text:
Dear Friends:
Please read my November E-Newsletter to learn about what I'm doing on your behalf in the Capitol and at home in the 23rd Senate District.
In this issue
Legislative Update: Creating Jobs & Protecting Children
As I speak to constituents throughout my Senate District, despite people's different viewpoints and backgrounds, there are always common themes. People are worried about jobs, they are concerned about public safety and they want our children to be protected from danger, to grow up in a healthy environment and to receive a good education. I focus on legislation that furthers those goals and I'm pleased to announce that Governor Brown has signed many of my bills that are designed to create jobs, protect our most vulnerable citizens and improve public safety.
Job Creator
My SB 617 - Regulatory Reform bill is called a "job creator" by business leaders and was supported by the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. This measure requires state agencies to complete a more rigorous assessment of the economic impacts, including the benefits, of major regulations before they are adopted. Many regulations in our state are important safeguards for our air, our water, and the health of our citizens. But we must look at how new regulations accomplish their objective in the most cost effective way, and how we can protect the environment, workers and public health, while making it easier and less expensive to do business in California.
Protecting Children from BPA and Lead
Despite intensive lobbying by the American Chemistry Council, a bill I worked on for the past three years - which will ban toxic BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups - has been signed into law. This has been a real David and Goliath fight and I'm thrilled the governor chose infants over industry. This year I co-authored AB 1319 with Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina Del Rey). BPA is a hormone-disrupting chemical that has been linked to early puberty, childhood obesity, breast cancer and neurological and behavioral changes including autism and hyperactivity. There is no reason for manufacturers to use BPA in products for our most vulnerable citizens when there are safe alternatives.
On the same day the governor signed the BPA bill, he also signed my bill to crack down on lead in children's jewelry. I carried the original bill in 2006 that banned lead in jewelry. But some companies exploited a loophole to repeatedly violate the law while incurring few penalties. My SB 646 - Lead Enforcement bill will close that enforcement loophole and protect children from the dangers of lead.
My other bills that are aimed at children's health and education and were signed by the governor include:
SB 502 - Hospital Infant Feeding Act - Seeks to improve infant nutrition in California hospitals by requiring hospitals with a perinatal unit to have a posted infant feeding policy that promotes breastfeeding.
Sponsor: CA Women, Infants and Children's Association.
SB 381 - Inter-District School Transfers - Ensures that California students continue to be allowed to attend school in the district where a parent or guardian is employed, rather than where the student resides (until 2017).
Public Safety
In last month's e-newsletter I told you about my SB 179 - Sexually Violent Predator bill, which was sponsored by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and signed by the governor. It will protect the public from sexually violent predators by requiring that those sex predators serve their court-ordered parole after they are released from state hospital custody and into the community.
My other public safety measures signed by the governor include:
SB 723 - Domestic Violence Prevention - Allows criminal courts to issue protective orders for up to 10 years based on any domestic violence misdemeanor or felony conviction.
Sponsor: LA District Attorney and California District Attorneys Association
SB 61 - Wiretap Extension - Extends the January 2012 sunset on California's wiretap law, which includes both telephonic and electronic technology, to January 2015. Last year I updated California's wiretap law to include all electronic technology such as e-mail and texting.
Sponsor: Los Angeles District Attorney
Unfortunately, the governor vetoed another measure aimed at protecting senior citizens and dependent adults from predators. SB 586 - Elder/Dependent Abuse - was brought to me by Liz Sanders of Woodland Hills. Her mother was fleeced of her life savings by her in-home care giver using a bank-issued signature stamp. My bill, sponsored by AARP and the California Senior Legislature, would have put restrictions on the issuance of these signature stamps and would have doubled the fines for all elder abuse crimes.
My other bills signed by the governor this year include:
SB 152 - Rent Equity - Requires the State Lands Commission to charge appropriate and fair rents for all private recreational piers built over state land. Once fully implemented, this bill will bring in approximately $2.5 million per year to the state's General Fund.
Sponsor: State Lands Commission
SB 170 - Air Pollution - Gives local air districts the option to negotiate for a share of revenues with entities that provide research and development for new technologies that reduce pollution and have other public benefits.
Sponsor: South Coast Air Quality Management District
SB 224 - DWR Contracting Authority - Gives the Department of Water Resources the same exception to contract reviews from the Department of General Services as is currently allowed CalTrans. This bill will eliminate costly contract delays and duplicative and unnecessary bureaucratic review.
SB 233 - Physician Assistants/Emergency Rooms - Allows Physicians Assistants and other mid-level healthcare providers to continue to provide services in emergency departments across the state.
Sponsor: CA Academy of Physician Assistants
SB 454 - Energy Efficiency Standards - Ensures that consumers are getting a fair deal from companies selling energy efficient products and services by giving the California Energy Commission the ability to enforce efficiency code violations for appliances, and requires permits before energy efficiency rebates can be disbursed by investor-owned utilities.
Sponsor: NRDC and State Building and Construction Trades Council
SB 679 - Energy Conservation Projects - Reallocates $25 million to the Energy Conservation Assistance Account at the California Energy Commission to provide revolving loans at low interest to local governments for energy efficiency retrofits.
SB 913 - Medical Exams for Juvenile Offenders - Gives probation officers and county medical staff the legal authority to consent to and provide medical care to juvenile detainees when the parent or legal guardian cannot be found. This bill is designed to ensure that minors, who have been taken into custody and placed in juvenile facilities, receive physical examinations in an effort to prevent the spread of TB, whooping cough, diabetes, etc. This bill will prevent unnecessary court and emergency room costs that can spiral out of control when child does not receive early intervention.
Sponsor: Los Angeles County
The following bill was vetoed by the governor:
SB 263 - Well Completion Logs - Would have made well completion reports more widely available to government agencies, academics, geologists, geophysicists, hydrologists, civil engineers, water well contractors.
L.A. River Restoration: Progress and Opportunity
As Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Urban Rivers, I recently held a joint hearing on the restoration of the L.A. River titled: "Progress and Opportunity: the Future of the Los Angeles River and its San Fernando Tributaries". The hearing was held with the Assembly Select Committee on the Revitalization of the L.A. River and Pacoima Wash, chaired by Assemblymember Filipe Fuentes (D-Los Angeles). The hearing focused on the San Fernando Valley portion of the 51 mile-long L.A. River and included updates from community groups as well as city, county, and federal officials about efforts to restore and protect the river.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has included the river in an urban river pilot project to create safe, healthy and accessible outdoor spaces. Plans call for re-greening this once wild river that was turned into a flood control channel in the 1930's. The goal is to tear out tons of concrete and create a recreational resource for the San Fernando Valley, with trees, parks, and bike paths. This is an important resource that deserves to be restored. I'd like to thank all of the participants for their testimony and all of the attendees for their interest and their ideas for revitalization. To view the hearing, click here.
Preparing for Sea Level Rise
As Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Select Committee on the Environment, the Economy, and Climate Change, I recently held a hearing titled "Climate Change Adaptation: Impacts in Southern California." The hearing focused on the latest climate change science and what the impacts, such as sea level rise and other climate-related extreme events, will mean to jobs and the local economy, public health, and natural resources. Dr. Tony Haymet, the Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and a renowned expert on climate change impacts, testified that sea level rise along the Southern California coast will dramatically damage area beaches and will have a negative impact on the local economy, which relies on beach tourism. While some of the information presented at the hearing was dire, Julia Levin with the California Natural Resources Agency, pointed out that mitigation efforts will provide much-needed jobs and other benefits to the state's population. We simply must be diligent in our efforts to combat and adapt to climate change. For more information on the hearing, click here.
Taste of Encino
I had a wonderful time recently at the Taste of Encino. This was the 4th Annual Taste of Encino, presented by the Encino Chamber of Commerce, and I had the opportunity to meet with countless constituents from the San Fernando Valley as well as business and civic leaders. This is always a great community event filled with great food from local restaurants, arts and crafts vendors, a local business exhibition along with a home improvement section, a kid's corner, plenty of entertainment and live music, and a beer and wine pavilion. A portion of the proceeds raised at the "Taste of Encino" is used to fund local school and community projects.
Meeting with Homeowners in Sherman Oaks and Woodland Hills
I had the honor to speak at recent meetings of both the Woodland Hills Neighborhood Council and the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association. Both groups are very active and dedicated to making their communities safe, wonderful places to live. I had a chance to update members on the legislative session and hear about concerns regarding upcoming development in both areas. I always enjoy meeting with local homeowners groups and hearing from my constituents on local issues.
Urban Forests Award
I was honored recently to be awarded the 2011 "Community Building with Trees Award" by the California Urban Forests Council (CUFC). CUFC Executive Director Nancy Hughes says the award is given to a public official whose mission demonstrates a significant contribution utilizing urban forestry to enhance our quality of life. She said I was recognized for my work on environmental protection, storm water reuse, energy efficiency, and efforts to restore the L.A. River. The California Urban Forests Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to making California communities cleaner, healthier and more prosperous by supporting programs to improve air quality and urban greening, conserve and protect water and improve quality of life. For more information on the Urban Forests Council, visit their website.
Green California Schools Summit
I was thrilled to be honored with the "Inspiration Award" from students with the Green Youth Movement at the Green California School Summit. The award recognizes my work to create the California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). My EEI bill was signed into law in 2003 and sets up a framework for bringing education about the environment into K-12 classrooms. The EEI curriculum is now being taught in school districts across the state including the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. During the Green Schools Summit, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Sierra Club Chair Carl Pope both spoke of the health and job-creating economic benefits of green investing in our schools. Hundreds of educational professionals attended the two-day event, which included sessions on topics ranging from energy efficiency to edible school gardens, along with an exhibit hall of green products and services.
Sustainability Award
Each month I recognize a business, person or organization in my district that is dedicated to preserving our environment by living and working responsibly. This month I'm proud to announce that I presented an Environmental Sustainability Award to Westfield Topanga Solar Installation. Westfield has launched a $6.6 million solar energy initiative at Westfield Topanga and Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks. Once complete, Topanga and Fashion Square rooftop systems combined will generate more than 2.4 million kWh of energy. This amount of clean energy results in the equivalent of eliminating the CO2 emissions from over 189,000 gallons of gasoline consumed, or the electricity use of close to 200 homes.
Help for the Holidays
If your family is one of the many struggling this holiday season I would urge you to research the non-profits in your area that can be meet your needs. I have listed just a few of the many valuable organizations serving the residents of the 23rd Senate District.
Connecting with Constituents
Finally, I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!


