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Alan J. Keays / Staff Photo Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras, right, and another man deploy an inflatable dam in front of the downtown transit center on West Street during a rain storm Sunday.A powerful summer storm tore through Rutland on Sunday evening, knocking down tree limbs and leaving nearly 9,000 households in the dark.
The storm hit the Rutland region around 5:30 p.m. with a sudden deluge of water, dumping about an inch of rain in 30 minutes, according to Kimberly McMahon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Burlington.
The sudden storm prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash-flood warning for downtown Rutland. In response, the city Department of Public Works deployed a flood barricade at the entrance to the transit center.
The barricade worked well today, said a soaked-to-the-bone Christopher Louras, mayor of Rutland City, as he packed up the PVC barricade after the flooding subsided.
The flood water was so powerful it blew the manhole cover off at the intersection of Wales and West streets. According to Louras, there was flooding in the basement of the Asa Bloomer Building on Merchants Row, but initial reports indicated the water was coming up from the ground and not through the foundation.
The winds estimated by the National Weather Service to be in excess of 58 mph ripped thigh-thick tree branches from their trunks, tearing down power lines throughout the region. River Street was closed on either side of Meadow Street with tangled snarls of limbs and live wires.
As of 9 p.m. Sunday evening, Green Mountain Power reported nearly 7,900 customers were without power, with most of the outages in the Rutland region. Rutland City alone reported 2,167 households without electricity. Rutland Town reported 2,176 outages. Pittsford had 1,500 homes without power, while 800 customers in Proctor were in the dark.
The outage knocked out traffic signals around the city, but motorists successfully navigated the intersections, said Sgt. John Sly with the Rutland City Police Department.
People are driving courteously and taking care at intersections, Sly said. In situations like this, people are usually pretty good about exercising caution.
The storm kept the Rutland City Fire Department hopping. Initial reports to emergency services indicated multiple structure fires around the city, but only one was confirmed, in a warehouse at the intersection of Howe and Union streets. No injuries were reported in the fire.
Weve been responding to downed power lines, blown transformers and electrical service being ripped from the sides of buildings, said Robert L. Schlachter, chief of the Rutland City Fire Department, which received mutual aid from firefighters from Rutland Town and West Rutland.
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Lukmon Lawal's 19-7 defeat by Jordanian Ihab Almatbouli Monday reflected the level of rot that had set on Nigeria's boxing.
Unlike in the past when it was only Cuban boxers that proved tough opponents for amateur Nigerian boxers at the global level, the two male boxers that represented the country were dismal and inexperienced.
Lawal succumbed 5-3, 6-3 and 8-2 in the three rounds of the 81kg, light heavyweight category fight that took place at the ExCel venue of the on going London Olympics.
He showed no brilliance at all in all the rounds and was more of a punching bag in the third. There was nothing to show that Lawal had any lesson in scoring techniques as most of his punches were none scoring.
For Almatbouli, the win was historic for Jordan's boxing at the Olympics.
Almatbouli's win is expected to create big news in his home town, where friends and family, including his five brothers, were reported to have gathered in cafes to watch him live on television.
At the venue itself, he was cheered by team-mates and supporters as the handful Nigerian officials, including the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, watched in horror.
"Everybody back home will be proud. With this achievement hopefully I can become a role model. Despite a difficult life I never stopped doing my sport and it is a dream to be here at an Olympic Games."
Earlier on Sunday, Muiyideen Akanji was similarly battered in the men's 75kg, middleweight clash with Darren O'Neil of Ireland.
The female member of the boxing team, Edith Ogoke, is the only one left in the race as her preliminary bout against Elena Vystropova of Azerbaijan is scheduled for Sunday.
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Unhappy With Your Child's Friends?
Date: March 1, 2011
Tweens and teens are shaping their personalities and learning who they want to become. They're asserting themselves as individuals, and yearning to be trusted to make decisions and learn from mistakes. Sometimes it's difficult for the parents who have spent years protecting their children's to let that happen.
