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Veteran Savage drivers Mike Gurule and Johnny Westbrook stand in front of a new Kenworth truck that has a natural gas system installed to power the ISX Cummings diesel engine under the hood.
The fueling nozzles for the truck Savage has been testing is quite simple, with nozzles attaching to the fillers on the left side of the truck.
The wave of the future might be here for Savage Trucking. For the last week they have been testing innovative engine fuels. For a new Kenworth that was parked in the shop last week, natural gas has been the choice of power as the truck hauled 45 ton loads of coal around the area.
"As far as everything we can tell it performed great," said Paul Brinkerhoff, the shop manager at Coal Service on Tuesday. "We finished the trials on Monday and it did what it was supposed to do. It had a lot of power and got about the same mileage (4.5 miles per gallon) as any of our regular diesel powered trucks do. Best of all the drivers liked it."
Those drivers, Mike Gurule and Johnny Westbrook ran the truck round the clock for the entire week. Now the company will have to look at the results and decide if the gas powered diesel engines are the way to go with their new trucks.
The system that was being used in the test truck was developed by Westport Fuel systems. Kelly Mills the area sales manager for Westport was at Coal Service in Price last week to introduce the truck to the Savage employees.
"It was in 1996 when Westport began developing this system," said Mills. "The company wanted to develop a liquefied natural gas system for heavy duty trucks that would help with emissions and fuel economy while maintaining equal horsepower and torque with a diesel type engine."
Now, according to Mills, several hundred trucks from a number of companies that haul materials and run over the road operate on the LNG system developed by Westport.
Mills also explained that the system is not entirely run by liquefied natural gas, but does use about 5 percent diesel to help the engine fire upon compression.
"The system sprays in a small amount of diesel fuel to get the cylinder to ignite," he explained. "Diesel fuel ignites at about 850 degrees. Once that ignites the rest of the injection and consequently the firing of the cylinder is by liquefied natural gas."
The reason that the natural gas can't be used entirely to fuel the engine like it can in a typical gasoline designed engine is that natural gas doesn't ignite until a temperature of 1250 degrees is achieved. The diesel injected a millisecond before acts as a primer for that firing.
One of the big advantages to using natural gas is that the emissions are so clean. This could save a great deal of money because the pollution filters on new diesel trucks today can be costly and time consuming to clean or replace.
Another big advantage, and the most obvious one, is that natural gas is much less expensive per gallon than diesel fuel. Presently the cost for diesel fuel is between $2.50 and $3 per gallon and during the summer of 2008 it over $4 per gallon. Natural gas, on the other hand, is well under a dollar per gallon at the present time.
Savage managers are excited about the possibilities.
"There are some obvious advantages to using natural gas," said Dave Sorrells the general manager of Coal Service just before the tests began last week. "The cost is of natural gas is lower than diesel fuel and it is more plentiful in the United States too. So if this is successful, it can mean importing less fuel."
Savage has turned their operation over to entirely to running Kenworth units as their new tractors and so the new gas system would work out well for them.
"We will be turning in the last of our Internationals at the end of October," said Sorrells.
Since the natural gas that the truck runs on is a liquefied fuel it would be purchased from a company called ALT that has a plant in Arizona. But there seem to be few concerns about that being quite a distance away because according to Linda Berndt the vice president of ALT who was there for the beginning of the test, her company supplies trucks around the country with the fuel no matter where they are.
"We can get the fuel here and keep Savage stocked with what they need," she said. "We have portable systems that can be placed anywhere these trucks need to operate."
The filling system is simple and both tanks on the truck fill from the left side of the vehicle so that the nozzle doesn't have to be moved around the truck nor the truck turned around for filling. Berndt said the fueling of the truck is no more complicated than it would be to fill it with diesel.
While there are many advantages to running on natural gas, the tax credit offered for buying these kinds of vehicles is no small thing either. For a tractor that basically costs $100,000 to buy new a company can get a tax credit of almost $29,000 for fueling it with natural gas because of Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credits from the federal government.
Since the week long test went well, now the decision will need to be made whether to move to this model to transport coal within eastern Utah.
That decision, would appear, to be coming soon.
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A Federal judge ruled that residents of the State needn't provide a "good and substantial reason" in order to legally obtain a handgun permit, because the 2nd Amendment is substantial enough.
The case began when Plaintiff Raymond Woollard obtained a handgun permit after fighting with an intruder in his Hampstead home in 2002, but could not renew it in 2009 because he could not show officials he had been subject to "threats occurring beyond his residence." After repealing and being rejected by the review board, which found he hadn't demonstrated a "good and substantial reason" to carry a handgun as a reasonable precaution, Woollard filed suit in 2010.
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A law that burdens the exercise of an enumerated constitutional right by simply making that right more difficult to exercise cannot be considered reasonably adapted to a government interest, no matter how substantial that interest may be. Maryland's goal of minimizing the proliferation of handguns among those who do not have a demonstrated need for them, is not a permissible method of preventing crime or ensuring public safety; it burdens the right too broadly.


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Islanders @ Rangers
Madison Square Garden
7:00 p.m. Friday
Rangers record: 15-11-1
Islanders record: 5-13-5
Earlier this week, Brandon Dubinsky playfully remarked that the upcoming home-and-home series against the Islanders would be "like playing two home games." Over in the Islanders' locker room, goalie Rick DiPietro countered with his own comments on the opposing team: "I truly don't like the Rangers." Both comments proved to be prophetic in last night's game on the Island as the Rangers, buoyed by the large contingency of Blushirts fans at Nassau Coliseum, demonstrated exactly why DiPietro dislikes playing against the New York Rangers.
Marian Gaborik's second hat trick of the season put the final touch on the Rangers' rollicking, 6-5 win against the Islanders. Coach Tortorella had made the decision prior to this game to try out Sean Avery in Alex Frolov's position on the Rangers' top line, and it certainly paid off. In the past, Avery has played well when having responsibility thrust upon him, and last night was no exception. After being relatively quiet for the past several games, Avery played a phenomenal game on his new line while earning three assists, generating numerous other scoring opportunities, and forcing a frustrated Rick DiPietro to make some key saves. Avery's line combined for four goals and nine points on the night.
One can safely say that this line is definitely going to stay together for Friday night's rematch at Madison Square Garden. The Brandon Dubinsky – Derek Stepan – Ryan Callahan line, which was responsible for the team's second goal of the game, is also expected to stay intact. Todd White, however, may end up with a spot in the line-up in place of either Derek Boogaard or a slumping Alex Frolov. Henrik Lundqvist, who replaced Marty Biron in net after the Islanders scored three unanswered goals, will start tonight against the Isles' Dwayne Roloson.
At a glance, another win tonight against the Isles seems like it should be a given. The Islanders have once again sunk to dead last in the NHL with a measly fifteen points, having won only one game in their past sixteen contests. What's more, the Rangers are undefeated in the second of back-to-back games this season. However, despite the fact that they ended up losing last night's game, the Islanders proved that they're still a force to be reckoned with—against the Rangers, at least. Prior to last night's game, the Islanders had only scored more than two goals in a game once this season; last night, they scored five. And Islanders' left winger Blake Comeau scored his first goal since October 11th, a game which the Islanders won 6-4—against the Rangers.
Rangers-Islanders matchups are always made more exciting by the intensity of the rivalry between these two teams, and tonight's game is going to be no different. Even so, despite the Blueshirts' outpouring of offense last night, the fact remains that the Islanders still managed to score five goals, and the Rangers must tighten up on defense in order to come away with another win.


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The National Newspaper Association kicked off its second 125 years in Omaha, Neb. this week by proclaiming that news of the death of newspapers is greatly exaggerated.
"Community newspapers are the heart and soul of America. We are in our communities and we have no plans to leave. We are not blogs, but we have blogs. We are not websites, but we have websites. We are whole, real newspapers in print and other media and we continue to serve," said Elizabeth Parker, co-publisher of Recorder Newspapers Inc. Parker became NNA's 128th president on Oct. 2.
The association pronounced the recession "gone but not forgotten," and said the state of community newspapers has been affected by the economic malaise of main street. Though the recession may be over, most communities have not shaken off the aftereffects.
