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Some residents of the affluent NorthShore subdivisions have voiced concerns that a mitigation project for environmental impacts of the building of ExxonMobil's liquefied natural gas terminal could cause aesthetic changes to their waterfront golf course and neighborhood.
Earlier this week, the Portland City Council rescinded a resolution to support the project and passed a resolution that reinforces support for the company's LNG terminal, but opposes its sea-grass mitigation plan.
ExxonMobil's LNG permit application mitigation plan includes a proposal to build a rocklined berm, and fill in the area behind the berm to create wetlands, a shallow-water area and sea grass habitat, according to the agency-issued public notice.
The elevated bay bottom would begin about 300 feet from the coastline and stretch 800 feet out, paralleling the coastline for about 4,000 feet. It is expected to promote sea-grass colonization.
The first resolution passed Aug. 2 with a 5-0 vote. Council members Peggy Locascio and Nathan East were absent. The second resolution, rescinding the first, passed Tuesday with a 6-1 vote. East opposed the resolution and voiced opposition to the entire LNG project and its Mayor David Krebs said the council decided to rescind the previous resolution because ExxonMobil officials told them permits from all agencies had been approved and nearby residents had had their say. But after council members discovered not all permitting agencies had signed off on the project and that opposition had developed, they retracted their support, Krebs said.
"The decision shows strength on the council's part," Krebs said. "We found out we made a big mistake Things weren't done as they (ExxonMobil) had promised."
ExxonMobil officials could not be reached for comment.
Frank Brogan, director of engineering services for the Port of Corpus Christi, owners of submerged land about 3,100 feet from the coastline, said the authority wouldn't recommend to its seven-member commission approval of an easement unless the company had residents' support.
Ray Allen, executive director of the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, a local environmental organization concerned with the health of area bays and estuaries, said the plan met mitigation requirements and would benefit the aquatic environment.
The plan could change the view from a relatively featureless waterfront to an area with structure and water levels shallow enough to accommodate wading birds, Allen said. Also, he said, fishing in the area could improve with the growth of underwater plant life.
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Elated with the news of the rescinded resolution, Dearing said, "I hope we all get a chance to sit down and talk about it. I think all of us think there are other locations that don't have the same impact."
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On Sunday, August 19th, over 80 people attended the Summer Sendoff Shopping event at Current Boutique in Old Town, Alexandria that I held to kick off fall shopping and promote small businesses in the area. Attendees enjoyed fabulous boutique shopping from some of the most desired labels, all under the Current Boutique roof. Patrons enjoyed Thai appetizers from Sam Phao, delicious desserts from Treats by Erica, and 20% off of the latest styles at Current. Attendees also received a gift bag with a piece of jewelry, the Scout Guide, VIP membership trial at Sport & Healthy Old Town, and more.
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Running is a punishing aspect of most sports.
Cross-country is a sport that's all about running.
On Wednesday, nearly 1,200 of western North Carolina's high school runners experienced that punishment in Newton during the 19th annual United Way Unifour Cross Country Invitational.
The runners came from everywhere – Asheville, Boone and even area schools in Catawba County.
The meet, held at Southside Park off U.S. 321 Business, was more like a fitness party with races in the middle.
President Barack Obama may travel through the Hickory area Monday as part of a three-bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia, according to reports by the Asheville Citizen-Times and the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.
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Bethany Bivens thought she'd enjoy her day out of school on Tuesday by going to a job interview.
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In his newly released book Chestnuts: A True Story About Being Bullied Gilbert Ohanian Examines His Experiences Being Bullied in School
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The long term effects of being bullied in school are finally being taken seriously, but the solutions are hard to come by. We know how being victimized by bullies can do lifelong damage, and schools are working to develop comprehensive approaches. In the meantime, however, students are still suffering and parents still have good reason to worry about their children's wellbeing. Those grappling with the issues – teachers, parents, experts – can all benefit from the voice we don't hear nearly enough of – the voice of someone who has been bullied. Gilbert Ohanian's newly launched book Chestnuts: A True Story About Being Bullied offers the insights no parent or teacher can afford to ignore.
