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AUSTIN, Texas - If there was ever a basketball game played in complete contradiction with itself, it took place Wednesday night here at the Erwin Center.
West Virginia was, for the most part, just awful.
One of the worst shooting teams in America was even worse than usual. Through 32 minutes the success rate was but 25 percent. Through almost 37 the Mountaineers had failed to do something they've not failed to do in 436 games and 13 years -- make a 3-pointer.
Throw in the fact that Texas, playing at home in a place it had lost but 15 times in 172 games, was well in command, having taken the lead at the end of the first half and stretched it to as much as 13 with less than nine minutes to play.
The contradiction? Well, West Virginia didn't just go quietly into the night. And somehow, some way, proved that Texas is not nearly as invincible at home as it might appear.
Somehow managing to play with the same intensity in the final five minutes as the first five and just blindly plugging away no matter the score, West Virginia stunned Texas Wednesday night, erasing that 13-point deficit and winning 57-53 in overtime.
The toughness that coach Bob Huggins has complained all year is lacking? It was back.
"Hopefully, this kind of gets us back to being my team,'' Huggins said after the improbable win in front of a crowd of 6,297.
Well, at least for a night it certainly did.
"It comes down to toughness,'' Texas coach Rick Barnes said. "When it was winning time, they wanted the game more than we did.''
That the game was even up for grabs, though, was amazing.
Consider all that WVU was up against, including the self-imposed:
| The Mountaineers came into the game ranked 306th in the nation in shooting and 318th in 3-point accuracy. And, yes, Texas leads the nation in both of those categories on the flip side -- percentage defense, but with eight minutes to play, WVU was shooting an awful-even--for-it 25 percent and was 0-for-13 on 3s.
| West Virginia's shooting was so bad for so long, in fact, that until just 3:14 remained in the game the Mountaineers were in danger of snapping a streak of 3-pointers that dated to a 1999 game against Robert Morris. It took Kevin Noreen, of all players, to finally make one.
| Oh, and WVU played the second half without point guard Juwan Staten, heretofore perhaps the most indispensable Mountaineer, leading the team in both scoring and playing time. Huggins benched him for the second half because he apparently wasn't doing what Huggins wanted him to do.
"It's my team, not his,'' Huggins said. "We talk about being on the same page? I wrote the book.''
Yet despite all that and even while trailing by 13 points, 42-29, with eight minutes to play, West Virginia fought back. It was still a 10-point game before Noreen finally made his 3-pointer with 3:14 to play to cut it to 47-40.
"I really didn't know we were shooting that poorly,'' said Noreen, who in a rare start had five points and 13 rebounds. "I was open and I took the shot.''
At the time, it seemed as if the shot would do little more than preserve that 13-year streak. It did much more. A few moments later Jabarie Hinds -- three-for-15 shooting at the time -- drained another. Gary Brown's steal and layup tied the score with 1:26 to play and freshman Eron Harris gave the Mountaineers the lead with the third -- and last -- 3-pointer with 16.4 seconds.
That might have stood had it not been for a clutch 3 by Texas' Jonathan Holmes to send the game into overtime, but in truth the Mountaineers were just getting started. In a five-minute game, WVU's intensity was the difference.
"West Virginia took it,'' Barnes said. "It was there for the taking and they took it.''
As it turns out, Browne made the winning points with free throws in overtime and Aaric Murray stole a cross-court pass by Texas and made two free throws at the end to seal the upset.
The win was significant for the Mountaineers because it was the first of the season in a true road environment and allowed them to avoid digging an 0-2 hole in the Big 12 standings. West Virginia is now 8-6 overall, 1-1 in the league.
It was also stunning in that Texas (8-7, 0-2) saw broken that streak of 14 consecutive wins in Big 12 home openers. The Longhorns also suffered just their 16th loss in 173 games at the Erwin Center since the start of the 2002-03 season.
Despite missing four free throws in a row to start the overtime, West Virginia took the lead from the line on two shots each by Browne for a 54-52 lead. They also had an amazing one-minute, 46-second possession with that lead in which they got four shots and didn't score, but ran valuable time off the clock.
That possession ended with Deniz Kilicli's fifth foul, but Texas freshman Prince Ibeh made only one of the two free throws and WVU still led 54-53.
With 21 seconds to play, Harris, who had made the huge 3 near the end of regulation, missed a 3 near the end of the shot clock, but Dominique Rutledge managed to tap the rebound out to Browne, who was fouled with 15.8 seconds to play and made one shot to make it 55-53.
That's when Murray made the steal with 6.5 seconds to go and his two free throws sealed the win.
With the first Big 12 win out of the way, West Virginia will try again Saturday for its first-ever Big 12 home win, but that won't be easy. The opponent for the 1:30 p.m. game at the Coliseum -- the only home game for WVU in a four-game stretch that began Wednesday night -- is No. 18 Kansas State. The Wildcats are 12-2 and have been idle since beating Oklahoma State on Saturday.
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Player M FG FT R A P
Jabarie Hinds 37 4-18 2-4 6 1 11
Kevin Noreen 31 1-2 2-4 13 0 5
Juwan Staten 13 2-6 0-0 1 0 4
Dominique Rutledge 9 1-3 1-1 3 0 3
Terry Henderson 28 1-6 0-0 2 1 2
Aaric Murray 26 4-6 4-6 10 0 12
Gary Browne 31 3-8 3-5 5 3 9
Deniz Kilicli 24 2-7 4-6 2 0 8
Eron Harris 21 1-6 0-0 0 0 3
Keaton Miles 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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Player M FG FT R A P
Jonathan Holmes 36 5-8 0-1 9 0 12
Javan Felix 42 5-11 0-0 3 4 11
Julien Lewis 29 4-13 0-0 1 1 9
Ioannis Papapetrou 19 0-4 1-2 4 2 1
Jaylen Bond 8 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
Sheldon McClellan 37 2-13 5-10 5 0 9
Prince Ibeh 15 2-2 3-5 6 0 7
Connor Lammert 9 1-2 1-1 1 0 3
Cameron Ridley 25 0-1 1-4 7 1 1
Demarcus Holland 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Team 2
Totals 225 19-55 11-25 39 8 53
Halftime: Texas 24-21. End of regulation 50-50. 3-point goals: West Virginia 3-20 (Hinds 1-7, Noreen 1-2, Henderson 0-4, Murray 0-1, Browne 0-3, Harris 1-3). Texas 4-17 (Holmes 2-3, Felix 1-2, Lewis 1-4, Papapetrou 0-1, McClellan 0-6, Holland 0-1). Fouled out: Kilicli, Lewis, Ridley. Attendance: 9,873.


