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Yeonpyeong Island is a tiny enclave of military bases and fishing communities along the Koreas' disputed sea border. The island, which went up in flames and was left a scene of destruction, remains a ghost town two weeks after the attack, with most of the 1,300 civilian residents seeking refuge on the mainland and many refusing to return.
The two Koreas remain in a technical state of war because their three-year conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. North Korea disputes the maritime border drawn by U.N. forces in 1953, and considers the waters around the front-line islands its territory.
Associated Press writers Seulki Kim in Seoul and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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If you've always wanted to have a garden but lamented the lack of space, the 21st Horticulture Expo-2011 is a must visit. Among the 200-odd stalls put up by more than 160 participants at the expo, a stall put up by Greenwall is sure to catch the eye. The Mumbai-based enterprise specialises in setting up vertical gardens for homes, apartment complexes and corporate houses.
From prices beginning Rs. 900 onwards, there are vertical installations in different heights and shapes to choose from. The wrought iron structures can house potted plants and come with facilities for drip pipelines for easy watering of the plants. A 15-feet circular installation can work up to Rs. 35,000. Are there takers? The stall is attracting spectators, sure, and they don't miss an opportunity to click photographs with camera phones.
The horticulture expo has something for every person who has or wants to have a green thumb. Seeds and saplings for ornamental and flowering plants, bonsais, vegetable plants, exotic orchids, rare fruit trees (think dragon fruit, star fruit and even Thailand honeydew melons and you will find them among the stalls).
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HOUSTON – Phase I cancer studies, trials that are conducted to determine the safety and maximum dose of a new agent, are under-reported in peer-reviewed journals – a trend that could ultimately delay scientific progress and negatively affect patient care, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in a new study out today (Mon., Aug, 22) online in Cancer.
Over the last decade, greater understanding of cancer at the molecular and cellular levels has resulted in a scientific discovery explosion, translating into the development of numerous potential anticancer agents. An excellent indication of this progress, says Luis Camacho, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in M. D. Anderson's Phase I Clinical Trials Program, is the 10-fold increase in the number of Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for oncology agents filed with the Food and Drug Administration – from 100 compounds in 1980 to over 1,000 in 1998.
"With all this new knowledge, the need to share information is paramount, now more than ever before," says Camacho, the study's senior author. "We, as clinicians and researchers, have a tremendous responsibility to not only investigate and discover new agents, but also to disseminate our discoveries – good and bad – to the medical community at large, to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients."
Given this acceleration of discovery, scientific meetings have become inundated with study submissions, reports Camacho. Yet, often these results are preliminary and subject to change after final analysis. Therefore, publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals remains the "gold-standard" for sharing medical information, he says.
To understand the rate at which Phase I trials were being published, Camacho and his team analyzed the 275 Phase I abstracts accepted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for presentation at its annual meeting in 1997, and determined whether those findings had been published over the next seven and a half years. Through repeated MEDLINE searches and emailed questionnaires, researchers discovered that by February 2001, two-thirds (67 percent) of the Phase I abstracts had been published in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Researchers found that the Phase I ASCO studies of novel (agents not approved by the FDA) and non-novel (studies including at least one FDA-approved agent) drugs were published at an equal rate. Research that was financially supported by the pharmaceutical industry was published at the same rate of those studies not industry-supported. There was no difference in the rate of oral and poster presentations published; however, oral presentations were published more quickly than those presented as posters.
Publishing positive or negative Phase I trial results is critically important in developing new, or modifying existing cancer therapies, Camacho says.
"Obviously, if a Phase I agent proves too toxic, we need to ensure that information is shared within the cancer medical community, so as to not put patients in harms way," Camacho says. "Of course, if Phase I studies are promising, publishing can encourage further investigation of these potential therapeutic agents."
In unique cases, Camacho says, positive Phase I results can have immediate impact on clinical care.
"Phase I studies are not necessarily first-in-human trials – they also can be combinations of already approved drugs," he adds. "If those combinations prove relatively non-toxic and show some effect, that combination can potentially be moved forward to Phase II and, in selected cases, used to treat patients, almost immediately."
The median time to publication – 3.4 years – also is very concerning, Camacho says. "Releasing data after such a lengthy interval may not allow researchers to build on their scientific experience, thereby significantly delaying further investigation with encouraging agents."
From the questionnaire sent to investigators, Camacho and his team learned that lack of time and investigator relocation were the major obstacles of publication. These reasons were unexpected, as researchers expected to learn that negative results, lack of interest in pursuing projects to completion, or the stringent peer-review process would be among the reasons why investigators had not published.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. Five months after undergoing surgery to repair his torn right hamstring, Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop is nearly back to full health. "I'm feeling really good right now," Bishop said last week. "The main thing I'm lacking is my strength and my strength is coming back real fine. I'm excited about it." There are no physical hurdles left for Bishop to clear. The 28-year-old can work out and exercise just like he always had prior to his injury. "I can do everything: jump, run, laterals," Bishop said. "It's just a matter of doing it fast and explosive." Given his progress and the six months still remaining before the start of the 2013 training camp, it's no surprise that Bishop expects to be a full participant in that first team practice. "No doubt in my mind at all," he said. "I'm going to be ready to go. I have a lot of pent-up anger. I don't know, whatever you want to call it. I'm going to be ready, for sure." Bishop entered training camp in July comi...
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Swarmed by three Forest Park defenders in the far corner, Justin Gant was trapped. Down by nine with just three minutes left in the game, the Panthers tried to assert themselves with a quick defensive stand. This was Forest Park's last-ditch effort.
Swarmed by time, Gant leapt above his defenders and slung a pass to D.J. Beard at midcourt. Swiftly, Beard found Troy Swanson for a transition layup, and just like that, Ola averted a crisis.
Ola's 70-57 victory Tuesday night at Forest Park required resourcefulness and persistence. Indeed, Mustangs coach Curt Miller implored his team throughout the fourth quarter to maintain its defensive intensity and to find a way around Forest Park's full-court pressure. In the end, Ola (4-0, 3-0 in Region 4-AAAA) found a way.
"It was not pretty. It was not pretty at all. But we'll take it," Miller said.
Building a 19-9 lead after the first quarter appeared easy for Ola. Gant scored eight of his 10 points in the quarter and Forest Park (1-6, 1-1) was without its aim, an ominous sign for a team reliant on its perimeter shooting.
Eventually, the Panthers solved Ola's 2-3 defensive zone with smoother execution on offense -- crisp passes into the lanes, sharp decisions made under the basket and better finishes. Forcing four turnovers helped.
Miller knew the adjustment he needed to make during halftime. Ola came out in the third quarter in a 3-2 defensive zone and Forest Park went cold. By the end of the quarter, Ola had a 50-38 lead and appeared to have the Panthers thoroughly confounded.
"Went to the 3-2 and it slowed them down a lot," Miller said.
"I think the key was defense," said Ola guard Tim Mason, who led all scorers with 22 points. "When we went into the (3-2) zone is when we started getting after them. It starts on defense."
The contributions on offense came from everywhere. Mason and Troy Swanson (16 points) led four players who scored in double figures for the Mustangs, including Gant and Beard (11 points). Jordan Enadeghe led Forest Park with 21. Malikki Priester added 15.
When the buzzer sounded, it capped a season-opening stretch unlike any other in Ola history. History had Ola pegged as slow starters. Never has Ola found itself undefeated.
Until now.
"Not bad considering a lot of people didn't know we had basketball at Ola," Miller said. "I'm excited. They're excited. I told them to enjoy it."
