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Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to "come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually" - with its impact on our lives.
"Architecture begins to matter," writes Paul Goldberger, "when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads." He shows us how that works in examples ranging from a small Cape Cod cottage to the "vast, flowing" Prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Lincoln Memorial to the highly sculptural Guggenheim Bilbao and the Church of Sant'Ivo in Rome, where "simple geometries... create a work of architecture that embraces the deepest complexities of human imagination."
Based on decades of looking at buildings and thinking about how we experience them, the distinguished critic raises our awareness of fundamental things like proportion, scale, space, texture, materials, shapes, light, and memory. Upon completing this remarkable architectural journey, listeners will enjoy a wonderfully rewarding new way of seeing and experiencing every aspect of the built world.
The book is published by Yale University Press.
©2009 Paul Goldberger (P)2010 Redwood Audiobooks
"Why Architecture Matters reminds us that in a democratic capitalist society, the only sure guarantee that we will get good architecture is if we shake off our ignorance and start to take a personal interest in the design of our neighborhoods. Here is a succinct, lyrical and heartfelt book that celebrates the best works of architecture and points the way to being able to build more of it in the world today. There are so many guides to the world of art, so few to the world of architecture. This is among the very best." (Alain de Botton, author of The Architecture of Happiness)
"Somewhat dry topic made drier by the narrator"
I enjoyed the content of the book because it had many interesting perspectives and observations about architecture, including the author's description of the way his childhood influenced his relationship with buildings. Architecture is defined from several perspectives and subsequent chapters explore architecture as form, function, space, and in relationship to movies and art. I do think the book would benefit from a more dynamic narrator since the writing is not always very engaging. There are passages which are essentially lists of architectural features that were difficult to stay focused on due to the gravely voiced narrator. The author provides mostly Western examples (especially the Eastern US) and is fairly traditional in his views--not a post-modern or iconoclastic treatment of the subject.
"Good Read, for professionals and regular readers"
Reminds professionals the fundamentals and purpose of our profession. Regular readers not versed or familiar with subject will find their views realigned and see great works of architecture around in a different light with more profound appreciation.
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Source - An upside to social media is how easy it is to connect and stay in touch. It's also a downside: Many people's Facebook timelines are filled with mundane updates, because most us aren't that interesting. But if you're concerned about how awesome people think you are, you could just lie. According to a new study, 1 in 4 women who use social media fib about how fab their lives are, exaggerating or distorting what they've been up to. One-third admitted to lying on social media at some point. The most common reasons were not wanting to appear boring, jealousy at someone else's great life and wanting to impress others. Further proof that high school never really ends.
25 percent? Yeah fat fucking chance of that. Forget this study. You know how many girls are actually lying on Facebook? Every single one of them. Every one. They're all lying through their teeth and spewing bullshit 100% of the time. Because Facebook was invented for two reasons. 1) So guys could stalk/look at pictures of chicks and 2) So girls could try and fake everyone into thinking they have an awesome life when in reality their life is just as fucking dull and boring just like everyone else. That's why girls obsess over every picture they take when they go out or carefully craft status updates about going to the gym or how great their boyfriends are throughout the day. Facebook is the only place where they get to decide how they're perceived. You see a picture a girl posted of the "AWWsome dumplings!" her boyfriend just made her? Guess what? Those dumplings sucked and gave her colon pain. See a status update humble-bragging about the 45 minute cardio sesh she just finished up? She was probably texting and staring in the mirror hating herself the whole time and already feels guilty about the protein shake she drank. The whole thing's a joke and the only ones who aren't lying are the chicks that complain about shit because that's how all women are in reality anyway.

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Crowns bestowed music award from DePaul
Many thanks: Two of Chicago's leading philanthropists, Renée and Lester Crown, received the Pro Musica Award from DePaul University during its School of Music's centennial celebration. | Supplied photo
Renée and Lester Crown were feted at a gala dinner May 29 by DePaul University's School of Music, during which they were presented with the Pro Musica Award in recognition for their extraordinary Chicago philanthropy.
"We recognized two heroic Chicagoans, heroic for their fidelity to Chicago and especially the arts in Chicago," said Donald E. Casey, dean of DePaul's School of Music. He made his remarks at the school's annual spring concert in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, which followed the gala.
The Crowns have made a significant impact on the arts over the years. Their foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, provides assistance for arts and cultural organizations in Chicago including the Merit School of Music, which strives to fill the void in Chicago Public School music education programs. The foundation also supports Storycatchers Theatre, which encourages young people to write, produce and perform musicals; and TimeLine Theatre Company, which presents plays inspired by historical events that connect to relevant social and political issues today.
The Crowns are devoted patrons of Lyric Opera of Chicago, contributing to several major campaigns and sponsoring productions of "Don Giovanni." They are members of the radio broadcast matching grant consortium for the Lyric's radio programming and received the Carol Fox Award in 2004 for their leadership and commitment to Lyric Opera.
The Crowns also support arts programming for WTTW/WFMT where Renée has served on the board for many years, and has chaired and run a number of WTTW's major events.
Renée is a former president and current member of the women's board at Lyric Opera, while Lester has been the chairman of the executive committee since 1977. Renée is the vice chairman of the board of trustees at WTTW/WFMT, a founding member and former president of Northwestern University Women's Board, and a life director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lester is chairman of Henry Crown and Co., a director of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and director of the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is a life trustee of Northwestern University and the Aspen Institute, as well as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Concert a "high point"
The scholarship gala, attended by more than 400 supporters, netted $220,000 for student financial aid, Casey told the audience, which was gathered to hear the DePaul Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, conducted by Cliff Colnot. Prior to the Beethoven piece, the student orchestra brought Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas' commissioned work, "Aureole," to life in its world premiere performance.
The eight-to-nine minute composition was commissioned by DePaul's School of Music to be performed at the spring concert. According to Casey, the concert was "a high point of our yearlong centennial celebration."
The 37th annual spring concert of the DePaul Symphony Orchestra and Chorus "is particularly celebratory as it involves nearly 200 DePaul students, four faculty soloists, one of the best-known and greatest symphonies ever written, as well as the very special work commissioned for the occasion," said Casey.
The DePaul Chorus, prepared by Steven Grives, joined the students of the orchestra to perform Beethoven's Ninth with esteemed faculty soloists Elizabeth Byrne, Jane Bunnell, Michael Sylvester and Marc Embree.
The School of Music was established at DePaul University in 1912 with the noble mission of educating promising young musicians. It now boasts one of the strongest collegiate orchestras in America.


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By: Julianna Hudgins
Use a Beadalon Jump Ring Maker to create your own Wire Jump Rings from Julianna Hudgins. This is an easy-to-follow tutorial that will teach you the basics of jewelry making. Add jump rings to a variety of jewelry projects - you'll love the overall aesthetic.