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- November 2009: Beyond Zero talks to Deepak Gadhia of Gadhia Solar (transcript, or audio)
- July, 30 2009: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated the world's largest solar steam system installed at Sri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi. The solar system has been designed for cooking food for devotees visiting the Sansthan. The total cost of the solar steam system is estimated at Rs. 133.00 lakhs for which a subsidy of Rs. 58.40 lakhs has been provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE). The solar system enables the Sansthan to cook food for 20,000 people a day, resulting in a huge annual savings of one lakh kg of LPG translating to nearly Rs.20,00,000 per year. The system has been installed within a record time of ten months. The Shirdi system generates about 3500 kg of steam every day, which is sufficient to cook food for about 20,000 people. The system has been designed in such a way that it will generate steam for cooking even in the absence of electricity to run the feed water pump for circulating water in the system.
- March 21, 2009: Energy Day was celebrated in a unique way in city of Dhule, India, by a voluntary organization PRINCE (Promoters & Researchers In Non Conventional Energy). With the help of around 100 students of mechanical engineering from SSVPS BSD College of Engineering a solar canteen was set up by Prof. Ajay Chandak, Prof. Sham Patil and Prof. Deepak Dubey. Three SK-14, solar dish cooker, one square PRINCE design of dish cooker and one Community solar cooker of 2.3 m dia. were used in the canteen. On these gadgets almost 1000 snacks were cooked and sold by the students. Staff and students of the Institute and invited guests from the city enjoyed solar food. Guests had fun watching the food being cooked in front of their eyes in the solar cookers and to taste the same as any other methods of cooking. Snacks cooked and sold on large scale were Idlis and coffee. However other snacks like Khichadi, Cakes etc. were also prepared for demonstration to the visitors. Many students, staff and visitors showed great interest in the solar cooking demonstrations and local manufacturer, M/s Essential Equipments, reported sell of around ten solar cookers in next two days, which is welcome outcome of such event. Many students were thrilled with the experience of this event for the first time in their life and have shown great interest to organize such events at different locations in the city, next year. Principal of the Institute Dr. Jahagirdar has promised to support such events in future. Other programs for energy day celebrations included demonstrations of energy efficient technologies for lighting, fans and domestic appliances. All these equipments were demonstrated to visitors. Many visitors reported having changed their copper and aluminum ballasts with electronic ballasts in next week. After all seeing is believing. One workshop was also organized for local masons, hoteliers and interested people to teach them skills of installation of biogas plants working on food waste. Chairperson of PRINCE, Prof. Ajay Chandak, has given up LPG since last four years and fuel requirement for his family comes up from the solar cookers and biogas plant working on food waste. PRINCE group has come up with a special cost effective design of biogas plant. After the workshop five people have shown interest in installation of the biogas plants.
- March 21, 2009: Energy Day in Mumbai
- March 1-3, 2009: Workshop on Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy" with special emphasis on manufacturing parabolic solar cookers in Dhule, India. More information.
- December 2008: One hundred solar cookers donated to the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women by the Terra Foundation
- November 2008: Priests are urging organizers of community Durga Puja festivals in and around Kolkata to "go green" according to an article in India's national newspaper The Hindu. They hope to reduce the amount of plastic serving dishes and utensils used during the festivals, and are promoting the use of solar cookers to prepare rice offerings to Devi Durga. The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency will give out awards to puja organizers for use of renewable energy and incorporation of energy efficiency techniques.
- January 14–16, 2009: International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 in Indore, India
- November 2008: Jimmy McGilligan, Manager of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women originally from Northern Ireland received his medal, OBE an honour bestowed by her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom at Windsor Castle during investiture ceremony on November 11. "For his services to social causes and the use of alternative energy in rural communities in India", is the recognition of his dedicated service to the rural and tribal women in central India.
- October 2008: To commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as "Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day". On the occasion, members of Inner Wheel Club of Pune Middtown provided a live demonstration of Solar cooker was demonstrated by roasting peanuts and snacks to the students and dignitaries of the Education department of Pune Municipal Corporation. The students realised the advantages of Solar energy and were delighted They shared their feedback on the occasion.
- August 2008: Dr. Satyapriya Mukhopadhyay, author of the book "Solar Cookere Ranna" and an international adviser to Solar Cookers International, conducted a solar cooker demonstration and seminar on solar cooking and its usefulness at Srikrishna College in March. The awareness-generation program was organized by National Service Scheme (NSS) of Srikrishna College unit. In attendance were nearly 250 students, as well as all college staff and a significant number of local community members. Mukhopadhyay, with the help of NSS program officers and volunteers, used a variety of solar cookers to cook several solar dishes: rice, mutton curry, spicy onion fish, tomato sauce, cazu nut, Indian porridge, dal, and boiled eggs. Shri Arun Kanti Saha, ex-principal and head of mathematics, and Dr. Sankar Prasad Dey, post-doctoral fellow and head of chemistry, delivered lectures on solar concentrating systems and their domestic and industrial uses. According to Dey, "The local participants and students became highly encouraged and showed their interest for generating awareness about solar cooking among the local people. After the completion of this program, organizations … are frequently requesting to Dr. Mukhopadhyay for conduction such program so that they can adopt the technique for cooking their daily foods. From discussions with local people, it is obvious that the program will go a long way towards creation of awareness of the villagers."
- August 2008: Under the brand name SuryaKiran, Universal Engineers Enterprise has manufactured approximately 15,000 box-type solar cookers for various governmental nodal agencies and private sector clients in India since 1996, according to the company's Chief Manager Neeraj Kumar Garg. The box cookers are tested, approved and certified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and carry the Bureau of Indian Standards ISI mark. They are constructed with fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) or aluminum bodies, and have a solar-electric hybrid option. Universal Engineers Enterprise also sells parabolic-type solar cookers, along with a variety of solar lighting and water heating systems.
