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Emily Cox, playing in her first Vicki DiSantis Girls' Championship, made a 15-foot par putt on the final hole to capture the title by one stroke Sunday, May 3.
The DiSantis Girls' Championship is held at Pine Island Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C.
KERSHAW – Andrew Jackson posted its third straight postseason shutout to win the Class AA Upper State District IV softball championship on Wednesday, May 6 at the Lady Volunteers' field.
AJ, 23-6, blanked Woodruff, 4-0 behind senior pitcher Hannah Cobb, 18-4. She struck out nine Lady Wolverines and allowed three hits and a walk.
KERSHAW – Andrew Jackson, its back to the wall in the Class AA Upper State District I baseball playoffs, battled back for a 3-1 win over Abbeville High School to win the district title and a bid to the Class AA Upstate title series Wednesday, May 8.
A 17-year-old non-traditional student faces multiple charges after taking a 9mm pistol to a YouthBuild class Thursday, May 7, at the Barr Street Learning Center, 610 E. Meeting St.
The fiscal year 2016 Lancaster County budget took another step on its path April 30 with a presentation to the Lancaster County Council Committee of the Whole.
The long and short of the situation is that the new (version 5) budget has found a little more revenue and cut a few expenses and is said to be balanced with a 1 mill property tax increase.
What's the difference between one year and 52 weeks, except $2?
All the employees who work at The Lancaster News are real nice folks. I know many of them personally, like Debbie Gallien, the receptionist, and others like Susan Rowell, Barbara Rutledge, Robert Howey, Greg Summers, Laura Caskey, Becky Outen, Bruce Adams and others who have been kind as well.
Now, with that being said, allow me to vent my frustrations.
Lancaster County firefighters worked three fires this weekend, one of which has been turned over to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office as a possible case of arson.
A crowd gathered at the city of Lancaster Yard Sale Saturday, May 2, in the Lancaster County School District parking lot on Catawba Street when Chris Puckett of Great Falls, yelled to a vendor, "How much is this rug?"
University of South Carolina Lancaster officials, faculty and guests bid the class of 2015 a fond farewell during this year's commencement exercises Saturday, May 2, with words of encouragement and recognition for a job well done.
Whether it was his life-long love of learning or his innate ability to make people smile, John R. "Pete" Arnold has left his mark on Lancaster County.
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According to TPM, another GOP grifter, Adam Laxalt, is imploding:
A Republican candidate for attorney general in Nevada was described in a performance evaulation by his law firm as a "train wreck" who "doesn't even have the basic skill set."The Laxalt campaign's defense is bizarre, saying that Laxalt '...had never seen the document in question.'
Journalist Jon Ralston, who first reported the story, points out, it's unlikely that the exact contents would have been disclosed to Laxalt.
Laxalt was described by his firm's evaluation committee as "a train wreck" who "doesn't even have the basic skill set," according to a review of his performance two years ago.Laxalt campaign spokesman Robert Uithoven said in a statement to Ralston. "Adam has been in touch with the firm this afternoon and he has been told that the process of authentication is currently underway. However, this document purporting to be an official evaluation was never given to Adam Laxalt."
The assessment by the Lewis & Roca Associate Evaluation and Compensation Committee (AECC) suggested that Laxalt attend seminars to "address basic legal principles" because of his "horrible reviews" and because he "has judgment issues and doesn't seem to understand what to do."
The recommendation: A "freeze in salary, deferral, and possible termination."
Sadly for Laxalt, Ralston has published a facsimile of the original document on his site...and it's a beaut. You really need to take a look.
In the Laxalt camp, the fact that Laxalt hadn't seen the evaluation somehow renders it null and void. Because ignorance is bliss...or something.
Uh-huh. Good luck with that.
UPDATE: Thanks to Kossak @nailbender: Jon Ralston deals with Adam Laxalt's response. Laxalt admits the document's authenticity, but:
...is doing about all he can, which is go on the offense and try to make the story about the leak and his opponent rather than the substance.The Ralston follow-up is a must-read: he guts the hapless Laxalt.

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The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Dean Foods Co., saying a recent acquisition has spoiled a regional market for milk.
The lawsuit says Dean's 2009 acquisition of Foremost Farms USA's Consumer Products Division eliminates substantial competition in the sale of milk to schools, groceries, and convenience stories in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin.
The government is trying to force Dean to undo the deal, which led the company to acquire two dairy processing plants in Wisconsin, and left many school districts with only one milk supplier.
Antitrust officials in the Obama administration have said they will take a tougher look at competition issues in agriculture, including the dairy industry. Dean is headquartered in Dallas.


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Hi all.
I'm going to Alaska this June/July. Round trip will be approximately 9000 miles. We will be going to Prudhoe so there will be approximately 1000 miles of dirt/gravel.
There is no way that I can make this trip on a single rear tire. In order to save some money, I am considering going darkside for the trip. I've heard several accounts of people saying that their experience with a car tire on gravel/dirt is excellent. Some even say better than knobbies. Any truth to this?
My father is taking his DL1K up there, and he has already put a 205/50 on his bike. It seems a little unusual at slow speeds, but I can't tell a difference on the highway. I have yet to try the tire on dirt.
The car tire is quite a bit heavier, and I'm wondering if I should be concerned with increased wear on the rear wheel bearings, or sprocket/chain due to the increased weight? I assume that once you get to speed, there shouldn't be because you would only need enough energy to maintain forward momentum. Is my assumption correct?
I'd really like to try this out on my bike for this trip, but I'm hesitant to subject my pride and joy to any abnormal wear and tear other than what the Dalton may bring.
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Wow, I thought only certain Valkyrie riders did that sort of thing.
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Prudhoe... crikey! I have no experience with those tires, but couldn't you make an arrangement with a bike shop in Juneau to slap a new tire on? get an oil change while you're there. It should be able to then make it to Prudhoe and back.
I could make an arrangement to have a new tire put on in Anchorage or Fairbanks. The reason I was considering going to a car tire for this trip was to save money.
I have a friend who did the trip to the Arctic Circle in 2010 on a DL1000 from Kentucky. As expected he needed a tire out west on the return trip. The group did something like 10,970 round trip so he probably had around 8,000 on the tire when he changed it. He was running the stock tire.
Do some research on the old style Tourance (not the newer EXP). I think guys are getting quite a bit more milage out of those. Enough so that you can probably make the trip. We have a set saved for a friend of mine who is planning on Alaska again this year. I'm thinking he said that some have seen 20,000 on the front tire and low-mid teens on the rear. The EXP may be a little stickier but wear a little faster.
Saving money vs. having a good ride. Look at what the square car tire has on the ground when you turn into a corner. Not much. I can say from riding the Suzuki M109 and Yamaha Raider with the really wide rear tires that they don't like to turn very well. Maybe it's not the tire that's causing it but it feels like it is. The wide tire also loves to track those seams you find in the road that run about parallel to your line. If the seam wiggles, the bike wiggles.
Isn't there a modification to the rim to run the car tire? If so that might be a little pricey and there's no going back to stock with that rim. We had a Burgman scooter customer with a trike kit who did this and he had to have the bead area of the rim turned down a little. We wrote on the inside of the rim so nobody would later try to run the normal tire on that modified wheel. Of course we had him sign off all kinds of ways that we didn't recommend what he was doing and that he was relying on the recommendations of others.
Air pressure! Keep up with your tire pressure for the best mileage. Even daily if you're on a long trip so you can detect a small leak before it becomes a big problem. 1,000 miles ridden with air pressure 5 psi low can really make a difference.
