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Chief among our favorite moments in plaid pop history is the yellow tartan pleated mini and blazer combo that Alicia Silverstone wears in the opening sequence of Clueless. (Beckerman's Charlotte Plaid Tux Jacket($341) bears a strikingly close resemblance to Silverstone's.) However, a dizzingly lemon getup may be a little too ambitious of an outfit to wear for anyone who isn't Cher Horowitz. Instead, take cues from the likes of Mischa Barton, who wore a CH-inspired outfit to Bungalow 8 in London last month. Barton tucked a body-conscious top into a full black and white boxed skirt before cinching a black patent belt at her waist. She further polished the look with over-the-knee tights and patent booties. You can also look to Coco Sumner for ideas on how to wear plaid. We adore how she mixed a vintage tartan scarf with her striped Whyred Top, Dolce & Gabbana denim shorts, and an oversized Barbour Ladies' International Jacket ($419, 800.338.3474) for the BT Home Hub House Party in London this past summer (look closely to note the plaid cuffs!). When worn in conjunction with her Nicholas Kirkwood Flip Satin Sandals from Spring 08, the scarf perfectly spruces up Sumner's look. Kate Moss also showed support of plaid (and Balmain) in a pair of Christophe Decarnin's statement-making Red Checkered Zip Jeans ($2540) that she wore to a country pub in London last month. Miss Moss maintained a black palette for the rest of her ensemble with a Topshop Blazer ($80), Marc Jacobs' Blake Bag($995), and a pair of vintage leather boots that she was given during a photoshoot.
Of course these ladies aren't the only ones who are mad for plaid; we've still got more inspiration for how to wear this notable print. For example, the masterminds in the Gossip Girl costume department (who consistently leave us drooling over their keen styling techniques) recently dressed Taylor Momsen in a saucy pair of Topshop Plaid Shorts (sadly sold out, but try Buy Johnson's Millicent Shorts($220) as a substitute). The team played up the short shorts with a pair of black tights, a 3 Button Stripe Tank ($98) designed by Erin Kleinberg, and a pair of J Shoes' Empire Boots ($250) in black for an unexpectedly cool look that we plan on imitating! Speaking of outfits we want to emulate, we intentionally placed Georgia Jagger as our centerpiece for today's story, because she recently showed up to an event looking beyond divine. Specifically, Jagger attended the 30 Days of Fashion Gala in London dressed in a vintage dress, cinched with with a thick grommet belt, and an amazing vintage Vivienne Westwood blazer. The finishing touches to her nightwear came from American Apparel's Nylon Leggings ($36), a pair of Christian Louboutin's No Prive Pumps ($765), and a stylish Topshop Bowler Hat ($40).
The plaid pieces that are currently on the market are truly innovative and more plentiful than ever before, so of course we scouted out some of our favorites for you. If you want to emulate Mischa Barton's subtle nod to Clueless, check out Robert Rodriguez's Plaid Skirt($341) as a starting point, or you may be more set on the look Kate Moss established, in which case we recommend Topshop's Check Skinny Trousers ($70), as they have an uncanny likeness to her Balmain pair!. A budget-friendly approach to Georgia Jagger's outfit should definitely include Sonja's Plaid Blazer ($59) from Delia's, in fact, we are trying to restrain from buying it for ourselves. Other cross-hatched garments we adore include Alloy's Plaid Swing Jacket ($50) and Built by Wendy's Flannel Trapeze Top ($155), because both will prove to be fun and sophisticated alternatives to your typical outerwear options. Last, but certainly not least, contemplate adding Elizabeth & James' Green Plaid Shirt ($245) and Gap's Cascading Ruffle Plaid Shirt ($48) into your closets. Not only are we besotted with the simplicity of the Elizabeth & James top and the ruffles on the Gap blouse, but we think each one is ideal for those of you wanting to observe this trend in a muted fashion.-Jessica Amento


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At first, it seems counter-intuitive. For the digital interactive industry, which is dominated by the promise of free thinking and dynamic innovation, the notion of setting rules, parameters and guidelines seems almost anathema.
However, efficient marketplaces are built on transparency and information. Clear and common language enables sellers to efficiently describe advertising inventory to buyers. As such guidelines are vital to earning the trust of brands and ultimately to sustaining the growth we have enjoyed in our industry.
Of course, setting even the most basic rules around quality in digital advertising is a challenge. There are a myriad of industry stakeholders and many of the issues are complex. In short, this is exactly the sort of challenge that the Interactive Advertising Bureau was designed to tackle — hence the Quality Assurance Guidelines emerged in 2008. However, the original Quality Assurance Guidelines (QAG) are already four years old in digital advertising years - which seems like a century on the human scale. Accordingly, last year we began the process of refreshing QAG.
As we set out to recast, update and fine-tune the parameters for digital advertising within the next iteration of the "Quality Assurance Guidelines", we are faced with the emergence of programmatic buying as well as the continued growth of new areas such as mobile and video. Additionally, we faced the issue of describing advertising inventory across multiple devices.
Not exactly for the faint of heart.
Fortunately, we were able to draw on the collective expertise of dozens of professionals from across the ecosystem - both buyers and sellers of digital advertising. It's worthwhile considering the kinds of participants who joined in developing this initiative: large publishers, large networks, trading desks, demand side platforms, supply side platforms and agencies - among others. The incredible support of these companies has resulted in a robust new set of guidelines that will be made available for public comment in the next few weeks.