But community newspapers are defiantly pronouncing the "newspapers are dead" shibboleth of the electronic world to be a fallacy.
"Readers are changing. Markets are changing. But local journalism is as much needed as ever. We are the ones who provide the glue that holds our communities together. We are the trusted voice. It is in our pages that early political careers are born, and public service is held to account. We inform voters on elections. We edit and vet the news so people can decide what is important. We are the professionals at the foot of the mountain of information-but it is the news in our communities that forms the base of American democracy," she said.
Parker said NNA was forming a marketing council of newspaper executives to carry its word to the industry and to be the eyes and ears of the association across the community newspaper industry. It will develop and promote marketing campaigns to remind the nation that real newspapers are not dead.
"NNA enjoyed a productive and prosperous time on the University of Missouri campus. That move helped us reach a new level. Now we are reintegrating our operation so we can focus on core public policy issues and NNA's important new mission of educating America that community newspapers are alive and continuing to serve," Parker said. NNA has awarded its management contract to American PressWorks Inc. in Falls Church, VA. It will maintain an operations center in the heartland, moving into offices in downtown Columbia, MO, at the first of the year.
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So what happened there? A sequence of three controversial events stacked up to cause much of the Toyota Park crowd to boo referee Ismail Elfath and crew as they went into the interval.
The First:
With the teams locked at 1-1, Patrick Nyarko broke through the New England backline and was thought to have won a penalty just as the clock hit 44:00 after contact with Revolution defender Jose Goncalves at the top of the box.
Elfath waved play on much to the chagrin of players and fans alike but okay, no big deal...
The Second:
Maybe its conjecture but the play seemed to throw Elfath off his game.
He likely would have signaled the amount of stoppage time or communicated via radio headset to fourth official Silviu Petrescu right after that play but with some jeers raining down and the signal to play on, perhaps he forgot? Perhaps the communication wasn't received on the sidelilne?
Either way the amount of stoppage time was never put up on the board by Petrescu and as a result, never announced in-stadium. It did however make its way into the broadcast though how, I'm still trying to deduce as no official number was ever given.
In the end, we probably won't know why it didn't happen as Elfath was asked via pool reporter post-game why the fourth official didn't raise the board to signal stoppage time.
The somewhat avoidant response was, "The priority of the fourth official is to keep order in the technical area."
Which seems to suggest Petrescu was too busy dealing with both team's coaching staffs to raise the board during any point of what ended up being three additional minutes of stoppage time. Without directly answering the question though, Elfath continues to leave the incident open for interpretation.
If it's safe for me to put my editorial hat on: The Pool Reporter system is a definite step forward for the league and Professional Referees Organization but its only as good as the referees being honest enough to answer the question being asked.
Though there's nothing specific about the raising of the stoppage time signal in the Laws of the Game, the signal is something universally expected at the international and professional level.
Even if there was chaos for three minutes in the technical area (which would be an overstatement), the job of the fourth official is also to inform the players, coaches and those in attendance what that number is.
That didn't occur unfortunately.
The Third:
With no stoppage time signaled, you could make a case that the half should have ended right when the clock struck 45:00. It didn't, and in fact saw New England score their second go-ahead goal of the night when Saer Sene received a pass from Dimitry Imbongo and finished past Johnson to make it 2-1.
Should the goal have stood? Upon further review, absolutely not...
Off the goal kick in which Bobby Shuttleworth found Imbongo, the Congolese forward was aided by the use of his hand to settle the ball before spraying towards goal and laying off for Sene.
There's the old adage that you should play to hear the whistle but looking back on the series of events, it seems the teams should have gone into halftime locked 1-1.
Where do we go from here?
There's no sour grapes as the Fire overcame the controversy to take a 3-2 win in dramatic fashion at home over New England. The victory sees the team into a playoff position for the first time this season, something unthinkable following the side's 2-7-1 start to the season.
Just as good, the last two games between these two clubs seem to show a revival in the once heated rivalry between the sides.
On to the next one at Columbus.
After a lackluster performance in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss earlier this week, the Fire must pick themselves up for Saturday's crucial Eastern Conference match against Montreal on Saturday evening at Toyota Park (LIVE 7pm CT on My50). The Impact are still sitting pretty in third place in the East and also played at midweek, beating San Jose 1-0 in CONCACAF Champions League play.
Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Starting stronger – better tempo from the Fire
Jeff Larentowicz summed up the game against D.C. well when asked how it compared to the 4-1 loss against the same opponent just weeks ago. He astutely observed, "The difference between this game and the last time we played them is that we scored early."
This might sound overly simplistic, but an early goal and a good start is extremely important.
In Wednesday's match, the team were positive in the opening exchanges but then allowed D.C. to set the tempo. Against Montreal this weekend, the Fire must come out of the gates quickly and play a very high-tempo game.
In Montreal's last game against D.C., the Red and Black had a very good opening 30 minutes and created a lot of chances. D.C.'s high-tempo start clearly caught Montreal off guard and it took the Canadian team a while to find their rhythm.
The Fire had a great start against Philly last weekend, scoring in the ninth minute. A repeat of that could put the Fire on course to picking up three more precious points Saturday night.
Attacking Montreal on the outside – wide play important
Against D.C. last weekend, Montreal looked vulnerable in the wide areas, especially when United got their wingbacks forward.
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The Fire are very good at allowing Gonzalo Segares and Jalil Anibaba to get forward and help in the attack, especially at home. I look for this to happen as often as possible against the Impact.
The advancement of the wing-backs also allows the Fire wingers to come into the middle and provide support to the strikers.
With the potential absence to Patrick Nyarko after Wednesday's head injury, the team will be relying on Joel Lindpere and Dilly Duka to have big games Saturday night.
Keeping an eye on Justin Mapp – former Fire player finding his groove in Canada
Like Dominic Oduro, many Chicago Fire fans are torn over former winger Justin Mapp. He is certainly one of the most frustrating players to ever wear the badge but his skill and talent was there for all to see.
After leaving the Fire, Mapp had two quiet years in Philly but has flourished in Montreal's 4-3-3 system, playing in one of the advanced wide positions, tallying two goals and four assists for the Impact this season.
Mapp is comfortable on both wings and is a very good crosser of the ball. He also likes to cut inside from the wing and combine with Patrice Bernier, Davy Arnaud and Felipe.
Though he might not be the fastest player on the field, Mapp is also very dangerous in the open field, often starting counter attacks for the Impact or looking for through balls to Marco Di Vaio.
Fire fans will also remember that the 28-year-old is very good in 1v1 situations and it will be up to players like Alex and Larentowicz to support the outside defenders and double team him whenever possible.
Mapp is not a physical player and can sometimes be "kicked" out of a game. Limiting the amount of time he has on the ball will be important for the Fire and a physical approach might be the answer.
Prediction: 1-0 Fire with a goal from Joel Lindpere.
The Gold Cup Final at Soldier Field meant that even though the Fire were in Houston on Saturday, Chicago would not be deprived of live soccer this weekend. Thank goodness. From a Fire point of view, it's pretty special that Sean Johnson and alum DaMarcus Beasley overlapped on this USMNT squad.
The game itself wasn't as exciting as you could have hoped from the two best Gold Cup teams. Panama's tight defense kept the U.S. side from running at them the way they ran at Honduras and El Salvador and they never looked like they would put up the crooked numbers that defined their tournament.
BLOG: Beasley captains USMNT to 5th Gold Cup title
There were even a few times when the game looked like a cagey MLS match, with a challenger in town to try to steal the day, staying taut, and not making mistakes. But the USMNT wore down Panama, took their best (and really only clear cut) chance, held on against a barrage of balls floated into the box in the final minutes and were crowned deserved champions.
How nice would it be to see the Fire handle games like that? On Saturday, we saw the Fire come back from behind yet again. We saw them nearly nick all three points and then nearly lose them all. We saw flashes of dangerous counterattacks and Paolo Tornaghi making some big saves. Most of all, we saw despite obvious improvements over the last trip to Houston, the team is still missing one little bit of finality in both halves.