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I rode to AK in 06 on an 04 DL650 with a buddy on an Aprillia Caponard. We actually trailered the 42hrs from Atlanta, GA to Kalispell, MT to split that long boring drive, save time, and save tires as that was a concern too. Our trip ended up being 6500 miles on the bikes, but would have been over 11k had we ridden the entire way. I got a flat tire 60 miles out of Deadhorse on the way back down the Dalton. We both had air pumps and plugs and stuff to fix the tire, but the type of puncture and the rough roads were playing havoc trying to keep the air in the tire. We did what we could to plug the hole, but it was still leaking down. I ended up pumping it up to 50-60psi and riding as far as I could before it would go flat again. Rinse and repeat many times over. After a few times in a row of using the air pumps, and then putting them away hot, another problem came up. Those little air pumps have plastic gears that get hot and we could tell they were giving up. Long story short, we lost both of them before I made it back to Cold Foot the haly way point. My last air fill up before Cold Foot was waving down a car and them having a pump to use. Finally once in Cold Foot, found a truck driver with a massive plug kit that finally sealed my tire good. Of course the tire was shot by the time I got back to Fairbanks from riding on it flat so much and had to replace it to go home.
I don't remember exactly what the new tire (Tourance) cost me, but it was outrageous and I'm thinking well over $300 in the end. My buddy got a flat later on in the trip, but we used slime on his which worked much better he still made the whole trip on his Tourance, but at 6500 miles it was gone. The rough roads up there really wear tires a lot faster then what you are used to.
So, my point is, if I was doing the trip again today, I would definitely do the dark side to do the trip on one tire. There's plenty of people on this site that have proven it works and works well. I'm about to try it myself on my next tire change and looking forward to it on my trip to Nova Scotia this year. Yeah, you are going to probably get more flack about this than you can shake a stick at and yes you can obviously change tires up there, but you never know what else you'll run into. The choice though is yours in the end and no one elses.
I would read up on this thread and make your own opinion from whats been discussed - Darkside 1st ride
I think if you did go this route, I would use a snow type tire like Randyo is using so you have better traction in the mud/dirt.
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Friend took his motor home up to the Artic circle. Mentioned it was 500 miles of pissy little trees up and 500 miles of p-y little trees back with a couple river crossings from the jumping off point.
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I have an md11c in a older Pearson. The engine is very reliable but is very noisy and vibrates a lot compared to the newer yanmars and others. Replacement parts are also expenseive in my opinion. Is your engine raw water or fresh water cooled? The water in the oil could be as simple as the seal between the raw water pump and the shaft that drives the pump. This is reported to be a chronic problem by other people that I have spoken to. I have changed the seal myself but have not seen any water in my oil.
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Heroes series.
Monster Island by Justin Richards; Eg and Me by David Grant; Blood Oath by Chris Priestley; Do Not Wake the Devil by A.F. and P Peters; Ghost Game by Nigel Hinton; The Death of Jude Hill by Richard Conlon; i-assassins by Christopher Edge; Chamber of Nothing by Cathy Forde
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How do we engage students, especially boys, who are reluctant or less confident readers? This is the question which Pearson is addressing with their latest series of Heroes books. Frank Cottrell Boyce, the award winning children's author, has taken on the challenging job of series editor and brought together a collection of eight short and accessible novels and plays aimed at Key Stage 3 students.
The novels have exactly the right mix of titles to get young students intrigued and excited before they even open the book. Chamber of Nothing and The Death of Jude Hill are both plays designed to be performed in the classroom. All the authors understand how to appeal to young readers, many of them are from an educational background and appreciate what makes a great text for teaching. The covers are vibrant and interesting, the language is descriptive and rich and the stories are accessible and compelling. Each of them balances growing tension alongside relatable characters with a big dollop of horror to boot.
I handed these books over to a group of middle ability Year 8 students to get their verdict. The class in question contained a mixture of avid readers and those, in this case a small pocket of boys and one or two girls, who only read in school. We did a mixture of whole class and individual reading with students swapping books and feeding back their thoughts but it was the boys who enjoyed them the most.
The books didn't work well with students who already read lots or who did not particularly enjoy the genre; in the case of this class it was largely the girls. They decided pretty quickly that these books were not for them and their suspicions were confirmed by the back cover which clearly states: 'Built for boys!'
This series does, however, appeal to boys and also encourages reluctant readers to get excited by the prospect of picking up a book. Both the novels and plays are great as class-readers and provide opportunities for discussion but I think they come into their own as texts which can be read one-to-one with reluctant readers or students who lack confidence. If parents come to me and ask for recommendations for books to get their sons reading, then these will certainly be on the list.
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Short week forces changes to Cards' preparation
As if playing the NFC West's two best teams in consecutive weeks wasn't enough of a challenge, NFL schedule-makers decided to throw another wrinkle the Arizona Cardinals' way -- facing the Seattle Seahawks just four days after taking on the San Francisco 49ers on the road.
The Cardinals will take on Seattle at 5:25 p.m. Thursday at University of Phoenix stadium on the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football,
To combat the minimal practice time that comes with a shortened week, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians told Arizona Sports 620's Bickley and Marotta the team will practice almost entirely at walkthrough speed, hoping to get the players mental reps while they recover physically.
"I've never been a fan of Thursday football," Arians said. "It's very hard on these guys' bodies to recover. There's no way you can practice on Monday after a Sunday game, and Tuesday is our normal day off. Those are two days we have to practice to get ready for Thursday.
"It's all walkthrough. It's all mental. It's a mental week. We'll go out in shorts and make sure we're physically ready to play � it's up to the players to get mentally ready."
The Cardinals have lost each of their two Thursday Night Football appearances since the NFL started scheduling Thursday games in 2006, falling 48-20 in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving 2008 and 14-3 in St. Louis in week 5 last season.
"You've got to study a lot more because the practices aren't going to be as physical as they usually are," Arizona safety Yeremiah Bell said. "We're all professionals. At this point, you've definitely got to know how to take care of your body."
But while the short week forces teams to focus more on mental preparation with minimal physical reps -- something NFL players aren't always accustomed to -- Cardinals' center Lyle Sendlein said there's also a few benefits to playing on Thursday.
"It has some pluses to it as well � we get some more time to rest going into our next game," Sendlein said. "You go into the season knowing you're going to have one, and you hope it's earlier rather than later.
Sendlein added that the lure of playing a nationally televised game in primetime helps lighten the challenge of preparing for an NFL game in just three days.
"All your friends and family in other states can watch � it's the only game that's on," Sendlein said. "It's a lot of fun. It's one of the reasons you play the game."
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"We just have received word that a group of terrorists took over the Lonely Weapons Laboratory near Seattle. No more information are currently available. The CEO of Lonely Weapons, Fuzzy Mcgee is currently missing and we have not been able to establish contact with the terrorists. Your main objective is to infiltrate the laboratory and find Mcgee. Find information. I want to know who is behind this." The third person mod, Half-Life: Tactical Espionage Action puts the player in the role of secret agent Frank Johnson. His mission? To stop evil!
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I love stealth-based games like the Hitman series, but i can't like this mod. While the level design is spectacular, lots of efforts has been put in this mod, it is unplayable, the 3rd person view is very buggy and you can't switch to 1st person view, your character is extremely weak (you can be killed in a few shots) and the game is so hard, but so hard i didn't finish the first mission! Needs improvements, lots of improvements.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WJCL) Hours after the 2014 NBA Draft got underway, Jordan McRae got the call he was waiting for.
