolition of the Babari Masjid. How can I brush shoulders with a man like him? What has led Mulayam Singhji to go for such an alignment?"
Saleem Sherwani, who has been elected to Lok Sabha five times, voiced his opposition to the "Kalyan deal" by expressing his decision to contest the Budaun seat as an independent candidate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Sherwani is disillusioned with Yadav at his decision to hand over Budaun seat to his nephew Dharmendra Yadav. Though his nephew won the last election from Mainpuri, he earned a bad name there for ignoring the constituency and only allegedly furthering his personal interests. SP chief apparently decided to hand Budaun to his nephew as the constituency has 316,000 Yadav votes and around 290,000 Muslim votes. Sherwani's confidence on winning the seat as an independent rests on his being favored by both the sections.
Muslim leaders within BSP have criticized Yadav's tie-up with Kalyan to win the Muslim-vote. "We have always been calling bluff the Mulayam Singh Yadav's claims of secularism. By joining hands with Kalyan Singh, he has shown his true colors," BSP national general secretary and senior member of UP cabinet Nasimuddin Siddiqui said while addressing a party meeting in Allahabad (January 24). "Muslims must not forget that Kalyan Singh was the very person during whose chief ministership Babari mosque was demolished. Besides, although he has resigned from the BJP he has never ever expressed regret over the incident of December 6, 1992," Siddiqui said.
Congress has no problems with the SP forging an alliance with Kalyan. "Though it's a historical fact that the Babari Masjid was demolished in his (Kalyan Singh) time, now if the Samajwadi Party gives ticket to him or his son (Rajvir Singh), it is between them. We don't have any problem with the alliance," senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh said.
With the SP-Kalyan deal, according to BJP, the Congress can no longer call itself "secular" and cannot absolve itself from joining hands with those who were involved in the Ayodhya movement. One of the accused in the Babari Masjid demolition-case, Brij Bhushan Sharan, a former BJP member was already given a Lok Sabha ticket by the SP.
Irrespective of whatever political calculations may be responsible for the SP-Kalyan deal, Muslim leaders of UP have strongly criticized it. Describing it as an ill advised move, Zafaryaab Jilani, legal advisor to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and also convener of the Babari Masjid Action Committee, said: "Let us see what explanation the SP chief will offer to the Muslims during Lok Sabha elections." The SP will pay heavily by losing Muslim votes in Lok Sabha polls is the opinion voiced by most Muslim leaders in UP.


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Ghostcrawler explains spec-specific quest rewards in MoP {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 7:51AM Honestly, the thing that bothers me most about this is the idea that when I don't want any of the rewards, I can no longer just pick whichever item vendors for the most gold...
Raid Rx: Mists of Pandaria healing additions, changes, and thoughts {WoW}
Feb 25th 2012 11:04PM The one problem I see with Spirit Shell -
They're going to have to make it last only through combat or somesuch. Otherwise, before every fight you're going to see people shielding the whole raid just for that little extra soak. Which would be annoyingly time-consuming (think old Paladin buffs for a similar idea)
Totem Talk: 3 reasons enhancement shaman should be excited for Mists of Pandaria {WoW}
Feb 25th 2012 11:01PM Looking at the calculator, it appears Enh gets Fire Elemental on a 5-min cooldown? Or is the issue that Fire Elemental somehow isn't worth using? I'm afraid I don't know much about shaman...
Sins of a Dark Age announced, new team-based RTS from Sins of a Solar Empire dev {Joystiq}
Feb 21st 2012 2:15PM I'm not sure I like the trend towards DOTA games (or F2P for that matter). But that's me.
Lichborne: New Mists of Pandaria talent updates for death knights {WoW}
Feb 21st 2012 9:20AM Unfortunately, it's no longer a semi-permanent aura - 10 sec duration, 1.5 min CD.
Nintendo doesn't plan on fixing Maka Wahu track in Mario Kart 7 {Joystiq}
Jan 17th 2012 10:21PM @briscott
Nintendo doesn't build in the ability to patch games, which is what this would require. So what they're saying is "if we fix this problem in all cards we make from now on, it gives an unfair advantage to those who have the original non-fixed cards".
Scattered Shots: Patch 4.3 hunter gear {WoW}
Nov 10th 2011 3:34PM That trink just recently got changed/confirmed to proc off Ranged attacks. So it probably didn't look pretty in Frost's eyes.
And... what back? I'm not seeing one that drops off Morchok, who I think you're talking about...?