Back in April, the 2013 Fire v1.0 went to Houston with the goal of slowing the game down, playing calmly and controlling the match. The greenhouse (orange-house?) that is BBVA Compass Stadium dictated that, and we saw players run themselves dead on that afternoon, which also included a vintage Brad Davis garbage goal, Wells Thompson, and a last minute Jeff Larentowicz hit off the crossbar (HIGHLIGHTS from April 14).
On Saturday, the 2013 Fire v2.0 went to Houston with a different mindset. They went to play, to take some initiative. You could see it at the beginning of the game and at the beginning of the second half when Lindpere and Nyarko were pushed way up the field on the outside.
HIGHLIGHTS: Fire earn tough 1-1 draw in Houston
Alas, the result wasn't much different. Houston, one of the hardest teams to beat away in the history of MLS, controlled the game. The Fire looked absolutely spent at the end of the game, much of which they spent chasing the orange midfielders around and trying to clear their persistent crosses into the box.
But the difference this time around was the way in which the Fire actually looked dangerous at times, stealing into Houston's half on counter attacks and nearly grabbing the lead on a late Chris Rolfe chance.
In April, we looked at the difficulty of balancing the mindset to calm the game down without sacrificing the risk-taking attitude needed to be offensive, to attack. Now, with Bakary Soumare and Mike Magee (and the Alex/Larentowicz partnership), it seems like 2013 Fire v2.0 are poised to find that balance.
As another new striker and the All-Star break arrive, maybe the Fire will find that teeny bit of difference. If so, next time we play Houston at Toyota Park in September, they'll be the ones wilting, exhausted after falling to 2013 Fire v3.0
Ben Schuman-Stoler is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @bsto.
The Fire start sluggishly and give up an early goal thanks to some sloppiness. The first half runs its course with a series of dreary long balls, and very little else worth mentioning. The second half begins, the Fire come out a totally different team. They move the ball quicker. They even the game. They continue pressing. They take the lead. The second half develops into a series of counter attacks on one end and dramatic blocks, saves, and misses on the other. The game ends, the Fire players celebrate.
Sound familiar? After almost carbon copy games against Colorado and in Columbus last week (not to mention similar feeling games against Portland and RSL), the Fire games are becoming something like the works of one of those airport authors - the characters change and the setting is different, but the arc remains the same.
Not that we're lacking any drama. These comebacks are scintillating, and we deserve it after those early games that were, frankly, difficult to watch. Now Fire games are chaotic, fun spectacles.
I was pining for a hockey-like empty netter on Saturday when all possible counterattacks flamed out and, yet again, we never got the insurance goal that would let us relax and enjoy the last few minutes of the game. Just like Wednesday against Colorado, the Fire survived Columbus thanks to some great work by Sean Johnson in goal, some miscues, and a few fortunate bounces.
Of course, every comeback is different, and this time there was no Klopas Gambit. There weren't major changes in shape or personnel. What was different was who stepped up to change the game.
Last week we talked about Jeff Larentowicz really driving the Fire upwards, and literally the first play of the second half, the play that set the tone for the ensuing comeback, was of Larentowicz tackling Oduro hard at midfield.
But all of a sudden it looks like the Fire have depth all over the place. Players that struggled to make an impact at the beginning of the season are proving their worth. Joel Lindpere had two beautiful assists, Dilly Duka was arguably player of the game Saturday against his old team, and with Magee about as hot as a player can get, it's no surprise the Fire are charging up the table.
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The attitude in the locker room has to be refreshing. After the game on Saturday, Magee said, "We know we can battle and we fight for each other, that's the hardest thing in soccer." Despite the slow starts and the stressful endings, the Fire are building something.
Let's enjoy it with another look at Duka skinning and megging Chad Barson.
Though he didn't have all that much to do in the U.S. Men's National Team's 0-0 friendly draw vs. Canada last week, it seems clear the Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson remains in Jurgen Klinsmann's plans after being one of three goalkeepers called in for Wednesday's CONCACAF Final Round World Cup qualifier at Honduras (LIVE 3pm CT on beIN Sport).
The summons means Johnson will miss most of the team's second phase of preseason camp in Ventura, Calif. but nearly a month of training with the national team won't leave him out of shape.
Consistently called up since last August's 1-0 friendly win at Mexico, the 90 minutes the fourth-year Fire 'keeper earned in Wednesday's draw seems to indicate Johnson is stating a strong case for the U.S. Men's third goalkeeper shirt behind English Premier League veterans Tim Howard and backup Brad Guzan.
Should his form hold up and the U.S. Men navigate another difficult CONCACAF qualifying test, Johnson could find his way to Brazil next year.
There are still too many variables to allow anyone to get that far ahead and strong competition will remain from the likes of veteran Nick Rimando (injured for January camp), as well as Johnson's friendly rival Bill Hamid.
While the trio wouldn't be expected to appear in this year's qualifying matches, with the U.S. expected to send a B-team to the this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament will likely serve as the next indication as to who Klinsmann favors for the presumable third spot.
Even if he's not always playing in matches, the 23-year-old's continued inclusion in camps, working with the best 'keepers American soccer has offer, can only help with his chances and his form for the Fire.
It should be an interesting year for Sean and the U.S...
Remember the last time the U.S. went to Honduras?
Trailing 1-0 just after the break, the U.S. used a brace from Conor Casey and a Landon Donovan free kick to eventually win the match 3-2 and qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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...defender Carlos Bocanegra brings to end his four-year stay with the Chicago Fire by signing with English Premier club Fulham FC on this day in 2004.
Arguably the best defender in Chicago Fire history, Bocanegra was a two-time MLS Defender of the Year and League Best XI selection (2002, 2003) as well as being the first Fire player to claim MLS Rookie of the year in 2000 and helped the club to three domestic titles (2000, 2003 U.S. Open Cup, 2003 Supporters Shield) as well as an additional two finals appearances (2000, 2003 MLS Cup).
Bocanegra was one of just three defenders named to last year's #Fire15 player's list along with former teammats C.J. Brown and Lubos Kubik.
At the time of his Fire departure, Bocanegra had only just begun to break into Bruce Arena's U.S. Men's National Team squad, with the future captain scoring four goals in his first full campaign for the Stars and Stripes in 2003.
With the UCLA product proving his worth for both club and country, Fulham signed Bocanegra on a free transfer (in the same window that future Fire forward Brian McBride arrived at Craven Cottage) and the two formed the basis for a long-term American occupancy of the West London club.
He would parlay his form at Fulham into making the 2006 U.S. World Cup team and while his time there would come to an end, Bocanegra was eventually named as new U.S. captain when former Fire coach Bob Bradley took the national team reins in 2007.
Moving to a less traditional American soccer destination with French clubs Stade Rennes (2008-10), Bocanegra led the U.S. to the Round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before moving to St. Etienne following the tournament.
A move to Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers would follow but after the side went into administration this past summer, whispers of the former Fire defender's MLS return could be heard league-wide before he eventually went on loan to Spanish Segunda side Racing Santander.
Having now a decade of national team experience under his belt, the 33-year-old center back sits tied with Paul Caligiuri for sixth all-time on the national appeance list at 110 and is has scored more international goals (14) than any defender in U.S. history.
With his time for the national team and career winding down, a return to MLS could still be in his future. Remember, returning to Chicago for a U.S. friendly vs. Poland in October 2010, Bocanegra was quoted as saying this…
"This is my first choice. You never know how it works with (Major League Soccer) and allocations, but I love this city. For me, it would be cool to play for one team my whole career in MLS. I would like to come back to Chicago."
WATCH: Bocanegra Named to #Fire15
Ahead of the opening of the 2013 Combine on Friday, the SuperDraft "Big Boards" have begun to make their appearances.
MLSsoccer.com's Simon Borg, Matt Doyle and Jason Saghini ran through their initial thoughts on the first 19 selections for Thursday's SuperDraft.
Manneh (L) or Hurtado (R) could make for
interesting offensive projects
Simon and Matt both agreed on the Fire's choice at 11th overall, saying they thought Frank Klopas and Co. would select Generation adidas signing, Gambian forward Kekuta Manneh, while Saghini differed with his pick of midfielder Erik Hurtado from Santa Clara.