Thanks to technology, kids today are also tethered to their friends (and even strangers) 24-7 via cell phones with text messaging, Facebook and other avenues that aren't easy for parents to monitor regularly. Let's face it: It's just not possible, nor practical, to screen all of your child's interactions in an effort to keep him from making mistakes.
Be tolerant and tactful
If your child has developed a friendship or other relationship that you consider unhealthy, ask yourself why you feel this way. Is it the friend's attitude or appearance? Has your child's behavior changed? Did you hear a rumor? Was there a troubling incident? Before you act, think about whether you may be judging too harshly. Unless you've seen "red flags" signaling potential alcohol or drug use, sexual activity, bullying or other trouble, you may be overreacting. If you've been patient and open-minded and still believe your child is headed down the wrong path, knowing how and when to intervene is crucial.
Tammy Finch, a licensed psychologist in Raleigh, advises parents in this situation to be self-aware, tolerant and tactful.
"Parents have to be careful to focus on not judging another child based on appearance or other superficial issues," she says. "Your child can be friends with someone who has different values than your family and be just fine. Many parents go into a hypercritical mode when what they should do is focus on the effect the relationship is having on their child. You shouldn't talk to your child about how the friend dresses or acts, but what you've noticed about your child's behavior after he's been with that friend. The line in the sand needs to be drawn at the child's safety, not your personal preference."
Let friendships run their course
Tricia Cesari of Winston-Salem, the mother of a 15-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, says she became concerned last year when her son and one of his classmates began spending time at her house while she was at work.
"They'd light candles in the house and burn things, and then they'd lie about it," Cesari says. "Or things would get broken in the house every week, and I'd never know how it happened."
Once at her daughter's birthday party, her son's friend got on the daughter's new bike without permission and rode down the street while the other kids were doing something as a group.
"A lot of little things like that bothered me," Cesari says. She decided to talk to her son about what was going on.
"I tried first to talk him out of [the friendship], which didn't work," she says. She later told her son that he was old enough to make his own decisions about friends, but that she still had the same rules and standards for him, despite how his friend behaved. She also set house rules about when the friend was allowed to visit. Over time, the boys' relationship subsided.
These friendships often run their course with little or no parental intervention. Resist your instinct to demand that your child cut ties with the friend in question. That rarely works, Finch says. In fact, it will likely have the opposite effect.
"If you put yourself in the position of trying to control everything, you're setting yourself up for a power struggle, and you're eventually going to lose," she says. "They can go be friends with whoever they want to be friends with, and you may never know."
Let kids learn from mistakes
Finch says it's important to keep in mind that tweens and teens learn from their mistakes. As long as they're not in harm's way, it should be part of growing up.
"They're getting ready to leave your house in a few years," she says, "and you want them to be able to practice freedom and independence, and be able to make mistakes while they've still got a safety net."
She also suggests getting to know your child's friends better.
"Invite that friend that you're most worried about into your home," Finch advises. "You might learn that friend isn't as scary or dangerous as you had assumed. If not, at least your child is seeing you be open to differences."
Consider the big picture
Kristie Roe, a licensed counselor in Charlotte, agrees that it's important for parents to look at the big picture when it comes to their children's relationships.
"Part of identity formation in adolescence is trying on different identities and types of friends, and seeing what works," Roe says.
She believes that a balanced life is necessary so tweens and teens don't become bogged down in unhealthy relationships.
"Step back and look at the landscape of your child's life," she says. "Is he or she engaged in a hobby or sport? Are they striving academically for success? If you've got a nice, balanced picture, where there are one or two friends you're worried about, step back. More often than not, that relationship will be short-lived. Try not to stay focused on the one friend, as long as there's diversity in the child's life."
But what if things are out of balance? At times, parents do need to intervene, and it may be helpful to get to know the friend's parents, Roe says.