Scattered Shots: Patch 4.3 hunter gear {WoW}
Nov 10th 2011 9:33AM The ring was changed, used to recommend Seal of Primordial Shadow (Expertise/Mastery) as one of the two
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim review: Paths of desire {Joystiq}
Nov 10th 2011 9:18AM @NaeemTHM
For that matter, it seems all the people saying "sequels suck, this is the best original game this year" are neglecting something.
The name of this game is "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"
V. As in, there were 4 previous.
Anyways, back to your original programming.
Scattered Shots: Patch 4.3 hunter gear {WoW}
Nov 10th 2011 8:11AM Uh... Frost? Please tell me you didn't just recommend an Expertise ring for finger slot.


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Everything Bargnani-related you hear over the next couple of weeks should probably be taken with a large grain of salt given that we're closing in on the NBA's trade deadline (February 21) and that Andrea will be one of the more talked about players in the media, but there's this from Hoops World's Steve Kyler on Monday afternoon:
"Raptors sources peg Milwaukee's Ilyasova as a target; however, it's unclear how that would work with Rudy Gay now in tow."
Kyler writes about the Raptors' interest in Ilyasova in a short writeup about how Toronto continues to look for ways to unload Andrea Bargnani's contract, and also writes that Ilyasova could be a dark horse trade target for the Raptors and Nets should the two teams "swing and miss on other options."
Bryan Colangelo has been rumoured to be fond of Ilyasova for a while – who could blame him? – and the Raptors were linked to the Turkish forward in free agency rumours in the summer, but I find it very hard to believe the Bucks would give up on Ersan to take on Bargnani's bloated contract.
Sure, Ilyasova is actually on the books for another four years after this one for a total of just over $32 million while Bargnani is only on the books for another two years and roughly $22 million, but when you consider that Ilyasova will make $2.6 million less than Andrea in 2013-14 and $3.6 million less in 2014-15, you quickly realize that he's in the early stages of a bargain contract in the NBA.
Despite his early season struggles in his first season post-extension, Ilyasova has recently bounced back to being the player many fans and stats nerds alike became enamored with over the last few years, averaging over 18 points and eight rebounds per game over his last 11 games. In addition, his per-36-minute averages remain impressive this season (15.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.2 steals) while the 6-9 forward continues to shoot the lights out from three-point range. After shooting the three-ball at a below average rate of 33.5 per cent over his first three NBA seasons, Ilyasova is shooting an insane 44.8 per cent from deep over the last two seasons, including 44.2 per cent this season.
Basically, when you look at the fact that Ilyasova is a floor-stretching forward who rebounds well and has the versatility to play the three and the four, you come to the realization that he's everything Raptors fans wish Bargnani was, just at a much cheaper per-year cost (the advanced numbers also clearly favour the cheaper and younger Ilyasova).
The one concern with adding Ilyasova to an offence that already features Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan is that the team would still lack a true post presence, as nearly 57 per cent of Ersan's 9.5 field goal attempts per game this season come from 16 feet out or more, but that also has to do with Milwaukee using him at small forward rather than power forward more than they have in the past. In addition, his legitimate long range threat compared to Bargnani's perceived threat (Bargnani's only shot above 35 per cent from deep three times in seven NBA seasons and hasn't done so in three years) would really open up some slashing lanes for perimeter players like Gay, DeRozan and even Kyle Lowry, and the hope would be that Amir Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas continue to evolve as effective post options.
Add it all up and a Bargnani for Ilyasova swap really does seem like the type of move that would be too good to be true for Raptors fans and ridiculous to accept for the Bucks. I don't doubt Kyler's report, because I imagine more than a couple of teams would be interested in Ilyasova's services for the next handful of years, but I do doubt that Milwaukee would seriously entertain an offer built around Toronto's "enigma of all enigmas."