Having just turned 18, Manneh seems to be a wild card in this draft. During the 2010-11 U.S. Soccer Development Academy campaign, the 5-9 forward tallied 35 goals for the Texas Rush.
The closest teammate to him goals scored was Marco Molina at seven.
Manneh didn't play in the Academy league this past year but the then 17-year-old did suit up for the USL Premier Development League's Austin Aztex, tying for the team lead in goals with 10 in 12 games before adding three more in two playoff matches.
Hurtado is a bit more of a known quantity. The Beaverton, Ore. product was a four-year stand-out at Santa Clara where he was actually teammates with current Fire defender Jalil Anibaba in 2009.
The attacking midfielder led the Broncos in goals all four seasons, tallying 33 to go along with 20 assists over 76 matches.
The last two summers, he's suited up for the Portland Timbers U-23 PDL side, tallying an impressive 14 goals in 18 matches.
Elsewhere over at TopDrawerSoccer.com, J.R. Eskilson and Travis Clark projected the Fire to select Maryland midfielder John Stertzer 11th overall.
Maryland's Stertzer is another name in the Fire mix
A product of Oakton, Va., Stertzer tallied 25 goals and 14 assists over 79 matches between 2009-12.
Stertzer came into his own offensively over the last two seasons, bagging 21 goals and 11 assists and helped the Terrapins in their return to the NCAA College Cup this past December but is expected to take on more of a holding role in MLS.
What do you think of the three projected players? Certainly with two offseason additions in attack, none of the three may stick out to Fire fans on paper and all would seem to be sort of project players. Of course these are just initial lists and the Combine has a lot to do with the reshuffling of the draft order.
We'll be sure to keep up with the combine this weekend and the newest Mock Drafts to come out from it…
59 Days until Opening Night at Toyota Park
54 Days until First Kick in Los Angeles
12 Days until the First Team departs for training camp in Ave Maria, Fla.
These are important beginning of the year days but none are as close as the 2013 MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis which is now literally right around the corner next Thursday, January 17.
With the event being so close to our fair city, Section 8 Chicago is running a bus to and from the SuperDraft for just $10 (departing Toyota Park at 7AM and returning at 9pm).
Admission to the actual draft is FREE and signups are beginning to go quickly.
So...get on the bus and you'll be the first fans able to greet (and indoctrinate) the newest member of the Fire like these folks did with the future MLS Rookie of the Year last year in Kansas City…
Convinced yet? Sign up here and see you in Indy!
First, a warm welcome to the newest member of the Chicago Fire, midfielder Joel Lindpere.
The move to acquire the Estonian international was met with pretty high praise from yours truly, considering all that was exchanged was an international roster spot. Also consider that the guy has scored a few goals against the Fire since coming to MLS (three to be exact and four if you count a preseason goal he scored back in 2011).
That aside, here are five other reasons I can really appreciate the move for the club's latest addition...
- He's the very definition of an iron man – In a total of 98 MLS regular season matches he's been eligible for over the last three seasons, Lindpere has appeared in exactly 97 games, the most of any MLS player in that time span. That also includes goalkeepers.
Players on the current Fire roster with comparable MLS appearances over the last three MLS seasons: Dominic Oduro (93 with Chicago/Houston), Patrick Nyarko (91, Chicago), Logan Pause (87, Chicago) and Wells Thompson (79, Colorado/Chicago).
Lindpere has 3 goals in 7 games vs. the Fire
- There's a certain swagger he has… He looks intimidating and the Estonian international has a certain bite that backs up the way he carries himself. His aggression and ability in the attack reminds me a bit of Dema Kovalenko, though with a few less yellow cards.…
- He has a pretty powerful left foot – Watch the video below. He's a threat in crossing the ball but can also unleash a pretty powerful shot. Combine this acquisition with that of Maicon Santos and the power in attack has been greatly upgraded.
- Competition (and rest) in the midfield – The biggest knock against the Fire in 2012 was the perceived lack of enough squad rotation. By season's end, the team looked a little bit tired and perhaps slightly predictable. With the likes of Nyarko, Alvaro Fernandez, Alex and the potential return of Corben Bone, the attacking midfield options available to Klopas in times of heavy fixture congestion have been upgraded as well.
- Good Results from transactions with Red Bull – Back in 2007 when Fire owner Andrew Hauptman filed tampering charges with New York relating to the Juan Carlos Osorio affair, the team received the Red Bulls' first round selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft which the team used to select the-ever dangerous Patrick Nyarko.
Just about a year ago, the Fire traded the rights of defender Wilman Conde to Red Bull in exchanged for an undisclosed, but rumored to be high amount of allocation money that presumably went towards the acquisitions of defender Arne Friedrich and forward Chris Rolfe.
Not a bad track record…
WATCH: Joel Lindpere Highlights
In this edition of Burning Questions, we sat down with Fire left back Gonzalo Segares. A native of San Jose, Costa Rica, Gonzalo has been capped 19 times for Los Ticos. The club's Defender of the Year in 2007, Gonzalo returns in 2013 for his ninth season with the Men in Red. The newlywed took the time to answer our Burning Questions about wedding themed movies, his infamous sweet tooth and the worst actor in Hollywood.
Always on the Inside: You got married this past December. What is the best movie that features a wedding: "Wedding Crashers", "The Wedding Singer", "The Hangover" or "Bridesmaids"?
Gonzalo Segares: Definitely the first "Hangover".
Gonzalo and Rusti married December 15
AOTI: It's pretty well documented that you're a fan of baked goods. If you could only choose to have one pastry for the rest of your life, what would you pick?
GS: Can it be chocolate? Chocolate bars. Like Crunch, Kit Kat or Snickers. I like chocolate with stuff in it, especially almonds or any kind of nut, except for peanuts.
AOTI: What do you miss most about Costa Rica?
GS: The weather. I love it here in Chicago during the summer but in the winter, I just hate the cold weather. Back home we only have two seasons, which is summer and winter, and the winter is only rainy. The temperature doesn't change that much. The average is usually in the 70s or 80s.
AOTI: How often do you use the phrase "pura vida?"
GS: I use it a lot if I'm talking to Costa Ricans when I'm home. I don't use it that often in Chicago because when the guys speak Spanish, it's not part of their slang.
AOTI: You attended Virginia Commonwealth University with current Fire teammate Dominic Oduro. What's one thing that people don't know about Dom?
GS: He was very, very, very shy. And now all of a sudden, he's not shy.
AOTI: Do you have any phobias?
GS: When it starts shaking on the plane, I definitely get nervous.
Gonzalo's not a fan of John C. Reilly
AOTI: Who is the worst actor in Hollywood?
GS: There are a lot of them. I would say maybe the guy that's in movies with Will Ferrell. He usually has a mustache. He's in the cartoon movie where he doesn't want to be a bad guy anymore, "Wreck it Ralph". In "Talladega Nights" he's the friend and he's also in "Step Brothers" with Will Ferrell. I think he's very, very bad.
Editors Note: As Gonzalo provides very good clues, we have deducted that he is referring to John C. Reilly.
AOTI: You can invite any three people to dinner. Who receives an exclusive invitation?
GS: I would definitely invite Messi. And also Michael Jordan and President Obama.


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I have been playing guitar for about 25 years. I have always loved the though of playing bass and finally bought one a couple weeks ago. Within a week I upgraded to a nicer one. I have 4 SEs in my collection of guitars and would love to get a bass if they ever produce them. I would like to get a 4 & 5 string.
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TONAWANDA, N.Y.- Earlier this week, some eye-opening and frightening numbers were released by the State Department of Health regarding elevated cancer rates in the areas surrounding Tonawanda's industrial core. Well the Town of Tonawanda is using the same stats the health department used to try and crack down on what the numbers indicate is among the biggest polluters, the Grand Island toll barrier.