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Ashley Cole added 13 points for Forest Park (4-0, 2-0 in Region 4-AAAA).
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William Norman Grigg
|William Norman Grigg
February 4, 1963
Burley, Idaho
|Payette, Idaho
|Other names
|"Blarney con Carne"[1]
"Cuchulain Cuauhtemoc"
|Editor, author
|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) (–2003)
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|Korrin Weeks Grigg
William Norman Grigg (born February 4, 1963) is the author of several books from a constitutionalist perspective. He was formerly a senior editor of The New American magazine, the official publication of the John Birch Society.
Born in Burley, Idaho on February 4, 1963, Grigg graduated from Utah State University, majoring in political science.[2] He served as Provo Daily Herald columnist and Washington journalist before "seeing the light"[3] and starting work in 1993 as a correspondent, researcher, and senior editor for The New American, the official biweekly magazine of the John Birch Society (JBS). Based at the JBS's Appleton, Wisconsin, office, Grigg covered United Nations summits and conferences from 1994 to 2001, and wrote Freedom on the Altar (1995), a study of UN family policy.[2]
Associate Kevin Bearly, a minister and former police officer, conducted JBS summer youth camps in the 1990s at which Grigg and others promoted conservative causes.[1] Grigg has also spoken frequently on conspiracies and Clinton impeachment in Las Vegas,[4][5] Colorado Springs, and Salt Lake City. Grigg was associate director for Activate Congress To Improve Our Nation (ACTION), a committee incorporated by JBS to promote the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, with chapters in 50 states.[6][7]
In 2005, Grigg called for the resignation of the JBS president and CEO, G. Vance Smith, who had promoted two sons to leadership positions; Smith was narrowly deposed in a September 2005 Board of Incorporators vote. The new CEO, Arthur R. Thompson, and other leaders initiated a staff blog to which Grigg contributed heavily.
Grigg's writing reflects views heavily influenced by constitutionalism, libertarianism, and anti-communism. Ward Churchill favorably quoted Grigg's observation that totalitarianism is defined by abundance and unintelligibility of laws.[8]
The new JBS leadership launched the U.S. immigration issue as a major campaign in 2005. Grigg, of Hawaiian/Cherokee/Basque/Irish descent,[1] had often in JBS publications called for controls on immigration. His New American article "Revolution in America", a study of immigration problems and issues, was reprinted for its "current and incisive" rhetorical qualities by a McGraw-Hill college text.[2] Grigg has promoted the concept that "white Leninists" desired to send "millions of Mexicans across the border with the idea of having each kill 10 Americans".[1]
But by 2006 Grigg had decided that the immigration issue had been overplayed by the Republican Party as a driving cause to keep big-government, pro-war Republicans in control of the U.S. Congress. He argued that an attack on personal liberties by the George W. Bush administration and the Republican Party was a more serious impediment to personal liberty, charging the administration with committing torture, detention without trial, warrantless surveillance, and wars of empire. Grigg considered a "wave" of media attention on immigration to be "nothing more than the swirl in the bowl after the chain has been pulled" on the Republican Party.[citation needed]
Grigg formed a personal blog, "Pro Libertate", in August 2006, saying that JBS leadership had deleted some of his posts from their blog, such as a June comparison of immigration debate to professional wrestling.[9] He stated that he was fired by JBS on October 3, 2006, officially for unstated reasons.[10]
Welch Foundation[edit]
The Robert W. Welch Foundation (Right Source Online), founded in 1997 by former California JBS members, adopted Grigg's Pro Libertate blog and made him a weekly cohost (December 30, 2005 – May 4, 2007) on the nationally syndicated afternoon radio show "The Right Source" with Kevin Shannon (Bearly's pseudonym). It also launched the Pro Libertate e-zine, where Grigg brought in writers such as James Bovard and fellow LewRockwell.com columnist Scott Horton. It commissioned Grigg's 2007 book alleging Bush and Clinton attacks on liberty, Liberty In Eclipse.
Other activities[edit]
Grigg has recorded the radio spot "A Liberty Minute" weekdays since February 19, 2007, which, since July 2, has used the tagline, "Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free" (Galatians 5:1).
Grigg is also a studio musician[1] who served as lead guitarist in the Wisconsin band "Slick Willie and the Calzones" until his 2005 move to Idaho. The band's 2001 CD, Green and Gold, featured rock, country, and jazz homages to the Green Bay Packers, such as the novelty song "Tailgate Polka".
Grigg and his wife Korrin have six children.
- The Gospel of Revolt: Feminism Vs. the Family. Northwest Publishing. 1992. ISBN 1-880416-75-1.
- Freedom on the Altar: The UN's Crusade Against God and Family. American Opinion Publishers. 1995. ISBN 0-9645679-0-3.
- Global Gun Grab. John Birch Society. 2001. ISBN 1-881919-05-6.
- America's Engineered Decline. John Birch Society. 2004. ISBN 1-881919-10-2.
- Liberty In Eclipse: The Rise of the Homeland Security State. Welch Foundation. December 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Rivenburg, Roy (July 1996). "Conservative camp roasts more than just weenies: Birch Society summer targets liberals, plots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b c Seyler, Dorothy U. Read, Reason, Write. pp. 432–437.
- ^ Smith, Doug (1995-02-23). "Birch Society Is Alive, Well and to the Right of Newt Gingrich". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Bard, Jean (1997-04-20). "About Town: Activities and events in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Bard, Jean (1997-06-15). "About Town: Activities and events in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Curtin, Dave (1998-03-23). "Impeachment group will state its case in Colo.". Denver Post. p. B4.
- ^ Heilprin, John (1998-04-29). "No Left Turn: John Birch Speaker Has the Right Stuff For Utah Audience". Salt Lake Tribune. p. A1. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Churchill, Ward (2002). The Cointelpro Papers. South End Press. xlvii, lxxxii. ISBN 978-0-89608-648-7.
- ^ Pro Libertate: Will Grigg's Birch Blog - The Lost Episodes
- ^ Pro Libertate: Tonight's Episode: The Tory Perspective, or There Goes my Severance (THIRD UPDATE; see comments section)
External links[edit]
- Will Grigg's Liberty Minutes
- Pro Libertate blog
- Pro Libertate e-zine
- Archives on LewRockwell.com
- Notes on the Jerry Seinfeld Society
- Bio at The John Birch Society
- William Grigg at The American View Forum


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I was incredibly surprised while watching last night's season finale of the Next Food Network Star. Going into the finale, I wasn't sure if Lisa, Aaron, or Adam was capable of being a Food Network Star. After seeing them cook on Rachael Ray's set, I was amazed at how well they performed. Each one of them was entertaining and informed during the pilots.
I couldn't help but wonder if it was the editing that lead me to believe none of them were worthy of a Food Network show. However, the most shocking moment, by far, was when they announced the winner.
Did you watch? Were you surprised by the finale?
SeptemberLights 6 years
I CANT BELIEVE ADAM DIDN'T WIN ! WTF!?!??! We don't need another "Down home with the Neeleys". THEY ARE NOT THAT FUN TO WATCH. I only watched their show 3 times. Food Network as lost all respect. Adam was the best contestant by far. As for Lisa...not everyone could relate to her. ADAM SHOULD HAVE WON!!! Wtf???? I am still asking myself why i even watch food network anymore?????