text:
July 31, 2015
The House Agriculture Committee has approved a five-year farm and nutrition bill that gives farmers new ways to protect themselves from adversity and makes minor cuts in the food stamp program that consumes some 80 percent of the bill's spending.
The 35-11 committee vote comes three weeks after the Senate passed its version of the half-trillion-dollar bill. Next up is a decision by the House's Republican leaders on how to handle a bill that conservatives say is too expensive and Democrats don't like because of the food stamp cuts.
The House legislation would save $3.5 billion a year from current spending levels, with $1.6 billion coming from tightening rules for food stamp beneficiaries. Amendments by Democrats to erase those cuts and by Republicans to increase them failed.
To comment, the following rules must be followed:
Comments may be monitored for inappropriate content, but the station is under no legal obligation to do so.
If you believe a comment violates the above rules, please use the Flagging Tool to alert a Moderator.
Flagging does not guarantee removal.
Multiple violations may result in account suspension.
Decisions to suspend or unsuspend accounts are made by Station Moderators.
Questions may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please provide detailed information.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2005 A 42nd Military Police Brigade soldier died today after his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, military officials reported.
The soldier was taken to the 86th Combat Support Hospital, where he died, officials said. The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
In other news from Iraq, Iraqi soldiers and coalition Special Forces advisers killed three terrorists in a combined raid on a kidnapping cell southeast of Fallujah on Aug. 19. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force, and U.S. Special Forces assaulted the target house and were quickly engaged by three enemy combatants with small-arms fire. The Iraqi and U.S. soldiers returned fire, killing all three terrorists. Soldiers found numerous weapons and bomb-making materials in the house, officials said.
Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement officers and coalition forces interdicted a small group of smugglers and a large mule train crossing the Syrian border northwest of Tall Afar on Aug. 19.
Border patrol officers and elements of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Found about a half dozen men leading more than 200 mules carrying fuel pods into Iraq. The smugglers were able to escape back into Syria with some of the mules. Coalition forces captured 145 of the mules and their fuel loads. No injuries or damage were reported.
Also on Aug. 19, Iraqi army and coalition forces found a bomb on a roadway in Fallujah.
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force, and U.S. Marines secured the area and called in an explosive ordnance disposal team. The EOD team deployed a robot to get a better look at the explosive threat. While the robot was investigating the object, the bomb detonated and destroyed the robot.
The IED consisted of a 122 mm artillery shell with an unknown type of receiver. Soldiers searched the area for a triggerman, with no success. No injuries were reported.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq news releases.)


text:
Product Catalog > Jewelry > Jewelry Sets > Other Jewelry Sets > Royal Heraldic Hand Painted Gold & Silver 2 Pin Set
Royal Heraldic Hand Painted Gold & Silver 2 Pin Set
Brand New! Only from Amsco Discount Jewelry!
Brand new addition to our collection....
ITEM SPECIFICS: In the tradition of the Royal Prince of Monaco, this Heraldic 2 piece tack pin set is totally hand finished in hand applied French enamel, and handset genuine Swarovski crystal stones. You get one in 14KT Gold Electroplate and one in Sterling Silver finish.
All of our jewelry is quality throughout and is perfect for gift giving.
Many items to chose from.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back!
Craftsmanship and durability.
Obviously, Amsco is the correct choice for your fashion jewelry needs!
We use the finest component parts in our jewelry items, which include Austrian crystal by Swarovski, hand cut and machine cut AAA quality cubic zirconia stones, and genuine precious and semi-precious gemstones.We combine this with our prompt and courteous customer service to provide you with a quality shopping experience that will meet or exceed expectations, while still providing the best value for your dollar.


text:
Viewers: in countries Watching now:
Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, updated for CS5, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. He explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image. Exercise files accompany the course.
Recommended prerequisite: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals.
In this exercise, I'm going to show you how and why you might apply the Advanced settings from the Smart Sharpen dialog box, but first, I made a big mistake in the last exercise. Do you know what it is? So, here I was working inside the Rodents in love.jpg file. I've made some changes to it. So, I went ahead and jumped the image to a new layer, turned that layer off, applied some settings, using the Smart Sharpen filter, but see, I didn't follow it up with the Fade command. And if you zoom in on these squirrels, you'll see that we have all kinds of weird colors now, going on inside the fur.
Notice these little purples and these greens and so on. So, if you've been working along with me, and Smart Sharpen was the last thing you did, you should be able to go up to the Edit menu and choose Fade Smart Sharpen, just as I'm doing right now. We'll press Ctrl+Shift+F, Command+Shift+F on the Mac, and watch these little weird colors inside the fur. As soon as I change the mode from Normal to Luminosity, they go away and we focus our sharpening efforts just on the luminance information inside of that image, and we leave the color alone. All right, now click OK in order to accept that affect.
I'll go and zoom back out, so that we see more of the squirrels at a time. And now I'll turn on my Advanced settings layer that I created in the previous exercise, I'll click on it in order to make it active, this is the original version of those squirrels before I sharpen them. All right, let's press Ctrl+Alt+F or Command+Option+F on the Mac to bring back up the Smart Sharpen dialog box, and I want you to click on the Advanced option right there. Now, here is the idea. This is something I want you to note about sharpening inside of Photoshop in general because you're tracing these bright halos on the bright side of an edge, and the dark halos on the dark side of the edge, you're exaggerating the contrast in the image, and you're running the risk of clipping your highlights and shadows.
Now, you're not clipping the highlights and shadows in big, huge areas, the way you might say using the Levels command or the Curves command, if you're not careful. However, you're clipping little, tiny strips of highlights and shadows, allover the place, especially when you're applying high Amount values and high Radius values. So, the idea behind these advanced settings, notice when I turned on the Advanced radio button, I got two more panels of settings here, named Shadow and Highlight. So, before we didn't those tabs, notice with Basic as selected, we don't have any tabs there.
As soon as I turn on Advance, we get the tabs and what they allow you to do is mitigate the clipping in the shadow detail and the highlight detail. All right, so I'm going to switch to shadows first, and generally speaking, because I don't have a lot of patience for these options. I just recommend you set them to the exact same darn thing and I'll show you what those settings are. First of all notice that the Fade Amount is set to 0%. So, at 0%, you're leaving all of the clipping intact. You're not making any changes to the clipping, you're not reining in it, in other words.
So, I suggest, if you're going to go to the trouble of reining in that clipping to any degree whatsoever, you can finesse this value if you like, you can sit there and play with it, and try to keep track of what's happening here inside the preview, but what I tend to do is just max it out. Just say, you know what, I want to rein in my clipping to 100%. That's still actually not the most significant modification in the world. So, you're just easing it back to the point that all of your halos fall inside that visible spectrum. Tonal Width controls what's shadows and what's highlights.
So, at this point, you're saying 50% of the luminance range falls inside the shadows and this is tapering off, by the way. So, Black is an absolute shadow. We taper away to 50% gray. So, it's not that kind of harsh transition we were looking at with the Threshold options, for example. It's not an on or off proposition. I recommend you leave this guy set as is, 50% is just fine. Now, Radius, I'll be darned, if you can tell the difference in most images where radius is concerned. I'll go ahead and zoom in on this eye. That's me, by the way, hunkered down looking at the squirrels, inside of this particular squirrel's eye, but notice, if I take the Fade amount down to 0%, notice how the edges of that eye brighten up right there.
If I take it all the way up to 100%, we're limiting those highlights of all things. Even though, we're mitigating the shadows, we're limiting the highlights inside of that eye. Well, if you want to rule out some of those details, you can bring the Radius value up, so that you're not scrubbing inside of that eye, for example, to the same extent. So, when you bring Radius down to one pixel, which is the default setting, you're fitting your changes into small crevices inside the image. If you don't want that to happen, you can raise that value to 100 pixels, for example and notice that recovers a little bit of the highlight edge inside of the eye, but I have to go all the way from one pixel to 100 pixels to see any kind of difference going on whatsoever.
My suggestion to you is when in doubt, unless you really want to sit there, and figure out exactly what's going on inside each and every image that you edit, I recommend that you just leave Radius set to 1. In that way, you're digging into all sorts of crevices and you're making sure that you're mitigating the shadows and highlights all over the place. Now, I suggest you replicate these exact same settings for the highlight options and that means just making one change, i. e. you're changing the Fade Amount from 0% to 100% and that's all you're doing.
Now, here is where things get very important. Don't click the OK button because if you do that, you will replace your active Settings option right there. So Print defaults is going to get completely messed up with these new shadow and highlight settings, even if I switch back to Basic now. They're still at work, which I think is highly confusing. So, what I suggest you do is go ahead and turn out Advance once again, so you can keep track of what in the world you're doing and then go ahead and save out your new settings. I'll click on my little floppy disk, and for starters, I'll just call this Advanced settings and I can always come back to this later on, if I want to create some variations on my advanced settings.
For now, this will be the only advanced settings I have. Click OK, and then, of course, very important, after you get done saving, you have to choose them. So, you have to now choose Advanced settings from this Settings pop-up menu, and then click OK and that just goes ahead and protects the other settings that you have. Now then, let's get a sense of what kind of difference this makes. I'll go ahead and zoom in on my scroll, so we can see them at a 100% view size. If I turn off Advance settings, you can see these are the original settings I applied. So, a fairly over-the-top application of Smart Sharpen with some fairly obvious clipped highlights and shadows inside the fur.
In fact, it almost looks like these guys have had their tips bleached or something along those lines. Now, I'll turn Advanced settings back on and you can see that those highlights and shadows are mitigated, not only inside the fur, but in the whiskers as well. Now, of course, the final thing I would do is that first thing I did at the beginning of the exercise, with Advanced settings active, that Advanced settings layer, go up to the Edit menu, choose Fade Smart Sharpen, Ctrl+Shift+F, Command+Shift+F on the Mac, and switch your mode from Normal to Luminosity, notice that all my weird colors went away there.
If you decide after this point that you've applied too much sharpening, you can go ahead and back off that Opacity value to take it down to something more reasonable, like 50%. So, if you ever want to see, by the way, the before version of the image, before you start modifying it, you can take Opacity down to 0%. So, these are the before sharpening squirrels right there, and then if I take this Opacity value up to, let's say, 70%, these are the nicely sharpened versions of the squirrels, thanks to a combination of Advanced settings that I saved out inside the Smart Sharpen dialog box, and, of course, the good old Fade dialog box that allows me to focus my sharpening energies on the luminance information inside the image.
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced .
Here are the FAQs that matched your search "" :
Sorry, there are no matches for your search "" —to search again, type in another word or phrase and click search.
Access exercise files from a button right under the course name.
Search within course videos and transcripts, and jump right to the results.
Remove icons showing you already watched videos if you want to start over.
Make the video wide, narrow, full-screen, or pop the player out of the page into its own window.
Click on text in the transcript to jump to that spot in the video. As the video plays, the relevant spot in the transcript will be highlighted.