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Too often children are too afraid and upset to really explain what is happening and how they feel when they are being bullied. This makes solving the problem and helping the child recover so much harder. Chestnuts gives parents the bullied child's perspective with mature insight and reflection. Bullying is becoming increasingly intense and vicious these days, and young bullies have social media as a new weapon to terrorize from afar. Parents need to have a handle on the dynamics of bullying before it happens to their children.
Tackling the Tough Questions
Why do some children bully others? All children will have disagreements and occasionally say or do cruel or aggressive things, but those isolated mistakes are part of learning to get along. They aren't bullying; they aren't long running campaigns of intimidation, ridicule and terror targeting specific children. Bullying is not something all or most children do, so what is it that makes some children do it? And why are some children particularly vulnerable to being bullied? More importantly, what can they do to avoid being targeted? How can parents and teachers really help?
Chestnuts: A True Story About Being Bullied tackles those tough questions by examining the author's own personal experience as a child who was bullied. Ohanian gained enormous insight from his experience and in Chestnuts he offers keen insight not only into children who have been bullied but also those who bully others. To tackle the increasingly serious problem of bullying, parents, teachers and other professionals who work with children need to develop greater insight – insight they cannot always get from young people who are too close to the experience to see it clearly and too immature to understand all of the dynamics.
Chestnuts: A True Story About Being Bullied by Gilbert Ohanian is available in print and Kindle version.
About the Author
Gilbert Ohanian was born in Iran and educated in England. He loved nearly everything about England, but his experience as a school boy there was marred by persistent bullying. He was born with a hearing impairment, and as a polite, book-loving child he was seen as an easy mark by bullies.
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Southern High School
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I've never had a polygraph work right on me Nim due to my conditions of birth known as Situs Inversus Totalis or in common terms Mirrored internal organs

The polygraph is designed to work on those of standard birth with the normal micro electro body pulse .
heard a tack i the toe helps
Not take it.
I have no idea. I do know that it is an incorrect way of determining guilt or innocence. There are those who have an ability to "beat it" and then again, there are those who have a strong sense of responsibility and will test positive when they are innocent. Those things can never be relied upon and are used way too much and in an erroneous manner by the Prosecutors.
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A pacemaker
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Be a psycopath. They are emotionless and do not react with guilt or remorse when asked questions about their evil deeds.
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A method of polymerizing by a free radical polymerization mechanism, product formed thereby, and apparatus for performing this method, are disclosed. The composition to be polymerized by the free radical polymerization mechanism is irradiated by a substantially constant radiation, the radiation being substantially without pulsation. The use of the substantially constant radiation without pulsation reduces premature termination of the polymerization. The substantially constant radiation can be the output of a lamp powered by a constant current, direct current power supply.
1. Free radical polymerization method, comprising:
providing a composition containing a material that can be polymerized by free radical polymerization; and
polymerizing said material in said composition by irradiating said composition with radiation from a lamp powered by an electrical power supply and rectifier assembly so as to initiate and maintain said free radical polymerization, wherein said composition is irradiated with a substantially constant radiation, over time, substantially without pulsation, during said polymerizing.
2. Method according to
3. Method according to
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6. Apparatus for performing free radical polymerization, comprising:
support structure for holding a composition that can be polymerized by free radical polymerization;
a lamp for irradiating the composition with radiation so as to initiate and maintain the free radical polymerization, the lamp being adapted to provide a substantially constant radiation output, over time, substantially without pulsation, for irradiating the composition when performing the free radical polymerization; and
an electrical power supply and rectifier assembly driving said lamp.
7. Apparatus according to
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11. Method according to
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13. Free radical polymerization method, comprising:
providing a composition containing a material that can be polymerized by free radical polymerization; and
polymerizing said material in said composition by irradiating said composition with radiation generated by a lamp so as to initiate and maintain said free radical polymerization, wherein said composition is irradiated with a substantially constant radiation, over time, substantially without pulsation, during said polymerizing.
