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The Cubs much appreciate the Padres for giving them the infielder they needed. And, no, we're not talking about Anthony Rizzo.
The Rizzo-for-Andrew Cashner trade is working out fairly well for both teams, but the Cubbies didn't have to give up anybody or much of anything for Cody Ransom, whom the Padres designated for assignment upon Chase Headley's return from the DL in mid-April. Picked up four days later by the Cubs — his eighth team over 10 years in the majors — Ransom has been like found money in Chicago.
"He's got an OPS around .800," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Ransom, whose combined on-base and slugging percentages for June are a preposterous 1.322. "He's done a great job defensively. He's done everything and more than we expected when we picked him up."
Then again, how high could the Cubs' expectations have been? A 37-year-old journeyman with a career .223 average and a total of 28 homers, Ransom didn't so much as reach base once in his 11 plate appearances for the Padres. Naturally, Ransom has hit eight home runs in 77 at-bats with the Cubs — three in his first five games, two of those during the Padres' visit to Wrigley Field.
"I know I'm lucky to still be playing and that every day could be my last one," Ransom said. "You could get hurt tomorrow, and that could be it. I want to play as hard as I can, play as well as I can."
Ransom is making one decision easier for the Cubs. They could've gone with $2 mill-a-year veteran Ian Stewart, who has become a pain in the franchise's fanny, earning a team-invoked suspension for Twitter-bombing his displeasure at being kept down in Triple-A as a backup.
As usual, Ransom also knows he's probably just playing until the arrival of the next "next best thing." With the Cubs, that's highly regarded prospect Junior Lake, who might already be up from Triple-A if Ransom would ever cool off.
Ransom and his lefty-hitting platoon partner, Luis Valbuena, are second only to Mets star David Wright in OPS among NL third basemen.
Extra cheese?
If only because they're not an AL East team, it's astonishing that the Oakland Athletics are one of only two teams ever to record three walk-off RBIs against Mariano Rivera (perhaps more astonishing is that the other club is the New York Mets). The latest was a broken-bat single by A's rookie Nate Freiman in the 18th inning at Oakland on Thursday.
The game was Rivera's last regular-season visit to Oakland, and in keeping with his desire to celebrate his own retirement by doing nice things for employees and fans of the teams he's been shutting down since 1995, he personally brought a pizza to A's office-services coordinator Julie Vasconcellos.
"I think we almost killed her," Rivera said. "I walked in and said, 'I'm your new delivery man.' She loved it. That's one of the most fun ones I've done."
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Easiest choice ever. I'd probably buy a Crystal Castle. But I'm dying to get a 4H designed Snake Mountain!!!!
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Vicki - Shirley and I have no problems with this. It will probably work out better in the long run anyway. However, you do not mention the length of the finger piers. I still have to get a dog of the boat. Are they long enough to access the side doors? Or can I get on a T-head there?
And don't worry about the $10, this mis-communication was between a restaurant owner and manager. Not your fault. If you feel that compelled, donate my $10 to MS. My daughter has to deal with that, so I take any opportunity to direct donations that way.
Hope we all agree on the new location. Time is short. We want to go somewhere this beautiful weekend anyway. I've heard the Shark Fin is very good. One owner's loss is another owner's gain.
"Southern Charm
You gave up your cell number, but how about having everyone call in as we get close on VHF channel 71 to communicate with you as we get close? What channel(s) does the marina monitor for dock assignments?
Delaware Jim
OK on 68!
"Dockhands": I just hope you have a strong back as I'm still pretty new with the 50...
See you Saturday!
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Hi All Rendezvous Goers,
Looks like I'm the last one checking in on the latest change of plans. It sounds like an improvement and apparently everyone has agreed to it. I like it too.
In making slip arrangements remember Connies are about 56' 6" long (tip of bowsprit to outside of swim platform) not the nominal 50' we usually talk about. But it sounds like we still have enough room if we put 2 Connies in the slips and the remainder on the north side of the dock. That will make the length of the boats on the side of the dock about 175' including a nominal 2' clearance between boats. I looked at the dock with Google-Earth and it was 209' long provided no one wants to get into the travel lift slip.
I'm still having problems with my starboard starter. Thought I had it fixed but it's still troublesome. I think I'll replace the battery tomorrow. It checked out OK in voltage and hydrometer tests but it's over eight years old and could still be the problem.
Cell phones are the best way of ship to shore communication if you have one and today almost everyone does. Their range is unlimited and they connect directly to the person you are calling with a ringer to alert them you are calling. And you are almost always with range of a cell tower on the Eastern Seaboard. But you can't talk to other boats unless you know their phone number. Fortunately we know Vicky's.
There is some ominous weather over the central states which could drift over us by Saturday. Hope the weather patterns change by then. See you Saturday God, the weather and the starter willing.
To Delaware Jim,
When you get close to the dock drop your engine speed back to 600 rpm on both engines and never, never, never use the throttles while maneuvering. Do all your maneuvering with the shift levers. If you do that all your dockings will be safe ones.
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Subject: First Murray Chris Craft Constellation 500 Forum Rendezvous
I am happy to announce that the first rendezvous of the members of the Murray Chris Craft Constellation 500 Forum will be held on Saturday October 20, 2007 starting at noon. Five Connies are expected to attend. The location is the Edgewater Boating Center marina in Edgewater, MD off Route 2 just before you cross the South River Bridge. This is the old Wilkins Yacht Yard.
Any Connie owners who can't come by boat are invited to visit by car.
To all going on rendezvous,
I am going to try to make it by car since the latest grandchild is due anytime and that will allow me to be on call and head home if necessary. I am keeping advised of your changes and updates by the site posts.
Pete - The wind, current and tide will absolutely dictate the use of throttles from time-to-time, but we can talk of this over drinks. This sounds like the begining of some fun times, huh?
Dave - Congrats on the pending birthday of that grandbaby! I remember my first and it brings to mind a story that will need to be told to you over a libation as well. You'll get a chuckle out of hearing the tale of a panic-stricken grampa.
Vicky - Thanks for all you hard work! Organizing anything (even my garage) is a tough thing to do. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone. I've even taken this day to go to Annapolis and clean the ol' gal down. The flybridge is filthy. (I hate cleaning the FB, it's the last place I think of.)
Bye ya'll...
Hi all!
On docking, I know the "how", it is just the practice I'm lacking! I have had a 36' gas engine boat for 5 years - the differences are the 1-2 seconds it takes for the hydraulic transmissions to engage and the overall size/bulk/windage of the 50.
BTW, I have a long TNT hydraulic swim platform, so I'm more like 58 feet LOA.
To the Rendezvous Group,
Tony & Vicki- thanks for the land yacht directions.