- Beadalong Jump Ring Maker
- Artistic Wire – 18 gauge (color of your choice)
- Beadalon Flush Cutter
- Beadalon pliers: Chain Nose and Bent Chain Nose
- The jump rings are made with 18 gauge wire and the Beadalon Jump Ring Maker. With a wide variety of mandrels available – ranging from 4mm to 16mm, round and oval shapes – you can create just the jump ring you need.
- Insert the end of the wire through the small hole in the base; fold the wire down to secure it.
- Insert your finger into the large hole in the base and turn it clockwise, while steadily holding the mandrel and wire in the other hand. In this step, you can see that I have wound the wire about 10 times around the mandrel.
- Once the wire is coiled, remove it from the base and cut the coil from the wire spool with the Beadalon Flush Cutter.
- Next cut the first few loops with the Flush cutter. These rings will now be cut from the coil but you can hold them in place for the next step.
- Turn the Flush cutter to the opposite side and cut the jump rings again just slightly to the side of your first cut.
- Now you will have two straight-edge cuts on your jump rings so that they will fit perfectly together.
- Use your pliers to gently work the jump rings closed. You should hear and feel the two pieces gently rub together when you do this step.You can make the right sized jump rings in the colors and plating you choose – any time you want!
For a comprehensive video tutorial, check out How to Make Wire Jump Rings.
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Goldberg, Westminster associate professor of philosophy, presented the keynote address at the fall meeting of the West Virginia Philosophical Society (WVPS) at Marshall University in West Virginia in November.
Goldberg's presentation, "Post-Modernism: The Goldberg Variation," discussed critiques of post-modernism, including those by Alan Sokal, professor of mathematics at the University College London and professor of physics at New York University, who perpetrated the Sokal Hoax; and Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a major figure in analytic philosophy.
Goldberg has been president of WVPS since 2010. He joined the Westminster faculty in 2002. Goldberg earned undergraduate and master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University and Ph.D. from Duquesne University.
Contact Goldberg at 724-946-7153 or email for additional information.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 378 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.


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Very Good Recipes of Chef from Wise Words
There are 2 Chef recipes on the blog Wise Words. (408 on all the blogs)
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Had i not married a chef …. i would have totally married a farmer
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12/12/13 15:51
Yesterday, I finished my final Christmas exams. A day earlier, I received a note from one of my lecturers – he has been my teacher for five years now – and he was alerting me to the fact that I was finished with exams – for-ever! In January, semester 2...
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'The Chef & i' … mostly good reviews and a few 'meh'
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I am totally overwhelmed at the response to both the book and our new column with The Sunday Times. Over the past two weeks I have been inundated with the nicest emails and messages on FB from people all over the world. Some of the messages are from people...
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Da Vinci 1.0 filament counter reset using an Arduino
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- Written by Oliver Fueckert
The XYZPrinting Da Vinci is certainly a very interesting new printer at a very reasonable USD 499 retail price.
It comes delivered with a mere 300g Filament cartridge, which is not exactly a lot of material to print with. The filament delivered with the printer has quite some diameter inaccuracies, which do show on the surface of printed models as small blobs. Our intent was to use our own ExcelFil™ – High grade 3D Printing Filament with this printer. However, the Filament cartridge is electronicaly protected and communicates with the printer to let it know the remaining filament left on the spool.
Given that we are planning to add this printer to the range of printers we test our ExcelFil filament with, I took a closer look at the mechanisms behind these electronics.
After opening the cartridge, one can find a small PCB at the bottom of it. It has three connectors that are used to communicate with the printer itself. A closer inspection of that tiny PCB shows a Microchip 11LC010 1K EEPROM at its heart. This EEPROM has a memory capaciity of 128 byte which stores the information about the filament cartridge.
The three connectors are as following (left to right on the picture above):
The SCIO pin runs a UNI/O protocol and the chip is controlled via a 8 bit instruction register.
I created a small Arduino Sketch that resets the counter to 999m available. GND(1) and VCC(3) on the Da Vinci Filament EEPROM connect to GND and +5V on the Arduino and the SCIO(2) connects to Digital Out Pin 7 on the Arduino. The sketch is running the UNI/O protocol to read and write the EEPROM contents.
Here the contents of the EEPROM. You can see at byte offset 53 a 4 Byte long HEX value in little endian format (Thanks BXZ for pointing it out!) which reflects the remaining filament lenght that is communicated to the printer. This is not a literal value and somehow is "mangled". However setting this value to 0x3f420f00 restores the filament counter to 999m left.
00: 5A41570000343141C0D40100C0D40100 ZAW..41A........ 10: D2005A00544847423031313500000000 ..Z.THGB0115.... 20: 000000003400000001010101AA55AA55 ....4........U.U 30: 883355AA3F420f00D04407202FAE0A00 .3U......D. /... 40: 5A41570000343141C0D40100C0D40100 ZAW..41A........ 50: D2005A00544847423031313500000000 ..Z.THGB0115.... 60: 000000003400000001010101AA55AA55 ....4........U.U 70: 883355AAC0D40100AA55AA5507830A00 .3U......U.U....
The Arduino Code below will check for the presence and ability to communicate to the EEPROM CHIP. When the sketch starts, the LED on the Arduino will blink rapidly. After you have the made connections as described above correctly, the LED will stay solid for about 2 seconds, which indicates that the EEPROM has been reset successfully.
Below a short Video to demonstrate:
This now allows me to use our test filaments on this printers. Not a permanent solution yet, but easy enough as a temporary workaround.
Warning: DO NOT KEEP THE ARDUINO CONNECTED WHEN YOU INSERT THE CARTRIDGE INTO THE PRINTER. This may, or may not void your warranty or render your filament or printer useless. So use this information at your own risk :)
Update April, 18 2014: Code below has been updated to work with the new firmware version 1.1.I.
Arduino Sketch - Just copy and paste into the Arduino IDE and upload to your Arduino of choiceTo make the discussion easier we moved it to the forum.
Linked below, also a freestanding filament spool holder we made to conventiently load the filament into the Da Vinci.
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Guest - kieth
I'm sure I want the first to think of dealing hardware or firmware ayer doing a pinout. I'm working on the pin out now to enable open source firmware but expect it to take a couple weeks with my schedule...
The main thing gained is using slicer without yanking the s card every print. Cable- less wifi is just a side benefit to me.
Btw, Slic3r will definitely override the temperature setting of the cartridge. -
Guest - kieth
I'm sure I want the first to think of dealing hardware or firmware ayer doing
Should have read:I'm sure I wasn't the first to think of swapping hardware or firmware after doing..
Cell phone auto swell corectshon. -
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Keith, just read all your stuff, watched the videos. Of course I'd like to set up the wifi hack. ( I know you said you wouldn't share but?) I've done the chip reset, now testing pla. My print quality is just crappy, even pre-hack. Really hoping to use my own code files.