"If they come from the same mind-set as you, that's a real plus, and you can work together to make sure the kids are doing OK and manage the relationship better," she says.
Communication is crucial
Communication with your child is essential, but choose your words carefully, Roe says. "Start a dialogue about what's happening," she said, "but don't speak negatively. If there's something the child is connecting with in that friend, they will feel like the parent is attacking them, too. Talk about the behaviors rather than the friend in question."
Choosing friends is a necessary part of adolescence, and you're not always going to understand or agree with the choices your child makes. Observation and communication are keys to knowing when he or she is developing healthy relationships versus when it's time to have a talk about behaviors and consequences.
"Stay calm, cool and collected, and watch from the sidelines," Finch says.
"You're going to be much more likely to know when to intervene and when to leave things alone."
Tammy Holoman is a Winston-Salem-based freelance writer.
Stay in Tune with Your Teens
The following tips can help you ward off trouble and know what's happening with your tween or teen:
- Be involved with your child's school and extracurricular activities.
- Know where your child is at all times, and check in when you're apart.
- Set boundaries, including house rules like curfews.
- Limit TV time and monitor Internet use whenever possible.
- Make family time a priority.
- Find supervised activities your child enjoys.
- Put the brakes on if you suspect your child may be engaging in risky behavior.
- Talk to other parents, and don't be afraid to seek professional help if you feel like you're losing your footing.


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DAVENPORT, Iowa - A former Coralville attorney was indicted this week on three counts of filing false tax returns but a superseding indictment was filed Wednesday also charging him with 11 counts of mail fraud.
Dennis Bjorklund, 45, of Coralville, who lost his license in 2006 for an ethics violation, is charged with 11 counts of mail fraud and three counts of making and subscribing a false tax return, according to an indictment filed in U.S. Southern District Court.
Bjorklund, as a criminal defense attorney between Aug. 1, 2005 through Aug. 31, 2006, would encourage potential clients charged with drunken driving to make a voluntary charitable contribution to obtain a more "favorable resolution," according to the indictment. The specific charity recommended was "Re-Adapt."
Bjorklund on Sept. 2005 started an alleged non-profit organization, "Rehabiliative Enterprises for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Training, also called Re-Adapt, according to the indictment.
As part of the scheme, another person, "S.N.," opened a post office box in Coralville under the name Re-Adapt and Bjorklund directed another person, J.K., to open a bank account in Wisconsin under the same name with an address of the post office box. Money orders, cashier's checks and personal checks were mailed to the post office box in Coralville and then later deposited in the Wisconsin account.
Checks were written and drawn on the Re-Adapt bank account and payable to entities owned and controlled by Bjorklund, including Bjorklund Law Firm, according to the indictment.
The false tax returns filed in 2003 for total income of $16,876 and in 2005 for $19,182. He also reported a total income loss in 2006 for $15,440. Bjorklund failed to report rental income received from the McKinley Building during those years, according to the indictment.
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Burghead is a small town in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom about 8 miles.North-West of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a Peninsula which projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, meaning that most of the town has sea on 3 sides. The present town was built between 1805 and 1809, destroying in the process more than half of the site of an important Pictish hill fort. General Roy's map shows the defences as they existed in the 18th century but he wrongly attributed them to the Romans. The fort was probably a major pictish centre and was where carved slabs depicting bulls were found; they are known as the Burghead Bulls. A chambered well of some considerable antiquity was discovered in 1809. Each year on January 11th a fire festival known as the burning of the clavie takes place, it is thought the festival dates back to the 1700s. Burghead is often known as The Broch by locals; confusingly, Fraserburgh is also known by this name.
A pagan fire festival called the burning of the clavie is held on 11 January each year, except when the 11th is a Sunday, in which case it takes place on the 10th. The event starts at 18:00 on Granary street and should end at approximately 19:30.