It is actually a combination of the highway design, a convergence of the I-190 and I- 290 and then the toll barrier which often acts as a bottle neck. Town of Tonawanda engineer Jim Jones says that the so-called mobile source component, or traffic, accounts for around 30 percent of the pollution. The Town is involved in an effort called E3, which stands for Economy, Energy Environment. It is a coalition of government and community agencies in an effort to combine resources for a sustainable and environmentally sound future. Jones has met with the Thruway Authority, DEC, Clean Air Coalition and other groups to discuss options. The options on the table include, removing the tolls, moving the tolls and even the possibility of installing totally automated electronic toll readers.
Thruway Authority spokesman Dan Weiler told WGRZ that they have met with the town and several options are on the table, including the automated toll system. But he cautioned that there are expenses associated with many of the ideas.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the Grand Island bridges generate 18-point-3 million dollars in revenue every year, revenue that would have to be replaced in any plan that is decided upon.


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The Miltonduff distillery lies in the Glen of Pluscarden, whose barley rich pastures once played host to as many as fifty illicit stills during the 1800s. The site was once the meal mill of Pluscarden Abbey. The Benedictine Priory of Pluscarden was founded in 1236 and had been closed for some time, until 1948 when it was reopened. The Miltonduff whisky distillery was founded by Robert Bain and Andrew Peary in 1824, shortly after the Excise Act was passed. Miltonduff was named for an illicit distillery known as Milton and the suffix was added for the Duff family, who owned the land. It was following Hiram Walker Gooderham and Worts' acquisition of George Ballantine and Son in 1935, that the need for a stable supply of Scotch malt whisky became evident. Accordingly, the Miltonduff distillery was acquired a year later and transferred subsequently to the supervision of George Ballantine. From then on, Miltonduff whisky has been an important component of Ballantine's popular blended products. The distillery is now under Chivas Brothers ownership, following the acquisition of Allied by Chivas' parent company Pernod Ricard in 2005. The three pairs of stills have a combined total capacity of 5.5 million litres annually and in 1964 two Lomond stills were installed. It is in these stills that Mosstowie, a rare single malt, is distilled. There has been an officially released bottling, though it is no longer produced. There have been, however, a handful of independent releases.
Distillery Number
01343 547433
Distillery Founded
Distillery Capacity
5 500 000 litres
Distillery Status
Distillery Owner
Chivas Brothers
Distillery Address
Miltonduff, Elgin, Morayshire IV30 8TQ
Andrew Peary and Robert Bain obtain a licence for Miltonduff Distillery. It has previously operated as an illicit farm distillery called Milton Distillery but changes name when the Duff family buys the site it is operating on.
William Stuart buys the distillery.
Thomas Yool & Co. becomes new part-owners.
Thomas Yool & Co. sells the distillery to Hiram Walker Gooderham & Worts. The latter transfers administration to the newly acquired subsidiary George Ballantine & Son.
A pair of Lomond stills is installed to produce the rare Mosstowie.
– Major reconstruction of the distillery.
The Lomond stills are decommissioned and replaced by two ordinary pot stills; the number of stills now totalling six.
Allied Lyons buys 51% of Hiram Walker.
Allied Lyons acquires the rest of Hiram Walker.
Allied Distillers follow United Distillers´ example of Classic Malts and introduce Caledonian Malts where Tormore, Glendronach and Laphroaig are included in addition to Miltonduff. Tormore is later replaced by Scapa.
Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) become new owners through the acquisition of Allied Domecq.


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Christchurch Gondola Re-Opening
General view during the re-opening of the Christchurch gondola on... News PhotoCeremony,Christchurch - New Zealand,Emergencies and Disasters,General View,Gondola - Traditional Boat,Horizontal,Human Interest,New Zealand,Reopening CeremonyPhotographer Martin HunterCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesCHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 19: General view during the re-opening of the Christchurch gondola on April 19, 2013 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The gondola was closed following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and has since undergone reconstruction before the official re-opening today. (Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images)


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A Study of Zevalin and Simultaneous Application of BEAM High-dose Chemotherapy Followed by Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Refractory and Relapsed Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (escZ-BEAM)
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Phase II Study Concomitant High-Dose Radio-Immuno- and Chemotherapy with simultaneous application of Zevalin and BEAM followed by autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory CD 20+ Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Primary Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma
Refractory Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma
CD20+ Aggressive Non-Hodgkin`s Lymphoma
Drug: Zevalin
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase I/II Study Concomitant High-Dose Radio-Immuno- and Chemotherapy With Simultaneous Application of Zevalin and BEAM Followed by Autologous Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed and Refractory CD 20+ Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- The primary outcome variable is the highest achievable dose level of 90Y-Zevalin administered immediately before BEAM high-dose therapy and followed by autologous stem cell transplantation. [ Time Frame: 3 Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Treatment related mortality (TRM), freedom from progression (FFP), Survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS) grade III -IV toxicity (CTC) on lung, liver and kidney [ Time Frame: 3 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 1
Drug: Zevalin
All applications of 90Y-Ibritumomab-Tiuxetan will be preceded by rituximab infusions at a dose of 250 mg/m2 at days -21 and day -14 (DL1) or day -12 (DL2) or day -10 (DL3-5), respectively.
High dose therapy will be given as BEAM
Other Name: 90Y-Ibritumomab-Tiuxetan
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: 18 - 65 years
- Risk group: 1) Progression on primary therapy 2) Initial or subsequent relapse
- Histology: Diagnosis of relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, whenever possible confirmed by an excision biopsy of a lymph node or by a sufficiently large biopsy of an extranodal site if no lymph node lesion is present. The expression of the CD20 antigen must be demonstrated in the primary lesion or in the relapse. Specifically, the following entities can be treated in this study:
Grade III B follicular lymphoma Diffuse B-cell lymphoma centroblastic immunoblastic plasmoblastic anaplastic-large-cell T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma Primary effusion lymphoma Intravascular B-cell lymphoma Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma Mantle cell lymphoma, blastoid Variants of Burkitt's lymphoma Aggressive marginal zone lymphoma (monocytoid)
- General condition: General condition ECOG 0-3 (Karnofsky: 40 - 100 %); for definition see Annex 14.10
- Presence of declaration of participation of the center and the patient's written consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior mediastinal or extensive abdominal irradiation
- Prior high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation
- Impairment of renal function (creatinine > 2.5 mg/dL, creatinine clearance < 20 mL/min)
- Impairment of hepatic function (bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dL, cholinesterase [CHE] < 2000 U/L)
- Impairment of pulmonary function (transfer lung factor for CO [TLCO] < 50 %, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec [FEV1] < 60 %, vital capacity [VC] < 60 %)
- Relevant deterioration of the above organ functions on salvage therapy
- Failure of stem cell mobilization
- Active viral hepatitis
- HIV infection
- Other active or not conclusively curatively treated malignoma
- Severe concomitant psychiatric illness or suspected lack of patient compliance
- Pregnancy or unreliable contraception
- Highly dynamic progress of lymphoma (lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] > 1.5 x upper limit of normal [ULN]) after salvage therapy immediately prior to radioimmunotherapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00521560
|Institut für anwendungsorientierte Forschung und klinische Studien (IFS GmbH)
|Göttingen, Germany, 37075
|Study Director:
|Bertram Glass, Prof. Dr.
|German Society of Cancer e.V.
|Principal Investigator:
|Martin Gramatzki, MD PhD
|Städtisches Krankenhaus Kiel, II. Med. Uniklinik, Kiel, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Mattias Witzens Harig, MD PhD
|Abteilung Innere Medizin V, Hämatologie, Onkologie, Heidelberg, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Bernd Hertenstein, MD PhD
|Klinikum Bremen-Mitte gGmbH, Medizinische Klinik I, Bremen, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Georg Heß, MD PhD
|III Med., Schwerpunkt Hämatologie / Onkologie, Mainz, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Dorothea Kofahl-Krause, MD PhD
|MHH, Hämatologie, Hämostaseologie und Onkologie, Hannover, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Norbert Schmitz, MD PhD
|Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hämatologische Abt., Hamburg, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Jörg Schubert, MD PhD
|Universitätskliniken d. Saarlandes, Med. I, Homburg/Saar, Germany
|Principal Investigator:
|Lutz Uharek Uharek, MD PhD
|Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Med. III, Berlin, Germany
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Institut fuer anwendungsorientierte Forschung und klinische Studien GmbH
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00521560 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 27, 2007
|Last Updated:
|February 13, 2013
|Health Authority:
|Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Germany: Federal Office for Radiation Protection
Germany: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Keywords provided by Institut fuer anwendungsorientierte Forschung und klinische Studien GmbH:
High-Dose Radio-Immuno- and Chemotherapy
stem cell transplantation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Behavioral Symptoms
Immune System Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunologic Factors
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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Man killed in Yakima had shoe exhibit, shared it with Action News
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Police identified the man found dead in a Yakima parking lot as David Lee Childs. He was a 70-year-old man who police said lived in Yakima his whole life.