GeriAnne1932 6 years
I just watched the finale today and didn't watch the whole season...however, if Food Network is looking to reach a younger audience, it shouldn't have picked Aaron. I think the other two would've brought in young yuppies or just young singletons.
suziryder 6 years
I went into the finale rooting for either Lisa or Aaron, but I thought Lisa talked down to the viewers in her pilot. Some of what she said was really condescending and I think people would get sick of watching her after a few episodes. I thought Adam's idea about using the internet, while interesting, was too unpredictable. Also, the final outcome felt very canned - like the questions the girl was asking him were scripted. It just felt corny. And the recipe he made really wasn't all that special. Plus, the dude is just annoying. I really liked Aaron's pilot, he has good energy and his food look delicious! I'm looking forward to checking out Big Daddy's Kitchen.
kaxxina 6 years
Does anyone else want Shane and Kelsey to have a show where they work together? I think it would be awesome for the beginning chef and they're both approachable because of how young they are.... Opinions?
ilanac13 6 years
yes - i was REALLY surprised by the outcome. to be honest, i can't ever understand what Aaron is saying so i'm not likely to watch his show. besides that - i think that he's really too similar to the neely's (or however you spell their name) and it's the same demo that they are going after. i don't know - i guess the producers either know what they are doing or they are taking a leap or they really saw no future for the others. all in all it was a mess i think. i'm sure that if the viewers had the chance to vote on the winner like we have in past years, the outcome would have been different.
ChrissyBaby 6 years
I'm not a supporter of any of the final three but I don't think Lisa should have won. She was a little too much about style and not enough about the food in my opinion. If I wanted to watch a show about someone who has a particular style/fashion sense, I would turn to the Style Network not the Food Network.
Ana_belle03 6 years
Just what the network needs another idiot! Terrible choice and he's too similar to other shows
Mykie7 6 years
I'm with you ieee, you spoke my sentiments exactly, only much quicker. LMAO
haute77 6 years
I think Lisa has the best culinary skill out of the 3. The thing I did not like about her is that I would not be able to watch her. She's boring and too prim and proper. She looks like she's straight out of the 50s with her poufy skirts and bobbed hair. Can't stand that. Aaron seemed the most genuine and likable. I really was routing for him! I'm so glad he won. Poor Adam. They ripped off his idea for the show pilot. While watching the finale, I saw a promo for a show exactly pitching Adam's idea...except with a cute girl and no Adam. How blatant!
mswender 6 years
I totally agree with iieee_grrl I couldn't stand Lisa!!! I guess I am the only one who really liked Adam. Restaurants fail all the time and it doesn't mean that the food is bad at all! So many restaurants stay open with horrible food. I loved his beer can chicken, one of my favorite things to make and I learned something new from his pilot. I like Aaron too and am not upset, but I don't like everyone coming down on Adam so he is not as funny as the JUDGES made him out to be, he is a likable and knowledgeable guy. give him a break.
iieee_grrl 6 years
I'm actually really happy that Lisa didn't win. The girl couldn't look at a camera without sqinting and she was a stuck up, superficial, snotty nosed b#$@^! I'm glad they sent her and her little Pucci shoes walking!
agwei 6 years
kaxxina - Here is the link for the info on Amy: http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/next_food_network_star/2008_Jun_09_amy_finley_second_season She really couldn't develop the thick skin that stars need to be on TV. The negative comments on the blogs were too much for her to handle. I can't say I blame her. As for Aaron winning ... I guess I should have seen that coming because they refused to eliminate him even though he did poorly at the buffet. I really think the judges had made up their minds in Vegas.
joygwilson 6 years
as I was watching the finale, like most of you- surprised at how well the promos came out for each contestant- there was a commercial for a new food network show. "ask ava" or something like that, that pretty much takes Adam's idea of interacting with the home audience. you email her and she responds on her show. I agreed that his was the most unique nitch. as sad as I was though that aaron won, I am glad for him. he is a family guy, needs a break, good for him.
Spectra 6 years
I thought either Lisa or Aaron would win...I'm not sure if I really liked Lisa's personality much. She seemed really highstrung and nervous and I'm not sure she would handle the stress of TV well. She CAN cook though. I think I would've watched her show just to learn some good techniques. Seriously, even though Food Network is supposed to show everyday people how to cook, I wouldn't mind learning a thing or two about some serious technique and trying some really upscale foods. There are already a ton of shows on FN that show variations on things like burgers, for crying out loud.
rebeccakamel 6 years
i thought aaron was the worst of the three and i was really pissed off at the outcome of the show...i wouldve been happy with either adam or lisa and i think they both wouldve brought something to the food network that is unique and also fun to watch. i'll see if I watch next season due to this disappointing outcome.
Mykie7 6 years
Anyone as long as it wasn't snobby pretentious Squinty. That woman bugged me beyond BELIEF! I would have rather seen Aaron win though. Adam is OK but Aaron has the heart and personality. Adam is just to herky jerky and nervous looking. It's another food network show I won't watch. I LOVE Guy Fieri's show. It's fun and relates to the average person. Lisa's though, well, take last nights dish. No WAY would my kids have eaten that! As a home cook, I want ways to make the foods my kids LOVE (meat, potatoes, pasta etc) healthier, but still have them be simple to make. Lisa NO WAY could do that. Adam can a bit, in fact I'm making HIS dish for dinner tonight. I've never had plantains, but that looked soooooo yummy! However, Aarons Chicken, now THAT was a fun dish! I always have trouble getting chicken to come out moist enough for my kids, and that was just DRIPPING the juice.
wikkidsmaht 6 years
I wasn't surprised, but I was definitely upset at the outcome of this season. I loved Kelsey, Shane, and Lisa. I would have watched any of their shows - they all called to the young and hip vibe that my friends and I are after. My bf - not a Food Network fan until very recently - was really rooting for Lisa until the finale. He was convinced she would win, because she had the cooking chops and finesse that would sell to our demographic. But no, instead we have another down-home, finger-licking good flavor show. Aaron is a good guy, but he doesn't inspire me to get in the kitchen, and I wouldn't serve the kind of food he makes at a dinner party. I was hoping they would finally get someone to fill that niche. It totally seemed rigged.
mom2ross 6 years
I read about the slip up, danitoobin. Did they list Aaron as the winner? The more I'm thinking about this season and their "editing" on the show - (as in, "let's make this look how we want it to, so it matches our decision") - I kept thinking about their Vegas commercials. The judges fell all over themselves saying what a great job Aaron did. Adam had to do a choreographed walked with showgirls and Lisa was rigged to ropes and pulleys. What did Aaron do? Um, blew on and threw dice while standing still. Come on!! It's just a joke, this whole season. Reality is what they want to show us now. *sigh*
Babycakes1234 6 years
I thought Lisa had it wrapped up but Aaron is so sweet that even though I'm surprised, I'm glad for him. It seems to me that Lisa's food would be more my style as Aaron's is all about the meat and pretty heavy. I guess some people still eat that way but not me. Adam didn't have a chance. And he's not at all funny.
danitoobin 6 years
How could you be surprised by the outcome when the FN screwed up and put the answer on their website before the show aired?
kiddylnd 6 years
Okay, so I only watched last night's show so I don't know the whole background. What I have to say though is that for someone who DOESN'T know about any of the contestants is: if I saw Lisa's show not knowing anything about her or how she got on Food Network, I would never watch. She seemed gruff, impersonal, and it felt like she was treating the viewers like children. The young guy was personable and I thought came off the best in his pilot, but then I saw a commercial for a show just like what he was doing with some chick that is starting up soon so I knew he wouldn't win. The guy who did win seemed a little off to me too, and I sort of doubt how successful his show will be in the long run.
millarci 6 years
kaxxina- I also was surprised that we didn't get to vote.