14. Method according to
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23. Product formed by the method of
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26. Apparatus for performing free radical polymerization, comprising:
support structure for holding a composition that can be polymerized by free radical polymerization; and
a lamp for irradiating the composition with radiation so as to initiate and maintain the free radical polymerization, the lamp being adapted to provide a substantially constant radiation output, over time, substantially without pulsation, for irradiating the composition when performing the free radical polymerization.
27. Method according to
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This application is a Continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 10/929,556, filed Aug. 31, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,037,460, which is a Continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 09/983,208, filed Oct. 23, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,908,586 B2, which prior application Ser. No. 09/983,208 claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/300,816, filed Jun. 27, 2001, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention is directed to a polymerization method, wherein the polymerization occurs by a free radical polymerization mechanism, to apparatus used for this method, and to the polymerization product produced by this method, and particularly wherein premature termination of the polymerization is reduced. The present invention is applicable to polymerization of materials wherein the polymerization mechanism is a free radical polymerization, without limitation to the material being polymerized, and is applicable, for example, in the polymerization of materials with C═C double bonds where the polymerization is by a free radical polymerization mechanism, initiated by irradiation with, e.g., light (such as ultraviolet light).
In a conventional photoinitiated, free radical polymerization process, using, for example, a microwave driven, electrodeless ultraviolet lamp, the microwaves are produced utilizing rectified alternating current, or a pulsed power supply. These microwaves produce pulsed ultraviolet light from the electrodeless ultraviolet lamp, as the photoinitiating light. That is, the rectified alternating current or pulsed power supply produces a pulsed light output from the lamp for photoinitiation of the polymerization. However, this conventional process forms a product with an undesirably low molecular weight, and has an undesirably low yield.
Thus, it is desired to form a polymerization product, produced by a free radical polymerization mechanism, having increased yield and increased molecular weight, with a narrower distribution in molecular weight of the product (polymer) formed, while being formed at a relatively high speed. That is, it is desired to improve the product produced by a free radical polymerization mechanism initiated by radiation (e.g., light, such as ultraviolet light), both in yield (increased yield), and in molecular weight of the product formed (increased molecular weight) and decreased distribution (range) in the formed product.
The present inventors have found that premature termination of the free radical polymerization, causing disadvantageously low yield and products of disadvantageously low molecular weight, is attributable to the pulsed optical output providing photoinitiation of the free radical polymerization. Based on this finding, the present invention applies constant radiation (e.g., light), for example, constant light intensity, over time, during the polymerization process, to, e.g., initiate the polymerization (to provide the photoinitiation) and sustain the polymerization.
Moreover, according to the present invention, the constant light output can be achieved by use of a constant output (temporally), direct current power supply. For example, and not to be limiting, the constant output (e.g., constant current) direct current power supply can be used for generating microwaves for driving a microwave-powered lamp, which produces a constant(uniform) continuous light output, over time, for photoinitiation, thereby reducing premature termination. According to aspects of the present invention, the constant (uniform) current, direct current power supply, for example, can be used to provide a constant current, over time, applied to a magnetron to generate, e.g., the microwaves driving the lamp, which microwaves produce a constant light output from the lamp (electrodeless lamp) to cause polymerization to proceed. By providing a constant light output (constant intensity, having no ripple), premature termination is reduced and undesirable effects arising due to premature termination are at least reduced.
As another example, a constant output (e.g., constant current) direct current power supply can be used to power an arc lamp to produce a constant (uniform) continuous light output (constant intensity, having no ripple), over time, for photoinitiation, thereby reducing premature termination.
Accordingly, an improved polymer product can be formed, having improved properties, and higher molecular weight and decreased distribution (range) of molecular weights, and the polymer product can be produced at higher speeds (e.g., when forming a sheet material, the cured product can be formed at higher line speeds).