The former Liberty County High School and University of Tennessee standout was taken by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the NBA Draft. McRae was the 58th overall player taken in the draft. But, he didn't stay a Spur long. According to UT Sports, McRae was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 23-year-old McRae led the Tennessee Volunteers in scoring at 18.5 points per game as a senior. He would also average four rebounds a game for the Vols. McRae would help lead Tennessee to the Sweet 16 in 2014. For his career, McRae would score 1,521 points at Tennessee.
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Welcome to the official Temecula Valley Breweries website! The Temecula Valley has been known for many years for it's 'wine country' but with the addition of new world class breweries The Temecula Valley is becoming a mecca for craft beer breweries! We have the wineries to the east and the breweries to the west. Do yourself a favor and come experience the amazing breweries in Temecula!
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Wright Motorsports leads at Indy; team challenges for victory throughout the Brickyard Grand Prix Rolex series race
The finish awarded the team the North American Endurance Championship, a championship within the Rolex Series title competition.
The victory was all the sweeter for Ryan and the team as it was their debut with the DINAN BMW engine – but they had to do it the hard way.
Pumpelly now looks ahead to an even busier weekend at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis., where he will compete in three different racing series.
Next up is the Visitflorida.com Sports Car 250 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 10, 2013.
Robin Liddell and John Edwards score second in Brickyard Grand Prix.
Drivers Al Carter and Brett Sandberg competed in only their second race in their new Audi R8, finishing 9th in the GT category.
Ganassi wins North American Endurance Championship 1-3-4 finish in Grand Sport, 1-2-3 finish in Street Tuner.
It's day 4 in Indianapolis' super weekend, and photographer Jay Alley talks about what is happening at the Speedway.
Porsche customers place three 911 GT3 cup cars in GRAND-AM Indy top 10.
Strong drives from both Rum Bum Racing drivers Nick Longhi and Matt Plumb helped the team to claim a top-five finish at the iconic Indianapolis circuit.
No. 9 Corvette DP leads race once again as team now looks forward to Road America
Low downforce, multiple spins and a penalty during the Brickyard Grand Prix, 8th and 11th paces as a result.
Gurney, Fogarty and the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype Team Keep Up the Championship Pressure with Fourth 2013 Podium
Juan Pablo Montoya fastest in opening Sprint Cup practice.
Ferrari's first 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series win is fourth for the 458 Italia, all with Segal.
Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty Grab Podium Spot in DP to Keep Chevrolet in Engine Manufacturers' Points Lead.
The annual visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway didn't end the way the team had hoped.
Polesitting, points-leading Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP finishes disastrous 15th after getting punted from behind 52 minutes from Brickyard Grand Prix Finish
Ganassi takes NAEC title with runner-up finish. Segal, Papis give Ferrari first GT victory of 2013
North American Endurance Championship claimed by Chip Ganassi Racing.
Borcheller, LaMarra capture second ST race of the season
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The Denver Post's crime and courts reporters take you beyond the press release with more Denver and Colorado crime coverage.
A man who died after a struggle with Denver police after a traffic stop Sunday night had a balloon containing a " large quantity of suspected narcotic" in his stomach, the Office of the Medical Examiner said today.
" It appears one or more of the balloons burst or opened, releasing the content into the victim's system," Denver police said in a statement.
The 35-year-old man has not been named. He died shortly after a traffic stop and a "brief use of force" near 47th Avenue and Washington Street about 9:20 p.m. Sunday.
He became combative and tried to assault the officer, Denver Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez said.
Lopez described the use of force as "very minor" but could not give a further description of what happened. The officer did not use a Taser, she said.
The suspect was handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car. A short time later he showed signs of "what appeared to be medical distress," police said.
He was taken to Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:05 p.m., the medical examiner said.
Denver police and the Denver District Attorney's Office are investigating.
The suspect's identity is pending fingerprint verification, and cause of death will not be determined until toxicology and autopsy results are complete, the medical examiner's office said.
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In recent weeks, I've written about how the "Bootleggers and Baptists" dynamic corrupts regulatory politics. Bruce Yandle developed this concept decades ago. He observed that Prohibition became reality because Baptists wanted people to stop drinking while the ban on legal alcohol put money in the Bootlegger's pockets. The do-gooders succeeded only because the money-grubbers joined their effort.
It seems every day now some famous personality or former friend has passed away and at 68 it makes me think sometimes of my own mortality.
I recently highlighted an important book that describes how politics really works. "Bootleggers and Baptists: How Economic Forces and Moral Persuasion Interact to Shape Regulatory Politics," by Adam Smith and Bruce Yandle, showed that prohibition became reality because it appeared to satisfy both Baptists and Bootleggers.
Approximately 1,982 years ago, a man died. In fact, many men died that day. We know for sure of three men. Two were tied to crosses and crucified. One was nailed to the cross. Had that been the end of it, it would have just been like so many other Roman crucifixions. But, unbeknownst to most anyone at the time, the first Easter weekend would become the most important weekend in the history of the world.
It was a great week for Newton County! I am ecstatic to tell you that "Haleigh's Law," the medical cannabis oil bill, passed both the House and Senate and was signed by the Governor this week. Also my bill, "Kelsey's Law," passed unanimously in the Senate near midnight on the last night. I was also very excited that Newton County Representative Pam Dickerson's cyber-bullying law passed both the House and the Senate.
Dear Editor,
The headline to this story is an adage taught by journalism schools throughout the country. News is supposed to be based on facts and reported without bias. But alas, reporters are human and have biases, acknowledged or not. If they are blatant and obvious, then we can dismiss them out of hand, (example: Chris Matthews saying, "I felt this thrill going up my leg," when listening to a speech given by then-presidential candidate Barack Obama).
The death of Leonard Nimoy saddened millions of Trekkies around the world (including me). But it wasn't just Trekkies who mourned. In the past month, it has become clear that Mr. Spock - the character Nimoy brought to life - had become a cultural icon extending far beyond the Trek universe.
When I think of the word enthusiasm, I am reminded of a scene out of the 1987 movie "The Untouchables" about gangster Al Capone. In the scene, Capone (played by Robert De Niro) is walking around a table that is surrounded by his men. As he walks, he talks.
Bill Raspberry wore his eminence well. In a city full of preening, self-centered journalistic royalty, he was a warm and generous prince who never deluded himself into thinking he knew all the answers. He is desperately missed.
Over the past few weeks, President Obama and his campaign team have launched a furious attack on Mitt Romney's record as head of Bain Capital, a highly successful venture capital firm.
A crinkled page dangles from a whiteboard in my home office, just beyond my peripheral vision as I work at my desk. The top corners are curled from nearly four years hanging by the same twine that secured it around my neck on the morning of November 5, 2008. While always in sight, this relic was out of mind for years. Lately, though, it haunts me. I hear scratching sounds that make me look up to see only an aging piece of paper fluttering ever so slightly against the blinds in my office window.
That sound you hear is silence - as millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs were left speechless this weekend from President Obama's latest insult.
If the governor and the state legislature had done their jobs, we the people wouldn't be deciding July 31 whether to raise the sales tax by one percent for the next 10 years to cover critically needed road projects throughout Georgia's 12 economic development regions. But the so-called "leaders" of the state couldn't bring themselves to do one of the jobs they were put there to do - namely, to provide adequate tax revenues to preserve and enhance transportation infrastructure now strained to the max. Even now, legislative leaders say if the T-SPLOST votes fail, they don't ...