- August 2008: India's northern state of Haryana won a nation award for its 2002-2007 solar cooker program. The honor was presented to the Department of Renewable Energy and the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony in New Delhi last November. HAREDA promotes solar cookers statewide and provides subsidies to women wishing to purchase solar cookers. Concentrator-type (or dish-type) solar cookers with a diameter of 1.4 meters retail for approximately 5,100 Rupees (Rs), but are available for 2,100 Rs after combined subsidies from national and state agencies. Solar box cookers sell for approximately 1,800 Rs, and are available for 1,300 Rs after subsidies. According to PunjabNewsline.com, 6,329 dish-type and 1,983 box-type solar cookers were distributed in Haryana during the five year period. Reports by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) show a total of 70,978 solar cookers distributed across India during that time period. For more information about the solar cooker program in Haryana visit www.hareda.gov.in/thermal.htm
- March 2008: A March 2007 white paper — by Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, distinguished professor of climate and atmospheric sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (USA), and Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan, head of the Environmental Health Engineering department at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India — outlines a project to reduce air pollution and global warming with community-wide use of solar cookers and improved biofuel cooking devices. The authors provide many referenced details about the negative health and environmental impacts of biomass burning and biofuel cooking, which they say are "the major sources of elemental carbon (EC) in India and other developing nations." Carbon dioxide and EC, or soot, are the "two largest agents of global warming." In India, where a reported 90 percent of cooking is done over wood- and dung-fueled fires, several studies have documented that "indoor air pollution leads to 400,000-550,000 premature deaths … from lower respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. … The burden falls disproportionately on women and children, who inhale soot and other particles from smoke released by the burning of biofuels." This soot combines with outdoor air pollution to form atmospheric brown clouds (ABCs) that "envelope most of India and the Indian Ocean … [leading] to a large reduction of sunlight at the ground and … atmospheric solar heating." Since EC and other particles in ABCs have relatively short lifetimes compared to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the authors believe global EC reductions can "give us a decade or two to come up with viable and sustainable alternatives for fossil fuel combustion." In the proposed "Project Surya," solar cookers will be distributed in 65 villages in the Periyar PURA region in the Thanjavur and Pudukkottai districts of Tamil Nadu, benefiting approximately 6,500 households that currently use about 5 kilograms of firewood per day. Other fuel-efficient cooking devices will be available for use at night or on inclement days. The region has a strong base of local nongovernmental organizations and social networks, including women's self-help groups, that will be useful for project implementation. Input and feedback from the communities will be gathered and used in a number of ways. Surveys of eating habits and estimated cooking fuel requirements will be conducted. Meetings with local leaders will be used to demonstrate a range of solar cooking technologies and to solicit feedback on their suitability and probability of acceptance in the communities at large. Educational outreach and incentives will be used to maximize use of clean cooking technologies. Installation, operation and maintenance training programs will be offered for those interested. Data collection will begin six months before the project launch, and will continue for at least a year after. Using special instrument towers, researchers will measure concentrations of particulates and soot content, as well as surface solar radiation. If feasible, indoor air pollution will be monitored using special equipment installed in select homes. (Alternatively, a mobile laboratory may be used.) Children will be involved as well, collecting data on cooking fuel use and cooking times, among other things. This data will help quantify the reduction in biofuel use and soot emissions. Though the authors state "it is difficult and costly to [accurately] quantify the disease burden due to indoor air pollution," they "propose to build the evidence for expected health improvements … through documentation of exposure reduction and subsequently through reduction in incidence and severity of diseases." The stated goals of the project, in order of importance, are: 1. To eliminate the detrimental health effects of indoor smoke; 2. To reduce the negative effects of EC in ABCs on the summer monsoon rainfall, Himalyan glacier retreat and agriculture; 3. To mitigate the global warming effects of CO2 and elemental carbon. Contact: Vanessa A. Balta Cook, Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate at SIO-UCSD. Tel: 858-534-8815, e-mail: email@example.com, Web: Sun Shine Energy
- November 2007: Professor Ajay Chandak, of Promoters and Researchers in Non-Conventional Energy (Prince India), reports completion of an ambitious project to manufacture, transport, install and commission over 300 large parabolic solar cookers at tribal schools in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The project was coordinated by Chandak, with manufacturing by PRINCE trainees M/s Essential Equipments and three contractual manufacturers. Twenty-five trained teams carried out installation and testing of the cookers. The entire process took just 45 days, and resulted in 100 schools being equipped. The Community solar cookers, as Chandak refers to them, are 2.3 meters in diameter and powerful enough for a 22-liter pressure cooker. Each cooker cost around Rs. 26,000 ($650) and comes with a large pressure cooker and other accessories.
- October 2007: Finally the awareness to harness Solar energy and use it to cut costs and save money has arrived in Mumbai. Cut Cost Technologies have introduced the Fuel-Free Cooker in Mumbai, INDIA. Surprisingly its use, in Mumbai, is going to be pioneered by an NGO which is already at the fore-front of adopting renewable energy Sources. The Fuel Free Cooker is an addition to their other renewable energy exploitation. They already have in place solar water heaters and a bio gas plant. Surely more will follow the example of this NGO and save money by cutting costs....because the money saved will be used for the larger good of the society.
- April 2007: Fair Fabricators has been honored for its "outstanding performance" in India's solar cooker program. The award was sponsored by the governmental Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES). Fair Fabricators reports that it has manufactured and sold more than 100,000 solar cookers in the last two decades. The company is a leading manufacturer of aluminum-bodied solar box cookers, but also manufactures parabolic-type solar cookers and expects to begin production of solar box cookers made of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). Contact: Fair Fabricators
- April 2007: Sankha Subhra Datta has designed a solar box cooker that is suspended at two points within a support frame, allowing for rotation of the entire cooker around a horizontal axis from 5 to 70 degrees with respect to the ground. The cooker can therefore maintain a nearly 90-degree angle to the light as the sun's position in the sky changes. The cooker is rotated around a horizontal axis by repositioning a bar that is attached to the lower front corners of the box between any of 14 slots spread across the base of the frame. Datta says this system has advantages over solar box cookers with tilt-adjusting rear legs — a greater range of rotation can be achieved, and the cook can rotate the unit smoothly without having to lift its entire weight and risk food spillage. Another design feature that helps to prevent food spills is the weighted, rotating cooking tray that keeps the pot horizontal at all times. Regardless of cooker rotation, the pot is always at the center of the cooker because the tray rotates on the horizontal axis of the pot. "This tray holding arrangement is designed for proper utilization of top and bottom reflectors at every inclination … which is not possible in simply suspended tray arrangements [because] shifting of pot location from the central position of the inner box due to the rotation of pot around pivots," Datta says. The cooker frame sits on casters for easy rotation around the vertical axis. The outer box is constructed of galvanized iron and the inner box is aluminum, with glass wool insulation in between. The glazing is double-paned glass with a two-centimeter air gap.
- February 2007: New Delhi, IPS article Indoor Air Pollution - Silent Killer of Women Over 1.5 million females die prematurely every year by inhaling poisonous fumes as they cook or heat their homes...
- November 2006: Rural Development Trust, a nonprofit organization near Chennai, has assembled 30 solar box cookers and distributed them to villages in the area for demonstrations and awareness creation. The Trust has prepared simple Tamil-language instructions on how to build a solar cooker and use it to cook common dishes like rice and lentils.