In 1599, the Scottish parliament passed a law under James VI to make 1 January the official New Years Day and that the year 1600 would be the first time of its use but kept the Julian calendar. Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752 when the day following the 2 September was the 14 September. The 'Auld Yuil' [al il] (Old Yule) was therefore celebrated 12 days after the 1 January and the clavie burning was on the eve of the new year. On 20 January 1689 the young men of the village were rebuked by the church courts for "having made a burning clavie, paying it superstitious worship, and blessing the boats after the old heathen custom. The tradition nonetheless survives.
The clavie is a barrel which is filled with bits of tar and wood. It is nailed onto a pole with a specially forged nail. It has to be specially made to leave a space for the carrier's head below the staves holding up the burning clavie. A group of about 15 men known as the clavie crew, traditionally fishermen and headed by the clavie king, take turns to carry the burning clavie on a set route clockwise round the streets of the old part of the town. The clavie crew stop to present bits of smouldering embers to certain households and the three public houses in the village to bring them good luck for the following year, there are also set points at which they stop to refuel. At the end of the route the clavie is put onto a stone altar (which was not constructed until the 19th century) upon Doorie Hill, More fuel is added, often setting the whole side of the hill alight in the process. The barrel eventually collapses and the blazing embers are scattered all over the hilltop before they are collected and given out for good luck although it is said in the past the embers were kept as charms against witchcraft. It used to be customary to carry the clavie round every boat and vessel in the harbour, this part of the ceremony was later discounted, presumably because it became impossible as the harbour became more busy.
Burghead is represented at The Moray Council by the Heldon & Laich ward, from which four councillors are elected. The members elected from this ward as of May 3 2007 are; Allan Grant Wright (Scottish Conservative and unionist), John Christopher Hogg (Independent), Eric Morrison Mcgillivary (Independent) and David Christie Stewart (Scottish National Party). Moray Council is currently controlled by an Independent/Conservative Coalition.
Burghead was previously represented at Moray Council by the Burghsea ward from which one councillor was elected under the first past the post electoral system. Since May 3 2007 the STV electoral system has been used in local elections throughout Scotland, which means that Burghead is represented by several councillors in the significantly larger Heldon & Laich ward.
Males in Burghead make up 53.6% of the population, this is higher than the figure of 49.97% for Moray which itself is slightly higher than the 48.05% for Scotland. Males in Burghead do not outnumber females nearly as much over the age of 25 as they do under 25, as the number of males per female is significantly lower over age 25 (1.05) than it is under 25 (1.45).
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England: 19.76%
Wales: 1.34%
Northern Ireland: 0.85% Republic of Ireland: 0.3%
Rest of Europe: 1.71%
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75+ years: 5.3%
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Sources: Scotland's Census Results Online, General Register Office for Scotland and Moray Council (2001 Census data)
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Burghead and the Moray area in general is heavily dependent on the two Royal Air Force stations, RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Kinloss which are located at roughly equal distances on either side of Burghead.
In 2005 the stations contributed £156.5 million to the Moray economy, of which £76.6 million was retained and spent locally. The stations are responsible for providing, directly or indirectly, 21 per cent of all employment in the Moray area. Other sectors offering significant employment are local authority, construction and real estate, food and drink, transport, tourism, business services and wholesale/retail.
In the past fishing was a very large part of the economy of Burghead. Fishing now contributes very little to the overall economy; in 2001, fishing accounted for just 2.12% of employment in Burghead.
Just outside Burghead there is a large radio transmitter owned by National Grid Wireless, the Burghead transmitting station.
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Burghead Thistle compete in Division One of the SJFA North Region and play their home games at Forrest Park, just outside Burghead. in 2008 Thistle were awarded the Elginshire Cup without playing in a Final after New Elgin and Lossiemouth United were both thrown out of the competition.
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Juba — The Undersecretary for Labour in the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development, Madam Helen Achiro, has urged development partners to finance the construction of structures to alleviate the severe accommodation problem at Malakal Vocational Training Centre in Upper Nile State.