I am not a very mystical man. As a Christian, I obviously believe in the supernatural, but mysticism isn't something I go looking for. Occasionally though, the Lord allows me to see something that is so far beyond the natural that it leaves my faith stronger and my sight in awe of God's mighty hand.
Ah, the good ol' Internet. You think it's just one big, anonymous playground. You can do anything. Well, it's a playground alright. And you can do almost anything online nowadays, but it's definitely not anonymous. Everyone needs to be mindful of what they write, post and share online. You don't know who's going to see it or what tiny detail in that Instagram photo or post on Facebook can give away your identity or location.
What comes to mind when you think of a beach vacation? Miles of white sand, a sparkling blue sea, a warm breeze ruffling your hair?
The 10-county, $7 billion metro Atlanta transportation referendum is set to be decided by voters on July 31.
When I first moved to Covington in 1970, to call someone on the telephone all you had to dial was the last four numbers of the seven-digit phone number.
Of course, calling Conyers or anywhere else besides Covington was long distance. It was a banner day when we could call Conyers and it was not long distance. But that improvement had its drawbacks. We now had to dial all seven digits of the phone number.
There are plenty of reasons that the economy is the most important issue of Election 2012.
Spare us any more hooey about "preventing fraud" and "protecting the integrity of the ballot box." The Republican-led crusade for voter ID laws is revealed as a cynical ploy to disenfranchise as many likely Democratic voters as possible, with poor people and minorities the main targets.
Nothing gets friends - or even strangers - more animated than talking about memorable moments long past that survive and even flourish with passing time.
What are Americans interested in? According to a Gallup poll released on June 14, it's the economy, in a variety of forms.
The poll found that "68 percent of Americans mention some aspect of the economy when asked about the most important problem facing the country today, with the economy in general (31 percent) and unemployment (25 percent) most often mentioned as specific concerns." (Poll of 1,004 adults, conducted June 7-10, with a sampling error of plus-or-minus 4 points.)
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Altas go for NCAA season sweep over Chiefs today
PERPETUAL Help tries to pick up from where it left off in the first round when it squares off with an inspired Arellano squad today in the 89th NCAA basketball tournament at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Gunning for their eighth win in 10 starts, the Altas hope to catch up with idle San Beda at second spot as they go for a season sweep of the Chiefs in the 4 p.m. showdown.
Jose Rizal U seeks to get back on the winning track against St. Benilde in the second game at 6 p.m.
Derailed by the Chiefs the last time out, the Bombers, with a 5-4 record, are looking to tighten their grip on the fourth and last Final Four spot.
But the Blazers, who dropped a close 71-73 decision to the Bombers in the first round, remain a dangerous foe, spurred by the fact that they had pushed teams to the limit.
In fact, the Blazers could have easily gone unbeaten in the first round with a single basket proving to be the difference in their six losses.
After an impressive three-game winning run, the Blazers fell short in the endgame anew last Monday when they absorbed an 89-90 loss to the Altas in overtime.
Jonathan Grey and Mark Romero dished out their best games of the season with 29 and 25 points, respectively, in a losing cause.
Despite being on opposite ends of the standings, the Altas do not expect to just roll over the Chiefs, who bucked the absence of swingman James Forrester to overcome the Bombers, 67-64, last Aug. 24.
"I hope that our good play will continue in the second round," said coach Aric Del Rosario, whose Altas have already improved on their first round showing from last season.
The Altas boast of the league's leading scorer in Juneric Baloria, who is averaging 21.2 points per outing, and the No. 2 and No. 3-ranked players in the Most Valuable Player race in Nosa Omorogbe and Harold Arboleda, respectively.
Stopping Baloria and Omorogbe will be foremost on the Chiefs' plans after the duo combined for 47 points against the Blazers.
The Chiefs will try to counter with Prince Caperal, John Pinto and Levi Hernandez as they try to nail back-to-back wins for the second time this season.
While Paolo Pontejos and Michael Mabulac have proven to be steady contributors for JRU, the Bombers hope to get more production from Philip Paniamogan, who has since cooled off after a string of explosive performances in the first round.
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Anyway, here is the puzzle:
Once upon a time, A king and his wife, the minister and his wife, and the servant and his wife were traveling. They came to a river, where a boat stands. Now there are a few rules one must remember:
1. Not more than 2 people can travel at a time in the boat.
2. King, his wife, Minister and his wife consider themselves as high class. So they cannot travel with the servant or his wife.
3. None of the men have faith on their wives (or any of the other men!), so they cannot leave their wives in the company of any other men EVEN FOR A SECOND! (for example none of the men can leave their wives alone with the any of the other men, even if their wives are around) Also note the class doesn't matter in this case! So even the servant wont allow the King to have his way with his wife. Proud man he is!!
So tell me the way in which they cross the river, so that it requires minimum possible commutation?
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LOS ANGELES – Floyd Mayweather Jr. was no longer discussing Jeremy Lin.
"I'm not fighting Jeremy Lin," he said.
Good thing. Lin weighs 200 pounds.
Mayweather also was not discussing Manny Pacquiao.
"I am fighting Miguel Cotto," he said. "If you want to do an interview with Jeremy Lin, you gotta fly to New York. If you want to do an interview with Manny Pacquiao, you gotta go to Freddie Roach's gym.
"It's Mayweather vs. Cotto. A-B-C, 1-2-3."
Otherwise, Mayweather was reflective and comparatively civilized Thursday.
He was at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, where Golden Boy Productions staged a lavish celebration of the May 5 card it calls "Ring Kings," with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and what's left of Shane Mosley as the No. 2 attraction.
The slogan "Joint Promotion" was rejected, although Mayweather's next stop will be a Clark County detention center.
He was sentenced to 90 days, beginning June 1, on a domestic violence charge, although he got the time shifted around so he could make the Cotto date. He also drove a $290,000 Bentley away from the Las Vegas courthouse that day.
Removed from all the nightclubs and the sports books, Mayweather will have hours and days and weeks to think. He already has started.
"Whatever they say about me at the end of my career, I just want them to say I was a winner. And I wasn't a cheater," he said.
He comes in 42-0, and since Pacquiao's shaky victory over Juan Manuel Marquez, he is generally accepted as the pound-for-pound champ.
"I'm just trying to give the fans what they want to see," he said. "There have been a few times when I've given some dull fights. But my defense frustrates guys. On the outside looking in, people say, 'All you got to do is do this to beat Floyd Mayweather.' It's different when you're in with a technician.
"But I'm glad I was a defensive fighter. That's why I'm sitting here right now. Everybody on the '96 Olympic team was an offensive fighter except for the one guy who is still here. That's Floyd Mayweather."
Maybe that is why he's undefeated. It's tough to beat Mayweather and that Third Person, too.
Cotto, 31, brings a triple crown of heart, fundamentals and excellent power, especially with his left hook body shot.


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|It has been suggested that this article be merged into Hardcore (electronic dance music genre) and Gabber. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2014.
|This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2007)
|Stylistic origins
|Early hardcore
|Cultural origins
|Early 1990s - Rotterdam
|Typical instruments
|Keyboard, synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer, sampler, bitcrusher
|Speedcore, terrorcore, Frenchcore, industrial hardcore, splittercore, early hardcore, happy hardcore
|Fusion genres
|Tekno, breakcore, jungle
|Regional scenes
|Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy
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Hardcore or Gabber, is a style of electronic music
The essence of Hardcore sound is a distorted bass drum sound, overdriven to the point where it becomes clipped into a distorted square wave and makes a recognizably melodic tone.