- November 2006: An article by M.A. Siraj, appearing in the November/December 2005 issue of Refocus magazine, highlights a solar cooking system installed by Gadhia Solar Energy Systems for the Indian Army. Here is an excerpt: "The Indian Army has commissioned a giant solar cooking system at Leh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Located in the Ladakh region at 4,000 meters, it is said to be the world's highest altitude solar cooking system with the capacity to prepare food for 500 army personnel. Mr. Deepak Gadhia of Gadhia Solar Energy Systems … [said] this was one of the most challenging projects undertaken by his company as the team had to work in extremely adverse climate conditions such as snow, cold winds and sub-zero temperatures. … Prior to solar cooking being introduced, the army kitchen at this base was using nearly 50 kilograms of liquefied petroleum gas and 70 liters of diesel each day to cook food. Described as an icy desert, the region has no vegetation and hence no firewood. Diesel and gas cylinders are transported by air for the Army and the tribal population. The solar cooking system has halved the consumption of these fuels. Gadhia says the heat is generated by five pairs of 9.5 square meter parabolic reflectors which produce steam that is piped down to the kitchen for cooking purpose." Due to the cold climate, the system requires thick pipe insulation, and must be regularly drained of water when not in use.
- November 2006: Professor Ajay Chandak of Promoters and Researchers In Non-Conventional Energy (PRINCE) won a "Renewable Energy Award 2005" from the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency. Of the state-level award for excellence in renewable energy, Prof. Chandak says, "Such awards are small milestones on our way and keep us pushing forward." He thanks friends from around the world for their contributions, adding, "They are equal partners in the award." Contact: Professor Ajay Chandak, Prince India
- August 2006: Deepak and Shirin Gadhia, of Gadhia Solar Energy Systems, were awarded the "Business Leadership Award 2005 for Solar Thermal" at the annual International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE) in Hyderabad last February. The award was received from the Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), a member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). "Like all pioneering work, initially the path had been a slow, up-hill process," said the Gadhias. "But now, due to ever increasing energy costs and environmental catastrophes like global warming, it makes mankind realize that clean, renewable, sustainable technologies are the best possible option." Upon winning the award, the Gadhias acknowledged Dr. Dieter Seifert and Wolfgang Scheffler, whose solar concentrator cooking technologies are promoted by Gadhia Solar.
- August 2006: Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP) is a nonprofit, charitable society committed to environmental protection and empowerment of the downtrodden through solar energy applications, particularly solar thermal technologies. Run by the Jesuits, and led by Fr. M.M. Mathew, SAAP conducts research, development, fabrication and installation of a variety of solar devices, including household solar cookers, community solar cookers, solar steam cooking systems, and solar food dryers. They have even developed a solar chapatti cooker. Many of SAAP's devices rely on solar concentrator technologies developed by Dr. Dieter Seifert and Wolfgang Scheffler, and the Solar Bruecke organization. SAAP empowers socially and economically depressed groups through employment opportunities as fabricators, as well as vocational training programs affiliated with the National Institute of Open Schools. Contact: Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes
- March 2006: Representatives from hotels and educational institutions gathered recently in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to learn about solar concentrating systems for steam generation that can cook thousands of meals daily. Representatives from other industries that could benefit from solar steam generation also attended. The meeting was organized by the Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP) and sponsored by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES). Mr. Deepak Gadhia, Managing Director of Gadhia Solar, detailed how solar concentrating systems work and mentioned several industrial uses in addition to cooking: incineration, waste water evaporation, solar desalination, solar air conditioning and solar space heating, to name a few. Two testimonials were provided. First, Mr. Malliah, Vice President of Sanghi Employee Welfare Association, told of how he attended a lecture by Mr. Gadhia a few years earlier and was convinced that his organization needed to install such a system, given that they are always looking at ways to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and protect the environment. Their system, which cost about $12,500 after a 50% government subsidy, is working well. Costs were recouped within two years. Next, Mr. Kachwaha told of a system that was installed in a silk processing plant. Not only did this system reduce energy costs, but it also reduced noise and air pollution within the plant, resulting in a better work environment and greater productivity. The system has since been repurposed from solar steam generation to solar water heating, with a daily capacity of 1600 liters. After the gathering, participants toured the world's largest solar steam cooking system at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. The system is comprised of 106 rooftop-mounted parabolic concentrators that generate steam for cooking up to 30,000 meals daily. The gathering was covered in a number of newspapers and appeared on television news stations. Contact: Jagadeeswara Reddy
- January 2006: Professor Ajay Chandak of Promoters & Researchers In Non-Conventional Energy (PRINCE) led a workshop titled "Manufacturing Parabolic Solar Cookers and an introduction to renewable energy technologies." Twenty people from eight states participated in the workshop, mostly renewable energy professionals. Mr. Chandak hopes that several of them will consider manufacturing parabolic solar cookers in their own states. Large community-size cookers, two meters or more in diameter, proved quite popular. These cookers can cook meals for 30-50 people. Smaller, family-side cookers were also shown, as were related technologies like solar food dryers. Contact: Ajay Chandak, Prince India


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22 U.S. Code § 3657 - Recruitment and retention remuneration
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(b) Restriction
Any employee described in more than one paragraph of subsection (a) of this section may qualify for a recruitment or retention differential under only one of those paragraphs.
(c) Recruitment and relocation bonuses
(1) The Commission may pay a recruitment bonus to an individual who is newly appointed to a position with the Commission, or a relocation bonus to an employee of the Commission who must relocate to accept a position, if the Commission determines that the Commission would be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to have difficulty in filling the position.
(2) A recruitment or relocation bonus may be paid to an employee under this subsection only if the employee enters into an agreement with the Commission to complete a period of employment established in the agreement. If the employee voluntarily fails to complete such period of employment or is separated from service in such employment as a result of an adverse action before the completion of such period, the employee shall repay the entire amount of the bonus.
(d) Retention bonuses
(1) The Commission may pay a retention bonus to an employee of the Commission if the Commission determines that—
(A) the employee has unusually high or unique qualifications and those qualifications make it essential for the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date, or the Commission otherwise has a special need for the services of the employee making it essential for the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date; and
(2) A retention bonus under this subsection—
(B) shall be paid on a pro rata basis (over the period specified by the Commission as essential for the retention of the employee), with such payments to be made at the same time and in the same manner as basic pay; and
Source(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1217,Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533,Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2863; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXV, § 3525(a),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2066; Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a),Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269.)
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–261struck out subsec. (a) which read as follows: "In addition to basic pay, additional compensation may be paid, in such amounts as the head of the agency concerned determines, as an overseas recruitment or retention differential to any individual who—
"(1) before October 1, 1979, was employed by the Panama Canal Company, by the Canal Zone Government, or by any other agency in the area then known as the Canal Zone;
"(2) is an employee who was recruited on or after October 1, 1979, outside of the Republic of Panama for placement in the Republic of Panama; or
"(3) is a medical doctor employed by the Department of Defense in the Republic of Panama or by the Commission;if, in the judgment of the head of the agency concerned, the recruitment or retention of the individual is essential."