Emory- this will be our third grandchild but the first from our daughter and son-in-law. Each event is exciting. Looking forward to your grampa story.
Jim- thanks for sending the ssb pages. My unit is the SEA 223, but your 222 model seems to be about the same.
To all heading to South River- have a good safe cruise. Looking forward to meetng everyone.
Hello All,
We (Randy and Deana) are new to this forum but own a Constellation 460 (1986). We currently have our boat docked on the Potomac at the D.C. waterfront. We would like to attend this Saturday's gathering (by car). If all goes as planned we will look for all of you on Saturday.
Randy and Deana
Looks like all the preparations have been made. All that's left to do now is to wait out the weather. Friday looks bad with small craft warnings, 25 knot winds and 60% chance of rain. But the small craft warning expires at noon Saturday and the rest of the weekend is predicted to be very nice.
If the weather moves a little faster than predicted it should be clear and relatively calm by 10:00 AM Saturday at about the time most of us will leave for the South River. But if the weather moves slowly those of us crossing the Bay could hit some nasty weather. It's too early to tell now. My guess is that we won't know the answer until early Saturday morning.
One question. If all of the boat owners are going to be at the Yellow Fin at 2:00 PM who is going to be around to greet those arriving by car?
Randy & Deana,
So you're the folks with the 460 Connie? I've watched your boat since she came into Gangplank (no I'm not stalking you!). I worked for the past seven years as one of the Charter Captain's on the 58' Hatt YF behind you (Christina). I have put her up for sale on behalf of the owner. I saw you power up a couple of weeks ago and go out for a while. My wife and I almost bought a 460 five years ago but ended up with the 500 (that's another story over a beer or ten). Look forward to meeting you on Saturday.
Good news! The latest forecast (@ 10:15 AM Friday on weather.com) for 10:00 AM Saturday is for sunny, 66 deg F and winds 9 mph from the west. Looks like we're go for the rendezvous.
We want to thank everyone yesterday for a truly fantastic day. I can only echo Vicki's comments above and hope we can continue in our new found friendships and a common "love" of our Connies.
Hoepfully, we will not have engine issues next time and can bring our Connie and "show her off" to the group!
Thanks to our many new found friends! Our day started off poorly with the engine issues, but finished off on a big high note - as Vicki said, lets work to keep this ball rolling!
It was great meeting everyone and seeing some other Constellations. We look forward to helping to keep this going. With some advance planning, we hope to actually run our boat to the next gathering.
Thanks to all that participated.
Hi All,
The rendezvous turned out very well. We only got three boats but three out of five isn't bad and those who hoped to make it by boat showed up by car.
Tony and Vicki Stelato of "Five Star" have their boat docked at Edgewater Boating Center on the South River (the location of the rendezvous) and they live aboard so their trip to the rendezvous wasn't too harrowing. Not surprisingly, they were the first boat to arrive It was Vicki who made all the arrangements for the rendezvous. Good job Vicki! Tony has just finished installing a humongus (for a boat) 42" TV which automatically pops out of a cabinet upon command. It's hooked up to a satellite TV dish. Very impressive Tony. Vicki has been busy redecorating their new boat (they've only had it for a couple of months) with new curtains, new rugs, a wine cooler, etc., etc., etc. Again, very impressive Vicki.
I arrived about noon from Kent Narrows on "Interlude". The weather been pretty nasty Friday night but cleared up just in time for the rendezvous. My wife Arlene wasn't feeling very well so she opted out of crossing the Bay by boat and showed up by car about 2:00 PM.
Emory and Shirley Shover of "Southern Charm" showed up about 1:00 PM from Mill Creek. That was the last boat to arrive. Emory has an intriguing dinghy mount on his transom. I think I may make one like it for "Interlude" to hold for our jet boat.
Jim Rabey and his wife Marie started out in their boat "Still in the Mood" from the Sassafrass but had some sort of engine problems and had to turn back. They arrived by car about 2:00 PM.
Ron and Lexi of "Vintage Port" docked on the South River also showed up about 2:00 PM by small boat.
Dave Ross of "Good Spirits" arrived by car. He and his wife Sally have just become grandparents for the third time. Their daughter had just had a baby so he couldn't make it by boat. Congratulations Dave and Sally!
We had one couple, Randy and Deana Volker, who drove all the way from DC just to attend. They own a Constellation 460 docked in DC named "Freedom".
After an hour or so of looking at different boats the crowd retired to the Yellow Fin restaurant nearby for snacks and drinks. The about 4:00 PM back to the boats for more comparing of notes, boats and telling of stories. Towards sundown everyone congregated on the bow of Tony and Vicki's "Five Star" for more snacks and drinks. There were so many on the bow that the stern must have been out of the water.
Altogether a very successful rendezvous, especially for a first rendezvous so late in the season. Having the boats at a dock, rather than anchored out allowed a lot of folks who couldn't make it by boat to get there by car. We owe a lot of thanks to Vicki who found the dock for the rendezvous and did most of the planning.
Now we are faced with a winter which I hope won't be too long or cold. We have all promised ourselves that we will get all those nagging maintenance chores on the boat done during the winter but my guess is that next spring most of them will still be there. Perhaps discussing things on the forum will make the winter seem shorter and guide us through some difficult repair jobs.
I started the forum about a year ago on November 12th but never thought it would be so successful. The forum has now reached 502 posts and 18,570 views. That's an awful lot of views. There must be a lot of Connie owners that are looking at our site but just haven't got up the courage to post yet. If you see any new Connies in your area please let me know and I'll try to look them up and get a letter about the forum out to them.
It was great to finally see many of the people with whom we've corresponded all year and to make so many new friends. Arlene and I are looking forward to seeing many of you again during the winter to talk about boats, socialize and plan next years rendezvous.
Keep in touch,
MYstery Solved!
I was rather happy today to find that the starboard engine throttle linkage at the synchronizer had snapped (rusted). That's the reason I had no throttle control! The "fix" was relatively painless at a parts cost of about $30 and and 2 hours to identify and repair. Mission accomplished! When we were discussing yesterday, someone (Pete?) said it was in the throttle linkage or cable.
Who said this group doesn't have any answers!!!
Again, we were tickled to attend, even if by "land yacht" Thanks to everyone who were so accomodating and open with their ideas and modifications. It was greatly appreciated!
I'll also add a "well done" to Vicki for the set up yesterday. Maybe I should nominate her for "Social Director?