Often the Roland Alpha Juno or the kick from a Roland TR-909 was used to create this sound. Gabber tracks typically include samples and synthesized melodies with the typical tempo ranging from 150 to 180 bpm. Violence, drugs and profanity are common themes in mainstream hardcore, perceptible through its samples and lyrics, often screamed, pitch shifted, or distorted.
Hardcore is popular in many countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy. It also has a newfound popularity in Australia and Brazil. In Germany, Mainstream hardcore parties often take place in the Ruhr area, as well as Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt. Hardcore is also well known in Japan, as it is most known to be called as 'J-core'
"Gabber" (/ˈɡæbər/; Dutch: [ˈɣɑbər]) is an Amsterdam Bargoens slang (derived from Yiddish chaver) that means "mate", "buddy", "pal" or "friend". The music got its name from an article in which Amsterdam DJ K.C. the Funkaholic was asked how he felt about the harder Rotterdam house music scene. He's supposed to have answered "They're just a bunch of gabbers having fun". DJ Paul Elstak from Rotterdam read this article and on the first Euromasters record (released through Rotterdam Records), he engraved in the vinyl "Gabber zijn is geen schande!" translating as "it's not a disgrace to be a gabber!". The word gained popularity in the Rotterdam house scene and people started to call themselves 'gabbers'.[1]
The Hardcore sound derives from the early hardcore (still called gabber at the time). In the late 1990s, the early hardcore became less popular than the Hardstyle. After surviving underground for a number of years, in 2002 the gabber regained some popularity in the Netherlands, although the sound is more mature, darker, and industrial. Some producers started embracing a slower style characterized by a deeper, harder bass drum that typically had a longer envelope than was possible in the traditional, faster style. In this aspect, this new form of gabber obviously cannot be considered less powerful than its precursor. This newer sound was referred to as "New Style" or "Mainstream" and as the tempo got slower and slower it began to become similar to hard house. Many hardcore enthusiasts hated hard house and the club scene it typified, and frequently DJs would be booed by one group of fans and cheered for by another at the same party, depending on the tempo and style of music they were playing. This is similar to the rivalry and mutual dislike that surfaced earlier between fans of "regular" hardcore and happy hardcore. Eventually the two styles met in the middle, and most gabber today is produced in a range of 160-180 bpm. This style is typically a bit slower than the Rotterdam style of the mid-1990s.
Hardcore is characterized by its bass drum sound. Essentially, it comes from taking a normal synthesized bass drum and over-driving it heavily. The approximately sinusoidal sample starts to clip into a square wave with a falling pitch. This results in a number of effects: the frequency spectrum spreads out, thus achieving a louder, more aggressive sound. It also changes the amplitude envelope of the sound by increasing the sustain. Due to the distortion, the drum also develops a melodic tone. It is not uncommon for the bass drum pattern to change pitch throughout the song to follow the bass line. Lots of tracks rely on a clean, detuned supersaw lead, similar to uplifting trance.
Notable record labels[edit]
- Enzyme Records
- Masters of Hardcore
- Rotterdam Records
- Mokum Records
- Traxtorm Records
- Neophyte Records
- Partyraiser Records
- HARDCORE TANO*C Main Japanese circle of J-Core, Gabber and Mainstream Hardcore labels.
See also[edit]
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music (4th ed.). Backbeat Books. pp. x. ISBN 978-0879306281.
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Why Is Childbirth So Expensive in the United States?
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Childbirth in the United States has been getting more expensive in the past decade, and according to New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal, maternity and newborn care make up the biggest category of hospital payouts for most commercial insurers and state Medicaid programs. She joins us to talk about her article "American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World," in the June 30 New York Times, which looks at what makes maternal health care so expensive here and how the cost is affecting women and families with and without insurance. It's the second article in a series called Paying Till It Hurts: A Case Study in High Costs.
Weigh in: Did you have unexpected costs for maternal care? What was your experience paying for maternal health care?
- Read Elisabeth Rosenthal's article "American Way of Childbirth, Costliest in the World"
- Listen: Elisabeth Rosenthal on the High Cost of Medical Care
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I have three very different experiences in relation to the cost of childbirth
1-My old health insurance plan (circa summer 2011) is no longer available under health reform. Under this plan, because my pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 11 weeks, I was not covered for any maternal services, and wound up owing $1,200 for three appointments. One ultrasound was $500+ because a "specialist" came in to confirm that I had indeed miscarried.
2-Happily, I am currently pregnant (and expecting any day now!). We were covered under my husband's insurance, and despite paying half of the monthly premium ($600 out of pocket each month), I was relatively satisfied with the service provided and wound up only paying about $200 total for maternal care (all for ultrasounds). However, the birth itself was not covered until I met my $3,000 deductible. No matter what way I sliced it, I would wind up spending about $3,000 for the birth. As a recent grad school graduate, $3,000 is not chump change!
3- Luckily, at 7 months pregnant, I was hired full time as a city employee shortly after finishing grad school. My health benefits now cost me $40 a month, and the birth is going to cost $250.
It's really amazing/disgusting how much of a difference good insurance coverage makes!
Thank you for explaining. I figured I had to have been missing something.
Many good posts here.
Depopulation Agenda at its finest. That is why. Just look at some of these comments. Always talking about money and no how the joy of life, no matter what the cost is worth it in every way. Another reason why I'm socialist. We must construct an advancing organic world for the rising population and their health, infinitely. Or you could disagree and subtly support the depopulation agenda which is not only depopulation, though preventing more population.
DR Rosenthal keeps talking about the cost of a "scan" or a procedure. It is the price not the cost. If one is insured we pay premiums to publically traded insurance company their job is to make money for shareholders so they charge patients/employers more while paying the hospital and doctors less.The health care providers recoup profits by pricing procedures at mark up to self insured or self payers. This cycle will never change until we eliminate for profit insurers duplication of procedures and over pricing and inequality of care will only change when we have a single payer (govt) insurance.
I gave birth with both a midwife md team and just used the midwife. I discovered in the hospital that the copay for the nursery was $500 per day despite the baby rooming in the room with me and my having what's considered very good civil service employee insurance. And this was 26 years ago.
Not sure why Ms. Rosenthal seems unaware of the fact that many midwives practice in hospitals, and perform all prenatal care, and are covered by insurance. The New York State Midwifery Modernization Act, passed in 2010 no longer requires Certified Nurse Midwives to have a written practice agreement with a doctor. I had a midwife-assisted birth, at LICH, completely covered by my insurance. Home birth is a different story, with many insurance providers fighting against paying for it, but hospital births with midwives are completely covered by insurance. It would have been nice if Ms. Rosenthal had her facts correct about this!
I agree about how hard & time-consuming it can be to get hospital records. It can take months, & in many cases you can't see dr's. for follow-up care until you can get the records to them. I hope this show will do a segment on this problem--I've got a lot to say about it, but not now, when I'm making up for lost time on the phone w/hospitals.
If you don't have $4,000 for "medical extras", you probably shouldn't be having children in the first place, because you're in for a nasty surprise when you confront the actual cost of having and maintaining children. This is not a problem of the insurance companies or the economy, this is a problem of infantile or zero financial planning on the part of the parents.
Noach, you missed my point - or maybe I didn't make it clearly: it was that it cost virtually nothing if you have the right insurance... the cost of a lego set. Without ins, it would have been practically impossible to afford a baby... it was a commentary on how unfair and imbalanced our absurd system is.