Any chance we can chat via Skype? -
Guest - Timmy
Can someone add different levels of extruder/platform temperature setting to the code? Something like 200C to 230C (210C and 230C already built in to the code) with 5c incremental for extruder, and 70C to 100C with 10C incremental for platform temperature. I have few spools of filament with temperature range varies from 210C to 270C. Did anyone use PLA with same or lower temperature setting? I am new to the 3D printer world, just try to get some good prints from this printer. Much appreciated.
Well after more playing and fiddling around tonight, I will confirm that the extruder and temp is settable by slicer overriding the cart.
This will not help loading the pla but it's a start. I Found at 210-215 the pla swells and wont feed.
So does anyone have an empty cart they are willing to send me? So yeah I was wrong. -
Guest - Kieth
Josh - Glad I didnt have to make another video to show you the temps will change, LOL! <<JK!
Where are you located? I might have a spare cartridge in another day or so i could send you, but i dont want to mess with international shipping... (usa here)
I have a thought on PLA. I dont have any PLA left right now to try it, but...
1) Increase retraction from 1mm to 3-4mm.
2) Raise the temp. Its possible what is happening is the PLA enters the melt chamber and the chamber temp falls causing the failure. This may look very similar to an excessive heat problem. Its just a guess...
3) Increase/decrease print speed. This will effect how much filament gets used over a particular amount of time and may help the heating/cooling issues of the melt chamber.
BTW, I would speculate the troubl;e people are having getting PLA to work is why XYZ hasnt released pla yet. It would be nice if XYZ was brave enough to establish a manufacturer forum.
Speaking of forums, where else are people talking about this? Getting hard to follow comments on a blog. -
I'm in florida actually,
The issue I'm having with the pla is that just to "load" the filament it heats it up to 210-215, the pla starts to feed and then overheats/swells. I have not even Got a chance to try and print with it. When I retract the pla the very tip started to melt then right away it is bulged and oddly textured.
email@example.com if you feel like sending me an empty I would appreciate it. Especially considering I will never buy another full one, lol. -
Guest - Kieth
So, I know im not the first on this, since there is an online .3w>gcode converter, but anyhow....
I just figured out .3w files are simply base64 encoded. There is NO encyption of the .3w file taking place. -
Guys and Gals, based on the suggestion of Kieth I created a forum for easier discussion of this topic:
It will be much easier to discuss as easier for people to find past posts. I will close off this comment section in a while.
The forum is located here.


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I read with interest the response from John Weston (Coast Reporter, May 2) to your editorial (April 25) on the unfair elections act.
This bill is the most important one they have proposed because it deals with our most important right, the right to vote. It's about time we heard something from our MP about this.
There are a lot of fundamental changes in this bill, and even with the amendments they have proposed, it is still very confusing. Mr. Weston doesn't even appear to understand them all. He states that a voter with no ID can be covered by an oath produced by someone with ID — that is not true. Everyone is required to have some form of ID, but if it doesn't have your address on it, you can have someone vouch for you.
I am concerned that he says he has been carefully monitoring the constituents' concerns through email and letters to the editor.
Reading emails and editorials is fine, but if that is the only way Mr. Weston decides policy, then I have to question his leadership to his constituents. Where were the communications from him outlining the new election reforms and asking for feedback? Where were the public meetings and consultation about this very important issue?
Mr. Weston needs to come and speak to us to clarify what the changes will mean so people can be prepared for when the next election comes. So far, the only things we are getting from him are talking points from the Prime Ministers' Office, and no real communication or consultation.
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First Look: Skyfire mobile browser
The newest mobile browser is a strong Opera Mini contender coming out of the gate. But you call that video support? Feh!
It wasn't too long ago we editors--or anyone!--got acquainted with Skyfire (review), the newest mobile browser to challenge Opera Mini's dominance. Check out the fresh minimalist design and clever search options, plus one disappointing feature that's far from a thriller. (Go ahead and award yourself 10 points if you spot that reference in the video.)


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Overbey resigns as HaysMed CFO
By ELIZABETH GOLDEN
Bill Overbey, chief financial officer at Hays Medical Center, resigned Tuesday.
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Bill Overbey, chief financial officer at Hays Medical Center, resigned Tuesday.
He had been with HaysMed for 12 years.
"Bill was a key contributor to the financial success of the hospital," said Shae Veach, vice president of regional operations and marketing. "We wish him and his family all the best."
Overbey said it was a tremendous honor to work for HaysMed, and he thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity.
"I wish the hospital much success in the future," he said.
Both parties declined to provide the specific reason for the resignation.
"I'm currently searching for my next opportunity," Overbey said.
Andy Beck, HaysMed controller, was named interim CFO.
Beck, originally from Claflin, is a graduate of Fort Hays State University and a certified public account.
"He began as an account manager in 1994," Veach said. "He has a good, long history with us."
The hospital will continue to search for a permanent replacement, Veach said. This will include internal and external candidates.


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Say goodbye to cheap iPhone deals
PUBLISHED: 16 Nov 2013 02:47:29 | UPDATED: 17 Nov 2013 07:45:29PUBLISHED: 15 Nov 2013 PRINT EDITION: 16 Nov 2013"The telcos are now saying that if you want to buy a very expensive handset, you've got to pay more," said Merrill Lynch analyst Sameer Chopra. Photo: Bloomberg
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Mobile service users will be forced to pay more for high-end smartphones such as Apple's iPhone 5s, as telcos move to slash handset subsidies to boost earnings, according to Optus chief executive Kevin Russell.
The move will affect the vast majority of Australian smartphone users because the market has traditionally depended on telcos paying for most of the device in advance in exchange for locking customers into 12- to 24-month service contracts.
Telstra, SingTel-Optus and Vodafone Hutchison Australia previously offered cheap smartphones to win customers – a move that helped fuel the popularity of Apple's iPhone.
"If you went back 24 months, you'd have a $0 Apple iPhone 16GB in the marketplace at a $59 [per month] price point," Mr Russell said. "There were significant increases last year of $6 per month . . . and we're now up to $14 per month on iPhone pricing.
"So we've seen systematically over the last two years reductions in subsidies and that's relatively consistent across the other two main operators."
But Mr Russell said it was important to state that the subsidies paid by telcos two years ago "were not appropriate".
"Where we're getting to now is more consistent with the market's maturity and I personally believe the subsidies can continue to improve," he said. "I'd be surprised to see this trend reversed."
Industry experts agree
Mr Russell's view was echoed by industry executives and senior analysts who spoke with the AFR Weekend.
Merrill Lynch analyst Sameer Chopra said the drastic reduction in subsidies provided by telcos would now be a permanent feature of the Australian market as they milked more money from mobile customers.
Mr Chopra said it was one of the main reasons why Telstra, Vodafone and Optus were all reporting strong increases in their profit margins.
"The telcos are now saying that if you want to buy a very expensive handset, you've got to pay more," he said.
"Originally, the expectation was that the high-end phones would accelerate average revenue per user.
"But even though customers were suddenly using 500MB of data, the plan inclusions also grew to become 1GB, so people didn't have to upgrade their plans.
