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When I was a kid, I was interested in making jewelry out of anything and everything. Some of my first handmade jewelry projects were made from not beads, but pieces of thick watercolor paper that I had cut into shapes, painted and sealed, and then glued together! Back then, we just called them paper earrings, but today, they fall under the category of mixed media jewelry.
Thirty years later, I still love making mixed media jewelry projects. Mastering a new set of skills or a new jewelry making tool doesn't just give me a sense of accomplishment, it makes me feel more confident when it comes time to sit down and start a new jewelry making project. It's the difference between thinking, "I can't make THAT!" and, "Sure, I can make that!"
If the thought of mixed media jewelry makes you cringe, just think about those paper earrings. Mixed media jewelry can be so easy and so much fun, it might make you feel like a kid again! Need a little more encouragement? Check out these mixed media jewelry projects:
Need a few more reasons to love mixed media jewelry? I love using found objects and papers that are special to me in my mixed media jewelry projects, because the finished pieces have a very personal meaning to me. (They also make great and thoughtful gifts for friends and family.) And using recycled components makes me feel like I'm doing something good for the planet, too.
Have you tried any mixed media jewelry making projects yet? What are your favorite mixed media jewelry making techniques? If you haven't tried mixed media jewelry projects yet, why not? What's holding you back? Leave a comment and share your thoughts about mixed media jewelry making here on the blog!
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My Uncle ,a former Iowa farmer told me once, when we start using Corn to make fuel, we will all pay the price. He was right. Higher food prices and worse fuel. With a abundance of oil in the USA , we need to wake up and shut down Ethanol plants, leave corn for food. Any more questions??
Or better yet, start using plentiful Natural Gas. We have a huge supply of it, more than any other country. I have 11 wells under my land, so use all you can....
There are a number of screwy things that we do.
We can make oil (thus diesel) out of coal, we have metric fuck tons of coal, yet Regan shut down Carter's program back in the 80s because oil was like $20 a barrel. You can make oil by Ficsher-Tropsch Synthesis for an estimated 40-55 a gallon, in fact South African does just that. We are at what, like $92 a gallon does anyone expect crude to go under 50 and stay there for any amount of time? Anyone? Bueller?
Natural Gas has its own issues, namely all of the people in PA that have tap water that is flamable, again it uses FUCKING LOADS of water (for fracking anyway). That being said, methane IS realatively clean burning in comparison to other means of energy, BUT its a not really great for vehicular applications due to high pressure requirements and expensive modifications....not to mention a total and complete lack of infrastructure to deliver to the vehicles.
.....In stead we have Obama preaching about limiting CO emissions from our coal and gas turbine power plants. Which would be fine EXCEPT that we haven't opened a new Nuclear Plant in something like 30 years and the population ISN'T getting smaller. So all that is going to accomplish is to further jack up power prices yippie.
Most of it is counter intuitive, but I'm definitely not an ethanol fan.
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It's located in a well-preserved Twenties apartment building, a subdued exterior for a contemporary-design boutique. And inside it edges closer to design-magazine luxe, with bold graphic color schemes, an impressive collection of modern furnishings, and bathrooms decked out in marble and Bisazza mosaic tile. Rooms and suites are bright and sunny, especially those with balconies, and all come with entertainment centers, and free wireless internet, as well as a smattering of local color in the form of Chinese antiques.
You're by no means obligated to fend for yourself in that kitchenette. The location, just off the Nanjing Road, places you in close proximity to any number of restaurants, as well as most of Shanghai's best shopping.
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- Stayed April 2011
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It has a great location. The service staff and management team is outstanding. Beutifully decorated!!!
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- Stayed April 2011
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
The location is excellent, very central to a main shopping district and the offices where I do business.
Staff are very helpful and discreet, perfect English.
Checkin on the 3rd or 4th floor, along with guest lobby, mean that you feel sheltered and rested in the common spaces.
The rooms are very beautifully appointed, excellent large overhead showers and amazing style in the bathrooms. The style of the rooms is unique, not your usual boutique blah, modern with saturated color accents. Very comfortable and restful bed. Great little amenities like tea, treats, in the room.
The included breakfast at the Italian hotel restaurant includes a few courses with a made to order main course that is exceptional, my favorite in hotel breakfast in all of Asia.
This hotel has become "home" in Shanghai, I always stay here when I visit!