Childs appeared on Action News several times back in 2011. He made headlines with his collection of more than 600 pair of shoes that went on display at the Yakima Valley Museum.
He told KIMA he began collecting high heels back in the 1960s. The exhibit featured styles from across the century. It was on display through the end of 2011.
Authorities do not have any suspects, but they are pursuing leads on the case.
Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins, who performed the autopsy, said Childs died of a combination of head and neck trauma and puncture wounds. It's unclear what caused the puncture wounds - they were not from a knife or a needle.
Police were able to identify the man with help from the coroner. Hawkins found the victim's name inscribed on his partial dentures. He also found a car key in the man's pocket.
Police later found the victim's car in the area where his body was found. They used the license plate from the car to get a photo of the registered owner. That photo matched the victim.
Officials are not yet releasing any further information.


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Mercer (1-15. 0-6 A-Sun)
Lipscomb (11-6, 5-2 A-Sun)
10/11/2013 | Nashville, Tenn. | Attendance: 278
Thursday, October 10, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It is hard to say that a volleyball player averaging just under 18 kills over her last five matches is playing in the shadows.
But that might well be the way to describe Lipscomb outside hitter Lauren Ford. Middle blocker Jewell Dobson is averaging 18.5 kills per match over the same stretch including a career-high 27 in a 3-2 loss to ETSU.
Ford, who has provided a one-two scoring punch with Dobson for three seasons, has thrived as teams have centered their defenses on Dobson.
"Lauren thought she was going to be the main attacker, but Jewell has taken over that role," Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal said. "Initially, Lauren had to take a step back. Then she realized, `wow, this is a pretty good thing for me'. Jewell is getting a ton of the attention.
"They are together in the formation a lot. When Jewell attacks as well as she has been the other team has to pay attention. As more and more teams are committing to Jewell they are leaving Lauren open."
Rosenthal often talks about the multiple offensive weapons the Lady Bisons have to offer. This weekend against Mercer and Kennesaw State at Allen Arena he will be counting on Ford and Dobson to continue to set the kills pace.
Rosenthal knew Dobson would attract more attention from opponents with each passing match. Teams may occasionally slow her down in a set, but they have yet to stop her. She has finished in double figures in all 16 matches, with 20 or more kills three times.
She has recorded the match high in kills 12 times, including one tie. She opened the week ranked fifth nationally in kills per set with 4.96 and sixth in points per set with 5.4. She is 33rd in the nation with a .397 hitting percentage.
Ford has been in double figures in kills in 12 matches. She has posted the match high five times, tying once for the lead. She is ranked third in the conference and 46th in the nation with 3.9 kills per set.
"Northern Kentucky wasn't Jewell's best match, but she still had 16 kills and hit .333," Rosenthal said. "She had 27 kills against ETSU when their main defense was to stop her. Jewell knows what she is doing. She is doing a fantastic job.
"Lauren has realized she doesn't have to press as hard. She had 21 kills against ETSU and everyone was talking about Jewell. It is pretty nice when you can quietly be getting 18 or 20 kills. I think she has fallen into that and is really appreciating that."
The Mercer match starts at 6:30 Friday night. The Bears are 1-15, 0-6 in the conference. The Lady Bisons are 10-6, 3-2 in the A-Sun.
Rosenthal may have a third major weapon in his arsenal this weekend. Middle blocker Molly Spitznagle has been sidelined since Sept. 21 with an ankle injury. She could possibly see some time on the court this weekend, but Rosenthal is being cautious.
"That is our hope," Rosenthal said. "The team had a day off Wednesday and we were able to work with Molly individually.
"We would like to think she is going to be ready to go. Either way, I would not anticipate her starting against Mercer. We will see how practice goes."
Claire Peterson and Brittnay Estes have seen increased playing time with Spitznagle sidelined. Peterson has moved from the right side to the middle. Estes has filled in as the right side.
"We have been able to move some pieces around," Rosenthal said. "I think that has been good, but I don't know if we have necessarily been putting the best team out there."
Rosenthal is expecting another tough weekend. The Lady Bisons are coming off a 3-1 win over Northern Kentucky Tuesday night. Neither Mercer nor Kennesaw State has played since Saturday.
"We are in a good spot," Rosenthal said. "The tough part about this is we are going to be playing matches four and five over seven days. That is the challenge at hand.
"I think we are physically ready. We have a good knowledge of both of these teams. Both teams have local players. Both teams are hungry. Both teams are dangerous."
The match with Mercer can be seen on ESPN 3.


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Thursday, January 14, 2010
The condo was crazy Mac-Daddy nice! The bed was gigantic and fluffy. We decided after sleeping in that bed all weekend it was time to get us a Mac-Daddy bed too.
Apparently I took both sets of my keys and inadvertently left one in the condo. I had no idea until the owner of the condo called me to see if I wanted them back.
No. I'll let you keep them. Then you can come and stalk my family.
OF COURSE I want them back.
Condo Man: Motherboard? You left your keys in our condo. Would you like to get them back?
Me: I did? Holy Cow. Yes! I do want them back. Can I come and get them?
CM: I can mail them to you. Where do you live?
Me: 5768 Crazytown USA
CM: How serendipitous! (yes he did. He totally said that) I am going to be in Crazytown tomorrow night doing a presentation. Why don't you swing by the home I'll be at and pick them up then.
Me: Sure. What's the address?
CM: 3409 Crazytown USA. Do you know this person? Crazytown isn't that big. I'm from LA so nothing is as big as where I live.
Me: {bristling a bit} Uhh. It's pretty big and I have no idea who that is.
CM: What does your husband do for a living?
Me: {getting really irritated} He is a partner at a law firm.
CM: And what is your career?
Me: I'm a SAHM.
CM: {he launches into a LONG boring diatribe about a stupid MLM)
Me: Huh. Sounds like its been really good to you.
CM: Well. It's perfect for YOU. I mean you're JUST a stay at home mom, so you have TONS of time to do this. You could make a lot of money to help your family. I usually charge $100 to come and listen to me speak, but I'll let you come and hear me for free. Then after you sign up, I'll give you your keys.
**Crickets chirping. **
He was totally holding my keys hostage.
Come listen to the goon speak and I'll get my keys.
Avoid him like the plague and lose my keys.
Thank heavens Home Depot makes copies.


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from New Haven, CT
Comments about CamelBak Groove® .75L:
Doesn't get rid of the unpleasant chlorine taste in the water at my office. Also, the filter makes it slower and harder to drink. It might work for some but I think the original Eddy would serve me better.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Does not flow well
By Carol the Camel who needs to drink water
from Poway, CA
would use it away from water filter if it worked.
By Mary Kate
from South Carolina
Could put river water and you would be good
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Mostly good
By the Twominater
from Sheridan, Wyoming
So far I am mostly happy with the product. However thus far I have not changed the filter and am nervous to because it seems very complicated. The only problem I have has with the bottle is that it does leak if you put in even just a little more water above the fill line. I really like that I don't need to hold it up to drink and I am happy with the bitable nozzle.
Nava Vs Groove
By Dennis
from Anaheim, CA
I purchased a Nava and it's the completely opposite for me. The Nava is surrounded by cheap plastic that has already chipped after a drop. Whereas my Groove is going strong even after 4 years. The upside to the Nava is the water flow (due to the design of the filter, downside to the design is it will give 8 gallons less than the groove filter), and cover for the mouthpiece. But durability is not one of them.I'll be using my Nava for indoors and Groove for Outdoors.Summary:Groove:-Pros: Durability, Bite valve, LIFETIME guarantee, more gallons, thinner, and cheaper refill filters.-Cons: water flowNava:-Pros: Cheaper, water flow, mouth piece cover, looks prettier.-Cons: leaks, cheap plastic, no lifetime guarantee.Winner: Groove.I will end up paying more with the filters on the Nava since the difference is a few bucks.