1. Understand the information requirements of advertising buyers
2. Define the parameters, definitions and common language for advertising seller disclosures
3. Ensure the guidelines define and enable clear, easy-to-understand descriptions that meet the requirements of advertising buyers
4. Review compliance amongst QAG certified companies and facilitate the resolution of disputes and complaints
These guidelines are the single industry-backed initiative designed to reduce friction and foster an environment of trust in the marketplace by providing clear common language that describes characteristics of advertising inventory and transactions across the advertising value chain.
As we approach the end of the drafting phase of QAG 2.0 and look forward to the start of a public comment period, we encourage you to consider how these guidelines apply to your company. For sellers of advertising, this initiative allows you to certify your company as being compliant with this language which gives buyers of advertising confidence in your offering. If your company hasn't yet become QAG certified, the time is now to get involved in this increasingly important initiative.
As we move towards public comment, we invite you to get involved in the process and share your perspectives. Buyers of advertising are increasingly relying on the QAG guidelines and we will be where the QAG 2.0 spec is almost ready to launch, and as the Beatles' song goes, it could be an impressive and vital turning point for the digital sector, all we need is a "little help from my friends." Hoping we can count you among them.
About the Authors
This piece is bi-lined by Tim Avila, Vice President, Product Marketing, BrightRoll, Inc. and Rob Rasko, Founder and Managing Partner of The 614 Group.


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Health Information Technology
Implementation Manager
This course is designed to introduce participants to the basic principles of Project Management in Health Information Technology (HIT). Workers in this role provide on-site management of mobile adoption support teams for the period of time before, during and after implementation of health IT systems in clinical and public health systems. Successful participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Instruction is face-to-face at LCC's West campus as well as online. Click for Syllabus
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this training, participants should be able to:
- Lead implementation teams.
- Demonstrate project management and change management principles to create implementation project plans that achieve the project goals.
- Apply an understanding of health IT, meaningful use, and the challenge practice settings will encounter in achieving meaningful use to all activities.
- Interact with diverse personnel to ensure open communication between end-users and support team.
- Manage vendor relations, providing schedule, deliverables and business information to health IT vendors for product improvement.
- Coordinate implementation-related efforts across the implementation site and with their Health Information Exchange partners.
- Troubleshoot problems as they arise.
At the completion of this training, participants will be able to work with the following topics:
- Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the US
- The Culture of Health Care
- Terminology in Health Care and Public Health Settings
- History of Health Information Technology in the US
- Health Management Information Systems
- Introduction to Project Management
- Planning, Management and Leadership for Health IT
- Working in Teams
- Fundamentals of Health Workflow Process Analysis and Redesign
- Quality Improvement
- Working with HIT Systems (hands-on lab)
- Vendor Specific Systems
Who Should Attend:
Individuals with experience in either health and/or Information Technology (IT) environments as well as some administrative or managerial experience.
The program is comprehensive and intense, but I believe it offers students a professional advantage in the HIT workforce and broadens the individual perspective through the Project Management process.--Fall, 2010 participant
More about this vital grant-funded training:
This project is supported in whole or in part by ARRA HIT Grant # 90CC007901 awarded to the Lansing Community College as part of the Midwest Community College Consortium by the Federal HHS Office of the National Coordinator. Lansing Community College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, gender, nor ethnicity.
Lansing Community College and the BCI take pride in our participation in this collaborative effort with the Midwest Community College Consortium to offer courses in Implementation Manager and Implementation Support Specialist.
BCI project management, outreach coordinators, and faculty are working together to bring you the best possible training. more....
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The PRS-D800 2-channel amplifier contains audiophile grade components that were carefully selected and design perfected to achieve highest audio quality.
The ultra compact design of the PRS-D800 gives you a multitude of installation option. Functionally separated circuit layout and four-layer circuit board are designed to integrate mounted parts, reduce circuit impedance, and maintain high performance and sound quality. The design's efficient heat dissipation is ideal for an amplifier that is compact enough to be installed in various places in a vehicle.
The PRS amplifier is designed for a sense of unity in parallel connections, allowing for flexible amplifier combinations and installation according to system configuration. A "mode switch" makes left- and right-channel independent systems possible.