text:
Executive producer Rebecca Novick reports on the Tibetans who have self-immolated in Tibet since February 2009. (Please note: by the time you read this the number may very well be higher.)
For more information, view the International Campaign for Tibet Fact Sheet.
Related external links:
TIME's No. 1 in the Top 10 Under-Reported Stories of 2011: The Self-Immolations in Tibet


text:
Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 14:
Volleyball: Whitney Billings
Freshman Whitney Billings was a major factor in UK's 2-0 week that included an upset of No. 15 LSU on Sunday. Against the Tigers, Billings led the Wildcat offense with 18 kills on .255 hitting. She notched her seventh career double-double with 14 digs to aid the Wildcat cause. She ripped 11 kills on .269 hitting against the Razorbacks while scooping up seven digs in the winning effort. For the weekend, Billings ranked second on the squad with 3.62 kills per frame and was third with 2.62 digs per set. She posted over a kill per frame more than her season average and her .260 hitting percentage was double her season average of .157 hitting. Billings received 48 serves on the weekend, the second highest total on the team, and she made just one error for a .979 percentage.
Football: Randall Cobb
Had 10 carries for a career-high 170 yards, two touchdowns and 286 all-purpose yards.
Women's basketball: Maegan Conwright
Averaged team's third-highest point total with 11.5 points per game in helping UK begin 2-0 for the second consecutive season. Had a career day in her first collegiate start against Miami, charting 15 points, four assists, five steals and one block in 31 minutes of play. Came off the bench against Morehead State to record eight points and four rebounds in 20 minutes of play. One of UK's most versatile players as she saw action at three different positions against Miami due to injuries to key players. Conwright started at the point guard position but also saw time at the shooting guard and small forward spot.
Women's basketball: Victoria Dunlap
Averaged a team-high-tying 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game in helping UK open the season at 2-0 for the second consecutive season. Hit 16-of-21 free throws for a team-high 76.2 percent from the free-throw line. Recorded a game-high seven steals against Morehead State and now has at least one steal in 44 of her last 45 games. With 16 points against Miami, Dunlap charted her 70th career game with double figures. She now has scored in double digits in 35 of her last 38 games, including nine straight.
Football: Winston Guy
Posted a career-high 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, in the win over Vanderbilt.
Men's basketball: Terrence Jones
Jones scored a double-double in his Wildcat debut. Became the first UK freshman to begin his career with a double-double since Jules Camara in the 1998-99 season. Jones is only the second freshman in school history with a 20-10 game in his debut. Scored UK's first 12 points of the second half. Teamed with fellow freshman Doron Lamb to become the first freshman pair in school history to log 20 points in the season opener.
Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot
Sophomore Stephanie Klefot put together her best effort of the season in leading UK's back-row defensive effort in the upset victory over No. 15 LSU. The first-year starter at the position topped her career best of 28 digs set just a week ago in a five-set loss at Alabama, with 29 crucial digs against the Tigers on Sunday. UK needed every one of her 5.8 digs per set in fending off the SEC West leaders, as she led four players on the backline with 10 or more digs on the night. With 38 digs this weekend in the two matches, Klefot now has 467 for the season, which is the ninth most in a single-season in UK allure. For the season Klefot has topped 10 or more scoops on 25 occasions and notched 20 or more digs nine times. For the weekend, Klefot endured 67 serves in her direction and she notched an impressive .955 reception percentage with just three errors committed on the weekend.
Football: Derrick Locke
Had 22 carries for 145 yards and two touchdowns in his first game since the Auburn contest.
Volleyball: Lauren Rapp
On a weekend with UK's chances at postseason on the line, nobody played better than senior Lauren Rapp for the Wildcats. UK's captain put together a pair of solid outings in leading UK to a 3-0 sweep of Arkansas and a five-set upset of No.15 LSU on Sunday. In Kentucky's upset of the SEC West leaders, Rapp struck for 17 kills and added 10 digs for her 12th career double-double and fifth of the season. She nearly notched a triple-double with a career-high six assists. In addition, she added four blocks to her stat line. In the win over Arkansas, Rapp led the team with 13 kills and a match-high five blocks. She also contributed seven digs and a pair of assists. For the week, Rapp averaged a team-high 3.75 digs per set on a team-best .388 hitting clip. She posted 1.12 blocks per frame, added an assist to the offensive numbers and defensively scooped up 2.12 digs per frame. Every one of her numbers this week was higher than her season average, impressively improving her performance when UK needed it most. With a service ace against LSU, Rapp moved into 10th all-time with 106 career aces at UK. She also moved into eighth all-time with 1,254 kills and ninth all-time with 2,996 career attempts.
Football: Danny Trevathan
Had 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback sack, one fumble caused and one pass breakup in the win over Vanderbilt.


text:
Welcome all tourists to board on the legendary Palace on Wheels, a week-long royal Odyssey recreating the ambience of the glorious past through the heart of Rajasthan.
In 1981, the Government of India decided to convert the royal train into a luxury train. The results come in the form of Palace on Wheels. It was started with the Moto, to make unique and unforgettable experience of India Visit. If you are interested to experience the royal life and royal travel then Palace on Wheels - The luxury train is your best option. The interiors of the train are thematically decorated on the lines of erstwhile Kingdom of Rajasthan.
The Palace on Wheels journey has been ranked in the top ten luxury train journeys throughout the world. It offers you, an amazing seven-day journey of the majestic state of Rajasthan, starting from Delhi and it covering Jaipur - The Pink City, Jaisalmer - The Golden City, Jodhpur – The Sun City, Ranthambore – The Wildlife Tiger sanctuary and Udaipur – The Romantic City of Rajasthan, Fatehpur Sikri – A deserted desert town, built in the 16th century by the Grand Mogul ruler Akbar, and Agra- The crown of Mughal's Culture before returning to Delhi.


text:
Updated: 01/06/2013 5:45 PM KSTP.com By: Kaitlin Stevens
Authorities say one man was shot early Sunday morning and made his way to a nearby bar.
Dispatchers confirm one man is in the hospital after the shooting at Bobby and Steve's Auto World in Minneapolis.
Clerks at Bobby and Steve's say they heard at least twelve shots fired in the parking lot after customers who had been at the cash register ran outside, yelling about a shooting.
Police dispatchers say one shooting victim was found at a nearby bar and taken to the hospital.
No arrests have been made.


text:
Hold down Control (PC) or Command (Mac) key + mouseclick to select more than one option
|Avg. Dinner Entrée
|Greater than $25
|$18.01 - $25
|$12.01 - $18
|$7.01 - $12
|Less than $7
Posted by Grandma Micki on 12/05/2013
We had lunch at Bangkok House on 46th street. We were able to pick 3 out of 5 appetizers and a main dish for only 7 dollars per person. Cheaper if you get a cheaper meat we got shrimp. I couldn't believe the price and the food was good. My only complaint was that the shrimp was overcooked. I had the green curry and my husband had Pad Thai and both were delicious. Perfect place for lunch before a Broadway show.
Posted by Christine on 08/29/2013
I just finished the Pad See Euw. It was pretty bland and overall disappointing. My coworkers had the pad thai, Pad See Eu and the Basil fried rice and they said the same thing. The "crepes" were 2 little wonton looking things. TINY! I had to call the restaurant twice to get them to confirm the Seamless order. Also, the spend $15 for a free soda is a complete hoax! the woman told me it was for dinner only but she would do it for us this time. gee thanks. If i spend $15 at dinner or $15 at lunch why should it matter? She sent 1 regular coke for a $60 order. (I asked for Diet)
Posted by tina on 11/17/2012
although a bargin, food isn't that good. Basil chicken was sooo salty. pad thai sooo sweet. service wasn't good even though the restaurant was empty. waitresses on cell phones! much better thai food and deals all over hells kitchen.
Posted by Addie on 07/17/2012
While the food, value and service were very good, it seemed like a fast food restaurant. They have a great four-course lunch for $6.95. There are quite a few main course choices. (If you make a reservation on their website you get a ten percent discount.) Unfortunately all four courses were brought to the table at the same time. Another patron told us that you have to tell them ahead of time that you want one course at a time. By the time we got that information it was too late. The place has potential.
Posted by Taos on 05/15/2011
Set down from the street, the atmosphere is better than other Thai restaurants in the area. I had the early bird for $10.95, soup, salad, entree served M-F 4-6 and week-ends from 10:30-4. Excellent pad thai. They have good drink specials; 3 beers for $10, or free appetizer with drink. Will definitely go again.
Posted by Kate on 06/12/2010
I love this place so much! I had pre theater prix fixe for only $15.95 for soup,salad,appetizer,main course and dessert. Pad Thai is excellent.Plus, they have Happy Hour; $5 cocktail. I had Lycheetini! It's very good deal. I don't think No one can beat them. I will come back to try their Lunch. Only $6.95 Maincouse come with Choose 3 of 5 ;soup,salad,appetizer,drink,ice cream. I plan to bring my gal to this place. Also, I love the girls' outfit. They cute & tradition Thai. They're very friendly and nice.
Posted by Patrick on 09/08/2009
I have been there twice. I should have learned the first time when I ordered the Basil Noodle and could hardly eat the dish it was sooo salty. I thought for sure it was just a fluke and went back a second time to order the same dish. Sure enough, just as salty! I actually sent it back and asked for no salt, however, they brought it back just as salty. My mouth was numb. The service was fine considering I needed my water glass filled two dozen times. I have been to nearly every Thai restaurant in Hell's Kitchen and have never been so disappointed with a meal.