"The industry moved to handset unbundling during 2011 and the impact from that has been evident since 2012 . . . and that's why the earnings margins are now accelerating, because it takes two years for changes to wash through the industry.
"With the Apple iPhone 5s, we saw prices that were typically in the $72-per-month range compared to $60 per month back in 2011."
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Franklin Chang Diaz wants to fuel the International Space Station and transport people to Mars with his plasma rocket.
LIBERIA, Costa Rica — Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.
The Costa Rica-born physicist speaks nonchalantly about the day humankind will have moved entirely to outer space, while our precious Earth becomes "a protected park."
"Our great grandchildren will always be able to come back [to Earth] from wherever they happen to live and see where their ancestors and culture came from," said the former NASA astronaut who is now president and CEO of the Ad Astra Rocket Company.
To many, it might sound a bit too Wall-E-esque to chew. But Chang Diaz is already polishing off his space helmet. And if he has his druthers, in this lifetime humans will start using his company's revolutionary rocket to scoot around the galaxy.
In the meantime, he says there are plenty of other practical uses for his plasma rocket.
The rocket, called the VASIMR for "variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket," uses a high-power technology initially studied by NASA. Propelled by an exhaust gas at temperatures close to that of the sun, the VASIMR would dramatically reduce the time it takes to travel from Earth to Mars, from about eight months to just 39 days.
The rocket could also cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica.
This plasma-propelled VX-200 is set to evolve into a rocket that could be used on the International Space Station. (Alex Leff/GlobalPost) |
In September, the rocket hit a milestone on Earth. During a test, the engine cranked at just over 200 kilowatts, becoming the world's most powerful electric rocket.
Following testing on Earth, Ad Astra is working with NASA on a space test date for a VASIMR aboard the International Space Station in 2013. Chang Diaz said his technology could eventually be used to help keep the space station in orbit. The company plans to launch for commercial use in 2014.
It sounds stranger than science fiction, but the aerospace field has taken note of this Costa Rican-American's work. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently named VASIMR among the top 10 emerging aerospace technologies of 2009.
Before launching speedier Mars missions, Chang Diaz proposes some practical uses of the rocket closer to Earth. It could, for example, act like a DHL in outer space, in which plasma-thrust crafts would transport packages, mainly fuel, to satellites or spaceships on the cheap — well, cheaper. Shipments that today run to the tune of a billion dollars, according to the CEO, would cost half a billion on Ad Astra spacecrafts.
He mentioned another use that flies closer to the heart of his eco-friendly homeland. These ships could start to clean up the clutter left by disused satellites.
"The Earth has become virtually a beehive," Chang Diaz said. "The number of satellites orbiting the Earth, we're talking hundreds of thousands of these objects. Some of them are just junk that's floating there simply because these satellites have run out of fuel and they just remain in orbit dead."
Dead space objects are crashing into each other, and our planet. "You think you're seeing these beautiful shooting stars, but they're just a piece of orbital debris that comes to Earth and burns up in the atmosphere," he said.
"Our goal is to be able to have a garbage truck that will be picking up all of these objects at various orbits, obviously for a price," he said. Ad Astra could toss the debris into an "orbital graveyard," he added, "or we could actually launch them to the sun and drive them to the sun, which is kind of the ultimate, cosmic dump."


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Pedestrian Hit and Killed by Three Cars, Two of Which Fled the Scene
Cruz-Pratts was walking across NW 17th Avenue from east to west near 11400 block when he was struck by a 2008 Nissan Altima.
The driver of the Altima stopped, and according to CBS Miami, told police that Cruz-Pratts still seemed responsive and was struggling to sit upright.
The victim was then hit by a dark-colored Cadillac and a red Honda. Neither driver of those cars stopped. The final two hits proved fatal, and Cruz-Pratts was declared dead on the scene.
The incident is still under investigation.
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Brett promoted to new specialist role
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A SOLICITOR who specialises in the renewable energy sector has been promoted to partner at a Cumbrian law firm.
South Cumbrian law firm Temple Heelis Commercial has appointed two new partners in Brett Cooper and Wanda Goodhead.
Mr Cooper joined the company in 2004 after graduating from law school and in 2010 moved over to the commercial side of the business. He now specialises in corporate and commercial law with a personal and professional interest in Cumbria's growing renewable energy sector.
He said: "There has been a recent increase in the number of renewable energy initiatives happening around the north west. TH Commercial has been advising clients in specialist areas such as anaerobic digestion and wind farm projects.
"I studied biology before I went into law so I think an interest in the environment has stayed with me. I really enjoy working with renewable energy clients; it's great to think that our advice and work contributes to a greener world."
Agricultural law specialist Wanda Goodhead joined Temple Heelis in 2011 from an agricultural law firm in Derbyshire where she spent several years working on a varied range of matters including the buying and selling of land and farm diversification businesses. Her career also includes several years working with a Top 50 law firm in Manchester.
She said: "The agricultural business sector is not just about farms. It encompasses a vast array of organisations including companies who are part of the complex agricultural supply chain. This could be farming equipment manufacturers, service providers, or the food industry.
"My commercial and agricultural experience allows TH Commercial to add value to the firm's expanding rural client base."
TH Commercial is a specialist commercial law firm specifically designed to meet the needs of businesses in Cumbria and the north west. Most of the company's lawyers come from larger city-based firms who are used to dealing with complex business issues.
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USL: Shamelessly ripped off (GSL) and adapted preliminary rules
Posted 17 January 2013 - 11:28 AM
A. Season Process:
• An individual USL season consists of 4 cup competitions and 36 league games.
• Preseason— There will be 4 games of preseason
• Regular season- The regular season starts September and ends May.
• Cup competitions:
USL Euro Championships – This competition starts with a knockout stage and the top 2 teams from each group go on to the knockout stages which are two legged games apart from the final which is a single tie. If the final is not decided in 90 minutes then Extra Time and Penalties if needed will determine the outcome.
USL Euro Cup – Same format as the Euro Championships only not as prestigious as lower ranked teams are involved.
USL FA Cup – This is a straight knockout competition which takes place over a single tie. Any game which ends in a tie, (other than the final) is decided by a replay and then if still level extra time and if needed penalties.
USL League Cup – This is the less prestigious version of the USL FA Cup, same format other than there are two legs for the semi finals of this competition.
USL Community Shield - Winner of the League plays winner of the USL FA Cup in a one off game. If the game is not decided in 90 minutes then the contest goes straight to penalties, there is no extra time.
• Re-signings- Teams that wish to re-sign players during the middle of the season (transfer window from 1st jan) can put forward an extension offer to a player on the last year of their contract. The player will accept or decline dependent on their wage, current league position, other potential interest (articles are good for this) and in-game happiness. A player will be more likely to sign if they are actually at their original club (i.e. Casillas at Real). Also if they have team mates in their liked list.