SillyGirl 6 years
I was not surprised at all - you could tell the judges have been rooting for Aaron for the last 6 episodes. That being said - I actually thought Lisa performed the best and deserved it the most, even though she rubbed me the wrong way. Hers would be have been the only show i would have ended up watching.
seven7 6 years
I wanted Aaron to win. I'm so excited he won. I wouldn't have been sad to see Lisa win it either, though, but I wanted him to win more. If Adam had won I would have lost all respect for that show. Lisa's exit interview was very very gracious. And I thought it was great that she said that Aaron was the one person she was ok loosing to because he really deserves it, and him and his family need it more than she does. I think she it totally right. As Bob Tuschman wrote on his blog though...we may still get to see a show with her as well, so that would definitely be great. Just PLEASE keep Adam off that Network...
mondaymoos 6 years
I LOVE the new Iron Chef... his giggle cracks me up every time. Def hope he gets more face time than Aaron, I can't stand him. I would've liked Lisa to win, and I thought her show was the best by far, but I rarely like the people FNS picks anyway.


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BOISE A Boise golf course owner is in a battle with Idaho Power over the location of a sector box on an easement near his golf course. Bashar Sabbagh says that what Idaho Power is doing will hurt his business, Indian Lakes Golf Course.
All I see is nothing but a bully and reject to talk to me, reject to return my calls, said Sabbagh.
We've been working with Mr. Bashar since March to talk with him about his concerns and work with him, said Idaho Power spokesperson Stephanie McCurdy.
This argument between the golf course and utility company is part of a bigger project Idaho Power is working on to improve power reliability in the area.
The box in question is a sector box. Before it was below ground, now it will be above ground housed in a box. The change makes it easier for Idaho Power to make repairs when they re needed.
Sabbagh is pretty upset about the placement of box, which is right next to the first tee box. Despite a month of trying to talk, the work to put the box in began Tuesday morning.
Sabbagh was so upset about the situation that he called the Ada County Sheriff's Office to come out and stop an Idaho Power crew from digging up his property. The deputies did not get involved because it's a civil matter.
They decide to put it there and I said, are you kidding me? said Sabbagh. This is next to the tee. Can you put it somewhere else? And they said no, that's where it needs to be.
We never like to see a customer upset, said McCurdy. We're not in the business to upset customers, but in this instance the work has to be done, and we did identify that location as the best place for that box to go.
On a beautiful Tuesday morning, in what would normally be ideal golfing conditions, construction work forced golfers to adjust.
It doesn't really bother me so much, because it's something I can't control, said Mathew Moyer.
KTVB spoke to eleven golfers about the new box that will go up right next to the first tee. Eight of the eleven didn't seem to mind it or the construction work going on.
It's barely on the course, it's right by the street, on the first hole, so it's not going to, you know, if somebody is hitting balls over there they're going to have more problems than a green box.
Golfers opposed to the location say it doesn't belong next to the tee box, and that's Sabbagh's argument. He's worried about the look of his business.
There's a lot of people. When they see that, when they walk in and see that, they might play that day, but they're not going to come back, said Sabbagh. It's a huge box. It's an obstacle next to the tee.
After the project already being delayed once and several weeks of attempted communication, on both sides, including a face to face meeting, Idaho Power decided to move forward with its original plan.
Tuesday morning Sabbagh offered to pay Idaho Power $10,000 to move the box 95 feet, but McCurdy says she could not accept the money from a customer, nor did she have the power to stop the project.
Once the current work is done, we can revisit with Mr. Bashar moving it, said McCurdy. That's not off the table.
Sabbagh moved the tee markers up, outside of this tee box, to keep his golfers from having to tee off right next to construction workers.
Idaho Power says construction on the box should be complete by the end of the week.
Sabbagh says he plans to take this issue to court to argue the ownership of the easement. He says he'll let the judge decide who's right in this case.
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I remember sitting on the floor in a girlfriend's living room in San Gabriel, California, in front of a sofa on which sat Doc Watson and his son Merle. They did a private concert for us that lasted roughly an hour and a half, or maybe two hours. It was a remarkable privilege.
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schedules and more and scroll down for
the games, results, players of the week
and the conference roundup.
Iowa St
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Big 12
Game of the Week
Texas A&M 47
... Fresno State 45 3OT
In a wild game with several major
momentum swings, Fresno State got into
the end zone on Bear Pascoe's third
touchdown catch of the game in the third
overtime, but Tom Brandstater's
two-point conversion attempt failed to
click to allow the Aggies to escape. The
Aggies appeared to have the game won in
regulation after Jorvorskie Lane rumbled
in for a five-yard score with under two
minutes to play, but down 29-22, the
Bulldogs went 80 yards in ten plays with
Brandstater scrambling before finding
Pascoe for a three-yard score with five
seconds to play. A&M got a field goal on
its overtime possession, and then the
fun began as Fresno State appeared to
have the ball down at the one as Marlon
Moore dove just before getting into the
end zone, lost the ball on to the Aggies
before crossing the goal line, and then
got a reprieve after the play was called
back for a roughing the passer penalty.
The Bulldogs ended up kicking a field
goal, and then the two teams traded
short touchdown runs in the second
Big 12
Player of the Week
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford completed 19 of
25 passes for 205 yards and five
touchdowns in the 51-13 win over Miami..
… Now that's the way the passing game is
supposed to work, getting 423 yards and
six touchdowns against Rice. Baylor
bombed away on the Owls with Blake
Szymanski getting time to throw and find
the right receivers to keep the chains
moving, but it also helped that the
defense was keeping the Rice offense in
check so there wasn't any need for the
offense to force anything. The running
game even had its moments in the blowout
win, but this game was all about getting
the air attack rolling. 12 different
players caught passes as everyone got
involved, and with Texas State and
Buffalo ahead before facing Texas A&M,
there's even more time for fine-tuning.
Colorado … The Buffs are going to
have to take a few baby steps before
becoming a power again, and it's going
to take even longer if they have to rely
exclusively on the passing of Cody
Hawkins. With no ground game to help
out, thanks to the absence of Hugh
Charles, Hawkins has to be razor sharp,
which he wasn't against Arizona State,
and the defense has to be stifling.
While it's a bit simplistic to suggest
the Buffs wilted in the heat, they
definitely appeared to run out of gas.
Iowa State …The Gene Chizik era
couldn't start any worse. The offense is
turning it over too much, Bret Meyer
isn't playing like a senior leader, and
the defense isn't doing much of anything
to come up with big stops in key
moments. There's no excuse for losing to
Northern Iowa, and now comes the
showdown with Iowa. While the Cyclones
can quickly turn things around with a
win over the Hawkeyes, to do that, there
must be more offensive pop and much
better play from the lines.
Kansas … Kansas isn't Oklahoma
and needs all the blowout wins it can
get. Don't dismiss the blowout over SE
Louisiana; it was a key game to empty
the bench and get the backups some
meaningful playing time. Brandon
McAnderson firmly established himself as
the main back, even with Jake Sharp
getting the carries in the second half,
while Todd Reesing had an efficient
passing day. Toledo and FIU won't pose
much of a challenge if the Jayhawks
continue to play this well, so it has to
be all about tuning up for Kansas State
in a month..
Kansas State … Josh Freeman might
not have been razor sharp against San
Jose State, but he was good enough in
what was a nice step forward for a team
that came oh-so-close to beating Auburn.
The real find was a running game that
was non-existent against the Tigers, as
James Johnson was effective on his
limited work. He only got 15 carries,
but he made something happen every time
he touched the ball. DE/LB Ian Campbell
got a sack, but he still hasn't been the
difference maker at his new position
that he was last year. The Missouri
State game next week should work out all
the problems before dealing with Texas.