Thanks again
Marie & Jim
Hi all rendezvous attendees,
It was great to meet and chat with everyone! A real nice get together. Looking forward to our next event. Just got back from New York City. I've covered some miles the last two days) and met our new grandson, Noah. He is a good looking baby but I guess every grandparent says that. Everyone is doing well. Sally was there for the birth. I had a VERY good week end in many ways! Thank you all for a good time. Even though I didn't have our boat there I was still in Good Spirits.
How come the total number of posts shown under the forum members name in some cases is not on going in the count?
Hi Dave,
I really don't know why the counter doesn't always work just as I don't know why the picture upload doesn't work. I've sent emails to Boat US but haven't received any answers. Eventually I think we are going to have to set up our own forum but until then we'll just have to live with some of this site's deficiencies.
PS: It was nice to meet you at the rendezvous. Congratulations on your new grandson!
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This Saturday, I took my boat from Kent Island to the first rendezvous of the Chesapeake Chris Craft Connie Club (CCCCC) in Edgewater, MD on the South River. CCCCC is an offshoot of this forum.
It was a trip of about 25 miles which I did in a little over two hours at 10.7 knots (1400 rpm). The trip consisted of 5 miles to the west, then 15 miles south and then another 5 miles west. The wind was from the west at about 10 knots. Weather was clear and sunny with temps in the low 70s. When I got to the rendezvous my transom (which was washed before the trip) was heavily coated with soot. Some of you may have seen me washing it off at the rendezvous.
The trip back on Sunday in nearly identical weather conditions was 10 miles east, 10 miles northeast and then 5 miles north at the same speed and rpm. When I got back there was no soot on the transom. Wind was still from the west at about 10 knots.
Why did I get soot in one direction but not in the other?
Well, on the way out the boat was headed into a 10 knot wind at 10 knots in the first five miles and last five miles. The velocity of the transom relative to the air was 20 knots so a partial vacuum developed behind the boat. Strong circular vortices about 2 feet in diameter by 6 to 8 feet high developed at the port & starboard edges of the transom which spun the exhaust against the transom. For the other 15 miles going south the west wind was abeam and the exhaust was blown clear of the transom.
On the way back for the first 10 mile leg the boat was running eastward at 10 knots with a 10 knot wind from the west. The velocity of the air relative to transom was near zero, no vacuum developed and there were no vortices. Not much smoke hit the transom. On the second leg the boat was running northeast with the wind from the west. The wind was hitting the transom at a 45 degree angle at a relative speed of about 3 knots. Again no vortices developed and very little smoke hit the transom. On the last leg wind was abeam and no smoke hit the transom. At no time during this trip did I see any significant amount of smoke hitting the transom. And, not surprisingly, there was no soot on the transom at the end of the trip.
What are my conclusions. First, the worst course (the one with the greatest amount of soot accumulation) is running directly into the wind. Second, running into a 10 knot wind at 10 knots for even 10 miles (1 hour) can severely soot up your transom. Third, the greater the speed of the air relative to the transom, the greater the amount of soot accumulation will be. Fourth, running with the wind seems to be the condition which causes the least amount of soot accumulation.
In cleaning off the transom after arriving at the rendezvous, I noted that the amount of soot seemed to be fairly evenly distributed across the transom and extended upwards to the stern railing. The vortices seem to do a pretty good job of distributing the soot over the entire transom. But the soot does not seem to spread to the sides of the boat.
What we have here is the marine version of the "station wagon" effect. This is usually solved by placing scoops on the top of the station wagon's rear door which pump air into the area of partial vacuum behind the station wagon thereby reducing the vacuum. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any simple way to do that on a boat.
Finally, based upon the above and with prevailing winds from the west, people who traditionally run their boats along east/west courses are going to have the greatest problem with soot while those who traditionally travel in a north/south direction will have the least problem with soot. This may be why boats on the Mississippi don't seem to report major problems with soot.
Based on the size and strength of the vortices I saw., it seems unlikely that simple exhaust elbows are going to solve the problem of soot accumulation on the transom. But I'll let you guys pay for the experimentation and then make my decision based on the results.
I commend you on your analysis of the problem many folks experience - fortunately, the long TNT swim platform tends to keep the soot off my transom, even after 1100 miles from Florida this summer.
I suggest another theory: while sitting, dust and (particularly) salt accumulates on the surface, making it easier for soot to collect. After you washed the transom on Saturday, most of the surface dust and salt was removed, leaving less "stuff" for soot to cling to. I suggest continuing your experiments by putting another coat of wax on the transom and do a quick washdown BEFORE going out. See if the wind effect and "station wagon" effect continues. Your thoughts?
More on the transom soot,
This problem has been driving me nuts for years. I had all the injectors replaced and a tune up with all adjustments checked and set about 1 1/2 years ago. The work was done by a highly recommended Detroit Diesel certified tech who I was told was one of Johnson and Towers best mechanics who had worked there for years before going out on his own. Still the same ,if not worse, after all the work and exspense. So he came back and rechecked everything. Said all was just as it should be and I was charged another fair size bill. Then I had an exhaust riser go and had a sooted up engine room. Had that mess cleaned, risers replaced with stainless ones, engine room painted and all hoses,fittings,clamps, etc. replaced. This work went on into the winter so I winterized. In the spring things were finished and upon the sea trial (I was by myself, I could not be there when he was done) all ran well. But there still was soot on the transom. I tried to reach him but he never responded to e-mails, office and cell phone messages or a letter sent to his office. He must have died.
I have had soot on a trip and none on the way back and vice versa. Simiiar conditions and the transom was washed,cleaned and polished each time. I taped over the swim platform slots and area where it is connected to the transom this July during our three week cruise. The first two destinations (about 135 miles) and no soot. None on the next stop. I was a happy cruiser! Then on the next run soot all over the transom, teak cap rails, cockpit ceiling, fly bridge, aft rail boards and some on the strata glass enclosure. Again similar conditions....????????
Hi Jim,
I guess I didn't write up the analysis carefully enough. I washed the transom on Friday afternoon with Tide. Then I made the the trip to the rendezvous. The transom was clean at the start of that trip but when I arrived at the rendezvous I had to wash the transom again with Tide because it was filthy. The next day, Sunday, I made the trip back to Kent Island. The transom was clean when I started and was still clean when I arrived.
I know that waxing will reduce the amount of soot which collects but that doesn't change the conclusion that the soot collects fastest when running into the wind thereby creating a partial vacuum behind the boat.
Dust and salt may have some effect on soot collection but apparently not very much because a clean transom turned filthy in only two hours.
Some people claim that resistor wax is quite effective in reducing soot accumulation but I can't confirm that because I haven't tried resistor wax yet. BTW, Tide is not the best thing to wash transoms with because it is highly alkaline. I should be using a boat soap. But if you quickly and thoroughly wash the transom clean with fresh water it does no harm.