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A classy portfolio for a freelance web designer. I particularly like the sketches and consistent illustrative style. The actual portfolio designs might work more effectively in full colour.Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
An excellent logotype that makes an immediate impact. I love the typography here and the use of texture to add complexity to the design. The choice of black and white for the design ensures easy reproduction.Posted in Branding → Logo
A simple but beautifully effective icon for an iPhone app. This MoneyBook icon perfectly conveys the purpose and design of the app, something that's vitally important when designing an app icon. I particularly like the coherent use of texture and stitching detail.Posted in Interface → iPhone App
An outstandingly good business card design. The pure minimalism and powerful execution of the concept makes for an unforgettable card. I love the raised text and the salt shaker holes, they make a great statement.Posted in Branding → Business Cards
A brilliant portfolio site for a designer that makes a dramatic impact. The huge gallery of design is simply gorgeous and draws you in. I love the variety of colour and the subtle animation of the background.Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
An excellent infographic that depicts the progression of the Champions League Final. I really like the use of colour here to add clarity to the design. The pulling out of key details helps to make this a useful display of information.Posted in Interface → Infographic
A great icon concept for Xcode that uses a gorgeous colour palette. I really like the design of the hammer and the perspective given to it. The little details, such as the slightly lifted paper, really help to make this icon work.Posted in Interface → Mac App
Excellent packaging design for frozen fruits, fruit preserves and dried mushrooms. I love the use of type and incorporation of the logo. Something about the shape of the jars and the design on the lid really just 'works'.Posted in Branding → Product
A simple and clean portfolio site for a web designer. I like the colour palette, the orange helps to make a statement. The site very simply and quickly gets across the necessary information.Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A brilliant camera icon for an iPhone app or the like. I love the use of textures here, they make an incredible impact. It's interesting that the designer has moved away from reality and more towards making something tactile and unique.Posted in Interface → iPhone App
A great example of product design that would make you look twice. The bow tie mark is very different from the usual wine logo and makes this design easily memorable. The way the design differs for the occasion is a simple but effective idea that further lends the brand memorability.Posted in Branding → Product
An excellent shopping cart element for a web based interface. I like the clear and bold buttons and the subtle use of colour. It's the little details here, like the texture on the buttons, that really make this interface design.Posted in Interface → Web App
A great portfolio site for a web designer that makes an immediate impact. I like the vibrant use of colour and simple layout. The only thing I'm not convinced by is what happens as you scroll over the central button, the boxes that appear look a little messy over the background.Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A brilliant interface for a web app that's designed for finding you delicious recipes. I love the colour scheme and the attention to detail throughout. The navigation is intuitive and makes good use of drop-down menus.Posted in Interface → Web App
A simple but elegant logo that makes beautiful use of typography. The colour palette is sophisticated and effortlessly classy, it really makes a statement. I like the logo design itself, the little details really making it stand out.Posted in Branding → Logo
A fascinating redesign of some icons, inspired by the iCloud icon. I like the impact that the unity of this icon collection has. The continuity and sheen of these icons helps to make them stand out.Posted in Interface → iPhone App
A brilliant product redesign for the ever popular Starbucks coffee chain. I love the simplification of the the key design elements and the powerful use of the brand. The updated logo and type look fantastic and make every coffee cup a piece of subtle advertising.Posted in Branding → Product
A simple but useful concept for a web app element. A slightly different way to display ads in a web app. I like the concept and adherence to clean design.Posted in Interface → Web App
A gorgeous add event page for a calendar based app on the iPhone. I love the colour palette and retro design of the clock. The bold typography and clean design is just great!Posted in Interface → iPhone App
An exquisite logo design that really stands out from the crowd. I love the perspective of the 'V' and the use of detail to make an impact. The orange works really well on the geometric grey background.Posted in Branding → Logo


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Irrigation Rate Increase Effective November 1
The City of Carrollton wants to ensure the long term adequacy of our water supply by actively promoting water conservation. A review of water use by all customers found that irrigation water users were using amounts of water far in excess of those recommended by experts in the field. To encourage voluntary conservation, the City's irrigation rate structure will increase effective November 1. The previous and new rate structures are below.
Current Rates
New Rates
Minimum, includes the first 2 thousand gallons
3 to 10 thousand gallons, per thousand
11 to 25 thousand gallons, per thousand
26 to 50 thousand gallons, per thousand
51 to 100 thousand gallons ,per thousand
101 to 200 thousand gallons, per thousand
Over 200 thousand gallons, per thousand
This rate change only impacts water usage on your irrigation meter. It does not impact usage on the domestic meter that services your home. It should be noted that although this new structure represents a significant rate increase at extremely high volumes, it is still below average for area cities and keeps charges virtually unchanged for monthly use of 50,000 gallons and under. We hope these rates provide an incentive for you to reduce your water use so that you will pay less after the rate increase than you do currently. More information can be found at cityofcarrollton.com/water or by calling 972-466-3000.
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A new fire engine for Price City is bringing about questions on where exactly the city will be able to park it when it's not in use.
The current fire station is already filled to its limit, according to Price Fire Chief Paul Bedont, which has the city looking at putting up a structure directly across the street.
The Price City Council voted at its previous meeting in favor of allowing the fire department to have a steel structure erected in the lot.
The new fire truck, a aerial ladder truck with a ladder capable of reaching 110 feet, was purchased with the help of a $750,000 grant that was awarded to Price City from FEMA, according to Bedont.
However the soon-to-be-built structure has not come without its detractors. Roy Hofer, the owner of the building which houses Sudsy Duds and other businesses next to the spot planned for the new building, brought up concerns about parking for the employees who work at the businesses and the customers who need a place to park and safety concerns with the truck coming in and out of the new building.
Council members came up with possibilities including moving city vehicles parked in the area to the lot near the fire station.
Bedont said the new engine wouldn't be used as much do the other smaller engines for calls that come in each day.
"There's never a good place to put a building like this," Bedont said. "We have to make do with what we can right now."
The structure should be in place before the winter season arrives.


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Photos from the Westminster dog show
Honor, a Bichon Frise, was among the top competitors at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday and Tuesday in New York City. Honor won the non-sporting group, but he was defeated for Best in Show by a black affenpinscher named Banana Joe. Click here to see more photos from the show.
Read more about the show and the winning dog here.