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Room was HUGE and so stylish
Staff extremeley helpful
Compoared to other hotels I've stayed in great value for money
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The breakfast buffet had marshmellows and gummy bears which was cute but not a real breakfast food! (Although I don't really eat breakfast)
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Unstable weather conditions and extremely dry air has prompted a red flag warning for all of Western Washington.
Red flag warnings are usually alerts reserved for Eastern Washington or the central part of the state, where it's hot and dry throughout most of the summer. But conditions are just right for potentially explosive fire weather right here on the west side.
The red flag warning extends from the Olympic Mountains to the Cascade Mountains, and is in effect through Wednesday night.
During a red flag warning, thunderstorms are likely, and combined with high temperatures, low humidity, strong winds and dry fuels on the ground, such as what is being found in the Olympics and Cascades right now, there is high potential for wildfires.
This just doesn't happen, said Department of Natural ResourcesFire Information Officer Sarah Foster as she picked up a stick and snapped it. I've never seen that in the years I've been with DNR.
Foster just wrapped up covering the SalmonFire in Okanogan Countyonly to return to Olympiaand find even drier conditionsthat are expected to get worse over the next two days.
Usually when weget redflags over here, the east side isburning up, she said.
Fire experts say atmospheric conditions are ideal for a big fire in the next two days in Western Washington and even after that fire danger will remain high for several days.
That's not the case this year and it creates a unique set of problems.Peopleon the east side of the Cascades know how to clear brush and other firefuels from the areas surrounding their homes. They are unaccustomed to doing that on the west side. Also, with morepeople living on thewest side, more homes are at risk from wildfires.


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BLUFFTON � Phoebe Ann Clapper, 94, died at 11:25 p.m. July 28, 2013, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born July 3, 1919, in Hancock County to the late John and Mary Barkimer Wilkins. On Feb. 23, 1941, she married Boyd L. Clapper, and he died Dec. 5, 2010.
Phoebe was a homemaker and had been a 4-H adviser. She was an artist and china painter. Phoebe was a graduate of Bluffton High School.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce (Thomas) Martin; a grandchild, Elizabeth (Joseph) Darnell; two great-grandchildren, Reese and Jude Darnell; and a sister, Glada Basinger, of Pandora.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Clapper; a granddaughter, Lydia Martin; five brothers, Waldo, Daniel, John Jr., Delbert and Rudy Wilkins; and six sisters, Edna Crawford, Sylvia Scoles, Mildred Hanna, Marie Mauk, Leota Badertscher and Treva Bartley.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. The Rev. Jim Neighbors will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, near Mount Cory.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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LILIW, Laguna—Members of religious and civic groups, police and local government units of Liliw, Nagcarlan and Rizal towns in Laguna and their neighbor, Dolores, in Quezon, took it upon themselves the stewardship of their communities and the environment by observing what they call "Green Saturdays."
Activist priest Robert Reyes, who started the grassroots campaign called Green Shepherding, said the volunteers were ready to set off with their own ecological programs in their municipalities, clutching walking canes like the one he carried throughout the Takbundukan (Takbo para sa Kabundukan or Run for the Mountains).
The canes symbolize shepherds guiding their flock, of correcting man's offenses, and of protecting the environment, Reyes, who started the campaign to save the mountains in 2011, said.
A rest for nature
The four municipalities agreed to observe the Green Sabbath or Green Saturdays, during which volunteers will devote at least an hour to promote the environment. In biblical teachings, the Sabbath refers to rest day, "so why don't we also give nature a rest," Reyes said.
On Dec. 15 last year, the group visited the Nagcarlan public market and discussed with the vendors a municipal ordinance that prohibits the use of plastics.
"It is a movement composed of anyone willing to be part of 'green' governance—that is ethical, compassionate, Godly and caring for the environment," said Reyes, 57, a novice in the Franciscan order, who was given special permission to facilitate a seminar on waste management, climate change adaptation and environment conservation last year.
Green shepherd Rebecca Suiza, 65, a retired teacher, has been going around the market, carrying placards that read: "Take care of our environment" and "Keep it clean."
"On one Saturday, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts went hiking to a hill in Barangay Bunga … On their way, the students were given a lecture (by the volunteers) about environment conservation. They also discovered a small falls uphill, which the town never thought existed," Suiza said.
Mini forest
She said government and private agencies also donated tree seedlings which had since been planted on public lots, such as the plaza and a church patio every Saturday.