text:
- Willamette
- Athletics
- News Archive
- 2006
- April
- Bearcats Set Three More NCAA Provisional Marks At WOU Twilight Meet
Track and Field | Saturday, April 29, 2006
Bearcats Set Three More NCAA Provisional Marks At WOU Twilight Meet
With only a small number of athletes in action one week after the Northwest Conference Championships, the Willamette University track and field teams had some outstanding performances at the Western Oregon Twilight meet Friday night.
Three more Bearcat athletes set NCAA Division III provisional qualifying marks at the meet.
Starting off the evening, freshman phenom Alanna Pledger (Wilsonville, OR) tied her lifetime best of the 5 feet 7 inches, a mark that currently leaves her in a tie for 5th in all of NCAA Division III.
On the track, 2006 NWC 400 hurdles champion Roseann Kassebaum (SR., Oregon City, OR) and 2005 NCAA Division III All-American Jordyn Smith (SO., Henderson, NV) stepped onto the track with the intention of making another step towards nationals in that event.
In a very strong field, both Smith and Kassebaum showed patience and started to charge halfway through the race. Kassebaum had an outstanding last 150 meters, and crossed the line in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:03.93, while Smith followed closely behind in 1:04.91. Kassebaum's time currently stands 12th in the country for DIII.
Three Willamette runners competed in the 1500. Maddie Coffman (FR., Boise, ID) ran a 2:18.83 in a solid field, and looked impressive doing so. After going through the first lap in about seventy seconds, Coffman came on strong in the last 200 meters to move up in the pack.
Ian Batch (FR., Boise, ID) and Tristan Knutson-Lombardo (FR., Juneau, AK) ran in the men's 1500 with hopes of gearing themselves up for a fast 5000 in the coming weeks. With the race getting out to a fast start, Batch and Knutson-Lombardo raced patiently and alertly in the back of the pack.
After going through the 1200, if was apparent that both were on pace to run under a 4:05 pace. Batch closed in an impressive 62 seconds, running a time of 4:00.64, which is about a six second lifetime best in his first collegiate 1500. Lombardo, who has been coming on strong, ran his final lap in around 64 seconds, running a lifetime best of 4:03.87.
In the final event of the night, the women's 4X400 relay stepped onto the track to build upon their conference title from the week before. With Andrea May (JR., Bellingham, WA) putting in a 57.5 split in the first leg, the team got off to a great start.
By the time that sophomore standout Jordyn Smith received the baton, Willamette was racing against themselves and the clock. When Smith made the handoff to Roseann Kassebaum, it was apparent that our women were on their way to running something very fast.
Mariah Hanson (JR., Poulsbo, WA) took the baton from Kassebaum with nearly seventy meters between herself and the nearest competitor.
Hanson ran an outstanding anchor leg, matching Andrea May's leadoff effort. When Hanson crossed the line, the clock read 3:55.34, which is the 14th fastest time in the country and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
Other winners for the Bearcats included Brennan Garrelts in the men's 110 hurdles and Lindsey Patterson in the long jump. Garrelts ran a 15.2 to win his event while Patterson leaped 17-06.75 to win the women's long jump.


text:
Ten Most Harmful Books
Mr. Gizzi of Human Events magazine's list of the "Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries." He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
People in this video
- John Gizzi Editor Human Events->Politics
- Paul Orgel Coordinating Producer C-SPAN->Editorial
Hosting Organization
More Videos From
Open PhonesMore Videos
Related Video
Book Discussion on Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics
Ms. Fields talked about her book, Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics of Self-Sacrifice, published…
Book Discussion on Rule by Secrecy
Mr. Marrs, in Ft. Worth, Texas, discussed his latest book Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History That Connects…
Professor Etzioni talked about communitarianism and about his new book Next: The Road to the Good Society, published by…
Book Discussion on Without Sanctuary
Mr. Allen, editor of Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America (Twin Palms Publishers), talked about the…


text:
HNX Index ends chain of 5 consecutive falls, exceeding 65 pts
The VN Index of Hochiminh Stock Exchange (STC) today November 8 fell for the second straight session, or 0.47 percent to 408.9 points.
The total trading volume reached nearly 30 million units worth 556 billion dong, equalling to the previous trading session.
MBB led the market in terms of trading volume and was the single share code with trading volume of over one million units. At the time of closing the trading session, MBB slipped 300 dong to 12,000 dong per share. In the trading session today, foreign inventors did not buy MBB share.
Meanwhile, bank shares such as VCB, EIB and CTG dropped less than 1 percent except STB stood still at the reference price of 13,700 dong per share (in the previous session, this share closed at nearly ceiling price after information that the company will buy fund shares).
Amongst the group of key stocks, OGC and SSI returned to gain points and MSN, BVH, HPG, HAG, KDC, and ITC lost points by the end of the trading session.
BHS reached negotiation transactions of over 2.2 million units worth 72.8 billion dong. The transferring price was 33,000 dong per share. By the closing time, BHS stood still at the reference price of 32.400 dong per share with 980,000 units being transferred.
On the northern bourse, the HNX Index also reserved to gain 0.11 points by the end of the trading session, or 0.17 percent to 65.13 pts. In last trading session, the HNX Index saw a new bottom of nearly 65 points after falling for five consecutive sessions.
The trading volume and value decreased slightly day on day with 24 million units valued at 262.6 billion dong.
Four shares reached highest trading volume of over one million units namely SHB, PVX, VND and KLS.
At the closing time, KLS and VND stood still at the reference price of 10,200 dong per share, PVX slipped 100 dong to 10,300 dong and SHB at 6,600 dong per share.
Of the share group of securities companies such as KLS, VND, BVS, AVS, HPC, WSS, SHS and GBS gained points by the end of the trading session. All these shares mainly stood still at the reference price.
ACB reached negotiation transaction of over 1.3 million units at the floor price of 18,700 dong each. The total trading value reached 24.78 billion dong. Closing the trading session, ACB slipped 200 dong to 19,900 dong per share.
Category: Stocks


text:
Joseph R. Weinzierl, 54, of 121 B Averyville Road, St. Marys, died peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born April 8, 1959 in St. Marys, a son of Mary Ann Krug Weinzierl of St. Marys and the late Leo Weinzierl.
He was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of Queen of the World Church.┬ĀHe was employed by Morgan AM&T for many years.┬ĀHe enjoyed '¼üshing, hunting and shooting trap and skeet.┬ĀHe was a member of the St. Marys Trap and Skeet League.


text:
Last week we talked about Hubbell's participation in Greenville's "Businesses Go Pink Week" to support the local Susan G. Komen Affiliate. Here are a few pictures of the building at night. We thought it turned out beautifully and wanted to share!
Posts Tagged: Hubbell headquarters
Hubbell Headquarters going Pink for the Cure!
Hubbell Lighting's shows its support for this weekend's Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure event by planning to light its headquarters pink on Friday, Sept. 23. The building (LEED Silver certified by USGBC): Will feature pink lighting gels on the building's exterior lighting fixtures. Will re-light its signature beacon atop the building's rotunda (normally [...]


text:
Social Master is a light weight and shiny clean code wordpress plugin WIDGET that you need to boost your wordpress social engagement.
This is an issue related to your template. Can be fixed by changing your template style.css and allow overflow:visible to the widget area where you want to show the plugin.
Please update to latest version. Up-to-date API's are available


text:
Polo Ralph Lauren Big and Tall Boxer Brief RY11
This product was discontinued February, 2012 and is no longer available. Please consider one of the Customer-Recommended Replacements above, or try a new search.
This knit boxer brief is made of soft cotton for incredible comfort against the skin. Made of 100% cotton fabric.
Try these keyword searches with similar features:


text:
Course Number
Area of Study & Practice
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Readings in Ethics
This discussion course centers around readings that, implicitly or explicitly, draw connections between the practice of law, the experience of being a lawyer, the substance of the law, and ethics (including not only professional responsibility but issues of moral commitment and action more generally). Each section of the course is expected to have a different specific focus, and different readings, but will center on the general topics of professionalism and ethics. This is a year-long course. Instructor: Law Faculty
Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.
Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
Readings in Ethics 611A.01
Fall 2015


text:
(Marshall County, MS) Two-hundred-and-fifty new jobs are headed to Marshall County, Miss.
Swedish truck maker Volvo Group is building a one-million square-foot parts distribution center off Highway 72.
The facility will support the company's truck brands, as well as Volvo construction equipment.
The economic wheels are turning at the Chickasaw-Trails Industrial Park in Marshall County.
That's welcomed news to Royle Strickland, who lives in Marshall County.
"Mississippi needs more jobs, needs a lot of jobs really. This will help us out a whole lot. I hope I'm one of the first 250 to get in there," said Strickland.
The Marshall County Industrial Development Authority has been courting Volvo for several months and believes the location in Highway 72 sealed the deal.
Justin Hall is Executive Director.
"The Chickasaw-Trails area is a growing area. The proximity to Memphis, but with al the connectivity and the available green space. It's just a great site," said Justin Hall.
The facility will distribute parts for Volvo, Mack and UD truck brands and should be operating by early 2015.
"It's a big, big deal. "
News that Volvo is coming to Marshall County is especially exciting to Phil Malone, the Mayor of Byhalia.
The town has the natural gas franchise for the Chickasaw-Trails Industrial Park.
"Years ago we ran natural gas lines out in that area. And we've kinda been sitting and hoping and praying that this time was coming. And it's here," said Mayor Malone.
Byhalia Tire and Battery has been a fixture in Marshall County for 33 years.
Co-owner Bill Hale said he expects his business to improve, because people who have jobs need their vehicles to get to work.
"I think that's the problem right now is not enough jobs. So people don't have the money to spend to do maintenance on their car, put new tires on the car. I think it's going to help a lot in this area. Two-hundred and fifty jobs is a lot of jobs for this area," said Bill Hale.
Volvo Group employes 110,000 people and has production facilities in 19 countries.