1997—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 105–85, § 3525(a)(3), added subsecs. (c) and (d). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–85, § 3525(a)(1), (2), redesignatedsubsec. (c) as (e) and substituted "of the individual to whom the compensation is paid" for "for the same or similar work performed in the United States by individuals employed by the Government of the United States".
1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–201struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "Subchapter III of chapter 59 of title 5, relating to overseas differentials and allowances, shall not apply with respect to any employee whose permanent duty station is in the Republic of Panama and who is employed by an agency."
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a),Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269, provided that the amendment made by section 3507 (a) striking out subsec. (a) of this section is effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Dec. 30, 1999, and any right or condition of employment provided for in, or arising from, subsec. (a) of this section is terminated.
Savings Provision for Basic Pay
Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(b),Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269, provided that: "Notwithstanding subsection (a) [amending this section and sections 3664, 3671, and 3731 of this title and repealing sections 3646 and 3647 of this title], benefits based on basic pay, as listed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 1218 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 [22 U.S.C. 3658 (1), (2), (3), (5), (6)], shall be paid as if sections 1217(a) and 1231(a)(2)(A) and (B) of that Act [22 U.S.C. 3657 (a), 3671 (a)(2)(A), (B)] had been repealed effective 12:00 noon, December 31, 1999. The exception under the preceding sentence shall not apply to any pay for hours of work performed on December 31, 1999."
Coordination of Pay and Employment Practices
For provisions requiring consultations with the Secretary of Defense for agencies under this subpart with respect to the establishment of rates of pay and other matters deemed appropriate by the Secretary in order to develop compatible or unified systems of basic pay and employment practices, see section 1–201 of Ex. Ord. No. 12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36043, set out as a note under section 3601 of this title.
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25 U.S. Code § 713 - Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term "tribe" means the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon considered as one tribe in accordance with section 713a of this title;
(3) the term "Interim Council" means the council which is established under, and the members of which are elected pursuant to, section 713c of this title;
(4) the term "tribal governing body" means the governing body which is established under, and the members of which are elected pursuant to, the tribal constitution and bylaws adopted in accordance with section 713d of this title; and
(5) the term "member", when used with respect to the tribe, means an individual enrolled on the membership roll of the tribe in accordance with section 713e of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 98–165, § 2,Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1064.)
Short Title
Pub. L. 98–165, § 1,Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1064, provided that: "This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Grand Ronde Restoration Act'."
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25 U.S. Code Chapter 18 - INDIAN HEALTH CARE
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- SUBCHAPTER I—INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL (§§ 1611–1616r)
- SUBCHAPTER III—HEALTH FACILITIES (§§ 1631–1638g)
- SUBCHAPTER III-A—ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES (§§ 1641–1647d)
- SUBCHAPTER IV—HEALTH SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS (§§ 1651–1660h)
- SUBCHAPTER V—ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 1661–1663a)
- SUBCHAPTER V-A—BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS (§§ 1665–1667e)
Part A—General Programs
1665. Definitions. 1665a. Behavioral health prevention and treatment services. 1665b. Memoranda of agreement with the Department of the Interior. 1665c. Comprehensive behavioral health prevention and treatment program. 1665d. Mental health technician program. 1665e. Licensing requirement for mental health care workers. 1665f. Indian women treatment programs. 1665g. Indian youth program. 1665h. Inpatient and community-based mental health facilities design, construction, and staffing. 1665i. Training and community education. 1665j. Behavioral health program. 1665k. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders programs. 1665l. Child sexual abuse prevention and treatment programs. 1665m. Domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment. 1665n. Behavioral health research.
Part B—Indian Youth Suicide Prevention
1667. Findings and purpose. 1667a. Definitions. 1667b. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project. 1667c. Substance abuse and mental health services Administration grants. 1667d. Use of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns. 1667e. Indian youth life skills development demonstration program. SUBCHAPTER VI—MISCELLANEOUS 1671. Reports. 1672. Regulations. 1673. Repealed. 1674. Leases with Indian tribes. 1675. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for participants. 1676. Limitation on use of funds appropriated to Indian Health Service. 1677. Nuclear resource development health hazards. 1678. Arizona as contract health service delivery area. 1678a. North Dakota and South Dakota as contract health service delivery area. 1679. Eligibility of California Indians. 1680. California as a contract health service delivery area. 1680a. Contract health facilities. 1680b. National Health Service Corps. 1680c. Health services for ineligible persons. 1680d. Infant and maternal mortality; fetal alcohol syndrome. 1680e. Contract health services for the Trenton Service Area. 1680f. Indian Health Service and Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities and services sharing. 1680g. Reallocation of base resources. 1680h. Demonstration projects for tribal management of health care services. 1680i. Child sexual abuse treatment programs. 1680j. Tribal leasing. 1680k. Repealed. 1680l. Shared services for long-term care. 1680m. Results of demonstration projects. 1680n. Priority for Indian reservations. 1680o. Authorization of appropriations. 1680p. Annual budget submission. 1680q. Prescription drug monitoring. 1680r. Tribal health program option for cost sharing. 1680s. Disease and injury prevention report. 1680t. Other GAO reports. 1680u. Traditional health care practices. 1680v. Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment. 1681. Omitted. 1682. Subrogation of claims by Indian Health Service. 1683. Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund.
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The most recent example was how the guy skated past corruption charges involving former Mayor Eddie Perez.
This morning the former state representative pleaded guilty to misdemeanor corruption charges today.
Officially, Giles was sentenced to six months, suspended, and a one-year conditional discharge on charges of attempted fourth-degree larceny by extortion and conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny by extortion. He also has to make a $500 donation to the crime victim's compensation fund.
But the reality boils down to this: Another free pass for a man who's miraculously managed never to be held accountable for his sketchy behavior, and no-bid contracts.
Wonder how former Mayor Eddie Perez, who was sentenced to three years in June, is feeling about that?


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Section, Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1077,Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1596, which related to reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States, was transferred to section 493 of Title 10, Armed Forces, by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1031(b)(3)(B)(i)–(iii), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1918.
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Killer Climate Change
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 that estimates 150,000 additional American deaths in the country's top 40 cities by 2100 due to the excessive heat caused by climate change.
The top three deadliest cities outlined in the analysis of peer-reviewed data include Louisville, Detroit, and Cleveland. Some other cities projected to have thousands of heat related deaths by the end of the century are Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.
Why cities? Because that is where two-thirds of the U.S. population lives, and many municipal services there are not prepared to help people effectively beat the heat. Urban areas have high concentrations of poor with little to no access to air conditioning. Although everyone is at risk, children, the elderly, the obese, and those on medication are the most vulnerable.