Madam Achiro said trainees at the VTC from the counties faced the problem of accommodation, adding that development partners should facilitate the United Nations Industrial and Development Organisation (UNIDO) to address the matter urgently.
Madam Achiro further said training materials that were not available locally would have to be purchased from Juba or even imported from outside. Noting that the Malakal VTC has no clinic, the Undersecretary appealed to the state Ministry of Health to coordinate with the centre to ensure the provision of medical services to the trainees.
The Undersecretary was speaking after a coordination meeting of the UNIDO Sustainable Food Security through Community-bases Livelihoods Development and Water Harvesting in South Sudan Project that was held at the Malakal VTC.
She called on the state Ministry of Agriculture to liaise with the centre which has an instructor in agricultural engineering, adding that this will facilitate the training of locals in the repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery.
She asked the World Food Programme to sensitise the state residents on food production saying this would ensure boost food security in the state.
Meanwhile State Minister for Labour, Public Service and Human Resourve Deverlopment in Upper Nile Mr. Aban Makol, expressed some of the challenges facing the centre, adding that it has to be addressed with great concerned.
Speaking during the occasion, Project Coordinator Laraisse El Serginy said the aim of the project was to upgrade South Sudan's human resource base to higher levels with beneficiaries participating more local community development.
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BEIRUT: On the occasion of International Francophone Day, President Michel Sleiman said Tuesday that Lebanon is a model of dialogue between different cultures and religions, and urged the world Francophone community to expand its influence.
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He added that Lebanon represents an international model for different cultures, religions and civilizations to engage in dialogue. International Francophone Day commemorates the founding of the international organization that includes governments whose mother language or secondary language is French or most of whose population consists of French speakers.
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Housing everything from weddings to wild boar, the castle is a crenelated monument to mystery and history, where owls are trained, children attend medieval feasts, and knights battle dragons. This medieval castle has been passed down through generations since building in 1379 and is still thriving today, having once housed the imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots . Nowadays, the castle sheds light on its past with photo shoot and educational opportunities, while hosting plays, re-enactments, and family activities.
Designed for two to enjoy, a Falconer-for-a-Day experience gives a taste of hawk handling, flying, and management, over seven hours. For an equally uplifting experience lasting up to an hour, a pair of guests can opt for a Hawk Walk, strolling through stunning Yorkshire countryside, with a Harris Hawk flying to and from their fist. Lunch can be purchased in the tea room, or guests can bring it with them.
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A COW called Pampa Mansa could be the key to cutting the high cost of human growth hormone, which is used to treat thousands of children with growth problems. The genetically modified Jersey cow produces so much of the hormone in her milk that just 15 cows like her could meet the current world demand.
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A few years ago, Scouting for Girls sang, 'I wish I was James Bond, just for the day.' With 'Unlock the 007 in you', Coke Zero seems to promise that this is possible for your average punter.
Now, before I go any further, I will admit to the fact that I have never seen a single James Bond film. Nope, not one. In fact, it's kind of become a badge of honour with me. Not to mention a sort of perennial conversation with my friends as well as my colleagues at Ipsos ASI: when will I pop my Bond cherry? Will it be with Skyfall? Or should I start with the back catalogue? Or maintain my ignorance? Who knows…
Does that mean I miss the joy or the fun of this ad? Or of Bond's 50th anniversary? Or of anything Bond related, for that matter? I'd argue not. And I'd also argue that this is to the benefit of any brand that can truly leverage Bond (or any other such property).
Let's start with the question of whether or not I miss the point. If you have lived in the English-speaking world (and probably beyond) in the past 50 years, Bond is difficult to escape. He's a strong meme: he's everywhere influencing many things and morphing to suit the times. That means that I still smile with appreciation when I see this ad, enjoying not only the storyline but also, as a geeked out ad researcher, the way the brand is fuelling the storyline.