It is quite possible that a 4' or 5' wide swim platform will reduce the soot but that doesn't tell us what the effect of an extended or bent tailpipe will be. Furman has an extended swim platform so perhaps his transom, like yours, stays clean because of the extended swim platform and not because of the extended tailpipes. The only way we will find whether the tailpipes work is to try them.
The thing that this test tells us is that the tailpipe test should be made by running into the wind and that an hour or two should be enough to tell whether the extended tailpipe is effective.
One thing I learned in my test was how fast the transom can turn filthy. The trips were only slightly over two hours and if the problem is a "station wagon" effect the transom can be covered with soot if any one hour period on your trip is into the wind. And if you were running at 18 knots rather than 10 knots the damage could be done in as little as a half hour.
I don't think that my engines changed any between Saturday and Sunday so that sort of indicates that you can't blame the soot totally on engine tune up. This is about what you have found out. Tuning the engines doesn't do much good.
Thanks Corey, you just saved me from spending money needlessly. A friend of mine is a member of the Bayliner Owners Group and he sent me a thread from some of the pilothouse owners (and a few 38 MY owners) who have installed the exhaust extensions and say that they work. I just wish they weren't so damned ugly. But like you, I'm ready for a swim platform extension anyway. I've been considering one for a while now. I, too, would like more space. I would also like a ladder leading up to the line-deck like the 501 has that we saw at the rendevous.
Dave - is your TNT lift a solid deck type? Meaning: no slots?
Corey, Banjoman et. al.,
I'm the one with the TNT lift swim platform on my 85 Connie. The TNT does have 4 sets of oval slits to allow water to pass through as it drops. On the sooting issue, I traveled about 1100 miles from Ft Lauderdale to the Northern Chesapeake in July and had only a very light coating on the port side - no noticeable soot on the starboard side. This is over a 4 week period where it was not washed at all and run about 20 of the 30 days.
Thought for the group: I understand from a thread on Boatdiesel.com that 6-92 engines originally had a number 140 injector, but was later updated to the 145 injector which produced less smoke and soot. According to the numbers I have on my engines left by the rebuilder, I still have the 140's... has anyone changed out to the 145's and can report their situation?
Hi Vicki,
I'm curious, how many hours are on your boat's engines? I don't get soot either but have not participated in the discussion because I have Detroit 6-71's. I have a friend with 6-V92's in a '95 sea-ray and he can't seem to beat the soot problem either, even with the D DEC electronic controls.
You say in your last post: "We have run the boat up on plane for short periods during those outings and normally cruise at about 10-15 RPMS." Did you really mean to say 10-15 knots? The slowest speed a 6V92 will operate at is about 600 rpm.
Greetings to all,
Here's my two cents on the soot issue. I've made two trips with our '85, between MN and Nashville, about 1100 miles each way. On each trip we pushed the boat hard the whole way due to time constraints. Most of the time we ran at 2100 rpm's. I know, we burned a lot of fuel at that speed but found it necessary. I've mentioned this before in previous posts, that we had NO soot. I don't know why. I asked for comments but nobody responded, maybe no one believed me. (Just kidding) About half of the injectors tested weak after the second trip. All 12 were replaced then. After reading earlier posts and now, I'm getting worried that maybe we have a problem because there is no soot. (Kidding again)
Always here but usually silent,
Some boats get soot and some don't which tends to indicate that soot might be an engine tuning related problem since all the Connies have about the same design.
But Dave Ross tuned and retuned his engines to no avail which sort of indicates it isn't an engine tuning problem.
And I have related two trips where soot occured on one but not the other in spite of the fact that the engines were working at exactly the same speed. The only difference was the wind direction which tends to indicate sooting of the transom is related to the wind direction relative to the boat and not a function of engine design or tuning.
We know that soot is created by trying to burn too much fuel with too little air which causes incomplete combustion and the byproduct of that is soot.
There also seems to be a relationship to the year the boat was built. Owners of 1985 boats (Still in the Mood, The Good Life and Five Stars) seem to report no soot while newer boats (Monopoly, Southern Charm, Good Spirits and Interlude) report lots of soot. Furman's 1986 boat Lady (which does not get soot) while not a 1985 boat is a very early 1986 boat. I need to investigate this aspect more thoroughly. What I need is a "soot report" from all the boats in the forum.
It may be that the problem is partly caused by some change in engine design. If that is the case swim platforms and bent exhaust pipes probably won't help.
We also seem to be getting about an equal number of reports from people who have installed bent or extended exhaust pipes that they do or do not work.
This is a mystery inside a conundrum,


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Five popular pop-rock groups - Supper Moment, Chochukmo, Blaster, Deep Inside and SilHungMo - will join with more than 25 youth bands and dance teams to give a high-voltage seven-hour Youth Band Marathon 2014 concert this Sunday (January 5) from 2pm at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza. Admission is free.
With Wong Chi-chung and Jacky Lui as emcees, the concert will feature pop and rock music as well as street dance and jazz dance performances by energetic youth bands and dance groups. In addition, a handicrafts market will be set up to showcase the creativity of the young artists.
The concert will climax with performances by the five pop-rock groups comprising Supper Moment, the winner of the Best Groups Silver Award in Commercial Radio Hong Kong's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2013, acclaimed local band Chochukmo and three emerging groups - Blaster, Deep Inside and SilHungMo.
Youth Band Marathon 2014 is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, with the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Caritas Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and the Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association as programme partners. For more details, please visit the website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Entertainment/EntertainmentOffice/events_details/13youthband/index.html .
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Acclaimed local band Chochukmo.
Emerging pop-rock group: Blaster.
Emerging pop-rock group: Deep Inside.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—For the second night in row, tickets were "sold out" for Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts on Jan. 23.
U.K.-based Singer Georgina Leahy was among the audience members enjoying the New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company.
Ms. Leahy is a graduate of the London Theatre Center, she has toured with the British "Top 10" musician Adam Ant providing backup vocals, and she was part of the semi-finalist group called Girls Roc in Britain's Got Talent.
About Shen Yun, she said, "I absolutely love it. The performers are amazing. They're so in unison; everything's perfect."
She noticed in particular the way the dancers' costumes are used as part of the choreography.
"It's just amazing how they can be all in unison with their costumes," she said. "Costumes aren't even part of your body, but they're managing to work them in a way that makes them part of what you see. I thought that was magical."
In many of the pieces, the dancers' long sleeves or other costume elements move together in original ways. The effect is visually stunning and energy-filled.
Shen Yun tours to over 100 cities worldwide each year on its mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Each performance is a collection of pieces that capture the spirit of this ancient heritage.