text:
Below is the poem entitled High Horse Riders which was written by poet
Dvorkis. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Yoni Dvorkis
Shine on you crazy diamond
Shine in your manipulation
I am here only to reflect your faulty wisdom.
Bend me to your will.
You are the Puppeteer
issuing the restrictions,
the directives,
the orders.
I am the Puppet
whose sole aim is to please.
Give me my reward
like the mouse and his cheese.
and I will run through the maze you have laid out before me
and relent to your forceful tugging on my joints.
Dangle your golden carrot in front of my face
and let us share in our delusion
that this exercise meant something
to either one of us.
Or we could just dismount
and call it a day.


text:
About the Brain & Spine Institute
Our Healthcare Providers
In the News
Adult Hydrocephalus Center
Center for Gait and Mobility
Center for Memory &
Behavioral Disorders
Division of Neuropsychology
Epilepsy Center
Neurodiagnostics Center
Sleep Centers
Spine Centers
Sports Neurology Center
Stroke Center
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Program
Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program
Driving Evaluation and Training Program
Headache Program
Interventional Spine Pain Program
Mild Brain Injury Program
Neurocritical Care Program
Neuromodulation and Surgical Pain Management Program
Neuromuscular Disorders Program
Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Program
RETURN! Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Program
Return! To Work
Skull Base Neurosurgery Program
Spasticity Program
Sports Neurology Fellowship
Our Physicians
To make an appointment at the Sandra and
Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute, please
call 410-601-WELL or schedule online with our
Online Appointment Request Form.
Outpatients may be seen at the Neurology Clinic at Sinai Hospital or in the Neurology Suite at Northwest Hospital.
Please click on the links for each facility for
more information and directions.
If you have an appointment at one of our facilities,
please select the appropriate packet to download,
print, complete and bring with you at the time
of your visit.
Brain & Spine Disorders
Spine/Back Pain
Alzheimers Memory & Brain Health
Parkinson's Disease & Other Movement Disorders
Neurophysiology Disorders
Pain Management
Education & Resources
Appointment Scheduling & Paperwork
Giving Opportunities
LifeBridge Health Development
Contact Us
Development News
Donate Now
Grateful Patient Stories
Special Events
Ways to Give
Hackerman-Patz House
Important Phone Numbers
Retail Shops
Visiting Hours
Wireless Internet
For more information, click here.
Gift Shop
Important Phone Numbers
Visiting Hours
Wireless Internet
For more information, click here.
Brain & Spine Disorders
Michel Mirowski, MD, Office Building
5051 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone 410-601-1905
Fax 410-601-1901
Specialty: Neurology
Board Certified
Michael A. Williams, M.D., is the Medical Director of The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute. He is a board-certified neurologist and a leading authority on adult hydrocephalus, having conducted and published extensive research on the subject. He serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Hydrocephalus Association, the largest patient advocacy group for hydrocephalus in the U.S.
Dr. Williams is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Following an internship at Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis, he completed a neurology residency at Indiana University Medical Center. His postdoctoral education continued with a two-year fellowship in neurosciences critical care at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he ultimately served as an attending physician in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit for 11 years. He was also founder and past medical director of the hospital's Adult Hydrocephalus Program. He is a widely sought lecturer and educator on the topics of hydrocephalus and ethics.
Dr. Williams is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He served as chair of the Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology from 2003 to 2009. In addition, he is a member of the American Neurological Association and a Delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates. Dr. Williams is active on numerous advisory committees and panels with a focus on ethics, organ donation and end-of-life care.
Some of Dr. Williams' most recent articles and presentations relate to interdisciplinary training for end-of-life care, understanding the syndrome of hydrocephalus in young and middle-aged adults, and demonstrating that diagnosing and treating hydrocephalus in the elderly results in significant reductions of Medicare health care expenditures.
Dr. Williams discusses hydrocephalus
In this WBAL-AM "Know Your Health" radio clip, Dr. Williams discusses early diagnosis of dementia and other brain disorders.
Mirowski Medical Office
Building at Sinai Hospital
5051 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Contact Us: 410-601-9000
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices | Transportation Policy


text: Welcome Start-Up entrepreneurs & discerning Non-Profits. We help visualize your idea and ensure your message speaks to and resonates with your audience. A strong brand and website will take on a life of it's own if the concept is sound and the execution is authentic. Call Vince @ +1 619.787.9384.


text:
The purpose of the week is to give people in Bulloch County and the entire state an opportunity to learn what to do if severe weather threatens.
Each day this week focuses on different aspects of being prepared in case of severe weather.
Today is Lightning Safety Day. Ted Wynn, Director of Bulloch County Safety/Emergency Management Agency, said that on average 53 people die each year from lightning strikes, and hundreds more are injured. More information on lightning safety will be posted on the agency's Facebook page.
The weather did cause a postponement of the annual Statewide Tornado Drill which was scheduled for yesterday. The postponement was due to the threat of severe weather in parts of Georgia. It has been rescheduled for Friday, February 7 at 9 a.m. All Schools in the county will practice their procedures for a tornado.
The week's activities will conclude Friday with Flood Safety Day.
Wynn said "The little things you do to prepare on the front end for severe weather can make a big difference in how quickly you recover and get back to normal, after severe weather strikes."
The Bulloch EMA is posting information on their Facebook page centered around this


text:
April 27, 2004
UTAH INVASION: The Lobos (29-26, 3-8) invade the state of Utah, looking to steal two doubleheaders from BYU and Utah. The Lobos will stop first in Provo on Friday for two games starting at 4 p.m. On Saturday, the Lobos will storm Salt Lake City for a 12 p.m. twin bill against Utah.
The games at BYU and Utah will be available for viewing using Game Tracker and the games against the Utes can be heard using the Utes audio broadcast. Game Tracker links are available on the schedule pages at BYU and Utah's athletic websites (www.byucougars.com and www.utahutes.com). Links to the audio broadcast at Utah are also available on the Utes' schedule page.
Utah was just at Lobo Field two weekends ago, splitting a doubleheader with UNM. Utah won game one 1-0 with a homer in the seventh inning. The Lobos took game two, 7-6 in nine innings.
The Lobos got in only one game against BYU when the Cougars were in Albuquerque. Despite holding a 1-0 lead for most of the game, the Lobos could not hold on, losing 2-1.
LAST TIME OUT: The New Mexico softball team (28-26, 3-8) ended its home season with two wins over UNLV, including a 3-0 shutout in game two at Lobo Field Sunday afternoon. The Lobos took game one 6-2, stretching the UNLV losing streak to eight games.
Sophomore Iraina Ogas dominated game one from the circle, tossing a no-hitter through the fourth. For the game, she allowed just four hits, two earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts for her ninth win of the season.
Senior Amy Dumas tossed a five-hit shutout in game two which was her final game at Lobo Field. Dumas gave up just two walks while striking out eight.
On the day, Hutson and Kennedy each hit .600 (3-for-5) with Hutson accumulating four RBI while Kennedy had one. As a team, the Lobos hit .333 and held the Rebels to just .173. In the circle, the Lobos had a 1.00 ERA while UNLV rang in at 5.25.
RECORD-BREAKING YEAR: Senior Amy Dumas is tearing up the New Mexico career pitching record books. She has taken control of four records and is in the top five for the remaining categories with 14 regular season games and an undetermined number of Mountain West Conference tournament games remaining.
Sophomore Iraina Ogas and junior Ashley Perkins are also making their way into the career book this season. Ogas is sixth in appearances (69) and walks (112). She is tenth in innings pitched (272) and strikeouts (194). Perkins, in her first year as a Lobo, has the seventh best earned run average (2.70) and needs just one more shutout to tie for eighth with eight.
Offensively, senior Sabrina Sandberg and junior Cassie Chavez have broken into the career homerun record. Chavez has 14 home runs, placing her fourth while Sandberg has 10, good enough for a tie at sixth. Kathy Moore holds the record with 36, hit between 1998 and 2001.
CATCHING UP WITH THE COUGARS: After BYU's win at New Mexico, the Cougars went on to win four of their next five. They took two games from Utah Valley State College, one from 23rd-ranked Pacific and one via a 13-0 shutout over Utah.
BYU wraps up its home season this weekend, first with the Lobos on Friday followed by Colorado State on Saturday.
The Cougars are still red-hot offensively, with a team average of .311 and six individuals over .300 with at least six homers apiece. The leader is currently Paige Paramore, hitting .369 with 10 doubles and seven homeruns. Ianeta Le`i follows with a .368 average and team-high 31 runs scored and six home runs. Ashlyn Russell leads the team with her nine homeruns, hitting .300. Debbie Dodds rings in with eight homers whileKate Walker has seven and Jodi Norton has six.
In the circle, Brook Boyce, also the winner in New Mexico, leads the team with a 2.64 ERA and 11-6 record. Niki Anderson is 14-6 with a 3.04 ERA and a team-high 103 strikeouts. Ariel Capra completes the staff with a 5.40 ERA and 3-3 record.
UTES REVIEW: Since its game one win at New Mexico, Utah has lost three of its last five. The Utes lost a doubleheader at Colorado State, being outscored 17-3 on the day. They did upset 23rd-ranked Pacific at home last Friday with a 4-3 win. On Saturday, they split the twin bill with BYU, taking game one 11-10 but falling 13-0 in game two.
Before Utah hosts New Mexico on Saturday, the Utes will host Utah Valley State College for a single game on Tuesday followed by a doubleheader with Colorado State on Friday. Saturday will be Utah's Senior Day, where they will recognize the seniors prior to the first game against the Lobos.
Glennis Donnelly is still swinging a mighty bat for the Utes. She has a .401 average with 16 doubles, 14 homers, and 34 runs scored. Devina Quintero is right behind with a .349 average and 12 long bombs.
The pitching staff for Utah is still its weak link. Brianna Gourdin has a team low 3.21 ERA with a 12-5 record. Gourdin has tossed 122 innings with 35 walks and 84 strikeouts. Melissa Oakes, the loser of game two at New Mexico, holds a 1-9 record and a 3.90 ERA over 73.1 innings pitched. Samantha Schroeder and Heather Bowlin complete the rotation. Schroeder is 2-6 with a 5.84 ERA while Bowlin is 1-6 with a 6.65 ERA.