This means that, even if the Bond-watching audience is smaller than the actual universe (although my friends tell me that I'm the only one who's never seen Bond), that the power of the tie-in goes beyond just those who plan to watch Skyfall. Of course, it may be less aspirational for me (I must admit that I don't necessarily wish I were James Bond, even for the day) than it might be for, say, my husband, it can still touch an emotional chord and resonate.
Back to the ad itself, what I admire most is that the brand is not overshadowed by Bond. And Bond casts a big shadow. Many of the lessons about using celebrities that I've discussed in the past are still relevant in this situation, the most important of which is to ensure that the brand still shines. Coke Zero has done a great job because the brand is the hero of the ad by enabling the guy to get the girl. Making the brand the hero in this circumstance is not easy to do, and thus it should be applauded.
What lesson can others take from this? The main lesson is to look at how the brand plays a key role in the storyline. While it's possible to tell the story of what happens without the brand, it's much more difficult than if the brand had merely been tagged onto the end. But it's also good to pause and ask if there are ways that you can leverage the property to reach beyond the natural target of the meme.
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Perplexing observations beamed back by a NASA spacecraft are fuelling debates about a mystery of biblical proportions - is our Universe infinite? Scientists have announced tantalising hints that the Universe is actually relatively small, with a hall-of-mirrors illusion tricking us into thinking that space stretches on forever.
However, work by a second team seems to contradict this, and scientists are now busy trying to resolve the conundrum. "Whether space is finite is something people have been asking since ancient times, and probably before that," says mathematician Jeffrey Weeks from Canton, New York. "If we resolved this and confirmed that space is finite, this would be an enormous step forward in our understanding of nature."
At the centre of the debate are observations by NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which was launched in 2001. The probe measures temperature ripples in the "cosmic microwave background", the afterglow radiation from the big bang fireball.
Astronomers are interested in how strong different sizes of ripples are, as this reveals vital information about the early Universe, and might tell us how big the Universe is today. Many astronomers suspect that the Universe is infinite.
In that case, the microwave background ripples should have an unlimited range of sizes. But while WMAP's observations of small-scale ripples have matched predictions for an infinite Universe almost perfectly, the large-scale measurements have not. On the largest scales, WMAP has shown that the ripples almost disappear (see graphic, top).
Hall of mirrors
It could just be down to chance. Computer simulations that model the birth of the microwave background create this pattern once every few hundred runs. But it could mean that space itself is not big enough to support the broadest ripples, according to Weeks.
"Just as the vibrations of a bell cannot be larger than the bell itself, any fluctuations in space cannot be larger than space itself," he says.
Weeks and his colleagues, a team of astrophysicists in France, say the WMAP results suggest that the Universe is not only small, but that space wraps back on itself in a bizarre way (Nature, vol 425, p 593).
Despite being finite, the Universe would not have any kind of edge. If a spacecraft blasted off in what we'd perceive to be a straight line - the line a beam of light would follow - it would eventually end up back where it started.
Because of this odd wraparound effect, the light from one galaxy could follow two different routes to the Earth, so the same galaxy would appear in two different parts of the sky. Effectively, the Universe would be like a hall of mirrors, with the wraparound effect producing multiple images of everything inside.
Identical pentagons
According to Weeks, the WMAP results point to a very specific illusion - that our Universe seems like an endlessly repeating set of dodecahedrons, football-like shapes with a surface of 12 identical pentagons. If you exit the football through one pentagon, you re-enter the same region through the opposite face and you keep meeting the same galaxies over and over again (see graphic, bottom).
Weeks says the match between the predictions of his repeating-football model and the WMAP observations is striking: "I was just blown away, the results are far better than I could have imagined."
If confirmed, they would indeed be stunning. They would mean that the Universe is relatively small, something like 70 billion light years across. What's more, we could in theory see the entire cosmos and check that there are no hidden corners where the laws of physics are different.