• Loans – Loans will only be allowed if you are covering a major injury to your team. To have a loan accepted you must put it in writing in the loans thread and wait one week. The player must also be on the loan list which will be available to view once the season starts.
• Feeder Club Loan – You can send your player to your feeder club (your feeder club will have to be chosen at the beginning of the season) and they will improve based on the fact they will be playing at a higher level rather than sat in the reserves.
B. PR Cash
PR Cash is earned from writing articles, GM Participation, and from team and player accomplishments.
PR Cash tend to be helpful in the off season, where they help improve players attributes.
How To Claim from accomplishments:
[To be added soon]
You can gain reward points for the following:
1. Articles
The article grader will grade these articles on a money scale. The max you may get from an article is £1000. You may not get anything more than that. Anything that isn't about the league in general or about a division or something like that, that max is £500. Anything like power rankings and such will get higher grades.
I reserve the right to overturn any grade given by the article if I feel it's setting a wrong precedent.
2. Trading:
Unlimited amounts of GM Cash may be traded in any trade. A link to your bank must be provided on both sides, sending cash and receiving cash.
3. Job Bonus'
Article Grader(need 1)- Pays £500 PR Cash
Description: Grades articles on the scale given. simple enough.
Team Sheet Tally(Need 1)- Pays £500
Description: Makes a list of everyone who DID NOT post a TEAMSHEET for each sim.
Analyst(Need 3-5)- Pays £3000
Description: Make at least one type of article per week. It can be about the league as a whole, rumours(use team sections and see what players teams are looking to shop), about history, the trades, etc, Depending on how many we get there will be a rota for what day the article is expected
Banker(Need 2)- Pays £1000
Description: Keep tracks of Banks and makes sure no one is cheating.
Camp Recorder(Need 1)- Pays £500
Description: Records camps in the off season to make sure no one is getting overcamped.
4. Manager of the year:
Whoever wins the Manager of the year award will win a bonus of £2,000 PR Cash and will have the option to take a year off a players contract or add a year. This must be done before the end of the following season.
5. Submitting Team Sheets:
Teams that submit a valid Team Sheets for each sim will receive £100 GM cash. A valid TS will include all the items listed below in the proper format.
Team: Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3
Position - Player Name - Type - Instruction
GK - Iker Casillas - Keeper - Defend ©
LB - Marcelo - Fullback - Support
CB - Pepe - Limited Defender - Cover
CB - Albiol - Normal Defender - Stopper
RB - Arbeloa - Full Back - Defend
LM - Cristiano Ronaldo - Wide Midfielder - Support
CM - Sami Khedira - Ball Winning Midfielder - Support
DCM - Michael Essien - Deep Lying Midfielder - Defend
RM - Angel Di Maria - Defensive Midfielder - Attack
CF - Gonzalo Higuain - Trequartarista - Attack
CF - Karim Benzema - Defensive Forward - Attack
Bench: 7 players to be named from your remaining players
[Note the instructions for these players are not recommended this is merely an example]
Style - Very Rigid/Rigid/Balanced/Fluid Very Fluid
Strategy - Contain/Defensive/Counter/Standard/Control/Attacking/Overload
Passing Style - Shorter/Default/More Direct
Creative Freedom - More Expressive/Default/More Disciplined
Closing Down - Press More/Default/Stand Off
Tackling - More Aggressive/Default/More Cautious
Marking - Zonal Marking/Default/Man Marking
Crossing - Float Crosses/Default/Drill Crosses
Roaming - Stick to Position/Default/More Roaming
Defensive Line - (A number from 0 - 100 going up in intervals of 5) 0 being Deep and 100 Push Up
Width - 25 (A number from 0-100 going up in intervals of 5) 0 being Narrow and 100 being Wide
Tempo - 25 (A number from 0-100 going up in intervals of 5) 0 being Slow and 100 being Fast
Time Wasting - 40 (A number from 0-100 going up in intervals of 5) 0 being Rarely and 100 being Often
Focus Passing - Down Left Flank/Down Both Flanks/Down Right Flank /Through the Middle/Mixed
Counter Attack - Yes/No
Play Offside - Yes/No
Playmaker - no options
Target Man - Mixed/To Feet/To Head/Run on to Ball
Every time you make a team sheet change you MUST bold changes
11 first team players and 7 on the bench (depending on the competition so always put them in order of importance to you just in case).
6. Manager participation:
Every once in a while we will do a live sim with the ability to answer some questions to earn PR cash. Other options will be given by the commish as we go.
7. Accomplishments/Other
GM of the Year: £3000
Runner Up GM of the year: £1500
League Championship: £3000
Euro Champion: £3000
Euro Cup: £1500
FA Cup: £2000
League Cup: £1000
Make it to any final: half the amount of the winners
Qualify for Euro Champions Cup: £750
Qualify for Euro Cup: £400
Each player in the team of the season: £200
World/European Player of the year: £3000 (2nd 2000, 3rd 1000)
League player of the year: £1000
Young player of the year: £1000
League Top Scorer: £1000
Euro Champion Top Scorer: £3000
Euro Cup Top Scorer: £1000
Domestic Cup Top Scorer: £1000
Team who score most goals in a season: £3000
Team who keep most clean sheets in a season: £3000
Twitter: 1k if you post at least 10 posts
Jobs: As Specified
Tiers: As Specified in Articles
Player Sets A Game Record: £500
Player Sets a Season Record: £1000
C. How to use Reward Points:
Players must be camped before the age of 24
A max of 12 attribute upgrades will be allowed on a player per season. That means a player has the ability to gain +36 to them in their career. A maximum of +3 can be put on one single attribute per season. You may put up to +9 per attribute per career.
Cost: £300 per +1 to an attribute. This may be raised if I feel it too cheap.
To Clarify, this is how a camp would look like:
Cristiano Ronaldo Camp
Ratings to Camp: +1 attribute, +1 attribute, +1 attribute, +1 attribute
Total: £1200
Also, please remember you may only camp a player in the off season unless I give out a free camp in season.
Potential Boost
Any player under the age of 25 may have their potential raised by 5 points at any point until they reach 25. This will cost £2500. You may only do this once per player per career.
Old Man Camps
Any player over the age of 32 may be "old man camped". This will consist of a +10 in any ONE category and a +5 ability boost plus a freeze. This is a £10,000 value for the young players, yours for £5000 for these older players. This can only be done once per player per career.
Lottery Team Camps
This is very important. I would love it if every team would be frugal when trading picks as I don't want to have to recruit for an aging team with no picks. So to encourage this, I will offer a FREE full +2 camp to the player ANY lottery team takes WITH THEIR PICK. Once again, must be a lottery player taken with their own pick. If Barcelona draft Neymar in the u21 draft with their own Pick, then they will receive a full +2 attribute camp(£2500 value) to Neymar for FREE. This must be posted before the beginning of the season with "Barcelona(your team name) Free Feeder Club Camp". For now on, this will NOT count as a career camp.