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This is a lesson about how and why ice flows, especially in a large mass such as a glacier. Learners will experience the qualities of viscoelastic materials and view videos of glacial ice flows. They will observe ice flows and materials other than... (View More) ice flowing differently under stress, and will investigate landscape changes as a result of large scale glacial movement. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 5 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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This activity explores how ancient Sun observers made use of natural and built structures to mark solar alignments observed at different times of the year, particularly around the solstices and equinoxes. In Part 1, the teacher prepares a horizon... (View More) table that represents the Earth's horizon. In Part 2, students create functioning models of an existing ancient solar observatory or design their own observatory. In Part 3, students test their model using the horizon table and a flashlight as the Sun. The lesson includes discussion questions, background information about Maya astronomy, a checklist for science notebook write-ups, and a math extension activity that measures shadows. This activity is the seventh lesson in the Ancient Eyes Look to the Skies curriculum. (View Less)
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7 U.S. Code § 448 - Requisition and use of grain for prevention of starvation of migratory birds; reimbursement for packaging and transporting
Upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior that migratory birds are threatened with starvation in any area of the United States, the Secretary is authorized to requisition from the Commodity Credit Corporation grain acquired by that Corporation through price support operations in such quantities as may be mutually agreed upon. The Corporation shall be reimbursed by the Secretary for its expense in packaging and transporting of such grain for purposes of sections 447 to 449 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 87–152, § 2,Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 389.)
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CHANTILLY, VA - It is a warm Sunday afternoon, tourists wander in and out of the Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum. As they enter the Udvar-Hazy Center, one of the first things they see is a table with stacks of books almost hiding the man and woman signing them.
Behind those stacks and the captivating story within the pages, are Dutch Van Kirk and Suzanne Simon Dietz. Dietz is a WNY author and the the Porter Town Historian. Van Kirk is a proud member of the "greatest generation". Van Kirk is also the surviving member of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The book, "My True Course: Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima" tells Van Kirk's life story. Van Kirk provided the anecdotes, Dietz provided the writing. You may be asking how these two characters fit together. How does the historian in the Niagara County town of Porter come to write the life story of this man, who changed history? Where is the Western New York connection?
After the war, Dutch left the military and aviation, heading to Bucknell University to pursue a chemical engineering degree. After graduation, Dutch took a job with Dupont, and wound up living for several years in the Love Canal section of Niagara Falls. He spoke to many community groups about the mission and the war, even addressing the audience at the Buffalo premier of the film "Above and Beyond" which told the story of the events and people that led up to the bombing of Hiroshima.
As they say, there's always a WNY connection.


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As I sit on a cold, cramped, and aged 767 en route to speak at a Rail Conference in
One of our projects is with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority which is expanding its use of Tivoli Industry Solutions after the June 22 Red line crash that killed 9 and injured over 70 riders.
Proper maintenance will lead to peak performance, which will, in turn, create safer rides, better attitudes toward the system and higher ridership. The Washington Metro is using this software to manage its more than 12,000 rail and bus stations, 106 miles of track, 1,144 rail cars and 1,500 buses. It also uses the software for its 594 escalators and 275 elevators.
This brings us to
Visibility: To respond faster and make better decisions
We do this through role-based views and real-time, enterprise-wide views of all asset types. This is meaningful because information that was once only available by accessing multiple systems, with differing levels of detail, is now available from a single view based on functional role. And visibility allows users to access details of transportation assets(locomotives with sensors, linear assets (track), wireless networks, depots, IT systems) across the entire operation and freight across the supply chain, all from the same system.
Control: To increase governance and reduce operational risk
Control is important to optimize asset management and to extend asset life; reducing inventory costs by stocking only is needed, when it is needed, and controlling fuel spend by maintaining assets to be more fuel efficient. Control is also important to mitigate compliance because having better data lets customers know their compliance status; and it mitigates security risk for better control of systems and data reduces the risk of breaches.
Automation: To improve asset utilization with proactive asset management
Traditionally we have managed our different assets like fleets, facilities and IT as siloed, unconnected systems. But now, as the need for innovative change grows greater, companies need to manage IT and physical assets together within the same management platform, where data, processes and workflows can be shared seamlessly to be more effective, efficient and highly responsive. Automation also includes enhanced operational capabilities utilizing automated work-flow to streamline work process, taking advantage of standard reporting to conduct various analytics and working with accurate inventory data to improve reliability.
So our challenge, as Industry Solution Developers, within the context of rail services, is to enable better visualization, control, and automation of the use rail assets relative to how they support rail business services. In this context, we can't just think of assets as a rail car or a linear track. We need to also think about what those assets are really providing to the business. Depending on the asset, the service the asset provides will vary. For example, a key service that a rail company provides is the improved delivery of passengers and goods - delivery that is both on time, safe, and at the lowest cost possible.
It's about what the assets do to deliver the best possible services to their customer. And by taking a more holistic approach, businesses can optimize and automate and safely delivery these services to their end customers.


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It seems the Carbon County Commission has succumbed to "psychosis of the sphere." It is abandoning a successful and popular outdoor recreation program to concentrate on ball sports. This choice is a short sighted attempt to save $100,000 in costs while ignoring value and community needs. There is also an unlikely hope that some commercial guide/outfitter will step up and provide this valued public service.
I came to Carbon County 33 years ago by chance and stayed by choice. We like it here for attributes that are hard to find and cannot be imported or exported. We enjoy a great quality of life; low crime, relatively clean air, vibrant community and access to great outdoor experiences. The diversity and quality of the outdoor recreation within two hours of Price is hard to come by. It should be a point of pride for the community. Carbon County Outdoors provided a gateway to those experiences for local residents who might not otherwise partake.