For instance, it would rule out exotic ideas such as chaotic inflation, which suggests our local Universe is just one of myriad expanding bubbles beyond eyeshot, each with slightly different physical laws.
It would also banish the philosophical paradoxes of an infinite Universe, such as the idea that every person on Earth has an infinite number of alien doubles leading parallel lives. "If we could prove that the Universe was finite and small, that would be earth-shattering," says David Spergel of Princeton University in New Jersey. "It would really change our view of the Universe."
Matching circles
However, in response to Weeks's report, Spergel and his colleagues have announced evidence that contradicts the findings. They showed previously that if the Universe does produce a hall-of-mirrors effect, it should be possible to find a pattern of matching circles in the microwave background around which the fluctuations are identical (New Scientist print edition, 19 September 1998, p 28).
Weeks's theory predicts six specific pairs of matching circles in the sky, but Spergel's team has had no luck finding them in WMAP data. "Weeks's team has a very powerful model that's nice because it makes a very specific prediction about the pattern we should see on the sky," says Spergel. "However, we've looked for it, and we don't see it."
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MELVILLE, NY (June 11, 2013) – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country's largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce its Long Island office has been named a winner of the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility for its exemplary workplace practices.
Bestowed by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management, the Sloan award recognizes employers that have distinguished themselves in Long Island and across the country. Winners are identified through a rigorous selection process, which involves an evaluation of employers' flexibility programs and practices, including telecommuting, job sharing and phased retirement programs, as well as a confidential employee survey.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley asked nearly 1,800 of University of Maryland, Baltimore's professional school graduates, "Is this world going to change us, or are we going to change the world?"
O'Malley, a Maryland law school graduate who wore its purple academic colors Friday afternoon, spoke of his joy when his wife, Katie, graduated from the same school. He said that at the time, they had a 1-year-old at home and one on the way.


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Accusations of over exertion from other reviewers aside, this wrench is just not up to snuff as a track nut wrench for everyone. If you have solid nuts made of high quality steel, you might be fine, but on cheaper, softer nuts like the ones on my bike (OEM nuts on Langster wheels), then you need to be exceedingly careful or face rounding the nuts as with any low quality tool. This is due to low precision manufacturing, the wrench does not precisely fit my nuts, wiggle between wrench and nut, always leads to the possibility of rounding. This wrench does not allow me to tighten my tracknuts enough to secure the wheel without slippage on my SS track ends, this is a problem, plain and simple. Properly tightened nuts do not require a separate axle minder to hold position. The plus side is that this is an awesome bottle opener with some good bike style flair. I keep this in my kitchen now, rather than my seat bag or shop tools and it's a funny conversation starter when I hand it to a buddy to open a brew.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Thin and damages your nuts!
By johnnyb
from Fairfax, CA
Like another reviewer said; the wrench is too thin and will cut into your axle nuts and damage them. You need a bit of torque to tighten axle nuts and when using this IT WILL cut into your bolts. Other parts are useful and I'll keep in my tool box, bit I'm using a Park singlespeed tool.
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No, not really.
By Horse Badorities
from NYC
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The metal is too thin to turn either axle nuts or spoke nipples without rounding them off. It will work sometimes, but will damage them sometimes (which is too often). Okay as a cone wrench.