While the invention will be described in connection with specific and preferred embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to those embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover all alterations, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Throughout the present specification, where materials, methods and apparatus are described as including or comprising specific components or structure or specific processing steps, it is contemplated by the inventor that materials, methods and apparatus of the present invention also consist essentially of, or consist of, the recited components or structure or recited processing steps.
The present invention, in illustrative aspects thereof, contemplates a free radical polymerization process, apparatus for performing the process and improved product formed. According to an illustrative process within the present invention, the composition containing a material (e.g., monomer or oligomer) to be polymerized by free radical polymerization, is irradiated with substantially constant radiation, substantially without pulsation, to, e.g., initiate and sustain the free radical polymerization, during the time period that the composition is being subjected to polymerization. This processing produces an improved product, having improved properties, and produces the product at higher speeds (higher throughput). Moreover, apparatus for producing the substantially constant radiation includes a radiation source (e.g., but not to be limiting, a source of light, such as ultraviolet light) producing the substantially constant radiation, substantially without pulsation; and, e.g., a direct current power supply which outputs a constant current used to generate the substantially constant radiation substantially without pulsation. Illustratively, the source of the radiation can be a microwave driven UV lamp, with the direct current power supply providing a constant current applied to a microwave generator to produce microwaves used to drive the UV lamp. Through use of the substantially constant radiation, substantially without pulsation, premature termination of the free radical polymerization can be at least reduced.
Premature termination describes the situation where growing macroradicals, in the formation of the polymer by the free radical polymerization mechanism, are terminated by small primary radicals from photolysis of the photoinitiator. This happens under pulsed irradiation, where the pulsing frequency is shorter than the time needed to reach "steady state" (steady state being that state where the rate of radical formation is equal to the rate of termination (rate of radical-radical coupling)). Growing macroradicals (propagation phase) will have a lower rate of termination, due to mobility restrictions caused by the very fast increase in viscosity of the polymerizing medium and the size of the macroradicals. After the first pulse of light, most of the primary radicals will promote propagation and, with the free radical polymerization, add into the double bond (for example, acrylate double bond, where the monomeric material being polymerized is an acrylate). With further short pulses, the remaining unphotolyzed photoinitiator will now start to produce new small primary radicals, which have a much higher mobility than the growing macroradicals. So, in essence these newly generated small primary radicals from a subsequent photolysis of the photoinitiator (arising from pulsed UV light) will promote biradical termination by coupling with growing macroradicals in competition with initiation of new chain growth, resulting in premature termination of the polymerization process.
By avoiding pulsed light, and using a constant light output, over time, without pulsation, according to the present invention, photolysis of photoinitiators which preferentially terminates polymerization is reduced. In addition, by using a constant current DC power supply to power the lamp providing the light (for example, to generate microwaves for driving the lamp, where the lamp is a microwave-driven electrodeless lamp; or to power an arc lamp), a constant light output (e.g., constant ultraviolet light output) can effectively be achieved, to reduce the above-described premature termination and at least reduce undesirable effects thereof.
While the present invention is described herein primarily in connection with free radical polymerization using photoinitiator activated by ultraviolet light, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention includes use of constant light output, without any substantial pulsation or ripple, of other types of light (e.g., visible light, infrared light, etc.), and of other types of radiation, depending upon the energy (e.g., light energy) needed to activate the free radical polymerization (for example, and not to be limiting, to activate an initiator for initiating the free radical polymerization).
According to the conventional technique power supply I produces pulsed current, shown in
As can be seen in
A DC power supply which can be utilized according to aspects of the present invention is shown in
More specifically,
A phase shifter/pulse width modulator 50 may perform the control of the IGBT transistors. The inputs to the phase shifter/pulse width modulator 50 may be the magnetron current and voltage, which are measured on the HVTR assembly 40. The phase shifter/pulse width modulator 50 may adjust the control signals to the transistors so that it regulates either the current or the voltage at the output of the HVTR assembly 40. This process may be called feedback control.