This county needs an outdoor recreation program. It connects our people to their remarkable landscapes. The program provided an avenue for people to try new activities like rafting, canoeing, kayaking, climbing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. We could try these at low cost and more importantly learn correct technique, making the experience more safe and enjoyable. Carbon County Outdoors gave many a youth their first great outdoor experience and some seniors a last opportunity to explore places like Range Creek. Through the rental program, even citizens with limited resources could rent a raft or snowshoes and have provide for their own recreation that would be out of reach if they had to purchase equipment or use outfitter services.
Our county has serious problems needing attention. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute ranks Carbon County at the bottom of Utah counties for health. Our people smoke too much, are obese and suffer a lack of physical activity. Our population is also older than average with a third of us being over age 45. A quarter of our children are being raised in single parent households. We rank 17th out of 29 counties for personal income, with a 13% poverty rate. We don't have a lot of money. Our median household income is $42,000.
A community based outdoor recreation program directly addresses these issues. Youth who are introduced to healthy activity and lifestyle are more likely to carry those habits into adulthood. They tend to do better in school. Most of us appreciate the value of getting the family together for a day or three of quality outdoor time. Instruction and the availability of rental equipment make a variety of outdoor recreation experiences available to us at reasonable cost. Learning to recreate correctly and safely makes our impact on the land lighter and saves on the search and rescue budget. This part of Utah is not well served by the Avalanche Forecast Center. Backcountry users and snowmobilers are pretty much on their own. Even more so since the popular avalanche and snow safety classes will be no more.
We have the resources here. The Wasatch and Tavaputs Plateaus, Range Creek, San Rafael Swell, Desolation, Gray and Labyrinth Canyons are our collective backyards. A community based outdoor program is the key to getting our people out to enjoy these national treasures. These places are already well served by nearly a hundred commercial outfitting companies providing trips to well heeled clients from other places. Their services typically start at over $100 per person, per day and it is rare to find clients with household incomes below $70,000. Carbon County Outdoors was not competing with those outfitters. For the local single Mom with a couple of teenagers or the senior couple on a fixed income, going with a commercial outfitter was never feasible choice. A local family of modest means could afford a couple of lessons and rent cross country ski or snowshoe gear for a few trips a year for less than the cost of a single person going to a Nordic center for one day. The loss of availability of rental equipment means less opportunity for our residents to get out and enjoy our magnificent outdoors and benefit their health at the same time.
One complaint we often hear about the area is, "There is not much to do." The decision to eliminate the outdoor program adds truth to that statement. The $100,000 saved here helps assure our unenviable status as Utah's unhealthiest county. This county is spending millions on a lawsuit over two track roads and "access" to public lands. Closing the outdoor program denies access to our own backyard to county taxpayers most in need and deserving of it.
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Read: What Neil Smith Thinks A Winning Team Should Include
In the book "Behind The Moves," Jason Farris spoke with NHL General Managers past and present about how they conduct business and to tell stories about their lives in hockey.
Here, former Rangers GM Neil Smith talks about how he thinks a Stanley Cup winner needs to be built.
"I think that, for me, the number one ingredient if you want to win the Stanley Cup is you better start getting people who have won the Stanley Cup…The whole key to the Rangers winning the Stanley Cup was Messier, along with Tikkanen, Kevin Lowe, Buekeboom and Anderson….because they knew how to get there.
Smith was the Rangers GM from 1989 to 2000.


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Dow Jones Industrial Average hits new record high during trading -- 16,000
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average hit another milestone on Monday -- surpassing the 16,000 mark during trading.
Standard & Poor's 500 hit 1,800.
It was another milestone in the market's epic ascent in 2013. The Dow hit 15,000 just six months ago, in May.
The Dow has recovered its losses from the financial crisis.
The Associated Press reported that this week will be loaded with new data on the housing market and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee.
The National Association of Home Builders releases its monthly survey Monday. That is followed by government reports on new construction and existing home sales Tuesday and Wednesday. Home-improvement retailers Lowe's and Home Depot also report quarterly results this week.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve releases minutes from the October meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
The Dow Jones is a stock market index that tracks 30 stocks including Home Depot, General Electric, Exxon, Chevron, Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar, Boeing, AT&T, 3M, McDonald's and JP Morgan Chase.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
Rain has been heavier than usual in many places in Utah during July.
Images of water rushing down washes on television newscasts, and even a story on the Sun Advocate front page recently about the damage done by a flash flood that was created by a downpour miles from Price, make a lot of people think that the recent rains have solved the problem drought.
But the annual summer monsoon storms have done little to change the region's lack of water.
The west and southwest have caught a bit of a break through these generous storms, with some places getting well over their normal water from the sky. Others, though, sometimes only a few miles away from a localized deluge that is reported in the news, have barely gotten a drop.
Statewide it is a flood or wilt kind of situation for some. As of this writing, Cedar City has received 2.69 inches so far in July, well above the average of 0.57 inch. But then there is Moab. It has missed out on rain that in other places only a few miles away came down hard. It had received only 0.18 inch through July 23. That is about only 30 percent of normal for the month.
The rains can also be a problem, as was demonstrated by the washed-out culvert on Mead's Wash last week near the Eastgate Apartments construction site. It also can be very bad for areas that were burned in the fires last year. On July 24 rain came down hard in Huntington Canyon once again, hitting the scar from last years Seeley Canyon fire. While SR 31 did not need to be closed this time, water and mud did get on the road. It could have been much worse.
Presently Scofield Reservoir is just below 40 percent of capacity, which is just about 60 percent of what would be normal for this time of year. That reservoir is the main source of drinking water for Carbon county. The rains around the reservoir have brought in some flow, but the ground in many places is so dry that it is quickly absorbed. What does get into the reservoir makes little difference.