"It's very helpful to the community. Our mayor has also joined us and more are coming in (to be green shepherds). Our next target is to find an area where we can put up a mini forest or a (tree) nursery," she said.
Rey Comendador, chair of Barangay Poblacion in Nagcarlan, said he hoped the movement would create a ripple effect across the country.
With the onslaught of Typhoon "Pablo" in Mindanao in December last year, Comendador said it was about time the government looked right into the heart of the problem even if it costs "strong, unpopular decisions to stop mining, logging, quarrying and monocropping in the mountains."
He said the volunteers were planning to do this step-by-step, convincing households to defrost refrigerators on Saturdays, eat fresh instead of instant meals, save electricity or walk instead of driving around on vehicles.
Small shepherds
The group plans to form next the "Bulilit Pastol" (small shepherds) among grade school and high school students, who would be knocking on doors during Saturdays to promote environment protection.
Reyes said he was helping Father Bernie (Bernardine Leonen, OFM), who was tasked by the bishop with starting a Church-led ecological program in seven parishes in Laguna. Leonen is an 80-year-old Franciscan formator who is equally passionate about environment preservation.
Although the idea was a biblical concept inspired by Jesus Christ who is "The Good Shepherd" according to Catholic Church teachings, the movement is open to all religions and its members are, in fact, working with Protestant church leaders in Lucena City to start "Green Shepherding" there, Reyes said.
He said the Church could not do this alone. "The mayor is a shepherd but not only to his flock but to all of God's creations."
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Skorpiostech has released Changes 1.5, updating the directory comparison and file-differencing utility with an updated comparison window and performance improvements. Also new to the window are immediate copy, move and delete functions. The software as a whole has been given AppleScript support, as well as integration with Coda and Espresso; TextMate, BBEdit and TextWrangler have all gained improved support. Lastly new is an SCM HUD feature, which detects and displays a list of revisions for local files.
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The Local Out Patient (OP) section at Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital will start functioning from Monday, P.K. Sreemathy, Minister for Health has said.
The system now being practised at Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital, is being implemented here in light of the implementation of the referral system at the Medical College Hospital.
Speaking to media persons, the Minister said in addition to Aarpookkara and Kumaranallore grama panchayats, Aymanom and Athirampuzha panchayats too have been included under the purview of the local OP, she said.
The Minister who paid a surprise visit to the Kottayam District Hospital in the morning, said the hospital was being strengthened in view of the implementation of the referral system. Presently the district hospital serves on an average, 1,800 out patients, a day. With the implementation of the referral system at the Medical College Hospital, the number is expected go up, she said.
The average strength of in-patients was around 300 and more than 250 major operations are being held at the district hospital a month, she pointed out.
In addition to the four doctors at the casualty, three additional hands have been posted through the National Rural Health Mission, she said and added that this has helped to hold evening OP from 2 pm to 8 pm.
In view of the ensuing Sabarimala pilgrim season, services of two more doctors would be made available, she said.
The district hospital being one of the designated Testing Centres for H1N1 flu, Ward 14 has been earmarked for swine flu patients. Ventilator facility has been provided at the ward, she said.
Ms. Sreemathy said that with the implementation of Specialty Cadre, there will be a quantum jump in the availability of doctors in the government hospitals in the district. While there are 93 doctors in the district, general and thaluk hospital and the TB Centre, their number will go up to 123 after the implementation of Specialty Cadre, she said.
The number of doctors at Changanassery will increase to 20 from the present 10; Pala thaluk hospital 18 (from11) Vaikom Thaluk hospital 23 (from14) TB Centre, three (from two).
Medical equipment worth Rs. 4.46 crore will be made available to the government hospitals this fiscal, she said.