The HVTR assembly 40 may include a multi-output transformer. Each output may be rectified with an individual rectifier and filter circuit. The filter circuit may include energy storage elements (such as inductors and capacitors) to smooth out the high frequency pulses and supply essentially DC current to the magnetron. The individual rectifier outputs may be series connected to generate the high voltage required by the magnetron.
An engine control circuit 60 may monitor and control the entire power supply as required. The engine control circuit may include a programmed microprocessor with necessary input/output circuitry to monitor internal voltages and currents.
The present invention is not limited to polymerization of any specific type of monomer(e.g., acrylates), and can be applied to any polymerization occurring by a free radical polymerization mechanism (that is, free radical systems). For example, any kind of free radical polymerizable C═C double bond, regardless of other structure in the molecule, will be more or less sensitive to premature termination, and such premature termination can be reduced by applying the present invention using a constant light output applied to the composition to be polymerized.
In the following will be discussed various groups of materials to which the present invention can be applied. However, it is to be emphasized that the following are only examples of, e.g., commercially available classes of reactive systems sensitive towards premature termination, since they undergo free radical polymerization, and the present invention is not to be limited to these classes of reactive systems.
A first class of materials to which the present invention is applicable is those which form homopolymers by free radical polymerization, that is, homopolymerization of the chain growth type. In this class, only one type of double bond is used; the double bond, however, can be chemically bonded to any kind of backbone, and any number of C═C double bonds can be attached to any backbone. Typical examples are acrylates and methacrylates. Styrene and styrene derivatives, N-vinyl amides, and vinyl esters are also typical examples of C═C. structures which can be polymerized by free radical polymerization and benefit from use of the constant direct current power source providing constant light output over time, according to the present invention.
A second class of materials to which the present invention is applicable is those which form copolymers by copolymerization of the chain growth type. This uses different monomers or oligomers, discussed above in connection with homopolymerization, together. Mixtures of any number of different monomers or oligomers, in any ratio and any type of C═C double bond described above, can be used; depending on the reactivity ratio of the individual monomers/oligomers, the copolymer formed will have very different properties. Typical examples are acrylate/methacrylate, acrylate/unsaturated polyester and acrylate/N-vinyl amide.
A third class of materials to which the present invention is applicable is those which form copolymers by alternating copolymerization. In this case, any acceptor (A) type monomer or mixtures thereof, in any number and in any ratio, in a mixture (close to 1:1 on a molar ratio) with any donor type (D) monomer or mixtures thereof in any number and in any ratio, will undergo alternating copolymerization. For this case, there are an additional number of potential and commercially available monomers and oligomers containing C═C bonds with substituents previously not mentioned. These include A and D type monomers that will not undergo homopolymerization as discussed previously. Various acceptor and donor type monomers are described in connection with U.S. Pat. No. 5,446,073 to Jonsson, et al., the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Typical examples are fumarate/vinyl ether, maleate/vinyl ether and maleimide/vinyl ether.
As seen in the foregoing, many different types of polymerization reactions, occurring through free radical polymerization, will benefit from the present invention. The foregoing classes are not the only materials that can be used, and other classes and types of materials can be utilized, as long as polymerization occurs through free radical polymerization.
The present invention is applicable to any polymerization technique which occurs by free radical polymerization. Monomers and oligomers can be polymerized according to the polymerization of the present invention. Monomers which can be polymerized according to the present invention include molecules containing at least one C═C, that can be polymerized by a free radical induced process. Such monomer can contain any number, in any ratio, of all kinds of C═C bonds, capable of undergoing a free radical polymerization.