text:
I have formatted the USB HD as per your instructions using Acronis True Image Home 11.0, which I already had.
The options shown in the utilities are a little different, it had no option to choose drive letter or 'make active'; however, it made it active by default as I checked in Windows XP disk management and it was shown as active.
Is assigning a letter essential? I guess this could also be changed with Windows disk management.
Anyway, I got the same "wbfs error : bad magic"
I have searched on google, but I can't find much info on this error. The few posts that mention this error seem to talk about a WBFS partition or NTFS.


text:
AWAY Shuffle Dungeon (Nintendo DS)
- Innholdet i spill som har fått denne aldersmerkingen antas å passe alle aldersgrupper. En del vold i en komisk kontekst (den type tegneserievold som man finner i Snurre Sprett Tom & Jerry) er akseptabelt. Barnet bør ikke kunne forbinde figuren på skjermen med figurer i virkeligheten, de bør helt og holdent være fantasifigurer. Spillet bør ikke inneholde noen lyder eller bilder som kan skremme småbarn.Stygt språk bør ikke forekomme, og det bør heller ikke forekomme scener som inneholder nakenhet eller som på annen måte henspiller på seksuell aktivitet.
- Online Game.
For over 100 years the people of Webb village have been mysteriously disappearing one by one. Two years ago, a young man named Sword came to the village looking to settle down. Noticing the lack of people and occasional disappearances, he grew curious about their cause. He also befriended Anella, a kind girl who loves hearing stories of Sword's past. Suddenly, the mysterious "unknown" came and took all of the remaining villagers except for Sword because the brave Anella sacrificed herself to save him. As Sword, you must right this wrong and save as many missing villagers as you can.
With an unknown evil "spiriting away" all of the village's people, Sword must bring them home safely and unravel the mystery of AWAY. Use various items to reveal entrances to unknown dungeons where the villagers are being held. Rescue them and repopulate the town by using your new friends to assist you in your quest.
With an unknown evil "spiriting away" all of the village's people, Sword must bring them home safely and unravel the mystery of AWAY. Use various items to reveal entrances to unknown dungeons where the villagers are being held. Rescue them and repopulate the town by using your new friends to assist you in your quest.
- Includes creative contributions from renowned industry visionaries: RPG creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, character designer Naoto Oshima and composer Nobuo Uematsu
- Timed Shuffle Dungeon mechanic puts pressure on you to choose what is worth taking or leaving before the dungeon reconfigures and damages you and any accompanying survivors.
- Collect Fupongs in the Dungeons to harness their unique magic: Fire Fupong has a Flare spell; Ice Fupong has a Frosty spell; and Lightning Fupong has a Rumbly spell. Store up to 6 Fupongs to use in battle and store even more with the Fupong Pod!
- Travel between the 2D Shuffle Dungeons and the 3D Webb Village Return villagers to their homes and shops so they can assist you in your adventure
- Collect gold from treasure chests and use them to shop in specialty stores:
- General Store: A little pricey, but this place has everything. This is the first store you can reopen.
- Weapon Store: Buy/Sell basic weapons that can be brought to the Blacksmith for upgrades.
- Armor Store: Buy/Sell basic armor that can be brought to the Blacksmith for upgrades.
- Blacksmith: Bring your weapons and armor in for upgrades.
- Doctor: Buy various potions and remedies to help you on your adventure.
- Restaurant: Stop in and buy food to replenish some of your health.
- Fortune Teller: Drop in for some hints to help you find your way.
- Find musical instruments and other items that allow you to enter the Shuffle Dungeons and save the missing villagers.
- Voice Over cinematics bring the characters to life in this intense mystery
- Play cooperatively with a friend to defeat multiple bosses in 2 player Raid Battle Mode. Includes special multiplayer only weapons and armor that can then be used in single player mode.
|Rollespill, Online game
|Forventet leveringstid:
|Midlertidig utsolgt
|Product number:
Blogg om denne artikkelen
Hvis du kommenterer og kobler til denne artikkelen i bloggen din, opprettes en kobling til innlegget ditt herfra. Ping bloggen din på Twingly slik at vi finner den.


text:
Nicolas Cage brought his own special experience to his role in the upcoming film, Trespass. The Oscar-winner has been a personal victim of a intruder to his Orange County home. "I have lived through the nightmare, I have been one of those people who has been through a home invasion," he told a Trespass press panel at the Toronto Film Festival. Although it sounds more like a really bizarre dream than a nightmare. "I was asleep with my wife, my two-year-old at the time was in another room," he explained. "And I opened my eyes and there was a naked man in my leather jacket eating a Fudgesicle in front of my bed."
Considering this is the man who did shrooms with his cat, we have a feeling that Nic has woken up to worse. "It sounds funny, but it was horrifying," he continued. "He ran into my bathroom, and I said, 'What are you doing in my house? Get out of my house!'" What else can you say to a naked stranger eating a Fudgesicle in your bathroom? He eventually persuaded the man to leave, and police soon arrived to take the man to a mental health facility. "I didn't press charges because I realised he wasn't all there." Despite the threat to his family, the ever-zen Cage didn't go all action star on the dude. "The cops said to me, if he had broken into any other house in this neighborhood he'd have been shot…but I'm always going to try and talk you out of violence if I can." Let it be known that Nicolas Cage is a man of peace, Fudgesicles, and the best stories in Hollywood.


text:
Jed Madela is once again a big winner as he was proclaimed Male Recording Artist of the Year during the 4th PMPC Star Awards for Music held at the Meralco Theater in Pasig City on Sunday, September 10.
The Kapamilya artist won the award for his album "Breathe Again." Madela also won the same award at last year's Star Awards for Music.
Meanwhile, Aiza Seguerra won the Female Recording Artist of the Year award for her album "Songs from the Vault."
Sponge Cola received recognitions for Album of the Year (for "Araw Oras Tagpuan") and Male Rock Artist of the Year. Christian Bautista received the Pop Album of the Year and the Male Pop Artist of the Year awards for his album "Outbound."
The Female Rock Artist of the Year award went to Yeng Constantino ("Yeng Versions Live.")
Last year's New Female Recording Artist of the Year winner Angeline Quinto remains in the winner's circle as she was proclaimed Female Pop Artist of the Year. Sarah Geronimo, last year's Female Recording Artist of the Year, won the Female Concert Performer of the Year award.
Four artists were named as best newcomers this year. Solenn Heussaff and Paula Bianca were named New Female Recording Artist of the Year while Robin Nievera and DK Valdez were named New Male Recording Artist of the Year.
Other winners:
Pop Album of the Year: "Outbound," Christian Bautista
Male Pop Artist of the Year: Christian Bautista ("Outbound")
Duo/Group Artist of the Year: The Company ("Lighthearted 2")
Concert of the Year: "It's Complicated," Jose Mari Chan, The Company
Male Concert Performer of the Year: Martin Nievera ("Tribute")
Duo/Group Concert Performer of the Year: Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola ("Jose & Wally: A Party for Every Juan")
Music Video of the Year: "Where Do I Begin", Gary Valenciano, (director: Cathy Garcia-Molina)
Revival Album of the Year: "Mga Awit at Damdamin," Martin Nievera
Dance Album of the Year: "18+ Restricted," Mocha Girls
Rock Album of the Year: "Romantico," Kamikazee
Acoustic Album of the Year: "Panaginip," Noel Cabangon
Male Acoustic Artist of the Year: Noel Cabangon, ("Panaginip")
Female Acoustic Artist of the Year: Juris ("Forevermore")
Album Cover Design of the Year: "No Water, No Moon," Bamboo
Compilation Album of the Year: "The Pearl Collection, 30 Years of the Most Memorable Theme Songs"
Novelty Album of the Year: "Blind Item," Wonder Gays
Novelty Song of the Year: "Blind Item," Wonder Gays
Novelty Artist of the Year: Wonder Gays
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Here's a roundup of news Thursday from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs: …


text:
The Road Services Division regularly inspects the bridges it is responsible for maintaining. Sometimes we have to close bridges that are at risk including the Alvord T Bridge, which we closed in June 2013. When we are able to get grant funding, like we did with the South Park Bridge, we can replace bridges at risk rather than close them permanently.
Load-limited bridges and posted vertical bridge clearance (477KB .pdf)
Overlegal truck permit process for crossing King County-owned bridges
What are the load limit restrictions for King County bridges and how are they decided on?
A bridge load rating is the measure of a bridge's load carrying capacity. National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) require the posting of load limits on a bridge, if a legal load configuration exceeds the operating rating for that bridge. The bridges are posted for AASHTO trucks Type 3, Type 3S2 and Type 3-3 which are intended to encompass the majority of loads to which a bridge might be subjected. A list of posted bridges with their corresponding load limits can be found here. (640KB .pdf)
Where can I find a bridge maintenance schedule?
To request the schedule for bridge maintenance, please contact the Road Services Division's Engineering Services Section by email or at 206-477-3611.
When should I apply for an overlegal load permit?
As a general rule of thumb, if the bridge load limit is posted or your truck's weight exceeds the maximum legal load, you should apply for a permit. If your truck configuration matches the posted truck not exceeding the maximum amount allowed gross vehicle weight, then you may proceed without a permit - learn more.
City of Seattle bridges
Washington State Department of Transportation Bridge and Structures Office
Bridge Unit
Engineering Services Section
King County Road Services Division
201 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104
1-800-527-6237 toll-free
206-296-8754 fax
TTY: 711 Relay Service
Information from the Road Services Division's website is available to people with disabilities in alternate formats upon request by calling 206-477-3839 or 711 for the TTY relay service.
= External link
2013 Annual Bridge Report (3MB .pdf)
1% for Art Program's new
Bridge Art Manual to enhance
county bridges in rural areas
with two low-cost pilot projects
June 2013 Report: Status of Fracture
Critical Truss Bridges (730KB .pdf)


text:
NEW YORK (AP) - Is Broadway ready for "Trapped in the Closet"? R. Kelly thinks so - and says he's working on making it happen.
The superstar unveiled the latest chapters of his wacky video opera to a packed theater on Monday night and told the audience that he's working to bring the series to the stage, and he hoped to appear in some performances.
Kelly didn't put a timeline on when that may happen. In the meantime, fans of the cult classic will have to be satisfied with the latest installments in the musical tale, which premieres on IFC on Friday.
To comment, the following rules must be followed:
Comments may be monitored for inappropriate content, but the station is under no legal obligation to do so.
If you believe a comment violates the above rules, please use the Flagging Tool to alert a Moderator.
Flagging does not guarantee removal.
Multiple violations may result in account suspension.
Decisions to suspend or unsuspend accounts are made by Station Moderators.
Questions may be sent to email@example.com. Please provide detailed information.