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As recently as 2010, human-made silicene – an atom-thin form of silicon – was purely theoretical. But now the exotic material has been used to make transistors, and researchers have found that silicene's electrical properties lend it extraordinary potential in powering the next generation of computer chips. Read More
In what are claimed to be new world records, two teams working in parallel at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have each found solutions to problems facing the advancement of silicon quantum computers. The first involves processing quantum data with an accuracy above 99 percent, while the second is the ability to store coherent quantum information for more than thirty seconds. Both of these records represent milestones in the eventual realization of super-powerful quantum computers. Read More
A multinational group of scientists has developed implantable shape-changing transistors that can grip nerves, blood vessels and tissues. According to the researchers, these soft electronic devices can change shape within the body, while still maintaining their electronic properties, allowing them to be used in a variety of applications and treatments. Read More
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IBM has unveiled the world's smallest magazine cover at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC. Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, the micro magazine is a reproduction of the cover of the March 2014 issue of National Geographic Kids and is many times smaller than a grain of salt at just 11 × 14 micrometers. Why, you ask? The tiny cover was created to demonstrate potential of a new nano-scale manufacturing technology, as well to encourage young people's interest in science and technology. Read More
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In a development that may enable a wholly new approach to artificial intelligence, researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have invented a type of transistor that can learn in ways similar to a neural synapse. Called a synaptic transistor, the new device self-optimizes its properties for the functions it has carried out in the past. Read More
A 110-core CPU chip has been developed by computer scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The chip is based on a new architecture in which instead of bringing data across the chip to the core that happens to want it, you move the program to the core where the data is stored. In practice, this new architecture reduces the amount of on-chip data exchange tenfold, along with the heat and infrastructure demanded by conventional chip architecture. Read More
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September 26, 2013
In a technological tour de force, researchers at Stanford University have constructed a one-bit, one-instruction programmable computer on a chip using carbon nanotube-based electronics for all logic elements. Containing 178 carbon nanotube field-effect transistors, the computer is only able to carry out only one instruction, called SUBNEG. However, SUBNEG is Turing-complete, allowing the computer to run, albeit with an extraordinary level of inefficiency, any program, given enough memory, time, and programming ingenuity. Read More
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September 10, 2013
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DescriptionQuest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero is a remake of Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero.
The remake features 256-color VGA graphics. Locations have been re-drawn, and character portraits appear during conversations. This version also has an icon-based interface instead of the text input of the original, very similar to the one used by Sierra for their adventure titles. The player selects dialogue choices from a dialogue menu, as opposed to typing in conversation topics in the earlier release. A few changes have been made to the dialogue, adding (or altering) some of the easter eggs and references to other games.
Combat now features clay models for the enemies and stop-motion animation. The perspective has been switched to an over-the-shoulder view farther away from the player. Battle commands (two types of attacks, parry, and dodge) are displayed as icons on a shield in the corner of the screen. The player can switch to the spell menu at any time, and also click the middle of the screen to escape from combat.
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TriviaIn one of the few instances of one game making reference to a game by another company, every now and then when the Gargoyle above Erasmus's house asks "What is your Quest?" (obvious Monty Python joke) one of the answer choices is "I want to be a pirate!" This is, of course, a reference to The Secret of Monkey Island by Lucasarts. If you select it, the Gargoyle says "Boy, have you got the wrong game," sends you back down the mountain.
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Jagr, Elias, Zidlicky, Brunner return to Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While he thoroughly enjoyed the Olympics in Sochi, Jaromir Jagr of the New Jersey Devils and the Czech Republic left the Winter Games without a medal.
One bad game against the United States ended those hopes. The recently turned 42-year-old forward has other aspirations though, such as getting the Devils into the NHL playoffs over the next six weeks.
Jagr and fellow Olympians Patrik Elias, Marek Zidlicky and Damien Brunner returned to practice Monday as the Devils held their first full workout since the Olympic break more than two weeks ago.
New Jersey enters the homestretch three points out of a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference with 23 games left in the regular season. Plays resumes Thursday night against Columbus, a team ahead of it in the standings.
Jagr doesn't think the Devils need much to get back to the postseason after missing two of the previous three seasons.
"What we need to do is score the one extra goal a game," Jagr said Monday. "We need to keep the same defense we played. The goaltenders have been awesome. We have to find the one extra, extra goal in the game. That would make a huge difference."
The Devils' 135 goals this season is the second-fewest total in the league, and the problem has been compounded by the team's ineptitude in the shootout. It has lost all eight shootouts and 12 straight dating to last season.
"If you look at all the games we played, one goal is the difference," Jagr said.
Coach Pete DeBoer spent time Monday working on getting the puck up the ice quickly and getting shots on goal. However, he doesn't want offense at the price of defense.
When the team reported, DeBoer had them watch videotape of Canada's defensive play in winning the gold medal.
"They were the best team in the tournament," DeBoer said. "They were a lot like we want to play. They were defensively responsible. They didn't give up anything defensively over the last two or three games of the tournament and they found a way to generate enough offense. They weren't blowing teams out, 6 or 7-1. There was a lot of good stuff."