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Just wanted to let you know that Barker Cabinet can make the type of appliance cabinet that goes over your w/d. I just ordered it and will be nervous about it until I get it all installed. My laundry room is at the end of a hallway that is directly in view of nearly my whole first floor. It's a very open floor plan. The laundry room has hardwood floor and white cabinets with black pearl granite, stainless sink and two windows. It's not huge but adequate. We never keep the door closed because the dogs have their doggie door in there to the fenced yard. I'm excited that I finally found someone to make this for us as I have been looking forever. I only hope I measured correctly since I'm in Georgia and Barker Cabinet and Door is in Oregon! Shipping was a lot and a bit upsetting at $169. for the two cabinets (the two attach together for strength to manage the granite top). It's coming a long way but still they are RTA. If my Laundry Room will look as nice as the one in this picture or close to it I will be a happy camper. If I ever get it all finished I will post the finished room. Thank you all for your help, I would never have heard of Barker Door had it not been for the helpful GW'ers. This is almost exactly how my laundry room is set up only I have the black pearl granite and my window doesn't go to the floor wish it did! I like that window : ) |
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This is close to my laundry room configuration as well, except I have cabinets over the sink and nothing over the W/D. This picture makes me think....I have been looking for a new W/D but everything is so deep, and I thought sticks out into the room too far and I didn't want my window to be half-blocked. But that's how this set up is and it doesn't look that bad, I guess you get used to it. Only thing you can't tell from the photo is how wide the room is....mine is very narrow since I had built in laundry basket shelves/cubbies/coat hangers/pantry built into the opposite wall. Good luck on your cabinet installation and post photos when it's done!! |
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Qualifier in the lead as McIlroy barely makes cutBy DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press | March 30,2013HUMBLE, Texas Steve Wheatcroft hates going to Monday qualifiers. He was reminded Friday why they can be worth it.
Wheatcroft, who narrowly qualified for the Houston Open at the start of the week, ran off three straight birdies early in his round and kept bogeys off his card for a second straight 5-under 67. That gave him a one-shot lead over D.A. Points and Jason Kokrak going into the weekend at Redstone Golf Club.
Rory McIlroy also will be around for two more days, but just barely.
In only his 10th full round of the year, McIlroy walked onto the seventh green his 16th hole of the day and saw that he was tied for 77th. He two-putted from 85 feet on the fringe for birdie on his next hole, and then safely found the green at the par-3 ninth for a 70. By the end of the day, McIlroy made the cut on the number.
It a weekend where I can have a couple more rounds and try and get confidence in what Im doing, McIlroy.
His big surprise came later. McIlroy, feeling as though he needs more rounds to get ready for the Masters, decided to enter the Texas Open next week.
Phil Mickelson also made the cut on the number after a bogey on the last hole for a 71. Mickelson, who has played the Masters with two drivers in the bag, decided to play Redstone on Friday with two 3-woods in the bag, though one of them is so strong it acts like a driver.
If I can play like I did the back nine, Im going to give myself a lot of birdie chances, Mickelson said.
Wheatcroft cant bank on anything.
Not only does he have no status on the PGA Tour, he has only conditional status in the minor leagues. After missing out on a Web.com Tour event last week in Louisiana, he figured he might as well enter the Houston Open qualifier Monday.
Monday qualifiers are terrible. Theyre just not fun, plain and simple, Wheatcroft said. I was on the PGA Tour in 07, played terribly. I had no status. So I had to be back to Monday qualifiers and pre-qualifiers the next year. I hate them.
Wheatcroft had some good sessions with swing coach Matt Killen, felt his game was getting better in the last month, and figured it was all about timing. He made it by one shot into the field, and hes playing well against a strong field at Redstone.
He was at 10-under 134, the first time he has ever been atop the leaderboard on the PGA Tour. The tournament is only halfway over, and Wheatcroft has been around long enough to not look too far ahead. Even so, this has Cinderella ramifications.
Wheatcroft can become the first Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour since Arjun Atwal at the Wyndham Championship in August 2010. A win would put him into the Masters for the first time, and perhaps more importantly, give him a two-year exemption.
A pair of 67s has given him confidence. A career bouncing around tours has given him perspective that it can all change.
If I can be on top of the leaderboard at this point, I know I can keep playing well, he said. Theres no reason to think I cant. Ive never won on the PGA Tour. Ive won on the Web.com Tour Ive won by 12. I know I can keep going forward. Who knows? I could shoot 61 tomorrow. I could shoot 81 tomorrow. I really dont know. Im not going to sit here and think about it too much. Im going to think about the first tee ball and well go from there.
Points had a 71 with 17 pars and one birdie. He didnt make anything on the greens, which he attributed to his putting stroke and firm, afternoon greens instead of the old putter he once borrowed from his mother.
I made everything yesterday and made nothing today, Points said. To be one shot back and be right in the mix is huge.
Kokrak at a 69 and will play in the final group with Wheatcroft, whom he knows well.
Im happy for him, Kokrak said. Im happy hes doing well. Hopefully, I can go out there and overtake the lead. Hopefully, I overtake him late Sunday.