text:
What does I/T mean in NASA?
This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand I/T in the Governmental field in general and in the NASA terminology in particular.
Find a translation for I/T in other languages:
Select another language:
What does I/T mean?
- intertank(Noun)
- A structure connecting the external tanks on a space shuttle.
Discuss this I/T abbreviation with the community:
Use the citation below to add this abbreviation to your bibliography:
"I/T." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2015. Web. 28 Jul 2015. <http://www.abbreviations.com/term/562854>.


text:
Video:How to Dye Dirty Blond Hair Bright Blondwith Laura Kiorkis
Learn how to properly dye dirty blond hair bright blond. Here, see great tips for how to dye dirty blond hair bright blond.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Dye Dirty Blond Hair Bright BlondHello! My name is Laura Kiorkis, and I'm Owner and Operator of Gemini of Chicago Hair Salon. Today, I'm going to show you how to dye dirty blonde hair, bright blonde.
Tools You Need to Dye Dirty Blong Hair Bright BlondThe tools you will need are developer in 20, 30 or 40 volume, an ammonia-based double lift blonding cream and a bowl and brush.
Precautions When Dying Dirty Blond Hair Bright BlondNow before you start always make sure to practice safety and to do a skin test and a strand test on your client's hair. The first thing you'll need to do to dye dirty blonde hair, bright-blonde, is determine what existing shade and level you're starting with. Most dirty blonde hair has an existing green undertone or ash undertone, and you're trying to neutralize that or even make it warmer.If your client has a neutral skin tone, you can use any double blonde formula from neutral to strawberry blonde. In Tory's case we're starting with a really ash blonde or dirty blonde, and we want to get maximum level of lift as well as warm the hair up to a golden blonde, so we're using a double blonde color in golden blonde.
How Redness in Skin Effects Dying Dirty Blond Hair Bright BlondIf your client has existing redness in their skin tone, you don't want to intensify that, so you're going to stick to the neutral to gold family of blonde. When using a double blonde formula, the manufacturer's instructions usually require you to mix in a 2:1 ratio, meaning two parts developer to one part color cream. In Tory's case, to achieve maximum level of lift we're going to use a 40 volume developer in 2:1 ratio with our golden blonde cream color.Before you begin, make sure to section your client's hair into four quadrants. Make sure you apply base around the client's hairline to protect their skin from the high level of peroxide you are using.
Applying Blond Hair Dye to Virgin HairWhen applying your double-blonde formula on virgin hair, start at the back bright quadrant, applying your color from mid strand to ends moving in a clockwise direction. After you've applied your color from mid strand to ends, starting again in the back bright quadrant, apply the color from the roots to the mid strand.After you have finished to applying the roots all over, be sure to process your client's color according to the manufacturer's instructions. After processing any chemical make sure you rinse thoroughly and shampoo the hair and follow with any necessary treatments. And with one high-lift blonde color we've achieved a brighter blonde and much more vibrancy and change it from ash blonde to bright golden blonde.
About videos are made available on an "as is" basis, subject to the User Agreement.


text:
Get Free Standard Shipping for 3 Days (code: AUG888) View Details
These are the best markers out there. They are expensive though, but look for any discounts at all the different places that sell them to get them at a decent price.
You must be logged in to comment. Please click here to log in.


text:
Click Here to Watch the Whole Video in HD at Phoenixxx
Phoenixxx is a brand new studio founded in January 2011 by the talented minds behind the very successful Boycrush and Gaylifenetwork studios.
Jason Sparks may as well be the king of webcam shows, he certainly puts them on often enough! We had the chance to incorporate one of his live shows, with then boyfriend Aiden Kennedy, into a scene for Phoenixxx. If you weren't one of thousands watching live, now's your chance to watch these two suck, fuck, and cum!
Pixels: 320X240 | Bitrate: 350K
Pixels: 640X480 | Bitrate: 700K
This is not the same clip that shows in the daily category box here. It shows a blond and guy with goatee


text:
You will have to deal with a situation today that has occurred in one form or another many times before. If you can see the parallels with past events then it should be easy. If you don't, you'll make the same mistakes.
or email email@example.com
November 26, 2012 | 5:00am
We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.


text:
Sheila Kay Adams
The International Storytelling Festival is just that: international.
There are performers from across the globe that take part in Jonesborough's celebration and display of the spoken word, but that doesn't mean there isn't something for the people around East Tennessee.
Shelia Kay Adams, a performer who tops many festival attendees' must-see lists, brought her special talents to the stage at the Creekside Tent on Friday afternoon, and pleased everyone, but especially the local crowd.
Adams, from Western North Carolina, drew in onlookers with local speak and local songs from her banjo. She kicked things off with a description of her father's one-liners and told of how he had a quick retort for everything. Before her father died, Adams cornered him to collect all of his witty sayings, and ended up with a 16-page collection of what she called "off-color, downright dirty" phrases.
At the end of his life, Adams pressed her father to teach her about their local Sodom, N.C., history. While cracking jokes about how because the area was so small, her father and mother didn't have a family tree, but a family wreath, Adams told one of her father's stories about a local uproar, based around an unfortunate neighbor named Irving who began hearing voices after going to the dentist to have a toothache treated.
She said it happened on a Saturday in 1938, when in towns much like Marshall, N.C., and Johnson City, Sodom residents were buzzing, having gotten gussied up to go to the center of town to shop. This is when word of the toothache passed through town.
In Adams' words, with more than a dozen different Baptist sects praying over the affected Irving, including the "Buzzard Baptists," who only go to church when there's a funeral, it comes out that the man is not actually possessed by the devil or a holy spirit. Irving was transmitting radio signals through his new fillings, and was treated as Sodom's new radio on Saturday nights until he broke loose and pulled all of his new fillings out with a file.
Adams had the audience in stitches, mixing in local pronunciations of tobacco into " 'backer," banjo into "banjer," and Ireland into "Arland," which should admits she could never find on a globe as a youngun, despite help from her grandmother.
She wrapped things up with a few "banjer" tunes, including "Fall To My Knees," which brought in all the crowd interaction anyone could ever want.
The Burge family, from Bristol, were old professionals at the Storytelling Festival, saying Adams was one of the many folks they needed to see this year, and she always impresses those from the area. Colin, 26, said the way she plays the open-back clawhammer style banjo gets his attention, and the attention of banjo-loving locals.
"The Storytelling Festival is something everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime," Burge said. "But once they seem it once, they're going to be hooked."
His mother, Martha, has been four times, and loves that they keep the occasion 'a family thing' that keeps them coming back.
Brenda Painter, a retiree from the same Madison County as Adams, said she's one of her favorite performers because she incorporates stories from Western North Carolina, and says in general she looks for those performers who have a moral message.
Mary Deheck, from Pender County near Wilmington, N.C., was volunteering with Painter, and had no problem traveling to the other side of the state to see the festival, which she called "wonderful." Deheck said she appreciates the variety of voices heard at the festival.
An appreciation for the art of storytelling in general had Ed and Karen Leisinger, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., present. They traveled with a group to take in every performance they could, while hitting up Main Street eateries and antique shops.
"It's the oldest way to pass along information," Ed said. "And there are older people here, but young people, too, and they need to keep the tradition going."


text:
The Wall Street Journal website is reporting today that a sequel to the classic 1942 movie Casablanca is being seriously discussed in the hallways of Hollywood. Apparently, the idea has been kicking around since the late '80s. The story, by Casablanca screenwriter Howard Koch, is that Ilsa Lund ended up pregnant with Rick Blaine's baby and is raising him with her husband, Victor Lazlo.
Ugh. I don't know how much credence to give this report but I hope it's very, very, wrong. Casablanca, which is about to turn 70, is (in my opinion) a perfect movie. The ending is one of the best endings of all time. When Rick (played by Humphrey Bogart) puts Ilsa (played by Ingrid Bergman) on a plane to go with her husband even though he loves her, it's a triumph because as Rick puts it so perfectly, "The problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
It's not news that Hollywood is always looking for ways to make cash off of existing properties. Just look at this year's top grossing film so far. Only two of the top 10 films are based on original ideas: Brave and Ted. The rest are superhero movies or sequels.
Building new movies from old material makes sense. The audience already has a sense of who the characters are and that's like free advertising. If the material comes from a beloved film or book, there's a good chance audiences will want to see the film. Just look at Life of Pi. Based on the 2001 best-selling book, the movie did better than expected this weekend earning $30 million over the five-day holiday instead of the expected $26 million.
But there's a line that Hollywood doesn't need to cross. Take the 2005 movie Rumor Has It for example. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Jennifer Aniston, the film was supposed to be a sort of sequel to The Graduate (another movie with a perfect ending, in my opinion). The film bombed at the box office grossing only $88 million globally. No one cared about what happened to Ben and Elaine after they ran out of her wedding and hopped a bus. And we especially didn't care about the children of a family who the movie may have based on.
Disney is walking into this lion's den with its upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful. The film, which cost an estimated $200 million to make and stars James Franco, tells the story of Oz, a magician from Kansas who ends up in the mythical land. The film is slated to hit theaters in March.
I'd say that Oz has a greater chance of success than something like a Casablanca sequel. Thanks to Wicked, the very successful Broadway play, there's already a precedent for spinning new tales off of The Wizard of Oz. And Frank L. Baum actually wrote 14 books about Oz so there's plenty of material to mine for more stories.
If the film is a hit, I'm hoping it won't inspire Hollywood to further plunder those old classics for new movies.
Are there any old films that you think deserve a sequel?
Follow me on Twitter at DorothyatForbes.