The company's website states, "In less than 10 minutes each, Shen Yun dances recount ancient myths, bygone heroes, or celestial paradises. Whether set in the past or contemporary China, every dance embodies traditional Chinese values."
Ms. Leahy said she really enjoyed a piece called When Shaolin Monks Protected the Emperor.
"I love the 'wow' factor," she said. She liked the jumps, flips, leaps, and spins as well as the humor portrayed by the dancers.
Of the male dancers, she said, "I just love the energy. I love the elevation."
She also appreciated the elegance of the female dancers. "It's like they're floating across the stage," she said.
Other aspects of Shen Yun that touched Ms. Leahy were the solo vocalists. She said their voices were beautiful and amazing.
The singers use the bel canto vocal technique while singing Chinese lyrics, which is unparalleled in the world today. The lyrics contain philosophical reflections about life.
Reporting by Albert Roman
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Baseball's oldest bird dogs refuse to give up the hunt
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
They don't see so well anymore, with one unable to read or write, but they still can track a baseball.
They don't hear like they once did, but the crack of the bat is loud and clear.
Their bodies are ravaged with arthritis, congestive heart disease and weakened spines, but rarely do they miss a day of work.
They are baseball's forgotten servants who date to its golden era, and they refuse to let age stand in the way of the game they fiercely love.
They are baseball's oldest talent evaluators, a group of major league scouts born in the 1920s, whose observations remain valuable, even if their salaries have never adjusted for inflation.
"They claim we're the backbone of baseball," says scout Phil Rizzo, 78, of the Seattle Mariners. "Well, damn it, then prove it to us. Treat us with respect. I'll tell you in plain English, if there were no (bleeping) scouts, there would be no baseball."
These men, ranging in age from 78 to 87, survived the Depression. Fought for their country. Raised their families, even if it meant working two jobs.
Today, many still earn less than the poverty level — with four of these veteran scouts earning less than $10,000 a year..
"If it were about the money, we never would have gotten into baseball in the first place," says New York Mets scout Harry Minor, a native of Long Beach. "I got $6,000 my first year in 1960, and I make $8,000 now. But you know what, I've got it made. They pay for my health insurance. I get a $600 car allowance. And they pay for my stamps.
"I've got a beautiful wife and family. And I've got baseball. What more do I need in life?"
These scouts, who have discovered and signed some of the greatest players in the game, long ago vacated their front-office positions. Some were shoved aside by their club after decades of service.
George Genovese, who has a scouting award named in his honor at the annual Professional Scouts Foundation dinner, was fired in 1994 after 32 years with the San Francisco Giants. It didn't matter that he signed the likes of Bobby Bonds, Gary Matthews, George Foster, Garry Maddox and Chili Davis. The Giants were having cut-backs, and at the age of 72, Genovese was among the first to go.
"When teams cut back, the first thing they do is let some of the scouts go, and age works against them," says Arizona Diamondbacks special assistant Roland Hemond, 78, former general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. "That's usually the last time you see him. They aren't able to go to spring training. They can't afford an automobile so you don't see them at major league parks. And they don't invite you to their homes because they're embarrassed of their living condition.
"The next thing you know, they're dead, having died in poverty."
Needy scouts find a friend
The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, founded by Hemond and fellow White Sox executives Dennis Gilbert and Dave Yoakum, has raised nearly $2 million in five years for needy scouts. Yet, many are too embarrassed to seek assistance. The foundation was created too late to save the likes of former scout Sloppy Thurston, who last pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers before scouting, and died penniless in 1973, Hemond said.
Detroit Tigers scout Ellis Williams died from a heart attack in 2002, but the family had no money for funeral services until Gilbert paid for the expenses.
This is why the golden boys of scouting actually feel fortunate, even though in many cases, their opinions have been devalued, with some executives relying more on statistical analysis.
After publication of the 2003 best seller Moneyball, a look at the Oakland Athletics' methods of statistical analysis, 103 scouts lost their jobs, according to Hemond.
"They've done everything they can to screw it up, but it's still a beautiful game," says Minor, who has worked since 1967 for the Mets. "You come to the ballpark every day, and something's going to happen that you've never seen before. That's why I love it."
Says Mariners scout Bob Harrison, 87, who lives in the same home he bought in 1959 in Long Beach: "This is my life. What else would I do? My wife has passed. My kids are grown. I don't want to just sit at home."
Harrison, who has signed 27 major league players, hasn't missed a paycheck since 1961. He last missed a day of work eight years ago when he buried his wife. Arthritis makes his legs weak. But there are no plans of retirement.
"I'm not going to hang around and embarrass myself," says Harrison, who just in the last week, drove from his home to scout games in San Diego, flew to Oakland, and drove to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Angel Stadium in Anaheim. "But as long as I'm productive, I'm going to keep working.
"I'm lucky. I'm in good health. I worry much more about my friends than myself."
Dave Garcia, 87, former manager of the Angels and Cleveland Indians, no longer can read or write his name with his eyesight, but still shows up to work at 4:30 every afternoon for each San Diego Padres home game, watching the games from a handicapped seat.
Minor, 80, who had a pacemaker inserted two years ago and wondered if he'd survive last year after fluid was discovered in his lungs, spends every spring in Phoenix, and summer nights watching the Dodgers or Angels.
Al LaMacchia, 86, who has congestive heart disease, has his wife driving him around Texas, watching minor league and major league games for the Dodgers. He was in San Antonio catching a minor league game Monday and in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday scouting the Mariners-Texas Rangers game.
Genovese, 86, once responsible for signing virtually every player in the Giants' starting lineup in the 1970s, spends his afternoons peering through his pop bottle-thick glasses scouting high-school games for the Dodgers.
"These guys were my heroes growing up," says Gary Hughes, 67, a Chicago Cubs special assistant. "They are true icons in this game. I can't tell you what a great feeling it is to see them.
"They may need baseball, but I'll tell you what, we need them."
Revering the game's history
Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi, son of the late Buzzie Bavasi, a longtime team executive, perhaps has shown more admiration for veteran scouts than anyone. ("No one has done more for the older scouts than he has," says Washington Nationals assistant GM Mike Rizzo, son of Phil Rizzo).
"These guys aren't charity cases," says Bavasi. "I hire them because they're good. They have the experience, and they all know the tricks."
These men are old enough to remember the time when Carl Hubbell, long after his retirement, was beside himself when Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale had the gall to hold out for $100,000. And never did they imagine that one day a team would pay Nolan Ryan $1 million, let alone guarantee $278 million to Alex Rodriguez.