We're already seeing how global warming can kill with hundreds of heat related deaths annually. Extreme heat causes heat exhaustion and heat stroke and worsens illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and kidney disease. In 2006, a two-week long heat wave in California caused 655 deaths, 1,620 excess hospitalizations, and more than 16,000 additional emergency room visits, resulting in nearly $5.4 billion in costs. However, Chicago had an even deadlier record-setting heat wave in 1995 when more than 700 people died due to the excessive heat.
Some cities are learning from their experiences or heeding the warnings, and strengthening their municipal services. Chicago, Philadelphia, and Seattle have already put measures in place to lessen the risk from excessive heat days. Measures include improving the city's heat warning system, emergency services, and establishing cooling centers.
There is hope; we can save lives by reducing emissions and improving emergency services. Some examples of climate change mitigation are supporting reforestation projects and using more renewable energy such as wind energy.
Read the report and get more information at http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/killer-heat/.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is the War on Terror Creating Terrorism?
Recorded: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Is it possible that the U.S. governments response to the 9/11 attacks has served al-Qaeda interests? Despite the hype, U.S. law-enforcement officials have found little evidence of serious terrorist activities inside the country, compelling them to escalate their use of prosecution and entrapment to justify their enormous budgets.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Ian S. Lustick, D. Gareth PorterType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, History (International), Terrorism and National Crises
Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America? A Debate
Recorded: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Wal-Marts detractors argue that Wal-Mart reduces living standards, hurts retail trade, disrupts communities, and relies on government programs to provide healthcare for many of its workers. Is Wal-Mart a force for good or evil?
Experts: Ken Jacobs, Richard K. VedderType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Business, Labor and Employment, Regulation and Deregulation
Innovative Solutions for Iraq
Recorded: Thursday, February 16, 2006
The recent elections in Iraq have not resolved the main problems therea constitutional crisis, continued terrorism, a potent Sunni rebellion, and fighting between religious and ethnic groups that could result in a full-blown civil war. Is the Iraq war a hopeless quagmire that has been lost, or can the U.S. still foster a united, peaceful and prosperous Iraq?
Experts: Peter Brookes, Ivan Eland, Lawrence J. Korb, Lt. Gen. William E. Odom (Ret.), D. Gareth PorterType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy


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Several national parks in North Carolina are closed amid a government shutdown.
The Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina are among the state's notable attractions affected by the federal government's inability to reach an agreement on budget negotiations.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the Blue Ridge Parkway's road will remain open though its visitor center, headquarters, picnic areas and anywhere people are not staying overnight will close. If you are in a campground or at the lodge at Mount Pisgah, you might be told you have 48 hours to leave. No new overnight visitors will be allowed.
The Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro is on the list of closed parks, too.
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DP053: Tears For Fears!
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Tears for Fears is the 521st episode in the Pokémon Anime Franchise and the season premiere of Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension.
On the way to Veilstone City, Ash and the others stop to have lunch. When Ash, Dawn, and Brock let all their pokémon out, Chimchar is shocked to see a happy environment, which is different from the one it had with Paul. Meanwhile, a group of Zangoose are lured to Team Rocket's Seviper, which results in Team Rocket blasting off. Meowth is separated from Jessie and James, and has a midnight meeting with Chimchar about life. The next day, Team Rocket attacks and captures all of the pokémon except for Ash's Chimchar. The Zangoose also return, and now it is up to Chimchar to put its fear behind it and fight the Zangoose.
- Meowth is separated from Team Rocket during the blast-off.
- Jessie's Seviper fights a pack of Zangoose.
- Chimchar has memories of Paul and defeats his fears.
- Kayzie Rogers returns after being on Hiatus for Season 10, the first of many old 4kids va's to return to the Pokémon series.
- This is another episode which a character bleeds.
- This was the first episode dubbed by DuArt, who had hired many of 4kids va's to return to the Pokémon franchise.


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November 13, 2015
Full Tilt Becomes First Major Online Poker Brand On Steam
The first major online poker brand on Steam, Valve's digital gaming platform, will be Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand.
After spending just over a month in Steam's Greenlight process, the Full Tilt .NET play-money game secured thousands of votes from the Steam community who had their say in selecting the game to be made available on the wildly popular platform. Full Tilt aims to have its poker software live on Steam before the end of 2015.
November 11, 2015
Gold Rush Returns To Full Tilt Offering Players The Chance To Win Up To $25,000 Instantly
From today, Gold Rush returns to Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand. This is the third time that the popular promotion has come to Rush Poker ring game tables, offering players the chance to win up to $25,000 instantly.
October 27, 2015
German Businessman and Former Power-Lifter Konrad Swinarski Takes Lion Share of $326k Price Pool at Full Tilt International Poker Open in Dublin
German businessman, and former power-lifter, Konrad Swinarski won the $250 Full Tilt International Poker Open (IPO) Dublin Main Event, sponsored by Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, taking home the title, trophy and $47,064 first prize after an epic final table – most of which he single-handedly destroyed. The top two was an all-German affair, as his countryman, Christian Böcher finished in the runner-up spot taking home $42,000.
October 20, 2015
Full Tilt international Poker Open Makes Dublin Debut This Week
The International Poker Open (IPO) Tour, sponsored by Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, arrives at its sixth stop on Wednesday, October 21 and will run until Monday, October 26 at Dublin's Regency Hotel Events Center, a few minutes from the heart of Dublin's city center. Action kicks off with the IPO's much anticipated $250 No Limit Hold'em Main Event on October 21. Full Tilt players can buy in directly to any IPO Tour main event for $250 or satellite in from as little as $0.25 online at Full Tilt.
September 4, 2015
New Romanian license includes poker, casino games and sports betting
Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) has obtained a local interim license for PokerStars and Full Tilt to provide online poker, casino games and sports betting in Romania under local regulatory oversight. The company will start the process of obtaining the permanent license as soon as Romanian authorities conclude drafting the legal framework related to gambling.
July 22, 2015
Full Tilt signs Marc Kennedy as Player Ambassador
Full Tilt has signed Marc Kennedy as the brand's very first Player Ambassador. In this new role, Marc will work with Full Tilt management to make sure that player wants, needs and opinions are understood when poker gameplay and ecology are reviewed and changes proposed.
May 13, 2015
Full Tilt to launch locally regulated site as part of global player pool
Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) brand, today launched www.fulltilt.dk under a license from the Danish Gambling Authority, giving Danish poker and casino players access to Full Tilt's global player base. Residents of Denmark and Greenland are now able to access the thrill and excitement of playing on Full Tilt against players globally, using software from one of the most innovative online poker sites in the world.
April 23, 2015
Popular live tournament series returns under new Full Tilt sponsorship with exclusive online satellites
Full Tilt, an Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) company, today announced headline sponsorship of the International Poker Open (IPO) Tour. With a rich history and large player fields, the IPO is one of Europe's most popular poker tours. The first Full Tilt IPO event kicks off on Friday, May 22nd with the $250 IPO Bray main event held at the Star Casino Bray, just outside Dublin, Ireland.