In the following are set forth examples of various aspects of the present invention, together with comparisons for showing the better results achieved according to these aspects of the present invention. These examples according to the present invention use a constant current (over time), direct current power supply, and provide a constant light output applied to the composition to be polymerized; and are compared with examples using a variable power supply which provides irradiating light having a ripple (pulsed light). The compositions irradiated so as to undergo free radical polymerization were provided in a film thickness of 15 or 25 microns, which was controlled by a Teflon spacer or a wire-wound draw-down bar. The coated films were cured both in the presence of air and in the absence of air. Each film passed by the irradiating lamp at the stated speeds (fpm: feet per minute) set forth in the following Table 1. The compositions contained Irgacure 184, which is 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, as a photoinitiator. The compositions contained the Irgacure 184 in amounts as set forth in the following, and contained isobornyl acrylate, HDDA (hexanediol diacrylate) or ethoxylated nonylphenol acrylate as the monomer which polymerizes by free radical polymerization. CHVE (cyclohexanedimethanol divinylether) and EMI (N-ethyl maleimide) can also be used as the monomer in free radical polymerization of the photoinitiator system.
The examples in the following, corresponding to the present invention, utilized an "OMNI" DC power supply (see the power supply diagram in
From the following results, it can be seen that the double bond(C═C) conversion of formulations cured according to the present invention can be about 7% higher than that achieved using a comparative technique. As can be seen in the following, advantageous results achieved according to the present invention are particularly great at higher speeds of movement of the substrate having the coating film thereon, past the irradiating light.
In Tables 7 and 8 are shown a comparison of Gel Permeation Chromotography (GPC) measurements made on samples cured using an "OMNI" power supply, according to the present invention, and, as a comparison, using the "VPS-3" power supply. The resulting molecular weight (MW) distribution clearly shows a much more narrow distribution for samples cured using the "OMNI" power supply. This is due to the fact that the fraction of short polymer chains is much smaller when the "OMNI" power supply is used.
Accordingly, by the present invention, utilizing constant output radiation (for example, constant output light, such as ultraviolet light, but not limited thereto; other initiating light, such as infrared and visible light can be utilized), premature termination of the polymerization can be reduced. Moreover, conversion of monomer to the polymer can be improved, particularly at high rates of speed of the composition past the irradiating light, molecular weight of the produced polymer can be improved (increased) and the distribution (range) of molecular weights in the polymer product reduced, and physical and other properties of the produced polymer can be improved.
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In a new memoir called Just Tell Me I Can't Moyer explains how he became a better pitcher in his 40s than his 20s. Moyer's story isn't just the tale of a talented guy who hung on a little longer than others; with the help of a sports psychologist, he managed to gain control of the mental side of his game. Originally broadcast Oct. 2, 2013.
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Lukas mulling one of two entries for Louisiana Derby
D. Wayne Lukas, the last trainer to complete a Louisiana Derby (G3) and Kentucky Derby (G1) double with Grindstone in 1996, will have a chance to replicate that feat this year with one of two colts under consideration for the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 26.
"I'm either going to bring the colt that won here the other day quite impressively," Lukas said, referring to March 12 Oaklawn Park maiden winner DUCA (Empire Maker), "or I've got a horse called QUIET ASSAULT (Quiet American) that I'm considering also."
Sweet Ducky bound for Dubai
Holy Bull S. (G3) runner-up SWEET DUCKY (Pulpit) will point to the $2 million U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) after being sold to undisclosed interests, according to a Monday report in The Blood-Horse.
Formerly owned by George and Lori Hall, Sweet Ducky had been training up to the April 3 Florida Derby (G1) for conditioner Kelly Breen.
Sweet Ducky is slated to ship to Dubai Tuesday, along with the other American horses who will run on the March 26 Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) card.
Alternation tunes up for Rebel
With jockey Luis Quinonez aboard, ALTERNATION (Distorted Humor) geared up for Saturday's Rebel S. (G2) by covering four furlongs in :48 3/5 over a wet-fast track at Oaklawn Park Monday. He was a 3 1/4-length allowance winner against older rivals on February 21.
Premier Pegasus Jumps to No. 13 on Derby Graded Stakes Earnings List
Premier Pegasus, who earned $150,000 for his runaway victory in Saturday's Grade II, $250,000 San Felipe at Santa Anita, jumped from No. 27 to No. 13 on the Kentucky Derby 137 Graded Stakes Earnings List. The list will likely determine the field for the "Run for the Roses" on Saturday, May 7 at Churchill Downs.