Legendary Camps
1) May only be used once per career
2) Counts as a full camp. Meaning, once this is used a player may not be camped unless you use a lottery camp or an old man's camp.
3) If you camped using the regular camps prior to this, you may not use a legendary camp. Even if Messi has only been camped +1 in Long Shots, you may NOT use a legendary camp on him.
4) Potential boosts can be used even though this is used. You may only combine Legendary camps, potential boosts, and old man camp
Types of Camps
Lev Yashin
Peter Schmeichel
Franz Beckenbauer
Franco Baresi
Paolo Maldini
Claude Makel.e.le
Lothar Matthaus
Gerd Muller
Draft Scouting
This will not be cheap, to scout anything, post a spend and then PM me.
Attribute Scouting: £150 per attribute (Scouting
True Potential: £1000 per player
Reduce An Injury
Got a key player down for a while? Pay for a pill that will cut that players injury in half! If a player is injured less than 2 weeks, the injury will completely go away. If its more than 2 weeks, it will be halfed. I will round up if I have to. For example, half of 51 is actually 25.5, but it will go to 26. There is a catch. The pill is banned by the league. Meaning, if you use this pill you run the risk of the league finding out. Every time a pill is given to a player, I will run that player through a random number generator, with a 5% chance of getting suspended for 25 days.
Cost 1k
If you want you can pay more and have the player completely healed by the miracle surgeon.
Surgeon prices:
2K – half the amount of time injured
3K – completely healed but can get reinjured straight away
5k – completely healed and guaranteed not to get injured for the rest of that season.
E. Player Positions:
If you wish to change a player's position then you can within reason. On the game there are a set amount of positions a player can play but he is only a natural in one, maybe two. In the other positions they are awkward, unconvincing, competent or accomplished. (in order of progression)
There are therefore 4 states of ability that exist in each of the player's allowed position. If a player is awkward then it will cost 2000k each step to get them to improve. So from awkward to natural would cost 8,000. This is the same if they are uncomfortable but will only cost 6000 as there are less steps. At competent the price drops to 1000 so to get to natural there are only 2 stages (accomplished then natural) and so that only costs 2000 and finally from accomplished to natural is 1000.
F. Trades
1. After a trade takes place you must be able to have at least 25 players in your squad
2. 3 players at a time can be dealt from each side.
3. Three-way trades allowed, as are four, five etc as long as they are fair.
4. All questionable trades will be decided by WrongIslander and Penny.
5. Player that are loan signings are not allowed to be traded. Any player that you make a one club player are not allowed to be traded unless they are unhappy.
6. No cutbacks and waivebacks
7. The right to veto a lopsided deal is reserved by WrongIslander and Penny.
8. Please post all trades in the main completed trades forum. If you post your trade in the approved trade forum or vetoed trade forum, they will not get through as I dont look there to process trades. If it's posted there I will not process it.
9. Please cut players in the Sign/Cut/Wonder section, not in the trade post. I will not see it and your player will not be cut.
10. Back out of a trade after you already accepted it, 50k fine.
G. Transfer Market
1. Teams may only sign from the transfer market if they give up a player they drafted at some point. For each signing you want to make from the transfer market you must drop a previously drafted player.
2. All bids received for players in the offseason will be made publically aware. Whoever is willing to give up the better player will get the player they are trying to acquire. Example: You want Raphael Varane (assuming he wasn't already owned by another team) and you are willing to give up Carles Puyol. This player's age, number of games during the current and previous season and average rating will be taken into account. If someone offers a player that is better than Puyol with these criteria then that team will get Varane.
4. You give the same amount of years on a contract and same wage (minimum of 40,000 per week) to the incoming player. The reason for this is so the player stays happy. If the player is already on a higher wage than your other player then that is the minimum you must pay.
5. You may not re-sign any player that you let go in the same season. If you do let a player go out of spite or anger (which is fine) the player WILL hold it against your club.
6. All Free Agent Signings must be put in the Free Agent Section with the following info:
Team from – Team to
Previous Salary – Current Salary
Previoius years on deal – Current years on deal
H. Feeder Club Loans:
Training camps occur during the season. This simulates a player's natural growth.
Maximum length is 5 years for resigning players if they are your player, 4 years otherwise. You can only re-sign a player in the last year of their contract.
note that the commish is not a dictator and when possible community input and possibly a vote will be taken for decisions, however, sometimes the commish just has to make a decision for the sake of time and clarity
note things change occasionally and may not be represented here
Brendan Rodger's Liverpool we're on our way to glory!
"I thoroughly enjoyed my team mates and I always said that when I left the Celtics I couldn't go to heaven because that would be a step down" - The Great Bill Russell
Posted 17 January 2013 - 12:14 PM
Posted 17 January 2013 - 02:53 PM
What the hell is this.
An adaptation of your rules for the GSL but adapted for our new soccer league.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Brendan Rodger's Liverpool we're on our way to glory!
"I thoroughly enjoyed my team mates and I always said that when I left the Celtics I couldn't go to heaven because that would be a step down" - The Great Bill Russell
Posted 17 January 2013 - 04:23 PM
I'm going to double check this one just to be sure.
Posted 17 January 2013 - 04:24 PM
I'm going to double check this one just to be sure.
The prices will probably change.
Brendan Rodger's Liverpool we're on our way to glory!
"I thoroughly enjoyed my team mates and I always said that when I left the Celtics I couldn't go to heaven because that would be a step down" - The Great Bill Russell


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In worsted or bulky weight, in 4 sizes for kids to adults
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Skill level: Easy
Sizes: 16" (18", 20", 22") circumference ; from 7"-10" deep, depending on preference.
Style note: Ribbing can be worn pulled straight down to cover ears (as shown) or height can be increased to allow ribbed cuff to fold up for double-layer over ears.
150 yds. worsted wt. wool or wool-blend (for solid-color hat)
100 yds. Color A, 50 yds. Color B worsted wt. wool or wool-blend (for 2-color hat) (sample shown in Brown Sheep "Lamb's Pride Worsted")
Size 8 (5 mm), 10 (6 mm), or 11 (8 mm) needles (see gauges below)
Tapestry needle
Gauges (in stockinette stitch):
Worsted weight on size 8 (5 mm) needles: 4 sts = 1"
Bulky weight on size 10 (6 mm) needles: 3.5 sts = 1"
Bulky weight on size 11 (8 mm) needles: 3 sts = 1"
Pattern notes: These hats are made in the round on 16" long circular needles to avoid bulky seams (or you can use double-pointed needles.) If you prefer, you can knit them flat on straight needles in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) and sew up the seam carefully.
HAT #1 (in worsted weight on size 8 needles - gauge 4 sts = 1")
Cast on 64 (72, 80, 88) sts onto circular needle, join into circle, being careful not to twist.
Work 2" of K1, P1 ribbing, then knit around in stockinette stitch (knit every round) until hat measures 5" (6", 7", 8") from beginning.