I love my new filtered water bottle!!
By Mayr
from St. Louis, MO
You have to take the rubber cap off to drink from it. The rubber cap is just there to keep your water from spilling. I would definitely recommend this bottle. I've already saved a ton of money by not buying the disposable water bottles!! Thank youCamelbak!!!
Top was not factory cut
By Bob
from Michigan
it came with no opening in rubber top. I know if I cut it wrong it will be impossible to use and I will have wasted a lot on a water bottle. Apparently I'm not the first person with this problem.
(2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Horrible, almost broke my jaw
By Non believer
from CA
Purchased this based on positive word of mouth to take on flights this week. What a piece of junk. I followed the assembly instructions. Added water. Tried to bite and sip. Nothing happened. Read online instructions to be sure I was doing it right. Bit and bit and bit. Nothing. Used all my jaw power. Nothing. Garbage. Waste of time. I'll get a simpler straw cup. I don't need to break my teeth, hurt my jaw and suck like a baby just to drink some water.
Merchant response: Please contact our Warranty Department and they can help resolve this for you. Either there's an issue with your particular product or the way you assembled it.
(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Great Water Bottle!
By Dave
from Fl
First let me start by saying that this water bottle is absolutely great! I loved it from the moment that I got it! Between the capacity and the fact that I could drink from it without having to tip it up this water bottle is absolutely wonderful. However, not maybe more than six months after getting it my bottle developed a horrible flaw! It had a leak! I have done everything that I know to fix it and yet it still leaks somewhere in the cap. Now whenever I drink from it it is like drinking from a straw that has a hole in it. I no longer get the good strong purely water no air flow, that it had when I first got it, and to the best of my knowledge I have only used it normally. I do not believe that I have used it in anyway abnormally. Other than this simple problem it is a great water bottle. However, if I can not get this problem resolved I will probably buy a different water bottle and not use my Camelbak anymore or buy there products. Hopefully somebody at Camelbak will read this and be able to help me otherwise they will probably lose my business. Have a great day and GOD bless,David
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
No replacement straws available
By Jenny
from California
I got this bottle to encourage myself to drink more water. I am constantly dehydrated. The filter seemed to make a slight difference in the taste of the water, though it did not filter as much of the chlorine out as the filter pitcher I keep in my fridge, for instance. Still, I was happy for the increased water I was drinking until I had to wash the bottle and lost the straw. I've been looking all over the web and even on Camelbak's own website and there is no replacement available You can replace the filters, bite valves, and even lids, but not the straw. What is up with that? Other of Camelbak's bottles have replacement straws, but they are not specifically designed to hold a filter, so they are not as fat at the top and, consequently, don't fit this particular lid. I do not know what to do with my bottle now and I don't think I got my money's worth out of this expensive bottle.
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Death Toll Reaches 15 as Flood Waters Begin to Recede
Indonesian soldiers repair a collapsed canal dike in Central Jakarta... News PhotoArmy Soldier,Canal,District,Dyke,Emergencies and Disasters,Horizontal,Hydroelectric Power,Indonesia,Jakarta,Repairing,RuinedPhotographer Ulet IfansastiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesJAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 18: Indonesian soldiers repair a collapsed canal dike in Central Jakarta district on January 18, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, about 50 percent of the capital is under water following the floods which have so far claimed eleven lives and displaced thousands of Indonesians. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Creighton softball senior Amy Baker's walk-off grand
slam capped a come-from-behind 6-2 victory over Youngstown State in eight
innings at the Rebel Spring Games Tuesday. Baker added a solo homer in a 4-0 win
over Fairleigh Dickinson to tie Creighton's all-time runs batted in mark at
moved into a tie with CU assistant coach Renae Sinkler atop the career program
RBI list. She also ranks in a tie for third with Sinkler on the all-time
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) RBI career list, just 11 shy of the record of
157 held by Illinois State's Heather Stella since 1999.
The Omaha
native's two homers increased her career total to 49 - just one shy of Sinkler's
program record of 50 set in 2010. Baker is also just three home runs short of the
all-time MVC record of 52 set by Illinois State's Abby Olson in 2011.
pair of round trippers gives her eight homers this season, already matching her
total from 2012.
(13-7) fell behind 2-0 to Youngstown State (1-8) in the fourth inning of the
opener Tuesday but knotted the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the next inning. It
remained that way until Baker's heroics provided the 6-2 margin in the eighth
inning. In the nightcap a home run by freshman Blake Ringle put CU up 2-0 early
over Fairleigh Dickinson (6-6) as the Bluejays cruised to a 4-0 victory.
Junior Becca Changstrom continued her spectacular tournament in the circle.
She earned both wins for the Bluejays Tuesday. She came on in relief against
YSU and shutout the Penguins through two-plus innings allowing no hits and one
walk while striking out three. Against FDU she pitched her third complete-game
shutout of the tourney giving up just three hits in seven innings of work while
racking up nine strikeouts.
Junior Brittany Telecky started in the circle for the Jays against
Youngstown State. She allowed the Penguins just one hit through three innings.
Youngstown State opened the scoring in the top of the fourth. After a
leadoff single, YSU connected on a two-out home run to left field to open up a
2-0 advantage.
Creighton tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Liz Dike
sparked a two-out rally with a single through the left side. Junior Ellen Homan
followed with an infield single. Classmate Blair Lowe ripped a double that
rolled to the fence in left center to score both runners and knot the game at 2-2
after five.
With the game tied at 2-2 and YSU runners at first and second with one out,
Changstrom entered the game to shutout the Penguins to close out the sixth
inning and the game.
Neither team scored until Creighton's eight-inning rally. With the
international run rule in effect, Dike started at second base. A sacrifice bunt
from Homan moved Dike to third with one out. YSU then decided to load the bases
by issuing intentional walks to Lowe and sophomore Bri Lingl.
Baker made the Penguins regret that decision by cranking a walk-off grand
slam to left center to clear the bases and clinch a 6-2 Creighton victory.
After earning the win in game one, Changstrom started game two against
Fairleigh Dickinson and went the distance.
After three scoreless innings, Creighton posted two runs in the top of the
fourth. Baker doubled down the left field line with one out and was replaced at
second by freshman Erin McGonigal. Ringle would pinch hit for the Bluejays with
two out and put an exclamation point on that decision with a two-run shot just
inside the left field foul pole to put CU up 2-0.
Baker's solo home run to open the sixth inning put Creighton up 3-0 and led
to the first baseman tying the CU career RBI record.
Creighton capitalized on two FDU errors in the seventh to score its final
run. Homan reached on an error to open the inning. Lowe followed with a single
to right. Both runners moved up on a stolen base. A Bri Lingl single to center
field allowed Homan to score for the Bluejays' final run.
Changstrom earned her second win of the day to improve to 9-3 on the season.
She did not allow a run through 9.2 innings, giving up just three hits and only one walk. Changstrom struck out 12 batters on the day and held opponents to a
.094 clip at the plate.
After a day off, Creighton resumes play at the Rebel Spring Games beginning at
2 p.m. CT Wednesday with a contest against Robert Morris before battling Army
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The buzz at LinuxWorld last week was the state of readiness of Linux to serve as the platform for major enterprise applications, including enterprise resource management, customer relationship management and supply chain management applications. In his keynote address kicking off the conference in Boston, Jack Messman, chairman and CEO of Novell, announced a multi-pronged initiative to "harden" Linux for mission-critical applications. "Linux has been on the edge of the network and has been used for file and print, and workgroup serving," Messman said at a press conference following the keynote address. The current challenge, he said "is to truly harden Linux for mission-critical data centers with tools for complex transaction processing."