Missouri … For the second week in
a row, and with the Sun Bowl loss to
Oregon State still stinging, Missouri
struggled to close things out and, once
again, can't seem to put together a full
game. Ole Miss ran all over the Tiger
defense with BenJarvus Green-Ellis
having a field day, while the offense
wasn't able to keep its foot on the gas
and close things out late. Ole Miss
shouldn't be rolling up 534 yards on
anyone, so if the Western Michigan and
Illinois State games don't see a big
improvement for the Mizzou defense,
there's reason to be really, really
worried with Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas Tech coming up.
Nebraska … Don't read too much
into the close call at Wake Forest. The
Demon Deacons are good, and this was a
battle the team needed to fight through
to get to the USC showdown. Even so, it
has to be a little bit of a concern that
it hasn't clicked yet for Sam Keller and
the passing game. Keller wasn't needed
against Nevada, but he failed to do much
against a Wake Forest secondary that got
bombed on by Boston College the week
before. The defense had way too many
problems with the Wake running game, but
it held tough when it had to.
Oklahoma … It's one thing to blow
away North Texas. It's another to
obliterate Miami. Contrary to how the
game looked, Miami's defense is among
the most talented in America, but the
Sooner offense, humming on all
cylinders, had little problems because
of one big reason (and it's not Sam
Bradford's five touchdowns): the
offensive line. The best front five in
America has been terrific over the first
two games, giving Bradford five days to
throw and clearing the way for the
ground game. The defense didn't
necessarily shut down the Miami attack,
but it came close, thanks mostly to the
suffocating secondary that never gave
the UM quarterbacks anything to look at.
With Utah State ahead, it's time to get
the backups some work before having to
go on the road to face Tulsa and
Oklahoma State … Apparently,
there's no real quarterback controversy
after Bobby Reid got dinged up early
against Florida Atlantic and Zac
Robinson came in and played a great
game, but there's a quarterback
controversy. Reid only completed two of
five passes against the Owls, while
Robinson completed 14 of 20 throws.
Granted, WR Adarius Bowman made Robinson
look great, but the door is now open if
Reid starts to struggle. This was a good
chance for several reserve runners to
get in, but it would've been nice to
have seen the ground game go off and
dominate. Even so, 233 yards and two
touchdowns is nothing to get upset
Texas … Give Texas credit for
coming up with the adjustments needed
offensively to get past a tough TCU
defense. The offensive line might not
have been amazing, but it helped crank
out 176 yards and kept Tommy Blake and
Chase Ortiz off Colt McCoy's back. As
good as this win might have been, the
team has to keep progressing over the
next few weeks. While the UT offense has
been average, Oklahoma has been
unbelievable. There's still a month
before the Sooner showdown, but until
then, Texas has to get sharper on
offense. Don't be too fired up about the
defense quite yet; TCU was without top
RB Aaron Brown.
Texas A&M … The running game
should've been able to close out Fresno
State, and despite grinding out 318
yards, it almost wasn't enough. The
secondary couldn't come up with a key
late play, and it couldn't handle TE
Bear Pascoe on seemingly every clutch
pass. Normally, holding onto the ball
for over 34 minutes and converting 11 of
20 third down conversions should lead to
an easy A&M victory, but there will need
to be more passing to have a chance at
the tougher games ahead. That's why the
UL Monroe game is vital; Stephen McGee
has to quickly find his passing touch
after completing just 52% of his passes
in the first two games.
Texas Tech… Chalk up the slow
start against UTEP to a short week after
the SMU win. The Red Raiders adjusted
nicely on offense after halftime, but
did a better job on defense as the Miner
offensive effectiveness stopped when the
ground game was stuffed. Even so, it
took away too long to put the game away.
That won't be a problem against Rice
next week as Graham Harrell should be
able to throw for 500 yards if he wants
to. WR Michael Crabtree is on the verge
of Big 12 superstardom after making 27
catches for 294 yards and five
touchdowns in two games.
Past Big 12
Games of the Week
Sept. 1 -
Colorado 31 ... Colorado State
Sept. 8 -
Texas A&M
47 ... Fresno State 45 3OT
Past Big 12 Players of the Week
Sept. 1 -
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
Sept. 8 - Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford


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NEW DELHI—Top Indian utility vehicle maker M&M on Monday launched the most advanced home-grown electric car yet seen, pricing it at $11,000 and saying it hopes to sell the hatchback abroad next year.
The four-seater, two-door e2o—pronounced "ee-too-oh"—has zero emissions, an 80 kmh (50 mph) top speed, is automatic and can run for 100 kilometers on a single charge.
The new car boasts 10 onboard computers analyzing core functions and sending alerts if anything needs fixing—a feature usually found in costlier cars—and can be fully charged in five hours from a 15A power socket.
"This is our vision of the future of mobility," M&M chairman Anand Mahindra told reporters in New Delhi.
"We need to make a clean energy future," he said, warning that the nation of 1.2 billion people "is at a tipping point" with vehicle emissions increasingly blamed for respiratory and other illnesses and environmental problems.
"Eco-friendly transport (is) the need of the hour," he said, with M&M targeting affluent families wanting a car for city jaunts or as a second vehicle. It is looking at selling the car abroad starting next year in Europe and Africa.
The car is the fruit of the $16 billion M&M group's 2010 purchase of a controlling stake in Indian electric vehicle maker Reva, pioneered by engineer Chetan Maini, as part of a green technology drive.
Maini, who stayed with the firm, told AFP the hatchback was a "game-changing" vehicle compared to the tiny, boxy two-seater Reva, derided by critics as a "golf cart."
The Reva, known as the G-Wiz in Britain, ended production in 2012 after selling fewer than 5,000 units globally over a decade, with buyers reluctant to pay a premium price for a tiny car.
While the e2o, priced at 596,000 rupees ($11,000), is as much as 300,000 rupees dearer than petrol hatchbacks of a similar size, M&M said fuel savings could total 70,000 rupees annually. The car can also be charged under a solar canopy, saving on energy costs.
The vehicle, to be manufactured at a 30,000-unit-capacity plant in Bangalore, has no oil filters, spark plugs or radiators, reducing maintenance costs.
"It's a quantum leap from the Reva, but it's costly, and we don't have a sufficient pan-India charging network yet. People may not find it practical," Hormazd Sorabjee, editor of leading car magazine Autocar India, told AFP.
Energy-hungry India's endemic power outages have also sparked concerns that owners might not be able to re-charge batteries at home when needed.
M&M is banking on India's government following through with an ambitious $4 billion plan to support an electric vehicle network aimed at having six million electric vehicles on the road by 2020.
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Within the normal range, IQ is moderately associated with future reading ability. But severe cognitive deficits are usually associated with very low, if any, reading achievement.
Hearing impairment
It has been well documented that children with hearing impairments are at risk of future reading difficulties. Although hard-of-hearing children tend to do better than deaf children, they are still at risk, even if they have good speaking abilities.
Early language impairment
Children acquire language at tremendously variable rates during the first four years of life. Yet some children are clearly behind by age two or three. This is an important signal. Delayed language development can be the first warning of a pervasive developmental disability, hearing impairment, or neurological problem. Any of these conditions puts a child at risk of future reading difficulties.
Often an evaluation by a speech-language professional reveals that these children have early language impairment. About 40 to 75 percent of preschoolers with such an impairment develop reading difficulties later—often along with other academic problems.