The problem of drought is often well beyond what most people can see or perceive. For the average citizen, the water still comes out of the tap and they can take a shower. Even in communities where voluntary or forced restrictions are taking place, only the lawns get a little yellow or brown spots appear.
But the cost, the cost to the economy when water is not available in the quantities needed, affects everything from agriculture to manufacturing to power production to the tourist industry.
Power generation
For most people power generation seems simple. They flip on a switch and the lights come on, the television flickers to life, the computer brings up the web. Many have no idea how the power they use is made.
Some have a basic understanding that in coal, gas and nuclear plants heat from the energy source turns water into steam which turns turbines hooked to a generator that produces power. Most also know that in hydro-electric plants, the power of the water falling over turbine blades causes them to turn and a generator above the turbine produces power.
In all cases water is a key component, and with fossil fuel plants as well as with nuclear plants water is used for more than just the propellent: it is used to keep the operating system cool as well.
So the lack of water in an area can affect the generation of power greatly, in two different ways.
In hydro-electric plants, a drought can mean a cutback of water flow through the turbines. Dams where large hydro units are installed have largely been built to control flooding on a river or used to store water for agricultural or even domestic/industrial use. Few dams have ever been built in the United States just to produce power; their priorities are for these other purposes. When water is scarce the authority over the dam will consider many factors as to how much water can be released from a reservoir through the dams infrastructure. Agreements with water users, both up and down stream, with regulatory agencies, such as the US. Fish and Wildlife Service, can determine water flow or lack of it. Dams often have to release so much water through the dam to meet certain needs, but must also consider what needs to remain for use by those that utilize the water from the reservoir.
In a poor water year, when reservoirs are not full or use is very high this may mean not being able to put water through every generator station, or only running them so many hours at a time. This of course reduces power output.
Most of the power generated by hydro-electric plants in the west come from mammoth dams on the Colorado River and its tributaries and in the Columbia River Basin. In a sense when there is snow in the mountains and hills above these drainages in the winter and spring, that is where the electricity is stored.
Water that is turned into steam by fossil fuel and nuclear generation can also be limited during droughts. Some power plants such as the Huntington Canyon plant have their own reservoirs (Electric Lake) while others like the Carbon plant take it out of the Price River. The Hunter Plant water comes from Joe's Valley Reservoir. Recent articles in the paper have highlighted the fact that water for the Sunnyside Co-gen comes from Grassy Trail Reservoir, with some controversy associated with it. Companies have water rights to the water or they have a contract with those that own the water rights. Water rights come in a number of forms, but water must be shared with others who also use it. This can cause some big problems for generation when only a percentage of the normal amount of water is available to all users.
Cooling water for power plants is regulated, particularly for nuclear plants. The parameters under which these plants operate include the temperature of intake water for cooling. If water that comes into a nuclear plant for cooling purposes is too warm, without a variance from regulatory agencies, the plant could be shut down for a time.
The combination of hot temperatures and less water can really affect the temperature of cooling water. The smaller the pool, the warmer the water can be, even when temperatures are average.
In 2012 a number of plants in the mid-west, where the drought was going strong in places like Illinois and Iowa, had to vary their activities. One plant able to obtain variances from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow them to take in warmer than permitted water for cooling. Another had to get permission from the Environmental Protection Agency to pump more water from another source into a rapidly decreasing cooling pool to keep going. At two other plants, the only option was to shut completely down for one and back way off on generation for another. One plants cooling intake was left high and dry when the water in the cooling reservoir fell below its level. In the other case the pool of cooling water became to warm, and the plant had to reduce its power generation.
According to Margaret Oler, a spokesperson for Rocky Mountain Power, this year there is projected to be enough water for the plants in western Castle Country to keep operating.
"The water supply for the company's three plants in the Carbon-Emery area is sufficient for this year," she said on Monday. "That said, all three plants are emphasizing conservation measures this summer and exercising wise and careful water use."
What the future holds may be different however. Another dry winter and it is hard to surmise what may happen. Oler says that the company is working closely with other water users and stakeholders in the region regarding water management.
Those other users include municipal/industrial users and agriculture. If the drought goes on much longer some things may need to change, and how those users are impacted can have a direct affect on the area's economy.


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Representatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration got more than an earful from Maine farmers today during a scheduled listening session in Augusta that focused on proposed rules for implementing the federal Food Safety Modernization Act. The act was passed by Congress two years ago, after a multi-state foodborne illness outbreak killed 30 people who had consumed tainted cantaloupes. Maine farmers say they support food safety rules, but object to some proposed policies they claim are unnecessary and potentially devastating to small growers. A.J. Higgins has more.
Congress added the Tester Amendment to the federal Food Safety Modernization Act in an effort to address the concerns of small farmers, who feared that compliance with new food safety requirements would being added costs. But many of the more than 100 Maine farmers who gathered in Augusta were hardly reassured by the presentation from Michael Taylor, the Deputy Commissioner for Food Safety at the Food and Drug Administration.
"This so-called Tester Amendment exempts from the produce safety standards growers who have less than $500,000 a year in annual sales, at least half of which is direct-to-consumer or retail," Taylor said.
The FDA official's listening sessions are among the required public events that accompany a court-ordered Nov. 30 deadline for publishing all the proposed rules mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act - sometimes referred to as FSMA. Congress ordered the new standards as part of a massive overhaul of the country's food safety laws, an attempt to prevent future cases of food contamination.