March 24th, 2015
Win up to $25,000 instantly when you play Rush Poker ring games
Boasting bigger and better prizes, Gold Rush is set to make its return to Full Tilt's Rush Poker ring game tables from Friday, March 27th through Sunday, April 19th.
February 13th, 2015
March series features 35 events over 15 days – satellites now running
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is set to return from March 15th through March 29th, featuring 35 events over 15 days of intense tournament action, and boasting a guaranteed prize pool of $4 million. Daily satellites are already under way, with buy-ins starting from just $0.11 or 100 Full Tilt Points.
February 5th, 2015
Full Tilt Classic set to take tournament poker back to basics this February
Full Tilt is going back to basics from February 15th-22nd with the launch of the Full Tilt Classic – an online championship of poker in its purest form, comprising 16 freezeout tournaments across eight days of action.
December 11th, 2014
'Tis the awards season: Full Tilt and PokerStars take home honors in mobile apps and customer service
Full Tilt and PokerStars have this week won awards for app innovation and customer service excellence. Full Tilt took top honors at the IGA Gaming App Awards for 'Best Poker App', while PokerStars PLAY was judged to be 'Best Social Poker App'.
August 1st 2014
Massive prize pools and lots of variety across 31 events in Full Tilt Poker's premier tournament series
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XXVI starts this Sunday, boasting a total guaranteed prize pool of $4.5 million across 15 days of intense tournament action.
FTOPS XXVI begins with a bang this weekend with at least $300,000 to play for in Sunday's Event #1, a Re-Entry Tournament with a $215 buy-in.
June 24th 2014
Play for over 1,000 times your buy-in with Full Tilt Poker's new Jackpot Sit & Go Tournaments.
Jackpot Sit & Go Tournaments are now live at Full Tilt Poker, giving those with a big poker appetite but little time to play the chance to hit a jackpot quickly.
Full Tilt Poker's newest feature – Jackpot Sit & Go Tournaments – pits players against just two opponents with a variable prize pool of up to $20,000 at the $10 buy-in level.
June 5th 2014
$500,000 In Tournament Tickets Worth Up To $215 To Be Won Throughout June And July
Full Tilt Poker is giving players a free chance to make hay while the sun shines with the $500K Summer Freerolls series.
Running from Sunday, June 8th through Sunday, July 27th, multiple Freeroll Tournaments will take place every day with tickets valued between $1 and $215 up for grabs.
May 12th, 2014
MTOPS boasts more multi-entries, more features and more hands than ever
There's more than $1,000,000 in combined guarantees up for grabs when Full Tilt Poker's Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) gets underway on Sunday, May 25th. The Series' action is already heating up with some Day 1s currently underway, while players also have the chance to try their hand at being Poker Room Manager with MyMTOPS.
March 19th, 2014
Early all-in excitement allows players to flip to the money
Full Tilt Poker introduces Flipout Tournaments, a new way to play online tournament poker. Flipout Tournaments allow players to flip straight to the heart of the action, cutting out hours of pre-bubble play and getting players into the money fast.
February 20th, 2014
Full Tilt Poker Celebrates Milestone FTOPS XXV with Special Features
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is back, with satellites kicking off tomorrow, Friday, February 21st, and to celebrate its twenty-fifth iteration Full Tilt Poker is going all out. To mark the milestone, Full Tilt Poker has introduced a range of special features, all of which combine to make FTOPS XXV truly unique.
January 30, 2014
Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival wins European Poker Event of the Year
The Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival took the title of European Poker Event of the Year at the GPI European Poker Awards, recognizing Full Tilt Poker's support of the grassroots poker scene by organizing the biggest live poker festival ever held in Europe.
December 10, 2013
FTOPS XXIV delivers over $9 million in prize pools and a new Black Card Pro
Full Tilt Poker's FTOPS XXIV came to a close last weekend with more than $3.3 million in prize pools won across the final three days.
Two weeks of exciting tournament action culminated with over $1,600,000 awarded in the Main Event, which saw "poksu pete" outlast a field of 2,755 to turn his $635 buy-in into $207,016. Second-place finisher "Illini213" took the lion's share of the Main Event prize pool however with $261,339, due to a deal made three handed.
November 22, 2013
Full Tilt Poker's premier tournament series features 39 events with massive prizes on the line
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) returns this Sunday, November 24th, with massive guaranteed prize pools, a wide range of tournaments and a six-month Black Card Pro sponsorship contract for the player that tops the FTOPS XXIV leaderboard.
October 1, 2013
Main Event Attracts Record-Breaking Field and Smashes Guarantee
The Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event has set a new Canadian attendance record for number of entrants in a tournament with a buy-in of C$1,000 or higher. The festival's headline event has surpassed the C$1 million guarantee by a long shot, attracting 1,625 entrants to create a total prize pool of C$1,576,250.
September 9, 2013
Over $3 million up for grabs in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS XXIII
More than $250,000 will be won this Sunday at Full Tilt Poker as MiniFTOPS XXIII gets underway.
One of our most popular and long-standing tournament series, MiniFTOPS XXIII runs through Sunday, September 22nd, and features more than $3 million in combined guarantees across the same 39 events as FTOPS, but at one-tenth of the buy-in.
August 20, 2013
Over $4 million won during final weekend of FTOPS XXIII
Over $10,665,000 in prize money was won during FTOPS XXIII, smashing the combined guarantees by more than $2,600,000. In its last three days alone, the series awarded a huge $4,285,000 to players.
August 14, 2013
Over $1.8 million won in three days during FTOPS XXIII
Full Tilt Poker's flagship tournament series, FTOPS XXIII, continued last weekend with more than $1.8 million won across eight events.
The biggest haul of the weekend came on Sunday in Event #20, when "BrickAndCRAI" outlasted 2,444 entrants to take down over $142,500 for a first place finish in the $300 + $30 No Limit Hold'em Re-Entry tournament.
August 8, 2013
More than $1.9 million won in the first two days of FTOPS XXIII
Full Tilt Poker's flagship tournament series FTOPS XXIII kicked off on Sunday and over $1.9 million has been won in just two days.
Highlights included FTOPS Event #1 – a No Limit Hold'em tournament that easily surpassed its $500,000 guarantee. The tournament attracted 3,503 entrants, creating a prize pool of $700,600; kid_bramm came out on top to capture $129,611 and a first major title at Full Tilt Poker.
July 24, 2013
Full Tilt Poker has revealed the names of its Tour Ambassadors set to represent the online poker room at all stops of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT). The players' first outing as Full Tilt Poker Ambassadors will take place very soon as they compete for a share of at least €1,000,000 at the UKIPT Galway Main Event (Aug 8-12).