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Children's development of language during preschool years is strongly related to how well they will later learn to read. An infant's achievement of "expressive" language milestones appears to have a particularly strong link to later reading achievement. Assessment of these milestones is part of regular well-baby visits and can be used to identify children at risk.


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Ladies, SO really doesn't want me on any form of BC but I kinda really wanna try this so please, tell me your experiences with it and if you had it before getting pregnant..once off was it easy or hard to conceive. TIA
Posted 11/06/2012
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Posted 11/07/2012
It's hard to answer because every woman is different. I conceived 1st moth off birth control but most of my friends took a few months. They say a couple with no issues should conceive in a year. It depends on your eggs, his sperm and your cycles. Good luck.
Posted 11/07/2012
I got one after my first & had it in for 2 years, I only ever got 2 periods the last vein for over 3 weeks and I got it taken out otherwise no other problems... I fell pregnant with a few months of having it out no problems at all
Posted 11/07/2012
Everyone I know who has gotten it loves the convenience, but has gained 20 to 30 lbs.
Posted 11/07/2012
^ thanks. Def something to consider.
Posted 11/18/2012
I've had mine in since April and am contemplating getting it out. I had one before conceiving DD in 2011. But both times I found I have had NO sex drive. And from what I have read this is common. I didn't ever think it could be from the implanon but now I'm rethinking that idea from what I see online. Otherwise I love it lol, but this is starting to tear apart my marriage and I'm not letting a bc do that. Lol
Posted 11/18/2012
I've used it with no issues. No weight gain and no sex drive issue's. Im on baby #2. So no issues trying to get pregnant once it removed. But every person is different. Talk to ur obgyn and look over all ur options. I loved it ans plan to use it again.


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OK, the weather has cooled down to an agreeable 22c so here it is all fired up and cooking.
The spit frame was a good way to go with the design, I can slide the whole frame in or out to take advantage of the heat, or lack of it, in certain areas of the oven.
I need to make a door that will slip over the rod to retain the heat and smokiness.
Leg of Lamb and Veggies....hmmmm.
Floor temp 200c
Ceiling temp 400c
Motor face 57c
Smell Hmmmm Yum
The Dog waiting....woof
It must be good, judging by the amount of flies hanging around......
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looks good brickie,, did you have any problems with it ?? I am feeling inspired after seeing this
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There were no problems at all, it maybe could have done with a little bit more cooking time, say 20 minutes.
A tight fitting door would probably have had the same effect.
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thanks for that you have given me a great idea i have a heap off stainless sitting around i should weld 1 up does the casing for the motor show any signs off melting
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The motor would probably get more heat from the stainless rod that holds the food.
Weve used it 3 times so far with no problems.
Heres a chook we did a while ago.....yum
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Thanks for redirecting me to this thread, very useful.
A few questions spring to mind, how heavy is the contraption? And where do you keep it when it is not in use?
I have very limited space and although I could keep it in the oven when not in use I would probably struggle to house it while I was baking pizza etc.
How useful is it to move the spit around inside the oven? After you gave me the idea (but before I read your thread) I was thinking of mounting a V shaped bracket to the wall at the back of the dome. This bracket would support one end of the spit. This would make it a relatively static spit
The other end was going to be supported by magic, I hadn't gotten around to thinking about that bit yet.
One option would be to have a the spit going through a door plug with the motor mounted on the door.
How important is it to keep the heat in when spit roasting and how important is it to be able to look in and see how it is doing (how wise is it to stare into that much heat in general). The door plug would serve to hold the motor, stabilise it and keep the heat in but getting the spit in and out and checking the progress of the cooking would be a bit trickier.
I would probably have the spit rotated by a cog rather than a belt which would do away with the need to have the two attached, this would make it easier to move the spit and take it in and out without having to move the motor as well, which can stay attached to the door plug.
Rather than have the spit needing to be poked though a hole in the door plug (which would cause trouble getting the food on and off or require that the whole door/motor/spit/food combination be moved as a whole) I could have a horizontal path cut through the side of the plug so the spit could be easily removed from the door.
I like to draw diagrams so that people who know about these things can tell me why it won't work. I understand that the motor and cog in this diagram will most likely just rotate the door plug but I couldn't draw a worm screw.
The handle would need to be quite long and poke out of the oven by a fair bit so you could hold it and move the door plug right out of the way, the door would probably need some grips either side. The handle would just be an insulated sheath that would rotate around the axis of the spit so you could grab it without friction burns and without the ordinary burns.
By having the F-on-its-back-and-mirrored-shape you could disengage the rotating motion and still have the spit supported in the oven.
There would be a fair amount of weight on the spit and there may need to be a way of reducing friction where it touches the door or wall. There would also be some fun in getting the loaded spit in and out without dragging the tip across the bottom of the oven as it will be heavy at one end.
However all-in-all I think it stands a good chance of working and it would mean that the only think I have to store would be the spit, and the door to the oven if I was making pizza.
Glad to hear any constructive criticism, I can get non-constructive criticism at home.
I know it is jumping ahead of myself as I have yet to buy the bricks but it would be easier to do this now than try a retro fit. Any hints or other advice would be great. E.g. would I have to have some extra support for the bracket at the back, would the weight damage the dome or would it be negligible. that sort of thing would be good to know before I start.
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The main problem as I see it is actually holding the weight of the rod and chook, goat, pig etc while you engage all the workings on to the spit.
As they say on here, give it a go and report back.
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Good point, weight is definately going to be an issue, the bigger the dome, the longer the spit will need to be to reach the back. The longer the spit, the farther away from the handle the weight will be and thus make it harder to control, particularly when aiming for the very back.
The handle is going to need to be pretty long to poke out of the oven anyway, A little longer so that it can be held with both hands about 30cm apart may make it easier to control than just a single hand hold at the very end. Too long and it wil start to sag.
A bigger V on the back wall would make it easier to aim, less accuracy would be needed as the arms of the V would channel the spit to the bottom, the curved surface of the dome would also make it a bit harder.
I think it will be the door plug that is going to need the most 'finessing' to get it to work, it mght just be easier to have a stand at the front without the door, if heat retention is not much of an issue with the roasting then a door won't be necessary anyway.
I will have to have a think about that. Cheers
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This is a great thread. I do a lot of spit cooking on my grill and have wondered how I could use a WFO instead. This would provide an additional argument to convince my wife that a WFO is an absolute necessity!
The idea of a built-in support at the back of the dome is appealing, but it seems to me that navigating a fully loaded spit in and out of a hot oven is a good recipe for trouble. Especially on the way out, when the cooked food is also hot. I do like the idea of a fully self contained frame supporting the spit, food, drip pans and anything else that can slide in and out without trying to support the far end. It might need additional support in front of the oven - perhaps something like a roller stand (or two) as is used to support long work pieces coming off of a table saw, or even a crude narrow plywood table built to the height of the hearth. It looks like Brickie has a table for that purpose.
Brickie, I would really like to see some pictures of your frame and spit out of the oven that show more of the construction detail, especially the motor end. What a great idea!
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The self contained rack with the roasting tray underneath is definately the way I would go if I had a bit more space to store it when not in use.
I was thinking you could store it for most of the time inside the oven.
However there are several threads about dampness inside the oven and I would worry about the frame rusting inside the oven.
I may end up going that route anyway.
I don't have much space in front of the oven opening to support the frame as it comes out and goes into the oven, the roller is good in that it would mean I wouldn't need a permanent structure but it would mean I had to store the rollers when not in use, handy if you already have them though.
Is there any sign of damage to the floor of the oven after removing the the rack a few times?
I have a few ideas I might run by my brother-in-law who is a welder, the idea involves a drawer-slider that can move in and out of the oven opening and then, when fully out, can swing around away from the opening.