I have pretty good insurance as a public school teacher in NJ. My insurance company paid for my first child's birth in the hospital (costing upwards of $15,000 for a normal pregnancy without an epidural) but refused to pay for my second child's birth at home. The cost for my midwife was $6000 - I was only entitled to 80% since my midwife was out of network. Even after an appeal to the company, they refused to pay, even though it would have cost so much less.
My husband lost his well paid job in finance in 2010 and we were out of health insurance. We couldn't afford to pay our Cobra beyond six months and were living pay check to pay check with his occasional temp work. I became pregnant in 2012 (unintended) and though my husband was temping we we're hardly making rent we didn't qualify for the prenatal assistance program so we're presented with the choice of paying out of pocket (which was impossible) or terminating the pregnancy. A horrific choice for a working family. My husband quit his job so we would qualify for the prenatal program. He is now working again and we once again have health insurance and a healthy baby boy but the experience was terrifying. We are all one layoff away from no insurance.
Another thing many people don't think about is that, for example, the doctor may be in an insurance co's. network, but the anesthesiologist or other auxiliary professional may not be. I've heard of cases where the patient had to pay a huge amount out of pocket because they didn't realize some of the personnel caring for them weren't covered.
I gave birth to my daughter a year ago in Australia, after receiving prenatal care in NYC. Our birth experience in Oz was excellent and totally counter my friends experiences giving birth in American hospitals. My daughter was born in a small country hospital, with a GP and midwife. No specialists, no obstetricians, but excellent care, and follow-up home care as well. While I was covered by Australian Medicare, their national health-care system, if we had paid out of pocket the expenses were capped at $7000.
I'm so glad you're having this conversation. My first delivery cost me $4K. I'm due with #2 in December and this time around I'm hoping to use the birthing center and no anesthesia because, for one thing, it's cheaper. Unfortunately, I feel like I'll need a doula if I want to make it through the birth pain medication-free. The cost of a doula will probably make up for what I save by using the birthing center and not getting an epidural.
Thank you for responding to my comment but my point was not just how much money the doctors make, but how issues stemming from malpractice and litigation lead directly to the overuse of many costly procedures as another listener pointed out. Doctors are pressured by this system to take every precaution imaginable so that they don't get sued and they are not really profiting from it.
The New York Times health insurance for employees may not cover epidurals during delivery? Seriously?!
Host/Guest seem to be unaware that rates for the uninsured are frequently 3-5x what the insurance companies pay.
OBGYNs have astronimical malpractice insurance rates and make far less than most doctors salaries. Please point out to your listeners how this affects what you are discussing!!!!
@ Jeremy:
You consider a little over $100.00, today, a lot to pay a hospital for giving birth?!
If so, I have to wonder how you plan to manage the costs of even a month or two of /raising/ an infant.
Please speak more on the overuse of ultrasound and the overuse of inductions and the impact of birth interventions on the alarming c-section rate.
Does Ms. Rosenthal anticipate the merger of Continuum and Mount Sinai hospitals to cause the cost of childbirth at the resulting combined hospital system to skyrocket even further? Does she know if any organization has strongly objected to this merger and asked the federal anti-trust agency to carefully review what the result of this merger will be?
Ll, compare life expectancy to USA vs the rest of the world. Then long at how much we spend.
When my little boy wants a Lego set that costs over $100, I tell him, "What? That costs more than you did!" Because to the best of my recollection, that's how much the copay was for his birth.
If we didn't have insurance? Wow... I probably would have had to make my own baby out of Lego.
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Direct sales that ships directly to customer plus no quotas?
A lot of companies do direct ship.
But I wouldn't join a company based on no quotas, especially if you want to earn money. You want to find the perfect company for you. And doing all online can be challenging. Though in Usborne, there are some consultants who are doing very well with Facebook parties. Also, there are no quotas with Usborne.
Can you give us more information about your situation and why you don't want to have others host parties? Are you willing to sell alternatvely?
What are your intersests and experiences?
Raising Readers!
Usborne Books & More
Mom to 2 boys (Autistic & ADD), WAHM, Book addict
My first desire was to sell wine but I unfortunately live in PA and from what I am gathering that is a no go. Childrens books was also of interest to me but I have limited mom contacts and I'm not sure how easy it would be to get into the schools around me... I don't really want a quota because I don't want to feel pressure if I have an off month.
I don't wear jewelry so those companies would be of no interest and my aunt does Avon so that would take away a lot of my potential customers for that. I briefly thought about Pampered Chef but seems to be a lot of consultants in my area.
Right now, I do Lionbridge at night but would like to bring in about 400-500, in addition, doing something else on the side.
I had the same problem with Wine! LOL. I've done Wine and Books parties (come drink wine, and whine while getting your kids educational books).
For kids books, you don't need a lot of Mom contacts as customers are everywhere. You have schools, but you also have all the daycares, preschools, libraries, after school programs, church programs, MOPS groups, kids fairs... kids are everywhere! So it's just about learning ot network, and Usborne has scripts for that.
Though people have luck with Facebook parties, parties get the product in front of people. And someone else hosts, so you get to meet their contacts. It's like a snowball. A hosts a party. B and C come, they book parties. You don't meet anyone new at B's, but C invites D and E, who each have a great party. At D you meet F, and at E you meet G, H and I....That is how you break out of your circle.
Plus, you can work booth events where you meet new people. Most of my customers are people I never knew until I met them through a biz related event or booth. :-)
Follow your passion! If you are willing to do the work, you can really make it work.
Good luck!
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Meleleuca ships directly to customers. All you have to do is recruit them and I think you have to order a certain amount every month to stay as preferred customer. I think my dad said he spent around $50 when he did it.
It Works also ships directly to customers. Not make-up, not jewelry. There is no quota that you have to meet every month in order to stay as a consultant. However, if you want the commission, you have to either have 400 bonus volume from customers or have a personal autoshipment every month of 80 bonus volume. For me, that has worked out to a monthly cost of $100-150 every month depending on what I order. The good news is that you can purchase wraps every month for your autoshipment and turn around and sell them at $25 each. If you purchase 2 boxes (8 wraps sold equals $200) every month and sell them, you'll have enough to cover the autoshipment price with some left over.
Hope that helps.
An amateur at many things, but still willing to try and willing to share.
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Make sure you ask the right questions.
As I said, I think most companies will have the direct ship option. If they have a website with shopping cart, they'll direct ship. :-)
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With any DS (I've done several different DS) you get your best results at a home party where they can see, touch and experience the product.
But you do need to figure out what you can get passionate about and that fits best with you.
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I agree with a previous poster about finding something you enjoy. I was in the same situation when I was looking for an extra stream of income. I live in Southeastern PA and I saw a post about wine parties and got really excited (I Love Wine!). Needless to say PA liquor laws sqashed that happy little dream.
I do Rodan + Fields, it is a direct ship, no inventory, no quota company. But more importantly I love the product. I had previously been approached by several direct sales companies but declined because I didn't love the prodcut.
Direct sales can be tough and if you don't have a belief in the product or company then it can be that much more difficult to do.
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"...Sabean has written by far the best historical study of kinship and family relations in the German countryside." American Historical Review
"There is a great deal in this book to stimulate the imagination...an excellent book." Canadian Journal of History
"...merits close reading by everyone working on the family, women, agricultural change and property not only in continental Europe, but anywhere in the world. It will even make the type of generalizations we so easily make in the context of teaching Western Civ much more questionable, requiring the rewriting of lectures we had thought satisfactorily up-to-date. That extra work may make many of us hope that Sabean takes as long to finish his book on kinship as he did this one, for it will certainly be just as challenging." Merry E. Wiesner, Journal of Social History


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Earlier attempts to circumvent Data Protection rules included getting overseas companies to sign 'safe harbour' agreements. Unfortunately, when this was piloted in the US, few local companies would agree to be bound by European rules.