New Jersey had generated chances with its defensive pressure this season. The problem has been converting them.
"We talk about it in the room and we try to find solutions," said Brunner, who played for Switzerland. "We work on it in practice. Everyone has to buy in a little more.
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Israel's coalition government is a shaky mess. But Bibi's wheeling and dealing have cemented his hold on power.
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Mom's Meals Insights: What Does your Mom Really Need this Year for Mother's Day?
Whether it is the gift of your time, or the gift of meals delivered right to her door, mom deserves a special thanks from those for whom she did so much over the years.
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A mother´s work is never done. Ever. A mom´s job involves wearing many hats, lack of sleep, endless patience, and so much more. Mothers seem to have a handle on all the necessary things, from soccer practice to cooking healthy meals, homework help, relationship advice, and more.
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UConn sets up scholarship for Sandy Hook students
Tuesday - 12/18/2012, 11:38pm EST
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut is creating a scholarship fund for students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 students and six staff members were gunned down last week.
The Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund will help pay college costs for Sandy Hook students who choose to attend UConn when they're older. Siblings of the student victims and children of the adult victims also will be eligible. The awards will be need-based.
Donations will be collected through the University of Connecticut Foundation. A spokesman says the foundation hasn't set a fundraising goal and will decide later whether the scholarships can cover the students' entire college costs.
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma (aw-ree-EH'-muh) and his wife have donated $80,000. The university says 650 other individual donations have been received in the fund's first 24 hours.
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Roll on June 27.
That's the date of this year's Pikes Peak hillclimb, the day we'll see the legendary Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima and his 900bhp Suzuki SX4 go head-to-head with Rhys Millen, who'll be driving... this.
This is the RMR Hyundai Genesis RM580, a 675bhp Le Mans-style racer designed to be driven by Millen in the Unlimited class at Pikes, the fastest category with no restrictions on power, weight or, er... anything.
The RM580 is powered by a turbocharged Hyundai 4.1-litre V6, feeding all four wheels through active differentials that can apportion between 10 and 100 per cent of torque to the front wheels depending on road conditions. The racer also has a kerbweight of around 850kg - less than a Lotus Elise - and an active rear wing. That's quite a package.
Monster Tajima has dominated the Unlimited class - and Pikes Peak overall - for the past few years, setting the overall course record of 10m01.41s in 2007, beating Rod Millen's existing record of 10m04.06s.
Rod Millen is Rhys's father.
Rhys, remember, is the lightly mad gent who nearly backflipped a truck in 2008 and last year set a new two-wheel-drive record at Pikes in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
This should be a truly epic scrap. Will the young pretender avenge his father? Will either man break the 10-minute barrier? Will TopGear think of one more Important Question to end this news story?
We'll find out on June 27.
Sam Philip


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – This U.S. win already was secured by the time Michael Phelps left his rinkside seat. Then it turned into a rout.
A big surge in the final minutes helped the American men's hockey team complete a 6-1 victory over outmatched Norway on Thursday, but now the club will dive into the deep end of the pool against heavily favored Canada on Sunday with a bye into the quarterfinals on the line.
Click on the photo for a slide show of today's hockey action.
Click here for a slide show of the Canada-Switzerland game.
With Phelps, the U.S. Olympic swimming star watching from four rows off center ice, the Americans improved to 2-0 in these games. Phelps didn't see all the scoring because he left with 5 1/2 minutes remaining, just after the U.S. made it 4-1.
Nursing a two-goal lead for much of the final two periods, the Americans broke it open when defenseman Brian Rafalski scored twice in the final three minutes.
"We've got some work to do still, there's no question about that," U.S. captain Jamie Langenbrunner said. "We're making far too many mistakes we can't be making against Canada."
Phil Kessel and Chris Drury had first-period goals, Patrick Kane stretched the lead to 3-0 in the second, and Ryan Malone added his second of the tournament to back seldom-tested goalie Ryan Miller.
The Americans held a 39-11 edge in shots over Norway, which has been outscored 14-1 in two games.
Rafalski netted a power-play goal with 3 minutes remaining and then finished the late outburst in the final minute. The Americans will have a day off Friday from games and practice. The U.S. was 1-4-1 at the Turin Games four years ago and can make a Phelps-like splash should they upset the Canadians.
"Come the Canada game, we've got to play playoff-type hockey – dump the puck in," Malone said. "It's not rocket science."