Proponents of the act say nearly 48 million people are sickened with food poisoning every year, resulting in a national cost of about $78 billion in lost wages, productivity and medical expenses. But the act's critics - and there are many - claim that the regulations are grinding small farmers beneath the heel of policy changes crafted mostly in the interests of large agri-business.
Dave Colson, the agricultural services director for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, says he's worried about the implications for Maine farmers who will have to bear out-of-pocket costs to comply with the rules, which he says just aren't needed.
"Our supply chain for many direct market farms is a short enough period of time that it does not necessarily support the growth of pathogens, and that the food is often consumed within a short enough period of time that the regulations aren't necessary," Colson said.
Colson says the act creates uncertainty for small Maine farmers who are unsure about the record-keeping required to qualify for an exemption under the policy. Furthermore he says, the definitions of scale are confusing.
Maine 1st District U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, who was also present for listening sessions, points to FDA estimates that even a medium-sized farm with annual gross sales of $250,000 to $500,000 would have to spend $13,000 a year in compliance costs. And farms with sales over $500,000 could see increases of more than $30,000 a year.
"One-size-fits-all rules will put New England farmers out of business," Pingree said. "The size of regulation must match the amount of risk, and the loss of hundreds of farms cannot be an unintended consequence of the food safety rules."
State Rep. Brian Jones, of Freedom, agreed with Pingree, and told Taylor and other FDA representatives that Maine should be guided by policies that reflect the realities of the local market.
"I challenge you to point out one case of locally-produced, locally-marketed and locally-consumed product that has led to a fatality in the state of Maine," Jones said. "My guess is that you're more likely to be struck by lightning than die from locally-produced produce in the state of Maine."
But Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Walter Whitcomb, a former legislator himself, says Maine is still part of a nation-wide system that cannot be segregated from regulation.


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Seafordeagles wrote:Crazy money already spent. Phillies signed Marlon Byrd to a 2 year 16 million dollar contract. That's a bad sign.
thezeroes wrote:My thoughts on Luis Ayala has and always will be that he needs to start an inning and not come in with runners on as he lets over 35% of these inherited runners to score through out his career.
AlexConway wrote:If I am going to commit to a reliever for than one year, which it appears with multiple teams interested seems like a probability for Ayala, I would spend more money for someone who is better. For instance, possibly Jamey Wright.
ofahn wrote:I really don't see any reason to offer a multi year contract to a reliever. The best ones are usually scouted and/or developed.
Old Sneakers wrote:
I agree, relievers are more play for pay. Offering a reliever any sort of multi-year deal is often foolhardy. Even minor league free agents seem a better option.
ofahn wrote:I really don't see any reason to offer a multi year contract to a reliever. The best ones are usually scouted and/or developed.
osforlife wrote:I'm certainly not in any rush to give Luis Ayala a major league contract, let alone a multi-year contract.
Seafordeagles wrote:also worse options out there
Steve Harrison wrote:Wow, I didn't think the O's being one of six teams talking to Luis Ayala would cause such a stir. I like it, I guess it's our years of being scorned by the bullpen showing. (Anyone still have their shirt from Jorge Julio T shirt Night? Yeah, me neither, burned that one alongside my BJ Ryan bobblehead.) Jokes aside, I don't have a problem with us getting Ayala even if we give him as much as $1.5 MM. He won't be asked to be in many late game high pressure situations but he'll be a great guy to come out and start the 6th inning for starters that don't excel 2-3 times thru the lineup (Chen/Gausman).
All that being said, the likelihood of Duquette signing Ayala less than a year after getting rid of him doesn't seem high. Sure I think Ayala could be a nice piece in the pen, but DD must have seen something in Ayala to make him think the opposite. DD, in his short time in Baltimore seems to make quick calculated decisions and not turn back. It's worked out pretty well so far, I trust him.
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Closed Beta Start Date: Monday June 16, 2014 at 2 PM PDT
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Closed Beta Start Date: Monday June 16, 2014 at 2 PM PDT
Closed Beta End Date: Tuesday June 27, 2014 at 2 PM PDT
Freaking finally, I've had the game preloaded since an hour after it was up.
Just signed up for beta. Can I go ahead and download the game or no?
You guys know it's PWE and it's going to be P2W? Just so you know. No complaining when it hits OB 'omg cash ruined game' ETC. Just enjoy the game for what it is
Just a heads up. Swordsman Online should be in Closed Beta now.
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Do we have to hold down the right mouse button to freely move our character?
I need a game to play until BDO comes out. Any ideas?
i downloaded the beta and played some but it still feels clunky.
Really put off by the low amount of skills in my first skill set so far (soooo generic too).
At least Tera's skills had nice synergies and combinations that could be done, for me (at least in Harmony school) it was just do Generic DoT AoE1, Damaging AoE2, Generic Blinkstrike Move1, and Generic Damage Buff. Oh and left-clicky normal spam move.
To be fair I haven't played till 20 yet where you supposedly unlock a new skill set although at this point things don't look very hopeful for me.
Graphics are nice, and the cutscenes are actually pretty decent. Story is pretty intriguing but quite frankly the one dimensional characters and linear questing just absolutely ruins it for me.
I'm looking for more feedback on this. Generally interested in how the combat system is and if there's a high skill ceiling, much like the above poster.
To get an idea of the combat, you can watch this video I recorded from the China closed beta.