I am sure this will have more difficulties than the original idea but he seems to get a certain amount of entertainment from my designs and I like to keep him amused.
Fortunately I can have ago with one method and if it proves unworkable I can build the frame.
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This is my first time using applescript studio, so I decided to make a real simple application to get used to it. Its weird. Because I knew how to do next to nothing in Studio, I grabbed a quick button tutorial (http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=24751), which as you can see, makes up most of the script for my app. But I didn't necessarily like what the tutorial made, so I modified the script to suit my purposes.
My goal is to make an application where you choose a voice, type in some words, and the computer will talk to you (Rather than going to settings every time).
Yet I keep getting the same error. (The "Take me to your leader" part is what I typed in.)
on clicked theObject if title of theObject = "Quit" then quit else if title of theObject = "Process" then display dialog "Say.." default answer "" buttons {"Say it!", "Go back"} set wordstosay to text returned of result if button returned of result = "Say it!" then say wordstosay using voice end if end clicked on choose menu item theObject set voice to the title of current menu item of theObject end choose menu item on launched theObject tell window 1 set title of button "button1" to "Quit" set title of button "button2" to "Process" set thePopupItems to {"Alex", "Agnes", "Bad News", "Bells", "Cellos", "Good News", "Pipe Organ", "Whisper", "Zarvox"} tell menu of popup button 1 delete every menu item repeat with aMenuItem in thePopupItems make new menu item at end of menu items with properties {title:aMenuItem} end repeat end tell end tell end launched
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The file.
Here's the actual project for anyone who is curious and has time on their hands.
|Jun 2, 2011, 07:42 PM
result is a global property that contains the results (if any) of the last statement - your problem is a basic AppleScript issue, and not necessarily specific to AppleScript Studio.
The long version of your error alert is 'Can't get button returned of "Take me to your leader"', which is a pretty good clue. In your example, you are setting a variable to the text returned of the dialog, so the result property is set to that value - the string "Take me to your leader". Later in your script you are trying to get the button returned of that result, which fails because it is now just a string and doesn't have that property.
You need to be careful when using the result property. Since it can be changed by just about anything, all it takes is a few edits for it to contain something unexpected. The fix is to not use the result property in this way - for example, you can store the original dialog results in a variable and refer to that instead:
set myResult to (display dialog "Say.." default answer "" buttons {"Say it!", "Go back"}) set wordstosay to text returned of myResult if button returned of myResult = "Say it!" then say wordstosay using voice
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An electrical initiator (10) includes spool halves (12,14) releasably held together by a coiled retaining wire (42). A link wire (42) also holds a spool (46) fixed to spool half (12) against connector body 16 and the other spool half (16). A cavity on the interior of the two spools physically retain a tensilely loaded shaft (18). An electric current passing through the link wire (42) causes it to become brittle and break releasing the spool halves and contained shaft (18).
1. A motion initiator, comprising:
a plurality of separable spool means engageable to form an enclosed cavity with an interconnecting bore extending to the exterior of the spool means;
shaftlike means having a first portion held within the spool means cavity and a second portion within the bore when the spool means are engaged, said shaftlike means being subjected to a tensile load tending to move said shaftlike means along the bore to the exterior of the spool means;
a helically wound spring-tempered retaining wire received about the spool means having a relaxed internal turn diameter such as to enable the spool halves to separate and release the shaftlike means and a second lesser tension diameter that causes the radially inwardly facing surface of the spring-tempered wire to contact and retain the spool halves in unitary assembled relation;
a first end portion of the spring-tempered wire being secured within an opening in one of the spool means and the other end portion being received within an insulative hollow spool;
an electrical connector body positioned between adjacent spool means;
a destructible wire carried by the connector having a terminal at each end and an intermediate loop, said loop being received about the insulative spool to tighten the retaining wire helix to the second diameter, said loop having its tensile strength reduced on passage of a predetermined amount of electrical current therethrough sufficiently that the loop is broken from the combination of the tensile load and spring force of the retaining wire.
2. A motion initiator as in claim 1, in which the insulative spool is a ceramic cylinder having a groove on its peripheral surface within which the destructible wire loop is received.
3. A motion initiator as in claim 1, in which there is further provided a post having an end affixed to the outer surface of one of the spool means and extending outwardly between the last turn and the next to the last turn of the retaining wire.
4. A motion initiator as in claim 1, in which the destructible wire is constructed of stainless steel.
5. Apparatus for initiating movement of an object which is preloaded by tensile force along the desired direction of movement, comprising:
a pair of spool means releasably joinable together with facing surfaces defining a cavity for entrapping part of the object therein when said spool means are joined together;
an insulative connector body located between facing surfaces of the spool means;
a high-strength stainless steel wire embedded within the connector body with an intermediate portion extending outwardly of the connector body in a loop;
a length of spring wire encompassing the spool means and connector body, one end portion of the wire being affixed to one of said spool means; and
a ceramic spool with a central bore within which the opposite end portion of the spring is securingly received;
the relative dimensions being such that with the loop received about the ceramic spool the spring wire holds the spool means and connector body together sufficiently to prevent the object from being pulled loose from the cavity by the tensile force preload alone;
whereby on passing electric current through the loop of sufficient value the tensile strength of the wire loop is exceeded by the tensile force preload and the loop wire breaks releasing the spring wire which unravels to aid in release of the entrapped object.
6. Apparatus as in claim 5, in which the spring wire end portion extends through the ceramic spool bore and is bent to prevent pulling removal from the ceramic spool.
7. Apparatus as in claim 5, in which the ceramic spool includes a peripheral groove extending generally circularly about said spool.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a shaft or other object motion initiator, and, more particularly, to such an initiator that is reliable and does not rely upon explosive means for operation.
2. Description of Related Art
There are many situations (e.g., fire fighting systems) in which it is necessary to provide motion of an object or a shaft with precisely timed initiation of the motion and in a reliable manner. In the past, one approach has been to spring-load a member to be moved while at the same time restraining it and explosive means were ignited to sever or rupture the restraining means effecting movement of the member by the spring action. The use of explosive means, however, is prohibitive under many circumstances.
Another approach is that taken in U.S. Pat. No. 3,163,732, Electrically Fused Spring Package, assigned to the same assignee as the present application, in which a coil spring continuously urges bodies 11 and 12 away from one another. An electrically fusible wire 19 extends between the bodies 11 and 12 preventing them from being separated by the spring. Application of a sufficient amount of electric current through the wire causes it to fuse allowing the spring to separate the two bodies from one another.
Still another approach is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,924,688, Fire Fighting System, assigned to the same assignee as the present application, in which two members 11 and 12 are held together by a wire 17 which is wrapped helically around the members and terminates in a hook-like end. A so-called hot wire 13 has a loop which engages the hooked end of the wire 17 holding the helically wound wire in place about the members 11 and 12, and in that way, securing the members together. When the wire 13 is heated by an electric current to a sufficient condition that it loses its tensile strength, it breaks. This allows the wire 17 to partially unwind from the members 11 and 12 permitting them to be separated by a spring-loaded plunger.
Although the latter patented device has been found to work satisfactorily for many applications, problems have been encountered during use. For example, where the current-carrying wire directly contacts the mechanically securing wire, over time and as a result of vibration, for example, a short circuit can result producing undesirable results. Also, on occasion, the heat produced in the wire by the electric current, as a result of the contact with the mechanically restraining wire as well as other parts of the apparatus, is conducted away from the hot wire to the extent that the hot wire does not lose its tensile strength and thus the apparatus does not operate to release the parts 11 and 12.