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By Brimstone
from Tampa, Florida, USA
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The tools is nice and long (15.5 cm) which affords good leverage. Probably 2-3 times the thickness of a pedal wrench (but thin enough to be used as such). Wide, 4.5 cm at the head, which lends confidence that it won't warp under torque. Mine includes a bottle opener cutout. Which is of course completely unnecessary, any peddlin' drunk worth his chain lube can flip open a beer bottle using the wrench prongs. But I suppose it does help lighten the not insignificant tool weight. BTW, Nashbar, get a flippin' scale and post the weights of stuff you sell, please. You're a BICYCLE vendor, for chrissake.Finish is nicely chromed, looks stainless, but it's ferrous. No rust problems yet with it mounted on the outside of my bike for a few months. The 'resin' handle coating feels good and gives good grip with a useful tread pattern on one side only. The two spoke wrench cutouts and the long handle make one of the most usable road-tool spoke wrenches I've encountered. But they make the neck appear disconcertingly thin and gives rise to fear that the tire lever may snap off while bearing the brunt of a road-side rain-soaked flat-fixing rage. However having used it several times now, it feels rock solid. No doubt much stronger than any all-'resin' levers out there. The lever itself is well shaped, not thin enough to encourage milksop handling but not too thick to prevent easy sliding under the bead.The two center holes you see are sized for water bottle cage hole mounting. Despite being christened a 'Single Speed Spanner' this tool is likely of more use to those, like myself, who ride an internal geared hub bike. Any adult gnarly enough to ride around with a single gear should be gnarly enough to remove the wheels using her/his teeth. Just watch the lip piercings. Tools and gears are dead weight and interlocutors between the real bicyclists and his/her machine. They preclude the primal experience which cycling is meant to be and are best left to wimps like myself.And so, being a weeny with an IGH my bike has an unused threaded hole on the drive side near the rear axle where a dérailleur would otherwise be mounted. I found that the tool mounts nicely by placing the wrench over the axle nut and securing the far end with a hexbolt through one tool mounting hole. Looks nice, like original equipment. It's discreet and leaves no doubt to the discerning eye that I am indeed a wimp that doesn't hesitate to employ both tools and gears to insure my cycling comfort. Needless to say I don't have any metal in my face, either.I note that reviewer 'Phil' from NY,NY states he has stripped his axle nuts with this tool. I'll refrain from observing that overexertion resulting from the angst of being from a place like NY,NY frequently leads to abused tools and nuts and simply advise Phil to investigate 'banjo nuts', AKA 'tug nuts'. I refer here to the chain tensioning variety and not to overzealous Pete Seegar fans or twitchy hiphop aficionados.I'll close by stating that this tool works extremely well for it's stated purposes and seems to be an exceptional value compared to all other similar tools I've encountered. Highly recommended.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Fine tool for a great price
By Alex
from DC
This and a multitool are the only tools I usually have in my hip bag / back pocket when riding around town. The tire lever is well reinforced and it hasn't broken yet, and the 15mm wrench works just fine. I don't know what the reviewer who stripped his nuts was doing... unless those nuts were made of lead, I can't imagine trying to use that much force to tighten or loosen a set of track nuts. The thinness of the tool is a big selling point; it fits easily in a back jeans pocket.The bottle opener is also a nice touch.For the price, you can't go wrong here.
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Too thin, strips axle nuts
By Phil
from New York, NY
I bought this to keep with me when riding my fixed gear for changing flat tires. The wrench material is stamped and is too thin to properly grip the axle nut so it just strips a section of the nut the width of the wrench's thickness. This wrench is a good idea, it's just poorly executed.
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5 comments:
- Steph said...
Kellie, I'm so impressed! I want to try that out, but I need to know, how hard did you have to shake? I just dont know if my arms could handle that kind of workout right now!
- March 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Kellie & Marc said...
I did end up giving it to Marc a couple times so I could take a break, but we realized that I just had too much in the jar. Once I separated it into two batches it was much easier. My mom said that my great grandma used to sit down and do it by rolling it up and down and from side to side over her leg.
- March 25, 2008 at 6:27 AM
- Lori said...
That is awesome! I've got to try this!
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- Bad Human? said...
My fiance and I did this with our kitchenaid and it works great. We have a cow share so we get raw milk delivered each week and now we don't have to buy butter, cream, or buttermilk anymore.
- March 31, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- Rose said...
Awesome!!! (Sorry, little behind in blog reading. :) ) Just last week I realized the only safe butter for Claire cost over $7!!! I was trying to decide if it would be cheaper to just make it myself. Now I'll have to try it!
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