July 16, 2013
C$1 million guaranteed Main Event headlines Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival
Full Tilt Poker has announced details of the first ever Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival, which features 13 days of non-stop poker action headlined by the C$1,000,000 guaranteed, C$1,000 + C$100 Main Event.
July 1, 2013
Black Card is back at Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker's Black Card is back in action from today. The industry-leading Black Card rewards scheme offers the online poker room's most loyal players the chance to earn Black Card Pro sponsorship and convert Full Tilt Points directly to cash.
June 25, 2013
Full Tilt Poker's Micro Turbo Online Poker Series awards over $2 million
Full Tilt Poker's Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) came to a close Sunday night with more than $2 million won during its two-week run.
June 19, 2013
Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival set to be Europe's biggest ever
Full Tilt Poker has announced the schedule for Europe's biggest ever live poker festival, the inaugural Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival.
May 28, 2013
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom wins the SCOOP $10K Main Event
Full Tilt Poker's Viktor "Isildur1" Blom proved himself to be one of the greatest players in online poker history by taking down the SCOOP $10K Main Event last night on PokerStars, winning over $1,000,000. The SCOOP High Main Event featured 580 runners, including some of the world's best pros, with the 23-year-old member of Full Tilt Poker's "The Professionals" coming out on top.
May 21, 2013
Full Tilt Poker brings National Heads-Up Championship to poker fans worldwide
Full Tilt Poker is bringing the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship to television screens worldwide this summer; and tomorrow night sees the latest installment air for the first time in the UK on Channel 5 from 12-1 am BST.
May 3, 2013
Full Tilt Poker launches qualifiers to global live events
Full Tilt Poker is putting its stamp on live events with a new series of online qualifiers, offering its players a chance to win their way in to some of the most exciting tournaments in the world.
May 1, 2013
Full Tilt Poker offers new players $10 free with launch of affiliate program
Full Tilt Poker today launches a new affiliate program in partnership with PokerStars, and to celebrate, the site is offering new players a free $10 ticket package with no deposit required.
April 17, 2013
Full Tilt Poker has launched New to the Game tables, which provide players with an easier way to experience different game types and enhance their poker skills.
March 15, 2013
Online poker tournament series guarantees over $10 million in prize money
The latest iteration of Full Tilt Poker's flagship online poker series, FTOPS XXII, runs from this Sunday, March 17th through Sunday, March 31st and features a total guaranteed prize pool of at least $10 million.
March 13, 2013
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom books $1.3M profit over ten hours of play at Full Tilt Poker
The youngest member of The Professionals at Full Tilt Poker, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, enjoyed a remarkable 24 hours of poker over the course of Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11, winning more than $1.3 million online, before going on to make Day 3 of EPT London which resumes today at 12:00 GMT.
March 5, 2013
Excitement builds for The Professionals VS Team PokerStars challenge matches at Full Tilt Poker
With The Professionals vs Team PokerStars challenge matches scheduled to begin this Sunday, March 10th at 10:00 ET, excitement continues to build ahead of the much-anticipated clash of the poker titans. Full Tilt Poker's Gus Hansen, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom take on PokerStars' Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton and Bertrand Grospellier in a series of heads-up matches, with each player targeting the $50,000 staked by their rival.
February 22, 2013
Full Tilt Poker becomes first online poker site to offer prize pool guarantees on every tournament
Full Tilt Poker is completely revamping its tournaments schedule to become the only online poker site in the world to offer prize pool guarantees on every single tournament. During March, Full Tilt Poker will guarantee more than $25 million in tournament prize pools and will feature a full selection of satellites to allow smaller stakes players more chances to qualify for all the big guarantee events.
November 6, 2012
Shuffle up and deal! Full Tilt Poker opens for real money Online Poker
fulltilt.com reopened for business today, giving millions of poker players in much of the world access to $184 million in their accounts and allowing them to once again play real money online poker, including the return of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS).
October 15, 2012
Full Tilt Poker signs Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom
Full Tilt Poker today announced that two of the biggest names in poker – Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom – are joining Danish poker legend Gus Hansen to form a new team of Full Tilt Poker ambassadors known collectively as "The Professionals".
October 9, 2012
Gus Hansen will return as the face of Full Tilt Poker
fulltilt.com today announced that international poker star and tournament legend Gus Hansen will return as brand ambassador for the site, which plans to re-open for real-money poker on November 6, 2012.
October 8, 2012
Full Tilt Poker granted online gaming license from Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission
The Rational Group today announced that the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission has granted a licence that will allow Full Tilt Poker to provide online poker services from the Isle of Man.


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She is awesome, and the reflection art is great too...so evil.
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I chose Elena, though Lapierre's quite cute as well... she just doesn't have quite as much impact when she's not in a yukata .
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ESPN Films' Catching Hell is the captivating tale of Steve Bartman and how he became a city-wide pariah and scapegoat. Who is Steve Bartman you ask? Award-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside) first introduces the viewer to former Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, a man who knows a little something about having an entire city's rage and anger directed at him and his family. During the 1986 World Series, Buckner infamously allowed a ground ball to dribble through his legs, allowing the New York Mets a Game 6 victory that would subsequently propel them on toward a Game 7 victory, thus denying the long suffering Red Sox fans a championship. Buckner was universally blamed by the Boston fans and media while the poor play of his fellow teammates went unacknowledged. In Buckner, the fans had their scapegoat and target to vent their frustration toward. Bartman, like Buckner would also find himself at the center of a bizarre twist of fate during the 2003 National League Championship Series between the equally futile Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins. Five outs away from a place in the World Series, Bartman's actions would forever link him inextricably to Chicago Cubs history. Gibney's well directed documentary asks us why we scapegoat some while not others and to what extent do we take our love of sports too far.
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Some friends have announced they are expecting a baby, their first - and are in the process of house hunting right now.
They both have family far away, and are planning to move to a totally new area (for them), and DH and I strongly recommended they find an area that has a great parenting network/mom's group.
We can certainly speak to our area, Newburyport Mom's Club has been so helpful to us in getting us settled and in the know in our area, not to mention all the friends we have made and the hand-me-downs we have traded. But I don't know about other areas.
They have a l budget for the new house of under $350K, and are looking at communities with that price point. Can anyone recommend a good area with a strong parenting network that will help get them settled in a new area as a new family?


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Meditation Helper
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Download this app if: you need help meditating.
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A meditation timer which allows you to set a target for the length of time you want to meditate each day. It includes a widget that displays the number of consecutive days you have hit the target. It is thus useful not only as a timer, but also as a tool to help motivate you to meditate...
Relax.... — This meditation helper just shows you a clock and keeps track of how long you are doing your meditation. Could add some more features and make it a killer app to do meditation but for now. Nice to have, not sure whether you will use it (a stopwatch can basically do the same)