Stewart Cink, winless since the British Open in 2009, showed more signs of getting his game on track. Cink contended in the Humana Challenge on late Sunday afternoon, and feels as if hes getting closer. He had a 66 and was tied for fourth with Brian Davis (70). Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, the Argentine who has a home at Redstone, had a 72 and was four shots behind, along with Bill Haas (70) and Cameron Tringale (73).
Also lurking was Dustin Johnson, who threw away careless shots but was still only five shots out of the lead.
McIlroy remains a work in progress. He started slowly, not giving himself many birdie chances and hitting tee shots some 20 and 30 yards short of Johnson and Keegan Bradley. But the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland made birdie on the par-5 15th, followed with an 18-foot birdie on the 16th, and then cut loose with a tee shot that was some 20 yards beyond where Johnson hit his drive.
That wasnt an accident. McIlroy tends to hold back early in his round until he gets more comfortable with his scoring.
The game is fickle, he said. You make a couple of birdies, a few good shots, and your confidence goes up. A few bad ones, and it goes down a bit. I hit a couple of drive, and 17 is a good example, when I let it go and its fine. It gets out there.
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Workshop: Research Data Management at Duke, Oct. 2
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Duke University Libraries invites you to attend GS711-10 Research Data Management, part of our Managing Your Research workshop series. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend. Graduate student attendees will be eligible to receive RCR credit for participation in this event.
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In response to expectations for open access to publicly funded research, agencies from the NSF to the NEH require data management plans as part of funding proposals. Increasingly, researchers are expected to provide access to data as part of verifying and replicating research results. This workshop provides a high-level overview of the research data lifecycle, focusing on particular moments and issues to consider in order to effectively and responsibly manage data used in a range of disciplinary projects. Participants will learn about resources available at Duke to support data management and where to go for additional, customized help in planning data management for research.
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Monday Aug. 31st, 2009Edinburgh is one for the books!
Wow, what a month! 26 shows, not including extra late night sets and press appearances, but overall it was a total blast. Did I take the festival by storm? By nooo means. Were all the shows good? Not even. Who's fault was that? Mine. Did you get good reviews? Some great ones, but I also got some bad ones. (I don't read them but my pals do) Did you see some good shows? Yes indeed! Jamie Kilstein, Jimmy McGhee, Des Bishop, Alun Cochran, and Dan Antopolski were among the highlights. Google them all, you won't be sorry. They were all a far cry better than I was at the beginning of the fest that's for sure.Then why did you have such a good time? Because it was like I had to start standup all over again. No one in the UK gives a shit about me or what I've done really. There was no room to coast and I had to really dig deep to get them to A) Like me or at least understand me and B) laugh at and with me. It really made me realize how lazy I've been about my standup and how much better I could be. It was an ass kicking 'cause at the beginning I played to stoney silence and indifference but the last week of shows were, on a personal level, better than any shows I've ever done. So why post a picture of your poster with your nice reviews? Because if you look closely at the pic someone scratched out the H,R,E, and D out of BEHRENDT leaving BENT which is UK slang for queer! So I like the juxtaposition of the Sunday Times and Time Out giving me props, which is nothing to complain about, and then some "punter" giving his two cents. It about sums up my experience. But it has soooo revitalized my desire to be better at my craft that I believe i've taken for granted or just didn't realize needed work. Hope you will come see me. New dates added soon! Much Love!Greggers


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Cerritos, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/28/2012 -- The owner of Cerritos Ford has announced a new 5-Day Trial Exchange offer, effective immediately for all people who purchase a car from the company. With the used car protection plan, customers can enjoy an exchange option if they are unsatisfied with their original purchase after five days or 500 miles.
Buying used cars Orange County area continues to be a difficult process for people, mainly due to so many options. Searching for a Honda dealer Los Angeles or even Honda dealers Los Angeles critique is still going to yield hundreds of results. The exchange program is designed to help people feel more relaxed when buying a used car, because they are now able to truly see how the car is.
To be eligible for the exchange program, the car must be brought in within five business days or before 500 miles, whichever comes first. The money must be put towards another car Cerritos Ford has in stock to be eligible. Any major damage or wear and tear on the vehicle can also void the exchange program, or a person will be forced to pay for the damages.
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Cerritos Ford is known as California's Ford Center, but the car dealership has a number of used cars from every brand on location and ready to be purchased. Shoppers can also enjoy a full service in the shop for any car repair need.