With only a 3-1 victory Tuesday over Switzerland, the U.S. was facing tiebreaker danger should it fall to Canada. Four teams clinch spots in the quarterfinals, while the other eight countries will play for the other four spots. Goal differential is a key tiebreaker, so lopsided wins are beneficial.
"We're definitely confident," forward Zach Parise said. "There's still room for improvement. I don't think we've played near our best hockey.
"We're not concerned about what Canada did against them. We want to get out of that qualification round, where plus-minus is a big thing."
The Americans held a 15-2 shots advantage through the first period and 23-9 after 40 minutes. But Miller was beaten for a short-handed goal by Marius Holtet in the second.
That gave the Norwegians, seeded 11th in the 12-team tournament, something to celebrate after an 8-0 loss in their opener to Canada on Tuesday.
"We were in it for 55 minutes," Holtet said. "They were controlling the game, but we were hanging in there and probably should have scored on a couple more of our other chances."
Chants of "USA USA" broke out less than 20 seconds in and before the Americans recorded their first shot. Unlike Wednesday, when ABBA music was played during stoppages of Sweden's game against Germany, U.S. artists – Bruce Springsteen, John Denver, Bon Jovi – were on the playlist.
Not to be outdone, many fans decked out in red – Norway and Canada varieties – yelled support for the decided underdogs with loud chants of "Let's Go Norway!"


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Mumbai, Sept. 1 The automotive textile consumption in the Indian market is projected to reach Rs 1,279 crore in 2007-08, according to a concept paper released by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry along with The Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association. The market size in 2003-04 was Rs 1,141 crore.
India is expected to consume 2,075 kilo tonnes of mobiltech (of which automotive textiles is a component) by 2009 compared with Western Europe's 17,580 kt and Asia's 17,980 kt, according to Rigby Associates, Manchester.
All textile components used in automobiles such as upholstery, carpets, seat belts and tyre cords come under automotive textiles, which amount to almost 45 square metres of textile material used in an average car for interior trim.
Reliance Industries Ltd, Raymond, Melba and Supreme Nonwovens are established players in the field of manufacturing automotive textiles, yet, it is a highly under penetrated domain, compared to international standards. "There are 30-40 major players in technical textiles which can be divided into 12 segments. In automobile textiles segment, 20-25 products are there," said Mrs Shashi Singh, Joint Textile Commissioner.
Mr Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Nonwovens Pvt Ltd, said: "There is space for five players in the Indian non-woven textiles and there are only two established players." The attempts to make vehicles lighter have resulted in extensive use of fibre composites in the car body.
Mr Suresh Balan, Assistant Manager of Samsung Corporation, which supplies raw materials to the Indian entrepreneurs, said: "The Indian manufacturers are very limited compared to our clients in other countries, and right now, through this conference, we are just watching the market to see what they will do. Most of the needs of the sector, I think, are imported from abroad."


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Museum offers guided tour of coastal reserve
Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10:05 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10:05 p.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Museum of Coastal Carolina is featuring a guided walk on the Bird Island Coastal Reserve in Sunset Beach.
Bird Island is an undeveloped barrier island between Sunset Beach and the Little River Inlet in South Carolina. The reserve site encompasses 1,481 acres.
Visitors interested in the guided walk will meet in the museum's Lecture Hall at 11 a.m. to watch a short presentation by Jim Barber, who will talk about Bird Island's history and natural resources. Visitors will then carpool to Sunset Beach, where several Bird Island stewards will take them on a guided walk of the island, highlighting elements of the reserve that make it such a unique place.
This event coincides with National Take A Child Outside Week (Sept. 24-30). It's a great opportunity to bring a child outside for a fun, educational excursion.
In case of inclement weather, an indoor program about Bird Island is planned.
Jim Barber is a full-time resident of Sunset Beach and a coordinator of the Bird Island stewards. He serves on the boards of the Bird Island Preservation Society and the N.C. Coastal Management Division's Local Advisory Board. Jim's wife, Linda, is also a steward and is active with the Sunset Beach Sea Turtle Patrol.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina is at 21 East Second St., Ocean Isle Beach. Admission is free for museum and dual museum/planetarium members. Non-member all-day admission is $8 for adults (13-61), $7 for seniors (62+), $6 for children (3-12), and free for ages 2 and under. For more information, call 579-1016 or visit www.MuseumPlanetarium.org.