But now a new trend is emerging. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently approved a set of procedures - called Binding Corporate Rules - for the multinational conglomerate GE, the first such approval that has been made. This allows GE to safely transfer personal data between its UK operations and its other divisions throughout the world.
For GE that solves the problem of transferring personal data from the UK - it still needs to seek approval from other EU regulators should it wish to transfer personal data from their location. However, the Binding Corporate Rules approach looks to be winning favour, with other large businesses, including Philips and DaimlerChrysler now looking to get their own versions approved by the ICO.
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Asap: An electric alternative to the Jet Ski
August 8, 2013
Frankly, what I know about water sports can be written on the dorsal fin of my imaginary surf board (what do you mean they don't have dorsal fins?), but I'm not going to let that stop me telling you a bit about Asap, an electric watercraft which combines elements of Jet Skis, body boards and catamarans.
I say "water sports," but British designer Ross Kemp has actually designed Asap (named after the acronym for "as soon as possible") as a rescue craft for lifeguards. It's designed to be a "pollution free" alternative to the Jet Ski while still being significantly faster than swimming. It's not a million miles from the Exoconcept we saw in 2011.
Though widely-reported as being solar-powered, it isn't inherently so. But because it's an electric vehicle, solar power is a possibility, and may make sense if storing the Asap near the water's edge which, obviously, is where you want it to be. (Charge it with fossil-fuel-derived electricity and obviously the non-polluting claims fly out of the chimney, though at least it is still clean at the point of use.)
The product has been in development for a number of years, over which time Kemp has developed two prototypes. The first apparently caught the attention of Innocent Drinks co-founder Richard Reed, who passed word to Richard Branson. Branson offered to fly the current improved prototype to Bondi Beach for testing by the native lifeguards.
A CNN report on the Asap lists numerous advantages over the Jet Ski for rescue purposes. To begin with, Asap can be launched quickly and easily by a single lifeguard, and it is designed to be as easy as possible to place an injured person upon. It's also claimed that the v-shape of its hull reduces slapping on the water.
"A lot of rescue aids are simply re-purposed leisure equipment," Kemp told CNN. "For example a paddle board is just a surf board, and a Jet Ski is just adapted for rescue purposes, so rescuers adapt the way they rescue people to the equipment rather than the equipment for them."
According to CNN Asap is still in development, so the final specification isn't finalized. However, the current prototype travels at 15 mph (24 km/h). Better yet, Kemp is apparently planning to release Asap on the leisure market. Watch this space.
Very interesting design. It seems that the Brits are taking design very seriously and coming up with great things.Lewis Dickens
The electric water board space is getting interesting fast!
This Asap is not a jet powered vehicle, but rather has a traditional propeller. I have talked to fireman that do water rescue, and a complaint they have about traditional jet skis is the jets get plugged up when running in shallow water. When that happens they have to turn the jet ski over in the water and unplug the jet. Not easy.
The earlier but similar device is the Kymera. It is a flat board with similar batteries but uses a traditional jet. It does look easier to grab and throw in the water with one person however.
Kymera also has a solar panel designed to keep the vehicle charged when waiting for use. My guess is that will work with either of these vehicles.
Another problem is if this is a single person vehicle, what do you do with the person rescued? From this article it is hard to tell how Asap is handling that. I believe Kymera designed a tow board for the rescued that might work with either option? From speaking with fireman, I know one key is making sure the rescued's head stays out of the water during the extraction.
[See our most recent article on the Kymera at: http://www.gizmag.com/kymera-powered-body-board-kickstarter/26390/ – Ed.]sunfly
"Jet Ski" is a brand name by Kawasaki. The vehicle being discussed is called a personal water craft.Ninja DM
Looks and sounds better than a PWC, but I worry about the recharging aspect and the time it might take. If multiple rescues are needed and the power runs down, it is not like quickly pouring (carefully) a new tank of tuel into the machine. Also, the thought of dragging a dripping wet machine up to a 120 or 240V supply is scary - as does the idea of someone dragging a power cord down to the water's edge! "Oops, dropped it, hey! why are all the people falling ove...."The Skud
I would much prefer that the Lifeguards (I believe that would be Life Savers down in Oz) have watercraft that can be kept in constant use all day. "Sorry the kid drown but we were changing/charging the battery in the rescue vehicle." does not cut it as a explanation. I understand not wanting gasoline (petrel) spilled in the water. I would suggest propane / butane as the fuel of choice and suggest that plant or animal based lubrication is workable as well.
I also think that such a power system could be widely accepted in short order doing far more good than the electrical system that most people don't want.Slowburn
A simple way to get round the idea of the batteries running down would be to use hot swappable batteries.
However comments about limited range may be premature as we don't actually know how long a charge will last...bergamot69
When you want a fast and reliable start of your engine every time, electric is the way to go. "Sorry about the kid drowning, my jet ski didn't fire up!" is a bad excuse. The Asap might make the rescuing business a bit safer after all.
I don't understand why people (especially those who never used EVs of all kind themselves) always moan about the recharge issue: Properly designed there will be enough capacity to do more than one rescue run on a single charge, and then there will be time between the runs to recharge or a back up unit. If you use electric stuff, you gotta get your head around to think electric. That appears to be the most difficult problem for most people who have learned to think gas for such a long time. (Actually: Seeking a filling station every time you run low on fuel, and then splash around with inflammable fluids in large quantities, how silly is that?)
@ The Skud: You don't really believe dropping an average 120V or even 230V cable into the ocean would do anyone harm, do you? Also, a thing such as the Asap could never really get wet enough to be dangerous when dragged near a power supply. Thats all nothing but superstition! Trust me, I plug my EV in on rainy days on a regular basis without Thor ever throwing his hammer at me ...martinkopplow
I think this is really cool. I am glad it won't be just for life guards.
It would be neat that the trailer that is used to transport this also had a solar panel on it that could recharge the battery while in transport. If used as a life guard rescue vessel, perhaps the life guard station could have a solar panel to not only charge the vehicle but also give shade to the life guard.
An alternative to just batteries would be a fuel cell. There are many small ones that could be used in something this small and they are getting less expensive. One could even get a solar powered hydrogen station to refill the tanks.BigGoofyGuy
What is the weight?Jason Woods
Ah yes, Jason, the weight. I wonder about lugging this device down to water's edge. Perhaps some handles with trailing casters or a front wheel (like a wheelbarrow) would make it easier to get to the water, and back out.Bruce H. Anderson
I don't understand how electric powered anything can be considered "green". A significant portion of our electricity still comes from coal fired powerplants. In addition, here in California, there are issues with too many consumers of electricity particularly on hot days.
So what the heck, let's plug in a million or so vehicles to recharge while we do the laundry in an air conditioned environment. Does anyone see a problem growing here?
I like the idea of a fuel cell. Until nuclear power or other environmentally conscious power generation methods become more prevalent in this country, "electric powered" does not mean "green".
How much does it cost to recycle a Prius battery and how much energy is consumed in that process?Donzie
Donzie and Slowburn keep bringing up easily solved issue or in fact, are not issue at all about electric craft/vehicles.
And they trump up fosssil fuel units that are very polluting and unreliable compared to a well done EV, critical in lifesaving.