From what I've read, the game supposedly gets a lot more fun after level 40, when you get more freedom to choose your skillsets or somesuch. That's when combat is supposed to get the most fun. Until then, I suppose the game is a bit of a boring grind (if my time in the Chinese beta is anything to go by). Of course, I'm sure people that liked the game more will have better opinions of it.
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Mount Mendel Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: Aug-8-05
|Day 4 of the 2005 Sierra Challenge. Thanks to Ron Hudson for leading us up the loose East face gullies
|Posted Nov 25, 2005 2:45 pm
|Route Climbed: Rt Couloir Date Climbed: September
|With James Barnett
|Posted Oct 16, 2005 1:44 pm
|Michael Graupe
|Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: August 8, 2005
|Day 4 of the 2005 Sierra Challenge. Climbed with Ron H. and Rick G. Routefinding on the east face was less problematic than anticipated. Fun class 3/4 climbing on the uppermost part of the NE ridge.
|Posted Sep 27, 2005 4:54 pm
|doc K
|Route Climbed: Rt. Couloir Date Climbed: Sept 2,2005
|Team of three. Lots of dinner plating but good ice low and into the couloir. Last two pitches were thin to no ice and lots of loose rock. Night fell at top of couloir and forced a bivy with one pitch left...made for a great a.m. summit. Great route.
|Posted Sep 7, 2005 2:09 am
|Route Climbed: Right Mendel Couloir Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005
|Climbed this in a long day with Charles Ince. My first real ice climb. 9 pitches from the bergshrund to the top. Ice was dinnerplating badly. Not sure where the actual descent goes, we ended up having to do some rappels. The hike out over Lamarck Col was a killer, man I am beat today. ~22 hours tent to tent.
|Posted Sep 6, 2005 2:09 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: NE Ridge (ascent) / East Face (descent) Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2005
|Day 4 of the 2005 Sierra Challenge. The NE Ridge was a fine scramble, but Secor's class 3 rating is seriously sandbagged, or else it is the hardest class 3 I've ever encountered in the Sierra. Trip Report
|Posted Sep 6, 2005 12:45 am
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: East Face Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2005
|Fun scramble, better than advertised--mostly class 2 lower down, and then numerous class 4 possibilities to climb the headwall and reach the uppermost portion of the NE Ridge. There's some loose stuff around the class 2 portion, but it was fairly easy to keep to more solid rock too.
Never saw anything matching Secor's description around the final headwall, but there were so many options I didn't look for it either--we found at least three ways in all. I climbed a steep (i.e. nearly vertical) lieback and chimney system to gain the ridge directly (spicy); on the descent, we found a huge collection of slings above a very easy 10-foot class 3-4 "downclimb" (not much of a downclimb--you actually just lower yourself down onto the next really huge hold)... quite strange.
I hoped to tag Darwin as well, but some very black clouds blew over the notch as I was heading up, so I bailed on that. Return to the car took less than three hours from the Darwin Glacier, so at least it'll be a short day to go back...
|Posted Aug 17, 2005 1:15 pm
|Brian Frederick
|Route Climbed: Right Mendel couloir Date Climbed: Fall 1982
|This was a great climb. David and I did this on a weekend blast. The first couple of hundred feet were hard Neve, the rest hard ice; dinnerplating but solid. After I spent too long setting up a belay we were passed by a faster team just as it narrowed down. Much falling ice from whoever was climbing meant only one party could climb at a time and the upper party was generous enough to stop after each pitch to let us climb a pitch. Eventually we all four joined up and swapped leads so only one climber had to lead each pitch and the rest could move faster on a top rope. As it was I came up the last mixed pitch in the dark, terrified of planting my axe thru the rope. I remember seeing the sparks when I hit rock with the pick. Bivyed at the top of the couloir just on the other side of the ridge, with moonlight views of the evolution basin. Got to the summit at dawn and hiked out that day.
|Posted Feb 24, 2005 11:56 pm
|Route Climbed: northeast face - cl 3 Date Climbed: June 17, 2000
|The northeast face is a maze of possibilites - we found a combination that got us to the top (and down)
|Posted Mar 11, 2004 11:16 am
|Route Climbed: NE ridge Date Climbed: sept 2001
|long exposed ridge with some really high quality climbing, and a scary 4th class section low down.
another awesome day in the mountains.
|Posted Nov 28, 2002 8:25 pm
|Route Climbed: Right Mendel Couloir Date Climbed: November 4,5, 1983
|I'm reaching way back for this one. Bill Krause and I climbed the right Mendel over two day weekend. I remember a few pins on the right side of the gully, very good ice and pretty steep upper part. The thing I remember most was the return to Lamarc Col where our tent was. That hill back up to Lamarc felt like 10,000 feet, I remember it like it was yesterday. Great, steep climb. I second Craig Peer's opinion of it, as one of, if not THE best ice couloir in the High Sierra.
|Posted Nov 10, 2002 2:34 pm
|Craig Peer
|Route Climbed: Right Mendel Couloir Date Climbed: September 2000
|Four of us ( Tim Winiarski, Kevin Jellison, Russ Faure - Brac and I ) climbed the classic right hand couloir. The lower section ( after a tricky bershrund crossing ) was excellent neve and some water ice. The middle section was hard water ice. The last 200' consisted of scary water ice with rocks frozen in place. By far the hardest ice gully I've ever climbed in the Sierra! We were so burnt from this one we were forced to bivy, and decended the west side to Evolution Valley, for a complete total epic ( wouldn't have it any other way )!! You should see the video!!
|Posted Sep 24, 2002 11:03 am