Cho family celebrates rise of Premier Pegasus
The connections of Kentucky Derby (G1) contender PREMIER PEGASUS (Fusaichi Pegasus) were still basking in the glow of his 7 3/4-length conquest of Saturday's San Felipe S. (G2).
"He looked great after the race and we'll take a look at the Santa Anita Derby ([G1] on April 9) as the next step," said Raxon Cho, 17-year-old son of Myung Kwon Cho, 68-year-old owner/breeder/trainer of Premier Pegasus.
The Chos had plenty of reason to celebrate the most decisive San Felipe victory in its 74 runnings, topping Consolidator's 6 1/2-length win in 2005.
Kentucky Derby 137 Update
The early favorite for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), Repole Stable's unbeaten 2-year-old champion Uncle Mo, was just fine after stretching his legs against four overmatched opponents in Saturday's $100,000 Timely Writer Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
But owner Mike Repole, having watched his son of Indian Charlie win his first race since a dominant victory in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (GI), was the one who was trying to recover.
Kentucky Oaks 137 Update
KENTUCKY OAKS FUTURE WAGER / POOL ENDS WITH KATHMANBLU AS SOLID FAVORITE – The single pool of Churchill Downs' 2011 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW") looked very much like a wide open affair heading into the three-day betting pool, but Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stable's Kathmanblu (#11) turned the race for the role of favorite in the pool into a runaway.
Champion Uncle Mo Is Narrow Favorite In Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Repole Stable's unbeaten champion Uncle Mo (#23), an easy winner in his 2011 debut in Saturday's $100,000 Timely Writer Stakes at Gulfstream Park, emerged as the favorite in the second of three pools of Churchill Downs' 2011 Kentucky Derby Future Wager ("KDFW") – but not by much. The results of the pool validated the acknowledged status of America's reigning 2-year-old champion as winner of last fall's $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade I) as the favorite for this year's 137th running
J P's Gusto drills bullet in advance of Rebel
Trainer Joe Petalino says Grade 1 winner J P'S GUSTO (Successful Appeal) had been doing things too easily in his training leading up to next Saturday's $300,000 Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park, so the coach was more demanding Sunday morning of Gem Stables' three-year-old ridgling.


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A glorious day at D Magazine HQ! Our building is getting its windows washed. I am fascinated by these guys — mainly because if that were the only way I could feed my family, I would have to find a way to tell my family that they were going to starve. Just watching the window washers swinging on their seemingly rickety rope rigs gives me the fantods. Anyone know what these fellows make?
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Window washer says they make $15 to $16 an hour.
Not nearly enough. I get queasy just watching them from the indoor comfort of the downtown high rise where I work.
I love window washing day. Think it would be cool to do it one day.
I just want to know what a "fantod" is…
At one point we were insuring them at 100% of payroll. If they made $600/wk, then workers comp insurance cost another $600/wk on top.
Not sure what rates or carriers you were using, but you were getting hosed and paying almost twice the standard state rate.


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Oven-Barbecued Spareribs
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|4 Pound
|Lemon pepper seasoning
|2 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon Plus 1 1/2 Teaspoons)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Commercial hot barbecue sauce
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Canned frozen orange juice concentrate
|6 Ounce (Thawed And Undiluted)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Brown sugar
|2 Tablespoon
|Soy sauce
|1 Tablespoon
|Prepared mustard
|2 Teaspoon
|Green onions
|5 , finely chopped
Cut ribs into serving-size pieces, and sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning.
Place ribs in a single layer in a large shallow baking dish.
Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Combine remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan, stirring well; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer sauce, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove ribs from oven, and baste with sauce.
Cover and bake an additional 45 minutes.
Turn and baste occasionally with remaining sauce.
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In September I got my third broadcast comedy credit in Newsjack. Weirdly, I had it in my head that only the third credit would prove to me that I was a comedy writer. One credit is a fluke, two credits is insufficient evidence to prove hypothesis. Three credits is undeniable scientific FACT.