There is no reason a solar powered fast electric rescue boat can't run all day long without charging from land. Fact is 98% of the time it doesn't go anywhere as sits on station makes solar power easy, cheap.
I'm doing a 34' solar powered trimaran to live on including A/C in Fla and the PV system only costs $1500 for everything, PV panels 1kw, 3kw inverter and 6kwhr of battery.. That gives me all the home power I need for 20+ yrs or about $80/yr.jerryd
We got swamped while sailing in Lake Meade on a 30 foot sailboat back in the '80s that almost resulted in losing the boat's owner when he fell overboard. We remaining on the boat were very happy and relived when a fast powerboat spotted us from way off and came to our rescue. In other words how far and how FAST can a battery powered rescue vehicle travel?Bennie Harris
Test some in these venues: Hawaii Caribbean Mexico FL Brazil Australia.
Must for consumer & lifeguard use.Stephen Russell
The cool thing about electric as opposed to combustion is the lack of oxygen required to run. This means we can go underwater like dolphins. If only we didn't require oxygen to run!Shane Egan
re; jerryd
Propane engined tools are used indoors all the time including the floor polisher where I buy groceries. Some how I don't think very polluting is a defensible description of them.
buy the time you have a battery big enough to give all day use at the power used in rescuing people the boat is no longer fast until you put a bigger motor on it. Then you need a bigger battery...
The days that it is not used a cardboard cutout of a boat is just as useful.Slowburn
@donzie You might be surprised to know that this website is being read in many countries which can supply green electricity! I live in New Zealand and I am happy we are fortunate to have majority of electrical power supply generated by hydro, wind or geothermal power stations. Some coal powered power stations exist in NZ but no "nucular" power stations. This website might be US based but ideas come around the world!Henry Van Campa


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Oncologists who offered more empathic statements were younger than those who didn't, and those who stayed longer to converse with the distressed patient were more likely to have described themselves as highly focused on the emotional dimension of patient care.
The research team concluded that oncologists need better education to recognize and respond appropriately to patients' emotions.
"Oncologists clearly care about their patients," said Pollak. "They wouldn't go into oncology if they didn't. But oncology is a really challenging field, and, in general, oncologists have not been trained in how to communicate with patients. So, it's a pretty difficult situation for them."
"The good news is that the ability to communicate is something that can be taught," she added. "I wouldn't say it's an innate skill. Many doctors who say they are less comfortable conveying emotions with patients suffer from a lack of training. What they need is to be taught how to verbalize how they feel, and there have been several programs around the world that have shown that this kind of communication training can produce good communicators."
Pollak noted that she and her team are now conducting a follow-up study to see how communication skills might improve if oncologists were given personalized CD-Roms to screen video of their own interactions with patient. Data from the study has yet to be analyzed.
Another expert agreed that training could only help.
"The emphasis in medical school is not usually focused on the emotional side of things," noted Kevin Ochsner, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, New York City. "It's about being able to get the diagnosis right. But, in fact, it's as important to communicate that a patient's feelings matter and are an important part of the equation as it is to convey the probability that a certain procedure will or will not have a positive outcome."
"Empathy," added Ochsner, "is the social glue that knits people together because the ability to connect with one another emotionally and to understand the feelings of one another promotes rapport and bonding. So, making patients feel that they're heard will help them feel secure and less anxious. It helps regulate their emotions, and this has all kinds of important mental and physical health effects."
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SOURCES: Kathryn L. Pollak, Ph.D., associate professor, Duke University Medical Center's Community and Family Medicine Department, Durham, N.C.; Kevin Ochsner, Ph.D., assistant professor, psychology, Columbia University, New York; Dec. 20, 2007, Journal of Clinical Oncology


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US considers training Syria rebels – US officials
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is considering a plan to use U.S. military trainers to help increase the capabilities of the Syrian rebels, in a move that would greatly expand the current CIA training being done quietly in Jordan, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Any training would take place outside Syria, and one possible location would be Jordan.
The officials said no decision had been made, but that discussions were going on at high levels of the government. It comes as the Obama administration prods Congress to authorize limited military strikes against the Syrian government in retaliation for a deadly Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack.
The proposal to use the U.S. military to train the rebels — something the administration has resisted through more than two years of civil war — would answer the demands of some lawmakers, including Sen. John McCain, a leading Republican, to do more to train and equip the Syrian opposition.
The CIA has been training select groups of rebels in Jordan on the use of communications equipment and some weapons provided by Gulf states. The new discussions center on whether the U.S. military should take over the mission so that hundreds or thousands can be trained, rather than just dozens.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plan publicly.
Any new training program conducted by the U.S. military would take time to put in place and likely would not begin until after any potential military action had been taken regarding the chemical weapons attack. The Pentagon already has at least 1,000 troops in Jordan, including trainers working with Jordanian forces. The U.S. left about a dozen fighter jets and a Patriot missile battery there after a recent training exercise.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has told Congress that the U.S. military would be prepared to do more training for the Syria opposition if needed.
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Pune: According to the police, some unidentified suspects forged two cheques in the name of persons identified as Kishor B Melwani and Rekha Singh and cheated Bank of Baroda, City Bank office in Budhwar Peth to the tune of Rs14.88 lakh. An official complaint was lodged against the fraudsters by bank manager Arvind Vinayak Bhende (60), a resident of Sinhagad Road.
Investigating officials said that Bhende has been working with the bank since 2012 and has been incharge for cheque clearance at the bank. Bhende in his complaint stated that some unidentified persons deposited two forged cheques dated May 22 and drew an amount estimated to be worth Rs14.88 lakh. The cheques were deposited in the name of account holder Mahindra Conveyor System Private Limited.
The matter came to the notice of the bank after which an internal probe was ordered wherein the forgery was detected, police said.
It may be recalled that Shiresh Dattatretya Gaikwad, a resident of Abasaheb Nagar in Narhe locality in Haveli was found to have cheated a nationalised bank to the tune of Rs23 lakh by submitting fake documents for obtaining a home loan. Interestingly, the bank officials too did not detect any anomaly as the suspect had used original government certified papers to hide the forgery.
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Food bank needs 70,000 items to meet demand in 2014 - shock new figures say
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A FOOD bank needs a gargantuan 70,000 items in 2014 to support Burton's neediest, the Mail can reveal.
The town's Salvation Army said the items are needed to fill 1,500 emergency food parcels it thinks it will have delivered by the end of the year.
The charity's hard-pressed emergency food operation in Mosley Street has ballooned since 2011.
Major Jane Morris, who takes a lead role with the church, said: "We always feel we are coping with demand in terms of donations, finance and manpower, but only just.
"We want to ensure that nobody in our community goes hungry so that's what we are trying to do.
"But let's just say it's very demanding work because it has mushroomed in the last couple of years beyond our expectations."
Latest figures from the charity continue to paint a grim picture of hunger and desperation across East Staffordshire, though the number of handouts in April fell to 78 from 109 in March.
But Vic Wileman, of the Salvation Army, said this was due to referral agencies taking their Easter Holidays, which also led to more children needing help.
He said: "As expected the ratio of children is higher.
"During school holidays, children are not able to receive free school meals, which places more pressure on the family budget."
Burton's Salvation Army still helped 198 people, including 83 children, last month – which marks a 200 per cent rise from April 2013.
The charity has donation points in Burton at Sainsbury's, in Union Street, Morrisons, in Wellington Road, Winshill Community Centre, in Canterbury Road, and Mecca Bingo, in Middleway Park.