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Advisory Notice #7 for Hurricane Arthur
Contact: Wouter Ketel, 252-728-2250, ext. 3014
HARKERS ISLAND, NC – National Park Service staff from parks throughout the region arrived at Cape Lookout National Seashore last week in the continuing efforts to recover from Hurricane Arthur. Superintendent Pat Kenney is pleased with the progress being made; "having the additional staff arrive has really helped us move closer to getting the park fully operational again." Repairs and clean up continue in other areas of the park.
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5 Thoughts ...
2008 New Mexico Bowl
Colorado State 40 ... Fresno State 35
GAME REVIEW: Gartrell Johnson runs wild
2008 CFN New Mexico Bowl Preview
New Mexico Bowl
Player Profiles, Histories, & More
1. Was this the official
announcement that Colorado State
is about to become a player
again? Even after exploding on
Fresno State, and despite a nice
battle with TCU earlier in the
year, there's still a ten-mile
wide talent gap between the Rams
and the top teams in the league.
RB Gartrell Johnson is gone and
QB Billy Farris needs to be
replaced, but as head coach
Steve Fairchild showed, he has
things pointed well in the right
direction. Now the coaching
staff has to use the off-season
to find some semblance of a pass
rush. This was the nation's
worst team when it came to
getting to the quarterback and
there wasn't any pressure on FSU
QB Tom Brandstater. -
2. Can we all stop genuflecting
to Fresno State head coach Pat
Hill now? The Bulldogs haven't
truly been scary since the
beginning of the decade and this
year's squad was a major
disappointment. At times, the
program and the coach have lived
off an old reputation without
being able to back it up. Once
ranked, Fresno State went 2-4 to
close out the season, including
a pretty weak effort in the New
Mexico Bowl. Anyone, anyplace,
anytime? It's catchy, but
slogans go only so far in an
improving WAC. -
Richard Cirminiello
Fresno State program is an open
book, and the pages don't offer
wholesome reading material. This
team always gets jacked up for
big-name opponents, but it plays
poorly against teams it
should beat. Within the course
of a given game, Fresno
surges when it gets a positive
run going, but sags when a
negative play abruptly halts
momentum. This was exactly the
case on Saturday, as a horrible
interception by senior
quarterback Tom Brandstater--with
the Bulldogs leading 28-20 early
in the fourth quarter--led to a
22-point run by Colorado State.
It's always fascinating to see
certain football programs
display the same characteristics
year after year, as though the
same patient has the same
diagnosis and the same
psychological profile. Fresno
State is one such school, and
after this fourth-quarter
meltdown, it's time for head
coach Pat Hill to re-evaluate
the way he motivates his team.
Instead of putting all the focus
on the sexy early-season
non-conference matchup he
normally schedules, Hill needs
to emphasize weekly consistency.
Only then will the FSU
coaching staff produce a more
levelheaded approach--and
gain more positive
results--from a roster of
players that is too hyped in
moments of glory, and too down
in moments of frustration.
Getting players to play on an
even keel will serve Fresno
State well in 2009 and beyond. -
4. Yeah, we've
all heard about the glut of bowl
games that reward mediocrity.
Blah, blah, blah. Hey, if we
didn't have so many berths,
think of how many smaller school
players, like Colorado State RB
Gartrell Johnson, would never
get a chance to strut in front
of a national audience. Events,
such as the New Mexico Bowl,
allow Johnson a rare opportunity
to introduce himself to a nation
that has probably never seen him
run. In case you missed it, the
senior put on a show at the
expense of Fresno State, racking
up 375 total yards and scoring
twice. -
Richard Cirminiello
Throw it up and hope it sticks.
When you can pound away with the
running game like Colorado State
was able to do with Gartrell
Johnson, you can get a few
breaks when it comes to the
passing game. Colorado State,
who generally likes to run
deeper routes anyway, took a
couple of big shots that
shouldn't have worked, but did.
The first was a 22-yard
touchdown pass to Kory Sperry
with two seconds to play in the
first half. Sperry wasn't open,
but he was able to come up with
the play in double coverage. The
second was the key 69-yard
touchdown catch from Rashaun
Greer. It was a mediocre,
underthrown pass by Billy
Farris, bad coverage by Fresno
State, and a score that changed
the game around before Johnson
put it away with his 77-yard
scoring dash. In bowls, the
underdog/team with nothing to
lose can take more of those big
shots that aren't necessarily
there. They certainly make the
early bowls more fun. -