Begin decreases (Note: due to the variety of sizes presented in this pattern, the decreases may not end exactly as written at the end of each round. Do not worry if there are a few extra sts at the end of decrease rounds--they will be gathered together at the top when hat is finished.)
1st decrease round: *K6, K2tog, rep from * around.
Knit 1 round even.
2nd decrease round: *K5, K2 tog, rep from * around.
3rd decrease round: *K4, K2 tog, rep from * around.
4th decrease round: *K3, K2 tog, rep from * around.
Cut yarn, leaving 6" tail, run through stitches on needles twice to gather and close top of hat. Weave in all ends.
HAT #2 (in bulky weight on size 10 needles - gauge 3.5 sts = 1")
Cast on 56 (63, 70, 77) sts. Follow pattern as written for worsted weight hat above.
HAT #3 (in bulky weight on size 11 needles - gauge 3 sts = 1")
Cast on 48 (54, 60, 66) sts. Follow pattern as written for worsted weight hat above.
For 2-color striped hat (in worsted or bulky weight):
Use main color for first 4" (5", 6", 7") of hat, then change to contrast color and work as follows:
3 rounds contrast color (CC)
4 rounds main color (MC)
1 round CC
6 rounds MC
Use CC for remainder of hat and top decreases.
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APA Citation Style Examples http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/CITING/APA.HTM - This content rich guide is from the Owen Library at the Northwest Missouri State University. Examples from specific databases is a bonus and the color coding enhances the experience
APA Exposed http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed - Listen to it!
Citing Your Sources http://support.library.ewu.edu/reference/tutorial/flash/citation.html - A flash based research tutorial from the Eastern Washington University. It offers two highly interactive modules on APA and MLA. The practice section is wonderful where you will try to put together a citation and can then check the answers.
The OWL at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ - A longtime comprehensive guide offers online handouts covering writing, research, grammar, and MLA and APA style (revised 6th ed.)
Research and Documentation Online http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ - This helpful site includes a glossary of research terms, tips for evaluating sources and assistance with various documentation styles, including APA and MLA.
How to Cite Sources: APA Style http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/apa/ - A very comprehensive tutorial from the Alvin Sherman Library at the Nova Southeastern University.
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Internet Subject Guide for Social Work (Hunter College, CUNY) http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/ssw/isg.html
Social Work & Social Services Web Sites (George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis) http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/Resources/Pages/socialservicesresourcesintro.aspx
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Five truths about training camp
It's a cold, calculated process; those trying to make rosters have little control
After the longest offseason of any major sport, NFL teams finally gather this week for training camp.
And because of the new CBA and more mandated time away from the facility, the 2012 NFL offseason looked more like the 2011 locked-out offseason than prior offseasons.
Have a question for ESPN NFL business analyst Andrew Brandt? Ask it here » Look for your answer in a future column.
With the hope and anticipation of a new season upon us, here are five cold, hard and inconvenient truths about training camp.
1. Many players in camp have no chance of making the team
Teams have most of their depth chart and final roster established well before camp opens. Sure, there will be a couple of tweaks, but absent of a sustained impressive performance through camp and a scout or coach standing on the table for a prospect, odds are minimal.
Sadly, many players have no chance of making the team no matter how well they perform, and that may be due more to the position they play than how they play it. When a team sets its final roster, it examines its scheme and determines its numbers for the final 53: five or six receivers, three or four running backs, etc. These numbers ultimately determine final roster spots as much as or more than performance.
2. Cutting the roster is a cold and impersonal process
A player usually finds out the team is "going in a different direction" in a short phone call. In Green Bay, I heard Reggie McKenzie, now general manager of the Raiders, call hundreds of players and say, "Sorry, big fella, but we gotta let you go." In the flash of a few seconds, players realize their dream is deferred or ended.
The call sets in motion steps to purge the player from the roster quickly and expediently: locker nameplate is removed, personal items boxed, playbook taken, forms executed with trainers (to avoid lingering liability for the team) and travel arrangements made. Most players barely get a moment with their position coach; coaches have already moved on to preparing for the next practice. The business of football moves at warp speed.
3. Draft position and money matter
We would like to believe that the best players will make the team regardless of draft position or the size of contracts. And there are a few nice stories of undrafted free agents overcoming the odds and making rosters every year.
However, the reality is that there are reputations at stake here, and I don't mean reputations of players. Scouts and general managers want their draft picks to pan out; those players are given much more latitude than players not drafted or acquired by the current regime. Front offices want their player acquisitions to succeed; these players are given every benefit of the doubt.
This can exacerbate clashes between personnel staff and coaches. Scouts think one player should be playing and coaches like another. Debates can become heated, even physical. This happens every year in every training camp.
4. Labor Day means a lot less labor
The NFL labor force is reduced by approximately 35 percent on Labor Day weekend. There are 90 players on the field in late July, but that number is reduced to 53 in September. Hundreds of jobs are lost on the weekend celebrating jobs.
The sad part -- and this is the former agent in me coming out -- is that most released players have done everything the team asked them to do: work hard in the offseason program, take reps in practice, play in preseason games, etc. Simply, they had very little chance of making the team when they signed and there was little they could do to change that equation.
5. Injuries matter a lot
I spent more time in training camp with our medical staff than I did with our football staff.
Although players train during the offseason -- some more than others -- there is no accurate simulation of training camp practices and players finally going "live." Thus, there are countless muscle strains and sprains -- hamstrings, ankles, hips, glutes, calves, knees, etc. -- early in camp. And when injuries to backups occur, the chain reaction means more reps for starters, whom coaches are trying to keep fresh. This was when I would sign "camp bodies" (players to eat up reps so "real" players wouldn't wear out).
When a fringe player suffers an injury, contract managers, as I was, are told to "get him out of here," as he is taking up valuable resources from staff. I would then start the injury settlement process; haggling with the agent about how many weeks of pay the player was due.
Finally, injury waivers -- demanding players waive their legal rights if released with a pre-existing injury -- are common in camp. Although occasionally a top-tier player may have a waiver -- Peyton Manning has an injury waiver in his Broncos contract for injury to his C-6/C-7 cervical spine fusion "and related pathologies" -- these onerous clauses are usually imposed on players with no leverage.
My enduring thought from my more than a decade around training camps is always the following: so many players, so few jobs. It's a cold business.
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Q: Can you explain "offset" and why it is such a big deal this year in rookie contracts?
Jeff in Duluth, Minn.
A: Offset language became the issue in top rookie contract negotiations this year. Because the new CBA positions the "frontside" of the contract -- signing bonus, salaries, cap number, etc. -- with little to no negotiation, the only bargaining has been about "backside" issues, primarily this.
As top pick contracts are fully guaranteed, teams want their money offset if the player is released and signs with another team. Agents are resisting, wanting the player to be able to "double dip" -- earn salary from two teams -- if released. And it is the agents, not the teams, winning this battle. All of the top nine picks to sign do not have offset language at this point. As of this writing, only the Vikings, Jaguars and Dolphins are left to fight the battle of offset.