"I may be an old man," says Garcia, "and my mind is not as good as it used to be, but it's still pretty good. That's why I get upset when I hear these announcers say that someone has made the greatest play they've seen. They were saying that (St. Louis Cardinals outfielder) Rick Ankiel's throws last week were the best ever. Come on. I don't mind them praising guys, but you ever hear of Roberto Clemente, Rocky Colavito, Ollie Brown and Cito Gaston?
"People talk about how great A-Rod is. I saw him strike out four times in a game this year. I never saw Joe DiMaggio strike out four times in a month. And to say Albert Pujols is better than Stan Musial? It shouldn't bother me, but it does because nobody brings up players in the past.
"It's just like cellphones. They were a great idea, but how would we ever have come up with it without Alex Graham Bell inventing the telephone? Let's give credit for what the old-timers did."
Minor, who writes notes on his faded black notebook, can't stand using a computer, and still doesn't know how to retrieve messages on his cellphone. If you want a report from Garcia and LaMacchia, it better be by phone.
"I trust my eyes," says LaMacchia, who pitched for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns in 1943, '45 and '46, "not some computer. I have trouble breathing sometimes, but as long as my eyes keep working, I'll be OK."
Worrying about each other
Minor, responsible for the signings of stars like Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Kevin Mitchell and Lenny Dykstra, and around long enough to serve on scouting staffs for the Mets' 1969 and '86 champions, swears this will be his final year of scouting.
Harrison, exhausted and irritated going through the metal detector at the Oakland airport last week, wonders why he keeps plugging away.
LaMacchia, part of two World Series titles with the Toronto Blue Jays but still livid they didn't draft Roger Clemens or Tony Gwynn as he
recommended, worries how long his heart will hold out.
"Harry keeps saying it, and you hear all of his friends say they're going to retire," says Liz Minor, Harry's wife the last 56 years. "But they say that every year. They can't let go. And they shouldn't. They love baseball, and care so much for each other. They're always worrying how each other is doing. It's their life, and it always will be."
Their dear friends, veteran scouts Jerry Gardner and Gene Thompson, died in recent years. But here they are, lifelong friends still going strong, surviving heart attacks, hernias, hemorrhoids, heatstroke and, yes, general managers.
"I tell Liz that at my funeral, don't play that song, I Did It My Way, Minor says. "The only way you survive in this game is by doing it 'their way.' "
One generation at a time.
"These are the guys that should be revered in the game," says New York Yankees vice president Gordon Blakely. "It's a shame they're not. We should be doing everything possible to keep them around, not shooing them off.
"They're legends, and always will be."


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HARRISBURG, PA – On Thursday, November 15, 2012, graduates of an eight-week business mentoring program offered by Ben Franklin's TechCelerator presented their business plan concepts to a panel of local business professionals that included: Doug Neidich from Green Works; Sam Coyl from Netrepid; and Chuck Russell from Collective Intelligence.
A variety of ideas which focused on several market segments and industries such as software development and alternative energy were presented, giving the entrepreneurs the opportunity to experience "pitching" their business concepts to perspective investors, customer, and employees. The participants included:
Jody's Car Sense – Auto repair advice
- Deals 2 Donate – Fundraising software
- Stickybite – Retail loyalty program
- The Usic – Virtual marketplace for "creatives"
- Vivifye –Unique interactive content platform
- Mobitso – Destination management solutions
- Sunbloc – Solar energy cogeneration building systems
Keith Myers, CEO of Sunbloc Systems, remarked, "The most valuable thing we received from this program was an honest, objective opinion of our business model. We were truly amazed by the things we learned over the last few months."
The Executive Director of the TechCelerator, Pam Martin, commented, "All of the participants worked really hard, not only during the eight weeks of the cohort, but also in preparing their final presentations. Everyone did a great job."
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June 15, 2010
It all begins with a smile. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, it is, and it isn't
and here's why.
Sadly, more than 200,000 children are born with cleft lips and cleft palates each year. In fact, every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft condition. Many can't speak. Many can't eat or drink normally. But Operation Smile, Inc., a worldwide medical children's charity based in Norfolk, Virginia, hopes to change that one smile at a time.
Since 1982, Operation Smile has mobilized a large organization of dedicated medical volunteers to provide free surgeries to children in more than 50 countries. The organization, which was founded by plastic surgeons, has treated more than 145,000 children with cleft palates and cleft lips.
Defining Cleft Palates and Cleft Lip
Oral-facial clefts are birth defects in which the tissues of the mouth or lip don't form properly during fetal development. A cleft lip may be accompanied by an opening in the bones of the upper jaw or the upper gum. A cleft palate occurs when the two sides of a palate do not join together, resulting in an opening in the roof of the mouth.
According to the World Health Organization International Collaborative Research on Craniofacial Anomalies, clefts occur in 1 in 700 to 1,000 births in the U.S., making it one of the most common major birth defects.
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So right after we took the turn above, we go a mile or so and suddenly start slowing and Supah has his flashers on and pulls over... As I stop and get my gear off, we find out he ran out of gas.
Borrow a siphon hose?
She ran out of gas, so i had to lay her down...
The bikes that are NOT out of gas...
So lets get the KTM tank lower to siphon out of the S10 while Knightwork goes to chase down DQ and Trailblazer...
Lesson one: Garden hose does not fit down in a S10 tank very well.
Lesson two: A 2 liter coke bottle can be used as a temporary gas can.
Lesson three: When everyone else TOPS OFF, DO IT TOO!!!
(Just kidding, Supah!)
DQ and Knightwork returned with a 2 liter bottle of gas and got us all to the station.
When we got to the station this woman had just topped off her tank and was having trouble kickstarting her shovelhead...
With everyone gassed up, it was time for some gas station chicken... (I bet Supah's tasted like gas!)
Yeah, that was pretty dumb. Thanks to everyone for being patient and thanks DQ for bringing me some go juice!
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As the name open Learning suggests, this implies teaching of education beyond the four walls of the classroom, without the conventional methods of teaching. The greatest advantage of this method is that it makes education accessible to each and every individual, irrespective of geographical distances, socio economic status etc. This system makes ample use of audio visual methods, Internet technology and any similar cutting edge tools and techniques.
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A group of Oshiwambo-speaking farmers charged with illegal grazing and trespassing in western Kavango were on Monday back in court for plea and trial and they all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The northern farmers are accused of illegally grazing cattle, and erecting household structures and cattle posts in the Kwangali area without the consent of Chief Daniel Sitentu Mpasi of the Ukwangali Traditional Authority.
Twenty-five of the accused appeared before Magistrate Victor Nyaso in the Kahenge District Court on Monday.
Having been struck off the roll once in the past following the resignation of the investigating officer, chances of the case ending prematurely are said to be high considering the fact that only one of the 50 witnesses gave their testimony in the Kahenge courtroom on Monday.