text:
There will be an Ebites on Wednesday, March 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Mark and Elisia Saab ETIC.
The topic will be Overview of International Students & Scholars Services and International Student TA/RA, Reduced Course Load, CPT and OPT, presented by Maria Conley, Executive Director of International Administration International Students & Scholars Office and Debbie White, Director of Graduate Administration.
Please RSVP at www.uml.edu/ebites.


text:
In this audio slideshow, Adam Roberts, Research Analyst, Nuffield Trust, describes the key findings from our study: A decade of austerity? The funding pressures facing the NHS from 2010/11 to 2021/22 (December 2012), which is based on new modelling carried out by the Nuffield Trust into the future pressures on NHS services in England.
This report forms part of our project: Buying time: what is the scale of the financial challenge facing the NHS & how can it be met?
I thought you might be interested in this page on The Nuffield Trust website.
Be the first to hear about our latest news, publications, events and multimedia.
Nuffield Trust is an authoritative and independent source of evidence-based research and policy analysis for improving health care in the UK.
Nuffield Trust
59 New Cavendish Street
London W1G 7LP
E: email@example.com
More contact details


text:
Hotels in 06388 - West Mystic CT
Only hotels in 06388 zip code are listed below. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates in West Mystic, CT for your upcoming leisure or conference / group travel. We list the best 06388 hotels and motels so you can review the West Mystic hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. Hotels in New London county and area code 860 are also listed.
06388 Hotels, Motels & Accommodations
Next: Show All Available 06388 Hotels with Pricing >


text:
With the fast development of modern civilization, energy security becomes increasingly important for countries with rather limited resources and booming urban populations. However, with excessive exploitation of the traditional energy sources (eg. coal, crude oil and natural gas), the reserves are shrinking rapidly with foreseeing exhaustion. This situation conflicts with the desire of human being for sustainability, and it must be altered immediately. In recent decades, sustainable energy sources are widely researched to meet this challenge. Among all these efforts, liquid biofuels from renewable bio-resources are one of the most attractive alternatives, with the features of sustainability and relatively easy transportation. Unlike other liquid biofuels, biodiesel does not require tedious alternation of current engines in vehicles. In addition, it provides a comparable high energy profile, and it is much cleaner than the conventional diesel in terms of the release of hazardous gases.
What is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel refers to long-chain fatty acid esters produced by esterification of triglyceride from natural resources. Biodiesel is generally biodegradable, nontoxic with an environmentally benign emission profile. It has been reported that the cetane number of biodiesel (above 47) is generally higher than petroleum diesel (above 40), which means that it has better lubricity, advanced cold-flow properties, and less sulfur content.
The first generation of biodiesel was derived from edible vegetable oil to demonstrate the feasibility for producing biodiesel. However, the price of traditional feedstock, for example, soybean oil1 (1200 US$/ton) or palm oil2 (1000 US$/ton), is too expensive to be commercialized when compared to petroleum diesel price (88 US$/ton). Even the price of used cooking oil4 (400-900 US$/ton) is still too high to be used. Besides, the competition of producing fuel with the food supply deficit makes it impossible to be realized in a large scale at current stage.
Animal fats from slaughter plants and meat manufactures are also very promising feedstock for producing biodiesel. In 2010, the EU itself produced 3.2 million tons of animal fats. Most of these animal fats are used for producing oil, which is not healthy compared with vegetable oil because of its low smoke point and saturated fat contents. The integral utilization of animal fat should be very interesting, especially to meet the energy supply deficit.
In the second generation of biodiesel production, low cost waste grease or fats, as well as other inedible triglyceride sources are used to fulfill this gap. In recent years, the proper utilization of waste grease trap oil (eg. brown grease) draws great attention from both public and researchers. In order to stop illegal reuse of grease trap oil in food industry, a solid waste pollution prevention and control act was implemented by governors in Henan province in China from January 1, 2012. They hope to improve the situation by controlling the source of the oil production. As an alternative usage approach, biodiesel production will facilitate the implementation of this act by transforming grease into biofuels. Besides, grease trap oil has a zero or negative price, and it is abundant in urban area, especially in developed countries (1.69 million tons/year in the US).
In Southeast Asia and South America, Jatropha grows naturally and in plantations. The seeds of Jatropha can be used for oil production (1 liters of oil from 4 kg input). This kind of inedible oil is a good candidate for producing high-quality biodiesel, such as jet fuel.
In recent years, lipid from microalgae is wildly researched for biodiesel production. These photosynthetic microorganisms are able to convert carbon dioxide into biomass including lipid. A pre-commercial production of marine microalgae was settled in Hawaii by Prof. Jeff Obbard from 2009. The plant produced 8 tons of algae to date for research and development purposes, and biodiesel is one of the products.
Base, Acid or Enzyme
In order to catalyze the triglyceride into biodiesel, proper catalyst is crucial. In general, three catalysts can be used in this process, which can be base, acid or enzyme catalysts. All of them have the ability to perform transesterification, but with different efficiency and requirements. The reaction rate for base catalyst is fast, however, when the amount of free fatty acid (FFA) in the feedstock is higher than 4%, saponification happens severely and it will consume too much of the base catalyst. In this case, the FFA should be removed by using either enzyme or acid catalyst. The acid catalyst can also be used for transesterification, but the reaction rate is much slower than the base catalyst. It is reported that the acid catalyst required a 0.5-1 mol % catalyst concentration in 50 hour to reach a rather high yield,7 while base catalyst could reach same level of catalysis in 30 min.
In comparison to other chemical catalysts, enzymatic methods for biodiesel production are favored when using waste oil containing high FFA as feedstock. A range of lipases and other esterases have been reported for enzymatic biodiesel synthesis.9 The enzyme could condense FFA with alcohol to form ester, when alcohol to water ratio is high. Among different enzymes, Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) was widely researched. Besides, Candida rugosa (CRL),10 Rhizomucor miehei (RML),11 Pseudomonas cepacia (PCL)12 and Thermomyces lanuginosa (TLL)8 have also been used for this purpose. In order to facilitate the separation after reaction and decrease the cost, these enzymes were immobilized on different supporting materials before catalysis. Novozym 435 is CALB immobilized on a mesoporous structured material, while Liposyme TL IM is TLL immobilized on beads. These two immobilized enzymes are wildly used in biodiesel production. It has been reported that Nozoym 435 is quite efficient in decreasing the FFA amount in esterification reaction, while Liposyme TL IM is good at transesterification to transform triglyceride to biodiesel.
How Different between Regions
The strategy for biodiesel production in different regions varies dramatically. For developed urban areas, use of local feedstock like used cooking oil or grease trap oil is appropriate. In Singapore, BioFuel Research Pte Ltd and Alpha-Biodiesel are exploring the utilization of sewage oils. They hope to make value by recycling the waste (about 50 tons/day in Singapore) to valuable product. Another project initiated by Economic Development Board (EDB) from 2007 targeted palm oil, soya oil, and small amounts of used cooking oil to produce biodiesel. They hope to reach biodiesel production for 3 million tons by 2015. Besides, Neste Oil is currently building the world�s largest biodiesel plant in Singapore, which can produce a whopping 800,000 metric tons of fuel from vegetable oils and waste animal fat from the food industry per year. By that time, Singapore will become one of the leaders in supplying biodiesel.
For tropical regions, Jatropha fruit seed oil is a good candidate for producing biodiesel. Countries like Indonesia, Philippine, Mexico, Brazil, and Egypt are producing large amount of Jatropha oil for this purpose. As approved Jatropha plantation projects are eligible for certificates of greenhouse gas emission reduction to gain carbon credit, additional benefit will further facilitate the fast development of this technology. In Indonesia, the produced Jatropha oil is utilized locally and also shipped to nearby countries for biodiesel production. An Australian based company, Jatoil are currently shipping 20 tons of crude jatropha oil per week from Java Indonesia for producing renewable crude oil for under 65 US$ per barrel13. Locally, many companies like IndoGreen Resource Solutions P.T. are promoting the use of jatropha oil for producing the second generation biofuel. Although the Jatropha feedstock cost14 (220 US$/ton) is still high because of the low productivity and low oil extraction rate, Jatropha oil will continue to gain increasing attention in these regions in future.
For regions with marine resources and abundant sunlight, lipid from microalgae is easy to be obtained in large quantity. There are increasing numbers of companies in this field, such as Solix BioSystems, Inc. in Colorado, Cellana LLC, and Kai BioEnergy Corp in Hawaii, are all building demonstration open ponds facility with several acres to prove the concept. Based on their initial exploration, it will not be profitable if biodiesel is the only product. Other by-products produced in this process like aquaculture feed, animal feed, cosmetics, and renewable chemicals are the cash cow to sustain the business.
Future of Biodiesel
Biodiesel will be a popular substitute in the consumption of energy in future enjoying the support from government, oil companies, charities, and environmental organizations. A recent Bloomberg interview shows that the US Air Force plans to certify all of its aircraft models to burn biofuels by 201315. This most likely will not be cost-effective, but it is important to create market for biodiesel to support its development. In the meantime, billions of funds from government, venture capitals or non-profit organizations support the research, development and commercialization of biodiesel. As it could be difficult to compete with petroleum diesel in low-end market, biodiesel as jet fuel will be given great attention in the near future.
Click here for the complete issue.
"The views expressed here does not necessarily reflect the views of Asia Pacific Biotech News or its staff."
Copyright© 2015 World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd • Privacy Policy


text:
Welcome to Grand Blanc Academy, serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade!
We offer an extended school day and academic year to allow for true mastery rather than cursory coverage of the curriculum. Read more about the Grand Blanc Academy by visiting the About Us page.
School Calendar
View our school calendar here or click here to download the 2013-2014 Grand Blanc Academy school calendar as a pdf document.
Calendar has been updated for the adjustments due to the snow days.