Q: Why are these teams so concerned with offset language?
William in Dallas
A: As someone who has been in that chair, the concern is always the same: precedent. Negotiations are never about one player; they set a roadmap for future contracts, and agents will pounce on the no offset language.
Of particular concern to teams are veteran contracts. I can hear agents now: "If a rookie doesn't have offset language, my veteran player is not accepting it!" And that is a valid argument.
The biggest non-offset I can remember was when the Panthers cut Jake Delhomme in 2010 after rewarding him with a major extension a year before. Delhomme then signed with the Browns and, with no offset language in his contract, made $20 million that season -- $7 million from Cleveland and an astounding $13 million from Carolina.
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I don't know about that case, but he sure did a botched job on my chin implant 15 years ago.
Plastic surgeon Richard B. Edison is a dubious doctor who has been hit with a lot of life-altering allegations over the years.
Five patients at the medical facility he directs in Hollywood have died after routine cosmetic surgeries during the past 11 years, three of them under Edison's own knife.
One woman, after being disfigured during a face-lift there, tried to kill herself by driving into a canal.
The 56-year-old Edison once left a medical sponge in a woman's breast and claimed that the patient had left it there herself, prompting the victim to call Edison an "unbelievable human being" who needed to be "squashed like a bug."
Edison's transgressions haven't all been medical-related. In 1998, he pleaded no contest to a Hollywood police charge of soliciting a prostitute.
Edison, a married father of two, has survived all the allegations and continues to practice medicine today.
But the newest accusation, coming deep from Edison's past, may be the most damning of all.
A Massachusetts man filed a lawsuit in January that alleges Edison molested him when he was a child over a period of two years beginning in 1974. At the time, Edison was in his 20s and a student at University of Massachusetts Medical School. His accuser, Tim Clark, was an 11-year-old boy.
Clark claims that Edison, whose attorney denies the allegation, befriended him and would take him to his apartment, where he would give him marijuana and sometimes beer before sexually assaulting him. The scene repeated itself numerous times over the next two years, Clark alleges. Even after his mother moved him to two different apartment complexes, Edison would show up and the abusive routine would start up again, he contends.
Clark's attorney, Stephen J. Gordon, filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts Superior Court in January, and at Edison's request, it was transferred to federal court on February 12.
Clark says he first met Edison because he was drawn to the med-school student's souped-up Oldsmobile Cutlass. He says Edison gave him a ride and then invited him up to his third-floor apartment for ice cream. Soon Edison was letting him drive the car.
"I liked driving the car, and he liked me sitting on his lap," says Clark. "Then he would invite me to his apartment and he would put the TV on, and he liked me to watch The Three Stooges with him.
"One day, he asked if he could give me a 'crusher.' I asked what a crusher was, and he said, 'Don't you watch wrestling?' Then he started jumping on me."
Clark claims the physical relationship progressed into a bizarre and disturbing ritual. He alleges Edison would suggest they smoke a joint and then begin to give him another crusher. The wrestling would then turn sexual, Clark claims, with Edison taking out his penis and rubbing against the child until he ejaculated, often while sucking on the boy's toes.
The routine was usually devoid of penetration, though Clark said that Edison, under the guise of being a doctor in training, would at times inspect him with a small flashlight, which he at times put in the boy's rectum.
Clark says he was an immature kid, small for his age, who looked up to Edison as a father figure. "He told me that his father had a lot of money and that when he became a doctor, he would buy me a bicycle and other things," says Clark. "When I look back, I see a conniving guy who found a vulnerable kid and clearly took advantage of him and used him for his sexual preferences. The guy... has been hiding for a long time."
He claims Edison also threatened harm to his mother if she were to find out. His mother never knew about the sexual abuse, says Clark, but hated that the full-grown man spent so much time with him and angrily told the medical student to stay away.
The final straw came when another boy became involved and told his mother, who in turn contacted Clark's mom. At that point, she went to authorities in Worcester, Massachusetts, and filed a criminal misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace against Edison.
Clark says the last time he ever saw Edison was in the courtroom after the charge was filed. But he claims that the rest of his youth and young adulthood were wrecked by the experience until he became sober in 1994, about a year after he met his wife.
"No question I spent many years of my life trying to drown myself with drugs and alcohol," says Clark, who now runs a small automobile business in Massachusetts. "I really got robbed of my childhood."
He says he blocked Edison out of his mind until this past Mother's Day, when he visited the gravesite of his mother, who died in 2001. On that day, Clark says all the memories he'd buried came back to the surface and overwhelmed him.
"It was a beautiful sunny May day, and I was sitting there reminiscing about my mother's life and my life, and this guy came flying back at me," says Clark. "It all rushed back to me like it was yesterday. I went home and looked at my wife in the face and said, 'I need to talk to you.' I told her what had happened, and she said, 'You're kidding me. What are you going to do?' I decided that I was going to finish this."
I don't know about that case, but he sure did a botched job on my chin implant 15 years ago.
I am reading all this information about Doctor Edison and I am in shock, i had been his patient on 2 opportunities without a problem,


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What pleases God? He makes His wishes clear: "But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, and don't take yourself too seriously — take God seriously." Micah 6:8 Msg. Its important to examine ourselves often. Reflect today. How are you doing in these areas?


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Carson Kressley was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five" members.
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Demographics of Gulf War-era II veterans
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In 2009, Gulf War-era II veterans—those who had served in the Armed Forces sometime since September 2001 and had returned to civilian life—were more likely to have some college but no degree (33 percent) than were nonveterans (19 percent).
Among Gulf War-era II veterans in 2009, 31 percent of veterans aged 18 to 24 years were enrolled in school. As for older Gulf War-era II veterans, about 19 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds had a college degree, compared with 35 percent of 35- to 44-year-olds and 38 percent of 45- to 54-year-olds.
Veterans from Gulf War-era II were much less likely to be high school dropouts (2 percent) than were nonveterans (14 percent). About 25 percent of recent veterans had a college degree, as did a similar percentage of nonveterans.
In 2009, 82 percent of all Gulf War-era II veterans were men while 18 percent were women. In contrast, the nonveteran population had a greater percentage of women (56 percent) than men (44 percent) in 2009.
In 2009, 18- to 54-year-olds accounted for 95 percent of all Gulf War-era II veterans, whereas that same age group made up about 7 in 10 nonveterans. Among recent veterans, 63 percent of men and 72 percent of women were under the age of 35, compared with 37 percent of nonveteran men and 29 percent of nonveteran women.
These data are from the Current Population Survey (CPS). To learn more, see "Employment and earnings of recent veterans: data from the CPS," (PDF) in the Monthly Labor Review, July 2010 issue.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Demographics of Gulf War-era II veterans on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2010/ted_20100805.htm (visited March 06, 2015).
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