Chief Mpasi and most of the witnesses, except for a policeman, were absent during the court proceedings.
Justice in rural areas still seems to be progressing at a snail's pace, as witnesses fail to pitch for set court dates without notifying court officials in advance.
Initially there were 37 accused but on Monday only 25 appeared because four were ill, one passed away and seven were exonerated by Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa, because they are of Kwangali origin, making them eligible to access land within the jurisdiction of the Ukwangali Traditional Authority (UTA).
The deceased was identified as Petrus Mutilifa.
Erastus Sakaria, Emilia Nghilundilwa, Metumo nghilundilwa, Elly Shinwalulu, Aktofel Sakaria, Seth Kaukungwa and Junias Hamana were acquitted.
Court information suggests that the accused all grazed their cattle in the Kwangali area without consent from Mpasi, the UTA Chiefs' Council and the Kavango Communal Land Board.
Dragging on for more than half a decade, the case is described by many as a mirror image of the slow-paced justice system prevailing in the country.
With most of the accused being aged, court proceedings constantly had to be adjourned to allow time for the illegal grazers to visit the restrooms and stretch their legs.
The Oshiwambo-speaking farmers are said to have violated national laws such as Article 102 (subsection 5) and Article 10 (subsection 1) of the Namibian Constitution, the Traditional Act as well as the Communal Land Reform Act.
The case started when Owambo farmers drove more than 1 600 cattle in the jurisdiction of the UTA in 2003.
In 2007, the UTA leader and the Kavango Communal Land Board sought a High Court order to have the farmers and their cattle evicted from the 6 760-square kilometre area.
According to some community leaders, the Owambo-Kwangali grazing feud dates back to 1982, when residents from neighbouring regions such as Ohangwena and Oshikoto started illegally grazing their animals in the Kavango Region.
Some irked accused persons told New Era that they are being drained financially because government is failing to finalize the case.
In 2005, Cabinet decided that all Oshiwambo-speaking farmers and their 60 000 cattle should leave western Kavango.
With Mpasi and his followers being devoted Swapo supporters, political motives are said to have caused the grazing feud - because the Chairman of the Oshiwambo Cattle Herders Association Vilho Hamunyela, is a known member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress.
Hamunyela was imprisoned in 2006 for illegal grazing in Kavango.
The protracted court case is said to be fuelling ethnic, tribal and political conflict between the contending parties.
Defence lawyer Norman Tjombe is legally representing the accused while, Public Prosecutor Clara Mwilima is representing the State during the court proceedings.
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A few thousands votes later, we have found our All-American Girl:
That's right! Your All-American Girl is none other than Michigan's Kate Upton!
Kate Upton held the majority of 37% in the poll and had 500 more votes than runner-up Jennifer Lawrence (who had 24% of the votes).
Though I was really hoping Beyonce would be crowned All-American Girl by Sex.com users, the truth is I knew it would be Kate Upton all along.
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Despite the harsh words, this year Kate Upton was on the Victoria's Secret catalogue's back cover. It turns out that Victoria's Secret recycled the photos from 2011 (when they last booked Kate Upton) because her popularity is through the roof and they would be stupid not to include her. But I don't have to tell you why she's popular. She's a gorgeous, curvy supermodel that likes to do goofy dances in a bikini. I want to tell you why Kate Upton is the perfect All-American Girl…
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It's that openness that has allowed Kate Upton to come up without the help of a photographer or brand and attract a huge fan base. In many ways, she's a self-made supermodel. And I ask you, what is more American than the self-made man?
Benjamin Franklin's writing focused on the virtues of self-reliance and hard work that would later become a part of American identity. Americans have always admired men who have come from nothing and used nothing but hard work and self-reliance like Franklin, Henry Ford, Sean Combs, and many other great Americans.
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- Asian American Civic Association (AACA) -
- $125,000 to support the Building Energy Efficient Maintenance Skills (BEEMS) program and enhanced outreach strategies targeted toward Opportunity Youth.
- $45,000 policy advocacy grant to the AACA on behalf of the Job Training Alliance (JTA).
- Boston Private Industry Council - $97,650 implementation grant for the Healthcare Careers Consortium.
- $5,600 to pilot, track, and analyze outreach strategies to Opportunity Youth.
- $31,500 to implement the College Persistence and Completion technology pilot.
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC) - $20,000 special project grant for the Boston Special Education Transition (B-SET) project's Workforce Development Taskforce to improve transitions of BPS students with disabilities to higher education and the workforce.
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- $4,793 to pilot, track and analyze outreach strategies to Opportunity Youth.
- $25,000 to implement a College Persistence and Completion technology pilot.
- Year Up - $5,000 grant to support enhanced outreach strategies to Opportunity Youth.
- YouthBuild Boston - $29,000 to serve an additional eight young adults and support enhanced outreach strategies to Opportunity Youth.
SkillWorks awarded a first round of Phase III workforce partnership and planning grants in January 2014:
- BEST Corp - A two-year, $109,000 grant to the Hospitality Training Center to provide coaching and training for individuals to enter and advance in good jobs in the hospitality industry.
- Boston Private Industry Council- A $9,240 planning grant to support the Healthcare Careers Consortium, an employer-driven healthcare sector partnership.
- JVS - A two-year, $225,000 grant to the Healthcare Training Institute to provide coaching and career advancement services to front line healthcare workers to help them complete post-secondary education credentials within the next two years. Also, a $10,000 planning grant for the Healthcare Workforce Career Center to lay the groundwork and develop a business plan for launching a healthcare career center.
- Pine Street Inn - A $10,000 planning grant to build a career advancement and credential attainment pathway within Pine Street's IMPACT employment services program for homeless clients.
- YMCA Training Inc.- A two-year, $150,000 grant to create a new training program to address staffing needs faced by health insurance companies and managed care organizations.
- YouthBuild Boston - A two-year, $100,000 grant to enable inner-city young adults to obtain training and industry-recognized credentials, and enter apprenticeships and employment in the building trades.


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Hannover failed to steal a march on Bayern Munich in the race for third place in the Bundesliga as they were held to a goalless draw at Hamburg.
The visitors posed the greater threat throughout, but their potent strike force of Didier Ya Konan and Mohammed Abdellaoue drew a blank. The stalemate left Mirko Slomka's side with just a two-point advantage over fourth-placed Bayern, who take on second-placed Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow.
Elsewhere today, Nurnberg boosted their hopes of European football next season with a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Kaiserslautern. Christian Eigler gave Nurnberg the lead in the 34th minute and Robert Mak secured the win with a strike two minutes into stoppage time.