I've been mixed up with a bunch of film guys at Seven/Five productions and recently made a 20 second short. It confirmed to me what I already know. I love film. I love working with people. And the fact that this film was my film was a lot of fun.
Anyway, at the film group we've been talking about forming a comedy collective. I've been thinking about what the name of my production company should be (i.e the name under which all my projects should go).
I've been researching Trickster Gods recently for another project and in North American mythlology the crow was considered to be both the creator of the world and a Trickster God. Pretty cool credentials! So I decided, naturally, that my company should be A Comedy of Crows (also echoes a Murder of Crows.)


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Volkswagen of St. Augustine is hosting their Second Annual 'Great Gatsby Affair' at their location on US1 South Saturday, June 13th, 2015.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of St. Johns County Advisory Council hosted an inaugural fashion show, "A Night in Spain".
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The Harlan County Shriners' 50th Horse Show and Fair was held this past weekend at the the fairgrounds in Putney with many competing for awards during the competition that attracted participants from across the region and neighboring states. Brook Dean proudly showed her horse Undertaker.
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George Ives (actor)
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George Ives (January 19, 1926 – February 22, 2013) was an American actor.[1] A native of New York City, Ives played Douglas Aldrich in the television series The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot off the Wire. Ives also appeared as Lank Dailey, owner of Dailey's Motel and the Arena roadhouse in Hot Rods to Hell, the last film directed by John Brahm.[2] He died in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, in 2013 at the age of 87.[3]
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- ^ "George Ives - Full Biography". New York Times. 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Mank, Gregory William (2001). Hollywood Cauldron: Thirteen Horror Films From the Genre's Golden Age. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7864-1112-2.
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Pacers' Paul George wins NBA's Most Improved Award
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana forward Paul George was honored Tuesday as the NBA's Most Improved Player.
The announcement came less than a week after the 6-foot-9 forward finished his breakthrough regular season and less than 48 hours after he became only the second player in franchise history to record a triple double in the NBA playoffs. He had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the Pacers' 107-90 Game 1 win over Atlanta — giving the Pacers their first 1-0 series lead since 2006.
Game 2 is Wednesday night in Indy.
George won in a runaway. He received 52 first-place votes and 311 points — more than double the point total for runner-up Greivis Vasquez of New Orleans. Vasquez had 13 first-place votes and 146 points. Milwaukee's Larry Sanders was third with 10 first-place votes and 141 points.
George averaged 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds this season, both career highs. He averaged 12.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 2011-12. He's the fourth player in franchise history to win the award, joining Jalen Rose, Jermaine O'Neal and Danny Granger.
It was no fluke.
George has shown steady improvement over each of his first three seasons in the league, going from a part-time starter in 2010-11 to a full-time starter and secondary scoring option in 2011-12. He emerged as the Pacers' top scoring threat and team leader this season after Granger went down with a left knee injury. And he became the Pacers' top defender, too.
Granger missed all but five games. So with the Pacers in desperate need of a replacement, George proved a more than capable fill-in for his friend after spending last summer working out with reigning MVP LeBron James as the US team prepared for the Olympics.
George, who made only 19 of 52 shots in last season's Eastern Conference semifinal loss to James and eventual champion Miami, promised to return a different player. He used his performance in that 4-2 series loss to commit himself to being more aggressive and more reliable, particularly in the playoffs.
Indiana couldn't quibble with the results.
George was selected to his first All-Star game in February, and never let down. He helped Indiana clinch its first Central Division title in nine years and played only 250 fewer minutes during the 2012-13 regular season than he did in the previous two seasons combined.
The only blip came late when George acknowledged he was tired and trying to recover from an abdominal strain.
But after taking three full days off and going a full week between games, the forward returned to form against the Hawks. Despite shooting just 3 of 13 from the field Sunday, he made his first 17 free throws to tie Reggie Miller's postseason mark for best free-throw percentage in a single game, then missed his 18th and final attempt.
George and Mark Jackson are the only Pacers to post triple doubles in an NBA playoff game.
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