In accordance with the practice of the present invention there is provided initiator apparatus including a pair of substantially semicylindrical spool halves of appropriate dimensions permitting fitting together in a releasable manner. A ceramic electrical body is fittingly received between the two spool halves. A retaining wire is helically wound around the spool halves and ceramic body securing the pieces into a unitary relationship, one end portion of the retaining wire being hooked for receipt within an opening in a first of the spool halves and the other end portion of the wire passing upwardly through the center of a hollow cylindrical ceramic isolator spool with the outer end bent over so as to be secured to the isolator. With the parts fitted together, the retaining wire secures the unitary relationship. However, when an end of the retaining wire is released, the wire will automatically tend to assume a larger diameter by virtue of inherent spring reaction which enables the spool halves and ceramic body to be readily separated.
First and second terminals on the ceramic body are interconnected with a link wire which passes through the ceramic body and extends outwardly in a loop that is received about the ceramic isolator spool within a circular groove on the outer surface.
The internal parts of the spool halves are formed so as to receive an enlarged end portion of a shaft in gripping relationship and prevent axial movement of the shaft from without the spool halves when the apparatus is secured by the helically wound retaining wire as just described. Also, the shaft is subjected to a tensile load tending to remove it from the initiator.
When it is desired to release the shaft, an electric current of sufficient value is passed through the link wire which causes the tensile strength of the link wire to be reduced to the point such that the tensile load will cause the link wire to break, releasing the spool halves and included shaft which then moves in the direction urged by the tensile load.
FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the initiator of the present invention shown in armed mode;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention similar to FIG. 1 showing the shaft in released or extended relation.
Turning now to the drawings, the shaft motion initiator of the present invention enumerated as 10 is seen to include first and second spool means or halves 12 and 14 and an electrical connector body 16. As will be more particularly shown, the spool halves and connector body fit together about a shaft 18 to entrap the enlarged shaft end 20 within an internal cavity.
The two spool halves are of identical construction (except for several minor differences that will be pointed out and except for each being a mirror image of the other) and, therefore, only the first spool half 12 will be described in detail. With reference also to FIG. 2, the spool half is seen to be an elongated segment of a cylinder (approximately 150 degrees) with a first internal curved wall surface portion 22 of predetermined radius that extends from the shaft entry end 24 of the spool half to a point short of the opposite end 26. The surface portion 22 opens up to a larger radiused mouth 27 at the end 26 with the mouth 27 and surface 22 being separated by a tapered wall 28. One edge face 30 is formed into a smooth flat surface for fittingly mating with the corresponding edge face of the second spool half 14. A second elongated edge face 32 is provided with a smooth surface for a purpose to be described later. A part of the end 24 of spool 12 including a portion of the edge face 32 is removed at 33 leaving a corresponding part of the electrical connector body edge face accessible.
The electrical connector body 16 is substantially the same length as the spool halves and has first and second smooth edge surfaces 34 and 36. The body is approximately a 60 degree segment of a cylinder of the same size as that of the spool halves. Accordingly, the two spool halves 12, 14 and connector body 16 can be fitted together with their various edge surfaces contacting one another (FIG. 1). When so arranged the interior includes an enlarged cavity 38 communicating with a single bore collectively formed from the two curved surfaces 22 that extends to the exterior of the spool halves. The shaft 18 enlarged end 20 is so dimensioned as to enable fitting receipt within the cavity 38 with the remainder of the shaft freely passing along the bore 40.
A helically wound retaining wire 42 having spring temper is received about spools 12,14 and body 16. A first end portion is bent into a hook 44 that is fixedly positioned in an opening 45 in the outer surface of the spool 14. The opposite end of the retaining wire 42 passes through the central bore 43 of a ceramic isolator spool 46 and has its end bent into a hook 47 to prevent removal from the isolator spool. The outer surface of the isolator spool has a circumferential groove 48 formed therein. At a point spaced from the isolator in a direction away from the end 24, there is provided a post 49 integral with the first spool half and extending outwardly therefrom to hold the last turn of the retaining wire 42 spaced from the next to the last turn. This spaced relation prevents the isolator spool with included end of wire 42 from accidentally becoming entangled with the adjacent wire turn and possibly preventing the wire coil from releasing the spool halves.
The connector body 16 includes first and second electrical leads 50 and 51 embedded therein which exit the body adjacent an end 52 from an edge wall portion and are interconnected externally of the body by a metal loop 54 of predetermined extension away from the body.
In assembly, the shaft 18 is located within the two spool halves and connector body with the shaft enlarged end 20 resting within the cavity 38. The helically wound retaining wire 42 is received about the spool halves and connector body (FIG. 1), and the hook 44 secured within the opening in the outer surface of the second spool half 14. The other end of wire 42 passes upwardly through the central bore of the isolator spool 46 and has its end portion bent into the hook 47 as already described. The loop 54 is positioned about the isolator spool 46 within the groove 48. The relative dimensions are such that with the loop so arranged the retaining wire 42 holds the two spools and connector body in a unitary relation with the shaft enlarged head 20 securely trapped therewithin. The entire device described to this point is then mounted to a suitable wall means 60 which can be of any desirable shape and construction and for that reason is only depicted in schematic form. A tensile load (e.g., spring) 62 further represented by the arrow in FIG. 1 is applied to the shaft and maintained throughout the armed phase shown in this figure.
When it is desired to actuate the initiator 10, an electric current is passed through the electrical leads 50 and 51 of sufficient magnitude to reduce the tensile strength of the loop 54 to the point that it breaks from the applied tensile load. On loop breakage, the isolator spool is released and the applied tensile load now pulls the shaft free to move under the tensile load and perform its desired function. Also, the spring temper of wire 42 is such that when the isolator spool end of the wire is released from the loop, the helical diameter of wire 42 enlarges to provide space for the spool halves to move away from each other.
Less electrical current is required to reduce the loop 54 tensile strength to the point that breakage occurs than is required if the loop is fused by the current as in the cited U.S. Pat. No. 3,263,732. Also, fusing takes a relatively longer time than reducing loop tensile strength to the breakage with commensurate amounts of electrical power being applied.
Although other metals may be found advantageous in constructing the leads 50 and 51 and loop 54, in a practical construction of the invention excellent results were obtained with a wire loop constructed of stainless steel. More particularly, stainless steel provides the combination of physical characteristics necessary to practice the invention, namely, non-energized strength sufficient to withstand the tensile preload, and sufficient resistivity to provide the necessary heat to reduce the loop tensile strength with only a modest amount of electrical power.
Although described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that those skilled in the appertaining arts may suggest modifications that come within the spirit of the invention as described and within the ambit of the appended claims.
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Orange Walnut Cake
|Yellow cake mix package
|18 Ounce
|Grated orange peel
|2 Teaspoon
|Orange juice
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Finely chopped walnuts
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Grease a pan; flour lightly, tapping out any excess.
Combine cake mix, orange peel and juice and water in a large bowl; beat, following label directions; stir in walnuts.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 50 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.
Loosen cake around edge with a knife; release spring and carefully lift off side of pan.
Place cake on a wire rack; cool completely.
Remove cake from metal base; place on a serving plate.
Make orange glaze.
Spoon over top of cake, letting mixture drizzle down side.
Sprinkle thin strips of orange peel over top, if you wish.
orange glaze Blend 1 cup sifted 10X (con fectioners' powdered) sugar and 1 tablespoon orange juice until smooth in a small bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon more orange juice, part at a time, until glaze is thin enough to pour from a spoon.