The result ended a three-game winless run for Nurnberg and moved them within two points of a UEFA Europa League spot. Teenager Roberto Firmino's first Bundesliga goal gave Hoffenheim a 1-0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt which also kept alive their slim hopes of a Europa League berth.
Schalke-Werder stalemate
In the late kick-off, substitute Edu earned UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Schalke a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen. Die Konigsblauen, who reached the last four of Europe's premier club competition earlier this week at the expense of Inter Milan, went behind in the 59th minute to a Sandro Wagner strike before Edu restored parity four minutes later.
At the bottom, Stuttgart scored three goals in 12 second-half minutes to move four points clear of the drop zone with a 3-1 victory at Cologne. Christian Trasch broke the deadlock in the 51st minute and Martin Harnik doubled the visitors' advantage two minutes later before Zdravko Kuzmanovic's 63rd-minute penalty made it 3-0. Milivoje Novakovic pulled a goal back in the 69th minute but it was not enough for Cologne, who saw their eight-match winning home run ended.
Substitute Jan Polak scored in the 89th minute as Wolfsburg grabbed a crucial point in their fight against relegation with a 2-2 home draw against fellow strugglers St Pauli. Mario Mandzukic gave the Wolves the lead after 39 minutes only for St Pauli to level through Deniz Naki 16 minutes into the second half and go ahead through Matthias Lehmann 16 minutes later, before Polak had the final word.


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Re: Is a UDIF impeller suitable?8 February 2012 at 1:29pm
A UDIF (Up-Down Interference Flow) impeller could work for up to 8,000 cp, although impeller type is not the only factor. The rotational speed, impeller diameter, tank diameter, and process requirements are also factors. Emulsion polymerization is difficult to predict as a category of processing, since surfactant, temperature, and other chemistry all interact and affect the process. The UDIF impeller is not a wrong answer, but the impeller type is not the only factor affecting emulsion polymerization.
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We have been using a UDIF agitator for emulsion polymerization mixing for 1cp to 8,000 cp. Is this type of agitator suitable for mixing?
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John McAfee is glad that Intel is dropping his name from McAfee's antivirus software. Bloomberg
The UpTake: Intel is dropping the McAfee name from the antivirus software brand. It's infamous founder, John McAfee, couldn't be happier.
John McAfee is finally glad to be rid of his embarrassing association with McAfee antivirus software.
Intel, which acquired McAfee Inc. in 2011, is dropping the McAfee brand in favor of Intel Security. McAfee founded the eponymous global software security firm in 1987, but left the company in 1994. When we last checked in with the gonzo antivirus pioneer, he was being evicted from his luxury Portland apartment and employing biker bodyguards.
His response to Intel's rebranding was pure McAfee: "I am now everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet," he told the BBC. "These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users. My elation at Intel's decision is beyond words."
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced the name change at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week. It's not clear that McAfee's shenanigans had anything to do with the re-branding.
McAfee's disdain for the product bearing his name is well known.
"Although I've had nothing to do with this company for over 15 years, I still get volumes of mail asking how do I uninstall this software," McAfee said in a salty parody video released in June called "How to Uninstall McAfee Antivirus Software." Warning: the video, embedded below, contains mature themes and John McAfee.
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Climate change is here, and the effects are already being felt across the US. That's the consensus of the Third National Climate Assessment, published today by the US Global Change Research Program. Drawn from a team of 300 scientists with input from 13 US government agencies and vetted by the National Academy of Sciences, the report leaves little room for debate over human-induced warming. Instead, the 831-page report catalogues the current impacts of climate change within the country and argues that urgent efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions while we try to mitigate or adapt to the ongoing effects. Here are just a few of the key resources now under pressure:
Water scarcity is impacting agriculture throughout much of the western half of the US. California is currently in the grip of one of the worst droughts on record. The report suggests the state, which contains one of the country's most important agricultural regions, should get used to it. The same goes for the Great Plains and the arid Southwest, which both face declining water supplies.
Overall, the amount of rain that falls each year is expected to remain roughly unchanged, but it will fall in more concentrated bursts, the report says, with longer dry spells between precipitation. These extremes make it much harder for water managers to store enough water to get big cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas through dry spells. Combined with parched earth, heavier rains also make it more likely that inhabited regions will flood under deluges that are larger than usual.
Food production is intimately linked with water availability, but the report highlights other areas where our changing climate impacts agriculture. Some species of weeds thrive on higher carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, while the most common herbicide in the US – glyphosate, or Roundup – becomes less effective at higher CO2 concentrations. Warmer winters mean that some insect pests will be able to reproduce year round, swelling their numbers and impacting crops and livestock. Already, the European corn borer produces two generations in the warmer south for every one born in northern states.
Carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants are among the main drivers for global climate change. Now America's energy infrastructure is threatened by the change wrought in part by its own emissions. Hotter summers will strain the electrical grid as more people turn on air conditioners. And because water is widely used to generate steam in coal boilers, such plants may encounter trouble as supplies tighten.
Human health
A warming climate has direct impacts on human health. Warmer air favours the formation of ozone at ground level, which is directly associated with increases in respiratory illness and a rise in asthma cases. A warmer climate will also lead to more wildfires, which releases more particulate matter into the air. Assuming no change from the current state of affairs, the report estimates that between 1000 and 4300 people will die prematurely every year from climate change-related air pollution by 2050.
Insect-borne disease is also projected to rise as the climate warms, expanding the range of disease vectors such as fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. It is highly probably that ticks will expand their range to a huge portion of the Midwest by 2080, where they currently don't exist, the report says. Where they go, Lyme disease is likely to follow. Meanwhile, the mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus, which have already been found in Florida, may continue to move north.
Adapt and mitigate
This is just a small slice of climate change's current impact on the US. The full report also catalogues threats to specific ecosystems, cities, rural communities, oceans and indigenous communities. The primary way to mitigate these threats is both incredibly simple and devilishly difficult: reduce greenhouse gas emissions as fast as possible, even to the point of sucking carbon that we've already emitted out of the air.
But at this point, the report suggests that adapting to a warmer world is a necessity, not an option. In some areas, such efforts are already underway. The US government built the National Integrated Drought Information System in 2006 to help the nation manage droughts proactively. And forest managers are working on new ways to manage their woods as windstorms, wildfires, insect outbreaks and floods are projected to become more frequent.
"Over the past few years, the focus moved from the question, 'Is climate changing?' to the equally important question, 'Can society manage unavoidable changes and avoid unmanageable changes?'," the report says. "Both mitigation and adaptation are needed in order to minimize the damages from human-caused climate change and to adapt to the pace and ultimate magnitude of changes that will occur."
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