"There are a lot of deployments at the heart of the enterprise running sophisticated workloads," noted Daniel D. Frye, vice president of the IBM Linux Technology Center. According to Frye, several questions that have long surrounded Linux and open source technology in general have been resolved. "The open source process is another accepted way for professional software development," Frye said.
The Novell efforts will be directed in five key areas, Messman said. They are application development, storage software, virtualization, systems management and security. To advance in those areas, at LinuxWorld, Novell announced that it has the CAPP/EAL4+ security certification, an emerging requirement to work with the federal government and other major customers. Moreover, the company signed an OEM deal to resell Polyserve's Polyserve Matrix Server virtual storage and clustering software. For more about the activities of the IBM Linux Technology Center, go here.
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EAST CARBON - William Robert Bass, age 75, passed away Dec. 20, 2012 at his home in East Carbon.
He was born April 26, 1937 in Cortez, Colo., to Henry Jackson and Delta Schrum Bass.
Married Virginia Pearl Bass on Aug. 3, 1964 in New Mexico.
Bob was an active member of the Calvary Faith Pentecostal Church in East Carbon. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army in the Ninth Infantry Division. Bob enjoyed camping, fishing and working on vehicles with his family. He loved watching stock car races, NASCAR, football, wrestling and an occasional game of pool. Bob loved telling jokes and watching western movies.
Survived by his wife, Virginia Bass, East Carbon; daughters, Virginia Bass, Eve (Mike) Whelham, all of Washington, Rosie Bass & Steve Stella, East Carbon; Julie (Jeff) Sauter, Price; Julie (Bradley) Francis, Baton Rouge, LA; grandchildren, Bradley, Dez, Jacob, Robert, Amanda, Hailey, Arianne, Leandra, Kiana, Justin and many other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his father, mother, Delta Fennell; daughter, Vivian Bass; son-in-law, Charles Maddera and favorite uncle, Michael Robert Tippit.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, 10 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home, Price. Family was at Mitchell's on Sunday afternoon from 2 - 4 p.m. and Monday one hour prior to service. Interment, Cliffiview Cemetery, Price. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home where friends are welcome daily and may share memories of Bob at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.


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Adam Jordan serves as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Charlotte 49ers football program. In this role, he assists the operations of all things related to athletic training of the Charlotte Football Team.
Adam has been a member of the Charlotte 49er family since 2005. He received his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2009. He then served as a Graduate Assistant for the Charlotte 49ers Men's Soccer program from 2009-2012, including the 2011 run to the National Championship Game at the College Cup. During his time as a student and employee with the Charlotte 49ers, Adam also served as a student athletic trainer for the Davidson College Football Program and an intern with the Carolina Panthers in 2008 and 2010. Other accomplishments consist of serving as the medical coordinator for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2010 and working as an athletic trainer for special events with Carolinas Medical Center.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stocks have moved up smartly since the New Year's Eve rally began, and though they've paused a bit over the last couple of days, they appear to be heading higher still.
Last year's leaders—especially consumer discretionary and financial stocks—are still setting the pace, suggesting that the economy will continue to grow in 2013, as housing recovers and auto sales stay strong.
But as the year progresses, I expect those early-cycle plays to pass the leadership torch to stocks that do best later in an economic recovery. We may even be coming to the end of the massive rally in homebuilders and similar stocks that has produced such phenomenal gains since the market bottom of early 2009.
Sam Stovall, who follows sectors — and market history — closely in his role as chief equity strategist at Standard & Poor's Capital IQ, thinks a change in leadership may be in the works, most likely later in 2013.
"We are starting to move from the early cycle to the mid-cycle performers," he told me. That means sectors like industrials and materials stocks could be the leaders of the bull market's next phase.
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Right now he thinks last year's leaders — the S&P financials (up 28.8% in 2012) and consumer discretionary (up 23.9%) sectors — will remain leaders through spring. Why?
Because the first four months of the calendar year generally see consumer discretionary and financial stocks outperform.
As the year rolls on, he thinks "a movement into materials and industrials would be consistent with a shift from the early cycle performers to the mid-cycle performers."
"The materials," he continued, "are starting to move, as are the industrials. The financials may have a little life left in them."
But they and consumer discretionary stocks have come a long, long way in the rally that started in fall 2011 and even further in the bull market that celebrates its fourth anniversary this March.
The Sector SPDRs covering consumer discretionary stocks and financials have risen over 100% and 90%, respectively, from their recent lows in August-September 2011 and have both about tripled since the market bottom of March 2009. Some homebuilders and retailers have gained 500% since the 2009 market trough. To say the easy money has been made in these stocks is an understatement.
Read Gold's take on what the market's big winners tell us about 2013 on MoneyShow.com.
Meanwhile, the bull market is getting a bit long in the tooth. According to InvesTech Research, the average bull market in the S&P 500 SPX, +0.07% has been 3.8 years while the mean has been 3.6. We've hit both already.
But there's another wrinkle. Stovall says we may have experienced a brief bear market in 2011, and that may help determine where stocks go from here.
From April to early October 2011, the S&P lost 19.5% (based on closing price) and dropped as much as 21.5% intraday. Midcaps and small caps fell 25% while international markets tumbled 30%-- bear market territory by any definition.


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The first time you picked up that Galaxy S III at the store, you fell in love with it. It had such a sleek, smooth feel, and so thin… Your service provider had it in that gorgeous pebble blue color. Sold!
Then the clerk recommended hiding its beauty with a case or skin and a screen protector. Really?
Sorry to say, you have to consider it. Here are a few reasons:
Drops. Your phone will fall out of your pocket or slip out of your hand at some point. Given that you are probably hanging out on the concrete more than at home on the carpet, you know even the strongest case is going to get damaged. (And if that dent is in a spot where you hold the phone, you'll get irritated again every time you make a call.) Besides, a cracked screen would really ruin your day.
Germs. You've heard the horror stories. Most devices carry more germs than a toilet seat. That's not just an ugly rumor. Study after study proves it. If you're bothered by that, clean your phone regularly. If you're the kind of person who likes that Spring cleaning feeling, wrap your phone in a skin and change it out if it really gets gooey or stained. A screen protector is even easier to swap out, so you can do those even more frequently.
Look. A white Case is a beauty, but sometimes you need to show some personality. You want to show a little red once in a while, but not all the time. That red skin will look really good over that marble white case during the holiday season.
Price. Even on contract, that S III set you back $200. Replacing it would hit you for at least $500. For that kind of money, you could buy a skin for every day of the month.
Cases are designed to be smooth. That makes them slippery. That makes them more likely to be dropped. Hmmmm. Maybe that's another reason that manufacturers make them that way…


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You should be able to play mapelstory. But you would have to play MapleEU. I would suggest running through a proxy for the game and play with us on Maple Global. Maple Global is like a private server compared to MapleEU.
So what computer ARE you getting?
And randomly, does anyone know how to strike through text?
I thoght it was [s]strikeout[/s] but apparently not
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Unit Completes 541-Day Breaker-to-Breaker Performance
BYRON, Ill. – Byron Generating Station began its scheduled refueling and maintenance outage for Unit 2 at 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 18.
The outage marks the completion of a 541-day breaker-to-breaker run (continuous operation between refueling outages) for the unit – the longest continuous run for either unit in Byron Station history. Breaker-to-breaker operations are indicative of a high level of equipment reliability and overall plant performance.
"Our employees are committed to performing every work task correctly the first time, thus ensuring the safe and efficient performance of our units," said Dan Enright, Byron site vice president. "Our goal now is to safely complete all the work needed to return the unit to service, preparing it for another 18 months of safe and reliable operation."
During the maintenance outage, workers will perform more than 10,000 activities on a variety of plant components and systems. This includes replacing approximately a third of the reactor's fuel assemblies.
The station will utilize the talents and expertise of more than 1,500 additional workers during the outage. The supplemental workers include employees from other Exelon sites as well as contractors. Many of these individuals travel to Byron from outside the area and provide a temporary benefit for the local economy.
While the unit is down, residents should be aware that one of the cooling towers will not produce any water vapor cloud. This is normal during a shutdown.
Byron's Unit 1 will continue to supply clean electricity to Exelon customers during the Unit 2 outage.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $17 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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